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Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the state has received 1.10 crore doses of the anti-COVID-19 vaccines so far.

The positivity rate also mounted to 10.21 per cent, breaching the 10 per cent-mark for the first time this year.

Mumbai reported 9,327 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking the total number of cases to 5,10,225.

"I believe lockdown is not a solution to deal with COVID-19. It should only be imposed if the hospital system collapses," he said.

Police said the slain militants were responsible for the killing of Havaldar Mohammad Saleem AKhoon outside his residence at Goriwan in Bijbehara area on Friday.

Amid threats of tough action, "no work no pay", few RTC employees have returned to work and are operating buses on some routes in the city.

The Chief Minister had said that she will hold a protest rally in Cooch Behar on Sunday against the firing incident and visit the homes of the deceased.

The death toll increased to 1,69,275 with 839 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 18, 2020.

"Anyone eligible for the vaccine should get the jab, and for this the society and administration have to make full efforts," he said.

Taking cognizance of increasing forest fire in the state, Uttarakhand High Court on April 6 ordered Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Rajiv Bhartari to appear before it.

Security forces were engaged in an exchange of fire with militants in Hadipora area of south Kashmir's Shopian districts. One militant was killed on Saturday.

Born in an extremely backward caste in 1827 in Maharashtra, Phule fought against social discrimination and strove to promote education among the most deprived communities. 

Four persons were killed when CISF personnel opened fire allegedly after coming under attack from locals, who "attempted to snatch their rifles" in Cooch Behar district.

He further said that Delhi is witnessing the fourth wave of coronavirus, adding that there is a need to speed up the vaccination process.

A repoll would be ordered in the coming days in accordance with the laid-down procedure, a source said.

She was reviewing the efforts by the states ruled by the Congress to tackle the second wave of the coronavirus infection.

She alleged this was part of a conspiracy hatched by the Union home minister.

Weather remained dry and pleasant in J&K on Friday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast fair weather in J&K and Ladakh during the next seven days.

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen said the BJP is playing mind games and resorting to pressure tactics.

Bhagwat, 70, has been showing commons symptoms of coronavirus infection, the RSS said on Saturday.

The Karnataka government on Friday banned with immediate effect the indefinite strike by employees of the road transport corporations, which affected bus services across the State.

Officials said that it is a non-COVID facility and 31 patients were undergoing treatment, with 10 of them in the ICU, when the incident occurred around 8.10 pm

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The incident took place in Sitalkuchi area when voting was underway, a senior police officer said.