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Earlier, the Chief Minister had informed that four more COVID care centres have started functioning having a capacity of over 1000 beds.

The Pinarayi Vijayan government decided to clamp the complete shutdown in the wake of severe spike in the positive cases.

The list also adds employees/workers engaged in provision of telecommunication and internet services as certified by the Director, IT or any officer authorised to certify by him/her.

The Chief Minister said Ajit Singh, who worked as Cabinet Minister several times, had continued with the proud legacy of his father, Chaudhary Charan Singh.

Singh, the son of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 on April 20, the family said in a statement.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,72,80,844, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent.

The militants turned down the offer to surrender and opened firing and lobbed a grenade on the security forces, the official said.

He also said that regular monitoring of the Covid-19 vaccines is needed for upgradation to deal with the new strains.

The ministry said 6,71,285 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years have received their first dose of COVID vaccine across 12 states and UTs. 

The Embassy of the United States said non-US citizen parents of minor US citizen children, including parents holding valid H-1B & H-4 visas, were not subject to travel suspension.

As per the latest updates on the app, the Centre-run Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi has 18 hours of medical oxygen left.

Although she was pulled out of it by people, she sustained around 70 per cent burn injuries.

The online test will be conducted in two slots viz., 10 am and 6 pm and students can choose to write the test in any slot, the T.I.M.E said in a press release on Wednesday.

India's share in the global electronics manufacturing has grown from 1.3 per cent in 2012 to 3.6 per cent in 2019. Domestic electronics manufacturing has increased substantially from Rs 1.90 lakh crore in 2014-15 to Rs 5.34 lakh crore in 2019-20

According to numerous sources, two members of the delegation tested positive on Tuesday with further test results still awaited.

Bhau Katdare, founder of Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra, Chiplun Sanstha, an NGO that works towards the conservation of nature and wildlife in the Konkan region was the keynote speaker.

India has been badly hit by the second wave of the coronavirus infection as hospitals in several states are reeling under a severe shortage of oxygen, drugs, equipment and beds.

The DMK chief is set to assume office as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on May 7 and he would be sworn in as CM in a simple function to be held at the Raj Bhavan.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered her the oath of office and secrecy at a low-key ceremony at the Raj Bhawan.

The vaccination drive against COVID-19 in the state will continue in all districts from Monday to Saturday, during the lockdown period.

The total count of cases in the city has gone up to 12,32,942.

The Allahabad High Court took stock of reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to rise in Covid-19 infections.

Borrowers that are individuals and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) having an aggregate exposure of up to Rs 25 crore would be considered for the new scheme.

It also refused to refer the 1992 Mandal judgement, setting a 50 per cent cap on reservation, to a larger bench for reconsideration.