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The AGP Legislature party which also held a meeting on Sunday announced that it would support the leader elected by the BJP Legislature Party.

Banerjee also urged Modi to strengthen health infrastructure and augment supplies of equipment, medicines and oxygen for treatment of coronavirus-positive patients.

Based on a specific input that terrorists were planning to target security forces on NH 144A (Jammu-Poonch highway), a well coordinated joint operation was launched by the Rashtriya Rifles and police in Phagla area.

The party's central leadership had summoned Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, both contenders for the top post.

Although, the cases have come down and positivity rate has reduced from the high of 35 per cent on April 26 to around 23 per cent now, but strictness is needed, he said.

The curfew, which was earlier scheduled to end on 7 am on Monday, has been extended.

All beaches, parks, gardens will be closed for the public on all days and gathering and congregation in any form will be strictly prohibited.

During the first week of May this year, peak power demand met or the highest supply in a day touched the highest level of 168.78 GW (on May 6, 2021).

The active cases have increased to 37,36,648, comprising 16.76 per cent of the total infections.

In India, C-17s airlifted two cryogenic oxygen containers from Hindan to Bhubaneswar and four from Hyderabad to Bhubaneswar.

This would ensure better interface and experience for citizens who are really keen to take the vaccine shot, the chief minister said.

"Furthermore, more than 53 lakh (53,25,000) vaccine doses will be received in addition by states/UTs within the next three days," the ministry announced.

The fresh directives from the Health Ministry are aimed at ensuring private and government hospitals provide quick admission and treatment to sick patients first.

The drug has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a leading laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

According to the safari administration, the condition of both lionesses is reportedly stable.

The state government have imposed extensive COVID-19 curbs in addition to measures like a weekend lockdown and night curfew till May 15.

Warning of stern action against communal incitements, the chief minister claimed the BJP was provoking violence after failing to win the elections.

Referring to a judgement, the top court asked authorities not to arrest mechanically in cases where the maximum sentence is up to seven years of jail term.

The chief minister urged the Centre to provide it 85 lakh doses per month so that all the Delhiites could be vaccinated in the next three months.

While poor countries are helping India in their own way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not ready to stop the ambitious project of Central Vista worth Rs 20,000 crore, the Sena said.

As per the guidelines only pharmaceutical shops are allowed to function during the weekend lockdown.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had announced a state-wide lockdown till May 16 to tackle the second wave of COVID-19 situation in the state.

"The total lockdown will be enforced from 4 am on May 10 to 4 am on May 24," Chief Minister M K Stalin said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,79,30, 960, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent.