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BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, wife hospitalized after testing COVID-19 positive
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the current flood situation and preparedness of Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala to deal with the monsoon. He held a meeting through video conference with chief ministers of these six states.
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Kirit Somaiya (BJP National Executive Member): Me & My Wife Prof Dr Medha Somaiya are tested COVID Positive. Both r hospitalized, treatment started.
Kerala: 1184 new COVID-19 positive cases,784 recoveries and 7 deaths were reported today.
Karnataka: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa gets discharged from the hospital after recovering from COVID-19.
Jammu and Kashmir: IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal steps down as JKPM president, likely to re-join administration.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar writes to CM Mamata Banerjee: Take steps to undo justice being done to West Bengal farmers.
PM Modi reviews flood situation of six states, emphasises use of innovative technologies for improving forecast.
More than 5 million domestic passengers have flown to their destinations on 56,792 flights since calibrated domestic operations began on 25 May 2020. 93,062 passengers flew on 911 flights on 9 Aug alone: Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister
Active cases have reduced & currently comprise only 28.66% of the total positive cases. India has posted more than 9 lakh recoveries than the active cases (6,34,945). Case Fatality Rate is 2% as on date and is steadily declining: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair, via video conferencing. The foundation stone for this project was laid by PM Modi on 30th December 2018 at Port Blair.
Coronavirus data India: The COVID-19 tally rises to 22,15,075 including 6,34,945 active cases, 15,35,744 cured/discharged/migrated & 44,386 deaths as per the Ministry of Health data. Single-day spike of 62,064 cases and 1,007 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours.
The result of Tamil Nadu SSLC exam has been declared. Around 9.7 lakh students who had appeared in the class 10 exam can check their results through the websites- dge.tn.nic.in or tnresults.nic.in
India's COVID-19 recoveries cross the 15 lakh mark. Infection still remains concentrated in 10 states that contribute more than 80% of the new cases: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the current flood situation and preparedness of Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala to deal with the monsoon. He held a meeting through video conference with chief ministers of these six states.
In other news, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee and urged her to take steps to undo justice being done to West Bengal farmers.
Meanwhile, former IAS officer Shah Faesal, who launched his political party Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM) in 2019, stepped down as the president of the party on Monday. He is likely to re-join the Jammu and Kashmir administration.
Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa discharged from hospital after recovering from COVID-19.
Sushant Singh Rajput death case, the Bihar Police Association has said that Justice is being obstructed. Bihar Police Association president Mrityunjay Kumar Singh in a statement said that Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, through its party mouthpiece Saamana, has accused the Bihar Police and Centre of hatching a political conspiracy against the Maharashtra government.
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