MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas in state

Three unidentified terrorists were gunned down by security forces on Saturday (August 29) in a joint operation of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Indian Army and CRPF Zadoora area in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Reports stated that a soldier was also injured in the encounter and rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. 

In other news, the death toll due to heavy rainfall in Odisha rose to 12 with 5 more people being killed due to a house collapse on Friday (August 29). Over 3.83 lakh people in 552 villages are marooned, while 2,757 houses have been damaged due to rain.

Meanwhile, false propaganda is being created in the name of students regarding NEET-JEE exams even after the National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to conduct NEET on September 13 and JEE Mains for under-graduate Engineering Colleges and Institutes from September 1 to 6. The propaganda aims to cancel the exam in view of the coronavirus pandemic. 

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29 August 2020

21:15 IST

Unlock 4.0: MHA allows metro trains to run from September 7; schools, colleges to remain closed till September 30. (Read full guidelines here)

MHA announces announces guidelines for #Unlock4 to be in force till September 30

Metro trains allowed to operate with effect from 7th September, 2020 in a graded manner; SOP to be issued by @MoHUA_India

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— PIB India (@PIB_India) August 29, 2020

21:14 IST

Unlock 4.0: Delhi Metro to resume services for the public from September 7.

As per the latest guidelines, Delhi Metro will be resuming its services for public from 7 September 2020 onwards in a calibrated manner. Details on the Metro functioning & its usage will be shared once the detailed SOP on Metros is issued by MoHUA. #MetroBackOnTrack pic.twitter.com/jBFXcdDLhP

— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) August 29, 2020

17:45 IST

Madhya Pradesh: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducts an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in the state.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Hoshangabad district. pic.twitter.com/EOErhNnTdz

— ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2020

17:37 IST

Jammu and Kashmir: Three terrorists belonging to the proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) were gunned down by the security forces in an encounter in the Zadoora village of Pulwama district early on Saturday (August 29, 2020).

17:37 IST

Uttar Pradesh: Man arrested for objectionable anti-government posts, hurting religious sentiments in Etawah.

17:34 IST

DRI seizes 504 smuggled gold bars worth Rs 42 crore from New Delhi Railway Station; 8 arrested. (Read more)

15:57 IST

The Supreme Court-mandated Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Saturday (August 29, 2020) submitted the map of the Ram Temple being constructed in the holy city of Ayodhya to the Ayodhya Development Authority for its necessary approval. (Read more)

15:56 IST

Karnataka: CM BS Yediyurappa to flag off first RORO train from Bengaluru to Solapur on Sunday.

15:55 IST

Rajasthan: State records 595 new COVID-19 infections, 8 deaths in 24 hours. (Read in detail)

14:24 IST

The water level of Yamuna River recorded at Delhi`s Old Yamuna Bridge was 204.26 metres on Saturday, District Disaster Management Authority informed. "At 08:00 am today, the water level of Yamuna River recorded at Delhi`s Old Yamuna Bridge was 204.

14:21 IST

As many as 550 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths were reported in Puducherry on Saturday, said the Puducherry Health Department.With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases stands at 13,556, including 4,834 active cases, 8,511 recovered cases and 211 deaths to date. (ANI input)

11:07 IST

ICMR COVID-19 testing: The total number of samples tested up to 28th August is 4,04,06,609 including 9,28,761 samples tested yesterday.

COVID-19 Testing Update . For more details visit: https://t.co/dI1pqvXAsZ @MoHFW_INDIA @DeptHealthRes #ICMRFIGHTSCOVID19 #IndiaFightsCOVID19 #CoronaUpdatesInIndia #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ppTnBKcqQg

— ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) August 29, 2020

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09:28 IST

Mumbai rain update: South Mumbai area receives 108 mm rain during last 24 hours while the suburbs have recorded 85.4 mm of rain. The Meteorological Department estimates that Mumbai may receive heavy rains during the next 24 hours.

08:36 IST

COVID-19 data India: Coronavirus case in India stands at 34,63,973 including 7,52,424 active cases, 26,48,999 cured/discharged/migrated & 62,550 deaths as per the Ministry of Health. A spike of 76,472 new cases and 1,021 deaths in the last 24 hours. 

08:35 IST

Three unidentified terrorists were gunned down by security forces on Saturday (August 29) in a joint operation of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Indian Army and CRPF Zadoora area in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Reports stated that a soldier was also injured in the encounter and rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. (Read here)

08:34 IST

Chadwick Boseman, star of 'Black Panther', dies of colon cancer in US aged 43. (Read here)

08:29 IST

Over 82,000 passengers took to the skies across the country on August 27, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said on Friday. In a series of tweets, the Ministry informed that the over 83,000 passenger arrivals took place across the country on the same day.