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Kabaddi player shot dead in Punjab
Kabbadi player Sandeep Nangalwas was shot dead by unidentified people in Punjab's Mallian, said Satinder Singh, SSP Jalandhar Police
Four people arrived in a car and shot him during an ongoing match. FIR has been registered, we're investigating. Further details can be given after post mortem, Singh added.
India crosses 180 crore Covid vaccines mark
Cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered India surpasses 180.36 crores: Union Health Ministry
Section 144 imposed in Karanataka's Shivamogga
All schools and colleges will remain closed on Tuesday (March 15) in Shivamogga, where a Bajrang Dal activist was killed.
Section 144 has been imposed in the district till March 21. 8 companies of KSRP, 6 companies of District Armed Reserve, 1 company of RAF deployed, said Shivamogga SP, BM Laxmi Prasad.
Slovakia expels three Russian embassy staff: Foreign ministry
Slovakia has decided to expel three Russian embassy staff based on information from the secret service and they must leave the country within 72 hours, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
United Nations on Ukraine-Russia conflict
The United Nations will allocate a further $40 million from its central emergency response fund to ramp up humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, where millions of people face hunger and dwindling water and medicine supplies, said Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres.
Ukraine PM demands Russia's expulsion from Council of Europe
Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has demanded that Russia be immediately expelled from the Council of Europe, saying Moscow had no right to remain a member of the pan-European rights body after the invasion of its neighbour, reports AFP
Rs 5 lakhs ex-gratia payment for kin of Jammu LPG blast mishap victims
An ex-gratia of Rs 5 Lakh each will be given to the families of the deceased in the Jammu LPG Cylinder blast incident, announced Jammu & Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha.
Ex gratia of Rs 1 Lakh to be given to the seriously injured and Rs 25,000 to those with minor injuries.
Karnataka Hijab row verdict
Ahead of the Karnataka High Court verdict on the Hijab row, Dakshina Kannada DC has ordered holidays in all schools and colleges on Tuesday.
External exams will happen as per schedule but internal exams of all schools & colleges will be postponed, said Dr Rajendra KV, DC, Dakshina Kannada
Four killed in a fire in J&K
Four people died and 14 got injured after a fire broke out in a scrap shop around 6.15 pm. Cylinders inside the shop also exploded. Rescue operation underway, said Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu Zone.
Union Health Secretary to address a Virtual Conference with States/UTs tomorrow
Union Health Secretary will address a Virtual Conference with States/UTs on Tuesday on vaccination of children aged 12-14 years and precaution dose for all citizens above 60 years of age, ANI reported quoting sources
Bengaluru prohibits public gatherings from March 15 to March 21
All types of gatherings, agitations, protests, or celebrations in public places are prohibited in Bengaluru for one week from March 15 to March 21 in view of Hijab row case verdict, said Kamal Pant, Commissioner of Police
BJP failed to realise dream of Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Congress
BJP government has failed to realise dream of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee for socio-economic development of Northeast and removal of regional imbalances, said Congress Rajya Sabha member Ripun Bora
India, Canada exchange views on regional, global issues of mutual interest
India-Canada Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) were held today. Both sides reviewed the progress of bilateral cooperation in domains such as political, security, trade and investment, education, science & technology, consular & mobility. The next FOCs will be held in Ottawa.
Uttarakhand to make 'The Kashmir Files' tax-free
I have directed Chief Secretary to take necessary action to make 'The Kashmir Files' movie tax-free in the state, said Uttarakhand acting CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
AIIMS Director calls for equal distribution of Covid vaccines
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria has called for equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines across the globe, said "nobody is safe until everyone is safe."
After the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, 890 Central laws have become applicable there. What was denied to people of J&K over 70yrs will be given to them. It has enabled that which Dr Ambedkar gave for the rest of the country for SC/ST is now available for people of J&K, said Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Monday.
Farmers to observe MSP guarantee week from April 11 to 17
Farmers will observe the MSP guarantee week from April 11 to 17, announced Samyukta Kisan Morcha.
A nationwide protest will be organised on March 21 over the role of the government in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, and the betrayal of the assurances given to the farmers' movement.
8 people rescued from Delhi building collapse site
8 persons rescued from the site after an under-construction building collapses at Nicholson Road near Kashmiri Gate; search and rescue operation underway, say police
Building collapses near Delhi's Kashmere Gate
An under-construction building has collapsed at Nicholson Road near Kashmiri Gate, few persons feared trapped, reported ANI quoting Delhi Fire Service.
Re-joined politics because of Mamata Banerjee: Babul Supriyo
"I am very happy. I have re-joined politics because of Mamata Banerjee as she told me to work for the Bengal," said Former Union minister Babul Supriyo who is now TMC's candidate for the Ballygunge Assembly by-elections.
CBSE constitutes expert panel to examine discrepancies in the Class 10 Odia paper
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has constituted an expert committee to examine the alleged discrepancies in the questions and the answer key of Odia paper of Class-10 Term-1 examinations.
Uttarakahand BJP MPs meet PM Modi
Uttarakhand BJP MPs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President JP Nadda in Delhi on Monday.
No Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha proceedings on March 17
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha sessions will remain adjourned on March 17 on the occasion of Holika Dahan.
Many farmers turned defaulters in hope of that loans up to Rs 2 lakh will be waived off (a scheme launched during Congress govt). BJP will bear the cost of interest of the loans, said MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh said in the Assembly
Yellow alerts in Gujarat for heatwave
Yellow alerts have been issued for a heatwave in the Gujarat region for the next 2 days. The temperature might rise around 1-2° C & a severe heatwave is expected in Saurashtra and Gujarat regions, said Manorama Mohanty, Director, MET Ahmedabad.
The temperature in Ahmedabad is expected around 40-41° C.
Court defers order on Umar Khalid's plea bail in Delhi riots case
A Delhi court on Monday deferred the pronouncement of its order on the bail application of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind Delhi riots.
International flights to operate from March 27
All the international flights will operate from March 17 at 100% capacity, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed Rajya Sabha on Monday.
The resumptions of flights come after a two-year Covid-induced halt.
'The Kashmir Files' will be declared tax-free in Goa: Pramod Sawant
The Kashmir Files' movie will be declared tax-free in Goa, said former CM and BJP leader Pramod Sawant after watching the film based on the life of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 in Jammu and Kashmir.
GST reduced from 18% to 5% for domestic Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services, announced the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Kashmir Files movie brings the truth about Kashmir's past: Karnataka CM Basawaraj Bommai
The Kashmir Files movie brings the truth about what happened in Kashmir during the 80s & 90s. I hope all Kashmiri Pandits will get back their land, property & settled down there. Declared movie tax-free in the state, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai told ANI.
Bhagwant Mann resigns from Lok Sabha
Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann on Monday tendered his resignation from the membership of Lok Sabha to Speaker Om Birla.
SC issues notice to Centre over homoeopathic immune booster guidelines
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre on a plea challenging the Ayush Ministry's Advisories and Guidelines which empowered the State Government in the prescription of Arsenic Album 30 as a homoeopathic immune booster.
Aam Aadmi Party to contest Panchayat election in West Bengal
Aam Aadmi Party will contest the 2023 Panchayat elections in West Bengal.
On the instructions of the party high command, its local unit has already started its campaign.
AAP held a rally in Kolkata on March 13, said Sanjoy Basu, Incharge, AAP, West Bengal.
Rajya Sabha sitting on March 17 will be cancelled, due to Holika Dahan.
"Not only me, 3 crore people of Punjab will also take oath along with me. We together have to fulfil the dreams of Bhagat Singh and we will put his thinking into effect on March 16," he said in a video uploaded on his Twitter handle. "I have not become the chief minister alone. You all have become the chief minister. It will be your own government," he said.
"I urge my brothers and friends to wear 'basanti' colour turbans and sisters to wear basanti 'dupatta'. We will turn Khatkar Kalan into 'basanti' colour that day," the AAP leader appealed in the video message.
Bhagwant Mann on Monday invited the people of the state for his oath-taking ceremony to be held on March 16. He also urged the men to wear 'basanti' (yellow) turbans and women yellow 'dupatta' (shawl) on that day.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin writes a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging an intervention in advising the concerned authorities to drop the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project in Theni, Tamil Nadu.
COVID19 vaccination of 12-14-year-olds and 'precaution dose' for all those above 60 years to begin from March 16, says Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.
Newly elected MLA Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh was sworn-in as the protem speaker of the Manipur legislative assembly at the Darbar hall of the Raj Bhavan in Imphal.
When we saw that relief needs to be provided to consumers, PM slashed rates on 5th Nov 2021. We took some steps & ready to take more...9 states didn't do it. Taxation is only one aspect,we've to provide relief to consumers at point of consumption: Union Min HS Puri on fuel prices
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Budget for Jammu & Kashmir. She also presents supplementary demands for grants, demands for grants and demands for excess grants for Jammu and Kashmir, in Lok Sabha.
BJP MLAs protest inside the State Assembly and stage a walkout against the killing of TMC and Congress Councillors in two separate incidents yesterday.
The Delimitation Commission finalises the draft proposal for Jammu and Kashmir, invites objections and suggestions from the public till 5 pm on March 21.
A large number of Indian students in Ukraine were required to be evacuated. It was a very challenging task.Govt of India rose to the occasion in evacuating Indian students as well as some students of other nationalities. These efforts are praiseworthy: RS Chairman
The eight Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs) of Rajya Sabha have held a total of 21 meetings for a total duration of 73 hours 33 minutes & examined the Demands for Grants of 18 Ministries encompassing 32 Departments: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed by the BJP MPs in Lok Sabha, amid chants of "Modi, Modi", following the party's victory in assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.
MLA-elect Ganesh Gaonkar administered oath as pro-tem speaker at Raj Bhavan by the Governor.
Newly-elected MLAs in Manipur swearing-in as members of legislative assembly
BJP Parliamentary Party meeting to be held on 15th March. The party asks all its Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs to be present at the meeting.
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary dissolves all the units and frontals of the party in Uttar Pradesh, with immediate effect.
IAS officer A Venu Prasad joins as the Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister of Punjab.
"How to lose elections should be learnt from Congress," said Union Minister Anurag Thakur.
The second part of the Budget Session begins. Visuals from Lok Sabha.
The second part of the Budget Session begins. Visuals from Rajya Sabha.
UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Congress, CPI(M), RSP, YSRCP have given Adjournment motion Notice in Lok Sabha and demanded a discussion over the education of Indian students evacuated from Ukraine due to conflict with Russia.
An unattended bag found inside a local train enroute to Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (in Delhi) from Haryana. Train stopped at Adarsh Nagar railway station (in Delhi). Bomb Disposal Squad team is checking the bag. Details awaited.
Uttar Pradesh CM designate Yogi Adityanath met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, at the latter's residence in Delhi this morning.
I request people to reach Khatkar Kalan on March 16th (for the swearing-in ceremony). I request my brothers to wear yellow turbans that day and sisters to drape yellow shawls/stoles. We will colour Khatar Kalan in 'Basanti rang' that day: Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann
BJP chief JP Nadda, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Union Ministers Anurag Thakur, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal & other MPs of the party arrive at Parliament.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chairs the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee. The second part of the Budget Session to commence shortly.
Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi gives Zero Hour Submission in Rajya Sabha to discuss the depreciating value of the Indian Rupee.
Uttar Pradesh CM designate Yogi Adityanath arrives at the residence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, in Delhi.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu chaired the cabinet meeting on budget proposals for 2022-23 this morning.
Weather remained fair with pleasant sunshine in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday as the Met Department has predicted dry weather to continue for the next 24 hours. "Weather is likely to remain dry and fair in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the next 24 hours," a Department official said.
India reports 2,503 fresh #COVID19 cases & 4,377 recoveries and 27 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Active case: 36,168 (0.08%)
Daily positivity rate: 0.47%
Total recoveries: 4,24,41,449
Death toll: 5,15,877
Total vaccination: 1,79,91,57,486
My best wishes Barack Obama for your quick recovery from #COVID19, and for your family's good health and wellbeing: PM Narendra Modi
The Finance Minister also will lay a statement for the `Supplementary Demands` for Grants for Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2021-22. She will present a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure of Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2022-23. Sitharaman will also lay a statement on the `Supplementary Demands for Grants`, 2021-22 in Rajya Sabha.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in Parliament on Monday. The Centre is likely to table `The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022` in the Rajya Sabha.
Karnataka recorded zero Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, marking the first time since June 5, 2020 that the state has registered no fatalities, according to the Department of Health and Family Welfare.
India's new ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat assumed charge on Monday. Rawat arrived in China on March 4 and underwent mandatory quarantine as per China's COVID-19 protocols.
"HE Shri. Pradeep Kumar Rawat, Ambassador of India to the People's Republic of China assumed charge @EOIBeijing today", the Indian Embassy here tweeted.
An elderly woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter were found brutally murdered inside their home. The incident was reported from Didarganj police station in Azamgarh district on Sunday.
Holi preparations underway as 'PM Modi masks', Gulaal (colours), Pichkari (water guns) dominate markets in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh has given Zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha regarding not changing the original building of Mahatma Gandhi in Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad.
CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has given Suspension of Business Notice under rule 267 to discuss the decision of slashing EPFO interest rate to 8.1% from 8.5%, a 43 year low.
Four people injured after a portion of their balcony collapsed last night in Anand Parbat area of Delhi: Delhi Fire Service
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama to present the Budget for Jammu and Kashmir in Lok Sabha today.
Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting of Rajya Sabha to be held today in Parliament at 10 am.
Former US President Barack Obama has said he tested positive for the coronavirus, though he's feeling relatively healthy and his wife, Michelle, tested negative. "I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise," Obama said on Twitter on Sunday. "Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted."
New Delhi: White House officials are discussing the possibility of US President Joe Biden travelling to Europe in the coming weeks to discuss Russia and Ukraine with allies, Reuters reported quoting sources. It is not certain whether the trip will take place as the plans are not yet finalized, the source added.
Karnataka High Court to pronounce judgment in the Hijab row case on Tuesday.
The Aviation Ministry on Monday announced that all the international flights will operate with 100 % capacity from March 10. This comes after a two-year halt in view of the coronavirus pandemic-induced travel restrictions.
Punjab chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann on Monday (March 14, 2022) invited the people of the state for his oath-taking ceremony to be held on March 16. He also urged the men to wear 'Basanti' (yellow) turbans and women yellow 'dupatta' (shawl) on that day. The ceremony is set to take place at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr district.
Additionally, Newly-elected MLA Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh was sworn in as the protem speaker of the Manipur legislative assembly at the Darbar hall of the Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Monday (March 14, 2022). N.Biren Singh was also sworn in as a Member of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly at the Assembly Hall in Imphal, earlier today.
In other developments, the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament will begin from Monday. The second half of the Budget session will conclude on April 8. The first half of the Budget session began on January 31 and concluded on February 11.