Union Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot has been appointed as the new Governor of Karnataka while BJP leader Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel will be the new Governor of Madhya Pradesh. BJP leader Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati will be the Governor of Mizoram. BJP leader Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan press release, Mizoram Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai has been appointed as the new Governor of Goa. Haryana Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya has been made the Governor of Tripura. Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais has been made the Governor of Jharkhand. He will replace Draupadi Murmu. Himachal Pradesh Governor…
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The Prime Minister today congratulated the Dalai Lama on his 86th birthday over the phone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished him a long and healthy life.
Kovid curfew in Uttarakhand has been extended for one more week from today. The curfew will be implemented on July 13 till 6 am. The state government has given permission to open shopping malls with 50 percent capacity. The local administration has been allowed to observe a one-day shutdown on a traditional holiday. Earlier, except Nainital and Mussoorie, all cities and towns were closed on Sundays. Shops and business establishments can now be opened six days a week instead of five days. Gyms and coaching centers can be opened with fifty percent capacity. Educational institutions and training institutes will remain closed till further orders. Hotels and…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched a financial assistance scheme. This scheme has been started for such people whose family member has died due to Kovid epidemic. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Kejriwal said that many people lost their lives in the capital due to Kovid in Delhi. He said that an ex-gratia amount of Rs. 50 thousand would be given to each family related to death due to Kovid. He said that monthly assistance would be provided to the family on the death of the earning person from Covid. He said that two and a half thousand rupees per month financial…
The Ministry of Health has launched an informative video series COVID Gurukul on its social media platform. It aims to provide authentic information on the COVID pandemic and vaccination. Leading public health experts, policy makers, doctors, scientists and health professionals will participate in the series to help raise awareness about appropriate COVID prevention practices and dispel misconceptions about vaccines
The Delimitation Commission headed by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai will visit the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir from tomorrow. The team will hold talks with District Election Officers, Deputy Commissioners and political parties at four places including Pahalgam in South Kashmir. The Delimitation Commission will work to collect information and inputs about the ongoing delimitation process under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act 2019. During its four-day visit to the Union Territory, the Delimitation Commission will interact with the District Election Officers at Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Pahalgam Clubs of Shopian districts on July 7. The commission will interact with…
The Central Government has approved the establishment of a new Vaccine Testing Laboratory in Hyderabad. The announcement was made by the Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy. Mr Reddy said on Twitter that funds for this laboratory have been allocated from the PM Cares Fund. He said that this laboratory will be set up at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad. It will work under the Department of Biotechnology. Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sanctioning funds for the laboratory, Mr. Reddy described it as a major step towards the development of the pharmacy sector in Hyderabad. This laboratory was…
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has expressed his inability to appear before the Enforcement Directorate today in an extortion case. In a letter sent to Tehseen Sultan, Assistant Director, Enforcement Directorate, Mr. Deshmukh has said that he is suffering from several diseases. He has assured that as soon as he gets the facts and information related to the case, he will provide all the documents and information to the Enforcement Directorate. Shri Deshmukh said that as per the convenience of the Enforcement Directorate, he would be available to the investigating agency through audio-visual medium.
Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market has been closed for violating COVID-19 norms. This market will remain closed till further orders. The department of Delhi Disaster Management Authority has asked the Lajpat Nagar Market Traders Association to explain why action should not be taken against them for violating the COVID rules. On Saturday, the government had ordered the closure of Nangloi’s Punjabi Basti Bazar and Janta Bazar from July 4 to July 6 due to non-behavior of COVID. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority also allowed the reopening of markets in and around Laxminagar from Saturday on the condition of strict adherence to the…
Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis has said that the state government is making a mockery of democracy by calling a session of only two days in the name of Kovid. The two-day monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly begins today. Devendra Fadnavis alleged that the ruling coalition does not want to face the opposition. He said that the government may want to shun the issues of common people’s interest but the opposition will not hesitate to expose them. Shri Fadnavis clarified that he has no enmity with Shiv Sena, but there are differences at the level of ideology.…