RCP Singh denies factionalism in JD-U, says Nitish Kumar only leader in party

Denying the reports of factionalism in Janata Dal (United), Union Steel Minister RCP Singh on Saturday said there is only one leader in the party and that is Nitish Kumar.

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Delhi needs 1.5 crore Covid vaccine doses to fully inoculate eligible population: Atishi

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Atishi on Saturday said that the Delhi government needs 1.5 crore COVID vaccine doses to fully inoculate the whole eligible population in the national capital. "Till now Delhi has been getting 15-20 lakh doses of vaccine every month. But it is a matter of happiness that in the month of September, the central government has promised to give 30 lakh doses of vaccine to Delhi. However, this is not sufficient. We need 1.5 crore doses of vaccine to complete vaccination in Delhi," said the AAP MLA.

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V Narayanasamy urges Puducherry Lt governor to ban installation of Ganesha idols in public places

Senior Congress leader and former Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday urged Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to reconsider her decision to allow installation of Lord Ganesha idols in public places during Vinayaka Chaturthi.

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Badals at root of problem, co-conspirators of Centre's anti-farmer agenda: Amarinder Singh

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday ridiculed the SAD's decision to form a panel to hold talks with farmers, saying no overtures can absolve the Badals of their responsibility in "thrusting the draconian farm laws" on the farming community. Alleging that the Badals themselves are at the root of the problem and the co-conspirators of the Centre's "anti-farmer agenda", Singh said the Akalis neither deserve nor can expect any understanding or forgiveness from the farmers.

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Protesting farmers to hold 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in UP's Muzaffarnagar today; security tightened

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), the umbrella body of farmers unions protesting against the Centre's farm laws, is set to hold a Mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar today. It will be held at the Government Inter College grounds in Muzaffarnagar. Taking to Twitter, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait had said the Mahapanchayat is going to be historic. 

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80% adult population in Mumbai inoculated with at least 1 dose of Covid vaccine: BMC

According to BMC Commissioner, at least 80 per cent of eligible citizens of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) have taken at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. A total of 1.3 lakh COVID-19 vaccines doses were administered in the Mumbai district on Saturday, said Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal.

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Kerala: 12-year-old admitted in Kozhikode hospital with suspected Nipah virus infection

A 12-year-old boy has been admitted to a hospital in Kerala's Kozhikode with symptoms similar to those of Nipah virus infection, health department sources said Saturday. The state government held a high-level meeting of health officials late Saturday night following the information about the suspected Nipah infection, a health department source told PTI.

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