As against the normal date of October 15 when the southwest monsoon completely withdraws from across India, the process is delayed this time, and its exit may still be at least five days away, the IMD said on Thursday.
Haryana reported no fresh COVID-19 related death on Thursday, but the total fatality count in the state crossed the 10,000 mark after 174 fatalities were added to the state health department's daily bulletin after a “death audit”.
Delhi reported 28 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday and zero deaths, according to a release shared by the city health department. 
The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the milestone of 100 per cent coverage of the first dose COVID-19 vaccine for the age group of above 18 years old across all 20 districts, Jammu & Kashmir Administration said on Thursday.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said the metro rail project in Jammu and Kashmir will be approved by next week. The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister further said the demand for LPG gas pipelines in the Union Territory will also be given top priority by the government. As part of ongoing public outreach programmes in J-K, Puri said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development model emphasises that the benefits of every centrally-sponsored scheme should reach directly to the beneficiaries. Puri was speaking after he e-inaugurated and laid e-foundation stones of many development projects in Jammu at the convention centre in the city.
An army officer and a junior commissioned officer (JCO) were critically injured during an ongoing terrorist operation in the general area of Nar Khas Forest, Mendhar Sub Division, in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. 
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday expressed confidence that the ruling BJP would win "absolute majority" in the Goa Assembly elections due in February next year and form the government in the state once again.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
