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UP polls phase-1: 20.03% voting till 11.00 am
The Commission also put a disclaimer saying these are approximate figures as data from some polling stations takes time to be incorporated. Agra saw 20.42 per cent, Aligarh 17.91 per cent, Baghpat 22.24 per cent, Bulandshahar 21.63 per cent, Gautam Buddha Nagar 18.43 saw per cent, Ghaziabad 17.26 per cent, Hapur 22.78 per cent, Mathura 20.39 per cent, Meerut 18.92 per cent, Muzaffarnagar 22.56 per cent and Shamli 22.84 saw per cent, the EC statistics showed.
Puducherry Education Dept to formulate uniform dress code for students: Governer
The Governor's statement came after a school headmaster asked a Muslim student of class IX to remove her hijab. The Director of School Education in Puducherry, P.R. Rudra Goud said that the dress code will have detailed guidelines on uniforms and on a few things that would be permitted. He also said that the dress code would be enforced among students after the government approves proposal and added that an enquiry into the headmaster asking the student to remove the hijab was on.
Come out and vote for freedom from fear: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also made an appeal to the voters. He tweeted in Hindi, saying: "Come out and vote, get country freedom from all fear". The voting is underway in the western UP where BJP has high stakes. Voting began at 7 a.m. in the 58 Assembly constituencies in the first of the seven-phase elections, covering 11 districts of western Uttar Pradesh.
India sees first all-party govt as NPF MLA made Nagaland minister
Assam and Nagaland Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Konyak at a simple ceremony at the Dr Imkongliba Ao Hall in Raj Bhavan in Kohima. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, his cabinet colleagues, United Democratic Alliance Chairman T.R. Zeliang, senior civil and security officials were present in the swearing-in-ceremony, which was conducted by Chief Secretary J. Alam.
Over 56 cr transactions under One Nation One Ration Card plan: Govt
Of these, Bihar that enabled the scheme in May 2020, alone saw a whopping15,90,43,162 transactions, the highest in all states and UTs, followed by Andhra Pradesh (August 2019) that saw 8,62,33,519 transactions, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
AIIMS discontinue Covid testing prior to inpatient hospitalisation, surgeries
The decision has been taken as the current surge of Covid-19 cases in the country is showing a sustained declining trends from last one week. However, the country on Wednesday reported a marginal rise in daily Covid cases at 71,365. The decision has been taken in accordance with the current Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines, AIIMS said in a statement.
Delhi reports marginal rise in fresh Covid cases, 13 deaths
The Covid positivity rate has come down to 2.11 per cent, while the active cases has also reduced to 6,304. With Covid recovery rate climbing at 98.25 per cent, the active cases rate stands at 0.34 per cent while the death rate continues at 1.41 per cent. With 1,908 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 18,15,188.
Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora expert panel releases historic Homeland Manifesto
While commending the present government for removal of Article 370 and making progress on the 6,000 Prime Minister jobs package, there was universal agreement that the state had abandoned the Kashmiri Pandit community which was now facing extinction.
Hijab row: Prohibitory orders clamped in Bengaluru
Considering the seriousness of the situation and to prevent the confrontation in the capital city, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant has clamped prohibitory orders for two weeks from February 9 to 22. Any gathering, protest or agitation of any kind within the radius of 200 meters from the school premises, PU colleges, Degree colleges or other similar education institutes in Bengaluru city, will not be allowed, the order says.
Nehru was indecisive, delayed Goa's liberation: Amit Shah
Shah, who was addressing an election rally in the Bicholim assembly constituency in North Goa, also said that voters in Goa had two clear choices ahead of the February 14 elections -- either vote for a Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party or cast ballot in favour of dynasty-ridden party like the Congress.
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