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Heavy rainfall boost rice plantation across country
Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to the farm ministry's latest data, up 3.28% from the same period last year, as robust monsoon rains encouraged the expansion of acreage. Higher rice planting in India, the world's second-biggest producer of the grain, will ease concerns about lower output of the staple. India late last month ordered a halt to its largest rice export category a move that will roughly halve shipments by the world's largest exporter of the grain.
Police arrested 4-5 accused at night in Bhilwara case: CM Gehlot
India records 77 new Covid-19 cases
India has logged 77 fresh Covid-19 cases while the active cases were recorded at 1,553, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday.
The country's death toll has been recorded at 5,31,918, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The infection tally has been recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,95,933) and the national recovery rate has reached 98.81 per cent, according to the ministry website.
There has been a 30% decrease in the number of naxal incident: HM Shah
Odisha declares Hepatitis B and C as notifiable diseases
With Hepatitis B' and Hepatitis C' emerging as a major health problem in the state, Odisha government declared them as notifiable diseases with immediate effect.
In a statement on Friday, the state health and family welfare department asked all healthcare facilities to take immediate steps for notification of Hepatitis (Hepatitis-B and Hepatitis-C) cases at the earliest.
"In exercise of the powers conferred under Section (2) (1) of the Epidemic Disease Act-1897, the government prescribed in the notification that all healthcare providers (Govt/Private/ NGO sector) where diagnosis, tests and treatment of patients is undertaken shall have to take adequate steps for timely notification of Hepatitis-B and Hepatitis-C diseases (screened or confirmed) to the district surveillance officers and state surveillance officer," the notification said.
HM Shah, CM Patnaik lay foundation stone for widening and strengthening of Moter to Banner
50 persons arrested for indulging in violence during Chandrababu Naidu's rally in AP
As many as 50 people have been arrested for indulging in stone pelting and arson during TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu's tour of the district, police said on Saturday.
Also, 200 others involved in the riots are likely to be arrested as police are watching the footage to identify those who indulged in the violence.
At least 20 police personnel and several supporters of the opposition TDP as well as the ruling YSRCP were injured in stone pelting and arson during Chandrababu Naidu's tour of the district on Friday.
DSGMC holds protest outside Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler
3 dead, 17 missing in massive landslides U'khand's Rudraprayag
We are satisfied with the ASI Survey: Muslim side on Gyanvapi mosque case
Search operation underway in J-K's Kulgam for terrorists who killed 3 soldiers
Security forces launched a massive search operation on Saturday to trace a group of terrorists who killed three Army personnel during an encounter a day earlier in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said.
Friday's encounter between security personnel and the terrorists occurred in the higher reaches of the Halan forest area of Kulgam in south Kashmir.
The gunfight ensued after the terrorists fired upon a security forces party, which had erected a tent in the area as part of an area domination exercise, the officials said.
In the exchange of fire, three Army personnel were injured. They died later during treatment.
The terrorists subsequently decamped with some weapons, the officials said.
Need one more indictment to close out this election: Donald Trump
Hitting out at the Biden administration, former United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that he wears the indictments as a "badge of honour" and he needs just one more to "close out" the upcoming presidential elections, New York Post reported.
He was delivering a speech at the annual Alabama GOP dinner in Montgomery on Friday.
Trump said that the growing list of charges he faces has only helped his campaign and said he considers each indictment a "truly great badge of honour."
"It's not going to make any impact, because every time they file an indictment we go way up in the polls," New York Post quoted Trump, the front-running Republican presidential candidate, saying to the crowd.
"We need one more indictment to close out this election," he joked, to cheers. "One more indictment and this election is closed out, nobody has even a chance."
3 killed, 3 injured in fresh violence in Manipur, curfew hours cut
Three persons including a father-son duo were killed by militants in Manipur's Bishnupur district late night on Friday, police said. The three were gunned down while they were sleeping and later slashed with swords at Kwakta in the district, police said on Saturday morning, adding that the assailants came from Churachandpur. "The three used to stay in a relief camp but had moved to their residences in Kwakta on Friday after the situation had improved," police said.
Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath extends greetings on completion of four years of Article 370 abrogation
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter to post his congratulations on the completion of four years of the revocation of Article 370 and 35-A in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Congratulations to all on the completion of 4 years of the abolition of Article 370 and 35-A, which have been the father and nurturer of separatism, terrorism, familism and misrule in Jammu and Kashmir for decades and have been a blot on our national unity and integrity!" Yogi tweeted in Hindi.
The chief minister further praised the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Haryana govt demolishes illegal constructions near SKM Government Medical College in Nuh district
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First Published: Aug 05 2023 | 7:34 AM IST
