Jaipur Mar 19 PTI The BJP is trying to lure 10 Congress MLAs in Gujarat ahead of the assembly polls there an adviser to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has claimedSanyam Lodha the independent MLA from Sirohi in Rajasthan also said that he has informed the Congress leadership and its Gujarat unit chief Raghu Sharma about the inputs he has receivedAssembly elections in Gujarat are scheduled to be held at the end of this year The BJP is trying to lure 10 Congress MLAs ahead of the 2022 Gujarat assembly elections Be alert Lodha tweeted in Hindi on FridayIn the tweet he has tagged Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra the Congress and the partys Gujarat unitI have warned the Congress I have inputs about it and that is why I have informed the party I informed Raghu Sharma 20 days ago There was no movement from his side so I have tagged the party high command to alert it Lodha told PTIHe said This is bound to happen if you remain in a slumber We are anti-BJP and it is our responsibility to raise an alert Before the Rajya Sabha elections in 2020 eight Congress MLAs in Gujarat had resigned and later joined the BJPAt that time the Congress had shifted its MLAs from Gujarat to Jaipur fearing horse-trading Recently five former Congress MLAs joined the BJP The Congress now has 65 MLAs in Gujarat PTI AG ANB ANB

New Delhi Feb 26 PTI In a relief to people travelling together in private vehicles in Delhi the DDMA in an order on Saturday said no penalty will be imposed on them if found without masksThe penalty for not wearing face masks in public places was reduced from Rs 2000 to Rs 500 at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management AuthorityDDMA on Fridayin relation to the clause 3h c whereby not wearing of face maskcover in all public places has been made an offence the penalty under this provision will not be applicable to persons travelling together in private four wheeler vehicles from February 28 the order saidThe Delhi High Court had on February 2 directed the DDMA to take a look into several orders issued by it in relation to COVID-19 protocols PTI VIT IJT

Panaji Feb 18 PTI School uniforms will not be mandatory and concession in timings may be given to students in initial days when physical classes resume for grades 1 to 12 in Goa from February 21 after coronavirus-induced break the state government said on FridayIn a circular Director of Education Bhushan Savaikar said timing concession if required may be given to students in initial daysThe circular said exams should be held in offline mode only and school uniforms should not be insisted upon by authoritiesThe Education Department has ordered the reopening of all schools including pre-primary ones from Monday Feb 21Savaikar said the decision to reopen the schools has been taken in view of a downward trend in COVID-19 cases in the state PTI RPS RSY RSY

New Delhi Jan 27 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the National Cadet Corps PM Rally at the Cariappa ground here on FridayIn a statement issued on Thursday the Prime Ministers Office PMO said the rally will mark the culmination of the NCC Republic Day Camp and is held on January 28 every yearAt the event Modi will inspect the guard of honour review march past by NCC contingents and also witness the NCC cadets displaying their skills in Army action slithering microlight flying parasailing as well as cultural programmesThe best cadets will receive a medal and baton from the prime minister the statement said PTI KR DIV DIV

Kolkata Oct 30 PTI West Bengals daily Covid-19 cases continued to hover around 980 for the past few days while the state recorded 13 fresh fatalities on Satutrday five more than the previous days figure according to the health department dataThe state registered 980 fresh cases on Saturday down from 982 on the previous day taking the toll to 1591994 It had logged 990 and 976 infections on October 28 and 27 respectivelyThe health department bulletin said eight nine and 15 people died due to the disease respectively on October 29 28 and 27Kolkata accounted for 272 new cases on Saturday while in neighbouring North 24 Parganas district the figure was 148 The respective figures on Friday were 273 and 161 on FridayOf the 13 fresh deaths North 24 Parganas accounted for five while the city registered four One death each was reported from Purba and Paschim Medinipur Murshidabad and Darjeeling districts the bulletin saidBengals positivity rate slightly increased to 208 per cent on Saturday It was 2 per cent on FridayIn the last 24 hours 880 recoveries were reported in the state taking the discharge rate to 9828 per cent So far 1564558 people have recovered from coronavirus in West BengalThe number of active cases currently is 8310Since Friday 47131 samples were tested for Covid-19 in West Bengal taking the total number of such examinations to 19180886 the bulletin saidMeanwhile 1003906 vaccine doses were administered in the state on Saturday a health department official said adding that 77454443 people have got at least one dose of the vaccine PTI SCH NN NN

New Delhi Oct 22 PTI India is integrating technology with a system of household-level segregation so that waste is processed and reused Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on FridayIn a meeting with Cyrill Gutsch the founder and CEO of Parley for the Oceans a global initiative which aims to raise awareness about the oceans the minister said waste is being looked at like a resource and its management in the country is based on the principles of sustainability At the dialogue with Mr Cyrill Gutsch Founder and CEO Parley For The Oceans on Plastic Free Cities and Oceans stated that waste management rules in India are based on the principles of sustainabilityWe are no longer looking at waste just as waste but as a resource To turn waste into a resource it is essential to focus on segregation The government of India is integrating technology with a system of household-level segregation so that waste is processed and reused the minister tweeted after the meeting PTI AG TIR TIR