Live updates: Uttarkahand high court stays Char Dham Yatra
Uttarakhand government extends Covid-19 curfew by another week with some relaxations; gyms to open at 50% capacity, markets to open in the state for 6 days. The West Bengal government has put on hold, from Monday, “off-site and outdoor vaccination” camps, with perhaps a few exceptions. The move comes four days after vaccines administered at a Kasba camp were found to be fake, leading to the arrest of the organizers. Even a month after Covid-19 cases started to decline following the second wave of infection attaining its peak in mid-May, Punjab’s case fatality rate is still on an alarming climb. The case fatality rate has picked up pace in the last two weeks by scaling to 6.23% — six patients dying out of 100 — while Punjab’s death ratio or the proportion of people infected with the virus dying in June has touched 5.29% — five deaths out of 100. Both are at an all-time high. Stay with us for all live updates from across India.Read Less
Uttarkahand high court (HC) has stayed Char Dham Yatra
Uttarakhand high court stays state cabinet's decision permitting Char Dham Yatra with limited number of pilgrims. The court has also ordered live streaming of Char Dham shrines. Next hearing on July 7.
Andhra Pradesh: Curfew to be relaxed in eight districts from July 1. The new curfew timings will be 9pm to 6am. Curfew in five districts- East Godavari, West Godavari, Kirshna, Prakasam and Chittoor - to remain same due to high Covid-19 positivity rate.
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BSP not to contest zila panchayat chairperson elections
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Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath appointed Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh high court
Uttarakhand government extends Covid curfew by another week in the state.
Uttarakhand government extends Covid-19 curfew by another week with some relaxations; gyms to open at 50% capacity, markets to open in the state for 6 days.
UP: BJP ally turned rebel SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar dismisses AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi's claim for 100 seats in UP. Says no such seat sharing negotiations ever happened with him.
Mahakaleshwar temple at Ujjain reopens for devotees today
The Mahakaleshwar temple at Ujjain reopens for devotees today. Temple to open from 6am to 8pm daily, online registration required, negative RT-PCR report not older than 48 hours or vaccination certificate required at entry.
A team conducted a raid at the residence of accused Debanjan who organised fake vaccine camps & recovered some stamps, forged documents of various departments. Three debit cards & bank passbooks were also recovered: Kolkata Police
5 FIRs registered against farmers leaders & their supporters (including Lakha Sidhana, Baldev S Sirsa) for rioting, assault on public servants and obstructing them in duty during protests under the banner of SKM when they broke into barricades at Matour barrier: Chandigarh Police (ANI)
Rajasthan: Devotees arrive at Ajmer Sharif Dargah to offer prayers as the state government permits the reopening of religious places from today.
West Bengal: Pause on off-site vaccination camps; new rules to be discussed in meeting today
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Kashi Vishwanath temple allows entry of devotees in sanctum sanctorum
Kashi Vishwanath temple administration allowed the entry of devotees inside the sanctum sanctorum to offer Jalabhishek on the Shivlinga from Sunday. The entry of devotees in temple was permitted from June 8 by ending provision of carrying RT-PCR report in view of second wave of Covid-19, but the entry in sanctum sanctorum was not allowed. READ MORE
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