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State-wise details of Covid-19 cases in India

New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases in India has reached 26,47,663, after 57,982 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data.

Meanwhile, the death toll stands at 50,921 after 941 new fatalities were reported in the country during this period.

Maharashtra, with, 5,95,865 positive cases, remains the worst affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (3,38,055), Andhra Pradesh (2,89,829) and Delhi (1,52,580).

Total positive cases in States/UTs:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 2,399

Andhra Pradesh- 2,89,829

Arunachal Pradesh- 2,701

Assam- 76,875

Bihar- 1,03,844

Chandigarh- 2,102

Chhattisgarh- 15,471

Dadra Nagar Haveli & Diu – 1,878

Delhi- 1,52,580

Gujarat- 78,680

Goa- 11,639

Haryana– 47,153

Himachal Pradesh- 4,156

Jammu and Kashmir- 28,470

Jharkhand- 23,055

Karnataka- 2,26,966

Kerala- 44,415

Ladakh- 1,948

Madhya Pradesh- 45,455

Maharashtra- 5,95,865

Manipur- 4,569

Meghalaya- 1,374

Mizoram- 789

Nagaland- 3,394

Odisha- 60,050

Puducherry- 7,732

Punjab- 31,206

Rajasthan- 61,296

Sikkim- 1,167

Tamil Nadu- 3,38,055

Telangana- 92,255

Tripura- 7,204

Uttarakhand- 12,175

Uttar Pradesh- 1,54,418

West Bengal – 1,16,498

State/UT wise total death toll:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 28

Andhra Pradesh- 2,650

Arunachal Pradesh- 5

Assam- 189

Bihar- 461

Chandigarh- 29

Chhattisgarh- 141

Dadra and Nagar Haveli- 2

Delhi- 4,196

Goa- 104

Gujarat- 2,785

Haryana- 538

Himachal Pradesh- 19

Jammu and Kashmir- 542

Jharkhand- 244

Karnataka- 3,947

Kerala- 156

Ladakh- 14

Madhya Pradesh- 1,105

Maharashtra- 20,037

Manipur- 16

Meghalaya- 6

Nagaland- 8

Odisha- 343

Puducherry- 110

Punjab- 812

Rajasthan- 876

Sikkim- 1

Tamil Nadu- 5,766

Telangana- 703

Tripura- 59

Uttar Pradesh- 2,449

Uttarakhand- 152

West Bengal- 2,428

However, a total of 19,19,842 people have been cured or discharged. Total active cases stand at 6,76,900.

-CHK

Three LeT terrorists behind Baramulla attack, will neutralise them soon: IGP Kashmir

Personnel of security forces at an encounter site in Kashmir (File pic)

Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, who were hiding in an orchard, took advantage of the thick foliage and targeted a joint party of Police and CRPF at Kreeri area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, killing three security forces personnel, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said today.

“After talking to eye-witnesses and checking the technical details, it seems Lashkar men who were three in number carried out the attack near a shallow stream where a joint team was on a normal naka duty,” the IGP told reporters at the site of incident at Kreeri, Baramulla. “The terrorists fired indiscriminately at the forces resulting in the death of two CRPF men and a special police officer (SPO),” he said.

The IGP added that the police is developing leads and the attackers will be neutralised soon.

On being asked about how the terrorists carried out two back to back attacks since August 14 and managed to escape, the IGP said several measures are being taken to trace the perpetrators.

“At times, terrorists manage to flee. We are developing leads and will neutralize the men involved in the two attacks (including Nowgam) soon,” he said.

On August 14, two policemen were killed at Nowgam area of Srinagar. Police had identified the terrorists through CCTV footage and a massive manhunt was launched to track them down. The IGP had stated that Nowgam attack was carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists.

Talking about yesterday’s attack at Sopore area of Baramulla, the IGP said that it wasn’t an attack but terrorists had fired a few shots during search operation after which no contact was established with them.

Meanwhile, police sources said that a massive cordon has been launched in Kreeri and its adjoining areas to hunt the attackers while CCTV footage of the area is also being checked thoroughly.

-CHK/ARK

Tension grips J&K after sacrilegious video goes viral, two held

Terrorist arrested
Representational image

Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Tension gripped Jammu and Kashmir as protests and shutdown were reported in various parts of the Union Territory today after a video against Prophet Muhammad went viral on social media yesterday night. Police have arrested two people involved in the act.

Police immediately swung into action and held two persons, who are members of Bharat Raksha Manch. One of the arrested persons is the head of the Manch and has been identified as Satpal.

Expressing strong anger and resentment over the sacrilegious video, protests erupted in Banihal and Kishtwar areas of Jammu region. Protests also broke out in various parts of Srinagar. Markaz Islamia Kishtwar has called for massive protests against the viral video. Sensing trouble, Kishtwar administration imposed curfew in the district to prevent any communal frenzy.

Kashmir’s Grand Mufti, Nasir-ul-Islam, while expressing serious concern over the sacrilegious video and comments against Prophet Muhammad (SAW) on social media, asked people to stage peaceful protests against the act after Friday prayers.

The Grand Mufti said that blasphemous comments against beloved Prophet Muhammad are highly condemnable and intolerable.

“I urge people of Kashmir to stage peaceful protest against the video circulated on social media by some people in Jammu. All imams should condemn the act in Friday sermons and demand stern punishment against those involved in the act,” Grand Mufti said, and urged people to keep their protests peaceful.

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu, Mukhesh Singh said that police have taken cognizance and an FIR has been registered as well.

“Two persons involved in the act have been arrested and more will be arrested,” Singh said and appealed to people to maintain calm and to protect the communal fabric and age old harmony of J&K.

IGP Jammu said that in connection with the video that had gone viral, in which unsavoury utterances have been made inciting communal sentiments, police has registered an FIR at Pacca Danga police station.

“Main accused Satpal has been arrested along with another accused Deepak,” he added.

-CHK

PM greets people on the start of Chingam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extend greetings to the people of Malayali community at the start of Chingam, the first month of the Malayalam new year.

Taking to twitter, PM Modi wrote, “As the month of Chingam commences, my greetings to everyone, especially my Malayali sisters and brothers. I pray that the coming year brings with it success, good health and prosperity for all.”

The first day of the Chingam month is considered auspicious for weddings, moving into a new house, buying a new vehicle and to start new ventures.

Although Vishu (first of Medam month) is the astronomical new year day in Kerala, the official Malayalam new year falls on the first day of Chingam.

Most of the temples across the state witness a huge rush as Hindus began the day by visiting temples. This year, due to COVID-19 pandemic large number of people won’t be seen visiting temples.

-RJV

MLA Samaresh Das dies of Covid-19

Samaresh Das

New Delhi (NVI): Trinamool Congress MLA Samaresh Das passed away at a Kolkata hospital this morning, who recently tested positive for coronavirus.

Das, 76, had tested positive for coronavirus at the AMRI hospital. He became the second Trinamool MLA to die of COVID-19 in West Bengal.

In a tweet today morning, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled the death of Samaresh Das.

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of East Midnapore MLA Samaresh Das. Samaresh Das’ demise leaves an irreparable void in Bengal politics. I express my solidarity with the family of Samaresh Das,” Banerjee tweeted in Bengali.

Samaresh Das was an MLA from Egra Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district of West Bengal.

Earlier, Trinamool leader Tamanash Ghosh had also succumbed to the virus. Both were suffering from comorbidities along with coronavirus and were taken to hospital for further treatment.

West Bengal now has over 1.16 lakh coronavirus cases while 2,428 people died due to pandemic in the state.

-RJV

Coronavirus cases surge past 21.6 million worldwide

Coronavirus cases

New Delhi (NVI): Worldwide coronavirus cases have surpassed 21.6 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, while more than 13.6 million people have recovered. Almost 7,75,000 people have died.

The United States has surpassed 1,70,000 coronavirus deaths, as health officials express concerns about COVID-19 complicating the fall flu season. More than 5.4 million people in the US have been infected, while 1.8 million have recovered.

In Brazil, more than 3.3 million infections have been reported while the number of fatalities have surpassed 1,07,000 in the country.

Mexico’s health ministry has reported 4,448 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 214 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 522,162 cases and 56,757 deaths as of the end of Sunday.

Australia reported the deadliest day of the pandemic with 25 fatalities from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours and 282 new cases in the state of Victoria.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday postponed the general election by four weeks to October 17 but ruled out delaying it any further, as the country tackles a new outbreak of the coronavirus.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 561 to 2,24,014. The reported death toll rose by one to 9,232, the tally showed.

Bolivia has surpassed 1,00,000 coronavirus cases, the country’s Ministry of Health reported, predicting that the virus would reach its peak in September. There have been 4,058 deaths since the virus first emerged in the country in early March.

South Korea reported 197 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday as it battles sporadic outbreaks in densely populated Seoul and its neighbouring area.

China reported 22 new coronavirus cases in the mainland, compared with 19 cases a day earlier.

-CHK

India deploys Dhruv helicopter in Mauritius to tackle oil spill

New Delhi (NVI): As the world celebrates World Helicopter Day, Indian-made Dhruv advanced light helicopter has been deployed in Mauritius to tackle oil spill near the country’s south-east coast, and deal with the environmental crisis the incident has posed.

The chopper has been deployed to extricate skimmed oil from a merchant vessel to a tug.

Mauritius has requested assistance from India to deal with the oil spill on its south-east coast after a Japanese ship ran aground on a coral reef.

Yesterday, India dispatched over 30 tonnes of technical equipment and materials on board an IAF Aircraft to Mauritius.

Apart from that, a 10-member Technical Response Team, consisting of Indian Coast Guards (ICG), personnel trained for dealing with oil spill containment measures, have also been deployed to Mauritius to extend necessary technical and operational assistance at the site.

Furthermore, the Indian assistance follows recent support provided by India to Mauritius in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government of Mauritius declared a state of environmental emergency late Friday as coastal areas including an island nature reserve face an ecological disaster.

-RJV/ARK

J&K: 2 CRPF men, cop killed in terror attack in Baramulla

2 LeT militants surrender after gunfight in J&K's Kulgam
(Representational/file image)

Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Two CRPF personnel and a J&K policeman were killed today after terrorists attacked a joint patrolling party at Tindim village of Kreeri area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said.

PRO CRPF (Kashmir) for operations Junaid Khan said, “Two CRPF men and a special police officer (SPO) were killed in militant attack at Kreeri.”

The slain security personnel have been identified as Lokas Sharma, driver Khursheed Khan and SPO Muzaffar Ahmad.

Kashmir Zone Police took to Twitter and said, “#Terrorists fired upon joint naka party of Police and CRPF near Kreeri area of #Baramulla. Two CRPF and one JKP #personnel sustained critical gunshot injuries who later on succumbed at hospital and attained #martyrdom. Area cordoned off, search ops on. @JmuKmrPolice”

A police official said that terrorists fired at the patrolling party at Tindim village of Kreeri. “Two CRPF men and a police man sustained serious injuries. They were rushed to the hospital for treatment, where they succumbed to their injuries,” officials added.

The officials said that terrorists managed to flee from the spot. Meanwhile, joint teams of Army, CRPF and Special Operation Group (SoG) of police cordoned off the area and have launched a massive manhunt.

-CHK/ARK

India’s COVID tally crosses 26 lakh; death toll tops 50,000 mark

New Delhi (NVI): The coronavirus cases in India saw the single-day jump of 57,982 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 26,47,663, Union Health Ministry said.

The country’s death toll now stands at 50,921 with 941 new fatalities being reported during this period.

So far, 19,19,843 patients have recovered all over the country. With this, the recovery rate stands at 75 per cent in India.

Maharashtra, with, 5,95,865 positive cases, remains the worst affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (3,38,055), Andhra Pradesh (2,89,829) and Delhi (1,52,580).

The other states with high virus cases are Karnataka (2,26,966), Uttar Pradesh (1,54,418), West Bengal (1,16,498) and Gujarat (78,680).

In terms of deaths, Maharashtra again tops the tally with 20,037 fatalities, ministry said.

The death toll in the national capital surged to 4,196 while another 1,37,561 patients have recovered so far, healthy ministry data shows.

According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), as on August 16, the cumulative number of 3,00,41,400 samples have been tested so far and 7,31,697 samples were tested yesterday.

Meanwhile, the Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the process of lifting the lockdown in the state would be done stepwise. The threat of COVID-19 still persists, Thackeray said, adding that he does not want a second wave of infections in the state.

-RJV

J&K: 4G internet restored in Ganderbal, Udhampur districts on trial basis

Srinagar (NVI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has restored high-speed internet data services in Ganderbal and Udhampur districts in the Union Territory on a trial basis till September 8. The 4G internet services were restored at 9 pm, a day after the culmination of the Independence Day celebrations in the UT.

High-speed internet and voice services were snapped by the J&K government on August 5 last year after Centre abrogated Article 370 that have a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. J&K has been bifurcated into two Union Territories – Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh’s after the historic to merge the region with the mainstream.

However, internet speed will continue to be restricted to 2G only in rest of the districts, according to the order issued by the J&K government’s Home Department.

“The high speed mobile services in the districts of Ganderbal and Udhampur shall be restored forthwith, on trial basis, while in the rest of the districts, the internet speed shall continue to be restricted to 2G only,” read the order.

“While the post paid sim card holders shall continue to be provided access to the internet, these services shall not be made available on pre-paid sim cards unless verified as per the norms applicable for post-paid connections,” the order read.

On August 11, the Centre told Supreme Court that 4G internet services will be allowed in one district each in Kashmir and Jammu divisions on a trial basis after Independence Day i.e., August 15.

Attorney General KK Venugopal, representing Centre had said that carefully calibrated easing of internet restrictions subject to strict monitoring in certain areas could be done on a trial basis in selected areas.

However, it will not be in any area adjoining the international border or the Line of Control (LoC). 4G internet restoration will only be done in areas that have a low intensity of terrorist activities, he said.

-ARK

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