Breaking News, Latest Updates May 12

As per the information provided by CMO, "Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated CG Teeka web portal today via video conferencing. This web portal developed would make the entire process of registration for COVID vaccination quick and convenient."

Punjab: Devotees light up earthen lamps and offered prayers at Golden Temple in Amritsar on the occasion of Guru Angad Dev's Prakash Purab.

As per the information provided by Union Health Ministry, "India's cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 17.70 crores doses, over 4.1 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18-44 vaccinated today till 8 pm, more than 17.7 lakh vaccine doses administered today."

12,490 new COVID-19 cases, 14,264 recoveries and 165 deaths reported in Haryana today.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with Kuwait Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Nasser Mohammed AlSabah today. "Conveyed our appreciation for the maritime bridge with Kuwait that is enabling smooth oxygen flow," EAM Jaishankar says.

Karnataka records 39,998 new COVID-19 cases, 34,752 recoveries and 517 fatalities in the last 24 hours.

Uttar Pradesh reports 18,125 new COVID-19 cases, 26,712 recoveries and 329 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Mumbai records 2116 new COVID-19 cases, 66 fatalities and 4293 recoveries in the past 24 hours.

Himachal Pradesh: Landslide hit Chandigarh-Manali Highway near Mandi earlier today, hampering traffic movement for an hour.

Rajasthan registers 16,384 new #COVID19 cases, 164 deaths and 12,840 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

Kamakhya Devalaya temple in Assam's Guwahati to remain closed for visitors with effect from May 13 till further notice.

Uttarakhand Chief Secretary writes to all district magistrates to distribute ivermectin tablets to each family as a chemoprophylaxis.

Goa reports 2865 new COVID-19 cases, 70 deaths and 2840 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

As per the information provided by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, "Retail inflation comes down to 4.29% in April from 5.52% in March."

As per the information provided by Ministry of Railways, "So far, nearly 6,260 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen delivered to various states across the country."

Delhi Court says it will pronounce an order on anticipatory bail plea of Navneet Kalra tomorrow, in connection with a case relating to the hoarding of oxygen concentrators in a restaurant in South Delhi.

As per the information provided by Dr Sanjeev Sinha, Department of Medicine, AIIMS said,  "We have to maintain proper hygiene to prevent mucormycosis. Long-term steroid & immunosuppressant patients have to take extra precautions. It is a treatable disease."

Delhi records 13,287 fresh COVID-19 cases (positivity rate - 17.03%), 14,071 recoveries, and 300 deaths in the last 24 hours.

As per the information provided by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, "The Union Cabinet has approved production-linked incentives to reduce import dependence and fuel domestic production of battery storage equipment. This will give a big push to electric mobility, benefiting 3-wheeler, 4-wheeler and heavy vehicles."

Bombay High Court slams Pune Municipal Corporation over beds availability in hospitals in the district. The Court said that only creating a dashboard is not enough but beds should also be available.

Complete lockdown to be imposed in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district from midnight today till midnight of 15th May, in view of rise in COVID19 cases

Suspected terrorists carried out a grenade attack on a police party in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir but there was no report of any casualty, officials said on Wednesday.

A grenade was hurled by unidentified persons at a police party which was engaged in checking vehicles at Nad on Samba-Udhampur road around 10 pm Tuesday, the officials said.

They said the grenade missed the intended target and exploded in an open area without causing any damage.

The whole area was immediately cordoned off and a massive search operation is underway to nab the suspected terrorists who carried out the attack, the officials said.

Israel on Tuesday stepped up its attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a high-rise building used by the Hamas militant group and killing at least three militants in their hideouts as Palestinian rockets rained down almost nonstop on parts of Israel.

It was the heaviest fighting between the two bitter enemies since 2014, and it showed no signs of slowing.

Delhi: Flight from South Korea carrying medical aid landed at Airport