Breaking News Live, Latest Updates April 10

In order to meet the increased demand for manpower during the ongoing pandemic, all Delhi Govt hospitals are directed to engage 4th & 5th year MBBS students, interns and BDS doctors: Delhi Govt

The Ministry of Tourism will organise a mega event to showcase the myriad tourism products of Jammu and Kashmir from April 11 to 13, an official statement said on Saturday. The event titled 'Tapping the Potential of Kashmir: Another Day in Paradise' will be held in Srinagar.

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel will address the delegates at the event.

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Meghalaya government on Saturday issued a fresh set of COVID-19 protocols, mandating online registration on a
state-operated portal for those willing to enter the state, Principal Secretary (health) Sampath Kumar said.

Every traveller will have to carry a COVID-negative certificate, and if anyone is found exhibiting symptoms of the disease at the entry point might have to undergo the test again, he said.

Kerala Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19.

A strong earthquake killed at least six people and damaged buildings on Indonesia's main island of Java and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali, officials said Saturday. No tsunami warnings were posted.

Maharashtra: BMC allows wine shops to sell liquor as per the License issued to concerned shops. They can sell liquor only through home delivery service between 7.00 am to 8.00 pm and delivery executives must follow COVID-19 protocols.

The Election Commission of India on Saturday ordered repolling in four polling booths of Assam. Repolling will be held at the polling stations in Ratabari, Sonai and Haflong constituencies on April 20, the ECI said in a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam.

• After a wait for decades, the 'mahayagya' of 'ashol poribortan' has started in Bengal. This 'mahayagya' will teach a lesson to appeasers: PM Narendra Modi in Krishnanagar.
• This election of Bengal is not only being fought by BJP, people of Bengal are also fighting this election: PM Narendra Modi.
• Didi abuses EC, CAPF, EVM.. to the extent, that Didi is abusing her own party's polling agents now. She is so desperate that she is defaming Bengal's voters. Didi, o Didi! People of Bengal don't expect you to have sensitivity any more: PM Modi in Krishnanagar.
• Handicraft, business, marketing, investment aren't among TMC's priorities. Didi's TMC is an expert in 'tolabaazi'. Didi's TMC is an expert in cut-money. Didi's TMC is an expert in killing BJP workers. Didi's TMC is an expert in rigging

Pathankot police busted a racket of illegal liquor and arrested one man. 4 litres of illicit liquor and 55 kgs of lahan (raw material for illicit liquor) seized.

A leopard was found dead near Karamadai Range Forest in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Forest dept is investigating the cause of its death. Postmortem will be done.

Thane Crime Branch recovered 21 Remdesivir injections and arrested 2 persons. 

A tiffin Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was unearthed today by 53rd Battalion Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) near a road in Kurushnar, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. 

2 people arrested for beating a man to death who had allegedly objected to them molesting his wife in Virar of Palghar district, Maharashtra. 4 accused had entered the man's residence early morning on Monday and molested his wife. FIR registered to search for 2 more accused underway.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in West Bengal's Siliguri. Here are the highlights from his speech:

• What happened in Cooch Behar is very saddening. My sympathies are with the families of those who died, I condole their demise. Didi and her goons are perturbed, seeing the people's support for BJP. She has stooped to this level as she can see her chair slipping away.
• I would like to tell Didi, TMC, and their goons clearly that their ways will not be allowed to work in Bengal. I urge the Election Commission to take strict action against the accused of the incident in Cooch Behar.
• Didi, this violence, tactics of instigating people to attack the Security Forces, the tactics of obstructing the polling process will not protect you. This violence can't protect you from the 10 years of your ill-governance.

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi holds a meeting via video conference with chief ministers and ministers of the Congress-ruled states to review the COVID-19 situation.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting via video conference of all political party leaders today to review the current COVID-19 situation in the state.

India reported 1,45,384 new COVID-19 cases, 77,567 discharges, and 794 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.

• Total cases: 1,32,05,926
• Total recoveries: 1,19,90,859
• Active cases: 10,46,631
• Death toll: 1,68,436
• Total vaccination:  9,80,75,160

The total number of samples tested up to April 9 is 25,52,14,803 including 11,73,219 samples tested yesterday.

Owners of restaurants, bars, and pubs in Bengaluru urge the government to reconsider the timing of the night curfew that will come into effect from 10 pm tonight.

"We urge govt to reconsider timing and maybe push it to 11 pm so that we can do some business," a restaurant owner said.

Weekend lockdown imposed from 8 pm on Friday to 7 am on Monday in Maharashtra. Visuals from Bandra Reclamation in Mumbai.

Lucknow Police took into custody 28 people who were caught gambling in Janki Puram. "Two four-wheelers, 8 bikes, 34 mobile phones and around Rs 10 lakh in cash have been recovered. Action will be taken against them under the gangster act," a police officer said.

Sanjay Pandey, Director General of Maharashtra State Security Corporation has been given additional charge as Maharashtra Director General of Police (Acting).