Breaking News, March 13

The opposition DMK in poll-bound Tamil Nadu released its manifesto on Saturday, promising to reserve 75 per cent jobs for the local people in the state if the party is voted to power.

Election Commission writes to chief secretaries and chief electoral officers of Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Puducherry regarding 'equitable opportunity to have access to advertisement spaces for election-related advertisement'.

Deepak Mishra, practice manager in the World Bank's macroeconomics, trade, and investment global practice has been appointed as the next director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), the economic think tank said.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for government jobs recruitment is likely to be held around September this year. He said the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting the CET has been constituted with the approval of the Union Cabinet.

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation temporarily suspended its operations to Kolhapur in Maharashtra which has a substantial
Kannada population in view of the ongoing border row between the two states.

PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP chief JP Nadda arrives at BJP headquarters for party's Central Election Committee meeting

Haryana's Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said on Saturday the state government has made all the arrangements at the mandi-level for the procurement of rabi crops at the minimum support price (MSP).

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was cleared of the debris brought in by a massive mudslide in Ramban district, paving the way for resumption of one-way traffic after two days, officials said.

Odisha BJP MLA Subash Panigrahi attempted suicide in State Assembly by consuming sanitiser. "Paddy procurement not being done in Debgad. More than 2 lakh quintal paddy lying unsold. Attempted suicide by consuming sanitiser to draw govt's attention to the issue," he said.

Complete lockdown imposed in Maharashtra's Aurangabad on weekends, due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.

The total number of COVID19 cases in Aurangabad district is 57,755 including 5,569 active cases, till yesterday.

Telangana reported 216 new COVID-19 cases, 168 recoveries, and 2 deaths on 12th March.

• Total cases: 3,00,933
• Total recoveries 2,97,363
• Death toll 1,652
• Active cases in the state 1,918

India reported 24,882 new COVID-19 cases, 19,957 recoveries, and 140 deaths in the last 24 hours.

• Total cases: 1,13,33,728
• Total recoveries: 1,09,73,260  
• Active cases: 2,02,022 
• Death toll: 1,58,446    
• Total vaccination: 2,82,18,457

A total of 20,53,537 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry COVID-19 Vaccination.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said, "Till now, there is no information about the influx of Myanmarese in the state. We have deployed and alerted the security at the border. The matter is a bilateral issue between India and Myanmar and the State cannot take any action on this issue."

Kisan Social Army has constructed a permanent shelter at Tikri border as protest against farm laws continues. "These houses are strong, permanent just like the will of the farmers. 25 houses built, 1000-2000 similar houses to be built in coming days," said Anil Malik, Kisan Social Army. 

The father of a 13-year-old girl, who was gang-raped in the Sajeti area yesterday, died after being hit by a truck outside the hospital in Ghatampur where she was undergoing a medical examination. All three accused have been arrested. Two were arrested before, the third one nabbed today. Case registered under Sec 376 IPC and POCSO Act. We will file the charge sheet based on evidence in the court now - Preetinder Singh, Kanpur SSP on minor's gang-rape case in Sajeti. 

Social distancing goes for a toss as hundreds of people flock to Cotton Market in Nagpur, Maharashtra ahead of a week-long lockdown starting March 15. 

Patients being treated at the COVID-19 care centre in Maharashtra's Shegaon came outside to protest after not receiving food till 2 pm. "I am told that contractor's cylinder wasn't working hence the delay but we're running a thorough enquiry," said Buldhana Addl Dist Collector.