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The proposal includes opening of preprimary schools, she said. Earlier this month, the Maharashtra government had announced the closure of schools in the state till February 15 as the number of coronavirus cases started spiralling from December ami...

Meanwhile, Maharashtra minister Varsha Gaikwad said a proposal to reopen schools in the state from next week based on the local COVID-19 situations has been sent to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Baghel, who has been appointed as the senior observer for the Uttar Pradesh polls by the Congress, met Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi at the former's 10, Janpath residence.

The activists, in the fresh plea, have sought directions to the Centre to file a status report with respect to compliance of the directions given in the judgment delivered in June last year.

MEA, Joint Secretary, Europe West Division, pointed out that the India-UK free trade agreement negotiations have been launched recently and the pact should be ready by the end of the year or early next year.

The health ministry also warned against the use of the drug for Covid-19 patients who are not on oxygen support or in-home settings.

The relative humidity at 8.30 am stood at 90 per cent, according to the data shared by the India Meteorological Department.

The marching contingents at the parade will take the same shorter route as last year, from Vijay Chowk to the National Stadium. The Beating the Retreat ceremony on January 29, which will be 15 minutes longer, will also have a laser show.

On a yearly basis, tier-2 cities such as Kolkata (13 per cent), Coimbatore (11 per cent), Kochi (5 per cent), and Baroda (2 per cent) observed favourable rise in hiring activity along with metro cities, the survey states.

The RDX was used as the core explosive in the IED but did not blow off due to "glitch" in circuit, as per final post-blast probe report submitted to Delhi Police.

On Saturday, Delhi reported 20,718 cases and 30 deaths. The city saw 24,383 cases and 34 fatalities on Friday.

The Technical Education council will take a decision after a meeting with higher officials on January 16.

CM Arvind Kejriwal said although Delhi is witnessing a sharp spike in Covid cases, there is no reason to worry, and asserted that hospitalisation and death rates are quite low.

Selected schools will be awarded Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000 per school, under Samagra Shiksha scheme. There will be six sub-category-wise awards with award money of Rs 20,000 per school.

Hindustan University Admissions via HITSEEE 2022 which will be conducted as a home proctored online admission test from May 2 to 9.

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya kicked off the India-leg of the Queens Baton Relay for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.