FINAL YEAR EXAMS: STATES CANNOT PROMOTE STUDENTS WITHOUT HOLDING EXAMS SAYS SC

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• All the final year examinations will be held under the rules of the UTC said the Supreme Court

• The top court said if any state or union territory (UT) is unable to conduct exams by September 30, they can individually contact the UTC to postpone it

REJOICE DELHITES, DIESEL PRICES TO FALL BY RS 8 PER LITRE

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• The Delhi state government has decided to reduce VAT from 30 percent to 16.75 percent

• After the decline, the cost of diesel will be Rs 73.64, previously it was Really 82 per litre

• This decision has been taken to provide some relief to ...

MAHARASHTRA'S COVID-19 TALLY SURPASSES 4 LAKH-MARK, GOVERNMENT EXTENDS LOCKDOWN TILL 31 AUGUST

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• Gyms, Yoga centres, malls and market complexes will reopen from August 5

• Outdoor sports like golf, tennis, badminton and malkham are allowed but with physical distancing

• Liquor shops in the state will remain operational as per the curr...

TAMIL NADU'S FAILED COVID-19 RESPONSE BEHIND CHENNAI'S CRIPPLING ECONOMY

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• The Unlock 1 guidelines issued by the Central Government allowed reopening of majority of businesses including salons and restaurants

• The 17-day complete lockdown imposed by the Tamil Nadu state government has dented most of the businesses in Chennai

REJOICE TRAVELERS, GOA IS NOW OPEN FOR DOMESTIC TOURISTS

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• Over 250 hotels across the state of Goa have reopened on July 2 after getting permission from the state government

• The state government has issued new tourism guidelines and regulations in three stages

• As per the guidelines, no quarant...

CM KEJRIWAL: SITUATION IN DELHI IMPROVING, RECOVERY RATE AT 67 PERCENT

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• CM Kejriwal said out of 100 samples, only 13 people are testing positive for coronavirus

• Previously it was predicted that the city would have nearly 60,000 active cases by June 30, but today there are around 26,000 active cases said CM Arvind Kejriwal<...

TELANGANA HOME MINISTER MOHAMMED MAHMOOD ALI TESTS COVID-19 POSITIVE

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• In the last week, the gunmen and other staff members of the Home Minister Mahmood Ali had tested positive for the coronavirus 

• Telangana Home Minister had participated in a plantation programme on June 25 along with top police officials

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DELHI: FUEL PRICES SKY HIGH, PETROL NOW AT RS 80 PER LITRE

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• According to the chairman of Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Sanjiv Singh the Delhi state government has increased VAT on petrol from 27 percent to 30 and on diesel from 16.75 percent to 30 percent

• The opposition parties are continuously attacking the Central G...

ADANI POWER SET TO TAKE OVER 49 PERCENT STAKE IN ODISHA POWER FOR $135 MILLION

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• The state government of Odisha will hold remaining 51 percent stake in OPGC

• OPGC's thermal power plant is located at Banharpalli in Jharsuguda district of Odisha

• Adani Group said it will continue its partnership with the AES in ord...

BENGALURU: STRICT LOCKDOWN IMPOSED IN ALL THE HIGH DENSITY AREAS

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• Areas like KR Market, Siddapura, Kalasipalya and VV Puram have been declared as containment zone

• CM Yediyurappa said that in order to curtail the spread of COVID-19, strict measures must be imposed

• Bengaluru Urban district reporter mor...

DELHI GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW SOPs FOR COVID-19 TESTING, HOME QUARANTINE

The state government of Delhi led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced new set of rules related to coronavirus testing and home quarantine. As per the new rules, people in Delhi that test positive for the coronavirus through a lab-based swab test will be first taken to a government cen...

PUNJAB CM CAPT. AMARINDER SINGH ORDERS STRICT LOCKDOWN ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, WEEKENDS

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• All the shops dealing with essential commodities or services can operate on all days in the week till 7 p.m.

• Liquor shops and restaurants with take away/home delivery services will remain open on all days till 8 p.m.

• As per the guideli...

DELHI STATE GOVERNMENT MIGHT IMPOSE LOCKDOWN AGAIN

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• Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed the worsening coronavirus situation in Delhi

• According to the Delhi state government, the national capital will have more than 5.5 lakh cases of COVID-19 by July 31

DELHI: RISE IN PETROL, DIESEL PRICES AFTER INCREASE IN VAT

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• In Delhi, the petrol and diesel will be sold at ?71.26 and ?69.59 per litre respectively

• Along with the Delhi state government, various states like Haryana and Tamil Nadu decided to increase VAT

• Despite being in the list of essential s...

STATE MACHINERY CLAMPING DOWN BUSINESS IN LIEU OF COMPENSATION

• Governors’ call for businesses to close down goes largely unheeded
• Shinzo Abe had declared state of emergency in Japan on Wednesday.

Shinzo Abe declared emergency in Japan yesterday with most of Japan closing down including Tokyo and six...

BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT CALLS STATE GOVERNMENTS “JOB-KILLERS”

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• Jair Bolsarno, the Brazilian President is not happy with lockdowns
• Asks states to roll back the same 
• Calls state governments job killers 
• Warns of chaos 

Economic slowdown to the global recessio...

The alliance between Lagos State Government & Germany on the transfer of knowledge for the safety & occupational health in the state

There is going to be a partnership between the Lagos State Government & Germany on the transfer of knowledge for the safety & occupational health in the state. The Chief Executive Officer, as well as, Director General of Lagos State Safety Commission, Hakeem Dickson, spoke in Southwest Ni...