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A civic body official gives token to a passenger to register his name before screening, in Bhubaneswar.

With more than 1.8 lakh cases, India reports highest single-day spike Special Correspondent

The number of daily deaths surged to its highest in nearly six months.

Centre fast-tracks approval for more vaccine candidates

Curfew in Maharashtra for 15 days from today

Surat turns Gujarat’s COVID-19 epicentre

Athletes Priyanka, Jinson test COVID-19 positive

Tamil Nadu

An MTC checking inspector checking passengers for masks in Chennai. Photograph used for representational purposes only

Tamil Nadu

In a week, TN police book over 2.25 lakh people for not wearing masks

Special Correspondent All wings of the police force are conducting awareness programmes and a drive against violators of COVID-19 norms

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The grave, in St. Thomas Church in Udhagamandalam, lies neglected, overgrown with weeds and at risk from the elements

Tamil Nadu

Calls for restoration of grave of renowned architect Henry Irwin, in Ooty

Rohan Premkumar The Nilgiri Documentation Centre has asked the government to restore the neglected grave of the architect, who designed the Chennai Central station, Madras High Court and American College in Madurai among other landmark buildings

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Kerala

Hectic shopping characterised Vishu eve on Tuesday.

Kerala

Subdued festivities mark Vishu, Ramzan in Kerala

Special Correspondent Citizens remain indoors and restrict festivities to the confines of their homes.

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IMD forecast predicts widespread rainfall for the State till April 18.

Kerala

Heavy rainfall alert for Kerala

Special Correspondent Seven districts have been placed on yellow alert.

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Karnataka

Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa speaks at a campaign rally in Balekundri village in Belagavi district for party nominee Mangala Angadi.

Karnataka

Night curfew could be extended to other districts, if need be: Yediyurappa

Special Correspondent Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said in Belagavi on Wednesday that the night curfew, imposed in some districts to control COVID-19, could be extended to other districts if necessary. He clarified there was no proposal to impose a lockdown.He was speaking to journalists when he arrived to campaign for Mangala Angadi, the BJP candidate. “I have called an all-party meeting on April 18. We will discuss various issues related to the epidemic there. We will take a call on extending the night curfew.

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The overturned fishing boat off Mangaluru on April 13, 2021. Photo: Special Correspondent

National

3 fishermen dead after mid-sea collision off Mangaluru

Special Correspondent 9 missing as container ship hits trawler.

Andhra Pradesh

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A sanitation worker disinfects the premises at COVID testing centre in Vijayawada on Tuesday.

Andhra Pradesh

A.P. sees highest single-day tally in six months

Staff Reporter 4,228 new infections and 10 deaths due to COVID reported in past day

Representational image of COVID-19 vaccine

Andhra Pradesh

Vaccination drive all set to resume today in A.P.

Staff Reporter Andhra Pradesh is all set to conduct a vaccination drive on a large-scale on Wednesday as part of Tika Utsav as it received 6.4 lakh doses of Covishield and Covaxin doses from the Centre. Though the batch of 4.4 lakh Covishield vaccines were received late on Monday and distributed to the districts immediately, not many doses were administered due to low turn out at vaccine centres on the occasion of Ugadi. As of 8 p.m., only 4,483 beneficiaries were administered vaccines on Tuesday, according to

Telangana

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Powerlifter Inturi Rekha lost her job as a gym trainer after the pandemic forced shut many fitness centres.

Telangana

Pandemic dashes powerlifter’s hope

V.V. Subrahmanyam One of the six from TS to be named for World Championship in Krygystan

(From top) A woman feeds Ugadi Pachadi to her daughter on the occasion of Telugu New Year on Tuesday.

Telangana

Governor, CM lead people in welcoming Plavanama Ugadi

Special Correspondent ‘More importance to be given to flow of water this year’

Other States

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Devotees gather to offer prayers during the third Shahi Snan of the Kumbh Mela, at Har ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar.

Other States

Shahi snan in Haridwar | Lakhs ignore COVID-19 concerns to take holy dip

PTI By noon, between eight and 10 lakh people took a bath in the river, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, who was supervising the arrangements at Haridwar, said.

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Peasant rights activist Akhil Gogoi. File photo

Other States

Gauhati High Court upholds bail order of Akhil Gogoi by special NIA court

PTI Any act aimed at creating civil disturbance will not come within the purview of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 unless committed with the requisite intention, the Court said.

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