MH Newspaper Cuttings of the Day_ 10th April 2021_Saturday

MHES -Daily Newspaper Quiz
Questions and Answers-(9/4/2021)
1. Expand NEGVAC
Ans. National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid
2. Covid-19 vaccines are ……….. vaccines
Ans. Disease-modifier vaccines
3. Who is the longest serving royal consort in British history?
Ans. Prince Philip
4. Expand KWA
Ans. Kerala Water Authority
5. Expand WTP
Ans. Water Treatment Plant
6. The two new species in the genus have been Christened as …….. and ……
Ans. Rajathelphusaala and Rajathelphusa muni

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today

1. Fourth phase of West Bengal polls

The electoral fates of Union Minister Babul Supriyo and West Bengal ministers Partha Chatterjee and Arup Biswas will be decided today when votes will be cast for the fourth phase of the high-octane poll in West Bengal.

2. Protesting farmers to block KMP-KGP expressway for 24 hours from Saturday morning

Intensifying their protest against the three farm laws, the farmers protesting at Delhi borders will block the key Kundali-Manesar-Palwal highway for 24 hours starting Saturday morning.

3. Uddhav to hold all-party meet to discuss COVID-19

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will hold an all-party meeting on April 10 to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the State, a BJP leader said on Friday.

4. Karnataka government bans RTC employees strike as stalemate continues

Citing inconvenience caused to the public and the strike being against the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, the Labour department issued the ban orders.

5. Mamata asked to respond to EC notice by 11 a.m.

The Election Commission has issued a notice to Mamata Banerjee for her “completely false, provocative and intemperate statements” against central forces performing election duty in West Bengal, provoking a defiant TMC boss to declare she will continue doing so until “the CRPF stops working for BJP”.

6. Puducherry clamps night curfew amid rising COVID-19 cases

Amid increasing coronavirus cases here, a night curfew would be enforced from April 10, said Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.

7. Punjab prepared for wheat procurement from today

To ensure seamless wheat procurement commencing from Saturday amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Punjab government has set up COVID-19 vaccination camps in all 154 market committees across the state for inoculating persons above the age of 45 years visiting grain markets during the current rabi marketing season.

8. Indian Premier League | It’s MSD vs Pant as CSK take on DC

It will be a battle between ‘young apprentice and his master’ when Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings square off each other in an IPL match here on Saturday, with both sides aiming for a winning start to their campaign.

9. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments

The number of positive coronavirus cases India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 1,29,054, taking the tally in the country to1,31,89,071, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,69,730.

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