Name: 4 dead, 7 trapped in Muzaffarpur snacks factory fire
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Description: At least four people have died and seven others are feared trapped inside a snacks factory in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, where a massive fire broke out this morning. While rescue operations are underway, the cause of the fire is not clear yet. The Bihar government has announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh for the family of those dead.

At least four people have died and seven others are feared trapped inside a snacks factory in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, where a massive fire broke out this morning.

4 dead, 7 trapped in Muzaffarpur snacks factory fire

At least four people have died and seven others are feared trapped inside a snacks factory in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, where a massive fire broke out this morning. While rescue operations are underway, the cause of the fire is not clear yet. The Bihar government has announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh for the family of those dead.

People venturing out of homes without valid reasons during the weekend curfew will face arrest and prosecution for violating anti-Covid regulations, Delhi Police has sa

People venturing out of homes without valid reasons during the weekend curfew will face arrest and prosecution for violating anti-Covid regulations, Delhi Police has said. The warning was sounded out after the Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava asked the force to strictly implement the weekend restrictions imposed to curb the rapid spread of infection in the national capital. Delhi is currently under a weekend curfew till Monday morning. Anyone coming out of their homes will definitely be checked by police personnel and questioned, police said. Medical services and supply of food materials, fruits and vegetables, however, will go on as usual.

In an astonishing set of visuals, hordes of passenger were seen running out of the Buxar railway station in a mad scramble to avoid a Covid test. In a video shared by N

In an astonishing set of visuals, hordes of passenger were seen running out of the Buxar railway station in a mad scramble to avoid a Covid test. In a video shared by NDTV journalist Manish Kumar, passengers who arrived from Pune can be seen hurrying out of the railway station to skip the mandatory Covid test. In the later part of the video only a handful passengers are seen at the testing booth set up tpo screen the migrant workers returning from different states. Officials at railway station told NDTV that this has become a daily ritual as hundreds of workers are returning from Covid-hit Mumbai, Pune and Delhi.

A total of 54 sadhus, including some akhada heads participating in the mega Kumbh Mela at Uttarakhand's Haridwar, have tested positive for Covid-19. 24 of tho

A total of 54&nbsp;sadhus, including some akhada&nbsp;heads participating in the mega Kumbh Mela at Uttarakhand's Haridwar, have tested positive for Covid-19. 24 of those cases were reported on Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Over 2,000 people from the Kumbh area tested positive for the coronavirus in the first five days between April 10 to 15, according to officials
Uttarakhand reported 2,402 new #COVID19 cases including 1,051 in Dehradun and 539 cases in Haridwar, taking the total number of cases to 1,18,646.

Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases, the UP government has announced a Sunday shutdown in the state.

Amid a spike in <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19 cases</a>, the UP government has announced a Sunday shutdown in the state. Only essential services and activities will be allowed and the shutdown will be a weekly feature, the govt said.
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CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered a strict crackdown on those not wearing masks. People caught without a mask will be fined ₹ 1,000 the first time and ₹ 10,000 for the second violation, the CM has ordered.
Uttar Pradesh reported 104 deaths and 22,439 fresh cases on Thursday.
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Data shows a dramatic rise in Covid infections as mass rallies were held with little regards to guidelines.

As the country grapples with a massive <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid surge</a>, the number of virus infections saw a huge spike in poll bound 4 states and 1 union territory during the period of political campaign over the last one month. 
Data shows a dramatic rise in Covid infections as mass rallies were held with little regards to guidelines. 
Sample this: 
1. West Bengal, which still has four phases of polling to go, had registered only 200 new cases on March 1. Cut to April 13, the daily number of infections rose to over 3,700. 
2. Similarly in Tamil Nadu, which went to polls on April&nbsp;6, there were only 470 new cases on March 1. The number shot up to over 5,700 on April 13.
3. Kerala, which also voted on April 6, had reported close to 3,500 cases on March 1. The state's daily count shot up to over 5,600 by April 13. 
4. Same with Assam. The state had 23 new Covid cases on March, the daily count rose to 378 on April 13.
5. The union territory of Puducherry reported just 19 new cases on March. Cut to April 13 and there were 313 new Covid cases...
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Delhi will go under a weekend curfew from 10 pm today till 5 am on Monday as the govt tightened curbs to control the worrying spike in Covid cases...

Delhi will go under a <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/covid-19-surge-weekend-curfew-in-delhi-malls-gyms-shut-1618472450695" target="_blank">weekend curfew</a> from 10 pm today till 5 am on Monday as the govt tightened curbs to control the worrying spike in <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid cases</a>.
Apart from the weekend curfew, the govt has shut malls, gyms, restaurants, add reduced capacity at cinemas until April 30.
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Only one weekly market per day per zone in municipal zones will be allowed, subject to compliance of Covid-19 protocols.
Essential service workers and people out for emergencies, outstation travel will be allowed, said the govt order. Curfew passes will be issued for the weddings that have already been planned.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has said that the situation will be monitored closely, and the curbs could be extended beyond April 30, and the curfew could also be imposed on following weekends.
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Ashok Gehlot on Thursday night announced a weekend curfew in the state from 6 pm on April 16 to 5 am on April 19, in view of rising Covid-19 cases.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday night announced a weekend curfew in the state from 6 pm on April 16 to 5 am on April 19, in view of rising <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19 cases</a>.
The chief minister took to Twitter to announce the fresh restrictions and appealed to people to follow Covid-19-appropriate behaviour at all times.
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The decision comes on day that saw Rajasthan register 33 Covid-19 deaths and a record 6,658 new cases of the disease.
Banking and LPG services, and fruit, vegetable and milk vendors are exempted from the weekend curfew.
Gehlot warned that if strict steps are not taken in time, the situation may worsen like some other states which are witnessing a massive surge in the infections.
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Social distancing forgotten during Ugadi celebrations in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool districts. Huge crowds gathered for cow dung wars and p

Social distancing forgotten during Ugadi&nbsp;celebrations in Andhra&nbsp;Pradesh's&nbsp;Kurnool&nbsp;districts.&nbsp; Huge crowds gathered for cow dung wars and&nbsp;procession of donkeys during the festivities in&nbsp;Kairuppala&nbsp;village. Locals were&nbsp;divided into two groups&nbsp;who then hurl cow dung at each other.&nbsp;It's an Ugadi&nbsp;tradition in honour&nbsp;of its deity&nbsp;Veerabhadra Swamy.&nbsp;
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All schools in Uttar Pradesh will be closed till May 15 while board exams for classes 10 and 12 have been postponed till May 20 in view of the rising COVID-19 cases....

All schools in Uttar Pradesh will be closed till May 15 while board exams for classes 10 and 12 have been postponed till May 20 in view of the rising <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">COVID-19 cases</a>, the state government said on Thursday.
The new dates for the board examinations will be decided in the first week of May, an official said.
The government also imposed an 8pm-7am curfew in 10 districts with more than 2,000 active COVID-19 cases with immediate effect.&nbsp;
The districts are in Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Gorakhpur.
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The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail plea of the riot accused who pointed a gun at a cop's and also fired in the air during the communal violence in th

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail plea of the riot accused who pointed a gun at a cop and also fired in the air&nbsp;during the communal violence in the city last year saying the video clips have shaken the court&rsquo;s conscience.&nbsp;
Justice Suresh Kumar Kait said whether or not accused Shahrukh Pathan had the intention to kill the complainant police official or any person present in the public with his open air pistol shots, it is hard to believe that he had no knowledge that his act may harm anyone present at the spot.
Pathan, 24, whose photo showing him pointing a pistol at unarmed Delhi Police head constable Deepak Dahiya during the communal riots in February last year went viral on social media, was arrested on March 3, 2020 from Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district.

Madhya Pradesh minister Prem Singh Patel on Thursday added insult to people's Covid injury. The minister delivered a shocker on deaths from coronavirus in the country a

Madhya Pradesh minister Prem Singh Patel on Thursday added insult to people's Covid injury. The minister delivered a shocker on deaths from coronavirus in the country and said that while nobody can stop the virus deaths from occurring, "people get old and have to die".
The state minister was responding to a question on a surge in deaths caused by coronavirus disease. A video of his remark has been shared by news agency ANI.
"I agree that these deaths have occurred. No one can stop them (Covid-19 deaths). I am not the only one saying this. We have to cooperate (to fight the virus)," Patel said.
"You said that many people are dying every day. As far as deaths are concerned, with age people get old and they die," the minister said.

In the backdrop of massive Covid spike in Mumbai, the BMC has roped in 5-star hotels to be converted into Covid care centres.

In the backdrop of massive <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid</a> spike in Mumbai, the BMC has roped in 5-star hotels to be converted into Covid care centres. The BMC on Thursday said it has approved two five-star hotels which can be used by private hospitals to admit Covid-19 patients who are not critical.
A total of 42 beds &mdash; 22 in the InterContinental hotel in Marine Drive and 20 in the Trident Hotel in Bandra Kurla Complex &mdash; will be made available, the BMC said. It added that more hotels can be used for admitting such patients in the coming days if such a need arises.
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Delhi Corona Weekend Curfew Guidelines: Delhi govt has announced a weekend curfew in the Capital amid the steep spike in Covid-19 cases.

Delhi govt has announced a weekend curfew in the Capital amid the steep spike in <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19 cases</a>. CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that there will be curfew from Friday evening to Monday morning in the Capital.
The CM said that essential services will be allowed during the curfew and people who have to catch a flight or train will be allowed on showing valid travel documents.
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He also added that curfew passes will be issued for weddings already planned in the city.
Announcing further curbs in Delhi a day after the city witnessed a record spike of over 17,000 cases, Kejriwal said that gyms, malls, spas and auditoriums will remain closed, while only take way and home delivery facility will be allowed at restaurants. Cinema halls will allowed to function only at 30% capacity.
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Migrants workers in Maharashtra and Delhi are making beelines again to return to their native places as Covid second wave has triggered fears of another lockdown....

Migrants workers in Maharashtra and Delhi are making beelines again to return to their native places as <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid second wave</a> has triggered fears of another lockdown.
Huge crowds can be seen outside Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai as migrant workers leave the city amid rising Covid crisis. The financial capital is also witnessing queues at outstation bus stops.
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Hordes of migrant workers from MP, UP and Bihar are leaving Maharahstra. Indore Police has set up snack counters for workers returning from Maharashtra and those enroute UP.
Similar scenes are seen at Delhi's inter-state bus terminus as the Capital has imposed curns amid record spike in cases.
A government control room set up in Ranchi for counselling of migrant labourers is seen a flurry of SOS calls from workers mainly in Maharashtra and Delhi, seeking to return home, officials said.
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Hospitals are running out of beds, long wait at crematoriums and graveyards running out of space. The Covid-19 situation is getting grim by the day in the Capital...

Hospitals are running out of beds, long wait at crematoriums and graveyards running out of space. The <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19 situation</a> is getting grim by the day in the Capital. With a sharp rise in deaths due to the latest surge in Covid-19, crematoriums and burial grounds in the city are struggling to manage resources.&nbsp;Delhi recorded 104 deaths&nbsp;due to coronavirus on Wednesday.&nbsp;
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According to official figure on confirmed and suspected cases, the virus has killed more than 500 people in Delhi in the first 14 days of April, while it had claimed 117 lives in the entire month of March and 57 in February.
At the Nigambodh Ghat, the main cremation ground of the city, currently 22 platforms and six CNG-run furnaces are being used exclusively for cremating persons dying due to the virus. The number of cremations have gone up from 15 per day to over 30.
At the Capital's main ITO graveyard, 10-15 bodies of Covid victims are being buried daily since last week. On Wednesday, 18 burials were performed.
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Over 500 people have fallen sick in different parts of east Delhi after eating food prepared with buckwheat flour or kuttu aata to break their Navratri fast on Tuesday.

Over 500 people have fallen sick in different parts of east Delhi after eating food prepared with buckwheat flour or kuttu aata to break their Navratri fast on Tuesday.
Officials said that it prima facie appears to be a case of food adulteration or sale of spoiled flour. Hundreds of people had started coming to the hospital since midnight, about 400 by morning and then the number swelled to over 500 by afternoon, officials said.
A case has been registered against the owner of a general store in Kalyanpuri area in connection with the incident police said.

Amid growing concerns over Kumbh Mela in Haridwar may turn in to a Covid super spreader even as country battles a surge in infections, officials have said that there is

Amid growing concerns over Kumbh Mela in Haridwar may turn in to a Covid super spreader even as country battles a surge in infections, officials have said that there is no plan to cut short the Kumbh.
NDTV reported that Haridwar DM said that tne Kumbh will continue till April 30 and there has been no discussion to close it early on account of surging Covid infections.
More than a 1,000 pilgrims have already tested positive at the mela so far.
Hundreds of thousands of devotees have been gathering for the annual event on the banks of the river Ganga for a holy dip, escalating concerns about an exponential rise in Covid cases.
Over 10 lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganga on Wednesday.&nbsp;

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said CBSE board exams must be cancelled for Class 12.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said CBSE board exams must be cancelled for Class 12. She asserted that keeping the students "under pressure" till June is "unfair".
In a tweet, she wrote she was glad the government has finally cancelled the 10th standard exams but a final decision must be taken for the 12th grade too.
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Priyanka had on Sunday written to the education minister seeking cancellation of the CBSE Board exams, saying it will be impossible to ensure the safety of students at crowded exam centres.
She had noted that many countries have come out with several new methods of assessment in this emergency.
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A 28-year-old man from Surat was arrested for allegedly morphing a video of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and posting it on social media. According to the S

A 28-year-old man from Surat&nbsp;was arrested for allegedly morphing a video of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and posting it on social media.
According to the Surat crime branch, Kishan Rupani&nbsp;has over 5,00,000 followers on his Instagram page 'gujju_smilly'. He made a morphed video of Chief Minister Rupani using Taylor Swift&rsquo;s hit song &lsquo;I Knew You Were Trouble,' which went viral on social media.
However, Kishan&nbsp;was let out on bail after his statement was recorded.

After a 24-hour ban, and a dharna, Mamata Banerjee is back in action on Wednesday with several roadshows and meetings lined up.

After a 24-hour ban, and a dharna, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is back in action on Wednesday with several roadshows and meetings lined up.
Accusing Prime Minister <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/cooch-behar-killings-modi-mamata-in-bitter-war-of-words-1618069871856" target="_blank">Narendra Modi</a> of trying to influence the elections by campaigning on the days of voting, Banerjee demanded that the EC stop it.&nbsp;Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that efforts are on to stop her from campaigning and asserted she is a street fighter and won&rsquo;t be cowed down by the &ldquo;intimidation tactics&rdquo; of the BJP.
West Bengal Chief Minister will meet the families of the Sitalkuchi firing victims today. Four men were killed at a booth in the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency in <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/bengal-polls-tension-in-cooch-behar-5-dead-as-bjp-tmc-workers-clash-1618033137662" target="_blank">Cooch Behar during the fourth phase polling on April 10 as CISF personnel opened fire</a> after coming under attack from locals who "attempted to snatch their rifles".
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