Breaking News: Newly sworn-in UP cabinet ministers assigned portfolios, Jitin Prasada gets technical education

Portfolios have been allocated to all the seven new ministers who were sworn in on Sunday following the UP cabinet expansion. Jitin Prasada has been given the technical education portfolio.

Due to bad weather, two trekkers have died while 14 others are stranded in the Khemenger glacier in Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, reports ANI citing Lahaul Spiti deputy commissioner Neeraj Kumar. Also, the ITBP and the Army have launched a rescue operation.

US President Joe Biden is expected to receive his Covid-19 vaccine booster dose on Monday, reports AFP citing the White House.

All benches of the Telangana High Court would function virtually for three days between September 28 and 30 due to the heavy rainfall in Hyderabad, reports ANI. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate 35 crop varieties with special traits to the nation tomorrow via video conferencing, reports ANI citing Modi’s office.

Former Goa chief minister and MLA Luizinho Faleiro, in his resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, wrote “I see absolutely no hope or even the will to prevent the collapse of the party and change for the better,” reports ANI. 

Tamil Nadu logged 1,657 new Covid-19 cases and 19 deaths in the last 24 hours. The death toll climbed to 35,509 and the active caseload stood at 17,261, reports ANI.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan danced with a group of locals during his visit to Khargone as part of his Jandarshan Yatra, reports ANI. 

The CJM court on Monday allowed the CBI’s application for remand of Anand Giri, Aadya Prasad and Sandeep Tiwari who are accused in the suspicious death of Mahant Narendra Giri and granted seven days custody to the agency.

West Bengal assembly’s leader of opposition Suvendhu Adikari filed an application at the Calcutta High Court seeking the dismissal of Mukul Roy from the post of MLA under the anti-defection law, reports ANI. Roy had quit the BJP and joined the TMC earlier in June.

East Delhi Mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal suspends 17 AAP members of East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) for 15 days for alleged misconduct in the house, reports PTI citing an official.

Facebook has paused its plan to develop a version of the Instagram mobile app for children under 13 following widespread criticism, the company’s head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said in a statement. 

Bihar’s minister for planning and development Brijendra Yadav (JD-U) said that the government would no more seek special status from Centre and it has become tired of demanding special status for state. 

“There is limit to it. Now we will seek special assistance in every field,” said Yadav, a senior minister in the Nitish Kumar government.

Delhi logged 32 new Covid-19 cases and no new fatalities and the positivity rate was recorded at 0.06%, PTI reported.

Bengaluru city police commissioner extended the Covid-19 restrictions, including the night curfew, until October 11, reports ANI. 

IMD predicted light to moderate rains with thunderstorm in Delhi and its adjoining areas in the next 2 hours. 

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh was allegedly manhandled during his campaign for BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal for the bypoll in Bhabanipur assembly constituency. Also, BJP MP Arjun Singh faced ‘go back’ chants by TMC workers, reports PTI. 

Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta said that two people have been arrested and ₹92 lakh have been recovered following raids at two locations for IPL betting, reports ANI. 

Vishakapatnam IMD chief said cyclone Gulab’s intensity has reduced and weakened into a deep depression. “Light to moderate rainfall to continue in Andhra Pradesh & heavy rainfall in 1-2 isolated places of coastal Andhra, fishermen advised not to go into sea today,” the IMD said, reports ANI.

A mobile application containing information about historic and famous places in Delhi and with ticket booking feature has been launched by the Delhi government. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed hope that the app would help promote tourism in the city, reports ANI. 

An incident of building collapse was caught on camera in Bengaluru today. No casualties or injuries reported thus far as officials rush to collapse site.

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