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New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.10 pm: NATION DEL67 PB-4THLD CHANNI Free water, smaller power bills: Channi takes charge as CM in poll-bound Punjab Chandigarh: Punjab"s first Dalit chief minister, Charanjit Singh Channi, took charge on Monday, promising free water supply to smaller homes, a reduction in power tariff and a transparent government for the “common man” in the poll-bound state.
DEL66 LD SHRINGLA Development of ties with China can only be based on "3 mutuals": FS Shringla New Delhi: India has made it clear to China that peace and tranquillity in border areas are essential for the development of bilateral ties and that it can only be based on "three mutuals" -- mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interests, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Monday.
DEL51 VACCINE-LD MANDAVIYA India to resume export of surplus Covid vaccines in October-December quarter: Mandaviya New Delhi: India will resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines in the fourth quarter of 2021 under the "Vaccine Maitri" programme and to meet its commitment to the COVAX global pool, but vaccinating its own citizens remains the topmost priority of the government, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.
DEL45 SATYARTHI-CHILDREN-INTERVIEW Schools must be haven for children: Kailash Satyarthi on Afghanistan and Covid impact Kolkata: The longer schools are shut the more the likelihood that children from poor families will never return to their classrooms, says Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi while stressing that the decision to reopen has to be “medical assessment driven”.
By Sudipto Chowdhury DEL80 BJP-APPOINTMENTS Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as West Bengal BJP chief New Delhi: The BJP on Monday replaced its West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh with Sukanta Majumdar, Lok Sabha MP from Balurghat in the state.
DEL9 VIRUS-LD CASES COVID-19: India logs 30,256 new cases New Delhi: With 30,256 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India"s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,34,78,419, while the active cases declined to 3,18,181, the lowest in 183 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday.