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Ground control teams are constantly tracking them and will undertake major control operations once they settle down, the government said, adding the teams in UP have been alerted.

While diesel rates were hiked for the 21st straight day on Saturday, petrol prices have been increased on 20 occasions in three weeks.

In Uttar Pradesh, the condition of chikan industry, woodwork, brass industry, powerloom sector, the carpet industry is also bad, Priyanka said.

"Government does not discriminate among faith, gender, caste, creed or language," remarked the Prime Minister adding that the guiding light for the Centre is the Constitution of India.

The issues came to light during a telepsychology volunteering programme -- 'Monon', which means mental well-being -- conducted by a team of doctors and counsellors of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).

While two local residents were caught after they entered the temple by impersonating as servitors, another was found with a fake identity card of a priest engaged in Rath Yatra duty, police said.

The governor appreciated the formation of an all political party panel to look into the relief work and maintained that such a move will succeed only with "effective" support of the government and its administration.

According to reports, the journalist worked for Kanpur-based newspaper Kampu Mail.

The central government is hesitant to open up metro trains due to rising number of coronavirus cases in all the big cities. While Delhi now has the highest number of cases, Mumbai has shown improvement but now new clusters have emerged in the suburbs.

Though the state capital was considered a model for the entire country in COVID management and has seen a spike in cases during the last few days, the pandemic can be controlled if everyone cooperated, he said.

According to the new rule, those living in Jammu and Kashmir for more than 15 years can apply for the certificate.

However, some academicians felt it could hamper the performance of the children as students do not take pre-boards and internal assessments with seriousness.

All India Reserve Bank Employees Association said the recent PMC Bank case has triggered a country-wide resentment about the affairs and modus-operandi of such banks where depositors' funds were put at risk, forcing the RBI to take punitive steps.

The veteran economist also pointed out that India’s lockdown period had lasted longer that what the IMF had earlier anticipated.

At least 83 people including three children were killed in lightning strikes in five districts of Bihar on Thursday, officials said. Similarly, many people have died in Uttar Pradesh.

State Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu said that they were stopped near the GPO before being taken to the Eco Garden in Lucknow.