New Delhi, Feb 28 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 12:30 PM:
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DEL12 PM
PM calls for 100-day campaign to clean up water bodies, harvest rain water
New Delhi: Underlining the importance of collective responsibility towards water conservation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a 100-day campaign to clean up all water bodies and prepare them for rain water harvesting before the monsoon season starts.
MDS3 ISRO-LD PSLV
PSLV-C51 launches Brazil's Amazonia-1 satellite
Sriharikota (AP): India's Polar rocket on Sunday successfully launched Amazonia-1 satellite of Brazil from the spaceport here, in the first mission of the year for space agency ISRO.
DEL7 VIRUS-LD CASES
India records 16,752 fresh COVID-19 cases, biggest single-day jump in 30 days
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 1,10,96,731 on Sunday with 16,752 new infections, the highest in the last 30 days, according to Union health ministry data.
DEL2 JK-KRISHNA DHABA-DEATH
Restaurant owner's son dies days after being shot by terrorists in Srinagar
Srinagar: The son of the owner of popular eatery Krishna Dhaba, who was shot at by terrorists on February 17, died at a hospital here on Sunday, officials said.
BOM2 MH-BUDGET SESSION
Budget session of Maharashtra Legislature from Monday
Mumbai: The Budget session of the Maharashtra Legislature will begin on Monday under the shadow of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, and is likely to be a stormy affair with the opposition BJP expected to corner the state government over various issues.
CAL1 AR-VIRUS FREE
Active case count hits zero, Arunachal turns coronavirus-free
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh became a coronavirus-free state on Sunday with the three active cases recovering from the disease, a senior health official said.
FOREIGN:
FGN7 US-VACCINE-2NDLD J&J
US FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine
Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine that works with just one dose instead of two for emergency use, giving America its third jab to fight the pandemic that has claimed over half a million lives in the country. By Lalit K Jha
FGN3 UN-INDIA-ISRAEL-PALESTINE
Israel, Palestine must avoid unilateral action that could prejudice final status issues: India at UN
United Nations: Reiterating that only a two-state solution will deliver enduring peace that the people of Israel and Palestine deserve, India has said this should be achieved through direct negotiations between both sides on final status issues and any unilateral action which could prejudice these issues must be avoided. By Yoshita Singh. PTI DIV
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