Read more about Gujarat civic poll results show people s trust in BJP: Amit Shah on Business Standard. Shah on Tuesday hailed the BJP s spectacular victory in elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat, terming the results as a reflection of people s trust in policies pursued by the govt
A day after a week-long lockdown started in Amravati in Maharashtra, the number of COVID-19 cases saw the highest single day spike on Tuesday with 926 people being detected with the infection. taking the caseload to 31,123. The earlier daily record was 727 cases set on February 20, officials pointed out. February has so far seen an addition of 9,069 cases, of which 4,728 were detected since February 17, they said. The district also reported six deaths on Tuesday, taking the toll to 471, while the recovery count reached 26,758, including 359 people getting discharged during the day, an official said. Since March last year, when the outbreak began, a total of 2,13,728 tests have been conducted in the district, he added.
Zuari Agrochemicals (ZACL) on Tuesday said it will sell its fertiliser plant and the associated businesses at Goa to Paradeep Phosphates (PPL) for an enterprise value of USD 280 million (over Rs 1,100 crore). The company s board, at its meeting held on Tuesday, approved the sale of its fertiliser plant at Goa and the associated businesses by way of a slump sale to PPL for a lump sum consideration (enterprise value) of USD 280 million, ZACL said in a statement. ZACL s Goa plant is engaged in the manufacture, distribution, imports and sale of urea, DAP and various grades of NPK fertilisers under the Jai kisaan brand, with a total installed capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per annum.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday strongly defended his government against accusations of maladministration and berated the opposition for its allegations but making itself scarce whenever it was countered with facts. Observations to the effect were made repeatedly by the chief minister on the floor of the Assembly while replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the governors address. The 70-year-old leader spoke for more than an hour and the last 30 minutes were spent with the opposition in abstentia as MLAs of the RJD, Congress and the Left staged a walkout expressing dissatisfaction with the chief ministers reply.
Read more about Covid-19: Chhattisgarh to screen visitors from other states on Business Standard. Chhattisgarh government has asked authorities to ensure screening of people coming into the state from outside through various modes of transportation, an official said on Tuesday