News Headlines : 17th October 2021

  • 157 new medical colleges approved by Centre since 2014.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan following heavy rain and landslide in State; Says, authorities working on ground to assist affected people.
  • Death toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala reaches 23.
  • The Samyukta Kisan Morcha has decided to go on with their ‘rail roko’ agitation on October 18, which was announced earlier in the aftermath of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
  • IMD issues red alert for heavy rain in Uttarakhand for tomorrow; Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assures all arrangements in place to take care of any emergency situation.
  • In Jammu and Kashmir, two non-local labourers shot dead by terrorists in Kulgam district.
  • Bihar government announces aid for kins of the deceased in the Kulgam attack.
  • Chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth ₹611 crore for Shravasti and Bahraich districts of Uttar Pradesh through the virtual medium.
  • The projects launched by UP CM Yogi Adityanath include 87 worth over ₹390 crore for Shravasti and 144 worth ₹221 crore for Bahraich.
  • Over 97 crore 65 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the country so far; National recovery rate stands at 98.10 percent.
  • Over four crore unorganized workers registered on e-Shram Portal, says Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
  • India’s first museum dedicated to alcohol has opened its doors to ‘spirited’ enthusiasts in Goa.
  • The Central government is trying to stabilise the price of onions by releasing buffer stocks in states where onions are being sold above the all-India average price, and where price has been on the rise from last month.
  • Five-day Naval Commanders’ Conference to discuss important maritime matters to begin in New Delhi tomorrow.