Rahul Gandhi to start two-day J&K visit from August 9

Rahul Gandhi on August 10 will inaugurate the headquarters of J&K unit of the Congress and address a meeting of party workers and leaders in the union territory.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Friday, August 6, 2021 - 23:29
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Srinagar from Monday (August 9) sources told PTI.  Gandhi is likely to reach Srinagar on August 9 and attend the wedding of the son of J&K Congress chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir, as per sources. The next day he will inaugurate the headquarters of J&K unit of the Congress and address a meeting of party workers and leaders in the union territory.

South Karnataka reported one case of Eta strain of COVID-19. The strain has been confirmed in a person who travelled from Dubai and underwent RTPCR testing and was found positive on arrival in Karnataka four months ago, Kishore Kumar,District Health Officer said. 

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Friday said vaccine for children will be available in the first quarter of 2022. He added, "At the time of launch (of Covovax), everyone will get to know the cost of the vaccine."

Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over the Pegasus report, an issue among others that has led to repeated adjournments of both the Houses of Parliament since the Monsoon Session commenced.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders met on Friday (August 6) to discuss over strategy for the remaining period of Parliament.

In a major boost for Delhi Metro, a small segment of its Pink Line at Trilokpuri, which had proved a bottleneck for the DMRC authorities for a long time, was inaugurated on Friday, making it the longest operational corridor of the network.

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