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The four candidates wrote the test at Mata Jija Bai Govt Post Graduate Girls College in Moti Tabela area here and all outbreak norms were adhered to strictly, with a medical team of four in place for Covid assistance, any Amit Officer Nodal Malakar told PTI. 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More than 1000 corona positive cases are being reported from across the state daily since last three days. Earlier, the state government had ordered that schools should remain closed till March 31 in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur. Some schools and colleges had also reported cases positive corona . among students recently More than half-a-dozen students from two schools were reported positive from the state capital. Moreover, cases from the colleges have also been reported. Chouhan further said that abnormal rise in corona positive cases requires additional precaution. Lockdown will remain effective on Sundays in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur. 'There is no need to panic but everybody should take all precautions. Everybody should wear masks,' said the CM. Nevertheless no decision has been taken on exams to be held in schools, till date. $ CAA to be implemented in Bengal if BJP comes to power: Shah The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented in West Bengal and refugees staying in the state for 70 years will be granted citizenship if the BJP comes to power in Bengal, said Home Union Minister Amit . Shah on Sunday Shah unveiled the BJP's poll for manifesto the West Bengal Assembly elec. tions on Sunday at Speaking the event, Shah said, "We have decided to call our manifesto a Sankalp Patra. It is not just a manifesto but a resolution letter for West Bengal by the country's . largest party We will create a Sonar Bangla." He further said, "The CAA will be implemented in the first Cabinet meeting and refugees who have been staying here for 70 years will be given citizenship. Each refugee family will get Rs 10,000 per year for five years." Home The Minister further said the border will be strengthened to prevent infil"We tration. have decided that no infiltrators will be allowed in Bengal and border fencing will be strengthened," added Shah. Shah's statement carries much significance as the CM Banerjee has several times said that she would not allow the implementation of CAA and NRC in the state. PM to launch 'Catch the Rain' campaign today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the "Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain" campaign on World Water . Day on Monday The historic MoU to implement the Ken Betwa Link Project, the• first project of the national perspective plan for interlinking of rivers, will also be signed by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh chief ministers at the event. The PMO said in a statement that the campaign will be undertaken across the country in both rural and urban areas with the theme "catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls".• It will be implemented from March 22 to November 30 - the pre-monsoon and monsoon period in the .• country It will be launched as a 'Jan Andolan' (public movement) to take water conservation at the grassroot level through people's participation. It is intended to nudge all stakeholders to create rainwater harvesting structures suitable to climatic conditions and subsoil strata, to ensure proper storage of rainwater, the PMO said.• After the event, gram sabhas will be held in all gram panchayats of each district (except in poll-bound states) to discuss issues related to water and water conservation. Gram sabhas will also take 'Jal Shapath' (oath) for water conservation, it added. 'America ruled India for 200 yrs...': U'khand CM NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat on Sunday made another gaffe as he said that the US had “ruled India for over 200 years”. Speaking at an event, Rawat was praising PM Modi for his handling of coronavirus pandemic. In his bid to compare the Covid situation in the US and India, the CM ended up confusing America with Britain. “I don’t know what would have happened to India, had there been anybody but Modi as the leader,” Rawat said. “India is doing much better as compared to other countries. America, who ruled as for 200 years...it ruled the entire world, they used to say that the sun never sets. But the deaths [there] have gone past 50 lakhs and they are again headed for a lockdown.” Last week, Rawat had courted controversy for claiming that women who wore ripped jeans set a bad example for children. Speaking at a workshop, Rawat had recounted a conversation with a woman who was travelling with two children on an airplane. “She was sitting next to me so I spoke to her,” Rawat said, “She was wearing gum boots and her jeans were torn at the knees. She runs an NGO, her jeans are torn at the knees, she moves around in the society and kids are with her. What values will she give [to the children]?” “Kyanchi se sanskaar [culture by scissors] – showing bare knees, wearing ripped denim and looking like rich kids...these are the values being given now,” he said “Where is this coming from, if not at home?”His comment was strongly criticised both on social media and in the Parliament. " # # # # # ! # ! Day-long lockdown turns Bhopal streets empty Siren to be sounded to raise awareness about corona: CM people from coming out of their homes. Baring essential services like hospitals, factories, transportation of raw material, transportation of patients to hospitals and MPPSC candidates to examination centres, everything was shut down forcing people to stay indoors. Transportation to the airport and railway stations were allowed. Public transports were suspended. However, Bhopal City Link Limited (BCLL) operated a few low-floor buses for convenient of MPPSC candidates. Collector Avinash Lawania and DIG Irshad Wali visited many areas to take stock the lockdown and police deployment. Even police teams kept on patrolling in various areas for supervision of lockdown. A siren would be sounded in all cities of the state on March 23 at 11 am for 2 minutes when people will take a vow to wear masks and maintain physical distance to check spread of Covid, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at a press . conference here on Sunday He said the siren will be blown again at 7 pm on Tuesday to remind people of their resolve. He said that during the given time residents should take resolve and wear masks and follow social-distancing norms. "Putting on a mask is very important and that is why we are starting this campaign. We should be cautious. Do not let things go out of our hands," the CM said. $ Residents of Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur woke up to quieter outdoor and empty streets on Sunday as the Covid-triggered lockdown came into force in these cities. It was a total lockdown in view of the alarming rise in corona cases particularly in the state capital. The rate at which Madhya Pradesh is getting infected with coronavirus, the authorities fear that the healthcare systems in the state would soon be overburdened forcing them to tighten lockdown measures. Business establishments including grocery shops, liquor shops and petrol pumps were shut down. ! " " ! " ! It was the first lockdown during the second corona wave and it was successful in the state capital as no untoward incidence was reported from any part of . the city Roads were barricaded. Nearly 3,000 police personnel were deployed for execution of the lockdown and to discourage