Loudspeaker ban row to CNG price hike: Top 5 news stories today

1) India logs 1,033 fresh COVID cases in last 24 hrs:

India reported 1,033 new COVID -19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Thursday. With the new cases, the active caseload stands at 11,639 which accounts for 0.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

Read More: Coronavirus Cases Today: India reports 1,033 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

2) CNG rates hiked by Rs 2.5 per kg, check latest rates here:

The price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) witnessed a further increase of Rs 2.5 per Kg for the second back-to back day on Thursday, April 7. With this, the price of CNG has reached Rs 69.11 per Kg in the national capital and Rs 71.67 per Kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.

Read More: CNG rates hiked by Rs 2.5 per kg, check latest rates here

3) India's first underwater metro tunnel in Kolkata to be made functional by 2023

The construction of India's first underwater tunnel in Kolkata under the Hooghly river for establishing metro connectivity between Howrah and Kolkata is underway and will be made fully functional by 2023.

Read More: West Bengal: India's first underwater metro tunnel in Kolkata to be made functional by 2023

4) Andhra Pradesh Cabinet rejig on cards, 19 ministers to be dropped:

Bracing up for the 2024 Assembly polls in the state, Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is all set for the Cabinet rejig with as many as 19 ministers are likely to be dropped.

Read More: Andhra Pradesh Cabinet rejig on cards, 19 ministers to be dropped

5) Loudspeaker ban row: Bengaluru Police issue notices to over 300 mosques, temples, others:

Bengaluru Police on Thursday issued notices to 301 mosques, temples, churches, and other establishments to use their loudspeakers within the permissible decibel levels, said Kamal pant, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru on Thursday.

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