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Here are the highlights of February 4:
1:30 pm: Political parties come during polls, seek votes & say things to charm people. They forget things they said in the past & go ahead with fresh promises. But it's BJP & PM Modi alone who changed culture of India's politics: BJP chief JP Nadda in Konch, Jalaun
1:25 pm: Accompanied by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath files nomination papers as a BJP candidate from Gorakhpur Urban Assembly constituency
1:20 pm: I've said that agencies are being misused. Govt is using them to threaten people, to put pressure on Opposition leaders. This should not be allowed during elections: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on arrest of Punjab CM Channi's nephew Bhupinder S Honey by ED in illegal sand mining case
1:12 pm: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways issues draft notification seeking public comments regarding mandatory fitness of vehicles only through an Automated Testing Station
1:00 pm: "We have no objections with the law doing its work...," says Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi on the arrest of his nephew Bhupinder S Honey by ED in an illegal sand mining case
12:30 pm: Rajasthan govt lifts the night curfew across the state with effect from 5th February. A maximum of 250 people allowed at wedding ceremonies (excluding the band). Religious places allowed to open for devotees.
12:00 PM: Goa polls: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets a family during his door-to-door campaign in support of party candidate in Mormugao.
10:40 am: It's a political arrest,being done to create pressure.If action had to be taken against someone,it should've been done over 4-5 months,not in one single day. It's being done purposely. Channi is a Scheduled Caste CM,they want to hassle&demoralise him: Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress
10:30 am: Union Health Ministry postpones NEET PG exam 2022 by 6-8 weeks. The exam was scheduled to be held on March 12
10:10 am: "I have taken a resolution that until we uproot Congress party in Rajasthan in 2023 and form BJP govt (in 2023 Rajasthan polls) with an absolute majority, I will not wear 'mala' and 'safa' and not have dinner," says Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia in Aligarh.
10:02 am: Police arrested two persons for firing on the car of AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi yesterday. The arms used in the crime were recovered. The accused said they were hurt by his remarks against a particular religion. They will be produced before the court: UP ADG (L&O) Prashant Kumar
9:53 am: Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha to discuss Tamil Nadu Governor returning the Bill exempting the state from NEET Medical Exam.
9:40 am: Kerala BJP president K Surendran to lead a delegation and meet Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Parliament today, over the Silver Line project.
9:30 am: India reports 1,49,394 fresh COVID cases (13% lower than yesterday), 2,46,674 recoveries, and 1072 deaths in the last 24 hours Active cases: 14,35,569 Death toll: 5,00,055 Daily positivity rate: 9.27% Total vaccination: 168.47 crore
9:15 am: Vava Suresh is now without ventilator support. He's talking to doctors/nurses & responding to medicines. His condition improved. Doctors have recommended continuing his stay in ICU for 24-48 hrs: Dr Jayakumar TK, Superintendent,Govt medical college-hospital, Gandhinagar, Kottayam
9:00 am: "If a New Punjab has to be made, it is in the hands of the CM... You have to choose the CM this time. People at the top want a weak CM who can dance to their tunes. Do you want such a CM," said State Congress chief Navjot S Sidhu amid sloganeering by supporters.
8:30 am: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will file his nomination papers as a BJP candidate from Gorakhpur Urban Assembly constituency today. Before the nomination, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister & State BJP In-Charge Dharmendra Pradhan will address a rally in the city
8:00 am: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is likely to deliberate on lifting night curfew and reopening of schools during its meeting on February 4 in view of the decline in Covid cases.
7:51 am: Himachal Pradesh | Students for Tibet (SFT) protest against Beijing Winter Olympics. I'm representing all the political prisoners not only in Tibet but in all the occupied countries by China. we are protesting the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Tenzin Passang, SFT
7:45 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends his condolences to the bereaved families of those who died in the mishap at an under-construction building in Pune
7:39 am: Manipuri actor Shri RK Somendro Singh (Kaiku) and other leading artists join BJP in Manipur in presence of Chief Minister Shri N Biren Singh, State in charge Sambit Patra, and office-bearers
7:31 am: We've assured our doctors that 2 month salary will be provided to them very soon. We are in a financial crisis. Delhi govt is not helping us at all. Kejriwal Ji should pay us our 12.5% share. We're trying our best to run the hospital: Shyam Sunder Aggarwal, Mayor East Delhi EDMC
7:24 am: 2 persons have been arrested for firing on AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi's convoy while he was returning to Delhi after campaigning in Uttar Pradesh. The investigation is underway. They carried out the act upon being hurt by Owaisi's anti-Hindu statements: Deepak Bhuker, SP Hapu