Morning Filter: Odisha under sweltering heat wave

1. Govt panel to review SII’s EUA application for TB vaccine A crucial meeting of the subject expert committee (SEC) of the CDSCO will be held on Tuesday to consider granting emergency-use authorisation (EUA) to Serum Institute of India’s (SII) recombinant BCG (rBCG) vaccine for the prevention of tuberculosis, according to official sources.. 2. PM Modi to address programme to mark 90th anniversary of Sivagiri pilgrimage today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme on Tuesday to mark the 90th anniversary of the Sivagiri pilgrimage and the Golden Jubilee of Brahma Vidyalaya. In a tweet on Monday, Mr. Modi urged people, especially those connected with the Sivagiri Mutt, to share their insights for the programme. 3. Odisha sears under intense heat, classes suspended for 5 days in all schools Odisha continued to be under the grip of a sweltering heat wave on Monday, prompting the state government to suspend classes of all schools for five days from Tuesday. Several districts bore the brunt of the blistering heat, including Cuttack, Khurda, Angul, Subarnapur, Boudh and Nayagarh districts, the Met office said. 4. Rajnath Singh to meet with Tiranga Mountain Rescue Team Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be meeting with Tiranga Mountain Rescue Team, which comprises teams with world class mountaineers, both ex-servicemen and civilians. The Vice Chief of the Army Staff and Director General of Military Operations will also be attending the event to be held today. 5. Delhi and Punjab govts to sign MoU today An MoU will be signed between Delhi Govt and Punjab Govt in the Presence of CM Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Maan, today in New Delhi. Mr. Mann, who is on a two-day visit to the Capital, was taken on a tour of Delhi government schools, hospitals and mohalla clinics by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and was explained the changes brought about by the Aam Aadmi Party. 6. MP: Claims tribunal members to visit violence-hit Khargone today to assess damages Two members of a Claims tribunal set up to assess and recover damages from those involved in communal violence during the Ram Navami celebration in Khargone will visit the Madhya Pradesh city on Tuesday, officials said. Local administration relaxed the curfew in Khargone for nine hours - from 8 am to 5 pm - for the third consecutive day on Monday and allowed opening of the agriculture market. 7. ‘Azadi ki Amrit Kahaniyan’ to be launched today Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of I&B, will launch ‘Azadi ki Amrit Kahaniyan’, a short video collection in collaboration with Netflix, in New Delhi on Tuesday. ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ is an initiative of the central government to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India’s independence. 8. IPL 2022 | RCB aim to stop Jos Buttler juggernaut against Rajasthan, Kohli’s form in focus too Royal Challengers Bangalore will be aiming to halt the Jos Buttler juggernaut when they take on Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Attention will be on Virat Kohli as well following his second consecutive first ball duck in the competition. 9. Badminton Asia Championships: Sen, Sindhu eye medals; Prannoy pull out due to injury Focus will be on two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and world championships bronze winner Lakshya Sen when they lead India’s challenge at the Badminton Asia Championships, beginning on Tuesday. A lot of hope will ride on Sen and Sindhu as the duo has been in good form in the run-up to the continent championships, which is returning after a gap of two years due to COVID-19. [logo] The Morning Filter 26 APRIL 2022 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Govt panel to review SII’s EUA application for TB vaccine [In this picture taken on March 22, 2022, Gautam Kamble, who is diagnosed with tuberculosis, holds chest x-rays during a routine consultation with a doctor at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinic, which treats people with drug-resistant tuberculosis, in Mumbai. - When Covid-19 ripped through India in 2020-21, several million people are thought to have died. Desperate efforts to stem the pandemic hurt the battle against another huge killer: tuberculosis. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) / TO GO WITH India-Health-tuberculosis-vaccine,FOCUS by Glenda KWEK] A crucial meeting of the subject expert committee (SEC) of the CDSCO will be held on Tuesday to consider granting emergency-use authorisation (EUA) to Serum Institute of India’s (SII) recombinant BCG (rBCG) vaccine for the prevention of tuberculosis, according to official sources. . 2. PM Modi to address programme to mark 90th anniversary of Sivagiri pilgrimage today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme on Tuesday to mark the 90th anniversary of the Sivagiri pilgrimage and the Golden Jubilee of Brahma Vidyalaya. In a tweet on Monday, Mr. Modi urged people, especially those connected with the Sivagiri Mutt, to share their insights for the programme. 3. Odisha sears under intense heat, classes suspended for 5 days in all schools [ The examinations, scheduled to be held from May 3, have been postponed indefinitely, subject to improvement in the pandemic conditions. ] Odisha continued to be under the grip of a sweltering heat wave on Monday, prompting the state government to suspend classes of all schools for five days from Tuesday. Several districts bore the brunt of the blistering heat, including Cuttack, Khurda, Angul, Subarnapur, Boudh and Nayagarh districts, the Met office said. 4. Rajnath Singh to meet with Tiranga Mountain Rescue Team Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be meeting with Tiranga Mountain Rescue Team, which comprises teams with world class mountaineers, both ex-servicemen and civilians. The Vice Chief of the Army Staff and Director General of Military Operations will also be attending the event to be held today. 5. Delhi and Punjab govts to sign MoU today [Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia at a government school in Kalkaji on Monday. Special Arrangement Special Arrangement] An MoU will be signed between Delhi Govt and Punjab Govt in the Presence of CM Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Maan, today in New Delhi. Mr. Mann, who is on a two-day visit to the Capital, was taken on a tour of Delhi government schools, hospitals and mohalla clinics by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and was explained the changes brought about by the Aam Aadmi Party. 6. MP: Claims tribunal members to visit violence-hit Khargone today to assess damages Two members of a Claims tribunal set up to assess and recover damages from those involved in communal violence during the Ram Navami celebration in Khargone will visit the Madhya Pradesh city on Tuesday, officials said. Local administration relaxed the curfew in Khargone for nine hours - from 8 am to 5 pm - for the third consecutive day on Monday and allowed opening of the agriculture market. 7. ‘Azadi ki Amrit Kahaniyan’ to be launched today Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of I&B, will launch ‘Azadi ki Amrit Kahaniyan’, a short video collection in collaboration with Netflix, in New Delhi on Tuesday. ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ is an initiative of the central government to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India’s independence. 8. IPL 2022 | RCB aim to stop Jos Buttler juggernaut against Rajasthan, Kohli’s form in focus too Royal Challengers Bangalore will be aiming to halt the Jos Buttler juggernaut when they take on Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Attention will be on Virat Kohli as well following his second consecutive first ball duck in the competition. 9. Badminton Asia Championships: Sen, Sindhu eye medals; Prannoy pull out due to injury [New Delhi: Badminton player PV Sindhu during a training session ahead of the India Open 2022 tournament, at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_10_2022_000212B)] Focus will be on two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and world championships bronze winner Lakshya Sen when they lead India’s challenge at the Badminton Asia Championships, beginning on Tuesday. 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