New Delhi, Sept 10: The Union health ministry on September 8 announced that higher educational institutions as well as skill training centres can resume their classes from September 21. Releasing a standard operating procedure (SOP), the ministry asked institutions to implement staggered classroom activities with separate time slots, mandatory six feet distance between desks and carry out disinfection of premises, among other COVID-19 safety measures. All States/UTs are expected to comply with the COVID-19 related guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

California, Sept 10: A Northern California wildfire burning for more than three weeks roared to life after being stoked by high winds, spreading at a ferocious rate across an estimated 40 kilometres of mountainous terrain and parched foothills and destroying an untold number of homes.

Washington, Sept 10: An American commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been named after fallen NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first India-born woman to enter space, for her key contributions to human spaceflight.

Ambala, Sep 10: The Indian Air Force formally inducted the newly acquired Rafale fighter jets on Thursday at its airbase in Ambala in Haryana.

Shivamogga, Sept 10: Smugglers chopped down 150 sandalwood trees belonging to a farmer and decamped with logs from a village in Shivamogga district in Karnataka.

Bengaluru, Sept 10: As heavy rain lashed Bengaluru on Wednesday, several low-lying areas in the city were seen flooded.

A doctor on Covid-19 duty died due to the infection after ten days of home isolation in Tumakuru. The Deputy Commissioner has requested for the death audit committee report to understand the reason behind his sudden death.

Palakkad, Sept 9:  A wild elephant, found with injuries in its mouth, died at Attapadi in Palakkad on Wednesday morning, forest officials said.

US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, US news site FOX News reported Wednesday.