The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has started a massive sanitation drive in the city after the unlock process began from Sunday in the UT after nearly a month of COVID-19 lockdown. Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation Avny Lavasa said, “After unlock, a massive sanitation drive has been started in Jammu which is important due to COVID. Apart from […]
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Enquiry against health workers in UP’s Basti after video of ‘negligence’ handling Covid-test kit
Health department workers were caught on camera allegedly packing up RTPCR test kits without taking the requisite samples from Covid-19 patients in Basti in Uttar Pradesh. Videos of the incident found circulating online claim that an elderly man had visited a health centre located in Maharipur village of Basti district to get a Covid-19 test […]
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Tikait on dharna in Haryana’s Fatehabad, demands release of arrested farmers
A large number of farmers led by farmer leaders Rakesh Tikait, Gurnam Singh Chaduni, and United Kisan Morcha leader Yogendra Yadav have been staging a dharna in front of Tohana Sadar police station in Fatehabad district of Haryana since Saturday night demanding the release of arrested farmers. Tikait also demanded the filing of an FIR […]
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Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd secures financing from SBI for development of Noida Airport
The Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL) has received the final credit sanction for Rs 3725 crore from the State Bank of India (SBI) for the development of Noida International Airport (NIA), it said in a statement issued on Friday. Christoph Schnellmann, the Chief Executive Officer of Yamuna International Airport […]
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Ladakh Lt Governor launches YounTab scheme for students, distributes 12,300 tablets
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur on Friday launched the YounTab scheme for students and distributed 12,300 tablets among them virtually in Leh. According to a statement issued by the Ladakh administration, the YounTab scheme is an initiative of the Department of School Education with technical support by the Information Technology Department under which […]
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Maharashtra govt caps Black Fungus treatment rates at pvt hospitals
The Maharashtra government on Friday approved a proposal to cap the charges for treatment of black fungus or mucormycosis patients at private hospitals based on where the person is situated. As per the government’s notification, there are three different charges for the ward and ICU isolation categories in private hospitals. For ‘A-Class […]
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Kerala: Doctors in Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram protest against assault on healthcare workers
Kerala on Thursday witnessed protests by the doctors at Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram districts of the state over healthcare workers on COVID duty being allegedly threatened and manhandled. The doctors at District hospital in the Mavelikkara area of Alappuzha district, under Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) led the protest on Thursday alleging […]
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Villagers in UP’s Kannauj face disconnection of electricity after refusing Covid jab, officials deny allegations
The residents of a village in the Saurikh area of Uttar Pradesh’s Kannuj have alleged that electricity connections of their houses were snapped after they refused to take COVID vaccine jabs. Suresh Dubey, a resident of the village said, “The SDM came to the village on Wednesday to get people […]
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INS Airavat arrives at Visakhapatnam with 158 MT of oxygen, other Covid relief material
As part of the ongoing Operation ‘Samudra Setu II’ to support the nation’s fight against COVID-19, the Indian Naval Ship Airavat on Thursday arrived at Visakhapatnam with critical COVID relief consignment including liquid medical oxygen (LMO), oxygen cylinders and ventilators from Vietnam, and Singapore. “INS Airavat arrived at Visakhapatnam, with 158 MT of […]
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Centre books 30 cr doses of second made-in-India Covid vaccine from Hyderabad-based Biological-E
The health ministry has finalised arrangements with Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Biological-E to book 30 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses, set to be manufactured and stockpiled from August to December this year. As per a health ministry statement on Thursday, an advance payment of Rs 1,500 crore will be made to Biological-E from the Centre. […]
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Kerala govt include 11 more categories in priority group for Covid-19 vaccination
The Kerala government on Wednesday included 11 more categories, in the priority group under the 18-44 age group for Covid-19 vaccination. As many as 32 categories of people belonging to the age group were included in the group earlier by considering them as frontline workers. On the orders of Governor, Principal Secretary, […]
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Amarinder Singh to meet party panel over factionalism in Punjab Congress: Harish Rawat
Congress leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday informed that Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will appear before the party’s three-member panel formed by Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi to resolve factionalism in Punjab Congress by Thursday evening or Friday morning in Delhi. “Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will meet the party’s three-member panel, […]
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Delhi: 40 people from Manipur test positive for Covid-19 a day before their flight to Israel
As many as 40 members, including two children of the Bnei Menashe Jews Community from Manipur, were tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi, just a day before boarding their flight to Israel on Monday. The community was staying at a hotel in the Karol Bagh area in the national capital. All the patients have been admitted to […]
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Bihar: Covaxin trials on children begin at Patna’s AIIMS
Patna’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has started the paediatric trials for the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Bharat Biotech, Covaxin. Covaxin received the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) nod to conduct clinical trials in children on May 11. VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog had earlier […]
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BJP’s Central leadership quells murmurs in Uttar Pradesh, backs Yogi Adityanath
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central leadership has thrown its weight behind Yogi Adityanath, putting a stop to murmurs against the state government months ahead of the Assembly polls. Knowing that a divided house in Uttar Pradesh can cost the BJP dearly, the party’s Central leadership has assured leaders that they will be heard. However, […]