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08 Jan

Delhi record 20,000 Covid cases today

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India, LifestyleCoronavirus, COVID 19, COVID cases, Delhi, health minister, satyender jain

The Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that Delhi record 20,000 Covid cases today and the positivity rate is to be around 19%. In the last 24 hours, the city recorded 48 new Omicron cases taking the tally to 513. Police and administrative officials in Delhi have kept vigil to check violations of Covid-related guidelines as weekend curfew kicked in Friday night in the city to curb the spread of corona. The weekend curfew started at 10 pm Friday and will continue till Monday 5 am. Officials in several districts said that teams will be in the field during the period to…

08 Jan

West Bengal government has allowed salons and beauty parlors to operate at 50% capacity

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India, West BengalCovid-19, west bengal

The West Bengal government has relaxed the Covid restrictions and allowed salons and beauty parlors to operate at 50 % capacity. Now, salons and beauty parlors in the state can operate at 50 % seating capacity until 10 p.m. Owners and management have been asked to ensure that employees and customers are fully vaccinated and all Covid protocols, including regular sanitation in the workplace, are properly followed. West Bengal reported 17,213 new covid-19 cases on Friday which was more than the previous day. There are 51,384 active cases in the state, where in the last 24 hours 8,912 patients have…

08 Jan

Banks may remain closed for five days next week

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India

Indian public and private banks are expected to close for five days next week. Customers should note that not all banks will be closed on all days, barring on Saturday and Sunday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has divided the holidays into three categories, holidays may vary by states. So customers should check the dates on which the banks will remain closed next week before going to do their work. According to the RBI guidelines, public sector banks, private sector banks, foreign banks, cooperative banks, and regional banks across the country will have to remain shut on designated dates.

08 Jan

In the thick of rising covid cases schools, colleges are to be closed in Mizoram

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Schools in Mizoram will be closed for students of classes 1 to 9 and class 11 amid the rise in coronavirus cases along with it colleges and universities will also remain closed across the state. Students of each sector will be conducted in the online mode, according to the guideline. However, schools and hostels will remain open for students of classes 10 and 12, who are appearing for their board examination this year. The School Education Department will ensure full vaccination of teachers and other officials on duty. Training institutes are allowed to remain open with 50 per cent seating…

08 Jan

Consultant hiring: Dhankhar raises questions on process

editor0 CommentsIndiaJagdeep Dhankhar, Mamata Banerjee, west bengal

West Bengal governor, Jagdeep Dhankhar raised questions on the recruitment process of consultants in the state. He took to tweeter and pinned on Monday morning "No response @MamataOfficial on communication dated Dec 28 regarding recruitment #consultants gives credence to wide spread perception of extension of favoritism." Adding he said, “The mechanism is opaque, far from one being transparent and accountable under Article 16 of the Constitution." No response @MamataOfficial on communication dated Dec 28 regarding recruitment #consultants gives credence to wide spread perception of extension of favoritism. The mechanism is opaque, far from one being transparent and accountable under Article…

08 Jan

16 people dead at lunchtime, blast at an office cafeteria in South China

editor0 CommentsLatestaccident, blast, China

A lunchtime explosion took place at an office cafeteria killed 16 people in southwest China on Friday noon and injured 10 others, authorities present there said. The suspected cause of the blast is said to be gas leakage, the Chongqing city government said in an online statement. The cafeteria collapsed, trapping victims inside. Rescue workers searched the debris into the night and all the bodies were recovered by midnight, the official Xinhua News Agency said. One of the survivors was in critical condition. The blast happened at a government subdistrict office in Wulong District at around 12:10pm, which is about…

08 Jan

Government of Assam and NDDB signs a MoU for creation of a joint venture for holistic development of the dairy sector in the state.

editor0 CommentsAssam

With the vision of changing the rustic scene of Assam through dairy cultivating, Government of Assam and National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) marked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 7 at Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium in Guwahati for formation of a joint endeavor for comprehensive improvement of the dairy area in the state. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Hon’ble Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala, along with Shri Atul Bora, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, AHVD and Cooperation, Govt. of Assam and Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and…

07 Jan

No lockdown, further curbs in Mumbai even if COVID-19 cases rise: Iqbal Singh Chahal

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Even as Mumbai reported record 20,181 fresh COVID-19 cases on January 6, the country's financial capital has no plans to impose a lockdown. The city has no plans to shut down even as the cases continue to surge, Bloomberg News reported, quoting Mumbai’s Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal. "Mumbai has already banned large gatherings and also put restrictions on the number of people that can attend events. No lockdown and no further restrictions are planned even if cases were to rise," Chahal told Bloomberg News in an interview. Among the newly reported cases, only 5 percent of patients required medical…

07 Jan

In Relief for Doctors, Supreme Court Allows Counselling for NEET-PG to Resume

editor0 CommentsEducationNEET, SUPREME COURT

Spelling big relief for doctors, the Supreme Court on Friday, in an interim order, has announced that it will allow NEET-PG Counselling for 2021-2022 based on existing EWS, OBC reservation. The Supreme Court said that it will allow 27% reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) and 10% for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in the All-India Quota (AIQ) seats for admission in the NEET for all medical seats as existing criteria this year. The apex court has listed petitions challenging ₹8 lakh income criteria for EWS on March 5 for final adjudication. “EWS criteria for academic year 2021-22 for NEET-PG…

07 Jan

PM Modi vows to reach best possible healthcare benefits to poor

editor0 CommentsHealthPM Modi

Underlining his government’s commitment to reaching the benefits of healthcare to the poor and the middle class, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata on Friday. Dedicating to the nation the 400-bed tertiary cancer care centre to the nation built at a cost of ₹534 crore online, he told the gathering that India has reached the “historic milestone” of administering 150 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the day. "Today, over 90 per cent of India's adult population has already got the first dose of Covid vaccine. This reflects the country's…