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05 Jan

15 influential women are felicitated by Sunshine Professional Academy and Illumis Clinic

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Sunshine Professional Academy and Illumis Clinic is hosting one felicitation evening from this year to felicitate 15 influential women of the society . Juri Saikia , owner of Sunshine Professional Academy and Dr Reema Das Mallik have said that their long term mission is to work more to uplift the women of Northeast, in order to create an inclusive pool of talent and to promote and encourage the young women of Northeast India towards a self sufficient life. Apart from providing training to the main stream students they have trained the youth belonging to Below Poverty Line , free of…

05 Jan

KFC India marks World Braille Day

editor0 CommentsIndia, worldKFC, World Braille Day

KFC India has launched braille-enabled menus at its restaurants. To commemorate World Braille Day on 4th January, the menus are being rolled out across restaurants starting in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru, and have been designed in collaboration with the National Association for the Blind (India). A first of its kind initiative by a QSR brand, the menus will be available across 500+ restaurants in the country over the coming weeks. Last year the brand announced its KFC Kshamata initiative– a focused effort towards driving 2X Empowerment by 2024. The program aims to increase the women workforce at KFC restaurants…

05 Jan

Srinagar Airport cancelled 8 flights due to snowfall in J&K

editor0 Commentsworldjammu and kashmir

Eight flights have been postponed from Srinagar airport due to light snowfall on Wednesday. "Poor visibility due to light snow prevails at our airport. Following flights have been cancelled till now- Indigo 137 to Delhi, Indigo 6738 to Jammu, Indigo 2015 to Delhi, Indigo 2364 to Delhi, GoFirst 358 to Delhi, GoFirst 193 to Delhi, GoFirst 267 to Delhi and Vistara 611 to Jammu," Srinagar Airport pinned a tweet. "All other flights are also delayed due to the same issue," says Srinagar Airport Director. On Tuesday, continuous snowfall and poor visibility resulted in 42 cancellations across all airlines. Srinagar will…

05 Jan

World Health Organization warns people about Omicron not being common cold

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, Health, IndiaHealth, Omicron

Reports that Omicron has symptoms alike to that of common cold, the WHO on Wednesday, warned strictly that it is not a common cold and should not be taken casually. The four most common symptoms of the Omicron are cough, fatigue, congestion and runny nose, stated by a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. A recent study by UK-based Zoe Covid app added nausea and loss of appetite to the symptoms. Several studies from South Africa, the US and the UK have shown that the infections caused by the highly transmissible variant are generally mild, with less hospitalisation…

04 Jan

Till Jan 31, Mumbai shuts schools for classes 1 to 9 and 11

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, IndiaCovid-19, education, INDIA, mumbai, school

Due to increasing COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, on monday the civic body decided to shut down the schools of all mediums for classes 1 to 9 and also for class 11 till January 31. The BMC said, students of classes 10 and 12 are excluded from this decision which means they can attend schools in-person. Classes for students of 1 to 9 and 11 will continue in online mode as directed earlier, it said. Meanwhile, on the first day of vaccination drive for those aged 15 to 18 years, 6,115 children were administered the vaccine against COVID-19 in Mumbai, as…

04 Jan

Sehwag, Yuvraj and Harbhajan to play in inaugural Legends League Cricket

editor0 CommentsSportsHarbhajan Singh, Legends League Cricket, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh

Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will play as cricketing stars in the India Maharaja team that will participate in the Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting on January 20 in Oman. The first season is a professional cricket league for retired international cricketers who will play at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Oman among three power-packed teams. The other two teams would be representing Asia and rest of the world. Apart from the three, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Badrinath, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha, Manpreet Gony, Hemang Badani, Venugopal Rao, Munaf Patel, Sanjay Bangar, Nayan Mongia and…

04 Jan

In Delhi, a weekend curfew was imposed due to the rise of Covid, while non-essential movement was restricted

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, IndiaCOVID 19

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has decided to impose a weekend curfew in the city to control the spread of Covid-19. During the weekend curfew, no non-essential movement will be allowed. According to the orders, government offices in the city would have to implement work from home for employees, apart from critical services, and private offices will operate at 50% capacity. To reduce crowding around metro stations and bus stops, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia announced that buses and metro will run at full capacity. Satyendar Jain, the Delhi health minister, announced on Monday that Omicron is the…

04 Jan

36th Annual Convention of Indian Association of Tour Operators

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalGujarat, IATO, Tourism Secretary

The Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel has inaugurated the 36th Annual Conventon Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) was held at Hotel The Leela, Gandhinagar. Tourism Secretary to the Government of India Shri Arvind Singh, Tourism Secretary of Gujarat Shri Hareet Shukla and other dignitaries were present at the inaugural function. Tour operators from across India came to Gujarat to attend this 36th Convention of IATO. They had discussions on the theme of ‘Brand India: The Road to Recovery’ during the 3 days convention. Various business sessions were held during the 3 day convention, on various subjects including…

03 Jan

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Ashish Misra named prime accused in 5,000-page charge sheet

editor0 CommentsPoliticalfarmer, Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday, January 3, submitted a 5,000-page charge sheet in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The police named Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra Teni’s son Ashish Misra as the prime accused in the case. Eight people were killed on October 3 after violence erupted during a farmers' protest, claiming the lives of farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Four of the dead were people in cars that were part of a convoy of BJP workers who had come to welcome the…

03 Jan

Vaccination drive for children aged 15 to 18 years old begins in India’s cities

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From January 1, 2022, all potential beneficiaries can register on the Co-WIN portal. They also can register for vaccinations at vaccination centres by walking in. COVID-19 vaccinations were given to beneficiaries in the age bracket of 15 to 18 years old around the country on Monday (January 3). Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on December 25, 2021 that vaccination for the age group 15-18 years will begin on January 3, 2022, while the administration of the precautionary third dose for the vulnerable categories will begin on January 10, 2022. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan had told the States and Union…