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12 May

Bharat Biotech has refused to supply doses to Delhi “under government instructions”

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastbharat biotech, covaxin

Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech has refused to supply doses to Delhi "under instructions" from the central government, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged today, accusing the Centre of controlling the supply of Covid shots and of "vaccine mismanagement". The company said it was "disheartening" that some states were complaining about its intentions. Bharat Biotech has said it will not be able to supply vaccines to the capital citing directives of the government and limited availability, Mr Sisodia said at a digital press meet. "The Covaxin manufacturer has, in a letter, said it cannot provide Delhi government vaccines due to unavailability,…

12 May

International Nurses Day 2021

editor0 CommentsHealthhealth experts, international nurse day, who

With the increase in the cases of Covid19, hospitals are loaded with patients who need tremendous care and help. At this time, the role of the healthcare workers including doctors, health experts and nurses has increased way too much. Nurses are the first to come and the last to leave. They are working beyond what their duty is. They have been there with the patients, not just to heal their wounds but also to fill in positivity in them during this hard times. As per World Health Organization (WHO), 9 million more nurses and midwives are to be required by 2030…

12 May

Hamas rockets target Tel Aviv after Israeli strikes flatten Gaza tower

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza and three in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges in years. Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza into the early hours of Wednesday, as the Islamist group and other Palestinian militant groups fired multiple rocket barrages at Tel Aviv and Beersheba. “This is just the beginning" of Israel’s strikes, Minister Benny Gantz warned. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh vowed that “if Israel wants to escalate, we are ready for it." The UN envoy for Middle East Peace, Tor Wennesland, warned that Israel and Hamas…

12 May

RAJESH TOPE: MAHARASHTRA MAY HAVE OVER 2,000 CASES OF MUCORMYCOSIS

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The Maharashtra government has decided to use hospitals attached to medical colleges as treatment centres for Mucormycosis, a serious but rare fungal infection now affecting coronavirus patients, said health minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday. Symptoms of Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, include headache, fever, pain under the eyes, nasal or sinus congestion and partial loss of vision. He said, "There could be over 2,000 Mucormycosis patients in the state as of now and with more and more COVID- 19 cases coming up, their number would increase for sure." The state government has decided to select hospitals attached to medical…

12 May

Israel announces emergency as riots continue

editor0 CommentsHealthEMERGENCY, israel, religion, riots, world

Israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod after rioting by Israeli Arabs, as conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensified. Cars were set alight and a father and daughter -both Israeli Arabs - died when a rocket hit their car. Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets deep into Israel, while Israel carried out heavy air strikes on Gaza. At least 40 people have died in some of the worst violence in years. Israel's military says it is targeting militants in Gaza in response to rocket attacks on Jerusalem and other areas. More than…

12 May

Almost hundred dead bodies found floating in the Ganga

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, dead bodies, ganga, INDIA

At least 96 unidentified bodies – many of them decomposed and bloated – have been found floating in the Ganga over the past couple of days, triggering fears among local residents in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh that bodies of Covid victims were being dumped in the river. While 71 of the bodies have been fished out in Bihar’s Buxar district, at least 25 bodies were found in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district. While authorities in both districts are yet to confirm if the bodies were of Covid victims, saying samples have been sent for tests, police in Buxar said they suspected the…

12 May

Assam’s JSB Infrastructures wins big at 13th REALTY+ Conclave & Excellence Awards

editor0 CommentsAssam, BusinessAssam, Business, INDIA, jsb

JSB Infrastructures, a pioneering real estate group from Dibrugarh with several residential projects under its belt, announced today that they have been honoured with three prestigious awards in the 13th REALTY+ Conclave & Excellence Awards | EAST 2021. JSB Infrastructures has won the Developer of the Year– Residential (Non Metro), Emerging Developer of the Year – Non Metro and Budget Housing Project of the Year - Non Metro for its project JSB Angan, Dibrugarh. Speaking about this achievement, Nikunj Harlalka, Managing Partner, JSB Infrastructures, said, “We are thrilled that our efforts in the JSB Angan project have been recognized by…

12 May

WhatsApp’s new terms and privacy policy will be updated from 15th May

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Entertainmentfacebook, WhatsApp, whatsApp policy, whatsapp terms and conditions

Within just 3 days WhatsApp’s new terms and privacy policy will be updated. Starting on May 15, the popular instant messaging app will change its privacy policy to gather more information about its users, including things like your time zone, IP address, location, and even information about what type of device you are using. In January of 2021, WhatsApp announced that it would update its privacy policy and share your info with Facebook and other Facebook companies, but due to mass confusion, the company decided to give users a few weeks to make a choice. Now, what happened if you don’t agree…

11 May

Seven children killed in a School Shooting in Russia

editor0 CommentsHealthRussia, school shooting, terrorist, world

Seven children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, officials say. Twenty-one other people, mostly children, were injured. A 19-year-old suspect was detained. The attack happened in the capital of the republic of Tatarstan, 820km (510 miles) east of Moscow. Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin spoke of "great sorrow" while Tatarstan's leader Rustam Minnikhanov described the attack as a "major tragedy". "We are deeply saddened that this has happened," he said. Responding to the shooting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would review the country's gun control laws. School shootings…

11 May

US man arrested as pet tiger goes loose

editor0 CommentsHealthcrime, international, tiger, USA

A murder suspect in Texas who was out on bail has been taken back into custody after neighbours called the police to alert them to a pet tiger wandering around a Houston neighbourhood. When officers arrived on Sunday, the man put the Bengal tiger in an SUV, and drove off, police said. Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, now faces a separate charge of evading arrest, police said. The tiger is still on the loose. Footage shared on social media appeared to show a tiger on the leafy suburban streets. Houston Police confirmed that Mr Cuevas had been arrested for evading arrest…