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Israel goes one step ahead, approves 4th jab for people aged over 60, medical staff

Israel has approved a fourth dose of the Covid vaccine for people aged 60 years old and above and medical staff, as the country continues to see an unprecedented surge in fresh cases.

Jan 3, 2022

Covid Update: Lakhs of enthusiastic teens aged 15-18 line up for vaccination in Maharashtra

As the state stands on the threshold of a 'third wave' of Covid-19, lakhs of school and junior college children in the 15-18 age enthusiastically thronged vaccination centres to get their jabs in Mumbai and rest of Maharashtra, officials said here on Monday.

Jan 3, 2022

Ahead of Elections: Internal rift widens in Punjab Congress as Sidhu targets CM Channi

The internal rift in Punjab Congress has widened with state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu attacking his own government and ministers, including Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.

Jan 3, 2022

IIT-K Prof says third wave will end in April, may peak at 1.8L per day

Professor Manindra Agarwal of IIT Kanpur has said that the third wave of the pandemic will end by April.

Jan 3, 2022

K'taka CM inaugurates vaccine drive for 15-18 year age group; More than 30L to benefit

The Karnataka government has kick-started the mega Covid-19 vaccination drive for about 31.75 lakh beneficiaries belonging to 15 to 18 years on Monday. The authorities have set a target of 6 lakh children and youth on the first day.

Jan 3, 2022

Stampede Fall-Out: All counters closed, online registration now mandatory for Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra [details]

Board to explore possibilities of the ropeway, suspension bridge, and skywalk for effective queue management at Bhawan

Jan 3, 2022

Omicron cases rise to 76 in K'taka; One patient goes missing

The health department officials have also launched a hunt for the 22-year-old who is missing. Contact tracing for all the patients have been done.

Jan 3, 2022

India logs 33,750 new Covid-19 cases, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru report surge in infections

23 states have reported cases of the new variant, the Ministry said. Karnataka Minister for Health K. Sudhakar said on Monday that the tally of Omicron cases in the state has increased to 76 after 10 new cases were confirmed.

Jan 3, 2022

Partial lockdown, night curfew imposed in West Bengal amid COVID spike [read guidelines]

Home delivery of food and other essential products shall be allowed as per usual operational hours. Violators will be booked in accordance with IPC and Disaster management Act, 2005.

Jan 2, 2022

Army helicopter makes emergency landing in Haryana field; three persons onboard safe [details]

No casualties have been reported. The emergency landing was made in Jajanwala village.

Jan 2, 2022

Sri Lanka could go bankrupt this year; financial, humanitarian crisis worsens [details]

Inflation has meanwhile been spurred by the Sri Lankan government printing money to pay off domestic loans and foreign bonds.

Jan 2, 2022

J&K govt sets up five new police stations, three police posts in Srinagar, Budgam; fortifies security [details]

Aim of setting up new police stations is to ensure better policing amid recent terror attack in the capital city.

Jan 2, 2022

Pakistan's duplicity exposed: 'Sweet diplomacy' in morning, infiltration attempt in evening [details]

A search of the belongings revealed a Pakistani national identity card and vaccination certificates issued by the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination Government of Pakistan identifying him as Mohammed Shabir Malik.

Jan 2, 2022

Why D.S. Mishra's appointment as CS is important in UP [details]

The current chief secretary is due to retire in February 2023. DS Mishra is known to be a "no-nonsense" administrator.

Jan 2, 2022

Two Nigerians held for hacking WhatsApp of Transport Ministry official [details]

The raid was conducted at the traced location. The accused were arrested under sections 170, 420, and 511 of the Indian Penal Code.

Jan 2, 2022