Covid vaccination certificates issued in the five poll-bound states will not have Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo since the model code of conduct has come into force there, official sources said on Sunday. The Union Health Ministry has applied necessary filters on the Co-WIN platform to exclude Modi’s photo from the vaccine certificate, a source […]
With 552 fresh new Omicron cases detected in the last 24 hrs, India’s tally of this highly transmissible Covid-19 variant has climbed to 3,623, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. Of the total, 1,409 people have recovered so far.As per the Ministry, the variant has spread to 27 States and UTs till date, with […]
The All India Power Engineers Federation on Sunday urged the government to withdraw the Union Cabinet decision to privatise power distribution in Chandigarh as the matter is still sub-judice. “The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Sunday urged the government to withdraw Cabinet decision on privatisation of electricity distribution in UT (Union Territory) Chandigarh […]
The cold weather is likely to intensify in northwest India, including Delhi, during the next three days while isolated areas of some states may witness foggy mornings and evenings. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the ongoing intense precipitation spell over Western Himalayan Region & adjoining plains will continue during the next 24 hours and […]
Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. “CEO Punjab Dr. S. Karuna Raju, IAS, asymptomatic tested Covid positive. Under isolation at home taking all precautions as per Covid protocol. Those who came in contact with him in the last few days, kindly get tested and take care,” according to […]
India will start administering the precaution dose of Covid vaccine to healthcare and frontline workers, and comorbid people aged 60 and above from Monday in a bid to stymie the coronavirus spread driven by its Omicron variant. Personnel deployed in election duty in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa have also been designated […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday that December 26 starting this year will be observed as “Veer Baal Diwas” as a tribute to the 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh’s four sons who were executed by the Mughals. Modi’s announcement came on the day of the birth anniversary of the Sikh guru.This is a fitting […]
A newly installed oxygen plant at a hospital in Tihar prison will be made operational in four days while all dispensaries in the three jail complexes of Delhi have been designated as Covid care centres amid a surge in infections, officials said on Sunday.As part of steps taken against the spread of the viral disease […]
Chandigarh on Sunday reported 666 new Covid-19 cases up from 541 cases recorded a day earlier to take the cumulative number of infections to 68,421. The number of cases saw a 23 per cent increase on Sunday.The number of active cases has risen to 2,364, up from 1,794 a day before. The death toll remains […]
The Omicron Covid-19 variant may be 105 per cent more transmissible than Delta, according to research by French scientists.The study, published on the medRxiv site and yet to be peer-reviewed, analysed 131,478 tests in France from October 25 to December 18, 2021. The team applied statistical models to variant-specific screening tests and full genome sequencing. […]