India has confirmed its fourth case of Omicron variant of coronavirus (Covid-19), hours after a senior citizen from Gujarat was found infected with the highly transmissible variant. The infection has been reported in a 33-year-old man from Maharashtra’s Kalyan-Dombivli who has a travel history to Cape Town in South Africa, people familiar with the development […]
Ahead of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections, Chandigarh Congress Committee and BJP Chandigarh issued list of their candidates today. While the Congress released a list of 30 candidates, BJP announced seven more candidates in addition to their 23 contenders, whose names were announced yesterday. The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections are slated to be held on December […]
Chandigarh BJP unit today issued a list of 23 candidates for the upcoming Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections. The elections are slated to be held on December 24. As per the list BJP has fielded Manjeet Kaur from Ward No 1, Dalip Sharma from Ward No 3, Savita Gupta from Ward No 4, Nikita Gupta from […]
A total of four high risk (household) contacts of South Africa returnee, residing at Sector 36, were tested yesterday. Out of these four contacts, two were reported to be positive for COVID 19 and the rest were negative. The returnee and the two positives contacts are now shifted to an institutional quarantine (GMCH-32) yesterday. As […]
A 39-year-old city resident, who had recently returned from South Africa, has been tested positive for COVID-19. One of his family member and domestic help are also positive for COVID-19. Two other family members are reported to be negative. Report of one family member is awaited. The family is said to residing in Sector 36. […]
The government on Monday said it has decided to review its decision to resume operation of scheduled commercial international passenger services from December 15 and also the SOP on testing and surveillance of incoming passengers, particularly from countries identified as “at risk”, in view of the emerging concerns over the new Covid-19 variant “Omicron”. An […]
To repeal the three contentious farm laws, the government on Monday will introduce in Lok Sabha a new bill, which states that though “only a small group of farmers are protesting” against these legislations, the need of the hour is to take along everyone for inclusive growth.The bill has been listed for introduction and passage […]
The Centre will resume regular international flights from December 15, while limited services will be there in 14 countries, people familiar with the development said on Friday. The countries which feature on the list of “at-risk” and will thereby not see 100% resumption of international flights are the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Finland, South Africa, […]
As the protest against the Centre’s farm laws at the Delhi borders completes one year on Friday, more farmers from Haryana and Punjab headed to the Singhu and Tikri borders of the national capital. Thousands of farmers from parts of both states, including Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ferozepur, Patiala, Ludhiana, Sangrur, Ambala, Hisar, Sirsa, Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Bhiwani, […]
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic is expected in December but it will be mild in impact. Tope had said that medical oxygen and ICU beds will not be required during the third wave period. “The third wave is expected to be mild and medical oxygen […]