The Orissa High Court on Friday issued a slew of new guidelines for the operation of its benches and other subordinate courts in the State in view of the resurgence of Covid cases in Odisha.As part of the move, Orissa High Court has decided that all its Benches shall function only through Video Conferencing during…Continue Reading
As the Omicron-triggered third Covid wave enters a key phase, a new projection by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science and Indian Statistical Institute (IISc-ISI) claims that the country is likely to witness over 10 lakh Covid cases a day at January-end/beginning of February when the third wave meets its peak.The Omicron ‘Projections January-March…Continue Reading
With the third wave of Covid-19 forcing the State government to suspend offline classes in schools, Class X students preparing for the Board examination, and their parents, are in real quandary. Till some days ago, the Class X students were sanguine about their Board examination. They thought Covid-19 would spare them and they would sit…Continue Reading
Even as the daily caseload in the State’s Capital city grew by 59 percent on Friday, the pandemic third wave in the city is seemingly taking a worse turn. At this rate of case surge, the Capital City will see a doubling of cases in just 2.49 days.The dynamics of the Capital city looks taking…Continue Reading
Indian Naval Ship Kesari arrived at the port of Moroni, Comoros on Friday to extend technical assistance to the Comorian Coast Guard. The visit came in response to the request made by the Chief of Comorian Coast Guard Commander Moudjib Rahmane Adane to the Indian Navy during his visit to India in November last year…Continue Reading
Soon, the Jammu and Kashmir Police will become the first police force in the country to be equipped with American assault rifles and pistols. In a bid to modernise the cops in Kashmir Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Police recently floated tenders on the online GeM portal. It issued tenders for 500 Sig Sauer-716 rifles and…Continue Reading
In reaction to the exponential spike in Omicron cases, the Indian government released a revised guideline for overseas passengers on Friday. All international passengers arriving in India will be quarantined at home for seven days. The new regulations will take effect on January 11th. South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania,…Continue Reading
India has witnessed an unprecedented surge in the number of coronavirus cases recently. The time taken to reach 1,00,000 mark in the third wave has surpassed the same in first wave (100 days) and second wave (47 days). The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also expressed concern over the rise in Omicron cases at global level.…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Published: Friday, January 7, 2022, 20:59 [IST] New Delhi, Jan 7: India achieved yet another milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the 150-crore mark on Friday. “India continues to be world…Continue Reading
| Published: Friday, January 7, 2022, 20:16 [IST] Kolkata, Jan 7: Underlining his government’s commitment to reaching the benefits of high-quality healthcare services to the poor and the middle class, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) here on Friday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also…Continue Reading