The private bus operators have together taken the decision to not begin the services even post the government has relaxed the imposed restrictions. In a press release, the Karnataka Private Bus Owners’ Federation president Rajaverma Ballal revealed that the state government had not taken any initiative or relief measures for the private bus operators amid…
The passengers and crew members on the Indigo flight, fortunately, escaped the tyre burst out amid landing in Hubli in Karnataka, on Monday evening. The IndiGo flight 6E-7979, started from Kannur in Kerala had a tyre burst out while it was landing in Hubli. The aircraft is currently being repaired in Hubli. The authorities have…
The Central government has supplied over 26.69 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to the states and the Union territories and they will receive over 47,43,580 vaccine doses in the upcoming three days, revealed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. The statement said, “More than 26.69 crores (26,69,14,930) vaccine doses have…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared closure of all the case proceedings in India against the two Italian marines, who were accused of assassinating two fishermen off the Kerala coast in the year 2012. Earlier, last week, the apex court had agreed to finish the proceedings in India against the two Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre…
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday revealed that it will allot teams at several entry points, paying guest amenities, migrants’ work sites among others to test people coming back to the city for the prevalence of Covid-19 infection as BBMP intends to keep the virus in control. BBMP chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta conduct…
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday declared that the Delta variant along with an additional mutation called “Delta Plus” has been identified in the country which neutralizes the utilization of monoclonal antibody but affirmed about it still not being the “variant of concern”. NITI Aayog Member (health), Dr. VK Paul said, “Delta variant played a…
The Haj Committee of India took the decision of canceling all the applications received for the current year as Saudi Arabia is barring visitors from outside the country citing the present scenario of the Covid-19 pandemic. The released circular by the committee stated, “The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has decided to allow citizens and residents…
A minimum of one-third of the population of the city of Bengaluru has been administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 as of Sunday while the second dose has been given to a very less number, as per the official data. According to the Department of Health, the civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike…
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi will on Tuesday commence the screening of children from the age group of 6 – 12 years for the clinical trials for the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech indigenously prepared Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin. “The selection process for the clinical trial of Covaxin among children in the age…
A minimum of 73 % of the elderly population revealed they have suffered abuse amid the lockdown enforced in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic this year, based on the findings of the Agewell Foundation. The report, which collected responses from 5,000 elderly emphasized that 82 % of them stated their lives were severely…
