The Karnataka government will initiate testing of sewage water to check the presence of Covid-19 virus with a city-wide surveillance system where small proportions of Covid-19 will be the lead to identify the cluster zones. The state government has planned to commence the testing throughout 45 wards in the city, according to Additional Chief Secretary…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday recommended the concerned agencies to assure normal life is restored in the affected regions as soon as possible after the destruction caused by cyclone Yaas in West Bengal and Odisha. During a review meeting, PM Modi made a note of the effective and proactive role played by the Central…
With the ongoing vaccination drive in the country, Apollo Hospitals will start with the Russian vaccine Sputnik V from the second week of June, declared the group on Thursday. Executive Vice-person of Apollo Hospitals, Shobana Kamineni said in a statement, “…Sputnik the third vaccine approved in India [and] will be available through the Apollo system…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday revealed Sputnik V manufacturers have agreed to supply vaccines to New Delhi. But, the actual quantity of vaccines is yet to be determined. While briefing the media, Delhi CM said, “Talks are on with them (Sputnik V makers). Their people had a meeting with our offices yesterday. Talks…
The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has processed further 6,50,225 Kg of Covid-19 relief supplies in the city from April 1 to May 19, 2021, from which 5.42 lakh Kg of materials are imports and the remnant 1.08 lakh represents the domestic materials. In the month of April, there were 200 shipments, however, as many as…
India has attained a significant figure in its current Covid-19 vaccination drive as the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered crosses 20 crore mark, as per the data given by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. According to the data released at 07:00 am on May 26, 130th day of the vaccination drive, …
The Union Government on Wednesday stated that it respects the ‘Right to Privacy’ and the need to trace the origin of the flagged messages following the new IT rules for prevention and investigation of “very serious offences” which is associated to the sovereignty of the country or public order. The IT Ministry in a statement…
The Ministry of communications on Wednesday revealed that the impact of Cyclone Yaas on telecommunications services in the worst-hit regions of Odisha and West Bengal was minimal. The ministry referred this to the combined efforts of telecom service providers (TSPs) and infrastructure providers guided and managed by the department of telecommunications (DoT). In a release,…
With a change in the current guidelines of the ongoing lockdown in the state, the Karnataka government on Wednesday declared that the delivery for all items via e-commerce and home delivery will be permitted. This is one of three changes for the restrictions imposed till the lockdown ends on June 7. In the earlier part…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) which was postponed earlier, will be resuming on September 18 or 19 in the UAE with a count of 10 double-headers anticipated to be played during a three-week window, according to a senior BCCI official revealed to PTI on Tuesday. The final match of the league is planned for October…
