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QIndia worked on vaccine development amid the pandemic, some countries fomented terror, says Naidu at UN

As the world is facing the crisis of Covid-19, several countries like India are working on vaccine development and roll-out and providing assistance to the other countries, there are various countries fomenting terror and leading disinformation campaigns, said India’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu on Tuesday. Without leading any…

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‘Vaccine Maitri’ a way to build bilateral ties amid India and Myanmar: Indian envoy

India’s initiative of ‘Vaccine Maitri’ with gifting of 1.5 million doses of Covid-19 to Myanmar has been an attempt to strengthen the bilateral ties amid India and Myanmar, said Indian Ambassador to Myanmar, Saurabh Kumar. While addressing the issue in conversation with journalist, Saurabh said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always said that India’s capacities…

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Centre directs SOPs for organizing Kumbh Mela, imposes Covid-19 negative report mandatory

With the current scenario of Covid-19 pandemic impacting the world, the devotees who are keen to participate in the currently happening Haridwar ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ are directed to show their RT-PCR negative report taken within 72 hours at their time of arrival as a mandatory protocol. Meanwhile, the Government of India has formulated and published…

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Lack of toilets adds to the Covid risk for the children in Karnataka Government schools

Another health risk erupts with lack of adequate public toilets for the students in Karnataka’s government school amid the already existing challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic. The data compiled by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) clarifies the requirement of 13,345 separate toilet facilities for boys and girls at the hundreds of government schools based…

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