The Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca has been approved by Britain on Wednesday, being the first country in the world to approve it amid the challenges with the new variant of the virus having higher transmission ability. The health ministry stated, “The government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines…
Health and Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar stated to the reporters on Wednesday that 4 people from Shivamogga district who returned from UK have been tested positive for the new Covid-19 strain discovered in UK. Though they have seven contacts, three from them have been tested positive for the new strain of Coronavirus. The minister…
A special house committee has been formulated to investigate the chaos created pertaining to a no-trust motion passed against Legislative Council chairperson K Pratapachandra Shetty. The committee, constituted by Shetty, was created exactly at the demise of Council deputy chairperson Dharme Gowda, who was heckled amid the confusion and chaos on December 15. The committee…
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) which is a joint front of over 40 farmer organizations have written on Tuesday to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare saying that they have accepted the Centre’s invite of having a dialogue scheduled for December 30. The letter addressed to Secretary, Agriculture Ministry, the framer unions have reinforced…
ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday spoke about the mutation triggers saying the non-judicious utilization of therapies which have not been curated for Covid-19 treatment trigger ‘immune pressure on virus; which causes mutation of the virus. Dr Bharagava stated to ANI, “Those therapies which are being touted as ‘anti-viral’ or ‘anti-COVID therapies, and they…
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagere Palike (BBMP) officials made an attempt to shift 22 families out of complex to institutional quarantines or hotels in a multi-storeyed apartment complex based in Vittalnagar of Vasanthpura Ward, where a mother and her daughter tested Coronavirus positive for the new variant discovered in UK. However, the officials took back the decision…
Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar had a meeting with Issa Sanogo , Resident coordinator of United Nations to Madagascar, when they discussed about exchanged views on various subjects based on mutual interest which comprised of the drought situation in the south of the island nation. In a tweet, the Indian Mission wrote about the meeting, “Ambassador…
S L Dharme Gowda, 64-year old deputy chairperson of Karnataka Legislative Council was found lying dead in the vicinity of a railway track at Gunasagara baed in Kadur Taluk in the early hours of Tuesday morning. It has been anticipated that Gowda died by committing suicide. Gowda had reportedly left from the Sakharayapattana farmhouse after…
The husband has bought and gifted 3 acres of land in the lunar courtyard to his beloved wife. Dharmendra Anija of Ajmer, Rajasthan, has bought three acres of land in the lunar courtyard for his 8th wedding anniversary. The wedding was held on December 24. Dharmendra Anija handed over papers to his wife Sapna, who…
The authorities in Ontario announced about two cases of the new Covid-19 strain discovered in UK, to be confirmed in Ontario, Canada. The statement released on Saturday says, “The cases are a couple from Durham with no travel history, exposure or high-risk contacts. Both individuals have been informed and are now in self-isolation as per…
