The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday approved the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) to begin manufacturing of Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, days after the application filed by SII. According to news agency PTI citing official source, “The DCGI has granted permission to the Serum Institute to manufacture the Sputnik Covid-19…
Pourakarmikas in Bengaluru, the frontline workers who are working round the clock to keep the city and the hospitals clean and hygienic, had initiated the protest urging the Karnataka Government to provide allowance and vaccination for them. The pourakarmikas came together in several areas of the city demanding for free vaccines and a sum of…
NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul on Friday announced that India had surpassed the United States with a greater number of people administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. Paul stated, “As per the data, the number of people who have received at least one dose of vaccine in India is 17.2 crore. We…
The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi had initiated a study on the people who were found to be infected with Covid-19 after vaccination, and it was reported that there was no incidence of any fatalities. The time period when the study was conducted was in the months of April-May, exactly when…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa declared on June 3 the ongoing lockdown in the state which was earlier going to end on June 7, is further extended by a week till June 14. No new relaxations have been announced as of now, except the liquor shops will be permitted to give parcels till 10 am….
India and Germany on Thursday conducted bilateral consultation amid which both the countries mutually agreed to carry on with their engagement regarding the key issues, particularly about the UN agenda. As per the statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, the discussion happened via the mode of video conferencing, wherein India and Germany had…
To increase the testing for Covid-19 and seize the pace of the viral transmission, Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will be launching a quicker option – mobile van testing. The vans will comprise mobile laboratories which can carry on 2,000 tests on a daily basis. The testing figures can be increased to as high as…
Vaccines to be open for all above 45 years Vaccine for all above 45 years Starting from April 1st, vaccine will be available to all citizens above 45 years of age. This will ensure better coverage and will further expedite our efforts to make Karnataka Covid-19 free. I urge all eligible citizens to get vaccinated…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his deepest condolences on Tuesday for the victims and the lives lost in the fire that was incident in Kolkata on Monday morning and declared an approval of Rs 2 lakh as ex-gratia for the next of the kin of the deceased persons, and a sum of Rs 50,000 for…
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Karnataka Unit has conducted investigation and raids against the nine government officers based in 11 districts of the state, which commenced in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The investigation was conducted over the allegations of the disproportionate assets possessed by the officers. The investigation was conducted at a total…
