The Public Distribution Centre (PDS) card holders in the state of Karnataka will be receiving 5 kg of rice free for each one for the month of May and June as per following the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). According to the official release from the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the stocks…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday carried out a review of the preparedness of Indian Army and the measures and initiatives taken to support the country with the management amid the ongoing second wave of Covid-19 crisis when Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane asked for him. The official statement released from Prime Minister’s…
India has administered nearly 150 million vaccine doses against Covid-19 by Wednesday, the day the country has commenced registrations for all the adults who have chosen to be vaccinated. More than 10 million people have registered on the Co-WIN platforms within a few hours post it initiated accepting registrations. For all, 149,877,121 vaccine doses have…
With the ongoing second-wave in the country, one of the most fearful things is the spread of fake news and misinformation about Covid-19 treatment at hospitals and vaccines over different social media platforms. Though there is a stringent lockdown imposed in the state of Karnataka, the state police force is working hard to fight the…
Singapore has delivered a batch of medical oxygen cylinders as a move to support the severe crisis faced by India amid the ongoing second wave of Covid-19, said the country’s foreign ministry on Wednesday. The second minister for foreign affairs Dr Maliki Osman gave green signal to two of the Singapore Air Force’s C-130 aircraft,…
With the beginning of registration of Covid-19 vaccine for everyone in the age group from 18 years and above at 4 pm on Wednesday, it is expected that the registration site cowin.gov.in will be having a huge rush, and slots will be booked out soon. The Centre, has appealed the masses to be patient and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has sanctioned to obtain one lakh portable oxygen concentrators with the funding to be released for the same from the PM Cares Fund. Apart from the already sanctioned 713 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plants with the PM Cares Fund, additionally 500 new PSA plants have been sanctioned. PM Modi…
With much in discussion about the higher vaccine prices, Pune-based Serum Institute of India has taken the decision of reducing the price of the COVID-19 vaccine from Rs 400 to Rs 300 for every dose for the states, as declared by SII CEO Adar Poonawallah on Wednesday. In a tweet, Poonawallah wrote, “As a philanthropic…
A day into the 14-day lockdown imposed in the state of Karnataka, has led to severe losses as no work and no pay for the auto-rickshaw drivers, much like the other occupations in the unorganized sector. Drivers have expressed their anguish about the instability adhering to the pandemic and lockdown. R Naveen Shenoy, a 61-year…
With the increasing number of cases of Covid-19, along with the commencement of the lockdown, the state government has given permit to work from home for majority of the staff. The officials working in the key department for Covid-19 which comprises of Health and Family Welfare Department, Medical Education Department, Home Department and Revenue Department…
