Mon, 31 May 2021 16:54:29
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Monday said a decision on the future of lockdown has to be taken on a scientific basis as it is aimed at saving lives and that the Chief Minister will take a final call after examining the report from experts and discussing with cabinet colleagues.
Highlighting the criticality of technical and medical aspects behind such decisions, he said the state''s C
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Mon, 31 May 2021 16:49:02
Delhi is likely to receive the first consignment of Sputnik V, the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, in June, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday, while stressing that vaccination is the key to fight against the coronavirus.
The city currently has 944 cases of mucormycosis, including 300 at the central government-run hospitals, he said.
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Mon, 31 May 2021 16:47:27
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis met NCP chief Sharad Pawar at the latter's residence here on Monday morning.
It was a courtesy meeting, BJP leader Fadnavis tweeted after his interaction with Pawar (80), who has resumed his activities after recovering from a surgery.
Pawar, whose party shares power with the Shiv Sena and NCP in Maharashtra, recently underwen
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Mon, 31 May 2021 16:43:33
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 3,092 kg of ganja (cannabis) worth Rs 6.19 crore from a mangoes-laden truck in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district and arrested three persons in this connection, officials said on Monday.
The DRI in an official release claimed it to be the biggest seizure of the contraband in the state so far.
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Mon, 31 May 2021 16:42:17
The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Monday about the vaccine-procurement policy by referring to the fact that states are in the process of issuing global tenders to procure jabs for coronavirus.
A bench, headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud and also comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and L Nageswara Rao, was hearing a suo motu case related to supply of essential medicines, vaccines and medical
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Mon, 31 May 2021 16:40:35
Describing the Central Vista project as "vital and essential", the Delhi High Court on Monday allowed construction work on the project to continue and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners for their "motivated" plea.
The court said the legality of the project was already upheld by the Supreme Court. It added that even the Delhi Disaster Management Authority allowed it to continue, wor
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Mon, 31 May 2021 16:38:50
Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, which was till now affecting only adults, has been detected among children as two cases were reported in rural Karnataka.
A 11-year-old girl from Ballari district and 14-year-old boy from Chitradurga district have been infected with the fungal disease. Both are undergoing treatment at government hospitals here and their condition is said to be serio
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Mon, 31 May 2021 15:31:43
A woman and her four-year-old child were electrocuted when they switched on a pump set in Kodandoor of Patrame village in Belthangady taluk on Sunday.
The deceased are Geetha (30) and Bhavish, wife and son of Harish Gowda.
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Mon, 31 May 2021 15:26:34
For the FIRST time in the history of Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), one of the Indian Air Force’s largest aircraft landed, to transport empty Oxygen tanks back to Kuwait from Mangaluru.
Recently the Indian Air Force had started transporting trucks carrying oxygen in its C-17 Globemaster-III and also IL-76 cargo aircraft. This is a masterstroke by the Indian Air Force as it reduces the t
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