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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of polls in urban areas, the state government has decided to divert forest land to create infrastructure for dwellers residing in 253 slums spread across 45 urban local bodies (ULBs) in 22 districts. This was known from a workshop organised on creation of...

New Delhi: Chairman of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) Dr NK Arora said Monday that the third wave of Covid-19 has already hit India. He said a large chunk of Omicron cases in India have been reported from big cities. Large cities...

Karimnagar (Telangana): Telangana BJP president and Lok Sabha member Bandi Sanjay Kumar was Monday sent to 14-day judicial remand. He was arrested after police foiled a protest plan. The BJP’s national leadership dubbed the police action as ‘murder of democracy’. BJP president JP Nadda said...

New Delhi: The sudden spike in the number of Covid cases in India is driven by an increased spread of Omicron variant in the country, which may have already started the third wave, experts said Monday. Most states and large cities in India have observed...

    New Delhi: Over 12.3 lakh children have been administered Covid-19 vaccine doses across states/Union Territories (UTs) till 3.00pm on the first day of the inoculation drive of those in the age-group of 15 to 18 years Monday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visited...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the rising cases of Omicron variant, Odisha govt kicks off administration of COVID-19 vaccine to children between 15-18 age group from Monday. The timing for vaccination has been fixed between 8.00am and 1.00pm, a source said. As many as 939 special vaccination centers...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has kick-started the mega Covid-19 vaccination drive for about 31.75 lakh beneficiaries belonging to 15 to 18 years on Monday. The authorities have set a target of 6 lakh children and youth on the first day. The Covid vaccination drive will...

New Delhi: Oxfam India said the government's decision to refuse renewal of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration will severely affect the organisation's ongoing crucial humanitarian and social work in 16 states across the country. This includes setting up of oxygen plants, providing lifesaving medical...

Jammu: Twelve people were killed and 14 injured Saturday in a stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. Officials of the shrine said the stampede occurred when a large number of devotees entered the Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan without...

New Delhi: There is no science behind night curfews when it comes to tackling the spread of Covid variants, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan has stressed. In a TV media interview, she said that countries like India must formulate science-based policies for curbing the spread...