HEADLINES

Uri : A Border Security Forces trooper has died of a heart attack on Saturday afternoon in North Kashmir’s Uri of Baramulla district. Sources said that one Constable Manjeet Kumar (33), resident of district Dumka in Jharkhand, of 23 Battalion BSF posted at Chand post along LoC in Uri, part ... Read More »

A Mumbai-based startup is ready with its affordable Rapid Antigen Test that offers COVID 19 diagnosis & surveillance at the cost of Rs 100 per test. The test developed by Patanjali Pharma will complement the gold standard RTPCR & Rapid antigen tests and make it one of the most affordable ones available in the market. The Centre ... Read More »

According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD): The Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” (pronounced as Tau’Te) over east central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea moved north-north-westwards with a speed of about 11 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centred at 0830 hours IST of today, the 15th May, ... Read More »

NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated energy company, under Ministry of Power has added more than 500 beds with oxygen support and more than 1100 isolation beds across plants in various states to provide support to the critical Covid care. In NCR region, the company has set up Covid care centres ... Read More »

One hundred and ten (110) Medical Cadets, including 21 female cadets, of the 55th (C3) batch of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) have been commissioned as Medical Officers into the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS). The Medical Cadets were commissioned by Commandant, AFMC Lt Gen Nardeep Naithani in a ... Read More »

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 18 Cr today under the Phase-3 of the nationwide Vaccination Drive. A total of 18,04,57,579 vaccine doses have been administered through 26,02,435 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. These include 96,27,650 HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 66,22,040 HCWs who ... Read More »

‘52% beds unoccupied, additional oxygen stock at handy’  Udaipur : While most of the districts across the state are reeling under severe shortage of oxygen and zero availability of beds and ventilators, there is a big piece of relief from Dungarpur. The COVID hospital here has 52 percent beds unoccupied, there ... Read More »

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today interacted with State Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries/Additional Chief Secretaries of 6 states/UT in the presence of Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. These states/UT are depicting a considerable growth rate in the ... Read More »

The Constitution Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court has pronounced Judgement dated 5.5.2021 in the matter of Writ Petition NO.938 of 2020 Shiv Sangram V/s Union of India and other various Civil Appeals involving interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution 102nd Amendment Act,2018. As provided in the Supreme Court Rules, ... Read More »

During Rabi Marketing Season 2021-22, Mission “One Nation, One MSP, One DBT ” has been given a firm shape as for the First Time, farmers of Punjab & Haryana have started receiving payments directly into their bank accounts against sale of their Wheat crop. Now DBT has been implemented across ... Read More »

The Government of India has exempted the public procurement of supplies required for containment of COVID-19 global pandemic from the applicability of Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017. The order issued by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry says that the ... Read More »

New Delhi : India’s infection caseload spiked to 2.43 crore cases after 3.26 lakh cases were recorded in over 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health reported on Saturday. Up to 3,980 people have lost their lives during the same time frame, taking the overall death toll to 2,66,207. The ... Read More »

Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir police arrested two notorious drug peddlers and recovered charas in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, a police spokesman said. He said on a tip-off police established a naka checking at Bazipora Ajas under Police Station (PS) Sumbal in Bandipora. During the naka two suspected persons were ... Read More »

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs), Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI), Distributors and other stakeholders have come together and are contributing in the fight against the current wave of Covid 19 pandemic. As on 13.05.2021, 7733 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) are functional across the country in 36 ... Read More »

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country is nearly 18  Crore (17.93 Crore, as per the 7 am provisional report today). COVID-19 vaccination drive has successfully completed 118 days wherein 17.89 Crore doses have been administered to the identified beneficiaries through collaborative efforts of all States/UTs. India is the fastest country globally ... Read More »

In a significant development, India’s cumulative recoveries has surpassed 2 Crore (2,00,79,599) today. The National Recovery Rate is 83.50%. 3,44,776 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours. It outnumbers India’s Daily New COVID cases for the third time in the last four days. Ten states account for 71.16% of the new recoveries.     The graph below ... Read More »

According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD):  (Friday 14 May 2021, Time of Issue: 0800 hours IST Based on 0530 hours IST Observations) All India Weather Inference (MORNING)   The well-Marked low-pressure area over Lakshadweep Area & Adjoining southeast Arabian sea persists. Associated cyclonic circulation extending up to mid tropospheric levels, It is very likely to concentrate into a Depression over the same region during next 12 hours and intensify further into a ... Read More »

Udaipur : At a time when even families scared of catching coronavirus infection, refuse to touch COVID victims’ bodies, in Chittorgarh, a police officer and tehsildar set a precedent for others. Circle Inspector at Kapasan Himanshu Singh and Tehsildar Mohkam Singh donned PPE kits themselves and packed the body of a ... Read More »

Udaipur : Tension have been prevailing for past two continuous days at Dungarpur’s Sagwara town and social distancing goes for a toss as people from Bohra community protest against its committee alleging that the latter is not fair in arranging the ‘deedar’ (glimpse) of their religious guru who had come at Galiyakot dargah. On ... Read More »

Udaipur : A day after kin of a corona victim alleged illegal organ harvest on a private medical college and hospital in Rajsamand, a police complaint was  given by the organisation at the Mavli police station in Udaipur against six persons including the deceased’s wife, brother and others on Thursday. A ... Read More »