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Centre asks states witnessing spike in COVID-19 cases to accelerate vaccination
They have been asked to increase the share of RT-PCR tests in districts dependent on high levels of antigen testing, refocus on surveillance and stringent containment of those areas in selected districts which are seeing cluster of cases and carry out an average close contact tracing of minimum of 20 persons per positive case.
ED arrests 2 directors of Tamil Nadu firm in bank loan fraud case
The two allegedly laundered funds to the tune of Rs 325 crore by using a network of nearly 20 group entities located across Tamil Nadu.
- Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi to contest Assam polls from Sibsagar
- Noted Kannada poet N S Lakshminarayana Bhatta no more
- Government sends health teams to Maharashtra, Punjab after spike in daily COVID-19 cases
- Delhi: 37 per cent rise in home isolation COVID-19 cases; jump in containment zones count in 1 week
- Smriti Irani attacks Rahul Gandhi, accuses him of 'insulting' people of Amethi
- Rupesh Gowala to contest from Doom Dooma on BJP ticket, Paramananda Rajbongshi from Sipajhar
- Vizag steel plant privatisation row: CM has offered better solutions, says Vijayasai Reddy
- Delhi govt approves formation of separate board for 2,700 schools in city
Former TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi joins BJP- Farmers protest: Government torturing 'annadata', says Rahul Gandhi
- Nitin Gadkari receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Nagpur
- Ex-TMC MP Mithun Chakraborty to star in PM Modi's show?
- West Bengal polls: For first time in three decades, Didi moves out of her den
- Government deliberately stalling Hurriyat's contact with people in Kashmir: Mirwaiz
ED arrests 2 directors of Tamil Nadu firm in bank loan fraud case
The two allegedly laundered funds to the tune of Rs 325 crore by using a network of nearly 20 group entities located across Tamil Nadu.
NDA, Naval Academy exam results declared
The results of the medical examination have not been taken into account in preparing the lists, the UPSC said. The result is also available on the UPSC website.
Farmers' protest enters 100th day; KMP expressway in Haryana blocked for five hours
Farmers’ protest against Central Government’s three agriculture laws entered 100th day on March 06. Protesting farmers blocked Western Peripheral Expressway in Sonipat’s Kundli to mark 100th day. Farmers’ union had announced a 5-hour ‘peaceful blockade’ between 11 am to 4pm.
Centre asks states witnessing spike in COVID-19 cases to accelerate vaccination
They have been asked to increase the share of RT-PCR tests in districts dependent on high levels of antigen testing, refocus on surveillance and stringent containment of those areas in selected districts which are seeing cluster of cases and carry out an average close contact tracing of minimum of 20 persons per positive case.
TMC MLA Sonali Guha hints at joining BJP
The TMC MLA, who represented Satgachia seat for the past four terms, had broken down on Friday immediately after getting the news that she was not being given the party ticket this time.
Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi to contest Assam polls from Sibsagar
Gogoi was booked under the stringent UAPA during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019 and has been in judicial custody since then.
Tollywood divided ahead of Bengal polls
The TMC's influence over the Tollygunge-based film industry, known by its portmanteau Tollywood, since even before Mamata Banerjee's ascendance to power in 2011, seems to have been waning with several celebrities shifting their allegiance to the saffron party.
Noted Kannada poet N S Lakshminarayana Bhatta no more
Popularly known as 'NSL' in Kannada literary world, he was born in 1936 in Shivamogga district. Bhatta has been household name through his bhavageetes (lyrical poems), and is known for his contribution of modern Kannada poetry, critical works and translations.
Hema Malini takes COVID-19 vaccine
"I have taken the Covid vaccine along with the public at Cooper Hospital," she wrote alongside three photographs from the vaccine centre.
Government sends health teams to Maharashtra, Punjab after spike in daily COVID-19 cases
The teams will visit the (COVID-19) hotspot areas in the states and ascertain reasons for the surge in cases, the ministry said.
