New Delhi: The Govt has said that the covid vaccine gap will remain at nine months. The central government has denied reports that the interval between vaccine reserves has been reduced to six months. The government said the reserve dose should be taken nine months after the second dose.

The national media reported that the interval between the second dose vaccine and the reserve dose was reduced to six months. It was reported that the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization met yesterday.

Anyone over the age of 18, nine months after receiving the second dose of the vaccine, can receive the booster dose.

New Delhi: Indian Railways has canceled passenger trains to allow the speeding of coal trains in a bid to avert a power crisis. Gaurav Krishna Bansal, executive director, Indian Railways, one of the largest networks in Asia, said the move was temporary and would allow the restoration of passenger services once the situation returned to normal.

He said the government was trying to reduce the time it takes to move coal to power plants. Railways plans to add 100,000 more wagons. Special freight corridors are also being built for faster delivery of goods.

India’s electricity consumption is increasing due to rising temperatures. The power sector has seen a 70 percent increase so far. Coal reserves at power plants in India have fallen by about 17% since the beginning of this month, one-third of the required volume.
Many industrial enterprises have cut production due to fuel shortages. Even during the covid period, the Indian economy was in crisis. Attempts to overcome this have also led to an energy crisis. Inflation is likely to rise further as the government struggles to contain high energy prices following Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.

New Delhi: The mastermind of the Jahangirpuri communal riots has been arrested. Fareed alias Neetu was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch yesterday.

He was arrested while hiding at a relative’s residence in Tamluk village. It is learned that he had left Jahangirpuri and was staying in West Bengal when the riots started, leading to communal riots.

Fareed was airlifted to Delhi late yesterday.
 Since 2010, six cases have been registered against him, including robbery, kidnapping, robbery and possession of firearms. The incidents that took place during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations on the 16th led to communal clashes in Jahangirpuri. Several people were injured in the clashes between the two factions.

Lucknow: Seven people have been arrested in connection with the Ayodhya riots. Police said the mastermind Mahesh Kumar Mishra was among those arrested.
The other accused arrested are Pratyush Srivastava, Nitin Kumar, Deepak Kumar Gaur, Brajesh Pandey and Shatrughan Prajapati.

A case has been registered against them for trying to disrupt peace and harmony in the temple city of Ayodhya and throwing provocative objects near the shrine. Police said it was in response to the Jahangirpuri clash. Security had been beefed up in Ayodhya in the wake of the incident.

The incident took place on Wednesday morning. As soon as the police received the information, they took immediate action and removed all provocative objects. Police also examined CCTV footage to identify the culprits. The district administration later held talks with religious leaders and said it would take stern action against those behind the incident.

Meat, intimidation and torn pieces of scripture were reportedly thrown outside the gates of churches. Large numbers of police have been deployed across the city to maintain law and order.