New Delhi: Supreme Court allows EWS reservation in NEET PG admission. The Supreme Court has directed that 10% financial reservation and 27% OBC reservation will be implemented this academic year.

The Supreme Court said it would examine in detail the constitutional validity of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS)s reservation. It was agreed that the annual income limit for EWS reservations would be Rs. 8 lakhs.

The verdict is a relief to both resident doctors and the central government. Resident doctors had told the court that there was a shortage of doctors in hospitals because the PG admission process was withheld NEET P.G. The Central Government had sought permission to conduct counseling.

The Central Government has introduced a 10 percent reservation in the NEET All India Quota for the economically backward among the advanced. The petitioners allege that setting the annual income limit for financial reservation at Rs 8 lakh was a unilateral move. 27% OBC. The petitioners had also questioned the action of the Central Government in imposing reservation.
The petitions were adjourned to March 3 for further hearing in the forward reservation case. The court accepted the recommendation of the Ajay Bhushan Pandey Committee.

Bangalore: Karnataka has tightened its grip on the rising covid cases. Apart from those coming from abroad, those coming from other states will also be subjected to the covid test, said Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar told the media.

Covid cases have been on the rise in Karnataka for the past few days. The daily number of cases has crossed 5000. It is in this context that the restrictions are tightened. Those coming from other states will be subjected to the covid test. Covid care centers will be set up to ensure treatment.

The institutional quarantine will be established in collaboration with hotels and educational institutions. He said the hospital bed system would be set up transparently. A certificate of taking both doses of the vaccine is mandatory for access to public places. He added that this will be strictly enforced in markets, malls, bars, and restaurants.

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned people not to take Omicron as mild.

Maria Van Kerkow, the World Health Organization’s technical head, said that although health problems caused by Omicron were relatively low compared to the Delta, caution was needed and that it would be dangerous to take them as mild.

Most of the hospitalizations in India so far are for people with other serious illnesses, immunodeficiency, and non-vaccination. As the number of patients increases, so does the number of hospitalizations.

WHO chief Tedros Adanom Gebrias said the number of people confirming the new variant was surpassing the Delta variant previously held in many countries.

New Delhi: It has been reported that the e-passport will soon be implemented in India in a way that is easy to handle, easy to renew, and accurate. Passport will be issued with security with biometric data. The assessment is that the new system will help facilitate emigration globally and make things easier to understand and pass unhindered.

Passport is currently issued in the country as a printed book. Official diplomatic passports with microchips were earlier issued to 20,000 people on a trial basis. At present, there are 36 Passport Offices, 93 Passport Service Centers, and 426 Post Office Passport Service Centers in India. The procedure for applying for a passport will continue as before.

New Delhi: The deadline for linking PAN cards with Aadhaar has been extended to March 31.

From April 1, 2022, your Permanent Account Number (PAN) card will be deactivated if not linked to your Aadhaar card.
Pursuant to Section 139AA AA of the Income Tax Act, every person who has PAN on July 1, 2017, and is eligible to receive Aadhaar should link PAN with Aadhaar.

PAN cards not affiliated with Aadhaar will be declared inactive by the due date. A fine of up to Rs 10,000 can be levied for failing to provide PAN card details each time. This is under Section 272B of the IT Act.

At the same time, one can have only one pan. Obtaining or possessing more than one PAN card is illegal and can result in a fine of up to Rs 10,000.

Therefore, it is advisable not to carry or hold more than one pan.

New Delhi: The helicopter crash that killed 14 people, including the country’s first Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat, has been blamed on bad weather, a team of investigators has said. The team briefed Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on the issue. The Union Minister was briefed for about 45 minutes on the investigation report. The investigation was completed by a team led by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh. Eight minutes before the accident, Wing Commander Prithviraj Singh Chouhan said the helicopter was about to land.

The helicopter was flying very low over the railway track. The helicopter was found to be obscured by a thick cloud cover. On December 8, a Russian – made helicopter Mi-17V5 crashed in Coonoor near Ooty. Besides Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 12 soldiers were also killed in the accident.

New Delhi: The government has tightened restrictions in the national capital amid rising outbreaks of the covid. The Delhi government has tightened controls, doubling the number of cases in a single day and forcing 22 patients to be admitted on a ventilator in critical condition.

The move follows the expansion of covid. On Tuesday, more than 5,000 people were diagnosed with the disease, while on Wednesday, the number of patients per day was more than 10,000. It is in this context that the Delhi government has imposed strict restrictions on those going out on weekends except for essential services.

Central and state government employees, judges, diplomats, lawyers, health workers, patients, pregnant women, long-distance inter-state travelers, media personnel, and students appearing for exams are allowed to travel on weekends. The National Museum and Parks have been closed by the Delhi government.