Bengaluru: The Omicron variant of covid has been confirmed in 10 more people in Karnataka. With this, the number of Omicron victims in the state has increased to 76. Omicron has been confirmed for eight foreigners in Bangalore and two in Dharwad. Two of them are children. Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said others had received both doses of the covid vaccine. The disease was confirmed to the people from Dubai, USA, and Belgium.

The first Omicron cases were confirmed here on December 2. Those diagnosed with the disease have no symptoms or other health problems, officials said.

Thiruvananthapuram: The night travel restrictions imposed in the state because of the threat of Omicron expansion will come to an end today. The current indication is that the restrictions will not be increased. The restrictions were imposed from 10 pm to 5 am in the wake of the New Year celebrations. The next covid review meeting will decide whether to increase the restrictions as the Omicron threat persists.

Covid vaccination for 15- to 18-year-olds in the state will begin tomorrow. Registration for child vaccination has begun. There is no bar to registering directly at the vaccination center. Vaccination of children will be available at General, District, and Taluk Hospitals and CHCs every day including Sunday, except Wednesday till January 10.

New Delhi: Indian troops are deploying more troops across the border amid continuing Chinese provocations on the border. The military presence has been beefed up along the Ladakh-Arunachal Pradesh border. The Defense Ministry said the move came in the wake of China’s enhancement of infrastructure for its troops near the Indian border.

The Ministry of Defense said that the modernization and development of infrastructure on the northern border are in full swing. The Ministry of Defense said it has stockpiled roads, all-weather connecting tunnels, four strategic railway lines, upgrades of additional bridges across the Brahmaputra, upgrades of bridges on crucial Indo-China border roads, fuel, and weapons.

New Delhi: The number of Omicron cases in the country has risen to 1,525. The number of new covid cases increased by 35 percent to 22,775. Omicron virus has been confirmed in 23 states. In Maharashtra alone, 460 Omicron cases were reported.

It was followed by 351 Omicron cases in Delhi. There are 118 Omicron cases in Tamil Nadu. Other states have 115 in Gujarat and 109 in Kerala. Maharashtra, Delhi, and Tamil Nadu, which have reported the highest number of cases, have imposed strict restrictions on public places.

New Delhi: The Center has said that there will be no change in the reservation criteria for all-India medical admission. The Central Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court announcing the decision. The annual income limit of Rs. 8 lakh will remain the same. The Center also submitted to the court the report of the three-member committee that there should be no change in the norms.

The committee had recommended that members of families with five acres or more of land be exempted from the financial reservation. The Center has informed the Supreme Court that the committee’s recommendation is to implement this provision next academic year. The central government had introduced financial reservation and 27 per cent OBC reservations for all India medical admissions. The Central Government has said that there will be no change in the reservation norms as the petitions questioning this will be considered on the 6th of this month.

In addition to the OBC reservation, 10 percent reservation has been introduced for the financially backward. Reservation is given for MBBS, MD, MS, BDS and MDS Diploma courses. According to government sources, the reservation will benefit degree and PG students belonging to the educationally backward sections.