Thiruvananthapuram: Temporary solution to the vaccine shortage in the state. Today, another three lakh doses of the vaccine arrived in Kerala. Vaccination in five districts has stalled due to the depletion of vaccine stocks.
The center had said the next batch of vaccines would arrive tomorrow. However, three lakh doses were given immediately after the vaccination drive failed in five districts yesterday . Vaccination was suspended in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Wayanad districts.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the next phase of the Prime Minister’s Kisan Samman Nidhi project. The Prime Minister inaugurated the program through video conferencing. Rs 19,500 crore was distributed to 9 crores 75 lakh farming families. After the distribution inauguration, the Prime Minister interacted with the farmers.
The PM-Kisan scheme provides Rs 6,000 per annum to eligible farming families. Rs 2,000 will be transferred to the beneficiary’s bank accounts monthly.
New Delhi: The Center has taken steps to make Aadhaar mandatory for adding new names to the voters’ list. The Central Government has approached the Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) seeking permission from the Election Commission to use Aadhaar. The move is in line with guidelines issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology last year.
In 2019, the Election Commission wrote a letter to the Law Secretary asking for permission to use Aadhaar to check voter registration problems. For this, the commission suggested that the Representation of the People Act should be amended. The Ministry of Law agreed and sent the recommendation to the Cabinet for approval. Meanwhile, no final decision has been made in this regard.
Kalpetta: The crime branch raided the house of CK Janu in the Sultan Bathery election bribery case. A team led by Crime Branch DySP Manoj Kumar is inspecting the house in Mananthavady.
The crime branch had registered a case against BJP Wayanad district general secretary Prashanth Malavayal and organization general secretary M Ganesh. This was followed by a search of Janu’s house. It is learned that the probe team has received crucial evidence against the BJP leaders in the bribery case.
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has tightened the covid test for those coming from Kerala. Those coming to Tamil Nadu from the state need a Covid Negative Certificate or a certificate of completion of two doses of the vaccine. Those who do not have the documents will be subjected to RTPCR test. Passengers can go out only based on this test result. Tamil Nadu has decided to tighten the tests on those coming from Kerala from the 5th of this month.
Bengaluru: In Karnataka, schools that were closed in the wake of the covid expansion are reopening. The government has decided to start classes 9,10,11,12 from August 23. The decision on reopening primary schools and eighth class will be taken after assessing the covid situation in the state.
A decision will be taken by the end of August. Guidelines on covid standards to be followed when schools reopen will be issued soon. It was decided at the high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Minister to impose weekend curfew in the border districts of Kerala and Maharashtra and to impose a curfew from 9.00 pm to 10 pm instead of 10 pm.
Ahmedabad: Eight people were killed when a lorry rammed into them in Gujarat’s Amreli district. Two children and an adult were found sleeping in a roadside hut.
The accident happened at 2.30 am today. The truck, which was traveling with the crane, crashed into the roadside. All eight died on the spot.
The dead were children aged eight and thirteen. Two of the injured were taken to hospital. Their health condition is critical.
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found that a combined test of Covaxin-Covshield vaccines has yielded excellent results in a study of 18 individuals in Uttar Pradesh who received two vaccines by mistake.
The study found that the combination of adenovirus vector vaccine and whole virion inactivated corona virus vaccine was safe and enhanced immunity.
India has followed a homologous approach of giving two doses of the same vaccine. However, in Uttar Pradesh, 18 people were accidentally given doses of both vaccines. The first dose was given to those who injected covishield, the second time to covaxin. This was followed by the ICMR study.
The study found that people who received doses of two different vaccines had higher immunity against the alpha, beta, and delta variants. Officials say this will help strengthen the covid defense. Experts believe that this will help alleviate the shortage of vaccines.
At the same time, it has been suggested that no one should automatically take doses of two vaccines until the government gives an official directive in this regard.
Tokyo: BCCI announces prizes for Indian medalists at Tokyo Olympics. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore for Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic javelin gold medalist. The BCCI will also present an award of Rs 1.25 crore to the Indian hockey team that won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Meanwhile, Indian cricketers announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakh for silver medalists, wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and weightlifter Meerabhai Chanu, and individual bronze medalists PV Sindhu (badminton), boxer Lowellina Borgohein and wrestlers for Rs 50 lakh. BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced on his Twitter page.
The whole country is proud of Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal achievement. Neeraj Chopra, the lone gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, is receiving a shower of prizes. Chennai Super Kings, the IPL franchise, had announced a prize of Rs 1 crore for Neeraj. The Haryana government had announced a cash award of Rs 6 crore for Neeraj Chopra. In addition, the state government, the Railways, and the Indian Olympic Association have announced cash awards for Neeraj.
India returns from Tokyo with the most medals in history. India won seven medals, including one gold, two silver, and four bronze. The record at the London Olympics has become a legend. When Neeraj Chopra became an Indian hero in Tokyo with a historic medal in athletics, hockey teams and women players, including Meerabhai Chanu, were proud of their strong presence.
New Delhi: Security at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has been beefed up following a bomb threat. The Delhi Police had received an e-mail stating that Al Qaeda planning to demolish the airport. Security has been beefed up in the wake of this.
Karanbir Suri alias Muhammad Jalal and his wife Sharda alias Hasina are expected to arrive from Singapore on Sunday and carry out the bombing.
After receiving the mail message, the bomb threat assessment committee investigated but found that it was fake. However, security at the airport has been beefed up, the statement said.
