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Air India Express launches first international service with fully vaccinated staff

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New Delhi: The first flight of Air India Express, India’s budget airline, flew to Dubai with staff fully vaccinated. The Air India service was launched on June 18. Air India Express is the first airline to operate international services with employees who have received two vaccine doses from India.

The pilots and other crew of flight IX 191, which left Delhi at 10.40 am, received two doses of the Covid vaccine. Captains DR Gupta and Captains Alok Kumar were the pilots of the aircraft. Venkat Kella, Praveen Chandra, Praveen Chougley, and Manisha Kamble are the other employees on board. Flight IX 196 from Dubai to Jaipur and later to Delhi had the same staff. ‘We have vaccinated all the crew members and veterans who are eligible to receive the vaccine. This was done for the safety of employees and passengers, ”Air India said in a statement.

“Air India has become the first airline to operate an international service with employees who have been fully vaccinated in India. Air India Express was the first airline to operate the Vande Bharat Mission service. The first Vande Bharat Mission Flight took off from Abu Dhabi on May 7 last year with passengers. We are happy to vaccinate our employees, ”said Air India.

The Vande Bharat Mission was the world’s largest exodus in the wake of the Covid epidemic. Air India was a major player in this. Air India alone has operated over 7005 such services. As of last month, Air India had delivered 1.63 million passengers.
The UAE has restricted flights from the country in the wake of the Covid expansion in India.

Landslides and floods hit in Nepal; 11 dead, 25 missing

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Katmandu: Landslides and floods hit Nepal. Eleven people, including an Indian and two Chinese workers, have been killed in floods in Nepal in recent days. About 25 people are missing. The bodies of three workers were found near Melanchi town in Sindhupalchowk district, northeast of Kathmandu. District officials said several people had been evacuated from their homes following the floods.

The flooded Sindhupalchok area was one of the epicenters of the 2015 earthquake. In the town of Melanchi alone, about 200 houses were completely or partially destroyed. Two of the dead were Chinese workers working on a drinking water project, international media reported. At least 25 people have been reported missing in floods in Sindhupalchok and other parts of the country.

Heavy rains since last Tuesday have damaged most of Nepal’s roads and isolated several areas following the flooding of bridges. Fish farms and livestock were flooded.

Five earthquakes shake northeastern states in 24 hours

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Guwahati: Five earthquakes have shaken the northeastern region in the last 24 hours, officials said. The last of these occurred in Assam at 1.07 am on Saturday. The severity was 4.2, according to the National Center for Seismology.

The epicenter was reported near Tezpur, the district headquarters of Sonitpur district, at a distance of 30 km. Two more quakes measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale shook Assam on Friday morning. The source was Sonitpur district itself.

Meanwhile, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook the Chandal district of Manipur. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake shook the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya on Friday. However, no casualties or property damage were reported in the quake. On April 28, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook Assam.

Yellow alert issued in 7 districts

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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains in seven districts today. A yellow alert has been declared in Kasargod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Idukki, and Kottayam districts.

Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in the coastal areas today. Fishermen were banned from going to sea as there was a risk of flooding.

Special training for Covid Front fighters; 111 training centers in 26 states

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that special training will be given to Covid Front fighters. The Prime Minister has announced that one lakh frontline fighters in the country will be given special training in six different courses.

Frontline fighters will be trained in Basic Care Helper, Home Care Helper, Advice Care Helper, Medical Instrument Helper, Emergency Care Helper, and Sample Collection Helper.

There will be 111 training centers in 26 states. The Prime Minister has announced that the training will be imparted as part of the Skill India program.

The World Health Organization says Covid ‘Lambda’ variant has been reported in 29 countries

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Geneva: A new type of corona is spreading around the world, according to the World Health Organization. Covid’s ‘Lambda’ variant has been reported in 29 countries. According to WHO, the Lambda variant was first discovered in South America.

The Lambda variant was first discovered in Peru. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the high prevalence of the disease, which has been reported in Peru since April 2021, with 81 percent of cases reported in Peru.

The World Health Organization has revealed that the Lambda variant has mutations that increase the risk of transmission of the disease to humans and strengthen the virus’s resistance to antibodies. The organization added that more research is needed on the Lambda variant.

Windows 11 is coming soon

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San Francisco: The latest version of Windows, Windows 11, is expected to arrive on the 24th of this month. With this, Windows 10 will become history. No new updates will be available on Windows 10. Windows 10 was released on July 15, 2015. Microsoft had earlier withdrawn Windows 10X, which was introduced for dual-screen devices.

Satya Nadella, the appointed chairman of Microsoft, said yesterday that the latest version of Windows will be available to consumers soon with the latest updates. Nadella has been using the new Windows for the past few months as part of the experiment.

Planned murder; Vineesh set fire to the shop of the father of Drishya: Police

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Malappuram: Police said that the murder in Perinthalmanna was planned. Police confirmed that Vineesh set fire to the shop of Drishya’s father.

Drishya’s father Balachandran’s CK Stores caught fire last night. The move was to divert his father’s attention.

Evidence will begin today with the accused after a medical examination. Evidence may have been taken at the scene of the murder and Drishya’s father’s establishment. The accused may be remanded today after taking evidence.

Drishya’s body was brought home last night after the postmortem was completed. The funeral will be held at the home premises this morning. Drishya’s sister Devashree, who was critically injured in the attack.

Loan fraud case; Mehul Choksi in remand

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Mehul Choksi remanded in police custody. Dominica magistrate court orders transfer of Choksi from police custody to jail. His lawyer Vijay Agarwal said Choksi would remain in the hospital for the time being due to ill health.

Choksi, meanwhile, was earlier denied bail by a Dominican court. He was later transferred to jail. In the new situation, the agencies, including the CBI, are preparing to intensify their efforts to bring Choksi to India.

Thrissur tree robbery: The crime branch has registered three cases

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Thrissur: The crime branch has registered three cases in connection with the Thrissur tree robbery. The case was registered on the charge of theft. Revenue Minister K Rajan said he was not aware of the enforcement probe into the robbery of the tree.

A high-level team searching for timber in the state had reached Thrissur yesterday and inspected the documents. Subsequently, three cases were registered. The case is against timber traders who bought timber from landlords and sold it to mill owners. The forest department took up 38 cases in the incident. Minister K Rajan said he was ready to face any inquiry.

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