New Delhi: The AYUSH Ministry has said that AYUSH 64 is effective in combating Covid. AYUSH 64 is effective in clinical trials conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Biotechnology, CSIR, and Delhi AIIMS.
The study looked at the efficacy of Chittamrit, Amukkuram, Irattimadhuram, and Thippali, as well as AYUSH-64, a combination of Ezhilampalatholi, Kadukurohini, Kiriyath, and Kalanchikuru nuts. Medications are for prevention, treatment, and postcovid therapy.
Palakkad: The service will be suspended from May 1 as most of the private buses in the state are unmanned due to the spread of Covid, said T Gopinathan, general secretary, Kerala Bus Operators Organization.
He said most of the panchayats, municipalities, and corporations in the state have been made containment zones due to the spread of Covid and private buses are not being used.
He said he had applied to the government for tax exemption in the April, May, and June quarters but the buses had to be stopped as there was no decision from the government.
At least a few buses will be able to operate only if the government decides to waive the existing quarter tax in the same way as it did in January, February and March. The current tax payment deadline is May 15. T Gopinathan said that this was not a strike decision and that there was no impediment to the service of buses that could be operated profitably and no one would be forcibly stopped.
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has decided to provide Aadhaar to newborns as well. With the increasing importance of the 12-digit Aadhaar number, which has become an important document for proving identity and address, it has been decided to extend this facility to children as soon as they are born. Aadhaar will be issued to newborns without the inclusion of biometrics.
The cover photo of the parents will be collected for biometric information. When a child is five years old, a biometric of ten fingers can be recorded. You can apply for this online or offline. If you are offline, you need to go to the Aadhaar Enrollment Center and apply. Relevant documents should also be submitted.
Lucknow: A complete lockdown has been declared in UP as the spread of Covid continues to be extreme. The lockdown is tomorrow from 8 pm to 7 am on May 4th. Currently, the state has announced a weekend lockdown from 8 pm on Friday to 7 am on Monday.
With the number of patients per day crossing 29,824, the restrictions are likely to be further tightened. The total number of patients has crossed 11,82,848. The disease is confirmed. 11,943 deaths were also reported. The Allahabad High Court had ordered lockdowns in five cities in the state, which has the highest number of cases. But this was rejected by the Supreme Court. Following this, the government imposed a weekend lockdown in the state.
Kaliyug a series of acrylic paintings by the talented siblings – Rishikesh Kalyan and Manasa Kalyan, displayed at the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Thrissur visualises the destruction that is unleashed upon the environment by successive generations, culminating in a pandemic that reminds us of the mythical Kaliyug itself.
The exhibition was virtually inaugurated by Shri. VS Sunilkumar, Minister of Agriculture, Govt of Kerala. Shri. TS Kalyanaraman, Chairman & Managing Director, Kalyan Jewellers, who is also the children’s very proud grandfather was present at the exhibition.
Trained for the past eight years, under artist Shine Karunakaran, this is the first public display of Rishikesh and Manasa Kalyan’s art work. Artist Shine Karunakaran pointed out that the children were both gifted artists, and as their teacher he simply has to guide them on the technicalities of the various art mediums, and aid them in their quest to find their very own style of painting.
The art work, majority of which was produced during the past year, is reflective of the state of the environment around us today. The exhibition of Kaliyug, will be on display until April 29th at Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Thrissur.
New Delhi: Vaccine registration for people above 18 years of age in the country will begin today. For this, you can register on the Cowin app from 4 pm. People over the age of 18 will be vaccinated from next month. Various ministries will meet today to assess the oxygen supply. The number of patients in the country is over three lakh daily.
Thiruvananthapuram: The state government will buy one crore dose covid vaccine. The Cabinet will approve the purchase of the Covid vaccine directly from the manufacturers. 70 lakh doses of Coveshield and 30 lakh doses of covaxin will be purchased. It was decided at the meeting that only the local level restrictions currently required for lockdowns would suffice. Assessment that lockdown will affect people’s lives.
Panaji: The government has announced a lockdown in Goa from Thursday amid rising Covid cases. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced that a complete lockdown will be imposed in Goa from the evening of April 29 to the morning of May 3. The CM said only essential services and industrial activities would be allowed to operate during the lockdown.
‘The lockdown has been announced in the state from April 29 to May 3. Essential services and industrial activities are permitted. Public transport will be closed, ”he said. He said casinos, hotels, and pubs would be closed during the lockdown and borders would be open for essential service traffic.
The lockdown comes after 2,110 new Covid cases and 31 deaths were reported in Goa. There are currently 81,908 covid cases in the state. The death toll was 16,591. So far 6,32,131 covid tests have been conducted in Goa.
Meanwhile, 3,293 people have died of Covid infection in the last 24 hours in the country. The number of daily covid patients also increased yesterday. A total of 3,60,960 people were infected yesterday.
Covid deaths in India cross two lakh For the first time since the outbreak of the Covid epidemic in India, the daily death toll has crossed 3,000. The total death toll stood at 2,01,187. Covid has so far affected 1,79,97,267 people. The number of active cases is 29,78,709. So far, 14,78,27,367 people have been vaccinated. For the past seven days, the number of Covid victims in India has been over three lakh per day. In Delhi alone, 381 people died due to Covid infection on Tuesday.
Maharashtra had the highest number of Covid patients reported so far yesterday. 66,358. The positive rate in Delhi is 32.72 percent. For the sixth day in a row, the death toll in Delhi has risen to over 300.
In Kerala, Covid-19 was confirmed for 32,819 people yesterday. Outbreaks were reported in Kozhikode 5015, Ernakulam 4270, Malappuram 3251, Thrissur 3097, Kottayam 2970, Thiruvananthapuram 2892, Palakkad 2071, Kannur 1996, Alappuzha 1770, Kollam 1591, Pathanamthitta 1163, Wayanad 968, Kasaragod 906 and Idukki 859.
Kochi: Sandeep Nair and Sarith have been granted bail in a case registered by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with gold smuggling. Bail was granted by the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court. Both have been in jail for eight months in a case registered by the ED. But the defendants could not get out because Kofeposa was charged. Sandeep Nair was granted bail in a customs case and an NIA case.
Guwahati: A strong earthquake shook Assam. An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale shook Sonitpur. This was reported by the National Center for Seismology.
The quake struck at 7.51 am. Several houses were damaged. Health Minister Himant Bishwa Sharma confirmed that there were no reports of injuries following the quake. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said people should be vigilant.
