New Delhi: The Covid vaccine may be available in capsule form in the country in the future. Indian pharma company Premas Biotech has started efforts for this. Premas Biotech is a pharmaceutical company affiliated with Oramed Pharmaceutical Inc., a leading US company. On March 19, they announced the development of the Covid Defense Capsule, which was found to be effective in a single dose.

The Covid protein-based VLP vaccine provides three times the protection against the SARS Cov-2 virus. The clinical trial of the capsule will begin in the second quarter of 2021.

At the same time, clinical trials of a nasal injection vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin are in progress. Human testing of nasal wax has begun in India. Currently, Covishield and Covaxin vaccines are being distributed in the country. At the same time, the daily increase in Covid patients in the country is worrying. In the last 24 hours, 47 Covid cases have been reported.

New Delhi: Fake call center gangs arrested in New Delhi. Delhi Police have arrested 35 people for allegedly extorting money from locals and foreigners for fake services. Police said a case has been registered against the call center owners and employees.

The fake call center was located on two floors of a building in Uttam Nagar, New Delhi. The victims were mainly from foreign countries, including the United States. They extorted money from foreigners by sending a voice message claiming to be from the American Drug Enforcement Agency and sending a pop-up message that the phone had been hacked.

Up to $ 2,000 has been extorted from many of them. Police found that the graduate students had been running a fake call center for four years.

New Delhi: Railways has imposed a strict ban on charging mobile phones and laptops at night on AC coaches on trains. Mobile charging points must be turned off from 11 pm to 5 am. Action as there is a risk of fire.
Earlier, there was a growing demand for a ban on night charging on trains. However, the stand was tightened after authorities noticed that charging points on many trains were not turned off at night. Falling AC. Southern Railway has issued a warning to employees, including a mechanic. The decision was made to conduct lightning inspections and take strict action if employees are found to be at fault. The employees have been informed about this through a circular.

Incidents were reported where the mobile and laptop, which were to be charged at night, became hot. The new measure is to avoid such risks. Complaints were also raised that the use of phones and laptops at night makes it difficult for sleeping passengers. Turning off the charging points at night will solve this as well.

Mumbai: International travelers who have received both doses of the Covid vaccine do not need quarantine in Mumbai. The Mumbai Municipality has granted exemptions to people from the UK, Europe, West Asian countries, South Africa and Brazil.
Institutional quarantine is excluded for those over 65 years of age, pregnant women, children under five years of age, and accompanying parents.

Srinagar: Clashes between security forces and militants in Shopian, Jammu, and Kashmir. Troops killed three militants. The clash took place in the Munihall area of Shopian on Monday morning. The security forces said the militants were linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba. It was learned that militants were hiding in the area. During the ensuing search operation, the militants opened fire on the security forces. The security forces then retaliated. A large cache of weapons was also seized.

Beijing: Troops from India, Pakistan, and China will take part in the ‘Pabbi-Antiterror–2021‘ military exercise led by the Beijing-Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In 2018, India first participated in an initiative by SCO member states. In June 2017, India and Pakistan became SCO members. Other members are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The armies of these countries are also participating in the exercise.