New Delhi: Farmers’ organizations are preparing for a Bharat Bandh to protest against the central government’s unwillingness to repeal agricultural laws. Farmers’ organizations have announced a bandh on March 26. Four months after the farmers’ strike, the organizations are coming out with a stronger strike.
Farmers’ organizations said they would hold more tractor rallies if necessary. Rakesh Tikayat, leader of the farmers’ organization, said he would not hesitate to rally one lakh tractors to the parliament.

Dehradun: Tirath Singh Rawat has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Tirath Singh was announced as the Chief Minister at a meeting of the Assembly today.

On March 9, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the post of Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal from Uttarakhand and Dhan Singh Rawat, a state cabinet member. The resignation came amid growing opposition from within the BJP. Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat was initially considered for the Chief Minister’s post. This decision was later changed.

Shimla: Eight people were killed when a private bus plunged into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district. Eleven people were injured. The accident took place in the Teesa sub-division on Wednesday morning.
A private bus traveling from Chamba to Teesa overturned the gorge at a depth of about 200 meters.
All the 11 injured have been shifted to Chamba Medical College. Four of them are in critical condition. Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

New Delhi: India’s indigenously built Scorpion class submarine INS Karanj has been commissioned. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and former Chief of Naval Staff VS Shekhawat were also present on the occasion. Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Naval Staff, said the Navy has been committed to localization and defense self-sufficiency for the past seven decades.

At present, there are 42 ships and submarines, 40 of which are under construction at shipyards across the country, he said. INS Karanj is the third of six class submarines to be built under a 2005 agreement with the French company DCNS. The submarine’s experiments at sea had been completed. The feature of the Scorpion class submarine is that it can attack both at sea and inland. It can also destroy other submarines and attack mines.

The submarine, which is 220 feet long and 40 feet high, can travel at 11 nautical miles above sea level and 20 nautical miles under the sea.

New Delhi: As the second phase of vaccination against Covid progresses in the country, Barat Biotech is developing a vaccine that can be sprayed on the nose. They are currently undergoing a clinical trial with the permission of the DGCI (Drug Controller General of India). At the same time, it is reported that the first phase of the clinical trial has been approved. Recently, there were reports that the nasal vaccine developed by the American company Altimmune was effective. The study also found that these are most beneficial in children.

The virus enters the body through the nose and mouth. The company claims that these will help eliminate the virus that enters the nose. Altimmun’s nasal vaccine is being tested in people between the ages of 18 and 55. Nasal spray vaccines claim to be cheaper and more effective than injectable vaccines.

Kolkata: Seven killed in Kolkata fire. The fire broke out in an office building on Strand Road in central Kolkata. The dead included four firefighters, a policeman, and a railway security officer.

The bodies of five of the seven dead were found in an elevator in the building. About 25 fire engines arrived on the scene and are trying to put out the blaze. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has arrived in the state. Compensation of Rs 10 lakh each has been announced for the families of the deceased.

The fire started at around 6.30 pm on the 13th floor of the New Koila Ghat building. The offices of the Eastern Railway and the South Eastern Railway are located here.