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17 Jan

Marriage registration service temporarily suspended in Mumbai

editor0 CommentsHealth, Covid19, IndiaCovid-19, India, Marriage Registration, Mumbai

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has temporarily suspended the marriage registration service due to the rising Covid-19 case across the city. BMC in a press note said, "Marriage registration service temporarily stopped due to current Covid-19 situation in Mumbai. The service will be restarted soon with the facility of appointment, date, and time." Mumbai reported 7,895 new cases of Covid-19 out of 57,534 tests conducted during the last 24 hours. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin, the city has 60,371 active cases. The total number of cases of the disease in Mumbai has gone up to 9, 99,862. It also…

17 Jan

Considering the demand schools of Maharashtra to reopen in next 15 days

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Maharashtra schools have been shut till February 15 due to COVID-19 cases. Demands have been raised for reopening the schools as children are suffering from loss of education. Maharashtra Government will consider the demand as there is a low incidence of coronavirus infection in children and students after the next 10-15 days, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said. The final decision is not taken yet but soon Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackery will take final call in this regard. Speaking on the current scenario, the health minster added that though the cases are surging in the city, number of hospitals…

17 Jan

Health Workers Including Doctors Test COVID-19 Positive in Puducherry

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The Puducherry health department said, 30 health officials including doctors have tested positive for Covid-19 last week. In a statement on Sunday, the health department's Director, G. Sriramalu said: "In the last one week, 30 health officials including 12 doctors tested positive in the union territory. They are undergoing treatment." The department also said that the Government Hospital For Chest Disease in Puducherry has been converted into a Covid care centre and 180 beds are arranged for the exclusive treatment of infected patients. Forty-three beds were occupied by patients on Sunday. On Sunday, there were 160 new Covid cases, which…

16 Jan

BCCI pays tribute to Virat Kohli on his end as India Test Captain

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Virat Kohli ended his seven year reign as the most successful Test Captain of India after an unexpected 1-2 series loss against South Africa. On a statement by BCCI said, “Virat Kohli is one of the finest captains and once in a generation cricketer”. And many more like BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly gave their valuable remark on Virat Kohli Kohli's relation with the BCCI recently made headlines when the batter quit T20 captaincy and was later sacked as ODI captain. Ganguly had said they had requested Kohli to stay back till the T20 World Cup, a claim which Kohli…

16 Jan

17 booked for allegedly ragging a student at Medical College Hostel

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A 24 year old student of a G S Medical College of mumbai was allegedly ragged and against 17 of them were registered a file, KEM Hospital approached the police. According to the complaint, his hostel roommates and other students would verbally abuse, pitch casteist slurs and threaten him. In last three years in various occasions he was harassed and many incidents occurred in the presence of the hostel waden, who didn’t take any action against it. The victim and some activists have lodged a complaint with the Dean's office, following, a meeting of anti-ragging committee was held in the…

15 Jan

Indian Railways Redesignates Post Of ‘Guard’ As ‘Train Manager’

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The Indian Railways issued an order on Friday, saying it had decided to redesignate the post of 'guard' as 'train manager' with immediate effect. From now on, assistant guard will be known as assistant passenger train manager, goods guard as goods train manager, senior goods guard as senior goods train manager, senior passenger guard as senior passenger train manager and mail/express guard as mail/express train manager. However, the revision in designations will not entail any change in their pay levels, method of recruitment, existing duties and responsibilities, seniority and avenues of promotion, the Ministry of Railways said in a press…

15 Jan

Central government refutes reports of Covid vaccine shortage in Maharashtra

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Refuting media reports on the Covid-19 vaccine shortage in Maharashtra, the Health Ministry said the state had over 24 lakh unutilised doses of Covaxin and received an additional 6.35 lakh doses on Friday. According to the media reports, the state government is unable to increase the pace of vaccination due to a shortage in vaccine availability. "As per their weekly consumption data available on Co-WIN, the average consumption by Maharashtra for Covaxin to cover the eligible beneficiaries for 15-17 years and for precaution dose is almost 2.94 lakh doses per day. Therefore, the state has adequate vaccine doses for about…

15 Jan

Minimum 6 airbags mandatory in vehicles for up to 8 passengers: Gadkari

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Union Minister of Transport Nitin Gadkari has approved a draft gazette notification which will now make 6 airbags compulsory in private vehicles carrying up to 8 passengers. This is a move that has been under discussion over a few months now, wherein initially 2 airbags- one for the driver seat and one for the co-passenger seat were made mandatory in July 2019 and January 2022, respectively. “In order to enhance the safety of the occupants in motor vehicles carrying upto 8 passengers, I have now approved a Draft GSR Notification to make a minimum of 6 Airbags compulsory." Gadkari said…

14 Jan

UTI Flexi Cap Fund–A flexi-cap portfolio with emphasis on business sustainability

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaUTI Flexi Cap Fund

Setting a realistic financial goal is the first-step towards successful investing for any investor. While looking for an investment option which can consistently reward you is important, it isequally important to understand the risk associated with it to aim for an optimal outcome in the long-term.Mutual fund option can be explored for meeting financial goals ranging from short-term to long-term, while choosing to invest from wide-range of products across the asset class. Here is one mutual fund product category that investors can look for investing in meeting long-term wealth creation goals. Flexi-cap funds are open-ended equity funds investing at least…

14 Jan

Tata Motors Group global wholesales at 2,85,445in Q3 FY22

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The Tata Motors Group global wholesales inQ3FY22, including Jaguar Land Rover, were at 2,85,445nos., higherby 2%, as compared toQ3FY21. Global wholesales of all Tata Motors’ commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in Q3 FY22were at 1,02,772nos., higher by14%, over Q3FY21. Global wholesales of all passenger vehicles in Q3FY22were at 1,82,673nos., lowerby 3% as compared toQ3FY21. Global wholesales for Jaguar Land Rover were83,110vehicles (**JLR number forQ3 FY22 includes CJLR volumes of 13,928 units). Jaguar wholesales for the quarter were 13,518vehicles, while Land Rover wholesales for the quarterwere 69,592vehicles. **CJLR – It is a JV between JLR and Chery Automobiles and is…