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Marriage registration service temporarily suspended in Mumbai
17 Jan

Marriage registration service temporarily suspended in Mumbai

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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…
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Health Workers Including Doctors Test COVID-19 Positive in Puducherry
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…
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Central government refutes reports of Covid vaccine shortage in Maharashtra
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…
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Over 300 more Parliament staffers test positive for Covid-19
13 Jan

Over 300 more Parliament staffers test positive for Covid-19

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More than 300 Parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 between January 9 and 12, according to sources. Earlier till January 9, more than 400 of them had tested positive during random testing. “Till now, about 718 Parliament staffers have fallen prey to the virus. Of the total, 204 are from the Rajya Sabha secretariat while the remaining are from the Lok Sabha secretariat and allied services,” the sources said. During random testing in the first week of this month, over 400 staff members were found infected. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inspected the Parliament House Complex (PHC) to take stock…
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Over 260 Maharashtra cops infected with COVID
13 Jan

Over 260 Maharashtra cops infected with COVID

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 Due to rising COVID-19 cases, as many as 265 Maharashtra police have succumbed to the infection so far, the state police said. According to the Maharashtra Police, there are 2,145 active cases of COVID-19 in the state police. The highest number of COVID-related deaths has been recorded in state police personnel posted in Mumbai, which is 126. Meanwhile, Maharashtra is expected to see a spike in hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients this month-end or in the first week of February, according to the state health department. The daily requirement of medical oxygen in the state has been increased, it said, adding that…
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Celebrate the harvest festival with Almonds
12 Jan

Celebrate the harvest festival with Almonds

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Makar Sankranti marks the end of winter and the beginning of a new harvest season. As with all festivals and celebrations, people across the country indulge in a variety of foods, traditional sweets and savories during this time. Therefore, start this season on the right foot by cutting down on unhealthy fried foods and sweets, and snack on a handful of raw, flavoured or salted almonds instead.Almonds are a “gift of good health” which you can give yourself as well as send across to family and friends. Nuts like almonds are known to be rich in nutrients like magnesium, copper…
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Attendance in UP offices capped at 50%
11 Jan

Attendance in UP offices capped at 50%

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On Monday the UP government restricted attendance of employees in government and private offices to 50%. At present, there are a total 33,946 active cases of Covid-19 in the state of which 33,563 are in home isolation. CM Yogi Adityanath has directed that if anyone from a private office tests Covid positive, he or she should be given seven days' paid leave and Covid help desks should be established in all the offices and no one should be given entry without screening." To prevent the spread of Covid-19, the CM has directed officials to implement 50% attendance of employees, except…
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PM Narendra Modi to hold COVID meet with CMs on Thursday
11 Jan

PM Narendra Modi to hold COVID meet with CMs on Thursday

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Concerned over the Covid cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set  a meeting of chief ministers of all states to discuss about the worst scenario. The meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday that is on 13th January 2022. PM Modi has held numerous meetings with chief ministers to forefront India's response to the disease since its outbreak in 2020. The Covid cases in the country have raised fears of the nationwide lockdown being continuously imposed. While rising Covid numbers are a matter of concern, imposing a lockdown will add to the woes that country's economy…
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Lata Mangeshkar hospitalized in Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital, at ICU
11 Jan

Lata Mangeshkar hospitalized in Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital, at ICU

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Singer Lata Mangeshkar also known as “ The Nightingale of India” has been hospitalized after she contracted Covid 19. The legendary singer is currently undergoing treatment at ICU of Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital. Her niece Rachna confirms to IndiaTV that the Bharat Ratna recipient has mild symptoms. Due to her old age health issues, she has been shifted to the ICU.  Her neice Rachna updated her health saying, "She is doing fine; has been kept in ICU only for precautionary reasons considering her age. Please respect our privacy and keep Didi in your prayers." Born on September 28, 1929, Lata Mangeshkar was honoured…
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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin started ‘precautionary dose’ of COVID-19
11 Jan

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin started ‘precautionary dose’ of COVID-19

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On Tuesday Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Thiru MK Stalin took the 'precautionary dose' of COVID-19 vaccine and he started precautionary dose for all healthcare and frontline workers. The nationwide drive for healthcare workers, frontline workers, and people who aged 60 and above with comorbidities started. According to the government data 9,84,676 'Precaution doses' were administered on the first day. Out of which 5,19,604 were healthcare workers; 2,01,205 frontline workers and 2,63,867 were over the age of 60. Tamil Nadu reported 13,990 new cases and 11 deaths in 24 hours. According to the state health department, there are currently 62,767 active…
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