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No blanket ban on celebration of kite flying festival, but restrictions to be in place: HC Agency News: Gandhinagar There will be no blanket ban on kite flying this Uttarayan. However there shall be restrictions in place. The main restriction will be that, one can celebrate kite flying only from own terrace/rooftop. During hearing on a plea seeking complete prohibition on kite flying on Uttarayan this year due to Covid19 pandemic, the Advocate General put before the bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Pardiwala, the restrictions the State government has planned, such as no gathering and kite flying at public places and roads, advisory for celebration of kite flying festival in restricted manner with closed family members only, prohibition on gathering for
The Advocate General agreed to add this clause. Advocate General told the High Court that there has to be balance between celebration of festival and pandemic situation. kite flying without mask and maintaining social distancing, arrangement of sanitizer on terrace, no DJ-loud speaker – music allowed, advisory for persons above 65, those with comorbidity, children below 10 and pregnant women to stay at home, ban on Chinese sky lanterns, tukkals, synthetic-plastic-chinese
manja, directives on protocols for those visiting kite markets such as Raipur, Tankshal, Naroda etc, drone-CCTV use for vigil, no slogans on kites and a drive to sensitize the secretaries of societies and flat schemes. The Advocate General, representing the State government specifically mentioned that the government
has made a provision in its proposed guideline that no person other than the resident of the flats or society shoud be allowed on terrace. The High Court suggested that in case of violation of this particular point in the guideline, the Secretary of that society or flat scheme to be held responsible. The Advocate General agreed
to add this clause. Advocate General told the High Court that there has to be balance between celebration of festival and pandemic situation. He assured the court that the government will strictly implement these guidelines. The High Court also heard an advocate who represented the manufacturers of kites. The advocate told the High Court that even Navratri and Diwali festivals were celebrated with some guideline in place in restrictive manner, and in same way, kite flying festival should also be allowed with some restrictions in place, but with not blanket ban. Chief Justice Vikram Nath opined that the festival will not be stopped completely as sustenance should be there for all.
IAF signs MoU with IDSR, Gujarat University for academic Collaboration Agency News: New Delhi
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Jharkhand exits 2017 TPA: ‘Not in the favour of state’s health’ Jharkhand Wednesday announced its exit from a Tripartite Agreement (TPA) between the state, Government of India (GOI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after the cabinet approval. The TPA was invoked after the state government failed to clear its outstanding dues to Damodar Valley Corporation. After the TPA was invoked, deduction of more than Rs 1,400 crore took place, however, the government decided that the auto-deduction from the consolidated fund is not in the favour of “Jharkhand’s health”. Principal Secretary Energy Avinash Kumar said the state government had decided to exit in the interest of state.
Indian Air Force and Institute of Defence Studies and Research (IDSR), an autonomous Institution of Gujarat University under the patronage of Government of Gujarat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 29 Dec 20. The MoU will enable Officers of IAF to undertake Doctoral Research, Post-Graduate Programme
Agency News: Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday banned the import of poultry until January 14 a day after the Centre issued
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Youth arrested in Ahmedabad for vandalising Police booth over mask fine Police said that the accused duo got infuriated after a policeman suggested that they can use the Google Pay app to pay Rs 1,000 fine for mask violation. Agency News: Ahmedabad A 24-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly vandalising a traffic police booth and assaulting police officials in Nava Vadaj area of Ahmedabad on Wednesday after he was asked to pay
Jammu & Kashmir bans poultry import amid bird flu outbreak Officials said checkpoints have been set up on the Delhi-Jammu national highway and no vehicles with poultry are being allowed to enter the Union Territory
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advisories asking local authorities to keep a close vigil to contain the spread of avian influenza or bird flu. The Centre on Wednesday said the outbreak has been reported from at least four states.Officials said checkpoints have been set up on the Delhi-Jammu national highway and no vehicles with poultry are being allowed to enter the Union Territory that imports over 60% poultry from Punjab and Haryana. In the order issued banning the import, principal secretary Navin Choudhary cited the bird flu spread in neighbouring states. It called the ban “a measure of abundant precaution” and added it was imposed as Jammu & Kashmir has been declared.
Rs 1,000 as mask violation fine. According to the police, the accused Miraj Trivedi, a resident of Chandkheda in Ahmedabad and his mother Hetal Trivedi (46) were booked on Wednesday for allegedly vandalising ‘B’Traffic Police booth at a road junction in the Akhbarnagar area of the city. Police said that the accused duo got infuriated after a policeman suggested that they can use the Google Pay
app to pay Rs 1,000 fine for mask violation. “A car was intercepted outside B Traffic police booth in which two persons were travelling and the driver was not wearing a mask. When asked to pay a Rs 1000 fine for mask violation, the driver told us that he is heading towards a hospital with his mother. He then made us speak to his father on the phone where I told him that if his son doesn’t have Rs 1,000 cash then he can pay the fine through google pay. Listening to this, the driver and lady got infuriated and went inside the booth and started vandalising it. They also assaulted and hurled abuses at the police team,” said Dharamvir Ratira, assistant head Constable of B Traffic PS in his complaint.
Delhi’s minimum temperature dips to 9.6 degrees Celsius
Agency News: New Delhi Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 9.6 degrees Celsius on Friday, a day after it rose to 14.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in January in four years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).A cloud cover persisted over the
national capital, preventing a steep decline in the minimum temperature, an IMD official said.Clouds trap some of the outgoing infrared radiation and radiate it back downward, warming the ground.The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius as against 14.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Delhi witnessed rainfall for four consecutive days till Wednesday under the influence of a strong western disturbance affecting northwest India. A fresh western disturbance may lead to “very light” rain in the city on Friday. The weather will remain cloudy, officials said.
Security, Aerospace &Aviation Science and other areas of Defence Technology. The event held on a virtual platform was chaired by Air Officer-inCharge Personnel,Air Marshal RJ Duckworth VSM. MoU was signed by Air Vice Marshal RajeevSharma, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Education) and Ms. Anju Sharma, IAS, Principal Secretary (Higher & Technical Education) to Government of
RSS briefing on conclusion of threeday Samanvay meet in Gandhinagar
Gujarat and Chairperson-IDSR. Prof Himanshu A Pandya, Vice Chancellor of Gujarat University and Director-General IDSR was also present on the occasion. As part of Project Akashdeep, Indian Air Force has entered into such partnership with various prestigious Academias to promote research by Officers and create a pool of think tanks with strategic knowledge and intellectual skills. The expertise of these officers would contribute towards formulation of sound strategic plan and policies inthe advent of hybrid Military Operations.
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Farmers’ Protests dates: 8th round of talks with govt fails to end deadlock
Agency News: New Delhi The eighth round of negotiations between the protesting farmer unions and the Centre on Friday ended on an inconclusive note, with farmers sticking to their demand of repeal of the farm laws and the Centre insisting to limit the talks to contentious clauses. Holding their ground during meeting, the farmers on Friday told the government their “ghar wapsi” can take place only after “law wapsi“. However, the Centre ruled out a complete withdrawal of Acts, asserting the laws have been welcomed by a large section of farmers in other states across the country, and asked the unions to think about the interests of the entire country. The next round of talks is likely to be held on January 15. Ahead of the talks, Tomar said he was hopeful a solution would be found. “I am hopeful that talks will be held in a positive atmosphere and a solution will be found. During discussions, each
side has to take steps to reach a solution,” he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. The seventh round of talks remained inconclusive Monday over two key demands — repeal of the newly enacted laws and provision of legal guarantee on the minimum support price. Tomar met religious leader Baba Lakha Singh, one of the heads of the Nanaksar Sikh sect based in Punjab. Singh, who has been organising langar at the protest sites, said he wished to mediate between the government and protesting farmers. While Tomar played down the meeting, farmer unions said the religious leader wasn’t speaking for them. A day before the talks, thousands of farmers also held a tractor march, a “dress rehearsal” for Republic Day on January 26, when they plan to hold a bigger march towards Delhi. Farmers say over 5,000 tractors rode towards the eastern and western peripheral expressways from Singhu.
All passengers arriving from UK to Delhi will spend one week in institutional quarantine: Delhi govt “Those who are found
Agency News: Gandhinagar Gandhinagar: Rahstriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) today addressed the media after concluding its three-day Samanvay Meet at Karnavati University in Uvarsad. The meet was attended by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, General Secretary Bhayyaji Joshi, BJP chief JP Nadda, BJP General Secretary (Organization) BL Santosh, leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Vidharthi Parishad, Vanvasli Kalyan, Kisan Sangh, Vidhya Bharati and other organizations under RSS umbrella.
negative shall be kept in compulsory institutional quarantine for a period of seven days followed by seven days of home quarantine,” an order issued by Chief Secretary Vijay Dev stated. Agency News: New Delhi A 24-year-old youth wThe Delhi government Friday announced that inbound passengers from the United Kingdom will have to spend a week at institutional quarantine centres,
essentially designated hotels, even if they test negative after arrival in the city. The decision comes a day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the Centre to keep flight services between India and the United Kingdom suspended till January 31 to prevent the transmission of the new variant of the coronavirus. Listen to our podcast on the UK variant
of Covid-19 Those who are found negative shall be kept in compulsory institutional quarantine for a period of seven days followed by seven days of home quarantine,” an order issued by Chief Secretary Vijay Dev stated. The SOP issued by the Centre had said that those found negative at the airport would be advised home quarantine for two weeks.
Subhas Chandra Bose’s niece Chitra Ghosh dies of cardiac arrest, PM condoles Agency News: Kolkata
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s niece and eminent academician Chitra Ghosh has died at the age of 90 following a cardiac arrest, a family member said. Ghosh’s nephew and BJP leader Chandra Kumar Bose said the youngest daughter of Sarat Chandra Bose passed away at 10.30 am on Thursday due to acute myocardial infraction. “A life dedicated in serving the people teaching
& inspiring the youth!” Bose said on Twitter. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi also took to Twitter to condole the demise of Ghosh. “Professor Chitra Ghosh made pioneering contributions to academics and community service. I recall my interaction with her, when we discussed many subjects including declassification of files relating to Netaji Bose. Saddened by her demise. Condolences to her family. Om Shanti,” he said. She was the former head of the political science department at Lady Brabourne College here.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR US might recoil from Capitol siege. But its democracy will remain riven by internal conflicts One of the more intriguing quotations associated with the Capitol Hill complex is by Rufus Choate, “We have built no temples but the Capitol, and we consult no common oracle but the Constitution.” On January 6, the Capitol was symbolically desecrated, and the authority of the Constitution was challenged. The desecration was not carried out by external enemies, but encouraged by the President of the United States, egging on loutish and armed groups like the Proud Boys to intimidate an elected Congress. They, some of them armed, made it to the inner precincts of Congress and disrupted the proceedings. In one instant, that indelible image damaged the reputation of American democracy. This breakdown in order was also attended by a confusion in language. What was this: A coup d’etat, an armed insurrection, a violent protest, an act of sedition? Whatever the technicalities, there is no doubt that this was an attempt to subvert the democratic process, and had the full blessings of the Commander in Chief, and of sections of the Republican Party. It is also tempting to see America as a Hollywood movie writ large; a pantomime show full of guns, violence and cartoon characters that fundamentally change nothing. Its institutions have shown great resilience. The electoral process stood up to President Trump’s assault. State officials and courts discharged their duty. Revulsion against Trump played a part in giving Democrats control of the Senate. Trump’s most powerful enablers, from Mitch McConnell to Mike Pence, withdrew from the precipice. Trump’s endgame will soon be over. But there is good reason to think that this storming of the Capitol may be part of a continuing nightmare, not an ephemeral bad dream. The assault on the Capitol is a sign of many challenges. The first is the racial question. The politics of protest will remain racialised. It is difficult not to wonder if a Black Lives Matter kind of movement would have been allowed to assault the Capitol in this way; there is more than a touch of white entitlement here. But the Right has also convinced itself that it is the victim, that it is the Left that condones lawlessness. The distinction between a movement for justice and inclusion and a movement for the subversion of democracy will be lost in this partisan construction of protest. Second, there is now going to be more generalised partisan suspicion of state agencies. If it is true, as appears to be the case, that the police did not do all it could to stop this storming, might even have mildly encouraged it, and is reluctant to arrest protestors, it will expose law enforcement agencies to even more conspiracy theories, about which sections of the state are part of which party’s deep state. When the instruments of order are not perceived to be neutral, it is a continuing problem for order. And the challenge is that it is hard to convince citizens of the political neutrality of institutions like the police after visible incidents like these. This is not a new problem, but it now goes to the heart of political partisanship at the highest level. The third challenge is something the brilliant political scientist Paul Staniland has been alerting us to for years: The possibility of the growing militarisation of US politics. The US has always had an infrastructure of armed right wing groups like the Ku Klux Klan. But there now seems to be a reversal to a political climate where the mainstream political process openly legitimises them to an unprecedented degree. In a sense, cultivating a fear of a right-wing backlash is a timehonoured strategy to pressure the centre and the middle. One of the unintended challenges of Democrats controlling both Houses will be that discontent with politics now takes an extra political turn. The result in Georgia was a testament to what political hard work can accomplish. But governing America, even with Democrats controlling both Houses of government, will not be easy. The most important transformation over the last few years is the institutionalisation of the infrastructure of hate and demagoguery across institutions, from media to civil society. This infrastructure is not going to vanish easily. Its goals are not just electoral victories. There is also a touch of cultural nihilism in this discourse, a will to cross all boundaries, that is not easily captured by our language of interests. How else would Trump take the place of Jesus? How else does one explain the deep QAnon conspiracist mindset that has taken more hold in politics than one could have imagined? The Republican Party may have pulled away from the brink. But there is little sign that it will not continue to - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara fuel the politics of resentment.
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The Odisha government is likely to bolster the security of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after he received an anonymous letter, claiming that a conspiracy has been hatched to eliminate him. The state government has also ordered an enquiry into the matter, officials said on Thursday.The letter, written in English, said contract killers armed with sophisticated firearms could attack the chief minister anytime.“I would like to inform that some contact killers (illegible).. to kill you. These contact killers are professional criminals, equipped with latest weapons like AK- 47 and semiautomatic pistols. I would like to tell you that you can
in English, said
Agency News: New Delhi The arrest warrant issued against Maulana Masood Azhar, the chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), is the first small step against the global terrorist who was claimed by Islamabad to have disappeared. Pakistani diplomats last year told the global anti-terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that it hadn’t been able to take action against Masood Azhar because he was missing. Indian officials had then rebutted Pakistan, pointing that he was still holed up in his bomb-proof house behind the terror group’s Bahawalpur headquarters at Markaz-eUsman-o-Ali, Railway Link Road, in Pakistan. The FATF kept Islamabad in its ‘grey
The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARSCoV-2 has climbed to 82 in India, the health ministry said on Friday. The number of such people stood at 73 till January 6, it added. “The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel coronavirus, first reported in the UK, now stands at 82,” the ministry said.
firearms could attack the chief minister anytime. The letter also said that the mastermind of the conspiracy lives in Nagpur. be killed anytime, so please be aware.. ,” it said, adding, the weapons have already
been brought to the state. The letter also said that the mastermind of the conspiracy lives in Nagpur.Following the receipt of the letter on January 5, Special Secretary (Home) Santosh Bala asked the state’s director general of police, director general of intelligence and the commissioner of police, Bhubaneswar, to inquire into the matter. Bala said the security of the chief minister at his residence, the secretariat as well as during journey to various places may be assessed and tightened.
to maintenance of harmony) and 295(A) (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class, by insulting it’s religion or religious beliefs) along with section 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. In his complaint to the court, Sayyed had alleged that Ranaut has, through her tweets and television interviews, continuously defamed Hindi film industry by portraying Bollywood as a hub of nepotism, favouritism, drug addicts, communally biased and murderers etc. Sayyed alleged that this has “even created bad image of Bollywood in the minds of people and created a communal divide and rift between people of two communities.” His complaint added that Ranaut has been “maliciously bringing religion in all her tweets”.
Mahrukh and her husband Junaid Miandad, son of ex-Pak cricket team captain Javed Miandad, have acquired a Portuguese passport and could move to Europe. list’ that continued to make it difficult for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government to get financial aid from
international lending agencies such as the IMF. As he faces the most serious challenge from a combined opposition that has been mobilising public opinion against him, Pakistan watchers say that Imran Khan’s best chance to hold power is to get the economy back on rails
Kangana Ranaut, sister reach Bandra police station to record statement Agency News: Mumbai
before becoming mayor, he was senior deputy mayor in 2020. He succeeds the BJP’s Raj Bala Malik. This is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s fifth consecutive term and the last mayoral election of the present municipal corporation House, which goes to the polls by the end of this year.
Actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel reached Bandra police station at around 1.30pm on Friday to record their statement in connection with the case filed against them where both were booked for objectionable comments on social media aimed at spreading communal tension. Their advocate Rizwan Siddiqui was also accompanying them, said a police officer. Earlier, Bandra police had sent three summons to the sisters between October
All the people who have tested positive for the new variant of the virus were kept in singleroom isolation at designated healthcare facilities by the respective state governments, the ministry had earlier said.
All the people who have tested positive for the new variant of the virus were kept in singleroom isolation at designated healthcare facilities by the respective state governments, the ministry had earlier said.
Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. A comprehensive contact-tracing exercise has been initiated for their co-travellers, family members and others and genome sequencing on other specimens is going on, the ministry said. The situation is being closely monitored and regular advice is being provided to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing and dispatch of samples to INSACOG laboratories. The presence of the new United Kingdom variant of the virus has already been reported by several countries, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Lebanon and Singapore.
Uttarakhand HC stays wildlife board nod to de-notification of Shivalik Elephant Reserve
Karnataka to receive 13.9 lakh Covid-19 vaccine vials from Centre: Health Minister Agency News: Bangalore
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and November last year but they did not appear. Ranaut later approached the Bombay high court which asked her to be present at Bandra police station on January 8 between 12 and 2pm along with her sister. The Bandra police have prepared a list of questions related to the matter. All her tweets and video statements have been put on paper based
on which questions will be put to her, added the official cited above. On October 16 last year, a Bandra court had ordered the police to investigate a complaint filed by Bollywood casting director and fitness trainer Munawwar Ali Sayyed referring to tweets and other statements of Ranaut and her sister. Following the order, Bandra police on October 17, 2020, booked the sisters under sections 124(A) (sedition - to bring or attempt to bring into hatred or contempt, or excite or attempt to excite disaffection towards the government established by law in India, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise), 153(A) (promoting enmity between different groups on the ground of religion, race, place of birth, language etc. and doing acts prejudicial
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Government says 82 people have tested positive for new Covid-19 strain in India Agency News: New Delhi
to get off the FATF’s grey list. At the last meeting, the FATF had repeated its warning to his government to take more steps or risk being blacklisted. The official said it was true that the arrest warrant against Azhar and Lakhvi’s arrest were reversible steps. Lakhvi did spend time behind bars after the 26/11 attacks - he lived in “relative luxury” and fathered a child while in prison on terror charges - but was set free when the global pressure on Islamabad eased But at the same time, these steps also imply progress, however gradual it may be,” the official said.It is in this context that Indian officials believe that pressure is mounting to take steps against Dawood Ibrahim, once the Mumbai don who crossed the line when he plotted the March 1993 bombings in the city before fleeing the country.
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Agency News: Chandigarh The BJP’s Ravi Kant Sharma was elected the new Chandigarh mayor on Friday. Sharma got 17 of the 24 votes polled. Congress candidate Devinder Singh Babla could muster only five votes. Two votes were declared invalid. Chandigarh member of Parliament Kirron Kher and councillor Heera Negi could not attend the election due to health reasons. The lone Shiromani Akali Dal councillor Hardeep Singh was present but boycotted the election.Sharma is a first-time councillor and
to ensure that the opposition campaign doesn’t find traction with the people. By most accounts, it isn’t easy. Indian officials explain Pakistan’s recent steps - a warrant against Azhar who had been shielded for a decade at UN Security Council meetings by
Islamabad as well as Beijing and the arrest of Lashkar-eTaiba’s operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi - to indicate Islamabad’s desperation to get off the ‘grey list’.Pakistan watchers believe that Islamabad would use its leverage with the Quetta-based Taliban Shura in Afghanistan to conclude a deal with the incoming Joe Biden administration to seek the US support for Islamabad at the FATF meetings in exchange for its support for the peace talks. Pakistan’s deep state is also expected to use its capacity to calibrate violence in Afghanistan to convince the US administration.“But the baby steps are also important for the message they hold,” an Indian counter-terror official said, a reference to the pressure on the Imran Khan government
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BJP’s Ravi Kant Sharma elected Chandigarh mayor
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Global terrorist Masood Azhar is finally a wanted man in Pak. Dawood next?
Patnaik receives letter claiming threat to life, probe ordered Agency News: Bhubaneswar
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Karnataka Minister for Health Dr K Sudhakar on Friday said that the state is expected to receive 13.9 lakh Covid-19 vaccine vials in a couple of days from the central government. After inspecting the second dry run for vaccination against Covid-19 in Aster CMI Hospital in Hebbal, Bengaluru city, Sudhakar said, “The big good news for Karnataka is that I have received information from the Union Health Ministry that tomorrow or the day after probably we will be receiving 13,90,000 vials of vaccine for the state. It’s big happy news for all of us.” He also said that so far 6,20,000 healthcare workers have been registered for vaccination in the first phase. “Those who are left out, maybe in some medical or dental colleges, we have requested them also to register,” he added. The minister also said that after health workers, the vaccines will be given to those with comorbidities,
Karnataka Minister for Health Dr K Sudhakar also said that so far 6,20,000 healthcare workers have been
registered for vaccination in the first phase. like those above 60 years and people working in other departments like Police and Revenue, who are also working against the Covid-19 pandemic. Karnataka is conducting the dry run of Covid-19 vaccinations across the state on Friday. The first dry run for the vaccination was held on January
2 in five districts – Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, Shivamogga, Mysuru and Belagavi. This time, according to the state health department, it is being carried out in six centres in each of the state’s 30 districts and will cover district hospitals, medical college hospitals (government and private), urban primary health centres, taluk hospitals, primary health centres, community health centres, and private hospitals. Sudhakar said a detailed discussion was held with the Centre regarding the preparation and distribution of Covid-19 vaccine. We are conducting a vaccination dry run at 263 places, earlier it was planned at three locations in each district, but we have prepared to conduct it at seven locations in each district. This dry run will be held at 24 district hospitals, 20 medical colleges, 43 taluk hospitals, 31 community health centres, 87 primary health centres, 30 urban primary health care centres and 28 private health centres across the state,” he added.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas reportedly flouted COVID-19 norms in London as she visited a salon with her mother Madhu Chopra and pet Diana. But a statement from the actor’s team suggests she had permission to move out for work. Chopra, who is currently in the UK for the shooting of her next film, Text For You, had gone to the salon as she was ‘legally exempted from the rule “‘The salon was opened privately for the production.
Jadeja, Shubman star as India domiBOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD nate Day 2 despite Steve Smith century ‘Mystery Girl’ in Guru Randhawa’s Pic is Agency News: Sydney
Steve Smith’s typically gutsy hundred was neutralised by Ravindra Jadeja’s fourwicket haul and rookie Shubman Gill’s fluent halfcentury as a resolute India reached 96/2 after dismissing Australia for 338 on the second day of the third Test on Friday. The Indian bowlers, especially Jadeja (18-3-62-4) and the everdependable Jasprit Bumrah (25.4-7-66-2), were brilliant with their length on a flat SCG deck where Smith (131 off 226 balls) along with Marnus Labuschagne (91 off 196 balls) raised visions of a 450-plus total by taking the side to 206 for 2 at one stage. But in the end, 338 was all they managed in a little less than 106 overs with debutant Will Pucovski chipping in with 62. It was only fitting that Jadeja’s
split second brilliance from the deep found Smith short of his crease. Then it was the calm and collected Gill (50, 101 balls), who was assured during those cover drives off Nathan Lyon and equally breathtaking while presenting his forward defence to Pat Cummins. He and Rohit Sharma (26 off 77
balls) added 70 in 27 overs but more importantly set the stage for skipper Ajinkya Rahane (5 batting off 40 balls) and Cheteshwar Pujara (9 batting off 53 balls) to cash in on the batting-friendly conditions on the third day. Despite the cloud cover for the better part of the day, there was no swing on offer
and lack of moisture meant that there wasn’t any turn or for that matter, even some movement off the pitch. The Australian attack looked more insipid than ever and Rohit, playing his first game in nearly two months, did all the hard work for nearly two hours before failing to check an uppish drive that was pouched by the bowler. But it was a day when India had two openers, who were both ready to pull the fast bowlers during their opening spells and dominate Lyon with precise footwork. Both frittered away good starts but in broader context, provided the launchpad which the team failed to get in the first two Tests. Rahane and Pujara survive as India finish the day on 96/2, a deficit of 242 after Australia posted 338.Who was The first two sessions could be ideally described as fascinating with Australia getting 172 runs
Despite the cloud cover for the better part of the day, there was no swing on offer and lack of moisture meant that there wasn’t any turn or for that matter, even some movement off the pitch. in just under 51 overs, largely due to some positive batting by Smith, Labuschagne and down the order Mitchell Starc (24 off 30 balls). But Jadeja and Bumrah, especially with the second new ball, were on target even as debutant Navdeep Saini (2/65) leaked a few runs due to sheer inexperience.
Jamal Bhuyan- Leading from South Africa name seamers Dupavillon, the front after cheating death Baartman for Pakistan Test tour
Agency News: Bangladesh “I opened my eyes and tried to get out of the bed. The first thing I said was, ‘I have to go, I have to go, I have a game tomorrow.’ But the nurse held me back. And she was saying,
‘oh my god, you don’t know what happened…”Jamal Bhuyan knows now. But at the time, his mind had gone blank. It was only when the nurse showed him newspaper reports that it started coming back to him: walking towards home, getting caught in a crossfire between two gangs, being shot at four times and waking up in the hospital after spending two days in a coma.“A few people around me, they died,” Bhuyan says, pausing between words.
Agency News: South Africa South Africa have included uncapped seamers Daryn Dupavillon and Ottniel Baartman in an extended 21man test squad for their first return to Pakistan for 14 years later this month. South Africa will play tests in Karachi and Rawalpindi, starting on Jan. 26 and also welcome back fast bowler Kagiso Rabada and all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius, as well as spinners
Tabraiz Shamsi and George Linde. “Considering that the
conditions that will be faced are largely unknown to the South African team, we wanted to strengthen the attack with the skill sets that Tabraiz Shamsi and George Linde have to offer, while giving players like Daryn Dupavillon and Ottniel Baartman an opportunity after making strong cases for themselves in recent seasons,” convener of selectors Victor Mpitsang said in a media release from Cricket South Africa on Friday.
Sanjana Sanghi, Singer Clarifies in New Post
Agency News: Mumbai Fans quickly jumped to conclusions after singer-actor Guru Randhawa shared a picture with a ‘mystery girl’ and speculated that he will be tying the knot soon. The rumours began after Guru had posted a picture with a girl writing, “New year, new
beginnings.” Turns out, the new beginnings he’s talking about is his new song. He is collaborating with actress Sanjana Sanghi for the new project, he announced with a new Instagram post. Sanjana too shared a picture with him confirming their collaboration. “Kicking off the new year with a new song
alongside my fave,” she wrote. Responding to Sanjana’s post, Guru commented, “My too much english friend.” Sanjana made her acting debut opposite Sushant Singh Rajput in the late actor’s last release, “Dil Bechara”. Directed by Mukesh Chhabra, the film is a remake of the 2014 Hollywood hit “The Fault In Our Stars”, which is based on John Green’s 2012 bestseller of the same name. Apart from his new music video, he was recently in news for being arrested and subsequently released on bail by Mumbai Police for flouting Covid-19 prevention norms at a club. Later, his team issued a statement saying that the singer deeply regrets the unintentional incident.
‘Roadies’ fame Rajiv Lakshman shares happy photos with ‘my girl’ Rhea Chakraborty Agency News: Mumbai Rhea Chakraborty is slowly returning to normal life after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and her subsequent arrest in a drug-related case. Rhea recently spent some quality time with ‘Roadies’ fame Rajiv Lakshman and his brother Raghu Ram, pictures of which were shared by Rajiv on Instagram. For the uninformed, Raghu celebrated his son Rhythm’s first birthday with his family members and wife Natalie Di Luccio and Rhea joined them
Rajiv also disabled the comments on the post. In the picture, Rhea could be seen wearing a checkered coat in the brown shade with her hair left open. to celebrate. In the photos shared by Rajiv, Rhea can be seen smiling at the camera
while posing with him for two photos. He captioned the photo simply saying, “My Girl.”
Covid-hit Economy Estimated to Ahead of WandaVision, Relive Contract 7.7% in 2020-21: Govt Data Scarlett Witch and Vision’s Iconic As per the first Agency News: New Delhi
India’s GDP is estimated to contract by a record 7.7 per cent during 2020-21 as the COVID-19 pandemic severely hit the key manufacturing and services segments, as per government projections released on Thursday. Amid overall decline in economic activities, some respite was provided by the agriculture sector and utility services like power and gas supply, which have been projected to post positive growth during the current fiscal ending March 2021.“Real GDP or GDP at Constant Prices (2011-12) in the year 2020-21 is likely to attain a level of Rs 134.40 lakh crore, as against the Provisional Estimate of GDP for the year 2019-20 of Rs 145.66 lakh crore... “The growth in real GDP during 2020-21 is estimated at -7.7 per cent as compared to the growth rate of 4.2 per cent in 2019-20,” said the first advanced estimates of national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO).The contraction
advanced estimates of the national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Thursday, there was contraction in almost all sectors with the exception of agriculture. in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), however, would not be as steep as projected by certain international agencies like the IMF and World Bank. NSO also estimates the Real Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices at Rs 123.39 lakh crore in 202021, as against Rs 133.01 lakh crore in 2019-20, showing a contraction of 7.2 percent. GVA does not factor in net taxes. GVA in the key manufacturing sector is likely to see a contraction of
9.4 per cent during 2020-21 as compared to a flat growth of 0.03 per cent in the year ago period. ‘Mining and quarrying’, and ‘trade, hotels, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting’ GVAs are likely to contract by 12.4 per cent and 21.4 per cent, respectively. The construction sector too is projected to contract by 12.6 per cent, ‘public adminstration, defence and other services’ by 3.7 per cent, and ‘financial, real estate, and professional services’ by 0.8 per cent, as per the data. On the other hand, ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ sector has been projected to grow at 3.4 per cent during the fiscal. The sector had posted a growth of 4 per cent in 2019-20.Similarly, ‘electricity, gas, water supply
vendor default, these surveys are being conducted at the offices of these startups. The I-T department is asking for financial statements and trying to understand the payments made to these vendors,” one of the three people cited
above said seeking anonymity. InstaKart Services Pvt. Ltd, Flipkart group’s logistics and freight company, is under survey on suspicion that two vendors providing manpower services to it evaded taxes, the people mentioned said. “Officials from the income tax department have contacted us. We are providing them all the required information and are extending our full cooperation. We believe we are in full compliance with all applicable tax and legal requirements,” said a Flipkart spokesperson.
Flipkart, Swiggy face tax survey Agency News: Bengaluru
The income tax (I-T) department is conducting surveys at the Bengaluru offices of top e-tailer Flipkart and food delivery firm Swiggy since Wednesday on suspected tax evasion by their thirdparty vendors, three people aware of the matter said on Thursday.The surveys are part of a nationwide drive by the tax department against firms and vendors suspected of tax evasion. “For both companies, due to a third-party
and other utility services’ is likely to post a growth of 2.7 per cent during the year ending March 2021. This compares with 4.1 per cent expansion during 2019-20. The economy contracted by a massive 23.9 per cent in the first quarter and 7.5 per cent in the second
quarter on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has been stressing that economic activities are picking up post gradual unlocking of the economy and stimulus packages, and the country would witness a V-shaped growth.
Bitcoin soars past $40,000 for the first time Fellow Oanda analyst Craig Erlam warned that even if a correction does not seem imminent, once one emerges “it’s going to hurt”. Agency News: New Delhi The price of the cryptocurrency bitcoin soared past $40,000 for the first time on Thursday, rising $10,000 in just five days.The price of bitcoin was $40,380 at roughly 1820 GMT, having jumped 10.4 percent during the trading session.It later lost some ground and Factset data valued it at $38,950 dollars, up 6.52 percent on the day, at 1850 GMT. The cryptocurrency, which has known wild swings in value, passed $30,000 for the first time just on Saturday.“Investors continue to hop on the cryptocurrency train which appears to be gaining more interest now that the US economy is poised to deliver more stimulus in
Biden’s first 100 days,” said market analyst Edward Moya at currency trading platform Oanda.But its latest meteoric rise is already fuelling talk of a new correction. Fellow Oanda analyst Craig Erlam warned that even if a correction does not seem imminent, once one emerges “it’s going to hurt”.And one European analyst who wished to remain anonymous told AFP that “it’s starting to get worrying -- it’s no longer at all the market of a few weeks back -- a correction is inevitable.”Others, at Societe Generale, said if a large fall does materialise people will likely look back at “bitcoin’s pandemic bubble.”Just 12 years old, bitcoin has seen a meteoric rise since March, when it stood at $5,000, spurred by online payments giant PayPal saying it would enable account holders to use cryptocurrency. After PayPal’s announcement in October, analysts at investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase compared the cryptocurrency to gold -- and this week predicted the unit could rise to $146,000, if not higher.
MCU Moments with Legends Agency News: Los Angeles With the conclusion of phase three, Iron Man passed on his legacy to Spider Man and Captain America chose his long time ally -- The Falcon -- to take up his shield and now it’s time that we welcome the new superheroes of Marvel. Taking a step forward, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is all set to begin its phase
Disha Patani treated her social media family recently with some candid pictures in which she shows off her fit physique.
four and WandaVision is the first in the slate to kickstart the new phase.But before we
step into phase four, dive deeper into the stories of the MCU’s most compelling characters with Marvel Studios’ Legends. Setting the stage for future events, Legends celebrates and codifies what has come before. Revisiting some of their most iconic moments in MCU, it will present individual characters that Marvel fans.
Disha Patani Heats up Cyberspace in Mirrorfie Agency News: New Delhi Disha Patani is known to treat fans with candid moments on social media. The actress recently turned up the heat as she flaunted her toned physique in a mirrorfie. She wears a white sports bra in the click that is taking over the internet and has got fans swooning over her. She also shared another throwback picture from her beach getaway, in which she is seen posing in a bikini top and wraps a white cloth on her waistline. The pic is taken from behind but Disha nails it still. On the work front, Disha will be reuniting with filmmaker Mohit Suri on the set of their next film, Ek Villain 2. The actress has earlier collaborated with Mohit on their 2020 film Malang.“Starting the new year on the set is the best way to begin the year for me. I am super excited to start the shoot of Ek Villan 2 soon and to reunite with Mohit sir,” she shared earlier. “After Malang, I am looking forward to working with him again and start a new journey,” she added. Disha will also be seen in Radhe opposite Salman Khan, who has said that he will release the movie on Eid in theaters if the coronavirus scare subsides.
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LOCAL NEWS
Man delivers ‘bomb-like’ device as Case against 5 persons, 2 firms for duping IDBI bank parcel to ceramic factory owner According to police, as per the arrangement with the bank, the stock of cotton was then kept in a godown in Rajkot which was stored under the security arrangements of NCML company and Pioneer security company. Agency News: Rajkot The Gujarat Crime and Investigation (CID) Crime and Railways has booked a case of fraud against five persons
and two private companies for allegedly duping IDBI bank in Rajkot of Rs 3.18 crore by seeking a loan for buying bales of cotton and then staging a fire accident at the godown to claim insurance benefits. According to officials, five accused persons- Kalpesh Vaghasiya, Bhavesh Vaghasiya, Dalshu Damsiya, Magan Damsiya and Hansa Vekariya- all residents of Rajkot had procured a loan of Rs 3.18 crore from IDBI bank in Rajkot to purchase 3055 bales of cotton in
2018 to start their business. According to police, as per the arrangement with the bank, the stock of cotton was then kept in a godown in Rajkot which was stored under the security arrangements of NCML company and Pioneer security company. “However neither the NCML nor Pioneer provided any security personnel or arrangements at the godown and under a pre-planned conspiracy, the accused group set fire to the godown and destroyed the cotton in order to defraud the bank and get insurance claims. Based on a complaint by the IDBI bank, we have booked a case of fraud, forgery, criminal breach of trust, arson, giving false information against the seven accused including two companies,” said an officer of CID Crime.
Jail inmates kin got Rs 24 lakh aid during pandemic year Agency News: Vadodara The prisoners’ welfare department of Vadodara Central Jail disbursed Rs 24 lakh, the highest aid ever to the prisoners’ families, during the pandemic year. Families of 96 prisoners were given the aid under the an assistance scheme of the state government’s
social security department. The department of the Vadodara jail has been giving financial assistance since 2011-12 and has so far helped families of 757 inmates by giving them Rs 85.3 lakh. The aid is given to the families of those prisoners who are the sole earning members of the families and have received a sentence of
five or more years. Under this scheme, the family members can buy animals for dairy farming, sewing machine or a hand cart. “We did not stop giving aid even during the pandemic. In fact, last year we gave the highest aid since the scheme began,” said Mahesh Rathod, prisoners’ welfare officer.
with bird flu. The guidelines direct states toimplement an absolute ban on movement of poultry as well as closure of poultry and egg shops in areas where bird flu hasbeen confirmed. The action plan also advise restricting access to wild and stray birds as well as restrict movement of persons
and vehicles in the State with diseased birds.The guidelines state that the destruction and culling of birds in the infected zone and disposal of dead birds must be held wit all precautions. The birds where infection is observed have to be culled. Farmers and poultry owners have to be compensated.
Gujarat steps up vigil
Agency News: Ahmedabad After the Centre issued guidelines to tackle avian flu, the animal husbandry department has asked all deputydirectors to keep a vigil in their respective areas.The officials said the central government has issued a revised action plan to deal
Agency News: Ahmedabad
An unidentified man delivered a “bomb-like device” packed in parcel to owner of a ceramic factory near Wankaner town in Morbi district on Thursday. Police said an unidentified man, identifying himself as a courier agent, delivered a box to the security guard of Setmax Ceramic, a ceramic tile manufacturing factory on Sartanpar Road near Wankaner town in Morbi district, saying it was meant for the owner. Accordingly, the guard handed the parcel over to Vinod Bhadja. However, upon
A consumer court in Navsari district penalised a petitioner for making false allegations against a doctor who treated him for mouth cancer and the pathology laboratory which conducted the biopsy that led to the detection of the deadly disease. The Navsari Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission directed the complainant Rakesh Trivedi (37), a resident of Mandvi town of Surat district, to pay Rs 20,000 to Pooja Laboratory for dragging it into the case as a party and damaging its reputation. The court also rejected Trivedi’s claim against Dr Parimal Lad owner of Yesha Super Speciality Hospital, for charging more for his surgery and hospitalisation. According to case details, Trivedi had approached Dr Lad in June
2016 following swelling on his tongue. The doctor took a sample from tongue and sent it for biopsy to Pooja Laboratory which confirmed the presence of cancerous cells. Dr Lad advised immediate surgery, but Trivedi needed time to arrange for the money of the surgery. However, Dr Lad told Trivedi to pay money later and explained him the expenditure for surgery and hospitalisation. Trivedi agreed and got admitted to the hospital where the surgery was performed. The doctors
also found cancerous cells in some portion of Trivedi’s neck, which was also removed along with those on the tongue. At the time of discharge, the hospital issued a bill of Rs 1.14 lakh for the treatment and also charged Rs 18,795 for the medicines Trivedi claimed that he was being overcharged and alleged that he had given consent for surgery on his tongue, but the doctor removed a portion from his neck as well. He then approached the consumer court and claimed that he had
unpacking, Bhadja discovered that the parcel had some wires and circuits and immediately alerted police. op officers of Morbi district police as well as bomb disposal squad (BDS) from Rajkot reached the spot late evening. While Subodh Odedra, district superintendent of police of Morbi could not be reached for comments, a
police officer of the district told that the bomb-like device was not an explosive device.“This was apparently a hoax as the device delivered through a parcel is not an explosive device though it resembles one. Hunt is on to trace the man who had delivered it and his motivations,” the officer further said.
near Por. Cops had received information about the four accused being involved in some suspicious activities. When their car was checked, police found wads of notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 100 denomination. However, the currency notes with face value of Rs 22 lakh
turned out to be fake. Original notes of Rs 2.6 lakh value were also found on them. When questioned, the four accused told police that they cheat people by promising to double their money through tantric rituals. “They had conned a person in Rajpipla on Wednesday. When the victim realized that he was cheated, he lodged a complaint at Rajpipla police station,” said LCB inspector D B Vala. Rajesh and Vijaysinh were booked for a similar offence at Idar police station in Sabarkantha district in 2017.
39,050 cash from the accused.
Rao, a native of Ganjam in Odisha informed police that he brought the contraband from Odisha. Police are further investigating the case to find out who supplie the ganja to Rao and who used to purchase it from him.
Agency News: Vadodara
Agency News: Surat Special operation group of city police seized 73 kg ganja worth Rs 7.36 lakh from a house in Udhna area on Thursda and arrested Chandrashekhar Rao (48). Police recovered Rs
suffered permanent disability on his right hand after the surgery.Trivedi also claimed that despite paying Rs 1,000 for biopsy, Pooja Laboratory did not give him the report and made Dr Narayani Bhatt, owner of the laboratory, a party to the litigation. Trivedi demanded Rs 3 lakh from hospital claiming medical negligence and Rs 1 lakh for his permanent disability. He demanded Rs 25,000 from Pooja Laboratory for not providing him with the biopsy report. Dr Lad’s advocated argued that the cancerous portion from the neck was removed to save Trivedi’s life. “The complainant had taken advantage of the doctor’s humanity and also has failed to prove that his permanent disability was caused because of surgery,” the court observed while rejecting Trivedi’s claim.
UK strain: Results of eight fliers awaited Agency News: Ahmedabad Even as first four persons from Gujarat – who were detected with the new strain of Covid-19 reported in the UK – got discharged from SVP Hospital on Wednesday evening, the result of eight other samples sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) is awaited, said the state health department officials. Experts said the four persons, who had tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival on December 22 from a flight from the UK, completed 14 days of mandatory hospitalization. They would be kept under observation for the next seven days, they added. “Similarly, the eight, who tested positive but whose strain is not known, will soon complete 14 days. Will they be allowed to go home if their RT-PCR test results are negative?” asked
A sliver lining in anti-Covid fight Agency News: Rajkot
With its broad-spectrum of antimicrobial activity, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have proven to be effective in minimizing the risk of transmission of infectious agents, especially airborne viruses including Covid-19, in confined or crowded places like hospitals, public transport, schools, offices, malls and markets, among many others.Along with several international studies on silver metal coating on disposable facial masks displaying virucidal effect vis-a-vis regular clothmasks, Saurashtra University’s department of physics has also utilized theantibacterial and antifungal behaviour of silver ions and nanoparticles tocreate a material suitable to combat the coronavirus through face masks.In its first application, SU made 50,000 masks with silver nanoparticle
Agency News::Ahmedabad As Covid cases dropped to a six-month low in the state and nearly 92 per cent beds vacant in Ahmedabad Covid hospitals, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has relinquished the largest Covid care facility in the city — Gujarat University’s Samras Hostel that was occupied since April 11,2020. The decision came a day after the state government announced to reopen schools and colleges from January 11 Confirming the development, Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Mukesh Kumar said, “Since there were no patients, it is not appropriate to keep the hostel building blocked as Covid care centre. The building has been handed back to the Gujarat University.” Kumar added that the facility was never closed since April, despite a declining number of cases in city. “If cases go up again, we will acquire it overnight,” he added. The Samras centre served as a facility for asymptomatic patients and had over 5050
patients so far. With a capacity of 1,400 beds, it was one of the largest Covid care centres in Ahmedabad that was fully occupied when cases peaked last year. The last patient discharged from here was on December 27. The Gujarat University is gearing up to reopen on January 11 and a meeting was held to analyse the preparedness. “We will welcome the students with a welcome kit, comprising sanitiser, face masks, writing pad and pen on the first day. We want to encourage students to be a part of formal education or on-campus classes,” GU Vice-Chancellor Himanshu Pandya said. As per the fresh Government Resolution (GR) issued by the education department on Thursday for the reopening of colleges and universities, if the hostel facility is opened for students, only one student should be allowed in a room However, Pandya said that as per the standard operating procedures laid out by the Centre, hostels will not be opened till January 30. As per the GR.
One held with 73 kg ganja Factory fumes
Cancer survivor fined for allegations against doctor Agency News: Surat
Police said an unidentified man, identifying himself as a courier agent, delivered a box to the security guard of Setmax Ceramic, a ceramic tile manufacturing factory on Sartanpar Road near Wankaner town in Morbi district, saying it was meant for the owner.
Four conmen held with fake currency
The local crime branch of Vadodara rural police arrested four persons with fake currency notes with the face value of Rs 22 lakh The four accused were handed over to Narmada police on Thursday as they had conned a person in Rajpipla by promising to double the money through ‘tantric’ rituals. Police said that they had nabbed the four accused identified as Shivu Makwana, Rajesh Makwana, Ibrahim Makwana and Vijaysinh Mahida from Ankhi bus stand
4 AMC hands back GU hostel acquired as Covid centre
coating and claims AgNPs can kill 365 pathogens after conducting two successful laboratory tests. Silver nanoparticles penetrate bacterial cell walls and alter the structure of cell membranes and even resulting in death of the cell. The silver ions interrupt cell replication of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and thereby arrests the contagion. Many tests have shown that silver ions (Ag⁺) have killed all bacteria, fungi (molds and yeasts) and deactivated all viruses.The varsity will send its project to the department of science and technology (DST) of the central government for more funding and proceed to register a patent and also work to test this material for killing novel coronavirus. Davit Dhruv, assistant professor of this project said, “It’s proved that silver nanoparticle protects from the attack of bacteria and has anti-viral properties too. The silver coated surface kills
365 kinds of bacteria and these masks can protect people fromgetting exposed to coronavirus.” After its success with the silver-coated masks, SU researchers have now started using it in refrigerators and air conditioners (AC) to make these essential machines pathogen free. These machines circulate cold air by processing water, which is the mostconducive medium pathogens. Professor Nikesh Shah under whose guidance the project was completed said, “Humidity level remains high in refrigerators asit works round-the-clock, therefore requiring antibacterial cleansing once in a month. However, that’s not possible for every household. Thus, bacteria gets stuck on to stored food items and vegetables in the fridge thereby leading to many diseases. Based on our study, we suggest that if we coat silver nanoparticles inside the refrigerator this will suck up all the bacteria.
an expert. The four did not develop any major symptoms, said the SVP Hospital authorities. None of them required intensive care, they added. “The protocol doesn’t change for patients. The only difference is the chances of high infectiousness. But all the suspects are currently under hospital observation,” said an official. “Three other passengers who had arrived with Covid-19 positive result but not with the UK strain were also discharged on Wednesday and Thursday,” said the official.
choke Diamond City Agency News: Surat
Besides combating the coronavirus pandemic, Surat residents are fighting yet another battle against the alarmingly high levels of particulate matter (PM) in the atmosphere. With increased industrial emission postlockdown, noxious fumes from the factories, vehicles and increased construction activity has put the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the very poor category. The particle pollution recorded at the two air quality monitoring stations located at Limbayat and Varachha on Thursday was much higher than the national average. Particulate matter is made up of tiny particles—the tiniest are about 30 times smaller than the width of a hair—that are generated from vehicles, factories, biomass combustion and construction dust etc. They can penetrate deep into our lungs and result in heart and lung diseases. Dr Parul
Vadgma, associate professor department of pulmonary medicine told TOI, “The AQI in Surat is very poor and this is not good for the health of the citizens. Major concerns for human health from exposure to particulate matter include effects onbreathing, respiratory symptoms, decrease in pulmonary function and damage to lung tissue, cancer, and premature death.” Officials of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) said that air monitoring station at Limbayat covers the areas of Bamroli,Pandesara and Udhana, having the major concentration of the chemical and textile processing units. In Pandesara GIDC alone, there are about 60 textile dyeing and processing mills. On the other hand, Varachha has the highest concentration of vehicular pollution and industrial pollution in the form of textile dyeing mills. About 15 textile mills are located in and around Varachha.
Jobs gone, salaries cut, Amdavadis pay less professional tax Agency News: Ahmedabad
This company has closed down, that person has lost her job: Every day, we are inundated with news of how people have suffered on the job front in the Covid-19 aftermath. And, this impact is now clearly visible in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s professional tax collection. The data of collection from April 2020 till January 2 this year shows a dip of 12% when compared to the same period last year. An analysis of the data from individual zones reveals a stark employment picture. The north zone witnessed a 31% drop – the highest in
all zones –in professional tax revenue as against January 2 last year. This zone largely comprises areas of Naroda Road, Sardarnagar, Noblenagar, Kubernagar, Meghaninanar, Asarwa, Krishnanagar, Thakkarnagar, Saraspur which are populated by small establishments, garages, wholesalers, units indulging in metal works and plastic product sellers. “Last year, we collected Rs 12.15 crore during this period. This year, we have received only Rs 8.14 crore,” said a senior tax official at AMC. This is a direct indication of people losing jobs or facing pay cuts across establishments, shops, factories during and after lockdown. Professional tax
collection hit by job losses The south zone which includes Nikol, Vastral, and Odhav industrial belt witnessed a 29% drop in professional tax revenue 21 Jobs gone, salaries cut, Amdavadis pay less professional tax - Times of India Bhupendra Patel, former president of Vatva Industries Association, said, “There was barely any collection of professional tax between March and August as industries were shut. Even after they opened, the workforce was affected as most migrants had returned to their home states. Professional tax is meagre but an important socio-economic indicator for the city.”
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