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14 Jul

11 cases of Kappa COVID-19 variant in Rajasthan

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Eleven cases of the new Kappa variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Rajasthan, Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Tuesday. Of these, four cases each are from Alwar and Jaipur, two from Barmer and one is from Bhilwara, he said. The minister said reports of nine samples have been received from Delhi and two from the Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital. The Kappa variant is a moderate form of the coronavirus as compared to its delta variant, Sharma said. On Monday, Rajasthan reported 33 new Covid-19 cases which pushed the state's infection tally to 9,53,159.The death toll from the pandemic…

14 Jul

Three injured in a bomb attack in UP’s Pratapgarh

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Three people were seriously injured on Wednesday when a country-made bomb was hurled at them over an old quarrel in Pratapgarh of Uttar Pradesh, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police (East) Surendra Dwivedi said Mustaquim (45), Shayad (27) and Zeeshan (18) were injured by bomb shrapnel and have been hospitalised. The attack took place in Babhanmai village, police said. He added that no complaint has been lodged so far in this connection. A case will be registered once a complaint is filed, the police official said. Police are probing the matter.

14 Jul

Salary hike for govt employees! Centre increases DA from 17% to 28%

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The Central government has announced to restore Dearness Allowance (DA) benefits for its employees and pensioners. Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the Cabinet has approved to increase the DA from 17 per cent to 28 per cent. The hike will come into effect from July 1, 2021. "The Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government and pensioners employees has been increased from 17% to 28%. This will be applicable from 1st July 2021," he said. The DA is a part of the salary given to government employees and pensioners. Notably, the payment of DA of employees has not been revised since January…

14 Jul

Adani Group in-charge of management Mumbai Int’l Airport after clearance from CIDCO, GoM

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The Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) has taken over the management control of Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), India’s second busiest airport by both passenger and cargo traffic, from the GVK Group following a board meeting of MIAL held on Tuesday, as per a statement issued by its parent company Adani Enterprises Limited. This new move is in line with approvals were received from the Government of India, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) of Maharashtra, and the Government of Maharashtra. MIAL is India’s second busiest airport both in terms of passenger and cargo traffic. With eight airports under…

14 Jul

Vaccination leads to reduced ICU stay, treatment cost

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A cohort study on the impact of vaccination among Covid-19 patients by Star Health and Allied Insurance has unveiled the significant impacts of vaccination among individuals 45 years and above, IndiaMedToday reported. The study concluded that there was a marked reduction in the total hospitalisation expenses by approximately 24 per cent, the average length of stay (ALOS) by a mean of 2.1 days, ICU requirement by 66 per cent and a reduction of approximately 81 per cent in mortality among patients who had completed two doses of vaccination. The report said the study was conducted during the second wave (March…

14 Jul

No fuel price hike for 2nd day in a row

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The oil marketing companies kept the retail price of petrol and diesel unchanged on Wednesday, the second consecutive day of no change, to analyse the global oil price movement before making further revisions. After crossing $77 a barrel, global crude prices have softened a bit with differences surfacing in oil cartel OPEC over continuation of production cuts and demand concerns over rising Covid cases in several European countries. With price pause on Wednesday, petrol continues to be priced at Rs 101.19 a litre and diesel at 89.72 a litre in the national capital. On Monday, oil companies had raised the…

14 Jul

PM to virtually inaugurate slew of projects in Gujarat on July 16

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be virtually present on July 16 to inaugurate a host of developmental projects in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. There are some new developmental projects and works which await inauguration/public dedication — some railway projects, new attractions at the Gujarat Science City and the newly developed Railway station at Gandhinagar and adjoining hotel. On July 16, the Prime Minister will virtually inaugurate the redeveloped Gandhinagar Railway Station and a 318 room five star hotel atop the railway station. He will also flag off the superfast weekly Gandhinagar-Varanasi train and the Baretha MEMU train. Besides that, the…

13 Jul

Southwest Monsoon covers entire country after delay of 5 days

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After advancing over Delhi-NCR, the Southwest Monsoon covered the entire country on Tuesday after a delay of five days, the India Meteorological Department said. The Southwest Monsoon usually covers the entire country on July 8. The earlier normal date for the monsoon to cover the entire country was July 15. Last year, the IMD revised its onset date for several areas. The monsoon covered its last outposts - the desert town of Jaisalmer and Ganganagar in Rajasthan - on Monday but evaded Delhi. It covered Barmer, another desert district in Rajasthan some two weeks before its normal onset date. "In…

13 Jul

Power demand in India expected to grow 6 pc in FY22: Icra

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Demand for electricity in India is expected to grow 6 per cent in 2021-22 as compared to the previous fiscal year, rating agency Icra said on Tuesday. It has also estimated power generation capacity addition at 17- 18 GW for the ongoing fiscal year. “ICRA Ratings has estimated the all India electricity demand growth at 6.0 per cent for FY2022 on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, considering the favourable base effect, relatively lesser impact of the second wave on electricity demand and the pick-up in the vaccination programme,” an Icra statement said. The electricity demand slowed down during the first two…

13 Jul

1st COVID-19 Patient of India Tests Positive again for the Coronavirus

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Today in Kerala's Thrissur health authorities said that a women who was tested positive for corona virus has tested positive again. she told to the press she tested for corona virus as she was prepared to go to New Delhi for study purposes. Then the test came out as positive. The woman is currently at home and she is ok. It was on January 30, 2020 the third year medical student from Wuhan university tested positive for COVID-19, becoming India's first COVID-19 patient, and after that she had returned home following semester holidays. After nearly three weeks of treatment at…