Новости за 19.03.2021

The air quality remained in the "very poor" category in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Faridabad for the third day in a row, while it was in the "poor" zone in Gurufram, according to data issued by a government agency on Friday.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched Dial-112, an Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) with integration of the existing emergency numbers like police (100), fire (101) and ambulance (108 and 102) with the single emergency number.

According to a police spokesperson, the pick-up truck, which was loaded with fruits and vegetables, lost its control after one of its tyre burst and crossed over to the other side of the fast-speed expressway.

There has been a gradual rise in the number of passengers with international travel history testing positive for Covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada district, so much so the district administration is keeping a close watch on passengers arriving at Mangaluru International Airport.

In the wake of fresh Covid-19 cases in the country, Assam will double the number of tests from next week, while the new daily vaccination target will be 1 lakh.

Nearly four years after signing the ambitious ‘Power for All’ agreement with the Centre, the Uttar Pradesh government has electrified over 1.21 lakh hamlets having population of 250 and above.

The US House of Representatives has passed two key bills that would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, some migrant farmworkers and children whose parents immigrated legally to the country, like those under the H-1B visa programme.

Those whose names didn’t figure in the NRC will approach this election with one purpose — to vote for that party or formation that promises to include them in the list.

The government has sanctioned Rs 23.96 crore as viability gap funding (VGF) for agencies engaged in management of eco-retreats, the glamping festival organized by Odisha Tourism.

The state government has asked district collectors to install CCTV cameras in accident-prone stretches and blackspots on the highways.

Even as political parties in the state are gearing up for the forthcoming local body elections, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, is spreading its wings in north Karnataka.

The state government has decided to create a road safety commissionerate for effective implementation of traffic rules and to reduce fatalities in the state. While the commissionerate will function under the administrative control of the commerce and transport department, an inspector general of police (IGP) will head the wing as road safety commissioner.

In a rare display of political modesty, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday came out of his residence to meet the BJP MLAs, who were sitting on a dharna outside Naveen Niwas, and invited them for talks.

The Centre, which had floated a tender in December for 351 million syringes to administer the Covid vaccine, has now placed orders with three companies, at least one of which is expected to begin deliveries from the first week of April.

Karnataka Police on Thursday detained hundreds of Kannada activists, foiling their bid to enter Maharashtra and hoist Kannada flags in border areas.

The Congress’s strategy for the forthcoming Assam elections takes a leaf out of its campaign for the 2018 Chhattisgarh elections. At that time too, the party had made several promises to the electorate, the most effective of which was farm loan waiver.

There was a shortage of buses in the city on Thursday as many vehicles were requisitioned by political parties for rallies before filing nominations. Road-diversion also led to heavy traffic congestion hitting commuters.

A year ago when coronavirus pandemic held Gujarat hostage to unprecedented disease and death, it was believed that the elderly and those with comorbidities having pre-existing illnesses like diabetes, obesity, heart disease etc were at a higher risk of succumbing to the viral infection.

The incident of a juvenile nanny apparently losing her cool and kicking and punching a 13-month-old baby girl, inflicting grievous injuries on her, needs to be seen by households across the country with concern, experts have said, calling for soul-searching as teenagers continue to be widely employed as governesses and various other roles for which they are not mentally fit, experts say.