Новости за 20.06.2021

The new social welfare scheme announced on Father’s Day promises to help three categories of children-- those who have lost both their parents, those who have lost single parent and those who have lost one parent (the primary bread earner) on or after April 1, 2020.

The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday extended the lockdown in place in the state by one more week till Monday, June 28, while permitting some more relaxations. The state government has permitted resumption of public transport, with 50% occupancy and non-AC buses to be operated in four districts in and around Chennai region (Chennai Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpet).

Triggered by incessant rains since Thursday, several areas of the city were reeling under artificial floods on Saturday.

Assam environment and forest minister Parimal Suklabaidya on Saturday reviewed the status of forest schemes in all the three districts of the Barak Valley here.

Young Madhab Chandra Kalita left his native village Sagarkuchi near Ghagrapar town in lower Assam’s Nalbari district in 1989. Amid financial woes, he managed to graduate from the Pragjyotish College.

Assam, which is fighting against drugs, has ‘no mechanism to monitor’ the activities of private rehabilitation centres for drug users, said Dr Sondeep Hanse, chief functionary of state-level coordinating agency for the state of Assam & Meghalaya.

A patient admitted at a hospital in Jalandhar has been diagnosed with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), also known as green fungus. According to the hospital, this is the first reported patient of IPA. Patient is currently on Voriconazole.

The deadly second wave of covid-19 has taken away another celebrity of Odia film industry. Popular playback singer Tapu Mishra succumbed to Covid-19 related complications at a private hospital here on late Saturday night.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday (June 18) announced the gradual implementation of the two-child policy for availing government benefits in Assam.

The state capital has emerged as the fourth ranked city among the top 10 liveable capital cities in India in the Ease of Living Index Report 2020, released by the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Saturday. According to the report, Bengaluru is the most liveable capital city in India followed by Chennai and Shimla.

Three persons, including two security guards of the SLN Medical College and Hospital, were arrested for stealing cellphones of patients and their relatives and recovered 18 cellphones from their possession on Friday night.

The pandemic-induced lockdown and work from home has turned out to be a boon for families as parents, especially fathers, got to spend more quality time with children.

Many places in the state are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall for three days, starting Tuesday, said a latest forecast from IMD on Saturday.

Upset by a man’s rude remarks about his mother, a minor student conspired with a friend to kill him a week ago. He was detained by Hassan police on Saturday.

Close to two lakh healthcare and frontline workers - the top two priority groups for vaccination - had registered for Covid inoculation but had not taken the jabs in the state, the health department has found.