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Karnataka promulgates anti-cow slaughter ordinance

10:00 pm January 5, 2021

Bengaluru : Karnataka on Tuesday promulgated the anti-cow slaughter ordinance that provides for punishment for killing of cattle and offers protection to those ”acting in good faith” to save them, as the bill to this effect is yet to be cleared by the Legislative Council. The state cabinet had last week decided to promulgate the Karnataka Prevention […]

Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination in all states, UTs on January 2

5:39 pm December 31, 2020

New Delhi : A dry run for COVID-19 vaccination will be conducted by all state and union territory administrations on January 2 to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges, the Centre said on Thursday. The activity is proposed to be conducted in all state capitals in at least 3 […]

Javadekar hoists international blue flags at 8 beaches

11:49 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday virtually hoisted international blue flags in eight beaches across the country. These beaches are Kappad (Kerala), Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka), Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh), Golden (Odisha) and Radhanagar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands). The Flags were also simultaneously hoisted on these beaches physically by […]

Not terming Indian people outsiders; attempts on to destroy Bengal’s self-pride: Mamata

9:04 pm December 28, 2020

Kolkata: Facing attacks from the BJP on how she can call people visiting West Bengal from other states ”outsiders”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she does not attach that tag to ”our countrymen” but is against alleged attempts to impose an alien thought process on the people of India. Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, claimed that […]

Gujarat: COVID-19 vaccination dry run begins in two districts

8:02 pm December 28, 2020

Ahmedabad: A two-day dry run to check the preparedness of health authorities for a future nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme began on Monday in Rajkot and Gandhinagar districts of Gujarat, officials said. Gujarat is one of the four states chosen by the Centre to conduct the mock COVID-19 vaccination drive. ”In Gujarat, the dry run is […]