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COVID-19: 37,223 more vaccinated in Maha; total 5,73,666

11:48 pm February 10, 2021

Mumbai: As many as 37,223 people,including more than 20,000 healthcare workers, were inoculated against COVID-19 in Maharashtra on Wednesday, said the state health department. With this, 5,73,666 beneficiaries have been inoculated in the state since the COVID-19 vaccination drive was launched on January 16. Out of the 37,223 people who received vaccine doses on Wednesday, […]

Akashvani Music Festival named after Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

11:57 pm February 6, 2021

New Delhi: The prestigious Akashvani Music Festival has been renamed after Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced Saturday. He made this announcement at a Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Centenary Commemorative function organised in Pune on Saturday, a statement from the Ministry of Culture said. The All India Radio, besides its regular music broadcasts, has endeared itself to its classical music listeners by organising the Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in […]

Serum Institute of India, UNICEF enter into long-term supply for COVID-19 vaccines

4:03 pm February 4, 2021

United Nations: The Serum Institute of India (SII) and UNICEF have entered into a long-term supply agreement for the AstraZeneca/Oxford and the Novavax vaccines, with the UN children’s agency saying it will have access to up to 1.1 billion doses of vaccines for around 100 countries. India is one of the world’s biggest drugmakers, and an increasing number of countries have already approached it for […]

Blast outside Israeli Embassy: Maha security beefed up

9:01 pm January 29, 2021

Mumbai : Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said the security situation in Maharashtra was reviewed in view of the low intensity improvised device blast near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on Friday. The blast did not cause injuries to anyone, though the panes of three vehicles nearby were damaged, Delhi police said. ”Reviewed […]

Vaccination: 58 pc covered on day 1 in Pune, 71 refuse

11:24 pm January 16, 2021

Pune: Pune district health authorities managed to vaccinate 58 per cent of registered beneficiaries on Saturday, the first day of the COVID-19 inoculation drive,with nine of them showing ”minor side effects”, and 71 refusing to turn up, an official said. The drive kicked off at 31 sites in the district,eight each in Pune municipal and […]