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Mangaluru, Dec 21: In the first phase of covid-19 vaccination drive in Dakshina Kannada, around 40,000 medical and paramedical staff are expected to receive the first shot. Though the government is yet to decide on the supply of vaccine vials, the department of health and family welfare in the district, has made all the necessary preparations to vaccinate doctors, nurses and other paramedical

Srinagar, Dec 21: Stating that democracy has finally won in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of 70 years, BJP leader and former union minister, Shahnawaz Hussain, Monday said that the recently concluded DDC polls in the union territory (UT) will go with the golden words in the country’s history. “It was for the first time in the history of elections that there was not a single law and order incident

New Delhi, Dec 21: Clarifying the reason behind the suspension of the Kisan Ekta Morcha page, social media giant Facebook on Monday said its automated systems found an increased activity on the page and flagged it as "spam". A company spokesperson pointed out that the page was restored within 3 hours. Facebook had on Sunday temporarily blocked the page of Kisan Ekta Morcha for allegedly "going

Mumbai, Dec 21: The Shiv Sena on Monday alleged that the mass contact initiative to collect funds from the public for the Ram temple construction in Ayodhya is akin to "canvassing" for the 2024 general elections in the name of Lord Ram. The BJP, however, dismissed the charge, saying it is not a political issue for the party, and accused the Shiv Sena of laying roadblocks earlier in the 'bhoomi

Mangaluru, Dec 21: A gang of nine armed robbers struck at a house at Nooji in Kaukradi of Kadaba taluk in Dakshina Kannada in the wee hours of Monday and decamped with valuables after stabbing and assaulting the inmates of the house. According to SP B M Laxmi Prasad, the house belongs to Thukrappa Shetty. When the dogs started barking at 2.15 am, Shetty opened the door of the first floor of the

New Delhi, Dec 21: Amid the ongoing farmers' protests, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that the welfare of farmers and the agriculture industry is at the core of all Centre's initiatives and that the Narendra Modi government is doing its best to bring about emerging technologies in the field of agriculture. Talking about the government's initiatives in the National e-Governance

Bengaluru, Dec 20: Karnataka on Sunday reported 1,194 new coronavirus cases, 1,062 discharges, and five deaths, the state health department informed. With this, the total number of positive cases now stands at 9,09,469. There are now 14,497 active cases in the state, while the death toll stands at 12,009. As many as 8,82,944 people have recovered so far. Meanwhile, with 26,624 new Covid-19 cases

Riyadh, Dec 21: Saudi Arabia has suspended all international commercial flights for a week amid reports of the appearance of a new mutated strain of coronavirus in a number of European countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported late Sunday citing an official source at the Interior Ministry. The Kingdom has also decided to close its land as sea borders. The suspension of international travel except

New Delhi, Dec 20: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has moved the Supreme Court against a Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) order to authorise postgraduate practitioners in specified streams of Ayurveda system of medicine to be trained to perform general surgical procedures. "The petition was filed on Saturday to urge the court to set aside or quash the amendment to regulations to the

Abu Dhabi, Dec 20: The UAE has welcomed the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement between the legitimate Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council. It further welcomed the formation of a government of political competencies in Yemen, and expressed its hope that this will be a step toward a political solution and an accelerated end to the Yemeni crisis. A statement issued by the