Maha to stop stamping of air, train passengers; Metro to resume
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3y ago
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced that metro railways in Mumbai and Nagpur will resume operations from October 15 while stamping of air and train passengers arriving in the state will be discontinued. As per the latest Unlock Rules, all domestic passengers landing at Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Aurangabad airports shall undergo the mandatory Covid-19 checks, but they will no longer be stamped on the hand with indelible ink. Railway passengers shall not be subjected to Covid checkups or stamping on the hands though they will be required to maintain all Covid ..read more
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London to face tougher Covid-19 curbs
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by IANS
3y ago
London, Oct 15 (IANS) Millions of London residents will face tougher ‘Tier 2’ Covid-19 measures from Saturday, with a ban on households mixing indoors, as part of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new ‘3-Tier’ coronavirus alert system enforced to curb the spread of the disease. The alert system comprises three levels: “Medium”, “High” and “Very High”. Speaking at London’s City Hall, Mayor Sadiq Khan said there was “simply no other option”, the BBC reported. “Nobody wants to see more restrictions but this is deemed to be necessary in order to protect Londoners,” Khan said, adding: “We’ve got a ..read more
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Karnataka’s mobile fever clinic wins national award
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3y ago
Bengaluru, Oct 15 (IANS) The mobile fever clinic and the ‘sthree toilet’ of the state-run KSRTC have won the national award under the ‘CSR for social development’ category amid the coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Wednesday. “As our staff is committed to be corona warriors in the pandemic situation, I dedicate the national public undertakings award to it, especially to those who lost their life to the infection,” Shivayogi Kalasad, Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), said on the occasion. Kalasad received the award in a virtual ceremony held in Mumba ..read more
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No political will to restart Goa mining: Labour body
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Panaji, Oct 14 (IANS) The Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF), a collective body of workers and truck and barge operators dependent on the now-banned iron ore mining industry, on Wednesday said that lack of political will to restart mining in the state had led to continuous distress among the unemployed workforce and allied businesses hit by non-resumption of the sector. “We are told by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant every time that mining would start within three months. It’s been more than 30 months of hard times that the people dependent on mining have been facing since the mining closure in Mar ..read more
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Need urgent resolution of major issues for 5G rollout: TAIPA
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by IANS
3y ago
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Tower & Infrastructure Providers Association(TAIPA) has said that the government should resolve important issues concerning the telecom sector before the rollout of 5G connectivity in the country. In a statement, the industry body urged the government to solve the issues regarding right of way (RoW), lack of uniform charges, unavailability of online portal and multi-body approvals. T.R. Dua, Director-General, TAIPA said: “Telecom being a capital-intensive business, needs huge investment in development of robust communication infrastructure to be able to provide ..read more
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Kunal Bahl, Suhail Nathani appointed independent directors of Piramal Enterprises
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by IANS
3y ago
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Piramal Enterprises Limited has announced the appointment of Kunal Bahl, CEO, Snapdeal and Suhail Nathani, Managing Partner, Economic Law Practice, as Independent Directors to its Board. The appointment comes into effect from October 14, the company said in a statement on Thursday. They would hold office as Independent Directors of the company for a five-year term, subject to the approval of the shareholders. Kunal Bahl, the CEO and Co-Founder of e-commerce player Snapdeal, is also an active angel investor having invested in over 120 technology companies in India, the US ..read more
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TECNO’s CAMON 16 to debut on Flipkart’s ‘Big Billion Days’
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New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) With the festive season around the corner, TECNO on Thursday said its CAMON 16 smartphone will now go on sale on Flipkart as part of its popular Big Billion Days (BBD) sale that starts on Friday. The device that sports a segment-first 64MP quad camera set-up and eye autofocus feature will be available for sale starting at a price of Rs 10,999, TECNO said. The company said that during sale period, consumers will also be able to grab some of the best smartphones from TECNO’s popular SPARK and CAMON stables launched this year at an attractive discount offers. Additionally ..read more
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Karnataka offers land to set up NIV lab in state
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by IANS
3y ago
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IANS) Karnataka has decided to allocate five acres in the Gandhi Krishi Vigyana Kendra campus of the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru for setting up a National Institute of Virology lab, state Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Wednesday. He said that the Centre had decided to set up new NIV laboratories around the country, and Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa wrote a letter to the Union government to set it up in Bengaluru among southern states. “..as a result of this, the Union government has given us the green signal to proceed ahead with the project,” he ..read more
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Israel’s Covid-19 cases reach 298,500
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by IANS
3y ago
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) Israel’s Health Ministry on Wednesday reported that the number of Covid-19 cases in the country rose to 298,500, after the addition of 1,848 new cases. The death toll rose to 2,098, with 43 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 807 to 755, out of 1,368 patients currently hospitalised, Xinhua news agency reported. The total number of recoveries reached 251,711, with 5,900 new ones, while active cases dropped to 44,688, the lowest figure since September 18, when a sweeping lockdown was imposed to curb the virus outbreak. In a vi ..read more
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Global TB progress mired by scarce funding, Covid-19: WHO
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by IANS
3y ago
Geneva, Oct 15 (IANS) Despite a steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB) across the world, global targets for its prevention and treatment will likely be missed due to insufficient funding and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to a latest World Health Organization (WHO) report. The WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 released on Wednesday said that between 2015 and 2019, there was a 9 per cent reduction in TB incidence and a 14 per cent drop in deaths, together with high-level political commitments at global and national levels delivering results, reports Xinhua news agency repor ..read more
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