Month: December 2021

A woman who had been vaccinated four times tested positive for COVID-19 at the Indore airport following which she was prevented from boarding a Dubai-bound flight, officials said on Wednesday.

“A woman of around 30 years of age, who has been already vaccinated four times in different countries, tested COVID19 positive at the airport and was admitted to a hospital. She was asymptomatic and tested negative a day before,” said Dr Bhure Singh Setia, Indore Chief Medical and Health Officer (CHMO).

The woman had arrived in Indore 12 days ago and while returning to Dubai, she was found infected with COVID-19 at the airport.

As per the standard practice, rapid RT-PCR tests are conducted following which she was stopped from boarding the flight and was sent to the hospital for treatment.

He further said that the woman had taken four doses of the vaccine between January and August. (ANI)

As 2021 comes to an end, Bollywood diva Malaika Arora posted an adorable video filled with memories of different months of the year.

Taking to her Instagram handle, Malaika posted a Reel featuring gorgeous pictures from various events and occasions.
These include a snap of her getting vaccinated, a beautiful picture with beau Arjun Kapoor and stills from workout sessions and vacations.

Malaika also included a picture in which she can be seen posing with a bowl full of food since she launched her brand ‘Nude Bowls’ this year.

Fans flooded the post with likes and comments.

“Beautiful,” a social media user wrote.

“So Awesome Queen,” another added.

Meanwhile, Malaika’s beau and actor Arjun Kapoor has reportedly contracted COVID-19.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Wednesday, sealed Arjun’s Mumbai residence after he tested positive for COVID-19. However, Arjun has not issued any statement regarding his diagnosis yet.

Arjun and Malaika made their relationship Instagram official on Arjun’s 34th birthday in 2019. (ANI)

The World Health Organisation’s chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the Omicron variant is very transmissible and is leading to a tsunami of COVID cases.

“Right now Delta and Omicron are twin threats that are driving up cases to record numbers, which again is leading to spikes in hospitalisations and deaths,” said Dr Tedros during a media briefing here on Wednesday.

He also said that this virus will continue to evolve and threaten health systems if the collective response is not improved.

“I am highly concerned that Omicron being more transmissible circulating at the same time as Delta, is leading to a tsunami of cases,” he added.

Further, the WHO chief warned that it will continue to put immense pressure on exhausted health workers and health systems on the brink of collapse and again disturbing lives and livelihoods.

“The pressure on the health system is not only because of new COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalisations but also a large number of health workers are getting sick themselves,” Tedros added.

He also warned that the unvaccinated people are many times at risk of dying from either variant of the COVID-19. (ANI)

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday announced the state government will provide a subsidy of Rs 25 per litre to the poor ration-card holding families in the state for petrol used in two-wheelers, saying that the poor and middle classes have been hit hard by the rising prices of petroleum products.

The subsidy will be applicable for 10 litres of petrol in a month for poor families.
“The price of petrol and diesel is increasing continuously due to which people from the poor and middle classes are affected the most. The government has decided to give relief of Rs 25 per litre on petrol for two-wheelers. The benefit will start from January 26, 2022,” he said.

The Chief Minister said an amount of Rs 25 per litre will be transferred in the account of the poor ration card holders for petrol taken by them for use in a scooter or motorcycle. “The process will begin from January 26 and every poor family will be able to get this amount for 10 litres of petrol per month,” he said.

He said if a poor person has a two-wheeler, he is not able to use it due to the high cost of petrol and is unable to go to the market to sell his produce. The announcement means the state government will credit a maximum of Rs 250 per month to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. (ANI)

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will begin the poll campaign in Punjab with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to hold a rally on January 5 in the state, according to party sources.

This will be the first rally of Prime Minister Modi in Punjab after the repeal of three farm laws.
Earlier in an address to the nation on November 19, PM Modi announced the repealing of the three Central farm laws on the day of Guru Nanak Jayanti.

The Prime Minister is also scheduled to inaugurate a satellite center of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMR) in Punjab’s Firozpur. He is also likely to address a rally after the event.

According to BJP sources, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Shiromani Akali Dal-SAD (Sanyukt) leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa will also take part in the rally.

Amarinder and Sukhdev met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda in Delhi on Monday, during which seat-sharing was discussed, the source said.

BJP will play the role of a senior alliance partner in Punjab and can contest more than half of the seats.

As per the sources, apart from Prime Minister and Captain Amarinder, Punjab’s election in-charge and Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and his colleague in the Union Cabinet Hardeep Singh Puri can also attend this rally. (ANI)

Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested five Samajwadi Party (SP) workers from Kanpur for conspiring to create disruption during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city yesterday.

Police said that five SP workers were involved in the attempt to disrupt the law and order situation in Kanpur during Prime Minister’s visit. Police said the persons tried to burn effigies and vandalize cars. Police arrested five persons so far while the search for the remaining is still underway.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party suspended the five members for their alleged involvement in the incident.

“On the orders of Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav, the party has expelled the five named from its membership for their alleged involvement in the Kanpur incident on December 28,” reads SP’s press release.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and participated in the convocation ceremony of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. (ANI)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday accused Congress of filing false cases against Bharatiya Janata Party, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu leaders and nurturing terrorists.

“You must have seen Maharashtra ATS statement…you must have seen how at that time they used to put false cases on workers and leaders of BJP, RSS, Hindu leaders,” said Adityanath.
“You must have seen this in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Congress should apologise to the people of this country for what they did,” he said.

“When Congress was in power they used to inspire and nature terrorists, now when they are in opposition they protest against the work done for the development of people of this country,” he added.

UP Chief Minister’s comment comes a day after the 15th witness in 2008 Malegaon blast case turned hostile. The witness told the court today that ATS forced him to falsely take Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and five RSS members’ names.

The Assembly election in the state is scheduled for next year.

In the 2017 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party bagged 312 seats out of the 403-seat Uttar Pradesh Assembly while Samajwadi Party (SP) bagged 47 seats, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) won 19 and Congress could manage to win only seven seats. The rest of the seats were bagged by other candidates. (ANI)

Ahead of the 2022 Assembly election, Manipur Youth Affairs and Sports Minister and National People’s Party (NPP) leader Letpao Haokip on Wednesday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital.

“I think that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Northeast region and Manipur will be developed,” said Haokip.
Notably, the NPP, led by BJP ally Konrad Sangma, is planning to contest independently on most of the seats in Manipur.

Presently, NPP has four MLAs in Manipur, of which two are Ministers in the BJP-led state government.

The elections are due to be held next year in the state. Manipur has 60 Assembly seats and BJP is currently in power. (ANI)