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Across Country Covid Response Mock Drill On Dec 27 | Lokmarg

India May See Surge In COVID In Mid-Jan: Sources

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The next 40 days will be crucial as India may see a surge of COVID cases in mid of January, said Union Health Ministry sources on Wednesday.

The sources said the assessment had been made after analysing the previous trends of the COVID surge the country experienced.
As there have been reports of a surge in COVID cases in some countries, the operational readiness of health facilities is being reviewed in all States and Union Territories in case of another wave.

Notably, two passengers coming from Dubai tested positive for the COVID infection at Chennai airport on Wednesday.

“Two passengers who arrived from Dubai tested positive at the Chennai airport today. Both of them hailed from the Alangudi district of Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai. Their test samples have been sent to State Public Health Laboratory,” said Tamil Nadu Health Department said.

At least 39 international travelers have tested positive for COVID infection between December 24-26 as the random testing of international passengers arriving at the airports is being done

“The total number of international flights screened in the last three days ie December 24, December 25, and December 26 is 498. The number of samples collected for COVID-19 testing is 1,780. The cumulative number of samples collected is 3,994. The cumulative number of samples testing positive is 39 and the cumulative number of samples sent for whole genome sequencing is 39,” sources told ANI on Tuesday.

In light of the surge in COVID in some countries, hospitals across India conducted a Mock drill for COVID. The purpose of the mock drill was to evaluate COVID preparedness in terms of resources, protocol, and personnel.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya went to the Safdarjung Hospital to observe the Mock drill on Tuesday.

“To make sure there is not a COVID surge in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked us to be careful. The government is also preparing if the Covid cases increase. Today mock drills are conducted across Covid hospitals in the country to make sure people get proper treatment,” the Union Health Minister said at Safdarjung hospital.

This came after four international travelers from Myanmar tested positive for COVID infection at the Delhi airport.

Meanwhile, India recorded 188 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.

India’s active caseload currently stands at 3,468 which accounts for 0.01 percent of the total cases. The recovery rate currently is at 98.8 percent. As many as 141 recoveries were made in the last 24 hours, thereby taking the total recoveries to 4,41,43,483

The daily positivity rate stood at 0.14 percent, while the weekly positivity rate is at 0.18 percent.

A total of 90,529 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.

On the COVID-19 vaccination front, the government data informed that over 220.07 crore vaccine doses had been administered so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive. (ANI)

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Modi's Mother Heeraben Hospitalised | Lokmarg

Modi’s Mother Heeraben Hospitalised

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi was on Wednesday admitted to hospital and her condition is reported to be stable.

The hospital in a statement said, “Heeraben Modi, mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is admitted at UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre in Ahmedabad and her health condition is stable.”
Ahead of the recently held Gujarat assembly polls, the prime minister during campaigning had visited his mother who turned 100 this June.

Heeraben had also cast her vote in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls. (ANI)

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‘Jab Tak Chal Rahi Hai Chalayenge…’ Rahul’s T-Shirt; BJP Jibes ‘Shehzada’

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Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who has found himself been the subject of scrutiny for choosing to don a T-shirt even during the ongoing cold wave in North India was once again spotted wearing a tee shirt at the party’s 138th Foundation Day celebrations in the national capital.

Former party chief Sonia Gandhi was also among those who participated in the Congress party’s Foundation Day celebrations at the All India Congress Committee headquarters here.
“T-shirt hi chal rahi hai aur jab tak chal rahi hai chalayenge…” (Will wear it as long as I can), Rahul was head responding to a question by a reporter at the venue.

The former Congress chief was on Monday seen similarly dressed in a T-shirt as he visited the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and several former prime ministers to pay his tributes.

The BJP’s IT head Amit Malviya took to Twitter today to share a video of the conversation and took a jibe at the Congress leader.

Earlier on Monday, Congress leader Salman Khurshid said, “Rahul Gandhi is superhuman. While we are freezing in the cold and wearing jackets, he is going out in T-Shirts (for his Bharat Jodo Yatra). He is like a yogi doing his ‘tapasya’ with focus.”

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Dushyant Gautam took a potshot at Khurshid’s statement and said,” Rahul Gandhi should tell which prasad he consumes, due to which he does not feel cold. He should also give the same prasad to his sena so that they too do not have to wear clothes in the cold.”

Meanwhile, earlier today, Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to post in Hindi, “I am proud, I am a part of such an organization which chose the path of truth, non-violence, and struggle in every situation and always took every step in the public interest.”

The Wayanad MP is in the national capital after the Delhi leg of the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra led by him entered the national capital on Saturday. The yatra is currently on a week-long break.

Speaking at today’s function at the AICC headquarters, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, who was elected to the post of party president in September hit out at the government. “The basic principles of India are under constant attack. A pit of hatred is being dug all over the country. People are in trouble due to inflation, unemployment but the government does not care,” he said.

The Indian National Congress was founded on December 28, 1885, in Bombay (Mumbai) in the presence of 72 delegates at Das Tejpal Sanskrit College.

Its founder General Secretary was AO Hume and Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee was made the President. (ANI)

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Tunisha Case: Nothing Objectionable In Sheezan’s Chats

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The police said that they have not found anything objectionable in the text chats between the two and found regular conversations about food and well-being.
“Tunisha was upset with her breakup and was already suffering from anxiety because of which she felt lonely after the two parted ways,” the police said adding that they have also obtained audio recordings from the phone. The police further said that they will interrogate Tunisha’s family regarding her anxiety issue and will also record her mother’s statement once again.

Tunisha was found dead on the sets of her ongoing TV show Alibaba – Dastaan-e-Kabul on Saturday. A day later, her ex-boyfriend and co-star from the show, Sheezan Khan was arrested on charges of abetment to suicide. If reports are to be believed, Khan and Tunisha broke up 15 days ago. Sharma was reportedly hospitalized after she suffered anxiety attacks a few months ago. The actress suffered from depression and anxiety around 2018 as well.

The police said that it is yet to get through Tunisha’s mobile phone as they could not unlock it so far.

Quoting Sheezan, the police further mentioned that he wanted to “focus on his career, that’s why he broke up with the deceased actor.

Meanwhile, the Waliv police have also identified Sheezan’s “secret girlfriend” and will question and record her statement soon.

It is also likely to retrieve the deleted chats from Sheezan’s mobile phone and also take into its possession the DVR of the shoot that took place at the set of their show Alibaba – Dastaan-e-Kabul so that the case could be better understood by reading their facial expression. The police will analyze the raw footage taken from the show.

On Tuesday, the Waliv Police informed that they have recorded the statement of 18 people so far in connection with the TV actor Tunisha Sharma’s death case, and Tunisha’s co-star Parth was also called to record his statement for the second time.

Earlier, a doctor from F&B Hospital gave details about the moment on December 24 when the late actor was brought to the hospital by her colleagues.

The doctor at the hospital, Surendra Pal, told ANI that Tunisha was dead when they examined her and said, “Except for a deep strangulation mark on her neck, no other mark was found on her body.”

Her fans, family, and members of the television and film industry bid a teary farewell to the 20-year-old Tunisha at the Mira Road crematorium ground in Mumbai. Celebrities including Vishal Jethwa, Ashnoor Kaur, Avneet Kaur, Shivin Narang, and others attended Tunisha’s funeral. (ANI)

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Severe Cold Wave Conditions Persist In Delhi

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Dense fog and cold wave conditions continued to sweep the national capital with the city recording a minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cold day conditions are likely to abate over northwest India from Wednesday and then resurge from December 31.
According to RK Jenamani, fresh cold wave conditions shall prevail again from December 31 to January 1, 2023.

“Dense to very dense fog will continue to prevail in the belt. There will be an improvement on Dec 29 because of a western disturbance that will bring fresh snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, Leh, and Himachal Pradesh. There will be drizzle in north Punjab on Dec 29,” he added,

From Dec 28 onwards there will be a significant improvement as the cold wave will go due to western disturbance, stated Jenamani. In Delhi so far, the lowest temp of 4.0 degrees celsius was recorded at Aya Nagar and a cold wave is still prevailing at isolated places.

Amid a cold wave prevailing in parts of northern India, Palam in Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius while Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 8.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

The IMD has predicted that the minimum temperature in the national capital is expected to remain around 7 degrees Celsius throughout the day.

The national capital reeled under a cold wave and foggy conditions, disrupting normal life. A layer of dense fog was observed in the national capital region, reducing the visibility and the speeds of vehicles across the area.

The visibility at Palam was recorded at 500 meters.

Visibility remained low in Punjab, with Amritsar recording visibility of up to 25 meters and Patiala 200. While Bhatinda recorded zero visibility once more.

Haryana too recorded low visibility. While Ambala recorded a low of 200, visibility in Chandigarh was also 200 meters.

Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly recorded 25m and Bahraich recorded 200m. Bihar’s Purnea and Odisha’s Gopalpur recorded a low of 50m each.

Earlier on Tuesday, IMD predicted “dense to very dense fog very likely to continue over many parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi”.

“Due to prevailing light wind and high moisture in lower tropospheric levels, dense to very dense fog are very likely to continue over many parts of Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, and in isolated pockets over north Rajasthan during the next 24 hours. Its intensity and spread are likely to reduce thereafter,” the IMD said.

Dense fog is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura during the next three days, according to IMD.

Meanwhile, cold day and severe cold day is mainly over south Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh. Day temperatures improved over north Punjab, north Haryana and North Rajasthan. Cold to severe cold waves continue over Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan, and Delhi said scientist RK Jenamani, IMD. (ANI)

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Shah To Hold High-Level Meet On Leh-Ladakh, J-K This Eve | Lokmarg

Shah To Hold High-Level Meet On Leh-Ladakh, J-K This Eve

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to hold two back-to-back high-level meetings in Leh-Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening, top government sources said.

The meeting on Leh-Ladakh will take place at 3 pm and that of Jammu and Kashmir at around 4 pm, the sources, privy to the development, told ANI.
The meetings, to be held in the North Block office of the Ministry of Home Affairs, will be attended by the Lieutenant Governors of both the Union Territories of Ladakh and J-K.

Besides the L-Gs, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and senior officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the two UTs will also be present in the meeting.

As per sources, developmental projects in both the UTs as well as security-related matters and other issues will be discussed in the meetings.

It is also expected that both the UTs will be advised to take essential steps in the wake of the Covid threat. The UTs will also be suggested to boost their medical items and procure them as per needs and circulate messages in all the village surveillance committees for being active. (ANI)

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Ananya Sizzles In Semi-Sheer White Bodysuit | Lokmarg

Ananya Sizzles In Semi-Sheer White Bodysuit

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Bollywood actor Ananya Panday on Wednesday shared a string of hot pictures on her social media.

Taking to Instagram, Ananya shared the post which she captioned in French, “Jusqu’ici, tout va bien (So far, so good).”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cms7D5Rt8lH/

In the pictures, Ananya struck many poses in a hot semi-sheer white bodysuit and could be seen flaunting her long legs as she soaked in the reflected rays of the sun.

Soon after she dropped the pictures, fans flooded the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons.

“Super hot ananya,” a fan commented.

Another fan wrote, “Are you a killer because you are killing me every day with your smile CUTENESS prettiness, and with your hotness.”

“You are an extremely exceptional, completely beautiful, so hot attractive, and utterly pleasant lady. big fan always,” a fan wrote.

On the work front, Ananya was last seen action film ‘Liger’ alongside south superstar Vijay Deverakonda in a pan-India release. Produced by Karan Johar, the film though failed to impress the audience at the box office.

She will be next seen in the comedy film ‘Dream Girl 2’ alongside Ayushmann Khurrana. The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Annu Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, and Vijay Raaz in prominent roles and is all set to hit the theatres on July 7, 2023.

Apart from this, she also has Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahan’ opposite actors Siddhant Chaturvedi and Adarsh Gourav in her kitty. Helmed by the debutant director Arjun Varain, the official release date of the film is still awaited. (ANI)

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Two Covid Positive At Kolkata Airport

39 International Travelers Tested Covid Positive In Three Days

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The government of India has started randomly testing international passengers arriving at the airports for Coronavirus from 24 December onwards.

“The total number of international flights screened in the last three days ie Dec 24, Dec 25 and Dec 26 is 498. The no of samples collected for Covid19 testing is 1,780. The cumulative number of samples collected is 3,994. The cumulative number of samples testing positive is 39 and the cumulative number of samples sent for whole genome sequencing is 39,” sources told ANI.

In light of the surge in Covid-19 in some countries, hospitals across India conducted a Mock drill for Covid-19. The purpose of the mock drill was to evaluate Covid-19 preparedness in terms of resources, protocol and personnel.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya went to the Safdarjung Hospital to observe the Mock drill.

“To make sure there isn’t a Covid surge in the country, PM Narendra Modi has asked us to be careful. The government is also preparing if the Covid cases increase. Today mock drills are conducted across Covid hospitals in the country to make sure people get proper treatment,” said the Union Health Minister at Safdarjung hospital.

Earlier in the day, on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remain cautious and prepared to deal with any eventuality related to COVID-19, mock drills are being conducted on Tuesday in various hospitals across the country in view of rising Covid-19 cases in some countries including China, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

This comes after four international travelers from Myanmar tested positive for the Coronavirus infection at the Delhi airport.

As there have been reports of a surge in Covid cases in some countries, the operational readiness of health facilities is being reviewed in all States and Union Territories in case of another wave.

BK Mohapatra, Director of Health Services in Odisha said, “Mock drill is being conducted today to see how prepared we are. We need to have full monitoring and keep all the logistics ready. There is excess oxygen in our state. If any shortcoming is found (during the mock drill), it will be addressed.”

Mock drills are conducted at (MCH) Hospital at Gandhi Nagar in Jammu, and Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. (ANI)

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Tunisha Death: Police To Seek Extension of Sheezan Custody | Lokmarg

Tunisha Death: Police To Seek Extension of Sheezan Custody

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In connection with Tunisha Sharma’s death, the Waliv Police will be seeking the custody of actor Sheezan Khan to be extended, sources informed ANI.

It is pertinent to note that the Waliv Police have taken the statement from 18 people so far in the death of Tunisha Sharma, who allegedly died by suicide.

Sheezan was taken for interrogation on Monday. They went inside the studio at 2 am at night and came out at 4 am.

As per the sources, the police took Sheezan to the crime spot inside the makeup room, for investigating the details of Tunisha’s condition while she was hanged.

It is pertinent to note that Sheezan’s police custody will end on Wednesday. However, the police have not completed the interrogation and investigation with him, so he will be seeking to get his remand extended.

He will be presented in court tomorrow, where the police will be seeking his remand to be extended by 2-3 days.

The police will be aiming to find out what exactly happened between Sheezan and Tunisha during her last few minutes, sources said.

Tunisha’s body was found hanging in the washroom on the set of a television serial on December 24.

Her last rites were performed on Tuesday at the Mira Road cremation ground in Mumbai.

The deceased’s mother has claimed that Sheezan was cheating on Tunisha. On the basis of the statement of Tunisha’s mother, an FIR was registered and the actor was arrested.

On Sunday, a court in Vasai, Maharashtra, sent Sheezan to police custody for four days.

Police sources have said that the “mobile phones of both Tunisha and Sheezan have been sent to the forensic lab so that the calls and chats between the two can be retrieved to understand what happened between the duo and what drove Tunisha to death after 15 days of their breakup.” (ANI)

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US Intel Report Links China's Biological Warfare Ambition To Covid | Lokmarg

US Intel Report Links China’s Biological Warfare Ambition To Covid

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China had revealed its biological weapons ambitions long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, according to a new US intelligence report.

On December 15, the House Intelligence Committee released a declassified report examining the Intelligence Community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic following a two-year investigation.

The report examines the IC’s posture to support global health security policymakers, the IC’s performance in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the steps the IC must take to strengthen any future pandemic response.

“In 2005, the US State Department publicly stated the US assessment that China also operates an offensive biological weapons program, specifically identifying two Chinese entities as likely involved, one of which is the Fifth Institute. In a 2006 declaration of compliance with the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention, China acknowledged that the Fifth Institute specifically researches SARS coronaviruses,” the report reads, as quoted by Indo-Pacific Centre for Strategic Communications.

The US Intelligence report also took note of the book titled “The Unnatural Origin of SARS and New Species of Artificial Humanized Viruses as Genetic Weapons,” released by AMMS in 2015.

“The book described how to create weaponized chimeric SARS coronaviruses, the potentially broader scope for their use compared to traditional bioweapons, and the benefits of being able to plausibly deny that such chimeric coronaviruses were artificially created rather than naturally occurring,” the report states.

Last week, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on China to share the data requested by the world health body to better understand the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Gaps in our understanding of post-COVID-19 conditions mean we don’t understand how best to treat people suffering from the long-term consequences of infection. Gaps in our understanding of how this pandemic began to compromise our ability to prevent future pandemics,” the WHO chief said during a weekly press conference.

“We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies we have requested, and which we continue to request. As I have said many times before, all hypotheses about the origins of this pandemic remain on the table,” he added.

Tedros also expressed concern about the evolving situation in China, with increasing reports of severe disease.

Three years after its emergence in China’s Wuhan, exactly how SARS-CoV-2 first emerged as a respiratory pathogen capable of sustained human-to-human transmission remains the subject of active debate.

Experts have put forward two dominant theories on the origins of the virus. The first theory is that SARS-CoV-2 is the result of a natural zoonotic spillover. The second theory is that the virus infected humans as a consequence of a research-related incident. (ANI)

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