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Postpone UP polls, ban rallies: Allahabad HC urges ECI, PM Modi over Omicr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the COVID variant Omicron scare, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested Election Commission of India to immediately postpone the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh for 1-2 months.
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Omicron scare: Maharashtra govt to issue guidelines for Christmas, New Yea
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): Maharashtra government to issue detailed guidelines on Friday to avoid crowd during Christmas and New Year celebrations as the State is once again reporting a steep hike in COVID-19 cases amid fresh concerns raised by the Omicron variant of
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Delhi prepared to handle 1 lakh COVID-19 cases daily, says CM Kejriwal ami
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the threat of Omicron variant of coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the Delhi government is prepared to handle one lakh COVID-19 cases daily and has created a capacity to conduct three lakh tests every day.
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Bengaluru to achieve 100 pc COVID vaccination soon: District Commissioner
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI): Amid the Omicron scare, District Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban J Manjunath on Tuesday urged people not to panic and said that the district is going to achieve 100 per cent second dose COVID vaccination soon.
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Omicron scare: Hotels in Delhi witness less bookings for second consecutiv
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The hotels in New Delhi that were hoping to recover after the second COVID-19 wave in the country, have reported less number of bookings in this festive season as compared to the pre-pandemic era due to the fear of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. Read More
MP: Six more international travellers test COVID-19 positive in Indore, sa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 21 (ANI): Six more international travellers have tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, taking the total number of such foreign returnees to 12 in the city since December 1.
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Health Dept begins mega sampling drive in Moradabad amid Omicron scare
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): Health Department in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh is conducting a Mega Focus Sampling Drive in view of rising cases of COVID-19 new variant Omicron, informed health official.
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Low key 'Bangladesh Vijay Diwas' celebrations in Tripura due to fresh bord
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 15 (ANI): Office of the Assistant High Commissioner Bangladesh in Tripura is all set to celebrate the fifty years of Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War with gaiety and pomp.
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COVID-19: Mask usage declining; WHO warning against it, says NITI Aayog's
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, Member-Health of NITI Aayog, on Friday expressed concern over the decline in the use of face masks in the country and said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against it as the global scene of the Omicron variant of COVID-1
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COVID-19: Amid Omicron scare, India extends ban on international flights,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The office of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday announced that the restrictions on scheduled international commercial passenger services from and to India shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights spec
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RBI may keep policy rates steady amid Omicron scare
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 7 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to maintain a status quo on key rates in its bi-monthly policy review to be announced on Wednesday as Omicron, a new strain of Coronavirus, adds to the economic uncertainties.
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Omicron scare: 12 among 318 people who returned from abroad "untraceable"
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], December 7 (ANI): At least 12 people are untraceable out of 318 people who have returned from foreign countries to the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation area of Maharashtra's Thane. This comes amid rising concerns over the new variant of COVID-19, Omicron.
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