Mumbai civic body prepares blueprint for Covid-19 vaccine distribution, storage plan

As India may begin its COVID-19 vaccination drive as early as January 2021, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prepared a vaccine administration, distribution and storage plan. The civic body has identified eight hospitals as Covid-19 vaccination centres — KEM Hospital, Sion Hospital, Nair Hospital, Cooper Hospital, Bandra Bhabha Hospital, VN Desai Hospital, Rajawadi Hospital and Bharat Ratna Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital and aims to train its staff for vaccination by January 7.

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5 passengers, crew members from UK who landed in Delhi test positive for Covid-19

As many as five people out of 266 passengers and crew members of a flight have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The flight arrived at the Delhi airport from London on Monday night. Speaking to news agency ANI, Nodal officer for Covid-19 said that their samples have been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for research and they have been sent to a care centre.

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Azam Khan's wife Tanzeen Fatima released on bail after 10 months

Samajwadi Party MP Mohd Azam Khan's wife Tanzeen Fatima, who is also an SP MLA, has been released from Sitapur jail after getting bail from the court in a forgery case.

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Samajwadi Party to launch special drive to counter BJP’s 'Kisan Sammelans' in Uttar Pradesh

The Samajwadi Party has announced to launch a special drive to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Kisan Sammelans'. According to party's spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary, leaders will visit villages across the length and breadth of the state to apprise the public about the "anti-farmer" policies of the BJP. 

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Coldwave conditions likely in Delhi over next 4 days; air quality 'very poor'

Parts of Delhi are likely to witness coldwave conditions over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday, adding, the minimum temperature is expected to drop to three to four degrees Celsius. Moderate to dense fog is also predicted during the period, it said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum of 5.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the IMD said. 

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Armed with hope, Faridkot farmer cycles 400 km to reach Tikri border with poem of 'Pash'

Armed with hope and a revolutionary poem by noted Punjabi poet 'Pash', a farmer cycled nearly 400 km from Fardikot to the Tikri border here to join the massive protest by peasants against the new farm laws. Wearing a kurta-pyjama with a sleeveless warm jacket and sporting a bright green turban, Pal Sandhu, a resident of Rameana village in Faridkot district of Punjab, on Monday listened intently to the speeches made by farmer leaders at the protest site near the Delhi-Haryana border.

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PM Modi to address centenary celebrations at AMU today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the virtual centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday, where he will also address the centenary celebrations of the university, via video conferencing. This will be the first time in 56 years that an Indian prime minister will be attending an event at the AMU. According to a university official, PM Modi will release a special postal stamp to mark the occasion.

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