Breaking News LIVE: Maharashtra Reports 11 New Cases Of Omicron, State Tally Reaches 65
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The tally of Omicron cases in Gujarat rose to 14 on Monday after a 27-year-old woman from Vadodara with travel history to the UK and a couple from Tanzania visiting Ahmedabad were found infected with the new variant of coronavirus, officials said.
The woman became the third case of the Omicron variant in Vadodara, while Gujarat's count rose to 14, they said.
A couple from Tanzania in their mid-forties who are on Ahmedabad visit also tested positive for Omicron. They had arrived in India on December 11 via Mumbai. Their samples have confirmed the new variant, according to officials.
The 27-year-old woman had returned to Vadodara from the UK on December 13 via Mumbai. She had tested negative for coronavirus at both the airports, a health department official said.
Later, she complained of fever and gave samples for COVID-19 test, reports of which confirmed the coronavirus infection, the official said.
Ahead of the UP polls in 2022, PM Modi will visit Prayagraj today to launch schemes to empower women.
The programme is being held as per Modi's vision to empower women, especially at the grassroots level, by providing them with necessary skills, incentives and resources, the PMO said, adding that he will transfer an amount of Rs 1000 crore in the bank account of Self Help Groups (SHGs), benefitting around 16 lakh women members.
This transfer is being done under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), with 80,000 SHGs receiving Community Investment Fund (CIF) of Rs 1.10 lakh per SHG and 60,000 SHGs receiving a revolving fund of Rs 15,000 per SHG, it said.
FM Sitharaman To Hold Pre-Budget Consultations With Economists On Wednesday
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair Pre-Budget consultations with prominent economists tomorrow in connection with the forthcoming General Budget 2022-23. The meetings are being held virtually, informed Ministry of Finance.
Jammu & Kashmir Reports 3 Omicron Cases, Patients Have No Foreign History
Three cases of Omicron variant were confirmed here, Jammu and Kashmir's health and medical education department said on Tuesday. Officials said the three have no foreign history and all their close contacts have been identified and tested.
"Three Omicron cases confirmed by NCDC, Delhi from a cluster in Jammu. Samples were taken on 30th November. RTPCR testing of entire locality ordered," the Health and Medical Education department J&K wrote on its official Twitter handle.
Maharashtra Reports 11 New Cases Of Omicron, State Tally Reaches 65
Maharashtra on Tuesday reported as many as 11 new cases of Omicron variant, the state Health Department informed. With this, Maharashtra's overall tally of new Covid variant has reached 65.
Breaking News LIVE: No Evidence Suggests That Existing Vaccines Don't Work On Omicron, Says Govt
There is no evidence to suggest that existing vaccines do not work on Omicron variant of coronavirus, though some of the mutations reported on spike gene may decrease the efficacy of existing vaccines, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
"There are limited available data, and no peer-reviewed evidence, on vaccine efficacy or effectiveness to date for Omicron," Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a written reply.
Breaking News LIVE: Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 Passed In Rajya Sabha
The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed in Rajya Sabha The Bill was passed in Lok Sabha yesterday. The Bill will give effect to the long-pending electoral reforms including linking Aadhaar with the voter ID card.
Kolkata Municipal Election Results LIVE: TMC Wins 89 Seats And Leads In 44, BJP Bags 1 Seat
As per the latest trends in Kolkata Municipal Election results, TMC has won in 89 seats and is leading on 44 while BJP has won on 1 seat and leads on 3.
CPI wins 1 and CPI(M) win 1 seat each. Congress wins 2 while Independent leads at 3
Breaking News LIVE: Smriti Irani Introduces Bill To Increase Marriage Age Of Women To 21
Union Child and Development Minister Smriti Irani has introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 in Lok Sabha to increase the marriage age of girls from 18 to 21 in India.
Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Transfers Money To 1 Lak Beneficiaries To Help Girl Child
PM Modi also transfers money to over 1 lakh beneficiaries of Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Scheme,which provides assistance to girl child.
Prayagraj: PM transfers Rs 1000 cr in bank accounts of various SHGs, also transfers money to over 1 lakh beneficiaries of Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Scheme,which provides assistance to girl child. He also laid foundation stone of 202 Supplementary Nutrition Manufacturing Units pic.twitter.com/4r7USB7yjU
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 21, 2021
Breaking News LIVE: Smriti Irani To Table Bill To Increase Marriage Age For Girls
Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development, Smriti Irani will introduce The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha today.
The Bill is to increase the age of marriage of women from 18 years to 21 years
Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Transfers Rs 1000 Cr To 16 Lakh Women Beneficiaries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferred Rs 1000 Cr to the bank account of women beneficiaries in Prayagraj.
PM Modi participates in a one of its kind program, being attended by over 2 lakh women. The program is being held as per the vision to empower women, especially at grassroot level, by providing them with necessary skills, incentives&resources.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 21, 2021
He will address the people shortly. pic.twitter.com/5sWVeRCbqF
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