Новости за 10.01.2021

Ramakrishna Math has decided to continue its Shramadaan and other related activities as part of Swachh Mangaluru Abhiyan for the next five years, said Swami Ekagamyananda, convener, Swachh Mangaluru Abhiyan.

The average air quality was 'very poor' in Greater Noida and 'poor' in Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad and Gurugram on Sunday, according to a 24-hour data provided by a government agency.

Robots are replacing skilled artisans in the world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat. Thanks to the ‘new normal’ caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, robots have become a game-changer for many diamond barons in Surat.

An NDRF team, which is undertaking the Brahmaputra Aamantran Abhiyaan rafting expedition, reached Tezpur in Sonitpur district on Saturday.

Books depicting Assam’s history, especially on movements and the Ulfa, are most in demand at the ongoing Book Fair here. Some of the bestsellers or titles most visible in stalls are ‘Life of a Driver’ by Rupam Dutta, Dhirumoni Gogoi’s ‘Nisiddha Yoddha,’ ‘The Untold Stories’, Ulfar Kolonkito Adhyay by Ranju Neog Hazarika and the famous Assamese novel ‘Sanglat Fenla’ by late journalist Parag Kumar Das.

The Assam government has selected 74 sites in the state for carrying out the Covid vaccination drive in the first phase.

The salary of the staffers of five schools in Keonjhar district has been withheld as they have allegedly violated Covid-19 guidelines and the standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the school and mass education department.

The annual budget for the 2021-22 financial year, preparation for which is underway by the finance department, is likely to reflect the state government’s efforts in reviving the Covid-hit economy.

At times when concerns are expressed about closure of Kannada medium schools in the state, a gritty teacher has taken it on herself to keep afloat the fortunes of Kukkikatte Aided Private Higher Primary School.

The Covid-19 vaccine drive will be simultaneously launched in 5,000 places across the country, including 162 sites in the state, on January 16, health authorities said on Saturday.

Punjabi University, Patiala has decided to start offline classes from Monday. The university will be open for students by January 18. University authorities have also been instructed to follow Covid safety norms.

Claiming to be a Lieutenant in the Army and his father-in-law a Brigadier, a fraudster allegedly duped a villager of Akkowal in the district of Rs 8 lakh by promising to get his son the job of ASI in police. Accused Paramjit Singh, also from the same village, is currently living in Ludhiana.

Ramesh Kumar Vishwakarma (30), a contractual employee of electricity department and native of Khojwa area under the limits of Bhelupur police station, was shot dead by two motorcycle borne miscreants at some distance from his house on Saturday late night.