Новости за 30.03.2021

The state government on Tuesday decided to double its daily covid vaccination target from one lakh to two lakh and cover potential super spreaders on priority from April 1. The government also decided to carry out inoculation on government holidays on April 1 (Utkal Divas) and April 2 (Good Friday).

A 42-year-old man, who worked in a denim manufacturing unit in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, was allegedly beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh on Monday night.

The Micky and Vinita Pant Charitable Fund, founded by IIT Kanpur alumnus Muktesh Pant and his wife Vinita, on Saturday announced the signing of an MoU with his alma mater to support the establishment of the School of Medical Research and Technology (SMRT). ​The MoU, amounting to $2.5 million, is the first such donation towards the development of the educational institute, according to a press release.

Addressing a grand public meeting of the NDA at Dharapuram in Tirupur district where the party’s state chief L Murugan is contesting, Modi said the DMK and the Congress would never guarantee women empowerment if DMK comes to power in Tamil Nadu.

Political leaders from various parties took time off their busy schedule and celebrated Holi, even as they tried to connect with people on the occasion.

One person was killed and 31 home guard personnel were injured when a bus carrying security personnel for poll duty met with an accident at a place between Ditkachara and Bandarkhal in Dima Hasao district on Monday.

A Guwahati-based journalist Purbajyoti Chutia, who was missing since March 28 night, was found dead in a drain near his residence on Monday morning. The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained, police said. Chutia was associated with vernacular daily Niyomiya Barta.

Covid protocols have gone for a toss once again with Holi celebrations taking centre stage while the virus threat hangs heavy in the air.

Non-functional and absence of streetlights in many parts of the city have become major talking points for city dwellers, especially women, as the poll date neared.

The AIUDF supremo and perfume baron, Badruddin Ajmal’s latest tweet, expressing readiness to support a Congress chief minister after May 2 (counting day), has made the grand old party breathe a sigh of relief as it has vowed to the people a ‘bhumiputra’ would be made the chief minister in the event of the grand alliance coming to power in Assam.

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora on Monday said Congress’s "five guarantees" are getting widespread support from people across all constituencies. He said the support was evident from the "high voter turnout", touching nearly 80%, in Phase I of elections.

Voters, observers and party insiders are divided on whether the decision to change the constituency of BJP state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass will eventually help him.

It is common for celebrities to grab all the attention, especially at weddings or other private functions, but at the wedding of Bharath Bangera and Megha, which took place at Udupi, recently, the stars were Padma Shri awardee and Halakki tribal folk artiste Sukri Bommagowda and Padma Shri Tulasi Gowda known as the encyclopedia of the forest, along with a team of Siddi tribals. The team from Uttara Kannada district grabbed everyone’s attention, and guests got selfies taken with these women on their mobile phones, and interacted with them.

With the end of the first phase of the assembly election, the ruling BJP has now shifted its focus primarily to the Muslim-majority seats in lower Assam to tackle the challenge posed by the grand alliance spearheaded by Congress, which has a strong presence in these seats.