Новости за 29.04.2021

With uncertainty looming large on foreign buyers during the second wave of Covid-19, the STGs producing organic tea may face a double blow if they cannot grow the most sought after second flush of tea leaves, which has the highest demand for its aroma and briskness.

Customs commissionerate Ludhiana in Punjab has booked three cases of mis-declaration, undervaluation and smuggling in which goods valued at Rs 1.05 crore have been seized by it.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-G) on Wednesday signed a MoU with the Mehta Family Foundation (MFF), US, to set up the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at IIT-G. The first batch of B.Tech students for this school will be admitted through JEE in the academic year 2021- 22.

At least 20 heinous crimes against women have been reported in Assam since 2012 where women and minors from different tribal communities, including Karbi, Mising and Rabha, were raped. In a few cases, they were also murdered.

Nearly 50 local businesses have gone digital in the district in the last four months, on the eSamudaay platform. The platform was founded during the Covid-induced lockdown when there was a massive need for adopting the digital mode in non-metro areas, as well as a huge demand for entrepreneurial opportunities with limited capital requirements.

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4, followed by 10 aftershocks within a span of nine hours, rocked Assam on Wednesday injuring at least 10 persons.

Karnataka food and civil supplies minister Umesh V Katti, who has made headlines in the past with his controversial statements, landed in fresh trouble after he told a farmer-activist enquiring about foodgrain allotment to “go die”, following it up by saying that it is a “good time for

The 173rd birth anniversary of Utkal Gaurav Madhusudan Das was marked with the setting up of the Madhusudan Law University, here on Wednesday. Prof Kamal Jeet Singh has been named its first vice-chancellor. He has been appointed for a period of four years.

KIIT Deemed to be University has got five-star rating from the QS Star Ratings System, the result of which was published on Tuesday. The ratings will be valid for three years.

The state government has been encouraging farmers to go for crop diversification in areas where mega lift irrigation is undertaken, with an aim to help them earn more.

The last rites of acclaimed writer Manoj Das was held with state honours in Puducherry on Wednesday. Mourners paid respects to the bilingual writer who breathed his last on Tuesday. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among those who condoled Das’s death.

While a section of students has been demanding the cancellation of the higher secondary (Plus two) exam in the wake of the rising Covid-19 cases in the state, experts believe doing so will have a cascading effect on their careers. They have advised students to keep their morale up and focus on studies.

Airport police here on Wednesday arrested eight persons, including three constables, for allegedly attempting to cheat a businessmen of Rs one crore by luring him to invest in a foreign company, which promises hefty returns. Police seized Rs 99.50 lakh cash from the accused.

“I am very worried about my 67-year-old mother, who seems to have forgotten to smile. She sits for hours without uttering a word,” said Satykam Mishra, a banker. With he and his wife busy juggling office and their son’s online classes, they have had little time to pay attention to their mother.

During a special operation, BSF guards seized 60,000 Yaba tablets and arrested three persons involved in smuggling of the illegal tablets from Nilambazar in Karimganj along the Bangladesh border on Tuesday.

There was a huge excitement among youths on Wednesday to register in the Co-Win App as people above 18 years of age will become eligible for vaccination after May 1. They are keen for the jab with the recent spurt in Covid cases.

The government on Wednesday invoked the Odisha Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA) to prohibit strikes in services like manufacturing, filling and transportation of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) by the manufacturers, transporters and fillers during the Covid crisis. The step has been taken to ensure smooth manufacture, filling and transportation/distribution of LMO in Odisha and to avoid any hindrance. The order will remain in force for a period of six months

Though the fresh Covid cases are breaking new records every day and doctors and health experts are repeatedly urging people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, they seem to have scant regard for the rules. Many are still refusing to wear a mask or making lame excuses like the need for fresh air or the unbearable heat to take it off.

About 100 patients are required to be shifted to hospital from home isolation in the capital city every day. The number of such patients in the fresh Covid resurgence is much more than last year.

From reporting cases in the 6,000-6,500 range over the past few days, the state on Wednesday saw a huge jump in Covid infections, registering a record 8,386 positive cases. The infections were reported from 42,401 samples tested, a positivity rate of 19.77% — up from 16.48% a day earlier — raising concern among healthcare experts.

With no clarity on the availability of Covid vaccines — either in government or private hospitals — uncertainty looms over the process to inoculate those in the 18-44 age-group from May 1 even as glitches marked the first day of registration on CO-WIN portal.