NMC allows home isolation to fully vaccinated COVID-19 patients, asymtomatic or mild
Nagpur: After due consideration Nagpur Municipal Corporation has issued an order allowing home isolation to fully vaccinated COVID-19 patients who are asymptomatic and showing mild symptoms. Municipal Commissioner Radhakrishnan B, on Monday evening issued an order with directions of home...
Nagpur Court acquits Sandip Joshi, Praveen Datke, 20 others in 2005 Standing Committee Scuffle Case
Nagpur: The Nagpur District and Sessions Court on Monday had acquitted Sandip Joshi, Praveen Datke and 20 others in the 2005 Standing Committee Election scuffle case. Back in 2005, led by Mayor Vikas Thakre, Congress was ruling at Nagpur Municipal...
Covid vax registration for teens begins today
Registration for vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group against COVID-19 is beginning on Saturday on the COWIN portal, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said. Taking to Twitter, he requested people to register eligible children in their families for this. "On...
Health takes severe beating: Second Covid-19 wave wreaked havoc in Nagpur, too
Omicron variant raises its ugly head giving ‘parting gift’ of the year Nagpur: The year 2021 was a challenging year for Nagpurians. The year witnessed the second wave of Covid-19 and subsequent devastation and deaths. And also the dedication and determination...
Omicron death in India: 52-year-old patient dies of heart attack in Pune; Maharashtra cases at 450
A 52-year-old man, who was infected with COVID-19 Omicron variant, died of a heart attack on Tuesday at Pimpri Chinchwad in Pune, as per the Public Health Department. The health department informed that the patient has a travel history to...
MPDA, MCOCA rap rattled goons, curbed crime in Second Capital this year: CP Kumar
94 murders among 8000 various crimes registered in Nagpur City Nagpur: The tough action of slapping the stringent MPDA Act and MCOCA on a record number of hardcore criminals curbed the crimes in Second Capital of State significantly, said the Commissioner...
Section 144 in Mumbai, New Year parties banned
In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, the Mumbai Police on Thursday has imposed Section 144 in the city starting from today till January 7. As per the new COVID-19 restrictions, prohibition has been placed on New Year's celebrations, parties in...
Covid-19: Nagpur reports 27 fresh cases including three new Omicron cases
Nagpur: The Nagpur district on Wednesday reported 27 fresh cases — including three new Omicron cases — and zero deaths attributed to the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). In the last 24-hours, four persons recovered from the virus borne disease. Out...
Speeding BMW rams into Ajni Bridge
Nagpur: A recklessly driven BMW car was rammed into Ajni Bridge damaging the sidewall of the flyover on late Tuesday night. As per the sources, three persons were inside the car when incident occurred. Thought, no casualties reported in the...
India’s Omicron count rises to 781
Total 781 cases of Omicron variant have been reported in India so far. Delhi is now leading the list with 238 cases, followed by Maharashtra 167, Gujarat 73 and Kerala 65. Other states that have cases in double digits are Telangana 62,...
Sourav Ganguly tests Covid positive, admitted to hospital
Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and former India captain, has been admitted to a hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, say BCCI...
Highest single day spike in Omicron cases, tally reaches 578
India saw the highest single day rise of Omicron infections with 156 fresh cases, taking the total tally of such cases to 578, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The ministry said 151 out of the 578...
Polls amid Covid: EC to meet health officials
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will convene a meeting with senior officials of the Union health ministry including Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday to discuss about the current COVID-19 situation as five states are going into...
Covid-19 at VNIT: College authorities are compelling us to leave, allege students
Nagpur: The students of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) have levelled up some serious allegations against college authorities that the later are compelling students to vacant their hostel and leave for their native place, after couple of college students...
Students return for Online Classes test positive for Covid-19 at VNIT Nagpur
Nagpur: Couple of students of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) reportedly tested positive for novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) here on Friday. The students were reportedly come to Nagpur from their native place for offline classes. According to sources, the online/offline...
Maha will waive loans of 31.81 farmers: Dy CM
The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Legislative Assembly that it was committed to cover all the farmers in the state under its loan waiver scheme, saying its implementation took a backseat due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Replying to a...
Covid fight not over, be satark, saavdhan: Modi at high-level review meeting
Amid rising concerns over the spread of Omicron variant of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed on Covid-appropriate behaviour, saying the fight against the pandemic is not over and directed officials to send teams to states with...
Modi to hold Covid-19 review meeting today
Amid the emergence and spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review the pandemic situation in the country on Thursday, said sources. According to the ministry, 213 cases of Omicron variant of...
No evidence of vax not working on Omicron: 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, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. "There...
200 Omicron cases in India, Maha leads with 54
India has a total of 200 cases of the Omicron variant, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said today. Maharashtra, Delhi and Telangana are the top three states with the most Omicron cases. See the table alongside. Meanwhile, the active...
Video: Nagpur Traffic cop dragged on car bonnet on Canal Road
Nagpur: In yet another shocking incident, a traffic cop was dragged on the bonnet of the car after the latter asked its driver to stop the vehicle for violating traffic norms. The sensational incident occurred on Canal Road on Saturday....
