Maha: Hookah parlour raided in Thane; five held
Thane, Sep 29 (PTI) The police raided a hookah parlour and arrested five persons for allegedly violating the COVID-19 norms
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PM concerned over big crowds without masks in hill stations, markets; says no compromise on COVID-19 norms
The PM said stricter steps were needed at the micro-level to check the virus spread and called for greater emphasis on micro-containment zones.
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Dharamshala, Parts of Himachal Pradesh Witness Flash Floods, Very Heavy Rains; IMD Officials Deny Cloudburst
Straddling the Himalayan foothills, Kangra is home to the Tibetan government in exile based in the city of Dharamshala and is a popular tourist destination.
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Protests take place across Cuba as the country faces shortages of COVID-19 vaccines and basic necessities
Thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets in Havana and in other cities to demand vaccines
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Olympic Games in Tokyo venues will be held without spectators as the city enters a COVID-19 state of emergency
Japan’s Olympics minister confirmed that spectators will not be allowed in Olympic venues in the capital.
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Menstruating women denied COVID-19 jab at centers in Karnataka
“The vaccine can be taken during menstrual periods.” Experts say there could be temporary changes in menstrual cycle after vaccination but no long-term adverse effects are likely.
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Fortis, Apollo roll out Sputnik V at 2 hospitals in Delhi-NCR; over 3,000 vaccinated
Around 1,000 people have been vaccinated so far
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Odisha halts vaccination drive in 16 districts due to ‘shortage’ of Covishield doses
Odisha now has 31,231 active cases, while 8,77,540 patients have recovered from the disease. The state has so far tested over 1.38 crore samples for COVID-19, including 74,000 on Wednesday, and the positivity ratio stands at 6.59 per cent.
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Olympic sprinter Milkha Singh dies at age 91 from COVID-19
The track and field icon known as The Flying Sikh – who finished fourth in the 400-metre race at the 1960 Rome Olympics and won the gold medal in the 1958 Commonwealth Games
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Odisha govt issues modalities for publication of results of Class 12 examinations
he results will be declared in the second week of August
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