Coronavirus | Puducherry reports UK and South Africa variants of the virus
The Hindu
Of the results from 27 samples, 10 of the UK strain and 2 of the South African strain of the virus were found, an official said
The Union Territory too, has reported mutant variants of the novel coronavirus since the second wave of COVID-19 struck the country. Tests conducted on throat swabs at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, revealed the presence of the UK and South African strains in the general population of the UT.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.