Daunting task lies ahead for health staff
The Hindu
With one person testing positive for Omicron variant, officials are working round the clock to identify contacts
Images of the havoc that the second wave of the pandemic caused across the country are still fresh in people’s minds. In Prakasam district, the viral disease touched a peak of 2,000 cases in May 2021.
But thanks to relentless efforts of the health professionals, the number of fresh cases came down to less than 100 by September-end and to 50 in October and to a single digit in December.
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.