Govt. is prepared to deal with new COVID-19 variant: Sisodia
The Hindu
RT-PCR test compulsory for all passengers from high-risk countries, says DDMA
Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal on Monday chaired a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which was also attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, to assess the COVID-19 situation in light of the Omicron variant.
Sources said the DDMA had decided to conduct RT-PCR test on passengers from the high-risk countries, genome sequencing of the positive cases, and enforce mandatory isolation/quarantine as per the guidelines laid down by the Central Government.
The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.