Technical errors on CoWIN site giving headache to many
The Hindu
Difficulty in booking slots, wrong dates on certificates among problems
The difficulty in scheduling COVID-19 vaccination and the errors in certificates are giving a headache for many residents in the rural areas of Kozhikode district. An elderly couple from Karassery panchayat was shocked when they noticed that their vaccination certificates on the CoWIN portal mentioned the same date for both doses. Another person who is yet to receive the vaccine found his vaccination certificate on the portal when he logged in. The man remains clueless about how his identity details and phone number were used by someone else to book a slot and get vaccinated. In some wards near Thottumukkam in Kodiyathur panchayat, the PIN code-based slot booking continues to pose difficulties for many. Though residents in Thottumukkam who use the PIN code 673639 come under Kozhikode district, their postal division is actually Manjeri, which is in Malappuram district. The issue has remained unaddressed despite complaints raised by many elected representatives and organisations.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.
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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.