Covid precaution dose for 18+ at private centres from Apr 10

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Dear Reader, Precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all aged above 18 years at private vaccination centres from April 10. All those above the age of 18 who have completed nine months after the administration of the second dose will be eligible for the precaution dose. The BJP has set its eye on becoming the single-largest party in the UP Legislative Council as well by winning a majority of the 36 Upper House seats going to polls tomorrow. The 36 seats are spread across 35 local authorities' constituencies. Here are the top political stories of the day...

Covid precaution dose for 18+ at private centres from Apr 10 On-going free vaccination programme through Govt Vaccination Centres for first and second dose as well as Precaution Dose to Healthcare Workers, Frontline Workers and 60+ population would continue and would be accelerated. Read more

Polling for 36 UP Legislative Council seats on Saturday, BJP eyes majority in both Houses The voters in this biennial election are village pradhans, members and chairman of block development councils, members and chairman of Zila panchayat, and corporators in urban areas. MLAs and MPs are also voters in this poll. The Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party have not fielded any candidate in the legislative council polls, making it a straight fight between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party, the principal opposition in the state Assembly. Read more

You are doing a drama: Congress leader confronts Sidhu over 'corruption' within party The embarrassing situation for the party arose when Punjab Congress youth chief Brinder Singh Dhillon told Sidhu if he was not going to take names then he was indulging in mere "drama". "Phir tusi drama kar rahe ho (then you are doing a drama)," he said. Read more

Yogi Adityanath directs officers to not bulldoze poor's properties Adityanath has of late earned the nickname "bulldozer baba", which helped the party create a narrative of tough administration in the state polls. Read more

Tensions prevail as 6 schools in Bengaluru get bomb threats Tension prevailed in the area as parents rushed to the schools. Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said that following the bomb threats, the police department initiated the necessary action and the situation is under control. The police have initiated investigations into the bomb threats. The incident has created panic among parents as SSLC (Class 10) exams are underway in the state. Read more

Akhilesh Yadav Vs BJP over Goraknath temple attack accused Yadav on Wednesday said Murtaza's father's claim that his son was suffering from psychiatric problems and had bipolar issues should also be looked into as the BJP is known to "stretch matters". Read more

KCR to open talks with Akhilesh Yadav, deputes daughter to start process KCR, who is in the Capital on a personal visit, is likely to visit Lucknow this month in his bid to garner support for his idea. The expected visit comes close on the heels of Banerjee's call to hold a meeting of opposition parties in New Delhi and join forces against the BJP. Read more

Delhi Court directs Aakar Patel not to leave country without its permission Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann passed the order on a petition filed by the CBI seeking revision of the order passed on Thursday by a magisterial court which also asked the agency to apologise to Patel. Read more

Birbhum killings: HC orders CBI probe in TMC leader's murder The bench had on March 25 ordered that the probe into the March 21 violence at Bogtui be handed over to CBI from the West Bengal government-appointed special investigation team. The state DGP had on March 22 said that the violence at Bogtui took place within an hour of the murder of Sheikh, the deputy chief of the local panchayat. Read more

Symptoms from Omicron infection last 2 days less than Delta: Lancet study Disease caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus is on average two days shorter than the Delta variant, according to a large observational study of vaccinated people in the UK. The research, published in The Lancet journal on Thursday, used data from vaccinated people who kept a smartphone log of their COVID-19 symptoms after breakthrough infections. Read more

Hindi should be accepted as alternative to English, not to local languages: Amit Shah Shah said now the time has come to make the official language Hindi an important part of the unity of the country. Read more

Govt approves scheme to distribute fortified rice under govt programmes The entire cost of rice fortification of about Rs 2,700 crore per annum and would be borne by the central government. Read more

NHA launches new version of Health Benefit Package under AB-PMJAY The package was launched on Thursday at a two-day meeting held at Tamil Nadu's Mahabalipuram to review Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission in the southern states and Union Territories, according to a statement. Read more

Modi government fulfilling promise of 'roti, kapda aur makan' for poor: BJP Addressing a press conference, Union minister Giriraj Singh drew a comparison with earlier governments, saying over 3.26 crore houses were built for the rural poor in 60 years while over 2.5 crore houses have been constructed in only eight years of the Modi government. Read more

Rampurhat violence: CBI arrest 4 from Mumbai; submits initial report to HC The CBI took over the case on the high court's order. It submitted the preliminary report in a sealed envelope to a bench headed by Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava. Read more

'Accidental' troop firing at Handwara Masjid premises The troops "took few photos of Jamia Masjid, Handwara, to showcase happiness and offering of prayers during the holy month of Ramzan" as the Army had planned an iftar near the town chowk. Later, they requested a local to click a few photos inside the masjid. Read more

'Sonia loyalist' Thomas to attend seminar of Congress' Kerala rival "It was up to the Congress to make a decision. I am an AICC member and it is up to the AICC leadership to decide whether I should be sacked. I am not going anywhere. I have been with the Congress for at least 50 years," he said in Kochi. Read more

Government has run away from fuel price debate, alleges opposition Such was the lack of confidence of the government side in facing the Houses for a debate on fuel price hikes and thus the rush to end the session, the Congress floor leaders said at a briefing, that the regime did not even bring to the Rajya Sabha the two listed bills already passed by the Lok Sabha. Read more

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