Health

New Delhi, March 8 : Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) acting Director Praveen Sinha was among those of the agency’s officers and staff, to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.According to the CBI officials, the process of in…

New Delhi, March 8 : Cybercriminals have posted sales advertisements for three major Covid-19 vaccines and the prices per dose range from (Dollar) 250 to (Dollar) 1,200, with an average cost of about (Dollar) 500, said a report from cybersecurity …

Bhubaneswar, March 8 : Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday requested Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for setting up one of the proposed four National Institute of Virology (NIV) at Bhubaneswar.In a letter to the Health Minister,…

Lucknow, March 8 : The Uttar Pradesh government will run a 15-day “focused sampling” drive from March 13 to 27, in view of the upcoming festivals like Shivratri and Holi.According to Amit Mohan Prasad, additional chief secretary, health, the focus of…

Lucknow, March 8 : Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Hitesh Chandra Awasthi has sent a letter to all state police departmental heads, seeking details of police personnel who died due to Covid-19 in the past one year.The DGP has expresse…

Lucknow, March 8 : To mark the International Women’s Day on Monday, the state health department of the Uttar Pradesh government is planning to prioritise women for its vaccination drive against Covid-19, even reserving some facilities for them.Women …

New Delhi, March 8 : A 101-bedded dedicated free-of-charge kidney dialysis centre is up and running at the premises of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib from Sunday onwards.The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Sunday inaugurated the facility…

New Delhi, March 7 : The Delhi government is working on a budgetary allocation where vaccination against Covid-19 will be provided free of cost to city residents at Delhi government-run public hospitals, sources said.The special allocation for vaccin…

New Delhi, March 7 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the Centre is committed to provide speedy vaccination with ease to citizens.Singh visited different vaccin…

Jammu, March 7 : J (and) K on Sunday reported 112 fresh Covid cases, pushing the tally to 127,044, even as 101 more patients were discharged after recovery, health officials said.The officials said that out of 112 new infections, 19 are from Jammu di…