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Biden health team hatches new vaccine strategy as variant threat builds
The agency's acting director, Janet Woodcock, said in a statement Thursday that the agency would release updates soon.
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Karnataka asks movie theatres to collect contact details of movie-goers
Theatres in the state will be allowed to have 100% occupancy till the end of February, starting from Friday.
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A day after the Karnataka government announced its decision to allow 100% occupancy in cinema halls for the month of February starting from Friday, a revised set of SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) guidelines have been issued. The revised SOP is in line with that issued by the Union government earlier on Saturday. However, in Karnataka, the state COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has recommended that certain guidelines will receive special attention for implementation. These guidelines include collection of name and contact number of moviegoers to allow contact tracing and testing for COVID-19, having two intervals per show to reduce possible exposure to the virus and allow ventilation, and compulsory wearing of masks at all times, including while watching the film. Cinema halls will be required to strictly comply with Central Public Works Department (CPWD) guidelines for air conditioning, and this will be monitored by authorities. These recommendations will be reviewed in the first week of March, according to a circular issued by Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar. The revised SOP was finalised after a meeting of the state COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee held on February 3, 2021. Announcing the decision to allow 100% occupancy in theatres on Wednesday, state Health Minister K Sudhakar said that February would be a trial period for the move. In case a spike in COVID-19 cases is observed during this period, Sudhakar said that the government may roll back the decision. Earlier, the state government had announced its decision to continue to limit occupancy to 50% till the end of February. However, the Kannada film industry protested the decision and appealed to the Chief Minister to allow full seating capacity as per Union government guidelines. The guidelines issued by the Union government include physical distancing of at least 6 feet to be followed outside the movie halls, common areas and waiting area, use of masks, and thermal screening of visitors at entry points. To allow staggered entry and exit of audience members, ample time intervals between show timings across various screens must be provided, the guidelines stated. Individual states were told that they could consider additional measures based on field assessment.
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Bengaluru suburban project: Union govt to allocate minimum Rs 300 crore this year
Other than Bengaluru dedicated suburban project, SWR has got 20% more allocation compared to last year.
The dedicated Bengaluru suburban project will get a minimum of Rs 300 crore allocation from the Ministry of Railways according to the South Wesern Railways ‘Pink Book’ this financial year. Railway officials said an equivalent amount from the Government of Karnataka is also expected to be spent on the project apart from loans from the market. Pink Book is the document that mentions all budgetary allocation for the current financial year. It is made public every year following the announcement of the union budget. This long awaited project is being carried out by K-RIDE (a joint venture by Railways and the state government). The project was finally approved by the union government in October, 2020 after years of dilly dallying. “As emphasized by Hon'ble Minister of Railways in last review meeting of Bengaluru Suburban project, this is one of the top most priority projects of Railways, will be given tremendous thrust and any amount of capital will be pumped into the project as per requirement and pace of work,” E Vijaya, Deputy General Manager, South Western Railways, told reporters on Thursday. Other than the suburban rail project, SWR zone has also seen substantial increase in allocations to doubling (178%) road safety works –Level crossings (67% ) passenger amenities (25%) compared to last year. Total grant to SWR has increased by Rs.536 crore which is approximately 20% more than last year. Out of this, the South Western Railways will spend Rs 3,245 crore as capital expenditure. SWR said that they will complete two ongoing projects of s Yelahanka - Penukonda and Arsikere - Tumakuru. Rs 365 crore, the highest allocation has been made for doubling the Hospet-Hubballi-Londa-Tinaighat-Vasco-da-Gama line. Rs 336 crore has been allocated to doubling of Hubli-Chikjajur line and Rs 250 crore has been allocated for a new line between Rayadurg and Tumakuru among other projects. The projects that have got major funding also include a third coaching terminal in Baiyyappanahalli, quadrupling of Bengaluru-Whitefield lines) in Bengaluru.
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Aero India 2021: Bengaluru MP Tejasvi Surya flies on LCA Tejas
A statement from the MP’s office said the sortie was to celebrate a Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) contract worth Rs 48,000 crore.
Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday took part in a special sortie alongside the regular crew on a LCA (light combat aircraft) Tejas aircraft during the Aero India show in the city. Surya flew onboard the LCA Tejas for 30 minutes and later expressed his gratitude to the Narendra Modi government for promoting indigenous manufacturing in defence. Photos and videos of the MP posing by the aircraft and sitting in the cockpit were shared by many of his supporters across social media platforms. Thursday was the second day of the three-day Aero India event, which is being held in Bengaluru following COVID-19 guidelines. A statement from the MP’s office said that the sortie was to celebrate the Rs 48,000 crore-contract won by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) from the Union government, to manufacture 83 indigenously-developed Tejas aircrafts for the Indian Air Force. “The sortie congratulated the Union government for its recent procurement order worth Rs 48,000 crore from Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). This order will give a significant boost to the Bengaluru Aerospace and defence sector. With the right blend of technology and production capability, Bengaluru is poised to be on the world stage in the aerospace and defence sector,” the MP’s office said in a statement. Sharing more pictures onboard the Tejas aircraft.#CelebrateLCATejas pic.twitter.com/UBMfbFySSb — Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) February 4, 2021 As earlier reported, the supply will consist of 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircrafts and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 Trainer aircrafts. The LCA Mk-1A variant is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured state-of-the-art modern 4+ generation fighter aircraft. It will be equipped with critical operational capabilities of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar, Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Missile, Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite and Air to Air Refuelling (AAR). Speaking on this development, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had recently said that Tejas is going to be the “backbone” of the fighter fleet of the Indian Air Force in the years to come.
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Frontrunner emerges for Biden’s Medicare and Medicaid chief
The next CMS administrator will oversee Biden’s efforts to expand Obamacare and erase much of Trump’s health care legacy.
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KS Bhagwan faces ink attack from Bengaluru woman who claims he's 'insulting' Hinduism
Recently the BJP government in the state had dropped his book Rama Mandira Yeke Beda from govt libraries.
Ink was thrown at rationalist and multiple award winning Kannada writer KS Bhagwan on Thursday as he was making way to a Bengaluru court. A video of the incident was shared on Facebook and Twitter by the city-based lawyer Meera Raghavendra who claimed that she threw ink as a form of punishment. According to Meera, Bhagwan deserved this for allegedly insulting Hindu religion. Other videos of the event show other lawyers and police protecting Bhagwan from Meera as she is heard saying that “she is ready to do anything” or even go to jail if required for doing this. "You are a professor and so old, yet you continue to speak trash about Hinduism and the Gods. Are you not ashamed of yourself," she is heard telling Bhagwan. The incident took place at the City Civil Court Complex in front of police personnel where Bhagwan was seeking bail related to a different matter. Other than being critically acclaimed, Bhagwan has often attracted controversy and has been targeted by the BJP and fringe Hindu right organisations. Recently the BJP government in the state had dropped his book Rama Mandira Yeke Beda (Why we do not need the Ram Temple)’, opposing the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya from the public libraries run by the government. In January 2019, he was booked by Mysuru police for this same book under Section 295A (insulting religion and religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code based on a complaint by Mysuru district president of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike, Jagadish Hebbar K. At that time in an interview with TNM, he had said it was his duty to promote rationalism, scientific temper and reform humanism according to Article 51A(h) in the Constitution of India. He said his book has made a comparative study between Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi based on Valmiki's text. Bhagwan was earlier booked in 2015 for allegedly insulting the Ramayana and Mahabharata, and in the process hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of noted journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh suspected that Gauri’s killers had also conspired to target Bhagwan. Following this, he was provided security by the state government.
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