“The AstraZeneca vaccine appeared effective against the original strain, but not against the variant,” an official said.
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Fauci looking ahead to more vaccines in March, April
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says the current supply shortage will be overcome.
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Joe Biden’s ready to sell America on Covid vaccines. There’s just one problem.
Administration officials are wary of launching a promised campaign promoting vaccination while doses are still in limited supply.
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Bengaluru citizens launch campaign to highlight shoddy state of footpaths
'Eega Footpath Nammade' (Now footpath is ours) campaigners walked in Sheshadripuram highlighting dug up roads, dumping of debris and indiscriminate parking of vehicles.
Launching a campaign for better footpaths in Bengaluru, a group of residents in the city's Seshadripuram area held a 1.6 km loop walk negotiating the pits dug up and left open, dumping of debris and indiscriminate parking of vehicles on footpaths along the way. The walk was held from Seshadripuram Main Road to Mantri Mall and back on Saturday evening and it was attended by residents who called for measures to be taken for the safety of pedestrians. It was coordinated by Citizens for Bengaluru, a civic organisation working for citizen's rights. One of the main assurances sought by these residents is the appointment of pedestrian safety commissioners at the zonal and city levels, who should be tasked with monthly coordination meetings with all parastatals and traffic police. The residents highlighted Bengaluru's dubious record of highest pedestrian fatalities (272) in 2019 as per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. "The public resource of footpaths/roads have multiple stakeholders, all of whom are allowed to dig/dump simultaneously, without coordination but no owner whose responsibility the roads and footpaths are. Appointment of these Pedestrian Safety Special Commissioners signals that the government is serious about reducing road kills of Bengalureans and also proves a platform for local citizen input from Ward Committees to be rolled up," Tara Krishnaswamy, Co-founder, Citizens for Bengaluru said. "While coordination between agencies won’t solve all footpath problems overnight , we can be certain that lack of coordination is only costing our lives and limbs. It behooves agencies to synchronize their plans and implantation with each other at the zonal level so as to be effective," she added. Other residents also echoed Tara's calls for fresh measures to ensure civic bodies like BBMP, BESCOM and BWSSB, which are in charge of basic amenities in Bengaluru, are working in sync. "Safe, convenient, blockage free footpaths are a must for a city especially for a fast growing city like Bengaluru...all govt agencies like BBMP, BESCOM, BWSSB involved in civic activities on the roads and footpaths should coordinate with each other...After all lives and limbs of pedestrians matter," Chitra Venkatesh of Kumara Park Resident Welfare Association said. Actor Sruthi Hariharan also took part in the event. She said, “I used to walk to school entirely on the footpath, now it is impossible. I joined this campaign with citizens to ask the government to take responsibility for pedestrian safety and ensure coordination and ownership among agencies.” Differently abled sports person Venkatesh Ethiraj also took part at the event.
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Bengaluru student trying to avoid potholes dies after coming under BBMP truck
The incident occurred at 11.45 am on Saturday on Hennur Main Road.
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A 19-year-old medical student in Bengaluru was killed on Saturday when she came under the wheels of a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) truck while negotiating a bad stretch of road in Hennur on her two-wheeler. The incident occurred at 11:45 am on Saturday when Tasdeeq Bushra was riding her scooter on Hennur Main Road. A police officer told The Hindu that the deceased was a first-year medical student and a resident of Lingarajapuram. She was returning home after attending classes when she was hit by the BBMP truck. When she reached St Charles High School on Hennur Main Road, she had to negotiate a pothole-ridden stretch. At this time, the truck hit her scooter from behind her, Times of India reported. On impact, she fell from the scooter and came under the wheels of the truck. Following her death, a protest was held by angry local residents demanding action against the civic body. Pulakeshi Nagar police officials are investigating the case. They have arrested the 50-year-old truck driver Palani Muniswamy, and booked him for death due to negligence and for reckless driving. Police officials investigating the case said that the BBMP will also be charged in the case. For the last few years, residents in Hennur have protested against the bad state of roads in their area. Read: Renovated a month ago, B’luru’s Hennur-Bagalur road already a nightmare for commuters The residents have repeatedly raised the complaint that the roads in their area are a safety hazard. Read: 2 months on, road dug up in B’luru to make way for mammoth Hanuman statue not repaired BBMP Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad said senior engineers will visit the accident site and submit a report. He promised stringent action will be taken over the issue.
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Comedian Munawar Faruqui released from Indore jail only after call from SC judge
Jail officials reportedly delayed Munawar’s release for some hours, saying that they had not received official communication to let him out of jail.
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Jail officials reportedly delayed Munawar’s release for some hours, saying that they had not received official communication to let him out of jail. Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui walked out of Indore central jail late on Saturday night, a day after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a case for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Jail officials delayed his release claiming they had not received the Supreme Court’s order, but after intervention from a Supreme Court judge, Munawar was released late Saturday night. Indian Express reported that earlier in the day, jail authorities refused to release Faruqui, saying that they had not received official communication from the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) to release him. However, an official told the newspaper that a Supreme Court judge made a late-night call to the CJM, and eventually, Munawar was released on Saturday night around 11 pm. Eyewitnesses said that the comedian walked out of the jail silently and quietly possibly to avoid a backlash in the wake of accusations made against him. Media persons also flocked outside the jail after getting the news of his release. Arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, Faruqui was in Indore jail since January 1. On Friday, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail after the Madhya Pradesh High Court had rejected his bail plea on January 28. The Supreme Court also stayed the production warrant issued against Faruqui by a court in Prayagraj in connection with an FIR lodged there. His arrest had attracted widespread criticism after the Indore police chief Vijay Khatri admitted that it did not matter whether Munawar cracked the alleged joke that saw him jailed. The police chief also praised the pro-Hindu vigilantes including Gaur, son of an Indore Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Malini Gaur, who complained to the police. UPDATE: In late night drama, #MunawarFaruqui has finally been released from Indore Central jail minutes ago. Jail SP Rakesh Bhangre tells me they were waiting initially for UP court order but ultimately decided to follow SC order and release the comic right away @Article14live https://t.co/yvCSFxc6s0 — Kunal Purohit (@kunalpurohit) February 6, 2021
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Karnataka IPS officer alleges dowry harassment, physical abuse by diplomat husband
Other than her husband Niteen Yeola, Vartika Katiyar IPS has named six others in her complaint.
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A 2010-batch Karnataka IPS officer, Vartika Katiyar, has filed a complaint of dowry-related violence and harassment against her husband, IFS officer, Niteen Subhash Yeola and his family in Bengaluru. Vartika, who is superintendent in the KSRP Research Centre has said in her complaint that she allegedly underwent years of financial, emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her husband, a Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, and his family, which also resulted in an injury in 2016. Based on her complaint, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered on February 1 at the Cubbon Park police station. Other than Niteen, six other family members have been named as the accused in the case. His father Subhash Yeola, mother Amol Yeola, and relatives Sunita Yeola, Sachin Yeola, Prajakta Yeola and Pradnya Yeola have been named as accused. The financial abuse According to Vartika’s complaint, she married Niteen in 2011 in a ceremony the expenses of which were borne by her family. However, she alleges that Niteen and his family compelled her family to give gold ornaments too. The harassment continued after the marriage as well, she alleged, with Vartika stating that she was subjected to verbal abuse and “mental torture” for “no reason”. Vartika has alleged that multiple times in the last few years, her marital family demanded lakhs of rupees from her family. The first instance, according to the complaint, occurred three months after the wedding. Rs 3 lakh was allegedly demanded by Niteen’s family, who threatened to break the marriage if the amount was not given. “Hence, due to fear of breaking off marriage the complainant and her parents fulfilled their demands right from the beginning. (sic)” the complaint states. In another instance in 2012, Niteen allegedly went to Uttar Pradesh to Vartika’s grandmother’s house and demanded Rs 5 lakh from her, which was given to him in the form of a cheque. The complaint makes many similar allegations. Physical abuse Vartika has also alleged that Niteen started physically abusing her. She has also recounted an incident from 2016 which resulted in her fracturing her hand. She has alleged that she and Niteen were visiting Colombo when the latter hit her with a marble box, breaking her hand. The alleged abuse did not stop during her pregnancy as well, the complaint says, and Vartika was sent to her parents’ home by Niteen and his family who also “abused and tortured” her. All the accused have been booked under section 3 and 4 (penalty for taking dowry) of the Dowry Prohibition Act and multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code. Other than the Dowry Prohibition Act, they have been booked under sections 506 (criminal intimidation), 509 (intending to insult the modesty of any woman, 34 (common intent), 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 384 (Punishment for extortion), 420 (cheating) and 326. (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code.
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