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" !'"$' FJammu & Kashmir to down south Kerala, the vaccines )"#-!%$P"++! against Covid-19 are being fer- ried to far corners of the coun- New Delhi: Any vaccine try for the vaccination drive maker, including Pfizer, which that will be launched on has sought emergency-use Saturday even as the authorisation for its Covid-19 Government on Wednesday shot in India, must conduct a reduced the number of inocu- local “bridging” safety and lation sites to almost half from immunogenicity study to be previous target of 4,895, citing considered for the country’s technical reasons. immunisation programme, a It means, coronavirus vac- senior government official told cine will be administered in Reuters. fewer sites than originally decided, at least for the first appealed to the Centre as there few days with fewer people are many people in the coun- getting vaccinated. Earlier, the try who can’t afford the life-sav- vaccination was scheduled to ing jab. In accordance with the take place through national priority list, the Covid- Government hospitals — there 19 vaccines will be given first was to be 4,895 sites across the to healthcare and frontline country. workers. Sources said that the num- The first consignment of ber has been slashed to almost about 94,000 doses of the half. For instance, in Punjab, Covishield vaccine reached the number of these sites has Bhopal on a scheduled flight ! " # % been reduced from 110 to 59 from Mumbai, a State for the opening day while Government official said. Morcha, around one lakh struggle,” said Rajbir Singh, a Assam has been asked to From the airport, insulat- copies of the three agri laws, 34-year-old farmer from reduce the number of sites ed vans of the health depart- armers protesting at Delhi were burnt at the Singhu bor- Punjab’s Barnala. “It is minus from 74 to 59, sources said. ment transported the boxes — Fborders burnt copies of der alone. the fun, the song and the dance Required cold supply chain which signals India entering a Centre’s new agriculture laws Lohri is widely celebrated we used to have back home on has been one of the challenges & ) +,- decisive phase in its fight at all demonstration sites on in Punjab and Haryana to Lohri. But I am happy to be for the delivery system, espe- ! %./ against the pandemic — to the the festival of Lohri on mark the harvesting of rabi here and celebrate it with my cially in the rural areas. State vaccine centre where Wednesday, as a mark of crops. People traditionally cel- family of farmers this time.” “The Centre asked us to risk groups within six months oration with the ICMR and the Kurukshetra, Bengaluru, Pune, Medical Education Minister protest against the legislation. ebrate it by circling around “Today, we have burned reduce the vaccine centres. to achieve a critical mass of vac- National Institute of Virology, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Chennai Visvas Sarang inspected the Meanwhile, All India Kisan bonfires, throwing food items the copies, tomorrow the Now we have reduced it from cinated people with around 3 to 11 cities. It said it has donat- and Lucknow. arrangements. The doses will Sangarsh Coordination — peanuts, puffed rice, pop- Centre will burn them. They 511 to 350. The Centre said, crore health workers and coro- ed 16.5 lakh doses to the As the vials began reaching be dispatched to eight districts Committee (AIKSCC) on corn, etc — into the fire, have to, we will make them do ‘Don’t be in haste,” Maharashtra na warriors to get the shots in Centre. their destinations, in readi- from Bhopal. Wednesday claimed farmers singing folk songs, dancing it,” he added. Health Minister Rajesh Tope the first phase beginning “After having received the ness for the pan-India vacci- Kerala, too, received its burnt copies of the Act at and feasting. Several bonfires were lined told the media. In Mumbai, the January 13. Government purchase order nation drive that will be first Covishield vaccine con- more than 20,000 spots all “The celebrations can wait. up at the Delhi-Haryana bor- number of sites has been On their part, Serum for 55 lakh doses, the compa- launched on Saturday, States signment on Wednesday across the country. We will celebrate all these fes- der stretch, the nerve centre of reduced from 72 to 50. The Institute of India has moved ny shipped the first batch of firmed up their plans and fine- morning on a Go Air flight that Many farmer leaders also tivals the day our demand of the farmers’ agitation. The numbers have been slashed in about 56 lakh doses of vaccines (each vial containing tuned logistical details. landed at Kochi. Sources in the threw copies of the farm laws repealing of these black laws are protesting farmers raised slo- Pune also, now vaccination Covishield to 13 cities. 20 doses),” Bharat Biotech said In Delhi, Chief Minister National Health Mission said of in the bonfire created on the met by the Centre,” said 65-year gans, sang songs of resistance will take place only in 39 sites. Hyderabad-based Bharat in a statement on Wednesday. Arvind Kejriwal said his AAP the 4.33 lakh doses of the vac- premises of the Kisan Andolan old Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and hope as they orbited the The authorities are hoping Biotech said it had successful- It added that the vaccine Government will provide the cine, 1,100 will be sent to office. who hails from Haryana’s bonfire, burning copies of farm to finish the vaccination of 30 ly transported the indigenous was sent to Ganavaram, vaccine free if the Centre fails Mahe, an enclave of According to Paramjeet Karnal district. laws and praying for the success crore people belonging to high- Covaxin, developed in collab- Guwahati, Patna, Delhi, to do so. He said he has already Puducherry. Singh of Samyukta Kisan “This Lohri is filled with of their protest. % )* !& ,& * ' +'R ,-. &$' &# &( !" #$# ) he Supreme Court on n view of CBSE board exams, TWednesday issued a notice Ithe Delhi Government has ' on a plea of the Centre which allowed all schools outside urged that the 2018 judgment n a major boost to indigeni- Covid-19 containment zones of a five-judge constitution Isation drive in defence man- here to reopen for Classes 10 bench decriminalising adul- ufacturing, the Government and 12 from January 18, offi- -)../ tery under the Indian Penal on Wednesday approved a cials of the Directorate of Code (IPC) be not made 48,000-crore deal for pro- Education said on Wednesday. he foot soldiers of the applicable to the armed forces. ducing 83 Tejas light combat However, it made clear TBorder Security Force Attorney General KK aircraft (LCA) by the that physical attendance is not (BSF) on Wednesday detected Venugopal said under the rel- Hindustan Aeronautics compulsory and students will a 150-metre long and 25 to 30- evant rules of armed forces, Limited (HAL). manufactured by the HAL and along with Design and attend schools only with con- feet deep cross-border tunnel, adultery is a ground for court The induction of these air- these jets are operating from Development of Infrastructure sent of parents. the third in recent months, in martial for unbecoming con- craft will give a much-needed the IAF base in Sulur, Tamil sanctions worth 1,202 crore. Schools in Delhi would Bobiya area of Samba sector in duct and therefore armed push to the IAF’s efforts to Nadu. The MK-1A variant is an reopen after a gap of 10 months the Jammu region. nel has been used by the ter- ation, Jamwal said, “During an forces should be exempted modernise and stabilise its Given the current security indigenously designed, devel- since March 2020 due to the The tunnel originated from rorists to sneak inside the anti-tunneling drive the vigilant from the purview of 2018 ver- dwindling fighter jet strength. scenario where the armed oped and manufactured state- pandemic followed by the lock- the Pakistani side of the inter- Indian territory with the help troops of BSF detected a tun- dict of the Constitution While the sanctioned strength forces have to be ready to face of-the-art modern 4 plus gen- down. national border and was from the Pakistani nel in BOP Bobiya Area in bench. is nearly 40, the IAF has now the possibility of fighting a two- eration fighter aircraft. This air- “Keeping in view CBSE detected by a BSF patrol party rangers. Samba Sector around 10.30 A bench comprising only about 30 squadrons. One front war simultaneously with craft is equipped with critical board exams, permission is during its special anti-tunnel Inspector General of BSF, am on Wednesday”. Justices RF Nariman, Navin squadron has 18 to 20 Pakistan and China, the IAF operational capabilities of being granted for schools to drive. The drive was launched Jammu frontier, NS Jamwal, He said the tunnel was Sinha and KM Joseph, after jets. urgently needs to shore up its Active Electronically Scanned reopen for Classes 10 and 12 following intel reports about who himself rushed to the detected about 90 metres from issuing the notice to the PIL If the production schedule number of fighter jets. Array (AESA) Radar, Beyond from January 18 for practicals, presence of such tunnels in the spot, told reporters that it was zero line and about 20 meters petitioner one Joseph Shine is on time, the fleet of 83 jets The Defence Ministry said Visual Range (BVR) Missile, project work and counselling.
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