CENTRAL CC PAGE 09 PAGE 11 https://www.facebook.com/centralchronicle Raipur, Saturday, February 06, 2021 I Pages 12 I Price R 3.00 I City Edition I Fastest growing English Daily of Chhattisgarh www. centralchronicle.in BRIEF Parliamentary panel to railways 3rd phase of COVID-19 vaccination covering ‘Rationalise both freight and people aged above 50 to begin in March passenger fares prudently’ New Delhi, Feb 05 (PTI): ‘Rs 39.30 cr spent New Delhi, Feb 05 (PTI): Nearly 50 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated A parliamentary panel during April-Dec last year The third phase of vac- against COVID-19 has raised concerns over to convert railway coaches cination against the coron- the losses incurred by the Para-teachers stage a protest New Delhi: Nearly 50 lakh beneficiaries have been inoculated into COVID wards’ avirus is likely to com- Indian Railways passenger over payscale and other issues, under the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination exercise, while mence in March and will services especially due to New Delhi: The Railways spent Rs in Kolkata, Friday. India's total active cases have dropped to 1.51 lakh, the Union cover 27 crore people aged its social service obliga- 39.30 crore during April- Health Ministry said on Friday. India's total active cases continues 50 years and above and tion, and suggested that the December last year to convert its to follow a consistent downward slide consisting of just 1.40 per air-conditioned coaches into those with co-morbidities, national transporter ratio- Leopard shot dead cent of total infections. Following a downward trajectory, 12,408 wards to treat patients with Health Minister Harsh nalise both freight and pas- Pithoragarh: A leopard, daily new cases were recorded in a span of 24 hours. "India's COVID-19 symptoms, the govern- Vardhan said in Lok senger fares "prudently". ment said on Friday. In a written which had killed three cases per million population (7,828) are amongst the lowest in the Sabha on Friday. The Standing Committee reply in Rajya Sabha, Minister of women in Uttarakhand's Replying to questions on world. This count is much higher for countries like Russia, on Railways on 'Demands Railways Piyush Goyal said 5,601 Devalthal area, has been vaccines and the vaccina- Germany, Italy, Brazil, France, UK and USA," the ministry said. for Grants (2020-21) of the coaches were converted into shot dead by a profes- tion drive against the coro- Ministry of Railways', COVID-isolation wards by the sional hunter hired by the Indian Railways to facilitate treat- navirus during the exact date, but we estimate ly developed Covaxin of which submitted its report ment of coronavirus patients. "As forest department, an Question Hour, Vardhan that this process can start Bharat Biotech -- have in the current session of official said on Friday. per information available, 813 said nearly five million in the second, third or the been approved for emer- Parliament, has stated that coaches were deployed at differ- The seven-year-old leop- people have been inoculat- A medic inoculates a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to District fourth week of March," he gency use authorisation. there is a need to revisit the ent stations as requisitioned by ard was killed by ed in the country so far. Magistrate Abhishek Prakash, in Lucknow, Friday. said. Vardhan said the fi- Besides these, work is in components that constitute state governments. The total Nainital-based hunter He added that the vacci- nance minister has allo- progress on seven vac- social service obligations of expenditure incurred on conver- Harish Dhami on nation drive for frontline nated," Vardhan said. The first and second phases, cated Rs 35,000 crore for cines. Of the seven, three the national transporter. sion of coaches into isolation Thursday night, workers has begun this vaccination drive began the third phase could be vaccination in the budget vaccines are in phase 3 "The committee is con- wards and medical units was Rs Divisional Forest Officer, 39.30 crore during April 2020 to week. on January 16, starting launched from any week and she has assured that it clinical trial stage. Two cerned to note the losses in- December 2020," he said. Pithoragarh, Vinay "In coming days, 27 with healthcare workers next month," Vardhan could be increased if re- vaccines are in phase 1 curred by the railways in Bhargava, said here. crore people who are of and then the frontline said. He added that the quired. He said two vac- and 2 clinical trial stages passenger services pur- above 50 years of age and workers, both estimated to third phase will cover peo- cines -- Covishield, manu- and the remaining two are portedly due to the social tickets at fares lower than Pay anomalies those under 50 with co- be around three crore. ple above the age of 50. "It factured by the Serum in advanced pre-clinical service obligations which, costs, passenger conces- Kochi: A section of gov- morbidities will be vacci- "After the completion of is not possible to give an Institute, and indigenous- stage. inter alia, include pricing sions. ernment medical college doctors in Kerala on No permission given Friday staged a one-day ‘Average dropout rate of ‘Centre held consultations with states, relay hunger strike for use of vaccine demanding that govern- against bird flu: Govt ment rectify'anomalies' girls recorded at 17.3 pc at in the pay revision of farmers before bringing farm laws’ New Delhi, Feb 05 (PTI): medical college lecturers. secondary level in 2018-19’ The protest was led by New Delhi, Feb 05 (PTI): Lok Sabha proceedings a washout as oppn’s India has not given per- the Kerala Government New Delhi, Feb 05 (PTI): high drop-out rates among mission for use of any vac- Medical College Teachers girls in the period. The Centre followed protest against farm laws continues cine against bird flu nor The average dropout According to the data, "due procedure" before other countries like the US, Association New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were a virtual washout on Friday rate of girls was 17.3 per the annual average bringing the three new UK and the European (KGMCTA)and the Kerala as relentless protest by opposition members against the Centre's cent at the secondary edu- dropout rate of girls was agri laws, and held consul- Union have approved any Government three farm laws continued for another day. Lok Sabha was cation level and 4.74 per 17.3 per cent at the second- tations with states and such vaccine, the govern- Postgraduate Medical adjourned first till 6 pm after opposition members disrupted the cent at the elementary ary education level and farmers for facilitating ment informed Parliament Teachers Association proceedings demanding repeal of the laws and shouted slogans level in 2018-19, the women 4.74 per cent at the elemen- barrier-free trade in farm on Friday. (KGPMTA). "Medical from the Well of the House. As soon as the House convened at 4 PM, and child development tary level in 2018-19. produce to provide choice "As per World teachers are fighting for members from the Congress, Left parties and the DMK rushed to the ministry said on Friday. In 2017-18, the average to the farming community, Organization of Animal their professions dignity. Well raising slogans against the new laws and holding placards. In a written reply in Lok dropout rate was 18.39 per Parliament was informed number of individuals/or- Health (OIE), vaccination Speaker Om Birla continued with the Question Hour with Health Sabha, Women and Child cent at the secondary edu- on Friday. ganisations/unions con- is not considered the solu- Minister Harsh Vardhan responding to supplementary questions on Bridges reopen Development Minister cation level and 4.1 per "Due procedure had sulted for the same. tion for the control of COVID-19 vaccination. As Opposition members continued to raise Pithoragarh: Five bridges Smriti Irani also said that cent at the elementary been followed while for- Citing reasons for "ur- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) slogans, Birla appealed to them to participate in the Question Hour on the Indo-Nepal border the National Commission level, it stated. The aver- mulating the Ordinances/ gency" to promulgate the if eradication is the desired as an important issue related to vaccination was being discussed. in Pithoragarh district for Protection of Child age dropout rate of girls in Bills," Agriculture three Ordinances in June result," Union Minister reopened on Friday after Rights registered 111 com- 2016-17, was 19.81 per cent Minister Narendra Singh 2020, Tomar said due to Sanjeev Kumar Balyan said remaining closed for over plaints of child marriage at the secondary education Tomar said in a written disruption of markets and "As COVID-19 situation market accessibility for in a written reply to the 10 months due to the during 2020. On the aver- level and 6.34 per cent at reply in the Rajya Sabha. supply chains during the may have a prolonged ef- farmers to enhance their Rajya Sabha. Without the coronavirus lockdown. age dropout rate of girls the elementary level. K C Venugopal from COVID-19 lockdown, there fect globally on demand income," he said. application of monitoring District Magistrate V K from 2014 to 2019, she gave The data stated that in Congress and Binoy was "utmost need to allow side, hence the urgency for Further, the minister systems, strict biosecurity Jogdande issued an order state and union territory- 2015-16, the annual average Viswam from CPI had free direct marketing out- promulgation of... said the draft of the and depopulation in the to this effect on Friday.