New coronavirus variant: Srinagar administration puts preventive measures in place
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Separate quarantine facilities established; mandatory RT-PCR testing for travellers from Europe having arrived since 9 December: DM Srinagar
SRINAGAR: In the wake of the emergence of a new fast-moving variant of SARS-CoV-2 as detected in the United Kingdom and several European countries, the Srinagar administration in line with the advisory issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MHFW) GoI has initiated preventive measures in efforts to prevent its spread in the district.
District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who is also the Chairman District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Srinagar has ordered that all those who have travel history to the UK or any European country in the past two weeks – since December 9 – will have to undergo RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 .
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GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has admitted that it has been unable to curb the sale and use of plastic bags below the recommended standard of 50 micron, despite the District Disaster Management Authority’s (DDMA’s) order.
Admitting that the sale and use of plastic bags below the recommended standard are still going on in the market, Nabadeep Changmai, GMC collector, told TOI that the municipal body had been trying its best to prevent the use of such bags. “We have conducted raids at several wholesale markets. But, the thing is. it is a difficult task to do within a short span of time. Moreover, we are not conducting drives regularly. It is sporadic. So, it is possible that sale or use of such plastic bags is still going on in some places in the city,” he added.
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Online booking mandatory for Thirunallaru ‘Sani Peyarchi’ darshan
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People will be allowed into the temple only upon valid e-ticket
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People will be allowed into the temple only upon valid e-ticket The Karaikal administration has made online booking mandatory for pilgrims taking part in the ‘Sani Peyarchi’ festival at Sri Saneeswara Bhagavan shrine, Thirunallaru, this month.
The transit of Lord Saneeswara Bhagavan from the zodiac sign Sagittarius to Capricorn will take place at 5.22 a.m. on December 27. The online booking for darshan through temple website: https://thirunallarutemple.
org/sanipayarchi has been made mandatory for free as well as ticketed entry on 19th, 20th, 26th, and 27th of December, and on 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, and 24th of January, 2021.