Manoj Agrawal

A fervent demonstration unfolded in Dhanbad as the Koylanchan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti took a stand against what they allege to be a surge in coal thefts linked to Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL). Accusing the PSU management of negligence, protesters are demanding a thorough CBI investigation into the chairman's accountability.

Displaced families in Dhanbad's Tandabadi village continue to face hardship and lack of basic amenities following a deadly land subsidence. Despite BCCL's claims of allotting quarters, residents remain in overcrowded relief camps, struggling for food and supplies. Resentment grows as illegal mining is blamed for the recurring incidents.

On January 29, three women on a two-wheeler were speeding on the wrong side at Vijay Crossroads. They collided with a women on a scooter, driving on the proper side.

A mega Covid-19 vaccination drive was conducted in Lucknow on Monday in which 65,543 people were inoculated with first, second and booster doses.

The decline in transmission rate in the third wave continued on Sunday with 365 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. However, two more people succumbed to the virus. Besides, 1,196 people recovered bringing down active cases to 4,513.

After a gap of 47 days, the daily tally of new Covid-19 cases in the city dropped below 100 on Saturday.

The third wave of Covid-19 claimed one more life on Saturday, while 418 more people, including seven healthcare workers and a pregnant woman, were found infected in the past 24 hours.With this, the third wave toll reached 29 and cases rose to 53,436.

With over 27,500 people taking the jab against Covid-19 on Thursday, Lucknow crossed the milestone of administering 50 lakh doses, highest in comparison to other districts of the state.

After remaining high for three days, including Tuesday’s record 80,000 inoculations, vaccination on Saturday plunged to 13,000 due to limited stocks.

At least 375 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the city in the past 24 hours, while 409 patients recovered from the infection in the same period. The number of active cases on Saturday stood at 2,721. The fresh cases included eight healthcare workers.

The genome sequencing of the swab samples of over 100 Covid-19 patients in the city has found presence of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

As 2021 came to an end on Friday, district health authorities failed to meet the December 31 deadline of inoculating the entire adult population of Lucknow with the two-dose vaccine course against Covid-19.

At least 54 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the city on Tuesday, while 101 patients recovered from the infection. The active case count in the city is now 516. The highest 12 cases were recorded from Red Cross, followed by Aliganj(11), Chinhat (9), Indiranagar (9) and Alambagh (3).

The Health department death audit report on Saturday confirmed two more dengue fatalities in the city taking the toll to three so far. Meanwhile, at least 46 more dengue cases were reported in the city on Saturday, taking the tally to 1,883 since January.

At least 72 more people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the city on Wednesday. The rise in the number of daily infections over the fortnight has also led to gradual increase in the case positivity rate (CPR).However, no severity in patients has been reported so far.

The health department on Friday sealed a private hospital in Thakurganj following complaints of mismanagement and unavailability of doctors.

The city recorded 15 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, while 28 patients recovered from infection in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases dropped to 244.

About 47% adolescents aged 15-18 years in Lucknow are yet to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 even two months after the expiry of the deadline.The drive to vaccinate the said age group started on January 3.

There was no let up in the dengue situation of Lucknow with at least 21 more cases from a dozen localities, including six where health and civic authorities claimed to have carried out an extensive anti-mosquito drive 10 days ago, surfaced on Thursday.

In a highest single day spike this year, the city recorded 28 dengue cases on Wednesday, taking the tally to 700 since January, of which nearly 90% cases have been reported since September 1.

Spurt in Covid-19 cases continued on Sunday with 2,392 more people, including 49 healthcare workers and six pregnant women, testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection in the city in the past 24 hours.This took the tally of patients with active infection status to 16,395.

It was the African Swine Fever (ASF) that killed over 100 pigs in several farms in Faizullaganj area of the city in a span of a week. This was revealed by the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) lab report released on Tuesday evening.

With detection of 16 fresh Covid-19 cases, the city’s active cases count surged to 152 on Tuesday. Highest four cases were reported from Chinhat, three from Aliganj, two each from Alambagh, Redcross and Sarojninagar and one each from NK road and Indiranagar.

Orbis Financial Corporation, a leading player in the securities services Industry, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Rajesh M Sharma as its chief executive officer (CEO). Rajesh has over 23 years of experience across capital markets and securities services.

City reported nine new Covid-19 cases on Monday, while 18 recovered from infection in the last 24 hours. “All the people tested positive are recovering in home isolation,” said chief medical officer Dr Manoj Agrawal.

At least 81 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the city on Saturday while 76 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases in the city stood at 590. Meanwhile, chief medical officer Dr Manoj Agrawal said the target to inoculate 60,000 people has been set for Sunday.

Dewas forest department has chalked out a plan to increase area of Kheoni wildlife sanctuary by around 70 sq km by including jungles of Kannod and Khategaon tehsil of the district.“Kheoni, which at present is spread over 134.7 sq km area, is the state’s first wildlife sanctuary.

Health department has cancelled the licence of the hospital running under MC Saxena Group of Colleges (MCSGC) after not getting response to its show cause notice in the matter of fake patients.

After a gap of over eight months, daily Covid-19 cases crossed the 2,000 mark in the district on Wednesday.