First COVID-19 vaccine consignment reaches Delhi from Pune
The first consignment of Covishield consisting of 34 boxes and weighing 1088 kg was carried from Pune to Delhi on SpiceJet flight 8937.
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First consignment of COVID-19 vaccination arrives at Delhi Airport in a special SpiceJet flight from Pune. (Photo | PTI)
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NEW DELHI: Ahead of the launch of a nationwide vaccination drive against the coronavirus on January 16, airlines operated by Air India, Spicejet, Indigo and Goair have started ferrying vaccines from Pune to other cities.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said four airlines will operate nine flights to transport 56.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to 13 cities across the country on Tuesday.
Farmers protests: Parliament panel scrutiny could have averted deadlock, say experts
The Opposition had complained to President Ram Nath Kovind back in September over the government disregarding their view that the farm Bills should be sent to a Parliamentary panel.
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armers shout slogans during a protest against the central government s recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghazipur on December 20 2020. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS)
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NEW DELHI: While farmers have been agitating for over a month objecting to some key provisions of the new agri laws, one of the main grouses of political parties is about the Modi government riding roughshod over the parliamentary procedures.