#WinterSession of Parliament | The incidents of infiltration and terrorist attacks have been decreased significantly since 2018 in Jammu and Kashmir, says MHA in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha
A total of 143 incidents of infiltration took place in 2018. Only 28 infiltration incidents were recorded this year (till Nov): MHA
A total of 417 terrorist incidents was reported in 2018. This year (till NOV 21), a total of 244 terrorist incidents was reported:MHA
In Oct 2021 around 115 Kashmiri Pandit families living in Kashmir moved to Jammu. These families are of govt employees, many of whom, move to Jammu in winter as part of movement of officials&winter vacation in education institutions: MHA in a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha
As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 4,78,600 prisoners were lodged in the jails of the country as against the capacity of 4,03,739 prisoners
31.12.2019, as of 31st Dec 2019: Ministry of Home Affairs in Rajya Sabha
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It has over 30 mutations,very different from Delta-Beta. When scientists announced the new variant,they stated they don't understand everything yet:Angelique Coetzee, S.African Medical Assn Chairperson&1st to alert govt scientists to possibility of a new variant- #Omicron, to ANI
They are just sequencing it.What we do know at this time is that RT-PCR tests will be able to pick it up, Rapid Tests will be able to confirm that you've COVID&if you look at clinical symptoms&that symptom isn't same as Delta, you can safely assume it's #Omicron:Angelique Coetzee
If you look at clinical picture again, we know that as viruses evolve they tend to become less severe. However, we were not sure because of the 30 plus mutations. So, for now,if we look at the clinical picture, at primary healthcare level it's mostly mild cases: Angelique Coetzee
Pretoria | I was shocked...I was thinking what are we going to do as we hadn't seen, for quite a few weeks, COVID patients anymore: South African Medical Assn Chairperson, Angelique Coetzee to ANI
She was the 1st to alert govt scientists to possibility of a new variant- #Omicron
Infectivity rate in South Africa was less than 1%. We did expect cases but more towards Dec end-Jan beginning in the festive season. So, this was premature for us. I started to test patients coming in with symptoms not typical of a normal viral infection: Angelique Coetzee to ANI
I thought that maybe it can be a viral infection but when we tested, it was COVID positive. Specifically around 18th, I saw more patients with more or less the same symptoms. I alerted advisory committee. Our labs &
RTPCR tests found a strange thing going on: Angelique Coetzee
Government of Maharashtra places Parambir Singh (former Mumbai Police Commissioner) under suspension with immediate effect until further order: Home Department, Government of Maharashtra
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During this period Singh shall be paid subsistence allowance, dearness allowance & other allowances as admissible under Rule 4 of All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969, on production of certificate that he is not engaged in any other employment: Maharashtra Govt
During this period, the headquarter of Singh shall be office of Director General of Police, Maharashtra State, Mumbai and he shall not leave the said headquarter without obtaining the permission of the Director General of Police, Maharashtra State, Mumbai: Maharashtra Govt
The confirmation of #Omicron Variant of Concern today by India, the first two cases in WHO South-East Asia Region, was not unexpected in view of the interconnected world that we live in: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia
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This emphasizes the need for all countries to step up surveillance, be on alert & rapidly detect any importation & take measures to curtail further spread of the virus. Response measures for all variants, incl Omicron, is the same as that for SARs CoV2: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh
#Omicron variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning. Researchers around the world are conducting studies to better understand transmissibility, severity & immune escape capabilities of Omicron: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh
Some respected leaders&members of this august House, in their wisdom, chose to describe the suspension of 12 members as ‘undemocratic’. I have struggled to understand if there was any justification in that kind of a narrative being propagated but could not: Rajya Sabha Chairman
Latest suspension isn't the first time to have happened. Such suspension of members, starting in 1962 happened on 11 occasions till 2010,further to a Motion moved by Govts of the day. Were all of them undemocratic? If so,why it was resorted to so many times?: Rajya Sabha Chairman
While calling this suspension as undemocratic both within&outside the House, not even a word being said about reasons given for suspension, the disdainful conduct of some members during last session, which I have categorically called as ‘acts of sacrilege’: Rajya Sabha Chairman
In last 7 yrs of Modi govt,Kerala saw unprecedented development in infrastructure projects compared to Congress govt days.What prompted Kerala CM to come out against Centre is a decision that won't allow them to take bribes in name of development projects: MoS MEA V Muraleedharan
Kerala Govt has come out with Silver Line railway project that'll cover entire state&cost Rs 75,000 Cr initially. It has largest debt&is reeling under flood. In this situation Kerala Govt is coming out with railway line that'll cross Rs 1.1 Lakh Cr when completed: V Muraleedharan
The Govt of India has said that we will not be guarantors to the loan that they want to take from abroad. This Silver Line project will divide the state, they want to create a separate high-speed railway line: MoS MEA V Muraleedharan