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The PMCARES fund has provided over Rs 2,200 crore for the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive which aims to inoculate frontline healthcare workers

A 70-year-old woman suspected to have contracted coronavirus from Karnataka's Gouribidanuru has passed away. In the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak, the first phase of Census 2021 and the updation of National Population Register (NPR) has been postponed until further orders. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds to know the top headlines of the day.

In the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly election, voting was held in 13 constituencies, and voter turnout was recorded at approximately 64.12% on November 30

A total turnout of 62.87% was witnessed in the first phase of polling in Jharkhand on Saturday (November 30). 13 constituencies out of 81 went to polls in the first phase. Jharkhand will vote in four more phases on December 7, 12, 16 and 20 and the results will be declared on December 23.

 During the first phase of voting in Jharkhand, Naxals blew up a bridge in Bishnupur. According to reports, no one was injured in the incident
 

The first phase of Assembly polling in Jharkhand for 13 seats is underway in Chatra, Gumla, Daltonganj, Bishrampur, Chhatarpur, Hussainabad, Bishunpur, Lohardaga, Manika, Latehar, Panki, Garhwa and Bhawanathpur

Keeping the environment in mind, the Indian Railways has taken the decision to implement Kulhad scheme. From the new year, tea will be available in Kulhad instead of plastic at the Bhagalpur station of Bihar. In the first phase, it will be implemented as an experiment in Vikramshila Express and Later on, it will be implemented in other trains as well.

According to reports, the Emergency Response Support System would receive the details of the caller immediately and would identify the precise location of the caller for tracking purpose.

Work on the first phase of the five phases of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan is about to begin with chairman, RK Kashyap inspecting Punjab in order to install facilities such as rainwater harvesting and drip irrigation.
 

Programme on Removal of Unused Drugs (PROUD)  will promote scientific disposal of unused or expired drugs in the state.  In the first phase, 150 collection boxes have been kept at select medical shops in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala.

A group of 30 members, in the first phase, will reach Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Saturday from Palakkad, Kerala. According to sources, the Kerala State Electricity Board has decided to send 200 people from the team to Odisha. 

Mallikarjun Kharge has been accused of indulging in nepotism, which has upset a few Congress leaders in his constituency Kalaburagi in Karnataka. The Congress leader's son Priyank Kharge spoke about how this Lok Sabha election will bring in a sea change in top leadership.

MP and Ballari Lok Sabha Congress candidate Ugrappa chose not to vote in the first phase of Karnataka polls on Thursday. The reasons being cited are that he was busy campaigning in the region. But the irony is that he always talks about democracy and the Constitution but fails to practice what he preaches

 

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu went for Lok Sabha polls today (April 18) in the first phase of election in both the states. Here are the highlights of the elections conducted today in both the states.

Prem Shankar and Hemant Kumar analyse responses and voter turnout percentages in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. While Kumar spoke about the likelihood of the Karnataka government collapse in case of BJP win, Shankar threw light on a different Tamil Nadu that exists today in the absence of Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi