News Headlines : 12th January 2022

  • Omicron is not common cold, cannot take it lightly; need to be vigilant, get vaccinated, follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.
  • River Saraswati played critical role in India’s civilisational existence : Shri Sanjeev Sanyal
  • Health is very important not only for sportspeople, but also for youth : Ms. Rani Ramphal
  • Indian entrepreneurship can teach a lot to the world about optimisation and frugality : Shri Vijay Shekhar Sharma
  • Renowned personalities from various walks of life address at National Youth Festival 2022.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 11 new government Medical Colleges across Tamil Nadu and new campus of Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai via video conferencing.
  • World is looking at India with hope as India’s people, mind, capability and dreams are all young, says the Prime Minister on the occasion of Swami Vivekanand’s Birth Anniversary.
  • Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj arrested in connection with case registered against him in Maharashtra’s Wardha for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi. He was brought to Wardha from Raipur.
  • Centre urges all States and UTs to direct departments concerned to ensure adequate buffer stock of medical oxygen for at least 48 hours.
  • Authorities have seized 73,000 litres of liquor worth over Rs 1.45 crore and 1,825 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 2.5 crore since imposition of model code of conduct in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
  • Over 153 crore 80 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered under Nationwide Vaccination Drive so far.
  • National Commission for Women says charge sheets have been filed in all three FIRs registered against Dasna Devi temple priest Swami Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Hindu women.
  • Supreme Court appoints high-level committee under retired Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra to investigate the alleged security breach of Prime Minister’s Punjab visit.
  • Education Minister of State today virtually launched Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar.
  • More than a crore people to participate in Global Surya Namaskar programme on occasion of Makar Sakranti on 14th of this month.
  • Supreme Court appoints 5-member panel headed by ex-judge Indu Malhotra to probe security breach during PM’s visit to Punjab.