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  • Days before it announces polls, Election Commission to meet top MHA officials

    Days before it announces schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, the top brass of the Election Commission has called senior Home ministry officials to review security preparedness for the democratic exercise. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will meet Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and fellow Election Commissioner Arun Goel on Friday to discuss deployment of central forces in states, sources said.

    The meeting also comes days before the Commission’s Jammu and Kashmir visit to review poll preparedness.

    The EC has sought 3.4 lakh Central Armed Police Force personnel for Lok Sabha and four assembly polls. With nearly 97 crore voters, the EC would set up approximately 12.5 lakh polling stations across India.

    The EC will also meet top railways officials.

    Railways plays a major role in transporting central forces for deployment during different phases.

  • Today corona vaccination is the highest in the state, 63 percent health workers have vaccinated

    The maximum corona vaccination in Chhattisgarh so far has been on the third day. Today, out of 8558 scheduled health workers, 5383 health care workers have vaccinated. About 63 percent reached the 94 session site and got vaccinated. In the first phase, 2.67 lakh health care workers are to be vaccinated. According to the information received from the Health Department, the maximum of 97.65 percent of the scheduled personnel in Baloda Bazar district got vaccinated today. Apart from this, 369 in Raipur district, 457 in Durg district, 287 in Rajnandgaon, 411 in Bilaspur, 127 in Sukma, 341 in Raigad, 268 in Balod, 246 in Sarguja, 129 in Janjgir-Champa, 166 in Balodabazar, 168 in Jashpur, 125 in Korba, 193 in Kabirdham, 149 in Mahasamund, 219 in Bemetra, 144 in Dhamtari, 196 in Korea, 161 in Kondagaon, 130 in Kanker, 130 in Gorela Pendra Marwahi, 104 in Mungeli, 15 in Narayanpur, 165 in Gariaband, 232 in Bastar, Dantewada 126, 241 in Surajpur, Corona vaccine was given to 76 health workers in Balrampur. Two AEFIs were registered in Durg and one in Raipur. It is noteworthy that a second dose will have to be taken within 28 days of the first dose of the vaccine. A protective level of antibodies usually develops within two weeks of taking a second dose. Even after applying the vaccine, it will be necessary to behave covid analogously. This will reduce the risk of corona.

  • Apple Has Reportedly Started Cutting The App Store Commission for Small Businesses Already

    Apple, earlier this week, started notifying eligible developers about the App Store Small Business Program going live imminently. Now, according to some developers, the Cupertino-based giant is already charging lower commission on App Store sales. Apple had last month announced that it will reduce the App Store commissions from 30 percent to 15 percent for small businesses on the Apple App Store.

    According to Apple’s App Store Small Business Program, developers who earn up to $1 million (roughly Rs 7,35,65,000) a year from the App Store are eligible for a 15 percent commission instead of a 30 percent commission for major developers. In terms of the latest development, a report in 9to5Mac says that developers told the website that they are already seeing the changes in revenue report on App Store Connect. This is ahead of schedule as the company was supposed to roll out the new changes starting January 1, 2021.

    A developer named Aditya Rajveer of Marvis App even took to Twitter to note how he’s being paid $5.09 for an app that costs $5.99. The 9to5Mac report also quotes another developer named David Hodge, who shared a similar report with the website, saying that it seems Apple has decided to roll out the lower App Store commission a few days ahead of schedule.

  • Melbourne Cricket Ground On Standby To Host 3rd Test Amid Sydney Covid Outbreak

    The Melbourne Cricket Ground has been confirmed as a back-up venue for the third Test between India and Australia, which is slated to be held in Sydney. Amid a COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney’s northern beaches, Cricket Australia announced the MCG as a back-up venue for the third Test from January 7, even as they work towards ensuring that the match is played at the Sydney Cricket Ground as per the original schedule. If CA has to shift venues, it would see the MCG host back-to-back Test matches, with the Boxing Day Test set to take place there starting December 26.

    “We have always maintained that scheduling a full summer of cricket during a global pandemic would require agility, problem-solving and teamwork like never before,” Cricket Australia’s interim CEO Nick Hockley was quoted as saying in a statement by

  • 5 Corona positives found in Air India flight from London, stirred up

    5 passengers of Air India flight returned from London to Delhi have been found Corona positive. Due to the threat of Corona virus strain, a new form of Corona virus in European countries, India has banned flights coming from Britain but testing has been made necessary for passengers who were already scheduled to fly. 5 passengers have left Corona positive.

    Air India flight arrived from London late in the night and all passengers including flight crew members were corona tested, a total of 266 corona tests were done, out of which 5 people were found positive. Passengers found positive have been sent to the care center and their samples have been sent to NCDC for further investigation.

    In view of the threat of new strain of corona virus, the Indian government has closed all flights to London on Tuesday evening till 31 December. Corona virus strain is believed to be more deadly than the current corona virus and it is being said that its infection has spread in many countries of Europe including Britain. Many countries of the world have stopped flight services to Europe.