CANARA XTRA Famous theatre personality Nadoja Subhadramma Mansur (81) on Wednesday night at Ballari. Subrahdramma, who developed health issues on Wednesday night, was immediately rushed to VIMS hospital but died by then. She is the recipient of various prestigious awards including Karnataka Rajyotsava award. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and Deputy CM Dr. Ashwathnarayan […]Read More
CANARA XTRA New Delhi: The last 24 hours have seen a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 patients recovering. 20,572 people were cured which has taken the total number of recovered cases among COVID-19 patients to 5,92,031. The recovery rate has climbed up to 63.24% today. The surge in recovered cases is driven by […]Read More
CANARA XTRA Post COVID Coach is designed with handsfree amenities, copper-coated handrails latches, plasma air purification and titanium di-oxide coating New Delhi: Indian Railways’ production unit, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has developed a Post COVID Coach to fight Covid 19. This coach has design improvements in the coach like handsfree amenities, copper-coated handrails & latches, […]Read More
CANARA XTRA New Delhi: To assist Government in its effort to combat COVID-19 , Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF ) has introduced a hand cleansing IPA Gel – RCF Saferola. RCF is a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and is a household name with its brands “Ujjwala” (Urea) and “Suphala” (Complex […]Read More
CANARA XTRA New Delhi: Itolizumab (rDNA origin), a monoclonal antibody which was already approved for severe chronic plaque psoriasis, has now been granted Restricted Emergency Use authorisation by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) based on clinical trials data. M/s Biocon has been manufacturing and marketing this drug for the treatment of patients with […]Read More
CANARA XTRA Bengaluru, July 10: Increase in COVID cases in Karnataka will not affect the scheduled K-CET 2020 examination. Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Ashwathnarayan, who is also the Higher Education Minister confirmed the dates through a tweet. “The K-CET 2020 examination will be held on the decided dates of July 30 & 31. All the […]Read More
CANARA XTRA New Delhi: Khadi face masks are now available online. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has started selling both Khadi Cotton and Silk masks. While the Cotton face masks are priced nominally at ₹ 30 per piece, the Silk masks are available for ₹ 100 per piece. The minimum order for online purchase […]Read More
CANARA XTRA New Delhi: As measuring of oxygen saturation level is one of the most important parameters for monitoring the health of COVID-19 patients, Ministry of Defence (MoD), Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DSEW) has decided to reimburse the cost of pulse oximeter purchased by the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) beneficiaries subject to the following […]Read More
CANARA XTRA New Delhi: In its effort to improve the quality of roads, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to undertake performance assessment and ranking of the highways in the country. The assessment audit and ranking of the NHs is aimed to take corrective recourse, wherever needed, to improve the quality and […]Read More
CANARA XTRA New Delhi: In pursuance to the Government’s decision to issue pending income tax refunds in order to help taxpayers in a COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Income Tax Department has issued tax refunds at a speed of 76 cases per minute from April 8 to June 30. During this period of just 56 weekdays, […]Read More