6. Amid heavy snowfall in Kashmir, local hoteliers, houseboat owners help stranded tourists
To help the visitors, the local hotels and houseboats owners are now providing free accommodation to the tourists till the weather improves and they are able to go back to their homes. One of the hotel owners, Malik Mir Anwar, while taking with ETV Bharat said that it was their duty to help the stranded tourists.
7. Bolivia registers Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use authorisation
Bolivia's State Agency for Medicines and Health Technologies has registered Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine under emergency use authorisation procedure. The vaccination process in Belarus started on December 29, while it started on January 6 in Serbia.
8. Maharashtra firm moves Pune court against Serum Institute over 'Covishield' trademark
CUTIS Biotech has moved Pune court against Serum Institute of India for using the trademark 'Covishield' for COVID-19 vaccine being manufactured by it. The case is scheduled to be heard on January 19.
9. 'No bird flu case found in Odisha so far'
The Odisha government has said that no case of bird flu has been detected in the state so far. However, the state government has taken all precautionary measures to deal with any possible outbreak.
10. IND vs AUS, 3rd Test: Siraj dismisses Warner, rain curtails first session
Mohammad Siraj sent the comeback man David Warner (5) back to the pavilion in just the fourth over of the innings and the hosts once again got off to a bad start in the ongoing series against India. But after this dismissal, Will Pucovski (14*) and Marnus Labuschagne (2*) ensured that the side does not suffer from hiccups in the first session.
