As per data provided by the Gujarat police, between January 12 and 14, the state registered a total of 1,114 offences, penalised 21,358 persons and collected a penalty of Rs 2.12 crore for violation of Covid guidelines. (Photo by Kamleshwar Singh/Representational)

The Bengal govt has made it mandatory for passengers travelling in flights from Maharashtra, Kerala and 2 other states to produce a negative Covid-19 report, PTI reported.

Yesterday, announcing the next phase of India’s vaccination drive, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar Wednesday said that people above the age of 60 and those above 45 years with co-morbidities will be vaccinated from March 01 at 10,000 government and over 20,000 private vaccination centres. The vaccine will be given free of cost at govt centres, he said.