Six shots of life
We’re back to spreading positivity and chasing away the gloom. Our editor picks shots of life that bring a smile
OF KIND GESTURES
As many technicians and daily wage workers have been rendered jobless in the Kannada film fraternity due to the pandemic, actor Yash has decided help them out. He has deposited a sum of ₹5000 in their bank accounts.
VACCINATING THE OLD
Covid-19 vaccination will be an important tool to help stop the pandemic. For all those who are scared to get the vaccination, this might just inspire you to get that jab. Rehtee Begum, a 124-year-old woman from Shrakwara Block Wagoora from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir was administered the Covid-19 vaccine during a door-to-door vaccination campaign.
FOR A CORONA MUKT BHARAT
Aimed at encouraging the local administration bodies in rural areas of Maharashtra to curb the spread of Covid-19, the state government has announced a corona-free village contest as part of the ‘My Village Corona Free’ initiative. The winning village in each of the six revenue divisions will get ₹50 lakh as prize money.
SALUTING HEALTHCARE HEROES
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma visited the Covid ward of a hospital in Garo Hills wearing a PPE kit. Appreciating the determination of the healthcare workers’, he tweeted, “...even for a short duration it was uncomfortable to don the PPE kit. I cannot fathom the inconvenience that our healthcare workers go through .... ”
A PROUD MOMENT
Salman Khan, 25, fled war-torn Afghanistan as a boy. He was 12 years old when he was found walking next to a UK motorway and taken to a police station before going into foster care in Leicestershire. Today, he has finished his architecture degree and is now working and dreams to build schools in Afghanistan.
DIVINE BLESSINGS BE UPON US
Situated on a small hillock in the centre of Gulmarg, Kashmir, the 106-year-old iconic Shiva temple has been renovated by the locally stationed battalion of the Army with the help of locals. Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, the priest at the temple has been performing the priestly duties for the past 22 years at the temple.