From the Newsroom: People over 60 years of age to get Covid-19 vaccine from March 1

In your evening news brief, those above 60 years of age and those over 45 years and having other illnesses will be able to get Covid-19 vaccine from March 1; Five people held in connection with the blast at a quarry in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district, and Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad renamed Narendra Modi Stadium.

Here is the top news of February 24, 2021:

Everyone above 60 years of age and those over 45 years and having other illnesses will be able to get Covid-19 vaccine from March 1 for free at government facilities and for a charge at many private hospitals, the government said on Wednesday.

Announcing the next phase of India's vaccination drive, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said a proposal to this effect was approved at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Five persons were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the blast at a quarry in Hirenagaveli near Gudibande in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district.

The horrific blast that occurred during a bid to hide explosives from the authorities claimed six lives on Monday night.

Six people, including a citizen of Nepal, lost their lives while attempting to cart away explosives hidden around the crusher, hours after a raid by authorities at the facility on February 22.

The refurbished Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad has been renamed Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the world's largest cricket stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad.

The stadium had undergone extensive renovation which started when current BCCI secretary Jay Shah was in charge of the state cricket unit.

Source: DHNS/PTI