# Violence at farmers’ protest

• Deep sidhu and Kisan mazdoor sangharsh committee are blamed for violence at farmer’s protest.

• FIRs have been registered against many senior farm leaders in this case.

• Two farmers’ unions have called off protest after violence.

# Elephant corridor case

• The supreme court on wednesday appointed conservationalists Nandita hazarika as member of a technical committee constituted by it on october 14.

• On october 14, the top court upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s authority to notify an elephant corridor and protect the migratory path of the animals through the nilgiri biosphere reserve.

• The reserve is the largest protected forest area in India, spanning across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerela.

# UT in Karnataka

• Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav thackrey on wednesday said the disputed border area between maharashtra and Karnataka should be made an Union territory.

• Maharashtra has been claiming that Belagavi, Karwar and Nipani should be part of that state as they are marathi speaking areas.

# World health organisation

• Dr. Harsh vardhan, the health minister of India has chaired the 148th session of the executive board of WHO on tuesday.

• Dr. Fauci chief medical officer of the US president adressed the board on behalf of the Biden administration.

• He announced that the US would remain a member of WHO and fulfil its financial obligations, with continued technical collabarations at all levels.

# Vaccination drive

• A total of 16 hospitalisation and nine deaths have been reported so far in the covid-19 vaccination drive.

• But none of the deaths have been casually linked with the immunisation – according to manohar agnani, additional secretary, health ministry.

• 23,28,779 people have been vaccinated so far across the country including 2,99,299 on wednesday.