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Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar on Wednesday said there is a need to develop medicine for COVID-19 in Homeopathy also. Arsenicum album is said to be effective to control COVID-19, but there is a need to develop proper medicine for Corona in Homeopathy, Sudhakar was quoted as saying by his office in a release.

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"We should encourage homeopathy practice.It was widely used when typhoid was detected," he said, adding that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has given more importance to Ayush. "Our government led by CM B S Yediyurappa will be deputing one Ayush Doctor at each PHCs across the state," he said.

The government on Wednesday extended the deadline to file income tax return (ITR) for individuals by 10 days to January 10, 2021.

The deadline for filing tax returns by businesses too has been extended till February 15, the finance ministry said in a statement.

This is the third time that the government has extended the deadline to file ITR -- first from the normal deadline of July 31 to November 30, 2020, and then to December 31, 2020.

Also, the due date for filing declaration under the direct tax dispute resolution scheme Vivad Se Vishwas has been extended by a month till January 31.

Besides, the date for filing GST annual return for 2019-20 fiscal has been extended by two months till February 28, 2021.

In the wake of violent activities of the various terrorist outfits recently, the Manipur government has extended the 'disturbed area status' under the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) across the state, barring Imphal municipal areas, for another year, officials said on Wednesday.

A senior Manipur Home Department official said that the promulgation of "disturbed area" status provides sweeping powers to the army, para-military forces and various other security forces deployed in the state.

The Act has been in force in Manipur since 1980 and in several other northeastern states to curb terrorism and was extended from time to time.

Ram Chandra Prasad (RCP) Singh was on Sunday named the next national president of the Janata Dal (United). A former IAS officer, Singh had served as principal secretary to Nitish Kumar in his earlier stint as chief minister and taken voluntary retirement in 2010 to get nominated to the Rajya Sabha from the party. He was re-nominated to the Upper House in 2016 and has been serving as JD(U)'s general secretary (Organisation).

RCP and Lok Sabha MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, were often considered the number two leaders in the JD(U) hierarchy after Nitish Kumar. With upper caste leader Lalan Singh now focused on national politics, RCP was preferred for the top job in the party.

RCP has been active in JD(U) organisation for over a decade and has been looking after party structure. An OBC Kurmi like Nitish Kumar, he also hails from the CM's home district of Nalanda. With veterans like Bashistha Narayan Singh not keeping well, RCP Singh seems to be the natural choice too.