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12 Jun

Kejriwal is a ‘failure’: BJP on Delhi govt’s handling of Pandemic.

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Citing the Supreme Court's sharp comments on the Delhi government's handling of COVID-19 cases, the BJP on Friday said the national capital's "truth" is out and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been a "failure". Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court termed as "horrific" the state of affairs in Delhi hospitals, with dead bodies being stacked next to COVID-19 patients. It sought responses from the Centre and different states as it took suo moto (on its own) cognisance of the treatment being meted out to patients and the handling of bodies. However, amid harrowing accounts of people struggling to get…

12 Jun

BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal says, ‘the Indian Premier League is not just about entertainment, but also about economics’

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BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal has said the the Indian Premier League is not just about entertainment, but also about economics as because there are number of lives that depend on it.Dhumal said holding the IPL 2020 will 'lift the mood' of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that the BCCI would find it difficult to sustain cricketing activities in the country without the tournament.He says , "Some people say that BCCI is just bothered about IPL for the money involved and criticise us, but no one is putting their focus on the economics part of it. It’s not…

12 Jun

Six new Covid-19 cases in Arunachal

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Six more people, including three Army personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the total number of cases in the state to 67, a health department official said on Friday. Three Army men tested positive for the disease in Singchung sub-division of West Kameng district on Thursday night, while two persons were detected with the infection in Changlang and one in Longding, he said.

12 Jun

India is now the fourth worst-hit country

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Jun 12, 2020: India has overtaken the United Kingdom to climb the fourth spot in the list of nations worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a website that tracks the number of cases across the world. Worldometer data on Thursday evening showed that India had 295,772 cases against 291,588 infections recorded by the UK and it took just 18 days for the Asian country to reach the fourth spot. India’s number of infected people has increased to 297,538 and the death toll has risen to 8,498 on Friday, according to the Union health ministry. India was among the…

12 Jun

ASSAM: SONITPUR DC TESTS COVID-19 NEGATIVE

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GUWAHATI: Sonitpur deputy commissioner (DC) Manvendra Pratap Singh has tested negative for COVID-19. The family members of Singh, security personnel including escort party personnel have also tested negative.As per protocol, their swabs were collected on Thursday after two employees at DC Bungalow tested positive for COVID-19 after coming in contact with another COVID-19 positive patient.“This piece of good news bolsters the Sonitpur district administration’s fight against COVID-19. The earnest cooperation of the people of Sonitpur in this regard is highly solicited,” deputy commissioner, Sonitpur posted on Facebook.

12 Jun

Lockdown not to be re-announced in Maharashtra

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NEW DELHI, 12. June, 2020: Lockdown will not be reintroduced in Maharashtra, tweeted chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office on Friday, quelling rumours about a possible reintroduction of a total shutdown amid spike in coronavirus cases in the state. The people have also been advised to follow guidelines and maintain social distancing to stem the spread of the disease. “Lockdown will not be re-announced. Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray has requested and appealed to the people not to crowd anywhere and follow the instructions given by the government,” tweeted chief minister Thackeray’s office. In Maharashtra, which has the highest number of…

12 Jun

Covid-19 patients treated worse than animals, bodies found in garbage

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NEW DELHI, Jun 12, 2020: The Supreme Court on Friday took a strong view of the treatment meted out to Covid-19 patients and dead bodies in government hospitals across the country, describing the situation as deplorable and worse than what animals would have to suffer. Taking cognisance of media reports, a three-judge bench sought detailed status reports from four states - Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal - regarding the conditions in hospitals. “Covid-19 patients are treated worse than animals. In one case, a dead body was found in garbage,” the bench headed by justice Ashok Bhushan remarked. The…

12 Jun

NIRF’s ‘India Ranking 2020’: IIT-G Grabs 7th Position, GU at 72

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GUWAHATI: The Education Minister of India Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Indian Rankings for Indian institutes on June 11, 2020. The ranks which were initially scheduled to be announced in April got delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. In the overall ranking, IIT Guwahati stood at the 9th place in 2019 and 12th position in 2018.This year, 7 more institutions of Assam made it to the top. State institutions secured ranks in 5 different categories namely, the overall rank, top university, top law, top engineering and top pharmacy.Alongside IIT Guwahati, Tezpur University, Gauhati University and National Institute of Technology…

12 Jun

New Containment Zones Declared at Bamunimaidam, Athgaon, Barsapara & Birubari

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GUWAHATI: With the detection of COVID-19 positive patients at Kushal Nagar in Bamunimoidam, Athgaon Pukhuri Par, Barsapara and Birubari Area of Guwahati, the following localities have been marked as containment zones by the district administration of Kamrup Metro. BOUNDARY OF THE CONTAINMENT ZONE- Kushal Nagar in Bamunimaidam:North: Kushalnagar RoadSouth: Faculty HS School East: Residence of Dimbeshwar Das and Jyotis TamuliWest: Residence of Guru Das and OthersAthgaon Pukhuri Par:North: Athgaon PukhuriSouth: Kali MandirEast: Athgaon KabarsthanWest: Residence of Sri Mukunda Sarkar

11 Jun

Houston bids goodbye to George Floyd

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11.06.20: George Floyd died at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis. A thousand miles to the south, in the Texas city where he was raised, two rows of police officers saluted as his coffin went past. Hours before Floyd’s funeral began at a southwest Houston church, uniformed officers stood between the hearse and the front doors. As relatives and friends pushed the gold coffin with blue trimming into the church, the officers raised their hands in a show of respect. Floyd’s funeral and the public viewing that preceded it a day earlier have been a counterpoint to the fury…