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20 Apr

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi: Centre’s vaccine policy hollow, without substance

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In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the Centre's new policy and called it "Blank Substance", and tragic show of responsibility. Every person over the age of 14 will be eligible to be vaccinated against covid-19 from May 1, the central government said on Monday liberalize vaccination campaigns to allow dosage collection from. "I have been informed that the Central Government has announced the delayed Universal Vaccine Policy on April 19, 2021, which seems to be a regrettable, substanceless, empty expression of the central government's snatching of responsibility in times…

19 Apr

Delhi Lockdown-Six-day complete lockdown in Delhi from tonight

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Delhi has been placed under lockdown from tonight till next Monday morning (April 26), Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday. The restrictions will remain in place from 10 PM tonight till 5 AM next Monday. Kejriwal said that city's health system is under stress, adding that hospitals are facing shortage of oxygen and ICU beds. "In order to prevent a total collapse, L-G Anil Baijal and I took this decision. And in this duration, essential services will be allowed and more beds will also be set up," the Chief Minister said. "I won't say our health system has collapsed…

19 Apr

Tamil actress Raiza Wilson’s face surgery goes wrong, shares photo blaming dermatologist

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It isn't an unknown fact that celebrities indulge in cosmetic surgeries. But sometimes when they go wrong, it affects their physical as well as mental health. And a similar incident happened with none other than Tamil actress Raiza Wilson who took to social media to report the unfortunate event. Speaking about the same on Instagram, Raiza said that despite the fact that she 'did not need' the surgery, her dermatologist forced her to go for the same. Sharing the pictures of her face which shows swelling near her right eye, she claimed that there's a tonal difference that she has…

19 Apr

Covid-19 second wave: Lockdown in Delhi from tonight till next Monday morning

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Delhi will be under complete curfew from tonight to next Monday morning amid a record rise in coronavirus cases that has severely strained the city's resources and health infrastructure.All private offices will Work From Home and only government offices and essential services will be open, sources say. On Sunday, Delhi recorded the biggest jump in its daily Covid tally with 25,462 fresh cases and a positivity rate of nearly 30 per cent, which means almost every third sample being tested in the city is turning out positive. CM Kejriwal had on April 15 announced sweeping restrictions in Delhi, including a…

16 Apr

Shaan reacts to 1,700 people testing Covid positive at Kumbh Mela

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Singer Shaan on Friday reacted to a news report on Twitter stating over 1,700 people have tested positive for Covid-19 at Kumbh Mela, Haridwar between April 10 and 14. "Why would God save us.. ??? if we are just not interested in saving ourselves and our families.. Please Please #StayHomeStaySafe," tweeted Shaan. Several Bollywood personalities have reacted to the Kumbh Mela being conducted amid the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. "The kumbh mela and political rallies clearly prove that politicians care only about VOTES and not about PEOPLE.In other words they don't care about the people DYING once…

16 Apr

PM Modi calls for increasing production of medical grade oxygen

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a “comprehensive review meeting” to ensure adequate supply of medical grade oxygen in the country amid a surge in daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Friday. Taking a review of the current situation of oxygen supply and projected use in the next 15 days across 12 high-burden states, including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, the Prime Minister also assessed the data on allocated oxygen to these states. As per officials, the estimates for projected demand of medical grade oxygen on 20th…

16 Apr

Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa tests positive for Covid-19

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Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today tweeted to say that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a brief post on Twitter, Mr Yediyurappa said that he was fine but had been hospitalised on the advice of doctors. The 78 year-old Yeddiyurappa was earlier hospitalised on August 2, 2020 after he tested positive for coronavirus."Upon having mild fever, today I got tested for Covid-19 and my report has come out positive. Although I am doing fine, I am being hospitalised based on the advice of doctors. I request all those who have come in my contact recently to…

15 Apr

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday extended the night curfew timings in Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow and 7 other districts having over 2,000 active COVID-19 cases.

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The districts where night curfew timings have been changed are: Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Gorakhpur. The UP government had earlier this month announced sweeping restrictions inclduing night curfew in Noida, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Moradabad and several other districts in wake of the rising COVID-19 cases there. This comes a day after Uttar Pradesh recorded its highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases as it reported 20,510 fresh infections in the last 24 hours. This is the biggest rise in daily cases in the state since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. On Tuesday, the state…

14 Apr

1,84,372 new coronavirus infections,1,027 Deaths In 24 Hours

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Delhi also witnessed the highest single-day spike with 13,468 new COVID-19 cases and 81 deaths reported. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the central government to cancel the CBSE board exams. India, gripped by the deadly second wave of the pandemic, reported 1,84,372 new coronavirus infections, hitting the highest daily tally once again. The new cases pushed the total cases to over 1.38 crore. Deaths rose by 1,027 to 1,72,085.

14 Apr

As Maharashtra’s COVID cases spiral, CM orders curfew for 15 days

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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said additional restrictions will be imposed for 15 days across the state from Wednesday evening in order to curb the coronavirus surge.Section 144 (prohibitory orders) of the Criminal Procedure Code will be in force till the "lockdown-like" restrictions are in place, Thackeray said."We are imposing strict restrictions which will come into effect on 8 pm tomorrow. Section 144 will be imposed in the entire state from tomorrow. I will not term this as lockdown," he said. The restrictions will be imposed till 7 am on May 1. As per the standard operating procedures issued…