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

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

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…
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Holding the IPL Will Lift the Mood of the Country During the Pandemic: BCCI Treasurer Dhumal

Holding the IPL Will Lift the Mood of the Country During the Pandemic: BCCI Treasurer Dhumal

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…
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Six new Covid-19 cases in Arunachal

Six new Covid-19 cases in Arunachal

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.
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India is now the fourth worst-hit country

India is now the fourth worst-hit country

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…
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Lockdown not to be re-announced in Maharashtra

Lockdown not to be re-announced in Maharashtra

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

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

 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…
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Lockdown will not be extended in Delhi, says, health minister

Lockdown will not be extended in Delhi, says, health minister

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has reiterated that the lockdown will not be extended in the national capital despite spiking COVID-19 cases. The statement from the State health minister has come in the backdrop of several speculations that the govt will extend the lockdown as the number of cases close in on 35,000.  He further questioned MCD's narrative that Delhi's official COVID-19 death toll was only half of the number of people who have died in the city because of the illness. "Why don’t they send those details to us? Names, age and reports... all details are needed. Ask them…
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Johnson & Johnson to start trials of the vaccine in July

Johnson & Johnson to start trials of the vaccine in July

London: Johnson & Johnson said it would start human trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of July, two months earlier than planned, as drugmakers race to develop a shot for the deadly respiratory disease. There are currently no approved treatments or vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus that has killed more than 400,000 people globally. J&J's study will test the vaccine against a placebo and assess the shot's safety and immune response in 1,045 healthy people aged 18 to 55 years, as well as those 65 years and older. The trial will…
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Houston bids goodbye to George Floyd

Houston bids goodbye to George Floyd

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…
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Kali temple to reopen with safety measures

Kali temple to reopen with safety measures

11.06.20: The Kali temple in Dakshineswar will reopen on June 13, the shrine authorities said on Wednesday. A series of safety measures, including reduced hours, have been announced to ensure devotees do not contract the novel coronavirus on the temple premises. The temple has been shut to devotees for over two months because of the lockdown. “We are happy to reopen the shrine,” said Kushal Chowdhury, the secretary of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Debottar Estate. “We will not allow any violation of social distancing norms.”
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