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27 Apr

Kerala’s CM, Pinarayi Vijayan Did Not Attend The Meeting Held By The Prime Minister Today.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with various Chief Ministers via video-link on whether and how to exit the coronavirus lockdown, Bengal and Kerala were the bumps in the show of centre-state coordination.Kerala was the only state not represented by its Chief Minister in the video-conference. Pinarayi Vijayan did not attend the meeting because he was not among Chief Ministers listed to speak at the meeting, said his office.The Kerala Chief Minister's office also said he had raised the state's primary concerns in the previous meeting with the PM. This time, the Chief Secretary Tome Jose sat in, though Mr Vijayan…

27 Apr

A Coronavirus Patient Commits Suicide By Jumping From The Fifth Floor Of A Hospital.

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A 50-year old coronavirus patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of a hospital building here on Monday, police said.The patient jumped from the trauma ward of the Victoria Hospital, a senior police official said.According to hospital sources, the man, who was admitted with acute respiratory problem on Friday, was also suffering from kidney problems.

26 Apr

Porsche Driver Made To Do Sit-Ups Amid Lockdown.

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A young 20-year-old driver had been seen in a yellow two-seater car on the open roads, which are free of traffic due to the lockdown, where some members of the city's security council spotted him.The city security council has retired personnel from the Army, paramilitary and the police as volunteers who are attached with police stations across Indore.The council members flagged down the car and asked the driver why he was out on the road amid the lockdown. The man is seen without a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

24 Apr

Intense Lockdown Declared By Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil Nadu has declared an intense lockdown in five cities from Sunday to break the chain of transmission of the highly contagious novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,600 people in the state so far and killed at least 20, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said this afternoon. A four-day intense shutdown has been declared in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore from Sunday 6 am, which will continue till 9 pm on Wednesday. In Tirupur and Salem, restrictions will be intensified for three days, starting 6 am on Sunday till 9 pm on Tuesday, Mr Palaniswami said.Most COVID-19 cases in…

24 Apr

Sources Says That Government’s Auditor Won’t Check PM CARES Fund.

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The PM CARES trust, formed by the cabinet on March 28, has Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairperson and senior cabinet members as trustees.The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations or PM CARES Fund, formed amid the coronavirus crisis to be a war chest for national crises, will not be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), sources told NDTV on Friday."Since the fund is based on donations of individuals and organisations, we have no right to audit the charitable organisation," sources in the CAG offices said.

23 Apr

Doctors Send An Open Letter to Mamata Banerjee.

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A group of non-resident medical professionals whose roots are from Bengal and claim themselves as Bengali physicians, health scientists, and healthcare providers have said that while they have concerns about inadequate testing across India, they find the situation in West Bengal particularly "most disturbing".They have written an open letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raising concerns over the "gross under-testing" and "misreporting of data" on the cause of death of COVID-19 patients.

23 Apr

Madhya Pradesh Witnesses Child Rape.

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In between the horrors of the Covid-19 pandemic, Madhya Pradesh witnesses yet another horror, a six-year-old girl gets raped and blinded by a man near her home in Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, says the Police. The kid has been admitted to hospital in a serious condition. She was playing with her friends close to her home last evening when she was drawn away by an unknown man, the police say. She had been missing since then. She was found this morning."She was raped and has severe injuries to her eyes," said senior police officer Hemant Singh Chauhan.

22 Apr

Attack Occours On Cops And Doctors In Madhya Pradesh

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Another attack occours on cop and doctor. In Madhya Pradesh a doctor working at a government hospital and a police officer were attacked today when they went to screen a suspected patient for coronavirus.This happened just hours after the government passed an order making provisions for strict punishment for attacks on medical professionals. The police officer has sustained head injuries though fortunately the doctor has been unhurt. This was the fifth attack on those working to battle the highly contagious virus. Earlier, doctors and policemen, as well as sanitation workers, have come under attack.Sources said today's incident was reported from…

22 Apr

Bills Gates Praises PM Narendra Modi On Coronavirus Fight

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Bill Gates has recently written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising his able leadership in terms of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, tells the government sources said on Wednesday.The Microsoft co-founder said in a letter, according to government sources that, "We commend your leadership and the proactive measures you and your government have taken to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 infection rate in India, such as adopting a national lockdown, expanding focused testing to identify hot spots for isolation, quarantining, and care, and significantly increasing health expenditures to strengthen the health system response and promote R&D and digital innovation,"

21 Apr

Centre Sends Written Complaint to Punjab Gets From For Treating ACs As Essentials

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Punjab is the latest state to be told off by the centre for "diluting" coronavirus lockdown guidelines with decisions like designating the sale and servicing of air-conditioners as "essential". The state withdrew its order last evening. The home ministry had also written a sharp letter to Kerala for allowing restaurants, book shops and barber shops to reopen in parts of the state. Punjab had allowed the opening of some activities prohibited in the April 15 order of the home ministry, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said in a letter to the state on Monday, ordering "strict compliance" with central guidelines.