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01 Apr

Rajasthan becomes first state to provide health insurance for all its residents

editor0 CommentsHealthHealth, INDIA, rajasthan

Rajasthan on Thursday kicked off its cashless ‘mediclaim’ scheme worth Rs 5 lakh for each family of the state, starting the registration for its Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme. With the start of the registration of people under the scheme, announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the state budget 2021-22, Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to provide health insurance to all its residents. Under the scheme, each family of the state will get an annual health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh. “Rajasthan has become the first state in the country, where each family will get…

31 Mar

India has many human rights issues says US report

editor0 CommentsNorth Easthuman rights, INDIA, USA

India has several significant human rights issues, including unlawful and arbitrary killings, restrictions on freedom of expression and the press, corruption and tolerance of violations of religious freedom, a US report said on Tuesday. In its ‘2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices’ to the US Congress, the Department of State noted the improvement in the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir. “The government continued taking steps to restore normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir by gradually lifting some security and communications restrictions,” said the State Department in its India section of the report. The government released most political activists…

31 Mar

Panel appointed by the Supreme Court to study the three new controversial agricultural laws submits report

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastfarm laws, Farmers Protest, INDIA, SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court-appointed committee to study the three new controversial agricultural laws has submitted its report to the apex court on March 19 in a sealed cover, one of its members said on Wednesday. Farmers have been protesting seeking repeal of the three contentious farm laws on the borders of New Delhi for the last five months now. The Supreme Court had, on January 11, stayed the implementation of the three laws till further orders and appointed a four-member panel to resolve the impasse. The committee was given two months to study the laws and consult all stakeholders. “We submitted…

30 Mar

President Kovind on Tuesday underwent a cardiac bypass surgery

editor0 CommentsHealthcardiac bypass, INDIA, President, ram nath kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday underwent a cardiac bypass surgery at the AIIMS here, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. The surgery was successful and his condition is stable, it said. “The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind underwent cardiac bypass surgery today morning (March 30, 2021) at AIIMS, New Delhi. Surgery was successful. He is stable and is being closely monitored by a team of senior doctors,” the statement said. The president was shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday. Kovind, 75, had undergone a health check-up at the Army…

30 Mar

হোলির রাতে এক গাড়িচালকের রক্তাক্ত দেহ উদ্ধার

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastcrime, INDIA, malda, west bengal

মালদা, ৩০ মার্চ । হোলির রাতে এক গাড়িচালকের রক্তাক্ত দেহ উদ্ধার করলো পুলিশ। মৃতের পরিবারের দাবি, তারা তৃণমূল করে। আর পুরনো শত্রুতার কারণে এলাকার দুষ্কৃতীরা তাদের পরিবারের ছেলেকে খুন করেছে। যদিও পুলিশের প্রাথমিক তদন্তে অনুমান, পরকীয়া সম্পর্কের জেরে এই খুনের ঘটনাটি ঘটেছে । সোমবার রাতে ঘটনাটি ঘটেছে ইংরেজবাজার থানার বাহান্ন বিঘা এলাকায়। মৃত ওই ব্যক্তির বাড়ি ইংরেজবাজারের বাগবাড়ি এলাকায়। বাড়ি থেকে কয়েক কিলোমিটার দূরে ওই ব্যক্তির রক্তাক্ত দেহ উদ্ধার করে পুলিশ। এরপর অচৈতন্য অবস্থায় ওই ব্যক্তিকে গভীর রাতে মালদা মেডিক্যাল কলেজ ও হাসপাতালে ভর্তি করানো হলে চিকিৎসকরা তার মৃত্যুর কথা জানিয়ে দেয়। পুরো বিষয়টি নিয়ে মৃতের পরিবার ইংরেজবাজার থানায় লিখিত…

27 Mar

Covovax trials begin in India, may be launched by September

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthCoronavirus, Covid19, INDIA, Vaccine

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday said clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax have begun in India and the company hopes to launch it by September this year. In August 2020, US-based vaccine maker Novavax, Inc had announced a licence agreement with SII for the development and commercialisation of NVX-CoV2373, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, in low and middle-income countries and India. “Covovax trials finally begin in India; the vaccine is made through a partnership with @Novavaxand @SerumInstIndia. It has been tested against African and UK variants of #COVID19 and has an overall efficacy of 89%. Hope to launch…

26 Mar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had announced that India will gift 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for UN peacekeepers.

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, INDIA, un, united nations, Vaccine

The 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, announced as a gift by India, will be sent to the UN peacekeepers on March 27 and then will be distributed to the peacekeeping missions. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had announced in February that India will gift 200,000 COVID-19 doses for UN peacekeepers. “Keeping in mind the UN Peacekeepers who operate in such difficult circumstances, we would like to announce today a gift of 200,000 doses for them,” Jaishankar said had said while addressing the UN Security Council open debate on the implementation of resolution 2532 (2020) on the cessation of hostilities in the context…

26 Mar

PM Modi plans for a bold ambition for partnership between India, Bangladesh.

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastbangladesh, hasina, INDIA, Modi, POLITICS

In an opinion piece titled 'Imagining a different South Asia with Bangabandhu', Modi promised that India will remain Bangladesh's partner as they jointly march towards the golden future for which Bangabandhu, and millions of patriotic Bangladeshis, and indeed thousands of Indians, gave their all. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 deprived the region of the destiny that could and should have been “ours to share” as he asserted that it was time to once again chart a bold ambition for partnership between India and Bangladesh. In an opinion piece titled…

25 Mar

Petrol and diesel prices have been slashed for a second straight day.

editor0 CommentsBusinessdiesel, ECONOMY, INDIA, Petrol

Petrol and diesel rates were cut by oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Thursday as global crude oil prices continue to weaken. This was the second straight day of fuel price cut by OMCs after rates were slashed for the first time in 2021 on Wednesday. Petrol rates have been cut by 21 paise, while diesel prices in the country have been lowered by 20 paise. Following the cut, a litre of petrol in Delhi costs Rs 90.78, down from Rs 90.99 on Wednesday. Prices have also dropped in cities like Kolkata (Rs 90.98), Mumbai (Rs 97.19), Chennai (Rs 92.77), Bengaluru (Rs…

25 Mar

Militant attack on outskirts of Srinagar results in death of two CRPF personnel

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At least two CRPF personnel were killed and two others were injured Thursday in a suspected militant attack at Lawaypora on the outskirts of Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir. The two injured personnel are in critical condition and have been rushed to a hospital, the CRPF said. The militants opened fire on the CRPF personnel, a police official told PTI. The area, which has witnessed several clashes between security forces and militants in recent years, has been cordoned off, the police official told PTI. The attack on CRPF personnel comes days after four militants were killed in a gun-battle…