Like the rest of the country, Delhi is also facing a huge demand and supply gap when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. The national capital has been steadily increasing its vaccine rollout and is one of the few places where those in the 18-44 age group can get the vaccines. BCCL Jump To 6 cr …
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Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri hit back at the Congress for attacking the government over its Central Vista redevelopment project, saying the party’s discourse is “bizarre” as its leaders themselves had supported the idea when the UPA was in power. “Congress’s discourse on Central Vista is bizarre. Cost of Central Vista is about ₹ 20,000 crore, over several years. GoI …
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As India continues to struggle with the staggering number of new COVID-19 infections and deaths from it, renowned British medical journal Lancet has written an editorial criticising the PM Narendra Modi government and its response to the pandemic. The editorial said that the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimates that India will see a staggering 1 million deaths from Covid-19 …
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In a shocking incident from a village in Rajasthan, twenty-one people died in as many days at the state’s Sikar district allegedly after a COVID-19-infected corpse was buried without following protocol. However, officials said that only four deaths have occurred due to the virus between April 15 and May 5. According to officials, a COVID-19-infected body was brought to Kheerva …
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Only twelve Indian states have started vaccinating 18-44 year olds against Covid-19 in the third phase of the country’s inoculation drive. Yet, the pace of administration is arguably pretty slow. Some of our colleagues went out in a hot May afternoon to take their jab and returned with their experiences about how the authorities have planned the execution of world’s …
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adithyanath’s care with cows and cow protection is well documented. And that has not changed even during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Yogi government has reportedly issued directives to set up help desks for the protection of cows in every district. BCCL According to IANS, the government has issued instructions that all the cow shelters must strictly …
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More than 700 primary, upper primary school government teachers and other employees succumbed to COVID-19 after training and panchayat poll duty across Uttar Pradesh since April 12. In a letter to chief minister Yogi Adityanath and the state election commission (SEC) on April 29, Uttar Pradeshiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh’s president Dinesh Chandra Sharma, mentioned the names of all teachers who …
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Goa’s below-par contact tracing and lack of testing in April has seen India’s smallest state report the highest positivity rate in the country, as per TOI. Not only is the disease spreading quickly, but the government has not been quick enough to contain it. At 40.5%, the weekly positivity rate is still the highest, well ahead of Uttar Pradesh and …
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In what is a clear case of choosing superstition and faith over science, people in the Bahadurganj area in Shahjahanpur, UP are making a beeline for a Peepal tree after testing positive for COVID, as per IANS. Around six people of two families who have tested positive are now lying under the Peepal tree for a dose of oxygen. Punjab …
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Amidst a spiking COVID caseload, while prime minister Narendra Modi has advised to keep lockdowns as “last resort”, states do not have much choice. Many states have fallen back to weekend curfews and stringent lockdowns to curb the second wave of COVID, which has led to people scrambling for oxygen cylinders and beds in hospitals. Jump To Haryana announces week-long …
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