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Cabinet approves free foodgrain under PMGKAY for 2 months

May 6, 2021

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the allocation of additional foodgrain to NFSA beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (Phase III) for a period of two months, May and June 2021. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for the additional...

PUNJAB CM RULES OUT LOCKDOWN, SAYS CURRENT RESTRICTIONS ALREADY STERN

May 6, 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday again ruled out a complete lockdown, noting that the restrictions currently in place were more stringent than the lockdown conditions in many other states, and announced a series of relaxations and relief measures to alleviate the woes of various sections of the...

MAHARASHTRA PREPARING FOR COVID-19 THIRD WAVE SINCE LAST MONTH, SAYS THACKERAY

May 6, 2021

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that the state has been aiming to increase its oxygen generation capacity to 3,000 metric tonnes per day after the Central government warned about the Covid-19 third wave. Thackeray, while addressing the state through a video conference said, “Central government’s scientific body...

PLEA TO STOP CENTRAL VISTA CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DURING PANDEMIC, SC SAYS WILL CONSIDER

May 6, 2021

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a petition to stay the construction work of the Central government’s Central Vista project amid the surge in Covid-19 cases. The petition moved by Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi asked the Supreme Court to suspend all construction activity of the Central Vista...

Supplies received from global community allocated

May 6, 2021

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday informed that Covid-19 supplies received from the global community have been allocated effectively to the states and Union Territories including 1,764 oxygen concentrators, 1,760 oxygen cylinders, seven oxygen generation plants, 450 ventilators, over 1.35 lakh Remdesivir vials and 1.20 lakh favipiravir strips. According to...

MAMATA HAS ‘BLOOD ON HER HANDS’: NADDA

May 6, 2021

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal to take stock of the post-poll violence, said on Wednesday that Mamata Banerjee has started her third term as chief minister with blood on her hands. Briefing media persons, the BJP chief said, “The...

Operational preparedness not affected: Indian Army

May 6, 2021

The Indian Army on Wednesday made it clear that the deployment of military medical professionals did not affect the operational efficiency of the Indian Army, in the wake of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. “A number of articles have appeared in the media indicating that the deployment of Army medical assets...

Long-acting injectable medicine is a potential route to Covid therapy

May 6, 2021

A study conducted by the researchers from the University of Liverpool has shown the potential of repurposing an existing and cheap drug into a long-acting injectable therapy that could be used to treat Covid-19. In a paper published in the journal Nanoscale, researchers from the University’s Centre of Excellence for...

SC strikes down Maratha reservation, says it exceeds 50% cap

May 6, 2021

In a major ruling which could have a far-reaching impact on the societal aspects of the Marathas, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community brought in by the Maharashtra government in 2018, saying it exceeded the 50% cap...

SEVERAL STATES CONTINUE TO FACE SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL AMENITIES, VACCINES

May 6, 2021

As the country is battling with the harrowing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, numerous states are witnessing the acute dearth of medical amenities. In view of COVID-19 vaccine shortage in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the Health Department to explore all possible options...

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