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Pandemic Preparations: Brickbats for Centre from Courts

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 29: As the pandemic situation in the country continued to deteriorate with record-breaking spike in the number of new cases registering every day, the central government on Thursday suffered more judicial reprimands for its lack of preparedness to face the “expected second wave.” Both the Madras High Court and the […]

In Delhi now, LG will be the “Government”

NEW DELHI, Apr 28: The central government has implemented the National Capital Act reducing the status of the elected government of Arvind Kejriwal to virtual non-entity. According to an official spokesman, the “Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021,” which gives primacy to the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) over the elected government in […]

SII Reduces Price of Covishield by Rs 100 Per Dose for State Governments

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 28: Accepting the requests of the centre, the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine producer, has agreed to reduce for the state governments the price of its Covid-19 vaccine “Covishield” by Rs 100 per dose. The vaccine would now be available to the state governments at Rs […]

Vaccine Registration Platform Crashed Briefly, Recovered Soon

NEW DELHI, Apr 28: As millions rushed for registration for vaccination, the CoWIN platform crashed for a brief period on Wednesday but the users said it soon recovered and resumed the process successfully registering their names. As the vaccine registration for all adult population in the country began at 4 P.M. on Wednesday for the […]

Gujarat HC: “Handling of Pandemic by Government, AMC Not Satisfactory”

NEW DELHI, Apr 27: After the Delhi High Court rapped the Arvind Kejriwal government for its “inability” to address the Covid-19 situation, the Gujarat government received flak from the Gujarat High Court for its “lack of transparency” in handling the pandemic. The court also advised against imposing a lockdown and said it is not a […]

PM’s Aunt Dies in Covid

NEW DELHI, Apr 27: Narmadaben Modi, aunt of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was undergoing treatment for coronavirus infection, died at the government civil hospital in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. She was 80. Narmadaben lived in the New Ranip area in Ahmedabad with her children. “Our aunt Narmadaben was admitted to the civil hospital some […]

CDS Calls Upon Armed Forces to Assist Civil Administration to Fight against Corona

NEW DELHI, Apr 27: The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday called upon the armed forces to rise to the occasion and support the civil administrations across the country in dealing the pandemic as well as creating mitigation facilities in a time-bound manner. In a message, Gen Rawat said timely support at […]

SAARC Diary: Bhutan to Supply Liquid Oxygen to India

NEW DELHI, Apr 27: Bhutan will supply liquid oxygen to India through a new plant being built by S.D. Cryogenics Gases Pvt. Ltd., a Bhutanese firm, at the Motanga Industrial Estate in the Samdrup Jongkhar district to help India tide over the oxygen shortage situation. According to the Indian High Commission in Thimphu, 40 tonnes […]

Delhi High Court Raps State Government for Failure to Address Covid Situation

NEW DELHI, Apr 27: After the Election Commission of India, it was the turn of the Delhi state government to receive flak from the court. The Madras High Court had on Monday strongly criticized the ECI for allowing restriction-free election rallies and held the institution “singularly responsible” for the uncontrollable second wave of the pandemic […]

SC Gives Free Hand to High Courts to Hear Pandemic-Related Issues

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 27: Refusing to remain a “mute spectator” when the country was in the midst of a “national crisis,” the Supreme Court on Tuesday said its suo motu proceeding on devising national policy for COVID-19 management was not meant to supplant high court hearings. A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L […]
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