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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM for increased oxygen allocation

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She says daily supply of MO produced in West Bengal to other States has been increased from 230 MT to 360 MT

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Image provided by CMO, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her office in Kolkata.

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Covid-19 | High Court asks Delhi govt. to reconsider its capping of daily treatment charges

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“This circular is nearly a year old. The situation has changed,” the court said while adding that hospitals would incur losses if they stuck to the original cap of ₹18,000.

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"There is a huge scarcity of bipaps and medicines and the rates have gone up. So this (circular) needs to be revisited and brought to a realistic level so that hospitals are able to follow it," the High Court said.

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U.P. Panchayat polls marked by 10 murders, 64 attempts to murder

The polls also recorded 71 cases of rioting, 3 cases of looting of booths and 13 cases of looting of ballot paper.

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Candidates and their followers waiting for results as officers are count the votes for Zila and Gram Panchayat elections in Prayagraj on May 2.

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Covid-19 | No congregations in Valley mosques, shrines on Ramadan’s last Friday

The move comes in the wake of the surge in coronavirus cases and ongoing lockdown.

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Policemen standing guard outside a shrine on Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, in Srinagar on May 7.

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Image provided by CMO, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her office in Kolkata.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM for increased oxygen allocation

"There is a huge scarcity of bipaps and medicines and the rates have gone up. So this (circular) needs to be revisited and brought to a realistic level so that hospitals are able to follow it," the High Court said.

Covid-19 | High Court asks Delhi govt. to reconsider its capping of daily treatment charges

Candidates and their followers waiting for results as officers are count the votes for Zila and Gram Panchayat elections in Prayagraj on May 2.

U.P. Panchayat polls marked by 10 murders, 64 attempts to murder

Policemen standing guard outside a shrine on Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, in Srinagar on May 7.

Covid-19 | No congregations in Valley mosques, shrines on Ramadan’s last Friday

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Representational Image | Two CRPF personnel of the 36 Battalion, one policeman and a civilian sustained splinter injuries in the blast.

Three security personnel, civilian injured in Srinagar grenade attack

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Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb visiting a quarantine centre set up in the Hapania International Fair Complex on the outskirts of Agartala on May 7.

Coronavirus | PM Modi calls Tripura Chief Minister to take stock of situation in State

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Workers carry medical oxygen cylinders for COVID-19 patients, in Jammu, on Friday, May 7, 2021.

Medics barred from media interactions in Kashmir

Peerzada Ashiq Administration takes charge of private oxygen facilities

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A patient being shifted by relatives for COVID-19 test as others stand in a queue at Capital hospital, in Bhubaneswar, Tuesday, April 27, 2021

COVID-19 | Odisha records highest single-day spike, cases breach 12,000 mark

Satyasundar Barik This is the first time since the onset of the pandemic that Odisha has crossed the 12,000 mark.

Sushant Singh Rajput case: NCB arrests drug peddler in Goa

PTI The NCB had launched a probe into the alleged use of drugs in the film and entertainment industry after Rajput was found dead at his home in Mumbai in June last year.

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Congress party office wears a deserted look after the results of Assam Assembly Election 2021 were announced, in Guwahati, on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

A tale of two Congress guarantees: one clicked, another did not

Shreyas Sardesai and Nurul Hassan Monetary in nature, they were aimed at two small but significant groups — the tea garden community, and homemakers

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BJP supporters at an election rally in Sualkuchi, Kamrup (Metro) district of Assam on Sunday, April 04, 2021.

Assam BJP dissolves minority cell after poor performance in Muslim-dominated seats

Special Correspondent The party’s lone Muslim MLA lost the Sonai seat in Barak Valley to his AIUDF rival.

West Bengal

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Union Minister Amit Shah during a public meeting. File

CSDS-Lokniti Survey | West Bengal Assembly Elections | The limits to polarisation in Bengal

Suhas Palshikar Shreyas Sardesai Jyotiprasad Chatterjee Suprio Basu Despite a fierce Hindutva push, the BJP failed to retain the level of Hindu support it garnered in 2019

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Satyajit Ray on the sets of Pratidwandi (1970).

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Vanraj Bhatia, master of background scores and composer of less-heard melodies

P.K. Ajith Kumar

The gifted musician, who faced financial difficulties in the evening of his life, never got his due

How would Satyajit Ray have responded to the pandemic?

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There may be clues in his cinema, which reveals a politically and socially conscious, and often prescient, vision of Bengal, India and humanity

Interviewing the Beatles was the biggest thrill of my life: Kabir Bedi

The ever-dashing actor on his work, tumultuous life, and new autobiography 'Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey Of An Actor'

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM for increased oxygen allocation

Punjab CM asks officials to prepare for 18-44 age group vaccination

U.P. Panchayat polls marked by 10 murders, 64 attempts to murder

Three security personnel, civilian injured in Srinagar grenade attack

Coronavirus | PM Modi calls Tripura Chief Minister to take stock of situation in State

Coronavirus | Uttar Pradesh government failed to protect people from COVID-19: Akhilesh

Coronavirus | Zoos closed in Himachal, Punjab, alert sounded

Decision follows infection in lions at Hyderabad zoo

Medics barred from media interactions in Kashmir

Administration takes charge of private oxygen facilities

Covid-19 | No congregations in Valley mosques, shrines on Ramadan’s last Friday

The move comes in the wake of the surge in coronavirus cases and ongoing lockdown.

Number of State-run nursing colleges doubled in West Bengal

In a decision that will go a long way in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, West Bengal has doubled the number of nursing colleges run by the State

Pharma companies not supplying mandated Remdesivir quota to Maharashtra: Rajesh Tope

Of the total number of Remdesivir vials that the Indian government has received as part of the U.S. aid, Maharashtra managed to get 52,000 vials, he added.

Court stays sacking of 252 Assam NRC workers

They were given notice on March 26, saying their service will be terminated from April 30

Sushant Singh Rajput case: NCB arrests drug peddler in Goa

The NCB had launched a probe into the alleged use of drugs in the film and entertainment industry after Rajput was found dead at his home in Mumbai in June last year.

COVID-19 | Odisha records highest single-day spike, cases breach 12,000 mark

This is the first time since the onset of the pandemic that Odisha has crossed the 12,000 mark.

Assam BJP dissolves minority cell post polls

Move comes after all its candidates lost

‘Miyon ka Bara’ station in Jodhpur renamed Mahesh Nagar

The name of the village was changes in August 2018

Punjab Cong. MPs to meet Shah, Harsh Vardhan on oxygen shortage

The State needs 300 metric tonnes daily but receiving only about 195 MT, says party MP

Coronavirus | Over 3 weeks, deaths due to COVID-19 doubles in U.P.

Many smaller and relatively rural centres also see rise in toll

‘Exempt GST on vaccine’

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday demanded suitable sharing of various cess and surcharges on petrol, diesel and liquor, which were

Over ₹15 cr. collected from COVID violators in Odisha

Over 500 arrested, 21K vehicles seized

Punjab appoints nodal officers for tax exemption on imported COVID relief items

State allocates ₹10 cr. to departments of health, education, social security, women, among others, for helping the needy through involvement of NGOs

Tea estate shut in Assam after 198 test positive

Lockdown in Meghalaya, including Shillong, till May 10

Death toll zooms in weeks in 15 U.P. districts

Several backward and rural districts bear the brunt of second COVID-19 wave

Coronavirus | Paucity of doses puts the brakes on vaccination in Maharashtra

Mumbai civic body to set up at least one drive-in vaccination centres in every administrative zone.

Covid-19 | Few face problems in getting vaccine jabs in Assam

Health and Family Welfare officials say there has been some ‘rationalisation’ of vaccines

Jailed Kashmiri leaders’ families seek their release in the wake of pandemic

They cite Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Ashraf Sehrai’s death due to COVID-19 in support of their demand

Lalu likely to hold virtual meeting with party leaders on Covid-19 situation

His younger son and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Tejashwi Yadav will be part of the meeting.

Covid-19 | Haryana launches ‘Ayurvedic Telemedicine’ for patients

State Health Minister says patients in home isolation will be especially benefited from this move.

Coronavirus | Health infrastructure in Jaipur stretched to its limits

Youngsters finding it difficult to get the slot for vaccination

Coronavirus | Lucknow hospital booked for 'false' oxygen shortage notice

District administration claims it recorded sufficient stock of oxygen at the hospital after an inspection.

Confusion over vaccine shortages in Punjab

Serious supply constraints in COVID-19 vaccine doses have forced the Punjab government to limit vaccination for the 18-44 years age group to major

Gehlot targets Modi government over fuel price rise after Assembly polls

The CM stressed that as long as the Assembly elections were underway in five states, the Modi government did not make any changes in the prices of petrol and diesel while crude oil prices were changing daily in the international market.

Coronavirus | In Maharashtra's hinterland, a struggle to secure vaccines as city-dwellers travel to rural areas in search of jabs

Locals are angered by people travelling from urban areas to take already scarce shots

Chhattisgarh government suspends COVID-19 vaccination for 18-44 age group

The vaccination for people aged above 45 years will continue in the State, an official said.

Coronavirus | Goa govt. cancels permission for film, television serial shootings

The Entertainment Society of Goa will review its decision only after the COVID-19 situation is under control

Burial of Manipur COVID-19 victim opposed

United Naga Council mourns the death but says he was not ‘indigenous’ to State.

Political slugfest begins in Maharashtra over Maratha quota

Many believe Centre’s intervention is now only option to solve crisis

HC allows IPS officer’s statement recording after Maharashtra assures no arrest

Case concerns alleged leakage of information about police postings.

BSP performance encouraging despite official machinery misuse in Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls: Mayawati

In her statement, Mayawati, however, did not give a break-up or number of seats won by the party in the panchayat polls.

Forty six people held for taking out procession to ‘eradicate COVID-19’

This is the second such incident in Gujarat in the last few of days.

Himachal Pradesh HC refuses bail for rape accused, says some men fail to understand when a girl says ‘no’

Accused had offered victim a lift, took her to secluded spot and raped her

Ajit Singh, an engineer-turned-politician who drew strength from rural Uttar Pradesh

Ajit Singh, a computer engineer by training, was one of the first IITians to enter politics

RLD chief Ajit Singh passes away due to COVID-19 complications

In his chequered political career, he was Minister in the Vajpayee government and during the second term of the United Progressive Alliance government.

Three militants killed, one surrenders in Shopian

They refused to surrender leading to an encounter, says IG.

Explore all options for supply of vaccines, Punjab CM tells Health Department

With government hospitals in Punjab failing to kick-start the COVID-19 inoculation programme for the 18-44 age group due to non-availability of

Haryana issues guidelines on Tocilizumab distribution

The Haryana government has issued guidelines surrounding the distribution of Tocilizumab doses to individual COVID patients in public or private

Death toll continues to rise in U.P.

Kanpur district records 112 fatalities due to COVID-19 in two days

‘Healthcare system has collapsed in Haryana’

Set up temporary infrastructure: Hooda

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