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Kejriwal announces Rs 50K for families with Covid death in Delhi
Stating that many families have lost their loved ones during the second wave of the pandemic, Kejriwal said, "We cannot fill that void, but we will provide financial help of Rs 50,000 to each family that has lost at least one of its members to the pandemic." The Aam Aadmi Party-led government will also provide Rs 2,500 a month to the families whose sole breadwinner fell prey to Covid-19.
Wrestler murder case: court denies anticipatory bail to Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar
Additional sessions judge Jagdish Kumar declined to grant the relief to Kumar who has been booked for murder, abduction and criminal conspiracy. Kumar in his plea seeking anticipatory bail filed by advocate Kumar Vaibhaw has said: "unfounded, baseless, scurrilous and preposterous allegations have been made against the applicant maliciously with the only motive to humiliate and injure the reputation of the applicant."
Delhi's Covid tally remains below 5,000 for 2nd day running
The capital city also continued to witness reduction in the daily test positivity rate which slid below 7 per cent, to 6.89 per cent. However, there were 265 deaths, taking the toll to 22,111. According to the Delhi government's health bulletin, a total of 9,403 Covid patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, while the city has 50,863 active cases at present.
India's daily recoveries exceed 4L for the 1st time
Giving credit to the dedicated and tireless efforts of all the healthcare and frontline workers, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said 4,22,436 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
An average daily recovery of more than 3,55,944 cases has been recorded in the last 14 days.
Vijayan delivers beamer, drops Shailaja, includes son-in-law in new team
The 21-member cabinet includes 12 from the CPI-M, four from the CPI, one each from the Kerala Congress (M), NCP and Janata Dal(S) and one each from two allies which will be shared between the four allies, each having one legislator.
Congress accuses BJP of propagating "fake toolkit", to file FIR against Nadda, Patra
Hitting back at BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, Congress Research Department chairman Rajeev Gowda in a tweet said, "BJP is propagating a fake toolkit on Covid-19 mismanagement and attributing it to AICC Research Department. We are filing an FIR for forgery against (BJP Chief) J.P. Nadda and Sambit Patra. When our country is devastated by Covid, instead of providing relief, BJP shamelessly concocts forgeries."
Centre working on fortnightly schedule to streamline vaccination: PM Modi
Interacting over video conference with these DMs across eight States with Chief Ministers of these regions, the Prime Minister told them, Union Health Ministry is continuously streamlining the arrangements and procedures regarding vaccination to larger strategy. The next round of interactions will be with District Magistrates of 54 districts across 10 States, on May 20.
Navneet Kalra brought to Khan Chacha for questioning
It was from the Khan Chacha restaurant where Delhi Police had seized 96 oxygen concentrators on May 7.According to police sources, the police will question him about the hoarding of oxygen concentrators at his Khan Chacha, and Town Hall restaurants in Khan market and Nega & Ju restaurant and bar in Lodhi garden's central market.
Cyclone Tautkae brings record May rains, mayhem in Mumbai
The country's commercial capital also experienced its closest brush with a mega-cyclonic storm in the past 73 years, and the third most severe cyclone impact in the past 3 three years in a row after Cyclone Nisarga hit Maharashtra coast in 2020 and Cyclone Vayu had moved away parallel to the west coast in 2019.
Madan Mitra, Sovon Chatterjee admitted to SSKM
On Monday night the leaders were sent to Presidency Jail from the CBI regional office at Nizam Palace but early Tuesday, Mitra and Chatterjee, complained of breathlessness and they were rushed to SSKM hospital where they were examined and were admitted in the Woodburn ward of the hospital. Presently both the leaders are on oxygen support.
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