Two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar was nabbed by Delhi Police in connection with murder of a former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar at Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium. According to a news report as soon as Sushil was lodged in the lock-up of the Model Town police station, he started crying and was awake all night.
Delhi Police have six days to interrogate wrestler Sushil Kumar and law permits the Police to ask the Court for 8 more days extension of Sushil’s police custody. The decorated wrestler is charged with kidnapping, murder and criminal conspiracy. If proven guilty for murder, Sushil Kumar can face life imprisonment or death penalty.
Delhi High Court lawyer Prashant Manchanda told that Sushil Kumar is charged with kidnapping, murder and criminal conspiracy. In the event of these allegations being proved, one can be sentenced to a minimum of life imprisonment or even death penalty.
As per the Delhi Police, murder and other charges will be investigated by the Crime Branch against Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay.
“We are questioning Kumar to ascertain the sequence of events that transpired and led to the crime and also about his whereabouts after the incident.
“He was also questioned about his associates and friends who helped him to hide. He will be taken to the spot for recreating the crime scene,” the Delhi Police officer.
The police said further interrogation of Kumar will clear whether the brawl took place over a property dispute.
“The motive behind the attack on wrestler Sagar Rana and his friends, Sonu and Amit Kumar, who were injured will only be clear during interrogation,” the police.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for creation of one (01) post of Director in Senior Administrative Grade (SAG), at National Disaster Response Force Academy, Nagpur.
With the creation of the post of Director, NDRF Academy, the command and control of the organisation will be entrusted to a senior and experienced officer, who can steer the institution as per the intended objectives.The Academy will impart skill based practical training to over 5000 personnel annually, from NDRF, SDRF, CD volunteers, other stakeholders and disaster response agencies of SAARC and other countries. It will also cater to analyzing and improving the training programmes as per changing needs and requirement of the Stakeholders. It will immensely improve the standard of training imparted on disaster response to NDRF, SDRF personnel and other stakeholders
National Disaster Response Force Academy was established in year 2018 at Nagpur by merging with it National Civil Defence College (NCDC). The main campus of the Academy is under construction, till then it is functioning from the existing campus of NCDC. The Academy presently imparts training to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)/ State Disaster Response Force (SDRF)/ Civil Defence volunteers and other stakeholders and is envisaged to grow into a premier training institution of international repute. It will also provide specialized training to disaster response personnel of SAARC and other countries.
हमीरपूर: उत्तर प्रदेशच्या हमीरपूर जिल्ह्यात ७ फेरे घेण्यापूर्वी होणाऱ्या नवरीचा अश्लिल फोटो आणि व्हिडीओ समोर आल्यानंतर नवऱ्याने मध्येच लग्न रोखलं. त्यानंतर हातावर मेहंदी लावलेल्या नवरीनं आता कोतवाली पोलीस स्टेशनला पोहचून प्रियकरासोबत लग्न लावून देण्याच्या मागणीवर अडून राहिली आहे. पोलिसांनी मंगळवारी नवरीच्या तक्रारीवरून संपूर्ण प्रकरणाचा तपास करत आहेत.
हमीरपूर जिल्ह्यातील मोहदा कोतवाली परिसरात एका गावात सोमवारी रात्री लग्नाच्या आनंदात विरजन पडलं. लग्न न करताच वऱ्हाड माघारी फिराल्यानं नवरीच्या स्वप्नांचा चुराडा झाला. मुलीचं लग्न सदर कोतवाली येथील कुछेछा निवासी संजयसोबत निश्चित झालं होतं. नवरदेव आणि नवरी कडच्या सगळ्या मंडळींनी लग्नाची पूर्ण तयारी केली. घरात वऱ्हाडी मंडळींसाठी खाण्यापिण्याच्या वस्तूही आणल्या. अशातच अचानक नवरदेवाने मुलीकडच्या कुटुंबीयांन वऱ्हाड घेऊन येणार नाही असा निरोप दिला.
त्यानंतर नवरी थेट कोतवाली पोलीस स्टेशनला पोहचली आणि लग्न मोडल्याचं कारण समजताच प्रियकराविरोधात तक्रार दाखल केली. नवरी म्हणाली की, आता मी माझ्या प्रियकरासोबतच लग्न करणार आहे. कारण त्याच्या कृत्यामुळे माझं लग्न मोडलं. तर कोतवाली पोलिसांनी या प्रकरणाचा तपास करून यातील दोषींवर कारवाई करू असं आश्वासन दिलं आहे.
काय आहे प्रकरण? शंभूनगर क्योटरा येथील विजयचं मौदहा कोतवाली येथील एका गावातील मुलीसोबत मागील ५ वर्षापासून अफेअर होतं. लग्नाचं आमिष दाखवून त्याने मुलीसोबत अश्लिल फोटो आणि व्हिडीओ बनवले. ज्यावेळी लग्नाचा विषय आला तेव्हा प्रियकरानं नकार दिला त्याचसोबत संपूर्ण कुटुंबाला लग्नाचा विषय काढला तर जीवे मारू अशी धमकी दिली होती.
त्यानंतर कुटुंबाने मुलीचं लग्न पारगावातील संजयसोबत ठरवलं. सोमवारी वऱ्हाड येणार होतं. परंतु त्याआधीच नवऱ्याच्या मोबाईलवर नवरीमुलीचे अश्लिल फोटो आणि व्हिडीओ पाठवण्यात आले. लग्नापूर्वी मुलीचे असे संबंध पाहून नवऱ्या संजयने वऱ्हाड घेऊन जाण्यास नकार दिला आणि ते लग्न मोडलं.
मुंबई :कोरोना लॉकडाऊनमध्ये गोरगरीब आणि गरजूंना अन्नधान्य आणि जीवनावश्यक वस्तुंचा पुरवठा केला जातोय. मात्र, शिवसेनेच्या एका नगरसेवकाने चक्क दारुचा खंबा वाटप कार्यक्रम केलाय. या खंबा वाटप कार्यक्रमाचे फोटो सोशल मीडियावर चांगलेच व्हायरल होत आहेत. अनेकांनी नगरसेवकाची खिल्ली उडवली असून असा नगरसेवक आपल्या मतदारसंघात असावा, अशीही उपहासात्मक इच्छा व्यक्त केलीय. अनेकांनी थेट टीका करुन परिस्थितीचं गांभीर्य नसल्याचंही म्हटलंय.
देशात कोरोनामुळे विदारक परिस्थिती उद्भवली असून लॉकडाऊन असल्याने लोकांचे रोजगार बुडाले आहेत. त्यामुळे, अनेक सामाजिक संघटना, विविध राजकिय पक्षातील कार्यकर्त्यांनी गरजूंना मदतीचा हात दिला आहे. असे असताना ठाण्यातील सत्ताधारी शिवसेनेच्या एका नगरसेवकाने चक्क मद्य वाटप केल्याने सोशल मीडियासह सर्वच स्तरातून मोठी टीका होत आहे. आमदार निरंजन डावखरे यांनीही ट्विटरवरुन या उपक्रमावर टीका केलीय.
— Niranjan Davkhare (@niranjandtweets) May 25, 2021
ठाण्याचे पालकमंत्री एकनाथ शिंदे यांच्या मतदारसंघातील वागळे परिसरातील दिपक वेतकर या नगरसेवकाने शिवसेना आमदार रवींद्र फाटक यांच्या कार्यालयातच हा दारू वाटपाचा कार्यक्रम केला. याच परिसरात राहणारे समाजसेवक प्रकाश सुर्वे यांनी याबाबत थेट ठाणे मनपा आयुक्त, ठाणे पोलीस आणि उत्पादन शुल्क विभागाकडे तक्रार केली असून या नगरसेवकांवर कारवाई करण्याची मागणी केली आहे. कोरोनाविरुद्ध लढण्यासाठी केंद्र आणि राज्य सरकारच्या मार्गदर्शक सुचनांचा अवलंब करण्याचे आवाहन मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव ठाकरे सातत्याने करीत आहेत. मात्र, त्यांच्याच पक्षाच्या नगरसेवकाने प्रशासनाच्या कामावर पाणी फिरवण्याचं काम केलंय. त्यामुळे, या नगरसेवकावर कारवाई करण्याची मागणी येथील सामाजिक कार्यकर्त्यांनी केलीय.
हे गेल्या वर्षीचे फोटो आहेत.
सोशल मीडियावर व्हायरल झालेले फोटो हे मागच्या वर्षीचे आहेत. आपण विडंबन करायला गेलो, मात्र विटंबना झाली. आता एक वर्षानंतर हे प्रकरण पुढे आणून माझी बदनामी केली जात आहे, अशी प्रतिक्रिया नगरसेवक दीपक वेतकर यांनी लोकमतशी बोलताना दिली.
अमेरिकातील जॉर्जिया शहरातील एक धक्कादायक घटना समोर आली आहे. एका टीव्ही मुलाखती दरम्यान लीजा क्लार्क या महिलेने धक्कादायक घटनेचा खुलासा केला. एका इंग्रजी पत्रकासाठी मुलाखत देताना तिने सांगितले कि, मी ३६ वर्षांची होती तेव्हा माझ्यासमोर अनेक समस्या होत्या.
लीजा क्लार्क हिने सांगितलं की, माझं पतीसोबत खूप भांडण होत असल्यामुळे आम्ही घटस्फोट घेण्याचा निर्णय घेतला. त्यावेळी माझा मुलगा जवळपास १५ वर्षांचा होता. त्यानंतर माझ्या मुलाच्या एका मित्रासोबत ओळख झाली आणि तो माझा चांगला मित्र झाला, असं लीजा क्लार्कने सांगितले.
लीजा क्लार्क पुढे म्हणाली की, त्या मुलाला भेटली तेव्हा मुलाने त्याचे वय १७ वर्ष आहे असं सांगितलं होतं. त्यानंतर हळूहळू या दोघांमध्ये चर्चा सुरु झाली आणि दोघंही एकमेकांच्या प्रेमात पडले. काही दिवसांनी दोघांनीही शारिरीक संबंध ठेवण्याचा निर्णय घेतला.शारिरीक संबंधामुळे काही दिवसांनी लीजा क्लार्क प्रेग्नेट झाली. मात्र याचदरम्यान, लीजा क्लार्कला संबंधित मित्राबाबतची एक धक्कादायक माहिती समोर आली.
लिसाने ज्या मुलाशी प्रेम आणि शारीरिक संबंध ठेवले होते तो मुलगा १७ वर्षाचा नसून त्याचे वय फक्त १४ वर्ष निघाले. हे कळताच लिजाच्या पायाखालची जमिनीचं हादरली कारण, या मुलाने लिसाला आपले खोटे वय सांगून तिच्यावर प्रेम केले. अमेरिकेच्या जॉर्जियामधील कायद्यानुसार हि महिला त्या मुलाचे वय १५ वर्ष होताच त्याच्या सोबत विवाह करू शकते. पण पोलिसांनी या लीजाने १४ वर्षाच्या मुलाशी शारीरिक संबंध ठेवले या कारणावरून तिला अटक केली, असं लीजाने मुलाखतीत सांगितले.
The Maharashtra government told the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday that fungal ailment mucormycosis was now covered under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Citizens will receive free treatment for mucormycosis at pre-identified hospitals and nursing homes across Maharashtra under the above schemes, the state said.
The Maharashtra government told a bench of Justices R V Ghuge and B U Debadwar that it had identified 130 hospitals across the state for treating anti-fungal ailments and citizens, even those who did not hold cards for the insurance schemes mentioned above, could avail the treatment for mucormycosis at these facilities free of cost.
The state said 1,000 more hospitals would be empanelled for treating mucormycosis under the above two schemes soon. The government said anti-fungal medicines required for treating mucormycosis will be provided free of cost to patients admitted in these hospitals and private hospitals will also be restrained from “raising astronomical bills”.
The government said it was also working on capping the cost of the treatment for mucormycosis at private hospitals in the state. A Government Resolution (GR) issued on May 18 this year notified the above submissions, the state said. The bench accepted the state’s submissions and directed it to publicise the GR.
“It is thus, apparent that the state of Maharashtra has come up with a specific policy to treat mucormycosis. Private hospitals too will be restrained from raising astronomical bills. We therefore, expect the state government to accord wide publicity to this policy so that the poorest of poor, the illiterate and semi literate and persons in remote and tribal areas become aware of the same,” the HC said.
“Needless to state that the list of hospitals identified for such treatment and through which medicines will be made available also be given wide publicity so that patients do not land at wrong hospitals for availing the treatment for mucormycosis,” it said. The court directed such hospitals to display instructions for the public about the availability of beds and medicines.
Nagpur: There was a time when more than 18,000 people got vaccinated daily in Nagpur district. The daily figure in the city was between 8,000 and 10,000, but the number has come down drastically to 2500. The situation of the villagers is worse. Earlier there were between 6,000 and 8,000 vaccinations daily, now the figure has reduced. On Monday, only 88 people have vaccinated in rural areas.
The reason is being told that the number has come down after the State Government has suspended the vaccination of 18+ age group. The second is that the second dose of Covishield is now to be applied between 12 and 16 weeks, to companionate vaccines shortage.
2528 people got their jab in the city On Monday, 2528 people were vaccinated at 96 centers in the city. The number of those taking the first dose was 2235. Those taking the first dose included 66 health workers, 19 frontline workers, 1,305 general in the 45 to 60 age group, 216 comorbid in the 45-60 age group and 628 persons in 60 plus age group.
Dr. Randeep Guleria Director, AIIMS in a media briefing by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the current COVID-19 situation in the country said that “There is no indications that the third wave of COVID-19 will infect children severely”.
Recently Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) said that “There is a possibility of a third wave, but it is difficult to predict its timing and severity”.
“In the first wave, the severe disease occurred primarily in the elderly and individuals with co-morbidities. In the current (second) wave, large number of younger age group (30-45 years) individual have developed severe disease as also those without co-morbidities. After the second wave is over, If we do not continue following Covid appropriate behavior, the third wave, if occurs, is likely to infect the remaining non-immune individuals – that may include children also” IAP said.
After black and white fungus third type of fungus ‘Yellow fungus’ has been detected to which Dr Guleria informed that “Labeling the same fungus with names of different colors can create confusion. Mucormycosis is not a communicable disease, unlike COVID-19. 90-95% of patients getting infected are found to have been either diabetic and/or taking steroids”.
Dr Guleria also addressed other issues pertaining with COVID-19 “Some of the common symptoms of Mucormycosis, One-sided facial swelling, Headache, Nasal or sinus congestion, Black lesions on nasal bridge or upper inside of mouth that quickly become more severe, Fever.
India is witnessing steady decline in COVID-19 cases since last 17 days as less than 3 lakh Daily New Cases for eight consecutive days recorded. A consistent decline in active cases is recorded since last 22 days; on May 10 number of active cases were 37,45,237 which is now reduced to 27.20 lakhs active cases.
The vaccination for people above the age of 45 years has reached to 14.56 crore, Healthcare Workers: 1.65 crore, Frontline Workers: 2.33 crore, people aged 18-44 years: 1.06 crore (first dose) were administered with the vaccine till now.
Congress member and Leader of the Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who was part of a committee meeting to select the next CBI chief, raised objections over the “casual approach” in shortlisting the candidates for the top post.
New Delhi: A meeting to select the next chief of the CBI was attended by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Leader of the Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s house on Monday with the powerful panel shortlisting three candidates.
However, Mr Chowdhury, in a dissent note, soon raised objections over the selection process and said the department of personnel and training had followed a “casual approach” in choosing the names of the candidates for the post of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief.
“The way the procedure was followed, it was in conflict of the mandate of the committee. On May 11, I was given 109 names… and today by 1 pm, 10 names were shortlisted while by 4 pm, six names were shortlisted. This casual approach of the department of personnel and training is highly objectionable,” the Congress leader said.
The committee headed by PM Modi is considering Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from four senior-most batches (1984-87) to be the next CBI chief.
Maharashtra Director General Of Police Subodh Kumar, Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) KR Chandra and Special Secretary (Internal Security) at home affairs ministry VSK Kaumudi were shortlisted for the post in the meeting on Monday.
The meeting of the top panel, which lasted for more than 90 minutes, finally took place after being delayed for nearly four months.
In total, over 100 officers from the 1984-87 batches were considered by the committee.
The law says the committee will select the CBI director “on the basis of seniority, integrity and experience in the investigation of anti-corruption cases” from a list of IPS officers drawn from the four senior-most batches.
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The officer selected as CBI director will hold office for a period of not less than two years from the date on which he or she takes charge.
After completing two years, RK Shukla retired as CBI director in February this year. The senior-most Additional Director in the CBI, Praveen Sinha, has been working as CBI Director till the appointment of full-time chief.
As we know, due to the pandemic, the schools in the state are struggling to bear the teachers and staff salaries and other expenses, on the other hand the Maharashtra Government reduced the reimbursement fees of students enrolled under the Right To Education (RTE) Act by 50 per cent. Parents are also urging schools to reduce fees in the coming academic year due to continuation of on-line classes. Amid this crisis situation, the new Government Resolution (GR) of fees cut becomes a blow for the students.
As per information, schools, both private and aided, have to reserve 25 per cent seats for students (between ages 6 and 14) based on economic status or caste-based reservations. The fee is reimbursed by the state. The admission process under RTE is completely on online basis. For the academic year 2020- 21, the fees for RTE students have been fixed at Rs 8,000, and earlier it was Rs 17,670. Members of city based RTE Foundation; representing 3,000 English medium schools are also demanding their pending fees for the year 2017-18. They urged State Government to release the fund of Rs 800 crore which is pending. Amid this situation, the reimbursement fees cut by 50 per cent will raise the burden. RTE Foundation stated these fees cut an atrocity over the schools who are struggling for their survival amid this crisis period. As per the RTE Act, Central Government has to release 60 per cent and State Government has to release 40 per cent fund to schools under the RTE. But the govt is not releasing the required fund really creating trouble for the schools.
मुंबई : देशात जेव्हापासून लसीकरण (Corona vaccination) सुरू झालेलं आहे तेव्हापासून गरोदर माता (Corona vaccine to pregnant woman) आणि स्तनपान करणार्या माता यांना लसीकरण (Corona vaccine to breastfeeding woman) केलं जावं अथवा जाऊ नये याबद्दल तज्ञांमध्ये मतांतर होती. परंतु आता मात्र केंद्र शासनाने याबाबतचे मार्गदर्शक तत्व जाहीर केली आहेत. त्यानुसार आता गरोदर असलेल्या महिला आणि स्तनपान देणाऱ्या लहान बाळांच्या माता यांनासुद्धा लसीकरण सुरू केलं जाणार आहे.
मुंबई महापालिकेने (BMC) सुद्धा या वर्गातील महिलांना लसीकरण (Mumbai corona vaccination) सुरू करण्याची तयारी सुरू केली आहे. मुंबईत येत्या दोन दिवसात गरोदर असलेल्या महिला आणि स्तनपान देणाऱ्या लहान बाळांच्या माता यांनासुद्धा लसीकरण सुरू केलं जाणार आहे.
आतापर्यंत या महिलांविषयक धोरण निश्चित करण्यात आलेलं नव्हतं. आता मात्र या महिला त्यांची ट्रीटमेंट सुरू असलेल्या डॉक्टरांचं सर्टिफिकेट घेऊन लस घेऊ शकतात. जेणेकरून कुठल्याही पद्धतीची अॅलर्जी या महिलांना होणार नाही याची काळजी घेता येईल. आज किंवा उद्या याबाबतचा निर्णय जाहीर करण्यात येईल, अशी माहिती अतिरिक्त पालिका आयुक्त सुरेश काकाणी यांनी दिली आहे.
अशा मातांना जास्त कालावधी थांबावं लागू नये म्हणून वॉक इन सुविधा दिली जाणार आहे. तसंच या महिलांनी फार लांब न जाता जवळ असलेल्या लसीकरण केंद्रावर जाऊन लसीकरण करून घ्यावं असं आवाहन मुंबई महापालिकेच्या वतीने करण्यात आलं आहे.
बीएमसीची कोरोनाच्या तिसऱ्या लाटेची तयारी
तर दुसरीकडे महापालिकेने तिसऱ्या लाटेची तयारी सुरू केली आहे. मुंबईत 5 नवीन जंबो covid सेंटर सुरू करण्यात येणार आहेत. 5,500 हजार बेडची या जंबो सेंटरची क्षमता असेल. येत्या दीड महिन्यात हे सेंटर तयार होईल.
काही लहान मुलांच्या रुग्णालयात, मेटरनिटी होम, यातही लहान मुलांसाठी वॉर्ड सुरू करत आहोत. जंबोमध्ये पण आम्ही 100 बेड प्रत्येक ठिकाणी राखीव करणार आहोत.आम्ही वयानुसार लहान मुलांचे 6 गट तयार केले आहेत. त्यानुसार मुलांबरोबर आई वडीलपैकी कुणी पॉझिटिव्ह असेल किंवा नसेल तर काय व्यवस्था करता येते ते पाहणार आहोत, असं सुरेश काकाणी यांनी सांगितलं.
मुंबईत सध्या म्युकोरमायकोसिसचे दीडशे रुग्ण आहेत या रुग्णांना लागणाऱ्या औषधांचा पुरेसा साठा महापालिकेकडे आहे. महापालिकेने खाजगी रुग्णालयासाठी एक हेल्पलाइन नंबर सुरू केला आहे. खाजगी रुग्णालयांनी नागरिकांना प्रिस्क्रिप्शन लिहून न देता या गटाकडे औषधांची मागणी करावी, औषधे पुरवली जातील, असं काकाणी म्हणाले.
People in Bengaluru witnessed a rare phenomenon on Monday morning as a rainbow circled the sun creating a halo around the star.
The halo seen across Bengaluru, owing to clear skies, was visible for over an hour as the striking colours appeared covering the Sun. The rare occurrence takes place due to the dispersion of light.
Social media went abuzz with the pictures of the Sun’s halo as people took to Twitter to share pictures of the event over Bengaluru skies.
What is Sun’s halo?
The halo that appeared around the Sun is a 22-degree ring that appears due to the dispersion of light as white light passes through ice crystals found in upper-level cirrus clouds, causing the halo to have colours. According to the University of Illinois, “The halo is a ring of light 22-degrees from the Sun or Moon and is the most common type of halo observed and formed by hexagonal ice crystals.”
The clouds contain millions of tiny ice crystals, which refract, split and even reflect the light to give an impression of a circular rainbow ring. The crystals have to be oriented and positioned just so with respect to your eye, in order for the halo to appear.
Light undergoes two refractions as it passes through the ice crystals and the bending that occurs depends on the ice crystal’s diameter. In a 22-degree halo, the kind seen in Bengaluru, light enters from one side of the ice crystal and exits through another, being refracted on both entry and exit. The two refractions bend the light by 22-degrees from its original point, producing a ring of light around the Sun or the Moon.
Seen around the Moon, lunar halos are mostly colourless as moonlight is not very bright. However, in the case of the Sun, these colours are more noticeable and appear as bright as a rainbow.
The phenomenon seen in Bengaluru was witnessed last year as well, while another such ring was seen in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram.
The only infectious disease to have been entirely eliminated till date, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), is smallpox. It took nearly 200 years after a vaccine was developed to prevent smallpox, caused by a virus.
Covid-19 is a one-and-a-half-year-old disease. Now, scientists are noticing that “immunological characteristics” that “govern the transition of Covid-19” are indicating an “endemicity” of the coronavirus infection.
The researchers examining the current Covid-19 pandemic trend and comparing it with past pandemics are of the view that the coronavirus infection may become endemic, and end as a seasonal illness.
They have developed a model to predict the outcome of the Covid-19 pandemic. The success of the model depends a lot on how efficiently vaccination drives are undertaken worldwide and also on the behavioural containment practices adopted by the public and government agencies.
“Our analysis of immunological and epidemiological data on endemic human coronaviruses (HCoVs) shows that infection-blocking immunity wanes rapidly but that disease-reducing immunity is long-lived,” the researchers said.
“Our model, incorporating these components of immunity, recapitulates both the current severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the benign nature of HCoVs, suggesting that once the endemic phase is reached and primary exposure is in childhood, SARS-CoV-2 may be no more virulent than the common cold,” the scientists said.
This prediction of Covid-19 reducing in effect to an illness like common cold is based on the evidence of past pandemics. The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that is often compared with the current Covid-19 pandemic had become endemic after two years.
The H2N2 pandemic of 1952, the H3N2 pandemic of 1968 and the H1N1 pandemic of 2009 too saw transitions to endemic stages. Interestingly, none of these pandemics needed rollout of vaccines for them to come to an end.
Also, none of these pandemics attained herd immunity — that has been so much talked about during Covid-19 — before turning endemic. This gives hope that Covid-19 pandemic too would become less infectious and troublesome with time, and body’s immune system would learn to fight off pathogens either through natural infection or vaccination.
However, there is one contrasting fact that sets Covid-19 pandemic apart from the previous pandemics. Past pandemics — Spanish Flu, H2N2 pandemic, the H3N2 pandemic and the H1N1 pandemic — were caused by the influenza viruses. Covid-19 is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus.
Nagpur: Irked over the repeated rash driving of a youth four men allegedly attacked him sharp edged weapons leading to his death on Sunday night. Kotwali police have booked four young men on murder charges, The accused were reportedly furious over the habit of rash driving of the deceased identified as Saif Ali alias Shahrukh Shoqat Ali (26), a resident of Tulsibagh Mahal.
Based on the complaint lodged by Sheikh Mumma Sheikh Wahab, Kotwali police have booked accused identified Bablya, Vinayak, R K Patel and Bunty Jais on the charges of murder.
According to police, the accused men surrounded Shahrukh on Sunday night and engaged into wordy spat over his reckless driving. The four men then accosted Shahrukh before hurling abuses at him around 11 pm. The fight soon took bloody turn after, all the accused assaulted Shahrukh with sharp edged weapons.
Leaving him lying in the pool of blood the accused men then fled the spot. Shahrukh succumbed to his severe head injuries on the spot before any medical help could be extended to him.
Nagpur: Amid the second wave of Covid-19, healthcare personnel in India have been trying to do their best under trying circumstances. The number of corona patients in Maharashtra has been declining over the past few days. In the month of April, more than 70,000 patients were being registered in the state every day.
Now the number of covid cases have come down to 30,000. As a result, the stress on the health system in the state has eased slightly. State Health Minister Rajesh Tope has also given important information about the lockdown while talking to media on Sunday. The number of corona patients in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik has come down significantly in the last few days. Corona patient growth rate has slowed.
This has provided great relief to these cities. But in rural areas, covid is spreading rapidly. This has increased the stress on the health system. Speaking on this background, the Health Minister said that restrictions in the state will be gradually relaxed from June 1. Restrictions in districts where the number of corona patients is under control will be gradually lifted, said Rajesh Tope.
The Maharashtra government has imposed lockdown in the state till June 1 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the guidelines only pharmaceutical shops and essential services are allowed to function from 7 am to 11 am during the lockdown. The lockdown effect has been witnessed at many places. The restrictions have helped in containing the spread of the virus. The situation in the MMR region, including Mumbai, is under control. The situation in Nashik and Nagpur is also not worrisome. Therefore, restrictions in this area will be gradually relaxed from June 1. Restrictions will be lifted gradually, rather than suddenly. Such decisions will be taken for the districts where the number of corona patients has decreased, said Rajesh Tope.
According to a Marathi news channel, the state government will start the unlock process in 4 phases. Shops will be opened in first and second phases. The closure of shops in the last few days has caused huge losses to traders in the state. As a result, the government is likely to focus on starting all these transactions in the first phase. In the third phase, hotels, restaurants and bars will be started. After that, in the fourth phase, local services and religious places will be started by the government. It is said that the decision on when to lift ban on inter-district travel will be taken based on the situation.
नागपूर : सार्वजनिक आरोग्य विभागाच्या कार्यक्षेत्रातील गोंदिया जिल्ह्यात रविवारी रात्री ब्लॅक फंगस अर्थात म्युकर मायकोसिसच्या पहिला मृत्यू नोंदवला गेला आहे. यासोबतच विभागातील नागपूर जिल्ह्यात म्युकरचे आणखी तीन मृत्यू झाल्यानं विभागातील म्युकर बळींची संख्या आता ५२ वर गेली आहे.
कोविड पश्चात म्युकरनं विळखा घातल्याने बरेच रुग्ण उपचारासाठी नागपुरात रेफर करण्यात आले आहेत. त्यामुळं मृत्यूची ही संख्या वाढण्याची भिती व्यक्त होत आहे. हा सगळा घटनाक्रम घडत असताना नव्यानं म्युकर मायकोसिसचं निदान झालेल्या आणखी ३२ जणांची भर पडली आहे. यातही नागपूर जिल्ह्यानं बाजी मारली आहे.
नागपूरमधील म्युकरची परिस्थिती
– विभागातील म्युकरची रुग्ण संख्या- १०८६
– नागपूर जिल्ह्यातील रुग्ण – ९६३
– विभागातील म्यूकर बळी- ५२
– दोघांचा खासगीत तर एकाचा मेयोत मृत्यू
अधिक माहितीनुसार, जिल्ह्यात म्युकरचं संक्रमण झालेल्या नव्या २४ जणांची भर पडली आहे. त्यामुळं विभागातील म्युकरग्रस्तांची संख्या आता संख्या १ हजार ८६ रुग्णांवर पोहचली आहे. त्यात सर्वाधिक ९६३ रुग्णांचा समावेश आहे. तर विभागातील नवीन मृत्यूमुळे नागपुरातील आजपर्यंतच्या मृत्यूची संख्या ४९ तर विभागातील मृत्यूची संख्या ५२ वर पोहचली आहे.
दरम्यान, तपासण्यांच्या तुलनेत शहरातील करोना बाधितांची संख्या कमी होत असताना ग्रामीणमध्ये मात्र ती वाढती आहे. शनिवारी शहरात ४४५ पॉझिटिव्ह रुग्ण आढळले. तर ग्रामीणमध्ये तपासण्या कमी होऊनही ६३१ नवे बाधित नोंदविले गेले. जिल्ह्यातील एकूण बाधितांचा आकडा १ हजार ८६ आहे.
शनिवारी १९ हजार ६३७ तपासण्यांचा अहवाल प्राप्त झाला. शहरात १३ हजार ७२२ तर ग्रामीणमध्ये ५ हजार ९१५ तपासण्या करण्यात आल्या. शहराच्या तुलनेत ग्रामीणमधील तपासण्यांची संख्या कमी असतानाही रुग्णसंख्या मात्र अधिक आहे. तपासण्यांच्या तुलनेत शहरात ३.२४ टक्के रुग्ण पॉझिटिव्ह आढळले असून ग्रामीणमध्ये हे प्रमाण १०.६६ टक्के आहे. ग्रामीणमधील संकट निवारण्यासाठी विशेष खबरदारी घेण्याची गरज व्यक्त होत आहे.
The South Eastern Railway (SER) has announced the cancellation of 119 trains as a precautionary measure ahead of ‘Cyclone Yaas’. In a press release on Sunday, SER said that in addition to 78 trains announced on Saturday, 41 more will remain cancelled. Earlier, the East Coast Railway announced that it has cancelled 74 trains originating or terminating from Bhubaneswar and Puri. Western Railway had also announced cancellation of 7 trains on the Odisha, Gujarat and Rajasthan routes.
In another release it said that SER is prepared to meet the challenges posed by the cyclone. Vidya Bhushan, general manager, South Eastern Railway has reviewed the preparedness with all the Divisional Railway Managers and principal head of the departments, and directed the concerned officials to be on full alert and to ensure the safety for staff and their families, the release said. It further added that SER has also taken adequate steps by positioning of special teams for early restoration of tracks, signaling system and electrification etc., safety on emergent train operations, to run train, if there will be no electric supply.
Here’s a complete list of cancelled 119 trains:
02073 Howrah-Bhubaneswar cancelled on May 25, May 26 and May 27
02074 Bhubaneswar- Howrah on May 25, May 26 and May 27
02087 Howrah-Puri on May 25, May 26 and May 27
02088 Puri-Howrah cancelled on May 25, May 26 and May 27
02245 Howrah- Yesvantpur cancelled on May 25 and May 26
02246 Yesvantpur-Howrah cancelled on May 24 and May 25
02510 Guwahai- Bangalore Cant cancelled on May 24 and May 25
02509 Bengaluru –Guwahati cancelled on May 27 and May 28
02659 Nagarcoil-Shalimar cancelled on May 23
02665 Howrah – Kanyakumari cancelled on May 24
02666 Kanyakumari – Howrah cancelled on May 29
02703 Howrah-Secunderabad cancelled on May 25, May 26 and May 27
02704 Secunderabad- Howrah cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
02801 Puri- New Delhi cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
02802 New Delhi-Puri cancelled on May 23, May 24 and May 25
02814 Anand Vihar-Bhubaneswar cancelled on May 24
02816 Anand Vihar-Puri cancelled on May 24 and May 26
02821 Howrah-Chennai cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
02822 Chennai-Howrah cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
02823 Bhubaneswar – New Delhi cancelled on May 25
02826 New Delhi- Bhubaneswar cancelled on May 24
02861 Rourkela- Bhubaneswar cancelled on May 26 and May 27
02862 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela cancelled on May 26 and May 27
02873 Howrah-Yesvantpur cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
02874 Yesvantpur – Howrah cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
02875 Puri – Anand Vihar cancelled on May 25
02876 Anand Vihar – Puri cancelled on May 25
05228 Muzaffarpur Yesvantpur cancelled on May 24
05227 Yesvantpur – Muzaffarpur cancelled on May 26
08451 Hatia-Puri on May 25, May 26 and May 28
08452 Puri-Hatia cancelled on May 25, May 26 and May 27
08477 Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh cancelled on May 25, May 26 and May 27
08478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh – Puri cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
02209 Bhubaneshwar – New Delhi cancelled on May 26
02249 Bangalore – New Tinsukia cancelled on May 25
02250 New Tinsukia – Bangalore on May 28
02642 Shalimar – Trivandrum cancelled on May 25
02641 Thiruvananthapuram – Shalimar cancelled on May 27
02643 Ernakulam – Patna cancelled on May 24 and May 25
02644 Patna- Ernakulam cancelled on May 27 and May 28
02664 Tiruchchirapalli – Howrah cancelled on May 25
02663 Howrah – Tiruchchirapalli cancelled on May 27
02774 Secunderabad – Shalimar cancelled on May 25
02807 Santragachhi – Chennai cancelled on May 25
02808 Chennai – Santragachhi cancelled on May 27
02815 Puri – Anand Vihar cancelled on May 26 and May 27
02819 Bhubaneshwar – Anand Vihar cancelled on May 26
02820 Anand Vihar – Bhubaneshwar cancelled on May 25
02824 New Delhi – Bhubaneshwar cancelled on May 26
05930 New Tinsukia – Tambaram cancelled on May 24
05929 Tambaram – New Tinsukia cancelled on May 27
02254 Bhagalpur – Yesvantpur cancelled on May 26
02253 Yesvantpur – Bhagalpur cancelled on May 29
02376 Jasidih- Tambaram cancelled on May 26
02375 Tambram – Jasidih cancelled on May 29
02507 Trivandrum – Silchar cancelled on May 25
02508 Silchar – Trivandrum cancelled on May 27
02552 Kamakhya – Yesvantpur cancelled on May 26
02551 Yesvantpur – Kamakhya cancelled on May 29
02611 Chennai – New Jalpaigudi cancelled on May 26
02612 New Jalpaigudi – Chennai cancelled on May 28
02660 Shalimar – Nagarcoil cancelled on May 26
02773 Shalimar – Secunderabad cancelled on May 26
02864 Yesvantpur- Howrah cancelled on May 26
02863 Howrah – Yesvantpur cancelled on May 24
02868 Pondichery – Howrah cancelled on May 26
02867 Howrah – Pondichery cancelled on May 30
08419 Puri – Jayanagar cancelled on May 27
08420 Jayanagar – Puri cancelled on May 29
08450 Patna – Puri cancelled on May 25
08645 Howrah – Hyderabad cancelled on May 25, May 26 and May 27
08646 Hyderabad – Howrah cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
08047 Howrah – Vasco -da –Gama cancelled on May 24 and May 25
08048 Vasco -da –Gama – Howrah cancelled on May 25 and May 27
06170 Villupuram – Purulia cancelled on May 26
06169 Purulia – Villupuram cancelled on May 28
06178 Villupuram – Kharagpur cancelled on May 25
06177 Kharagpur – Villupuram cancelled on May 27
08118 Mysuru – Howrah cancelled on May 23
08117 Howrah – Mysuru cancelled on May 28
06598 Howrah – Yesvantpur cancelled on May 25
06597 Yesvantpur – Howrah cancelled on May 27
06578 Guwahati – Yesvantpur cancelled on May 24
02516 Agartala – Bengaluru Cant cancelled on May 25
02515 Bengaluru Cant – Agartala cancelled on May 25
07029 Guwahati – Secunderabad cancelled on May 26
02837 Howrah – Puri cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
02838 Puri – Howrah cancelled on May 24, May 25 and May 26
02878 Ernakulam – Howrah cancelled on May 24
02877 Howrah – Ernakulam cancelled on May 29
02221 Pune – Howrah cancelled on May 24
02222 Howrah – Pune cancelled on May 27
02818 Pune – Howrah cancelled on May 24
02817 Howrah – Pune cancelled on May 29
02767 Hazur Sahib Nanded – Santragachi cancelled on May 24
02768 Santragachi – Hazur Sahib Nanded cancelled on May 26
02834 Howrah – Ahmedabad cancelled on May 25 and May 26
02833 Ahmedabad – Howrah cancelled on May 25 and May 29
02810 Howrah – Mumbai CSMT cancelled on May 25 and May 26
02809 Mumbai CSMT – Howrah cancelled on May 24 and May 28
02280 Howrah – Pune cancelled on May 25 and May 26
02279 Pune – Howrah cancelled on May 24 and May 25
02804 Howrah – Ranchi cancelled on May 25 and May 26
02803 Ranchi – Howrah cancelled on May 25 and May 26
05021 Shalimar – Gorakhpur cancelled on May 25
05022 Gorakhpur – Shalimar cancelled on May 24
02906 Howrah – Okha cancelled on May 25
02905 Okha – Howrah cancelled on May 30
02260 Howrah – Mumbai CSMT cancelled on May 26
02259 Mumbai CSMT – Howrah cancelled on May 25
02227 Howrah – Purulia cancelled on May 26
02228 Purulia – Howrah cancelled on May 26
02895 Howrah – Ranchi cancelled on May 26
02896 Ranchi – Howrah cancelled on May 26
02255 Mumbai LTT – Kamakhya cancelled on May 25
02213 Shalimar – Patna cancelled on May 24 and May 26
02214 Patna – Shalimar cancelled on May 25 and May 27
08011/08013 Howrah – Chakradharpur/Bokaro Steel City cancelled on May 26 and May 27
08012/08014 Chakradharpur/Bokaro Steel City – Howrah cancelled on May 25 and May 26
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to hold class 12 board exams from July 15 to August 26. The exact date sheet for the same will be released on June 1 after the board holds a review meeting to access the feasibility of holding exams. The board exams will be held in offline mode. A section of students has been protesting on social media platforms seeking the cancelation of class 12 offline exams.
The CBSE has proposed conducting exams between July 15 and August 26 and the result to be declared in September, according to sources. The final decision will be out on June 1.
The exams, however, will not be held as per the regular protocol. CBSE had suggested either holding exams only or a few subjects or holding exams for 1.5 hours instead of three hours. Most of the states in the meeting held yesterday between high-profile ministers and state education secretaries have drifted towards the latter option. Some ministers, however, had demanded a mix of both the possibilities.
If plan B is accepted, then the exam pattern will also be changed. For a 1.5 hours exam, there will only be MCQs and very short type questions in the exam to allow students to complete the exam in the given time.
“The exams will be of 90 minutes duration instead of three hours and will be conducted in same schools where students are enrolled. The questions will be objective and very short answer type. Students will have to appear in one language and three elective subjects,” a source informed news agency PTI. The tentative timeline for this option is the first phase of exams from July 15 to August 1 and the second phase from August 8-26. Exams are proposed to be conducted on Sundays also, it added.
CBSE in its proposal had also suggested that in plan B, students can be given an option of appearing for exams in a later stage too which will mean that if a student misses an exam due to COVID-19 related issue, they can appear for the boards about 15 days later, however, if this facility will be offered or not will be known on June 1.
Further, the exams will be held under strict precautions. Social distancing will be followed while making students sit for the exams. In 2020 too the CBSE board exams were held amid precautions, however, the exams had to be canceled mid-way.
While parents and students had raised concerns that regarding the health and the worry of the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said, “Both students’ and teachers’ safety, security, and future are supremely important to us.”
While the minister said that there was a consensus, states including Maharashtra and Delhi have openly disagreed with the move. Pokhriyal has given sates, especially those in disagreement, time till May 25 to submit their detailed proposals.
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia who also holds the education portfolio said, “The stubbornness to organize exams by playing with the safety of the children will prove to be a big mistake and a failure,” said Sisodia. He also demanded that class 12 students should be vaccinated before appearing for the exams. He suggested that either Pfizer (whose vaccine of kids has been accepted by several countries) should be consulted or should give our own vaccine to kids after consulting with experts considering they are 17.5 years old and only months away from 18. People who have attained the age of 18 and above are eligible to get vaccinated in India.
Maharashtra too had suggested a non-exam route for assessing class 12 students. Maharashtra State School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said, “Health and mental well-being of children, their families must be our priority. Students, parents have been sharing their concerns regarding sitting for exams amid the pandemic…Since most professional courses hold entrance exams for admissions, many experts are of the view that it is possible to evaluate the performance of a class 12th student based on a retroactive assessment model.”
नागपूर : सामान्य आजारपण, नियमित व्हायरल फीव्हर, सर्दी, खोकला, पोटदुखी आदींच्या समस्येसाठी डॉक्टरांकडे जाणे, ही सामान्य बाब आहे. कोरोना संक्रमण काळात तर डॉक्टरांच्या मिटिंगमध्ये चौपटीने वाढ झाली आहे. मात्र, सामान्य बाबींसाठी डॉक्टरांकडे जाण्याची वेळच येऊ नये म्हणून आजीबाईचा बटवा ही प्रचलित परंपरा आहे. काळाच्या ओघात ही परंपरा लय पावली. मात्र, कोरोना संक्रमणामुळे आजीबाईचा बटवा पुनरुज्जीवित झाल्याचे दिसून येते. विशेषत: पूर्व संरक्षण म्हणून कोरोनाकाळात रोगप्रतिकार क्षमता वाढविण्यासाठी आयुर्वेदावर आधारित आजीबाईचा बटवा अनेकांना आधार ठरल्याचे दिसून येते.
औषधीय मसाले आणि महिलांची चाणाक्ष वृत्ती जुन्या काळात आजारी व्यक्तीला तपासण्यासाठी वैद्य घरी येत असत. दळणवळणाची साधणे आणि लांबचा प्रवास असल्याने आपत्कालीन परिस्थितीत तत्काळ येणे शक्य नव्हते. त्यामुळे, वैद्य घरातील ज्येष्ठांना, विशेषत: ज्येष्ठ महिलेला स्वयंपाक घरात उपलब्ध असलेल्या औषधीय मसाले किंवा घराच्या अंगणात उपलब्ध असलेल्या वनस्पतींचा उपयोग करून आजारी व्यक्तीस द्यावयाच्या मात्रांची रचना करून देत. अशा नोंदी त्यावेळी महिलावर्ग मुखपाठ करून घेत. पुढे हाच आजीबाईचा बटवा म्हणून रूढ झाला आणि वर्षानुवर्षे याचा लाभ नंतरच्या पिढीने घेतला.
ऋतूसंधीवरील उपचार भारतीय वातावरणानुसार सहा ऋतू अर्थात वसंत, ग्रीष्म, वर्षा, शरद, हेमंत व शिशिर अशा सहा ऋतूंची रचना आहे. यापैकी प्रत्येक दोन ऋतूंचा होणारा मेळ हा ऋतूसंधी म्हणून गणला जातो. दोन ऋतूंमधील पर्यावरणीय हवापालट असल्याने मानवी शरीर हा बदल चटकन स्वीकारत नसते आणि त्यामुळे साधारणत: प्रत्येक व्यक्ती सर्दी, खोकला, ताप, पोटदुखी अशा समस्यांनी काही दिवस ग्रस्त असतो. अशावेळी उपयोगात येतो तो ‘आजीबाईचा बटवा’. यात विशेषत: स्वयंपाक घरातील मसाले व गावखेड्यात जंगल परिसरात उपलब्ध असणाऱ्या वनस्पतींचा समावेश असतो.
रोगप्रतिकार क्षमता वाढवा आजार पळवा जिरा व कलमीचे उकळून पिलेले पाणी घेतले म्हणजे ज्वर शांत होतो. आले व हळद कुसकरून घेतले की ठसका उतरतो आणि खोकला बंद होतो आदी अनेक उपचार सर्वसामान्य आहेत. हे उपचार पुढच्या पिढीपर्यंत गेले, त्याचे कारण म्हणजे आजीबाईचा बटवा हाच आहे. मात्र, आता हे उपचार घेण्यास अनेकजण कचरतात. डॉक्टरांनाच प्राधान्य दिले जात आहे. काळानुसार हा बदल असतो. मात्र, रोगप्रतिकारशक्ती वाढण्यासाठी हा बटवा उत्तम आहे.
कशाचा काय फायदा?
मीठ व हळदीच्या पाण्याच्या गुळण्या कोमट पाण्यात मीठ व हळद टाकून त्याच्या गुळण्या केल्याने घशातील विषाक्त पदार्थ तत्काळ निघून जातात. घशातील जडपण कमी होतो आणि बसलेला घसा मोकळा होतो.
हळद, आले, कलमी, जिरा आदींचा काढा हळद, आले, कलमी, जिरा आदींचा काढा पिल्याने शरीरातील विषाक्तता लघवीवाटे बाहेर पडते. सोबतच यातील औषधीय तत्त्व शरीराची प्रतिकार क्षमता वृद्धिंगत करते. ताप, सर्दी, खोकला, डोकेदुखी दूर होते. मात्र, अति पिल्याने त्याचे दुष्परिणामही आहेत. त्यामुळे मात्रेतच घेणे योग्य.
आले व हळद आले ठेचून व हलकीच भाजलेली हळद मिसळून ते तसेच घेतल्यास ठसका पातळ होतो आणि तत्काळ निघतो. दोन्ही औषधीय वनस्पती असल्याने शरीर मजबूत बनते.
पूर्वी कुणालाही काही त्रास वाटला की घरातील ज्येष्ठ मंडळी प्रामुख्याने आजी काहीना काही घरगुती उपचार करून स्वस्थ करीत असे. कोरोनामुळे परत आजीबाईच्या बटव्याची आठवण होत आहे. हळद, मिरे, लसूण, तुळस, मेथी, जिरे, हिंग, धने अशा अनेक औषधींचा वापर आजीबाईच्या बटव्यात होतो आणि सर्दी, खोकला, ताप, पोटदुखी, अतिसार, लहान मुलांचे त्रास घरच्या घरी याच बटव्यातून संपवले जात होते. आजही संसर्गजन्य आजारामध्ये रोगप्रतिकारशक्ती वाढविण्यासाठी याचा वापर होत आहे. मात्र, आजाराची लक्षणे वेळीच थांबत नसतील तर वेळ न दवडता लगेच जवळच्या वैद्यांशी संपर्क साधणे योग्य ठरेल.
Maharashtra,22 May 2021:The humanitarian crisis now unfolding in India is agonizing. As India battles the excruciating 2nd wave of the pandemic, people living on the margins like daily wage workers, migrant laborers are facing a challenging time.
In these trying times, the Avaada Foundation,the philanthropic arm of the Avaada Group of companies,is tirelessly working to distribute food packets and ration to daily wage workers and marginal communities. Avaada Foundation today announced a substantialincrease in the number of people it plans to assist around the country, as the devastating socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic push millions of more people into food insecurity in low- and middle-income communities.
Avaada Foundation is distributing food packets in Amravati, Solapur & Satara in Maharashtra. To tackle the rising tide of hunger, Avaada is undertaking a humanitarian response, ramping up the number of food packets and locations.Currently,the organization is distributing food packets at Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh.
On this occasion, Mr. Vineet Mittal – Chairman, Avaada Group, said, “Until the day everyonegets vaccinated, food is the best medicine. Lack of necessities like food could result in social unrest, a rise in migration, and widespread under-nutrition among populations previously immune from hunger. I believe that everyone is indebted to his Nation – Rashtra Rin, and one should repay his debt in his lifetime. The debt of love, prosperity,and progress that the great land of Maharashtra has given us, we must repay. I hope these efforts can alleviate the situation.”
Apart fromthe food distribution initiative, Avaada Foundation sets up 4 Hospitals with 300 beds along with two oxygen plantsand distributing Ventilator (BiPAP), Oxygen Cylinders,and Oxygen Concentrators at different locations in Rajasthan & Maharashtra. We are helping the ‘Primary Health Centre’ (PHC) of Talsana village at Surendranagar District of Gujarat to establish COVID Care Centre. We are renovating the health center and converting it to an ICU ward with modern facilities, including ICU beds, Saline Stands, Medicine Trays, etc.
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Indore: The Indore police have detained two sisters from the Mhow cantonment on suspicion of espionage after they were allegedly found to be in touch with two Pakistani nationals suspected to be operatives of that country’s spy agency, the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI).
The police and Military Intelligence are probing the matter. The women are now being questioning and the credentials of their Pakistani contacts are being verified, sources close to the investigation said. The sisters, aged 32 and 28, are school teachers based in Dr Ambedkar Nagar, better known as Mhow, near Indore city.
They have allegedly been in touch with the men from Pakistan for over a year over social media platforms through fake identities, the police allege. Their cell phones and other electronic equipment have been seized, sources privy to the probe disclosed.
Indore Inspector General Hari Narayan Chari Mishra said the local police and intelligence agencies are jointly working on the matter.
“The two women were detained from Gawli Palasia in Mhow. They are suspected of sending important information from Mhow to other countries,” told Mr. Mishra.
The two of them have been on the police’s and the Military Intelligence’s radar following specific inputs about their online activities involving the Pakistani nationals, sources said. Their contacts are suspected ISI operatives and possibly retired or serving army and navy officers of Pakistan, they said.
Their Pakistani contacts have been identified as Mohsin Khan and Dilawar, among others.
Dogs can be trained to detect more than 90 percent of Covid-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic, according to research published Monday, which authors hope could help replace the need to quarantine new arrivals.
Using their remarkable sense of smell which can pick up the equivalent of half a teaspoon of sugar in an olympic-sized swimming pool dogs have already shown that they can sniff out maladies such as cancer, malaria and epilepsy.
Several previous studies have shown proof-of-concept that dogs can detect SARS-CoV-2.
Researchers from the London School of Tropical Medicine wanted to see if dogs could detect a distinctive odour given off from chemical compounds associated with someone who is Covid positive but doesn’t show symptoms.
They gathered samples of clothing and face masks from people who had tested positive for mild or symptomatic SARS-CoV-2.
Samples of the socks of 200 Covid-19 cases were collected and arranged in lab tests for six dogs that had been trained to indicate either a presence or absence of the chemical compound.
The dogs needed to be trained not to identify “false positives” in a bid to hack their reward system and obtain treats even if there were no Covid-19 samples in a given test.
“This means that the dog fully understands and gets a reward for a correct negative as well as a correct positive,” said Claire Guest, from the school’s Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases.
Overall, the dogs were successfully able to identify between 94 and 82 percent of SARS-CoV-2 samples.
The researchers then modelled how effectively these success rates, combined with traditional PCR tests, could help detect mild or asymptomatic Covid-19 cases.
They found that using dogs to screen arrivals at terminuses such as airports could detect 91 percent of cases, resulting in a 2.24 times lower rate of transmission than with PCR tests alone.
– ‘Important start’ –
Authors of the research, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, said they hoped it could eventually replace the need for travellers to quarantine which necessarily disrupts every arrival even though the vast majority are not Covid positive.
“The key thing is that dogs are significantly quicker than other tests,” said co-author James Logan.
“What we’re suggesting is that dogs would give the first initial screening, and then those (arrivals) that were indicated as positive would then receive a complimentary PCR test.”
The team said that out of a plane full of arrivals around 300 people less than one percent were statistically likely to be carrying SARS-CoV-2.
Under current quarantine regulations employed by some countries, all 300 would need to isolate, causing significant inconvenience.
But given the sensitivity of trained dogs, a maximum of 35 people on board would be indicated as positive, the paper said.
Of these, only around 3 would be expected to return a positive PCR test.
“This is a really important start and could lead to a useful, usable system,” said Mick Bailey, professor of Comparative Immunology at the University of Bristol, who was not involved in the research.
“But there’s a lot more validation needs to be done before we could be confident that the dogs can reliably and specifically detect asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in people in airports and train stations.”
PUNE: Maharashtra education minister Varsha Gaikwad on Sunday said that the no exam route for CBSE Std XII students is being actively examined and a final call will follow in a day or two.
“I have given our initial feedback but have conveyed that we will hold further deliberations with the chief minister and legal experts on both CBSE and our own board exams,” she said adding that she had raised points regarding Std XII CBSE exams in the light of the projection that students would be vulnerable to new strains of the coronavirus.
Admissions to most professional courses are based on entrance exams and many experts have given their views that it was possible to evaluate the performance of Std XII students based on a retroactive assessment model and a uniform assessment policy, Gaikwad told TOI after attending a video-conference of education ministers from all the states with Union minister of education Ramesh Pokhriyal on Sunday.
“Most of the states are of the same opinion and are considering the no exam route. We will examine the legalities before a final call,” she said.
For now, the focus would be on evolving a uniform assessment policy, vaccination of all teachers and eligible students and safe resumption of schools, colleges campuses for the next academic year, she added.
Gaikwad said, “The health and mental well-being of children and their families must be our priority. Students, parents have been sharing their concerns regarding taking exams amid the pandemic. Students have been studying in Std XII for over 14 months. Personally, I believe that we should remove the uncertainty regarding exams and make a decision that is in the students’ interest.”
The Union education ministry has sought feedback from the states on two options it has proposed for conducting the CBSE Std XII exams.
नागपूर : कोरोनाचा गंभीरतेपासून लहान मुलांना दूर ठेवण्यासाठी भारत बायोटेक कंपनीच्या ‘कोव्हॅक्सिन’ लसीची मुलांवरील मानवी चाचणी लवकरच नागपुरात सुरू होणार आहे. २ ते १८ वयोगटांतील जवळपास १७५ मुलांवर ही चाचणी होईल. विशेष म्हणजे, सध्या सुरू असलेल्या लसीकरण मोहिमेत मोठ्यांना दिली जाणारी कोव्हॅक्सिनची लस चाचणीत सहभागी लहान मुलांना दिली जाणार आहे, अशी माहिती बालरोग तज्ज्ञ डॉ. वसंत खळतकर यांनी दिली.
लसीकरण मोहिमेत १८ वर्षांवरील लोकांचे होत असलेले लसीकरण, कोरोना विषाणूमधील ‘म्युटेशन’ (बदल) व कोरोना प्रतिबंधक नियमाचे योग्य पद्धतीने पालन होत नसल्याने तिसरी लाट लहान मुलांसाठी धोकादायक ठरण्याची भीती व्यक्त केली जात आहे. नुकतेच भारत बायोटेक कंपनीला लहान मुलांवर ‘कोव्हॅक्सिन’ लसीच्या ‘ट्रायल’साठी भारतीय औषधी महानियंत्रकने (डीसीजीआय) मंजुरी दिली. यामुळे ‘एम्स’ पाटना, फेलिक्स हॉस्पिटल नोयेडा, इन्स्टियूट आफ चाईल्ड निलोफर हॉस्पिटल हैदराबाद व नागपुरात वरिष्ठ बालरोगतज्ज्ञ डॉ. वसंत खळतकर यांना या चाचणीसाठी परवानगी दिली. भारतात एकूण ५२५ सदृढ आरोग्य असलेल्या मुलांवर ही चाचणी केली जाणार आहे.
तीन वयोगटांत चाचणी डॉ. खळतकर यांनी सांगितले, कोव्हॅक्सिन लसीची ही चाचणी २ ते ६, ७ ते १२ आणि १३ ते १८ या तीन वयोगटांत विभागण्यात आली आहे. प्रत्येक वयोगटात जवळपास २५ मुले-मुलींचा सहभाग राहणार आहे. यामध्ये सुदृढ आरोग्य असलेल्या मुलांची समितीद्वारे निवड करण्यात येईल. यासाठी लवकरच नोंदणीला सुरुवात होणार आहे. परंतु आतापासून अनेक पालकांकडून या संदर्भात विचारणा होत आहे.
रक्ताच्या चाचणीनंतरच निवड लहान मुलांची आरटीपीसीआर चाचणी केली जाईल. सोबतच अॅण्टिबॉडी तपासणी केली जाईल. दोन्ही चाचण्या निगेटिव्ह आल्यावर मुलाची निवड होईल. पहिला डोस ‘०.५ एमएल’चा दिला जाईल. त्यानंतर २८ दिवसांनंतर दुसरा डोस दिला जाईल. त्यापूर्वी रक्ताची चाचणी केली जाईल. मुलांवर लक्ष ठेवण्यासाठी डॉक्टरांची एक पथक राहणार आहे. ते फोनद्वारे मुलांच्या किंवा त्यांच्या पालकांच्या संपर्कात राहतील. इथिकल समितीची मंजुरी मिळाल्यानंतर प्रत्यक्ष चाचणीला सुरुवात होईल.
PM Kisan Yojna beneficiaries should link bank accounts with Aadhar till 15th
Aadhaar card has become the most important form of an identity document in India. From your bank account to Income Tax Return to many other government schemes, everything now is linked to Aadhaar. Many of the online services offered by the government and various other agencies require Aadhaar card verification through OTP. If you have to avail of these services, having your mobile number updated in the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) database is a must.
How to update/ add mobile number in Aadhaar? In case you have not registered your mobile number in Aadhaar, or want to change your current mobile number, you can do it easily by visiting the nearest Aadhaar Kendra. The process requires no additional document other than your Aadhaar card. You just need to fill an application form for the update and do biometric authentication for the process.
How to locate the nearest Aadhaar Kendra? You can locate the nearest Aadhaar Kendra by visiting uidai.gov.in or using the mAadhaar app. You can also call the helpline number 1947 to find the nearest Aadhaar centre.
How to update mobile number in Aadhaar online? To protect the user data of Aadhaar, UIDAI has abolished updating mobile numbers online in Aadhaar cards. The only way you can now do it is by visiting an Aadhaar centre. However, you can download the application form for the change/update of your mobile number and save some of your time at the centre.
Meanwhile, if you have updated your mobile number with Aadhar data you can update/ change various other details like your address online. All you need to do is visit the ssup.uidai.gov.in and follow the instructions after logging in to the ‘Update Aadhaar option’ available on the homepage of the website. You will be required to upload a scanned copy of your new address proof for the update.
For users who do not have address proof required for the update, they can use the ‘Update Address via Secret Code’ option. It will require the address proof and Aadhaar details of a ‘verifier’ for your new address.
Shreya Ghoshal and her husband Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya have been blessed with a baby boy. The singer made the happy announcement on her social media accounts by sharing a heartwarming note with her fans and followers. Shreya wrote, “God has blessed us with a precious baby boy this afternoon. It’s an emotion never felt before. @shiladitya and I along with our families are absolutely overjoyed. Thank you for your countless blessings for our little bundle of joy.”
God has blessed us with a precious baby boy this afternoon. It’s an emotion never felt before. @shiladitya and I along with our families are absolutely overjoyed. Thank you for your countless blessings for our little bundle of joy. ❤️🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/pDVgSE0yrK
Shreya Ghoshal had announced her pregnancy in March earlier this year. The 36-year-old singer had shared a picture of her cradling the baby bump on her Instagram profile. “Baby #Shreyaditya is on its way! @shiladitya and me are thrilled to share this news with you all,” she had captioned the photo. “Need all your love and blessings as we prepare ourselves for this new chapter in our lives.”
The singer tied the knot with Mukhopadhyaya, 37, in 2015 after a courtship of almost a decade. Ghoshal has sung several popular songs, including “Ghar More Pardesiya” from the 2019 film “Kalank”, title track of 2018″s “Dhadak”, “Deewani Mastani” from “Bajirao Mastani” (2015), and “Bairi Piya” from “Devdas”, which marked her debut in 2002.
Nagpur: Vidarbha Hospitals Association (VHA), a unit of Hospitals Association, Nagpur has been repeatedly highlighting the imposition of audits on private hospitals who have been forced to reserve beds and work within capped charges without any compensation bypassing National Health Authority guidelines. The matters of audits and capping are presently subjudiced. Alleging harassment from all quarters, VHA and Indian Medical Association (IMA) have expressed their wish to stop treating COVID-19 patients.
The recent sustained firing of notifications has dented the determination of private hospitals to continue serving Covid-19 patients.
Recently, a delegation of Nagpur IMA and VHA office bearers met Radhakrishnan B, Nagpur Municipal Commissioner and Jalaj Sharma, Additional Municipal Commissioner and expressed their desire to stop undertaking Covid-19 duties.
The office bearers highlighted that since last one and a half years, private healthcare sector has attended to thousands of COVID patients and Nagpur was brought on National map by becoming one of the cities with maximum ventilators/ ICU/ Oxygenated Covid beds in view of the investments done on their own by private hospitals. Almost 3/4th of Covid patients were treated by Nagpur private hospitals even with their objections on capping and audits.
Dr Sanjay Deotale- Nagpur IMA President stated, “Leave aside a word of appreciation, now doctors are being threatened with penal actions and multiple authorities are flooding them with orders to send varied reports, formats, details, data through emails, hard copies and WhatsApp groups.”
Dr. Ashok Arbat- VHA President said, “This administrative overload has overwhelmed the private hospitals and now they seek to excuse themselves with the Covid service. The hospitals were not worried about Covid care rendition but are harassed by the administrative interference seeking confidential data in various formats. The already taxed hospital personnel are hassled not by clinical duties but by these paperwork.”
Dr. Anil Laddhad, Maharashtra Medical Council Member added, “Rather than face the overwhelming thankless task of compiling voluminous data in various formats, the private hospitals now wish to withdraw themselves from Covid duties and continue with non Covid routine work. One should check the cost incurred on each Covid patients per day in Government establishments before pointing fingers at private hospitals which have forced to run in capped charges for 80% beds.”
Dr. Anup Marar- VHA Convener pointed out, “No compensation was ever given for establishing Covid hospitals and making infrastructural changes or equipment additions. No support came from Government in form of any assistance, subsidies or grants. Rather NMC hospital registration and biomedical waste disposal charges was increased multi-fold. The hospitals are directed to serve within capped charges and pay from their own pockets for increasing oxygen charges.”
Dr. Alok Umre- VHA Secretary made it clear, “Hospital personnel feel insecure with the threats and mob vandalism by social activists. Arrests as per 2010 act were never undertaken on those who vandalized the hospitals to set an example. Even High Court had directed that no videography be permitted in Covid hospitals. Still all social activists blatantly took videos and maligned the image of many hospitals on social media.”
Dr. Sachin Gathe- IMA Secretary concluded, “It is difficult to serve in such a tough conditions. Government has not been able to protect the interests of private hospitals. Hence we are being forced to take such a decision as hospital personnel now need some rest time rather than facing insults from all corners.”
Renowned doctors of city including Dr. Archana Kothari, Dr. Anand Sancheti, Dr. Tushar Gawad, Dr. Shishir Kolhe, Dr. Abhiram Paranjape, Dr. Shishir Shrivastava, Dr. Deepak Jeswani, Dr. Pravin Lad, Dr. Sandip Mogre, Dr. Dilip Rathi, Dr. Nilesh Agarwal, Dr. Mahesh Sarda, Dr. Rajesh Mundhada, and many others accompanied IMA and VHA delegation to convey this inclination.
Nagpur: Veteran singer Vijay Patil better known as Raamlaxman dies after brief illness here, in the wee hours of Saturday. Ailing Raamlaxman was living with his son in Nagpur. At around 1 am on Saturday, he left for his heavenly adobe. His last rites will be performed at around 12 pm on Saturday.
Raamlaxman was an Indian composer, pianist, musician and accordionist. He was most famous for his work with Rajshri Productions of Hindi films. He composed music for their hit films like Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999). Raamlaxman has worked in almost 75 films in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri. He has left his family, friends and wide fan base to mourn his demise.
After the Go Corona Go slogan by Union Minister Ramdas Athawale last year became an internet sensation, we may have now found the next pandemic anthem. In a recent viral video, a priest is seen performing a yagna to ward off Covid-19 while chanting ‘Om Corona Bhag Swaha.’
In the video, the priest is emphatically chanting, “Om Corona Corona Corona Corona Bhag Bhag Bhag Bhag Bhag, Swaha,” and then put the ahutis (offerings) in the fire. The priest raises his pitch with every word to drive away from the evil virus in his own style.
This viral antic was shared on Instagram by photographer Varinder Chawla who perfectly captioned the video as Go Corona Go Version 2.0.
Users were also quick to pick on the video and left some hilarious comments. “Corona left,” one user said sarcastically, while another topped it by joking, “Le Corona: izzat hee nahi hai.”
Such funny but bizarre instances are the result of people keeping faith above science. Similarly, during the start of the pandemic in India last March, a group of women were seen chanting, “Corona Bhag Ja.” The slogan had become an instant hit with the netizens. This year, a lot of people are also organising havans at their homes to kill the deadly virus.
While such videos provide much-needed comic relief amid the pandemic, they also indicate the disregard towards medical science which has given us not just one but multiple vaccines to effectively eliminate the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the Covid situation in the country continues to remain serious. Despite daily cases falling to the 2.50 lakh, over 4,000 casualties are being recorded every day. India is facing a grim situation right now, as the villages have been badly affected with the virus, with poor healthcare infrastructure, and limited reach to the mass.
India recorded 2.57 lakh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. With a fresh jump of 2,57,299, the total case tally in the country climbed to 2,62,89,290. India’s total death toll neared the 3 lakh mark, with 4,194 fatalities registered on Friday.
In the past 24 hours, 3,57,630 people recovered from the virus, taking the total recoveries in the country to 2,30,70,365.
Top five states that have registered maximum cases are Tamil Nadu with 36,184 cases, followed by Karnataka with 32,218 cases, Kerala with 29,673 cases, Maharashtra with 29,644 cases and Andhra Pradesh with 20,937 cases.
The top five states account for 57.77 per cent of the new cases reported, with Tamil Nadu alone responsible for 14.06 per cent of the new cases.
TOP DEVELOPMENTS:
1. A record 20.66 lakh samples were tested in past 24 hours.
2. Active caseload in the country has now dropped below 30 lakhs and now stands at 29,23,400.
3. Total death toll in the country has neared 3 lakh mark.
4. Maharashtra recorded very high death figure yet again. Maximum casualties were reported in Maharashtra (1,263), followed by Tamil Nadu with 467 daily deaths.
5. Delhi’s positivity rate has dropped below 5 percent.
6. Only two states- Tamil Nadu and Karnataka- are now reporting more than 30,000 new cases.
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