(Chd,PbI)Capt Extends Lockdown in Punjab till April 30th
The Punjab government on Friday extended the coronavirus lockdown till April 30, becoming the second state after Odisha to do so.
Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu tweeted.The decision was taken at a meeting of the council of ministers
Punjab has seen a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the past few days, pushing the total count to 132 so far with 11 deaths.
Earlier in the day, during a video conference with the media, hosted by the AICC from New Delhi, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had indicated that his government was seriously thinking of extending the lockdown as the time did not appear to be right for lifting the ongoing restrictions.
He also said the government was looking for ways to extricate the state from the restrictions and enable it to function with the coronavirus around.
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Capt Extends Lockdown in Punjab till April 30th
India Has Enough Stock of Hydroxychloroquine: Govt
(New Delhi)India Has Enough Stock of Hydroxychloroquine: Govt
The government on Friday said that there is enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in the country and it is taking all steps to ensure that there is no shortage of the drug in the domestic market.
India manufactures 70 per cent of the world’s supply of hydroxychloroquine. Companies like IPCA and Zydus Cadila are the major manufacturers of hydroxychloroquine in the country.
The Indian pharmaceutical industry earlier this week said there is enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in the country and drug firms are ready to ramp up the production to meet domestic as well as export requirements.
India currently has an annual installed capacity of around 40 tonnes of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) of hydroxychloroquine. With this capacity, it can make around 200 million tablets of 200 mg, which can be ramped up, the Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA) had said.
India on Tuesday had decided to partially lift the ban on the export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in sync with its global commitment to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
BJP Demands Deshmukh’s Resignation for Providing VVIP To Bosses of Fraudulent DHFL
(Mumbai) BJP Demands Deshmukh’s Resignation for Providing VVIP To Top Bosses of Fraudulent DHFL
Senior BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Friday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh over the permission given to DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan,
Both are accused of financial fraud, to travel despite the ongoing lockdown.
Kirit said “Sending Gupta on leave is nothing but window dressing.
Earlier in the day, Deshmukh announced that Gupta, whogave permission to the Wadhawans to travel to Mahabaleshwar, a popular hill station in Satara district, has been sent on compulsory leave.
The bureaucrat had issued a letter exempting the Wadhawans from the lockdown norms citing a family emergency.
Deshmukh said the decision has been taken after discussion with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
According to local police officials, the Wadhawan family along with others travelled from Khandala to Mahabaleshwar on Wednesday evening in their cars, even when both Pune and Satara districts are sealed amid the ongoing lockdown for containing coronavirus.
Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan are accused in Yes Bank and DHFL fraud cases.
109 Undertrials Released on Bail From Naga Jails:Covid Boon
109 Undertrials Released from Naga Jails:Covid Boon
As per Supreme Court’s directions 109
undertrial prisoners were released from 11 jails across the state decongesting the jails in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
The jails in the state have a capacity to accommodate 1,450 prisoners and housed 537 people before the undertrials were released
Melania Trump Expressed Condolences for Corona Victims in Japan
Melania Trump Expressed Condolences for Corona Victims in Japan
Last night, First Lady Melania Trump spoke with Mrs. Akie Abe of Japan
. Mrs. Trump expressed her condolences for those who have lost their lives to the coronavirus in Japan.
She also reaffirmed her appreciation for the high level of collaboration between the United States and Japan as both nations stand together during this global pandemic. Mrs. Trump expressed optimism that the spirit of unity will help carry both nations through this difficult period. Mrs. Trump and Mrs. Abe agreed to remain in contact as both nations continue fighting to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.
HC Refuses Bail Saying Accused Is Safe in Jail
(Mumbai)HC Refuses Bail Saying Accused Is Safe in Jail
The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to grant temporary bail to an accused, saying it can not allow him to be released and put him at the risk of contracting coronavirus.
The situation in jail was much better than that in the city of Mumbai, Justice G S Patel observed while hearing a bail plea filed by Jitendra Mishra, a murder accused who is lodged in Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai for the last 18 months.
Mishra, a resident of suburban Ghatkopar, had sought temporary bail citing the pandemic.
“You (applicant) have no idea what is happening in the city. The jail authorities are better equipped than the municipal authorities outside, especially in Worli Naka (central Mumbai).
“Worli Naka is in a mess,” the judge said.
The high court further said that it was aware of the direction given by the Supreme Court that wherever possible prisoners should be released, but it also needed to consider the situation in the city.
Refusing to grant bail to Mishra, the court said the application be listed for hearing before a regular court which will resume after lockdown is over.
As of Wednesday, Mumbai had reported over 700 coronavirus cases
हिंदू महासभा की महासचिव पूजा पांडे ,पति सहित ,गिरफ्तार
(अलीगढ़ ,उप्र)हिंदू महासभा की महासचिव पूजा पांडे ,पति सहित ,गिरफ्तार
हिंदू महासभा की महासचिव पूजा शकुन पांडे और उनके पति अशोक पांडे को मंगलवार उनके आवास से गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया।
दिल्ली में तबलीगी जमात के कार्यक्रम को लेकर ,कोरोना महामारी के परिपेक्ष्य में,कथित रूप से भड़काऊ टिप्पणी करने के लिए सोमवार को पूजा के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की गई।
Capt Says No to Badal For All Party Meet to Combat Covid
(Chd,Pb)Capt Says No to Badal For All Party Meet to Combat Covid
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said there was neither any time nor the necessity to hold an all-party meeting as demanded by Sukhbir Badal.
The Chief Minister said the state government was already taking all possible steps effectively on the issues raised by Sukhbir in his letter of April 5.
Responding to the demand raised by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President for convening ‘All Party Meet’, the Chief Minister said that the state was passing through a difficult phase as the Coronavirus pandemic had shattered the entire public life
SBI Cuts Saving Rates By 0.25% on all Deposits WEF 15 April
(New Delhi) SBI Cuts Saving Rates By 0.25% on all Deposits
The country’s largest lender SBI on Tuesday said it has cut savings rate by 0.25 per cent to 2.75 per cent on all deposits.
The new rate will come into effect from April 15, 2020.
The savings rate has been reduced to 2.75 per cent from 3 per cent
.The one-year MCLR comes down to 7.40 per cent per annum from 7.75 per cent per with effect from April 10, 2020
It is the 11th consecutive cut in MCLR in 2019-20
PM Abe Declares Emergency in Japan for a Month:Covid 19
Abe declares state of emergency over virus
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency in Tokyo and six other parts of the country
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