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Tag: COVID 19

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sends 1 Lakh Face Masks to UP

(Lucknow,UP )Priyanka Gandhi sends 1 Lakh Face Masks to UP
These are for distribution among people of Uttar Pradesh, specially those in the red zone,
Party workers will start distributing the face covers to the needy from Saturday, said Lalan Kumar, the media coordinator of state Congress.
Gandhi, who is party in charge of UP, had earlier sent ration through trucks in various districts of the state, he said.

Khattar Again Appeals to Migrant Workers Not to Leave Haryana

(Chd,Hary)Khattar Again Appeals to Migrant Workers to Stay Back
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday reiterated his appeal to migrant workers engaged in industries not to leave and to instead start working in manufacturing units that have been allowed to resume operations, saying the coronavirus situation in the state was much better.
He said migrants must compare the situation in their native places with that in Haryana before making a decision.
On Wednesday, the first special train from Hisar carrying 1,200 migrant workers left for Katihar in Bihar
A few days ago, Khattar had told the migrant workers that “you may not have visited your homes in one or two years, you maybe homesick or under pressure from your families to go back. But during this time of crisis, we will not let you face any difficulty and ensure your jobs remain secure as you resume work in these units which are now restarting”.

Cop Dragged on Car Bonnet in Jalandhar:Covid 19

(Chd,Pb) Cop Dragged on Car Bonnet in Jalandhar
Assistant sub inspector of the Punjab Police Mulkh Raj was dragged on the bonnet of a car after he tried to stop the driver at a checkpoint in Jalandhar on Saturday amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.
Police have booked Mehmi and his father (owner of the vehicle) They are residents of Nakodar road in Jalandhar.
The incident comes close on the heels of the brutal attack on a policeman wherein his hand was chopped off by a group of Nihang Sikhs while enforcing coronavirus lockdown in Patiala.

Punjab Govt Seeks Details of Punjabis Stranded Abroad

(Chd,Pb)Punjab Govt Seeks Details of Punjabi Indians Stranded Abroad
People of the state working or pursuing higher education abroad have been asked to
provide information such as name, mobile number, current address in foreign country, passport number, email id and number of persons accompanying them back to India
They can submit the information through email or use Google Forms to upload the details, they added.
Mohali Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan said the government of Punjab has sought to know whether residents of the district (Mohali) working or pursuing higher studies overseas wished to return to India.

Assam Govt to get Journalists Tested for COVID-19

(Guwahati)Assam govt to get journalists tested for COVID-19
As per Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 25th April such test will be conducted
Journalists are facing professional hazards and, therefore, “we have decided to carry out tests for them free of cost”, Sarma told a press conference here.
Scribes in Assam had appealed to the state government to conduct coronavirus tests, after many mediapersons recently tested positive in Mumbai and Chennai.

Lok Sabha Secretariat to Open Lock from Monday

(New Delhi)Lok Sabha Secretariat to Open Lock from Monday
According to the order issued by the Lok Sabha Secret all officers of the joint secretary rank and above will join office. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were shut on March 24 after both houses were adjourned sine die following the passage of the Finance Bill for 2020-21, bringing a premature end to the budget session of Parliament, which was slated to conclude on April 3.
Besides them, the other staff will work on a rotational basis.

No Reduction of Pension of 65.26 Lakh Pensioners:Centre

(New Delhi) Centre Has No Proposal for Reduction of Pension
There are 65.26 lakh central government pensioners.
There is no proposal for reduction of pension and no action is being contemplated by the government in this respect, the Centre said on Sunday.
The assertion assumes significance as rumours are afloat that the government is contemplating reduction or stoppage of pension.
It has come to the notice of the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) that, in the wake of the current pandemic COVID-19 and the ensuing economic scenario, many rumours are afloat that the government is contemplating a reduction or stoppage of pension which has become a source of worry for the pensioners, the government said in a communique.
“As clarified earlier, it is being reiterated that there is no such proposal for reduction of pension and no action is contemplated by the government in this respect. Instead, the government is committed for the welfare and well being of the pensioners,” the communique issued by the DoPPW said.

Social Distancing Should be Same for Ramzan, Easter: Trump

Social Distancing should be Same for Ramzan, Easter: Trump
More than 700,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the United States, forcing religious communities across the country to shutter their doors.
The Islamic Society of North America, alongside Muslim medical experts, has urged the suspension of group prayers, among other gatherings. President Donald Trump has said he hopes US Muslims will be held to the same social distancing standards during Ramzan as Christians at Easter, when a number of faithful chafed against coronavirus-related restrictions on large gatherings.
The US president made the comments after being asked to defend a retweet of a conservative commentator who seemed to question whether Muslims would be treated with the same severity as Christians who broke social distancing rules.
Ramzan, which begins at sunset on Thursday, falls a week and a half after Easter, when some Christians bucked public health regulations to attend illicit services.
Asked whether he thought imams would refuse to follow social distancing orders, Trump responded: “No, I don’t think that at all.” “I am somebody that believes in faith. And it matters not what your faith is. But our politicians seem to treat different faiths very differently.”
Jewish Americans were likewise forced to turn traditional Passover seders into virtual affairs when the eight-day holiday began at sundown on April 8.
Despite similar measures taken across much of the Christian community, a Virginia pastor who continued to preach in defiance of stay-at-home rules died a week ago of coronavirus.
And pastors at two megachurches in Florida and Louisiana have been arrested on misdemeanor charges for flouting stay-at-home orders.

Ludhiana ACP (North)Anil Kohli Dies of COVID 19

(LDH,PB)ACP Anil Kohli Dies of COVID 19 in Punjab’s Ludhiana
The 52-year-old Ludhiana assistant commissioner of police, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a private hospital, died on Saturday.
Yesterday Punjab had lost Gurmail Singh Kanungo
ACP (North) Anil Kohli breathed his last at the SPS hospital, Ludhiana, civil surgeon Rajesh Bagga said. On Friday, the Punjab government had given its go-ahead to the hospital to conduct plasma therapy on the police officer.
The officer had tested positive for coronavirus on April 12. His wife, security guard and a station house officer tested positive on Friday.
The Mohali district administration on Saturday morning sent a fully-recovered coronavirus patient to the hospital to use his plasma for treating ACP Kohli.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta condoled the death.

Capt Govt Urges Punjab’s Employees to take Voluntary Salary Cut

(Chd,Pb) Capt Govt Urges Punjab’s Employees to take Voluntary Salary Cut
State ministers have already decided to donate their three months’ salary to the CM’s relief fund.
The appeal to the employees was made after a meeting of the finance sub-committee, headed by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
At the meeting, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said the state was expected to earn at least Rs 22,000 crore less than its estimates for the current fiscal.
Against the estimated revenue receipts of Rs 88,000, the state will be able to generate only Rs 66,000 crore in the light of the curfew/lockdown, which has brought all business to a standstill, the minister said.
Later, Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh issued an appeal asking all government employees to contribute to the fight against coronavirus.
The chief secretary suggested that Grade A and B employees should contribute 30 per cent of their salary while Grade C and D staff can take 20 per cent and 10 per cent cut for April, May and June.