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Kanika Kapoor, after being booked for negligence​, throws a tantrum while being treated for the Wuhan Coronavirus: Here is what the hospital said

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Kanika Kapoor, after being booked for negligence​, throws a tantrum while being treated for the Wuhan Coronavirus: Here is what the hospital said

On Saturday, the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Lucknow, which is treating Kanika Kapoor after she tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus, lashed out at the Bollywood singer after she started throwing the tantrums of a star and refused to behave like a patient.

The comments were made by the Director of the Hospital, Dr RK Dhiman, who asked Kapoor to cooperate in order “to help herself.” He said, “Kanika Kapoor has been provided with the best that is possible in a hospital. She must co-operate as a patient and not throw tantrums of a star.

“She is being provided with a gluten-free diet from the Hospital Kitchen. The facility provided to her is an isolated room with a toilet, patient-bed, and a television. The ventilation of her room is air-conditioned with a separate Air Handling Unit (AHU) for the Covid-19 unit”, Dr Dhiman added.

Evidently, Kanika Kapoor, who has now been booked for negligence by the Uttar Pradesh police has been throwing tantrums while the doctors are trying to treat her for the Coronavirus.

Singer Kanika Kapoor is the first Bollywood celebrity to te have tested positive for COVID-19. As per reports, she allegedly tried to hide her travel history, had defied self-isolation protocols and even evaded screening. Kapoor also stayed at a 5-star hotel in Lucknow and threw a dinner party. As such, she drew the ire of the netizens who slammed her for potentially exposing others to the deadly virus.

Earlier, BJP MP Dushyant Singh, who attended Kanika Kapoor’s dinner party along with his mother Vasundhara Raje had been tested negative in the first sampling taken to test for coronavirus infection. Singh and Vasundhara Raje, the former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, self quarantined themselves when the news of Kanika Kapoor being isolated due to infection by the novel coronavirus came out.

On 20th March, Friday, a case was registered against Kanika Kapoor at Sarojini Nagar police station in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for negligence (IPC Section 269), disobedience of an order issued by a public servant (IPC Section 188) and spread of the deadly Wuhan virus, COVID-19 (IPC Section 270), following a complaint filed by the Lucknow Chief Medical Officer.

Kapil Sibal sought Ranjan Gogoi’s help to impeach CJI Deepak Mishra in 2018, was not let in the house: Gogoi makes explosive revelations​

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Kapil Sibal sought Ranjan Gogoi’s help to impeach CJI Deepak Mishra in 2018, was not let in the house: Gogoi makes explosive revelations​

Retired Chief Justice of India (CJI) and now Rajya Sabha MP Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Sunday made a sensational revelation against Congress leader and Supreme Court advocate Kapil Sibal stating that the former had sought the support of the then SC Judge Ranjan Gogoi to impeach Chief Justice Dipak Mishra in 2018.

Speaking to Times Now, Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi revealed that Kapil Sibal had tried meeting Ranjan Gogoi at his residence in 2018 after the controversial press conference of the four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, to seek the support of the top court in the impeachment motion against the then Chief Justice Dipak Mishra. However, Ranjan Gogoi said he did not allow Sibal to enter the house then. 

“I personally do not want to comment on Kapil Sibal, but I would like to point out that after the press conference, Kapil Sibal had come to my residence to seek the Supreme Court’s support on the impeachment motion against the then CJI Dipak Mishra. I did not allow them to come into my house,” said Ranjan Gogoi, who was the third most senior in the Supreme Court.

When he was asked that when he did not allow Kapil Sibal to enter the house and could not talk to him, how did he know what Kapil Sibal had come to say? Responding to this, the former Chief Justice said, “Because there was a call in the evening and I was told that Sibal would come here to talk to me on this issue. I told the caller not to allow them to come to my house.”

In January 2018, four senior Supreme Court judges namely Justices J Chelameswar, Madan B Lokur, Ranjan Gogoi and Kurian Joseph, had raised a rebellion in the Supreme Court to call a press conference to inform the nation of “their failed efforts” to convince the Chief Justice to take steps to protect the institution.

Following the controversial press conference, all the four judges had received a lot of criticism for rebelling against the judiciary and for attempting to put in a bad light. There was a suspicion that then regarding the political support to the four judges by a section of opposition parties to accuse the then CJI Dipak Mishra of impropriety.

Following the failure of press conference stunt, the Congress party had itself taken the responsibility of interfering in the judicial process by impeaching the then Chief Justice Mishra. The Congress party with the leadership of Kapil Sibal had moved an impeachment motion in the Parliament against Chief Justice Mishra. Kapil Sibal, who is himself an advocate, had also proclaimed that he will not appear in front of the CJI till the process is over.

However, Vice President and Rajya Sabha speaker M Venkaiah Naidu had rejected the impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Mishra stating that there was no merit in the charges against the CJI.

The disclosures made by former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi regarding the political interference of the Congress party to arm-twist judges to seek a favourable judgement in high-profile cases does not come as a surprise since the Congress has often used the arms to the state machinery to meet its political ends.

After woman in Pune, resident of Kolkata without a history of traveling ​abroad tests positive for Wuhan Coronavirus

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After woman in Pune, resident of Kolkata without a history of traveling ​abroad tests positive for Wuhan Coronavirus

A fourth case of the Wuhan Coronavirus has been reported from West Bengal. The man does not have a history of traveling abroad. There is no clarity yet whether he came in contact with someone with travel history.

The infected person is a fifty-seven-year-old man, a resident of Dum Dum.

Earlier, a woman from Pune without a travel history had tested positive for the virus. However, she had traveled to Vashi in Navi Mumbai to attend a wedding on the 3rd of March. “We are investigating the case. Although she tested positive for Covid-19, she does not have a history of travel abroad. She must have come in contact with someone who had foreign travel history,” district collector Naval Kishore Ram said. The woman, currently in her early 40s, is admitted to the Bharti Hospital and is on ventilator support.

United Nations asks nations to put a moratorium on capital punishment a day after the hanging of convicts in Nirbhaya case

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United Nations asks nations to put a moratorium on capital punishment a day after the hanging of convicts in Nirbhaya case

A day after the hanging of the convicts in the seven-year-old Nirbhaya rape and murder case, the United Nations has asked the countries to halt capital punishment or put a moratorium on it.

The four convicts of Nirbhaya case Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Akshay Kumar Singh (31), and Vinay Sharma (26) who were involved in the brutal rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical student, named Nirbhaya by the media, were executed on Friday at 5:30 am at India’s high-security Tihar jail.

The spokesperson of Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of United Nations, Stephane Dujarric said the world calls on all nations to stop the use of capital punishment or put a moratorium on it at a press briefing on Friday. He said, “Our position has been clear, is that we call on all States to halt the use of capital punishment or at least put a moratorium on this.”

A large number of countries have already abolished capital punishment, while it is retained by several other countries, including USA, India, Pakistan and China. Fifty-six countries retain capital punishment, 106 countries have completely abolished it for all crimes, eight have abolished it for ordinary crimes, while maintaining it for special circumstances such as war crimes, and 28 are abolitionist in practice.

The United Nations has been advocating the abolition of capital punishment. The United Nations General Assembly adopted non-binding resolutions calling for a global moratorium on executions in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014, with a view to eventual abolition.

The horrendous rape and murder of the paramedical student ‘Nirbhaya’ had fueled a nationwide outrage. Six men were convicted of rape and murder of the medical intern who came to be called Nirbhaya. Of the six, four were convicted, one was a juvenile, who got convicted by the juvenile justice board. Accused Ram Singh committed suicide in jail even before his conviction. The juvenile convict later served three years in a rehabilitation home and was released later.

The convicts tried every possible legal remedy to evade the execution. The desperate attempts made them escape by postponing the death sentence that was initially had to be conducted on 22 January.

Finally, the rape and murder convicts were hanged together at 5:30 am on 20 March 2020 in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail closing the seven-year-old case of brutal murder and rape that shook the soul of the country.

22 rebel Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh join BJP

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22 rebel Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh join BJP

22 rebel Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh, including six cabinet ministers who resigned along with Jyotiraditya Scindia recently, joined Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday at the party’s President JP Nadda’s residence.

Nadda welcomed them into the political party by offering them a party stole. Apart from Jyotiraditya Scindia, senior BJP leaders from Madhya Pradesh Kailash Vijayvargiya and Narendra Singh Tomar were present when the rebel Congress MLAs joined the BJP. Madhya Pradesh Governor NP Prajapati has accepted the resignation of all 22 rebel MLAs including the six cabinet ministers of Kamal Nath government, all of whom left the Congress along with senior leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.

The Cabinet Ministers who resigned from the government are Imarti Devi, Tulsi Silawat, Pradyuman Singh Tomar, Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Govind Singh Rajput, and Prabhuram Chaudhary. The 16 MLAs are Jajpal Singh Jajji, Brajendra Singh Yadav, Ranvir Singh Jatav, Kamlesh Jatav, Girraj Dandotiya, Manoj Choudhary, OPS Bhadoriya, Raksha Santram Sironiya, Suresh Dhakad, Rajyavardhan Singh, Bisahulal Singh, Hardeep Singh Dang, Jasmant Singh Jatav, Munnalal Goyal, Raghuraj Kansana and Aidal Singh Kansana.

The Supreme court on Thursday had asked Kamal Nath government to conduct floor test before 5 pm on Friday, but Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath resigned from the post before that as his government fell short of numbers.

Kamal Nath addressed the media saying, “After today, comes tomorrow, and after tomorrow, another day. And that day will come”, accusing the BJP of trying to ‘destabilize’ his government and holding Congress MLAs captive in Karnataka to topple the state government.

The state assembly speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati on late Thursday night accepted the resignations of the 16 rebel Congress MLAs who have been staying in Bengaluru since March 9. Resignations of 6 ministers were already accepted earlier.

Ahmedabad Airport Authority bust lies peddled by a traveller alleging that there was no thermal screening at the airport

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Ahmedabad Airport Authority bust lies peddled by a traveller alleging that there was no thermal screening at the airport

As the country continues to wrestle with the scourge of novel coronavirus, some users on Social Media websites are using the grim situation as an opportunity to peddle lies and criticise the authorities tasked with limiting the spread of the virus. Airports Authority of India, Ahmedabad today busted lies of one such user who made spurious claims about lack of his thermal screening at the Ahmedabad airport while returning from Toronto.

A passenger named Abhimanyu Acharya took to Twitter to falsely claim that he did not undergo thermal screening or any other kind of checks when he landed at the Ahmedabad airport from Toronto. He added that he was simply asked to fill a self-declaration form and was advised to stay in isolation for two weeks before letting him go. Abhimanyu tagged PMO India and Ahmedabad Airport Fan Club Twitter account to assert that if this is how screenings are happening at the Indian airports, the country will be in great trouble.

However, before long, the official Twitter account of the Airports Authority of India, Ahmedabad, called out Abhimanyu for making unfounded allegations designed to incite panic in the society. The tweet read that the Airport officials are endangering their lives to support the society and his (Abhimanyu) statements are inappropriate and hurting. The tweet also included the details of the flight with precise timing as to when Abhimanyu deplaned and underwent infrared thermal scanning at the airport along with relevant pictures attached to back their claims.

Furthermore, the official Twitter account of the Airports Authority of India, Ahmedabad, also released a CCTV footage from the Ahmedabad airport, in which it is clearly visible that Abhimanyu Acharya did undergo infrared thermal screening after deplaning his flight.

However, after being called out for his deceit with the relevant video footage, Abhimanyu deleted his tweet and appeared to defend himself by claiming that he felt infrared thermal screening was “mere eye checking”.

It is not known what he was expecting at a thermal check, because it means reading the temperature of the travellers, which was done with him, to see if they are having a high temperature, a primary symptom of Covid-19. The thermal screening at airports is being done using handheld infrared thermometers, which can read the temperature of persons without coming into contact with them. They are ideal for airport screenings, because if contact devices like digital thermometers or mercury thermometers are used, they will need to be disinfected after every single person is checked.

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The cases of coronavirus in the country are steadily increasing as the confirmed positive case crossed the 300-mark. The central government have intensified their efforts to stem the spread of the contagion by mandating thermal screening at the airports and sending suspicious cases for quarantine. It has also announced the suspension of all international flights from March 22, 2020, and has been vigorously endorsing “social distancing” to its populace.

Chemist booked for selling N-95 masks four times the fixed price in Himachal

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Chemist booked for selling N-95 masks four times the fixed price in Himachal

An FIR has been registered against a chemist for allegedly selling N-95 masks at four times the fixed price amid the Wuhan Coronavirus epidemic scare in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra District on Saturday.

The First Information Report was lodged against the owner of the medical store under section 3/7 of the Essential Commodities act at Kangra Police station on a complaint by the district Food and Civil Supplies Department which was reported to the department by the locals. The medical store is located in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (RPGMC), Tanda.

Additional SHO of Kangra Police station Jasbir Singh told PTI that the FIR has been lodged against the pharmacy’s owner Rakesh Vohra. As the matter is being investigated the accused isn’t arrested so far.

If the accused is found guilty then he’ll be liable for the jail of up to five years under the Essential Commodities Act, the SHO said.

Narinder Dhiman, the Kangra district Controller of Food and Civil Supplies told PTI that the FIR was lodged after the chemist had been found selling N95 masks at Rs 500 each against its fixed selling price of Rs 115.50.

The department received complaints against the chemist selling the overpriced masks by the local people. Following this, Dhiman sent two food and civil supplies department inspectors for collecting evidence. They were also quoted rupees 500 each mask by the pharmacy.

Subsequently, Dhiman raided the medical store along with his team and seized the store’s stock of 100 black coloured and N-95 masks.

District Controller Dhiman stated that the chemist had purchased N95 masks at Rs 105 each as per the bill and was supposed to sell it at Rs 115.50 with a maximum 10 percent margin of profit as per the notification but he was caught selling it at Rs 500.

Under Clause 3(1)(d) of the Himachal Pradesh Hoarding and Profiteering Prevention order 1977 that was issued by Kangra Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Prajapati, a wholesaler may charge 5 percent and a retailer may charge 10 percent margin of profit on as per notification but he was caught selling them with 376% margin.

Kerala: Thousands defy social distancing guidelines to celebrate ‘Arattu’ festival in Thiruvananthpuram amidst coronavirus outbreak

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Kerala: Thousands defy social distancing guidelines to celebrate ‘Arattu’ festival in Thiruvananthpuram amidst coronavirus outbreak

Even as the country is grappling with the menace of coronavirus, thousands of devotees in Kerala brazenly violated the guidelines mandated by the state government to avoid large gatherings and participated in the traditional procession ‘Arattu’ held at Malayinkeezhu Sree Krishna Swami Temple in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. 

Arattu (Holy Bath) is a part of the rituals of the festivals in most of the major temples in Kerala. This ritual marks an end of the festival at the temple and in which the priest takes the Deity form of the god with him and takes a bath in Holy Water.

Hundreds and thousands of devotees attended the event while the number of coronavirus cases across the country is steadily on the rise. The devotees displayed shocking disregard of the government decree proscribing large public gathering. The local police have taken cognisance of the matter and an investigation has been ordered in the case.

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It is noteworthy to mention that just a day ago on Thursday, PM Modi had urged the countrymen to exercise restraint in venturing out in public places, much less crowded places. PM Modi had also called for observing “Janta Curfew” on March 22, 2020, as an attempt to stem the ominous rise of coronavirus cases in the country.

However, paying no heed to the Prime Minister of the country and in flagrant disregard of the state government’s enforced strictures, a large number of devotees assembled at the Sree Krishna Swami Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, posing a severe threat of community transmission of the novel coronavirus in the state which has so far reported about 37 cases.

As the country is grappling with the scourge of novel coronavirus, many state governments, including the Kerala government had ordered the cancellation of public gatherings and enforced strict lockdown to curtail the spread of the disease. Almost all places of worship in the state, including the iconic Guruvayur temple, have shut their doors to the devotees following strict directions from the Kerala government.

Pune Swayamsevak comes out with a way to feed students during shut down of hotels, canteens and mess halls due to Coronavirus outbreak

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Pune Swayamsevak comes out with a way to feed students during shut down of hotels, canteens and mess halls due to Coronavirus outbreak

Whenever this nation is hit by any calamity or disaster, the RSS swayamsevaks are often seen coming on the forefront and working to combat the crisis situation. Recently the world has been attacked by Wuhan Corovirus or Novel Coronavirus causing COVID 19 (Coronavirus Disease 2910), a dangerous pandemic. India is not untouched by this calamity. We are fighting COVID 19 and the Modi govt has displayed exceptional efficiency and seriousness in leading this fight.

Maharashtra has the most cases of persons affected by Coronavirus as of now. Most of these cases are from the city of Pune.

Thus, to contain the outbreak it was decided that hotels, canteens, mess halls in the city will be shut for a few days. Pune is known as the Oxford of East and many students from all over the world come to Pune to pursue their education. All these students are completely dependent on hotels and canteens and mess halls for all their meals. Now the shutting down of these services created a panic situation among students. Amidst this panic, a senior RSS swayamsevak in Pune, Adv. Nandu Phadke has come up with a brilliant initiative. He has requested people who are willing to provide for the meals for these students.

Phadke has proposed to create two groups, one named Annapurna, where those volunteering to provide food will join. The other group will be named Aniket, the group of students needing food during the shutdown. The members of Annapurna group can contact him on the email id [email protected]. Those who wish to contribute by providing meals have to send their details along with the number of students they are ready to feed on this email address.

And the students who are stranded in the city with no meal providers are requested to send their details on [email protected]. Then the meal providers and students will be connected to each other through the coordinators and the problem will be solved.

In times such as these when nobody thinks about others, this RSS swayamsevak has set an example. RSS has time and again displayed its commitment towards building a strong nation and has emphasised on character building. When the left and the intellectuals crib and complain, the Swayamsevaks work. When the armchair activists write long essays blaming the govt for everything, the Swayamsevaks silently continue to work for the people. Mr. Phadke’s initiative may look like a simple idea but there’s such thoughtfulness and concern for our fellow Indians in it.

Such initiatives help us sail through difficult times. On one hand, we have Sangh Swayamsevaks working relentlessly for the people and on the other hand, we have people like Rana Ayyub saying ‘what’s left in a morally corrupt nation to be killed by a virus’.

It’s time we decide whose side we’re on.

Movie producer Manish Mundra pledges Rs 3 crores to secure 70 ventilators amidst the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

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Movie producer Manish Mundra pledges Rs 3 crores to secure 70 ventilators amidst the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

As the Wuhan coronavirus cases witness a sudden surge in the country, Masaan movie producer Manish Mundra has pledged his support to arrange as many as 70 ventilators to push back against what has become a national epidemic.

Mundra took to Twitter to announce that he has earmarked a whopping Rs 3 crores for securing as many as 70 ventilators. He also added that he is looking to connect with Scanray from Mysore for getting the supplies and sought help from his followers to connect him with the organisation.

In addition, Mundra added that he will also start identifying the hospitals which will need help as cases of coronavirus swell across the country. Mundra identified Bangalore, Cochin, Jaipur, Deoghar, Jodhpur and Mumbai as possible cities where the procured ventilators are to be set up.

“We will start looking to identify the hospitals. Will need help on that too. This is to be done in war-footing. Cities in my mind for setting up these ventilators are Bangalore/Cochin/ Jaipur/ Mumbai/ Jodhpur/ Deoghar,” Mundra tweeted.

The coronavirus cases in India are steadily on the rise. Today, the country reported its 300th confirmed coronavirus case. The government authorities are scrambling to thwart the disease which is known to spread at an alarming rate once it evolves into community transmission stage. Sweeping strictures have been put in place by local and state government in certain cities and localities which have a likelihood of turning into hotspots for the dissemination of the virus.

As India braces for an onslaught of the coronavirus cases, hospitals across the country are facing a grim reality: There are not enough ventilators around to treat the patients if the virus goes full throttle. Against this backdrop, Mundra has extended his assistance to help the medical institutions across the country to cope up with the imminent public health crisis.

Mundra has been a paragon of a responsible citizen, acutely aware of his civic responsibility and standing up to the cause when required. Earlier, he had donated Rs 10 lakhs to BJP leader Kapil Mishra’s call for crowdfunding for the rehabilitation of Hindu victims who had lost their loved ones, their commercial and residential places ravaged in the vicious anti-CAA riots in Delhi in February 2020.

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