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Coronavirus scare: Indian Railways cancels all passenger trains upto 31st March

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Coronavirus scare: Indian Railways cancels all passenger trains upto 31st March

In an effort to contain the spread of Wuhan Coronavirus in the country, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains in the country till 31st March.

A notification issued by Indian Railways said that all passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium trains, Mail and Express trains, Passenger trains, Suburban trains, Kolkata Metro Rail, Konkan Railway etc will be cancelled till 31 March 2020.

Bare minimum numbers of suburban trains and Kolkata metro will operate till midnight on 22nd March. This includes suburban services in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Secunderbad, along with Kolkata Metro.

The trains which have already started their journey before 4 AM on 22nd March, will run upto their respective destinations. Railways will make adequate arrangements for the passengers in such trains during the journey and also at their destination stations.

The movement of good trains will continue on the Indian Railway network, to maintain the availability of essential items across the country.

Railways have also waived cancellation charges for travellers, and people who had booked tickets will be able to avail full refund for tickets of cancelled trains upto 21st June.

Coronavirus Scare: Rajasthan, Punjab governments order complete down till March 31, only essential services to remain open

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Coronavirus Scare: Rajasthan, Punjab governments order complete down till March 31, only essential services to remain open

On Saturday night, the Rajasthan Government announced a complete lockdown of the State until March 31 in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.

During the lockdown, only essential services and medical facilities will remain open to the public. Government and private offices will cease to continue their operations. Malls, shops, factories and public transport across the State will also remain closed during the said period. The borders of Rajasthan with other States shall be sealed.

“No worker will be laid off from any factory during the lockdown. Labourers will be entitled to leaves with wages. The State government is with the people in this hour of crisis. Every possible step will be taken to protect the people and defeat the coronavirus ”, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was quoted as saying.

The Punjab Government headed by Captain Amarinder Singh has also imposed a lockdown in the state till 31st March to check the spread of Covid-19. During the lockdown period, all essential public services will continue, and shops selling essential items such as food, medicines, will remain open.

Shops, Commercial establishments selling non-essential items will remain closed while factories involved in the manufacture of essential items will remain operational.

Yesterday CM Captain Amarinder Singh had announced an immediate relief of Rs 3,000 each for all the registered construction workers in the state. The money would be transferred to the bank accounts of the workers by Monday.

Earlier, the Odisha Government had ordered a complete lockdown of five districts and seven towns from the 22nd of March to the 29th in the wake of the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown began at 7 a.m. on Sunday and continue till 9 p.m. the Sunday after. Only essential items and services will remain open during this period.

Hospitals, clinics, medical shops, grocery shops, restaurants (only takeaways and home delivery), vegetables, meat and milk shops/bread and bakery, Railways, Bus Stand, Airports and public transport will remain open. Administration, Police, Health, Fire, ODRAF, Electricity, Water, Municipal Services, Banks, ATMs and Petrol Pumps will remain open along with the private establishments that support these services or are linked to the fight against the Wuhan Coronavirus.

The total positive cases for Covid-19 has risen to 324 in the country, out of which 296 are active cases. 6 persons have died from the disease so far in the country, with two added on Sunday, one in Maharashtra and another in Bihar.

Qatar returned 38-year-old in Patna dies while getting treated for kidney ailments, tested positive for Coronavirus after death

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Qatar returned 38-year-old in Patna dies while getting treated for kidney ailments, tested positive for Coronavirus after death

In the first case of death being reported from Eastern India, one person has died in Patna, Bihar who was tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus. While one person has died, another has been tested positive, reported Hindustan Times.

The person who has died is a 38-year-old man which makes this case even more significant since he is not a senior citizen. It is also being reported that the patient who died had returned from Qatar before being tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus.

“A 38-year-old man, who had come back from Qatar, has died of Covid-19,” Dr Pradeep Das, director of Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, said. Reportedly, the man who had a travel history to Qatar had landed in Patna from Kolkata two days back and died in RMRI yesterday.

Speaking to OpIndia, an AIIMS doctor confirmed that the man died of Kidney failure. According to him, the positive result of the Coronavirus test came after his death. He said whether the death was due to kidney failure and the extent to which Coronavirus contributed to the death will be confirmed only after an autopsy is conducted. The doctor has confirmed that the man had travelled to Patna for kidney treatment and tested positive for Coronavirus only after his death.

The death of the 38-year-old man takes the death toll from the Wuhan Coronavirus in India to 6. Earlier today, an elderly man had succumbed to the virus in Maharashtra. Reportedly, his wife had also tested positive. The death of the elderly man was the 5th death in India and the second in Maharashtra alone.

India has recorded a jump in the Wuhan Coronavirus cases. The Union Health Ministry said on Sunday that the number of positive cases in India is up to 324.

Anti-CAA protestors continue to defy Janata Curfew as they continue to stage protests: Details of shocking irresponsibility

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Anti-CAA protestors continue to defy Janata Curfew as they continue to stage protests: Details of shocking irresponsibility

As the people across the country observed Janata Curfew on Sunday, the anti-CAA protestors continued to sit near Clock Tower in Lucknow to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, defying the call given by Prime Minister Modi to observe Janata Curfew on Sunday to control the spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus.

This reckless behaviour comes at a time when the entire country has decided to self-isolate themselves to honour Prime Minister Modi’s call to observe Janata Curfew on Sunday.

In a similar act, the anti-India protestors at the Shaheen Bagh have also decided to defy PM Modi’s call and have decided to continue the protests. However, the protestors have claimed that less than 10 people will be attending the protest. The protestors have placed their shoes on cots to mark their presence and continue the symbolic protest.

Meanwhile, the ‘protesters’ at Shaheen Bagh have also claimed that a petrol bomb was hurled nearby the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest site on Sunday.

In a shocking case of apathy in the face of a global pandemic, 50 women will continue to stage an indefinite sit-in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Park Circus Maidan in Kolkata, defying the call of Janata Curfew in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

An unprecedented shutdown has commenced across India on Sunday morning after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for a ‘Janata curfew’ to help check the spread of Wuhan Coronavirus. The citizens of the country overwhelmingly supported Prime Minister’s idea of self-imposed curfew which was evident by the empty streets across the country.

However, certain elements under the guise of protesting against CAA have descended on the streets at a time the global epidemic Wuhan Coronavirus is creating a scare across the country. With these anti-CAA protestors continue to expose themselves to the deadly virus, they are also enabling the community transmission to occur, which could create a massive health crisis in the country with thousands of getting contracted with the COVID-19.

Four-and-a-half-year-old initially suspected to be the first case of coronavirus in Assam tests negative

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Four-and-a-half-year-old initially suspected to be the first case of coronavirus in Assam tests negative

A 4.5-year-old infant who initially was suspected of contracting the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus has now tested negative in the second confirmatory test that was conducted at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH). The girl hails from Pulibor area in Jorhat district of Assam. The story came to light after Assam Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared the update on the story on Twitter. Currently, Assam has no live cases of coronavirus.

Earlier, following the initial test, Deputy Commissioner (Jorhat) Roshni Aparanji Korati had said that the result was positive. She also informed that the girl’s family had travelled from Bihar to Mariani in Jorhat via train on March 19. Health authorities brought the girl to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital after she showed symptoms of the Wuhan Coronavirus. Following the second confirmatory test, it is now clear that the infant has not contracted the deadly virus.

The outbreak of the Wuhan has infected 315 people in India alone. The pandemic has given way to hoardings and sale of protective medical equipment at exorbitant prices. Earlier, an FIR was 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 5th death related to the Wuhan Coronavirus has been reported. The patient was a 56-year-old man who succumbed to Coronavirus. While this is the 5th death in India, it is the 2nd death in Maharashtra relating to the Coronavirus.

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.

Wuhan Coronavirus claims 5th life in India: 63 year old​ man breathes his last

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Wuhan Coronavirus claims 5th life in India: 63 year old​ man breathes his last

The Wuhan Coronavirus has created havoc globally with over 3,00,000 cases and 12,948 deaths as of last evening. Amidst the global pandemic, India has taken strict measures to limit the country’s exposure by closing down its borders, International travel and even the Prime Minister calling for a voluntary Junta Curfew today on the 22nd of March 2020. Several states like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are under partial lockdown. Now, the fifth death has been confirmed in India due to the WuhanCoronavirus, from the state of Maharashtra.

According to India Today, a 63-year-old man has succumbed to the Wuhan Coronavirus in Maharashtra, taking India’s death toll to 5. This is the second death in Maharashtra alone.

Reportedly, the 63-year-old man was admitted to the HN Reliance Hospital on the 21st of March.

“The patient had a chronic history of diabetes, high blood pressure and iichemic heart disease and he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) leading to death,” a government spokesperson said. The patient’s wife was also tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus.

Along with the death of a patient in Maharashtra, India Today reports that 10 new cases of the Wuhan Coronavirus have come to light in the state of Maharashtra that is now under partial lockdown.

Out of the 12 cases, 8 were people who had travel history outside of India, but there were 4 cases who got infected with the Wuhan Coronavirus after coming in contact with other infected patients.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday that all workplaces in major cities in Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Pune, will remain closed till March 31.

Read: Empty streets, public transportation closed as citizens overwhelmingly support PM Modi’s call for ‘Janata Curfew’ to fight the Wuhan Coronavirus

The shutdown will be applicable in Mumbai, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nagpur, Thackeray said.

Government offices will operate at 25 per cent attendance, he said. Maharashtra so far has 52 coronavirus positive cases, while one Covid-19 patients died in Mumbai this week. Thackeray said maximum number of patients were from these cities and had travelled abroad.

In a televised address, Thackeray said only essential services will remain open which include food, milk and medicines. Banks will remain functional, Thackeray said. The attendance in government offices will be brought down to 25 per cent from the present 50 per cent on a rotation basis as announced earlier, he had said.

As on 21st March 2020, 10:45 PM, there were 315 confirmed cases of the Wuhan Coronavirus in India. Of the 315 confirmed cases, 22 were cured and discharged and 4 patients had lost their lives. India had screened 14,90303 passengers at airports travelling from other affected countries. With the death of the 63-year-old man, the death toll has now gone up to 5.

Empty streets, public transportation closed as citizens overwhelmingly support PM Modi’s call for ‘Janata Curfew’ to fight the Wuhan Coronavirus

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Empty streets, public transportation closed as citizens overwhelmingly support PM Modi’s call for ‘Janata Curfew’ to fight the Wuhan Coronavirus

An unprecedented shutdown commenced across India on Sunday morning after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for a ‘Janata curfew’ to help check the spread of Wuhan Coronavirus. The citizens of the country overwhelmingly supported Prime Minister’s idea of self-imposed curfew which was evident by the empty streets across the country.

The ‘Janata curfew’ started at 7 am on Sunday and people have largely kept themselves indoors as part of the social distancing exercise to stop the spread of the virus. The ‘Janata Curfew’ will end at 9 pm. 

PM Modi in his national address had urged citizens to stay indoors from 7 am to 9 pm, a move that he said would be a crucial test for a country to assess its abilities to fight the pandemic.

On Sunday, roads were seen empty, public transport and markets closed across the country as millions of the citizens decided to put themselves under a 14-hour long voluntary curfew today to limit the fast-spreading coronavirus epidemic in the country.

Streets of Kolkata wore an empty look and public places remained deserted on Sunday as the “Janata curfew” kicked in.

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Deserted roads were seen in Maharashtra’s Nagpur as citizens chose to support PM Modi’s call for the ‘Janata Curfew’.

Metro rail services in the national capital were also closed today in view of Janata Curfew.

The iconic Majestic bus station in the Bengaluru looked totally deserted on the count of self-imposed isolation by the citizens of the garden city on Sunday. Addition to the BMTC buses, for the first time in nine years, the entire Bengaluru Metro network will remain shut the whole of Sunday.

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Similar scenes were at the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as people chose to stay inside their homes to support Prime Minister Modi’s call.

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Janata Curfew is also underway in Chennai on Sunday as Coronavirus cases in the country stood at 315.

Meghalaya’s Shillong observes Janata Curfew in order to control the spread of COVID-19.

COVID-19 cases in India rose to 315 Saturday after more than 60 fresh cases were reported in various parts of the country, the Union Health Ministry said. “Total number of confirmed cases so far in the country as on 21 March including foreign nationals is 315,” the Health Ministry said late Saturday.

TMC politician shares old picture of over​crowded railway station to allege mishandling of Coronavirus: Here is the truth

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TMC politician shares old picture of over​crowded railway station to allege mishandling of Coronavirus: Here is the truth

The Wuhan Coronavirus has created a havoc globally with over 3,00,000 cases and 12,948 deaths as of last evening. Amidst the global pandemic, India has taken strict measures to limit the country’s exposure by closing down its borders, International travel and even the Prime Minister calling for a voluntary Junta Curfew today on the 22nd of March 2020. Several states like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are under partial lockdown. As the world tries to battle the pandemic, some politicians were busy indulging in spreading fake news to create panic. One such politician was Dinesh Trivedi of Mamata Banerjee ruled TMC.

On the 21st of March, a day before the citizens of India prepared to go into voluntary shut down for a day, Dinesh Trivedi shared an image that showed an over-crowded railway station. By sharing the picture, Dinesh Trivedi alleged that India’s preparation to tackle the Wuhan Coronavirus is not adequate.

Tweet by TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi alleging mishandling of Wuhan Coronavirus

Dinesh Trivedi tweeted, “oh God ,this is how we are going to combat corona virus ? If this breaks out in our villages then we are in for BIG BIG trouble. How stupid (sic)”

The photograph was of the Dadar railway station. Interestingly, even in the image shared by Dinesh Trivedi, a strip towards the lower end of the picture indicated that it was a stock image from Alamy.

Read: WB govt orders rice and potato distribution at schools on Sunday, BJP alleges deliberate move to defy Janta Curfew called by PM

When we went to Alamy, we found the exact picture that was tweeted by Dinesh Trivedi.

Image from website Alamy that was used by Dinesh Trivedi to allege mishandling of coronavirus threat

The image ID of the one shared by Dinesh Trivedi from was ETDCJP in the Alamy stock.

After it was pointed out, Dinesh Trivedi deleted his misleading tweet, and provided a bizarre explanation. He said that he had taken the picture from NDTV, thereby accusing that NDTV had shown a stock image in its news report. Later he posted screenshots of TV reports which showed large crowds at Railway stations in Mumbai and Pune yesterday.

Several people mocked him for trusting NDTV, which has a history of peddling lies.

Before deleting, the tweet had several retweets and likes and the misinformation which was spread, travelled far and wide before it was deleted. In fact, even journalist Pallavi Ghosh, who is known to be close to the Congress party had shared the tweet with exasperation.

Tweet by journalist Pallavi Ghosh

While it is the job of a journalist to verify facts before spreading misinformation, especially at the time of crisis, nobody would accuse journalists like Pallavi Ghosh of being a responsible journalist.

As on 21st March 2020, 10:45 PM, there were 315 confirmed cases of the Wuhan Coronavirus in India. Of the 315 confirmed cases, 22 were cured and discharged and 4 patients had lost their lives. India had screened 14,90303 passengers at airports travelling from other affected countries.

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.

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