20.04.21

Haryana: DRDO to set up 500-bed Covid-19 hospitals in Hisar and Panipat

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The DEFENCE Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will establish two hospitals of 500 beds each in Hisar and Panipat districts of Haryaa to cater to the need of Covid-19 patients.

Health minister Anil Vij said that defense minister Rajnath Singh has already directed the DRDO to execute the project at the earliest.

Meanwhile, Vij also claimed to have tightened noose around black Marketing of Remedisaver drug.

He said that there are only two depots of this drug which are under direct monitoring of the food and drug administration officials.

Procurement of HD 2967 variety of wheat smooth in Punjab: Minister

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Punjab food and civil supplies minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said on Sunday that procurement of wheat variety HD 2967 was going on smoothly throughout the state.

He termed news reports about HD 2967 wheat variety not being purchased in Malwa belt as baseless. Ashu said this variety was being cultivated by farmers for many years and it had also been approved by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana. He maintained that every procurement agency was procuring this variety.

The food supplies minister made it clear that the (Fci) had not refused to procure any wheat variety. According to him, 750 quintals of HD 2967 wheat variety was purchased at Dhammu (Mansa) mandi on April 16 and 4,500 quintals was purchased in this centre on April 17. Ashu reiterated the commitment of the State Government to purchase farmers entire produce.

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday directed that all the ongoing tourism projects should be completed in stipulated time period and special focus must be laid on those projects which are nearing completion.

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The Chief Minister was presiding over a meeting of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Board here,

He directed the officers for expediting the work on all the major ropeways viz Dharamshala-Mcleodgang, Palchan-Rohtang, Aadi Himani-Chamunda, Sri Anandpur Sahib-Shri Nainadevi etc.

He also directed the officers to effectively pursue FCA cases so that work on various tourism projects could be taken up soon.

While reviewing various projects, Thakur said that work must also be expedited on north and south portal alongside Atal Tunnel Rohtang, as the tunnel has emerged as the major tourist attraction.

Apart from this, Convention Centre at Kyarighat is coming up at a cost of Rs 29.90 crore and would be completed by September this year. Art and Craft village is being developed on 44 bigha land near Kandaghat village for which FCA approval is underway. This would prove an attractive destination for the tourists as both these projects are on the major national highway between Kalka-Shimla.

Uttarakhand forms panel to address problems faced by Van Gujjar community

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Uttarakhand forest department on Tuesday formed a nine-member committee, headed by principal secretary (social welfare department) and chief conservator of forest and wildlife, to tackle the issues related to Van Gujjar community in Uttarakhand.

This came a month after the Uttarakhand directed the State Government to reconstitute the committee formed to look into the problems faced by this tribal community living in the hill state.

Uttar Pradesh government schools closed but 1.5 crore beneficiaries to get grains, funds

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With schools closed yet again due to the second wave of Covid-19, the Uttar Pradesh government has instructed all the basic shiksha adhikaris to provide funds and grains to the beneficiaries.

The midday meal initiative, which aims at increasing the student enrolment and attendance in schools, will be used to help the poor – as it was done in the previous year. The parents of over 1.5 crore students studying in UP government schools will now be given grains and food allowance for the period the schools remain shut.

This comes in the backdrop of the decision taken by the government to provide the families of over 1.5 crore students studying in the schools with the conversion cost and food grains till the schools reopen.

Jharkhand CM seeks help from military docs, infra to battle Covid surge

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Chief ministerHemantSoren wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to assign doctors and paramedics, who are working in the military and central paramilitary forces deployed inJharkhand, for Covid management in the state.

A large number of central paramilitary forces like CRPF and SSB have been deployed in Jharkhand to tackle extremism and several doctors and paramedics work in these forces. There are two military hospitals in Ranchi and Ramgarh.

Farm labour crunch hits agriculture; industry

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The farm labour crunch has hit harvesting season as migrants are making their way back to their native states again fearing another lockdown in the Tricity. Again, factory owners and farmers are grappling with labour crunch.

The exodus this time is said to be driven by fear of being trapped in place due to another lockdown and panchayat in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Chhattisgarh: 70% vaccination, herd immunity will flatten the curve, says doctors

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Chhattisgarhs total Covid-related fatalities and deaths linked to various comorbidities since the outbreak of the virus have breached 5,900-mark. 170 Covid deaths were reported on Sunday alone, which is the highest single day death toll reported during the last 24 hours.

Based on the positivity rate of 30% in Chhattisgarh, the state’s Health minister had already said that the state’s active tally is likely to increase to 2,00,000 from 1,38,000, till April end.

Radio programme for women safety

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One-hour radio programme for awareness of Women safety would be organised by joint efforts of State Police and public relations department on Friday.

Under the Women’s Awareness Campaign ‘Samman’, a joint innovative effort of Madhya Pradesh Police and Public Relations Department is organising awareness programs for citizens of Bhopal on Radio Mirchi every Friday from 11 am to 12 noon.

The programme, organised on this Friday, April 23 from 11 to 12 noon, would focus on the harassment and molestation of women in public places.

In this programme, the experiences of the girls, stories of real heros, opinions of experts as well as the views of citizens would be discussed and shared.

Gujarat: Clear rules for Covid care under govt health schemes

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Public Health activists and a group of NGOs from Gujarat have appealed to the chief of Gujarat High Court to direct the State Government to ensure that relevant protocols for Maa Yojana or Ayushman Bharat Card holders are in place for Covid treatment following its April 15 directive.

In an affidavit filed on April 15, the Gujarat government had claimed that the two health schemes have been merged to provide medical treatment covering a wide spectrum of ailments including Covid-19 disease also. Apart from cities, a majority of the card beneficiaries are in rural areas and far-flung tribal talukas.