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By Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Dr Arjun Kumar, Sunidhi Agarwal, Nikhil Jacob The exodus of migrant workers to their home states due to loss of livelihood in the wake of the Covid-19 induced lockdown was unprecedented. It brought unimaginable hardship to these city makers who thrived on the low paid and unstable jobs provided by their foster cities. The pandemic exposed the ill-preparedness of the urban spaces in handling such a crisis. This is corroborated by data which shows that the urban are...

Revenue officials, frontline workers to be vaccinated in next phase Updated: Updated: Health officials say they are awaiting a communication from government Share Article AAA Health officials say they are awaiting a communication from government Madurai With the COVID-19 vaccination currently under way for healthcare workers in the district, preparations are under way to start vaccination for revenue officials and other frontline workers in the next phase. Deputy Director of Health Services K....

Human rights of Rohingiyas: Livelihood crisis amidst climate uncertainty An Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI) note* on web policy discussion on No-Land’s Man: The Human Rights of Rohingyas”: Every human being holds some fundamental rights which is called human rights as enshrined in the international legal framework and globally endorsed legal system. The UN Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948 says that everyone is entitled to all rights and freedom outlined in this decla...

Gulf News | Bindu Rai | Jay Hilotin DUBAI: Do you remember the last time you went to the cinema? How about the film you most recently watched on a video streaming? The pandemic has kicked up a seismic shift in viewership trends. Streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Starzplay, Disney+ and more have seen a surge in numbers as traditional avenues of entertainment struggle to return to normalcy. At the peak of the pandemic, many skipped the theatres last year to se...

UAE residents with a passion for the screen could get a chance to be a part of an anthology film being created by Dubai-based movie producer Arjun Kumar. Kumar is inviting people of all nationalities and backgrounds to send in stories — whether fictional or based on real life — that he says will be enacted by established actors as six short stories. The founder of Mumbai-based Anthem Entertainment spoke to Gulf News about why he was inspired to showcase stories written by and about regular ...

Updated: A mock exercise of beneficiary ‘developing adverse effects after vaccination’ held Share Article AAA Dean J. Sangumani oversees dry run for COVID-19 vaccination held in Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on Friday.   | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy A mock exercise of beneficiary ‘developing adverse effects after vaccination’ held A dry run for COVID-19 vaccination was completed at five centres in Madurai district on Friday to assess preparedness and identify areas of problems a...

Test results of nine others are still awaited, says official Two more persons, who had travelled from the United Kingdom to Madurai, had tested positive for COVID-19, said Deputy Director of Health Services K.V. Arjun Kumar. Following the rapid spread of a new variant of the novel coronavirus in the U.K., Health Department officials across the State are strictly monitoring and testing all those who have travelled from the U.K. Dr. Arjun Kumar said that the State government had given a second l...

Vigil stepped up at Madurai airport Dr KV Arjun Kumar. “As many as 60 Madurai residents who returned from UK in the last 10 days would be traced and would be put under home isolation,” he added. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service MADURAI:  The district health department has stepped up vigil at Madurai airport, and those who return from UK have to undergo mandatory Covid test at the airport, said Deputy Director of Health Services. Dr KV Arjun Kumar. “As many a...

Woman who married Dalit man killed, buried on family farm by brothers: cops According to the police, Chandnis brothers Sunil (32), Sushil (28) and Sudhir (26) met her in Delhi on November 17 and took her back home to Mainpuri. On November 20, she was shot dead, allegedly by her brothers, who then buried the body in the farm, the police said. Updated: December 13, 2020 8:24:54 am Chandni Kashyap and Arjun Kumar The Delhi Police has arrested a 32-year-old man ...