Devotees in Shuklapur village have been offering prayers at the bright yellow shrine where they have placed their idol of 'Corona Mata', since they erected it this week.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityansth on Monday slammed the opposition leaders for spreading misinformation to instill fear in the public regarding Covid vaccine. He said that the opposition leaders were hesitant about taking the vaccine and called it BJP s vaccine when the vaccination driv
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Yogi Adityanath, the saffron dhari CM of UP, believes that everything in his state is hunky-dory
Like the proverbial pigeon that closes its eyes and believes that the cat has gone, Adityanath thinks that if he closes his eyes all the miseries that people in his state are facing will disappear. (Photo: PTI)
Yogi Adityanath, the saffron dhari CM of UP, believes that everything in his state is hunky-dory. There is no shortage of oxygen, hospital beds, ventilators, essential medicines. Those who say there is are criminals in league with black marketeers and anti-social elements and must be dealt with stringently under the law. Like the proverbial pigeon that closes its eyes and believes that the cat has gone, Adityanath thinks that if he closes his eyes all the miseries that people in his state are facing will disappear.
A municipal worker sanitizes an area in Prayagraj on Monday
LUCKNOW: With over 33,000 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, the number of active cases in Uttar Pradesh crossed the three-lakh mark on Monday. The state also recorded 249 Covid deaths on Monday. This translated to loss of life every six minute in the state.
According to the state health bulletin, 33,574 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, which took the state tally to above 11.2 lakh. Of these, 3,04,199 patients come under the active category, while a total of 8,04,563 patients have recovered.
Additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, Amit Mohan Prasad, said about 2.50 lakh active cases were under home isolation while 6,827 were undergoing treatment at private hospitals. Another 48,372 patients were being attended to at government hospitals and state medical colleges. He said that many patients were still in the queue for hospital admission.
India News: NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday held a meeting with Uttar Pradesh leaders to discuss the deteriorating situation in.