Chandigarh: People in khaki fought the virus valiantly
The pandemic allowed the gap between the police and the general public to be bridged Updated: December 29, 2020 9:16:03 am
Inspector Narinder Patial at Bapu Dham Colony, which saw the most number of coronavirus cases (Express Photo)
The Year of the coronaviruspandemic has not been easy on the men and women in khaki. They not only enforced the Covid-19 protocol in the Tricity, but also battled the virus.
Constable Suman Kumari, one of the first UT police officer deputed on the frontline, was also the first to get infected with this virus on May 12. Since then, almost 197 police personnel including one IPS officer, four Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP), 37 Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASIs), five sub inspectors, four inspectors, 36 head constables (HCs) and 103 constables have contracted the coronavirus while performing their duty.
“In the face of unconstitutional claims to self-proclaim term extensions that are not warranted, we trust that the justice system will do its job with an iron fist,” Maduro said in a state television appearance with members of the military.
The parliament’s move to extend its term comes as dozens of legislators facing criminal investigation for alleged crimes like treason have fled the country. Others have expressed unwillingness to continue serving in congress due to what they describe as persecution the government.
Guaido labels Maduro a corrupt dictator who has overseen the economic collapse of the once-prosperous OPEC nation.
Asked how long would the IIM-A wait before going back to the restoration plan, D’Souza said, “We would wait and continue trying for at least two-three years. After which you have to admit the failure and take this as a last call. Though it would be a pathetic call to make.”
Curtis, in two letters to D’Souza, dated December 17 and December 20, which he shared with The Indian Express on Monday, suggested that “some or all of these dorms can serve other purposes in the life of the institution”.
Expressing “shock and dismay” over the plans to replace 18 dorms with new buildings, Kahn’s children wrote, “the buildings in question are the heart of our father’s universally acknowledged masterpiece at IIMA”. They also asked D’Souza to engage with them “at this critical time”.
High Court allows medical termination of pregnancy: ‘Courts need to have larger perspective of human sufferings’
The petitioner, a couple from Chandigarh, had approached the High Court, seeking permission to abort the foetus. December 29, 2020 9:10:11 am
The Bench allowed the petitioners to get the foetus aborted subject to advice of the specialised medical professionals conducting abortion as per provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. (Representational Image)
Observing that “courts in their endeavour to do justice need not function in a narrow straitjacket manner and need to have larger perspective of the human sufferings”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed a couple to get their foetus aborted subject to advice of expert medical professionals.
OTT must duck formula trap: Pankaj Tripathi
His comment, coming at the end of a year that saw the Hindi film industry embroiled in a debate about nepotism, was made at the Express eAdda on Monday, where the actor was in conversation with national features editor Devyani Onial and the Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta. Updated: December 29, 2020 1:26:43 pm
Pankaj Tripathi will be seen next in ZEE5 film Kaagaz.
“Bollywood, in my personal opinion, is a very democratic space… I could never have believed that an actor who looks like me could have played the protagonist in a Hindi film, like I do in Kaagaz, my upcoming film. This was not possible 10-15 years ago. On a film set everyone, from the hero to the lightman and makeup artist, they are all equal,” said actor Pankaj Tripathi.