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In a special drive to get journalists inoculated on Saturday, scribes can carry their ID card and Aadhaar to get the jab.

COVID-19: Indian children orphaned by the pandemic The institute has included all those journalists who died after getting infected while covering news in the field or working in offices. These range from reporters at media organizations, stringers, freelancers, photojournalists and journalists. The states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi and Telangana account for most of the deaths. Treat journalists as frontline workers Journalists are particularly at risk of contracting the virus as ma...

SRINAGAR: Director Institute of Perception Studies and Rate The Debate New Delhi, Dr Kota Neelima has urged the Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha to provide free Covid-19 treatment for Media persons and their immediate families in private and government hospitals. Dr Kota has written a letter to LG Sinha, suggesting several measures and schemes to help media persons, who are also at the forefront, to fight the deadly Covid-19. “COVID-19 has claimed 219 lives of Media Persons acro...

Delhi still facing COVID-19 vaccine shortage; needs 3 crore doses, says Arvind Kejriwal Elaborating further on the COVID-19 vaccination drive in the national capital, Kejriwal exuded confidence that if the Delhi government receives 80-85 lakh doses per month, the inoculation process can be concluded within the set target of three months BusinessToday.In | May 8, 2021 | Updated 13:50 IST Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that a shortage o...

121 journalists in India died of Covid in 2021: Rate the Debate Campaign According to their data, four journalists died every day on average in the first six days of May. 08 May, 2021 At least 171 journalists have lost their lives to Covid-19 since April 2020, according to a list compiled by Rate The Debate Campaign, and initiated by the Institute of Perception Studies, Delhi. The list, updated on May 6, shows that 121 journalists died this year alone, with the most deaths, 90, taking place in...

Delhi govt to organise free mass vaccination drive for media employees The Delhi government on Friday announced that it will organise a mass vaccination drive to immunise all media employees against the Covid-19 infection. The state government will bear the cost of the vaccine jabs. advertisement UPDATED: May 7, 2021 20:00 IST Delhi government has announced that it will organise free mass vaccination camps for media employees | File photo from PTI The Delhi government on Friday announced that i...

JAMMU School authorities conduct thermal screening of a student in wake of COVID-19 in Srinagar on Monday, March 1, 2021. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur As Covid-19 cases continue to spike and breached the 3000 mark a day in the UT of J&K, authorities announced an 84-hour long corona curfew from Thursday evening to contain the contagion. In an attempt to break the chain, among various other measures, the historic Jamia Masjid and other major places of worship were closed again for congregation praye...

Hundreds of journalists have lost their lives in the pandemic. 04 May, 2021 - 03:45 PM IST     |     By indiantelevision.com Team     New Delhi: After Odisha, now Uttar Pradesh has declared journalists as frontline workers to be given priority in the ongoing vaccination drive and also directed authorities to allot separate centres for them where they can be inoculated. The new government formed in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal has also classified journalists as frontline workers, a day...

Governments must treat journalists as frontline corona warriors: WAPC © Provided by Mid-Day The World Association of Press Councils, an umbrella body of press councils and similar media organisations around the globe, called on governments to treat journalists as frontline corona warriors fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The WAPC, while observing the World Press Freedom Day, also asserted that journalists should be vaccinated on a priority basis so that they remain safe while doing their duty,...

In order to pay tribute and also commemorate journalists and highlight the difficulties they face while reporting the truth in todays scenario, every year World Press Freedom Day is celebrated