BHOPAL: An FIR was registered against Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Sunday for allegedly creating panic over the coronavirus pandemic through his remarks, a police official said.
The case against him was registered based on a complaint lodged by Bhopal BJP district president Sumeet Pachouri and two BJP MLAs- Vishwas Sarang and Rameshwar Sharma-, among others, he said.
Nath, a former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, was charged under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) of the IPC and section 54 (making or circulating a false alarm or warning as to disaster or its severity or magnitude, leading to panic) of National Disaster Management Act 2005, the official said.
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The U.N. Security Council urged a restoration of calm in full in its first statement on the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The U.S. had previously blocked the council from issuing a statement calling for an end to the conflict, arguing that doing so would hinder its diplomatic efforts
The U.N. said Friday that it released $22.5 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The U.N. Security Council on Saturday called for a full adherence to the cease-fire in Gaza and urged immediate humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians in its first statement on the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas.
COVID-19 vaccination: Centre should put out district-wise data of daily inoculations, says Congress
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New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday claimed there is shortage of vaccines in the country and asked the Centre to put out district-wise data of those inoculated as state-wise data hides many facts.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took a swipe at the prime minister, alleging that he is arrogant. One there is a pandemic, on top of that the leader is arrogant, he said in a tweet in Hindi, while citing a media report quoting a top official of Covishield maker Serum Institute that WHO guidelines on vaccine sticks were not followed while announcing the vaccine.