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BHUBANESWAR: Amid the consistent surge in Covid cases, the state government is likely to take a call on the extension of the lockdown in Odisha after the all-party meeting scheduled to be held on Monday. The current lockdown came into effect on May 5 and will remain in force until May 19.
Despite the state government’s claim that the lockdown has helped contain the spread of the virus, Odisha has been reporting 10,000 to 12,000 new positive cases daily for the past several days. Khurda district, of which Bhubaneswar is a part, has the highest positivity rate of 37.5% even as the situation in western Odisha districts has slightly improved.
Congress targets govt over resignation of noted virologist Shahid Jameel
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Last Updated: May 17, 2021, 05:52 PM IST
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Synopsis The resignation of Dr. Shahid Jameel, one of India s best virologists, is really sad. Modi Sarkar has no place for professionals who can speak their mind freely without fear or favour, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted.
Days after pointing out that scientists are facing stubborn resistance to evidence-based policymaking , Jameel quit as the head of INSACOG, a central government panel that conducts genome sequencing of coronavirus.
The Congress hit out at the Centre on Monday over the resignation of noted virologist Shahid Jameel from a national panel on genome sequencing of coronavirus, alleging that there is no place for professionals in this government.
SRINAGAR: The Congress and People s Conference leaders have accused the J&K administration of discrepancy in the distribution of the vaccines between Kashmir and Jammu divisions.
The allegations come amid a paucity of doses in the Valley, which has resulted in slow rollout of the vaccination programme.
People s Conference leader Basharat Bukhari claimed that just two hundred people were getting vaccinated across Kashmir on average over the last several days and in contrast, vaccines are being administered in the Jammu region in full swing.
A senior officer involved in the immunisation programme refuted the charges and said that equal distribution of the vaccine doses was taking place in both Kashmir and Jammu divisions. This, even though Kashmiris were initially reluctant to take the jab over fear of side effects.
Salman Khurshid said that the should not accept the pessimistic view that it has lost too much ground and it cannot now regain.
BENGALURU: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid wants his party to think big like the BJP, and refuse to accept pessimistic view that the outfit has now become too small, weak and cannot regain its lost ground. One take-away that I have from (West) Bengal and Assam (Assembly elections) is: You should never, never accept that you are too small, you are too weak and that you can t make it big in a particular region or State , he told PTI in an interview on Monday.
I m discussing it, will let you know..no decision has been taken yet., B S Yediyurappa told reporters in response to a question on extending the lockdown and announcing a package. (TOI)
BENGALURU: Discussions are on regarding extending the lockdown in Karnataka, but no decision has been taken yet on the matter, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Monday, as the State battles the second wave of Covid-19. I m discussing it, will let you know..no decision has been taken yet., Yediyurappa told reporters in response to a question on extending the lockdown and announcing a package.
Though the state is currently under complete lockdown till May 24, several leaders, including ministers, have expressed themselves in favour of extending it.