Scoop: White House fears political fallout from pipeline hack
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The gas may be flowing again, but the White House is more worried than it s letting on about the potential fallout of the Colonial Pipeline hack that caused fuel shortages and triggered price increases, Axios has learned.
Behind the scenes: Senior Biden officials are acutely sensitive to the images of lines outside gas stations before Memorial Day the typical launch to the summer driving season. Republicans also are jumping on the bandwagon, suggesting Joe Biden is a modern-day Jimmy Carter.
Inflation seeping into the public consciousness and checkbook is giving legs to the attack.
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MUMBAI: Congress MLA from Bandra (East) Zeeshan Siddique has demanded that the BMC must allow bikes and auto rickshaws into drive-in vaccination centres.
“Many drive-in vaccination centres are being opened in Mumbai which is a positive step but many Mumbaikars don’t have the luxury of owning a car and so I have written to the BMC Commissioner to allow citizens on bikes & rickshaws also to get vaccinated following Covid norms!” Zeeshan tweeted on Thursday.
Following the success of its first drive-in vaccination centre within a civic parking lot in Dadar, the BMC had decided to set up one such facility for citizens above 60 years of age in the other six administrative zones too.
Chhattisgarh stops major construction projects, cancels tenders for new assembly building
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Last Updated: May 13, 2021, 03:47 PM IST
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The BJP has attacked the Congress over the construction of the new assembly and chief minister s residence in Chhattisgarh, after the opposition party hit out at the Modi government for carrying on the construction of the Central Vista project in Delhi.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel
In view of a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Chhattisgarh government on Thursday cancelled tenders for the construction of the new assembly building and also stopped work on major projects in the state. It has also decided to take more stringent measures to prevent the infection from spreading.
New guidelines of Maharashtra govt for truck drivers will cripple supply of essential commodities, says AIMTC
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New guidelines of Maharashtra govt for truck drivers will cripple supply of essential commodities, says AIMTCBy
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The new guidelines issued on May 12 say: “In the case of cargo carriers, not more than two people (Driver + Cleaner/ helper) may be allowed to travel in the same. If these cargo carriers are originating from outside the state, these may be allowed to enter into the state with a negative RTPCR test which will have to be issued from upto a maximum of 48 hours before the time of entry into Maharashtra and which will be valid for 7 days.”