West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury tests positive for COVID-19
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Last Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 09:32 PM IST
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Chowdhury, who is one of the key campaigners of the Congress-ISF-Left alliance in the ongoing assembly elections, said he would continue to campaign through virtual platforms.
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Congress leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection.
Chowdhury, the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, said he will continue to campaign for the West Bengal assembly polls through virtual mode.
The sixth phase of the state polls is due on Thursday.
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RANCHI: The Jharkhand government on Tuesday announced a weeklong Swasth Suraksha Saptah (health week), an equivalent to statewide lockdown from 6 am of April 22 till 6 am of April 26 to check the exponential growth of Covid-19 cases in the state.
However, personnel working with essential services will be out of the purview of the restrictions.
After holding an extensive meeting of top officials over the Covid-19 situation, chief minister Hemant Soren said in a video message, Considering the rising number of Covid-19 cases, it is imperative to break the chain of infection. Our focus has been on giving equal importance to the lives of people and their livelihood. After thorough discussions, we have decided to impose the Swasth Suraksha Saptah from 6 am of April 22 till 6 am of April 29. I appeal to all residents to continue following appropriate Covid-safety protocols.
Addressing an election rally at Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur district, the TMC chief asserted that West Bengal will be run only by a Bengal engine government and not by Modi s double-engine .
BALURGHAT: Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the second Covid-19 wave in the country and its management is a Modi-made disaster .
Addressing an election rally at Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur district, the TMC chief asserted that West Bengal will be run only by a Bengal engine government and not by Modi s double-engine . The second Covid wave is more intense. I would say this is a Modi-made disaster. There are no injections or oxygen. Vaccines and medicines are being shipped abroad even as there is a scarcity of these items in the country, she told the rally.
Congress asks Maharastra BJP to take responsibility of Nashik tanker leak incident ANI | Updated: Apr 21, 2021 15:30 IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): Congres party on Wednesday demanded an enquiry into the oxygen tanker leak incident at Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital in Maharashtra s Nashik district in which 22 people have died and asked the state unit of BJP to take responsibility for the tragedy. We demand enquiry into the tragedy at Nasik s Zakir Hussain Hospital. Anyone who is responsible must be brought to books, said Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant.
He said the hospital is managed by Nasik Corporation which is under MaharashtraBJP s rule.