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: Saturday, April 17, 2021, 1:57 PM IST
Analysis: Here s what the Supreme Court and High Courts of India had to say this week
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This segment highlights the important issues of the Indian Legal System of the week objectively and with a magnified legal lens factually.
What Made Headlines In The Courts Across India This Week?
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[ISRO Espionage Case] The Supreme Court Bench directed the CBI to treat the Jain Committee Report as preliminary Inquiry Report & proceed further without making the Report Public in the ISRO Espionage Case. The development came after the panel appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the illegal arrest of Scientist
Only 274 ICU beds vacant as Delhi reports 24K new cases
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A record 169 deaths reported in 24 hours; active COVID cases near 70,000 mark
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COVID-19 vaccination in progress at a centre in Delhi during the weekend curfew on Saturday. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
A record 169 deaths reported in 24 hours; active COVID cases near 70,000 mark Delhi reported 24,375 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a health bulletin released by the Delhi government on Saturday.
The total number of cases stood at 8,27,998.
Out of the total 16,979 beds available for COVID-19 treatment, 74.8% were occupied. Significantly, 93.25% of the total 4,062 ICU beds are occupied and there were only 274 ICU beds vacant in Delhi on Saturday night, as per a government website.
Delhi government adds 718 new COVID-19 beds in 11 hospitals ANI | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 23:31 IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has added 718 new COVID-reserved beds in 11 hospitals.
This is the fourth time the Delhi government has increased the number of beds in hospitals in the last 15 days.
The total number of COVID-reserved beds in these hospitals has gone up to 5,221.
The number of ICU beds and ventilators have also been increased in hospitals.
There were 628 ventilators in these hospitals and 28 more ventilators have been added.
With the addition of 187 ICU beds, the total number of ICU beds in the national capital will reach 874.
A case of assault and sexual harassment under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused, who is still at large.