COVID-19: Kavitha steps up efforts to help citizens with emergencies
By News Desk| Published: 26th April 2021 1:25 pm IST TRS MLC and ex-MP K. Kavitha.
Hyderabad: With COVID-19 cases shooting up by the day, MLC and former Nizamabad member of Parliament (MP) K. Kavitha has ramped up her support line for the public. With families of patients desperate for medicine and oxygen beds/ventilators, Kavitha’s team is currently working in full swing to help anyone and everyone who requires assistance.
Last week, Kavitha posted on Twitter that anyone who requires assistance to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can contact her Hyderabad and Nizamabad offices on the following numbers: 040-23599999/8985699999/08462-250666 (NZ). “My team will be available round the clock for your service,” the former Nizamabad MP said. Citizens are urged to call those numbers and seek help from her team.
Kosuri Amarnath
He made invaluable services with regard to freedom of the press, rights and welfare of journalists during his 40-year stint in the profession
Senior journalist and former member of the Press Council of India (PCI), Kosuri Amarnath passed away on Tuesday due to COVID-19 complications at the Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here. He was 69 and is survived by his wife and son.
Affectionately called ‘Babai’ by his colleagues and juniors, he made invaluable services with regard to freedom of the press, rights and welfare of journalists during his 40-year stint in the profession. He was member of PCI for two terms representing Indian Journalists Union (IJU). Heading a PCI committee on attacks against journalists, he extensively toured across the country and submitted a detailed report in which he made out a case for the necessity of a separate statute for the safety of working journalists.
Tucked away in a corner on the eighth floor of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur outpatient block at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, people excitedly queue up next to a photo booth that proudly exclaims: ‘I got my Covid-19 vaccine today!’ Wearing green wrist bracelets that signify their vaccination status they pose happily for friends and families to have their pictures clicked. In another corner, nursing officers turn people away, asking them to come back the following day. “It is 4 pm and we are out of vials. We are seeing more people than we had anticipated,” says a nursing attendant to his associate.
Pandemic is tragedy but it is being turned into humour to make pain bearable
By M Somasekhar| Published: 15th March 2021 6:37 pm IST
‘Laughter is the best medicine,’ is one adage that has survived generations. And, it’s not without reason too.
Modern research is throwing light on how indulging in bouts of humour can bring down stress levels and uplift moods. Not just yours, but the people around.
In the ongoing Pandemic, stress and fear are weighing heavily on us. During 2020, COVID19 spread across the world and pushed humanity into a state of swinging between hope and despair. Yet, somewhere it also tickled the funny bone of the Homosapien and led to a bit of humour.
Read more about Covid vaccination: Hospitals await final word on price ahead of next phase on Business Standard. Self-registration for the 60-plus group opens on March 1; service charge at private hospitals may be capped at Rs 100 per jab