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By Aparna Alluri
image captionMr Modi held election rallies even as Covid cases spiked in India Modi leads India out of a lockdown and into a Covid apocalypse, declared a recent headline in the UK Sunday Times.
The Australian newspaper re-published the story with a scathing summary: Arrogance, hyper-nationalism and bureaucratic incompetence have combined to create a crisis of epic proportions, critics say, as India s crowd-loving PM basks while citizens literally suffocate.
It earned a rebuke from India, but there s no denying the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi s cherished image has taken a bad hit.
Stories from India s punishing second wave have dominated global news and social media feeds - people gasping to stay alive as they wait for critical care beds and treatment; desperate families scrambling for everything, from oxygen cylinders to a doctor s appointment; mass funeral pyres and parking lots turning into crematoriums to accommodate the rising numb
M.K. Stalin, who took charge as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Friday, approved a Rs 4,000 cash relief for every household with a ration card to soften the income losses caused by the pandemic and extended the state health insurance scheme to cover Covid treatment costs in private hospitals.
Arriving at the secretariat here after governor Banwarilal Purohit swore in the new DMK ministry headed by the chief minister and his council of 33 ministers at the Raj Bhavan, Stalin signed orders implementing the top-priority pre-poll promises of the DMK.
During the campaign, Stalin had said the 2.07 crore households that come under the public distribution system would each get a cash relief of Rs 4,000 from June 3, his late father K. Karunanidhi’s birthday. However, with the pandemic raging, the new chief minister directed that Rs 2,000 be paid to each family immediately as first instalment.
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Rowan Offers Incentives to Get Vaccinated
May 7, 6:15 a.m. Rowan University has announced a vaccine requirement for students who live or study on campus, and some incentives for getting the vaccine,
“Our message today is simple. We believe the path to normalcy is through widespread vaccination and we want our entire community to commit to reaching the goal of widespread vaccination,” Rowan president Ali A. Houshmand said in a letter. “If we work together, we can reach this goal and offer the Rowan University experience that our students and employees deserve.”
Biden pitches free preschool and community college
New York could pay half the cost of president s plan
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Pre schoolers at Harmony Kids, a daycare and preschool at 1 South Pearl Street Wednesday March 5, 2014, in Albany, NY. (John Carl D Annibale / Times Union)John Carl D Annibale/Albany Times Union
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden plans to create a universal pre-kindergarten program that’s free for all 3- and 4-year-olds. He also has proposed offering free community college for anyone who wants it.
The group that won’t participate for free is states. Biden’s plan to pay for these programs requires some state governments to shoulder roughly half the costs for their residents.