12 opposition parties write to PM Modi, seek free mass COVID-19 vaccination in country ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 20:26 IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Twelve opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Hemant Soren and Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday wrote a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi slamming the government over its handling of COVID-19 situation and demanding free, universal mass vaccination campaign across the country, stopping construction of Central Vista project and repeal of three new farm laws.
The letter said the COVID-19 pandemic in the country has assumed unprecedented dimensions of a human catastrophe and said the government should invoke compulsory licensing to expand domestic vaccine production and use all money in PM Cares Fund to buy more vaccines, oxygen and medical equipment required.
In a major decision, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday issued a global tender to acquire 1 crore vaccines, an official said.The bids were issued after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray cleared a proposal, said .
If not imposed for long, travel bans can trap migrants in hotspots long enough to expose them to the virus, and then let them take it with them back home.
Probe ordered in mega-corruption in Remdesivir supplies: CVC
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Quaid Najmi ( IANS) |
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Wed, May 12 2021 18:42 IST |
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Mumbai, May 12 : Nearly a month after a Maharashtra activist alleged a massive scam in the supplies and availability of key anti-viral drug Remdesivir injections, the Chief Vigilance Commissioner has finally ordered a probe.
Taking cognizance of a petition by Barrister Vinod Tiwari, the CVC has ordered the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers to investigate the issue in detail.
In a communication to Tiwari dated May 11, the CVC has said that the complaint has been duly examined by the Commission and having regards to the nature of the issues raised therein , it has been sent to the CVO of the ministry for a probe.