It had been raining heavily in Unnao, an impoverished district in the hinterlands of Uttar Pradesh. The Ganga runs through it. The rain swelled the waters and turned the banks into slush. The river gave up the dead hundreds of putrefying corpses of Covid-19 patients, which had been buried in graves barely three-foot deep. Their families were too poor to afford wood for their cremation.
Before Covid-19 struck Unnao, wood for a pyre cost around Rs 500. It now sells for Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000. Add priests, attendants and samagri, the bill to reach paradise comes to around Rs 10,000. Even as thousands of compassionate citizens struggle to help coronavirus victims get food, oxygen, medicines and hospital beds, a malevolent beast has risen to profit from horror. He blackmails families begging for oxygen by charging them astronomical prices. He sells empty cylinders and faulty oximeters.
Never wanted to be CM, rooted for KT Rama Rao: Eatala Rajender
Former Min claims he is being framed as he never prostrated before those in high places in the party or govt
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KARIMNAGAR: Former Minister Eatala Rajender on Tuesday said he had never entertained any ambition of becoming the chief minister of the State, if that was the reason for his dismissal from the Cabinet and the inquires ordered into his alleged encroachment of assigned lands in Medak district. “In fact, I always wanted KT Rama Rao to succeed his father K Chandrasekhar Rao and be the Chief Minister. I suspect that someone told the CM that I was making moves to become the chief minister. If that is the case, what can I do?” he asked.
Low stock to hit brake on TN’s Covid vaccine drive?
Reason, the Union government is yet to give any information on the supply of vaccines to the State, said Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan, on Friday.
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CHENNAI: Putting the cart ahead of the horse, one might say, considering the government’s announcement of opening the vaccination drive for people in the age group of 18 to 44, but falling short of vaccine stock to go ahead with the initiative.
Despite the delayed-yet-ambitious move to cover the younger population, the low stock of Covid-19 vaccines is hampering the drive across the country. Ergo, like many other States, Tamil Nadu might also not begin vaccinating people in the age bracket from May 1. Reason, the Union government is yet to give any information on the supply of vaccines to the State, said Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan, on Friday.
COVID-19: Chennai hotels fear losses as new restrictions kick in, migrant workers begin to leave
Tamil Nadu Hotels Association President M Venkadasubbu told The New Indian Express that it is difficult to retain migrant workers with the new phase of restrictions announced by the state government
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Migrant labourers throng Central railway station due to the lockdown in Chennai on Monday (Express Photo | R Satish Babu)
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CHENNAI: The new round of restrictions and the rise in the number of cases due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing migrant workers to rethink on whether to continue working or return to their home states.
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