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22 Dead in Nashik Hospital After Leak in Oxygen Tanks Disrupts Supply

22 Dead in Nashik Hospital After Leak in Oxygen Tanks Disrupts Supply

Twenty two people died after an oxygen tank leaked at Nashik’s Dr Zakir Hussain NMC Hospital, Nashik Collector confirmed. The leakage accident happened when tankers were being filled. While operation is underway to control the situation, a video tweeted by ANI showed gaseous oxygen spreading across the area which was supposed to be used by the hospital. About 171 patients were on oxygen in the hospital. Explaining the cause behind the deaths, Nashik collector Suraj Mandhre said, “The supply tank that was set up in this hospital started leaking due to cork damage after which the pressure decreased and those…
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Tamil actress Raiza Wilson’s face surgery goes wrong, shares photo blaming dermatologist

Tamil actress Raiza Wilson’s face surgery goes wrong, shares photo blaming dermatologist

It isn't an unknown fact that celebrities indulge in cosmetic surgeries. But sometimes when they go wrong, it affects their physical as well as mental health. And a similar incident happened with none other than Tamil actress Raiza Wilson who took to social media to report the unfortunate event. Speaking about the same on Instagram, Raiza said that despite the fact that she 'did not need' the surgery, her dermatologist forced her to go for the same. Sharing the pictures of her face which shows swelling near her right eye, she claimed that there's a tonal difference that she has…
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Delhi under complete lockdown for six days, from tonight till April 26

Delhi under complete lockdown for six days, from tonight till April 26

Delhi will be under complete curfew from tonight to next Monday morning amid a record rise in coronavirus cases that has severely strained the city's resources and health infrastructure.All private offices will Work From Home and only government offices and essential services will be open, sources say. On Sunday, Delhi recorded the biggest jump in its daily Covid tally with 25,462 fresh cases and a positivity rate of nearly 30 per cent, which means almost every third sample being tested in the city is turning out positive. CM Kejriwal had on April 15 announced sweeping restrictions in Delhi, including a…
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PM Modi reviews medical oxygen supply in country as Covid-19 cases surge

PM Modi reviews medical oxygen supply in country as Covid-19 cases surge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a “comprehensive review meeting” to ensure adequate supply of medical grade oxygen in the country amid a surge in daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Friday. Taking a review of the current situation of oxygen supply and projected use in the next 15 days across 12 high-burden states, including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, the Prime Minister also assessed the data on allocated oxygen to these states. As per officials, the estimates for projected demand of medical grade oxygen on 20th…
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Karnataka CM Yediyurappa tests Covid positive for 2nd time in 8 months, admitted to Bengaluru hospital

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa tests Covid positive for 2nd time in 8 months, admitted to Bengaluru hospital

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today tweeted to say that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a brief post on Twitter, Mr Yediyurappa said that he was fine but had been hospitalised on the advice of doctors. The 78 year-old Yeddiyurappa was earlier hospitalised on August 2, 2020 after he tested positive for coronavirus."Upon having mild fever, today I got tested for Covid-19 and my report has come out positive. Although I am doing fine, I am being hospitalised based on the advice of doctors. I request all those who have come in my contact recently to…
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Section 144 in Maharashtra, night curfew imposed from 8 pm to 7 am until May 1

Section 144 in Maharashtra, night curfew imposed from 8 pm to 7 am until May 1

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said additional restrictions will be imposed for 15 days across the state from Wednesday evening in order to curb the coronavirus surge.Section 144 (prohibitory orders) of the Criminal Procedure Code will be in force till the "lockdown-like" restrictions are in place, Thackeray said."We are imposing strict restrictions which will come into effect on 8 pm tomorrow. Section 144 will be imposed in the entire state from tomorrow. I will not term this as lockdown," he said. The restrictions will be imposed till 7 am on May 1. As per the standard operating procedures issued…
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CBSE class 10th exam cancelled, 12th exam postponed

CBSE class 10th exam cancelled, 12th exam postponed

After a meeting with PM Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Education has decided to postpone the class 12 exams and cancel the class 10 board exams. For CBSE class 12 boards, the situation will be reviewed on June 1 and revised dates will be announced thereafter. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Education and CBSE held a meeting amid the rising demand for cancellation on board exams. The meeting being held today will not only consider CBSE but might also bring a uniform policy or guidelines on board exams across states, as was being demanded by several state ministers. For…
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Court actor Vira Sathidar dies due to Covid-19 related complications

Court actor Vira Sathidar dies due to Covid-19 related complications

Writer, singer and actor Veera Sathyadar, who played an important role in the National Award-winning film 'Court', passed away. The actor breathed his last late on Monday night at AIIMS Hospital in Nagpur. He was covid positive and was undergoing treatment at the hospital. Last week, Veera was diagnosed with the deadly virus. However, his condition worsened and eventually, the actor lost his life. Veera Sathidar's 'Court' won the National Award. Not only this, but the movie was also nominated for an Oscar. Veera had played the role of a rebel activist in this film. He was critically appreciated and…
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102nd anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

102nd anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

It was Baishaki and the occasion called for a celebration. Instead, there was bloodshed and violence. More than a century later, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre remains a symbol of imperial brutality and tyranny. It caused widespread anger, reverberations of which were felt far and wide across India. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood as a mark of protest. Winston Churchill, an apologist for colonialism who once called Indians “beastly” in the aftermath of the Bengal famine, condemned the incident as “monstrous.”
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Coronavirus: Delhi CM urges Centre to cancel board exams, cites 13,500 new infections in Capital

Coronavirus: Delhi CM urges Centre to cancel board exams, cites 13,500 new infections in Capital

A fresh surge of 13,500 Covid cases - the highest single-day spike so far - has taken Delhi's caseload to 7,36,788 total infections, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today as he urged the central government to cancel CBSE board exams. This is the third consecutive day that the national capital witnessed a record spike in Covid infections."In the last 24 hours, the city saw a surge of 13,500 fresh Covid cases. At the peak of third Covid wave in November, Delhi had seen the biggest single-day surge of 8,500 cases. The fourth wave, as we all know, is much more…
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