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Sharad Pawar slams RR Patil for blasts, praises Narendra Modi

August 5, 2012

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Mumbai, August 5: Union agriculture minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday blasted state home minister R R Patil for his "inept handling of the law and order situation, particularly the serial blasts in Pune".

Pointing out that Pune and certain cities in the state were on the terrorists' hitlist, Pawar said, "It appears our intelligence gathering network is poor. This situation is unacceptable. There appears to be negligence at certain levels. If the officers are not performing, the state must take stringent action."

Pawar, who was in Mumbai for a high-level meeting of NCP cabinet members, gave a clean chit to NCP cabinet members, irrigation minister Sunil Tatkare and public works minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who have been accused by the BJP of "misusing their official position for personal gains". "I have seen all relevant files. I don't find any substance in the allegations made against Tatkare and Bhujbal. There is no substance in the charge that the two cabinet ministers misused their official position for personal gains," Pawar said.In his hour long inter action with NCP cabinet members, besides granting a clean chit to Tatkare and Bhujbal, Pawar lauded Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to effectively tackling drought and conservation of rain water and obliquely criticised home minister R R Patil for inept handling of the law and order situation, particularly the serial blasts in Pune.

Pawar's clean chit to the two ministers came as a surprise to senior NCP cabinent members, especially at a time when the anti-corruption bureau and the economic offences wing are looking into the allegations against a section of controversial ministers.

The main charge against Tatkare is that he was involved in rampant corruption in major irrigation projects in the state and his family members amassed wealth through illegal means. It is alleged that Tatkare and his family members have major states in several companies.

Bhujbal has been accused of awarding the contract for the construction of Andheri RTO building, Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi and the state guesthouse on Malabar Hill to a private developer. It is alleged that though the cost all the three constructions is less than Rs 150 crore, the developer will get additional FSI of Rs 5,000 crore.

Both Tatkare and Bhujbal have denied the charges, saying they are prepared for a probe by any agency.

During his hour-long interaction with NCP cabinet members, Pawar lauded Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for his effective tackling of drought and conservation of rain water.


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Agencies
July 31,2020

New Delhi, Jul 31: With the highest single-day spike of 55,079 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus tally breached the 16 lakh mark on Friday, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

With this latest spike, the total cases in the country stand at 16,38,871. Among these cases 5,45,318 are active. A total of 10,57,806 patients have been cured/discharged/migrated.

779 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 35,747.

As per the Union Health Ministry, Maharashtra has a total of 1,48,454 active cases and recorded 14,729 deaths due to COVID-19.
Tamil Nadu has a total of 57,962 active cases and 3,838 deaths in the state.

Delhi has a total of 10,743 active cases and 3,936 deaths.

The Indian Council of Medical Research on Friday informed that a total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to 30th July is 1,88,32,970 including 6,42,588 samples tested yesterday.

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July 3,2020

New Delhi, Jul 3: In a significant step, ICMR has partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to fast-track clinical trials of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID Vaccine). It is the first indigenous vaccine being developed by India and is one of the top priority projects which is being monitored at the topmost level of the Government, says ICMR in a statement.

The vaccine is derived from a strain of SARS-CoV-z isolated by ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune. ICMR and BBIL are jointly working for the preclinical as well as clinical development of this vaccine.

In a letter to the institutes that will be involved in the trails of the vaccine, ICMR has said

"It is envisaged to launch the vaccine for public health use latest by 15th August 2020 after completion of all clinical trials. BBIL is working expeditiously to meet the target. However, final outcome will depend on the cooperation of all clinical trial sites involved in this project. you have been chosen as a clinical trial site of the BBV152 COVID vaccine. ln view of the public health emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic and urgency to launch the vaccine, you are strictly advised to fast track all approvals related to initiation of the clinical trial and ensure that the subject enrollment is initiated no later than 7th July 2020."

The ICMR also asked the institutes to comply with the order, "Kindly note that non-compliance will be viewed very seriously. Therefore, you are advised to treat this project on the highest priority and meet the given timelines without any lapse."

The ICMR has selected 12 institutes, including one from Odisha, for the clinical trial of the country's first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine.

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August 2,2020

Lucknow, Aug 2: Uttar Pradesh's cabinet minister for Technical Education Kamal Rani Varun succumbed to COVID-19 on Sunday at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences.

Kamal Rani is the first minister in Uttar Pradesh to die after contracting coronavirus. She was 62.

On 18 July, the minister tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Hospital.

She was later shifted to the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the minister's death.

In a condolence message issued on Sunday, Adityanath said, "Kamal Rani Varun died on Sunday at around 9.30 am. She was an experienced and capable leader. She discharged her responsibilities with competence. She was a dedicated public representative, who was always working for the welfare of deprived and oppressed sections of the society."

Kamal Rani was the MLA from Ghatampur in Kanpur. She was also twice a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.

Meanwhile, Adityanath has cancelled his visit to Ayodhya scheduled for the day, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said on Sunday.

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