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Sushma Swaraj’s tweets cannot fool people of India, says Santosh Bagrodia

July 24, 2015

New Delhi, Jul 24: Former minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia on Thursday rubbished External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s tweet alleging a senior Congress leader’s involvement in procuring diplomatic passport for coal scam accused Bagrodia, saying the people of India cannot be ‘fooled’ by such tweets.

Santosh Bagrodia“The tweet of the Minister is absolutely wrong. There is no question of any help because I simply asked for a diplomatic passport which is my right. The people of the country cannot be fooled by these kinds of tweets. They know who are involved in illegal activities and who are not,” Bagrodia said here.

Bagrodia sought for an extension of his existing diplomatic passport on grounds of his wife’s illness.

“I have been a Member of Parliament for 18 years, hence I am eleigible to get that. I had an existing passport which was valid upto February 2, 2015. I only requested Sushma through a letter. Can we please extend this passport so I can take my wife who is a cancer patient for check-up,” he said.

“I have met Sushma once, but I never sent another letter. I never met her again. I took my new passport, an ordinary passport like any other citizen and came back after my wife’s check up. A diplomatic passport only helps you at the time of immigration in a foreign country to avoid long queue. That is it,” he added.

In a series of tweets, Swaraj, who is facing opposition heat for allegedly supporting tainted former IPL chief Lalit Modi’s bid for British travel papers, said she will reveal the name of the Congress leader in Parliament.

“A senior Congress leader was pressing me hard to give diplomatic passport to the Coal Scam accused Santosh Bagrodia…I will disclose name of the leader on the floor of the House,” she tweeted.

Later, Bagrodia hit back saying that he himself had approached Swaraj for a diplomatic passport.

In an earlier order in January, the court had observed that Bagrodia along with ex-coal secretary H.C. Gupta and retired public servant L.S. Janoti had allegedly committed criminal misconduct and facilitated accused firm AMR Iron and Steel Private Limited in unlawfully obtaining the coal block.

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April 3,2020

New Delhi, April 3: The Government on Thursday launched a mobile app developed in public-private partnership as part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus.

"The app, called 'AarogyaSetu' will enable people to assess themselves the risk for their catching the coronavirus infection," an official release said.

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It said that the app will help the government take necessary timely steps for assessing risk of spread of COVID-19 infection and ensuring isolation where required.

"The app's design ensures privacy. The personal data collected by the app is encrypted using state-of-the-art technology and stays secure on the phone till it is needed for facilitating medical intervention," the release said.

It said the app is available in 11 languages and has highly scalable architecture.

"This app is a unique example of the nation's young talent coming together and pooling resources and efforts to respond to a global crisis. It is at once a bridge between public and private sectors, digital technology and health services delivery," the release said.

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June 8,2020

Idukki, Jun 8: Devikulam MLA S Rajendran from CPM along with supporters staged a protest by blocking the Munnar-Udumalpet interstate highway here on Monday, demanding that action to be taken to prevent wild elephants entering into human settlements and destroying properties.

The protest started at 9.30 am and demand was made that senior forest officials should give them assurance of putting an end to the problem.

A police team led by Munnar Deputy Superintendent of Police (SP) Ramesh Kumar was camping in the area.

Wild elephants from the nearby forest are frequently trespassing into Munnar and last night two elephants destroyed a vegetable shop in the town.

If it was a lone elephant that the locals nicknamed as Padayappa that used to enter the human settlement, now along with him a baby elephant is also coming to the town at night.

The locals have named the second elephant Ganeshan. Though there were instances of them destroying crops and eating from vegetable shops, till now the duo has not attacked humans.

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August 7,2020

New Delhi, Aug 7: India's COVID-19 cases tally crossed 20 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 62,538 cases on Friday, said Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The COVID-19 tally rises to 20,27,075 including 6,07,384 active cases, 13,78,106 cured/discharged/migrated and 41,585 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

Maharashtra with 1,46,268 active cases and 3,05,521 cured and discharged patients continues to be the worst affected. The state has also reported 16,476 deaths due to the infection.

Tamil Nadu has 54,184 active cases while 2,14,815 patients have been discharged after treatment in the state. 4,461 deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 in the state.

Andhra Pradesh with 80,426 active cases is the third on the list. There are 1,04,354 cured and discharged patients and 1,681 deaths reported from the state.

Delhi now has 10,072 active cases and 1,26,116 cured and discharged patients. 4,044 people have lost their lives due to the disease in the Union Territory so far. 

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