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BJP ropes in 120 MPs to outsmart Kejriwal

January 30, 2015

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New Delhi, Jan 30: As the going gets tough for the BJP in Delhi Assembly polls, party chief Amit Shah engaged his leaders in plain speak at a review meeting on Thursday and directed them to go all out against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal.

To thwart Kejriwal’s ambition of becoming chief minister again, Shah has roped in 120 MPs to micromanage all 70 constituencies.

The MPs will have to ensure that “Panna Pramukhs”, workers who are party’s direct interface with the voters, have contacted every voter at least thrice in the door-to-door campaign.

Each “Panna Pramukh” has to contact 70 families. Shah is believed to have expressed his unhappiness over the poll campaigning which has been “reactionary” rather than setting the agenda.

The faction-ridden Delhi unit is the main concern for the party top brass, forcing Shah to micromanage the show. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) senior functionary Krishna Gopal, who held a meeting of its workers on Wednesday, has also got a feedback about tremendous infighting in the Delhi BJP.

To tackle this, the BJP central leadership has taken over the poll scene, witnessed by the large presence of Union ministers, including Arun Jaitley, at its state unit office. The review meeting at BJP’s Ashoka Road headquarters was attended by Union ministers Jaitley, Dharmendra Pradhan, Ananth Kumar, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Nirmala Sitharaman.

Party general secretary (organisation) Ram Lal and state unit chief Satish Upadhyay were also present. At the meeting, the BJP decided to adopt a different strategy by asking five questions daily to Kejriwal. Shah and Lal are monitoring booth level arrangements. The RSS has also deployed its workers at the booth level so that coordinated effort could be launched.

The party is likely to fall back on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give a decisive edge in the stiff challenge it is facing from the AAP. Several poll surveys have projected a close finish. Modi will address four rallies here but the number may go up depending on the feedback. The prime minister’s first rally before poll dates were announced did not attract large crowds.

The HT-C fore survey, interestingly, projected seats in the range of 31 to 36 for both the BJP and AAP. However, the survey stated that voters preferred Kejriwal to BJP’s Kiran Bedi as chief minister.

The survey said that 43 per cent wanted Kejriwal as chief minister, while 39 per cent opted for Bedi. Another survey by The Week-IMRB suggests that the BJP will win 39 seats in the 70-member Assembly, while the AAP will manage 29.

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July 23,2020

New Delhi, Jul 23: With the highest single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India's coronavirus count crossed 12 lakh mark on Thursday.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that 1,129 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

The total number of coronavirus cases stand at 12,38,635 including 4,26,167 active cases, 7,82,606 cured/discharged/migrated. The cumulative toll has reached 29,861 deaths.

Maharashtra has reported 3,37,607 cases, highest in the country followed by Tamil Nadu with 1,86,492 cases. Delhi coronavirus count has reached 1,26,323 cases.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 1,50,75,369 samples were tested till July 22 out of which 3,50,823 samples were tested yesterday.

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May 24,2020

Lucknow, May 24: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has banned Corona patients from keeping mobile phones inside isolation wards of COVID-19 hospitals in the state.

Patients admitted in dedicated L-2 and L-3 COVID hospitals will no longer will allowed to take mobile phones along with them in the isolation wards in order to check the spread of the infection.

According to an order issued by the state government late on Saturday night, two mobile phones will now be available with the ward in-charge of the COVID care centres so that patients and talk to their family members and administration if required.

Further, the orders specify that the mobile numbers should be communicated to the family members of the patients also.

Director General Medical Education, K.K. Gupta, who issued the order, has informed all concerned officials and directors of dedicated COVID hospitals.

"To facilitate the communication between COVID-19 patients admitted in clinics, with their family members, or anyone else, ensure that two dedicated mobile phones while adhering to infection prevention norms, are kept with ward in-charge of COVID care centre," the order said.

According to the latest data available on the website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Uttar Pradesh now has 5,735 cases of Corona positive patients and the numbers have been growing steadily since the past ten days.

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April 9,2020

Patna, Apr 9: In a horrifying incident, a migrant woman was sexually abused in a Gaya hospital where she was kept in an isolation ward. Three days later, she died due to excessive bleeding.

The matter came to light on Tuesday when her mother-in-law informed the authorities concerned about the shocking incident.

The 25-year-old victim had returned to Bihar’s Gaya district from Ludhiana (in Punjab) along with her husband on March 25. Before returning to her in-laws’ place, she had undergone abortion at Ludhiana just when she was two months pregnant.

On reaching Gaya, she complained of excessive bleeding. Her husband admitted her to Anugrah Narain Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH) on March 27 where she was kept in the emergency ward.

Later, on April 1, on being suspected to be coronavirus patient, she was kept in an isolation ward. Her family members alleged that it was in this isolation ward where a doctor attending to her overnight outraged her modesty for two successive nights on April 2 and 3.

“The following day, she was discharged from the hospital after her coronavirus test report was found to be negative. However, after returning home, she remained aloof and struck by fear. On questioning, she revealed how a doctor had sexually abused her in the isolation ward. On April 6, she passed away due to excessive bleeding,” said her mother-in-law.

On receiving the information, the local police asked the mother-in-law to come to the hospital on Tuesday and identify the doctor (about whom the victim had given a description). However, the accused was not identified.

“Prima facie, the matter is serious. We are verifying the allegations. We will dig out the CCTV footage in the hospital and take strict action after identifying the culprit,” said Dr VK Prasad, the hospital superintendent.

Meanwhile, the Gaya police have arrested two people who posed as doctors and entered the isolation ward using doctors’ kits. One of the apprehended people works in a private.

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