Eighty-four IAS trainees at Mussoorie's Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said today.
The high court asked state Health Secretary to urge Centre to provide 1,000 oxygen concentrators
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The Uttarakhand High Court has rapped the Centre for not paying heed to the medical needs of people in remote areas of the state amid the raging second wave of COVID-19, saying it is treating the hill state like a step-child .
The high court also took note of the crowd control measures in place at Chardham shrines in view of COVID-19, and remarked why do we keep causing embarrassment to ourselves .
Hearing a batch of PILs pertaining to the state s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a division bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Verma on Thursday said the Centre had not responded yet to the requests for extending a helping hand to the remote areas of the state where medical facilities are scarce and asked why Uttarakhand was being overlooked.
Even as Uttarakhand Reels From Sharp Spike in COVID Cases, Char Dham Yatra To Go Ahead
Last week, the Uttarakhand high court had observed that the pilgrimage cannot be allowed to turn into another Kumbh Mela.
The Badrinath temple is one of the four pilgrimage sites of the Char Dham yatra. Photo: Atarax42/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
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New Delhi: Despite the 1800% increase in Uttarkhand’s active COVID-19 cases in the period coinciding with the Kumbh Mela, the state government has given its green signal to hold the annual Char Dham yatra from May 14.
The state government has agreed to allow the pilgrimage to four shrines â Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath â despite criticism that the Kumbh Mela had allowed the virus to spread in the state. On March 31, the state only had 1,863 active cases. By April 27, this number shot up to 43,032.
More Than 1,700 Test Positive For Covid-19 In Kumbh Mela In 5 Days
A majority of the 48.51 lakh people who took part in the last two royal baths (Shahi Snan) were seen openly violating COVID norms like wearing of face masks and social distancing. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-15T14:03:02+05:30 More Than 1,700 Test Positive For Covid-19 In Kumbh Mela In 5 Days outlookindia.com 2021-04-15T14:06:51+05:30
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