Ghaziabad/Noida: As many as 2,572 people in Ghaziabad and 2,546 in Gautam Budh Nagar in the 18-44 age group got vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday. Notably, the daily target for this category is 3,100 and 2,800 in Ghaziabad and Noida, respectively.
Officials said that 3,511 people in the 45-plus category and 2,078 in the 60-plus age group were inoculated at 54 centres across Ghaziabad.
However, only 16 centres were arranged for recipients who are aged between 18 and 44 years. Officials said that a large number of people are visiting vaccination centres without prior appointment and being turned away.
On average, 30-40 people are being sent back from the larger centres.
Inspection at Kamineni Hospitals For Fire Safety Measures Apr 29, 2021, 11:49 IST
HYDERABAD: The Fire Department officials along with the Directorate of Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management, a wing of GHMC in a surprise check are inspecting the fire safety measures implemented in Kamineni Hospital in LB Nagar in the city on Thursday.
It may be recollected that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) last week had issued directions to review the status of the fire safety measures at hospitals and also instructed Telangana health department officials to take measures to avoid fire accidents. This was issued in wake of fire accidents that have claimed many lives of COVID-19 patients in other states.
Noida: Seeking admission to a Covid-19 care facility is getting increasingly difficult for Noida and Greater Noida residents whose parents or parents-in-law are staying with them. Now, furnishing an identity card with a Gautam Budh Nagar address has been made mandatory for admission to such healthcare facilities in the district.
After several complaints of people being denied admission to hospitals due to a lack of local IDs, TOI rang up the integrated Covid control room (18004192211) at 1.30pm on Thursday and enquired if it was possible to get an elderly Covid patient with a Mumbai address admitted to any Covid care facility in GB Nagar since he has been staying in Noida for the past two months.
Hyderabad: Man sentenced to 14 years in jail for sexually assaulting minor girl
By Sakina Fatima| Published: 20th April 2021 7:53 pm IST Representational Image
Hyderabad: A local court on Monday sentenced a man to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in 2017.
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court at LB Nagar found the accused guilty under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and IPC and sentenced him to undergo 14 years in jail.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the accused.
The incident dates back to August 7, 2017, when the parents of the minor girl were out, leaving her with the twin sister at home. As per police, 58-year-old Kopragadi Sanjay, a migrant labourer from Maharashtra, barged into their house in LB Nagar and then reportedly assaulted the minor. The other girl who saw him raised an alarm, after which Sanjay threatened her with dire consequences and fled from the
GB Nagar had the second maximum number of recipients after Lucknow, which had 12,001
NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: In fifth round of the first phase of the Covid vaccination drive on Thursday, GB Nagar stood at the bottom of all 75 district in UP by registering a turnout of only 48.52%. Of the total target of 6,810 healthcare workers (HCWs), the district could inoculate only 3,304 recipients. At 70.05%, Ghaziabad performed much better. The district vaccinated 3,557 HCWs of the total target of 5,078.
However, GB Nagar had the second maximum number of recipients after Lucknow, which had 12,001. The less that 50% turnout was attributed to the absence of large number of nursing and pharmacy students from Sharda hospital, many absentees from private hospitals and not many Asha and Anganwadi workers opting for the vaccination.