Telangana Police told to enforce lockdown more strictly
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Hyderabad : Hyderabad police booked several motorists on charges of violating the COVID-19 lockdown rules and warned them against travelling unnecessarily on Sunday, 16 May, 2021.(Photo:snapsIndia /IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Hyderabad, May 19 : Telangana s Director General of Police M. Mahender Reddy on Wednesday directed police officials to enforce the state-wide lockdown more strictly.
His direction came a day after the state government decided to extend the lockdown till May 30.
The police chief held a videoconference with zonal Inspectors General of Police, Deputy Inspectors General of police, Police commissioners and Superintendents of Police on enforcement of the lockdown.
With the Covid related mortality rate seen higher in the night, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asked the authorities to engage senior doctors on duty at this time.Sarma, and Health Minister Keshab Mahanta have been .
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CM Sarma said that though the number of COVID patients in several parts of the city are reportedly coming down marginally, the government under no circumstance would lower its guard against the pandemic. Works are going on to ramp up the infrastructure as the COVID hospital at Sarusajai would be made 300 bedded, Sarma added.
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Sarma visited Guwahati Medical College to take stock of delivery of critical care facilities at odd hours.
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Himachal Pradesh will begin vaccinating people between 18 and 44 from May 17, officials said on Friday.
The development came after sources in the state government said the state received 1,07,620 doses from sources other than the central government.
The National Health Mission has issued directions to chief medical officers to organise vaccination programmes for this age group only on Mondays and Thursdays.
These vaccination programmes will only cater to 100 beneficiaries at a time. Beneficiaries will be informed of their turn two days in advance. Beneficiaries must register for the vaccination programme beforehand. There will be no on-site registrations.
The state government has planned some 1,070 sessions in all 12 districts of the state. Of this, 228 will be held in Kangra, the largest district and also the most affected by the pandemic. The rest dividebd thus: Mandi (154); Shimla (136); Solan (98); Sirmaur (82); Una (79); Chamba (78); Kullu (71); Hamirpur
West Bengal violence shows how police act as a private army of politicians
To say that the Election Commission was in charge of the police during polls in West Bengal is only an alibi. The law doesn’t stop functioning during elections.
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West Bengal last week saw a number of incidents of post-poll violence a Union minister’s vehicle attacked; some local political leaders injured; properties damaged; women beaten up and thousands forced to leave their homes, with many even going to Assam. The violence is continuing and revenge politics seems to be the main cause. The appeasement or aggression towards the minority community has also played its part. The