Doctor s kin haven t received compensation
RANCHI: Nineteen doctors from the state lost their lives after they contracted Covid-19 while treating infected patients, but none of their families have received the Rs 50 lakh-compensation promised by the Centre under a special insurance scheme for the kin of healthcare workers who die in the line of duty during the pandemic.
TOI spoke to the family members of a few deceased doctors and found that they were also humiliated by health officials when approached for help.
Deeksha Jha, wife of Dr Shekhar Dutt Jha, who succumbed to the virus on August 24, said, “I have completed all the formalities and submitted the documents to the health department, but nothing has moved yet. I have two daughters aged eight and 11 and do not have any kind of support to run the family.”
PRAYAGRAJ: The lives and ways of living of sadhus and seers are an enigma for people, and the several feet long dreadlocks dangling from their shoulders and their queer arrangements draw curious gazes and are a big attraction.
The strange hairdos of matted hair and dreadlocks of sadhus camping at Akhil Bharatiya Shri Panch Terah Bhai Tyagi Akhara at Khak Chowk at the ongoing Magh Mela are fascinating visitors, including foreigners, who are keen to know the secrets of their unique hairstyles.
Around 150 ash-smeared, semi-clad sadhus, busy in hatha yoga and various other religious and spiritual activities at Tapasvi Nagar face a barrage of questions from visitors and answer them without fuss.
Protests in Assam, Tripura against farm laws
By IANS| Published: 7th February 2021 5:56 am IST
Guwahati/Agartala, Feb 6 : Left parties and their front organisations on Saturday organised sit-in demonstrations instead of the ‘chakka jam’ against the three farm laws in Assam and Tripura.
In Assam, the Communist Party of India-Marxist Central Committee member Suprakash Talukdar said that the Left parties along with the front organisations have organised sit-in protests at around 12 places across the BJP-ruled state.
The protest demonstrations were held for several hours in every place expressing solidarity with the farmers and demanding immediate withdrawal of the three farm laws. “We would continue to organise different types of protests against the three farm legislations,” Talukdar told the media.
Dhanbad began its Covid-19 vaccination drive in its urban areas on Friday with the senior-most nurse of the Sadar Hospital taking the first jab at its main building.
Archana Chattaraj (57) said neither she nor her family members were nervous about the vaccination, as she took the jab in the presence of a host of senior officials of the district administration and District Health Department, including Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Uma Shankar Singh and Civil Surgeon Dr. Gopal Das.
“There was no reaction or any uneasy feeling after taking the vaccine. After remaining in the observation room for half an hour I came back to my home and did everything as per my normal routine,” Chattaraj said.
Tandav Has Lofty Ambitions but Remains Trite and Lacklustre
The show nods at contemporary events and politics, but is marred by poor acting.
A still from the web series Tandav. Photo: Amazon Prime
The nine-part Amazon Prime series
Tandav, created and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, opens to a quote by a Polish philosopher â âIn politics, being deceived is no excuseâ â as a mawkish romantic song, reminiscent of â90s Bollywood, plays in the background. This postmodernist flourish, a blend of âhighâ and âlowâ art, is a smart bit of foreshadowing, as the show is pulled by two different forces.
One is centred on the campus politics of Vivekananda University (or VNU, obviously modelled after you know what). The other is set in Raisina Hills, depicting the internal power struggles in Indiaâs ruling party, Jan Lok Dal (JLD), that has governed the country for three consecutive terms. The college and the country, the Left and Right, the two