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SHOT OF PATIENCE: People wait to get inoculated with a Covid-19 vaccine at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital on the outskirts of Siliguri on Monda MUMBAI: Public centres grappling with vaccine shortage have hundreds lining up daily while private hospitals sitting on thousands of doses have few takers. This paradox has prompted civic authorities to explore the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) route through tie-ups with private facilities, corporates and NGOs to broaden immunisation coverage in slums. Guardian minister Aditya Thackeray, who chaired a meeting on Monday with commissioner IS Chahal, said the corporation must explore such avenues. The BMC has not been able to procure vaccines on its own despite floating tenders. “Efforts should be made to make vaccine stocks available through NGOs as well as corporate social responsibility funds,” said Thackeray, adding that awareness campaigns for those who want to take a second dose should be undertaken t ....
Mumbai: 4 die as construction lift collapses in Worli | Mumbai News indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Around 4am, the ceiling plaster collapsed in the 225-square-foot accomodation. The debris buried the boy and struck his mother on her face MUMBAI: An eight-year-old boy was killed and his mother injured after a portion of the ceiling plaster collapsed on them early on Friday at their Goregaon home. The family lives on rent in an MMRDA building for project-affected people constructed 10 years ago. Residents said this is the second time a ceiling plaster crash had occurred and despite petitioning the authorities repeatedly, no repairs had been undertaken. Goregaon police had not pressed any charges at the time of going to press. ....
Private hospitals outside Mumbai can't give jabs here: BMC chief I S Chahal indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
India News: MUMBAI: Ghanshyam Mishra was among millions of Indians who welcomed ‘Tika Utsav,’ a celebration of the mass vaccination programme (April 11-April 14) . ....