COVID-19- "Extricate Every Single Drop Of Your Strength And Dedicate Yourself To The Protection Of Your Own People": Uttarakhand HC To State Govt.
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19- "Extricate Every Single Drop Of Your Strength And Dedicate Yourself To The Protection Of Your Own People": Uttarakhand HC To State Govt.

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Underling that under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it is the foremost duty of the State to protect the lives of the people, the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday issued a slew of specific and general directions to the State Government regarding COVID management. State Did Not Pay Heed To Expert Warning About COVID Second Wave : Uttarakhand High Court Pulls Up State Government The Court also noted that for certain mistakes committed, for certain negligence shown, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a gargantuan proportion both in the State, and in the entire nation. Therefore, the Court remarked, "The State Government has to extricate every single drop of its strength, and every single penny of its finances, and to dedicate itself to the protection of its own people. Read other reports: State Did Not Pay Heed To Expert Warning About COVID Second Wave : Uttarakhand High Court Pulls Up State Government Why State Forced To Procure Oxygen From Other States, When It Has 3 Production Units Of Its Own?

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‘All necessary health infrastructure available’: Uttarakhand CM on surge in state's Covid-19 cases
3 years, 2 months ago

‘All necessary health infrastructure available’: Uttarakhand CM on surge in state's Covid-19 cases

Hindustan Times  

With the state’s Covid-19 cases on the rise, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Thursday that infrastructure, required to deal with a possible surge in infections, is in place in the hill state. Representative Image “We have all the necessary health infrastructure to deal with rising cases of Covid-19. In order to curb the spread of the viral …

Opposition claims govt mishandled 2nd Covid wave; BJP says no discrimination between states
3 years, 3 months ago

Opposition claims govt mishandled 2nd Covid wave; BJP says no discrimination between states

India Today  

The Opposition on Thursday hit out at the government over Covid-19 management, accusing it of mishandling the second wave and demanded that international flights be stopped in view of the emerging scenario due to the new strain of coronavirus. Participating in a discussion on the Covid pandemic in Lok Sabha, the Opposition demanded that the government should inform the House …

Covid-19: Why the Centre Has Rushed a Multi-disciplinary Team to Manipur
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: Why the Centre Has Rushed a Multi-disciplinary Team to Manipur

News 18  

The Union Health Ministry had on Tuesday flagged eight states that were exhibiting a reproductive number or R-value of more than one. Central Government deploys a multi-disciplinary team to Manipur in view of rising number of COVID-19 cases being reported in the state.The team will aid state’s ongoing efforts in #COVID19 management. — Mansukh Mandaviya August 4, 2021 Also, of …

No deaths due to lack of oxygen reported by states during second Covid wave: Govt
3 years, 8 months ago

No deaths due to lack of oxygen reported by states during second Covid wave: Govt

India TV News  

The government on Tuesday informed the Parliament that no states or union territories reported any deaths due to shortage of oxygen during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. No deaths due to lack of oxygen have been specifically reported by states/UTs," the ministry told the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. Further, the ministry stressed that the Government of India supported the states …

Gross violations of COVID-appropriate behaviour being seen in parts of country, says Centre
3 years, 8 months ago

Gross violations of COVID-appropriate behaviour being seen in parts of country, says Centre

Firstpost  

NITI Aayog Member Dr VK Paul said the third wave of COVID-19 is being seen globally and urged people to make efforts to ensure that it does not hit India New Delhi: People are talking about the third wave of coronavirus as casually as a “weather update”, the government said on Tuesday, noting that “gross violations” of COVID-appropriate behaviour being …

'2nd Wave Not Over': Govt's Guidelines to States as They Ease Covid Curbs
3 years, 8 months ago

'2nd Wave Not Over': Govt's Guidelines to States as They Ease Covid Curbs

News 18  

The second wave is still not over; we will not be safe until the entire country is safe, said Dr VK Paul, Member Niti Aayog at the health ministry briefing today as he urged citizens to continue to practice Covid-prevention measures. His cautionary words come as various states have begun unlocking, gradually easing lockdown-like measures necessitated by the second wave …

Govt tells SC it's continuously preparing states, UTs to deal with future Covid waves
3 years, 9 months ago

Govt tells SC it's continuously preparing states, UTs to deal with future Covid waves

India Today  

The Centre on Saturday told the Supreme Court that it is "continuously preparing" the states and Union Territories, and their infrastructure to deal with future resurgence of Covid-19 in the country. "State governments/union territories have been cautioned to maintain a continuous vigil and plan in advance for any exigencies that may arise due to resurgence of Covid-19 in their respective …

Conduct Audit of Deaths During Second Wave of Covid-19: Uttarakhand HC to State Govt
3 years, 9 months ago

Conduct Audit of Deaths During Second Wave of Covid-19: Uttarakhand HC to State Govt

News 18  

The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to conduct an audit of the deaths that occurred during the second wave of coronavirus in the state, and also explore the possibility of carrying out door-to-door vaccination in remote hill areas. Hearing petitions related to the state’s handling of the pandemic, Chief Justice R S Chauhan and Justice Alok Verma …

Top news of the day: Government says second COVID-19 wave is on the downswing; seven non-BJP-ruled States seek GST loss compensation, and more
3 years, 9 months ago

Top news of the day: Government says second COVID-19 wave is on the downswing; seven non-BJP-ruled States seek GST loss compensation, and more

The Hindu  

“A steady decline in new COVID-19 cases has been recorded in India for the last 20 days. Twenty four States have also reported decline in active COVID-19 cases since the last week,” the Health Ministry said. Dr. Paul, India’s top COVID-19 adviser, has said the States had coerced the Centre into expanding the availability of vaccines despite being aware of …

Centre finally lets Uttarakhand use locally made oxygen to meet state quota
3 years, 10 months ago

Centre finally lets Uttarakhand use locally made oxygen to meet state quota

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has finally allowed Uttarakhand to use medical oxygen generated in the state for treatment of Covid-19 patients and also raised its oxygen quota following the high court’s intervention after several requests by the state government remained unanswered, a senior state official announced on Tuesday evening. Uttarakhand’s oxygen quota has been raised from 183 metric tonnes to 200 MT …

Active Covid-19 Cases in Uttar Pradesh Drop Below 1 Lakh
3 years, 10 months ago

Active Covid-19 Cases in Uttar Pradesh Drop Below 1 Lakh

News 18  

Active Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh dropped below 1 lakh on Saturday and settled at 94,482, an official said. Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to conduct over three lakh tests in one day, Kumar said. Meanwhile, the partial coronavirus curfew in Uttar Pradesh has been extended till 7 am on May 31, a state government statement said today. …

Yogi's Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to test 3.7 lakh people for Covid in one day
3 years, 10 months ago

Yogi's Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to test 3.7 lakh people for Covid in one day

India TV News  

Determined to beat Covid-19, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself is on the front foot to assure people are provided with medical facilities and essential medicines to overcome the crisis. As a result, Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to conducted as many as 3.7 Covid tests in a single day. Recoveries in the state …

First Kumbh, now Char Dham: Uttarakhand HC slams state govt, says no one following Covid protocols
3 years, 10 months ago

First Kumbh, now Char Dham: Uttarakhand HC slams state govt, says no one following Covid protocols

India Today  

The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday came down heavily on the state government for not ensuring Covid protocols during Kumbh Mela and Char Dham Yatra in the midst of a devastating wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Hearing a batch of PILs pertaining to the state's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a division bench of Chief Justice R S Chauhan and Justice …

OPINION: COVID Second Wave Tested and Exposed Preparedness of State Governments
3 years, 10 months ago

OPINION: COVID Second Wave Tested and Exposed Preparedness of State Governments

News 18  

Economist and the US Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith had once called India ‘a functioning anarchy’, way back in 1958. The frequent observations of different high courts and the Supreme Court on the functioning of union and state governments, seeking details of the nitty-gritty of COVID management, revealed stunning and astonishing facts. The Delhi High Court while issuing scathing …

Uttarakhand govt directs hospitals to provide data of COVID-19 deaths daily
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand govt directs hospitals to provide data of COVID-19 deaths daily

India TV News  

The Uttarakhand health department has given strict instructions to hospitals to provide data of COVID-19 deaths to the State Control Room on the same day. State Health Secretary Amit Negi said that the case will be registered against the hospital superintendent if death figures of COVID-19 infected people who were treated at the COVID hospital are not provided on the …

States with heavy Covid-19 caseloads showing decline, says health ministry
3 years, 10 months ago

States with heavy Covid-19 caseloads showing decline, says health ministry

India Today  

India has seen an unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases over the last three weeks with some states reporting over 50,000 daily coronavirus infections. The states, which were reporting the highest number of Covid-19 cases till now, have started to show a sliding curve, and in some cases the coronavirus wave is showing signs of plateauing, the Union health ministry said …

State Did Not Pay Heed To Expert Warning About COVID Second Wave : Uttarakhand High Court Pulls Up State Government
3 years, 10 months ago

State Did Not Pay Heed To Expert Warning About COVID Second Wave : Uttarakhand High Court Pulls Up State Government

Live Law  

The Utttarakhand High Court on Monday pulled up the state government over its lack of preparedness to deal with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Despite the fact that in January 2021 the scientific community kept on warning about the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State did not pay any heed", a division bench comprising Chief Justice …

COVID-19- Govts. Need To Be 'Over Sensitive' To Help Patients Irrespective Of Their Origin State: P&H High Court Bats For Common Oxygen Strategy
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19- Govts. Need To Be 'Over Sensitive' To Help Patients Irrespective Of Their Origin State: P&H High Court Bats For Common Oxygen Strategy

Live Law  

In an important observation, the Punjab & Haryana High Court last week said that in a situation like one created by COVID-19 Pandemic, the paramount consideration of the Governments should be of helping every human being irrespective of the State to which he/she belongs. The Court was hearing a revived petition concerning COVID-related facilities in States of Punjab, Haryana and …

Coronavirus second wave | List of States that have imposed restrictions, curfew and lockdowns
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus second wave | List of States that have imposed restrictions, curfew and lockdowns

The Hindu  

The Union government has left it to the States to impose restrictions in order to curb the rising COVID-19 cases. Stalin on May 28 announced the extension of the State-wide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 by another week till 6 a.m. on June 7. Bihar The Bihar government on May 31 extended the lockdown for a week, till …

COVID-19: New governments have no time to celebrate poll win, they must jump into pandemic war immediately
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: New governments have no time to celebrate poll win, they must jump into pandemic war immediately

Firstpost  

It is time for the new governments to live up to the hopes of the electorate and take effective steps to curb the second wave of coronavirus. As the Trinamool Congress emerged as the clear winner in the West Bengal Assembly election, Mamata Banerjee said that combating the COVID-19 situation will be the topmost priority of her government and dedicated …

Unpreparedness Of Government To Face COVID Second Wave Very Forthcoming : KSLSA Tells Karnataka High Court
3 years, 10 months ago

Unpreparedness Of Government To Face COVID Second Wave Very Forthcoming : KSLSA Tells Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

In a memo filed before the Karnataka High Court by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority giving various suggestions and recommendations, it has noted that unpreparedness on the part of the Government to face the present second wave of Covid is very much forthcoming. Accordingly it has suggested strict directions be issued to the private oxygen suppliers and hospitals to …

COVID19-Concrete Steps Need To Be Taken By State To Protect People From Onslaught Of Pandemic: Uttarakhand High Court Issues Directions
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID19-Concrete Steps Need To Be Taken By State To Protect People From Onslaught Of Pandemic: Uttarakhand High Court Issues Directions

Live Law  

Hearing a batch of pleas filed in relation to critical condition prevailing in the State with regard to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued the following directions to the State Government. The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed that the State was fighting a major war against the …

Uttarakhand tightens restrictions in view of COVID surge
3 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand tightens restrictions in view of COVID surge

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand government has ordered closure of markets in urban areas barring shops dealing in essential commodities from 2 p.m. onwards and changing of the curfew timing across the State from 9 p.m. to 7 p.m. Considering the likelihood of people from Uttarakhand working in Delhi returning home in the wake of a six-day lockdown in the national capital, online …

All possible support being extended to states to fight COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 11 months ago

All possible support being extended to states to fight COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan

India TV News  

Amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday assured that "all possible support is being extended to states to fight COVID-19 by taking steps to - double Remdesivir production and supply, ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen, continuously supply COVID-19 vaccines and enhance healthcare infrastructure." Informing about the measures that are …

As Covid situation becomes grave, PM Modi, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to chair meetings with state governments
3 years, 11 months ago

As Covid situation becomes grave, PM Modi, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to chair meetings with state governments

India Today  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will chair a high-level meeting with health ministers of 11 states and Union territories on Tuesday at 6.30 pm, sources within the ministry told India Today TV. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting on April 8 at 6.30 pm with chief ministers of all states and UTs to take stock of the …

Centre Warns Uttarakhand Govt Of Potential Upsurge In Coronavirus Cases At Kumbh Mela
4 years ago

Centre Warns Uttarakhand Govt Of Potential Upsurge In Coronavirus Cases At Kumbh Mela

ABP News  

In the wake of the alarming surge in Covid-19 cases across the country, the Centre has asked the Uttarakhand Government to take stringent measures to control the spread of the Coivd-19 virus during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash to highlighten the concerns raised by the high-level central …

COVID-19: 'State Has Taken Effective Steps, But The Same Aren't Sufficient', Himachal Pradesh High Court Directs State To File Its Response On 4 Issues
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19: 'State Has Taken Effective Steps, But The Same Aren't Sufficient', Himachal Pradesh High Court Directs State To File Its Response On 4 Issues

Live Law  

It may be noted that taking suo moto action on a Newspaper Item dated 10.11.2020, published in the Daily Newspaper 'The Tribune' about COVID-19 Wards in IGMC, Shimla, the HP High Court had issued a notice to the state on 11.11.2020, directing the State to make submissions in this regard. Submissions made before the Court on 24th November The Amicus …

Govt rushes ’high level’ teams to UP, Punjab and Himachal in fight against coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

Govt rushes ’high level’ teams to UP, Punjab and Himachal in fight against coronavirus

Live Mint  

High-level teams of the Central Government have been rushed to four more states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh -- to help the state governments tackle the Covid-19 situation. All these four states have been either reporting a rise in the number of active cases or demonstrating a rise in daily new cases, the Ministry of Health and …

Coronavirus | Why States don’t have enough money for the COVID-19 battle (and what the Centre can do) | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Why States don’t have enough money for the COVID-19 battle (and what the Centre can do) | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

The Hindu  

A running theme during this lockdown period and of the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in general so far is that decision-making has been largely centralised while the fact is that it is the States that bear responsibility for the real frontline battles against the pandemic. At different phases in our history there are ebbs and flow toward greater decentralisation …

5 North-Eastern states completely COVID-19 free: Jitendra Singh
4 years, 10 months ago

5 North-Eastern states completely COVID-19 free: Jitendra Singh

India TV News  

Five out of the eight Northeastern states are completely coronavirus-free and the remaining three have not added any new COVID-19 positive case in the last few days, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday. The minister said five Northeastern states -- Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Tripura -- are totally coronavirus-free while three other states -- Assam, Meghalaya, and …

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