Bihar Assembly election: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel hits out BJP over free vaccine promise
4 years, 2 months ago

Bihar Assembly election: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel hits out BJP over free vaccine promise

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on October 22 accused the BJP of politicising public health by promising free COVID-19 vaccine in its manifesto for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. “With this poll promise @bjp4india has implied that the citizens of other non election states will have to pay for the vaccine,” the Chief Minister said in another tweet. “The @ECISVEEP must take suo moto cognisance as the Modi Govt can’t be selective about free access to Covid Vaccine depending on electoral results,” he added. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on October 22 released the BJP’s manifesto for the Bihar Assembly polls with a slew of promises, including free COVID-19 vaccine once it has been cleared by the ICMR.

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Chhattisgarh: Cong promises free treatment facility, ₹10k a year for landless
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh: Cong promises free treatment facility, ₹10k a year for landless

Live Mint  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Sunday announced free treatment facilities up to ₹10 lakh for the poor if the party retains power in the state. Addressing an election rally in Rajnandgaon, the Congress MP from Wayanad constituency in Kerala promised to provide ₹10,000 per year to landless rural labourers if the party retains power. …

Bihar will buy Covid vaccines in absence of supply from Centre: CM Nitish
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar will buy Covid vaccines in absence of supply from Centre: CM Nitish

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar said the state government would buy vaccines against coronavirus on its own to continue inoculating its people as Centre is not providing them to the state, as per a communique from the chief minister’s office on Monday. The communique, however, was silent on the state’s unmet demand for Covid-19 vaccines, how it would buy them …

'Force to Reckon With in Near Future': Ex-ICMR DG Praises Govt’s 'Deliberate' Call to Give Free Covid Jabs
1 year, 9 months ago

'Force to Reckon With in Near Future': Ex-ICMR DG Praises Govt’s 'Deliberate' Call to Give Free Covid Jabs

News 18  

It was the Narendra Modi government’s deliberate and concerted decision to deliver free Covid-19 vaccines to everyone in India unlike other countries where vaccines were sold at exorbitant prices, Dr Balram Bhargava, former director general of Indian Council of Medical Research, has said. “The issue of the pricing of vaccines in India was a deliberate effort of the government to …

Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls | Congress contesting under collective leadership, says Bhupesh Baghel
2 years, 1 month ago

Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls | Congress contesting under collective leadership, says Bhupesh Baghel

The Hindu  

The Congress is contesting Himachal Pradesh polls under a "collective leadership" and does not announce a chief ministerial candidate before the election when it does not have an incumbent CM, party's senior observer Bhupesh Baghel said on November 6, 2022 dismissing the BJP's criticism over "infighting". Mr. Baghel said the Congress will "put back on people's plates all that the …

Developments in Bihar positive sign for national politics: Akhilesh Yadav
2 years, 4 months ago

Developments in Bihar positive sign for national politics: Akhilesh Yadav

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on August 18 that the political shift in Bihar is a "positive sign" and hoped a strong alternative to the BJP is formed in the 2024 parliamentary polls. About the 2024 parliamentary polls, Mr. Yadav said, "I hope a strong alternative will be formed against the BJP and people will support it." Asked about …

PM Modi tells states: Covid-19 not over yet, give kids jabs swiftly
2 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi tells states: Covid-19 not over yet, give kids jabs swiftly

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all chief ministers on Wednesday to remain alert as “the threat of Covid-19 was not fully over.” During an interaction with the chief ministers on the emerging Covid-19 situation in the country, he also said that the government's priority was to vaccinate all eligible children at the earliest with special campaigns needed in …

Baghel booked for violating Covid norms during UP poll campaign, questions move
2 years, 11 months ago

Baghel booked for violating Covid norms during UP poll campaign, questions move

Hindustan Times  

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday hit out at the Election Commission a day after he was booked for flouting Covid-19 norms while campaigning for a Congress candidate in Noida for the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Speaking to news agency ANI, Baghel said, “Why was an FIR registered only against me when I had candidates, district committee …

5 Kanpur leaders leave SP to join Congress ahead of UP polls
2 years, 11 months ago

5 Kanpur leaders leave SP to join Congress ahead of UP polls

India Today  

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Qazi Suhail Ahmed, Rashid Mehmood, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Abid Ali and Rakesh Sahu joined the Congress on Wednesday. All of them left the Samajwadi Party to join the Congress in the presence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Lallu, MLA Sohail Ansari and AICC secretary Uttar Pradesh in-charge …

BJP ready for virtual poll rallies in 5 States
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP ready for virtual poll rallies in 5 States

The Hindu  

As cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus saw an upward tick in several States, the BJP declared that it was ready to hold virtual rallies, if called, in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur that go to the polls early next year. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told reporters that the BJP was ready for virtual …

Bihar: Names of PM Modi, Amit Shah, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Chopra feature in list of Covid vaccinated people
3 years ago

Bihar: Names of PM Modi, Amit Shah, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Chopra feature in list of Covid vaccinated people

India TV News  

A large scale forgery was discovered at a common health centre in Karpi block of Arwal district in Bihar where the health department uploaded the names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and actor Priyanka Chopra in the list of beneficiaries who have taken the second dose of Covid vaccines. He said …

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

UP conducts over 2 lakh Covid tests in last 24 hours, reports 20 cases; 9 districts coronavirus-free
3 years, 4 months ago

UP conducts over 2 lakh Covid tests in last 24 hours, reports 20 cases; 9 districts coronavirus-free

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Covid Update: As many as 2 lakh Covid tests were carried out in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours in which just 20 positive cases were reported. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently lauded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the handling of pandemic in the state. Speaking at an event in his Lok Sabha constituency …

No shortage of vaccines, govt providing free jabs to states and UTs, Lok Sabha told
3 years, 5 months ago

No shortage of vaccines, govt providing free jabs to states and UTs, Lok Sabha told

India Today  

There has been no shortage of vaccines and the Government of India has been supplying the jabs to states and Union Territories for free to be given to prioritized beneficiaries as recommended by NEGVAC, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. Asked whether the government is aware that many inoculation sites got closed …

Ready to vacate post if Congress-high command asks me, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
3 years, 5 months ago

Ready to vacate post if Congress-high command asks me, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Firstpost  

His statement came amid speculations over the purported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh Raipur: Amid speculations over the purported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday reiterated that if the party high command asks, he would vacate the post. Sharing the chief minister’s post on a rotational basis …

Ready to step down if Congress high-command asks me: Chhattisgarh CM
3 years, 5 months ago

Ready to step down if Congress high-command asks me: Chhattisgarh CM

India Today  

Amid speculations over the purported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday reiterated that if the party high command asks, he would vacate the post. Sharing the CM's post on a rotational basis has been a buzz in Chhattisgarh's political circles after Congress came to power in December 2018 when Baghel and …

'Rovid': BJP castigates Rahul Gandhi for spreading lies about COVID vaccination
3 years, 5 months ago

'Rovid': BJP castigates Rahul Gandhi for spreading lies about COVID vaccination

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday castigated the Congress party for continuously spreading lies and misconceptions about the Covid-19 vaccination drive. Addressing the media here, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia accused the grand old party leaders of trying to derail the vaccination drive against Covid-19 in the country. Lashing out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'Movid' remark, he said, …

Baghel writes to PM Modi, seeks 1 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses for Chhattisgarh in July
3 years, 5 months ago

Baghel writes to PM Modi, seeks 1 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses for Chhattisgarh in July

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide at least one crore doses of vaccines against COVID-19 to the state next month, an official said here on Tuesday. In a letter to the PM, Baghel informed him that 9,98,810 vaccine doses were left in the state, which will be sufficient only for three days, the …

Live chickens, lottery tickets and free mobile recharge offered as vaccine incentives | See pics
3 years, 6 months ago

Live chickens, lottery tickets and free mobile recharge offered as vaccine incentives | See pics

India Today  

Dangling everything from sports tickets to a free beer, authorities and governments around the world are looking for that extra something — anything — that will get people to roll up their sleeves for Covid-19 shots when the promise of a life-saving vaccine by itself hasn’t been enough. READ | Get vaccinated, win cash as California offers $116.5 million in …

Uttar Pradesh kicks off Covid mega vaccination drive, plans to inoculate 10-12 lakh doses in a day
3 years, 6 months ago

Uttar Pradesh kicks off Covid mega vaccination drive, plans to inoculate 10-12 lakh doses in a day

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh on Monday kicked off the new phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive with an aim to administer 6 lakh doses per day and subsequently increasing the same to 10-12 lakh doses per day from the first week of July, in 6,000 Covid vaccine centres across the state. While visiting Civil Hospital in Lucknow on Monday to check the progress …

Free mobile recharge for taking Covid vaccine shot, MP BJP MLA's unique offer to push vaccination drive
3 years, 6 months ago

Free mobile recharge for taking Covid vaccine shot, MP BJP MLA's unique offer to push vaccination drive

India Today  

The government aims to vaccinate India's entire adult population by December, but the situation in rural areas is quite different. Vishnu Khatri has announced that free mobile recharge will be done for all the people in his constituency who get vaccinated by June 30. Khatri has also announced that whichever panchayat in his constituency completes 100 per cent vaccination first, …

Adopt transparent policy in allocating vaccines, Congress tells government
3 years, 6 months ago

Adopt transparent policy in allocating vaccines, Congress tells government

The Hindu  

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the reversion to centralised procurement of COVID-19 vaccines from June 21, the Congress on Tuesday asked the government to adopt a transparent policy in allocating vaccines to the States and spell out a road map of meeting its own deadline of fully vaccinating 100 crore citizens by December. The Congress reiterated its …

'Will Get Jabbed Since Shots are Now by Centre, Not BJP': Akhilesh Yadav's Covid Vaccine U-turn
3 years, 6 months ago

'Will Get Jabbed Since Shots are Now by Centre, Not BJP': Akhilesh Yadav's Covid Vaccine U-turn

News 18  

A day after Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav took his first dose of Covishield at Gurgaon’s Medanta hospital, his son and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday clarified that he’s not against jabs by Centre but was against ‘BJP’s vaccine’. In a tweet on Tuesday morning, Akhilesh Yadav wrote, “Instead of politicising vaccination, the government of India …

Tractor-cum-bus spreads vaccine awareness in UP's Lucknow, few take jab
3 years, 6 months ago

Tractor-cum-bus spreads vaccine awareness in UP's Lucknow, few take jab

India Today  

In a bid to encourage people residing in a village area in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow to get themselves vaccinated against Covid-19, Radha Soami Satsang Beas, a private organisation with the help of Lucknow district administration, has started free tractor-cum buses for the villagers to take the jab. Around 11:10 am, India Today team left the Radha Soami Satsang Beas vaccination …

Creating Hesitancy, Shifting Demands: How the Opposition Played Mind Games And Vaccine Politics With India
3 years, 6 months ago

Creating Hesitancy, Shifting Demands: How the Opposition Played Mind Games And Vaccine Politics With India

News 18  

India launched the world’s largest vaccine drive on January 16. Be it discrediting vaccines, spreading rumours to fuel vaccine hesitancy, frequently changing position on the vaccine distribution process, deliberately asking for the vaccine to be ‘opened up for all’ despite knowing the government was following a scientific order of priority, opposition party leaders have done everything to harm India’s vaccination …

‘Right thing, at last’: Congress leaders react to PM Modi’s announcement on central procurement of Covid-19 vaccines
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Right thing, at last’: Congress leaders react to PM Modi’s announcement on central procurement of Covid-19 vaccines

Hindustan Times  

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation, in which he announced the central procurement of Covid-19 vaccines, some Congress leaders have reacted welcoming the move. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Union government would take over the task of Covid-19 vaccination from the state governments. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot called the announcement a “victory of public …

Congress criticises UP govt's vaccination drive, alleges abrupt cancellation of appointment with Governor
3 years, 6 months ago

Congress criticises UP govt's vaccination drive, alleges abrupt cancellation of appointment with Governor

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Friday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over the alleged slow pace of vaccination against coronavirus, and claimed that at this rate it would take 13 years to inoculate the state's 22 crore population. Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu also said they had sought Governor Anandiben Patel's appointment to raise this and other issues …

Centre must make vaccines available free of cost to States, says Mamata
3 years, 6 months ago

Centre must make vaccines available free of cost to States, says Mamata

The Hindu  

The Central government must procure and make vaccines for COVID-19 available free of cost to all the States, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday Ms. Banerjee said that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had called her on Tuesday on the subject of vaccination and she fully supported his view. Ms. Banerjee said there were about 140 crore …

Centre's Covid-19 vaccine procurement policy stands against federalism: Jharkhand CM
3 years, 6 months ago

Centre's Covid-19 vaccine procurement policy stands against federalism: Jharkhand CM

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines by states on their own during the ongoing pandemic "stands against the principle of cooperative federalism" and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free vaccines to States for beneficiaries of all age groups. "The State of Jharkhand like other States has always received vaccines free of …

Rahul Gandhi stoking fear on vaccine, all will be vaccinated by December: Prakash Javadekar
3 years, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi stoking fear on vaccine, all will be vaccinated by December: Prakash Javadekar

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark on the government's strategy to provide the Covid-19 vaccine to the people of India and that Prime Minister Modi is responsible for the second wave of Covid. Responding to Rahul's charge, Javadekar said that India will be fully vaccinated …

Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh contest Health Ministry's charge on Covid-19 vaccine wastage
3 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh contest Health Ministry's charge on Covid-19 vaccine wastage

India Today  

A day after Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were pulled up for wasting one-third of the doses of Covid-19 vaccines made available to them, the governments of both the states have rejected the allegations, saying that the data is 'incorrect'. The Union Health Ministry, in a review meeting on the progress of the vaccination drive, had stated that Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand had …

Covid-19 vaccine protocol for children should already be in place, tweets Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine protocol for children should already be in place, tweets Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter on Tuesday to lash out at the central government on the country’s preparedness in tackling Covid-19 in children through vaccination and paediatric services. “India’s future needs for the present Modi ‘system’ to be shaken out of sleep,” tweeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi’s words come as countries all over the globe are taking …

Chhattisgarh CM seeks adequate COVID-19 vaccines from Centre
3 years, 7 months ago

Chhattisgarh CM seeks adequate COVID-19 vaccines from Centre

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure sufficient availability of COVID-19 vaccines in the state, a government official here said. Modi held a telephonic conversation with the CM on Sunday to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Chhattisgarh, during which Baghel informed him that the positivity rate of the viral infection has been steadily …

Opinion | Dispel all baseless rumours, let all of us work unitedly on the vaccination front
3 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | Dispel all baseless rumours, let all of us work unitedly on the vaccination front

India TV News  

On Friday, when India reported a dip in fresh Covid-19 cases to 3.2 lakhs, there was some good news from the US and also from the vaccination front. The US had started its vaccination program on December 14 last year and in a span of six months, it used more than 20 crore vaccine doses to fully vaccinate 10.5 crore …

People's mandate is final word, urge Modi govt to now rise above campaign to tackle Covid: Congress
3 years, 7 months ago

People's mandate is final word, urge Modi govt to now rise above campaign to tackle Covid: Congress

India Today  

Results of the assembly elections in four states and one UT are not as per the party's expectations, said Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala. We accept the verdict with humility & a sense of responsibility We demand that Modi Govt now rise above partisan political campaign & concentrate upon tackling Covid, providing medicines,oxygen,ramping up hospital infrastructure & ensure universal vaccination …

Third phase of vaccination drive may lead to law & order situation, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
3 years, 7 months ago

Third phase of vaccination drive may lead to law & order situation, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

India Today  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel fears that the third phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive due from May 1 may lead to a law and order situation. In an exclusive conversation with India Today TV, Baghel said that Centre has announced vaccination for the age group of 18 to 45 years without any assurance on vaccine availability. Chattisgarh Chief Minister …

Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi asks Assam Congress candidates to visit constituencies, help people
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi asks Assam Congress candidates to visit constituencies, help people

India Today  

Isolated at home in Delhi after testing positive for Covid-19 earlier this month, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked the party candidates who contested recently held Assam Assembly election to visit their constituencies and help people affected by the pandemic. India Today TV has learnt that all the Congress candidates, who were housed in a resort in Sonapur on the …

Coronavirus | Government controlled truth, not pandemic, says Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Government controlled truth, not pandemic, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that though the Narendra Modi government had failed to contain the pandemic it had managed to control “the truth of the pandemic” by manipulating the data regarding COVID-19. Speaking to the The Hindu, former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said the Centre failed to make State governments stakeholders in the fight …

Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh accuse Centre of hijacking COVID-19 vaccine stocks
3 years, 7 months ago

Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh accuse Centre of hijacking COVID-19 vaccine stocks

Firstpost  

Health ministers of four states, all run by non-BJP govt, accused that the Centre’s treatment towards them is “step-motherly” and urged the government to provide them free doses to vaccinate all adults New Delhi: Fours states ruled by the Congress and its allies Sunday accused the Centre of “hijacking” vaccine stocks from manufacturers, and expressed doubts they would be able …

Maha Govt Likely to Vaccinate All Free of Cost, Kejriwal Extends Strict Covid-19 Curbs Till May 3 - News18
3 years, 7 months ago

Maha Govt Likely to Vaccinate All Free of Cost, Kejriwal Extends Strict Covid-19 Curbs Till May 3 - News18

News 18  

Maha Govt Likely to Vaccinate All Free of Cost; U’Khand Minister Demands Complete LockdownIndia reported another grim global record on Sunday with 349,691 new daily infections over the past 24 hours. As Cases Spiral in Delhi, Kejriwal Extends Strict Covid-19 Curbs Till 5am On May 3 The Delhi government extended on Sunday strict curbs it had imposed in the wake …

Not enough Covid vaccines to inoculate population: Health ministers of Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand
3 years, 8 months ago

Not enough Covid vaccines to inoculate population: Health ministers of Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand

India Today  

States where the Congress or its allies are in government, are saying that they will not be able to begin the third phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive. Addressing a virtual press conference on Sunday, the health ministers of Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand said there is an acute shortage of Covid-19 vaccines in their states. Punjab has only 4 …

The curious case of vaccines in Chhattisgarh: Why aren’t we talking about this?
3 years, 8 months ago

The curious case of vaccines in Chhattisgarh: Why aren’t we talking about this?

Op India  

Chhattisgarh Health Minister and senior Congress leader TS Singh Deo on Tuesday expressed his displeasure at PM Modi’s address to nation on the ongoing COVID situation. PM didn’t mention anything on how much the vaccine production capacity will be boosted and on the number of vaccine doses to be given to states after that: Chhattisgarh Minister TS Singh Deo pic.twitter.com/tgBLyCTaER …

After Maharashtra, now Chhattisgarh slams Centre as war of words breaks out over COVID-19 vaccination strategy
3 years, 8 months ago

After Maharashtra, now Chhattisgarh slams Centre as war of words breaks out over COVID-19 vaccination strategy

Firstpost  

Reacting strongly to his statement, Deo said, “It is very unfortunate and unexpected and not in the nature of Dr Harsh Vardhan we have known.” He also shared vaccination and testing statistics from his state to contradict Vardhan’s statement. His reactions came after Union health minister Harsh Vardhan’s remarks on Wednesday that the Chhattisgarh government was spreading misinformation and panic …

Covid-19 vaccine scarcity SOS: Harsh Vardhan slams Opposition-ruled states for politicking 'their failures'
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine scarcity SOS: Harsh Vardhan slams Opposition-ruled states for politicking 'their failures'

India Today  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday slammed Opposition-ruled state governments for their alleged attempts to distract attention from their failure to manage the Covid-19 pandemic. Politicising such a public health issue is a damning indictment of certain political leaders who should know better,” Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said. MAHARASHTRA GOVT SPREADING PANIC In his letter, Union Health Minister …

Want to provide free vaccine to all, but PM Modi creating hurdles: Mamata at Jhargram rally
3 years, 9 months ago

Want to provide free vaccine to all, but PM Modi creating hurdles: Mamata at Jhargram rally

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday blamed the Centre saying she wanted to give free coronavirus vaccines to the people of the state but the Modi government is not allowing it to happen. Addressing a poll rally in Bengal's Jhargram, Mamata Banerjee blamed the Modi government for creating obstacles to allow access to her government for providing free …

Everyone in Bihar will get free COVID-19 vaccine, even at private hospitals, says Nitish Kumar after receiving first dose
3 years, 9 months ago

Everyone in Bihar will get free COVID-19 vaccine, even at private hospitals, says Nitish Kumar after receiving first dose

Firstpost  

Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday received the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Patna and urged people of the state to get themselves inoculated, reaffirming his government’s decision to provide the jabs free of cost, including at private facilities. Kumar received the shot at IGIMS hospital in presence of Health minister Mangal Pandey and appealed to the …

Kamal Nath Accuses Shivraj Chouhan of Taking U-turn on Free Covid-19 Vaccine Promise
3 years, 9 months ago

Kamal Nath Accuses Shivraj Chouhan of Taking U-turn on Free Covid-19 Vaccine Promise

News 18  

Bhopal: As the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination began on Monday, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Kamal Nath accused Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of going back on his bypoll promise of offering free vaccines to all. “Even those with critical ailments and senior citizens are made to pay Rs 500 for the vaccine, where the fact is that common …

Bihar to get free vaccine shots, as promised, even at private facilities
3 years, 9 months ago

Bihar to get free vaccine shots, as promised, even at private facilities

India Today  

The Bihar government has decided to bear the entire cost of the coronavirus vaccination even at the private hospitals in the state as India prepares to vaccinate people aged above 60 years and those over 45 with comorbidities from March 1. The Bihar government's decision to bear the cost of coronavirus vaccination comes even as the central government capped the …

Chhattisgarh minister wants Covaxin stopped, Harsh Vardhan asks why serve vested interests
3 years, 10 months ago

Chhattisgarh minister wants Covaxin stopped, Harsh Vardhan asks why serve vested interests

India Today  

As Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo expressed doubts over the safety of Covaxin over the Bharat Biotech vaccine not completing Phase 3 trials yet, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan slammed the Congress leader saying it is not befitting of a state minister to cast doubts and serve vested interests. The primary concerns of the state are : The inhibitions …

PM Modi Should Get Himself Vaccinated First to Clear Doubts, Says VBA Leader Prakash Ambedkar
3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi Should Get Himself Vaccinated First to Clear Doubts, Says VBA Leader Prakash Ambedkar

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should first get himself vaccinated for COVID-19 to clear doubts in the minds of people, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, Ambedkar said the VBA will hold protests across Maharashtra on January 27 in support of the ongoing agitation by farmers at borders of Delhi for the repeal of three …

Coronavirus updates | January 16, 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus updates | January 16, 2021

The Hindu  

The world’s largest vaccination programme will begin at a total of 3,006 session sites across all the States and the Union Territories, which will be connected virtually throughout the exercise. New Delhi Vaccination drive hallmark of self-reliant India, say BJP leaders Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the launch of the world's largest vaccination drive against COVID-19, top BJP leaders …

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