Bihar election: Corona scared political activities.

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July 16, 2020

India’s Covid-19 tally rises to 9,68,876 and total death is 24,915. Notably, 6,12,814 patients were recovered.
But still India have 3,31,146 active cases.

147 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Puducherry today, taking the total confirmed cases to 1,743, including 774 active cases, 947 recoveries and 22 deaths.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said India’s fatality rate is 2.57% and recovery rate is 63.25%. ‘Despite being such a largely populated nation, we can perhaps claim to have performed better than any other country,’ he said.

As many as 1,27,39,490 samples have tested for the virus till July 15, out of which 3,26,826 samples were tested on Wednesday, the Indian Council of Medical Research said.

The number of recoveries stands at 6,12,815, the data said. “Thus, around 63.25 per cent of patients have recovered so far,” an official said.

Around the world at least 13,512,692 people have been infected while 583,359 have died so far, according to the latest tally by the John Hopkins University.

Armed forces get power to buy weapons for Rs 300 crore.

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July 16, 2020

The armed forces have been allowed to purchase upto rupees 300 crore of weapons and equipment for ”emergent operational requirement”.

The decision was finalized at Defence acquisition council (DAC) meeting. The meeting was led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

The decision is taken amid tension between India and China over LAC.

The military development has fasten due to Indo-China clash at Galwan Valley, where 20 soldier were martyred .

However now the tension have de-escalated.

The three defence forces had already started buying a range of military equipment, weapon and platforms.

As per sources Rajnath Singh will visit Ladakh this week.

Army Chief General M M Naravane will also visit Ladakh on July 17. After visiting Ladakh, he will also visit forward areas in Jammu and Kashmir to analyse military operations.

DAC delegated powers for progressing urgent capital acquisition cases, up to Rs 300 crores, to the armed forces to meet emergent operational requirements,” a tweet by the ministry said.

The DAC delegated the powers for progressing urgent Capital Acquisition Cases upto Rs 300 crores to the Armed Forces to meet their emergent operational requirements.
— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) July 15, 2020

“This will shrink procurement timelines and ensure placement of orders within six months and commencement of deliveries within one year,” the tweet read

This will shrink the procurement timelines and ensure placement of orders within six months and commencement of deliveries within one year.
— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) July 15, 2020

A Mongolian die of Bubonic Plague.

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July 16, 2020

A 15-year-old boy has died in western Mongolia of bubonic plague after eating an infected marmot, the country’s health ministry announced.

The quarantine, which began on Sunday, will run until Saturday, and authorities have already isolated 15 people who came into contact with the teenager. All of them are healthy.

The case prompted the Government to impose a quarantine on a portion of the province of Gobi-Altai.

A level 3 alert, which forbids the hunting and eating of animals that could carry plague and calls on the public to report suspected cases, has been put in place until the end of the year.

Earlier this month, two other people tested positive for bubonic plague in the neighbouring province of Khovd, prompting warnings from officials in nearby Russia.

Nepali citizens are unhappy on PM Oli comment on Ram.

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July 16, 2020

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on July 13 claim that real Ayodhya is in Nepal not in India.

He also stated that lord Ram was born in Thori in South in Nepal.

He said that at an event on the birth anniversary of Nepal poet Bhanubhakta at PM residence in Kathmandu. Bhanubhakta was the poet who translated Ramayana from Sanskrit to Nepali language.

PM Oli said ” Nepal has become a victim of culture encroachment and its history has been manipulated”

Now a day after his statement, Nepal foreign minister issued a clarification saying that he didn’t want to hurt sentiment and his words were a call for further research into Ramayan culture geography.

“If Janakpur was here and Ayodhya was there [ in India], how would one know that there was a princess eligible for marriage. There was neither telephone, nor mobile phone. It was just impossible to know about the match,” Oli said

“Although the real Ayodhya lies at Thori in the west of Birgunj, India has claimed the Indian site as the birthplace of Lord Ram,” Mr. Oli said.

“We also believe that deity Sita got married to Prince Ram of India. Actually, Ayodhya is a village lying west of Birgunj,” he said, adding that the marriage between bride and bridegroom at such a distance was not possible at the time when there was no communication and transportation system.

“The place called Thori, near Birgunj is the real Ayodhya, where Lord Ram was born. In India there is great dispute on Ayodhya. But, there is no dispute in our Ayodhya,” Prime Minister Oli was quoted as saying by his press advisor Surya Thapa.

Former Nepal PM Baburam Bhattarai had tweeted yesterday to suggest that Oli’s claim was outlandish. “Let’s listen to the new Ramayana of the half-poet Olikrit Kali Yugin! Let’s travel directly to Baikunthadham!”

आधी-कवि ओलीकृत कलीयुगीन नयाँ रामायण श्रवण गरौं! सिधै बैकुण्ठधामको यात्रा गरौं ! https://t.co/yDepnuFCFY
— Baburam Bhattarai (@brb1954) July 13, 2020

While Nepal has been calling for high-level talks on resolving the territorial disputes in two sections of the border, New Delhi has asserted that it will be ready for discussion only after the coronavirus pandemic is over.

Members of Nepal India Unity, a group of Nepali citizens living in India, display placards during a peaceful demonstration outside the Nepal Embassy Monday, July 13, 2020.

Donald Trump visa restrictions separated Indian families.

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July 16, 2020

A new immigration order is issued by President Donald Trump restrict the entry of holders of certain temporary work visas. Many people lived and worked in the US legally for years but were in India when Trump made his announcement now they are not able to enter US.

Donald Trump proclamation temporarily suspend the entry of people arriving on work visa including the H-1B for skilled workers, often those in tech industries.

There are some exemptions to the ban, including those working in the food supply industry and some medical workers involved in combating the Coronavirus. While the proclamation exempts spouses and children of US citizens, it is yet not clear on parent of Children who are US citizens.

Sindhu Sudhakar told AFP her husband, who works for a global bank in Dallas, had previously rejected job offers in the EU and Britain, preferring to put down roots in the US.
Today, as Sudhakar and her seven-year-old son contemplate spending the rest of the year away from her husband, those decisions have come back to haunt them.
The 33-year-old, who became stranded after flying to India in March to see her ailing mother-in-law, said Trump’s announcement had turned an already difficult situation into a nightmare.
“It is extremely draining for all of us,” she said.
“We were living the American dream… but now given how volatile the government is, we are rethinking if we even belong there.”

“How will targeting H-1B visas or a handful of us benefit the US economy if we are here earning in dollars and spending in rupees?” asked software engineer Harpreet Singh, who has been stranded in India since March.

Bihar Floods: Rising water level in north region creates panic among villagers

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July 16, 2020

With many rivers overflowing in the north Bihar, villages near Darbhanga district have been submerged. Many families are forced to leave their homes and take shelter somewhere else as the monsoon rains continue to cause upheaval.

The areas near the Nepal border have been witnessing heavy rainfall since past few days, causing overflow in the rivers originating from the Himalaya region.On Monday, river Bagmati reached its highest flood level at Belsand in Sheobar district. Similarly, Kosi river also shows signs of crossing the danger level in Khagaria district.

Cheif Secretary Deepak Kumar held a meeting with the crisis management group to curb the situation in the state.

Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar also addressed the issue and was quoted as saying: “The rivers Lalbakeya, Sikarahana, Kamla-Balan and Gandak have been in spate and rising alarmingly,” said officials. Villages like Puraniya, Bhawanipur, Baishkhawa, Mahuwahwa, Lohidiya in the Raxaul sub-division, Devapur, Jihuli under Pakridayal block, Piprasi, Bhitaha and Madhubani blocks of West Champaran districts have been inundated. A video also showed that the water has gushed into a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camp near Jhandu in Bagaha sub-division. All officials and engineers have been put on high alert in view of likely rains in Nepal region…round-the-clock vigil is being maintained by officials.”

The Patna Meteorological Center, however, mentioned that the situtaion is under control now as the through line has shifted downwards and will shift down further in coming days. “Heavy rainfall can be expected only at isolated places in north Bihar over the next 24 hours…however, southwest monsoon has been active in Bihar and rainfall with thunderstorm would occur in all 38 districts till July 16,” said officials.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) is also actively working in controlling the situation. It has deployed several units in the flood-prone areas and has planned standby units if the situation worsens.

At least 99 Doctors Died due to Coronavirus-IMA.

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July 16, 2020

During this global pandemic, Doctors are working selflessly day and night. The SARS-COV2, also known as COVID-19, has devastated the lives of Peoples.

Doctors are facing tremendous load to take care of the large number of patients.

Indian Medical Association (IMA) has reported that around 99 doctors have succumbed to the infection.

At least 771 doctors less than the age of 35 years, 247 doctors above the age of 35 years and 261 doctors above 50 years have been infected so far, the IMA chief said. This figure does not include healthcare workers such as nurses and other healthcare-related staff.

“IMA declares RED ALERT to doctors and medical administrators to raise their guard. If COVID-19 mortality has to be lessened, it has to start with doctors and hospitals,” the doctors’ body said in a statement.

In recent, the Government of India requests for volunteer doctors who are fit and willing to be available for providing their services in the public health facilities and the training hospitals in the near future.

Meanwhile, there are cases of shortage of PPE kits for doctors, they are facing several problem during working hours.

Community health experts say the government must urgently launch infection control audits across hospitals to determine the scale of dangers the health care workers face during the pandemic.

Earlier, IMA expressed that there is a dire need for a drastic change in health administration which can be realised by raising a new cadre of administrators, it said in a statement.

RED ALERT FOR #DOCTORS. pic.twitter.com/SuP8T7M3mh
— Indian Medical Association (@IMAIndiaOrg) July 15, 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput’s death: Home Minister Amit Shah forwards letter demanding CBI investigation to concerned ministry

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July 16, 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise has borught shock waves to the whole nation. The young actor with a glorious journey from television to Bollywood was found dead at his Bandra residence on June 14.

The post mortem report confirmed that actor’s death was caused asphyxia due to hanging. However, fans, family and several prominent personalities, including political leaders have suspected foul play into actor’s death. Several petitions have been filed to carry out a detailed CBI investigation into the case.

In the latest, Amit Shah has forwarded the letter, demanding an CBI probe into to the concerned ministry.The letter was sent to Amit Shah by Bihar MP Pappy Yadav who has been constantly demanding justice for his home state hero.

Yadav took to twitter to share picture of letter from Amit Shah which was a response to his letter. The letter from the home minister stated that concerned ministry will look consider the matter and will carry out further investigation.

In his tweet, Yadav asked Amit Shah not to ignore the case. He also added that his support can expedite instant CBI probe into the matter.

Check out the tweet here:

अमित शाह जी आप चाहें तो एक मिनट में सुशांत मामले की CBI जांच हो सकती है। इसे टालें नहीं!

बिहार के गौरव फ़िल्म अभिनेता सुशांत सिंह राजपूत जी की संदिग्ध मृत्यु की CBI जांच के लिए केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री जी को पत्र लिख आग्रह किया था।

उन्होंने कार्रवाई के लिए पत्र अग्रसारित कर दिया है। pic.twitter.com/MWsFBFNN8p
— Sewak Pappu Yadav (@pappuyadavjapl) July 14, 2020

Shekhar Suman has created a #JusticeForSushantForum which aims to seek justice for the young actor. BJP MP Rupa Ganguly has also been actively demanding justice for Sushant.

Meanwhile, Sushant’s death has intensified the never ending nepotism in Bollywood debacle. Many outsiders who faced inferior treatment in Bollywood due to favouritism and groupism have called out Bollywood honchos. Star Kids like Sonam Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Ananya Pandya and Varun Dhawan among others are also at the receiving criticism after Sushant’s death.

US President Donald Trump to revoke the special Status of Hong Kong.

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July 16, 2020

Donald Trump directed to end Hong Kong’s special status with the U.S. and signed legislation that would sanction Chinese officials responsible for cracking down on political dissent in the city.

“No special privileges, no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies,” said the president, who first announced in May that his administration would begin paring back the territory’s special status of Hong Kong.

“The US attempt to obstruct the implementation of the national security law for Hong Kong will never succeed,” the statement said. China responded.

“Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s internal affairs and no foreign country has the right to interfere,” the ministry said China’s Foreign Minister.

During news conference held in the White House Rose Garden, Trump also said “Their freedom has been taken away; their rights have been taken away. And with it goes Hong Kong, in my opinion, because it will no longer be able to compete with free markets. A lot of people will be leaving Hong Kong,”

The law had been passed with bipartisan support in Congress earlier this month.

The White House later released the full text of the executive order, outlining the penalties and suspensions, as well as newly reallocated admissions within the US refugee ceiling “to residents of Hong Kong based on humanitarian concerns”.

Ashok Lavasa, next in line CEC, appointed vice-president of Asian Development Bank

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July 16, 2020

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, who was slated to head the poll panel, has now been appointed the vice-president of Asian Development Bank. The announcement was made by the regional development bank on Wednesday.

Lavasa still has two years left in his term at the Election Commission of India. He is only the second election commisioner to step down before the completion of his term. He would have retired in October 2022 as the Chief Election Commissioner. As the next in line CEC, he would have conducted Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab among other states.

Before Lavasa, chief election commissioner Nagendra Singh had retired without completing his term as he was appointed a judge in the International Court of Justice at The Hauge.

Lavasa, who is a retired 1980 batch IAS officer of the Haryana crade, was appointed an Election Commissioner in January 2018. During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Lavasa didn’t agree with Election Commission of India’s decision to give clean chits to PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah for allegedly violating Model Code of Conduct(MCC).

Later, he was at the center of spotlight when his wife, Novel Singhal Lavasa was given notices from the income tax department for alleged tax evasion.

Lavasa holds an MBA degree from Southern Cross University in Australia, and MPhil in Defence and Strategic Studies degree from the University of Madras.

As vice-president of ADB, Lavasa will be succeeding, Diwakar Gupta, who retires on August 31.

Tamil Nadu government looking forward to convert Jayalalithaa’s house into official CM residence

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July 16, 2020

The Tamil Nadu government is actively considering converting a major portion of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s residence, ‘Veda Nilyam’, into the official residence of CM instead of a memorial. Madras High Court has been notified about the same.

The information came when Madras court was hearing a plea filed by the Poes Garden Residents Association that challenged acquisition of Jayalalitha’s house by the Tamil Nadu government. The petition had sought the government to stop converting Poes Garden into a memorial as that would attract a lot of limelight, making the local residents of area refrain from a peaceful living.

Meanwhile, Advocate General Vijay Narayan in his plea to Justice Anand Venkatesh said: “It will become a tourist place for millions of Tamil. People visiting the state would visit the place more like people visiting the White House and the Lincoln Home when they visit the US or Shakespeare’s birthplace when they visit the UK.”

He also informed the Judge that along with the immovable property, all the other movable property will also be arranged in the similar fashion as it was during the time when Jayalalithaa lived.

The Judge then observed the plea made by advocate general Vijay Narayn and found out that houses of political leaders and influential people have been converted into memorials in the past.

However, the petitioners also accused the state government of acquiring the property illegally without consulting the residents.

After considering the submission made by both the sides, the judge culimintaed that rejecting the idea of a memorial for the peaceful living cannot be accepted. He dismissed the plea, calling the argument premature and apprehensive.

The resident of Jayalalithaa covers a wide are of 24,000 sq ft and was a place with high security. Not only localites, but even VVIPs couldn’t barge in until the permission from due authorities.

Dr. Nandlal Mehta ‘Vagish’ Died at the age of 80.

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