Hospital horror in Goa, 75 deaths due to oxygen shortage in four days

May 15, 2021

At least 75 patients died at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, the state’s biggest Covid facility, in the past four days, because of “logistic issues” in the supply of medical oxygen. Thirteen people died on Friday, according to former Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai, and 15 deaths were recorded...

BAJAJ AUTO ANNOUNCES RELIEF MEASURES FOR EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY COVID-19

May 14, 2021

Bajaj Auto has announced that in the case of the death of an employee due to Covid-19, the company would continue to pay salaries to his/her family for two years. The company has also decided to provide funding for the education of children belonging to the families of employees affected...

TARUN TEJPAL CASE: GOA COURT DEFERS VERDICT AGAIN, WILL PRONOUNCE IT ON 19 MAY

May 13, 2021

On Wednesday, a Goa sessions court deferred the pronouncement of judgment in the case of sexual assault against Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of the news magazine Tehelka, to 19 May. The Mapusa District and Sessions Court in North Goa cited a shortage of staff on account of Covid-19 for delaying...

Maharashtra Cabinet seeks extension of lockdown-like curbs till 30 May

May 13, 2021

The Maharahstra Cabinet met on Wednesday to review the Covid-19 situation in the state. The Cabinet proposed to extend the lockdown till 30 May. After the Cabinet meeting, Minister for Public Health Rajesh Tope said that amid increasing Covid-19 cases in many districts, Cabinet ministers in the meeting were in...

ED REGISTERS MONEY LAUNDERING CASE AGAINST DESHMUKH

May 12, 2021

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday registered a case of money laundering against former Maharashtra Home minister Anil Deshmukh. The case, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), was registered based on the FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), said people familiar with the development. The...

HEALTH MINISTRY PRAISES COVID CONTAINMENT MODELS OF MUMBAI, PUNE

May 12, 2021

Says Mumbai’s decentralised approach needs to be adopted at the national level. The decentralised approach Mumbai has adopted in Covid-19 containment needs to be adopted at the national level, the Health Ministry has said. “Control rooms were created for engaging with citizens but they were not at Municipal Corporation level...

27% OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS RECEIVED PMGKY COMPENSATION IN MAHARASHTRA

May 11, 2021

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), an insurance scheme for the healthcare workers fighting Covid-19, was implemented with effect from 30 March 2020, initially for 90 days to provide an insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh to the healthcare workers. Later, the duration of the scheme was extended up...

3 arrested for black marketing remdesivir in Pune, 21 injections recovered

May 11, 2021

The Pimpri Chinchwad police have arrested three people, including a nursing staff member and chemist, for black marketing of remdesivir injections. Police officials had intercepted two people at a check post in the Kalewadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad and recovered two remdesivir injections from their possession. The two were identified...

IIT Madras develops a blockchain based healthcare information system

May 8, 2021

The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Madras researchers have developed ‘BlockTrack’, a first-of-its-kind blockchain-based secure medical data and information exchange system for a mobile phone-based application. This system is currently being field-tested at IIT Madras Institute Hospital. The project has been undertaken with the CSR support from Infosys originating during the...

LOCKDOWN EXTENDED IN GOA AMID RISING COVID-19 CASES

May 8, 2021

PANAJI A state-level curfew will be imposed in Goa from May 9 to May 23 to stem the rising tide of Covid-19 infections, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced on Friday as he urged people to stay indoors as much as possible in order to break the Covid chain. “A detailed...