Goa CM rules out lockdown, prefers strict restrictions
The chief minister is scheduled to address a high- level meeting of officials from the Department of Disaster Management and the field of medicine at 5 pm on Wednesday.
PANAJI: The Goa government will prefer imposition of certain stringent restrictions given the rise in COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday but ruled out clamping of a lockdown.
The chief minister said the government will finalise certain “firm measures” at this meeting.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that imposition of a lockdown should be the last option. Lockdown will not control coronavirus. We have to impose some restrictions to control the situation,” Sawant told reporters.
Sawant said he had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday and briefed him about the steps taken by the state government to break the transmission of coronavirus.
“As the second wave (of coronavirus) is affecting people below 50 years, everyone must take anti-COVID 19 vaccines after May 1 (when the drive opens for every adult),” he said.
Goa reported a total of 69,312 coronavirus positive cases until April 20 while the overall death toll stood at 926, including 26 fatalities recorded on the previous day, the health department had said.
“Deaths are occurring in Goa because COVID-19 patients are arriving late at hospitals for treatment,” he said.
The CM attributed the rise in coronavirus positive cases to extensive testing.
Goa had tested a total of 5,98,330 samples until April 20.
Nigerian National drug peddler arrested by Govindapura police seized synthetic Drugs worth Rs.2.6 lakhs
Pramesh Jain
The East Division police of Govindpura police on tuesday arrested 27 year old nigerian national and recovered 10 grams of cocaine and 1.5 grams if heroine worth Rs.2.6 lakh from him.
The accused has been identified as,Fofana Cheickna a Nigerian National.
Senior officer told media persons,our Govindapura police inspector received a credible information about the drug being supplied by a foreign national in HBR layout near Ambedkar playground.
Acting on tip-off, Govindapura police inspector Prakash and his team rushed to the spot the crime staff rounded up the area and kept a close watch on Foreign National near Ambedkar playground and while selling drugs to his clients the team caught him red handed.
During investigation the accused confessed the crime and during questioning and after checking his records it was found that the accused Fofana did not have any travel documents but was living in a rented house in Jayanthinagar area.
During search the team found 10 grams of Cocaine and 1.5 grams of heroine in his possession including a mobile phone was seized from him.
As it was found that the accused is staying illegally and rented a house so we have summoned the owner of the house to probe how they have rented out the property without following the mandatory procedure including verifying the travel documents and submitting the same with the local police.
A case has been registered against the accused under NDPS Act and Foreigners Act and the owner of the house will also be booked under appropriate sections.The team have seized the mobile phones to ascertain the source of his drug network and further investigation is on.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa,ACP,KG Halli Sub-Division,Jagadish KS,PI,Prakash R,PSI,Lokesh and other staff has been appreciated for the commendable job done by them in nabbing the Nigerian drug peddler and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.
State police chief,Praveen Sood warns strict action against hospital for denying treatment
Pramesh Jain
In the wake of second wave of covid surge in the state and police personnel becoming soft targets, the state police chief issued circular directing the unit officers in charge to give priority to the well being of their staff and ensure best medical care.
In a circular issued on Friday,Praveen Sood, directed the officers incharge to ensure that there staff who are 45 years and above and their family members vaccinated compulsorily.
All the staff have been directed to get the tests done.Those who have covid symptom and related ailments should be deputed to office work only.
The officers incharge should make three shift work to ensure the staff get adequate rests and work on rotation basis.
Sanitizations of police station,vehicles is must and a separate meeting place has to be designated outside the police station for the public who visits stations and office of the senior officers.
Police personnel should follow the SoP issued earlier while dealing with the Investigation, including questioning,arrest and escorting the accused to the courts.
The police personnel should wear mask,face shield and sanitize regularly apart from maintaining social distancing to avoid infection.
Mr. Sood also directed the police to initiate strict action against the hospitals which refuse treatment for police personnel.
Sood on Monday issued another circular,and instructed the Unit officer We are already aware of the havoc played by the second wave of COVID 19. While the responsibilities of the police will increase, many days to come, we need a force.”
Among the pandemic and preventable causalities that the public has to protect our own men and their families first.
Between 6 and 8 weeks,they can take any further detainee as they are vulnerable, and at the same time they have to be reminded and sensitized to follow all COVID appropriate behavior.
The only assurance is that,if there is a milder case,even after the infection is in place,then there are even more rare cases of COVID infection time.I am worried about 162 active cases in the second wave.
But more alarming is the fact that more than 500 cases have occurred among family members of policemen.
As unit officer, you should be pro-active in ensuring that eligible family members are also motivated and facilitated to get vaccinated. Family members of Illnesses affect the morale of the policemen.
In the event of hospitalization,please ensure the best medical facilities are available to our policemen and their families.
As you know, 50% of beds in private hospitals are earmarked under SAST which should be utilized by BBMP Commissioner in Bengaluru City and DC / DHOs in the district.
In addition to the above,all the SOPs of the police station function which were enacted when the first wave should be reserved without any further delay.
I hope all unit officers will do their best to keep the attention of the police and the police force he Issued a circular to all the commissionerate to follow strictly Covid guidelines and take care of their health by taking all preventive measures he said.
Indian Navy seizes narcotics worth Rs 3000 Cr from a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea today
Nasheman news
New Delhi The Indian Navy has seized narcotics worth Rs 3000 crore from a fishing vessel of foreign origin in the Arabian Sea today.
As reported, INS Suvarna, whilst on surveillance patrol in the Arabian Sea, encountered the fishing vessel with suspicious movements. As a protocol, to investigate the vessel, the ship’s team conducted a boarding and search operation, which led to the seizure of more than 300 Kgs of narcotics substances.
The boat with its crew has been escorted to the nearest Indian Port of Kochi, Kerala for further investigation. The approximate cost of the catch in the international market is estimated to be Rs. 3000 Crore.
Evidently, this stands as a major catch not only in terms of the quantity and cost but also from the perspective of disruption of the illegal narcotics smuggling routes, which emanate from the Makran coast and flow towards the Indian, Maldivian and Sri Lankan destinations.
Apart from the human costs from drug addiction, the spoils of narcotics trade feed syndicates involved in terrorism, radicalization, and criminal activities.
Trio held,Illegal women trafficking and prostitution racket busted by CCB,two women rescued
Pramesh Jain
The Women protecting wing of the CCB on Sunday raided a house in mahadevapura area and rescued two women from Bangladesh from prostitution racket.
The accused have been identified as,Noushad Ali, 55,Riyazul SHekh,31,and Sameer Shahad,40 .
The police also recovered 11 Aadhar cards from the accused belonging to different persons.
Senior officer told reporters,the Women protection wing of CCB,received a credible inputs that three persons are running illegally prostitution racket in house located in Mahadevapura Involving two women from Bangladesh who were forced into flesh trade racket.
Based on a tip off a team led by Inspector Anjumala T Naik raided the house situated in Lakshmisagar layout,Mahadevapura on sunday and rescued two women aged 22 and 19 years.
During the raid the team rescued two women from Bangladesh and during questioning the woman told the police that they were brought to city from Dhaka on the pretext of offering job and forced them into the prostitution.
While the accused had gone out to get the customers following which the police team waited for them and later arrested them when they returned.
During investigation the trio accused confessed the crime and revealed that they were creating the Aadhar cards for the women using fake documents to get the residential proof.
The police housed the woman in a state home for women and took the accused into custody to ascertain their criminal network and further investigation is on.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant has appreciated Joint CP Crime, Sandeep Patil DCP Crime-1 KP Ravikumar ACP,Women protection Wing,SM Nagaraj,PIs,as,Anjumala T Naik, Mohammed Siraj and other staff who has successfully raided the house and arrested trio and rescued two women from the clutches of Prostitution business and for the commendable job done by them a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.
Three member gang Stone pelters damage BMTC bus in Kamakshipalya Bengaluru Driver injured
Pramesh Jain
In a broad daylight incident,a gang of three men pelted stone at the moving BMTC bus as a result the driver sustained head injuries.
Senior officer told,The incident took place at Vigneshwaranagar bus stop in Kamakshipalya police station limits on Sunday evening.
Tension was gripped in the area for a while following the incident, kamakshipalya Inspector and staff with Hoysala patrolling police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured driver to the hospital.
The injured has been identified as Nanjundegowda,(43), a resident of Jalahalli.
The stone pelting incident took place at 4.15pm the bus was heading towards Jalahalli and three men intercepted the bus and pelted stone.
The front glass was damaged and the driver sustained severe head injuries and he was rushed to a nearby hospital.
The incident was caught on CCTV cameras and the police have identified the accused.Efforts are on to nab them a case has been registered in kamakshipalya police station and efforts are on to nab the miscreants.
Apart from instances of assault,angry protesters have pelted stones and damaged more than 97 buses,including luxury air-conditioned buses.As many as 35 buses in the Karnataka Road Transport Corporation’s (KSRTC) fleet have been pelted with stones so far.A total of 85 employees have been arrested so far.
Assam to vaccinate everyone in 18-45 age group for free from May 1: Himanta Sarma
GUWAHATI: The Assam government will vaccinate everyone in the 18-45 age group for free from May 1 onwards, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.
The state Health Department has already written to Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech for procuring 1 crore vaccines.
“Assam will give FREE vaccines to everyone from 18-45 years. GOI is giving free vaccines for 45+,” Sarma tweeted late on Tuesday.
Funds collected in Asom Arogya Nidhi account last year shall be utilised for procuring the vaccines, he said.
“Today itself, we’ve placed orders for 1 cr doses with @BharatBiotech,” the health minister said.
In September last year, Sarma had informed the Assembly that a total of Rs 116.
1 crore contribution from 53,534 people have been received in the account of the Asom Arogya Nidhi to support the government’s efforts in handling the pandemic.
The Centre had announced on April 19 that everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination from May 1, while private hospitals and states will be able to buy doses from manufacturers.
It also said that vaccine manufacturers will be free to supply 50 per cent doses to state governments and in the open market, for which they will have to make an advance declaration of the price before May 1.
In a letter to the Bharat Biotech chairman and MD on Tuesday, Assam Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) Samir K Sinha expressed interest to procure one crore doses of Covaxin at the rate to be fixed by the central government.
“For this purpose, the terms and conditions of delivery and payment along with schedule of supplies may please be intimated at the earliest,” he wrote.
The principal secretary mentioned that the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam will be the nodal agency for this procurement under the ‘Liberalised and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy’ of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
Sinha had told reporters on Tuesday that the Assam government had urged the Centre to send an adequate number of COVID-19 vaccine vials as the state’s stock will be exhausted in 6-7 days.
He said that the state has received a total of 22,93,470 vaccines, comprising 17,52,830 doses of Covishield and 5,40,640 doses of Covaxin, while there is a stock of 5,03,550 vaccines at present.
Meanwhile, the administration of Kamrup Metropolitan district, which primarily comprises Guwahati, has instructed private hospitals to tie up with hotels so that asymptomatic patients can be shifted there in case of a shortage of hospital beds.
The state reported three more deaths due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, while the number of fresh cases rose sharply with 1,651 people testing positive, pushing the tally to 2,27,473.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal tests positive for COVID-19
The 61-year-old Union Education Minister said he is following medical advice after his report came positive.
NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.
“This is to inform you all that I have tested COVID positive today. I am taking medication and treatment as per the advice of my doctors. Request all those who have come in my contact recently to be observant, and get themselves tested.
Bidar: Former MLA Syed Zulfiqar Hashmi passes away
Bidar: Former MLA Syed Zulfiqar Hashmi (57), passed away due to kidney failure in the early hours of Tuesday at a Hospital in Hyderabad. The deceased is survived by his wife, three sons, two daughters, and a multitude of relatives and friends.
After joining politics at the age of 27, in 1994, as a BSP candidate, Syed Zulfiqar Hashmi was elected to the Vidhana Sabha from the Bidar constituency. Thereafter he had contested as a JDS candidate from the Bidar region for the Vidhana Sabha and lost in the elections. For some years after that, he had also been a recognized figure within the Congress.
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