INDIA
Solar scam accused Saritha Nair sent to jail for 6 yrs in cheating case
Saritha had taken an amount to the tune of Rs 42.75 lakh in 2012 from one Abdul Majeed, promising to supply solar panels to him, but she failed to keep her promise. Incidentally, Saritha was ducking the Kozhikode Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court, and despite a few warrants issued against her, she failed to appear before the court.
Justice Rajesh Bindal named acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC
Justice Bindal enrolled as an advocate on September 14, 1985, and practised in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Central Administrative Tribunal, in taxation, constitutional, civil and service cases. His field of specialisation was taxation matters and he worked as Standing Counsel for IT Department, various Central and state government organisations.
Ganga Ram Hospital gets 1.5 tonnes oxygen from Delhi govt
"Received 1.5 tonnes of oxygen sent by Delhi government at 3.30 p.m. today through DTC (Delhi Transport Corporation). With this supply, there is 4,500 cubic meters of oxygen which should last for five hours or around 8.30 pm. "In the morning, the SGRH received two tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from Inox Air Products.
Rajnath approves hiring of additional staff to cater to surging Covid cases
The contractual staff, including one each of medical officer, nursing assistant, pharmacist, driver and chowkidar for identified ECHS polyclinics, will be hired through Station Headquarters for night duty, beyond normal working hours, for a period of three months.
NBFC body urges RBI to allow loan restructuring
The NBFC body in its letter to the RBI Governor said that the borrower accounts, which are 'standard' accounts as on March 31, 2021, may be allowed restructuring without any downgrade in asset classification, subject however to the lending NBFCs undertaking fresh credit assessment of the borrowing entity.
SC asks States to file report on health infra by Thursday
The Apex Court asked the state governments to file replies by Thursday with regard to their health infrastructure and said that the High Courts are not restrained from passing any directions as they are hearing the cases in their respective states and they know the ground situation better.
EC bans 'victory march' by parties amid pandemic
In view of the rapidly increasing threat posed by coronavirus in the country, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday banned any kind of 'victory procession' by any political party after the results of the Assembly elections held in five states are declared on May 2. Any violation of this EC order will invite strict action against the candidate and his party.
SC allows Vedanta to produce only Oxygen at Tutocorin plant
The court said that only the Oxygen plant will be allowed to operate and that the order was passed in view of the national need for oxygen and allowed Vedanta to operate its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin to produce oxygen while specifying that only the Oxygen plant will be operational.
Night curfew in 9 more Gujarat cities from Wednesday
Gujarat, similar to the rest of the country, has been witnessing an unprecedented rise in Covid cases, losing lives due to the pandemic throughout the month of April. The central government came out with an order on Monday with regard to imposing lockdown-like measures in the states, if the positivity rate is more than 10 per cent.
Delhi to get 500 temporary ICU beds at Ramlila Maidan
Kejriwal on Tuesday visited two major government hospitals of Delhi - Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital (GTBH) and LNJP Hospital. He said, "We are preparing a 500-bed ICU facility at Ramlila Maidan right in front of LNJP Hospital. This facility is being built for Covid patients only and will be ready soon." Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was also present with the Chief Minister during the visit.
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