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  • Left cannot be selection at Centre if Congress fails: CPI nationwide secretariat member Binoy Viswam

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    KOCHI: Popping out towards the CPM’s stance of now not having any political alliance with the Congress, Rajya Sabha MP and CPI nationwide secretariat member Binoy Viswam mentioned Left events aren’t able to change into another if the grand previous birthday celebration is weakened within the nation.

    “If the Congress is weakened, no doubt the RSS and Sangh Parivar outfits would snatch its area within the present state of affairs,” he mentioned on Sunday. Viswam used to be addressing a gathering organised via the Congress’ Ernakulam district unit to commemorate the past due Congress chief PT Thomas. 

    “Within the present Indian political state of affairs, we, the Leftists, are smartly conscious about the void that can be created if the Congress crumbles sooner than the demanding situations raised via the BJP-RSS outfits. To steer clear of this kind of state of affairs, remembering the ideologies of Nehru, I’m of the view that the Congress will have to now not be weakened,” mentioned Viswam. 

    The programme used to be attended via senior Congress leaders, together with Opposition chief VD Satheesan, state Congress president Ok Sudhakaran, former Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala and previous leader minister Oommen Chandy.  

    His observation assumes importance as CPM leaders from Kerala have strongly objected to an alliance with the Congress in different states claiming that any political alliance with the grand previous birthday celebration will simplest assist the BJP. It’s anticipated that CPM would take a call at the alliance at its birthday celebration congress to be held in Kannur in April.

    In December, Leader Minister Pinarayi Vijayan mentioned Congress can’t be an alternative choice to the BJP on the Centre. He additionally made a clarion name for forging a countrywide alliance of secular, like-minded regional events around the nation, except Congress, to struggle the saffron birthday celebration.

    “Congress, which is claiming to be an earthly birthday celebration, has followed a coverage of communal appeasement. Congress and BJP have the similar stance on financial insurance policies. One of these Congress can’t change into an alternative choice to BJP,” Pinarayi mentioned, inaugurating the CPM Ernakulam district convention at Kalamassery final month. 

    Viswam admitted that the political state of affairs in Kerala used to be totally other however he used to be now not able to reply at the factor now. Whilst the CPI state leaders also are towards having vehicles with the Congress, the birthday celebration nationwide leaders are focused on a transfer to release an earthly, democratic selection with the Congress strengthen towards the BJP on the Centre. 

  • Mumbai upsurge pushes Maha COVID-19 tally, state logs 11,877 new instances; 50 Omicron infections

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    MUMBAI: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 11,877 contemporary COVID-19 instances, 2,707 greater than the day earlier than, and 50 Omicron infections, the state well being division stated in a bulletin.

    The state reported 9 fatalities, which larger the full COVID-19 toll to one,41,542.

    Maharashtra is now left with 42,024 lively instances, the bulletin stated.

    Of the brand new 11,877 instances, 7,792 are from Mumbai, it stated.

    Then again, as according to the Mumbai civic frame, the collection of new instances detected within the town on Sunday used to be 8,063.

    The Mumbai area together with satellite tv for pc towns and neighbouring districts reported 10,394 infections — just about 90 according to cent of the whole instances within the state.

    The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) information confirmed the town had reported 809 instances on December 27, which intended the tally jumped through virtually 10 instances as on Sunday.

    On Saturday, Maharashtra had reported 9,170 instances.

    Greater than ten ministers and a minimum of 20 MLAs in Maharashtra have examined certain for coronavirus up to now, Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar had stated on Saturday.

    Of the 50 new Omicron infections, 36 sufferers are from Pune Municipal Company spaces, 8 from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Company limits, two each and every from Pune rural and Sangli, and one each and every from Mumbai and Thane.

    Maharashtra has up to now reported 510 such instances of which 193 sufferers recovered.

    The bulletin stated 1,22,975 checks have been performed within the ultimate 24 hours, taking the cumulative checks performed in Maharashtra to six,92,59,618.

    Till an afternoon earlier than, the state had performed a complete of 6,91,36,643 checks.

    With 2,069 extra sufferers being discharged, the full rely of recoveries in Maharashtra went as much as 65,12,610, it stated.

    The Mumbai civic frame performed 47,410 checks within the ultimate 24 hours, as according to the bulletin.

    With the spike in instances in Mumbai, town civic leader Iqbal Singh Chahal on Sunday sought to allay apprehensions, announcing 89 according to cent of the infections are asymptomatic.

    He additionally stated that 90 according to cent of beds are mendacity vacant.

    He suggested folks to strictly adhere to COVID-19 protocols.

    Masks is obligatory within the public area and electorate must chorus from going to crowded puts.

    All folks should sign up for palms to tide over this new wave of the COVID pandemic, he stressed out.

    “Lately 8,063 new COVID instances had been detected in Mumbai out of which 89 according to cent have been discovered to be utterly asymptomatic and general collection of lively instances in Mumbai are actually 29,819.

    “Then again, out of 8,063 new instances these days, best 503 had been hospitalised out of which 56 instances had been placed on oxygenated beds. As of these days, 90 according to cent of clinic beds in Mumbai are vacant,” he stated in a remark.

    Mumbai didn’t see any COVID-19 fatality right through the day, protecting the toll unchanged at 16,377, the bulletin stated, including that 89 according to cent of the instances reported, or 7,176, are asymptomatic.

    “There’s no reason why to panic however on the similar time all folks need to be extraordinarily wary and workout excessive Covid suitable behaviour,” Chahal stated.

    As according to the bulletin, 578 individuals have been discharged in Mumbai within the ultimate 24 hours, taking the restoration rely to 7,50,736, which is 94 according to cent of the full tally, whilst 503 individuals are hospitalised, together with 56 on oxygen beef up.

    Of the 30,565 beds to be had for the remedy of the an infection, best 3,059 are occupied, it stated.

    The Mumbai information confirmed that the caseload doubling time used to be 183 days, the expansion fee in instances between December 26 and January 1 stood at 0.38 according to cent.

    The civic frame has sealed 203 constructions.

    There are 9 containment zones.

    In the remainder of Maharashtra, the Pune area recorded 931 instances, Nagpur 112, Kolhapur 75, Latur 67, Aurangabad 50, and Akola 31.

    Nashik, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Akola, Aurangabad areas didn’t record any demise.

    The Pune area recorded 8 fatalities and Mumbai area one.

    Maharashtra’s COVID-19 figures: Recent instances 11,877; Overall instances 66,99,868; Deaths 9; Overall fatalities 1,41,542; Lively case 42,024; checks performed 1,22,975; cumulative checks 6,92,59,618.

    In the meantime, Maharashtra CMO tweeted that COVID-19 vaccination for youngsters within the age staff of 15-18 years might be introduced at 9 devoted centres in Mumbai in conjunction with the nationwide force for this age staff.

  • RJD backs JD-U’s call for for particular standing for Bihar

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    PATNA: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday expressed its willingness to toughen the state’s lengthy pending call for for particular standing and requested the ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) to battle its ‘aar paar ki ladaee’ with the centre at the contentious factor.

    RJD chief Shyam Rajak mentioned the RJD would lend its toughen to the JD-U on particular standing factor because it used to be required for the all spherical building of the state. “The centre must concede the call for within the better hobby of the folks of the state,” he mentioned.

    Rajak’s remarks got here hours after JD-U Rajya Sabha member Vashishtha Narain Singh reiterated the particular standing call for. Singh mentioned, “Particular standing is the best of the folks of the state. It must be given because the state fulfilled many of the standards set for the aim.”

    To power house his level, he cited the new file of the Niti Aayog, which positioned Bihar a few of the poorest states within the nation. “The centre must believe the lengthy pending call for within the hobby of the folks of the state,” the JD-U former state leader mentioned.

    Previous, JD-U nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh had suggested the Top Minister Narendra Modi to believe the call for. The chairman of JD-U parliamentary board Upendra Kushwaha even threatened to release agitation if the call for used to be now not met.

    The call for for particular standing is gaining momentum at a time in Bihar when its neighbouring state Uttar Pradesh goes to polls in April-Might this 12 months. Additionally, a confrontation between some BJP leaders and HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi has resulted in bitterness a few of the two NDA allies.

    The BJP leaders from the state have vehementally adversarial the call for for particular standing and mentioned that the state used to be getting extra monetary the aid of the centre beneath particular bundle. Therefore the call for for particular standing for Bihar is unlawful, the BJP leaders mentioned.

    Senior BJP leaders, together with deputy leader minister Renu Devi and labour sources division minister Jibesh Kumar overtly disagreed to the JD-U’s call for for particular standing to Bihar.

    The RJD’s announcement to lend its toughen might create recent hassle for the BJP, which has been left remoted at the factor of particular standing.

     

  • Harish Rawat’s son, daughter defy Congress’ ‘one circle of relatives, one price ticket’ system, seeks tickets to contest Uttarakhand polls

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    NEW DELHI: Even after reiterating on a number of events that the ‘one circle of relatives, one price ticket’ system will likely be implemented in Congress birthday celebration, kids of veteran chief Harish Rawat are taking a look on the 2022 Uttarakhand meeting elections with prime hopes.

    Rawat’s daughter Anupama Rawat (who right now holds the location of Mahila Congress nationwide common secretary) has sought birthday celebration tickets from 3 other Meeting seats out of eleven in Haridwar constituency from the AICC screening committee for Uttarakhand,a senior birthday celebration chief concerned within the screening committee conferences advised ANI.

    Rawat’s son Virendra has sought a price ticket from one seat whilst some other son Anand has expressed his want to contest the state Meeting elections.

    Avinash Pandey heads the AICC screening committee for Uttarakhand which additionally comprises Devendra Yadav, Ganesh Godiyal, Harish Rawat, Rajesh Dharmani and Pritam Singh.

    Significantly, Virendra has submitted an utility for probably the most seats on which Anupama has implemented, assets stated.

    Except Harish Rawat’s kids, the offspring of many political heavyweights are eyeing ballot tickets.

    In the meantime, Harish Rawat on December 24 introduced that he’ll be main the Uttarakhand elections because the chairman of the marketing campaign committee.

    Sumit Hridayesh, son of overdue Congress chief Indira Hridayesh has expressed his want for a price ticket to contest the elections. In the meantime, Pritam Singh, who’s Chief of Opposition within the state meeting, has additionally sought a price ticket for his son Abhishek.

    Yashpal Arya’s son Sanjiv additionally needs to struggle the election. Significantly, either one of them rejoined the ranks of Congress after quitting the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP).

  • Faculties in Patna to stay close until January 8 as chilly wave grips Bihar

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    PATNA: In view of the critical chilly wave in Bihar, Patna District Justice of the Peace on Sunday introduced that every one executive and personal colleges as much as magnificence 8 can be closed until January 8.

    “Because of prevalent chilly climate and coffee temperature prevailing specifically within the morning within the district, well being and lifestyles of kids are in peril,” the order learn, issued via the Patna District Justice of the Peace, Dr Chandra. Shekhar Singh.

    “Due to this fact below segment 144 of the Code of Felony Process, 1973 do hereby restrict the educational actions of all of the personal and executive colleges of Patna District as much as 8 until January 8,” the order added.

  • SC shifts to digital hearings from January 3 for 2 weeks

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    NEW DELHI: The Ideally suited Courtroom on Sunday determined to shift to the digital device of hearings from January 3 for 2 weeks in view of the emerging circumstances of Omicron variant of COVID-19.

    Postponing the bodily and hybrid choice of the listening to, the apex court docket determined to shift to finish digital listening to for 2 weeks.

    A observation issued through the highest court docket, which had began bodily hearings from October 7, stated the association of the digital complaints shall proceed for 2 weeks.

    “It’s hereby notified for the tips of the individuals of the Bar, Birthday party-in-person and all involved that protecting in view the emerging choice of circumstances of Omicron variant (COVID-2019), the competent authority has been happy to direct that changed same old running process (SoP) notified on October 7, 2021 for bodily listening to (with hybrid choice) ahead of courts will stay suspended for the prevailing, and the hearings ahead of the courts for a length of 2 weeks from and with impact from January 3, 2021 will be thru digital mode simplest,” said the observation.

  • Vaishno Devi stampede probe panel asks normal public to publish movies or report statements

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    JAMMU: A high-powered committee, constituted to probe the stampede on the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, has appealed to most of the people to percentage movies, if any, or report statements in regards to the incident that came about on Saturday.

    The general public understand used to be issued by way of Jammu Divisional Commissioner Raghav Langer, who is without doubt one of the participants of the committee constituted by way of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to probe the incident.

    Twelve other people misplaced their lives and no less than 16 others have been injured within the stampede on the well-known shrine in Jammu and Kashmir within the early hours of Saturday after a scuffle between two teams of pilgrims right through the New Yr rush.

    “It’s for the tips of most of the people that anyone who needs to furnish any info, statements, digital proof and so forth. in regards to the incident (stampede) would possibly percentage the similar. Somebody who needs to fulfill in individual, would possibly seem sooner than the stated inquiry committee in individual between 11 am and 1 pm on January 5 within the place of work of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, to furnish any statements/info/proof,” the attention learn.

    The 3-member inquiry panel headed by way of Important Secretary (House) Shaleen Kabra, with Further Director Basic of Police Mukesh Singh as the opposite member, has been requested to publish its record inside per week.

    In the meantime, the 3 participants visited the shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district and have been briefed by way of officials at the flooring, officers stated.

    They stated Leader Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta accompanied the crew.

    Langer in conjunction with Singh had visited Katra on Saturday as smartly to take inventory of the location within the aftermath of the stampede and make certain that COVID-19 pointers have been strictly adhered to.

  • Madhya Pradesh goals to vaccinate 15 lakh youngsters on first day of COVID vaccination for 15-18 years age workforce

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    BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh goals to render first dose of the Covaxin to fifteen lakh youngsters at the first day of the 2 dose COVID vaccination ranging from Monday for the ones elderly between 15 and 18 years.

    A complete of 48 lakh youngsters elderly between 15 and 18 years are to be vaccinated at faculties throughout 52 districts of the state, ranging from Monday.

    “We now have to make sure the good fortune of the vaccination for the youngsters at faculties around the state. 18 lakh doses have already been rendered to all districts. Now it is the responsibility of all, spanning from district creditors to in-charge ministers to make the vaccination a good fortune. We now have rendered 25-30 lakh jabs in one day prior to now, the similar is wanted once more to make sure rapid good fortune of vaccination of the ones elderly between 15 and 18 years,” CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan mentioned whilst addressing evaluation assembly of the COVID-19 scenario within the state on Sunday.

    Reviewing the arrangements for controlling the 3rd wave of COVID-19, the CM mentioned COVID Care Facilities must be arrange in any respect blocks.

    Additionally, means of inking agreements with personal hospitals underneath the freed from price Mukhyamantri COVID Upchar Yojana must be speeded up to make sure that along side 31,000 executive clinic beds, the state additionally has no less than 25,000 devoted beds at personal hospitals at no cost of price remedy of COVID sufferers.
    He additionally directed to start out district keep watch over and command facilities in all districts to professionally set up remedy of sufferers in house isolation right through the 3rd wave.

    “Maximum sufferers right through this wave may also be handled underneath house isolation. For right kind control of such sufferers, the district keep watch over and command facilities will play a pivotal position by way of distribution of clinical kits and tele medication/session. Cellular Clinical Gadgets and Speedy Reaction Groups too must be shaped in all districts to make sure well timed distribution of clinical kits to house remoted sufferers and their instructed transferring to hospitals in instances of clinical emergencies,” the CM directed.

    Laying rigidity on expanding day-to-day trying out from the prevailing 60,000 to 62,000 to 75,000, the CM instructed the Disaster Control Team assembly that each one fever clinics within the state must be re-started once more to make sure well timed detection of instances.

    In the meantime, the state reported on Sunday, a unmarried day spike of 151 recent instances at 0.24% day-to-day positivity fee, which took the full energetic instances within the state to 608. Out of the 151 recent instances, 80 had been reported in Indore and 42 in Bhopal.

    This used to be the second one day in succession that the state reported over 100 instances in an afternoon. Previous on Saturday, the state had reported 124 recent instances.
     

  • Chhattisgarh well being minster TS Singhdeo assessments certain for Covid-19

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    RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh well being minister T S Singhdeo examined certain for Covid-19 on Sunday. “After appearing the indicators of Coronavirus an infection I had long past for the check in Raipur as of late night time. My file has come certain. At this time I’m underneath house isolation and taking drugs as prescribed via the medical doctors”, the minister tweeted overdue Sunday night time.

    He has asked all those that got here involved with him to get themselves examined for Covid-19 and appealed the folk to observe Covid suitable behaviour in view of the emerging circumstances of the Covoravirus within the state.

    On Sunday there have been 290 contemporary Covid-19 circumstances reported in Chhattisgarh taking the toll of energetic circumstances to 1273. The positivity fee stood at 1.81 %.

  • UP Chunav 2022: Marketing campaign to domesticate Brahmins… Akhilesh Yadav worships Lord Parshuram

    HighlightsAkhilesh Yadav presented prayers on the newly constructed Lord Parshuram temple in Mahurakalan village of Gosaiganj in Lucknow, thus he additionally began his marketing campaign to domesticate Brahmins earlier than the election, from this program he began his 10th section of Samajwadi Vijay YatraLucknow
    On Sunday, Samajwadi Birthday party (SP) President and previous Leader Minister Akhilesh Yadav presented prayers on the newly built Lord Parshuram temple in Mahurakalan village of Gosaiganj in Lucknow. On this manner, he began the 10th section of the Socialist Vijay Yatra, taking ahead his marketing campaign of cultivating Brahmins earlier than the elections.

    Together with Santosh Pandey, former SP MLA of Lambhua in Sultanpur district, the manager convener of this system, Yadav additionally carried out aarti via paying floral tributes to the ashes of Lord Parashuram, 68 ft prime. In this system of the temple, 101 youths of the Damru Dal of Kashi had been making damru sound and the sages who got here from Kashi, Mathura, Ayodhya and Prayagraj had been chanting. Additionally, 551 Veda Pathi Brahmins had been reciting other Vedic chants. Hoardings of slogans written ‘Brahmin’s get to the bottom of, Akhilesh hello possibility’ had been submit everywhere the premises.
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    Akhilesh had lately accused the BJP of oppressing Brahmins. He had given club of Samajwadi Birthday party to the circle of relatives of Bahubali and previous minister Pandit Harishankar Tiwari of Gorakhpur, the house district of CM Yogi Adityanath. Tiwari’s nephew Ganesh Shankar Pandey has been the chairman of the Legislative Council within the Bahujan Samaj Birthday party govt and has been a member of the council for greater than 25 years. Tiwari’s elder son Bhishma Shankar Tiwari alias Kushal Tiwari was once a two-time MP from Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha constituency and more youthful son Vinay Shankar Tiwari was once elected a member of the Legislative Meeting from Chillupar in Gorakhpur in 2017 on a BSP price ticket.

    Excluding Tiwari circle of relatives, many outstanding Brahmin leaders together with former Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey, former minister Manoj Pandey had been found in Yadav’s Samajwadi Vijay Yatra on Sunday. Within the newly constructed Lord Parshuram temple in Mahurakalan village positioned close to Gosaiganj of Purvanchal Parkway, saints and acharyas blessed Akhilesh Yadav to be victorious.

    Akhilesh worshiped Lord Parshuram

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