Facebook blocked hashtag calling for Narendra Modi to resign over pandemic

Users based in India noted on Twitter that the #ResignModi hashtag had been blocked from view on Facebook A hashtag calling for the resignation of the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, was briefly blocked on Facebook on Wednesday, hiding more than 12,000 posts critical of the Indian government as the coronavirus pandemic spirals out of control in the country. Facebook users based in India noted on Twitter that the hashtag #ResignModi had been blocked from view on Facebook. Users searching the hashtag were given a message that said such posts…

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Vehicle Re-Registration Row: High Court quashes govt order about re-registration of outside vehicles

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today quashed the circular which was issued by the administration for the re-registration of the vehicles brought from outside states and operated in the union territory.Advocate Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, who had filed the petition in the high court told news agency Kashmir Post that the Division Bench of Justice Ali Muhammad Magray and Vince Chatterji Koul quashed the order.”Now as per the quashement of the order issued by RTO by the Hon’ble High Court, car owners with outside registration number can drive the vehicles…

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‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid catastrophe

It’s hard to convey the full depth and range of the trauma, the chaos and the indignity that people are being subjected to. Meanwhile, Modi and his allies are telling us not to complainby Arundhati Roy During a particularly polarising election campaign in the state of Uttar Pradesh in 2017, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, waded into the fray to stir things up even further. From a public podium, he accused the state government – which was led by an opposition party – of pandering to the Muslim community by…

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India’s top doctor association termed Narender Modi “Super-Spreader” of the Covid-19 pandemic

India’s medical fraternity has had it with Narendra Modi. Dr Navjot Dahiya, vice-president of the Indian Medical Association, a voluntary organisation of medical professionals, has called the Indian prime minister a “super-spreader” of the Covid-19 pandemic. He told The Tribune newspaper that the blame for this devastating second wave lies squarely at the feet of Modi’s government. “While the medical fraternity is trying hard to make people understand mandatory Covid norms, prime minister Modi did not hesitate to address big political rallies tossing all Covid norms in the air,” Dahiya…

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Top Indian tycoons flee by private jet as Covid-19 infections spiral

India’s mounting crisis surrounding a surge in coronavirus infections is prompting wealthy families to flee the country by private jet. With reports of hospital bed and drug shortages sweeping social media, Indian tycoons and others able to afford fares running into millions of rupees are booking flights to boltholes in Europe, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean. “It’s not only the ultra rich,” said Rajan Mehra, chief executive officer at New Delhi-based private jet firm Club One Air. “Whoever can afford to take a private jet are taking private…

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As Covid situation worsens across J&K, admin orders 84-hour lockdown in 11 districts

To address the fast worsening Covid-19 situation in J&K, authorities said on Wednesday that there will be complete lockdown in 11 districts of the Union Territory from 7 p.m. on Thursday till 7 a.m. on Monday. Separate orders issued, under the Disaster Management Act, by the District Magistrates of Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Pulwama, Jammu, Kathua, Reasi, and Udhampur said there would be complete lockdown in these districts from tomorrow (Thursday) from 7 p.m. till Monday 7 a.m. Only essential services will be allowed movement during the period…

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Conduct mass Testing of Labourers, Non-local Beggars entering Kashmir: Grand Mufti Nasir-Ul Islam

Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam express serious concern over the reports that a large number of non-J&K beggars and labourers are entering Kashmir without undergoing the mandatory Covid tests urged the J&K administration that to order a highest level of probe how such a huge number of people are landing in the Valley without Covid tests. He said that if the reports about non-J&K labourers and beggars entering Kashmir without undergoing mandatory Covid screening is true, the move will further aggravate the Covid situation prevailing in the Kashmir Valley and pose…

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In absence of lockdown and Virus being more communicable, infecti is spreading fast within families: Kashmir experts

In the second wave, coronavirus is spreading fast within families as compared to the previous year, health experts in Kashmir say. More and more families, with all or most of the members, are getting infected as people living in close spaces, particularly in Srinagar, are more prone to contracting Covid. “The virus during this wave is more communicable. That is the reason that the number of cases is rising immediately and virus is spreading fast within families. This year, a Covid patient’s chances of infecting others are more than last…

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170 Localities across Kashmir Valley declared micro-containment zones

In order to prevent the COVID-19 cases from spreading, over 170 localities and areas Micro Containment Zones and Containment Zones have been declared across Kashmir. According to the data collected by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) a total of 173 areas have been notified as the Micro Containment and Containments zones in the ten districts of Kashmir region. Most of the Micro Containment Zones and Containment Zones are in Srinagar with officials informing that 13 areas in the summer capital have been notified as Containment Zones while 47 have…

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J&K records highest daily spike of 3164 COVID19 Cases, 25 Deaths; DAK urges Govt to impose ‘Lockdown’, Section 144 CrPC in Srinagar

A record 3164 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus and 25 persons succumbed to the virus in the Jammu and Kashmir as per the government’s latest daily figure for last 24 hours on Tuesday. Previously, the highest daily count was recorded on April 25 when 2381 people had tested positive for the virus.Regarding the fresh deaths, they said, 15 were from Jammu Division and 10 from Kashmir Valley. Among the 3164 new cases, official sources told that 1030 were from Jammu Division and 2134 from Kashmir Valley, taking the…

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