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India’s health system cracking under the weight of covid surge: Expert

Kolkat, May 8 (UNI) As human tragedy unfolds, there is a shortage of everything — oxygen, drugs, beds, vaccines, even cremation space.
Visiting Professor at the Kolkata based University of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Dr Naresh Purohit said, "India’s health system has cracked under the weight of Covid surge. We are in a national emergency. More than 800 Medics in the country have already lost their lives to Covid."
Top hospitals in the country are holding back storage in anticipation of future demand and black marketeers are hoarding life saving drugs, tripling the prices in the market and leaving public running around, he said.
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Petrol bombs hurled at police stations, govt building in Shillong

02 May 2024 | 12:23 AM

Shillong, May 1 (UNI) Petrol bombs were allegedly hurled by miscreants at the Sadar and Rynjah police stations here in Meghalaya during the wee hours of Wednesday, even as no injury to any person or damage to property was reported.

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RJD would've fared miserably in 2020 if LJP hadn't fought separately: Chirag

01 May 2024 | 10:48 PM

Patna, May 1 (UNI) LJP (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan on Wednesday admitted that his party had damaged the JD(U) and benefitted the RJD by contesting separately from NDA in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, saying the state's present principal opposition party would've been limited to10 seats if his outfit had not contested alone.

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Ensure 2-0 victory of "Joraphool" from Malda : Abhishek

01 May 2024 | 8:34 PM

Kolkata, May 1 (UNI) Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday called upon the people of Malda to ensure a 2-0 victory of "Joraphool" from both constituencies.

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Kunal Ghosh removed from TMC General Secretary

Kunal Ghosh removed from TMC General Secretary

01 May 2024 | 7:26 PM

Kolkata, May 1 (UNI) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien on Wednesday said Kunal Ghosh has been removed from the position of General Secretary of the state organisation.

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Arunachal Raj Bhavan celebrates Gujarat, Maharashtra Diwas

01 May 2024 | 5:03 PM

Itanagar, May 1 (UNI) In the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’, the Foundation Day of the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra was celebrated at the Arunachal Pradesh Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday.

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