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UP jail authorities issue guidelines for Covid treatment of prisoners

Lucknow, Sep 29(UNI)With the jail authorities already taking several measures to check the spread of coronavirus amongst the inmates besides adopting strict guidelines for treatment of the affected prisoners, the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Prisons, Anand Kumar on Tuesday sought more dedicated efforts of the local administration in combating the pandemic.
In a letter written to all the District Magistrates, Police Chiefs and other concerned authorities including the Chief Medical Officers on Tuesday, Mr Kumar while acknowledging and appreciating the assistance and support extended by the authorities in battling the menace of COVID in jails claimed that there are some issues of concern which need to be flagged.
Mr Kumar said that government guidelines clearly enunciate and predicate an aggressive testing, tracing , isolating and treating strategy. Despite this, there is very low testing of the inmates in few districts.

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"Giant chicken" and "pig" blame meat for melting Himalayas

18 Apr 2024 | 11:12 PM

Chandigarh, Apr (UNI) Dressed in chicken and pig costumes, volunteers of Mercy for Animals
India Foundation on Thursday held boards that read “Meat is Melting Himalayas: Choose Vegan” and “The
Cost of Meat: Thawing Himalayan Peaks” in Chandigarh on World Earth Day.

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MOHALI, APR 18 (UNI):- Mumbai Indians batsmen Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, in Mohali on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-177U

MOHALI, APR 18 (UNI):- Punjab Kings bowler Sam Curran celebrates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians’ opener Rohit Sharma during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, in Mohali on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-176U

NEW DELHI, 18 (UNI):- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Rajiv Kumar speaks via a video message on the eve of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-175U

JAMMU, APR 18 (UNI):- Members of Jammu and Kashmir Chapter of the Association of Surgeons of India addressing the press conference, in Jammu on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-174U

PURI, APR 18 (UNI):- Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture on the occasion of first phase of voting with message 'I vote for Sure', at Puri beach in Odisha. UNI PHOTO-173U

GULMARG, APR 18 (UNI):- Authorities cracked a whip against traffic violators at the tourist resort of Gulmarg in North Kashmir, on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-172U

HYDERABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- Ponnam Ashok Goud assumed charge as the Chairman of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Legal Cell at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-171U

HYDERABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- BRS Party President and former Telangna Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to hand over B-forms party’s Lok Sabha poll candidates at Party office, in Hyderabad on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-170U

AHMEDABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah waves to the crowd during an election campaign road show for Lok Sabha polls, in Ahmedabad on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-169U

HYDERABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- BJP candidate for Malkajgiri Etala Rajender, filing nomination papers Lok Sabha elections in Medchal Malkajgiri on Tuesday.UNI PHOTO-166U

HYDERABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- BJP candidate for Malkajgiri Etala Rajender, filing nomination papers for Lok Sabha elections, in Medchal Malkajgiri, on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-165U

HYDERABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- BJP candidate for Medak, Raghunandan Rao, filing nomination papers for Lok Sabha elections in Medak, on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-164U

HYDERABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- Dr.Ajai Kumar Agarwal, achieves Guinness World Records Award in Public Relations and National President of the International Chambers of Public Relations celebrates record-breaking achievement with a success meet, in Hyderabad on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-163U

HYDERABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- Dr.Ajai Kumar Agarwal, achieves Guinness World Records Award in Public Relations and National President of the International Chambers of Public Relations celebrates record-breaking achievement with a success meet, in Hyderabad on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-162U

AHMEDABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- Union Home Minister Amit Shah waves to the crowd during an election campaign road show for Lok Sabha polls, in Ahmedabad on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-160U

AHMEDABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah waves to the crowd during an election campaign road show for Lok Sabha polls, in Ahmedabad on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-159U

AHMEDABAD, APR 18 (UNI):- Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah waves to the crowd during an election campaign road show for Lok Sabha polls, in Ahmedabad on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-161U

CHENNAI, APR 18 (UNI):- Polling officials checking the Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) and other necessary inputs required for the General Elections-2024 at the distribution center, Alamelu Mangai Thayarammal Montessori School of Chintadripet, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Thursday. UNI PHOTO-158U