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Kozhikode plane crash: Pilot’s family still waiting for compensation
Responding to Dhananjay Sathe’s tweet on Friday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Twitter that the Aviation Secretary has contacted Maharashtra’s Chief Secretary over the issue of employee compensation of late Captain Dipak Sathe.
”The compensation amount was deposited by Air India with Employees Compensation Commissioner Pallakkad, Kerala. It was then transferred to Employees Compensation Commissioner, Bandra on request of your relatives,” the ministry noted.
Cyclone Yaas threat: Odisha alerts 14 districts, urges Navy, Coast Guard to remain vigilant
Odishas Chief Secretary S C Mohapatra, after a meeting with senior officials, said that the state administration is geared up to meet the eventuality if cyclone ‘Yaas’ has any impact on the state.
Though IMD is yet to inform about the possible path of the system, its speed and landfall location, the state has been preparing to meet the challenge beforehand, he said.
Irdai slaps Rs 24 lakh penalty on Policybazaar for violating advertisement norm
Policybazaar said it had issued the SMS to keep their customers updated and not to mislead the customers. They also confirmed that they have stopped the SMS immediately on receipt of the Authority”s communication, Irdai said.
Supreme Court allows personal bankruptcy cases on tycoons
The federal government in 2019 introduced the law that allowed lenders to file parallel bankruptcies against defaulting firms and the individuals who guaranteed those loans.
Lenders last year filed bankruptcy cases against businessmen including Reliance Group’s Anil Ambani, Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd.’s Kapil Wadhawan and Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd.’s Sanjay Singal. The cases were halted on appeals filed in higher courts.
Faster than the virus’: India’s financial hub gears up for a third COVID-19 wave
The city is spending tens of millions of dollars to build the paediatric units and is already procuring ventilators, monitors and other medical equipment, Chahal said. Apart from these units, the government is also in talks with hospitals to increase the number of paediatric beds and ICUs.
The paediatric task force, led by Dr Suhas Prabhu, plans to train about 660 paediatricians on how to handle children affected by COVID-19, and then broaden the training to more staff. The third wave might not end up affecting children greatly, but cities like Mumbai cannot afford to be caught off guard, Prabhu said.
Bringing treatment to doorsteps of patients will reduce burden on health system: PM Modi
“Creating micro containment zones and distributing medicines at the doorstep of the people is a good initiative. We have to follow the initiative comprehensively in villages,” the PM said. “Bringing doctors, labs and e-marketing companies together to provide a telemedicine facility named ‘Kashi Kavach’ is also a very innovative initiative,” he said.
India and Pfizer hit impasse over vaccine indemnity demand -sources
“The whole problem with Pfizer is the indemnity bond. Why should we sign it?” an Indian government source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
“If something happens, a patient dies, we will not be able to question them (Pfizer). If somebody challenges in a court of law, the central government will be responsible for everything, not the company,” the source added.
Bombay High tragedy: Barge Master, others charged with culpable homicide
The development came two days after the police launched its probe based on an accident death report to ascertain why the barge allegedly failed to adhere to safety norms despite warnings of the impending Cyclone Tauktae which wreaked havoc on the country’s west coast last Sunday onwards.
Besides culpable homicide not amounting to murder, the barge Master and others are also charged with common intentions, negligent acts causing hurt to others, etc., said Mumbai Police Spokesperson and Deputy Commissioner of Police S. Chaitanya.
Centre urges states to declare ‘black fungus’ an epidemic, report all cases
People catch mucormycosis by coming in contact with the fungal spores in the environment.
It can also develop on the skin after the fungus enters the skin through a cut, scrape, burn, or other type of skin trauma.
Mucormycosis or black fungus is primarily affecting people recovering from the COVID-19.
India’s Royal Enfield recalls about 237,000 motorcycles on ignition coil defect
The recall will apply to Meteor, Classic and Bullet model motorcycles sold in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia, Royal Enfield said in a statement.