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The Hindu - Delhi - 17 - 7-10 PDF
The Hindu - Delhi - 17 - 7-10 PDF
The Hindu - Delhi - 17 - 7-10 PDF
Centre sets much store by vaccine trial ‘Plasma donors in Assam
Harsh Vardhan hopes it will continue to show positive outcomes as it had done in preclinical phase may get preference in jobs’
Bindu Shajan Perappadan of active cases. It pointed out
NEW DELHI that 63.25% of the patients They may also be preferred for govt. schemes, says Minister
A COVID19 vaccine candi had recovered so far.
date, ZyCoVD, designed and “Less than 2% of the af SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
GUWAHATI
developed by Zyuds Cadila fected patients are admitted
with the support of the De in ICUs. Gradually we are Plasma donors in Assam
partment of Biotechnology moving in the direction to may get preference in jobs
(DBT), will begin adaptive win the battle against the and government schemes as
phase 1 and 2 clinical trials to pandemic. Our lab network a gesture for helping fi ght
assess its safety, tolerability has been strengthened; we the COVID19 pandemic.
and immunogenicity, the have had an exponential Donating plasma can also
Union Health Ministry said growth in the number of labs entail extra marks in inter
on Thursday. which have grown from one views besides acknowledge
Union Health Minister in January 2020 to 1,234 cur ment, Assam Health Minis
Harsh Vardhan said in a rently,” Dr. Vardhan said. ter Himanta Biswa Sarma Prepping up: Health workers preparing to collect swab
tweet: “This is an important The Ministry said targeted said on Thursday. samples in Assam’s Dibrugarh district. PTI *
IN BRIEF
Iran had gone silent on rail project: India AI’s ‘leave without pay’
move arbitrary: O’Brien
Now, ONGC arm OVL is out of FarzadB gas fi eld exploration project after $100 mn investment
We have to face the reality, says Puri
Suhasini Haidar sion to begin the project would like to involve India
NEW DELHI without India. appropriately at a later stage. special correspondent
The Government of India On Wednesday, Farhad This matter remains under NEW DELHI
Punjab caps COVID-19
says it had not received any Montaser, an offi cial in Iran’s discussion,” Mr. Srivastava Air India’s plan to send
treatment rates
CHANDIGARH
response from Iran since De Ports and Maritime Organi said. some employees on “leave
In an attempt to check cember 2019 on the future of zation, said India’s MoU for India had proposed to in without pay” for up to fi ve
profiteering by private the ChabaharZahedan rail the rail line had never fructi vest $1.6 billion in the Chaba years violated labour laws
hospitals during the way project that the state fi ed in an agreement. “We harZahedan railway line, and amounted to “match
pandemic, the Punjab owned railway construction had a list of Indian invest and approximately $6 billion fi xing” for its new buyers,
government has decided to company IRCON was to have ments in Chabahar port, in the FarzadB gas fi eld Trinamool MP Derek
fix their COVID19 treatment constructed and fi nanced. which also included the issue project. O’Brien said on Wednesday.
rates. The decision was The ONGC’s foreign arm OVL of Chabahar railway infras “Air India's compulsory Derek O'Brien
announced on Thursday after is also out of the FarzadB gas A fi le image of the Chabahar Port. India had proposed to invest tructure and the railway but Chabahar Port project leave without pay scheme is
a review meeting chaired by fi eld exploration project. $1.6 billion in the ChabaharZahedan railway line. during the negotiations, it The MEA said India’s main unprecedented in history of nister of State for Civil Avia
Chief Minister Amarinder The government cited pol was not agreed [upon],” he investment in the Chabahar PSUs. Obvious ploy to pro tion Hardeep Puri respond
Singh. The rates, finalised for icy changes by the Iranian would now be funded by said MEA spokesperson Anu told offi cial news agency Port where it has taken over tect top management & sa ed to the criticism, saying:
private hospitals and medical government, Iran’s preca Iran’s own National Develop rag Srivastava responding to IRNA. operations of one terminal, crifi ce employees. Move vio “We have to face the reality.
colleges, cover isolation rious fi nances, and the U.S. ment fund. questions on various infras The MEA also confi rmed had progressed well in the lates labour norms, is The government may not be
beds, ICU treatment and sanctions situation as the According to the Ministry tructure projects in Iran, in that India is no longer in last few years, handling 82 antiworker & arbitrary is in a position [to support Air
hospitalisation charges, per reasons for the decisions on of External Aff airs (MEA), IR cluding the report by The volved in the FarzadB gas ships with 12 lakh tonnes of matchfi xing for proposed India] by virtue of other de
day of admission, said an
Indian infrastructure pro CON had completed its site Hindu on the railway line. fi eld project where ONGC bulk cargo in 8200 contain #AirIndia buyers. Retrench mands being made of it
official statement.
jects in Iran, which would inspection and review of the “In December 2019, issues had originally signed an ers since December 2018. ment in a new name,” he [during a pandemic]. But it
both be undertaken through feasibility report for the pro [on the railway line] were re agreement for exploration in “Despite the diffi culties tweeted. will be done keeping in view
Odisha imposes 14-day local companies instead. ject last year under an MoU viewed in detail at the 19th 2002, investing approxi posed by the [U.S.] sanctions Mr. O’Brien was referring the interest of all those who
lockdown in 4 districts Last week, Iranian Rail signed between India and IndiaIran Joint Commission mately $100 million thus far. situation, there has been sig to an order issued by the air have served the airline. Cuts
BHUBANESWAR
ways and its transport de Iran during Prime Minister Meeting in Tehran. The Ira The MEA said “policy chang nifi cant progress on the port line on July 14 asking various will be across the board.”
In the wake of rising COVID19
partment inaugurated laying Narendra Modi’s visit in nian side was to nominate an es” in Iran were responsible project. Proactive measures regional managers and de The Minister said, “Today
cases in Odisha, the State
of track for the 628km 2016. “Detailed discussions authorized entity to fi nalize for the decision but didn’t are currently under way to partmental heads to identi all airlines are doing pay
government has imposed a
stretch from the southern were thereafter held on oth outstanding technical and fi give details. increase the usage of Chaba fy staff members who could cuts. If you don't cut costs,
14day complete lockdown in
four districts and a municipal
port city of Chabahar to Za er relevant aspects of the nancial issues. This is still “In January 2020, we were har Port, both for Afghanis be sent on such leave for six then equity infusion of
corporation beginning Friday hedan on the border with Af project, which had to take in awaited,” Mr. Srivastava stat informed that in the imme tan and Central Asia,” Mr. months to two years, exten ₹ 5,000 crore to ₹ 6,000
evening. The lockdown will be ghanistan. Offi cials had told to account the fi nancial chal ed but declined to comment diate future, Iran would de Srivastava said at the brief dable up to fi ve years. crore by the government ev
in force in Ganjam, Jajpur, The Hindu that the track lenges that Iran was facing,” specifi cally on Iran’s deci velop the fi eld on its own and ing. At a press conference, Mi ery year in not sustainable.”
Cuttack and Khordha districts
and the Rourkela Municipal
Corporation (Sundargarh
district) from 9 p.m. on Friday
to midnight of July 31.
“Imposition of lockdown is
Varsities undecided on fi nal year exams
intended at restricting
people’s mobility,” said Chief Several States, universities say they were not consulted before the decision was taken
Secretary Asit Tripathy.
Special Correspondent COVID19 pandemic, in defi ance
16 policemen test NEW DELHI of the guidelines. Only 251 out of
positive in Tripura
Fewer than half of the country’s 412 State universities have res
AGARTALA
Sixteen policemen from
universities say they are pre ponded so far.
different stations have tested pared to conduct fi nal year ex
positive for COVID19 in aminations as directed by the ‘Guidelines still stand’
Tripura over the past three University Grants Commission “After issuing the guidelines, we
days. They include a (UGC). The rest are undecided are now understanding the rea
constable posted at the or yet to inform the UGC of their diness and status of implemen
police headquarters here. decision, 10 days after the guide tation for examinations to be
Health officials on Thursday lines were issued, according to conducted by the end of Sep
said officers and subordinates data from the regulator. tember. The guidelines still
of Melaghar, Bisramganj and “Universities were ap stand,” UGC member secretary
Khowai police stations were proached to inform the status of Raised voices: Members of the West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad Rajnish Jain told The Hindu
sent to home quarantine after the conduct of examination,” staging a protest against the UGC in Kolkata earlier this month. PTI * when asked why this kind of
COVID19 cases were the UGC said in a statement on feedback had not been sought
detected in the stations. Thursday. Out of 993 universi formed the regulator that they maining universities are yet to from universities before the gui
Meanwhile, about 59 ties, 182 have informed the UGC are yet to decide on the conduct respond. delines were issued.
containment zones have been that they have already conduct of the examination. There are At least fi ve nonBJP State go Several State governments
declared and the period of
ed the examination, while no fi nal year students in 27 priv vernments have announced that and universities have said they
night curfew has been
another 272 plan to do so. ate universities which were only their universities will not con were not consulted before the
extended in the State.
Another 177 universities have in established last year. The re duct examinations due to the decision was taken.
‘Judicial review can’t be done
prior to Speaker’s decision’
SC verdict in Kihoto Hollohan case key in Sachin Pilot plea
Krishnadas Rajagopal the making of a decision by signifi cant in the case of
NEW DELHI the Speaker/Chairman and a ousted Rajasthan Deputy
Constitutional courts cannot quia timet action would not Chief Minister Sachin Pilot
judicially review disqualifi be permissible. Nor would and the 18 MLAs, who were
cation proceedings under interference be permissible issued notice under the anti
the Tenth Schedule (antide at an interlocutory stage of defection law after the ruling
fection law) of the Constitu the proceedings.” Congress sought their dis
tion until the Speaker or “The only exception for qualifi cation. They have ap
Chairman makes a fi nal deci any interlocutory interfe proached the Rajasthan
sion on merits. rence being cases of inter High Court challenging the
A 28yearold judgment of locutory disqualifi cations or constitutionality of Para
the Supreme Court in Kihoto suspensions which may have graph 2(1)(a) of the Tenth
Hollohan versus Zachillu grave, immediate and irre Schedule which makes “vo
and Others has said that versible repercussions and luntarily giving up member
“judicial review cannot be consequence,” the Bench ship of a political party” lia
available at a stage prior to had held. The judgment is ble for disqualifi cation.
CM M ND-NDE
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