'Won't step back': JP Nadda vows to eliminate political violence, appeasement from West Bengal

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Wednesday slammed the Trinamool Congress dispensation over widespread violence in West Bengal that claimed the lives of 9 party workers. Nadda, who arrived here yesterday on a two-day visit, lauded the patience of the BJP workers and said that their sacrifice will not go in vain. He asked BJP MLAs and workers to play the role of a constructive opposition in the state and expose those indulging in violence and killing innocent people.

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Centre moves SC against Delhi HC's contempt notice over oxygen supply, hearing shortly

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea of the Centre against Delhi High Court's order issuing contempt notice and seeking personal appearance of its officials for non-compliance of the direction on supply of oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients in the national capital.

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PM Modi congratulates Mamata Banerjee on taking oath as West Bengal CM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday congratulated TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee on taking oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal on Twitter. 

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COVID-dedicated DRDO hospital with 500 beds opens in Lucknow

The crisis of hospital facilities in Lucknow will ease to an extent on Wednesday when the 500-bed makeshift Covid hospital set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Awadh Shilpgram on Shaheed Path becomes operational. The hospital will start functioning almost a fortnight after DRDO stepped in to set up the facility at the instance of Lucknow MP and defence minister Rajnath Singh. With the addition of 500 beds, the city will now have 7,000 beds for Covid patients, though most of them are occupied.

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Lockdown in Uttar Pradesh extended till May 11 morning, sanitisation drive to be intensified

UP Lockdown News: The Uttar Pradesh government has extended curfew-like lockdown in the entire state till next Tuesday (May 11) morning to tide over the Covid-19 crisis. The restrictions were set to be lifted tomorrow morning.

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Five Covid-19 patients die at Roorkee hospital due to disruption in oxygen supply

At least five patients have died at a Covid-19 treatment facility in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district due to disruption in the supply of medical oxygen on Wednesday. The incident took place at a private Covid facility in Roorkee.

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Karnataka: 5 COVID-19 patients die in Hubballi hospital, kin allege oxygen shortage

As many as five patients suffering from Covid-19 and under intensive care at Shri Bhanji D Khimji Lifeline Hospital died on Tuesday allegedly due to shortage of oxygen. The patients reportedly died within a span of one and a half hours, starting at 3 pm.

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