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Maharashtra: 281 doctors write a letter to Uddhav Thackeray asking permission to commit suicide

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2021

The letter by BAMS doctors comes days after an Ayurvedic doctor Swapnil Lonkar ended his life after he was denied a posting despite clearing the MPSC (Maharashtra Public Service Commission) exam.

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Jammu and Kashmir village becomes the first in the country to get 100 percent vaccinated

OpIndia Staff - 9 June, 2021

The officials said that vaccination in Weyan village was covered under the Jammu and Kashmir model, a 10-point agenda to vaccinate eligible people with shots at a faster pace.

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Fact-Check: Did the centre terminate the insurance cover for healthcare workers killed in the line of Covid duty?

OpIndia Staff - 19 April, 2021

Some reports have suggested that GoI has cancelled the insurance scheme for Health workers. In reality it was extended for one month and new plans will be announced soon.

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Govt temporarily halts new registration of frontline and healthcare workers for Covid vaccination. Here is why

OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2021

The Secretary of Union Health Ministry emphasised that the healthcare workers, and the frontline workers, who have already registered on the CoWIN portal, must be vaccinated at the earliest.

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On Day 1 of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, 1.65 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated across 3,351 sites in India

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2021

PM Modi launched the world's biggest COVID-19 vaccination drive in the country today at 10:30 am via video conferencing

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Non-bailable charges like “attempt to murder” will be filed for creating ruckus in quarantine centres: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

OpIndia Staff - 5 June, 2020

Until now, Assam was only charging the accused with IPC section 269 and section 270, both bailable with a jail term of six months only

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Maharashtra crisis: Health workers Mumbai’s KEM hospital go on a strike, corpses in body bags seen lying in the corridors

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020

Earlier, videos of the KEM hospital showing dead bodies of corona patients lying unattended among with those undergoing treatment had gone viral on social media.

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Coronavirus: Life imprisonment for those who purposefully infect and kill someone in Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2020

Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government has cleared an ordinance on Wednesday levying heavier fines and punishment, including life imprisonment, for harassing the frontline workers in the coronavirus pandemic.

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Locals in Ambala oppose cremation of a woman suspected of coronavirus infection, villagers clash with Haryana police and healthcare staffers

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2020

The police stated that hundreds of people gathered near the cremation ground violating the lockdown and protesting against the cremation of woman who was a coronavirus suspect.

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