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Harsh Vardhan's resignation testament to Centre's poor handling of COVID,
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], July 8 (ANI): Commenting on the Union Cabinet reshuffle, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said that the exit of Dr Harsh Vardhan as Union Health Minister was proof of the Centre's all-round failure to manage COVID-19 crisis.
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PM Modi effects major reshuffle, inducts 15 new cabinet ministers; Rijiju
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New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle and expansion of his ministry bringing Mansukh Mandaviya as Health Minister, Kiren Rijiju as Law Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan as Education Minister, and Jyotiratidya Scindia as Civil Avia
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Mansukh Mandaviya to be new Health Minister, Pradhan gets Education
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New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): In major changes of portfolios after the expansion of union council of ministers, Mansukh Mandaviya was on Wednesday given charge of both health and chemicals and fertilisers ministries.
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Dr Harsh Vardhan, other Ministers resign ahead of Union Cabinet expansion
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New Delhi [India] July 7 (ANI): Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion at 6 pm, several Union Ministers, including Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, resigned from their posts on Wednesday.
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K'taka Health Minister meets Harsh Vardhan, urges Centre to increase suppl
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New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar met Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan here on Tuesday and urged him to supply more COVID-19 vaccine doses to the state.
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CoWIN is crown jewel of Digital India initiative, backbone of vaccination
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New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that CoWIN platform is a jewel of Digital India initiative and has been a backbone of the country's vaccination drive.
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COVID death data: Backlog to be cleared, names of deceased to be published
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 4 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday instructed the state officials to clear any backlog in updation of data on COVID-19 deaths, stating that a system is in place for real-time update of details regarding the same.
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Harsh Vardhan slams 'irresponsible statements' on COVID vaccination, says
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New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Slamming irresponsible statements from political leaders over the COVID-19 vaccination drive, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday informed that a total of 12 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be made available in July to the country and urge
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Jharkhand minister writes to PM Modi, seeks Bharat Ratna for scientists wh
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Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 30 (ANI): Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and requested him to award Bharat Ratna to scientists who helped in developing the indigenous COVID-19 vaccines.
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After 1st COVID Delta variant case in Chandigarh, Haryana to set up genome
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New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Orders have been given for the setting up of a lab for genome sequencing at the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak after the first Delta Plus COVID variant was found in Chandigarh.
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Brazil to suspend Covaxin vaccine deal
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Brasilia [Brazil], June 30 (ANI): Amid a probe into accusations of irregularities against President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's health minister has announced that the country will suspend a USD 324 million contract to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.
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Naidu doing high drama on the pretext of Sadhana Deeksha: Andhra Dy CM hit
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas lambasted TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and said opposition leader and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu was enacting high drama in the name of the 'Sadhana Deeksha'
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