Orissa Higher Court on Thursday quashed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bharatiya Vikash Parishad seeking a CBI investigation into the broad-daylight murder of State Health Minister, Naba Das by police personnel in Jharsuguda last month.
As Himachal Pradesh recorded zero Covid cases for the second consecutive day, the state Health Minister Dhani Ram Shandil on Wednesday congratulated the whole state for becoming 'Covid Free'.
A board meeting on National Assisted Reproductive Technology ( ART) and Surrogacy Act was convened by the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually (Hybrid mode) with all state health ministers in New Delhi, a press release informed on Tuesday.
Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Governor Ganeshi Lal paid last respects to the state Health Minister Naba Kishore Das at the minister's residence on Monday.
Odisha government directed the crime branch to take up the investigation of the shooting incident in which state Health Minister Naba Das was critically injured, according to the officials on Sunday.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday reached the private hospital in Bhubaneswar where state Health Minister Naba Das was airlifted after being critically injured due to bullet shots and enquired about the health condition of the minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status and preparedness of public health response to COVID-19 and emphasised the need for strengthened surveillance with a focus on genome sequencing and increased testing.
Speaking on Covid-19 preparedness of Karnataka, amid fear of a possible fourth outbreak in the country, state Health Minister K Sudhakar Rao on Thursday said an emergency meeting has been called under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai to discuss the state's preparedness.<
Post the review meeting chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, state Home Minister Tanaji Sawant on Thursday said that a total of 95 per cent of vaccination has been done in the state and so there is no need to worry about the Covid surge.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai along with State health minister Dr K Sudhakar held a review meeting on Thursday regarding the Covid-19 situation in the state.
The Madhya Pradesh government has instructed CMOH of all the districts in the state to conduct genome sequencing of the positive cases detected. The reports of the genome sequencing will be sent to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.