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DMK men attack hotel run by AIADMK cadre

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With the ascension of DMK to power, incidents of atrocities being committed by the party’s cadres are being reported across Tamil Nadu.

In this light, a hotel belonging to an AIADMK cadre in Nilakottai was attacked and demolished by DMK cadres.

Maayi, an AIADMK office bearer, runs a small eatery near the Nilakottai bus stand. A few DMK men had come to the hotel to eat during which they had engaged in a verbal spat with Maayi. Those at the shop tried to pacify both the groups. Later that night, the DMK men had rampaged Maayi’s hotel by razing down the roofs made of asbestos sheet. They had broken the furnitures and other properties at the hotel damaging them completely.

Maayi along with his men later lodged a complaint at the police station and laid siege in order to bring attention to his plight.

This is one of the many incidents that has been reported following the DMK’s win. Earlier, an ‘Amma Unavagam’ located in J.J Nagar near Maduravoyal, Chennai was attacked by DMK goons. An ‘Amma Mini Clinic‘ located in Avarikadu panchayat near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district was attacked by ‘mysterious persons’.  On May 2 immediately after the DMK’s victory was confirmed, DMK cadres in Karur ransacked a shop belonging to an AIADMK cadre causing extensive damage to the property along with a person getting injured seriously.

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Bed allocation scam: ‘Four arrested so far, four others questioned’, says CCB

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On Wednesday May 5, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) confirmed the arrest of four accused for their alleged involvement in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) bed allocation scam in Bengaluru.

Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil said that two FIRs filed in the city were transferred to the CCB.

“We have arrested four accused so far. Four others are being questioned. Searches have been conducted in al eight zonal war rooms”, Patil said.

Earlier on Tuesday, DCP (South) Harish Pandey had confirmed the arrest of a social worker and her nephew for their alleged involvement in the bed allocation scam. The police team had approached them posing as the relatives of a COVID-19 patient who needed a bed.

Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya had, on May 4, alleged that a major bed allocation scam was unearthed during a surprise audit of the centralised bed allocation system, along with three BJP MLAs from South Bengaluru on Tuesday.

The ‘bed mafia’ calls up the COVID-19 patients with BU number to find out if they are asymptomatic and in home isolation. The beds are then booked against that particular BU number. These blocked beds automatically get unblocked if the patient does not turn up at the hospital within the next 12 hours. This bed is now manually re-alloted to the patients referred by the agents, who charge a hefty fee of ₹40,000 for a bed. These agents scout for patients on social media, where people are posting appeals for oxygen and ICU beds.

“During the audit, we noticed that 4,065 beds had undergone auto-unblocking. After we called up the patients against whose name the bed was initially blocked (booked), we learnt that they were all in home isolation and had never got admitted to the hospital. The BU number of a single patient in home isolation is being used to block 5-20 beds, which are then sold to other patients for a hefty sum,” Surya alleged.

Surya has now approached Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to rehaul the bed allocation software and to further ensure transparency in the mechanism.

“Had a conversation with Nandan Nilekani this morning and sought his help to revamp BBMP bed allocation software. Lots of gratitude to him for putting very best tech architects on the job immediately. Yet again, Nandan Nilekani has proved he is always available for Bengaluru!” Tejasvi Surya said in a tweet.

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13 die at Chengalpattu Government Hospital, families allege lack of oxygen

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Following the deaths of 13 patients in a row at Chengalpattu Government Hospital, the District Collector went in person and conducted an inquiry following the complaints by patients who suspected that there may be a lack of oxygen.

The Wuhan Virus cases in the suburban areas of Chennai has been increasing especially in areas like Tambaram, Pallavaram, and Kattankulathur which fall under the Chengalpattu district. In light of this, thirteen people died in a row at the Chengalpattu Government Hospital on Tuesday, which became a cause of concern for the in-patients.

It was reported that the hospital was suffering from a lack of oxygen and that this was the reason why 13 patients died. District Collector John Louis was asked to rush to the government hospital to investigate. He however said that there was no lack of oxygen in the hospital.

He added that only one in 13 people died of coronavirus and the rest died due to other reasons. The district collector said an investigation was underway into the deaths of 13 more patients. He added that the public need not fear that the hospital is short of oxygen.

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Smuggler who tried to illegally sell rare idol of Goddess Saraswati caught red-handed

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Coimbatore local police have arrested a man who tried to smuggle and sell a rare and precious idol of Goddess Saraswati near the Vellakoil area of the Coimbatore district.

Ramesh, who hails from Manthapuram near Vellakoil in Tirupur district, had bought a three-quarter-foot-tall, two-kilogram idol of Goddess Saraswati for ₹1 lakh from a man in Coimbatore. Local police have now arrested him while he was illegally trying to sell the statue.

The police then went on to recover the idol from him. It has been reported that the information about the semiprecious idol will be revealed only after a thorough examination. Research on the same will reveal how old the statue is and the monetary value of this semiprecious Saraswati idol. Police are conducting a serious investigation the fact that if the idol was stolen from the temple that they suspect and as to whom he bought it from.

A devotee from the area questioned that if the idol could be easily taken from a temple and sold, it was shocking as to how the temple authorities were monitoring the idols in the temple and how many idols like this were being smuggled and sold.

Netizens on social media have been commenting on the need to install CCTV cameras in all temples as the disappearance of idols in the temple is becoming a saga.

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Transgenders take to the streets to create awareness against coronavirus

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The central and state governments are taking steadfast measures to control the spread of coronavirus. To help the government in its efforts, members from the transgender community danced together on the road in the suburbs of Sholinganallur in Chennai and created awareness among the public.

Their dance was based on emphasizing the need to wear masks and follow social distancing norms while stepping out of the house, in order to control the spread of corona. Armed with placards and slogans, they educated those on the road and passersby on the importance of wearing a mask, frequent use of sanitizers, and explained why washing of hands regularly was necessary. They also went on to chant slogans about their community and how they have been sidelined during this crisis.

They provided free masks to motorists and the general public who went without helmets on the roads and highlighted the need to wear a helmet.

These members of the transgender community have been found to be constantly raising awareness about how to follow precautionary measures against the spread of the coronavirus.

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Hindus of Bangladesh to protest against pogrom of Hindus in West Bengal

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Amid reports of widespread violence against Hindus in West Bengal, allegedly carried out by workers and supporters of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance has announced that it will carry out a protest against the killings of Hindus.

The protest by the Hindu advocacy group will be held on May 7, 10 AM at the Dhaka Press Club.

The protestors will also burn the effigy of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who on May 5 took oath as the chief minister of West Bengal for the third time.

Thousands of Hindus had fled Bangladesh to West Bengal in the aftermath of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, which had led to an influx of Hindu refugees in the Indian state. Thousands more had fled to India over the years, when faced with persecution in the Muslim-majority country.

Post-poll violence has ensued over the past two days across West Bengal, with reports emerging of TMC workers torching and looting offices, residences and shops owned by Hindus, killing Hindus across political lines and raping Hindu women.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vowed to ‘dismantle’ the political violence in the state.

“Those who were supposed to protect others are the ones responsible for this violence. They can take the oath, everyone has the right to do so in a democracy. But we also take an oath to dismantle political violence in Bengal”, national president JP Nadda said, while addressing BJP workers.

The BJP also took an oath to “protect the Constitutional values laid down by Dr. BR. Ambedkar against the political violence going on in Bengal” and “ensure equality for everyone” in the state.

Prime minister Narendra Modi even congratulated Banerjee on her taking oath as chief minister.

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After Amma Unavagam, Amma Clinics come under attack

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Within just days of the DMK coming to power, the flagship schemes launched by the outgoing AIADMK government have come under attack.

In yet another incident of vandalism, the ‘Amma Clinic’ in Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district was attacked by ‘mysterious persons’.  This Amma Mini Clinic located in Avarikadu panchayat has been running for the past few months. This clinic caters to a large number of fishermen from the area.

Some of the mysterious persons suspected to be DMK cadres have torn down the banners and vandalized the property. Pictures of torn name boards and damaged windows have been circulating in social media.

Former AIADMK Minister SP Velumani and current MLA elect from Thondamuthur tweeted that these clinics which were launched with the noble aim of making the best medical facilities available to poor in times of calamity have now come under attack and urged the police to take strict action against the perpetrators.

Amma Mini Clinics were launched by the previous AIADMK regime in December 2020 when the pandemic was raging across the country. 2000 such mini clinics were to be set up across the state to strengthen the public health infrastructure. These mini clinic will have have a doctor, a nurse and an assistant to help with public consultation along with facilities for checking body temperature, blood pressure, blood oxygen,  haemoglobin, blood sugar, urine samples, etc.

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Tikri border: 25 year old Momita Basu dies after contracting Wuhan Virus at the farmers protest site

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The farmer’s protest took a turn for the worst when Momita Basu (25), daughter of communist leader Utsav Basu from West Bengal, died of Covid-19 on Friday (30 April).

Basu had reached the protest site at the Tikri border on 12 April as the second wave hit India and fell ill on 26 April as per a report published in The Times of India.

She had an infection in her lungs apart from testing positive for Covid-19. It must be noted that so-called farmer leader Rajesh Tikait has vowed not to end his demand risking the lives of many people.

Punjab Kisan Union leader Jasbir Kaur Natt told the reporters: “She was in my direct contact. She was an active girl and was participating in various programmes at the farmer protest. When she felt uneasy on 26 April, my daughter Navkiran Kaur Natt took her to a private hospital at Bahadurgarh. She had to put in a lot of effort to get her admitted to the hospital. In the Covid test, she turned positive and passed away on Friday evening. Her mortal remains were consigned to flames at Bahadurgarh.”

Delhi reported 18,043 new Covid-19 cases, 20,293 discharges and 448 deaths in the last 24 hours (3 May), taking the active cases tally to 89,592.

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IIT Kanpur to produce 30000 oxygen concentrators by June

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As the requirement for oxygen has increased in the last two weeks, the Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur has decided to produce around 30000 oxygen concentrators by June.

This information was revealed by Shrikant Shastri, Professor IIT Kanpur. The manufacturing challenge task force will be led by Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Professor in charge, Innovation & Incubation, IIT Kanpur, Srikant Sastri, President, TiE Delhi-NCR and Rahul Patel, Head of Strategic Initiatives, SIIC, IIT Kanpur.

IIT Kanpur director Prof Abhay Karandikar said, “IIT Kanpur carries a legacy of serving the nation in times of urgent need. When the first wave of COVID-19 hit India, SIIC incubated companies stepped up and delivered. As the second wave hits India, IIT Kanpur and SIIC have decided to support more indigenous innovators, this time to address the oxygen crisis in the country. I urge all eligible entrepreneurs to participate in Mission Bharat O2.”

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Tejasvi Surya busts beds allocation scam, asks Nandan Nilekani to create software for BBMP bed allocation

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After Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya exposed the artificial shortage of hospital beds in Bengaluru created by a nexus of Arogya Mithras stationed at various hospitals, he has now approached Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to ensure transparency with regards to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) bed allocation software.

“Had a conversation with Nandan Nilekani this morning and sought his help to revamp BBMP bed allocation software. Lots of gratitude to him for putting very best tech architects on the job immediately. Yet again, Nandan Nilekani has proved he is always available for Bengaluru!” Tejasvi Surya said in a tweet.

“This team of tech architects, also assisted by technology think tank iSpirit Product Nation, will redesign the bed booking software to make it efficient, transparent and minimise manual intervention. I thank the tech volunteers for helping this cause. People of Bengaluru will be grateful to you!” he added.

Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday (4 May) alleged that there are enough beds in Bengaluru city but unfortunately they were running a racket of false blocking beds and then allocating them to those they please.

Surya was visibly upset and said those involved in this racket will surely face an unpleasant end themselves as they have compromised the lives of hundreds of people out of which many died due to lack of access to beds despite there being enough of them available.

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