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  • 97 migrants died on Shramik special trains, says Railways amid row over no data on deaths

    After initially stating that the central government does not have any data on migrant deaths during the lockdown, the government has now said 97 migrants were reported to have died till September 9 onboard Shramik Special Trains.

    The information came to light in a government response to a question in Rajya Sabha days after a row broke out over the Centre having no data on migrant deaths in the country.

    In response to a question raised by Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien in Rajya Sabha on Friday on details of total deaths that occurred onboard the Shramik Special trains, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said, “Out of these 97 cases of deaths, state police sent dead bodies for post mortem in 87 cases. 51 post mortem reports have been obtained from respective state police so far, in which the reasons for deaths have been shown as cardiac arrest/heart disease/brain hemorrhage/pre-existing chronic disease/chronic lung disease/chronic liver disease etc.”

    The railway minister’s response comes amid a political storm caused earlier this week by the labour ministry’s response in Lok Sabha in which he stated that no data is available on the number of migrant workers who died during the lockdown enforced in March.

    In the month of May, it was reported that almost 80 migrants died onboard Shramik Special trains, between May 9 and May 27, citing data from the Railway Protection Force.

    Shramik Special trains began operation on May 1 to ferry migrant labourers back to their home states during the lockdown period.

  • Lakhs Of Students Are Set To Appear For The National Eligibility-Cum Entrance Test (NEET)

    Lakhs Of Students Are Set To Appear For The National Eligibility-Cum Entrance Test (NEET)

    The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct undergraduate medical and dental programmes on Sunday. It will conduct the entrance test at a total of 3,862 examination centres under strict Covid-19 safety precautions across the country.

    A total of 15.97 lakh medical aspirants have registered for the nationwide test. Out of them, over 15 lakh students downloaded their admit cards for writing the exam till evening on Saturday, official sources said.

    “The test will be conducted under strict covid-19 safety precautions,” they added. To avoid crowding at the examination centres and ensure that social distancing is maintained outside and inside the test venue; provisions have been made for staggered entry and exit of the students to be appearing for the exam.

    While the 3-hour long test will start at 2 pm, entry of the students will begin at 11 am in small batches. After the test is over, students will be allowed to leave the venue in the same manner, an official said.

    Though, all the candidates have been asked to reach their examination centres with masks and sanitisers, they will be provided with fresh three-ply masks at the examination centre before they enter the examination hall.

    “They will have to take examinations wearing the fresh masks, to be provided by the authorities at the examination centre. The seating arrangements has been made in such a manner that there remains 6 feet physical distance among students inside the examination halls as well,” the official said.

    “I am confident that all the candidates will appear for the NEET exam tomorrow with patience and confidence while following the Corona safety guidelines, as the way JEE main aspirants took their test,” Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweeted, wishing all the best to the NEET aspirants for their exam.

  • Kerala Shame! COVID Positive Woman Allegedly Raped By Ambulance Driver While Going To Hospital

    A woman in Kerala who was a COVID positive patient, has allegedly been raped inside the ambulance by the driver while going to the hospital, said police as per a report in Indian Express.

    The accused, Noufal, has been taken into custody, said Pathanamthitta district police superintendent KG Simon. Noufal belongs to Alappuzha and worked in the state health department’s “108 ambulance service”.

    The SP went on to say that the accused took the ambulance to a deserted ground and raped the woman. She informed the hospital staff later on who then called the police.

    The woman’s statement and the accused’s arrest have both been recorded.