Himanshu Shekhar Mishra

Government's Move To Remove Key Bottleneck In Imports Of Covid Supplies

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday May 4, 2021

Amid an outpouring of international help for India as the country battles the savage second wave of Covid, the government today put out an online form to address the bottlenecks at airports and ports for imported Covid-related medicines and equipment

Foreign Covid Aid Pours In, But "Teething Problems" In Distribution

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Sreenivasan Jain, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday May 4, 2021

As the world responds to India's Covid SOS, questions have emerged over whether foreign aid, including a vast number of oxygen machines and life-saving drugs, is reaching its destination.

Oxygen Concentrators Lying With Customs, High Court Demands Details

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar and Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday May 3, 2021

The Delhi High Court has asked the centre to provide details of oxygen concentrators that are lying with the customs department pending clearance.

One Lakh Oxygen Concentrators, 500 Plants To Be Bought With PM-CARES: Centre

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Sunil Prabhu | Wednesday April 28, 2021

One lakh portable oxygen concentrators will be purchased and 500 oxygen generation plants will be set up with PM-CARES funds, the centre said Wednesday afternoon after a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

"Oxygen Plants In Every District": PM's Tweet On Centre's Move Amid Covid

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday April 25, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has taken an important decision "to boost oxygen availability to hospitals and help people" across the country as India fights the second wave of coronavirus. Oxygen generation plants will be set

PM Praises Tata Group's "Compassionate Gesture" To Ease Oxygen Crisis

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday April 21, 2021

The Tata Group's announcement on Twitter to import 24 cryogenic containers to transport liquid oxygen was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who called it a "compassionate gesture" as the country battles an acute oxygen shortage due to exploding

"Hollow, Without Substance": Mamata Banerjee On New Central Vaccine Norms

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday April 20, 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today criticised the Centre's new COVID-19 vaccine policy, calling it "hollow and without substance". She accused PM Modi of allowing open market sales after depleting the stocks by sending shipments abroad.

PM Meets Top Officials, Reviews Covid And Vaccination Situation

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday April 18, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top central government officials via video conference to discuss the deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the national vaccination drive.

Trinamool Writes To Election Panel After BJP Leaks Mamata Banerjee Audio

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday April 17, 2021

The Trinamool Congress has written to the Election Commission seeking action against BJP for allegedly recording and leaking an audio clip of party leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's conversation with Trinamool candidate Partha Pratim Ray.

CBSE Exams: CBSE Class 12 Board Exams Postponed, Class 10 Exams Cancelled

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday April 14, 2021

Class 10 board exams have been cancelled and Class 12 exams have been deferred because of a nationwide Covid surge that had led to demands by parents, students, politicians and various states for a government rethink.

"Tika Utsav" From April 11-14 To Vaccinate As Many As Possible: PM

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday April 8, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the chief ministers of all states and union territories to organise a "tika utsav" or vaccine festival to inoculate as many people as possible against the coronavirus

PM Gets Second Vaccine Dose: "If Eligible, Get Your Shot Soon"

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday April 8, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi got his second dose of the Covid vaccine today at Delhi's AIIMS - 37 days after he received his first shot and urged all eligible people to get inoculated soon against the deadly virus.

No Interest Cut On Small Savings, "Orders Issued By Oversight"

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday April 1, 2021

Steep cuts on interest rates on small savings schemes announced last evening were rolled back by the government today with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman undoing what she called "orders issued by oversight".

Centre Vs Arvind Kejriwal Has Trinamool Air Dashing MPs To Delhi

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday March 24, 2021

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said today that his party MPs had "air-dashed" to Delhi to stop the "bulldozing" in parliament of a Bill that aims at giving more power to the Centre over Delhi.

"Will Destroy Democracy": Rajya Sabha Erupts Over Centre's Delhi Bill

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday March 24, 2021

A Bill that gives the centre more power over Delhi, passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday, caused repeated disruptions in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with the opposition calling it "dangerous" legislation.