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₹50,000 ex-gratia assistance to kin of Covid victims on 4 Oct

₹50,000 ex-gratia payment to kins of persons who died of Covid on October 4.

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₹4 lakh ex-gratia compensation to kin of COVID deceased

ex-gratia compensation of ₹4 lakh be paid to the families of those who have died of COVID-19.

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Delhi HC reserves judgement on plea to suspend Central Vista project amid Covid-19 surge

Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project in light of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.The Delhi HC was hearing a plea seeking direction to halt or suspend all construction activity of the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project in compliance with orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) during the subsistence of the peak phase of coronavirus.The bench of Justices DN Patel and Jyoti Singh today concluded the argument of lawyers of all sides and reserved its judgement on the plea, according to a report.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Union of India opposed the plea and said his arguments are based on facts and read out notification of April.

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NEET exam for covid affected students to be held on 14 October: SC

the result on 16 October.After being deferred twice the NEET examination which was originally scheduled to be held on 3 May, was pushed to 26 July, and then was finally held on 13 September amidst the covid-19 outbreak.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the apex court that National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET exam again for those students who were unable to appear on 13 September as they were stuck in containment zone or were covid-19 positive.The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde accepted the submission and incorporated in its official court order.The top court had earlier rejected the pleas filed by students and opposition ruled states to the defer the examination.NEET is one of the highest competitive

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Covid-19: SC directs states to fix reasonable price for ambulance services

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said states are obligated to implement the Centre's standard operating procedure (SOP) on various aspects of COVID-19 including transporting a suspected or confirmed case. The top court, hearing a PIL filed by organisation 'Earth' alleging that exorbitant rates are being charged for ambulances from suspected and confirmed coronavirus patients, however made clear that states should fix this charge.A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has already issued the SOP in this regard and all states "will have to implement it"."It is obligatory for all the states to follow the

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Decision to scrap class 10 CBSE board exams, rescheduling JEE, NEET by 25 June

NEW DELHI : The Union government will take a call on scarping Class 10 board exams in Delhi, rescheduling the remaining Class 12 board exams, the marque Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and NEET exam by Wednesday evening, it informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday.The apex court had sought a reply from the Centre on a plea seeking scrapping of CBSE board exams for class 12 given the spread of coronavirus across the country.

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SC asks Centre to ensure uniform test charges for covid-19 across the country

₹2,200/- and in some it is ₹4,500/- We will not fix rate, you fix a rate," the bench told the Centre.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta submitted that it was better to allow states a free hand as some were discussing even lower charges for the test."You fix upper limit.

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SC stays Puri Rath Yatra, says Lord Jagannath won't forgive us if we allow it

as the religious congregations attracts more than 10 lakh people to Puri, Bhubaneshwar every year and it would not be safe to hold one amid the pandemic.“We consider it appropriate that in the interest of public health and safety of citizens to restrain the respondents from holding the Rath Yatra this year," the bench said.CJI ordered that no secular or religious activity associated to the Rath Yatra will take place this year.The case will be next heard after 4 weeks.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, keeping in mind the sensitivity of the matter some rituals could be allowed, albeit without a crowd.The home ministry has prohibited any religious congregations amid the ongoing pandemic.

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Govt order to ensure timely salaries for health staff

NEW DELHI : The central government on Wednesday assured the Supreme Court that it will direct states and Union territories within 24 hours to ensure timely salaries and adequate accommodation and quarantine facilities for healthcare staff on the coronavirus battlefront.The government is also willing to prosecute hospitals and persons concerned under the Disaster Management Act and Indian Penal Code in cases where salaries are unpaid, solicitor general Tushar Mehta said.The bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, sought a compliance report from the health ministry and chief secretaries of all states within four weeks.The government will modify its 15 May order which had done away with mandatory quarantine of healthcare workers treating

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SBI files intervention plea in SC against interest waiver on loans under moratorium

NEW DELHI : The State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court (SC) against the plea seeking interest waiver on term loan EMIs postponed during the moratorium period.

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SC mulls granting 15 days to Centre, states for transporting migrant workers

Covid-19 lockdown period.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that till June 3, over 4,200 ‘Shramik Special’ trains have been deployed to transport migrant workers to their native places.Mehta said that till now over one crore migrant workers have been transported to their destinations and most of the trains ended up in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.He said state governments can tell as to how many more migrant workers need to be shifted and how many trains are required for that purpose.The hearing in the case, which has been taken cognizance on its own by the top court, is underway.On May 28, the top court had directed that the migrant workers wanting to return to their home states

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SC directs Centre to identify hospitals for free treatment of covid-19 patients

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central government to identify and prepare a list of hospitals where treatment to treat covid-19 patients can be given free of cost or at a minimum fee. The order was passed in a plea seeking regulation of covid-19 treatments costs across private and corporate hospitals in the country.

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SC seeks Centre's response on plea against movement restrictions in NCR

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a plea highlighting restrictions, due to sealing of borders, on movement for permissible activities in the national capital region (NCR) amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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SC seeks replies from Centre, states, UTs on steps taken to redeem miseries of migrants

Supreme Court lists the matter for May 28 and asks Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to assist it on the issue of migrant labourers

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SC allows Air India to operate without leaving middle seat vacant in non-scheduled flights

NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Air India to operate the non-scheduled flights without leaving middle seats vacant for 10 days up to 6 June. The apex court was hearing a petition filed by the Centre and Air India after Bombay high court questioned why the airline was not keeping the middle seats vacant in non-scheduled flights to fly from Monday.

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SC refuses interim bail to Sajjan Kumar, convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, serving life sentence after being convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, on medical grounds.

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Covid-19 impact: SC may do away with robes for judges, lawyers

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would soon issue directions to judges and advocates to appear before the court without robes for the time being to prevent the spread of covid-19.

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SC stays Orissa HC order allowing only COVID-19 negative migrants to return in the state

NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Orissa High Court order that held that only those migrants who tested negative for Covid-19 would be allowed back in the state.

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SC directs RBI to ensure implementation of moratorium on EMI

The three judge bench headed by Justice NV Ramana heard the case and also sought a response from the Solicitor General as to whether the borrowers are also covered under the benefits granted by RBI during this lockdown period

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SC seeks Centre's response on interstate movement of migrant workers

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response within a week on steps being taken for migrant workers who wish to return to their hometowns and villages amid the nationwide lockdown, in place till 3 May, due to covid-19.

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SC clarifies free Covid-19 testing at private labs only for poor

New Delhi: In a big relief to the private labs, the Supreme Court on Monday modified its 8 April order for free Covid-19 testing in private labs to now restricting the free test only for people eligible under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana, as already allowed by Government of India. Additionally, the Central government has been directed to issue guidelines within a week to consider other categories of economically weaker sections of society to be eligible for free testing as well.

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SC asks Centre to provide free covid-19 testing

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to consider reimbursing private medical labs for covid-19 tests to make it free for the public.

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SC disposes petition over Karanataka-Kerala border dispute

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed off petitions related to dispute over the blockade at the Karnataka-Kerala border to prevent inter-state movement of people.

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Centre lets govt decide for now repatriation of 250 people stranded in Iran

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Centre to decide for now repatriation of the 250 Indians, likely to be covid-19 positive, stranded at Qom, Iran.

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Covid-19: SC seeks govt's response on graded protective gears for doctors

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking directions to make available World Health Organisation-approved protective gears for doctors treating covid-19 patients.

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SC tells media to stick to official version on virus developments

The order passed was by a division bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde.

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SC directs media to publish official version of developments related to Covid-19

The Supreme court on Tuesday has given direction to media to publish the official government version about the development with respect to Covid-19.

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If the estimates turn out to be true, we could be on the cusp of an explosion in coronavirus cases

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Covid-19: SC asks Centre to file report on issues of migrant workers

NEW DELHI : The Supreme court on Monday asked the Centre to file a status report on steps being taken in view of the large-scale migration of labourers from cities to their native villages, even as a nationwide lockdown has been imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus (covid-19).

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0