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Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: Leaders of several opposition parties on December 2 staged a protest before the statue of Mahatma Gandhi inside the Parliament complex against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too joined the protest and sat beside the suspended members. The protesters raised slogans against the government and demanded that the suspension of the Rajya Sabha members be revoked. The 12 MPs were suspended for their "unruly" behaviour on the last day of the previous session (Monsoon Session). The TMC on Thursday expressed solidarity with the journalist fraternity on the issue of restricted access to Parliament and called for immediate restoration of all facilities to the media to cover the proceedings. In a statement, the party condemned the move stating that such restriction was against the spirit of democracy. "The Chief Minister of Bengal and the Chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress, Ms Mamata Banerjee, along with the entire Trinamool Congress parliamentary party wish to express our complete solidarity with the journalist fraternity on the issue of restricted access to parliament. "Parliament is the heart of our democracy and reporting on it is a cherished democratic tradition. A free and robust media is the soul of a parliamentary democracy. Right to free speech, freedom of expression and thought are the foundations of a vibrant democracy," it said. Journalists on Thursday held a protest against certain restrictions imposed on the entry of scribes and camera people into Parliament, alleging that the move is a precursor to a “complete ban” on spot coverage of parliamentary sessions by the media in the coming days. They demanded that all restrictions imposed on journalists’ entry into Parliament premises and the press gallery must “immediately” be lifted, and media persons be allowed to perform their professional duty. Several senior editors, journalists and camera persons working with various media organizations joined the protest. The Editors Guild of India (EGI), the Press Association, the Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC), the Press Club of India (PCI), the Working News Cameraman Association and various other organizations of journalists extended their support to the protest. A limited number of scribes, photojournalists and camera people working with the print and electronic media are being allowed to enter Parliament premises during sessions since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.
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A total of 51,775 cases ofmucormycosishave been reported till November 29, Union Health MinisterMansukhMandaviyainformed theLokSabhaon Friday.On the steps taken by the government to tackle such cases,Mandaviyain written reply to a question said health is a state subject and the Union Ministry of Health has proactively supported states to tackle the challenge posed by cases ofmucormycosisduring the second surge of COVID-19.The ministry had asked all states to makemucormycosisa notifiable disease so as to get details of its prevalence in the country.A unified portal was created by theministry for statesto enter surveillance data ofmucormycosiscases.The Ministry of Healthhas issued national comprehensive guidelines for the management of post-COVID-19 sequelae, includingmucormycosis, he said in the written reply.
About Rs 374.78 crore amount is pending for reprocessing after failed transactions occurred under the central schemePM-KISANsince its launch in 2019, according to the agriculture ministry data placed before Parliament.ThePradhanMantriKisanSammanNidhiYojana(PM-KISAN) — under which eligible marginal farmers have electronically given Rs 6,000 annually in three equalinstalments— saw a 14.22 lakh pending failed transaction during 2019-20 fiscal, when the scheme was launched in February 2019.Consequently, the number of pending failed transactions was reduced to 8.19 lakh during 2020-21 fiscal. But in the ongoing 2021-22 fiscal, the number of pending failed transactions stood at 9.11 lakh till November 30, the data showed.According to the data, the amount that was pending for reprocessing due to failed transactions was Rs 182.78 crore during 2019-20 fiscal, Rs 163.99 crore in 2020-21 fiscal, and Rs 28.47 crore till November of 2021-22 fiscal.
The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 and the National Technical Advisory Group onImmunisationare deliberating and considering scientific evidences related to vaccination of children between the age group 12 to 17 years, theLokSabhawas informed on Friday.Minister of State for HealthBharatiPravinPawar, in a written reply, said at present, no proposal is pending related to import ofCovidvaccine for use among children and adolescents.The National Expert Group on vaccine administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) and the National Technical Advisory Group onImmunisation(NTAGI) are mandated to take decisions related to offshore COVID-19 vaccine, she said.
Health MinisterMansukhMandaviyaon Friday informed Parliament thatRTPCRtests of 16,000 passengers from 'at-risk' countries have been conducted so far, of whom 18 have tested positive for COVID-19.He also said that genome sequencing for Omicron detection is underway for such passengers.Addressing theLokSabhaduring the Question Hour, he said the Union government has taken measures to make the country ready for any future challenges and adopted the buffer stock policy to ensure that all states have enough medicines to deal with any further surge in COVID-19 cases.
The government on Friday said during the April-October period this fiscal, the US has once again emerged as the largest trading partner ofIndiawith bilateral merchandise trade of USD 67.41 billion.The US has been the largest trading partner ofIndiawith respect to merchandise trade since 2018-19, except in 2020-21, when trade withAmericadeclined marginally on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of State for Commerce and IndustryAnupriyaPatelsaid in a written reply to theRajyaSabha.''In the current 2021-22 (April- October), the US has once again become the largest trading partner with bilateral merchandise trade of USD 67.41 billion, accounting for 11.98 per cent of India's total merchandise trade,'' she said.
TheBJPon Friday mounted counter-protests outsideParliamentwhere 12 suspended opposition members ofRajyaSabhawere on a sit-in demonstration against the action on them.There were some tense moments asBJPmembers, carrying placards, marched towards the opposition members near theGandhistatue inParliamentpremises to condemn their ''undemocratic actions'' inside the House.''We are here to highlight the duplicity of the opposition parties,''BJPmemberG V LNarsimhaRaosaid.The issue also figured in both houses ofParliamentwhen opposition leaders complained about ''hooting'' byBJPmembers to the presiding officers.InRajyaSabha,RJDMPManojJhasaidBJPmembers ''gatecrashed'' the site inParliamentcomplex where the 12 suspended members were staging a demonstration.
The Bill was beingintrocducedby KJAlphons. The chair reserved the decision to introduce the Bill after treasury bench intervened to settle the issue, TOI has reported.
There was a time when it took 3 yrs for approval if someone did research on a vaccine. So, nobody used to do research. We scrapped those rules and the nation got vaccine after research within a year - this facility has been given by PMModi, saysHealth Minister in LS
1stCOVID-19 case in India was reported on 13th Jan 2020 in Kerala. But the 1st meeting of Jt Monitoring Committee constituted by Centre, was held on 8th Jan 2020. It means we were alert, a committee had been formed before the case was reported & it had started working, saysHealth Mininster
RajyaSabhastarts discussing Private Member's Bill. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 being discussed for consideration and passing in the Upper House.
