Flight from UAE brings back 179

Flight from UAE brings back 179

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Mohali:7.8.2020

In continuation to the Vande Bharat mission of evacuating stranded Indians from various countries, a flight from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived at the Chandigarh International Airport with 179 Indians on Thursday.

With this, a total of 27 flights have arrived so far under the Vande Bharat evacuation mission. Flights from the US, Ukraine, Auckland in New Zealand, Kuwait, two flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sharjah and four flights from Dubai have so far arrived with approximately 2,400 passengers.

Spicejet Flight Number SG-9302 from the UAE arrived at the Chandigarh International Airport at 2.45 pm with 179 passengers on board. This is the sixth flight connectivity to the UAE.

Mohali civil Surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said all the passengers arriving from Sharjah and the UAE have been asked to undergo strict institutional quarantine at their respective districts and their passports have also been taken into possession by the administration.

Recently, the government of India had permitted airline operators from the Middle East and the Gulf counties to bring stranded Indians back to their home country. These foreign airlines will operate along with Air India or Indian-based airline operators.

Foreign-based airline operators like Qatar Airways, Kuwait Airways, Air Arabia, Jazeera Airways, and SalamAir, so far have been given permission to operate their flights to Chandigarh International Airport in Mohali.

Covid can cause temporary facial paralysis: Docs

Covid can cause temporary facial paralysis: Docs

Mumbai:7.8.2020

Novel coronavirus can cause temporary facial paralysis — called Bell’s palsy — in some patients, doctors treating patients for five months said.

Neurologist Rajesh Benny, with Fortis Hospital (Mulund) said he saw an unusual number of cases of Bell’s palsy between April-July.

“The incidence seems to have reduced in Mumbai now, but neurologist in areas where the infection is at its peak or reaching it, say they are seeing a surge in Bell’s palsy cases,” he said.

In other countries too doctors noted the link between Covid-19 and neurological manifestations such as Bell’s palsy. In April, doctors from China reported in a peer-reviewed journal, Neurology, Bell’s palsy as a symptom.

“Covid-19 patients may present with Bell’s palsy at an initial stage. Bell’s palsy may be attributed to an immune response, caused by SARSCoV-2,’’ they wrote.

Patients with facial paralysis — usually on one side of face — would go to a neurologist if they had typical Covid symptoms such as fever, breathlessness or cough. It is only when the neurologist finds a normal MRI that a CT scan and/or a Covid-19 test are ordered. “It’s only then that Covid is identified as the cause,” said a doctor.

Generally, Bell's palsy takes a month or two to disappear but could in some cases leave behind residual weakness, said Dr Sangeeta Ravat, who heads the neurology department of KEM Hospital, Parel. Patients may need physiotherapy to recover fully. TNN

Pay fine 24/7 at virtual traffic court

Pay fine 24/7 at virtual traffic court

Bengaluru: 7.8.2020

A virtual court for traffic challans inaugurated on Thursday will enable an offender pay the fine online any time, without requiring him/her to appear before the court.

Cases of drunken driving, riding vehicles without licence and display board-related offences can be settled at this virtual court; its jurisdiction combines the city’s all six traffic courts.

Inaugurating the court along with e-filing facilities at the high court and district courts, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said the legal system has to keep pace with exponential growth in information technology.

Justice Chandrachud, who is chairman of the Supreme Court’s ecourt committee, said considering the country’s technological divide, 3,000 e-seva kendras will be set up in courts across the country.

Police commissioner Kamal Pant said the facility will help save time for police, prosecutors, judicial officers and litigants. With the city’s population and vehicles increasing, serving summons and challans had become a problem for police. TNN

4-day closure of Dwarka temple

4-day closure of Dwarka temple

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Rajkot: 7.8.2020

The famous Dwarkadhish temple of Lord Krishna will remain closed for four days from August 10 to August 13 to avoid heavy rush of devotees for Janmashtami.

Lakhs of people throng the temple town for Krishna Janm on the day of the festival and they start trooping in a day before. Devbhumi Dwarka district collector NK Meena, who issued a notification in this regard on Thursday, said, it’s not possible to control the massive rush even with pass systems. “With passes, we can only accommodate 10,000 devotees in a day.”

Though the temple will remain closed, prayers will be performed inside and the entire ritual will be streamed live on the social media. There are total 97 Covid-19 positive cases in the district out of which eight are reported in Dwarka town.

The temple will remain closed for Janmashtami from August 10 to 13 due to Covid pandemic

Couple moves HC to talk to grandchild

Couple moves HC to talk to grandchild

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Ahmedabad  7.8.2020

An elderly couple has moved the Gujarat high court with a prayer that it should direct their son-in-law in the US to allow them to talk on video call to their 9-year-old granddaughter, who is not in their contact for over a year.

The city-based couple has filed a habeas corpus petition to establish contact with their granddaughter, who is a US citizen because of her birth in Texas. They complained that their son-in-law has snapped all ties with them suddenly more than a year ago after demise of their daughter and after his second marriage.

Their advocate Bhargav Hasurkar said that since custody of a foreign national cannot be secured through a habeas corpus petition and this is a family matter, court’s directions were sought.

The lawyer said that after hearing the case, the high court on Thursday issued notice to the son-in-law and asked him to remain present along with the girl before the court through video conferencing next week.

In this case, the couple got their daughter married to a US-based professional in 2009. The couple had a girl child in 2011. The wife died in 2016 at an age of 30, and the man re-married few months later. The family left for the US in January 2017. The grandparents in Ahmedabad claimed that they last saw the child in 2016. After the family went to USA, they continued to talk on video.

However, in April 2019, the son-in-law suddenly snapped all ties with them. They have urged the HC to direct their son-in-law to allow them to talk to the girl on video call because they cannot visit USA.

Govt staff kin compensation cut to ₹25 lakh

Govt staff kin compensation cut to ₹25 lakh

Chennai: 7.8.2020

Tamil Nadu government has reduced its compensation and sanctioned ₹25 lakh each to the 28 families/legal heirs of government staff and local body employees who died of Covid-19 while engaged in frontline pandemic work. The members died between May 10 and June 26, and at least eight of them were from Greater Chennai Corporation limits.

In April, CM Edappadi K Palaniswami had announced that ₹50 lakh each will be extended as relief to the bereaved families of government employees involved in Covid-19 duty. This was reduced to ₹25 lakh each. “The relief has been revised due to more deaths and likely numbers in future,” said a senior official, seeking anonymity. TNN

Fake online maid agency busted, 1 held

Fake online maid agency busted, 1 held

Chennai: 06.08.2020

A 41-year-old woman was arrested in Neelankarai on Tuesday night for running a fake domestic help placement agency online.

The newly launched cyber cell at Adyar police district busted the fake agency and arrested R Bulkees alias Amul, of Saidapet.

Police said Ashokraj of Vettuvankani recently lodged a complaint with the Neelankarai police alleging that Roja Manpower Services, an agency providing house maids, cheated him. A woman who called him within five minutes of him contacting the agency promised to send a maid to his house and made him pay ₹4,500 online. However, since she did not send the maid even after a week, Ashokraj dialled the agency number which remained unreachable. Realising that he had been cheated he lodged a complaint. A case of cheating was registered and the woman was traced with the help of the cyber cell police.

Investigation revealed that she has cheated several people using the same modus operandi. She was remanded in judicial custody on Wednesday. TNN