Indian-American Couple Donates Crores For Bihar, Jharkhand Healthcare

 An Indian American couple has donated over ₹ 1 crore for healthcare works in Bihar and Jharkhand, the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) announced on Monday.

 

The generous donation of USD 150,000 by the Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation to the BJANA would be used for healthcare efforts in the rural areas of the two states through the PRAN-BJANA clinic initiative.

 

The Pravasi Alumni Nisshulk (PRAN) is an initiative by like-minded Indian-American physicians who are working to provide healthcare to the underprivileged and underserved in Bihar and Jharkhand.

 

These doctors have set up a PRAN clinic in Ranchi, providing free healthcare services to the needy. Their endeavor is to provide free healthcare services across the states.

 

“With the generous donation of Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia, this became possible. BJANA getting a large donation is a testament to its ongoing philanthropic activities both here and back home,” BJANA president Avinash Gupta said.

 

Alok Kumar, former FIA president, said this kind of donation would help the BJANA carry out its healthcare works in the region.

 

Ramesh Bhatia came from NIT, Patna, and runs a successful business in Texas.

Ramesh Bhatia’s relatives and family friends from Delhi , Ranchi and Patna have thanked him for his concerns towards the states he hails from and offering financial support to the states of Bihar and Jharkhand to help them their services for the uplift  of downtrodden and deprived sections.

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Sant Nirankari Mission Update : निरंकारी बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी, एक अध्यात्मिक सद्गुरु एवं अमन और शांति के मसीहा के रूप में पूरी दुनिया में जाने-जाते थे

 

24 अप्रैल 1980 को जब बाबा गुरूबचन सिंह जी अपने भक्तो को अहिंसा और प्रेम की राह दिखा रहे थे तब हिंसक प्रवृति ने उनकी हत्या कर दी। और बाबा जी के बलिदान से इंसानियत चीख उठी उसके बाद 27 अप्रैल 1980 को बाबा हरदेव जी ने संत निरंकारी मिशन की कमान संभाली, बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी ने बूटा सिंह जी के द्वारा शुरू की गयी। निरंकारी परम्पारा के उस वृक्ष को संभाला जिस पर बाबा अवतार सिंह जी की अवतार बाणी पुष्प खिल रहे थे। Nirankari baba ji ने संत निरंकारी मिशन को सिर्फ देश हीं नहीं पूरी दुनिया में फैलाया और आज संत निरंकारी मिशन के 27 देशों में अपनी संगत हैं। बाबा जी ने सिर्फ मिशन हीं नहीं बल्कि कैसे ऐसे सामाजिक कार्यों में भी समाज की सेवा की जिनसे इंसानियत जिन्दा हो उठे और दुनिया में भाईचारा फैल सके।

मगर दुर्भाग्यवश 13 मई 2016 को कनाडा में एक कार एक्सिडेंट में बाबा जी का निधन हो गया और वे अपने पंचतत्व के शरीर को त्याग कर ब्रह्मलीन हो गए संत निरंकारी मंडल के प्रमुख बाबाa हरदेव जी ने इंसानियत प्रेम और भाईचारे और इंसानियत की सेवा के लिए जितना कुछ किया है उसको भुलाया नहीं जा सकता इसीलिए कहते हैं।

बाबा हरदेव का शुरूआती जीवन

निरंकारी बाबा सद्गुरू हरदेव सिंह जी महाराज का जन्म 23 फरवरी सन् 1954 को दिल्ली में बाबा गुरूबचन (पिता) और कुलवंत कौर (माता) के घर में हुआ बाबा हरदेव अपनी चार बहनों के एकलौते भाई थे। बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी शुरूआती पढाई रोसरी पब्लिक स्कूल दिल्ली से हुई तथा बाद की शिक्षा पटियाला के यादवेन्द्र स्कूल से हुई बाबा जी ने दिल्ली यूनिवर्सिटी से उच्च शिक्षा हासिल की। वे बहुत ही सरल और सहज स्वभाव के थे उनकी इस सादगी और अध्यात्मिक सोच के कारण उनके दोस्त उनको भोला बाबा भी कहते थे।

घर में अध्यात्म की ज्ञान गंगा बह रही थी और अध्यात्म के उसी ज्ञान में डुबकी लगाकर Nirankari baba ji बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी ने वर्ष 1971 में निरंकारी सेवा दल ज्वाइन करके लोगो की सेवा करना शुरू कर दिया, 14 नवम्बर 1975 को उन्होंने अपने पारिवारिक जीवन की शुरूआत की और निरंकारी भक्तों के परिवार से जुड़ी सुंदर शुशील और कर्मठ सविन्दर जी को अपने साथी के रूप में अपनाया और इस तरह से उनके सफर में हमसफर जुड़ गया और पूरा निरंकारी समुदाय खुशी से झूम उठा।

बाबा हरदेव सिंह अध्यात्मिक सफर

कितने भी कठिन परीक्षा क्यों ने हो सिद्ध पुरूष उस पर खरे उतरते हैं बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी के सामने भी ऐसी ही परिस्थिति थी 27 अप्रैल 1980 को साध सांगत की सेवा करने वाले बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी को सत्य गुरू का चोला पहना दिया गया। और बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी को निराश हताश और शोकाकुल दिलों की रहनुमाई सौंप दी गई। हिंसा के शिकार भक्तों को अहिंसा का ज्ञान देना आज के जमाने में जब धर्म के नाम पर अधर्म का बोल बाला हो हर तरफ अशांति के विशाल नाग फन लहरा रहे हों, Nirankari baba ji बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी के वचनों का अलग ही महत्व है। बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी निरंकारी मिशन के चैथे प्रमुख बने।

Nirankari baba ji बाबा जी हमेशा वसुधैवकुटुम्बकम् के उसूलों का प्रचार करते थे उनका कहना था की इंसानियत की हर धर्म की बुनियाद और आधार है। यही निरंकार है जो हर इंसान के अंदर है। इसलिए हर इंसान की कद्र करो और हर इंसान की सेवा करों, निरंकारी समुदाय में हिन्दू, मुस्लिम, सिक्ख और इसाई चारों धर्मों के लोग शामिल है, जिनकी संख्या करीब 2 करोड़ है। बाबा हरदेव जी के वचनों और कठिन प्रयासों के बाद आज निरंकारी बाबा ने दुनियां के 27 देशों में अपने संत निरंकारी मिशन के अस्तित्व को स्थापित करके अमन और शांति का पैगाम दिया।

संत निरंकारी मिशन इंसानों के लिए वो दर है जहां निरंकार (formless god) को आधार मानकर न कोई जात-पात देखी जाती है ना किसी का धर्म देखा जाता है और ना ही किसी की पदवी बस एक चीज देखी जाती है तो वो है ‘‘इंसानियत’’।

बाबा हरदेव सिंह आदेश से निम्न क्षेत्रों में उनके भक्तों द्वारा सेवा की गयी- रक्त दान, वृक्षारोपण, फ्री हेल्थ चेक अप सेवा, स्वच्छता, स्कूल, काॅलेज, आपदा में धन राशी दान, महिला व युवा सशक्तिकरण

सभी क्षेत्रों में निरंकारी द्वारा फ्री सेवा की गयी और इनको समाज और सरकार द्वारा खूब सराहा गया ब्लड डोनेशन में निरंकारी मिशन की बहुत बड़ी भूमिका है। जिसको साल 2016 में गिनीज बुक ऑफ वल्र्ड में भी दर्ज किया गया क्योंकि बाबा हरदेव कहते थे।

सद्गुरू बाबा हरदेव सिंह पूरी दुनिया में रह रहे निरंकारी समुदाय तथा सांसारिक लोगों को अमन और शांति देकर, लगातार बचपन से इंसानियत का पैगाम देकर, दुनिया में भाईचारे और मिलवर्तत का संदेश देकर 13 मई 2016 को माॅट्रियल कनाडा में एक कार एक्सिडेंट में पंच तत्वों के शरीर को त्याग कर ब्रह्मलीन हो गए और दुनिया में प्यार प्रेम भाईचारा मिलवर्तन इंसानियत सिखाने वाला एक मसीहा फिर इस दुनिया से अलविदा कह गये Nirankari baba ji के अकस्मात् निधन पर राष्ट्रपति प्रणव मुखर्जी, प्रधान मंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी, गृह मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह और कांग्रेस पार्टी की अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी व अन्य लोगों ने दुःख जताते हुए उनको श्रद्धांजलि दी। 17 मई 2016 को, बाबा हरदेव सिंह जी की पत्नी सविन्दर कौर जी को मिशन का पांचवां प्रमुख चुना गया और सद्गुरू बाबा की जिम्मेदारी उनको सौंपी गयी 18 मई 2016 को निगमबोध शमशान घाट में उनका अंतिम संस्कार करके उनको अश्रुपूर्ण श्रद्धांजलि दी गयी।



Source: https://insightonlinenews.in/sant-nirankari-mission-update-nirankari-baba-hardev-singh-ji-was-known-throughout-the-world-as-a-spiritual-sadhguru-and-the-messiah-of-peace-and-peace/

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Bharat Biotech Update : Avoid Covaxin in case of allergies, fever

 Bharat Biotech, makers of India’s first indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, has advised people not to take ‘Covaxin‘ if they have allergies, fever, bleeding disorder, are on blood thinners, immune-compromised, or are on medicines that affect the immune system.

The Hyderabad-based vaccine-maker, in a fact sheet for recipients and caregivers, said that even pregnant and nursing women should not take the vaccine.

 

People who have taken another Covid-19 vaccine or are suffering from any other serious health-related issues should also not take Covaxin.

 

Bharat Biotech reiterated that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had authorized the “restricted use of Covaxin under clinical trial mode”.

 

“Individuals who are prioritised under the public health programme of the Health Ministry will be covered under this endeavour. Informing the individuals about the offer to vaccinate them with Covaxin will rest with the respective government program officials. Those offered Covaxin at pre-specified booths will have the option to receive or reject the administration of the vaccine,” says the fact sheet that surfaced on Tuesday.

 

Company sources told IANS that the fact sheet was issued last week.

 

“As with any new medicine, this vaccine will be closely monitored to allow quick identification of any new safety information,” said Bharat Biotech. Side effects can be reported to toll-free number 18001022245.

 

The vaccine-maker said that in phase 1 and 2 clinical trials, Covaxin has demonstrated the ability to produce antibodies against Covid-19. However, the clinical efficacy of Covaxin is yet to be established and it is still being studied in phase 3 clinical trial.

 

In phase 1 and 2 trials, 680 people were administered two doses each of Covaxin. The phase 3 clinical trial with 25,800 participants is on. The first dose was administered to them on January 6.

 

In the ongoing clinical trial, Covaxin has shown to generate immunity following two doses given four weeks apart, the firm said.

 

"Covaxin, which Bharat Biotech developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology, and ‘Covishield’, developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and manufactured by Serum Institute of India at Pune, have been cleared by the DCGI for emergency use. Both the vaccines are in use during the nationwide immunisation programme launched on January 16."

 

The move to include Covaxin even before the publication of data from its phase 3 trial had come under criticism from some quarters. However, the regulator had defended the decision by saying that both the vaccines were totally safe.

 

Over 500 adverse reactions were reported from across the country during two days of immunization. Two deaths were also reported but the government clarified that these were not related to vaccination.

 

Bharat Biotech said in case of any Serious Adverse Events (SAV), vaccine recipients will be provided medically recognized standards of care in government-designated and authorized centers/hospitals. Compensation for the serious adverse events will be paid by Bharat Biotech International Limited and if SAV is proved to be causally related to the vaccine. The compensation amount will be determined by the ICMR Central Ethics Committee, it added.

 

Source: https://insightonlinenews.in/bharat-biotech-update-avoid-covaxin-in-case-of-allergies-fever/

 

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Hyderabad Update : BJP now main threat to TRS’ dominance in Telangana

 There were celebrations at Telangana Bhavan on Friday when it appeared that TRS is heading to retain power in GHMC but couple of hours later gloom replaced that joy as the party began trailing BJP in 10-15 divisions.

 

Despite emerging as the single largest party with 55 seats in 150-member Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has more reasons to be worried about by the poll outcome.

 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not have captured GHMC in the fiercely contested polls but it sent the alarm bells ringing within the TRS.

 

From just four seats in 2016 to 48 divisions in 2020 under its belt, BJP has emerged as the main challenger to TRS.

 

Coming close on the heels of its victory in Dubbak Assembly by-election, the BJP’s impressive show in Greater Hyderabad has given credence to its claim as the sole alternative for the TRS as well as an impetus to its dream march in the south.

 

Political analysts say the saffron party with big gains has emerged as a dominant force in the state with its eyes set on the ultimate goal of winning 2023 Assembly polls and turn Telangana into second gateway to South India after Karnataka.

 

It was for this reason that the BJP leadership focused on GHMC campaign. Central Ministers including Amit Shah, party president J.P. Nadda and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath campaigned for the party candidates for the civic body polls.

 

The party aggressively pushed Hindutva's agenda to polarize votes while attacking TRS for what it called a secret alliance with the ‘communal’ Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM).

 

The analysts say TRS defeat in Dubbak and the setback in GHMC proves there is anti-incumbency and BJP has used this to its advantage thus replacing Congress as the main opposition.

 

“BJP has clearly made a mark in GHMC elections by improving the Party’s tally from 2016. And with Congress once again failing, the saffron party acquired the status of the main opposition to the ruling TRS,” said analyst P. Raghavendra Reddy.

 

“These results will surely have a bearing on all the future elections in the State, and BJP will be the main opposition to TRS.”

 

He believes that BJP with the new strength will make TRS struggle politically in the coming months.

 

After the formation of Telangana state, TRS was successful in preventing BJP from becoming a threat. In the 2018 elections, BJP’s performance was disastrous as it won only one seat in 119-member Assembly. Its vote share was just seven percent.

 

However, in the Lok Sabha elections held a few months later, BJP surprised everyone by winning four seats. It wrested three seats from TRS, including Nizamabad where Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was defeated. BJP increased its vote share to 20 percent.

 

Analysts, however, say Chandrasekhar Rao while weakening Congress by luring its legislators to TRS, underestimated the danger from TRS.

 

The anti-incumbency votes which used to get divided among different parties started consolidating under the BJP.

 

This was proved in Dubbak where BJP’s vote share went up to 38 percent. By polling over 30 percent votes again in GHMC polls, BJP has sent a warning to TRS that it faces stiff challenges ahead.

 

BJP’s next target will be the by-elections to Nagarjunasagar Assembly seat, which fell vacant following the death of sitting legislator of TRS’ Nomula Narsimhaiah three days ago.

 

Source: https://insightonlinenews.in/hyderabad-update-bjp-now-main-threat-to-trs-dominance-in-telangana/

Ahmed Patel’s demise leaves many question marks in Rajasthan politics

 Ahmed Patel is no more and his sudden demise has left a number of questions unanswered in Rajasthan politics.

The raging question being discussed by one and all in political circles is who will replace Patel in the 3-member committee formed to address the political crisis which erupted soon after the former deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot launched a rebellion against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in July.

Patel along with Ajay Maken and KC Venugopal was in the committee set up to redress the grievances of the rebel lobby in Rajasthan. In fact, Patel was the person who resolved the political crisis with his acumen and brought Pilot and his MLAs back in the party’s fold.

Now, the Congress workers are waiting to know how things proceed, “how will political appointments be announced, will there be cabinet expansion? How much weight will be given to Pilot and his MLAs who were divested of their portfolios after the crisis? When will the PCCs, dissolved in July after the political crisis, be formed again? Will the Gehlot loyalists who camped in hotels during the crisis for over a month be given plum posts?

Besides these, there are many other issues that need to be addressed in Rajasthan.

Speculations are rife whether Pilot will be elevated in the AICC or will Gehlot get mileage or if he will re-induct Pilot into his ministry.

Now, with Patel’s departure, there is suspense in the party over how things will proceed, said Jogendra Singh Awana, former BSP MLA who joined the Congress with five other BSP MLAs.

These ex-BSP MLAs are also awaiting their turn to get a position in the cabinet and other political appointments.

Everything including the cabinet expansion, political appointments, re-induction of rebel leaders etc were awaited but with Patel’s demise, a lot of uncertainty has been created and all eyes are on Rajasthan — will Gehlot give a major portfolio to Pilot or not, is what we all are looking for, said a senior Congress leader.

Meanwhile, Sachin Pilot, when contacted, told IANS that Ahmed Patel’s demise is a major loss for the party. “He was a pillar of the Congress who kept the young and the old united.”

The party in this time of crisis needs to stand united. Very soon, the PCC shall have a new team under its chief Govind Singh Dotasara in Rajasthan. Also, the pending developments too shall take place although there can be some delay in the matter.

Earlier Maken had been infected with COVID and Venugopal’s mother passed away. Now, our pillar of strength Patel is no more. So things might take time but everything will be resolved soon, he added.

In July, the PCC of Rajasthan was dissolved and the new committees for each district are yet to be announced.

Three of the committee members, Patel, Maken, and Venugopal were monitoring the developments and taking feedback from the grassroots leaders.

State education minister Govind Singh Dotasara was announced as the new PCC chief after Pilot was sacked from that position.

Pilot’s loyalist ministers namely Vishvendra Singh and Ramesh Meena’s portfolios were also taken away.

In fact, the former PCC members and these former ministers have been awaiting their re-induction with the formation of the three-member committee.

Now, how and when shall these developments take place is a major question, said Awana.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had also expressed grief over the passing away of Ahmed Patel and termed him as his close friend and a trusted partner. “It was a great loss to the entire political community and the nation.”

“Sh. Ahmed Patel dedicated his entire life to the Congress party, Gehlot said.”

“In this way, he remained committed to keeping the Congress organization united even though staying away from power in his political life for more than four decades. His absence would be sorely missed,” he said in his tweet.

Source: https://insightonlinenews.in/ahmed-patels-demise-leaves-many-question-marks-in-rajasthan-politics/

 

 

Corona Vaccine : Vaccines against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually – WHO Official

 

 Ekaterina Ivanova– Any safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually, unlike vaccines for influenza, Dr. Richard Mihigo, the program area manager for immunization and vaccine development at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, told Sputnik in an interview.

“It’s difficult to predict now for how long the effect of the vaccine will last. It’s true that for flu vaccines, most of the time we need to repeat it every year, depending on the different strains of the virus being seasonal for north, west, etc. For the coronavirus, we believe that it may not necessarily be the case,” Dr. Mihigo remarked.

Citing the ongoing phase 3 clinical trials of several candidate vaccines in South Africa, as well as of therapeutic treatments such as the steroid dexamethasone, the WHO official said it was unclear how long it will take for conclusive results to be drawn from the tests.

“Our role is to create an enabling environment in which these therapeutics, these vaccines can be tested. And then we observe what will be the outcome of such clinical trials. It’s very difficult to predict when [we will see] the outcome,” Dr. Mihigo said.

Three vaccine producers – AstraZeneca, Johnson&Johnson, and Novavax – are currently conducting trials of candidate vaccines in South Africa, the WHO official outlined.
“We do have a few clinical trials currently going on, mainly in South Africa … The AstraZeneca trial started a couple of weeks ago. We have a Novavax vaccine that also started in South Africa and, most recently, the Johnson&Johnson vaccine that also started in South Africa. Other countries have also been approached – Kenya, Uganda – but clinical trials have not yet started there,” Dr. Mihigo said.

Johnson&Johnson on Tuesday announced that clinical trials of their candidate vaccine against COVID-19 would be paused after one patient exhibited symptoms of an “unexplained” illness.

AstraZeneca, which is producing its candidate vaccine in conjunction with the UK’s University of Oxford, was also forced to temporarily suspend its trials in early September after adverse side effects were seen in one patient.

Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has said that Russian vaccines against COVID-19, which are based on the well-researched human adenovirus platform, may prove safer than using Western vaccines that are based on a chimpanzee adenovirus.

The RDIF is producing the Sputnik V vaccine in conjunction with its developer, the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology.

 

Source:  https://insightonlinenews.in/corona-vaccine-vaccines-against-covid-19-may-not-need-to-be/

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code(Second Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed by RS

 The Rajya Sabha on Saturday passed a Bill to temporarily suspend initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

 

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code(Second Amendment) Bill, 2020, moved for consideration by the Upper House, was passed by a voice vote.

 

The passage of the Bill came after the house negated the Statutory resolution moved by K K Ragesh disapproving the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No. 9 of 2020) promulgated by the President of India on June 5, 2020.

 

The Bill amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

 

The Code provides a time-bound process for resolving insolvency in companies and among individuals. Insolvency is a situation where individuals or companies are unable to repay their outstanding debt.

 

The Bill seeks to temporarily suspend initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) under the Code.

 

Responding to the debate on the Bill, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the purpose of suspending Section 10 A of the IBC was to prevent businesses from getting pushed into insolvency due to the COVID situation.

 

‘The situation before us in March was clearly of putting lives before livelihood. When PM announced the Janta curfew, he said it was a preventive remedy and did not know for how long it would last. Naturally, lockdown impacted business and financial markets, did we just sit and watch? No.

 

‘It is better to suspend sections 7, 9 and 10 of IBC so that we can prevent businesses from getting pushed into insolvency and with that intention an ordinance was brought out. With this intention, Section 10A of the ordinance was brought in. Our intention of initiating corporate insolvency for matters that occurred during lockdown, was to give immunity during this period. This is only for those which arrive during COVID period. Amendment of section 66 provides that no obligation shall be filed by a resolution professional,’ she said.

 

On members commenting on the government coming up with lot of ordinances, she said that the purpose of this government coming up with Ordinances was to ensure that the emerging situations are addressed from time to time.

 

“We repeatedly hear that this government comes out with an ordinance. That is to ensure that the emerging situations are addressed and we come back to the House and get the Bills passed. It is a responsive government’s duty is to show that we are with the people of India,’ she said.

 

Source: https://insightonlinenews.in/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-codesecond-amendment-bill/