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Opposition walks out of J&K Assembly

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Jammu, Jan 11 (IANS) The opposition on Thursday walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over the sacking of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Director A.G. Ahangar.

After the House met, members of the entire opposition including the National Conference and the Congress stood up and demanded to know why the government had removed Ahangar.

Following a sting operation by Republic TV that showed three prominent doctors of the institute doing private practice in defiance of their service rules, the state government had suspended the three doctors and removed Ahangar.

Senior National Conference leader Ali Muhammad Sagar asked the government to explain why Ahangar was removed from the directorship of the institute when he was not personally engaged in doing any private practice.

Deputy Speaker Nazir Gurezi, who was in the Chair, directed the government to restore Ahangar in his previous position if nothing wrong was found against him.

The opposition walked out in protest after no reply came forth from the treasury benches.

But minutes before Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu started presenting the Budget, the opposition decided to join the proceedings.

–IANS
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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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