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  • Mann Ki Baat LIVE UPDATES: Medical oxygen manufacturing in India has elevated by over 10 instances, says PM Modi

    Doctors assist sufferers do routine respiratory workout routines submit restoration on the Covid care ward at Dhanvantari hospital in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad. (Express picture by Nirmal Harindran)
    In the final version of Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi had lauded the efforts made by healthcare employees on the forefront of the combat towards Covid-19 and addressed numerous matters like vaccine hesitancy. The Prime Minister additionally spoke to an ambulance driver as he lauded the efforts of different frontline employees equivalent to lab technicians.
    He had additional urged folks to remain optimistic and comply with the therapy protocol as per the physician’s recommendation. PM Modi famous that the second wave of Covid-19 is testing folks’s endurance and their restrict to bear the ache. He added that this “toofan” (storm) has shaken the nation after it was stuffed with spirit and self-confidence after efficiently tackling the primary wave.
    “I’m speaking to you at a time when Covid-19 is testing our patience and capacity to bear pain. Many of our loved ones have passed away. After successfully tackling the first wave, the nation’s morale was high and it was confident. But this storm (second wave) has shaken the nation,” he had mentioned.

  • PM in mann ki baat: ‘Covid storm has shaken nation; Govt, states doing their best’

    With the surge in Covid-19 instances pushing healthcare infrastructure to its limits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned in his month-to-month radio present, Mann ki Baat, that the “storm” has “shaken” the nation, and emphasised that each the Union and state governments had been doing their greatest.
    The Prime Minister started the present by saying that the pandemic “is testing our patience; it is testing the limits of all of us at enduring misery. Many of our near and dear ones have left us untimely”.
    With everybody over the age of 18 changing into eligible for vaccination beginning May 1, and amid questions being raised by state governments in regards to the differential pricing of the vaccines and the distribution plan, Modi appealed to the states to offer free vaccines to “maximum number of people”.
    “After successfully confronting the first wave of corona, the country was full of enthusiasm, full of self-confidence, but this storm has shaken the country,” the Prime Minister mentioned, including that the Centre was “applying its entire might to give a fillip to the endeavours of state governments,” which too, had been “trying their best to fulfill their responsibilities”.
    Urging folks to get vaccinated, he appealed to them to not get “swayed by any rumours about the vaccine”. He harassed that these older than 45 years can get “free vaccines” that the Centre despatched to state governments, and that beginning May 1, everybody over 18 will likely be eligible for vaccination.
    “Now, the corporate sector, companies too will be able to participate in the programme of administering vaccines to their employees. I also want to say that the programme of free vaccine by the government of India that has been going on now will continue in the future too. I appeal also to the states to extend the benefit of this free vaccine campaign of government of India to the maximum number of people.”
    Saying that he had held discussions with medical consultants and leaders of pharmaceutical, vaccine and oxygen manufacturing industries, the PM reiterated the federal government’s slogan of “Dawai bhi, kadai bhi” and requested folks to “get vaccinated and maintain all precautions”, assuring that the nation will “soon prevail together over this calamity.”
    Saying that whereas many individuals are getting contaminated, “the number of people recovering from corona is equally high”, he mentioned.

    Talking a few “new awareness” in villages and cities, Modi mentioned, “On the one hand, the country is working day and night for hospitals, ventilators and medicines, and on the other, our countrymen are fighting the challenge of corona with a lot of heart. This resolve gives us so much strength, so much confidence… The country is once again united and fighting against corona.”
    A big a part of the radio present was spent speaking to docs and nurses, ambulance drivers and different frontline staff, in addition to a affected person who had lately recovered from Covid.

    Many docs, he mentioned, had been taking on duty on their very own by offering counselling over telephone and WhatsApp, and urged folks that in case of any apprehension, they need to get in contact with docs and “get information only from the correct source”.
    He additionally hailed the providers of the nursing workers, calling them “a great strength of our society” and a “big inspiration for all of us”.

  • PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat: Centre helps states in battle towards second wave of Covid-19

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whereas addressing the 76th episode of his month-to-month radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, stated the Centre was extending its full assist to state governments to assist them get by means of the second wave of the coronavirus within the nation, which has come as a “storm”.
    “I’m speaking to you at a time when Covid-19 is testing our patience and capacity to bear pain. Many of our loved ones have passed away. After successfully tackling the first wave, the nation’s morale was high and it was confident. But this storm (second wave) has shaken the nation,” he stated.

    Asking individuals to not fall prey to pretend info, PM Modi added, “I urge people not to fall prey to any rumour about the vaccine. You all must be aware that the Centre has sent free vaccines to all state government and everyone above the age of 18 should get their shots.”

    Saying {that a} constructive perspective would assist the nation wade by means of the disaster, PM Modi stated that though new infections are rising, one should do not forget that recoveries are additionally rising day by day.
    He additionally stated he has held conferences with consultants from many fields just like the pharma business and oxygen manufacturing amid the disaster.
    The tackle comes at a time the nation is reeling beneath the second wave of the pandemic with greater than 3 lakh day by day circumstances and over 2,000 associated deaths being recorded per day.

  • Mann Ki Baat Live Updates: PM Narendra Modi to deal with nation at 11 am at present amid Covid-19 surge

    A paramedic assists Covid-19 sufferers with oxygen assist as they wait inside an Ambulance outdoors a Civil Hospital in Gujarat. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindan)
    In final month’s version, modernisation within the agriculture sector and the nation’s vaccination programme took centrestage throughout the Prime Minister’s handle.
    “In order to create new employment opportunities in the agriculture sector, to increase farmers’ income, it is equally important to adopt new alternatives, innovations along with traditional agricultural practices,” he stated. The nation has witnessed this throughout the white revolution and bee farming can be rising as one such different, he added.
    The name, nonetheless, got here at a time when lots of of farmers have been tenting at Delhi’s border factors at Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri since November final 12 months demanding that the Centre repeal the three contentious farm legal guidelines.
    PM Modi additionally lauded the vaccination applications within the nation. “In March last year, all of us were worried about vaccination against coronavirus. But today, India is running the world’s biggest vaccination drive.” “In UP’s Jaunpur, a 109-yr-old woman got herself vaccinated. Similarly, a 107-yr-old man in Delhi got himself vaccinated. We have to make people committed towards the mantra of ‘Dawai bhi, Kadai bhi‘,” the prime minister stated.

  • ‘If eligible, get your shot soon’: PM Narendra Modi receives second dose of Covid-19 vaccine

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday obtained his second dose of coronavirus vaccine at Delhi’s premier All India Institutes of Medical Sciences. The prime minister was administered the primary dose of the covaxin on March 1.
    “Got my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS today. Vaccination is among the few ways we have, to defeat the virus. If you are eligible for the vaccine, get your shot soon,” PM Modi tweeted and shared a hyperlink to the CoWin web site, a portal to register for the vaccine.

    The two nurses who administered the vaccine to the prime minister as we speak are P. Niveda from Puducherry and Nisha Sharma from Punjab.

    The vaccination drive was kicked off in January with healthcare employees and frontline employees getting inoculated first. It was adopted by the second part through which senior residents (above 60 years of age) and folks aged 45 or older with comorbidities have been eligible. In the third part, all these above 45 years are eligible.

    With quickly rising coronavirus numbers within the final month, India is now grappling with the second wave of an infection. India detected 115,736 new circumstances of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the best to this point. Of the full, Maharashtra reported 55,469 circumstances whereas Chhattisgarh scaled a brand new peak of 9,921 circumstances. Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi reported greater than 5,000 circumstances every.
    Amid the rising variety of circumstances, many states have began pushing the Centre to produce extra vaccine doses and open up the vaccination course of to all people above the age of 18. However, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, got here down closely on Maharashtra, Delhi and Punjab — the states contributing most to the second surge of Covid-19 circumstances — and stated they have been “trying to divert attention from their poor vaccination efforts by just continuously shifting the goalposts”.

  • Mann ki Baat: ‘India is running world’s greatest vaccination drive,’ says PM Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday thanked the listeners for serving to Mann ki Baat attain the milestone of 75 episodes. Stating that “it seems like yesterday that the edition was started,” PM Modi stated, “During the 75 episodes, we discussed innumerable topics including rivers to Himalayan peaks, deserts to natural disasters, tales of service to mankind, technological inventions to stories of innovations from remote areas.”
    During the handle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally hailed the corona warriors. “It was in March last year when we heard the term ‘Janata Curfew’. It became an inspiration for the entire world as it was an extraordinary example of discipline. Laud citizen’s conduct during Janata curfew. Our love and respect for corona warriors was well received,” he stated.
    PM Modi additionally lauded the vaccination packages within the nation. “In March last year, all of us were worried about vaccination against coronavirus. But today, India is running the world’s biggest vaccination drive.”
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  • On PM Modi Bangladesh itinerary: Bangabandhu memorial, Matua shrine, Satipith temple

    As Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes to Bangladesh subsequent week, he’s prone to go to Bangladesh’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s memorial in Tungipara in Gopalganj district, a sacred shrine of the Matua neighborhood in Orakandi and a Satipith temple in Shikarpur. All these locations are greater than 200 km off Dhaka.
    Along with the memorial, he’s prone to go to the shrine for the neighborhood and the temple on March 27 — the day of the primary part of eight-phase elections in West Bengal.
    Though he arrives on March 26, he’ll fly off to Orakandi on March 27 and pay respect to Harichand Thakur, the founding father of the Matua sect, who was born there on March 11, 1812.
    Matuas are a Hindu sect, the Namasudras, a scheduled caste group, and are unfold throughout the districts of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia and smaller elements of Jalpaiguri, Siliguri, Cooch Behar and Bardhaman.
    This neighborhood is claimed to be fairly influential in about 30 seats in West Bengal Assembly constituencies. Estimates recommend there are about 2 to three crore individuals from the neighborhood within the area.
    Besides, he may also go to the Bangabandhu Memorial in Tungipara, the place Bangladesh first chief Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s father — is buried.
    He may also go to “Sugandha Shaktipith” (Satipith) temple in Shikarpur in Barishal district.
    Modi is ready to go to Bangladesh on March 26-27 on the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to hitch the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Independence of Bangladesh, the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu, and the fiftieth yr of Bangladesh-India diplomatic ties.

    There are plans of him visiting Rabindra Kuthi Bari in Kushtia (considered one of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s houses) and the ancestral dwelling of Bagha Jatin, a revolutionary chief in opposition to the British rule, in Kushtia, however sources mentioned that point is a significant component.
    A supply mentioned that it’s virtually sure that he’ll go to the three locations — the Bangabandhu memorial, the Matua neighborhood shrine and the Sati pith temple, however the visits to different locations shouldn’t be but confirmed.

    According to Modi’s two-day schedule, on March 26, he can pay tribute to the martyrs of the nation’s liberation battle on the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar and ship a speech on the National Parade Ground as a visitor of honour.
    During the go to, Hasina and Modi will inaugurate the Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital Exhibition. They will maintain a bilateral assembly and also will inaugurate two memorial postal stamps. Modi may also meet Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid throughout the go to.

  • PM Narendra Modi in Bangladesh on March 26 and 27

    In what might be his first abroad go to because the COVID-19 pandemic final 12 months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to Bangladesh on March 26 and 27, the Ministry of External Affairs introduced on Tuesday.
    Modi, who’s visiting on the invitation of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, will take part within the commemoration of “three epochal events” – Mujib Borsho, the start centenary of Bangladesh’s father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 50 years of diplomatic ties, and 50 years of Bangladesh’s struggle of liberation.
    The Prime Minister had final visited Bangladesh in 2015.
    During the go to, Modi will attend the nationwide day programme of Bangladesh on March 26 because the visitor of honour.
    Besides holding bilateral talks with Hasina, Modi can even meet President Mohammad Abdul Hamid and international minister AK Abdul Momen.
    “The visit of the prime minister to Bangladesh will be the first visit to a foreign country since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic. This highlights the priority India attaches to Bangladesh,” the Ministry of External Affairs mentioned.

  • PM Modi ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Live updates: Prime Minister to deal with the nation at 11 AM

    In the earlier episode of his radio programme, the Prime Minister had condemned the violence that broke out within the National Capital between protesting farmers and the Delhi Police on Republic Day.(PTI/File)PM Narendra Modi Mann Ki Baat Today Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will handle the nation within the 74th version of his month-to-month radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday at 11 AM. Earlier this month, the prime minister had invited the individuals of the nation to share inspiring tales within the discipline of artwork, tradition and tourism. 
    “Through inspiring examples, January’s #MannKiBaat highlighted diverse topics ranging from art, culture, tourism and agri innovation. Would love to hear more such motivating anecdotes for the programme in February, which will take place on the 28th,” he tweeted, sharing a hyperlink for individuals to ship within the concepts for the following episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’. 
    In the earlier episode of his radio programme, PM Modi had condemned the violence that broke out within the National Capital between protesting farmers and the Delhi Police on Republic Day. “In the midst of all this, India was shocked to witness the insult of the tricolour on 26th January,” PM Modi stated. “We have to fill the coming days with hope and novelty.”  He additionally lauded India for its success in finishing up the preliminary section of a nationwide coronavirus vaccination drive. Vaccinating corona warriors, who’re on the frontline of India’s battle towards the lethal pandemic, is the nation’s precedence, he stated.
    PM Modi had additionally referred to as on individuals from throughout the nation to write down about freedom fighters and tales of battle to mark the nation’s seventy fifth Independence Day this yr. 
    Live BlogPM Modi ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will handle the 74th version of his month-to-month radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ in the present day. Follow the newest updates under. In final month’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ handle, PM Modi stated that the nation was solely in a position to ship consignments of indigenous coronavirus vaccines to international international locations as it’s self-reliant within the discipline of medicines and vaccines.
    “You must have noticed about the vaccination programme that India is able to help others because India today is self-reliant in the field of medicines and vaccines,” he stated.
    So far, India has offered 56 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines beneath grants help to a variety of international locations whereas 100 lakh doses have been despatched beneath industrial provides, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Thursday.

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  • PM Modi Mann Ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM to deal with yr’s first radio deal with at 11 AM

    In final month’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ deal with, PM Modi mentioned that folks reverently bear in mind the supreme sacrifice of the household of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. “This martyrdom gave a new lesson to the entire humanity & the entire country. This martyrdom did a great work of protecting our civilization. We are indebted to this martyrdom,” he added.
    He additionally appealed to folks to search out out Indian options of imported gadgets of day by day use and requested them to resolve to make use of merchandise produced by Indians.