Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a financial case. The move comes after the CBI, which is probing allegations leveled by former Mumbai police commissioner Paramvir Singh, found Deshmukh guilty at first sight.

In a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Paramvir Singh alleged that Deshmukh had demanded Rs 100 crore a month from Sachin Vaze, an ASI in the Crime Intelligence Unit and that he was corruptAnil Deshmukh resigned after the Bombay High Court ordered the CBI to probe the case. Deshmukh was also directed to register a case against him on April 5 if he was found guilty of any offense within 15 days. Deshmukh has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the High Court verdict.

Sachin Vaze was later arrested and suspended from service in connection with the mysterious death of vehicle owner Mansukh Hiren after an explosive-laden vehicle was found in front of Anil Ambani’s house.

New Delhi: DCGI has approved the use of Virafin in Covid patients. Permitted emergency use of the virus for the treatment of non-severe coronavirus infections. The move comes in the wake of an increase in Covid patients in the country.
Zydus Cadila claims that a single dose of the virus used in hepatitis C patients is effective in treating the disease and accelerating recovery. The experiment was conducted in about 25 centers across the country.

New Delhi: Eight people have been killed in an avalanche in Uttarakhand. The condition of the six injured is reported as critical.
The accident took place on Friday near the Niti Valley in Uttarakhand. The accident took place in the evening when workers were engaged in repairing roads in the border area. Troops rescue 384 flood victims. The rescued workers were transferred to a military camp. The search is progressing, focusing on labor camps.

New Delhi: In Maharashtra, 13 patients were burnt to death in a fire at Covid Hospital. The fire broke out at Vijay Vallabh Hospital in Virar in Palghar district this morning. The initial conclusion was that the cause of the fire was a short circuit in the air conditioner in the intensive care unit. All of the dead were Covid patients. The death toll is expected to rise further, according to national media reports. Rescue workers, including firefighters, are still working. The injured were shifted to another hospital.

New Delhi: Twenty-five Covid patients have died in 24 hours at the Gangaram Hospital in Delhi due to severe oxygen shortage, hospital officials said. 60 people are in critical condition. The hospital has only two hours to provide oxygen. The medical director also demanded that oxygen be delivered as soon as possible.

Various hospitals in Delhi have already come out with reports of oxygen scarcity. In the last few days, oxygen has been delivered for emergencies. But now there is a situation where even that is not available. Oxygen shortages began to affect smaller hospitals as well. Many hospitals are preparing to approach the High Court for access to oxygen. Meanwhile, the Union Home Ministry has directed the states not to obstruct vehicles carrying oxygen. The Delhi High Court had earlier reprimanded the Center for exacerbating the shortage of oxygen in hospitals following the outbreak.

In Delhi, it was decided to reduce the Covid test to only symptomatic health workers. Only those who have been diagnosed with the disease are advised to stay in quarantine. The new decision comes in the wake of a shortage of health workers. The decision was taken at a Covid review meeting chaired by the AIIMS director.