Talk with K’taka, Kerala CS: SC to health Secy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Union Health Secretary to have a meeting with the chief secretaries of K’taka and Kerala to facilitate the movement of people for medical treatments in wake of coronavirus spread. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta favoured an amicable resolution of the dispute and asked the union health secretary to also hold a meeting with health secys of both the States.
migrants’ wages: SC seeks centre’s reply
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought response from the Centre on a plea filed by two civil rights activists seeking enforcement of fundamental right to life for migrant workers and payment of wages to them as they have been left without work or food following the 21-day nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic.
Netanyahu holds talk with Modi on virus
Jerusalem: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday spoke to PM Modi over telephone to discuss various steps to deal with the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 50,000 lives globally. The two leaders have been in touch ever since the coronavirus crisis started.