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Paul Zacharia Anuja Chandramouli Delectable Prince From Bollywood Let’s Open Our Hearts Anirban Ganguly Siddharth Dasgupta Discards with Love ‘Judges victims of unfair criticism’ COVID FIGHT CJI SA Bobde, Justice NV Ramana blame social media for judiciary coming under attack STATES GASP TO FILL EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi that judges lead a luxurious life. “From my own experience, UP OXYGEN STOCKS JUDGES have become soft tar- I can state that the life of a gets of slanderous social media judge is not a bed of roses,” he EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE posts and “juicy gossips” in the said, adding that the reality garb of criticism, Supreme was quite different from what WITH India’s single-day Cov- Court judge N V Ramana said people comprehend. “Best judg- id-19 tally set to hit the 1 lakh on Saturday. es of the same are the family mark, availability of oxygen “As judges are self-restrained members, who are usually torn for medical use has become from speaking out in their own between restraints and the latest worry for the Cen- defence, they are now being relationships.” tre and the states, particular- construed as soft targets for Freedom of speech of the Judges are self-restrained from He pointed to the self-im- ly those where the cases are judges is curtailed by the same speaking out in their own criticism,” said Justice Rama- laws and machinery that defence... Today, judges have posed restrictions judges follow still surging. na, who is next in line to be- uphold the freedom for others become soft target of criticism in social life to remain inde- Struggling to meet the ris- come the Chief Justice of India who use it to criticise the and especially with social media pendent. “I believe judgeship in ing demand from hospitals April 2021 after incumbent S A judiciary and judges advent, judges have become the present day requires sacri- for Covid-19 patients, some Bobde retires. He added the S A Bobde, subject to juicy gossip fices unparalleled in any other states are resorting to meas- proliferation of social media is Chief Justice of India Justice N V Ramana profession, and the same is re- ures like capping the use of to blame for the sudden spike in quired to be made as the coun- oxygen for industrial purpos- attacks against judges. try’s future is dependent on es and restricting inter-state Concurring with Justice Ra- speaking at the launch of a sures and prejudices as well. strong independent judges.” supply. Maharashtra, Mad- mana, CJI Bobde said the free- book authored by former SC “The judicial independence is For judges, the CJI said, the hya Pradesh and Punjab are dom of speech of judges “is judge Justice R Banumathi. not for the personal benefit of biggest challenge is to ensure among the states facing oxy- curtailed by the same laws CJI Bobde stressed the im- the judges, but for the nature of the “country inches towards gen shortage while almost Some states are resorting to measures like capping the use of oxygen | PTI which prevent people from say- portance of an independent ju- power vested with the the goals set in the Constitu- the states have seen a big in- ing whatever they feel like, ad- diciary is not just limited to judiciary.” tion”. To achieve the same, he crease in demand. The Cen- patients are not suffering not verse to the independence of independence from executive Justice Ramana said there asserted, an independent judi- tre, on its part, has put the because of a shortage of oxy- the judiciary”. They were powers, but from other pres- seems to be a misconception ciary is essential. onus on the states to ensure gen…We have sufficient the availability of oxygen Demand for oxygen from hospitals stock...is no need to panic”. and has directed them to re- has increased significantly, but The Maharashtra govern- DELHI COVID WATCH move the restrictions on its the patients are not suffering not ment’s decision restricting supply to other states. because of a shortage of oxygen supply of oxygen to other STATUS OF CASES TESTING STATUS A Union health ministry Arun Unhale, states made Madhya Pradesh Today Cumulative directive to this regard came FDA Commissioner, jitter, with CM Shivraj Singh Recovered 3,141 1,81,295 9,182 50,894 on Friday in the wake of the Maharashtra Chouhan dialling his coun- Death 28 4,715 RTPCR/CBNAAT/ Rapid antigen Maharashtra government or- terpart to reconsider the de- True Nat tests test conducted Active cases -- 28,059 dering restrictions on use of cision. MP, too, reported a few conducted today in city Positive cases 4,321 2,14,069 oxygen so that patients do not the oxygen to Covid-19 pa- Covid-19 deaths, allegedly suffer. The Uddhav Thacker- tients so that they do not run due to lack of oxygen, though 20,82,776 1,09,619 ay government recently put a out of supply. Seven people the authorities denied the (COVID-19) PATIENT MANAGEMENT Total tests Tests per cap on use of oxygen for in- died at a Jogeshari hospital same. At least three patients Total beds Occupied Vacant done so far million Hospital 14,390 6,294 8,096 dustrial purpose under the and the families of the de- were reported to have died at Epidemic Act. It directed all ceased alleged non-availabil- a private hospital in Dewas Care centre 8,580 1,614 3,673* n Calls received in producing units in the state ity of oxygen. Health centre 601 4592 14 control room: 231 district on September 8. The to supply 80% of their oxygen In Maharashtra, 24 manu- district’s chief medical offic- Yechury, Yogendra Yadav HOME ISOLATION : 15,371 Containment for medical use and remain- facturers produce a total of er, however, said upon inspec- *3293 beds of CCC are occupied by zones as ing 20% for industrial use in about 1,000 metric tonnes tion, 400 oxygen cylinders persons under quarantine including on date 1,383 Maharashtra only. (MTs) of oxygen per day. With were found to be available at travellers who came by Vande Bharat n The state, where the coro- the pandemic raging on, the the hospital, where 156 pa- Mission and bubble flights Total number of named in Delhi riots calls dispatched to navirus cases have crossed demand for health purposes tients were admitted. SOURCE: DELHI HEALTH BULLETIN | DATA FOR SEPT 12 ambulances: 1,496 the 1 million mark, hit the alone has gone up to 900 MTs The Chouhan government, NEW DELHI: CPI (M) gen- vangana Kalita and Natasha panic mode after a few deaths per day as against 400 MTs however, is not depending on eral secretary Sitaram Narwal, and Gulfisha Fathi- were attributed to poor oxy- earlier. There are 66 oxygen Maharashtra and has taken Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan ma of Jamia Milia Islamia — gen supply in hospitals, even refilling units in state. steps to augment oxygen sup- leader Yogendra Yadav, econ- in the Jafrabad violence, After 73 years, electricity though authorities refused to Arun Unhale, Commission- ply. The CM had said 120 omist Jayati Ghosh, Delhi from where the riots spread finally reached Dunnadi confirm the same. Private er, of Food and Drugs Admin- tonnes of oxygen per day was University professor Apoor- to other parts of north-east LIGHTS Asthan in Shopian, whose hospitals in Navi Mumbai, istration, admitted that the available to the state and the vanand and documentary Delhi. All three are facing residents see a much better Nasik and Dhule have report- demand for oxygen from hos- supply would be increased to filmmaker Rahul Roy were charges under the Unlawful J&K VILLAGE’S TRYST edly pressed the alarm but- pitals had increased signifi- 150 tonnes by September 30. future for their children | P5 named by the Delhi Police as Activities (Prevention) Act. WITH POWER ton and reduced the flow of cantly, but added that “the CONTINUED ON P7 co-conspirators in the In the charge sheet, February riots. which was made public just They have been two days before the accused of asking In trouble commencement of RELIEF anti-CAA protest- the Monsoon Ses- ers to go to ‘any ex- Bhim Army chief sion of Parliament, Hate content: Panel summons FB India chief treme’, spreading Chandrasekhar, the Delhi Police has China hands discontent in the United Against claimed that Kalita EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi community by call- Hate activist Umar and Narwal admit- over Arunachal ing CAA/NRC anti- Khalid, ex-MLA ted to not just their THE Peace and Harmony Com- Muslim, and organ- Mateen Ahmed, complicity in the ri- mittee of the Delhi Assembly ise demonstrations and MLA ots but also named on Saturday summoned Face- youths to Army to ‘malign the im- Amannatullah Ghosh, Apoor- book India MD Ajit Mohan fol- age of the Govern- Khan were also vanand and Roy as lowing complaints that the so- PRASANTA MAZUMDAR ment of India’. The also named by their mentors, who cial media giant allegedly bent @ Guwahati names appeared in a student in allegedly asked rules on hate content to benefit a supplementary her statement them to carry out the BJP.