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Use of indelible ink allowed for home quarantined

The use of indelible ink to stamp on the hands of those people who are suspected of being infected with coronavirus has been allowed by the Election Commission. The secretary, health ministry, all chief electoral officers of the states and the manufacturer of the ink have been informed about the “ Home quarantined stamp”. The ink is prepared by the Mysore Paints & Varnish Limited, which is an undertaking of the Karnataka government. “ Home quarantined ” means people who are suspects of having coronavirus or are suffering from cold, should stay isolate themselves in a separate room at home. The union health Minister made it clear that if we use indelible ink on the skin, the mark will stay only for three days, but if used on the fingernail, it will stay till the nail grow out.The ink should not be put on any finger of the left hand as left forefinger is marked with ink at the polling stations before a person casts his/her vote. Election commission of India is an ...

State-level SC, ST Committees did not hold any meeting in 3years

As per the information provided by the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, the SC and ST committees of 25 States and Union Territories had not met even once in the three years- 2017, 2018 and 2019.The State-level committees are responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989, is an act for safeguarding the interests of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes people and also to protect these communities against any atrocity. This Act is also known as ST/SC Act . This Act defines the objective of the government to deliver justice to these communities by providing them a good standard of living and enable them to live in a society with dignity and self-esteem.   These communities should live in a society without any fear and violence. If someone has made a cognizable and non-compoundable offence, then strict punishment is provided for any such offence. ...