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  Maharashtra Health Minister on Friday rejected the Centre’s claim that more than five lakh vaccine doses were wasted in the state, the worst hit by Covid-19 in the country Tope on Friday rejected the Centre’s claim that more than five lakh vaccine doses were wasted in the state, the worst hit by COVID-19 in the country. Tope contested the figure put out by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on vaccine wastage, saying it was not correct.”Wastage quoted is actually national average wastage percentage. State wastage is lesser than half of the national average wastage percentage,” Tope tweeted. On Thursday, Javadekar had saidthe Maharashtra government should not play politics over vaccination. Giving figures, Javadekar had said the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses supplied to the state till date was 1,06,19,190. “Theconsumptionwas 90,53,523 (of which 6% per cent wastage – over 5 lakh), Vaccine in pipeline – 7,43,280 andDosage available – nearly 23 lakhs,” the Union Minister had t...

  Traders in Aurangabad have threatened to protest against restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government to curb the spread of Covid-19 threatened to protest against restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government to curb the spread of COVID-19. As per the state government’s order of ‘Break the Chain’, all shops under the non-essential category will remain closed till April 30. Expressing unhappiness over the order, the Maharashtra Nabhik Mahamandal on Wednesday said salon owners here will burn an effigy of the government on Saturday and shave off their heads as part of the  ‘mundan andolan ‘ on April 22. They will also stage a ‘ghantanaad’ (ringing of bells) agitation outside their shops on April 14. Representatives of the Aurangabad Jilha Vyapari Mahasangh met the district collector on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum, saying they should either be allowed to open their shops or given “permission for self-immolation”. Nearly two lakh labourers are employed with ab...