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SC Defers Gyanvapi Masjid Case Hearing To Friday
Supreme Court on Thursday asked the trial court in Varanasi not to proceed with the Gyanvapi Mosque case till Friday, May 20, as it deferred the matter for a hearing tomorrow at 3 pm after being informed that counsel for Hindu devotees is indisposed. The SC bench today resumed hearing a plea of the Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia Masjid which manages Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.
In the prior hearing on Tuesday, the bench issued notices to the Hindu petitioners while refusing to stay the ongoing proceedings before the lower court.
Centre To Review Covid-19 Vaccination Program With States, UTs
The work of vaccination against the coronavirus is going on in the country at a rapid pace. So far more than 190 crore doses of vaccine have been given in the country. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will hold a review meeting with all the states and union territories on Friday regarding the Covid 19 vaccination program, said sources.
According to the Cowin website, more than 191 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far. Out of these, more than 100 crore people have been given the first dose while about 88 crore second dose has been given. At the same time, precaution doses have been given to more than three crore people.
