<p>In your evening news brief, Drugs Controller General of India approves anti-Covid oral drug developed by DRDO for emergency use; Supreme Court stresses limiting arrest and the release of prison inmates, and at least 10 workers killed in a blast at a quarry in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district.</p>.<p>Here is the top news of May 8, 2021:</p>.<p>The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved an anti-Covid oral drug, developed by DRDO, for emergency use as an adjunct therapy in moderate to severe coronavirus patients, the defence ministry said on Saturday.</p>.<p>It said clinical trials of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) showed that it helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence.</p>.<p>The drug has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a leading laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad.</p>.<p>The Supreme Court has stressed on limiting arrest, release of prison inmates and taking care of patients for effective management of Covid-19 pandemic inside overburdened jails of the country.</p>.<p>Noting that India has more than four lakh prisoners, the top court said, the requirement of de-congestion of jails is a matter concerning health and right to life of both the inmates and the police personnel.</p>.<p>Acting suo motu, a bench presided over by Chief Justice N V Ramana directed the high-powered committee, formed last year in every state, to consider releasing prisoners from jails across the country, in view of the raging second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>At least 10 workers were killed in a quarry in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh after explosive materials used to break rocks exploded on Saturday.</p>.<p>Kadapa district Superintendent of Police K Anburajan told PTI over the phone that the blast occurred when a consignment of gelatin sticks was being unloaded at a limestone mine on the outskirts of Mamillapalli village.</p>.<p>The vehicle was fully mangled under the impact of the explosion.</p>.<p>Source: DHNS/PTI</p>
<p>In your evening news brief, Drugs Controller General of India approves anti-Covid oral drug developed by DRDO for emergency use; Supreme Court stresses limiting arrest and the release of prison inmates, and at least 10 workers killed in a blast at a quarry in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district.</p>.<p>Here is the top news of May 8, 2021:</p>.<p>The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved an anti-Covid oral drug, developed by DRDO, for emergency use as an adjunct therapy in moderate to severe coronavirus patients, the defence ministry said on Saturday.</p>.<p>It said clinical trials of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) showed that it helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence.</p>.<p>The drug has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a leading laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad.</p>.<p>The Supreme Court has stressed on limiting arrest, release of prison inmates and taking care of patients for effective management of Covid-19 pandemic inside overburdened jails of the country.</p>.<p>Noting that India has more than four lakh prisoners, the top court said, the requirement of de-congestion of jails is a matter concerning health and right to life of both the inmates and the police personnel.</p>.<p>Acting suo motu, a bench presided over by Chief Justice N V Ramana directed the high-powered committee, formed last year in every state, to consider releasing prisoners from jails across the country, in view of the raging second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>At least 10 workers were killed in a quarry in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh after explosive materials used to break rocks exploded on Saturday.</p>.<p>Kadapa district Superintendent of Police K Anburajan told PTI over the phone that the blast occurred when a consignment of gelatin sticks was being unloaded at a limestone mine on the outskirts of Mamillapalli village.</p>.<p>The vehicle was fully mangled under the impact of the explosion.</p>.<p>Source: DHNS/PTI</p>
