Gorakhpur residents sleep on streets for LPG cylinders amid severe shortage
Residents in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur are facing a severe shortage of LPG cylinders, forcing them to spend entire nights sleeping on roadsides to secure a refill.
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New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 11, 2021 09:35 IST
India reported 17,921 new Covid-19 cases, 20,652 recoveries, and 133 deaths on Wednesday, taking caseload over 1.12 crore. India has provided over 481 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines to various countries, the government informed Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a total of 2.52 crore vaccine doses have been administered in India since the beginning of the vaccination drive, as per the provisional report till Wednesay evening, the government said. Of the 2,52,89,693 vaccine doses administered, 71,70,519 healthcare and 70,31,147 frontline workers were given the first dose, while 39,77,407 healthcare and 5,82,118 frontline workers the second dose.
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