Jharkhand High Court on Friday called the novel coronavirus pandemic a “war-like situation” in the state and asked advocate general Rajiv Ranjan how well the government was equipped to tackle it. The advocate general, on his part, pointed to the Centre ignoring the state’s demands. The court directed the state government to inform what actions it has taken in terms of policy decisions for dealing with the pandemic. The bench asked what steps were being taken to deal with the virus in the forthcoming holy month of Ramzan. Advocate general Rajiv Ranjan, defending the government, said Hindpiri has been sealed and all 15 exit points have been blocked with corrugated sheets.

Source: The Telegraph April 17, 2020 21:45 UTC