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to co-ordinate, amongst science agencies, scientists and regulatory bodies, and take speedy decisions on R&D to implementation related to the SARS-COV-2 virus and the COVID-19 disease was held on March 21, 2020.

According to an official release, Indian research institutions and organizations are directed for speedy implementation of solutions related to COVID-19.

“National research labs (defined as labs of DBT/DST/ Csir/drdo/daeforthisdirective) are permitted to carry out clinical testing for COVID19 based on self-assessment and willingness to follow established protocols and all applicable reporting regulations as defined by the DHR/ICMR,” it said.

NEWDELHI: A police constable who caught robbers despite being shot in the face was granted an out of turn promotion (OTP) while five other junior police personnel were awarded the Asadharan Karya Puraskar for going beyond their call of duty and arresting armed criminals, Delhi Police said on Saturday.

Police spokesperson MS Randhawa said that the six police officers were rewarded by police commissioner SN Shrivastava for their acts of courage over the past week. Randhawa said constable Rajiv, posted at Dwarka

Sector 23 police station, was granted an OTP because on the night of March 16, he had arrested an armed robber despite being shot in the face. “Assistant sub inspector Ravindra was returning home from duty on night of March 17, when he saw three men fighting; one of them had a pistol. He chased them for over 50 metres and nabbed one of them.

Head constable Joginder Singh was on duty at a village when a woman told him that her belongings were snatched.. Singh informed four other officers and went after them.”