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The WHO had ays after 23-year-old for- stadium. during the Covid second wave, Swaminathan’s comments recently listed B.1.617 as a Dmer junior national During enquiry, it was World Heath Organization come a day after an editorial “variant of interest”. wrestling champion Sagar Rana found that a fight had taken (WHO) top scientist and for- published in the world’s most “B.1.617 is likely to be a was beaten to death during a place allegedly between Sushil mer ICMR’s head Soumya renowned medical journal The variant of concern because it brawl at the Chhatrasal Kumar, Ajay, Prince, Sonu, Swaminathan on Sunday said Lancet said the Institute for has some mutations which Stadium parking area, the vic- Sagar, Amit and others in the the variant alone could not be Health Metrics and Evaluation increase transmission, and tims injured in the clash parking area, police said. blamed for the sharp uptick in (IHME) estimates that India which also potentially could recorded their statements During inspection, one cases and deaths reported in will see a staggering 1 million make (it) resistant to antibod- before the Delhi Police and double barrel loaded gun with India. deaths from Covid-19 by ies that are generated by vac- claimed that two-time Olympic five live cartridges were found She rued that the country August 1 and said, “If that out- cination or by natural infec- medallist Sushil Kumar was absconding and efforts are in one Scorpio and two wood- appeared to have let its guard come was to happen, Modi’s tion,” she said as quoted by the involved in the incident. being made to nab him. Raids en sticks were also recovered down with “huge social mixing Government would be respon- news agency. Sushil Kumar is abscond- are being conducted in Delhi from the spot. and large gatherings” and sible for presiding over a self- $%& " " " " Swaminathan said, “Even ing ever since his role surfaced and neighbouring States,” said The Chhatrasal Stadium is warned that with just less than inflicted national catastrophe.” ' +, as many in India felt the crisis in the brawl. a senior police official. the country’s premier wrestling 1.5 per cent population vacci- The former ICMR DG was over, dropping mask-wear- “The victims recorded On the intervening night of training school, having also nated so far as cases surge in red-flagged the surge in India and more dangerous variants Covid-19, which was first ing and other protection mea- their statements. They said Tuesday and Wednesday, Sagar produced Olympic bronze the second wave, the jab alone saying the exploding infection emerging which may be dan- detected in India last October, sures, the virus was quietly that the incident took place died and his two friends — medallist Yogeshwar Dutt and would not be enough to gain numbers can dramatically gerous for the entire world. was clearly a contributing fac- spreading.” over vacating a flat in Model Amit Kumat and Sonu — sus- three-time world medallist control of the situation. increase the chances of new “The B.1.617 variant of tor to the catastrophe,” she Continued on Page 2 Town area. Sushil Kumar is tained severe injuries after they Bajrang Punia. "# $% "$% &'('(& 34) . . recovery rate in the state went up from 86.03 per cent to n a drop in the number of 86.04 per cent ICovid-19 fatalities and infec- The total “active cases” in tions, Maharashtra on Sunday the state dropped from 6,28,213 logged 572 deaths and 48,401 to 6,15,783. The fatality rate in new cases, even as 60,226 the state stood static at 1.49 per Kota: Over 75 weddings were day, the DSP said. patients were discharged after cent. postponed in a day in Kota “My sister Manisha was full recovery from various hos- With 63 fresh deaths, the Rural district after police supposed to get married on pitals across the State. Covid-19 toll in Mumbai reached out to families as part Friday but a beat constable A day after the state record- increased from 13,781 to of a campaign to comply with came early morning and con- ed 864 deaths and left 53,605 13,713, while the infected cases the lockdown which has been vinced us to call off the wed- infections, the number of daily went up by 2395 to trigger a enforced in the State to con- ding. It has now been post- deaths dropped by 292 and jump in the infections from tain rising Covid cases. poned to after the coronavirus infections came down by 6,73,235 to 6,75,630. During a field visit of DIG pandemic,” said Rinkesh 5204. While Pune accounted for Ravidutt Gaur, two beat con- gram panchyat level in pres- Kumar. With 572 new deaths, the a maximum 1,00,316 “active stables of Kota Rural Police, ence of influential locals and Another local, Ramdayal total number of deaths in the cases” in the state, Nagpur Asharam of Digod police sta- public representatives to per- Khati, said he decided to post- state climbed from 75,277 to stood second 59444, followed tion and Navneet of Kaithun suade families to cancel pone his daughter’s wedding 75,849. Similarly, with 48,401 by Mumbai with 51165, Thane police station, informed him upcoming weddings, Sharma scheduled on May 24 after new infections, the total num- (38,352) Nashik (39,539), that they had persuaded three said. being convinced by a beat con- ber of cases rose from 50,53,336 Chandrapur (24,479), families to call off weddings Under the supervision of stable and the sarpanch. to 51,01,737. Ahmednagar (24,452), Solapur scheduled for this month, DSP Kota Rural SP Sharad According to a Rajasthan As 60,226 patients were (23,375), Satara (22,771), and CO (Itawa) Vijayshankar Choudhary, the campaign was Cabinet decision on Thursday, discharged from the hospitals Beed (14,761), Jalgaon (14,111), Sharma told PTI. launched at gram panchyat a strict lockdown was imposed across the state after full recov- Aurangabad (12536), Latur The beat constables were level on Saturday morning in the state from May 10 to 24. ery, the total number of people (11,463), Parbhani (10,895), given a reward of 1,100 each, with beat constables and SHOs Under it, weddings would be discharged from the hospitals Osmanabad (7277), Bhandara he said. interacting with families, result- permitted only in courts or at since the second week of March (6884), Jalna (6941) Buldhana The DIG then directed ing in postponement of more home in the presence of max- last year went up from (5744), Nanded (5662) and officials to conduct meetings at than 75 weddings in a single imum of 11 people. PTI 43,47,592 to 44,07,818. The Nandurbar (4227). - $ " " - +, + ( R - R " # 555 From Page 1 From Page 1 +./0! "!.1 # "# It is significant that Delhi’s Covid positivity rate has fallen each “In a large country like India, you could have day during last few days. At the beginning of this month, May 1 record- transmission at low levels, which is what happened !Q R ( " ed a 31.6 positivity rate, which came down to 28.3 on May 2, followed for many months. It was endemic (and) probably !O by a positivity rate of 29.6 on May 3. On May 4, the positivity rate gradually increasing,” she said, as she lamented that Aligarh: Alarmed by deaths in recent days among AMU &A'&< stood at 26.7, on the fifth, this was 26.4 per cent, on May 6, it was “those early signs were missed until it reached the % teachers due to Covid and Covid-like symptoms, Vice- 24.29 and on May 9 it further came down to 21.67 per cent. point at which it was taking off vertically.” Chancellor Tariq Mansoor wrote to the ICMR on Sunday, urg- n what could be a major embarrassment On April 26, Delhi conducted around 57,690 tests with positiv- “At that point it’s very hard to suppress, Thane: Maratha quota activists on ing it to study if a particular coronavirus variant is circulat- Ifor the Trinamool Congress Government ity rate stand at 35 per cent and around 20,201 people tested posi- because it’s then involving tens of thousands of peo- Sunday staged a protest at Diva in ing around the university campus. Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on tive. On May 9, Delhi conducted around 61,552 tests with the pos- ple and it’s multiplying at a rate at which it’s very Thane district of Maharashtra In a letter to the director general of the Indian Council Sunday sanctioned the prosecution of itivity rate dipped to less than 22 per cent and 13,336 people tested difficult to stop.” against the Supreme Court’s deci- of Medical Research (ICMR), the VC said 16 serving and 18 four senior Bengal politicians who were positive for Covid-19. These numbers show that during these 14 days, Pointing out that as India, had only fully vac- sion to strike down the law grant- retired teachers besides other employees of Aligarh Muslim Ministers in the State Cabinet during the there has been a marked drop in the case positivity rate in the nation- cinated around two per cent of the 1.3 billion-plus ing them reservation in admissions University (AMU) have succumbed to the infection in the past second term of Trinamool Government in al capital of India. In order to avert the crisis in hospitals, the population, she said it’s going to take many months and jobs. 18 days. power. Government has created SOS reserve from where we supply oxygen if not years to get to the point of 70 to 80 per cent At least a dozen office-bearers There is a possibility that “a particular variant may be According to Raj Bhavan sources act- responding to various hospitals keep sending SOS alert to the Delhi coverage. and activists of the Bharatiya circulating in areas around the AMU campus and surrounding ing on a request by the Central Bureau of Government. Hundreds of hospitals have been provided oxygen Hence, “for the foreseeable future, we need to Maratha Sangh (BMS) tonsured localities, which has led to these deaths”, he said, stressing the Investigation --- investigating a “serious responding to their SOS calls and not even a single untoward inci- depend on our tried and tested public health and their heads and displayed banners need for the study to control the spread of the virus. offence” --- the Governor sanctioned the dent happened after that. social measures” to bring down transmission said opposing the SC verdict at He further said the microbiology laboratory at Jawaharlal prosecution of four erstwhile ministers A senior Government official said a team of officers is working the scientist. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk. Nehru Medical College here is sending samples to the Institute Subroto Mukherjee, Sovan Chatterjee, 24 x 7 to monitor the status of demand and supply of the oxygen in She was of the view that the sharp increase in Speaking on the occasion, BMS of Genomic and Integrated Biology laboratory, New Delhi, Firhad Hakim and Madan Mitra. the national Capital.“Real time monitoring of oxygen tankers is being cases in India is frightening not only due to the hor- leaders lashed out at political lead- for the genome sequencing. Raj Bhavan sources said, after the CBI done by the team formed by the Government to mitigate the chal- rifying number of people who are infected and ers belonging to the Maha Vikas Meanwhile, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Principal had made a request and “made available lenges and obstacles in the supply chain management of the oxygen dying, but also because the exploding infection Aghadi (MVA) government as well Shahid Ali Siddiqui told mediapersons that 25 doctors at the entire documentation relevant to the case in the national Capital. The Delhi Government has also deputed a numbers dramatically increase the chances of new as the Opposition accusing them of hospital there tested positive for the infection in the past fort- to the honourable governor and he invoked team of officers to each of the oxygen plant locations to make sure and more dangerous variants emerging. leaving the Maratha community in night. Currently, only three doctors are under treatment as his powers under Article 163 and 164 of that there are no glitches and any administrative obstacles in the oxy- “The more the virus is replicating and spread- the lurch. others have recovered from the infection, he said. the Constitution, being the competent gen supply,” he said.The Government has also distributed more than ing and transmitting, the more chances are that... They also threatened to take to The head of the Medicine Department at the college, Prof authority to accord such sanction.” 2,000 cylinders from May 7 for the home isolation patients needing mutations will develop and adapt,” Swaminathan the streets for restoring the quota Shadaab Khan, had died from Covid-19 two days ago. While Chattejree is currently not in the the oxygen supply. It also set up174 hunger relief centers across the said cautioning that “variants which accumulate a and said they will not let MPs, The college principal said the hospital is battling a short- Trinamool Congress all three leaders who city to make sure that the poor and needy are being given food on a lot of mutations may ultimately become resistant MLAs and ministers move age of medical oxygen and totally dependent on its three liq- have been elected in the just-conclude elec- daily basis. During these days, the Delhi Government has not only to the current vaccines that we have”. around. PTI uid oxygen plants. tions on TMC ticket are likely to be sworn ramped up testing but also worked relentlessly in increasing the num- “That’s going to be a problem for the whole in as ministers on Monday. ber of beds across Delhi. world,” she warned.
“When a patient goes to a the non-availability of officers ... L3 hospital. The patient keeps who are “not picking-up phone” going from here to there while causing “great inconvenience to ' (! ) *555 From Page 1 his oxygen level falls. This is a patients”. The Union Minister has matter of concern”, he said. The Minister has suggested From Page 1 Decent Last Rites scheme. the State or district administra- particularly drawn Chief According to reports, the that all private hospitals in the Moreover, two personnel of Every station or cantonment has tion to ensure proper last rites. ! Minister’s attention to the fact State Government on April 30 State be converted into Covid- the Navy died while the force funds and set up for this Also, in case there is no family that patients are made to run had waived the need for the 19 facilities. The BJP leader, who had 3,604 positive cases. In the scheme. This has to take care member around to handle the from one hospital to another for referral letter for any hospital in is also an MP from Bareilly, also IAF, 36 deaths were recorded receiving the body from the air- last rites, the Army does the From Page 1 a referral letter from District the state, private or the sought 50 per cent concession and the total infection rate was port, transportation from there needful, they said. Bihar recorded 4.96 per cent wastage of Covid vaccines. Chief Medical officer for the Government. to those wanting to set up oxy- 8,159. to the soldier’s native place, and They also clarified that the Similarly, Dadra and Nagar Haveli reported 4.93 per cent Covid hospital admission. Gangwar also wrote about gen plants in his home city. As regards rising numbers provision of funds for the fam- last rites are performed with vaccine wastage followed by Meghalaya (4.21 per cent), Tamil Nadu of deaths amongst the veterans ily to conduct last rituals. proper Covid-19 protocols as (3.94 per cent) and Manipur (3.56 per cent). during the past few weeks, offi- The need for such a cell was well as Army traditions. The In March, on an average 6.5 per cent of vaccine doses were pany said in a statement. As per the partnership cials said the crematorium at the felt after the onset of the second soldiers engaged in this duty are reported getting wasted in the country. The major culprits were with Novavax, SII will produce the vaccine as Brar Square, Delhi Cantonment wave of corona and rising death provided with PPE kits as per Jammu & Kashmir (6.6 per cent), Karnataka (6.9 per cent), Uttar Covovax, and sell it in India and overseas. alone is witnessing more than 20 toll. It resulted in unprece- the standard operating proce- Pradesh (9.4 per cent), Andhra Pradesh (11.6 per cent) while From Page 1 “Manufacturing vaccines that, like cremations a day as against dented rush at crematorium. dure. All precautions are also Telangana reported 17.6 per cent wastage. “It will unleash a scramble for the critical Moderna’s and Pfizer’s, use messenger RNA, is four to five till some time back. The Army cell ensures has- taken while placing wreaths, According to the Government officials, wastage can occur at inputs we require in order to make a safe and a relatively new, complex and resource-intensive The same situation may be pre- sle free process at its cremation they said. three levels: during transportation; during cold chain point; and effective vaccine,” Bourla wrote. process. There may not be sufficient production vailing in other parts of the centre at Brar Square. Similar Given the rush at the Brar at a vaccination site - both at service and delivery levels. “Entities with little or no experience in man- capacity for others to boost supply even if intel- country, they admitted. procedure is followed at the Square, the soldiers performing The nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive was started on ufacturing vaccines are likely to chase the very lectual property protections are temporarily lift- In order to ensure decent other stations for veterans and duty work long hours to ensure January 16 for the healthcare workers. The country had launched raw materials we require to scale our produc- ed,” Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel has said last and dignified last rites of the vet- their dependents. It has decent last rites. Also, the cre- its third phase of the vaccination drive on May 1 for people aged tion, putting the safety and security of all at risk,” week. erans and serving personnel, the deployed more personnel and mations take place on first between 18-44 years. As per the official data, the Centre has so far the CEO wrote. Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Army last month activated a hired additional hearse vans. come first serve basis and not provided more than 17.56 crore vaccine doses (17,56,20,810) to Covid vaccine maker BioNTech pointed to Association has opposed the waivers saying such cell. In cases where it is not pos- depending on the rank and the States and UTs free of cost. Of this, the total consumption includ- issues ranging from the set-up of manufactur- a move could exacerbate global shortages of vital There are more than 65 mil- sible to move the mortal Army follows the rules and its ing wastages is 16,83,78,796 doses. The total number of Covid-19 ing sites to the sourcing of raw materials, to the components for vaccines and stoke anxiety about itary stations all over the coun- remains to Brar Square, neces- working ethos meticulously, vaccine doses administered stands at 16,94,39,663, according to the availability of qualified personnel that were hold- product quality. try and the army has an Assured sary coordination is done with officials said. Union Health Ministry. ing up the process. Terming the IPR waiver as disappointing, BioNTech said it took more than a decade the IFPMA said that if adopted by the World to develop its vaccines manufacturing process Trade Organisation, the proposal would invite across the Northeast has and replicating it required experienced personnel new manufacturers that lack essential know-how proved to be an asset for the and a meticulous technology transfer, among and oversight from the inventors to crowd out BJP and party insiders suggest several other factors beyond patents. Germany, established contractors. “A waiver is the sim- From Page 1 that the party can’t afford to From Page 1 joined BJP and was soon any change. There is great dis- a WTO member and the largest economy in ple but the wrong answer to what is a complex Sarma who staked his annoy or lose him, given This drew sharp reactions appointed CM of Manipur content in the BJP. All it did Europe, came out against the waiver proposal problem,” the IFPMA said in a statement. claim to form the government North-East’s importance in the on social media with a section after a political turmoil. Biren was bring Congress person, but later it has agreed. BioNTech, which part- “Waiving patents of Covid-19 vaccines will not in a meeting with Governor Modi-scheme of things and of them making scathing was once considered a close Himanta Sarma, make him nered with Pfizer in developing the vaccine, is increase production nor provide practical solu- Jagdish Mukhi would “polarised politics” across the remarks of the Congress lead- aide of Congress heavyweight the most powerful in the cab- based in Germany. tions needed to battle this global health crisis. announce his cabinet after NE. ership for losing such leaders to in NE Okram Ibobi Singh. He inet, and then claim ‘it’s a vote “Vaccine manufacturing is a complex The real challenge “real challenges” in scal- swearing-in ceremony “ Sarma’s hyper-Hindutva BJP. was the spokesperson for the for change’. If it is a vote for process, which requiring high levels of tech- ing up production and distribution of Covid-19 inducting new dynamic blood, shouts found favour with the Similarly, a large chunk of Manipur Government from change, why bring so many nology and quality control to ensure that vac- vaccines are trade barriers, bottlenecks in sup- including his loyalists”. BJP central leadership, partic- the BJPs Cabinet everywhere 2007 to 2012 and later a Congress people into your gov- cines are manufactured to the highest quality ply chains, scarcity of raw materials and ingre- Arrangements are under- ularly, Union Home Minister from Centre to State consists of spokesperson for the Congress. ernment? I find no meaning in standards. The sharing details around the cre- dients in the supply chain, and the unwilling- way at the Srimanta Sankardev Amit Shah to whom he is ex-Congress persons and some The party got another set- this. People ultimately look ative process behind the vaccines would result ness of rich countries to share doses with poor- Kalakshetra, Guwahati for the known close to since his cross- of them like Jyotiraditya back when Pema Khandu for principles, respect that,” in large pharmaceutical companies giving up er nations,” it said. Italy’s ReiThera which is in swearing-in ceremony which over from the Congress. Scindia waiting to be inducted. joined BJP to be appointed as Dwijin Sarma said. valuable trade secrets and serve as a disincen- late-stage tests on an experimental Covid-19 vac- would be attended by BJP pres- As the health minister of Himanta’s exit from the CM is Arunachal Pradesh later However, Ajay Bhatt, pres- tive for companies to develop medicines and vac- cine, was also critical of patent waivers. ident J P Nadda and regulated Assam, Sarma’s handling of grand old party is blamed on the same year in December ident of the Uttarakhand BJP, cines in response to other health crises,” the The IP waiver might open up space for pro- under Covid19 protocol. the Covid crisis has been appre- Rahul Gandhi who was against 2016. Khandu’s exit was the defended the party against the pharmaceutical industry’s global lobby group, duction of Covid vaccines with emergency use According to sources, BJP ciated and as the finance min- his elevation in the party in outcome of a power struggle allegations of ‘Congressisation’, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical authorisations (EUA) - such as those developed picked Sarma as it wanted an ister he is credited for imple- Assam at the cost of the then within the then ruling People’s and said former Congress Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), said by Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Novavax, “aggressive and resourceful menting some of the most Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. Party of Arunachal Pradesh MLAs now in the BJP were giving warning that a waiver would rather Johnson & Johnson and Bharat Biotech - on a leader” who has “resonance” important welfare schemes, “Sonia Gandhi and her (PPA) leading to the fall of fully devoted to the party’s undermine the global response against the virus larger scale in middle-income countries. beyond Assam and could con- which have yielded rich elec- political adviser late Ahmed Congress government headed ideology, and were welcomed instead of boosting vaccine supplies. Last week, the United States has announced solidate BJP’s political gains via- toral dividend to the party. Patel had assured Himanta by Chief Minister Nabam Tuki. for their experience and com- Novavax also criticised an Indian proposal support for waiving intellectual property pro- a-vis the Congress in the This apart, BJP allies Asom that he would be made the next Meanwhile, Dwijin Sarma, mitment. to waive IP rights for Covid-19 vaccines saying tection for COVID-19 vaccines, saying extra- region and skillfully tackle Gana Parishad (AGP) and CM after he proved he was vice-president of the Assam The maximum number of such a move would undermine efforts by vac- ordinary circumstances call for extraordinary controversies emanating from United People’s Party Liberal backed by the majority of Pradesh Congress Committee, former Congress men making cine developers for equitable access to inocula- measures while the European Union (EU) for CAA and NPR. (UPPL) also tilted the balance MLAs. But then again Rahul said there was no meaning in as Ministers in a state is in tion. one has opposed waiver of patenting. WTO lead- His initiative in floating by support to Sarma’s leader- miscalculated,” said the party a narrative of “change” when all Uttarakhand where six of the “The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects ers have recently urged member nations to come North-East Democratic ship said sources. leader regretting that it was a the BJP did was give the reins nine ministers have a Congress of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver and sim- to an agreement on the potential vaccine patent Alliance (NEDA) that brought Sarma would form the gov- huge loss for the party. to old Congressman Himanta background. “Uttarakhand, ilar proposals to weaken IP protection would not waivers. But even with the U.S. backing, a deal together non-Congress forces ernment with the support of 59 Another shocker for the Sarma. Assam, Goa or Manipur, AP all achieve equitable vaccine access, and instead has is hardly guaranteed, since the WTO’s rulings together, been cited to appre- BJP MLAs, 9 AGP MLAs and Congress in northeast region “Even BJP leaders quietly have former Congress men as the very real potential to undermine Novavax’s are based on consensus, requiring approval from ciate his dynamic leadership. 6 MLAs of UPPL in 126 Assam came in March 2016 when its agree with the Congress that their CMs and cabinet mem- ability to fulfil our commitment,” the US com- all 164 members. Himanta’s increasing clout assembly. longtime leader N Biren Singh the party has failed to bring in bers,” said the leader.
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Kharge on Sunday wrote to The Lancet Rheumatology “Shehron ke baad ab gaon Prime Minister Narendra journal. bhi parmatma-nirbhar (After Modi and Rajya Sabha disclose where it is shipped and Nonsteroidal anti-inflam- cities, villages also left to the Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu leverage our collective strengths matory drugs (NSAIDs) are mercy of God,” he said in a and suggested to convene an by governing consensually and common treatments for acute tweet, attaching an image of an all-party meeting and virtual inclusively,” the letter added. pain and rheumatological dis- the use of NSAIDs did not the medication patients had Hindi caption reading “Covid- meetings of Parliament Key points Kharge made in eases such as rheumatoid increase mortality. been prescribed, were current- 19: Mahamari ki dusri lahar ab Standing Committees to dis- Letter to Chairman Rajya Sabha arthritis and osteoarthrosis. Prof Ewen Harrison, of ly taking, or had taken within gaaon mein barpa rahi hai cuss the Covid-19 situation in M Venkaiah Naidu was to con- 67817'9 allowances would be paid. Early in the pandemic, there the University of Edinburgh 14 days prior to being admit- kehr (Covid-19: The second the country. vene Virtual meetings of the The medical officers to be was debate on whether the use and lead author of the study, ted to hospital, as well as demo- wave of the pandemic now Kharge made a total of six Standing Committees and bring amping up its efforts in recruited are required to be of such drugs increased the said: “NSAIDs are commonly graphic information, and med- overwhelming villages)”. suggestions to the PM for tack- to the notice of Chairman the Rmeeting the corona pan- medically fit as per civilian severity of Covid-19, which led used to treat people all over the ical history. Gandhi had earlier tweet- ling the ongoing surge in num- 123rd Report of the demic challenge, the Defence standards. to urgent calls for investigations world for a range of conditions, The study cohort included ed the country doesn’t need a ber of Covid-19 cases.”Use Department Related Standing Ministry has ordered recruit- It may be recalled that the between NSAIDs and Covid- from minor aches and pains to patients with confirmed or new house for the PM but oxy- 35,000 crore allocated in Union Committee on Health and ment of ex-Army Medical Ministry has taken several 19. chronic conditions such as highly suspected Covid-19 gen, attaching photos of people Budget to ensure free vaccine for Family Welfare, which made Corps medical officers. Under steps to mobilise additional The ISARIC CCP-UK arthritis and cardiovascular infection admitted to 255 in line for the life-saving gas, all,” Kharge wrote in the letter. vital recommendations vis-à-vis the ‘Tour of Duty’ scheme, 400 manpower to assist the civil (International Severe Acute disease. healthcare facilities in England, and work on the Central Vista. At the backdrop of states coping with the Covid-19 pan- ex-AMC or Short Service administration to tide over the Respiratory and emerging “Many people rely on them Scotland, and Wales, between In another tweet which and other stakeholders report- demic. Commissions (SSC) medical current Covid-19 situation. Infection Consortium Clinical to be able to carry out their January and August 2020. Of displayed a graph on the Covid ing acute crisis in the availabil- Kharge requested Naidu to officers, released between 2017 The Armed Force Medical Characterisation Protocol day-to-day activities. When the 72,179 patients eligible for surge and falling vaccinations, ity covid vaccines, Kharge take cognizance of the report and 2021, are expected to be Services(AFMS) has already United Kingdom) study, which the pandemic began over a year the study, 5.8% (4,211) had he had termed the situation advised the Centre to leverage and secure the action taken recruited on a contract basis deployed additional doctors, is the largest of its kind, pro- ago, we needed to be sure that taken NSAIDs prior to admis- “The Movid pandemic.” compulsory licensing to increase report on its, as deemed fit. for a maximum period of 11 including specialists, super vides clear evidence that the these common medications sion India on Sunday recorded production of vaccines and also Such an action taken report can months. specialists and paramedics, at continued use of NSAIDs in would not lead to worse out- However, the authors 4,03,738 fresh cases in last 24 waive GST on vaccines, PPE, provide afresh a blue print for The order issued recently various hospitals, while SSC patients with Covid-19 is safe. comes in people with Covid-19. noted some limitations to the hours with 4,092 fatalities, ambulances, ventilators, oxy- further tackling in the covid says fixed monthly lump sum doctors of AFMS were grant- In the study, around a third We now have clear evidence study. Despite being the largest taking the total number of gen and sanitizers. menace in the country, the let- amount will be admissible by ed extension till December 31, of patients (30.4%. 1,279 out of that NSAIDs are safe to use in ongoing prospective study of cases in the country to Kharge through his letter ter mentioned. deducting the basic pension 2021, which has augmented 4,211) who had taken NSAIDs patients with Covid-19, which patients admitted to hospital, it 2,22,96,414, the Union further suggested to expand the Earlier on Saturday, from the salary drawn at the the strength by 238 more doc- prior to hospital admission for should provide reassurance to only represents 60% of hospi- Ministry of Health and Family scope of Mahatma Gandhi Congress President Sonia time of retirement plus spe- tors. Medical professionals, COVID-19 died, a rate which both clinicians and patients talised patients in the UK over Welfare said. National Rural Employment Gandhi had also called for an cialist pay wherever applicable. recently retired from AFMS, was similar (31.3%. 21,256 out that they can continue to be the time of the study and it did It is the fifth time after May Guarantee Act (MNREGA) to all party meeting and a meet- The amount would remain have also been redeployed to of 67,968) in patients who had used in the same way as before not include patients with severe 1 that India has crossed the 200 days. ing of Parliament Sanding unchanged for the term of the further bolster the work force not taken NSAIDs. In patients the pandemic began.” Covid-19 who were not hospi- four-lakh-mark of new cases in “Expedite the distribution of Committee on Health to dis- contract and no other of health professionals. with rheumatological disease, The study collected data on talised. last 24 hours. relief material and proactively cuss Covid-19 situation. , 09 1>1666 % &'" ( ;/"" - 67817'9 mectin distribution efforts the totality of the evidence is 67817'9 67817'9 =/& ?@/)% all showing that ivermectin is examined, there is no doubt A)/%C% A)/)% vermectin use can end the an effective prophylaxis and that ivermectin is highly effec- ndia has cumulatively has elhi Deputy Chief Minister )A/ &%)A ICovid-19 pandemic as the treatment for Covid-19. tive as a safe prophylaxis and Ireceived three lakh DManish Sisodia on Sunday @)(/ %@)C% E&(% medicine significantly reduces “We did the work that the treatment for Covid-19,” said Remdesivir vials, 6,738 oxygen urged Union Finance Minister C///?C/ the risk of contracting the medical authorities failed to Paul E. Marik, founding mem- concentrators, 3,856 oxygen Nirmala Sitharaman to grant &/ /)C/ deadly respiratory disease do, we conducted the most ber of the FLCCC and Chief, cylinders and 16 oxygen gen- IGST exemptions to @)A@ ?)?% when used regularly, accord- comprehensive review of the Pulmonary and Critical Care eration plants from the global donors based in the country A/)@?/% ) ()F/%F ()F ing to a peer-reviewed available data on ivermectin,” Medicine at Eastern Virginia community in the last 13 days, procuring Covid relief mater- A%%&F %?((% /% (& research published in the said Pierre Kory, MD, presi- Medical School. an official statement said on ial from abroad. American Journal of dent and chief medical officer Many regions around the Sunday. Sisodia, who is also the Therapeutics. of the FLCCC. “We applied world now recognise that iver- A total of 4,668 ventilators Finance Minister of Delhi, Ivermectin is a broad the gold standard to qualify mectin is a powerful prophy- or Bi PAP were also sent to wrote a letter to Sitharaman on spectrum anti-parasitic agent, the data reviewed before con- laxis and treatment for India from April 27 to May 8. Friday appreciating the central included in WHO essential cluding that ivermectin can COVID-19. South Africa, The major items received Government’s decision to waive medicines list for several par- end this pandemic.” Zimbabwe, Slovakia, Czech on Saturday from Canada, integrated goods and services asitic diseases. It is used in the A focus of the manu- Republic, Mexico, and India Thailand, the Netherlands, tax (IGST) till June 30 on treatment of onchocerciasis script was on the 27 con- have approved the drug for Austria, Czech Republic, Israel, Covid-19 relief goods donated (river blindness), strongy- trolled trials available in use by medical professionals. the US, Japan, Malaysia, US or received free of cost loidiasis and other diseases January 2021, 15 of which The results, as seen in (GILEAD), US (salesforce) and mented by the Health Ministry hospitalised Covid-19 patients. from outside India for free caused by soil transmitted were randomised controlled this latest study, demonstrate Indian community in Thailand since May 2, the statement India has been receiving distribution. although they are finally donat- helminthiasis. It is also used trials (RCT’s). that the ivermectin distribu- include 2,404 oxygen concen- said. international aid of Covid-19 “There is another category ing it to the government for dis- to treat scabies. The WHO Consistent with numer- tion campaigns repeatedly led trators, 25,000 Remdesivir vials, According to the state- medical supplies and equip- of donor organisations, gov- tribution among people with- recommends that the drug ous meta-analyses of iver- to “rapid population-wide 218 ventilators, and 6,92,208 ment, the Central government ment since April 27 from dif- ernmental, non-governmental out any charge, Sisodia said. only be used within clinical mectin RCT’s since published decreases in morbidity and testing kits. has designed a streamlined ferent countries and organi- or private, who are based in He requested IGST exemp- trials. by expert panels from the UK, mortality”. A coordination cell has mechanism for effective allo- sations. India and are directly procur- tions be given to such organi- However, led by the Front Italy, Spain and Japan, they “We are calling on region- been created in the Union cation and prompt distribution AIIMS Director, Professor ing these items from abroad sations saying they were doing Line Covid-19 Critical Care found a large, statistically sig- al public health authorities Health Ministry to coordi- of the supplies received by Randeep Guleria, on Sunday and donating it to Union or philanthropic work and also Alliance (FLCCC), a group of nificant reduction in mortal- and medical professionals nate the receipt and allocation India. This will help to sup- thanked all for sending foreign State Governments,” he said. because the tax they may act as medical and scientific experts ity, time to recovery, and viral around the world to demand of foreign Covid relief mater- plement the medical infra- aid in form of medical equip- These organisations are a deterrent since they are any- reviewed published peer- clearance in Covid-19 that ivermectin be included in ial. This cell started function- structure of the tertiary care ment - ventilators, oxygen not covered under IGST way paying a premium on reviewed studies, manu- patients treated with iver- their standard of care right ing from April 26, and institutions and recipient states cylinders and oxygen concen- exemptions as they are not urgent shipment or airlift of scripts, expert meta-analy- mectin. away so we can end this pan- Standard Operating Procedure and UTs, and strengthen their trators to fight huge surge of importing life-saving materials relief goods from all over the ses, and epidemiological “Our latest research demic once and for all,” Marik has been framed and imple- clinical management of the cases. free of cost and paying for it, world. analyses of regions with iver- shows, once again, that when noted. !2@1 B " 1" " -". ) # $/0%%12 O PO , - P(. - " " - - 3 # 67817'9 form ensured smooth rollout of beneficiary registration for -" $%& 67817'9 $%&7 0 enior Congress leader Shashi Phase 3 of world’s largest vac- STharoor attacked Health cine drive”. Vardhan 67817'9 the nose or palate, toothache, n enquiry was initiated on #( Minister Harsh Vardhan on mentioned in that tweet that in blurred or double vision with ASunday against a Deputy 67817'9 it to different parts of the Sunday over his remarks that just three hours, 80 lakh people ucormycosis, a fungal pain, skin lesion, thrombosis, Inspector General (DIG) of the region up to block and pan- no fresh Covid-19 cases have registered, 1.45 crore SMS were Minfection being found in chest pain and worsening res- Central Reserve Police Force nion Minister Jitendra chayat level, Singh said. 67817'9 been detected in 180 districts in successfully delivered and 38.3 Covid-19 patients with uncon- piratory symptoms, it said. (CRPF) for allegedly misbehav- USingh on Sunday said The dispatch included sep- the last seven days, saying it is crore API hits recorded. trolled diabetes and prolonged Major risk factors for this ing with a lady doctor of the political parties and members arate kits of face masks, sani- he Railways has delivered sad to see the Health Minister Taking a swipe at intensive care unit (ICU) stay, disease include uncontrolled force deputed in Bihar’s of the civil society should rise tisers, antiseptics, toilet items, Tnearly 4,200 tonnes of liq- occupy an “alternative reality Vardhan, Tharoor tweeted, may turn fatal if uncared for, the diabetes mellitus, immunosup- Muzaffarpur. above differences and united- immunity boosters and a wide uid medical oxygen in more while the nation gasps for “SMS delivered as an indication Centre said on Sunday. pression by steroids, prolonged The enquiry was set up ly defeat Covid-19. range of accessories and articles than 268 tankers to various breath”.of success in fighting #Covid?” In an advisory, it also ICU stay, malignancy and after the victim lodged a com- He said at this time of the for use in COVID pandemic, states since April 19, the In his virtual address The Congress leader said the fungal infection main- voriconazole therapy, the plaint against Surinder Prasad, calamity, which happens once the statement said. national transporter said on at the 25th meeting of the also tagged a media report ly affects people who are on ICMR-health ministry adviso- the DIG Range Muzaffarpur in in a century, all other issues, Singh said only today he Sunday. Group of Ministers (GoM) on which claimed that the Indian medication that reduces their ry stated. Bihar, on Sunday morning with priorities or agendas have to be had tested negative for So far, 68 ‘Oxygen Express’ Saturday to discuss the pan- Medical Association has ability to fight environmental To prevent the disease, concerned officials in the CRPF. set aside so that humanity sur- COVID-19 after being afflict- trains have completed their demic situation, Vardhan said demanded an explanation from pathogens. blood glucose level should be In her complaint, the lady vives for the future. ed with the infection for three journeys, it said. 180 districts have showed no Vardhan for “promoting” The evidence-based advi- monitored post-COVID dis- doctor complained that the DIG The minister called upon weeks and the very first activ- Till now, 293 tonnes of liq- fresh cases in the last seven Patanjali’s Coronil tablet, and sory for screening, diagnosis charge and also in diabetic “made repeated phone calls late all political parties and senior ity that he had chosen to uid medical oxygen (LMO) days, 18 districts reported no tweeted, “Would love to see that and management of the disease patients; steroids should be in the night followed by inap- members of the civil society to undertake is to start the has been unloaded in cases in 14 days, 54 districts explanation! The nation wants was released by the Indian used judiciously in correct tim- propriate advances at her place rise above differences and unit- despatch of COVID-related Maharashtra, 1,230 tonnes in reported no infections in 21 to know…” Council of Medical Research ing, dose and duration; clean of stay in drunken state”. The edly fight the battle against material for the people of his Uttar Pradesh, 271 tonnes to days and 32 districts were bereft In another tweet, (ICMR) and the Union health sterile water should be used in complainant is posted at CRPF COVID-19, led by Prime constituency, it said. Madhya Pradesh, 555 tonnes in of any fresh cases in the last 28 Tharoor asked why is the gov- ministry. “ humidifiers during oxygen Composite Hospital Minister Narendra Modi, a The minister said he had Haryana, 123 tonnes in days. ernment not spending the Rs Mucormycosis, if uncared therapy; and antibiotics and Muzaffarpur. statement issued by the arranged for sending this mate- Telangana, 40 tonnes in Tagging Vardhan’s remarks, 35,000 crore allocated in the for, may turn fatal. Sinuses or antifungal medicines should “An inquiry has been Personnel Ministry said. rial last month itself but it got Rajasthan and 1,679 tonnes in Tharoor tweeted, “It’s sad to see budget and instead passing the lungs of such individuals get be used correctly, it said. ordered to establish the facts and Singh, the Minister of State delayed due to him getting Delhi, it said. Health Minister @drharsh- burden of vaccine costs to affected after fungal spores are The disease can be man- appropriate action will be taken for Personnel, said this while infected with the disease. The Railways also delivered vardhan occupy an alternative states. “Once Parliament inhaled from the air,” it said. aged by controlling diabetes, against the delinquent,” the despatching the first consign- He was advised not to physi- oxygen to new cities including reality while the nation gasps has approved it, why does the Warning symptoms include discontinuing immunomodu- CRPF said in a statement. ment of COVID-related mate- cally interact or meet anybody Kanpur, which received 80 for breath & the world sees government sit on the money? pain and redness around eyes lating drugs, reducing steroids The CRPF further made it rial for his Lok Sabha con- till he tested negative, the state- tonnes on Sunday. “ M o r e Indians suffering.” “Can one There’s a record GST collection and nose, fever, headache, and extensive surgical debride- clear that the force is committed stituency of Udhampur- ment said. loaded ‘Oxygen Expresses’ are imagine Dr Fauci (and White & windfall gains from fuel coughing, shortness of breath, ment- to remove all necrotic to creating a safe and secure Kathua-Doda in Jammu and Singh said that on Saturday, expected to start their journeys House Chief Medical Adviser) taxes. Buy vaccines!!” the MP bloody vomits and altered men- materials, according to the environment for its women per- Kashmir on Sunday. even though being in quaran- later in the night,” the Railways celebrating SMSs, promoting from Thiruvananthapuram tal status, the advisory stated. advisory. sonnel and has a zero-tolerance This (dispatch) is going to be tine, he held a detailed review said. faux medicines & endorsing said. Medical treatment includes policy for misbehaviour. a regular feature in the future and interaction with the The railways started run- unproven therapies? No one Tharoor also took a dig at In COVID-19 patients with installing peripherally inserted The CRPF, a 3.25 lakh as well, he said. administration and public rep- ning ‘Oxygen Express’ trains to believes our figures,” the former Prime Minister Narendra Modi diabetes and immuno-sup- central catheter, maintaining strong force, is mandated to pro- From time to time, resentatives of each of the six transport liquid medical oxy- Union minister said. over the Central Vista project pressed individuals, one must adequate systemic hydration, vide internal security in the depending upon the require- districts of his Lok Sabha con- gen last month when the coun- Tharoor also tagged anoth- by tagging two old media suspect of mucormycosis if infusion of normal saline intra- country especially in terrorist ment and demand, we will be stituency, namely Udhampur, try reported acute shortage of er tweet of Vardhan a few days reports -- one quoting the PM there is sinusitis, one-side facial venously before Amphotericin torn Jammu and Kashmir region arranging such material from Kathua, Doda, Reasi, Ramban the life-saving gas amid a dead- ago in which he had noted that as saying that every Indian will pain or numbness, blackish B infusion and anti-fungal ther- and Maoist-affected states. different sources and sending and Kishtwar. ly second COVID-19 wave. “our world-class Co-WIN plat- have a house in 2022. discoloration over the bridge of apy for at least six weeks. / "# $% "$% &'('(& 1 5 # " P + &A'&< services and would pass these on to would request that these items may be to set aside Rs 30,000 crore to fight the the end consumers by increasing exempted from GST/Customs duty pandemic. She also wondered why a "" # he Centre has turned down Bengal their price.” and other such duties and taxes to help Government that spent Rs 50,000 /4%*# TChief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s She also informed the Chief remove supply constraints of above- crore to construct a new parliament, plea seeking waiver of GST (Goods Minister that pandemic specific items mentioned life-saving drugs and trendy aircraft and residents for the and Services Tax) and other taxes on and medicines had already been equipment” Prime Minister could not dedicate Rs Mangaluru: Managaluru city police ## &A!9 been deployed to control move- corona-specific medicines, vaccines, given exemption from import duties In her earlier letters the Chief 30,000 crore to fight the commissioner N Shashi Kumar on ment of the people. oxygen etc. besides reminding that the States Minister had asked the Prime Minister pandemic. Sunday urged the people to strictly wo days of lockdown has There were 4,23,514 Hours after the Chief Minister were the beneficiaries of the 70 per adhere to the Covid-19 guidelines Tnot produced any visible Covid-19 patients across the wrote her third letter in a week to cent of the IGST (Integrated Goods issued by the Government to contain impact on the Covid-19 situa- State as on Sunday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Services Tax) realized from var- 7 5 8 ! the spread of infection in the state. tion in Kerala. According to the The Government has declared demanding waiver of taxes on equip- ious items. He said a majority of people are release issued by the depart- total lock down across the ment and drugs required to treat coro- Earlier sending her third letter to &A'&< sources there could be about nine strictly following the government order. ment of Health on Sunday State till May 16. Ernakulam na Union Finance Minister Nirmala the Prime Minister demanding tax- ministers from the minority com- Strict action will be taken against evening, 35,801 Covid-19 cases district continued to be the epi- Sitharaman wrote her back hammer- waiver on pandemic specific items the ew faces, including former India munity while three from the tribal those violating the directions. reported during the 12 hours centre of Coviod-19 cases with ing home the need to maintain the Chief Minister wrote that a large num- Ncricketer and Bengal Ranji groups. The department is not using force ending 6 pm. Covid claimed 68 4,767 new persons getting diag- said taxes to keep costs of the prod- ber of organizations, individuals and Trophy captain Manoj Tiwari, trib- Among the prominent names on the public within the city, he said, lives taking the total death toll nosed with the pandemic on ucts low. benevolent agencies who want to al actress Birbaha Hansda, retired are Amit Mitra --- who has been the adding it is monitoring the situation in the State till date to 5,814. Sunday. There are 67,210 Covid Writing a series of tweets donate oxygen concentrators, cylin- IPS officer Humayun Kabir and Finance Minister of Mamata and working on humanitarian grounds Test Positivity Rate in Kerala patients undergoing treatment Sitharaman --- one of the first nation- ders, cryogenic storage Ghulam Rabbani are likely to figure Banerjee Government since 2011, at checkpoints. The Commissioner continued to be critical at 28.88 in various hospitals in the dis- al BJP leaders to congratulate Banerjee tanks, tankers, tanks containers in the list of 34 Ministers who Partho Chatterjee, Subroto said travellers coming from the railway per cent. Though the entire trict. The entry and exit to the in her fantastic win in the just-con- and corona-related drugs have would be sworn in on Monday, Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim, Arup stations and airport canusetheir tickets State remained in a lockdown district is monitored by police cluded Assembly elections --- rea- “approached the State Government to Trinamool Congress sources said. Biswas, Arup Roy, JyotipriyaMullick, as passes. In case of violation, police mode, roads and thoroughfares and department of revenue soned “if full exemption from GST consider exemption of these items Nine out of the 34 MLAs are Bratya Basu, Sobhandeb have booked cases and seized the across major towns and cities officials and the region con- were given, the domestic producers of from customs duty SGST/CGST/IGST likely to be sworn in as State minis- Chattopadhyay, Siddiqullah vehicles. Kumar said he has directed the remained empty thanks to strict tinued to be cordoned off from these items would be unable to offset … as the rate structure falls under the ters while the remaining 24 would Chowdhury and Javed Khan, sources police personnelto follow Covid appro- policing by the cops who have other places. taxes paid on their inputs and input purview of the central Government I get Cabinet berth. According to said. priate behaviour. PTI ! H CHENNAI: While the entire Dr Krishnaswamy is the patient conditions like Type 2 Diabetes has to be said that hospitals drive home the point that it was medical world is burning mid- who approached him after the mellitus (since 1987), hyper- from Patiala to Chennai pro- not a flash in the pan incident. night oil to make a break- medical fraternity washed their tension (since 1998), coronary vided traditional Indian medi- As a conclusion, Dr through in finding out the drug hands off her because of the artery disease (since 2015), cine to get rid of the Covid-19 Krishnaswamy has stated that that can cure Covid-19, a series of “Multiple CKD on maintenance virus from her body though the patient was on Chennai based physician with Comorbidities” plaguing her. haemodialysis weekly thrice system. haemodialysis thrice a week, she more than six decades experi- “She was contracted Covid-19 (since 2013), chronic obstruc- Dr Krishnaswamy says she was able to survive without ence in medical research has infection while on a regular tive pulmonary disease (since was administered Triphala dialysis for nine days and yet her come out with a treatment pro- Haemodialysis program for 2014) and breast lesion (since Pippali Churnam, Dhanwantara important renal parameters like tocol with which he has cured Chronic Kidney Disease,” Dr 2019), tested positive for Covid- Gutika, Sudarsan tablets, serum potassium and bicar- a 57-year-old housewife of the Krishnaswamy told The 19. Kutajarishtam. “She was tested bonate were maintained before pandemic. What makes this Pioneer. She was taken to the hos- negative on June 19 (13th day) dialysis was resumed. treatment unique is the patient The seriousness of patients pital where she was undergoing and was discharged on the Dr Krishnaswamy also who was suffering from multi- with comorbidities could be haemodialysis regularly. But same day. The swab turned out states in the findings that ple comorbidities. The treat- understood from the fact that the doctors asked her to come positive three times ( on June 4, Ayurvedic medication works ment consisted of an integrated out of 241 deaths reported in back only after testing Covid- 9, and 14) before it tested neg- in human body in sync with the system of modern medicine Tamil Nadu till 6 pm on negative. With all other hospi- ative on June 19,” said Dr cellular mechanism levorotato- and Ayurveda. Saturday, 180 victims had co tals refusing to entertain her Krishnaswamy who supervised rily while most of allopathic The breakthrough by Dr C morbid conditions. Similarly, because of the Covid-19 infec- the progress of the treatment on chemical medications are capa- V Krishnaswamy, 83-year-old out of the 197 deaths reported tion, a compassionate doctor a round-the-clock-basis. ble of damaging liver, pancreas, reputed diabetologist has been on Friday, 150 were suffering and hospital came forward to Dr Krishnaswamy further kidney, brain and locomotor published in the 2021 April issue from comorbid issues. It is a take the risk. When she was stated that the lady staged a very system. of Journal of the Science of universally accepted phenome- admitted to the hospital on good recovery and went back to JSHO is a unique quarter- Healing Outcomes, an interna- non that Covid-19 claim the June 12, 2020, she was weak, her original hospital Covid free ly medical journal brought out tionally read medical publica- lives of most of those with dehydrated, apyrexial and hard- for her routine haemodialysis by a team of doctors and med- tion which carries only “super comorbid conditions. ly able to take any food. The regime. The scientist in Dr ical scientists spread across A 8 " " 8 "88 , B 1 ' "-A peer reviewed” research works. It was at this juncture that patient was put on Ayurvedic Krishnaswamy has furnished Asia, USA, Australia and +, What makes the finding of the patient who had comorbid treatment for eight days and it the entire treatment history to Europe. PNS 87# ',8 - D ! "# 9: O % /%" 0. Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh gratia to families of each of the . him and seized 7.1 kilograms of natural ura- Government has instituted a high- deceased, while those injured will be he total number of active positive cases of coronavirus nium from his possession. & level enquiry into Saturday's explo- given 5 lakh each. Tis set to cross 50,000 mark across Jammu & Kashmir he National Investigation Agency The ATS had sent the seized uranium sion that rocked a limestone quarry Pointing out that the tragedy while there has been no let up in the Covid-19 situation. T(NIA) has taken over the investigations to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Patna: A video purportedly show- in Kadapa district, leaving 10 people occurred because adequate safety pre- 54 more patients succumbed to the virus on Sunday while into the case involving the seizure of 7.1 (BARC) at Trombay for analysis. An analy- ing a Covid victim's body being dead, and several others critically cautions were not observed while 5,190 fresh cases were detected taking the tally of active pos- kilograms of natural Uranium worth 21.30 sis report received from the BARC early this dumped into the bank of Saura injured. unloading the explosives, the minis- itive cases to 49,248. crore made by Maharashtra’s Anti Terrorism week said that the seized substance was nat- river in Bihar's Katihar district has The State's Minister for Mines ter stated that action will be initiat- Out of 48553 tests conducted across J&k on Sunday, Squad (ATS) in February this year. ural uranium, which is "highly radioactive gone viral on social media. and Geology, Peddireddy ed against the mine's leaseholder. 5190 persons tested positive registering a positivity rate of Three days after the ATS arrested two and dangerous to human life". Katihar's District Magistrate Ramachandra Reddy stated on The incident had occurred near 10.68. persons in connection with the natural The element in the seized Uranium is Udayan Mishra has cross verified Sunday that a committee comprising Mamillapalle village in Kalasapadu Moreover, 2423 more Covid-19 patients were recovered Uranium seizure made in February, the NIA used for radiation in some medical tech- the video clip and found it to be of five departments, has been set up mandal when the labourers were and discharged from various hospitals including 624 from took over the case on Saturday and re-reg- niques and as a counterbalance weight in true. The incident took place on for the purpose. unloading gelatin stick from a vehi- Jammu Division and 1799 from Kashmir Division. istered an FIR with Kalachowki airplanes, among other things. May 7. The inquiry committee, headed cle for using them at a limestone Keeping in view the grim situation, the UT adminis- Police station in south-central Mumbai The NIA, which has taken over the "Soon after we have learnt by the Kadapa district joint collector mine. tration Sunday also decided to further extend the corona under section 24(1) (a) of the Atomic investigations in the natural Uranium about the incident, an inquiry (revenue), will submit its report to the Such was the impact of the curfew for another seven days till May 17 across all the 20 Energy Act, 1962. seizure case, will try to ascertain from where panel headed by city's Magistrate, government within five days he explosion that the body parts of the districts. “Pursuant to registration of the case, the arrested persons obtained such a fair- SDO and SDPO of the area, was added. The minister said that a sum deceased were blown apart and the In order to closely monitor the patients, currently under- requisite actions as per law for expeditious ly quantity of natural Uranium and whether constituted who later visited the of 10 lakh is being sanctioned as ex vehicle was completely burnt.IANS going treatment in home isolation, the UT administration investigation of case have been initiated,” the any security interests had been Bheria Rahika village on Sunday. has also decided to utilize the services of final year MBBS NIA said in a press release issued in the compromised at the atomic energy estab- During investigation, it was students for providing services like tele-consultation and evening. lishments. found that the person died of monitoring of mild Covid cases after due orientation by and Acting on a complaint received from the This is not for the first time that the Covid on May 6," Mishra told !"# supervision of faculty. Regional Director, central region, Atomic police in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region IANS. In Jammu, Lieutenant Governor,Manoj Sinha chaired Minerals Directorate of Exploration of (MMR) have seized Uranium-related mate- "As per the statement of the "$% a high-level meeting of Covid Task Force to review the con- Research, Nagpur, the ATS officials had on rial. deceased's brother, his kin did not tainment measures. Thursday arrested two persons in connec- Earlier in December 2009, the Navi have enough money to cremate the Bengaluru: Karnataka is all set to The minister also said that the The Lt Governor asked the Divisional Commissioners tion with the seizure of “natural Uranium” Mumbai police crime branch sleuths have body. Moreover, the villagers told begin vaccination of people, in the vaccination will be initiated on a to conduct extensive exercise of house to house screening made in February this year. seized five kg of “depleted” Uranium from the family members that crema- 18 to 44 years age group, from limited scale in other parts of the and Covid-19 status verification for identifying the vul- The two arrested persons were pro- three persons. The police had then sent the tion of Covid victim could be a Monday. state. "As for the districts, initially nerable population through dedicated teams at the local duced before a city court which remanded seized material to the Bhabha Atomic hazardous to health for others. K. Sudhakar, the state's health vaccination will be made available level. them in ATS’ custody till May 12. Research Centre (BARC) for analysis. Hence, they had dug an 8 feet deep and medical education minister, at district hospitals, government The meeting was informed that 10 additional Oxygen It may be recalled that on February 14, At that time, then BARC spokesperson pit in their own land to bury the took to Twitter on Sunday, and medical colleges and Taluka generation plants are coming up in J&K soon with the inter- the Nagpada unit of the ATS -- acting on RK Sharma had described the seized mate- body," Mishra said. shared plans to launch vaccination Hospitals. As vaccine supply vention of the Central Government. specific information that a Thane-based res- rial as “depleted uranium”. "After the patient had suc- for this age group, in several gov- improves, we'll increase the number Most of the big Covid care Government hospitals in J&K ident identified as Jigar Pandya (27) was According to Sharma, Natural Uranium cumbed to Covid in Sadar hospi- ernment-run hospitals of the capi- of vaccination centres will be now have their own oxygen generation plants. planning to sell some uranium, appre- is extracted from the earth crest and con- tal, the hospital administration tal city. increased." The upcoming oxygen plants will add to the capacity hended Pandya with some small pieces of tains mainly two isotopes of Uranium i.e., then sent the body in an ambu- In his tweet, the minister said The minister advised youth to of oxygen availability in the UT, observed the Lt the valuable substance on February 14 this U-238 (99.3%) and U-235 (0.7%). The third lance to the village on May 7. that place will be earmarked for peo- be patient and await their turn. Governor. year. Isotope, U-234 is present in a very low per- The complainant of the inci- ple of the age group at the vaccine "Government is leaving no stone In order to break the transmission chain of the virus, During the interrogation, the ATS offi- centage in Natural Uranium. dent was the driver of the ambu- centres Vaccine will be administered unturned to vaccinate each and it was decided that 50 % of staff in Government departments cials learnt that one Abu Tahir Afzal “Depleted Uranium has less U-235 con- lance. We had cross checked about only to persons who book their slots every citizen at earliest and is mak- would attend offices as per duty rosters and their movement Husain Choudhary (31), a resident of tent as compared to natural Uranium. In the the incident with the victims' on Arogyasetu or Cowin apps and ing continuous efforts to secure sup- would be strictly through passes during the Corona Mankhurd in north-east Mumbai, had seized Uranium this % is 0.2%. family members. During the obtain confirmed slots." ply of vaccines. I urge all citizens, Curfew. given him Uranium pieces to sell. Depleted Uranium is used as Shielding process of burial, some onlookers Vaccine shortages had forced especially my young friends, to Decision was also taken to establish two more Triage Subsequently, the ATS officials searched material to shield large Gamma Radiation filmed it and made it viral on the Karnataka government to sym- wait for your turn and govt will centres, one each in both the divisions to facilitate Covid Tahir’s godown at Kurla Scrap Association Sources and as a counter balancing weights social networking platforms," bolically launch this vaccination ensure you will surely get your jab," patients. at Mankhurd, from where they detained in ships and Aircraft,” he had said. Mishra said. IANS drive, recently. his tweet read. IANS '# -" " @< 16!. 0. teacher of St Mary's Presentation privately revealed the school Convent School, Jammu lost her Principal had directed the staff Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok eath of a seniorteacher serving battle to the deadly virus while her members to remain present in the Gehlot has said the corona Din a prominent Convent school husband was still struggling to sur- school and work from there ignor- infection is spreading very fast due to Covid-19 here on Sunday vive in the ICU on sunday. Her ing all government in the cities as well as in the vil- triggered angry reactions on various daughter, also tested positive, was orders issued since the first week of lages. Health machinery should social media platforms as the recuperating in home isolation. On March when the District Magistrate be fully activated in rural areas school authorities forced them to Sunday, a handful of relatives along had ordered closure of schools in to prevent its spread and pro- attend the school even when the dis- with volunteers from a local organ- view of the rising number of coro- vide immediate treatment to trict magistrate had ordered its isation performed the last rites of navirus cases. the infected. closure in the wake of Covid-19 the school teacher. Several teachers claimed along Also, to make people aware pandemic. According to her colleagues, with Nilu Varidner few other staff and other arrangements, max- review on Saturday night Questioning the rationale Nilu Varinder was regularly attend- members and students who had imum participation of all the through video conference on behind forcing the teachers to ing her school duties as late as April attended their practical examina- personnel of the State other related topics including remain present inside the school 26 against her wishes. The District tions also tested positive and were Government and the repre- Covid compression, lockdown premises several netizens and close Magistrate had issued an order on undergoing treatment. sentatives of the panchayat and availability of resources. friends urged the district authorities April 27 clarifying that the teaching The District authorities are level should be ensured. He The Chief Minister said to take serious note of the brazen and non teaching staff was not learnt to have taken cognizance of said that if the infection that it is very late for people violations committed by the private required to remain present in the the matter and are expected to hold increased in the villages in the from villages to reach the city school management during the educational institutions and shall an inquiry to ascertain the facts of same way, then it would be very for treatment and the risk of the period. continue to work from home till fur- the matter and violations commit- difficult to control it. 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If it was not white, it was It then spread across shows how a pandemic can ( ( 5$ = < 12 $ = = FIRSTCOLUMN = #( 29&8<:( -8 9(:<1 # 2/ 56% $ " " ( # # (# ealthy families are the foundation of healthy communities, thus, there is nothing more Himportant than good health and reliable ./)0 1* 1.# healthcare for the family. Universal health cover- P Q age aims to ensure that all people receive quality 8 healthcare without suffering financial hardship. The # biggest challenge is to combat the multiple scourges ) / - ravaging the world’s poor and sick. Due to the cur- # D/-#E 9 $ 9 S rent pandemic we are facing pressing challenges and R S health-related expenditure has now become a pri- mary route to impoverishment. India took a great ( leap in public health insurance when it launched 9 P Q the Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) - and the Ayushman Bharat (AB) scheme. These are the country’s flagship structures created to help uni- G 9 versalise healthcare so that economically vulnera- ; ble families get the medical care they need without being pushed into debt. The cost to the Government 9 3 is around 1, 052 per family, with 60 per cent of it being borne by the Centre and the rest by States. Although the scheme has several laudable objec- .6 D7' 97'<9!AD7B7 tives and novel features, it has its limitations. Despite having an apparently formidable beneficiary base, 8 '' 7!A7 S H the AB-PMJAY still has a small share in the over- 7' ver since the second wave made, but this trade continues gen. Despite the Supreme available piece of every brand does not require oxygen sup- being answered, adding to the of the COVID-19 infec- unabated in many parts of the Court’s direction to the Centre got taken and then started the port or an accompanying doc- peoples’ misery. Many hospitals Etions has shaken our country. to make 700 metric tonnes of usual black marketing. A tor; the same ride for a patient show vacant beds on their web- country it has also shaken the When somebody’s loved medical oxygen available to branded OC that is usually requiring oxygen support and site but these are not available moral values of many people. one is struggling to breathe and Delhi on a daily basis to tide priced at 40,000-50,0000 is a doctor could cost the family when patients arrive. Staff in There are any number of stories stay alive, people are forced to over the COVID crisis, Delhi is being sold in the black market upwards of 20,000. Inter-city many hospitals has been charg- all over the country of people shell out huge sums. People still gasping for its share and the at around 90,000 for substan- transfers by ambulance, for ing huge bribes from patients to facing severe extortion and -/ #3%2.. have taken flights from Delhi to Arvind Kejriwal Government is dard Chinese products without example Delhi-Chandigarh are provide beds. Those waiting in being forced to make large Mumbai and Hyderabad to running from pillar to post to warranty, and depending on the priced at 1,00,000. When one ambulances till the patient gets payments to get essential med- source this drug from produc- get its allotted quota. The same urgency and desperation goes service provider was confront- a bed are being charged 2,000 ication, oxygen, ambulance ser- tion units. Since this is a sched- dire situation exists in other up to 1.5 lakh. With the ed and told that this was far per hour, as waiting charges! vice and hospitals beds. uled drug and permitted to be States, too. increase in production of med- more than what an airline Large hospitals have beds Perhaps there is a reason given only under the supervi- In smaller hospitals and ical oxygen in Delhi hopefully would charge, the response reserved for politicians and why people have behaved and sion of a medical practitioner, COVID care facilities, patients things will get better. was: “Please take the plane!” senior bureaucrats, whereas continue to behave in such a the Government should have are being told to bring their Transporting a COVID Bargaining and pleading the commoner has to run shameful manner. The drop in made it mandatory for the own oxygen. People are camp- patient to the hospital has been has no takers. Nobody has the around to multiple hospitals, incomes and loss of livelihoods pharmacies to sell this drug ing outside oxygen plants for another nightmare. Patients time for your story. Thankfully, pay large sums at every point over extended periods since the directly to the hospital or nurs- hours together to fill cylinders. cannot be brought in a car dri- in Delhi, the Government has and yet, has a faint hope of get- pandemic struck has probably ing homes where patients are A normal cylinder that would tinued scarcity of this natural- ven by relatives for the fear of now intervened and regulated ting the care needed. shaken the moral and ethical admitted, based on the doctor’s earlier cost 600-800 is being ly available product. People transmitting infection, requir- prices. The other problem is the Has our country lost its values of many. But it still prescription. sold by unscrupulous people for who could not afford to get hold ing transportation in an ambu- shortage of hospital beds. soul? Is it the effect of the pan- doesn’t justify such actions The patients could pay for over 20,000. of oxygen cylinders started lance. Hence, ambulance Government portals showing demic or were we inherently when somebody’s life is at it along with the hospital bill. It Gurudwaras have started looking for oxygen concentra- providers have been charging vacant hospital beds haven’t like this? As the country battles stake. It doesn’t justify selling an The writer is a would result in complete trans- distributing oxygen within their tors to deliver uninterrupted exorbitant amounts for short been updated with the ground its biggest crisis ever and fam- injection of Remdesivir at neurosurgeon, Apollo parency and tackle hoarding premises as have other religious oxygen supply without having distances of travel. In Delhi- realities. ilies weep for the departed, Hospital. The views 40,000 when the Maximum expressed along with black marketing. places, easing some of the pain. to refill. Overnight, oxygen NCR the minimum charge for Many telephone numbers Indians need to look within to Retail Price (MRP) is 3,500 a are personal. The other huge issue has Even then, lives continue to be concentrators (OCs) disap- a ride of less than five km is posted on Government web- fix their broken ethical com- dose. A few arrests have been been the lack of medical oxy- lost at a rapid pace with the con- peared from the market, every 10,000 provided the patient sites are not in use or not pass. "# $% "$% &'('(& 8 =# ( # . 6# ( 8+ + 6 # Q ( R # < < 7 0 6B data, also confirmed the re- ities”, he said. 6B&A& entry. "Spacefaring nations must he remnants of China's "Everyone else following minimise the risks to people yanmar's junta has Tbiggest rocket crashed into the LongMarch5B re-entry can and property on Earth," US Mlabeled a shadow gov- the Indian Ocean near the relax. The rocket is down," it Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ernment of lawmakers and Maldives on Sunday with no said. "@18SPCS confirms that said in a statement. politicians ousted in a February reports of damage, but Beijing CZ-5B (LongMarch5B) (48275 "It is clear that China is fail- coup and a people's defense was criticised by NASA for its / 2021-035B) reentered atmos- ing to meet responsible stan- force that is being set up to con- failure to "meet responsible phere May 9 at 0214Z and fell dards regarding their space front security forces as terror- standards" regarding its space into the Indian Ocean north of debris.” ist groups. debris. the Maldives at lat 22.2, long US Space Command, The government of nation- The bulk of the out-of-con- 50.0. That's all we have on this meanwhile, simply said the al unity was established by trol rocket, which had put into re-entry; thanks for the wild rocket had “re-entered over the elected legislators who were orbit the core module of ride," it said. Arabian Peninsula”. barred from taking their seats China's planned space station In a statement NASA It did not confirm the when the military seized power on April 29, was mostly Administrator Senator Bill landing point reported by and detained civilian leader destroyed as it re-entered the Nelson criticised China, saying Chinese media, saying instead Aung San Suu Kyi and others. atmosphere, China's state warned its return risked poten- tered debris over the southern that it failed to meet responsi- that it was “unknown if the The junta has previously media reported. tial casualties. Australian town of Eserance in ble standards. debris [had] impacted land or accused them of treason, and $" -- ' 9- " " - The Long March-5B vehi- The hurtling debris of the 1979. “Spacefaring nations must water”. State-run Chinese the announcement on state < 1 - $- cle re-entered the atmosphere rocket evoked sharp criticism Harvard astrophysicist minimise the risks to people media dismissed the criticism TV Saturday said they were C- C ) at 10:24 Beijing time on from the US, NASA and inter- Jonathan McDowell, who and property on Earth of re- of debris falling in an "uncon- being branded terrorists Sunday, the Chinese Manned national astrophysicists that tracked the debris of the rock- entries of space objects and trolled" manner as “purely false because of their participation in use of lethal force was justified and who maintain their own Space Engineering office said. Beijing has won a reckless et part for the past few days, maximise transparency regard- allegation”. a civil disobedience movement to end what it called rioting. guerrilla forces. The two most It said debris from the 18- gamble the uncontrolled fall of said on Twitter, “An ocean re- ing those operations. Despite clarification by — a popular revolt against the Last week, the shadow gov- important are the Kachin in the tonne rocket, one of the largest the rocket stroked fears that it entry was always statistically Nelson said it is clear that China's space industry insiders military takeover that has seen ernment announced the for- north and the Karen in the east, items in decades to have an may fall into inhabited areas. the most likely. It appears China is failing to meet respon- and Foreign Ministry that the people taking to the streets mation of “People's Defense both of which are actively undirected dive into the atmos- The global anxiety over China won its gamble… But it sible standards regarding their probability of the rocket rem- daily despite the lethal use of Force,” which would serve as a engaged in combat with the phere, landed in the Indian the debris was sparked by rem- was still reckless”. space debris. nants causing harm was force by authorities. precursor to a “Federal Union government's military Ocean at a point 72.47° East nants of a similar Chinese A number of people in “It is critical that China and extremely low, the Western More than 700 protesters Army” of democratic forces forces. and 2.65° North. There were no rocket fell in Ivory Coast last Jordan, Oman and Saudi all spacefaring nations and media outlets and Pentagon, and bystanders have been killed including ethnic minorities. Since the coup and crack- reports of injuries or damage. year damaging several homes Arabia posted the video footage commercial entities act respon- incessantly hyped that the by security forces since the Feb. The National Unity down on opponents, students There have been intense in villages. as the falling debris whizzed sibly and transparently in space debris was heading back to 1 coup, according to several Government has the backing of and factory workers have fled speculation over where the It was the largest craft to past their countries. to ensure the safety, stability, Earth in an "uncontrolled" detailed estimates. The junta several major ethnic minority to territory controlled by the rocket debris might land, and crash to Earth since the US Monitoring service Space- security, and long-term sus- manner, state-run Global Times has said the death toll is about groups who for decades have ethnic guerrilla forces to take US officials and other experts space laboratory, Skylab scat- Track, which uses US military tainability of outer space activ- reported. one-third of that, and that the been seeking greater autonomy military training. >: >:; " & 3 . - : @ + 'A61A6 The Pakistani-origin for- fairer and safer city for all mer Labour member of Londoners, to get the oppor- 1. adiq Khan has been re- Parliament was the first Muslim tunities they need to fulfil their Selected as Mayor of London mayor of a European capital city potential. I am proud to have he US Navy announced ' 1 which is based on a 2003 for a second term after beating when he was first elected in won an overwhelming man- TSunday it seized an arms understanding between his closest rival with a vote 2016. The mayoral poll was due date today," he said, speaking at shipment of thousands of audi Arabia has emphasised Pakistan and India.” share of 55.2 per cent versus last year but was postponed by his City Hall office. assault weapons, machines Sthe importance of dialogue The militaries of India and 44.8 per cent in an election that a year at the peak of the coro- Khan reiterated his previ- guns and sniper rifles hidden between Pakistan and India to Pakistan, in a surprise was closer than expected. navirus pandemic in 2020. ous pledge to be a mayor for all aboard a ship in the Arabian resolve their outstanding mat- announcement on February Labour Party candidate "I am deeply humbled by Londoners and work to Sea, apparently bound for ters, including the Kashmir 25, said that they have agreed Khan, 51, defeated his the trust Londoners have improve the lives of every sin- Yemen to support the country's issue. to strictly observe all agree- Conservative Party rival, Shaun placed in me to continue lead- gle person in this city. Houthi rebels. Pakistan Foreign Office on ments on ceasefire along the Bailey, after winning a total of ing the greatest city on earth," "The results of the elections An American defense offi- Saturday night released a joint Line of Control (LoC) in 1,206,034 votes as against said Khan. around the UK shows our cial told The Associated Press statement agreed between Jammu and Kashmir and other 977,601 when both first and "I promise to strain every country, and even our city, that the Navy's initial investi- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia after sectors. second preference votes from sinew, help build a better and remains deeply divided. The gation found the vessel came Prime Minister Imran Khan India has told Pakistan Thursday's mayoral election brighter future for London, scars of Brexit have yet to heal. from Iran, again tying the held high-level talks with that it desires normal neigh- were fully counted overnight after the dark days of the pan- A crude culture war is pushing Islamic Republic to arming Crown Prince Mohammad bin bourly relations with it in an on Saturday. demic and to create a greener, us further apart," he said. the Houthis despite a United A *' " " - Salman. environment free Nations arms embargo. $ " * Khan is on an official visit of terror, hostility and vio- Iran's mission to the UN to Saudi Arabia from May 7- lence. did not immediately respond to May 9. During Khan's Saudi visit, a request for comment, though traditional Mideast sailing ship, as well as dozens of advanced, “The two sides empha- the two sides also reviewed all Tehran has denied in the past in an operation that began Russian-made anti-tank guid- sised the importance of dia- facets of bilateral cooperation giving the rebels weapons. Thursday in the northern ed missiles. The shipments logue between Pakistan and and discussed regional and The seizure, one of sever- reaches of the Arabian Sea off also included several hundred India to resolve the outstand- international issues of mutual al amid the years-long war in Oman and Pakistan. Sailors rocket-propelled grenade ing issues between the two interest and agreed to further Yemen, comes as the US and boarded the vessel and found launchers and optical sights for countries, especially Jammu strengthen the relationship in others try to end a conflict that the weapons, most wrapped in weapons. and Kashmir issue, to ensure diverse fields. spawned one of the world's green plastic, below deck. The Navy's Mideast-based peace and stability in the They signed an agreement worst humanitarian disasters. When laid out on the deck 5th Fleet did not identify where region," according to the joint on the establishment of the The arms shipment, described of the Monterey, the scale of the the weapons originated, nor statement. Saudi-Pakistan Supreme as sizeable, shows that the war find came into focus. Sailors where they were going. The Crown Prince "wel- Coordination Council may still have far to run. found nearly 3,000 Chinese However, an American defense comed the recent understand- (SPSCC). An MoU on com- The guided-missile cruiser Type 56 assault rifles, a variant official said the weapons ing reached between the mili- bating illicit traffic in nar- USS Monterey discovered the of the Kalashnikov. They recov- resembled those of other ship- tary authorities of Pakistan cotics, drugs, psychotropic sub- weapons aboard what the Navy ered hundreds of other heavy ments interdicted bounded for and India regarding ceasefire at stances and precursor chemi- described as a stateless dhow, a machine guns and sniper rifles, the Houthis. the Line of Control (LoC), cals was also signed. < 2"=Q B R " O 2 8" # =# JF % 89 6B :57 ? (# (@A " $% $ ! 'B)) ! ; () ! " !*)+ ), . + 32 ## -, -) ! $% + 67817'9 West Bengal Chief Minister &A'&< &E&% 1,594 crore in the reporting &A'&< ment ousted by the February 1 Mamata Banerjee earlier in / & @% /& quarter from the year-ago peri- coup signed a letter of intent to inance Minister Nirmala the day wrote to Prime andhan Bank MD & CEO od’s Rs 827 crore. It also made hina has started reaping speed up implementation of the FSitharaman on Sunday said Minister Narendra Modi seek- BChandra Shekhar Ghosh is '1J&)@))/ C an additional provision of Rs Crewards for backing the project under the countries’ GST exemption to domestic ing exemption from GST and hopeful that the economy will = / /@ %F)// 388 crore on standard advances February 1 military takeover in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) supplies and commercial customs duty any donations of rebound by the third and in the microfinance segment. Myammar. agreement. import of Covid drugs, vac- oxygen concentrators, cylin- fourth quarters of the current ,13C +)/ %/%FF “We have almost doubled The military regime-con- At the time of the coup, the cines and oxygen concentrators ders, cryogenic storage tanks fiscal, enabling the lender to A@% /F%()%%F(% our provisions during the quar- trolled Myanmar Investment Mee Lin Gyaing project was would make these items cost- and COVID related drugs from meet its targets. ter (under Commission (MIC) this week one of two LNG projects await- lier for consumers as manu- organisations or agencies. He said the bank had exer- % /,+9"9C )/ review). We restructured approved 15 projects, including ing official approval. facturers would not be able to The Finance Minister cised caution amid the Covid- F(A)@?)C %(&)A housing loan accounts to the a Chinese $2.5-billion liquefied The other is worth $2 bil- offset the taxes paid on inputs. tweeted her response to the 19 pandemic and made addi- ) C%A))A tune of Rs natural gas (LNG) power pro- lion. Currently, domestic sup- Chief Minister’s letter, saying tional provisioning in the last 617 crore, but none in the ject, easily the biggest single The 1,390 MW Mee Lin plies and commercial imports these items are already exempt- quarter of 2020-21. / @F %/ microfinance portfolio,” Ghosh investment since the new mil- Gyaing project is to be devel- of vaccines attract a 5 per cent ed from customs duty and “We remain cautiously said. itary takeover. oped jointly by Yunnan Goods and Services Tax (GST), accrues to the Centre and the health cess. Besides, Integrated optimistic for the current fiscal people acknowledged Retail banking loss for the The MIC, headed by Lt Provincial Energy Investment while it is 12 per cent in case States each as Central GST and GST (IGST) is also exempted as we have made additional Bandhan’s role in develop- lender in the quarter to March General Moe Myint Tun, did Group Co Ltd, the UREC, of Covid drugs and oxygen State GST respectively. Further on all COVID relief material provisioning as safeguard. The ment of that locality. They are stood at Rs 112.66 crore. not specify details of the Zhefu Holding Group Co Ltd, concentrators. 41 per cent of the CGST rev- imported by the Indian Red second wave of Covid pain is aware of the lapses in repay- However, the retail loan book mega project but IANS reli- and thee Supreme Group. “If full exemption from enue is devolved to States. So Cross for free distribution in expected to subside in the next ments due to the present situ- grew by nearly 25 per cent on- ably learned from The project is expected to GST is given, vaccine manu- out of a collection of Rs 100, as the country. two-three months, and this ation, and have sought more year to Rs 79,466 crore in the Myanmarese Planning be complete in 2023; 35 per facturers would not be able to much as Rs 70.50 is the share Also IGST exemption has time people are better geared time. So, there is an intent to 2020-21 fiscal. Department sources that the cent of the power produced offset their input taxes and of the states. been given in case of goods than the first wave that took repay; it’s just a matter of time Bandhan Bank’s collection LNG project approved on will be distributed to would pass them on to the end From the GST collected when imported free of cost for everyone by surprise. for our NPAs to come down,” efficiency (including write-offs Friday is likely to be the Ayeyarwady Region, with the consumer/citizen by increasing on vaccine, half is earned by the free distribution in the country “The worst seems to be he said. and NPAs) stood at 95 per cent Chinese-backed Mee Lin rest going to Yangon via the the price. A 5 per cent GST rate Centre and the other half by the by any entity, state government, over, and the economy will Bandhan Bank had on as of March 2021 as against 92 Gyaing power project in the national grid. ensures that the manufacturer States. Further, 41 per cent of relief agency or autonomous rebound by the time major Saturday reported an 80 per per cent in December 2020. country’s Irrawaddy Delta. Myanmar’s Supreme is able to utilise ITC and in case Centre’s collections also get body on the basis of a certifi- lending business happens in Q3 cent dip in its March quarter Ghosh had Saturday said The nature and cost Group’s Deputy CEO U Htu of overflow of ITC, claim devolved to the States. So states cate issued by a state govern- and Q4, to meet our targets,” net profit at Rs 103 crore, as it troubles in two key markets of revealed by Lt Gen Tun’s Htu Aung told IANS that the refund. Hence exemption to end up receiving almost 70 per ment. Ghosh told PTI. wrote off a huge portfolio of West Bengal and Assam, aris- office matches the Mee Lin joint venture company has vaccine from GST would be cent of the total revenue col- “In order to augment the On NPAs, he said the num- loans worth Rs 1,929 crore in ing due to factors like state elec- Gyaing project first discussed been awaiting approval for the counterproductive without lected from vaccines. availability of these items, gov- bers will come down with time the flagship microlending busi- tions, a local law in Assam and during Chinese President Xi Mee Lin Gyaing project and is benefiting the consumer,” “In fact, a nominal 5 per ernment has also provided full as borrowers are aware about ness by recognising stress the second wave of the pan- Jinping’s trip to Myanmar in yet to be formally intimated . Sitharaman tweeted. cent GST is in the interest of the exemption from basic customs missing repayments amid the upfront. demic, have subsided, with 2020. However, the company has She further said that if domestic manufacturer of vac- duty and health cess to their pandemic scenario. As a result of the acceler- both the states showing collec- At that time, Beijing and picked up information about Integrated GST (IGST) Rs 100 cine and in the interest of the commercial imports,” “I recently went to an area ated write-off, the bank’s over- tion performance at over 90 per the National League for the project clearance, Aung is collected on an item, Rs 50 citizens,” Sitharaman said. Sitharaman said. where NPAs are high, and all provisions shot up to Rs cent. Democracy (NLD) govern- said. ) + ) . !AD 1 "#6B776< D, E1&0>" - ! 8" 67817'9 among overseas investors, then 2020 to March 2021. This consequent slowdown in / ! ! ,$), further redemptions cannot included a net investment of Rs growth. oreign investors have pulled be ruled out, Himanshu 55,741 crore in the first three In addition, a weak cur- / , - Fout 5,936 crore from the Srivastava, Associate Director months of this year. rency added to the outflows by $ ) $)$ Indian equities in the first - Manager Research, “The nervousness among FPIs, he added. Harsh Jain, co- week of May amid worries Morningstar India, stated. FPIs with regards to the second founder and COO of Groww, over the intense second wave of According to the data, for- wave of coronavirus pandem- opined that the recent with- coronavirus infection and its eign portfolio investors (FPIs) ic in India was visible in the drawal could be due to profit " The grants are meant for all fallout on the economy. withdrew a net sum of 5,936 flow numbers for this week,” booking. “FPIs had started the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Foreign investors had crore from Indian equity mar- Srivastava said. investing heavily around April Institutions – village, block pulled out 9,659 crore in kets during May 3-7. Alok Aggarwala, Chief 2020. Since then, the markets and district, an official state- April after infusing money in Prior to April’s outflow, Research Officer, Bajaj Capital, have climbed significantly and ment said. the preceding six months, FPIs had been infusing money said the pullback by FPIs is many of the stock picks made It may be utilised by the according to the depositories’ in equities since October. They consistent with a sharp rise in by them have given good RLBs, among other things, for data. invested over 1.97 lakh crore COVID-19 cases in India, returns over the same period,” 0 )M)" various prevention and miti- If fears of Covid-19 persist in equities during October state-wide lockdowns and the he said. gation measures needed to combat the COVID-19 pan- demic, and will augment their 67817'9 include The Kroger Co (ranked 67817'9 resources. ? CD B 5th), Walgreens Boots Alliance, As per the recommenda- illionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Inc (6th) and CVS Health he Finance Ministry on tions of the 15th Finance E4( # .74 BReliance Retail Ltd has been Corporation (ranked 9th). TSunday said it has released Commission, the 1st instal- ranked second fastest growing Germany’s Aldi Einkauf GmbH Rs 8,923 crore to 25 States for ment of grants was to be retailer in the world in the 2021 & Co. OHG and Aldi providing grants to the rural released to the states in the 67817'9 last year. Major export com- ranking of global retail power International Services GmbH local bodies for various pre- month of June 2021. modities which are recording A houses by Deloitte, down from & Co. OHG is placed at 8th vention and mitigation mea- However, in view of the ontinuing a positive healthy growth include gems top rank secured the previous position. sures needed to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandem- Cgrowth, India’s exports and jewellery, jute, carpet, years. Reliance Retail is the only Covid-19 pandemic. ic situation and at the recom- grew by 80 per cent to USD handicrafts, leather, electronic 67817'9 “...The anti-dumping duty It has been ranked 53rd in Indian entry in the global list The Department of mendation of the Ministry of 7.04 billion during the first goods, oil meals, cashew, engi- imposed under this notification the list of Global Powers of of 250 retailers. It features con- Expenditure, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the Ministry of week of this month, according neering, petroleum products, he Government has shall remain in force up to and Retailing, improvement from secutively for the 4th time in Finance, on Saturday released Finance has decided to release to preliminary data of the com- marine products and chemi- Textended anti-dumping inclusive of the 31st October, 56th earlier, according to the the list of Global Powers of an amount of Rs 8,923.8 crore the grant in advance of the nor- merce ministry. cals.Federation of Indian duty on certain types of seam- 2021, unless revoked, super- Deloitte report. Retailing and World’s Fastest to 25 states for providing grants mal schedule, the ministry Exports during May 1-7 Export Organisations (FIEO) less tubes, and pipes till seded or amended earlier,” the The list is topped by US Retailers. to the rural local bodies (RLBs). added. last year stood at USD 3.91 bil- President S K Saraf said that the October 31 this year with a CBIC has said in a notifica- giant Walmart Inc, which “Reliance Retail, last year’s lion and USD 6.48 billion in the exports growth is encouraging view to guarding domestic tion.The commerce ministry’s retains its position as world’s Fastest 50 leader, dropped to same week of May 2019, data and order books of exporters manufacturers from cheap investigation arm Directorate top retailer. Amazon.Com Inc second place. The company showed. are healthy. “I will urge the gov- Chinese imports. General of Trade Remedies improved its position to rank recorded YoY growth of 41.8 Imports too rose by 80.7 ernment to look into the issues The duty on ‘seamless (DGTR) had recommended second. Costco Wholesale per cent, driven primarily by a per cent to USD 8.86 billion of MEIS (merchandise export tubes, pipes and hollow profiles for extension of the duty, after Corporation of US slipped a 13.1 per cent increase in the during May 1-7, 2021 as against from India scheme). RoDTEP of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel concluding a probe. While rank to be placed third fol- number of stores in its con- USD 4.91 billion in the same (remission of duties and taxes (other than cast iron and stain- DGTR recommends the duty lowed by Schwarz Group of sumer electronics, fashion and period last year and USD 10.39 on export products) rates less steel), whether hot finished to be levied, the finance min- Germany. lifestyle and grocery retail billion in 2019. should allso be announced or cold drawn or cold rolled of istry imposes it. Countries ini- The top 10 has seven US chains, to 11,784 stores across India’s exports in April immediately to further push an external diameter not tiate anti-dumping probes to retailers and one from the UK 7,000+ towns and cities in jumped nearly three-folds to the shipments as profitability of exceeding 355.6 mm’ was first determine if the domestic (Tesco PLC at 10th position). India at fiscal year end (FY20),” USD 30.21 billion from USD exporters are getting impacted,” imposed in May 2016 for five industry has been hurt by a Other US retailers in the top 10 Deoitte said. 10.17 billion in the same month he said. years. surge in below-cost imports. &(22 ) Q! $+!" ) $ %3' , " - @ .R => ,$! $ .( +)/)$! :57 @ 5 +"%# 2/ " - " "??M 2A ? @ . 67817'9 DFC First Bank on Sunday . < Ireported a 78.6 per cent )*)?O) *M#) igital lender Fincare Small increase in its net profit for the he NCP has sought waiver DFinance Bank has filed quarter ended March at Tof the Goods and Services preliminary papers with capi- 127.81 crore. Tax (GST) on all oxy- + tal market regulator Sebi to During the same period of genequipment and other drugs raise Rs 1,330 crore through an FY20, the bank had reported a being procured to tackle the cil, copy of the letter has been initial share-sale. net profit of 1.54 crore. COVID-19 surge, claiming that sent to all state finance minis- The initial public offer The bank’s total income such levies were “choking” the ters so that the matter is (IPO) comprises fresh issue of during the fourth quarter of health care system. addressed expeditiously, the equity share of the bank worth FY21 came in at 4,834 crore, Maharashtra NCP chief ASSOCHAM letter said. It said Rs 330 crore and an offer for against 4,576.12 crore. Jayant Patil in a tweet tagged a to meet the huge and sudden sale aggregating up to Rs 1,000 The gross non-perform- letter written by the Associated demand of medicinal drugs 67817'9 CIL further said that the crore by promoter Fincare ing asset (GNPA) of IDFC 67817'9 May this year, peak power Chambers of Commerce and and devices, hospitals are PSU and the Central Electricity Business Services Limited, First Bank as a percentage of demand met or the highest Industry (ASSOCHAM) to the installing PSA plants,and states, tate-owned CIL will con- Authority (CEA) have been according to the Draft Red gross advancements was 4.15 ower consumption in the supply in a day touched the Union finance minister on corporates,individuals and Stinue with the supply of directed to put notice asking to Herring Prospectus (DRHP). per cent during the period Pcountry grew 25 per cent in highest level of 168.78 GW (on May 6, requesting that the donors are buying oxygen con- coal to the power plants under submit the requirement for This offer includes a reser- under review, up from the first week of May to 26.24 May 6, 2021) and recorded a GST, customs and any other centrators, cylinders, cryogenic import substitution in the 2021-22. vation for subscription by 2.60 per cent in January- billion units (BU) over the growth of nearly 22 per cent levies on drugs and oxygen storage tanks, tankers and con- ongoing fiscal. “Power utilities desirous employees. The bank would March quarter of the previous same period last year, showing over 138.6 GW (peak met) products be waived off until tainers, the industry body said. The development assumes of procuring domestic coal in utilise net proceeds from the fiscal. consistent recovery in indus- recorded in the same period in March 31, 2022. These measures are imper- significance in the wake of the lieu of imported coal are here- fresh issue towards augmenting The provision for Q4 FY21 trial and commercial demand 2020 (on May 7, 2020). The “While India is reeling at ative for the country to ensure PSU earlier stating its drive for by requested to submit its Tier-1 capital base to meet was at 603 crore as com- of electricity, according to power consumption in April the lack and unavailability of there are no supply constraints coal import substitution has their...Requirements of coal for future capital requirements. pared to 679 crore for Q4 power ministry data. grew 41 per cent to 119.27 BU.. medical apparatus, a 12% levy with respect to these life saving gained tempo with consumers FY 2021-22,” the notice said. Further, a small portion of the FY20 and as compared to 595 Power consumption in Power consumption in on them is simply absurd. items to meet not only the cur- opting for about 90 million It further said that the sup- proceeds will be used towards crore in Q3 FY21. the first week of May 2020 was April 2020 had dropped to @FinMinIndia should heed rent surge, but also prepare for tonnes (MT) of indigenous ply of coal to power plants meeting the expenses in rela- V. Va i d y a n at h a n , 21.05 BU. The power con- 84.55 BU from 110.11 BU in words of @ASSOCHAM4India the impending third wave of coal in FY’21. would be made strictly as per tion to the offer. Under the Managing Director and CEO, sumption in the entire month the same month in 2019, main- and waive of GST levies on all the pandemic, it said in the let- “The issue of supply coal availability and they will have terms of the RBI final approval IDFC First Bank said: of May last year was 102.08 BU. ly because of fewer economic O2 equipments immediately. It ter.India recorded 4,03,738 in the FY 2021-22 was delib- to honour their fuel supply and the small finance bank “Including the equity capital of On the other hand, peak activities following the impo- is choking our health care sys- fresh COVID-19 cases in a day, erated during the sub-group agreement (FSA) commitment licensing guidelines, the lender 3,000 crore raised through power demand met, which is sition of lockdown by the gov- tem,” Patil, who is the state’s which pushed the tally to meeting...Chaired by Joint before lifting coal under import is required to list its equity QIP on April 6, 2021, our the highest supply in a day, dur- ernment in the last week of water resources minister, tweet- 2,22,96,414, according to the Secretary, Ministry of Coal, substitution. shares on the stock exchanges overall capital adequacy is ing the first week of this month March 2020 to contain the ed on Saturday night. Union health ministry data wherein it has been decided to “Such power plants will within a period of three years strong at 16.32 per cent. remained well above the high- spread of deadly COVID-19. The NCP shares power in updated on Sunday. continue the supply of coal to also be required to submit an from reaching a net worth We maintain high levels of est record of 166.22 GW in The power consumption Maharashtra with the Shiv The death toll climbed to the power plants under import undertaking mentioning that ofRs 500 crore. liquidity with liquidity cover- May 2020 except on May 2, also fell in May 2020 to 102.08 Sena and Congress. Since GST 2,42,362 with 4,092 daily substitution mechanism for they will not import/curtail the The Bengaluru-based MFI- age ratio of 153 per cent.” when it was 161.14 GW. BU from 120.02 BU in May related decisions are within deaths, the data updated at 8 FY 2021-22,” Coal India Ltd import of coal for the financial turned small finance bank During the first week of 2019. the purview of the GST coun- am showed. (CIL) said in a notice. year 2021-22,” the notice said. started operations in July 2017. 0 "# $% "$% &'('(& $ ) * + L - ' .// / / " ( F - 178 CA7 +8 %/.+8%+ ># !%1" =B 0+1;%? ? ow often have you seen a film that places a person with a dif- Hferent sexual orientation at its centre without making a caricature out of him or her? Or if not that, doesn’t the >;>:>&BBC-:28@ character remain helmed in within the confines of this particular aspect of his/her personality where it becomes his/her sole defining trait. We all know Kumar in Mumbai. Each medium has and plays games with others as well as Over the years there have been the answers when it comes to main- its own charm and appeal, each play- its own self. And that is where the trou- many instances of cinema which were stream Indian cinema. ing a significant role in my life. Theatre bles begin because the moment there is conversation starters for the LGBTQ It is against this backdrop that for me is meditation; Cinema is eupho- any sort of selfish expectation, you are community. However, the members of Harish Vyas' heart wrenching human ria. Theatre grounds me as an actor and weighed down by the baggage of your the community are still frowned upon drama, Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele keeps me rooted while cinema gives me own thoughts.. So I think friendship in the mainstream Indian set up. needs to be viewed. Of course it helps the wings to fly, that’s how I would look should be the base of any healthy equa- What will it take to change this sce- that it has had an astounding journey at it. tion between people, irrespective of nario? ollywood star Drew Barrymore has urged across several prominent film festivals. whether it be sexual or non sexual. This I know it is legalised in India but it Heveryone to help India amid the Covid- It won awards including the ‘Best Film’ If you had to choose, would you like film also talks about discovering love in is still taboo amongst certain sections of 19 second wave. The actress addressed the Audience Choice Award at the HBO your movie to receive more awards or friendship because there is a certain society and I think the only way to get issue on The Drew Barrymore Show. South Asian Film Festival in New would you prefer it to be popular purity to that. It can be platonic and still around it is through more conversations, “Hello everyone and Namaste India! This York, the jury prize ‘Best amongst the masses? be just as beautiful as anything. While and hopefully more films, which will in one’s a special message to the people of India. Actor’(Anshuman Jha) at Rajasthan I just want it to touch as many peo- the basis of your question might boil turn lead to more acceptance. One can’t A lot of you guys already know of my deep- International Film Festival. The film, ple as possible. So, if by popularity you down to how society has conditioned really force people to do something they rooted connection with the country and how screened at the closing night of India’s mean it makes an impact among more us, it is not impossible to break free do not agree with but if it becomes a I’ve always loved India for its culture, its peo- biggest LGBTQ film festival Kashish, people, that would be awesome. And from it and adopt another thought point of conversation more frequently, ple and so much more!” she said. premiered on Disney+ Hotstar yester- if receiving accolades translates into process altogether. Ultimately, I people would have to engage with it. Barrymore added it “holds a very special day. more people tuning in and get- believe, we can choose our Cinema can play a huge role with place in my heart”, and that in her visits, she At its heart lies a love story, with ting touched by it, even better. conditioning and start a respect to that. Like I said earlier, we all has met so many “wonderful people” who have Anshuman Jha and Zareen Khan in lead Honestly, both options sound chain reaction which would are the sum total of our conditioning. truly inspired her as a person, which propelled roles, which captures the individual good. I would want you to eventually impact some- The more we normalise talking about, her to write a chapter in her book, too. journeys of a gay man and a lesbian understand that I don’t make one else’s conditioning. the more we accept it, and little by lit- “Today, as we cope with the worldwide sit- woman who embark on a road trip to films with an eye on the com- tle the taboo associated with it will wear uation, my heart goes out to the people of India discover the many elements of “love” mercial aspect. I make films This might sound off. A 360° impact is what is required to who are trying hard to hold it together. My sin- and how they form a unique relation- from an emotional point of clichéd but what would change this scenario. Eventually, it will cere wishes and prayers to you to stay strong ship which explores the notion of a view. There was this gentle- be your definition of a take time, but as we have seen in this and believe that we will come out stronger soulmate beyond sexuality and gender. man in New York from the soulmate? past decade it will only keep on getting together,” she said. The film has been touted as a conver- LGBTQ community, who saw Definition of a soul better as times roll by. The actress added: “I came across a cou- sation starter about the LGBTQ com- the film and approached me mate... hmm (seems to be ple of articles online that truly invigorated a munity and the many definitions of love at the premiere to tell me, with ruminating over the Are conversations alone enough? sense of faith and positivity in me, like a 110- and friendship. tears in his eyes, that I had answer and almost drifts I think it is a starting point. Let me year-old Covid-19 survivor in India, or how Anshuman Jha took some time off depicted his relationship with off). Very good question tell you something. When I started this a man donated his entire life’s savings towards to discuss the film and more... his father. That memory would and... a somewhat diffi- film, there were a lot many people close relief. Countless people, celebrities and organ- probably last a lifetime for me. cult question. I don’t to me who wanted me to give this pro- isations coming together and pledging sup- According to Wikipedia you are a I make films seeking more of have a definition of a ject a good thought, they would ask me port, people starting food centres and relief film and theatre actor. While both such moments, everything else soulmate set in stone, to to consider whether this would be a groups — and this is truly the need of the mediums have their own pros and that comes along with it is just be honest. I think it is smart move for an actor like me.. And hour.” cons, which one are you more effort- a byproduct. somebody you can be the same people, after seeing the movie, “A small contribution could really help lessly drawn to and why? yourself with, without shared some incredibly positive feed- and make a giant difference, and even save a My love for cinema began when I What would life be like, if it thinking too much about back. The fact that I had those conver- life! I’m doing my bit and urge you to do what- was five, which is when I first thought was centered around friend- it. Someone with whom sations strengthened my belief in mak- ever is in your capacity. Most importantly, I’m of becoming an actor. As a middle-class ship and not matrimony? you share a bubble of intima- ing this feature film. Every process, sim- sending you a lot of love, healing and prayers boy in Allahabad (now officially known It would be very peaceful.. cy without forcing it. There ple or complex, begins with a thought, and faith in the light at the end of this dark as Prayagraj) I remember falling in love (laughs before continuing) has to be a certain sense of right? A conversation can be equated tunnel.” with Naseeruddin Shah as he grooved According to me, jokes apart, the connection which transcends with the process of sowing a seed, with “Namaste. Thank you so much and all of to Tirchi Topiwaale in Tridev; we had foundation for every marriage mere words and elevates the a thought being planted in someone’s my love,” Barrymore concluded on the show VHS cassettes at that time.. Over the should be friendship. I say that human experience (laughs a lit- mind. Given enough time, that thought that airs on Zee Cafe in India. years I have been lucky to train with because the essence of ‘love’ in tle as he emerges from his will bear fruit and produce some more Many international celebrities including some of the best theatre gurus around, friendship is very pure and has an thoughts) That is the best way I seeds. Believe what you may, your James McAvoy, Camila Cabello, Shawn whether it be Barry John in Delhi or unconditional nature. It is the can define it, at this point in my words and actions (or the lack of) do Mendes, Jada Smith have helped and also Sanjana Kapoor at Prithvi and Atul human mind which starts expecting life. make a difference. urged fans to help the people in need. ) )*241*/ glorious, blessed babe in arms that Professor of engineering from brought light into their lives." Complex Adaptive Systems Lab Illustrator Valeriya Polyanychko, (CASL) at University of Central said, "We often take motherhood for Florida. granted and assume that it's something Sarcasm isn’t always easy to that just happens. Kalki's book uses quick identify in conversation, so you , , wit and a sense of humour to take the can imagine it’s pretty challenging reader down the long and winding road for a computer programme to do of parenting. Not only did Kalki's emo- it and do it well. , tional journey deeply resonate with me, “We developed an inter- but illustrating this book has also been pretable deep learning model one of the most profound and enriching using multi-head self-attention fter making waves with films like experiences I've ever had." and gated recurrent units,” AMargarita with a Straw, Yeh Jewani With whimsy compassion, uproar- Garibay said in a paper published Hai Deewani and Zindagi Na Milegi iously funny art and spellbinding hon- in the journal Entropy. Dobara, award winning French-Indian esty, The Elephant in the Womb blends The team taught the comput- actor Kalki Koechlin is to debut as a the deeply private with the blazingly er model to find patterns that writer with The Elephant In the Womb, political. It's an eye-opener for anyone often indicate sarcasm and com- publisher Penguin Random House India who has ever thought that pregnancy bined that with teaching the pro- announced recently. was all about the glow and that moth- gramme to correctly pick out cue In this unique graphic book, a com- erhood was all about fulfillment. From words in sequences that were bination of personal essays and think- fixing broken parts to enduring untime- more likely to indicate sarcasm. pieces, we finally have that candid, ly farts, Koechlin's nuanced prose tells They taught the model to do funny and relatable book on pregnancy us the bare-faced truth about the phys- ) this by feeding it large data sets and parenting that mothers, expectant iological discomfort and manic expec- and then checked its accuracy. mothers, and anyone even thinking tations that make it a bittersweet expe- The team included comput- about motherhood have been waiting for. rience. + er science doctoral student Ramya Gorgeously illustrated by Ukrainian Talking about the book she commis- Akula. “In face-to-face conversa- artist Valeriya Polyanychko, with deeply sioned, Manasi Subramaniam, Executive ( tion, sarcasm can be identified personal journal entries captured in real Editor and Head of Literary Rights, effortlessly using facial expres- time, alongside reflections and anecdotes, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House omputer science researchers facial expressions and gestures sions, gestures, and tone of the this is a ground-breaking book — it's the India, said: "Kalki Koechlin's book deals Cincluding one of Indian-ori- that cannot be represented in text. speaker,” Akula said. motherload! with the mother of all issues — the fact gin at the University of Central While artificial intelligence “Detecting sarcasm in textu- Commenting on the experience and that parenting is as exhausting as it is ful- Florida have developed an artifi- (AI) refers to logical data analy- al communication is not a trivial inspiration, Kalki said, "While I was filling, as draining as it is inspiring, and cial intelligence (AI)-based sar- sis and response, sentiment analy- task as none of these cues are struggling with my pregnancy and my as frustrating as it is joyous. We roman- casm detector for posts on social sis is akin to correctly identifying readily available. Specially with the new role as a mother, it was my friends ticise motherhood in popular culture, media platforms. emotional communication on explosion of internet usage, sar- who helped me. They shared their and I'm so glad Kalki has pulled back the Sarcasm has been a major social media. casm detection in online commu- rough times and dark phases and how curtain on what is essentially the phys- hurdle to increasing the accura- “The presence of sarcasm in nications from social networking they got through it with laughter and ical and emotional labour of much of the cy of sentiment analysis, especial- text is the main hindrance in the platforms is much more challeng- contemplation, and that helped me female population." ly on social media, since sarcasm performance of sentiment analy- ing,” she added. more than those who spoke only of the —IANS relies heavily on vocal tones, sis,” says Ivan Garibay, Assistant —IANS .293 :62 )0/124 ) 4)/2/1)./ L05 L O 12550 2/) 1 O $< 1,44 2/ $8 (M 9 K $ $ 1 $< .@! $L O5 O5 !$L $8 $@ O5 .@!@ 6 $P 5 $8 P M $ % $ 5 $ A2 $< $< O ?MM 5 5 $ O $M $M O O $M "# $% "$% &'('(& '' .// / / the fear of parents,” shared Akhlaq Ahmed, a resident of Surankot. A strong foundation is required to compete at higher education levels. Discontinuing classes at primary and middle-level impacts the learning skills of the students. “In our country, the general perception is that only board exams are important. But that doesn't mean education can be compromised at the primary level. In fact, primary education impacts children’s academ- ic progress as it prepares them for future challenges,” Akhlaq added. The first wave of coronvirus was not as scary as the second has proved to be. There are a total of 44,307 active cases in J&K — 28,736 in Kashmir and 15,571 in Jammu. The overall death toll is around 1,515 in Kashmir and 1,097 in Jammu. There is a sense of panic among parents as this time chil- dren, largely unaffected in the first wave, have not been spared. As per government data, approximately 11.5 per cent of the 56 lakh Covid-19 cases reported between January 1 and April 21 were in the age group zero to 20 = years. The impact of the second wave on children intensifies the need for pro- tecting them from the deadly virus by &"="! taking the correct measures at the right time. While shutting down edu- cation institutes and shifting to the online mode is justified, is it being nce again, schools and other executed in the correct manner? How 5 education institutes across states well did our government prepare our Ohave been shut soon after they schools and other education institu- reopened in January following a hiatus 6 )*6.64 tions in the last one year to ensure that of almost a year. The interaction students are not affected during the between students and teachers has second wave? returned to the online platforms. As per the UNICEF, the closure of Several students, especially the ones = # # 1.5 million schools in India due to the with no access to smart phones and pandemic and lockdowns last year has 0CAB 9&. 6 &.60 0 internet are once again unable to man- # - ++ %/ +"8 %+% ;"+8" impacted 247 million children age online classes. With ever-increas- enrolled in elementary and secondary ff late, there has been a lot of discussion about ing number of Covid-19 positive cases schools. In addition, there are over six Ovalue-based and issue-based politics. On one and deaths across the country, their million girls and boys who were hand, few senior statesmen have been laying empha- plight has taken a back seat. Amid the already out of school even before the sis on value-based politics, whereas the new age lead- chaos, the student community contin- COVID-19 crisis began. Online edu- ers, have been saying that politics should be issue- ues to struggle for its education, more cation is not an option for all as only based. so, in the rural hinterland. one in four children has access to dig- The recent In Jammu and Kashmir, attending ital devices and internet connectivi- tensions at the online classes is as much a challenge for ty. Pre-COVID, only a quarter of international bor- students as it is for teachers to conduct households (24 per cent) in India had der and the elec- these. Owing to its tough geography access to the internet and there is a tion results of and extreme weather conditions, the large rural-urban and gender divide. some states in telecommunication and Wi-Fi options On one hand, we have people India have revived are limited. Most families own only one fighting to save the lives of their fam- these questions smartphone which is not enough to about and miss out on holistic growth. ily members from this fatal infection relating to the pri- cater to the needs of all the children. Studying online and interacting with and on the other is the fight to keep macy of values vs Neither do they have enough money to fellow students and teachers through moving ahead. Considering the ongo- issues again. Some pay for mobile internet. All these chal- the small screen is killing their child- ing scenario, the academic session political parties lenges, which were recognised during hood,” he rued. The biggest concern for should be suspended for a month, and their leaders, the first wave itself, continue to adverse- parents is that children are losing appropriate measures should be taken who focus on val- ly impact the future of children in rural interest in education. “No one knows during this time to ensure that when- ues, are highlight- regions of Jammu district. the concerns of the parents says that the appointed seeing their children strug- when this pandemic is going to end. If ever the session starts, no student — ing the questions Yathir Chaudhary, a social activist second wave and its impact on the edu- gling with online classes during the last the education institutions remain shut, from both rural and urban areas — is of corruption, from Surankot Tehsil in Jammu's cation of children is being discussed in academic year. They don’t want chil- two academic years will be wasted. left behind. nepotism and lust Poonch district, while reflecting upon every family. “Parents were already dis- dren to forget what school life is all There are no easy answers to address —Charkha Features for power that have become the bane of present- 3 day politics. Others are raising the issues of unem- ployment, decentralisation of political power, giving women a greater share in the democratic set-up at the 3 : panchayat level and more in their speeches, writings or election manifestoes. Those who campaign for 3 value-based politics, mention it as essential for principled politics. Some of the values they advocate ( # are clean and speedy administration, fulfilling elec- tion promises and goals mentioned in the manifesto, 1 maintaining a high standard of public and private morality and responsibility towards one’s official duties as well as the electorate. Others who talk of clothing not only allows their sure to lotion them up at least 30 issues, mention poverty, unemployment, casteism, t's the beginning of May, and skin to breathe, but also absorbs minutes before sun exposure, participation of youth at grass-root level as essentials Itemperatures are already soar- moisture from the skin, prevent- and don’t forget to top it up of the democratic process. There is also a group who ing close to 40 degrees Celsius. ing pesky itchy heat rashes. every few hours, as a sunscreen's talk of both — issues and values. 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Some have a wider range of vision that the season. Follow these simple gulps every now and then makes can get the better of us. So pay includes Kautilya, Socrates, Aristotle, Plato and more. tips by Manoj Jain, Director, them feel cooler instantly. attention to these tell-tale warn- But one important element missing from the per- Scram.in to navigate through ings that can signal an oncom- spective of almost all is the knowledge of the state these sticky weeks like a pro and # ing problem. Signs of heat of society as it existed in the earliest times. 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If he can do that, he’ll go mism”, despite infections surg- manages to stay fit. the distance,” Ambrose added. ing in Japan and other countries. Ambrose, who took 405 India is set to take on New A virus state of emergency wickets in 98 Tests at an out- Zealand in the inaugural World in Tokyo and other parts of 9 " - D% standing average of 20.99, said Test Championship final from Japan was extended on Friday, cerns very, very seriously”. " " "8 from the current Indian lot, June 18 to 22 in Southampton less than three months before “I think that it will also act Bumrah has impressed him the next month and Ambrose feels the Games are due to begin. as a beacon of hope and opti- most. a good opening partnership The emergency measures mism in a world that I hope is ) , “India’s got a few good fast will be crucial for Virat Kohli’s come as Olympic organisers soon moving back to some type bowlers. I’m a big fan of Jasprit great yorkers.” compatriot Courtney Walsh men. struggle to win over a sceptical of normalcy,” he told reporters. Bumrah. He’s so different than “He’s got a lot in his arsenal. made the most lethal opening “It will be very important Japanese public, who fear the “I think that these Games any bowler I have seen. He’s so So as long as he can remain on bowling pairs of all time, feels that the opening batsman lay the Games could spread infections will leave a strong lasting lega- >, ? effective and I’m looking for- the park for a long period of the the Indian speedster, with his foundation because if you lose despite a ban on overseas fans cy, not just for Japan but at a time ward to him doing really well,” time, I’m sure he can get up short run up, puts a little more 1-2 wickets pretty early you and possibly domestic spectators when the world is coming to !7'A6 ish. Ambrose said on The Curtly & there,” Ambrose added. strain on his body. exposes captain (Virat) Kohli too. terms with some pretty difficult Verstappen got the jump Karishma Show on YouTube. Bumrah, who made his Test “You know in terms of fast and the others guys in the mid- But Coe, speaking at an ath- and harrowing months.” ewis Hamilton beat Max on Hamilton off the starting Asked if the the 27-year old debut in 2018, has snapped 83 bowling, it’s generally about dle order. letics test event held behind More than 10,000 athletes LVerstappen in a thrilling line, recovering the scarce can scalp 400 wickets in the wickets in just 19 Tests at an rhythm. So, you need to build a “So if you get a solid plat- closed doors at Tokyo’s Olympic from 200 countries and regions duel to win the Spanish Grand meters that separated them on longest format of the game, impressive average of 22.10, good rhythm before you can form from the openers I am sure Stadium, said he believes the are set to travel to Tokyo for Prix and increase his champi- the grid down the first straight. Ambrose said, “As long as he can quickly becoming a vital cog in deliver. it will make life a lot easier for Games can “have a profound the Games, with a decision on onship lead over his top rival They entered the first curve remain healthy, fit and play the Indian team’s scheme of “Bumrah has got a very the middle order and the team impact” on the world and how many domestic fans — if on Sunday. side-by-side and appeared to long enough. He can seam the things. short run up. He walks most of can put up a good total,” moved to reassure the Japanese any — can attend to be taken Verstappen’s Red Bull graze one another before ball, swing the ball and bowl Ambrose, who along with the way and maybe one or two Ambrose added. public that “we take those con- in June. AFP edged the pole-sitting Hamilton backed off, as Hamilton to the first curve to Verstappen pulled away. snatch the early lead. The superior tire strategy ;8"- " But Mercedes’ use of two kicked in on lap 25 when # , = pit stops to give Hamilton Verstappen came in to swap ; " fresher tires down the final his soft tires for the more stretch paid off and allowed durable mediums. Hamilton Rome: Naomi Osaka is con- 6B9 United 10 points behind lead- Grealish looked on from him to overtake the stayed out to take the lead for flicted over whether the Tokyo ers City, with 12 still on offer to the stands on Sunday as did Dutchman with six laps three laps before he ceded it Olympics should be held amid anchester United put the Red Devils from their final England manager Gareth remaining. back to Verstappen when he the coronavirus pandemic. MManchester City’s Premier four league games. Southgate, himself a former “Red Bull got a great start,” had to change his tires to The second-ranked tennis League title celebrations on United, however, face Villa defender. Hamilton said. mediums as well. player, who represents Japan, hold after coming from behind Leicester and Liverpool in the “I was hunting .... It was a Even though Mercedes was asked about the games at to win 3-1 away to Aston Villa coming week and defeat in WEST HAM DROP POINTS long way to come back from, team principal Toto Wolff the Italian Open on Sunday. on Sunday. either of those matches will see Everton have strengthened 20-odd seconds back. But it said before the race that he “Of course I would say I Defeat for Ole Gunnar City, beaten 2-1 at home to their hopes for European foot- was a good gamble.” expected to make one pit stop, want the Olympics to happen, Solskjaer’s side would have Chelsea on Saturday, crowned ball next season thanks to their Hamilton followed his seeing Verstappen holding his because I’m an athlete and handed the title to City and champions before Pep 1-0 win over West Ham. 100th career pole on Saturday lead must have changed his that’s sort of what I’ve been their local rivals would have Guardiola’s men are away to The visitors went ahead by taking his 98th career win. mind. Hamilton came in for a waiting for my entire life,” she enjoyed seeing Villa’s Bertrand Newcastle on Friday. through Dominic Calvert- He also tied Michael second time on lap 43 for a said. Traore opening the scoring United kicked off having Lewin who finished well after Schumacher’s mark of six vic- new set of tires. “But I think that there’s so midway through the first half. not lost a Premier League being expertly found by Ben tories at the Spanish Grand Verstappen saw Hamilton much important stuff going on, But United hit back with match at Villa Park since 1995, Godfrey. Prix, including the last five in eating into this lead and told and especially the past year,” two goals in four minutes after a year before current manager Lukasz Fabianski had to be a row. his team “I don’t see how we Osaka added. the break, Bruno Fernandes Solskjaer joined the club. at his best to deny Gylfi Hamilton increased his are going to make it to the “I think a lot of unexpect- equalising from the penalty Villa’s hopes of ending that Sigurdsson from long range, lead to 14 points over end.” ed things have happened and spot before Mason Greenwood run against United were not before thwarting Richarlison Verstappen, who grabbed a He was right. Verstappen if it’s putting people at risk, and put them ahead. helped by England moments later. bonus point for the fastest lap. was unable to put up a fight if it’s making people very United wrapped up the International Jack Grealish’s West Ham almost equalised Hamilton’s teammate when Hamilton caught and uncomfortable, then it defi- win thanks to substitute ongoing absence due to a shin when Vladimír Coufal struck Valtteri Bottas steered his overtook him on the outside nitely should be a discussion, Edinson Cavani’s goal three injury, with Egypt forward the post after a brilliant team Mercedes to a third-place fin- of a turn. which I think it is as of right minutes from time. Trezeguet a long-term absentee move, with Jarrod Bowen now.” AFP Victory left second-placed * BF " - " B as well. unable to convert the rebound.