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  al Capital, but exempted gro-     cery stores and pharmacies. ndia as on Friday reported 55 The Centre extended till   Imore positive cases of April 15 the regular visa and e- COVID-19, highest so far in a visa of those foreigners strand-    day, taking the total tally to 249 ed in India due to the coron- belying hopes that the onset of avirus pandemic. India has      summer will curb the spread of reported four deaths so far due deadly coronavirus. Among to the virus that has taken toll those found positive for the on 5,168 people across the      novel coronavirus are 32 for- continent, mostly in Italy which eign nationals, including 17 is now the hardest hit country    from Italy, three from the in the world with 3,405 fatali- Philippines, two from the UK, ties. od sees the truth, but one each belonging to Canada, As coronavirus continued Gwaits”, the famous story by " #  P    #     #    ' #  Indonesia and Singapore. The its upward trajectory across the Leo Tolstoy, was exactly the ( )  *  "#       + ,   !  figure also included four deaths country, Prime Minister same in the modern context, reported from , Narendra Modi on Friday held the way Nirbhaya’s battered Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) nation. After the execution of Karnataka, Punjab and a meeting via video link and soul and her grieving parents and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) the convicts, Prime Minister Maharashtra so far. deliberated ways to check its waited for the 7 long years to were executed at 5.30 am in Narendra Modi said justice Presently, 6,700 people spread with Chief Ministers of see the rapists and killers being Tihar Jail. Cheers went up after has prevailed. “It was of the who came in contact with the various States. Union Health hanged. Justice was finally the hanging with some waving utmost importance to ensure patients are under rigorous Minister Harsh Vardhan and                        delivered when hangman the national flag and shouting the dignity and safety of surveillance. top Health Ministry officials        ! Pawan pulled the lever of all the slogans of “Long Live women,” the PM said. A spike in numbers were present in the four death-row convicts one Nirbhaya” and “Bharat Mata ki While talking to the media prompted the States and UTs to meeting. tiated teleconference during out the logistics with various after another at 5.30 am on Jai”. at her home after a sleepless reinforce its efforts to contain On the other hand, sever- which he briefed the partici- airlines to bring them back. *  ! Friday morning and thus The crowd even distributed night that also saw the Supreme the spread. While the al Indo-Pacific nations on pants on the proactive steps “The MEA is working out putting an end to the most sweets amid chanting Court holding an extraordinary Maharashtra Chief Minister Friday held a teleconference to taken by India to counter the the logistics with airline com-   ! talked about gangrape and “Nirbhaya has got justice, the hearing that continued till 3.30 said all workplaces in major exchange their assessments pandemic. panies to bring back stranded subsequent murder of a 23- other daughters still await”. am, Asha Devi, mother of cities, including in country’s about the coronavirus pan- On the issue of Indian Indians from EU countries,” the * + %,- year-old paramedic girl in the The brutality of the crime Nirbhaya said they finally got commercial hub Mumbai and demic and discuss ways to stranded in Europe in transit MEA said. independent India. on a winter night more than justice but their fight will con- Pune, will remain closed till work in synergy to combat the due to the travel restrictions Mumbai: Snapping its four- Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan seven years ago had shaken the tinue for India’s daughters. March 31, the Delhi Chief global menace. Foreign imposed by India in the wake day losing streak, equity bench- Minister announced shutting Secretary Harsh Vardhan of coronavirus scare, the    mark Sensex rallied over 1,627 down of all malls in the nation- Shringla took part in a US-ini- Government said it is working     points on Friday in line with global markets as Governments  . !   *  : The across the world took drastic services will be closed on measures to combat the eco- #$%& %&#    Sunday in view of “Janata cur- nomic blowback of Covid-19.      Government on Friday to place. Besides, all standalone few”, officials said. “The move After starting on a volatile maintain social distancing in restaurants, bars, coffee shops, is aimed at encouraging public note and swinging over 2,485 ll liquor ‘On’ shops would the wake of the coronavirus canteens, eateries of all kinds to stay indoors and maintain points, the BSE barometer Aremain closed across the outbreak. where a large number of peo- social distancing, which is ended 1,627.73 points or 5.75 State until further orders. The Government has also ple dine and congregate are to Q' (R  ) essential in the fight against per cent higher at 29,915.96. A decision in this regard restricted congregation of more be closed immediately until COVID-19,” DMRC said. Detailed report on P11 was taken by the State than seven persons at any further orders.    ing into contact with Lok Sabha ed Parliament proceedings for member Dushyant Singh, who three days after Kanika’s party ! 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(COVID-19) in the State on Thursday night, has come in contact with at least 46 persons, informed State Government Chief Spokesperson on COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi on Friday.   

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Bagchi said, “We have identified 43 persons of the total 46 and eight teams have been formed to trace the remaining three persons.” He said the 19-year-old youth had travelled to from the UK on Wednesday. On Thursday, he was kept in an isolation room (of the AIIMS-Bhubaneswar) and his health condition is stated to be stable. For precautionary mea- sure, his family has been direct- ed to remain in home quaran- tine to prevent spread of the deadly virus. Meanwhile, the Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of the AIIMS-Bhubaneswar on Friday demanded stringent action against the hospital’s Medical Superintendent for allegedly concealing the travel history of the corona-inflicted youth, who is his son. The RDA alleged that the youth had been kept in the doc- tors’ room without being admitted in the hospital for over 12 hours thereby risking the lives of those who came in contact with him. In a representation to AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Director B Geetanjali, the association said it was gross negligence on the part of the Medical Superintendent and isolation unit in-charge to conceal the travel history of the youth who was admitted for the isolation unit but kept in doctors’ room. Notably, the 33-year-old man, who is the first con- firmed corona case in the State, is stated to be in good condi- tion at the Capital Hospital here, Bagchi told reporters.   " #$ % & '( ) )  

   #&  #2"+ /    /+   ,#" 6;+2-2""-             - ,#<,+  6  (           special review meeting was     he Shree Jagannath Temple    *  Aheld on Thursday under      TAdministration (SJTA) has the chairmanship of Northern decided to deposit the temple %    )* ) been directed to maintain a dis- Division Revenue Divisional      for filed functionaries and hief Minister funds in nationalised Union     tance of two metre among Commissioner (RDC) people as well. CNaveen Patnaik Bank of India at an annual guests in their in-house restau- Niranjan Sahoo regarding hief Minister Naveen “I would suggest you to on Friday suggested interest rate of 5.75%. (   rants. All hotels and restaurants drinking water projects and CPatnaik on Friday wrote postpone the scheduled Prime Minister The Union Bank of India have been advised to encour- power supply in a letter to Prime Minister Census and related activities Narendra Modi to has been selected in a tender age the customers or guests to district. Narendra Modi requesting in the country and take (an) scale up coronavirus process. The temple and its cor-      take takeaways. RDC Sahoo discussed in the Central Government to appropriate decision in the (COVID-19) testing pus funds would be kept in the “All public transports detail about the progress of review the decision for interest of people. Overall facilities at bank as fixed deposits for a ith the COVID-19 virus including taxis and auto rick- drinking water projects and ener- Census 2021 keeping in view stock may be taken on the Government and pri- period of three years at annu- Wspreading across the shaws on hire inside the city gy requirements for the same and the coronavirus outbreak and emerging situation,” Patnaik vate hospitals across al interest rate of 5.75%, country, the State Government limits of all the urban local stressed on timely completion of take an appropriate decision wrote to the the country and make them ments for farmers covered informed SJTA Administrator has restricted congregation of bodies will be regulated to the projects. The departmental in the interest of PM. free of cost. under the PM KISAN scheme, (Development) Ajay Kumar more than seven persons at any allow them on alternate days,” officers were told to be more care- people. Notably, the Union Patnaik made the sugges- economic package for various Jena on Friday. place in the State. the order said. ful about the basic necessities of In the letter, Patnaik said Ministry of Home Affairs tion during a videoconference sectors and construction work- Notably, the Yes Bank The General “All markets, shopping com- the residents like drinking water. that around 30 lakh enu- has issued notifications for meeting of the PM with the ers and distribution of funds to returned the temple funds of Rs Administration (GA) and plexes, village haats will be reg- He directed to complete merators and supervisors in conduct of Census 2021 and CMs of all States over coron- the States in advance were 389 crore with an interest of Rs Personal Grievances (PG) ulated to allow only sale of food the ongoing projects early util- the country would be updating of the National avirus containment and treat- other major suggestions of 8,23,27,636 crore of the total Department issued an order in items including groceries, veg- ising the available funds. On engaged to collect data by Population Register through- ment. Patnaik also suggested Patnaik. funds amounting to Rs 545 this connection on Friday. etables, meat, chicken, fish, egg the occasion, he also reviewed visiting each household in a out the country. Accordingly, for availability of protection He also appreciated the crore in the first phase on Besides, all stand-alone and other essential conveniences the progress of ongoing mega first phase. However, in the all States have been given equipments and masks for Central Government’s deci- Thursday. The remaining prin- restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and daily need items,” it said. drinking water projects. current situation, where all schedules to complete the healthcare personnel. sion restricting international cipal amount of Rs 156 crore canteens, eateries of all kinds These restrictions are pure- Keeping in view the summer efforts are directed towards first phase for house-listing, Financial support for travel, airlifting Indians from would be transferred to the SBI where a large number of peo- ly temporary in nature and will season, the problems arising in containment of COVID-19, housing census and updating MGNREGS workers for at least coronavirus-hit regions of the account of Jagannath Temple ple dine and congregate are to be reviewed on a dynamic water supply should be sorted mobilisation for the Census of population registration 50 days and families covered world and availability of State Corpus Fund at Puri Main be closed immediately until basic and suitable moderation out by taking steps for repair and other concerned activi- during 45 days between April under the National Food Disaster Response Fund Branch after the fixed deposit further orders. shall be exercised depending on and maintenance of the tube ties would pose a great risk 1 and September 30, 2020. Security Act, additional instal- (SDRF). matures on March 30. Further, all hotels have the situation, it added. wells in the district, he told. . * /0P * #   7+  

  (  this position holds technical superseding 22 (Roads) is alleged to be pro- responsibility; and as engineers. He moting nepotism and awarding  $     +  “Secretary”, it exercises admin- was also given contracts to people with dubi- istrative control of the depart- additional one- ous background. -   # ,(,  ment. But as the present Works year extension. Besides, there is lot of delay Secretary is not an engineer But the in getting forest clearances for * *  (   and lacks technical expertise, Government projects. there is absolutely no coordi- drew flak when This has led to dissatisfac- nation and transparency in there were tion among most of the engi-          the department. many financial neers. They feel that they are Earlier also, there were irregularities paying for the sins of former he district administration, f late, the Works some instances of persons with like price esca- Engineer-in-Chief and Works Tfinally, pulled down an ODepartment (OWD) engineering background being lation, poor quality work, delay most of the projects executed Secretary Pradhan. encroached portion of the which has the responsibility of appointed as EIC-cum- in project completion and bride by OWD have been either The engineers opined that prominent Laxminaryan construction, repair and main- Secretary by the Government’s collapse. So, the Government stalled or moving at a snail’s as per the Supreme Court’s Mandir at OT Road here on tenance of buildings, roads, Cabinet decision. Like AC appointed an IAS Officer to pace. There are lot of deviations order to appoint a permanent Friday. bridges, highways and other Padhi (1974 to 81), Architect streamline the functioning of in utilisation of funds. Taking administrator for the Jagannath The long-pending eviction related structures, is in a limbo AK Biswal was shunted out in the department. advantage of the Secretary’s Temple, Kumar cannot func- while was necessitated for thanks to an IAS officer being 1990 and in his place SP But though present, Works lack of technical expertise, tion as full time SJTA Chief expansion of the OT road yet Pal along with police force 144. Unlike previous occa- posted as Secretary of the engi- Gantayat was appointed. IAS Secretary Kishan Kumar, has a contractors are executing works Administrator and the Works the district administration on were present. sions, there was no protest neering department. Though Arabinda Behera (2003-04) good track record and is high- worth crores of rupees on ver- Secretary and do justice to several earlier occasions had The extended portion of from any quarter, and it is com- the norms say the OWD is was given the additional charge ly efficient, due to lack of tech- bal assurance and there is both responsibilities. failed to execute the work due the temple, comprising Natya pletely peaceful. However, the nominally headed by a position of Works Secretary with nical knowledge and multiple absolutely no transparency. The service engineer asso- to protest by the temple trust Mandir, was demolished. temple committee has demand- of Engineer-in-Chief or EIC- approval of the Cabinet. responsibilities he has found it It is alleged that taking ciation is demanding to appoint and locals. However, there was no protest ed some compensation on cum-Secretary who reports to Later, the Government difficult to improve the func- advantage of it some unscrupu- an engineer with good track Sub-Collector Nilu from any corner. account of the loss and dam- the Minister of Works. appointed Nalini Kanta tioning of the department. lous officials are also fixing ten- record as EIC to improve the Mohapatra, City DSP Manoj Sub-Collector Mohapatra ages. We informed that it would As “Engineer-in-Chief”, Pradhan as Chief Engineer So it is no surprise that ders. The Chief Engineer functioning of OWD. Rout and Sadar SDPO Pravash said, “The area is under CrPC be considered by a panel.” Q6 ! !  ' *    !  + 'RR #*   /  . ment has not happened yet. People’s representative have sat *(  silent always. The Government’s      in 70-80 age group, and 1% ( ( recent decision of hiking min- above 80 years, State COVID- imum holding tax to Rs 600 per ven as persons aged above 19 Chief Spokesperson Subroto house and users’ fee to Rs 50 E60 years fall victims of the Bagchi informed. In his mes-   7   have put residents on financial coronavirus (COVID-19) in sage, the CM urged the people burden. These should be with- the country, Chief Minister to listen to elderly persons and he Manav Adhikar drawn forthwith,” demanded Naveen Patnaik has appealed to talk to them. The elders must TSurakhya Manch has urged Manch coordinator Abani the people of the State to take be kept informed about the the Ganjam district adminis- Kumar Gaya in a memorandum the utmost care of their elder- coronavirus and other issues tration and the Behrampur submitted to the district ly persons. surrounding them. Talking to Municipal Corporation (BeMC) Collector and the BeMC Patnaik urged the people to the elders about their old mem- authotiees to withdraw the Commissioner recently. take the mental and physical ories would bring smile on hiked holding tax and users’ fee Gaya threatened that a care of their elderly persons. their faces, the message added. soon. Ghanta Yatra and mass agitation As per the 2011 Census, Bagchi said that books '#   #2 3  (   #' !      * #    P #  #      #       “The Government has been would be held by the Manch if the number of elderly persons should be provided to the     4    #      4'#       #5 + , 3 !  neglecting the BeMC since its the hiked holing tax and users’ in the State is 42 lakh. Of them, elders so that they can read inception. Necessary develop- fee are not withdrawn soon. 6% are in 60-70 age group, 3% them and get mental peace. !"#$ %%# /012(3    42  *5

And furthermore, those Korea has conducted more than February 15 and South Korea &     momemt when we can take would exhaust all of its testing far it has not been on a mete- individuals who have tested 4,000 tests per million people. with 28 cases but little did any-  ( ( effective measures to control kits in less than four weeks. oric upsurge as far as India is positive might not submit According to ICMR, one know then that, Italy will the outbreak. However, given the stand of concerned. Therefore, we still themselves for getting quaran- ‘Symptomatic Testing’ is the pose as a class apart with over    When Stage 3 reaches, it the Government of India on the have hope, but how long? Non- tined, as they may give false correct approach for now and 30,000 positive cases and over shall affect large chunks of the condition in which ideally one disclosure and non-determi- name and identity and become which means only those are 2,500 dead. And the country The argument from some populace, which is called, ‘com- should go for coronavirus test- nation of positive cases owing untraceable thereafter. tested who have travelled from will be under full lockdown. quarters is not encouraging munity transmission’, and as ing is adequately discussed to our inability to cater to the Ridiculous isn’t it? countries affected by high rate However, as of now South enough since a view is doing per experts bringing things to above, which is in sharp contrast requisites for conducting ade- The whole exercise is not of coronavirus infection or Korea has less than 9,000 pos- rounds that we are such a large control once the outbreak to the Ministry of Health’s def- quate tests shall be fatal for the about building a fake profile of those who have come in con- itive cases, and less than 90 population and only around reaches stage three, is almost inition of “suspect cases” of nation. Can you imagine achievement for the tact with those who are tested dead, which is distinguishably 200 cases by now have tested difficult and shall be out of coronavirus, which says, “those another Italy or China in India? Government as regards con- positive for COVID-19. lesser than Italy. positive, but the point is how bounds. with severe respiratory illnesses, The essential take away is, taining the COVID-19 out- Amongst them only those Arguably, what Italy didn’t can we be so sure about the The stand of the Indian that cannot be explained by any we have to be responsible, no break but taking concrete mea- showing symptoms of and South Korea did do, was lot positive cases since we are not Government so far is, that it has other cause must be considered doubt, social distancing, no sures on the ground, so that, the Coronavirus infection like dry of testing. In Indian context it doing enough tests. conducted random tests among as ‘suspect cases’ for COVID-19 unnecessary movement outside +$,"  + outbreak is indeed controlled. cough, fever, shortness of shall be prudent if we follow the Say for example America, 1, 000 people with no travel or even if they do not have any our homes have to be strictly So, the point is actually it breath are prioritised. South Korean example and in the beginning, the situation contact history and no one of travel or contact history.” adhered to, but at the same n a somewhat strange needs to be clear about how to So, the problem remains in test all, with any of the symp- there was not so alarming and them have tested positive for But ironically, it has been time we need to rethink of our Iresponse to a leading news deal with this fatal outbreak? the fact that, since we are not toms of flu associated with the administration was not coronavirus, therefore, for now the consistent statement that is coronavirus testing strategy, channel, Dr Raman And amongst all of this, the going for adequate tests, we COVID-19 infection. serious about self-quarantine the Government shall adhere to coming from various that is to make it more diverse Gagankhedkar, Head of most important aspect is our may not be in a position to However, South Korea and testing. Now the case in US its symptomatic testing policy. Government agencies that, for across the cross section of soci- Epidemiology at Indian coronavirus testing strategy. identify all the positive cases enhanced its testing capacity is quite precarious, it has over However, what seems the time being only those with ety, even if someone shows Council for Medical Research About 12,000 tests have that might be existing or that from January onwards, so that 6,500 cases, and out of which important is apart from social a travel history of contact his- severe respiratory illnesses as (ICMR), sounded quite scepti- been conducted in India since might be coming up. And this large numbers of the popula- about 120 dead. distancing and other precau- tory are being put for testing, defined by the Health Ministry cal about going for more tests February. South Korea has con- shall indeed mean inviting a sit- tion can be tested but Italy Coming back to India, the tionary measures, we need to which is in sharp contrast to irrespective of travel or contact for COVID-19, on the ground ducted over 2.5 lakh tests so far, uation which shall be even lagged behind in that field and present state of the infection in build our capacity for going for the Ministry of health’s position history. that, more testing wouldn’t which is 10,000 tests per day. worse than Italy. showed deplorable lethargy in India is at stage two, which is tests with adequate human on the issue. yield desired results as this may And as per reports, India has However, as per reports, the conduct of mass testing, called ‘local transmission’ or resources and testing facilities. It is true that, though the (The writer is a lawyer and give rise to identification of conducted about 5-10 tests per Italy started with three cases of quarantining people and the from affected person to healthy According to reports if we con- number of COVID-19 positive he can be reached at sjyotiran- more COVID-19 positive cases. million people, whereas South corona-positive cases on result is before us. persons. And this is the right duct 6,000 tests per day, India cases is on a rising trend but so [email protected])

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The Guali block to COVID-19 among people youth of Malaspadar vil- The Government of India worth a total Rs 4,87,082 crore, in Keonjhar district is 355      residing in the concerned Alage under the Mohana had the State Government to go according to official hectares having a deposit of wardd. police station in Gajapati dis- for auction of the mineral estimates. 198.74 MT worth Rs 39,877   The Ward Officer would trict was arrested for allegedly blocks whose term would end While the auction process crore. conduct meetings inviting for- spreading false information on March 31, 2020. started for two chromite blocks This will be a captive mine mer Corporators or former over coronavirus on social “This is one of the biggest on July 31, 2019, then on of JSPL, which has a 6-MT steel      Councillors, intellectuals, dig- media on Friday. auctions of its kind; and Odisha October 4 a second round of complex at and would nitaries and the opinion lead- The accused was identified State Government urged the police official. stands top among the States,” auction process began, which expanding the plant capacity to o create awareness on novel ers of the concerned as Surya Pradhan. people not to be panic over any As per reports, Mithun said a senior Department of was cancelled; and later an 20 MT in near future. Tcoronavirus (VOVID-19) ward. Police said Pradhan post- fake news and stay calm. It also shot a video of a mutton meat Steel and Mines official. The NIT (notice inviting tender) The premium for iron ore preventions, the State The meeting should not be ed in his Facebook account that appealed people to follow the shop of his village and spread State would get one of the high- was issued on December 6. mines in the State which ranges Government has decided to a huge gathering and need to a person from Betarsingh vil- official updates provided by the wrong information on est premiums like 144% in For Sukinda Chrome Ore between 90% and 140% is organise ward-level meetings in maintain social distancing, lage under Mohana block had administration in connection WhatsApp and other social one block, Guali Iron Ore, the and Guali Iron Ore, the NIT higher than the average pre- all urban areas on Saturday advised Nayak. tested positive for coronavirus to corona virus. media platforms saying that auction of which ended on was issued in January and mium fetched in auction in (March 21). The Ward Officer would infection, which triggered In another incident, police coronavirus has infected goats March 18. completed on March 17. The Karnataka, Jharkhand and Municipal Administration read out the structured sensi- panic among locals. on Thursday arrested a youth in the area. After the video was While Jharkhand, Sukinda block in Jajpur district . Director Sangramjit Nayak has tisation script prepared by the On verification, it was after registering a case for circulated on WhatsApp Karnataka and Madhya having 406 hectares with a While Odisha has auc- written to all Municipal Housing and Urban found that the information allegedly spreading misinfor- groups and social media, many Pradesh are far behind in con- 92.55-MT deposit went to the tioned 23 mineral blocks, Commissioners and Executive Development Department and posted by Pradhan was com- mation about deadly COVID- condemned the matter. ducting auction of their min- TS Alloys with a premium of Jharkhand and Madhya Officers in this regard on would involve citizens to solic- pletely fake and false, police 19 in Raighar area of When police came across eral blocks, Odisha has under- 93.75%. The TS Alloys is a sub- Pradesh have been able to auc- Friday. it information and feedback added. Earlier, nearly half-a- Nabarangpur district. the video, they launched a taken the auction process with- sidiary of Tata Steel, which tion one each and Karnataka Nayak said a special meet- from them. dozen persons from different The accused, Mithun probe. Following an inquiry, it out much hassle. gained the control of the has been successful in auc- ing in the office of each Ward Such a meeting would be parts of the State were arrest- Haldar from Bharasundi DNK was found that Mithun had cir- Out of the 23 auctioned Sukinda chromite mines hav- tioning 12 blocks, officials here Officer will be held at 10 am held held in each ward unfail- ed for rumour- mongering in village was forwarded to court culated the video on social mineral blocks, 11 are in ing a deposit worth Rs 70,929 said. Saturday to discuss and dis- ingly, said Nayak. the last 10 days. Meanwhile, the following his arrest, said a media. - 5 &;     2,2"     "",      9*         youth reportedly from ".   ATelangana was found dead in a train at Jatni on Friday. (  / "  (   Similarly, Station Manager, ness massive gather- GRP personnel recovered the 0 )0   ( .  Baleswar railway station, ing would be body from a boggie of the Bikash Ranjan Bera said all observed. -     necessary measures including It may be noted Hirakud Express at the Khurda disinfection and cleaning at the the three-day Road Junction railway station.  5)   regular intervals at platforms annual Urs of Baba Passengers aboard the train &%, "$ and foot over bridges, had Bhuja Khia Pir is had informed the GRP when ocal MLA Raghuram Podal    been taken to combat the men- scheduled for March they found the youth’s body in Lturned a Good Samaritan ace. 25. But it is still not the compartment. on Friday by promptly taking s a preventive measure to On Thursday evening, dis- clear how the festival, The PAN card of the two accident victims to a hos- Award off the threat of trict Collector K Sudarshan where hundreds of deceased revealed his and iden- pital, for which life of one of the Coronavirus, the district Chakravarthy had a meeting devotees throng to the shrine, Gopinath temple, Remuna, tity. As per the details men- two could be saved. administration has adopted a with the heads and represen- would be observed. Panchalingeswar, tioned in the document, the According to information, multipronged strategy to curb tatives of all the worshipping Similarly, another promi- Chandaneswar and deceased was Amit Kumar two bikers were critically injured the menace. places, urging them to take nent festival of Baba Bhusundeswar are witnessing a Singh (30), a resident of as their motorcycles collided The Regional Transport adequate precautions includ- Chandaneswar, Bhograi, which slump in the footfall of the vis- Telangana. The GRP personnel head-on in front of the Gurukul Office (RTO) being one of the ing not allowing devotees hav- runs for two weeks from April itors. It is dipped by over 60 per also recovered his cheque book. Ashram at Kunduli in Koraput vulnerable places, RTO Bikash ing cough and cold symptoms 1 draws massive crowd for cent and declining each pass- During preliminary inves- district on Friday. MLA Podal, and referred them to the Saheed ical college after an hour’s of Chaudhary informed that till and further not allowing more three days from April 12 to 14. ing day. The tourists who tigations, the cops did not find who was a passerby then, imme- Laxman Nayak Medical College treatment. March 31, the test, learning and devotees at a time inside the In the meanwhile, the virus booked their rooms including any injury marks on the youth’s diately called for Ambulance at Koraput. However, one of the A case has been registered driving had been postponed. premises . scare has taken toll on the in OTDC and Panthaniwas body. However, the reason and took the two victims to the two injured, identified as and investigation is on, said And further instructions have Meanwhile, uncertainty tourism industry, as all the and private lodges in advance behind death of the youth was Kunduli hospital, where doctors Sunadhar Hautal (19) suc- Potangi police station IIC been given, at large, not to gath- looms large over how the tourist places including were cancelling them, said still unclear. provided primary treatment cumbed to injured at the med- Bijayraj Majhi. er in the premises. prominent festivals which wit- Chandipur , Khira Chora sources. 5227%52**     O2  #   ,     P  + 2 12$ judicial system. All accused in Nirbhaya’s parents for seven Stating that loopholes in        + + the Nirbhaya gang-rape case years would certainly inspire police and legal systems have been hanged. People’s others to avail justice. The delayed justice in the Nirbhaya ,      ! *  faith on justice system has punishment availed to case, she said, “Many rape vic- been strengthened further,” Nirbhaya accused would alert tims of the State will get justice  5)6  he KIIT and the KISS have Ttaken awareness initiatives  woman allegedly killed her to check the spread of coron-     Ahusband at Siljoda village avirus. under the Bamebari police sta- As a part of the initiatives, iving her views tion in Joda block of Keonjhar 5,000 nonteaching staffs of Gon hanging of district on Thursday night. KIIT and KISS have been given all four accused in The deceased was identi- compulsory paid leave to be at the Nirbhaya gang- fied as Dayal Munda. their homes and conduct train- rape case, BJP Dayal, who was suspecting ing and sensitisation pro- Mahila Morcha his wife of having an extra- grammes in their native blocks State president marital affair, confronted her, and panchayats. About 15,000 measures against COVID-19. tively prepared to tackle this Pravati Parida on following which a bitter quar- senior students of KISS have They are sensitising people on deadly menace looming large Friday said people’s rel ensued between the two. also been advised to create hand washing and hygiene upon us. Proper IEC cam- trust on judicial Later, it took an violent turn as awareness among their tribal through door-to-door cam- paign at the panchayat level system has been Mukat in a fit of rage hit her communities, villages, pan- paigns with a message “Say no through our staffs, supporting enhanced even as a husband with a stick killing chayats and blocks. to panic and yes to precautions”. the initiative and advisory of delay was marked him on the spot. The KISS has offices in all In a message KIIT & KISS the State and health entities will in the justice deliv- On being informed by vil- districts of the State, each head- founder and MP Dr Achyuta help us fight this battle. The ery process. lagers about the incident on ed by a district coordinator. Samanta said, “Awareness spirit of solidarity must be at “Today is a day Friday morning, police reached The district coordinators are should be spread far and wide the centre of our efforts to of happiness for all the spot, recovered the body for proactively engaged in creating at the grassroots levels and defeat COVID-19. We will beat of us. It is a justice availed to all said Parida. miscreants not to commit such if such loopholes are blocked.” postmortem and started an awareness on precautionary communities should be effec- it”. people having faith on the Parida said the struggle of crimes, she said. investigation.   -   *          :  !        + "- " study said, triggered similar servation as a subject." species. adaptation in three very dif- A vigorous campaign by But not everyone is fond of     he house sparrow, once an ferent species, dogs, house the outfit he heads, "Nature the house sparrow; in fact, Tintegral part of our imme- sparrows and humans. Forever", led to March 20 being quite the opposite. Some peo-  5)   and conferencing mode. diate environment, all but dis- Around the start of agri- observed as the World Sparrow ple see the sparrow as an inva- Heads of Department shall appeared almost two decades culture, the urban house spar- Day; and the house sparrow sive pest, a "kind of brown- eeping in view of the advi- be kept informed on the ago. These common birds that row split from the wild birds; being declared the State bird of winged rat stealing our food". Ksories issued by the UGC, progress of course/virtual class lived in the cavities of our hous- it has a pair of genes, AMY2A, Delhi in 2012. Today, the spar- In an article in smithsonian- the Central and State by the Course Instructors. es and polished off our leftover which helps it digest complex row enjoys a high profile glob- magazine.com, biologist and Governments and the protec- The 2nd Mid-Semester food today sit on the red list of carbohydrates, the reason that ally; its conservation has author Rob Dunn said the tive measures already taken by examination shall be conduct- the endangered species of The it shares our love of starchy become a people's movement. human love-hate relationship the Central University of ed other than by the written International Union for wheat and rice. However, little data are avail- with the bird was typical of Odisha (CUO) to check spread mode, may be assignments Conservation of Nature Conservationists attribute able on the impact of the cam- human beings: of COVID-19, the Competent and take home examinations. (IUCN). the decline in the population of paign that focussed on simple, Dunn write, "I can tell you Authority of the university has The Course Instructors shall, in Scientific studies have house sparrows to the doable and affordable things that when sparrows are rare, we decided the following: consultation with the HoDs established that the house spar- unfriendly architecture of our like putting nesting boxes and tend to like them, and when Teachers of respective shall decide the mode of exam- rows follow us everywhere and homes, chemical fertilisers in water/grain bowls in balconies. they are common, we tend to courses in all departments shall ination. simply cannot live where we our crops, noise pollution that It is largely believed that the hate them. Our fondness is remain available in the head- The employees, regular or don't. Fossil evidence suggests disturbs acoustic ecology and house sparrow is making a fickle and predictable and says quarters as per timetable to outsourced, shall take all pre- that these birds shared their noxious exhaust fumes from steady come back. "Thanks to far more about us than them. promote online education of all ventive measures while coming space with early humans. vehicles. The debate about the sheer number of people They are just sparrows, neither UG and PG students. to office. According to a 2018 Royal whether the digital revolution who have been longing to see lovely nor terrible, but just Study materials shall be Further decisions shall be Society of London report, the has jammed the air passages is the bird that connects them to birds searching for sustenance made available by the Course taken after assessment of the bond between humans and inconclusive, but common peo- their childhood, the house and finding it again and again Instructors through virtual situation on or before March sparrows goes back 11,000 ple say it is no coincidence that Concerted efforts are being sparrow and other common sparrow is coming back," says where we live." mode, specifically WhatsApp 31. Notably, all classes and years; and the starch-friendly the house sparrow started dis- made to bring back the house species were not considered Panchami Manoo Ukil, an avid Group nd Group Mail. They hostel facilities in the university genes of the house sparrow tell appearing in the late 1990s sparrow. According to scientist- conservation material by sci- birdwatcher. Many places in (The writer is a senior jour- will also interact with their stu- have been suspended till March us a story linked to our own when mobile phones came to conservationist Mohammed entists, and common people Odisha too have seen a come- nalist and amateur nature pho- dents through audio, video 31. evolution. Agriculture, the India. Dilawar, "Earlier, the house were far removed from con- back of these little avian tographer based in Delhi)   " #$ % & '( ) )  

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P  " & & - "   # ,, ried off to a major 10 days ago (CDPO) rushed to the mar- instructions of Superintendent shoes and bags showrooms, All District Magistrates and " "- arrested three persons includ- riage venue along with her of Police, the arrests were made marble/tile godowns, watch Police Commissioners have been ing the bride groom, his moth- three staffers and police after and the minor was rescued.      showrooms and shops, home advised to invoke Section 144 of er and mother of the minor. receiving information about However, no action had been paint shops and godowns, books the Criminal Procedure Code, All the accused persons marriage of the minor girl taken so far against the local s a measure to check the and magazine stores and gift 1973, in their respective districts were forwarded to court and with Niranjan Behera of Tapasi leader who was involved in a Acoronavius outbreak, the item/invitation card stores restricting the assembly of five or they were further sent to jail village in presence of the rela- brawl with the Bhubaneswar Municipal would also remain closed. more than five people in public under judicial custody follow- tives of the groom and bride. authorities. Corporation has ordered clo- The BMC has directed the places. This and several other ing rejection of their bail peti- All of them asked them to Chairman, Child Welfare sure of various types of shops Zonal Deputy Commissioners decisions were taken in a meet- tions. stall the illegal marriage, yet it Committee, Bhagirathi Barik in the city in which large num- to ensure closing of such shops, ing held under the Chairmanship The police, sitting tight is alleged a local leader of rul- said the minor was rescued bers of customers gather until stores and godowns in thir of Chief Minister Manohar Lal even after knowing such illegal ing BJD and family members of since the marriage was illegal. further orders. respective areas. Khattar here to review the steps marriage in the district, swung the groom allegedly obstruct- She was lodged in a child care All standalone restaurants, Shops selling food items being taken to check the spread into action after pressure on ed the enforcing actions and institution. Further, an inquiry bars, coffee shops, canteens, such as groceries, vegetables, of COVID-19, here. Deputy Chief them mounted from various the nuptial knot was tied report had been sought from eateries of all kinds where a large meat, chicken, egg and other Minister Dushyant Chautala and quarters including social despite resistance from the the district child protection number of people dine and essential daily need items Health Minister Anil Vij were also media. enforcement agencies. officer under what circum- congregate would remain closed. would have to maintain social present in the meeting. 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"+#2,+,,, +2+   3    *) 'P   #   #",  " #&&"    -- & wake of coronavirus outbreak,  & the State Government has been taking many proactive steps in  + %1 preventive healthcare and      between individuals would be $ social protection measures, maintained at the meetings, including the establishment of n view of the coronavirus and videoconferencing, wher-  6  (  BDOs, municipality Executive      isolation centres, release of old Ithreat and in order to ever possible, would be con- Officers, police stations and age pension in advance, pay- ensure effective social dis- ducted. he Jharsuguda district administrative departments for he State Government has ment of ex-gratia, etc. This tancing, the State Government The order further said Tadministration has strict compliance. The markets Turged the Reserve Bank of would involve substantial dis- has restricted meetings at that Cabinet and Empowered imposed Section 144 of the include 11 under Jharsuguda India (RBI) Regional Director, bursement from the treasuries. Government offices across Group of Ministers meetings CrPC at crowded places from block, 25 under Lakhanpur Bhubaneswar for availability of Since it is a very crucial the State. shall be held through video- Thursday to prevent possible block, 11 under Laikera, 12 sufficient cash in banks and time, the public may also However, meetings relat- conferencing. spread of novel coronavius in under Kolabira, 14 under ATM counters across the State require a lot more cash in ed to COVID-19 or mainte- Besides, all official func- in the district. Kirmira block and five markets to meet exigencies. hand. Hence, it may be ensured nance of basic services would tions, including commemo- The Section 144 has been under Belpahar Municipality. In a letter, Finance that no bank branch/ATM be held, said an order of the rations and garlanding of stat- imposed in around 78 weekly However, not a single market Department Special Secretary counter goes without cash in GA and PG Department. ues, have been suspended markets as per a notice issued under the Brajrajrajnagar PK Biswal said that in the the near future, said the letter. A distance of two meters until further orders. by the Sub Collector to all Municipality comes in the list. 102  +"",+',, 2", +#2,2"//$+2 4"  2"72#, /#+ 2+7" )< <, 0# P /"    #    03 2-2,",//$ ++,",",#+,, L/ +,",2-//$ + #,2+ ,+'M+"7 72#,2, + "  #    ) +,6 "+",//$+2"#-"  + -"+' +",+#++"##++    +,, +,+,,-#,+  undreds of villagers of Karandaba, HMahuljharan, Katapada and Mahulpada villages of Khariar block in Nuapada district arrived at the office of the     BEO (Block Education Officer), Khariar    /  * on Wednesday forenoon and staged a demonstration by locking the main gate. The objective was to express their !   even registration numbers will resentment over the decision of the School ply on even numbered days.     0   and Mass Education Department,    )&) “For example, on March Government of Odisha, for closer and ( +  21, which is an odd numbered or fear apart, the district merger of the schools in their respective day, all vehicles in this catego- % ) administration and Health villages.   ry having odd registration Department had also taken all As per SME Department decision, numbers like OD02-X ( .  precautionary measures to con- under the policy of rationalisation and con- trol the situation. Fortunately, sideration of schools, a total of 265 ele- no one here was found to the mentary and secondary schools in (  Corona positive so far. Nuapada district are going to be closed and Those who were admitted merged. Out of them, 127 primary schools in VIMSAR, Burla were given are having less than 20 students, 98 % &   clean chits as their blood sam- schools are having less than 40 students 7   ples were found to be negative. and located within 1 km distance of “But hospital authorities another school and the third category con- "We ran the school in Karandaba for people of Mahulpada. uch before the appeal of are ready to face any challenge sists of 36 upper primary schools having seven years before the Government estab- Likewise, the Upper Primary School MPrime Minister Narendra with isolated wards in ICU and class I to VIII and the UP section enroll- lished one in our village. We had appoint- in Mahuljharan has 21 students from class Modi to observe ‘Janata ventilators,” informed ment is has less than 20. ed Prem Barik and Jasobanta Majhi as 1 to 8. "We know, the number is low, but Curfew’ on Sunday, Sambalpur Collector Subham "Our villages are located in interior Ghinua masters and paying them paddy the problem is one has to cover 3 km ghat city witnessed a similar situa- Saxena. At the same time the pockets inside forests and there are hilly as their remuneration. If the school is road in side forest to reach the nearest tion with crowded places look- district administration, in the streams. How can we let our children trav- closed now, we will start it on our own as school at Birighat," the villagers said. ing almost empty. People pre- meanwhile, had closed all el through such hilly and lonely tracks", before," told Ward Member of Karandaba The villagers are very much annoyed, ferred to stay home and not saloons, spas, gyms, beauty asked the villagers. Supari Majhi, . because there was no consultation with      1235/3579 will only ply,” an join crowd like before. parlours etc to stop contami- The schools in these villages were Phulmati Majhi of the village informed them before taking such decision. "Even official order of the BMC said. The situation in the roads nation of the disease. Further, established about ten to fifteen years ago. that the villagers were contributing paddy, the School Management Committee n a bid to contain the spread However, there would be no and markets spoke volumes of it had released emergency "We never admitted our children in rice etc towards the remuneration of the (SMC) was not consulted," said the vil- Iof coronavirus, the restriction on plying of private the fear and the alertness of the numbers like 1077, 0663- schools of nearby villages. Even there were teachers and even running MDM through lagers. Bhubaneswar Municipal vehicles, Government owned, people to beat the menace. The 2412087, 0663 -2533405 where no school only because of the distance. contribution. "When the Government "In this background, it is necessary that Corporation (BMC) on Friday hired vehicles, emergency ser- road from GM University to common people or the persons Instead, we engaged "Ghinua masters" (lit- started MDM, we also started our own the Government should revert the deci- ordered for implementation of vice vehicles and vehicles hired Court (Kacheri Chowk) that with corona symptoms could erary it means purchased teachers) to teach feeding programme," she added. sion. Furthermore, we have to see whether the odd-even formula for ply- by private hospitals including hardly remains free during any call to inform their health our children. If the schools are now Phulmati was the cook at that time the lead schools where the closed school ing of private buses, taxis and vehicles used for transportation part of the day, bore a desert- related problems. closed we will start our schools as before," doing the work free of cost for the children. would be merged are equipped to accom- auto-rickshaws in the city. of doctors and paramedical ed look all through the day. “Persons who have said the villagers. People of other villages have also similar modate the burden," said president of Jami Public transport vehicles staff. All other SOPs earlier Similar was the situation in returned from abroad should The primary school at Karandaba vil- stories to share. The Mahulpada primary Jangal Mukti Andolan Khuturam Sunani. like buses, taxis and auto-rick- issued to maintain social dis- most of the daily markets like register their names and call lage in Lanji Panchayat has 14 students, school of the same Panchayat has 18 stu- "We demand withdrawal of the clos- shaws having odd registration tancing and disinfection shall be Gole Bazar, Professor Colony, 104 for further action,” a Press which is in the closure list. The nearest dents now. "Our students have to walk for er and merger policy," the numbers shall ply on odd num- followed scrupulously in all Ainthapali, Dhanupali and release from the district admin- school now is Lanji, which is 3 km far. 2 km and cross a stream," informed the villagers said. bered days and those having vehicles, the order said. other places. People’s awareness istration stated. /,++ )*+ 7! P&     %D0 ED   $   +      '   Q  /  (       unjab started to act tough * (  he Union Finance Ministry Pagainst the violators of the #  !  Ton Friday released Rs State Government’s direction  4.* 186.58 crore for Urban Local and curbs imposed to check the      a forest and killed her. Though Bodies (ULBs) of the State. The spread of novel coronavirus Jagabandhu frantically amount has been sanctioned as (COVID-19). As a part of the olice on Friday arrested searched for Rani , he failed to   (  the first instalment of the basic same, the corona positive Ptwo persons for allegedly trace her. But in the morning, grant for the ULBs for the year Mohali resident was booked for killing a woman, Rita Kerai, at he saw Rani’s body hanging uttack MP Bhartruhari 2019-20. negligence, besides arresting a Saida village under the from a tree. He immediately CMahtab has demanded in This is as per the recom- gymnasium owner in Pallahara police station in informed police, following a the Lok Sabha that the Union mendations of the 14th Finance and lodging of a case against Angul district. team led by Pallahara PS IIC Government include the Commission. the marriage hall owner for The accused were identi- Kishore Samal went to the Ansupa Lake in the Ramsar Chief Minister Naveen defying restrictions imposed on fied as Biju Kerai and Mosa spot and investigated. Convention. Mahtab said the Patnaik had in December last the size of mass gatherings. Kerai. Based on the probe and on Ansupa Lake, the sweet water throughout the year, especially attention of international written to Prime Minister The development comes According to a complaint Jgabandhu’s complaint, the two lake on the Mahanadi riverbank in winter. Fish cultivation in the organisations and thereby can Narendra Modi urging him to on a day when the Union lodged by the deceased’s hus- accused were taken into cus- in Banki subdivision, spreads lake enhances the income of the get a special tourism spot sta- release the basic grants for the Health Ministry officials band Jagabandhu Kerai, he tody by police. The duo con- over 5,000 hectares of land. fishermen in over four gram tus. Like the Chilika Lake, the ULBs. responded to queries, if action and his wife were returning fessed to the crime,following Recently, the lake has been panchayats around it. Ansupa will also generate Union Minister was being contemplated against home at night after witnessing which they were arrested and cleared of weeds with financial “The State Government is funds. The unique wetland site Dharmendra Pradhan thanked people for violation of safety the Magha festival, when Biju forwarded to court under support of Rs 2.3 crore from the now maintaining the lake. If it needs to be a part of progress the PM and Union Finance measures — including those and Mosa intercepted them. Sections 302 and 206 of the World Bank. This lake attracts is included in Ramsar conven- and development in tourism Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who were escaping from quar- The duo dragged Rani into IPC. thousands of migratory birds tion, the lake will draw the sector,” said Mahtab. for release of the amount. antine facilities.   " #$ % & '( ) )  5 &, #56, " 1(2 , 34 &'( (' 5'4 16, '(2 '( ',4(

  groups to be avoided and it Scouts Regimental Centre in April. Leave of personnel be regulated and crowding and shall be ensured personnel are Leh as they had come into con- already on leave was extended bunching has to be avoided. rmy Chief General MM available on telephone and tact with the 34-year-old sol- till 15 April 2020 at the discre- Moreover, posting of all per- ANaravane on Friday electronic means at all times for dier. tion of Competent Authority. sonnel was deferred. reviewed preparations within exigencies of work. These *Meanwhile, the Army in All service personnel (less The Army also appealed to the force to meet the coron- advisories were firmed up after its advisory has asked the com- Army Medical Corps) attend- veterans and civilians living avirus pandemic challenge and discussions between Naravane manders to regularly hold ing courses terminating prior within and in the vicinity of ordered that at least 35 per cent and important functionaries at *Awareness Campaigns* on to 15 April 202were to be army cantonments and sta- of officers and 50 per cent the Army Headquarters here, precautions to be taken with- retained at respective training tions to adhere to social dis- jawans working in offices will officials said. in the Army and also for com- institution for which addition- tancing norms and to support observe home quarantine and These instructions come munities in near vicinity to al training programme to be additionalinstituted to prevent work from there for a week days after a Army jawan of Army establishments. issued. The annual Medical spread of COVID -19. starting March 23. The second Ladakh Scouts was tested pos- Among other measures, Examination(AME)/Periodic Moreover, those personnel batch will observe these pre- itive in Leh and now undergo- all conferences and seminars Medical Examination working in army offices will cautions from March 30 as per ing quarantine in a hospital postponed have been post- (PME)was postponed till 15 report for duty in staggered the new advisory'. there. AS a precautions, the poned till 15 April and April. timings to avoid The advisory issue on Army is now screening many Temporary Duty of all ranks Among other measures crowding/bunching at Friday also said intermixing of other soldiers of the Ladakh rescheduled/cancelled till 15 entry to the army canteens will entry/exit points. "=,+ "    )  !   ",   /!  #*  # 2++#+  

  moment to act. Let us not   He talked about the urgent everal Indo-Pacific nations on allow this moment to pass need of capacity building of SFriday held a teleconference enior Congress leader and without decisive action and rime Minister Narendra healthcare workers and aug- to exchange their assessments Sformer Finance Minister P regret later," he tweeted. PModi on Friday held video mentation of healthcare infra- about the coronavirus pandem- Chidambaram on Friday said He said he had offered conference with Chief Ministers structure. He suggested that ic and discuss ways to work in the war against coronavirus support to the Prime Minister’s to monitor and deliberate in the the Chief Ministers should do synergy to combat the global cannot be fought with "moral announcements yesterday, “but ways to check the spread of video conference with trade menace. armaments" and that lock- I am absolutely certain that the / +    coronavirus and various mea- bodies in their states to prevent Foreign Secretary Harsh down was the only solution. PM will have no option but to sures of preparedness of the black marketing and undue Vardhan Shringla took part in a After he supported Prime come back with tougher social pandemic. Union Health price rise. He urged them to use US-initiated teleconference dur- Minister Narendra Modi on the and economic measures”. Minister Harsh Vardhan and soft power of persuasion as ing which he briefed the partic- steps suggested by him in his “Yesterday, I got the     2   ;   top health ministry officials well as legal provisions, wher- ipants on the proactive steps address to the nation on impression that PM was testing were also present in the three ever necessary. taken by India to counter the Thursday, the Congress leader the waters. He should act bold-   of travel restrictions and are nationals which have expired or hour long meeting held via "Prime Minister said that pandemic. said the PM must take tough ly. The war against coronavirus unable to exit the country dur- would be expiring during the video link, which started at the COVID-19 Economic Task The telephonic conference social and economic measures cannot be fought with moral he Government has decid- ing the validity of their visa. period from March 13 (mid- 4pm. Many Chief Ministers Force set up by Government of call, initiated by US Deputy and he should act boldly and armaments," he said on Twitter. Ted to extend till April 15 the It has been decided to pro- night) to April 15 (midnight) urged Prime Minister for ban of India will formulate the strate- Secretary of State Stephen Biegun not waste any time. There has been a buzz regular visa and e-visa of those vide the essential consular ser- would be extended till mid- international flights from sen- gy to devise suitable approach for discussions among some "ICMR says that the disease about the janata curfew being foreigners who are currently in vices by the office of the night of April 14 on 'Gratis' sitive countries for some more to effectively tackle the eco- Indo-Pacific nations on issues is still at Stage 2 (local trans- a dry run or trial for a complete India and unable to leave the Foreigners Regional basis after making online appli- time and demanded for finan- nomic challenge. He urged the related to countering COVID- mission) in India. This is the lockdown in the days to come. country due to the novel coro- Registration Officers and cation by the foreigner. cial packages to workers in the Chief Ministers to ensure that all 19, also included senior repre- navirus pandemic. Foreigners Registration "Exit of such foreign un-organised sectors. necessary steps are taken and all sentatives from Australia, South According to a Union Officers to foreign nationals, nationals, if so requested by Modi appreciated the steps advisories are adhered to in Korea, Vietnam, New Zealand, ""=+" $   Home Ministry notification, a presently in India. them during this period, will be taken by the States and thanked order to ensure the safety of cit- and Japan, the Ministry of number of foreign nationals are "Regular visa, e-visa or stay granted without levy of overstay them for sharing their experi- izens in the country at large. No External Affairs said in a state- ##,- in the country since imposition stipulation of all foreign penalty," the Ministry said. ences and giving suggestions. stone should be left unturned in ment. The participants shared   +  our common endeavors to fight their assessments of the current 2++ COVID-19," said PMO in a situation with respect to   statement. COVID-19, and discussed ways New Delhi: Amid the coron-  !   %   49 There was unanimous to synergise their efforts to avirus outbreak, a Bhopal- New Delhi: Parliament would opinion on need of awareness counter its spread, the MEA said. based counter-terrorism relat- meet at 2 pm on Monday and and training to the health work- "Foreign Secretary Shringla ed app developer has developed not at the usual 11 am on the   more than one and half crore emergency was declared follow- asked people above the age of 65 ers in the field. Punjab Chief briefed the participants on the an android-based application request of members as they said masks every day. Therefore, fears ing coronavirus and flights were to remain at home but many Minister Amrinder Singh, proactive steps taken by India Corona Virus Monitor for they would be reaching late due he Government on Friday about shortage were unfounded, cancelled. MPs above this age were coming Maharashtra CM Uddhav both nationally and in the region tracking news and develop- to the changes in their air Tassured Parliament that there he said. The minister also Earlier in the day, Chairman to Parliament. He wanted to Thackeray, Uttar Pradesh Chief under the prime minister's lead- ments related to the outbreak flights. The decision was taken is no shortage of masks and hand assured the Elders that there was M Venkaiah Naidu announced know if Parliament was exempt Minister Yogi Adityanath were ership," it said. of the virus across the globe. after several members said they sanitisers which are necessary no paucity of sanitisers. that Sukhendu Shekhar from the government rules among those who attended the Shringla conveyed India's Through the application which would not be able to reach the preventive steps in the fight In another coronavirus relat- Roy(TMC) had sought permis- including imposition of section video conference. West Bengal desire to share its perspectives can be downloaded for free, the national capital from their against coronavirus pandemic. ed issues figuring in the house, sion of the house to remain 144 and Epidemic Act. Chief Minister Mamata with partners in the region and developer intends to provide respective constituencies in the This assertion came in the Rajya two MPs namely Satish Chandra absent and be self-quarantine Naidu and minister Piyush Banerjee reiterated for stop- to work together with others. real time developments related morning following relocation of Sabha after some MPs drew the Dubey and Kirodi Lal due to coronavirus. Goyal said essential services ping international flights to the The participants are expect- to Covid-19 pandemic and flights and cancellation of trains attention to reports of paucity of Meena(both BJP)sought imme- The House unanimously were exempted and Parliament state and demanded for finan- ed to continue the conference call spread situation awareness and due to coronavirus. Speaker these items since the outbreak. diate government intervention to lauded Prime Minister Narendra was fulfilling its respponsbility of cial packages to the workers and on a weekly basis, covering protection from the viral infec- Om Birla informed Lok Sabha Allaying their apprehen- bring back stranded students in Modi's address to the nation on passing the budget. Moreover, those working the un-organised issues like cooperation on vac- tion. The app http://app.apps- that the Question Hour would sions, Minister of Chemicals Philipines. Thursday urging people to unit- functioning of Parliament sent a sector. cine development, challenges of geyser.com/10347701/Coronav remain suspended on Monday. and Fertilisers Mansukh The two MPs said more edly fight the challenge of coro- message to the nation that it was Maharashtra CM urged for stranded citizens, assistance to irus%20Defence is yet to be He made it clear that the deci- Mandaviya said more than 100 than 540 students including navirus. However, Anand leading the nation from the the increase of in the number of countries in need and mitigating uploaded by the Google Play sion is applicable for March 23 manufacturing units all over those from Bihar and Rajathan Sharma(Congress)said the gov- front in the fight against coron- coronavirus testing the impact on the global econ- Store. PNS only. PNS the country were producing were stranded in Manila after an ernment by a notification had avirus. 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                he Government on Friday Tdenied in the Lok Sabha   (107.16 crore or7.17 per cent).   that there was any evidence of Of the total expenditure of the coronavirus having any ‘suspi- s many as 32 political par- 32 political parties on publici- n an effort to give a boost to cious origin’ from China as Aties, including seven ty, 1223.71 cr or 81.83% per- I'Make in India' project of the being circulated in the social national parties have spent the cent was spent by the national NDA Government in defence media and asked Opposition highest of 1495.41 crore on parties and 271.70 cr or manufacturing, the draft of not to “press panic button” even say that origin of coronavirus rise after his address to the publicity, followed by 567.19 18.17% was spent by the Defence Procurement as the Congress sought to say is surrounded with suspicion nation on Thursday night. crore on travel expenses, regional parties. Procedure(DPP) 2020 propos- there was spectre of hoarding, saying World Health Chowdhury suggested that 528.94 crore on lumpsum On the travel expenses, es higher indigenous content and price rise after Prime Organization (WHO) was not government provide tempo- amounts paid to candidates the ADR has divided expendi- and incentives for local mate- Minister Narendra Modi’s given access to Wuhan in rary assistance to daily wage and 399.03 crore on other or ture incurred by star cam- rial and software. address a day before and sug- China, the place from where earners, auto drivers , security miscellaneous expenses during paigners and the party leaders. The draft unveiled by gested that the dispensation coronavirus first broke out and guards , vendors who have the Lok Sabha polls in 2019. Political parties have spent a Defence Minister Rajnath the catalyst for India's eco- (Indian) where Lessor is an provides temporary succour later affected the global popu- been hard-hit by the self- According to a report pre- total of 567.19 crore on Singh on Friday here also pro- nomic growth and realisation Indian entity and is the owner to daily wagers, auto-drivers lation. Would India speak to imposed curfew of the people. pared by the Association for 'Travel'. Of this, national par- vides for making after sales of our global ambitions. of the assets and Lease (Global) and small vendors. the WHO and have the origin The Congress leader said Democratic Reforms (ADR) on ties have spent 487.33 cr support a part of capital acqui- With experience gained by where Lessor is a Global enti- Asking questions during of Coronavirus investigated advance wage payments should the basis of expenditure details (85.92 %) and regional parties sition contract, leasing of the industry and the Ministry ty. This will be useful for mil- the question hour on the pan- ?",the Congress MP asked and be made to MNREGA daily submitted by the political par- spent Rs 79.86 cr (14.08%). defence equipment introduced of Defence , it is now time to itary equipment not used in demic coronavirus, members wanted to know "..whether it wagers. ties to the Election National and Regional for the first time and emphasis take further steps to strength- actual warfare like transport wanted Government to clarify was naturally originated and Intervening from the gov- Commission, these political political parties collectively on product export under off- en 'Make in India' initiative, fleets, trainers and simulators. whether it has prescribed not grown out of a scientific ernment aide, Parliamentary parties have recollected spent 98.53% of their total sets. The proposed DPP also refine Life Cycle Support of The scope and options for Aurvedic or homeopathy med- experiment ..?" affairs minister Pralhad Joshi 6405.59 crore in 2019. Of travel expenses or 558.88 offers incentive under offsets procured equipment and plat- Product Support have been icines for curing the disease of Responding to Congress every one should honour the them, a major chunk of crore on their star campaign- for units in Defence corridor. forms and hasten the defence widened to include contempo- which there was yet no clinical member's question, good suggestions given by the 5544.34 crore (86.55%) was ers and the remaining 1.47% or The main focus of the DPP acquisition process by further rary concepts in vogue, name- trial. N Uttam Kumar Reddy Harshvardhan said his Prime Minister in the light of received by seven political par- 8.31 crore on the travel of 2020 is to further increase simplifying the procedures & ly Performance Based Logistics (Congress) said having issued Government was in regular the global crisis. He denied ties while 25 regional parties their party leaders. indigenous manufacturing and reducing the overall procure- (PBL), Life Cycle Support an advisory the Ayush Ministry touch with the WHO and any there was any shortage of received 861.25 crore The 32 national and reducing timelines for pro- ment timelines, he added. Contract (LCSC), contradicted itself saying there suspicion on the count of the essential commodities and (13.45%). regional parties together spent curement of defence equip- The major changes pro- Comprehensive Maintenance was "no known cure to origin of the virus was linked urged opposition to not to According to the report, 2591.39 crore during the 2019 ment. These and several other posed in the new DPP are hike Contract (CMC)to optimise COVID-19." to what was being circulated in "press panic button". political parties have declared Lok Sabha polls, of which an such innovative measures were in indigenous content ratio by life cycle support for equip- The member sought to the social media platforms like Chowdhury , however, their expenditure under the expenditure of 2004.99 crore part the draft finalized by a more than ten per cent to sup- ment. The capital acquisition know what advisory Ayush WhatsUp. The Minister said went on to say that Prime heads of publicity, travel (77.37%) was incurred by the high-level committee headed port Make In India. Also, use contract would normally also Ministry has given on the issue. there was "no authenticity" in Minister's address " se Bazar expenses, other/miscellaneous seven national parties. by Director General of raw materials, special alloys include support for five years Responding to queries, Ayush the report. Hashvarshan said main aag lag gayi.." There was expenses and lumpsum According to ADR, the Acquisition, Ministry of and software incentivised as beyond the warranty period. Minister of State (indepen- Indian research organisations an uproar and Congress mem- amounts paid to their contest- election expenditure statements Defence that was set up in use of indigenous raw materi- The DPP draft was pre- dent) Shripad Naik said his are in touch with other global bers were seen walking out of ing candidates. The expendi- of 18 Regionalparties including August 2019. al is a very important aspect of pared by a Review Committee ministry's advisory never organisations on the origin of the house. Later, at Zero hour, ture on publicity is 49.94 per- DMDK, JD(S), RJD, JKNPP, Speaking on the occasion, 'Make in India' and Indian based on the recommenda- claimed "effective treatment" of the virus. He maintained that Speaker Om Birla said cent of the overall expenditure RLD etc. for the 2019 LokSabha the defence minister said the Companies are world leaders in tions of all stakeholders, includ- coronovirus by Aurveda (or India was the first to know Parliament is with PM's reso- declared under various heads elections are unavailable on the objective of the DPP is to software. A new category ing private industry. In order to homeopathy) as it has sug- about the coronavirus on lution and his appeal fora while expensesincurred website of ECI till date. make India self-reliant and a Buy(Global-Manufacture in accrue advantage of domain gested that its treatment may January 8th a day after China "Janata curfew" on Sunday. towards candidates constituted Theexpenditure statements of global manufacturing hub. The India) is part of the proposed specialisation of various subject help respiratory and immune established that there was a Kanimozhi (DMK) said 17.67 percent of the totalex- IUML and SHS are not avail- government is constantly striv- DPP with minimum 50 per matter experts, eight sub-com- system of the patients. "new coronavirus" in Wuhan. economically poor section has penditure," it said. able for theAndhra Pradesh ing to formulate policies to cent indigenous content. mittees headed by Lt Reacting to the concerns of Speaking on the been the worst hit due to coro- The ADR report said the Assembly elections 2019. empower the private industry Leasing has been intro- Gen/equivalent officers were members, Union Health Coronavirus issue Congress navirus pandemic and the 32 political parties analyzed "Regional Parties namely including MSMEs in order to duced as a new category for constituted to assist the review Minister Harshvardhan said MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Economic task force spent the maximum on media MGP, MPC and MNS submit- develop the eco-system for acquisition in addition to exist- committee. These committees whosoever is being tested, is said while his party was with announced by the Prime advertisement (1166.15 crore ted their election expenditure indigenous defence produc- ing 'Buy' & 'Make' categories to carried out extensive delibera- being tested with "perfect sci- the Prime Minister on the sub- Minister should take note of or 77.98 percent) followed by statements for the general elec- tion. The defence industry of substitute huge initial capital tions and interactions over a entific rationale." ject, the government should the informal sector which is in expenditure on publicity mate- tions despite not having con- India is a strategically impor- outlays with periodical rental period of six months to for- At this stage, Manish take note of hoarding of essen- duress in the wake of the shut- rials (222.1 crore or 14.85 per- tested the elections - as tant sector having huge poten- payments. 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We essential services like drinking Uddhav Thackeray on Friday April 15. “However, the ongo- down further the limit of will ensure that there is no water supply, sewerage ser- ordered closure of all shops, ing SSC examinations for the employees attending the gov- dearth for funds”. vices, banking services, RBI, business establishments and remaining subjects will be held ernment offices from the earli- Meanwhile, Mumbai telephone and internet ser- private firms in Mumbai as scheduled. All teachers er 50 per cent to 25 per cent”. Municipal Commissioner vices, rail and transportation Metropolitan Region (MMR), except those taking classes for Meanwhile, interacting with Praveen Pardeshi announced services, food, vegetables and Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and the 10th standard have been mediapersons at Pune, Deputy restrictions on vehicular move- groceries, hospitals, medical Nagpur till March 31 and asked to work from home,” the Chief Minister Ajit Pawar ment in the areas of Isolation centres, medical stores, reduced the employees’ atten- minister said. exhorted people not to con- centres and quarantine centres Electricity, petroleum, Oil, dance limit in government With three more persons tribute to crowds by inviting declared by the Brihanmumbai energy, media, Port, IT services offices to 25 per cent, even as testing positive for Coronavirus people for marriages and Municipal Corporation (BMC) provided for essential services the total number of confirmed in different parts of the state on ensure against crowds at funer- like Kasturba Hospital, KEM have been excluded from the Covid-19 cases rose to 52. Thursday, the total number of als. “During the period of clo- Hospital and Seven Hills shut down. Production/ man- Hours after the chief min- confirmed Covid-19 rose to 52. sure for shops, business estab- Hospital. ufacturing processes which ister made an announcement Pune and the neighbouring lishments and private firms, I Through an amended require continuity of process about the lockdown till March Pimpri-Chinchwad have request the owners to pay remu- order for “social distancing” may continue to continue at 50 31, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit accounted for a maximum of neration to daily wage earners”. issued under the rule 10 of the per cent staff strength,” the Pawar said in Pune that all 21 cases, the break-up of pos- “Since the next 15 days are Regulations for Prevention and amended order stated. shops, business establishments itive Coronavirus cases else- very crucial, I request the peo- Containment of COVID-19 Among other things, and private firms in MMR where in the State is: Mumbai- Addressing the people drugs and supply of milk have owners of the business estab- ple to co-operate with the gov- framed under the Epidemic Pardeshi asked the police to and three other cities in the 11, Nagpur-4, Yavatmal-3, Navi across the State live through been spared from the lock- lishments who are closed down ernment in implementing mea- Diseases Act, 1897, the BMC issue advisories to not to gath- state will remain closed not just Mumbai-3, Kalyan-3, Panvel-1, social media, the Chief down,” Uddhav said. their units as per the sures to combat Coronavirus,” Commissioner also announced er in masses at sea beaches and till March 31 but the closure Thane-1, Ulhasnagar, Minister said the order closing “In case there is confusion Government orders pay the Deputy Chief Minister said. the closure of schools, cinema public places and said that order would remain in force till Ahmednagar-2, Aurangabad-1 down all shops, business estab- about the closure announce- minimum wages to the affect- Pawar said the collectors halls, swimming pools, gyms, spitting at public places, further orders. and Ratnagiri-1. Of the patients lishments and private firms in ment, the affected people may ed employees,” the Chief and divisional commissioners malls/mill compound, Spa premises and road would Simultaneously, State who had tested positive for MMR and three other cities in contact the local district col- Minister said. had been given powers to pur- Centres, Clubs, Pubs, dis- attract a fine of Rs 1000. He Education Minister Vasha Covid-19, a 63-year-old dis- the state would come in force lector and divisional commis- Uddhav said there were no chase whatever drugs needed cotheques, Sanjay Gandhi said that the sanitary staff and Gaikwad announced the can- ease-infected had died at the at 12 midnight. “The sale of sioner. I have a request to immediate plans to discontinue from the market. “We have lift- National Park, Amusement police would enforce the penal- cellation of examinations for Kasurba Hospital on Tuesday. essential goods, food grains, make to the shopkeepers and operation of suburban trains and ed all the restrictions on the pur- Park and banning of mass con- ty on spitting strictly. #,-./0     :R  %, " #  6 77   " 5)5  the country for a week begin- has to come from there.” sector which is expected to be head of ‘Janta curfew’ on ning March 22. Banerjee also said she had worst-hit due to a considerable ASunday, the entire Jammu amata Banerjee has Banerjee’s appeal came placed demands for food grains drop in economic activities as district locked down complete- Mappealed to the Centre to within hours of a second youth during the coming months of part of containment efforts. ly on Friday to ‘effectively’ fight “immediately stop all the inter- was found to be infected by crisis. The Chief Minister “I have requested the PM coronavirus pandemic. Though national flights.” The Bengal coronavirus. The 22-year-old announced that the to come up with a plan for the no fresh case tested positive in Chief Minister who interact- who had returned from Government will provide 5 unorganised sector, suffering the last 24 hours in Jammu and edwith Prime Minister London on March 13 and had kgs of ration free to the people due to COVID-19 pandemic,” Kashmir, the Government agen- Narendra Modi through video- been in home-isolation was till the month of September. she said, adding her cies reviewed their preparedness conferencing later told the reported positive after he vis- “Either we will supply it home- Government was taking all the to ensure success of the ‘Janta media on Friday that she had ited the hospital with flu-like to-home or we will ask the precautionary steps to handle curfew’ on Sunday. “told the Prime Minister to stop condition on March 17, sources corona preparedness the Chief guardians to come and collect the pandemic. In Srinagar, all out efforts all the international flights” to said, adding all the 11 members Minister said, “I reported him it from the ration shops which “We have a near-seven star were being made to sanitise the Bengal. of the jointly family he lives in about how our demands for have been asked to remain facility at Rajarhat New Town densely populated areas and “The coronavirus is com- have been quarantined in a necessary kits have thus far open at least five-and-a-half for those who will have to be tracking down any suspected ing from outside the country. Government facility. been ignored.” On how the days a week.” quarantined. This facility can case of coronavirus who may Why should the people of A third person a plastic Prime Minister responded to The Chief Minister also accommodate about a thou- have come in contact with the India suffer for the disease surgeon who had visited Dubai her allegations she said “he said said she had requested the sand people,” she said adding lone positive case. that is coming from outside?” had also beenquarantined with that he was taking note of it but Prime Minister to come out a all the districts have been asked In Jammu, all the local the Chief Minister said adding suspected corona infection. did not give any assurance… I plan for the unorganised sec- to create such isolation centres. markets wore a deserted look Maharashtra and Telengana His pathological samples have said that all the equipment we tor that is likely to suffer from As on Friday she said about as shops remained closed. too had made similar requests been sent for tests. are manufacturing here in loss of jobs in case of bigger 5.63 lakh people had been The district administra- to the Central Government. Alleging that New Delhi Bengal through MSMEs but eventualities in the coming screened in the State. Out of tion also suspended public The concerned head of the persons have been kept under The Centre had on was not cooperative enough some other things like per- weeks. She is also said to have them 57 people have been quar- transport mini buses on dif- departments were directed to home quarantine while as 44 Thursday announced a ban regarding the State mission for setting up labs requested the prime minister antined and 18,700 people have ferent routes across the district draft a weekly roaster of duty for are in hospital quarantine. on all international flights to Government’s requisitions for that only the Centre can give for a plan for the unorganised been kept in home isolation. to prevent movement of com- all employees till further orders. Persons who are under mon people. All the religious In order to strictly enforce home surveillance stand at 416 places are also observing com- the lock down, the District while as 405 persons have plete shut down. Administration, also sealed completed their 28-day sur- <     = Late in the evening, the gov- two business premises for veillance period. The Bulletin ernment ordered that the violating the Orders of District added 186 samples have been   /5) on Friday. employees shall attend their Disaster Management sent for testing of which 178 Yogi also appealed to all offices on alternate weeks Authority (DDMA). tested as negative and only four sking people to follow the guide- religious leaders to spread awareness excepting those who are asso- According to the Media cases have tested positive, so far Alines of Uttar Pradesh and Central about coronavirus and how dangerous ciated with Coronavirus control Bulletin on novel coronavirus while as four reports are await- Governments for preventing the spread it was. efforts and essential services. (COVID-19), at present 2465 ed till March 20, 2020. of coronavirus, Chief Minister Yogi “Religious and social functions Adityanath said that people should can- should be deferred till April 2 and in cel all religious and social functions till case of marriages, the number of invi- April 2. tees should not be more than 10. The Chief Minister also ordered Efforts should be made to minimise that the State-run hospitals provide only crowding at one venue. People should emergency services to avoid unneces- stay at their homes and avoid meeting sary crowding. people,” the chief minister said. “Non-essential tests and OPD con- Yogi said that orders had been sultations should be postponed till issued to intensify checking at bus and March 31. This is being done to ensure railway stations and in buses entering there is no unnecessary crowding in UP from different states. hospitals,” he said. “Important cities “It is mandatory to observe social like Lucknow, Noida and Kanpur quarantine to prevent spread of coro- should be sanitised. Schools and col- navirus. People should follow the leges should remain closed and teach- guidelines issued by the Union and state ers and non-teaching governments in letter and spirit,” Yogi staff too should not come to school till said in a statement issued in Lucknow April 2,” he said.  :   " #$ % & '( ) ) &, #56, "

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Limited (MCL) and 25 com- Debajyoti Chakraborty and Vedanta), JK Paper Limited, 81 "; <501 Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala Thas urged the States to the Centre was in touch with The other states with pend- panies, including Adani Power deputy manager Sripalli Jindal Steel and Power 1810><!'(?!41 and Raichur. These five IIITs release their share of premium states for early release of their ing premiums include Limited, Jindal Steel and Power Veeraghanta, along with 25 Limited, IFFCO and Emami 1: "81 along with 15 others which are under crop insurance to ben- share so that it can release the Mahrarashtra, Telangana, Limited, ACC and Vedanta, for big companies, for the alleged Biotech Limited, according to <48 4 also build in PPP mode will efit farmers, citing the examples premium to farmers. The pre- Karnataka and West Bengal. allegedly causing a loss of Rs 97 conspiracy hatched between the FIR.    now be able to use the nomen- of Madhya Pradesh and mium subsidy sharing pattern He said the Centre was ready crore to the public sector 2013 and 2017, according to Other companies booked as clature of Bachelor of Rajasthan that have not between the Centre and States to release the premium to undertaking in the supply of the FIR. accused include ACC Ltd., he Lok Sabha on Friday Technology (BTech) or Master released Rs 2,731 crore and Rs has been 50:50. farmers the same day. coal from it. The major companies Haldia Energy Ltd., Hadia Steels Tpassed the Indian Institutes of Technology (MTech) or PhD 1,482 crore respectively. “The states which have not “We are in constant touch The agency has booked booked by the CBI include Ltd., BILT Graphic Products of Information Technology degree. Replying to the debate Replying to a query during given premium for crop insur- so that the farmers get their four of the then officials in the ACC, Adani Power Limited, Ltd., JSL Ltd., Jindal Steel & (IIITs) Laws (Amendment) on the Bill, Human Resource the Question Hour in Rajya ance include Madhya Pradesh claim,” he said. finance department of MCL — Adani Power Maharashtra Power Ltd and IFFCO. PNS Bill, 2020 Bill which seeks to Development Minister Ramesh confer the status of Institution Pokhiriyal ‘Nishank’ said that of National Importance (INI) such institutes have recorded on five more Indian Institutes 100 per cent placement. #5' A 2  R    B %,B of Information Technology Clarifying the apprehen- (IIITs). It proposes to bring the sions raised by some members five institutions under the IIIT of the House, he said these  %&--   bers T K Chathunni, former match, he was gracious enough India was pitted against “This is all I have to offer his words because he was the (Public-private Partnership) institutes also follow the reser- / Indian defender who had rep- to come to us and congratulate USSR in the opening match of as Indian stars,” said PK after player who made the Europeans Act, 2017, similar to the other vation policy announced by the resented Bombay’s Orkay Mills each and every member of the the tournament. The Soviets the match . The likes of understand that football is 15 IIITs established under the government. The minister also n encounter with Pradeep and Goa’s Vascoe Club during Salgaonkar team,” said who were getting readied for the Mauricio Afonso, Parminder played in India too. “With this scheme in Public-private said the quality of education AKumar Banerjee, the ace his playing days. Chathunni. 1986 world cup at Mexico had Singh, V P Sathyan, Krishanu kind of stars and administration, Partnership (PPP) mode. was improving and the coun- footballer who breathed his last Chathunni said PK was a The last time PK Daa came sent a team that included play- Dey and Babu Mani stood I don’t have any hope or dreams,” The five IIITs which are try was moving ahead in on Friday is like watching a loving personality who loved to Kerala was in 1985 as the ers like Igor Belanov, Vassly bewildered as the Sovites mes- he said after India’s last match in proposed to be given the INI research and development. movie being shown on wide anything about football includ- coach of Indian team that Rats, Andrei Baal and Rinat merized them with top quali- the tournament in which the screen. He was one of the few ing the rival team members. played in the Nehru Cup Dassayev who ultimately made ty football. “We don’t have hosts failed to score even a sin- quintessential football coaches “The Salgaonkar team coached International football match it to the national team that players now. What you see gle goal. When K Bhaskaran, the country had seen. “As a by me had beaten East Bengal held at Thiruvananthapuram. played in Mexico. It seems the here is stars and they are sports journalist wrote a book on player, he was the prince of the in the Federation Cup finals That was the first time football Soviets never wanted to leave nowhere near the likes of Inder Indian football as part of the era and reigned supreme in the held in Kolkata in the early 70s. lovers in Kerala saw Anaadi any stones and unturned in their Singh or Subhash Bhowmick,” Wills Book of Excellence series, maidans. Speed, agile and ball PK Sir was the coach of East Barua, a surprise inclusion in march to the final. They literally said PK after the match. he chose PK as his adviser and control were his forte,” remem- Bengal. Immediately after the the team. butchered the Indian team 5-0. One could feel the pain in consultant.   " #$ % & '( ) )    ; 3   3   !"#  +,-  !"#! &>(-:)'&:,.      6 !*  %!       ! 6!  !       %   %         $   9  4 5 4 S       O+-,"2 +" +,,",# ++,            .=$S >  ?    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( the circular added, “In this regard, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has clarified that         1 9     1 % dogs and cats are not involved in spreading            5    %  infection in the current episode of #                    Coronavirus infection.” Further, the circular reminded that cruelty to animals was an                 offence under Sections 3 and 11(1) of the                      Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960                    and the rules thereunder, as well as violative        #  #             ( of the Supreme Court’s directives in this regard.                   S The circular stated that AWBI had                       already advised the Governments of States and 6           #         Union Territories to see that stray animals were looked after by local bodies, which were                B       ( responsible for the matter. It requested Chief        4  $          Secretaries to issue circulars to all concerned      5      1 # 9 S   to create awareness among the public about Animals have been a special causal relationships based on ignoring the fact that if the not leaving the animals they were taking care target of human savagery because thought process like induction, researcher who designed the      // 4?    .          of to stray or not inflicting unnecessary pain the dominant global discourse the drawing of conclusions from maze were to be parachuted into 1 "     7;   .          5 and suffering on animals because of the spread arising in the background of the empirical observation and the jungles of Borneo, he or she              of COVID-19 and directing the law enforce- European Renaissance and the deduction, the drawing of con- would be dead of starvation in ment authorities to ensure the same. A copy 18th century Enlightenment have clusions from premises derived a week. If I as a human being .  1                    of the circulars, it ended by saying, might be excluded them from the moral  7   $ through induction. The conclu- were told that the standards by   1            .  forwarded to the board. universe of the humans. The two sions it has yielded have, how- which animals are measured are         1 .=$            Here is a kind of pro-active action on the principal grounds for doing so is 4    ever, often proved wrong, espe- human standards, I would be part of authorities one does not ordinarily see. that they, unlike people, lacked   / K) cially when the process of rea- insulted. It is experiments them-        9       )     Irrespective of the results that follow in its rationality and were created to soning has been based on incor- selves that are imbecile.”     9               ( immediate aftermath, it will add to the pres- serve humans. Neither ground  N   rect premises. As important, Finally, animals may not be    .=$    S            sure, building up over time, on the authori- survives scrutiny. Irrationality is 4*)  K reason is value neutral. It can rational in the manner humans ties and the public, to treat animals humane- as much a part of the human psy- equally serve moral and are but they can reach conclu-      4  $           6  ( ly and according to law. It is going to be a long che as rationality. Otherwise so   7  immoral causes. sions by weighing options and              # 1 $   S haul. Cruelty to animals is part of a wider many people would not have  ( 7)' Second, reason has not been map courses of action to be fol-                   $   #  proneness to hatred and cruelty that is as inte- cheered Hitler and Mussolini or the only instrument for coping lowed. They feel emotions such gral a component of the human psyche as love clung to countless superstitious * $4  with and modifying the world. as grief and joy exactly the same          1  1 9   ( and compassion. Humans enjoy being cruel, beliefs. Elizabeth Costello, the Sometimes instinct has worked way that humans do. They are as 9  4                 whether to other humans or animals. As Erich main protagonist in JM Coetzee’s )(  where reason has failed or entitled to free and joyous lives            1 S      )   Fromm points out in his seminal work, The The Lives of Animals, puts things   instinctive responses have trig- as humans. Most of them do not                      Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, animals in perspective when she says, gered rational speculation do so because they have either “do not enjoy inflicting pain and suffering on “Both reason and seven decades 4 /    5 widening the frontiers of knowl- been enslaved and mercilessly 4S %                  (( other animals, nor to ‘they kill for nothing.’ of life experience tell me that rea-  )4  ( edge and technology and chang- exploited or savagely hunted as    6        (       4(1 Sometimes an animal seems to display sadis- son is neither the being of the  7'/  ing the world materially, philo- sport. Things have improved.             )  9   tic behaviour — for instance, a cat playing with universe nor the being of god. On sophically and morally. Animals Many countries have legislated a mouse; but it is an anthropomorphic inter- the contrary, reason looks to me )4   have far sharper instincts — or against cruelty to animals,          9      /,7;   pretation to assume that the cat enjoys the suf- suspiciously like the being of the sixth sense if you will — than banned or limited animal exper-                  4   fering of the mouse; any fast-moving object human thought; worse than that,  5  $ human beings. More, they have imentation and banned or F 4    #            ( can serve as a plaything whether it is a mouse like the being of one tendency of 4  )( far stronger and sharper facul- restricted hunting. It is, howev- or a ball of wool.” human thought. Reason is the ties like that of hearing and er, still a long way to a world in    .1 G     5  4       % (9 “Man,” Fromm points out, “is the only being of a certain spectrum in $ $  smell, can often see in the dark which humans and animals are       H              mammal who is a large-scale killer and a human thinking.” /  /    and have far stronger survival treated legally and morally at par.       9      ! % #      sadist.” He holds that indulgence in destruc- Reason, the cutting edge of capacities than men and women. Time was when people thought tion and cruelty can always cause a man to rationality, is an instrument for  7 Coetzee further makes Elizabeth that human slavery could not be  9 4       .=$             feel “intense satisfaction; masses of men can analysing and assessing informa- )7 Costello say, “scientific experi- abolished. It was. There will also               9 4   suddenly be seized by lust for blood. tion and integrating it into the mentation that leads you to be a time when animal slavery       9          Individuals and groups may have a charac- consciousness. Equally, it is an conclude that animals are imbe- will cease to exist. ter structure that makes them eagerly wait for instrument for solving problems ciles is profoundly anthropocen- (The writer is Consultant — or create — situations that permit expres- and coping with the world tric. It values your ability to find Editor, The Pioneer, and an ?3  sions of destructiveness.” through the establishment of your way out of a sterile maze, author) 7!!    !  R           < !  1"#     A  !   +",,  ##,,%& ,L/2+M2" ,#+ #,++2", +' = +,2+,"  +,##" ,+ 2++, ,,2-,         "2 #2+ ,,+"#"   K/  -"+ ",  )         2,, ,,( , ,,+ 2  "++2-   #,++,  ""," ,+ ,,+  ,,, " ## #++, ",<2"           #, 2,+-   - /   *+,   #   -   ( ",+2- ++, ","  .        + 1 <1  18 #&A%81           #  K6,", " K<2  K"2 # K "5<   (       /+(  (                 "        ( 4 # " " # %  " "" = #  #" %     0              on its part, used law enactment to       S              make up for its lack of foresight.              Caught in a bind, the                     Sir — It was indeed surprising and ++,,",'L(-;+2ML7 Government must be ruing the shocking that 1.76 was levied as %IM 4 /62+, "L/6 M<(- ineptness of its blindsided babus. -     ! 1             transaction charges on recharge of " "+@&%D'-,, R Narayanan O 3 1   1 $ %  4  5 O ( 200 on the Delhi Metro card. <2"-+',#2,,-+',-2, Mumbai                    ( Such incidents discourage digital ,"#",<2"'2-,+, payments. If the Government -,,"#,++  ,+,,,                        really wants to promote digital sys- + ,",, ##2+ ,         #       )    tems, transaction charges on pay- #+"," 2-+-""+,-2+"               ment through credit cards should '(-#+""2 ++' Sir — Amid growing fear and be reduced and must be paid by ",( ,+,"+,-,+ = paranoia in society due to the #                ( the Centre, rather than the traders. /6 + "+2<2"- ,+,, spread of Coronavirus, Prime                  Presently, people avoid making -",+=#,,2+,2,  Minister Narendra Modi’s message                     payments through credit cards +,"", "",' + ",,+ " , )##+,  +" ,, , to the nation, asking the citizens     6                because traders demand an addi- "+#,+  A2,+   +<2"-= ( ,+ " ,<2"++, to observe janta curfew this tional transaction charge of two ,+2,2 ,( ,  ",,(-+""++,,<2" Sunday, is welcome. In fact, his                     per cent. ,+,+(-""+",+,,- #,-, ,  ,+,+,+ assurance was much-needed to $          $   6     ( Banks can discontinue 2,+ 2,,#2##,+,,  ,< '62+,=,2"7(- calm anxious nerves. In such                 )    exchangeable credit points for use +"2""  -+2, ,+,( ,O+"++ ,-,- times of crisis, it is not just the State of credit cards. They will, in turn, <2"-+'+,,2,", +,   <2" + machinery but people, too, who                  78 benefit from the manifold rise in ,=/6 2" #,,,<2"-+ = 80 must show the resolve and work /,7/ #                   transactions through credit cards. +++, +<2+,+, -A2+  together for a larger cause. The          (          The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Prime Minister’s call for self- should fix the maximum interest   imposed curfew is meant to pre-                 S      rate on delayed payments for cred- apply to capital transactions. have been also been severe. pare us for tougher times and is                     ( it cards. Malpractices of imposing Subsequently, the apex court The malady is quite basic — doable. We need to understand                     ( penalties should also be regulated. Sir — The star-crossed relations held a similar view over revenue the inability to foresee the explo- that in such desperate times, we The system of over-limit penalty between the telecom companies evaluation for taxation as that was sive impact of modern technolo- need to be ready for some sacri-    )                  should be abolished with banks and the revenue department of the legal position arising out of gy, both by service providers and fices and pain to emerge stronger.    )     9!.      having the liberty to decline pay- the Government are unlikely to the Government’s own ham- the government. In 2004, the tele- Bal Govind          +:       /,7/  /,7;   /: 3   3 3%" 4<! 6   )&06

0&- =<=%? 7!#  /     ;   ,   !      9      )          .             !         7+         %0      9>3)(7<      (      //+  +/        *,          4  /,        (                          #           0       P      Q #                   67 7C D  6* 7C  D    1  !   1   C1!1D            (   )           9    '&0 @              0                             merican statesman and prominent attorney               "    Daniel Webster once said, “Justice is the great-                   Aest interest of man on Earth. It is the ligament                which holds civilised beings and a civilised society               together.” We, the people of India, were gifted with               ( one of the most significant Constitutions ever writ-     %    )          ten, on January 26, 1950 and are fortunate to have               ( our freedoms and rights acknowledged and defined                 # in it. The framers of the Constitution recognised that %             H   people have inherent fundamental rights that are               H     inalienable and constitutionally-enforceable through courts, subject to reasonable restrictions. They are  %            P C  D  ( universally recognised and include the right to equal-  Q  4  // ity, freedom of expression, freedom of conscience #               and religion and the right to approach courts to                 ( enforce them. These rights are contained in Part III         9          of the Constitution. Part IV deals with the Directive    )     Principles of State Policy that act as instruments of # ) 9  4  !    C)94!D    instruction for the implementation of fundamen-  =/)$ )               tal rights in Part III.        #                  ( Unlike the Indian Constitution, the American 7 (                  # Constitution written in 1787 was probably flawed  ( )4 at first. It did not have a written provision or a “Bill /   )94!           (   of Rights” which guaranteed protection of funda-                    7 ) *  mental personal freedoms and rights of its citizens. 7      (           Seeing the need for it Thomas Jefferson argued that $     (     (    the people were entitled to it against every         9             # Government on the planet and “no just Government    the district administration. It was alleged February, as they were proved innocent of such laws exist. Accusing church leaders               should refuse a Bill of Rights to its people.” After that, 7)$ )4 that the church was encroaching on pub- all charges. Increasingly, churches are tar- and pastors of forceful conversion has                   in 1791, the “Bill of Rights” was introduced in the   )4 lic land and involved in forcible conver- getted by mobs and their Sunday services become a convenient method for the per-      (    )       ( US Constitution by the first ten amendments and )6   sions. The church says that the property disrupted. Disturbingly, more often than petrators of crimes against Christians, to                  it prohibited the Congress from making any law 5   5   was being used on the basis of a valid not, no action is taken against the attack- assault and silence them, just like the         6         which impedes the free exercise of religion, speech, )7   Government sanction for several years. ers. However, the pastors and church lead- dreaded Blasphemy law in Pakistan is used right to peaceably assemble and the right to a fair   / The church also says that the statue and ers are assaulted and are arrested and against minorities. The anti-conversion                    trial and several other personal rights of individu- the crosses were removed at the behest of accused of forcible conversion. In 2015 in laws only promote communal hatred and  (  # (          7    ) als. / )   majoritarian groups amid false accusations Jhajjar, Haryana, Sunday services in one do not subserve any Constitutional pur-    (          9>3)(7< According to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in of forcible conversions. church were stopped by the district pose and are a blot on our democracy. All          )        ( the “Bill of Rights”, the framers of the American ()  ) The church requested the State administration on account of a procession citizens of India are equally entitled to free-     9       0       Constitution built a wall around certain fundamen- //  ) administration to allow them to contin- and puja which happened to be taking dom of conscience and the right to freely          )     ( tal individual freedoms, forever limiting the major- )44)/  ue with their Lenten observances which place near it. The district administration profess, practice and propagate religion as            )   ( ity’s ability to intrude upon them. Fundamental rights /)$ )  they have been doing for the last several did not respond to the pleas of the contained in Article 25 of the Constitution.                    ( are recognised in every civilised nation and are 4  years at the cemetery. Lent is a 40-day peri- church to allow the members to worship. The Government must be reminded         "       ( founded on the rule of law which no law can deprive /  )4 od before the crucifixion and burial of However, the administration hastily of its duty, as reflected in the observations               "   its citizen of, in a civilised and secular society.  $ *)4 Lord Jesus on Good Friday and his res- withdrew its illegal order as soon as the of the Supreme Court in the State of Justice Patanjali Sastri in the AK Gopalan vs urrection from the dead on Easter Sunday, church approached the Punjab and Karnataka vs Praveen Bhai Togadia case         )      6  /  State of Madras case in 1950 noted that Part III forms that is observed by Christians by fasting Haryana High Court. The court directed which said that secularism is not to be con-                ( 7  /  ) a new feature of the Constitution and it is the Indian )4  and praying. The belief in the crucifixion the State to provide adequate security as fused with the communal or religious con-      #       “Bill of Rights.” It is modelled on the first ten amend- and resurrection of Lord Jesus is the cen- and when required, especially when the cept of an individual or a group of per-                   ments of the American Constitution which declare tral belief of Christianity. The church says church services were in progress. The sons. It means that the State should have   $            the fundamental rights of US citizens. that the removal of the statue of Christ and church was allowed to function as per the no religion of its own and no one could                   # The rule of law and secularism are at the heart the 14 crosses is illegal as the land was fundamental rights guaranteed by the proclaim to make the State have one such      )        (   of the Indian Constitution and Indian laws. The rule sanctioned for a Christian graveyard and Constitution and the established princi- or endeavour to create a theocratic State.        %       )  of law assures us of equality before it and equal treat- they have the documents to prove it. They ples of the rule of law. Each person, whatever be his religion,      9           ment of laws, liberty, dignity, personal freedom and say that the State administration showed States such as Madhya Pradesh, must get an assurance from the State that                the right to life. The Preamble to our Constitution undue haste to remove the statue and Odisha, , Gujarat and he has the protection of law to freely pro- fess, practice and propagate his religion       ) and Articles 25 and 26 dealing with freedom of reli- crosses and could have at least waited till Himachal Pradesh have Freedom of gion guarantee equality to all individuals and groups after Easter and not obstruct the religious Religion Acts which are also referred to and freedom of conscience. )  F1 I7          %    1  irrespective of their beliefs. They also emphasise that observances that have been going on for as anti-conversion laws. These laws right- The anti-conversion laws are imped-         )   I8+  ( there is no religion of the State itself. The concept several years. ly prohibit religious conversions by force, ing the rights of the Christian minority       06>          of secularism is one facet of the right to equality There are other incidents when fraud and inducement. Some of these State and must be repealed. The abrupt removal I//   6$   #       /,78 woven as the central golden thread in the fabric Christians have wrongly been accused of laws have been in existence for more than of the statue of Lord Jesus in Karnataka   I77,            ( depicting the pattern of the scheme of the forcible conversions. In 2017, eight 50 years in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha and the promptitude with which the    I+,    0         Constitution as noted in the M Ismail Faruqui vs Christians were intercepted and arrested and there have been many false convic- administration acts to appease groups who        9>3)(7<       ( the Union of India case. on charges of forcible conversion under tions under these laws. It appears that such accuse pastors of forcible conversion are                 There may be times when the Government the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion laws only serve the purpose of intimidat- a few real incidents of a travesty of justice                 must be reminded about the rule of law and secu- Act and kidnapping under the Indian ing and harassing Christian pastors and and the misapplication of laws. The anti-                    larism as reflected in our Constitution. Recently, a Penal Code. They were travelling for a not others who indulge in conversions and conversion laws are an antithesis to the statue of Lord Jesus and 14 crosses portraying events Bible camp along with 60 children from forced re-conversions. Such Acts impede rule of law and must be struck down from     in the Passion of Christ, from his condemnation by Madhya Pradesh to Nagpur. After a long on the rights of Christians only and are the statute books. C             Pontius Pilate to his entombment, were removed and arduous trial, a court in Madhya being used to threaten religious leaders (The writer is Advocate Partner, Dua        D from a cemetery in Karnataka near Bengaluru by Pradesh acquitted the eight Christians in and congregations even in States where no Associates) / !9  4; ! ! !C

                                                                      

ing. The data from the Central Pollution farm and cattle waste runoff. Regulatory drains would stop discharging filth into water could be reused in replenishing water for non-potable purposes can treating the wastewater and putting it Control Board (CPCB) indicate that authorities do not monitor these pol- the river but this seems difficult to the local water bodies. Further, such sys- reduce its deleterious impact on dwin- to use for irrigation, landscaping and so there was no change in the water qual- lution sources and the focus is only on achieve unless the focus changes from tems have several advantages such as dling water resources. Decentralised on, which will reduce the burden on ity of the river between 2014-2018 in monitoring sewage-related contami- centralised solutions to a decentralised lower costs, the potential to gradually systems in such scenarios can be freshwater resources. It is also a way of terms of bacteriological parameters. The nants. ones. increase the capacity, environmental dependable and cost-effective solutions adapting to the mounting stress of cli- CPCB has also been monitoring the There clearly exists a gap in the One of the main interventions by benefits and also increased opportuni- and the treated effluent can either be mate change. organic load in the priority drains enter- effective implementation of this mission the Government was setting up efflu- ties for reuse of the effluents. reused in some application or for The emphasis should be on break- ing the river. In 2018, the pre-monsoon mode programme. The main objective ent/sewage treatment plants at a city Decentralised systems that can be replenishing the drains/channels which ing down the puzzle of river cleaning data showed that the drains discharged of this flagship programme was to stop level i.e. the centralised systems. This undertaken for wastewater manage- feed into the rivers. into smaller problems and the provision water of biochemical oxygen demand direct dumping of waste into the river was because a greater population could ment include septic tanks, waste stabil- India has also been able to build the of sewerage infrastructure cannot be a 0& 0&56& (BOD) varying from 2.48 tonnes per by having effluent treatment plants and be served and also to maximise the isation ponds, constructed wetlands, technologies of constructed (floating) one-size-fits-all solution. Each smaller &% @#% #"= day (TPD) to as high as 241.17 TPD. sewage infrastructure in all major environmental and social gains. Such membrane bioreactors (MBR) and wetlands such as the Phytorid problem should have a customised solu- Further, the CPCB has also installed riverine cities. Under this objective, the systems have been able to improve the land treatment. A constructed wetland Wastewater Treatment, which has been tion addressing it locally. Local bodies ith March 22 being celebrat- real-time water quality monitoring of target was to create sewage treatment quality of the river to some extent and in Pompia, Greece is one example designed especially to treat industrial, play a crucial role in this and they ed as World Water Day each the Ganga near the ghats and the drains capacity for 3,700 million litres per day also reduce further deterioration. But where it was used for treating the waste- municipal and agricultural wastewater. should be empowered to participate in Wyear, it is pertinent to take entering the river, which highlights the (MLD). However, by February 2019, the at many places, these treatment plants water generated by the local commu- Siddheshwar Lake in Pachpakhadi, the process of decision-making, imple- stock of India’s efforts to clean the most areas with BOD higher than three Government could only create a capac- were designed according to the future nity. Due to the wetland, the treated Dawala Lake in Ovala as well as mentation and facilitation to reuse treat- revered river of the country, the Ganga. mg/L. Further, the data from CPCB ity of 480 MLD. needs and hence involved huge costs, effluent was equivalent in terms of qual- Dativali Lake in Diva are a few exam- ed wastewater. Namami Gange the flagship pro- indicates that most of the river water Some of the reasons for ineffective while running under capacity. The ity to the tertiary treated municipal ples in Thane, where this decentralised There is a need to undertake the gramme which aims to clean Ganga on from the stretch between Uttar Pradesh implementation can be sourced from Government’s plan to clean the river on wastewater. There were high removal system has been used and was success- cleaning of individual watersheds of the a mission mode, gets considerable to West Bengal is unfit for drinking and the report of the Comptroller and mission mode might not lead to the rates for Chemical Oxygen Demand ful in reducing BOD and COD in the basin on a decentralised basis, provid- attention from the Central Government at some places for bathing as well. Auditor General in 2017, which high- desired results unless there is a shift (COD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), wastewater. ing local solutions to local problems/ori- in terms of funds and priority. Namami Another major cause of concern is lighted unused funds, lack of staff and towards the decentralised systems Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN), phos- Such systems can be replicated at gins of pollution. Tapping pollution at Gange lays much emphasis on pollu- the non-point source of pollution. The the absence of long-term planning. which is further strengthened through phorus, Total Coliform (TC) and Fecal most of the places, especially the 100 the local level will not only help in curb- tion abatement through the improve- Government’s effort, in this case, has Because of this mismanagement a active stakeholders’ participation. These Coliform (FC). Hence, it has a poten- riverine cities at the bank of the river ing it at the source but will also make ment of sewage infrastructure. only been restricted to provide toilets large amount of solid and liquid waste systems should be supported by the bye- tial to be reused in several areas, espe- Ganga. These systems can help India in the system sustainable. However, despite the concerted efforts in the villages at the bank of the river still finds its way into the river laws of city management rules. It helps cially irrigation. Given that the world solving two major problems of the sec- (Grover is Fellow and Seth is being made towards cleaning the river, but there has been no strategy for other unchecked. The extended deadline of to treat the wastewater generated in is facing the exacerbating effects of cli- tor — wastewater pollution and a Research Associate, Water Resources, the results have not been very promis- non-point sources of pollution such as 2020 has promised that most of the small localities. The treated waste- mate change, the availability of treated declining availability of the resource by TERI)   " #$ % & '( ) ) ( 0

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The RBI said there is -"+,/)$ =%I,,+#+', #+,2- FSitharaman on Friday said "We had a detailed discus- said the government is setting moment, we are at a critical 30,000 crore through open no notified amount against any ", "+,+ #-- +'#+,+' an economic package for the sion in the presence of the up a 'Covid-19 Economic stage of collecting everybody's market operations next week to of these securities within the "-+, coronavirus-hit sectors will be Finance Secretary and Response Task Force' to decide inputs and also the ministry is maintain financial stability in aggregate ceiling of 15,000 announced "as soon as possi- Economic Affairs Secretary. on relief package for sectors hit working in detail about all the the system in the wake of the crore set for the operation. -$ , &- ,.% ", ble". We are compiling their sug- by the coronavirus outbreak. inputs which have come." coronavirus outbreak. The Reserve Bank reserves # &,   , 5 " -" - The Minister, however, did gestions," she said after the "Task force is not yet con- Speaking after the meeting, The RBI has decided to the right to decide on the #2 "++,+ +2+,, not give any timeline by when four-hour meeting here. stituted but keeping in mind Tourism Minister Prahlad conduct purchase of quantum of purchase of indi- ,+#"/)$ =%I2+  +2+- # ," the package will be unveiled. The Ministry will hold an the sense of urgency, the min- Singh Patel said the Government securities under vidual securities, accept offers ++,+",,"+=,-=++,,' Sitharaman was speaking internal meeting on Saturday to istry was holding this meeting. Ministry has been assessing the open market operations for less than or higher than the #,2," 2, #-""2, to reporters after meeting min- firm up the action plan to deal Of course when the task force situation. (OMOs) for an aggregate aggregate amount of 15,000 ,2 ,+,2#+ + +2+ isters and officials of civil avi- with the crisis, she added. is constituted it will also get the "We all know that the amount of 30,000 crore in two crore (including due to round- ",#,""++( , ", ation, animal husbandry, When asked by when the benefit of these meetings. tourism sector has been tranches of 15,000 crore each ing off) and also to accept or  ,2++,"+"+,- *+,"' tourism and MSME ministries package will be announced, she Other ministries are also send- impacted. The finance minis- in March, the central bank reject any or all the offers  7+,7"-,,,,,, to take stock of the situation said "it will be difficult to give ing us their suggestions," she ter is already concerned about said in a statement. The auc- either wholly or partially with- ,-2"-+,,2+ "+-,,,+,#,,' following the Covid-19 out- timeline but it will be done as said. the impact of coronavirus on all tions would be conducted on out assigning any reason. , 7+,"+ #",,+,+,, ' break. soon as possible." Asked about relief mea- the sectors. We will properly March 24 and March 30, it said. Earlier on Monday, RBI ++"+,-"""-  "I had a meeting with The finance minister also sures for the financial sector, assess the losses to the sector It said, "With the COVID- Governor Shaktikanta Das said tourism, MSME, civil aviation, said the task force announced Sitharaman said, "SEBI has and then decide if any package 19 related dislocations, stress in the regulator has "enough poli- %#&&,%% ""#",. "&, #56 animal husbandry sectors. by Prime Minister Narendra come up with a list of regula- has to be granted for the indus- certain financial market seg- cy tools and stands ready to take 12 5#-, These ministries presented Modi is yet to be constituted. tions which will also sort of try," he said. ments is still severe and finan- any measures" needed to help the #/"=%I", cial conditions remain tight. The economy tide over the impact of -2"+++2", RBI's endeavour is to ensure that the coronavirus pandemic. ( , "'7/+ F  46  3      D &3?9 all markets segments function In two liquidity-enhancing  # ,-2+#, normally with adequate liquid- measures, Das announced +2+,,"A2,+'   ,BG        !   ity and turnover." another round of $2 billion dol- #,+"+,#,,, The central bank infused lar-rupee swap on March 23, and  #+", +    !  07         10,000 crore through open in another measure, he said the -+,,+#"/))  market operations on Friday. RBI will continue to conduct the 2+L/)$ =%IM 7/ *  42  9        New Delhi: With malls, shops, It will purchase securities long-term repo operations  L #+'+,"+",   +M -=B E commercial establishments and with a coupon rate of 6.84 per (LTROs) of up to 1 lakh crore A2+,",+;6,/2;@@"7++2--+," New Delhi: IndiGo said on New Delhi: The Government retail stores being shut amid cent (maturity December 19, as and when the market needs it. ; 7+, "7" Friday that it will be operating is mulling measures like allow- Mumbai: The rupee gave up its growing new coronavirus scare 60 per cent of its domestic ing late repayment of loans by day's gains to settle 8 paise in India, leading etailers like flights on Sunday when 'Janta the micro, small and medium lower at a fresh life-time low of Amazon and Flipkart have    < 5    curfew' would be in force. enterprises to support the sec- 75.20 against the US dollar on announced drastic measures to  $$  F/  Moreover, as the airline has tor amid the coronavirus out- Friday as forex market contin- keep the orders moving albeit     seen reduction in demand due break, sources said on Friday. ued to grapple with economic slowly as panic buying continues.   !  to the pandemic, it will be oper- "We have discussed various uncertainties. According to Amazon, as     ating 25 per cent less domestic things including fiscal sup- At the interbank foreign COVID-19 has spread, it has       flights for now. On Thursday, port... Some kind of defer- exchange market, the domestic seen an increase in people Prime Minister Narendra Modi ment to ease the whole thing. currency opened higher at 74.82 shopping online.  Mumbai: Yes Bank founder had urged citizens to observe The issues related to GST were and gained more strength as the "In the short term, this is    Rana Kapoor, Arrested in a Janta curfew by not going out of also discussed," said an official day progressed. It went on to hit having an impact on how we "   money laundering case, is "eas- their homes from 7 am to 9 am after meeting Finance Minister a high of 74.72 before succumb- serve our customers. In par- .  )) James Hughes told AFP, before ily susceptible" to getting infect- on Sunday amid novel coron- Nirmala Sitharaman here. ing to weakening sentiments. ticular, you will notice that we sounding a note of grim cau- utting in place a tighter ed by the coronavirus in prison, avirus pandemic. Senior officials from the "The progression of fast- are currently out of stock on lobal stock markets pushed tion. Pframework to curb high his lawyer told a court here on "On Sunday 22nd March, union MSME Ministry met spreading coronavirus has cre- some popular brands and Ghigher Friday at the end of "The markets hate uncer- market volatility, Sebi on Friday Friday. Kapoor, arrested by the in line with the Janta curfew the Finance Minister here and ated havoc ... This uncertainty items, especially in household another volatile week, as weary tainty — and we could not be announced revising market Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced by the Prime suggested various measures to and hysteria have grappled the staples categories," the compa- investors welcomed a world- in a more uncertain time," he wide position limit for stocks in under the Prevention of Money Minister on 19th March, the help the country's micro, small forex market, depreciating all ny said in a recent blog post. wide fightback against the added in reference to the the derivatives segment, flexing Laundering Act (PMLA) earli- airline will be operating approx- and medium enterprises sector. emerging market currencies "You will also notice that coronavirus fallout by govern- COVID-19 pandemic that has dynamic price bands and other er this month, was remanded imately 60 per cent of its nor- The industry is facing and taking rupee to record low some of our delivery promises ments and central banks. killed more than 10,000 people measures for one month start- in judicial custody till April 2 mal domestic schedule, in order major disruptions in the sup- of 75.30 zone," Rahul Gupta, are longer than usual. We are In the eurozone, markets around the world. ing from March 23. as the investigation agency did to accommodate those with ply chain owing to the coron- Head of Research — Currency, working around the clock with jumped after the European "So overall I feel markets The slew of measures not seek his further remand. urgent travel requirements on avirus outbreak amid weakness Emkay Global Financial our selling partners ," it added. Central Bank launched a vast may recover from here in the comes amidst sharp move- The CBI, meanwhile, that day," the airline said. PTI in consumption demand. PTI Services, said. PTI IANS stimulus this week, with short term, but we must ment in stocks and continuing obtained a production warrant Frankfurt, Paris, Milan and remember it has been a week volatility in the wake of the against him in another case. Madrid scoring gains of where this crisis escalated in an coronavirus pandemic that has As his earlier remand between 2 and 4 per cent. immeasurable and unprece- also adversely impacted eco- ended, the ED produced the 62- London's stock market dented way. Who knows what nomic activities. year-old Kapoor, former MD won about 2 per cent one day next week has in store." The measures would be and CEO of the beleaguered Yes after the Bank of England Coronavirus threatens to effective from March 23 and Bank, before the court here. slashed interest rates to a engulf the whole of Europe would be in place for one When the judge asked if he had record-low 0.1 per cent and after it emerged Thursday that month. any complaints, Kapoor said he ahead of new UK state stimu- eurozone member Italy has Among other steps, revised has been suffering from asthma lus plans later Friday. overtaken China's death total - positions limits would be for the last six-seven years, has The dollar eased some- - and is now braced for an applicable in equity index low immunity, and he was in what after a lengthy rally extended lockdown. derivatives (F&O) and there acute depression. fuelled by traders cashing out The ECB this week would be flexing in dynamic Advocate Abbad Ponda, of their investments, while the embarked upon a massive 750- price bands in the F&O his lawyer, said a person with embattled oil market extended billion-euro (USD 820-billion) (Futures & Options) segment low immunity is "easily sus- Thursday's gains. stimulus package designed to only after a cooling period of ceptible" to catching coron- US stocks rose at the open- help virus-wracked economies, 15 minutes after fulfilling cer- avirus. ing bell, with the Dow adding by buying extra government tain criteria, Sebi said in a state- "The virus is spreading 0.5 per cent in the first couple and corporate bonds. ment. Taking note of the con- very fast....It is a very precari- minutes of trading, as US On Thursday, US Senate tinued abnormally high volatil- ous situation. authorities move forward with Majority Leader Mitch ity in the market, Sebi said it If he goes there (to the jail) stimulus plans. McConnell presented a USD 1 discussed with stock exchanges, he might catch something "The stock markets' upside trillion emergency relief pack- clearing corporations and which is very very serious," the is a result of a number of big age to combat the turmoil, depositories appropriate mea- lawyer said, requesting that bazookas fired off by central with USD 1,200 cash handouts sures that may be taken in the Kapoor should be kept in a banks," Scope Markets analyst for individuals. existing circumstances. larger cell. PTI    " #$ % & '( ) ) ( 00 (      9 8 H ! 2  != GHIR %   9      "   “The level of world GDP is balance sheets, which will limit age) from USD 62.5 per barrel falling. For all intents and pur- any upside to credit and growth in December. "  7 7 around 6 per cent. It was in itch Ratings on Friday cut poses we are in global recession despite policymakers’ efforts “With the collapse of sync with Asian and European FIndia growth forecast to territory,” said Brian Coulton, in recent months to ease stress- ‘OPEC+’ co-operation boosting napping its four-day losing 3    )5; *  markets and was more of a 5.1% for FY 2020-21, saying chief economist at Fitch es,” it added. prospects for OPEC supply, we Sstreak, equity benchmark relief rally driven by technicals supply chain disruptions in Ratings. Fitch said the Reserve Bank now expect oil prices to aver- Sensex rallied over 1,627 points        * rather than any fundamental the wake of coronavirus out- Fitch said the outbreak of of India (RBI) held an emer- age USD 48 per barrel in 2021 on Friday in line with global change in outlook. break are likely to hit invest- the virus was hitting sentiment, gency meeting in mid-March compared to our previous fore- markets as governments across New Delhi (PTI): Gold prices on Friday jumped 1,395 to “Hopes of further stimulus ment and exports. while local governments had and announced measures to cast of USD 60 per barrel,” it the world took drastic mea- 41,705 per 10 gram in the national capital following rally in from Central banks across the It also said that with glob- rolled out measures to contain shore up liquidity in money said. sures to combat the economic the international prices of the precious metal, according to world to contain the econom- al GDP falling, the world was the spread of the virus, such as markets, including the launch Fitch said the global health blowback of Covid-19. HDFC Securities. ic damage boosted global mar- in “recession territory”. closing schools, cinemas and of further long-term repo oper- crisis sparked by the outbreak Domestic sentiment turned On Thursday, the precious metal had closed at 40,310 per kets. The broader market Fitch had in December theatres. ations. of the coronavirus is taking an positive on hopes of a stimulus 10 gram. indices were also up by around 2019 projected India to grow at “While India’s linkages “Given downside pressures extraordinarily heavy toll on package after Prime Minister Silver prices also advanced 2,889 to 38,100 per kg against 4 per cent.” said Vinod Nair, 5.6% in 2020-21 and 6.5% in with China (e.g. trade and on growth, we think the RBI the world economy. Narendra Modi announced a the previous close of 35,211 per kg. head of research at Geojit the following year. tourism) are modest, manu- will have to take additional Fitch further said it sees an financial task force to support “Spot gold of 24 karat in Delhi shot up by 1,395 with Financial Services. In its Global Economic facturers in India are heavily measures and we forecast a cut outright decline in global GDP sectors battered by the pan- overnight rally in international gold prices,” HDFC Securities All sectoral indices ended Outlook 2020, Fitch said the reliant on key Chinese inter- in the policy rate to 4.5% before this year if more pervasive demic, experts said. senior analyst (commodities) Tapan Patel said. with gains, with BSE energy, oil number of people affected by mediate inputs, especially of the end of the year,” said Fitch lockdown measures have to be After starting on a volatile In the international market, both the metals were trading and gas, IT, FMCG, teck, met- coronavirus in India would electronics and machinery and which has a ‘BBB-’ rating on rolled out across all the G7 note and swinging over 2,485 with hefty gains, with gold quoting higher at USD 1,514 per als and utilities rallying up to keep rising in the coming equipment,” it said. India with a stable outlook. economies, but a recovery points, the BSE barometer ounce and silver at USD 12.96 per ounce. 9.96 per cent. weeks but that the outbreak It also projected the Indian On the fiscal front, the could be in sight in the second ended 1,627.73 points or 5.75 “Gold prices traded higher with broad-based recovery in Broader BSE midcap and would remain contained. rupee to be at 74 to the US dol- authorities announced targeted half of calendar year 2020. per cent higher at 29,915.96. It commodities,” he added. smallcap indices surged up to However, there are downside lar by the end of December 2020. stimulus measures to mitigate “Emergency macro policy hit a high of 30,418.20 and a 4.18 per cent. risks to this scenario. The rupee is currently trading the impact of the outbreak, it responses are purely about low of 27,932.67. (8.91 per cent). The huge oil bounty from World over, market senti- “Supply-chain disruptions around 74.78 to a dollar. added. damage limitation at this stage Similarly, the NSE Nifty Only HDFC Bank and the crude crash can be used for ments improved as govern- are expected to hit business WHO has declared coron- Fitch said the number of but should help secure a ‘V- zoomed 482 points, or 5.83 per IndusInd Bank settled in the this, said VK Vijayakumar, ments stepped up measures to investment and exports... We avirus pandemic. Over two confirmed COVID-19 cases shaped’ recovery..., although cent, to close at 8,745.45. red, shedding up to 1.39 per chief investment strategist at cushion the financial blow of see GDP growth to remain lakh people have been infect- in India was low, but was pick- this assumes that the health cri- During the week, Sensex cent. Geojit Financial Services, the pandemic. broadly steady at 5.1% in the ed globally and the disease ing up, at the time of project- sis eases,” it added. plummeted 4,187.52 points or Modi on Thursday adding that the PM’s appeal is Bourses in Shanghai, Hong fiscal year 2020-2021 following caused by it — COVID-19 — ing growth in the Global eco- Fitch said even though it 12.27 per cent, while Nifty announced setting up of a a curtain raiser for the concrete Kong, Seoul closed up to 7 per growth of 5.0% in 2019-2020,” has claimed over 9,000 lives. In nomic outlook report. expects a recovery in China sank 1,209.75 points or 12.15 task force under Finance actions to follow soon. cent higher. Fitch said. For 2021-22, Fitch India there are over 160 posi- “Our scenario assumes the from the second quarter of per cent. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Covid-19 cases in India Stock exchanges in Europe projected India’s growth to be tive cases and four deaths so far. number of people affected will 2020, Chinese growth is ONGC was the top gainer to take necessary actions “in rose to 195 on Friday after 22 too rallied up to 5 per cent. 6.4%. The difficulties facing the keep rising in the coming expected to fall just 3.7 year for in the Sensex pack on Friday, the near future” after analysing fresh cases were reported from Meanwhile, the rupee Stating that the coron- Indian economy have been weeks but that the outbreak will the year as a whole, down rallying 18.58 per cent, fol- the coronavirus pandemic sit- various parts of the country, appreciated 6 paise to 74.72 avirus crisis is “crushing” glob- exacerbated by Yes Bank failure. remain contained. However, from 6.1 year in 2019. lowed by UltraTech Cement uation. according to the Health against US dollar intra-day. al GDP growth, Fitch halved “Fragilities in the financial there are downside risks to this “The shock to the Chinese (13.01 per cent), HUL (11.75 Experts were of the view Ministry. Global oil benchmark, its baseline global growth fore- system will further undermine scenario,” it added. economy – primarily resulting per cent), RIL (11.24 per cent), that the Covid-19 task force “Tracking positive senti- Brent crude futures rose over cast for 2020 — to just 1.3% sentiment and domestic spend- Fitch also lowered its oil from the official ‘lockdown’ TCS (9.90 per cent), Tata Steel may come out with concrete ments in the global markets, 8.18 per cent to USD 30.80 from 2.5% projected in ing. The overall financial system price forecast to USD 41% response to contain the virus – (9.60 per cent) and Asian Paints proposals very soon. Indian indices closed up by per barrel. December 2019. remains burdened with weak (Brent) for 2020 (annual aver- has been very severe,” it added.

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2949.00 2641.00 2879.80 255.85 THERMAX 690.00 765.00 656.45 718.20 BANKINDIA 36.00 36.65 34.70 35.25 DELTACORP 61.00 66.20 61.00 62.85 SCHNEIDER 67.00 68.50 66.00 66.95 WIPRO 163.10 185.80 162.50 178.00 15.65 TCS 1637.00 1867.95 1627.00 1798.00 TORNTPOWER 271.60 294.00 263.25 287.10 HONAUT 24998.70 27000.00 24000.10 25177.45 GUJALKALI 202.60 232.50 202.00 223.80 MARUTI 4929.00 5222.00 4815.35 5077.10 OMAXE 162.90 164.40 158.10 163.10 NOCIL 60.60 66.30 59.70 64.00 TIINDIA 387.50 401.60 377.50 385.65 VEDL 72.40 78.00 70.40 76.00 6.65 HDFC 1640.00 1778.00 1536.05 1753.90 BEL 67.00 73.75 64.45 71.80 SUNTECK 241.65 248.05 212.30 227.80 JYOTHYLAB 95.00 100.00 93.00 98.35 TCS 1630.00 1869.00 1627.00 1792.95 156.60 INDUSINDBK 453.00 479.25 405.00 439.95 BIOCON 259.80 276.95 253.70 274.85 UBL 887.70 930.15 864.00 895.30 DALBHARAT 503.95 519.20 494.25 511.10 ITC 165.10 176.50 165.10 176.35 14.50 AXISBANK 434.70 449.50 414.05 428.35 AUBANK 640.00 682.95 598.55 650.00 RADICO 299.90 311.30 293.00 304.05 TTKPRESTIG 4759.10 4953.70 4578.20 4603.35 TATASTEEL 279.70 305.00 274.15 296.00 24.15 ONGC 63.55 74.30 62.75 72.45 DMART 1760.15 1923.10 1740.00 1923.10 BEML 502.00 527.10 465.25 473.00 LEMONTREE 31.00 32.45 28.70 31.30 JSWSTEEL 167.00 179.10 164.65 177.65 14.35 ITC 164.00 176.55 164.00 175.55 DEEPAKNI 360.00 398.80 347.60 380.10 BOMDYEING 42.55 45.80 42.00 43.85 PNCINFRA 118.75 130.00 112.50 123.85 ASIANPAINT 1610.00 1757.40 1570.55 1737.30 136.10 LT 852.00 878.30 832.00 864.75 GMRINFRA 16.05 17.60 16.00 17.20 ABCAPITAL 46.50 48.45 45.45 46.00 IOB 7.05 7.19 6.94 7.12 BAJAJFINSV 5725.20 6391.95 5700.00 6240.00 454.50 TATAMOTORS 74.30 79.55 72.70 77.40 BALKRISIND 779.00 845.90 734.50 826.50 WELCORP 74.65 79.20 71.70 72.05 ESABINDIA 1086.30 1147.00 1070.00 1132.50 HCLTECH 413.50 461.95 411.85 444.70 31.25 TATASTEEL 277.70 305.00 274.70 298.05 NAM-INDIA 240.00 258.15 233.00 257.00 EDELWEISS 38.10 43.25 38.10 40.80 BLUEDART 2101.05 2435.00 2047.05 2315.25 NESTLEIND 13198.00 14433.10 13150.00 14100.00 979.70 BAJAJFINSV 5780.00 6373.60 5700.00 6263.25 GLENMARK 206.20 218.50 203.90 210.50 ALKEM 2210.00 2365.85 2190.00 2351.35 PERSISTENT 530.00 555.00 480.00 507.50 BAJFINANCE 2799.85 3044.00 2621.65 2950.00 203.90 HINDUNILVR 1846.00 2080.00 1846.00 2052.50 PTC 34.50 37.85 34.50 36.25 IRCON 336.00 362.40 326.95 355.90 BDL 172.00 190.00 172.00 182.65 BPCL 305.00 323.00 298.60 322.00 21.75 POWERGRID 149.50 161.40 149.00 157.50 BERGEPAINT 403.00 455.85 400.70 452.15 GSPL 170.00 189.20 156.80 186.90 CENTURYPLY 105.00 119.90 101.25 113.00 COALINDIA 124.50 135.80 122.65 132.40 8.85 BHARTIARTL 449.90 472.15 437.00 461.90 SAIL 25.70 27.00 25.35 26.75 ITI 48.00 57.80 48.00 56.85 KNRCON 217.45 224.95 207.65 221.00 TECHM 525.10 595.45 525.10 567.00 37.00 SHILPAMED 290.25 309.40 290.25 291.65 BRITANNIA 2366.60 2507.00 2297.70 2471.20 NATIONALUM 30.35 32.55 29.80 32.35 NILKAMAL 1035.00 1126.50 1016.05 1097.35 TATAMOTORS 74.00 79.60 72.65 77.80 4.85 JUSTDIAL 328.00 335.50 305.40 332.95 ADANIENT 131.00 141.45 128.70 137.20 TV18BRDCST 14.70 15.10 13.85 14.65 VARROC 180.00 189.70 169.10 183.35 INFY 549.50 617.45 548.00 580.90 35.35 CUMMINSIND 424.00 436.25 415.55 421.00 ATUL 3987.00 4300.00 3744.90 4210.75 ALKYLAMINE 1148.00 1293.90 1094.45 1250.75 ALLCARGO 69.30 74.75 67.90 68.55 SHREECEM 17385.00 19186.30 17026.75 18880.00 1148.55 APOLLOHOSP 1178.60 1399.90 1160.90 1363.95 MINDTREE 725.00 879.45 711.75 848.30 DEEPAKFERT 76.00 87.20 76.00 78.90 HERITGFOOD 198.35 198.35 181.40 184.90 HEROMOTOCO1725.00 1845.70 1675.00 1822.00 109.55 ESCORTS 595.00 700.50 562.65 675.20 STAR 277.00 303.10 271.00 303.10 NBCC 16.00 17.05 15.40 17.05 FINCABLES 216.40 216.40 180.00 202.30 BRITANNIA 2341.30 2500.90 2294.25 2455.80 137.65 IDEA 3.58 3.58 3.32 3.46 MRF 58967.50 60998.50 57479.65 59191.85 BLISSGVS 101.45 104.70 99.65 101.60 RATNAMANI 1066.00 1066.00 990.70 1013.60 HINDALCO 101.20 107.70 98.70 105.50 5.75 ASIANPAINT 1614.00 1757.45 1574.15 1745.85 SHK 85.00 89.25 68.90 82.20 GUJGAS 230.05 245.00 225.00 241.75 DCAL* 58.40 60.70 58.00 59.75 MARUTI 4869.00 5225.00 4812.60 5094.00 274.45 HDFCLIFE 423.05 442.00 411.60 419.15 SHREECEM 17732.00 19133.50 17122.70 18945.70 PNBHOUSING 207.90 211.20 190.00 192.10 EIDPARRY 116.80 129.00 115.00 127.10 ZENSARTECH 92.80 93.00 85.95 87.85 RBLBANK 177.50 187.20 167.90 171.50 HEXAWARE 217.05 245.45 203.95 238.30 PFIZER 4094.10 4140.00 3970.00 4020.85 NATCOPHARM 516.65 554.25 516.65 533.65 ITDC 114.60 123.80 114.40 116.25 POWERGRID 148.25 161.85 148.25 154.70 7.55 JUBLFOOD 1206.10 1596.40 1166.00 1466.80 COLPAL 1115.15 1209.95 1115.15 1188.30 ABFRL 188.00 189.00 174.55 186.85 QUESS 257.35 267.30 247.20 247.20 JSLHISAR 36.15 39.30 35.75 38.35 EICHERMOT 15394.50 15999.00 14465.65 15750.00 703.55 INDIACEM 98.00 104.00 97.00 98.15 PAGEIND 18304.80 19000.00 17956.80 18096.95 LTTS 1210.05 1267.95 1152.50 1240.45 BALMLAWRIE 79.90 84.85 78.00 79.65 ESSELPRO 151.90 156.65 149.65 154.65 KOTAKBANK 1217.00 1283.60 1146.50 1266.95 56.10 INDIGO 860.00 955.65 836.00 871.90 CIPLA 380.00 399.75 372.95 393.60 ASTRAZEN 2110.00 2429.00 2080.00 2357.75 NIACL 85.10 94.00 83.00 89.05 DHANUKA 326.65 344.95 318.50 319.15 BHARTIARTL 445.00 472.00 436.65 461.60 16.85 M&MFIN 204.55 218.80 189.30 210.50 BHARATFORG 305.25 327.45 292.90 301.35 CUB 153.00 165.95 141.25 163.35 AEGISLOG 141.35 154.15 132.30 140.75 UCOBANK 10.25 10.25 9.65 9.71 IOC 89.00 92.95 88.10 90.90 2.95 ASHOKLEY 49.70 49.70 41.10 43.90 IGL 335.00 349.05 326.00 344.10 GODREJIND 318.25 325.20 313.50 315.00 BAYERCROP 3600.00 3828.15 3415.00 3519.10 AAVAS 1300.00 1325.00 1233.95 1305.10 NTPC 78.50 82.35 76.35 80.95 2.60 SUNPHARMA 369.80 379.10 362.80 365.80 GODREJPROP 656.50 724.95 612.00 711.85 BALRAMCHIN 88.35 90.85 86.00 89.25 SOBHA 179.75 200.00 176.00 180.70 MMTC 12.40 12.65 11.65 12.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 2189.90 2298.90 2153.95 2228.20 61.60 NAUKRI 1949.95 2072.30 1865.85 1943.05 DIXON 3540.00 3698.00 3274.55 3589.00 RITES 239.00 249.80 226.35 245.25 KRBL 164.10 174.95 164.10 169.05 MINDACORP 57.70 62.85 57.30 62.85 CIPLA 379.80 399.80 372.45 385.20 10.50 CERA 2095.00 2467.50 2095.00 2401.50 MFSL 381.00 413.80 371.00 407.85 IDFC 17.20 17.45 15.40 16.15 RELCAPITAL 4.35 4.53 4.15 4.30 SKFINDIA 1565.00 1600.15 1493.15 1546.85 SBIN 205.55 215.70 200.00 208.85 5.20 IBREALEST 43.70 48.20 43.70 45.10 SIEMENS 1120.75 1177.60 1085.40 1168.85 BAJAJHLDNG 2320.00 2411.40 2211.60 2299.75 WABAG 110.20 112.00 100.20 102.05 ECLERX 358.95 405.00 356.20 377.45 M&M 316.00 328.20 308.25 321.30 7.10 ICICIGI 1020.00 1057.70 953.70 1004.45 TORNTPHARM 1830.50 1934.15 1798.60 1906.30 ASTRAL 970.35 973.75 910.00 934.55 RALLIS 182.90 203.90 179.25 187.90 VRLLOG 150.00 160.00 143.20 146.65 ZEEL 144.20 153.30 136.20 144.00 2.80 WESTLIFE 285.15 336.95 285.15 323.95 MCX 945.00 1050.00 935.00 1041.35 JKCEMENT 1038.00 1060.95 946.65 987.10 FINOLEXIND 374.35 388.70 343.90 381.95 CENTRALBK 12.35 12.70 12.05 12.45 ICICIBANK 328.00 359.80 323.00 344.40 5.85 OIL 79.90 85.55 75.20 81.50 NHPC 18.65 21.70 18.50 21.20 AMBER 1151.20 1250.95 1128.05 1221.25 VGUARD 165.00 186.25 162.00 179.10 AIAENG 1402.50 1430.10 1350.45 1379.20 UPL 294.00 320.65 287.00 300.00 3.25 TITAN 910.00 934.05 866.25 906.55 CONCOR 292.10 351.90 289.65 331.05 VIPIND 237.00 237.90 213.00 231.55 KALPATPOWR 217.45 217.45 206.80 211.95 MAHINDCIE 78.10 78.10 74.40 74.90 LT 849.00 877.80 831.30 852.00 8.90 MOTHERSUMI 65.00 69.35 62.75 66.75 BOSCHLTD 9600.00 9833.20 9204.75 9661.65 FORCEMOT 751.55 784.90 733.25 760.80 VSTIND 3242.00 3502.75 3208.90 3231.10 SYNGENE 242.95 259.00 235.30 238.60 SUNPHARMA 365.20 379.50 362.20 363.05 2.65 HDFCAMC 2300.05 2534.00 2280.00 2411.95 SPICEJET 34.50 35.80 32.50 35.25 RELAXO 560.00 607.85 538.60 597.75 LINDEINDIA 474.30 484.85 441.90 471.70 VAIBHAVGBL 780.00 780.00 748.50 764.60 TITAN 906.10 934.00 866.00 905.00 1.50 THYROCARE 505.70 519.40 485.45 505.75 NAVINFLUOR 1136.40 1215.00 1122.20 1189.25 KTKBANK 45.50 49.45 45.50 47.90 MPHASIS 665.00 707.00 655.00 699.40 ZYDUSWELL 1228.35 1250.80 1202.00 1230.05 AXISBANK 431.40 449.70 414.20 425.00 -3.25 PETRONET 194.65 208.80 179.30 207.70 MIDHANI 183.50 191.90 170.95 175.30 PGHH 9650.00 10001.00 9460.00 9842.40 SUNDRMFAST 286.95 295.80 283.65 294.45 JKLAKSHMI 230.30 238.50 222.15 229.75 INDUSINDBK 444.05 478.90 405.25 440.10 -3.95 NTPC 79.00 82.20 76.30 81.50 PFC 89.20 94.60 88.20 91.85 HEIDELBERG 147.00 159.05 140.00 152.40 JCHAC 2220.15 2527.55 2210.05 2408.40 JSL 28.00 28.75 26.25 27.90 ADANIPORTS 257.60 264.50 247.20 255.20 -3.15 ZEEL 143.60 153.25 136.35 144.80 APOLLOTYRE 87.95 92.35 84.80 89.10 GSFC 37.40 39.50 36.70 37.10 MEGH 38.00 40.35 38.00 38.70 HIMATSEIDE 61.05 69.00 58.20 62.00 PVR 1200.00 1367.10 1162.80 1313.95 WHIRLPOOL 1832.80 2073.45 1794.05 2016.20 CROMPTON 209.85 226.75 203.20 211.45 UFLEX 150.25 157.85 146.25 155.25 HDFCBANK 875.00 914.60 824.55 881.25 -14.30 EICHERMOT 15648.00 15960.80 14474.85 15661.30 PIIND 1182.50 1272.90 1160.00 1199.40 DCMSHRIRAM 238.00 254.00 230.65 249.45 ENDURANCE 714.75 742.35 709.00 729.55   FDC 203.00 208.95 194.20 202.65 ENGINERSIN 55.95 58.30 53.70 57.20 PARAGMILK 55.90 62.60 55.00 58.45 ERIS 370.00 391.60 370.00 379.85 JINDALSTEL 95.15 106.95 92.90 104.70 INOXLEISUR 261.70 283.55 259.00 283.55 DISHTV 5.12 5.27 5.10 5.14 SFL 1369.00 1470.00 1300.00 1358.05 BANDHANBNK 207.00 236.40 204.30 232.35 HINDCOPPER 21.60 23.70 21.60 22.80 GHCL 87.85 93.35 86.00 89.85 NAVNETEDUL 58.20 61.25 49.00 58.50 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE VEDL 71.90 77.95 70.50 75.35 IRB 58.05 60.70 57.15 58.45 ADANITRANS 215.00 215.00 195.45 195.50 GALAXYSURF 1160.05 1200.00 1110.00 1184.50 NIFTY NEXT 50 20421.75 21369.40 20071.05 20982.90 744.65 BPCL 306.80 323.05 298.65 318.50 GNFC 115.50 117.45 109.00 115.75 JBCHEPHARM 529.40 540.80 502.00 506.95 ORIENTREF 150.50 160.40 147.00 149.85 BANDHANBNK 203.75 239.85 203.75 235.00 34.25 PEL 780.00 818.55 663.30 684.80 RVNL 13.80 14.80 13.60 13.90 EIHOTEL 70.85 73.90 63.00 73.15 GET&D 79.90 81.25 70.05 73.15 CONCOR 288.45 352.35 288.45 334.55 48.65 DLF 129.90 141.85 121.40 139.90 LUXIND 1043.00 1056.70 982.45 1016.00 BAJAJELEC 320.00 370.40 307.80 341.05 TCNSBRANDS 410.20 498.10 340.90 461.80 CADILAHC 252.00 290.00 252.00 285.20 39.35 ADANIPORTS 259.00 264.60 247.65 257.05 AJANTPHARM 1199.25 1254.00 1156.60 1203.20 NH 266.00 282.85 240.95 247.55 CENTRUM 9.00 9.80 8.90 8.95 NHPC 18.70 21.75 18.45 20.85 2.40 NESTLEIND 13430.00 14425.95 13206.20 14148.85 3MINDIA 17051.00 17576.00 16932.05 17316.25 CYIENT 281.00 287.50 266.00 270.30 IFBIND 283.00 289.45 268.25 270.10 BERGEPAINT 413.90 456.00 400.00 450.40 46.35 MUTHOOTFIN 585.00 636.00 584.20 625.45 HUDCO 21.50 22.25 21.15 21.65 JMFINANCIL 67.00 73.80 65.50 73.15 GPPL 58.55 68.00 57.85 58.45 HINDPETRO 195.40 212.45 189.60 210.00 19.90 DRREDDY 2750.00 2946.35 2650.00 2898.10 JUBILANT 265.00 280.65 250.00 280.65 TATAINVEST 713.50 756.55 696.00 737.35 ORIENTCEM 48.45 49.60 46.00 49.00 DLF 129.00 141.75 121.35 141.00 12.55 JSWSTEEL 169.85 179.35 164.85 176.45 PCJEWELLER 10.20 10.60 9.40 9.65 NETWORK18 16.60 17.60 16.50 17.05 TEJASNET 36.50 39.65 36.50 36.90 HINDZINC 130.00 142.50 127.30 138.65 11.40 PIDILITIND 1450.00 1543.00 1420.70 1501.85 AKZOINDIA 2000.00 2189.00 1970.55 2143.30 SWANENERGY 100.65 102.00 100.00 100.00 TCIEXP 614.20 639.25 592.00 614.80 BIOCON 258.20 276.95 253.50 275.15 22.25 COALINDIA 124.70 134.50 122.60 132.45 PHILIPCARB 61.00 67.15 61.00 66.80 WABCOINDIA 5800.90 5980.55 5766.45 5966.00 KPITTECH 48.80 48.80 42.90 44.95 COLPAL 1125.00 1212.00 1115.00 1197.15 84.60 TECHM 535.00 583.90 528.00 576.45 HINDZINC 130.00 142.65 127.25 135.95 GRINDWELL 472.00 479.95 444.45 461.50 MAGMA 20.80 20.80 19.40 20.00 ICICIPRULI 288.00 313.00 282.10 302.20 20.65 ISEC 308.70 312.95 273.00 282.75 PRESTIGE 160.30 175.00 153.00 157.95 ORIENTELEC 164.05 180.00 164.05 172.65 MAHABANK 9.12 9.16 8.81 9.05 NMDC 67.00 74.80 66.20 71.50 4.85 UNIONBANK 29.50 29.90 28.60 29.20 APLAPOLLO 1211.00 1419.95 1211.00 1309.05 GARFIBRES 1022.85 1138.55 1020.85 1070.30 ITDCEM 31.20 32.90 30.00 31.70 DIVISLAB 1875.55 2017.15 1864.40 2000.05 129.10 WIPRO 165.00 185.60 162.60 179.40 EMAMILTD 176.00 193.60 176.00 184.45 TATACOFFEE 59.45 60.95 58.40 59.90 MAHSEAMLES 224.45 241.00 220.10 237.75 DABUR 419.00 452.70 415.00 446.50 27.65 AMBUJACEM 154.00 168.65 151.95 160.90 EXIDEIND 140.00 149.25 137.40 146.40 HFCL 8.95 9.60 8.95 9.36 SHANKARA 285.15 304.35 285.15 285.15 CHOLAHLDNG 426.60 433.95 406.10 414.55 OFSS 1782.10 1950.00 1782.10 1880.00 114.60 L&TFH 59.65 62.40 56.85 59.55 UJJIVAN 185.00 200.80 177.80 186.25 SOUTHBANK 5.50 5.73 5.45 5.67 HSCL 34.80 36.10 32.60 34.75 MHRIL 148.20 156.40 145.95 149.25 IDEA 3.60 3.60 3.30 3.50 0.20 MANAPPURAM 85.35 100.00 85.35 97.20 TATAMTRDVR 32.65 34.10 31.95 32.55 NLCINDIA 42.85 47.20 41.55 45.65 SJVN 19.50 21.00 19.50 20.50 MAHLOG 250.45 252.05 233.90 242.60 PGHH 9750.00 10000.00 9478.80 9999.00 492.00 GAIL 69.55 82.30 69.55 80.90 GODFRYPHLP 815.00 880.00 810.00 850.50 JAICORPLTD 51.30 53.60 49.35 52.90 CAPPL 243.95 248.15 231.00 238.90 TEAMLEASE 1845.00 1991.75 1834.10 1963.80 DMART 1790.00 1916.10 1733.70 1916.10 91.20 IDFCFIRSTB 21.00 21.65 18.60 20.60 DCBBANK 109.00 112.60 105.45 108.85 SUDARSCHEM 368.00 384.00 345.00 367.40 TVSSRICHAK 919.00 982.65 910.00 949.95 TNPL 109.60 112.50 105.85 107.85 ACC 1085.10 1146.50 1060.60 1142.90 52.95 BANKBARODA 62.20 66.80 61.90 63.25 CEATLTD 719.50 748.15 708.00 714.25 BBTC 729.00 768.00 726.90 738.90 TIMKEN 800.00 841.70 734.40 824.00 FLFL 187.05 187.05 187.05 187.05 NIACL 86.00 94.75 82.75 89.00 4.05 LAXMIMACH 2701.75 2701.75 2476.70 2546.75 GODREJCP 485.00 509.35 475.55 500.05 INDHOTEL 85.00 92.00 82.50 90.65 MINDAIND 252.00 292.00 238.00 269.80 JAGRAN 46.00 46.00 41.40 42.70 SIEMENS 1120.55 1178.80 1085.00 1165.00 51.80 INFRATEL 125.05 155.45 123.30 149.80 METROPOLIS 1560.00 1609.00 1455.00 1550.20 FINEORG 1823.00 1915.00 1775.45 1852.15 RAMCOCEM 553.20 597.00 551.00 593.00 DBCORP 95.00 95.00 81.05 84.05 HDFCAMC 2313.00 2533.00 2272.30 2405.00 105.55 FORTIS 122.60 136.00 121.90 131.75 HAVELLS 536.10 554.80 522.00 538.80 GODREJAGRO 307.60 332.20 303.15 315.00 BIRLACORPN 505.00 519.85 497.20 508.15 INDOSTAR 254.45 272.55 250.05 260.05 PETRONET 193.90 208.75 179.25 205.90 8.25 IOC 90.00 92.95 88.30 90.60 GRAPHITE 131.10 134.85 124.95 129.65 FCONSUMER 9.98 9.98 9.98 9.98 JKTYRE 42.20 44.35 41.30 43.05 GICHSGFIN 61.15 65.00 60.00 61.55 MOTHERSUMI 64.10 69.45 62.60 66.70 2.55 M&M 315.05 327.25 308.25 322.95 INFIBEAM 34.50 37.00 32.10 33.25 VINATIORGA 740.00 804.85 735.00 785.95 J&KBANK 14.15 14.35 11.30 12.80 NBVENTURES 39.25 41.15 38.00 39.30 MCDOWELL-N 500.00 529.95 499.10 519.00 19.55 BATAINDIA 1090.05 1284.80 1090.05 1230.10 RAJESHEXPO 599.95 604.20 578.00 583.50 COCHINSHIP 235.00 272.90 230.60 270.15 MOIL 96.50 99.85 93.15 97.15 CARBORUNIV 229.15 230.35 220.00 221.85 PIDILITIND 1459.00 1543.95 1423.10 1499.95 54.25 DIVISLAB 1899.90 2010.00 1866.70 1993.60 CANFINHOME 319.00 347.25 310.60 336.45 COROMANDEL 525.00 560.00 475.40 555.20 CGCL 182.40 199.90 169.50 178.80 SADBHAV 39.50 39.70 37.60 38.05 PFC 91.40 94.80 88.15 92.40 3.30 ULTRACEMCO 3200.00 3657.20 3144.70 3580.45 TATAPOWER 34.55 37.50 34.10 36.80 JSWENERGY 47.00 50.50 42.55 46.65 OFSS 1860.00 1924.00 1810.70 1871.85 FRETAIL 112.50 112.50 112.50 112.50 GODREJCP 488.20 509.80 475.55 499.85 16.80 SRF 2925.00 3320.00 2866.05 3221.00 HEG 560.00 600.00 532.85 554.85 GLAXO 1202.45 1256.55 1182.10 1235.30 OBEROIRLTY 432.00 450.90 412.20 431.25 MAHLIFE 225.00 262.60 220.00 241.00 AMBUJACEM 153.95 168.55 151.40 159.10 5.15 MGL 757.00 817.15 731.30 792.35 VOLTAS 547.65 585.20 547.65 566.30 KANSAINER 375.00 380.75 360.10 370.35 HAL 568.70 582.80 555.55 572.50 TIMETECHNO 30.95 31.10 28.60 29.35 BANKBARODA 62.05 66.90 61.85 63.25 1.80 HINDPETRO 192.10 212.40 189.60 209.25 STRTECH 74.50 79.95 72.10 72.85 GESHIP 191.00 205.05 186.65 197.50 SOLARINDS 970.70 981.20 922.10 962.20 KPRMILL 404.50 421.20 402.05 418.05 MARICO 250.55 260.90 247.80 255.00 6.70 NMDC 69.50 74.80 66.15 71.95 ABBOTINDIA 13260.00 15268.00 13260.00 14791.75 MOTILALOFS 560.00 614.50 555.00 605.60 GILLETTE 4881.50 5004.95 4834.85 4959.10 TAKE 41.00 41.90 40.00 41.15 PNB 37.50 39.00 36.70 38.20 1.00 UPL 297.00 320.10 287.30 298.90 ACC 1081.25 1145.65 1063.65 1128.40 JINDALSAW 50.40 57.90 49.80 53.00 MAHSCOOTER 2500.00 2575.20 2419.00 2488.45 SUPRAJIT 123.90 137.75 123.90 130.75 IBULHSGFIN 93.00 115.50 81.00 92.00 2.25 GRASIM 491.00 548.95 488.45 528.35 TRENT 477.70 524.00 448.85 505.15 INTELLECT 48.70 53.75 48.65 51.20 LAOPALA 158.00 174.20 137.00 161.20 JTEKTINDIA 40.00 43.50 39.00 42.85 UBL 870.00 932.95 863.80 900.15 21.15 AUROPHARMA 361.50 372.00 341.20 347.00 CASTROLIND 115.25 118.90 111.00 113.85 RELINFRA 10.25 11.25 10.25 10.50 SIS 355.00 431.50 337.25 423.05 GDL 90.25 95.00 85.75 86.80 L&TFH 60.00 62.40 56.75 59.55 1.30 LUPIN 636.30 665.00 620.00 641.60 RAYMOND 271.50 284.30 265.00 274.80 SUPREMEIND 958.00 960.75 920.00 945.60 SYMPHONY 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China’s fight against the epi- Thursday, all of which were idents, and the Trump admin- more fatalities have been Trump charged on demic, and shift the blame imported taking the total of istration warned Americans reported, taking the death toll Thursday that the world is onto China,” foreign ministry confirmed cases of people com- abroad to return home or risk in the country to 3,248, the “paying a big price” for China’s spokesman Geng Shuang said. ing from abroad to 228. spending an “indefinite” peri- Chinese health authority said lack of transparency on Trump has defended his Of them, 14 were reported od away. And the income tax on Friday. the outbreak when it emerged description of the virus, saying in the Guangdong Province, filing deadline was moved from No new domestically trans- in the central city of Wuhan late it was “not racist at all”. eight in Shanghai, six in Beijing April 15 to July 15. mitted cases of the novel coro- last year. China achieved a new and three in the Fujian Province. Meanwhile, John Hopkins navirus disease were reported China has been criticised milestone in its efforts to con- Provincial-level regions of University’s coronavirus on the Chinese mainland on for suppressing information tain the spread of the COVID- Tianjin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, resource centre says that over Thursday, the National Health and punishing whistleblowers 19 in the last three months by Zhejiang, Shandong, Guangxi, 86,000 infected patients have Commission (NHC) said. during the early stages of the reporting zero cases on Sichuan and Gansu each report- been recovered to date. Meanwhile, Beijing contagion, which an AFP tally Wednesday. ed one case. The World Health lished a decree absolving the al lockdown seriously. Sun with 60 million citizens, has Organization noted the dra- sins of the faithful who are sick Shuopeng said he was shocked recorded 3,405 deaths, exceed- Tropical Medicine, offered matic speed of the virus’ spread. or in quarantine as well as their to see so many people walking ing the 3,248 in China, a coun- another reason for Italy’s high :)&#< *##?*()'>((&D+,-. “It took over three months caregivers if they met certain around, using public trans- try with a population over 20 mortality rate: “That’s what to reach the first 10,000 con- conditions. portation and eating out in times larger. Spain, second happens when the health sys- Rome: Italy Government on deaths to an overall toll of 3,405. 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;!<&'J;; Kasturba’s life and work can’t even eoses — and dealt with more critical- t was 1995 when Salman Khan and Shah Rukh be imagined or assessed indepen- ly. IKhan shared screen space together for the first  /J;J;5 &277; dently; it was enmeshed in the day-to- Kasturba’s life and work call for time in the film Karan Arjun. Whether it was the day engagements of her husband and the same critical approach. Her story Mere Karan Arjun aayenge dialogue or the songs or ! !    the alchemy of his life. Her situation has to be read in terms of the strug- the actors’ performances, the Rakesh Roshan direc- did not allow her to initiate any action gle of Indian women for identity, torial became a huge hit for several reasons.     outside her home. All initiatives and equality and self-empowerment. The Reminiscing about the film’s 25 year long jour- %! innovations were initiated by her hus- data for the book has been sourced ney, Salman said: “Karan Arjun was a special film. band and obeying his dictates became from Gandhi literature, his complete It is the first time that Shah Rukh and I had come !  an opportunity for her to learn, react works in 100 volumes and historical together on-screen. I have so many beautiful mem- and resist. So the facts about her life narrations. But in Kasturba’s case, ories attached to this film. Karan Arjun is a com- ! ! and work are part of the history of the interpretations are more important as plete entertainment package and even 25 years after eventful years in the 19th and 20th the data has its limits. its release, fans can sit together with their families     century in South Africa and India. and enjoy it.”  !! An author has to cope with the How do you think womanhood The film also featured Raakhee Gulzar, Kajol and huge material about Gandhi’s struggle was neglected during India’s free- Mamta Kulkarni in the lead roles. Rakesh Roshan    ! with himself and the mighty forces dom struggle? How does the book too shared his experience of working on the icon- against which he pitched himself. present it? Also, given ic film.   !  Kasturba was a perpetual partner in today’s nationwide “When I had written Karan Arjun, I knew I had these struggles. Her life and protests, most of which to write a different kind of a story he has always been looked at work can only be are being led by women from all the work I had done. through the prism of her husband. assessed in an imag- (for instance, at Shaheen Reincarnation as a topic was SCommonly called ‘Ba’, Kasturba inative and contextu- Bagh), how do you doing the rounds since the Gandhi was an ideal model, great sup- al framework of this think the understand- black-and-white era but when port and the perfect co-voyager of historical epoch and it ing of women’s role in I decided to make a film on the Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s jour- is indeed a challenging challenging times has theme but using two brothers, ney from South Africa to India and his task for any author. evolved? I faced a lot of criticism and transformation into the Mahatma. The struggle of rejection. So, I wrote the She devoted herself to the dharma of An author who is pen- women for emanci- film with a different being a true Hindu wife and followed ning a biography always pation started with lens like that about a it her entire life. However, as author has this pressure of show- the spread of mother-son bond. I RM Bhalla argues, “she was much casing his protagonist in democracy and had immense belief more than that.” She weathered one the right light since ques- technological in the story and storm after another and successfully tions could be raised later development somehow knew faced unexpected challenges. She over the accuracy and actu- all over the that my audience emerged to become one of the bright- ality of the facts presented in world and it is would feel and est faces of womanhood during India’s the book... still continuing in India believe every dia- freedom struggle while remaining A biographer is an inter- and in other countries. Women logue narrated by within the precincts of her home. preter of events in respect of his pro- were not neglected during India’s the characters. The While the Father of the Nation has tagonist and he has to decide what the freedom struggle. Rather they were reaction the film been the topic of many debates and “right light” for his interpretation is. brought out of the confines of the received then and discussions by various authors and by The facts presented in the book have four walls of their homes to the even today is still Gandhi himself, not many accounts to be documented and the events as public arena and they participated overwhelming. The mention Kasturba and her life at they unfold in the life of the protago- both in the revolutionary struggles fact that a mother’s dia- length. People know her through a few nist should be presented accurately. Yet and the social reform movements. logue like Mere Karan- letters written to her by Gandhi that the author’s own set of values gives a After Independence, the unfold- Arjun aayenge got the status he has talked about in his certain slant to his interpretations. ing of the democratic process, spread it has, is all because of the Autobiography. However, she has no How convincingly he argues in pre- of education and different move- conviction it was delivered personal memoirs about her thoughts senting the facts is a matter of his art. ments across India have resulted in with. If at that time they and experiences. Bhalla, in his book women’s participation in all walks of returned from an unimagin- Kasturba Gandhi: A Biography, talks along with a large contingent of une- Kasturba was not educated. She Kasturba Gandhi’s life experiences life. Different groups are now vying able place, it would have been about how her contributions to India’s ducated poor Indian women there. Her herself left no records of her thoughts, have never been properly document- with each other for a share in eco- accepted by the audience. struggle for independence have not story is very relevant today because feelings, struggles, associations, expe- ed or even talked about much. Where nomic and political power and Conviction is the one element been given the critical importance they uneducated poor women are still riences or any details of events she was did you source your data from? women are trying to become a vote that is behind the success of the deserve. Excerpts: struggling for their rights. a part of. She never thought of it nor Yes. It is a fact that the Gandhi bank to achieve their rights. movie and the milestone being was she intellectually equipped for it. industry has definitely expanded celebrated today,” Rakesh Why Kasturba? How is she relevant Documenting a prominent per- So we don’t have Kasturba’s version of worldwide but any bibliography deal- How long did it take to compile the added. today? son’s life could be challenging, espe- the events in which she was involved. ing with Kasturba would not list more work into a book? As Karan Arjun completed The book deals with the life of cially if s/he is related to the history Not many detailed accounts or remi- than a dozen entries even today. The book was conceptualised 25 years a few months ago, Zee Kasturba, who took her own conscious of the nation. How did you gather niscences have been left by the mem- However, in the last few decades, over many years and it was out of my Cinema will air the film to cel- decision to participate in the information for the book about bers of her family or friends in public Gandhi has been rescued — to some interest in the life and work of ebrate the milestone. 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After I made Mission: Snakes Necessary? a crime novel he 2019’s Domino, had financial dif- wide screen filmmaking is still Impossible, Tom asked me to start penned with his partner, Susan ficulties and wasn’t released in the being practised? working on the next one. I said: “Are Lehman, a former editor for The New US. The things that they’re doing you kidding?” One of these is York Times. The book, full of snap- It’s a very sad situation. It was now have nothing to do with what we enough. Why would anybody want py dialogue and sharp knives, bears under-financed. I was there 100 were doing making films in the 70s, to make another one? Of course, the plenty of the hallmarks of De Palma. days and shot 30. They weren’t pay- 80s and 90s. The first thing that dri- reason they make another one is to Films are baked into it (the title refers ing anybody and I had a whole ves me crazy is the way they look. make money. I was never a film to a book Henry Fonda is seen read- bunch of people working for me. We Because they’re shooting digitally director to make money, which is the ing in The Lady Eve). Martin finished it. But I was so disenchant- N4 /  they’re just lit terribly. I can’t stand the big problem of Hollywood. That’s its Scorsese sums it up in a blurb: “It’s ed with the people who financed it darkness, the bounced light. They all corruption. like having a new Brian De Palma ... that I said, “Guys, here it is. Good  / O look the same. I believe in beauty in picture.” luck.” And I didn’t do any publicity  ))*)  ever reached the pinnacle that he did cinema. Susan and I were looking at Women in your films has always Just over two weeks ago, I drove for it. after Psycho and Vertigo. Gone With the Wind the other day and been a flash point. Some have out to East Hampton to meet De 4 7 G&*  you’re just struck at how beautiful the called your films misogynistic. The Palma (the director of Carrie,  Did that sour you on making  * 5  Do you think of your career as whole film is. The sets, how Vivien bloody drill-bit scene in Body Scarface, Body Double and Carlito’s more films? having a pinnacle? Leigh is lit, it’s just extraordinary. If Double is hard to imagine happen- Way) at an inn near his and Lehman’s I had never been in a situation O  Sure. I’ve studied directors’ you look at the stuff that’s streaming ing today. Long Island house. like that except way back when I first 7  / careers my whole life. Susan doesn’t all the time, it’s all muck. Visual sto- That was the film that was The conversation spanned his was starting to make independent like me to say this, but you get older. rytelling has gone out the window. attacked relentlessly when it came new book (a John Edwards-inspired films like Sisters, which I think was  * You have a very good creative peri- out, but I can’t tell you how many tale about a senator having an affair budgeted at $150,000. (  4* (  od, but if you’re making decent films  Is that what irks you most about people come up to me and talk to me with a young staffer), his grim after you’re 60, it’s kind of a miracle. today’s films? about Body Double. thoughts about the advent of stream-  What struck me reading your 4 7*) 7 5 The whole system is changing. ing (The industry is eclipsing the book is how enduring your obses-  What’s that pinnacle for you You used to go out and make a film. Do you feel time has disproved artistry) and his plans for a film part- sions are. Vertigo, for instance, 7  then? Our generation, we wanted to take those criticisms? ly inspired by Harvey Weinstein. makes a cameo. In the book, it’s (   In my mid-50s doing Carlito’s over the studios. Which we did. I They always considered I was An abiding passion for cinema being remade. Way and then Mission: Impossible. It think what’s so interesting about the somehow a misogynist director coursed through De Palma’s reflec- It was a very influential film. I 4  ))4 doesn’t get much better than that. You generation I came up with, they got because I had women as focal points tions. Lately, he’s been soaking up saw it in 1958 in Vista Vision, I  *   have all the power and tools at your very rich, extremely rich, working in my thrillers. Well, I’m sorry. I pre- westerns. The day before, he said, he might add, at Radio City Music Hall, disposal. When you have the within the studio system. Now, we’re fer to photograph women walking watched John Ford’s My Darling I believe. It left a very strong impres- ) O ) Hollywood system working for you, into this endless streaming. around rather than men. (laughs) I Clementine again — a film De Palma, sion on me, obviously. As I’ve got- *) 4)7* (O you can do some remarkable things. Everything has 10 parts and six sea- think some great philosopher once noted, that knew how to shoot a ten older and made a lot of films, I But as your films become less success- sons. It’s sort of moved back to the said: The history of movies is of men shoot-out. can see there’s always lessons to be ful, it gets harder to hold on to the old studio system where the produc- photographing women. I’ve always learned from Hitchcock the way he power and you have to start making ers and the writers are the king. The said: “If I have to follow somebody,  Why is Are Snakes Necessary? a sets up certain sequences. And compromises. I don’t know if you directors, who knows who directs I’d rather it be a beautiful woman than book and not a film? Vertigo is the whole idea of creating even realize you’re making them. I one of these things from another? Arnold Schwarzenegger.” I’m sorry. Too many ideas and not enough an illusion and getting the audience tend to be very hard-nosed about this. Then you have the whole Marvel uni- time to make all the films. You write to fall in love with it and then toss- If you have a couple of good decades, verse, which is digital action stuff, all Scorsese has wondered before a lot of stuff that never makes it into ing it off the tower twice. Very, very that’s good, that’s great. computer generated. When I made how many films he has left. What’s a film. With my partner, Susan, we good idea. Mission to Mars and spent a year your expectation? just basically did it because we had  You must have gotten accus- working on these shots with three or I think we’re getting near the end fun doing it. We had never written  Are there any Hitchcock films tomed to your films, years after crit- four digital houses — one was work- here. I have a bad knee. William a novel before, neither of us. I had you don’t like? ical or commercial disappointment, ing on the ship, one was working on Wyler said when you can’t walk, it’s an idea for a script I had never devel- I thought the late Hitchcock reemerging as cult classics. the smoke, one was working on the over with. Now, if you write these oped based on the Edwards cam- stuff was not that good. When he got You’ve got to believe in the dust — I would storyboard a shot and books, that can use up our creative paign and the girl (Rielle Hunter, the finally discovered by the French films when you make it. The fact that it would keep coming back to me for imagination. But as long as I can do woman he had an affair with) mak- and all the critics started to write the audience didn’t respond to it and a year as they added things. The shots it, I will do it. But I’m not going to ing webisodes, those little intimate about him, that’s when he was in his 30 years later they think it’s a master- are hopelessly expensive. You say: miss not doing it. (laughs) things she shot. As I was watching decline, I thought. I don’t think he piece is always gratifying. Your “What am I doing?” That’s when I L ! &, " , :% " )'>F*&(&.):.>>??>)

-'6&-Q0,78'86'0 ctor Kartik Aaryan, who 1    *   Amade a splash with his famous monologue in Pyaar Ka Punchnama, his 2011 debut film, has come up with anoth- ,) ( O+  "+,, #,"+#,"+=+,,+- er non-stop one in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. In a  "##,   7 $ $ video that the actor shared with his fans on social media, he uses the monologue to advise people How did you conceptualise the someone who brings out the best in to stay at home in order to limit film, Sir? you. And of course, respect is cru- the spread of the disease. The questions the film asks have cial as there is no love without that. His monologue begins with, “Problem? Problem ye hai ki hum been with me for almost my entire sab genius hain. Aur kya problem hai! Problem ye hai ki hume kisi life. I was aware of class divisions as Do you think financial differ- ki sunni hi nahi hai. Subah shaam Netflix and chill ke sapne dekhne a child... While growing up, many ences or class hierarchy are a bar- hai, lekin jab do hafte ghar baithne ko mil raha hai, toh hume kaam of us need caretakers and we are rier for love? pe jaana hai.” Posting the video, Kartik writes, close to them but there is always a I think they act as a barrier, “#CoronaStopKaroNa. My Appeal in my style. Social Distancing barrier when it comes to love. especially, when people stick to is the only solution, yet.” As an adult, I employed women prescriptive roles in society — in my home, women who I grew what men and women ought to 0&8:Q 06&856'&4 close to... There is tremendous inti- be and so on. (Often in our soci- macy when one shares a home, ety we accept it if a man mar- outh Indian actor Trisha, also a though of course it is a bit one-sided. ries a woman who has less but SUNICEF brand ambassador, took to For instance, someone who works the opposite is more complicat- social media to share an advisory against for you can read your moods, they ed). the pandemic. In a video that the actress know if you’ve had a bad day, or if I feel that it’s important to posted in Tamil and English, she informs you don’t eat well, or if a phone call change your gender in your her followers about ways to avoid contact- suddenly changes your demeanour. head before taking certain ing the virus, which includes the basics Perhaps, even though we do not decisions. I ask myself some- respect to their fam-  Given the pandemic of such as washing hands with soap and con- read them carefully but a bond that times, would I do this if I was ily or society? How Coronavirus, which is not going tacting the medical helpline if the symp- develops over time. a man? If the answer is accountable do we to go away anytime soon, how do toms begin to show. The presence of two complete- unchanged by gender, I need to be? That you think delaying film releases “Novel coronavirus or COVID-19 ly disparate worlds within a single know I am on the right is a personal is going to affect the industry, can be stopped. Together we can do it,” she home is what I find most interest- path but if it changes, then decision. especially the small budget films? said. In 2017, Trisha Krishnan became the ing — such different realities and I have to stop and think. Also, each It’s very hard to say as nobody first south-Indian to be bestowed with the concerns but a human connection. One can overcome person has knows how long this will take. I am UNICEF celebrity advocate status. I decided to explore it as a love financial differences if peo- his/her own trying to focus on the positive story to see how far I could take it ple are self-aware and will- needs. For aspects. The trailer has received an and make the two characters more ing to actively fight preju- some, a deep overwhelming response, the film equal. I feel that when you are in love dices, even when it emotional has been trending on IMDb with someone you see the world comes to the bond is more (Internet movie database) as the through their eyes. It happens eas- ones we have important most anticipated Indian film. Of ily, automatically... and that’s inter- internalised while for some course, the release schedule will be esting as the individuals on either in our own a structurally very crowded whenever cinemas side of the barrier want to see each heart. viable life, open but I feel Sir… is a film that other’s points of view. where families is quite different from mainstream  The film and lifestyles are films, so we can coexist. Is the film inspired by real-life compels one similar. It is I have spent years on this film instances? What were the refer- to think — we again, a very and I will do what it takes to get it ences that you took? all believe in personal choice. to its audience. But right now, I feel 0080Q6 It is inspired from real-life love but can we there are bigger issues at stake. For instances. The details are all from really love across Most of your a lot of people, it’s going to be a he 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival has been postponed life, from my observations of peo- class? And if we can, films have struggle to make ends meet or have Tin the wake of Coronavirus outbreak. The festival organisers ple, life and society... Let’s say it’s a how far do you revolved around two square meals a day. We need issued a statement, confirming the delay in the gala, which was ini- sort of heightened reality. think one can go? different dimen- to be conscious of that and try to tially scheduled to take place in May. People can sions of love... reach out to the most vulnerable “At this time of global health crisis, our thoughts go to the vic- What is your definition of love? love across class... I guess I love love around us. tims of the COVID-19 and we express our solidarity with all of those How do you think our society Love is a human stories and I believe who are fighting the disease. Today, we have made the following deci- understands it? emotion and I in the transforma- How do you plan to tide over sion — The Festival de Cannes cannot be held on the scheduled dates In the film I wanted to explore believe it can tive power of love. it? from May 12 to 23. Several options are considered in order to pre- ideas of love. What is it really, how transcend class Like I said, when Right now, I am spending serve its running, the main one being a simple postponement, in do you know it is real, who is the if we allow it you love someone time with my family and am Cannes, until the end of June to beginning of July 2020,” the state- one? to. The ques- you see the world extremely grateful that we are ment read. For me, it is about finding tion is how through their eyes, able to be together. I am trying to Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 8, the French gov- someone who sees you for who you free does an you see differently. enjoy living a slow life... and I am ernment banned public gatherings of more than 1,000 people to limit are and enables you to be all that you individual That is incredibly writing again, which helps me stay the spread of the disease. —IANS can be. And vice versa. Simply, feel with powerful. sane.   " #$ % & '( ) )  05

  ,+2+  )        <><> +-8#, .  )) “That’s (personal training ?      schedule) the best thing for t was supposed to be a everyone, that we do it every record 22-race world cham- .  )) “In order to guarantee the day,” Laporte said, quoted in Ipionship but with seven participants safety at this time, The Times on Friday. Grands Prix already either post- ormula One’s drivers will each driver will join the race “They trust in you and poned or cancelled, Formula Fbattle it out in an Esports remotely.” you have to be professional. You One in 2020 has become a Virtual Grand Prix series in a F1 drivers Max Verstappen have to follow what they say shorter, tightly-packed and eco- bid to give fans their racing fix and Lando Norris took part in and we have to be responsible nomically challenging sprint while the season is delayed by two separate virtual races last in this case. “When we return for the title. the coronavirus. weekend following the cancel- to normality, when we start The season-opener in Formula One chiefs are lation of the Australian Grand training again outside, we have Australia and F1’s iconic Riviera aiming to start racing in Prix. to be ready.” showpiece in Monaco have Azerbaijan on June 7, but to fill The races will be run for 28 Premier League chiefs on been axed. the void for now the sport has laps for around 90 minutes and Thursday fixed a planned Races in Bahrain, Vietnam, asked current F1 drivers to play will take place at the same time resumption of domestic football China, Netherlands and Spain a racing game featuring as-yet as the postponed Grands Prix for April 30. Britain has only have also been shelved but with unnamed celebrity guests. would have occurred. just begun to take the same organisers still hoping to shoe- “Featuring a number of The events start this week- restrictive measures as other horn them into a breathless current F1 drivers, the series has end with the Virtual Bahrain European countries to fight finale once the threat of the been created to enable fans to Grand Prix run on the official the pandemic. Laporte said coronavirus had subsided. continue watching Formula 1 2019 F1 video game. City players had been advised A season which should races virtually, despite the ongo- Viewers will be able to to adhere to the guidance on have started in Melbourne on ing COVID-19 situation that tune in via YouTube, Facebook avoiding social contact. March 14 will now not start has affected this season’s open- and Twitch with a qualifying “We have the same proto- until Azerbaijan on June 7 — at ing race calendar,” a statement session to determine the grid .  7 /  col as has been given out in all the earliest. said. preceding the race itself. countries: stay at home as much “It’s super complicated to “The first race of the series Results will not count rench defender Aymeric as possible, don’t go out in the redo a calendar because you will see current F1 drivers line towards the F1 world champi- FLaporte has urged his street, don’t shake hands with don’t know when everything up on the grid alongside a host onship, but the plan is to run Manchester City teammates to anyone,” said Laporte. will be operational,” Frederic of stars to be announced in due the virtual tournament until keep up their home training Laporte said he was wor- Vasseur, the team principal of course. real racing can return. routines during their self-isola- ried about City’s ban from the Alfa Romeo F1 team, said. +     +   ) #)    #   # *     3!   ! tion — but admits he cannot European football for two years “You need to have a global stop thinking about the club’s for breaching financial fair- vision. England is not too affect- only Australia, Bahrain, ritory. I’m pretty optimistic that sprint rather than a nine-month F1 experimented with three have a quiet start. I’m sure the possible exclusion from the play rules, although the club has ed at the moment but it could Vietnam and China had been we can have a good 17-18 race marathon. races in a row in 2018 but sup- teams will be flexible to allow Champions League. appealed to the Court of be when Italy is less affected,” he dropped. championship or more,” Brawn To rescue the calendar, port was lukewarm from teams us to fit those things in.” The 25-year-old is present- Arbitration for Sport (CAS). added in reference to the two On Thursday, the Dutch told Sky Sports. there is an option of two races who sweated over staff fatigue. More than ever, bank bal- ly recovering from a hamstring “We are waiting for a final countries which play host to Grand Prix, slated to make its “I think we can squeeze organised on the same weekend. “I think what we need from ances and income will be key in problem, the latest in a litany of decision,” said Laporte “We are most of the teams in the world return to the calendar for the them in. But it depends on “It’s possible,” said Brawn, the teams this year is flexibili- 2020 as teams and organisers injuries that has limited him to going to see what happens next championship. first time since 1985 on May 3, when the season can start.” eyeing the three weeks between ty, I think they’ve got to give grapple with the implications of eight appearances this season. season. There are still 15 races left and the Spanish event, set for There is wriggle room. the Hungarian Grand Prix on some scope to do these things,” a shorter, crammed season. City’s players have had to “Obviously it would hurt us on the schedule before the con- May 10, were postponed. The traditional three-week August 2 and at Spa in Belgium added Brawn. “The costs are not necessar- stay at home and been given a lot if we aren’t in the cluding race at Abu Dhabi on The Monaco GP, an annu- summer shutdown in August on August 30. “Because we are in very ily much lower if you do 18 training plans since the reign- Champions League next season. November 29. al showstopper since 1955 and has been scrapped to be “One thing we have also unusual circumstances, and races rather than 22,” said ing Premier League champions “I am very happy here at Last weekend, Ross Brawn, set for May 24 this year, was replaced by a 21-day break in been talking about is two-day we’ve got to make sure we’ve got Vasseur. closed the training ground fol- Manchester City. I am enjoying the sporting director of F1, cancelled completely. March and April while the rac- weekends, and therefore if we a season that gives a good eco- “Also, our income will be lowing British government my football here. We are doing said he was optimistic of a “17- ing season hunkers down. have a triple header with two- nomic opportunity for the less — we do fewer races, we advice on Monday to avoid all great things here. In the last two 18 race” championship. ‘UNCHARTERED TERRITORY’ The championship now day weekends, that could be an teams. will have less commercial non-essential travel and con- years we have won eight tro- However, that was when “We are in unchartered ter- becomes a frantic six-month option.” “For sure we’re going to rights.” tact. phies.”

:9   =&) /  ( %+    6#-++ (    #- 2 Former India captain have them,” he said. -+= Sunil Gavaskar believes the BCCI has The former Indian skipper also taken the right decision to suspend lashed out at a BCCI official for the +,2+ the 13th edition of the Indian Premier suggestion that they did not want IPL League (IPL) amid the ongoing to be like a Mushtaq Ali tournament .  (  coronavirus outbreak. without the participation of foreign “The decision by the BCCI to players. eal Madrid striker Luka suspend the IPL till April 15 is a laud- “Having said that, for a so-called (' RJovic apologised on able one. The health and safety of a top BCCI official to comment that Thursday after travelling to nation are more important than ‘the BCCI has to ensure the quality Serbia and breaking self-isola- sport and it’s wonderful that the usu- of the game is not poor. We did not tion rules put in place to limit ally much-maligned BCCI has put want a Mushtaq Ali tournament,’ is the spread of coronavirus. that before anything else,” Gavaskar an incredibly insensitive statement if (* Jovic claims he was given wrote in a column for Sportstar. indeed it is true,” wrote Gavaskar. permission to fly to his home Gavaskar also said that the fate “Firstly, it’s insulting to the great 4 8 !          country of Serbia by Real of the IPL depends upon how quick- man after whom the tournament is        ?<4 #* 0#  @   "    Madrid, who went into quar- ly the spread of coronavirus is con- named and secondly begs the ques- 8 #               antine last week after one of the trolled in the country. tion that if it’s such a ‘poor’ tourna-   #   ?54 A7   7   ndian footballer N Bala club's basketball players tested “Whether the IPL will be played ment, then why have it at all? Also,  *  A7 7A+ <><> IDevi, the first to sign a positive for the virus. at all depends on how quickly the can light be shed on why the quali- contract with Scottish But after arriving in spread of COVID-19 is controlled. ty of the tournament is poor? Surely women’s Premier League club Belgrade, according to Spanish Till April 15 overseas players won’t it’s not simply because there are no Rangers, has been forced to newspaper AS, the 22-year-old get a visa so it may take a bit longer international players in it, but also .        /. 9  extend her stay with the team was "seen on the streets of the for the tournament to take off. because there are no Indian interna- in Glasgow owing to the trav- capital, celebrating the birthday Foreign players bring a different tionals in it! That is a scheduling issue & 2 Former Pakistan captain and el restrictions forced by the of his girlfriend". flavour to the tournament and add that the BCCI has to look at,” he current bowling coach Waqar Younis said COVID-19 pandemic. The local press in Belgrade to the excitement, so it’s important to 82 + #    8   * !'B !  added. IANS that he won’t mind putting his papers if The 30-year-old striker have reported that Jovic was he is unable to deliver set targets. does not have professional visited by police, although it is Waqar, who has a three-year contract commitments right now after not clear whether charges will with the Pakistan Cricket Board said he the Premier League was post- be brought against him. 6   J  would review his own performance as poned till April 30 owing to "First of all, I am very sorry bowling coach after a year. the COVID-19 pandemic. But that I am the main topic (of “I will be reviewing myself after a her return to India has also debate) these days, and I am "   ers as the coronavirus pandemic grips world sport,” the year and let me make it clear, if I feel I been stalled after the govern- sorry that people are con- website reported. am not good enough for the job and I am ment on Thursday barred all stantly writing about me and tar Australian opener David Warner has reported- Warner at a fee of GBP 125,000 was the highest paid not doing justice to it I will resign and horses for courses policy. Pick those who incoming international flights not about the main protago- Sly decided to pull out of England Cricket Board’s The player for the 100-ball-a-side spectacle which was set leave myself,” he told a YouTube channel are in form for us.” from March 22 to 31 to tack- nists in the fight against this Hundred league as it is clashing with national team’s to be held from July 17 to August 15. CricketBaaz. He said so far he was satisfied after le the deadly outbreak. crisis, who are the doctors limited overs series against Zimbabwe. “His decision to withdraw from the competition “It is not as if because I have a three- taking over as bowling coach last “There are no matches and all those who work in According to Australian website WAtoday, Warner’s was unrelated to the COVID-19 outbreak, his manag- year contract I will hang around. I have October. now as the league has been healthcare," Jovic wrote on manager James Erskine said that the decision has got er James Erskine said as he confirmed the move on some set targets in mind and I want to “We have got some exciting young postponed and will start on social media. nothing to do with prevailing COVID-19 pandemic that Friday,” the report further stated. help and groom the young fast bowlers. fast bowlers like Shaheen Shah, Naseem April 30. But even if she want- "In Madrid, my Covid-19 has caused a global lock-down of cricketing activities. Erskine on Thursday had said that Warner will be “The way I look at it my plan is pre- Shah, Muhammad Hasnain and we are ed to go back home, the flights test was negative. So I decided “David Warner has pulled out of the Hundred in playing IPL if the COVID-19 pandemic is under con- pare a settled bowling attack for test looking at more talent. That does not from UK to India have been to travel to Serbia, to help and what could be the first of multiple withdrawals from trol and the league gets rolling after April 15, the time cricket and keep a rotation policy for the mean I will ignore those who had done stopped two days back,” Bala support our people, in addition England’s new franchise league by international play- till which the league has been suspended. white ball formats. Where we adopt a well in domestic cricket.” PTI Devi’s agent Anuj Kichlu said. to being close to my family, “So she can’t go back with the permission of my home, she will remain train- club. /    ing there, there is no other "When I arrived in Serbia,   *P +  )$71 B  ; way out. We will see the situ- they gave me the test and it ation. If the league re-starts on came out negative. I am very "  5)5   He pulled off a heist as Mohun ),;) April 30, she can stay there sorry that some people have Bagan coach when they famously and play. not done their job profession- K Banerjee, a footballing colos- held New York Cosmos 2-2 in an & 2 Pakistan Cricket Board is confident of “But if it does not start ally and have not given me spe- Psus of his time and a raconteur for exhibition match starring Pele in gaining profit from the Pakistan Super League and is postponed again, we cific instructions on how I life, died here on Friday aged 83, hav- 1977. despite the T20 competition was suspended at have to see what to do or if any should behave during my iso- ing dribbled and dazzled for a good The star of Indian football when the semi-final stage. flight is available at that time lation. part of his mind-boggling 51 years the sport was at its peak, Banerjee According to official sources, the PCB is set and decide accordingly,” he "In Spain it is allowed to go of service to the game. never played for Mohun Bagan and to make profits from four major commercial added. to buy food or buy products in He was suffering from respira- East Bengal, representing Eastern deals, including broadcasting and digital media. Devi was a captain of pharmacies, which does not tory problems due to pneumonia and Railways all his life. “We will earn more compared to the four India’s Gold-medal winning happen here (in Serbia). I apol- had an underlying history of A FIFA-certified coach, Banerjee previous editions because majority of the team at the South Asian ogise to everyone if in any way Parkinson’s disease, dementia and had a coaching career as illustrious matches (in earlier editions) had to be held in Games last year. She scored 16 I have hurt or put someone in heart problem. Banerjee, who was on as his playing one, beginning with the UAE where we generally had low crowds and goals in five matches. danger. I hope that together we life support at a hospital here since Bata SC and Eastern Railway. commercial deals were also not very profitable,” can overcome all this." March 2, breathed his last at Having struck gold as a player, a source said. 12:40pm. a young 35-year-old Banerjee was “The losses will come from four matches Born on June 23, 1936 in made a joint India coach with G M being held behind closed doors in Karachi and .G    8   8  Moynaguri on the outskirts of Basha, and they delivered a Bronze Lahore but the gate money receipts are minimal Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, Banerjee’s at the Bangkok Asiad in 1970. compared to the profits we will make from com- -- ", 2 New Zealand family relocated to his uncle’s place Within a year at the helm, mercial, sponsorship and broadcasting deals.” cricketers and support staff in Jamshedpur before partition. Banerjee guided India to a joint tri- The PSL was on Tuesday suspended after the members have gone into a 14- The 1962 Asian Games Gold- umph at the Singapore Pesta Sukan PCB revealed that a foreign player showed symp- day self-isolation period after medallist’s best days as a player Cup in 1971. toms of the dreaded COVID-19. The PCB had returning from their aborted coincided with Indian football’s East Bengal won five CFL titles also shortened the league by four days consid- Australia tour, due to the Covid- golden era. He scored 65 internation- greatest. Guru Dutt Sondhi’s remark that it on the trot under his tutelage. ering the worsening coronavirus situation but 19 pandemic. al goals in 84 appearances for the A member of the holy trinity, was ‘Jakarta Games’, for barring He also delivered at Mohun was forced to call it off on Tuesday. New Zealand Cricket con- national team. that also included Chuni Goswami countries like Taiwan and Israel. Bagan, guiding them to a treble — One source said 24 off the 30 matches held firmed that all 15 players and “We’ve passed on all the His contribution was duly recog- and Tulsidas Balaram, Banerjee was Banerjee scored the opener in IFA Shield, Rovers Cup and Durand before the semi-finals and final were full hous- support staff members who details about what self-isolation nised by FIFA which rated him as the last surviving scorer of the 1962 that game. Cup — in 1977. es in Multan, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi returned from Sydney last week- means and as far as we know India’s greatest player of the 20th cen- Asiad Gold-winning team. He was captain of the Indian He was coach of the Mohun and gate money earnings were very good. end have gone into lockdown at they’re all following it strictly,” he tury, bestowing him with the Another one his bright moments team that last played the Olympics Bagan that famously held the then “But yes, some matches were hit by bad home as per the government’s added. New Zealand were Centennial Order of Merit in 2004. with the national team was a fourth- in Rome 1960. Soviet Union team, Ararat Yerevan, weather and reduced overs but we will still make directive. “They [Black Caps scheduled to play three ODIs From his debut for Bihar in the place finish at the 1956 Olympics, He retired as a player in 1967 in the 1978 IFA Shield final. good profits from the PSL this time despite four players and touring staff] have and as many T20s but the Santosh Trophy as a 16-year-old in where India beat Australia 4-1. after being laid low by recurring Back at East Bengal, Banerjee matches being held in empty stadiums,” he said. all gone into self-isolation,” New Chappell-Hadlee series was 1952 to a stint as Mohammedan In the final of the 1962 Asiad, injuries. But then went on accumu- oversaw their famous 4-1 win over He also said the Board would refund Zealand Cricket’s public affairs called off after just one ODI, Sporting coach 51 years later, India prevailed in front of a hostile late a staggering 54 trophies as a the arch-rivals in the 1997 Federation money to ticket holders of the semi-finals and manager Richard Boock told which was held without specta- Banerjee takes leave as one of India’s crowd angered by chef de mission coach. Cup semifinal. final. PTI stuff.Co.Nz tors. PTI   " #$ % & '( ) )  09 ‘Premature’ to postpone Tokyo Games: IOC chief

.    () 2++++L#M nternational Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said it  )-+ Iwould be “premature” to postpone the Tokyo Games but admitted the   ** body was “considering different scenar- ios” as the coronavirus pandemic ustralia’s swimmers are more con- advances. Acerned about a level playing field The IOC will act on advice from its than ruling the pool at the Olympics. own taskforce and the World Health Due to travel bans, isolation Organization, Bach told the New York requirements and other issues thou- ' * <><> #  C #    ) )      # Times, after a week when the IOC has sands of athletes still haven’t qualified   3    ' #  "    0  C #  ! weathered criticism over its response to for their events. the crisis. “We are still preparing for the But he remained optimistic about Olympics and Paralympics to the (       holding the Tokyo Olympics on sched- best of our ability but we absolutely ule from July 24 to August 9, and said understand that for a lot of our peers .   (  7   7 giving priority to their safety,” there was no question of cancelling the and colleagues this isn’t the reality any- Mori said. Games altogether. more, as it may not be for us soon,” he Olympic flame arrived in The actual torch relay “Of course we are considering dif- Swimming Australia said in a release TJapan on Friday to a muted begins on March 26, starting ferent scenarios, but we are contrary to co-signed by head coach Jacco reception, what should have from the J-Village sports com- many other sports organizations or pro- Verhaeren on Friday. been a joyous celebration dra- plex in Fukushima that was fessional leagues in that we are four- “We hope the IOC and matically scaled down due to commandeered as a base by and-a-half months away from the (Paralympic organizers) are consider- the coronavirus pandemic. workers scrambling to contain Games,” Bach said. ing everything they can to ensure that The flame landed on a spe- the fall-out from the nuclear “For us, (postponement) would not there is a level playing field, with ath- cial charter flight into meltdown. be responsible now and it would be pre- letes being able to perform in healthy Matsushima Air Base in Miyagi “The Olympic flame relay mature to start speculation or make a        '#  D # !B !  conditions.” province, chosen as part of the is the biggest event ahead of the decision at a time when we do not have The key theme? It would be fair- “Recovery Olympics” to show- Olympics. It is very important any recommendation from the task er to postpone the Olympics. case the region’s revival after the for us to carry it out at any cost,” force,” he added. Swimming has been a regular 2011 earthquake, tsunami and said Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Speculation has been growing over E9,9    source of medals at the Olympics and nuclear meltdown. Muto ahead of the ceremony. the Games, scheduled to start on July world championships for Australia, Former Japanese But organisers have been 24, after the COVID-19 outbreak .  )5*) medal for judo at the 1988 Seoul she said. where the climate, location and rela- Olympians Saori Yoshida and forced to scale back what closed sports competitions around the Olympics, is the first JOC board The Olympics should not be tively high number of Olympic-size Tadahiro Nomura collected the should have been a key event to world, and paralysed many countries he Tokyo Olympics should be member to call openly for a post- held “if people across the world can’t pools is an advantage, but not an insur- flame from the aircraft and took raise awareness and excitement along with international travel. Tpostponed, according to a senior ponement of the Tokyo Games. enjoy themselves,” she said. mountable one. it to a cauldron in the shape of ahead of the July 24 opening Olympic qualifiers are among the member of the Japan Olympic Yamaguchi criticised the IOC “What I’m most scared of is that “At the heart of the Olympic and a cherry blossom on a stage in ceremony. tournaments affected, with 43 percent Committee, adding her voice to a stance, saying the body “is putting we force an opening and have peo- Paralympic competition is the notion front of selected guests. While spectators are of athletes yet to book their spots. But growing chorus calling for Tokyo athletes at risk.” ple question the Olympics, asking, of fair play — a value we hold very But some 200 local children allowed to watch from the Bach said the situation was still too 2020 to be delayed. “By asking them to train under ‘Why only the Olympics’?” she said. close, and we do not want that to be that were due to welcome the roadside, fans have been urged uncertain to make a decision about “It should be postponed under these conditions, the IOC is open- She also urged the IOC to at compromised,” the statement contin- flame were kept away as part of to “avoid forming crowds”, with Tokyo. the current situation where athletes ing itself up the criticism that it is least set a deadline for its final deci- ued. “We know athlete preparation is what organisers called the organisers warning there could “What makes this crisis so unique can’t be well prepared,” Kaori not putting athletes first,” Yamaguchi sion. being severely compromised. “heartbreaking” decision to be a change of programme in and so difficult to overcome is the Yamaguchi, a JOC executive board told the newspaper. Yamaguchi said she plans to Friendship and solidarity are impor- pare back events as the world the event of “excessive conges- uncertainty. Nobody today can tell you member, told the Nikkei daily in an “Unlike other sporting events, argue her position when the JOC tant Olympic and Paralympic values battles the virus. tion”. what the developments are tomorrow, interview published on Friday. the Olympics symbolise the ideal meets Friday next week, the business and we stand with you in this time of After a speech by chief Daily arrival and departure what they are in one month, not to Yamaguchi, who won a Bronze that sports bring about world peace,” daily added. uncertainty.” organiser Yoshiro Mori, the ceremonies are closed to the mention in more than four months,” he former Olympians lit the caul- public and all torch-bearers will said. dron with the torch, also have their temperatures taken “Therefore it would not be respon- Athletes lashed out at IOC advice be determined by any financial inter- Despite remaining hopeful of start- nize future Olympic Games”. designed to represent Japan’s before participating in the relay, sible in any way to set a date or take a this week to continue training “as best est”. “For us, while not knowing how ing the Games on time, Bach said the “The IOC has no cash-flow prob- cherished cherry blossom. which is scheduled to visit decision right now, which would be they can” but Bach said health consid- long this tunnel will be, we would like IOC’s risk-management policies and lem,” he added, when asked about the “Children had planned to every part of Japan on a 121- based on the speculation about the erations were “first and foremost”, the Olympic flame to be a light at the insurance “will make it possible for us potential problem of broadcast pay- welcome the Olympic flame, day journey before entering future developments.” adding “the decision of the IOC will not end of the tunnel,” he said. to continue our operations and orga- ments not arriving in July. but we decided to scale it down, Tokyo. J !J         "    “It is a very big challenge for said. me and being the leader, I had to “When you have got an ormer India hockey coach set the example for the team, opportunity to serve the country, FHarendra Singh finds himself groom and motivate them. I you can’t take a step back. Life on a different turf in the country’s would like to congratulate all threat is there but I am enjoying battle to contain the COVID-19 those from Air India who are asso- every bit of this challenge,” said pandemic — supervising arrange- ciated with this mission.” Harendra, who is often seen run- ments for Indian evacuees from He said his team has been ning from the terminal to the tar- coronavirus-struck nations as Air working round the clock and at mac wearing a decontamination India’s General Manager. times 72 hours at a stretch. suit. The former India player from “I am thankful to my family Harendra said being in charge Bihar is drawing from his for supporting me in all my on the ground, his job is to ensure immense coaching experience at endeavours. They have never smooth and hassle free transfer of the Indira Gandhi International stopped me.” the passengers after they land here. D.  ;   Airport’s Terminal 3 here to over- Harendra, who guided India He said conducting opera- see smooth transit of people being to the 2016 Junior World Cup title tions at the airport was a com-  #- 2 The Badminton Championships were rescued by the government. in Lucknow, said his 3C principles pletely different ball game but his World Federation (BWF) scheduled in Ukraine, while  +   <   “I am stationed here from the of communication, commitment hockey experience is definitely on Friday suspended five Asia event was to be held in first flight that evacuated Indians and coordination, which he coming handy in his current more tournaments, includ- Philippines. from Wuhan, the epicentre of employed as a hockey coach, assignment. ing three continental cham- The Asia coronavirus. It is my duty and I am have played a key role in his work “Both the experiences are pionships crucial for Tokyo Championships had already      privileged to have been given this so far at the airport. challenging but are completely dif- Olympics qualification but relocated once, switching opportunity by the Air India “In this mission too, I just fol- ferent. But I must admit my expe- stripped of that significance from Wuhan, China to "   Yadav said. management,” Harendra, who is lowed my 3C formula. It is the rience as a hockey coach is defi- now, in view of the Manila due to the COVID- “She has competed in five Air India’s GM (Commercial) same formula which I employed nitely giving me an edge,” COVID-19 pandemic in 19 outbreak in that city. All eightlifting’s Olympic qualifying events but the sixth said.    0 #     !' during the Junior World Cup,” he Harendra signed off. the host cities. top Indian shuttlers, includ- Wqualifying schedule has one, the Asian Championships The announcement ing PV Sindhu, Saina gone haywire due to the Covid- in Tashkent was cancelled. I came a week after the BWF Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth 19 pandemic but India’s think there will be no more put a halt to all of its events and Kidambi Srikanth were Mirabai Chanu is a sure-shot qualifying events and the world & 5       0 * till April 12. scheduled to compete at the for the Tokyo Games, if they are rankings is set to be based on “...A further five tour- event. held, while young Jeremy what it currently is.” naments have also been “Badminton Pan Am Lalrinnunga is also set to make Under the new rules, to   3     6$   cancelled or postponed,” also said it was no longer the cut for the mega sporting qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, BWF said in a statement. feasible to stage the XXIV spectacle. a weightlifter must compete in "    and Asian Games, Mary Kom "   “This includes the sus- Pan Am Individual Former world champion at least one event in each of the would be competing in her last pension of the three Championships 2020 in Chanu currently occupies third three periods of six months he COVID-19 pandemic has Olympic Games if it goes ahead as tar javelin thrower Neeraj Continental Confederation Peru because of health and place in the women’s 49kg (spread over November 2018 to Tisolated her from the world scheduled in July-August in Tokyo. SChopra has been ordered by championships scheduled safety fears linked to world rankings following the April 2020), at least six events outside but iconic Indian boxer M “I don’t think the Games will Sports Authority of India (SAI) for week 17 on the BWF COVID-19. cancellation of the Asian overall and in at least one gold C Mary Kom says the forced be postponed or cancelled. It is too to remain self-isolated for 14 Tournament Calendar — “The tournament was Championships, the last and silver-level event. slowdown of life as usual has also huge an event to be shifted just like days at the NIS-Patiala after his one of the last chances for originally planned for Olympics qualifying event of The 25-year-old Chanu has redefined the meaning of freedom that. It will cause chaos. In any return from a training stint in athletes to gain qualification Guatemala City,” BWF said. the continent due to the coro- now collected 3869 Robi points for her. case, it’s not in my hands. So, it’s Turkey. Indira Gandhi International air- for Tokyo 2020 Olympic All five tournaments navirus outbreak. — the IWF’s official calculation Mary Kom has self-isolated at better I don’t say much,” she said. Chopra, who has qualified port. Games before the April 26 were to be played within the She has taken part in five method — to be placed third her Delhi residence since return- But will the current situation, for the upcoming Tokyo “At the airport, everyone deadline,” it added. Tokyo Olympic Games events out of the six mandated behind Hou Zhihui (4703) of ing from the this month’s Asian in which travel restrictions by Olympics, has been told by the was screened and cleared but The suspended tourna- qualifying period, but will in the new qualification rules. China and Ri Song Gum (4209) Olympic Qualifiers in Jordan most countries have nearly SAI to stay at his hostel room when they reached NIS, the SAI ments are Croatian “no longer contribute to In a meeting of the of North Korea. where she booked herself a second brought the world to a halt, have without mixing up with other said all the returning athletes International (April 16-19 ), Olympic qualifying as they Executive Board of the Regarding the 17-year- Olympic berth. a bearing on her preparations for athletes at the NIS if he has to and coaches should remain in Peru International 2020 will now fall outside the International Weightlifting old Jeremey (men’s 67kg), The precautionary measure Tokyo? be at the premier sports facility isolation for 14 days. AFI said it (April 16-19), European qualification window.” Federation held on March 17- who won a Gold in 62kg in was necessitated by a training trip “Some planning is required. I of the country. was all right since they have C’ships (April 21-26), “BWF will make a fur- 18 via video conference, the the 2018 Youth Olympic to Italy before landing in Jordan haven’t yet made up my mind, He returned to India from been screened and cleared at the Badminton Asia C’ships ther announcement on any world body has made some Games, Yadav said, “In the even though the entire Indian Training here is also pretty Turkey on Wednesday. airport but SAI insisted.” (April 21-26) and Pan Am implications related to the recommendations to the Olympics, there will be 14 team got COVID-19 negative cer- smooth. There is nothing missing. Another Olympics-bound The 22-year-old Chopra Individual Championships Olympic qualification peri- International Olympic competitors in each weight tificates from the IOC. We will see how the situation is in javelin thrower Shivpal Singh qualified for the Tokyo Games 2020 (April 23-26). od at a later date,” BWF Association (IOC) regarding category, men and women. “I am chilling, doing my exer- the next couple of weeks before has left NIS as he preferred to in a competition in South Africa The European said. PTI the Olympic qualifying events. Besides the top eight from the cises, taking care of my fitness and deciding on whether going outside stay at his home. in January with a throw of One of the key recom- world rankings, the top ranker playing with my children after is an option,” she “SAI said if Neeraj wants to 87.86m, having made his return mendations, sources said, may from each of the five conti- being away from them for explained. stay at the NIS, he has to remain from an elbow surgery last year. close the qualification process nents will also qualify. Jeremy almost one month,” Mary Kom “Till then, every- in self isolation for 14 days with- He then went to Turkey for a D #   as all the five continental cham- is at the top of Asian rankings said. one please stay at out mixing with others. He and training stint as part of prepa- pionships were cancelled. and if the international feder- “That’s the best part of this home and don’t forget Rohit Yadav who returned from rations for the Olympics. "    Government of India This would mean the ation’s recommendations are isolation, I am with my family to wash your hands,” Turkey have been given hostel He was supposed to take guidelines for safety mea- Olympics qualification slots accepted by the IOC, he will through the day without having she laughed. rooms separated from other part in the elite Diamond he Badminton sures, Badminton will be decided based on the also qualify.” to think of anything. My appeal to trainees. They have also been League series beginning in Doha TAssociation of India Association of India (BAI) current world rankings. The Jeremy is at the top of everyone is don’t panic, try and given an old gym facility near on April 17 but the World (BAI) on Friday has decided to shut down IOC will, however, take a final Asian rankings with 3119 stay at home if you can and their hostel room,” a source at Athletics announced its decision announced its office will their office from March call on the recommendations of Robi points, far ahead of sec- spend time with your family,” the NIS Patiala said. to postpone the first three legs. shut down from March 23 23,” a media release said. the International Weightlifting ond-placed Mohammed she said. “Shivpal and Vipin Another Indian javelin owing to the COVID-19 BAI General Secretary, Federation. Almazyadi Nawaf (2672) from “In my case, I have felt a Kasana who returned thrower Shivpal also qualified pandemic. Ajay K Singhania added “Mirabai is certain to the Saudi Arabia. He is set for his sense of freedom with this iso- from South Africa for the Tokyo Games while BAI is the latest that the situation will be qualify for the Olympics, she is maiden Olympics. lation. I have realised that I am wanted to leave for training at Potchefstroom in National Sports Federation reviewed on March 31. currently at third spot in the The last slot will be from not feeling the stress of a daily home. They left NIS South Africa. (NSF) to shut down its “After assessing the world rankings. The top eight the host country, if that coun- schedule right now.” Patiala yesterday,” he added. The 24-year-old crossed premises in the wake of situations and discussions from the world rankings after try (Japan) has not qualified A five-time The source said SAI insist- the qualifying standard of 85m novel coronavirus out- with various stake holders, the end of the qualification from this method. But if a Asian champion ed that Neeraj and all those who by hurling the spear to a dis- break. it was observed as the best period automatically qualifies weightlifter from the host besides being a returned from abroad should tance of 85.47m during the “In the wake of the solution and health and for Tokyo Olympics,” Indian country has qualified, the last Gold-medallist remain isolated for 14 days ACNW Meeting at Corona Virus outbreak wellbeing of our staff is of Weightlifting Federation slot will be given through the at the even though they were screened Potchefstroom earlier this and the advisories issued prime importance for Secretary General Sahdev tripartite commission process. Commonwealth for coronavirus symptoms at the month. by the Sports Ministry and BAI,” Singhania said.