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3  Aentered the “lockdown-4 to work with restricted staff. ration buses will be allowed to phase”, State Governments Centre has allowed States operate in the State, except in largely reactivated economic for inter-State passenger bus red and containment zones,   +,34C5 activities, including markets, and vehicle bus services with from Tuesday. Only 30 people / , .
 saloons, private taxis, autos, the mutual consent. The move would be allowed to travel in he Yogi Government, on even inter-State movement of will greatly ease public trans- the buses and wearing of face TMonday night, issued passenger buses and vehicles. portation and is likely to come masks and maintaining physi- guidelines for lockdown 4.0,    But malls, metro rails, domes- to immediate help mitigate the cal distancing are mandatory, allowing opening of markets in tic and international flights, plight of migrant labour on the he said. Bus fares would not be a staggered manner and easing 
 
colleges, schools, religious roads due to the nation-wide increased, he added. industrial activities but political gathering remained in lockdown entering 54th day. Karnataka CM said com- declared that curfew-like situ- ❒ 2 % . "% .  the prohibited list. The night curfew, between plete lockdown will be imposed ation will prevail across the  % .    Different States have given 7 pm and 7 am, will continue across the State on all Sundays state between 7 pm and 7 am    leeway to economic activities in in all zones. Hotels, restaurants till May 31, adding that parks and no movement, other than ❒ B  %  "    the green and orange zones and and other hospitality services, will be opened from Tuesday for essential services, will be     ' narrowed down their enforce- except for the running of can- and night curfew will contin- permitted,. ❒  "   % .  ment of lockdown guidelines to teens in bus depots, railway sta- ue across the State from 7 pm “Shops outside contain-        only containment zones. Some tions and airports, will not be to 7 am.                         
  ment area will open in a stag-     !  States, like Karnataka and West allowed. But inter-State transport        gered manner — markets of ❒  
" " Bengal, have permitted open- Maharashtra, the worst would not be allowed, except in one area will open on one day  "!  "  ing of salons and barber’s shops affected State in the country emergency cases. Trains can and another on another day.   !   where close contacts with the and particularly its Capital operate within the State but not This will be decided by the dis- ❒  .     &'(  )     customers is possible. In con- Mumbai with nearly 20 per inter-State services till May trict administration in consul- trast Delhi has not allowed bar- cent of coronavirus cases in the 31. tation with the traders’ bodies,” !  O 
 ber shops, spas and salons to country, will not experience Yediyurappa said all shops, Chief Secretary RK Tiwari said ❒    !  open yet. relaxations in major part of the except those in containment   +,34C5 were informed that she had a holding area of the institute. in a statement here. <! < !" Telangana too has city. Saying Mumbai is still a zones, will be allowed to open niece at home who was ill and She said the healthcare work- He said that restaurants can  
"   allowed salons to open and Covid-19 red zone, authorities and passenger trains will run staff nurse of King George’s had respiratory distress. We ers who came in contact with start operations but will only be ❒   !   ! permitted bus services with- have not eased restrictions and within the State. AMedical University hospi- have moved the nurse to isola- the patient were quarantined as allowed home delivery. Sweet        in the State. warned people about strong Auto and taxis were also tal tested positive for coron- tion ward for treatment and per protocol. shops will also be allowed to ❒       Walmart-owned Flipkart action against violators in the given green signal to get on to avirus on Monday. KGMU shifted her niece to the triage Meanwhile, State open. The government has !   E   said it is awaiting advisories fourth phase of the nationwide roads, but there should be only spokesperson Dr Sudhir Singh area of KGMU,” he said. Surveillance Officer Dr also allowed street vendors to     from different States for resum- lockdown. three passengers, including the said the nurse, who resides in Chief Medical Officer Dr Vikasendu Agarwal said that start operations but all of them ❒ 4  
  ing full services, including in Taking a rather relaxed driver. In maxi-cabs, the max- Nishatganj, was in the ward in Narendra Agarwal said that a 147 persons tested positive for have to wear masks and gloves   !  red zones, a day after Home view of coronavirus situation, imum number should be four which a coronavirus positive patient from Gorakhpur admit- coronavirus infection across and maintain social distancing, ❒ >       Ministry’s guidelines on lock- Karnataka has allowed major passengers, including driver. pregnant woman was shifted ted in Sanjay Gandhi Post- the state, taking tally to 4,605 he said.   8 down 4.0 were released. concessions for re-starting eco- Except shopping malls and after surgery recently. He, how- Graduate Institute of Medical He said with 147 COVID- “All shop owners will have ❒ >      !% Parks and sports complex- nomic activities. Chief Minister cinema halls, saloons and all ever, added that the source of Sciences also tested positive for 19 patients being discharged to wear masks and gloves and  
      es will be open with the norms BS Yediyurappa, however, said shops can open, he said. the nurse’s infection was not the coronavirus infection. from hospitals on Monday, need to have sanitisers at their of “social distancing” but step- people from four States — In West Bengal private COVID-19 patient as one day The SGPGIMS spokesper- 2,783 patients had been suc- shops. It will be the responsi- that retail sale of vegetables will ping out of homes between 7 Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil offices, including those in exposure could not manifest as son said the 63-year-old patient cessfully cured of the disease. bility of the shop owner to be from 6 am to 9 am while the pm and 7 am, except for essen- Nadu and Kerala — will not be shopping malls, can operate an infection. with complete heart blockage He said the state had wit- ensure social distancing,” he fruit mandi can open from 8 tial services will be prohibited. allowed entry into the State till with 50 per cent strength on “We queried the nurse who required urgent temporary nessed 118 COVID-19 deaths said. am to 6 pm. Weekly markets Taxis and cabs will be allowed May 31. alternate days. about her family history and pacemaker was admitted to the so far. The guidelines further state Continued on Page 6      
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separate tranches of stimulus top laggard in the Sensex pack, the Centre on Sunday     and Uttar Pradesh at 4,605. taking its overall count to lowest in world. announced by the Finance cracking around 10 per cent, announced plans to privatise    ' Maharashtra followed by 11,760 and 82 deaths. “In terms of confirmed Noida: Thirty-one people test- Minister. followed by HDFC, Maruti PSUs in non-strategic sectors Tamil Nadu were the two top Madhya Pradesh reported cases per lakh population, India ed positive for Covid-19 in UP’s Benchmark Sensex crashed Suzuki, Axis Bank and and suspend loan default-trig-      contributors of new cases on 259 new cases and 4 death to has so far about 7.1 cases per Gautam Buddh Nagar on 1,069 points tracking massive UltraTech Cement. On the gered bankruptcy filings for #   # Monday. They were followed take its overall count to 5,236 lakh population vis a vis approx Monday, pushing the total cases selloffs in banking and auto other hand, TCS, Infosys, ITC one year, and also gave a  2 3! %  by Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and 252 deaths. Uttar Pradesh 60 cases per lakh population for to 286 in the district. Chinese stocks. The 30-share BSE index and HCL closed with gains. 40,000-crore hike in allocation * . !!  Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar recorded 141 new cases and no the world as a whole,” said an smartphone maker Oppo has ended at 30,028.98, while the Traders and investors for the rural employment guar-     !!  Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, death, while West Bengal official from the Union Health suspended operations at Noida broader NSE Nifty plunged remained on edge as the Home antee scheme to provide jobs to   
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  +,34C5 tre in Rae Bareli, creating panic  !   . among the local residents. ith two migrants being The police registered a case Wkilled and over three and launched a hunt for the   +,34C5 dozen others getting injured in COVID-19 suspect. Reports separate road accidents, it said that Ramkaran, a resident s the migrant workers issue 4(   seems the movement of these of Behtakala hamlet of Lalganj Ahas taken a political turn desperate men and their fam- in Rae Bareli came back from with Congress and Bharatiya ilies by unauthorised vehicle Ludhiana in Punjab on Janata Party playing a tug of 
  
 
continues unabated. Saturday evening. As he was war, Chief Minister Yogi In a road mishap in Unnao, running high fever, he was Adityanath in a series of tweets   +,34C5 buses to the state govern- two migrants workers were sent to Bakshi Memorial Public asked Congress national gener- ment. killed and 10 others were School quarantine centre. al secretary Priyanka Gandhi ith Chief Minister Yogi He told reporters that the injured on Monday afternoon However, before his report for Vadra if the states ruled by her WAdityanath’s office party was doing everything when the axle of the pick-up coronavirus test arrived, he party had so many buses, why entering into a twitter war for migrants and till date it they were travelling in broke escaped from the centre some- the migrant workers and their with Congress general secre- had provided food packets to down on Agra-Lucknow time on Sunday night. families from these states were tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra 60 lakh people by running 22 Expressway. Incharge of the centre, Anil sent in trucks. over facilitating transport to community kitchens in sever- The injured were shifted to Kumar Pandey, claimed that Yogi’s tweets were in migrants, UP Congress pres- al districts. hospital. they were talking to Ramkaran response to an emotional tweet ident Ajay Kumar ‘Lallu’ on “We have also put up Chief Minister Yogi and he was also attending the from Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday claimed to have food and water stalls at the Adityanath expressed grief at calls but disconnecting the in which she had asked the handed over a list of buses the border of the state to the death of the two migrants )    
     "      *      phone saying that he was UP government to allow party had provided on the provide help to the migrants and announced an assistance of returning. entry of 1,000 buses which borders to ferry the migrant coming from other states,” he Rs 2 lakh each for the depen- mishap. container trucks at a check-post adding they would be sent to Meanwhile, SP, Balrampur, Congress had arranged to ferry workers. added. dants of the deceased and Rs In another similar mishap in the Miranpur area late their home districts later. Dev Ranjan, said that they migrant workers to their native On Sunday, Yogi Lallu, however, slammed 50,000 for those critically in Kushinagar on Sunday night, Sunday evening and were The migrants said they registered 37 cases in 13 police districts. Adityanath had slammed the the Yogi government for its injured. seven migrants were injured. shocked to see over 500 paid Rs 2,500 each to the con- stations of the district in which In the first tweet, the chief Congress for doing politics laxity in providing relief to the Meanwhile in Ayodhya, 20 In a separate mishap in migrants workers hiding inside tainer owners for the journey, they named 1,547 persons for minister said if the Congress over migrant workers and migrants who assembled in migrants were injured when a Hamirpur, a Kaushambi depot them. The migrant workers police said. According to offi- violating quarantine norms. had 1,000 buses at its disposal, had said that though the party large numbers on the state pick-up carrying them home bus ferrying 31 migrants from from Yamunanagar in Haryana cial sources, over 3,300 migrant Ranjan said that the then why Punjab and had offered to provide 1,000 border. met with an accident in the wee Noida to Mahoba met with an were trying to reach their workers in the district have accused were quarantined on Maharashtra governments buses, it did not give the list “Congress has made sev- hours of Monday. accident in Sadar Kotwali area. native places in Bihar and West been sent in buses to their suspicion of being infected were sending migrant workers of the buses and their registra- eral offers like paying for all Reports said that migrants Ten labours, including women, Bengal. The container trucks homes so far. with coronavirus but instead of in trucks. tion numbers and other migrants passengers coming from Mumbai were going to were injured in the mishap. were seized. Meanwhile, a suspected remaining quarantined they “The nation is saddened details. by Shramik Specials after the Siddharthnagar on a pick-up In Muzaffarnagar, the The migrants were shifted COVID-19 patient managed to were found to be roaming in by the accident in Auraiya Yogi Adityanath had Railways charged fare from when the vehicle rammed into police intercepted half-a-dozen to shelter homes, police said, escape from the isolation cen- public. (involving) a truck coming thereafter rejected the the poor people and to pro- a truck at Aunaura crossing on from Punjab and another Congress offer, saying that vide buses so that they can be National Highway-28, injuring from Rajasthan. Will the UP government was sent home safely,” Lallu point- all of them. They were taken to Priyanka Gandhi take respon- doing everything for the ed out, saying that the district hospital where the con- 
  

    ,  sibility of that accident and migrants. Bharatiya Janata Party govern- dition of two of them was stat- tender an apology to the Priyanka had offered ment had ignored all such ed to be critical.   +,34C5 ities to manage the with calm and plan- Among these, a record 275 trains have nation?” Yogi asked in his sec- 1,000 buses to ferry the requests and now it had final- Surprisingly, the govern- ning. come from Gujarat with 3.75 lakh ond tweet. migrants soon after the ly reacted on Monday, asking ment has already restricted ith migrant workers still stranded at The chief minister said that only trains migrants followed by 140 trains from In the next tweet, Yogi Auraiya incident and on the Congress to provide carrying of migrants by unau- Wthe UP borders demanding that they and buses should be used to ferry the Maharashtra with 1.75 lakh migrants and said if Congress has arranged Sunday, Congress loaded pho- details of buses. thorised vehicles. Chief be allowed to go home, Chief Minister migrants after their medical screening and 101 trains from Punjab with 1.20 lakh for 1,000 buses, why it has so tographs showing that 500 “Unnecessary delay has Minister Yogi Adityanath took Yogi Adityanath has directed intensive after providing them food and water. migrants . far not furnished the details of buses were waiting at already been made by the Yogi immediate cognisance of the patrolling on highways in night to prevent UP has already arranged 12,000 buses, The government has also proposed the buses to the Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan-UP border for Adityanath government but I accident and directed the dis- unsafe travel of the migrant workers and along with 200 private buses in each dis- to provide Oximetry to the health government. clearance from the UP hope that now, with the details trict magistrate and district their families. trict, to ferry the migrants besides the spe- teams in the villages and other places “Majority of the Shramik government to ferry the of buses with them, they police chief to rush to the spot “Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dur- cial trains. to check the COVID-19 suspects by Special trains are coming to UP. migrants. would respond positively and and ensure proper medical ing his meeting with Team 11 officials here Awasthi added that arrangements their oxygen flow, as breathlessness is one If Priyanka is so concerned Addressing media per- extend immediate relief to care to those injured and alter- on Monday has directed the Transport like tents, water, food and buses have been of the main symptoms of coronavirus about migrant labourers from sons here on Monday after- stranded migrants workers nate vehicle for the remaining department and the director general of made at all the borders and toll plazas so infection. UP, why she is not asking noon, the UPCC president by ferrying them safely to journey of other migrants. police to ensure that no migrant travels that the migrants are taken care off while Meanwhile, the government has her state governments to send said the party had handed their home,” the UPCC chief In another mishap in unsafe in the state. He has asked them to UP government has also written to other decided to increase the Covid hospital these labourers by trains,” Yogi over the details of the 1,000 added. Kushinagar, a bus carrying intensify patrolling at night on the high- states to send the list of their migrants who beds to one lakh by the end of this month. asked in his fourth and last migrants from Delhi to Bihar ways and other roads,” Additional Chief are struck in UP so that they can be trans- At present there are 60,000 beds in Covid tweet. to furnish details of 1,000 rammed into a stationary collided with another truck Secretary Awanish Awasthi said here on ported to their respective states and dis- hospitals. In the evening however, buses. truck with many migrant loaded with onion near a petrol Monday. tricts . Similarly, the number of sample test- Additional Chief Secretary Twenty-six migrant workers sitting in it, near a pump on NH-28 in the early The chief minister has also taken cog- On the other hand, the state has ing for COVID-19 would be increased to Awanish Awasthi said that the workers were killed after a roadside eatery on the nation- hours of Monday. A dozen nisance of crowds at several places in the received 590 special trains from different 10,000 per day against the present testing government had accepted the trailer truck carrying sacks of al highway in Auraiya on passengers were injured in the bordering districts and asked the author- states ferrying 7.60 lakh migrants to UP. of over 6,000 samples per day. Congress proposal and asked it lime along with people Saturday. ,      $ % )%%/*#

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  Lucknow (PNS): The senior Congress leader, says coronavirus pandemic has you can see the FB page how   +,34C5 lakh MT. In Uttar Pradesh, mills brought about a change in the Congress volunteers are help- Against the backdrop of have produced almost 1.43 working of political parties – it ing the migrant workers. midst the double whammy the Centre nudging mills for crore MT of sugar till May 15, has made them computer savvy “The Congress is giving Aof lockdown and slump in diverting excess sugarcane and compared to 1.10 crore MT last and taught them how to con- food packets, fruits and even demand for sugar, the domes- sugar for the production of year. This is the highest ever trol party activities digitally. laiya chana (puffed rice and tic sugar mills have bagged fuel-grade ethanol as a long- sugar production in UP, sur- All political parties are roasted grams) to the migrant export orders totalling 42 lakh term solution for the excess passing 1.20 crore MT output now heavily relying on mobile workers who can be seen trav- metric ton till the beginning of sugar stock, the ISMA said in 2017-18 season. phones, social networking sites elling in trucks packed like sar- May this year. the augmentation in ethanol Of the 119 mills, 73 units and video-conferencing apps to dines,” he said. Indian Sugar Mills capacity was at different stages have ended their crushing and stay afloat in this crisis where Bharatiya Janata Party has, Association (ISMA) said near- of progress or implementa- 46 mills are still in operation every party is making desper- however, taken a lead. It has ly 36 lakh MT of sugar had so tion. compared to only 28 mills in ate attempt to remain con- held several rounds of talks far been dispatched for ship- It, however, said the three the corresponding period last nected with the people. with the ground-level workers ment. stakeholders viz. sugar mills, oil year. “We are using technology through video-conferencing The export orders are a big marketing companies and Most of these mills are to stay connected with the apps. BJP general secretary relief for the sugar industry of commercial banks should enter expected to close operation by people. We are carrying out Vijay Bahadur Pathak said that UP which has record close to into a tripartite agreement for the end of this month, while a charity work and we have asked the on-line meetings with the 1.5 crore MT production in the optimum utilisation of the few may continue till the first party workers to put up the pic- sector- level leaders com- current season (2019-20). policies and incentives to week of June. tures on the WhatsApp groups menced from Monday. He said Following lockdown, the increase ethanol production The crushing got pro- or other social networking the party had held on-line closure of restaurants, malls, in the coming years. longed in UP as most of the gur sites,” former chief minister and meetings with over 1.60 lakh cinema halls etc. has hit the Meanwhile, the ISMA on (jaggery) and khandsari national president of booth-level workers and would domestic off-take of sugar- Monday released the domestic (unprocessed sugar) units Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh connect with at least two lead- sweetened products like ice- sugar production figures for the closed their operations prema- Yadav, said. ers of the 27,000 sectors. cream, beverages, juices, con- current crushing season (2019- turely due to lockdown, there- Akhilesh said the SP did Pathak said that during fectioneries, sweets etc. in this 20). It stood at almost 2.64 by increasing the cane supply not mind party workers putting the meeting, the leadership season, which is generally char- crore MT till May 15 this year. to mills. Almost 80 per cent of up their pictures doing chari- asked about the present sce- acterised with a high off-take It is 61.5 lakh MT lower com- such rural-based units are ty. “This act of their invigorates nario of their area and appealed of such products. This weak- pared to the production in the located in western and central others to do better,” he said. to the workers to serve the peo- ened the sugar sale by nearly 10 corresponding period last year. UP. Devendra Pratap Singh, a ple during this pandemic.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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  Lucknow (PNS): District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash carried out an inspection at   +,34C5 Kamta bus station, Awadh Shilp Gram and Dr Shakuntala he extension of lockdown Misra National Rehabilitation Ttill May 31 has added to the 
   "# University on Monday. The pressure on various sectors and DM said migrant labourers those engaged in these fields. have been kept at four shelter The new MHA guidelines have homes in the rehab university increased their concerns $%&   &#' and they had come from Delhi, regarding the future. President Gujarat, Mumbai and Haryana. of Uttar Pradesh Adarsh Tent “The medical screening of Catering Association Vijay   +,34C5 cinema exhibitors, Agarwal charges tariff to a minimum 12 all the migrants was carried out Kumar said they have 3,000- said that with statements com- months to compensate accu- and they were provided with 4,000 trade persons associated he extension of lockdown ing in from major organisa- mulated losses, no annual fees food, water and ORS solution. with weddings and all have Ttill May 31 is a double tions that the Covid-19 vaccine to be charged for renewal of Everyday, food for 10,000 peo- been rendered jobless. whammy for cinema halls in would take some time and cinema licenses for the year ple is being arranged and the He said they have lost over Uttar Pradesh. President of people would have to live with 2020-21, 100 per cent waiver migrants are being sent to Rs 90 crore in the lockdown Uttar Pradesh Cinema the virus, people were getting of property house tax and their respective destinations period, which coincided with Exhibitors Federation Ashish used to stepping out only for water & sewer tax waiver for by trains and buses,” he said. the wedding season and more Agarwal said there were no essentials. “Besides, no one the year 2020-21, waiver of The DM said 15,000 than 1,000 people associated chances of the cinema halls would like to go to cinema interest on running loans, and migrants were sent to their with the trade have lost their opening till June-end but they halls when family members SGST exemption to single respective destinations on jobs. “The new guidelines of 50 were also faced with the issue would be sitting apart,” he screen cinemas for the year Sunday in 442 buses and others people being allowed to attend of films releasing on OTT added. Agarwal said that a 2020-21. in 100 buses on Monday morn- a wedding will not help us in platforms. detailed proposal was sent by “In this tough time, all the ing. The DM also carried out any way because no one will Agarwal said that till the a popular multiplex chain to old licences and NOCs should inspection at Kamta bus station. book lawns and guest houses end of the third phase of lock- the Central government with be extended by a period of He oversaw the distribution of for 50 people and if these down, they had already lost details of how they would minimum six months and no food packets to the migrants lawns are not booked, we will over Rs 1,200 crore in UP, take precautions if they were harassment pressure from any from Maharashtra before they not get any work,” he said. which has 400 single screens allowed to open. department should be created were sent to their native towns. He added that one wed- and 75 multiplexes. “The proposal includes in any form on businessmen as Thereafter, he also inspected ding cost over Rs 6,80,000 and “The producers of the selling of only 60 seats in a hall he is already in immense pres- Awadh Shilp Gram where he there were over 2,000-2,500 movie ‘Gulabo-Sitabo’ star- having more than 250 seats, sure paying salaries and other took stock of the arrangements guest houses in the district ring Amitabh Bachchan and opening two audis for interval fixed costs from his own pock- made for labourers. A hi-tech which brought revenue to those Ayushman Khurana is already at one time, keeping all packed et during this lockdown. No control room has also been involved in the trade. He said in the process of releasing on goods in the confectionary minimum energy charges made and monitoring is being over 140 people were employed OTT platform, which is fast area. However, the Central should be levied for mini- carried out with the help of + ,- -  .          /+!
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  "!"  with one wedding and if a mar- becoming the preferred choice government has not respond- mum six months. We have also CCTV cameras.        riage was organised in over of the audience. It’s is a major ed,” he said. requested the government to 1,200 guest houses across the problem because it will also He said that their federa- provide some help to the cin- district, more than 1.5 lakh affect our business in coming tion has also approached the ema being a public place so people would get employment. days and it will not revive till state government with that public can gain confidence ,      %  He said that in prevalent the end of the year,” he said. demand of 100 per cent waiv- once again and start visiting conditions, people may well Amongst this whole heap er of fixed demand charges of public places like cinemas   +,34C5 in civvies. One of them gave Alwida Juma and Eid. The homes adhering to Covid-19 throw wedding parties at their of mounting problems for the electricity, reducing energy soon,” he added. some ointment to the man to officials were also asked to guidelines. houses keeping in view the fear wo policemen thrashed a apply on the wounds and left carry out checking drives in old Meanwhile, a 40-year-old of Covid-19 spread. “We will “There are some autorick- Prateek Hira said that 60-70 per in Lucknow itself, traders were Tpavement dweller, leaving the scene. The policemen also city areas to ensure effective railway clerk was found dead in approach the District shaw driver who are getting Rs cent workers had already been losing Rs 200 crore per day. him grievously injured near argued with the NGO owner implementation of lockdown. Mahanagar under mysterious Magistrate to keep the request 1,000 from the state govern- laid off in the hospitality sec- “We are waiting for the state Awadh Shilp Gram at Shaheed and forced her to rush the man The officials were asked to circumstance. The body was that the number of guests in a ment. We are all daily wagers tor in UP. “These people have government guidelines and Path on Monday. The incident to hospital. Suman told conduct vehicle checking drives recovered on Sunday and the wedding should be increased to and earn our livelihood on a been told through mails that hoping for some relaxation came to light when an NGO reporters that the ambulance during this time. police registered a case on the 250,” he said. daily basis. There are 4,343 they have been laid off, and because the economic pressure owner, Suman Rawat, passed reached the scene late and They were also asked to complaint of deceased’s cousin He said that they expected autorickshaws and 2,365 tem- establishments are keeping a is mounting to such an extent via the road and spotted a man policemen refused to help the help the migrants reach relief on Monday. The deceased was the government to help them pos registered in Lucknow and minimal staff for maintenance. that traders are going into writhing in pain. After hours of man due to the fear of coron- camps if they were seen mov- identified as Ankit Kumar out. “When we had jobs, we we earn Rs 300-400 on a daily Further as per the feedback and depression. Besides, the work- deadlock between the Sushant avirus. ing on roads. The DCP issued Verma of Old Hyderabad worked and paid taxes, and basis. Associated with these reports that we are receiving, ers are asking for money but Golf City and Gosainganj Meanwhile, in the wake of orders for intensification of Colony in Mahanagar. now that we are without work autos and tempos are over there is a Rs 10,000-crore loss shopowners are in no position police, the man was admitted to approaching festivals, DCP checking around banks and Complainant Anjani and money, the government 40,000 people belonging to which the tourism industry has to pay them,” he said. hospital. Later, it was agreed (West) Sarvashrestha Tripathi also asked bank officials to Kumar of Old Hyderabad should extend a helping hand,” other trades such as automobile faced in Uttar Pradesh because He said there could be upon that the spot is located conducted a meeting with his keep alarms and CCTV cam- Colony said that Ankit left his he added. repair, spare parts shops, all of of lockdown,” he added. some arrangements wherein under Sushant Golf City police subordinates at his office on eras functional, ensure securi- house around 11 am on Sunday General secretary of whom are affected because of He further stated that he shops could be opened on area. According to Suman Monday and held discussions ty of cash vans and deploy secu- but did not return home. Lucknow Auto Rickshaw the lockdown,” he added. was disappointed when there alternate days,” he said. He Rawat, the man told her that he on the plan to ensure that peo- rity guards. The police officials “Around 6 pm, we were Tempo Sangh (LARTS) Piyush He said they were mulling was no mention of the hospi- admitted that queries were was sleeping on the pavement ple stay home in adherence of were asked to keep a close tab informed of his death and we Verma said that auto and on approaching the state gov- tality industry when guide- pouring in as traders were fac- near a liquor shop when two the lockdown guidelines. on anti-social elements. The reached the scene. His body was tempo drivers had been sitting ernment to request it to put lines were announced for the ing losses and they were clue- cops reached there and beat The meeting was held near DCP sought the help of reli- recovered from near a mazar on at home since the announce- their trade in pre-booked cat- fourth phase of lockdown. less on how to deal with the him up with sticks so hard that Rumi Darwaza and the officials gious leaders to encourage the banks of Gomti river in ment of lockdown with no egory. Chairman of Indian President of Adarsh Vyapar situation. he fractured his leg. The police- were issued directives to ensure Muslims to celebrate Alwida New Hyderabad Colony,” he earnings and work. Association of Tour Operators Mandal Sanjay Gupta said that men left the scene but returned that people stayed home on Juma and Eid while at their said.  P$)*&Q & $#%  (,010$  (  

   +,34C5 critical condition, his support- but went missing. His mobile      ers staged demonstration ask- phone was missing. Besides, estrictions during lock- ing the authorities to shift him the victim’s head, three fingers       Rdown failed to check crime to the KGMU Trauma Centre of right hand were chopped off   +,34C5 far-off places. That’s safe, quick, in the state with a sensational in Lucknow. However, before by the killers. As Kumar was efficient and economical. Seems shoot-out taking place in the authorities could take any having no known enmity with ttar Pradesh Real Estate win-win for all and the way to   +,34C5 Shaheed Path. It is highly Meanwhile, the police Ayodhya in which two persons, decision, Singh succumbed to anyone so the cops detained URegulatory Authority (UP go for all cases.” It may be unlikely that the victim was rummaged through the record including representative of his injuries at the hospital. about a dozen persons to grill RERA) on Monday resumed vir- recalled that RERA has imple- olice failed to get any lead killed by people unknown to on persons reported missing in Bharatiya Janata party MP The local police registered a them and extract some clues tual regular hearing of the cases mented e-court system with Pin connection with the gris- the area. If the murder took the last 2-3 days in Lucknow, Lallu Singh, were killed while case and were making further which could lead them to the after 50 days of lockdown. The effect from March 2, 2020, thus ly murder of an unidentified place at night, the killers would but did not get any clue. four others were killed in other investigation. killers. The cops also contact- virtual hearing was held in two moving towards the digital way man, whose head was chopped have passed as many as 4-5 The incident had come to places. In another incident in ed Kumar’s father who is a benches of UP RERA at Gautam of managing the complaints in off and the dismembered body check posts in the area. At light on Sunday morning when In Ayodhya, local BJP MP Ayodhya, the body of teacher in Agra. Buddha Nagar and Lucknow a transparent and timely man- parts (head and torso) were Khujauli crossing, there is a some villagers noticed a pack Lallu Singh’s representative Jai Mansaram, having his history- In yet another sensational and 40 cases were listed before ner. Detailed guidelines about buried at different places near- check post and it is strange that of stray dogs near a culvert in Prakash Singh reportedly sheet with Maharajganj police killing, a 60 percent burnt the bench of the chairman and the virtual hearing has been ly 1.5 kms apart in the killers managed to pass Khujehta village. They spotted called a panchayat at Paliya station, was found buried in the body of a girl, probably in her members. UP RERA had com- issued by RERA through its Mohanlalganj. Different teams through it with ease,” the the chopped head of a man Pratap Shah village in sand on the banks of Saryu mid-twenties, was found in municated the date and time of order dated May 18, 2020. were said to be collecting dig- sources said. covered by tree branches. The Haringtonganj block of the river in Salempur Majha on Loni area of Ghaziabad, on hearing through video-confer- UP RERA has also decided ital evidence and also adopting They said the police sus- police were conducting inves- district on Monday morning. Monday. The body was two Monday morning. encing well in advance through to start listing of the cases before for human sleuthing method to pected the role of some persons tigations when they were Reports said that several vil- days old and the police arrest- Circumstantial evidence point- email and SMS to the parties the adjudicating officer and lay their hands on the miscre- with sound topographical informed about the recovery of lagers were present as Singh ed Mahesh Verma, a property ed that the accused killed her whose cases are in argument conciliation forum through vir- ants. Sources said that contact knowledge of the area. a torso near a pond close to was also the sitting pradhan of dealer and three of his accom- somewhere else, dumped the stage, a press statement here said. tual medium of hearing. The numbers of some persons On Monday, the police tubewell near a farmhouse. the village. The situation took plices in this regard. body and poured kerosene and The virtual hearing team from dates will be soon fixed and the residing in the area (Khujauli) teams combed the entire area This is not the first case to a violent turn when Nanha In Fatehpur, the headless put it on fire to burn it in order UP RERA is also making phone parties will be informed through had been put on surveillance in Khujauli and Khujehta vil- have baffled the Mohanlalganj Yadav, having a history-sheet at body of a farmer was found in to conceal the crime. The cops calls to the parties for facilitat- email and SMS. This way the UP and the police were obtaining lage in search of more evidence police. Earlier, a retired army the local Inayatnagar police the field in the early hours of suspect that the victim was ing the process and to offer tech- RERA is ensuring normal func- the footages of different CCTV which could nail the culprits. man working as property deal- station, had a heated argu- Monday. Station House Officer raped before being murdered. nical help to them, if needed. tioning of the court and dispos- cameras. The team got a pond in er, Ashok Yadav was peppered ments with Singh and sudden- of Mallawan police station, The body was kept for To start with, the RERA is al of the complaints notwith- The sources said that the Khujauli area drained hoping with bullets in Mohanlalganj ly whipped out a pistol and Sher Singh Rajput, claimed post-mortem and further hearing 10 cases per day per standing the dislocation caused police had prepared the route to recover mobile phones or on September 16 last year. The opened indiscriminate fire at they found a headless body of investigations are on. bench considering the fact that by COVID-19 pandemic. It is chart of the killers. “The crime SIM cards from there, but in police claimed to have reached Singh, injuring him critically. a youth lying at Chakki Gaon In Budaun, a farmer the allocation of 15 minutes of expected that the virtual hearing scene is deep inside the main vain. The sources said the close to the miscreants on a Agitated with the firing, area. The victim was later iden- Tarachand, native of Daspur video-conferencing session is will prove to be a very strong road. It is nearly 7-10 kms from police had sought help from number of times, but the case the villagers also opened fire tified as Pramod Kumar, a res- hamlet of Faijganj Behta, was needed for each case. After the instrument of imparting justice Lucknow-Rae Bareli road or their informers as well. has still not worked out. with their weapons in which ident of the same area. killed by another farmer, Jugal hearing, UP RERA Chairman to the aggrieved parties in a Nanha Yadav was killed on the Investigation showed that Kishore, after the two had dis- Rajeev Kumar said, “This idea transparent, efficient and time- spot. Singh was rushed to dis- Pramod went to work in his pute over watering their fields was welcomed by all. 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    , 94+0* and a retired PCS officer (73) patients. Besides, as many as claimed as many as five lives so tion had already made it clear from Nariya. All these patients four new hotspots have been far including four in Varanasi that after receiving the new had several other physical made and they are Garkhada and one in Azamgarh. With guidelines from the state gov- KANPUR(PNS): Kanpur University Self- CSJMU. The KUSFTA leaders said the start problems apart from being (Phoolpur), Chiraigaon this, the morality rate ernment, the same would be Financed Teachers Association (KUSFTA) of evaluation work from May 20 may pose infected from COVID-19. (Choubeypur), Madhopur which was less than one implemented here from President Kamlesh Yadav has demanded problem for invigilators in reaching the Meanwhile, as many as (Badagaon) and Bharthara Kala percent just a few days ago Tuesday and till the earlier deferment of evaluation of answer books evaluation as Kanpur was a red zone dis- five new positive corona cases (Choubeypur). With this the has not increased to 2.27 per guidelines would remain affec- till the end of lockdown 4.0. It may be trict. Registrar Anil Yadav and Deputy have been found in Varanasi. number of hotspots have cent. tive. recalled that the university had announced Registrar SN Pal assured the union lead- All of them came to their increased to 41 and out of Meanwhile, bringing Meanwhile, with the exten- to start the evaluation of answer books ers of a favourable decision on their homes in different villages them, five more areas (Sujabad, stranded Indian nationals from sion of lockdown period till from May 20. In a memorandum submit- demands after discussions with the vice- recently from Mumbai. Out of Gola, Seer Govardhan, Jai the UK, an Air India flight (AI- May 31, BHU has also extend- ted to the Registrar of CSJM University chancellor and the district magistrate. these, two are brothers aged 40 Prakash Nagar and Shivaji 112) landed at Lal Bahadur ed the date of its academic and here on Monday, Kamlesh Yadav and KUS- and 24 and hail from Garkhada Nagar) have become green Shastri in the afternoon from other activities. However, FTA general secretary Akhand Pratap (" 3
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   "    2++202 26 the health check-up of all the case of COVID-19 is found would step out of the house people here will be done. And here, strictness will be lifted. from this hotspot. ith increasing the count if anyone shows the symp- After the corona positive Eight members of a fami- "    12>242* Response Vehicle (PRV) teams The district administra- through the help of footage Wof COVID-19 patients toms of coronavirus then they was found in the clerk of ly came to the village Tilai responsible. tion, in association with recorded at various toll plazas. alarmingly, the number of will be tested. All people have Saidabad Health Centre, Bazar, under the Mauaima n response to the instructions Throughout the day, rush Roadways and Transport Meanwhile, heavy rush hotspot areas have also been been asked to stay in home movement has been ceased police station a by their car Igiven by the Chief Minister of such stopped migrant work- department has made arrange- continued to be seen at Kashi increased rapidly in Prayagraj quarantine at these places. No putting a barricading along from Mumbai on May 9. Their Yogi Adityanath, the district ers was seen at various tents ments of buses so that these Institute of Technology (KIT), district. On Monday, three outsider will be allowed entry with declaring that area of samples were sent to the lab for and police officers stopped installed on service lanes of migrant workers can be sent to Mirza Murad and other health more other places have been into the village nor will the peo- Kalindipuram colony as a test. Among them, the report of hundreds of migrant workers national highways apart from their homes comfortably. check-up centres including made hotspots. With this, the ple of the village be allowed to hotspot. The clerk of Saidabad a youth and his sister came and their family members the two dispatch centres made According to the reports, many Vivekanand Hospital at number of hotspot areas has go outside. Home delivery of all CHC lives in Kalindipuram positive. Additional Chief while they were going to their at Mohansarai and Sandaha such migrant workers had paid Bhelupur where the health of gone up to 16 in the district. essential ingredients includ- area and he was found to be Medical Officer Dr Tirath Lal, homes in different parts of where the cops and other social more than the fares of flights stranded people who came The new hotspots that have ing medicine and milk will be corona positive. Hence, the CHC incharge Ram Gopal Purvanchal (eastern UP) and workers were seen offering and Rajdhani Express trains for here or willing to go elsewhere been made included Tilai Bazar carried out here. people of his family have been Verma and Inspector Mauaima adjoining states by trucks and food packets and mineral water their uncomfortable journey in was examined. According to of Mauaima, Raka Maurya of The entire area has been quarantined in Kalindipuram Santosh Kumar Dubey along other modes of transport here bottles to migrant workers. trucks. the reports, on Sunday the Handia tehsil and Lalapur. sealed by the police besides, itself. Dhoomanganj police sta- with police personnel reached on Monday. The District Divisional Commissioner (DC) Surprisingly, despite com- health of 11,131 people from Now all the people of these police and medical teams have tion incharge Shamsher Tilai Bazar and got the area Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj Deepak Agrawal and Inspector ing of such reports from differ- other states and within UP was areas and villages will be also been deployed along with Bahadur Singh, along with sealed from all sides. Sharma had issued a strict General (IG-Range) Vijay ent parts of the country, the examined at KIT. Out of them, screened and sanitisation oper- the magistrate. At these places, police personnel, put mobile The CHC incharge said warning in this direction hold- Singh Meena visited these dis- government has not taken 4,292 people came here by 360 ation will be undertaken there. from all the houses to other barrier and bamboo barricad- that the samples of other fam- ing the concerned magistrates, patch centres and inspected the action against such trucks mis- buses while 6,839 by their pri- Lalapur village, Raka places will be sanitised. ing at a distance of half a kilo- ily members have been sent for circle officers and Police arrangements. using this hour of crisis vate vehicles. Maurya of Handia tehsil and Strictness will be maintained metre on the main road of the re-testing. The whole village is Mauaima’s Tilai Bazar have here for about 28 days. During locality. Police have warned being sanitised, the CHC 1   #2) "   been declared hotspots. Now this period of time, if no new people of this area that no one incharge added. VARANASI (PNS): Health India has been very prosperous Presiding over the webinar, session. The students of all four 0         advisor of the US and eminent since pre-disaster period and at Principal Dr. Satyadev Singh branches of academy and their writer who authored ‘China Rx: present the main emphasis of said that as per Indian philos- parents participated. Exposing the Risks of America’s America is on making corona ophy in disaster, it is the ulti- Each and every person is in "    2++202 26 10,000 migrants to Bihar, West COVID-19 and prevent from training programme and were Dependence on China for vaccine and testing kits and mate duty of the people to have stress because of coronavirus Bengal as well as within the virus infection an online train- made aware to prevent infec- Medicine’ Dr Rosemary masks because the US has seen full faith in the king. Respecting and thus, to address this men- ight additional coaching state of Uttar Pradesh . ing programme was organised tion. Programme Officers Dr Gibson praised India in the thousands of civilians die and the rules made by the govern- tal stress of students and their Erakes have been arranged to Operation of Shramik by National Service Scheme of Deepak Bose, Dr Archana manner it has treated China in is now in the grip of life, she ment is the karma yoga of the parents as well, the academy run more Shramik special Special trains is being upscaled Sam Higginbottom University Chandra, Dr Neena Gupta, Dr this hour of global disaster. added. Rajya Sabha MP and people. Prof Ake Sender of organised online live session. trains at short notice by the on daily basis and Railways has of Agriculture, Technology and Prashant Ankur Jain, Dr Ram ‘China’s thinking has always Director of Indian Council of Sweden, Prof Anthony Savarai The stress management expert North Central Railway (NCR). now decided to run Shramik Science in collaboration with Pal, Dr Mudita Shrivastava, been to dominate the global Cultural Relations (ICCR) Dr. Raj of Jamaica, Prof Bandana Dr PC Bahuguna gave tips to Today, outgoing Shramik Special trains from all the dis- UNICEF and Uttar Pradesh Satyam Kumar Kesari etc. market and the result of which Vinay Sahastrabuddhe said that Purkayastha (US), Prof Ajay students and parents to remove special train from Subedarganj tricts connected by Railways in NSS. The training was started made special contribution in is seen today when China has religion and disaster religion Verma, Prof HS Prasad, Prof their stress and also pacified to Durg is being run to clear the country. Under the revised by Dr Ajay Babu Sharma, SLC the online training event. put the whole world in dangers are linked with commitment to RK Jha, Prof Vikram Singh their curiosity answering their migrants belonging to state of scheme, concerned district col- (Training) NSS. Ananya Ghoshal of of pandemic,’ she said. Known each other. Chief of Indian Sirola (IIT Mimbai) and college questions. He hoped the ses- Chhattisgarh. 22 coaches LHB lector shall prepare a list of SHUATS Registrar Prof UNICEF suggested various tips as ‘Super Medical Lady’, she was Council of Philosophical manager Ajit Singh Yadav also sion will help the students and Shramik train with 15 sleeper stranded labourers and destina- Robin L. Prasad appreciated the like simple disinfectants to kill delivering keynote address at Research (ICPR) Prof. RC expressed their views. A sou- parents to remove their stress. and 5 GS coaches is scheduled tion, and apply it to railways contribution of NSS volun- the virus on surface, make two-day webinar on ‘Disaster Sinha said that for the first time venir was also released on the The Secretary of academy to start at 17 hours and sched- through state nodal officer. To teers and said that all of us sure to wash hands after you Religion: Moral education in in Sanatan Dharma, the discus- occasion. Convenor Dr Satish Jagdeep Madhok and Director uled to reach Durg at 15 hours meet the requirement of run- should take special care in the blow your nose, sneeze into a COVID-19’ organised under sion on disaster religion is Kumar Singh conducted the Puja Madhok informed that the on May 19. Preidentified and ning more Shramik Special time of this disaster, follow the tissue, use the restroom, when the auspices of Philosophy being held which was once seen function, while Dr Ramendra academy has been organising screened passengers are trains additional coaching lockdown & Government you leave and return to your department at DAV PG in discussion between Bhishma Singh welcomed the guests. online classes, talent hunt com- allowed to deboard at Bilaspur, rakes have been arranged by guidelines to prevent the spread home, before preparing or eat- College. and Yudhishthira in the The vote of thanks was pro- petition and hobby classes Bhatpara and Raipur stations North Central Railway. of infection. ing food, applying make-up, Praising India further, she Mahabharata. He said that die posed by Dr Sanjay Kumar since April 1 and added that the also . Three coaching rakes from Regional Director Ashok handling contact lenses etc. Dr said that when there was a of hunger is not acceptable in Singh. online summer camp is also Besides this outward North Eastern Railway and Kumar Shruti shared important Nirmala gave information scarcity of medicines in the any situation, irrespective of the ONLINE DISCUSSION being organised for students. Shramik Special trains from another 5 from South Eastern guidelines regarding COVID- about COVID situation and world, India has exported period of disaster in Indian cul- ON STRESS: Aiming at help- The Principal of Samneghat Dadri to Khagaria, Dankaur to Railway have been arranged to 19. State Liaison Officer Dr Red Zone. Dr Pravita Khatri hydroxychloroquine and pre- ture. Vice-Chancellor of ing the students and parents as branch KK Panda informed Ballia, Dankaur to Balrampur, run more Shramik Services Anshumali Sharma gave a gave a lecture on mask manage- sented a perfect example of dis- Wardha University, Prof well to address their psycholog- that to generate consciousness Dankaur to Gorakhpur, Agra besides utilising 19 NCR report on NSS state work and ment. Nutrition Officer Anuja aster religion, for which Rajneesh Shukla said that ical problems through stress among students and parents Cantt to Deoria Sadar and owned coaching rakes. support. Bhargava shared the informa- America will always be grate- China’s behaviour is complete- management in view of about COVID-19, such online Jhansi to Gorakhpur are also TRAINING PRO- NSS Coordinator Dr Rohit tion related to iron deficiency ful to India. According to her, ly contrary to the disaster reli- COVID-19, the Sunbeam programmes are also being being operated on Monday. GRAMME ON COVID-19 Lal said that more than 500 anaemia through dietary diver- the culture and tradition of gion. Academy organised online live organised. These 9 trains are clearing over HELD : To aware about the NSS workers participated in the sity for pregnant women.    !"#$#$    

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  the day’ of Izzatnagar division. said that UP Chief Minister ("   4   advised them to talk to their the day’ daily by the NER In order to boost the Yogi Adityanath had given friends and advise them not to administration in order to Varanasi control room has honored as the ‘Corona warrior morale of its personnel the rail- instructions to the district Mahoba to issue instructions to for them. DIG Kumar told go on foot and wait for their boosting their morale. In this made commendable contribu- of the Day’ of Varanasi Division way administration will give authorities not to permit the SOs of all police stations to The Pioneer that he had turn. DIG Kumar said that series two railwaymen were tion in ensuring the movement for these commendable works. such awards during the lock- migrants going on foot as sev- stop the migrant labourers inspected Kaimaha on UP-MP efforts were being made to con- honoured on May 16, Chief of goods and parcel special On the other hand, Jitendra down period in futre too. The eral casualties had been report- going on foot and shift them to border in Mahoba and issued vince the migrants to stay at Public Relations Officer trains, workman special and Kumar Singh, working on the railway administration is proud ed in the state. DIG directed SP shelter homes and arrange food instructions to police officials shelter homes for their safety. (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh Shramik special trains by post of inspector at Railway of such personnel. '       " "  9   P   4         8PSS@TQPI9@IU  *+, and two persons on a four- been directed to encourage  
  wheeler.This facility would be downloading of Aarogya Setu       here would be no specific given to those who have valid app by one and all. He Bansal Tchange during the fourth e-passes. No private con- said that he had directed direct- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  *+, phase of lockdown in the dis- struction would be allowed ed City magistrate and sub- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()* and win it. trict until new guidelines were during the fourth phase of divisional magistrates (SDMs) he body of a 60-year-old issued by the state govern- lockdown in the entire district. of Banda, Atarra, Naraini and Tman was recovered from uperintendent of Police *  !  ment. This was said by District Those who were found violat- Baberu to get implemented his house in Baberu town on SMani Lal Patidar has made Magistrate Banda Amit Singh ing lockdown guidelines would the guidelines of lockdown in Sunday. an appeal to the people of the One person was killed and Bansal talking to ‘The Pioneer’ be punished under Section the district. DM said that they Giving details station house district to wear masks and fol- another injured in tractor- on Monday. 188 of the Indian Penal Code had been asked to take stern officer (SHO) Baberu Kotwali low social distancing guide- motorcycle collision in Alipura He said that the grocery (IPC). The sale of gutka and legal action against those who Jai Shyam said that the body of lines. village on Jhansi-Mirzapur shops would open from 7 am tobacco would remain pro- violated the lockdown guide- the deceased had been sent for Talking to ‘The Pioneer’ on highway around 3 pm on to 9 am. The shopkeepers hibited in the district, he said. lines in the district. Bansal the post-mortem examination. Sunday, the SP said wearing Sunday. According to a report would have to maintain social 0 !"4 0  On the occasion DM Amit said that he along with SP The SHO said that the masks while going out of the received here, Vahore, son of distancing and ensure wearing Singh Bansal added that all Banda Siddharth Shankar deceased, Natthu Prasad house in connection with some Panchu, a resident of Alipura, of masks by customers as well. above activities would contin- Meena was taking regular Vishwakarma, livied in a house urgent work or at a public place 4        * died on the spot while the If shopkeepers did not main- ers would also have to maintain ue outside containment zone rounds of the district and per- on the bank of Baberu canal. He had been made compulsory.  motorcyclist, Jeetendra, was tain it and crowd was seen stern social distancing. DM said that only. He said that people would sonally checking the vehicles at was a carpenter and ran a fur- The SP said that all police sta- seriously injured. On getting action would be taken against e-commerce activities for have to follow social distancing, several points. DM Bansal said niture shop at his residence. tion incharges in Mahoba dis- information about it the police their owners. DM said that essential commodities would ensure sanitation and wear that city magistrate and SDMs SHO said that information trict had been directed that in would be taken against those rushed to the spot, took the liquor shops outside contain- continue. DM Amit Singh masks. He said that all such had been directed to send him about the death of the carpen- view of the lockdown they putting inflammatory posts on body of the deceased into cus- ment zones in urban and rural Bansal said that only one per- activities would remain pro- regular feedback about the ter had been given to his broth- those found wandering unnec- social media. The SP said that tody and sent it for the post- would remain open from 10 son would be allowed to go on hibited in hotspots of the dis- implementation of lockdown in er living in Palhari village under essarily should be challaned. we all have to fight this battle mortem examination and am to 7 pm. These shopkeep- a two wheeler while a driver trict. DM said that officials had the district. the Bisanda police station. The SP said that strict action against coronavirus together impounded the tractor. .    %   .     8PSS@TQPI9@IU  ('/ #. for the post-mortem examina- lodged a complaint at the Rath to Rachna. On the said night  ! O tion. police station in this connec- when everyone went to sleep in %    % 2  13-year-old girl drowned tion. their respective rooms after Ain a check dam in "     having their meal Following a Sumerpur area on Sunday "    dispute between the couple   8PSS@TQPI9@IU  *+, them were coming to Atarra tried to end their lives in dif- evening. According to police, A gang of unidentified over some issue wife Rani went on a bicycle for purchasing ferent areas of the district. Guttu Sonkar’s field was situ- thieves stole two tyres of a A 22-year-old woman to sleep in her room and locked 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '/ 0#. wo siblings were knocked some items of daily need According to a report ated in Ingohta village under dumper truck parked near the hanged herself following a dis- its door from inside. Tdown by a fourwheeler when the incident occurred. received here, a 30-year-old the Sumerpur police station Nagar Palika next to Kotwali pute with her husband over Parshuram later broke open the he body of a missing old from behind while they were The police said that the errant woman, Neha Devi, made an was situated one kilometre Rath on Saturday night. The some issue in Purani village door and found Rani hanging Twoman was found in a field. As going to purchase some items driver of the fourwheeler ran attempt to commit suicide from the village close to the truck driver said that he had under the Jalalpur police sta- there. She had died. Sub- per the received reports, here. According to a report, away from the spot. after she consumed some check dam built on Leeda nul- parked his truck in front of tion area. A case of dowry inspector said that the brother Shakuntala (70), wife of Girija the brothers, Rahul (15) and Meanwhile, an unidentified poisonous substance at lah. According to a report, 13- Nagar Palika Parishad in Rath murder was registered against of the deceased, Devideen, had Shankar Yadav, a resident of Gaura Uttam (13), sons of Jay person died during treat- Khutla under the City year-old Shailaja, daughter of on Saturday evening and gone four persons, including her alleged that the inlaws were village under Jigna police station, Kishore, a resident of ment at district hospital Kotwali area on Saturday. Vijay Karan Sonkar, a student home. On Saturday night some husband, in this connection. demanding a motorcycle and had gone to the bank along with a Kusuma village under the Banda. Station House Officer She was been admitted to dis- of class VIII student, was pluck- unidentified thieves opened According to the police, the the thrashed his sisters over it. A person on May 14. When she did Atarra police station, were (SHO) City Kotwali Dinesh trict hospital in Banda. In ing mangoes in the evening. two tyres of the truck and two sons of Dhuram dowry death case has been reg- not return home, her anxious fam- knocked down by a four Singh said that this uniden- another incident, Rekha (28) When a mango fell into the took them away. When the dri- Kushwaha, a resident of Purani istered against four persons, i.e. ily members tried to trace her wheeler coming from behind tified person was found in a consumed some poisonous check dam and she fell into it ver reached the truck on village, were married to the sis- her husband, inlaws and broth- whereabouts. When all their efforts while they were on their way. serious condition on May 13 substance in Palhari village and was drowned while trying Sunday morning he was ters in Boura village of er-in-law in this connection. ended in vain they lodged a com- As a result both brothers sus- and was admitted to the dis- under the Bisanda police sta- to pick it up. Her grandfather shocked to find its two tyres Mahobkanth police station area The body of the deceased had plaint of her going missing at the tained serious injuries. They trict hospital Banda. Singh tion. In third incident Arvind was at a little distance away were missing. He said that the in Mahoba district on April 20, sent for the postmortem exam- Jigna police station on Saturday. On were first admitted to the said that he died during treat- Kumar (27) consumed a poi- when the incident occurred. cost of these tyres was around last year. Parshuram’s elder son ination and the . matter was Sunday the body of an old woman community health centre ment on Sunday. sonous substance in The police had sent her body Rs 1 lakh. The truck driver had was married to Rani and Pawan being investigated. was found in a decomposed state (CHC) in Atarra. Later they He said that the body had Bandhapurwa village under and she was identified as were referred to district hos- been kept in the mortuary the City Kotwali area. Police Shakuntala could be with the help pital in Banda for treatment. and post-mortem examina- had admitted al of them to of Aadhar card. However, their condition was tion would be done after 72 the district hospital Banda. The police later took her body reported to be out of danger. hours. Their condition was report- ;<<   
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8PSS@TQPI9@IU  *+, said that apart from it as many as 1,600 lunch packets were dis- 3        LA Prakash Dwivedi said tributed at a relief camp on Mthat he had distributed Banda-Atarra road. 300 ration kits among the Giving details MLA 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  1(+,./ self. However, when he did not needy and poor in gram pan- Prakash Dwivedi said that return home till late in the evening, chayat Katraval, Arbai, 4,000 lunch packets were also 40-year-old driver was killed on his family members became worried Mathana Kheda, Jamanipurwa, distributed in different areas of Athe spot when a speeding car and launched a search for him here, Jheel ka Purwa, Zaraili Kothi of Banda city on Sunday. overturned close on the Chandauli- there and everywhere but his where- Banda Vidhan sabha area on Dwivedi said that his aim Sakaldiha Road under the Sakaldiha abouts could not be traced. Sunday. was to ensure that no one Kotwali around 4 pm on Sunday. In Meanwhile on Sunday morning MLA said that those who remained hungry in the Banda the accident driver Shashank Singh when some villagers went along the accompanied him during this Vidhan Sabha area. Dwivedi died on the spot while two others were banks of Chandraprabha river they distribution were Ram Krashna said that he was talking to the seriously injured. On getting infor- were shocked to find the body of an Shukla, Ram Kishore Shukla, poor and needy people of the mation police rushed to the spot, took elderly person floating in it. As a Pushkar Dwivedi, Rajat Seth, city and assuring them of the the body of the victim and sent it to result the villagers raised an alarm Rohit Tiwari, Santosh Rajput, best possible help from his end. the district hospital. They also got the and a large number of people from Amarmani Tripathi, Sudhir Dwivedi said that this distrib- injured admitted to there. the nearby areas gathered there. On Mishra, Gyan Pratap, Lokdatta ution of lunch packets and According to a report received being informed by the villagers Prajapati, Anurudha Tripathi ration kits would continue here, Shashank Singh (45), Abhishek police reached the spot and took the and Ajay Singh. MLA while 0 *! 
     
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There is a Winto a super cyclonic storm ing norms the Home Secretary said Monday predicted heavy that are - clean zones,” adding vendors would be allowed to that “the State Government is need of at least 1000 to 1200 threatening large parts of coastal adding National Disaster Response rains in Kerala on account of n a bid to effect a micro- “we are however not in open their shops on “odd- ignoring the plight of the trains to evacuate the hapless Bengal the State Government went on Force (NDRF) teams had the extremely severe Isurveillance of the corona- favour of imposing curfew as even basis so as to avoid migrant workers. They are workers,” he said. a high alert suspending ferry services been put on high alert to con-  $ cyclonic storm hit areas and at the same time we don’t want to use that crowding” of the sidewalks. not bringing them back Attacking Trinamool in all districts and transporting vul- duct rescue and relief opera- #  'Amphan' over west afford a thin life line to a word for our state.” Hotels too would be allowed though the Centre is ready Congress for dismissing the nerable villagers to safer areas, source tions central and adjoining gasping economy Bengal While in A zones there to function with social dis- with trains.” central package as a lip-ser- said. High alert had been issued in two central parts of South Bay of Government has sliced the will be complete shutdown tancing norms but restau- He asked, “when Uttar vice, Ghosh said that “the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee 24 Parganas, particularly the Bengal moving north-north containment zones into three with no activity the zone Bs rants would remain shut till Pradesh can requisition 400 Chief Minister and her party who called an emergency meeting of Sundreban areas and East Midnapore, westwards, following which sub-divisions. will have partial relaxations. further orders, she said. trains, Bihar, Jharkhand and had wanted cash in their top officials said the “Government is he said adding senior officials were the State Disaster Announcing the deci- Zone C will get complete On the migrant workers’ other States too can take hands so that the State can taking all necessary precautions like camping in the stated areas. Management Authority sion Chief Minister Mamata relaxations, she said adding issue she said the State gov- back their workers in huge party with that fund as they it did on earlier occasions to minimise Super cyclonic storm Amphan is (SDMA) placed 13 of the 14 Banerjee on Monday said even in such zones the peo- ernment was handling the numbers why should Bengal did with the funds sent for the damage.” hurtling towards Digha at a high districts under yellow that the containment zones ple will have to maintain crisis with utmost sensitivity shirk its responsibility?” Aila and Bulbul cyclones… Bengal Home Secretary Alapon speed of about 180 kmph weather alert. would henceforward be social distancing and all other paying for the fares or arrang- Earlier senior leader This time Modiji (Prime Bandopadhyay said “the entire state office said adding during landfall Yellow alert means peo- divided into ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ protocols they are required to ing for their travel back home Rahul Sinha demanded at Minister) was cautious about machinery is prepared to deal with the sometime on Wednesday the wind ple and authorities have to be sub-zones. follow. adding “about 2-3 lakh peo- least 1000 trains to bring seeing the money go into the situation” adding disaster manage- speed could be around 140-160 kmph. cautious as heavy rainfall Declaring that Bengal The State which already ple had been brought back in back the workers. “The Chief pocket of the people who ment teams were being sent to the In fact a day before on Tuesday the can be expected. Only the will not impose curfew but had allowed opening of road- buses and trains,” Banerjee Minister has said that she has need it. This is the reason high risk areas like North and South wind speed could be around 60-80 capital district has been left too will continue the lock- side food stalls, mobile shops, said referring apparently to requisitioned 105 trains that why this government is angry 24 Parganas and East Midnapore kmph, weather office sources out from the yellow alert on down till May 31, the Chief electronic shops etc would let the allegations brought by the will bring back workers till on the Centre.” including the coastal town of Digha said. Monday.       "    
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What is the need for con- over the tranche of made by the Finance 5"  = "     the size of the farm they Tamil Nadu till now was the Radhakrishnan, former secretary eran in fighting natural disasters ducting examination during the announcements worth 20 Minister are mere hog- own and provide hijacking of farm loans by to the department of health who and experienced in rescuing and time of Covid-19,” asked Stalin in lakh crore made by Union wash. It is not going to save allocated a compensation of 20,000 per acre as com- private financiers. They has been appointed recently as the rehabilitation of persons affected a release on Monday. Finance Minister Nirmala the farmers from the 20,000 per acre for the loss pensation for the loss suf- would usurp all loans meant special officer for tackling Covid- by tsunami, cyclones and floods T R Balu, MP and DMK’s New Sithraman during the last impending disaster. You caused due to the nationwide fered by the farmers due to for farmers at the rate of 19 in Chennai are on a mission to want the wearing of mask to be Delhi face , said that the tranche four days to rejuvenate the please wait for some more lockdown. This means that lockdown. seven per cent interest and mask the unmasked. made compulsory in the State. “It of announcements made by Prime economy. time and you will see many an amount of 14 lakh crore “The agitation was a offer loans to farmers at the Those in containment areas in is possible for a coronavirus afflict- Minister Narendra Modi and Disregarding the farmers committing suicide should have been set apart to total success as many people rate of 20 per cent Chennai who come out of their ed person to infect 10 persons and Finance Minister Nirmala Government order on in Tamil Nadu,” Ayyakkannu compensate for the loss suf- took part in it irrespective of interest. houses without wearing face masks hence we should make it manda- Sithraman will not help in address- assembly of people and social Ponnusamy, president of fered by the farmers. But the weather and the fear of This system will go with are issued masks by tory to wear face masks,” said ing the problems faced by the poor distancing norms, the farm- South Indian River Inter whatever allocation the coronavirus. We will sit the reforms ordered by the Radhakrishnan and his team of Radhakrishnan. in the country. ers singing folk songs high- Linking Association who led Finance Minister has made is together later this week to finance minister,” said officials. “Our aim is to reduce the Meanwhile political Tamil “The announcements were lighting their woes and wor- the agitation told The far below the expectation,” decide about the future Kannan. But he expressed his number of persons who are Nadu saw the fighting between the meant for the rich and powerful ries assembled under the Pioneer. said Ayyakkannu. course of action,” said reservations against disbur- exposed to the virus spreading this ruling AIADMK and the strata of society. The Centre has scorching sun and shouted “Considering the fact He said the Finance Ayyakkannu. sal of more loans pandemic. Over the last few days Opposition DMK reaching new mailed miserably in handling the slogans against the State and that 85 crore people in India Minister should consider all But Kattumamnnarkoil because it would end up my team of officials have distrib- heights. MK Stalin, president, coronavirus pandemic,” said Balu central Governments. “The are dependent on agriculture, farmers (small, medium and Kannan, vice president, making the farmers more uted more than two lakh face DMK, alleged that Tamil Nadu at Chennai. series of announcements the Government should have big) as one irrespective of Cauvery Delta Farmers debt-ridden. 45&       %&'( ) * *D0C-CC-4E 196 in Chandigarh. %>*3025"2,CC-+D Tripura has reported 165 cases, Assam has   $2, Domicile Certificate which has migrated but have not regis- now eligible for Domicile have served in the Union terri- 107 cases, Uttarakhand has 96, Himachal been made the basic eligibility tered with the relief department. Certificate. West Pakistani tory of Jammu & Kashmir for will not be allowed in urban areas while in Pradesh has 86 cases, Chhattisgarh has 93 and nding the long wait, the condition for appointment to In order to facilitate such per- Refugees were part of the a total period of ten years will rural areas they will operate by maintaining Ladakh has registered 43 cases so far. EJammu & Kashmir any post under the Union sons, the Relief Department Parliamentary electoral roll but also be eligible for Domicile sta- social distancing. Dry cleaners and printing press Thirty-three COVID-19 cases have been Government on Monday notified Territory of Jammu & Kashmir shall be making a special lim- not that erstwhile state electoral tus in the UT. can also start operations. reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Jammu & Kashmir Grant of following amendments in the ited provision to apply before roll. They will now be covered Besides, all those migrants Industrial activity has also been also allowed Islands Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Jammu & Kashmir Civil the Relief & Rehabilitation under the 15 year residence rule and their children who are reg- with restrictions. The government has also Goa have reported 31 COVID-19 cases, Rules, 2020. Services (Decentralization and Commissioner (Migrant), for or their children under the 7 istered with Relief and allowed sporting activities, but no spectators. while Meghalaya and Puducherry have regis- These Rules prescribe the Recruitment) Act, 2010. registration for the purpose of year/ class 10/12 rule. Rehabilitation Commissioner The decision was reached after a marathon tered 17 and 13 cases respectively. procedure for issuance of Under the Domicile Rules, issuance of a domicile certificate In addition, all those per- will be granted Domicile cer- meeting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had Manipur has seven cases. Mizoram, Permanent Residents of the only, with any one of the many sons and their children who tificate. Children of those resi- with ministers and senior officials. Sources claim Arunachal Pradesh and Dadar and Nagar erstwhile State of J&K in whose documents, such as 1951/1988 have resided for 15 years in dents of Jammu & Kashmir that 34 ministers including some Ministers of Haveli have reported a case each till now. favour Permanent Resident electoral roll, proof of employ- Jammu & Kashmir or have who reside outside the Union state with Independent Charge attended the Certificate (PRC) has been ment, ownership of property, studied for seven years and Territory in connection with meeting. issued by the competent author- proof of registration in other appeared in class 10th or 12th their employment of business or The guidelines specified that auto-rickshaws 2-024,>4,-> ity before 31.10.2019 shall be states/UTs as a migrant or a dis- examination in an educational other professional or vocation- and e-rickshaws will be allowed with two pas- D+C4"12,2*C4C4 eligible for receiving their placed person or any other institution in the UT are eligi- al reasons have also become eli- sengers and both of them should wear masks. Domicile Certificates on the documentation which would ble for grant of domicile. gible for grant of domicile sta- No pillion riders will be allowed on two-wheel- The State is expected to face extensive dam- basis of PRCs alone and no have made him/her eligible for Children of Central tus. The rules provide a simple ers and cars can have three persons, including age in the storm that is likely to uproot com- other additional document shall grant of PRC before 06-08- Government officials, All India and time bound procedure for the driver. For marriages and funerals, only 20 munication and power poles. It said the Amphan be required for such residents. 2019. service Officers, officials of the issuance of the Domicile guests will be allowed. could also disrupt rail and road links in many Kashmiri migrants can also As a result of the new rules PSUs and Autonomous body of certificate so that no one is put He also said that schools, colleges and places places in Bengal and Odisha, uproot kutcha get the Domicile certificate on and procedure, West Pakistan Central Government, Public to any inconvenience. There of worship will continue to remain shut. properties and inflict extensive damage to production of either a PRC or Refugees (WPRs), Safai Sector Banks, Officials of shall be a timeline of 15 days for The union Government extended the standing crops, plantations and orchards. Certificate of registration of Karamcharis and Children of Statutory bodies, Officials of issuance of the certificate after nationwide lockdown until May 31 but allowed The damages are expected to be less in migrant. Further there may be Women married outside Central Universities and rec- which the applicant shall be free the state government to formulate guidelines as Odisha as compared to West Bengal. The Home bonafide migrants and bonafide Jammu and Kashmir who were ognized research institutes of to approach an Appellate per their requirements. States have also been Secretary has also requested Governments of displaced persons who have earlier deprived shall also be the Central Government, who Authority. given the authority to delineate containment, West Bengal & Odisha to take all preventive buffer, red, orange and green zones. Earlier, the actions. These include timely evacuation of peo- red, orange and green zones were delineated by ple from the areas likely to be affected, having the Centre. a 24x7 control room, provision of adequate food 3   .    ! Following the advise of the Union items. The super cyclone has unleashed heavy Government the Yogi government redefined the rains coupled with high-velocity winds in containment zones according to which in coastal Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Kerala, urban area if there is a single case the 250 metre Karnataka and Tamil Nadu before its landfall on   
%  area or full mohulla, whichever is less, will be May 20. This is the only third pre monsoon declared as a containment zone. In case of more super cyclone in 30 years. *  * 4(2+,>, containment zones. He said all eco- than one case, the 500 metre area will be con- NDRF chief S Pradhan said, 19 teams has nomic activities will be permitted in the tainment zone and additional 250 metre would been deployed in West Bengal and four have n the first day of the fourth phase State except for red zones. be buffer zone. In villages, in case of a single case been put on standby while 13 teams deployed Oof lockdown, Karnataka has According to Chief Minister only the majra will be declared containment zone and in Odisha and 17 put on standby. Besides six announced many relaxations but said 30 people would be allowed to travel in case of more then one case the revenue vil- batalians has been put on hot standby. the State will not allow people from in the buses and wearing of face masks lage will be declared as containment zone. Taking note of its severity, the Odisha gov- four Covid -19 hit States to enter and maintaining physical distancing are Containment zones will see no activity ernment has planned to evacuate 11 lakh peo- Karnataka. Further the State also mandatory. He said bus fares will not expect those that are essential. ple from low lying in coastal Odisha districts like announced ease of lockdown norms be increased and inter-state transport By easing the restrictions the state govern- Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and and lifts several restrictions. would not be allowed, except in emer- ment has given the go-ahead for most services Kendrapara. The New Delhi-Bhubaneswar spe- In a press conference in Bengaluru gency cases. to restart. cial train will run on a diverted route for the next on Monday, Chief Minister BS Auto and taxis were also given four days. Yediyurappa has announced that green signal to get on to roads, but C>C421*>,C,4 Amphan would be only the third super Karnataka will not allow entry of peo- there should be only three passengers, cyclone to form in the Bay after 1990, after the ple from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala including the driver. In maxi-cabs, the C1>+230 Andhra Pradesh super cyclone (May4-9, 1990, and Tamil Nadu till May 31 as a pre- maximum number should be four no name) and the Bangladesh super cyclone cautionary measure to contain the passengers, including driver. Spain has reported 494 cases per lakh pop- (April 24-May 2, 1991, Gorky). The former had spread of the deadly coronavirus. The State has also allowed parks to ulation, which is the highest, followed by the US, hit the Machilipatnam coast in Andhra Pradesh He announced easing of many open up for the public, though gyms which has 431 cases per lakh population. Italy and claimed 967 deaths, while the latter rammed restrictions which include operation of and golf course will remain shut. All has 372 cases per lakh population and the UK into Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing an estimated cabs, buses, opening of shops and shops that are standalone, independent has 361 cases per lakh population. 1.38 lakh people. allowing trains within Karnataka from shops can open across the city, except Karnataka recorded a biggest single-day Tuesday. for the ones in malls. Salons will be spike of 99 new positive cases of coronavirus, 2>32433-C*4 According to Government sources allowed to operate from Tuesday with taking the number of infections in the state to Chief Minister has taken this decision fresh guidelines on their operations. 1,296, the state government said on Monday, as Meanwhile, in a research reports published to give a boost to the economy of the The Centre on Sunday extended it allowed buses, autos and cabs to operate with on Sunday Goldman Sachs has said the eco- State which has taken a beating at the the nation-wide lockdown for anoth- the COVID-19 induced lockdown entering the nomic package announced over the past few time of Covid-19 lockdown. er 14 days till May 31 and warned of fourth phase. 106 new coronavirus cases were days is unlikely to have an immediate impact on Yediyurappa said trains and state cor- strict action under the Disaster reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, growth. It now estimates real GDP to fall by 5 poration buses will run within Management Act and Indian Penal reports said. The total number of cases is per cent in fiscal year 2021. Karnataka and shops will be allowed to Code if the fresh guidelines are not fol- now1,289. The number of COVID-19 cases has “There have been a series of structural open. lowed. This is the fourth time the lock- gone up to 2,825 in West Bengal ( 148 new cases) reform announcements across several sectors “Strict lockdown measures will be down has been imposed in the coun- 2,432 in Andhra Pradesh ( 53 new cases) and over the past few days. These reforms are more followed in containment zones and try. 1,980 in Punjab. medium-term in nature, and we therefore do not economic activities will be permitted The nationwide lockdown was first It has risen to 1,551 in Telangana, 1,423 in expect these to have an immediate impact on in other areas. Sundays will be total imposed for 21 days starting March 25 Bihar, and 928 in Haryana while Odisha has reviving growth. We will continue to monitor lockdown across the State,” he said. and then extended on April 15 and later reported 876 coronavirus infection cases so far. their implementation to gauge their effect on the Yediyurappa announced that strict on May 4 with an aim to halt the spread Kerala has 587 cases. A total of 228 people have medium-term outlook for the Indian economy,” lockdown measures will be in place in of novel coronavirus. been infected with the virus in Jharkhand and said Goldman Sachs in its report.    !"#$#$   +  ( # *  , +    #04?# $<$@ %  -$ $     ;
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It sidered opinion except for 1.86   456+0* push after Union Home package announced by the is bypassing stakeholer con- lakh crore of additional expen- Minister Amit Shah’s direc- "          Government is “hopelessly sultation, legislation and dis- diture, the rest of the RD Minister Ramesh tion to buy only swadeshi inadequate” given the gravity of cussion in Parliament on the announcements are included HPokhriyal 'Nishank' on products in all canteens of the economic crisis as it package and this will be strong- already in budget expendi- Monday released the revised central paramilitary forces. amounts to only 1.86 lakh ly resisted and challenged in the ture, front loading of some datesheet for the pending This decision will also impact crore, which is 0.91 per cent of House, he added. budgeted expenditure, regula- CBSE exams for both classes the production and sales of the GDP. "I think the Government is tory measures, a number of liq- 10 and 12, which will now be  "    KVIC which will be fulfilling The party sought a revised deliberately sidelining uidity measures, medium to held from July 1-15 with strict   / $0 the majority of supplies at and comprehensive package Parliament. A meeting of the long term plans or schemes distancing norms in place. these stores, apart from lot of of 10 per cent of the GDP. Parliamentary Committee and proposed reforms. The exams were post-   job opportunities to people Senior Congress leader and should at least be held to dis- Chidambaram said there poned due to the across the country, said Vinai former Finance Minister P cuss the fiscal stimulus pack- can be no fiscal stimulus to the nationwide lockdown and candidates will have to Kumar Saxena, Chairman, Chidambaram said the stimu- age," the Congress leader said. economy without additional imposed on March 25 to con- strictly follow physical-dis- KVIC. lus package has left several sec- "If there is a genuine expenditure over and above the tain the spread of COVID-19. tancing norms," he said. “India has taken the first tions like the poor, migrants, reform that takes economy budgeted expenditure and this While class 12 exams will The class 12 date sheet big step towards becoming farmers, labourers, workers, forward, we will support it but has been acknowledged by the be conducted across the has two sections - one for Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant). small shopkeepers and middle we will have to read the fine finance minister. country, the class 10 exams exams in Northeast Delhi Immediately after Prime class high and dry. print," he said. Thus the true value of fis- are only pending in North and the other for exams Minister Narendra Modi’s call "In our view, a fiscal stim- "The Government is being cal stimulus package will be East Delhi, where they could across the country. for encouraging local products, ulus of 1,86,650 crore opportunistic. They are just known when we know what is not be held due to the law and In North East Delhi, the Home Minister Amit Shah amounting to barely 0.91 per announcing what one person the additional borrowing in order situation in the wake of Physics exam will be held on has taken a lead and has made cent of GDP will be totally or one group of persons think 2020-21, he said. protests against the amended July 3, Accountancy (July 4), it mandatory for all canteens   456+0* products, so vital for it to become inadequate given the gravity of is right without thinking "The truth cannot be hid- citizenship act. Chemistry (July 6), English and stores of paramilitary a global economic force." the economic crisis and the dire through the consequences. den for long." To a question on The schedule has been (July 8) and Political Science forces to sell only “Swadeshi” ountry's liquor manufac- CIABC Director General situation in which people find Editorials and articles today fear of rating agencies down- decided in order to ensure (July 14). products through Khadi and Cturers have welcomed the Vinod Giri said that Indian themselves," he said. point out downside of some of grading India, the former that the board exams are On July 15, four class 12 Village Industries Commission Indian Army’s decision to pur- alcoholic beverage industry is Chidambaram said most the announcements," finance minister said he does completed before exams have been scheduled in (KVIC). The move will open chase only India-made products coming of age with internation- analysts, rating agencies and Chidambaram noted. not think rating agencies run competitive examinations North East Delhi -- great employment opportuni- in the Canteen Stores including ally acclaimed single malt banks have placed the size of "You can''t fool all the peo- the country. such as engineering entrance Mathematics, Economics, ties for farmers, unemployed Indian alcoholic beverages. whiskies like Amrut, Paul John, the fiscal stimulus between 0.8 ple all the time. This fiscal stim- "Every country in the JEE-Mains, which is sched- History and Biology. youths and lakhs of people In a letter to the head of Rampur etc. “However, these to 1.5 per cent. ulus package is inadequate," he world is in distress, practical- uled from July 18-23, and For class 12 exams across already engaged with cottage Canteen Stores Department brands need support and On Sunday, former Union said. ly every country in Europe is medical entrance exam NEET, the country, the Home and village industries,” said (CSD), the Confederation of encouragement from the Minister and Congress leader The former finance min- facing a recession. If rating which is scheduled on July 26. Science exam will be held on KVIC in a statement. Indian Alcoholic Beverage Government to become global Anand Sharma accused the ister said "we note with deep agencies downgrade us, they "The class 10 exams will July 1, followed by both Saxena lauded the decision Companies (CIABC), the apex household names. Hence, a government of misleading peo- regret" that the fiscal stimulus will have to downgrade every be staggered on four dates, courses of Hindi the next of the Home Minister saying body of the Indian alcoholic bev- decision by CSD, the largest ple with its "trickery, fakery, package has left several sec- European country too. starting July 1. day. this would provide a big boost erage industry, stated: “Armed purchaser of alcoholic products quackery" and said the eco- tions high and dry, including "This is an unnecessary The first paper will be of The class 12 Business to the cottage and village Forces have been among the first in India, to sell only Indian- nomic measures announced the bottom half of the popula- fear. We will have to face that Social Sciences, while the Studies exam has been industries sector apart from the to respond to the Prime made products is truly a water- by the Centre amounted to tion (13 crore families), situation. As long as our for- next day students will be scheduled for July 9 followed MSMEs units. “This decision Minister’s appeal to go local and shed moment for the Indian only 1.6 per cent of India''s migrant workers, farmers, eign exchange reserves are required to appear in Science by Biotechnology on July 10, will directly benefit lakhs of have decided to purchase only industry. This will give them GDP, i.e. worth 3.22 lakh landless agricultural labour, high, inflation is under control, exam," CBSE Controller of and Geography on July 11. people engaged with manu- India-made products in Canteen scale to compete globally, and crore instead of 20 lakh crore daily-wage non-agricultural we are on the right path, Examination Sanyam Sociology exam will be held facturing of various village Stores. We compliment Armed spur them to innovate and pro- as claimed by the prime min- labour, workers who have been demand grows and GDP picks Bhardwaj said. on July 13. industries products. With this Forces for this step as this will duce even better products,” he ister. laid off or retrenched and up, why would a rating agency "On July 10, exams will be The board was not able to order over 10 lakh personnel of help India create world class added. "We express our thorough those in unorganised or unreg- downgrade us," he asked? conducted for both courses of conduct class 10 and 12 the various paramilitary forces disappointment and request istered businesses or units who Chidambaram also noted Hindi, and on July 15 for both exams on eight examination will be added to KVIC’s con- across the country with annu- amla products and cotton tow- the government to reconsider have lost their jobs. that it is not the time to worry courses of English," he said. days due to the coronavirus sumer base. As a goodwill al turnover of over 1,800 els etc Further, a list of 63 new the stimulus package and He said the self-employed, about fiscal deficit and if addi- On health guidelines for outbreak. gesture, the KVIC has also crore. The KVIC is likely to get products like Khadi clothes, announce a revised and com- who have no work, seven crore tional expenditure turns out to students, Bhardwaj said, they The board had last month immediately decided to supply major share of the total woolens, cosmetics like herbal prehensive fiscal stimulus pack- shopkeepers, lower middle be another 10 lakh crore and will be required to carry announced that it will only products to the CAPF canteens turnover. At present, KVIC has oils, shampoo, soaps, face age of not less than 10 lakh class families, who have run additional borrowing is Rs 10 own sanitiser bottles and wear conduct pending exams in 29 at a small margin of 3% only as registered 17 products for the wash, tea and coffee and oth- crore of real additional expen- out of cash and are forced to lakh crore. mask to their examination subjects which are crucial for against the 20% margin in supply to CAPF canteens. ers has been submitted to the diture equivalent to 10 per borrow, and the 5.8 crore Obviously fiscal deficit will centres. promotion and admission to other cases,” Saxena said. These include Khadi National CAPF canteens by KVIC to be cent of GDP," Chidambaram MSMEs have also been left out go up but that should not be a "Parents will have to higher educational Notably, there are 20 mas- Flag, eatables like honey, pick- included in supply list at these said at a press conference in the package. matter of worry, he added. ensure their ward is not sick institutions. ter bhandars of these forces les, edible oils, agarbatti, papad, stores. )      ( 0    1#
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The nation has never witnessed such a national health crisis ever before and, there-    +                  fore, Constitutional and other legal provisions                   ! that exist to deal with an emergency of this   6               ! kind will, inevitably, have to be deployed. This means that the “unitary tilt” that is there in                " $   the Constitution becomes rather pronounced                     ! in circumstances such as these.                    BR Ambedkar, the Chairman of the draft- ing committee of the Constitution, dwelt on                 ! the nature of the Indian federation vis-à-vis  8                   other bodies, especially in emergencies, in his     $,#                 concluding remarks on November 25, 1949, in the Constituent Assembly. He said that to take charge when a disaster Centre’s decision to send inter- eral interests of the country as a               :?@     ! there was an allegation that there was too strikes, issue directions and ministerial Central teams to whole. Herein lies the justifica-                  $   much centralisation and that the States had ensure compliance. assess the situation on the tion for giving to the Centre cer-                      been reduced to municipalities. He said this The orders issued by the ground in some districts that tain overriding powers to be view was not only an exaggeration but was Union Home Secretary, who is were suspected to be COVID-19 used in an emergency. “After all,                   also founded on a misunderstanding of what also the chairperson of the 2C>6*4(C3 hotspots in the State. Some what is the obligation imposed   6  8 '        ?A     the Constitution sought to achieve. National Executive Committee, 502>"0 political parties, too, joined the upon the constituent States by    !      :B         ! The basic principle of federalism is that regarding the lockdown and the *46*24 murmur and complained about these emergency powers? No  ,*"        '2'C O      the legislative and the executive authority is measures to be taken to imple- the Union Government’s atti- more than this that in an emer- partitioned between the Centre and the States, ment the same, flow from these C4*,*C4 tude. However, the Centre’s gency, they should take into con-     O C8"         '   not by any law to be made by the former but provisions of the DMA. For decision to take charge of the sideration alongside their own    122!'/$      '$+ C$ ! by the Constitution itself. This principle is example, in his March 29 order, 2 +*02 overall operations vis-à-vis local interests, the opinions and  2              embodied in the Constitution. Therefore, he the Home Secretary referred to DCB COVID-19 is in line with the interests of the nation as a said, the charge that centralisation is defeat- the movement of a large number Constitutional scheme devised whole. Only those, who have not          #            ing federalism must fail. The second charge of migrants in different parts of (C1>44 by Ambedkar and his colleagues understood the problem, can                    was that the Centre had been given the power the country and violation of 50*0*M,2* seven decades ago. complain against it.”                   to override the States. Ambedkar said he lockdown measures on maintain- The Constitution vests When one reads these “admitted” to this charge and explained that ing social distance and said that B6>2+'**2 residuary power with the Union observations of Ambedkar, one         !           the overriding powers do not form the nor- in case of any violation of these Government as also the power realises the depth of his under-           !        "  ! mal features of the Constitution. He said, directions, the States and Union ,4*2>D2 to override the States in an standing and his foresight. He                    ! “their use and operations are expressly con- Territories should take necessary 5*0, *6*2>D emergency. According to KC knew his country and his peo- fined to emergencies only.” action. The order also made it Wheare, a noted Constitutional ple very well. He could anticipate            2         He obviously had in mind not only the explicitly clear that the district B6>2+B2,> authority, the Indian the problems that could arise in                  articles in the Constitution regarding the magistrates and the superinten- >20>0242 Constitution establishes a system a national emergency in a coun-         !    6     proclamation of an emergency among other dents of police in the districts of Government which is quasi- try that is as diverse as India. things but also the powers vested in the Centre “will be personally liable for the B6>2+2 federal. It is “a unitary State with Currently, 42 political parties                  in the Union List and the Concurrent List in implementation of these direc- 5*0, *6*2>D subsidiary federal features rather run the States and Union       8,/             / the Seventh Schedule to make laws to deal tions and lockdown measures than a federal state with sub- Territories and are tugging in                     ! with emergency situations. For example, item issued under the above-men- ,4*2>DB2,>' sidiary unitary features.” Ivor different directions with regard 23 under the Concurrent List in the Seventh tioned orders.” *1C>$44*4(" Jennings, too, concluded that the to the plans to fight this epidem-  EAAAA          '$+ C$      Schedule gives the Union Government the This, to ensure that the Indian Constitution “is a feder- ic. Only a strong centralising           S        ! power to make law with respect to “preven- orders are not flouted because CC"C4+,66 ation with a strong centralising force with adequate consulta-     2C0       "S      tion of the extension from one State to anoth- generally, the district magistrates 020*46*24 tendency.” tions (the Prime Minister has er of infectious and contagious diseases or and superintendents of police are In his concluding remarks, held several rounds of discus-                       pests affecting men, animals and plants.” drawn from the Central services C4*,*C4*2 Ambedkar was emphatic with sions with the Chief Ministers)  $                2   In the light of this epidemic and the coor- and they are well acquainted with B6>2*C45*02 regard to the tilt towards a between the Union and the      $               ! dinated national effort that is on, one can see the consequences of non-compli- strong Centre in certain contin- States can help tackle this prob-    !                    the Disaster Management Act (DMA) as one ance in these matters. 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As a young, developing                    nation with 65.97 per cent of the population still                 ! residing in the villages, the pandemic not only test- ed India’s economic resilience but also exposed the              growing urban-rural divide and income inequali- 253 6                    ! ty. As we continue to step up our fight against the C> ,*+6    6                  Coronavirus, we are certain that the post-pandem- 0>,>2+                    ic world would be different from what we left behind. C4CD"           6       The rebuilding exercise should, therefore, begin with >+*2 +              "        rural India — where, as Mahatma Gandhi said, “The +>**D                 ! soul of India lives.” 5*++-+2D2        6           ! Rural India has always found it challenging to >,*2+            )       ! unleash its economic potential due to a variety of >C+*4         "       fiscal and social factors. A major reason among them is the continued unavailability of reliable power. Per ->CC*4(              6  capita electricity consumption in rural areas still *>C%         6           remains significantly low due to erratic power sup- 4>->*"                   ply. Research data show that there is a strong pos- 6C, +*4( #              itive correlation between economic development and B2>>*4C           *        electricity consumption. For example, China start- 246>2*4(  H                ed growing at double digit when the demand and ,2*42 +$C tricity in regions where grid-connected tion in the post-pandemic world. India’s al productivity with availability of low-cost     /              ! consumption of power in rural areas doubled and C--C>,4**' power has not found its way yet. A recent healthcare preparedness was found to be irrigation technologies. For example,        G     + 8 !3  the small-scale businesses expanded rapidly. 0,,+2*1 survey on the impact of COVID-19 in inadequate during our fight against the rural households that would sell paddy at # Similarly, rural India, too, has a growing demand *-2CB mini-grid villages of Uttar Pradesh (UP) COVID-19 pandemic. Primary health a low price earlier sell hulled rice as there /          /      8 !3  #  for reliable electricity but due to supply side con- and Bihar revealed that 90 per cent of the centres, which approximately serve 65 per is an electricity-powered rice huller in the straints, this demand remains partially unfulfilled. *->C16 rural households trust mini-grids for reli- cent of the rural populations, need to be village. These are few of the examples of              ! How do we address the challenge and ensure 02+02>" able power supply. However, despite modernised with state-of-the-art infra- the transformative impact of reliable      !            reliable power for all? We must strengthen the last- C6>4*6 mini-grids becoming a trusted source of structure, especially uninterrupted power electricity supply. Modernising agriculture                    mile power delivery system, which is largely dom- 2(>*,+,> reliable electricity for rural India, they supply. Reliable supply can provide cru- will unlock myriad employment and         /     + 8 !3  #  inated by State-run Distribution Companies (DIS- ->2*246 often run the risk of reverse migration of cial support to critical functions of these business opportunities for rural India.                 COMS). But as DISCOMS continue to remain >**4>,>2+ customers to centralised grids when the health centres, especially during medical Big push to micro and small busi-        "    ! trapped in mounting losses and operational ineffi- 4>->* necessary infrastructure is available. emergencies. The survey also revealed that nesses: Formalisation of the rural econ-           "        ciencies, last-mile power delivery has taken a back- 5*++  This concern, however, can be a majority of the rural households depend omy is an essential step in providing nec-       # "            ! seat. The DISCOMs, therefore, need to streamline *(4*B*24 addressed by integrating mini-grids with on community health centres for their essary infrastructural support to budding        :A      *     6   and strengthen their distribution networks with 2465*++42 + centralised ones to provide enhanced medical needs. Inadequate and irregular micro and small businesses. Reliable   8                ! greater focus on enhancing customer satisfaction, access to electricity supply. A fully-inte- supply of electricity may affect their electricity supply encourages creation timely complaint redressal, regularised billing >,>2+ grated power system is an optimal solu- functioning with critical implications for and expansion of new businesses in rural              processes and transparency in finances at all levels. *46*2O tion for electrifying un-electrified villages rural populations. Electrifying and mod- areas and can potentially open the door    /            Addressing challenges such as power theft and billing >24BC>2*C4 with reliable power. Integrated power sup- ernising the health centres will, therefore, for greater economic activity and invest-                 " ! inadequacies can help DISCOMS enhance their *4C2 ply models can minimise the cost by intro- be a key step towards rebuilding the econ- ments. Villages with access to reliable elec-               ! delivery efficiency. 0, CBC4C* ducing efficient planning, investment omy and reshaping the lifestyle of rural tricity have already seen the emergence of    6             C In addition, the proposed amendments to the 2*1*D and operation of assets with significant populations. Millions of dollars can be micro enterprises such as training centres               Electricity Act, 2003, particularly the unlicenced sub- economies of scale. Ghana, for example, saved if rural populations have access to for computer skills, coaching institutes and     6            ! distribution and payment security mechanism, will built an integrated grid, providing power high quality healthcare services. This will travel agencies. The income levels of                 "     ! boost private sector investments in the distribution to 85 per cent of its urban population and not only have a lasting economic impact households engaged in small business have         /         ! sector, reduce their losses and strengthen operational 41 per cent of the rural population. on health delivery but will lead to better witnessed a steady increase, too. These are    /                 efficiencies of DISCOMS. Private investments will Integrated power systems can speed up the social outcomes such as improved health replicable models that can be extended to not only help DISCOMS deal with financial stress rural electrification process and ensure and hygiene. other villages and reliable power can help     +            but will enhance the quality of services and healthy reliable supply. Modernising agriculture: Farming rural India unleash its economic poten-        6            ! competition. This will ultimately have a transfor- The health and economic crises trig- remains the primary source of livelihood tial.                   mative impact on last-mile power delivery and gered by the pandemic clearly underline for nearly 65 per cent of Indians. Yet, agri- As we seek to rebuild the rural econ-        +         ensure access to reliable power for rural households. the significance of providing reliable culture productivity is significantly low in omy, reliable electricity will play a crucial   "              " India is home to abundant non-conventional power for all critical rural infrastructure India and accounts for only 15.4 per cent role in promoting micro-enterprises,     /           energy sources such as solar, water and wind that such as health centres, micro-enterprises of the GDP. The growth in agriculture has doubling farmer incomes and creating sus-      '         1 can be effectively harnessed to supply reliable elec- and schools. Productive uses of energy been moderate in the past decade at near- tainable job opportunities. The cumula-        '    '     tricity to rural households and micro-enterprises. such as for irrigation, small businesses, tai- ly three per cent per annum. Critical func- tive impact of improved healthcare, mod-          /           Renewable energy provides low-cost power mod- loring, food storage and so on will further tions such as irrigation, harvesting, post- ernised agriculture practices and rise in /              els and can be deployed even in remote areas despite ensure adequate livelihood options for harvest handling and storage, all require rural enterprises will be significant and will the geographical barriers. Expansion of renewable rural communities with greater econom- reliable power supply. In regions where enable rural India’s transformation into a     "             ! energy-based mini-grids in rural India can be fur- ic resilience. rainfall is scanty, groundwater is the hub of economic activity. A new India is F                "  ther incentivised and be provided additional poli- How will reliable electricity help main source of irrigation. Electricity waiting to be born out of the COVID-19              cy support for generation and distribution of elec- rural India rebuild its economy? demand in rural India is majorly driven pandemic. =                tricity at affordable rates to rural households. Rural healthcare: This is a key area by irrigation. Villages with access to elec- (The writer is Chief Executive Officer    > Mini-grids serve as the primary source of elec- that will lead to a new economic revolu- tricity have seen an uptick in agricultur- of Smart Power India) .    G„tyqƒ‘‰s „‰ytuˆ@VGAWq‰€‘‰q„us „ ƒysy„uˆu‰wˆ ‘†q„t„ q‚‚ “Axy„q ‘‰uyv ˆˆu ‚y„ww‚ rq‚v ˆq‚yuxuYR lation while the UNSC is the premier came after the US decided to put on accusing each other of irresponsible ing like BRICS fuelled hopes for a mul- deployed underwater drones and ships wide. Taiwan has been able to push forum for all discussions and collec- hold all funding for the WHO. The handling of the pandemic. tipolar world, but it is not what meets in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), back against COVID-19 effectively. tive action against threats to peace and move has raised questions regarding The Trump administration has the eye when it comes to China’s per- which are capable of conducting sub- The methods and practices could be security around the world. COVID-19 US priorities in the competition questioned its global commitments, as ception of a multipolar world. marine and anti-submarine operations. used globally but it might not be pos- has not spared any country, developed against Beijing: America First vs mul- mentioned above, which has led to China’s strategies and motivation The takeaway from this particular inci- sible as China intervenes in global or developing, which begs the ques- tilateral cooperation. Critics of the China taking the lead. China has start- are inspired by its rich history of inter- dent is China’s increasing capabilities forums and opposes its inclusion. tion, does China truly support multi- Trump administration do agree that ed contributing more to the UN and nal warfare, strife, and foreign occu- when it is looking to expand its pres- The New Development Bank of lateralism on the world stage? the WHO was deferential to China at has used this to put its top Communist pation. The Stratagems of Warring ence in the IOR. In both cases, the BRICS has loaned $15 billion to boost In October 2019, US President the start of the crisis but holding out Party officials to fill its leadership posts. States (an ancient Chinese text of Indian Army and the Navy respective- the grouping’s economies. Further Donald Trump in the United Nations on the funding seems to defeat the pur- Chinese nationals now head a quarter manipulation and warfare) explains ly declined to comment to the press. on, a Vaccine Research and / 2 ('129 General Assembly (UNGA) said: “The pose, as it gives China more sway in of the UN’s specialised agencies. The that the natural world is hierarchical, China’s credibility has been under Development Centre is being consid- future doesn’t belong to globalists. The global multilateral forums. The sus- US backing out of the Human Rights and systems without a rule are tran- the scanner as a future global leader ered by the grouping to find a cure for n the last week of April, the Foreign future belongs to patriots.” The state- pension of funds might or might not Council, suspending funding to the sitional. This is the opposite of what due to the accusations of mismanage- COVID-19. The initiatives by BRICS Ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, ment echoed what he said a year ear- be removed later but the Trump WHO, might lead to ceding ground to Beijing claims when they say that they ment of handling COVID-19. The are commendable but the problems IChina, and South Africa (BRICS) lier while addressing the UNGA: “We administration’s proposed budget for the Chinese. Although there is low look forward to a multipolar world aggressiveness on the Line of Actual between India and China, along with held a video-conference to discuss reject the ideology of globalism and we 2021 calls for voluntary contributions confidence in China’s role as a global where the US is the first among Control and the IOR and the US aver- Beijing’s ambitions and interventions BRICS’ handling of COVID-19. embrace the doctrine of patriotism.” to be reduced by half for the WHO. leader but in the future, a clash of lib- equals. Chinese officials in the UN and sion to multilateralism put India in a in global forums, curtail its effective- Around a week later, the United The US, under the Trump administra- The US’ reason for stalling the eral values with the Communist Party other public forums since 2005 have tight spot. During the G-20 video con- ness to provide alternate solutions, Nations Security Council (UNSC) tion, has had a mixed history of aver- UNSC resolution is that it wants of China’s interest and values cannot spoken a lot about da tong, which has ference in March, Prime Minister especially when BRICS is supposed to Chair, Estonia, criticised the council’s sion towards multilateralism, which “transparency” added into the French be ruled out. been translated as a “commonwealth” Narendra Modi called for structural facilitate the Global South approach to COVID-19. The criticism started with Trump’s election campaign and Tunisian “compromise” resolution Can BRICS fill the void left by the or “an era of hierarchy” but, the bet- reform of the WHO. India has been Cooperation. India should start con- comes at a time when the US and based on the notion of “America on COVID-19. The other way the US US? There are two reasons as to why ter translation of da tong is “an era of approached by Taiwan to support its sidering BRICS just as an economic China have stalled any contagion res- First” (also his campaign slogan). is considering for passing the resolu- BRICS cannot fill the US’ shoes. The unipolar dominance.” bid to participate in the World Health interest group, in light of recent events olution to be passed. BRICS members The US has more than one mil- tion is a refashioned language forma- first one is, BRICS when it was formu- The second reason is the tensions Assembly, which is the WHO’s parent on the border and the IOR, while not Russia and South Africa backed lion COVID-19 cases, which is the tion on transparency along with drop- lated was seen as an intersection of on the India-China border. Multiple organisation. China is not in favour of allowing China to use the grouping as China’s bid to block discussions in the highest in the world. Trump has not ping any reference to the WHO. South-South cooperation. The group- soldiers on both sides have been Taiwan’s participation in the WHO a strategic device to promote retool- UNSC in late March. The events in the shied away from criticising China, and China is using this opportunity to ing was perceived to bring about injured during a skirmish along the meeting in Geneva on May 18. The cri- ing of global fora like the UN. UNSC and the discussions in the also the World Health Organisation, block any resolution on COVID-19. noticeable changes to the existing boundary in North Sikkim near the sis created by COVID-19 has pushed (The writer is a Research Associate BRICS are a mismatch. BRICS repre- (WHO) going as far as calling it “… The US and Chinese Ambassadors to security paradigm and bring notable Naku La sector. Added to this, in late liberal values to its limits and has led at the VIF. The views expressed are per- sents 43 per cent of the world’s popu- China’s PR agency.” The statement the UN were involved in a twitter spat changes to the world order. A group- March, it was reported that China had to an anti-globalisation wave world- sonal)    !"#$#$  * 0%9 *9<0 *((%#0<   
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  and give chance to those who Officers were given rights. said in case of stalling of pro- shall be suitably informed Federal Bank 9.47 per cent, market crash on Monday. want to perform,” Gadkari told They are afraid of taking jects on account of court or tri- about the opening of City Union Bank 8.41 per cent, “Banking stock witnessed   , 2* USDINR is expected to find PTI in an interview. decisions... Taking responsi- bunal orders, NHAI and the their operations whether inter- Axis Bank 7.55 per cent, ICICI selling pressure on the back of resistance around 76.50 on To make up for the bility and sending each and Highways Ministry will put national to or from India or Bank 7.44 per cent, SBI 6.61 per suspension of new bankruptcy he rupee plummeted by 33 expectation of foreign fund losses incurred in terms of every query to us. Those who hoardings and banners inform- domestic, respectively, in cent, HDFC Bank 5.83 per cases for one year, declared in Tpaise to close at 75.91 inflows at lower equity levels,” highways projects and to bring do not exercise their rights, ing people behind the reasons due course”. cent and Kotak Mahindra Bank a stimulus package by the against the US dollar on said Devarsh Vakil, Head them on track, the Road have no right to continue... for delays. All commercial passenger 5.47 per cent. Finance Minister,” said Vishal Monday, tracking weak Advisory, HDFC securities. Transport, Highways and There is no justification for The issue of timely flights have been suspended in The BSE bankex index fell Wagh, Research Head, Bonanza domestic equities and foreign Market participants also MSME Minister Gadkari has them to hold the position,” the approval of Extension of Time India since March 25, when the 6.69 per cent. “With the stim- Portfolio Ltd. Seeking to pro- fund outflows.Forex traders said that the extension of the already fixed a target to build Minister said. (EOT) and change of scope lockdown was imposed to ulus package announced by the vide relief for the coronavirus said rising crude oil prices and nationwide lockdown could roads worth 15 lakh crore in NHAI has about 175 pro- (COS) was particularly raised curb the spread of the novel Government, not seen as ade- pandemic-hit economy. concerns about the effective- weigh on the economic out- the next two years. ject directors and 25 regional by the Contractors/ coronavirus. quate considering the need of The Government will pro- ness of the fiscal stimulus look of the country. Earlier, the Minister, had officers across the country. Concessionaire during a recent The National Disaster the hour and with infections vide various relaxations under package weighed on investor The Government on reviewed 740 highway pro- The Minister said the meeting saying timely Management Authority continuing unabated, the mar- the insolvency law, including sentiment. Sunday extended the coron- jects totalling 28,304 km from NHAI has resumed 95 per approvals would help in facil- (NDMA), the nodal depart- kets ended down by around 3.4 suspending fresh proceedings “India’s rupee led losses avirus lockdown for two more 16 states and has asked officials cent of work on war-footing itating lending by banks. ment, has announced lock- per cent, in spite of positive for up to one year, exempting among emerging-market cur- weeks with the fourth phase and stakeholders to fast-track now with permission to start An online portal “GATI” down 4.0 till May 31 to check global cues. COVID-19-related debt and rencies in Asia on disappoint- providing more relaxations these. construction activities while was also launched to fast-track the spread of the novel “Most measures may be coming out with a special ment over the Government’s outside the containment The projects were worth adhering to guidelines. decision making and make the coronavirus. seen as a long term positive and framework for MSMEs. stimulus announcements. Spot zones. about 5 lakh crore. “Despite On the NHAI arbitration process transparent.  BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 9158.30 9158.30 8806.75 8823.25 -313.60 Script Open High Low LTP ACC 1199.00 1204.05 1126.40 1134.15 SUDARSCHEM 390.50 394.00 367.00 369.80 CENTURYPLY 116.00 116.00 104.00 104.80 ARVINDFASN 133.35 133.35 119.50 120.50 CIPLA 570.60 605.00 570.50 601.75 31.45 RELIANCE 1471.80 1482.00 1428.00 1440.65 TECHM 512.90 514.85 501.50 503.85 GNFC 139.00 139.00 131.80 132.40 GUJALKALI 325.00 331.80 310.40 312.40 SUNDRMFAST 295.55 295.55 280.85 288.10 TCS 1907.00 1952.95 1872.10 1940.05 47.15 HDFCBANK 888.60 888.60 831.25 836.40 NESTLEIND 16469.85 16469.85 16182.00 16240.20 NBCC 18.90 19.00 17.75 17.75 KRBL 190.00 190.00 181.00 183.55 DBCORP 67.50 67.50 61.45 61.55 INFRATEL 205.00 210.00 201.10 207.20 4.70 BAJFINANCE 2099.00 2099.00 1926.90 1940.00 DIVISLAB 2369.00 2379.95 2322.45 2328.70 CGCL 158.90 171.20 147.95 148.65 NESCO 417.00 417.00 382.45 389.35 GEPIL 386.05 386.30 366.60 370.60 INFY 659.85 670.55 653.00 659.60 7.30 ICICIBANK 320.90 320.90 293.50 298.65 ADANIPORTS 312.00 312.00 291.70 293.40 RCF 40.25 40.40 37.20 37.60 PNBHOUSING 182.90 182.90 171.00 173.85 TIMKEN 798.00 798.00 755.00 772.75 HCLTECH 514.70 518.65 507.50 513.00 1.75 AXISBANK 390.00 390.00 352.50 359.30 PNB 29.00 29.00 26.75 27.35 HEG 775.10 784.00 731.95 741.05 HSCL 47.00 47.00 43.75 43.95 GALAXYSURF 1270.00 1303.90 1266.65 1283.15 ITC 166.00 167.30 163.15 164.80 0.15 SBIN 166.80 166.80 155.00 155.40 TORNTPOWER 306.00 306.00 294.50 297.00 SANOFI 7715.55 7716.00 7435.00 7476.20 SYNGENE 338.50 341.45 332.60 335.35 IFBIND 368.00 370.00 342.00 344.90 VEDL 93.95 95.65 90.10 92.45 -0.50 MARUTI 5100.00 5100.00 4682.70 4723.35 HAVELLS 489.95 491.90 473.00 475.80 TATAELXSI 790.00 790.00 760.00 762.30 NILKAMAL 1043.00 1043.00 975.00 976.80 GET&D 68.70 68.70 65.55 65.60 BRITANNIA 3110.00 3165.00 3098.10 3105.00 -20.65 INDUSINDBK 419.60 419.60 374.25 376.85 SAIL 29.65 29.65 27.20 27.45 OFSS 2688.00 2688.00 2570.00 2588.75 JSWENERGY 40.90 40.90 38.70 39.50 THERMAX 702.25 707.00 695.00 700.05 WIPRO 182.05 185.00 179.60 182.25 -1.55 HDFC 1635.60 1636.05 1507.00 1512.10 GODREJPROP 620.00 624.90 585.90 598.80 TRIDENT 4.94 5.00 4.80 4.82 MINDACORP 61.00 61.00 54.50 55.15 RELIANCE 1470.00 1482.00 1428.00 1442.55 -16.85 CIPLA 570.45 604.60 570.45 600.60 GODFRYPHLP 980.00 981.75 925.00 928.80 QUESS 174.00 174.05 167.50 169.60 ZYDUSWELL 1242.80 1242.80 1185.00 1188.80 GUJGAS 238.05 238.15 228.00 231.80 MINDAIND 273.40 274.90 261.35 267.25 MHRIL 160.00 160.00 147.00 151.85 UPL 381.40 384.70 365.40 374.05 -4.85 VEDL 94.20 95.65 90.10 92.45 INDIGO 944.00 944.00 850.30 912.20 DCBBANK 71.60 71.60 65.00 66.00 DISHTV 4.84 4.84 4.46 4.49 MOTILALOFS* 520.75 524.45 510.00 514.65 NESTLEIND 16441.00 16575.00 16162.20 16232.25 -211.55 BHARTIARTL 558.00 559.15 535.05 538.15 DEEPAKFERT 104.50 104.50 96.70 98.10 MEGH 47.90 47.90 45.10 45.30 FINEORG 2043.00 2043.00 1879.00 1902.25 HINDUNILVR 2041.50 2047.85 1988.60 2004.70 -27.40 INDIACEM 116.00 123.70 108.25 117.95 LTI 1650.20 1667.90 1599.05 1645.15 ALKYLAMINE 1780.00 1780.00 1685.50 1709.35 CARERATING 364.00 364.00 350.20 353.40 TECHM 511.50 515.00 501.50 503.20 -7.35 KOTAKBANK 1183.70 1183.70 1110.00 1113.45 MPHASIS 847.80 867.35 797.25 800.70 PGHH 10080.00 10090.20 9900.00 10073.85 TVTODAY 175.05 175.05 167.20 168.90 M&M 382.10 383.50 367.25 375.00 -6.30 LT 871.90 871.90 810.35 813.45 SUZLON 2.59 2.65 2.50 2.51 TATAINVEST 680.00 680.50 655.35 663.25 TIINDIA 330.00 330.05 315.10 318.05 DRREDDY 3760.15 3762.55 3613.85 3672.00 -63.10 M&MFIN 164.00 164.00 136.40 137.75 COCHINSHIP 252.60 255.00 234.00 235.70 METROPOLIS 1289.95 1290.00 1236.55 1266.20 DCAL* 75.40 75.40 73.40 74.90 SUNPHARMA 447.00 454.60 434.25 440.00 -8.60 BEL 71.00 71.50 64.00 64.45 STRTECH* 100.00 100.80 94.40 94.90 GMDCLTD 36.00 37.45 34.50 35.20 LUXIND 882.85 884.20 840.00 851.80 NTPC 90.50 90.50 87.85 88.80 -2.05 IDEA 4.93 5.11 4.63 4.67 HAWKINCOOK 4348.95 4348.95 4100.00 4261.60 GLAXO 1408.00 1415.00 1356.00 1364.40 CRISIL 1476.00 1477.85 1411.80 1415.40 TATASTEEL 274.10 276.20 262.45 267.00 -6.45 POWERGRID 159.95 161.60 153.30 154.50 ABFRL 105.70 105.70 99.00 100.05 CHENNPETRO 55.35 55.90 53.10 54.10 PCJEWELLER 11.14 11.14 10.43 10.48 BHARTIARTL 556.90 559.00 535.20 540.20 -13.90 ESCORTS 825.00 833.30 803.20 810.75 CROMPTON 207.70 210.90 196.40 198.30 HONAUT 27173.80 27357.30 26738.90 26912.35 TTKPRESTIG 4810.00 4810.00 4701.30 4719.40 HINDALCO 120.55 121.00 114.30 115.70 -3.55 LICHSGFIN 256.50 256.50 219.35 220.25 NATCOPHARM 585.10 597.85 578.00 585.75 GSPL 185.00 186.85 177.80 179.65 JYOTHYLAB 103.20 103.20 100.10 101.15 ASIANPAINT 1558.00 1558.55 1498.10 1501.00 -51.95 IBULHSGFIN 133.35 133.35 117.30 118.85 TATAMTRDVR 36.35 36.35 33.40 33.80 BBTC 845.00 854.05 800.00 804.60 ECLERX 418.85 418.85 383.40 386.10 POWERGRID 159.85 160.20 153.30 154.20 -5.60 HINDPETRO 192.05 192.05 170.85 172.50 POLYCAB 703.10 703.10 660.75 663.45 PHOENIXLTD 518.45 521.00 466.25 484.35 GHCL 103.80 103.80 97.80 97.95 TITAN 841.50 845.00 810.00 814.35 -31.25 TCS 1901.00 1949.45 1873.60 1944.85 PRESTIGE 153.10 153.15 138.10 138.90 MAHSCOOTER 1985.00 1985.00 1865.00 1873.10 TEAMLEASE 1521.10 1521.10 1428.00 1483.90 TATAMOTORS 84.50 84.50 79.60 80.90 -3.45 RBLBANK 121.00 121.00 108.90 109.40 KAJARIACER 315.00 316.05 297.45 300.60 JKTYRE 50.50 50.70 48.15 48.30 AIAENG 1625.00 1625.00 1561.60 1572.85 GRASIM 515.50 515.50 494.10 496.10 -21.75 HINDUNILVR 2044.00 2045.90 1989.00 2005.85 DIXON 4422.70 4464.85 4210.00 4264.50 GARFIBRES 1325.00 1348.05 1272.45 1279.75 FDC 245.00 245.00 230.00 231.20 ONGC 76.95 76.95 72.40 72.70 -3.45 SRTRANSFIN 654.90 654.90 573.90 576.20 OBEROIRLTY 326.85 326.85 298.05 300.70 SOBHA 216.95 216.95 199.05 199.45 FLFL 159.00 159.00 147.50 151.80 KOTAKBANK 1175.00 1176.00 1110.00 1121.00 -57.30 TATAMOTORS 84.70 84.70 79.60 80.65 WHIRLPOOL 1940.00 1940.00 1831.00 1844.45 HFCL 10.50 10.50 9.55 9.63 SKFINDIA 1453.70 1453.95 1433.55 1436.20 ADANIPORTS 306.00 307.35 291.35 294.05 -15.20 INFY 664.00 670.45 653.90 663.60 TRENT 440.50 440.50 406.80 414.80 NHPC 20.05 20.40 19.55 19.75 MAHLOG 260.75 260.75 249.85 250.90 ZENSARTECH 91.40 91.65 82.95 85.75 NIACL 121.50 121.50 111.50 114.90 IOC 75.55 75.80 71.15 71.50 -4.00 ZEEL 164.20 164.20 148.00 149.35 CHALET 121.00 121.00 108.45 109.70 IEX 162.90 168.50 156.05 159.85 CREDITACC 462.40 462.40 419.70 419.70 IIFL 71.65 71.65 67.15 68.25 BAJAJFINSV 4724.60 4739.05 4451.00 4465.50 -257.75 TATASTEEL 274.75 276.25 262.55 266.45 AUROPHARMA 675.00 682.00 655.00 669.45 FCONSUMER 8.30 8.30 7.64 7.69 J&KBANK 13.65 13.65 12.45 12.53 BLUEDART 2071.10 2071.10 2017.85 2018.15 SHREECEM 19200.00 19239.45 18000.00 18115.00 -1065.50 ULTRACEMCO 3579.90 3582.00 3280.80 3308.25 PETRONET 228.65 230.95 217.65 219.40 JAICORPLTD 70.00 70.00 64.55 65.15 GESHIP 206.35 208.70 195.00 206.10 AEGISLOG 174.00 175.65 166.50 167.85 GAIL 86.10 86.75 80.50 81.00 -4.80 CHOLAFIN 148.15 148.30 122.55 124.70 ICICIPRULI 387.00 387.00 356.65 358.90 BDL 248.35 250.90 232.20 234.05 FORTIS 116.00 119.00 116.00 116.35 UCOBANK 11.88 11.88 11.18 11.27 LT 869.90 870.00 810.00 816.00 -48.40 PVR 836.70 836.70 735.00 746.15 CANFINHOME 295.65 296.55 274.15 276.70 ORIENTELEC 171.70 171.70 153.10 162.80 BAJAJELEC 379.00 379.00 355.25 361.05 INFIBEAM 53.80 53.80 49.35 49.65 HEROMOTOCO2197.00 2218.50 2060.15 2070.50 -123.05 BPCL 321.50 321.50 292.20 294.10 SUNTV 394.00 394.00 355.30 357.90 KNRCON 203.00 207.05 191.10 194.70 WESTLIFE 288.00 294.00 271.50 287.70 PARAGMILK 91.00 92.00 86.05 86.80 HDFCBANK 888.00 888.00 831.30 838.00 -50.15 L&TFH 57.65 57.65 51.65 52.85 GRASIM 515.00 515.00 494.45 496.55 ENDURANCE 651.00 664.70 618.00 627.10 AKZOINDIA 1875.00 1875.00 1760.00 1768.80 IBULISL 38.00 38.05 36.00 36.00 COALINDIA 127.00 127.00 121.05 121.80 -7.80 TITAN 845.40 846.00 809.85 816.40 MARICO 321.95 321.95 305.00 306.30 GMRINFRA 18.25 18.25 17.35 17.45 ORIENTCEM 40.70 40.70 38.65 39.00 SCHAEFFLER 3252.75 3267.15 3188.05 3197.50 JSWSTEEL 175.80 176.20 162.10 163.20 -11.10 ITC 166.40 167.20 163.15 164.55 NAM-INDIA 233.05 237.30 220.40 229.20 RAJESHEXPO 520.00 523.90 502.65 506.90 WABAG 101.50 104.35 97.00 97.80 SHRIRAMCIT 690.50 696.00 676.45 680.15 SBIN 166.40 166.40 155.00 155.45 -10.95 BAJAJFINSV 4748.00 4748.00 4451.75 4463.35 TVSMOTOR 348.55 348.55 302.60 305.65 VINATIORGA 958.50 962.15 922.90 942.15 FORCEMOT 820.10 820.10 794.20 800.25 SHILPAMED 357.00 360.00 350.00 351.90 BAJFINANCE 2090.00 2093.45 1926.00 1945.00 -141.45 BHEL 27.85 28.35 25.90 26.05 NMDC 74.50 75.40 70.70 71.05 SCI 43.60 43.65 40.40 41.25 BOMDYEING 47.70 48.20 45.70 45.80 JSL 28.70 28.90 26.85 27.65 ICICIBANK 320.00 320.50 293.25 300.60 -22.10 SUNPHARMA* 447.90 454.70 434.25 440.65 HDFCAMC 2547.50 2556.00 2474.65 2485.25 VIPIND 222.80 225.20 213.50 217.05 PHILIPCARB 74.00 74.00 70.10 70.10 JKCEMENT 1097.80 1101.70 1087.90 1090.60 BAJAJ-AUTO 2650.00 2653.35 2461.00 2477.50 -186.10 JINDALSTEL 95.00 95.60 86.90 87.95 SRF 3590.00 3590.00 3400.00 3429.30 GRANULES 156.75 158.80 154.00 155.15 TCIEXP 603.00 603.00 555.00 567.90 CENTRALBK 14.75 14.75 14.10 14.20 AXISBANK 389.00 389.00 352.30 361.20 -27.35 ASIANPAINT 1564.00 1564.00 1498.70 1501.15 SIEMENS 1096.00 1096.00 990.30 996.90 ADVENZYMES 162.00 163.15 151.75 157.10 AAVAS 1003.80 1035.90 991.80 1024.55 BRIGADE 100.20 100.20 94.45 96.65 HDFC 1633.50 1637.65 1506.40 1518.55 -115.25 COALINDIA 127.00 127.00 121.10 121.75 AJANTPHARM 1501.85 1520.50 1396.00 1403.15 GRSE 149.00 149.00 135.30 138.35 KTKBANK 37.60 38.00 36.40 36.85 BASF 1018.00 1018.00 953.00 970.15 MARUTI 5080.40 5095.00 4680.55 4736.00 -364.40 BANDHANBNK 244.95 244.95 224.25 229.50 APLLTD 880.00 900.00 842.00 880.40 RALLIS 216.00 216.00 205.10 207.10 JAMNAAUTO 24.65 24.65 22.85 22.95 ASTERDM 93.00 93.00 89.90 90.05 ULTRACEMCO 3584.40 3588.85 3281.10 3325.35 -257.80 JUBLFOOD 1669.00 1685.00 1530.00 1549.05 SBILIFE 752.00 752.00 694.05 698.70 SCHNEIDER 87.85 87.85 79.70 80.20 DALBHARAT* 500.55 501.70 490.00 491.50 IOB 7.50 7.50 7.13 7.18 BPCL 320.55 321.50 291.85 295.05 -23.15 INFRATEL 207.25 210.00 202.35 207.20 AMBUJACEM 184.60 184.60 171.05 172.05 SOUTHBANK 5.50 5.50 5.14 5.17 DHFL 13.00 13.00 12.14 12.14 TNPL 92.70 92.75 88.70 89.00 EICHERMOT 14050.20 14050.20 12855.45 12988.75 -1110.85 M&M 386.00 386.00 367.20 377.35 RAMCOCEM 577.00 585.50 533.10 538.30 INDIANB 47.40 47.95 44.55 45.15 WELSPUNIND 28.00 28.00 26.15 26.15 JCHAC 2191.10 2192.00 2107.05 2113.95 ZEEL 163.50 164.30 148.05 148.60 -15.60 EICHERMOT 14029.70 14029.70 12852.00 12991.35 NCC 23.65 23.65 21.85 22.15 EMAMILTD* 194.85 195.55 185.10 189.20 TATAMETALI 426.40 426.40 410.00 413.15 ALLCARGO 69.85 70.80 67.10 67.50 GODREJCP 546.75 552.40 535.15 537.55 KALPATPOWR 197.00 210.30 187.50 188.35 LEMONTREE 16.75 16.75 15.95 15.95 SADBHAV 48.60 48.60 48.60 48.60 INDUSINDBK 418.50 418.70 374.05 378.35 -40.35 APOLLOHOSP 1397.80 1397.80 1255.20 1265.75 DRREDDY 3737.00 3760.00 3613.45 3677.60 CESC 574.55 579.00 559.90 567.90 RELCAPITAL 7.65 7.65 7.27 7.27 VSTIND 2904.00 2956.50 2868.90 2882.20 VMART 1595.50 1596.40 1521.00 1563.25   HEROMOTOCO 2200.00 2218.25 2062.00 2069.90 IDFCFIRSTB 21.30 21.30 19.60 19.90 JKPAPER* 91.55 91.55 89.00 89.05 IRCON 87.10 87.10 82.25 82.55 JTEKTINDIA 47.55 47.55 45.00 46.30 JUBILANT 497.60 497.60 450.30 450.30 PFC 85.15 85.15 80.40 81.30 EDELWEISS 46.00 46.00 41.70 41.75 DHANUKA 490.00 510.50 490.00 491.30 HIMATSEIDE 50.00 50.00 47.65 47.65 MANAPPURAM 127.85 127.85 119.80 121.15 VOLTAS 463.25 463.25 438.50 441.55 SPICEJET 43.70 44.60 43.45 43.45 GICRE 137.00 137.00 129.20 129.70 FINCABLES 204.15 208.90 200.10 202.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BHARATFORG 287.00 288.70 263.15 269.65 DEEPAKNI 522.80 522.80 493.30 501.25 IDBI 20.25 20.25 19.20 19.35 BALRAMCHIN 91.45 91.45 86.45 86.45 LAKSHVILAS 13.40 13.45 12.71 12.71 NIFTY NEXT 50 23186.50 23191.85 22365.30 22447.40 -730.40 HINDALCO 121.20 121.20 114.35 115.30 UBL 937.00 937.00 875.90 880.45 DELTACORP* 71.95 71.95 67.85 68.00 SYMPHONY 804.00 804.00 763.25 769.75 CARBORUNIV 210.45 210.45 203.05 204.35 COLPAL 1342.10 1403.00 1332.10 1384.80 33.00 STAR 419.25 419.25 397.30 401.50 EXIDEIND 156.70 156.70 150.50 151.10 GODREJAGRO 382.70 382.70 359.20 360.00 PERSISTENT 538.95 538.95 511.00 516.60 KSB 442.50 453.95 428.00 430.45 LUPIN 838.00 862.95 837.35 855.00 13.20 IOC 75.85 75.85 71.15 71.55 GODREJIND 258.00 258.00 245.10 246.20 BAYERCROP 4522.85 4535.00 4294.05 4505.55 VAIBHAVGBL 1009.60 1009.60 983.00 990.10 REPCOHOME 109.90 109.90 106.30 106.30 BIOCON 329.00 336.80 325.00 332.00 3.50 MINDTREE 850.00 881.85 848.70 879.60 BALKRISIND 935.00 957.00 915.00 920.85 RAIN 68.00 68.05 61.35 61.80 AMBER 1144.00 1152.00 1056.00 1078.05 APLAPOLLO 1227.20 1238.25 1217.00 1219.90 AUROPHARMA 665.00 682.45 654.60 669.00 4.05 PIDILITIND 1371.00 1375.00 1331.15 1345.10 MRF 58135.00 58135.00 56200.80 56413.00 HEIDELBERG 154.25 154.25 145.05 146.75 ADANITRANS 195.90 198.90 185.15 185.30 RATNAMANI 875.00 878.10 850.00 863.60 PAGEIND 17642.90 18054.00 17135.15 17739.95 97.05 NIITTECH 1359.15 1390.30 1329.70 1344.25 RPOWER 1.96 1.96 1.84 1.96 3MINDIA 17600.00 17613.00 17040.00 17061.45 PGHL 3994.10 4001.95 3884.00 3902.90 SOMANYCERA 90.00 90.00 87.50 88.20 MCDOWELL-N 542.10 569.65 530.05 542.30 1.45 FEDERALBNK 44.00 44.00 39.50 39.65 ICICIGI 1230.00 1237.50 1126.05 1170.45 GMM 3649.90 3649.90 3469.75 3491.00 IFCI 4.25 4.29 4.08 4.11 SHANKARA 268.00 268.00 245.00 246.20 PGHH 10031.00 10100.00 9893.95 10080.00 4.25 CUMMINSIND 340.95 340.95 312.85 316.85 WABCOINDIA 6625.00 6837.80 6601.20 6809.70 ABCAPITAL 44.80 44.80 41.65 41.95 BAJAJHLDNG 1930.00 1930.00 1852.75 1862.45 JAGRAN 37.75 37.80 36.70 36.80 OFSS 2650.00 2650.00 2566.00 2594.00 0.45 BANKBARODA 42.00 42.00 38.30 38.60 HAL 550.00 576.00 535.55 545.30 GRAPHITE 190.95 190.95 179.50 180.65 CAPPL 328.40 329.75 308.00 314.50 KPITTECH 47.95 47.95 46.95 47.05 DIVISLAB 2342.00 2379.00 2318.40 2334.90 -0.30 JSWSTEEL 177.30 177.30 162.05 163.25 ADANIPOWER 33.50 33.50 30.30 30.95 FRETAIL 79.90 79.90 74.50 74.50 LAOPALA 163.45 163.45 153.00 155.60 GODREJCP 547.85 551.00 535.10 538.05 -5.45 ASHOKLEY 47.85 47.85 42.50 43.85 WOCKPHARMA 230.00 230.00 218.55 218.90 KANSAINER 360.55 360.55 340.00 342.25 SOLARINDS 899.00 904.50 862.55 865.60 NHPC 20.20 20.30 19.55 19.80 -0.20 WIPRO 183.00 184.90 179.75 182.30 IGL 457.05 463.90 439.90 445.55 HUDCO 24.45 24.70 22.40 22.75 GREAVESCOT 75.55 77.25 74.05 74.30 PEL 882.00 903.10 845.35 878.00 -10.50 NTPC 90.95 90.95 87.90 88.95 IPCALAB 1597.00 1616.00 1572.55 1596.80 DBL 253.00 253.05 240.55 243.65 GDL 82.00 82.00 77.65 78.00 DMART 2333.00 2370.80 2275.00 2306.00 -27.80 AMARAJABAT 579.00 581.35 536.35 540.65 AVANTI 427.90 427.95 396.65 410.15 IRB 63.75 63.80 59.60 60.30 CHOLAHLDNG 254.00 254.00 240.20 242.50 HDFCAMC 2530.00 2560.00 2472.00 2488.15 -39.65 MUTHOOTFIN 829.00 829.00 767.85 776.15 DMART 2350.00 2362.50 2280.00 2306.00 KEC 203.00 203.00 188.50 194.95 INTELLECT 67.00 67.90 64.65 64.85 PIDILITIND 1370.00 1376.05 1330.00 1348.00 -25.25 BIOCON 329.00 336.60 326.35 331.55 HEXAWARE 247.70 250.00 236.35 238.10 COROMANDEL 633.00 633.00 610.80 620.25 VRLLOG 152.65 153.00 146.00 146.85 DABUR 446.00 446.00 430.10 435.35 -8.55 MIDHANI 218.25 224.65 205.35 207.20 PAGEIND 17634.00 18056.40 17155.85 17710.20 IDFC 14.10 14.10 13.45 13.50 UFLEX 171.00 171.00 166.00 168.05 HINDZINC 195.50 200.40 185.60 188.80 -3.85 BRITANNIA 3149.70 3163.50 3099.10 3106.95 VGUARD 183.90 183.90 171.30 172.80 PIIND 1486.00 1491.00 1428.00 1459.35 SIS 365.60 369.35 347.25 350.15 BERGEPAINT 450.00 452.95 438.35 440.25 -10.60 BEML 630.00 630.00 580.95 590.35 ADANIGAS 109.00 109.00 101.00 101.50 HINDCOPPER 26.95 27.35 25.75 26.00 MAHABANK 8.85 8.99 8.58 8.74 HAVELLS 489.00 491.85 472.60 475.00 -11.85 HINDZINC 196.00 200.60 185.70 188.10 ITI 88.00 88.95 82.00 82.70 RVNL 17.90 17.90 16.85 17.00 NH 265.25 267.90 261.65 264.75 CADILAHC 332.50 335.65 323.15 323.85 -8.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 2660.00 2660.00 2462.55 2481.05 PFIZER 4345.00 4345.00 4159.00 4201.25 RESPONIND 81.60 81.80 80.50 81.20 PNCINFRA 106.75 106.75 104.40 104.40 IDEA 4.95 5.10 4.60 4.70 -0.15 BATAINDIA 1360.00 1360.00 1273.70 1281.95 IBREALEST 43.50 43.50 41.60 41.70 RAYMOND 225.00 225.00 212.45 215.75 ITDC 163.10 163.10 154.60 154.60 BAJAJHLDNG 1934.90 1934.95 1850.35 1864.15 -61.10 PEL 880.10 902.50 845.90 873.05 BOSCHLTD 9609.65 9609.65 9021.60 9070.20 ISEC 355.80 356.45 347.40 351.45 SUPRAJIT 112.10 113.30 111.55 112.00 PETRONET 227.95 231.00 217.50 220.30 -7.65 MFSL 447.00 448.15 407.45 417.85 HATHWAY 24.25 25.95 24.00 25.85 CUB 136.00 136.00 124.15 124.65 MAHLIFE 181.00 182.00 172.00 176.80 PFC 84.15 84.70 80.30 81.25 -2.90 UNIONBANK 24.95 24.95 23.25 23.55 ADANIGREEN 236.40 236.40 219.00 229.10 CYIENT 206.00 206.00 195.45 196.45 CCL 186.60 187.80 184.00 185.10 MARICO 320.00 320.00 304.10 305.50 -11.00 NAUKRI 2571.20 2573.35 2270.00 2406.90 CHAMBLFERT 135.40 135.95 127.40 129.85 ATUL 4533.00 4550.00 4488.00 4515.70 GPPL 55.65 55.90 53.80 54.05 NMDC 74.55 74.75 70.50 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Testing allows infected people to be identified and isolated Hlems in our country and its itation, acupuncture, and biofeedback, Consider eating eggs in the form of quickly, so they can receive care and the chain of transmission prevalence is steadily increasing all of which help bring down high omelette or sandwich. You can also have ragi can be broken. It also provides essential information to our pub- among both urban and rural popu- Practising yoga nidra: It is experience worthwhile and prodi- blood pressure. Regular exercise also paneer cheela, besan cheela, oats pancake, lic health decision makers. lations. Given the fact that hyperten- best advised to maintain sleep gious. Yoga nidra thus releases helps keep stress under check. It or cottage cheese toast. For extra doses of The majority of confirmatory testing in India and across the sive patients often lack pronounced hygiene. An average adult should stress and hence keeps you from reduces the level of stress hormones vitamins, top your breakfast with some world has, to date, been performed using molecular tests. These external symptoms, the condition is get at least seven to nine hours of having high blood pressure. like adrenaline and cortisol, and freshly cut fruit slices. look for genetic material from SARS-CoV-2 — the virus respon- considered a 'silent killer.' It is a sig- sleep. A proper sleep schedule Measure your health parame- stimulates endorphin production, Mid-meal: Sitting entire day at home sible for COVID-19 — in a sample from a person’s nose or throat. nificant risk factor for potentially dan- stimulates balanced metabolism, ters regularly: The symptoms of elevating the mood and promoting can be tough on your appetite and you If it is present, they make millions of copies until the concen- gerous conditions such as stroke, heart hormonal balance, avoids palpita- hypertension are not often visible. analgesic effects. Staying active can might feel really hungry at sometimes while tration is high enough to detect. The chemical reaction that dri- attack, heart failure, encephalopathy, tions, chronic diseases which are Hypertension develops over a peri- bring down your systolic blood pres- might feel fuller at other. 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   !  people did get some time off from have to settle for spots with fewer their offices but not in the manner crowds.”    !3   >   anyone had imagined. An unimag- A spokesperson from    *  ! inable, total lockdown, where one MakeMyTrip also earlier suggest-  ' could not even venture out beyond ed that domestic travel is the first L3   >   
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 ' social distancing is here to stay, will is hit the hardest. This brings us domestic destinations or prefer *
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% how would the safety be ensured?   %     *   health, hygiene and safety will be prove the efforts to customers to re- these factors, the airfares are expect- will lead to more responsible and required. “Hotels, cruise compa- establish their trust. Customers ed to rise in order to compensate sustainable travel practices.    nies, airlines, attractions and more believe what they see as they are just for lower revenue generation and  With pollution levels evident- #  will have to cater to these practices as humans as us and hence, com- increased costs. This should change ly reducing over cities across the    and maintain social distancing in panies should be transparent about choice (home, office, etc) to com- and will now become more wide- only under the condition if govern- world, destinations will hopefully some ways. I don’t see it in full prac- their hygiene protocols. Moreover, plete the visa application process spread as physical fingerprint and ment announces some relief pack- become cleaner, purer and green-  tice (that is, six-feet apart), but con- travel companies have an edge over and/or biometric enrolment if hand scanners will be phased out. age for the travel sector and sup- er once again, having some perma-    sumers and companies will have to hotels and can make stricter guide- needed, while maintaining neces- Touchless options like contactless port them in recovery.” nency to it. This, in turn, would be be conscious of this,” says Varun lines for the guests and staff to sary health precautions. fingerprint, as well as iris and face So what about personal finan- an added travel incentive for 
 Chadha, CEO, TIRUN (Royal adhere to the norms of social dis- recognition, will come into play. cial statements? How will the two globetrotters. $  Caribbean Cruises). tancing even during travelling.”      There will be technology for touch- be balanced out?  It will give an opportunity to  The industry will have to pri- Since travel is not just limited  !     less data-entry such as gesture Varesh Chopra, Regional hitherto unknown or underrated oritise safety and hygiene at every to commuting to and fro from a The journey from airports to control, touchless document-scan- Director, South Asia and Middle but good destinations and attrac-      step to rebuild consumers’ confi- place to another, how can visa and hotel check-ins will see the most ning and voice commands, some of East, Cosmos Vacations, says, tions which will come to the fore       dence in travelling again. So how passport application services ensure immediate and crucial transforma- which are already being tested. “There might be some permanent and receive footfalls. will it be ensured? health safety and social distancing? tion — touchless travel, suggest Seating configurations in airplanes cutbacks and rationalisation on People will look for pristine and / "   @  Vikram Lalvani, Chief Officer, As per the guidelines pre- experts. will also have to change to ensure business travel as it can find a vir- lesser-visited places with natural     
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We have to wait for return to training in small League clubs over the last few The training proto- would return on Tuesday, like going to the park. Spanish Government the remaining 11 the green light from the health Pgroups from Tuesday days and will continue cols were presented to by which time all test “Phase two will be next protocol allows training rounds of matches in a authorities.” after the latest stage of Project throughout the training period. players and managers results would be known. week six days of training, three sessions to be expanded by season that has been According to an official Restart was approved on “Strict medical protocols of last week before being Players will be asked to six people training together all clubs, even those suspended since mid- statement by the Government Monday. the highest standard will ensure rubber-stamped during to use an app on a daily with contact and then six days belonging to areas that March. on Saturday, professional sports Clubs unanimously voted everyone returns to training in Monday’s video confer- basis to record any symp- after that you’re going into 11 are further behind in the He has circled June clubs “may carry out complete to allow players to start social- the safest environment possi- ence call. toms. versus 11 and you can’t social country’s programme of de- 12 as the ideal date for match- training sessions” while “com- ly distanced training in a bid to ble,” a Premier League state- Other rules in phase “It’s been a really dif- distance with 11 verus 11. escalation from a strict lock- es to return but admitted the plying with the corresponding meet the Premier League’s mid- ment said. one include players not travel- ficult time, but I hope with the “I would say 98 per cent (of down. exact timing will depend on the prevention and hygiene mea- June date to resume the season. “The health and well-being ling with anyone to or from news that phase one is about to players) are very much aware That means teams like health authorities in Spain and sures”. Contact training is not of all participants is the Premier training, while the use of pub- start,” Newcastle manager Steve that phase one is very good, I Real, Barcelona and Aletico the trajectory of the virus. The statement put the permitted at this stage and League’s priority, and the safe lic transport and team vehicles Bruce said. would say 65-70 per cent of Madrid are able to train in “We are working so that maximum number at 14 for corner flags, balls, cones, goal- return to training is a step-by- is banned. “I must stress that phase people are concerned with groups of 10, despite both (the return of La Liga) will take group training but La Liga posts, playing surfaces and step process. Newcastle were one of the one looks as if it’s as safe as it phase two. I’d say even higher Madrid and Catalonia remain- place from June 11-12, but we informed clubs the limit would other equipment will be disin- “Full consultation will now first top-flight teams to issue can be. I’m sure everyone will after that.” ing in phase 0 as two of Spain’s are working to be ready regard- be 10 on Monday. 1     #   4  "   7  ;   /   C  ##$$ of the season.  ! Thomas Mueller expects Bayern “It is, of course, a real shame that we Munich’s showdown behind closed doors at were not able to see out the league in front closest rivals Borussia Dortmund in a week’s of our fans. However, no one can deny how ( F        90 time to decide who wins the Bundesliga title. deserved this title is,” said Celtic chief exec- Goals by Robert Lewandowski and utive Peter Lawwell. *  ! Pakistan’s top “I am only striving to behind closed doors, Azam Benjamin Pavard sealed a 2-0 win for Bayern A ninth consecutive title matches the batsman Babar Azam on bat well and help my team said they are already used at Union Berlin on Sunday. record set by Celtic’s European Cup-win- Monday played down com- to victory every time I take to it having played most of The result in Berlin maintained Bayern’s ning side of the sixties and seventies and parisons with Indian run- to the field.” their homes series in near- four-point lead at the top of the table. Rangers’ dominant team that won nine in machine Virat Kohli, saying With consistent perfor- empty stands in the Dortmund host Bayern on May 26 and Mueller a row between 1988 and 1997. it is not wise to do so as mances across three for- grounds of UAE for more expects the potential top-of-the-table clash to “To be sitting here now as the man- both are “different” kind of mats, the 25-year-old Azam than 10 years. be a key factor in determining whether ager of the nine in a row, and having played players. has been steadily rising up “We know better than Munich will go on to clinch an eighth straight a huge part in that, fills me with so much “I think it’s better if you the ranks in recent years, other teams how it feels to league crown. pride,” said Lennon, who has been in are not comparing. I have while the Indian captain play without crowd having “The match in Dortmund will decide how #  "       #  ! charge for five of the nine straight titles. said that he is a different Kohli has already estab- played most of our cricket exciting and close it will be in the next few “It feels wonderful and I’m so proud kind of a player, and I am lished himself as one of the in Dubai in last 10 years. weeks, that’s for sure,” said Mueller. Former  (+2(C5 of the players. It’s an incredible record and a different player,” Azam greats of the game. “It’s not a great feeling Dortmund striker to be part of that is something very spe- said a during a press con- Asked about the possi- for fans and it’s not great for Lewandowski netted a eltic were crowned champions for a cial, and I think it’s thoroughly deserved ference. bility of playing cricket us also.” PTI first-half penalty for Crecord-equalling ninth consecutive as well.” " ! Former Australian captain Ian Bayern on Sunday for season as the Scottish Premiership cam- A points-per-game formula for deter- Chappell feels India skipper Virat Kohli’s England batsman Kevin Pietersen said that The best short-form player in the time I his 26th league goal paign was declared over on Monday. mining final league placings also sees bot- penchant for playing copybook cricketing Australia’s batting mainstay Smith was played was Viv Richards, and he just this season, taking Neil Lennon’s men were 13 points tom club Hearts relegated unless there is shots and his incredible fitness make him nowhere close to Kohli. played normal cricket shots but he placed him one closer to clear at the top of the table when the sea- any progress in talks over league recon- the world’s best batsman across formats Kohli, who has scored 70 internation- the ball so well he was able to score at a very Gerd Mueller's son was stopped due to the coronavirus struction. among the current generation of cricketers. al hundreds and more than 20,000 runs, fast rate. And Kohli’s the same. He plays tra- record of 40 in the pandemic in March with eight games Premiership clubs have previously “Of that group (including Steve Smith, averages more than 50 in all three formats. ditional cricket shots, and he plays them 1971-1972 season. remaining for the majority of clubs. rejected proposals for reconstruction, but Kane Williamson, Joe Root), Kohli is the Explaining his reasons on why he feels really well.” Aked if the Pole Second-placed Rangers had a game in Hearts said they will put forward a new best in all three forms. That’s unquestion- Kohli is the best, Chappell said: “I like his Chappell also expressed his admiration could overtake Mueller’s hand to try and cut that gap and were due resolution and warned they may take legal able,” Chappell said on The RK Show, which approach to batting. We did an interview for Kohli’s captaincy. 48-year-old record, Bayern to face Celtic twice more before the end action if it is rejected. is hosted by Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan on with him last time India were in Australia, “The one thing that stands out to me coach Hansi Flick said: “It YouTube. and one of the things he talked about was is that Kohli is the one (captain) that does- won’t be easy, but he “His record in all three forms is quite why he didn’t play the fancy shots, the inno- n’t fear defeat. He’s prepared to lose a game (Lewandowski) has the qual- unbelievable, particularly his record in the vative shots of particularly T20 cricket. in trying to win it. You’ve got to be that way ity. “If anyone can do it, he’s    %  shorter forms.” “He said he didn’t want those to creep as a captain in my opinion. I like that the one.” AFP         Chappell’s comments come after former in his batting in the longer form of the game. approach,” the legendary skipper said. PTI " ! 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I am quite sure that’s what medical checkups and a manda- Instagram Live with his IPL day, but he gave me a lot of confidence axed from the national team due to his Austria in July, both with- Russell will be thinking. tory 14-day quarantine period. franchise Delhi Capitals. since the first day I arrived at the camp. inconsistency but he is not willing to out fans. Races in other “So he would want to see play- “Not just SAI facilities, all “The ball may not shine as “He just told me, ‘You’re a senior play- write him off yet. countries are also expect- ers like young Hasan Mahmud, private facilities and academies per your liking if you are not er and you should help the youngsters. Just The 33-year-old Khawaja was ed to go ahead in closed (Mohammad) Saifuddin, Shafiul will have to ensure medical allowed to use saliva, or you may don’t worry about anything — you’re my recently left out of the Australia’s annu- venues. (Islam) and Ebadot (Hossain.) check ups of those wanting to have to go and fetch the ball first choice.’ And I think that bit of conver- al list of contracted players after he was But the Singapore We haven’t seen Ebadot in white- resume training.” PTI yourself during nets — but there sation really helped me,” Ishant recalled. dropped midway through last year’s Grand Prix, scheduled ball cricket yet. There’s Taskin Ashes. “I honestly think now he’s going for September, is a night- (Ahmed) and Khaled (Ahmed) to find it difficult (to get back into the time street race around gets fit again. We have Hasan and Australian team) and I feel for him,” the city-state’s waterfront, (Mehedi Hasan) Rana. So there’s       $.  % Ponting, who was recently involved with where it would be chal- a lot of young cricketers in the the Australian team as a batting consul- lenging to keep spectators ! *  Bangladesh’s bowling country,” Gibson added. !  # Batsman that my name is the hat for spective, I really enjoy captain- tant, told ABC Grandstand. away. coach Ottis Gibson has urged According to Gibson, Aiden Markram on Monday people who are writing news cy and the responsibility asso- “I’ve always felt he’s a very good Organisers said they Mashrafe Mortaza to bid adieu to Domingo is now trying to build a expressed his desire to lead so to speak, it’s nice to be con- ciated with it,” said Markram. player and we probably never saw the have been in talks with international cricket as he doesn’t team for the future and that’s why Proteas in Tests but at the sidered. I’d love to do it and I’d “I’ve been able to watch absolute best of him at international Formula One, the see the 36-year-old fast bowler in Mortaza should now move on and same time insisted that it will probably even give an arm and and learn from various fran- cricket. We saw glimpses of it, and dribs Singapore Government the scheme of things for the 2023 can advise country’s young fast not be the end of the world for a leg to do it,” Markam was chise captains as well as some- and drabs, but not the consistently good and others involved “to World Cup slated to be played in bowlers in a different capacity. him if he isn’t given top job. quoted as saying by Sport24. one like Faf. If it were to hap- player I thought he could have been for assess different possibili- India. “I think if Russell is now try- After veteran batsman Faf “I’ve said it before though pen (being named captain) it Australia.” ties” for holding the race. Gibson, who joined ing to build a team for the future, du Plessis resigned from cap- that it’s not the be-all and end- would be great, but if not, Ponting, however, hoped that But a spokesperson Bangladesh in January this year, then I don’t know what part taincy across all three formats, all for me. I don’t want to there are plenty of strong Khawaja can score loads of runs in the added that “as the said that head coach Russell Mashrafe will have to play in that. Cricket South Africa (CSA) become desperate about it. I’d leaders in the group that domestic cirucit and make an interna- Singapore F1 race is a Domingo has to look at several Perhaps now is his time, with all has been in a lurch, trying to be honoured and excited, but would definitely take the team tional comeback. street circuit, it is not younger bowlers to build a team that’s going on in the world, to find a suitable leader for the I’m not looking too much into forward.” “One thing I know, you never write feasible to conduct the in the next three years. move on,” Gibson said. longest format of the game. it,” he added. Markram has featured in great players off. He’s got every oppor- race behind closed doors”. “I think he (Mortaza) has “He (Mortaza) can find other Quinton de Kock was The 25-year-old, who suc- 20 Tests for South Africa, but tunity once domestic cricket does start Ferrari’s Sebastian had an outstanding international ways to pass on his vast knowledge handed the reins in both cessfully led South Africa’s spent most of the 2019-20 sea- this summer, and all he can do is rep- Vettel won last year’s race, career,” ESPNcricinfo quoted and experience to the young guys. white-ball formats but South under-19 team to World Cup son sidelined with an injury, resent Queensland, get a truck load of which drew 268,000 spec- Gibson as telling Bengali daily I don’t think he has to be on the Africa’s director of cricket, glory in Dubai in 2014, has and he now is focussed on runs under his belt and wait for anoth- tators over three days, a Prothom Alo on Monday. field to be able to pass on what he Graeme Smith, ruled out the the ring. “I’ve never given cap- emerged as one of the front cementing his place in the er opportunity to come along. substantial portion of “He has done himself and his has learned over his career. He wicketkeeper-batsman for Test taining my country too much runners to succeed du Plessis side. “My main focus is to get “If it does I’m sure he wouldn’t let them coming from over- country proud. With the next needs to find other ways to pass on captaincy, prompting several thought. It’s always been a shot as the Proteas’ next Test cap- back into the team and stay anyone down if he gets a chance to play seas. World Cup in 2023, any interna- that message,” he added. PTI players to throw their hats into in the dark for me. But now tain. “From a personal per- there,” he said. PTI again.” PTI