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Pune-based Serum Institute of and 44 years will begin as India and Bharat Biotech soon as the company starts he exit polls on Thursday International from Hyderabad supplying to the state. We’ll Twith varying degrees gave ! "# ! to meet even the current continue the drive for 45+ an edge to the TMC for cross- ! $ " demand from people above 45 even after May 1 as scheduled,” ing the half-way mark in the years of age and healthcare and said State chief secretary P West Bengal while predicting a to the left and one to “others”. according to the ABP-C voter, frontline workers, officials in Ravi Kumar. win for BJP in Assam, LDF Republic-CNXE exit sur- will be left with the crumbs the Union Health Ministry Delhi Health Minister retaining Kerala and DMK vey again predicted the BJP with only 14-25 seats. said they are keeping its fingers Satyendra Jain on Thursday ousting AIADMK with a big ahead in the poll in West The ABP-C voter suggests crossed and hope it is a hassle- said the national Capital cur- bang sweep in Tamil Nadu. Bengal with 138-148 seats the TMC collecting 42.1 per free drive. rently does not have vaccines you when it comes,” Jain said. Similarly Rajasthan Health Exit polls saw the Congress (halfway mark) while the TMC cent votes vis-a-vis BJP’s vote A senior official from the for inoculating the 18-45 age It may be noted that every- Minister Raghu Sharma said !"#$ getting marginalised in every gets 128 to 138. It gives Left share of 39 per cent. CNN-18 Ministry said more than 1 group. “We don’t have vaccines one in the country above the the State needs around 7 crore State and UT of Puducherry. plus only 11-21 seats. survey predicts a clear win for crore Covid vaccine doses as of now. We have made age of 18 years would be eligi- doses of vaccines for this seg- & Though pollsters see the A lesser known survey by the TMC with 162 seats as (1,06,08,207) are still available requests to the company ble to get Covid-19 vaccination ment to start the drive. return of the BJP and the LDF “Jaan ki Baat” maintains that against BJP’s 115 seats. with the States/UTs to be regarding vaccines, we will tell from May 1. Continued on Page 2 in Assam and Kerala, they are the BJP will win 174 seats with Times Now-C voter puts administered while more than still a little divided in predict- the TMC collecting only 112 TMC tally at 158, BJP 115 and 20 lakh (20,48,890) vaccine ing a clear third-time success seats in West Bengal. the Congress-plus 19 seats and doses will be received in addi- '( for TMC leader Mamata On the contrary, the ABP- thus predicts a third-term for tion by the States/UTs within Banerjee. C-Voter exit poll survey has Mamata. the next 3 days. New Delhi: AYUSH-64, a India Today-Axis, inter- predicted a return to power for The Times Now-CVoter However, States like New Delhi: The Centre direct- the viral disease. asked the States and Union ter- drug developed for curing estingly has given a slight edge the TMC for a third consecu- poll foresees the BJP to emerge Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and ed the States and Union The MHA, however, did ritories to identify the districts malaria in 1980, can be useful to the BJP in West Bengal tive term in West Bengal with as a potent force in the West Chhattisgarh have made it clear Territories on Thursday to go not mention anything about where either the Covid posi- for the treatment of asympto- which, according to it, will win 152-164 seats in the 294-seat Bengal political scenario and that they may not be able to for intensive and local con- the imposition of a lockdown tivity rate was more than 10 matic, mild and moderate 134-160 seats as against TMC’s Assembly with the BJP scoring would become the main meet the increased demand for tainment measures in districts anywhere in the country in the per cent or the bed occupan- Covid-19 infection cases, the 130-156. 109-121 seats in the state. Opposition. vaccines which might disrupt with a high number of Covid- fresh guidelines issued in view cy was over 60 per cent in the Ministry of AYUSH said on It gives Left only two seats Left plus (Congress-ISF), Continued on Page 2 the plan to immunise all those 19 cases to check the spread of of the pandemic for May. It last one week. PTI Thursday. -+ &' ' ( P / 011& O ) $ " * +1-12"! 2 34$* the infection in the district. As ) * updates on the hospital avail- Designated and private hospi- day after Pune-based #8 many as 270 more deaths in the abilities for a better under- tals, it would become much ASerum Institute of India 9-9-59 last few days from across the standing of the public. The more transparent and easier for (SII) lowered the price of +3+ 1 state were linked to Covid-19, & + court repeatedly expressed dis- the patients and their atten- Covishield for States to 300 said the Department of Health pleasure with Solicitor General dants. When the patients and per dose, from the earlier 0 618$101380 and Family Welfare Thursday. , , Tushar Mehta and Delhi the attendants are already in a declared cost of 400, Covaxin 45218%1%07 Maharashtra on Thursday !"#! " Government’s counsel Rahul state of crisis struggling for sur- maker Bharat Biotech on +1-12"! reported 66,159 fresh coron- # & Mehra on the discrepancies on vival, the Government and the Thursday said it will supply the :1'812624521'67 avirus cases and 771 fatalities, $ &'( the data of oxygen supply and Corporation instead of helping vaccine to State Governments erala, Karnataka and Uttar taking the tally of infections to ) * O +1-12"! not getting proper answers. them create complications by at 400 per dose. KPradesh continued to paint 6121$21$% 45,39,553 and the toll to 67,985, + The High Courts of not giving accurate data, then It had kept the price at a grim scenario about the 45:13610807 the State health department cross the country, several Mumbai, Gujarat, Karnataka nothing can be worse.” 600 initially which led to a Covid-19 spread even as said. Also, 68,537 patients were AHigh Courts on Thursday and Tamil Nadu expressed dis- “Why the State is not exer- widespread criticism of its pric- Maharashtra showed no sign of 261%018: discharged from hospitals dur- slammed the Centre and States pleasure with Central and State cising its authority. There is no ing policy as it sold Covaxin to peaking out and Delhi’s battle ing the day, taking the number Governments for lack of coor- Governments for their han- answer and why should the the Centre at 150 per dose. with the pandemic saw no 501231245%%1637 of recoveries to 37,99,266, a , $ dination and unpreparedness dling of the Covid-19 crisis. corporation have a different For private hospitals, however, success so far. health department official said. $ in raising health infrastructure The Gujarat Government policy than the State is also not Bharat Biotech has fixed the The country reported over 612213845281%'$7 Maharashtra now has 6,70,301 , to deal the surge of the second got slapped by the High Court understood nor the same is price at 1,200 per dose. It 3.86 lakh new Covid-19 cases active cases, he said. wave of Covid-19 pandemic. for the lack of data and fudg- amenable to any reasonable jus- intends exporting the vaccine and over 3,501 deaths during P 601$%180%4521':07 Meanwhile, after a day of Expressing displeasure ing the details of patients, tification,” asked Gujarat High at $15-20 a dose. the last 24 hours till Thursday reprieve the corona bomb with the Central and Delhi death cases, etc. Bench of Chief Court when Government could Bharat Biotech said, night. 6:16$13:45216'07 exploded in Uttar Pradesh with Governments for not providing Justice Vikram Nath and Justice not provide details of data “Recognising the enormous In Kerala, a total of 38,607 a record 295 deaths and 35,104 prompt answers on Oxygen Bhargav Karia noted it had pre- regarding the ambulances. challenges to the public health persons tested positive during 661::1:8%45:01:27 new cases reported in the last supply details, the Delhi High viously asked the Government Maharashtra Government care system, we have made the last 12 hours. Test positiv- 24 hours. So far the highest $ &'( Court ordered the Delhi Police to manage a portal reflecting and Mumbai Corporation Covaxin available to State ity ratio reached 24.5 while the for the next 14 days. fatality was 266 reported on to immediately supply all the real-time data on the avail- faced the wrath for frequent fire Governments at a price of disease claimed 48 lives taking In the grip of a severe out- Wednesday and almost a week $%&'$( seized Oxygen and Remsdesivir ability of beds in the State. incidents in hospitals. The 400 per dose.” the death toll in the State to break of Covid-19, Karnataka back the highest fresh cases of medicines to the nearest hos- Pointing out the affidavit Bombay High Court took cog- Stating it is deeply con- date to 5,289. reported 35,024 fresh infections 38,080 were reported on April !)#*#+#,-##/ pitals as early as possible, rather filed by the State did not nizance of the fire accidents in cerned with the critical pan- The Kerala Government on Thursday with Bengaluru 24. Government claims that 2, - than keeping it in custody. address the issue, the court hospitals in Maharashtra and demic circumstances that India Medical Officers Association, alone contributing to 19,637 25,312 samples have been test- Delhi High Court Judges said, “If information is made said fire audits have to be car- is facing, the company said it the apex body of Government cases. ed in the last 24 hours. Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli available of all the hospitals, ried out in all hospitals with wish to be transparent in “our doctors asked the administra- The overall toll in the cap- Lucknow continues to be the , ./ 0. directed the State Government which include the immediate effect. approach to pricing.” tion on Thursday to declare ital city rose to 6,282 as 143 worst affected. to create a portal with proper Government, Corporation, Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 total lockout without any delay more people succumbed to Continued on Page 2 R # , " 5 ' 1R ) !6 * # '# "* , & 7 1"3)+ 2% 3 "" # * - ./(* 0 onsidering the Covid surge + implemented across the State.” Cin the State and across the He said during the weekend nation, Uttarakhand Chief 2)$#+4- curfew only essential services +1-12"! available. Minister Tirath Singh Rawat +1-12"! tweeted. will operate. Industrial activities The message was also post- announced that the Char “...considering the pan- s the number of Covid- and vaccination work will con- s the Covid crisis deepens, ed on Twitter by the official Dham Yatra slated to begin in he Ministry of Consumer demic situation of Covid-19 Arelated deaths and fresh tinue during this period. Athe US has alerted its citi- handle of the US Department May has been suspended. TAffairs on Thursday and to meet the demand of (sic) cases rose to a record high in Meanwhile, all zens not to travel to India or of the state bureau of consular While pilgrims will not be allowed the import of 17 med- medical devices, in exercise of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister political/sports/entertain- leave the country at the earli- affairs. The US Embassy in allowed to visit the shrines, the ical devices such as oxygen the powers conferred by the Yogi Adityanath on Thursday ment/religious gatherings will est saying access to all types of New Delhi said, “Access to all Char Dham shrines will reopen concentrators, oxygen canister, rule 33(1) and rule 6 of the announced to increase the be prohibited. Only 50 people medical care is becoming types of medical care is becom- as scheduled with only priests nebulisers, oxygen generators Legal Metrology (Packaged weekend curfew by 24 hours as to be allowed at weddings, 20 severely limited in the country ing severely limited in India being allowed to conduct the and ventilators with mandato- Commodities), 2011, the it will now commence from at funerals. Malls, cinema halls, amid a massive surge in the due to the surge in Covid-19 daily worship and rituals. ry declarations after customs Central Government hereby Friday 8 pm and will end at 7 restaurants, bars, sports com- Covid-19 cases. cases...We urge US citizens to The Chief Minister said the clearance and before the sale of permits the importers of med- am on Tuesday. plexes and gyms, etc, to remain The US has put India on enroll in STEP (Smart Traveler decision to suspend the pil- such products in the domestic ical devices to import the fol- Earlier, the curfew was shut. Level 4 Travel Advisory, the Enrollment Programme) at grimage had been taken for the market. ! lowing medical devices for from Friday night to Monday All public transport, highest level issued by the step.state.gov in order to receive safety of the devotees. The importers can make all & ' three months from the date of morning. including rail, metro, buses, Department of State. The cur- critical information from the Nobody else will be necessary declarations after (&') ! * " this advisory, subject to the The decision was taken cabs to run at 50 per cent rent Level 4 Travel Advisory Embassy related to health and allowed to visit the shrines, not the customs clearance, but condition that the importers during the routine Team 11 capacity. Both public and pri- asks US citizens not to travel to safety in India.” even the residents of the dis- before they are sold to con- Modi permits importers of shall make all declarations meeting chaired by the Chief vate offices allowed up to 50 India or to leave as soon as it The alert also said tricts in which the shrines are sumers. The Legal Metrology medical devices for making required under these rules Minister on Thursday. per cent of staff in office, the is safe to do so. The alert, post- American citizens were report- situated. Rawat said, “Covid (Packaged Commodities) mandatory declarations immediately after import/cus- The Chief Minister said, statement said. ed on the US Embassy’s web- ing about being denied admit- cases are rising. The Rules, 2011, make it mandato- required under Legal tom clearance and before sale “Despite more and more peo- Markets, shopping malls, site, said there are 14 daily tance to hospitals in some Government is alert in such ry to get the approvals prior to Metrology Rules, 2011 after by way stamping or putting ple getting cured we have to be and restaurants to also remain direct flights to the US from Indian cities because of a lack times and hence decided to the import. custom clearance and before stickers or online printing...,” more vigilant. Corona curfew closed. No religious places will India, and other options via of space. suspend the Char Dham Yatra.” “The Government under the sale,” Food and Consumer the order said. is very useful in reducing infec- be opened. France and Germany were also Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 the leadership of PM Narendra Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal Continued on Page 2 tion prevalence and it will be Continued on Page 2 !"#%&# '( '&#! )*+*+,
; 1 * " * * A0 <)-" ! Wednesday, were also felt in North Bengal, other north- ,': , -. eople of central and north- eastern states including Pern Assam spent a sleepless Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, night on Wednesday as 20 neighbouring Bhutan and New Delhi: Over 40 countries have in view of the situation, he said. plies. +1-12"!7<1+1> an international organisation for aftershocks continued till Bangladesh. committed to provide India urgently- Shringla said certain areas were pri- He mentioned that India has public-private cooperation. Thursday afternoon after the The NCS data said that required medical supplies like oxygen- oritised which included procurement been manufacturing 67,000 units of mid a raging second wave of the Some 78 per cent agree that trav- powerful earthquake measur- after the main quake at a depth related equipment and critical medi- of liquid oxygen as well as equipment Remdesivir per day against a daily ACovid-19 pandemic, a large num- ellers entering their country should be ing 6.4 on the Richter scale jolt- of 17 km from the surface, 20 cines to help it deal with an unprece- that produces oxygen, oxygen gener- requirement of 200,000 to 300,000 ber of Indians support requiring vac- required to have a vaccine certificate; ed the state, causing damages aftershocks of magnitude 2.3 to dented second wave of the coronavirus ators, oxygen concentrators, trans- doses a day, adding efforts are on to cine certificates for international a majority agree in each of the 28 to many buildings and injuring 4.7 on the Richter scale were pandemic, Foreign Secretary Harsh portation equipment for oxygen. ramp up the production to 300,000 to travel as well as everyday activities countries surveyed -- from 92 per cent 10 persons. recorded on Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday. He said there has been an out- 400,000 doses a day. such as accessing shops, restaurants in Malaysia and 90 per cent in Peru According to the National Wednesday and Thursday At a media briefing, he said India is pouring of solidarity and assistance to India has been given assurance of and offices, a new survey showed on to 52 per cent in Hungary and 58 per Centre for Seismology (NCS), (until 4.17 p.m. on Thursday) looking at getting in the immediate India. "Over 40 countries have required supply of raw materials for Thursday. cent in Poland. the powerful quake which first in the vicinity of Sonitpur, future around 550 oxygen-generating actually committed to provide us ramping up production of Remdesivir Globally too, the survey showed Among Indian respondents, 84 shook Sonitpur in northern Nagaon, Morigaon plants, 4,000 oxygen concentrators, with many of the items that we need by Gilead Sciences. Shringla said that the public widely supports requir- per cent agreed that all travellers Assam at 7.51 a.m. on districts. over 10,000 oxygen cylinders and 17 urgently," he said. three special flights from the US are ing vaccine certificates for interna- entering their country should be cryogenic oxygen tanks, some of The foreign secretary also said that expected to bring large medical sup- tional travel and accessing large required to have a vaccine passport. which have already arrived. India is looking at procuring 400,000 plies including oxygen generating venues. However, support is divid- Globally, the support level drops "We are facing an unprecedented units of antiviral medication equipment and oxygen concentrators. ed when it comes to measures around when it comes to accessing parts of ' , second wave of the pandemic. As of Remdesivir from Egypt besides Two flights are expected to arrive on daily life, according to the World daily life only recently re-opening. now, we have over three million attempting to get it from countries like Friday while the third one is set to Economic Forum (WEF)/Ipsos sur- Only about half agree that vaccine active cases. This has obviously put the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh come on May 3. vey conducted online across 28 coun- certificates should be required for considerable pressure on our health- and Uzbekistan. The US supplies will include tries among more than 21,000 adults shops, restaurants, and offices. care system; on the capacities and "International cooperation is a 2,000 oxygen concentrators, 500 oxy- between March 26 and April 9. Countries showing wide support for > > 3+$"! worth Rs one lakh besides resources that we have," he said. very vital part of our meeting and gen cylinders and equipment for pro- The survey found that three in these kinds of measures are mostly in depositing fine of Rs 10 lakh in Shringla said the government, in bridging the immediate requirements viding 28 million litres of oxygen, he four people support COVID-19 vac- South Asia and Latin America. he special CBI court of cash. many senses, has been very quick to that we have. Obviously we are mak- said. The MEA has been coordi- cine certificates for travellers entering Globally, 55 per cent support TAK Mishra of Ranchi dis- Kumar introduced Raju try and make an assessment of where ing every effort to step up our own nating with various other concerned their country, while two in three think these kinds of requirements -- rang- trict civil court on Thursday Gope and Nishikant as bailer of it has capacity shortfall and based on capacities," he added. ministries and agencies to expedite these certificates would also be effec- ing from the strongest support in issued release order of the Lalu Prasad. Gope is said to be some of these considerations, the Pharma major Gilead Sciences has clearances and to ensure the medical tive in making large events safe and India at 78 per cent, 75 per cent in release of former Bihar chief a software engineer and his Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) already offered India 450,000 doses of supplies are delivered to those who expect they will be widely used. Chile and 70 per cent in Peru to wide- minister and RJD national brother is said to be associat- has been trying to find the most effec- Remdesivir while the government is needed them the most. " W e "Most public opinions in high- spread opposition in Russia (72 per president Lalu Prasad from ed with the RJD. Nishikant is tive means of addressing the resource looking at getting around 300,000 want to make the process smooth right and middle-income countries are cent disagree) and 52 per cent in the judicial custody in Dumka said to be a radiologist at a pri- constraints. doses of Favipiravir from Russia and from the point we identify the sources looking at vaccination certificates as US. treasury fodder scam case. The vate hospital and like Gope his Late last night, External Affairs the UAE. Shringla said Indian mis- of supply to the point that it actually indispensable tools for travel to The survey also found that peo- court passed the order after brother is also associated with Minister S Jaishankar had a video con- sions abroad, particularly those in the reaches those who want them," resume and large public venues to ple are more comfortable with their senior lawyer Prabhat Kumar the RJD Lalu Prasad got bail ference with the Indian heads of mis- countries that have the capacity to Shringla said, adding the MEA has reopen," said Arnaud Bernaert, Head employer accessing their personal appearing on behalf of Lalu from Jharkhand High court in sions all over the world to apprise meet India's requirement, have been attached "greatest importance" to this of Health and Healthcare at Geneva- health data and vaccination records Prasad furnished bail bond Dumka fodder scam case on them about the domestic requirements told to work towards sourcing the sup- effort. PTI based WEF, which describes itself as than their government. along with two sureties each April 17.
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The price, a statement said, was determined by internally only three seats in the 2016 polls Chief Justice Dipankar Datta emphasised. will be better’.. we are all Sunil Gulati, While Gangotri and funded product development, several operationally intensive BSL- to 115 in the Bengal 2021 elec- Datta said hospitals cannot be The Madras High Court depending on chance, without senior most Yamunotri will be reopened to 3 manufacturing facilities and clinical trials. tion, said Times Now-C voter fire hazard spots referring to Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee doing anything,” he observed. IAS officer of the public on May 14, Kedarnath “With the greater part of the organisation’s facilities and wich predicted 2.5 per cent jatugriha, the house made of questioned the Central Justice Banerjee also expressed 1984 batch of will be reopened on May 17 and resources being diverted to Covid-19 vaccines, we continue to drop in Muslim votes for the lacquer in the Hindu epic Government on why it had let displeasure on the differential Haryana Badrinath on May 18. work towards offering superior Covid-19 vaccines and sincere- TMC. Mahabharat by which Kauravas its guard down in managing the pricing in vaccine sales. Cadre who is Meanwhile, State’s Tourism ly wish that this gesture enables our country toward a faster recov- Times Now-C voter also attempted to eliminate Covid-19 pandemic, going on Karnataka High Court also currently serving as the Chief and Culture Minister Satpal ery,” said Bharat Biotech in a statement. suggested a “close contest” in Pandavas albeit without suc- to comment that the situation expressed displeasure with the Resident Commissioner in New Maharaaj held a review meeting It said while seeking to highlight how “for the last year, Team Nandigram where Mamata is cess. continues to be dire despite a Central Government’s advo- Delhi and Special Chief with officials concerned about Bharat Biotech has been fearlessly handling live SARS-CoV-2 virus contesting against her one-time “We do not want these year of lockdown. During the cates for not providing proper Secretary of the Government of the possibilities of starting the strains, tirelessly working round the clock while overcoming many protege Suvendu Adhikari and hospitals to be potential jatub- course of making submissions data and answers. Haryana, will retire on April 30 Yatra in coming months only challenges given the uncertainty of the pandemic.” now her opponent in the VIP griha. In Mahabharat… I don’t on the supply of Remdesivir, Chief Justice Abhay Oka after his 37 years of public ser- after proper guidelines and The reduction in the price by the two vaccine makers comes constituency on a BJP ticket. know what you call it here. the Court quizzed Additional and Justice Aravind Kumar at vice. directions are issued by the ahead of the May 1 launch of immunisation for all those above BJP general secretary and Pandavas house… these hos- Solicitor General R one point said, “We are asking Dr. Sunil Gulati says that State Government. Addressing the age of 18 in the country. Thus far only those aged 45 years Bengal-in-charge, Kailash pitals are all jatubgrihas,” Justice Sankaranarayanan on why all you what is your plan on after retirement, his primary officials in the virtual meeting were eligible to get the vaccine. Vijayvargiya, however, insisted Datta said, expressing his pain his submissions focused on Karnataka and you are giving goal would be to establish "ser- the Minister directed them to While setting the May 1 deadline, the Centre had permit- that his party will win 190 seats over patients’ death due to fire the situation getting better in details of other States what you vice to the elderly" as a ramp up arrangements and ted vaccine makers to sell half of their production to States and and form the Government in the in hospitals. “First there was an June, whereas measures were did.” The Bench also expressed respectable employment in medical facilities required to to private hospitals. Bharat Biotech has been supplying Covaxin State saying there are “silent vot- incident in Bhandup, then in required now. displeasure with the State India. They will work towards start the Yatra only after the State at 150 a dose to the Centre. ers” in the state who will Virar, then Nashik and now in Whereas the ASG observed Government also for not pro- establishing India as a 'Care Government issues directions. ‘revealed’ on May 2, the day of Thane,” he said. that the recent surge of Covid- viding details of health infra- Capital of the World'. The Devasthanam Board results. “Fire audits have to start in 19 was not expected, Chief structure. “Tell us on avail- The family of Dr. Sunil CEO Ravinath Raman said, Most of the exit-polls have all hospitals. They (Covid Justice Banerjee responded by ability of beds. Between last Gulati's came from Lailpur “The decision to suspend the ,$ ,$P ,0111 predicted a win for the BJP-led patients) go into hospitals in asking what the government date and today, is there an (Pakistan) to Agra in 1947. He Yatra was taken after intense NDA in Assam and also a agony, but they should not be has been doing for the past 14 increase in number of beds?” had completed his B. Tech brainstorming on the Char From page 1 single day touched 107 across thumping win for LDF in Kerala (Mechanical) education from Dham Yatra. Proper arrange- Lucknow registerd 4,126 Tamil Nadu on Thursday, a and for the DMK in Tamil the Indian Institute of ments will be made for the devo- new positive cases in the past total of 17,897 new persons Nadu. Technology (IIT), Kanpur from tees after the state government 24 hours with 37 deaths. In the were tested positive with In Assam, the India Today- !" # 444 $ 4#O the year 1977 to year 1982. issues such directions.” same time, 4,425 corona infect- Covid-19 on Thursday. Axis My India voter survey has ed people have recovered and Chennai continued to top the predicted a return to power for From page 1 & been discharged from the hos- table of districts as 5,445 per- the BJP with 75-85 seats vis-a- While Uttar Pradesh is expected to launch a pital. There are still 46,299 sons were diagnosed with the vis the Congress 40-50 seats and token drive on May 1, Madhya Pradesh will put off R # , " 444 active cases in Lucknow. pandemic on Thursday. others getting 1 to 4 seats in 126 vaccinations for the 60+ and the 45+ age groups for Similarly, 1896 new cases Chengalpettu with 1,164 strong Assembly. two days to concentrate on the new age bracket on From page 1 From page 1 have been found in Kanpur, and Coimbatore with 1,008 Republic-CNXE indicates May 1. States such as Bihar, Odisha, Assam, The devices that are given this conces- ), ! @ " 1598 in Varanasi, 1478 in new patients followed the cap- NDA winning 78-84 seats in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Goa sion are nebulisers, oxygen concentrators, ; - Gautam Buddha Nagar, 1430 in ital region. With Thursday’s Assam and Congress collecting and Himachal Pradesh have placed orders for vac- continuous positive airway pressure devices, L+ $ &'( Bareilly and 1229 in figures, the number of active 40-50 seats. cines. But, they are not sure if they will get the stocks bi-level positive airway pressure devices, ! $ &'( Moradabad. A total of 19 Covid-19 patients in the State Times Now-C voter says in time. oxygen concentrators along with flow M deaths were reported in crossed 1.12 lakh mark. NDA (BJP plus) will win 65 The Gujarat Government has said it will meter, regulator, connectors and tubing and L" Prayagraj, 16 in Kanpur and 9 Meanwhile, 26 patients seats in Assam, less of nine seats announce vaccination schedules after it finds out others. This exemption would also be avail- $ &'( &$ &'( ), in Varanasi. succumbed to the deadly virus from last time and UPA when its stocks will arrive. Similarly, Maharashtra able to oxygen canisters, oxygen filling sys- Additional Chief Secretary across J&K while 3474 new (Congress plus) gaining a close CM Uddhav Thackeray said, “A vaccination sched- tems, oxygen cylinders, including cryogenic , Amit Mohan Prasad said that patients tested positive taking 59 seats with others taking two ule will be announced once planning for procure- cylinders, oxygen generators, devices and & M there are 3,09,237 active cases the tally of active positive cases seats. Chanakya predicts 80 ment of vaccine stocks is done.” parts used for ventilation as well as differ- in the state. He said that so to 26144. seats to the NDA in Assam. There have also been reports of private hospi- ent types of oxygen generation plants and ! far 1,00,41,134 people have According to the media In Kerala almost all exit- tals deciding not to join the fourth phase of the drive parts used for setting them up. ; ! )1# ! ),)#" # , received the first dose of bulletin released by the polls, predict return of LDF with citing severe shortage of healthcare staff due to a rise The importers, however, have been told $ ! Corona vaccine while 21,56,203 Department of Information a clear majority with greater in Covid patients. They have suggested the to inform all such imports along with the people have received the sec- and Public relations, "out of 87 strength in 126-seat state assem- Government avail the services of non-governmen- quantity of import to Director (Legal ond dose of vaccine. Covid ICU beds available in bly with the Conress-led UDF tal organisations involved in health-related activi- Metrology) and the controller (Legal To help ease the ongoing Government Medical College getting considerably reduced ties and paramedical staff to administer the vaccine. Metrology) in the States where the import medical oxygen crisis amid hospital in Jammu only 11 numbers. India Today indicates The six most affected States by total Covid cases is made, immediately after the import. The spiraling coronavirus cases, were left vacant while only 66 LDF to win 104 to 120 seats, in the country are Maharashtra (4,470,085), Kerala move comes amid a crippling shortage of the government is taking steps isolation beds were left vacant UDF 20-36, BJP two and others (1,495,377), Karnataka (1,439,000), Uttar Pradesh oxygen supply in the wake of rising Covid- for the revival of closed units to in the GMC due to the increas- two only. Some of the survey has (1,182,848), Tamil Nadu (1,081,988), and Delhi 19 cases in the second wave of the Covid- augment supply to meet the ing rush of patients". maintained that shift of (1,047,916). 19 pandemic. demand of close to 650 MT of The situation was no dif- Christian and Muslim voters to oxygen every day. ferent in Srinagar. LDF for its credible perfor- In this sequence, two refill- Only 1 covid ICU bed was mance in Kerala. MK Stalin-led rience of Covid management marked for Covid treatment. ing plants in Meerut have been left vacant in SMHS hospi- DMK is set to sweep the State !6 and our policies have even With this, the CM also stressed revived and have already start- tal,Srinagar, one in SKIMS and is expected to win anywhere From page 1 received global acclaim. Our to expand and promote tele- ed producing the life-saving Soura and COVID ICU inside between 140-173 seats, while the Taking cognisance of the victory in this battle of Covid- consultation as OPD services fluid again. Chest and Disease hospital AIADMK and its allies are pre- current Covid situation in the 19 is certain. Every citizen of are temporarily suspended in While the death toll on a was packed to its full capacity. dicted to win 58 seats. State, Yogi instructed the con- the state has an important role the midst of the raging pan- cerned authorities to increase in it. Compliance with the demic. the number of ICU and HCU Covid protocol is in everyone’s The CM also asked the beds in all the high-load dis- interest. Masks, sanitisation Chief Minister’s Office, Chief tricts with immediate effect, so and physical distancing have to Secretary’s Office, Additional that no person is deprived of be included in our lifestyle,” the Chief Secretary (health) and complete medical aid. The beds CM added. Principal Secretary (medical in all districts shall be equipped To strengthen the existing education) to regularly moni- with oxygen facilities. health infrastructure and to tor the arrangements. In addition to this, special ensure smooth and timely “All facilities and needs of instructions have been issued admission of critical Covid the people in home isolation to increase as many as 1,500 to patients, the CM has instruct- should be taken care of and 2,000 beds in the State capital ed that sufficient number of medical kits containing all in the coming week. ICU beds should be made types of essential medicines “Hindustan Aeronautics available in districts with a high should be made available to Ltd (HAL) in collaboration number of active Covid cases them,” CM said. with the State Government that include Lucknow, A total of 866 beds have will set up a 255-bed L-2/L-3 Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur been increased in just a span of temporary Covid hospital at Nagar, Gorakhpur, Meerut and a week in over 25 state-run the Haj House, for which the Jhansi. medical colleges and 33 private preparations are being carried To bolster efforts to contain medical colleges that have been out on a war-footing,” the CM the pandemic, two communi- operating as L-2 and L-3 Covid was informed in the meeting. ty health centres (CHCs) in hospitals. Out of these 866 “UP has an excellent expe- each district have been ear- beds, 199 are ICU beds.
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The chief minister has con- +1-12"! ber of tests in the national cap- vened a meeting on Thursday ital and clarified that the Delhi to take stock of the vaccination ith the situation in the government has not reduced its drive in Delhi that is slated to vaccinate all above 18 years in officials on vaccination drive in Wnational Capital deteri- testing strategy. kick-start from May 1,2021. the next three months. Delhi. Prepared a plan to vac- orating with every passing day, “In the face of the lock- The chief minister discussed Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal cinate all above 18 years in the Delhi Health Minister down, public movement has the plan thst was prepared to said, "Had a meeting with the next 3 months. We will set up Satyendar Jain said declining substantially dropped down, positivity rate to 31.76 from 35 and the footfall has decreased per cent is a ray of hope for in dispensaries and hospitals. It people. is only because of the reduced -- % ( . # “The daily Covid-19 posi- footfall that the tests have tivity rate has been below the slightly decreased, but other- 10-day average for the last wise the tests are being con- three days. The highest was ducted for all in large numbers,” %/' ,0+ -! recorded at nearly 35 per cent he said. about four days back. We Noting the concerns thought that this might go regarding the number of deaths +1-12"! allocation was increased from beyond 40 and 45 per cent but, in the national capital, Jain 376MT to 490MT oxygen but it has halted at 35 per cent and emphatically stated that the he Aam Aadmi Party even out of the revised alloca- even dropping down further,” Kejriwal government has kept T(AAP) appealed to the tion Delhi is receiving only he said. everything transparent in front Centre to allocate the requisite 400MT oxygen which is high- While presenting a graph of the people of Delhi. amount of oxygen to Delhi to ly insufficient. that demonstrated the 10-day “This is not the time to meet its daily demand. He said that all ministers average and daily positivity, Jain politicise things. We do not Raghav Chadha, senior and officials of Delhi govern- stated that the 10-day average have any right to conceal the AAP leader and national ment have been burning the has been decreasing signifi- numbers. The death certificates spokesperson said that the midnight oil to combat the lat- cantly in the past couple of are being drafted constantly, demand of oxygen put forward est surge of COVID, and days. “This ignites hope with- and if the fatality is due to by each state was catered to and gen required for hospitals in requested the Centre to help in us. We are foreseeing the covid-19, it is duly mentioned in fact in some cases more oxy- Delhi is 976 metric tonne. the people of Delhi in their positivity rate to decline even in the certificate,” he added. gen was allocated than Against this requirement, Delhi time of need. 5 6&7 2# 4 * # further,” he said. Jain also underlined that demanded. “The only excep- has been allocated only 490 “As per the Central Jain also presented a graph the beds that are being occu- tion to this is Delhi, which did metric tonne oxygen and the Government’s own formula, inclusive of Rapid Antigen pied in the 4th wave require not get even 50 per cent of what actual quantity received is even the appropriate amount of oxy- actual quantity received is even instance, Punjab got 136MT did not even get half of what Tests, average numbers and oxygen and hence the vacant it demanded,” he said. lesser at 400 metric tonne, he gen required for hospitals in lesser at 400 metric tonne,” he oxygen against 126MT, Tamil was to be allocated to it. I RTPCR Tests. “The curve has beds in covid care centres are The AAP leader said that said. Delhi is 976 metric tonne. said. Nadu received 136MT against humbly request the Centre to been sloping down as we can more than the last time. “The as per the Central Chadha also said that after Against this requirement, Delhi Chadha also said that some 126MT, Chhattisgarh received be large-hearted towards Delhi evidently see. This tells us that demand for oxygen has Government’s own formula, the Delhi government made an has been allocated only 490 of the states received more 227MT against 215MT oxygen. and help us in our time of the cases have been dipping increased exponentially. Our the appropriate amount of oxy- urgent appeal to the Centre, the metric tonne oxygen, and the than that was demanded for “Delhi is the only state that need,” he said. down in Delhi and is an opti- focus is certainly on maintain- mistic sign for us,” he said. ing a sufficient supply of it. The health minister said Nearly 19,000 patients admit- that the positivity rate in Delhi ted in hospitals require oxygen. " " had touched the 35per cent We are working round the mark four days ago which has clock to maintain its supply,” he come down to 31.76 per cent said. +1-12"! identified as Kamlesh (37), his Balmiki Colony around 12.30 cylinder caught fire and people “At Bijwasan near the rail- sonnel took out the bodies now. He said that the demand With the powers being wife Budhani (32), their two AM, following which four fire were trapped inside. Another way line, there were two to and shifted to Safdarjung for oxygen has increased expo- increasingly given to the n a tragic incident, a couple daughters, 16 and 12 years tenders were rushed to the call was received where it was three huts in a field. Due to the Hospital. In another hut, there nentially in Delhi and the Lieutenant Governor, Jain said Iand their four minor children old, and two sons, six years and spot. “The fire was in a trans- mentioned that at the backside fire and cylinder blast, labour- were five persons who are safe,” Kejriwal-led government is that the Kejriwal government were burnt to death on the 3 months old. former and later spread into of Palam Vihar K-Block, er Kamlesh, his wife Budhani said the police. focussing on increasing oxygen will continue working for the early hours of Thursday after a According to Atul Garg, two huts,” he added. Brijwasan, there was a fire in a and their four children, two “A case under relevant sec- beds and maintaining its con- welfare of people of Delhi. cylinder caught fire in a hut in the Director of Delhi Fire “Police received a police cylinder factory following daughter and two sons, died,” tions of Indian Penal Code sistent supply. “No matter what kind of hin- southwest Delhi’s Bijwasan Service (DFS), the fire depart- control room (PCR) call which police teams were dis- said the senior police official. (IPC) has been registered and The Health Minister took drances come our way, we will area. ment received a call regarding regarding blaze at Balmiki patched for the spot,” said a “The blaze was doused. further investigation is going cognisance of the concerns keep working for the citizens of The deceased persons were a fire in a transformer at Colony near flyover where a senior police official. The fire officials and police per- on,” police added. arising in the decreasing num- Delhi,” he added. 3 & . " " $ *" 4A E(0 ! ) * "5# $ $ @ (./@ 5 +1-12"! evant to the needs of the Capital; further define , < the responsibilities of the elected Government fter empowering Lt Governor, the Union and the Lt. Governor (LG); and, create a har- +1-12"! AHome Ministry on Thursday said the new monious relationship between the Legislature amendments are “in no way alter the constitu- and the Executive. eputy Chief Minister tional and legal responsibilities of the elected The Amendment would ensure better gov- DManish Sisodia on Government” in Delhi State. ernance in the NCT of Delhi and lead to Thursday wrote to Union “The amendments to the GNCTD Act, 1991, improved implementation of schemes and pro- Minister for Commerce and in no way alter the constitutional and legal grammes meant for the common people of Industry Piyush Goyal and responsibilities of the elected Government to Delhi, said MHA. requested for an increase in the take necessary action, in respect of the subjects The Union Home Ministry also said that the oxygen supply quota from cur- transferred to them in the State and Concurrent amendment are consistent with the existing legal rent 490 to 976 Metric Tonnes Lists of the Constitution of India, including sub- and constitutional provisions, and are in line (MT). jects such as health, education, etc,” said with the judgments of the Supreme Court dated Sisodia, who is the nodal Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a statement. on July 4, 2018 and February 14, 2019. minister for the Covid 19 man- The MHA’s statement came in the wake of From end 2013 after the Aam Admi Party agement in Delhi, highlighted the past few days ongoing tussle of Delhi State Government led by Arvind Kejriwal came to that despite quota being and Centre in the High Court over the Oxygen power in Delhi, on many issues locked horns increased, oxygen was coming and health infrastructure scarcity. The objective with the Centre, leading to the 2021 amendment from three plants situated more of the Amendment Act is to make it more rel- Act empowering the LG. than 1500 KM and has not reached the city even once in the last 10 days. Thr ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released a state- ment in which it had alleged the promised quota of oxygen was not being supplied. “We received 402 metric tonnes of +1-12"! “She told police that her */"*!#//#?@!@? oxygen yesterday and the day relative was suffering from C?"/#?"C#,?C!?*#C* before that, 408 metric tonnes. he Delhi Police has arrest- COVID-19 and he was having **!D/;!?;1! We have been allocated the Ted two men for allegedly breathing problem and low C#*"/#;*"/" share of 480 metric tonnes on cheating a woman by selling oxygen level. She also tried to F/*?@<;/?;*#" April 21st and 490 metric her fire extinguisher instead of admit him in hospital, but !F!@?C?"/ tonnes on April 25th, but it is an oxygen cylinder in west could not arrange a bed in any hardly reaching us in that Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area on hospital,” said the DCP. quantity,” the statement in the Thursday. “Later, she tried to arrange The police team gathered the letter read. The accused have been oxygen cylinder and came in information about the crimi- Sisodia in his letter to identified as Ashutosh (19) contact with two persons, who nals through informer and call Goyal also pointed, “It is clar- and Ayush (22), both residents cheated her as they delivered details record,” said the DCP. ified that the allocation has of Vikaspuri. fire extinguisher instead of “On the basis of specific been done based on 490 MT of According to Santosh oxygen cylinder. When she inputs, a joint team of special oxygen allocation made to the Kumar Meena, the Deputy contacted them and asked to staff and Uttam Nagar police government of Delhi. However, Commissioner of Police(DCP), return the money, they stopped station arrested the accused the actual supply of oxygen to Dwarka district, a complainant receiving her phone calls,” said persons on Thursday. During the hospitals shall be subject to Geeta Arora, resident of the DCP. interrogation, the accused per- the actual delivery of oxygen in Shishram Park, Bindapur, “Police registered a case sons confessed about the crime. Delhi, which is seen to be alleged that two persons sold under relevant sections of the Five fire extinguisher cylinders lower than the allocated quan- her one fire extinguisher in Indian Penal Code (IPC) at were recovered from their pos- tity.” place of oxygen cylinder. Uttam Nagar police station. session,” the DCP added. 2 ! !3 4
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5 R & 2 # ! !, $ " & '( % " " +1-12"! +1-12"! +1-12"! he Centre on Thursday he Ministry of Agriculture he Indian Army is setting Tmade it clear to those in the treating doctor for treatment Ton Thursday said Indian Tup temporary hospitals and home isolation not to hanker with low-dose oral steroids,” the scientists have developed a making its medical staff avail- for anti-viral drug Remdesivir guidelines said. high-yielding and pest-resistant able to the States to mitigate the or any other investigational It further said that the variety of soyabean, and its human tragedy unfolding therapy meant to be adminis- asymptomatic cases are labora- seeds will be available to farm- across the country due the tered only in a hospital setting. tory-confirmed cases that are ers for sowing from next year. second wave of the deadly The advice comes amid not experiencing any symp- This newly developed variety Covid-19. huge demand for Remdesivir toms and having oxygen satu- called MACS 1407 is suitable The Army is making its among others which has led to ration at room air of more than for cultivation in Assam, West medical staff available to State its shortage as well as hoarding 94 per cent, while the mild cases Bengal, Jharkhand, Governments and is setting up with blackmarketeers making Elderly patients aged more take steam inhalation twice a are patients with upper respi- Chhattisgarh and north-eastern developed using the conven- the new variety ‘MACS 1407’ temporary hospitals in various huge profits. than 60 years and those with day. “If fever is not controlled ratory tract symptoms (and/or states. Amid Covid gloom, tional cross-breeding technique requires an average of 43 days parts of the country to counter The “Revised guidelines co-morbid conditions such as with a maximum dose of tab. fever) without shortness of prices of soyabean have that gives 39 quintals per for 50 per cent flowering and the surge of the pandemic, for home isolation of hypertension, diabetes, heart Paracetamol 650 mg four times breath and having oxygen sat- reached 7,250/- per quintal hectare, making it a high yield- takes 104 days to mature from Army Chief General M M mild/asymptomatic Covid-19 disease, chronic lung or liver or a day, consult the treating doc- uration at room air of more than which was just 5,750/-per ing variety and is also resistant the date of sowing. It has white Naravane called on the Prime cases”, also stated that systemic kidney disease, cerebrovascu- tor, who may consider advising 94 per cent. quintal a month ago. to major insect pests like girdle coloured flowers, yellow seeds Minister Narendra Modi on oral steroids are not indicated lar disease etc. Shall only be other drugs like non-steroidal The caregiver and all close The new soybean variety beetle, leaf miner, leaf roller, and black hilum. Its seeds have Thursday and apprised him in mild cases and if the symp- allowed home isolation after a anti-inflammatory drug contacts of such cases should has been developed by scien- stem fly, aphids, whitefly and 19.81 per cent oil content, 41 per about the services the Army is toms (persistent fever, wors- proper evaluation by the treat- (NSAID) (ex: tab. Naproxen take Hydroxychloroquine pro- tists from MACS- Agharkar defoliators. Its thick stem, high- cent protein content and show rendering to various States in ening cough etc.) persist ing medical officer, it added. 250 mg twice a day). phylaxis in accordance with Research Institute (ARI), Pune, er pod insertion (7 cm) from the good germinability. The vari- fighting the viral disease. beyond seven days, the treating At the same time, patients “Tab. Ivermectin (200 the protocol and as prescribed. an autonomous institute of the ground, and resistance to pod ety is suitable for mechanical In a meeting where Modi doctor should be consulted suffering from an immune mcg/kg once a day, to be taken “Ensure cleaning of surfaces in Department of Science and shattering make it suitable even harvesting. reviewed the Army’s pre- for treatment with low-dose compromised status (HIV pos- on empty stomach) for 3 to 5 the room that are touched often Technology, Government of for mechanical harvesting. It is Soybean production in paredness and initiatives for oral steroids. itive, transplant recipients, can- days should be considered,” the (tabletops, doorknobs, handles India in collaboration with the suitable for rain-fed conditions the country is in the range of Covid management, the Army It also advised the patients cer therapy etc.) are not rec- guidelines said adding that etc.) with a one-per cent Indian Council of Agricultural of northeast India, it said. 100-146 lakh tonne in the last chief also said that the Force is to be kept in well-ventilated ommended for home isola- inhalational Budesonide (given hypochlorite solution. Self- Research (ICAR), New Delhi. ARI scientist Santosh few years. For the 2020-21 opening up its hospitals for rooms with cross-ventilation tion and shall only be allowed via inhalers with spacer at a monitoring of blood oxygen sat- In a statement, the ministry Jaybhay, who led this work, said crop year (July-June), pro- civilians wherever possible and while the windows should be home isolation after a proper dose of 800 mcg twice daily for uration with a pulse oximeter is said new variety has been the new variety showed a 17 per duction is pegged at 137.11 that citizens can approach their kept open to allow fresh air to evaluation, the guidelines read. five to seven days) to be given strongly advised.” approved for commercial release cent increase in yield over the lakh tonne, as per the gov- nearest Army hospitals, the come in and should at all times In case of falling oxygen if the symptoms (fever and/or Patients under home isola- by the Central Sub-Committee best check variety and 14-19 per ernment’s second estimate. government said in a statement. use a triple-layer medical mask. saturation levels or shortness of cough) persist beyond five tion will stand discharged after on Crop Standards, Notification cent yield advantage over the Meanwhile, the Solvent In the meeting, they dis- “The mask should be dis- breath, the person should days. at least 10 days have passed from and Release of Varieties of qualifying varieties. It is highly Extractors’ Association (SEA) cussed various initiatives being carded after eight hours of use require hospital admission and “Do not attempt to procure the onset of the symptoms (or Agricultural Crops, making it adaptive to sowing from June 20 has alleged ‘speculative’ taken by the Army to help in or earlier if they become wet or seek immediate consultation or administer Remdesivir at from the date of sampling for legally available for seed pro- to July 5 without any yield loss. increase in prices of soy- Covid management. visibly soiled. In the event of with the treating physician or home. Systemic oral steroids are asymptomatic cases) and no duction and cultivation. “...its This makes it resistant to the beans. The rise in prices has “General MM Naravane the caregiver entering the surveillance team. not indicated in mild disease. If fever for three days. There is no seeds will be made available to vagaries of Monsoon as com- been 26 per cent during one informed the PM that the room, both the caregiver and According to the revised symptoms persist beyond seven need for testing after the home farmers for sowing during the pared to other varieties, he months making Indian soy- Army is helping with man- the patient may consider using guidelines, the patients may days (persistent fever, worsen- isolation period is over, the 2022 Kharif season,” it added. added. ameal out-priced in the inter- power for imported oxygen the N95 mask,” it said. perform warm-water gargles or ing cough etc.), consult the document said. The new variety has been According to the ministry, national markets, said SEA. tankers and vehicles where specialised skills are required to manage them,” it added. .! +$P Modi has been holding $ ## %Q#! -1%(( # daily meetings with various organisations and officials as the Government is pooling its 51&,$ *! 0 7 resources to fight the pan- *! demic raging across the coun- ways and means by which free- '2 %'#)( % ! %# try. dom of speech and expression are being curtailed,” he said. Justice Lokur also +1-12"! N=),"/E expressed concern over state of judiciary and said, “the judi- ussia on Thursday deliv- ciary has to first put its own Rered 20 tonnes of medical house in order”. supplies mainly comprising “Appointment of Judges oxygen concentrators, ventila- has been stalled for months and tors and medicines to India as $ O for few years in some cases. part of its assistance to help the There are huge shortages of country deal with the second +1-12"! infrastructure. There is 40 per wave of the coronavirus pan- cent vacancy in High Courts +1-12"! demic that has gripped sever- midst rapidly surging and 20 per cent in trial courts. al states and union territories. ACovid-19 cases, a study There is lack of transparency in he Supreme Court The medical supplies were conducted by Indian scientists the functioning of the judicia- TCollegium has approved brought to Delhi in two trans- Sputnik V vaccine starting recipe” to respond to any chal- from ayurveda stream have said ry. More importantly, the inde- the proposal for appointment port aircraft operated by May 2021 and the subsequent lenge. “We hope that today’s that AYUSH 64, a poly herbal pendence of the judiciary is of additional judge of Russia’s EMERCOM, a state- facilitation of its production in delivery of the Russian human- formulation has been found to being increasingly viewed with Uttarakhand High Court, Alok run agency overseeing civil India,” he said. The envoy said itarian assistance will become an be useful in the treatment of suspicion. Kumar Verma, as permanent emergency services The relief bilateral cooperation in the effective contribution to the asymptomatic, mild and mod- “We need to seriously judge. materials were delivered a day field of medical science includ- Indian government’s efforts to erate Covid-19 infection as an New Delhi: Filing of cases place in Hathras, 22 cases of introspect. Are we doing the The Collegium headed by after Prime Minister Narendra ed ways to deal with the new provide emergency treatment to adjunct to standard care. against people protesting sedition were filed against 23 right thing?”, he asked, referring Chief Justice N V Ramana in a Modi and Russian President coronavirus strains. those who were affected by the Developed by the Central against Government is cur- persons. Can anybody object- to the current state of the meeting held on April 28, 2021, Vladimir Putin held a tele- “Russia is closely watching COVID-19,” he said. External Council for Research in tailment of freedom of speech ing to gang rape and murder be Indian judiciary. okayed the proposal and the phonic conversation focusing the situation in India, which is Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), and expression, former accused of sedition?”, he said. “How can the judiciary statement was uploaded on on ways to contain the pan- becoming more and more Arindam Bagchi thanked Russia Union Ministry of Ayush, ini- Supreme Court judge justice Justice Lokur was speaking rescue democracy? … Can it the apex court website on demic. alarming with unprecedented for the supplies. tially the drug was developed for Madan B Lokur has said. at the inaugural Madhu Babu rescue itself to some extent? I Thursday. “Two urgent flights oper- spread of the coronavirus infec- “A longstanding and time- Malaria in the year 1980 and “In recent past there has Memorial Lecture organised by don’t know; I leave that you - “The Supreme Court ated by the Russian EMER- tion. We sincerely empathise tested partner! Grateful for now is repurposed for Covid-19. been an alarming increase in Odisha Dialogues on the citizens,” he said. Collegium on April 28, 2021, COM arrived today which with the Indian people,” he said shipment of oxygen concentra- The robust multi-centre speech related sedition cases. Wednesday on topic, ‘Can Justice Lokur said that free has approved the proposal for brought a cargo with a total in a statement released by the tors, ventilators and other med- clinical trial to evaluate the Sedition is a very serious India’s Judiciary Rescue Her and fair elections, fundamen- appointment of Justice Alok weight of 20 tonnes. These are embassy. He also mentioned ical supplies that arrived from safety and efficacy of AYUSH 64 charge. We have had freedom Democracy?’. tal freedom and an indepen- Kumar Verma, Additional oxygen concentrators, lung India’s emergency supplies of Russia this morning in two air- in the management of mild to fighters like Gandhiji, Lok He cited a recent incident dent judiciary are some com- Judge of Uttarakhand High ventilation equipment, moni- hydroxychloroquine to Russia craft,” he tweeted. Meanwhile, moderate COVID-19 patients Manya Tilak who have been in Uttar Pradesh involving a ponents of India’s democracy. Court as Permanent Judge of tors, medicines, including coro- as a gesture of goodwill when another shipment of medical was recently completed by the accused of sedition and today man who tweeted for help Commenting on use of that High Court,” the statement navirus, and other essential the pandemic unfolded last supplies containing 120 oxygen Ministry of Ayush-Council of the common man is being seeking oxygen for his ailing 88 electoral bonds in elections, said. pharmaceutical items,” Russian year. “We appreciate and concentrators arrived in India Scientific and Industrial accused of sedition,” Justice year old grandfather and the Justice Lokur said After the retirement of Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev remember it. This is the only from the UK as part of British Research (CSIR) collaboration. Lokur said. Amethi police booked him hundreds of crores are being Chief Justice S A Bobde on said. He said the joint fight way we can defeat the coron- government’s assistance. As AYUSH 64 comprises of “When there were protests under the Epidemic Act, accus- collected through non-trans- April 23, the three-member against the coronavirus pan- avirus, by uniting our endeav- India battles a devastating sec- Alstonia scholaris (aqueous against Citizenship ing him of creating fear among parent electoral bonds and collegium now comprises Chief demic is one of the most ours and supporting each other ond wave of coronavirus pan- bark extract), Picrorhiza kurroa Amendment Act, 25 cases of the people. spent on state elections at a Justice N V Ramana and important areas of cooperation in difficult times,” he said. demic, countries around the (aqueous rhizome extract), sedition were filed against 3700 “So if a person seeks help time when the country is short Justices R F Nariman and U U between the two countries at Kudashev said collective world have announced sending Swertia chirata (aqueous extract persons. When gang rape and on social media, he is com- on resources to fight the pan- Lalit which takes decision with present. “It also includes the efforts and mutual respect medical supplies to help it tide of whole plant) and Caesalpinia murder of young girl took mitting an offence. These are demic. PTI regard to the high court judges. forthcoming deliveries of the should be the most “important over the situation. crista (fine-powdered seed pulp). “It is extensively studied, ' $ scientifically developed, safe and effective Ayurveda formu- lation. This medicine is also rec- " ( ommended in National Clinical Management Protocol based - ,3,&$ >&A on Ayurveda and Yoga which is vetted by National Task Force +1-12"! ulation, said lead author on COVID-19 Management of +1-12"! +1-12"! disease in a span of 24 hours, deal with the menace and is Jennifer Dien Bard, Director ICMR,” said officials from the !+!!,244#!+< according to the health min- leaving no stone unturned in hildren and young adults of the Clinical Microbiology Ministry at a press conference ndia is ramping up efforts to <1 !+< here has been a sudden istry’s data updated at 8 am. its efforts to fight the pan- Cwith compromised and Virology Laboratory at here. Iaccelerate procurement of Tjump in the number of Vardhan asserted that the demic. immune systems, such as CHLA. Dr Arvind Chopra, oxygen-related equipment to 34)+GG0 coronavirus cases in the last biggest weapon against the He appreciated that the those undergoing cancer treat- SARS-CoV-2 mutates Director, Centre for Rheumatic deal with the surge in demand one month but the figure of viral disease is following testing capacity in the country ment, may experience a pro- about once or twice a month, Diseases, Pune and chief clini- for medical-grade oxygen amid 4H=<1+ recoveries is also increasing at COVID-appropriate behav- is continuously improving and longed period of infection according to Bard. A long cal coordinator of the Ministry the raging Covid-19 pandemic <1+13 !+< the same speed, Health iour. that over 17 lakh COVID tests with SARS-CoV-2, the virus period of infection raises con- of Ayush - CSIR collaboration across the country. Minister Harsh Vardhan said “There is no bigger were conducted on that causes Covid-19, accord- cerns about the development said that the trial was conduct- Foreign Secretary Harsh *2+ , on Thursday while highlight- weapon than wearing a mask, Wednesday. ing to a study published in the of viral mutations. When a ed at three centres. Vardhan Shringla on Thursday ing that India has one of the regularly washing hands with Cumulatively, 28,44,71,979 journal EBio Medicine. virus replicates, it copies its KGMU, Lucknow; said lowest Covid mortality rates in soap and maintaining social COVID tests have so far been The extended duration of genetic code, but sometimes DMIMS, Wardha and BMC India is looking at getting majorly focusing on procuring the world. distancing,” he said. conducted across the country, infection may also increase the virus makes a mistake COVID Centre, Mumbai around 550 oxygen generating oxygen generators, concentra- After his visit to the Lady The health minister said including 17,68,190 on the incidence of mutations, known as a mutation. involving 70 participants in plants, 4,000 oxygen concen- tors, oxygen cylinders, cryo- Hardinge Medical College from the beginning of the Wednesday. said researchers at the Most mutations have no each arm. Dr Chopra stated that trators and 10,000 oxygen cylin- genic tankers as well as liquid (LHMC) here to take a com- pandemic, Prime Minister The minister urged people Children’s Hospital Los effect on how the virus AYUSH 64 as an adjunct to ders from abroad to deal with oxygen, he said. prehensive review of the Narendra Modi has been with symptoms to get them- Angeles (CHLA), US. behaves or on the disease it standard of care (SoC) showed the coronavirus pandemic. The medical supplies are COVID facilities available at exhorting people to follow selves tested at the earliest and In the study, the team causes, but some may result in significant improvement and The foreign secretary fur- being sourced through direct the hospital, Vardhan said COVID-appropriate behav- not to panic. described two children and a the virus acting differently. thus lesser period of hospital- ther said that India is also look- procurement and other India has one of the lowest iour as it is essential in the fight He stressed on working young adult with acute lym- For example, the B117 SARS- ization as compared to SoC ing at procuring 400,000 units modes.Two special aircraft car- COVID mortality rates in the against the disease. towards improving diagnosis phoblastic leukemia who test- CoV-2 variant, which has 17 alone. of Remdesivir medicine from rying large amounts of medical world but each and every death He assured people that and helping people ed positive for SARS-CoV-2 mutations, is thought to be He also shared that several Egypt besides exploring to get supplies from the US are expect- is tragic and painful, according just as the number of active through tele-consultations for months. Lymphoblastic more infectious than other significant beneficial effects of it from countries like the United ed to reach India by Friday and to a statement issued by the cases was reduced to less than to provide the right advice to leukemia is a type of cancer of virus variants. AYUSH 64 on general health, Arab Emirates, Bangladesh and another one is likely in the next health ministry. 10,000 in February with a the patients recovering at home. the blood and bone marrow There is some evidence to fatigue, anxiety, stress, appetite, Uzbekistan. few days, he further said. The National Mortality graded response from the gov- The minister appreciated that affects white blood cells. suggest the B117 variant may general happiness and sleep Over 40 countries have Amid the devastating sec- Rate has been falling and cur- ernment, it will again be the Centre’s vaccination efforts While most people are have originated in a person were also observed. come forward so far to offer ond wave of coronavirus pan- rently stands at 1.11 per cent, brought down, the statement and said more than 15 crore infectious for about 10 days who was immunocompro- “This controlled drug trial assistance to India to help in demic and the resultant surge in he added. said. doses of the anti-Covid vaccine after first showing Covid mised and consistently infect- study has provided substantial view of the unprecedented sit- cases a host of countries around India saw the highest sin- Vardhan said no one knew have been administered till symptoms, this is the first ed with SARS-CoV-2. Yet evidence that AYUSH 64 can be uation, Shringla said at a media the world have announced gle-day rise of 3,79,257 about the coronavirus last year, date to healthcare workers, report of active prolonged even in immunocompromised effectively and safely used to briefing here. sending medical supplies to COVID-19 cases and a record but now, the government is frontline workers and people symptoms and infection in a patients, months-long infec- treat mild to moderate cases of The Government has been tide over the crisis. 3,645 deaths caused by the viral better informed about how to above the age of 45 years. pediatric or young adult pop- tions are rare, Bard said. COVID-19 as adjuvant to SoC. ) !"#%&# '( '&#! )*+*+, + A * '# "3 7 # / '# 2 (- 32' * %. - 3 -%# %(4 5%!% , , $ '' Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked if it Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was time for the Maharashtra ? #42# violence coming from various vehicle damaged sources said. has asked the Centre to declare the COVID-19 pandemic government to think of impos- places. Kader Mondal a However the Trinamool lead- as a “national calamity”, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on ing a “lockdown like last year” for @)@! tions, the total deaths in the state poradic violence, repeated CPI(M) supporter was alleged- ership dubbed the allegations as Thursday. at least 15 days to successfully climbed from 67,214 to 67,985, Sbombings, exchange of gun ly crushed to death by speed- baseless. In the same con- Talking to reporters here,Raut also said the contain the spread of COVID-19. n Thursday when the State while the total number of cases and arrowshots leading to sev- ing vehicles driven by alleged stituency the BJP polling “Maharashtra model” of COVID-19 management should A bench of Chief Justice Ologged 771 more Covid 19- rose from 44,73,394 to 45,39,553. eral injuries, attacks and heck- Trinamool Congress men at agents were badly beaten and be implemented in other parts of the country. H e , Dipankar Datta and Justice G S triggered deaths and 66,159 As 68,537 patients were dis- ling of rival candidates — in Domkal in Murshidabad dis- turned out of their booths, however, did not elaborate on the model. Kulkarni asked Advocate infections, the Maharashtra charged from the hospitals four districts that went to polls trict in the small hours of sources said. Raut said Thackeray, during meetings of chief minis- General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni Government extended the near across the state after full recov- — marked the eighth and final Thursday, sources said, adding Back in Kolkata the State ters with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and through let- if the state believed its current lockdown-like restrictions in ery, the total number of people phase of Bengal Assembly elec- two more persons Lal Chand capital witnessed intermittent ters to the Centre, had asked to declare the COVID-19 cri- restrictions on the movement of the state till May 15, in an effort discharged from the hospitals tions on Thursday which saw Mondal and Al Mamoon were violence in the northern part of sis as a “national calamity”. citizens were working. to break the chain of transmis- since the second week of March a little more than 76 per cent badly injured in the incident. the city which went to polls on “Thackeray has been saying this for a month now and Do you think the restrictions sion of virus. last year went up to of voters casting their votes till The incident took place after Thursday. Bombs were hurled it is good that even the Supreme Court has taken note of are working, and that only peo- The restrictions, which were 37,99,266. The recovery rate in 5 pm when reports last came in. the two sides clashed hours at Mahajati Sadan and it,” the Rajya Sabha member said. The SC on Tuesday termed ple with urgent business are on to end in the normal course at the state for the first time in sev- Notwithstanding the stray before the polling started. Jorasanko area following which the massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases a “national cri- the roads? it asked. “At least for 7 am on May 1, will continue till eral days rose from 83.4 per cent violence the State saw a brisk Clashes also broke out at 6 TMC men were arrested, sis” and said it cannot remain a mute spectator at such a 15 days if people stay strictly 7 am on May 15. to 83.69 per cent. polling in 35 seats across four various other places at Domkol police said. time.”The Supreme Court and high courts are concerned indoors, like last year, we may In its order extending the The total “active cases” in districts that went to polls on where alleged TMC men shot Elsewhere, BJP candidate and taking up the matter. It is good and this would be ben- expect better results. Please restrictions till May 15, the the state dropped from 6,73,481 Thursday. While the polling arrows at the rival party work- Kalyan Choubey was repeat- eficial for the country,” Raut said. advise your government,” the Maharashtra Government said to 6,70,301. The fatality rate in percentage in Birbhum was 82 ers, Left sources said. edly heckled by alleged He said despite all efforts to “malign”Maharashtra, the high court said. that since the State continued to theState stood static at 1.50 per percent, it was 78.07 per cent There were reports of vio- Trinamool men at Beliaghata state government was working hard to tackle the pan- “We are not issuing any face the threat of the spread of cent. With 82 fresh deaths, the in Murshidabad. Malda saw lence from various parts of and Manickulla, party sources demic.The rest of the country should adopt the mandate, but do you think the Covid-19 virus, “it is imperative Covid-19 toll in Mumbai rose 80.06 per cent polling while Birbhum district. At Bolpur the said. He is contesting against “Maharashtra model” of COVID-19 management, the Shiv government should consider a to continue emergency measures from 12954 to 13036, while the Kolkata lagged behind with vehicle of BJP candidate TMC leader and Minister Sena leader said. “Everyone needs to take note of the lockdown like last year?” the HC to prevent and contain the infected cases went up by 4174 about 58 per cent voters cast- Anirban Ganguli was attacked Sadhan Pandey. The security of efforts made by the state government under the leadership asked Kumbhakoni. spread of virus”. to trigger a jump in the infec- ing their votes. The polling rate when he went to find out the Choubey was later beefed up. of Uddhav Thackeray and implement the Maharashtra Maharashtra Health Minister Meanwhile, a day the pan- tions from 6,40,409 to 6,44,683. was likely to go up as many vot- veracity of booth jamming at Former Kolkata Deputy model elsewhere in the country,” he added. Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said demic claimed 1,035 lives and Of the 2,68,16,075 samples ers were still standing in queues some booths in Ilambazar area. Mayor and BJP candidate On Wednesday, Maharashtra reported 63,309 new cases the existing lockdown-like left 66,536 others infected, the sent to laboratories, 45,39,553 when reports last came in. At Nanoor BJP candidate Meena Devi Purohit alleged of coronavirus, taking the state’s overall tally to 44,73,394, restrictions will be extended in state recorded 771 deaths and have tested positive (16.86 per Bengal tended to vote Tarakeshwar Saha was assault- that bombs were hurled at her while 985 deaths pushed the toll to 67,214, as per the state the state by 15 days beyond 66,159 infections. cent) for Covid-19 until briskly despite reports of stray ed by alleged TMC men and his vehicle by the TMC supporters. health department. PTI April 30. PTI With fresh fatalities and infec- Thursday. # < @ 4 8$%" )) ;,<9< 997#/, , '!> ) 3=$ &- , , # ** - ?@@) & o further contain the spread of coro- ! 9 $ &' Tnavirus the Union Territory ;0 #4$"! attend to the growing number of Administration in Jammu & Kashmir on Mumbai: Long lines were seen Covid-19 cases. The State is short Thursday enforced 84 hour long ‘Corona @)@! Spantech Engineers, Mumbai, who outside Vaccination centres in s the number of persons afflict- of hospital beds and other infra- Jaipur: Two days before the Curfew’ across 11 districts including twin deal with PSA Nitrogen & Oxygen the city on Thursday with the Aed with Covid-19 pandemic structure. The genetically modified start of the third phase of vacci- capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar. mid lack of adequate medical plant production. doses in short supply and the continued unabated in the State, variants of the virus are deadly and nation drive for all those in the Similar restrictions will be imposed AOxygen availability in the country, A PSA Nitrogen plant in the Brihanmumbai Municipal the Kerala Government Medical could infect people much faster 18-44 years age group, the across left out nine districts from Friday the Indian Institute of Technology Refrigeration and Cryogenics Corporation (BMC) allowing Officers Association, the apex than the previous variant,” said the Rajasthan High Court on evening till early Monday morning. (IIT) Bombay has come up with a cre- Laboratory of IIT was identified for walk-in facility for all eligible body of government doctors asked doctors. Thursday issued a show cause Meanwhile, 26 patients succumbed ative and ingenious solution to over- conversion, to validate the proof of con- persons. the Administration on Thursday to They also pointed out that notice to the Centre, the state gov- to the deadly virus across J&K while 3,474 come the shortage of life-saving gas to cept. To undertake this study on an Though the vaccination declare total lockdown without any there were no 24X7 call centres in ernment and two vaccine manu- new patients tested positive taking the treat Covid-19 patients. urgent basis, a Memorandum of for those above 45 years of age delay for the next 14 days. the districts to take care of the facturers -- the Serum Institute tally of active positive cases to 26144. The pilot project which has been Understanding (MoU) was signed begins at 12 noon, at several Chief Minister Pinarayi emergency situation while there and Bharat Biotech -- question- According to the media bulletin tested successfully, relies on a simple between IIT Bombay, Tata Consulting centres people queue up from Vijayan in his 45 minutes long was a dearth of more than 1,000 ing them on why different rates released by the Department of technological hack: conversion of PSA Engineers and Spantech Engineers to as early as six in the morning, speech to media persons late doctors in the State. But Chief are being fixed for one vaccine. Information and Public relations, “out of (Pressure Swing Adsorption) Nitrogen finalise a SOP that may be leveraged civic sources said. Thursday evening said that a total Minister Vijayan scoffed at the let- A bench of Justice Sabina 87 Covid ICU beds available in Unit to PSA Oxygen Unit! across the country. Senior citizens need not of 38,607 persons have been diag- ter written by the KGMOA and issued the notice on the PIL filed Government Medical College hospital in “Initial tests done at IIT Bombay Spantech Engineers installed the stand in long queues as vaccine nosed with the pandemic during said that he preferred to have a Self- by journalist Mukesh Sharma. Jammu only 11 were left vacant while only have shown promising results. We required plant components as a skid at is in short supply “only for now the last 12 hours. Test Positivity Lock Down by the people instead The next hearing is scheduled on 66 isolation beds were left vacant in the could produce Oxygen at 3.5 atm IIT Bombay for evaluation using IIT and so not available at all Ratio reached 24.5 while the dis- of a total lock down. Vijayan also May 12.Advocate Abhay GMC due to increasing rush of patients”. pressure, with a purity level of 93 per Bombay’s infrastructure at the IITB places in enough quantity”, ease claimed 48 lives taking the said that there was no need to panic Bhandari, appearing for the peti- Situation was no different in Srinagar. cent to 96 per cent. This gaseous oxy- Nitrogen facility at the Refrigeration and tweeted additional municipal death toll in the State till date to provided the people stick to the tioner, said that three rates have Only 1 covid ICU bed was left vacant in gen can be utilised for COVID-relat- Cryogenics lab. This setup for the commissioner Ashwini Bhide. 5,289. regulations announced by the been fixed for one vaccine across SMHS hospital,Srinagar, one in SKIMS ed needs across existing hospitals and experiment was developed within three “But be rest assured that all The KGMOA, in a letter to the Government. “We have decided to the nation. Soura and COVID ICU inside Chest and upcoming COVID-19 specific facilities days, and the initial tests have shown 45 plus years citizens will even- Chief Secretary of the Government resort to strict measures for four While the Central govern- Disease hospital was packed to its full by providing a continuous supply of promising results, as mentioned above. tually get vaccinated,” she of Kerala called for immediate total days beginning from Tuesday. The ment will get the Covishield and capacity. oxygen,” Prof. Milind Atrey, Dean Congratulating the teams on the added. She also assured that lock-down for a fortnight in view steps would be announced soon,” Covaxin vaccine at Rs 150 each, According to the media bulletin, out (R&D), IIT Bombay, who led the pro- successful pilot in a timely manner even when the vaccination for of the macabre hike in the number he said. the state government shall receive of 3474 new positive cases of novel ject, said. amidst several constraints, Mr. Amit 18-44 years category starts, it of patients and the presence of Vijayan also ordered the can- Covishield for Rs 300 and Coronavirus (COVID-19), 1024 tested “We could convert the nitrogen Sharma said: “We are delighted to part- will not affect the ongoing genetically modified virus which cellation of all TV serial shootings Covaxin for Rs 600, while private positive across Jammu division and 2450 unit into an oxygen unit by fine-tun- ner with IIT Bombay and Spantech drive for those above 45. they said were more deadly than which are in progress. “The peo- hospitals shall get Covishield and from Kashmir division, Also 26 COVID- ing the existing Nitrogen Plant setup Engineers, and contribute towards an The civic body has now the earlier variant. Dr G S ple are advised to postpone social Covaxin for Rs 600 and Rs 1,200, 19 deaths have been reported, 17 from and changing the molecular sieves from innovative solution for emergency oxy- allowed eligible persons to Vijayakrishnan and Dr T N Suresh, gatherings which are not of any respectively. Jammu Division and 09 from Kashmir Carbon to Zeolite,” Prof. Atrey said. gen generation using existing infra- walk in at vaccination centres president and secretary respectively importance. Let them have the This is a clear violation of Division. “Such nitrogen plants, which take structure towards helping the country without registering of the KGMOA, said in their let- crowding after the pandemic sub- Article 14 and 21 of the Moreover, 1617 more COVID-19 air from the atmosphere as raw mate- tide over the current crisis. Such part- themselves on the Co-WIN ter addressed to the Chief Secretary sides,” he said. The hospitalisation Constitution by the Central gov- patients have recovered and discharged rial, are available in various industrial nerships between industry and acade- app first. “Limited supply of that the unabated hike in the of persons would be strictly based ernment and private companies, from various hospitals including 710 from plants across India. Therefore, each of mia can accelerate our vision towards doses is one reason for long number of covid cases points to a on merit of the health condition, he argued. Jammu Division and 907 from Kashmir them could potentially be converted the Atma-Nirbhar Bharat.” queues. major disaster and called for a said Vijayan. “Those who could be The petition said that the Division. Srinagar district Thursday into an oxygen generator, thus helping Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director Earlier people hesitated to series of urgent measures. treated at home or through tele- Union Budget had a clear provi- reported the highest tally of 1017 fresh us tide over the current public health IIT Bombay, congratulated all the get the jab. But with growing “The health care sector in the medicine, especially those above sion of Rs 35,000 crore for coro- cases while Jammu district reported 489 emergency”, Prof. Atrey said. involved parties and said that such part- number of COVID-19 deaths, State is in total disarray. There are the age of 60, are advised to stay put na vaccinations. Also PM Cares cases. Total active positive cases in The pilot project is a collaborative nership between academia and indus- there has been a surge at vac- not enough number of doctors and at homes and not to come to the had an estimated fund collection Srinagar stood at 7952 and 5922 in effort undertaken by IIT Bombay, try was highly desirable and essential for cination centres,” said a BMC other medical professionals to hospitals,” he said. of Rs 900 to 1,000 crore. IANS Jammu. Tata Consulting Engineers and the growth and success of our nation. official. PTI /) ! " - ?*/,"#*-!#/" 3:: ; $ #,;? ?"/##; * # ** $ # - <"#Patna: People in the age group of “Covishield” vaccine with the Serum that the State Government has decided to float a glob- old child lying next to her, police said on Thursday. Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh will 18 to 44 years will have to wait for Institute and we are expecting to al tender to get vaccines to ensure smooth operation The death came to light three days ago. conduct the intermediate or Class one more week to get vaccinated receive the consignment soon,” Amrit of Covid vaccination. “The family lives in a room in a chawl (tenement) in 12 state board examinations from in Bihar. said.The second wave of coronavirus “The Uttar Pradesh government has already Bhosari area. The woman’s husband had gone to UP a few May 5 as per schedule, Education According to a statement issued by has created havoc in Bihar with people ordered 50 lakh doses each from Serum Institute and days ago,” said inspector Mohan Shinde of Dighi police sta- Minister Adimulapu Suresh said the Bihar state health society, as the state from all sections of society getting , Bharat Biotech. In addition to it, a global tender for 4 tion. For two days the door of the room was closed but neigh- on Thursday.Addressing media, government is lacking adequate stock infected by the deadly disease. crore doses will be issued soon,” he said during the bours realised something was wrong only when foul smell the minister stressed that the of corona vaccine, it has been decided Sanjay Kumar Agrawal, divisional Team 11 meeting here on Thursday.The whole process started coming from inside. The landlord alerted the examinations will be held with to reschedule the date of the corona vac- commissioner of Patna and chief sec- $ &'( will take atleast 10-12 days. The MSME Minister police who broke open the door. The woman was found dead Covid protocols in place to ensure cination programme in Bihar. As per retary of the transport department, test- Sidharthnath Singh said that we are going to float a with her mouth frothing while her toddler son was found safety for the students. the notification, the vaccination pro- ed corona positive along with his wife O global tender and whosoever wishes can apply for it. alive but in a weak condition, he said. The examinations will take gramme for people aged 18 to 44 years and children. All of them are in home & “It is 4 crore vials and we are open to any vaccine man- “It looked like he was starving,” the inspector said. place from May 5 to 19, at 1,452 will start from the second week of May. isolation. I ufactured anywhere in the globe,” he said. Neighbours were not ready to touch the boy, he said. examination centres that have Earlier, it was scheduled from May 1. On Tuesday, 12 persons lost their The vaccination of people over 18 years of age is “Two women constables fed him water, milk and biscuits. been arranged across the state. The official said that registrations for the lives due to corona in Nalanda Medical GG> starting on May 1. The registration process has start- He was checked up by doctors and found to be healthy. He Suresh said that intermediate vaccination are currently underway. College and Hospital (NMCH). Dr 685 ed and there is apprehension that there is not enough has been handed over to the Child Welfare Committee for board examinations are very Pratyay Amrit, the principal health Mukul Kumar Singh, the nodal officer ?@# after drinking the same alcohol. A total of six people died in a Covid-19, for cremation on the body sprawling across his carry the body on a cycle and NNadu is witnessing an Acting on a tip-off, the >#D
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It has Jawaharlal Nehru, said: “In the time of commission of the It is well recorded that the been my consistent experience the course of the first Russian !+!+!,!+$1 crime, should he not be Kashi Vishwanath mandir that when confronted with facts, occupation of Warsaw, the A0'EN!++= apprehended and punished was destroyed on the orders most Muslims are willing to Russians had built an Eastern when it is possible to do so of Aurangzeb after his crown- accept them. A member of the Orthodox Christian $,1"4-$+ later? If the wrongdoer has ing. Fortunately, a portion of AIMPLB confided to me that Cathedral in the city that had $4)3 4;2- passed away, at least the act its front has survived as part the Board contested the been the capital of the once- of crime should be reversed. of the masjid. Where people Ayodhya issue in the courts for independent Roman Catholic 43<4>13+@1+ What is the meaning of jus- now worship Lord Shiva was so long merely to stall the Christian country, Poland. ,")+ "1 tice otherwise? And where built by the great Holkar Hindus’ demands on other tem- The Russians had done this to would be the rule of law? Queen Ahilyabai in the 18th ples-turned-mosques. give the Poles a continuous 1+;43$1@1+ 4; Since 2014, quite a few intel- century. If, therefore, the Some years ago, the chief of ocular demonstration that lectuals have been protesting Gyanvapi mosque underwent the Jamaat-e-Islami visited the Russians were now the ?), !$1@1312= that democracy in India is in some changes according to Delhi for a few days and hap- masters. After the re-estab- )1 4 "1 danger and that liberals have historical facts, no Muslim pened to spend a couple of lishment of Poland’s indepen- no future here. Well, here is would have any objection. hours at my place. His explana- dence in 1918, about 100 ;134;3!4 ,N their opportunity to firm up (The writer is a well-known tion for Islamic conquerors years later, the Poles pulled democracy whose first foun- columnist and an author. The replacing temples with mosques down this cathedral. I do not dation is the rule of law. One views expressed are personal.) //- /, // .'/,- SOUNDBITE $ . ! ! * 6 > " ! Sir — How the Government is tackling the $4>! pandemic can be assessed to some extent by distinguishing between the deaths due 7 to lack of medical care and deaths despite & 2 O the medical care. It must be conceded that $ %$ " ! $ "" # %" % ) it is not always possible to save all patients from succumbing to a deadly disease like !?@/;;#"/ !;$ *)* - $ * Coronavirus. At the same time, we can safe- K3 < ly say that it is possible to save most of the * patients, even those who are in a critical con- O ! S dition, by providing them timely and ade- " < * H ! ) # quate medicare. Avoidable deaths are not the "$ , $ same as inevitable deaths. The occurrence S of deaths due to the lack of hospital beds, OP P < & " $4>! 4 medical oxygen and medications crys- KA(L + ! " " ( tallises the scale of the tragedy and makes ! ! the failure of the State starkly conspicuous. & , Implicit in the right to life is people’s right to medical care. The State cannot /;"?* + ( absolve itself of its primary responsibility to & < K? S ( provide medical services to all those who + & are needy. The pandemic’s second wave has 2 ! O $ , laid bare how overstretched and woefully $4>!&'( QQ> @ inadequate the health facilities are to meet " , the medical emergency. Meanwhile, - ': Governments are in denial and under- ! reporting the COVID deaths for fear of loss - /##?##,#C#?"/#? # ./( ( of image. But then they cannot escape scruti- ny by concealing real data or fudging the QQ 0,1* management of the pandemic. durability of the US-India relationship as investments, no employment opportunities; C*!/ 23( ( S 4P ( G David Milton | Tamil Nadu strategic partners. New Delhi should lever- there is nothing in the State. But everything K, 2 S Q7 age all the help it can get from the US, hold looks fine from the outside. Successive 2 )1 it to its commitments, preserve the friend- Governments in Kerala facilitated the flour- - Sir — After the initial inertia to extend aid ship and use it to alleviate the distress. ishing of the alcohol business as it is a major - , to India in this hour of crisis, the US has now Meanwhile, if the US changes its stand and source of revenue for the State. The major- + 8 swung into action to support us in our fight focuses on fighting COVID only within its ity of the regular alcohol consumers are poor ! 9: /3 ; $ against COVID’s second wave. Secretary of borders while the disease rages on labourers and this unscrupulous alcohol sale State Antony Blinken met with leaders of the unchecked in India and other parts of the by the State has ensured the collapse of many US business community and the US-India developing world, sooner or later these vari- a family. It is true that those who consume < =S + ( business council to mobilise support for ants will make their way to the US and the alcohol daily can’t lead a normal life. #"C!#C 0,1* India. In fact, the full spectrum of the western world. All the countries need to The Government is forced the contin- K, ; # P Q ( American machinery has been mobilised. fight it together. ue selling alcohol online even during the < 0,1* # Around 40 top American companies N Sadhasiva Reddy | Bengaluru pandemic owing to its financial commit- have come together to create a first-of-its- ments. The State needs to either maximise ) " kind global task force for India to provide the revenue in an ethical way or minimise ( it with medical supplies, vaccine, oxygen and Sir — There are three sources of income for the expense for the welfare of people. other life-saving assistance. Meanwhile, the State of Kerala. The main among these Girish R Edathitta | Kerala $ = S raw materials are being shipped to the is the forex remittance by the NRIs; the oth- Serum Institute to ramp up production. ers being the revenue from liquor and lot- . - F?;*/ ( All this indicates the strength and tery sales. No major industries, no major **/;*!D!?/H@,#&C!, K# !"#%&# '( '&#! )*+*+, 3
62% -1 ' (6 / 7 6 * 7 7 FIRSTCOLUMN 8 ") * ? 9- 7@;- < 2:;;79-( ";! % 785 1 $ / G 8$ "" * $ % R !% $ $ $ ( ;" *;! 5# ; < hough Kerala has seen many electoral bat- tles in the past, no election has generated the Tkind of heat and dust which we saw during 785 01-2 the Legislative Assembly poll held on April 6 this D ( year. The electorate of the State had only two options * ( till now — choose either the Congress-led United ; Democratic Front (UDF) or the CPI(M)-led Left % 0,1* Democratic Front (LDF) which were the two main protagonists in the State’s political as well as social * ( theatre. What adds spice to this year’s Assembly poll E 47 is whether the State would see an incumbent ( Government returning to power? This has not hap- ( pened in Kerala for more than four decades. The # * ( present-day UDF came into existence in 1969 and < * 9@/ the LDF in 1980. Except for fringe political outfits > with presence in some pockets aligning and realigning with the big brothers (the Congress and 4 7 the CPI-M) it could be said that the voters in the * State had no other alternative. Kerala is known to 93 vote in a peculiar manner whether it be to the Lok Sabha and the Assembly. The election which comes to mind is that of 1977, the one that was held after the internal Emergency declared by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in June 1975. There was a discernible who declared Vijayan as the Chief Ministers, bureaucrats and party then nothing has happened in the anti-Congress wave all over India. A Keralite by the "1R)1, !4+ Minister, what would happen to commissars for charges ranging State to turn the tables in favour of name of Raveendra Varma contested the Lok Sabha 1!+< Achuthanandan, a peeved Yechury from gold smuggling, hawala trans- the CPI(M). Moreover, the BJP had election from Ranchi in Bihar and won with a big ,#1!+ replied that he was “the party’s actions, bribery and acts of impro- made some politically shrewd majority. He was made a Cabinet Minister in the #132 Kerala Castro.” It was a shock for prieties. M Sivasankar, the then moves, focussing in regions where Morarji Desai-led Government (1977-1979). !,"4- Achuthanandan. His name and Principal Secretary to the Chief the Hindus have a considerable But what surprised the nation was the result 24+< image were exploited by the party to Minister as well as the Chief MO presence. If the Hindutva party from Kerala. The State which loses no opportuni- -4)2! the hilt only to dump him after the were probed with the former spend- bags just five seats, the State is in for ty to claim its intellectual superiority voted en masse #1;43 election. This is nothing new in the ing nearly three months in jail. His a hung Assembly , according to P for the UDF in the 1977 election! The UDF liter- "1$*!K@L+ CPI(M). KR Gowri Amma, the name was associated with a cartel of Rajan, veteran scribe and Kerala’s ally swept the 20 Lok Sabha seats that were at stake mercurial leader from Alappuzha smugglers and hawala dealers. P chronicler. # 0 "1$4+<31,, from Kerala. In the Legislative Assembly election 4$4@1 was projected and portrayed as the Sreeramakrishnan, the Speaker of Kerala has seen a hung Assembly ! held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha poll, the 4<1 "13N chief ministerial candidate of the the Legislative Assembly, was ques- only in 1965, when no parties could ( UDF won 111 out of the 140 seats, while the LDF party during the 1987 Assembly elec- tioned by the agencies in connection reach the magic figure needed for was pulverised. This was the only time in Kerala’s 4 " "1 tion. The slogan coined by the with the hawala transaction as a fol- forming a Government on its own. 0 % *3 !1,31 # 0 % political history an incumbent Government man- CPI(M) for that election was: low up to the statement given by his Alliances and coalitions were in an aged to win the people’s mandate and retain power. 121$ 432 “Keram thingum Kerala naadu KR driver that the former had handed embryonic state those days. * ( Much water has flown down the Periyar River 22!1,!+ Gowri bharicheedum (Kerala, jam- over a sack containing US Dollars to The best Governance Kerala since then. Kerala saw many political churnings that "131, 4; "1 packed with coconut trees would be be delivered at the UAE Consulate. has seen is that of the 1987-1991 + + % led to new permutations and combinations. But the $4)+ 3= ruled by KR Gowri).” P Sreeramakrishnan is facing a LDF Government led by Nayanar. ( core structure of both the Fronts remained intact. 1H$1* !+ This was a slogan with multiple series of allegations for his liaison There were no major scams or cor- ; ( The BJP was seen as a north Indian political out- #132 targets as coconut trees symbolised with Swapna Suresh, the kingpin of ruption charges against that * ( fit and the party failed miserably to take roots in ,4-" the powerful Eezhava community the smuggling cabal. Swapna herself Government. But in the 1991 elec- "42,$# * + the State. The absence of leaders of stature and the known for their prowess in toddy disclosed to the agencies about tion to the Legislative Assembly, the religious demography of Kerala played a significant +4*1+ tapping and trading. Gowri Amma Sreeramakrishnan’s investment plans UDF sailed through easily despite role in keeping the Hindutva party off the State. It $$1* +$1 belonged to the same community. in the oil-rich kingdom of West Asia. the absence of any anti-incumben- # 0 % was the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation which paved 4; "1312 !4+ But once the election result was KT Jaleel, Minister for Higher cy factor. Marxists claim it was due the way for the BJP’s entry into Kerala. The chief- +*4,,!21 announced Nayanar, a member of Education had to put in his papers to the sympathy wave generated by # ( tains who dominated the political horizon of the @33!<1N the Nair community turned out to after the April 6 polls as the the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by , 4 State are gone. The lone surviving founder mem- be the dark horse and was sworn in Lokayukta found him guilty in cases the Tamil terrorists at % 7 ber of the CPI(M), VS Achuthanandan is old and as the Chief Minister much to the of nepotism and favouritism. Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. If bedridden. He was the most popular Marxist leader dismay of Gowri Amma and the Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, the party’s there was any sympathy wave, it the State has seen, an equivalent to the likes of EK Eezhava community. State Secretary had to make way for should have reflected in the election # ( Nayanar and EM Sankaran Namboodiripad (both Opinion polls managed by the another lightweight because of the to the Lok Sabha held simultaneous- left us to meet Marx). It was Achuthanandan who media houses in the State claim that ED raiding his house. Balakrishnan’s ly with the Assembly polls. The tilted the balance in favour of the CPI(M) in the the CPI(M)-led LDF is all set to younger son has been arrested and Congress could score just 244 seats , 0 % 2016 Legislative Assembly election. The National return to power. But there are many incarcerated in Parappana Agrahara despite the sympathy wave. Kerala " Highway from Kaliyikkavila in unanswered questions and unasked Central Jail in connection with voted differently. F 0 % Thiruvananthapuram to Manjeshwar in Kasaragod queries. This is the first time in hawala and narco smuggling cases. The question being asked in was dotted with life-size posters and flex boards of Kerala politics that central agencies Still, the CPI(M) has the bold- Kerala is how long would it take for "- - 0 VS, who was projected as the chief ministerial can- like the Central Bureau of ness to make “LDF for sure” its war the CPI(M) and the Congress to didate of the LDF. The LDF won convincingly but Investigation (CBI), the Enforcement cry. The Sabarimala Temple issue has come together? Both the parties are + % it shocked the party cadre and the followers of VS The writer is a senior Directorate (ED), the Customs hurt the sentiments of the Hindus. electoral allies in the rest of the coun- 0,1* * # by declaring that Pinarayi Vijayan would be the journalist. The views department and the National It was reflected in the 2019 Lok try, except in Kerala. So what holds Chief Minister. When some of the media persons expressed Investigation Agency (NIA) Sabha election in which the UDF back an open acceptance of the rela- are personal. asked the party’s general secretary Sitaram Yechury, launched investigations against swept 19 out of the 20 seats. Since tion and a possible marriage? ( % 0 % G+ " ( POINTCOUNTERPOINT D ; * S & * H33 D 9. & J 1 & % # 0 I/ 1 & & % L L 4 7 $ ( - *%) $ ; " *" " Xxuvqu vWqytyuyxuWququqyuy tuyursx qyudqt IqqqtTqqqt Sux uxusuwuuqy yuuyy
anskrit is an all-India lan- or the crown jewel of prophets. Kashmir to Afghan king Historical, technical, philosoph- dents was noted by the pilgrim Somanada, author of ‘Shiva guage. All parts of this Its first translation has just Trilochanapala when he faced ic and religious as also general. I-tsing. Another was ‘Chandra Drishti’ in the 12th century and Sland have contributed to its appeared as ‘A Tale of Wonder’, an invasion by Mahmud All are touched on here. Famous Vyakarana.’ T h e b e s t k n ow n his disciple Utpaladeva, who great ancient literature and an example of the vast range of Ghazni. works of each category are still today is the 12th century ‘Kavya wrote the well-known ‘Ishwara none can claim a special place Sanskrit literature from Bilhana was also a great available and admired, but are Prakasa’ by the Kashmir schol- Pratyabhijna’ still used by devo- in this regard. Even so, the con- Kashmir. poet from Kashmir in the same little-known. ar Mammata, which is still in tees of this idealistic monism. tribution from Kashmir over Another example is of this century. But he travelled south History writing in Sanskrit use due to its comprehensive Finally, it is pertinent to centuries is quite remarkable — 4- literature’s interaction with the where he was a court poet in precedes Kalhana, who men- coverage of Sanskrit poetics, mention something about the in quality and variety as well as rest of India. This is seen in the Kalyana, in present day tions several earlier writers. His with no less than 75 commen- general literature in Sanskrit value and volume. Once well- works by the four celebrated Karnataka. There he com- own famous work was contin- taries since it was written. from Kashmir. The best know known all over this country and scholars from Kashmir: posed another respected histo- ued with the same name by four Poetics, the study of litera- today is ‘Kathasaritsagara’, s t o - beyond, it now deserves Kalhana, Bilhana, Shilhana and ry in Sanskrit, ‘Vikramankadeva scholars at different times. The ture as an art with its merits and ries written by Somadeva for the renewed notice, especially in Jalhana. The first alone is bet- Charita’, about the rulers of that second historian, Jonaraja of the defects, appears to have been then queen in Kashmir. Others today’s conditions. ter known at present. He lived land, as also the famous love 15th century, also covers the one where Kashmir’s contribu- worth noting are the 11th cen- One may begin with a rel- in 12th century Kashmir where lyrics of ‘Chaurapanchasika.’ known now. These examples arrival of Islam in Kashmir. The tion to Sanskrit was the most tury satires of Kshemendra on atively recent work, the he wrote the famous Shilhana was a later poet who would indicate the spread of third was his pupil Srivara who widespread, with numerous social conditions. But Kashmir’s ‘Kathakautukam’ by Srivara ‘Rajatarangini’ which has had went to Bengal and wrote the Sanskrit scholars from Kashmir further describes the golden age distinguished names like contribution to Sanskrit satire is from 15th century Kashmir. several modern translations, ‘Shantishataka’ verses on peace- over much of the country, as of king Zainul Abidin and his Anandavardhana and little- known now. The flame of Written after the arrival of including one by RS Pandit, the ful living. Finally, Jalhana in the also their role as writers of his- successors. That history was Abhinavagupta among the con- Sanskrit studies in Kashmir Islam, it is based on a famous brother-in-law of Jawaharlal 13th century went from tory. But the history of Sanskrit continued by the other two till tributors. As for religious and was kept alive in modern times Farsi or Persian love poem Nehru. The original is a work of Kashmir to Ajmer where he there is much older. The earli- the Mughal conquest. philosophical works, one may by scholars like Jagaddhar about Yusuf and Zuleikha, also history, including earlier wrote a history of its rulers upto est Kashmir text at present is Technical writing includes mention the savants who initi- Zadoo, Janakinath Kaul Kamal a parable of the human seeking mythology but also Ashoka’s Prithviraj Chauhan who was ‘Nilamata Purana’ of about Sanskrit grammar and compo- ated what came to be known as and Parmanand. One hopes the the divine. A remarkable exam- The writer is a former patronage of Buddhism, and the defeated by the Ghoris from sixth century AD. It also shows sition to which there were Kashmir Shaivism. The chief present generation will take ple of cultural confluence, apart diplomat and a translator later Kusana kings. From the Afghanistan. This history ends that the language was by then important contributions from name here is Vasugupta to interest to keep it lit. The liter- from prayers to Hindu gods, it of Sanskrit classics. The seventh century onwards, it is with the first battle where he was already developed there. Kashmir. In the seventh centu- whom, according to legend, ary treasure house of Kashmir views expressed also invokes the founder of are personal. mostly a factual record, also victorious and is titled The literature is best ry was the work ‘Kashika Vritti’, ‘Shiva Sutra’ was revealed on a still needs more public recogni- Islam as “paigambar shiromani” mentioning the help sent from ‘Prithvirajavijaya’, a work little described in categories of works: the use of which by Chinese stu- mountain. 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A -,"!+< 4+ removal. But they have said declined to identify those many of the same entities. In sanctions. they are open to lifting any which they believe Trump addition, the Trump adminis- Former Trump adminis- he Biden administration is sanctions that are inconsistent improperly imposed on ter- tration imposed an array of tration officials say all the " Tconsidering a near whole- with the nuclear deal or that rorism and other grounds. new sanctions on previously sanctions are legitimate. sale rollback of some of the deny Iran the relief it would be “Any return to the JCPOA unsanctioned entities. Gabriel Noronha, a former most stringent Trump-era entitled to should it return to would require sanctions relief, This has put the current State Department senior advis- !; ; sanctions imposed on Iran in compliance with the accord. but we are considering remov- administration in an awkward er on Iran, said all the Trump- a bid to get the Islamic Republic Because of the complex ing only those sanctions that position: Iran is demanding the era sanctions had been +<#4# to return to compliance with a nature of the sanctions archi- are inconsistent with the removal of all sanctions. If the approved by career Justice landmark 2015 nuclear accord, tecture, that could include non- JCPOA,” said State Department US doesn’t lift at least some of Department lawyers and would ockets were fired at two according to current and for- nuclear sanctions, such as those spokesman Ned Price. them, Iran says it won’t agree have been rejected if they RMyanmar Government air mer US officials and others tied to terrorism, missile devel- “Even if we rejoin the to halt its nuclear activities weren’t legitimate. bases on Thursday, causing familiar with the matter. opment and human rights. JCPOA — which remains a barred by the deal known as the But a senior State minor damage but no injuries, As indirect talks continue Biden administration offi- hypothetical — we would retain Joint Comprehensive Plan of Department official involved in the military junta said. The this week in Vienna to explore cials say this is necessary and continue to implement Action, or JCPOA. the negotiations said officials attacks are the latest sign that the possibility of reviving the because of what they describe sanctions on Iran for activities But if the Biden adminis- now “have to go through every as the junta attempts to control nuclear deal, American officials as a deliberate attempt by the not covered by the JCPOA, tration makes concessions that sanction to look at whether widespread protests in cities " ! , , , $ have become increasingly expan- Trump administration to including Iran’s missile prolif- go beyond the nuclear-specif- they were legitimately or not against its February seizure of ! . ' , sive about what they might be stymie any return to the deal. eration, support for terrorism, ic sanctions, Republican critics legitimately imposed.” power, it is facing new military 1 6 ! prepared to offer Iran, which has Under the 2015 agreement, and human rights abuses.” and others, including Israel The official, who like the challenges in other areas. ! 5 , been driving a hard line on sanc- the United States was required When President Donald and Gulf Arab states, are like- others spoke on condition of No group claimed respon- tions relief, demanding that all to lift sanctions tied to Iran’s Trump re-imposed sanctions ly to seize on them as proof that anonymity to discuss the pri- sibility for the attacks on the damaged in the attack, which rate. US penalties be removed, nuclear programme, but not after withdrawing from the the administration is caving to vate talks, also said the U.S. bases in Magway and Meiktila the military determined orig- The junta, which ousted according to these people. non-nuclear sanctions. deal in 2018, he not only put Iran. Former Secretary of State Would be prepared to lift sanc- in central Myanmar, and the inated from two nearby vil- the elected government of American officials have Administration officials the nuclear sanctions back in Mike Pompeo has led the tions that would otherwise government said it is seeking lages. Aung San Suu Kyi in its Feb. 1 refused to discuss which sanc- deny they will remove all non- but also added layers of ter- charge among Trump alumni deny Iran the benefits of the those responsible. She said five rockets were coup, is engaged in open war- tions are being considered for nuclear sanctions, but have rorism and other sanctions on to denounce any easing of deal. Capt. Aye Thazin Myint, a fired between 5 a.M. And 9 fare with guerrillas from the junta spokeswoman, said at a a.M. At the air base in Meiktila, Kachin and Karen minorities news conference in the capital, where gunfire was also heard which have allied themselves Naypyitaw, that four 107mm from nearby villages. with the protest movement ! * 0 rockets were fired at the air The rockets are common- against military rule. force base in Magway at 3 a.M. ly used by insurgent groups The Kachin, in northern Thursday, with three landing in because they are are cheap Myanmar, and the Karen in the a field and one on a road. She and easily deployed, although east have battled the central " /(' said one building was slightly they are not particularly accu- government for decades for greater autonomy, through periods of armed conflict and -,"!+< 4+ =/ 2 "% unsteady cease-fires. Both areas have experienced increased S President Joe Biden in fighting in recent months and 1!?!+< near China, promoting region- Uhis maiden address to a have been targeted by air strikes al militarisation and threaten- joint session of Congress said * *;" and ground attacks by govern- ctivity by US military ships ing regional peace and stabili- “America is rising anew” as he ment forces. The Karen on Aand surveillance planes ty,” Wu said at a monthly brief- identified the deadly Covid-19 Tuesday captured a govern- directed at China has increased ing held virtually. pandemic and climate change ; " ment base on the border with significantly under President China routinely objects to as the two major global chal- Thailand. Joe Biden’s administration, a the US military presence in the lenges. 3),,12, Commission,” the statement said. spokesperson for the Chinese South China Sea, which it Biden said that 100 days “The EU continues to Defence Ministry said claims almost in its entirety, as since he took the oath of office he European Union has stand with the Burmese peo- $ Thursday. well as the passage of Navy on January 20 and inherited the Textended for a year sanc- ple and will continue to pro- As an example, Wu Qian ships through the Taiwan Strait. worst pandemic in a century tions against senior officials in vide humanitarian assistance,” said the Navy destroyer USS The country recently and the worst economic crisis Myanmar, including junta it said, noting that the 27- Mustin recently conducted marked the 20th anniversary of in a decade, America is on the leader Senior Gen Min Aung nation bloc has provided 20.5 A0A0 close-in observation of the the collision between a US move again, turning peril into Hlaing, and others involved in million euros ($24.8 million) Chinese aircraft carrier surveillance plane and a possibility, crisis into opportu- $ 7 7. 2 1, the military coup in February. in aid to Myanmar so far this Liaoning and its battle group. Chinese navy fighter near the nity and setback into 3& * ! EU headquarters said in a year. That had “seriously inter- Chinese island province of strength. 5 , 7 0. 5 ! statement Thursday that the EU foreign ministers said Beijing: China’s population fered with the Chinese side’s Hainan that resulted in the “America is rising anew, sanctions, which include asset in February that they were grew last year, the government training activities and serious- Chinese pilot’s death. He was choosing hope over fear, truth but for how long?” Biden said his administration’s Covid-19 freezes, travel bans, an arms constantly reviewing the sanc- said Thursday, following a ly threatened the safety of nav- called a hero who sacrificed over lies, and light over dark- in his prime-time address on vaccine rollout and urged embargo and restrictions on tions list and have not ruled report that a census might igation and personnel on the himself for the defence of the ness. After 100 days of rescue Wednesday night. everyone to get vaccinated the export of equipment that out adding more names to the have found a surprise decline, both sides,” Wu said. The ship motherland. and renewal, America is ready “We have to show not just against the deadly disease that can be used for military and list of dozens of officials. possibly adding to downward was warned to leave and a for- The US says its plane was for a take-off. We are working that we are back, but that we are has claimed over 574,000 lives police repression, will remain More than 700 protesters pressure on economic mal protest was filed with the in international airspace and again, dreaming again, discov- here to stay. And that we aren’t in the country. in place until at least April 30, and bystanders have been growth. US, he said. the accident was the result of ering again and leading the going it alone — we’re going to “Go get vaccinated, 2022. killed by security forces in The National Bureau of Activity by US military reckless flying by the Chinese world again. We have shown be leading with our allies. No America. They are available,” “The sanctions target high- Myanmar since the Feb. 1 Statistics gave no details in its ships was up 20% and by planes side. each other and the world that one nation can deal with all the Biden said. ranking officials from the coup, according to several one-sentence statement and 40% in Chinese-claimed areas Wu also blasted moves to there is no quit in America,” crises of our time alone — from Biden also said that the cli- Myanmar Armed Forces detailed estimates. The junta’s said the population figure since Biden took office in beef up monitoring of Chinese Biden said. terrorism to nuclear prolifera- mate crisis is not America’s (Tatmadaw) and the border own figure is roughly one- would be reported later. But the January over the same period aircraft movements by Taiwan, “In my conversations with tion to mass migration, cyber- fight alone, but a global one as guard police, as well as civilian third of that. It also denies unusual decision to respond to last year, Wu said. the self-governing island world leaders — many I’ve security, climate change — and he asserted that he pushed for members of the State using disproportionate force to the report by The Financial “The US frequently dis- democracy claimed by China known for a long time — the as we’re experiencing now, the US to meet its internation- Administrative Council and the put down what it describes as Times reflected the issue’s polit- patches ships and planes to as its own territory, to be comment I hear most often is: pandemics,” he said. al obligations to slow the chairman of the Election rioting. ical sensitivity. AP operate in seas and airspace annexed by force if necessary. we see that America is back — Biden touted the success of impact of climate change. 9; % % = " 6* 1!?!+< the-art Long March-5B launch ! *-! ) !; "; vehicle, Tianhe meaning hina’s ambitious space pro- Harmony in Heaven reached Q/ Moscow: The Russian military noted that they involved 35,000 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Cgramme got a major boost the designated orbit after a said Thursday that its troops combat vehicles, about 900 air- Shoigu ordered the troops pull- on Thursday when it success- flight of around one hour, // R have returned to their perma- craft and 180 navy ships. back last week after watching fully launched the core module state-run Global Times report- nent bases after concluding The commander of the major maneuvers in Crimea, but of its space station as part of its ed. 2"431 massive drills near Ukraine that Western Military District, Col. emphasized that the move had aim to complete the construc- Chinese President Xi alarmed Western countries. Gen. Alexander Zhuravlev, nothing to do with Western calls tion of the facility by the end of Jinping congratulated the suc- n a rare rebuke of Pakistan’s Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the reported that most of his troops he rejected as inappropriate. next year. cessful launch of the core mod- Ipowerful Army, the Lahore chief of the military’s General are now back at their garrisons, Russia annexed the Black The Long March-5B Y2 ule of China’s space station. High Court has called it the Staff, said that more than 3,00,000 and just one trainload of troops Sea’s Crimean Peninsula from rocket, carrying the Tianhe Xi, in his message, said the country’s “biggest land grab- troops, nearly one-third of the was still on its way to their home Ukraine in March 2014 fol- module, blasted off from the successful launch of the core ber” and said its uniform is for nation’s 1 million member mili- base. The troop buildup in lowing the ouster of Ukraine’s Wenchang Spacecraft Launch module marks that China’s the service to the nation and tary, took part in the exercise ear- Russia’s south and southwest Moscow-friendly president and Site on the coast of the south- space station construction has “not to rule as a king”. lier this month. Speaking during near the Ukrainian border wor- then threw its weight behind ern island province of Hainan. " , '! ?& ! entered the full implementation Lahore High Court (LHC) a meeting with the top military ried the West, which urged separatist rebels in eastern Encased in the extra-large 5 !. ' . 5 ! stage, which lays a solid foun- Chief Justice Mohammad brass to discuss the drills, he Moscow to withdraw its forces. Ukraine. AP fairing of the country’s state-of- P7 dation for the follow-up tasks. Qasim Khan, during the hear- ing of a land grabbing case on Wednesday, said that he does " "5 ; R$ ;- # not want to say anything wrong <"; &'6 about the Army, but the way it * ) $ occupies the properties of peo- )) * * * ! ple is nothing but land grabbing. 13D& “The Army seems to have New York: Federal agents raid- Agents searched Giuliani’s become the biggest land grab- ed Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan Madison Avenue apartment and Lisbon: The head of the World given to people in low-income )*-" ber in the country,” he said. home and office Wednesday, Park Avenue office, people famil- Health Organization says more countries. “The uniform of the Army seizing computers and cell- iar with the investigation told than 1 billion doses of Covid- “That’s the reality,” Tedros Ankara: People in Turkey is for service and not to rule as phones in a major escalation of The Associated Press. The war- 19 vaccines have been admin- told an online health confer- stocked up on groceries, filled a king,” he said while hearing the Justice Department’s inves- rants, which required approval istered globally but 82 per cent ence hosted by Portugal on markets and left cities for their petitions of three citizens seek- tigation into the business deal- from the top levels of the Justice of them were given in high- Thursday. hometowns or the southern ing an order against the ings of former President Donald Department, signify that prose- and upper-middle-income He said access to vaccines coast Thursday as the country Defence Housing Authority Trump’s personal lawyer. cutors believe they have proba- countries. “is one of the defining chal- prepared to enter its strictest (DHA). Giuliani, the 76-year-old ble cause that Giuliani commit- WHO Director-General lenges of the pandemic” and lockdown of the pandemic. former New York City mayor ted a federal crime — though Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that public health is “the foun- President Recep Tayyip once celebrated for his leader- they do not guarantee that says just 0.3 per cent of all vac- dation of social, economic and Erdogan imposed a “full lock- / & ship after 9/11, has been under charges will materialize. cines administered so far were political stability.” AP down” from Thursday evening federal scrutiny for several A third search warrant was until May 17 amid soaring 9 years over his ties to Ukraine. served on a phone belonging to Covid-19 cases and deaths. It is The dual searches sent the Washington lawyer Victoria 7% !/%'2 ! ( # ' the first nationwide lockdown , strongest signal yet that he Toensing, a former federal lasting nearly three weeks. The could eventually face federal prosecutor and close ally of Turkish government had previ- charges. Giuliani and Trump. AP 1%-'2 (9:2%- 32' ously opted for partial lock- downs or weekend curfews in a Dhaka: Four leaders of a hardline Kathmandu: A 15-day pro- officers following a joint meet- bid reduce the economic impact. Islamist group have been arrest- hibitory order was enforced in ing in Kathmandu. Under the new restrictions, ed from different parts of the national Capital Only essential services will residents are required to stay Bangladesh, in connection to Kathmandu and other districts operate and most of the ser- home except for grocery shop- pending cases of violence, accord- in Nepal on Thursday, as the vices will remain closed until ping and other essential needs, ing to a media report on Thursday. country grapples to contain the the prohibitory order is lifted, while intercity travel is only The four Hefazat-e-Islam second wave of the Covid-19 it said. allowed with permission. leaders, who were arrested on pandemic. Movement of vehicles is Restaurants are allowed to deliv- Wednesday, are likely to be Besides Kathmandu, the banned in the valley during the er food. Some businesses and charged for instigating violence prohibitory order has been put prohibitory period. industries are exempt from the during Prime Minister Narendra in place in Bhaktapur and Markets supplying essential shutdown, including factories, Modi’s Bangladesh visit last Lalitpur districts from 6 am on products, including food items, agriculture, health care and month and the violent demon- Thursday till the midnight of are open till 10 am in the supply chain and logistics com- strations in 2013 when several May 12, according to a press morning and from 5 pm to 7 panies. Lawmakers, health care other people were killed as the release issued here. pm in the evening to ensure workers, law enforcement offi- group demanded the enact- The order has been issued smooth supply of goods, the cers and tourists are also exempt ment of a blasphemy law, the by the the three chief district release said. PTI from the stay-home order. AP Dhaka Tribune reported. PTI !"#%&# '( '&#! )*+*+, 6
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In the broader markets, Ministry data updated on es in Shanghai, Hong Kong and against the US dollar, extend- Thursday as monthly deriva- 0.06 per cent. SBI and M&M were among the "Metal stocks continue to the BSE midcap index slipped Thursday. Tokyo ended on a positive ing gains for the fourth straight tives expired amid a largely Similarly, the broader NSE major laggards, dropping up to outshine other sectors on 0.18 per cent, while the small- Global markets extended note, while Seoul was in the session. positive trend in global equities Nifty advanced 30.35 points or 1.76 per cent. strong outlook," said Vinod cap gauge inched up 0.13 per their gains after the US Federal red. Foreign institutional after the US Fed reiterated its 0.20 per cent to 14,894.90. "The domestic market was Nair, Head of Research at cent up. Reserve maintained rates at Bourses in Europe were investors were net buyers in the dovish stance. Bajaj Finserv was the top torn between negatives and Geojit Financial Services. Meanwhile, India saw a near zero and continued its largely trading with gains in capital market as they pur- A strengthening rupee also gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- positives on volatile trade Sector-wise, BSE metal, record single-day rise of bond-buying programme, with mid-session deals. chased shares worth Rs 766.02 bolstered investors' sentiment, lying 6.60 per cent, followed by owing to the monthly F&O basic materials, energy, oil and 3,79,257 new coronavirus Fed Chair Jerome Powell say- International oil bench- crore on Wednesday, according analysts said. Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, expiry. The Fed in its meeting gas and healthcare indices infections, pushing the total ing it was too early to consid- mark Brent crude was trading to exchange data. - ), # *$ ! - % 0.* ;$ ??;,::: ),<* Washington: The number of ing some type of jobless aid the ployment rate has dropped to London: World shares January-March quarter could " # )$. % Americans applying for unem- week of April 10. 6 per cent from a peak of 14.8 advanced Thursday ahead of top 5per cent and accelerate ployment benefits dropped by Unemployment claims are per cent in April 2020. (Before the release of U.S. Economic even more to 10per cent or 13,000 last week to 553,000, the a proxy for layoffs, and econ- the pandemic, unemployment growth data and following a even more in the current April- Kolkata: Vice-chairman of Niti The Niti Aayog official GDP and India needs to gain lowest level since the pandem- omists have long viewed them was just 3.5 per cent in speech by President Joe Biden June quarter as pent-up Aayog Rajiv Kumar on said that India needs to speed a higher share in the global ic hit last March and another as an early indicator of where February 2020.) outlining ambitious plans for demand fuels spending. Thursday said that the private up growth rates to at least exports, Kumar said. sign the economy is recovering the job market and the econo- Employers are beginning to beefing up early education and In his speech Wednesday sector of the country will have eight per cent to address the And to increase share in from the coronavirus recession. my are headed. But the figures complain that they can't find other family oriented policies. evening, the president ticked to drive growth and not the issues of reduction of poverty, global exports, exchange rate The Labour Department have become less reliable in workers - despite an elevated London's FTSE 100 off details of some of his plan public enterprises as they used improving the healthcare sys- policies should be changed if reported Thursday that jobless recent months as states strug- unemployment rate. jumped 0.7 per cent to for USD1.8 trillion in spending to be. tem and increasing the reach of needed, the Niti Aayog vice- claims were down from gle to clear backlogs of appli- Americans may be reluctant to 7,013.40. In Paris, the CAC40 to expand preschool, create a Speaking at a webinar education. chairman said. 566,000 a week earlier. They cations and suspected fraud return to work because they climbed 0.6per cent to 6,344.17. national family and medical organised by Merchants' According to him, the Also, the share of manu- have fallen sharply over the past muddies the actual volume of still fear contracting the virus Germany's DAX slipped leave program, distribute child Chamber of Commerce and growth process has to be equi- facturing in overall GDP must year but remain well above the claims. or because they need to care for 0.2per cent to 15,262.39 as a care subsidies and more. Industry, Kumar said that the table and sustainable. increase, he said adding that 230,000 weekly figure typical The job market has been children who haven't returned report showed weakening con- The plan comes on top of private sector also needs to cre- Kumar said that in 1990, the government has extended before the pandemic struck bounding back in recent to school. sumer confidence. The future his proposal for USD2.3 trillion ate trust with the government, the per capita income of China the Production Linked the economy in March 2020. months. Employers added an Another factor could be a for the Dow industrials rose in spending to rebuild roads which is the need of the hour. was the same as that of India. Incentive (PLI) scheme to 13 Nearly 3.7 million people impressive 916,000 jobs in federal supplemental unem- 0.4per cent and that for the and bridges, expand broadband "The private sector of the "Now, China's per capita sectors. were receiving traditional state March, and the Labour ployment benefit of USD 300 S&P 500 surged 0.6%. access and launch other infra- country has to be the key dri- income is five times more than Kumar also harped on the unemployment benefits the Department is expected to a week, on top of state aid, that U.S. Growth in the structure projects. AP ver of growth. Earlier, the pub- that of India," he said. need for modernisation of agri- week of April 17. Including fed- report next week that they means some low-income work- lic sector used to drive the To register higher growth culture to increase productiv- eral program designed to ease hired another 875,000 in April, ers can earn more from jobless growth engine, but not now," rates, investments have to be ity. economic pain from the health according to a survey from the benefits than they did from '10-'7 Kumar said. increased as a percentage of PTI crisis, 16.6 million were receiv- data firm FactSet. The unem- their old jobs. AP
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A0A' R; " and consumption, Hindustan wave of the pandemic. cerned it is too early to say what worth Rs 10,000 crore. under Open Market taking stock of the prepared- G00 & Unilever Ltd (HUL) Chairman With a Budget that was impact...Supply chains are run- Under this OMO, the RBI Operations (OMO) for an ness of port hospitals amid the G: ),! , and Managing Director Sanjiv "absolutely amazing", Mehta ning, even in places will sell short-term securities aggregate amount of Rs 10,000 second wave of Covid-19, an + 3 " # )# R Mehta said on Thursday. said, "this would have been a where there is localised lock- worth Rs 10,000 crore matur- crore each on May 6, 2021," the official statement said. The FMCG major will also good year for the country" down, stores are opening. ing in the current band next RBI said in a statement. The minister directed all 0 cover for the vaccination of from a "resurgence of eco- The business, albeit impacted year and purchase long-term IANS chairpersons of major ports to <,-# , around 3 lakh people, which nomic activity and growth" to some extent, it is still run- ramp up the hospitals' capaci- ! $1>, !> include not only its employees point. ning." ty and facilities by utilising CSR S, $AG0$, $EG0$, $/00$ , $:00$ and their families but also He asserted that the com- Mehta further said, "Let us 9 * > 5 funds and make them opera- , ! O & & & those in its extended ecosys- pany is still bullish on it "if we wait and see how it pans out. At tional as fast as possible in the $ * T@ !! T T tem. are able to tame the virus this stage, I firmly believe, 31 , coming days, it added. , ! "The entire focus of the quickly". looking at what has happened, He also asked the chair- $1>, !> T country (now) should be in When asked if the possi- it is not going to be as bad as * &, persons to personally monitor , , U I taming the virus, protecting the bility of multiple waves of the what happened in the June the medical oxygen related , " ! ! health and well-being of the pandemic was of concern, he quarter of last fiscal." & , Chennai: Mining conglomer- cargo for swift and efficient ate Vedanta on Thursday said handling at all major ports. New Delhi: As part of the CSR it would await the formation of According to the state- , 2, O initiative, the country's largest the oversight committee by ment, currently the 12 major P<(3 (1 / #/#!%3 ' lender State Bank of India has the state government as direct- ports are operating nine hos- & $ decided to set up makeshift ed by the Supreme Court bench pitals dedicated for COVID A00 hospitals with ICU facilities for on resuming the operation of care across the country. 2 2=, ( 08, Covid-19 patients in some of its facility in Tamil Nadu to Visakhapatnam Port Trust, 1 !5 the worst affected states. produce oxygen. Kolkata Port Trust, Mumbai -31# ''2 %Q ! O ,!! The bank has already ear- The development follows Port Trust, Mormugao Port ;=AA marked 30 crore and is engag- a Supreme Court bench of Trust, Chennai Port Trust, Mumbai: The rupee rose by 29 Dhaka: Bangladesh on ing with non-governmental Justices D Y Chandrachud, L Mumbai Port Trust, JN Port New Delhi: B2B e-commerce +1-12"! The survey further noted paise to close at 74.07 against Thursday approved the emer- organisations (NGOs) and hos- Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Trust and Deendayal Port Trust startup Shakedeal expects to that 86 per cent respondents the US dollar on Thursday, gency use of China's pital management for setting Bhat directing the Tamil Nadu (erstwhile Kandla Port) are double revenue rate to 200 inancial and job security report having been impacted extending gains for the fourth Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, up medical facilities on an government to form an over- operating these hospitals. crore for the current financial Famong workers in India professionally in some way straight session amid a positive two days after allowing Russia's emergency basis for the treat- sight committee to oversee the These hospitals have total year, as several firms optimis- has been shaken in the wake of due to COVID-19. trend in domestic equities. Sputnik amidst concern over ment of COVID-19 patients, functioning of the plant. capacity of 422 isolation beds, ing their sourcing channel due the Covid-19 pandemic, but Of these impacts, half of At the interbank forex the availability of the SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar In a statement on 305 oxygen supported beds, 28 to the Covid-19 pandemic. the outlook remains broadly the respondents (50 per cent) market, the local unit opened Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Khara told PTI. Thursday, Vedanta said, "we ICU beds and ventilators to Shakdeal co-founder and positive, according to a survey. either lost a job, were fur- at 74.20 against the greenback produced by the Serum He said the bank intends to await the formation of the provide care to COVID-19 managing director Akash According to ADP loughed or were temporarily and witnessed an intra-day Institute of India. put in place 1,000 beds with 50 oversight committee as direct- patients, it said. Hegde told PTI that the com- Research Institute's People at laid off by their employer. high of 73.94 and a low of The development came as ICU facilities in the states that ed by the Supreme Court Mandaviya said India is pany had a revenue rate of Rs Work 2021: A Global Almost a third took a pay cut 74.23. It finally ended at 74.07 health officials reported 88 are the worst affected. bench, and look forward to the currently facing an unprece- 100 crore for the last fiscal. Workforce View, almost 95 (30 per cent), while a quarter against the American curren- deaths in the country due to the So, he said, it could be 120 restoration of power to the dented situation. "And we "We have achieved a rev- per cent of workers in India (25 per cent) reduced their cy, registering a rise of 29 paise coronavirus in one day, taking beds at some places, while 150 plant and the recommenda- should pull our socks up to enue rate of around Rs 100 have felt concerns over their hours or responsibilities, it over its previous closing. On the total number of fatalities to at others with adequate health- tions of the committee, in contribute immensely by uti- crore for the financial year financial or job security during said. Wednesday, the rupee had set- 11,393. care facilities, depending on a order to commence the neces- lizing and ramping up our that just ended. Now, we are the pandemic. Yet, around the ADP President (Asia tled at 74.36. Directorate General of hospital's capacity to scale up. sary steps towards critical oxy- Port Hospital capacity," the hopeful of doubling the rev- same number say they feel Pacific) Peter Hadley said, "In This is the fourth straight Drug Administration Major It is to be noted that the gen production". PTI minister said. PTI enue run rate to Rs 200 crore optimistic about the next five a year when many businesses session of gain for the rupee, General Mahbubur Rahman Ministry of Corporate Affairs for the current financial year. years in the workplace. have had to shut temporarily or during which it has appreciat- told reporters here that the last week permitted makeshift Many companies have come ADP Research Institute permanently, or significantly ed by 94 paise. Meanwhile, the Bangladesh government has hospitals and temporary to us to optimise procurement surveyed 32,471 workers in 17 alter their operations, the dollar index, which gauges the issued the "emergency use COVID care facilities to be due to the pandemic, which has countries around the world effects of the disruption and greenback's strength against a approval for the Sinopharm treated as an eligible Corporate affected supply chains across the between November 17 and uncertainty on the workforce basket of six currencies, rose vaccine". Social Responsibility (CSR) world," Hegde said. PTI December 11, 2020. have been profound." 0.09 per cent to 90.69. PTI PTI activity. PTI ( 8 2 and restrictions imposed by given with respect to filing of various state governments. yearly secretarial compliance With respect to quarterly report. financial results, companies Along with financial have been given 45 days till results, Sebi has given a 45-day June 30, 2021 to file their relaxation for companies to New Delhi: Sebi on Thursday March quarter results, Sebi file their fourth-quarter state- gave 45 days more for compa- said in a circular. Under the ment of deviation or variation nies to file their fourth-quarter rules, firms are required to file in use of funds report as well results as well as an additional their financial results within 45 as an additional one-month one-month time to submit days from the end of a quarter. time to submit their annual their annual results as the reg- As per that time frame, the report in this regard. ulator eased compliance deadline is May 15. In a separate circular, the requirements amid the second In the case of submitting regulator has eased compliance wave of the Covid pandemic. results for the year ending requirement for entities that The move comes after the March 31, the watchdog has have listed their debt securities regulator received representa- extended the time till June 30 or bonds. Sebi said it has decid- tions from listed entities, indus- from the due date of May 30. ed to grant relaxation to listed try associations and market Normally, listed compa- entities that have listed their participants requesting exten- nies are required to file their Non-Convertible Debentures sion of timelines for various fil- annual results within 60 days (NCDs), Non-Convertible ings and relaxation from cer- from the end of a financial year. Redeemable Preference Shares tain compliance obligations In addition, a relaxation of (NCRPS) and Commercial due to the Covid second wave one month till June 30 has been Papers (CPs). 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This film revolves around the would be less challenging for icated workspaces that boost plants and insulating window of an app that markets home ten by Tom Clancy which has been made US navy and how they uncover and inter- Remote working will contin- those who have empty spaces or concentration, physical com- shades are increasing. construction, renovation, interi- into a movie and recently into a television national conspiracy while seeking justice for ue to be an option even if every- spare rooms. Options such as fort as well as offer users easy Advancement in technology is or design, painting and mainte- series starring John Krasinski. The idea of the murder of Michael B. Jordan character's, one gets vaccinated or restric- multi-functional furniture that access to all the equipment/tech- replacing regular home appli- nance taking an incomplete story from Jack Ryan pregnant wife by Russian soldiers. ! -1%( 1( # #(- 0 ( '" %"-* " arathi actor Shilpa MTulaskar is looking for- ! ,99 & ward to Zee Theatre’s teleplay Savita Damodar Paranjape $ " % % where she plays Kusum, an iconic character played by late adhika Madan, who played Irrfan's Reema Lagoo. The idea of Rdaughter in his last film Angrezi reprising the role in the teleplay Medium, posted a picture on her on Dish TV & D2h Rangmanch Instagram account with the actor in Active, initially intimidated remembrance. Shilpa. "I remember I was playing with his “It was an honour to play beard before the shot and he told me the role that Reema Lagoo had you know what maybe this is the rea- essayed so beautifully,” she says son Champak would not have cut his and adds that the veteran actor’s beard...I was like exactly! And we blessings made the experience laughed. We had created our own pool even more special. of memories, our own bubble..where She says, “The fact that there were no words... Silences spoke Reema Lagoo had already out loud... where I was trying very hard played Kusum so memorably not to be this ‘I wanna learn everything made me really nervous. I need- from you’ fan girl and he was unknow- ed to know if I would be able to ingly teaching me either about life or art do justice to the character. I then every single day. Irrfan. To endless silent called Reemaji to seek her bless- teachings and love.. To this phenome- ings. She was so warm and non people call Irrfan. Celebrating encouraging and asked me to you every single day Legend. Miss you,” not get stressed or try too hard. Radhika wrote. The fact that she said, ‘I know Chandan Roy Sanyal posted a clip you will do well,’ reassured me of the actor from the nineties television immensely. She is no more but show Kahkashan, in which he played a I was, am, and always be one of poet called Makhdoom Mohiuddin. He her greatest fans and this role is captioned the image as: “As Makhdoom my tribute to her.” Mohiuddin in Ali Sardar Jafri’s Savita Damodar Paranjpe is Kahkashan — one year of his departure. a psychological thriller that We will always miss you Sahab and cel- chronicles the story of Sharad ebrate your beshkimti work. Randeep Hooda tweeted: “I sup- and Kusum who have been unexpected pilot twists will now bring Kusum to life for audi- #irrfankhan.” pose in the end, the whole life becomes happily married for eight years. be enjoyed by a new generation ences who may not even be Divya Dutta posted a picture with an act of letting go.. #irrfan.” However, their seemingly happy of theatre lovers. She says, “The aware of her story. Savita Irrfan and captioned it: “One year Arjun Kapoor posted a picture of existence is marred by one nag- play has been written so beau- Damodar Paranjape' has been #irrfankhan ! Cinema ain’t t same Irrfan on Instagram story and wrote: ging problem — Kusum's tifully by Shekhar Tamhane an unbelievably amazing jour- without you!! That shy innocent smile, “The outstanding legacy you have left health. Their life changes when that it doesn't seem dated even ney and I hope everyone watch- those magical eyes !! And the lovely behind will always be cherished by all their neighbour’s nephew, Ashok now. My mother remembers es it.” you!! God bless you wherever you are! of us.” enters their lives and secrets start watching the play live a long The play also stars Vinay Thanks for such amazing legacy of Many others including Dia Mirza to unravel. time ago and now I am part of Jain, Aroh Welankar and Pooja work!! Am lucky to see your magic and Piyush Mishra posted in Irrfan's Shilpa hopes that the play’s the digitised version that will Welling. unfold on sets!” memory through the day. —IANS /-1. 09- Q 8 7 0 L! ! T* ! + ! I ! & $ # > > - ? 3 O ! ! & + & L * * & # T! O ! ! O + & I " & ! ! O ! ! & !O ! " ! O & - H ! & M M K LT ? T !"#%&# '( '&#! )*+*+, " %% .344 4 4 CHANDAN AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY " 8 $$ " *$ # ;*- ; =+32!) $ # ) " % % ) t comes as no surprise the sudden surge generic chocolate bar Iin COVID cases has stopped many lot sec- has upgraded itself to tors in their tracks. The restaurant business Abecome an artisanal is one such industry that has taken a huge home-grown brand hit again. But 2020 having prepared them which could be classified with such adversity, they feel there still is a under one or all of the follow- glimmer of hope to pull through the tough ing — organic, vegan, single- times. origin, infused with bhoot A restaurant which owns its own deliv- jolokia chilli or other unique ery model can help avoid aggressive com- flavours that are particular to mission rates, get direct orders and contin- the country. Let’s take a big bite ue employment of the staff who can pitch into the domestic artisanal in as delivery agents. chocolate industry. Ankit Mehrotra, CEO & Co-founder, Chocolate is that happiness Dineout shares few tips on how restaurants which you can eat. It offers can avoid aggregator commissions and still els well. An easy to browse menu along with comfort without words. And ace the online ordering game? enticing visuals can help customers make the Indian market is seeing a quick decisions, leaving them with a satis- visible change when we talk M factory user experience. inresto DineIn, a about homegrown artisanal digital menu solution, for restaurants has chocolate. These small batch Having your own website and social made this an easy job for many restaurants. chocolates are at par, in qual- media presence can help restaurants save big The solution offers the liberty for restaurants ity and flavour, with your and get online orders organically. to modify the menu anytime they want. favourite Belgian bar. While Powerhouses like Defense Bakery 1962, Apart from this, it helps them keep track of brands like Soklet, Mason & Sidewok India, La Vie Pizzeria, Byg Breskey the customer data, which later is used for Co., Barcode, Pascati and more and 3,000 more are making their business running customer retention campaigns have marked their presence in profitable with their own online ordering and loyalty programs. the market, there’s another platform powered by inresto. one that has been quietly mak- “Forming our own relationship with 4 M 7 ing waves. Rushk is the brain- customers has been our priority. That's one Email and SMSs are one of the ways to child of Rushdah Humaira, a of the major reasons why they remember us bring the audience onto a restaurants' web- professional chef, who calls Cacao. The raw version of Kumar Sinha, who launched grown chemical-free and is as fondly and keep coming back. And in such site and social media handles, time and herself a chocolate activist and beans is referred to as cacao their artisanal chocolate brand Most of these handcrafted much organic as possible. times when social distancing is paramount, again. This way, restaurants have the abil- also Kolkata’s first woman to while the processed form is and café, Colocal, in the cap- bars are fun and bold at the Touching the new age taste our ordering platform helps close the gap ity to communicate directly with their tar- pioneer as the ‘bean to bar’ called cocoa. Not many know ital, firmly believe that there’s same time. These perfectly buds we also infused some virtually and lets us deliver our delicacies get audience and stay on top of their chocolate maker. She says, that the plant has three vari- a difference in making choco- blend the sweetness of jaggery local flavours to lift the whole to our customers’ doorsteps,” says Tushar minds. These could include information “Everyone knows chocolate eties — Criollo, Forastero and late from cacao vis-a-vis creat- and the spiciness of ginger, experience. Our Spicy Tang- Dhingra, Director, Defence Bakery 1962. regarding their operational time frame, spe- but only a few understand it. Trinitario — out of which ing the bars from cocoa pow- pepper or even infusions of 62% Dark or the Cranberry “Customer experience and safety is cial offers, and combos that nudge the cus- I have Criollo, the most premium, is der. The duo wants to redefine black cardamom and Dalle Dark are an all-time hit.” The our foremost priority at the moment. And tomer to make a purchase. inresto campaign always wanted to educate peo- native to the America. In India, the entire chocolate indul- chillies. Anuttama and brand also uses organic jag- keeping that in mind we continue to serve is one such product which makes this hap- ple on how to eat and find the we tend to get a mix of gence experience. “We Barcode are two such brands gery, which lends a unique our customers without compromising on the pen in one click. right kind of chocolates. With Forastero and Trinitario. But researched a lot and even which have represented India, flavour to the chocolate bar. delivery experience which is more in our cocoa directly sourced from one shouldn’t forget that the reached out to various roasters in a chocolate, with a twist. The new age brands are control through our own online ordering Southquality of chocolate depends to understand the nuances of Swathi Kallegundi of not just crafting artisanal but platform. Additionally, we also give a per- Most customers are isolating at home, pro- India, our chocolates on the method of preparation the product. I even made sure Anuttama, who grew up in an also making sure that they go sonalised service in the form a menu spe- tecting themselves and their families. Staying have no artificial flavour as well. An artisanal bean to to experience all the finer agricultural family, says, “The zero waste by keeping plastics cially curated by our chefs while keeping our indoors and listening to grim news can be or preservatives. Each ingredi- bar can make the taste buds details by staying with the cocoa that we use in making at bay. Brands like Rushk wrap customer dietary requirements in mind,” demoralising, which is why so many are tun- ent is specified and we believe drool locals in Kerala. I saw the farm to bar chocolates are our their chocolates in plastic-free said Arun Prasanna, General Manager Byg ing into the latest IPL cricket season for enter- in keeping the list as small . entire process of making own produce or from neigh- virgin foils and the box is Brewski Brewing Company tainment. And entertainment is incomplete as possible.” chocolate — how it’s grown, bouring farms in Puttur, made using paper-free hemp without good food. This is a great opportuni- It won’t be wrong to say sourced and processed — from Dakshina Kannada in the state sheets. ty for restaurant businesses to grab those crick- that our notions about choco- a scratch. I travelled to Milan, of Karnataka. This allows us to Cacao is much complex The initial concept of a restaurant et fans' eyeballs through ads and promote their late are still somewhat nascent to learn chocolate-making keep the quality of beans and than what we think. So when setup revolved around a dine-in set up with offers. One such platform is cricbuzz, and its Most times cocoa and and it’s great to see how Indian techniques, which proved to be flavour notes in check. you dig into one this a certain ambience. The food and decor too partnership with inresto by Dineout lets their cacao have been used inter- bean-to-bar makers are chal- an eye opener,” adds Sheetal, Offering quality and healthy Valentine’s Day, just concen- matched to give the desired results. The restaurant partners stay ahead in the game and changeably but it is the tree lenging this by giving the mar- who personally supervises the chocolates is our aim. trate as you feel it melt as, same cannot be delivered to someone's get an edge over the competition by promot- which bears the fruit with ket some of the best products. operations to ensure that each Therefore, we look for graded “Anything is good if it’s made doorstep. But a delivery-only menu can be ing their brand on the right platform. beans that is called Theobroma Sheetal Saxena and Nishant bean is roasted to perfection. and good quality cocoa that is of chocolate.” crafted that takes less time to prep and trav- —IANS
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This was DC’s fifth win in seven outings while KKR suffered their fifth loss in as / , ', seven games. Earlier, KKR suffered another familiar batting col- lapse before late fireworks from Andre Russell lifted 4 * 4 . ! * them to 154 for six after ?,'19>(9,= ! " 4 . B being put in to bat. KKR were at a decent +1-12"! G 6 +29" 25;-2@ " ! position at 69 for one in the V # 3 10th over but slumped to 82 < , -#%, '# 2 !*2 for five in the 13th before pener Quinton de Kock roared back to form & Russell saved them with a 27- with a blistering 50-ball 70 as Mumbai Indians L M & # ! . B"' ball 45 not out. Obeat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets here on ) :)))- 2 7 3 Russell’s blistering Thursday. L @ "@1 deliveries from opening innings had two boundaries Put in to bat, Rajasthan rode on 42 by skipper Sanju New Delhi: Mumbai Indians’ wicket keeper bats- !*2 bowler Shivam Mavi to the and four sixes. Samson and Jos Buttler’s 41 to post a competitive 171 man Quinton de Kock on Thursday said his team $$! pener Prithvi Shaw boundary, driving, punch- Struggling opener for four but their efforts was overshadowed by de Kock, feels “very safe” inside the IPL bio-security bub- 3$ ! Osmashed six fours in the ing and sweeping at will. Shubman Gill made a 38-ball who struck six fours and two maximums to complete ble, two days after leg-spinner Adam Zampa called first over in a stunning bat- Mavi’s first delivery saw 43, and his knock was stud- the task in 18.3 overs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. it one of the “most vulnerable” before taking a MV ting display on his way to a Dinesh Karthik diving full- ded with three boundaries Krunal Pandya also played a useful cameo, smash- flight back to Australia. blistering 82 as Delhi length to his left to take a fine and one six, but he failed to ing 39 off 26 balls with the help of two fours and as “To be honest, we trust in our doctors, so we 2@:@2@@ -!+!692@@-;-;!7 Capitals crushed Kolkata catch only to find later that convert his solid start into a many sixes. are pretty safe in our bubbles. At least we feel very @ @ + !*2 & Knight Riders by seven wick- it was a wide ball. Shaw then big score. Mumbai openers Rohit Sharma (14) and de Kock safe and it is quite easy,” de Kock said after win- + ets here on Thursday. sent all the next six balls to For DC, Axar Patel and put up 49 for the first wicket. The South African fetched ning the match against Rajasthan Royals. @ Chasing 155 for a win, the fence one after the other. Lalit Yadav were impressive his first boundary, a cover drive, and then launched into “We still take precautions and I felt safe. I don’t 1 Shaw sent all the six legal Shaw shared a 132-run with two wickets. left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman (1/37) for a four and know about other guys. I am speaking for ! O + @ a maximum. While Rohit played his trademark pull- myself. It is being easy to get on with the game $ &'( shot to get a six in the fifth over. and practice and everything,” the South African De Kock hammered Chris Morris (2/33) for anoth- added. ? -5@25!@- 229?@9-9-59 ?( er maximum but Rohit perished in the sixth over, giv- Speaking about the match, De Kock said that , 3 ing a dolly to Chetan Sakariya at mid-on. it was “lot easier” to bat on the Kotla track after 3 3 , Leg-spinner Rahul Tewatia (0/30) conceded three the struggles in Chennai. ! I boundaries in the seventh over, two by Suryakumar “Obviously, it was a lot bit easier to bat over Yadav (16; 3x4) and one by de Kock, as Mumbai got here. Was quite pleasant. We are just happy to win 2; =6=@5(@H-+5 2 14 runs. it. It feels good to score some runs again, espe- $ ' G However, Morris brought back Rajasthan by cially in a winning cause,” the southpaw said. 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Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson con- $ &'(! -3 'D ,#( # 'C%)77 'D# B De Kock and Krunal added 63 runs for the third ceded that his side was 20-25 runs short. , %- !%-- 'D (# %'D%-( + wicket and brought the side closer to a win. “We played an afternoon game, but the wick- $ &'( A profligate Morris conceded 16 runs in the 18th et was fine and the ball was coming on the bat. over, as Kieron Pollard (16 not out) and de Kock took I felt we were a bit 20-25 runs short. We need to 5(>@ #% %- D ' Q# / ;-P / them on the cusp of a win. play some fearless and positive cricket when we ,'1/ /0 / 22- (2 (%'2 / G %D% ' 'C%)7 'D#2 , % 2%-# Earlier, Samson blazed his way to 42 off 27 balls come out there and play the next game,” Samson !%##!'!% ! # %1%)- , as Rajasthan Royals posted a competitive 171 for four. said at the post-match conference. PTI < !%-- 'D (# %'D%-( )A? Put in to bat, Rajasthan openers Buttler (41 off 32) 6 7 / G ' J' E.G 6' ('# ')% and Yashasvi Jaiswal (32 off 20) laid the foundation with "@1 their 66-run stand in 7.4 overs. Samson, who hit five boundaries, added 57 runs for : . G A J0 E// 6' 'C%)7 'D# 2 (#) % Buttler, who was in his elements, smashed Rahul the third wicket, with the Mumbaikar playing some unjab Kings will have to play out of their skins %-# !%-- 'D (# %'D%-( Chahar (2/33) for six, but the leggie dismissed him the aggressive shots. 2 / G ' J0 0:( 6' Pto get their stuttering campaign back on track )E 3 # ' !%(C%! very next ball, stumped by de Kock. Samson also kept playing shots at will, as he hit two 0 5 / 9 9 J0 0.' % when they face a high-flying Royal Challengers Samson started with a boundary, a cut-shot and successive boundaries, in the 16th over off Boult, which Bangalore here on Friday. then hit two boundaries off Krunal Pandya in ninth fetched his team 14 runs. 77 . A G &0 E(E 0 Smarting from a five-wicket defeat at the over, in which RR got 12 runs. But Chahar struck again, However, Boult cleaned up Samson in the 18th over % 7 / A E &0 /0: 0 hands of Kolkata Knight Riders, it will not be an this time removing Jaiswal, as he lobbed off a return and then Bumrah dismissed Dube in the penultimate easy task for a struggling Punjab side to stand up % $ catch. over, as the Mumbai bowlers kept things tight in the $ / A E &0 /(0 0 to the challenge thrown by a RCB team, which Shivam Dube (35 off 31 balls; 2x4, 2x6) and last four overs. RR got 45 runs in the last five overs. 8 / ' G &0 A/E : has been firing on all cylinders. '2(% !%!%- !+B Following four losses and two wins, Punjab 3 #% %'% (%D ,++6AB ' are currently placed sixth in the league table with four points, whereas RCB are second with 10 > '' 'D#,B/% ! # # ! points from five wins, only behind Chennai Super - %2 'D 3 %3 (,(%- Man City close in on 1st ever CL final BARTY MAKES PERFECT START Kings on net run rate. !%-- 'D (# %'D%-( ' Apart from the sole loss against CSK, RCB - + ' *3!, have emerged as strong contenders for a maiden ,3 /&A/&' IPL title, with many of their players striking form @ 4 anchester City are in pole posi- as the tournament progresses. 6* Mtion to reach the Champions Punjab’s inconsistent batting has been a let- RODGERS OUT OF SPURS JOB League final after coming from behind down so far. In their six games, the KL Rahul-led 2 3 to beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 away side have gone on to make the three low totals bat- !( # %- !>A@,(# ' in the first leg of their blockbuster semi- ting first — 106, 120 and 123. >? 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Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, de Villiers beat Keylor Navas from a 71st-minute With not enough runs on the and Australian all-rounder Glenn SREEJESH & CO RECEIVE 1ST DOSE free-kick to complete the turnaround, board against KKR, the Punjab bowlers Maxwell. It augers well for the team *3, giving Pep Guardiola’s side the advan- could not do much. But the bowl- that all four players have performed 4 & ! tage going into next Tuesday’s return P4 P ! ! .6 B CC ing unit has lacked aggres- well. in Manchester. $ &'(
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Capitals by one-run. Mohammed Siraj. The A0 do in six days,” Guardiola told BT Sport. home to Manchester United, Barcelona final, and this was their first appearance While it was Ab de latter did well to $4>!&'( “In general, so satisfied for the per- and Bayern in this season’s Champions in the semi-finals since 2016, when Villiers who delivered defend 14 of the final - formance but it is halfway. We still have League, the Parisians face an uphill they defeated PSG in the last eight. once again with the over against DC, FIVE FEMALE CANDIDATES IN FRAY 90 more minutes to beat them and struggle in England if they are to reach However, PSG can still be opti- bat, the bowlers put up with the dangerous ; " PSG is a team where anything can hap- the final for the second year running. mistic about their prospects after sen- a collective effort to Rishabh Pant and # pen.” “We conceded two stupid goals,” sational away performances against give RCB their fifth Shimron Hetmyer / ! O O After starting so well, PSG lost Marquinhos admitted to broadcaster Barcelona and Bayern in the last two ! win of the season. in the middle. , their way after half-time and had RMC Sport. Of the return leg, he added: rounds.