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The SHGs can act as facil- Committee presi- <0&<-) a major role in producing from China. “This needs a detailed itators for the rural people for dent Niranjan small value goods for the Odisha was importing analysis and study because arranging credits from the Patnaik on eteran actor State, those are earlier face masks, which are being though SHGs hold a lot of banks and handling their Wednesday VBijay imported from China. utilized during the Covid-19 capabilities but a viability portfolios. requested people of Mohanty was With Mission Shakti in pandemic from study will reveal strength and While there is a lot of the State to partic- admitted to a pri- action, and during the covid- China. weakness of the system,” said scope for availing Covid cred- ipate in his party’s vate hospital in 19) pandemic, imports from Now SHGs are engaged in an expert in it from the banks, women ‘Speak up India’ Hyderabad on China has faced a setback and a big way to produce face marketing. SHGs are having opportuni- campaign from 11 Tuesday after he nobody is now interested to masks in Odisha and these The women SHGs are ties to avail credit for taking am to 2 pm on Thursday and migrant worker. Besides, we suffered a cardiac go for China goods. As such, organisations have produced more to be involved in the up financial activities. place demands before the demand that Rs 10,000 be arrest. there is a lot of scope for more than 40 lakh face masks productive activities as they Several State Union Government about the deposited in their bank Last month, SHGs in general and women in the State. will perform well, said Governments are providing problems of migrant workers, accounts immediately,” said Mohanty had SHGs in particular. The SHGs will be able to he. interest subvention. Similar farmers and the poor affected Patnaik. gone to So this is the right time to make low value FMCG, shoes Similarly SHGs will be facilities can be extended to by the Covid-19 crisis. Patnaik said the party is Hyderabad, assess the capabilities of the and other products, which able to play the role of the SHGs in “We demand free train expecting 2 lakh people from where his daugh- SHGs. These organisations, will not only provide engage- Business Correspondent Odisha. transport for all migrants till Odisha to participate in the ter resides. He was hospitalised cardiac arrest while he had which have a robust presence ment to the rural folks but (BC), which is much needed The State Government they reach their homes, provi- ‘Speak up India’ campaign to when he complained of chest gone to the hospital for a in the State, can utilise their also generate huge financial now. will have to take a call in this sion of financial support to run in social media like pain on Tuesday morning. health checkup. He was admit- manpower to produce small benefits for the people in Cash management regard as SHGs will be able to farmers for purchase of fer- Facebook, Twitter and Mohanty’s wife Tandra Ray, ted to the ICU of the hospital value goods, those were rural zones. responsibilities in rural areas expand their economic activ- tilisers and pesticides for Kharif Instagram. He too urged party also a film actor, said on and his condition is relatively imported from So experts have advised can be handled properly by ities during the Covid-19 crop and payment of a month- workers and leaders to join the Wednesday that he suffered better now, she added. China. the State Government to SHGs and these organisa- pandemic. ly assistance of Rs 7,500 to each drive. PNS  ' (  -     5#5 ' #     R  &                <0&<-) Mancheswar police station in   <0&<-) the city. Similar allegations of he State Government on fraud were also reported from number of TikTok videos of TWednesday asked people across the State. Asome youths allegedly   <0&<-) not to fall prey to fraudsters, “This is to clarify that thrashing two snakes to death who are using the social media Government has permitted and also playing with some other alinga Nippon Buddha Sangh president Rev for receiving orders for home home delivery of liquor only reptiles in the State have surfaced. KTakahiro Okonogi on Wednesday nomi- delivery of alcohol. through existing ON and OFF In the videos, the accused are nated Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi as The Excise Department in shops. These IMFL retailers seen beating the snakes with patron, Hari Pattnayak as vice-president, Rev Liu a public notice said it has were directed to display their sticks and playing with them too. Kuo yung as general secretary, Rev Toshaiaki noticed that in the garb of phone numbers in front of the Such acts are offences under the Tanaka as assistant secretary and Rabi Moharana online delivery of liquor, some outlets. Consumers can order Wildlife Protection Act. as development coordinator of the Sangh. people are receiving orders liquor through those numbers Subhendu Mallik of Snake Earlier, lawyer Ramakrushna Rath and and payments. directly from the retailers. The Helpline has filed a complaint in Dinabandhu Pradhan were inducted and the One Bhubaneswar resident names of those agencies are this regard with the State Crime committee was amended after the demise of has lodged a complaint with the available on the Odisha State Branch and the Wildlife Crime Chief Monk Rev Kazuo Yoda . police that he was duped of Beverages Corporation Limited Control Bureau demanding Notably, the Sangh in association with the around Rs 1 lakh after he website, it said. arrest of the accused. Japan Buddha Sangh had built the Peace placed order for home delivery Food delivery platforms The videos were uploaded on Pagoda at Dhauligiri in the Seventies to com- The Sangh has been promoting teachings of of liquor on a social network- Swiggy and Zomato are also TikTok by a person named ‘Raj memorate the message of peace which emanat- Goutam Buddha to establish peace and nonvi- ing site. A case has been regis- taking orders for doorstep Raju’ having user ID ed from the aftermath of the famous Kalinga war. olence across the world. tered in this regard at delivery of liquor in the city. ‘rajraju955’.

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the past. Covid-19 means ‘dis- and coughing. The most dan- can lead a normal life by only frenzy is that poor women farming or hunting for meat, starvation and depression than Bhubaneswar or Patna have ease due to coronavirus'. If gerous of all are the asympto- wearing a mask and maintain- have become entrepreneurs the risk of transmission to the viral disease. employed thousands of young there are no disease symp- matic people who keep deposit- ing social distance. After get- manufacturing masks prof- humans increases. The practice of washing people from the economically toms despite infection, like ing the virus on surfaces and ting back home, theywill sim- itably. The tendency to accuse hands frequently, maskwearing backward communities. The fever, sneezing, coughing and air. Thus, Covid cases are vast- ply have to sanitise used clothes Pandemics will keep hap- other nations for these diseases and social distancing will dark movie theatres may body aches, it is not a Covid ly different from plain corona and personal effects. The 20- pening. Coronavirus epidemics results from a human tenden- remain a part of our everyday remain shut until herd immu- issue; it’s only plain corona infection. second hand-wash with soap is have occurred three times in cy to externalise whatever lives for years to come. For nity is established across soci- infection. In rare cases, disease Unfortunately, a must. Single-use masks are to the past 20 years: in 2003 with threats arise. This is often quite sometime, there may be eties, but spacious malls and may worsen to pneumonic Governments have made be avoided unless there is an severe acute respiratory syn- politicised and becomes coun- empty theatres, closed shop- restaurants need to open pri- conditions requiring intensive Covid a household ‘panic word' emergency. Multiuse plain drome (SARS); in 2012, Middle terproductive to the interna- ping malls, vacant restaurants marily to keep the hearths of care in hospitals. This extreme by putting in place Covid-19 cloth masks are cheap, wash- East respiratory syndrome tional collaboration required to and soulless stadiums. But it is the poor and needy burning, condition of intensive care taskforces and high-profile able. Drying masks in the sun (MERS-CoV); and now Covid- finding the solutions urgently for certain that we are heading never only to please the rich necessitating use of ventilators Press conferences managed by is very effective in destroying 19 which is the seventh coro- needed to contain pandemics. towards a brave new world. The with their favourite cuisine. was highlighted by healthcare ‘Covid spokespersons', some of the weak virus. navirus in line able to infect As most nations gear up to pandemic will not only leave an It is by now an undeniable personnel and overhyped by whom are non-medic loud- It is of course true that humans massively and the enter the 6th month of the pan- immense impact globally, but fact that the human race has to  7 ' media. For all this, the corona mouths mongering panic and Covid-19 or any other highly third to cause serious disease in demic, people are planning it will also change the very fibre live with the virus until it is per- virus is the first-ever pathogen confusion. infective virus should not be some highly-vulnerable people, reunions, shopping sprees and of our daily lives. After the fectly civilised. The criminally- trangely, even very senior to frighten the human race. In times to come, there will taken lightly because some the percentage of which is eating at their favourite restau- pandemic, the whole concept indiscriminate human conduct Sdoctors are not clear about However, the truth is the virus be infection in huge numbers, people have died of it. But the pretty small. What people need rants once again believing life of watching a live match or of devouring all that nature cre- the basics relating to the coro- will infect nearly the entire but the normally young healthy level of hysteria generated by to understand is that when a will return to normal soon. enjoying the first day, first ates with extreme care over navirus pandemic. They con- mankind but very unlikely to guys will recover without any politicians, medics and bureau- disease develops in humans, it However, there is no guarantee show of one’s favourite movie long periods of time has to be fuse badly between ‘virus infec- cause death in alarming num- complications. These fortunate crats is totally over the top. The usually has more to do with that things will go back to pre- in a theatre will go through a reformed. The predatory tion' and the ‘manifested dis- bers. ones are best kept at homes or media does its routine drum- behaviour rather than any lockdown normalcy at least in dramatic change. Even live behaviour of the rich and pow- ease'. Corona is a virulent flue As constantly reported, quarantine centres with trained beat hysterically and on a non- deliberate biological engineer- the near future. India has concerts and sporting events erful has to be given up forev- virus which is extraordinarily nearly 94% of the infected caregivers. More training is stop mode. This situation has ing adventure. Similar viruses already lifted several restric- will be made available right in er. infective because of its organ- people in India would not necessary to give ordinary fam- created scenes of panic which as Covid-19 strain of today tions in its fourth phase of lock- the comforts of your home. The ‘Covid-19 panic' mon- ic structure. Viruses infect know they have contracted the ily members the skills to man- eventually destroys immunity. have existed in animals like down even as the number of Maybe, the shopping malls gers must beware! They must more fiercely if itsgenetic mate- virus which remains active for age infected members without Items like soaps, disinfectants, pangolins and bats for genera- positive coronavirus cases will open early as they are fair- realise that life will actually be rial is essentially made up of the a relatively longer time on sur- showing any symptoms. The cleaning solutions and sanitis- tions. Whenever humans come keeps rising. The big-popula- ly safer places to visit as main- much better with a more single-stranded RNA. Similar faces and flies in the air as state will then not come under ers of all kinds are being bought into close contact with these tion nation has to resume eco- taining social distance out there civilised human race. There is viruses have caused severe droplets let out by mildly big pressure to manage the and hoarded. The only silver species, either through destroy- nomic activities without delay, would be practicable. The malls always bright light at the end of acute respiratory syndromes in infected people while sneezing corona cases. Healthy people lining in the scenario of mad ing wild habitats to expand or else more people will die due in a growing city like the tunnel.

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But it has very places that are affected (by the world". him with playing a “negative” front foot”. Rahul in his criti- of Bhilwara model of lock- AIndia’s lockdown a failure down can cause more deaths substantial economic reper- pandemic) are nerve centres of “The disease is very mild. role and weakening country’s cism of the government had down in Rajasthan which effec- citing increase in Covid-19 than the illness. cussions," he said. Left globalisation. If people say Most people who have it are resolve in its fight against the said that Modi was not playing tively contained coronavirus in cases during the period, “Lockdown buys you time, unchecked, the virus will grow 9/11 is a chapter, coronavirus not even aware. While the old pandemic. on the backfoot while taking the district in the early phase of Congress leader Rahul but lockdown is not the goal exponentially, he stresed. is a book." and vulnerable need to be pro- Addressing a press confer- measures to contain pandem- the pandemic and levelling Gandhi on Wednesday con- unto itself. You can use that “And the way to stop it is Rahul began his series of tected from the disease, you ence, senior BJP leader and ic. false charges against ICMR. tinued with his talk shows time to prepare a really fabu- to take infected people and sep- conversations via video con- may cause more deaths due to union Minister Ravishankar Prasad accused Rahul of He also condemned Rahul with experts from across the lous testing, tracing, isolation arate them from un-infected ferences with experts last a severe lockdown than the ill- Prasad said since the break-out spreading negativity, engaging for congratulating three world on issues related to the infrastructure. You want to ones," advocated Jha adding life month. Former RBI governor ness," he added as Rahul spoke of the pandemic, Congress in falsehood, fake news and Pulitzer prize winner who he pandemic. Professor Ashish use that time to communicate will be very different when Raghuram Rajan and Nobel about the plight of the leader was telling “lies, dis- incorrect representation of the alleged were awarded for Jha of Harvard University with people," said Jha. lockdown ends. Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee migrants. torting and misrepresenting facts. giving an insight into the so- and Professor Johan Giesecke The Harvard Professor fur- "This is not about going were among his first few guests. As the Gandhi scion ques- facts”. He said Rahul had called freedom struggle in the of Sweden’s Karolinska ther said that vigorous testing, back to what life was like last “India would ruin its econ- tioned both the experts on an Maintaining that lockdown ridiculed symbolic gesture of valley. Institute told him that “lock- tracing and isolation is helpful, May or June. That life over the omy if it has a very severe lock- exit strategy for the lockdown, was very timely and manged to ringing bells, striking ‘thalis’, Similarly, he said the down is not a goal” but a time "but if you can’t do that, then next 6-12-18 months is going down”, Professor Giesecke said he was told that a "stepwise restrict death to 4,345 only in clapping and lightening of Congress leader wants to separate infected persons you have to lock everything to look very different," he said. adding that coronavirus, which exit" is more advisable. country of 137 crore people. ‘Diyas’ saying this will not Government to bring back On the other hand, Prasad defeat coronavirus even though Nirav Modi , businessmen gives the fugitive a clean chit. away from his party’s respon- The BJP leader said Rahul taking them to their native effectively checked the dou- said barring China, 15 big- these were aimed to boost accused of bank fraud, from “ This is the difference between sibility in running the has been tweeting on the places. bling rate of Coronavirus in countries including the USA, morale of Corona warriors, he England, one of the Congress what he says and what he ShivSena-led- government in need to provide trains for the On Tuesday, another the country and made light of Italy, Germany, UK, France, said. member and former high does”, said Prasad. Maharashtra which has the stranded migrant workers Union Minister Prakash Rahul’s charge of “shoddy Russia and Iran, with total Taking a swipe at the court judge Abhay Thipsay Union Minister said highest number of coron- even though the Centre was Javadekar had claimed that management” of pandemic population of 142 crore had by Congress leader, Prasad said was backs Modi in the case and Congress leader was running avirus cases in the country already providing them for the lockdown had by the Modi-Governrment. -        .# !   ('   
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In this the Board will be the State Chief gal, Swamy in a letter, told Supreme Court has laid down Minister and many Modi that the 51 temples taken clearly that the Government Government officials are over by the State Government under Article 25 of the placed in the administration.   -)./01 Areas where multiple coro- mask and practice hand   -)./01 nance in the desired manner. is an embarrassment to BJP and Constitution, cannot take over The Act says, if the Chief navirus cases are reported have hygiene before feeding the The target is to ensure thor- its policy. Swamy has already the administration of any tem- Minister is not a Hindu, t’s in Lockdown 4.0 that the been classified as containment child, it added. o take up maintenance and ough planning of the requisite challenged the controversial ple, except for the brief period senior-most Hindu Minister IUnion Health Ministry has zones and its surrounding areas The advisory noted that Trepair work of national high- activities and the implementa- Char Dham Devasthanam when there is a documented will be the head of the Board. finally focussed its attention on are called buffer zones. services such as antenatal and ways on a priority basis before tion of the same in a time Management Act of 2019 in misappropriation of funds of “Rather than waiting for the health services related to “In India, with the second- newborn care, immunisation, monsoon, NHAI has issued bound manner," the statement High Court and the Court has the temple,” pointed out the Court to deliver Judgment reproductive, maternal, new- largest global population, the family planning and adolescent policy guidelines to fast-track said. issued notice to the State Swamy, adding that there was against the takeover, it would born, child and adolescents, or growing epidemic of coron- health, among others, are to be such work, the Government It said ROs of NHAI have Government on February 25. no misappropriation found in be in the interest of our Party RMNCAH+N, saying that avirus requires that special provided at different levels in said on Wednesday. been delegated sufficient finan- The State Government has not temples of Uttarakhand. if you as Prime Minister gives these should be continued in a efforts have to be made to con- accordance with the zonal cat- All regional officers of cial powers to take quick deci- yet responded to the High The controversial Act a direction to the Chief restricted manner in areas tinue the essential routine egorisation of containment NHAI have been delegated sions regarding maintenance Court Notice. passed by the BJP-ruled State Minister to restore the position defined as containment and RMNCAH+N services,” the zones, buffer zones and beyond sufficient financial powers to activities, while PDs have been “The Uttarakhand BJP Government in 2019, intend- which has existing before the buffer zones and that coron- Ministry said in its guidelines. these zones. “Any area exiting take quick decisions regarding advised to make assessment of Government has brought a ing to take control of more takeover of the temples. It is avirus testing is not mandato- “Covid testing is not manda- a “containment/ buffer zone” maintenance activities. the condition of highways sup- legislation to take over almost than 51 temples related to the also politically sensitive to do ry in such cases. tory for RMNCAH+N service. can start RMNCAH+N activ- “In order to keep the ported by technology driven all the temples of the State and Char Dham circuit has already so,” said Swamy. There have been several ICMR testing guidelines need ities as listed in “areas beyond national highways in patchless tools through car mounted reports of people facing prob- to be followed.” buffer zone” after a minimum and traffic worthy condition, camera/ drone/ Network lems in availing such services The Ministry added that it gap of 14 days following delist- National Highway Authority of Survey Vehicle (NSV) etc for 0      at their doorsteps. The is important to ensure that ing,” it added. India (NHAI) has directed its identification of various high- 52 0 6  Guidelines have come amidst essential health services for The health ministry also Regional Officers (ROs) and way distress (like depression, ! ! " UNICEF report that an esti- vulnerable population are con- said private sector hospitals Project Directors (PDs) to rutting, cracking etc.) and plan mated 20 million mothers and tinued during the pandemic. can be involved in non-coro- undertake maintenance of the rectification measures.    ! newborns will receive preg- “Critical services for women, navirus essential services if National Highways on top pri- All field officers have been &2 +  nancy and newborn care in children and adolescent should the public sector needs to be ority-basis considering ensuing directed to adhere to the time- 9 %    India in the nine-month-peri- be provided irrespective of supported. “Practices of phys- monsoon season," Ministry of lines, regularly monitor the od following declaration of the their Covid status,” it said. ical distancing, handwashing, Road Transport and Highways progress of maintenance work COVID-19 pandemic. It advo- “Under no circumstances and respiratory hygiene need said in a statement. and keep reporting the same to + = "5 ' +  *    !  cated high priority to maternal should there be a denial of to be maintained at all service The aim is to facilitate the authority at regular inter-  " # $"! + and child health services as essential services.” areas by all beneficiaries and timely action and keep the vals. + %# ,$  !$ "   -)./01 amount for introduction of countries respond to the dis- In its guidelines, the service providers.” highway stretches traffic-wor- The Government said the +# .' '
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Equipment (PPE) Kits, but Acommittee is all set to scru- ing the lockdown period. The Secretary Ajay Bhalla noted (Haryana), by misrepresenta- The accused persons are reuse them at least five times tinise the over two months coro- Ministry of Parliamentary that as per the guidelines issued tion of facts,” the CBI said in alleged to have siphoned the each, whereby one pair of gog- na lockdown when the Home Affairs, which is under Pralhad by the Health Ministry for a statement. funds by diversion of credit gles will be sufficient for 6 days Secretary Ajay Bhalla will brief Joshi, had also refused to allow international arrivals, protocol It was further alleged that limits for introduction of after proper disinfection. the panel headed by Congress any virtual meetings, citing rules for institutional quarantine has the accused had cheated the share capital and round-trip- This is likely to upset the leader and former Union and procedures. been revised to seven days fol- Bank by diverting the loan ping of funds. frontline workers as they feel Minister Anand Sharma next Officially, the Secretary lowed by seven days of home that it would leave them vul- week. Generals of both houses met last quarantine after medical assess- nerable to the contaminants of Sources in Parliament said month to find a way to hold ment. the gadget. that a notice for the meeting on these meetings. “It has been brought to the 5    &  In its standard operating June 3 has been sent. For two Cutting across party lines, notice of this ministry that procedure, the Government months, parliamentary com- various committee chiefs have Indian nationals who were said that aim is to enable indi- fecting the goggles such as and 89.84 lakh Personal mittees were not given permis- wanted meetings to be con- quarantined in hotels after viduals to reuse goggles used by cleaning the gadget. Protective Equipment (PPEs) sion to hold virtual meetings and vened and have argued that 34 their return from abroad were *7   3// them thus allowing an extend- The Ministry said that eye to the States/ UTs / Central their activities have been on hold countries are holding sessions made to pay advance for 14 ed use without risk of con- protection must be discarded if Institutions. since the lockdown was and meetings. Prime Minister days. Since they can now leave   -)./01 + "!' & 0" 00 tracting infection. damaged/rendered optically “The testing capacity has announced on March 25. Narendra Modi has also been for home quarantine after $"! !0 "!' $"A “The kitting of the PPEs non-clear on repeated usage. increased in the country This will be the first meet- holding online cabinet meetings, seven days, the amount paid by n a major boon to students $  " $ =+ &*" with goggles will be done away “Goggles may be issued to through 435 Government lab- ing of a parliamentary commit- they pointed out. Twenty-two them for the remaining seven Iliving in rural areas who are $' * $* "! : *"  with while all goggles that each health care worker, who oratories and 189 private lab- tee, which acts as a mini parlia- opposition parties had jointly days needs to be refunded to preparing for IIT JEE $ 0 , conform to prescribed EN/BIS will decontaminate them after oratories (total of 624 labs). ment. It will closely scrutinise the issued a statement, demanding them, which some hotels are entrance exams amidst the specifications will be re-used every use. Goggles to be disin- Cumulatively, 32,42,160 sam- home ministry, its various noti- parliamentary committees be refusing to refund,” the state- COVID 19 lockdown, the shared through innovative after disinfection,” said the fected by users and re-used at ples have been tested so far for fications and steps taken during reconvened to allow legislative ment said. Centre on Wednesday tied up teaching modules. SOP. least five times each, whereby COVID-19, whereas, 1,16,041 the entire lockdown period, said oversight over various aspects of The MHA asked the states with Prof Anand Kumar of The study materials will Also, reprocessing and one pair of goggles will suflice samples were tested on the source. the lockdown, which, they said, to ensure that the foreign the Super 30 fame to impart ensure rural students' interest reuse of goggles must be done for 6 days. They may use them Tuesday.” The migrant labour issues has had a negative impact across returnees who paid advance coaching to IIT JEE in Mathematics and Science only when it is dedicated to rationally till their transparen- A total of 1,51,767 cases are also expected to be reflected. all sections of society on social, amount for 14 days are refund- aspirants in association with subjects at an early age. each individual to be written cy decreases or they get dam- have been reported from the For two months, despite his economic and health fronts. ed their balance amount with- Common Service Centre To begin with, Prof over the band while manufac- aged. The ratio of issue of gog- country in which 64,426 per- written requests, Congress's According to Anand out any delay. There are many (CSC) for a fee of just 1 Anand Kumar on Wednesday turer's instructions for cleaning gles to coverall is recommend- sons have been cured and the Anand Sharma -- who is the Sharma, he had written to the complaints that hotels were With the help of CSC interacted with poor students and disinfection of goggles has ed at 1:6,” said the Ministry. recovery rate is pegged at 42.4 chairman of the standing com- Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah not returning the money the which has now countrywide from rural areas on various to be adhered strictly. In another but related per cent. The fatality rate is mittee on home affairs -- did not Naidu to allow members who collected when 14 days quar- reach, the online study mate- social media platforms of The Ministry has on its statement issued here, the 2.86% whereas the world aver- get any official response from the can't be physically present to join antine was mandated and later rial for children living in CSC through video part given details on the Ministry said that it has pro- age is 6.36 per cent, said the chairman of the Rajya Sabha to through video conferencing by cut short to seven days only rural areas who cannot afford conferencing at lakhs of CSC process of cleaning and disin- vided 113.58 lakh N95 masks Ministry. hold these meetings. a secured network. hotel quarantine. expensive coaching will be centres across India. $#$ B    "  #$ %$ &'(( &:(+ ' # $    - 5  P  +  !!   2 !    23/2 thousands of workers more … Amit Shah to dismiss our compulsory quarantine at gov- the schools and colleges many of them are corona Government in Bengal and ernment facilities,” a senior would be used for quarantining ith the Railways sending infected,” the Chief Minister take things into his hands if he State bureaucrat said adding the migrant workers.”
  %&  '(  W41 trains packed with said blaming the Railways for really thought that her migrant workers to Bengal, taking a one-sided Government was unable to Chief Minister Mamata decision. control the situation. 2;.#$ *+, "+  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh days. Banerjee has questioned the “We were kept in the dark “When I asked him to take Chief Minister Yogi A senior official of Centre’s “true intentions” before planning the workers’ things into his own hands by Adityanath has taken a U- Team 11, said, “The chief behind pushing back lakhs of return,” she said adding “in a toppling our Government he ,$" =  /< turn, two days after he minister discussed the people “many of whom are bid to empty Mumbai you are replied in the negative saying it declared that permission modalities for setting up infected with the coronavirus ... creating problem in Bengal. would be unfair to bring down Kolkata: Rejecting the Chief response to the post Amphan would be needed if other the commission, as well. particularly in the aftermath of Corona cases are rising pro- an elected Government,” she Minister’s allegations that situation despite the fact that States employ workers There will be no provision super cyclone Amphan,” and portionately to the rolling in of said adding “the Railways could Centre was playing politics to the weather office had given an from UP. requiring other states to said she would request Prime trains from infected states.” have planned the things out malign the Bengal accurate prediction, thirdly The issue sparked a seek UP Government''s Minister Narendra Modi’s An angry Chief Minister taking our Government into Government the State BJP on large-scale corruption in dis- major controversy and an prior permission for intervention into the matter. said “who will take responsi- confidence.They could have Wednesday brought a nine- tribution of ration after the official spokesman has employing our manpower. A visibly miffed Chief bility if the number of corona followed the lockdown norms point chargesheet against the corona crisis pushing lakhs of now said that the The commission is being Minister on Wednesday said cases shoots up in the wake of and jointly we could have taken Mamata Banerjee poor people to abject hunger. Government would not include “Shramik Kalyan Aayog set up to provide jobs and that the “Centre is pushing mass repatriation of the 15 days’ time to arrange for Government. The fourth charge-sheet this clause of ''prior permission'' (Workers welfare commission). social security to the workers. Bengal into a catastrophic sit- migrant workers. Already we adequate number of quarantine Claiming that the Chief relates falling law and order in the by-laws of the Migration About 26 lakh migrants We will also link the migrants uation by pushing back lakhs of have seen that many such peo- centres” she said. Minister was trying to hide problem. Then you have a Commission. have already returned to the to the government schemes to migrant workers many of who ple are infected… Is this a time In the wake of mass return behind the excuses and blam- dwindling economic scenario The government state and an exercise to map provide them houses and loans are corona infected” particu- to do politics by public health of the migrant workers the ing the Centre for her lapses and flight of capital compris- spokesman also said it was their skills is being carried out etc.” larly at a time when the State’s at risk.” Bengal Government has decid- State BJP president said “we ing the fifth charge-sheet. The working on modalities to set up to help them get jobs. Yogi Adityanath said a let- infrastructure is bursting at its Claiming that there was a ed to keep them in government are being a nine-point charge sixth allegation is the large- the commission to provide Yogi Adityanath has dis- ter should be sent to all state seams in the wake of Amphan. “politics behind this whole quarantine centres. “Workers sheet against her Government scale mismanagement in state’s jobs and social security to cussed the modalities for set- governments to find out about “Already a few lakh affair so that the Bengal returning from five most coro- which are as follows: education system. The seventh migrant workers returning to ting up the commission and migrant workers wanting to migrant workers have come Government can be maligned,” na affected states (Maharashtra, “First of all her failure to charge-sheet relates to the the state. It has named the told his officers to complete the come back to Uttar back to Bengal. And now about the Chief Minister said that she Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan handle the corona crisis, sec- anti-Hindu stance of the State migration commission as the skill mapping exercise in 15 Pradesh. IANS 28 trains are ferrying back had even asked Home Minister and Delhi) would be kept in ondly her government’s poor Government. PNS     ""

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As for vulnera- be warriors in the fight against pan- pandemic in the countries where they ning parallel to the said, “The desilting work was Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARI) and ble households that need follow-up, the demic. “The South West Monsoon were residing. “The day also saw the International border with taken up in the Arnia and R S other Covid-19 symptoms. The survey maximum are in Bengaluru at 3.33 lakh. may hit the Kerala coast anytime and number of hotspots in the State Pakistan. Pura Sector under the supervi- results have been uploaded to a website It has also identified 1.37 lakh people it would hasten the possibilities of increasing to 81. On Wednesday Ranbir canal, constructed sion of senior officers with being maintained by the state Corona war with co-morbidities and 48.35 lakh senior diseases caused by rain,” said the itself, 13 hotspots were newly added in 1905, is the major source of ty of the canal. At many places, foolproof security cover to civil room and Karnataka State Remote citizens, considered as vulnerable groups Chief Minister while briefing the to the existing list,” he said. irrigation for farmers and is farmers failed to utilise the staff working ahead of fence “. Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC). to keep a tab on their health. media about the status of the State vis Vijayan reiterated that it was considered lifeline of Jammu canal water due to huge blocks He said, despite provoca- According to officials, out of 1.68 “The survey is being done to assess a vis coronavirus. with the return of the expatriates the region. in canal system and flow of tions from across the border the crore households in the state, survey work the number of people with ILI and SARI “On Wednesday 40 more persons State saw the number of coronavirus For a long time, farmers in water was restricted. work was completed in record is completed with 1.13 crore households. symptoms and comorbidities. Not all of tested positive for covid-19 pan- patients shooting up after it was flat- the region were demanding to Following repeated pleas by time. “We are identifying households who are them are tested for Covid. ILI cases from demic. Out of this 16 were those who tened. “It is a matter of big concern carry out desilting works in the farmers, the local author- BSF spokesman said, “ Pak vulnerable so as to give them more sup- containment zones, and those with a trav- returned to the State from and we are going ahead with stringent areas falling close to the ities of Irrigation and Flood Rangers objected to the work port and keep a track of them through el history to other countries and high- Maharashtra while nine were from regulations,” said the Chief Minister. International border. control department approached and also adopted aggressive ASHA and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives,” prevalence states are tested as per the test- foreign countries. As on today, there The Health Department has tested 58, Due to accumulation of the BSF officers demanding posture but the deft and tacti- Munish Moudgil, DPAR secretary and in- ing protocol,” said Ravikumar Surpur, are 1,004 covid-19 patients in the 686 samples till date and it was silt in the 59.55 km long canal their assistance in desilting cal handling of situation led to charge officer of the war room, said. Commissioner of Health, Bruhat State. 445 persons have been hospi- found that 56,558 were the farmers were not able to work in the canal ahead of successful completion of work As per the data shared by the state Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike talised for treatment. On Wednesday, negative. fully tap the irrigation capaci- Border and in close vicinity of on ground zero”. corona war room, the estimated house- (BBMP). ,;H %8;#4 % 7    I-I "   
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Three Bengal was hit by a second Act, 2006, which now provides for appealing against the dis- Aghadi (MVA) – Shiv Sena, NCP and Slamming Fadnavis for projecting an to Covid-19 touched 26. among them were air travelers and were storm a westerly on Wednesday trict-level committee orders in the scheduled areas of the Congress – on Wednesday ripped into the exaggerated picture of the assistance The active cases of coronavirus sur- already under administrative quaran- evening uprooting some more state. Opposition BJP, demanding to know if it received from the Centre, Parab said: passed mark of 1,000. Out of 1,041, 288 tine. trees and sending down a chill The notification is aimed at justice to the tribals whose was a friend of foe of Maharashtra and “Maharashtra has not received food grains cases are active positive in Jammu and According to official sources, major- down the people’s spines Chief Individual Forest Right or Community Forest Right have picking holes in the statistics provided by worth 1,750 crore as claimed by Fadnavis 753 in Kashmir division. ity of returnees, who were tested posi- Minister Mamata Banerjee said been rejected by the District Level Committee constituted former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis nor it received 122 crore meant for According to the media bulletin, tive across Jammu division, were already that super cyclone Amphan under FRA.In a notification issued on May 18 in exercise about the Central assistance to the State. migrant workers as claimed by him. The “Kulgam and Kupwara districts of accommodated in different quaran- that hit Bengal on May 20 had of the powers conferred on him by Schedule V of the Addressing a joint news conference at Maharashtra government has paid 68 Kashmir valley recorded 27 and 26 pos- tine centres. PNS affected about 60 percent of the Constitution, the Governor has modified Section 6 of the the Shiv Sena’s south Mumbai office, towards train fare for migrant workers to State population. Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers senior NCP’s Water Resources Minister go their states. We asked 80 trains but the Putting out a detailed list (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, in its application Jayant Patil, Congress minister Balarsaheb Centre has made available 30 trains”. of losses she said Amphan has to Scheduled Area of the State of Maharashtra. Thorat and Revenue Minister Balasaheb “Fadnavis says that the Maharashtra left a massive impact on the This notification applies in the case of the Provisions Thorat came down heavily on Fadnavis for Government has received 19,000 crore agricultural sector where about of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act trying to “malign” the MVA Government from the Centre. But the fact remains: the 10.5 lakh hectares of land has (PESA) areas in the State of Maharashtra and allows appeal and its Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Centre has yet to clear this state’s GST dues been damaged. provision against the decisions of the District Level “The manner in which the BJP lead- of over 18,279 crore for 2019-2020. We Most of these lands have Committee. According to the modification a provision has ers from Maharashtra have gone about have not other money that Fadnavis has been filled with salt water that been incorporated enabling rightful claimants of the for- making baseless allegations against the claimed we have received. Whatever burst in from the maze of rives est rights to appeal against the Order of the District Level MVA is surprising. Not even a single BJP money that has come is for ongoing in the Sunderbans delta. In Committee. leader from the BJP has shown the gen- schemes… Where is the money that many cases the standing crops The notification states that Divisional Level Committees erosity of contributing even one rupee to Fadnavis is talking about?, have been affected jacking up under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioners have the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. They have Fadnavis had among other things the price of vegetable and other been constituted to hear the appeals against the decision donated money only PM Cares fund. I claimed on Tuesday that the Narendra agricultural products. of the District Level Committee. would like to know whether the BJP is a Modi government had given 25,104 Apart from this 58,000 The notification specifies that, in case of order passed friend of a foe of Maharashtra,” Jayant Patil crore to the Uddhav Thackeray during the fisheries have been damaged in by District Level Committee before the commencement of asked. last three months, it also gave 4,592 crore addition to several hundred the notification, the application for appeal shall be made “Compared with other States, the to the state government towards provid- boats, she said. Fishing is the within six months from the date of issue of notification. Maharashtra Government is combating ing food grains to migrant workers in the second biggest bread earner As per the notification, in case of order passed by the the Coronavirus in a much better way. The State and that it had given an assistance of after agriculture for the 3 crore District Level Committee after the commencement of the situation is under control. The health 438 crore to the MVA dispensation people living in the three dis- notification, application of appeal shall be made within a experts had predicted that there would be towards purchase of drugs, PPE kits and tricts of North and South 24 period of ninety days from the date of communication of 1.5 lakh cases in Maharashtra by the end N95 masks. Fadnavis had also claimed that Parganas and East order of the District Level Committee. It was observed by of May, but the number of positive cases the Maharashtra Government would get Midnapore. the Governor that, a large number of applications under in the state is around 60,000 now. Just to the tune of 2,71, 500 crore because Apart from fisheries about the above mentioned Act relating to record of rights is reject- because we have maximum number of of the various packages announced by the 21 jetties have been lost to the ed by the District Level Committees under the said Act. cases does not mean that the situation is Modi Government. super cyclone she said remind- ing that river transportation is a life line for the people living in the coastal parts of   0 *-
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Of Rage: Why Oklahoma City Is of additional funds to galvanise Niti sures are very much similar to of 1962 and Doubling Farmers The Government’s decision Only The Beginning, acts as the 7 #   7   #    S          Aayog’s vision of reforming the agri the economic policy adopted by Incomes” report of 2017 had to open the farm gate and dis- dot-connector between the post- 4 <                     sector and Prime Minister Narendra the Indian Government to tack- presented an ably and careful- mantle regulated APMC man- World War-II reforms and the        C           8    Modi’s announcement of a New le the ill effects of the Corona ly-prepared design, leading to dis will open the doors of agri- current dismal state of American Property Card, which would stand as pandemic. the abandonment of all farm business to Indian farms. farmers. Home-grown militia              S        collateral for loans or advances from Given the extra flow of programmes at the end of five Farmers in the US are at the end movements had led to the                  %    # 4  banks and financial institutions. cash, stressed farmers were quick years. It proposed to “shift cul- of the tunnel. This is where the Oklahoma City bombing in                      <  7   The Government was swift to to buy more land, farm equip- tivators out of the farm to non- Indian Government aspires to 1995. The US farm debt this year link farmers’ lands to banking insti- ment and modernise infrastruc- farm activities” as too many be. In his book, Merchants of stood at $425 billion. Yet, most-  *  8                tutions in a bid to allow more cred- ture. In fact, for some years, the farmers were a problem. Grain, Dan Morgan describes ly large and company farms get   4  )        8      it flow into rural India. The Indian yearly land inflation price over- Post the implementation of the journey of how “market the benefits of relief packages. 8   %   S                Government is unsure about farm took bank investments. Overall, an adaptive land management access for farmers” led to the Meanwhile, thousands of statistics. Does it know how many the business was running good programme, over one million consolidation of elevator shafts American farmers are waiting to             4 S   destitute farmers are connected to the but this ascent was artificially small-medium family-size farms and storage by giant companies. be goaded out of farming again.                     rural banking system? Even if incen- sustained by way of fiscal manip- were lost. Farmer suicides along This was followed by the What started out in the post- 8         <         3  tives are there, can loan subversion ulation. 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The erously been asking for loan market left, just the corporate tread the same path. As an  4 4  *  8    !           %  74 War-II. Overwhelmingly, small and number of farms, too, decreased waivers. A NABARD study markets of Cargill and the likes. American playbook is applied to 6     $  S    4           */0) medium family farms dominated the by 50 per cent. But income per pointed out that 52.5 per cent of In 2006, the Bihar the Indian crisis, how soon country. After a slight spike post-war, farm rose by 46 per cent as the rural households had a debt Government rescinded the before artificial fiscal measures    !                farms in America soon boomeranged against a national average of 76 of $1,470 (over 1.11 lakh) each APMC Act to attract private fail, debt quadruples and foreclo-  8 7   C          7,$      ( to overproduction. Farm incomes per cent. Meanwhile, the total in 2018. Compare this to the investment. What followed next sures become the norm? 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It is the military wing of the warfare is an important component of doing. The proverbial Chinese dragon is            While the incursion in North Sikkim was Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Chinese war fighting doctrine. It also supposed to be peaceful unlike its fire- @           resolved using the existing border management the primary role of ensuring supremacy believes in creating adverse political spitting version.     !     "     # protocols, the same failed to resolve the tension in of the CCP. Unlike a national army ded- pressure through a disturbed neigh- (The author is a Jammu-based veter- $ A Eastern Ladakh. In fact, China is reported to be icated to the defence of a State and its bourhood. Nepal’s recent hostile attitude an and political commentator) !       &        E         )   

Act, 1961 and the Uttar Pradesh whether our Government employees said the first two rules had to do with pendence to draw a painting of his prise in India, you are in for major (UP) Government’s decision to give (both in Central and State services) are punctuality and played a major role in choice (as long as it does not hurt any- trouble. We cannot lock it down if the freedom to industrial and business worth the pay which they collect every convincing the department head one’s religious sentiments) and a his- venture is a failure. We are bound by establishments from the Minimum month. Having been a Government about a worker’s sincerity and dedi- torian is at liberty to push his conclu- rules to pay salaries to workers irre- Wages Act, for a period of three years. employee for nearly 15 years, I feel that cation. “If the boss is convinced that sions even without proper validation. spective of the fact whether we are As a result of this, all trade union our babus get more than what they you reach office on time and stay back But an industrialist or entrepreneur working or not. It is impossible to bosses, cutting across party affiliations, deserve. The corporate sector is no till the working hours are over, you has no such freedom and he is at the wind up the operations in the coun- 1C. have joined hands and declared war different. The management of our pri- have won half the war”, said Unni. mercy of his employees. try,” says a highly-successful Silicon against the Centre and the State vate sector firms is too considerate The last two rules, “never say no A worker employed by a compa- Valley-based entrepreneur. 1-/ ,/* Governments which were bold when it comes to the interests of the to anybody and don’t do any work” ny has the freedom to move to green- For the good of the country,   !  !!  enough to modify the Labour Laws workers. And sadly, our employees live reflect the mindset of our bureaucra- er pastures while his employer is not there should be a law which makes it ven as the Centre and State and Acts that govern employer- by the dictum “minimum work and cy. “Nobody will ask whether you have that fortunate, because he does not mandatory for trade union bosses to    
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Bolsonaro’s is calling on the UN’s top President Rodrigo Duterte’s police officials did not imme- scientists have said that the On the new theory of the Mount Everest through Tibet to states as part of an investigation backers have often expressed human rights body to launch an drug war. diately comment on the report novel coronavirus may not have virus origin, the paper says, remeasure the exact height of into a network that allegedly frustration at court rulings lim- independent investigation into Some children have been but they have insisted in the its origin in the Wuhan seafood “Scientists collected viral the world’s tallest mountain. spread defamatory fake news iting the president’s power and the Philippine Government’s forced to drop out of school, to past that suspects were gunned market, which allegedly caused genome samples from 326 According to China’s mea- and threats against Supreme denunciations of the justices are drug war that has left thousands go to work, and even live in the down after they fought back the dreaded Covid-19 pan- patients in Shanghai between surement, the height of Mount Court justices. common among the small dead, pointing in particular to streets as the government does- during arrests or raids. The demic. People’s Daily, the offi- January 20 and February 25. Everest is 8,844.43 meters The judicial orders targeted group of pro-Bolsonaro its harmful effects on children. n’t offer a program to support Philippine government main- cial newspaper of the Chinese They identified two major which is four meters less than allies and supporters of President demonstrators who have gath- The advocacy group made children left behind by such tains it has no policy condon- Communist Party, revealed on clades, both of which included Nepal’s calculations. On May 1, Jair Bolsonaro, and the presi- ered each weekend in the cap- the call alongside Wednesday’s killings, the rights group said. ing extrajudicial killings. Wednesday that new evidence cases diagnosed in early China, which differs with Nepal dent’s son Carlos Bolsonaro ital, Brasilia. Bolsonaro himself launch of a report timed for the “Filipino children have suf- Duterte, however, has suggests ‘multiple origins of the December 2019. The scientists over the height of Everest, criticized the operations on his has joined the demonstrations. UN-backed Human Rights fered horribly from President openly threatened drug traf- transmission of the virus’. noticed that genomes of six began a new survey to measure official Twitter account, calling The president has pushed Council session next month. Duterte’s decision to unleash fickers with death and encour- The leading newspaper of patients with contact history the altitude of the world’s high- the investigation “unconstitu- for Brazil’s economy to reopen The report highlights the dis- the police and their hit men aged suspects to be shot when China wrote on Wednesday, related to the Huanan seafood est peak. The event marked a tional, political and ideological.” even as the COVID-19 death tress and economic troubles against suspected drug users,” they threaten the lives of law “Chinese scientists have dis- market fell into one kind of crucial step in China’s mission A lawmaker closely allied with toll rises and criticized those faced by many children whose the group’s Philippines enforcers. The Philippines’ covered a novel coronavirus clade while those of three other to remeasure the height of the Bolsonaro, Carla Zambelli, also who have frustrated his wish- family breadwinners were killed researcher Carlos Conde said. record is expected to come up clade that is different from that patients diagnosed in the same world’s highest peak, which denounced the searches. es. 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to online teaching was appreciated by serious and come up with many innova- many. A respondent said, “During such tive techniques so that interest and moti- chaotic times, online classes are one of the vation to study among students can be best ways to keep students engaged.” developed. Their mental, emotional and /71/(/6220 Another said, “I strongly promote e- psychological health must be taken care of. learning mode in this technologically CBSE should provide some uniform advanced world. It’s a great initiative pattern of study material for all teachers. taken by schools.” Likewise, one more Government policy should give free high   &   teacher added, “Online teaching emerged speed internet for educational apps or soft- as a blessing in these times. We should con- wares. As we know that all the students & .A   tinue with this to ensure the safety of our don’t have resources to take online class- children. Digital is great way to impart es — some have suffer due to financial '    good knowledge to today’s gen. Initially, problems, while a few lack the knowledge the process might look difficult but over of tech gadgets. A teacher can’t provide ;    time with regular inputs, it’ll become more resources. S/he can only impart valuable effective.” knowledge.  $=:0   Those were some of the pros of the e- There is a huge difference between the learning mode. Well, here comes the traditional method and online mode of      cons: Teaching online automatically makes teaching. Face to face interaction has its you less visible than you’d be in a tradition- own value as there is human connect.    al teaching role. This can impact your Students understand the importance of authority and make students feel less con- maintaining discipline. They can’t leave the    nected with you. Some teachers said that classroom while the teacher is teaching, many of the students didn’t have the kind whereas here, students have the option of of devices, laptops, smartphones or money leaving the conference, turning the audio ut of the total 82.1 per cent respon- to keep the connection going.” Moreover, and video off. Even though there are dents having no previous experi- there is no proper place for practical work advantages of e-learning, it can’t replace the Oence of online teaching, 90.2 per in the subjects like Physics, Chemistry and traditional method in any manner. Only cent teachers said that they are taking Math. Psychological, social, emotional and those students who have resources — online classes for the first time. This was physical aspects of development are total- smartphone, laptops, good internet con- revealed in a survey, conducted by Internal ly neglected and above all, parents coop- nectivity and are serious about learning get Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Dev eration needs to be strengthened. “These benefitted through it. A few more educa- Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh, are the real challenges that hinder the tional TV channels can be incorporated to study the challenges faced by teachers process of online teaching,” many respon- that would cover some topics for kids. during online classes besides seeking dents explained. A Punjabi teacher and a Hindi teacher their recommendations to further improve Some school teachers complained stated, “We find it difficult due to unavail- it in a result oriented manner. that they were themselves struggling to get ability of the Punjabi font and less mate- It comprises of a total sample size of a hang of the technology and wanted that rial in Hindi. It’s a real task for us. Us teach- 3,550 teachers from different govern- they should be given proper training. ers are really putting their heart to the ment, recognised private and govern- Similarly, students too needed proper process. We expect students to be a little ment aided private schools of Chandigarh training. Strong connection of Wi-fi and more serious towards this online teaching and Punjab. The sample survey consisted power systems are required to make this method. We have to find some more of 38.6 per cent primary teachers, 33.9 per far more result oriented and efficient. appropriate ways by which we can evalu- cent trained graduate teachers and 27.5 per More user friendly and effective ate students’ work or efforts.” “Parents cent post graduate teachers. It was carried For 44.23 per cent teachers, lack of in- notes in PDF formats. Many teachers make since mid-March. E-learning was an apps should be developed to cope up with should supervise their children so that out by Dr Anita Nangia and Dr Seema service training is not a real challenge. their own videos of the lessons and share unplanned and rapid move, initiated by all the aforesaid problems. The training to there is no misuse of technology during Sareen under the guidance of principal of Approximately, 74 per cent teachers find these with the students. This was followed educational institutions, with no proper teachers in managing technology and this difficult phase. Student surveys should Dev Samaj College of Education, Dr it difficult to assemble all the students for by Cloud Meet apps like Zoom, Web Ex training to teachers, insufficient bandwidth counselling of parents regarding the ben- also be conducted to understand the Agnese Dhillon. the class, whereas 26 per cent do not face and Team Link. Approximately 16.08 per and little preparation. Undoubtedly, online efits and challenges of online teaching is availability of resources and the internet,” The responses entered by teachers dur- this challenge. cent of the teachers use Google Apps like mode of teaching is a good stopgap the need of the hour. Students, parents and they added. ing the online survey throw ample light on It was also found that 22.54 per cent Google Classrooms, Google Hangouts arrangement with no other option. But even some teachers feel that this is a waste While underscoring the need of phys- various challenges frequently faced by of the teachers did not find it difficult to and Google Meets for online teaching, approximately two-third students in rural of time as everything would be repeated ical activity, a teacher said, “Physical edu- them since the online teaching came into follow up the learning of students, where- while 19.20 per cent of the group use other areas are unable to access teaching mate- once the schools open. They said that there cation can be taught only through tradi- light. The findings pointed out that 33.56 as 56.45 per cent had this problem to some apps such as Next Learning Platform, rial as they don’t have internet access and should be proper enlightenment whether tional teaching. You cannot teach a sport per cent of the teachers do not face any extent and 21.01 per cent to a great extent. SnapHW, Shisya, Deeksha, Extramarks and other relevant resources. The least bene- online or offline teaching both are equal- online. It’s something which is done prac- problem due to the lack of appropriate However, lack of time and lack of confi- give YouTube links to the students. fited children of this online mode of teach- ly important and that the pace of the cur- tically.” materials and resources, while 61.66 per dence was not at all a problem for the Notably, the survey was conducted ing are poor students from rural areas and riculum would adversely affect the stu- The global health crisis has for sure cent reported that they faced this challenge majority of teachers. during the trying circumstances amid the those who took admissions in EWS quota dents’ development. The future and the increased the use of technology in educa- to some extent and 7.77 per cent to great The study has further revealed that Coronavirus pandemic when the schools in reputed private schools. education system of the country can con- tion. However, it’s not a boon for every- extent. nearly 32.75 per cent use WhatApp to send and colleges across India have been shut This shift from traditional classrooms sequently suffer. Therefore, we should be body out there. 3; 62 !; 69;!!; he state of Chhattisgarh is forest produce and providing for- furniture manufacturing, planti- Tleading the entire nation in est cover. The new economic ng of medicinal plants through terms of forest conservation today. strategy of the state government Vanaushadhi Board. Similarly, During the lockdown period, involves bringing a big change in with the help of CFTRI Mysore, when forest-based economic the life of the forest dwellers production of Mahua based ener- activities were stalled throughout through forest produce. The state gy bar, chocolate, pickle, sanitis- the country, Chhattisgarh regis- collects 15 lakh standard sacks of er, amla-based dehydrated prod- tered good number of achieve- tendu leaves every year, through ucts, tamarind candy, jamun juice ments under the leadership of which 12 lakh 65 thousand collec- and bell marmalade, are being Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. tor families get employment. The planned. Amid lockdown, the state regis- value of tendu leaves have been The income of forest dwellers tered maximum participation in increased to 4,000 per standard is increasing continuously due to forest produce collection. On the bag, giving them a direct benefit the collection of minor forest same note, the revenue of forest of 649 crore. produce. Tea plantations in dwellers is expected to be about The state government has Jashpur and Surguja districts 2,500 crore. According to the increased the number of forest directly benefit the beneficiaries. data received from TRIFED, one products purchased through the One thousand women have got lakh quintal forest produce has minimum support price mecha- jobs of sewing 50 lakh masks. In 1+() been collected in the state so far. nism from seven to 25 now. The the current year, about 12 thou- While the pandemic has forest produce is being procured sand women have received an destroyed the economy of the through 866 hot markets. Ten lakh additional income of three crore whole world, the collection of trib- man-days of employment are 23 lakh from primary processing   al forest produce in Chhattisgarh being created through wood art of tamarind. This year, the target is keeping pace with the livelihood development, lac bangles manu- is of planting 70 lakh plants on the hey say: Where there is a will, there is a way. of tribals and simultaneously facturing, dona-pattal making, own land of the forest dwellers. As TThese words fit perfectly on the Yamuna boosting the economy of the drug processing, honey process- part of efforts to promote lac pro- Expressway Industrial Development Authority as state. ing, bell metal, terracotta handi- duction, 36 thousand main farm- it has earned in crores during the lockdown itself The stay-at-home orders has crafts work and much more. The ers have been selected in 164 pro- by promoting industrial activities. The authori- deepened the issue of unemploy- Forest Development Corporation duction areas. Apart from this, ty settled the applications for industrial plots ment in the country. However, is giving 14,000 youngsters a job other forest-based activities have through video conferencing. forest dwellers in Chhattisgarh are opportunity through construction also created large employment The CEO of the authority, Dr Arunvir Singh, getting employment in gathering of bamboo tree guards, bamboo opportunities. said, “This is the first time industrial plots have been allocated through video conferencing. Eight industrial units and six institutional plots were   +  O& & P   allotted during the lockdown. A plot of 5,000 sqm Civil Defence members has been allotted to Messrs Ocean Carpet and ndian Railways operationalise 3,060 Jharkhand (123 trains), Madhya Pradesh Furnishing India Private Limited in Sector 33. M/s I‘Shramik Special’ trains across the (112 trains), Odisha (73 trains). Integrated Batteries has been allotted 5,000 Sqm, voluntarily serve passengers country and transport more than 40 lakh The rail route congestion which was M/s Clifton Packaging: 5,000 Sqm, M/s Pooja passengers to their home states. being witnessed on May 23 and 24 is over. Processor: 5,000 Sqm, M/s SPS Fine Industries: orthern Railway is striving in every way to These trains were originated from The congestion had occurred due to con- 5,000 Sqm, M/s Crescent Techno Solution: Nstrengthen the efforts being put in by government various states. The top five are Gujarat vergence of more than two third rail traf- 20,000 Sqm, M/s Basant Overseas: 5,000 Sqm and to make the lives of people easier. Special trains are (853 trains), Maharashtra (550 trains), fic on routes to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Huac Engineering India Private Limited: 40,000 being run to help the stranded ones reach their des- Punjab (333 trains), Uttar Pradesh (221 and late clearance of the terminals due to sqm. Thus, a total investment of 129.90 crore has tinations. Assets of Northern Railway are being utilised trains), Delhi (181 trains). The number health protocols that needed to be com- been done.” optimally and innovatively. Rail coaches have been of trains that were terminated in various pleted by state authorities. The matter has Also, about 2,800 people will get employment converted states across the country are Uttar Pradesh resolved through active consultation with in these industrial units. Similarly, the authority into mobile (1,245 trains), Bihar (846 trains), state governments. has earned about 16 crores from six institution- quarantine al plots. centres, WHO stan- dard protec- " & -</ tive gears (PPEs) are being pro- duced in the maintenance workshops and the ter- The Yamuna Authority is taking special care tiary medical of the employment of the people. The authority hospitals have is giving 20 per cent reservation to such applicants been convert- in the three ongoing schemes, so that people can &   0 ed into get employment opportunities. Currently, the COVID-19 authority is planning industrial plots for Apparel care centres. Park, MSME Park and Handicrafts-ODOP Park. -    ! Northern Due to lockdown, the last date for the first appli- Railway Civil cation was May 15. But now, the last date of appli- anoj Joshi, GM of Kolkata taining proper fitness of rolling Defence vol- cation has been extended to June 30. MMetro, held a high level stock, tunnels, signaling system, unteers are Dr Arunvir said, “Only those who are regis- meeting with senior officers. He power supply machinery and rendering overnment-owned Pradesh. tion of the projects. tered in DPIP are being considered in the cate- took stock of the damage caused other assets of Metro during the invaluable GPower Finance The MoU was signed Some of the major gory of a startup. Full care is being taken that the by cyclone Amphan. He instruct- lockdown period. service to the Corporation (PFC) and on a virtual platform by multipurpose projects that plot should be allotted to those who want to set ed all to make proper assessment Fortunately, no damage has society keep- NBFC entered into an Rajeev Sharma, CMD, PFC will be financed under the up their units here because we are paying special of the damaged Metro’s asset and been detected in Noapara Carshed. ing up their agreement with Narmada and ICP Keshari, MoU are Basaniya attention to the income of the authority as well immediately start the repairing In spite of wind speed reaching motto — working for the benefit of all living beings. Basin Projects Company Managing Director, Multipurpose Project as the employment that people get. If the appli- work. He asked to continue inten- upto 133 km/hour, Noapara At New Delhi railway station, the Civil Defence vol- Ltd. (NBPCL), a company NBPCL. The Government Dindori, Chinki Boras cations in the reservation category are less, then sive cleaning of rakes as well as Carshed remained unhurt due to unteers ensure that all passengers strictly follow the of Government of Madhya of Madhya Pradesh has Multipurpose Project the remaining plots will be put in the general cat- keep Metro’s rolling stock and great pre-emptive measures taken norms set for travelling. They help in the movement Pradesh. The agreement conducted the pre-feasibil- Narsinghpur Raisen egory.” other assets ready for the resump- by the Metro authorities. of the travellers in an orderly manner. They also dis- has been signed to fund ity study of these projects Hoshangabad, Sakkar Also, he added that 64 applications have been tion of services whenever orders Metro rakes were parked at tribute face masks stitched by the volunteers them- projects worth ` 22,000 and has provided approval Pench Link Narsinghpur received in the earlier scheme for readymade gar- are received. the safest place inside the carshed selves to the passengers who need them. The volun- crore for 225 MW hydro- for their execution. The Chhindwara and Dudhi ments. These applications will be disposed of on During the meeting, General with wedges to prevent it from free teers also help in sanitising the platforms and the train electric and multipurpose disbursal of the amount Project Chhindwara June 2. The information has been given to the Manager further stressed on main- rolling during the cyclone. coaches. projects in Madhya will be linked to the execu- Hoshangabad. applicants by the authority.    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Potentially even According to reports, CA Chief tional schedule for the 2020-21 Thursday. poned. more after a long break off cricket. Executive Kevin Roberts will season, which will feature as The decision, if it is for- “If that opens up a window I There’s a lot of reasons why I would make it official on Friday and the many as five international men’s malised, owing to the Covid- think the IPL would be a great fit,” want it to go ahead but the main one plan does not include any quar- sides, though this will be subject 19 pandemic will give members a Cummins, who was bought by is it’s a great tournament.” PTI antine hub or bio bubble for the to change due to the global chance to chalk out their bilateral visitors. health crisis.” blue-print in the coming months. cast deals said. time but with the central Government “Cricket Australia (CA) on The 7news.Com.Au report “There is a good chance that post- “So we are looking at three big-tick- trying to bring in normalcy, the cash- Wednesday ticked off on the Test also stated that there will be no ponement of World T20 will be decid- et tournaments in six months. In this rich league could get a five-week con- series beginning in Brisbane on quarantine hub or bio bubble ed during Thursday’s board meeting. current economic scenario, that will be densed window to go ahead. December 3 before heading to required as of now. Whether there will be a formal a very bad call,” he added. Some of the issues that BCCI as Adelaide from December 11 and “With Australia’s coron- announcement or not is the question,” He also listed the bilateral engage- well as all other stakeholders will be Melbourne and avirus situation easing, the an ICC board member said. reports stating that a decision to post- es incurred during the pandemic. ments that the BCCI will agree to. dealing with include, limited or no spec- Sydney for the tradi- series looks certain to go “There is very little chance of pone the World Cup has been taken are The board member also said that “India is most certainly going to tators as per ICC regulations. tional Boxing Day ahead without the need for a World T20 going ahead in this situa- “inaccurate”. it’s not only about the countries but also Australia and England is coming for a Limited number of venues and (December 26) quarantine hub. The entire tion. I don’t think either Cricket However, the spokesperson about broadcasters Star Sports, which five-match series in India. As far as increase of double-headers could be the and New Year tour taking place in one city Australia or the top boards will mind,” acknowledged that a “number of con- incidentally holds rights for both the South Africa T20 series is concerned, way forward. Also the organisation Tests (January 3),” had been a possibility but the he added. tingency plans are being explored in ICC events as well as BCCI’s India let Cricket South Africa decide where should be in such a manner that all for- 7news.Com.Au biggest question now is It was reported that ICC’s Events light of the rapidly changing public Cricket rights and the IPL rights. they stand as far as ICC policy matters eign players coming in might need to reported. It is whether — or how many — Committee — led by Chris Tetley — health situation caused by the Covid- “There are a few questions that are concerned,” the source said. go for a mandatory 14-day quarantine. expected that the fans will be allowed to attend might present multiple options and one 19 virus.” need to be asked. The commercial via- “With Chris Nenzani, BCCI will In that case, when do they arrive? second Test in the matches,” of the options that members are likely It can also be safely concluded that bility of having a T20 World Cup in only believe when he puts pen to paper,” Also when India tour Australia, they Adelaide will be the web- to seriously contemplate is shifting the India will be touring Australia at the end February-March 2021. 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 bowler Andy Roberts, who away from the family for more than half a year back injury, which marred her encouraged him to embrace it is too much pressure on a coach. progress in 2018, Chanu (  
  2  while bowling. “I think split coaches is the way to go in  -)./01 team captain Virat Kohli in improved her performance, “One of the things he men- India as well as here. You just can’t be away for 2018. She was also awarded further, in 2019.   tioned to me was to always be 200 days a year. It’s too much for the family and n an unusual move, ace the Padma Shri — the coun- She lifted 86kg in snatch aggressive, to always get under it’s too much pressure on a single coach,” Ilifter Mirabai Chanu has try’s fourth-highest civilian and a personal best of 113kg  -)./01 the skin of batsmen. That stuck Lehmann said. been nominated for the award — the same year. in clean and jerk for a total of in my mind coming from a great “I think to get longevity out of your coach- Arjuna award by the nation- The 25-year-old, who 199kg at the Asian he burning desire to succeed abroad acted as a man like him,” Ambrose said on es you have to have split roles,” he added. al federation though the for- received the twin honour after Championships in April last Tstimulus for India to consciously create a fear- a Sky Sports podcast. The 50-year-old suggested divid- mer world champion is winning the 2017 weightlift- year but missed the Bronze some pace battery, says former West Indies speed- “I don’t think you can teach make the ball talk, there is hard- ing responsibilities on the basis of already a recipient of Khel ing world championship in medal by a whisker. ster Ian Bishop, who compared the current unit to a bowler to be aggressive — it has ly any need to sledge the bats- formats. Ratna, country’s highest sport- USA, says there is an honour Her best performance intimidating Caribbean bowlers of the past. to be something within you. You men. “...If you are good enough “It might be white ball or ing honour. attached with the Arjuna came at the World champi- Bishop said the trend started with the likes of can try but if a bowler doesn’t at what you do, you let the five red ball cricket. You have to see The Indian Weightlifting award, so she won’t mind it onship in September, when Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Munaf Patel following in have it inside of him, it probably and a half ounces (the cricket how that works. I see that evolv- Federation (IWLF) has nom- getting it after Khel Ratna. the Manipuri breached the the foot steps of Javagal Srinath and Kapil Dev in won’t work. For me it worked ball) do the talking for you. ing and maybe the stage they start inated Chanu along with “I know Khel Ratna is the much anticipated 200kg mark the 2000s. because I am naturally aggressive “If you keep sledging, you talking to the players on Ragala Venkat Rahul and highest but I missed out on the by bettering her personal best “It is perhaps the best generation of talents of while I am competing. It natural- probably aren’t any good. That the ground but that’s Punam Yadav. Arjuna award earlier and I in all three sections. In snatch, fast bowling India have produced. And it started a ly flowed for me.” wasn’t the West Indian way. Five probably way off,” Chanu had received want it too. Sometimes you she lifted 87kg, followed by while ago,” Bishop said on Cricbuzz in Conversation. Ambrose, who took 405 and half ounces coming at you Lehmann said. the Khel Ratna along want all of it. Players like to get 114kg in clean and jerk for a “We can go back to Zaheer, RP Singh, Munaf wickets in 98 Tests, said if one can at 90mph is more than enough!” PTI with Indian cricket the Arjuna award,” Mirabai total of 201kg. Patel and that little cluster that came through after Srinath, who followed Kapil Dev. It’s great to see,” he added. / 
         " Led by Bumrah, India has one of the most fear- 2;:A         some pacers. Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar   /3-.3- Kumar and Ishant Sharma add variety to the attack.  -)./01 within the new qualifying period the remainder of 2020 to salvage the remier League clubs voted “It seemed to me from the outside that there was must be completed by Week 17 in disruption-hit season. Punanimously on a deliberate attempt by India to recognise that ‘bats- n extended qualification peri- 2021.” However, the BWF made it Wednesday to resume men were good, but if have to win overseas, we have Aod for the Tokyo Olympics will The BWF also said that the clear that those tournaments won’t contact training as the to get players from the MRF Pace Foundation and be introduced next year and rank- postponed Olympic qualifiers is be included in the Olympic quali- English top-flight took a the NCA coming through, try to prepare pitches to ing points earned at tournaments likely to be held in the same week fication. significant step towards a encourage these faster bowlers rather than dusty during the original qualification next year as originally planned in “Tournaments rescheduled for possible restart in June. turners’” the 52-year-old said. phase will be maintained, the 2020. the end of 2020 outlined in the Clubs returned to Bishop, who took 161 wickets in 43 Tests for Badminton World Federation “Such eligible tournaments revamped BWF Tournament training in small and West Indies, in a huge compliment, said the current (BWF) said on Wednesday. within this new qualifying period Calendar 2020 released last week socially distanced groups last Indian bowling unit reminds him of the West Indian With the Covid-19 pandemic should preferably take place in the will not count towards qualification. week but they have now moved pace battery that included the likes of Andy Roberts, disrupting the international calen- same corresponding week from Only the 2021 editions of each tour- to stage two of the “return to Michael Holding, Joel Garner Malcolm Marshal and der, the BWF was unable to com- 2020 to 2021. nament,” it said. training protocol”. It added: “Discussions are Colin Croft. plete the last six weeks of its one- “If this is not possible, the BWF The BWF also said that “play- “Premier League sharehold- ongoing as work continues “And now when you have three fast bowlers, year qualifying period, which ended will allow sanctioning another date ers from China and Hong Kong will ers today (Wednesday) voted towards resuming the season, sometimes four and an excellent spinner, it takes my on April 28. within Week 1-17 in 2021 subject be eligible to earn points from the unanimously to resume contact when conditions allow.” mind back to the West Indies pace quartet before But with the Tokyo Games to approval.” 2021 Badminton Asia Team training, marking another step The small number of posi- my generation — the Marshalls, the Holdings, the postponed, the governing body of The BWF also said that the Championships as they “were not towards restarting the Premier tive tests from the first two Garners, the Roberts — I’ll stick Colin Croft in there,” badminton has decided to extend ranking points gathered by players able to participate in the 2020 League season, when safe to do rounds of testing at Premier he said. the Olympic qualification period to in the completed tournaments dur- Badminton Asia Team so,” the league said in a state- League clubs has raised hopes of “There is no release point, two come out, two next year. ing the qualification phase which Championships in Manila due to ment. a return next month. come on. There is no flow of runs, and there is always “An extended Olympic qualifi- naments that were postponed, can- was between April 29, 2019 to April Covid-19 travel restrictions “Squads are now able to Eight cases of coronavirus a threat of penetration and physical harm to a less- cation period will be introduced celled or suspended due to Covid- 26, 2020 will be maintained. imposed on athletes from those train as a group and engage in among players and staff have er extent. That is one of the things that makes this from Week 1-17 in 2021 and 19,” the BWF said in a release. The governing body had last nations and territories by the tackling while minimising any been detected from 1,744 tests group of fast bowlers excellent,” he added. includes the select number of tour- “These eligible tournaments week unveiled a revised calendar for Government of the Philippines.” unnecessary close contact.” in the Premier League.

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