DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020 (PAGE 7) PM Modi calls Australian counterpart Give up one meal to mark BJP’s NEW DELHI, Apr 6: Figures tell the truth: Vaidya Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had a telephonic NEW DELHI, Apr 6: He asserted that the Tablighi 1,500 sangh members were asked conversation with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison and foundation day: Nadda Jamaat could have handled the sit- to get off trains or cancel flight the two leaders agreed on the importance of sharing experience on "Figures tell the truth," said uation in a better way. tickets. Others who had reached ways to tackle the spread of coronavirus. NEW DELHI, Apr 6: "In the next one week, put a Upadhyaya, Syama Prasad RSS Joint General Secretary "Figures tell the truth...They the venue were immediately sent Modi and Morrison also discussed the domestic response system in place where we can Mookerjee, Atal Bihari Manmohan Vaidya on Monday (Tablighi Jamaat) stand exposed as back," he said. strategies being adopted by their respective governments to deal BJP president J P Nadda provide two homemade face Vajpayee. He also mentioned referring to the number of many in the Muslim community The RSS Joint General with the COVID-19 pandemic. asked party workers to give up covers to each person at our party's senior leaders Amit Shah, COVID-19 cases linked to the "They agreed on the importance of bilateral experience-sharing one meal to show solidarity with booth. We should circulate Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Tablighi Jamaat congregation in in the context of this health crisis, including through collaborative people facing hardships during videos of preparation and distri- Singh, who all have served on Delhi. research efforts," an official statement said here. the ongoing lockdown to mark bution of such face covers with the party's top post. However, he said Muslims are Modi conveyed that his government stands ready to provide the organisation's 40th founda- #WearFaceCoverStaySafe," the Noting that BJP never com- helping the government in tracing necessary facilitation and support to any Australian citizen strand- tion day on Monday. guidelines added. promised from its ideology contacts of Tablighi Jamaat which ed in India due to the ongoing lockdown. Nadda issued a set of direc- Nadda said there are broadly should be appreciated. Morrison on his part assured that the Indian community in tives to party workers, and five fundamentals of the party; The health ministry had on Australia, including Indian students, would continue to be valued Prime Minister Narendra Modi nationalism and national unity, Sunday said the rate of doubling of as a vibrant part of the Australian society. tweeted it, urging them to follow democracy within country and COVID-19 cases in India was 4.1 The two leaders agreed to remain attentive to the wider signif- these guidelines. in the party, positive secularism days, but if the cases linked to the icance of the India-Australia partnership, including in the Indo- "We mark our Party's 40th and appeasement to none look- Tablighi Jamaat event would not Pacific region, even as they focus on solving the present health cri- Anniversary when India is bat- ing at everybody with equality have happened, it would have sis, the statement said. (PTI) tling COVID-19. I appeal to BJP and value based politics. been 7.4 days. Karyakartas to follow the set of The party and its workers Lauding the decision taken by are opposing them... And a num- Secretary also announced that all guidelines from our Party always stood by these funda- the country's leadership to tackle ber of Muslims are also helping RSS programmes scheduled till People of India will fight President JP Nadda Ji, help mentals and will continue to do the coronavirus outbreak, Vaidya government officials in tracing June, including the Sangh those in need and reaffirm the so, he said. told reporters that India handled their contacts which should also be Shiksha Varg (annual training coronavirus together: Rahul importance of social distancing. Later in a tweet, Nadda the COVID-19 situation compara- appreciated," Vaidya told reporters programmes for its workers), Let's make India COVID-19 BJP Karyakartas should appealed to party workers to ful- tively better than several devel- here. have been cancelled in the wake NEW DELHI, Apr 6: caste and class. free," Modi said. encourage 40 others to donate fil the five commitments sought oped nations. Citing the RSS' decision to call of coronavirus. He said in order to defeat the Nadda has urged party work- Rs 100 each to PM-CARES by Prime Minister Narendra "To tackle the COVID-19 out- off the annual meeting of its high- On the economic impact of Congress leader Rahul deadly virus, people should ers to provide food packets to Fund, it said. Modi during lockdown which break, India's leadership took est decision-making body -- the 21-day lockdown, Vaidya Gandhi on Monday said the peo- forge one common purpose, for the needy, distribute home-made In every booth, they should includes providing ration to some decisive steps which got Partinidhi Sabha -- in the wake said the first priority should be to ple of India will together win the which compassion, empathy and face covers and get signatures of contact 40 houses to get their needy, giving a letter of thanks public support as well," he said. of COVID-19, Vaidya said tackle the disease and save lives. self service are the central idea. people to express gratitude to signatures on thank you letters to health workers, police person- The RSS leader said workers Tablighi Jamaat could have also He said he is hopeful that the "The coronavirus is an emergency staff, from health to emergency staff, he said. nel, sanitation workers, post of his organisation helped 25.5 called off their congregation. government will take necessary opportunity for India to unite as professionals to sanitation work- "We dedicate our party's department and bank employ- lakh people during the lockdown "RSS cancelled its Pratinidhi steps to minimise the impact of one people, putting aside differ- ers and police besides bank and foundation day to battle against ees. besides feeding the poor and daily Sabha scheduled to be held from lockdown on the economy. (PTI) ences of religion, caste and postal employees among others, Coronavirus, a guidelines has Modi on Monday in his wagers and starting a helpline. March 15 in Bengaluru. Around class; to forge one common pur- working during the lockdown to been issued to the party workers video message to the party pose: the defeat of this deadly combat the coronavirus pandem- they will follow and stand with workers asked them to do five virus. Compassion, empathy and ic. the people of the country in this things to help the people during Zoos across India put on high alert after self sacrifice are central to this They must maintain social battle," Nadda said. this challenging time. idea. Together we will win this distancing, he said. Talking about BJP's 40 years The BJP was founded on this battle," he said on Twitter. "All BJP Karyakartas (work- of journey, Nadda in a video day in 1980 by leaders of the tiger tests positive for COVID-19 in US Giving this message of unity, ers) to give up one meal on our message to party workers said it erstwhile Jana Sangh, which had Gandhi also posted a picture of Foundation Day as a way to was was full of struggle and sac- merged with the Janata Party to NEW DELHI, Apr 6: Research Institute in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, the two young children of different show solidarity with people fac- rifice of the party workers. put up a united fight against the letter said. battle against coronavirus as it religions walking with their ing hardships during the lock- Paying homage to the party Indira Gandhi-led Congress in The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on Monday "Sick animals should be isolated and quaran- gives an opportunity to unite and arms around each other. (PTI) down," one of his directions workers and leaders, Nadda the 1977 Lok Sabha polls, held asked all zoos across the country to be on high tined," it added. set aside differences of religion, said. recalled Pandit Deendayal after the Emergency. (PTI) alert and collect samples fortnightly in suspected No keeper or handler should be allowed in the cases after a tiger at a US zoo tested positive for vicinity of animals without safety gear, preferably coronavirus. personal protective equipment (PPE). They Plea in HC for evacuating In a letter to all states and Union territories, should have least contact with animals while pro- Kanika Kapoor recovers from CZA Member Secretary S P Yadav said the United viding them feed, it said. States Department of Agriculture's National Zoos have been asked to follow all bio-con- Indians stranded in USA Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed tainment and safety measures required to handle NEW DELHI, Apr 6: daughter -- Yasmin Tahiira COVID-19, discharged from hospital COVID-19 in a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New the high-risk pathogen as per the national/ICMR Hussain -- only has two months LUCKNOW, Apr 6: tine because of her travel histo- Kanika Kapoor travelled to York. guidelines, the letter said. A plea was moved on from March 20 to leave the ry. Lucknow a day after landing in "Zoos in the country are, therefore, advised to "Zoos are advised to coordinate with desig- Monday in the Delhi High USA as per her H1b visa condi- Kanika Kapoor, the She was booked by Uttar Mumbai. According to sources, remain on highest alertness, and monitor animals nated nodal agencies of the Government for pub- Court for the safe and secure tions. Bollywood singer who caught she went to parties attended by 24X7 using CCTVs for any abnormal behaviour lic health response and permit screening, testing return of all Indian citizens The petition has claimed coronavirus and caused a scare 250-300 people there on March or symptoms," it said. and surveillance as and when required by the employed in the United States that if the travel ban is further among politicians who met her 13, 14 and 15. The authority said mammals, especially cats, nodal agency," the CZA added. of America (USA) and now extended then it would be diffi- at a party, was on Monday dis- After learning that she had ferrets and primates, need to be carefully moni- A four-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx stranded there without jobs in cult for her to leave the USA charged from hospital, cured of tested positive, guests including tored and fortnightly samples of suspected cases Zoo in New York has tested positive for the coro- COVID-19. BJP MP Dushyant Singh and his the wake of the Coronavirus and she cannot survive there be sent to designated animal health institutes for navirus infection. The Sanjay Gandhi Post mother, former Rajasthan Chief pandemic. for long without a regular COVID-19 testing. The female tiger, named Nadia, is believed to Graduate Institute of Medical Minister Vasundhara Raje went The samples can be sent to the National be the first known case of an animal infected with The petition was heard via source of income as should Sciences here let her go after into self-isolation. Institute of High Security Animal Disease in COVID-19 in the US. It is suspected that she con- video conferencing in the would not be able to afford two tests reports came negative, Uttar Pradesh Health Bhopal, the National Research Centre on Equines tracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymp- morning by a bench of Justices food or rent. officials said. She would, how- Minister Jai Pratap Singh, in Haryana's Hisar and the Indian Veterinary tomatic at that time. (PTI) Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula It has sought directions to ever, have to remain in isolation Congress leader Jitin Prasada which directed it be listed on the Centre to "organize a spe- at home for a few more days. and MPs who had come in con- Tuesday so that a copy of the cial flight out of New York "One of her reports came tact with Dushyant Singh later in CAPFs asked to suspend non-essential plea can be served on the City, USA, in view of the negative two days ago. On Pradesh police for negligence Parliament also isolated them- Central Government. Indian air-space lockdown for Sunday evening too, her report and committing acts likely to selves. The petition has been commercial flights, to evacuate was negative, after which she spread disease. She had attended There has been no report of movement of troops till Apr 15 moved by a couple whose safely the Indian citizens, par- was discharged," SGPGI at least three gatherings in anyone of them contracting the daughter is stranded jobless in ticularly Yasmin Tahiira Director R K Dhiman told PTI. Lucknow, including a party disease. NEW DELHI, Apr 6: country". personnel living in units or on- the US after her employer sud- Hussain, in distress". The singer tested positive on where political leaders were Asked about the case regis- The CAPFs have a combined duty should be "cancelled" in denly asked her to resign on Hussain, who is presently March 20, about 10 days after present, sources said. tered against the singer, a senior The Central Armed Police strength of about 10 lakh person- order to minimise the risk of con- March 20 in the wake of living alone in her rented flat in returning from a trip to London. The FIR was lodged on the police official said they will Forces (CAPFs) have suspended nel. These forces comprise the tracting coronavirus during travel COVID-19 and she could not Brooklyn, USA, has also She claimed she was not told at complaint of Lucknow's chief question her after her self-isola- all non-essential movement of its Central Reserve Police Force and they should get into "battle return to India due to ban on reached out to the consulate in Mumbai airport to self-quaran- medical officer. tion ends in 14 days. (PTI) troops and staffers as they have (CRPF), Border Security Force mode" to combat the pandemic by commercial flights. New York for evacuating her, extended their leaves by another (BSF), Central Industrial Security ensuring personal and public safe- 10 days, till April 15, in the wake Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan ty. Similar is the situation of but received no response, the of the coronavirus outbreak, offi- Border Police (ITBP) and the There have been over a dozen many Indian citizens who were plea has claimed. Amid equipment shortage, a curious cials said on Monday. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). positive cases of infection in these employed in the US but are The petition has also sought The earlier orders were in the Counter-terror force National forces till now and all are in the now stranded there jobless in directions to the Centre to case of imported used ventilators mid March asking jawans and offi- Security Guard (NSG) has also second or third stage of sample the wake of COVID-19 out- ensure that "Indian citizens in cers of CAPFs to "be where they been included in the order. collection and testing. NEW DELHI, Apr 6: COVID-19 patients," according calls and even to messages sent break, the petition, moved distress, and more particularly, are" till April 5. "This order was first issued to CRPF Director General (DG) to the communication of the to him to get his comments on through advocate Gaurav Yasmin Tahiira Hussain, "Fresh orders have been issued ensure prevention of mass out- A P Maheshwari and senior securi- At a time when the world is company, dated March 31, 2020, the matter. Kumar Bansal, has claimed. remain safe and fully provided" and all non-essential and routine break of the pandemic in these ty advisor in the Home Ministry K struggling to get ventilators to accessed by PTI. Some of the major suppliers The plea has also said that till a special flight is arranged movements, transfers and postings forces that are the backbone of the Vijay Kumar, along with 70 oth- treat COVID-19 patients, 200 On this, Tamil Nadu Medical in the country have stated that the petitioners' 24-year-old to evacuate them. (PTI) have been put on hold. No such country's internal security and ers, have gone into self-quarantine such equipment are lying at Services Corporation in a com- they have acute shortage of ven- travel will take place in these deployed for vital duties, including after they came in direct or indirect Chennai port but they are 'sec- munication date March 31 to tilators in view of the increasing Google Maps to show forces till April 15 now," a senior border guarding and counter-ter- contact with a CRPF doctor who ond-hand' or 'used' ones and Chennai DGFT sought clearance demand worldwide amid the official said. rorist operations," a senior CAPF was tested positive recently. come under the 'hazardous' cate- of the consignment of used ven- coronavirus outbreak. "In order to cut down travel official had said. Maheshwari's COVID-19 test locations of COVID-19 gory. tilators imported by Skylark According to some reports, risk to prevent the possibility of The troops live very closely in came negative on Sunday. Import of such used equip- Office Machines. there is an over 30,000 ventila- NEW DELHI, Apr 6: spread of the disease during travel, demarcated camp areas and even In another case, 11 CISF per- ment is prohibited under haz- The Corporation appealed tors in India with every state Google on Monday said it will now show the locations of food the competent authority has direct- one COVID-19 positive case sonnel were similarly tested posi- ardous waste management rules that the policy condition may be having a varying number. shelters and night shelters on Google Maps in cities across India to ed that all personnel who are among them can lead to infecting tive and after this development of the Ministry of Environment relaxed to cover clearance of Health experts have said already on leave and likely to join hundreds of colleagues in a short their camp in Navi Mumbai, that help people find these essential services during the ongoing lock- and Forest. these goods so that it can be only few of the total affected duty before April 5 may be asked time, he had said. housed 145 personnel, was vacat- down. A Chennai-based company used to treat COVID-19 patients require critical care as to extend leave till April 15," the A senior CRPF officer said ed and sanitised. Google, in a statement, said it is working closely with state and Skylark Office Machines patients. they go on respiratory failure order accessed by PTI said. movement of officers and troops The first CISF jawan, who was central government authorities to surface the locations of these imported these ventilators in DGFT headquarters at the and need to put on ventilators "This may also be ensured by on leave or training will only be confirmed with the COVID-19 relief centres. November 2018 from a US- national capital has finally given while rest recover with support- intimating affected personnel over allowed in case of a "strict emer- infection, has subsequently tested "To date, across 30 cities, people can now find these locations based firm, according to the approval on April 4 after get- ive treatment. phone by respective leave sanc- gency" and that will be cleared negative in three more tests and his on Google Maps, Search and Google Assistant," it added. sources. ting clearance from the Ministry According to Mumbai-based tioning authorities till further after approval by senior com- fourth such diagnosis is awaited. Users can search for 'Food shelters in
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