RNI NO.: DELENG/2005/15351 MILLENNIUMPOST.IN REGD. NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2018-20 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI | KOLKATA VOL.16, ISSUE 94 | Monday, 5 April, 2021 | New Delhi | Pages 12 | Rs 3.00 No Half Truths City: Pg 3 Nation: Pg 5 Film: Pg 12 Delhi looking to start vaccinating Rahul Gandhi in Kerala seeks Shraddha to play double role those below 45 by Apr 15: Sources to woo voters with NYAY in ‘Chaalbaaz In London’ WEEKEND LOCKDOWN IN MAHA, STRICT RESTRICTIONS FROM MONDAY CHHATTISGARH NAXAL ENCOUNTER Bodies of 20 PM Modi reviews Covid situation as India jawans recovered; records this year’s biggest single-day spike toll rises to 22 Says states need to take stringent measures in places witnessing surge OUR CORRESPONDENT Highlights surged to 6,91,597, accounting for 5.54 per cent of the total Govinda, Akshay NEW DELHI: The “alarming” » India recorded 93,249 new infec- infections. The recovery rate surge in Coronavirus cases tions that took the total COVID-19 further dropped to 93.14 per Kumar test in India remained unabated cases to 1,24,85,509 cent, the data stated. as 93,249 new infections The active caseload was at positive for Covid were recorded on Sunday, the » The death toll climbed to its lowest at 1,35,926 on Feb- highest single-day rise since 1,64,623 on Sunday with 513 ruary 12, comprising 1.25 per MUMBAI: Actor Govinda September 19, with the Cen- new fatalities cent of the total infections. and Akshay Kumar have Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel visits a CRPF jawan tre attributing it to a severe » “A detailed presentation tested positive for the novel injured in Bijapur Naxal attack, at a hospital in Raipur, on Sunday PTI decline in the compliance of Modi directed that central teams was made which highlighted Coronavirus and are under COVID-appropriate behav- consisting of public health spe- that there is an alarming rate home quarantine. OUR CORRESPONDENT a Naxal commander involved iour, pandemic fatigue and lack cialists be sent to Maharashtra, of growth of COVID-19 cases He (Govinda) tested in many deadly attacks on of effective implementation of Punjab and Chhattisgarh and deaths in the country with positive today morning. RAIPUR: Police recovered security forces. containment measures. » He said the five-fold strategy of 10 states contributing to more His symptoms are abso- bullet-riddled bodies of He rubbished reports Maharashtra, which is the testing, tracing, treatment, COVID- than 91 percent of cases and lutely mild. There’s noth- 20 jawans in the jungles of of “a meticulously planned worst affected, announced a deaths due to COVID,” the ing to worry about. He Chattisgarh Sunday, raising Naxal ambush”, adding, weekend lockdown in the state appropriate behaviour and vac- statement on the review meet- is quarantining at home to 22 the number of security “Security forces fought from 8 PM on Friday and a shut A police constable brings women for COVID-19 test after they cination would be effective in ing said. and taking precautions, personnel killed in a fierce bravely and inflicted a heavy down of private offices, except were caught without wearing face masks, in Jammu, on Sunday PTI curbing the pandemic The presentation high- his wife Sunita Ahuja said gunbattle with Naxals the blow to the ultras during the in the banking and insurance lighted that Maharashtra has on Sunday. previous day — the biggest face-off”. sectors, from Monday night emphasis on 100 per cent all states need to take required mutant strains to the escalation contributed 57 percent of the Meanwhile, Akshay massacre in more than a year Another senior police with employees allowed to mask usage, personal hygiene stringent measures with com- of cases in some states remains total cases and 47 per cent of Kumar took to Twitter to that also left 31 injured. official said the Naxals, work from home, besides other and sanitation at public places, prehensive restrictions in speculative and the measures to deaths in the country in the share his diagnosis and Police had on Saturday around 400 in number, were restrictions. workplaces and health facili- places witnessing high surge control the pandemic remain last 14 days. said he is following all the said five security personnel strategically positioned on a At a review meeting with ties will be organised between to curb the spread. the same, and hence the imple- The meeting was also necessary protocols. were killed in the encounter hillock in front of Tekalguda senior officials, Prime Minis- April 6-14. The reasons for the sharp mentation of various protocols informed that vaccine manu- “I wish to inform and 18 were missing. Two of village and around it. ter Narendra Modi directed Modi said the five-fold rise in cases could be mainly for COVID-19 management is facturers are ramping up their everyone that, earlier this the five bodies were recov- The security personnel that central teams consisting of strategy of testing, tracing, attributed to the severe decline all the more critical in those production capacity and are morning, I have tested ered on Saturday itself, they came under heavy fire fol- public health specialists be sent treatment, COVID-appropri- in compliance of COVID- areas. Sunday saw the biggest also in discussion with other positive for COVID-19. had said. lowing which a few moved to Maharashtra, Punjab and ate behaviour and vaccination appropriate behaviour, espe- daily rise in cases since Sep- domestic and offshore compa- Following all the proto- The remaining three bod- to the deserted village to take Chhattisgarh, where the situ- if implemented with utmost cially in the use of masks and tember 19, when 93,337 fresh nies to augment the same. cols I have immediately ies and also the bodies of 17 defensive positions where the ation was of serious concern. seriousness and commitment social distancing, pandemic infections were recorded. As India races to contain isolated myself. I am under of the 18 missing jawans were Naxals lay in wait, the offi- They are among 10 high would be effective in curbing fatigue and lack of effective The death toll climbed to the fresh wave of COVID- home quarantine and have recovered on Sunday, police cial said. burden states and UTs are con- the pandemic’s spread, accord- implementation of contain- 1,64,623 on Sunday with 513 19, five states of Maharashtra, sought necessary medical said, adding a search opera- Visuals from the spot tributing 91.4 per cent of the ing to an official statement. ment measures at the field level, new fatalities, the health min- Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajas- care,” he wrote. Earlier tion is underway to trace the showed bodies of the slain total cases and 90.9 per cent of He called for avoiding said the statement released after istry data updated at 8 AM than and West Bengal have car- in the day, Bandish Ban- missing jawan. jawans lying in the field and the total deaths in the country. mortality under all circum- the prime minister’s review showed. ried out over 43 per cent of the dits actor Ritwik Bhow- The dead include eight on the village streets. The Centre said that a spe- stances by ramping up health- meeting with senior officials. Registering a steady total vaccinations in the coun- mik also tested positive for from the District Reserve An eyewitness said the cial campaign for COVID- care infrastructure and other It was noted in the meeting increase for the 25th straight try, according to the Health COVID-19. MPOST Guard (DRG), seven from bodies of the security person- appropriate behaviour with measures and exhorted that that the exact contribution of day, the number of active cases Ministry data. Continued on P6 the CRPF’s Commando Bat- nel had bullet wounds and talion for Resolute Action also had wounds inflicted by (CoBRA), six from the Spe- sharp weapons. Assam: EC turns down BPF Indonesia: 41 dead in cial Task Force and one from In a major joint offensive, the ‘Bastariya’ battalion of the separate joint teams of secu- landslides, floods CRPF,” Inspector General of rity forces, comprising over Country united in resolve plea to postpone poll in Police (Bastar range) Sundar- 2,000 personnel, launched JAKARTA: Landslides and lage shortly after midnight on raj P said. an anti-Naxal operation from to combat Naxalism flash floods from torren- Adonara island in East Nusa The missing jawanBijapur and Sukma districts Tamulpur, party moves SC tial rains in eastern Indone- Tenggara province. Rescuers belongs to the CoBRA unit, in the South Bastar for- Sonia Gandhi sia killed at least 41 people recovered 35 bodies and at he said. ests, considered as a Maoist and displaced thousands, least five injured, said Lenny He said the anti-Naxal stronghold, on Friday night. Election in Tamulpur will be held on Apr 6 the country’s disaster relief Ola, who heads the local disas- operation was launched The operation was agency said Sunday. More ter agency. based on the intelligence launched from five places - MPOST BUREAU than two dozen others were Flash flooding killed at inputs about the presence of Tarrem, Usoor and Pamed In today’s still missing. least six people elsewhere, Maoists of PLGA (Peoples’ (in Bijapur), and Minpa and NEW DELHI: The Election Commis- Mud tumbled down from according to the National Liberation Guerilla Army) Narsapuram (in Sukma), the paper sion on Sunday turned down a plea of surrounding hills onto doz- Disaster Mitigation Agency. Battalion No. 1 led by Hidma, official said. Continued on P6 the Bodoland People’s Front(BPF) to ens of homes in Lamenele vil- See P8 ..