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COVID-19 impact out of spokesman said. agement and contact tracing. which 287 children have lost ttar Pradesh on Tuesday He said with efficient More than 73,000 surveil- both their parents to the dead- Uachieved yet another functioning of government lance committees constituted 0    ly novel coronavirus. benchmark by testing as many and private laboratories, the by the Yogi government are Saharanpur, as five crore samples for novel state had ramped up its Covid moving across 97,941 villages Muzaffarnagar, Aligarh and coronavirus infection suspects testing capacity from one lakh in all 75 districts for this  $!    Lucknow have the highest at an average 3 lakh tests per RT-PCR tests per day to 1.5 activity, which began on May number of such children, offi- day. UP has become the first lakh or more RT-PCR tests per 5 and has been extended to cials disclosed here on state in the country to cross day in just 40 days. “Testing is cover 100 per cent rural  $   Wednesday. this milestone. the backbone for containing households. Expressing concern over Intensifying preventive the transmission of SARS- “The 70 per cent of tests Lucknow (PNS): In continua- tributed under the PMGKAY to the future of the children measures to control the spread CoV-2 as it helps early detec- since the second wave surge of tion of the massive exercise of around 14.09 crore beneficia- orphaned due to coronavirus of COVID-19 as per the tar- tion of cases and their isolation COVID-19 cases in the state food grain distribution to the ries, he said. Under this scheme, infection, the Supreme Court get of ‘Trace, Test and Treat’, and contact tracing. A widely have solely been conducted in poor and migrant labourers 5 kg free ration (3 kg of wheat has ordered the Central and the Yogi Adityanath-led state deployed and efficient testing the rural regions. More than amid COVID-19 pandemic, and 2 kg of rice grain) will be state governments to protect government conducted a total strategy in Uttar Pradesh has 61 lakh tests were conducted the Yogi Adityanath govern- provided. The ration distribu-  and protect them. of 3,31,511 tests in the last 24 helped in limiting the spread in the month of April, out of ment will be providing free food tion will be done under the It is notified to general public that Original indenture registered dated UP Chief Minister Yogi hours, out of which nearly of new cases as it significant- which about 63 per cent were grain under Pradhan Mantri supervision of nodal officers 03.06.1960 executed by President of India, in favour of Smt. Hassi Adityanath has launched Bal 1,500 samples tested positive. ly reduced the chances of in rural areas while in the Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana amid adherence to Covid safe- Bai W/o Late Leela Ram, registered with Sub-Registrar, Kanpur, as Document No.2368, Book No.I, Volume No.2083, Page 176, addition- Seva Yojana to take care of “Uttar Pradesh has come individuals with undetected month of May, out of over 85 (PMGKAY) to about 14.71 ty protocols. In this regard, the al file Book- I, Volume-2090, Pages 105-110, AND Original Regd. Power these orphaned children. a long way from getting the virus exposure from roaming lakh tests, the rural areas crore people from Thursday ration shops open throughout of Attorney dated 22.11.1974, executed by Smt. Hassi Bai W/o Late Under this scheme, the govern- first Covid test conducted freely among unexposed indi- accounted for about 70 per (June 3). the day from 6 am to 9 pm and Leela Ram in favour of Mr. Tirath Das S/o Mr. Bawa Jairam Das, reg- ment will bear the cost of from the lab at National viduals,” the official said. The cent of tests,” he said. The offi- Under the intra-state porta- distribution of ration will also istered with Sub- Registrar, Kanpur, as Document No.450 in Book - upbringing and education of Institute of Virology in Pune state government also initiat- cial said that the state’s rural bility, the beneficiaries and be done continuously. IV, Volume-756, Pages 351-316, 22.11.1974, have been lost from Mr. these children till they attain in 2020 to conducting over five ed world’s largest house-to- control strategies, as well as migrants would be eligible to According to the Food and Radha Kishan, Mr. Dev Raj & Mr. Girdhari Lal, during getting photo- adulthood. So far, 287 children crore tests on Wednesday. house surveillance for detec- community-based and indi- get food grains only from any Supplies department, ration copy from original on 25/05/2021 at Govind Nagar, Market, Kanpur, distribution will be done around 1:20 PM, in respect of Property Premises No.124-A/216, Govind have been found in the state More than three lakh tests tion of COVID-19 infection in vidual case-based control mea- fair price shop from June 13 Nagar, Kanpur Nagar, builtover quarter No.154 Block No.11 Govind whose both parents have died were conducted in the last 24 rural areas to contain trans- sures, had so far been overall to 15. through e-POS machines after Nagar, Kanpur Nagar, admeasuring 75 Sq.Yds. = 62.70 Sq.Mtr. Kindly due to novel coronavirus infec- hours and it testifies the mission of the disease by test- effective in identifying and While issuing directions Aadhaar card authentication. return it or raise any objection, if any, by anyone within 7 days from tion. There are 2,022 children enlarged testing capacity in the ing people with symptoms for treating COVID-19 patients. on the biggest free food grains Those who will not be able to the date of this publication. Its by any one is invalid. whose either mother or father distribution endeavor, Chief get the free ration through Mr. Sarvesh Chandra Dubey (Advocate) have passed away due to this 144 in Muzaffarnagar, 98 in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister orphaned girls, the govern- Minister Yogi Adityanath said Aadhaar identification will be Office at Cabin No . 412 , IVth floor , Krishna Tower , 15/63 Civil Lines , Kanpur - 208001, disease, sources said. Aligarh, 88 in Lucknow, 81 in Child Service Scheme for the ment will give financial assis- that no eligible beneficiary given through mobile OTP Mobile No +91- 9839039320 , Email - [email protected] Uttar Pradesh Child Rights Ghaziabad, 70 in Prayagraj, 62 provision of maintenance and tance of Rs 1,01,000 to each. should be left out in the distri- verification. Chauhan said the Protection Commission in Meerut, 61 in Varanasi, 58 in education of the children Besides, the children will get bution of free ration in the state. state had around 3.59 crore Chairman Vishesh Gupta has Mau, 50 in Ballia, 49 in orphaned during the COVID- free education. Commissioner, Food and Civil households having ration cards directed all the districts to Ayodhya, 46 in Farrukhabad, 19 epidemic. Under the proposal Supplies, Manish Chauhan, said of Antyodaya and Priority identify such children. He said 45 in Kushinagar, 45 in Deoria, Under this scheme, the approved by the state that on the instructions of the Householders, covering 14.7 that no child should be left out 45 in Unnao, 36 in Kanpur legal guardian of the orphan cabinet, if both the parents or chief minister, the distribution crore beneficiaries. For this, it and hence more exercise will be Nagar and 32 in Kanpur Dehat children will be given Rs 4,000 either mother or father has died of food grains will start from was estimated more than 7.5 required. According to reports, districts. per month per child till the of COVID-19, the children June 3 and will continue till lakh metric tons of food grains 349 orphaned children have The Yogi cabinet on child attains the age of major- will get the benefit of this June 15. In May, 7,04,518,140 will be distributed by the been identified in Saharanpur, Monday had approved the ity. For the marriage of scheme. metric tons of ration was dis- department, he said. R    !  <,  
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O barrack at the police lines in dead. Later, CO Naeemul report is awaited. 9 $  $ lying him for not wearing a  . /0 PGI police station area on Hasan also reached the CHC However, senior officers Three fraudsters imper- mask. They threatened to get Wednesday. The deceased, also. The body was sent for remained tightlipped when sonating journalists were him arrested for violating  . /0 tion because the presence or egistrar of Integral identified as Sumit, was a autopsy. asked about why the constable nabbed for extorting money Covid guidelines and demand- non presence of antibodies RUniversity Prof Irfan Ali native of Amroha and he had A suicide note was recov- ended his life. By evening, from a tea vendor in ed Rs 2,000. Monu had only Rs n a recent incident in which was not a hundred per cent Khan, passed away due to come to the police lines for ered from the barrack in senior officers reached the Gosainganj on Wednesday. 500 and he gave it to the Ia city resident lodged an FIR indicator that one is protected,” post-Covid complications on training on May 31. Like other which Sumit had written that police lines and talked to Those arrested were identi- accused. However, he noted at a local police station that she said. Tuesday. Integral University recruits, he was staying in the he feared getting corona infec- Sumit’s batchmates and other fied as Sooraj Shukla of Kanpur, down the registration number antibodies had not developed President of People’s Health spokesperson Mizab Zamzam barrack. On Wednesday, tion and did not know what to constables. The sources said Hitendra of Ashiyana and of the car and later complained in him post the first vaccination Organization Dr Ishwar Gilada said though Prof Khan tested Sumit was found hanging do for prevention. He further Sumit was hale and hearty and Rakesh Chauhan of PGI. to police. The police worked on dose which he took, experts also said that one should not go negative for the coronavirus from the ceiling inside the bar- stated that he was not feeling friendly to his fellows. “He had Inspector AN Verma said the case and nabbed the point out that one should not for antibody tests post-vaccina- infection, he complained of rack. The news spread like well for the last 4-5 days. At completed only a day’s train- the action was taken after a accused. go in for such tests because the tion. “In fact, IgG antibodies post-Covid complications. “He immune system is very com- develop only after infection. had not been discharged from plex. A senior microbiologist of After vaccination we get CMI the hospital after testing neg- !!)   
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He said the Forest depart- had got CCTV footage on the examinations, so far. found lying on railway tracks. assailants shot him in the back ment would plant 10.80 crore fateful day. The incident was Divisional Commissioner As per reports, the 9-year- and after he crashed to the saplings while 26 other depart- reported on May 27. Abdi said the victim was oper- bricks and also pumped two Ranjan Kumar said the website old boy went missing on ground, the gunmen came ments would plant 19.26 crore The accused had chased ated upon and the bullet was bullets into his head. They has already seen 2 crore hits. He Monday and his semi-nude closer and shot him in the head saplings. “The major depart- the victim, forced him to stop removed, but he was still said the attack was executed in said the project has been ben- body was later found in a field before fleeing the scene. ments to be planting the saplings his car and then overpowered under treatment. a fit of rage. Sources said the eficial, especially for the stu- in Dhaulana area of Hapur on Nidhiyawa village of Kokhraj Munesh was luckily unhurt in will be Gram Vikas, Revenue, him before attacking him with Those arrested were iden- attackers had chalked out the dents from rural areas with no Tuesday. SP, Hapur, Neeraj police station area on Tuesday the attack. Panchayati Raj and Agricultural bricks and pumping two bul- tified as Amir Chaudhary and plan meticulously. “They fol- resources, and the basic aim Kumar Jadaun said that going evening. Locals said that the As the news spread, locals departments,” he said. lets into his head and fleeing his brother Mashkoor, both of lowed Sandeep’s car after he was to provide study material by the circumstantial evidence youth and his lover were neigh- gathered at the spot to protest the scene unchallenged. Meerut and presently staying left for his home in Chinhat to these students who aspire to it appeared that the victim bours in Shivpur village and against the killing and blocked  $ % Interestingly, the police in Indiranagar. The police and surrounded him on a take various competitive exam- was sexually assaulted before were in a relationship which the Sikandrarao - Hathras road, 99 9 were on patrol in the area due said the accused were angry road stretch where there were inations such as JEE, NEET etc. being murdered. Several police was opposed by their respective causing a two-hour traffic jam. CGM of SBI, Lucknow to the lockdown at the time of after their brother died during no CCTV cameras. However, “Classes were run through teams were deputed to find out families. The families had even The blockade was lifted after Circle, Ajay Kumar Khanna the incident. The accused had treatment and they held a CCTV camera installed out- WhatsApp groups even in the the cause and motive for the warned them to break the rela- police intervened and defused said that they have restructured allegedly hired an SUV from Sandeep responsible for his side a house near the crime Covid times and tests were also dastardly act and track down tionship. The locals suspected the situation. An FIR was reg- the organisational set-up in a a car dealer in Chowk and death. Their brother was scene captured the footage of conducted by various divisions the perpetrators. An FIR was that the couple might have istered and preliminary inves- big way by establishing one they, along with their aides, admitted to Sandeep’s hospi- their SUV, thus giving the for the students, and anybody registered based on the com- taken the extreme step to tigations indicated that Yadav more administrative office at were moving in it on the fate- tal in Sarvodaya Nagar but police a clue,” the sources can appear for the mock exam- plaint of the victim’s family and parental pressure. While no had a long-standing dispute Prayagraj effective from June 1. ful day. The police also recov- later shifted to another hospi- said. They said the attackers inations. Recently, the Varanasi the body was sent for autopsy. complaint was filed, the police with some local residents The new establishment would ered the SUV. tal where he died. After his would have killed the victim division held mock examina- In Kaushambi, a young started a probe and the bodies which could have been the be instrumental in bringing The injured doctor death, the accused planned if a resident had not chal- tions of UPSC and the topper couple were found dead on the were sent for autopsy. murder motive. The body was around enhanced operational (Sandeep Jaiswal), who is the the attack on Sandeep,” the lenged them. However, SHO, from Lucknow secured Delhi-Howrah route railway Meanwhile in Hathras, a sent for autopsy and the police efficiency of 269 branches and owner of a hospital in police claimed. Chinhat, Dhananjay Pandey 271/300. What is to be noted is tracks on Tuesday. The bodies former pradhan of Kamlapur were investigating the inci- contribute to better control Sarvodaya Nagar, is still bat- The police said that the could not be contacted for his that the income of his family is of a youth aged 21 and his 17- village was shot dead by two dent. Additional police force and effective monitoring of tling for his life at a private accused and their aides comment about the claims of less than Rs 1 lakh,” he point- year-old female lover were bike-borne unidentified men was deployed in the village to RBOs and branches, he said. hospital. ADCP, East, Qasim attacked the doctor with the sources. ed out. found on the tracks near while he was returning home avoid any untoward incident. !"#$%&  (")*+,  -"$. / 0102   2    
    
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     P "   On Tuesday, a total of 9,234 one-and-a-half months to day, it was started and tested at Tiwari, Director State Institute Mishra, Lecturer (MIS) added death during the last 24 hours, 2           beneficiaries were vaccinated ensure that the traffic rules are 50 per cent places. Traffic of Educational Management that to make the participants the death toll remained at 756. including 6,280 aged between followed. On Tuesday, all traf- Inspector (I) Harendra Singh And Training (SIEMAT) professionally equipped, As many as 135 patients of COVID-19 hospitals. ment on Wednesday evening. 18 and 44 years and 2,954 fic signals in the city were Yadav inspected all the signals expressed her views during advance techniques are also home isolation recovered, while In the first report of the The total active cases decreased aged above 45 years. Long checked on the first day. along with the team. the inaugural session of online added to the course. Sardar as many as 20 have been recov- day, 30 positive cases were to 888 from 1,089 which was a queues of the beneficiaries, Traffic signals started func- SSP Sarvshresth Tripathi ‘Diploma in Educational Ahmad, Librarian focused on ered from the hospitals. The found out of 3,071 reports day ago. On Tuesday evening, particularly aged between 18 tioning in the entire city from said that red light signals were Management’. She further the use and advancement of total number of patients cured received and this figure as many as 51 positive cases and 44 years, were seen at gov- 9 am on Wednesday. Also, turned off due to increasing added that traditional educa- libraries in colleges. in the district increased to increased to 39 out of 6,469 were recorded and the total ernment hospitals and traffic policemen have been corona infection. Now the cases tion is not sufficient to meet the Welcoming the Director 80,194 including 74,038 in received samples as per report number was 81,799 while 2 Ayurveda Government College deployed at intersections with- of infection have reduced very objectives of education. In our SIEMAT, course coordinator home isolation and 6,156 in provided by the Health depart- deaths were reported and the in Chowkaghat. out traffic signals. In this way, much. Now the corona curfew schools skill development pro- Pawan Sawant presented the after a month-and-a-half, peo- has also been relaxed, so the grammes need to be intro- structure of the course. He ple had to stop when there was traffic signal has been reactivat- duced for our students. emphasised that personality a red light signal at the inter- ed. Identifying and sharpening the development of each partici- sections of the city. INAUGURATED: The inherent quality of each student pant, opportunity to express $ ' ! 
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 and dairy products are nutri- is known for centuries, and Indian Council of Agricultural venor of Eastern Region ent-dense foods supplying recent scientific investigations Research (ICAR) Dr Mangla Chapter of NADSI Prof Dinesh energy with significant have proved the disease-pre- Rai focused on raising aware- Chandra Rai, while welcoming amounts of protein and venting or alleviating proper- ness about milk and milk prod- the guests, highlighted the sig- micronutrients essential to ties of milk nutrients,’ he said, ucts among people through nificance of milk and dairy ! '
 reduce hunger and malnutri- emphasising on the benefits of various activities, acknowledg- products in human health. tion, particularly among preg- consuming dairy based probi- ing the contributions of sever- Dr AK Tyagi, ADG, ICAR nant women and children. It is otic products due to their al industries in fulfilling the and Secretary, NADSI, pro-    %    <  loading of essential commodi- registering an upward growth rakes of foodgrains have been a vital nutrient source, includ- immense capacity to avert cer- needs of milk and milk prod- posed a vote of thanks. Prof ties and other freight mix were petroleum loading from loaded in this period’, ing calcium, magnesium, zinc, tain physiological conditions ucts. Ramesh Chand, Director, orth Central Railway has should not get hampered on Rasulpur (near Kanpur, Jhansi informed PK Ojha, Chief vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin leading to obesity, strokes and ‘Amid these challenging Institute of Agricultural Nregistered 43 per cent account of the pandemic. All Division), cement loading Freight Traffic Manager B12, protein, and fat,’ he said, depression. times due to the COVID-19 Sciences, BHU, was the chief growth in freight revenue in Covid related protocols were from Chunar and Parichha (CFTM)/NCR, head of while delivering his keynote He focused on a face-lift of pandemic, consumer should patron of the webinar, while April-May and 56 per cent strictly implemented at all the and DOC loading from Business Development Unit address in a national webinar traditional dairy products focus on dairy based function- Prof Anand Prakash Singh, growth in tonnage loaded, goods shed and sidings where Ramgarh (Agra Division) and (BDU), NCR. ‘In addition to on ‘Nutritional Approaches of through innovations in formu- al food products,’ he said, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, despite Covid. handling of consignments take Morena (Jhansi Division). it, number of rakes of ballast Dairy Foods for Healthy Life’ lations and processes to reduce emphasising on regular con- BHU, patron, Dr Abhishek As the financial year 2021- place. However, the main trigger in loaded in NCR has also regis- organised jointly by the the fat and sugar levels without sumption of dairy based value Dutt Tripathi convenor, Dr 22 sets in, the nation was ‘Our officers in the field the growth is attributed to tered an increase from 26 to 37 Department of Dairy Science affecting their consumer added diversified functional Tarun Verma co-convenor caught in the grip of second are leading from the front container loading from vari- rakes in these opening two and Food Technology, Banaras acceptability and asked the food products which may com- and Dr Chhaya Goyal moder- wave of Covid, posing a stiff and maintaining close liaison ous depots like Dadri, Kanpur months of the financial year as Hindu University (BHU) and participants to increase their bat certain chronic disease like ator. challenge to the pace of ongo- with the industry to cater it’s (both Prayag raj Division) and compared to previous year,’ he ing economic activities. demand’, said Anu Mani Malanpur( Jhansi Division). added. North Central Railways, Tripathi. ‘As a result of aggressive Upon achieving the mile- besides responding to the pan- In terms of tonnage freight marketing measures stone, GM NCR VK Tripathi demic through its medical loaded, NCR showed an undertaken in the form of said that although a positive 17$   $     infrastructure, has set a new increase of 56 per cent in offering discounts under trend is palpable in first two benchmark by recording 56 April-May 2021 as compared ‘Station to Station concession months still the NCR has to go per cent increase in freight to this period in 2020, while in scheme’, we are able to attract a long way and to maintain the    % >  - rural areas. He further said that all the Sharad Chand Pandey said ‘in loading in April-May as com- terms of revenue earned, NCR incremental traffic of food- pace throughout the financial ‘Insecticide will be sprayed CHCs/PHCs of the district, malaria, a person gets fever for pared to the corresponding shows an increase of 43 per grains from places like Etah, years. he Health department will at the water-logged places with ASHA, ANM and health work- a long time and this fever lasts period of previous year. cent over previous year. Datia, Dabra, Morena, Hodal Tripathi also said that an Tobserve anti-malaria the help of ASHA workers and ers will spread the slogan about for three to four hours daily. Chief Commercial Cumulative earnings this and Harpalpur,’ informed analysis should be done month during June with an ANMs. If the patients are found mosquito attacks every Sunday Malaria affects a person for 10 Manager/Freight Marketing, year stood at  286.44 crore as CCM FM. regarding commodities which objective to create awareness positive in the tests, they will be from door-to-door and make to 12 days. ‘Chills with high NCR Anu Mani Tripathi while against 200.75 crore in April- ‘While foodgrain loading have shown a dip in loading among the general public about treated free-of-cost. It will be the public aware. fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, pro- sharing the data said that the May 2020. stood at 67 (number of rakes) and all out efforts should be prevention of malaria as well as encouraged to clean the sur- ‘A door-to-door survey will fuse sweating, increase in body Railway strived hard to ensure Among the commodities in April-May 2020, this year 94 made by BDUs to revive it. Covid and to ensure people's roundings of the houses and also be conducted in the areas temperature above 100 degree participation in this direction. put the burnt mobil oil once in by ASHA and health workers Fahrenheit, headache, burning At least two camps will be a week at the waterlogged and people will be made aware sensation and feeling of weak- organised every week at all the places. to visit PHCs/CHCs and gov- ness in the body are the main Community Health Centres The programme 'Har ernment hospitals for malaria symptoms of malaria,’ he said,   !      (CHCs) and Primary Health Sunday Machhar Pe Vaar' will testing where its free test and informed that 9,800 blood Centres (PHCs) in which free be carried out effectively. treatment is available under the slides were made in the district    %    <  in NCR to quickly assess and BODY OF GIRL FOUND: resident of Kharka Dabur vil- malaria tests will be done. Awareness will also be created supervision of specialists and since January last, out of which plan restoration of train ser- Sensation prevailed in lage under the Kheri police sta- According to the Chief Medical to destroy mosquitoes at doctors,’ he said, adding that 53 malaria patients were found s gradual unlocking/relax- vices to facilitate such move- Bhainsod Majre in Semri tion, was found in the pond of Officer (CMO) Dr VB Singh, their breeding and water-log- proper care has to be taken on and most of these patients Aation in restrictions ment, in consultation with the Baghrai village under the Kheri Bhainsod Majre in Semri the emphasis will be on early ging places, coolers, water vector-borne diseases along were seen from urban areas. ‘All imposed by some States on Coaching Directorate of police station when the body Baghrai village under the Kheri diagnosis and prompt treat- tanks, pots, coconut shells etc,’ with Covid infection. have been treated and cured,’ he account of COVID-19 has Railway Board. NCR BDU of 16-year-old girl, who had police station. Sensation pre- ment to prevent malaria in he said. District Malaria Officer added. started from June onwards consists of PK Ojha, gone to attend the wedding of vailed in the area after the body Railways is planning to gradu- CFTM/NCR as Coordinator, her brother-in-law, was found was found floating in the pond ally restore the train services as Anu Mani Tripathi CCM/ in the pond. She was missing on Wednesday morning. The per need based demand. Freight Marketing, PK Pandey for three days and the family deceased could be identified " 
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   movement of trains, trees on the side of the rail- eneral Manager, North Eastern Railway way track which are sensitive from the point of    % / 3. G(NER) Vinay Kumar Tripathi on Tuesday view of their protected running were directed held a virtual review meeting with all heads of to be disposed of after conducting a joint sur- hief Development Officer departments and Divisional Railway Managers vey. In order to increase the average speed of CDr Mahendra Kumar, who (DRMs) of Lucknow, Varanasi and goods trains, Tripathi emphasised is currently acting as district Izzatnagar. Addressing it GM direct- on running more number of crack magistrate of Kanpur Nagar, on ed to expedite the vaccination pro- goods trains. Keeping in view the Wednesday, visited the Green gramme of railway personnel aged 18 increasing number of passengers, he Park Stadium where the mega to 44 years at the headquarters and all directed the officials concerned to vaccination camp is being held. the three divisions so that vaccination assess the demand for running He was especially here for the work to protect the employees from additional mail/express trains and inspection of New Pavilion Covid-19 pandemic can be complet- prepare a proposal to increase the Stadium of Green Park. ed in the shortest possible time. GM number of trains as per require- He said this section had directed the officials concerned to set ment. The GM stressed on running been especially opened for par- up a pediatric ward in the divisional an online refresher course for the ents of children who were hospitals with all necessary facilities. He instruct- training of employees and reviewed the below 12 years of age. The par- ed to complete the work of paediatric ward being RailMadad app and CPGRAM set up to help the ents were issued tokens and developed in Lalit Narayan Railway Hospital at passengers. In the meeting Principal Financial advised to strictly follow the the earliest. While reviewing safety in NER the Adviser Tanuja Pandey presented details of social distancing norms. GM emphasised on completing the interlocking income and expenditure in the current finan- Two booths were set up in work at the level crossings within the stipulat- cial year through PowerPoint presentation. the new pavilion of the stadi- um and officials at each booth were asked to ensure vaccina-  * +,-."$"  $!$* tion of 100 people each. The CDO said there 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $* +,#( tonnes of goods were loaded, ing/unloading, with whose should be proper arrangement which is 131.85 per cent more efforts in NER it was success- for seating and clean drinking n North Eastern Railway than the corresponding period ful in bringing new freight water should be made available I(NER) as a result of effective last year, CPRO PK Singh said. traffic on the railways. In NER for people coming for vacci- steps taken to increase freight In this difficult Coronavirus the average speed of goods nation. He said this section had traffic the sequence of increase infection period this achieve- trains increased to 50 kmph been thrown open to the par- in loading of goods is going on ment is the result of well- due to which goods are reach- ents of children below 12 years continuously since last year. In planned concerted efforts of ing their destinations at a faster +  ,
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He said in was making every effort to passengers in mind will run hrs, Jhansi at 18.50 hrs, Bhopal sleeper class and two coaches KCommissioner Dr Raj cinated on priority basis by were safe against novel coron- the Kanpur division, a total of ensure it was prepared to han- 05063 Gorakhpur-Panvel bi- at 23.55 hrs, Itarsi at 00.35 hrs, of air-conditioned third class Shekhar carried out inspections bulk registration through avirus infection. He also asked 32 new oxygen plants were in dle the new coronavirus strain weekly summer special train on Bhusaval at 05.00 hrs, Nashik will be attached in the train. of the villages Bibipur in ASHA and Anganwadi. the gram pradhan to visit the the pipeline and among them so as to minimise the loss of June 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24 and 27 Road at 08.37 hrs, Igatpuri at Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur where The divisional commis- houses of the malnourished 12 were for CHCs of various life. on every Sunday and Thursday 10.00 hrs, Kalyan at 11.30 hrs and   $9 special nutrition and health sioner said his visit was to children regularly to ensure districts. He appealed to the people from Gorakhpur and 05064 reach Panvel at 12.40 hrs.  5 $ $ check-up campaign was carried check the execution of the that they got milk, fruits and Bilhaur MLA Bhagwati to book their slots and then Panvel-Gorakhpur biweekly PANVEL-GKP SPL: In the For the convenience of out on Wednesday. government orders and work other nourishment on a regu- Prasad Sagar inaugurated an reach Green Park Stadium for summer special train will on return journey the 05064 passengers the railway admin- He said as per the directive out plans for better imple- lar basis with the help of the oxygen bank with 10 oxygen vaccination. June 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 and 28 Panvel-Gorakhpur biweekly istration has extended the run- of the government, the admin- mentation. He interacted with community. The divisional concentrators and cylinders at on every Monday and Friday summer special train will on ning period of 09087/09088 istration was working to the parents of the children, commissioner then issued a let- Bilhaur CHC which will be run from Panvel. All coaches in June 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 and 28 Udhna-Chhapra-Udhna special increase beds, arrange suffi- ANMs and ASHA workers of ter to all district magistrates of opened and operated by them train will be of reserved on every Monday and Friday train for one trip. The 09087 cient oxygen and set up well- the village. Kanpur division to identify Parivartan Forum Kanpur. 65  class and passengers travelling leave Panvel at 14.20 hrs, Udhna-Chhapra special train equipped pediatric intensive He was accompanied by the families of malnourished It may be mentioned here in them will have to follow all Kalyan at 15.13 hrs, Igatpuri at will run from Udhna on June 4 care units (PICUs) in hospitals the MLA from Bilhaur, children, get their parents vac- that Parivartan Forum is also the norms regarding Covid-19 17.10 hrs, Nashik at 17.45 hrs, and 09088 Chhapra-Udhna spe- to counter the third wave of Bhagwati Prasad Sagar, and cinated on priority and to running an Awareness Van .  prevention issued from time to Bhusaval at 21.45 hrs, the sec- cial on June 6 from Chhapra for COVID-19 outbreak. He said additional director health, ensure regular health check-up equipped with a LED, aware- time, CPRO PK Singh said. ond day from Itarsi at 02.30 hrs, one additional trip. This train because the malnourished chil- SDM of Bilhaur and other offi- of the children and distribution ness posters and a public GKP-PANVEL SPL: The Bhopal at 04.05 hrs, Jhansi at will run as per its pre-scheduled dren would be more suscepti- cials. of nourishment to them on a address system. This van is    % / 3. 05063 Gorakhpur–Panvel sum- 07.20 hrs, Orai at 08.35 hrs, rake composition, route, stop- ble to infection because of The divisional commis- regular basis. He said the mon- moving in various rural areas mer special train will on June Kanpur Central at 12.25 hrs, pages and timings. All coaches their low immunity and all- sioner said there were only four itoring of this would be done by and educating people about anpur Divisional 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24 and 27 Lucknow at 14.00 hrs, Gonda in these trains will be of reserved round health, the campaign highly malnourished and two a special committee comprising Covid precautions and the KCommissioner Dr Raj every Sunday and Thursday at 16.25 hrs, Basti at 17.53 hrs class and passengers will have to had been launched on priori- moderately malnourished chil- MOIC, BDO & CDPO at the importance of vaccination. Shekhar visited the Kanpur leave Gorakhpur at 08.00 hrs, hrs, Khalilabad at 18.27 hrs and follow the of Covid-19 norms. ty. dren and they were getting block level and then a com- Parivartan Forum Kanpur metro site to see the progress He said the district admin- nutrition material like rice, mittee comprising CDO, CMO, team is led by Anil Gupta. of work. istration was also planning to wheat, ghee, pulses on a regu- DPO and DPRO at the district The divisional commis- He was accompanied by 6.    # identify and register and then lar basis . He expressed concern level would monitor it on a sioner said the Bilhaur CHC Kanpur Metro project director vaccinate all parents having that the health check-up of the weekly basis. He directed the would be a Covid hospital Arvind and AFCON 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -. /#( storeyed hostels for boys and girls complete. He children below the age of 12 malnourished children was not district magistrates to report with 50 oxygen beds and one Construction team and other expressed discontent over dampness in ground and were malnourished. He being carried out regularly and the progress of work on a new oxygen plant of 500 LPM officers of Kanpur Metro. M Praveen Kumar Laxkar on Tuesday floor and directed the working agency to repair said the special nutrition and their health records were not weekly basis to commissioner- which will be functional in the He inspected the track laid Dinspected the construction work at Medical it. On inferior quality of materials used in build- health check-up campaign was being maintained. He issued ate on the prescribed format. next one month. He said look- and the girder laying works on College which was ready to conduct classes from ing he ordered for inquiry by another agency and a much required initiative in show-cause notices to the He said the government ing into the need of more X-ray the 4.5 km stretch from IIT- the coming session. He inspected the adminis- warned the contractor and engineer. Besides, the the larger public interest to ANM and ASHA. was making efforts to strength- machines in rural CHCs, Sagar Kanpur station to Gurudev trative, academic and DM inspected the ongoing demolition work ensure that the malnourished Dr Shekhar directed the en the health infrastructure in had announced to donate one Palace. He said the work would laboratory buildings under Vindhya Corridor at Vindhyachal. children got the best possible ASHA, ANM and the medical rural areas and was equipping X-ray machine each for the be completed by September or in which work up to SHOT DEAD: A 50-year-old man was shot nourishment. He said besides officer in-charge of Bilhaur to the rural community health four CHCs in his constituency. October and the depot con- three storeys was dead under City Kotwali police station on struction work by September found complete and Tuesday night. Mool Chand Pal, a resident of 2021. was in the final stage Lahaura village under Chunar police station, who He said the trial and test- in the fourth storey. was residing in Kailashpuri Colony locality, ing of Kanpur Metro train The work of lift and Ramaipatti, was going on a motorcycle around 10 .    
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5-  2014 and since then, there was MLA Moolchandra Niranjan, DM Priyanka S-I Jitendra Singh besides Niranjan Singh, Shriram no increase in this amount, Niranjan, SP Police Dr Yashveer Singh, CMO Dr Prajapati, Ashwini Pratap and others.    % / 3. ment of the situation in the been mainly on account of continuing on with such a They said last year, a dele- country was expected to push growth in petroleum prod- growth performance in exports gation of the Samiti, along resident of the Federation of exports growth further. ucts, engineering goods and during the second month of the with Bharatiya Janata Party 9!  $  !  # PIndian Export He claimed that growth by gems and jewellery, the major new financial year not only MP Hema Malini had met Organisation, Sharad Kumar about 8 per cent even on the contributors to the country’s showed signs of resilience of Prime Minister Narendra 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  0*)1,2  Manager (ED Secretariat) MB Saraf, on Wednesday, said that base of May 2019 reflected a export basket, which had the exporting community fac- Modi, who had assured to Baby, Assistant Managers exports continued to perform positive trend for the sector. He shown impressive performance ing squeezing profits but also increase the pension amount ith the belief that NTPC (Operations) Ram Prasad Singh impressively for the third particularly emphasised the compared to May, 2020. the resolve of the government. after studying the issue, but WVindhyachal due to untir- and Jayanti Singh, Engineer SLPS month in a row on the basis of growth in labour-intensive sec- He also said that 19 out of He complimented the nothing had been done so far. ing efforts of its employees has (Operations) Anand Prakash Ikka, good order booking and grad- tors like cereal preparations and 30 major product groups of government for its continuous They said as per recom- been able to establish itself as the sub-engineer (Operations) Santok ual opening of key global mar- miscellaneous processed items, exports had either shown a support during such challeng- mendations of 2012, the min- largest power plant in India the Singh and Operator (Hospital) kets. gems and jewellery, engineer- very impressive high positive ing times. imum pension should have Vindhyachal management hon- Ambika Prasad Nai were given He said that the continuing ing goods, cotton yarn, hand- growth starting with 3-digit He reiterated that the gov- been fixed at Rs 10,000 in oured eight retiring employees farewell by the heads of their impressive growth in exports loom products, marine prod- defying all the odds when ernment must address some of 2021. who had contributed to the suc- departments. Executive Director reiterated the assessment that ucts, spices etc. augured well for there was still a bit of scepti- the key issues including prior- They demanded a mini- cess of the project. As per Government of India (Vindhyachal) Munish Johri extended his heart- order booking position of the job scenario, which was cism persisting in the global ity status to the exports sector, mum pension of Rs.7,500 per guidelines in view of the pandemic following social felt greetings and best wishes and wished them exporters was not only most relevant in the current economy on the expectation of extension of Interest month and dearness allowance. distancing and taking precautions employees retir- good health. The heads of departments gave an extremely good but also the context. a third wave of COVID-19 Equalisation Scheme beyond They also demanded free med- ing in May — GM (Small Hydro) Rajesh Babu emotional farewell to all retiring employees of gradual opening up of major Saraf said that such a pandemic. June 2021 till at least March ical facilities for the spouses of Shukla, Deputy GM (Town Administration-Civil their respective departments by presenting them global markets and improve- growth during the month had He further reiterated that 31,2024. pensioners. Maintenance) Vindhyeshwari Singh, Senior commendation letters and mementos.   4 !"#$%&  (")*+,  -"$. / 0102

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  Aaround the BJP leaders in constituency was summoned party was put on the defensive a “Covid-Free Village Competition” with cash prizes Kerala over the waylaying and by the investigation team of the on Wednesday by Praseetha, for villages across the state. Three days after heist of 3.5 crore meant for Kerala Police and interrogated treasurer of a political outfit led Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray    B.B< current fatalities and 377 previous election expenses during the for two hours in connection by C K Janu , a tribal leader. appealed to the villages across the state to emulate two unaccounted deaths, the deaths have Legislative Assembly poll , with the incident. Anish Praseetha told the media villages – including Hirve Bazar in Ahmednagar, Rural he health authorities in not come below 500 during the past many prominent figures in Kumar, who heads the that K Surendran, the BJP Development Minister Hasan Mushrif came out with TMaharashtra have succeeded in four weeks. the State who joined the saf- Thrissur district unit of the state chief paid 10 lakh to the “Covid-Free Village Competition”. Under the com- bringing down the infections, but they ‘On May 23, the deaths had peaked fron outfit are thinking seri- party, reportedly told the inves- Janu to join the NDA in petition, the first three winning villages – to be select- have not been able to arrest the sub- to 1,320 --- which comprised com- ously of quitting the party. This tigators that BJP has nothing to Kerala. “Though Janu had ed from each of the six revenue divisions in the state stantial number of deaths – arising prising 398 deaths that occurred in the is the first time in Kerala’s do with the money. demanded 10 crore, the deal --would be given Rs 50 lakh, Rs 25 lakh and Rs 15 majorly due to the previous unac- previous 48 hours, 196 that took place political history leaders in the But the police team was settled for Rs 10 lakh and lakh respectively as incentive to be used by them for counted deaths. during the previous week and 726 old rank of organizational secre- remains unconvinced with the that was how she joined the development works in their villages. It is the success On Wednesday, the infections unaccounted deaths. Otherwise, the tary and State secretary were replies given by Kumar. “If the election rally addressed by of five villages in getting rid of Covid-19 totally in the remained at a low of 15,169, while daily deaths in the state have been subjected to police interroga- money does not belong to the Union Home Minister Amit month of May that has prompted the state govern- the state recorded 553 deaths – ranging between 500 to 1000 during tion. BJP, why did Ranjith and Shah at Thiruvananthapuram ment to encourage the villages across the state to repli- which comprised 285 current fatal- the recent weeks. In the run up to the Deepak who were accused in days before the campaign came cate the steps taken by these five villages to free their ities and 268 previous unaccounted The Brihanmumbai Municipal assembly election, many emi- the waylaying of the money to a close,” said Praseetha. areas of the pandemic. The “Covid 19-free” villages deaths. The state had on Tuesday Corporation (BMC), which has been nent persons like Dr Jacob were summoned by Kumar to Recording of a telephonic con- include: Hivare Bazaar where Padma Shri awardee logged 14,123 infections and 854 handling the Covid-19 effectively, was Thomas, former director gen- the district office?,” said the versation between Praseetha Popatrao Pawar and another activist Bhoyare Khurd deaths. Though the daily deaths very in control of the situation in the eral of police, actors police officer in charge of the and Surendran has gone viral have taken the lead, Bhosi in Nanded district in reported on Wednesday were an country’s commercial capital, given Krishnakumar and Devan and investigation. The investigators in the social media. Marathwada, Antroli and Ghatane villages, both in improvement on Tuesday’s death that Mumbai logged 923 infections and metroman E Sreedharan had are likely to seize the CCTV Sreejit Panickar, popular Solapur district in Western Maharashtra. tally of 854 -- which comprised 477 31 deaths. joined the BJP. The recent visuals from the BJP district political commentator who is developments have put a shad- office. also a cyber security expert, ow on the possibilities of them Persons who were expressed his dismay over continuing in the party. The involved in the heist case had the silence of the BJP leader- .   +      06 vernacular media is full of been summoned to Thrissur ship towards the money heist news about how the leadership by the district party leaders and the party’s links with the swindled 244 crore meant for and their accommodation was persons who have been election expenses. arranged by the BJP office. arrested.       5  

approved the financial assis- March 1, 2020 and the other par- said. 2+"): #     /;    B.B< tance scheme for Covid-19 ent succumbed to the pandem- In addition to the financial orphaned children, at a weekly ic – can avail of the benefits. assistance, the Maharashtra   Wednesday. n addition to a similar scheme Cabinet meeting presided over The money to be deposited Government will take the  Chief Minister Muthuvel Iannounced by the Centre by Chief Minister Uddhav in banks the names of the eligi- responsibility of the upbringing Karunanidhi Stalin expressed under the PM Care Fund, the Thackeray. ble orphaned children will be of the orphaned children con- olitical rivalries have his restlessness over the total Maharashtra Government on Under the scheme meant returned to the children once cerned. “In case no one comes Pcome to a grinding halt lock down declared in the Wednesday decided to place a for the Covid-19 orphaned chil- they attain the age of 21 years. forward to bring up the in Tamil Nadu as the number State. “We cannot keep term bank deposit 5 lakh each dren in the age group of 0-18 “The Union Government orphaned children, they will of fatalities due to Covid-19 the State on Wednesday. extending the lockdown and in the names of all such chil- years, the children+ whose both has already announced a simi- admit the children oncerned crossed 25,000 mark on Coimbatore logged 3,061 there has to be full stop to dren, who have lost both the parents died due to Covid-19 lar scheme for Covid-19 children's homes and deposit Wednesday. The Directorate cases while neighboring dis- this soon. And that is only in parents due to Covid-19, and after March 1, 2020 or whose orphaned children. Our scheme the money in the joint names of of Public Health and tricts of Tirupur and Erode the people’s hands. There also take care of their upbring- one parent died due to Covid- is in addition to the scheme the child and the concerned Preventive Medicine said in continued to show increased can be an to the spread of ing needs till they attain the age 19 and the other parent due to announced by the Centre,” District Women & Children a release on Wednesday figures of 1252 and 1488 Covid-19 only if the restric- of 21 years. some other reason and in case Women & Child Development Development Officer,” the evening that 483 persons respectively. tions are followed complete- The state government where one parent died prior to Minister Yashomati Thakur Minister said. succumbed to the pandemic The opposition ly,” said Stalin in a message to on a single day while 25, 317 AIADMK has called for truce the people of Tamil Nadu. persons were diagnosed with and was extending support to The Chief Minister has Covid. the DMK Government’s expressed his reservations There was no slack of any efforts to bring the State to against lock down of any kind in testing as 1.63 lakh normalcy. Chennai regis- kind even when he was the persons were tested across tered 2,217 new cases on Leader of the Opposition. > (7F 
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he Covid-19 pandemic Tclaimed 213 lives in Kerala on Wednesday, the highest ever daily death rate in the State till date. The State also logged 19,661 new cases during the last 24 hours. The Legislative Assembly witnessed acrimonious scenes on Wednesday as the opposi- tion UDF alleged that the rul- ing dispensation was fudging with the fatality rates as well as the newly diagnosed cases. M K Muneer of the Muslim League lambasted the health )   .               ! minister Veena George for her attempts to belittle the seri- ousness of the situation. The & C - minister denied all allegations  354 made by the Opposition and claimed that Kerala was in the !!O!&' forefront of the world in coun- tering the pandemic.   . /0 FIR lodged in Unnao for his *  
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This time-bound Ajay Bhatt, Minister in awareness around mental and loved ones, impact on Sehat Portal wherein they can Dto protect frontline health-  * gen beds and 125 ICU beds challenging task involved coor- Uttarakhand Government health and help society cope work and productivity.” offer their guidance, counselling care personnel, doctors and with ventilators. With 100 per dination among various gov- Bansidhar Bhagat, Leader of with the stress of the global Having worked with the and advice to help provide suc- health workers engaged in 9:    cent power backup, it is cen- ernment agencies and arrang- Opposition, Uttarakhand Dr pandemic, Hinduja Union Health Ministry, Nayak cour to those in need. Covid-19 duties continue to  %*    trally air conditioned for all ing mammoth quantity of Indira Hridayesh and senior Foundation, the philanthropic knows better. On its part, the Dr Alexander Kuruvilla, come under attack in different weather conditions. Pathology stores amidst countrywide officials of DRDO and state arm of Hinduja Group, co- NCDC on June 4 is organising chief health strategy officer on parts of the country.  *  laboratory, Pharmacy, X-Ray lockdown. government were present on sponsored a three-hour mental ‘Covid and mental health’ talk digital health app ‘Practo’, a dig- A young doctor was mer-       and ECG . are inherent part of Ample measures have the occasion. Defence Minister health awareness segment, by Prof Nand Kumar, Professor ital healthcare network noted cilessly punched, kicked, and the facility. The Centre will been taken in design and func- Rajnath Singh has lauded the Spotlight India recently i.e. on of the Psychiatry Department, that the number of requests for pounded with metal trash cans  % become fully operational from tioning of the hospital to meet DRDO for its continuous time- May 25 to be precise. AIIMS to boost the morale of tele consultation has increased and bricks by the relatives of a Thursday, officials said here on any unforeseen challenges in ly assistance during this pan- Gopichand P Hinduja, Co- its staff keeping in mind the by several times in the Covid- Covid patient who had died at Wednesday. future. Mandatory fire safety demic. Chairman, the Hinduja Group, current circumstances. era. Experts say that with the Odali Covid-19 care centre in A control centre with Wi- norms have been ensured with The DRDO has in the and the Trustee, Hinduja Similarly, StepOne, a non- rise in the number of COVID- the Hojai district of Assam. A rent. Take the case in Assam, Fi, CCTVs and helpline num- fire detection alarm system, past few months set up sever- Foundation said, “Mental profit volunteer driven collec- related fatalities, in the second video of the attack has since where a junior doctor at a ber has also been established fire hydrants, and fire-fighting al big health facilities in cities Health Issues are a silent and an tive of 7,000 doctors, has wave, people of all age groups gone viral triggering concerns Covid Care Centre (CCC) was for proper monitoring and equipment. live Varanasi, Jammu, Delhi, unrecognized pandemic in already launched a National are experiencing more mental all around about the safety of beaten up by a mob on Tuesday hospital management through In the present Covid situ- Lucknow, Ahmedabad and itself. With their gravity often Covid Telemedicine Helpline, health problems such as the corona warriors. after a Covid-19 patient died modern system software. ation, this Covid Care Centre Patna to treat corona patients. brushed aside because of false offering 24x7 access to health- depression and health-related Down south in Karnataka, during the treatment allegedly Doctors and nursing staff to will be an invaluable asset for Besides this, the DRDO beliefs that lead to avoidance of care experts, free of cost. anxiety. a 50-year-old doctor was beat- due to a shortage of oxygen. run the facility would be pro- the people of Uttarakhand, has also set up oxygen plants the condition, they compound The helpline, +91- “It is important to build en up in Chikkamagaluru dis- Taking note of the incident, vided by co-located providing timely essential at some hospitals including the to necessitate medical inter- 9745697456, is now live and trust in them again and make trict while health care workers Assam Chief Minister Himanta Government Medical College, medical care during the pan- All India Institute of Medical ventions. The event was aimed available in seven languages them feel important before were attacked in Jharkhand. Biswa Sarma tweeted, Haldwani, they said. demic. It has been dedicated Sciences, Delhi using the tech- to reach out to the people suf- including English, Hindi, they break down. From time to Amid the second wave rip- “Brutality against a doctor post This hospital, which has and named after late General nology used to supply oxygen fering with mental health dis- Kannada, Tamil, Marathi, time we hold sessions with the ping through the country, there MBBS , rural posting is high- been built in 21 days, is the Bipin Chandra Joshi who to the Tejas light combat air- orders.” Telugu and Punjabi and pro- vulnerable groups about the has yet again been an increase ly condemable . I demand an result of the efforts of the belonged to Uttarakhand and craft(LCA). Sundeep K Nayak, vides Telemedicine services for importance of mental health in incidents of violence on impartial inquiry and Strict Managing Director of the Covid related cases, mental and well-being and practicing health care workers. Attacks action against those culprit.” National Cooperative health and video consultations yoga and or meditation,” said and assaults on them last year Sarma also said that such bar- Chikkamagaluru’s Tarikere against the culprits. People lack of oxygen. Development Corporation for non-Covid related cases. Dr Smita Deshpande, had forced the government to baric attacks on frontline work- town in Karnataka. The doctor fear and have misconceptions The Association of (NCDC) agreed and said, “The Veteran officers of Armed Professor and Senior bring in The Epidemic Diseases ers won’t be tolerated. was treating a 6-year-old child, in rural areas about vaccine. We Healthcare Providers (India), a present situation is affecting the Forces Medical Services Consultant at Centre of (Amendment) Act, 2020, pro- In another tweet, Sarma for dengue. After the child are trying to educate people,” non-profit body that repre- mental well-being on account (AFMS) too are offering tele- Excellence in Mental Health, viding for up to five years in jail said ‘24 culprits involved in this developed complications, he said the circle officer. sents the majority of healthcare of the uncertainty of the present consultation to citizens amid the Dr RML Hospital Delhi. for those attacking doctors and barbaric attack have been was shifted to Shivamoga Earlier, in Delhi, eight hos- workers, dashed off an SOS to healthcare workers. arrested and chargesheet will be where he later died. Four peo- pital staff including doctors and the Prime Minister’s Office on Prior to the Act, the filed at the earliest.” I am per- ple have been arrested in this nurses were attacked by rela- April 29. Government had brought in an sonally monitoring this inves- case so far. tives of patients at Apollo On April 16, the Resident Ordinance to ensure a safety tigation and I promise that jus- In Jharkhand, a health care Hospital on April 27. The inci- Doctors Association (RDA) of net for these Covid warriors tice will be served, Sarma worker was attacked in Khunti dent happened after a patient the All India Institute of 6 * : who put their lives in line of tweeted adding, “Such barbar- Thorpa in Jharkhand. The who had not got a hospital bed Medical Sciences (AIIMS) had duty. According to the Indian ic attacks on our frontline healthcare workers had gone to in the ICU died. written a letter to Union Home Medical Association, 748 doc- workers won’t be tolerated by educate villagers about COVID On April 15, a team of doc- Minister Amit Shah, requesting  *  * tors died of the infection across our administration.” vaccinations. State Health tors and medical staff had him to implement the ‘Health the country in the first wave of The Indian Medical Minister Banna Gupta said: reached Moradabad’s Services Personnel and Clinical the pandemic. Association of Hojai unit has “People should not indulge in Nawabganj area to take pri- Establishments (Prohibition of   facilities and services have access to COVID-19 vac- Both the Houses of called for a total boycott of such acts. We will not hesitate mary contacts of a deceased Violence and Damage to worsened outcomes for those cines. This is critical to save Parliament passed the Bill work till all the culprits are from taking strong action. If COVID-19 patient when a Property), Bill’. The letter point- he UN refugee agency on infected with COVID-19, par- lives and curb the impact of unanimously in September last arrested. any health worker is attacked, mob pelted stones at the ambu- ed out that despite a home min- TWednesday pointed out ticularly in India and Nepal. the virus, particularly in year and the Presidential assent In another video, which the state government will deal lance and medical staff. On istry advisory to ensure pro- that the highly-infectious The highly infectious variant developing nations. These to the Bill came in October. also went viral on social media, strictly with such mischievous May 1, the staff of a hospital in tection to doctors, multiple Covid-19 variant first detect- of the virus which first countries host the vast major- But then, the law doesn’t some people are seen beating elements.” Bareilly was attacked after a instances of violence have been ed in India “threatens” to emerged in India threatens to ity of more than 80 million seem to have acted as a deter- up a doctor in “Action is being taken patient was not admitted due to reported across the country. rapidly spread in the Asia- rapidly spread in the sub- forcibly displaced people in Pacific region and that there region, including among the world. Yet so far, they was vaccine shortages for the refugee populations,” Mahecic have benefited from only a people including for asylum- said. fraction of the world’s $          seekers and refugees. The B.1.617 COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccines.” More United Nations High variant, first detected in India, so, when refugees remain ;  : Commissioner for Refugees is divided in three lineages -- especially vulnerable to the   5)    (UNHCR) spokesperson B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and spread of Covid-19, it said. Andrej Mahecic, at a press B.1.617.3. Overcrowded settings, cou-   $  ? BB. No incident of breach of formations in the hinterland briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, The World Health pled with limited water and ceasefire understanding has where he was briefed by the said that the fragile health Organization (WHO) has said sanitation facilities, can con- ven as the ceasefire agree- been reported since then. In local Commanders on the systems in many countries in that only B.1.617.2 is now a tribute to increased infec- Ement between India and Jammu region, ahead of the existing security situation and the Asia and Pacific region “variant of concern”, observing tion rates and an exponential Pakistan is holding on since arrival of Army Chief the measures being taken to have struggled to cope with the that lower rates of transmission spread of the virus. February 25, 2021, the Chief Pakistani Rangers violated identify & target the over recent surge of coronavirus have been observed for the “The pandemic will be of Army Staff (COAS) the ceasefire agreement along ground workers’ (OGWs) cases. other two lineages, making defeated only when vaccina- General MM Naravane the International border in network involved in radical- “We are particularly wor- them no longer variants of tions become available every- Wednesday asked the com- the Arnia sector of the Jammu isation and recruitment of ried about the situation in the concern. where on an equitable basis,” manders in the valley to be frontier. According to official youth into terrorist ranks”. Asia and Pacific region, which The B.1.617.2 is now the agency said. prepared to meet emerging sources, Pakistani rangers Efforts to prevent local in the past two months has labelled variant Delta and It said that the current security challenges effective- fired at an earth-mover recruitment and facilitate sur- experienced the largest has been reported in 62 coun- delays in vaccine shipments, ly. machine engaged in cleaning render of local terrorists were increase in the number of tries as of June 1. With brought about by limited sup- The Army Chief was also bushes along the International also discussed.While inter- cases globally,” he said. The COVID-19 raging in many plies to COVAX, mean that briefed by the local com- Border. This is the second acting with troops, the COAS UNHCR spokesperson said parts of the world, the some of the world’s most vul- manders in the hinterland on ceasefire violation in nearly expressed his appreciation to that over this period, there UNHCR warned of shortages nerable people remain sus- steps being taken to “identi- four months, The Border the jawans and commanders have been some 38 million of vaccines in the Asia-Pacific ceptible to the virus. “The fy & target the over ground Security Force (BSF) officers who are relentlessly battling recorded COVID-19 cases and region, including for refugees UNHCR is adding its voice to workers” (OGWs) network when contacted refused to the dual challenges of more than half a million and asylum-seekers. the calls for countries with involved in radicalisation and comment on record. Pakistan-abetted terror and deaths. Mahecic said: “We urge surplus doses to donate to recruitment of youth into ter- According to the ground the global pandemic.   observing that it was “not a “The lack of hospital beds, an immediate and stronger COVAX, and for manufac- rorist ranks.In the last one reports, Pakistani Rangers He further reinforced the genuine public interest litiga- oxygen supplies, limited support for the COVAX ini- turers to boost supplies to the month this is the second visit fired a few rounds upon need to be prepared to meet plea was Wednesday filed tion”. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) tiative, a worldwide effort COVAX facility,” Mahecic of the Army Chief to the noticing the bullet-proof JCB emerging security challenges Ain the Supreme Court chal- Advocate Pradeep Kumar capacities and scarce health aimed at achieving equitable said. Union Territory to review machine clearing the bushes effectively. Later, the COAS lenging the Delhi High Court’s Yadav Wednesday filed the the prevailing security sce- in Arnia sector’s Vikram post was briefed by the Chinar May 31 verdict which dis- petition in the apex court nario. area in the outskirts of Jammu Corps Commander on the missed a petition seeking to challenging the high court General Naravane had around 8.15 am. In response overall situation pertaining to suspend all construction activ- verdict. .      3  earlier reviewed the security the BSF jawans exercised the Line of Control and the ity of the Central Vista Avenue Yadav, who was not a party situation during his visit to restraint and did not retali- hinterland. redevelopment during the to the proceedings before the Jammu region on May ate.According to a Defence According to a Defence Covid-19 pandemic while high court in the matter, has    6  !   13.Compared to around 5000 spokesman, “On arrival at Spokesman, in the evening, describing it as a “vital” and claimed that high court was incidents of ceasefire viola- Srinagar, the Army Chief, the COAS called on the Lt “essential” project of national “not justified” in holding that tions (CFVs) in 2020, a total accompanied by Lt Gen YK Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj importance. the plea was motivated and not   6  % % Mumbai and three from number of 413 violations were Joshi, the Northern Army Bhawan and discussed the The project entails con- a genuine public cause “by Bengaluru under the air bub- recorded in the month of Commander and Lt Gen DP emerging challenges and road struction activities on Rajpath drawing presumption and ith the second wave of  * %  ble between India and January and 315 CFVs till Pandey, Chinar Corps map for long term peace in and the surrounding lawns assumption in the absence of Wthe coronavirus pan-   Germany. February 24. Commander visited units and J&K. from the India Gate to the proved material facts and evi- demic slowly declining, The airlines had early last Rashtrapati Bhawan here. dence”. German airline Lufthansa *  * '% month added a stop in Dubai The main Cental Vista It alleged that the high resumed non-stop interna- for its India flights to ensure its project envisages building a court failed to appreciate that tional flight operations from Germany as they were strand- pilots and cabin crew do not 1       
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This door-to- door inspection model has helped bring down the                case fatality rate, winning applause from WHO. Under this, 1,41,610 teams and 21,242 supervisors have been deployed to ensure that every suspect- ed case is tracked to the last mile. Each two-member team is responsible for test- ing covid-symptomatic individuals using Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits; those who test positive are isolated and given a medicine kit with clear-cut instructions. Since the objective is to eliminate the chain of virus transmission, the Rapid Response  ,B=  Team (RRT) also tests all contacts of the covid-pos- fleet. District-wise, six oxygen plants May 31 — in a matter of a month. centres are well-quipped to carry out itive patients using RT-PCR. This ensures that no -,3-, /" are already functional and running Out of the number of active cases, the vaccination drive on a war-      "        ! contact is left untraced. Irrespective of the falling ,.B< 0; in Ayodhya while 18 are in process; 20,762 are in home isolation. This footing.   3*:.2!67  8 3  2    4567    cases, this strategy continues to be implemented with , > 0> C7: in Aligarh, 161 ventilators, 246 oxy- reduction in active cases has provid- Behind every successful model               ! full vigor. gen concentrators and 85 ambu- ed a breather to the healthcare is the relentless and untiring leader The RRT also educates people about the ben- -- > lances were allocated to deal with the workers also. What makes this fall in who makes sure that policies carried     !     8 "   efits of adhering to covid-appropriate behaviour. . <= second covid surge. In Mathura dis- cases even more laudable is that this out on the ground mirror those writ-    3*:.2!67           Symptomatic people are instructed about the ("9(":8; 0B trict, 96 additional ventilators and 32 decline has come despite a softer ten on paper. By educating the pub-          quarantine and isolation protocol. The surveillance covid-dedicated ambulances were lockdown imposed in the state vis- lic about the importance of vaccina- "            ! committee is also responsible for facilitating quar- F"7N"NNN0 deployed. à-vis a harder lockdown in other tion and disease prevention,                antine facilities in the schools, community centres 3 FN,0 Curbing vaccine hesitancy, the states; industrial activity and essen- Adityanath has left no stone  !         3*:.2!67I   and village health centres for all those who cannot F9"N))0B =F7 state has successfully vaccinated tial services continued to function unturned in restricting the virus. afford home isolation. This micro-planning, door- more than 1.80 crore people. Both apart from the vaccinations and The state's scientific and welfare-               to-door inspection and concurrent follow-up and K  B ,, Covishield and Covaxin are available medical emergencies which were centric covid strategy has helped in .               monitoring strategy stands at the core of the 0; B0,40., in all 75 districts which in itself is an exempted from the curfew. The averting what could have been one             45J5!45K5 COVID-19 resolution in the state. Integrated 0;,.B< achievement considering reports of Triple-T strategy ensured that for all of the most horrifying humanitari- "           ! Command & Control Centres (ICCC) and covid vaccine shortages in various states. reduction in cases, the livelihoods an crises of unfathomable magnitude.                 ! helpdesks have been set-up in every district to pro- 0; , > --" As a part of its measures to protect remained secured; by keeping the No wonder, despite having a popu-  3 1   . 0       vide free teleconsultation services to both covid and (N"9(   children from the third covid wave, industries up and running, the daily- lation of 24-crore people, the daily         8  )    non-covid patients, cutting down the need for hos- parents having children less than 12 wage workers werenot forced to covid-case count has dwindled to pital visits. 0B -0 , 04 years of age are being given special lose out on their wages. 1,497 in comparison to 18,600 cases ?      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Real-time monitoring and ed paediatric ICUs in every district "              oxygen transport and tracking model, oxygen hubs officers in every large district and an ground visits by Chief Minister Yogi and a 100-bed PICU ward in each                ! have been established and a dashboard called officer in the smaller ones have been Adityanath and aggressive cam- medical college. The goal is to pro-          'OxyTracker' has been developed which tracks the assigned to monitor covid protocol paigning against the highly conta- tect children from the ghastly virus $             tankers on real-time basis, thereby increasing including quarantine and isolation; gious virus have helped Uttar as they remain vulnerable on account                    transparency and efficiency. A plan is in action for gram panchayats and mohallaman- Pradesh in tiding over this crisis. of not having been vaccinated. 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It said any unit that is able to create an isolation bub- ering more than 36 tonnes of Toulouse, France, on solidated response coordinat- with the crisis. He also suggested them to help the children ble should be allowed to operate at all times even if it does not additional medical equipment Wednesday. The remaining ed by the French embassy in impacted by the pandemic. qualify as essential.The chamber said the ferocity of the second to India. The Indian Red Cross materials are being sourced India, which included the deliv- The minister said this while meeting industry associations wave highlighted that waiting too long to impose restrictions can Society (IRCS) received this from India.Additionally, Airbus ery of eight large oxygen gen- on June 1 to review their preparedness to meet the present and result in a surge of cases thus putting immense strain on med- shipments in presence of said, it is in touch with inter- erators, ventilators, electric future challenges because of Covid-19 pandemic.Goyal has said ical infrastructure. Learning from the first and second coron- French ambassador to India national and Indian NGO part- syringe pumps, anti-bacterial that in the recent past, due to the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, avirus waves, “FICCI suggests a graded approach to permissi- Emmanuel Lenain. ners to support any need for filters and patient circuits as the industrial production was severely impacted due to lock- ble economic activity which balances lives and livelihoods”, it said The latest contribution oxygen generator plants, 250 transportation of relief materi- part of a 28-tonne consign- downs, non-availability of oxygen, migration of workers, and the in a letter to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. from Airbus comprises two oxygen concentrators, 30 ven- als from Europe and has also ment. spread of the virus amongst the workforce.   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THERMAX 1410.5 1437.45 1407.5 1430.8 SBILIFE 965 993.45 963.4 981.5 15.2 IDEA 8.55 8.85 8.48 8.81 CHOLAFIN 541.1 559.05 541.1 554 TRITURBINE 108.7 117.4 105.8 115.4 OFSS 3543 3555 3496.9 3517 ORIENTELEC 304.8 304.8 297.6 302.8 POWERGRID 224.2 228.15 224.1 227.9 3.5 TATASTEEL 1107.95 1129 1105 1123.55 JINDALSAW 109.3 113.65 106.75 112.6 JKTYRE 128.3 131.6 127.15 130.9 GUJALKALI 399.3 416.6 395.9 413.2 SUPREMEIND 2261 2277.95 2243.1 2264.35 TATAMOTORS 315.95 324.4 315.6 322.9 4.8 GUJGAS 552 578 544.25 566.7 MFSL 936.75 974.3 930 949 TATAMTRDVR 144.5 148.95 144 147.75 STLTECH 259.1 260 252.2 255 COCHINSHIP 381.9 381.9 375.7 377.8 MARUTI 7,063.45 7,197.70 7,063.45 7,185.50 94.35 ITC 211.1 212.5 208.7 209 INDOSTAR 343 383.95 316.1 370.5 MGL 1188 1209.45 1164.3 1187.05 BEML 1292 1318 1285.85 1306.95 GARFIBRES 2875.6 2875.65 2832.3 2843.25 BAJAJ-AUTO 4,227.90 4,305.90 4,200.00 4,294.30 55.35 BAJFINANCE 5767 5844.8 5740 5808 STAR 760 765.1 752 759.75 JAICORPLTD 115.7 117.05 113.75 115.1 TIINDIA 1183.4 1192.1 1164.6 1184.6 GRSE 183 185.1 182.4 183.2 TATACONSUM 665.5 674.75 660.15 673.7 7.9 HDFCLIFE 665 677.9 663 675.85 WOCKPHARMA 625 656.6 622.1 647.5 BALRAMCHIN 303.8 309.25 301.15 302.85 3MINDIA 25650 25990 25343.425989.95 SUPRAJIT 269 273.5 266.7 272.45 SBIN 430.8 437.95 429.15 437.2 4.65 ICICIBANK 648.9 649.3 641.15 648.35 FRETAIL 47.75 50.1 47 50 BANKINDIA 77 79.3 76.15 78.3 WELCORP 148.7 151.65 145.15 150.1 SHK 154.75 159.95 151.9 157.35 SUNPHARMA 671 678.1 670.15 677.9 6.85 ADANIPOWER 95.7 99.4 95.45 96.45 AMBUJACEM 325.15 332.4 323.4 330.95 NCC 78 80.9 78 80.6 GHCL 259.65 263.5 257.25 262.75 BDL 369.8 369.8 365.15 367.5 COALINDIA 147.5 149.9 147 149.05 1.45 LUPIN 1219.85 1267.5 1212.6 1246.9 SBICARD 1054 1057 1042.9 1054.9 TORNTPHARM 2790 2820 2772 2791.05 CGCL 556.95 556.95 512.1 515.25 IOC 109.8 111.4 109.55 110.9 1 MUTHOOTFIN 1310 1438.8 1293.35 1414 AMARAJABAT 736.2 743 734 741.5 RADICO 616.9 631.5 610.6 629.05 PETRONET 242 243.5 239.65 241.6 SHREECEM 27,595.55 28,008.00 27,553.30 27,870.00 246.85 ASIANPAINT 2912.75 2934.65 2877.4 2905.35 MRF 83649.95 84720.05 8300084558.95 ORIENTCEM 134.4 139.85 133 136.75 KTKBANK 64.3 64.3 63.05 63.4 BRITANNIA 3,446.75 3,486.00 3,446.05 3,477.00 30.25 SUNPHARMA 673.5 678.5 666 677.65 JUBLFOOD 3053.8 3083.25 3021 3033.6 FINCABLES 461.5 469 453.8 461.5 NIACL 162.3 167.25 161.45 164.95 NTPC 110.1 111.35 110.05 111.1 0.9 TATAPOWER 104.6 108.35 104.45 108.05 PHILIPCARB 210 224.4 210 223.5 INDIAMART 7275 7275 7050 7129.4 OBEROIRLTY 614.95 616.65 595.75 603.7 BPCL 470 475.45 469 474.3 3.45 ATGL 1456.8 1584.6 1451 1584.6 GRAPHITE 752.95 756.05 743.15 752 GODREJCP 845.15 855.35 836.45 847.35 NAVINFLUOR 3196 3255 3187 3209.8 AUROPHARMA 973.75 983.25 962.9 966.3 TATACOMM 1138 1152.8 1119.7 1136.15 SIEMENS 2084.05 2104.2 2069.25 2090 PERSISTENT 2539 2539 2465 2476.6 CIPLA 946.45 960.5 946.45 953.3 6.85 BANKBARODA 79.35 81.85 78.55 81.2 BAJAJ-AUTO 4230.05 4310 4195.8 4299 NLCINDIA 60.15 62.4 60.15 61.15 VBL 1008.8 1032 1005.1 1020.8 BAJFINANCE 5,756.50 5,845.00 5,742.55 5,808.00 23.2 BHEL 71.2 73.3 71 72.2 DMART 3068 3092 3052.9 3065.65 ABCAPITAL 118.1 124.4 118.1 122.7 CSBBANK 303.5 323.3 303.5 319.7 EICHERMOT 2,645.55 2,694.00 2,638.10 2,675.00 9.2 DIXON 4110 4259.95 4110 4235.25 SPARC 224.9 227.65 221.1 225.5 IBREALEST 99.8 102.1 98.95 100.55 COLPAL 1705 1727.5 1701 1713.5 HINDUNILVR 2,356.00 2,373.65 2,350.00 2,361.00 2.7 ONGC 118 119.25 116 117.75 KRBL 203 229.5 202.15 224.5 TV18BRDCST 43 43 40.8 41.85 VAIBHAVGBL 832 839.75 821.2 825.8 M&M 806.3 812 802.3 806.9 0.6 JSWSTEEL 700 708.8 697.3 705.45 PFC 119.9 121.8 119.4 121.55 WELSPUNIND 87.8 95 87.55 94.4 CYIENT 808 817.55 797.75 814.2 GRASIM 1,444.00 1,454.45 1,425.55 1,443.90 -0.65 UPL 821.6 840.45 810.85 837.4 HEROMOTOCO 2980 2992.2 2941.95 2972.45 INDIGO 1747.15 1774 1733 1764 QUESS 682 705 682 691.05 ONGC 118 119.4 116 117.55 -0.05 SUZLON 6.05 6.49 5.93 6.42 SHILPAMED 494 528 490 523.8 BATAINDIA 1540 1561.6 1532.65 1543.95 EQUITAS 89.9 89.9 87.55 88.25 DRREDDY 5,306.25 5,354.00 5,283.00 5,310.95 -5.55 JUSTDIAL 911 969.65 901.35 940.75 GRANULES 316.2 318.3 314.35 316 MRPL 50.5 52.85 49.95 52.25 LAOPALA 269.5 282.3 261.3 280.75 ULTRACEMCO 6,601.35 6,670.00 6,552.35 6,595.00 -6.35 BHARTIARTL 530.1 534.5 528 529.6 HDFCAMC 2963 3023 2962.95 3015.7 SPICEJET 76.2 77.4 74.65 76 ASTRAL 1869.05 1903 1865.9 1884.25 BAJAJFINSV 11,709.00 11,860.00 11,701.55 11,815.00 -14.9 BPCL 470.05 475.4 469.05 474.55 ESCORTS 1167 1167 1150 1162.5 J&KBANK 29.2 29.6 28.9 29.4 JKPAPER 152.9 154.4 149.35 152.35 WIPRO 541.95 545 533 542.05 -0.75 DLF 284 292.5 282.9 290.85 INDIANB 135.75 143.9 135.35 143.1 EMAMILTD 503 530 503 528 CHENNPETRO 132.9 135 128.7 134.25 LT 1,468.30 1,474.60 1,455.05 1,472.50 -2.15 HDFC 2542 2580 2532 2561.25 GLAND 3081.35 3173.65 3074.3 3159.05 HSCL 51.9 52.75 51.65 52.1 CASTROLIND 133.4 133.8 131.65 131.95 ICICIBANK 648.5 649.35 641.1 649 -1.1 PNBHOUSING 693.2 693.2 655.2 693.2 LAURUSLABS 532 539 528.45 536.4 MCX 1565 1572.95 1535.95 1543.1 MASFIN 923.4 943.05 905.35 908.7 DIVISLAB 4,215.90 4,255.50 4,201.00 4,212.10 -8 NATIONALUM 72 73.1 71.7 72.8 HEIDELBERG 258 258 250.6 252.35 TTKPRESTIG 8702.7 9266.6 8692.05 8928.15 RAMCOCEM 947.3 971.05 947.3 966.5 BLISSGVS 108 108 106.7 107.45 HEROMOTOCO 2,972.00 2,993.00 2,942.10 2,970.00 -6.75 TCS 3154 3155.7 3116.15 3129.3 SBILIFE 967.95 993.25 964.3 982.1 LEMONTREE 41.5 42.95 41.3 42.8 IFCI 12.04 12.49 11.94 12.42 PGHH 13000 13151.65 1296213151.65 TITAN 1,581.00 1,596.75 1,564.20 1,586.00 -5.4 SAIL 121.55 122.9 120.95 121.85 BIOCON 386 389.2 384.65 388.1 IPCALAB 2065 2134.2 2065 2079.25 DCBBANK 101 103.7 101 103.35 KPRMILL 1568 1568 1539.2 1553.4 NESTLEIND 17,516.20 17,813.20 17,510.10 17,685.05 -73.45 CADILAHC 620.5 635.15 617 627.7 LTI 3850 3850 3771 3836.85 CEATLTD 1320 1340 1316.85 1334 GDL 282 299 282 296.75 ZENSARTECH 282.65 286 279 284.9 HDFCBANK 1,510.00 1,510.20 1,493.00 1,505.05 -6.65 ADANIGREEN 1279.9 1318.4 1275.5 1299.8 BOMDYEING 78 83.7 76.7 82.7 AUBANK 985.85 1015.85 984.45 1008.95 GNFC 378 378 365.95 375.2 CAPPL 591.25 595.05 585.05 588 INFY 1,380.75 1,391.95 1,365.00 1,381.00 -6.2 HINDALCO 390 402 389.1 398.9 NESTLEIND 17633.65 17808 1752017680.75 BOSCHLTD 15150 15325 1514515260.05 POLYMED 1019.75 1020.55 1001 1007 ENDURANCE 1498.3 1498.3 1471.85 1484.7 TCS 3,150.85 3,159.45 3,115.00 3,135.00 -18 SUMICHEM 321 373.25 321 363.1 COROMANDEL 786.65 800.05 786 791.65 CESC 689.95 690 681.15 687.3 GESHIP 427 439.5 421.4 430 DALBHARAT 1800 1800 1778.05 1784.8 ADANITRANS 1504.7 1573 1499.35 1557.8 BEL 146.8 151.05 146.05 150.35 GODREJAGRO 552.85 574 550.65 558.05 SCHNEIDER 124.55 130 124.55 126.55 JMFINANCIL 86 86.7 85.5 86.5 HCLTECH 947 950.7 937.6 945 -5.7 VEDL 269.9 276.2 268.95 275.35 LUXIND 2996.85 3200.05 2949.95 3118.05 GMRINFRA 25.5 26.65 25.5 26.2 SUVENPHAR 519 520.5 505 516.2 BAYERCROP 5250 5325.05 5248.5 5286.2 KOTAKBANK 1,793.00 1,793.00 1,770.00 1,785.90 -11.1 CANBK 159.7 164.4 158.45 163.85 SOUTHBANK 10.09 10.4 10.02 10.28 MOIL 180 181.95 179.4 181.5 RATNAMANI 1929 1964.75 1914.05 1957 EDELWEISS 63.05 64.85 63.05 64.5 BHARTIARTL 529.9 534.6 528 529.5 -3.4 GAIL 161.4 163.4 157.75 158.75 EXIDEIND 190 193.45 189.55 193.05 SUNTV 527.65 534 522 524 METROPOLIS 2530 2535.95 2452 2465.15 LAXMIMACH 6585.2 6660 6515.15 6640 HDFC 2,570.75 2,581.85 2,531.10 2,562.30 -18.45 ZEEL 212.9 215.25 210.8 212.8 INDIACEM 182.55 186.25 178.8 179.6 DHANUKA 915.5 945 915.5 935 CHAMBLFERT 280.95 287.25 280 282.15 VTL 1270 1290 1270 1277.5 ASIANPAINT 2,918.85 2,933.75 2,877.15 2,906.00 -25 KOTAKBANK 1796 1796 1770.1 1782.6 HINDCOPPER 164.3 164.95 161.4 162.65 TANLA 872 910.4 868.5 888.05 ASHOKA 92.1 93.4 91.3 93.15 GODFRYPHLP 909.75 916 905.6 908 AXISBANK 744.8 745.3 734.2 737.55 -7.6 PVR 1305.8 1332 1285.05 1323.05 NBCC 46.8 48.3 46.75 47.8 PIIND 2595.3 2696.5 2595.3 2667.45 BAJAJCON 291.5 291.5 286.2 289.35 ERIS 704.15 704.15 692.5 696.65 TECHM 1,020.20 1,024.70 994 1,017.80 -12.7 JSWENERGY 127.35 132.35 125.25 130.85 NAUKRI 4435 4605 4390.65 4554.6 CHALET 172 191.65 171.5 183.85 INOXLEISUR 315 320 311 314.55 MIDHANI 191.6 192.6 191.2 192.15 ITC 210.5 212.45 208.6 209.05 -6.2 NH 492.7 566 474.1 504.9 TVSMOTOR 608.05 619.5 607.25 616 DCAL 196.25 212.95 193.4 206.1 BALMLAWRIE 134 138.4 133.6 137.4 PRESTIGE 272.4 274.3 271.6 273.5 IDFCFIRSTB 57.8 61.15 57.25 60.9 PEL 1800 1845 1800 1841.45 HUDCO 48.5 50.35 48.2 50 SIS 437 443.9 431.75 432.2 GILLETTE 5569.8 5630 5569.65 5630     APOLLOHOSP 3258.8 3300 3220.05 3273 HINDZINC 327 330 323.3 324.25 BERGEPAINT 799.9 803.85 786.4 794 SUDARSCHEM 670 673.2 659.4 668.85 ALLCARGO 133.45 134.4 131.5 132.55 DRREDDY 5314.95 5351 5281.15 5310 RAYMOND 367.35 388.8 367 385.45 FINEORG 3036 3092 3025 3040 LTTS 2680.1 2701 2647.75 2674.2 VRLLOG 250.75 257.4 247.25 256.05 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE MANAPPURAM 160.5 166.05 158.95 164.45 AEGISLOG 363 377.1 361.5 374.9 FORTIS 227.1 231.5 227.1 230 GULFOILLUB 690 717.5 690 703 KNRCON 224.3 224.3 217.5 219.25 NIFTY NEXT 50 37,714.40 38,430.10 37,710.05 38,379.95 691.85 IRB 118 133.35 117.55 130.75 LALPATHLAB 2880 2920 2871.1 2895 PAGEIND 30850 31081.3 3062030660.15 SONATSOFTW 662.45 680 654.7 676.6 BLUESTARCO 816.2 825 815.9 823 MOTHERSUMI 237.8 272.85 234.75 272.85 35.55 CONCOR 695.8 702.25 684 691.2 MINDACORP 124 129.75 123.3 127.6 CARERATING 570 591 568 580 SUNDRMFAST 775 792.3 763.65 784.7 ADANIENT 1,425.55 1,557.00 1,413.00 1,551.30 135.05 INDUSINDBK 1010.05 1030 1001.25 1028 INDOCO 372.2 398.45 372 397.15 APLLTD 937.8 953.5 937.8 952.25 JCHAC 2238.2 2245.45 2204.2 2215 MUTHOOTFIN 1,307.50 1,439.00 1,293.15 1,425.15 116.25 APOLLOTYRE 221.5 231.9 218.5 230.1 SRF 6491.1 6666 6486 6510 EPL 246 249.5 243.55 249.35 JTEKTINDIA 111.8 111.8 108.7 109.55 PNB 41.9 44.55 41.6 43.9 2.25 HDFCBANK 1511 1511.05 1493.2 1504.1 OIL 137 139.1 132.7 137.05 ICICIGI 1479.9 1479.9 1456.85 1471 BRIGADE 260 268.4 259.7 266.15 ADANITRANS 1,501.00 1,574.00 1,500.95 1,559.00 59.55 IRCTC 1905 1927 1897 1917.25 IDFC 56.8 57.75 55.75 57.55 RITES 244 247 243.25 245 KAJARIACER 970 972 961.3 970 NAUKRI 4,400.00 4,592.00 4,400.00 4,592.00 164.2 BAJAJFINSV 11730 11853.3 11702.7511819.55 NATCOPHARM 1046.9 1061.95 1042.05 1047 KALPATPOWR 419 434 411.75 431 JSL 93.3 93.8 91.75 93.45 BANDHANBNK 301.15 313 300 312.6 9.75 M&M 806.4 811.95 802.5 806.2 UCOBANK 13.27 13.51 13 13.44 GODREJIND 532 533.95 523.45 524.85 ASTERDM 143.9 147.95 142.55 145.75 VEDL 269.55 276.45 269.55 276.1 7.85 JINDALSTEL 397.7 403.45 396.1 398.65 TORNTPOWER 431.2 441.6 431.2 435.35 SOBHA 495.35 506 493.3 502 ORIENTREF 307.45 316.15 307 312.5 LUPIN 1,211.80 1,267.65 1,211.00 1,241.30 32.1 AXISBANK 746 746.1 734.2 737.05 SOLARINDS 1505 1625.85 1502 1599.6 AJANTPHARM 1938.55 1964.95 1935.35 1962.95 ITI 120.7 121.95 120.1 120.75 MARICO 481.4 493 481.4 493 12.3 IBULHSGFIN 223.5 227.9 221.6 226.9 HATHWAY 24.75 26.45 24.55 25.8 GICRE 196 198.75 191 196.45 POWERINDIA 1930.35 1935.6 1905 1917 PEL 1,800.00 1,845.40 1,800.00 1,841.50 44.55 CIPLA 949 960.5 945.3 954.55 ALOKTEXT 20.5 20.75 20.25 20.45 NHPC 25.55 25.9 25.55 25.8 CENTURYPLY 401.8 408.55 392.85 403.1 HINDPETRO 282.25 289.5 281.85 288.5 6.95 ULTRACEMCO 6630 6670 6552.45 6615 SOLARA 1750 1777.2 1741 1746.9 GREAVESCOT 126 127.9 126 127.4 UJJIVAN 212.25 214.45 212.25 214.4 ICICIPRULI 553 569.7 553 565.65 13.65 TECHM 1030 1030 994.1 1018 MHRIL 252 266 247 260 UBL 1257.05 1265 1238 1243.4 JAGRAN* 56.05 58.4 56.05 58.3 ADANIGREEN 1,275.00 1,318.45 1,275.00 1,299.95 28.9 HINDUNILVR 2358.45 2373.85 2348.95 2358.65 REDINGTON 245.95 248.65 235 239.3 AFFLE 5274.9 5277.7 5230 5265.55 ABBOTINDIA 15960 16000 15879.5 15993 AMBUJACEM 324.4 332.4 322.55 331.3 7.1 DEEPAKNI 1755.9 1782 1749.05 1753.2 NOCIL 205.35 207.9 199 205.5 EIHOTEL 111.4 111.4 107 108.05 CRISIL 1950 2017 1940 2008.5 HDFCAMC 2,965.00 3,024.00 2,965.00 3,022.00 57.1 SWSOLAR 224.9 239 219 234.05 TIMKEN 1316.95 1327.95 1306.1 1309.25 TIMETECHNO 82.8 86 81.75 85.5 SPANDANA 567.35 573.7 565.3 570.8 HAVELLS 1,026.00 1,049.70 1,024.00 1,048.05 18.6 COALINDIA 147.55 149.8 147.2 149 PIDILITIND 2084.7 2084.7 2052 2064.6 SYNGENE 587 599.5 583.35 586.7 MAHSEAMLES 292.3 294.7 288.25 290.75 MRF 82,800.00 84,776.45 82,800.00 84,499.00 1,415.55 LICHSGFIN 480 484.75 476 482.4 KSCL 705 716.65 702.4 709.6 BBTC 1305 1305.05 1287.5 1299 NESCO 544.4 558.95 542 557 ALKEM 3,117.00 3,170.00 3,075.00 3,150.15 48.4 GLENMARK 599.85 618.15 594.1 615 LINDEINDIA 1560 1637 1556 1624.55 SYMPHONY 1080 1080 1064.05 1072 FDC 338.05 340.7 332.75 339.6 SIEMENS 2,069.55 2,106.00 2,066.40 2,091.00 31.7 BHARATFORG 671 701.45 667.45 699.35 JBCHEPHARM 1489 1524.95 1466.95 1510.95 AAVAS 2277.3 2330 2276 2277 CREDITACC 632.4 642.85 632 638.4 CADILAHC 618.7 635.45 616.45 628.5 9.05 HCLTECH 950.6 950.6 937.2 943.45 CUB 168 168.5 166.5 167.95 GEPIL 281.15 291.95 279.2 287.6 GLAXO 1504 1529 1504 1522.6 DLF 281.35 292.65 281.35 291 3.7 BRITANNIA 3459 3485 3448 3474.8 JSLHISAR 175.75 178.5 173.15 176 SANOFI 7722.4 7794 7710 7767 TATAINVEST 1063.7 1063.7 1048.6 1060.5 BOSCHLTD 15,120.00 15,339.00 15,120.00 15,300.50 191.95 AARTIIND 1716.5 1725 1660.35 1670.6 INDUSTOWER 239.7 242.2 239 241.05 CROMPTON 400 402 397.5 400 WESTLIFE 488.8 493.85 483.2 492.6 IGL 525 535.55 521.15 531 6.25 MARUTI 7079 7198.9 7044.55 7183.1 VGUARD 267 270 264.1 265.95 GALAXYSURF 2970 2987.5 2903.65 2980 SKFINDIA 2347.45 2391.35 2317.3 2370.1 ACC 1,975.25 2,007.30 1,970.90 1,996.00 22.55 VOLTAS 1015 1038.4 1007.6 1034.4 CENTURYTEX 500.05 505.75 493.95 504.7 JKLAKSHMI 543.95 560 535.55 544.5 FORCEMOT 1177 1206.4 1177 1194.2 PGHH 13,035.65 13,182.10 12,951.10 13,140.00 147.4 NMDC 181.65 185.4 181.5 183.3 MINDAIND 594 594 572 576.45 DBL 540.95 558 536 550.7 SHOPERSTOP 223.6 231.95 223.6 230.45 NMDC 182.55 185.4 181.5 183.45 2.05 VENKYS 2634 2744.6 2532 2651.45 FSL 140.1 147.15 139.25 146.35 NAM-INDIA 369 375.6 366 373.85 UJJIVANSFB 29.75 29.75 29.15 29.4 MAHLOG 547.5 554.45 543.85 549.05 INDIGO 1,735.00 1,774.85 1,728.45 1,764.00 18.3 DELTACORP 169.95 176.45 167.8 175.5 BSOFT 308.95 320.65 306.35 316.85 RVNL 29.55 30 29.35 29.7 APLAPOLLO 1301.15 1311.8 1262 1282.35 SCHAEFFLER 5219.75 5232.6 5196.45 5221 SBICARD 1,050.00 1,057.70 1,043.00 1,055.00 9.05 HFCL 43.7 45.75 43.45 45.05 COFORGE 3587.7 3609.15 3531.65 3572.65 ABB 1708 1719.9 1650 1702 BLUEDART 6050.3 6150 6050.3 6088 VSTIND 3316 3329.25 3303.9 3321.45 APOLLOHOSP 3,244.30 3,301.00 3,220.00 3,265.00 25.2 L&TFH 92 94 91.4 93.7 SHREECEM 27601 28000 27600 27750 DCMSHRIRAM 692.2 712 685.3 706 GSPL 281 281 275.9 280 BAJAJHLDNG 3515 3530.15 3494.5 3510 YESBANK 13.35 13.6 13.35 13.45 0.1 SRTRANSFIN 1392.05 1436.25 1390 1430.95 TATACOFFEE 174.25 175.6 172 174.05 PTC 88.8 93.25 87.7 91.3 PNCINFRA 258.3 259 253.95 258.25 DBCORP 93.7 96.2 93.4 94.6 DMART 3,050.00 3,093.30 3,050.00 3,064.50 19.7 FEDERALBNK 85.8 87.8 85.1 87.2 FLUOROCHEM 938 947.7 901.7 928.25 SCI 112.55 115.15 112.55 114.1 EIDPARRY 419.55 420.7 414.15 416.5 ITDC 383.2 383.2 372.1 379.5 BIOCON 386 389.2 384.5 387.65 1.8 WIPRO 542.7 544.95 533.05 543.05 EICHERMOT 2656 2693.45 2640.05 2674.05 SUNTECK 278 294 278 285.35 HAL 1042.8 1046.75 1031 1034.6 MAHLIFE 519 535.05 516 535 MCDOWELL-N 612.35 618.5 611.1 615.25 2.85 MAHABANK 24.4 26 23.7 25.65 RELAXO 1088.85 1110 1055 1061.85 IRCON 46.05 46.35 45.7 46 CCL 347.45 360.55 342.2 359.2 TEAMLEASE 3463.1 3489 3427.15 3429.6 TORNTPHARM 2,796.00 2,822.00 2,775.00 2,798.00 12.35 TATACONSUM 666 674.55 660.5 673.3 IFBIND 1068 1166.45 1064.5 1130.7 BASF 2459.6 2528.1 2450 2492 GPPL 106.95 107.5 103.4 104 SFL 2046.85 2053.5 2026.45 2038.95 ABBOTINDIA 15,950.00 16,000.00 15,890.00 15,999.00 40.85 VINATIORGA 1767.15 1782.4 1760 1760 BANDHANBNK 301.95 313 300 311.5 RCF 81.1 82.45 80.85 81.8 ECLERX 1251.15 1311.95 1241.6 1268.9 KSB 984 999 977 990.35 BAJAJHLDNG 3,511.05 3,536.55 3,490.00 3,514.80 8.9 ASHOKLEY 121.9 124.65 121.3 124.15 GODREJPROP 1364 1393.85 1361 1392.6 SEQUENT 269.95 270.25 263 265.15 SJVN 27.35 28.05 27.25 27.75 AKZOINDIA 2279.8 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Biden marked the 100th anniver- Or the former president's deci- rime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents victory in a secret ballot held in terparts from Pakistan and Last month, China offered sary of the massacre that destroyed sion, one year ago, to clear Lafayette Pon Wednesday were racing to finalise a coalition Parliament, it was announced Afghanistan on Thursday to to host peace talks between the a thriving Black community in Square near the White House of government to end his 12-year rule the longest by on Wednesday. discuss the Afghan peace and Afghan Government and Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that he had demonstrators who gathered to any Israeli premier ahead of a midnight deadline. The 60-year-old former reconciliation process, as Beijing Taliban militants to forge peace “come to fill the silence” about one protest the death of George Floyd, Centrist Yair Lapid and ultranationalist Naftali Labor leader will be the first stepped up its diplomacy with in view of the US troops with- of the nation's darkest — and long a Black man, under the knee of a Bennett have joined forces and agreed to rotate the Israeli President who is the son the two nations in the wake of drawal from Afghanistan by suppressed — moments of racial white Minneapolis police officer. premiership between them, with Bennett going first, of a former president. His the US troops withdrawal from September. US President Joe violence. In 1921 — on May 31 and June but are still working to cobble together a ruling coali- father Chaim Herzog served as the war-torn country. Biden in April announced that “Some injustices are so heinous, 1 — a white mob, including some tion that would include parties from across the polit- Israel''s Head of State between Wang will chair the fourth all American troops would be so horrific, so grievous, they can- nation must come to grips with the people hastily deputized by author- ical spectrum. 1983 and 1993. China- Afghanistan-Pakistan withdrawn from Afghanistan by not be buried, no matter how hard following sin of denial. ities, looted and burned Tulsa's Israeli media reported that there are some lin- Herzog won the support of trilateral foreign ministers meet- September 11 this year, thus people try,” Biden said. “We can't just choose what we Greenwood district, which was gering disagreements over lower-level political an overwhelming 87 lawmak- ing via video link in which his bringing to end the country's “Only with truth can come want to know, and not what we referred to as Black Wall Street. appointments but that Lapid was likely to announce ers in the 120-member Knesset counterparts from Pakistan and longest war, spanning across two healing.” should know,” said Biden. “I come On Tuesday, the president, an agreement sometime Wednesday. (parliament) on Tuesday to Afghanistan, Shah Mahmood decades. The US and the Taliban Biden's commemoration of the here to help fill the silence, because joined by top Black advisers, met He faces a midnight deadline to inform Israel's defeat his rival Miriam Peretz Qureshi and Mohammad signed a landmark deal in Doha deaths of hundreds of Black people in silence wounds deepen.” privately with three surviving mem- largely ceremonial President Reuven Rivlin that he and become the 11th President Haneef Atmar, would take part, on February 29, 2020 to bring killed by a white mob a century ago After Biden left, there was a bers of the Greenwood communi- has formed a majority coalition of at least 61 seats of Israel. the Chinese Foreign Ministry lasting peace in war-torn came amid the current national spontaneous singing by some audi- ty who lived through the violence, in Israel's Knesset, or parliament. The assembly would In the secret election, in announced on Wednesday. Afghanistan and allow reckoning on racial justice. ence members of a famous civil the White House said. Viola then have a week to hold a vote of confidence. which all 120 lawmakers were The three foreign ministers US troops to return home “Just because history is silent, rights march song, “Ain't Gonna Let “Mother” Fletcher, Hughes “Uncle If Lapid misses the midnight deadline, the coun- eligible to cast votes, three will have in-depth exchanges of from America's longest war. it does not mean that it did not take Nobody Turn Me Around.” Red” Van Ellis and Lessie “Mother try will almost certainly go into a fifth election in just abstained, three votes were views on the Afghan peace and Under the US-Taliban pact, the place,” Biden said. 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- - B-> P30 =" nies situated in tax havens like Mauritius that year. a political hara-kiri.” in a few of the security agencies like the first jab can be provided the second dose -/-- 0.-Q. - and Geneva. In case the premises are not fit for However, in off-the-record chats, BJP CRPF and BSF said, “Its virtually a gag within the stipulated time of six weeks. In February, law enforcing tribunals in habitation, the tenant would be within his leaders have been admitting that there has order to restrain retired officials from The court listed the matter for hear- The bench noted that the Centre in its Geneva and Mauritius also charged right to leave it after serving a 15-day been dis-enchantment among the speaking against the policies of the gov- ing on June 4. May 9 affidavit stated that every State/UT Prakash Hinduja’s son Ajay Hinduja for notice period. In case of a dispute, land- Brahmins against Yogi, who is a Thakur ernment of the day for failures on the secu- shall provide vaccination free of cost to its company law related violations. The lords and tenants will have to approach the by caste. The allegation flying thick and fast rity or intelligence fronts and even cover- 0/- , < -" population and said that it is important Hinduja Group controls their entire world- rent authority for settlement. In case they was that the Thakurs were getting promi- ing up corruption.” that individual Governments wide operations through holding compa- are not satisfied with the order of the nence in this government. Those from the The official, who did not wish to be 0B  3  confirm/deny this position before the apex nies in Mauritius. authority, they can challenge it in the rent Backward castes also felt sidelined in the named, expressed his anger, saying, “ There 0. ,,0N3O B court. court/rent tribunal within 30 days from the last four-and-a-half years of Yogi rule. are certain administrative mischiefs on “Further, if they have decided to vac-  -,0 ,0 date of the order. Speculation is rife that to assuage these which you cannot speak in a civilized lan- The Associates Times quoted sources cinate their population for free then, as a Currently, rent agreements are regis- grievances there could be a Cabinet guage.” as saying Chetan met the Leader of matter of principle, it is important that this B  /0, 0 tered at the sub-registrar’s office. In order reshuffle at the Centre as well as in the State Opposition of Dominica in Marigot on policy is annexed to their affidavit, so that  -, , to bring transparency, fix accountability and leaders of particular castes could be ?. O- 0B , the evening of May 30. the population within their territories can and promote fairness in the rental hous- given prominence. The meeting reportedly lasted for two be assured of their right to be vaccinated The Cabinet authorised the Chief ing segment, the policy proposes setting The leaders of caste-based parties like .B< -  hours at Linton’s home, where they dis- for free at a State vaccination centre. Minister to approve the creation of new up of a rent authority. After the termina- Apna Dal and Nishad party and caste lead- 0. , 00B cussed several aspects related to Choksi’s “Hence, we direct each of the State/UT posts for offices of 12 departments — tion of the rent period, the landlord will ers within BJP would be given prominence. arrest and agreed on the commitment that Governments to also file an affidavit Police, Rural Development and Panchayats, be liable to get double the monthly rent for It is for sure that the Cabinet reshuffle can He again joined the proceedings and in exchange for token money, promise of within 2 weeks, where they shall clarify Social Justice and Minorities, Agriculture two months and four times the monthly also see the induction of retired bureau- started singing from her another hit film election donation and the LoP will press their position and put on record their indi- and Farmer Welfare, Social Security and rent thereafter, for the use and occupation crat-turned-MLC AK Sharma into the Yogi Naajayaz Lal lal hoton pe gori kiska naam the matter in Parliament. Chetan, who vidual policies,” the bench said. It listed Women and Child Development, Health, by the tenant. Cabinet. hai… Juhi Chawla and was again removed is Choksi’s younger cousin brother, also the matter for further hearing on June 30. Education (Primary and Secondary), Sharma, a close lieutenant of Modi, left from the hearing. got into an agreement with Linton and On May 31, the top court had high- Social Security, Employment Generation, ;0  > -O.- the civil services to join the BJP in January The third time, he joined and sang promised him election funding for push- lighted “digital divide” between rural and Industry and Commerce, Food, Civil this year and the very next day, he was Meri banno ki aayegi baraat ke dhol bajao ing the abduction theory being peddled urban India and posed searching queries Supplies, and Consumer Affairs and    -" made an MLC. It fuelled rumours that he ji from the movie Aaina. by the fugitive businessman. to the Centre on mandatory registration Finance. PB3,-,  would be made a minister and might be At the outset, the man was heard say- The Dominican media report further on CoWIN for COVID jabs, vaccine pro- Besides promoting the convenience of given Deputy CM’s rank in the Cabinet. ing “where is Juhi Ma’am I can’t see her” said Chetan disclosed during the con- curement policy and differential pricing, residents, the decision has been taken in They had already been requesting the In mid-May, Sharma had a 15-minute and when the judge asked the court mas- versation with Linton that senior Choksi saying the policy makers “must have ears the larger public interest to ensure holis- Government for waivers such as no need meeting with Yogi which led to specula- ter to mute the concerned person, he said had reached Dominica on his own, but on ground” to effectively deal with the tic urban development of Malerkotla, to undergo post-approval bridging trials tions that he could be included in the “you want to mute me. Oh really!” they require the assistance of the “unprecedented” crisis. Asking the Centre perpetuation of the rich heritage of this his- for supply in the country. Ministry. Initially, he joined the hearing with the Opposition to tackle the matter in court to “smell the coffee” and ensure that toric city, and overall socio-economic However, experts said that India has “Cabinet expansion is on the cards. We name of Azaan, thereafter, changed name and against the Dominica Government to COVID-19 vaccines are available at the development of the region. been little late in this direction in view of have lost three Cabinet Ministers to coro- to Manisha Koirala and then to Janvi. make them believe that he was abducted same price across the nation, the top court rising global demands and disruptions in na and the CM has not allocated their port- The film star herself on her Twitter by Antiguan and Indian police. had advised the government to be flexible - ; 00; 0. , the supply chain of critical components folios to anyone. Just wait and watch,” a BJP account last evening had shared the link “It is believed that Chetan even gave with its policies to deal with the “dynam- which could stretch the wait for these for- leader said. for joining the proceedings. token money of $200,000 to Linton and ic pandemic situation”. ;0  0 -" eign vaccines a little longer. She had tweeted, “If you do think this promised him more than a million-dol- The top court had, however, hailed the , ,- As per the notice issued on June 1 by F  >-> ,=  concerns you in anyway, feel free to join lar of financial assistance in the upcom- Centre and External Affairs Minister S Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) our first virtual hearing conducted at Delhi ing general elections. Chetan also asked Jaishankar for the efforts to deal with the “Where the landlord proposes to Dr V G Somani, the requirement of con- <- B1-<  30 , High Court to be held on 2nd June, 10.45 the LoP to raise the matter in Parliament pandemic saying, “The idea is not to crit- make any improvement in or construct any ducting post-approval bridging clinical tri- AM onwards”. and issue statements favouring Choksi,” icize or pull down anybody. When the additional structure on any premises, als “can be exempted” for Covid-19 vac- If the country is better prepared for the Justice JR Midha asked the court the report said. EAM went to the USA and entered into which has been let out to a tenant and the cines with restricted use permissions third wave, “The decline in serious case master to lock the proceedings and to con- Linton had been quiet after badly los- the dialogue, it showed the importance of tenant refuses to allow the landlord to from regulators like the USFDA, EMA rate (patients that require oxygen, inten- tact the Delhi Police and ask them to iden- ing general elections. However, soon the situation”. make such improvement or construct such (European Medicines Agency), the UK’s sive care unit beds, etc) will lead to fewer tify the person so that a contempt notice after getting the token money, he started Justice Chandrachud, who himself is additional structure, the landlord may MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare deaths,” the SBI Ecowrap report said. could be issued against him for his con- spreading new theories related to Choksi’s recovering from coronavirus infection, had make an application in this behalf to the Products Regulatory Agency), Japan’s “We find that if serious cases decline duct. On a lighter note, Chawla’s lawyer arrest in Dominica. Initially, Linton was questioned the vaccine procurement pol- Rent Court,” the Act stated. PMDA (Pharmaceutical and Medical from 20 per cent to 5 per cent (due to bet- said maybe the person is already affected mum on the issue for more than a week icy and raised the issue of digital divide The Government estimates from the Devices Agency) or those with a WHO ter health infrastructure and rigorous by the radiations. and soon after Chetan held a meeting questioning the policy of mandatory reg- past show there are over 1.1 crore fit-for- Emergency Use Listing. vaccination) in the third wave, the num- with him, Linton aggressively initiated his istration on CoWIN App for jabs. renting properties that are lying vacant However, it added, a previous require- ber of deaths in the third wave could sig- =-0B =? < attacks on the government, it said. across urban India due to the lack of trans- ment that a safety outcomes assessment be nificantly reduce to 40,000, as compared The report also said Dominican  .? < /O-   parency and slow dispute resolution sys- conducted on the first 100 beneficiaries for to the current deaths of more than 0.17 , - ; 0> P 0, Leader of Opposition has a long history tem. Property owners shy away from let- seven days before the vaccine is rolled out million.” In the second wave, the serious >  <"  -/- of taking money from people for deliv-  <= =B  ting out their premises fearing squatting. for larger immunisation still holds. cases were as high as 20 per cent of all ering unauthorised promises. In 0> B0=C .  This leads to limited supply, resulting in Companies are also being exempted infections. It added this can be done by   0>, November 2019, a month ahead of gen- sky high rents. States and union territories from the requirement that “every batch” of ramping up health infrastructure and eral elections, Al-Jazeera’s investigative The regulator also noted in the report can adopt the Model Tenancy Act by their vaccine be tested by the Central rigorously expanding the vaccination “You opened so many vaccination cen- unit released a documentary that revealed that Hinduja Bank contravened several enacting fresh legislation or they can Drugs Laboratory (CDL) in Kasauli, pro- drive. Currently, just over 12.3 per cent tres everywhere with so much pomp and how Linton promised a diplomatic pass- anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, amend their existing rental laws suitably. vided “the vaccine batch/lot has been cer- of the people have received at least one splendour and now you say you don’t know port to some investors in exchange for saying the bank did not implement an In a statement, the Government said tified and released by the National Control dose of the vaccine while 3.27 per cent have when the second dose stock would be election funds amounting about USD AML policy and failed to appoint any it is expected to give a fillip to private par- Laboratory of the country of origin”. been fully vaccinated. The government is available,” the court said while hearing the 200,000. money laundering reporting officers. ticipation in rental housing as a business However, the notice said that scruti- targeting up to 1 crore vaccinations per day two petitions. Al-Jazeera had also revealed the doc- It also failed to seek CIMA’s approval model for addressing the huge housing ny and review of the summary lot proto- by mid-July or early August. One of the petitions has been moved ument signed by the LoP where he for the issue, transfer or disposal of shares shortage. “Model Tenancy Act provides a col and certificate of analysis of batches of In a warning regarding children who by a lawyer, Ashish Virmani, who received promised to fulfill the requirement after in connection with an “alleged or proposed model for urban and rural properties and these vaccines will still be undertaken by could be the next vulnerable group, it said the first dose of Covaxin on May 3 and becoming the Prime Minister. sale” of the bank,” said Global Banking a template for residential & commercial CDL to release them for use in the coun- vaccination should be the key priority. since May 29 has been unable to book a Even in October 2017, Linton sup- Regulation Review, quoting the regulator properties. Will apply to future transac- try. “With around 150-170 million children in slot for receiving the second jab which has ported the separation propaganda of CIMA. According to the notification, the tions and take people from informal to spe- the 12-18 age bracket, India should go for to be taken within six weeks of the first. Brahim Ghali, who is facing critical Cayman Island’s Regulator CIMA issued cific contract arrangement between land- --3 -0 an advanced procurement strategy like that Subsequently, he had to travel to criminal charges in the National Court of a warning notice to Hinduja Bank on 21 lord and tenant,” Hardeep Singh Puri, adopted by developed nations to inoculate Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to receive the sec- Spain. He had received US $500,000 from January this year regarding the violations. Union Minister for Housing and Urban =0 O-  - 3 this age-group,” the report said. ond dose of the vaccine, advocate Pallav the Polisario Front as election funding, Three weeks back, a court in Geneva Affairs said. The report comes as India prepares for Mongia, representing Virmani, told the and Ghali offered him fertilisers for fined Indian industrialist Prakash Hinduja The MTA addresses factors like the When asked, a senior BJP leader a likely third wave of the pandemic. The court. farmers in Dominica, it further said. 157 million francs (Rs 1,270 crore) for tax need to have a formal rent agreement, how posed a counter, “Where was the question second wave of the pandemic, which is During the hearing, the Delhi “Rugged image of the Opposition violations. The Geneva Court imposed the much security deposit should be paid, rate of changing the Chief Minister? Yes, there now on the wane, caused unprecedented Government additional standing counsel Leader raises questions on his statement fine on Hinduja for claiming tax exceptions of rent increase, and grounds for eviction. could be a Cabinet reshuffle or change in devastation with single-day cases reaching Anuj Aggarwal told the court that matter and instant stand in favour of Choksi by showing his Monaco residency, while As per Census 2011 around 110 lakh hous- the party structure. That can happen as high as 4.14 lakh. of getting stocks was presently between the soon after meeting with Chetan also is a he was actually living in Geneva. Hinduja es were lying vacant in urban areas. because sometimes changes are mandatory State and the manufacturer. point of concern for Dominican author- Group controls Ashok Leyland, IndusInd The landlord could move the rent as per the changing situations. That can , 0;; - O, He said even he is yet to receive his sec- ities. Choksi who embezzled billions by Bank and Gulf Lubricants. The Indian ori- court in case the tenant does not pay rent and should happen. But changing the Chief ond dose and added that there is scarcity putting sand in the eyes of the gin conglomerate having business across for two months. If the tenant corrects the Minister at this juncture is not advisable. -3 /0.,"> 0 , - of Covaxin. Government is now expanding his decep- the world was started by late PD Hinduja situation within one month of the matter If the high command wanted to change the ,00-3- 0 Aggarwal said he will seek instructions tive strategies to manipulate the court, in early 1940s. 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Afghanistan and the Mongolian on his record attempt after three Desert, he has already set in place months. While such an event would plans for his next bikepacking expe- obviously require physical fitness, he dition. “If all goes as planned, my feels that it is a ‘mental game com- ,?".8 next trip will be riding the entire pletely’. “I feel that it comes down to length of the Ganges in India and how strong you are mentally. You can Bangladesh later this year, a total dis- train as much as you want, but if your tance of approximately 3,000 km,” he mind tells you that you are done, you says and we can sense he is smiling, are done. There is no contesting this ,6?/D looking forward to his next adven- fact. Days of sleeping just two or ture already. Well, while we wish all three hours and waking up to ride he encounters are smooth downhill 20-22 hours are bound to take a toll    roads, but even if that is not the case, on you. There were so many we trust Indranil to make the best of moments when I just wanted to sleep   
 the situation. for another couple of hours, but bear- ing in mind that I broke the previ-     OM HITENDRA MAHAJAN ous record by just a little over two While slow travel has caught on hours, I am sure you would agree that    
  as a buzzword, Om Hitendra every push on the pedal mattered. No Mahajan has put a different spin on matter how much my muscles were      the word. Last year in September, 17- screaming I had to pedal on and on year old Om set the Guinness World and on. That is where the mind      Record for being the fastest to cover comes in,” says Om and we can’t help the distance from Kashmir to but feel overawed by his feat.  
  ? Kanyakumari (K2K) on a bicycle. For When we ask him about the those who are curious, he pedalled most serious challenges he experi-  !     down, cycling turned out to be not in the Kumaon Himalayas. We were Shirdi, and Pune and at least a There were also times when he the 3,600-odd kilometres in eight enced on the run, he laughs a little only a medium of exercise but also able to catch up with him over a tele- thousand kilometres along the entire wished he was back home, but he had days, seven hours and 38 minutes to before telling us, “The first thing that  , the perfect way to get some hard-to- phonic conversation since he is back Konkan and Malabar coast, all by to make the best of the situation. He break the previous record held by comes to mind is how sore my back- come-by private time during the home in Gurugram now. Indranil February 2021. He feels that more makes light of an instance when he Colonel Bharat Pannu, by two hours side was on the saddle. It almost felt "1!-@ 2)16"4-4 Covid-induced lockdown, given that shares, “While I did have a good time than one’s physical stamina, your had to save his life with a controlled and 10 minutes. For Om, it was a like it had turned to stone. There we were cooped up indoors with our on that trip, there were many adver- mental strength plays a much more crash to avoid being hit by a truck in matter of pride since the record for were stretches when I had to stand     respective families. sities I had to overcome. I did not do vital role when it comes to long-dis- north Kerala. the fastest time clocked on a bicycle up and pedal before being so tired On the occasion of International any research about the route and ele- tance cycling. “Don’t get me wrong. But there have been some from K2K was earlier held by his that I had to sit again. Apart from 
  Cycling Day, we share stories of two vation which at times left me strand- Physical prowess is a must during immensely satisfying moments too. uncle, Mahendra Mahajan, and saddle soreness, sleep deprivation is avid cyclists. Each with their own ed. However, each time I was lucky long-distance cycling but it’s my “Oh! I wish I could express the over- ‘bringing the record back home’ was another major challenge. I remem- ver since the nationwide lock- tales, but united by their love for life and was able to spend the nights in mind which keeps me going; the whelming joy of hitting the downhill what he had in mind. ber vividly how I hallucinated, while down last year, our country’s on the saddle. comfort. I did not have proper bags moment it gives up, the body won’t rides in the Himalayas, there are quite “Right from the time I can pedalling uphill towards Bangalore, Epopulace has taken to cycling or ropes to secure them and, move any further. There have been a few such long stretches. The longest remember, before I learned how to that there was a team of four other like never before. India, which has INDRANIL ROY throughout the trip, every few kilo- so many times when I have pedalled I found was one where for 30 km I walk, I was riding a tricycle. That is riders with me and there was snow never been known to be great for A traveller by heart and a pub- metres I had to readjust them. And through sheer exhaustion to reach had a wide smile plastered across my pretty much where my love for two on both sides of the road. When I cyclists with reasons varying from licist by profession, Indranil Roy is to top it all, I do not have any skills my destination,” says Indranil. face because my legs got some wheels started and from the age of got off the cycle, and my uncle was pothole-strewn roads to heavy traf- quite an eccentric one by his own to fix even minor bicycle hiccups, I While he has come a long way, much-needed rest,” Indranil 12, I signed up for cycle races, as you massaging my back, I asked him fic to pollution, has fallen in love with admission. For more than a decade, am still learning (laughs). In the end, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing. exclaims. Long hours on the saddle can see the activity is a major part of what happened to the other riders, the activity during the pandemic, and he’s been backpacking across some all that contributed to the experience, We were mesmerised by scenic pho- by himself have, among other things, my life. I am primarily a sprint cyclist, where did they go? All along it was how! The heavy demand for bicycles remote corners of Southeast Asia on never did I expect it to be seamless tographs and were contemplating an led to some profound realisations. “A so there was this huge shift in tem- just me.” far outweighs the supply. Cycle buses, trains and sometimes only on and to be honest I don’t think that extensive ride in the hills when he recurring thought throughout my perament that I had to adopt because In April this year, Adil Teli from shops are out of stock, catering only foot, since 2x2 can take you where would have been much fun.” After he reminded us that long-distance rides was to detach from city life. I such a feat would involve superhu- Kashmir is reported to have broken to preorders. As per a statement by 4x4 cannot. With his focus on started cycling in June 2020, Indranil cycling is like an uphill ride, both lit- have come to an understanding that man endurance,” he shares. the record set by Om. However, the Indian Cycle Manufacturers’ exploring offbeat non-touristy des- clocked his first century (100 km) erally and figuratively. There were I am not meant to live in the city any- Om started training for ultra- there has been no official word on Association, the sale of bicycles had tinations, he recently added cycling ride on Independence Day, 2020 and moments when, he says, he just more and am already planning and endurance cycling in June last year the same by Guinness. increased by 25 per cent in June and to his preferred mode of transporta- there has been no looking back ever wanted to lay down and stop ped- working towards the same,” he under the tutelage of his uncle and If you wish to see snow in July last year as compared to the same tion. In November 2020, he under- since. Following his debut bike pack- alling but he could not afford the lux- expresses thoughtfully. father, both of whom happen to be Bangalore, you know what to do. period in 2019. During a time when took his first bikepacking trip in ing experience in November, Indranil ury of resting because he was time- While Indranil dreams of riding prominent names in the endurance Just head towards Kanyakumari gyms and sports complexes were shut Uttarakhand, covering a 500 km loop traversed 700 km in Igatpuri, Nashik, bound and had to keep moving. across the Wakhan Corridor in cycling circle in India, and embarked from Kashmir on a bicycle.

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It “Watching the past few weeks Kumar. next seen in the action thriller Ek first started appearing in her work in unfold in India has been traumatic for Villain 2 and Satyameva Jayate 2. 1995 and she has since inherited its aes- every family. Almost all of us have been   99 John was last seen in the Sanjay thetic and cultural duality. Her use of touched in one way or another by the Popularly known for his high Gupta directorial Mumbai Saga found objects is informed by her own unprecedented scale of the second octane action sequences and and the Netflix film Sardar Ka position as an artist located between Covid wave in India. So, as artists, we impressive dancing skills, Tiger Grandson which premiered geographic and social milieus. Her way decided to help in the way that we Shroff has been busy with recently. of working is exploratory: Surveying, could. We hope that we can raise 1 Heropanti 2. 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Greek philosopher Plato said, “Happiness mouth can create emotional turbulence and porters including my friends, After the second day, the or well-being (Eudaimonia), is the highest mental instability. A midlife crisis can lead family, and numerous anony- donations started coming in aim of moral thought and virtues are the a person to a state of saturation. Despite hav- mous donors who came faster. I called my family requisite skills and dispositions to attain it.” ing all the material comforts of life one can together to help people in members, friends etc. and Without getting into the rut of defini- always feel deprived of peace and tranquili- need and raised around 7 requested them to donate and tions one can conclusively say that it’s a state ty, if a person is going through this phase of lakh to help me purchase share the fundraiser details of mind. When a child plays with a pebble the crisis. This crisis has its origin in self- oxygen concentrators for the with others as well. My par- or clay, he feels happy. Someone else may neglect and family fabric. The anxiety relat- people of Kuchaman City, ents, relatives and friends also feel happy by witnessing nature’s beauty and been often repeated that happiness depends ed to grown-up children’s future mimics again Rajasthan suffering from shared it within their network. a host of other things. There are no fixed on ourselves only and no one else. in a person’s life as it happened with himself, Covid-19. As of now, nine oxygen con- rules to become happy. However, the cause Among the main reasons for unhappi- years ago. I first wanted to target centrators have been handed of happiness is identifiable. At various stages ness are failures to achieve career, family or Moreover, deteriorating physical and raising 2,00,000 thinking over to multiple NGOs in of life, it may vary according to the need and relationship goals. Uncertainty is another mental health leads to this kind of crisis. that even that wouldn’t be Kuchaman City namely — requirements of life. reason for unhappiness, whether it’s in fam- Conflict in the family works as a catalyst to easy, but my father motivated Lions Club, Kuchaman Vikas A person is always found to be in the ily life, career, profession or a relationship. accelerate this crisis. Societies, due to their me to raise the bar to Samiti, Shri Jankalyan Seva pursuit of happiness, which is, as Aristotle Lack of flexibility in approach towards any- inherent culture, customs and traditions have 5,00,000 so that it’s meaning- The deaths though weren’t there are no oxygen cylinder Samiti, and Apna Aashram. puts it, the sole purpose of human existence. thing also is a cause of concern which begets witnessed variations in their happiness goals. ful and more people can ben- due to the coronavirus but on refilling facilities and there is They are now being used by There might be situations where one’s unhappiness. A rigid and stubborn Stronger social norms sometimes also lead efit. account of the lack of oxygen. only one Government hospi- those in need, free of cost. aspirations have been met, yet the person approach creates a gap between hopes and to unhappiness as the fear of sanction always At the beginning of April, I was shocked. tal. The only option for any I feel extremely happy is not happy. The state of happiness loses despairs, between expectations, fulfill- looms large over the mind and the soul. my family was infected with This inspired me to do patient who experiences a that with the support of over its course and the person is drawn into the ments and demand and supply. It may be It’s a fact that a human being is a bun- the novel Coronavirus. First something for the communi- dip in oxygen was to get 150+ generous donors, we state of anxiety or boredom. quantitative or qualitative. dle of wide-ranging emotions, from happi- my mother, my brother, then ty and I decided to start a admitted to the hospital since would be able to save a few At this stage of life, it is very important Comparison with others, as Jean ness to sorrow and one cannot remain con- me and my father. Fortunately, fundraiser for people in need there were very few oxygen lives. Thanks to all the donors, to identify the cause of happiness as well as Jacques Rousseau, a modern social scien- stantly in one state or another. The fragile my family and I weren’t affect- to raise money to purchase concentrators available in the many of them anonymous, for unhappiness. tist, rightly said that the principal source of nature of humanity is also its core identity. ed severely. I realised how oxygen concentrators and town. I then started a helping me in this. Thanks to Being honest with oneself is the first human unhappiness was our tendency to Nevertheless, the sense of gratitude and hard it can be especially when oximeters. Though Delhi and fundraiser for my hometown all the motivating messages I thing one can do. In the constant state of make invidious comparisons in the present acceptance is the path leading to satisfaction people do not have enough other metros were getting — Kuchaman City, Rajasthan. have received from everyone. denial, one cannot identify the root cause day modern civil society, whereas, cooper- which in turn produces happiness. The sheer support. numerous supplies already After getting the fundrais- I am proud to support my of your suffering. When someone is happy ation was the cardinal principle in the state dynamism in the ever-changing scenario of After all of us tested neg- and have the best-in-class er up and running, I shared hometown during the pan- with a particular food, cloth, automobile, of nature. human life defines its purpose. Therefore, ative, I saw my dad multiple medical facilities, I realised the the link of the cause with my demic. I am thankful to my ornament etc. the simple solution is to Relative positions or status, either every individual can have his or her macro times speaking on the phone situation was much worse in family, friends, teachers etc as parents who have supported acquire it. amongst the family members, kins, peers or and micro-level goals, at various stages of life, to arrange for oxygen cylin- smaller towns. My father well as on various social me at every step of this jour- At the same time, there are many intan- the society is a major cause of unhappiness. to harvest the fruit of peace and happiness ders, plasma, beds, and other informed me about the situ- media platforms and request- ney. I hope this pandemic gets gible reasons which make a person happy It creates severe heartache and jealousy, if without causing any form of unhappiness to vital essentials for people. A ation in our hometown where ed everyone else also to fur- over soon and life becomes or unhappy. The vicious circle of volatile not handled positively. Breach of trust can others. few days later, I read in the my grandparents stay; The ther share it with their fami- normal for all of us. vagueness and ambiguity makes a person cause severe mental and emotional agony A verse from Brihadaranayk Upanishad newspaper that 25 people cases were increasing there lies and friends. At first, the (The writer is a 10th- vulnerable and susceptible to unhappiness. in a person. Loss of life or property are some would always remain relevant: Sarve bhavan- who were infected with every day, and support was fundraiser wasn’t getting grade student of The Shri Ram This circle originates from the thought tangible reasons for unhappiness but it is tu sukhinah, sarve santu niramaya. COVID had died in one day. minimal. Unlike in Delhi, enough donations and I was School.) process of the person. That is why it has identifiable. Here, the passage of time is the (The views are strictly personal.)  1-3!! ;</=9; 1&->1     4, 9/ B 1 &69 shutosh Gangal, ject. completion of this criti- AGeneral Manager Four plate girders of cal activity of the dou- ailash Rathore has taken over the charge Northern Railway 18.3 m in length had bling project before Kof Executive Director, Northern Region informed that despite already been erected ear- monsoon season the Transmission System-II (NRTS-II), Power the Covid challenges, the lier. All five girders were work was done during Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWER- Bridge Organisation of fabricated in Bridge the pandemic period GRID), a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Northern Railway has Workshop/Jalandhar duly following all safety Power, Government of India. successfully erected a Cantt. The girder weigh- protocols. Before joining NRTS-II, he was serving as 61.0 m girder bridge ing 220 MT was erected Covid-19 has been Whole Time Director in Teesta Valley Power between Jahani Khera- at the site before being used by Railways as an Transmission Limited, a JV company of Maingalganj stations in lifted by 9 m & amp; side opportunity to improve POWERGRID & Teesta Urja Ltd. He gradu- connection with Roza slewed by 8 m to its all-around efficiencies ated from IIT Roorkee in Electrical Sitapur doubling pro- final location. To ensure and performances. Engineering and has diverse experience of more than 36 years in EHV AC transmission systems. He has been associated with POW-  S       ERGRID since 1991 and has contributed to various segments of power systems, which includes Design & Engineering of EHV AC ulfilling its commitment to set up care facility at Burnpur was dedicated Transmission System, Load Dispatch & Fjumbo Covid care facilities, to the service of the nation. This was Communication Projects, Domestic & equipped with gaseous oxygen, SAIL’s the first in the series,” he added. International Consultancy Transmission second Covid Care Hospital with 200 Pradhan said that Durgapur’s facil- Projects and Execution of DMS Projects. beds has been set up at Durgapur Steel ity is also in line with the Prime He has played a vital role in the transfer Plant. The Minister of Petroleum and Minister’s call for Jahan Bimaar, Wahin of technology and establishment of manufac- Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Upchaar and his philosophy of Sabka turing facilities in India by foreign manufac- Pradhan, dedicated this 200-bed Covid Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas. turers, for various high-end products such as Care Hospital to the in an online pro- Enumerating the Prime Minister’s 765kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS), 765kV gramme. 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How was goodwill gesture, India has so far vaccine was developed and patent- viding vaccines to Covax Pool and Hare, it is next to impossible to this made possible? sent about 66 million (6.6 crores) Helping neighbours and recipro- ed by Oxford University and other countries, what would have console and convince a person Some people were busy criticis- vaccines to 95 countries out of cating helps AstraZeneca which shared it with prevented the US to block or cur- who is running from pillar to post ing the Central Government, under which 1.1 crores were in the form Many may argue India did not Serum Institute and India (SII) and tail the supply of raw material to by risking his/her own life to man- the leadership of Prime Minister of grants or gifts and 3.6 crores were have to provide free vaccines to 15 other countries on the specific SII? This would have further slowed age a few more breaths for his loved Narendra Modi, by asking, 'Why commercial exports. neighbouring countries like Nepal, understanding that they would down vaccine production at SII. ones. This is more frightening did Modi send COVID vaccine to In the list, several beneficiary Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Being a manufacture vaccines for their when you are deluged with such foreign countries?' This question is countries in Africa, Latin America, highly contagious infection, Covid- countries and contribute to the The buck stops here requests on your mobile and there being raised when patients and their Asia, and the Pacific region do not 19 requires a cross-border approach Covax Pool meant for poor coun- COVID pandemic is a global is no sign of immediate help. relatives are expressing gratitude to have the capability to produce to protect the bordering districts of tries in Africa and South America. crisis, therefore, the world will In this scenario, glimpses of friendly nations and appreciating medical equipment and vaccines. states such as Bihar, Assam, North In pursuance of this agreement, SII have to fight unitedly. Within a few civil and defence aircraft of friend- the image and prestige of India at The governments of poor countries East States, West Bengal, Tamil has provided about 1.9 crore doses months, it spread from Wuhan in ly countries unloading portable the global level. This would have such as Paraguay and the Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan, Punjab, in the COVAX pool, put together by China to the whole world. Hence, oxygen concentrators, ventilators been ignored, if it had remained at Dominican Republic of Congo Jammu and Kashmir. If the neigh- WHO and the international com- the mudslinging on the ‘Vaccine and oximeters in Indian airports the street level because society, as were helpless before the pandemic. bouring countries like Nepal, munity, to provide vaccines for poor Friendship’ program is no less than were looking like angels. Though we know, always has some perverts. Vaccine consignments from India Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, countries such as in underdevel- the intellectual bankruptcy of oxygen demand peaked at 8,944 at These narratives must be decon- to these nations were no less than Pakistan, and Afghanistan have a oped regions of Africa. degree holders. They preach barri- the beginning of May, it came structed before they cause damage a much-needed miracle for them. high load of COVID-19 infections, Furthermore, the raw material cading airports, ports, and borders under control in the first week itself. to the nation’s image in the inter- The ‘Vaccine Friendship’ program they will continue to infect people for the production of the Covishield but fail to understand providing Till then over 40 countries includ- national community. of India earned praises from notable in the border areas. comes from the USA. After Joe vaccines to foreign countries is ing the USA, UK, Russia, France, voices across the world including, Furthermore, providing vac- Biden took over as the US President, imperative so that the infection is UAE et al had sent 2,060 oxygen International relations depend but not limited to, the UN General cines to Gulf countries also he invoked the US Defence controlled therein. This will further concentrators, 30,000 vials of on mutual cooperation Secretary Antonio Guterres. becomes necessary as lakhs of Production Act (DPA) to ensure the help in reining in the number of Remdesivir, 467 ventilators. Besides, No court can order a country to not be done overnight. The foreign aircraft which were Indians work there. In the first wave US vaccine makers get the raw cases in our beautiful country. India also got three oxygen gener- help another country in crisis. In the middle of the COVID-19 seen unloading Oxygen concentra- of COVID in 2020, they had con- material on priority. This slowed (The writer is a senior BJP ation plants from US-India Strategic International relations completely pandemic in 2020, the Modi gov- tors, ventilators and plants were a sidered the request of the Indian down vaccine production in India. leader and co-in-charge for the Partnership Forum (USISPF), depend on mutual help, under- ernment had supplied hydroxy- result of this hard-earned interna- government to provide treatment to Therefore, it had become quite party’s J & K affairs. The views are Switzerland, Poland, the standing, and goodwill. This can- chloroquine to over 55 countries as tional image. Those advocating Indian citizens. They also helped difficult for SII to maintain produc- strictly his personal.)  +2 !"#$%&  (")*+,  -"$. / 0102 3      ! ; 
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Q. ,  ;, tally draining world of bio-bubbles area and just doing the stuff, day in “Let me just get away from the “Being asked to do the same “...We don’t have any issues even     ./" that cricketers are forced to live in day out when you’re dealing with game a little bit so I think this is a things day in day out and then go and with four practice sessions heading amid the Covid-19 pandemic, India high pressure situations. So, this (two huge factor which should not be perform. And it’s not easy to recov- into the game, because we are  .  ,  =- captain Virat Kohli hinted on squads) will definitely become a neglected. Because as much hard er if, especially if you’ve had a bad absolutely sure of what we can do as Wednesday. norm for the future,” he added. work as we’ve done to create this day. It’s important that you shuffle the a team and we all have played in 0;0,Q. ,  While the Kohli-led side leaves The Indian team had to quaran- team, you don’t want players falling guys around and keep them mental- England. for the WTC final against New tine for 14-days here and will do a out because of the mental pressures ly fresh,” said the coach. “Whether it is with the Indian playing Test cricket, and the way, we Zealand and a five-Test series against soft quarantine upon arrival in UK. and not having the capacity or the Like Kohli, Shastri too said that team or India A as well, for the likes have progressed as a side is an exam- hosts England, a second string India Players around the world have space to express themselves.” playing with two squads in different of (Mohammed) Siraj... so we are not ple of what Test cricket means to us. squad will soon be picked for the lim- spoken about challenges of playing Sitting beside Kohli, head coach locations regularly is a possibility in bothered by that at all and we just So, for all of us as a unit, those who ited-overs tour of Sri Lanka in July. tournaments after tournaments in Ravi Shastri said the current sched- the long run.” want to get there and make the most have been part of the Test side for With bio-secure environment bio-bubbles. ules are punishing and the world of “Well you never know. At the of the opportunity at hand,” he many years, this is like an accumu- taking a toll on the players mental- “Apart from the workloads, the quarantines is making players’ jobs moment it’s happening because of the added. lation of all the hard work,” he said. ly, Kohli said they will be given breaks mental health side of things will also tougher. current situation and restriction in Kohli echoed coach Ravi Shastri’s India had lost the series in New to recover from that and not just for come into the picture big time “You are not just talking about travel and things of that sort. But you thoughts about the World Test Zealand last year and conditions in workload management. because you don’t have an outlet at the World Championship. But if you never know. In the future if you want Championship final holding a lot of England are similar to the UK. “With the current structure and all,” said Kohli. want to add that as well, you have to to expand the game, especially in the value. Asked what lessons India learnt the kind of structure that you’re com- “In today’s day and age you lit- play five Test matches in this envi- shorter of formats, then it could be “All of us take a lot of pride in from the loss in New Zealand, Kohli peting inside for a long period of erally go into the ground, come back ronment in six weeks. It’s no joke. the way to go.   F         8     *    * #=  9  00 included him in their squad for     ! " #$  the England tour which consist- Kolkata: Indian equestrian ended India’s 36-year-old medal ew Zealand opener Devon ed of two Tests against the hosts New Delhi: Olympic-bound el,” the Sports Authority of India Fouaad Mirza is yet to decide drought at the Asian Games by NConway had a dream start and the final of the WTC against star Indian javelin thrower (SAI) said in a statement. which one of his two horses will winning a Silver medal at Jakarta to his Test career as he scored an India. Neeraj Chopra’s training-cum- “Even though Neeraj and accompany him to the Tokyo 2018 astride Medicott who later attractive hundred in his first On the eve of the first Test, competition stint in Europe, his team got their visa on Friday, Games and said he will pick the sustained an injury. outing during the first Test of the Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson which will mark his return to he is yet to get the above-men- one carrying the best form lead- “Initially they (vets) were two-match series against hinted that Conway is slated for international competition after tioned authorisation letter. ing up to the time of submitting very doubtful about Medicott England at the Lord’s. a debut at Lord’s. more than a year, has been “Accordingly, his travel plans the entry later this month. recovery but he is a fighter and Conway, who was born in Well, Devon Conway delayed ‘by a few days’ as he have been rescheduled and SAI Mirza has time till end of we managed to get him back to South Africa, and even played starred on his debut as he scored awaits an authorisation letter is in regular touch with officials this month to choose between good form. He’s in good shape,” some cricket for the Gauteng a brilliant century in his maid- from France. of MEA, who are further pursu- the experienced gelding Mirza said. team, move to Wellington in en Test off just 163 balls with 11 The 23-year-old Indian, ing the matter with the Indian Seigneur Medicott and the spir- Talking about the young 2018. He was awarded a contract fours to his name. This came who hasn’t participated in any Embassy in Paris. The required ited young mare Dajara 4 with mare Dajara who is five years for domestic cricket in after another debutant, England’s event since qualifying for the authorisation letter by the whom he had finished second younger to Medicott, Mirza Wellington and it started an Ollie Robinson had removed Olympics in March last year, was French interior ministry is and third respectively to meet said: “She’s slightly less experi- amazing career in cricket for the Tom Latham for 23 and James originally set to leave for France expected soon,” it added. his Minimum Eligibility in north-west Germany, is only enced but she has far more left-handed opener. In March Anderson got rid of Kane on Monday to prepare himself However, an Athletics Requirement in the CCI 4*— the third Indian equestrian to potential. She’s a real, real excit- 2019, he was named as the Williamson for 13 runs. for the upcoming Tokyo Games. Federation of India source said Long Eventing competition. secure an individual spot in ing horse for the future. Men’s Domestic Player of the Robinson then accounted for “...Neeraj Chopra’s travel that he will be leaving on “At the moment, I’ve not Eventing at the Olympic Games. “These two horses are very Year at the annual New Zealand Ross Taylor as well for 14 runs, plan to France has been delayed Thursday. “He is still here and decided. I’ll leave it late till the “It would be solely on the different from the two that Cricket awards. leaving New Zealand 114/3. by few days as India is current- will go on Thursday,” the source time of submitting entry at the horse’s form. I would choose the helped India get the slot in He became eligible to play As Devon Conway became ly placed as a high-risk country told PTI. end of June. Both are carrying one carrying the best form lead- 2019. 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