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Another 16 lakh people " $%&&'(')' !!###! # ;=<.86,<.=9 *%)%&&+ ## "#!#"# dose of the jab, as directed by is administered to people who took the first dose of "! the Centre. who have already got the first Covishield are due for their sec- %)(%)'!) 1 ;,**,86<<..9 In fact, those who are 45 dose,” he said. ond dose. The States have been ! years plus and have not taken Toeing similar lines, in blaming the Centre for poor ,-.%).-+-0 ! ; <=*86<*79 " 1-)'-+-02 even the first shot of the jab till view of the massive shortage of planning of vaccine policy. #%" & ' % now, will also have to wait more vaccines in Maharashtra, the Continued on Page 11 ,-3%- # for their turn. State Task Force has advised the States such as Maharashtra, State Government to suspend Delhi, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, the drive for 18-44 years till >. Chhattisgarh, Telangana have June 1, by which time more ! " ? already halted the vaccination doses are expected to !);.6 for adult, the drive for which be available. ,( .%%77- 7-&(-9 was kicked off with much fan- The Maharashtra # " 1####('1:&%- fare from May 1. Government has decided to 9 )7 <. To meet the need, some divert nearly 2.75 lakh Covaxin 1&%-&.)79 States have also floated the doses that were purchased for to vaccinate around 400 per :-=%'%'%%&1!> global tenders which are like- the 18-44 group to complete he Delhi Government has day. What made the Union &--.:'1-9 > ly to take its own time. In fact, the second doses for the older Ttemporarily closed its 144 Health Ministry announce the even the BJP-ruled States like group. This move will “slow vaccination centres for 18-44 f the shortage of hospital 18+ drive before doing a stock P Uttarakhand have also decided down” the vaccination years due to unavailability of Ibeds, oxygen, medicines, check? They should be held 2 to import the vaccine. Officials drive for the 18-44 age-group, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. and even cremation space was accountable for this lack of !); ).' (-')) from Uttarakhand on admitted Public Health Deputy Chief Minister not enough, the hapless citi- coordination,” said former 7-(&.- -. Wednesday said they will be Minister Rajesh Tope. Manish Sisodia, the nodal zens of Delhi-NCR are now These neighbourhood president of the Indian %'&'7%-<%')7)%1') < importing 20 lakh doses of In Delhi, there have been Minister for Covid-19 man- being battered by “corporati- nursing homes even do not Medical Association (IMA) <('9%%?%)-%' Sputnik vaccine over the next reports of a string of hospitals agement, put the ball in the sation” of the vaccination. have the stock to vaccinate Dr Vinay Aggarwal, who runs &&''..'(-1 two months. shutting down the inoculation court of the Centre and the Central Government is con- Desperate attempts are those who had taken the first the Pushpanjali Health Centre =&&-%-1-9.' Of total 20.33 crore regis- drive due to the vaccine short- manufacturer Bharat for not trolling supply of the vaccine. being made for early inocula- jab from them and the second in East Delhi. (7&%)-%(-%> tration under CoWin, a age. Some hospitals have providing additional Covaxin “I would say exporting 6.6 tion but most of the private shot was due. He said all 127 vaccination Government portal, at least already done so while a few doses to the national cr doses to foreign countries neighbourhood hospitals and “Isn’t this ridiculous, the centres was working with full 6.88 crore belong to the 18-44 others are managing with the Capital. was the biggest mistake. We are clinics have gone dry as the Government opened the vac- capacity and there was no + age bracket and the rest 13.44 available stock, but have the “It cannot provide Delhi forced to shut down 100 vaccine suppliers have pre- cination drive for all above 18 problem even in the procure- !(();A&-%'&'( crore are from 45 plus years. A capacity to vaccinate more Government vaccines due to Covaxin-vaccination sites that ferred corporate hospitals over years but there is no vaccina- ment of vials and there used to =.1)'=.1 '%O1'- total of 3.80 crore people are people. Telangana, in view of unavailability, under instruc- were functioning in 17 school the smaller nursing homes tion taking place at centres like be enough space as designat- 9%='=%))'.''9 waiting for a second dose. the shortage, has already halt- tion of Government officials premises due to non supply of for the supply of vaccines us due to the shortage of ed under Covid protocols. (&-%'-(7-% UP Chief Secretary Om ed registrations for the first concerned. It means that the the vaccine,” Sisodia said. under the paid category. stocks. Before May 1, we used Continued on Page 11 %&-.&(-11'&'%)%' > ) * + ++ * + + " " , A ?: + " he UP government’s strat- Tegy of curbing the coronavirus transition has begun to A ?: tioned that patients in both the A ?: by one HP Gupta and the show its impact in Uttar cases will be provided oxygen upreme Court judge Justice s India grapples with the bench after going through the Pradesh as daily fresh cases n a bid to ensure that the cylinders after providing a a SDY Chandrachud, who is Asecond wave of corona he Allahabad High Court sudmissions made by the have dipped below the 20,000- Ihome isolation patients signed medical prescription in currently heading the Bench of infection, the dangerous fun- Ton Wednesday directed the lawyers of the parties fixed May mark. However, the death receive oxygen supplyregular- this regard. Covid-19 related issues, tested gal infection “Mucormycosis”, Yogi Adityanath government in 18 as the next date of hearing. count was still above 300. ly, the State Government issued The District Magistrates positive for Covid-19 on known as “Black Fungus”, has Uttar Pradesh to respond to the Apart from raising plight of During the last 24 hours, directions in this regard on of various districts should Wednesday evening. spread in many States — allegations of mismanagement the Covid patients, the peti- 18,125 fresh Covid cases were Wednesday. ensure that oxygen cylinder is According to his office, he Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, in availability of oxygen, beds tioner’s counsel Dr VK Singh reported in the state while The FSDA (Food Safety not given to any patient who is is in isolation and recovering Odisha, Karnataka, Delhi, and medcines required for the submitted that a make shift 26,712 patients recovered. As and Drug Administration) already admitted to the hospi- well. The cases listed on Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Uttar treatment of serious Covid-19 hospital be established in the many as 329 patients suc- department said that all tal and the oxygen cylinder Thursday before him have been Pradesh and Gujarat. The patients. new premises in the high court cumbed to the deadly virus Divisional Commissioners and should be given only after the postponed. A staff member of infection has mainly affected Justices Ritu Raj Awasthi at Gomti Nagar with all facili- infection in the last 24 hours. District Magistrates must patient’s relative submits a copy the judge had also tested pos- recovering and recovered and Manish Mathur of the ties in order to cater need of the So far, corona has claimed ensure continuous supply of of his aadhar card and his itive earlier. Covid-19 patients. Lucknow Bench of the High lawyers, their family members, 16,369 lives across the state. oxygen to home isolation mobile number. The circular In April, four judges of the According to the Johns Chouhan said. Court was dealing with the PIL judicial officers and staffs. The active cases also patients as per their needs in stated that efforts should also Supreme Court had tested pos- Hopkins Bloomberg School of The doctors in the State which also said that audit of the In the PIL, the petitioner decreased by 1,03,313 in the their districts. be made to mark the oxygen itive for Covid-19, with one of Public Health, tens of thou- will hold consultations with oxygen and supply of medi- alleged failure of the govern- last 12 days. There were a total In a circular issued by cylinders. the judges requiring hospital- sands of Black Fungus cases their counterparts in the US to cines in the State was required ment to tackle the situation in of 3,10,783 active cases in the Principal Secretary (FSDA) Singh said that the DMs isation for the same. have been reported so far. deal with cases of the fungal to be done so that they are prompt and effective manner. state on April 30 and the figures Anita Singh, it was stated that can identify one or more than As Chairperson of the Madhya Pradesh Chief infection among Covid-19 properly utilised. Since the government has now stands at 2,06,615. oxygen should be supplied to one place for the collection of Supreme Court E-committee, Minister Shivraj Singh patients, State Medical “We direct the counsel for failed in protecting the life of Additional Chief Secretary, the Covid patients in home iso- the oxygen cylinders by the kin Justice Chandrachud has been Chouhan on Wednesday Education Minister Vishwash the opposite parties to seek its citizens for want of proper, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad lated and to those with pre- of patients instrumental in ensuring that admitted that 50 black fungus Kailash Sarang said. instructions in the matter”, timely and effective treatment said here on Wednesday that a sumptive corona patients. She said that the total courts across the country func- cases have been reported in the Bhopal has reported over a said the bench which declined in hospitals and otherwise, it total of 13,40,251 people have She said that the oxygen amount of oxygen required tion virtually during the Covid- State. Two people died in the dozen of such cases so the submission of the state is necessary that the court been cured of Covid in the state supply should be ensured to by the districts has been pro- 19 pandemic. He sat to hear the last 24 hours in the State due to far. Maharashtra has reported government not to entertain should intervene in the matter so far. He said that at present, patients who have tested pos- jected as 56 metric tons till case via video conference on the infection. more deaths but State Health the PIL as the High Court at and issue stringent directions UP has a recovery rate of 85.7 itive and also to those who do May 10 and if the amount Monday, even as the hearing “Detailed protocols includ- Minister Rajesh Tope said that Allahabad was already seized of to the government authorities per cent. On Tuesday, 2,45,986 have the RT-PCR but their decreases against this figure eventually got deferred for ing special wards will be devel- there could be over 2,000 black the same issues in a suo motu to take immediate and effec- samples were tested across the blood tests, X-Rays and CT then the required informa- Thursday due to technical oped and treatment will be fungus patients in the State as matter. tive steps to deal with the sit- state. So far, a total of scan indicate corona symp- tion should be given to the glitches. The Covid-19 pan- given as per the rules. Govt will of now and their number The PIL before the uation the petitioner’s lawyer 4,36,51,487 samples have been toms. Control Room set up in the demic related cases will not be finance the treatment of eco- would increase for sure. Lucknow Bench has been filed submitted. Continued on Page 11 The circular further men- Home department. heard on Thursday now. nomically weak patients,” Continued on Page 11 !" $ %&'( $ R Jain, Pradip Bajpai and Abhishek. All the four accused were arrested on regular door-to-door nfazed by the suffer- Wednesday after searches at their ockets streamed out of visits. )*+ )* Uings of the Covid-19 premises, The Crime Branch team RGaza and Israel pounded ovid-19 fire has consumed many Dr Dhavle says patients, hoarders and recovered at least 10 oxygen cylinders the territory with airstrikes Ckind-hearted doctors but not their senior citizens cannot black marketers are dis- of various capacities, one car and sev- Wednesday as the most severe spirit to serve the ill in these grim times. stand in line and go to playing depravity of the eral identity cards during the raids. outbreak of violence since a Dr Yashwant Dhavle has grasped hospitals. At home also they cannot do worst sorts by extorting hefty prices for The police team is now searching 2014 war took on many hall- the traumatic situation faced by the video calling like most of the young life-saving medical essentials. for other accomplices involved in the marks of that devastating 50- elderly living in home iso- ones do. Doctors these days What is more shocking is that in illicit business. day conflict, with dozens killed lation in Bhopal and start- are rarely ready to make several cases when those who are sup- According to Deputy and no resolution in sight. ed providing door-to- home visits and attend to posed to act as a watchdog of anti-cor- Commissioner of Police (Crime), Palls of gray smoke rose in door treatment to these such citizens. ruption are involved in such Kanpur, Salman Taj Patil, Gaza, as Israeli airstrikes lev- Covid-19 patients. Realising that senior rackets. the accused persons were elled two apartment towers The instinct of “sur- coronavirus patients at The Uttar Pradesh involved in the black mar- and hammered the militant vival of the fittest” has, at home quarantine need to be Police has busted a gang of keting of oxygen cylinders group’s multiple security instal- times, unwittingly pushed more safe, secure and want- oxygen cylinder hoarders and other vital medical lations, destroying the central elderly citizenry behind in ed, Dr Dhavle is devoting his from Kanpur involving a equipment. police compound. priority lines, making time to attending to such cit- managing director of a pri- There were inputs with In Israel, barrages of hun- them feel increasingly iso- izens. To do this Dr Dhavle, vate television news channel. the police that black mar- dreds of rockets fired by Gaza’s other cities. including 86 children and 39 lated and lonely but not for who works in the Hamidia Acting jointly with the keters were active around Hamas rulers and other mili- The death toll in Gaza rose women. Dr Dhavle. hospital in the city, isolated Panki police, the Crime Panki industrial area, a sub- tants at times overwhelmed to 48 Palestinians, including 14 Six Israelis, including a sol- He and his doctor himself from his family as a Branch of Kanpur police urb of Kanpur, who were missile defenses and brought children and three women, dier, three women and a child, friend Ashish have, so far, safety protocol and moved exposed the gang led by MD charging hefty prices for air raid sirens and explosions according to the Health were killed, and dozens of peo- treated 150 elderly citi- to a guest house. of AtoZ news channel medical grade echoing across Tel Aviv, Israel’s Ministry. More than 300 people were zens affected by the Continued on Page 11 Ashwani Jain and three of oxygen. biggest metropolitan area, and ple have been wounded, wounded. Covid-19 and paid them his associates — Rishabh Continued on Page 11 ! #$%&'() *() +,-./.+

, 8+ %97 :5 $ %&' " (;<& ( ( ( A ?: SFC, Mandi Parishad and Food Corporation of India. espite the second wave of With this procurement, the A ?: nabbing the owner, also recov- DCovid-19, the procurement UP government is now facing ered spurious liquor. A ?: of wheat has progressed well in the problem of plenty, with the ith hooch tragedies in !"!# Priyadarshi further claimed Uttar Pradesh in the ongoing Department of Food and Civil WAmbedkarnagar, $ that they were grilling the hile the entire country is 2021-22 rabi marketing season. Supplies upping the ante over Azamgarh and Badaun claiming accused to extract information Wgrappling with COVID- So far, around 23 lakh metric inadequate transfer of food- about two dozen lives in the % &'()*+ about the syndicate engaged in 19, the new fear of black fun- tonne of wheat have been pro- grain to the depots of Food recent weeks, senior officials in ##'$"' supply of spurious liquor. On the gus is causing more worries. A cured from around 4.50 lakh Corporation of India (FCI) to Ambedkarnagar finally sus- suspension of cops, the SP said few cases of this rare and fatal farmers at 5,617 centres in the save it from rains in view of the pended nine police and Excise $!( that the cops of Jaitpur police sta- disease have been found state. This is about double the approaching monsoon season. department personnel besides $'#$ tion He said that prima facie the among recovering and recov- procurement in 2020. In a missive sent to a host of arresting five accused in this cops of the local Jaitpur police ered patients in a Meerut hos- Commissioner, Food and wheat procurement agencies, connection. Interestingly, the $"$!(( station were were found to be pital and also in Lucknow’s Civil Supplies Department, including Mandi Parishad, UP Ambedkarnagar administra- -($( prima facie guilty and were KGMU. Though the cases are Manish Chauhan said here on Food and Essential tion still claimed that five per- hence suspended. The hooch rare in the state, its lethality has Wednesday that so far, total pur- Commodities Corporation and sons died in the hooch tragedy tragedy took place in Singhora prompted the UP government chase worth Rs 4,510 crore has UP Cooperative Sangh, the even as the the local MLA Inspector Kaushlendra Pratap Makhdumpur and Shivpal ham- to issue warnings and put doc- been made from the farmers. “At department said that it was a claimed that 16 people died in Singh, head constable Deep lets of Jaitpur police station lim- tors on high alert. the minimum support price matter of grave concern that Ambedkarnagar alone while Narain Verma, and two consta- its. Among the deceased were “The Team-9 constituted (MSP) of 1,975 per quintal, maximum amount of wheat six in Azamgarh and two in bles of Excise Department, two brothers, Mahesh Chauhan under the chairmanship of 22.83 lakh MT of wheat worth stored at procurement centres Badaun. Pradeep Kumar Singh and and Jaisraj Chauhan. Mahesh Chief Secretary RK Tiwari about Rs 4,510 has been pro- had not been despatched to “Five people have died and Sarvesh Kumar Singh were also was married on May 8 last. A should consult with the advi- cured by the state government FCI depots. we are probing the matter. The suspended by the Excise total of about two dozen people sory committee of health 0 ++ 12* " + agencies so far. Till now, pay- “This has raised the possi- liquor was bought by Sonu of Commissioner who ordered a fell ill after consuming the spu- experts at the state level on a ment of Rs 3,090 crore has been bility of the stored wheat getting Shivpal village from somewhere probe. Meanwhile, the police rious liquor purchased from regular basis,” Chief Minister made to the farmers,” Chauhan damaged during the monsoon in Azamgarh and 12 people also arrested five people in con- Mittupur village. During treat- Yogi Adityanath said on !" said. The payment of was direct- season,” the letter said. The mas- consumed it. Those involved in nection with the tragic incident. ment, five people -- four from Wednesday. ly credited to the farmers’ bank sive procurement exercise in the the act of selling spurious liquor SP of Ambedkarnagar Alok Makhdumpur and one from The report on the assess- accounts. He said that so far, 4.48 midst of the second corona will not be spared,” District Priyadarshi said that the five Shivpal village - died. Initial ment, recommendations of the #$%&'#'! ( #')% lakh farmers from various dis- wave is seen as being essential- Magistrate Samual N Pal said. arrested included the supplier, probe showed that the liquor was advisory committee of health tricts of the state have benefit- ly driven by higher minimum After trying to cover up the Moti Lal, who provided the bought by one Sonu of Shivpal experts should be studied on A ?: hospitals by suppliers. Thus, a ted. To ensure that farmers do support price (MSP), which tragedy for more than 24-hours, liquor ‘Power House’ to Sonu. village from Azamgarh district. priority by the Team-9 com- record 1014.53 MT of oxygen not face any problem, the gov- was raised from Rs 1,925 to Rs in-charge of Jaitpur police sta- During probe it surfaced that Notably, the tragic incident took prising ACS (Health), ACS he Uttar Pradesh govern- was supplied to government ernment has nominated seven 1,975 per quintal, and increas- tion (Ambedkarnagar), local the hooch was brought from a place at a time when there was (Rural Development), Tment claimed that a record and private hospitals across the purchasing agencies, including ing the number of purchase cen- beat sub-inspector and three shop in Mittupur area of Pawai a complete lockdown in Uttar Principal Secretary (Medical 1014.53 MT of oxygen was sup- state in the last 24 hours,” he the Department of Food and tres from last year’s 5,000 to constables were suspended on in Azamgarh. Later, the police Pradesh to curb the rise in Education), the CM said. He plied throughout the state dur- said. Awasthi said that 113.13 Supplies, PCF, UPSS, UPPCU, 6,000 this time. Wednesday. Besides, Excise raided the place and besides COVID-19 cases. also stated that detailed reports ing the last 24 hours. Besides, MT oxygen was suppled to regarding prevention, precau- 96.97 MT of oxygen was also Kanpur, 65.71 MT to Varanasi, tions and treatment should be supplied through air separators 49.58 MT to Prayagraj, 252.56 " '#(#') given to the CM office on a units under self-production. MT to Meerut, 56.20 MT to 1 1 = regular basis. A total of 27.9 metric Moradabad, 77.03 MT to Agra +%!!'(%! Black fungus, known as tonnes of oxygen was supplied and 51.37 MT to Gorakhpur. !"" # mucormycosis, has very dead- through cylinders in the last 24 Around 136.20 MT of oxygen Lucknow (PNS): Uttar Pradesh $ 1 > $ %& ' ( ) ly effects. The Central govern- hours to 4,105 patients of home was supplied to Lucknow in the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ment, in an advisory, stated isolation. Giving a detailed last 24 hours. greeted and congratulated all Lucknow (PNS): BSP MP from times. When Pappu Yadav came contracted corona infection and * +% %,- that the fungal infection affects account of the supply through- Online monitoring of oxy- nurses on the occasion of Ghazipur and jailed BSP legis- forward for helping Covid after his health deteriorated at ./$./%01-- people who are on medication out the state in the last 24 gen supply system was being International Nurses Day on lator Mukhtar Ansari’s brother patients, he was arrested. Chhota Sitapur District Jail, he and his 23,-42526+ as it reduces their ability to hours, Additional Chief done through a special control Wednesday. In a message, the Afzal Ansari raised questions Rajan was treated in AIIMS and son were rushed to Medanta 56 47877 01 - fight environmental Secretary, Home, Awanish room set up in Home chief minister said the nursing over the medical treatment was cured while Shahabuddin Hospital in Lucknow for inten- -4. 23, -1- pathogens. Kumar Awasthi said on Department to fulfill the staff has a pivotal role in the being provided to Samajwadi was sent to DDU Hospital where sive care. He was was shifted to Diabetes, prolonged con- Wednesday that 619.59 MT of demand of oxygen in the state. pandemic times. He pointed Party MP Mohammad Azam there was no ventilator and he the ICU on Tuesday and put on '& %: -2 sumption of steroids, pro- oxygen was supplied to the re- Senior officials and out how they are diligently and Khan at Medanta Hospital in died eventually.” support of 10 kg of oxygen load -(/ - - longed ICU stays are the major fillers by the Department of employees of Home fearlessly discharging their Lucknow. Khan was brought to Expressing concern on the and is under constant medical $ % + risk factors for this disease. Food Safety and Drug Department, Food Safety and duties as frontline warriors Lucknow from Sitapur District medical treatment given to supervision. According to a www.kesco.co.in/https://etender. Some of the symptoms of this Administration. Drug Administration, Medical and serving patients during the Jail for treatment of Covid-19 Khan, Ansari said: “Now his life Medanta Hospital medical bul- - 6 4 ;< rare disease include pain, “Also, 302.62 MT of oxygen Education, Medical Health and global pandemic. “It is an occa- some days back. On Wednesday, is also in danger. It looks like a letin released on Wednesday, the up.nic.in swelling/redness around the was supplied to medical col- Family Welfare and Transport sion to remember the services Ansari alleged, “There are no plan has been finalised for Khan next 72 hours are very crucial for ($ %,-562 eyes and nose, fever, headache, leges and institutions in the Department are working con- of the nurses with gratitude, enmities during a time like this. as well. The MP should get the Khan. However, the condition of %% - * + cough, shortness of breath and state and 92.32 MT of oxygen tinuously for 24 hours in coor- thank them and honour them, But some people are sensing right treatment.” Azam Khan Abdullah is said to be out of dan- (> / ?@77 blood in vomits. was supplied directly to private dination. the CM added. opportunity even in this difficult and his son Abdullah Azam ger as of now. +4 4 ;< !A $ % ! % B@77 5 4 2 +4@77+4 + 4 C>4,-1< + ./ ++ !A / :D E B %,- 1 , % - 2 B 2 crept in their tenor. and now we are standing on the A senior RSS pracharak Atharv Agarwal, a class I student of City Montessori School, , , > 4,-1< A ?: “I am a BJP corporator and heap of dead bodies. Hundreds said that some political deci- Station Road Campus, won the silver was unable to provide oxygen, of teachers and government sions are taken with conviction medal in Mathematics Olympiad, organ- $ %' :01 F he second Covid wave beds and medicines to the employees have died because of but this time, the gamble that ised under the aegis of the International 8778G77 “Thas washed away the people in dire need. Our corona infection and people are the BJP took proved detri- Society for Olympiad (ISFO). Students 774787 (> -7 good work done by the BJP requests were ignored and offi- asking as to what has BJP mental for the party. “The from various prestigious schools of India H?II7B7I?HH 78G7877 Governments – both at the cials did not pick up our calls. gained out of this election,” crescendo was built in the last and abroad took part in the event and dis- $ )', Centre and in Uttar Pradesh. People who were our staunch Kishore said. two years. Our victory on the played their knowledge of mathematics. ICIC0006288 We have to start from scratch,” supporters are now questioning A senior BJP leader confid- Ram Mandir issue was the Atharva walked away with the silver medal ,4,1<$ %56 a senior BJP leader said. A sim- us as to why we left them in the ed in The Pioneer that at one- cornerstone of our campaign. due to his knowledge and skills. This event %> / %,1, ilar refrain is being aired by RSS lurch when they needed our time, the chief minister was Scrapping of the Article 370 is organised every year with a view to ,%D2 + pracharaks as well. support the most,” the corpo- willing to postpone panchayat added to the sheen of our developing interest for mathematics in the ! ,4 ;< They also admit that the rator told this reporter on the elections. “A meeting was held campaign. But, we stand young generation. Office of the Superintending + %56-/ second Covid wave has wiped condition of anonymity. which was attended by the nowhere now. The second Engineer Electricity 2 Transmission Circle 132 KV ,77 7(;25 away the glory of Ram Mandir What has added to the CM virtually because he was Covid wave has turned our S/S Andhau Ghazipur. TEN- and BJP’s robust decision to agony of the BJP government Covid positive at that time. campaign upside down,” he State Bank of India organised a Covid -19 vaccination camp DER NOTICE TENDER No. 18 to , ;< $ % scrap Article 370 in Kashmir. in UP is the panchayat elec- There was unanimity in the said. at the head office in Lucknow premises in collaboration with 19/2021-2022-ETC/GZP Sealed Tenders 5/01-' ' : in two parts, part-I consisting of earnest “All that is forgotten now. The tions. Party leaders and law- party and the government that However, there are some Apollo Medics Super Speciality Hospital. Another camp was also money of scheduled bank only duly 01 F slate is clean. We do not know makers had written letters to elections should be postponed leaders who still believe that organised at SBILD, Ram Ram Bank Crossing, in collaboration pledged in favour of Executive Engineer, 8778G77 774787 where to start,” said an RSS the chief minister asking him due to the raging pandemic. they can still turn the tide. State with the Health department. Circle Chief General Manager Ajay Electy. Transmission Division Ghazipur, in pracharak. to postpone the polls fearing it The message was conveyed to BJP vice-president Vijay Kumar Khanna said that the vaccination jabs were taken by the acceptable form FDR/TDR/CDR/DD +747 (> -7 payable in Ghazipur, in absence of which The second Covid wave would drive the infection to the the Central leadership but it Bahadur Pathak said that peo- employees of all sections, especially women and retired part-II shall not be opened, experience cer- H?II7B7I?HH 78G7877 has changed the political sce- villages and lead to innumer- argued that if UP cancelled the ple are trying to evaluate BJP’s employees of the bank. Khanna said the vaccine protects peo- tificate, copy of pan card and GST part-II $ ICIC0006288) * nario in Uttar Pradesh, which able deaths. Their fear has just local bodies elections, pressure fortunes with the panchayat ple from infection and will help in controlling the pandemic consisting of price bid. Both envelope con- ( ,4,18 - % goes to polls in early 2022. Just come true. would be on the Union govern- election results. “The fact is that by reducing the infection. taining part-I & II of tender should be kept in separately sealed envelope and tender 56 5/ 01 - ' a couple of months back, the BJP MP Kaushal Kishore ment to request the Election though BJP is considered an no. and opening date and part-I, part-II same BJP leaders were thump- said that he had written two let- Commission to postpone West urban party, we have won seats should be mentioned on top of the enve- 7A,7 78 - 0> lope clearly failing to which tender shall not -1 / % * ,01- ing their chests, claiming that ters, asking the government to Bengal polls as well. At that as per our expectation. In this be opened, are invited in two parts from Yogi would return to power. postpone the panchayat elec- time, we were confident that election, BJP was the only competent and experienced contractors for %-8 -K, ,: - -1 + Who else, if not BJP, they used tions. Campaigning had start- BJP would sweep the Bengal party to declare candidates. execution/supply of following works/mate- ' ' : / : to question. But now, that ed for panchayat elections elections and thus we decided Their victory and loss does not rials as per tender specification against. Please read in following serial tender %,->( - bravado has evaporated. The when Covid cases started pick- to go ahead with the elections matter. What matters is that we no./work/amount earnest money in Rs./ten- confidence has been missing in ing up in the state. in UP to save BJP from any have created leadership in vil- der cost in Rs./ (1) Tender No.(18)/2021- 4,-1<$ %7- 7?$?? their voice and helplessness has “My requests were ignored embarrassment,” he said. lages,” he said. 22 Providing of 01 No. four wheeler diesel 6GG- 84 vehicle along with driver for maintenance work 400KV S/S Kasara-Mau Under 2 (>,, Executive Engineer Electricity 400KV S/S ',,- ) (( Division Kasara-Mau. /(Rs. 3000/-/Rs.354/- 8+ ) (2) Tender No.(19)/2021-22 Providing 01,,- 4& of 01 No. four wheeler diesel vehicle along , ' ''L with driver for maintaining work different (* &+ 132 KV S/S and 132 KV lines for SDO :((C7) I777$ % , 47 ETSD IV Ghazipur & AE (M) Ghazipur Under Executive Engineer Electricity ' :CC7-((47877 Lucknow (PNS): Samajwadi failure and should work for Transmission Division Ghazipur. /(Rs. /)BM77$$ % Lucknow (PNS): In a scathing been continuously trying to Party president Akhilesh Yadav arranging beds, oxygen and 3000/-/Rs.354/-) Tender Documents can be 88 ->> / criticism of the BJP government hide the numbers related to has accused the UP govern- medicines in hospitals. If the obtained from this office up to 11.00 Hrs. of 12.06.2021 on payment of requisite ten- ?L7BL?7?!A $ % in Uttar Pradesh, Rashtriya corona infection and deaths. ment of targeting the opposi- government is willing to utilise der documents cost in form of cash/ Lok Dal national spokesperson “In an affidavit filed with tion parties to cover up its own the health infrastructure creat- crossed bank draft of scheduled bank in 25 @,($ -1 Anupam Mishra said that the the High Court, the govern- failure in coping with the situ- ed during the previous favour of Electricity Transmission Division- + www.kesco.co.in Yogi regime is playing with fire ment itself has admitted that it ation caused by the pandemic. Samajwadi Party government, Ghazipur. If tender is downloaded from web site the tender documents cost may be paid /https://etender.up.nic.in by hiding the actual number of has reduced the number of He claimed that precious lives people suffering from the pan- in form of crossed BD of scheduled bank ', 4,1< people infected with coron- Covid tests being carried out. could have been saved if the demic can be given relief,” the in favour of Electricity Transmission avirus and those who died Even the Home Secretary BJP government had utilised SP chief tweeted on Division-Ghazipur. Along with part-I of ten- ,O, der. Duly properly filled in documents shall due to it. admitted in his affidavit that the health infrastructure set up Wednesday. The Samajwadi be accepted up to 15.00 Hrs of 12.06.2021 %% % & Mishra alleged that the medicines are also not suffi- during the previous Samajwadi Party has stepped up the attacks and opened on the same day at 16.00 Hrs - ,44,1< 6 state government was present- cient. If the government has Party regime. on Yogi after the West Bengal In case the office remains closed on the D+PQ ;< ' ( ) ing the number of infected reduced the number of Covid “Chief Minister Yogi Assembly election results and notified tender opening date, tenders will be opened on the next working day at the + 2 + , people conservatively and the tests in the state, then the num- Adityanath, instead of setback for the BJP in the scheduled time. Under-signed reserves the data being dished out was false. ber of infected people would indulging in political slugfest, recently-held panchayat elec- right to accept or reject any or all the ten- 8 / ( % - ders wholly or partially without assigning ( . ( . 2 “The number shows that there also come down. Earlier, about should devote his time and tions. Yadav said that the UP any reason thereto. Please visit our web is a decline in the number of 30,000 people were being exam- energy to serve the people government’s “lie” that there is site www.uppcl.org for details/documents ' ) 1< ( corona cases but the actual fig- ined every day but now its has reeling under the devastating no COVID-19 spread in vil- for any other correction/ amendment / mod- .E2) ': 0, ((02 ure is ominously high. This way, been reduced from 16,000 to impact of the pandemic,” Yadav lages is proving to be “very ification / extension till date of submission of bids. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER @,)->,@STP/A-11/45/21-22, the state government was play- 20,000. It is beyond comprehen- said here on Wednesday. deadly”. He claimed that there ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CIRCLE- ing with fire,” he commented. sion what the government “Yogi Adityanath must is a scarcity of fever medicines UPPTCL, GHAZIPUR No. 517 %-$?L7BL?7?E - The RLD leader further said wants to achieve with such refrain from holding the oppo- in villages, let alone oxygen and Date 12.05.2021 “Save Electricity in the +4+&,-< that the state government had data?” he asked. sition responsible for his own hospital beds. interest of nation.” ! " # $ S & !

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Ostate capital recorded the patients to go for testing again here are contradictions itored by private doctors who “Patients in home isolation fresh coronavirus cases below and again and if they have no Tgalore in the COVID-19 start administering steroids are either taking medicines on the 1,000-mark on Wednesday. symptoms after ten days, they care and treatment in the sec- from the second week itself. their own or those prescribed As many as 916 people testing are considered as recovered. ond wave of novel coron- When such patients reach by overzealous doctors against positive for Covid while 3,140 Meanwhile, DM Abhishek avirus pandemic which is now hospitals, their disease has the COVID-19 management patients recovered on Prakash gave directions for peaking in Lucknow district. advanced to a severe stage and guidelines issued by the Wednesday. However, 23 maintenance of law and order Doctors as well as Covid their lungs are so damaged ICMR. A typical prescription patients lost their battle to the in view of the coming festivals experts say that an observation that they cannot survive even for an asymptomatic or mild- deadly virus. Meerut and like Eid-ul-Fitr on May 14, of the prevailing situation is a with ventilator support. symptomatic patient has a Gautam Buddha Nagar Buddha Purnima on May 26 pointer to these contradic- Besides, there is no quality cocktail of 10-12 medicines, remained ahead of Lucknow in and Bada Mangal on June 1. tions. Explaining the contra- assurance of the medicine most of which are not indicat- terms of the number of single- He said at any religious dictions, they say that which is being given over the ed or required, like hydroxy- day cases. place, noise pollution rules COVID-19 patients with mild counter. People ask for a med- chloroquine, ivermectin, Meanwhile, Principal would have to be followed and symptoms are opting for an icine for COVID-19 and take azithromycin, doxycycline, Secretary (Health) Alok Kumar at all the religious places, array of medicines even when anything that is handed to favipiravir, steroids with addi- and District Magistrate arrangements of Covid proto- they do not need them, lead- them. Some vitamins are com- tion of multivitamins, Vitamin Abhishek Prakash carried out cols such as masks, sanitisers ing to hoarding and shortage ing from companies which D3, antihistamines, paraceta- an inspection of the KGMU etc are a must. The DM said no of drugs which are required by no one has heard of and many mol, cough syrups. The list Covid facility. Directions were + " 12* one was allowed to collect in a patients with moderate and oxygen concentrators being goes on and on with addition given for cleanliness, sanitisa- group of five for any pro- severe symptoms. They point sold in the market are not of of 'kadhas' and Ayurvedic, tion and proper treatment of of the patients admitted there rapid response teams in the instead. She then went to gramme or event without prior out that patients with mild good quality,” he said. homeopathic and Unani med- the patients. Kumar said there from 3 pm to 5 pm. He asked field. She first reached the Vrindavan Yojana where she permission. The DM said that symptoms are also going in for The doctor pointed out icines. No wonder, the maker should be no laxity in the the hospital authorities to Sarojininagar CHC and gave was informed that ASHA in the rural areas of Lucknow, a number of tests which they that in some private Covid of an unproven drug favipi- treatment. The DM said there update the availability of beds directions that four teams sent workers and ANMs were not no one would be allowed to do not require and this harms hospitals that charge Rs 30,000 ravir has posted a profit of Rs should be sufficient space avail- on the dashboard. to the airport for testing should involved in RRT works despite enter government buildings them more than helping such to Rs 50,000 per day, patients 352 crore only on one brand able in the holding area of the District Covid incharge be sent in the field and central directions having been issued with religious flags, posters patients while increasing their complained that the healthcare and named it as their fast mov- hospital. He also sought details Roshan Jacob took stock of the teams be sent to the airport in this regard. Jacob said their and banners. expenses. They say the drugs services are not good primar- ing product nationally even which many patients with ily because of untrained staff. though it has nothing to do mild symptoms in home iso- He said the Covid health- with COVID-19,” Dr Gilada lation take and store at home care system needs to be said. . /&%)&'&&!( 6 +0 are needed more by patients strengthened and streamlined He pointed out that those , with severe and moderate with better coordination with moderate or severe infec- patients but are not available between government and pri- tion were unable to get the (.$0(&2&')!% in the market. vate hospitals. A nodal Covid medicines required or essential + Similarly, they point out, doctor said that there was a for their treatment because of patients with mild symptoms difference between the first hoarding by asymptomatic or " '3%&-'&"# Lucknow (PNS): The IIA has Bandhu. are occupying beds in Covid and second waves vis-a-vis mild symptomatic people or by appealed to the state govern- Besides Manmohan hospitals as a result of which the number of cases. some socially, politically or A ?: opening of liquor shops at the ment for permission for setting Agrawal, general secretary of private health care providers “The home isolation financially well-off people for discretion of district magistrates up oxygen banks according to IIA, Ashwani Khandelwal, and have to be roped in despite patient is spending a huge any future eventuality. This, he day after shops were opened in their respective jurisdictions. Lucknow (PNS): A man and the size of IIA chapters. A national secretary Chetan being untrained in this area. amount of money on expen- said, had led to severe shortage Ain select districts on Tuesday, Sources said that the closure of his aide duped a West Bengal helpdesk is also being set up by Bhalla were present in the The doctors and experts fur- sive investigations like CT of steroids, Remdesivir, anti- liquor shops in Lucknow, liquor shops had caused a loss of woman of about Rs 49,500 in the IIA through which medical meeting. About 50 delegates ther point out that the govern- scans and blood tests. The fungals like amphotericin-B, Ayodhya, Azamgarh and some revenue to the state govern- the name of arranging lifesav- help will be provided to the from various associations par- ment is spending close to Rs medicines which are given in oxygen and oxygen concentra- other districts will re-open from ment too. In some parts of the ing medicines for some of her area where the medical emer- ticipated in this meeting. 50,000 per patient in govern- the medicine kit by the gov- tors. He said that in labs, most Thursday. Liquor business has state, habitual drinkers turned to relatives in Gomtinagar on gency is required. Mahana said that every ment hospitals where a good ernment to home isolation asymptomatic and mild symp- been hit hard as shops were those preparing liquor illegally. Tuesday. The woman lodged a Through this helpdesk, IIA possible contribution was chunk of beds are occupied by patients are enough but tomatic COVID-19 patients forced to close for 13-14 days in The closure of shops came as a case in this connection and will give life saving support to expected from the industries the people in the higher ech- nobody knows when the mild were advised a battery of unre- April and May due to panchay- boon in disguise for those distill- provided the mobile number of entrepreneur members and and they should continue to elons and also those having symptoms turn moderate and quired tests like Complete at elections, lockdown and other ing spurious liquor which was the one of the accused to their families and workers. run. He said to promote the mild symptoms. They say that then severe which creates Blood Count, CRP, D-Dimer, holidays. Liquor is brisk business already a challenge to the govern- police. This was stated by nation- medical sector, a policy would the second wave of novel coro- problems and panic. Also, IL-6, Ferritin, LDH, chest CT in the country’s most populous ment controlled liquor shops In her complaint, Somana al senior vice-president of IIA, soon be formulated offering navirus should be a learning monitoring was very rigorous scan, full body profile, thyroid state and churns out a daily rev- whose business was eclipsed by Vishwas of Murshidabad (West Manmohan Agarwal, at an attractive subsidies and incen- experience to set things right in the first wave as the num- tests, diabetes markers etc. enue of Rs 100 crore for the gov- the sale of hooch. Bengal) said as she needed the online meeting organised tives so that the MSMEs could for the third wave. ber of patients was lesser but “With little derailment of ernment exchequer. “Excise department offi- medicine, she contacted under the chairmanship of move ahead and establish A senior doctor at a well- in the second wave, with every tests here or there, the mad Lucknow Liquor Sellers’ cials, with the help of local Amrendra Singh after someone Industrial Development industries in this sector. known Covid facility said that house having a patient, it is rush begins for occupying Welfare Association (LSWA) police, conducted raids on illic- gave her his mobile number. Minister Satish Mahana in Agrawal apprised the min- those who had a mild form of difficult to reach out to every- beds and sourcing Remdesivir, general secretary KL Maurya and it liquor manufacturers to save “Amrendra told me that he which Micro, Small and ister of the various problems disease should remain in home one,” he said. anticoagulants. This leads to office-bearers Devesh Jaiswal, the lives of innocent customers would arrange the medicine Medium Enterprises Minister being faced by micro, small and isolation as per the guidelines President of People Health shortage of beds for those Shiv Kumar and others wel- and also to prevent depletion of and asked me to come to Sidharth Nath Singh was also medium enterprises during the but due to panic even the elder Organisation, Dr Ishwar who really need them,” he comed the administration’s deci- revenue. During the lockdown, Lucknow to collect it. On her present. pandemic. patients were opting for home Gilada, said that this paradox said. sion and said that liquor sellers the government-controlled assurance, I visited Lucknow on The main objective of the could now make up for the loss- shops remained closed which May 11 and contacted him. He meeting was to discuss the es incurred. Maurya said that gave an opportunity to illicit asked me to reach Nehru current state of industries dur- liquor shop owners will open liquor manufacturers to mint Enclave in Gomtinagar. When ing COVID-19 pandemic. This shops from Thursday following money,” an excise official said. I reached there, he was present meeting was moderated by Covid protocols. “In the recent past, there along with his driver. I gave Additional Chief Secretary A decision to this effect were reports that people in him the money and he asked (IIDC) Arvind Kumar. came after the persistent request Etah, Kasganj, Hathras, me to wait till he returned with Agarwal assured that these of liquor sellers who have been Azamgarh and Ambedkar the medicine,” she said. oxygen banks would be used facing huge losses (nearly Rs 100 Nagar died of consuming illic- She said she waited for only for life-saving purposes crore per day all across UP) due it liquor. They chose the shops Amrendra for over an hour and and would not be misused in to closure of shops in lock- where illicit liquor was being called him but he did not pick any way. In this regard, a rep- down. The sellers were allowed sold. The lockdown and closure the phone. “I later called the resentation on various prob- to open shops but with strict of liquor shops gave an oppor- police control room and was lems of micro, small, and medi- adherence to the Covid proto- tunity to illicit liquor manufac- asked to give a complaint. um enterprises was also sent by cols. Earlier, the state government turers to mint money,” the offi- However, I have yet to get the the IIA to the executive direc- had left the decision to allow cial said. money back,” she said. tor of Uttar Pradesh Udyog , : $ Lucknow (PNS): In a tragic incident in Sitapur, a 22-year- A ?: from Gupta and Guddu declared brought dead. A police old woman was burnt alive reached latter’s shop and con- spokesman said he was collect- while her husband and 4-year- man, who was detained at fronted him. Guddu, assisted ing further details related to the old daughter were seriously Aa police station following a by his son Gaurav, attacked incident. injured when fire broke out in tussle between him and his ten- Gupta. They also thrashed their house late on Tuesday ant, complained of health issues Gupta’s family members. night. The injured were shift- and died while being taken to Gupta’s son Aryan said he An overspeeding loader ed to a hospital while the hospital on Wednesday. His dialled police control room hit a group of safai workers police registered a case and family alleged that he was and a team reached the scene. employed in Gomtinagar started a probe into the matter. forcibly taken to the police sta- “I also suffered injuries in when they were working at As per reports, Dileep tion and was made to sit there the attack. The cops asked us to Shaheed Path on Tuesday. The Jaiswal’s wife Damini Devi (22) even though the police were reach police station and give a condition of one of the of Bajhera hamlet of Manpur in told about his heart disease. complaint. They also asked employees is said to be critical. Sitapur was cooking food late The family had a dispute with me to get my father treated at The victim was identified as Tuesday night while her daugh- the tenant for last four years some hospital. I went to police Tarab Ali of Malesemau slum ter was playing nearby. and they did not get any help station and was asked to go and area under Gomti Nagar Vistar Meanwhile, a spark from the from police. get the wounds dressed. In the police station area. His moth- earthen stove fell on Damini’s The deceased was identi- meantime, I got a call from my er Tara Bano told the police saree which caught fire. As she fied as Pradeep Gupta (55) of sister that the police had that she and Tarab, along with tried to douse it, it spread Gayatrinagar in the area. He forcibly taken my father to Sikander, Zakir, Arshad Ali across the kitchen lighting up had got seven shops construct- police station where Guddu and Shafiqur, were working at inflammable articles kept there ed at his house and rented them was also present,” Aryan said. Shaheed Path. “All of a sudden, before spreading in the entire out to different people, includ- He said his father was a speeding loader coming house. Dileep raised an alarm ing Guddu Singh of Preeti made to sit at the police station from Kamta crossing ploughed and tried to rescue his wife in Nagar in Madiaon. Guddu, and no action was initiated. into us. My son suffered griev- which he and his daughter, suf- who runs a garments shop, “My father started to vomit and ous injuries and was admitted fered burns. Locals doused the allowed a woman to put a stall seeing his condition, the police to RMLIMS. His condition fire and shifted the injured to outside his shop on Wednesday made him sit in an auto and started deteriorating and he hospital where Damini was and it irked Guddu who asked took him to a hospital where it was referred to KGMU declared brought dead. the woman to shift elsewhere. came to the fore that it was a Trauma Centre. He was later Meanwhile, in a late The woman told Guddu heart attack. He was rushed to admitted to Metro hospital,” Tuesday night clash between that he had taken permission another hospital where he was she said. two groups in Badaun, one person was killed while another was seriously injured. The - .+/ * police later arrested two persons in this regard. As per reports, Shakir (30) +#!- % of Nanakheda hamlet of Bilsi had gone to Kulheta village on Lucknow (PNS): Global animal Sinha immediately stopped his Lucknow (PNS): The UP gov- Tuesday night. As Shakir was rights organisation People for the vehicle arranged for bananas and ernment has decided to post- having some dispute with a res- Ethical Treatment of Animals chick peas and fed the stray ani- pone the oath ceremony of the ident of Kulheta, he was sur- (PETA) felicitated Additional mals along with his junior col- newly-elected village pradhans rounded by the opposite party DCP (Central) Chiranjeev Nath leagues. Pictures of this kind act in view of the raging pandem- and shot dead. Later Shakir’s Sinha and his team for being sen- got viral on the social media in ic. The swearing-in ceremony kin also rushed to the scene sitive to need of animals during the next few hours. Appreciating was scheduled to be complet- and clashed with the perpetra- the lockdown on Wednesday. the sensitivity of the officer, the ed by May 15. Official sources tors in which one from the On Tuesday, the Additional India unit of PETA decided to said the oath ceremony is like- opposite party was seriously DCP, alongwith his team, was on award the Additional DCP. The ly to taken up in the last week injured after suffering bullet a routine patrol in officer said the lockdown is not of May. Panchayati Raj Minister injuries. SP of Badaun Sankalp Khurramnagar area when the only trying times for humans but Bhupendra Singh said: “Right Sharma rushed to the scene officer spotted monkeys and also for community animals now, the top priority of the gov- with heavy police force and stray cows and buffaloes who are dependent on humans ernment is to control the arrested two persons. approaching passersby for food. for food. pandemic.” ! #$%&'() *() +,-./.+ $/

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B $ stations and bus depots also in prison. How long it will continue to be Complaints Committee. saw thin attendance of people. B * This order has been given affected remains uncertain. An A bench comprising Justice n view of the continuous Meanwhile, in view of by Justice Siddharth on the FIR has been lodged against the Siddharth Verma and Justice Irush and violation of Covid financial harassment of the he Allahabad High Court application filed by Prateek petitioner in Ghaziabad. The Ajit Kumar, which is monitor- guidelines during the opening Covid patients by many during Tdirected the UP Jain of Ghaziabad. The peti- court granted relief to the peti- ing the prevention and man- of markets of essential items till these hours of pandemic, Aam Government and hospitals to tioner has been accused in a tioner, saying that he agement of the COVID-19 1 pm, the cops led by their offi- Aadmi Party (AAP) has add the deaths of patients sus- fraud case. The court said that would cooperate in the pandemic, gave details of cers were seen in many areas launched ‘free auto service’ pected of corona to death from if the petitioners are arrested, investigation and would not health facilities and life-saving appealing to the people to from Sankatmochan temple in infection. The High Court said they should be given anticipa- tamper with the evidence in facilities needed to fight against wear their masks properly and the afternoon by the state co- that it would be a grave mistake tory bail for a limited period of any way. corona in small districts like maintain social distance. In incharge of the party Abhinav to return dead bodies without time till January 3, 2022. The The Allahabad High Court Bahraich, Barabanki, Bijnor, Visheshwarganj market, which Rai. He said that the Covid protocol in such cases. If the court said that the Supreme has expressed concern over Jaunpur and Shravasti and is the biggest foodgrain market patients can book the three deceased does not have heart Court has recently given the spread of corona infection directed to be present in the of Purvanchal (eastern UP), wheelers by ringing the party's disease or kidney problems, instructions to prevent over- in rural areas and small towns next hearing. Apart from this, heavy rush of customers was helpline 9889889922. then it is considered death by crowding in jails, in such a sit- and cities, saying that commu- records of testing done in seen and in the morning hours According to him, at present 10 infection. The Allahabad High uation, it cannot be directed to nity and primary health centres urban and rural areas have also traffic jams like scenes were ++ 3 " " ' three wheelers have been made Court gave these instructions increase congestion in jails by do not yet have treatment facil- been summoned. witnessed. A police team led 3 available under this services but on Tuesday during the hearing ignoring this directive. ities for patients suffering from On the court's instruction by a Circle Officer (CO) if demands increase,, the num- in suo moto case on Corona in The High Court said that corona. People are dying for over Allahabad High Court inspected the markets and essential items. The cops were roads wore a deserted look dur- ber may be increased upto UP. The High Court also even the government lawyers lack of treatment. The court has Justice VK Srivastava's death warned several persons to wear also seen in various vegetable ing the day hours. However, 100. directed the government to are not able to assure that by sought details of facilities and from Corona and negligence in their masks properly and main- markets giving instructions to some vehicles were seen plying On the occasion Arpit Giri, set up a three-member pan- going to jail the accused will be testing in small towns, cities his treatment, the documents tain physical distance. the sellers as well as customers on the roads as the beneficia- Pallavi Verma, Ashish Patel, demic public complaint com- protected from the danger of and villages from the state related to the treatment were As the festival of Eid is to maintain Covid norms. As it ries were going to different hos- RK Upadhyay, Pramod mittee in every district in the corona infection. The court government. The court has handed over to the court by the round-the-corner, rush of cus- was the 14th day in succession pitals and health centres as per Srivastava, Setupati Tripathi, next 48 hours. held that extraordinary treat- directed to constitute a three- government. The court has tomers was also seen in when the markets remained the time slots allotted to them Ishwar Singh, Sanjay Singh, In another case, the ment required extraordinary member committee in every directed the SGPGI's Senior Dalmandi, and many other closed due to extension of for vaccination. In absence of Jubair and Vijay Verma were Allahabad High Court while treatment. Going to jail cannot district within 48 hours to Panmanologist and a Senior areas to purchase various corona curfew, markets and passengers, all the local railway also present. observing the life threat of the be ruled out with the outbreak investigate complaints of life- Advocate of the High Court accused in case of overcrowd- of this epidemic with those saving drugs and not getting Lucknow Bench and the ing in jails due to corona infec- who come in contact inside the proper treatment to patients Secretary-level officer of the tion, said that at present, it is prison. suffering from corona. The Government to be appointed as advisable to give the accused The court said that in this Judicial Officer at the level of the convenor and conduct an advance bail for a limited peri- extraordinary circumstance, Chief Judicial Magistrate, inquiry. The Senior Registrar of od. The court said that due to there is a sufficient basis for Professor of Medical College Lucknow Bench has been the increasing infection of granting anticipatory bail of the and an Administrative Officer directed to coordinate between ( ( ( corona in the state and over- accused. of ADM rank will be a mem- the three members of the com- crowding in jails, the life of the The High Court said in the ber of this committee. mittee. The court has directed accused may be threatened in order that according to experts, Complaints can be made to submit the inquiry report in B $ charge from the corona patients mum complaint which the member and Assistant the jail. Advance bail for a lim- a third wave of coronavirus is directly from the SDM of the two weeks and directed to and their family members in team received was related to Commissioner, Income Tax ited period will reduce the risk expected in September. Court Tehsil in rural areas, who will constitute the inquiry commit- he enforcement teams, con- the name of providing bed overpricing. Devendra Dutt informed of spreading corona infection work has been badly affected. forward the complaints to the tee in three days. Tstituted by the district and other facilities. The team conducted a adding, the stern action would administration, conducted a To check the high-handed- search operation and got the be ascertained if they did not search operation at some pri- ness of such private hospitals additional money realised by mend their ways. vate hospitals and nursing and nursing homes, the District the hospital, returned to the In the excess of inhuman homes of the city on the com- Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma patient and also ensure that the act, a private hospital in Akhri 0 % 1 plaint of forcing the corona constituted two teams to ensure patient could get the better demanded 5 lakh from the patients and their family mem- that no patient should be forced treatment, he said adding, the family members of a corona bers to pay more money than to pay more money and also aim behind to conduct a search patient before discharging him the fixed charge and seized the deprived of the medical facili- operation at such hospitals and and they had to sell a piece of 23 $( documents related to account ties. seize the documents is to assert their land to pay the amount, and other works. The teams And, on the basis of com- pressure on the hospital man- Devendra informed adding, also warned such private hos- plaints lodged by the patients agement for stopping such ille- after receiving the complaint, B * ments should be sent to the pitals and nursing homes of and their family members, the gal act at this moment. the team members reached government well in advance so taking stern action if they con- teams conducted a search oper- We have received com- the hospital and got the money eputy Chief Minister that equipment, medicines and tinued their inhuman act dur- ation at some private hospitals plaints that a private hospital returned to the patient. A hos- DKeshav Prasad Maurya on other things could be sent in ing the present crisis of pan- and nursing homes and seized situated in Manduadih was pital demanded 45,000 for one Wednesday handed over 80 time for providing better treat- demic. some documents related to demanding more money from Remdesivir injection which ventilators to the SRN Hospital ment. He interacted with the The district administra- accounts and other works such the corona patients than the cost 4000 and the hospital of Moti Lal Nehru Medical doctors to get first hand infor- tion has fixed charge of 10000, as discharge papers and treat- fixed charge in the name of management was forced to College here and appreciated mation regarding the short 15000 and 18000 for the ment bills. admitting and providing requi- return the additional money to the dedication of the doctors comings and assured that he COVID-19 Hospital of L-I, L- The work of the enforce- site medical facilities. On the the patient, he informed. The and the para-medical staff in would look into it immediate- 2 and L-3 respectively to make ment team is to stop the high- basis of complaints we con- hospital management was this tough time. ly. treatment of a corona patient. handedness of such hospitals ducted a search operation late warned of stern action if the Boosting the morale of the He also congratulated the But during the crisis of beds, and nursing homes and ensure afternoon on Tuesday and same complaint was received hospital staff Maurya said that nursing staff on the Nursing oxygen cylinders and the treatment of the patient at seized the related documents again. the patients should be treated Day. Remdesivir injections, some the fixed charge, a team mem- and also cautioned the hospi- The search operations were as family member to provide The Deputy CM asked the private hospitals and nursing ber and Joint Commissioner, tal management that no patient conducted at the hospitals sit- better service. medical college principal to homes started realising money Income Tax Girendra Pratap should be harassed either men- uated in Bhojubir, Shivpur and Owing to hard labour put arrange for a system so that the more times than the fixed Singh said adding, the maxi- tally or financially, the team Manduadih. in by the hospital staff, district attendants of Covid patients and police administration the should know about the condi- Corona graph is coming down tion of the patient without any drastically, and for this they trouble. should be congratulated. The district magistrate, <-9 @ He suggested the officials municipal commissioner and and the hospital staff to get pre- the principal of MLN Medical pared for battling the third College were present on the B $ received and this figure including Ramkrishna Mission Government Hospital. On wave. He said that the require- occasion. increased to 583 out of 10,396 Home of Service in Luxa, Shree Tuesday, a total of 8012 bene- n a major relief, the district received samples as per report Ram Lakshmi Narayan ficiaries including 2,738 of Icontinued recording a provided by the Health depart- Marwadi Hindu Hospital in aged between 18 and 45 years decrease for the fourth consec- ment on this evening. The Godowlia, Mata Anandmayee had taken the vaccines. utive day in the positive cases total active cases decreased to Hospital in Shivala, Raja Baldev The district administra- * during the last 24 hours. As 8,557 from 9,018 which was a Das Birla Hospital in tion issued the details of the many as 583 cases of COVID- day ago. Machhodari, Mahila District current status of beds availabil- 19 were recorded on On Tuesday evening, as Women Government Hospital ity in different hospitals. As per Wednesday evening increasing many as 722 positive cases in Kabirchaura, Pt Deen Dayal detail provided by the admin- the total number to 76,944 near were recorded and the total Government Hospital, near istration in the evening on 4. to 77K mark. But once again, number was 76,361 while 4 Pandeypur and ESIC, near Wednesday, there are a total of there is an increase in the deaths were reported and the Pandeypur. 1,033 beds including 592 of L- number of deaths during the death toll was 654. Earlier, in Besides, the vaccination 2 and 441 of L-3 in eight gov- ing battle against Covid, Indian Central Railway has already was handed over to Northern last 24 hours as six deaths view of finding hundreds of drive was also launched for the ernment hospitals, trauma cen- B * Railways has emerged as a key instructed to give a green cor- Railway at 3:11 hrs at were recorded this evening new positive cases, with 8 new beneficiaries aged above 18 tre in BHU & Pt Rajan Mishra player by running oxygen ridor to these oxygen express Chipiyana to be offloaded at and with this, the death toll hotspots, the number of active and below 45 years at 17 vac- DRDO Hospital, BHU and of xygen Express trains are express trains which carry trains. In pursuance of it, Okhla terminal of Delhi divi- increased to 660. As many as hotspots was 578 with 2 green cination centers including LBS them, the 208 beds of L-2 and Orunning like Rajdhani loaded oxygen in cryogenic Prayagraj division has achieved sion. The train covered 755 km 962 patients of home isolation zones having been converted to Hospital, Ramnagar, Sirsunder 135 beds of L-3 were vacant. In Express. One such loaded oxy- containers to needy areas. In a rare feet of running many of of its journey in North Central recovered while as many as 76 red zones by a day ago. Out of Lal Hospital in BHU, Rajkiya 52 private hospitals, there are gen express for Okhla terminal tune with this, Prayagraj divi- these trains with an average Railway (in Prayagraj division) have been recovered from the total 3,289 hotspots, 2,711 are Ayurvedic College in 1,421 beds available including Northern Railway ran with an sion of NCR has run over 30 speed of 85-90 kmph in its 755 in just eight hours and twenty hospitals. The total number of green zones and 578 are red Chowkaghat, District 1,098 of L-2 and 323 of L-3 and average speed of 90.5 km in 755 such trains across its territory. km run across the division. On three minutes with an average patients cured in the district zones. Government Hospital in of them, 463 beds of L-2 and 79 km stretch of Prayagraj divi- Most of the times, in Prayagraj Wednesday, Divisional officers speed of 90.5 kmph. This is the increased to 67,727 including The Health department Kabirchaura, Central Hospital of L-3 beds were vacant. In sion, NCR. Prayagraj division division, loaded oxygen were full with a feeling of pride best so far running of an oxy- 62,916 in home isolation continued the vaccination drive in BLW and a few CHC & total, there are a total 2,454 of North Central Railways is expresses trains are received at and satisfaction to be a part of gen express in Prayagraj divi- and 4,811 in COVID-19 hospi- on Wednesday at 52 vaccina- PHC of urban and rural beds including 1,690 of L-2 and contributing its best by giving New West Cabin of Pt Deen national cause when an oxygen sion. This is especially signifi- tals. tion centres for the beneficia- areas. The long queues of the 764 of L-3 in government and through run to oxygen express Dayal Upadhyay station and express carrying loaded con- cant in the backdrop that the In the first report of the ries aged above from 45 years beneficiaries particularly of private hospitals and out of trains which are being loaded continue their journey towards tainers of Liquid Medical average speed of Rajdhani day, 332 positive patients were at vaccination centres of the aged between 18 and 45 years them, 671 of L-2 and 214 of L- in eastern parts of country Chipiyana (near Ghaziabad) Oxygen, loaded from Durgapur Express in Prayagraj division found out of 5,746 reports district from 10 am to 4 pm were seen at Women 3 were vacant. and heading towards Kanpur, where they are handed over to (West Bengal) was taken over comes out to be around 93 Delhi and other parts of Northern Railway. at New West Cabin at 18:48 hrs kmph, which is best in Indian Northern India . In the ongo- General Manager North on 11/5/2021, Tuesday and Railways. 0 ! % to work with devotion. the consultation of physicians, Manish Morolia, Dr Rajesh B $ At this hospital, 40 beds ensuring timely availability Gupta, Shubham Keshari, have been reserved for coro- of medicines etc. Public Imtiaz, Kishan Yadav and oth- ALLAHABAD (PNS): After hours, which is a record. Since Nehru Hospital, Beli, Railway Soraon, High Court Review midst the ongoing fight na patients in its Covid Care Relations Officer (PRO) ers were also present on the 22 days on Tuesday night, 12 then, the number of new infec- Hospital and private hospitals officer, assistant professor , JE Aagainst the second wave of Centre. General Manager Rajesh Kumar said that fol- occasion. times less infected were found tions has been steadily decreas- after receiving negative reports, of PWD, loco pilot of Railways. coronavirus pandemic, the role (GM) Anjali Goyal and lowing the Covid guidelines Chief Medical Officer in one day, which was a big ing. Only 202 new infected while the number of active NURSES DAY: If someone of nurses was applauded from Principal Chief Medical the nursing staff working in (CMO) Dr VB Singh, greeting relief news for the district. A were found on Tuesday. A total cases remains around 5000. On cares for us during the treat- different sections on the Officer (PCMO) Dr Sujit BLW celebrated the day in a the nurses on the day, said that total of 202 new cases of the of 11,104 people were screened. the other hand, ICU to isolate ment in the hospital, then they International Nurses Day on Mallick wished the nurses for simple manner. the role of all nurses in this COVID-19 were found in the It tested an antigen test of wards are empty in both gov- are nurses, nevertheless, the Wednesday in the manner they their sincere care of the Meanwhile, a delegation pandemic period is com- last 24 hours on Tuesday, 6,067 people, RTPCR of 267 ernment and private hospitals doctors treat us, but nurses only stood with the patients round- patients. The nurses were also of district and city units of mendable as the entire nurs- while six people have died. In and trunat of 232 people. In due to continuous decrease in cares the patients along with the-clock in such difficult times praised for serving the Congress visited Shri Shiv ing staff is always ready for addition, 718 people have this antigen test, a total of 68 the number of corona infected medication and also gives them by performing their duty spon- patients during this pandem- Prasad Gupta (SSPG) Hospital saving the lives of infected become infection free. The were found infected, while 66 in the district. It has also pro- courage so that the patient taneously and enthusiastically ic period when even many relat Kabirchaura and presented patients. effect of partial lockdown on people were found positive in vided relief to the new patients gets healed as soon as possible. without fear. The day is cele- atives of the Covid patients are Angavastram to the nurses. Assistant Nursing corona infection is beginning RTPCR. In addition, corona admitted. The SRN hospital Today, International Nurses brated on the birthday of the being seen afraid to go close District President Rajeshwar Superintendent of District to appear in the city. has been confirmed in 68 peo- alone has more than 125 beds. Day at North Central Railway world’s most famous nurse, to the infected persons. The Patel said ‘the nurses save the Women’s Hospital Kanchan Nodal Officer of Corona, ple in the Trunat testing. 99 Even in private hospitals, coro- Hospital, Kushal Sahu distrib- Florence Nightingale and this nurses are working day and lives of the patients by serving Jaiswal said ‘she has been Dr Rishi Sahai said that the people were found positive in na patients remain at 50 per uted chocolate to all the nurs- year its theme was ‘A Voice to night to make the patients whole-heartedly and by stay- doing continuous duty since cases of Corona in the district the city, while 35 people were cent. Meanwhile, the jailer of es after vaccination and cele- Lead- A Vision for Future healthy wearing PPE kits, ing away from home and fam- March last year as she did not are steadily decreasing. On found infected in rural areas. A Naini Central Jail also came brated International Nurses Healthcare’. In Central Hospital, gloves and masks. Health ily, they always look after the stay on leave for a single day’. Tuesday, after 22 days, the total of 718 people became under the grip of corona. His Day with them. Vinay Sahu Banaras Locomotive Works related monitoring of corona patients day and night.’ City According to her, she is also number of new infections infection-free in the district on report came positive on encouraged the nurses and (BLW), following the Covid infected patients by visiting chief Raghavendra Choubey accompanied by three other found in 24 hours has Tuesday. In this, home isolation Tuesday. Apart from this, those said that in this corona era guidelines the day was celebrat- the Covid ward as per require- greeted all the nurses on the nursing superintendents— decreased by 12 times. On of 663 people was completed, who were infected included nurses are also offering her ser- ed in a simple manner in ment, keeping oxygen level in day. Anuradha Yadav, Ritu Usha Maurya, Indumati Singh April 17, 2,436 new cases were while 55 people were dis- Hamidia Inter College teacher, vices not only to the male, which the nurses took an oath view from time to time as per Pandey, Om Prakash Ojha, and Pushpa Devi. found in the district in 24 charged from Swaroop Rani and primary school teacher at which is a great compliment. !#$%&'() *() +,-./.+ $0

3 0 % + 672 + +' ( & #! #8 ." $ ;$$2;1?21+ 0, 1#( after the arrangements prop- B ? A erly. During his visit at pro- ivisional Commissioner posed shelter home he was #0 ( ikram Solar has D(DC) Yogeshwar Ram accompanied by EO Om Vannounced the comple- Mishra while addressing a divi- Prakash, manager Swachchhata tion of an 85 megawatt solar sional virtual meeting of offi- Mission Sanjay Singh, Prabhat B ? A plant project commissioned cials concerned with Covid Jaiswal and others. for National Thermal Power from his office directed to CELL PHONE FOUND: anpur Nagar District Corporation Limited (NTPC) make telemedicine facility GRP Mirzapur during KMagistrate Alok Tiwari at Bilhaur (Kanpur). available to patients. He told larly with the health system of patrolling found an unclaimed said on Wednesday that the dis- Combining the latest 85 the DMs that the facility should the district and help when mobile set at platform No 3 of trict administration had decid- MW project at Bilhaur, UP not only be made available to required. The meeting was the railway station and after ver- ed to reserve Thursday (May with Vikram Solar’s recently the admitted patients in hos- attended by the AD health, ifying the genuine owner 13) for administering the sec- commissioned 140 MW project pitals but to those in isolation DMs, CDOs, CMOs and the Vanshlochan Maurya handed it ond dose of Covid vaccine to for NTPC at the same location, too. He said counselling CMSs of the division. over to his brother Rajendra those who had been given the the 225 MW (85 MW+140 through telephone will boost SHELTER HOME: NPP Maurya, a resident of Chaksundar first dose. MW) capacity project becomes not only the morale but help in Chairman Manoj Jaiswal has village under Gyanpur police He advised the people who the largest solar project at a sin- speedy recovery too. In the decided to set up a shelter station in Bhadohi. An earlier were to receive the second gle location in the state of meeting he discussed arrange- home in an under construction report said the City Kotwali dose of the vaccine to reach the Uttar Pradesh. ments with DMs of the division auditorium building at City arrested one person and recov- vaccination centres on The 85 MW solar project is and became aware with the Club for attendants of Covid ered 2.17 gms of heroin from him. Thursday and get vaccinated spread across 400 acres and updated situation. Mirzapur patients. On Tuesday the chair- The police during routine without fail. uses about 3.5 lakh Vikram DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar man visited the place along patrolling intercepted a suspi- He directed the officials %0%2 " 1 4 solar modules and includes a advised to engage workers like with NPP officials and direct- cious-looking person wander- concerned to send the infor- 33/132 kV switchyard. radiologist and anaesthetist on ed to equip the proposed shel- ing for customers near GIC mation on WhatsApp to all The expected energy yield contractual basis for getting ter home with all civic ameni- ground under City Kotwali police those whose second dose was ily constantly wore masks even isolation patients to find out if if the RRT team had visited and of this project is 200 million better services. The DC opined ties within two-three days. On station. During interrogation he pending. at home. He said such people the RRT visited them or not. distributed the home isolation units (MU). that telemedicine facilities the occasion he announced confessed that he was involved in The district magistrate should directly contact the He said 40 RRTs had kits. The plant is expected to should be increased. He that meal facility will be also the illegal trade of drugs. After directed the rapid response control room if they had any spread out in the city to dis- Tiwari said that the tele reduce 4.57 tons of carbon emphasised on involvement of provided to the attendants and frisking the police recovered teams (RRTs) to test all the problem, adding that the RRTs tribute home isolation kits and medical services were operat- dioxide (CO2) and can power field staff like ASHAs and vil- added he will bear the expens- the heroin and after registering symptomatic people residing in had been given home isolation trace and track people who had ing from 10 am to 5 and peo- 88,905 houses per year. lage committees and to make es with the help of social organ- a case under NDPS Act sent the a building or apartment. He kits and they must provide developed symptoms. He said ple could call on phone 0512- Chief Executive Officer available the Covid kits to the isations. He directed the official accused Bhola Bind, a resident also asked the novel coron- them to the patients. the surprise visit was made to 7138506 to seek medical Saibaba Vutukuri said, “It was patients in isolation. He asked concerned to deploy NPP of Bhatwa Ki Pokhari under City avirus positive people in home The district magistrate find out if the RRT was per- advice. He said doctors were an honour for us to partner the DMs to be updated regu- employees shift wise to look Kotwali police station to jail. isolation to follow the Covid along with ADM (City), SDM forming its duty. available and one could avail of with NTPC for this presti- protocol and ensure that each (Sadar) and several other offi- He then visited the IDBI the facility regarding any med- gious project. This project pre- and every member of the fam- cials randomly visited the home Officers Colony to cross-check ical problem. sented the opportunity to increase our contribution to &" + + India’s solar mission and we are proud to be chosen by NTPC ;$$2;1?21+ $- ./#( also being treated by placing is being given to the patients to make such an effort. NTPC them in Covid suspect ward through pipeline, oxygen 4 *@ !'/ is one of our oldest clients and he Lalit Narayan Mishra and patients living in home iso- cylinders and oxygen concen- we have been partnering in sev- T(LNM) Railway Hospital lation are also being given nec- trators. All ventilators are func- eral of their solar projects. We located in North Eastern essary advice through the tioning smoothly in the hospi- are proud to say that we have Railway (NER) headquarters tal and adequate oxygen cylin- $ a portfolio of commissioned here along with specialist med- ders are available there. In the and under-construction pro- ical facilities to railway per- Corona ward during the every jects totalling 708 MW with sonnel and their families is also eight-hour shift a team of nurs- NTPC, as it identifies our com- providing them better medical es, HA, sanitation worker and B ? A mitment and focus towards facilities during this doctor is working. Apart from customer centricity. We are Coronavirus period. According it along with anaesthetist and ay 12 was observed as hopeful of a continued journey to the notification issued by the a senior doctor are taking a MInternational Nurses Day with NTPC towards realising Uttar Pradesh Government, round of the ward in the morn- and this yearâ€™s theme was the company’s green energy 25 Level-2 beds were prepared ing and evening and are avail- â€˜A voice to lead-A vision for goals.” for treatment of Corona infect- able round the clock on call. future healthcareâ€™. Despite ed patients in LNM Railway Medicines are being provided the skeletal strength, the nurs- Hospital but considering the to patients for treatment. To es in Uttar Pradesh, especially number of patients here on an mobile and teleconsultation. ensure that there is no shortage in Kanpur, have been continu- 8* average 60 to 65 Covid positive Continuous coordination has of doctors and paramedics ously providing high quality railway personnel and their been maintained with the dis- during Covid period they nursing care, often working families are being treated with trict administration for regular have been appointed on con- without a break in the second L-2 facility. Apart from it supply of oxygen in this hos- tract in record time, Chief wave of COVID-19 pandemic. 90+ around 15 to 20 Covid sus- pital. Besides, supply of oxygen Public Relations Officer After doctors it is the nurses pected negative patients are has been maintained. Oxygen (CPRO) PK Singh said. who have saved the lives of 03% ! patients. The International Nurses Day on Wednesday KANPUR (PNS): Convener of ( appealed to the people of UP to the Joint Forum of Central at least raise their voice in sup- Trade Unions and former advi- ;$$2;1?21+ $- ./#( 05122 Chhapra Kacheri-Thawe Manduadih on May 16. This port of nurses who have sacri- sor to All India EPF Staff special train will remain can- train will run according to its ficed their lives while serving Federation, Rajesh Kumar he railway administration celed from May 13 till further presheduled route, stoppage, COVID-19 patients and con- Shukla, has demanded financial Tdue to operational diffi- notice. The 05123 Thawe- time and rake composition. tinue to do their duty, not car- assistance to the kin of employ- culties and lack of adequate Chhapra Kacheri special train ing for their own lives. ees and officers who died of number of passengers will can- will remain cancelled from This was stated by princi- # " P 4 COVID-19 on priority basis cel the following special trains May 13 till further notice. pal of Kanpur Nursing College, and service to their kin on until further order, CPRO PK MASRAKH-THAWE The railway administra- Rooma, Dr S Prabha, while compassionate grounds. Singh said. SPECIAL: The 05124 tion has for the convenience of holding a webinar on World ensure that the right treat- braved various crisis situations the biggest challenge faced was In a letter sent to the addi- GORAKHPUR- Masrakh-Thawe special train passengers changed the rake Nurses Day. She said although ment reached the patient in the hand in hand with doctors but to be flexible with changing tional provident fund com- LUCKNOW JN SPL: The will remain cancelled from composition of 09087/09088 it was a period of mourning in right manner. She said the pan- it was only after the pandemic protocols, nurse training, and missioner, Uttar Pradesh 02531 Gorakhpur-Lucknow Jn May 13 till further notice. Udhna-Chhapra-Udhna super- UP with the huge number of demic had brought in many that their true worth had wearing PPEs for several hours Region, and regional provident special train will remain can- fast summer special train. All COVID-19 deaths, certainly challenges but despite these emerged. She said each nurse, together. She said the fear of fund commissioner, Kanpur, celled from May 13 until fur- coaches in this train will be of the unsung heroes who sacri- challenges, the nurses accom- despite being overwhelmed being infected and infecting the Shukla said during the pan- ther notice. The 02532 ? reserved category and passen- ficed their lives to serve others modated the dynamic needs of with stress and anxiety, wit- near and dear ones added to demic, as many as six employ- Lucknow Jn - Gorakhpur spe- The railway administra- gers traveling in it will have to selflessly need to be praised for the community. She said the nessing deaths every now and the tension and anxiety. She ees, including a regional com- cial train will remain cancelled tion has for the convenience of follow the Covid-19 prevention their commendable services. nurses were an integral part of then, themselves getting infect- said yet the nurses did not lose missioner (II), had died of from May 13 until further passengers decided to extend guidelines. As per the changed She said the role of nurses dur- the disaster management team ed, and even passing on the their spirit. She said this was COVID-19 infection. He notice. the running period of the rake composition, 09087 ing the COVID-19 pandemic and they were the ones who infection to their family, had perhaps one of the biggest hoped for a speedy decision in LJN-JABALPUR SPL: 09035/09036 Mumbai Central- Udhna-Chhapra Superfast was beyond comparison. handled the patients on their not stopped coming back to healthcare crises the country this respect. The 05205 Lucknow Jn - Manduwadih-Dadar superfast summer special train will be Dr Prabha said after the arrival which required the right work. She said nurses had had ever faced in many years. Shukla also demanded that Jabalpur special train will summer special train for one run from Udhna on May 14 role of doctors ended it was the knowledge and critical think- started having a bigger role She said nurses would have a the PF staff colony be convert- remain cancelled from May 13 trip. All coaches in the train will and 09088 Chapra-Udhna nurses who took over charge as ing, and depending on their when it came to patient care in bigger responsibility in epi- ed into a quarantine centre as until further notice. The 05206 be of reserved category and superfast summer special train a single breach in infection pre- assessment the doctors treated COVID-19 units. She said the demiology studies and as part during the past 20 days, apart Jabalpur-Lucknow Jn. special passengers will have to follow from Chhapra on May 16, vention practice could cause those patients first who frequent rounds and monitor- of the community nursing pro- from the death of six persons, train will remain cancelled the Covid-19 prevention guide- CPRO said. This train will run life-threatening infections to required urgent attention and ing, ensuring patients received gramme, they were trained to over two dozen employees/offi- from May 14, 2021 until fur- lines, CPRO PK Singh said. on its pre-scheduled route, any patient, especially for crit- treatment. food and medications round partake in epidemiology stud- cers have tested positive for ther notice. The 09035 Mumbai stoppage and time. According ical COVID-19 patients who Dr Prabha said nurses were the clock, risk prevention and ies. She said ironically the novel coronavirus infection. THAWE-MASRAKH Central-Manduadih superfast to the revised rake composi- were immune-compromised vital in mobilising resources, mitigation, attending to doctors salaries of nurses ranged He said this would greatly SPECIAL: The 05121 Thawe- summer special train will on tion, a total of 20 coaches, considering the use of steroids, ensuring appropriate patient and following specific instruc- between Rs 10,000 and Rs help in allaying fear prevailing Masrakh special train will May 14 be run from Mumbai including 12 of sleeper class, six raised blood glucose levels, monitoring, and providing the tions, collecting blood samples, 20,000 in the private sector among the PF employees remain cancelled from May 13. Central and 09036 of general second class and two and use of medications that right care to needy patients. escalating warning signs, etc., where they laboured the most. whose contribution deserved CHHAPRA KACHERI- Manduwadih-Dadar superfast of SLRD will be attached in this suppressed immunity. She added that nurses were also placed nurses on a higher She said the government praise in settling the COVID- THAWE SPECIAL: The summer special train from special train. She said it would be no a major part of decision-mak- pedestal of responsibility and should bring in parity in 19 claims quickly. exaggeration to state that nursing when it came to risk miti- accountability. salaries of nurses, be it private MEDICAL HELP: In view es acted as patient advocates to gation. She said the nurses Dr Monica Thomas said or government hospitals. of the COVID-19 pandemic, !%&(#$$ (#'!" Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has decid- 0;122$ 12D 2$02 * )+, Divisional Hospital here on Varanasi division vaccination ed to provide necessary emer- Tuesday a total of 150 persons of employees connected with gency medical assistance to he Varanasi division of including 88 railway personnel operations and their family 5 the victim families. TNorth Eastern Railway and 62 other families were members is being ensured at According to the decision, (NER) is making various vaccinated against Covid-19, their work place itself. During UPCA will ensure availability efforts to prevent Covid-19 Public Relations Officer (PRO), this period various line of 10 oxygen concentrators to infection. Under the direction Varanasi, Ashok Kumar, said. It employees along with their = those self-help organisations of Divisional Railway Manager may be pointed out here that family members are being who are active in providing (DRM), Vijay Kumar Panjiar, on an average 150 people are made aware about coronavirus assistance to COVID-19 vic- and under the leadership of being vaccinated at the infection and are being told to KANPUR (PNS): The Uttar entire markets were closed due huge crowd outside the vacci- es but as per the revised sched- tims. This will ensure timely Chief Medical Superintendent Divisonal Hospital here every wear masks properly, wash Pradesh Yuva Udyog Vyapar to the curfew till May 17 and nation centres where social ule it would now commence assistance to the COVID-19 (CMS) Dr MS Nabiyal in col- day.. their hands at regular intervals Mandal staged a protest against the police were manhandling distancing was not being fol- online on July 18 at more than victims and their family mem- laboration with the district Apart from it at various along with maintaining phys- the district administration for shopkeepers selling essential lowed. He said it was the duty 15 centres across the country. bers. Organisations that are administration in the railway sections and stations of ical distancing. allowing liquor shops to open commodities if they opened of the district administration to He said the NSI would be selflessly active in this field may in violation of the ongoing their shops, this restriction have uniformity in the rules. commencing the new session contact the UPCA officials curfew and Covid protocol was not applicable on liquor ADMISSION TO NSI: 2021-22 by the third week of Anurag Gupta, deputy.general 4&'%#5% "+!&!(3&%5 $ and demanded that other shops. He said one could see Meanwhile, education in- August which shall be as per manager (Mobile.9336872423, traders be allowed to open crowds outside the liquor shops charge of National Sugar AICTE directives. 9076600736) and KK Awasthi, ;$$2;1?21+ '() was completed by PWD and their shops as well. The pro- and a mad scramble for pur- Institute, AK Garg, in an offi- He said the last date for convener (mobile 9839174075) Setu Nigam. She appreciated testers warned that if the liquor chasing liquor with the police cial statement issued on submission of online applica- to get the oxygen concentrator. M Priyanka Niranjan and the efforts of team members shops were not closed imme- remaining mute spectators. Wednesday, said that due to tions for Indian students was UPCA secretary Yudhvir DMLA Gauri Shankar Verma who worked regularly during diately, they would take to A member of the Yuva COVID-19 pandemic, various June 25 while for overseas stu- Singh, in a press statement inspected Kotra bridge which the pandemic for completing it. mass protest and open the Udyog Vyapar Mandal said, “I states had resorted to lock- dents it was May 28. issued on Wednesday, said connects Kotra town with Jhansi. Due to Covid-19 there was no shops. They said huge queues am unable to understand the downs and as a result of it uni- CBSE TO CONTINUE after use, these equipment After inspection the bridge was formal inauguration. After that outside the liquor shops clear- dual standards. On the one versities and colleges were ONLINE CLASSES: The would have to be returned to opened for public with guide- DM Priyanka Niranjan ly reflected the biased and hand, there is a curfew and closed and their examinations Central Board of Secondary the UPCA office to benefit lines. This bridge will reduce the inspected the Ayurvedic hos- quixotic decision of the admin- people are being manhandled had been deferred for future Education city coordinator other victims. Patient’s name, distance of Kotra town in Jalaun pital at Kotara nagar panchay- istration. by the police if they dare to dates. He said the NSI had Balwinder Singh said that in address and contact number to Gursaraein and Mauranipur at and park. 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Naveen Patnaik too have urged on this, we urge her to convene trators, vaccines for 200 million BJP Government marked ‘Tika the Government to waive off a GST council meeting and we people, 120,000 ventilators and Utsav’ on April 12, but did not ongress on Wednesday GST on Covid-related medi- can explain how this can be 6 AIIMS-like hospitals.” make arrangements for pro- Cattacked the Centre for cines and supplies amid the done. Don’t argue for the sake Attacking the Centre, viding vaccines and in 30 days levying high GST on products pandemic’s second wave. of arguing,” he said. Congress general secretary there was an 82 per cent decline crucial in the fight against Urging the Government “The Congress demands Priyanka Gandhi said the BJP- in our vaccinations,” she Covid-19 and sought an not to seek “opportunities in a that the Centre exempts all led Government celebrated alleged, sharing graphics com- exemption for vaccines, disaster”, Congress spokesper- Covid-19 related medical items ‘Tika Utsav’ in April but paring the number of vaccina- Remdesivir and oxygen con- son Gourav Vallabh attacked from GST. Taxes are collected allegedly did not make arrange- tions on April 12 and May 9. centrators. Union finance minister to provide benefits to citizens. ments to provide vaccines “Modi ji went to vaccine The party also attacked Nirmala Sitharaman over her When the citizens can benefit against Covid-19 which led to factories, also got photographs the Modi Government over the argument that GST exemp- directly from GST exemption, a decline in vaccinations. clicked, but why did his non-availability of the Covid tion on Covid-related medi- why not pass the benefits to The Government had Government placed its first demanded providing food- vaccines, Oxygen and medical vaccines despite Government cines and supplies would make them directly?”, he said at marked ‘Tika Utsav’, a vacci- order for vaccine doses only in grains to the needy, and equipment required,” the let- mass vaccination drive called them costly. AICC Press conference. nation drive between April 11 January 2021?” the Congress eaders of 12 Opposition 6,000 per month to the ter says. ‘Tika Utsav’ across the country Vallabh said the Claiming that GST exemp- and 14, with an aim to inocu- general secretary said. Lparties on Wednesday unemployed. They leaders have also from this month. Government should provide tions on vaccine, Remdesivir late the maximum number of “The United States and wrote to Prime Minister “Invoke compulsory demanded a repeal of the Apart from the Congress, exemption not only on the and oxygen concentrators eligible people against coron- other countries placed orders Narendra Modi seeking a free licensing to expand domestic three Central farm laws which, several other leaders, such as final product but also on the would save 6,000 crore, he avirus amid a surge in cases. with Indian vaccine companies mass vaccination campaign vaccine production. Spend they said, will help protect West Bengal Chief Minister raw material being used. “If the said, “This amount can provide “India is the largest vac- long ago. Who will take respon- against coronavirus, and sus- budgetary allocation of lakhs of ‘annadatas’ from Mamata Banerjee, Odisha CM finance minister is still not clear us 1.2million oxygen concen- cine-producing country. The sibility for this?” she said. pension of the central vista 35,000 crores for the vac- becoming the victims of pan- revamp project and divert cines... Stop Central Vista demic. that money in fighting the construction. Use the allocat- “Repeal farm laws to pro- This is the second letter dent Sonia Gandhi, former Thackeray (Shiv Sena), Akhilesh Yadav (SP), Tejashwi dimensions of a human cata- pandemic. ed money for procuring oxy- tect lakhs of our annadatas that Opposition leaders have prime minister and JDS leader Mamata Banerjee (TMC), MK Yadav (RJD), D Raja (CPI) and strophe’, the leaders have said In a joint letter to the gen and vaccines, instead... becoming victims of the pan- written to Modi on the pan- H D Deve Gowda and NCP Stalin (DMK), and Hemant Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M) are that the Central Government Prime Minister, the Release all money held in the demic so that they can con- demic related issue. supremo Sharad Pawar. Soren (JMM). also part of the joint letter. has ‘ignored or refused’ the Opposition leaders, including unaccounted private trust tinue to produce food to feed The signatories to the joint Other signatories include Former chief ministers Saying that the pandemic suggestions given by them in some Chief Ministers, also fund, PMCares to buy more the Indian people,” it reads. letter include Congress presi- Chief Ministers Uddhav Farooq Abdullah (NC) has assumed ‘unprecedented the past. + :,,47 2$($4' 6-'9 3 &"#$ %%')%<')' (77)1: +" %&%0P 0 &!"!!(" issues before any company is rime Minister Narendra ;) "3 " selected for the purpose. Patra PModi chaired a high-level also defended the meeting to review the avail- he Government on ith an aim to ramp up Government move to export ability and supply of oxygen O'9% TWednesday gave the nod Wvaccine production in the vaccine saying that 1.07 and medicines and comment- nion Health Minister for procuring 1,50,000 units of the country, the Government crore vaccine doses sent abroad ed that States should be asked UHarsh Vardhan said on =.-% ‘Oxycare’ system worth over on Wednesday said that it is were India’s aid to different to operationalise ventilators in Wednesday that vaccination is 322.5 crore. The Defence willing to share the know-how countries and noted that of a time-bound manner and a big weapon in the fight Research and Development to produce the indigenously- those, 78.5 lakh were dis- resolve technical & training against Covid-19. Harsh &-''&'5'<%) Organisation (DRDO) has developed Covid-19 vaccine, patched to seven neighbouring issues with the help of the man- Vardhan on Wednesday inter- developed it and soldiers Covaxin, with any company as countries. “A safer neighbour- ufacturers. acted with the Health deployed in high altitude areas the contract with co-develop- hood is good for India too,” he The Prime Minister was Ministers and principal secre- where the air is thin are already er Bharat Biotech is not close- added. briefed that the Government is taries/additional chief secre- using it. ended. Presently, Hyderabad based actively monitoring the supply taries of eight states/UT in the This approval comes days The move follows concern Bharat Biotech has the sole of drugs being used in the presence of Union Minister of after the DRDO got the go that vaccine shortage is ham- licence to manufacture management of Covid as well State for Health, Ashwini ahead for building more than pering the nationwide vacci- Covaxin, which it developed in Mucormycosis. Kumar Choubey. 500 oxygen generation plants nation drive launched from collaboration with scientists The Minister updated PM The eight States/UT using the technology to provide January 16 phase wise at a time from ICMR’s Pune-based that they are in regular touch included Jammu and Kashmir, the gas to the Tejas light com- Bengaluru for soldiers posted flow from the system can be when it is needed most as National Institute of Virology with the manufacturers to Uttarakhand, Haryana, bat aircraft. In fact, the DRDO at extreme high-altitude areas. adjusted by the health staff. Covid rages across the country. (NIV). enhance the production & Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand, last week set up some plants at The system is indige- A display is provided for Besides Covaxin, the other “The contract with Bharat extend all kinds of help need- Odisha and Telangana, all the All India Institute of nously developed for opera- continuously monitoring the vaccine available in India is Biotech is not close-ended, it is ed. PM was also informed depicting a rise in the number Medical Sciences(AIIMS) here tion in field conditions and is SpO2 levels. Work load and Covishield, which was open-ended in terms of shar- about the current production & of daily cases with growing and is in the process of robust. It can be effectively exposure of healthcare developed by the Oxford ing of technology. So, we are stock of APIs for each such positivity rate. installing these systems in four used to treat Covid-19 providers is considerably University-AstraZeneca part- free to share the know-how drug. At the meeting, Harsh other major hospitals of the patients. reduced by eliminating the nership. Serum Institute of with other companies. It was discussed that states Vardhan highlighted the tra- capital. Two variants of the system need of routine measurements India is one of the many man- Currently we are examining the are being provided medicines jectory of Covid in these fter war of words erupt- Giving details of the have been configured. The and manual adjustments of ufacturers across the world production capacity ,” said the in good quantities. states/UT and brought to Aed between Congress Oxycare system, officials said basic version consists of a oxygen flow. licensed to manufacture sources in the Union Health PM was also their attention the consequent and the BJP over the han- here PM CARES Fund 10-litre oxygen cylinder, a The automatic system also Covishield. Ministry. apprised that the production of stress on the medical infra- dling of the pandemic, accorded sanction for pro- pressure regulator cum flow provides suitable audio warn- States have been already Asked if any company has all drugs including structure. Congress leader Kapil Sibal curement. Oxycare is a SpO2 controller, a humidifier and a ing for various failure scenar- pushing for sharing of the vac- approached the ICMR for the Remdesivir has been ramped He stressed on the con- on Wednesday said, its time based Oxygen Supply System nasal cannula. The oxygen ios including low SpO2 values cine formula. In fact, Delhi vaccine technology, the source up significantly in the last few tinued need to follow Covid to stand together and not a which regulates the oxygen flow is regulated manually and probe disconnections. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declined to comment but reit- weeks. appropriate behaviour along time to criticise. being administered to patients based on the SpO2 readings. The non-rebreather masks are and Andhra Pradesh erated that it was well within its PM said that India has a with renewed and stringent “Stand Together India, based on the sensed SpO2 lev- In the second configura- integrated with the Oxycare Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan rights to give the technology to very vibrant Pharma sector focus on containment mea- it’s time to stand together not els. Under this sanction, tion, the oxygen cylinder is Systems for efficient use of Reddy recently wrote letters to others. and the Government’s contin- sures for addressing the pre- time to criticise after this 1,00,000 manual and 50,000 equipped with electronic con- oxygen which results in saving Prime Minister Narendra States are facing a serious ued close coordination with sent surge. He also noted battle is finally won will find automatic Oxycare systems trols which automatically reg- of Oxygen by 30-40%. Modi, asking the Centre to supply shortage with the two them will ensure proper avail- that stringent adherence to out who was wrong and who along with non-rebreather ulates the oxygen flow The non-rebreather masks nudge the Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers expressing their ability of all medicines. implementation of micro- was right,” Sibal said in a masks are being procured. through a low-pressure regu- need to be changed for every makers to transfer technology inability to ramp up production PM also took stock of the containment zones has tweet. The Oxycare system deliv- lator and a SpO2 probe. patient. These Oxycare sys- or else exercise patent waiver substantially to meet the situation on oxygen helped. The Congress has been ers supplemental oxygen The SpO2 Based Oxygen tems can be used at Homes, provisions to allow other man- demand. availability and supply in the Underlining the critical attacking the government based on the SpO2 levels and Supply System optimises the Quarantine Centres, COVID ufacturers to produce the vac- It was from May 1, the country. It was discussed that importance of the vaccination over mishandling of the pan- prevents the person from consumption of oxygen based Care Centres and Hospitals. cines. country had opened up a vac- the supply of oxygen is now drive, Vardhan said, demic and not heeding to sinking into a state of hypox- on the SpO2 reading of the The DRDO has transferred BJP Spokesperson Sambit cination programme for those more than 3 times the supply “Vaccination is our big the advise of ex-PM ia which can be fatal. This sys- patient and effectively increas- the technology to multiple Patra in a virtual conference above 18 plus to 44 year old. during the peak of first wave. weapon in the fight against Manmohan Singh and the tem was developed by Defence es the endurance of portable industries in India which will said that the While the demand for the vac- He was briefed about the Covid-19. India is the fastest opposition parties. Bio-Engineering & Electro oxygen cylinder. The thresh- be producing the Oxycare Government will examine pro- cine has increased, the supply operations of oxygen rail and country globally to reach the The Congress on Medical Laboratory (DEBEL), old SpO2 value for initiating systems. duction capacity and quality side has been low. sorties by IAF planes. landmark of administering 17 Tuesday accused the BJP of crore doses in 114 days.” being “arrogant”, soon after He pointed out that of BJP President J.P. Nadda '9' these, 13.66 crore people have shot off a letter to interim %!')!5#$05&(! been administered the first party chief Sonia Gandhi, 5&$$ dose, while the second dose saying that raising issues %&'' %(%9 has been given to 3.86 crore and making suggestions to persons. “It is very important the &)' %)%+.%F<%') (3 +)'#+# ('& " that we first focus more on Government on the pan- second dose vaccination. demic is the duty of the 7'' Director-General of the WHO, ed,” added Sister Latha Nonis, States should not lose sight of opposition parties. $ ($ shared in a tweet on Chief Nursing Officer, Fortis those who are to get the sec- In his letter to Wednesday. Hospitals, Bengaluru. ond dose of Covid vaccine: 70 interim Congress President are part of the ongoing endeav- he outbreak of Covid-19 While the general public The Covid-19 pandemic is per cent doses at minimum Sonia Gandhi, Nadda lashed our to fight the corona pan- Thas affected all sections of have the luxury to call it a day a stark reminder of the vital ought to be allocated to meet out at her party saying that demic. The IAF was pressed he Supreme Court on society throughout the globe. off due to ‘pandemic fatigue’, role nurses play and how the requirement of the second in the fight against the pan- he IAF has launched a mas- into service on April 22 and has TWednesday dismissed a But there is one group who nurses often have to go beyond impossible it is without nurses jab, while 30 per cent ought demic, the conduct of top- Tsive operation to airlift ensured that the tempo of relief plea by activist Gautam emerged real heroes in this the call of duty with dedication, and other health workers, to to be reserved for the first most Congress leaders, much needed oxygen from efforts is sustained, they said. Navlakha, who sought bail in ongoing war against Covid-19 empathy, compassion, and pur- put up a fight against out- dose,” he said. including its former abroad and rush medial sup- In a related development, the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link everywhere: Nurses pose. Nurses have been a back- breaks.A Many have neglected The Health Minister also chief Rahul Gandhi, will be plies to all parts of the country Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) case of Maharashtra's Bhima Every year, International bone in this fight against Covid. their families and not been on urged the states to ensure that remembered for its “duplic- in the last few weeks. It has General Bipin Rawat on Koregaon. Nurses Day, which commem- While many people find it leave since the beginning of the the healthcare workers and ity and pettiness”. deployed nearly 45 aircraft and Wednesday visited two mili- Navlakha had challenged orates the birthday of Florence hard to wear masks, nurses pandemic, last year. frontline workers are fully Congress General has flown more than 1,400 tary-run Covid-19 hospitals the Bombay High Court's Nightingale, the first “profes- spend long hours wearing per- While nurses have proven vaccinated, as they form the Secretary Ajay Maken said hours since the IAF was asked here and reviewed their over- February 8 order, which sional nurse” is observed on sonal protective equipment themselves as true warriors on vulnerable categories. the situation in the country to assist in the national effort in all functioning, including declined to grant him bail, May 12. The theme for this year (PPE) kits and face masks. the frontline, their mental well- Harsh Vardhan said that is pathetic as dead bodies late April. patient care mechanisms. holding that the alleged illegal is “Nursing the World to “Nurses and other health- being is of utmost importance. under the Liberalised Pricing were seen floating in the Giving details here on He interacted with some of detention period cannot be Health”. care workers have been work- “Most times we have to and Accelerated National Ganga river in Bihar’s Buxar Wednesday, officials said the the patients at Army-run Base considered to compute maxi- Nurses account for more ing tirelessly through many speak to each nurse before send- Covid-19 Vaccination district on Monday. IAF has carried out 634 sorties hospital and Sardar Vallabhbhai mum 90 days' time, which is than half of all the world’s challenges and adversities such ing them to the Covid ward. At Strategy, along with free vac- “The government is clocking 939 hours and carry- Patel hospital which was set up mandatory to file charge sheet, health workers, yet there is an as a surge in patients. They times we have had to speak to cination under government unable to provide treatment, ing 403 containers within the by the Defence Research and or the accused could get statu- urgent shortage of nurses need to be available round the the nurses’ families to explain the of India channel, states can use vaccines and even hon- country. These containers can Development Organisation tory bail. worldwide with 5.9 million clock, wearing PPE kits and gravity of the situation. We have the non-GoI channel to have ourable last rites to the accommodate 6,856 metric tons (DRDO). A bench comprising more nurses still needed, espe- face masks in a high-pressure to make them understand, give holistic vaccination coverage deceased,” Maken said, as he of oxygen. In view of surge in coron- Justices U.U. Lalit and K.M. cially in low- and middle- environment, all with a smile. them some time, and then only of their population. asked the Government to Similarly, the IAF airlifted avirus cases, the Indian Army Joseph dismissed Navlakha's income countries, according to Capt ( Dr ) Usha Banerjee, we can take the nurses,” Nonis “Every month, 50 per cent shed the arrogance and help cryogenic oxygen containers last month converted the Base appeal. The top court on March the World Health Organization Group Director Nursing, said. of the vaccine doses of every the people. from nine countries in 98 sor- Hospital in Delhi Cantonment 26 had reserved its verdict on (WHO). Apollo Hospitals Group, told “To handle mental health, manufacturer would be The party said the BJP ties clocking 480 hours ferrying into a Covid-19 facility. At pre- Navlakha's plea. Pronouncing “Today is IANS. nurses must get adequate qual- available for direct procure- should follow ‘Rajdharma’ as 95 containers. They can fill 793 sent, around 650 patients are the verdict, Justice Joseph said #InternationalNursesDay. “It is not at all comfortable, ity sleep; share and vent out their ment by the state govern- the Congress is only doing its metric tons of oxygen, officials undergoing treatment at the it is dismissing the appeal filed Nurses have been at the core of especially for the female staff. feelings routinely; create ame- ments and private hospitals duty and the said. The countries from where hospital. by Navlakha against the High the #Covid19 response pro- Wearing a PPE suit for just an time’ everyday by listening to while the government of India government should accept its the containers were airlifted The DRDO reopened its Court order. viding life-saving care and, in hour makes us suffocate and it music, painting, etc; stay emo- would continue to procure its mistake in handling the pan- included Germany, UK, makeshift Sardar Vallabhbhai On March 3, the top court so many heartbreaking cases, is even worse for those with tionally connected and most share of 50 per cent of the vac- demic and start free vacci- Singapore, Thailand and Israel Patel hospital near the Delhi air- had sought reply from the NIA they are there in the last phobias when they have to go importantly seek help from an cines and would continue to nation for all. among others. port last month. The hospital on Navlakha's plea where he moments of a person’s life. To to the MRI. Wearing it expert for mental health,” make them available to the The Congress also reit- As regards deployment, was set up last year following a argued that the charge sheet nurses everywhere, thank you throughout a 6 hour shift Akanksha Pandey, Consultant state governments totally free erated its demand for an they said 42 aircraft including spike in Covid-19 cases in the was not filed within the stipu- for your tireless commitment!,” makes them sweat a lot and Clinical Psychology, Fortis of cost as was being done ear- all-party meeting on the C-17, IL-76, C-130J and AN-32 national Capital. lated time period. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, they end up feeling dehydrat- Hospitals, Bengaluru, told IANS. lier,” he said. Covid situation. 6 !#$%&'() *() +,-./.+ 4 , +:

?:? vaccine manufacturing.” ther delay.” ing with the State officers regarding pan- This her fourth letter to the Prime Wondering whether the “national demic policy. resh from a resounding victory in the Minister after assuming power for the players” could be given compulsory Senior TMC leader and MP Saugato Felections, Mamata Banerjee contin- third time by defeating the BJP in a licensing Banerjee said “even the nation- Roy on Wednesday said “in a federal ued to bombard the PMO with letters. fiercely fought Assembly election. al players could be inspired to go for the Government the Prime Minister is not Shooting off yet another letter to Prime Banerjee had earlier made a demand of franchise mode of bulk production of expected to hold direct talks with the Minister Narendra Modi, the Bengal 10 crore vaccines. With a yawning gap vaccines,” adding her Government was State officers bypassing the Chief Chief Minister on Wednesday asked him between demand and supply of vials the “ready to provide land and support for Minister and her office … The decision to speed up and streamline the process State hospitals have been witnessing ser- any manufacturing/franchise operation (to hold meeting with officers) is unfed- of vaccine import to match the huge pentine queues of prospective recipients for authentic vaccine manufacturing.” eral.” demand all over the country including further pushing up chances of mass In what the critics called a veiled Saying that the “Prime Minister her own State. infection. attempt by the Chief Minister to project should tell the Chief Minister whatev- Saying that the supply of corona vac- Expressing her anguish and asking herself in the national level and also step er he has to say … but holding talks by- cines was “extremely inadequate” the the Centre to go for a “liberal, proactive on the heat on the BJP Government passing the CMO is unprecedented … Chief Minister wrote that “the produc- and discerning import of vaccines,” already buckling under pressure already they (Centre) have done the tion (and hence, the supply and distri- Banerjee wrote, “with the aid of scien- Banerjee had earlier wrote the Prime damage… they did not take any action > + " " ! " 8 bution) of vaccines in the country is tists and experts it is possible to identi- Minister seeking tax relief on corona when it was required … at that time they extremely inadequate, and insignificant fy the reputed and authentic manufac- medicines and allocate more oxygen to were more busy in fighting elections … in the context of the massive needs of turers... and it is possible for us in this her State. and now they are interfering in the State 4 5% ! the people at large,” adding her country to speedily import vaccines Meanwhile soon after she wrote the affairs like this … this is undesirable … 50, 0 Government was “ready to provide from those ends across the different letter to the Prime Minister the ruling Now it is up to the Chief Minister to take land and support for any manufactur- parts of the world. I urge you to embark Trinamool Congress strongly objected the decision on whether the officers ing/franchise operation for authentic upon this endeavour without any fur- to his decision to hold a virtual meet- would join the meeting or not.” KOCHI: Kerala on Wednesday The situation in Kerala was Chennai: There was no let up in logged 43,529 new cases of grave and a matter of serious the number of patients afflicted Covid-19 and 95 deaths across concern as the number of new with the Covid pandemic in +(( *( .3$ %-$) !3 '.&2 the State, according to Chief persons getting diagnosed with Tamil Nadu on Wednesday as Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. This Covid-19 was showing no sign the State diagnosed 30, 355 new together to retrieve Tamil Nadu from the is the highest number of daily of any abatement, said Vijayan. persons during the last 12 hours, pandemic caused by Covid-19. %! !!$% ' '#' &( counts of new patients and The Test Positivity Ratio in said a release by the Department Appavu, the DMK legislator from “Though all of us have entered the deaths registered by the State Kerala as on Wednesday was of Health. The death toll on MDharapuram Assembly constituency, House as members of various political par- Jammu: While the soldiers manning He also acknowledged all the since the pandemic was report- 29.75 per cent. With 95 persons Wednesday stood at 293 which was elected unopposed as the Speaker of ties and alliances, we have to work single- the LoC remain on guard the Chief efforts made by the troops while ed in 2020. succumbing to Covid-19 on took the total fatalities in the the House on Wednesday. He was taken to mindedly for the welfare of the people. You of Army Staff (COAS) General M M assisting the civil administration, Vijayan made use of the Wednesday, the death toll in the State till date to 16,471. the Chair by Durai Murugan, leader of the visit your constituencies and help the peo- Naravane Wednesday visited the for- veterans and civil population espe- press briefing to blame the State reached 6,053. The day As on Wednesday evening, House and Edappadi Palaniswamy, the ple. I request you to support the efforts of ward areas at Akhnoor, Naushera and cially in the border areas to combat Centre for non availability of also saw 145 health workers get- there were 1.72 lakh patients Leader of the Opposition. Chief Minister the Government,” said Stalin in a letter he Rajouri to take stock of the prevail- the spread of the Covid-19 vaccine. “There are more than ting afflicted with the pandem- undergoing treatment across M K Stalin who congratulated the Speaker sent to all MLAs immediately after they ing situation. pandemic. 1.3 crore people in Kerala who ic. the State. Chennai had the high- said that the latter could expect all coop- were sworn in by the pro-term Speaker. During his maiden visit to the Before visiting the forward areas, are above 45 years of age. This There were more than 4.32 est number of new cases on eration from the ruling party in conduct- K S Alagiri , president of the Tamil front line areas after India and Gen Naravane along with Northern population could be vaccinated lakh Covid-19 patients under Wednesday as 7564 new patients ing the proceedings of the House. Nadu Congress Committee blamed Prime Pakistan decided to strictly adhere to Army Commander Lt-Gen YK Joshi if only the Centre gives free vac- treatment in the State. were diagnosed with the pan- K Pitchandi, the pro-term Speaker, rep- Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for the ceasefire agreement from Feb 24, was briefed by GoC White Knight cine to the State. Our concern Ernakulam district diagnosed demic. Chengalpattu logged resenting the Kilpennathur constituency the all the ills faced by the country. In a 2021 General Naravane interacted Corps Lt-Gen Suchendra Kumar is about people who are below 6,410 new patients with 2670 new cases while and who had served as a minister in the release, the TNCC President asked the with troops deployed in the forward regarding the prevailing security sit- the age of 45,” said the Chief Malappuram coming second Coimbatore came third with past, was elected unopposed to the post of Prime Minister to take a cue from Congress areas and appreciated the sustained uation, Operational preparedness, Minister. with 5,388 new cases. PNS 2636 cases. PNS deputy Speaker. In a significant develop- President Sonia Gandhi, former president efforts of all ranks of the Covid-19 Management and the assis- ment, Chief Minister M K Stalin wrote to Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders White Knight Corps towards main- tance provided to the Veterans and all members of the Legislative Assembly to and to follow their path to bring the coun- taining the sanctity of the Line of the people of the region in our fight +2 transcend party affiliations and work try back to rails. Control. against the Pandemic. PNS 6 #7 ( * ( *=%) -- + + % 8 %

''737)) :71 6A6* swelling, which has spread to treatment with a specialized the cheek, ear and forehead, doctor,” the family members ')&%-% CHENNAI: Political contro- tion of three BJP leaders as elhi University’s Associate compromising other vital said. “But he was not taken for versy has come back to haunt MLAs of the House by the DProfessor Hany Babu, an organs as well, and posing a sig- consultation, because an escort Puducherry within days of the Centre. K Venkatesan, V P accused in the Elgaar Parishad- nificant risk to his life if it officer was not available. It was '&'9 NDA romping home with a Ramalingam and R B Ashok Bhima Koregaon case, has spreads to the brain”. only after his lawyers sent an comfortable majority. The Babu are the MLAs nominat- developed "an acute eye infec- “He is in agonising pain and email on May 6 to the Kolkata: Amid reports of con- nomination of three BJP lead- ed by the Centre to the tion with little or no vision in his is unable to sleep or perform Superintendent, Taloja Jail that tinuing violence and attacks on ers as MLAs by the Centre and Puducetty assembly. left eye", during his incarcera- daily chores. Due to an acute he was taken to a Government the Opposition workers, par- decision of three independent With the nomination of tion at Taloja prison in neigh- water shortage in the prison, he Hospital in Vashi on May 7,” ticularly those from the BJP, MLAs to join the these MLAs, the BJP has an bouring Raigad district, his does not have access to clean they said. Bengal Governor Jagdeep Hindutwa party are seen as effective strength of nine in the family has alleged. water to even bathe his eye and “At the Vashi Government Dhankhar has expressed his attempts by the party to seize House with a total strength of Babu was arrested by the is forced to dress his eye with Hospital, Hany Babu was exam- desire not only to go to the vio- power in the Union territory, 30. NRC, the major constituent National Investigation Agency soiled towels,” Babu’s family ined by an Ophthalmologist, lence torn areas of the State but according to DMK leader of the NDA has ten MLAs. (NIA) on July 28, 2020. “He has members said. prescribed certain anti-bacter- also visit the relief camps in Durai Murugan Usually the Centre nominates been in custody without trial “Hany Babu started experi- ial medication, and advised to areas of Assam N Rangaswamy, leader of the three MLAs after the swear- ever since he was arrested in July encing pain and swelling in the return for follow-up treatment adjoining Cooch Behar in the AINRC who was sworn in ing in of the elected members 2020,” his family alleged. left eye on 3rd May 2021, which in two days. Whilst his condi- North Bengal. as Chief Minister has been of the House. In a joint statement issued soon developed into double tion deteriorated alarmingly, After visiting the affected admitted to a hospital in “The sudden nomination to the media, Babu’s wife Jenny vision and severe pain. Since the he was still not taken back to the areas of Mathabhanga, Chennai following testing of the MLAs even before the Rowena, and brothers Harish prison Medical Officer had hospital after two days. The Sitalkuchi, Sitai, Dinhata in Covid-19 positive. swearing in of elected MLAs MT and MT Ansari said on already informed Hany Babu prison administration has Cooch Behar district the All who were present dur- has to be seen as the BJP’s Wednesday, “Hany Babu has that the prison did not have the claimed that the lack of escort Governor would travel to the ing the searing in are under efforts to seize power in the developed an acute eye infection facilities to treat his eye infec- officers was the reason for not adjoining areas of Assam he quarantine. What upset the Union Territory,” said K " + " " + " in Taloja Jail. He has little or no tion, he had immediately taking him back to the hospital,” tweeted. PNS Opposition was the nomina- Veeramani, DK leader. PNS " = 8 vision in his left eye due to the requested for consultation and the family members. /!) 8 9(9 , " -%'-(-%9'' ( % -9%'.( 6A6* Centre (RMC) has predicted fishing boats in particular to 1-''- .-(=.%-' that there would be heavy rain- take shelter in nearest port / ! ith a low pressure area fall in Maharashtra-Goa coast. shore,” the ICG advisory said. '))6%! Wover the South-East “There would be strong winds In addition, the ICG has New Delhi: The Government is engaging with Arabian sea threatening to and Arabian Sea would be also advised the fishermen the drug manufacturers to ramp up the pro- %&&-%7- intensify into a cyclonic storm rough,” Shubhangi Bhute, ashore not to venture out at sea. duction of an antifungal drug used for the treat- and make a landfall during the Scientist, RMC-Mumbai, said. “Coast Guard ships at sea ment of mucormycosis, the Chemicals and patients. weekend, the Indian In a related development, and aircraft are reaching out to ll centrally-protected Fertilizers Ministry said, as a rash of cases of rare According to Ballia residents in Meteorological Department the Mumbai-headquartered fishing trawlers, fishing boats Amonuments under the black fungus infection have been reported xperts on Wednesday said trans- Uttar Pradesh, at least 45 bodies were (IMD) and Indian Coast Guard ICG (Western Region) has sent and Merchant Mariners relay- Archaeological Survey of India among people either recovered or recovering Emission of coronavirus through seen floating at the Ujiyar, Kulhadia and (ICG) have asked the mariners out an advisory asking the ing them IMD weather warn- (ASI) will continue to remain from Covid-19. With a spike in the cases of water is not a concern, after bodies of Bharauli ghats in the Narahi area. and fishermen to take shelter at mariners and fishermen to ings on VHF and urging them closed till May 31 due to a Covid-19 in the country, doctors have been suspected COVID-19 patients were However, the district authorities did not nearest ports. “take shelter” at nearest ports to return to the shore as soon surge in COVID-19 cases, reporting a rare infection mucormycosis, also fished out of the Ganga and Yamuna. tell the exact number of bodies found “A low pressure area is or shores. as possible or take shelter at Union Culture Minister called as black fungus, among people recovered Satish Tare, professor at IIT-Kanpur, there. very likely to form over south- “Due to prevailing low nearest port / harbour,” ICG Prahlad Patel said on from Covid-19. said dumping of dead bodies in the On Monday, residents in Hamirpur east Arabian Sea around 14th pressure area over south-east Commandant RK Singh said. Wednesday. The infection is caused by exposure to Ganga or its tributaries or sub-tribu- district spotted five bodies floating in May morning. It is very likely Arabian sea and chances of its According to the weather An order to this effect mucor mould and it affects the sinuses, the brain taries is a serious matter, particularly at the Yamuna, creating a scare that these to move north-north-west- subsequently concentrating forecast, squally weather with was issued by the ASI and it and the lungs and can be life-threatening. "A a time when the country is grappling were of COVID patients. The bodies wards across southeast Arabian into depression and intensify- wind speed reaching 40-50 was tweeted by Patel. sudden increase in demand has been observed with the COVID-19 crisis. were later fished out and cremated. Sea and adjoining ing as a cyclonic storm over kmph gusting to 60 kmph is These monuments are in some States for Amphotericin B which is being The Ganga and Yamuna are key Following this, the Centre on Lakshadweep area and inten- east-central Arabian sea later very likely over southeast currently closed for the pub- actively prescribed by the physicians to patients sources of drinking water for many vil- Tuesday asked states along the Ganga sify gradually. It may intensify this week, the Coast Guard Arabian Sea and adjoining lic till May 15 by an earlier suffering from mucormycosis, a post-Covid com- lages, local bodies along the rivers. to ensure strict vigilance and check into a Cyclonic Storm over east Region (West), taking a pre- Lakshadweep – Maldives area order. plication," the Ministry said in a statement. The professor, however, stressed future incidences of people dumping central Arabian Sea around emptive measure has directed and equatorial Indian Ocean “In continuation to the The Government is therefore engaging with the that dumping of bodies will not have a bodies in Ganga and its tributaries after 16th May and continue to its Coastal District from the morning of May 14. office order of April 15, 2021, manufacturers to ramp up production of the significant effect on transmission. 71 corpses were fished out of the river move north-north-westwards,” Commanders of Maharashtra, It is very likely to increase grad- all the centrally-protected drug. The supply position is expected to improve Tare said dumping bodies in the body in Bihar. a forecast from IMD head- Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and ually becoming 50- 60 kmph monuments, sites and muse- with extra imports of this drug and increase in Ganga or its tributaries is not new, but In a letter to the District Ganga quarters said. Lakshadweep Islands to relay gusting to 70 kmph over the ums under the ASI shall con- its production domestically, it added. PTI it has come down significantly in the last Committees which are chaired by dis- The Mumbai-based the weather warnings to the same region from the morning tinue to remain closed due to 10-15 years. Dumping of bodies pri- trict magistrates/ collectors, the National Regional Meteorological mariners at sea in general and of May 15. the present COVID-919 pan- marily leads to pollution of rivers, he Mission for Clean Ganga also asked the demic situation till May 31, 6-&%!" ! (784 said. authorities to dispose of unidentified 2021, or till further orders with Even if the bodies of suspected dead bodies of suspected COVID-19 immediate effect and till May Jammu: With no let up in the total number of COVID-19 patients were fished out, victims in accordance with safety pro- 15 or until further orders,” the deaths due to Covid-19, the health care services there is a lot of dilution that happens tocols. ASI said it its order. being made available to the patients across (during the flow of water). The effect It has also asked to submit an These include 3,693 mon- Jammu region have come under the scanner. may not be significant, he said. action-taken report (ATR) to the uments and 50 museums. On Wednesday, 65 patients succumbed to “If the water is passed for water sup- NMCG in the next 14 days, the letter Last year, too, all monu- the virus- 46 from Jammu division and 19 from ply, then it passes through the water said. Responding to a question on this ments and sites maintained by Kashmir division while 4,509 fresh cases of coro- supply system. Normal treatment takes in a briefing on May 7, VK Paul, the ASI were closed due to the navirus were detected across J&K taking the tally care of it, said Tare, who teaches envi- Member (Health), Niti Aayog said, COVID-19 pandemic on of active positive cases to 51, 542. The positiv- ronmental engineering, water quality Spread of transmission through water March 17. They reopened in ity rate across J&K is still hovering little over 10 and wastewater treatment. is not a concern. Not to worry. July with strict restrictions percent. Compared to Kashmir region the He, however, added that there are Principal Scientific Adviser K like mandatory wearing of mortality rate is high in Jammu. Genuine con- patches where people draw water direct- VijayRaghavan said there is no worry masks, a cap on the number of cerns have been raised over the issue of faulty ly from the river. But even during this about transmission through such medi- visitors and social distancing. ventilators, inadequate beds with high flow oxy- people do exercise caution. ums. “Primary transmission happens The curbs were relaxed gen and absence of trained paramedics and other Tare is also associated with the when people speak, or when two peo- later in the year. technicians who can handle the non-invasive National Mission for Clean Ganga, the ple are in close proximity and if the India saw a record rise in ventilators inside Covid ICU's. apex body under the Jal Shakti Ministry droplets drop on any surface come in COVID-19 fatalities with The team of doctors working round the that deals with the cleaning of Ganga, contact with the other person then it 4,205 fresh fatalities taking the clock to treat the patients in GMC Jammu claim its tributaries and sub-tributaries. can spread through water,” he said. country's death toll to the patients, especially those undergoing treat- On Tuesday, the Bihar govern- “But mostly it spreads through 2,54,197, while 3,48,421 new ment in home isolation, were reporting late with ment fished out 71 bodies from the aerosol. It also depends on airflow. coronavirus infections were deteriorating lungs. "We are struggling to deal Ganges in Buxar district, where these There is no need to worry. It dilutes in reported, according to the with large number of patients with severe lung were found floating in the river, trig- the water to an extent that there is lit- Union Health Ministry data infection", GMC Principal Dr Shashi Sudhan gering suspicion that the abandoned tle danger of transmission,” Raghavan < + " " / 8 updated on Wednesday. Sharma said . PNS corpses could be those of COVID-19 said. !#$%&'() *() +,-./.+ 7

"# &(!!%$&- 1%&<+>&90 %')7'- C.%')'- '%=-%9>&90 %')7'-0 +1+ 4 6 5) +1 *0 # 5 98 : * ( ..28 , @-*,8 " B ! ) " ! .*E9%.%7.%'.-&7))<( , $ @ + * 0 '7-1-9%&.%<&- '%<)%.)% 2 ! he results of the hard- @-*,8 4 ! fought election in West 5 , Bengal have been more ! or less as expected. No doubtT Delhi optimists are disap- / / 0 pointed because they had hoped C 2 ! for a BJP majority. But their wish- ! es were more like dreams. ! Understanding Bengal, I con- , ! cede, is difficult. In an earlier article published in this journal, I had B hinted at the unique features of " ! Bengal. In early 1947, Netaji $ ! Subhas Chandra Bose’s elder " $ brother Sarat and Kiran Sankar Sarkar on the Hindu side and Sir - " Abdul Rahim and Fazlur Rahman, the popular peasant " + ! leader, were negotiating for a " united Bengal. It would have ) been a third independent domin- ion besides India and Pakistan. *E been brought up in Kolkata, Given these difficulties, the same community, a united by Dhaka University’s stu- ,: I know that Bengali is first a the BJP has done well going Bengal was likely to support dents, who rioted on the melody and then a language. from three to 77 seats in five Pakistan in preference to India. streets for several days. :A : Many third-generation set- years. The TMC did very Earlier, Jinnah had asked From then on to the end tlers do not realise this and well. If a BJP member really Muhammad Sa’adullah, the of 1971 was a very unhappy "" the Bengali listener does not thought that the party could Premier of Assam from 1939, to time for the East Pakistanis : like his language being spo- get a majority, he was dream- categorise the adivasis as ani- who became Bangladeshis. ken without its lilt. In Gujarat, ing. Five years, of course, is mists and not Hindus. The lat- Thereafter, whenever they if any settler speaks in a long time but time is like a ter would then become a minor- thought of Pakistan, they A Gujarati, the reaction would perennial river which flows ity and the Muslims a majority, were Bengalis, and not so often be why did he waste his on, and opportunities are at least marginally. The idea was much Bangladeshis. Their *:6 energy learning the language? bound to offer themselves for to grab Assam for Pakistan. radio talks about akash patal. , “We understand Hindi”! That the Opposition. Gopinath Bordoloi saved Assam It is mostly when they feel is the infinite love in Bengal (The writer is a in the nick of time by rushing to envious of their Hindu coun- for its language. well-known columnist and an Delhi and getting the Congress terparts that they turn to That apart, after Syama author. The views expressed high command to intervene. calling the same phenomenon Prasad Mookerjee passed are personal.) 8 8 # " ?#" " # % 8" 8 .% %' Sir — Hundreds of teachers have lost their &+)11-% lives during the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elec- !"# $ %" &-> %' +R tions. It was a good decision by the courts '))< to take up the matter seriously and direct the %%7-&%('%-% 7-'9%(-> % 9''- %% / % 8 * State Government to compensate the *(%.7-7%-%'-( -% '3 %&&'%'&- bereaved family members. %--(&+%..-%=1=) 1-99--(').%&&' ! % Not only the teachers, but also the jour- %. '.' 1(- .(- % . % 6 '&%) (77)'-&' > nalists — who are tirelessly doing their job, ))=% 7'%)J 6 K.%O7 # , from the crematorium to hospitals — must -9.7'%)% &-% %'-> )% K '.' , 2 3 be treated as frontline workers and get vac- '(77)'==9%.%) % -7' " # , 2 cinated as quickly as possible. This pandem- 7-(-'.&-%)(77)%..7'%) %9.-'9 )% '=.-%= > ''9'--=% 4 ic has hit the veteran academics and young 6''-1 professors really hard. The National Capital % 1' ( . - &%( % 7)(= . %+'%% 1-%(7-& :$ 7'+%'3 #S , 5 Region and other metropolitan cities are still )7.)> M% '. %% # in the throes of the second wave of the pan- ' %.-(=..7%+. .'&' %)) %9%I--'1'. M% 3 (9<-1-&-'.%%- &)'9<'= demic. The Government is also putting its *E -9< .'16''--%9 '.%)'> # >%-)! " :$ 7%'.%-&3 %%% %).6''-$'.%I'%% + , ! best minds together to grapple with the unprecedented problem and emerge from its - % .&(.%'&-% '='1'&%) .' &-(&'%) I(&(-> % .% < 7) &)' (#)G)()' # # ! jaws with the minimum possible damage. '.7%.- %> &-''&%)1. .'16''-O.% )'=1. K 9-%?.% , The States and the Centre should direct the '7& .%.%&'&%'. :$ 3'(%'' %> %&%<&-)) '1.-&-=-%7.&3 6%.') = (77)'- .% < , ! 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The prices of petrol and diesel Gundu K Manaiam | Thane nial reign will be commemorated forever. (%%7)%N >? $8# :;;? have again been hiked and it is not good Unfortunately, she was made the scapegoat %+ (.- , news for the common people. With each Q P Q of the vulgar political manipulation by '9(%- , 4 round of the hike in fuel prices, the prices Sir — A true revolutionist and one among some ambitious political megalomaniacs &.&+'=%.'=> #S ! of vegetables, fruits and food grains, besides the renowned spearheads of the Communist within her party and finally expelled from the (()'D # all other commodities, automatically go up Marxist party in Kerala, KR Gowri Amma party in 1994. She was a matchless woman K%+I+'& and result in resentment among the citizens. has breathed her last after 75 years of in the State’s politics. / ! 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he Trinamool Congress’s historic win in the West Bengal Assembly Telections has surprised everybody 9 irrespective of their politics. The results ' show that there was a huge wave right under 2 our nose and that the media, for reasons , best known to itself, didn't bother to cover @ 2 it. But, for reasons as we shall discuss here, , the BJP failed miserably-not just in terms O ! of the final numbers that popped up on our " ! screens on the 2nd of May, but also in terms , of its strategy and the way it ran its entire " ! campaign. It never seemed as if the BJP was fighting a battle like a national party in keeping with its stature. Arrogance, hatred, O 5 4 S ! chauvinism and classic patriarchy charac- /S ! terised its campaign strategy. 5 , H + In retrospect, the elections were fought ! broadly on two major themes — identity O ! ! and symbols. The identity of larger-than- ! life politicians, religious identity and the , @S regional identity of West Bengal and its culture were major political tools used in ! course of the campaign. While the BJP was * , projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi :,: himself as the face of ‘As ol Por ibar tan’ (Real *E:: Change) that would usher in an era of * : ‘Sonar Bangla’ (Golden Bengal), chief minister Mamata Banerjee was banking on :$ :, her identity as the daughter of Bengal using 6 $ slogans such as ‘Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chaye’ (Bengal wants its own daughter) and ,: A: A ‘Mamata Didi arek bar’ (Elder Sister 6 : Mamata one more time). :> On the one hand, the BJP aggressive- A : ly promoted hard-core nationalism and its :,:,: vision of ‘Ram Rajya’ and ‘Akhand Bharat’ $ : tity of his/her own, made the BJP extent in 2019. However, this time ly for the first time how during a as its major political goals, TMC, on the : a second choice in the mind of the around, Mamata Banerjee respond- national crisis each and every insti- other, was successful in portraying the Bengali voter. Prime Minister Modi ed by using her share of symbols, tution of the central government

S ! Bengali identity effectively. It was unam- 6 and Home Minister Amit Shah in heavily emphasising on local tradi- was working for BJP in West Bengal 0 , ! biguously clear to the average voter on the :, *E> frequent tours to different parts of tion, ethnicity and culture. She to further the party’s electoral aspi- O ground that while the BJP was trying to : :: the state, ironically, kept on address- travelled across the state reciting rations. The ruthlessness with which 2 push forpolarization on the lines of religion, ,: ing their rallies in Hindi before a Chandi Path in Jan Sabhas and pro- this was transpiring while citizens ! it was the Trinamool Congress that had $ Bengali audience. This did not res- jected herself as Mahisasur Mardini lost their loved ones to the virus cre- effectively used the Bengali identity and the : onate well with the linguistic iden- (Durga), who is born to finish the ated a strong anti-Modi narrative on culture of Bengal to unite everyone. This tity of Bengal and the language evil from the society, despite being the ground. The voters perhaps con- "!#@ @-*,8 * $ probably clinched the major win for her movement that Bengal has fought partially handicapped and weak as cluded that the Central Government , + :, party. ,:A of its own. she was after her leg injury. In every was negligent in exposing millions , Limiting the aggressive polarisation on , Ever since the 2019 Lok Sabha Jan Sabha Mamata was seen playing of people to risk in West Bengal dur- , the ground and being able to consolidate $ Elections, the BJP had started football with the audience - a sport ing the elections that were inordi- , B ! the subaltern Hindu vote share was the using resources at its disposal at a religiously followed in Bengal. She nately extended to eight phases.The <=! ) $ turning point in this election. Another clash furious pace to infuse ‘Hindutva’ efficiently used public figures like impact of this anger can be seen I" where the TMC was able to secure a win agenda by using its IT cell, party Rabindranath Tagore, Subhash even in the results wherein in the over the BJP was on the most important cadres on the ground and the Chandra Bose, Raja Ram Mohan last the phase the Trinamool question - Didi vs. Who? We have seen this RSS,making elections in Bengal Roy and others like them to show- Congress won 90 out of 114 seats. 0 !!! being effectively used by BJP itself during highly polarised and communal. case how her government has spent That was at a strike rate of 79 per / 6 ! the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections The dream of a Hindu Rashtra and both human resources and money cent. , 9 when the party repeatedly asked the ques- Aryavrata was propagated via door- to show to the world how proud West Bengal is a lesson for the S ! tion - If not Modi, then who? Regional par- to-door campaigning by party lead- they are of their people, their BJP to stop being arrogant, overcon- S / ties have picked it up and have ever since ers in every village. These agendas achievements and their identity. fident and dismissive and, instead, ,!@ used it effectively. It happened in Delhi were later reaffirmed by national Prime Minister and Home min- focus on issues that matter to the when Arvind Kejriwal was the face of Aam leaders like Modi and Shah in their ister’s consistent presence in huge people. It is also a ray of hope for 5 , Aadmi Party and now in West Bengal with (Tiwary is from the rallies attended mostly by Hindus. rallies at a time when Covid-19 was several other political parties that are - ) Mamata Banerjee as the chief ministerial National Law University, Out-sized flags containing sym- rearing its deadly head a second aiming to fight the BJP. It is also )I@ ! face of TMC. The void on the other side Visakhapatnam. Mishra bols of Om, Lord Hanuman and time in India crumbling the already good news for the average Indian is from the National Law S 4 , of the political space, in all of these University, Odisha. Lord Ram were put up in every weak health infrastructure gave citizen who believes in the idea of , , respective elections, left the voter with no The views expressed other street so that voters’ minds rise to a wave of criticism. The pri- India that its founding fathers had B other choice but to vote for the party with are personal.) could be allured till the last moment ority of the central government was envisaged. It indeed is true that what , O O ! a strong local/regional leader. The lack of when they went out to vote. This left wide open for everyone to see. ‘Bengal thinks today, India thinks a strong local leader with a political iden- paid dividends to the BJP to some It was as if everyone could see clear- tomorrow’. ) :;:< , 8 4 " "* 8 2 ##A ! F A , ! ? * 2 >>>I ! 2 > , ) , P > 2 > L P L2 2 / + * !"#$%&''( " !"#$%)*++!,*)$ +" $- -' &$.!/"/ " $"-$0" ! '#1 /'(+'+"!+!,-'"%

elations between India in New Delhi in October 1961 Nyerere of Tanzania, President is a major source of business in and educated in India in areas establish a regular, formal and Africa span over that triggered India’s decision to Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, Africa. Thirty-four African such as IT, renewable energy, monitoring mechanism to Rthousands of years. At the liberate Goa. The seminar was President Robert Mugabe of countries enjoy duty free access agriculture, marine and aero- review its implementation dawn of history, there was addressed by Prime Minister Zimbabwe, President Eduardo to Indian markets. In less than nautical engineering, marine within an agreed timeframe. migration of people from Africa Jawaharlal Nehru among oth- dos Santos of Angola, Sam a decade our trade has more hydrography, SME entrepre- The summit meetings to the Mediterranean region ers. Nehru was reluctant to take Nujoma who was not yet the than doubled to around 80 bil- neurship, rural development, have facilitated air and mar- and to Asia. Indians have been any military action to liberate President of Namibia, and other lion dollars. parliamentary affairs, logistics itime connectivity, more liber- migrating to Africa and 9 9 5 8 Goa in view of his policy of leaders. Rajiv Gandhi constitut- One of the most signifi- and management, climate al visa procedures and visa Africans to India over several non-violence. However, the ed the Africa Fund to provide cant aspects of the India- change adaptation, disaster concessions to enhance centuries. Africa now has a seminar created intense public technical assistance to the Africa partnership has been management, cyber security, tourism, trade and people to population of about 2.5 million opinion and led to Operation Frontline States and to counter the offer of concessional cred- forensic sciences, and defence people contacts. India has people of Indian origin. They Vijay on December 19, 1961 the depredations unleashed it under the Indian and security, among others. committed $7.4 billion in con- shape the economic, political which liberated Goa and pro- against them by the South Development and Economic They are the 25,000 new links cessional credit and $1.2 bil- and cultural foundation of an vided the impetus for anti- African regime of the time. Assistance Scheme (IDEAS) between the two regions. lion in grants since the first Afro-Indian alliance. Some of colonial movements in the In those countries, I had —India. for implementing a range of There is continued access India-Africa Summit of 2008. the descendants of African Portuguese territories of Africa. meetings with people of Goan Countries of Africa have projects as per the economic of African students and acad- It is creating 100 capacity emigrants in India are known In the 1980s Prime origin and other people of achieved enormous progress on and social priorities of African emics to India’s premier insti- building institutions and as Siddis who came in the 10th Minister Rajiv Gandhi sup- Indian origin. Their loyalty is to the economic and social fronts. countries in areas where tutions in areas such as engi- developing infrastructure, century and their progeny still ported the struggle of the the country of their adoption. The rate of return on invest- Indian companies have rele- neering, medical technology public transport, clean energy, live in different parts of India. African countries against This was also the path outlined ment in Africa is currently the vant expertise. In the last and agriculture. It will provide irrigation, agriculture and Gandhiji began his struggle "apartheid" in South Africa by Nehru for people of Indian highest in the developing world. decade, a total of almost $9 bil- 50,000 scholarships over the manufacturing capacity across for freedom in Africa and India (The author is a and asked me to visit all the bor- origin who settle abroad. Over 400,000 new businesses lion in concessional credit has next five years to African stu- Africa. This century will be the former Union has always been in the forefront Minister. The views der countries then known as the However, I did suggest to them were registered in Africa in been approved for nearly 140 dents. century of Asia and Africa, the of the movement for indepen- expressed are "Frontline States", to assess the that they could and should be 2013 and mobile telephones projects in more than 40 The India-Africa Forum people of the two continents dence and sovereignty of the personal.) situation there. I met the lead- the bridges to foster under- reach 95 percent of the popu- African countries. Summit held in working together to promote African countries. ers of those countries including standing and cooperation lation in many places. Primary During the last three years October,2015adopted a inclusive globalisation and a It was a seminar on President Samora Machel of between their country of adop- school enrolment in Africa alone nearly 25,000 young Framework for Strategic more equitable global econo- Portuguese colonialism held Mozambique, President Julius tion and their country of origin now exceeds 90 percent. India Africans have been trained Cooperation and decided to my and polity. ! #$%&'() *() +,-./.+ &< + 2 ! ( 5 (1:= :<'= +( * % +( ( : S consumer prices surged U0.8 per cent in April, pushing the rise in inflation over the :> past year to the fastest rate in ower food prices sequen- more than a decade, an accel- 6 Ltially eased India’s retail eration that has stirred rising inflation in April as the worries about its effect on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) economy. The Labor decreased to 4.29 per cent Department reported from 5.52 per cent in March. Wednesday that the price con- According to the data fur- sumers pay for their purchas- ndustrial production growth nished by the National es of everything from food and Ientered positive territory Statistical Office (NSO), the clothes to new cars rose at a after a gap of two months with CPI Urban rose by 4.77 per Consumer Food Price Index faster pace than last month’s 0.6 a record 22.4 per cent rise in cent last month from 6.52 per increased to 2.02 per cent last per cent rise. Over the past 12 March this year, mainly due to cent in March. month from a rise of 4.87 per months, prices are up 4.2 per the low-base effect and good Similarly, the CPI Rural cent in March. cent — the fastest rise since a show by manufacturing, min- climed by 3.82 per cent in April The CFPI readings mea- 4.9 per cent gain in the 12 ing and power sectors. from 4.61 per cent in March. sure the changes in retail prices months ending in September and energy, core inflation Core prices are up a sharp 3 per The manufacturing sector As per the NSO data, of food products. 2008. Excluding volatile food jumped 0.9 per cent in April. cent over the past 12 months. - which constitutes 77.63 per cent of the index of industrial production (IIP) - grew by 25.8 per cent in March 2021, as per the data released by the , " > National Statistical Office (NSO) on Wednesday. The mining sector output October. ation of restrictions, there has 6A6* 48,690.80. climbing up to 1.31 per cent. said daily Covid-19 caseload Sector-wise, BSE metal, too grew 6.1 per cent in March, In November 2020, the been a relative improvement in Similarly, the broader NSE “Indian indices extended trending below 3.5 lakh for last basic materials, bankex, oil while power generation factory output fell 1.6 per cent, the economic activities by vary- he BSE Sensex spiralled Nifty tumbled 154.25 points or its losses due to concerns over two days offers comfort, but and gas, energy and finance increased by 22.5 per cent. and it again entered the posi- ing degrees as well as in data Tlower for the second 1.04 per cent to 14,696.50. hike in global interest rates and elevated positivity rate and ris- indices tanked up to 3.22 per Industrial production had tive territory by growing 2.2 per reporting, the Ministry of straight session on Wednesday, IndusInd Bank was the bond yield due to rising coming cases in the hinterlands are cent, while the auto index set- plunged 18.7 per cent in March cent in December 2020. Statistics and Programme weighed by heavy selling in top laggard on the Sensex modity prices and inflationary expected to weigh on investor tled with gains. last year following the Covid- The IIP had recorded a Implementation had said in a banking and finance stocks, as chart, shedding 3.35 per cent, pressure,” said Vinod Nair, sentiment. Broader BSE midcap and 19 outbreak and remained in contraction of 0.9 per cent in statement issued in November. global equities extended their followed by HUL, ONGC, Head of Research at Geojit India saw a record 4,205 smallcap indices fell up to 0.90 the negative zone till August January and 3.4 per cent in The ministry had also losses on concerns that soaring ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Financial Services. COVID-19 fatalities in a day, per cent. 2020. February this year. given a disclaimer that it may commodity prices will trigger Bank, M&M, UltraTech International com- taking the death toll to On the global markets With the resumption of The government had not be appropriate to compare earlier-than-expected rate Cement and Tech Mahindra. modity prices will have to sta- 2,54,197, while 3,48,421 new front, Wall Street continued its economic activities, factory imposed a lockdown to contain the IIP in the post-pandemic hikes. On the other hand, Titan, bilise to provide sustenance in coronavirus infections were slide as investors fretted over output posted a rise of one per the spread of COVID-19 infec- months with the data for the The 30-share BSE bench- Maruti, PowerGrid, SBI, the equity market, he added. reported, according to the soaring commodity prices and cent in September. The IIP had tions on March 25, 2020. months preceding the COVID- mark slumped 471.01 points or NTPC, Dr Reddy’s and L&T Binod Modi, Head Union Health Ministry data their impact on the Federal grown by 4.5 per cent in With the gradual relax- 19 outbreak. 0.96 per cent to finish at managed to close in the green, Strategy at Reliance Securities, updated on Wednesday. Reserve’s monetary policy. BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 14,823.55 14,824.05 14,649.70 14,696.50 -154.25 Script Open High Low LTP CHOLAFIN 555.55 558 520.05 524 HAL 1010 1032 995.95 1007.85 FINOLEXIND 159 159 155 155.35 PGHH 13700.05 13926 13421.6513628.35 TATAMOTORS 318.25 334.75 316.25 325.55 10 TATAMOTORS 317.1 334.7 316.95 325.85 GLENMARK 630 640.3 619.15 623.85 GRINDWELL 1248 1304.95 1149.85 1168.35 ASHOKA 84.15 89.8 84.15 87.5 JCHAC 2220 2340 2220 2238 TITAN 1,431.00 1,460.00 1,425.85 1,458.50 23.25 TATASTEEL 1231 1246.8 1163 1178.65 IRCTC 1803.9 1816.95 1733.6 1745.55 INFIBEAM 43.4 44.9 42.7 43.5 JSLHISAR 178.35 181.7 172 173.95 CRISIL 1911.55 1936.6 1900 1921.9 INFY 1332 1334.3 1315 1326.95 IDFCFIRSTB 56.05 56.8 54.95 55.2 PETRONET 246.2 249.65 244.6 247.9 PRSMJOHNSN 131.4 143.6 131.4 138.1 SCHNEIDER 104.9 104.9 99.1 100.35 MARUTI 6,730.00 6,840.00 6,685.00 6,825.00 88.35 BHEL 74.65 76.6 68.4 71.35 NAUKRI 4490.25 4490.25 4340 4356.35 POLYCAB 1555 1574.65 1530 1543.15 AMBER 2965 3018 2945.55 2960.7 ALLCARGO 131.7 131.9 126.3 127.3 POWERGRID 223.4 235 223.05 226 2.6 IDEA 8.16 9.15 8.15 8.79 SRTRANSFIN 1350 1355.85 1329.7 1345.6 AUBANK 960 967.3 947.25 956.45 PIIND 2701.7 2713.85 2659.5 2679.05 IIFL 278 278 265.75 268.8 CIPLA 889.3 906.75 884.3 900 9.1 SBIN 363.7 373.4 362 367.85 TATAMTRDVR 148.4 154 145.1 147.35 MPHASIS 1854 1856.35 1776.25 1797.85 IGL 528 530.05 516.3 517.3 3MINDIA 24933.8 25433.25 24884.8 25297.5 SBIN 362.8 373.5 361.9 367.75 3.1 GODREJCP 750.15 894.9 750.15 874.8 ATGL 1343 1350.5 1307 1312.7 SWSOLAR 297.6 301 280.3 283.05 CEATLTD 1293.9 1297 1277.5 1289.7 BLUESTARCO 815.7 825.6 812.25 821.05 UPL 691.95 702.55 680.6 689.95 5.6 SAIL 140.5 143.2 129.05 132.2 FEDERALBNK 82.5 84 80.65 81.65 BATAINDIA 1376.9 1379 1345.1 1349.7 GUJALKALI 447.65 447.65 425.3 433.55 BRITANNIA 3,404.00 3,445.00 3,401.15 3,438.20 19.8 PNB 35.7 38.2 35.55 37.1 APOLLOTYRE 225.8 226.1 219.6 221.45 ABCAPITAL 119.9 123 118.65 119.35 CGCL 452.1 466.95 451.85 459.4 NTPC 114.2 116.75 111.75 113.25 0.55 CADILAHC 634.95 673.7 632.8 646.95 GRAPHITE 774.6 780.05 731.45 742.2 KPITTECH 208 218.8 207.1 208.25 UJJIVAN 205.25 210.8 204.8 208 LT 1,380.00 1,425.00 1,377.00 1,386.95 3.35 BANKBARODA 73.9 79.9 73.9 77.45 COFORGE 3383.3 3445.9 3336.1 3395.45 DELTACORP 150.15 153 147.7 149.3 KEC 387.9 397 378 381.8 DRREDDY 5,318.00 5,340.00 5,275.00 5,306.95 11 NMDC 207 213.15 197.9 202.9 ULTRACEMCO 6498.95 6498.95 6376 6392.25 LAURUSLABS 492.7 492.7 482.05 484.3 JBCHEPHARM 1441.4 1441.4 1363.5 1386.7 HCLTECH 906.15 908.95 895 908.9 1.6 TATACHEM 700 735.5 695 722.35 RALLIS 320 333.7 306.05 317.4 TORNTPHARM 2730 2754 2695.9 2725.65 GHCL 261 274.95 257.75 262.3 ASIANPAINT 2,577.00 2,588.95 2,530.00 2,560.15 3.9 RELIANCE 1934 1934 1907.75 1913.55 GNFC 408 425 395.3 399.95 HEROMOTOCO 2844 2857.75 2815.5 2841.85 IFCI 11.5 11.6 11.2 11.55 HEROMOTOCO 2,839.80 2,858.00 2,815.00 2,842.00 3.65 LT 1383.8 1424.5 1378 1384.95 HFCL 37.5 38.35 35.4 35.9 BHARATFORG 668 671.95 650.15 664.05 PHILIPCARB 205.7 208 199.1 200.05 DIVISLAB 4,078.90 4,123.15 4,045.00 4,076.00 2.4 ADANIPORTS 764 773 747.9 751.8 BAJAJFINSV 11151 11312.55 11052.0511086.45 NCC 80.2 82.4 78.45 79.1 FDC 335 343.15 335 338.95 BAJAJ-AUTO 3,866.00 3,900.00 3,847.20 3,875.50 -3.8 BAJAJ-AUTO 3850.35 3898.95 3848 3878.55 ENDURANCE 1315 1345.5 1285.9 1310.7 MUTHOOTFIN 1196 1200 1165 1169.65 APLAPOLLO 1259 1279 1210 1231.35 ITC 203.9 205.25 202.85 203.6 -0.4 JSWSTEEL 739.95 742.65 699.25 707.75 IEX 406.9 413.65 393.65 397.55 LTTS 2533 2599.1 2528 2537.6 JKTYRE 121.5 124.7 114.5 116.95 INFY 1,330.00 1,330.00 1,314.50 1,327.60 -3.05 SIEMENS 2002 2143.2 1983.95 2003.75 SCI 123.7 124 113.7 115.4 ABB 1385.8 1433.25 1373.3 1403.5 CUB 165.5 168.1 164.8 165.55 TATACONSUM 645 646.7 631.1 639.65 -1.95 CYIENT 758.8 770 754 763.7 BEML 1326.5 1374.4 1289.8 1320.35 AMBUJACEM 311.5 314.85 308 309 COCHINSHIP 368 382.7 368 377.05 HDFCBANK 1,399.75 1,408.60 1,388.85 1,399.05 -4.5 ZEEL 187 198.15 183.05 193.2 INTELLECT 764.65 778.7 701.1 709.35 NATCOPHARM 932 932 919.55 924.05 GRSE 180 186.3 175.6 184.7 HDFCLIFE 671.25 673.95 665.1 668.7 -2.55 VENKYS 1805 2143.2 1790 2113.3 CENTRALBK 17.2 18.8 17.1 18.4 GSFC 118 119.9 112.05 114.15 GDL 253.15 275 251.2 257.6 SUNPHARMA 714.95 714.95 700 703 -5.1 TATAPOWER 110.75 110.75 105.15 106.55 HDFCLIFE 671.55 673.05 665.15 668.75 JAICORPLTD 90.55 98 90.5 94 MFSL 914.6 914.6 886.5 891.05 NLCINDIA 66.2 73.9 62 63.7 MAHABANK 24.85 26.45 24.7 25.3 BASF 2469 2469 2353.15 2427.6 TRENT 753.55 775.95 753.55 769.25 EICHERMOT 2,464.00 2,485.00 2,438.15 2,450.00 -21.2 BAJFINANCE 5427.7 5440 5330 5357.15 MRF 78105 79159 77022.05 77333.8 JUBLPHARMA 846.7 869.5 820.95 850.45 ABBOTINDIA 16166.9 16300 16042.2 16114.8 NESTLEIND 16,770.25 16,857.40 16,620.00 16,719.90 -150.2 BEL 152.3 155.55 145.45 146.7 PVR 1163.1 1199.75 1160.05 1182.7 RAMCOCEM 936.15 955.75 928 937.55 RAYMOND 351.5 355.65 343.45 346.3 SANOFI 7845.2 7846.4 7740 7751.1 HDFC 2,448.00 2,448.00 2,407.50 2,441.00 -23.2 HINDALCO 416.8 417.7 393.85 398.7 ESCORTS 1179.9 1192.2 1161.6 1169.25 NESTLEIND 16939.95 16939.95 1662116713.75 ORIENTELEC 291 292.7 277.4 280.5 HEIDELBERG 249.5 249.5 238.35 244.7 IOC 103.9 106.6 102.3 102.7 -1 IOC 104 106.55 102.25 102.75 FSL 119.1 131 119.1 128.25 PARAGMILK 147.8 157.6 144.2 148.85 NIACL 157.75 158.5 152.7 154.2 SHK 155 155 148.5 149.55 BAJAJFINSV 11,190.00 11,325.00 11,052.40 11,077.70 -115.35 NTPC 114.5 116.8 111.65 113.25 SOUTHBANK 10.64 11.66 10.6 11.27 INDIGO 1672 1693 1660 1680.75 AFFLE 5256.25 5305 5200 5215.75 BLUEDART 5405 5460 5330 5349.1 RELIANCE 1,930.10 1,932.90 1,907.00 1,913.05 -20.1 ASIANPAINT 2579 2588.55 2530.25 2556.1 IDBI 39 39.8 38.5 38.85 JUSTDIAL 808 816.85 796 802.8 BAYERCROP 5500 5560 5456.7 5485.8 JKPAPER 143.4 144.5 141.25 141.6 BHARTIARTL 568 569.15 558.2 562 -6.4 POWERGRID 224.9 235 223.05 225.8 TATACOFFEE 174.05 176.8 159.85 163.3 DISHTV 13.5 13.9 13 13.22 CANFINHOME 517 519.5 505.55 507.7 INDOCO 362.95 362.95 350 351.9 BAJFINANCE 5,413.10 5,440.00 5,329.40 5,362.00 -62.7 RBLBANK 185 190.25 185 187.05 DABUR 525.5 532.3 525.15 529.25 COLPAL 1535 1545 1525.2 1528.55 SJVN 27.5 28.2 27.05 27.2 REPCOHOME 343.65 354 338 343.35 TCS 3,120.00 3,120.00 3,070.60 3,085.50 -37.1 HDFC 2463.05 2463.05 2408 2438.7 MRPL 46.6 53.4 46.6 47.9 VAIBHAVGBL 937.9 937.9 874 881.55 ASTRAL 1670 1683.9 1646.5 1663.3 SHANKARA 370.55 384 370 370.75 COALINDIA 155.9 159.7 151.8 153.7 -2 HDFCBANK 1403 1408.9 1389.05 1399.5 DIVISLAB 4097.7 4120.95 4045.05 4061.25 PEL 1690 1715.65 1672.85 1694.6 ALKEM 3071.7 3071.7 2960 2994.65 MAHSEAMLES 311.5 311.5 292.7 298.05 ADANIPORTS 763 772.8 747.7 752.35 -10.3 COALINDIA 156.4 159.7 151.85 153.5 SPARC 228 248 222.45 239.55 TORNTPOWER 442.95 453.3 430.4 435 NOCIL 207 207 198.7 200.5 AEGISLOG 339 339.9 333 334.95 TECHM 977 977 950.4 961.9 -15.15 TRIDENT 19.08 19.37 17.53 17.53 LTI 3625 3692.3 3615.05 3661.35 GMM 4500 4583.9 4404.45 4484.85 EPL 239 244.4 236.65 239.1 SHOPERSTOP 205.05 207.3 200 201.1 ULTRACEMCO 6,464.90 6,490.50 6,371.00 6,385.00 -105.6 JINDALSTEL 478 482.1 445.3 456.7 DEEPAKNI 1799.95 1814.8 1777.15 1791.65 JUBLFOOD 2825.1 2845.85 2777.2 2821.25 RADICO 575 577 565.5 570.75 GEPIL 263 265 257.4 258.85 M&M 771.5 771.7 755.15 760.5 -15.5 ICICIBANK 604.7 606.6 593.6 594.95 SBICARD 980.2 991.7 967.5 974.5 DCMSHRIRAM 704.25 708.55 654 660.6 CARERATING 524 533.2 514.6 516.2 JTEKTINDIA 85.7 88.35 84.1 85.5 KOTAKBANK 1,754.00 1,754.00 1,715.55 1,718.95 -36.5 IOB 16 17.15 15.85 16.4 PERSISTENT 2307.35 2340 2173.65 2224.45 AJANTPHARM 1942.5 2010.7 1930 2002.95 GILLETTE 5523 5596 5523 5558 AXISBANK 704 705.75 689.05 691.2 -16.15 KRBL 216.4 243.4 216.4 232.75 DMART 2865 2873.05 2829.9 2856.2 ORIENTREF 323 323 303 308.95 FINCABLES 368 377.7 360.3 373.3 WIPRO 519.95 522.55 504.85 506.5 -11.9 IRCON 94.45 98.85 93.8 97 PIDILITIND 1900 1900 1861.3 1878.9 EDELWEISS 63.1 63.5 61.25 61.5 BDL 363.9 363.9 345 348.4 SHREECEM 27,415.25 27,450.00 26,752.00 26,868.05 -645.05 M&MFIN 155.25 156.2 151.6 152.3 TAKE 57.6 63.5 56.5 60.7 LEMONTREE 38.2 38.7 37.7 38.05 VGUARD 226.8 226.8 222.45 223.2 ICICIBANK 603.2 606.65 593.2 595.15 -14.7 LICHSGFIN 429 439.8 427.05 429 OIL 130.6 131.75 129.05 130.1 WELCORP 146 147.55 143.7 145.1 IFBIND 942 948.2 914.75 920.75 ONGC 118.7 121.15 113.7 115.15 -2.95 SUZLON 6.38 6.38 5.65 5.7 KTKBANK 65.95 68.5 65.55 66.8 MAHINDCIE 184 185.3 178.35 179.4 INOXLEISUR 281 288.8 274.45 283.25 ALKYLAMINE 3756.85 3969.95 3710 3908.05 HAVELLS 1038 1038 1003.05 1008.05 TATAINVEST 1066.9 1108 1064.45 1083.6 MAHLOG 546.15 554.35 538.2 541.4 GRASIM 1,451.95 1,456.65 1,408.05 1,410.00 -40.15 SBILIFE 999 999.85 970 972.55 ENGINERSIN 82.15 83.8 78.05 78.8 UBL 1215 1215 1193.5 1207.25 IRB 109.95 109.95 106.75 107.05 SBILIFE 995.55 1,000.90 970 971.9 -29.05 BANKINDIA 69.7 74.5 69.35 72.8 SHREECEM 27500 27500 26769.45 26842.8 FINEORG 3294 3332.5 3190 3206.9 SUPRAJIT 255.2 258.55 250.5 255.1 HINDUNILVR 2,389.00 2,389.00 2,325.05 2,329.45 -72.65 ASHOKLEY 116 116.65 112.8 113.45 MINDTREE 2222.8 2275 2157.15 2163.35 ITDC 346 370.25 346 361.45 VMART 2688.55 2730 2664 2681.95 BPCL 464 468 446.5 448 -14.25 PFC 118 119.1 114.5 115.35 CROMPTON 371 378 362.25 364.6 FLUOROCHEM 845.9 854.45 819.65 828.75 GLAXO 1475.75 1484 1463.05 1479.45 INDUSINDBK 942 950.55 914 916.5 -32.35 RAIN 179.5 181.6 174.65 175.7 ADANIGREEN 1077.65 1085.45 1034 1050 CCL 323.5 323.5 296 299.1 VRLLOG 219.9 222.7 218.15 220.2 JSWSTEEL 740 741.9 700 708.95 -25.3 GMDCLTD 81.45 83.3 74.6 76.7 DHANUKA 865 899 837.95 865.25 AIAENG 1841.05 1948.45 1841.05 1922.75 RATNAMANI 1922.45 1928.7 1840 1847.55 HINDALCO 416 417.65 393.7 398.5 -14.3 TITAN 1435.05 1459.8 1426 1454.8 TATAMETALI 1140.05 1151.85 1070 1086.55 TIMETECHNO 85.8 85.8 81.35 82.3 JAMNAAUTO 69.05 70.3 68.55 69.1 TATASTEEL 1,231.95 1,246.85 1,163.25 1,175.00 -58.9 UNIONBANK 35.45 38.35 35.4 37.25 TVSMOTOR 627 627.45 611.2 614.25 HIMATSEIDE 162 175.9 162 168.65 TEAMLEASE 3267 3268 3175 3194.95 NHPC 26.9 27.65 26.3 26.6 KALPATPOWR 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634.95 673.7 632.5 649.85 20 BHARTIARTL 568 569.2 558.4 561.8 IPCALAB 2174 2191.05 2086 2136.55 SWANENERGY 131.45 134 131.25 131.65 KPRMILL 1552 1552 1460.65 1471.85 SIEMENS 2,036.00 2,143.50 1,983.00 2,008.05 59.4 DCAL 176.8 177.6 160.3 164.35 GSPL 271.1 282.7 270.5 274.8 ORIENTCEM 116.7 117.9 113.7 114.75 MINDACORP 105.65 108.1 103.35 103.65 NMDC 201.05 213.2 197.8 202.9 5.95 BALKRISIND 1906 1965.9 1906 1919.7 WHIRLPOOL 2165 2165 2089 2095.9 SUPREMEIND 2217 2217 2147 2157.15 WESTLIFE 427.55 431.95 418.5 421.8 YESBANK 13.15 13.75 13.1 13.35 0.2 M&M 770 770 755.5 760.3 MANAPPURAM 153.8 154.35 152 152.75 GPPL 94.3 95.85 92.3 94.6 SPANDANA 602.7 603.55 591.95 593 MOTHERSUMI 232.5 241.6 230 236.5 3.35 KOTAKBANK 1759 1759 1714.9 1718.55 HINDPETRO* 265.85 269.4 258.8 262.35 DALBHARAT 1727.6 1737.6 1670 1699.5 SKFINDIA 2269 2348 2269 2307.6 ARVINDFASN 140.55 144.25 140.1 141 LTI 3,618.00 3,693.00 3,615.00 3,661.50 42.65 LUPIN 1211 1226.2 1193 1210.75 HEG 2249.9 2275 2150 2165.1 JINDALSAW 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the issue. We hope that the JSP- Sharma Oli-led government If Oli is appointed under N will support us in forming has addressed some of our the Constitution, he also needs $ the government by the demands and Oli has made to win the vote of confidence Thursday deadline,” NC Joint efforts to address the remain- within 30 days from the date of '# J')( #( 6 General Secretary Prakash ing issues. We have to wait and the appointment. ? 6 A Centre chairman Pushpa Sharan Mahat told reporters watch,” he said. Nepal plunged into a polit- ilitant group Hamas con- '"@#) F(" / 8$ Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and after the meeting on Tuesday. He said the results of his ical crisis on December 20 last Mfirms that its Gaza City ain Opposition party, the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP-N) Deuba also hopes to influ- party’s talks with the Oli-led year after President Bhandari commander was killed in an ')1 ! '#)' *% Q R MNepali Congress, has second president Upendra ence lawmakers of the CPN- government on the party’s dissolved the House and Israeli airstrike, the highest- %4)#' #)&'!1 decided to stake a claim for the Yadav. UML faction led by Madhav demands were moving ahead announced fresh elections on ranking militant killed since the London: Prime Minister Boris prime minister’s post and is Prachanda indicated that Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath positively. After Oli lost the April 30 and May 10 at the rec- 2014 war in the Palestinian ter- &) 12''G Johnson says he wants to see an engaged in hectic parleys with his party would support Deuba Khanal to help it form the gov- trust vote, the NC, the CPN - ommendation of Prime ritory. “urgent de-escalation of ten- other parties to conclude a deal to become Prime Ministerial ernment, The Himalayan Times MC and the faction of the JSP Minister Oli, amidst a tussle for Earlier, Israel’s internal ''(1'# sions” between Israel and ahead of Thursday’s deadline candidate. However, JSP-N reported. led by Yadav urged President power within the ruling Nepal security agency said that a % !#'()%# Hamas amid the most severe issued by the President to polit- with its 32 seats in the 271- If the JSP-N does not sup- Bhandari to invoke Article 76 Communist Party (NCP). series of airstrikes had killed outbreak of violence since the ical parties to form a new gov- member House of port the NC, the party hopes to (2) of the Constitution to pave Oli’s move to dissolve the Bassem Issa and several other G'G) ) ( ' 2014 Gaza war. Johnson tweet- ernment as the one headed by Representatives is divided on influence 28 lawmakers of the the way for the formation of a House sparked protests from a senior Hamas militants. ed on Wednesday that the K P Sharma Oli lost a crucial the issue of supporting Deuba UML’s Nepal-Khanal faction to new government. large section of the NCP led by The army released a state- calm unrest in recent days in United Kingdom is “deeply trust vote. as the new prime minister. resign en masse. It says in cases where no his rival ‘Prachanda’. ment on Wednesday, saying the cities of Lod and Acre. concerned” and urged leaders The decision to form a new Nepali Congress with 61 In that case, the House will party has a clear majority in the In February, the apex court that it carried out a “complex The mounting unrest to “step back from the brink.” government was taken after the seats in the House of be reduced to 243 members, House, the President shall reinstated the dissolved House, and first-of-its-kind operation.” comes after weeks of violence in He was one of many lead- office bearers of the Nepali Representatives and Maoist and the NC and the CPN-MC appoint as the prime minister in a setback to Oli who was Those targeted, it said, were “a Jerusalem and heavy fighting ers around the world offering Congress (NC) met on Tuesday Centre with 49 seats cannot will be able to form a coalition a member of the House who preparing for snap polls. key part of the Hamas General between Israel and Hamas mil- up advice after longtime ten- under the leadership of party form a majority government government with the help of 15 can command the majority Known for his pro-China Staff” and considered close to itants in the Gaza Strip in recent sions in contested Jerusalem president Sher Bahadur Deuba. without the support of JSP-N. JSP-N lawmakers owing alle- with the support of two or stance, Oli had earlier served as the head of the group’s military days. The fighting is rooted in erupted into rocket-fire from The Office of President Although the second presi- giance to Upendra Yadav and more parties in the House of the country’s prime minister wing. a long dispute over contested the Gaza Strip and an intense Bidya Devi Bhandari on dent of JSP-N has assured to Baburam Bhattarai. Representatives. from October 11, 2015 to Meanwhile, Prime Minister Jerusalem. After Hamas rained response from Israel. Monday said she has decided to support Deuba’s candidacy, Mahanta, however, has If two or more political August 3, 2016 during which Benjamin Netanyahu says rockets inside Israel on Monday, British Foreign Office invite parties to form a major- first president of the Party warned Yadav against trying to parties failed to give a majori- Kathmandu’s ties with New Israel will use “an iron fist if the conflict suddenly erupted Minister James Cleverly told ity government pursuant to Mahanta Thakur is against the split the party. He threatened ty Prime Minister by Thursday Delhi had strained. needed” to stop widespread and increasingly resembles the Parliament that Britain Article 76 (2) of the idea. him with disciplinary action if evening then the President will Oli said in Parliament on protests by Arab citizens that 2014 Gaza war. “unequivocally condemns the Constitution of Nepal. “Let’s make such a person he unilaterally backed the NC invite parties to submit the Monday that it was “unfortu- have resulted in injuries, Netayahu says Israel will firing of rockets at Jerusalem On Tuesday, Deuba held a the new Prime Minister who is in its bid to form the new gov- name of a minority Prime nate” that a government that arrests, and property damage. “stop the anarchy and restore and other locations in Israel.” meeting with the opposition not from the ex-PM’s club to ernment, the report said. Minister from the largest party “tirelessly worked for the coun- Netanyahu said on governance to the cities of He called Hamas' conduct “ter- leaders and discussed ways to form a national government,” He said the JSP-N should as per Article 76 sub-clause 3 try’s development and nation- Wednesday that Israel will Israel, with an iron fist if need- rorism” and called on militants form a new government under senior leader of JSP-N focus on getting its political of the Constitution. In that case building” was being “targeted “stop the anarchy” after deployed, with all forces needed and to “end their incitement and his leadership. The meeting was Baburam Bhattarai tweeted, demands addressed rather than Oli, whose party has 121 seats for narrow and partisan inter- ing Border Police forces to all authorities required”. rocket fire against Israel.” AP attended by CPN-Maoist giving a blow to Deuba’s can- assisting efforts to form the in the Parliament, may again ests.” $ + 5 ) "*+ 5 73* &/ / ?- @ ( %% Tehran: Iran’s former hard-line porters, Ahmadinejad marched 7 President Mahmoud to a registration centre at the * tion” by which it was produc- ed to its nuclear program. Ahmadinejad registered Interior Ministry, where he : rule of law and joins the former McCarthy, R-Calif., No. 2 ing uranium enriched to 60 per In addition to exceeding Wednesday to run again for the filled out registration forms. He president’s crusade to under- leader Steve Scalise, R-La., ran has enriched uranium to cent purity. the purity of uranium enrich- Islamic Republic’s presidency, held up his hands in a “V for ouse Republicans seem mine our democracy.” joined Trump and other Islightly higher purity than Iran has been steadily vio- ment past the 3.67 per cent raising the possibility that the Victory” salute before address- Hready to toss Rep. Liz Cheney’s replacement was Republicans from across the previously thought due to ‘fluc- lating the restrictions of the allowed, Iranian violations of populist leader who rapidly ing reporters. Cheney from her leadership widely expected to be Rep party’s spectrum aligned tuations’ in the process, the landmark 2015 deal after then- the JCPOA have also included advanced Tehran’s nuclear pro- “My presence today for post after she repeatedly Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who against her. United Nations’ atomic watch- President Donald Trump installing more advanced cen- gramme to challenge the West registration was based on rebuked former President entered the House in 2015 at Critics said Cheney’s dog said Wednesday. pulled the U.S. out unilateral- trifuges and stockpiling more could return to the country’s demand by millions for my Donald Trump for his false age 30, then the youngest offense wasn’t her views on The report underscores the ly in 2018 and reimposed crip- enriched uranium than per- top civilian post. participation in the election,” he claims of election fraud and his woman ever elected to Trump but her persistence in challenges diplomats face in pling sanctions. mitted. Ahmadinejad’s attempt to said, adding that the move role in fomenting the Jan. 6 US Congress. Stefanik owns a publicly expressing them, ongoing talks, that began in The deal promised Iran The U.S. has insisted that run again in 2017 disregarded also came after “considering the Capitol attack. more moderate voting record undermining the unity they April, to bring the United economic incentives in Iran must return to full com- the words of Iran’s Supreme situation of the country, and the GOP lawmakers gathered than Cheney but has evolved want party leaders to display States back into the 2015 exchanges for curbs on its pliance, but just how that Leader Ayatollah Ali necessity for a revolution in the privately in the Capitol Visitor into a vigorous Trump defend- as they message in advance of nuclear deal with Tehran, nuclear program. would be carried out is still Khamenei, who had warned management of the country.” Center on Wednesday and er who echoed some of his next year’s elections, when which is supported by U.S. Iran has intended the vio- being discussed. the firebrand, Holocaust-ques- Ahmadinejad previously were expected to vote to unfounded claims about wide- they hope to win House con- President Joe Biden. lations to pressure the other For example, diplomats tioning politician his standing served two four-year terms remove Cheney, R-Wyo., from spread election cheating. trol. The initial announcement nations involved — Germany, involved concede that Iranian for office would be a “polarised from 2005 to 2013. the party’s No. 3 House posi- It was initially unclear “It''s not about right or from Iran that it would start France, Britain, China and nuclear scientists cannot situation” that would be “harm- Under Iranian law, he tion, a jarring turnabout to when the separate vote on wrong. It’s about the focus of enriching to 60 per cent — Russia — into finding ways to unlearn the knowledge they ful for the county.” became eligible to run again what’s been her fast-rising Cheney’s replacement would House Republicans,” Scalise which is not yet weapon’s grade offset the U.S. sanctions, so far acquired in the last three years, This time, however, after four years out of office, but career within the party. She is be. said Tuesday. but its highest purity yet — unsuccessfully. but it is not clear whether Khamenei seemingly isn’t he remains a polarizing figure, Congress’ highest-ranking Stripping Cheney, 54, of Many Republicans also came just as the talks were to The U.S. is not at the table Iran’s new centrifuges would directly challenging the candi- even among fellow hard-liners. Republican woman and a her leadership job would stand agree with Sen. Lindsey begin in Vienna. for the talks that began in need to be destroyed, moth- dacy of the 64-year-old former His disputed re-election daughter of former Vice as a striking, perhaps historic Graham, R-S.C., who said the International Atomic April, but the other members balled and locked away, or Tehran mayor, who joins a in 2009 sparked massive President Dick Cheney, and her moment for the GOP. allegiance many GOP voters Energy Agency Director of the nuclear deal, known as simply taken offline. wide-open election to replace “Green Movement” protests demotion would provide the One of the nation’s two have to Trump is so intense General Rafael Grossi report- the Joint Comprehensive Plan Despite its violations of all the relatively moderate and a sweeping crackdown in latest evidence that challenging major parties was in effect that the party can’t succeed ed to member agencies on of Action, or JCPOA, have major restrictions of the President Hassan Rouhani. which thousands of people Trump can be career-threat- declaring an extraordinary without him. A small number Tuesday that the latest inspec- been shuttling between an JCPOA, the other countries A council Khamenei over- were detained and dozens were ening. admission requirement to its of Republicans have spoken tions confirmed Iran continues American delegation also in involved have insisted that it sees ultimately will determine killed. In an audacious signal that highest ranks: fealty to, or at out against removing Cheney. to enrich uranium at up to 60% Vienna and the Iranian dele- has been worth preserving, if if Ahmadinejad and other Abroad, he became a cari- she was not backing down, least silence about Trump’s lie “It will do nothing but purity in its Natanz plant. gation. nothing else because it has hopefuls can run in the June 18 cature of Western perceptions Cheney took to a nearly empty that he lost his November drive some people away from Additionally, samples taken The pact is meant to pre- meant IAEA inspectors have poll. of the Islamic Republic’s worst House chamber Tuesday reelection bid due to wide- our party,” said Sen. Mitt April 22 “showed an enrich- vent Iran from obtaining a been able to continue moni- As Iran negotiates with attributes, such as questioning evening to deliver an unapolo- spread fraud. In states around Romney of Utah, the GOP’s ment level of up to 63 per cent nuclear bomb, something the toring Iran’s nuclear program. world powers over its tattered the Holocaust, insisting Iran getic four-minute assault on her the country, officials and 2012 presidential nominee ... consistent with fluctuations country insists it does not want That access may be further nuclear deal amid tensions had no gay or lesbian citizens GOP adversaries and defense of judges of both parties found and one who has clashed often of the enrichment levels expe- to do. restricted soon, however. with the US, the entry of and hinting Iran could build a her own position. no evidence to support with Trump. rienced in the mode of pro- The government in Tehran Iran in February began Ahmadinejad could enliven nuclear weapon if it chose to do “Remaining silent and Trump’s claims that extensive Seemingly conceding that duction at that time,” the IAEA has said it is prepared to reverse restricting international inspec- an election that Iranians so far so. ignoring the lie emboldens the illegalities caused his defeat. the numbers were against her, said. all of its violations but that tions of its nuclear facilities, but appear unenthusiastic about But Ahmadinejad remains liar,” she said, adding, “I will not It’s been clear that Cheney made no discernible The agency added that on Washington must remove all under a last-minute deal during the coronavirus pan- popular among the poor for his sit back and watch in silence Cheney’s days in leadership effort to cement support ahead Monday inspectors had “veri- sanctions imposed under worked out on Feb. 21 during demic and crushing sanctions. populist efforts and home- while others lead our party were numbered as House of Wednesday’s vote, several fied that Iran had again Trump — including measures a trip to Tehran by Grossi, Thronged by shouting sup- building programmes. AP down a path that abandons the Minority Leader Kevin Republicans said. changed the mode of produc- imposed over issues not relat- some access was preserved. 5 89 2 < 2:

:,: from the house and looking at her r hospitals and Gujarat Medical saying said mucormycosis is being conducted in the villages with like Yatharth and Kailash in Noida A : from ‘the window.’ Education Research Society found in Covid-19 patients with corona curfew implemented in too complained about the same (GMERS) hospitals. Currently, uncontrolled diabetes and pro- the state has given encouraging experience post May 1. When they had a shortage of * ?6 ? Ahmedabad’s Zydus Hospital has longed intensive care unit (ICU) results towards restricting the Gurugram vaccination drive too vaccine, they should not have opened around 50 such patients while stay and added that immunosup- spread of infection. has been hit hard due to non avail- up the drive for those in the age The police action came after a Vadodara’s SSG hospital is treating pression by steroids, malignancy Meanwhile, Lucknow has been ability of the vials in neighbourhood 1$ group of 18 plus, medical health video portraying the negotiation by 45 patients. and voriconazole therapy may lead overtaken by Meerut and Gautam centres except for big ones like experts too rued. In fact, they said an accused seeking Rs 55,000 for a Similarly, four cases have been to the infection. Buddha Nagar in terms of daily Medanta and Fortis. “My name fig- even many health care worker and portable oxygen cylinder, went viral. reported in Meerut, two in Losing an eye or a jaw is the Covid cases in the state. In Lucknow, ured for I-Care clinic in Gurugram 6 A frontline workers who were given Following the video going viral, Prayagraj, two in Varanasi in Uttar new menace that Covid-19 has 916 new cases were detected in the for May 1. Today is May 11 and every priority for inoculation in phase 1 the police put a number of mobile Pradesh. Rajasthan has also report- brought in with it through the omi- last 24 hours while 1,232 in Meerut, day upon enquiry I am told that the ran's foreign minister said and phase 2 are yet to be get manda- phones of the suspects on surveil- ed 20 such cases while Jharkhand nous ‘black fungus’ striking a new 992 in Gautam Buddha Nagar, 743 stocks haven’t arrived,” said Ankesh IWednesday that his country tory second dose Union Health lance and zeroed in on the arrested has seen six such cases in the last alarm and fear among the masses in Ghaziabad and 755 in Chaurasia, a resident of DLF Enclave. is ready for closer ties with its Minister Harsh Vardhan during the accused. 48 hours. Many of them have lost as well as the medical fraternity in Muzaffarnagar. According to industry sources, regional rival Saudi Arabia, review meeting with the States on Amid a continuous surge of their sight. India. Cases of patients having to During this period, Kanpur suf- shortage in these hospitals is due to adding that he hoped recent Wednesday maintained that while coronavirus infection across the A private hospital in lose their eye or jaw are being fered the highest number of casual- the callous attitude of the vaccine talks between the two sides 13.66 crore people have been admin- country, a demand-supply gap in Bhubaneswar has reported four reported from States like Gujarat, ties at 26, followed by 23 in Lucknow, manufacturers. The small hospitals would lead to greater stability istered the first dose, the second dose availability of medical essentials like suspected cases of black fungus Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh 17 in Jhansi, 14 in Moradabad, and and centres are at the mercy of man- in the region. has been administered to only 3.86 oxygen, anti-viral drugs like infection ‘among Covid patients, among others. 11 each in Gautam Buddha Nagar, ufacturers for procurement of the Mohammad Javad Zarif crore. Remdesivir and Tocilizumab as also raising such cases in the state to The rare infection is caused by Meerut & Hardoi. vaccine stocks and their requests are was speaking in Damascus “Hence it is very important that ventilators has already led to a five. Odisha has reported its first a fungus named mucor, which is being turned down, while the cor- after a meeting with Syrian we first focus more on second dose scarcity of these items in the market. case of mucormycosis in a 71-year- found on wet surfaces. It has been E *A porate hospitals have been getting President Bashar Assad. On vaccinations. States should not lose On top of this, the hoarders and old Covid patient who also has reported among Covid-19 patients their full flow of vaccination vials. Monday, Iran''s foreign min- sight of those who are to get the sec- those seeking to generate easy money uncontrolled diabetes two days in Delhi and Gujarat also. , $ Hospitals belonging to the Fortis istry confirmed the talks, medi- ond dose of Covid vaccine: 70 per have only aggravated the woes of the ago. The patient, a resident of the Symptoms include headache, fever, : : and Max chains, and also Apollo, ated by Iraq and hosted in cent at minimum ought to be allo- attendants of patients of Covid-19 Jajpur district, is now undergoing pain under the eyes, nasal or sinus Medanta and BLK have had their Baghdad early last month. cated to meet the requirement of sec- who have been running from pillar treatment. congestion, and partial loss of :,6 : vaccination drive on though at a Iraq''s president said last ond dose, while 30 per cent ought to to post to get these lifesaving items. Delhi has also witnessed a vision, among others. Again, how higher price as fixed by the vaccine week that the talks have be reserved for the first dose.” large number of Black Fungus exactly the black fungus infection Now hospitals like Pushpanjali manufacturer. “We charge an addi- occurred “more than once,” However, the States have decided to * ?,A A cases in hospitals. “Last year, this linked to COVID is yet undis- which was inoculating around 400 tional couple of hundred because of describing the discussions as focus on the second dose category in deadly infection caused a high closed. beneficiaries a week ago is now the safe environment we provide to ongoing, “important and sig- the wake of poor vaccine supply. $ :$ mortality with many patients suf- short of the shots resulting in every the beneficiary as well as patients,” nificant.” 6 66 fering from the loss of eyesight and $ A day several rounds of arguments said a staff at Fortis Noida when Zarif said he hoped the :: $ the removal of the nose and the jaw between the hospital and beneficia- enquired for Rs 1,200 charge per talks would “come to fruition” Two Covid-19 patients and six bone,” said a senior officer of :*:$ ry. While the beneficiary visit the shot. and lead to cooperation :>> other patients are currently under- Delhi government health depart- ? Centre with the print out of the slot “Earlier we used to receive between the two rivals to bring going treatment for the disease in ment. The Karnataka government referred by the mandatory Co-Win requests for getting medical aids for more stability and peace to the For nearly two months, he has Thane district on Wednesday. At has sought information from tested in UP. app, the hospital end up conveying the patients and we were engaged in region, particularly in Yemen. not seen his gynaecologist wife and least eight COVID-19 survivors health experts about ‘black fungus’ Prasad pointed out that the the absence of Covaxin stocks for ten providing beds, oxygens, medicines, “We certainly are ready two small daughters- four and nine have lost vision in an eye in the being detected among COVID World Health Organization (WHO) days now. food, but during the last couple of and have always been ready for years old. state. patients in the country, has also praised the special investi- Similarly, Yashoda Multi- days we are getting request for vac- close ties with Saudi Arabia,” “They know Papa is on duty, In Uttarakhand, several people Taking note of increasing cases, gation campaign being run in 97,000 Speciality Hospital in Kaushambi, cinations, which though is not in our Zarif told reporters in sometimes I just say hi!, hello from have reportedly died of this disease the Centre has decided to ramp up revenue villages of the state to tack- just across the border in Ghaziabad jurisdiction. All the centres except for Damascus in English. outside and go away..”, says the doc- and a large number of cases are supply of Amphotericin B in some le the corona infection. used to vaccinate a large number of big hospitals are running short of Iran and Saudi Arabia have tor when enquired by a news chan- coming regularly in hospitals. states as healthcare workers now Under this campaign, more beneficiary every day but since May vials,” said Shefali Gupta, President long been regional rivals and nel about his family. Gujarat has reported over 150 fight black fungus. The govern- than four lakh symptomatic peo- 1, it has received no vial beginning of the Om Aarohanam Sansthan, an support opposite sides in Dr Dhavle says he celebrated her cases and the disease has been ment has recently issued an advi- ple have been identified so far. The though the Co-Win app have been NGO involved in social work in Yemen, Syria and elsewhere in daughter’s birthday by staying away notified across state government sory on black fungus two days ago, special investigation campaign registering for the hospital. Hospitals Delhi NCR. the region. !#$%&'() *() +,-./.+ 8 O! 1 2 -2 3 2 P L % < 677 7 7 . % % %

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Created makes for a stunning and Athe lockdown by preparing for his char- panache in matka silk, the top is stylish look. acter Laxman in the forthcoming film potli with Adipurush. He opens up about his preparation elan. process for the film. He says, “I have been Inspired by PRINTS ON POINT BEJEWELLED BEAUTIES working out twice a day because they want me the opulence Brand: Drishti & Zahabia Brand: Amaris by Prerna to be a little muscular and there is a require- of the gold- Actor Diana Penty aces Rajpal ment of size gain for the character. So with the en period in the cool and chic look with The time turner choker help of my trainers, the current workout rou- the French this Ikat-inspired kaftan set. is an epitome of grace and roy- tine which I have been following is weight history Created in Chanderi silk, the alty. 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Chancellor on deputation. neer state to develop focussed on empowering local KSciences (KISS) is the only Dr Upendra Tripathy, IAS Hailing from Keonjhar, he has Mand promote agri- communities, which are near university in the world exclu- (Retd), who has served with the 20 years of research experience tourism in the country. To fur- areas of high tourism potential sively for indigenous students. Government of India as a in the domain of Tribal ther promote it and commem- to develop homestays and Founded by eminent educator Secretary in the Ministry of Development, Regional Studies, orate the 14th World Agri- grassroots tourism attractions. and social activist Dr Achyuta New and Renewable Energy, Rural Development, Sustainable Tourism Day on May 16, Kasar Nanda, owner of Samanta, KISS imparts educa- has joined as the Pro- Development and Social Sector Department of Tourism, Meher Retreat Agri Tourism tion from Kindergarten to Post Chancellor. Dr Tripathy, who Development with agencies like Maharashtra Government in Center, Pune. She runs an Graduate as well as Doctoral belongs to Ganjam district of United Nations Development partnership with Agri Tourism agri-tourism centre spread programmes to the tribal stu- Odisha, had also been the first Programme, World Food Development Corporation over 27 acres. Through her dents. It is home for 60,000 trib- Director-General of the Programme, Norwegian Aid, India, is organising efforts, she has been able to al children as of now (30,000 International Solar Alliance, World Bank etc. International Conference on enhance livelihood opportuni- existing and over 30,000 alum- the first treaty-based interna- Similarly, an IPS officer of Agri-tourism on May 15 and ties for women in her village. ni). tional organisation headquar- Tamil Nadu cadre, Dr Kanhu 16. The objective of the confer- Sangita Bhapkar, Nisarg Eminent personalities from tered in India. Charan Mahali has joined as the ence is to explore the sustain- Sangeet Agri-Tourism Centre, Odisha, who have brought pride Professor Deepak Kumar Director-General, KISS able entrepreneurship oppor- an action plan that will guide Murrah Farm, Thailand. She motion and operation of sus- Morgaon, Baramati. She runs to the state at national and Behera from Sambalpur district Deemed to be University after tunities for rural women the efforts of strengthening the imported 50 buffaloes from tainable tourism in the an agri-tourism centre spread- international stage, have joined is an internationally acclaimed his retirement as Additional through agri-tourism. agri-tourism sector. India in 2003 to start her Philippines and Southeast Asia. ing over five acres. in different positions as the anthropologist who took charge Director General. A tribal from The conference will pro- Furthermore, it will showcase Murrah Dairy Company. The Caroline Miller, The Dr Ashwini Kotkar, Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor, as the Vice-Chancellor. Prior to Mayurbhanj district, he is an vide a platform for national the vital role played by rural agri-tourism center supports Hideaway Experience Balkello Dirghayu Agri-Tourism Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice- joining KISS, he has served as efficient administrator with and international experts, women as enabler of sustain- women of her village as well. Farms, Scotland. She runs an Centre, Birwadi, Shahapur, Chancellor and Director the Vice-Chancellor of over 34 years of experience in researchers and farmers to able and socially responsible - Scottie Jones, Leaping agri-tourism company called Thane. She owns an orchard of General of KISS Deemed to be Sambalpur University, various capacities. share their experience and tourism. Lamb Farm & Farm Stay- ‘Go Rural’ and has worked 45 acres and grows mangoes University. Berhampur University and KISS Alumni Association, present examples on success- The international confer- Oregon, America. She popu- extensively towards the devel- using organic method of farm- Satya S Tripathi, a former Rajendra University, Balangir. KISS Students’ Association and ful agri-tourism practices from ence will also celebrate excel- larised farm stays in America. opment of agri-tourism in ing. Assistant Secretary-General of Professor Behera has the dis- KISS Adivasi Parents’ various countries including lence and success of women Leaping Lamb Farm has six let- Scotland. Under the Government the United Nations (UN), has tinction of being the only Association congratulated them Italy, Oregon, Illinois, farmers and agri-tourism prac- table rooms and receives many Jacqui Taylor, Founder and initiative category, Department taken over as the Chancellor of anthropologist in India to for joining. They thanked Dr Vermont, Uganda, South titioners by felicitating them guests. Managing Director, Agri- of Tourism, Maharashtra KISS Deemed to be University. become the Vice-Chancellor of Achyuta Samanta and confi- Africa, Philippines, Scotland, with ‘World Agri Tourism Dr Meena Gabor, tourism, Africa. With over 30 Government wins the award Tripathi, who hails from three different universities. dently expressed that with the Spain and Thailand. The event Awards 2021’, selected by International School of years of experience in the for its tremendous contribu- Cuttack district in Odisha, has Professor Pitabasa Sahoo, appointment of experienced will offer an overarching International Agri-tourism Sustainable tourism, tourism and agriculture indus- tion to the development of 40 years of rich and varied Dean, Department of senior administrators and aca- understanding of the agri- Awards Committee. Philippines, Former Secretary tries, she has been promoting agri-tourism in the state and experience, which includes key Development Studies at Rajiv demicians at the helm of affairs, tourism sector, its challenges The prestigious award of Tourism, Republic of the agri-tourism and sustainable providing sustainable employ- positions in the UN around the Gandhi National Institute of KISS would soon become a and opportunities. It will also recipients are as follow: Philippines. She played a huge tourism initiatives in Africa. ment opportunities to the world. He is also Secretary- Youth Development, Tamil center of excellence in tribal develop recommendations and Charinee Chaiyochlarb, Mini role in the development, pro- Maria Baryamujura, Founder farming community. General of the Global Alliance Nadu has joined as the Pro-Vice studies. :)#'Q')!#&'= <((1'%%'9-%'&--1- :$ -)'1 ; 8 * 8 ith the recent surge in ing with refills. 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India Lives in April 2021, rural areas con- 2020, which has impacted several NGOs constant support of donors who With your support, we can tributed close to half (44.1 per cent) of all involved in COVID-19 relief work. stepped up during the first wave, together create an adequate pool new cases in the country, compared to 40.8 - Ensure greater transparency in data the prominent entrepreneur and of resources and help to save our per cent in urban areas. In the first four days collection and modelling for COVID-19 to founder of Purani Dilli Walo Ki city and its people,” he added. of May alone, rural India’s contributed 1.39 improve planning of resources required to Baatein, Abu Sufiyan raised 60 His call for action is your times the number of new cases as urban meet needs. lakh and helped over a lakh peo- chance to contribute towards the areas. India’s vaccination campaign, which - Minimise disruptions in critical non- ple last year. “This time around, relief effort. We urge you to has covered less than two per cent of the COVID-19 related essential health services as the severity of the situation has donate today to save the lives and population so far, has not reached many who These recommendations come on the worsened, we need your help to livelihood of those who are need it most. back of a recent editorial in The Lancet save as many lives as possible. experiencing their darkest hours. Population Foundation of India (PFI) which highlighted that without dramatic We have expanded our team Because, as Abu so aptly put has been working with partners at the com- measures to curb the COVID-19 pandem- members on the ground as well it, “Till the time we don’t come munity level to ensure a rapid rural commu- ic, India could witness a staggering one mil- as our hopes to raise more funds together, we can’t tackle this sit- nity response to COVID-19. 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“So ideally, yes (we need to develop seam bowling all-rounder), ndia bowling coach Bharat Arun there must be a few (in domestic O. ++ on Wednesday said Shardul cricket) because we are always on the MAN CITY WIN PREMIER LEAGUE IThakur has what it takes to be the circuit with the Indian team, we have ; %=)%-(&(F& 3.%)1=%) fast-bowling all-rounder that the not had an opportunity to look at the %'&-<%6%A' 3( %'% team has needed ever since Hardik domestic all-rounders,” he added. 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With bio-bubbles not going out team’s preparations for the World “...Sometimes it can work in %3'&+.) -.-)&+ (1 Arun said that while the selec- of the game anytime soon, Arun said Test Championship final in our favour as well, because that =%9 (-'=.&-%'-(7% 9'&> tors will have the last word on find- all six fast bowlers will be rotated England but bowling coach Bharat way you’re mentally more ready. ing the next set of options, Thakur during the tour as the team manages Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar It’s like playing with an injury. MAGUIRE IN RACE TO BE FIT has certainly made a case for him- its players’ workload in a “big” way. feel that the players’ abundant Sometimes when you’re injured, ; :) (%-)+I%-%6%A' self. India play six Tests in England, experience will be enough to you tend to concentrate a little bet- %- '=%)).&%=&%7%'%--6%=('- “It is more of a selectors’ job to starting with the World Test counter that challenge. ter. <%&+1-9.'%+)'I(-''91-.(-7% find them and then we can develop Championship final against New India is expected to depart for “Sometimes when you’re a lit- %=(1'%)6% > those all-rounders. Shardul has Zealand from June 18. the UK in the first week of June tle under-prepared, you tend to proved he can be an all rounder. India have six pacers in the following a week of hard quaran- focus more and maybe that will VIRAT-ANUSKHA RAISE 11 CR What he did in Australia was fabu- squad — Ishant Sharma, Jasprit tine. It is not yet known if Virat bring the best out of us as well, so 2 ; '%&%7%'$'-%?.)'% .'%&- lous,” Arun said. Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Kohli and Co will be allowed to that is the kind of mindset we are '1 (.+%.%-9%.%-%' %-)&-- Pandya last played Test cricket Umesh Yadav, Thakur, and train ahead of the marquee clash going in with,” said Sridhar. '.'-1( 3-%''=&%97%'=(77- ' 3 for India in 2018, during the tour of Mohammad Siraj. against New Zealand during their Arun conceded that New -)'1-+> England. He has been battling a back “If you look at them (all six), you quarantine in Southampton. Zealand playing two Tests against injury since 2019 and recently, dur- could put any three or four out of “I don’t think we have a England before the WTC final is NAPOLI UP TO 2ND PLACE ing the IPL, also picked up a shoul- them on the park. They are good choice,” Sridhar said when asked a definite advantage for Blackcaps. ; %7)'< '&.%&1P(%)'1'= der niggle. enough to do the job for us. So that how much time the team will need “See, it is definitely an advan- 1-. .%97'%=(<-('=A '3 Arun agreed that finding some- is a very, very healthy trend for to ready for the big game. tage for them...The getting used to ( %9'& 7)%&'-' > one as good as Pandya would be a Indian cricket,” said Arun. “We would like to make the English conditions and things very tough job. to come back after that,” he said. The two-Test old Thakur was “And so the five Test matches most of what we get because it all like that. But then we’ll have to FANS TO SHOW THEY’RE VIRUS FREE “I wish you could just wish and “He bowled against England (in mighty impressive in the only that we’re going to play after the depends on how many days of recall (our past experience) in ; ,-&.:71%9(..%-1- develop bowlers like that. Hardik is T20s), I thought he did a really good longest format game he played in the World Test Championship, there’s a hard or soft quarantine we are England...,” he said. 1-9 ' 3'1.%<%9=.9%)) an outstanding talent, but unfortu- job. But, to sustain that we need to away series against Australia this definite cause of necessity for us to going to have, when we are going India planned meticulously (9<-17&%-%)) % .'%-F nately, he had to undergo a back manage him well and build on his year, picking up seven wickets and rotate all the bowlers so that they to land and if at all getting a prac- for the Australia tour earlier this )% %---=%'-%' %> operation and then it’s not very easy strength,” he added. a half century to boot in Brisbane. stay fresh...,” he explained. tice game so I don’t think we have year on which they recorded one a choice,” he added. of their best ever Test triumphs. BARCA TITLE HOPES DENTED Given the challenges posed by They laid out the now famous ; ')6'&- %<-'))'%))<( the Covid-19, strict bubble life “leg-side” trap for top stars like *%-&)%F').7&() <-'.%!3! including quarantine upon arrival Steve Smith and Marnus -%%%%%( %=''=%) has made scheduling more taxing Labuschagne. 6% -' % )'&.&.%&7())%%%. on the players. Sridhar said going For the WTC final and five 71%'=%> : due to start on June 2, fol- means to come through the to the UK with a “slight under-pre- Tests against England, Arun said lowed by the World Test Maldives as opposed to New pared mindset” can also bring the they will plan based on what they MARY, LOVLINA GET FIRST DOSE ew Zealand cricketers, Championship final against Zealand,” he added. best out of players. see in two Tests before the WTC ; :)97'&3<( '%9<-6 Nincluding skipper Kane India from June 18 in Maldives has been “It’s time to be mentally smart, final. “England is playing New 6%-?9J+=K% )'%*-=.%'J +=K Williamson, who are quaran- Southampton. placed in the UK we have a very experienced team Zealand before us. So that will give -='.1'- 1. :$ 3%&&' tining in Maldives after the “I don’t know all the Government’s red list , going into the final. Each guy is us a good insight into how the .- %> IPL’s suspension might head details right now,” Stead was which means that no direct capable of adapting to the situa- New Zealanders are playing in to England this weekend for quoted as saying by flights from that country tion. They have played against English conditions, and also how GERMAN FA IN TURMOIL an upcoming two-Test series, ESPNcricinfo. would be allowed in New Zealand and played in the English men are playing right 2 ; . -9%, %'(-9') team coach Gary Stead has “My understanding is that England and residents com- England. now. %%1-'9<%) 7-' ,-'?))- said. they are looking to leave ing from there will have to “So, I think that experience “The present form is extreme- %' .() 7 %1-&97%-'=.' Williamson, Mitchell somewhere around the time undergo 10-day quarantine. will count and we will have to ly important for us to plan and the 7(%-'(%'3-%I( => Santner, Kyle Jamieson, and that we leave (May 15, 16 or Stead also hinted that come to the fore, because we real- quarantine period in England physio Tommy Simsek are 17) in that time frame. My pacer Trent Boult, who went ly can’t plan as to how many ses- would give us enough time to take currently undergoing isola- understanding is that England home after the IPL’s suspen- sions we want because we only into consideration all the factors tion in the Maldives and the board is still working through sion, might be available only have to take what is given to us,” and make plans accordingly,” he Test series against England is the final details of what it for the WTC final. he said. said. D ; --%%77' (!)("$ &8$"" : +'77- :: About his return from the $#(!# (@ !!## injury, Stokes said, “I can’t put a Colombo: Wicketkeeper-bats- ngland all-rounder Ben date on when I’ll be back play- man Kusal Perera was on EStokes has hinted that he ing again, but as long as things Wednesday named Sri Lanka’s National Cricket Academy in changed in the last couple of even their rookies were armed won’t be available for the cur- progress as well as they have ODI captain with Kusal Mendis Bengaluru. He was the head years,” he said. with extensive International rently-suspended IPL this year then I should hope it will be well as his deputy for the away series ahul Dravid picked coach of India A and India U- “I’m seeing a bunch of experience. even if he is fit to return to com- before the three months that was against Bangladesh this month. RAustralian brains to create 19 teams between 2016 and young players with great poten- “When you look at the petitive cricket after recovering first feared and more like seven, Perera, who has played 101 a talent identification system 2019. tial who are in limbo. That’s Indian team that played in the from his finger surgery. eight, or nine weeks. ODIs, 22 Tests and 47 T20Is, better than Australia in India, Chappell, one of the finest unacceptable. We cannot afford Brisbane Test that had three or Stokes sustained a fractured takes over the reins from the legendary Greg Chappell batsmen to have played to lose one player.” four fresh players, and every- finger during Rajasthan Royals’ R0! 72+ +.1? +;@2+F2$S Dimuth Karunaratne. has said, lamenting the current the game, cautioned Earlier this year, one said, ‘This is India’s second opening game against Punjab Kevin Pietersen believes Karunaratne, along with lack of a similar structure in his that talented Australia were defeat- XI’ — those guys had played Kings and was subsequently that England’s cricket board senior all-rounder Angelo own country that was “one of Australian cricketers ed at home in the (extensively) for India A,” said ruled out of the league last will relent if country’s top play- Mathews, top-order batsman the best at developing young might find their Border-Gavaskar Trophy Chappell. month. ers unanimously decide to par- Lahiru Thirimanne and wicket- players.” careers at crossroads by a second string Indian “And in all sorts of differ- The IPL was postponed ticipate in the currently-sus- keeper Dinesh Chandimal, have Chappell said that both because of the domes- team which was plagued ent conditions, not just in earlier this month due to Covid- pended IPL in case it resumes in been dropped from the squad. India and England have over- tic structure. by injuries to its key play- India. So when they get 19 cases inside the bio-bubble September this year. Instead, the squad includes taken Australia as the best in “Historically, ers and was also with- picked, they’re not tyros at all, and England and Wales Cricket Almost half of the IPL fran- several new faces. Pacer recognising young talent and we’ve been out the services they’re quite hardened Board (ECB) has made it clear chises have top English crick- Chamika Karunaratne and bats- providing them a platform to one of the of talismanic International cricketers,” he that top cricketers from here eters. man Shiran Fernando have succeed. best at skipper Virat pointed out. won’t be available even on “It’s going to be interesting earned their maiden limited- “India have got their act develop- Kohli. On the other hand, resumption. to watch how the ECB handle overs call up, while speedster together and that’s largely ing Chappell Australian debutants Will “We don’t know if or when this issue around not allowing it’s Binura Fernando, who has because Rahul Dravid has young feels the vic- Pucovski and Cameron Green the tournament will be best players to play IPL if it’s played a couple of T20Is, was picked our brains, seen what players tory show- had limited experience playing rearranged, but as the ECB have all-rounder is confident that he rescheduled,” Pietersen tweeted. also named in the side. we’re doing and replicated it in and cased outside their home country. said it could be difficult for the will be back for the next edition. “When I went up against The team is scheduled to India and with their much keeping India’s “We picked Will Pucovski England boys to have a free gap,” “After this year though, I do ENG, I was alone. This time, it’s leave for Bangladesh on May 16 larger (population) base,” them in highly effec- out of Shield cricket. Will has Stokes wrote in his column for look forward to playing a full all their best branded players! If for the three-match ODI series Chappell told cricket.Com.Au. the sys- tive player hardly had a game outside Daily Mirror. part again at some point in the they stand together, they’ll play to be played in Dhaka on May Dravid is the Director of tem, but I development Australia. That’s the differ- However, the flamboyant future,” Stokes wrote. IPL.” 23, 25 and 28. PTI Cricket Operations at the think that’s system as ence.” 3 5 * ' R ( :6 BARTY IN THIRD ROUND In other matches, world number one Mumbai: The training has gone Due to injury in 2019 got wast- aomi Osaka crashed out of the Ashleigh Barty advanced to the third along just fine but Olympic- ed and 2020 and 2021 have been NItalian Open on Wednesday after round with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Kazakh ndian star shuttlers Saina Nehwal and bound star javelin thrower wasted due to Covid-19,” he #(9 >0&' a 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 second round defeat to Yaroslava Shvedova. IKidambi Srikanth’s chances of book- Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday elaborated. American Jessica Pegula in the clay- Days after her shock defeat in the ing berths for Tokyo Olympics are all but said he is desperate for some Chopra’s emphasised on &3 %& court warm-up ahead of Roland Madrid Open final, the Australian over- over after the world body on Wednesday competition ahead of the Tokyo competition, saying that train- Garros. came an early break of serve to see off cancelled the last qualifying event in Games given that two years ing alone is not enough to fetch Liverpool: Liverpool defender The four-time Grand Slam winner, Shvedova, a three-time Grand Slam Singapore due to the coronavirus-relat- have simply been “wasted” good performances at the big Virgil van Dijk on Wednesday seeded second in the Italian capital, had quarter-finalist making her way back ed travel restrictions. because of injury and the Covid- stage. ruled himself out of the received a first-round bye, but was after giving birth to twins. The tournament organisers 19 pandemic. “...If we don’t play competi- Netherlands squad for Euro unable to find her way back into the Barty dropped her opening service Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) The 23-year-old, who is tions, then what is the use of the 2020 in order to concentrate on match after losing the first-set tie-break game but rallied to level at 4-4, taking and Badminton World Federation being seen as a strong medal training. We are training from being fit for next season. to her 31st-ranked opponent. control of the match against Shvedova on (BWF) jointly agreed to cancel the hope in Tokyo, said he has been last year, but we need The centre-back, who has Osaka was playing just her third the red clay of the Foro Italico. Singapore Open scheduled for June 1-6. coordinating with the Sports International competitions. If we been out for seven months fol- tournament since winning the Barty will next meet 28th-ranked The Singapore Open, a Super 500 Authority of India to get some are thinking about the Olympic lowing a knee injury, told Australian Open in February and also Russian Veronika Kudermetova as she event on the BWF World Tour, was the competition exposure. level, then we also need to com- www.liverpoolfc.com: “With exited in the second round in Madrid bids for a first Rome quarter-final on her last tournament offering Race To Tokyo “I am trying to give my 100 pete with those athletes. everything that is going on, I feel earlier this month. third appearance. ranking points inside the Olympic qual- per cent in training and have “I don’t have an experience physically it is the right decision The reigning US Open champion, Kudermetova beat France’s 56th- ifying window. been training as I used to do of playing in the Olympics, this that I’ve decided not to go to the has seven career hard-court titles, but ranked Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-4. “In the interests of all players, tour- before. The focus on training is will be my first time,” he said, Euros and to go into my last has never managed to lift a clay-court Former Rome champion Karolina nament personnel and the local commu- good and it is happening well. adding that the Covid-19 threat phase of rehab during the off- trophy. Pliskova, seeded ninth, also advanced nity’s health and safety, the event has been But I am in need of competitions is there for everyone. season.” Pegula, 27, who reached the # 0 " / past Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-2, cancelled. BWF can confirm the tourna- and we are trying for it,” he said Chopra, who had smashed The Netherlands captain, Australian Open quarter-finals, will " " " 0+ 6-3. ment will not be rescheduled,” the BWF in a virtual interaction. his own national record with a 29, said he was “gutted” to be next play either 33rd-ranked Russian Czech Pliskova, winner in 2019 said in a statement. “I have spoken to TOPS and throw of 88.07m during the missing the delayed tourna- Ekaterina Alexandrova. A four-time champion in Rome, and runner-up last year, built on her The BWF said it will issue a further SAI and they are also trying their third Indian Grand Prix in ment, which starts next month, Williams was playing her first match powerful serve, and converted six of her statement on Tokyo Olympics qualifying best from their end if anything March, also said the way his but was at peace with his deci- IN-FORM NADIA since bowing out of the Australian 13 break point chances. at a later date. can happen and I can get com- preparations have been going, sion. “The surgeon is very happy Roland Garros semifinalist Nadia Open semifinals, and though she gave The former world number one next The chances of London Olympics petitions. Because, it has been “he is very close” to the 90-metre with everything that is going on Podoroska gave Serena Williams a the Argentine all she could handle in plays Russian Vera Zvonareva who oust- Bronze-medallist Saina and Srikanth over two years that I haven’t mark. and, as I said, the good thing is tough re-introduction to clay-court ten- the opening set, Podoroska proved far ed Czech 11th seed Petra Kvitova 6-4, 3- qualifying for the Olympics had hinged played International competi- “I am ready (and confident) I’ve not really had a setback so nis, ousting the 23-time Grand Slam too strong on the surface to advance in 6, 6-4. Fifth seed Elina Svitolina dropped on the Singapore Open after the tions. that I will cross the 90-metre far and hopefully that will not champion, 7-6 (6), 7-5, to advance at just under two hours on Campo a set before advancing past American Malaysian Open (May 25 to 30) was “I feel that I need that thing. mark this year,” he said. PTI happen,” he added. AFP the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Centrale. Amanda Anisimova 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. postponed on May 7.