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( #"R +,- .,/ exponential. Our effort is to take advanced steps.” early 20 per cent of the “A total of 8,356 positive NCovid-19 positive cases cases have been reported in the need ICU support in the coun- country. At least 909 new cases try. This has put acute pressure and 34 deaths have been record- on the health officials to ed in 24 hours. A good news is mobilise ventilators and other that 74 people have been cured life-saving support equipment. in the last 24 hours taking the Addressing the daily Press total number of cured people to briefing here on Sunday, Union 716. Total 273 deaths have been Health Ministry Joint Secretary reported so far.” Lav Agarwal said that on March About the preparations, 29, India had 979 positive cases Agarwal said the Government and 196 needed critical care and *+ + $ , has identified 14 institutes, oxygen. That time, 41,900 ded- including AIIMS and +,- .,/ icated Covid beds were avail- NIMHANS, to mentor medical able in 163 State-run hospitals. colleges and expand Covid-19 ll eyes will be on Prime “On April 4, when we testing capacity. AMinister Narendra Modi required 580 beds, we had Agarwal said as on Sunday patients need oxygen support and number can be exponen- Agarwal said AIIMS Delhi when he outlines various ! ! " $ 67,500 beds, on April 9, 1,100 India has 8,356 positive cases and critical care treatment, tial. Our effort is to take is now equipped with 250 beds aspects that will regulate the beds were required but there and of these 20 per cent cases and we have 1,05,000 dedicat- advanced steps, he said. including 50 ICU beds, and two-week extension of the ongoing lockdown as agreed in second phase of the lockdown were 8,5000 beds available in need ICU support. ed Covid beds available in the India, which is into the high dependent units attached the meeting with Chief may witness graded opening up the country,” he said. “That means today 1,671 country in 601 hospitals. This world’s biggest lockdown to with beds, and 70 ventilators. Ministers on Saturday. of activities in other sectors figure is important to show that combat spreading of the high- In Safdarjung Hospital, one Now that the two-week such as construction, road and the Government is planning ly contagious pathogen, on complete block has been con- extension is a mere formality, industrial activities. Thw ) ( $ things in advance and is over Sunday reported an increase of verted into Covid block and has people will anxiously wait for Government has already * 0 prepared, he said. 909 cases, taking the country’s 500 beds. the PM’s announcement to see allowed fishing activities on the $ " In addition, the total number of coronavirus “We have provided 1,680 what sort of sectoral “opening sea side in certain States.The $ K 7 %% Government is also increasing cases to 8,356 by Sunday morn- beds to Andhra Pradesh. As on up”, if any, is facilitated by the Prime Minister has already $ 8 7 K the number of dedicated Covid ing. The number rose to 900 today there were 148 ventilators Government to keep the econ- suggested specific measures - N O / hospitals and isolation facilities plus by late in the evening and available, we provided 444 omy going. Opening up farm for agriculture and allied sec- ; * as per the evolving situations States were still reporting. additional ventilators. One spe- sectors to allow harvesting and tor, including the modification $ < 3 . and precautionary measures Agarwal said, “This is a cial medical officer is appoint- storage of standing crops and of Agriculture Produce Market " . > because this is a pandemic pandemic and numbers can be ed in every State.” incentivising sowing could fig- Committee (APMC) laws to ure in the PM’s speech. There facilitate sale of farm produce. ) $ ?@.*%A is also speculation about lim- He said the crisis was an oppor- $ ) + ited opening up of civil aviation tunity to become self-reliant $ A' ! " #" in some sector as well. and turn the nation into an ( B8* * $ A positive interpretation of economic powerhouse. On ! 2 + his remark “Jaan bhi, jahan bhi” Saturday while interacting with C " / has led to optimism that the CM’s via video conferencing in . 0 < !$$ % " 0 &"-1 & +,- .,/ have been classified as red as orange. zones, areas where movement In both these areas, the ahavir Enclave in of people is strictly prohibited. Government will launch a mas- P Chawl, PMGP colony, MSouthwest Delhi was on Areas which are seen as high- sive sanitisation drive to min- Murugan Chawl and Rajiv Sunday identified as the new risk zones are being classified imise spread of the infection. Gandhi chawl. COVID-19 hotspot by the Not wanting to take any Delhi Government, which chances, health workers con- ordered its sealing. It has 010( sons have tested positive in ducted door-to-door screening taken the total number of Janata Cooperative Housing of all the Dharavi residents. such zones in the city to 34, an n what is turning out to be a society,” a Brihanmumbai Simultaneously, a team of local official said. Inightmare for the health Municipal Corporation (BMC) private doctors of Dharavi On Sunday, the total num- authorities, 15 more persons official from G/North Ward in and BMC medical staff ber of COVID-19 cases in the tested positive for coronavirus north central Mumbai said. checked the temperature and national Capital climbed to in Mumbai’s Dharavi on Of the new cases, two are enquired the residents about 1,154, with 166 fresh cases Sunday, taking the total num- women aged 20 and 24 years. their travel history. Over 150 and five deaths being reported ber of infected cases to 43 in The remaining 13 are male doctors, working under the in a day. Asia’s largest slum. patients in the age group of 18 auspices of Indian Medical A Government order Of the 15 new infected per- years and 66 years. Council and Maharashtra expanding the list of contain- sons, nine have been quaran- There have been four Medical Council, have been ment zones came hours after tined at the Rajiv Gandhi Covid-19 deaths in the most % ! % $ P assisting the BMC in the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sports Complex. “All these densely populated slum. Of % " $&' screening drive. announced the city nine cases are high-risks con- the fatalities, two deaths have The medical teams will Government’s decision to seal tacts of Social Nagar patient been reported from Dr Baliga The break-up of 43 infect- Madina Nagar, five cases from report to the BMC on the num- every locality that reports a who died at KEM Hospital and Nagar, while one person suc- ed cases reported so far includ- Muslim Nagar, 6 cases from ber of persons who have shown Covid-19 case. those who tested positive in cumbed to Covid-19 in Social ed: Five cases from Dr Baliga Social Nagar, four cases from symptoms for coronavirus. “All The Delhi Government’s Madina Nagar. Four new pos- Nagar. The remaining one Nagar, two cases from Vaibhav Janata Housing Society, two those who have symptoms are “Operation SHIELD” will come itive cases have been reported death has been reported from Apartments, nine cases from cases from Kalaynwadi and being kept in quarantine,” a into force in these areas. $ ( ) ! " $&' in Shastri Nagar, while two per- Kalayanwadi. Mukund Nagar, two cases from one case each from Dhanwada BMC officer said. All the containment zones P *+, - ! # # & & 1 #2 (+2R .% /.- /(+.2(3/4()(( As many 11 people, ing guns and petrol bombs, including a woman, were have also been recovered from +,- .,/ country grapples to check the crore masks besides other safe- group of “Nihangs” (Sikhs arrested from a local the hideout,” said Patiala’s deadly contagion. There are ty gears. Aarmed with traditional Gurdwara after exchange of Senior Superintendent of Police round 88,000 Self Help approximately 690 lakh women These are various cate- weapons and dressed in loose fire in connection with the (SSP) Mandeep Singh Sidhu. AGroup (SHGs) women members of around 63 lakh Self gories of masks, including 2-3 blue top) chopped off an police attack on the police party at Video clips regarding the across the country have Help Groups (SHGs) across the ply woven and non-woven sur- officer’s hand and injured three Patiala vegetable market in the incident have been doing the emerged as community war- country. gical masks, cotton masks etc, other Punjab Policemen after morning, where the group rounds on the social media, riors to help contain the spread As the masks are the first which adhere to the advisories being stopped from violating fled after the 6.15 am incident attracting criticism from all of deadly Covid-19. These line of defence against COVID- of Union Health Ministry and the lockdown in Patiala district, in Sanaur town. over the country, cutting across “unsung” warriors are doing 19 and the Government has Ministry of Consumers’ Affairs. triggering a police operation in One of the arrested men party lines. their bits by producing masks, made mandatory wearing SHG members have now Jharkhand SHGs were among which shots were fired and 11 suffered gunshot wound, while Strongly condemning the Personnel Protection masks in public places, 78,373 also started making PPE like the first to respond and have people arrested at a gurdwara. a mandi official was also hurt attack, Chief Minister Captain Equipment (PPE) and lakhs of SHG members under the aprons, gowns, face shields produced about 78,000 masks In a latenight information, earlier. “We have recovered Amarinder Singh has warned litres of hand sanitisers day and Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- etc, said an official from the since March 22, 2020. These doctors at the Chandigarh’s arms, 39 lakh cash, tradi- that anyone violating the cur- night for frontline staff as well National Rural Livelihoods Union Rural Development masks were being sold at the PGIMER reattached the 50- tional arms like irons rods, few, imposed in the State since as countless citizens. Mission (DAY-NRLM) of the Ministry. premises of various district year-old ASI’s hand after an khanda, bhaale (javelin), and March 23 to check the spread Some of them have also Union Ministry of Rural “Around 78,373 SHG collectorates and subsidised over seven-hour long surgery, cannabis during the raid on the of Covid-19 pandemic, would produced liquid soaps to help Development have taken upon members are presently involved medical stores at an affordable officials said. gurudwara. Weapons, includ- be strictly dealt with. in keeping hand hygiene as the themselves to produce 1.96 in manufacturing of masks. price of Rs 10,” said the officer. & "'" " +,- .,/ ! "# $%& medium-intensity earthquake shook +,- .,/ by Covid-19 early February Minister and no Home ADelhi-NCR on Sunday at 5.45 pm. The onwards, but the BJP-led Minister...Shivraj Singh 3.5 magnitude tremor with epicentre locat- fter weeks of ceasefire on Centre’s entire machinery and Chouhan took oath as Chief ed at Latitude 28.7N and Longitude 77.2E at ! Apolitical front, the energy was dedicated to push Minister on March 23, and the a depth of 8 kilometre in Northeast Delhi " Congress on Sunday went on MP into political crisis. lockdown began a day later,” prompted panic-stricken people to rush offensive against the Modi One-and-a-half-year-old Nath said at an AICC media out of their homes. #$ Government , accusing it of Kamal Nath Government had briefing. “The earthquake’s epicentre was in %"&' delaying the nationwide lock- to make way for Shivraj Singh “Rahul ji had on February Wazirabad in Northeast Delhi at the depth down just to topple the Madhya Chouhan after several 2 drawn the attention of the of 8 kilometres,” said JL Gautam, Head recorded in the city in 2001. $ ( Pradesh Government. Congress MLAs defected to the Government to the threat (Operations), National Centre for Seismology Soon after the earthquake, humour took " ) * Former Madhya Pradesh BJP last month when senior posed by coronavirus. (NCS). The tremors were also felt in neigh- the stage on social media with people. $ Chief Minister Kamal Nath Congress leader Jyotiraditya However, the Centre delayed bouring Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad. Joining other tweeples was Delhi’s Deputy " alleged that senior party leader Scindia quit the grand old action because it was more There was no immediate report of any dam- Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Rahul Gandhi at various plat- party to join the BJP. interested in toppling the age. An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 had hit “Wasn’t coronavirus enough that an " forms including social media “Madhya Pradesh is the Government in Madhya the national capital in 2004. earthquake had to occur too,” Sisodia tweet- had indicated the threat posed only State which has no Health Pradesh,” he said. Another quake of magnitude 3.4 was ed in Hindi. !"#"#
/- - !$ ) + Khanna said that all requisite nearly 137 lakh MT of wheat is arranged in time. + arrangements are in place by expected to arrive in the man- Khanna said that amend- & $% the Mandi Board well in dis, of which 135 lakh MT ment of Agricultural Produce /(+.2(3/ advance for the procurement would be purchased by gov- Market Committees (APMC) which will begin from April 15 ernment agencies while two Act has been notified to make .,/3(.1+ informed that the police and thousands of people in this done so far by the district midst coronavirus scare, and continue till May 31 and if lakh MT is likely to be bought payment electronically to farm- district administration are pro- area. The administration has administration. APunjab is all set for pro- need be, till June 15. by private traders. The Centre ers through arhtiyas (commis- he councillor of viding all the essential items to not provided anything here Regarding allegations lev- curement of nearly 137 metric Divulging the prepared- has fixed the minimum sup- sion agents) within 48-hour TReethamandi, Itaat Khan, the locals and destitute people for the last many days. eled by Khan, Dehradun tonnes of wheat through 3,691 ness plan for wheat procure- port price (MSP) of wheat at Rs after the lifting of produce. alleged that the people in his in his ward. The destitute and daily Chief Development Officer purchase centres across the ment during the current RMS, 1,925 per quintal for the cur- To avoid crowding, maintain area are not getting any kind of "Ration, milk and even wagers are bearing the brunt of (CDO) Nikita Khandelwal State, besides ensuring strict Khanna said that the Cash rent RMS against Rs 1840 MSP safe social distance norms and help from the district admin- mobile ATMs are being pro- this colony being sealed as said that only Bhagat Singh implementation of health pro- Credit Limit of Rs 22,900 crore fixed last year, he said. ensure smooth procurement, istration, especially in the vided by the administration for they do not even have money Colony where maximum tocol and social distancing. has already been approved by Nearly 182 lakh MT of Khanna said that a detailed Muslim colony which was the locals of the ward. Though to buy the ration," said Khan. COVID-19 positive patients The State Government, on the Centre to ensure prompt total produce is expected and action plan has been chalked out sealed after COVID-19 positive the garbage is not being picked "Even our MLA Vinod were found is completely the directives of the Chief and seamless procurement 17,500 combine harvesters to undertake procurement by patients were found there. up yet in this area, but saniti- Chamoli and Dehradun mayor sealed including the grocery Minister Capt Amarinder operations in the State. would be operating for har- staggering arrival of produce in However, the district adminis- sation of the whole area is done Sunil Uniyal 'Gama' did not stores. Singh, has made elaborate He said that foolproof vesting the wheat crop in the mandis by issuing coupons fixed tration has denied the allega- regularly by municipal corpo- contact me to know the con- The people of other areas preparations to ensure smooth arrangements have been made State. Against the total require- with holograms to the farmers tions, stating that essential ration of Dehradun, " said dition of the locals. The police can buy the necessary grocery and hassle free procurement of in wake of coronavirus to ment of 4.82 lakh gunny bales, through arhtiyas. With each items are being provided in the Ansari. are doing the best they can, we items from the internal shops wheat during Rabi Marketing ensure wheat procurement in 3.05 lakh have already been coupon, a farmer will be entitled area. However, according to have no issues with them," of their colony as they are not Season-2020-21 amid trying all 22 districts by creating a vast made available. Likewise, the to bring one trolley of about 50 The Dehradun district Itaat Khan , he has not received added Khan. entirely sealed. circumstances due to COVID- infrastructure of 3691 pur- arrangements for 47,000 tar- to 70 quintals of wheat. administration is claiming to any help from the district He said that he had talked According to her, the dis- 19. Taking stock of arrange- chase centres including 153 paulins against total demand of A farmer shall be entitled provide all the essential items administration regarding the to Dehradun DM Ashish trict administration is provid- ments to ensure that every main yards, 280 sub-yards, 52,570 and 29,261 mesh nets to take multiple coupons each to the locals in the sealed areas ration being made available to Kumar Srivastava who assured ing ration and other essential single grain of farmers produce 1434 purchase centres besides against 32,805 have already day or in different days of the city. Zakir Ansari, son of the locals. "There are no means him that all the necessary ser- items to the grocery stores in would be procured at all costs, adding 1824 yards of rice mills, been made. Similarly, required depending on space in the the sealed Bhagat Singh Colony of buying ration or other nec- vices will be provided in the Muslim Colony so that locals the Additional Chief Secretary especially during this season. wooden crates for storing the purchase centre in order to councillor Illiyas Ansari essary items like milk or tea for said area but nothing has been can get the items from there. (Development) Viswajeet He also mentioned that bagged wheat are also being avoid rush in mandis. ( "#$!"#$ ) ' )$# )%#$ "* , - P !" " # $ P + + /(+.2(3/ confirmed COVID-19 case, Nawanshahr. Nagar locality and Virk Patts sensitized, and could be more that is, an area that could Among the 17 hotspots, Yadpur village in Jalandhar; depending on the District ith the apprehensions of potentially see a community Mohali — which has witnessed Diamond Estate Colony and Administration. Maximum test- ,30? severe illness died during Bagh and surrounding areas . WPunjab entering into the outbreak of the contagion, the the highest number of cases Udham Singh Nagar in ing has to be done in these areas, treatment last week. On the To monitor the areas under community transmission stage concentrated efforts would be standing at 53 — has the max- Amritsar; Moranwali village and the people’s movement has s per the instructions basis of doubt, the sample of zone-1, Circle Officer Gomia of coronavirus pandemic with made to contain the disease imum six hotspots including in Hoshiarpur; Amarpura in to be stopped completely with Aissued by the government the said person was sent for lab Om Prakash Mandal and Sub infection source of 10 of the within a defined geographic Dera Bassi’s Jawaharpur village Ludhiana; Budhlada in Mansa; the government’s responsibility for COVID-19, areas under up test and it tested positive. Zone- Divisional Police Officer Satish total 170 cases still untraced, area by early detection of cases, having more than 30 cases, fol- Sujanpur in Pathankot; and to ensure supply of all essentials to 3 kilometer radius of the res- 1 includes Saadam Eastern, Chandra Jha and Inspector the State Health Department breaking the chain of trans- lowed by Phase III-A, Phase V, Chatwalli in Ropar. to the residents,” Punjab’s idence of the person who died Saadam Western, Hosir Gomia Sujit Kumar have been has identified 17 hotspots mission, and thus preventing its Phase IX, Sector 69 and 91. “In the hotspots, the COVID Control Room head of COVID-19 here have been Eastern, Hosir, near the Bokaro assigned. spreading over nine districts for spread to new areas. In SBS Nagar Government of India’s contain- Rahul Tiwari told The Pioneer. sealed. The area is divided into River, near Santoshi Temple, Zone-2 is divided into two better monitoring and con- These 17 hotspots add up (Nawanshahr) district, ment plan comes into play. The State Govt said that it two zones- Zone-1 and Zone- Bootbaria Canal, Lalbandh, parts - Tenughat number two taining the spread of deadly to total 108 cases, out of total Pathlawa with its 12 cases and These hotspots are the epicen- would intensify its contain- 2 A person from village Saram Krishna Temple, Chanakand to and Tenughat number 3.The virus. 170 reported so far in the state, Sujjon village with six cases ter of the outbreak in a partic- ment strategy in these areas by Tola - Chatniabagi of Gomia Jhirki Pond, the house of the preferred in-charge of zone-2 is By identifying the hotspots with a maximum of 44 from have been identified. ular area. The three kilometers using RT-PCR and rapid kits to block who was admitted to deceased is divided into the the Officer-in-Charge Petarwar — areas with more than one Mohali, followed by 18 from Other areas are Nijatam area around that place has to be test extensively in these areas. Bokaro General Hospital due to Devipur area including Chatnia Pranab Ambasht. Q !" #$ $ %" &' #
+ 3(+/ ( / harkhand reported its second /(+.2(3/ residents to buy essential items Jdeath due to coronavirus in the city. with total number of positive " ? s many as 4.6 lakh resi- Chandigarh has so far cases in the state going up to 17, Adents have been covered reported 21 positive health officials said. $ till Sunday under the ongoing Coronavirus cases, out of The second death was door to door screening for which seven have recovered. reported at trauma centre of %G" Coronavirus symptoms in the Meanwhile, Punjab Rajendra Institute of Medical 8%%G city. Governor and UT Science (RIMS), Ranchi on %777 “4,64,600 persons have he added Administrator VP Singh Sunday. RIMS director Dr DK been covered in the city so far. He also informed that Badnore on Sunday directed Singh confirmed the death of $ $ On Sunday, 64,061 persons IMTECH Chandigarh has also the UT officers to maintain the patient. The deceased is hus- were screened by 67 medical started testing samples for supply lines of essential com- band of a corona infected its first confirmed case on teams of GMSH- Sector 16 in Coronavirus in the city. modities at all costs. woman, a resident of Hindpiri March 31, when a 22-year-old areas like Milk Colony, Dhanas, Parida further said that During his daily review locality of Ranchi. Malaysian woman tested pos- EWS Dhanas, Sector 20 and the Administration is waiting meeting, the Administrator According to health offi- itive for the virus. She was the Sector 30,” said UT Adviser for detailed orders from also said that adequate stock of cials, the deceased (60) had no part of a 22-people group, Manoj Parida. Central Government regarding vegetables, medicines, essential travel history and was detect- including 17 foreign nationals, He said that the entire city functioning of offices. The items are available and people ed corona positive few days who were recovered from two could be covered within a peri- union territory of Chandigarh should not resort to unneces- back and was admitted at mosques in Ranchi. The group od of 10 days. will follow the Central sary over-purchasing. RIMS. Sources said that the had come to Ranchi last month Chandigarh has an esti- Government pattern for oper- The Administrator was patient was suffering from after attending Tablighi Jamaat mated population of 12 lakh. ating important offices only apprized that the breathing problem and was congregation in New Delhi. who had gone for testing. The nearby Mohallahs staged a place where the body will be On a question that the with skeleton staff from April Administration continued its put on ventilator. Earlier, a 72-year-old man residents had protested against protest against district admin- buried.” medical teams are not using 14 onwards.Curfew was strict implementation of curfew Dr Vijay Bihari, Ranchi’s from Gomia’s Sadam village in district administration and istration decision to bury the Meanwhile apart from any equipment and only imposed in Chandigarh on orders in the city with police civil surgeon, told media per- Bokaro district had died of health team claiming that in body at Ratu Road Kabrishtan, death of a patient at Hindpiri inquiring about symptoms of March 24 (12 am) till April 14 intensifying checking of the sons that the man was among Coronavirus on April 9. name of test they are carrying later the administration area, no new positive cases COVID-19 in the residents, the to ensure social distancing and borders and apprehending peo- the eight people brought to Meanwhile, as the reports of of NRC, NPR survey. changed its decision. were reported on Sunday. Out Adviser said that this is pre- combat the spread of COVID- ple roaming outdoors without RIMS from Hindpiri area of the death of man spread there was Meanwhile, residents of Ranchi SDM, Lokesh of the samples collected, liminary screening and resi- 19. However, curfew relax- passes. Action was also taken state capital. Sources said that panic in Hindpiri locality as Ratu Road and Bariatu area Mishra said, “Due to public Number of positive cases is 17. dents should be honest about ation from 11 am to 3 pm was against the people, who did not deceased got the infection from people from same area after the staged a protest after news protest the body will not be By Sunday, the total samples any symptoms of the virus. allowed from March 27 wear masks in public places. his wife, who was infected by detection of first coronavirus spread that the deceased will be buried at Ratu Road collected is 2117 out of 1666 Every suspect case will be onwards by the UT Four people were arrested on a Malaysian woman. case had not cooperated with buried at Ratu Road Kabrishtan, the district admin- samples have been found to be taken to the hospital for testing, Administration to facilitate the Sunday in this regard. Jharkhand had registered district administration team Kabrishtan. The residents from istration team is finding other negative. ( )* #!+ , "R / 2
Mishra said, “Taking note of C $ the protest the district admin- 0 istration has decided that the /(+.2(3/ body will not be buried at Ratu + Road Kabristhan. Earlier, the mid surge in COVID-19 district administration had Apositive cases in the state, chosen Ratu Road cemetery Haryana Government on due to its large area.” Sunday claimed that there is an + 3(+/ Mishra further said, “The adequate stock of essential pro- district administration is tective equipments available ocal residents at Ratu Road searching for place which is in hospitals and medical col- Larea on Sunday protested away from residential area for leges to effectively combat the against Ranchi district admin- burying the body of coron- novel corona virus. istration decision to bury the avirus victim.” The protective equipments body of coronavirus victim at Meanwhile, the residents of include 3-ply masks, hand san- Ratu Road Kabristhan Ratu Road area claimed that itizers, hydroxychloroquine 200 (Graveyard). The 60–year-old corona infection can spread if mg tablets, N95 Masks, PPE man and resident of Hindpiri the body is buried here. People kits and VTM media available in Haryana on Sunday, taking triple layer mask and 47,430 area died at trauma centre of sitting outside the cemetery +- '!. / in hospitals and medical col- the total tally to 181 in the state. hand sanitizer are available in Rajendra Institute of Medical main gate demanded the dis- / " / 0$ leges to effectively combat the An official spokesman of all district hospitals. Apart Science (RIMS), Ranchi on trict administration to bury the novel Coronavirus. Haryana Government said that from this, the stock of essential Sunday. The deceased is hus- body outside the city. ital after they tested corona bury his body there. Health and Family Welfare in The State Government’s Haryana Medical Services medical supplies available with band of a corona infected The district administra- positive. Sources said that In United States which has India has issued these guide- claims also came after a media Corporation medical colleges for COVID-19 woman, a resident of Hindpiri tion team had a hard time to deceased got the infection from witnessed largest coronavirus lines for its citizens about how report where the resident doc- Limited (HMSCL) has included 12,961 PPE kits, locality of Ranchi. As the news pacify the crowd. Later the dis- his wife, who was infected a deaths is burying bodies at sep- to dispose of the body of a sus- tors working at the ESIC been supplying stocks to dif- 55,142 N-95 masks, 7,81,555 spread about district adminis- trict administration announced Malaysian woman. Sources arate Island. Sources said that pected or confirmed case of Medical College and Hospital ferent hospitals as well as triple layer mask, 25608.62 tration decision to bury the that the body will not be buried said similar type of protests had Hart Island near New York, Covid-19. As the main driver in Faridabad had stated that government medical colleges liters of sanitizer, 2 062 VTM, body at Ratu Road Kabristhan, at Ratu Road Kabristhan. The occurred in other cities too as which for decades used as the of transmission of COVID-19 personal protective equipment in the State. It has also been 8,78,617 gloves and 3,90,392 large number of men and residents of the area after seal- even cemetery authorities have final resting place for those is through droplets there is (PPE) has not been provided to decided by Chief Minister Hydroxychloroquine tablets. women took to street opposing ing all the doors of the ceme- protested against burying coro- who died unclaimed, is being increased risk of COVID infec- them. The doctors, who had Manohar Lal that private med- The supply in the pipeline the burial of body at Ratu tery went back to their homes na patient in their area. In used for unclaimed coron- tion from a dead body to declared a symbolic indefinite ical colleges can also procure include 15,82,202 3-ply masks, Road cemetery. Similar type of on assurance from district Mumbai last week, a 65-year- avirus victims. Over 150 years, health workers or family mem- strike in protest are reported- supplies from HMSCL. 1,39,578 hand sanitizer, protest was witnessed at Joda administration. old Muslim man from subur- the island served burial ground bers. As per guidelines the ly providing treatment to the As on April 12, the 8,62,700 N95 masks, 5,38,547 Talab Cemetery in Bariatu area The elderly man was ban Malad here, who died of for victims of the 1918 Spanish crematorium or burial ground patients while wearing black spokesman said that the stock PPE kits, as administration second among the eight people coronavirus infection, was cre- Flu pandemic and the AIDS staff should be sensitised that bands. of 21,458 PPE kits, 62,599 N95 4,45,578Hydroxychloroquine option was Bariatu graveyard. brought to RIMS from mated after the trustees of a crisis in the 1980s. Covid-19 does not pose addi- Notably, 16 new cases were masks, 8,414 VTM vials 200 mg and 1630 VTM media, Ranchi SDM Lokesh Hindpiri area of the state cap- cemetery denied permission to Also, the Ministry of tional risk. tested positive for COVID-19 10,25,718 gloves, 10,64,929 the spokesman added.
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The Igood news amid worldwide hand wash to disinfection other Congress leaders who distribution of masks made by gloom generated by the spread tunnels. “The spraying of visited the CM residence on self help groups is also being of novel Coronavirus (COVID- .,/3(.1+ alcohol, chlorine or Lysol on Sunday. facilitated in the state. 19), no new patient of the dis- human beings is not only The PCC president dis- The CM further said that ease was reported for fourth Dehradun and the American suspected patients of the dis- patients have so far been taken oncerned over increas- harmful but also ineffective. cussed various public issues there is adequate arrangement day in a row on Saturday in businessman admitted in the ease were received by the for COVID-19 test in the Cing instances of installa- These tunnels should not be and appreciated the efforts for food grains and other Uttarakhand. To add to the Government Doon Medical department on Sunday and all state. tion of disinfection tunnels in installed and used,’’ a circular being undertaken by the State essential commodities have relief of the people of the State, College (GDMC) hospital in of them were found negative On Sunday, samples of different places, the of WHO said. government for protection been made in the state. two more patients of the dis- Dehradun were discharged. for the disease. 108 suspected patients was Uttarakhand government has In an order to all district from the spread of COVID-19, Necessary facilities are being ease were released from hos- Interestingly all 28 remaining He said that reports of 333 taken and sent to the lab for said that such equipment magistrates (DM) and chief while assuring full support to provided to those kept in quar- pital after completely recover- patients of the disease in the samples are still awaited. test. serves no purpose and their medical officers (CMO), the the State Government for this. antine, tourists stranded in ing from the disease on the day. state are connected to the The results of 141 samples He informed that 1823 installation should be dis- additional secretary medical Rawat said that effective the state due to the lockdown So far seven people have recov- Tablighi Jamat. of suspected patients are persons in different parts of the couraged. The decision of health, Yugal Kishore Pants efforts are being undertaken so and others, added the CM. ered from the disease out of The additional secretary awaited in Haridwar district state are kept under institu- government came after the said that the installation of that the general public does not Congress leaders including total 35 patients reported so far medical health and family wel- while results of 75 samples are tional quarantine while 53970 World Health Organisation disinfectant tunnels are not face problems during the lock- Lalchand Sharma, Ajay Singh in the state by health authori- fare department, Yugal Kishore awaited in Dehradun district. are in home quarantine. The (WHO) expressed concern according to the advisory down in force to contain the and ex-MLA Rajkumar were ties. On the day, a 21 year old Pant said that reports of 97 ( 93 Pant added that a total of 1820 department has kept 373 peo- over the installation of disin- issued by the government of spread of the virus. Necessary also among those present dur- youth, a resident of Selaqui in first samples, 4 repeat samples) swab samples of suspected ple in hospital isolation. fectant tunnels in markets India. facilities will also be provided ing the discussion. / H 1 / 0 # #" $$ $ / # 0 0# 2 "* "%#" $ * " #0) )" $ .,/3(.1+ midst the lockdown to 0 On Sunday, Karnpur resi- Acontain the spread of dent Indravir Saral lodged a phone. The Principal of the COVID-19, Himgiri Zee complaint in the cyber crime / GDMC, Dr Ashutosh Sayana University has been con- .,/3(.1+ police station that an uniden- said that the college has asked ducting online classes for tified person had made a page the head of department (HoD) its students. yber frauds are exploiting on Facebook and displaying the of Anatomy, Dr M K Pant to On March 24, class Cthe situation resulting from name and address of Saral’s remain available on phone or group on Whatsapp and the lockdown by attempting to departmental store, was adver- whatsApp to counsel the group email were activat- defraud those looking to buy tising online sale of liquor. patients of depression and anx- ed. Students were intimated and many departments have alcohol and other items. This fraud was conning the 2.0 iety. Dr Pant would be available also an expert in psychiatry that classes will be held on daily shifted to TCS ION for acade- During the ongoing lock- public through the mobile from 5 pm to 6 pm on phone said that he has started a basis with the pre-published mic delivery. down to contain the spread of phone on the pretext of selling .,/3(.1+ number 9917979743. Dr Pant research on all healthy doctors time table. Students were The university vice chan- novel coronavirus (COVID- liquor. The police have lodged said that it is essential to remain and other staff members advised to create Zoom, Skype cellor professor Rakesh 19) only the shops selling a case under section 420 of IPC on the social media or any per- n view of the increasing mentally strong in the prevail- engaged in battle against ID for class interaction. Ranjan assured students that essential commodities are open and section 66 C of the IT Act. son who forwards such fake Icomplaints of anxiety, ing circumstance where the COVID-19. In the research, the The university has been the university will ensure while other shops including Deputy inspector general news without verifying it first. depression and gloominess COVID-19 infection is spread- effect of the scare of disease on conducting regular online that their studies are not liquor shops and bars are (STF) Ridhim Aggarwal has Citizens are requested to among the people due to the ing. He said in all the patients mental health is being studied. classes for its students through hampered. While all the the- closed. Taking advantage of this requested the public to not get inform the cyber crime police threat created by the novel of the disease who have recov- “All frontline Covid-19 different platforms. oretical classes will be com- situation, some cyber criminals taken in by such advertise- station at 1035-2655900 or Coronavirus (COVID-19), the ered from the infection, main- warriors are needed to be men- The university also pleted online, practical class- are spreading advertisements ments regarding online sale of mail at ccps.deh@uttarakhand- Government Doon Medical taining mental strength played tally strong. The research thanked the Tata Consultancy es will be conducted once the on the social media claiming to items. She also warned that police.uk.gov.in in case they College (GDMC) has desig- a key role in their victory over would help in formulating a Services for offering its online students report to campus provide home delivery of liquor strict action will be taken come across anyone spreading nated a senior faculty member the disease. policy to tackle the disease,’’ he platform (TCS ION) free of after normalisation of the and other items in an attempt against any person who makes such fake advertisements on to counsel such patients on Dr Pant who incidentally is said. cost to all Indian institutions situation. to con the public. a fake ID and puts up fake news the social media. ! ( / ; 0 1 &
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Recently, the State presi- " ( " 1 On the other hand, Negi /(3.-(3 village on Sunday afternoon. dent of Anganwadi workers * & stated that if the government Petrol pump owner Vikrant association Rekha Negi said will maintain such an “auto- ike borne criminals robbed Tyagi said that the miscreants that the State Government cratic” attitude towards the B50,000 at gunpoint from a looted about 50,000 from the deducted their two months their allowance during the Anganwadi workers, they will .,/3(.1+ The CM said that clusters Dehradun from the chief hor- petrol pump in the Jhabreda salesman at gunpoint. allowance despite the promise lockdown in the State is wrong not work amid the situation should be made in each district ticulture officer Meenakshi area of Roorkee on Sunday. On Police swung into action made by Dehradun mayor and cannot be justified by the caused by COVID-19 pan- work plan should be made to encourage bee-culture. In the Joshi, while adding that focus receiving information about and apart from putting up Sunil Uniyal 'Gama' as the state administration." demic. Afor facilitating improve- rural areas, bee-culture along should also be laid on produc- this daylight robbery, the blockades on routes, also began Government's representative However, ICDS director "I hope the government ment in the financial condition with agriculture will be effec- tion of raw honey. The Minister Haridwar senior superinten- checking footage from the before the suspension of their Jharna Kamthan does not agree will pay our allowances soon or of people in mountainous tive in further improving the of State for Higher Edu, Dhan dent of police Senthil Avoodai CCTV cameras at the petrol two months long protest. that the Government promised we will be bound to stop sup- regions through bee-culture. financial condition of farmers. Singh Rawat, labour and con- Krishnaraj S and other police pump and nearby locations in Negi said, "It is quite insen- no deduction in the remuner- porting government during Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Small groups of farmers should tract advisory board chairman officers reached the site. an attempt to identify the cul- sitive of the Government to ation of two months. "It is a the current crisis," added Negi. Rawat said this after about 20 be formed and bee-boxes Shamsher Singh Satyal and the According to official infor- prits. The SP (Rural) Swapan take such action. Hundreds of false claim by the Anganwadi However, Kamthan had stated kilogrammes of honey was should be made available to CM residence horticulture in- mation, three men on a motor- Kishore Singh said that teams Anganwadi workers are wid- workers that the Government earlier that the Anganwadi produced in one month from them, said Rawat. He also charge Deepak Purohit among cycle reached the Vikrant and have been formed and are ows, single mothers, and aban- promised to pay allowance for workers cannot refuse working a bee box in the Chief sought information about others were present on the Kartik filling station in Khajuri working to crack the case. doned women, and deducting their protest period of two during the coronavirus crisis. Minister’s residence. honey productivity in occasion. ." !+ *+ # "$ #" .,/3(.1+ said, “Faith Leaders, you are ing this time. We are encour- agents of change. We need to aging people to keep their faith he Global Interfaith WASH come together and urge gov- in god. Faith is important right " "$( " TAlliance organised a webi- ernments to take the lead in now as it helps to maintain the nar in partnership with helping communities address calm.” UNICEF Tanzania on COVID-19. We can fight the Reverend Charles Kitima, .,/3(.1+ the theme 'India United "Proactive Faith Leadership in spread of the novel coron- secretary-general of the against Corona'. Children in the Time of Crisis" with inter- avirus in our countries.” He also Tanzania Episcopal aving made efforts to raise the 7-14 years age group can faith leaders of Africa and led a special prayer with the Conference, shared, “We are Hpublic awareness and pro- participate and sent their India. This was the second in panelists at the end for all using YouTube and radio to vide ration kids for the needy, entries either on WhatsApp or GIWA's series of interfaith those afflicted by the virus so reach our worshippers and are the Public Relations Society of via e-mail. webinars on the topic of the that they may heal, for all of the encouraging them to stay con- India (PRSI) Dehradun chap- Ten best drawings will be novel Coronavirus crisis. frontline workers and health- nected even in their homes. ter is now organising an online selected by the team formed by The panel brought togeth- care providers as well as for all Our key messages for all drawing competition to PRSI Dehradun chapter. First er eminent Christian leaders of of humanity. Tanzanians are to frequently encourage the creativity of chil- three children will be given spe- Africa. The religious personal- Sadhvi Bhagawati wash their hands and practice dren amidst the lockdown to cial prizes with certificate of ities discussed uniting togeth- Saraswati, secretary general of social distancing at this time.” contain the spread of COVID- appreciation. er as faith communities to GIWA and president of Divine James Elder, Chief of 19. Rest seven will be given conquer the challenges faced by Shakti Foundation, moderated Communications, Eastern and The chapter chairman consolation prizes with certifi- the world today. All the pan- the panel and emphasised the Southern Africa for UNICEF Amit Pokhriyal, secretary Anil cates. All the winners of the elists encouraged people to crucial messaging that faith urged everyone, “Kids are a Sati and treasurer Suresh Bhatt online competition will be stay at home, keep social dis- leaders must be sending out to part of the solution. Listen to informed that the chapter has informed telephonically and tancing and take all safety pre- their followers, such as the them, especially now. been raising public awareness will be felicitated when the con- cautions possible to stay safe critical importance of hand- nation, as well as how Parmarth Anglican Archbishop of Cape critical to protect one another.” They can help to spread through mass media on social ditions normalise. and well. washing, social distancing and Niketan is offering a full daily Town and Trustee of GIWA, Frederick Shoo, presiding key messages. Support their distancing and other infor- Details of the competition Swami Chidanand staying at home. She shared the and weekly online schedule to said, “Let's support the gov- bishop of the Evangelical learning at home but also allow mation for protection from are available on Saraswati, co-founder and chair experiences already felt by all uplift all those at home across ernment to flatten the curve. Lutheran Church in Tanzania children to have ‘corona-free’ COVID -19. The PRSI www.prsidehradun.com. of the Global Interfaith WASH in India and the steps the gov- the world. We are not disobeying god by said, “As we celebrate Easter, we time. It is important for them Dehradun chapter is now The competition is free Alliance and president of ernment is taking towards Archbishop Thabo staying home. Instead, this have advised people in the to still feel like children during organising an online drawing and the last date for submission Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh ensuring the safety of the Makgoba, South African decision is sacred, biblical and risk groups to stay home dur- this time.” and painting competition on is April 25. !"#"# " 1&2 0 4 / %/ 3,) 7 5""" &"#'(0 3 %4 &/56#7 $ ( + +,- .,/ Pradesh has 112.68 cr. adverse impact on the econo- Kerala and Gujarat have 72.38 my due to the spread of coro- he Opposition has criti- cr and 88.78 cr of unspent navirus outbreak. +,- .,/ Tcised the Centre for sus- funds. There are 543 MPs in Lok pending the Member of Prime Minister Narendra Sabha and 245 MPs in the eaching out to those in Parliament Local Area Modi, who represents Varanasi Rajya Sabha, which means Rneed during the Covid-19 Development (MPLAD) constituency, has 2.67crore 788 Parliamentarians in all. crisis, the Navy through its scheme for two years, but an unspent fund out of the 15 Each MP gets 5 crore per Naval Air Station (NAS) analysis of the scheme reveals crore released under this head annum as MPLAD and for Utkrosh and Material that over the years the trend of while the data shows former two years, which works out to Organisation (Port Blair) car- Parliamentarians failing to use Congress president Rahul be nearly 7,880 crores. +,- .,/ road motorable. ried out food distribution in the fund optimally for their Gandhi, who represented As per the latest informa- Snowfall of this year had Port Blair. constituencies has been con- Amethi, having 4.58 crore tion available with the raving the threat of falling broken records of the last six The naval station organ- tinuing. unspent out of 12.50 crore Parliament secretariat, a total Bprey to coronavirus and decades. The snow clearance ised food distribution camp for As on March 4, 2020, the released under the MPLADS of 355 MPs of 779 MPs (of the the harsh winters, the Border operations were undertaken 155 labourers working for the Ministry of Statistics & between 2014 and 2019. total 788) have contributed a Roads Organisation (BRO) by project Beacon of BRO infrastructural development Programme Implementation Similarly, Congress inter- total of 365 crore from their personnel have opened the from Gagangir to zero point of the Air Station. The labour- data shows the unspent im president Sonia Gandhi MPLADS towards tackling strategic Srinagar-Leh high- and the same was done by pro- ers are presently staying in the lodging facility to poor adivasi Dockyard, Visakhapatnam amount to be 5,275.24 crore. has also an unspent amount of exigencies in India emerging way. This road connects ject Vijayak from Drass vicinity of the Air Station. families visiting Port Blair for was handed over to the In fact, the data shows 4.64 crore out of the 17.50 from the effect of the pan- Ladakh to the rest of the world towards zero point, officials A team visited the Vanvasi medical treatment. The team Visakhapatnam Collector. that the unspent money under crore released during the same demic. and was blocked by snow for said while elaborating upon the Kalyan Ashram and distrib- also sensitised the children The entire set up uses an the MPLAD Scheme rose by a period. Earlier this week, Rajya the last four months, thereby, challenges faced by the BRO to uted cooked meals and dry and staff about the COVID-19 industrial 6-way radial head- whopping 214.63 per cent The Centre, however, has Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah virtually cutting Ladakh from finish this task. provisions for the children and the precautions to be er to enable one jumbo size between the 15th and the 16th defended the unspent funds. It Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker other regions of the country. This road sustains local and staff. Vanvasi Kalyan exercised during lockdown to Oxygen Bottle to supply Lok Sabha. And when com- recently informed the Om Birla had asked MPs to Incidentally, snowfall this win- population in Ladakh and Ashram is a non-profit organ- avoid spread of the pandem- Oxygen to six patients con- pared with the 14th Lok Sabha, Parliament that unspent bal- contribute 1 crore from their ter was more than previous 60 beyond besides provide all the isation providing food and ic, according to navy officials currently. While five sets this rise is even greater — ance is not an unused fund as MPLADS to the PM CARES years thereby making it more all-important support to the shelter to adivasi children. here on Sunday were handed over to the 885.47 per cent. it also includes the funds in Fund. They had also asked difficult for the BRO to clear it. troops deployed on the Line of The organisation has a unit This apart, the in-house Collector, balance 20 sets are When taken Statewise col- pipeline for implementation of MPs to contribute a month’s Giving details here about Actual Control(LAC) facing operating at Port Blair hous- designed and manufactured planned to be progressively lectively, Uttar Pradesh has an ongoing works. salary to the PM CARES Fund. traffic resuming on this criti- China and Line of ing around 38 children. The ‘Portable Mutlifeed Oxygen supplied over within the next unspent amount of 354.58 Nevertheless, unspent Congress president Sonia cally important road, defence Control(LOC) with Pakistan. organisation also provides Manifold’ by Naval two weeks. crore out of the total 14,440 funds have been in thousands Gandhi had offered her entire ministry official said here on During the winter months, crore released between 2014 of crores this last few years. MPLADS fund for the welfare Sunday nearly 18 tankers and when this road is closed every )!*2 dilapidated state of the existing 72 strategic roads mostly in and 2019 while Assam has left Unspent amount under the of the people of Rae Bareli in other essential commodities year, supplies are maintained by " " bridge. states having the LAC facing only 53 crore of the total scheme was 4,103.97 crore on fighting the coronavirus out- were initially allowed to move air. They said the BRO is com- China. amount of 257 crore released. March 31, 2019; 4,877.71 break as per the requirement towards Leh from Zozilla pass In a related development, "- mitted to opening this vital line Given this backdrop, the Maharashtra has 185 crore on March 31, 2018 and of the constituency. Congress at 11,500 feet. This was man- notwithstanding the threat of of communication by planned BRO in the northern part of the crore unspent from the total of 5,029.31 crore on March 31, leader Rahul Gandhi allocat- aged despite fresh snowfall in COVID-19, the BRO person- $(" " date, with all necessary pre- country is presently engaged in 774 crore released and 2017. ed 2.66 crore from his the pass, they added. nel are working relentlessly to cautionary measures. This snow clearance operations on Andhra Pradesh has an And as for the year 2020- MPLADS money to fight The 425-km road from completely replace Daporijo " 2 bridge will ensure uninter- Manali - Leh axis, day and unspent amount of 80 crore 21, an allocation of 1,518 cr coronavirus in his constituen- Srinagar to Leh was closed bridge (430 feet Multi-Span "( - rupted supplies like food and night despite inclement weath- of the total amount of had already been made before cy. since December last year due to Bailey Bridge), the only lifeline ammunition to the soldiers er and COVID 19 threat to pro- 375crore released. If the Centre suspended the Balashowry, YSR Congress heavy snowfall at Zojila pass. of Upper Subansiri district, deployed on the LAC besides vide relief to Lahaul valley and Karnataka has unspent fund of scheme to keep its finances for MP from Machlipatnam, has As per the directions from Arunachal Pradesh to restore $ catering to the needs of the Ladakh in an earlier time 106.71 cr out of 452 cr the fight against Covid-19. Of contributed the highest of Rs Divisional Commissioner Lines of Communication for all local population, sources said. frame. Presently, Rohtang Pass released, then Punjab has this, an amount of 1,432 cr 4 crore of his MPLAD fund to Ladakh, there was an emergent 451 villages and security forces The BRO is the lead con- and Baralachala Pass are being unspent amount of 63.54 cr of was left unspent. the Andhra CM Relief Fund need for stockpiling essential located along the LAC. The undertaking the mission to struction agency to build strate- cleared by four snow clearance the total amount of 260 cr Prime Minister Modi has while Samajwadi Party leader commodities in the Union armed forces have also acti- construct the bridge, officials gically important roads all teams. This is the first time, released. suspended the MPLADS fund Mulayam Singh Yadav has Territory of Ladakh. Keeping vated isolation wards near the said more than 100 personnel along the LOC and LAC in BRO personnel were inducted Delhi has an unspent for two years 2020-21 and donated 25 lakh of his that in mind the team of LAC and the LOC to deal of 23 BRTF/Project Arunank, inhospitable terrain and by air to Sarchu to carry out amount of 41.38 crore of the 2021-22 to use a fund of MPLAD fund for purchasing Project Beacon and Project with any case of the pandem- on special request from the inclement weather. At present, snow clearance of mighty total 80 cr released while 7,880 crore thus saved to sanitisers and masks in Vijayak cleared fresh snow ic. local administration, is work- the BRO is entrusted with the Baralachala Pass from Sarchu Madhya manage the challenges and Mainpuri. around Zojilla and made the Giving details of the BRO ing in full swing in spite of the responsibility of constructing side. '"- ( $%67 5 " + ' ''' % ( 8 3 ferent apps/software like Google Form, Kahoot.com (For 40 +%/* 3 “From Mountainous ter- n view of the suspension of MCQ), Hot potatoes and rain to backwaters, hamlets in Iclassroom classes until fur- Quizzes.com. Students are lik- 3 4 radhan Mantri Ujjwala deserts to habitations in ther notice due to the coron- ing this type of assignments as PYojana (PMUY) benefi- forests, these Corona war- avirus crisis, the Kendriya they are different from the reg- he IAS Officers ciaries using five kg cooking riors are steadfast in their Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) ular Homework and are less TAssociation, Bihar Branch, gas cylinders will be entitled duties and ensuring timely Delhi Region has taken sever- time consuming and challeng- has contributed 10 lakh to the to eight free refills in three delivery. Even in these trying al initiatives for taking learning ing. Chief Minister's Relief Fund months due to the nationwide times, the waiting period for to the students through the The HRD Minister on (CMRF), in support of the lockdown to combat the cylinders at most of the places online method at its schools Sunday launched another web- fight against Covid-19. spread of coronavirus out- companies (OMCs) have ini- is less than 2 days. Oil mar- from Monday. portal YUKTI (Young India Earlier, 5 lakh had been break. According to the tiated transfer of 5,606 crore keting companies- IOCL, The KVS in a statement Combating COVID with given by the Association for Ministry of Petroleum and into 7.15 crore PMUY bene- BPCL and HPCL have said the the HRD Ministry is "While online live classes given to the principals of KVS Knowledge, Technology and this purpose to the CMRF Natural Gas on Sunday said ficiary accounts for availing announced an committed to ensure safety and for classes VI to VIII will start Delhi Region, who then shared Innovation) to monitor and making the total contribution PMUY beneficiaries have free delivery of LPG cylinder ex-gratia amount of 5 academic welfare of students from Monday, KVS Delhi the same with the teachers and record the efforts and initiatives of 15 lakh by the Association received 85 lakh cooking gas under the PMGKY. lakh each, as a one-time spe- across the country and that Region has already started the students," KVS Commissioner of MHRD which have been to the CMRF. cylinders in April 2020. Booking of 1.26 crore cial measure, in the unfortu- KVS Delhi Region is all set to online live classes for IX to XII Santosh Kumar Mal said. taken in the wake of COVID- Dipak Kumar Singh, the According to centre’s relief cylinders has been done in nate case of demise of per- begin online live classes from on Facebook and YouTube. A playlist has also been cre- 19. Secretary of the Bihar Branch, package, free LPG Refills are this month by the beneficia- sonnel like Show-room Staff, classes VI to VIII from Monday, Huge response has been ated on the YouTube for the stu- The portal intends to cover said that contributions from to be provided to Ujjwala ries, out of which about 85 Godown-keepers, Mechanics whereas online live classes for received from the students and dents to view these lessons, class the different dimensions of more members are still being beneficiaries over the period lakh cylinders have been and Delivery boys, attending classes IX to XII is already in parents as there are approxi- and subject-wise. COVID-19 challenges in a very collected, and the Association of three months, from April to delivered to PMUY benefi- duty in the LPG distributor- progress through various online mately 90,000 views and 40,000 At present, the teachers are holistic and comprehensive would give further amount in June 2020. Those who are ciaries,” an official statement ship chain, due to the infec- platforms. comments in two days of run- preparing lessons using differ- way. the coming days. using small cylinders will get said. tion and impact of Covid-19,” HRD Minister Ramesh ning the classes. ent software like power point Speaking on the occasion Singh, currently Principal eight free cylinders in three “There are 27.87 crore it said. Pokhriyal Nishank last week "There are 13,343 sub- windows, movie makers and Nishank said that in the wake Secretary Environment in months – April, May and June active LPG consumers in the PMUY was launched by had sought suggestions from scribers on YouTube channel of screen recorder etc to create of COVID-19 threat, our pri- Bihar Government, further – under the Pradhan Mantri country, with the PMUY ben- Prime Minister Narendra educationists on how to devel- Delhi Region. A team of teach- educational videos. These mary aim is to keep our acad- said that apart from contribut- Garib Kalyan Yojana eficiaries accounting for over Modi on May 1, 2016 in Ballia op and have a sound online ers across all streams and class- Power point presentations are emic community healthy, both ing through the Association, (PMGKY). The demand for 8 crore. Since the lockdown, (Uttar Pradesh) to provide education ecosystem in the es was chosen to begin these created with audio narrations physically & mentally and to the IAS officers of the State are LPG by PMUY consumers 50 to 60 lakh cylinders are free cooking gas connections country in the wake of closure live interactive classes. A and converted to video formats. enable a continuous high-qual- also assisting people in distress increased in the country after being delivered daily in the to 50 million poor house- of schools and academic insti- timetable was framed for all Then these lectures are ity learning environment for in their personal capacity as the centre announced free country… Even in these try- holds. Later, the target was tutions. The HRD Ministry subjects and shared with the uploaded on a dedicated learners. well as through NGOs and LPG cylinder refills for them ing times, the waiting period raised to 80 million house- has launched Bharat Padhe students through the YouTube channel.Teachers are "The portal is an effort of Alumni Associations of their under the PMGKY,” the min- for cylinders at most of the holds, which was achieved Online portal where sugges- WhatsApp school groups and also providing questions for HRD Ministry to achieve this respective schools and col- istry said. places is less than two days,” six months in advance on tions have been sought in this YouTube. Specific instructions homework, assignments and goal in these difficult times," leges. “As on date, oil marketing the statement said. September 7, 2019. regard. regarding these live classes were send to the students using dif- said the Ministry official. 3+,*&)!2**42.)*+53 )95: ,% " (001 @ 3 $ * he Jammu and Kashmir $ ?@.*%A Tadministration on Sunday " "+ directed for continuation of agriculture operations in a ( 88& J %J' && * controller manner besides " ? besides proper arrangements tions of Union Health allowing bi-annual movement " +,- .,/ for food, clean drinking water Ministry. of nomadic tribes in "small ) $ and sanitation be ensured for The government had told groups at a slow pace". . ( nion Home Ministry on migrant workers at relief the Supreme Court that almost However, the administra- $ USunday asked all States to camps/shelters across the a third of the migrants return- tion directed the deputy com- " strictly comply with the country. Further, trained coun- ing to their home towns and missioners and district police Supreme Court’s orders on the sellors and/ or community villages could be infected with heads for strict implementation welfare of migrant labourers group leaders belonging to all the novel coronavirus. As of restrictions in all the 77 housed at relief camps. faiths should visit the relief many as 21,000 relief camps COVID-19 'Red Zones' across there is zero movement of Emphasising on sparing Citing the Supreme Court’s camps/ shelter homes and deal have been set up by states and the Union Territory. people," he added. medical professionals, the chief directions, the Ministry told with any consternation that the UTs to house more than 6.5 Chief Secretary B V R economy is not affected, es of Kashmir in search of Subrahmanyam further secretary directed the DCs not the States to ensure the role of migrants might be going lakh migrants, as per the Subrahmanyam passed the Subrahmanyam directed the greener pastures for their ani- directed the officials to under- to involve doctors and other trained counselors and com- through. Ministry of Home Affairs. directions at a high-level meet- DCs and SSPs to coordinate mals, the chief secretary direct- take door-to-door surveys and staff for survey related work as munity leaders from all reli- “The Court also observed Following the Supreme ing which was convened here with Secretary Agriculture for ed DCs and SSPs to allow extensive fumigation in all the they have to perform medical gions to boost the morale of that the anxiety and fear of the Court directives, the Health to discuss the strategy to be smooth continuation of agri- their movement in a regulated Red Zones besides early duties and instead utilise other the migrant labourers during migrants should be under- Ministry also called for pro- adopted for containment of cultural and allied operations manner. issuance of operational guide- staff for such exercises. the crisis period apart from the stood by the police and other viding a social protection to COVID-19 keeping in view the by the farmers in their districts. “Only small groups at a lines for management of the He also asked them to pro- regular logistics of the camps. authorities, and that they migrant workers, saying they recent spurt in positive cases, He asked for proper regu- slow pace should be allowed to Red Zones by the Health mote usage of 'Aarogya Setu' The Home Ministry also should deal with the migrants are prone to social, psycho- an official spokesperson said. lation of food grain mandis and move,” he said. Department so that chances of app as an essential tool in the told the States to strictly adhere in a humane manner. Further, logical and emotional trauma A total of 224 perople – 180 also to notify temporary man- To control the spread of further spread of virus are fight against COVID-19, the to the Health Ministry direc- the State Governments/ UTs in lockdown situations. in Kashmir and 44 in Jammu - dis, in addition to the already coronavirus, he stressed on minimised. spokesperson said. tive of service of psychological should endeavour to engage But with just around - had tested positive for coro- notified mandis, to avoid large proper regulation in Red Zones However, essential supplies With regard to the imme- counseling and implementa- volunteers along with the 15,000 trained counsellors and navirus till Saturday evening. gatherings of persons at one and a complete lockdown in are to be ensured in the Red diate need of capacity enhance- tion of all medical facilities to police to supervise the welfare psychiatrists in the country, the Of them, four had died includ- place. the identified areas. Zones and DCs should plan the ment, the chief secretary direct- the displaced migrant labour. activities of the migrants,” said Government has a mammoth ing three in the valley and one Regarding the movement "District administration, deliveries so that people do not ed all DCs to increase the "The Court directed that MHA reiterating the States to task at its hand to implement in Jammu. of Bakarwal community from in close coordination with dis- face any inconvenience, he number of isolation and quar- adequate medical facilities followup the regular direc- the Supreme Court order. To ensure that the rural Jammu towards higher reach- trict police, should ensure that added. antine beds. "6 !"#"# 1&2 0
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We $$ pregnant woman late Saturday night deliv- Trinamool Congress cization of the matter and the politburo member Suryakanto group of hotels – on Sunday admitted remain committed to operating under " Aered a baby girl in a running Police con- Government not to politicise real purpose will be defeated.” Mishra on Sunday said that that an unspecified number of employ- all the guidelines of the WHO, trol room (PCR) van of Channi Himmat police the battle against corona. Chief Minister Mamata “not only that adequate num- ees have tested positive and have been Governmental agencies and other reg- station before reaching a nearby hospital. Referring to the Union Home Banerjee had made a snappish ber of tests are not being done duly hospitalised. ulatory bodies,” the IHCL spokesper- /(.?/ K1))(3 According to police, a SOS call was received Ministry’s letter to the State remark on Saturday while but also in many cases the Amid reports that six employees of son said. 3(., /L by them past midnight to shift a pregnant Government warning it against referring to the Home deaths are being ascribed to co- Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in south “In keeping with our values of woman to a nearby hospital. slack enforcement of lock- Ministry’s letter when she said morbidity reasons which is Mumbai have tested positive for Covid- being a responsible company and as a n a shocking incident on Responding quickly, the police team reached down in selected areas the that “you all know by men- highly fallacious.” 19, the IHCL in a statement issued here matter of abundant precaution, we have ISunday, a woman threw the spot and picked three members including Governor on Sunday said that tioning the areas where the Himself a doctor and a for- said: “Approximately 500 of our been proactively ramping up testing her five children into the couple and a professional mid-wife. While they none should use the grim sit- lockdown is allegedly not being mer Health Minister of the employees who are at work in our criteria for our employees, especially Ganga river in Jeghangirabad were enroute, pregnant woman delivered a baby uation to play politics. implemented properly Delhi State, Mishra said that “any Mumbai hotels have been tested to those who are in the front lines at these in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi girl in the running PCR van near railway sta- “The Home Ministry had wants to pinpoint a particular casualty irrespective of co- date. Those who have tested positive times,” the spokesperson said district. tion. After the delivery, the couple requested the earlier written a letter where it group of population … But I morbidity reasons should be mostly were asymptomatic showing “IHCL has been supporting the As soon as the police police team to drop them home. raised the issue of how the want to tell them that we are listed as corona death if the vic- absolutely no signs of illness. However, Government with various humanitar- were informed, senior police "We were lucky, police van came to our res- lockdown is being diluted in fighting against a deadly virus tim had contracted the disease staff testing positive and symptomatic ian initiatives by offering its hotels to officials reached the spot and cue without any delay even at his odd hour, Raju, certain areas … where no and not a communal virus. I otherwise the seriousness of were duly hospitalized and others the medical fraternity, health workers, divers were pressed into ser- proud father told media persons outside his social distancing is being main- will not allow any communal the situation will be lost on the who were in contact with them have supporting certain states with quar- vice to locate the children. home on Sunday. His wife Sonia, said she would tained and where religious politics here.” people.” Apart from conduct- immediately been put in antine facilities and also providing The woman has been name her daughter 'Vaishnavi'. congregations are being The letter from Delhi had ing tests the Government quarantine”. almost 4 lakh meals till date to Doctors, arrested and police officials Meanwhile, taking advantage of deserted allowed to take place. This can alleged that “people have been should also come out with their The IHCL said that the others who health workers and migrant workers. said that she seemed mental- streets, thieves ran away with bottles of liquor aggravate the situation,” the thronging in complete viola- data which will help the had come in contact with those who The President, Taj Lands End, Taj ly unsound. and cash after breaking open the rear wall of the Governor said adding this was tion of social distancing researchers to handle the cri- have tested positive have been quar- Santacruz and Ginger Andheri are also Sources, meanwhile, said wine shop in Rehari area of Jammu late Saturday no time to politicise things. norms...” mentioning specific sis in better manner, he main- antined in accordance with World hosting the medical fraternity in close that the woman had earlier night. Apparently referring to areas like Maniktala, Narkel tained. Health Organization (WHO) norms cooperation with BMC,” the IHCL said that she and her children The shop owner claimed, in the absence of the administration’s green sig- Danga, Rajabazaar, Topsia, Meanwhile, the Bengal and guidelines issued by the local statement said. were not getting food in the sale register, it is difficult for him to make an nal to only the Trinamool Metiaburz, Gardenreach, Government is planning to Government authorities” Earlier, reports in a section of lockdown and money inflow assessment about the actual losses suffered by Congress’ workers to distribute Ekbalpur Ulta Danga. make wearing masks manda- “Taj Mahal Palace and Tower does media quoting the doctors at the had stopped because she was him. Police teams visited the area and took sam- relief disallowing members of Incidentally all of these areas tory in the State. According to not have any guests at the current time Bombay Hospital that six hospitalised a daily wage earner. ples to track down the thieves in the other parties from joining the are dominated by the people of sources, the Government will and only very minimal staff in areas patients were the employees of Taj "Our priority is to rescue area.Questions were also raised over the tight relief work the Governor said, minority community. soon come out with orders like housekeeping, security, mainte- Mahal Palace Hotel in south Mumbai. the children as soon as pos- vigil maintained by the police on deserted streets “this is not a time to do poli- Apart from Dhankhar the making masks mandatory for nance and staff dining are present to The doctors said that the condition of sible, We will carry out other and main roads. The shop was located on the tics particularly when the sit- Left Front also attacked the the people who comeout in the ensure the upkeep and maintenance of the hospitalised employees was investigations later," said a main road near Indira Gandhi Dental college uation is so grim … the relief State Government for not fol- streets. the hotel,” an IHCL spokesperson “stable”. police official. and the office of DG Prisons. 2"# -""$ 9: !8% 9( 2,7 $ $ =>41# : -0)5) *" )5 $ *" " "!! $! ) 5 ! ) ?% )"0 #) 5 )$ 0 $ $ + (001 by Government, 433 in Hospital + /,++( ber of patients getting admitted to Quarantine, 235 in hospital isolation and 010( iting the Tablighi Jamaat markaz hospitals with coronavirus case has 2(+./+(2(3 lady doctor and a soldier on leave 29718 under home surveillance. Besides, in Delhi last month”. s the number of persons in the forced the Government to take Atested positive for Covid-19 along 11777 persons have completed their 28- he Maharashtra The 18 countries from AState tested positive for coron- some more drastic measures. On wenty five more positive cases with 19 others in Jammu & Kashmir, tak- day surveillance period. TGovernment has booked which they came are: Indonesia avirus reached 1075 by Sunday Sunday two more persons suc- Twere detected in Gujarat on ing the total tally to 245 cases on Sunday. The Bulletin further said that 3355 156 foreigners from 18 countries 37, Kyrgyzstan 19, Myanmar 18, evening, Government of Tamil cumbed to the dreaded virus tak- Sunday morning and one person has According to official sources, a lady samples have tested as negative till April for allegedly violating the visa Bangladesh 13, Tanzania 11, Nadu has launched an aggressive ing the death toll in the State to 11. died due to Covid-19, the health doctor from Jammu, posted in 12, 2020. rules and attending the Tablighi Philippines 10, Kazakhstan and testing and containment pro- The Government on Sunday authorities announced, taking the Udhampur tested positive along with one Providing district-wise breakup, the Jamaat event at Nizamuddin in Ivory Coast 9 each, Malaysia 8, gramme to restrict the disease in warned volunteers, NGOs and total detected positive coronavirus soldier, hailing from Supwal area of Bulletin said that Srinagar has 58 posi- Delhi last month. Togo 6, Djibouti 5, Brunei 4, stage-2 itself, according to Beela political parties distributing cooked cases to 493 in the state. Samba,and two others from Jammu tive cases wherein 56 are Active Positive, Announcing this, State Russia 2, USA, Benin, Iran, Rajesh, Secretary, health and fam- foods to the homeless and needy in Till Sunday, 23 deaths due to while 17 fresh cases were detected from 01 recovered and 01 has died, Bandipora Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Ghana and South Africa 1 each. ily welfare department. violation of section 144. A coronavirus have been reported in Kashmir region on Sunday. Moving 42 positive cases with 39 Active Positive, said here on Sunday: “The The Minister said that as With 106 persons tested posi- Government order in this regard Gujarat. swiftly, all the fresh cases were isolated 02 recovered and 01 died, Baramulla 37 police have booked 156 for- many as 15 offences have been tive for coronavirus on Sunday, the asked the concerned persons to Despite the health authorities in dedicated covid hospitals in Jammu positive cases with 36 Active Positive, no eigners for visa rules violations registered by police in Mumbai, Government increased the number donate the money they spent to claims of containing the coron- and Srinagar and their close relatives were case has recovered and 01 died, Budgam under section 14-B of Thane, Navi Mumbai, of laboratories in the State where Chief Minister’s Relief Fund or avirus spread crammed into limit- quarantined and their samples were 11 positive cases all of whom are Active Foreigners Act, other relevant Amravati, Nanded, Nagpur, the virus could be tested. “From hand over the food to Chennai ed pockets or hotspots, the virus sent for testing. Positive, Pulwama 03 positive cases-all sections of IPC Further inves- Pune, Ahmednagar, Sunday onwards, testing could be Corporation authorities for distri- spread is springing up in new areas The authorities on ground zero have Active Positive, Shopian and Kupwara tigations are on”. Chandrapur and Gadchiroli, done in 14 Government laborato- bution among the needy. in Ahmedabad as well as in other tightened the grip especially in red-zones with 14 and 23 positive cases respectively The section 14 (b) of the and all the foreigners are cur- ries and nine private laboratories. The disinfectant tunnels which parts of Gujarat. by completely sealing the areas and and all are Active Positive, and Ganderbal Foreigners Act, 1946 (Penalty rently kept in institutional quar- The Central Government owned created a sensation all over the State On Sunday, 25 more positive blocking entry and exit points by spread- and Kulgam with 05 and 04 positive cases for contravention of provisions antine, he added. JIPMER medical college and hos- will no longer be allowed anywhere cases were detected by the health ing concertina wires on different respectively all of whom are Active of the Act, etc) read thus: The Maharashtra pital at Puducherry too would in Tamil Nadu. The Department of authorities, out of which routes. Positive. “Whoever-- does any act in vio- Government’s stern action serve as a center for testing samples Health by a special Government Ahmedabad had 23. Two cases were According to the daily Media Bulletin Similarly, Jammu has 21 positive lation of the conditions of the against 156 foreign nationals from Tamil Nadu,” said Beela Rajesh order asked the officials not to from Anand. Many cases were found on novel coronavirus (Covid-19), out of cases of whom 19 are Active Positive and valid visa issued to him for his should be seen in the context of , herself a medical doctor by train- install disinfectant tunnels citing a from areas which have not been 245 positive cases, 235 are Active Positive, 02 have recovered, Udhampur 19 posi- entry and stay in India or any its earlier decision to cancel a ing. world health organisation directive marked as hotspots in Ahmedabad 06 have recovered and 04 have died. tive cases of which 18 are Active Positive, part thereunder; two-day Tablighi Jamaat event Out of the 106 persons testing which stated that such tunnels like Behrampura, Ghodasar, Ranip, Furthermore, till date 51320 travellers 0 recovered and 01 died, while as Rajouri Deshmukh said that all held along the lines of the one positive on Sunday, 90 are from the would create a false sense of secu- Maninagar. Earlier too, cases were and persons in contact with suspected and Samba have 03 and 04 positive cases these foreigners had been grant- held at Nizamuddin which single source event held at Delhi rity and people may be diverted found from Juhapura, New Vadaj, cases have been put under surveillance respectively and all are Active Positive ed a tourist visa for India “but became hotbed for Coronavirus and 16 are those who associated from handwash to disinfection Dudheshwar, Manek chowk in which include 9153 persons in home and the single positive case has recovered they flouted the norms by vis- cases. with them. The spurt in the num- tunnel. Ahmedabad. quarantine including facilities operated fully in Kishtwar district. 4 / $ $"0 - 5) 0) * * "/ 7 $" 8 " 9:3 0"% " #" $# % "!7 8 010( the country, has so far record- today. As many as 217 patients event attendees, 755 have been being implemented in places ed 92 deaths and 1298 infect- have been discharged till date tested and 37 have been found where clusters of patients have Lucknow: Farmers should be Online counselling of stu- Government purchasing cen- n yet another biggest spike in ed cases. after full recovery,” the bulletin to be positive for Covid-19. been found in the state. given relief from the lockdown dents was also discussed at a tres, if other institutions and Ithe number of deaths and Of the 22 persons died to said. Out of these 37, 8 are in “There are total 4846 sur- to harvest crop, and the Uttar meeting of officials chaired by agencies want to buy crops infections in a day, as many as Covid on Sunday, 13 were men “As many as 1,247 people Latur, 7 in Yavatmal, 6 in veillance squads deployed Pradesh Government would Chief Minister Yogi directly from farmers, they 22 persons on Sunday suc- and 9 women. Six of those dead are in home quarantine, while Buldhana, 3 in Mumbai, and 2 across the state and surveillance encourage institutions and Adityanath. Teachers should be would be encouraged to do so cumbed to Covid-19 in were aged over 60 years, while 5064 people are in institution- each in Pune, Pimpri- of 17.46lakh population has agencies to purchase food trained for this. On the instruc- provided the price is on par Maharashtra taking the total 15 deceased were from the age al quarantine,” the bulletin Chinchwad and Ahmednagar, been done. Twenty six persons grains directly from the grow- tion of Adityanath, the work of with the MSP or above," number of deaths to 149 and group 40 to 60 years and one said. and one each in Ratnagiri, the same family and their con- ers at minimum support price providing e-content has been Additional Chief Secretary 221 others tested positive for was below 40 years “Twenty out Meanwhile, the state health Nagpur Municipal tacts had been found positive (MSP) or higher, Chief started in all universities. (Home) Awanish Awasthi told the pandemic in the State. of these 22 patients (91%) had authorities said that they were Corporation, Hingoli, Jalgaon, at Ismalpur in Sangli district. Minister Yogi Adityanath said Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj reporters here. On a day when the total high-risk co-morbidities such carrying out a thorough search Osmanabad, Kolhapur and Twenty four of them have been on Sunday. University in Kanpur has About arrangements made number of infected cases in the as diabetes, hypertension, asth- of citizens who had attended Washim. Additionally, 6 con- discharged upon recovery until He directed officials to implemented e-education for the Tablighi Jamaat con- State rose from 1761 to 1982, ma and heart disease,” a med- the religious gathering at tacts of these cases have been now. start online classes for stu- smoothly according to this gregation members traced in Mumbai recorded 16 deaths, ical bulletin released by the Banglewali Masjid at found positive in Ahmednagar Thirty one surveillance dents of higher education, tech- order. the state, he said, "Provisions to while there were three deaths State Health Department said. Nizamuddin last month was and 1 in Pimpri-Chinchwad. squads regularly searched nical education, nursing and "At the meeting, the chief quarantine people related to the in Pune, two in Navi Mumbai Out of 41,109 laboratory underway at the level of all dis- The health authorities said through the population of over paramedical studies, so that minister said since harvesting Tablighi Jamaat have been and one in Solapur. samples, 37,964 were negative tricts and municipal corpora- that as per the guidance from 7,500 in the affected area in their academic schedule is not season is on, farmers should be made so as to stop further Mumbai, which is the most and 1982 have been tested tions. Government of India, cluster Islampur during the last two wholly disrupted. allowed to move. Apart from spread of Covid-19. PTI coronavirus-affected city in positive for coronavirus until Of the Tablighi Jamaat containment action plan was weeks,” the bulletin added. 5 % ""; ( + the streets were of paramount taken to the burial ground. If /,++( concern. Thogai Murugan, a I can save at least one life, I can + (001 from Qasba, Kirni areas of firmed the deaths of three 54-year-old self made entre- die peacefully,” said Poonch district. Large number civilians in the area. ill Saturday, sanitary work- preneur who came up in life Murugan. hree civilians including a of villagers remained closeted Srinagar based Defence Ters in Tamil Nadu’s Karur through the hard way, is the He said the paada pooja Tminor boy and a woman inside their houses due to Spokesman, Col Rajesh Kalia district never knew that life was man of the hour in the district. was an act of reciprocation. were killed in fresh escalation heavy shelling in the forward said, "unprovoked ceasefire beautiful and there were kind The sanitary workers and “They are the real guards who by the Pakistan Army along areas. According to ground violation was initiated by hearted people around. The casual employees in Karur ensure our safety from the the line of control in North reports from Keran sector, Pakistan in Keran sector of district is famous for banking town who were left penniless pandemic. Can you imagine a Kashmir's Kupwara district Pakistan army targeted sever- Kupwara at 5.00 p.m". He business as well as textile indus- and jobless because of the lock day in our life without their ser- on Sunday. al civilian pockets in said, "the Pakistan Army tar- tries and daily life used to be down were in for a surprise as vices? This is my way of thank- Heavy exchange of firing Chowkibal area of Kupwara geted civilian population fast moving. But COVID-19 Murugan and his family mem- ing the real life Gods,” said was also reported from dif- after 4.00 p.m using heavy cal- resulting in killing of three and corona virus turned every- bers invited them all to his Murugan, a sworn ferent sectors of Poonch. In ibre weapons. It is after a long civilians including one woman thing topsy-turvy. As the State house on Saturday and per- rationalist. response, the Indian Army gap, areas located several kilo- and a child". Government declared a total formed paada pooja (worship- For Selvaraj and wife Rani, retaliated strongly and effec- metres away from the line of Local authorities identi- lock-down, people in Karur ping the feet) on them. the offering from Murugan tively. A group of local resi- control were targeted by the fied deceased civilians as 8- district too were left with no Murugan, his wife and son was a divine intervention. “We dents in forward areas of Pakistan Army clearly indi- year-old Ziyan Bashir, 17- other alternative but to follow washed the feet of the sanitary were worried about how to feed Kupwara came out of their cating their intention to fur- year-old Javid Ahmad and 35 the diktat. Whatever the com- workers, offered aarati and the frontline warriors in the spend such big amount for the children in these times of homes urging Army men to ther escalate the tensions. year old Shameema Begum. In pensation package announced sought the blessings of the battle against corona virus were these workers? “What is the lock out as there is no salary. allow them to shift to safer Several shells hit resi- Jammu, Defence spokesman, by the Government seemed invitees by falling at their feet. insured by us,” Murugan told guarantee that Ill survive this Here, Ayya (a word of rever- places before giving a befitting dential areas in which three Lt-Col Devender Anand said, peanuts. The icing on the cake was yet The Pioneer. He ensured that pandemic? How many of us ence) has made our Easter a reply to Pakistan. civilians were killed while sev- "Pakistan army intensified But there were some bright to come. “Each of the invitees a total of 2000 casual workers will come out of this attack by happy occasion, something Till the time of filing the eral others received injuries. ceasefire violations along the patches during the testing numbering 105 was offered in the city who faced bleak the virus for which there is no which we will remember report, the Pakistan Army Some of the structures also LoC in Jammu &Kashmir on times. There emerged a person cash and essential items worth future because of the lock vaccine as on today? I am not throughout our life,” said had intensified mortar shelling caught fire while others suf- Sunday". Three back to back in Karur, an apolitical, secular Rs 5 lakh which brought tears down got relief materials in the going to take with me the Selbva, a sanitary worker. in Balakote and Mendhar sec- fered huge damages in direct ceasefire violations were and broad minded person for in the eyes of the recipients. form of rice and groceries. materials I had saved over the Corona brings the good tors of Poonch. Earlier, firing hits. Deputy Commissioner, reported during the day at dif- whom the man and woman in The sanitary workers who are What prompted him to years when my dead body is side of life too. was reported during day time Kupwara Anshul Garg con- ferent intervals. !"#"# "(" ; )0!)" ;%"/ $ " 4 D) . " 4 4 #(#57<28,#(++24 8&- 9" 6 " 0 S ( + $ 8 S ( " - $ > - $ > # # 9 S # ( # 38 3+)* 5 ( ( he flight-tracking service, ) * 2 Flightradar24, is a very useful application for frequent flyers. 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One reason for 4 corridors between the two countries, can Shanghai to direct connectivi- ?++,)@)< up will mean fewer trips to the dramatic growth in air compare or the shootdown of the ty to cities like Wuhan. countries like Germany and travel over the past decade has 2 3 !5) % ! ! Malaysian Boeing 777 over Ukraine and Unfortunately, after 0?@,. E3?0 /12, even China. Airlines like been because of the incredible *9=) ( ) ( Iran’s downing of a Ukrainian aircraft. Even Governments hummed and /1 , ,+2 Emirates, which have gorged safety record of modern civil ) ) the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks was hawed for a couple of weeks (+. /(+2/( )? themselves on Indian travellers aviation but that confidence has not so brutal. Aviation consultancy, the before shutting aviation down, for three decades now, might disappeared thanks to the virus. Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation India Pvt often delaying flight lockdowns .3,) suddenly run out of the runway So, how do we get that confi- Ltd (Capa India), has said that domestic air at the insistence of airline lob- as aviation will likely reform dence back? That will have to passenger traffic is expected to drop from byists, the impact might carry ?++,)@)< )? itself in ways we cannot even be something the Government an estimated 140 million in FY20 to on for longer. Even if India ), , -1/(+ predict today. will have to do alongside air- <- around 80-90 million in FY21 and inter- reopens its skies, it looks Make no mistake, interna- lines. It is not just us, national traffic is expected to almost halve increasingly likely that the tional and domestic air travel Governments across the world 3 " from around 70 million in FY20 to 35-40 withdrawal of aviation services will recover. One reason for this will have to deal with it. " 0 " " million in FY21. will only be gradually eased is because a vibrant and oper- (The writer is Managing Why is it so bad this time around? Well out. ational aviation sector is strate- Editor, The Pioneer) ( ) 2 & . !+) * - * ) $ $ * 0 ?@.*%A "" $ " $ * + < $ $ $ " 3 , $ * " $ $ " $ " " " ( <# <+#<# ! 6 + ? !6 6 #%
,)3 7 " 0 " ! " <9) "Q AB3 " " " C ( + ( P Q < ( *9=) (>? (>1 5 * ( ( # 8 ,) @ 8 ( ( n a notification submitted to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) — the multilateral body 5 S which binds member countries to a common set I of rules with regard to trade in goods and services # # ( with “fairness” and “non-discrimination” as its # ( ) underlying principles — India has informed that the value of its rice production during 2018-19 market- # ing year was $43.67 billion and for that, it provided subsidies worth $5 billion. This works out to 11.4 per * S cent of the value of rice production. 2 Under the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) of @ the WTO, a developing country cannot give aggre- gate measurement support (AMS) — an acronym for 2 * subsidies in WTO parlance — in excess of 10 per cent of the value of its agricultural production. The AMS includes “product-specific” subsidies and “non-prod- # ) uct specific” viz. subsidies on agricultural inputs like fertilisers, seed, irrigation and power. * The “product-specific” subsidy is excess of the # Minimum Support Price (MSP) paid to farmers over " the External Reference Price (ERP) multiplied by the ?33,)+2 D quantum of agri-produce. Whereas the MSP is taken )/, (+?0(, % " % for that very year, say, 2018-19, the ERP is the aver- + )/, age of the international price prevailing during 1986- 0,)/?.??2< 88 fixed in rupee terms. The “non-product specif- ?E (1()+2 ( ic” subsidies are money spent by the Government 3 (0 /?1. on schemes to supply agricultural inputs at subsidised , () )/, ?3, their computation) and do on. These also has been lambasting India for alleged statement. The Government should pull rates. Compliance has to be ensured both for indi- included establishing that subsidies are not under-reporting of its subsidies, it is out all stops to counter the American # ?E E+.+2 ( vidual crop as well as at the aggregate level. For ,30(+,+) “trade distorting.” Moreover, it intended to unlikely to be a smooth sail. claim. It needs to go a step forward to even instance, the subsidy on rice should remain below cover only the schemes existing at the time In a notification to the WTO in challenge the formula that got embedded 10 per cent of its production value. Besides, the sum ?1)?+N )/() of the Bali declaration. March, 2018, India had reported AMS of in the AoA (ERP frozen at 1986-88 level # ( total of subsidy on all crops, say rice, wheat and coarse 3?, The peace clause was intended to be about 12,000 crore on rice or 5.45 per cent was part of the agreement). cereals should not exceed 10 per cent of agri-pro- /?1. , a “stop gap” arrangement that should have of production value during 2013-14, Correcting the anomalies in the # P Q ( duction value. This rules out a scenario whereby a 3, 133,),. ended in 2017 by which time, a permanent whereas, on wheat, AMS was 5,000 methodology of calculating AMS should *9=) (>? " ( country gives more on one crop, say 15 per cent on (+. )( ,+ )? ) solution should have been in place. But that crore or 3.53 per cent of production value. be at the core of finding a permanent solu- rice, and yet keeps aggregate subsidy within the 10 ?2( ,+." was not to be. In December, 2014, the In a counter-claim made to the CoA (May, tion; that process should be resurrected and # ( per cent threshold by giving less on another crop. WTO-General Council (GC) approved 2018), the US stated that during 2013-14, taken to its logical end. Post-correction, the # " ? )*?33,)?+ Since, the subsidy given to rice farmers in 2018- )/, 1 .< “extension of the peace clause till a perma- Indian AMS on rice was 1,78,000 crore, subsidy figures will automatically come to 19 at 11.4 per cent of production value exceeded 10 nent solution was found.” This meant or 77 per cent of production value and on much less than 10 per cent (as in 2013-14) D ) S " 9 E213, - per cent, India has violated its commitment under (1)?0()(< indefinite deferment of the permanent wheat, it was 96,500 crore, or 65.3 per cent or marginally higher (as in 2018-19). Small 9 P Q the WTO. The breach is open to challenge by other solution and perpetual dependence of of production value. The gap is due to vast- variations are more likely to be condoned >1 members. However, it has invoked the “peace ?0, )? 01/ developing countries on the “peace clause.” ly different methodologies used by India and even if retaliatory action is sanctioned, + clause” to seek immunity from action. The Indian , )/(+ In the WTO-GC meeting in Geneva on and the US. that will entail much less pain. In any case, ( request will come up for consideration in the WTO %' ,3 ,+) July 31, 2014, India had insisted on a time- For arriving at AMS, India rightly this would be far better than letting Committee on Agriculture (CoA). K( + 8'%B*%&L bound action plan to find a permanent compares MRP with ERP of the same year; anomalies continue leading to inflated sub- 2 So, what is the “peace clause”? Does it provide ?3 0(32+(< solution, to be executed before the end of considers quantities procured for public sidy and need to take refuge under an an effective shield? Will the CoA allow its benefit? /2/,3 2014 co-terminus with approval of the stock holding; excludes price support unreliable peace clause. ( Can India explore other options? Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) — an provided to resource poor farmers who India also needs to mount a sustained # P: K( + 8'%J*%AL" India runs a mammoth programme of Public 0( @(3()?+ area of great importance to developed produce food mostly for self-consumption. diplomatic offensive to counter US efforts Q Stockholding for Food Security Purposes. Under it, countries. In December, 2014 GC even as On the other hand, the US uses ERP of at the WTO to do away with the extant # (3, 0?3, ,< agencies of the Government viz. Food Corporation )? , ?+.?+,. the latter got away with the TFA, the for- over three decades back; considers even Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) of India (FCI) and so on, buy agri-produce from the mer was merely handed out a “peace quantities not procured by agencies and available to developing members which # farmers at MSP (notified by the union) and distrib- (+. ,@,+ E clause” and that, too, with a plethora of rid- ignores exemption to resource-poor farm- enable less than reciprocal commitments ute through a network of fair price shops to meet the 3,)(()?3< ers. ers. There are inherent flaws in the US cal- such as 10 per cent threshold for agri-sub- 4 food security needs of India’s poor and vulnerable ()?+ That the permanent solution route was culation. Relating the current MSP to inter- sidies (for developed countries, the thresh- population at affordable price. Since, MSP is high- (+)?+,. more or less closed, it was also evident from national price prevailing in 1986-88 is not old is five per cent). If, S&DT goes, India # ( er than ERP, the excess is deemed as subsidy. )/() - ,+)( the 10th ministerial in Nairobi (December, only illogical but is outright absurd; it will have to limit its subsidies to less than Developing countries, with India leading from 01/ , (+ 2015) when it decided that “negotiations inevitably results in “artificially” inflated five per cent. Meanwhile, the Government . / ( the front, have consistently argued at the WTO that on the subject shall be held in the CoA, subsidy. The benefit of MSP is not avail- should take up restructuring its subsisting since the Public Stockholding is intended to serve which will be distinct from the ongoing able to quantities not procured from subsidy regime. Instead of subsidising agri- # the food security objective and does not cause any agriculture negotiations under the Doha farmers; yet the US has included these in inputs and MSP to farmers which are treat- # distortion in international trade, subsidies given Development Round (DDR).” The man- its calculations. ed as “actionable” subsidies, it should con- under this programme should be exempt from com- date of CoA normally being routine mat- The resource-poor farmers produce sider direct cash transfers to farmers sim- $ mitment under the AoA. The ninth WTO ministe- ters, it was naive to expect from it a far- food for their own consumption; hence, ilar to developed countries of US and EU. $ # rial in Bali (2013) agreed to a “peace clause” under reaching policy decision. In the 11th there is no question of subsidy given to While, ensuring compliance with WTO 9 PQ 9 which “if a developing country gives AMS in excess WTO — ministerial held in Buenos Aires them distorting trade. Yet, the US has not rules, this will also help in eliminating inef- P Q # ( of 10 per cent, no member will challenge this until (December 2017), the DDR was dumped. excluded subsidy support to them from the ficiencies and misuse that are germane to " ) 2017 when WTO would look for a permanent solu- Coming to India’s request seeking calculation. present subsidy and price support regime. tion to address their food security concerns”. refuge under the peace clause against In the CoA, the US is bound to stick A collateral gain will be by way of prun- The peace clause came with a plethora of con- breach of subsidy ceiling, now the CoA will to its calculation and on that basis argue ing payments and helping fiscal discipline. " ( ditions viz., submission of data on food procurement, examine it in the light of conditions that the 11.4 per cent reported by India for (The writer is a New Delhi-based pol- . / stockholding, distribution and subsidies (including appended to it. Considering that the US 2018-19 (in case of rice) is a gross under- icy analyst) / " " 0
of $80 billion but what it will be this capacities and help expatriates and empower them to better protect major Indian languages. gency and rescue services constitutes the beginning in order to make use year is anybody’s guess. Frightening communities recover from crises. themselves and their community in In order to provide assistance in a concrete way to better adapt com- of their ability to reach out to the reports have started pouring in The guidelines address the full the event of a crisis, is vital. times of crisis, it is crucial to have munication channels and services. affected diaspora. from different parts of the world cycle, i.e, crisis preparedness, emer- The following are some salient information on where migrants are This must be done in a way that To inform migrants where shel- related to the causalities suffered by gency response and post-crisis points for dealing with this outbreak located. Mapping must be done and takes into account language and the ters/isolation/quarantine centres are Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). As action. with an earnest request for a detailed should include categories for tem- culture of migrant communities located, awareness programmes the healthcare sector is at the fore- Interventions, policies and DRR plan at all our Missions abroad porary and permanent immigrants, and shares knowledge between relief about consular offices and shelters front of the fight against the pan- structures to assist and protect for future crisis management. irregular undocumented residents, services and expatriate communi- should be held. demic, the large number of Indian immigrants during the emergency Task groups should be readied students and tourists. ties. Sufficient orientation and train- It is also vital to coordinate with < ;.=+ doctors, nurses, paramedics work- phase of conflicts and natural dis- for collecting and sharing data on Creative communication chan- ing should be imparted to profes- other governments to ensure effi- ing around the globe will be the asters are best set up in times of immigrants via local networks and nels must be used to raise awareness sional and voluntary emergency cient mass evacuation plans for urrently, we are witnessing worst hit. Most of them are at risk peace, before a crisis occurs, with diaspora groups and with smart and improve the integration of and rescue workers to address the those who want to return, especial- the pandemic of the century due to the non-availability or short- expatriates being integrated into and tools such as web applications and irregular migrants, as they are the specific needs of immigrants in ly those with irregular papers or ille- Cand almost the whole world age of the PPE (Personal Protective involved in disaster and crisis man- social media. This data should worst hit. times of crisis. gal immigrants. is in a lockdown. The lives and liveli- Equipment) needed to fight the pan- agement planning. The Sendai include information on migrant User-friendly registration sys- Training sessions in schools or Planning for return and reinte- hoods of millions are in peril. Even demic, even in developed nations. Framework for Action 2015-2030, profiles (including sex, age, status tems should be evolved for individ- at workplaces and booklets and gration as well as for other long- the so-called developed countries of Envisaging such disasters and adopted at the UN World and job) and contact details. While uals and groups, especially the vul- brochures also represent valuable term needs of immigrants must start the West have been unable to con- conflict in 2015-16, the Migrants in Conference on Disaster Risk respecting data protection laws, nerable sections of the undocument- information sharing trajectories. now, as essential components of tain the Coronavirus. In all nations, Countries in Crisis (MICIC) Reduction, underlines the need for speedy procedures are required to ed or illegal immigrants. Advisories by the Missions dis- recovery plans. Mass returns of the worst-affected by the shut- Initiative developed guidelines to a holistic approach to disaster risk regulate data sharing in times of In coordination with the gov- seminating information about emer- expatriates can be expected and the downs are the migrant blue collar protect expatriates through an inclu- reduction (DRR). Unfortunately, emergency. ernments, lists must be prepared of gency procedures and contacts to Government at all levels should workers and their families as they sive consultative process. They pro- our preparedness in this regard for Emergency hotlines should be facilities where migrants could be migrants in the mother tongue is a make contingency plans and pro- are the most vulnerable, unorgan- vide concrete and practical guidance the Indian diaspora, as we all know, established in all the Missions espe- accommodated, like shelters, isola- must. grammes, in particular where States ised and exploited. to stakeholders at the local, nation- is non-existent. cially the Emigration Check tion and quarantine areas. This Local administrations general- or local authorities are unprepared Indians being the largest al, regional and international levels Promoting, respecting and pro- Required (ECR) countries with offi- includes a special area for women ly work more closely with affected or unable to assist the returning migrant workforce in the world will on how to prepare for and respond tecting the rights of immigrants at cers to handle the major regional and children. populations than the Missions and workforce. be the worst impacted. Last year, the to crises in ways that protect and all times to facilitate their inclusion, languages of India. Periodical advi- Integrating immigrants into the Government and can be includ- (The writer is an NRI living in diaspora’s remittance was to the tune empower migrants, leverage their mitigate their vulnerabilities, sories must be released in all the professional and voluntary emer- ed in institutional cooperation from Kuwait) " > !"#"# 1&2 0 :27;+";85+5(+857%5'5=7(824 +(%74++'4=5 9 !A!5 <R 1
Rome: Billions around the The US now has the high- world celebrated Easter Sunday est death toll and the most cases ; from lockdown at home as the out of any country in the world. pope urged solidarity to fight Speaking from a near- the coronavirus pandemic and empty Saint Paul’s Cathedral, the European death toll from Pope Francis’ Easter Sunday the virus topped 75,000. message was largely focused on Unprecedented scenes of the pandemic, offering prayers Hong Kong: People in Hong Banny Mak, 24, a local resident. empty churches emerged from for the ill and urging a united Kong thronged beaches, ferries “ We are social animal(s), Italy to Panama and the European front to fight the and outlying islands on Sunday, we need to go out for some fun. Philippines, as religious leaders pandemic. many of them violating ban on I think with proper protection found creative ways to address “ For many, this is an Easter gatherings of more than four (for) ourselves and to protect parishioners marking the holi- of solitude lived amid the sor- people aimed at containing other people. I think it is day weekend from the confines row and hardship that the pan- the spread of the new coron- already ok to go out.” of their homes. demic is causing, from physical avirus. Hong Kong has recorded More than half the world — suffering to economic difficul- Clear blue skies lured peo- 1,005 cases of COVID-19, over four billion people — are ties,” he said, in a livestreamed ple to popular areas across the which has killed four people in lockdown worldwide as gov- message beamed around the territory over the long Easter in the city. It banned public ernments scramble to halt the world. weekend and many of them gatherings of more than four pandemic’s deadly march across He called for European “ were without surgical masks. people for 14 days from the globe. solidarity” in the face of the People in the city of 7.4 million March 29, after recording the The death toll from the virus, adding: “ After the Second have made a point of wearing biggest daily increase in new virus soared past 112,407 this World War, this beloved conti- masks in the past months. COVID-19 infections, and weekend, with more than 1.7 nent was able to rise again.” The “ We always stay at home later extended that restriction million reported infections pope had earlier urged creativ- and it is quite boring,” said until April 23. AGENCY globally. ity to mark the holy weekend — Europe is by far the hardest- a call that appears to have been hit continent and on Sunday met by some of the world’s two marked a grave milestone with billion-plus Christians. +' - - more than 75,000 dead, accord- In Panama an archbishop ; % " <$ P + 7 " $ ing to an AFP tally. blessed his nation from a heli- - / The United States was copter, while worshippers in quickly emerging as a hotspot as Spain blasted music from their + R well, and on Saturday marked its balconies and US President &
Colombo: Sri Lanka has lating Islamic burial rites. own grim landmark: more than Donald Trump said he would be & amended a law to make cre- The process of cremation 20,000 dead, out of around half among those following Easter :7& mation compulsory for those is forbidden within Islam and a million infected. services online. AFP 9 dying from the novel coron- Judaism, which require mem- New York: US President “ An examination reveals Trump’s views were “ avirus to prevent any potential bers of the faiths to be buried. Donald Trump was warned the president was warned about coloured” by long-running threat despite strong opposi- Wanniarachchi said that about the potential for a pan- the potential for a pandemic disputes inside the adminis- 0(.3. tion from the Muslim com- the body shall be burned at a 7 demic but he repeatedly played but that internal divisions, lack tration over how to deal with munity. temperature between 800 to down the seriousness of the of planning and his faith in his China and his own suspicion of pain’s daily death toll from The Quarantine and 1200 degree Celsius for a min- & virus and focused instead on own instincts led to a halting the motivations of officials Sthe coronavirus rose to 619 Prevention of Diseases imum period of 45 minutes to controlling the message, pro- response,” the NYT said. inside what he viewed as the “ on Sunday, after falling for Ordinance (Chapter 222) has one hour. He said that the cre- Yangon: Myanmar’s New Year Food delivery bicycles and tecting gains in the economy The US is the worst-hit Deep State.” three straight days, the gov- been amended by a gazette mation should take place at a festival of Thingyan is the rickshaws have commandeered and batting away warnings country in the world with over Further, recommendations ernment said. issued by Health Minister cemetery or a place approved country’s biggest public holiday the city’s usually traffic-choked from senior officials, a lengthy 530,000 COVID-19 cases and from public health officials The country, one of the Pavithra Wanniarachchi, the by the authorities. — normally a week of nation- streets after the Government investigative report in a leading 20,608 fatalities, according to often competed with econom- worst hit by the pandemic, has government said. The amended law prevents wide celebration and water- ordered people to stay home American newspaper has said. Johns Hopkins University data. ic and political considerations now recorded 16,972 deaths “ ...... The corpse of a bodies being handed over to fights, with soaked revellers unless for essential food and The report in The New “ Top White House advis- in internal debates, slowing from COVID-19. person who has died or is sus- anyone other than “ to persons partying late into the night. healthcare needs. York Times revealed that there ers as well as experts deep in the path toward belated deci- The daily toll was from 510 pected to have died of coron- who undertake the necessary But this year, in an echo of By Sunday Myanmar offi- were warnings from the intel- the Cabinet departments and sions. on Saturday, compared with a avirus shall be cremated...,” duties of cremation” . cancelled Easter celebrations cially had just 38 confirmed ligence community, national intelligence agencies all sound- The NYT report said that record 950 deaths as recently as the gazette dated April 11 The attire and non- elsewhere in the world, the cases — including three deaths security aides and government ed alarms and urged aggressive the National Security Council April 2. The number of con- states. reusable personal protective country’s commercial hub — but many fear the low num- health officials about an action to counter the threat officials received the warnings firmed cases rose by 4,167 to The move followed equipment used by persons Yangon is locked down, with ber of tests mean the real fig- impending pandemic and its from the coronavirus, but in early January about the 166,019, a smaller increase protests from the island’s who handle the corpse shall residents confined indoors ures are likely many times consequences but Trump President Trump remained potential dangers from a new than was recorded on Saturday, Muslim community which also be destroyed during cre- because of the coronavirus. higher. AFP played down the crisis. slow to respond,” it said. virus in Wuhan, China. PTI the Health Ministry said. accused the authorities of vio- mation. PTI , " 3 " " " " R " 3 Beijing: Although China is innovations, China still has be sacrificed in return for eco- claiming success in its battle millions of people on meagre nomic progress, an under- against the coronavirus, mil- incomes. standing that largely forms the " London: Prime Minister Boris doctors and nurses for their follow the rules on social dis- lions have lost their jobs in the About 5.5 million rural basis of the authoritarian gov- Johnson on Sunday vowed that care during his week-long hos- tancing. Stay at home, protect economic fallout, throwing into Chinese live in poverty, defined ernment’s legitimacy in the 3?0, Britain “ will defeat” the dead- pitalisation and stressed that the our NHS — and save lives,” he jeopardy an ambitious target to by the government as surviving absence of elections. ly coronavirus, soon after he UK will win the “ national bat- said. eradicate poverty this year. on less than 2,300 yuan ($326) China has little in the way taly on Sunday reported its was discharged from hospital tle” against coronavirus As he wished the British Beijing has been working a year. A slowing economy puts of social security benefits and Ilowest coronavirus death following week-long intensive because the NHS is the “ beat- public a Happy Easter, Johnson to fire up the economy again pressure on a key Communist workers who lose their jobs toll in more than three weeks, care treatment for the disease ing heart of this country”. also expressed his thanks to the after bringing it to a near Party goal to become a “ mod- have an inadequate safety net, confirming trends showing that has killed over 10,000 “ It is the best of this coun- many millions and millions of standstill to curb the spread of erately prosperous society” by meaning mass unemployment that the COVID-19 outbreak people in the country. try. It is unconquerable. It is people across this country COVID-19, but many firms the end of 2020, an ambition in often brings a fear of unrest. in Europe’s worst-hit nation Downing Street said that powered by love. So thank you doing the right thing and going have had a bumpy restart and place long before the virus Official statistics show job- had peaked. Johnson left St. Thomas’ from me, and from all of us, to through the hardship of self- workers are bearing the brunt emerged. less numbers have soared, with The 431 new deaths Hospital in London and will the NHS, and let’s remember to isolation. PTI of the pain. It also threatens a long-held roughly five million more peo- reported by the civil protec- total now stands at 19,899, head to his prime ministerial Despite being a country of tacit agreement between peo- ple out of work between tion service were the lowest officially second behind the residence of Chequers in skyscrapers and high-tech ple and party that freedoms can December and February. PTI since March 19. Italy’s death United States. Buckinghamshire, south east ;*- 1-5 R . England. In a video message recorded to mark his discharge %4:20.9 !!8 as well as Easter Sunday, the 55- year-old leader said that the UK London: The UK could end up reducing. But yes the UK is “ will defeat this coronavirus being one of the worst-hit likely to be one of the worst if " ??8? and defeat it together” . European countries in the not the worst affected country He said: “ I have today left coronavirus pandemic, a senior in Europe,” Farrar told the Tehran: Iran on Sunday charged, while 3,930 are in a crit- hospital after a week in which scientific adviser to the gov- BBC. announced 117 new deaths from ical condition. Iran announced the NHS (National Health ernment warned on Sunday. As of Saturday, the death the novel coronavirus, bringing its first coronavirus cases on Service) has saved my life, no Sir Jeremy Farrar, director toll in the UK stands at 9,875, the overall official toll to 4,474, February 19 and has so far question. It’s hard to find the of the Wellcome Trust who increasing rapidly day on day. even as it eased some restrictions become the worst-hit country in words to express my debt. sits on the British govern- The death toll in neighbouring that had been imposed to slow the Middle East. “ And the reason in the end ment’s scientific advisory European countries stands at the spread of the illness. The new tolls come as Iran my body did start to get enough committee SAGE, said Britain 19,468 in Italy – among the Health ministry spokesman has started a gradual reopening oxygen was because for every is facing the highest death toll worst hit countries in the Kianoush Jahanpour also told a of its sanctions-hit economy. second of the night they (NHS in the region as further waves world, and Germany at 2,871. news conference that 1,657 new On Saturday, it allowed small doctors and nurses) were watch- of the deadly virus cannot be Farrar said that Germany infections had been confirmed in businesses to reopen outside ing and they were thinking and ruled out. had introduced testing at a “ the past 24 hours, taking the total the capital and this will be they were caring and making “ The numbers in the UK remarkable” rate which helped to 71,686. Iran has carried out extended to Tehran on April 18. the interventions I needed” . have continued to go up. I do it gain a “ critical six to eight 263,388 tests for the virus so far, President Rouhani also Johnson name-checked a hope we are coming close to weeks” to prepare its health he added. Of those confirmed to announced in a cabinet meet- / =" $ number of the “ utterly brilliant” the number of new infections system for the pandemic. PTI be infected with COVID-19 and ing that an intercity travel ban admitted to hospitals, 43,894 in place since last month would have recovered and been dis- be lifted on April 20. AFP < R 0
;++ -% Tel Aviv: The coronavirus pan- Now troops are being “ Our enemies are still at mittee is coordinating the across the country. over the last month, killing at demic has forced militaries mobilized to help police our borders and our civilians movement of Palestinian work- Ground fighting in the least 16 civilians and wounding and militias to adapt to an enforce quarantines, assist the are still within sniper or anti- ers and security forces in the north caused 270 deaths in 10 over 30. Grad rockets struck 1 invisible enemy, even as tradi- elderly or provide child care for tank missile range,” said Lt. West Bank. days. The Houthis fired mis- one of the country’s few coro- tional conflicts grind on. health workers. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a mil- Spurred by concern over siles at the Saudi capital, navirus facilities, sending Armies have had to enforce To prevent infections, the itary spokesman. the pandemic, the Saudi-led Riyadh, triggering retaliatory shrapnel into a doctor’s leg dur- & social distancing rules among army canceled some weekend The virus has spread to the coalition fighting the Iran- strikes on Yemen’s capital, ing surgery and forcing seri- troops while helping with leave and isolated certain Israeli-occupied West Bank backed Houthi rebels in Yemen Sanaa. A rebel attack on the city ously ill patients to evacuate as Washington: Abortion rights gency. national outbreak containment groups of soldiers. and to Gaza, which has been declared a temporary cease-fire of Taiz, in western Yemen, the bombs fell. advocates on Saturday called on This case will be a test for and postponing maneuvers. Most training exercises blockaded by Israel and Egypt after five years of war. killed at least six female pris- Militias allied with the the US Supreme Court to the Supreme Court, which has On Thursday, Saudi Arabia have been canceled or delayed, since the militant Hamas group The Houthis have dis- oners and wounded two dozen Tripoli government have urgently intervene to force been profoundly reshaped declared a temporary halt to though the air force conduct- seized control in 2007. missed the offer as a ploy and women and children. expanded their use of Turkish Texas to reinstate the right to since the election of President fighting in Yemen because of ed a drill with U.S. Forces — The long-simmering clashes continue, casting doubt Even modest hopes for drones, at one point attacking an abortion, which has been sus- Donald Trump. the pandemic, while in Libya with each pilot isolated in his Israeli-Palestinian conflict now over a future peace agreement. peace talks in Yemen stand in aircraft allegedly carrying med- pended in the state since the During his campaign, the and Afghanistan conflicts are own fighter jet. exists side-by-side with efforts The UN had called for an contrast to Libya, where rival ical supplies and protective gear. start of the novel coronavirus Republican billionaire intensifying despite UN appeals The army chief had to self- to contain the outbreak. end to escalating fighting so forces have ignored humani- In South Korea, which has man- pandemic. promised to appoint only anti- for a global cease-fire. An out- quarantine after coming in Troops have carried out authorities can confront the tarian pleas for a cease-fire, aged to slow the outbreak, the This is the first appeal abortion judges to the court. break in poor or war-scarred contact with a virus carrier, home demolitions in the West coronavirus. Yemen confirmed seeking to exploit the diplo- military is key to containment. related to COVID-19 to reach Since then he has brought in nations would be particularly though he eventually tested Bank, soldiers killed two its first case this week, while matic void left by the pan- More than 450 military the highest American court, two new judges out of nine. devastating. negative. Palestinians in clashes and a foreign backers Iran and Saudi demic. Eastern-based forces medical staff and 2,700 troops which has been operating only The petition concerns Before the pandemic, The conflicts on Israel’s trickle of rockets has been Arabia have struggled to stem under the command of Khalifa have been deployed to help in writing for nearly a month. Texas’s decision — later fol- Israel’s military kept tabs on the frontiers persist. In late March, fired from Gaza. massive outbreaks. Hifter are escalating a year-long with treatment at hospitals, The Court, which legalized lowed by other conservative Iran-backed Hezbollah militia Syrian air defenses opened fire But the virus is also open- An outbreak in Yemen, siege of the capital, Tripoli, screening travelers, enforcing abortion in 1973 in its land- states — to include abortion on in Lebanon, carried out occa- on missiles allegedly launched ing doors to limited coopera- where the conflict has devas- which they want to wrest from quarantine, producing face mark Roe v. 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New Delhi: The MSME sector lions of units stare at staggering nearly 8-10 lakh units will be from the capital market, as a Minister will set in motion a /- $<= will tide over the huge blow losses. restructured in the coming portion of their equity will be recovery for the sector. caused by the lockdown, and Gadkari said the commit- days, asserting that owners will purchased by the government. Gadkari said that recom- +,- .,/ #6 !! 8# ! :6 :6 spending over economic cycles, reduce chinese import depen- tees constituted by the Prime have to take care of their work- “We will encourage MSMEs to mendations of the UK Sinha this time consumption is falling dence by ramping up domestic Minister’s Office are continu- ers and put in place mechanisms enter the capital market and Committee appointed by the s the global economy goes !$ * !# <% 6% : %* sharply. Moreover, supply dis- manufacturing with the gov- ously monitoring and assessing for proper sanitisation as a pre- attract foreign investments, Reserve Bank of India will soon Athrough an unprecedented $ !$176 ! > 6 ruptions and panic buying can ernment support, Union the situation on the ground and ventive measure once they increase exports from the sec- be implemented. tough phase amid the coron- !$ >#?$!?#< ! jeopardize food security. The Minister Nitin Gadkari has said. would suggest if and when the return to work. Gadkari also tor through large-scale pro- The Minister said he has avirus crisis, a World Bank sudden disappearance of ser- In a video-conference with lockdown can be lifted in cer- informed that a Rs 10,000 crore duction and create jobs,” the directed district officers to go to report on Sunday said that #%1&2 < !$ 6 vice sector jobs and the rise in PTI, the MSME minister said tain sectors for normal opera- “Fund of Funds” has been minister said. banks and facilitate paper work South Asia may witness its # %#! ! 8# ! food prices have created eco- the government was working on tions to resume, and added approved by the Finance He observed that the gov- and coordination for loans to be worst economic performance 76 77 ! > % nomic hardship, especially for a “war footing” to resolve issues that “work should begin where Committee and will be placed ernment was well aware of the cleared as fast as possible, and in the last 40 years. people in the informal sector.” - like working capital crunch possible while keeping the virus before the Union Cabinet for issues faced by micro, small and a “branch-wise” monitoring The report also said that at <%" #7< % ! !$ It noted that policy makers and access to affordable financ- at bay”. approval. This fund, he said, will medium enterprises, and pack- was underway to ease the cred- least half of the countries in the ! < 6" : : in South Asia are dealing with ing - faced by the sector, as mil- The MSME Minister said facilitate MSMEs to raise money ages announced by the Finance it woes of the MSME sector. PTI region are likely to fall in deep #< 7# ! a plethora of challenges. recession. The first task is to prepare “South Asia will likely forecast GDP growth the, still underdeveloped, 8 ( )* #!+ ! experience the worst econom- for this fiscal year is in negative health-care system for the fight ic performance of the last 40 territory. against COVID-19. Another - years. Because of the unparal- In a worst-case scenario, immediate task is to secure E"" ABAC leled uncertainty, this report the whole region would expe- access to food and basic needs presents a range forecast, esti- rience a contraction of GDP, it to the most vulnerable people / $%2 5 mating that regional growth added. The report noted that in society. New Delhi: Turning ‘crisis into taken for safeguard against coro- To accelerate the economy, infra- will fall to a range between 1.8 while normal downturns are Similarly, it is important to Vienna: The world’s top oil-pro- opportunity’, India needs navirus. We have to follow structure is needed,” Gadkari +,- .,/ and 2.8 per cent in 2020, down caused by lack of effective secure other vital functions in ducing countries will meet via renewed focus on infrastruc- guidelines. At some places col- said. He said plans are afoot to from 6.3 per cent projected six demand, this crisis is caused by the economy, such as payment videoconference at 1600 GMT ture in the wake of the damage lectors have given permission, boost the highways sector. A obust digital payment months ago. supply constraints. While typ- systems and banking opera- on Sunday, a source close to caused by COVID-19 and talks some not. We are doing a follow committee has already been set Rinfrastructure helped more The hardest hit is the ically manufacturing is the tions. This all has to be OPEC said, as they try to address are on with state governments up along with the chief secre- up, he said, adding that work than 30 crore people to receive Maldives where GDP is expect- most cyclical part of the econ- achieved in a deteriorating plummeting oil prices due to the to re-start highway construc- taries of the states,” the minister needs to be commenced on a financial assistance of `28,256 ed to decline by between 8.5 omy, this time service sectors global environment, while deal- coronavirus crisis. The source tion projects where migrant said. He said an estimated about war footing on highway projects, crore under Pradhan Mantri and 13 per cent this year, as are hardest hit, it added. ing with fiscal stress and prob- spoke on the condition of labourers can be gainfully 20 lakh migrant labourers are including the 1 lakh crore Garib Kalyan Package tourism has dried up. Also, for “While usually, GDP decel- lems in financial markets that anonymity, but the meeting was employed, union minister Nitin stuck in shelters or have gone Delhi-Mumbai new expressway announced by Finance Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sri erates faster than consumption, were caused by pre-existing confirmed by Azerbaijan. The Gadkari said. back to villages and in view of which would usher in develop- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Lanka, the full range of their as consumers smooth their vulnerabilities, it said. meeting will take place in the In a video-conference with the Disaster Management Act ment of backward and far-flung on March 26 to protect them framework of consultations PTI, the road transport, high- being in place, district collectors areas of Rajasthan, Haryana, from the impact of the lock- resulting from the meeting on ways and MSME minister said can take a decision on it. Maharashtra, Gujarat and down, an official statement @ April 9 of ministers from OPEC talks are on with state govern- “As I have said and believe, Madhya Pradesh. Reiterating said on Sunday. ( and non-OPEC countries,” ments for facilitating safe return we can turn any problem into that the government has saved a A digital pipeline laid a few Azerbaijan’s energy ministry of migrant labourers, an esti- opportunity, we need to focus on massive 16,000 crore on land years ago — through linking O' said in a statement. It added that mated 20 lakh of whom are in highways building with renewed acquisition as it is on a new align- Jan-Dhan accounts as well as & the meeting would be chaired by shelters pan-India. vigour...Highways sector has ment, the minister urged com- other accounts with the bene- Saudi Energy Minister Prince “I had a meeting with road faced much obstacles due to panies to come forward for set- ficiaries’ mobile numbers and 252( Abdulaziz bin Salman and sector officials. Work can be re- coronavirus. In coming years we ting up manufacturing hubs and Aadhaar Jan Dhan-Aadhaar- Russian Energy Minister started at projects with condition will have to give the highest pri- clusters along the highway to Mobile (JAM) — was instru- Alexander Novak. AFP that adequate measures are ority to the infrastructure sector. boost economic growth. PTI mental in cash transfer under ? ()( help in plucking and ancillary New Delhi: Apex body of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan activities.” ITA is a constituent exhibiting and trade show indus- package amid coronavirus pan- day after West Bengal of the CCPA. “We are try, Indian Exhibitions Industry demic. AChief Minister Mamata hopeful that the state govern- Association (IEIA), on Sunday / 6" :6" This infrastructure pipeline Banerjee increased the limit of ment will consider the sought an economic package is providing the necessary the workforce in tea gardens enhancement of workforce to from the government, saying the Washington: America’s 8,650 deaths. thrown back at you if it doesn’t “Other decisions are going to backbone for DBT flows, adop- from 15 to 25 per cent amid 50 per cent,” he said. sector has suffered a loss of Rs reopening could probably start President Donald Trump happen,” Dr Anthony Fauci, have to be made at the level of tion of social security/pension the nationwide lockdown, the Rudra Chatterjee, director 3,570 crore due to cancelled at least in some ways next is mulling reopening the coun- director of the National Institute the president and the governors schemes, etc, the Finance tea industry on Sunday urged of Luxmi Group, which owns events on account of coron- month, a top member of the try, where in more than 17 of Allergy and Infectious about what they are going to do Ministry said in a statement on the state government to the Makaibari brand, wel- avirus pandemic. White House Task Force on million people have lost their Diseases at the National Institute with all of the information they Sunday. gradually allow up to 50 per comed the move saying it will The impact of COVID-19 coronavirus said on Sunday as job, given that in some parts of of Health told CNN. During get. The only thing I and my col- As part of `1.70 lakh crore cent of the labourers in the help them get a portion of the outbreak on exhibiting and trade the US battles one of the worst the country like New York, the interview, Dr Fauci, who leagues in public health and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan plantations. first flush. show industry has been unprece- public health crises in a there are signs of reduction in is a member of the White medicine can do is to give a pro- package relief package, more The chief minister had “We will get the entire sec- dented with multiple global and century. new COVID-19 patients and House Task Force on coron- jection of the kinds of things that than 30 crore beneficiaries first allowed the deployment of ond flush, the season for national events being postponed For weeks now, over 95 states like Washington and avirus, hinted that the reopen- may or may not happen when have been given support via only 15 per cent of the work- which will start from May. The or cancelled in the country, IEIA per cent of 330 million California have successfully ing of the country could be in you make these steps,” he noted. direct benefit transfer through force in the tea gardens, which second flush will be protected. said in a statement. “...In last few American population are flattened the curve through phases and spread out region by Responding to a question, Dr first installment during the she increased to 25 per cent on Makaibari had fetched the weeks more than 90 shows have under stay-at-home order and strict enforcement of social region depending on the Fauci acknowledged that things last week. Two more install- Saturday. highest price in the history of been reported to be either post- a national emergency has been distancing measure. ground situation. could have been difficult in the ments of cash transfer will be Welcoming the move, Darjeeling second flush at poned or cancelled due to put in place as the United With American economy “We are hoping that, at the US had everything been shut done in May and June. Arijit Raha, secretary general USD 1850 per kg,” he said. COVID-19 during the time- States has become the hotspot in teeters, President Trump has end of the month, we could down from day one. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan of the Indian Tea Association Chamong Tea Chairman period, summing up to approx- of COVID-19. described this as one of the look around and say, OK, is “It’s very difficult to go Yojana (PMJDY) was launched (ITA) told PTI, “The A Lohia said after the govern- imately 15 per cent of the total More than 20,000 biggest decisions of his life that there any element here that we back and say that. I mean, in August, 2014 with an aim to Consultative Committee on ment decided to allow more events conducted annually in the Americans have lost their lives he has ever had to make. can safely and cautiously start obviously, you could logically provide bank accounts to Plantation Associations workforce in the tea gardens, organised sector, with a resultant battling coronavirus and over “I think it (reopening the pulling back on? If so, do it. If say, that if you had a process unbanked persons, it said, (CCPA) made a representation the group has begun plucking estimated loss of Rs 3,570 crore 5.3 lakh have been tested pos- country) could probably start, at not, then just continue to hun- that was ongoing, and you adding out of around 126 crore to the government seeking to in all of its 13 gardens in for the entire sector and this may itive. New York, the global least in some ways, maybe next ker down. And that’s what, at started mitigation earlier, you operative CASA accounts as on allow flexibility in operations Darjeeling by following guide- increase if COVID-19 crisis financial capital, is the epi- month. And, again it’s so diffi- least for me standpoint of the could have saved lives. March 20, 2020, more than 38 within prescribed limits. The lines laid down by the admin- lingers on,” IEIA President S center of this crisis with more cult to make those kinds of pre- public health aspect, that we Obviously, no one is going to crore have been opened under increased deployment will istration. Balasubramanian said. than 1.8 lakh positive cases and dictions, because they always get look at,” he said. deny that. PTI PMJDY. !"#"# 9
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" New software the companies activists have warned that the identifiable data would be collect- The Czech app will use both plan to add to phones would apps need to be designed so gov- ed — and alerts would be handled Bluetooth technology and geolo- make it easier to use bluetooth ernments cannot abuse them to by public health agencies, not the cation data from wireless carriers - " wireless technology to track down track their citizens. Apple and tech companies. It says location and banks to create “memory "#"- people who may have been infect- Google said in a rare joint data for users won’t be used and maps” that trace the movement of ed by Coronavirus carriers. The announcement that user privacy the identity of people who may infected people. That will help ( + $* idea is to help national, state and and security are baked into the have been infected will be protect- them identify others they came $ L local governments roll out apps design of their plan. ed by encryption and anony- into close proximity with in the for so-called “contact tracing” The technology might serve mous identifier beacons that five to 10 days before they tested $ M that will run on iPhones and as a stopgap until there is wide- change frequently. “I think they’ve positive. L M O android phones alike. spread testing for the novel coro- taken care of some of the really The hope is to quickly isolate " The technology works by har- navirus, which in the US remains big problems,” Dixon said, noting people who may be affected so the ) nessing short-range bluetooth limited after production problems the companies say they can turn virus can be contained and $ signals. Using the Apple-Google and limited federal coordination off the system when it’s no longer restrictions on movement relaxed. technology, contact-tracing apps of the tests’ production and dis- needed. “The government is not The app builds on a popular cel- $ would gather a record of other tribution. “It’s not a replacement going to have identity information lular-location mapping app used ** phones with which they came into for just having widespread testing, of those testing positive.” by one in 10 Czechs, who num- close proximity. Such data can be which would be more accurate,” Asked about the Google- ber 10 million. used to alert others who might said Tiffany Li, a visiting law pro- Apple effort at his daily news The Google-Apple solution have been infected by known fessor at Boston University who briefing, President Donald Trump will also be voluntary — or opt- carriers of the novel Coronavirus, studies privacy and technology. called it “very interesting,” but in — but with far greater privacy On the shores of paradise, gorgeous singles meet and " typically when the phones’ own- “But clearly we have a huge short- expressed concern that “a lot of protections, something the mingle. But there’s a twist. To win a $100,000 grand prize, ) ers have installed the apps and age of tests.” people worry about it in terms of European Commission specified they’ll have to give up sex. This reality TV dating game BB* * agreed to share data with public- Bluetooth signal tracking, as a person’s freedom. We’re going to as a central requirement of any show, produced by Fremantle production company * health authorities. Google and Apple plan to use it, take a look at that.” such apps in a policy recommen- Talkback, releases on Netflix on April 17. $ Developers have already cre- can protect privacy far better Security experts note that dation this week for the 27- ated such apps in countries than other options such as GPS or technology alone cannot effective- nation bloc. including Singapore and China to cell-tower based location data, ly track down and identify peo- Given the great need for effec- $ try to contain the pandemic. In which allow centralized authori- ple who may have been infected tive contact-tracing — a tool epi- Europe, the Czech Republic says ties access to the information. by COVID-19 carriers. Such demiologists have long employed it will release an app after Easter. But Li noted it could still lead efforts will require other tools and to contain infectious disease out- Britain, Germany and Italy are to numerous mistaken alerts — teams of public health care work- breaks — Google and Apple will also developing their own tracing for instance, if someone were in ers to locate people in the physi- roll out their changes in two tools. full protective gear or in an adja- cal world, they say. In South phases. In May, they will release No such apps have yet been cent apartment while physically Korea and China, such efforts software that will support public- $ announced in the United States, close to an infected person. have included the use of credit- health apps for both Android and ! but gov Gavin Newsom of Pam Dixon, executive direc- card and public-transit records. iOS phones. 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+,- .,/ stuck,” he said. would run through India after Akhtar said Dhoni should getting the top order. There was ormer Pakistan pacer have ideally retired after last no match winner until Yuvraj Shoaib Akhtar says he year’s 50-over World Cup. came in, followed by Dhoni. Fcannot fathom why “When he could not finish “Then you started seeing Mahendra Singh Dhoni has the game in the semifinal change in results. Right now, the “dragged it for so long” as the (against New Zealand). I felt he problem is lack of finishers,” right time for the maverick ex- should have retired but he can opined the 44-year-old. India skipper to call it quits was only answer why he didn’t,” he Akhtar doesn’t see any after last year’s ODI World said. cricket happening for the next Cup. “He should have played a six to eight months as coron- %" ! +"5 +"5E& Akhtar said he hopes the farewell series after the World avirus continues to wreak havoc 38-year-old Dhoni gets a Cup may be and then said around the world. %" resounding farewell despite his goodbye in a manner befitting But if India’s tour of resolute silence on what the his great stature.” Australia takes place, Akhtar future holds. Talking about the Indian sees all four Tests going down +"5 “This guy has served to the team’s inability to win a global the wire. best of his ability. He should event since the 2013 Champions India had won their first /,++( training was a huge motivation leave cricket with dignity. I Trophy, Akhtar said Virat ever Test series in Australia early for the rest of us,” he added. don’t know why he dragged it Kohli’s team needs match-win- last year. But this time, Australia ahendra Singh Dhoni’s “During match simula- for so long. He should have ners in the middle-order. will be a different kettle of fish Mintensity stood out and tions, he was very involved, retired after the World Cup,” “Winning tournaments is in the presence of Steve Smith he looked in spectacular touch speaking to the bowlers, and Akhtar said from Islamabad. one thing but staying at top is and David Warner, who were during the IPL camp, vouched the rhythm he was in, it was a “If I would have been in his another. India is still the top- serving ball-tampering bans his Chennai Super Kings big boost for our team,” place, I would have hung up my ranked Test team and is almost when India toured last. teammates, who remained Sharma said. boots. I could have played among the top teams in the lim- “Despite the loss in New unperturbed by speculations Meanwhile the team’s shorter formats for three-four ited-overs format. So, we should Zealand, I think India is a very, over their talisman’s future in bowling coach, Lakshmipathy years but I left (after the 2011 not base their performance very good team and can give a international cricket. Balaji, described Dhoni as a WC) as I wasn’t into the game only on their showing in ICC tough time to Australia. But The three-time winners natural athlete and that he was 100 per cent. So why drag?” he events. again, India have to prove that had commenced their training clearly looking forward to the asked. “Of course, they should like they did the last time. on March 2 with Dhoni join- season. Dhoni, who has not played win ICC events and they have “However, I don’t see that ing from day one, but it was “MS is a natural athlete a competitive game since the to. This team, when the top four series happening. My assess- suspended on March 14 owing and supremely fit. He didn’t World Cup semifinal in July, score, they win more often ment is there won’t be any to the novel coronavirus out- look rusty, didn’t look one bit was preparing to make a much- than not. But if they don’t, cricket for next one year. The break. like he was away from the anticipated comeback with the then it is an issue. Another thing T20 World Cup is not going to Leg-spinner Piyush game. He was clearly looking IPL, which is now unlikely to %" ! 5 % 2 A4.'++ =+ '++E& I noticed is that you need a happen. Chawla, who was picked by forward to the season, the way take place. match-winner like Yuvraj “We are dealing with a pan- the franchise during the auc- he was training, batting, keep- If he had done well in the Akhtar believes Dhoni is “As a country, you should World Cup and done wonders (Singh) or Dhoni in the middle- demic at the moment. Any tion late last year, said Dhoni ing and being involved with IPL, there was a possibility of now in a limbo but deserves a let him go with a lot of respect for India. He is a wonderful order,” he explained. industry, which requires crowd was focused and showed the team,” Balaji added. him playing the T20 World Cup grand send-off despite the anti- and dignity. Give him a nice human being at the same time. “When we toured India in gathering, is going to suffer,” match-like intensity in the Team physiotherapist in October-November. climactic turn of events. send off. He has won you the But right now, he seems to be 1998, we always thought we Akhtar added. way he was batting and keep- Tommy Simsek said it was the ing. first time in about 10 years he “Mahi bhai was absolute- saw Dhoni do some wicket- ly focused, training purpose- keeping training. 4 *" # #" $ $ ; fully and was looking really “For the first time in about good. He was showing match- 10 years I saw MS do some 3 Former India opener of self-belief and they know they only like intensity in the way he was wicketkeeping training and Krishnamachari Srikkanth feels that go out with intention to win. The never- batting and keeping and that that goes to show that he was $"0 - " 7 current captain Virat Kohli can be com- say-die attitude in them and the aggres- was rubbing off on others,” definitely keen, definitely pared with the legendary Kapil Dev, siveness makes them fantastic during Chawla was quoted as saying focused to do well this year,” +,- .,/ given both have tremendous self-belief chases and the positive attitude both of on the CSK website. he added. and never-say-die attitude. them have makes them very similar to Karn Sharma, another leg- “I was worried that he ormer India captain-turned-administra- Srikkanth was part of the squad that each other.” gie in the squad, said the CSK hadn’t done much for a long Ftor Mohammed Azharuddin feels that all Kapil led to victory in 1983 World Cup On the same show, former batsman captain’s enthusiasm and time and then that he would cricket boards should come together to while Kohli featured in the team that VVS Laxman said that Kohli never lets involvement were a source of try and do too much, too soon redraw the international calendar as the won the 2011 edition of the showpiece. his guard down. inspiration for the other mem- and he may get injured. COVID-19 pandemic has ensured that the “I’ve played along with Kapil Dev “The one thing I admire about Virat bers. “It turned that I need not current schedule is irredeemable. and I’ve been the chairman of selection Kohli is his intensity. One thing I was “Mahi bhai was batting for have worried — MS being the Azharuddin, who is the president of the committee for choosing Virat Kohli and worried about was whether he will burn two to three hours at nets professional, he looked in real- Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), feels I can tell you, both of their attitudes are out quickly. But not even one session or every day, and the way he was ly good shape. He said he’d that tweaking of the Futures Tours and absolutely the same,” Srikkanth said on one over he lets his intensity drop and hitting the ball no one could started (training) a month or Programmes (FTP) is also necessary to Star Sports show Cricket Connected. that is really commendable,” Laxman say he was returning from a so before our fitness camp,” accommodate IPL, which is important for “Both have a tremendous amount said. PTI 5 $&' long break. The way he was Simsek said. both domestic and foreign players. “I am sure they can have a restructured FTP for two years because of so much of uncertainty in prevailing circumstances. I < 1& mean you can always prepare for good times but you can’t prepare for bad times,” the 57- year-old former skipper said. +,- .,/ some kilometres away, that’s reaching the pinnacle of world “Once things settle down, we can have a considered to be the longest cricket after four years. dialogue with other member nations,” he % ' ngland limited-overs skip- ever final in the history of the “I think the journey we added. 9 (++' $ "2 $&'E* $ Eper Eoin Morgan considers prestigious tennis tournament. went on is probably the most The IPL, which was scheduled to be held 2019 World Cup final as the “I think one of the great exciting. In 2015, the embar- from March 29-May 24, is set to be postponed in the tournament at some point of the year. “most dramatic game of crick- things about it was on the day rassing nature in which we indefinitely as the country stares at a lockdown “No one will say no to IPL. Not even the et” that has ever been played, of that great game of cricket were bundled out of that World till the end of this month. foreign players. So many people thrive on IPL,” saying it helped the sport grow was, it’s always now associated Cup and the journey we “I think if they have to slot IPL, the whole he set the record straight. “outside the normal bubble” with the longest ever embarked on to try and change itinerary needs to be changed. That’s one “For a lot of our domestic guys, who are and lifted its profile. Wimbledon final that was epic the brand of cricket we played option or else stick to the current itinerary not India regulars, let’s accept they look for- England were adjudged the as well,” Morgan said. with a new group of extremely with whatever gone being gone. ward to the IPL.” winners of the 50-over World “It helped us in growing talented players over the course “But that means huge losses for all the However, the man who led India in three Cup last year on the basis of cricket outside of the normal of 4 years — it’s brilliant,” he stakeholders and is not practical,” said editions of the 50-over World Cup, doesn’t their superior boundary count bubble that we’re already in to said. Azharuddin, whose own Association hosts think that the World T20 in Australia in after the epic final against New a different audience, and for us “Just being able to impart seven home games of Sunrisers Hyderabad. October-November will be done away with. Zealand, and also the ensuing at home it has lifted the profile some of my knowledge and “Therefore, I am expecting a complete “I don’t think World T20’s slot will be Super Over, ended in a tie at the of the game like we’ve never experience along with some overhaul of the FTP, if we have to fit in the gone. It’s third week of October and if things Lord’s in London. seen.” very senior players and a group IPL. I feel all the boards will agree as every- are okay by then, I would believe World T20 “The final was the most England had crashed out in of great support staff who body is getting affected. But obviously the will happen. dramatic game of cricket and ; ; %9@ 5= '++ =+ the group stage of the 2015 always continue to question BCCI gets affected more,” he added. “This is purely my personal opinion as the best game of cricket that World Cup and Morgan said it what we do in a good way in IPL has so much prominence because for- you can’t tinker with a World Cup. But obvi- probably has ever been played saying by Kolkata Knight sport overall as Novak Djokovic was an amazing journey that order to hold us accountable. It eign players like Jos Buttler and Pat Cummins ously IPL will get accommodated in some- which contributes to the hype Riders official website. edged out Roger Federer in an the team went through from sort of culminated in last year’s have expressed their willingness to participate where.” of it,” Morgan was quoted as It was a landmark day for epic Wimbledon summit clash that embarrassing defeat to World Cup.” , O P $0 3" 7) " "## 9 '$0 &A4 Crystal Palace manag- + The Montreal WTA tourna- we look forward to being back in Montreal er Roy Hodgson has warned ment, one of the key build-up events ahead in 2021.” against ‘artificial means’ of decid- of the US Open, was axed on Saturday and Tournament director Eugene Lapierre =+P :% ing the Premier League. will not be played until 2021, officials said. said the decision was made for them. In a statement to the The event, scheduled for August 7-16, “At the beginning of the COVID-19 0,?13+, London club’s supporters, the had been in jeopardy after Quebec crisis we were hoping that the situation veteran former England manag- Province requested that all sporting and would be resolved in time to be able to host ustralian all-rounder Glenn er insisted there was widespread cultural events be cancelled through our tournament as initially planned on the AMaxwell believes a rescheduled support for playing the 2019/20 August 31 as a means of slowing the spread calendar.” IPL can be held behind closed doors season out to a finish. of the coronavirus. It is thus with a heavy heart that we but it will be difficult to justify con- “Everyone is in total agree- “As a result of the measures imposed received this news, but we understand ducting the upcoming T20 World ment we need an end to this sea- by the Quebec government prohibiting that this decision was necessary,” he said. Cup without fans cheering from the son,” wrote Hodgson. holding events until August 31, the Rogers “The WTA reiterates that health and This is latest blow to tennis season stands. “We don’t want artificial Cup in Montreal will postpone their safety will always be the top priority. We which has been on ice for the last Both the 13th IPL and T20 means of deciding who wins the event to 2021,” said a WTA statement. understand this was a difficult decision and month. AFP World Cup are uncertain at the league, who gets into the tal competitions next season. “I accept there may have to be moment with the worsening Champions League, who gets Hodgson said players who, a squeeze on that time-frame.” COVID-19 pandemic. relegated and promoted.” in common with the rest of the The League has been sus- One of the options for BCCI is His letter came after UEFA, British population, are current- pended until April 30, with fur- Oly postponement blessing in disguise for Fouaad to host the IPL in the October- European football’s governing ly in lockdown would ideally like ther delays looking likely. Palace November window if the ICC decides body, warned a failure to com- three to four weeks’ preparation currently safely is in mid-table, +,- .,/ eventing in the 2018 Asian hurdle, he will become India’s to postpone the T20 World Cup plete domestic leagues could see before playing a match again. with the Eagles 12 points clear Games on Seigneur Medicott third equestrian participant in (October 18-November 15). There clubs excluded from continen- But the 72-year-old added: of the relegation zone. AFP ndian equestrian ace Fouaad while Touching Wood and the Olympics after late Indrajit has also been talks of conducting the IMirza on Sunday said that Fernhill Facetime took him Lamba (1996) and Imtiaz tournaments behind closed doors. the postponement of Tokyo close to fulfil his Olympics Anees (2000). One of the stalwarts of T20 Olympics to next year due to dream. Mirza is currently training cricket, Maxwell feels if crowds / 0Q" 0 R the COVID-19 pandemic was He said India has secured under the watchful eyes of weren’t possible for either of the two a “blessing in disguise” for a berth for the Olympics but he German legend Sandra events, the IPL would be a better 0(+/, ),3 hasn’t played since December 26, told him as he will get more time for wants to confirm his personal Auffarth who won a Gold option to go ahead. the United Podcast. preparation. quota for the Tokyo Games. (team event) and Bronze (indi- “... It’s going to be hard for us to anchester United star “I’ve been frustrated, a long time The 28-year-old Mirza, “For a confirmed vidual) in 2012 London have crowds. I think if IPL goes ahead MPaul Pogba said he is ago. Now I’m almost there, so I’m just who won two Silver medals in Olympics berth I have to com- Olympics, besides a Silver they can probably survive without eager to return from a lengthy thinking about getting back and the 2018 Asian Games in pete in one more event. That is (team event) in 2016 Rio any crowds, but I can’t see the T20 spell on the sidelines when foot- training fully with the team and Indonesia, is currently training called ‘Four Star Long’. I can Games. World Cup surviving without any ball resumes following the coron- everything.” in Germany. ered from injury and I will start complete this task in interna- “I am based in Bergedorf, people there,” Maxwell told ABC avirus pandemic. “You think bad but I’ve never “The postponement of training with him. Touching tional ‘Four Star Long’ compe- North-West Germany. This Grandstand. The World Cup winner has had something like this in my career, Olympics is like blessing in dis- Wood and Fernhill Facetime tition. My choice of competi- place is almost free from “It’s going to be hard for us to jus- been limited to just eight appear- so I always take it in a good way. It guise for me as it gives much got time to rest and they will tion was to be held in Covid-19 impact and there is tify having a World Cup when we ances for United this season after makes me more hungry to come needed rest to the horses and be fresh whenever the season Montilibretti, Italy from April some relaxation for athletes can’t get people into the grounds. So battling a nagging ankle injury. back and do well. And, yeah, it just practice for me,” Mirza said. begins,” he added. 9-12 but that got cancelled due here. With all required precau- I can’t see it happening in the near “I’m already training and shows me as well how much I love "My favourite horse Mirza won a Silver each in to Covid-19.” tions, I am continuing my future. We’ve got to take care of every- touching the ball,” Pogba, who football.” Seigneur Medicott has recov- individual eventing and team If Mirza passes the last training here,” he said. one’s health and wellbeing.”