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This is an emer- two weeks as the state was passing hief Minister Yogi Adityanath the maximum retail price and the release pending salaries of dri- gency situation, and going on a through a crucial phase of coron- Cordered that to effectively con- black-marketeers should be arrest- vers and other workers of the strike at this juncture is illegal. avirus spread trol the spread of coronavirus, the ed,” he said. 102 and the 108 ambulance ser- The issue has been resolved,” he “We have entered the crucial lockdown be strictly enforced and if Yogi also asked officials to vices in the state, a senior offi- said. phase of lockdown where more needed, police patrolling be strengthen the working of commu- cial said on Tuesday. A senior office bearer of an stringent methods are required dur- increased. nity kitchen and that similar kitchens The announcement comes organisation of drivers of the ing the next 15 days to ensure that the The directive was issued during be set up in every district. following reports that some ambulance service, Hanuman virus does not enter the third stage,” a meeting of 11 COVID officers held Chief Secretary RK Tiwari said ambulance service workers in Pandey, said 16,000 ambulance said Principal Secretary (Health) at the chief minister’s 5 Kalidas Marg that fooding and lodging problems Amethi have threatened to go drivers in the state are on strike. Amit Mohan Prasad in Lucknow on official residence here on Tuesday. of the people from UP who were on strike over pending salaries. “Our main demand is that Tuesday. “Migrant workers coming to staying in Kerala, Haryana, Tamil “The Uttar Pradesh chief our salaries, which are pending Talking to media persons, Prasad the state from other states should be Nadu and Karnataka had been minister has directed that for two months, be paid to us,” said that taking a cue from western put in quarantine. It is the respon- solved. salaries of drivers of 102, 108 he added. countries and others, it had been seen sibility of local administration to Agriculture Production ambulance service or any other that the second and third weeks were look after them. No one should be Commissioner Alok Sinha said that workers, whose salaries or hon- more crucial to contain the spread of seen moving on roads. If required, an App was being developed to orarium are held up, be paid the coronavirus. the administration should increase ensure effective distribution of food soon so that they do not face Disclosing that the number of police patrolling and stop people prepared by different agencies. any problems,” Additional Chief positive cases in the state touched 101 from going from one place to anoth- Industrial Development Secretary (Home) Awanish on Tuesday, Prasad said that now one er,” Yogi said. deployed in each district to co-ordi- (PDS) was to start from Tuesday, Commissioner Alok Tandon Awasthi said here. had to become more cautious as the The chief minister further said nate with the chief medical officer Yogi said that nodal officers be informed the chief minister that suf- “Work has already started to numbers could spike rapidly. that shelter homes be set up across and report about the people put in appointed to monitor the distribu- ficient amount of wheat had been redress the problems of the “We have seen the number of the state for these migrants workers. quarantine,” he said. tion of foodgrains through the PDS made available to flour mills and ambulance service drivers. They infected cases rise quickly from 100 “If required, schools and com- The chief minister asked the shops. financial help had been extended to have been told that their prob- to 1,000. So, Chief Minister Yogi munity buildings should be made chief secretary to ensure availabili- “Sanitisers should be used at the construction workers. lems will be resolved at the ear- Adityanath wants that norms like shelter homes and these people ty of personal protection equip- PDS centres and social distancing Additional Chief Secretary social distancing and hand washing should be sent there for quarantine. ment (PPE) and N-95 masks. The should be ensured. In urban areas, (Home) Awanish Awasthi said that be followed very stringently. This is Social distancing should be ensured chief secretary was also asked to shopkeepers should display rate list FIRs had been lodged against 46 the time of caution. If we can tide this and people should be asked to wash ensure the quality of these masks and and it should be strictly adhered to,” people under Essential Commodities crucial time, we can win the battle,” hands regularly,” the chief minister PPE and also the supply chain so that he said. Act. the principal secretary said. said. there was no scarcity of the safety The chief minister compliment- Additional Chief Secretary Prasad further said that people Yogi also suggested that teams of products. ed the Varanasi district magistrate (Finance) Sanjiv Kumar Mittal might be facing some hardships Health department should regular- “If need be, take the help of and district police chief who went informed the chief minister that during lockdown but this was for the ly visit these people in shelter homes retired PMHS doctors and doctors around the city as common men and under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan benefit of the people. for thermal scanning of all individ- of Army Medical Corps,” he suggest- booked several shopkeepers selling Yojana, handicapped and destitute “If we observe caution in our uals. ed. As the distribution of ration food articles at higher prices. women were being extended finan- state for the next 14 days, the “A senior health officer should be through public distribution system “It is the responsibility of district cial help. number of positive coronavirus cases will come down in UP. We sis, senior officers would be appoint- informed. “The chief minister has asked all state had sought three more labora- have identified the hot spots ed as COVID officers in Gautam Elaborating on other measures districts to enforce complete lock- tories at Prayagraj, Jhansi and from where over 50 per cent of the Buddha Nagar and Meerut. proposed by the government, the down and put migrant labourers Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in cases have been reported. One is at “Already a senior IAS officer, principal secretary said that the moving from one place to another in Lucknow. Noida and the other is in Meerut,” he Narendra Bhushan, has been administration had been asked to ban quarantine,” he said. “Already there are eight labs in said. appointed COVID officer for movement of people from one dis- Prasad said that to intensify test- operation across Uttar Pradesh with Prasad said that to meet the cri- Gautam Buddha Nagar,” he trict to another. ing of suspected patients, the three in Lucknow,” he said. '"$$$    "    ? 2
 
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She admitted that most of Elaborating on the issues the doctors are fearful of con- which the private hospitals are tracting the COVID-19 infec- faced with, she said: “Most of tion. “No patient coming to us the staff have left for their will reveal whether he has native district while those who been in contact with coron- are here are not being allowed avirus suspects or patients, !  3.5$2 or tehri and is sufficient for one road and Ambedkar Nagar. In to reach the hospitals. The hence we are risking our lives. person. The food is packed in rural areas, food packets are passes which we are issuing are The staff will be exposed to a assive distribution net- cups made of aluminium foil,” being distributed at considered invalid by the police major risk as a large number of Mwork in the city is ensur- she said. Khadrauna, Ahimamau, who say the passes have to be patients could be suffering ing supply of food to over two She added that proper Bangiyamau and in tehsils of issued by the CMO mention- from coronavirus. There has lakh people, including the social distancing is being fol- Mohanlalganj and Malihabad. ing that they are working for been a recent case when a doc- migrant labourers coming to lowed in the kitchens with the Meanwhile, various organ- COVID-19,” Srivastava said. tor got infected along with his the city. The community cooks and workers sitting one isations and departments have She pointed out that diag- family and it put under threat kitchens are being run by metre apart, and also at the came forward to provide nostic pathologies remained the lives of 900 people. The Lucknow Municipal time of distribution. ration, medical care and masks largely closed. “We need diag- same can happen here because Corporation, district adminis- “We have also been getting to the poor. Sardar Harminder nostic support if we have to run these are small set-ups where a tration and various organisa- calls from people who want to Singh Mindi donated ration on our hospitals and private nurs- large number of staff members tion who have joined hands. help us in cash and kind. the call of corporator Girish ing homes,” she said. She fur- work,” she said. This network is also helping a Those who want to contribute Mishra to 50 people in Samar ther pointed that they also “We are also at risk if a huge number of people arriv- can call us and we will get the Vihar Colony. Each person need safety gear. mob shows up and causes ing from other states. raw material or packets picked was given 5 kg flour, oil, lentils “We have limited masks destruction since we do not Divisional Commissioner from their homes. Also, there and other essential commodi- and gloves which are already have any kind of security,” the Mukesh Meshram said that are institutes where food is ties. The Mindi family has being used and disposed of. IMA president pointed out. community kitchen ‘Akshay being prepared and we are also donated ration to over 500 Patra’ also joined in to feed getting calls from there,” she people in Naka, Charbagh, 30,000 people and the number said. District Magistrate Sadar and Ashiyana. would increase gradually. Abhishek Prakash said they Ramakrishna Mission *+,,    The Divisional were reaching out to the poor Sevashrama also joined in to Commissioner said that from and needy from all parts of the ameliorate the sufferings of the Wednesday onwards, ration city and on Monday, they dis- sick and afflicted.  will be distributed among all tributed over 91,000 food Vivekananda Polyclinic those who are ‘Antodaya’ card- packets. He said that under the and Institute of Medical !  3.5$2 the 73-year-old mother-in-law holders, labourers registered in LMC Zone-1, packets are dis- Sciences is providing emer- of the first coronavirus positive the Labour department, auto- tributed at Narhi, Mall Avenue, gency medical and surgical he 54-year-old coronavirus patient, he said one plausible drivers rickshaw-pullers and near Gulmohar Apartment, services round the clock for Tpatient belonging to reason of why she tested posi- vendors registered with Aminabad, Maulviganj, emergency patients. 1   2$  *  $ .          Lakhimpur Kheri, admitted in tive after 14 days was that the municipal bodies and labour- Daliganj crossing and Jiamau. Besides, dry food materi-   6             6               KGMU, tested negative on infection might have been ers registered with MNREGA. Under the LMC Zone-2, the al and other necessary items 4 .0 .     Tuesday. Vice-Chancellor Dr passed on to her by other fam- “These labourers can collect food is being distributed at are being distributed in conve- MLB Bhatt said they are wait- ily members who were asymp- ration from the various PDS Tilaknagar, Dhobi Ghat, nient packages among the tiser bottles and 1,000 gloves to chalk out a plan. Under the Mishra and the arrangement ing for the second report of the tomatic. “They all had been shops in their respective areas,” behind Bada Imambara, starving families. Through its safai workers of Lucknow plan, the Railway Protection will continue during the lock- patient and if he tests negative, tested at the time the Canadian he said, adding that ‘Dial 112’ Labour Colony, Sapna Colony, Lucknow and Ayodhya centres, Municipal Corporation. Force (RPF) personnel were down. He said the RPF person- he will be discharged on doctor tested positive but pos- is also being used in the times Aishbagh Ramlila ground, relief material is being distrib- tasked with distributing food nel also made these people Wednesday. sibly, the tests were done imme- of distress by city residents. near Haidar Canal and uted in packets containing 5 kg ! !  packets among these persons at aware about social distancing “The patient had tested diately when it was important Additional municipal Durgapuri. rice, 5 kg atta, 2 kg daal, one   0 this time of crisis. and cleanliness. RPF sources positive after he returned from to do that five days after the commissioner Archana Under LMC Zone-3, the litre mustard oil, 50 gm !   ! “In compliance of DRM’s said: “The railways has creat- Turkey,” he said. Asked how the exposure,” he said. Dwivedi, who is looking after food is being distributed at coconut oil, one kg salt, 2 kg Meanwhile, after having instruction, the RPF personnel ed livelihood for many in indi- 54-year-old patient recovered He added that one of the distribution of ration in the Aliganj, Jai Shankar Prasad, potatoes and two soaps. sanitised railway stations and distributed food packets rect ways too. People with no faster than those younger than heartening things is that none community kitchens run by Faizullahganj, Mahanagar, UPSRTC is also taking premises in view of the coron- among the poor residing in proper job or daily wage work- him and admitted earlier, he of the patients admitted in Nagar Nigam by the name of Jankipuram, Daliganj, measures to contain the spread avirus pandemic, the Lucknow localities close to railways sta- ers settle down in localities said the game of medicine is KGMU needed ICU or venti- ‘Grain Bank’, said they are dis- Niralanagar and Qadamrasool. of coronavirus. It’s being done division of North-Eastern tions like Lucknow Junction, in around railway stations. Due to unpredictable. “It depends on lator support. tributing almost 40,000 pack- The food is also being distrib- through large-scale public Railways is helping out daily Badshah Nagar, Gorakhpur, big passenger volume and hec- the severity of infection, body Regarding the quarantine ets per day from nine commu- uted from near Cinepolis, awareness and ensuring sani- wage workers and the poor Nakha Jungle, Anandnagar, tic activities, these people eas- resistance and how the drugs facilities at KGMU for doctors nity kitchens which they are Gwari Gaon, Dayal crossing, tisation of buses and stations. residing in localities around Gonda, Basti, Bahraich, ily get small-time jobs. Some of work. The genetic constitution, and staff, he said they are fol- running. Mithaiwala crossing, near Managing director Raj railway stations of the division. Lucknow City and Aishbagh,” them also run small shops metabolism and so many other lowing the standard norms. “We load the food packets Alambagh bus stand, Shekhar said under its social To help crisis-hit people, the a spokesman said. He added selling food items, dhabas, tea variables can make a differ- “We have been dealing with in vehicles and then distribute Charbagh bus stand, obligation and responsibility, Divisional Railway Manager that the team worked under stalls in localities around rail- ence,” he said. epidemics for a long time and the same in various zones. Munshipulia, Indira Nagar, UPSRTC on Tuesday donated of NER Monica Agnihotri senior divisional safety com- way station to eke out their Meanwhile, about the we follow all the norms,” he The food consists of puri-sabzi Vikasnagar, Kalyanpur, Mohan 1,000 masks, 1,000 hand sani- asked the railway officials to missioner Amit Prakash livelihood.” unusual development in case of added.       
!      Lucknow (PNS): Making the marked on the said topics. In !  3.5$2 reached the police station. The Meanwhile, in the mysteri- most of the lockdown, Seth MR week two of remote learning, SHO said both Tiwari and ous murder case of the 55-year- Jaipuria School in Gomti Nagar the school has more than 95% landlord was accused of Bajpai had differences and they old differently-abled security has started remote learning for of its students joining in,” he Aharassing his tenants by used to have tiffs off and on. “I guard at a farmhouse in Maal all its students from March 23 said. He said that Yoga exercis- disrupting water supply to get went to the place and asked police station area on Monday, onwards. White boards and es and workout regime are the house vacated in Ashiyana. Tiwari not to disrupt water or the police suspect the role of an texts have been replaced by shared online and children are A complaint was lodged in this electricity supply during the insider. audio and video lectures and the encouraged to practice these regard. Ashiyana SHO Sanjay lockdown. I also asked Tiwari “The victim, Ram Dev classrooms have moved on to asanas at home. “Sanskrit Rai said both the parties were at not to force the victim to leave Maurya, was attacked probably platforms like Google shlokas are recorded and loggerheads for a long time and the house or action will be ini- by his acquaintances who vis- Classroom and WhatsApp. explained and then shared with the tenant had warned the land- tiated against him,” the SHO ited the farmhouse,” the police Media spokesperson said the the students. The students are lord against disrupting water or said. About the complaint, he said. They said Maurya had got school is now functional online then encouraged to memorise electric supply to the house said a team would investigate the money from his employer Shah and is offering classes for all its the shlokas and make a video during the lockdown and forc- case in time to come. “It does not Alam two days back and the subjects, including Sanskrit and recording of them reciting the ing him to vacate the house. seem to be a case of violation of cash was also found missing. Yoga. same. The students are graded Shailesh Bajpai, along with provisions under Epidemic Act “The team recovered a “The teachers are following depending on the level of per- his family, lives in the house under which landlords cannot smoking pipe (chillum) and a schedule as they would in a fection. Popular programmes owned by Pradeep Tiwari in force their tenant to vacate the ganja from the scene. It seemed regular school and the students like Mindspark is also being Ashiyana (Sector-D). Bajpai’s house during such a crisis,” he that Maurya had spent some are given homework and assign- conducted remotely and stu- wife Anjali reached the police said. time with outsiders who visited ments to complete. Moreover, dents are given tasks to com- 4             $
 *  station complaining that Tiwari Meanwhile, the Vibhuti the guard’s room in the farm- the students are tested and plete,” he said.  *       had stopped water supply to her Khand police lodged a case house,” police sources said. A accommodation. She said the against a bakery owner, Shiv police spokesman said three water pump’s switch board was Shanker Singh, for running teams were formed to crack the inside Tiwari’s house and he did his establishment in violation case. “One team has been sent to ,       )    not start it on Tuesday morning. of lockdown. The SHO said the Gonda, the home district of the “When we inquired about the police were informed about victim, while two are carrying same, Tiwari, his son and other opening of the bakery in out investigation in Lucknow,” he !  3.5$2 farmers across the country. of Uttar Pradesh along with 12 ment of crop pests and market- group has been given for dis- family members abused us and Vijaypur locality and a team said. Maurya of Tarabganj in We have formed several KVKs scientists, 11 state gov- ing. The ‘Ready to fruit mush- ease-free planting material pro- charged at us,” she alleged. She conducted a raid. “The bakery Gonda was a a security guard in igital means of communi- WhatsApp groups like ‘Mango ernment extension workers room bag’, formed for urban duction, particularly manage- sad she repeatedly dialled police was closed down and a case a farmhouse at Gopramau village Dcation are playing an crop healthcare’, ‘Guava crop and All India Radio workers. mushroom lovers, has 110 ment of root knot nematode. control room but did not get any was registered against the in Maal, owned by Shah Alam of important role by linking farm- c a r e’, ‘ R e a d y t o f r u i t m u s h r o o m’, “On this group, most of the members who interact for We have also been providing response, following which she owner,” he said. Madiaon. ers with scientists during the ‘Mushroom growers’, ‘Banana messages have been read by knowledge enhancement, tech- need-based technical support current coronavirus pandemic. growers’, ‘ICAR-Fusicont’, over 100 members the same nical support, demand & sup- on ‘Bagwan Aur Vaigyanic’ Under these conditions, farm- ‘Farmers First Project’ etc, with day. After the COVID-19 lock- ply of ready to fruit mushroom group formed by state govern-     "   ers are sending photos and get- the participation of over 1,200 down, 189 messages, replies bags. Members of this group ment official of Malihabad, ting advice through WhatsApp members. Apart from the and photographs have been are enjoying mushroom pro- Lucknow. This group has 42 !  3.5$2 As per reports, Meena Kumar said a case for arsoning and or other ways. groups formed by the institute, exchanged from March 24 to duction in lighter mood like members from Malihabad of Kankahan village had taken theft was registered against the Central Institute of more than a dozen groups 30. Of those, 171 messages have they share their recipes, their mango belt. hree trespassers set fire to a pond about 200 metres away accused and a manhunt was Subtropical Horticulture have included CISH scientists been for issues related to growing beds and happiness The number of farmers Tthe shanty of a woman in from her house. launched for them. Speaking (CISH) has been working on to seek guidance,” the CISH mango crop protection. During after growing and eating mush- directly benefited seems to be Mohanlalganj on March 28 On March 28, Meena was on the delay in registering a disseminating technologies and director said. the lockdown, the major issue room. Members of this group few thousand but these groups after looting cash and orna- shocked to see her shanty on case, the spokesman said the solving farmers’ problems He said that the ‘Mango has been protection of mango have grown button, oyster, play an important role in per- ments from there. A case was fire after she back from the woman informed them about through various channels. healthcare group’, led by prin- blossom and early fruits,” the milky, shitake and ganoderma colating the information to registered by police after the pond. She later spotted three the incident belatedly. Scientists and farmers are inter- cipal scientist PK Shukla, has CISH director said. varieties,” Rajan said. manifold as the post is shared woman, who is a fishery owner, youths fleeing the scene. Meena “A team reached the scene acting effectively during the been the most visited group. ‘Mushroom growers’ group The CISH director said among the farmers known to lodged a complaint in this identified the accused as Mohit, on the day of incident,” he said. lockdown and efforts made in This group has 188 members has been working for farmers that the Guava growers group them,” he added. connection on Tuesday. Naresh and Sheetal, all of He added that the police were the past are bearing fruits now. from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, across the country under PK is working with 85 members He said that the informa- While the police failed to Kankahan village. yet to ascertain the motive for “We have regularly issued Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat, Shukla. However, majority of its from Rajasthan, Madhya tion shared with KVKs, state explain the motive for the “I entered the shanty only the crime. The villagers said the weather-based agro-advisory West Bengal, Rajasthan, 144 members are from Uttar Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. development departments and crime, residents suspected that to find fish feed and other arti- accused youths were hostile to to farmers through the institute Telangana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh. “This group helps “This group consists of nursery extension agencies is dissemi- the miscreants wanted to evict cles burnt. They had stolen Rs the woman and her family and website and the same has been Pradesh and from most of the farmers in procuring spawn, owners as well as fruit produc- nated by them to a large num- the woman from the shanty 30,000 in cash and ornaments,” they did not want her to run invariably read by thousands of major mango-growing districts technical support, manage- ers. The major emphasis on this ber of stakeholders. due to some personal interest. she said. A police spokesman the business.        !"#$#$ -./0,#12   :2   !? 

3& !  3.5$2 neighbour Dileep Yadav. On where the doctors pronounced Palibegpur was having an old who were working in the field Monday evening, while him dead upon arrival. property-related dispute with at that time, opposed. But ven as a total lockdown Dharmendra and his brother Later, Dharmendra lodged Kisan Pratap of Bhawasi local- Sharma and his aides attacked !  3.5$2 Eremained in place across Neeraj were working in the a report against Dileep Yadav, ity. Sharma, who is principal of them in which Virendra, Lala, the country, including Uttar fields, Dileep and his family his father Hanumant Yadav Amar Singh Inter College in Hanumant Singh, Giriraj, even more persons tested @

   Pradesh, reports of clashes members went there and and brothers Nirmal Yadav, Lakhawati area, enjoyed good Dinesh Sharma, Prashant, Spositive for coronavirus on poured in from districts that abused them. This led too a Ram Niwas, Ram Sewak and clout and was trying to grab a Sumit and two others were Tuesday taking the tally of left one dead in Mainpuri and verbal duel that ended in a three unknown aides. portion of agriculture land injured. COVID-19 patients to 103 in    
 a dozen others injured in clash in which sticks and rods A case was registered and owned by Kisan Pratap. Luckily some villagers UP. Those who tested positive Bulandshahr and Maharajganj. were freely used. efforts were being made to On Monday afternoon, came to rescue of the victim for the virus included five in In Mainpuri, Dharmendra The incident took an ugly arrest them. Sharma and his henchmen after which Sharma and his Bareilly, and one each in Pratap of Kairawali hamlet of turn when Dileep opened fire, Elsewhere in Bulandshahr, tried to grab the land after aides fled. A case was registered Gautam Buddha Nagar   4 Karhal police station area had critically injuring Neeraj. He Captain PK Sharma from which Kisan’s kin Virendra and action was being taken (Noida) and Ghaziabad. a land-related dispute with his was rushed to district hospital Mudhibakapur area of and other family members, against the accused. After Noida from where the maximum 39 coronavirus !  3.5$2 Dr Tripathi said that the cases have been reported, TB was the leading killer    Meerut has emerged the sec- s the COVID-19 pan- and an estimated 4.35 lakh ond hotspot in the state with 19 Ademic sweeps the world, people died every year +$,+'%'#13&%'& and not to the police and there should not be any use with 2878.0 mm followed by 2702.4 mm over people testing positive for the there is anxiety among because of this disease. “So of force or intimidation. Meghalaya. Similarly, the lowest monsoon rainfall of disease. experts fighting TB that what on an average, over 1,000 $+F'#.,,+$$' It asked the Centre to prevent migration of peo- 311.7 mm is reported over Tamil Nadu followed by An official said 17 samples this pandemic will do to the people die every day of TB,” ple and take care of their needs of food, shelter, nour- 414.2 mm over Rajasthan. Over major states of cen- were tested on Monday, of much older infectious killer he said. “We have asked the The Government is looking for their subsequent ishment and medical aid. tral India, the mean rainfall ranges from 800 mm to which six were declared posi- tuberculosis, as a person with TB health workers not to community contacts. The Centre told the apex court that the sugges- 1400 mm." it said. tive. Confirming this, Meerut's pulmonary TB is more vul- compromise and test any Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu tion by a petitioner to sprinkle water and chemicals Chief Medical Officer Dr nerable to coronavirus. person for both TB and Governments have asked their police and health on migrants to sanitise them does not work scientif- *1%%2A(93%+$ Rajkumar said the first Dr Surya Kant Tripathi, COVID. The primary symp- administrations to make all out efforts to trace out ically and is not the right way. COVID-19 case was reported head of the Department of tom of both the diseases is all those who had attended the Jamaat meeting in The top court, which refused to restrain High GG!LC+'3,&C++7;H from the district last Friday. Respiratory Medicine at King same. In TB the cough is Delhi and appealed to people to report themselves Courts from taking up the issue of migrants, said they Four of the six people test- George’s Medical University, accompanied with sputum to authorities for quarantine. may monitor the issue more closely. In actual terms, the fiscal deficit or the gap ed positive for the disease in said that Uttar Pradesh had while in case of COVID-19, Jammu & Kashmir where “many of these people It, however, asked the Centre to tell Government between expenditure and revenue was Rs 10,36,485 Meerut on Monday are family not suspended its fight it is dry cough. Otherwise, returned” is already on alert. The district administra- lawyers to inform High Courts about the orders passed crore, the data by the Controller General of Accounts members of the man who had against TB. Despite the lock- both the patients have fever. tion in all ten districts has fanned out teams to trace by the apex court. (CGA) showed. recently returned from down and coronavirus threat, In case of COVID-19, the those who might not have disclosed their travel his- The Bench, initially observed, “We will be pass- However, it would be very much visible when Maharashtra. The other the DOT Centres were work- infected person will develop tory or contact history with the Tablighis. ing an order that the portal for information will be CGA releases the numbers for the entire fiscal. COVID-19 patients have been ing and patients were being pain in the body which he It is understood that the list of those who set up in 24 hours. You will have to ensure that all those Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had in her found in Agra (A11) Lucknow given a month’s medicine, he cannot conceal,” he said. attended the Jamaat event in Nizamuddin from J & whose migration you have stopped are taken care of budget for 2020-21 pegged gross borrowing in the new (9), Ghaziabad (8) two each in told ‘The Pioneer’ on Manjusha Srivastava, a K is in good number but many of them are not in quar- in terms of food, shelter, nourishment and medical financial year at Rs 7.8 lakh crore, higher than Rs 7.1 Pilibhit and Varanasi and one Tuesday. TB health worker is howev- antine yet and the administration and police are mak- aid. You will also follow up on those who you have lakh crore estimated in the current fiscal. each in Shamli, Jaunpur, Earlier, the patients were er a bit nervous about the ing efforts to identity, trace and isolate, authorities said. identified as cases of COVID-19 and quarantined”. Gross borrowing includes repayments of past Baghpat and Bulandshahr. called on daily basis and spread of COVID-10. Sources said the Government has prepared a 50 Mehta told the court that Government would loans. Presenting Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman had Officials said that UP gov- were asked to take medicine “The COVID-19 pan- page list of people from J&K who attended the con- shortly implement a system where panic of migrant said net market borrowing for the year 2019-20 would ernment had strengthened the in front of the TB health demic is spreading its tenta- gregation or came in contact with those. Efforts are workers would be addressed and they would also be be Rs 4.99 lakh crore and for the year 2020-21, it would surveillance and control mea- worker. “It is a fact that any cles. We have so many untest- being made to identify these people and isolate them. offered counselling. be Rs 5.36 lakh crore. sures against the disease. person with compromised ed TB patients. We, of course, District Magistrates in different districts of “When will you set up the centres? Where are the “A good part of the borrowings for the financial “Large-scale preparations are lung is vulnerable to coron- have a lot of Kashmir have issued a warning on Tuesday evening counsellors coming from? Where will you get them year 2020-21 would go towards the capital expendi- being made to handle the avirus. People having TB untested COVID-19 patients. to those who have entered the Valley after March 1 from? Where will you send them?” the Bench asked, ture of the government that has been scaled up by influx of migrants from differ- need to take more precau- Once the coronavirus cases and have not so far revealed their travel history to the adding, “This is not a definite statement”. more than 21 per cent. ent states and augment treat- tions,” said Dr Tripathi, who start coming in large num- authorities. Mehta said trained counsellors of the district men- “As I had previously mentioned another about Rs ment capacities in the state” is also head of UP Chapter bers TB will take a beating,” The order issued by district magistrates said all tal health programmes would be sent to which the 22,000 crore have been allocated for equity to fund said a senior official. Tuberculosis. she said. those who entered the Valley after March 1 with trav- Bench said, “There are 620 districts in India. How certain specified infrastructure finance companies, el history abroad, outside the Valley or association with many counsellors do they have in total?” who would leverage it manifold and provide much- members of the Tablighi groups are given the last “We want to impress upon you that the panic will needed long-term finance to the infrastructure sec- chance to report to the authorities within two days destroy more lives than the virus. You need counsel- tor. That should spur growth impulses in the econo-  '5   "6  failing which they could face imprisonment under the lors,” the Bench said, adding, “You can have ‘’Bhajan, my,” she had said on February 1. provisions of the disaster management act, 2005. Kirtan, Namaz’’ or whatever but you have to give The government raises funds from the market to strength to the people.” fund its fiscal deficit through dated securities and trea- %'&'$,G.'%'$+$& Mehta said the authorities would mobilise reli- sury bills. The Budget has pegged fiscal deficit at 3.5   7$5 gious leaders to counsel the migrants in shelters so per cent for the next fiscal, down from 3.8 per cent /'%++/'$E 0+ that they could stay calm and added, “I am making of the GDP in the current financial year. a statement here that within 24 hours, we will mobilise     #.#1'+E Jalgaon, Nashik and one case later, had been discharged India for the Tablighi Jamaat event in Nizamuddin. trained counsellors and religious leaders”. '13+4+ C3.&, .%+ from Gujarat tested positive in from various hospitals till The police registered a case under sections 188, 268 n a record jump in the num- Mumbai. Tuesday. and 270 of the Indian Penal Code. 4+4&,'0/+5&'& *+'E #4' Iber of Covid-19 infected According to a medical “As many as 23,913 people In Lucknow, the police found foreigners from cases in Maharashtra, as many bulletin released in the are home quarantined in the Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan from a Markazi mosque %8"" Various nationals, particularly from Indonesia, as 82 persons tested positive evening by the Public Health state, while 1234 people are in in Kaiserbagh area. They were living there since March Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri for the pandemic on Tuesday Department of the institutional quarantine cen- 13. They too had come for the Delhi religious event. Agarwal said there was lack of support in some Lanka and Kyrgyzstan come for Tabligh activities. taking the total number of Maharashtra government, tres. As a preventive measure, They all are undergoing medical tests and have been locations and information was not being passed on All such foreign nationals normally report their cases in the State to 302, even there are currently 23 Indian the state government has set kept in isolation. or being passed on late which led to this high num- arrival at Tabligh Markaz at Banglewali Mosque in as Chief Minister Uddhav Council of Medical Research up quarantine centres in all the Many Muslims of foreign nationality were found ber of cases in a single day. He warned that a lapse Hazrat Nizamuddin, the statement said. Thackeray directed the (ICMR)-authorised laborato- district hospitals in the state,” in Madiyaon and Kakori. A total of 17 Muslims from by a single person can cause grave damage by result- From here, they are detailed for Chilla activities Brihanmumbai Municipal ries – comprising 10 belong- the bulletin said. Bangladesh were found in a mosque in Madiyaon. ing in multiple transmissions and emphasised that the to different parts of the country. Corporation (BMC) to under- ing to Government and 13 pri- In a related development, In Bahraich too, the police detained 21 persons, fight against Covid-19 is a collective exercise and Chilla activities in all States are coordinated by take surveillance on a war- vate ones – that are undertak- the chief minister directed including clerics from foreign countries, from the Taj everybody should cooperate in following the guide- district coordinators in different districts, who, in turn, footing for fresh cases in the ing Covid-19 tests in the state. the BMC to undertake door- Mosque in Kotwali area since March 20. Of these, lines and maintaining social distancing. in some States are supervised by ‘State Amirs’. metropolis. As many as 406 persons to-door surveillance in each of seven are from Thailand, 10 from Indonesia and the With 24 more cases, Delhi is also fast witnessing “As on March 21, there were about 1,746 people Of the fresh infected cases, have newly been admitted to the 227 civic wards in the rest four are from India. sharp surge in the coronavirus cases as also Kerala and staying in Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz. Of these, 216 Mumbai accounted for a max- various hospitals in the state. metropolis to ascertain if there The Thai nationals were put in quarantine at the Maharashtra. were foreigners and 1530 were Indians. imum of 59 cases, while 13 Since January 18, 6331 people any fresh Covid-19 cases. trauma centre. They arrived in Bahraich on March 7 In Maharashtra, 72 more persons were tested pos- “Additionally, about 824 foreigners had been, as positive cases were reported have been hospitalized in var- Interacting with the and the police were now tracing their travel history. itive for the COVID19 taking the total number of cases on March 21, doing Chilla activities in various parts from the city suburbs. Pune, ious isolation wards across Assistant Municipal The Indonesian nationals had arrived on February to 302. Fifty-nine were reported from Mumbai, 3 from of the country,” it said. Ahmednagar and Buldhana the state owing to them devel- Commissioners and ward offi- 21 and were living in Quereshi Mosque at Bashirganj Nagar, 2 each from Pune, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, The statement said the Government is commit- recorded five, three and two oping symptoms such as fever, cer in various parts of area of Bahraich. Navi Mumbai and Vashi Virar. ted to identify, isolate and quarantine COVID-19 pos- cases respectively. cold, cough etc. Mumbai, Uddhav said: Besides, 51 persons who attended Nizamuddin R Gangakhedkar, ICMR scientist said that “Till itive Tabligh Jamaat (TJ) workers in India post their Following the fresh cases, Out of the total admis- “Considering that the popula- Markaz event in Delhi were held from Vrindavan in now we have tested 42,788 samples, including 4,346 congregation in Nizamuddin, Delhi. the total number of infected sions, 5780 laboratory samples tion is dense in Mumbai com- Mathura and were quarantined in local Agrasen samples that were tested yesterday. It represents 36 per The Union Home Ministry shared details of TJ cases in Mumbai has risen to were negative and 302 have pared with other districts in Ashram. cent of our capacity. 123 labs have been made func- workers in India with all States on March 21 after an alarming 151, followed by been tested positive for coro- the state, there is likelihood of In Meerut, cleric of Mawana and his two associ- tional, 49 private labs have been given permission. COVID-19 positive cases surfaced in Telangana, it 48 cases in Pune, 36 cases in navirus until today,” the med- increased spread of ates were booked for hiding information about 10 reli- Yesterday 399 patients were tested in private labs.” said. “So far, 1,339 Tabligh Jamaat workers have been Thane and other districts sur- ical bulletin said. Coronavirus in the metropo- gious preachers from abroad, who were living in a The official also said that the Government is work- shifted to Narela, Sultanpuri and Bakkarwala quar- rounding Mumbai, 25 cases in “As many as 19,161 people lis. Hence it is essential for the mosque since March 17. Inspector of Mawana, ing towards increasing supply of logistics. “We are con- antine facilities as well as to hospitals,” the statement Sangli, 16 cases in Nagpur, are home quarantined in the BMC to undertake surveil- Rajendra Tyagi said that five preachers were from tacting Korea, Turkey and other nations for the sup- said. eight cases in Ahmednagar, state, while 1224 people are in lance of the pandemic on a Sudan, four from Djibouti and one from Kenya. A case ply of logistics in view of the crisis. The DRDO is also The Ministry said the State Police will examine four cases in Yavatmal, three institutional quarantine cen- war-footing. It is only through under sections 188, 270 and 271 of IPC and Foreigners taking necessary steps,” said Agarwal. visas of all these foreign TJ workers and take further cases in Buldhana, two cases tres,” the bulletin said. door-to-door surveillance that Act was registered against Shahar Qazi Maulana action in case of violation of visa conditions. each in Satara and Kolhapur As many as 39 persons, the BMC will be able to take Nafees Qazmi and his two associates, Dr Aslam *'3+,+0C,3%&J/+%&, The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and one case in Aurangabad, who had earlier tested positive measures to arrest the spread Advocate and Naimuddin. All the preachers have been shared details of foreign and Indian Tabhlig Jamaat Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, for Covid-19 but recovered of the pandemic”. asked to stay inside the mosque for a 14-day quaran- $C&1&J&$,&, (TJ) workers in India with all States on March 21, 2020, tine and the Health department officials will keep a after COVID-19 positive cases among these workers watch on them during the period. The decision was taken to facilitate the citizens surfaced in Telangana. The passports of all the preachers have also been facing difficulties in renewing the validity of various Apart from advisory to the States to identify, iso- 4 # confiscated for investigation. A team of Health offi- documents related to the Motor Vehicles Act and the late and quarantine TJ workers who might be cials led by Dr Satish Bhaskar, Mawana Community Central Motor Vehicles Rules due to nationwide lock- COVID-19 positive, the Home Ministry also issued Health Centre incharge and police personnel rushed down in the country and closure of Government trans- instructions to the Chief Secretaries and Directors to Bilal Mosque in Heeralal area of the town on port offices, according to the advisory. Generals of Police of all States as well as Commissioner  Monday and found the mosque locked from outside. It requested all States to "treat documents under of Police, Delhi. The advisories were reiterated by the After unlocking it, they found 10 foreign preachers MV Act & Rules, whose extension of validity could Director of Intelligence Bureau to all State police chiefs inside it. The team directed them to remain in quar- not or not likely be processed due to lock-down and on March 28 and 29.   !  535'' with some infected person from Belghoria in North 24 antine and not come in contact with anyone. which have expired since of February 1, 2020 or would Meanwhile, TJ workers staying in the Markaz in under treatment others have a Parganas in the northern sub- In Jaunpur, 16 people were found in the house of expire by June30, 2020, as valid till June 30, 2020." Nizamuddin, Delhi, were also persuaded for medical hile Bengal reported its travel history and yet others urbs of Kolkata and has no one Naseem in Sarai Khawaza locality of the district The documents include fitness, permit (all types), screening by State authorities and police. By March Wthird death on Tuesday have shown signs of suspected travel history, sources said on Tuesday. Out of them, 14 are Bangladeshi nation- driving licence, registration or any other concerned 29, nearly 162 TJ workers were medically screened and the State sent more than one Corona infection,” the official adding though his rerlative als and one each hails from Ranchi and Kolkata. They document under the Motor Vehicles Act. shifted to quarantine facilities. So far, 1,339 Tabligh lakh people to home quaran- maintained. had travelled in from Mumbai. had taken shelter there since March 14. It pointed out that the Government had provid- Jamaat workers have been shifted to Narela, Sultanpuri tine amid fear of rising corona The Home Ministry The patient is known to be in A case was registered against them and they were ed for the availability of the essential goods and pro- and Bakkarwala quarantine facilities as well as to LNJP, cases, Health Department sources also said that there a critical condition and has kept in Mohamed Hassan Inter College. duction, and had allowed the vehicles for the trans- RGSS, GTB, DDU Hospitals and AllMS, Jhajjar. Rest sources said. could be about 73 people from been put on ventilation. A sec- Jaunpur District Magistrate DK Singh confirmed port of such goods/cargo. of them are being medically screened for COVID-19 In what was denounced by Bengal who had returned from ond case was reported from that 34 others who had reportedly taken part in The Ministry requested all States to implement infections. the doctors as a "regretful con- the Tableeghi Jamaat in Delhi’s Daspur in West Midnapore Nizamuddin Markaz were also located at the bus sta- the advisory in "letter and spirit" so that the people Usually, all the foreign nationals visiting India as sequence of irresponsible con- Hazrat Nizamuddin and the district. tion and quarantined in Shia Inter College. and transporters and organisations rendering essen- a part of Tabligh team come on the strength of tourist duct of citizens" despite all-out administration was trying to Another case was reported He said legal action will be taken against them. tial services do not get harassed and face difficulties. visa. MHA had already issued guidelines that they efforts made by the Mamata locate them. from a South Kolkata hospital Awasthi further said that the chief minister took should not indulge in missionary work on tourist visa. Banerjee Government to insu- A new hotspot of Corona where a functionary of a social a serious note of the Bareilly incident where nagar 4&%.##&%3+/ State Police would be examining categories of visas late the State from corona outbreak the Tabligh-e-Jamaat services organization was nigam employees sprayed chemicals on migrant of all these foreign TJ workers and take further action infection the administration congregation organized from found to be infected. Officials labourers at Satellite bus station on Sunday. %$'O2+$ in case of violation of visa conditions. had to send more than a lakh March 13-15 was attended by said he might have contacted “The chief minister has ordered action against the Tabligh Jamaat Headquarter (Markaz) is located people to compulsory home 3,000 delegates, including the disease while distributing authorities concerned,” he said. According to the latest weather model inputs, the in Nizamuddin, Delhi. Devout Muslims from across isolation in the past 24 hours. scholars from countries severe- relief among a target group. El Nino Southern Oscillation condition continues to the country and also from foreign countries visit the This pushed the number of ly affected by the Corona out- Meanwhile, providing relief 7"H#+%'$#'01&%$' remain in neutral phase and it shall continue to remain Markaz for religious purpose. Some also move out in total home quarantine cases to break. The congregation has to the municipal tax payers the so, till the end of June, stated the seasonal forecast. groups to different parts of the country for Tabligh 150,391. On Monday the cor- reportedly infected dozens of Kolkata Municipal Corporation I*&4'3&,E&$%& Whenever there is El Nino condition - that is activities. This is a continuous process throughout the responding figure was 47,091 people in Delhi and elsewhere. has extended the date of abnormal warming observed along the equatorial year. Details of these 824 foreigners had been shared cases. “All these people have The lone death was report- depositing property tax for the Mehta said advisory has been issued to the States Pacific Ocean - the global temperatures are high. This on March 21 with the State Police for identifying them, been asked to remain isolated ed in a Howrah hospital where fourth and final quarter of the regarding complete prohibition of inter-State migra- warming also interferes with rainfall during the Indian getting them medically screened and quarantining in their houses,” a senior a middle-aged woman suc- year 2019-2020. tion and as per the central control room, around southwest monsoon. them. On March 28, State police were advised to col- Government official said ques- cumbed to the disease sources Mayor Firhad Hakim said 6,63,000 persons have been provided shelter so far. According to the IMD study, five States which lect the names of Indian Tabligh Jamaat workers from tioning the sense of responsi- said adding the State had in the “those who were required to He said that over 22,88,000 persons are being pro- include Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya the local coordinators, locate them on the ground, get bility and alertness among cit- past 24 hours reported four pay the tax by vided food as these are needy persons, migrants and and Nagaland have shown significant decreasing them medically screened and quarantine them. izens many of who have been new cases of infection taking March 31 will now have to daily wagers who have reached somewhere but have trends in southwest monsoon rainfall during the recent So far, about 2137 such persons have been iden- taking the lockdown as vaca- the total number of Corona pay it by the end of June. The been stopped and kept in shelters. 30 years period (1989-2018) while the other States do tified in different States. They are being medically tion. cases up from 22 to 26. decision has been taken consid- The Bench adjourned the hearing on the PILs to not show any significant changes in southwest mon- examined and quarantined. This process is still on and “While some of the quar- Out of the four one is a ering the lockdown and move- April 7, asking the Centre to ensure that duties of man- soon rainfall during the same period. "The maximum more such people would be identified and located, the antined people were in contact middle-aged fast food seller ment restriction in the State.” aging the shelter homes are entrusted to volunteers monsoon seasonal rainfall is reported over Goa State Government said.    !"#$#$     ;  &    
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ver 135 people were Obooked for violating lock- down rules on Tuesday. They were charged under Section 188 (violation of norms) of the Indian Penal Code. The police enforced com- plete lockdown on Tuesday and did not allow even a sin- gle Roadways bus to enter Prayagraj. The UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) had run around 22 buses on Sunday to ferry migrant workers to their des- tinations. With the migrants ferried out of the city, the police on Tuesday ensured that nobody was seen loitering in the Civil Lines area as well as the Civil Lines bus station.            "      Prayagraj’s Senior Superintendent of Police Satyarth Anirudh Pankaj said that adequate police force was deployed at the inter-district , 2 

  borders and not a single bus was allowed to enter the city. With the police enforcing arrangement was seen at Vehicles carrying essential He added that policemen complete lockdown, the streets Phaphamau, Jhunsi, commodities and having valid deployed on the district bor- of the city wore a deserted look Dhoomanganj, Shankargarh, passes were also allowed to ders had been asked to ensure on Tuesday. Handia, Saraymamrez and enter the city.  
    no one entered the city or Additional mobile police other areas. Though the movement of moved outside during the lock- pickets were deployed in However, the people did migrant workers in small down. Police teams were also Khuldabad, Mutthiganj, Ram not face scarcity of essentials as groups was spotted on state and !   " *'%'$'+ seen marching in the narrow Bagh, Kareli, Sulemsarai and the police allowed movement national highways, the police lanes of the city, directing peo- adjoining areas to enforce lock- of vegetable and milk vendors did not allow anybody to enter espite all the tall claims ple to stay indoors. down. Massive security between 7am and 10 am. the city. Dmade by district adminis- tration and its strictness, mock- ery of lockdown continued to 8 be seemed at some places in the holy city here on Tuesday "5  $B where it was expected that the    arrangements would be much sound as it is parliamentary    constituency of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After     
  ! 2-3 shocking pictures of the arrivals of thousands of migrat- ed youths from Delhi and !   " 5'$/.% !   " '33'4'1', they continued to give their More than 80 training pro- other places, there were no best in this time of need. gramme have been conducted much changes visible as in ith the Kanpur district orth Central Railway and As part of COVID-19 pre- at railway hospital to all absence of perfect implemen- Wadministration making NNorthern Railway General paredness and as per directions medicare personnel. Action tation of lockdown, all the all out efforts to provide food Manager Rajiv Chaudhary from Railway Board, North has already been taken to make objectives of the same appear to the poor people, residents of stressed on regular dialogue Central Railway has been given available sanitiser to all railway to be foiled. various housing societies in the and motivation, and the need a target to make 290 isolation staff on duty and to contractu- In the morning, the scenes city have also come up to sup- to look after the front-line coaches. Work on available al staff at loading/unloading in Pandeypur and some areas port the campaign by provid- staff connected with medicare, ICF non-AC coaches for con- points and other places of were shocking when the rush 7        "     ing meals and breakfast to the security, maintenance, opera- verting them into isolation work. Soap and water are also on the roads was as usual rais- security personnel deputed on tion and other essential works. coaches will be taken up imme- being made available at work- ing questions on all the claims days ago, District Magistrate received that even essential lockdown in view to prevent duty round-the-clock. With He reviewed through video diately in the coach depots of places. Separate OPDs are of the administration. Though (DM) Kaushal Raj Sharma had articles, vegetables and others worldwide coronavirus pan- the lockdown restricting move- conferencing here on Tuesday Prayagraj, Jhansi and Agra operational in five hospitals of in the day hours, the roads flagged off home delivery vehi- are being sold at higher prices. demic entered the seventh day ment and making access to gro- the ongoing efforts and road divisions as well as Coach North Central Railway for ini- wore a deserted look, the total cles from two places in the city The DM has displayed the while the markets in this holy ceries difficult for those still ahead in the fight against Midlife Rehabilitation tial checking of patients with adverse pictures on some occa- including Visheshwarganj and revised rates of some articles on cities like many others in UP working out of home, housing COVID-19. Workshop at Jhansi .A detailed flu, cough and cold-like symp- sions are enough to foil the Pahadia but surprisingly, the his Twitter account which remained closed since March societies across the city are In the video conference schedule of power (SOP) for toms. More than 3,000 patients aims of lockdown. There were rush of people was seen at both would remain effective till 22 when the people them- cooking extra meals for their with officials of North Central operation of these facilities, are screened in these OPDs but no better arrangements seen in these places raising questions April 4. So far, 19 persons were selves kept the shutters of their security staff who otherwise and Northern Railway, composition of rake, stabling no COVID-19 patient has been Visheshwarganj and other lead- on the arrangements. arrested under Section 151 shops down on the call of PM depend on a the now unavail- Chaudhry told the officers that plan, manning by medical and detected till now. Besides run- ing markets. Recently, the rush In view to make its action CrPC and during checking at during Janata Curfew. In able tiffin service or home- it was very necessary to recog- other personnel, sanitation, ning 250 goods trains on an of customers at Chanduwa more stringent, the district 14 border points and 49 police almost all the main markets cooked meal. nise the efforts of the front-line charging, watering etc. is also average on daily basis to ensure Satti and other vegetable mar- police lodged eight FIRs against barriers, 341 vehicles were including Godowlia, An Indira Nagar resident staff in maintaining supply of being worked out and shall be supply of essential items in kets showed the same pictures. eight persons for violating the challaned apart from seizing six Dashaswamedh, Chowk, spoke about how her building essential commodities and issued by the Railway Board. every part of the country, Though almost all the temples lockdown on Monday but in vehicles and the total number Maidagin, Lahurabir, Chetganj, has even provided accommo- medicines and maintain regu- To handle any situation, Railway has also started run- including of Devis/ Gauris the manner, huge number of of people arrested under 151 Sigra, Bhelupur, Mehmoorganj, dation for a watchman so that lar dialogue to motivate and railway medical staff are being ning timetabled parcel trains remained closed in the ongo- people came on the markets in CrPC was 99, while 74 FIRs Luxa, Sonarpura, Assi, Lanka, he does not have to commute counsel them and render all trained on infection prevention for which notification are being ing Vasantik Navratra, the rush view to purchase articles, it also lodged against 123 persons. Sundarpur, Kakarmata, and to work and every flat owner possible help to them so that and control of COVID-19. issued from time to time. of people at markets purchas- raised questions. Besides, the Besides, 416 vehicles were many trans-Varuna localities takes turns to provide him ing essential items raised ques- DM and SSP had lodged FIRs seized and 7115 challaned so including Orderly Bazar, with three meals and tea. tions over all the tall claims against nine traders for selling far since lockdown has been Bhojubir, Shivpur, Pandeypur, Another housing society in made by the administration by articles at higher prices but the clamped. Pahadia, Sarnath and others, Swaroop Nagar and some in &       starting home delivery system same had some impact on Overall, the normal life in shops remained closed, expect Tilak Nagar, too, have devised in its bid to provide items to the shopkeepers but still some the city continued to remain a few of essential items and a rotation scheme which people at their doorsteps. A few reports continued being paralysed as the nationwide medicines. assigns cooking duty to differ-      ent residents on different days. The meals are simple but KANPUR(PNS): District stressed on maintaining strict demned the electronic media hearty, comprising dal, rice, Magistrate BR Tiwari said on social distancing and wearing for showing an epilepsy patient vegetables and the occasional Tuesday that as per the direc- masks. He advised the bank outside the COVID-19 ward as "! 
  
 regional delicacy. tive of Chief Minister Yogi staff to frequently use hand a coronavirus patient and stat- At Ratan Orbit, Indira Adityanath, people who had sanitisers while handling ing that the doctors were mute Nagar, residents are taking returned to Kanpur from cheques, drafts or any other spectators to the whole episode. turns to cook for over 10 March 12 onwards from abroad paper work. Dr Lalchandani said the watchmen who work in the or had travelled abroad in this Meanwhile, GSVM fact was that the man suffered 
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 apartment. “Each block has period were required to imme- Medical College Principal Dr an epilepsy attack which was in one watchman who works in diately inform the Kanpur DM Arati Lalchandani informed fact hysteria and in such cases two shifts. Since everyone is office on phone numbers mediapersons that the medical only after the fits subside the !   " *'%'$'+ Bank of Vishal Bharat Sansthan rationing their resources, we 0512-2304777 or 0512-2377888 college hospital was prepared patient is handled or placed on also did the same apart from decided to take turns and or the central control room toll- for take the bull by the horn the stretcher. She said in this he charity shown by vari- adopting a slum locality. It cook for one watchman. This free number 18001805259, and had set up a COVID-19 particular case, when the fits Tous organisations of claims that it is providing 500 way, it will be more sustainable about their foreign trips. Hospital at the Upper India had subsided, the patient was traders, social organisations, food packets daily. Earlier, for them and us,” said a resi- He said if onyone con- Sugar Exchange Maternity given injection and first aid and temples and many others to Nagrik Samaj distributed 200 dent. cealed such information and Hospital. sent home. The principal said help the poor, helpless and res- packets containing various arti- At another building in coronavirus spread in and Dr Lalchandani said 200 the manner in which the video idents of slum localities get var- cles among the poor families. Azad Nagar, a watchman who around their locality and the beds had been prepared to was made viral had demor- ious articles and food packets A group of social organisations, lives on the premises is unable person tested positive for handle any immediate need alised the hospital’s doctors during these days of lockout is Sanjha Sanskritik Manch to buy his meals as he did ear- COVID-19, legal action would while 10 ICUs and ventilator who were devotedly doing their creating some awkward situa- (SSM) along with Jan Vikash lier. Ever since, flat owners in be taken against him/her. were ready for any emergency. duties. Dr Lalchandani said an tions on some occasions when Samiti, Lok Chetna Samity, the building are cooking for The district magistrate said She said a 20-bed intensive care FIR had been lodged against many of them reached the Joint Action Committee, Asha him to ensure he does not go that banks would now operate unit had also been set up and the persons who had posted the places where the other had Trust and Vishwa Jyoti hungry. from 10 am to 4 pm. He said doctors of the medical college video and legal action would already supplied the same. In Jansanchar Kendra also distrib- Narendra Goel of Sri Ram this was being done in view of were working round-the-clock. certainly be taken against them. absence of proper coordina- uted packets to 200 families in Apartment in Azad Nagar said the new month beginning and She appealed to the people to She appealed to the people to tion, such bids of charity are Konia, Shivdaspur, Bajardiha, they started arranging meal for the need of the people to visit not create a panic. first cross-check the authentic- not only becoming purposeless 8   
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8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -). the people. DM said that he coronavirus patients. DM said Kailijar. DM Bansal said that on 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $/ 01#( Varanasi. The entrance exam- April 24. For detailed and lat- accused in this connection, himself was keeping a close that people could donate Monday 65 labourers who had ination for MMMUT’s BTech est information regarding the sub-inspector Dinesh Mishra istrict Magistrate Amit watch over the misguiding money in Chief Minister come from Delhi and Mumbai he Madan Mohan Malaviya first year, BTech second year, Malaviya entrance examination said and added that they would DSingh Bansal said that 80 posts on Whatsapp and Distress Relief Fund account had been sent to Kasturba TUniversity of Technology (lateral entry), BBA, MBA and the interested candidates have be arrested soon. It may be hand drawn carts for supplying Facebook etc. DM Bansal has No 1378820696 IFSC Code Gandhi Avasiya Vidyalaya and (MMMUT) has decided to MCA courses will be conduct- been advised to regularly check recalled here that Badami Devi, vegetables, 52 for fruits and 15 issued a warning to the anti- CBI NO 281571 Bank - Central would be kept there for next 14 extend the date for the state- ed in all these 12 cities in pre- the website of the university wife of Umesh Chand, was mobile vans for other items of social elements not to misguide Bank of India Cantt Road days. They would be sent to level entrance examination, determined shifts. On the same www.mmmut. ac.in found dead in a room on daily needs had been engaged people regarding lockdown. Lucknow. DM Bansal told ‘The their villages after that period Malaviya Entrance Test- 2020, day MTech entrance examina- Friday morning. The family in the entire city. These carts DM said that those who did not Pioneer’ that those who donat- when the symptoms of cough to be held for admission to its tion will be conducted only at    members claimed that she had and mobile vans were regular- follow his order would have to ed money would get 100 relief and cold subsided. The DM various courses. It will now be Gorakhpur, Lucknow and committed suicide due to ly supplying the essential things face serious consequences. in income tax. He said that all said that he had directed sub- held on June 7. Coordinator of Prayagraj centres. The entrance The police has registered a unknown reasons. However to the people by going door to The DM said that police borders of the district had divisional magistrate (SDM) the admission cell of MMMUT, examination for MSc Physics, case of murder against four her brother, Pannelal, a resident door in the morning. DM said chief Banda Siddharth Shankar been sealed completely. DM Naraini Vandita Shrivastava to Professor SP Singh, said that Mathematics and Chemistry persons, including the inlaws, of Jamauli under the Bansgaon that there was no shortage of Meena had been directed to said that five quarantine centres ensure that labourers reaching the examination was scheduled will be conducted only at cen- in connection with the death of police station, had accused her the vegetables, fruits and other take legal action against those had been opened in Naraini these centres were quaran- to be organised on May 9. The tres located in Gorakhpur. The a woman in Dumri Khas vil- inlaws of strangulating her to items of daily need in the who gave misleading infor- tehsil. Bansal said that these tined. DM said that he had entrance examination will be PhD entrance examination will lage under the Sahajanwan death after thrashing her. He had entire district. DM Bansal said mation to the people in the dis- quarantine centres had been set directed the SDM to make conducted at centres located in be held on July 1 at Gorakhpur police station here recently. lodged a complaint against he that similar arrangements had trict. up at Kasturba Avasiya necessary arrangements for as many as 12 cities i.e. Agra, center as per the pre-deter- Police was questioning the her inlaws , brother-in-law and also been made at Naraini, Meanwhile DM Amit Vidyalaya, Shankar Parvati their food as well. He said that Ayodhya, Bareilly, Dehradun, mined schedule. Meanwhile as mother-in-law after taking her sister-in-law in this connection. Atarra and Baberu tehsils of the Singh Bansal has made an Inter College, Kartal, Pt he had issued instructions to Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, per the previously-announced into custody, last reports After the post-mortem exami- district. SDMs of these tehsils appeal to the residents of the Jawahar Lal Inter College his subordinates to get imple- Lucknow, Meerut, schedule the deadline for received here said. Separate nation report confirmed that she had been directed to ensure the district and NGOs to donate Girwan, Poorva Madhyamik mented the lockdown strictly in Noida/Greater Noida online application was March teams were conducting raids in was beaten up and strangled the supply of all essential goods to money voluntarily to help of Vidyalaya Sadha and GIC the entire district. Ghaziabad, Prayagraj and 31. It has now been extended to search of the three other police registered the case.   R

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!   "  evacuees arrived at Jaisalmer Many of these evacuees they leave the facility. Manesar, Jaisalmer and $&2,&34+ facility on March 15, a second were to be discharged and sent At Jodhpur the first batch Jodhpur and Army medical /*#  @ 3    batch of 53 on March 16 and a home following the completion of 277 evacuees arrived from facilities at Jhansi, Binnaguri n a big jump in the number third batch of 185 evacuees on of the 14-day quarantine peri- Iran on March 25 and a second and Gaya with additional beds Iof cases since the coron- March 18. The last batch was od and testing. As per proce- batch of 275 arrived on March have been kept on standby. At !   "  circular regarding EMIs (being for conducting more tests, avirus pandemic outbreak in scheduled to complete their dure, evacuees are tested when 29. Manesar, 372 evacuees have $&2,&34+ deferred for three months) Tewari noted, adding that the the country, at least 17 Indians mandatory quarantine period they arrive at any quarantine The Army currently has been treated and currently 82 should be issued widely and only antidote to spread of evacuated from Iran recently on March 31. facility and again tested before wellness centres for evacuees at are under quarantine. he Congress on Tuesday that interest subvention COVID-19 is more testing. and lodged in Army facilities in Turged the Centre to increase arrangement should be made India currently is the low- Jodhpur and Jaisalmer have coronavirus testing in the coun- for the interest on the deferred est tested nation in the world. tested positive. While nine of try and also issue a notification EMI payments," he said. COVID-19 is progressing the cases were reported from   %#   %   " %!%  on deferment of EMI payment Referring to lakhs of towards phase three or com- Jaisalmer, eight were from of loans during the lockdown migrant labourers trying to munity transmission and the Jodhpur. period. reach their native places tra- only way to deal with it in a bet- Giving this information Congress spokesperson versing long distances by foot, ter manner is to conduct as here on Tuesday, sources said %(! ) *+ " Manish Tewari further urged the Congress leader said, "We many tests as possible, he said. there are a total of 484 evacuees the government to make request the government to Tewari said, India''s ratio in Jaisalmer and 552 in Jodhpur !  $&2,&34+ ful concealment and it will be dealt with required to reveal any travel history to be arrangements for procurement make arrangements and ensure for coronavirus testing is the adding all of them came via as a breach of discipline under the Army identified COVID-19 hotspots by the and storage of Rabi crop that is that those on the streets, des- lowest at 32 for every 10 lakh special flights from Iran. They gainst the backdrop of three positive Act. government of India. to be harvested in the next 15 perately trying to get home people while in the UK it is 921 said all those tested positive on Acases of coronavirus amongst its Sources said the stern warning makes The advisory also mentioned that the days. should be helped in getting for every 10 lakh people and the Monday and Tuesday have ranks, the Army has issued an advisory it obligatory for all ranks to disclose any COVID-19 has spread to all parts of the Referring to the religious home safely." USA it is 2,600 for every 10 lakh been shifted to the tertiary hos- to all its personnel warning them against of the conditions immediately to supe- country and the troops and their fami- congregation in Delhi’s Calling upon the govern- people. pital attached to the facilities for concealing symptoms of the disease. riors during rollcall and while screening lies are at risk of getting infected. In most Nizamuddin area which left ment to allow more testing to Highlighting the problem treatment. Moreover, all the This measure was taken to prevent the by the medical authorities. The infor- people, the infection will be passed off as several people affected by the find out coronavirus positive of procurement that the Rabi evacuees in the two facilities spread of COVID-19, sources said here mation, which the troops are required to mild illness, however, it has the potential virus, he said at party's Press cases, Tewari said something crop producing states might be will now undergo the estab- on Tuesday. The advisory also said non- give, include symptoms of cough, throat to cause severe respiratory illness. The conference, addressed through needs to be done to increase facing in the next few days, the lished testing procedure. disclosure of the information related to pain, fever, difficulty in breathing and three cases so far include a jawan in video conferencing, that this is testing and ensure that India Congress leader said 152.7 mil- The 484 evacuees at the pandemic is likely to put other contact with any COVID-19 patient or Ladakh, a colonel rank doctor in the not the time for a blamegame. does not enter the community lion tonnes of crop is expected Jaisalmer had arrived in three troops in harm and this act of not dis- relative or friend while being on leave or Eastern Command, Kolkatta and a junior "We request the finance transmission stage of the dis- to come in the market, which batches. The first batch of 236 closing information will be treated as wil- temporary duty. The troops are also commissioned officer(JCO) in Dehradun. minister to ensure that the RBI ease. are currently shut due to the Only four companies are lockdown. currently manufacturing testing He feared the country equipment in the country, while would be faced by a big prob- 5  
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   The Ministry’s advisory "If any of these emotions social distancing while work- The outfit has workers, both Tabligh activities. ensure the well being of  *+, ) has come at a time when Kerala persist continuously for several ing on the farms and provide foreigners as well Indians, and is While the Dawah activities     tourists, especially the       and Meghalaya Governments days, despite your trying to get masks to those engaged in the backed by radical outfits like seek to promote Sunni form of ones that travel from      have allowed supply of liquor out of it, talk about it with some- field works. It has also Jamat-e-Islami (India) and Jamat- Islam, they conceal their identity New Delhi: Among others, the foreign countries.  ) to drinkers under prescription one. If the feelings worsen, a per- advised farmers to engage e-Islami (Pakistan), Intelligence with the Sufi form of Islam to Intelligence agencies will also Accordingly, the  '
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/  ,-                  * !              7     ! n Kerala, god’s own lush green coun-        2               try, it is as real as it can be. Some stu- )@S ;::!  !        !     dents belonging to this State, study-  !     " '   *  ;9  *  ;A 7 8B: ing in Hyderabad, were stranded at the Karnataka-Kerala border last             "        ! week.I They wanted to come back to their       "      *  +  " )  State but were stuck and in dire straits. *   0  @  7   *         One of them google “searched” for Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s number.  =  <   )            +  This was at 1 am, post midnight. This stu-                   ! dent was desperate and was just trying her             *       luck. The phone rang and guess who received the call? The Chief Minister him-                !    ! self. It is reported that Vijayan told the stu-                    < dent not to worry (don’t worry child…)    7               .   ! and that he would find a solution. In moments, she got the number of the top   ( #         0       * administrative functionaries in Wayanad  ;::     0             and when they reached the slated spot,        7          1   "   another official was waiting for the stu- dents with a vehicle to transport them              *  8C     safely back to their homes. Once they ;8::                    ! reached their destinations, the girl student       -  *  8D         ! called the Chief Minister back to thank him. Vijayan said that he was happy that               6     they had reached safely and asked them social security, healthcare and checked. This was an arduous Prime Minister for the entire they need not disclose their    8:::         to quarantine themselves. administrative measures. task but medical teams and vol- country). The financial package identity. This is truly democrat- /    2  *   0          Real-time stories, bordering on myths, So how did Kerala tackle the unteers went from compart- includes 1,320 crore to disburse ic governance where the citizen )@           .  <          have been circulating about Vijayan and migration crisis? First, much ment to compartment checking two-months welfare pension in is given the utmost dignity by the his no-nonsense, simple and hard-work- before the country took notice, passengers and testing them. All advance; 1,000 to families not Government.               /    ing Health Minister, KK Shailja, the as early as in March, it had put those travellers taking a bus went eligible for other social welfare Free prepaid recharge has                  " ! “teacher” who has openly said that her up health desks at airports to through a similar process. All of pensions; 100 crore for free been provided to those under        $         !  actions are determined by the advice of screen passengers coming from this was done with immense foodgrains to families in need; observation. The students’ wing experts and scientists and practical and abroad. Foreigners cooperated, dignity, patience and efficiency 50 crore for subsidised meals at of the Communist Party of India                    long-term solutions. The manner in no one was harassed. Testing and as fast as it could be done. 20 and a 500 crore health (Marxist) has been manufactur-      @         "  which the issue of migrants and visitors, and quarantine became a must There are around 5,000 fully- package. Loans worth 2,000 ing sanitisers and distributing             *   *  ! both inside and outside the State, has been even as hospitals and isolation equipped shelters in Kerala, crore will be made available them to the public. Civil society addressed reflects just this. Thousands of centres were kept ready. Even which are now catering to around through the Kudumbashree and women’s groups have been            7 0       Keralites work abroad, especially in the while doctors and nurses and two lakh migrant workers. Not a scheme, a highly successful pro- roped in to provide relief. District     )@ + 7 0           ! Gulf, and the State is a tourist hub with other hospital staff were single labour has been allowed to ject accessible to the remotest administrations are working with       7               foreigners enjoying its dense green pic- given all the facilities at move out. They all seem to be region. A sum of 2,000 crore ward and local level representa- turesque landscapes, its endless backwa- Government hospitals, private content to stay at their new has been earmarked for employ- tives, including the panchayats.           6       )@ ters and safe scenic towns as also its vast ones were sounded off by the “homes.” Significantly, the ment guarantee programmes. Hence, even in a centralised sys-                     coastal regions and sunny beaches. district administration to be Government prefers to term Further, all arrears will be cleared tem, the process of implementa-             E .    ;::: As tens and thousands of migrant ready for patients and that, too, them “guest workers,” giving by the State Government by tion is totally decentralised, eas- workers and the poor thronged the high- free of cost. them the due dignity and respect April, amounting to 14,000 ily accessible and efficient.           $        ways in Delhi and its neighbourhood, If one person tested positive, they deserve. crore. Cinema hall owners have The current mission is to         -            mostly heading towards Uttar Pradesh and all his/her contacts were tested, Rations for three months been given an entertainment tax create a huge volunteer force.   +S             (    ! Bihar, the 21-day lockdown announced by too. All domestic travellers were have been provided. Their shel- reprieve. Former doctors have been asked Prime Minister Modi has all but collapsed asked to follow self-quarantine, ters are clean and sanitised. The food issue was nipped in to join the healthcare system                     in the capital and the Hindi heartland. which they dutifully followed. There is running water, soap, the bud with 1,000 food centres, again. Be it healthcare or dras-   7  +              There are now genuine fears that these Concerted counselling over the sanitisers and proper sanitation restaurants and hotels offering tic measures taken during nat- 7 0   '             workers, having travelled in congested phone and through inter-person- systems. Medical centres and free food to those in need and ural catastrophes like massive spaces, without any healthcare safety, al contact was given to people counselling are available 24X7. community kitchens were oper- floods or even during the spread                   6   ! often hungry and penniless, might lead to under isolation or those under- Volunteers and State officials are ational everywhere. Door-to- of Nipah virus, the people of                        a major medical crisis in the rural hinter- going treatment. Indeed, it was always at hand. No wonder, the door food, too, was distributed. Kerala and its Government have        6        7 land, which apparently has remained because of organised testing that “guest workers” are happy and Significantly, as the Chief galvanised resources, communi- $          2             insulated from the epidemic/pandemic. Kerala, a State with one of the best grateful. Apart from other mea- Minister reiterated in one of his ties, religious institutions, the This would be disastrous and lead to healthcare infrastructure, could sures, one of the most significant candid press conferences (unlike youth, women and students                 6       a total failure of the laxman rekha drawn effectively treat the patients steps taken by the State the one held by Prime Minister) repeatedly and successively to          < $ S       by the Prime Minister in his 8 pm televi- infected with the virus. As their Government is to announce where he took all questions by the collectively combat the crisis at      <                sion address to the nation or his doctrine numbers grew, they were quick- social security schemes and media and explained the finest the most invisible grassroots of “stay at home” to maintain ly identified, given treatment financial package for them. The details of the relief operations terrain. That is why, yet again, “physical/social” distancing in a bid to stop and quarantined. None like following steps are significant: undertaken by his Government, the State seems to be on a the pandemic from entering Stage-III Bollywood actor Kanika Kapoor A special package of 20,000 those who are embarrassed or shy strong and solid footing, even as <  
 and, thus, become viral and fatal. This hid their travel history either in crore has been announced to to ask for food, too, have been the virus seeks to damage and would also jeopardise the efforts of States Kerala or in West Bengal. overcome the COVID-19 threat. provided with the “secret” phone ravage the world. like Kerala and West Bengal, which have All entry points for railways (Compare this with the 15,000 numbers. Food and other ameni- (The writer is a senior 6      countered the crisis with effective, all-round and buses were thoroughly crore package announced by the ties will be delivered to them and journalist)                   2         , . /)-            / )   +  )       
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The malls + +  * 2       and market places are closed, so are other places                 of entertainment. It is the same story with edu-                 ! cational institutions and amid the nationwide          !    lockdown all one can see are deserted roads and     /     (      service lanes, social distancing and the accom-   !            panying silence. Though these are necessary    6  !          measures to prevent the spread of the *      /# ' $ (    Coronavirus. Ultimately, at the personal level, it        !            means one thing and that is isolation.             7      The present situation takes me back to the year 1992. I was a young Major, just out from the                Defence Services Staff College and instead of               going on a staff appointment as is generally the .                 ! policy after the course, I went back to my bat-                talion, as it was going for a tenure in the Siachen   "            glacier. I was to command a Company in the glac- 4&+3'+$                  ier in one of the most challenging picquets. The 4'2&      /           altitude was around 19,000 feet and recorded 2+33C'& importantly, we were completely cut off could last out with our “one-tablespoon and I thought I must share my story          <           temperature around minus 45°C, with a wind $2,.& not only from the battalion at Base rice meal a day.” with my countrymen/women, especial-                 chill effect going to around minus 65 °C. The pic- 4& Camp but also from our families and Fourth, resolute leadership. ly in relation to isolation.               <    quet was on top of an ice wall and due to vari- %$'*+%. loved ones. In those days, we had no Personal example had to be set by doing All the factors that made us come ous factors, it was impossible for helicopters to mobile phones or SAT phones to stay exactly what everyone else was expect- out successful from our tenure in the      *  "   ,      come there. This, therefore, led to a big challenge, .1%&'5 connected with our families or enter- ed to do, including having the same glacier, exist in our country today. Our    =            that of getting our daily survival rations from the '$,4& tain ourselves to while long hours of rations, irrespective of rank. Also, such strong will-power, which we have dis- "              ! closest helipad. %&.3'$ boredome away. We knew that if any- extreme conditions needed certain played many times under different cir-          0#*$  +   ! It was the month of February and a few days 35,2$ thing happened to us, nobody could precautions, otherwise, within hours cumstances and during wars, exemplary       ;D     8:;D  ?D     after taking over from the relieving Unit, the +#.4 help because it was just not physically one could lose a limb or one’s life. One leadership and the organising capabil- 8:8; "           ! weather got nasty. Once the weather packs up +#/3&%'$, possible to do that. And we still had such example was that after you went ity of our country and our deep spiri-              there, it is a completely white-out condition. &'+&%' about two months more of our sched- out (even to relieve yourself, even if for tual understanding, irrespective of        1        + Visibility becomes so limited that if you stretch #/'%&, uled tenure to complete. We, therefore, a few seconds), it was mandatory to whichever religion or faith we follow.                  your hand, you can’t see your fingers. The snow 24'2& had to be at our mental and physical wash your feet in warm water on The isolation that we will face now   +                ! blizzards are so strong that if you are not well &J/&%+&$&,+$ best. coming back. Not doing so would result is much simpler as compared to what            grounded, you can just be blown off. Under such Can there be any greater form of in frost-bite. I observed the initial signs we experienced in the glacier. Today, conditions, movement from one place to anoth- 4&3'+&%( isolation than what we went through in of frost-bite on one soldier who was not with so many facilities available, this is +             1   7  er means certain death. Therefore, it’s total iso- ,'02+4 1992? However, we overcame all chal- adhering to the directions. When I an opportunity to spend quality time I  /                lation. #'$0 lenges and came out successful. At the noticed his lackadaisical attitude on the with family, to read, to catch up on var-          =J 2    (   7   The challenge was further accentuated C'+3++& end of our tenure, my men and I de- second day, I had to literally kick him. ious hobbies, to contemplate and to  +  .     1 =      ) because the poor weather conditions continued '*'+3'13& inducted without another casualty. It saved his limb and life in the end. meditate. *  =   +   2 for a long period, nearly 45 days. With no move- 4++'$ So, what kept us going? Lastly, one had to find inner peace. We also need to care about those "         +2"         ! ment of men possible, rations started diminish- //%.$+0 As I look back, first, it was our will Once a day we would collectively pray affected by the virus and their families,                 ( ing steadily and I had to severely restrict our /&$, to overcome all challenges. We knew and sing hymns — out of tune, rustic within the permitted rules. We need not        ) / = #  meals so that we could last longer. We came down G.'3+0 the gravity of the situation but never let but from the heart. My lifeline was my hug them physically but can show them to one meal a day which consisted of only one it affect us adversely. It only strength- Walkman and a cassette of Anup our sympathy in any feasible manner 76I*   ) .         76I* +#&2+4 bhajans                  or two tablespoons of rice and nothing else. ened our will-power and our cama- Jalota’s . The batteries of the so that we can share their trauma. Our survival depended entirely on kerosene C'#+30 raderie grew as our difficulties Walkman were the most precious and As I understand, the challenge is                    oil because, not only was it required for cook- %&', increased. I used to keep them in the inner pock- not going to end soon and therefore, we     " ) .             ing, we needed it most for melting blue ice into '4./$ Second, our strong belief that our et of my down-feather jacket which we have to bank entirely on our capabili-                  ! water, without which we would have got com- *'%+. organisation was firmly with us. I used to wear 24x7. The body temper- ties to see us through — our example  +   "    76I*   . +  pletely dehydrated. The stocks of kerosene oil and 411+& used to talk to my Commanding ature kept the batteries alive, otherwise will be followed by the world.           other items were at a critical stage which would $&#/3'& Officer once a day (who was in the within hours they would have got dis- As the situation improves, which, +                     last only a few days, even with rationing. And '$,#&,+'& Battalion headquarters at the Base) and charged in such weather conditions. with our engaged commitment I’m cer- " + $               ! nobody could predict when the weather would we both knew that, physically, it was There is one thing I still have to do — tain it will, we, of course, need to look   @    1          clear up. impossible to help us in that situation. to thank Anup Jalota for my life. inwards. There could be many, but I                  At this stage, another tragedy befell us, when But his reassurances were enough for All the soldiers of my Company would like to focus on two aspects —    one of our colleagues, a Sepoy, attained martyr- me and my men to know that whenev- have since retired but even now, these first, nature versus virtual world and dom, falling to one of the extreme high-altitude er it would be possible, they would do brave soldiers enquire about my welfare second, “The world has enough for "            complications. With the weather still nasty, we anything to help us. over a phone call and that makes my everyone’s need but not enough for                ! could not even send his mortal remains down Third was planning for the even- day. everyone’s greed.”       "          to the Base Camp. Hence, his remains were kept tuality. Though I never expected the sit- Old soldiers are supposed to “fade Does that sound familiar? It is                ! with us in our tent. uation to turn out the way it did, I did away.” I was happy doing that after going to be a longish battle.....and we   Now, you can imagine the situation — bliz- expect disruptions due to the weather. retirement — participating in some vol- will win. 4             zard outside, no movement possible, rations Accordingly, we had prepared mental- untary events and diligently listening (The writer is a retired military          !   ! " down to a bare minimum, the mortal remains ly and I had controlled the rations. It to my wife. However, today, the coun- veteran and former Director- General of the National Cadet Corps  5 of our colleague with us in the tent and most was because of this planning that we try is facing an extraordinary situation )    A -     !"!#! $!"!#!" %!&" "' ()* "!# '+*"",%#-#"E %'/!# '#/",%#-#""! /*"0+*#/"%-'!# '11*#"'+23" *2/( ' !/"!% 2!"!1'2'&#/'' " %!%!"0! /'2!#&$!"" '#/-!1 it, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has in view of the outbreak and the ing tax breaks, interest subvention, are with you but…!” Within hours al parties and leaders who have which affects each State, each eco- accused President Donald Trump social distancing that the deferment of liability, extra measures of Rahul Gandhi declaring his sup- taken the lead in the fight against the nomic sector, each business and the of “playing politics” with the virus Government was advocating for for migrant labourers and the unor- port, party spokesman Abhishek Coronavirus. Most non–BJP ruled health of each family. What do the outbreak to which the latter the public. The Opposition accused ganised sector workers. Manu Singhvi came out with a States supported the “Janta curfew.” people of India want? They are look- responded by calling her “incompe- the Modi Government of ignoring Sonia has also asked the scathing criticism of the lockdown Chief Ministers like Naveen Patnaik, ing to a genuine leadership both tent.” The Speaker hit back saying, the threat that the Coronavirus Congress chief ministers to gear up and the plight of about one crore KC Rao, Jagan Mohan Reddy, E from the Government and the “Lives are at stake. This is not a time posed to the health of the Members for the situation and the Congress migrant workers. “You have height- Palaniswami and Arvind Kejriwal Opposition. The Opposition, too, for name-calling or playing politics.” of Parliament and running the has activated its All India Congress ened the nerves of the people of this have responded positively to Modi’s has the responsibility to come up What both said applies to Indian House in order to install a BJP Committee (AICC) general secre- nation because of your unprepared- initiatives. These regional satraps with policy options and the politicians also. Government in Madhya Pradesh. taries, Pradesh Congress Committee ness,” he said. It is the same with have come up with their own relief Government must also listen to it. 4 5 0,2 While Prime Minister Modi How has the Congress, the (PCC) presidents, legislature party other Opposition leaders, be it measures. While, West Bengal Chief Together, they should be able to has shown his leadership qualities main Opposition party dealt with leaders and heads of frontal organ- Mamata Banerjee, Pinarayi Vijayan, Minister Mamata Banerjee cope with the unprecedented pan- s the Opposition supporting the by persuading the people to observe the issue? While the party has been isations to help people. Sitaram Yechuri, Mayawati or D announced a 200-crore fund to demic. Both should not fail the peo- Narendra Modi Government’s a one-day “Janta (people) curfew” careful to avoid any antagonistic Former Congress chief Rahul Raja. The BJP, however, has geared tackle the disease, Kerala’s Vijayan ple at a time like this. Indeed the Iefforts to contain the and has successfully taken it forward public posture at a time when the Gandhi, who was critical Modi’s way up its machinery along with the full has announced a 2,000 crore finan- Opposition is within its rights to ask Coronavirus pandemic in the coun- by putting the entire country under nation faces a war- like situation, it of handling the pandemic, on March support of the Rashtriya cial aid plan. At the State level, too, questions about the Government’s try? Is the Government doing a 21-day official lockdown, the has stressed certain key issues. 28 pledged his personal support to Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). the Opposition parties in their readiness and its response and the enough? Opposition thinks that the Though delayed, Congress chief the Prime Minister in a letter but What is heartening is that the respective regions have offered to Government, too, is duty-bound to One should not raise eyebrows Government is not doing enough. Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime also appealed for a nuanced State Governments and the Centre work with the Government, except remain accountable. Both should if the Opposition parties in the This was evident during the cur- Minister Modi, pledging her party’s approach. He urged the PM to are working in tandem in tackling for a few States like Tamil Nadu. keep aside their political agenda as country do not praise the Union tailed Parliament session when the support to the national lockdown, come up with a safety net for the the pandemic. Cooperation between All this goes to show that the the priority is dealing with the Government’s efforts though they Opposition raised questions on the adding that she also had certain sug- poor and a road map with a time- the Centre and the States fortunate- collective political will that is need- pandemic. Therefore the response are forced to give support reluctant- Government’s tackling of the pan- gestions. frame. ly continues at the official level and ed to deal with a critical stage in the should be reflected in political ly. Even in the United States (US) demic. In fact, even running the In her letter, Gandhi had urged Congress leaders, who spoke in health is one such area where States transmission of the virus, is by and unity. despite the pandemic outbreak and session became difficult as the the Centre to consider announcing a shriller voice earlier, now speak in have never withheld their cooper- large there in the country. India is (The writer is a senior journal- the Government’s efforts to combat Opposition wanted it to be curtailed sector-wise relief packages, includ- a muted tone. They are saying, “We ation. Interestingly, it is the region- facing an unprecedented challenge, ist)    !"#$#$ & 

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   ed their biggest ever one-day a record-low of 35.7 in FII selling also slowed down healthcare, IT and finance ral- in March on a slump in energy falls in March, in tandem with February. “Mirroring positive over the last two days, although lying up to 8.72 per cent. prices caused by the coronavirus other global markets, as global market, Indian markets that may not be sustainable. Broader BSE midcap and outbreak. “China provided  B 7R$ investors fled risky assets amid also reacted positively on the The performance of global smallcap indices climbed up to Western investors with a light at the Covid-19 outbreak. last day of the financial year. market will be the key driver 2.98 per cent. the end of the tunnel,” said Mumbai: The Indian rupee on Tuesday ended currency markets will remain shut for the next Connor Campbell, analyst at on a flat note at 75.60 against the US dollar but couple of sessions. Indian forex markets will Spreadex trading group. China’s logged a massive 9.36 per cent loss or 646 paise remain shut on April 1 for the annual closing 7   7;#
           manufacturing sector saw sur- during the 2019-20 fiscal, mostly due to weak- of banks and on April 2 on account of Ram prise growth in March, having ened sentiment in the wake of Covid-19 out- Navami. Mumbai: The Retailers banks follow up on the rising steadily. The RBI had my and retail business in the been mauled in February as the break. On a fiscal-year basis, the rupee has wit- Association of India on announcement made by the announced a moratorium under wake of COVID-19. However, country went into lockdown to At close on Tuesday, the domestic curren- nessed a sharp decline of 9.34 per cent in fiscal Tuesday complained that banks central bank last Friday to pro- which borrowers of all the term banks are not willing to take any tackle the virus. China’s cy was quoted mere 1 paisa lower at 75.60 to the year 2019-20. The local unit has depreciated by are unwilling to extend the tect the borrowers against the loans were given a breather action on this front,” a statement Purchasing Managers’ Index, a American unit. During the session, the rupee 646 paise or 9.36 per cent in FY20. On March three-month moratorium to impact of the COVID-19 pan- from repayments for three said. The retailers’ body said it key gauge of factory activity, traded between a high of 75.31 and a low of 29, 2019, the rupee was quoted at 69.14 to the borrowers even after four days demic. The country is under a months. “RAI commends the has written to RBI governor jumped to 52.0 from a record 75.66. Gains in equities and lower crude oil dollar. Of this, 424 piase or 5.94 per cent loss of it being announced. three-week lockdown starting RBI for stepping in at the right Shaktikanta Das in this regard low 35.7 the month before. prices, however, restricted the rupee from ven- has come in January-March quarter for the The body sought RBI’s March 25 and the number of time to bring some relief to the seeking his urgent intervention Anything above 50 is considered turing into the negative territory. Forex traders rupee, as coronavirus outbreak rattled the intervention to ensure that cases infected with the virus is mounting stress on the econo- in the matter. PTI growth. AFP said market participants remained cautious as financail markets globally. PTI  BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 8529.35 8678.30 8358.00 8597.75 316.65 Script Open High Low LTP CANBK 88.80 92.05 86.85 90.40 FORCEMOT 724.00 742.60 697.20 735.50 GMDCLTD 30.65 32.35 30.65 31.10 WESTLIFE 330.30 337.20 318.90 320.20 BPCL 284.00 329.70 280.00 312.00 37.25 RELIANCE 1071.00 1129.00 1048.80 1112.45 BEL 74.00 75.60 72.60 74.35 MINDTREE 850.00 855.00 800.10 810.50 TATACOFFEE 57.00 57.10 55.80 56.00 SYNGENE 227.15 245.00 218.35 234.65 BRITANNIA 2579.95 2710.00 2490.00 2687.20 213.45 HDFCBANK 857.00 873.00 838.00 862.00 LICHSGFIN 235.00 240.50 230.90 235.80 KTKBANK 41.25 42.60 40.45 42.60 CHENNPETRO 58.25 62.60 57.50 60.30 ENDURANCE 614.85 618.30 580.00 601.00 GAIL 72.50 77.80 71.70 76.60 5.75 HDFC 1625.10 1666.55 1582.00 1630.45 BHARATFORG 255.00 255.00 230.25 235.65 EQUITAS 41.05 43.40 39.60 42.60 TCIEXP 550.00 579.05 494.35 564.00 DCMSHRIRAM 218.75 223.80 213.60 213.60 ONGC 65.00 69.65 63.55 68.00 4.65 BHARTIARTL 438.00 447.00 424.10 440.60 ADANIENT 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254.25 229.25 254.25 TECHM 537.00 575.25 527.85 562.00 35.20 SBIN 192.90 198.50 188.10 196.95 RECLTD 86.60 90.00 85.40 89.50 ATUL 3910.00 4000.00 3854.30 3980.60 PRESTIGE 181.00 181.00 166.10 168.00 FDC 188.60 197.80 186.30 195.95 WIPRO 187.00 199.80 185.65 196.10 11.95 AXISBANK 387.90 389.65 373.00 379.30 ACC 950.55 985.00 938.00 968.00 VENKYS 859.00 860.00 823.50 844.55 JKPAPER 74.20 75.75 73.25 74.55 MAHLIFE 203.90 203.90 181.35 190.80 LT 819.00 821.55 791.10 806.85 MGL 848.00 848.00 783.40 817.95 CUB 125.10 131.00 118.50 128.90 VBL 532.00 549.20 516.60 530.00 VRLLOG 154.00 154.75 150.05 153.00 TATASTEEL 262.25 272.45 259.70 270.00 15.95 MARUTI 4500.00 4500.00 4214.10 4287.75 SPICEJET 36.50 36.90 36.00 36.90 NIACL 121.00 121.00 111.00 111.00 KAJARIACER 363.75 383.65 360.75 378.90 THERMAX 743.95 770.05 729.60 743.35 SUNPHARMA 340.10 355.00 328.25 353.25 20.55 TATASTEEL 261.25 272.35 259.95 269.75 BERGEPAINT 490.80 503.00 481.60 496.80 EXIDEIND 128.05 132.80 125.85 130.80 PERSISTENT 548.10 567.00 543.00 550.50 FRETAIL 78.75 78.75 78.75 78.75 GRASIM 463.40 479.75 453.60 478.00 27.50 ITC 163.40 173.70 161.50 172.00 TATACONSUM 290.00 296.90 284.85 294.80 LTTS 1180.00 1184.35 1132.25 1162.40 JMFINANCIL 68.00 68.00 62.00 64.35 PRSMJOHNSN 31.50 31.75 30.00 30.40 IOC 78.00 82.50 77.05 81.30 4.50 TCS 1826.00 1856.00 1780.00 1823.05 NIITTECH 1199.80 1199.80 1132.70 1152.45 POLYCAB 740.00 765.45 727.00 743.50 GAYAPROJ 7.75 8.55 7.75 8.45 BDL 188.50 189.80 175.50 185.25 VEDL 63.45 67.00 62.60 64.90 3.35 BPCL 287.00 322.80 280.60 316.05 CADILAHC 260.00 270.85 255.50 267.10 ADANIGAS 85.00 88.75 84.05 86.40 BALMLAWRIE 78.35 80.10 77.75 79.45 VARROC 130.05 139.70 129.50 129.50 HINDUNILVR 2234.80 2313.00 2185.00 2298.50 114.15 ZEEL 128.00 131.15 123.15 124.00 HEXAWARE 213.60 246.00 210.80 226.15 HAWKINCOOK 3937.00 3998.90 3800.00 3904.05 DALBHARAT 528.75 548.75 475.00 493.55 NILKAMAL 999.00 1003.45 985.00 1003.45 COALINDIA 135.10 142.35 134.25 139.80 6.65 BAJAJFINSV 4800.00 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9596.65 10015.00 9522.05 9993.10 COROMANDEL 543.00 558.00 507.00 543.90 TVSSRICHAK 888.05 915.00 880.00 907.95 ESCORTS 615.00 677.35 602.00 662.95 GODREJCP 509.80 527.65 499.20 520.00 CHAMBLFERT 106.50 112.70 103.80 108.10 APLAPOLLO 1239.25 1256.20 1190.15 1239.45 MMTC 12.85 12.85 12.10 12.45 NTPC 82.75 84.80 81.15 84.00 2.25 APOLLOHOSP 1119.00 1154.15 1047.45 1139.00 AMBUJACEM 146.80 157.00 146.80 156.05 SUDARSCHEM 350.60 380.00 336.00 373.00 TTKPRESTIG 4326.05 5190.45 4326.05 5160.00 JKLAKSHMI 198.80 201.15 193.00 198.45 TCS 1837.40 1855.00 1780.00 1819.00 40.50 VEDL 63.00 67.00 62.80 64.75 SRF 2830.00 2890.00 2751.00 2785.00 SCI 36.00 39.60 36.00 37.55 ASHOKA 41.60 41.80 40.45 41.70 SHANKARA 227.80 227.80 218.30 219.55 JSWSTEEL 145.95 152.40 144.50 145.60 3.20 SUNPHARMA* 343.80 354.85 328.40 352.20 SBILIFE 645.45 653.60 624.95 640.95 NBCC 16.65 16.75 16.10 16.35 ECLERX 371.25 377.60 361.25 366.70 ICICIBANK 324.70 334.85 316.00 320.40 7.00 TITAN 963.00 971.10 924.15 933.50 FSL 27.55 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-1.20 DELTACORP 65.55 65.55 62.50 65.55 PIIND 1090.05 1196.80 1075.00 1185.00 UCOBANK 9.94 9.94 8.98 9.09 KOTAKBANK 1328.30 1330.00 1285.00 1286.95 -6.75 LUPIN 589.00 593.90 568.90 589.55 IRCON 385.00 385.00 375.10 380.05 REPCOHOME 123.75 124.40 117.15 120.75 TITAN 967.00 971.70 923.75 935.00 -8.65 SRTRANSFIN 626.00 670.00 605.45 663.00 VIPIND 232.00 245.05 228.60 241.80 ITDC 130.00 130.00 122.60 130.00 MARUTI 4450.00 4468.05 4210.00 4288.30 -40.15 DRREDDY 3079.85 3151.00 3050.85 3117.10 CYIENT 217.55 232.20 217.50 229.00 SYMPHONY 880.00 880.00 780.15 791.10 BAJFINANCE 2305.10 2340.00 2100.00 2214.30 -27.80 BRITANNIA 2560.00 2710.00 2495.00 2681.10 INFIBEAM 32.50 34.00 31.25 34.00 EIHOTEL 65.60 67.75 63.05 65.80 BAJAJFINSV 4810.00 4879.55 4430.00 4600.00 -61.15 IOC 77.30 82.50 77.10 81.65 CANFINHOME 292.50 295.00 277.00 279.15 SIS 426.00 432.45 424.50 431.45 ZEEL 130.50 130.65 123.00 123.75 -1.90 JSWSTEEL 147.00 152.35 144.80 146.45 RELAXO 615.00 617.45 590.55 598.95 IOB 6.60 7.38 6.60 7.00 CIPLA 446.00 446.60 420.00 422.35 -9.40 L&TFH 53.80 53.80 50.40 51.40 RALLIS 168.00 182.70 164.00 176.95 ARVINDFASN 140.00 152.80 140.00 146.00 EICHERMOT 13659.00 13676.15 12950.00 12973.00 -360.10 MAXINDIA 62.60 63.20 60.30 60.30 EMAMILTD* 166.40 173.40 161.95 170.00 INTELLECT 54.70 54.70 54.70 54.70 GRASIM 464.50 479.65 454.00 477.15 GRAPHITE 122.90 127.10 121.00 127.10 SCHNEIDER 67.90 67.90 63.00 66.00 INDUSINDBK 398.00 399.00 330.75 350.80 -62.60 BANKBARODA 53.00 56.00 51.65 53.55 KEC 180.40 187.15 177.00 187.00 EIDPARRY 141.90 143.00 136.10 140.10 UFLEX 137.20 139.00 130.00 138.00   GODREJAGRO 331.80 376.95 329.95 371.00 COCHINSHIP 259.00 273.45 252.25 266.05 GSFC 37.85 37.85 35.25 36.60 IIFL 79.00 80.00 74.35 75.00 DLF 134.00 138.90 130.45 137.50 RESPONIND 81.30 82.10 80.00 80.45 PCJEWELLER 11.50 11.55 11.45 11.55 CENTURYPLY 110.00 113.00 108.95 111.70 IDEA 3.19 3.23 3.05 3.11 ADVENZYMES 136.95 146.85 131.00 141.45 QUESS 212.10 219.00 205.50 209.50 MAHINDCIE 69.30 69.35 67.25 69.35 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE PIDILITIND 1320.00 1368.00 1280.00 1349.00 GLAXO 1240.00 1286.00 1230.00 1230.00 VGUARD 157.00 157.95 153.95 154.85 TCNSBRANDS 325.05 340.00 315.00 340.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 20788.05 21194.70 20429.35 21116.25 853.25 ASHOKLEY 45.00 45.00 41.70 43.05 CHALET 196.25 206.00 191.00 202.45 JAMNAAUTO 24.00 25.90 23.40 23.75 ASTERDM 95.35 96.75 93.65 94.70 HINDPETRO 171.00 192.00 169.95 189.50 21.60 JUBLFOOD 1469.95 1496.50 1360.45 1475.00 RITES 250.00 250.20 242.60 245.95 NATCOPHARM 506.10 510.00 490.55 504.00 JAGRAN 43.35 46.25 42.15 45.60 PEL 897.40 979.95 866.00 951.15 96.45 ICICIPRULI 345.00 360.90 334.00 355.70 WHIRLPOOL 1710.00 1841.05 1710.00 1810.00 LAURUSLABS 324.00 334.80 315.10 324.40 BALRAMCHIN 103.95 103.95 103.95 103.95 CONCOR 309.10 334.65 309.10 329.95 25.70 NESTLEIND 15850.00 16420.60 15726.45 16289.20 CUMMINSIND 334.00 347.60 323.00 331.00 DEEPAKFERT 73.05 77.85 71.80 74.95 OBEROIRLTY 344.45 347.60 324.75 334.20 INDOSTAR 245.50 251.00 240.05 249.40 ICICIGI 1065.00 1102.95 1030.00 1100.00 72.30 GAIL 71.50 77.70 71.50 76.45 VOLTAS 484.00 492.40 464.50 471.50 METROPOLIS 1289.15 1314.00 1265.00 1286.00 MRPL 22.50 23.70 22.45 23.10 ZYDUSWELL 1280.00 1304.15 1266.00 1297.00 SRTRANSFIN 643.00 670.30 605.00 651.00 41.60 ADANIPORTS 253.00 258.85 247.75 247.75 SIEMENS 1095.00 1142.95 1089.10 1113.05 EDELWEISS 38.15 38.15 36.65 38.15 MPHASIS 651.85 671.00 643.20 660.00 JSLHISAR 37.10 40.20 36.70 40.20 BANKBARODA 53.40 56.20 51.60 56.00 3.55 TECHM 548.00 575.00 528.00 560.00 HATHWAY 13.55 13.70 13.05 13.55 RPOWER 1.20 1.22 1.18 1.22 FINEORG 1910.80 1941.00 1900.00 1900.00 KNRCON 193.50 199.00 192.55 196.85 MARICO 265.40 280.80 259.30 276.00 17.30 DISHTV 4.40 4.40 4.03 4.10 DIXON 3365.35 3693.60 3277.10 3575.65 ASTRAL 900.00 959.90 887.60 924.45 THYROCARE 525.00 525.00 490.00 495.55 KPRMILL 348.00 348.00 334.10 347.30 IBULHSGFIN 94.90 99.15 92.05 97.40 6.05 JINDALSTEL 81.80 85.70 81.80 82.20 HEG 474.00 496.20 457.00 484.80 BAJAJHLDNG 1900.00 1900.00 1762.40 1782.05 KEI 267.75 267.75 258.00 267.75 MASFIN 516.70 533.15 510.00 533.15 ICICIPRULI 338.00 360.90 333.75 355.00 21.40 HINDALCO 91.50 97.30 91.15 95.65 VINATIORGA 811.15 811.15 754.60 766.20 ABFRL 164.00 164.00 151.30 153.15 IBULISL 42.75 44.75 42.75 42.75 SHRIRAMCIT 706.65 770.00 701.00 740.00 AUROPHARMA 409.90 415.00 398.00 414.00 24.50 AAVAS 1170.00 1199.85 1043.00 1199.85 AUBANK 499.00 522.40 472.70 522.40 PHILIPCARB 61.75 65.20 61.20 63.50 DHFL 8.75 9.09 8.45 8.65 ERIS 373.80 390.05 362.05 370.00 CADILAHC 258.00 271.15 255.10 267.95 15.80 HDFCAMC 2084.00 2138.00 2052.50 2112.15 GUJGAS 237.40 254.40 216.80 248.00 KANSAINER 371.20 394.05 370.35 389.45 NESCO 500.95 505.50 485.00 485.10 ALKYLAMINE 1180.00 1214.40 1180.00 1202.50 HDFCLIFE 429.00 448.20 414.40 438.10 25.60 SAIL 21.00 23.95 20.80 23.05 GNFC 106.35 118.80 105.80 114.70 GARFIBRES 1050.00 1111.80 1048.70 1060.00 GUJALKALI 218.60 235.00 217.95 225.70 HERITGFOOD 211.95 214.95 202.00 214.95 HINDZINC 146.55 159.65 146.05 154.05 8.70 EICHERMOT 13888.80 13888.80 12950.00 13087.20 GLENMARK 201.60 207.40 197.00 205.35 RVNL 13.05 13.20 12.75 12.90 HSCL 30.00 30.50 29.30 29.50 LINDEINDIA 467.40 492.35 465.00 491.00 GODREJCP 500.00 528.00 498.35 520.85 27.75 WIPRO 188.00 199.55 185.70 196.60 PFC 89.30 94.10 89.30 92.15 UNIONBANK 29.25 29.60 28.40 28.75 HEIDELBERG 144.00 145.00 139.00 142.75 LAOPALA 143.10 156.00 140.00 147.00 PIDILITIND 1320.00 1368.05 1277.95 1355.45 72.25 DMART 2150.00 2221.45 2115.00 2195.00 AMARAJABAT 470.00 489.00 450.00 474.20 INOXLEISUR 270.00 270.00 261.20 265.00 BLUEDART 2199.75 2397.95 2115.00 2115.00 GRINDWELL 458.80 482.50 441.00 482.50 PETRONET 191.20 202.85 190.00 200.10 10.05 INDIGO 1047.00 1078.55 1018.00 1069.15 ADANIGREEN 144.00 154.60 144.00 154.40 WOCKPHARMA 172.85 176.65 169.50 172.75 DBCORP 78.40 84.00 78.40 79.50 DCAL* 52.90 53.60 52.25 53.60 INDIGO 1035.00 1078.40 1017.00 1070.00 53.30 HAVELLS 473.00 487.55 458.30 476.00 INDIACEM 105.95 108.25 103.10 105.95 REDINGTON 69.85 69.85 66.50 67.30 GILLETTE 5415.00 5550.00 5275.15 5550.00 PNCINFRA 88.85 95.35 88.00 95.25 LUPIN 573.00 594.40 568.25 589.85 29.25 GHCL 88.75 88.75 88.00 88.75 TORNTPOWER 274.00 282.40 270.15 278.95 INDHOTEL 78.95 79.00 73.35 75.10 GESHIP 194.80 209.50 188.00 209.50 IFBIND 268.15 268.15 251.30 266.95 AMBUJACEM 152.00 157.00 146.70 155.70 7.45 MRF 56751.00 59200.00 54135.00 58241.65 STAR 317.25 325.00 313.05 320.50 NHPC 19.60 20.15 19.50 19.95 TIMKEN 711.90 779.80 705.60 760.40 ESABINDIA 1040.05 1097.70 1032.10 1074.70 DMART 2180.00 2220.25 2150.00 2220.00 105.45 DEEPAKNI 378.15 399.00 370.00 386.60 FORTIS 133.45 133.45 124.60 126.85 SOUTHBANK 5.64 5.90 5.42 5.76 HUDCO 19.50 20.10 18.80 20.00 GET&D 71.00 74.75 71.00 72.95 SBILIFE 638.00 653.70 624.15 652.00 30.00 HEROMOTOCO 1600.00 1633.45 1564.00 1594.20 TRENT 468.00 494.90 459.00 480.00 LAXMIMACH 2400.00 2400.00 2275.00 2300.35 RAIN 54.00 56.35 53.05 55.90 SUPRAJIT 114.75 117.05 109.10 109.10 DABUR 435.90 455.55 430.45 447.95 20.40 UJJIVAN 152.05 158.95 145.50 148.55 RADICO 268.85 277.25 259.80 267.15 RAJESHEXPO 580.00 580.00 523.00 553.10 AKZOINDIA 2080.00 2230.40 2080.00 2219.25 VSTIND 2788.00 2790.15 2753.00 2790.15 DLF 137.00 138.90 130.35 136.80 6.05 PGHL 3500.00 3692.00 3493.15 3644.45 ADANITRANS 187.00 189.80 181.00 189.80 DCBBANK 99.90 99.90 94.00 95.00 SUPREMEIND 919.95 919.95 855.00 865.00 JSL 24.30 24.50 23.85 23.90 DIVISLAB 1943.00 2035.00 1895.00 1978.15 84.25 DIVISLAB 1936.00 2035.55 1900.00 1976.05 LALPATHLAB 1450.00 1469.10 1385.50 1406.45 IBREALEST 40.95 41.85 39.60 40.80 MAHLOG 227.00 227.80 220.00 225.75 LUXIND 958.00 973.65 913.00 944.50 OFSS 2014.95 2041.00 1973.20 2028.00 85.00 IPCALAB 1320.15 1412.30 1313.70 1373.55 ITI 60.70 68.00 60.60 62.60 BANKINDIA 33.70 33.70 31.95 32.25 NETWORK18 18.45 18.45 17.70 18.45 GDL 94.50 96.15 91.60 94.35 NMDC 77.90 82.00 76.85 79.95 3.10 AUROPHARMA 409.95 415.00 398.30 413.75 PAGEIND 17145.00 17226.00 16731.10 16731.10 BAJAJELEC 277.80 282.00 264.05 270.50 MEGH 37.00 37.90 36.45 36.80 FLFL 118.05 118.05 118.05 118.05 MCDOWELL-N 478.00 493.45 471.00 484.60 17.30 DABUR 435.00 455.10 431.00 447.35 TATAELXSI 617.05 638.00 611.50 626.95 APLLTD 530.20 545.00 517.05 537.90 CREDITACC 351.60 365.55 338.35 338.35 CENTRALBK 12.90 12.90 12.05 12.30 BERGEPAINT 496.00 503.00 481.15 495.95 17.60 NTPC 82.05 84.80 81.20 84.20 WELSPUNIND 22.25 22.40 20.70 21.80 INDIANB 43.55 43.60 42.05 43.10 IFCI 4.00 4.15 3.98 4.01 MAHABANK 9.35 9.35 8.60 8.99 COLPAL 1250.00 1274.00 1221.35 1251.00 42.40 MCX 1060.00 1185.00 1046.95 1130.50 AJANTPHARM 1322.80 1384.60 1318.85 1357.00 JUBILANT 235.00 255.00 235.00 248.85 GRSE 130.00 138.85 127.15 136.75 VTL 628.00 652.30 600.15 625.65 ACC 959.00 985.85 938.35 965.70 31.25 FEDERALBNK 42.70 42.70 40.75 41.05 NATIONALUM 28.55 29.40 28.30 29.00 BLISSGVS 101.10 101.85 91.55 101.75 CERA 2252.70 2324.85 2188.75 2298.00 ORIENTCEM 42.35 45.00 42.35 44.60 PFC 91.00 94.25 89.60 91.70 2.95 BIOCON 282.00 282.00 268.20 270.60 MFSL 407.85 413.30 379.65 384.00 JISLJALEQS 3.08 3.30 3.08 3.30 SUNTECK 222.00 222.00 203.15 210.25 CARBORUNIV 220.00 224.05 207.40 221.90 HDFCAMC 2105.00 2138.00 2051.45 2110.00 60.90 IDFC 15.35 15.50 14.60 14.85 BOSCHLTD 9698.00 9698.00 9033.00 9415.00 PGHH 10248.30 10552.25 10083.50 10447.30 CCL 174.00 182.50 166.00 182.50 TAKE 40.15 40.15 39.20 39.90 ADANITRANS 190.00 190.00 178.00 190.00 5.30 BAJAJ-AUTO 2075.00 2075.00 1932.85 2024.90 TATAPOWER 34.00 34.00 32.50 32.85 ENGINERSIN 59.85 60.90 59.30 60.05 NLCINDIA 43.15 44.40 43.15 44.05 TIMETECHNO 25.30 25.30 24.00 25.15 SIEMENS 1095.00 1143.00 1088.90 1111.00 30.05 PARAGMILK 65.00 66.20 63.00 63.95 AVANTI 285.00 301.00 283.10 293.00 KALPATPOWR 187.80 190.00 178.05 184.10 ORIENTELEC 170.00 199.00 170.00 199.00 RELINFRA 9.75 10.10 9.75 10.10 PGHH 10319.95 10550.00 10009.95 10299.95 218.70 M&MFIN 144.00 150.85 138.35 147.40 RAMCOCEM 483.50 526.00 483.50 521.00 ISEC 275.00 285.00 271.50 278.00 NH 233.70 254.30 228.60 245.70 MHRIL 142.00 144.80 138.00 141.00 NHPC 19.50 20.15 19.30 20.05 0.40 CONCOR 329.40 334.55 316.00 331.45 GRANULES 144.70 147.65 142.25 145.00 JINDALSAW 42.65 45.80 41.85 45.80 TIINDIA 295.00 300.00 272.30 273.20 ITDCEM 27.10 30.60 27.10 29.55 HAVELLS 474.00 488.00 458.05 476.00 8.65 NCC 17.70 19.35 16.55 18.80 NAUKRI 2197.70 2197.70 2020.00 2036.30 HFCL 9.13 9.23 8.80 9.02 TATAINVEST 639.00 670.80 639.00 660.55 SOLARINDS 882.35 915.00 882.35 903.65 GICRE 107.80 108.20 101.40 105.20 1.85 NAM-INDIA 239.00 250.70 232.55 248.80 INFRATEL 157.00 163.05 155.00 159.80 BAJAJCON 129.40 135.50 129.40 133.10 TV18BRDCST 15.80 15.80 15.00 15.65 SKFINDIA 1461.55 1476.05 1416.00 1459.00 ASHOKLEY 44.55 44.65 41.65 42.95 0.60 SADBHAV 28.30 29.00 28.30 29.00 HINDZINC 148.10 159.60 146.40 154.50 WABAG 91.45 91.45 82.75 82.75 SJVN 20.30 21.00 20.30 20.70 GULFOILLUB 520.00 530.00 512.00 523.45 BOSCHLTD 9301.20 9500.00 9012.50 9400.00 116.35 MANAPPURAM 98.55 98.90 93.50 94.75 PFIZER 3960.00 4070.00 3875.00 4024.65 SWANENERGY 101.50 101.50 100.30 100.30 GREAVESCOT 69.60 70.90 68.40 70.00 TEJASNET 31.05 32.00 31.00 31.80 UBL 916.10 931.35 899.15 917.45 11.35 BALKRISIND 801.75 831.25 775.00 790.35 MIDHANI 180.30 184.75 177.20 178.85 CAPPL 273.30 295.40 269.50 282.85 LEMONTREE 23.95 23.95 21.40 22.05 DHANUKA 329.80 329.80 322.70 322.70 MOTHERSUMI 62.45 62.75 59.80 61.05 0.35 IGL 366.95 392.20 357.95 387.30 WABCOINDIA 6160.55 6170.15 6115.90 6133.00 CESC 383.10 414.00 382.00 404.40 GALAXYSURF 1208.45 1212.00 1150.05 1150.05 STARCEMENT 69.25 69.80 67.45 68.30 L&TFH 52.80 54.00 50.30 51.20 -0.10 PETRONET 190.85 202.80 190.05 199.85 NOCIL 64.00 68.65 62.20 65.30 CARERATING 299.40 347.50 275.00 344.00 JKCEMENT 930.00 940.00 925.00 937.90 NBVENTURES 34.80 35.20 33.70 33.70 PAGEIND 16951.00 17323.95 16709.85 16780.00 -54.90 JUSTDIAL 302.45 302.45 285.95 292.00 SANOFI 6394.90 6578.85 6201.00 6242.15 PNBHOUSING 158.45 163.20 153.15 163.20 JBCHEPHARM 507.30 513.00 494.30 513.00 ORIENTREF 118.00 118.75 112.70 116.00 IDEA 3.20 3.25 3.05 3.10 -0.05 PNB 33.10 33.70 32.25 32.35 SUZLON 2.00 2.00 1.99 2.00 JTEKTINDIA 40.30 41.20 38.50 40.00 MOIL 102.75 104.00 98.35 101.65 ESSELPRO 152.00 156.65 147.80 154.20 NIACL 120.95 120.95 110.25 110.25 -1.90 COLPAL 1226.50 1273.80 1219.95 1253.00 GMRINFRA 16.50 16.50 15.90 16.10 J&KBANK 13.00 13.05 12.05 12.40 TATAMETALI 334.50 340.95 318.05 329.60 SFL 1330.00 1330.00 1274.15 1302.45 BIOCON 278.00 281.85 268.10 270.30 -5.30 MARICO 270.00 280.45 259.45 276.60 CEATLTD 706.50 829.00 704.35 787.10 ALKEM 2374.35 2374.35 2282.40 2360.05 LAKSHVILAS 10.50 11.00 10.45 11.00 TVTODAY 161.05 170.35 161.05 164.75 PNB 33.70 33.70 32.20 32.25 -0.65 OMAXE 156.00 157.00 151.10 152.65 RCF 27.70 29.85 27.15 28.40 DBL 217.20 217.20 208.00 213.50 AMBER 1209.60 1257.20 1209.60 1225.70 VAIBHAVGBL 743.40 779.80 742.50 779.80 BAJAJHLDNG 1873.00 1905.00 1779.85 1800.10 -41.10 UPL 318.00 332.35 309.40 326.40 TVSMOTOR 297.00 302.45 288.00 299.90 IDBI 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Our education system must With new technology seeping into the    Here, online learning is the dri- based audio and video communi- increased rapidly, driven by evi- whole-heartedly embrace technology and education system and with different Here the instructor plans as to ving factor behind student learn- cation, e-portfolios, web-annota- dence of its advantages over either pass it on to students as their future relies kinds of students with different interests how and when students rotate ing, even if students are occasion- offerings at other institutions. tion and social networking tools online or classroom teaching. on it. Students must be taught about tech- and talents, there is an impelling need for between different learning modal- ally directed towards offline activ- including blogs, websites and wikis There is enough evidence to sug- nology right from the early years of their all the teachers to receive the best of edu- ities (at least one being online) ities. 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Matches can Under his leadership, duo but the extremely tal- the world in our top six,” the COVID-19 pandemic bringing all be rescheduled if the event is extend- England were beaten 4-0 in ented Marnus Labuschagne the captain said. cricketing activities to a halt and ed,” he said. the 2017/18 Ashes. also adds the necessary Matthew Wade playing potentially throwing the interna- After the Test against Bangladesh, But Root said the threat depth that the batting unit purely as a batsman also is tional schedule haywire. Pakistan’s next assignment of C’ship posed by the likes of fast didn’t have last time an advantage, opined “I just think that all teams must is a Test series in England in July. bowler Mark Wood, man-of- around. 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The tour- of the players including centrally con- ERoot has said watching the documentary has also been 20 wickets in foreign condi- batsman in the world him- doubt about it. nament can be extended beyond tracted players…even trainer is in first few episodes of a docu- accused of being a public tions.” self. “The batting line-ups 2021,” he said. touch with them…we are giving mentary about the Australian relations exercise given Turning to top-order ris- “You put that amount on show are going to be as According to the original sched- them and sending them plans accord- cricket team has been a “moti- Cricket Australia had editor- ing stars Dom Sibley & Ollie of runs into a cricket side, good as you will see, it’s ule, the inaugural competition runs ing to their equipment at home to vator” ahead of the 2021/22 ial control. Pope, Root added: “If we can last time we didn’t have ... going to be exciting for fans from 2019-2021. remain in shape as a team. Ashes Down Under. 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