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Contd on Page 11 five big cities, where caseload in view of protecting the livelihood of the poor, tory to save lives but it is equally important to health services, industrial and who said the Government has was high, for the next one week they would not go for a complete lockdown. protect the livelihood of the poor and there- scientific establishments, essen- been working hard for over starting Monday night. The In a statement, a government spokesman fore, lockdown will not be imposed in cities. tial services including munic-   a year to ensure that  cities where lockdown would be said here on Monday that the number of Covid In many sectors, people are willfully closing ipal functions, and public maximum numbers of    imposed are: Lucknow, cases has gone up and strictness is mandato- down their institutions.” There are indications transport, shall remain closed n a major deci- Indians are able to get Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur ry to control the spread. “The government has Contd on Page 11 till April 26 All shopping com- Ision, the Union the vaccine and Gorakhpur . plexes, malls, hotels restau- Government on in the shortest possible  The High Court ordered that while the government knew had been taken care of. We other. rants , all grocery shops and Monday announced time. “India is vacci-  ! 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Covid-19 from May 1, allowing momentum,” he said. -.-) ing Justice Siddhartha Varma The bench further said that nor, the police could ensure today itself to enforce our All institutions like educa- States, private hospitals and Under the third phase of  $, '' !"%& " #( and Ajit Kumar passed the if hospitals were not able to pro- 100 percent masking till date,” above directions forthwith tional and others shall remain industrial establishments to the vaccination drive com- order on a PIL filed by different vide beds and oxygen, they the order said. from the night of April 19, 2021 closed. Court said no social procure the doses directly from mencing next month, the vac- . !, + ,+ people and organisations on were sure that cities like “We must record our dis- till April 26, 2021 in the cities functions and gatherings manufacturers. cine manufacturers would sup- Monday. 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Copies of this However, in case of already not be the part of the Centre’s (CDL) released doses to the 0- ! $ ,' as well as on the State Election 10 percent of the populations at elections forcing teachers and order shall also be placed fixed marriages a necessary nationwide vaccination pro- Central Government and Commission for holding any given point of time. other government staff to per- before District Magistrates of further permission would have gramme that was launched would be free to supply the 0-0  "' + , Panchayat polls. “Economy, “If hospitals’ staff and form duties exposing them- the concerned districts.” to be taken from the District from January 26 wherein remaining 50 per cent doses to economy and economy is the medicos go ill for the relentless selves to the threat of pandemic However, the Judges said: Magistrate of the concerned healthcare workers, frontline State Governments and in the /)1 , ,! $! only tune that the government services to cure people in the looming large these days. 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Supporters of one of In another poll-related violence in Adityanath was busy campaigning for Assembly elec- who is no more, were in the voters’ list,” ed dispute. officer said that a police team was the aspirants, Pradeep Kumar Jain suf- Etah, Bhagipur pradhan candidate tions in West Bengal, while his Team 11 went into hiber- Dwivedi told PTI. In Bareilly, a former pradhan died rushed to the spot upon learning of the fered gunshot wounds and later suc- Suman Yadav’s husband, Praveen nation resulting in unabated spread of the pandemic Violence was reported in Etah while seven others were injured during violence and found the injured people cumbed at a nearby hospital. Kumar was shot at by unidentified bike- in the state. The number of casualties are galloping by where Praveen Kumar, husband of a vil- a clash between two rival groups. SP from both sides. The injured were shift- In Ghaziabad, a contestant’s cousin borne masked riders on Shikohabad the hour and atmosphere of gloom and despair pre- lage pradhan candidate, Suman Yadav, City (Bareilly) Ravindra Kumar said ed to a hospital and a case was been reg- Lakhan (28) was brutally hacked to Road. The injured was shifted to district vails in large number of households. The BJP govern- from Bhagipur was shot at and injured that different groups supporting respec- istered. Heavy police force was deployed death in Kanakapura village of Bhojpur hospital and his kin alleged that the inci- ment is busy completing formalities. The state has never by unidentified assailants on Sunday tive candidates came to a head in in the area to avert any fresh violence. locality on Sunday night. Some children dent was fall out of a poll-related dis- witnessed such an insensitive regime in the past,” night. Vivyapur area of under Bhojipura Elsewhere in Etah, two candidates noticed the body and informed the vil- pute with the outgoing pradhan. A case charged Akhilesh. SHO of Kotwali police station, police station area late on Sunday and their supporters clashed at Bauxa lagers who later called the police. The was registered and efforts were on nab The SP chief said that reports pouring in from Subhash Katheria, said the incident took night. While former pradhan, Narendra hamlet of Kotwali Dehat late on Sunday body was sent for autopsy and a case the accused. different parts of the state were very disturbing. place near Shikohabad road. “In Bareilly, the crematorium failed to cope Polling started at 7 am and went on panchayat, there are 11,483 candidates have been deployed by the SEC for a at elections. polling booths. Instructions have also with the rush of dead bodies, while there is anarchy till 6 pm on Monday. Over 3.23 crore and for the 19,653 seats of kshetra pan- smooth conduct of the panchayat polls. Additional Election Commissioner been issued to make circles and main- at cremation grounds in Prayagraj where people are voters were eligible to exercise their fran- chayat, as many as 85,232 candidates are In the first phase of the polls, Ved Prakash Verma said three-member taining a distance of six feet between forced to shell out exorbitant money for firewood. chise. in the fray. which was held on April 15, an average teams were formed under the addition- voters standing in the queue. Similar situations prevail at Ghaziabad, Agra and In the second of the four-phase elec- As far as the gram panchayats are polling percentage of 71 was recorded. al district magistrates to ensure that the Verma said COVID-19 norms Kanpur,” he said. tion, polling is being held in Lucknow, concerned, there are 1,21,906 candidates The 2015 panchayat polls had reg- directives issued by the SEC were being would be followed during the counting Akhilesh said that the situation in Lucknow has Varanasi, Amroha, Azamgarh, Etawah, for 14,897 posts and for the gram pan- istered a polling percentage of 72.11, followed. of votes and personal protective equip- gone beyond government control as neither ambulance, Etah, Kannauj, Gonda, Gautam Buddh chayat wards, there are as many as according to the SEC. At the district level, the chief med- ment (PPE) kits would be arranged beds in hospital or medicines were available and peo- Nagar, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Budaun, 1,30,305 candidates for 1,87,781 posts. In view of the coronavirus situation, ical officers have been made the nodal according to requirements. ple were dying at stretchers at hospital gates. He said Baghpat, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, The candidates are contesting on the SEC had said last month that not officers and stress has been laid on The Allahabad High Court had that even as doctors were getting infected, they were Mainpuri, Maharajganj, Lakhimpur “free symbols” given by the Election more than five people would be allowed COVID-19 prevention. asked the Uttar Pradesh government to not getting adequate facilities and administration was Kheri, Lalitpur and Sultanpur. Commission. to accompany a candidate during door- Voters will mandatorily have to wear conclude the panchayat election process harassing the medicos. 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Jacob said tainment zones of all UP dis- created panic among students. there will be testing, treatment tricts, fixing the arrangements “The students are much and quarantine facilities at at cremation sites and eliminat- more worried and stressed these hospitals, as per ICMR ing drinking water crisis. He with the rising number of and state government guide- also issued instructions for cases. The ‘Happy Thinking lines, and that no funds will be cleaning of the drainage system Lab’ is orienting the students to provided to these hospitals by before the monsoon sets in. keep calm and try to remain the government. She said treat- He also directed the offi- should also be helped in vacci- municipal corporations and relaxed as they do their duty ment charges can be realised by cials concerned to keep the nation,” the minister said. they should be provided PPE while helping their family these private hospitals, as per municipal employees involved Tandon said that the level kits, sanitisers, masks, gloves members,” she said. Dr the government guidelines. in sanitation work motivated of sanitisation will be increased etc. He also said that special Pradhan said they tell the stu- “These hospitals should and provide them essential on a large scale in the state. attention should be on tackling dents that it is necessary to be coordinate and contact the safety kits to protect them Sanitisation should be done by the crisis of drinking water in strong if they want to help oth- Integrated Control and against coronavirus infection. making rosters in every ward, the summer season. ers. “We are trying to make our Command Centre to work as He said the monitoring he added. “Where there is a crisis of students resilient and try to tell the first point of contact, pro- committees should be activat- During the partial lock drinking water, reboring will be them that when there is fire all viding high-level care to ed in each ward across UP dis- down, a massive sanitation done. Where there is leakage, around, one needs to preserve patients. They will also provide tricts. The monitoring commit- drive will also carried out on arrangements should be made what can be kept intact because information to the Integrated tee consist of chairman, gov- Sunday and large carts and fire where there is a need to install all have to fight together and it Control and Command Centre !   '  ! '  (!"!     ernment officials, ASHA & brigades will be used for sani- PC pumps. Chlorination is not the fight of a single per- when the patient is admitted Anganwadi workers. tisation. Apart from this, the should be done regularly for son,” she said. and the district administration “These monitoring com- minister also instructed all the cleaning of water, and water She pointed out that the will cooperate in providing mittees should take care of the municipal commissioners of testing should also be done,” he online classes are impacted them with the necessary med-    ! number of containment zones the state to make proper said. because some students or their icines as well as PPE kits,” she made in the state and the arrangements at the cremation During the virtual meeting, family members are amongst said. In Lucknow, the addition- number of people in home iso- sites. Tandon said special atten- all the mayors and municipal those affected by the virus. al chief secretary (health) also "#$ %&$#%# lation and those down with tion should be given to the commissioners of the state “In the first wave the stress appointed three additional Covid-19. Those above 45 years frontline sanitisation workers of were present. was on the career and studies, director-level doctors to mon- Lucknow (PNS): The nigrani ward, inspection of 50 people the six large containment but that is no longer important itor the Covid situation in the samitis detected five people was carried out and 45 were zones, including Alambagh, now. The students feel that this district. having symptoms of cough, found to be healthy while Aliganj, Indiranagar, Chinhat, can be handled but what can- On Monday, Lucknow fever and cold in the munici- only five had ILI symptoms. Tudiaganj and Silver Jubilee. not be handled is the loss of a recorded 5,897 cases on pal wards on Monday. He said action was also “Under this campaign, loved one. Most of the families Monday, taking the tally to Municipal Commissioner Ajay taken against 99 people for sanitisation will be carried out of the students have one or 1,51,349 while 22 patients suc- Kumar Dwivedi said that ward not wearing masks and a total in all empty plots where more members facing the dis- cumbed to the disease. nigrani samitis carried out fine of Rs 12,250 was realised bleaching powder will be ease and we tell them that Meanwhile, Divisional inspection of people coming from them. He further said sprayed, anti larvae campaign everyone has to die one day, but Commissioner Ranjan Kumar from outside of Lucknow and that under the large-scale will be carried in these plots the only important thing is to said that they are on a spree of tested them for ILI (influenza- sanitisation work which will and 3,374 employees will be do one’s duty,” she said. She hospitals inspections and con- like illness) symptoms. be carried out on April 20, it involved in this work,” added that chanting mantras, stantly assessing how the bed He said that in the entire will be done in 60 wards of Dwivedi said. listening to music and practis- capacity can be increased. ing art therapy could keep the On the constant com- developing symptoms along and can be managed at home, should stay in home isolation students positively inclined. plaints by patients that they are with their families. Nearly 25 he said. “People start getting and go for steam inhalation so Dr Pradhan said that in the not getting beds, he said there per cent of the doctors have their CT scan done and are that the respiratory problems anticipation of the idea that is a proper system in place and tested positive,” he pointed running for Remedesivir injec- are solved to a large extent,” he there could be a second wave several persons have been given out. He said the demand for tions on their own,” he said, Dr Singh said. or a third wave, they tell them responsibilities for different beds is natural in the present adding that the panic situation Nodal officer for Covid at that anxiety is natural. “It can things. He said whenever scenario. “We have suggested is compounding the problems. Lok Bandhu Hospital Dr Arun be replaced with what we can members of rapid response that private sectors should be He said there is a possibility Tewari said all 174 beds are full do at present so that we can teams test positive, they are allowed to carry out tests and that the number of cases is and most of the patients are on become action-oriented and replaced. increase oxygen supply but much larger than what is being oxygen support. “More than 40 do what we can. We should not Director of Ram Manohar this is the national scene and reported. per cent of the staff has taken become overconfident but fol- Lohia Institute of Medical there is little that one can do in He said doctors also cannot ill and we are not able to give low all the Covid protocols like Sciences Dr AK Singh insisted this regard,” he said. predict what may happen to the proper treatment to patients. wearing masks and observing that the situation has been People should understand patients and how fast the oxy- The infrastructure was not social distancing. The second bad. “Many of our doctors are that 90 per cent of the patients gen level may deteriorate. “We prepared for such an over- wave came because we became testing positive and others are do not need hospitalisation try to counsel patients that they load,” he said. !      , ! '      careless,” she said. ,- !$& %%& 4
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  !  '   !   stands to head back to their increased multifold. The Most of the passengers can be mask. As the number of Covid The voting was stopped for homes. As more and more chunk of these passengers spotted wearing masks only to positive patients has increased some time at polling booth people are coming back from reach Sangam city through cover their chin while few oth- in the city in the past one number-72 & 73 in Pratappatti district and of them, 65 per tres were made in eight blocks Pindra block and Oraha Gram different cities of Maharashtra different trains and move ers are without masks. The week, more and more young- primary school in Harahua cent cast their votes. The max- of the district for the voting of Sabha in Sevapuri block after and Gujarat, there is also a mad towards their natives places in guard on duty at the bus sters, who had come to the block after a candidate com- imum 2,90,650 voters were in gram pradhan and members the death of candidate of gram rush among them to reach buses being operated by stand seldom asks them to city from different neighbour- plained of fake voting but soon Aarajiline Development Block for the gram panchayat, kshetra pradhan Vijendra Yadav and their native places through UP State Roadways wear the mask, but there is no ing districts for education are the voting was restarted. and the minimum 1,65,187 panchayat & zila panchayat Sheela Devi respectively. The buses, operated by roadways. Transport Corporation one to listen to his valuable leaving the city. Heated exchange took place voters in Harahua Block. including the maximum 145 in fresh schedule of the election among supporters of two can- Besides, 2,50,170, 2,19,550, Aarajiline and minimum 80 in process in both gram sabhas didates on the matter of fake 2,12,963, 2,08,750, 2,07,482 Kashi Vidyapeeth, while 132, will be announced later on. The voting at a polling booth in and 1,98,650 were in Pindra, 107, 101, 101, 95 and 89 polling counting will be held on May Jagatpur Inter College but the Cholapur, Badagaon, centres in Pindra, Cholapur, 2 from 8 am onwards.   '     ' police controlled the situation. Sevapuri, Kashi Vidyapeeth Sevapuri, Badagaon, To ensure the peaceful Tension prevailed at Shahpur and Chiraigaon block respec- Chiraigaon and Harahua block polling, the district administra- primary school after a person tively. respectively. As many as 75 tion had appointed eight super     manhandled polling officer A total of 10,749 candidates polling centres were identified zonal magistrates, 31 zonal and the police took him in their were in election fray including as the most-sensitive polling magistrates and 115 sector custody. At some other polling 554 for 40 members of zila pan- centres, while as many as 27 magistrates, while 13 magis- -6-.555 5 after trying it completely. More than 120 people are price. The 600-litre oxygen booths the incident of minor chayat, 4338 candidates for polling centres have been iden- trates have been kept in reserve. Swaroop Rani Nehru being given oxygen. cylinder is now available to skirmish took place but over- 694 seats of gram pradhan and tified as sensitive polling cen- A total of 134 sub inspectors, he second wave of coron- Covid Hospital (SRN) has Consumption has increased people for Rs 1,000 to 12,000. all the situation remained in 4,530 candidates for 986 mem- tres. 1,788 police constables and Tavirus infection is becom- about 500 patients admitted threefold. The cylinders are The availability of control. bers of kshetra panchayat Similarly, a total of 2,594 2,732 home guards were ing a mountain of trouble for these days. There is a supply of being sourced from the Naini Remedecivir injection in the Due to polling, all the busi- whose fate was sealed in ballot polling booths have been made deployed at the polling centres. Prayagraj. The situation is oxygen on 450 beds, including plant. market is only 10 per cent ness and commercial establish- boxes. As many as 1,327 can- including the maximum 433 in In addition, three companies becoming such that the 'oxygen a total of 50 beds of ICU. RJ On the other hand, due to according to the demand. ments remained closed and the didates were in election fray for Aarajiline and the minimum and sections of PAC were also level' of the system has started Siddiqui, the nodal doctor for the high impact of corona on According to the assurance government and private offices the members of gram panchay- 291 in Kashi Vidyapeeth, while deployed at polling centres. decreasing while meeting the oxygen supply, said that con- the lungs of infected people in given by the pharmaceutical also remained closed as the at. As many as 4,772 candidates 378, 317, 308, 308, 305 and 254 The district was divided into 28 need of oxygen to the infected. sumption has more than hospitals, the demand for companies to the distributors, District Electoral Officer have been elected unopposed in Pindra, Cholapur, Sevapuri, zones and 105 sectors to ensure The consumption of oxygen in tripled since a week. Here ear- Remdecivir injection has the situation is expected to be Kaushal Raj Sharma had on various seats as they were Badagaon, Chiraigaon and peaceful and smooth election. government and private hospi- lier, liquid medical gas used to increased. The regime pro- normal by this week. Claims already announced public hol- only candidates who submitted Harahua block respectively. A total of 10372 polling person- tals has increased three times work with 8,000 litres every vided 30-30 injections to each are being made of the availabil- iday. the nomination papers for the The Election Commission nel including presiding officers in a week, while the supply is day, now about 22,000 litres are Covid Hospital two days ago. ity of fabiflu as required. The number of total voters various seats. had cancelled the polling in were appointed to ensure the not being able to meet the being consumed. This gas The demand for more injec- The chairman of was 17,53,588 in eight blocks of A total of 850 polling cen- Indrapur Gram Sabha in smooth polling. requirement even after the full comes in a tanker from tions has now been sent. Allahabad Chemist and capacity is installed from Naini Kolkata. Cylinder oxygen con- On the one hand, the Druggist Association, Anil plant. At the same time, some sumption has also increased demand for oxygen has Dubey has appealed to the people have started taking each day. Although oxygen is increased in Prayagraj, on the people not to stock fabiflu, unfair advantage of it. Black available in hospitals and no other hand, due to its black otherwise the needy people **!5/**,
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We are willing to been pressed into service and reports received and this figure Earlier, in view of finding hun- zones having been converted to hospital and the hospital of the rapidly growing infection, ment. train more hands to increase the entire 100 wards of the city increased to 2,320 as per report dreds of new positive cases, red zones by a day ago. Out of BLW. the Microbiology department RTPCR tests started in the our team but the problem is have been distributed among of Motilal Nehru Medical Microbiology department of there are no volunteers because eight zones. These zones have College, the central location medical college on April 10 last of the increasing numbers of been given two vehicles each where all RTPCR tests are year. cases.’ for sanitisation work barring 12 '  +)34!$   being done, is facing acute Allahabad University and PMC TO SANITISE ALL zone one which consists of shortage of staff due to Covid Motilal Nehru National WARDS: Given the sudden areas around Khuldabad. This as 14 out of 30 trained employ- Institute of Technology increase in the number of had been the area where the VARANASI (PNS): After the trol room will also help in mak- could also seek help by dialing two weeks which will be ees of the department have test- (MNNIT), both have a depart- COVID-19 cases being wit- maximum number of patients meeting with the Prime ing the requisite medicines, the telephone numbers-1077, equipped with all the medical ed positive. ment of microbiology where nessed in the city for the past were reported in the recent Minister Narendra Modi, the oxygen, ventilator, etc available 272005, 222193, 2221941, facilities. Due to this staff crunch, research work is going on. The one week, which has broken all spike in the cases. These local- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to needy persons. 2221942 and 18001805567 The Prime Minister there is a backlog of over 5,000 researchers there can be roped previous records, the Prayagraj ities include the Himmatganj, swung into action and opened A team of doctors will which have been released by Narendra Modi had held a samples even as the remaining in to clear the backlog and Municipal Corporation (PMC) Chuck Niratul, Beniganj, COVID-19 Control Room in remain present at the control the Health department. The meeting with the senior officers employees are doing their best. increase tests, he added. has decided to sanitise all the Kareli, Sultanpur Bhava, his parliamentary office in room for the 24 hours shift- home isolation calling centre of the district administration Moreover, because of the Sources said the King 100 wards of the city on a war Karelabagh etc. Ravindrapuri, here. The control wise. Besides, the four teams of has been established in Vikas and police on Sunday which backlog, people who had given George’s Medical University in footing. According to the Public room numbers are 0542- the BJP will also remain present Bhavan besides making had also been attended by the samples three-four days back Lucknow has set an example in For this purpose, it has Relation Officer (PRO) of PMC 2314000 and 9415914000. at the control room in the shift- arrangements of 20 separate ministers Dr Neelkanth Tiwari are still awaiting their reports this regard and has trained a been decided that the vehicles PK Mishra, the sanitisation The PM had virtually held wise to help the patients and telephones where the corona & Ravindra Jaiswal besides and the treatment of those large number of its staff to con- being used by PMC, presently work was carried out on a meeting with the ministers needy persons in the present patients could seek help. other public representatives of who may be positive is getting duct RTPCR tests. ‘The big being used for improving the Saturday as well in all eight and public representatives who crisis. It is mentioned that the Apart from this, the the district. The PM had direct- delayed. pool of employees has ensured quality of air in the city, like zones of the city. belonged to the district. The PM had directed for making all COVID-19 Control Command ed for enhancing the medical senior administrative and possible help to corona Centre opened at Shahid facilities in the district to face police officers had also attend- patients. It is mentioned that Udyan in Sigra is also working the situation which has turned ed the the meeting. In the there is a problem of beds in for the 24 hours where the dis- into the worst with more than meeting, the PM had taken almost all the COVID-19 hos- trict administration and Health 1,500 positive cases recorded # *,*/
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The ting machines and the 156 the Central Excise 1910, oxygen cylinders quick and in Neebi Gaharwar village Singh directed the officials of meeting was attended by CMO KNN employees with spray Section 59 all the excise shops long-term arrangements was under Vindhyachal police sta- the Irrigation department to Dr PD Gupta, SDM Sadar machines who took up saniti- selling liquor and other mate- needed. She said as the tion on Sunday. On the day in finalise the plan incorporating Gaurav Srivastava, SDM sation drive on Sunday have rial will remain closed till the COVID-19 cases were spiking noon the villagers saw the fire the suggestions of the Revenue Chunar Surendra Bahadur been deployed in south city on end of the election. there shall be increased need in the field and rushed to the department. He said that the Singh and the other officials Monday and took part in the He said it had also been for oxygen in the present situ- spot. It was believed that the coordination between the concerned. sanitisation work of all the decided that on April 26, 2021 ation. fire broke out due to sparking departments concerned was a PLAYING KIT MADE public places. She said in view from 6 pm, till the end of the APPEAL: The Retail in electric wire passing over the must for carrying out activities, AVAILABLE: DM Praveen of COVID-19 spread at a election all fallling in the eight Chemists Vyapar Manda, chief, field of Hriday Narain Pandey. including the relief work dur- Kumar Laxkar made available rapid pace all the KNN km range shall also remained Sumit Pahwa has on Monday Owing to the hard labour of ing the flood. Executive playing kit two Divyang play- employees have been given strictly closed . informed that the mandal was hours of the locals the fire Engineer (EE) Irrigation ers. The two Divyang players PPE kits and spray machines He said storing and selling providing over 300 oxygen could be extinguished. Vaibhav Singh apprised that 37 Shashank Gupta, a resident of and constant sanitisation work both was being banned and cylinders to the needy free of However, the crop of Ramesh flood outposts had to be set up Ojhala and Jagdeep Singh, a was being carried out. strict action will be taken cost and this was made avail- Singh, Munna Singh, Dinesh and they will be operational resident of Sadhwada street, The Nagar Swasthya against those who defy able by the Panki plant. He Singh, Dharm Raj Yadav, from June 15 and work round Vasliganj, had been selected for Adhikari, Dr Ajay Sankhwar the ban orders. He said move- made an appeal to the chemists Shyam Lal Yadav, Maan Singh the clock through shift-wise wheelchair cricket tournament said all the 156 KNN employ- ment across the borders is and druggists and hospital who and Satyendra Singh was red- deployment of the staff. He fur- at the ground of their perfor- ees have been given PPE kits totally banned and will be pun- had dumped cylinders to cued to ashes in the incident. ther said that the control room mance. The tournament is and masks which had been ishable. ensure they give it to the needy In another case of fire, the crop in his office would be opera- scheduled to be held in Odisha made mandatory for those SP MEETING: A meeting at the earliest. He said if one has kept at the threshing ground tional from June 15 to October on April 19 and 20. When the who were carrying out clean- of the Samajwadi Party city unit a spare or half used cylinder it got burnt in Sikata village 31 and the phone number was matter was brought in the cog- ing and disinfection work. He was held on Monday at the can be given to a critical patient under Halia police station. The 05442-252589 and the phone nisance of the DM, he direct- said they have been directed to party office where the president in the vicinity. He said people crop caught fire due to number of control room situ- ed the sports officer to make dispose of the PPE kits after the Dr Imram expressed concern in need of oxygen can contact unknown circumstances in ated at Collectorate was 05442- available the kit in order to days use and they need to over the rapid increase of on 7860100001. which straw, husk and crop of 256357. In the meeting Jila encourage them. On Saturday wash their hands with soap and COVID-19 pandemic and the about half-a-dozen farmers Panchayat was directed to the kit was made available to water immediately after they large number of deaths. He said were reduced to the ashes. make arrangements for motor the Divyang players and the take off their PPE Kits. "     '   '1.. ! 8   it was shocking that admission PLAN CHALKED OUT: boat along with boats and DM has extended his best He said masks were effec- for positive patients were being    Keeping flood during rainy Veterinary department was wishes to them that they could tive if worn according to hypochlorite liquid bleach 3.5 Singh, Amit Singh and done only after the sanction of season in mind the adminis- directed to make a plan to earn laurels for the district. The instructions and properly fitted per cent and one part bleach Chandrashekhar. the CMO.      DM’s initiative has earned praise and said masks should be dis- to 2.5 parts of water. He said the LIQUOR SHOPS TO He alleged that Remdesivir from each section of the society. carded and changed if they inner parts of public places REMAIN CLOSED : The was being sold in black market.  ACTION TAKEN: Under become physically damaged. were more exposed to infection Kanpur District Magistrate, He said in view of the apathy the drive to implement the He said all the employees have while the outer part was safe City, Alok Tiwari has on of the officials of the district -6-.:5-9< Corona prevention guidelines been directed to ensure they due to air circulation and sun- Monday informed that as the administration it had been the police took action against did not exchange their PPE Kits light. Prominent other super- three-tier panchayat elections decided to hold a dharna out- istrict Judge RP Singh said 70 persons in the city circle for on any condition. vising the sanitisation work were to be held in bordering side DM’s office from 10 am Dthat Kanpur courts will not wearing the mask. He said they have been were A Rehman, Additional districts of Kanpur Dehat, onwards and seek their reply on hear only most urgent legal According to Circle Officer given the solution of sodium Municipal Commissioner, BP Hamirpur, and Unnao in the the issues. matters and no adverse order (City) Prabhat Rai, 35,000 will be passed in any case till had been recovered as fine on April 30. Singh said that he had Friday. He said drive will con- passed this order in compliance tinue in the larger interest of with the directives of the the society because not wear- 
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She advised stu- may interfere with regular types of information helped with minimum presence of were the worst-hit. The parents dents to set goals at the begin- study schedule. She said one best grasp new concepts and advocates. and the school were equally ning of the semester, and check need to also create a weekly employ relevant study strate- Following spike in number concerned about the studies of in with weekly. He said in an schedule that one followed, gies. She said if one were a visu- of Covid cases and in the inter- .#% $#&! % the students. It remains to be be traditional classroom setting, designating certain hours each al learner, for example, print est of litigants, the courts will seen when will it schooling will one will often receive verbal or week to reading, watching lec- out transcripts of the video lec- not pass any adverse order till 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* er accident which took place . come back on rails. However in visual reminders of an assign- tures, completing assignments, tures to review. She said one April 30, he said. under Chunar police sttion, BOY FOUND HANG- the present scenario much rest- ment’s upcoming due date. She studying, and participating in need to participate in the General secretary of n aged person died in a Jumman Sheikh (25), a resident ING: A 10-year-old boy was ed on the teachers and the par- said but without a teacher forums. course’s online forum to help Lawyers Association Aroad mishap at Rajgarh of Gobardahaan village, was found hanging in Sikara Kala ents to ensure that their chil- actively reminding it was up to Dr Mhatre said commit to better understand course mate- Raghvendra Pratap Singh said under Madihan police station going to the market along with village under Kachhawaan dren remained linked to stud- one to make sure one had making online coursework part rials and engage with fellow due to surge in Covid cases, the on Sunday. According to a his neighbour, Idareesh (21), on police station in the morning ies and they unterstood the allotted enough time to com- of ones weekly routine, and set classmates. She said online association and the district report received here, Rajmani a motorcycle when he lost hours at his residence recent- importance of online classes. plete the work so one were not reminders to complete these classes were an excellent option judge, Kanpur Nagar, have Patel (65), a resident of Saranga control over it at Durgaji ly. After the death of his father Addressing the webinar starting an assignment the day tasks. She said when working to help further ones knowledge decided that the courts would village under Karma police hillock and collided with a Dheerendra Pathak, a resident organised by Heritage before it’s due. on assignments, try time- and academics and take up a take up only most urgent mat- station in Sonbhadra was on tree. On getting information of Gaipura village under International School,Dr Beena She said if the students had blocking, allotting oneself a cer- brighter career. The vote of ters and would not pass any the way on his motorcycle the police reached the spot and Vindhyachal police station, the Mhatre, Mumbai said there trouble holding oneself respon- tain amount of time for each thanks was delivered by Kiran adverse order in any case. when he was hit by a truck near brought them to the CHC deceased Ansh (10) was resid- were umpteen advantages to sible, he or she need to pair up task before moving on to the Bhatia. Over 50 teachers from Singh has also appealed to Kanjad Basti Rajgarh. Due to Chacheri Mod where Jumman ing at his relative’s house. The online courses as they allowed with a fellow classmate, or next one and setting a timer to UP and other states took part advoctes to stay at their homes accident Rajmani and his pil- was declared as brought dead boy was addicted to play games one to learn whenever, wher- enlist the help of a spouse or keep one accountable. She said in the webinar. to keep themselves safe. ‘Only lion rider, Naval Kumar Singh by the doctors on duty there on mobile phone. It is believed ever, and however worked best friend to check in as an students need to check in peri- SCIENTIST ADVISES those advocates should come to (45), sustained serious injuries. and Idareesh was referred to that during the game he took for one making it easier to earn accountability partner. She said odically throughout the term, THIAMETHOXAM FOR the court whose urgent matter On getting information the Trauma Centre in Varanasi. some step to hang himself a degree. She said online class- by being organised, proactive, and look at how they were MANGO PEST MANAGE- is listed for hearing and should local police brought the victims The police took the body of the from the ceiling fan and died es can present unique chal- and self-aware, one can get the spending time. MENT: Chandra Shekhar leave the court premises to the community health cen- deceased into custody for com- accidentally. On getting infor- lenges, however, if one were not most from ones online class. She advised them to create Azad University of Agriculture after their hearing was over’, he tre (CHC) situated in Madihan pleting the legal formalities. mation the police reached the prepared but if one develop She advised that the stu- a regular study space and stay and Technology’s Extension said. where the doctors on duty Meanwhile Lavkush (25), son spot and started the investi- skills for effective online learn- dents need to practice time organised. Directorate Dr AK Singh, while TWO ARRESTED WITH declared Rajmani as brought of Rama Yadav, a resident of gating the matter. ing, one will find the courses management. She sid the flex- She also advised them to addressing a webinar on pest ILLICIT GANJA: State STF dead and started the treat- Sobhi village under Madihan ARRESTED: Katra can be an excellent alternative ibility to create ones own set up a dedicated learning management, said in view of squad recovered 9.52 quintals ment of the injured. The police police station, was on the way Kotwali police arrested one to a traditional classroom set- schedule was often one of the environment for studying. She the upcoming crop of mango illicit ganja and arrested two informed the family members on his bicycle when he was hit person who was accused of ting. biggest appeals of taking online said whenever one chose make there was a sudden attack of persons near Haliya turn ahead of the victims and took the by a hyva. The victim was transporting the mines produce She said if one were con- classes. She said but that free- sure there was high-speed pests which was likely to dam- of Chaparghata bridge in body into custody for com- brought to the district hospital with the help of forged docu- sidering taking online courses dom can also be detrimental if internet access so one were not age the fruits and lead to mas- Moosanagar of Kanpur Dehat pleting the legal formalities. for treatment where he suc- ments. SHO Swaminath during then treat an online course like one did not have solid time trying to take an online course sive losses to the farmers. on Sunday night. They were An earlier report said that cumbed to his injuries. The routine patrolling spotted a a ‘real’ course. She said when it management skills. She said over a lagging connection. She He said effective manage- identified as Aslam son of four persons had lost their police took the body into cus- truck against which a case had came to online classes, one without them, one might eas- said one need to have the ment of the mango crop was Alloo of Dhekda, PS Sadar lives in separate incidents in the tody for completing the legal been lodged at the police sta- need to have the discipline to ily find yourself cramming required books, materials, and essential at this critical junc- Alwar, District Alwar district recently. According to formalities. In yet another inci- tion. According to him Mines sit down on time and mental- before classes or handing in software for the course and ture. He advised the use of thi- (Rajasthan) and Zakaria son of a report received here, in dent a youth was run over by Inspector Asheesh Dubey had ly be prepared for studies. She subpar assignments. She added have headphones for listening amethoxam solution to handle Badruddin of Jaytalka, PS Bhainsa village under a train at Karahat railway cross- alleged in his complaint that said students can certainly be that one had to manage ones to lectures or discussions. the pests which were damaging Punhana, District. Nuhmewat Kachhawaan police station a ing under Adalhaat police sta- with the connivance of truck flexible as to when they chose time will depend on schedule, She said once one had the current crops. He said thi- (Haryana). Bolero hit Pankaj (14), son of tion in the morning hours owner, driver along with stone to complete their work during learning style, and personality. established where one will amethoxam offered effective Police recovered 9.52 quin- Patali Saroj, a resident of recently. On getting informa- cutter mines produce was being the week. She added that one She advised student to look learn, think about when and broad spectrum pest protection tal illicit ganja, two aadaar Bhainsa village, on the road tion the police of Narainpur transported. Acting on it SHO of the easiest ways to ensure fol- at the syllabus at the start of the how you accomplish your best on numerous crops and was a card, two driving licences, two from Kachhawaan Bazar to outpost on the spot and took arrested the truck driver while low through was to remember semester and make note of work. She said if one were second generation neonicoti- ATM, two mobile phones, one GT road as a result of which he the body for legal formalities. the other accused were remain- that one were paying to take major assignments. She said morning person, make time to noid insecticide belonging to truck (RJ 32 GB 7788) with two sustained serious injuries. After The youth was identified as ing still at large. The arrested dri- online course, just as they did they need to mark them on a study first thing but if habitu- the thianicotinyl subclass and keys to open truck and truck treatment he was referred to the Rajesh(35) son of Ramsubhag, ver was identified as Ramjanam, in the past. calendar and check regularly so al of night studies then set aside possessed unique chemical body and Rs 4,700 cash from Trauma Centre in Varanasi a resident of Chhota Mirzapur a resident of Piparahava Pokhara Dr Mhatre said treat online one knew what workload was an hour or two after dinner to properties. them. but died on the way. In anoth- under Adalhaat police station under Ahraura police station.   ! "#$"#"% %

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They are unhappy at covid positive patients due to between March and April patients who are hospitalised, structive cooperation” on with the belief that they are the preferential treatment given he earlier claims of younger which the demand for oxygen 2021) shows. and have very low oxygen lev- Government’s Covid-19 man- made keeping national interest to the VIPs while members of Tpeople getting affected cylinders has also increased.” Only a marginally higher els and lung damage. It is of no agement, saying “history shall in mind. the medical fraternity and the more in the second wave is However, what has number of youth (0 to 18 use in mild patients. be kinder” to the senior “However, it does seem common man suffer in want of proving to be false if one goes changed is more hospitalised years) have been hospitalised In fact, the UK has only Congress leader if his valuable that those who drafted your timely medical facilities. by the Indian Council of patients (47.5 pc) reporting this time — 5.8 per cent as given paracetamol, hydration advice was followed by his vaccines. letter or advised you, have The FAIMA also alleged Medical Research (ICMR) data shortness of breath in the sec- against 4.2 per cent last year and multi-vitamins to mild own party leaders. In fact, “Let alone thanking our done a great disservice to your that several politicians have from hospitalised Covid-19 ond wave than in the first (41.7 despite the opening up of patients and that’s the way Vardhan alleged that the sec- scientists, many Congress standing by misleading you been calling their members to patients during the first and the pc), significantly raising the economic activities, Dr management,” he said, noting ond wave of the pandemic was members and Congress-ruled regarding material that is their residence for check-ups second spell of the pandemic. requirement of supplemental Bhargava said citing the study that Remdesivir was no magic fuelled by Congress-ruled state governments have taken already in public domain,” he and testing. Sharing the data, the oxygen in the country in the data. bullet and this anti-viral injec- States as they were busy raising extraordinary interest in said. In a letter to Prime ICMR on Monday said, “There ongoing wave, said the study. “The proportion of 30- to tion was not meant to be taken doubts about vaccines rather spreading falsehoods regarding Highlighting the point in Minister Narendra Modi, they was no evidence of the younger Also more asymptomatic 40-year-olds has remained at home. than vaccinating people. the efficacy of these vaccines, the letter on allowing import of minced no words as they noted population being at greater people have been admitted to static at 21 per cent between On plasma therapy, the Vardhan said while Singh thereby fuelling vaccine hesi- vaccines that have already been that there are separate VIP risk in the ongoing wave and hospitals in the second wave, the two waves. The AIIMS Director said large stud- understands the importance of tancy, and playing with the approved by credible foreign counters at several Centre-run that the proportion of death in of which the ICMR has done conclusion is that there is no ies in India had shown it was vaccination as an important lives of our countrymen. authorities, Vardhan said a Government hospitals that the hospitalised patients also interim analysis and larger overarching extra risk to the not useful in COVID patients. method of fighting the Covid- “A sitting chief minister of decision on this had already offer Covid testing only to hasn’t changed between the studies are ongoing. youth of becoming COVID On Tocilizumab, he said it 19 battle, “irresponsible” pub- your party created a dubious been taken a week ahead of politicians and ministers. two waves. Rather the studies More than 70 per cent of positive this time. There has was meant for severely ill lic pronouncements made by world record of sorts by being “your suggestion”, on April 11, “But doctors have no sep- reflect that there is no change the hospitalised Covid been no shift in the age preva- COVID patients in whom some Congress leaders have the only head of government 2021. arate counter for testing,” as per in the age profile, older people patients in both waves have lence of COVID in India. The cytokine storms had set in and resulted in a below national directly inciting people against The same is the case with the letter which is signed by are still more prone to this been over 40 years old, data older people continue to be no other treatment— steroids, average vaccination coverage an indigenously developed your suggestion regarding pro- FAIMA President Dr Rakesh virus. One more thing that is from 9,485 patients (6,642 more vulnerable,” Member anti-coagulants, etc — was of senior citizens and even vaccine! Some Congress lead- viding funds and other con- Bagdi, Vice-President Dr very prominent is the shortness between September and Health NITI Aayog Dr VK working. front-line workers in some of ers even shamed the vaccines cessions to augment vaccine Amarnath Yadav and General the Congress-ruled States. in public but took their doses manufacturing. This decision Secretary Dr Subrankar Datta. Vardhan also tweeted his let- in private, quietly,” he charged. had also been taken many days The Indian Medical ers etc and decreasing morale of forefront of the Covid-19 pan- self,” it read. ter also pointed out. ter to Singh. “A word of advice from before receipt of your letter and Association (IMA) too have many frontline workers.” demic and yet have no facilities The association added that For this, it added, they call Singh on Sunday wrote to you to them even if it had been multiple vaccine manufactur- taken up the FAIMA’s cause, In the letter signed by IMA available when they test positive “priority is being given to all the on doctors working in Prime Minister Modi suggest- done in private by you may ing entities have been funded seeking Prime Minister national president Dr J.A. Jayalal for the virus. so called politicians and party Government hospitals, which in ing five measures to battle the have ensured better coopera- by the government to imme- Narendra Modi’s intervention. and honorary secretary-gener- “…we wish to inform you workers who have actually held turn further reduces and limits Covid-19 crisis, including tion from these people. diately enhance production. In its separate letter al Dr Jayesh M. Lele, the IMA that doctors being at the fore- rallies and increased the spread the medical manpower avail- ramping up vaccination and Knowing your penchant for “Anyway, despite such fac- addressed to PM Modi, the has urged the PM to “direct offi- front of the epidemic are risk- of virus”. able. boosting supply of medicines. constructive cooperation, tual inaccuracies, we under- IMA said: “The working doc- cials and streamline this at the ing their own lives but what we “Majority of the politicians Therefore, the association Vardhan said, “People in which you have said you stand your deep concern for tors are anguished at the undue earliest and prevent burn out of receive in return is standing in call doctors at their residence strongly opposed the preva- responsible positions in your always believed in, I would the country and also assure you stress due this VIP culture and front line workers” long queues for Covid testing, which has no legal order from lence of this VIP culture and party as well as in the State assume that you did advise that we share the same,” the preferential treatment for politi- The FAIMA’s letter high- no bed or ICU availability when the medical Superintendent but urged the Prime Minister to Governments formed by your them and yet, quite clearly, minister said. cians, bureaucrats, party work- lights that how doctors are at the tested positive for our own is carried out informally,” the let- “look into the matter seriously”. party do not seem to share your advice has been in vain,” “We request your contin- your view.” the minister said. ued cooperation in the battle He expressed shock that Vardhan said the former against the pandemic and wel- senior members of the PM’s advice to not get tempt- come more such illuminating Congress are yet to utter a sin- ed to go by absolute numbers, suggestions. 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As part of the UK’s post- strongly rejected criticism over million doses of coronavirus “Today as the foreign min- :  Brexit Global Britain engage- India’s export of coronavirus vaccines when the country ister, I am pushing other coun-  .;; ment as a non-member of the vaccines, saying there were was reeling under increasing tries, particularly some big European Union (EU), all eyes   Remdesivir drug, critical in global commitments for a vari- demands of the doses. countries, saying please keep n view of the alarming have been on a proposed COVID-19 treatment, were to ety of reasons, including for The government has the raw materials flowing for ICovid-19 situation in India, Enhanced Trade Partnership he Congress on Monday be flown out of the country. procurement of raw materials almost stopped export of the vaccines to be made in India. , British Prime Minister Boris (ETP) with India which will Tsaid the BJP-led Centre “At a time when people for production of the doses. vaccines following a sudden “Why am I doing that Johnson has cancelled his visit pave the way for a full-fledged should make probe agencies from every corner of the At an online interaction, spike in coronavirus infec- because the fact is that there next week. He was scheduled to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in NIA, CBI and the ED go after country are requesting for the external affairs minister tions. are global supply chains; very arrive on April 25. He will now Minister Boris Johnson will not the future. The ETP was expect- black-marketeers and hoard- being provided with said India prioritised vaccina- In his address at the few things are made exclusively hold a `virtual’ dialogue with be able to travel to India next ed to take firm shape during ers of medicines used for Remdesivir, and many are tion of its people while describ- national leadership conclave of in one geography, very few Prime Minister Narendra Modi week,” Downing Street said in a Johnson’s visit this month but it coronavirus treatment in place struggling to procure a bottle ing those who questioned why All India Management societies can say we are in the coming days. joint statement on behalf of the remains to be seen how that of “using them to target polit- of Remdesivir to save their the country was exporting at Association (AIMA), autonomous of our reliance on This is the second time that British and Indian governments. progresses given the cancella- ical opponents”. lives, a BJP leader, who was in all as “non-serious” people. Jaishankar said as the situation others,” he added. the British Prime Minister’s “Instead, Prime Ministers tion. Congress general secre- responsible position, hoarding visit was cancelled. He was Modi and Johnson will speak Modi is invited to the G7 tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Remdesivir is a crime against invited as the Chief Guest for later this month to agree and Summit in Cornwall in June, too accused former humanity,” Priyanka said. the NIA, CBI and the Rajesh Dokania, director of station along with some BJP this year’s Republic Day parade. launch their ambitious plans for with India among the guest Maharashtra Chief Minister The Mumbai Police on Enforcement Bruck Pharma, a Daman- leaders. Do you want to help However, he postponed his the future partnership between countries. That is now likely to Devendra Fadnavis of hoard- Sunday said they had infor- Directorate against black-mar- based pharmaceutical manu- the public or the black-mar- visit due to the outbreak of the UK and India. They will be their next face-to-face meet- ing Remdesivir, saying a BJP mation that the Remdesivir keteers and hoarders of injec- facturing company that man- keteers,” Chavan asked. corona in the UK then. remain in regular contact ing, if Modi is able to travel for leader holding on to the drug stock was going to be flown tions and vaccines. When you ufactures Remdesivir vials, Chavan also demanded Giving details of the latest beyond this, and look forward the summit. at a time when people are abroad as air cargo, despite a can use them to target your following information that that the Centre spells out a postponement, the ministry of to meeting in person later this Terming the cancellation as scrambling to arrange it is a ban on the export of the drug. political opponents, why not thousands of vials of the plan on vaccine supplies and external affairs said here on year,” the statement said. frustrating, Johnson said it was “crime against humanity”. Fadnavis claimed the director utilise them Remdesivir drug critical in be transparent about it. Monday Johnson will not visit Pressure had been mount- “only sensible” to call off the Taking to Twitter, was picked up because the BJP sensibly against black-mar- coronavirus treatment were to About former Prime India next week in view of the ing on Johnson to call off the visit. “Narendra Modi and I Priyanka tagged a video of top managed to get permissions in keteers and hoarders who are be flown out of the country. Minister Manmohan Singh coronavirus pandemic. The visit amid growing concerns of have basically come to the con- Maharashtra BJP leaders, place for the supply of the today creating all these prob- Fadnavis had rushed to the writing to his successor ministry spokesperson a new variant of COVID-19 clusion that, very sadly, I won’t including Fadnavis, arguing drug to Maharashtra. lems in the country?” former police station. Narendra Modi suggesting Arindam Bagchi said the deci- detected in the country. Over be able to go ahead with the with police officials after the “Strict action should be Maharashtra CM Ashok “When a person caught by five measures to battle the sion was taken as per mutual the weekend, UK Opposition trip,” Johnson told reporters, Mumbai Police questioned a taken against people hoarding Chavan said at AICC Press Gujarat police for black mar- COVID-19 crisis, Chavan said agreement by both sides. Labour Party joined calls for during a visit to Gloucestershire pharma company director fol- and black marketing vaccines, conference. keting of remdesivir is ques- the suggestions from the “In view of the prevailing him to conduct the discussions soon after the Downing Street lowing information that thou- injections and medicines. The The Mumbai police on tioned by Mumbai police, opposition should be taken in Covid situation, it has been remotely via Zoom and cancel announcement. sands of vials of the government should bring in Saturday night questioned Fadnavis gheraos the police a positive way. decided by mutual agreement the physical visit, which had “I do think it’s only sensible that the prime minister of the already been shortened to focus to postpone, given what’s hap- United Kingdom will not visit on a day-long packed schedule pened in India, the shape of the India next week,” he said. on Monday, April 26. pandemic there. Countries 6'  '  ) $% $ )$ Bagchi said the two sides Both sides were to agree on around the world including our will be holding a virtual meet- a ‘Roadmap 2030’ for re-ener- own have been through this – ing in the coming days to gised India-UK relations across I think everybody’s got a mas- '  launch plans for a transformed trade and investment and cli- sive amount of sympathy with ( $!  #%#% India-UK relationship. mate action, which is now like- India, what they’re going “In the light of the current ly to be signed off remotely later through,” he said.     coronavirus situation, Prime this month.     their level. But in this hour of cri- sis, the legislature also has to ful- he Union Public Service )0) 
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Role and Responsibility of Public Officers to sensitize the public, UPSC in three stages -- pre- Iongoing effort to face the Hypoxia, which is fatal in The system reads SpO2 Representatives”. through the people’s representa- liminary, main and interview challenge of Covid pandemic, most cases, if sets in. levels of the subject from a Apart from the Presiding tives of their respective States, to -- to select officers of Indian the Defence Research and Hypoxia is a state in which wrist-worn pulse oximeter Officers of State Legislatures, follow the Corona Protocol. He Administrative Service (IAS), Development Organisation the amount of oxygen reach- module through wireless inter- Ministers of Parliamentary asked the public representatives Indian Foreign Service (IFS) health considerations, lock- the Indian Economic (DRDO) has developed SpO2 ing the tissues is inadequate to face and controls a propor- Affairs, Chief Whips and Leaders to create awareness that person- and Indian Police Service down restrictions including Service/Indian Statistical (Blood Oxygen Saturation) fulfill all the energy require- tional solenoid valve to regu- of Opposition in State al caution is the most potent (IPS) among others. social distancing norms and Service supplemental Oxygen Delivery ments of the body. This is late the oxygen supply to the Legislatures also joined the weapon in the fight against The dates for interviews aggravating situation enforced Examination, 2020 (sched- System. exactly the situation that gets subject. The oxygen is deliv- Virtual Meeting. corona infection and any negli- and recruitment test, when due to the pandemic on uled from 20th-23rd April, Though this is basically for replicated in a COVID patient ered from a lightweight Birla observed that after gence can prove to be extreme- candidates and advisers are Monday. “The Commission 2021); the civil services exam- troops deployed at high alti- due to the virus infection and portable oxygen cylinder more than a year of the crisis of ly dangerous. required to travel from all has decided that it will not be ination, 2020 (scheduled from tude where oxygen is scarce, has been a leading factor in the through nasal nares. The sys- COVID-19, the pandemic has Birla also gave suggested parts of the country, will be possible to conduct examina- 26th April-18th June, 2021) the system can also prove to be current crisis. tem is available in various resurfaced with new challenges. that people’s representatives may reviewed from time to time, tions and interviews for the and the recruitment tests are a boon during the current The electronic hardware of sizes from one litre and one kg He noted that the new strain of engage with social organiza- it said. “Revised schedules of present,” it said. also deferred till further covid situation, DRDO offi- the system is designed for weight with 150 litres of oxy- corona infection is spreading tions to check the spread of the the same will be notified on The Employees’ Provident notice,” it said. cials said here on Monday. functioning at extreme alti- gen supply to 10 litres & 10 kg more rapidly than last year pandemic and all representative the website of the UPSC,” Fund Organization (EO/AO) “As and when dates are Giving details, they said tudes featuring low baromet- weight with 1,500 litres of which is a matter of grave con- institutions including the Gram the statement issued by the Recruitment Test 2020 sched- decided for the deferred the system developed by ric pressures, low temperatures oxygen supply which can sus- cern. 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Now, there is another lock- due to Covid-19, a civic body Chairman, who is known for his resplendent with colorful area of Shopian on Monday. oments after Delhi Chief Minister, about the lockdown, he reached the local down, and seeing the current situation, one chief has come out in the open pro-active measures said that the umbrellas and spectacularly The security forces also MArvind Kejriwal announced a six day liquor shop along with a friend. “We wait- cannot say for how many days it will last. for the indifferent and callous civic body which he heads was designed fans. The festival recovered one Under Barrel lockdown in national Capital to tackle the ed for more than one hour and somehow I will buy six whiskey bottles,” said Jagdish approach of the administration the wealthiest local self-govern- attracts at least a million viewers Grenade launcher along with raging Covid-19 pandemic, there were long managed to get three bottles,” he added. Samora of Malviya Nagar while standing towards pandemic control mea- ment body in Kerala. “But the from India and abroad and con- one AK rifle and pistol from the queues at several liquor stores across the With similar reports from across the in a queue at a liquor shop. sures. concentration of power in certain cludes with magnificent fire- encounter site. According to a city. city, the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Earlier in the day, Kejriwal announced The Department of Health agencies and refusal of the State works designed aesthetically by police spokesman, a joint cordon As people lined up in queues the social Beverage Companies (CIABC) issued a a six-day lockdown from 10 pm on announced that 13,644 new per- Government to cooperate with specially trained explosive mak- and search operation was distancing went for a toss. Most of the peo- statement saying, “What we saw today was Monday till 5 am on April 26, which he said sons were diagnosed with Covid- the civic bodies has resulted in ers of Thrissur. launched by Police, 34RR and ple were buying boxes of liquor while some a panic reaction from the public, driven by was necessary to deal with the rising num- 19 and 21 deaths were recorded the pathetic position. Many civic body chiefs like 178 Bn CRPF in Zeipora area of bought two to six liquor bottles. Many lost their memory of lockdown extensions last ber of COVID-19 cases, as the city's till 6 pm Monday taking the total The civic bodies had pre- panchayat presidents and block Shopian on the basis of a specific patience as the mercury climbed and some year. For lakhs of people all over India, alco- health system was stretched to its limits. number of patients in the State to pared an action plan to control panchayath presidents alleged intelligence input. even tried to jump queues, leading to minor hol is part of a regular consumption bas- The national capital's health system is 1.25 lakh, T M Zakeer Hussain, the spread of the pandemic but that the deterioration in Covid- During the search operation disagreements and altercations at some ket that they do not wish to be deprived of.” stretched, although it has not collapsed yet, chairman of Perumbavoor the intransigence of the State 19 in the State was due to the as the presence of terrorists got places. An association of liquor companies, “While we hope that the public and the chief minister said, adding that despite Municipal Council lambasted administration from the begin- intransigent attitude of the State ascertained they were given an meanwhile, came out with a statement urg- shopkeepers in Delhi adhere to COVID- around 25,500 cases coming up every day, the Kerala Government for its ning of the break out of the dis- administration towards the local opportunity to surrender, how- ing the Delhi Government to start home appropriate behaviour, steps to reassure Delhi's health system is still functioning. indifference towards covid con- ease has led to the present sce- bosy governments. ever, they fired indiscriminate- delivery of alcoholic beverages in the city, public would help. Decision of Maharashtra Of the 863 liquor shops in Delhi, trol measures taken by the civic nario,” said Hussain, a Congress “We do not have any prob- ly upon the joint search party, on the lines of Maharashtra, to ease the to allow home delivery of liquor, for around 475 are run by four government bodies in the State. leader. lems in the Chief Minister, which was retaliated leading to rush. example, has helped contained panic reac- corporations -- the Delhi State Industrial “Though the Municipal The night curfew would be Health Minister and the CPI(M) an encounter. “We believe that lockdown will be tion to lockdown there. We urge the Delhi and Infrastructure Development Council had prepared a com- in place for the next 14 days. All walking away with the entire In the ensuing encounter, extended beyond six days and it is time to government to think of such steps,” Vinod Corporation, Delhi Tourism and prehensive pandemic control private tution classes have been credit. But they should have two terrorists were killed and stock up the liquor at home. Liquor helps Giri, CIABC director general, said in the Transportation Development Corporation, programme to be implemented banned and only on-line classes incorporated us in the measures their bodies were retrieved from keep negative thinking out of your mind. statement. Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation and from March 5, the Department would be allowed. The devised to counter the pandem- the site of encounter. They have There are many people at the shop, and I A lot of people waiting in the queues Delhi Consumer's Cooperative Wholesale of Health ordered us to stop all Universities in the State have ic,” said Basheer, a former civic been identified as Sabzar Ahmad will try to buy at least six to eight bottles said they bought liquor at almost double Store. The remaining shops are owned by kinds of preventive measures postponed the degree and post body member who opted out of Ganie of Sehpora Kulgam and for myself,” said Abhimanyu Singh, while the rates last year and wanted to avoid a private individuals. According to an esti- planned by us. They told us that graduate examinations following election because of his disap- Amir Ahmad Bhat resident of waiting for his turn at Mayur Vihar phase- similar situation this time. mate, Delhi earns Rs 6,574 crore each year it was the responsibility of the the intervention of Governor pointment with the centers of Malibugh, Imamsahib III liquor shop. “During the last lockdown, we bought through excise revenue. State Government and the civic Arif Mohammed Khan. power in the state. Shopian. PNS  *    -/).-  #1      *-9-6 (;  -
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Front of Tripura was seen at the secured nine seats while one started in Tripura in the early ing and gave written complaints Monday as 1,516 new cases The State BJP chief said that event held at the TTAADC seat went to an Independent 40s. against the accused. came to light during last 24 though Malik had made a seri- headquarters in Khumulwng, candidate.Two members of dif- The IPFT has been agitat- Subsequently, a police team hours and the number of active ous allegation against, he had not 20 km north of Agartala. ferent tribal communities were ing since 2009 for the creation raided Giri's house and arrest- Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok possible effort should be made cases crossed the 12,000 mark. provided any proof to substan- TIPRA Motha's ally nominated by the governor in of a separate state by upgrad- ed him. Gehlot said that new projects to increase investment in the Officials said of the new tiate his allegation. “This tweet Indigenous Nationalist Party of the TTAADC on the advice of ing the TTAADC while TIPRA "As per the statement of vic- should be started in a timely state. cases, 768 were from the Jammu has been widely discussed in Tripura's (INPT) General the state government. Motha had recently raised the tims, the accused allegedly manner by removing the bot- Gehlot was addressing the division and 748 the from social media. In my opinion, the Secretary Jagadhish Debbarma The results of the elections demand for a 'greater Tipra forced them into prostitution in tlenecks in investment in the first meeting of the Board of Kashmir division while 813 minister has committed a was elected new Chairman of to the TTAADC are a major land' (greater areas for the Patna which they resisted. Hence state. He said that in the last two Investment (Board of patients were discharged from crime”. the TTAADC and setback for the BJP-alliance, indigenous tribals). Both the the accused Vipin Giri held years, the state government has Investment) constituted under different hospitals after recovery. Among other things, Patil Purnachandra Jamatia has been which wrested power in demands were, however, them captive in a house. On implemented many important the Rajasthan Enterprises Single Six patients more suc- charged that the State Minister chosen as new Chief Executive Tripura in 2018 after defeating strongly opposed by all the Sunday, he came in a drunken policies and programs to Window Enablement and cumbed, taking taking the num- had made a baseless allegation Member (CEM). the CPI-M led Left parties political major parties, includ- state and allegedly raped them increase investment in the state. License (Amendment) Act, 2020 ber of people killed by coron- against the Centre and in the The CEM and the other that ruled the state for 25 ing the BJP, the CPI-M and the one by one," said Vimlesh Rajasthan Investment through video conference at avirus in J&K to 2063. So far, process had created disaffection Executive Members of the years. However, the BJP for the Congress. Kumar SI Naubatpur police sta- Promotion Scheme (RIPS- the Chief Minister's residence on 148,208 people have been infect- in the minds of the people in the TTAADC would take the oath first time won nine seats in the The TTAADC was consti- tion. 2019), Rajasthan Industrial Monday. He said that the state ed with coronavirus in J&K out state about the Union govern- on Tuesday. The 'TIPRA TTAADC though its junior ally tuted under the Sixth Schedule "We have conducted med- Development Policy - 2019, government has formulated a of which 133,981 have recov- ment. He alleged that despite Motha' chairman and Tripura's IPFT, despite being a major of the Indian Constitution in ical examination of victims one-stop shop system and sin- tourism policy to promote ered. The number of active being a state minister, Malik had royal scion Pradyot Bikram tribal-based party, drew a June 1985 for the socio-eco- which confirms rape. One of the gle window system are provid- tourism in the state. This time, cases has risen to 12,164 out of –through his allegation against Manikya Deb Barman said blank. nomic development of the trib- victims claimed that she is below ing various facilities to entre- an allocation of Rs 500 crore has which 4,813 are from the Jammu the Centre – had tried to under- that following the principle of Tripura's oldest tribal- als, who always played a sig- 18 year old. We have booked the preneurs and investors. He been made in the budget for the division and 7,351 are from the mine the constitutional machin- 'one man, one post' he opted based party INPT, a former ally nificant role in Tripura accused under POCSO act as instructed the officers that every Tourism Development Fund. Kashmir division. IANS ery in the country. out of the CEM race. of the Congress, is also a part- politics. IANS well," the officer said. IANS   ! "#$"#"% '

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An ordinary mortal, I am E   F               unable to either corroborate or 4                ! contradict these opinions. All I         " ,     RS E FH can do is to quote from the Gita.            O          Chapter 4 of the Bhagwad Gita, party rally in Guwahati, he being hesitant. This denotes Delhi, as the previous PMs delivered by Krishna to Arjuna had been interrupted by the that Modi has a rare charis- had done, but landed in    4 S        S      S   ! in the battlefield of Kurukshetra, audience who said they would ma that travels electronically, Ladakh at our Army’s for-         "            " states: “Whenever and wherev- rather hear about how he not merely electrically. ward base, barely miles from C   SO          I    ! er there is a decline of the prac- was tackling infiltrators from The flash of his charisma where the PLA is stationed                  (S    tice of dharma, O Bharat Bangladesh. Modi told the has not halted here. As the across the Line of Actual (Arjuna), and a predominant Mumbai audience to tumul- PM, he made friends with Control, sounding India’s        I            rise of adharma (evil) — I tuous applause that his reply President Barack Obama. The determination to roll back             #  ' S incarnate Myself. To deliver the was that in Assam, people next American President, any Chinese adventurism.   C  S   '  5    $  pious and annihilate the evildo- were oppressed by Donald Trump, went gaga Beijing is now talking about         ' , '        ! ers, as well as to re-establish Bangladeshis but, in Gujarat, over him, sumptuously the benefits of bonhomie and dharma, I appear, era after era.” it was the Bangladeshis who demonstrated at the ‘Howdy peace with India.               =6 ' From the time I first met felt oppressed by Modi. Modi’ rally at Houston, Texas, Pakistan remained a bogey      .+/(0!12             , O Modi by chance at the Vadodara In 2013, Modi was chosen ; O65< 65 in September 2020. Earlier, until Modi came to power.                 O      airport in 1991 and had a 15- as the BJP’s prime ministeri- 56;,  Modi had commanded a sim- Educated Indians would gen- minute chat, I feel I met some- al candidate by the RSS with- ilar performance in London, erally caution why New Delhi      (S              ( J  <96<  > P          one extraordinary. He was then out consulting the party’s when then British PM David couldn’t be too tough with the general secretary of the bigwigs; the ambitions of the , ;<<65 Cameron was present and Pakistan because of the 20 Q (  S      E   F      .    Gujarat BJP — the party had yet latter would come in his way. delighted. crore Muslims in India! 3           to come to power in the State. It had never happened before. 6;<6;8  5) Modi’s charisma has not Without harming a single hair We remained in touch after that This was the measure of his been circumscribed by the of any Indian, Modi has and until he became the PM, popularity having spread ,;9,<>56 borders and shores of India. silenced Islamabad to the extent () 3 when I realised that he had throughout the country while < 6 ,>6 The country has risen in the that General Bajwa, Pakistan’s flown to another planet and I he was busy with Gujarat. I eyes and minds of the world. de facto ruler, has started had remained where I was. was flabbergasted when I saw 5 6;8, A telling example is India’s singing paeans of peace. 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he Coronavirus pandemic played havoc with the economy of the country during Tthe first half of last year. However, exports were beginning to look up in March — touch- 3   12,34, ing a record $34 billion which was higher than                 K  $33 billion in March 2019 — and signalling a        C        sharp increase during the current fiscal. But now, C the exporters face a triple whammy. First, they         4           have not received export benefits worth approx-                              3       S imately 35,000 crore under the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS). Under the #   #  '  .  '   $   "  ! MEIS, which was withdrawn on January 1 this               year, exporters were eligible for duty credit scrip    .  C  ( E.C(F "       — a jargon to compensate for their loss on pay-                  .C( 5 ment of duties — amounting to two-five per cent 4                     of the freight-on-board value of the shipment.  =7             .C(        Against a total approved amount of 55,000            5  .  ( ( crore, the Union Government has released just about 20,000 crore (mostly claims for 2019-         *5  4       20) thereby leaving a gap of 35,000 crore. 5      (    12;1  *5 #     This has led to a liquidity crunch. And, with  556   5  0 +S.    !     the Budget provision for export subsidy during 5 ; 6 5  .         2021-22 being just 13,000 crore, the situation , 65 is unlikely to improve and will seriously impede 59 the exporters’ capacity to ramp up supplies to <;,-), meet the resurgent demand from key global mar- ;88  5, : kets, particularly the US and EU. ,5:5>8 Second, the Government has not yet noti- ,5,, fied the refund rates under the Remission of 6 6 at a cheaper rate, which was detri- a WTO-compatible scenario. That petroleum products such as petrol, Duties and Taxes on Exported Products N;- 5,O mental to the interests of US man- was not done and when the D-day diesel, ATF, electricity, mandi tax, (RoDTEP) scheme, which replaced the MEIS in  ,,,;O6 ufacturers and workers. Even as arrived, it wanted more time, stamp duty, besides embedded January. Under the RoDTEP, exporters are eli- ;<6) 9, export subsidies violate the WTO’s which was a totally illogical move. central GST and compensation gible for reimbursement of various embedded 5;6O rules, a limited exception was The leeway to withdraw subsisting cess (under GST, the cess is levied taxes and levies paid on inputs consumed in 6;<6,  made for specified developing export subsidies within the eight- on the so-called demerit products exports — but not subsumed by the Goods and countries that may continue to year time frame was meant for in the highest slab of 28 per cent Services Tax (GST). A committee headed by for- 5=6;?<96 provide export subsidies tem- those developing countries which and the proceeds thereof to be " (    3  C  E(3CF  ! ! mer Commerce Secretary GK Pillai tasked 56,9656 porarily until they reach a defined in 1995 had GNI in excess of used for compensating the States         <:::     1:: ! with determining the refund rates, after an 5<5>56: economic benchmark of $1,000 $1,000 per capita. It can’t be availed for the shortfall in revenue).                   S  exhaustive exercise involving scrutiny of embed- ,=;?<, per capita gross national income by India which falls in a different Given the highly complex ded levies on 8,000-9,000 tariff lines, had sub- ,;H-5 , 6 (GNI). Further, developing coun- category. nature of these duties and the wide        !$   ,, /      65 ,6  P                mitted its recommendations in March. tries that had a GNI of over $1,000 The Indian position being variations between the Centre and However, it will be some time before the 6,<9,9< per capita at the time when the untenable, the decision of the the States, it may not be easy to jus-                 Finance Ministry’s Revenue Department — cur- 55>? WTO was set up in 1995, were WTO Dispute Settlement Panel tify giving remission for each one        Q (      5  .   3  rently vetting the recommended tax remission 8;;, 69- allowed eight years to wind up (DSP) has gone against New Delhi. of them. A better way of ensuring                rates — notifies them. The exporters need to fac- >5= = their export promotion schemes. We appealed against the DSP that exports are not hamstrung is      P  Q        S   tor in these while firming up contracts for sup- ,5,,,; India’s GNI being below the decision before the appellate to bring all the aforementioned                   =9 plies to importers. Although, eventually they will $1,000 per capita-mark, it initial- authority of the WTO’s Dispute products under the GST, besides - .  E-.F       .  C E.C - get the refunds retrospectively (from January 1) ly availed of the exemption from Settlement Body (DSB) and a ver- abolishing all local taxes. The ,  "  -.F "   67      881   once the rates are notified, not knowing them no export subsidy obligation. But dict is yet to come. Meanwhile, compensation cess will anyway go in advance creates uncertainty with regard to in 2015, it surpassed the threshold, India has abolished the MEIS and on March 31, 2022 — as per the  -.          -.    '  their ability to decide what price to charge. If, thereby pushing it into the “no- launched RoDTEP. The official extant law. As for the embedded '   # "    *  @    1=    the notified rate turns out to be lower than what exemption” zone. The USTR has think tank may feel that the new central GST, mechanisms are avail-                   the exporter has actually built into the offer price, accused India of not just contin- scheme is “compliant” with the able for its refund under the GST "     !    '       ! he will be subjected to a loss. uing with subsidies, but further WTO’s norms. But Damocles’ scheme which treats exports as            .  C  B   The above two factors i.e. the delay in release expanding their scope (the MEIS sword still hangs over us as the US zero rated. This will require a fun-                  ! of pending dues under the erstwhile MEIS and launched in 2015 was rapidly has already asked the Government damental change in the extant                ! the delay in notification of refund rates under expanded to include more than to explain this scheme and its approach of “first burdening the RoDTEP, make for a deadly combination 8,000 eligible products, nearly structure, and may even follow this exporters with taxes, then refund-  "             .C( 4 hampering the ability of exporters to sustain the double the number of products up by challenging it at the WTO. ing” to one whereby “taxes are not                 ! tempo of revival in exports, buoyant demand covered at its inception). The confidence of Team Modi levied in the first place or their bur-    4            conditions notwithstanding. Add to this a third Accordingly, it wanted India to stems from the fact that the den is kept at a bare minimum.”                 @   factor which relates to the vulnerability of the withdraw the subsidies. But the lat- RoDTEP is a scheme only for the While, this transition may take                 Indian export subsidy regime to challenge at the ter insisted on a transition period reimbursement of duties on some time, in the interregnum,                World Trade Organisation (WTO). In early 2018, of eight years that, too, from 2017 exported products; hence, there is remission rates under the RoDTEP "                 the US had challenged at least half a dozen of when the WTO notified the fact of no financial support from the should be notified without any fur- India’s export subsidy schemes, including the its crossing the threshold. The Government. The duties consid- ther delay. All outstanding dues to                    MEIS. The US Trade Representative (USTR) The writer is a Indian stance is anomalous. ered in fixing the refund rates exporters should be promptly    5 5            New Delhi-based policy argued that the schemes provide financial ben- analyst. The views India had ample opportunity include all the levies that are not cleared to enable them to ramp up            -.   5  .  efits to Indian exporters, creating an “uneven expressed are personal. to plan. It had 20 years available subsumed by the GST. These are supplies for catering to the resur- 3     <<            =:12 playing field”, thereby enabling them to sell goods (1995 to 2015) to get adjusted to taxes on crude oil, natural gas, gent demand. .   "   B  *    C ( ' S            C (  4                !         7<   .    5  .      *    6/1-*/0* 6*711)-)*/-C               "     1/ - 9.) )C1* .E-       -.            !              .C( "   ! -9C*1.)2 71--7)/*-71-.62               @   5  LC-/--//- L1**/- .         //*9* *-*.-)*       ! 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lobally, women are effort spent in water collection than 17 per cent of the water, women’s participation, the parts. As a result, in areas urgent need to rectify the gen- increasingly being hits women’s income-genera- sanitation and hygiene labour Government has made it oblig- served by women mechanics, der imbalance by driving Grecognised for their tion ability, impacts attendance force and only a fraction of pol- atory for each paani samiti there is more preventative awareness, through knowledge- important role in the manage- of girls in schools and interferes icymakers, regulators, man- (water committee) constituted maintenance and fewer break- sharing and developing a sense ment of water resources. Every with the time required to tend agement and technical experts. for water supply management downs. Many of these women of decision-making and entre- International Women’s Day, to the sick at home. Therefore, The participation of to have 50 per cent women understand that a broken hand preneurship among women. there is much noise about the women quickly see the advan- women in the water sector is members. Through the situa- pump results in girls/women With successful revenue inclusion of women in water '55 . 1/7,4 tages of investing in water treat- often assumed to be a rural tion is changing, the having to travel greater dis- streams driven by women-led programmes and the heart- ment infrastructure and often issue. Women are significantly Government should put greater tances to collect water, losing businesses, the Government breaking statistics regarding play a crucial role in convinc- missing in utilities which can emphasis on building Self-Help productive time and increasing has also started focusing on drudgery, school absenteeism ing the community to under- draw benefits such as lower lev- Groups into a competitive alter- risks to their safety. promoting women entrepre- and so on. Many platitudes are take its construction, operation, els of non-revenue water loss- native to private operators. Initially, society found it neurship covering rural, semi offered but before the end of maintenance and management. es, improved cash flow and bilitation of new and existing Providing safe drinking water futile to train women, but with and urban geographies. March, everything fizzles out, For decades, studies have more resources for investment water supply systems. to 1.35 billion people in urban repeated success, the female To bring down the patriar- until the next year. The Global examined the role of women in in infrastructure and increasing India has set an ambitious and rural India is a huge chal- workforce not only became chal barriers and make signif- Gender Gap Index 2020 ranked the water sector. They have service quality. This will lead to goal, as part of the Jal Jeevan lenge. The emergence of active participants but also icant progress towards achiev- India at 112 out of 153 coun- found substantial improve- the engagement of fewer Mission (Rural) to provide COVID-19 has further accen- modified the entire manage- ing Sustainable Development tries, with an overall unemploy- ments in the governance, trans- Government subsidies which functional household tap con- tuated the need for clean water. ment of community water sys- Goal 6, it is essential to create ment rate of 9.1 per cent. Urban parency and sustainability of can be utilised for other essen- nections, piped water services Prioritising women’s engage- tems. The work-life balance for a successful Private-Public- unemployment was at 8.8 per water supplies when men and tial services. The key to driving to its entire population at an ment to regulate water pro- women has been significantly Partnership (PPP) model for cent and unemployment women are involved in equal user-centred design improve- outlay of $90 billion by 2025. To grammes will ensure effective disturbed in these challenging upskilling and teaching women among women was 18 per measure than when women are ments and reforms across the bridge the gender gap, the usage of water resources. times. groups especially regarding cent. The writer is involved only marginally or urban water sector in develop- Government has tied up with In India, where women However, it has taught post-work gaps, mentoring and vice-president, Any water supply hurdles programme & not at all. Water projects that ing countries is to create con- the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal have been trained and licenced women to multitask and man- feedback process. Through the lead to a substantial economic partnerships, Safe Water involve women in design plan- ditions that can attract, retain, Vikas Kendra to train women as hand pump mechanics, cus- age the household while dili- bottom-up approach of the and social impact that dispro- Network. The views ning and operations are more and promote women in roles in in masonry and impart them tomers rate female mechanics gently working from home. PPP model, economic opportu- portionately affects females. expressed are personal. sustainable than those that do which they can shape the skills to become electrical and as more accessible and respon- With a male-dominated Indian nities need to be created to pro- For instance, the time and not. Yet, women make up less design, construction and reha- motor mechanics. To encourage sive than their male counter- economic system, there is an mote the well-being of women.    ! "#$"#"% 8

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(SMA-1) will now be “It is a well-established fact the cash flows would be more Tpoints while the Nifty green, rising up to 1.58 per crore with a record single-day against the US dollar on The NBFC body in a letter eligible for credit under the that educational institutions aligned to the elongated repay- crashed below the 14,400-level cent. rise of 2,73,810 new coron- Monday as fresh lockdown to Finance Minister Nirmala scheme. have a deep social and eco- ment term,” the letter said. on Monday as the worsening “Domestic equities, which avirus infections, while the measures by some states to Sitharaman noted that the busi- SMA-1 borrowers in the nomic impact and depriving The lending institutions Covid-19 situation in the coun- were looking resilient for last active cases surpassed the 19- control spiralling cases of ness of many NBFCs include healthcare sector and 26 other the sector of adequate and would also be able to cover the try triggered an across-the- couple of days, fell sharply on lakh mark, according to the Covid-19 unnerved investors education loans to students to high stress sectors as identified timely support will have seri- risk of educational infra loan board selloff. sharp spike in COVID-19 cases Union Health Ministry data and stoked fears of forex out- finance their higher education by the Kamath Committee are ous consequences for the portfolio and it would provide Fresh lockdowns across the country and updated on Monday. flows. expenses in India and abroad now eligible under ECLGS nation as a whole. an enhanced business oppor- announced by some states have enhanced economic restric- Sector-wise, BSE realty, Losses in the domestic and education institution loans 2.0. “We believe that inclusion tunity as well, it said. stoked concerns over the eco- tions imposed by several states. capital goods, power, auto, equity markets also weighed on nomic recovery, while another Announcements of wider industrials, finance and tele- the rupee which was the worst sharp drop in the rupee also mobility restriction by com indices plunged up to performer among Asian cur- Q1 R   *  /(*5,3*! weighed on risk appetite, Rajasthan and Delhi govern- 3.96 per cent, while healthcare rencies on Monday, analysts traders said. ments dented investors’ senti- index closed higher. said. At the interbank forex After crashing over 1,469 ments,” said Binod Modi, Head Broader BSE midcap and market, the local unit opened     4**5,!/*6*/ points in early trade, the 30- Strategy at Reliance Securities. smallcap indices skidded up to lower at 74.80 against the share BSE Sensex pared some Barring pharma and IT, 1.93 per cent.Global equities greenback and touched a low of initial losses to close at which remained resilient, all were in a better shape as 75.05 in day trade. Weakness in ;@   New Delhi: Rising coronavirus A record 2,73,810 coron- 47,949.42, down 882.61 points key sectoral indices witnessed investors awaited key corporate the US dollar and losses in infections, prompting a slew of avirus infections on Monday or 1.81 per cent. sharp correction. Financials earnings. Elsewhere in Asia, crude oil, however, capped the  ;; tal money for use by house- local lockdowns across the pushed overall cases to more Similarly, the broader NSE and automobiles witnessed bourses in Shanghai, Hong rupee’s fall and the local unit holds and businesses and country, are threatening to than 1.5 crore, making India Nifty tanked 258.40 points or steeper correction. Notably, Kong, Seoul and Tokyo ended recovered some of the losses to ritish authorities are explor- would exist alongside cash and slow recovery in fuel demand the second-worst affected 1.77 per cent to finish at volatility index soared by over on a positive note. close at 74.87, registering a fall Bing the possibility of creat- bank deposits, rather than as stronger containment mea- nation after the US, which has 14,359.45. 11 per cent, which does not Stock exchanges in Europe of 52 paise over its previous ing a new digital currency that replacing them. sures will hit economic activi- reported more than 3.1 crore PowerGrid was the top augur well, he added. were also largely trading with close. On Friday, the rupee had Treasury chief Rishi Sunak Digital currencies, which ty, officials said on Monday. infections. India’s deaths from loser in the Sensex pack, Investor wealth tumbled gains in mid-session deals. settled at 74.35 a dollar. The indicated could be known as are only available in digital or After Maharashtra, Delhi Covid-19 rose by a record slumping 4.17 per cent, fol- by Rs 3.53 lakh crore on Meanwhile, international dollar index, which gauges the “Britcoin”. electronic form, are already and Rajasthan have imposed 1,619 to nearly 1.8 lakh. lowed by ONGC, IndusInd Monday, with the market cap- oil benchmark Brent crude greenback’s strength against a The Bank of England and being explored or even imple- limited period lockdowns, Diesel, petrol, jet fuel and Bank, Kotak Bank, L&T, Bajaj italisation of BSE-listed com- was trading 0.25 per cent lower basket of six currencies, fell the Treasury said Monday that mented in several other coun- which will impact travel and LPG demand all declined in the Finserv, Asian Paints and panies standing at Rs 201.77 at USD 66.60 per barrel. 0.49 per cent to 91.11. they will work together to tries. With many proponents business activity. Other states first half of April from a month assess the benefits of a central drawing inspiration from the have implemented curfews at earlier and the trend is likely to bank digital currency, at a time success of Bitcoin and other different times of the day and worsen in the second half with  ;
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when cash payments are gen- so-called cryptocurrencies. of varying durations. more states imposing restric- erally on the decline, partly as However, digital curren- “The first casualty of such tions. India’s most used fuel, New Delhi (PTI): Indian approval for issuance of prefer- conferencing. price of  16.63 per equity share a result of the coronavirus cies, like the one being con- measures is mobility and a diesel consumption slipped 3 Overseas Bank on Monday said ential shares to government for The meeting will consider and including premium of 6.63 pandemic. sidered in the UK are different resultant fuel consumption,” a per cent over the previous it has convened an extraordinary 4,100 crore capital infusion in pass the resolution to create, offer aggregating to 4,100 crore on The bank said the new in a key sense to Bitcoin as senior official at a public sec- month while petrol sales were general meeting (EGM) next 2020-21. The EGM will be held and allot up to 246,54,23,932 preferential basis to Government currency, if it comes to pass, they are issued by state author- tor oil marketing company down 5 per cent, the official month to seek shareholders’ on May 12, 2021 through video shares of 10 for cash at issue of India, it said. would be a new form of digi- ities. said. said. PTI   BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 14306.60 14382.30 14191.40 14359.45 -258.40 Script Open High Low LTP MRF 80100.00 80199.85 78776.0079291.15 BERGEPAINT 725.00 727.20 708.90 715.70 OIL 115.50 117.95 115.15 117.00 ARVINDFASN 131.00 131.00 123.20 124.45 DRREDDY 4893.00 5005.00 4807.05 5004.70 111.45 TATAMOTORS 292.00 304.55 292.00 300.95 VEDL 225.30 229.50 224.40 227.85 INDUSTOWER 248.55 255.00 248.55 253.35 CRISIL 1790.00 1920.00 1790.00 1858.80 AAVAS 2294.00 2298.00 2222.80 2234.55 CIPLA 945.25 955.00 924.00 950.00 11.95 WIPRO 463.20 478.00 460.80 472.65 IOC 88.40 88.60 86.90 88.10 FINOLEXIND 140.25 147.40 138.15 144.45 JSLHISAR 140.80 148.30 129.65 144.60 HUDCO 40.95 40.95 39.55 39.95 BRITANNIA 3685.00 3755.00 3653.05 3730.00 33.50 RELIANCE 1901.00 1916.60 1891.00 1902.55 MEGH 112.30 119.50 112.30 115.40 MAHABANK 24.20 25.00 23.25 23.50 VSTIND 3238.90 3240.00 3137.00 3190.25 SJVN 24.55 25.15 24.55 24.85 INFY 1340.00 1379.70 1332.35 1363.00 9.25 CIPLA 943.00 954.20 924.25 946.60 FSL 115.00 115.00 110.45 112.95 TVSMOTOR 544.80 544.80 528.70 537.35 JAMNAAUTO 62.05 63.20 60.55 61.85 TASTYBIT 14101.80 14732.00 13610.0014577.05 WIPRO 463.00 477.95 461.10 471.50 2.30 TATASTEEL 874.70 898.80 854.90 886.95 ASTRAZEN 3430.00 3636.00 3410.00 3590.75 CUB 157.00 160.00 155.65 157.90 GODREJIND 520.00 530.00 511.75 523.20 KALPATPOWR 373.00 373.00 338.00 350.00 TATASTEEL 869.80 899.00 860.00 886.05 -4.20 ADANIENT 1060.40 1153.25 1060.40 1136.30 CHOLAFIN 535.00 535.00 505.65 526.80 TRIDENT 13.65 13.65 13.15 13.46 VGUARD 233.00 233.00 224.50 227.80 MRPL 37.00 37.00 35.30 35.70 DIVISLAB 3812.00 3849.85 3756.00 3800.00 -21.85 SBIN 328.00 332.15 321.15 331.25 LICHSGFIN 384.90 384.90 372.75 379.25 MANAPPURAM 146.95 146.95 140.50 142.00 MARICO 424.00 424.00 416.20 419.90 POWERINDIA 1510.00 1510.00 1459.30 1478.00 BPCL 405.00 412.40 400.00 410.95 -2.85 ADANIPORTS 717.95 730.70 707.55 720.65 L&TFH 91.20 91.20 87.00 88.55 VAIBHAVGBL 4088.00 4150.00 3990.80 4034.90 WELSPUNIND 81.10 81.10 76.15 77.05 JMFINANCIL 77.00 77.90 76.00 76.80 SUNPHARMA 644.00 651.40 635.00 640.65 -5.40 INFY 1344.00 1379.50 1333.05 1362.60 HDFCAMC 2899.90 2899.90 2805.00 2822.00 AMARAJABAT 808.80 808.80 780.15 800.15 BLUESTARCO 850.00 850.00 822.05 827.85 SHOPERSTOP 182.55 189.15 180.00 185.20 JSWSTEEL 600.00 625.50 595.10 614.20 -5.20 BAJFINANCE 4478.00 4505.05 4361.60 4478.05 BATAINDIA 1323.90 1325.10 1265.00 1286.25 INDIAMART 7978.45 7978.45 7521.50 7750.80 ADVENZYMES 345.20 367.55 342.65 360.05 ITI 106.00 106.20 102.20 102.85 SBILIFE 897.20 909.90 888.50 905.90 -8.30 ICICIBANK 559.65 562.35 531.00 559.60 BANKINDIA 66.80 66.80 63.80 64.60 OFSS 3305.00 3399.95 3250.05 3380.90 DCBBANK 92.00 92.00 85.65 87.05 TTKPRESTIG 7300.00 7470.00 7271.70 7447.90 ITC 205.00 206.10 203.75 206.00 -1.95 HDFC 2492.00 2510.00 2453.00 2493.75 BHARATFORG 558.05 574.15 555.60 561.00 KPRMILL 1190.00 1274.95 1169.25 1237.95 RELAXO 890.20 890.20 848.00 876.25 SUPRAJIT 265.00 265.00 250.80 260.65 TATACONSUM 662.00 668.80 651.50 664.40 -6.90 KOTAKBANK 1712.10 1720.20 1675.05 1701.05 HAVELLS 983.00 1006.00 970.80 1000.20 ALKEM 2771.00 2850.90 2725.00 2746.00 SUDARSCHEM 546.25 556.50 526.60 538.20 OBEROIRLTY 543.25 551.25 528.10 539.85 HDFCBANK 1390.00 1417.70 1372.30 1412.60 -16.05 ATGL 1053.55 1179.10 1030.00 1142.35 COFORGE 3010.05 3169.20 3010.05 3108.70 MCX 1509.00 1509.00 1456.95 1491.85 SUMICHEM 280.00 290.15 280.00 284.70 LAXMIMACH 6298.45 6298.45 5921.50 5981.30 TCS 3169.00 3189.00 3135.10 3159.15 -36.00 HDFCBANK 1395.00 1417.30 1372.65 1411.90 ACC 1874.00 1883.10 1828.00 1876.85 TIMETECHNO 73.05 76.95 70.15 73.75 JKLAKSHMI 390.20 402.00 386.50 395.90 PRSMJOHNSN 122.90 128.95 118.05 127.20 ICICIBANK 550.00 562.30 534.40 560.40 -6.55 CADILAHC 535.00 536.60 513.65 527.30 TATACONSUM 668.00 668.15 651.50 663.70 GUJGAS 533.85 536.85 517.55 532.70 GREAVESCOT 124.80 126.70 119.85 126.10 GEPIL 261.00 261.10 245.50 246.25 NESTLEIND 17201.05 17240.00 16950.00 17051.05 -201.05 GLENMARK 572.00 587.50 539.00 578.95 EICHERMOT 2387.70 2387.70 2318.15 2371.70 CERA 3862.20 3870.00 3815.00 3841.15 QUESS 560.15 574.85 546.20 554.10 AEGISLOG 292.00 292.00 278.75 283.65 TECHM 999.10 1009.40 983.30 996.05 -14.25 INDUSINDBK 825.35 835.95 811.10 831.70 NATIONALUM 57.80 58.25 56.00 57.35 INDIANB 102.20 102.20 96.20 98.65 DISHTV 9.00 9.10 8.82 8.92 TAKE 47.00 47.00 44.45 45.40 RELIANCE 1904.00 1916.40 1890.00 1903.05 -29.05 DRREDDY 4898.70 5005.00 4805.35 4970.55 IGL 495.20 502.85 487.15 498.20 KAJARIACER 885.00 889.95 856.70 863.40 RAJESHEXPO 500.00 500.00 486.35 493.20 PGHH 13700.00 13830.95 13400.0013674.85 HINDUNILVR 2440.00 2459.70 2414.05 2418.80 -40.10 JSWSTEEL 604.70 625.05 595.00 615.65 LAURUSLABS 439.00 450.55 433.55 440.75 UJJIVAN 188.50 196.65 188.50 192.80 EIHOTEL 83.00 85.00 81.35 83.35 NHPC 23.95 24.00 23.40 23.55 TITAN 1525.00 1532.45 1500.10 1520.60 -28.45 MARUTI 6500.35 6530.00 6415.00 6515.00 -133.10 AXISBANK 651.00 653.95 631.10 648.00 HEROMOTOCO 2850.00 2850.00 2743.05 2786.55 CENTURYTEX 468.80 468.80 445.95 448.80 KTKBANK 61.00 61.00 58.70 58.85 CARBORUNIV 489.15 489.15 463.25 480.85 HCLTECH 996.00 1028.45 987.85 990.00 -22.75 MARUTI 6450.00 6600.00 6415.00 6517.40 BIOCON 415.00 415.00 399.70 406.50 IDFC 45.60 45.75 44.00 44.75 SWANENERGY 132.05 133.05 128.45 130.35 GRSE 170.75 179.05 170.75 175.75 IOC 87.95 88.80 86.85 88.05 -2.10 MINDTREE 2080.00 2144.95 1999.85 2094.35 SYNGENE 595.00 614.00 585.00 596.55 SOUTHBANK 7.66 7.76 7.54 7.71 SHK 127.20 131.65 124.10 126.95 BAYERCROP 5081.60 5104.15 5051.00 5090.80 HINDALCO 358.70 366.00 353.85 361.35 -8.65 LT 1336.30 1346.00 1306.40 1310.80 IEX 341.85 356.30 332.55 351.95 NESTLEIND 17239.50 17239.50 16952.1017090.35 ABBOTINDIA 14975.00 14975.00 14552.9014702.45 BAJAJHLDNG 3264.80 3347.00 3243.00 3329.90 EICHERMOT 2375.00 2386.00 2318.10 2377.00 -57.85 TECHM 1001.60 1009.45 982.80 1000.80 POWERGRID 204.00 207.00 200.00 201.15 KNRCON 194.30 206.15 192.60 202.60 PNCINFRA 237.25 237.25 224.65 230.30 WESTLIFE 408.00 408.00 394.90 400.25 GRASIM 1330.30 1339.00 1305.25 1321.00 -32.20 SAIL 87.70 89.50 85.65 89.20 THYROCARE 1014.95 1069.60 1001.10 1050.10 CONCOR 564.85 564.85 543.00 551.80 PERSISTENT 1979.00 1979.00 1881.95 1936.90 NESCO 479.75 482.75 470.00 473.75 UPL 595.10 603.00 587.00 596.50 -15.25 APOLLOHOSP 3025.00 3243.25 3008.00 3155.55 UPL 609.00 609.00 587.15 597.75 FRETAIL 48.15 50.20 47.10 47.85 CANFINHOME 513.20 513.20 490.00 500.05 GILLETTE 5420.60 5504.55 5401.00 5460.10 SHREECEM 30001.05 30490.30 29557.30 30022.95 -798.15 PNB 31.50 33.80 31.50 33.15 INTELLECT 661.00 696.00 658.10 685.60 IOB 16.10 16.25 15.85 16.15 GICRE 206.00 206.00 190.25 202.55 HERITGFOOD 303.00 314.10 303.00 308.85 COALINDIA 125.60 126.00 123.40 124.50 -3.35 HCLTECH 984.60 1028.10 984.60 996.85 ICICIPRULI 441.05 454.25 438.55 452.25 TATAMTRDVR 131.50 134.95 131.15 134.20 SUPREMEIND 1980.00 2005.00 1946.65 1988.85 CCL 253.00 253.25 243.70 249.30 BHARTIARTL 532.25 535.00 523.25 526.60 -14.15 ASIANPAINT 2630.00 2645.80 2567.00 2571.95 CAPPL 465.95 504.20 441.00 491.50 GODREJPROP 1270.00 1318.95 1270.00 1301.25 SYMPHONY 1131.20 1162.00 1131.20 1140.05 KRBL 182.00 182.00 175.00 177.85 TATAMOTORS 295.00 304.50 292.80 301.70 -8.30 RBLBANK 182.00 182.00 173.40 175.45 INDHOTEL 98.00 98.75 94.00 94.70 HAL 935.00 951.55 925.00 940.10 GODFRYPHLP 869.95 869.95 842.00 843.10 MAHLIFE 475.00 477.05 456.30 469.65 SBIN 327.15 332.05 321.30 330.45 -9.45 IRCTC 1541.00 1620.05 1541.00 1611.85 INDIGO 1550.00 1558.50 1516.95 1528.00 TRENT 730.00 738.95 694.00 728.60 BSOFT 252.75 252.75 242.25 248.10 HATHWAY 23.10 23.10 21.35 22.25 HDFC 2474.00 2510.00 2452.00 2501.05 -73.00 TATACHEM 722.50 740.00 718.15 731.85 RAIN 155.15 164.00 153.40 162.20 FDC 315.00 329.00 313.35 317.10 WELCORP 140.40 140.40 134.10 137.85 PCJEWELLER 23.70 23.70 21.85 22.05 BAJFINANCE 4450.00 4504.00 4362.00 4478.80 -137.80 IDEA 8.65 8.65 8.30 8.48 ABFRL 167.95 167.95 163.30 164.55 TATAMETALI 878.00 886.20 844.10 867.75 CROMPTON 384.00 384.00 370.90 372.60 VRLLOG 216.05 224.05 216.05 218.10 M&M 785.10 807.00 785.10 796.00 -25.65 SUNPHARMA 647.70 651.00 635.05 640.30 NTPC 100.00 100.30 98.70 99.10 RAYMOND 330.00 330.00 315.00 315.95 UJJIVANSFB 28.25 28.25 27.00 27.40 JKCEMENT 2800.00 2910.00 2756.95 2898.00 AXISBANK 650.00 655.30 631.00 648.00 -21.20 TATAPOWER 93.30 94.95 91.80 93.55 IBREALEST 75.50 76.20 72.75 73.90 GNFC 317.75 317.75 304.00 308.55 COCHINSHIP 351.20 354.40 348.20 350.20 MOIL 154.90 155.50 150.50 153.95 ULTRACEMCO 6500.00 6569.45 6415.00 6500.90 -214.30 IBULHSGFIN 158.70 162.60 154.30 160.80 ESCORTS 1235.00 1235.00 1185.00 1222.30 SBILIFE 902.00 909.30 889.00 905.90 LUXIND 1920.75 1936.35 1854.60 1893.85 RITES 237.00 237.25 232.40 235.80 BAJAJ-AUTO 3525.20 3562.00 3447.00 3518.35 -116.30 JINDALSTEL 400.00 418.75 398.40 414.15 WABAG 238.05 240.50 230.00 235.70 INOXLEISUR 250.00 254.75 241.90 251.80 INFIBEAM 41.80 41.80 40.15 40.35 EPL 207.05 210.00 202.05 208.70 NTPC 100.00 100.40 98.65 99.05 -3.40 DLF 240.00 243.85 235.05 236.80 DBL 555.30 586.00 555.00 576.70 PETRONET 219.85 219.85 214.65 215.15 EIDPARRY 316.00 324.65 311.45 314.70 SKFINDIA 2151.00 2185.40 2109.40 2175.50 ASIANPAINT 2650.00 2650.00 2566.85 2575.00 -88.70 ADANITRANS 956.30 1038.25 942.05 1011.85 BALRAMCHIN 251.80 259.30 243.50 247.15 PHILIPCARB 203.90 206.40 195.00 200.30 KEI 480.00 498.20 475.00 484.70 FORCEMOT 1103.95 1119.75 1090.00 1092.85 LT 1340.00 1346.20 1306.00 1312.50 -46.65 PVR 961.00 1050.60 961.00 1015.25 RECLTD 125.80 126.00 124.20 125.55 MINDAIND 501.85 537.00 460.00 529.95 BIRLACORPN 931.25 952.85 918.40 937.80 PGHL 6350.00 6450.70 6261.05 6344.90 HDFCLIFE 682.05 684.45 661.55 666.75 -23.90 ADANIPOWER 88.00 89.95 87.30 87.45 DEEPAKNI 1566.00 1570.80 1535.00 1557.10 POLYCAB 1393.00 1393.00 1324.35 1368.45 NIACL 139.10 145.50 139.10 144.25 MHRIL 198.05 199.50 190.40 198.00 BAJAJFINSV 9505.50 9654.00 9392.60 9485.00 -339.75 HINDUNILVR 2470.00 2470.00 2414.35 2426.25 APLLTD 988.00 1048.00 974.50 1000.10 BOSCHLTD 13260.00 13595.40 13260.0013510.70 IRB 104.40 104.40 101.00 101.95 FINCABLES 368.60 368.60 350.60 360.25 KOTAKBANK 1720.00 1720.00 1675.00 1702.00 -62.10 HINDPETRO* 232.00 233.45 228.70 231.30 WOCKPHARMA 457.00 467.90 443.00 457.30 ABB 1350.55 1412.30 1317.50 1393.90 NAM-INDIA 334.70 334.70 324.00 324.90 ERIS 581.75 597.35 576.50 580.45 INDUSINDBK 829.95 836.55 811.00 831.60 -31.35 HINDALCO 360.00 366.00 353.75 361.45 EXIDEIND 175.00 175.00 171.25 173.10 GMRINFRA 23.00 23.40 22.90 23.15 ORIENTELEC 295.00 295.00 275.00 288.85 VTL 1169.50 1193.90 1148.00 1171.80 HEROMOTOCO 2761.35 2822.55 2743.10 2788.00 -106.85 ASHOKLEY 111.00 111.00 106.20 109.90 SWSOLAR 305.00 309.60 287.00 303.40 SCI 100.00 100.00 97.00 98.95 BOMDYEING 67.90 67.90 65.10 65.60 STARCEMENT 95.35 96.55 93.55 95.40 ONGC 103.95 105.95 101.90 103.10 -4.20 TCS 3193.30 3193.30 3135.20 3163.10 DMART 2872.30 2872.30 2817.00 2852.70 IRCON 87.95 87.95 85.25 87.00 ORIENTREF 279.35 281.00 262.00 275.65 ZYDUSWELL 2103.30 2118.00 2058.00 2098.85 POWERGRID 205.85 207.00 200.00 201.20 -8.65 BANKBARODA 65.75 65.75 62.50 63.80 SRF 5858.25 6263.90 5858.25 6234.65 AARTIIND 1408.00 1414.90 1363.95 1404.05 GALAXYSURF 2502.00 2595.35 2502.00 2573.70 TCIEXP 821.20 845.20 821.00 830.40 ADANIPORTS 715.00 730.90 707.45 719.00 -36.50 M&M 781.00 806.90 781.00 794.70 RAMCOCEM 980.00 996.00 968.00 980.15 CARERATING 455.00 494.40 447.95 481.45 LEMONTREE 28.30 29.30 27.60 28.60 JAGRAN* 57.00 58.40 50.25 57.25     ASTRAL 1602.00 1704.90 1528.55 1680.45 LTI 4089.00 4089.00 3911.00 4059.60 UCOBANK 10.60 11.20 10.60 10.90 GARFIBRES 2510.50 2656.60 2493.00 2620.40 PHOENIXLTD 705.00 705.00 677.70 687.60 ATUL 7776.20 7776.20 7514.00 7649.85 FORTIS 203.00 207.70 199.20 200.50 RADICO 514.60 514.60 494.75 499.20 PARAGMILK 109.90 110.10 106.20 108.60 GDL 165.15 173.00 165.05 172.40 BAJAJFINSV 9600.00 9650.00 9396.90 9470.95 SIEMENS 1818.30 1818.30 1774.50 1793.55 NOCIL 168.55 175.40 167.60 171.70 CREDITACC 541.00 574.15 541.00 567.30 AIAENG 1833.00 1898.20 1833.00 1852.65 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BPCL 402.20 412.00 400.00 408.45 INDIACEM 166.00 166.00 160.50 162.10 BALKRISIND 1657.50 1687.00 1642.00 1682.30 WHIRLPOOL 2120.00 2155.60 2086.60 2134.90 GPPL 92.05 95.85 92.05 95.60 NIFTY NEXT 50 33913.95 34122.80 33513.60 34047.25 -593.45 APOLLOHOSP 3038.00 3243.15 3005.65 3157.90 96.90 LUPIN 1055.25 1072.60 1030.00 1061.45 SUNTV 446.00 466.55 446.00 458.55 DEEPAKFERT 235.35 241.00 230.65 233.10 TATAINVEST 1000.00 1000.00 953.00 988.55 BASF 2085.00 2095.75 2000.00 2057.20 AUROPHARMA 955.00 974.00 932.20 972.95 19.95 GRAPHITE 617.70 631.15 591.30 628.25 TATACOFFEE 114.50 117.00 113.80 114.40 MFSL 855.00 863.30 843.65 857.45 GMDCLTD 54.00 54.00 52.65 53.15 WABCOINDIA 6134.90 6524.00 6094.15 6450.45 ADANITRANS 954.90 1038.00 942.20 1007.00 15.65 IDFCFIRSTB 51.10 51.15 49.45 50.70 NCC 71.00 77.80 69.40 76.65 MGL 1062.05 1085.00 1044.75 1081.00 TV18BRDCST 28.00 28.00 26.95 27.35 KSB 815.60 871.00 815.60 859.50 LUPIN 1045.00 1072.75 1028.70 1072.00 16.15 BRITANNIA 3650.00 3769.00 3650.00 3747.35 GRASIM 1340.95 1340.95 1305.05 1325.25 UBL 1050.00 1115.90 1050.00 1113.35 VENKYS 1530.00 1530.00 1502.00 1515.90 CHENNPETRO 97.75 97.75 94.20 94.60 UBL 1075.00 1116.25 1073.00 1111.65 11.65 HDFCLIFE 674.10 684.00 653.55 666.15 PEL 1685.35 1700.00 1628.45 1662.95 HONAUT 42001.00 43897.55 41680.0543472.65 ZENSARTECH 267.00 267.00 255.00 262.40 ALLCARGO 123.00 124.50 121.25 122.00 NAUKRI 4500.00 4788.00 4451.60 4687.95 13.80 AUROPHARMA 952.00 973.00 933.00 965.50 ALKYLAMINE 5770.00 5894.65 5500.00 5735.40 HINDZINC 275.00 287.85 275.00 282.80 REPCOHOME 297.00 320.35 289.00 311.50 JCHAC 2411.00 2502.00 2411.00 2481.55 ICICIPRULI 449.00 454.50 432.85 450.85 -0.20 LALPATHLAB 2939.80 3045.00 2823.15 2998.75 NBCC 40.50 40.50 38.30 39.15 FINEORG 2452.05 2538.90 2400.00 2526.00 EQUITAS 75.00 78.65 75.00 75.70 MINDACORP 96.25 96.25 91.35 94.10 AMBUJACEM 295.00 302.25 292.40 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Washington: When President has not gone far enough to The number has to be nation’s previous commitment US to achieve after four years moves toward his ultimate goal national effort? to address cli- need to reduce emissions by at Joe Biden convenes a virtual cli- address a profound threat to achievable by 2030 but aggres- and require dramatic changes of climate inaction under of net-zero carbon emissions by mate change, said Larsen, now least 50 per cent by 2030. mate summit on Thursday, he the planet. sive enough to satisfy scientists in the power and transporta- President Donald Trump, but 2050. a director at the Rhodium “The number has to start faces a vexing task: how to put The climate crisis poses a and advocates who call the tion sectors, including signifi- also for “leveraging other coun- “Clearly the science Group, an independent with 5,” he said, adding, “We’ve forward a nonbinding but sym- complex political challenge for coming decade a crucial, make- cant increases in renewable tries,’’ Larsen said. demands at least 50%” in research firm. done the math. We need at least bolic goal to reduce greenhouse Biden, since the problem is or-break moment for slowing energy such as wind and solar “That helps domestically in reduced greenhouse gas emis- The summit is “the starting 50%.’’ gas emissions that will have a harder to see and far more dif- climate change, Larsen and power and steep cuts in emis- the battle that comes after, sions by 2030, said Jake gun for climate diplomacy” The 2030 target is just one tangible impact not only on ficult to produce measurable other experts said. sions from fossil fuels such as which is implementing policies Schmidt, a climate expert at the after a four-year “hiatus” under in a sometimes overlapping set climate change efforts in the US results on than either the pan- Scientists, environmental coal and oil. to achieve that target. We can Natural Resources Defense Trump, she said. John Kerry, of goals that Biden has outlined but throughout the world. demic relief package or the groups and even business lead- Anything short of that goal make a better case politically at Council, a leading environ- Biden’s climate envoy, has been on climate. He also has said he The emissions target, infrastructure bill. ers are calling on Biden to set could undermine Biden’s home if other countries are act- mental group. pressing global leaders in per- expects to adopt a clean ener- eagerly awaited by all sides of The target Biden chooses a target that would cut US promise to prevent tempera- ing at the same level of ambi- The 50% target “is ambi- son and online ahead of the gy standard that would make the climate debate, will signal “is setting the tone for the level greenhouse gas emissions by at tures from rising more than 1.5 tion as the US? tious, but it is achievable,’’ he summit for commitments and electricity carbon-free by 2035, how aggressively Biden wants of ambition and the pace of least 50 per cent below 2005 degrees Celsius, experts say, The 2030 goal, known as said in an interview. It’s also a alliances on climate efforts. along with the wider goal of to move on climate change, a emission reductions over the levels by 2030. while likely stirring up sharp a Nationally Determined good climate message, he said: Nathaniel Keohane, anoth- net-zero carbon emissions divisive and expensive issue next decade,? said Kate Larsen, The 50 per cent target, criticism from international Contribution, or NDC, is a key “People know what 50% means er former Obama White House economy-wide by 2050. that has riled Republicans to a former White House adviser which most experts consider a allies and Biden’s own sup- part of the Paris climate agree- - it’s half.’’ Whatever adviser and now a vice presi- Biden’s climate adviser, complain about job-killing gov- who helped develop President likely outcome of intense delib- porters ment, which Biden rejoined on target Biden picks, the climate dent at the Environmental Gina McCarthy, acknowledged ernment overreach even as Barack Obama’s climate action erations underway at the White The target is significant, his first day in office. It’s also an summit itself “proves the U.S. Defense Fund, said experts that the sheer volume of num- some on the left worry Biden plan. House, would nearly double the not just as a visible goal for the important marker as Biden Is back in rejoining the inter- have coalesced around the bers can be confusing. AP @     #%% '#/
))$ ! 3,1,    Islamabad: Pakistani Interior supporters killed and more sion of the French Ambassador   8 Minister Sheikh Rashid on than 100 injured, according to over publication of blasphe- Monday announced that after sources. mous caricatures. 9 a successful round of negotia- For at least three days, The protest brought the   tion with Tehreek-e-Labbaik TLP protesters have choked capital Islamabad and other  56 =,; ic mission. phere of Mars; the helicopter Pakistan (TLP), the banned Pakistan, staging sit-ins at the major cities to a complete “Every step we have taken carries no science instruments. outfit had released 11 police- main highways. standstill as highways were n a historic feat for since this journey began six Within 30 Martian days, or Houston: Two people were there was no one driving that men taken hostage from Angry mobs have had vio- blocked by the protesters and Ihumankind, NASA on years ago has been uncharted sols (a Martian day is 24.6 killed in the fiery crash of a Tesla vehicle,” Herman told KHOU- Lahore a day earlier. lent confrontations with the violent confrontations with Monday successfully launched territory in the history of air- hours), on the surface, and authorities say there was no TV. Deputies said the car was “First round of negotiations security forces, resulting in tear gar, rubber bullets and the first powered, controlled craft,” Bob Balaram, Mars Ingenuity will complete its test- one in the driver’s seat, although traveling fast and failed to nav- have been successful which martyrdom of three police offi- water cannons were used by flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Chief Engineer at ing, and Perseverance’s it is not clear whether the car’s igate a turn before running off have led to TLP releasing the cers, while hundreds others security forces to disperse the Helicopter on another planet. JPL, said recently. scientific exploration of driver-assist system was being the road, hitting a tree, and policemen it had held hostage. were critically injured due to mob. The mini helicopter began The mini helicopter flew to Jezero Crater will kick into high used. A Harris County consta- bursting into flames on Saturday The second round of negotia- the torture and assault they suf- However, the group ended its flight approximately at 3:45 Mars while being attached to gear. ble told television stations in night. The identity of the victims tions will begin after ‘sehri’,” fered in the hands of the TLP the protest after reaching an p.m. (India time) and the data the belly of NASA’s The Perseverance rover Houston that there was a person had not been released by Sunday The Express Tribune quoted protesters. agreement with the govern- was received at NASA head- Perseverance rover, which will provide support during in the front passenger seat and afternoon. the Minister as saying in a On April 14, the Pakistan ment, claiming that all of its quarters around 4.25 p.m. made a February 18 touch flight operations, taking another in a rear passenger seat KHOU reported that one video message. government decided to put a four demands had been accept- (India time). It took off a few down on the Red Planet. images, collecting environ- after the wreck in the Houston was 69 and the other was 59. The 11 hostages included a ban on TLP under the anti-ter- ed. feet from the ground, hovered The original flight date of mental data, and hosting the suburb of Spring. Tesla did not immediately Deputy Superintendent of rorism law, the summary of The government had in the air for about 20 to 30 April 11 shifted several times as base station that enables the Harris County Precinct 4 respond to an email requesting Police. which was later approved by agreed to involve Parliament to seconds, and landed. engineers worked on preflight helicopter to communicate Constable Mark Herman said comment. Federal traffic-safety On Sunday, clashes erupt- the Prime Minister. decide the matter of expulsion After this feat, the team will checks and a solution to a with mission controllers on authorities are certain that no officials are investigating sever- ed between TLP members and In November last year, the of French Ambassador within now attempt additional exper- command sequence issue. It Earth. one was driving the car at the al Tesla crashes in which the police at Multan road in TLP had staged a sit-in in three months. imental flights of incremental- also survived its first night The data returned could time of the crash. vehicle’s Autopilot function may Lahore, leaving “a few” group Rawalpindi demanding expul- IANS ly farther distance and greater alone on Mars’ frigid surface. benefit future explorations of “They feel very confident have been used, including crash- altitude. After the helicopter The sole mission of the Red Planet -- including just with the positioning of the es in which cars drove under completes its technology Ingenuity, a technology those by astronauts -- by bodies after the impact that tractor-trailers. AP demonstration, Perseverance demonstration, is to conduct adding the aerial dimension, 8'A % rover will continue its scientif- flight tests in the thin atmos- which is not available today. P=>> '    '   ( #  #% 6
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The division of vaccine supply 50 per cent to GoI and 50 per cent to HMinister Arvind Kejriwal on under great stress.” est number of tests in the world per other than its channel would be applicable uniformly across for all vaccines man- Monday announced a week-long “If strict measures are not 10 lakh persons, he said, adding ufactured in the country. lockdown in Delhi, starting from taken now, the health system in almost 1 lakh corona tests are Dr. Ashok Seth, Chairman & cardiologist in Fortis Escort Heart Institute, 10 pm on Monday till 5 am next Delhi can collapse. The Delhi being conducted in Delhi. President Asia Pacific Society of Int. Cardiology welcomed the decision as he Monday (April 26) in the wake of Government would arrange for a “We did not hide the number tweeted, “ Vaccine for All’ is finally here, from 1st May all above 18yrs can be a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in large number of beds and utilise of people who lost their lives. The #vaccinated, decentralisation procurement by states directly from manufactures the city, a large number of migrants this lockdown to arrange for oxy- number of ICU beds available & incentives for vaccine manufacturers. This is a hugely needed boost for our arrived at Anand Vihar Railway gen and medicines in this period and the situation at hand - every- fight against #COVID19”. Terminal and ISBTs to leave for of six days of lockdown,” he said. thing was informed honestly. It is Dr Rahul Bhargava, Director-Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Fortis their hometowns, scenes remi- Also, the CM requested the due to this, whenever we took Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon and Dr Nita Radhakrishnan, associate niscent of early days during the labourers not to panic and stay in strict decisions, we received the professor and HOD, Department of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology, Super first lockdown. Delhi. He said in this duration, all cooperation of citizens,” he added. Specialty Paediatric Hospital and PG Teaching Institute, Noida, echoed similar Despite Delhi Chief Minister essential services concerning food, “As far as the current situation views saying that they had been constantly calling for vaccination for all and Arvind Kejriwal repeated appeal to medicine, etc, will continue, a in Delhi is concerned, in the last the Government decision will save a large population from getting infected with labourers not to panic, a large total of 50 people would be allowed 24 hours, approximately 23,500 The first wave was encountered last reached its limit, he added. the Covid-19. number of migrant workers were to attend weddings for which sep- new cases have come up. Prior to year in June wherein around 4,500 seen at several bus stands in Delhi arate passes will be issued. that, around 25,500 cases came to cases had come up. The second The chief minister further 5;56 =,6,6Q? and NCR, with their luggage in a He thanked citizens for their light. Hence, from the past 3-4 days wave was in September. Then the said, “I had a meeting with bid to exit Delhi fearing that lock- cooperation. we have noticed that around third wave saw around 8,500 cases. Lieutenant Governor at 11 AM. 5 ,,,;5 6 down would be extended. Photos He said, “We had understood 25,000 cases are coming up on a There are cities in the most devel- today and discussed at length the and videos of people lining up at on the very first day itself that this daily basis and the number of beds oped countries of the world whose entire situation at hand and all its They said Singh had a mild fever in the morning and later tested positive railway stations and bus stands sur- catastrophe could not be fought in the Delhi hospitals is falling healthcare systems collapsed as aspects. After this, we felt that for Covid-19. The doctors are monitoring his condition. Singh had taken both faced on the social media. A single-handedly by the short. There is a shortage of oxy- they witnessed 6,000 cases,” he Delhi’s healthcare system would the doses of Covid-19 vaccine. Wishes for the speedy recovery of the Congress migrant labourer in Jamia Nagar Government.” gen as well,” he said. said.. not be able to take in more patients veteran poured in following his hospitalisation. Former Union Minister P said he was heading for home as “The support and cooperation “We need to decide on the next Kejriwal further said that on such a large scale. If we do not Chidambaram, Chief Ministers Ashok Gehlot, Amarinder Singh and Mamata he, like many others, is not posi- of the citizens are crucial in this step that needs to be taken have to Delhi encountered 8,500 cases in impose a lockdown now, we might Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, tion to survive without jobs dur- struggle. If at any time the citizens be in light of this situation. The the third wave, yet our health sys- face a tragedy. We do not want TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and several other leaders expressed concern over ing the lockdown. are not informed about the truth Corona situation in Delhi is very tem did not collapse. On the other Delhi to face such a situation Singh’s health and voiced hope that he will recover soon. “Wishing you a speedy As Delhi reported the high- and all facts are not kept in front critical. Till now, we managed the hand, we ramped up our prepara- where patients are lying on the cor- recovery. India needs your guidance and advice in this difficult time,” former est 240 Covid-19 deaths and of them, it would be impossible to health system in Delhi quite well. tions but today, with 25,000 cases ridors or losing their life on the Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted. “My prayers are with Manmohan Singh 23,686 new cases in 24 hours on assure their cooperation. Hence, This is the fourth wave in Delhi. the health system of Delhi has streets; at any cost,” he added. ji and his family today, and my deepest respect. May he fight this scourge with all his might and get well soon,” Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Twitter Banerjee said, “Just got the news that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Ji has tested positive for Covid. Sir, our thoughts and prayers * '          for a speedy and full recovery.”   Modi urged the leaders of reforms for new drugs and regu- chains. He also extended Urging doctors to educate 9-=;?,;, 85?;9<;8;:; pharmaceutical industry to con- latory processes. Government’s support for facilities people against “rumours” on Covid mid unprecedented shortage duct more researches on threats Noting the second wave of the like logistics and transportation. treatment and prevention, Modi 5>;?6 Aof oxygen, life saving drugs, which can occur in the future virus and rising number of cases, In a virtual interaction with the said it is very important in these ventilators, and hospital beds, along with Covid-19. Prime Minister commended the country’s leading doctors on the difficult times to not become a vic- that the state government will move the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Meanwhile, the Centre will pharma industry for their efforts pandemic situation and vaccina- tim of panic, an official statement Earlier, during a review meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that held a series of meetings on extend a credit line worth 3,000 to increase production of several tion progress, he also noted that said. For this, Modi said, along the government is not in favour of a complete lockdown like Delhi. He said instead Monday to accelerate steps to crore to Serum Institute of India necessary drugs. He appreciated Covid-19 is spreading rapidly in with proper treatment, emphasis of complete lockdown, officials should be instructed to increase the availabili- apply brake to the massive surge in and 1,500 crore to Bharat Biotech them for reducing the price of tier-2 and tier-3 cities this time, must also be on counselling of ty of oxygen and take stern action against those violating the Covid protocols. Covid cases. to aide their Covid-19 vaccine pro- injections like Remdesivir. To keep and asked them to connect with patients admitted in hospitals. He With the Sunday lockdown in Uttar Pradesh, night curfew is already being The PM also separately inter- grammes the supply of medicines and essen- their colleagues working there also encouraged doctors to use imposed in more than 25 cities from 8 pm till 7 am. The officials hinted that acted with top doctors and repre- Seeking cooperation of the tial medical equipment going and give them online consultations tele-medicine for the treatment of there could be a weekend lockdown which could now start from Friday evening sentatives of top pharmaceutical pharma industry, he assured the smoothly, Modi urged the pharma to ensure that all protocols are fol- other diseases, in case there is no instead of Saturday evening. companies online. Government is undertaking industry to ensure seamless supply lowed correctly. emergency.   ! "#$"#"% ,   O!. / (  '( ' 0 $ / ' 0  P'   .. P L,  !   8 &'' ()**   *

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There are only five games from strike partner Wissam AAlfiya Pathan were among positive cases in the last 24 The 33-year-old ace left after this weekend in one of Ben Yedder's pass, winger the four Indian boxers who hours, the highest single-day golfer, who is aiming for a the closest title races for many Gelson Martins struck just progressed to the semifinals of surge taking the country's case- second successive Olympic years. Third-place Monaco Depay moved above with Romain Hamouma in ping full back Miguel Trauco after the break and substitute the youth world championships load past the 1.5 crore mark. appearance, was just begin- won 3-0 at struggling Bordeaux Wissam Ben Yedder into sec- position to tap in. had plenty of time to pick out Stevan Jovetic headed in a late for men and women in Kielce, As many as 1,619 people ning to show signs of return to stay one point behind PSG ond place in the scoring charts Earlier, PSG winger Pablo Bouanga's close-range finish. third. 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Lahiri’s recent Top-5 Depay. finish in the 78th, one minute later from Rafinha's low shot. by Mbappe with the outside of Lens drew 1-1 at Brest and for the country. All the four “The federation has been fnish had catapulted him into Lyon hosts Lille next after striker Denis Bouanga put In between, Saint-Etienne his foot and he slid it under is only one point ahead of boxers put up scintillating per- insisting on the athletes getting the race for one of Olympic Sunday. the visitors ahead, and convert- winger Wahbi Khazri had a Green for 1-1. sixth-place Marseille in the formances in their respective vaccinated as soon as possible. berths. Even though he will Depay latched onto a clever ed a penalty in the 86th after goal ruled out for offisde. Pochettino's first game in chase for fifth spot, a Europa quarterfinals bouts. It has again requested the gov- miss a tournament or two, he pass from Brazil midfielder being fouled by goalkeeper Pochettino made a triple charge of PSG was also against League place. Last-place Dijon Panipat boxer Vinka ernment to vaccinate its shoot- could be back for Wells Fargo Lucas Paqueta to clip the ball Etienne Green. substitution midway through Saint-Etienne in January and ended a run of 12 league blanked her Colombian oppo- ers,” a source close to the NRAI in mid-April and then the over goalkeeper Alban Lafont PSG gifted the visitors a the second half, bringing on ended in a draw. defeats with a 2-0 home win nent Camilo Camela 5-0 in the said. Byron Nelson event. in the fourth minute, and net- goal when Bouanga was given midfielder Marco Verratti, Di He was somewhat fortu- against midtable Nice. 60kg category, while the 2019 “We understand that it is a There are a few more ted from the penalty spot in the too much space down the left Maria and Icardi. nate this time, while Claude Also, it was: Nimes 1, Asian junior champion Alfiya personal choice but if the gov- events for him to make a bid 36th after Lafont fouled for- and his shot was poorly dealt Di Maria failed to close Puel said his young Saint- Strasbourg 1; and Reims 0, (+81) also won by the same ernment takes the lead and is for the Olympic spot. ward Karl Toko Ekambi. with by goalkeeper Sergio Rico down on the left and overlap- Etienne side paid for a lack of Metz 0. margin against Hungarian able to convince the athletes, Last week Lahiri missed boxer Reka Hoffmann. they will probably come for- the cut at RBC Heritage after Playing in the 57kg catego- ward and get the jabs. With a modest 71 in the first round 5 !  N!%/I5 %/ & " ! 0  %/ ry, Poonam notched up an cases rising at such a fast rate, and a listless 75 in the second. easy 5-0 win against Nazerke there is no other way around at He was sitting out the week Serik of Kazakhstan to progress this time,” he added. of Zurich Classic of New  =95,55 heavyweights Korea, China, boasting the Asian champions to the semifinals. The NRAI stepped up its Orleans, to practice and work Chinese Taipei and Turkey, duo of Abhishek Verma and Gitika (48kg) produced call for vaccination after three on his game. ll eyes will be on the newly- the Indian archers led by Atanu Jyothi Surekha just before their another strong show as she of its Olympic-bound shooters However, Lahiri will now Awed archery couple of and Deepika would look to a departure after their coach dominated her opponent, contracted the highly conta- miss practice and also next Atanu Das and Deepika strong performance in the Gaurav Sharma tested “posi- Romania's Elisabeth Ostan, gious virus recently, forcing the week’s Valspar Kumari as India will look to build-up to the Tokyo tive” for COVID-19. from the word go with precise federation to cancel the nation- Championship. make up for the lost time Olympics. The coach was isolated at punches and swift movement al camp for the rifle team that Taking the unexpected caused by the COVID-19 pan- Known for meticulous the SAI Sonepat camp while that saw the referee stopping was to start in the national cap- blow on his chin, Lahiri demic in the World Cup Stage planning, archery’s leading the team left for Delhi airport the contest after the first round ital from Tuesday. tweeted, Looks like the pan- 1 which begins here on nation Korea has announced it but the federation disallowed and declaring the Haryana It is instead arranging for demic caught up with the Tuesday. will not shoot at any of the their entry to "ensure safety" of boxer as the winner. an training-cum-competition Lahiri's (sic). Tested positive It has been more than 18 three stages of the 2021 World the recurve archers. Another Indian woman in trip abroad, including partici- Saturday morning, isolating months since the last circuit Cup, all scheduled before the The next day, it came to action, Khushi (81kg), lost her pation in the European and waiting it out. Stay safe trophies were awarded at the Olympic Games, due to ongo- light that the coach had a quarterfinal bout against Busra Championships. everyone.” World Cup Final in Moscow. ing travel restrictions caused by “false positive” report in his sec- Isildar of Turkey. The NRAI had announced Lahiri has been on the The World Cup Stage 1 will be the pandemic. eran Tarundeep Rai. recent past and she would look ond test but by then the dam- In the men's section, a 15-member Indian shooting PGA Tour since 2016 though the first global event since the Without the big Asian In the women’s section, to come out of the shadow of age to the compound team had Manish (75kg) and Sumit contingent for the upcoming his last worldwide win came pandemic forced the cancella- teams, it will be a battle of India has got individual longtime leading archer already been done by. (69kg) made their way into the Tokyo Games in the first week at the Hero Indian Open in tion of the international calen- supremacy between the Olympic quota through former Deepika. “Absence of the compound quarterfinals in their respective of this month. 2015. He has however had dar in 2020. American and European world number one Deepika Realistically, it’s the team will definitely hurt India's categories with identical 5-0 Keeping the threat posed numerous Top-5 and Top-10 For the Indians, the wait nations, while the Indians who, along with Ankita Bhakat women's team and the mixed medal chances, who’s respon- victories against Jordan's by the COVID-19 in mind, two finishes on the PGA Tour. was longer as they last took part would also hope to make a and Komalika Bari, would look pair team which can win sible for this mess,” an official Abdallah Alaarag and Ladislav reserve shooters for each event The current season has in a World Cup back in the mark, especially in the mixed to the much-needed exposure medals in the absence of the said, taking a dig at the Archery Horvath of Slovakia respective- have been picked alongside been a mixed one for Lahiri, stage 4 circuit in Berlin in July and team events. ahead of the final qualification fancied compound team which Association of India. ly. Meanwhile, Akash Gorkha the main team. They will be who got to keep his playing 2019. Thus, they would look to Having already secured the in Paris. was withdrawn under unfortu- Around 150 archers from (60kg) and Vinit (81kg) could- trained on par with the rights on the world’s biggest shake off the rustiness and get Olympic quota, it would be the Reigning under-18 world nate circumstances. across the globe will vie for top n't progress further as they suf- Olympic-bound shooters and tour as the 2020 season was back to rhythm. first real test for the trio of champion, Komalika has The national federation honours in the World Cup fered defeats in their respective will be kept on standby for the hit by the pandemic and In the absence of Asian Atanu, Pravin Jadhav and vet- shown a lot of promise in the pulled out the compound team first stage. last-16 bouts. Tokyo Games. Lahiri was stuck in India. /C!""  9   

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Sevilla won 2-1 at Real during the World Athletics Federation Cup in March was complete in the 2019 Asian Atl tico ended its winless -1 Sociedad to move within a Relay in Poland next month. won by Dhanalakshmi in 11.38 Championships.” run by routing last-place Eibar Correa and Marcos point of third-place Barcelona, The top eight finishers in seconds while Chand and Hima set a national record 5-0, then saw city rival Real Llorente scored two goals each practically securing the final the World Relays on May 1 and Suseendran were second and of 50.79 seconds in 400m dur- Madrid held 0-0 by Getafe. and Yannick Carrasco added Champions League spot. 2 at Chorzow in Selisia will get third with 11.58 and 11.76 ing the 2018 Asian Games but Those results gave Atl tico another as Atl tico routed Eibar Sevilla has a 15-point gap automatic berths in the Tokyo respectively. a back injury forced her to pull a three-point lead over second- at the Wanda Metropolitano over fifth-place Villarreal. Games, which is scheduled to Hima had won one of the out midway through the one- place Madrid, and a five-point Stadium. Simeone's team eas- Sociedad, which won the begin on July 23. preliminary heats in 11.63 but lap race at the Doha Asian cushion over third-place ily won despite playing without postponed 2020 Copa del Rey Hima, who is yet to quali- was disqualified in the final Championships in April 2019. Barcelona, which has a game in Luis Su rez and Jo o F lix final two weeks ago, took the fy for the upcoming Olympics, race after a false start. She ran two 400m races in hand after winning the Copa because of injuries. Correa, lead through Carlos Fern ndez is set to be a key member of the The 21-year-old from the Czech Republic in 2019 but del Rey final against Athletic one of the players who came in in the fifth minute, but Sevilla Indian 4x100m relay quartet, Assam, known as the 'Dhing she only clocked 53.07s in her Bilbao on Saturday. to replace the injured regular ty. Atl tico's next match is on Champions League and against rallied with goals by Fernando with the other three likely to be Express', said she will be run- last race in August that year. “When you win, every- starters, broke the deadlock Thursday against Huesca, Barcelona in the Spanish in the 22nd and Youssef En- national record holder Dutee ning mostly 100m and 200m in She missed the 2019 World thing becomes easier, you gain with a goal from close range in another team fighting relega- league, Zidane rested some of Nesyri in the 24th. Chand, Archana Susenndran the training-cum-exposure Championships in September some tranquility,” Atl tico coach the 42nd minute, then quickly tion. Huesca lost 1-0 at Alav s his regular starters, including and S Dhanalakshmi. tour of Turkey planned by the due to the back injury. Diego Simeone said. added to the lead after a nice on Sunday after conceding in Toni Kroos and Karim *--1 Himashree Roy and AT AFI from later this month. Hima, a brand ambassador “It has become a very excit- turn to clear a defender inside the 85th. Madrid visits C diz on Benzema, the team's leading Villarreal routed regional Dhaneshwari are the other “I will be running 100m of Adidas, also spoke about the ing finish to the league and the area in the 44th. Wednesday. scorer this season. rival Levante 5-1, with Nigerian members of the 4x100m relay and 200m during training. I German sportswear giant's new hopefully we can keep improv- Carrasco scored the third Zidane again had to deal midfielder Samu Chukwueze team named by the Athletics will also take part in competi- initiative through a global film ing so it’s not a competition in goal in a breakaway in the 49th, /)-)*) with a depleted defense because scoring a pair of second-half Federation of India (AFI). tions (Olympic qualifying series launched on Monday. which only Real Madrid or then Llorente got the fourth Missing some of its top of injuries and suspensions, goals for the visitors. “Dutee will also be a part events) in an around Turkey,” Across 20 films, including Barcelona can win it.” from inside the box in the 53rd players, Real Madrid strug- having to use reserve-team Betis drew 2-2 at home of the team, we are confident she said. Hima is the reigning those of Ranveer Singh, Hima, Madrid had moved within and the fifth from close range gled against Madrid rival player V ctor Chust in central against Valencia, while C diz that we can qualify for the world junior 400m champion Beyonce, Paul Pogba, Mo Salah a point of the lead after beat- in the 68th. Getafe and needed a good per- defense. and Celta Vigo played to a 0-0 Olympics during the World and silver medallist in the 2018 and Siya Kolisi, stories were ing Barcelona in the previous Eibar's winless streak in the formance by goalkeeper Madrid had a goal by for- draw. Midtable Osasuna beat Relays. We should do it,” Hima Asian Games in the one-lap told through rare footages to round. Atl tico was coming off league reached 14 consecutive Thibaut Courtois to avoid an ward Mariano D az disallowed relegation-threatened Elche 2- told PTI in an interview. race but has run only 100m and show sport culture around the a loss to Sevilla and a 1-1 draw matches. The Basque Country even more disappointing result. for offside less than 10 minutes 0. There were no league match- “I am in very good shape 200m this season. world with tagline 'Impossible against Real Betis. club, which had no shots on After difficult games into the match, and shortly es on Saturday because of the and the other members are also Asked if she will run 400m is Nothing'. “We will keep fighting," target, is four points from safe- against Liverpool in the after the Spanish powerhouse Copa del Rey final.   ! "#$"#"% ),0,(3P1),.. &'

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