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Adityanath’s directive, the coro- Uttar Pradesh has been Chief Minister of a BJP-ruled “There will now be three na curfew which commenced witness to a worrying spurt in State in North-East. BJP-ruled States in North-East on April 30, a day after pan- corona infection cases over Arunachal Pradesh CM where Chief Minister are for- chayat elections the past few weeks. Yogi Prema Khandu and Manipur mer Congressman; viz Assam: claimed that the current strain CM N Biren Singh are the Himanta Biswa, Arunachal: 2)3 of coronavirus is constantly other two former Congressmen Prema Khandu, Manipur: N #$#$-#4 changing and is 30-50 times who are holding the fort for the Biren Singh,” tweeted Congress more infectious than the first BJP. spokesperson and Rajya Sabha variant. A senior Congress leader member Abhishek Manu # "*"1*60*"52 Additional Chief Secretary, pointed out since 2014 when Singhvi. 895*1"*+2+: )%% Information, Navneet Sehgal Modi came in Delhi, more Continued on Page 11 %% % * #+",- said that the government is "*21*327895*120: % #+ %()* constantly taking necessary 67817'9 State, Sarma is set to take oath Central Ministry and “maybe him “freedom to outline and % . steps to break the Corona as the 15th Chief Minister of elected to the Rajya Sabha suggest a role that suits him”. +*01*67*7++ !+, infection chain. “Extending ssam on Sunday saw the Assam at a simple ceremony on from Assam.” Sonowal, who was sports 895*27*3"6: ended, was extended till May state-wide weekly curbs and Aliteral realisation of the Monday in Gauwhati. The outgoing Chief Minister at the Centre before he 17 morning. Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi now partial corona curfew is a BJP’s campaign song “Aahise This is perhaps for the Minister proposed the name of was hand-picked by Prime 57*25*021 Earlier the government had Party leader and Rampur MP step in this direction,” he said. aahise Himanta aahise” herald- first time in the BJP politics that Sarma as a legislative party Minister Modi as Assam CM in clamped weekend curfew from Azam Khan and his son Azam Sehgal further said that ing the coming of Himanta a seating Chief Minister who leader. But it was not before 2916, is not inclined to cut his F6+*3+*7578920*23+: 8 pm on April 30 (Friday) till Abdullah, who are currently industrial units have not been Biswa Sarma. The wily and led his party to victory has been Himanta Sarma drove to umbilical chord with his home May 4 (Tuesday) morning. It lodged in Sitapur district jail, kept closed during Corona resourceful troubleshooter for made to make way for a Sonowal’s home amid a report State that would allow an “over- P +<*52*5708927*<53: was later extended twice and were shifted to Medanta curfew and local administra- the BJP in the North-East new face. that the Chief Minister was ambitious” Sarma to undercut was scheduled to end on May Hospital in Lucknow on tion has been told that identi- pipped the low-key gentle Sonowal who resigned as unhappy over the treatment his clout in the State polity, said # +<*3"*1"<8956*03+: 10 morning. Sunday. The father-son duo ty cards of the employees work- politician Sarbananda Sonowal Chief Minister soon after BJP’s meted out to him. a State leader who spoke of “The move is aimed at had tested positive for Covid ing in these units, workers of in the Chief Minister’s race. central observer Narendra “Sonowal may also be “unhappiness” in the Sonowal +6*35*2<389"5*+76: breaking the chain of coron- on May 1. They were among essential services, employees of With the blessing of Home Singh Tomar announced the given a significant role in the camp over side-lining of a CM avirus infection across the state 15 jail inmates who had con- Health department and media Minister Amit Shah at the “unanimous” election of Sarma North-East affair,” said sources who led party to a successive # +5*"5*61789+5*551: even as the number of fresh tracted the infection. personnel should be treated as Centre and the support of the as BJP’s legislature party leader who were quick to add that the victory. cases has been receding and the e-pass. majority of the MLAs in the is expected to be moved to the the central leadership has given Continued on Page 11 % !& ' ! 67817'9 Chattarpur farms in South ! "# 67817'9 Line of Actual Control (LAC) Delhi, the police teams were $ in Eastern Ladakh, the Army he Delhi Police has sent its dispatched for Uttrakhand, UP, rmed forces are also falling has ensured that all its troops Tteams to Uttrakhand, Uttar Punjab and Haryana to nab ! " Aprey to corona with veter- deployed at the frontline are Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana Kalra. 67817'9 were reported getting wasted # $ ans among them reporting vaccinated, they said. to arrest Navneet Kalra, the “On Saturday, police teams in the country. The major #%&% %& alarming fatalities while the As many as 119 armed owner of a chain of restaurants conducted raids at Kalra’s farm- hile many States have culprits were Jammu & ' serving lot battling it out in force personnel died due to in oxygen concentrators’ house and it was revealed that Wbeen lamenting that the Kashmir (6.6 per cent), hospitals and home isolation. corona while 44,766 contract- hoarding case. Over 500 oxy- he had left the farmhouse late shortage of Covid vaccine has Karnataka (6.9 per cent), Uttar At present, nearly 200 per- ed the infection the last one gen concentrators were recov- Court demanding the posses- night along with his family in hit their vaccination drive, Pradesh (9.4 per cent), Andhra (($) sonnel from the three Services year before the second wave hit ered from his famous Khan sion of the seized goods. The his car, without the driver. wastage of vaccines are also Pradesh (11.6 per cent) while **$+ are testing corona positive country. These figures were Chacha restaurant, Town Hall oxygen concentrators were Police also searched the rampant in the country. Telangana reported 17.6 per $ every day all over the country. given in the Rajya Sabha on restaurant and Khullar farms in imported from China by premises,” said the source. Lakshadweep, Haryana, cent wastage. Moreover, these numbers per- March 22 by Minister of State Chattarpur on Friday. Matrix owned by one Gaggan Delhi Police Assam, and Rajasthan are According to the $ # tain to the last few weeks when for Defence Shripad Naik. A senior official said that a Duggal, who is friend of Kalra. Commissioner SN Srivastava among top ten States report- Government officials, wastage the second wave of the pan- He said the Army report- complete report with valid “The report will be submitted transferred the case to Crime ing maximum wastage of can occur at three levels: dur- '( demic erupted in the country. ed 81 deaths while it recorded documents is also being pre- to the court on Monday,” said Branch as hoarding oxygen Covid jabs. ing transportation; during cold Nearly 20 to 25 deaths 33,003 cases of corona. pared by police after Matrix police official. concentrators is a serious crime According to the latest chain point; and at a vaccina- ! "# have been reported from the Moreover, two personnel of Cellular moved the Delhi High After raids at Kalra’s during the pandemic. data available from the Union tion site - both at service and Army hospital daily in the the Navy died while the force Health Ministry, the Union delivery levels. national Capital alone in the had 3,604 positive cases. In the Territory wasted 22 per cent The nationwide Covid-19 - !./ last two weeks or so. All fatal- IAF, 36 deaths were recorded Covid vaccines, followed by vaccination drive was started ! ities involved veterans or their and the total infection rate Haryana 6.65 per cent, Assam on January 16 for the health- $ dependents undergoing treat- was 8,159. 6.07 per cent, and Rajasthan care workers. The country ment at the Base Hospital here. As regards rising numbers 5.50 per cent. had launched its third phase of Co-morbidities were present in of deaths amongst the veterans Punjab delayed the vac- the vaccination drive on May most cases of deaths, sources during the past few weeks, cine drive after accusing the 1 for people aged between 18- said here on Sunday. officials said the crematorium Centre of not providing suffi- 44 years. $ They, however, clarified at the Brar Square, Delhi cient jabs, but the State has As per the official data, the that no serving personnel Cantonment alone is witness- ) 67817'9 fragile supply chain and such a in a dear colleague letter post- reported 5.05 per cent wastage. Centre has so far provided )#*## # undergoing treatment for ing more than 20 cremations a measure would even slow ed on LinkedIn. Bihar recorded 4.96 per more than 17.56 crore vaccine + O #- Covid-19 in the national day as against four to five till ushing against the proposed down the vaccine production. “The restriction is the cent wastage of Covid vac- doses (17,56,20,810) to States . 01 Capital succumbed to it in the some time back. The same sit- PIntellectual Property (IP) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla scarcity of highly specialised cines. Similarly, Dadra and and UTs free of cost. Of this, -01/ ' last few weeks. Incidentally, uation may be prevailing in waiver for Covid vaccines, has already stated that he does- raw materials needed to pro- Nagar Haveli reported 4.93 per the total consumption includ- 2 more than 98 per cent of the other parts of the country, major vaccine makers such as n’t favour waiving patents on duce our vaccine,” he added. cent Covid vaccine wastage ing wastages is 16,83,78,796 serving soldiers and officers of they admitted. In order to Pfizer, Moderna, Novavax and Covid-19 vaccines. Bourla said Pfizer’s vaccine requires followed by Meghalaya (4.21 doses. the three Services have under- ensure decent and dignified last BioNtech have said that simply the waiver proposal will create 280 different materials and per cent), Tamil Nadu (3.94 The total number of L gone the two-dose vaccina- rites of the veterans and serv- waiving patent would not guar- more problems. components that are sourced per cent) and Manipur (3.56 Covid-19 vaccine doses M 5 tion course. ing personnel, the Army last antee availability of vaccines. “Currently, infrastructure is from 19 countries around the per cent). administered stands at 5 $ Keeping in view the per- month activated a cell. The vaccine makers said not the bottleneck for us man- world, Bourla said. In March, on an average 16,94,39,663, according to the sisting tense situation at the Continued on Page 11 the waiver could disrupt a ufacturing faster,” Bourla wrote Continued on Page 11 6.5 per cent of vaccine doses Union Health Ministry. ! !! "# $
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Earlier, Medical Jamshed Ali Siddiqui, Prof '.!&6A8 been cases of mental and phys- s many as 17 professors of department chairman Prof Ehsanullah Fahd, Maulana ical problems in some people AAligarh Muslim University Shadab Ahmed Khan (58) and Bakhs Ansari, Mohd Ali Khan, or the second day in a row, who recovered after contract- (AMU) have succumbed to Prof Rafiqul Zaman Khan (55) Qazi Mohammed Jamshed, Fthe number of deaths in ing the infection. “For the pur- COVID-19 in the last 18 days. from the Computer depart- Mohd Younus Siddiqui, Uttar Pradesh stood below the pose of quick diagnosis of Prof Shakeel Samdani, dean of ment had also scummed to Gufran Ahmed, Sajid Ali 300-mark at 296 on Sunday these post-Covid problems, the Law Faculty of AMU who COVID-19. At the same time, Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Aziz even as 23,333 fresh cases were hospitals should be open in all was undergoing treatment at Umar Farooq, brother of the Faisal, Mohammed reported during the last 24 75 district hospitals. Aligarh’s Jawaharlal Nehru vice-chancellor, also suc- Saiduzzaman, Jibrail, Khalid hours. As many as 34,636 Psychiatrists, physiotherapists Medical College, passed away cumbed to the infection. He bin Yusuf and Mohammad patients recovered in the same should be deployed here so that onMay 7, taking the toll to 17. was a former member of the Yousuf Ansari. period. people can be counselled,” the Prof Samdani was a mem- University Court and member “This is a very bad phase The state capital recorded chief minister said. ber of the executive committee of Mohammedan Educational for the university. It has never 1,436 fresh cases while 3,546 Meanwhile, a dry run was of the All-India Muslim Conference. happened before that so many patients recovered on Sunday. carried out in the 255-bed Personal Law Board. He was In the Covid ward of people associated with the As many as 26 patients suc- Covid facility at Haj House in admitted to the Covid ward of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical university have died,” Prof cumbed while the active cases Lucknow. DM Abhishek Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, 16 people, including Aftab Alam said on Sunday. came down to 23,609. Prakash said the hospital would College, Aligarh Muslim faculty members, are current- Not just the working pro- Health officials said that at be dedicated to people and University, 10 days ago. He was ly under treatment. fessors but the retired profes- present, there are 2.33 lakh arrangements have been made also suffering from diabetes Prof Aftab Alam, former sors of Aligarh Muslim active Covid cases across the for continuous oxygen supply. and hypertension. secretary of the Teachers University have also fallen state and the figure is 77,000 The DM said that the hospital The first death was record- Association at Aligarh Muslim prey to the deadly virus. So far, less as compared to that on ' /%0 has both Level-2 and Level 3 ed when former proctor and University, has prepared a list 10 retired AMU professors April 30. The state has also car- beds, 130 oxygenated beds, DSW Prof Jamshed Ali of the teachers who have suc- have succumbed to COVID- ried out 4.29 crore tests. “We have to double the the state. Continuous efforts are Yogi said that based on the 100 HNFS and 25 ventilators. Siddiqui passed away on April cumbed to COVID-19. 19, four of whom died in Around 2.29 lakh sample tests medical equipment and human being made to increase the sup- preliminary report of oxygen It will be known as HAL 20. All the deceased professors The list includes the names Kanpur. were tested in the last 24 hours, resources. Increase the bed ply further. Oxygen Express audit, its consumption has Covid facility and an MoU was of which 1.11 lakh were RT- capacity in L-2 and L-3 hospi- trains have supplied oxygen to been found to be several times signed in this regard between PCR tests. tals and the Medical Education Lucknow and Kanpur and more than required in some the CMO and HAL. An NGO %()* On Sunday, Chief Minister department should ensure that other districts. Similarly, better hospitals. Necessary action will provide the staff, doctors 8 .. Yogi Adityanath asked offi- 15,000 additional beds with arrangements are being made should be taken against such and nurses to the hospital. A cials to further strengthen the oxygen facilities are added to for adjoining districts like hospitals, he said. Covid help desk will also be set ! Covid testing across the state as various hospitals in the next Saharanpur, Ghaziabad and The chief minister also up through which patients also the capacity of laboratories. few days,” the CM said, adding Gautam Buddha Nagar. stressed on making proper would be able to talk to their - ! Interacting with the Team- that the supply of oxygen to all Around 40 MT of oxygen was arrangements to provide oxy- kin between 3 pm and 5 pm. 9 members in Lucknow on the 75 districts should be mon- sent to Varanasi on Saturday. gen to Covid patients in home A triage or holding area '.!&6A8 given a discount. Sunday, Yogi said that the gov- itored round the clock. Preparations are underway to isolation and non-Covid will also be set up as also a con- “I have come to know that ernment machinery has to be “In the last 24 hours, near- run special trains for patients down with other seri- trol room through which mon- fter several Uttar Pradesh there is an oxygen shortage in prepared for all challenges in ly 950 MT of oxygen has been Gorakhpur and adjoining dis- ous diseases. itoring will be carried out Alegislators and opposition Bareilly as many people have view of the corona spread. supplied and distributed across tricts,” the CM said. “Immediate oxygen supply through CCTV cameras. leaders raised questions over hoarded oxygen cylinders as a the mismanagement of Covid precautionary measure in their crisis, Union Labour Minister homes. Such people should be Santosh Gangwar wrote a let- identified and punished as due ) #%*! ! , ter to Chief Minister Yogi to them, oxygen cylinders are Adityanath on Sunday, express- not reaching the needy. Such ing concern over the healthcare people are selling these cylin- '.!&6A8 system in Bareilly in particular ders at a premium,” he suggest- #$, #!' .1 and Uttar Pradesh in general. ed. Gangwar also demanded enior Samajwadi Party A veteran BJP MP from that the private hospitals in Sleader and Rampur MP Bareilly, Gangwar suggested Bareilly be allowed to treat '.!&6A8 emitting radiation and people ple in these areas are threat- Azam Khan and his son Azam that the need of the hour was Covid patients. #%- '., are dying due to its ill-effects. ening to uproot these towers. Abdullah, who are currently to improve the healthcare infra- In his letter, Gangwar com- he Uttar Pradesh govern- Rumors about death from The UP Police have been lodged in Sitapur district jail, structure across the state as sev- plained that officials never Tment has taken a strong radiation are being spread directed to take stern action were shifted to Medanta eral senior officers responsible attended to phone calls and '.!&6A8 rate and multi-national compa- stance against mischievous after linking it with post- against those spreading Hospital in Lucknow on for maintaining healthcare in patients were forced to run nies. As soon as the CM elements spreading fake news mortem reports of people rumours on this issue. Sunday. The father-son duo Bareilly never responded to dis- from one hospital to another in SA-based aircraft manu- reached Gorakhpur, he held a or posting fake posts on social dying of Covid. ADG, Law and Order, had tested positive for Covid on tress phone calls. the name of a referral letter. He Ufacturing company Boeing review meeting with the district media about people dying The Intelligence depart- Prashant Kumar has directed May 1. They were among 15 jail The Union minister decid- suggested the Chief Minister to will be setting up a 200-bed administration and inspected death due to radiation during ment has also given its report the SPs of all districts to take inmates who had contracted ed to write to the chief minis- set up oxygen plants in Bareilly ICU Covid hospital in the Integrated Command and the ongoing 5G trial. to the DGP headquarters stringent legal action against the infection. ter after his meeting with senior to ease the increased demand Gorakhpur. Uttar Pradesh Control Center. Of late, many misleading regarding such messages. The elements trying to spread DG, Prisons, Anand officials of the district and of oxygen.The Union minister Chief Minister Yogi Yogi will hold a review messages are doing the audio clip of a conversation of rumours. In a directive sent to Kumar said that based on the general public on Saturday. further said that the govern- Adityanath, who reached meeting on Monday and carry rounds on social media on the a Varanasi youth with a resi- all district police chiefs on examination by a panel of doc- The BJP MP also claimed ment should allow Ayushman Gorakhpur on Sunday evening out on-site inspection of AIIMS trial of 5G network which is dent of Bihar has also gone Saturday, the ADG instruct- tors, it was decided to shift that BiPAP machines, ventila- Bharat registered hospitals to from Varanasi, inspected the (Gorakhpur). After inspecting being held responsible for viral. The youth says that ed that the intelligence appa- Rampur MP Azam Khan and tors and other medical equip- vaccinate the youths for better site where the ultra-modern all the arrangements, he will go the death of scores of testing of 5G towers has killed ratus should be kept active on his son Abdullah Azam Khan ment used in hospitals were utilisation of Covid vaccine. hospital for Covid patients will to Ayodhya to take stock of the people. people in UP. Apart from such viral information and be to an L-3 level hospital in being hoarded and sold at Earlier, several BJP legisla- be set up. arrangements. He will inspect These mischievous ele- this, there are rumours of immediately contradicted on Lucknow and Medanta was higher prices. He suggested tors had complained about This is a major step the hospital and the campaign ments have been spreading deaths due to 5G tower test- the internet media. He also chosen for the purpose. Azam that the prices of medical mismanagement by the author- towards the expansion of med- being run under the strategy of the news that the 5G network ing in the villages of Fatehpur, asked the district captains to and his son were sent to equipment should be capped, ities in providing medical facil- ical facilities in the state in col- track, test and treat in trial is underway in some Siddharthnagar, Gorakhpur initiate stringent action Lucknow escorted by an armed while private hospitals regis- ities to Covid patients in laboration with various corpo- the villages. parts of the state which is and Sultanpur and now peo- against rumour-mongers. police vehicle. tered under MSME should be respective districts. *./0 ' 1 3*0960( &5"",&4$ # ! '! . 6* P$ Students of all 18 campus- es of City Montessori School '.!&6A8 elected gram pradhans in '.!&6A8 Secretary, Home, Awanish Varanasi on Sunday. Awasthi celebrated Mother’s Day online Fatehpur. Kumar Awasthi said in also said that 120 MT of oxy- and expressed their love and s many as 1,534 women As per the records, two midst torrid times with Lucknow on Sunday. gen in tankers was despatched gratitude towards their moth- Amembers of self-help 6 women in Agra, 22 in Apatients and their kin Awasthi said that 571.61 from Jamnagar (Gujarat) by ers. In the morning assemblies, groups have been elected to Ambedkaranagar, 17 in Amethi, struggling to get oxygen, there MT of oxygen was supplied to train to Noida, Ghaziabad, teachers apprised students of panchayat bodies in the recent- Lucknow (PNS): The Uttar han candidates were held in two in Amroha, five in Auraiya, is some good news as 947.27 the re-fillers by the Food Safety Agra and Saharanpur. Besides, the importance of the day and ly-concluded panchayat elec- Pradesh State election Kushinagar (11), Etah (1), 17 in Ayodhya, seven in metric tonnes of oxygen has and Drug Administration. two oxygen tankers were also about sacrifices their mothers tions. 652 women were elect- Commission (SEC) said elec- Gorakhpur (1), Lalitpur (1), Azamgarh, 11 in Baghpat, 19 in been made available to medical Besides, 310.19 MT of oxygen sent by train to Bareilly and make. The students expressed ed gram pradhans, 466 mem- tions to the 99 gram pradhan Bhadohi (3), Barabanki (7), Bahraich, three in Ballia, six in colleges, medical institutes, was supplied to medical col- Moradabad. emotions towards their moth- bers of kshetra panchayat com- posts in 32 districts were held Firozabad (2), Kaushambi (4), Balrampur, three in Banda, 21 private hospitals and re-fillers leges and medical institutions On Saturday, 80 MT of liq- ers through poem recitation, mittees & 22 members of dis- in a peaceful manner on Muzaffarnagar (1), Varanasi in Barabanki, 13 in Bareilly, 21 in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 and 65.48 MT provided direct- uid oxygen was transported elocution, skits, slogan writing, trict panchayats, and 415 mem- Sunday. Polling in 92 village (1), Bahraich (7), Auraiya (3), in Basti, 12 in Bijnor, four in hours. ly to private hospitals by sup- from Jamshedpur via Jeevan ‘thank you’ cards and various bers of gram panchayats. panchayats could not be held Jalaun (2), Mirzapur (4), Badaun, eight in Bulandshahr, “There is good news to pliers. “In this way, more than Rakshak Train (No. 3) to other art and craft activities Official sources said the due to the death of the candi- Banda (4), Unnao (8), Ballia six in Chandauli, five in share as in the last 24 hours, 947.27 MT of oxygen was sup- Lucknow. Also, a total of 48 organised on the occasion vir- political recognition of women dates. Of the 99 deaths of (6), Sitapur (1), Amethi (3), Chitrakoot, 31 in Deoria, five in 947.27 MT of oxygen was sup- plied to government and pri- MT of oxygen was made avail- tually. It was also an opportu- is quite evident in the panchay- pradhan candidates, most Hamirpur (1), Sambhal (2), Etah, four in Etawah, five in plied across the state. Of this, vate hospitals across the state in able to Kanpur by Jeevan nity for the students to put up at election results. The elections were due to Covid. Siddharthnagar (1), Kanpur Farrukhabad, 37 in Fatehpur, 61.53 metric tonnes of oxygen the last 24 hours,” he said. Rakshak Train (No. 4) the their artistic talents on display. have strengthened the women The counting of votes will Dehat (2), Mau (2), nine in Firozabad, one in was also supplied through air The official said that 80 same day. Another train is In her message, CMS founder- empowerment programmes be held on May 11. Hundreds Ambedkar Nagar (1), Kasganj Ghaziabad, three in Ghazipur, separator units under self-pro- MT of oxygen was transport- scheduled to reach Lucknow by director Bharti Gandhi wished and Mission Shakti, women of teachers and polling per- (2), Sonbhadra (5), Basti (3), four in Gonda, 13 in Gorakhpur, duction,” Additional Chief ed to Kanpur and 40 MT to Monday. all the mothers on the occasion self-help groups (SHGs) sonnel died due to Covid Bulandshahr (4), Farrukhabad five in Hamirpur, one in Hapur, and said that mothers are like launched by Chief Minister during the 4-phase polling. (2), Moradabad (3) and seven in Hardoi, two in Hathras, God to children and their great- Yogi Adityanath. A substantial The bypolls of gram prad- Aligarh (2). eight in Jalaun, 29 in Jaunpur, 11 ness is impossible to explain. number of women in the state in Jhansi, 23 in Kannauj, three ( * 1 % “Mothers are an important pil- are benefitting from the 1,534 won. Director of UP Ambedkaranagar, one in in Kanpur Dehat, five in Kanpur lar of CMS education and their schemes of the government, State Livelihood Mission Sujit Amethi, one in Ayodhya, one Nagar, one in Kasganj, three in Lucknow (PNS): In the wake of contribution completes the they said. This is the first time Kumar said: “CM Yogi has in Baghpat, nine in Bahraich, Kaushambi, 11 in Kheri, five in the prevailing pandemic in the process of education here,” she in the state that such a large linked the women of self-help two in Barabanki, one in Basti, Kushinagar, four in Lalitpur, country, Indian Muslim for said, appealing to parents to number of women contested groups to the operation of one in Kanpur Nagar, one in nine in Lucknow, four in Progress and Reforms (IMPAR) ensure development of life val- panchayat elections and won, government ration shops, Prayagraj, two in Unnao and Maharajganj, four in Mainpuri, has issued a set of guidelines for ues in children. and now these women are stitching of school uniform, one in Varanasi while 815 one in Mathura, three in Mau, Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in the becoming self-reliant. among many other pro- women candidate stood second two in Meerut, 10 in Mirzapur, coming week. The 7-point “Yogi has been motivating grammes and many types of for various other posts. five in Moradabad, five in guidelines seek to ensure safe- women of self-help groups on training have also been given to 662 out of 1,791 women Muzaffarnagar, five in Pilibhit, ty and austerity measures to be ! various occasions. Many women by the department.” won as gram pradhans while 19 in Pratapgarh, 32 in strictly followed in the country. "" $ % % &&' important steps have been The programmes that have 474 finished second. Similarly, Prayagraj, 20 in Rae Bareli, two IMPAR, in consultation ()$% "** +' +$$+,$ taken by the UP government been started for women in the 415 out of 522 women won as in Rampur, five in Saharanpur, with its High Powered Religious % -.-- /01 2 3%4%5 for the empowerment of last three to four years have gram panchayat members 12 in Sambhal, two in Affairs Committee (IMPAR- 6+ 6+/ /2 ! &89$ women in the state. 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,2333 #+4 % 78/ , ! % , !9 3 '.!&6A8 roposals have been made Pfor the setting oxygen plants in nine hospitals in Lucknow district. Giving this informa- % tion, Covid incharge of Lucknow District, Roshan '.!&6A8 Jacob, said a review meeting of the hospitals where the oxygen early 4,000 people in the plants will be set up in N18-44 years age group Lucknow district was held on will be administered Covid Sunday. vaccine at special vaccination She said that orders had centres from Monday been placed for the oxygen onwards. Giving this infor- plants which would be funded mation, State Immunisation by the funds received under Officer Dr Ajay Ghai said SDRF (State Disaster Response vaccination of this category Fund). Jacob said that a propos- will be held in 18 districts al had been made for setting up across the state. five oxygen plants of 9 nm “Covid vaccination for capacity for the community 18-44 years will be carried health centres at Mohanlalganj, out at 350-400 centres across Gudamba, Chinhat, Malihabad Uttar Pradesh at government and Jhalkari Bai Hospital. vaccination centres. Those She said three oxygen who will be vaccinated will be plants of 30 nm capacity were administered Covishield vac- proposed to be set at cine,” he said. Thakurganj TB Hospital, Rani *% * % It may be noted that till 9 * /( Laxmi Bai hospital and Ram May 8, Covaxin was admin- Sagar Mishra Hospital. istered to youths in this age '.!&6A8 of people. crore, the number of people A 50 litre per minute oxy- group as the state govern- “We are testing all those testing positive is not much gen generator plant is pro- 672 % ment was waiting for the s the state of Uttar Pradesh who have ILI (influenza like ill- high, especially when com- posed to be set up at SPM vaccine consignment to Itesting enough people with ness), we are testing in the rural pared with the Covid-giants Hospital. Jacob directed the arrive from the Central gov- approximately 2.3 lakh Covid areas and those who are com- elsewhere in India. There is no representatives of the hospitals '.!&6A8 their patients and the cost of have mild illness. Out of 100 ernment. tests per day in a population of ing to the clinics. With not doubt that UP has climbed to make a proposal and send it the oxygen was charged from patients, 80 are treated at home Regarding queries of peo- 23 crore? While officials say many people travelling in buses down from the highest single- to the district magistrate so that istrict Covid incharge them. “These hospitals should or Covid care centres. Out of ple who were testing positive that they are tapping every and trains because of the cur- day spike on April 24 but we work could be started soon and DRoshan Jacob has written be served a show-cause notice the remaining 20, about 17 at the time they were sched- potential segment of people for few, there is limited possibili- cannot underestimate the pos- the hospitals could get uninter- a letter to the chief medical and strict action should be have moderate disease needing uled to get the vaccine dose, sampling, medical experts feel ty of finding novel coronavirus sibility of positive cases going rupted supply of oxygen. officer that some Covid facil- taken against them,” she added. oxygen beds. Only three are in Dr Ghai said that such peo- that the testing needs to be positive cases. Those who are up again,” he said. He said that She said that orders had ities were forcing the patients Meanwhile, Jacob has ICUs and are treated with oxy- ple should wait for about a upped more. positive may be either at home UP could still expand its test- been issued to private hospitals to arrange oxygen for their directed the CMO to see that gen therapy by non-rebreath- month before taking the Additional Director Health or in clinic or may be a con- ing capacity. for setting up oxygen plants treatment even when the all the Covid facilities consti- ing mask (NRBM), non-inva- Covid vaccine jab. GS Bajpai said that in order to tact,” he said. “It is not that the high test- and while some hospitals had administration was providing tute one oxygen audit commit- sive ventilation (NIV), high- When asked about people increase the testing they had Bajpai said the very fact ing numbers will change the placed the orders, others had oxygen to hospitals on a prior- tee and one oxygen monitor- flow nasal cannula (HFNC) who had taken high-potency started the rural surveillance that they were testing a large course of disease, especially made no efforts. The district ity basis. ing committee as per the and invasive ventilation. preventive medicines and programme which would con- number of people was indicat- when the Central government Covid incharge said that these She said that while going Central government guide- “Oxygen is a precious drug were due for the second dose clude on Sunday. He admitted ed by the increase in the num- has categorically stated that RT- private hospitals should place through the discharge summa- lines. She said that these com- that should be used judicious- of the vaccine, the state that these were inclusive of the ber of COVID-19 cases in the PCR report is not necessary for orders for setting up of oxygen ry, it was seen that oxygen user mittees should work towards ly and action points are neces- immunisation officer said figures of 2.2 lakh tests which smaller district. hospital admissions. It is a plants. charges were being taken from preventing the wastage of oxy- sary to achieve this objective. that in the first place they were being conducted daily. “Also look at the positivity known fact that antigen tests Meanwhile, the district the patients separately which gen. “These guidelines aim to The flow of oxygen should be should not go for high-poten- “We are carrying out tests rate. Whatever number of tests give 50-60 per cent false nega- administration called the alle- was wrong. “The government promote judicious use of oxy- adjusted to the lowest permis- cy strong medicines. of all those who are sympto- is being conducted is revealing tive reports and RT-PCR close gations made by a BKT oxygen has notified that the treat- gen therapy in individual cases, sible level to target an oxygen “These medicines are not matic in rural areas and the rea- less positivity showing a decline to 30 per cent false negative plant owner that eight tankers ment charges at the private and to enhance accountability saturation of 92%-94% for the going to prevent you from son for this is to find out the in the novel coronavirus infec- results. Having said that, the procured by him through his hospitals are inclusive of oxy- for oxygen conservation hospitalised patients. contacting infection and they positive cases in rural society. tion graph of Lucknow,” he case fatality rate (CFR) in UP own sources were seized and gen,” she pointed out. through monitoring and audit Indiscriminate use of BIPAP, will also not help otherwise While RT-PCR tests are being said. is 1 per cent compared to the the plant was closed down as Jacob directed the CMO to without compromising quali- HFNC should be avoided because they will make the carried out on symptomatic Meanwhile, president of national average of 1.5 per baseless. A district administra- strictly monitor the Covid ty of care,” she said. when required, BiPAP should body resistant to such medi- cases, antigen tests are being Peoples Health Organisation, cent. However, deaths outside tion official said he has been facilities where the attendants As per the guidelines, a be preferred over HFNC,” cines when they are required conducted on non- sympto- Dr Ishwar Gilada, said Covid the ambit of hospitals and making allegations because were arranging oxygen for majority of Covid patients according to the guidelines. at a later stage hence we matic people,” he said. statistics of UP, with over those without RT-PCR positive one of the tankers was sent to should try to avoid them as When pointed out that the 26,000 cases recorded on tests are not counted here,” he a Covid facility which started vided him tankers by manag- was a routine process as tankers a little less from the consign- much as possible,” he said. Covid test figures were still less Saturday out of 2.23 lakh tests, said. “The administration and recently in the city although he ing them somehow when his are given in crisis. “When the ment but there have been times He said that for such peo- compared to the population of showed similar numbers over the medical caregivers have a was given a tanker in exchange. plant ran out of oxygen,” he oxygen had arrived three days when other’s consignment has ple, if the second dose of the the state, the additional direc- last week. mammoth task ahead for at There have been several said. back, he wanted all the eight come and he was given from vaccine was due, they could tor said that they were trying to “UP cannot rest by saying least another month or so,” he instances where we have pro- The official said that it tankers first. He may have got those,” the official said. have it three weeks later. screen the maximum number that in a population of 22 added. 45 6& ! $ ' . 4 '.!&6A8 '.!&6A8 NICEF has sent critical Ulifesaving supplies, man was arrested for selling Remdesivir in including 1,500 oxygen con- Ablack in Wazirganj on Sunday. The accused centrators, diagnostic tests was identified as Syed Fasiurrehman aka Shabbu and other equipment, to help of Aishbagh. Police recovered five vials of the Uttar Pradesh. “UNICEF is drug. ADCP, West, Rajesh Srivastava said supporting the UP govern- Shabbu was into blackmarketing since the out- ment in its fight against break of the second wave. “An informer tipped COVID-19 through risk com- us off about the accused, who was waiting for munication campaigns, com- some customer at Residency crossing in munity engagement support Wazirganj. A team was despatched to the scene and providing critical sup- and the accused was nabbed. We also seized his of the prevailing corona curfew during which plies,” said Ruth L Leano, scooty and mobile phone. His call details are liquor shops are closed. About their modus UNICEF chief of Uttar being scanned,” he said. operandi, the police said the accused had Pradesh. Along with the oxy- Meanwhile, two youths working as salesmen stored the contact numbers of different cus- gen concentrators which have at different liquor shops were nabbed for black- tomers in their phones and would supply been distributed across 75 marketing in Gomti Nagar Vistar police station liquor to them on demand. districts, UNICEF has sup- area on Sunday. Those arrested were identified In another success, a youth, identified as plied 11 RT-PCR machines, to as Anil Jaiswal of Mohanlalganj and Rohit Jaiswal Deepak of Hazratganj, was nabbed while car- be sent to Lucknow, NOIDA, of Sitapur. The police recovered nine cartons rying 90 bottles of desi liquors. The police said Agra and Varanasi. filled with IMFL from their possession. The Deepak took advantage of the closure of the “UNICEF continues to 0% % % * police said the accused were taking advantage shops to make fast bucks. provide support to state and local authorities for short- term COVID response plan- +"% ning and monitoring. While 0 $1'% %$,'%*#%* providing urgent support to the healthcare system, Lucknow (PNS): A woman, Priyanka had a court mar- evening, the accused, identified : UNICEF has also been assist- who had a court marriage with riage with Sooraj Yadav of as Shrawan Yadav, reached ing the state government in Lucknow (PNS): Thieves made Chand Tiwari of Vishesh Khand a dairy owner last month, was Hanskheda in the locality on there and passed lewd com- Lucknow (PNS): With liquor before panchayat elections in ensuring critical services for off with the mobile of a Covid locality and his family had gone found hanging at her hus- April 5. Around 2 am on ments on her. The woman sellers in Uttar Pradesh facing UP. “The government had not the most vulnerable children patient who succumbed to the to their native house in band’s house in Para police sta- Sunday, Priyanka was found rebuked him after which he got losses due to closure of shops issued any order for closure. continue functioning,” said disease at a hospital in Gudamba Ambedkar Nagar. His brother- tion area. Police said they hanging from the ceiling with enraged. “He caught me by my during lockdown, Liquor Also, the Excise department Dr Kanupriya Singhal, health on May 4. The incident came to in-law Ashish Pandey informed recovered a suicide note in a dupatta tied around her neck. hand and attempted to force Sellers’ Welfare Association had not issued any such order specialist, UNICEF, Uttar the fore when his son went to the the police about the theft and which the woman had stated Meanwhile, a youth himself upon me. I cried atop (LSWA) has asked the govern- and there was a lot of confusion Pradesh. hospital to collect the belongings lodged a complaint. that she was ending her life on allegedly attempted rape a my voice and my cries drew the ment to allow the sellers to among liquor licence-holders,” UNICEF is also providing and did not get the mobile Pandey said Umesh’s driver her own and that her husband woman when she was all alone attention of my nephew and open their shops. he said. technical support to the gov- phone. Apoorv Raj of Santosh reached the house on and his family members were at her house in Gudamba. neighbours who rushed to my LSWA general secretary Maurya said the liquor ernment and partners to help Gaurabagh in Gudamba said his May 8 and found the locks at the innocent. The deceased was Reports said the woman was rescue. Shrawan picked up a KL Maurya said the liquor sellers were facing a loss of Rs 12.3 million children in 17 father Santosh was admitted to main gate broken. “He then identified as Priyanka Tiwari of home alone after her husband stick and attacked my nephew shops were closed since coro- 100 crore each day due to clo- states continue learning from a private hospital on Rae Bareli informed Umesh about the inci- Sultanpur. left for some work on May 2. By on his head,” she told police. na curfew was announced and sure of the shops in UP. home. UNICEF and partners road in PGI police station area dent and Umesh informed me. also continue to support the on April 23 and was later shift- I found that each room was Government of India in the ed to KGMU Trauma Centre rummaged by the thieves who acceleration of the national where he died on May 4. decamped with cash and orna- ' / /%08 " vaccine rollout to equitably He said he went to the pri- ments,” he said. reach all population groups. vate hospital to collect the Meanwhile, a 14-year old '.!&6A8 ty, we need to stay at home. But Springer-Nature, Elsevier, can directly be accessed either “This facility proved a Through its work on Risk belongings of his father but did student went missing under in that scenario, a lot of sectors Taylor and Francis, Pearson, by clicking the link ‘Access E boon to users as they could fol- Communication and not find his mobile phone. “I mysterious circumstances in he Tagore Library of have been severely affected. Proquest, Ebsco, LexisNexis, Resources of Tagore Library’ low their academic pursuit Communication Engagement asked the hospital staff and was Gudamba. Reports said Saurabh, TLucknow University has One of them is education. To SCC online and so on. Besides, under the ‘Online Study during the crisis period. Users (RCCE), UNICEF has also told that I would get it by a slum-dweller, left his house on set up a huge e-library of more overcome that the Tagore the library is also providing Materials for Students’ on the are making full use of the consistently worked to evening. However, the staff later Friday morning, saying he was than 9,273 e-books, 12 online Library has taken some steps access to e-shodhsindhu ser- homepage of Lucknow remote access facility. To date, counter misinformation and told me that the mobile had been going to vegetable market along databases and online journals for the benefit of students,” he vices of the Inflibnet Centre, University or via Cyber Library 2,70,920 hits have been record- promote Covid appropriate returned to the deceased's fam- with his friend Deepak. “He had of international publishers. said. The spokesperson said the Gandhinagar to its users,” he page on the LU homepage ed as usage statistics for e- behaviour, using social media ily even though I did not get it Rs 4,000 in cash. He didn’t Giving this information, key element in smooth running said. He said that these under ‘Library’ hyperlink,” he library via remote access. listening and audience back,” he said. return home all day on Friday the LU spokesperson said the of education in today’s scenario resources could be accessed via said. Incidentally, the Tagore Requests for login credentials insights. New multimedia Meanwhile, thieves and also on Saturday,” his father e-library was set up to facilitate was the internet. the IP address of the University Library has also extended its from users are being received content is produced weekly in decamped with cash and orna- Nirankar told police. He said he students in the unprecedented “The online journals of of Lucknow within the campus services to its community continuously by the library. multiple languages for broad- ments from a house in Vibhuti and his family members COVID-19 pandemic times. international publishers which and also off the campus beyond the physical boundaries As of now, login credentials for cast on digital channels and Khand police station area. searched for Saurabh at all pos- “Everything has come to a have been provided include through remote login. of the campus by providing more than 6,000 users have media, especially at the state As per reports, Umesh sible places, but to no avail. standstill. 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!D6 !''9 1 healthy. Dr. VB Sahai said that he hief Minister (CM) Yogi he number of new corona was infected with Corona on CAdityanath visited this par- Tpatients is steadily decreas- April 15. Two-three days later, liamentary constituency of ing. The city reported a total of wife Rachna Sahai also got Prime Minister (PM) Narendra 421 new cases of COVID-19 in infected. Both people remained Modi to study the situation the last 24 hours on Saturday. in home isolation after infec- being created by the second 35 fewer new infections have tion and worked courageously. wave of coronavirus here on been found on Saturday than a They did not panic at all and Sunday afternoon. He inspect- day earlier. This has reduced followed the Covid protocol ed the temporary 750-bed the number to 421, while the with patience. Both of them Covid Hospital being devel- death toll stood at nine on the took medicines properly and oped by Defence Research and same day. today both people are infection Development Organisation However, the number of free. They reported that after (DRDO) at Amphitheatre people who got infection-free the fifth day of infection, there Ground in Banaras Hindu was three times higher. was little difficulty in breathing. University (BHU), which is However, the death toll stood Since, being connected to the named after eminent vocalist at nine, one more than a day medical field, all the informa- Padma Bhushan Pt Rajan earlier. Among those who died tion was already there. Mishra who died of COVID-19 were senior advocate of in 48 people by the Trunat test- reduced as the beds are empty Therefore, they were con- recently. After landing in BHU, Allahabad High Court ing. in the hospitals of the district. stantly monitoring oxygen with the CM directly reached there : 6 8 ) Birendra Kumar Srivastava, On Saturday, 1,483 people According to the Health a pulse oximeter. Blood pres- to see the DRDO hospital Sarafa businessman Rakesh have become infection-free, department, consumption dur- sure, sugar was also constant- where there would be an ICU Chadha etc. This was con- while 65 people have been dis- ing this period has been ly tested. During the infection, of 250-bed, while all other 500 region where the patients not have already been vaccinated visited there where he talked to firmed by Dr Rishi Sahai, the charged from different hospi- reduced to about 25 metric these things were kept in full beds would also be equipped only from various districts of with the support of Central the family members of some Nodal Officer of Corona. tals. This includes Swaroop tonnes, which was about 40 control. with oxygen supply. Purvanchal (eastern UP) but government apart from making Covid patients. He also distrib- According to Dr Sahai, a Rani Nehru Hospital, Beli, metric tonnes eight days ago. Alternatively, oxygen was In an informal chat with also from western Bihar are over one lakh vaccine doses by uted medicine kits to the fam- total of 10,222 people were Railway and private hospitals. VB SAHAI, HIS WIFE also provided. However, its presspersons, the CM praised getting treatment. He expressed the state,’ he said, adding that ilies and asked about the health examined on Saturday. Out of All were sent home after DEFEAT CORNAVIRUS: Dr need was very modest. On the the DRDO and Army officers his happiness over the decline above-45 people are being vac- of corona patients.Prominent them, 421 new cases of coron- reports of 65 people coming VB Sahai, former Director 10th day of infection there for their hectic efforts to pre- in the number of active cases cinated at about 4,500 centres among those present were UP avirus were detected, 110 peo- negative. New patients were General of Medical Education was a lot of relief and now both pare the hospital within a short not only in Varanasi but also in in the state and now the Ministers Neelkanth Tiwari, ple belong to rural areas and admitted in their place. On the and Health Department and of them are healthy. span and added that probably the division. According to him, percentage of vaccine wastage Ravindra Jaiswal, MLA 263 are from the city. At the other hand, home isolation of his 85-year-old wife defeated Dr. Rishi Sahai said that 250-bed one part of the three the second wave is more dead- has been declined to 2-3 per Saurabh Srivastava, same time, in antigen test, 51 1,418 people has been complet- the deadly virus on the strength even during the infection of would be opened from Monday ly than the first one where sud- cent. Commissioner of Police (CP) A people have been infected in ed. of their understanding, passion parents, he took full care of for treatment of corona denly the demands of oxygen ‘The positive results of all Satish Ganesh, Divisional the city and 57 in rural areas, With this, the number of and spirit. Both remained in both the people along with patients. Later, he also held a have increased from 300-400 our efforts have started being Commissioner (DC) Deepak while in the RTPCR testing, active cases in the district has home isolation and became discharging their responsibili- meeting with local officers and metric tonnes to over 1,000 MT visible across the state,’ he said, Agrawal, District Magistrate 212 people have been found been reduced to about 8,000. infection-free 14 days later. ties. His parents are a source public representatives at the and to meet the same, liquid adding that now medicine kits (DM) Kaushal Raj Sharma, positive in the city and 53 in Due to the decrease in the Both are the parents of Dr Rishi of inspiration to all Committee Room in BHU. medical oxygen (LMO) was are being given to patients Institute of Medical Science rural areas. In addition, the number of patients, the Sahai, the Nodal Officer of who get infect- During the meeting he also brought through Air Force apart from providing other (IMS-BHU) Director Prof BR infection has been confirmed demand for oxygen has also Corona. Now both people are ed with coronavirus. talked with the officers of planes as well as Oxygen facilities to the hospitals, home Mittal, Medical Superintendent Ghazipur, Jaunpur and Express trains. and tele consultation and mon- of Sir Sunderlal Hospital (SSH- Chandauli districts of the divi- Besides, to fight against itoring, along with intensifying BHU) Prof Kailash Kumar, sion online. corona, two indigenous vac- the speed of antigen and RT- Professor In-charge of Trauma ! ! According to the CM, cines were invented and now PCR tests. Centre Prof Saurabh Singh Centenary Super Specialty the government has given Later, Yogi met the moni- and Nodal Officer of Block of BHU is the biggest approval to a third vaccine. toring committee members of DRDO Hospital Maj Gen Dr Level-3 Covid hospital of the ‘More than 1.37 people over 45 nearby Tikri village and then SK Singh. ;1 !''9 1 . .. . ' . . he patients living in home Tisolation might be getting the oxygen easily now. !''9 1 distancing. Common people will be able to During the route march the police forced . )) get a cylinder filled with oxy- ith the announcement of the extension of shopowners to shut down their half open shut- gen from Balaji Guest House Wlockdown for another week, the police ters and follow the guidelines. situated in Naini. Empty cylin- came into action and conducted a route march The lockdown has been extended up to May !D6 again, started showing were found while except first passengers were also allowed ders will also have to be in densely populated localities of the city with 17 morning. The festival of Eid is to be celebrat- improvement as by Saturday it nine days on all the days more their entry into the Cantt bus deposited there. Not only this, a public address system announcing the guide- ed on May 13 or 14, but owing to lockdown ith the extension of the was 83.41 per cent as out of than 1,000 people were report- depot after thermal scanning the administration has also lines and lockdown extension. restrictions people will, most probably, offer Eid Wcorona curfew period for 74,043 positive patients, 61,763 ed positive. The recovery rate and wearing of proper masks. fixed the price of oxygen. A The police party moved around Khuldabad, Namaz at home instead of gathering at mosques one more week, the local mar- were cured either in home iso- which was 98.12 per cent in However, with the increase in higher price cannot be charged Nakhaskohna, Kotwali, Bajajapatti, Chowk, and Idgaah. On the last Friday of Ramzan only kets continued to wear a desert- lation or in hospitals. February was dropped below the corona curfew period now than that. Although new oxy- Zero Road and asked people to stay at home, five persons were allowed in mosques to offer ed look for the 11th day in suc- The recovery rate declined 70 per cent in the beginning of many poor families and daily gen cylinders are needed, peo- wash hands, use sanitiser, and maintain social Alvida Namaz. cession here on Sunday and sharply when during the last the month. wagers have started facing the ple may have to face problems. now as per the state govern- month, a record spike was During the corona cur- crisis of ration. No arrangement has yet been ment’s decision, the markets seen in corona cases when few, all the earlier relaxations Though some of the social made regarding its availability. queues of the needy. Not only oxygen would be taken to the der will be available for 600. would remain closed till 7 am during April 45,346 Covid pos- and restrictions continued as organisations have come for- A large number of people this, there is also a complaint plant. All dealers and common 20 litre cylinders will be avail- on May 17 instead of reopen- itive patients were found. usual and the roads, markets, ward to provide them ration infected with Covid are in of arbitrary recovery of oxygen. people will deposit empty able for 300 and 10 litres for ing on Monday. The continu- However, the same has seen ghats etc wore a deserted look. kits, the district administration home isolation. When their The administration has cylinders at Balaji Guest House, 250. The DM also clarified ous lockdown has brought a declining trend now as during As in view of surge in Covid is still busy in ensuring distri- health deteriorates, the family now taken steps to provide Naini, between 10 am to 2 pm. that people will not be allowed good result which has started the first eight days of this cases several trains were can- bution of medicine kits to the has to wander a lot for oxygen. relief from such troubles. The After 24 hours, the needy will to visit the plant for refilling. visible as the impact of the sec- month, the number of patients celled in the recent time, thin patients having corona-like Delays in getting oxygen and District Magistrate Bhanu be able to get the filled oxygen Representatives of Amar Jyoti ond wave of deadly coron- found during a day was less attendance of passengers was symptoms apart from improve- admission have at times cost Chandra Goswami discussed cylinder from there. The DM Traders, Triveni Gas, Sumit avirus has been checked to than 1,000 on five days where- seen at Varanasi Junction ment in facilities in hospitals the infected person dear. oxygen available to common has also fixed the price of oxy- Motor Parts, RS Marketing, some extent. Not only this, now as during last month, on nine (Cantt), Manduadih, Varanasi and ensuring sufficient oxygen Oxygen plants also remain people in the meeting held on gen. According to this, a large Siddhant Enterprises were pre- the recovery rate has, once days more than 2,000 patients City and other stations. The supply there. under stress due to the long Saturday. It was decided that no i.e. a 47.50 litre oxygen cylin- sent at the meeting. %:) ; -' ' !
!D6 were recorded this evening day, 495 positive patients were the total number was 74,043, and with this, the death toll found out of 3,429 reports while 4 deaths were reported ! ! ' n a relief, the district record- increased to 642. As many as received and this figure and the death toll was 633. Ied a slight decrease in the 1,767 patients of home isolation increased to 851 out of 9,087 Earlier, in view of finding hun- positive cases during the last 24 recovered while as many as 126 received samples as per report dreds of new positive cases, !''9 1 tal, about 1,500 beds are empty Maa Sharda, Narayan Swaroop, report of Swaroop Rani Nehru hours. As many as 851 cases of have been recovered from the provided by the Health depart- with 7 new hotspots, the num- in 13 private hospitals from Prachi etc. were found closed. Hospital, beds were empty on COVID-19 were recorded on hospitals. The total number of ment on this evening. The ber of active hotspots was 636 he mobile number of Covid Beli, Kalindipuram. In this, The number of two hospital Saturday from the ICU to the Sunday evening increasing the patients cured in the district total active cases decreased to with 5 green zones having Thospitals issued on the por- except for Kalindipuram and numbers was being referred to isolation ward. Covid total number to 74,894. But increased to 63,656 including 10,596 from 11,647 which was been converted to red zones by tal of the district administration Beli hospitals, 252 beds are as call divert. When the scribe Superintendent Dr Mohit Jain there is an increase in the 59,153 in home isolation and a day ago. On Saturday a day ago. Out of total 3,266 is not available. On Sunday, empty in private hospitals. It got a call from Ojha Hospital, said that till Saturday evening, number of deaths during the 4,503 in COVID-19 hospitals. evening, as many as 942 posi- hotspots, 2,630 are green zones half-a-dozen hospitals were has 10 ventilators, 84 ICUs, 14 it said that one and a half lakh about a dozen ventilators, 60 last 24 hours as nine deaths In the first report of the tive cases were recorded and and 636 are red zones. checked radically,in which at Isolation and 144 oxygenated would have to be deposited oxygen beds were empty. A some places mobile numbers isolation beds. The maximum first. Only then will the patient dozen new patients also got were found to be closed while number of beds are shown in be admitted. Apart from this, placed in the HDO unit. It also somewhere the calls were the Utthan Shambhunath the doctors doing three time did not cause any problem in %! ' diverted. When the talks were Research Institute Medical rounds, pathology examina- getting new patients admitted. held on one number at a hos- Science and Hospital. Almost tion fees will have to be paid Similarly, two dozen beds pital number, it was said that all the beds are said to be empty separately. However, the hospi- remained empty in the railway the bed is empty. But, first one except for several beds of ICU tal was informed about the hospital. It also includes half- > $ has to deposit 1.5 lakh. Three here. evacuation of beds. Dr Rishi a-dozen beds of ICU. On the times doctors will come and On Saturday, when most of Sahai said that the mobile other hand, 483 isolation beds the medicine coming from the phones were switched off, numbers of private Covid hos- remained empty in vacant. In total, there are a total ambulance driver who will crematorium and an addition- outside, medical examination they were asked to get informa- pitals are not available or Kalindipuram, while 24 beds !D6 2,169 beds including 1,665 of demand for money than the al 15 per km thereafter and for will have to be paid separately. tion about the condition of wrong. Action will be taken with ventilators and 60 isola- L-2 and 504 of L-3 in govern- rate fixed by the district admin- the non-corona patients, there According to the report of empty beds in these hospitals. against them by conducting an tion beds remained empty in o stop the high-handedness ment and private hospitals and istration. After the charge was will be a charge of 1,000 to the district administration por- Numbers of Asha Hospital, investigation. According to the Beli Hospital. Tof proprietors and drivers out of them, 443 of L-2 and 55 fixed by the administration, the cover the distance up to 20 km of ambulances, the district of L-3 were vacant. magistrate, police, traffic and an extra 12 per km. administration has fixed the Meanwhile, the district department and health depart- One can lodge complaints rate of ambulances for the administration has fixed the ment could take action against on mobile numbers- < ' = +-# ) corona and non-corona rate of ambulance and appoint- the ambulance drivers making 9454401874, 9451319347, patients. The administration ed two nodal officers for ascer- high-handedness. The nodal 7317202020 & 112 of ACP has also set the charge of hearse taining action against the officers will be ACP-Traffic Vikash Kumar-Traffic, ARTO ALLAHABAD (PNS): inside Inland Container Depot no delays took place. After statue at Golpark, Tagore Town kilometre-wise to take the body ambulance drivers and propri- Vikash Kumar and ARTO Sarvesh Chaturvedi, traffic Continuing its battle against (ICDG) with SrDOM/GMC decanting of the entire rake, the crossing on Sunday morning. of corona and non-corona etors if they realised charge Sarvesh Chaturvedi. helpline and police helpline Covid, Railways brought 80 SK. Gautam monitoring and LMO was handed over to It was definitely a low key patients. more than fixed rate. As per the For the non-corona respectively. tonnes of Liquefied Medical guiding the movement from ADM City Kanpur Atul Kumar, affair as the situation did not The district administra- fresh rate, there will be 1500 patients, the charge of ambu- INAUGURATED: In view Oxygen(LMO) to Kanpur for Area Control Room GMC. who was present in ICDG permit more people to be pre- tion issued the details of the for the corona patients to cover lance will be 900 for the dis- to provide better treatment to medical use of Corona patients The rake was placed inside throughout the unloading and sent at one place. Social dis- current status of beds availabil- the distance up to 20 km and tance up to 20 km and addi- serious Covid patients, an oxy- in the city and adjoining area. ICDG amidst tight security decanting operation. tancing norms were followed. ity in different hospitals. As per additional 15 per km there- tional 14 per km thereafter gen plant has been set up at yet It is noteworthy that this was and was unloaded by 10:45 hrs. Terminal Manager, Inland Members sang a few detail provided by the admin- after and the rate will be 2000 and there will be 1,200 for the another local government hos- the first oxygen express which Minister for Industrial Container Depot Amit Yadav Rabindra Sangeet numbers and istration in the evening on for the ambulance with oxygen ambulance with oxygen facili- pital in the city as it was inau- was decanted under the terri- Development, Uttar Pradesh who closely organised the Anil Ranjan Bhowmick, known Sunday, there are a total of 783 facility to cover distance up to ty and an extra 16 per km gurated at Lal Bahadur Shastri torial jurisdiction of North Satish Mahana was present at entire operation inside the ter- theatre personality spoke about beds including 592 of L-2 and 20 km and 20 as extra per km after 20 km while 2500 for the (LBS) Hospital, Ramnagar Central Railway. the unloading site and interact- minal said that the Depot is Tagore and Humanism. Those 191 of L-3 in seven government thereafter. There will be 4000 ambulance with ventilator sup- jointly by MLCs Ashok Oxygen Express containing ed with the officials present feeling proud to contribute in present on the occasion were hospitals & trauma centre in for the ambulance with venti- port for the 20 km and an addi- Dhawan, Laxman Acharya and four tankers of LMO, loaded there. Dy. Chief Traffic a larger battle against Covid. Shanker Chatterjee (Gen BHU and of them, the 153 beds lator support for the distance tional 20 per km thereafter. MLA Saurabh Srivastava from Durgapur (WB) started Manager Kanpur Himanshu TRIBUTES PAID TO Secretary), Sanjeev Chanda, of L-2 and 8 beds of L-3 were up to 20 km and additional The district administra- here on Saturday. Such plants its journey on Saturday Shekhar Upadhyay and TAGORE: The members of Arindam Ghosh, Debraj vacant. In 51 private hospitals, 25 per km thereafter. tion has also set the charge of have already started working evening. Closely monitored by Assistant Divisional Bengali Social and Cultural Chatterjee, Srikrishna there are 1,386 beds available The District Magistrate hearse to take the body to cre- at Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay the Railways, the train reached Mechanical Engineer Kanpur Association paid floral tributes Samaddar and Sudeep including 1,073 of L-2 and 313 Kaushal Raj Sharma has matorium. There will be (DDU) Hospital and Shri GMC yard Kanpur at 10:05 hrs Vikas Kesari remained pre- to the Nobel laureate Kobiguru Banerjee.The programme was of L-3 and of them, 280 beds of appointed two nodal officers to 1,500 for the distance up to 20 Shiv Prasad Gupta (SSPG) on Sunday. At GMC, Railway sent during the entire unload- Rabindra Nath Tagore on his conducted by Shanker L-2 and 47 of L-3 beds were ascertain action against the km to take corona patients to Hospital. staff was all set to get it placed ing operation and ensured that 161st birth anniversary at his Chatterjee. ! "#$ !#$ %&'&'% "
0 ( * % * . . 8PSS@TQPI9@IU +,-.* ( Ekta Verma, Neelam Nigam, Varanasi. The SP said that The district magistrate said areas. one could also call the Seema Singh and others were Abhishek’s father, late Sanjay !&62. the decision to bring oxygen by The district magistrate said Integrated Command and !&62. n a tragic incident two per- present. Trivedi, had married twice. trains had improved oxygen that static magistrates and the Control Centre (ICCC) on Isons died and a woman was SANITISATION CAR- Abhishek was the child of the istrict Magistrate Alok supply in Kanpur and its sur- nodal officers had been direct- phone number 18001805159 dditional Magistrate seriously injured when light- RIED OUT: The administra- second wife. Due to consider- DTiwari told press persons rounding districts. Kanpur is ed to ensure that the treatment and seek advice from doctors AAkanksha Gautam on ning struck them on the hill of tion is leaving no stone able property in the village, his on Sunday that following now getting oxygen through of COVID-19 patients was as available on that time slot. The Sunday said that as per the Sitapur New Basti situated in unturned to prevent the spread stepbrother, Alok Trivedi, used decline in COVID-19 cases Oxygen Express. per the government prescribed district magistrate appealed to directive of the UP govern- Jogiyakala under Chakia block of Coronavirus infection. to fear losing property in par- there were now sufficient num- He said the decline in rates. He said they need to the people to avail themselves ment, the district administra- on Sunday. The deceased who Along with towns, the saniti- tition. Therefore, Alok, who the bers of oxygen beds. He COVID-19 cases in the district inquire from the kin of the of the facility of tele consul- tion had thrown open the facil- died on the spot were identified sation work has started in rural child of the first wife of his said the sharp decline in was the combined effort where patients if they have any com- tancy. ity to file written complaints as Toofani Sahni (37) and areas as well. On Saturday the father, hatched a conspiracy COVID-19 cases was possible everyone who displayed plaints. He said in view of the against hospitals who charged Prabhavati (42), residents of streets of Jalilpur village were and promised to provide 2 by strictly following the Covid Covid appropriate He said as per the direc- decline in COVID-19 cases, the exorbitantly in violation of the Mubarakpur Chakia. Besides sanitised by the fire brigade. lakh and other facilities to his protocol. behaviour and hoped tives of Chief Minister Yogi hospitals had some breathing government norms. Pramila Sahni (37) was severe- Reports said that sanitisation other three friends of Mohania He denied that the RT-PCR that everyone would continue Adityanath, a special tele con- space and would manage the She asked all the people ly scorched in the incident. The will be done in every village. for executing the plan. test had been reduced, adding it in the coming days to suc- sultancy service had been start- crisis in a better manner. He who had their patients admit- local police got the seriously THREE ARRESTED: On April 22 Abhishek that the positivity rate had cessfully reduce the COVID-19 ed in the city and it could be appealed to the people of ted in private hospitals to file scorched woman admitted to Police arrested three accused in Dwivedi’s half-brother, Alok substantially declined in the death rate and active cases in availed of on phone number Kanpur to strictly maintain complaints if they had been the hospital and took necessary connection with a case in w Trivedi, along with his friend, city. the city and its surrounding 0512-7138506. Besides, he said, social distancing. fleeced by the hospitals. action by taking the bodies of hich a body was recovered in a Mohan Tiwari, a resident of She said unless the people both the deceased into posses- car on the National Highway Tenduai under Chenari police filed complaints in writing, sion. bridge at Pachfedwa under station in Rohtas district of the district administration 139 ADMINISTERED Alinagar police station. Bihar and Mukesh, a resident ?! #@ A$B ! would not be able to take any VACCINE: As many as 139 According to the police, the of Muthani, reached Muthani legal action against the erring people were vaccinated against accused Alok Trivedi, along in Abhishek’s car from hospital. Covid-19 at the Sakaldiha with his three friends had Varanasi. The victim was shot She said in the month of community health centre killed his step-brother, in his head as per the plan as a '# ' * ! ?$) ! April 2021, there had been (CHC) and three sub-centres Abhishek, for property. The result of which he died on the several claims and counter- on Saturday. During this time police have also recovered spot. Meanwhile the Alinagar claims, especially in the media, people were made aware about blood-stained clothes of the police arrested the accused !&62. peaked and the state will begin cases, Delhi up to 30,000 daily will not see a decline for the but till date only one case had corona pandemic and social deceased and other items. Alok Trivedi, Mohan Tiwari to see a decline in cases cases, West Bengal up to 11,000 next one to two weeks. been reported and the docu- distancing. Along with it peo- According to a report, the and Mukesh Sharma in this cientists at the Indian while the cases in Uttar cases, Rajasthan up to 10,000 The peak time of Odisha, ments had been taken from the ple were advised to stay safe in body of Abhishek Trivedi, a res- connection. Besides, a search SInstitute of Technology, Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat and cases and Bihar 9,000 per day Assam and Punjab is also not static magistrate and forward- their homes. During this peri- ident of Samne Ghat in for another accused is on, last Kanpur have conducted a West Bengal are currently at at the highest peak in the clear yet. According to the ed to Additional City od, 70 people have been vacci- Varanasi, was found in a car in reports received here said. mathematical study in different peak and will start receding respective state. study, the peak of Delhi and Magistrate Varun Pandey. nated against Coronavirus at Pachfedwa village under the An earlier report said that parts of the country on the soon. Professor Maninder Madhya Pradesh is ongoing, She said as and when the the Sakaldiha CHC, 29 at Alinagar police station, on the Mughalsarai Kotwali police COVID-19 situation and pre- On the question whether Agarwal has also predicted while the peak time in Haryana complaints were filed the dis- Tarajeevanpur, 20 at Khuchama April 23 on the highway bridge. on being tipped off by an dicted that after a peak in events like the Kumbh Mela or that the second wave of has moved forward. trict administration would file health centre and 20 at The victim was shot in his head informer arrested a youth along cases in the first week of May, election rallies were responsi- COVID-19 will end in July. In order to stop the cases against the erring private Naibazar Health centre. from behind. After the incident with nine boxes of illicit coun- the number of positive cases ble for the rapid spread of the After analysing the COVID-19 situation from get- hospitals. In this regard CHC came to light, the police start- try liquor near Satpokhari turn will begin to decrease. novel coronavirus, IIT profes- COVID-19 data collected from ting worse, the maximum pop- Meanwhile, several hospi- Superintendent Dr Yogendra ed investigating the case. trijunction, Grand Trunk (GT) They have also predicted sor Maninder Agarwal believes the study, it was found that a ulation of the country should tal owners countered the claims Das said that in order to pre- According to Superintendent of Road, Mughalsarai recently. that India may face the third that the spike in cases was seen third wave may start from be vaccinated by September- levelled against private hospi- vent the infection people Police (SP) Amit Kumar, the The police also recovered an wave of COVID-19 infections mostly in Maharashtra and October. However, the impact October, the study says. tals and said the patients had a should follow the Covid pro- victim, Abhishek Trivedi, orig- auto from the spot. He was later in October. Delhi, and both these places of this third wave cannot be In addition to vaccina- huge amount pending and tocol while remaining safe in inally a resident of Muthani vil- identified as Syed Asif, a resident The IIT Kanpur scientists had no rallies and no Kumbh, predicted. tions, new variants should be instead of making payment their homes. On the occasion lage under Mohaniya police of Mughalsarai in Chandauli who used the mathematical thus eliminating this possibil- The time of the second identified and stopped soon they were leveling false charges HEO Rajinikanth Rai, BPM station area of Bihar, lived district. He said that he used model formula to conduct the ity. wave’s peak in the country has and there should be more focus against the hospital to build Upendra Kumar, Community along with his wife, Seema to buy the recovered liquor study and claim that the second According to the IIT- also been extended. Instead of on tracing, testing and treat- pressure. Health Officer Saroj, auxiliary Trivedi, and children at Balaji here at a low price and sold wave of COVID-19 in Kanpur study, Uttar Pradesh cases reducing by May 10-15, ment, professor Agarwal sug- The private hospital has nurse midwife (ANM) Alka, Extension in Ghat opposite it in Bihar at double rate. Maharashtra has already may report up to 35,000 daily the current number of cases gests. decided to bring it to the notice of the Kanpur Nursing Homes Association. Gautam said all those who % # 6 ?$) ! ! ! had relevant documents prov- ing that they had been over- charged were free to file their -! complaints. ! QIT / -0( 6%% he second life-saving !&62. Dr Mili Jain is a physician while TOxygen Express train car- Dr Juhi Jain is a diabetologist. rying two containers with 40 ndian Institute of Both are associated with ‘Desi metric tonnes of oxygen supply ITechnology, Kanpur Director Physician Mom’, an organisa- // reached Madhosingh station of Prof Abhay Karandikar on tion in the USA and Canada Varanasi division from Sunday donated four modern having around 7,000 women * Durgapur in West Bengal. ventilators to GSVM Medical doctor-members of Asian ori- Divisional Railway College Principal Prof RB gin. Sources said that Dr IB Jain KANPUR (PNS): Lala Lajpat Manager (DRM) Vijay Kumar Kamal. was treated by Dr Pragnesh at Rai Hospital Chief Medical Panjiar and divisional officers He said the IIT-Kanpur the LLR Hospital’s Covid facil- Superintendent Dr Jyoti Saxena up to concor siding at with its physical and intellectual ity a few days ago. Both Dr on Sunday said with the avail- Madhosingh station monitored resources stood strongly in Pragnesh and Dr Juhi Jain are ability of oxygen concentrator, the run and unloading process support of the health depart- passouts of Kasturba Medical there shall be improvement in of liquid medical oxygen ment and whatever help was College, Manipal. availability of oxygen to the (LMO)-loaded Oxygen needed the institute would During treatment of Dr IB critical patients. Express. Under the leadership always be prepared even for % 2(('"; * ; 0 2 * % ) Jain, Dr Pragnesh came in She said on the whole, the of Varanasi division the smooth round the clock services. % . contact with the Jain sisters oxygen supply had improved operation of Oxygen Express supply can be made available 05133-Aunrihar-Jaunpur, District Magistrate Alok who later offered to give equip- and there was no melee for it was ensured by making on time for Covid patients. In 05134-Jaunpur-Aunrihar, 05144- Tiwari was also present on the of their native city who are practising in the USA, donat- ment to the hospital. The cost even at the filling centres. Manduadih-Madhosingh rail- this hour of calamity the divi- Jaunpur-Aunrihar, 05153-Siwan- occasion. struggling with shortage of ed as many as 10 BiPAP of one BiPAP machine is Dr Saxena said as per the way section a green corridor. sion, like always, is committed Gorakhpur, 05143-Aunrihar- TWO INDIAN ORIGIN resources by providing medical machines to LLR Hospital on around Rs 1.5 lakh. reports from Ursula Hospital All the stations in the said sec- to serving the nation. Jaunpur, 05145-Chhapra-Siwan, SISTERS HAILING FROM equipment and funds for prop- Friday. Of these, seven GSVM Medical College also, there was substantial tion were on high alert on the 05146-Siwan-Chhapra and US DONATE BIPAP er treatment amid the critical machines were handed over to Principal Prof RB Kamal increase in the availability of occasion. DRM Vijay Kumar ## 05154-Gorakhpur-Siwan will MACHINES : Two sisters hail- situation caused by the second the GSVM Medical College. received the BiPAP machines in oxygen and the crowds had Panjiar said that life-saving remain cancelled on May 10 and ing from Kanpur Nagar but liv- wave of Novel coronavirus The sisters, Dr Mili Jain presence of Dr Jyoti Saxena and drastically reduced. Oxygen Express and other oxy- As per a decision taken by 11 due to unavoidable reasons, ing abroad have come forward pandemic. and Dr Juhi Jain, are daughters Dr Pragnesh and sent them to She said there was a dras- gen trains are being operated the railway administration, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), to extend help to the residents The sisters, both doctors of Dr IB Jain of Kidwai Nagar. the Covid hospital. tic improvement and quite a continuously so that oxygen following passenger trains — Varanasi, Ashok Kumar, said number of patients were shift- ed from the ICU to the wards. She said there was no mad & $ $ !' scramble for bed in the emer- ;... gency ward. She said the district admin- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU '( )#* SHO Dehat Kotwali Vijay maintained through Co-Win istration had made proper and Kumar Chaurasia said on App. He said the Social Welfare adequate arrangements for four-year-old boy was Sunday that the missing boy department would search for oxygen in all the hospitals and Areported missing from his had not been traced yet. such persons of such category *:< . the beds availability was also far and their data would be kept. better than in the past. REDUCED TO ASHES: She said the official report Household articles about 2 !&62. claimed that 142 people were lakh were reduced to ashes in discharged from the hospital Dighuli village under Halia ivisional Commissioner while some had been referred police station at night. DDr Raj Shekhar inaugu- to other hospitals, including the Kreedam Singh, a farmer of the rated a special vaccination private hospitals. said village, had built a hut at camp for 45+ journalists and Meanwhile Industrial his farm house and was resid- their family members at the Development Minister Satish ing some distance away from Urban Health Centre in Nehru Mahana, while addressing a the field. Late at night he had Nagar on Sunday. meeting late Saturday evening left the field. The next morn- On the demand of Kanpur at the Circuit House, assured ing he was taken aback while he Journalists’ Club, the district that by June end an oxygen was informed about the fire in administration, in association plant with a capacity of filling his field. On reaching the field with the health department, 100 cylinders per hour would the farmer found that his all the organised the one-day special become operational and it was articles, including agro equip- camp on Sunday. being set up by noted indus- % 0 % % ments, grain, husk etc, had Hundreds of journalists in trialist AK Singh of Ashoka been destroyed. the 45+ age group and their Industries. He said another ROAD MISHAP: An old family members thronged the ; 2 0 2 %% % * & & industrialist, Mr Navin Jain, house under Dehat Kotwali ONLINE REGISTRA- man died in a road mishap camp to get themselves vacci- . was importing an oxygen plant police station on Saturday. As TION: District Vaccination which took place under Dehat nated comfortably. from abroad and it was expect- per the FIR lodged at police sta- Incharge Dr Neelesh Srivastava Kotwali police station recent- KJC president Om Babu Speaking on the occasion, work done by the district dents Nikhil Kumar, Anushka ed by month end. tion, Dileep alias Mintu, a res- said that the Covid vaccine ly. According to a report, Mishra, general secretary Shekhar said he was pleased to administration and other social Saxena, Shivansh OXYGEN CONCEN- ident of Hariharpur Bedauli vil- could be administered only Dwarika Prasad (62), a resident Abhay Tripathi and other observe that the university was organisations. Verma, Anshuman Gupta, TRATOR: : Head of health sci- lage was sleeping along with his through online registration. of Panwari village under Halia office-bearers supervised the not confined up to academic Prof Pathak stressed on Rohit Kumar and Nishant ences department at wife, two sons, Ayush (4) and He said that from Monday police station, was on the way successful conduct of the camp. uplift alone but was assisting imparting COVID-19 related Katiyar. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Piyush (2) outside of his house online registration was a must to Mirzapur city when he was CSJMU LAUNCHES the district administration in training to students of univer- The proceedings were con- University, Kanpur, Dr Pravin on Friday night. He said that for the first dose but no regis- hit by a truck on Bharuhna COVID WEBSITE: The infor- containing the COVID-19 sity’s paramedical students for ducted by Dr Rashi Agarwal Katiyar, on Sunday said that the when he got up around 2.00 am tration was required for the sec- crossing under Dehat Kotwali mation technology department infection. their use in different hospitals while CSJMU Registrar Dr university health centre had he found Ayush missing. The ond dose. police station. On getting infor- of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Prof Pathak said that dif- in future. He also directed the Anil Kumar Yadav proposed received its first oxygen con- complainant further stated that On the other hand, as per mation the incharge of Maharaj University, Kanpur ferent departments of the uni- head of the Institute of Health the vote of thanks. centrator. He said the centre after failing to get his son the another direction of the Bharuhna police outpost Vinod (CSJMU), on Friday, launched versity could assist the district Sciences, Dr Pravin Katiyar, to Prominent faculty mem- was providing medical facilities despite his search he came to government the vaccine could Yadav reached the spot, a website to provide Covid- administration in containing make a proposal for setting up bers present on the occasion to its best capacity and one the police station to lodge the be administered even to aged brought the injured to the dis- related information and coun- the virus. He asked the teach- an oxygen plant in the univer- were Dr Vivek Singh Sachan, could avail of the facility FIR. After registering the case saints, prisoners, beggars, men- trict hospital and informed his selling. ers and students of chemical sity to help in the fight against Prof Sanjay Swarnkar, Prof between 8 am and 8 pm except under relevant sections the tal patients who were being family members. The victim Divisional Commissioner engineering and material sci- the pandemic. Sudhanshu Pandiya, Prof Nand Sundays.He said medicines police authorities, including treated in hospital, inmates of succumbed to his injuries dur- Raj Shekhar and CSJMU Vice ence to help in manufacturing The website has been pre- Lal, Dr Pravin Katiyar, Dr were being provided free and SP incharge Subhash Chandra old age homes and relief ing treatment. The police took Chancellor Prof Vinay Kumar oxygen concentrators. He asked pared by the head of informa- Sandesh Gupta and Regional this was being done on the Shakya, visited the place and camps etc. On the issue ACMO the truck driver into custody Pathak jointly launched the the MBA students to prepare tion technology department, Higher Education Officer Dr directive of CSJMU Vice gave necessary directions to Dr Ajay Kumar said that the and sent his body for the post- website. case studies giving samaritan Dr Rashi Agarwal, and her stu- Ripudaman Singh. Chancellor Prof Vinay Pathak. recover the boy. Meanwhile detail of such persons would be mortem examination. ! "#$ !#$ %&'&'% #
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Kharge on Sunday wrote to The Lancet Rheumatology “Shehron ke baad ab gaon Prime Minister Narendra journal. bhi parmatma-nirbhar (After Modi and Rajya Sabha disclose where it is shipped and Nonsteroidal anti-inflam- cities, villages also left to the Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu leverage our collective strengths matory drugs (NSAIDs) are mercy of God,” he said in a and suggested to convene an by governing consensually and common treatments for acute tweet, attaching an image of an all-party meeting and virtual inclusively,” the letter added. pain and rheumatological dis- the use of NSAIDs did not the medication patients had Hindi caption reading “Covid- meetings of Parliament Key points Kharge made in eases such as rheumatoid increase mortality. been prescribed, were current- 19: Mahamari ki dusri lahar ab Standing Committees to dis- Letter to Chairman Rajya Sabha arthritis and osteoarthrosis. Prof Ewen Harrison, of ly taking, or had taken within gaaon mein barpa rahi hai cuss the Covid-19 situation in M Venkaiah Naidu was to con- 67817'9 allowances would be paid. Early in the pandemic, there the University of Edinburgh 14 days prior to being admit- kehr (Covid-19: The second the country. vene Virtual meetings of the The medical officers to be was debate on whether the use and lead author of the study, ted to hospital, as well as demo- wave of the pandemic now Kharge made a total of six Standing Committees and bring amping up its efforts in recruited are required to be of such drugs increased the said: “NSAIDs are commonly graphic information, and med- overwhelming villages)”. suggestions to the PM for tack- to the notice of Chairman the Rmeeting the corona pan- medically fit as per civilian severity of Covid-19, which led used to treat people all over the ical history. Gandhi had earlier tweet- ling the ongoing surge in num- 123rd Report of the demic challenge, the Defence standards. to urgent calls for investigations world for a range of conditions, The study cohort included ed the country doesn’t need a ber of Covid-19 cases.”Use Department Related Standing Ministry has ordered recruit- It may be recalled that the between NSAIDs and Covid- from minor aches and pains to patients with confirmed or new house for the PM but oxy- 35,000 crore allocated in Union Committee on Health and ment of ex-Army Medical Ministry has taken several 19. chronic conditions such as highly suspected Covid-19 gen, attaching photos of people Budget to ensure free vaccine for Family Welfare, which made Corps medical officers. Under steps to mobilise additional The ISARIC CCP-UK arthritis and cardiovascular infection admitted to 255 in line for the life-saving gas, all,” Kharge wrote in the letter. vital recommendations vis-à-vis the ‘Tour of Duty’ scheme, 400 manpower to assist the civil (International Severe Acute disease. healthcare facilities in England, and work on the Central Vista. At the backdrop of states coping with the Covid-19 pan- ex-AMC or Short Service administration to tide over the Respiratory and emerging “Many people rely on them Scotland, and Wales, between In another tweet which and other stakeholders report- demic. Commissions (SSC) medical current Covid-19 situation. Infection Consortium Clinical to be able to carry out their January and August 2020. Of displayed a graph on the Covid ing acute crisis in the availabil- Kharge requested Naidu to officers, released between 2017 The Armed Force Medical Characterisation Protocol day-to-day activities. When the 72,179 patients eligible for surge and falling vaccinations, ity covid vaccines, Kharge take cognizance of the report and 2021, are expected to be Services(AFMS) has already United Kingdom) study, which the pandemic began over a year the study, 5.8% (4,211) had he had termed the situation advised the Centre to leverage and secure the action taken recruited on a contract basis deployed additional doctors, is the largest of its kind, pro- ago, we needed to be sure that taken NSAIDs prior to admis- “The Movid pandemic.” compulsory licensing to increase report on its, as deemed fit. for a maximum period of 11 including specialists, super vides clear evidence that the these common medications sion India on Sunday recorded production of vaccines and also Such an action taken report can months. specialists and paramedics, at continued use of NSAIDs in would not lead to worse out- However, the authors 4,03,738 fresh cases in last 24 waive GST on vaccines, PPE, provide afresh a blue print for The order issued recently various hospitals, while SSC patients with Covid-19 is safe. comes in people with Covid-19. noted some limitations to the hours with 4,092 fatalities, ambulances, ventilators, oxy- further tackling in the covid says fixed monthly lump sum doctors of AFMS were grant- In the study, around a third We now have clear evidence study. Despite being the largest taking the total number of gen and sanitizers. menace in the country, the let- amount will be admissible by ed extension till December 31, of patients (30.4%. 1,279 out of that NSAIDs are safe to use in ongoing prospective study of cases in the country to Kharge through his letter ter mentioned. deducting the basic pension 2021, which has augmented 4,211) who had taken NSAIDs patients with Covid-19, which patients admitted to hospital, it 2,22,96,414, the Union further suggested to expand the Earlier on Saturday, from the salary drawn at the the strength by 238 more doc- prior to hospital admission for should provide reassurance to only represents 60% of hospi- Ministry of Health and Family scope of Mahatma Gandhi Congress President Sonia time of retirement plus spe- tors. Medical professionals, COVID-19 died, a rate which both clinicians and patients talised patients in the UK over Welfare said. National Rural Employment Gandhi had also called for an cialist pay wherever applicable. recently retired from AFMS, was similar (31.3%. 21,256 out that they can continue to be the time of the study and it did It is the fifth time after May Guarantee Act (MNREGA) to all party meeting and a meet- The amount would remain have also been redeployed to of 67,968) in patients who had used in the same way as before not include patients with severe 1 that India has crossed the 200 days. ing of Parliament Sanding unchanged for the term of the further bolster the work force not taken NSAIDs. In patients the pandemic began.” Covid-19 who were not hospi- four-lakh-mark of new cases in “Expedite the distribution of Committee on Health to dis- contract and no other of health professionals. with rheumatological disease, The study collected data on talised. last 24 hours. relief material and proactively cuss Covid-19 situation. 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Sisodia, who is also the Therapeutics. of the FLCCC. “We applied world now recognise that iver- A total of 4,668 ventilators Finance Minister of Delhi, Ivermectin is a broad the gold standard to qualify mectin is a powerful prophy- or Bi PAP were also sent to wrote a letter to Sitharaman on spectrum anti-parasitic agent, the data reviewed before con- laxis and treatment for India from April 27 to May 8. Friday appreciating the central included in WHO essential cluding that ivermectin can COVID-19. South Africa, The major items received Government’s decision to waive medicines list for several par- end this pandemic.” Zimbabwe, Slovakia, Czech on Saturday from Canada, integrated goods and services asitic diseases. It is used in the A focus of the manu- Republic, Mexico, and India Thailand, the Netherlands, tax (IGST) till June 30 on treatment of onchocerciasis script was on the 27 con- have approved the drug for Austria, Czech Republic, Israel, Covid-19 relief goods donated (river blindness), strongy- trolled trials available in use by medical professionals. the US, Japan, Malaysia, US or received free of cost loidiasis and other diseases January 2021, 15 of which The results, as seen in (GILEAD), US (salesforce) and mented by the Health Ministry hospitalised Covid-19 patients. from outside India for free caused by soil transmitted were randomised controlled this latest study, demonstrate Indian community in Thailand since May 2, the statement India has been receiving distribution. although they are finally donat- helminthiasis. It is also used trials (RCT’s). that the ivermectin distribu- include 2,404 oxygen concen- said. international aid of Covid-19 “There is another category ing it to the government for dis- to treat scabies. The WHO Consistent with numer- tion campaigns repeatedly led trators, 25,000 Remdesivir vials, According to the state- medical supplies and equip- of donor organisations, gov- tribution among people with- recommends that the drug ous meta-analyses of iver- to “rapid population-wide 218 ventilators, and 6,92,208 ment, the Central government ment since April 27 from dif- ernmental, non-governmental out any charge, Sisodia said. only be used within clinical mectin RCT’s since published decreases in morbidity and testing kits. has designed a streamlined ferent countries and organi- or private, who are based in He requested IGST exemp- trials. by expert panels from the UK, mortality”. A coordination cell has mechanism for effective allo- sations. India and are directly procur- tions be given to such organi- However, led by the Front Italy, Spain and Japan, they “We are calling on region- been created in the Union cation and prompt distribution AIIMS Director, Professor ing these items from abroad sations saying they were doing Line Covid-19 Critical Care found a large, statistically sig- al public health authorities Health Ministry to coordi- of the supplies received by Randeep Guleria, on Sunday and donating it to Union or philanthropic work and also Alliance (FLCCC), a group of nificant reduction in mortal- and medical professionals nate the receipt and allocation India. This will help to sup- thanked all for sending foreign State Governments,” he said. because the tax they may act as medical and scientific experts ity, time to recovery, and viral around the world to demand of foreign Covid relief mater- plement the medical infra- aid in form of medical equip- These organisations are a deterrent since they are any- reviewed published peer- clearance in Covid-19 that ivermectin be included in ial. This cell started function- structure of the tertiary care ment - ventilators, oxygen not covered under IGST way paying a premium on reviewed studies, manu- patients treated with iver- their standard of care right ing from April 26, and institutions and recipient states cylinders and oxygen concen- exemptions as they are not urgent shipment or airlift of scripts, expert meta-analy- mectin. away so we can end this pan- Standard Operating Procedure and UTs, and strengthen their trators to fight huge surge of importing life-saving materials relief goods from all over the ses, and epidemiological “Our latest research demic once and for all,” Marik has been framed and imple- clinical management of the cases. free of cost and paying for it, world. analyses of regions with iver- shows, once again, that when noted. !2@1 B % 2% % " >! * + *6==( O PO . / P)0 * % % * * ? . 67817'9 smooth rollout of beneficiary registration for Phase 3 of *% "#$ 67817'9 "#$< "6 enior Congress leader world’s largest vaccine drive”. SShashi Tharoor attacked Vardhan mentioned in that 67817'9 the nose or palate, toothache, n enquiry was initiated on . # Health Minister Harsh tweet that in just three hours, blurred or double vision with ASunday against a Deputy 67817'9 it to different parts of the Vardhan on Sunday over his 80 lakh people registered, 1.45 ucormycosis, a fungal pain, skin lesion, thrombosis, Inspector General (DIG) of the region up to block and pan- remarks that no fresh Covid- crore SMS were successfully Minfection being found in chest pain and worsening res- Central Reserve Police Force nion Minister Jitendra chayat level, Singh said. 67817'9 19 cases have been detected in delivered and 38.3 crore API Covid-19 patients with uncon- piratory symptoms, it said. (CRPF) for allegedly misbehav- USingh on Sunday said The dispatch included sep- 180 districts in the last seven hits recorded. trolled diabetes and prolonged Major risk factors for this ing with a lady doctor of the political parties and members arate kits of face masks, sani- he Railways has delivered days, saying it is sad to see the Taking a swipe at Vardhan, intensive care unit (ICU) stay, disease include uncontrolled force deputed in Bihar’s of the civil society should rise tisers, antiseptics, toilet items, Tnearly 4,200 tonnes of liq- Health Minister occupy an Tharoor tweeted, “SMS deliv- may turn fatal if uncared for, the diabetes mellitus, immunosup- Muzaffarpur. above differences and united- immunity boosters and a wide uid medical oxygen in more “alternative reality while the ered as an indication of success Centre said on Sunday. pression by steroids, prolonged The enquiry was set up ly defeat Covid-19. range of accessories and articles than 268 tankers to various nation gasps for breath”. in fighting #Covid?” In an advisory, it also ICU stay, malignancy and after the victim lodged a com- He said at this time of the for use in COVID pandemic, states since April 19, the In his virtual address at the The Congress leader also said the fungal infection main- voriconazole therapy, the plaint against Surinder Prasad, calamity, which happens once the statement said. national transporter said on 25th meeting of the Group of tagged a media report which ly affects people who are on ICMR-health ministry adviso- the DIG Range Muzaffarpur in in a century, all other issues, Singh said only today he Sunday. Ministers (GoM) on Saturday claimed that the Indian medication that reduces their ry stated. Bihar, on Sunday morning with priorities or agendas have to be had tested negative for So far, 68 ‘Oxygen Express’ to discuss the pandemic situ- Medical Association has ability to fight environmental To prevent the disease, concerned officials in the CRPF. set aside so that humanity sur- COVID-19 after being afflict- trains have completed their ation, Vardhan said 180 dis- demanded an explanation pathogens. blood glucose level should be In her complaint, the lady vives for the future. ed with the infection for three journeys, it said. tricts have showed no fresh from Vardhan for “promoting” The evidence-based advi- monitored post-COVID dis- doctor complained that the DIG The minister called upon weeks and the very first activ- Till now, 293 tonnes of liq- cases in the last seven days, 18 Patanjali’s Coronil tablet, and sory for screening, diagnosis charge and also in diabetic “made repeated phone calls late all political parties and senior ity that he had chosen to uid medical oxygen (LMO) districts reported no cases in tweeted, “Would love to see and management of the disease patients; steroids should be in the night followed by inap- members of the civil society to undertake is to start the has been unloaded in 14 days, 54 districts reported that explanation! The nation was released by the Indian used judiciously in correct tim- propriate advances at her place rise above differences and unit- despatch of COVID-related Maharashtra, 1,230 tonnes in no infections in 21 days and 32 wants to know…” Council of Medical Research ing, dose and duration; clean of stay in drunken state”. The edly fight the battle against material for the people of his Uttar Pradesh, 271 tonnes to districts were bereft of any In another tweet, Tharoor (ICMR) and the Union health sterile water should be used in complainant is posted at CRPF COVID-19, led by Prime constituency, it said. Madhya Pradesh, 555 tonnes in fresh cases in the last 28 days. asked why is the government ministry. “ humidifiers during oxygen Composite Hospital Minister Narendra Modi, a The minister said he had Haryana, 123 tonnes in Tagging Vardhan’s remarks, not spending the Rs 35,000 Mucormycosis, if uncared therapy; and antibiotics and Muzaffarpur. statement issued by the arranged for sending this mate- Telangana, 40 tonnes in Tharoor tweeted, “It’s sad to crore allocated in the budget for, may turn fatal. Sinuses or antifungal medicines should “An inquiry has been Personnel Ministry said. rial last month itself but it got Rajasthan and 1,679 tonnes in see Health Minister @drharsh- and instead passing the burden lungs of such individuals get be used correctly, it said. ordered to establish the facts and Singh, the Minister of State delayed due to him getting Delhi, it said. vardhan occupy an alternative of vaccine costs to states. affected after fungal spores are The disease can be man- appropriate action will be taken for Personnel, said this while infected with the disease. The Railways also delivered reality while the nation gasps “Once Parliament has inhaled from the air,” it said. aged by controlling diabetes, against the delinquent,” the despatching the first consign- He was advised not to physi- oxygen to new cities including for breath & the world sees approved it, why does the Warning symptoms include discontinuing immunomodu- CRPF said in a statement. ment of COVID-related mate- cally interact or meet anybody Kanpur, which received 80 Indians suffering.” “Can one government sit on the money? pain and redness around eyes lating drugs, reducing steroids The CRPF further made it rial for his Lok Sabha con- till he tested negative, the state- tonnes on Sunday. “ M o r e imagine Dr Fauci (and White There’s a record GST collec- and nose, fever, headache, and extensive surgical debride- clear that the force is committed stituency of Udhampur- ment said. loaded ‘Oxygen Expresses’ are House Chief Medical Adviser) tion & windfall gains from fuel coughing, shortness of breath, ment- to remove all necrotic to creating a safe and secure Kathua-Doda in Jammu and Singh said that on Saturday, expected to start their journeys celebrating SMSs, promoting taxes. Buy vaccines!!” the MP bloody vomits and altered men- materials, according to the environment for its women per- Kashmir on Sunday. even though being in quaran- later in the night,” the Railways faux medicines & endorsing from Thiruvananthapuram tal status, the advisory stated. advisory. sonnel and has a zero-tolerance This (dispatch) is going to be tine, he held a detailed review said. unproven therapies? No one said. Tharoor also took a dig Medical treatment includes policy for misbehaviour. a regular feature in the future and interaction with the The railways started run- believes our figures,” the for- at Prime Minister Narendra In COVID-19 patients with installing peripherally inserted The CRPF, a 3.25 lakh as well, he said. administration and public rep- ning ‘Oxygen Express’ trains to mer Union minister said. Modi over the Central Vista diabetes and immuno-sup- central catheter, maintaining strong force, is mandated to pro- From time to time, resentatives of each of the six transport liquid medical oxy- Tharoor also tagged project by tagging two old pressed individuals, one must adequate systemic hydration, vide internal security in the depending upon the require- districts of his Lok Sabha con- gen last month when the coun- another tweet of Vardhan a media reports — one quoting suspect of mucormycosis if infusion of normal saline intra- country especially in terrorist ment and demand, we will be stituency, namely Udhampur, try reported acute shortage of few days ago in which he had the PM as saying that every there is sinusitis, one-side facial venously before Amphotericin torn Jammu and Kashmir region arranging such material from Kathua, Doda, Reasi, Ramban the life-saving gas amid a dead- noted that “our world-class Indian will have a house in pain or numbness, blackish B infusion and anti-fungal ther- and Maoist-affected states. different sources and sending and Kishtwar. ly second COVID-19 wave. 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TChief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s She also informed the Chief remove supply constraints of above- crore to construct a new parliament, plea seeking waiver of GST (Goods Minister that pandemic specific items mentioned life-saving drugs and trendy aircraft and residents for the and Services Tax) and other taxes on and medicines had already been equipment” Prime Minister could not dedicate Rs Mangaluru: Managaluru city police ## &A!9 been deployed to control move- corona-specific medicines, vaccines, given exemption from import duties In her earlier letters the Chief 30,000 crore to fight the commissioner N Shashi Kumar on ment of the people. oxygen etc. besides reminding that the States Minister had asked the Prime Minister pandemic. Sunday urged the people to strictly wo days of lockdown has There were 4,23,514 Hours after the Chief Minister were the beneficiaries of the 70 per adhere to the Covid-19 guidelines Tnot produced any visible Covid-19 patients across the wrote her third letter in a week to cent of the IGST (Integrated Goods issued by the Government to contain impact on the Covid-19 situa- State as on Sunday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Services Tax) realized from var- 7 5 8 ! the spread of infection in the state. tion in Kerala. According to the The Government has declared demanding waiver of taxes on equip- ious items. He said a majority of people are release issued by the depart- total lock down across the ment and drugs required to treat coro- Earlier sending her third letter to &A'&; sources there could be about nine strictly following the government order. ment of Health on Sunday State till May 16. Ernakulam na Union Finance Minister Nirmala the Prime Minister demanding tax- ministers from the minority com- Strict action will be taken against evening, 35,801 Covid-19 cases district continued to be the epi- Sitharaman wrote her back hammer- waiver on pandemic specific items the ew faces, including former India munity while three from the tribal those violating the directions. reported during the 12 hours centre of Coviod-19 cases with ing home the need to maintain the Chief Minister wrote that a large num- Ncricketer and Bengal Ranji groups. The department is not using force ending 6 pm. Covid claimed 68 4,767 new persons getting diag- said taxes to keep costs of the prod- ber of organizations, individuals and Trophy captain Manoj Tiwari, trib- Among the prominent names on the public within the city, he said, lives taking the total death toll nosed with the pandemic on ucts low. benevolent agencies who want to al actress Birbaha Hansda, retired are Amit Mitra --- who has been the adding it is monitoring the situation in the State till date to 5,814. Sunday. There are 67,210 Covid Writing a series of tweets donate oxygen concentrators, cylin- IPS officer Humayun Kabir and Finance Minister of Mamata and working on humanitarian grounds Test Positivity Rate in Kerala patients undergoing treatment Sitharaman --- one of the first nation- ders, cryogenic storage Ghulam Rabbani are likely to figure Banerjee Government since 2011, at checkpoints. The Commissioner continued to be critical at 28.88 in various hospitals in the dis- al BJP leaders to congratulate Banerjee tanks, tankers, tanks containers in the list of 34 Ministers who Partho Chatterjee, Subroto said travellers coming from the railway per cent. Though the entire trict. The entry and exit to the in her fantastic win in the just-con- and corona-related drugs have would be sworn in on Monday, Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim, Arup stations and airport canusetheir tickets State remained in a lockdown district is monitored by police cluded Assembly elections --- rea- “approached the State Government to Trinamool Congress sources said. Biswas, Arup Roy, JyotipriyaMullick, as passes. In case of violation, police mode, roads and thoroughfares and department of revenue soned “if full exemption from GST consider exemption of these items Nine out of the 34 MLAs are Bratya Basu, Sobhandeb have booked cases and seized the across major towns and cities officials and the region con- were given, the domestic producers of from customs duty SGST/CGST/IGST likely to be sworn in as State minis- Chattopadhyay, Siddiqullah vehicles. Kumar said he has directed the remained empty thanks to strict tinued to be cordoned off from these items would be unable to offset … as the rate structure falls under the ters while the remaining 24 would Chowdhury and Javed Khan, sources police personnelto follow Covid appro- policing by the cops who have other places. taxes paid on their inputs and input purview of the central Government I get Cabinet berth. According to said. priate behaviour. PTI ! H CHENNAI: While the entire Dr Krishnaswamy is the patient conditions like Type 2 Diabetes has to be said that hospitals drive home the point that it was medical world is burning mid- who approached him after the mellitus (since 1987), hyper- from Patiala to Chennai pro- not a flash in the pan incident. night oil to make a break- medical fraternity washed their tension (since 1998), coronary vided traditional Indian medi- As a conclusion, Dr through in finding out the drug hands off her because of the artery disease (since 2015), cine to get rid of the Covid-19 Krishnaswamy has stated that that can cure Covid-19, a series of “Multiple CKD on maintenance virus from her body though the patient was on Chennai based physician with Comorbidities” plaguing her. haemodialysis weekly thrice system. haemodialysis thrice a week, she more than six decades experi- “She was contracted Covid-19 (since 2013), chronic obstruc- Dr Krishnaswamy says she was able to survive without ence in medical research has infection while on a regular tive pulmonary disease (since was administered Triphala dialysis for nine days and yet her come out with a treatment pro- Haemodialysis program for 2014) and breast lesion (since Pippali Churnam, Dhanwantara important renal parameters like tocol with which he has cured Chronic Kidney Disease,” Dr 2019), tested positive for Covid- Gutika, Sudarsan tablets, serum potassium and bicar- a 57-year-old housewife of the Krishnaswamy told The 19. Kutajarishtam. “She was tested bonate were maintained before pandemic. What makes this Pioneer. She was taken to the hos- negative on June 19 (13th day) dialysis was resumed. treatment unique is the patient The seriousness of patients pital where she was undergoing and was discharged on the Dr Krishnaswamy also who was suffering from multi- with comorbidities could be haemodialysis regularly. But same day. The swab turned out states in the findings that ple comorbidities. The treat- understood from the fact that the doctors asked her to come positive three times ( on June 4, Ayurvedic medication works ment consisted of an integrated out of 241 deaths reported in back only after testing Covid- 9, and 14) before it tested neg- in human body in sync with the system of modern medicine Tamil Nadu till 6 pm on negative. With all other hospi- ative on June 19,” said Dr cellular mechanism levorotato- and Ayurveda. Saturday, 180 victims had co tals refusing to entertain her Krishnaswamy who supervised rily while most of allopathic The breakthrough by Dr C morbid conditions. Similarly, because of the Covid-19 infec- the progress of the treatment on chemical medications are capa- V Krishnaswamy, 83-year-old out of the 197 deaths reported tion, a compassionate doctor a round-the-clock-basis. ble of damaging liver, pancreas, reputed diabetologist has been on Friday, 150 were suffering and hospital came forward to Dr Krishnaswamy further kidney, brain and locomotor published in the 2021 April issue from comorbid issues. It is a take the risk. When she was stated that the lady staged a very system. of Journal of the Science of universally accepted phenome- admitted to the hospital on good recovery and went back to JSHO is a unique quarter- Healing Outcomes, an interna- non that Covid-19 claim the June 12, 2020, she was weak, her original hospital Covid free ly medical journal brought out tionally read medical publica- lives of most of those with dehydrated, apyrexial and hard- for her routine haemodialysis by a team of doctors and med- tion which carries only “super comorbid conditions. ly able to take any food. The regime. The scientist in Dr ical scientists spread across B 0 % % 0 %00 ( C 2 & %*B peer reviewed” research works. It was at this juncture that patient was put on Ayurvedic Krishnaswamy has furnished Asia, USA, Australia and '( What makes the finding of the patient who had comorbid treatment for eight days and it the entire treatment history to Europe. PNS 5 $ &(0 * D ! "# >) O % 7#% 0. Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh gratia to families of each of the . him and seized 7.1 kilograms of natural ura- Government has instituted a high- deceased, while those injured will be he total number of active positive cases of coronavirus nium from his possession. & level enquiry into Saturday's explo- given 5 lakh each. Tis set to cross 50,000 mark across Jammu & Kashmir he National Investigation Agency The ATS had sent the seized uranium sion that rocked a limestone quarry Pointing out that the tragedy while there has been no let up in the Covid-19 situation. T(NIA) has taken over the investigations to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Patna: A video purportedly show- in Kadapa district, leaving 10 people occurred because adequate safety pre- 54 more patients succumbed to the virus on Sunday while into the case involving the seizure of 7.1 (BARC) at Trombay for analysis. An analy- ing a Covid victim's body being dead, and several others critically cautions were not observed while 5,190 fresh cases were detected taking the tally of active pos- kilograms of natural Uranium worth 21.30 sis report received from the BARC early this dumped into the bank of Saura injured. unloading the explosives, the minis- itive cases to 49,248. crore made by Maharashtra’s Anti Terrorism week said that the seized substance was nat- river in Bihar's Katihar district has The State's Minister for Mines ter stated that action will be initiat- Out of 48553 tests conducted across J&k on Sunday, Squad (ATS) in February this year. ural uranium, which is "highly radioactive gone viral on social media. and Geology, Peddireddy ed against the mine's leaseholder. 5190 persons tested positive registering a positivity rate of Three days after the ATS arrested two and dangerous to human life". Katihar's District Magistrate Ramachandra Reddy stated on The incident had occurred near 10.68. persons in connection with the natural The element in the seized Uranium is Udayan Mishra has cross verified Sunday that a committee comprising Mamillapalle village in Kalasapadu Moreover, 2423 more Covid-19 patients were recovered Uranium seizure made in February, the NIA used for radiation in some medical tech- the video clip and found it to be of five departments, has been set up mandal when the labourers were and discharged from various hospitals including 624 from took over the case on Saturday and re-reg- niques and as a counterbalance weight in true. The incident took place on for the purpose. unloading gelatin stick from a vehi- Jammu Division and 1799 from Kashmir Division. istered an FIR with Kalachowki airplanes, among other things. May 7. The inquiry committee, headed cle for using them at a limestone Keeping in view the grim situation, the UT adminis- Police station in south-central Mumbai The NIA, which has taken over the "Soon after we have learnt by the Kadapa district joint collector mine. tration Sunday also decided to further extend the corona under section 24(1) (a) of the Atomic investigations in the natural Uranium about the incident, an inquiry (revenue), will submit its report to the Such was the impact of the curfew for another seven days till May 17 across all the 20 Energy Act, 1962. seizure case, will try to ascertain from where panel headed by city's Magistrate, government within five days he explosion that the body parts of the districts. “Pursuant to registration of the case, the arrested persons obtained such a fair- SDO and SDPO of the area, was added. The minister said that a sum deceased were blown apart and the In order to closely monitor the patients, currently under- requisite actions as per law for expeditious ly quantity of natural Uranium and whether constituted who later visited the of 10 lakh is being sanctioned as ex vehicle was completely burnt.IANS going treatment in home isolation, the UT administration investigation of case have been initiated,” the any security interests had been Bheria Rahika village on Sunday. has also decided to utilize the services of final year MBBS NIA said in a press release issued in the compromised at the atomic energy estab- During investigation, it was students for providing services like tele-consultation and evening. lishments. found that the person died of monitoring of mild Covid cases after due orientation by and Acting on a complaint received from the This is not for the first time that the Covid on May 6," Mishra told 4!'.'!'%5,#$06 supervision of faculty. Regional Director, central region, Atomic police in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region IANS. In Jammu, Lieutenant Governor,Manoj Sinha chaired Minerals Directorate of Exploration of (MMR) have seized Uranium-related mate- "As per the statement of the '55#%'!#% &7!$' a high-level meeting of Covid Task Force to review the con- Research, Nagpur, the ATS officials had on rial. deceased's brother, his kin did not tainment measures. Thursday arrested two persons in connec- Earlier in December 2009, the Navi have enough money to cremate the Bengaluru: Karnataka is all set to The minister also said that the The Lt Governor asked the Divisional Commissioners tion with the seizure of “natural Uranium” Mumbai police crime branch sleuths have body. Moreover, the villagers told begin vaccination of people, in the vaccination will be initiated on a to conduct extensive exercise of house to house screening made in February this year. seized five kg of “depleted” Uranium from the family members that crema- 18 to 44 years age group, from limited scale in other parts of the and Covid-19 status verification for identifying the vul- The two arrested persons were pro- three persons. The police had then sent the tion of Covid victim could be a Monday. state. "As for the districts, initially nerable population through dedicated teams at the local duced before a city court which remanded seized material to the Bhabha Atomic hazardous to health for others. K. Sudhakar, the state's health vaccination will be made available level. them in ATS’ custody till May 12. Research Centre (BARC) for analysis. Hence, they had dug an 8 feet deep and medical education minister, at district hospitals, government The meeting was informed that 10 additional Oxygen It may be recalled that on February 14, At that time, then BARC spokesperson pit in their own land to bury the took to Twitter on Sunday, and medical colleges and Taluka generation plants are coming up in J&K soon with the inter- the Nagpada unit of the ATS -- acting on RK Sharma had described the seized mate- body," Mishra said. shared plans to launch vaccination Hospitals. As vaccine supply vention of the Central Government. specific information that a Thane-based res- rial as “depleted uranium”. "After the patient had suc- for this age group, in several gov- improves, we'll increase the number Most of the big Covid care Government hospitals in J&K ident identified as Jigar Pandya (27) was According to Sharma, Natural Uranium cumbed to Covid in Sadar hospi- ernment-run hospitals of the capi- of vaccination centres will be now have their own oxygen generation plants. planning to sell some uranium, appre- is extracted from the earth crest and con- tal, the hospital administration tal city. increased." The upcoming oxygen plants will add to the capacity hended Pandya with some small pieces of tains mainly two isotopes of Uranium i.e., then sent the body in an ambu- In his tweet, the minister said The minister advised youth to of oxygen availability in the UT, observed the Lt the valuable substance on February 14 this U-238 (99.3%) and U-235 (0.7%). The third lance to the village on May 7. that place will be earmarked for peo- be patient and await their turn. Governor. year. Isotope, U-234 is present in a very low per- The complainant of the inci- ple of the age group at the vaccine "Government is leaving no stone In order to break the transmission chain of the virus, During the interrogation, the ATS offi- centage in Natural Uranium. dent was the driver of the ambu- centres Vaccine will be administered unturned to vaccinate each and it was decided that 50 % of staff in Government departments cials learnt that one Abu Tahir Afzal “Depleted Uranium has less U-235 con- lance. We had cross checked about only to persons who book their slots every citizen at earliest and is mak- would attend offices as per duty rosters and their movement Husain Choudhary (31), a resident of tent as compared to natural Uranium. In the the incident with the victims' on Arogyasetu or Cowin apps and ing continuous efforts to secure sup- would be strictly through passes during the Corona Mankhurd in north-east Mumbai, had seized Uranium this % is 0.2%. family members. During the obtain confirmed slots." ply of vaccines. I urge all citizens, Curfew. given him Uranium pieces to sell. Depleted Uranium is used as Shielding process of burial, some onlookers Vaccine shortages had forced especially my young friends, to Decision was also taken to establish two more Triage Subsequently, the ATS officials searched material to shield large Gamma Radiation filmed it and made it viral on the Karnataka government to sym- wait for your turn and govt will centres, one each in both the divisions to facilitate Covid Tahir’s godown at Kurla Scrap Association Sources and as a counter balancing weights social networking platforms," bolically launch this vaccination ensure you will surely get your jab," patients. at Mankhurd, from where they detained in ships and Aircraft,” he had said. Mishra said. IANS drive, recently. his tweet read. IANS & *% % A;
<; - 0. teacher of St Mary's Presentation privately revealed the school Convent School, Jammu lost her Principal had directed the staff Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok eath of a seniorteacher serving battle to the deadly virus while her members to remain present in the Gehlot has said the corona Din a prominent Convent school husband was still struggling to sur- school and work from there ignor- infection is spreading very fast due to Covid-19 here on Sunday vive in the ICU on sunday. Her ing all government in the cities as well as in the vil- triggered angry reactions on various daughter, also tested positive, was orders issued since the first week of lages. Health machinery should social media platforms as the recuperating in home isolation. On March when the District Magistrate be fully activated in rural areas school authorities forced them to Sunday, a handful of relatives along had ordered closure of schools in to prevent its spread and pro- attend the school even when the dis- with volunteers from a local organ- view of the rising number of coro- vide immediate treatment to trict magistrate had ordered its isation performed the last rites of navirus cases. the infected. closure in the wake of Covid-19 the school teacher. Several teachers claimed along Also, to make people aware pandemic. According to her colleagues, with Nilu Varidner few other staff and other arrangements, max- review on Saturday night Questioning the rationale Nilu Varinder was regularly attend- members and students who had imum participation of all the through video conference on behind forcing the teachers to ing her school duties as late as April attended their practical examina- personnel of the State other related topics including remain present inside the school 26 against her wishes. The District tions also tested positive and were Government and the repre- Covid compression, lockdown premises several netizens and close Magistrate had issued an order on undergoing treatment. sentatives of the panchayat and availability of resources. friends urged the district authorities April 27 clarifying that the teaching The District authorities are level should be ensured. He The Chief Minister said to take serious note of the brazen and non teaching staff was not learnt to have taken cognizance of said that if the infection that it is very late for people violations committed by the private required to remain present in the the matter and are expected to hold increased in the villages in the from villages to reach the city school management during the educational institutions and shall an inquiry to ascertain the facts of same way, then it would be very for treatment and the risk of the period. continue to work from home till fur- the matter and violations commit- difficult to control it. Shri patient increases due to very According to close family mem- ther orders. ted by the school before taking any % % * % *%0 2 Gehlot conducteda high-level high levels of infection. bers, Nilu Varinder, a senior Music In contrast, the school teachers action. '( ! "#$ !#$ %&'&'% 2
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As far as the recorded his- tory tells us, the first calamity , 5:#S was caused by bubonic plague - 5 5:# which suddenly sprouted into 1 0 an Egyptian port in the sixth Some historians believe useful animals might have east to Indonesia and south- , , century. On record, it has been that the plague was a very big passed on their virus when west to some African coun- called a pestilence; the word blow or setback to the Eastern their domestication began. tries. To prevent the menace 5:#S - 0 pandemic is a recent innovation. Roman Empire, which The disease began, it is con- of cholera, all that was need- !+ ' 0 The plague spread far and wide became weaker with time. No jectured, about 1,100 years ed was for people to keep + ' $ S and, on the way, it went to wonder that its successor, BC because it was detected in away from drinking doubtful (S Constantinople across the the Byzantium, failed to stand some Egyptian mummies of water. In the West, it was Adriatic Sea, then Rome, from up to the Central Asian Turks the time. One or two Roman nicknamed as “Blue Death” , ( + the Eastern to the Western who invaded first Anatolia emperors were recorded to though in Kolkata, the first 0 +' 5:# ! Roman Empire. From early and eventually also have died of smallpox at the symptom the doctors looked 7 , years, plague was nicknamed Constantinople and changed 1 29;97 2A' A turn of the millennia. The for was the colour of the exc- " “Black Death”. its name to Istanbul. This pox did not spare Western reta. If it was not white, it was It then spread across shows how a pandemic can ;C29A 17'7 Europe, especially Spain, not cholera. , - Western Europe, including affect the destiny of a civili- 6@'.76K61 from where it reached Latin Diphtheria, typhoid, + C $ Britain. Incidentally, at sation. Christianity in the America by the early years of polio, measles, influenza and C + ,S Constantinople at the time, avatar of the Eastern Roman C7''A8@7D7 the 16th century. A reported yellow fever are some other 0 ruled the Emperor Justinian. I empire did not decline, but 7A7 Spanish solution was; to the endemics. Typhoid, like remember him in history for the Empire did. The Church whole family or household cholera, was a water or liquid- building the Hagia Sophia, the is still headquartered at A;977617 !$ being infected, demolish the borne disease. Polio, measles $ architectural icon of the city Istanbul with only about two whole building. So that so and influenza are air-borne. and, for centuries, of an empire. to three per cent Christians. ;C29A 1' &7 many burials were avoided! All these are different bugs. The Turkic conquerors built Smallpox was the next !9A'78 Cholera was another Influenza played havoc after four minarets and converted it epidemic that came from menace that spread mainly the World War I in most parts into a mosque. Kamal Mustafa time to time and place to 8;7A' L. 1 through water or any liquid. of the world. Malaria is Ataturk in the early 1920s place. But regardless, it was a A671 77$ It is believed to have begun in unique. In India, it had been changed it to a museum which, disease which was generally the Ganga delta. From there, virtually eradicated but has very recently, President Erdogan feared as an endemic; it con- 2A' A7'7 it travelled far and wide, come back. Evidently, in has reconverted it into a tinued to frighten people 61 6@'.76K7 including Russia, on to places India, we have allowed that mosque. Incidentally, in parts of until some decades ago. So in Europe early in the 19th particular breed of mosquito the German-speaking areas, much so that, in most parts A67$'' century. The bug then crossed to be reborn. Incidentally, Jews were accused of poisoning of Asia, every infant was the Atlantic Ocean America while studying modern the wells’ mud, and hence the compulsorily vaccinated ;9777 and spread for a while in the European history, I had come drinking water. As a punish- against it. Out of fear, in India 1 @@776; .B$ US as well as to Latin. As was across a reference to ment, the Jews were given the the disease was worshiped as often the case, the source of Napoleon Bonaparte having choice of either converting to Sitala Devi and there were 6@'.76K2'C71 the epidemic of cholera was lost thousands of soldiers Christianity or face death. temples dedicated to her. 9DA!@;7;97 discovered by the German upon the altar of ‘yellow fever’. Those who did not convert Experts suspect that it began scientists in the late 19th (The writer is a well-known were taken to Jewish cemeter- as a virus carried by cows, 8A'18 century. Despite this discov- columnist and an author. The ies and collectively on fire. camels or monkeys. These ery, cholera also travelled views expressed are personal.) 004 000*5$04 % ;02 '( 2 Sir — The successive Governments have failed to promote public sector enterprises $8 and, it seems, that those involved in produc- ; *MMM % ! ' * tion of the ayurvedic medicines are also !AD 1 =MM neglected. It is high time that the !AD 1 ; 1 $ 1 C! ;' Government should work upon the loop- B holes. The Indian Medicines '(@.(F((. PQ4 Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited "MM K " S PQ (IMPCL), a Central Public Sector 1 Enterprises, is a premier company under the !$; +"#*( B $ ( * ! Ministry of AYUSH for production of Ayurvedic medicines at economical prices. $9 O It is known for producing cost-effective ' 5 medicines of reliable quality and standard. 6 ! & O B $ 5 The IMPCL has recorded its highest-ever ; !AD 1 "#$ 5 5 % ! O P Q P ! turnover of 164 crore in 2020-21. Further, the World Health Organisation (WHO) $; $ Q 5 recently recommended its 18 Ayurvedic ! ?C''% ! products for WHO-GMP/COPP certifica- $; B ; $ K 5 S tion subject to certain observations in 6 " O March 2021. $ ; $9 1 Unfortunately, its products are not seen B 5 $ PQ anywhere in the market except at 72B 02 $9 ! Government dispensaries. There also, a com- $ OMM plete range of products is not available and 2 & B 5 1& " especially pain-relief oil is always out of stock. O $ 02$ (&('.% 5 $ +7/(.!894 Even the website of the company doesn’t dis- play the full range of products and list of dis- C.% ! tributors or dealers. It is really a cause of con- the maximum retail price. K ; 5:# ' 0 0 cern especially in the backdrop of the fact Further, the duplicate of Remdesivir and * # that it has been awarded ‘World Health Sir — During these trying times, when phil- other life saving drugs are circulating in the ; ; , Organisation, Good Manufacturing Practices anthropy is at its peak and people are help- open market. On one side we have auto-rick- / Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product ing each other, there are some morally bank- shaw drivers, recovered victims and middle ;)M K +7/(.!89 PS (WHO-GMP/CoPP)’ certification by WHO rupt people who are profiteering from the class senior citizens selling their jewelleries 7 K , after conducting a thorough inspection and hapless victims of COVID-19. In the and other belongings, giving up their vehi- P 8< Q PQ 1 this certification is an endorsement of the absence of any price capping mechanism, cles and spending their lives savings to aid !! quality of products. While the product of our costs of life saving equipment have jumped the COVID victims and on other side we 2' 7 $ manifold. public sector is recognised worldwide, it have these pandemic scavengers doing % ? A'&C@.( !! ! seems that our own Government has failed Though some prices can be reasoned everything possible to decimate the human- K& 2 PQ 1 S to give the much needed push to it. That is with inflation, Chinese products like pulse itarian efforts. Supply of life saving drugs, " why, the products are not found in private oximeter which come with no price tags are oxygen concentrators, raw materials for vac- ; sold overpriced. Private hospitals bribe ayurvedic medicinal stores in Delhi and are cines and other essentials are pouring in from 5 $ always out of stock. In case the company does health workers to refer patients to them and across the world. But these pandemic scav- 1 ' not have a network of distributors and deal- demand exorbitant sums upfront for their engers are undermining the efforts of our = - * 0 0! , ers, it should immediately engage them so admission, people are cheated over oxygen Government and international bodies. 2 that people may be benefitted through eco- supplies, ambulance services charge more Aryaputra P Das | Bhubaneswar $ > ?@89 nomical and reliable range of ayurvedic med- than 30k to ferry patients within the city icines. limits and the pharmacies attached to the ** %0< H(F((. Subhash Chandra Agrawal | Delhi hospitals sell life saving drugs at three times '.. .%@(% GA?('/C%? K ! "#$ !#$ %&'&'% (
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ealthy families are the foundation of healthy communities, thus, there is nothing more Himportant than good health and reliable 30+ healthcare for the family. Universal health cover- P Q age aims to ensure that all people receive quality healthcare without suffering financial hardship. The " biggest challenge is to combat the multiple scourges 1 ' ( ravaging the world’s poor and sick. Due to the cur- " D'("E 0 # 0 S rent pandemic we are facing pressing challenges and R S health-related expenditure has now become a pri- mary route to impoverishment. India took a great ! leap in public health insurance when it launched 0 P Q the Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) ( and the Ayushman Bharat (AB) scheme. These are the country’s flagship structures created to help uni- G 0 versalise healthcare so that economically vulnera- , ble families get the medical care they need without being pushed into debt. The cost to the Government 0 7 is around 1, 052 per family, with 60 per cent of it being borne by the Centre and the rest by States. Although the scheme has several laudable objec- .6 D7' 97';9!AD7B7 tives and novel features, it has its limitations. Despite having an apparently formidable beneficiary base, 8 '' 7!A7 S H the AB-PMJAY still has a small share in the over- 7' ;CA6'C @ productive assets, take children out treatment, as they cannot afford to and incidental expenses during hos- all inpatient care provision. This is due to low 61 D 1.' of school or put them to work, com- lose their wages. Similarly, those who pitalisation. This is already the pre- empanelment of hospitals, a general reluctance of @ ' 761 promise on food, or leave other ill- need longer-term hospitalisation vailing practice of specific compara- private providers towards dispensing AB-PMJAY !A.6 ; 77 nesses untreated. Due to this dynam- may go back to work even if they ble schemes. Such plans provide a benefits, and limited contribution of AB-PMJAY to 72A8771;A ic, a health issue can easily become have not fully recovered. Lost “hospital cash” or “wage loss” bene- the overall business of hospitals. The Government 176; @C;97 a financial sinkhole. Health insurance income, often one of the largest com- fit, which is a fixed amount for trans- pays public and private hospitals fixed rates for treat- A8697';9 serves two primary functions for ponents of a financial shock, is far portation and wage loss for each day ing people covered under the programme and this 677161;&7 individuals. First, it secures financial lower among the insured, because it of hospitalisation. Some plans in doesn’t fit in with the viability of the private sector. !; A6;A access to healthcare, both for preven- allows them to seek care sooner. developing countries provide a fixed New ways will need to be explored to see how the 117;97 tive services and/or treatment. Since many of the concerns of amount to the beneficiary for each private sector can be co-opted in the delivery of pub- 1 77;9; Second, it evens the costs of those ser- women are not easily insurable, e.g., night of hospitalisation, irrespective lic health. At the same time, the public health sys- 6!77!A; vices, protecting against potentially maternity costs, a more relevant of the actual expenses incurred. tem — particularly in rural India — will have to be A@!761 devastating economic shocks. product would be one that combines This top-up coverage can be used * S I ( regenerated. !A6; .;7;A Health insurance policies in insurance and savings. In this way, for with any other social security scheme P! Q ! For the poor, health is often the dividing line India typically don’t cover outpatient example, a woman could use her sav- that members may enroll in. The between the path to prosperity or a slide into des- ;97 .176A6 or domiciliary treatment, where the ings to cover the cost of normal deliv- enhancement of the coverage could " titution. To make matters worse, the combination A.97';9 major expenses involve pharmacy ery, and insurance to cover the cost make the scheme truly pro-poor. ( of typically volatile and precarious incomes and the C;7$ ; ;97 bills, diagnostic and pathological of unexpected complications. In And, considering that this added ! absence of quality healthcare means low-income BAD7676;O tests. Several health insurance pro- evaluating the success of AB, what benefit would be conditional on prior ( ( communities not only need access to healthcare, but 2 C0A grammes cover wage loss on account matters, even more than the benefi- hospitalisation, there is no risk of ?@! ! J@ , also the ability to pay for it. Private healthcare has ;A 6D7; 6 of illness or other health-related ciaries count, is whether it removes moral hazard or unwarranted claims. 172761 '7 # 0 S catastrophic costs that shave off hard-earned sav- issues, but many don’t. Due to these the need in the target population to Universal health coverage will ings of patients. The repercussions have spillover ;;7 .6C;7 coverage gaps, even insured benefi- prioritise livelihood over their daily become a reality only if individuals, ! consequences, resulting in less money being avail- 61'A17D 7 ciaries can incur high indirect costs, needs. This is normally the case for families and communities are 5 ! able to households for food, education, housing and 7B.'; A6;9; especially in cases that require hos- most poor families who lack income empowered to identify their own ! other necessities. &7722'C7 pitalisation. For instance, India’s support during the treatment. health needs and take action to K A health emergency is a bigger risk to farmers 2. ' !61 flagship public health insurance It can also consider including address the diseases that increase cost than an unsuccessful crop. Once they sell their 2 D;7 scheme, AB, fails to recognise and primary, day-to-day healthcare of care and contribute to the burden 7 land/livestock, they become indentured labourers !A ;;71;A compensate the indirect costs asso- instead of just secondary and tertiary on our health systems. It is the and that takes a generation or more to fix. Care at 7D 6B ciated with hospitalisation — and care. This is because poorly-delivered Government’s primary job to invest India’s public hospitals is technically free. But in real- these are quite significant for the primary care inevitably increases the in a dependable State-run system and # ! 6; A6' ity the poor quality of care, lack of human resources 6;77; poor. These include expenses on trav- burden on health and finance at the also devise regulations that keep play- and equipment have impeded them from coping elling to the hospital and back. secondary and tertiary levels down ers, public and private, committed to " with overwhelming patient loads. As a result, many Additionally, staying in a hospital or the line. Nurses and practitioners of serving national interest. ! underprivileged Indians are forced to seek treatment at home, after hospitalisation, implies traditional medicine will have to take Several laudable policies are 1 in costly private hospitals they cannot afford, or, sim- a loss of wages. Often, attending care- “bridge courses” to keep abreast of already in place. Yet, for reforms to ! ply go without care. givers from the family also have to the bewildering forms of new dis- be successful, we need hardcoded Not only are there steep medical costs involved forgo wages for several days and eases. Diseases are not static things. changes and higher and more pro- in a health episode, but there are also incidental arrange for their lodging in case the Pathogens change, hosts change and ductive investments. A lot of money expenses. This is further compounded by the loss treatment is being undertaken away environments change. Our immune is wasted on excessive administrative 0 of income during the period an individual is from their native town. Poor house- systems change as well, as a result of expenses, inefficiencies, duplication 7 8< ill/injured or caring for an ailing loved one. The writer is a holds may take on debt, selling pro- fending off infections. And, of course, of services, and fraud and abuse in ! Without insurance, people often turn to informal well-known development ductive assets or even their homes. our lifestyles change, as also social insurance claims. It is now for the ( means to manage these risks, but such strategies pro- professional of This risks a negative feedback standards, medical systems and pub- policy doctors to collaborate with the vide inadequate protection. So when misfortune international repute. The loop: Poverty leads to bad health, lic-health programmes. real doctors to come up with radical ! views expressed O ' strikes, many get drawn into debt traps as they bor- are personal. which generates further poverty. Thus, it is necessary to enlarge solutions that can build a healthier row beyond their means. This can lead them to sell They may be forced to avoid or delay the benefits to include loss of wages world for everyone. . ?@89 7 ! , K ( " ! # #! / # "3*333 , S #P# * $ # / ## #$ ! ( ! ! / / ( ! L # L D # ! " E ! ! , ', ! "#$ %&'#" " (%)'* +#"#)'' , )'*("% #-. "* - '#/#* # // '#) - )%#)'+ * '-,& '% /' /'
ver since the second wave made, but this trade continues gen. Despite the Supreme available piece of every brand does not require oxygen sup- being answered, adding to the of the COVID-19 infec- unabated in many parts of the Court’s direction to the Centre got taken and then started the port or an accompanying doc- peoples’ misery. Many hospitals Etions has shaken our country. to make 700 metric tonnes of usual black marketing. A tor; the same ride for a patient show vacant beds on their web- country it has also shaken the When somebody’s loved medical oxygen available to branded OC that is usually requiring oxygen support and site but these are not available moral values of many people. one is struggling to breathe and Delhi on a daily basis to tide priced at 40,000-50,0000 is a doctor could cost the family when patients arrive. Staff in There are any number of stories stay alive, people are forced to over the COVID crisis, Delhi is being sold in the black market upwards of 20,000. Inter-city many hospitals has been charg- all over the country of people shell out huge sums. People still gasping for its share and the at around 90,000 for substan- transfers by ambulance, for ing huge bribes from patients to facing severe extortion and +5$400 have taken flights from Delhi to Arvind Kejriwal Government is dard Chinese products without example Delhi-Chandigarh are provide beds. Those waiting in being forced to make large Mumbai and Hyderabad to running from pillar to post to warranty, and depending on the priced at 1,00,000. When one ambulances till the patient gets payments to get essential med- source this drug from produc- get its allotted quota. The same urgency and desperation goes service provider was confront- a bed are being charged 2,000 ication, oxygen, ambulance ser- tion units. Since this is a sched- dire situation exists in other up to 1.5 lakh. With the ed and told that this was far per hour, as waiting charges! vice and hospitals beds. uled drug and permitted to be States, too. increase in production of med- more than what an airline Large hospitals have beds Perhaps there is a reason given only under the supervi- In smaller hospitals and ical oxygen in Delhi hopefully would charge, the response reserved for politicians and why people have behaved and sion of a medical practitioner, COVID care facilities, patients things will get better. was: “Please take the plane!” senior bureaucrats, whereas continue to behave in such a the Government should have are being told to bring their Transporting a COVID Bargaining and pleading the commoner has to run shameful manner. The drop in made it mandatory for the own oxygen. People are camp- patient to the hospital has been has no takers. Nobody has the around to multiple hospitals, incomes and loss of livelihoods pharmacies to sell this drug ing outside oxygen plants for another nightmare. Patients time for your story. Thankfully, pay large sums at every point over extended periods since the directly to the hospital or nurs- hours together to fill cylinders. cannot be brought in a car dri- in Delhi, the Government has and yet, has a faint hope of get- pandemic struck has probably ing homes where patients are A normal cylinder that would tinued scarcity of this natural- ven by relatives for the fear of now intervened and regulated ting the care needed. shaken the moral and ethical admitted, based on the doctor’s earlier cost 600-800 is being ly available product. People transmitting infection, requir- prices. The other problem is the Has our country lost its values of many. But it still prescription. sold by unscrupulous people for who could not afford to get hold ing transportation in an ambu- shortage of hospital beds. soul? Is it the effect of the pan- doesn’t justify such actions The patients could pay for over 20,000. of oxygen cylinders started lance. Hence, ambulance Government portals showing demic or were we inherently when somebody’s life is at it along with the hospital bill. It Gurudwaras have started looking for oxygen concentra- providers have been charging vacant hospital beds haven’t like this? As the country battles stake. It doesn’t justify selling an The writer is a would result in complete trans- distributing oxygen within their tors to deliver uninterrupted exorbitant amounts for short been updated with the ground its biggest crisis ever and fam- injection of Remdesivir at neurosurgeon, Apollo parency and tackle hoarding premises as have other religious oxygen supply without having distances of travel. 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8&( 6 , ' !'D0 '%1' :%!'' &E77 ! ,1 ;#% !1 %!<#%5$#%* . .. ! ## ,* ,#% : 5! 67817'9 West Bengal Chief Minister &A'&; &E&% 1,594 crore in the reporting &A'&; ment ousted by the February 1 Mamata Banerjee earlier in . & @% .& quarter from the year-ago peri- coup signed a letter of intent to inance Minister Nirmala the day wrote to Prime andhan Bank MD & CEO od’s Rs 827 crore. It also made hina has started reaping speed up implementation of the FSitharaman on Sunday said Minister Narendra Modi seek- BChandra Shekhar Ghosh is 03J&(@((. C an additional provision of Rs Crewards for backing the project under the countries’ GST exemption to domestic ing exemption from GST and hopeful that the economy will = . .@ %F(.. 388 crore on standard advances February 1 military takeover in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) supplies and commercial customs duty any donations of rebound by the third and in the microfinance segment. Myammar. agreement. import of Covid drugs, vac- oxygen concentrators, cylin- fourth quarters of the current +35C *(. %.%FF “We have almost doubled The military regime-con- At the time of the coup, the cines and oxygen concentrators ders, cryogenic storage tanks fiscal, enabling the lender to A@% .F%'(%%F'% our provisions during the quar- trolled Myanmar Investment Mee Lin Gyaing project was would make these items cost- and COVID related drugs from meet its targets. ter (under Commission (MIC) this week one of two LNG projects await- lier for consumers as manu- organisations or agencies. He said the bank had exer- % .+*<"<C (. review). We restructured approved 15 projects, including ing official approval. facturers would not be able to The Finance Minister cised caution amid the Covid- F'A(@?(C %'&(A housing loan accounts to the a Chinese $2.5-billion liquefied The other is worth $2 bil- offset the taxes paid on inputs. tweeted her response to the 19 pandemic and made addi- ( C%A((A tune of Rs natural gas (LNG) power pro- lion. Currently, domestic sup- Chief Minister’s letter, saying tional provisioning in the last 617 crore, but none in the ject, easily the biggest single The 1,390 MW Mee Lin plies and commercial imports these items are already exempt- quarter of 2020-21. . @F %. microfinance portfolio,” Ghosh investment since the new mil- Gyaing project is to be devel- of vaccines attract a 5 per cent ed from customs duty and “We remain cautiously said. itary takeover. oped jointly by Yunnan Goods and Services Tax (GST), accrues to the Centre and the health cess. Besides, Integrated optimistic for the current fiscal people acknowledged Retail banking loss for the The MIC, headed by Lt Provincial Energy Investment while it is 12 per cent in case States each as Central GST and GST (IGST) is also exempted as we have made additional Bandhan’s role in develop- lender in the quarter to March General Moe Myint Tun, did Group Co Ltd, the UREC, of Covid drugs and oxygen State GST respectively. Further on all COVID relief material provisioning as safeguard. The ment of that locality. They are stood at Rs 112.66 crore. not specify details of the Zhefu Holding Group Co Ltd, concentrators. 41 per cent of the CGST rev- imported by the Indian Red second wave of Covid pain is aware of the lapses in repay- However, the retail loan book mega project but IANS reli- and thee Supreme Group. “If full exemption from enue is devolved to States. So Cross for free distribution in expected to subside in the next ments due to the present situ- grew by nearly 25 per cent on- ably learned from The project is expected to GST is given, vaccine manu- out of a collection of Rs 100, as the country. two-three months, and this ation, and have sought more year to Rs 79,466 crore in the Myanmarese Planning be complete in 2023; 35 per facturers would not be able to much as Rs 70.50 is the share Also IGST exemption has time people are better geared time. So, there is an intent to 2020-21 fiscal. Department sources that the cent of the power produced offset their input taxes and of the states. been given in case of goods than the first wave that took repay; it’s just a matter of time Bandhan Bank’s collection LNG project approved on will be distributed to would pass them on to the end From the GST collected when imported free of cost for everyone by surprise. for our NPAs to come down,” efficiency (including write-offs Friday is likely to be the Ayeyarwady Region, with the consumer/citizen by increasing on vaccine, half is earned by the free distribution in the country “The worst seems to be he said. and NPAs) stood at 95 per cent Chinese-backed Mee Lin rest going to Yangon via the the price. A 5 per cent GST rate Centre and the other half by the by any entity, state government, over, and the economy will Bandhan Bank had on as of March 2021 as against 92 Gyaing power project in the national grid. ensures that the manufacturer States. Further, 41 per cent of relief agency or autonomous rebound by the time major Saturday reported an 80 per per cent in December 2020. country’s Irrawaddy Delta. Myanmar’s Supreme is able to utilise ITC and in case Centre’s collections also get body on the basis of a certifi- lending business happens in Q3 cent dip in its March quarter Ghosh had Saturday said The nature and cost Group’s Deputy CEO U Htu of overflow of ITC, claim devolved to the States. So states cate issued by a state govern- and Q4, to meet our targets,” net profit at Rs 103 crore, as it troubles in two key markets of revealed by Lt Gen Tun’s Htu Aung told IANS that the refund. Hence exemption to end up receiving almost 70 per ment. Ghosh told PTI. wrote off a huge portfolio of West Bengal and Assam, aris- office matches the Mee Lin joint venture company has vaccine from GST would be cent of the total revenue col- “In order to augment the On NPAs, he said the num- loans worth Rs 1,929 crore in ing due to factors like state elec- Gyaing project first discussed been awaiting approval for the counterproductive without lected from vaccines. availability of these items, gov- bers will come down with time the flagship microlending busi- tions, a local law in Assam and during Chinese President Xi Mee Lin Gyaing project and is benefiting the consumer,” “In fact, a nominal 5 per ernment has also provided full as borrowers are aware about ness by recognising stress the second wave of the pan- Jinping’s trip to Myanmar in yet to be formally intimated . Sitharaman tweeted. cent GST is in the interest of the exemption from basic customs missing repayments amid the upfront. demic, have subsided, with 2020. However, the company has She further said that if domestic manufacturer of vac- duty and health cess to their pandemic scenario. As a result of the acceler- both the states showing collec- At that time, Beijing and picked up information about Integrated GST (IGST) Rs 100 cine and in the interest of the commercial imports,” “I recently went to an area ated write-off, the bank’s over- tion performance at over 90 per the National League for the project clearance, Aung is collected on an item, Rs 50 citizens,” Sitharaman said. Sitharaman said. where NPAs are high, and all provisions shot up to Rs cent. Democracy (NLD) govern- said. #'%5 !'#%$ !AD 1 "#6B776; D( -2$>?% * 9 2( 67817'9 among overseas investors, then 2020 to March 2021. This consequent slowdown in '! !* #%* further redemptions cannot included a net investment of Rs growth. oreign investors have pulled be ruled out, Himanshu 55,741 crore in the first three In addition, a weak cur- " . / Fout 5,936 crore from the Srivastava, Associate Director months of this year. rency added to the outflows by !'# #% $ Indian equities in the first - Manager Research, “The nervousness among FPIs, he added. Harsh Jain, co- week of May amid worries Morningstar India, stated. FPIs with regards to the second founder and COO of Groww, over the intense second wave of According to the data, for- wave of coronavirus pandem- opined that the recent with- coronavirus infection and its eign portfolio investors (FPIs) ic in India was visible in the drawal could be due to profit " The grants are meant for all fallout on the economy. withdrew a net sum of 5,936 flow numbers for this week,” booking. “FPIs had started the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Foreign investors had crore from Indian equity mar- Srivastava said. investing heavily around April Institutions – village, block pulled out 9,659 crore in kets during May 3-7. Alok Aggarwala, Chief 2020. Since then, the markets and district, an official state- April after infusing money in Prior to April’s outflow, Research Officer, Bajaj Capital, have climbed significantly and ment said. the preceding six months, FPIs had been infusing money said the pullback by FPIs is many of the stock picks made It may be utilised by the according to the depositories’ in equities since October. They consistent with a sharp rise in by them have given good RLBs, among other things, for data. invested over 1.97 lakh crore COVID-19 cases in India, returns over the same period,” 0 )M)" various prevention and miti- If fears of Covid-19 persist in equities during October state-wide lockdowns and the he said. gation measures needed to combat the COVID-19 pan- demic, and will augment their 67817'9 include The Kroger Co (ranked 67817'9 resources. 6 =F B 5th), Walgreens Boots Alliance, As per the recommenda- illionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Inc (6th) and CVS Health he Finance Ministry on tions of the 15th Finance GH'! -$H BReliance Retail Ltd has been Corporation (ranked 9th). TSunday said it has released Commission, the 1st instal- ranked second fastest growing Germany’s Aldi Einkauf GmbH Rs 8,923 crore to 25 States for ment of grants was to be retailer in the world in the 2021 & Co. OHG and Aldi providing grants to the rural released to the states in the 67817'9 last year. Major export com- ranking of global retail power International Services GmbH local bodies for various pre- month of June 2021. modities which are recording A houses by Deloitte, down from & Co. OHG is placed at 8th vention and mitigation mea- However, in view of the ontinuing a positive healthy growth include gems top rank secured the previous position. sures needed to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandem- Cgrowth, India’s exports and jewellery, jute, carpet, years. Reliance Retail is the only Covid-19 pandemic. ic situation and at the recom- grew by 80 per cent to USD handicrafts, leather, electronic 67817'9 “...The anti-dumping duty It has been ranked 53rd in Indian entry in the global list The Department of mendation of the Ministry of 7.04 billion during the first goods, oil meals, cashew, engi- imposed under this notification the list of Global Powers of of 250 retailers. It features con- Expenditure, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the Ministry of week of this month, according neering, petroleum products, he Government has shall remain in force up to and Retailing, improvement from secutively for the 4th time in Finance, on Saturday released Finance has decided to release to preliminary data of the com- marine products and chemi- Textended anti-dumping inclusive of the 31st October, 56th earlier, according to the the list of Global Powers of an amount of Rs 8,923.8 crore the grant in advance of the nor- merce ministry. cals.Federation of Indian duty on certain types of seam- 2021, unless revoked, super- Deloitte report. Retailing and World’s Fastest to 25 states for providing grants mal schedule, the ministry Exports during May 1-7 Export Organisations (FIEO) less tubes, and pipes till seded or amended earlier,” the The list is topped by US Retailers. to the rural local bodies (RLBs). added. last year stood at USD 3.91 bil- President S K Saraf said that the October 31 this year with a CBIC has said in a notifica- giant Walmart Inc, which “Reliance Retail, last year’s lion and USD 6.48 billion in the exports growth is encouraging view to guarding domestic tion.The commerce ministry’s retains its position as world’s Fastest 50 leader, dropped to same week of May 2019, data and order books of exporters manufacturers from cheap investigation arm Directorate top retailer. Amazon.Com Inc second place. The company showed. are healthy. “I will urge the gov- Chinese imports. General of Trade Remedies improved its position to rank recorded YoY growth of 41.8 Imports too rose by 80.7 ernment to look into the issues The duty on ‘seamless (DGTR) had recommended second. Costco Wholesale per cent, driven primarily by a per cent to USD 8.86 billion of MEIS (merchandise export tubes, pipes and hollow profiles for extension of the duty, after Corporation of US slipped a 13.1 per cent increase in the during May 1-7, 2021 as against from India scheme). RoDTEP of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel concluding a probe. While rank to be placed third fol- number of stores in its con- USD 4.91 billion in the same (remission of duties and taxes (other than cast iron and stain- DGTR recommends the duty lowed by Schwarz Group of sumer electronics, fashion and period last year and USD 10.39 on export products) rates less steel), whether hot finished to be levied, the finance min- Germany. lifestyle and grocery retail billion in 2019. should allso be announced or cold drawn or cold rolled of istry imposes it. Countries ini- The top 10 has seven US chains, to 11,784 stores across India’s exports in April immediately to further push an external diameter not tiate anti-dumping probes to retailers and one from the UK 7,000+ towns and cities in jumped nearly three-folds to the shipments as profitability of exceeding 355.6 mm’ was first determine if the domestic (Tesco PLC at 10th position). India at fiscal year end (FY20),” USD 30.21 billion from USD exporters are getting impacted,” imposed in May 2016 for five industry has been hurt by a Other US retailers in the top 10 Deoitte said. 10.17 billion in the same month he said. years. surge in below-cost imports. #- %$#'Q 5%1 !#% 2)3!$ ( % * @ R C* * % ' ; 5#% # ! 8&( @ 5 03D . ' % * % "OOM 2A ? E . 67817'9 DFC First Bank on Sunday . ; Ireported a 78.6 per cent )*)O>) *M#) igital lender Fincare Small increase in its net profit for the he NCP has sought waiver DFinance Bank has filed quarter ended March at Tof the Goods and Services preliminary papers with capi- 127.81 crore. Tax (GST) on all oxy- + tal market regulator Sebi to During the same period of genequipment and other drugs raise Rs 1,330 crore through an FY20, the bank had reported a being procured to tackle the cil, copy of the letter has been initial share-sale. net profit of 1.54 crore. COVID-19 surge, claiming that sent to all state finance minis- The initial public offer The bank’s total income such levies were “choking” the ters so that the matter is (IPO) comprises fresh issue of during the fourth quarter of health care system. addressed expeditiously, the equity share of the bank worth FY21 came in at 4,834 crore, Maharashtra NCP chief ASSOCHAM letter said. It said Rs 330 crore and an offer for against 4,576.12 crore. Jayant Patil in a tweet tagged a to meet the huge and sudden sale aggregating up to Rs 1,000 The gross non-perform- letter written by the Associated demand of medicinal drugs 67817'9 CIL further said that the crore by promoter Fincare ing asset (GNPA) of IDFC 67817'9 May this year, peak power Chambers of Commerce and and devices, hospitals are PSU and the Central Electricity Business Services Limited, First Bank as a percentage of demand met or the highest Industry (ASSOCHAM) to the installing PSA plants,and states, tate-owned CIL will con- Authority (CEA) have been according to the Draft Red gross advancements was 4.15 ower consumption in the supply in a day touched the Union finance minister on corporates,individuals and Stinue with the supply of directed to put notice asking to Herring Prospectus (DRHP). per cent during the period Pcountry grew 25 per cent in highest level of 168.78 GW (on May 6, requesting that the donors are buying oxygen con- coal to the power plants under submit the requirement for This offer includes a reser- under review, up from the first week of May to 26.24 May 6, 2021) and recorded a GST, customs and any other centrators, cylinders, cryogenic import substitution in the 2021-22. vation for subscription by 2.60 per cent in January- billion units (BU) over the growth of nearly 22 per cent levies on drugs and oxygen storage tanks, tankers and con- ongoing fiscal. “Power utilities desirous employees. The bank would March quarter of the previous same period last year, showing over 138.6 GW (peak met) products be waived off until tainers, the industry body said. The development assumes of procuring domestic coal in utilise net proceeds from the fiscal. consistent recovery in indus- recorded in the same period in March 31, 2022. These measures are imper- significance in the wake of the lieu of imported coal are here- fresh issue towards augmenting The provision for Q4 FY21 trial and commercial demand 2020 (on May 7, 2020). The “While India is reeling at ative for the country to ensure PSU earlier stating its drive for by requested to submit its Tier-1 capital base to meet was at 603 crore as com- of electricity, according to power consumption in April the lack and unavailability of there are no supply constraints coal import substitution has their...Requirements of coal for future capital requirements. pared to 679 crore for Q4 power ministry data. grew 41 per cent to 119.27 BU.. medical apparatus, a 12% levy with respect to these life saving gained tempo with consumers FY 2021-22,” the notice said. Further, a small portion of the FY20 and as compared to 595 Power consumption in Power consumption in on them is simply absurd. items to meet not only the cur- opting for about 90 million It further said that the sup- proceeds will be used towards crore in Q3 FY21. the first week of May 2020 was April 2020 had dropped to @FinMinIndia should heed rent surge, but also prepare for tonnes (MT) of indigenous ply of coal to power plants meeting the expenses in rela- V. Va i d y a n at h a n , 21.05 BU. The power con- 84.55 BU from 110.11 BU in words of @ASSOCHAM4India the impending third wave of coal in FY’21. would be made strictly as per tion to the offer. Under the Managing Director and CEO, sumption in the entire month the same month in 2019, main- and waive of GST levies on all the pandemic, it said in the let- “The issue of supply coal availability and they will have terms of the RBI final approval IDFC First Bank said: of May last year was 102.08 BU. ly because of fewer economic O2 equipments immediately. It ter.India recorded 4,03,738 in the FY 2021-22 was delib- to honour their fuel supply and the small finance bank “Including the equity capital of On the other hand, peak activities following the impo- is choking our health care sys- fresh COVID-19 cases in a day, erated during the sub-group agreement (FSA) commitment licensing guidelines, the lender 3,000 crore raised through power demand met, which is sition of lockdown by the gov- tem,” Patil, who is the state’s which pushed the tally to meeting...Chaired by Joint before lifting coal under import is required to list its equity QIP on April 6, 2021, our the highest supply in a day, dur- ernment in the last week of water resources minister, tweet- 2,22,96,414, according to the Secretary, Ministry of Coal, substitution. shares on the stock exchanges overall capital adequacy is ing the first week of this month March 2020 to contain the ed on Saturday night. Union health ministry data wherein it has been decided to “Such power plants will within a period of three years strong at 16.32 per cent. remained well above the high- spread of deadly COVID-19. The NCP shares power in updated on Sunday. continue the supply of coal to also be required to submit an from reaching a net worth We maintain high levels of est record of 166.22 GW in The power consumption Maharashtra with the Shiv The death toll climbed to the power plants under import undertaking mentioning that ofRs 500 crore. liquidity with liquidity cover- May 2020 except on May 2, also fell in May 2020 to 102.08 Sena and Congress. Since GST 2,42,362 with 4,092 daily substitution mechanism for they will not import/curtail the The Bengaluru-based MFI- age ratio of 153 per cent.” when it was 161.14 GW. BU from 120.02 BU in May related decisions are within deaths, the data updated at 8 FY 2021-22,” Coal India Ltd import of coal for the financial turned small finance bank During the first week of 2019. the purview of the GST coun- am showed. (CIL) said in a notice. year 2021-22,” the notice said. started operations in July 2017. ! "#$ !#$ %&'&'% '' F . #". -; '! 5%% ; Q ' !!R ! , C C
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"@18SPCS confirms that said in a statement. politicians ousted in a February reports of damage, but Beijing CZ-5B (LongMarch5B) (48275 "It is clear that China is fail- coup and a people's defense was criticised by NASA for its / 2021-035B) reentered atmos- ing to meet responsible stan- force that is being set up to con- failure to "meet responsible phere May 9 at 0214Z and fell dards regarding their space front security forces as terror- standards" regarding its space into the Indian Ocean north of debris.” ist groups. debris. the Maldives at lat 22.2, long US Space Command, The government of nation- The bulk of the out-of-con- 50.0. That's all we have on this meanwhile, simply said the al unity was established by trol rocket, which had put into re-entry; thanks for the wild rocket had “re-entered over the elected legislators who were orbit the core module of ride," it said. Arabian Peninsula”. barred from taking their seats China's planned space station In a statement NASA It did not confirm the when the military seized power on April 29, was mostly Administrator Senator Bill landing point reported by and detained civilian leader destroyed as it re-entered the Nelson criticised China, saying Chinese media, saying instead Aung San Suu Kyi and others. atmosphere, China's state warned its return risked poten- tered debris over the southern that it failed to meet responsi- that it was “unknown if the The junta has previously media reported. tial casualties. Australian town of Eserance in ble standards. debris [had] impacted land or accused them of treason, and "% ** & /* % % * The Long March-5B vehi- The hurtling debris of the 1979. “Spacefaring nations must water”. State-run Chinese the announcement on state ; 2 * "* cle re-entered the atmosphere rocket evoked sharp criticism Harvard astrophysicist minimise the risks to people media dismissed the criticism TV Saturday said they were E* E : at 10:24 Beijing time on from the US, NASA and inter- Jonathan McDowell, who and property on Earth of re- of debris falling in an "uncon- being branded terrorists Sunday, the Chinese Manned national astrophysicists that tracked the debris of the rock- entries of space objects and trolled" manner as “purely false because of their participation in use of lethal force was justified and who maintain their own Space Engineering office said. Beijing has won a reckless et part for the past few days, maximise transparency regard- allegation”. a civil disobedience movement to end what it called rioting. guerrilla forces. The two most It said debris from the 18- gamble the uncontrolled fall of said on Twitter, “An ocean re- ing those operations. Despite clarification by — a popular revolt against the Last week, the shadow gov- important are the Kachin in the tonne rocket, one of the largest the rocket stroked fears that it entry was always statistically Nelson said it is clear that China's space industry insiders military takeover that has seen ernment announced the for- north and the Karen in the east, items in decades to have an may fall into inhabited areas. the most likely. It appears China is failing to meet respon- and Foreign Ministry that the people taking to the streets mation of “People's Defense both of which are actively undirected dive into the atmos- The global anxiety over China won its gamble… But it sible standards regarding their probability of the rocket rem- daily despite the lethal use of Force,” which would serve as a engaged in combat with the phere, landed in the Indian the debris was sparked by rem- was still reckless”. space debris. nants causing harm was force by authorities. precursor to a “Federal Union government's military Ocean at a point 72.47° East nants of a similar Chinese A number of people in “It is critical that China and extremely low, the Western More than 700 protesters Army” of democratic forces forces. and 2.65° North. There were no rocket fell in Ivory Coast last Jordan, Oman and Saudi all spacefaring nations and media outlets and Pentagon, and bystanders have been killed including ethnic minorities. Since the coup and crack- reports of injuries or damage. year damaging several homes Arabia posted the video footage commercial entities act respon- incessantly hyped that the by security forces since the Feb. The National Unity down on opponents, students There have been intense in villages. as the falling debris whizzed sibly and transparently in space debris was heading back to 1 coup, according to several Government has the backing of and factory workers have fled speculation over where the It was the largest craft to past their countries. to ensure the safety, stability, Earth in an "uncontrolled" detailed estimates. The junta several major ethnic minority to territory controlled by the rocket debris might land, and crash to Earth since the US Monitoring service Space- security, and long-term sus- manner, state-run Global Times has said the death toll is about groups who for decades have ethnic guerrilla forces to take US officials and other experts space laboratory, Skylab scat- Track, which uses US military tainability of outer space activ- reported. one-third of that, and that the been seeking greater autonomy military training. !:) ! +! 1&$ 4 '$#5' $#'* -* ! & H 3 ! %%$#''%$'. 'A61A6 The Pakistani-origin for- fairer and safer city for all mer Labour member of Londoners, to get the oppor- 1. ! !, # # adiq Khan has been re- Parliament was the first Muslim tunities they need to fulfil their Selected as Mayor of London mayor of a European capital city potential. I am proud to have he US Navy announced ' 1 which is based on a 2003 for a second term after beating when he was first elected in won an overwhelming man- TSunday it seized an arms understanding between his closest rival with a vote 2016. The mayoral poll was due date today," he said, speaking at shipment of thousands of audi Arabia has emphasised Pakistan and India.” share of 55.2 per cent versus last year but was postponed by his City Hall office. assault weapons, machines Sthe importance of dialogue The militaries of India and 44.8 per cent in an election that a year at the peak of the coro- Khan reiterated his previ- guns and sniper rifles hidden between Pakistan and India to Pakistan, in a surprise was closer than expected. navirus pandemic in 2020. ous pledge to be a mayor for all aboard a ship in the Arabian resolve their outstanding mat- announcement on February Labour Party candidate "I am deeply humbled by Londoners and work to Sea, apparently bound for ters, including the Kashmir 25, said that they have agreed Khan, 51, defeated his the trust Londoners have improve the lives of every sin- Yemen to support the country's issue. to strictly observe all agree- Conservative Party rival, Shaun placed in me to continue lead- gle person in this city. Houthi rebels. Pakistan Foreign Office on ments on ceasefire along the Bailey, after winning a total of ing the greatest city on earth," "The results of the elections An American defense offi- Saturday night released a joint Line of Control (LoC) in 1,206,034 votes as against said Khan. around the UK shows our cial told The Associated Press statement agreed between Jammu and Kashmir and other 977,601 when both first and "I promise to strain every country, and even our city, that the Navy's initial investi- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia after sectors. second preference votes from sinew, help build a better and remains deeply divided. The gation found the vessel came Prime Minister Imran Khan India has told Pakistan Thursday's mayoral election brighter future for London, scars of Brexit have yet to heal. from Iran, again tying the held high-level talks with that it desires normal neigh- were fully counted overnight after the dark days of the pan- A crude culture war is pushing Islamic Republic to arming Crown Prince Mohammad bin bourly relations with it in an on Saturday. demic and to create a greener, us further apart," he said. the Houthis despite a United B 8& % % * Salman. environment free Nations arms embargo. " % 8 Khan is on an official visit of terror, hostility and vio- Iran's mission to the UN to Saudi Arabia from May 7- lence. - (F Q , R did not immediately respond to May 9. During Khan's Saudi visit, a request for comment, though traditional Mideast sailing ship, as well as dozens of advanced, “The two sides empha- the two sides also reviewed all Tehran has denied in the past in an operation that began Russian-made anti-tank guid- sised the importance of dia- facets of bilateral cooperation ' . F . giving the rebels weapons. Thursday in the northern ed missiles. The shipments logue between Pakistan and and discussed regional and The seizure, one of sever- reaches of the Arabian Sea off also included several hundred India to resolve the outstand- international issues of mutual 89 6B;A6 and ultimately Congress — tend they do or at bare mini- al amid the years-long war in Oman and Pakistan. 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9 6;.!'7 O1!A6B777;7 Congress person, Himanta Sarma, make rites, the Army does the needful, they said. vaccines would result in large pharma- al health crisis. 9 8C;A2A87 ;A9 67 6 02! him the most powerful in the cabinet, and They also clarified that the last rites are ceutical companies giving up valuable The real challenge “real challenges” in then claim ‘it’s a vote for change’. If it is a performed with proper Covid-19 protocols trade secrets and serve as a disincentive for scaling up production and distribution of Sarma who staked his claim to form This drew sharp reactions on social vote for change, why bring so many as well as Army traditions. The soldiers companies to develop medicines and vac- Covid-19 vaccines are trade barriers, bot- the government in a meeting with media with a section of them making Congress people into your government? I engaged in this duty are provided with PPE cines in response to other health crises,” tlenecks in supply chains, scarcity of raw Governor Jagdish Mukhi would announce scathing remarks of the Congress leader- find no meaning in this. People ultimate- kits as per the standard operating proce- the pharmaceutical industry’s global lobby materials and ingredients in the supply his cabinet after swearing-in ceremony “ ship for losing such leaders to BJP. ly look for principles, respect that,” Dwijin dure. All precautions are also taken while group, the International Federation of chain, and the unwillingness of rich coun- inducting new dynamic blood, including Similarly, a large chunk of the BJPs Sarma said. placing wreaths, they said. Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & tries to share doses with poorer nations,” his loyalists”. Cabinet everywhere from Centre to State However, Ajay Bhatt, president of the Given the rush at the Brar Square, the Associations (IFPMA), said giving warn- it said. Arrangements are underway at the consists of ex-Congress persons and some Uttarakhand BJP, defended the party soldiers performing duty work long hours ing that a waiver would rather undermine Italy’s ReiThera which is in late-stage Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, of them like Jyotiraditya Scindia waiting against the allegations of ‘Congressisation’, to ensure decent last rites. Also, the cre- the global response against the virus tests on an experimental Covid-19 vaccine, Guwahati for the swearing-in ceremony to be inducted. and said former Congress MLAs now in mations take place on first come first serve instead of boosting vaccine supplies. was also critical of patent waivers. which would be attended by BJP president Himanta’s exit from the grand old the BJP were fully devoted to the party’s basis and not depending on the rank and Novavax also criticised an Indian J P Nadda and regulated under Covid19 party is blamed on Rahul Gandhi who was ideology, and were welcomed for their the Army follows the rules and its work- proposal to waive IP rights for Covid-19 61 '7; ;B.1 protocol. against his elevation in the party in Assam experience and commitment. ing ethos meticulously, officials said. vaccines saying such a move would under- According to sources, BJP picked at the cost of the then Chief Minister Tarun The maximum number of former mine efforts by vaccine developers for 1A86F89A 7P ;A2B.6 Sarma as it wanted an “aggressive and Gogoi. Congress men making as Ministers in a !AD 10 &7 equitable access to inoculation. resourceful leader” who has “resonance” “Sonia Gandhi and her political advis- state is in Uttarakhand where six of the “The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related “In a large country like India, you beyond Assam and could consolidate BJP’s er late Ahmed Patel had assured Himanta nine ministers have a Congress back- A22A72;76; B9; Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) could have transmission at low levels, political gains via-a-vis the Congress in that he would be made the next CM after ground. 8 D7@7.22'C waiver and similar proposals to weaken IP which is what happened for many months. the region and skillfully tackle controver- he proved he was backed by the majority “Uttarakhand, Assam, Goa or protection would not achieve equitable It was endemic (and) probably gradually sies emanating from CAA and NPR. of MLAs. But then again Rahul miscalcu- Manipur, AP all have former Congress 7& vaccine access, and instead has the very increasing,” she said, as she lamented that His initiative in floating North-East lated,” said the party leader regretting that men as their CMs and cabinet members,” real potential to undermine Novavax’s abil- “those early signs were missed until it Democratic Alliance (NEDA) that brought it was a huge loss for the party. said the leader. “It will unleash a scramble for the crit- ity to fulfil our commitment,” the US com- reached the point at which it was taking together non-Congress forces together, Another shocker for the Congress in ical inputs we require in order to make a pany said in a statement. As per the part- off vertically.” “At that point it’s very hard been cited to appreciate his dynamic northeast region came in March 2016 71@A!7 ;;'7 safe and effective vaccine,” Bourla wrote. nership with Novavax, SII will produce the to suppress, because it’s then involving tens leadership. when its longtime leader N Biren Singh “Entities with little or no experience vaccine as Covovax, and sell it in India and of thousands of people and it’s multiply- Himanta’s increasing clout across the joined BJP and was soon appointed CM !AD 1;AA in manufacturing vaccines are likely to overseas. ing at a rate at which it’s very difficult to Northeast has proved to be an asset for the of Manipur after a political turmoil. Biren chase the very raw materials we require to “Manufacturing vaccines that, like stop.” Pointing out that as India, had only BJP and party insiders suggest that the was once considered a close aide of There are more than 65 military sta- scale our production, putting the safety and Moderna’s and Pfizer’s, use messenger fully vaccinated around two per cent of the party can’t afford to annoy or lose him, Congress heavyweight in NE Okram tions all over the country and the army has security of all at risk,” the CEO wrote. RNA, is a relatively new, complex and 1.3 billion-plus population, she said it’s given North-East’s importance in the Ibobi Singh. He was the spokesperson for an Assured Decent Last Rites scheme. Covid vaccine maker BioNTech point- resource-intensive process. There may going to take many months if not years to Modi-scheme of things and “polarised pol- the Manipur Government from 2007 to Every station or cantonment has funds and ed to issues ranging from the set-up of not be sufficient production capacity for get to the point of 70 to 80 per cent cov- itics” across the NE. 2012 and later a spokesperson for the set up for this scheme. This has to take manufacturing sites to the sourcing of raw others to boost supply even if intellectual erage. Sarma’s hyper-Hindutva shouts found Congress. care receiving the body from the airport, materials, to the availability of qualified property protections are temporarily lift- Hence, “for the foreseeable future, we favour with the BJP central leadership, par- The party got another setback when transportation from there to the soldier’s personnel that were holding up the ed,” Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel has need to depend on our tried and tested ticularly, Union Home Minister Amit Pema Khandu joined BJP to be appoint- native place, and provision of funds for the process. said last week. public health and social measures” to bring Shah to whom he is known close to since ed as CM is Arunachal Pradesh later the family to conduct last rituals. BioNTech said it took more than a Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers down transmission said the scientist. his cross-over from the Congress. same year in December 2016. Khandu’s The need for such a cell was felt after decade to develop its vaccines manufac- Association has opposed the waivers say- She was of the view that the sharp As the health minister of Assam, exit was the outcome of a power struggle the onset of the second wave of corona and turing process and replicating it required ing such a move could exacerbate global increase in cases in India is frightening not Sarma’s handling of the Covid crisis has within the then ruling People’s Party of rising death toll. It resulted in unprece- experienced personnel and a meticulous shortages of vital components for vaccines only due to the horrifying number of peo- been appreciated and as the finance min- Arunachal Pradesh (PPA) leading to the dented rush at crematorium. technology transfer, among several other and stoke anxiety about product quality. ple who are infected and dying, but also ister he is credited for implementing fall of Congress government headed by The Army cell ensures hassle free factors beyond patents. Germany, a WTO Terming the IPR waiver as disap- because the exploding infection numbers some of the most important welfare Chief Minister Nabam Tuki. process at its cremation centre at Brar member and the largest economy in pointing, the IFPMA said that if adopted dramatically increase the chances of new schemes, which have yielded rich electoral Meanwhile, Dwijin Sarma, vice-pres- Square. Similar procedure is followed at Europe, came out against the waiver pro- by the World Trade Organisation, the pro- and more dangerous variants emerging. dividend to the party. ident of the Assam Pradesh Congress the other stations for veterans and their posal but later it has agreed. BioNTech, posal would invite new manufacturers that “The more the virus is replicating and This apart, BJP allies Asom Gana Committee, said there was no meaning in dependents. It has deployed more per- which partnered with Pfizer in develop- lack essential know-how and oversight spreading and transmitting, the more Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party a narrative of “change” when all the BJP sonnel and hired additional hearse vans. ing the vaccine, is based in Germany. from the inventors to crowd out established chances are that... mutations will develop Liberal (UPPL) also tilted the balance by did was give the reins to old Congressman In cases where it is not possible to “Vaccine manufacturing is a complex contractors. “A waiver is the simple but and adapt,” Swaminathan said cautioning support to Sarma’s leadership said sources. Himanta Sarma. move the mortal remains to Brar Square, process, which requiring high levels of the wrong answer to what is a complex that “variants which accumulate a lot of Sarma would form the government “Even BJP leaders quietly agree with necessary coordination is done with the technology and quality control to ensure problem,” the IFPMA said in a statement. mutations may ultimately become resistant with the support of 59 BJP MLAs, 9 AGP the Congress that the party has failed to State or district administration to ensure that vaccines are manufactured to the high- “Waiving patents of Covid-19 vaccines will to the current vaccines that we have”. MLAs and 6 MLAs of UPPL in 126 Assam bring in any change. There is great dis- proper last rites. Also, in case there is no est quality standards. The sharing details not increase production nor provide prac- “That’s going to be a problem for the assembly. content in the BJP. 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Theatre grounds me as an actor and weighed down by the baggage of your the community are still frowned upon drama, Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele keeps me rooted while cinema gives me own thoughts.. So I think friendship in the mainstream Indian set up. needs to be viewed. Of course it helps the wings to fly, that’s how I would look should be the base of any healthy equa- What will it take to change this sce- that it has had an astounding journey at it. tion between people, irrespective of nario? ollywood star Drew Barrymore has urged across several prominent film festivals. whether it be sexual or non sexual. This I know it is legalised in India but it Heveryone to help India amid the Covid- It won awards including the ‘Best Film’ If you had to choose, would you like film also talks about discovering love in is still taboo amongst certain sections of 19 second wave. The actress addressed the Audience Choice Award at the HBO your movie to receive more awards or friendship because there is a certain society and I think the only way to get issue on The Drew Barrymore Show. South Asian Film Festival in New would you prefer it to be popular purity to that. It can be platonic and still around it is through more conversations, “Hello everyone and Namaste India! This York, the jury prize ‘Best amongst the masses? be just as beautiful as anything. While and hopefully more films, which will in one’s a special message to the people of India. Actor’(Anshuman Jha) at Rajasthan I just want it to touch as many peo- the basis of your question might boil turn lead to more acceptance. One can’t A lot of you guys already know of my deep- International Film Festival. The film, ple as possible. So, if by popularity you down to how society has conditioned really force people to do something they rooted connection with the country and how screened at the closing night of India’s mean it makes an impact among more us, it is not impossible to break free do not agree with but if it becomes a I’ve always loved India for its culture, its peo- biggest LGBTQ film festival Kashish, people, that would be awesome. And from it and adopt another point of conversation more frequently, ple and so much more!” she said. premiered on Disney+ Hotstar yester- if receiving accolades translates into thought process altogether. people would have to engage with it. Barrymore added it “holds a very special day. more people tuning in and get- Ultimately, I believe, we can Cinema can play a huge role with place in my heart”, and that in her visits, she At its heart lies a love story, with ting touched by it, even better. choose our conditioning and respect to that. Like I said earlier, we all has met so many “wonderful people” who have Anshuman Jha and Zareen Khan in lead Honestly, both options sound start a chain reaction which are the sum total of our conditioning. truly inspired her as a person, which propelled roles, which captures the individual good. I would want you to would eventually impact The more we normalise talking about, her to write a chapter in her book, too. journeys of a gay man and a lesbian understand that I don’t make someone else’s condition- the more we accept it, and little by lit- “Today, as we cope with the worldwide sit- woman who embark on a road trip to films with an eye on the com- ing. tle the taboo associated with it will wear uation, my heart goes out to the people of India discover the many elements of “love” mercial aspect. I make films off. A 360° impact is what is required to who are trying hard to hold it together. My sin- and how they form a unique relation- from an emotional point of This might sound change this scenario. Eventually, it will cere wishes and prayers to you to stay strong ship which explores the notion of a view. There was this gentle- clichéd but what would take time, but as we have seen in this and believe that we will come out stronger soulmate beyond sexuality and gender. man in New York from the be your definition of a past decade it will only keep on getting together,” she said. The film has been touted as a conver- LGBTQ community, who saw soulmate? better as times roll by. The actress added: “I came across a cou- sation starter about the LGBTQ com- the film and approached me Definition of a soul ple of articles online that truly invigorated a munity and the many definitions of love at the premiere to tell me, with mate... hmm (seems to be Are conversations alone enough? sense of faith and positivity in me, like a 110- and friendship. tears in his eyes, that I had ruminating over the I think it is a starting point. Let me year-old Covid-19 survivor in India, or how Anshuman Jha took some time off depicted his relationship with answer and almost drifts tell you something. When I started this a man donated his entire life’s savings towards to discuss the film and more... his father. That memory would off). Very good ques- film, there were a lot many people close relief. Countless people, celebrities and organ- probably last a lifetime for me. tion and... a somewhat to me who wanted me to give this pro- isations coming together and pledging sup- According to Wikipedia you are a I make films seeking more of difficult question. I don’t ject a good thought, they would ask me port, people starting food centres and relief film and theatre actor. While both such moments, everything else have a definition of a to consider whether this would be a groups — and this is truly the need of the mediums have their own pros and that comes along with it is just soulmate set in stone, to smart move for an actor like me.. And hour.” cons, which one are you more effort- a byproduct. be honest. I think it is the same people, after seeing the movie, “A small contribution could really help lessly drawn to and why? somebody you can be shared some incredibly positive feed- and make a giant difference, and even save a My love for cinema began when I What would life be like, if it yourself with, without back. The fact that I had those conver- life! I’m doing my bit and urge you to do what- was five, which is when I first thought was centered around friend- thinking too much about it. sations strengthened my belief in mak- ever is in your capacity. Most importantly, I’m of becoming an actor. As a middle-class ship and not matrimony? Someone with whom you ing this feature film. Every process, sim- sending you a lot of love, healing and prayers boy in Allahabad (now officially known It would be very peaceful.. share a bubble of intimacy ple or complex, begins with a thought, and faith in the light at the end of this dark as Prayagraj) I remember falling in love (laughs before continuing) without forcing it. There has to right? A conversation can be equated tunnel.” with Naseeruddin Shah as he grooved According to me, jokes apart, the be a certain sense of connection with the process of sowing a seed, with “Namaste. Thank you so much and all of to Tirchi Topiwaale in Tridev; we had foundation for every marriage which transcends mere words a thought being planted in someone’s my love,” Barrymore concluded on the show VHS cassettes at that time.. Over the should be friendship. I say that and elevates the human expe- mind. Given enough time, that thought that airs on Zee Cafe in India. years I have been lucky to train with because the essence of ‘love’ in rience (laughs a little as he will bear fruit and produce some more Many international celebrities including some of the best theatre gurus around, friendship is very pure and has an emerges from his thoughts) seeds. Believe what you may, your James McAvoy, Camila Cabello, Shawn whether it be Barry John in Delhi or unconditional nature. It is the That is the best way I can words and actions (or the lack of) do Mendes, Jada Smith have helped and also Sanjana Kapoor at Prithvi and Atul human mind which starts expecting define it, at this point in my life. make a difference. urged fans to help the people in need.
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the fear of parents,” shared Akhlaq Ahmed, a resident of Surankot. A strong foundation is required to compete at higher education levels. Discontinuing classes at primary and middle-level impacts the learning skills of the students. “In our country, the general perception is that only board exams are important. But that doesn't mean education can be compromised at the primary level. In fact, primary education impacts children’s academ- ic progress as it prepares them for future challenges,” Akhlaq added. The first wave of coronvirus was not as scary as the second has proved to be. There are a total of 44,307 active cases in J&K — 28,736 in Kashmir and 15,571 in Jammu. The overall death toll is around 1,515 in Kashmir and 1,097 in Jammu. There is a sense of panic among parents as this time chil- dren, largely unaffected in the first wave, have not been spared. As per government data, approximately 11.5 per cent of the 56 lakh Covid-19 cases reported between January 1 and April 21 were in the age group zero to 20 ? years. The impact of the second wave on children intensifies the need for pro- tecting them from the deadly virus by #+ ? taking the correct measures at the right time. While shutting down edu- cation institutes and shifting to the online mode is justified, is it being nce again, schools and other executed in the correct manner? How 5 education institutes across states well did our government prepare our Ohave been shut soon after they schools and other education institu- reopened in January following a hiatus - tions in the last one year to ensure that of almost a year. The interaction students are not affected during the between students and teachers has second wave? returned to the online platforms. As per the UNICEF, the closure of Several students, especially the ones ? ! ! ! ! 1.5 million schools in India due to the with no access to smart phones and pandemic and lockdowns last year has 0CAB 9&. 6 &.60 0 internet are once again unable to man- ! ! ! * %%A 4% 5 % 1 +%5 impacted 247 million children age online classes. With ever-increas- enrolled in elementary and secondary ff late, there has been a lot of discussion about ing number of Covid-19 positive cases schools. In addition, there are over six Ovalue-based and issue-based politics. On one and deaths across the country, their million girls and boys who were hand, few senior statesmen have been laying empha- plight has taken a back seat. Amid the already out of school even before the sis on value-based politics, whereas the new age lead- chaos, the student community contin- COVID-19 crisis began. Online edu- ers, have been saying that politics should be issue- ues to struggle for its education, more cation is not an option for all as only based. so, in the rural hinterland. one in four children has access to dig- The recent In Jammu and Kashmir, attending ital devices and internet connectivi- tensions at the online classes is as much a challenge for ty. Pre-COVID, only a quarter of international bor- students as it is for teachers to conduct households (24 per cent) in India had der and the elec- these. Owing to its tough geography access to the internet and there is a tion results of and extreme weather conditions, the large rural-urban and gender divide. some states in telecommunication and Wi-Fi options On one hand, we have people India have revived are limited. Most families own only one fighting to save the lives of their fam- these questions smartphone which is not enough to about and miss out on holistic growth. ily members from this fatal infection relating to the pri- cater to the needs of all the children. Studying online and interacting with and on the other is the fight to keep macy of values vs Neither do they have enough money to fellow students and teachers through moving ahead. Considering the ongo- issues again. Some pay for mobile internet. All these chal- the small screen is killing their child- ing scenario, the academic session political parties lenges, which were recognised during hood,” he rued. The biggest concern for should be suspended for a month, and their leaders, the first wave itself, continue to adverse- parents is that children are losing appropriate measures should be taken who focus on val- ly impact the future of children in rural interest in education. “No one knows during this time to ensure that when- ues, are highlight- regions of Jammu district. the concerns of the parents says that the appointed seeing their children strug- when this pandemic is going to end. If ever the session starts, no student — ing the questions Yathir Chaudhary, a social activist second wave and its impact on the edu- gling with online classes during the last the education institutions remain shut, from both rural and urban areas — is of corruption, from Surankot Tehsil in Jammu's cation of children is being discussed in academic year. They don’t want chil- two academic years will be wasted. left behind. nepotism and lust Poonch district, while reflecting upon every family. “Parents were already dis- dren to forget what school life is all There are no easy answers to address —Charkha Features for power that have become the bane of present-day politics. Others are raising the , ' #%* issues of unemployment, decentralisation of politi- cal power, giving women a greater share in the demo- ! 1 '! '%$ cratic set-up at the panchayat level and more in their 5 5,#%*% & speeches, writings or election manifestoes. Those who campaign for value-based politics, mention it as essen- #1 '5!!, %* tial for principled politics. Some of the values they advocate are clean and speedy administration, fulfill- % 8 . ing election promises and goals mentioned in the manifesto, maintaining a high standard of public and ' ' !# private morality and responsibility towards one’s offi- !. !, 1' cial duties as well as the electorate. Others who talk of issues, mention poverty, unemployment, casteism, clothing not only allows their sure to lotion them up at least 30 participation of youth at grass-root level as essentials t's the beginning of May, and skin to breathe, but also absorbs minutes before sun exposure, of the democratic process. There is also a group who Itemperatures are already soar- moisture from the skin, prevent- and don’t forget to top it up talk of both — issues and values. ing close to 40 degrees Celsius. ing pesky itchy heat rashes. every few hours, as a sunscreen's A common feature noticed in the speeches and The sun is scorching and SPF is only fully effective for up writings of all these three kinds of political leaders humidity is hitting us in the face $ L $ L to two hours after you put it on. is that their thinking is guided by the political, eco- like a sauna. $ L nomic and social theories enunciated by the west- Children are home because Keep their water bottles #! ern or eastern thinkers of the last two or three cen- of summer vacations and, also, filled and handy at all times. Not Lastly, remember to always turies, including those of Rousseau, Thomas online classes, but parents still only does drinking water often look out for signs of heat-relat- Malthus, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Mahatma Gandhi need to ensure the protection of replenish body fluids lost due to ed illness. No matter our best and more. Some have a wider range of vision that little ones from the ill-effects of excessive sweating, taking a few efforts, sometimes life and kids includes Kautilya, Socrates, Aristotle, Plato and more. the season. Follow these simple gulps every now and then makes can get the better of us. So pay But one important element missing from the per- tips by Manoj Jain, Director, them feel cooler instantly. attention to these tell-tale warn- spective of almost all is the knowledge of the state Scram.in to navigate through ings that can signal an oncom- of society as it existed in the earliest times. Not only these sticky weeks like a pro and # ing problem. Signs of heat is that knowledge missing but its place has wrong- keep your children safe and Probably the most impor- exhaustion in children may ly been taken by the false concept or belief that there comfortable this summer. tant summer tip — more so for include: elevated body temper- did not exist any ‘society’ which implies that man brimmed hat is perfect to keep Indians baking under the trop- ature, cool and clammy skin, during the time which was called golden age $ your little ones cooler when ical sun. Apply sunscreen early, goose bumps, fainting, dizziness (satyuga), was barbarous.
they're playing outdoors. It not and often, especially if the chil- or weakness, headache increased The fact, however, is that the society at that time Keep newborns, especially only blocks out the brightness dren spend time outdoors. sweating increased thirst irri- had all those values which we cherish today and there those under six months, out of but also protects hair, eyes, face, Sunscreen protects your little tability, muscle cramps and nau- were no issues like poverty, unemployment and direct and indirect sunlight. ears and neck from sun damage ones’ delicate skin from the sea and/or vomiting. more. So, unless our leaders and political thinkers Young infants have not devel- and harmful UV rays. harmful (and sometimes cancer- If you notice any of the have a clear understanding of that society — and its oped sweat glands, meaning causing) ultra-violet rays of the above, it's best to immediately political, economic, social and cultural aspects — it they have no natural way of sun. Go for a brand that offers bring your child into the shade, would be almost impossible for them to understand cooling off. Add to it the fact that # a minimum sun protection fac- cool them off with wet towels or the values and method of their inculcation today. children's body temperature can Stick to natural cotton out- tor (SPF) of 30, contains zinc sponges, and encourage them to Hence, a proper perspective that includes the right rise up to five times faster than lant. The perfect way to prevent doors. fits for your precocious tots this oxide or titanium dioxide, has drink fluids with electrolytes. knowledge of the prehistoric era is essential to raise adults. Since babies have no way heatstroke is by keeping them in season. They are likely to sweat broad spectrum coverage Don't hesitate to call your doc- the standard of politics to a high pedestal and to to tell you they're uncomfort- the shade — under a tree or an $ buckets while running around (against UVA and UVB rays), tor when in doubt. make it achieve its professed goals. able, you need to be more vigi- umbrella — even when out- A lightweight wide- causing mayhem. Loose, light and is water-resistant. Make —IANS < L
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67817'9 or three little jogs before deliv- ery. So, it simply means he may . ! est Indies fast bowling be putting a little more strain on Wgreat Curtly Ambrose says his body but if he can remain Tokyo: World Athletics chief Indian pace spearhead Jasprit strong enough, I think he’ll be Sebastian Coe on Sunday said Bumrah is “so different” from all ok. that he believes the coronavirus- other bowlers he has seen and “It’s just about him staying postponed Tokyo Olympics can has the potential to reach the 400 strong to accompany that short be “a beacon of hope and opti- wicket milestone in Tests if he run up. If he can do that, he’ll go mism”, despite infections surg- manages to stay fit. the distance,” Ambrose added. ing in Japan and other countries. Ambrose, who took 405 India is set to take on New A virus state of emergency wickets in 98 Tests at an out- Zealand in the inaugural World in Tokyo and other parts of / % * D# standing average of 20.99, said Test Championship final from Japan was extended on Friday, cerns very, very seriously”. % % %0 from the current Indian lot, June 18 to 22 in Southampton less than three months before “I think that it will also act Bumrah has impressed him the next month and Ambrose feels the Games are due to begin. as a beacon of hope and opti- most. a good opening partnership The emergency measures mism in a world that I hope is * . “India’s got a few good fast will be crucial for Virat Kohli’s come as Olympic organisers soon moving back to some type bowlers. I’m a big fan of Jasprit great yorkers.” compatriot Courtney Walsh men. struggle to win over a sceptical of normalcy,” he told reporters. Bumrah. He’s so different than “He’s got a lot in his arsenal. made the most lethal opening “It will be very important Japanese public, who fear the “I think that these Games any bowler I have seen. He’s so So as long as he can remain on bowling pairs of all time, feels that the opening batsman lay the Games could spread infections will leave a strong lasting lega- ?. @ effective and I’m looking for- the park for a long period of the the Indian speedster, with his foundation because if you lose despite a ban on overseas fans cy, not just for Japan but at a time ward to him doing really well,” time, I’m sure he can get up short run up, puts a little more 1-2 wickets pretty early you and possibly domestic spectators when the world is coming to !7'A6 ish. Ambrose said on The Curtly & there,” Ambrose added. strain on his body. exposes captain (Virat) Kohli too. terms with some pretty difficult Verstappen got the jump Karishma Show on YouTube. Bumrah, who made his Test “You know in terms of fast and the others guys in the mid- But Coe, speaking at an ath- and harrowing months.” ewis Hamilton beat Max on Hamilton off the starting Asked if the the 27-year old debut in 2018, has snapped 83 bowling, it’s generally about dle order. letics test event held behind More than 10,000 athletes LVerstappen in a thrilling line, recovering the scarce can scalp 400 wickets in the wickets in just 19 Tests at an rhythm. So, you need to build a “So if you get a solid plat- closed doors at Tokyo’s Olympic from 200 countries and regions duel to win the Spanish Grand meters that separated them on longest format of the game, impressive average of 22.10, good rhythm before you can form from the openers I am sure Stadium, said he believes the are set to travel to Tokyo for Prix and increase his champi- the grid down the first straight. Ambrose said, “As long as he can quickly becoming a vital cog in deliver. it will make life a lot easier for Games can “have a profound the Games, with a decision on onship lead over his top rival They entered the first curve remain healthy, fit and play the Indian team’s scheme of “Bumrah has got a very the middle order and the team impact” on the world and how many domestic fans — if on Sunday. side-by-side and appeared to long enough. He can seam the things. short run up. He walks most of can put up a good total,” moved to reassure the Japanese any — can attend to be taken Verstappen’s Red Bull graze one another before ball, swing the ball and bowl Ambrose, who along with the way and maybe one or two Ambrose added. public that “we take those con- in June. AFP edged the pole-sitting Hamilton backed off, as Hamilton to the first curve to Verstappen pulled away. snatch the early lead. The superior tire strategy 60%* % But Mercedes’ use of two kicked in on lap 25 when + . > pit stops to give Hamilton Verstappen came in to swap 6 % fresher tires down the final his soft tires for the more stretch paid off and allowed durable mediums. Hamilton Rome: Naomi Osaka is con- 6B9 United 10 points behind leaders stands on Sunday as did England him to overtake the stayed out to take the lead for flicted over whether the Tokyo City, with 12 still on offer to the manager Gareth Southgate, him- Dutchman with six laps three laps before he ceded it Olympics should be held amid anchester United put Red Devils from their final four self a former Villa defender. remaining. back to Verstappen when he the coronavirus pandemic. MManchester City’s Premier league games. “Red Bull got a great start,” had to change his tires to The second-ranked tennis League title celebrations on hold United, however, face LIVERPOOL BEAT SAINTS Hamilton said. mediums as well. player, who represents Japan, after coming from behind to win Leicester and Liverpool in the Liverpool kept alive their “I was hunting .... It was a Even though Mercedes was asked about the games at 3-1 away to Aston Villa on coming week and defeat in hopes of a top-four finish in the long way to come back from, team principal Toto Wolff the Italian Open on Sunday. Sunday. either of those matches will see Premier League as Sadio Mane 20-odd seconds back. But it said before the race that he “Of course I would say I Defeat for Ole Gunnar City, beaten 2-1 at home to and Thiago Alcantara sealed a 2- was a good gamble.” expected to make one pit stop, want the Olympics to happen, Solskjaer’s side would have Chelsea on Saturday, crowned 0 win against Southampton on Hamilton followed his seeing Verstappen holding his because I’m an athlete and handed the title to City and their champions before Pep Saturday night. 100th career pole on Saturday lead must have changed his that’s sort of what I’ve been local rivals would have enjoyed Guardiola’s men are away to Jurgen Klopp’s side moved by taking his 98th career win. mind. Hamilton came in for a waiting for my entire life,” she seeing Villa’s Bertrand Traore Newcastle on Friday. above Tottenham into sixth He also tied Michael second time on lap 43 for a said. opening the scoring midway United kicked off having not place thanks to Mane’s first-half Schumacher’s mark of six vic- new set of tires. “But I think that there’s so through the first half. lost a Premier League match at header and Thiago’s first goal for tories at the Spanish Grand Verstappen saw Hamilton much important stuff going on, But United hit back with Villa Park since 1995, a year the club in the final moments at Prix, including the last five in eating into this lead and told and especially the past year,” two goals in four minutes after before current manager Anfield. Liverpool’s first victo- a row. his team “I don’t see how we Osaka added. the break, Bruno Fernandes Solskjaer joined the club. ry in four games in all compe- Hamilton increased his are going to make it to the “I think a lot of unexpect- equalising from the penalty spot Villa’s hopes of ending that titions leaves them six points lead to 14 points over end.” ed things have happened and before Mason Greenwood put run against United were not behind fourth-placed Leicester Verstappen, who grabbed a He was right. Verstappen if it’s putting people at risk, and them ahead. helped by England International with a game in hand in the race bonus point for the fastest lap. was unable to put up a fight if it’s making people very United wrapped up the win Jack Grealish’s ongoing absence to qualify for next season’s Hamilton’s teammate when Hamilton caught and uncomfortable, then it defi- thanks to substitute Edinson due to a shin injury, with Egypt Champions League. Valtteri Bottas steered his overtook him on the outside nitely should be a discussion, Cavani’s goal three minutes forward Trezeguet a long-term It was only their second Mercedes to a third-place fin- of a turn. which I think it is as of right from time. absentee as well. league win at Anfield in their last now.” AFP Victory left second-placed 8 C1 % * % C Grealish looked on from the 11 matches.