5 DEAD: CISF FIRING KILLS 4; India’S Covid-19 Tally Has Climbed to 1,32,05,926, the Union Health Minis- Try Said on Saturday
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www.fi rstindia.co.in OUR EDITIONS: www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD twitter.com/thefi rstindia & LUCKNOW facebook.com/thefi rstindia instagram.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD l SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 134 MAHA ENTERS WEEKEND LOCKDOWN ‘TIKA UTSAV’ FROM TODAY l NIGHT CURFEW IN STATES A ‘Tika Utsav’ will be marked in the Chhattisgarh announces total country from April 11-14 at the behest lockdown in 8 districts, MP imposes of PM Modi with an aim to inoculate lockdown in many dists till April 19 maximum eligible people. Punjab, Gujarat, Karnataka, J&K No lockdown in Delhi, new restric- impose night curfew. In Odisha, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus wears a deserted look as Maharashtra announced weekend tions to be implemented soon, says night curfew is in place since April lockdown due to surge in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI Kejriwal as Delhi imposes night curfew. 5 in 10 districts. India records new-high BENGAL SEES RED! of 1,45,384 Covid cases New Delhi: With a re- cord 1,45,384 fresh cases, 5 DEAD: CISF FIRING KILLS 4; India’s Covid-19 tally has climbed to 1,32,05,926, the Union Health Minis- try said on Saturday. 1ST TIME VOTER DIES IN PARTY CLASH The number of active cases has breached the MOB OF 150 ATTACKED POLLING STAFF, WILL GO FOR CID PROBE 10-lakh mark again af- TRIED SNATCHING TROOPS WEAPONS: CISF ON INCIDENT: DIDI ter around six-and-a- half months, while the Kolkata/Cooch Behar: PM CONDOLES, death toll has gone up to Congress interim Prez Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Capt Five people were killed, BLAMES TMC 1,68,436 with 794 more Amarinder Singh during a virtual meeting on Saturday. including four in the fir- fatalities, the highest Siliguri/ Krishnanagar: ing by CISF personnel, since October 18 last Condoling the deaths in CENTRE MISMANAGED COVID SITUATION, during the fourth phase 76.16 Cooch Behar, PM Modi year, ministry’s data up- ALLOWED VACCINE SHORTAGE: SONIA of polling on Saturday on Saturday requested dated at 8 am showed. for 44 assembly seats of % Election Commission to Registering a steady New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi ac- West Bengal, triggering take stern action against increase for the 31st day cused the Centre on Saturday of “mismanaging” the a political firestorm. those responsible for the in a row, the number of COVID situation and creating a vaccine shortage in the Four people were incident and blamed the active coronavirus cas- country by exporting it, as she called for cancelling all killed as central forces VOTER TURNOUT TILL ruling TMC for perpetrat- es in the country has public gatherings and poll rallies in view of the rising opened fire allegedly af- 5.30 PM IN 4TH PHASE Injured being treated after clashes during 4th phase of West Bengal ing violence during the gone up to 10,46,631, ac- number of cases. Addressing a virtual meeting with ter coming under attack MARRED BY VIOLENCE Assembly polls, in Cooch Behar on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI polls. He also accused CM counting for 7.93% of CMs of Congress-ruled states and ministers of the from locals, who “at- Mamata Banerjee of insti- its total caseload, while party in states where it is in power in alliance with oth- tempted to snatch their gating people against the recovery rate has fur- ers, she said the priority should be to test, track and rifles”, in West Bengal’s 789 4 71 central forces. Turn to P6 ther dropped to 90.80%. vaccinate. She was reviewing the efforts by the states Cooch Behar district, COMPANIES OF ASSAM POLLING MORE CAPF COMPA- Maharashtra on Fri- ruled by the Congress to tackle the second wave of the police said. CENTRAL FORCES STATIONS TO GO NIES RUSHED TO WB day night entered into a coronavirus infection. Former Congress chief Rahul The Election Com- DEPLOYED BY EC IN FOR RE-POLLING ON AMID POLL-RELATED DIDI SEEKS SHAH’S weekend lockdown im- Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his mission ordered stop- 4TH PHASE APRIL 20: EC VIOLENCE RESIGNATION posed to curb the spike Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh and Chhattisgarh ping the voting exercise Baduria: West Bengal in Covid-19 cases. Two counterpart Bhupesh Baghel were among those who participated in the meeting. Rahul Gandhi called for at polling station num- TMC WRITES TO EC OVER ALLEGED APRIL 17, WEST BENGAL WILL CM Mamata Banerjee on senior government min- Turn to P6 putting money in the hands of the poor. Turn to P6 ber 126 in Sitalkuchi FIRING BY CENTRAL FORCES VOTE AGAIN FOR 5TH PHASE Saturday sought Union isters on Friday where the incident hap- Home Minister Amit Shah’s pened when polling was resignation over the killing underway. s the term of present Chief of 4 people in fi ring by Election Commissioner Sunil Meanwhile, in anoth- activists of the ruling fle took place, and locals The EC has sought a E-VOTING A central forces at Sitalkuchi Arora comes to an end on April er incident, an 18-year- TMC and the BJP. gheraoed them and at- detailed report on the in- in Cooch Behar. Banerjee, DREAM MAY 13, CEC in a freewheeling chat old voter, Ananda Bar- “According to prelim- tempted to snatch their cident. Earlier today, EC speaking at a public meet- with Jagdeesh Chandra, in The man, was gunned down inary reports, four per- rifles, following which said CISF personnel had ing at Baduria, said she BE A REALITY New JC Show, says the biggest outside booth number sons were killed as CISF the central forces to open fire during to would be leaving for Cooch BY 2024: CEC challenge is free, fair, acces- 85 in Pathantuli, also in personnel opened fire opened fire. Further de- “save lives of voters and Behar after attending sible, robust, ethical election & Sitalkuchi, after clash- after coming under at- tails are awaited,” a po- government property rallies, and would visit the ON JC SHOW ever since Covid - safe polls. P8 es broke out between tack in a village. A scuf- lice official said. like EVMs.” Turn to P6 incident spot. Turn to P6 ECI bans entry of leaders in SEC defers G’nagar Municipal Corporation polls Cooch Behar for next 72 hr sion also clarified that dates, who have also New Delhi: The Election fire allegedly when they Announcement follows manifold proceedings that have now finished filling Commission on Satur- were attacked by locals rise in nCoV cases, representations been completed so far their nomination day put in place certain on Saturday. will not be affected. forms. However, with restrictions, including “The ECI further di- from various political parties Only the remaining the recent jump in cas- extending the “silence rects that the silence pe- campaigning days, and es, even frontline war- period” from 48 hours to riod for phase 5 (i.e. for First India Bureau sioner Sanjay Prasad dates for voting and riors (elections staff) 72 hours, for the fifth polls scheduled on April states that the body had counting of votes will be can get infected,” he phase of polling West 17) shall be extended to Gandhinagar: Taking received representa- announced once the sit- had said. Bengal after violence in 72 hours and no cam- serious note of the tions from political par- —FILE PHOTO uation is under control. Chief Minister Vijay Cooch Behar district. paigning shall be per- spike in COVID-19 cas- ties including the Aam Earlier in the day, Rupani too had written It also barred the en- mitted during 72 hours es, the state election Aadmi Party, the Indian BJP state unit president to the SEC with a similar try of politicians in before the close of the commission (SEC) has National Congress and sentation was made by March 25. CR Patil had stated that request on Friday even- Cooch Behar district for poll in order to ensure decided to postpone the the Bharatiya Janata Gandhinagar’s Saher In his notification, the elections should be ing, after Congress state the next 72 hours to pre- the conduct of free, fair Gandhinagar Munici- Party, drawing its atten- Vasahat Maha Sangh on Prasad says that “free postponed in the larger unit president Amit vent any possible law and peaceful elections,” pal Corporation elec- tion to the surge in COV- March 18. This was fol- and fair elections will be interest of the public. Chavda to the Chief Jus- and order flare-up. an EC order said. tions which were slated ID-19 cases in Gandhina- lowed by a letter from held, without the threat “All political parties in- tice Natch asking that The decision came The silence period is to be held on April 18. gar as well as the state. Congress MLA Gyasud- of being infected by the terested in contesting the High Court of Guja- after four people were generally for 48 hours. A notification from The commission noted din Shaikh to Chief Jus- novel coronavirus” at a the GMC elections have rat direct the SEC to de- killed in the district as The order also said state election commis- that the first such repre- tice Vikram Nath on later date. The commi- announced their candi- fer the elections. central forces opened that in Cooch Turn to P6 NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021 02 Where did Surat’s Kiran Hosp source its Remdesivir? Rs900 per dose, at a signed non-exclusive Trust-run hospital just brought in mark-up of about voluntary licensing 10K doses from Assam, but no 33%.