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Though Dr Arunaloke In fact, according to a study about disease prevention mea- droplets — to infect you with He said initially patients Chakrabarti, head of the published recently, while sures,” said Delhi Chief coronavirus, said a new advi- were showing symptoms of department of microbiology, Candida is normally found in Minister Arvind Kejriwal. sory issued from the Principal Covid-19, but after thorough Post Graduate Institute of the oral cavity, it has also These centres will be Scientific Advisor’s office on Medical Education and been found flourishing in dia- opened in LNJP Hospital, Thursday. However, it said the ! 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Ministry has urged States and VijayaRaghavan had just People should continue wear- tilating spaces with improved even slightly open windows Hence, women with diabetes Union Territories to make Q recently warned that a third ing masks, double masks or directional air flow decreases the can introduce outdoor air and P 0=3=:3:0689013147; who have increased suscepti- black fungus or mucormycosis Covid wave is “inevitable” in N95 masks,” said the Principal accumulated viral land in the improve the air quality inside,” bility to oral and Vulvovaginal a notifiable disease under the R near future. Scientific Advisor’s office. air, reducing the risk of trans- it stated. 0034=374589=5367<; Candida (VVC) Species Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, Larger size droplets fall to “Well-ventilated spaces mission, the advisory explained. Introduction of cross ven- Infections and reporting stating that the infection is )- ),. the ground and on surfaces, play a crucial role in diluting “Ventilation is a tilation and exhaust fans will be <43:<3:=5894341<; Covid-19 are more affected. leading to prolonged morbid- and smaller aerosol particles the Covid-19 viral load of community defense that pro- beneficial in curtailing the Cancer patients also need to be ity and mortality amongst he Delhi High Court on are carried in the air to greater infected air and help in tects all of us at home or at spread of the disease, it said. <635737:589=30=<; careful of the fungus. Covid-19 patients. TWednesday asked the Centre to take steps to get the medicine — Amphotericin B — used for treating black fun- +" !$ $ ' P ,- gus which is primarily affect- ing Covid-19 recovered people, from wherever in the world. !/,! The court said the Centre .* * should inform it about steps furious Mamata Banerjee taken to import medicine, the )- ),. Administration. / Aon Thursday hit out at shortfall of which was coming The Maharashtra Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the way of treatment of mid uncertainty over the Government went for the glob- 0 1 accusing him of “insulting” Mucormycosis (black fungus) Aavailability and supply of al EOI after a lack of response 2 the Chief Ministers and treat- which has been on rise in the vaccines domestically, at least to the BrihanMumbai 3*'4 5 ing them as “puppets”. )- ),. national Capital and elsewhere nine States have floated global Municipal Corporation’s sepa- * She complained that in the country. expressions of interest (EOI) to rate tender for the supply of 1 though the Chief Ministers nion Law Minister Ravi “You have to get the med- procure 28.7 crore vaccine crore Covid-19 vaccine doses. * were invited in a meeting fea- UShankar Prasad on icine from wherever in the doses in all from man- The BMC was forced to ' turing the Prime Minister and Thursday condemned the world. You have to take steps ufacturers across the extend the bid submis- District Magistrates they were West Bengal Chief Minister right now. Wherever it is avail- world to inoculate the sion deadline by a week. not allowed to speak. Mamta Banerjee for “seeking able in the world get it,” said a age group of 18-44 The Uddhav Curiously Mamata used to interrupt” Prime Minister bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi years in India. These Thackeray Government 6"7 “we” and “us” words instead of Narendra Modi’s meeting and Jasmeet Singh which was States have put a time- is exploring options of 8 usual “me” and “I” while with District Magistrates on assured by the Centre that it has line of three months to procurement of vaccine 8 describing what she called a the Covid-19 situation on already started taking steps to six months to supply doses from Pfizer, collective “insult of the Thursday “by not allowing import the medicine. 6" 9 the vaccine. Johnson & Johnson, Chief Ministers.” DM of 24 Pargana from pre- The court noted the But it remains to be seen as Zydus, Cadila among others. 6 “Why were we invited in senting his views”. domestic production of the to when the vaccines are actu- The EoI rolled out, however, :"8 the meeting if he was not pre- He said Mamata did not medicine lower than required ally delivered given the foreign has added a clause that bars 2 pared to listen to our prob- allow her DM to speak on the and the Centre said the pro- companies’ prior commit- countries sharing land borders lems… are the Chief Ministers # $ $ % ! Covid-19 situation saying duction capacity has been dou- ments as many affluent nations with India. This means that 2 puppets in his hand … are we && '( ' ! " “what does he know, I know…” bled now. have placed their orders much BMC will not consider any bonded labourers…” she said, in advance. company or vaccine that comes 012 .,+, adding, “I have not seen Why is the PM feeling so inse- others were made to watch like As per the data collected from China. such arrogance and ballooning cure — that he does not even puppets… it seems that the by The Pioneer, worst-hit While Tamil Nadu issued %&# %'' &#(" ego before.” want to meeting was called only for P Maharashtra has invited an EoI for procurement of Taking up the cudgel for listen to us?” some media publicity to show expression of interest for the five crore doses, Uttar Pradesh %(#(# )*+,..#% ) her counterparts in other States Attacking the Prime that yes they are working.” procurement of 5 crore Covid- and Karnataka have done so New Delhi: India is engaged — that many critics called a Minister for handling the pan- “Like me all the Chief 19 vaccine doses. Through the for 4 crore doses each. Odisha with American entities for pro- result of her increased confi- demic scenario in cavalier Ministers were ready with their EoI, it will know the stock, (3.8 crore), Kerala (3 crore), curement of Covid-19 vac- dence post the startling victo- manner which had led to the documents and data and were price and supply schedule from Andhra Pradesh (2.4 crore) cines from the US and their ry in Bengal elections — spike in the number of cases, willing to discuss their prob- global vaccine producers and Rajasthan and Telangana possible manufacturing in the Mamata said, “We feel insult- Mamata said, “This was a casu- lems but they were not allowed approved by the World Health (one crore each) are the other country subsequently, the ed and humiliated. This is an al and super flop meeting. to speak… if this was to be Organization and United States States to have floated global Ministry of External Affairs attempt to bulldoze the feder- Only CMs of BJP-ruled States done then where was the need Food and Drug tenders. said on Thursday. al structure of the country. were allowed to speak and calling this meeting,” she said. )* events for more than a year tual imposters also hurled )- ),. now due to the Covid-19 pan- racial and sexual insults in the demic. meeting which were held by ! ndian Institute of Technology “Sophisticated artificial video conference calls due to " I(IIT), Ropar, has prepared a intelligence techniques have lockdown restrictions last year. digital tool named spurred a dramatic increase in A live meeting on Kashmir “FakeBuster” to identify and manipulation of media con- organised six months ago in crack down on virtual tents. Such techniques keep which experts from several !"# # imposters either creating a nui- evolving and becoming more countries were participating <5#< sance during online confer- realistic. That makes detection was hacked with songs on gen produced in Chhattisgarh. % ences, webinars, examinations, difficult and it could have far- Lord Ram and Hanuman play- Modi had assured Baghel & " meetings, chats and socialising reaching security implications. ing in the background. The he Central Government on that he will consider his reqest. among others or even com- Hence, a platform was con- meeting had a group of TThursday cleared a pro- The Chief Minister had $ mitting frauds entailing finan- ceived,” said Prof Abhinav Pakistani diplomats, along posal from Chhattisgarh Chief stated that the total daily oxy- cial implications. The makers of Dhall from IIT Ropar, one of with some human rights Minister Bhupesh Baghel and gen production capacity of !"# “FakeBuster” claim it to be one the four-member team that “activists” and as the event permitted the use of oxygen for various units in Chhattisgarh is ' of the first tools across the developed the “FakeBuster” progressed, pro-Indian industrial use. 462 tonnes. Under normal cir- world to detect imposters using in association with Monash accounts intervened the event Baghel thanked Union cumstances, oxygen is sup- the “DeepFake” detection tech- University of Australia. and tried to stop Pakistani Minister for Industries Piyush plied to the steel makers in the nology during live video con- The virtual imposters were diplomats from lying on the Goyal for clearing the propos- state by the oxygen manufac- ferencing. (videos) known as “Deepfakes” raphy and other such online successful in their evil designs Kashmir issue. al. The Centre has cleared the turers. In simple terms, this stand- during meetings, webinars, content with major repercus- even in a meeting of the The tool was planned after use of oxygen in 11 steel indus- He said the oxygen pro- ( alone solution enables a user online examinations and job sions. United Nations last year, and cases of manipulations were tries in the State, an official ducing units are suffering due ) * (organiser) to detect if anoth- interviews with a lot of adverse The platform is likely to similarly, according to media reported in recent times from communication said. to lack of demand for oxygen + er person’s video is manipulat- social, mental and financial benefit organisations — both reports, a virtual meeting of India and abroad which found Baghel urged Prime while the steel making units in , + ed or spoofed during a video implications. Further, through the Government and private — South African lawmakers was their way into video-calling Minister Narendra Modi on the state are shut due to lack of " conferencing. this mode, manipulated media as also individuals functioning disrupted by hackers who platforms through spoofing May 16 and Goyal that steel oxygen. The Centre had Imposters have been using contents are being used in from within the confines of flooded the video call with tools based on transfer of industries should be allowed to banned the industrial use of real-time mimicked visuals spreading fake news, pornog- closed rooms to run offices or pornographic images. The vir- facial expressions. use 20 percent quantity of oxy- oxygen due to Covid-19. !" " #$%#&#$
the spread of COVID in rural beds in Patiala, and will also be stressed. 18.5 percent but had since ty, and vaccine centres etc. areas, the Chief Minister direct- managing the makeshift hos- declined. The state Health Patients in home isolation can ed that teams of Health and pitals in Mohali and Bathinda. SET UP POST COVID Secretary Hussan Lal also put their vitals into the app, other departments immedi- CARE WARDS, OXYGEN added that the cumulative pos- which would be available in '.A<. Minister. ately start house-to-house sur- INVOLVE VILLAGE- CONCENTRATORS’ BANK itivity on May 19 stood at 6.2 three languages — English, The chief Minister noted veillance in every village. The LEVEL ELECTED REPRE- Taking note of the fact percent, with Mohali and Punjabi and Hindi, and these midst shortage of vaccines that the State Government was teams should be equipped to SENTATIVES IN VACCINA- that some hospitalized patients Malwa regions continuing to will be monitored by experts Aand decelerated vaccina- forced to stop vaccination for give basic medicines without TION need oxygen support for a few show high numbers. who will advise them on the tion drive, Punjab Government Phase I and II categories in the delay, and RAT testing of symp- Stressing the importance of days after discharge, the Chief course of treatment. has decided to explore the pos- last three days because of non- tomatic persons must be done involving Sarpanches in this Minister asked the Health RESULTS OF GENOME sibilities of floating a global availability. He also directed all at the earliest, he said. exercise, the Chief Minister Department to allow their five SAMPLING OF APRIL-MAY CM LAUDS POLICE tender for the procurement of concerned departments to con- '.A<. He also directed that some ordered their prioritization, litre per minute concentrators STILL PENDING EFFORTS IN FEEDING vaccines from all possible tinue pursuing the matter of Community Health Centres along with that of Panches, as to be used for this purpose on Dr KK Talwar, who heads COVID AFFECTED FAMI- sources to ensure early inocula- supply aggressively with the larmed over the projec- (CHCs) in each district be well as Block Samiti and Zila a temporary loan basis. The the state’s COVID Expert LIES tion in the State, besides reach- Centre. As per Centre’s alloca- Ations of a possible third prepared as Level-II (L2) facil- Parishad chairman and mem- Chief Minister also asked the Group, said that to ensure that The Chief Minister lauded ing out directly to all vaccine tion for Phase III (18-44 age wave of COVID-19 and its pos- ities, with oxygen concentrators bers, in vaccination. The Police Department to set up a bank of the cases continue to decline, the Punjab Police’s recently- manufacturers for direct pur- group), the State Government sible impact on the children, and doctors with proper treat- Department must also pro- Oxygen concentrators for this the current restrictions should launched Bhojan Helpline, chase of various COVID-19 has been able to buy only 3.6 Punjab Chief Minister Capt ment protocols. vide support, especially purpose, besides establishing be followed for the next two- under which more than 3,000 vaccines, including Sputnik V, lakh vaccine doses, including Amarinder Singh on Thursday Health Minister Balbir through their village police Post COVID Care wards in three weeks. He disclosed that food packets were delivered by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & 63,000 received a day before. A ordered specialized training of Sidhu suggested establishment officers, he added. civil hospitals. While the cases while the genome sequencing the cops at the doorstep of the Johnson. total of 2.3 lakh have already all doctors in the state Health of Rapid Response Teams and and positivity in the State had of the March samples had COVID affected families in just Announcing this, the Chief been used, leaving only 1.3 lakh Department by June end along involvement of RMP doctors in ASK PVT HOSPITALS shown a decline over the past shown 96 percent UK variant, a week. He reiterated his com- Minister Capt Amarinder Singh for use as of now, said the Chief with house-to-house surveil- monitoring in the rural areas to TO REFUND PAYMENT one week, there was no scope only one double mutant case mitment to ensuring that on Thursday directed the Health Minister. Pointing out that lance to control the current check the spread of the cases. FOR OVERCHARGING for laxity, the Chief Minister was found in the April samples. nobody in the State goes to Department to explore all almost one lakh unregistered spread in the rural areas. Regarding various regular PATIENTS stressed, directing the police to Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan sleep hungry in these testing options. construction workers and their The Chief Minister, while health staff recruitments, Directing the concerned strictly enforce all restrictions, said that results of the samples times, and urged all affected Notably, Punjab has storage family members had, so far, reviewing the state’s COVID-19 Medical Education Secretary officials to take strict action taking the cooperation of urban sent for genome sampling in citizens to dial 112 or 181 for space for 35 lakh Sputnik V vac- come forward for getting vacci- situation during a virtual meet- DK Tiwari said that 86 Nurses, against the private hospitals and local body leaders also in April and May were still pend- free meals. DGP Dinkar Gupta cines, which require storage nated in line with the State ing, directed the state expert eight Lab Technicians, nine overcharging COVID patients, this effort. ing. said that COVID canteens were temperature of minus 18 degrees Government’s prioritization of group head Dr KK Talwar to Radiographers, two the Chief Minister said that DGP Dinkar Gupta said established by the Police Celsius. vaccination for 18-44 category, look into all aspects of medical Perfusionists, two they should also be made to that the thikri pehras were COVID CARE WHAT- Department in less than 24 “All efforts would be made the Chief Minister asked the education, and to get training Optometrists, and one refund the payments received. being held in 60 percent of the SAPP CHATBOT hours, with more than 120 for procurement of vaccines to Labour Department to ensure modules prepared for the Audiologist would be appoint- He asked the Deputy villages to control the entry and LAUNCHED FOR SELF- cooked or uncooked food meet the acute shortage in the the registration of these workers Health Department. ed within a week, and more Commissioners to coordinate exit of people, while assuring CARE DURING HOME ISO- packets delivered on the very State, which has received fewer on priority. He underlined the need to vacancies had been advertised. with the Health Department to the meeting of improved cov- LATION first day of the launch of the than 44 lakh vaccine doses so far During the COVID review ensure that all Medical Officers Outsourced staff had also track all such complaints. The erage in the next few days. Punjab Government on scheme. The maximum calls from the Government of India, meeting, COVID Expert Group in the State are trained to deal been deployed in various hos- private hospitals should be The state Medical Thursday launched a COVID had so far been received from of which only one lakh is cur- head Dr KK Talwar noted that with COVID, especially in pitals, centres or labs, he said, asked to display the official rate Education Secretary DK Tiwari Care WhatsApp chatbot for Amritsar City, Ludhiana City, rently available for use and the existing vaccines had been children. adding that the Army was cur- prominently, and the same said that the positivity rate self-care during home isolation, Patiala, Bathinda, he which will also be exhausted found to be effective against the Expressing concern over rently helping in running 84 should be widely publicized, he during May 2-8 week stood at information on bed availabili- said. within a day,” said the Chief new variants or mutants so far.
<'. government to allow Amritvahini App as an alter- './ 0 * he Jharkhand Government native for registration of vac- 2 * Thas filed an interlocutory cination so that maximum application before the Supreme number of people are vacci- Court seeking intervention of nated and protected from the court to direct the Central Covid 19. Notably, the Supreme & '.A<. oxygen cylinders at the plants in Faridabad, Sonipat, doorstep of the home of iso- Karnal, Ambala, Panchkula nder its initiative to pro- lated patients. and Hisar are continuously Uvide oxygen cylinders refill As of today, a provision of producing oxygen gas in the Court is hearing several cases " tough for the government to facility to COVID-19 patients 13,949 oxygen beds has been capacity of 200 litres of oxygen related to Covid 19. conduct vaccination among in home isolation, Haryana made in the state besides the per minute. The Centre has The Government submit- #$ such people. Government has so far attend- provision of 5,350 ventilators also approved 43 more PSA ted that for common people the In another development, ed to 9896 requests out of beds, he said. technology-based plants of registration process for vacci- % Jharkhand High court suo 15396 requests received since A state-level control room which two plants will be set up nation has become quite & % moto hearing matters related to May 9. has been in operation in in medical colleges and the lengthy hence the Central gov- Covid 19 in Jharkhand direct- “A total of 9896 oxygen Chandigarh round the clock to other 41 plants would be set up ernment should allow % ed Jharkhand government to cylinders have so far been keep a watch on the supplies in various districts. Amritvahini App as an alter- ' file an affidavit over 230 oxy- delivered in the state against the and requirements of oxygen These plants will start pro- native online platform for peo- gen cylinders have apparently request for 15,396. It was, how- coming from the districts while duction by the month of June. ple to register for vaccination. %% gone missing in Hazaribagh ever, found that 5473 requests the Chief Minister Manohar Each plant will produce 500 to Besides, in the petition, the ( % district. The bench of Chief for the oxygen cylinders were Lal has directed the officials to 1000 litres of oxygen per government has raised other Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and not in order,” said an official make sure that oxygen was minute, he added. issues also. Amritvahini App Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad spokesman. available at the doorstep of the The facility of Oxygen has been developed by made an oral observation that A door-to-door oxygen needy person, the spokesman Mobile Bank has also been Jharkhand government tration that requires a smart- while people are dying due to cylinder refill facility began on said. started in Karnal. 22 Industrial The Jharkhand phone. Jharkhand government lack of oxygen cylinder reports May 9 for the people in At present, in Haryana Plants located in 13 districts of Government pointed out that contended that registration are coming that oxygen cylin- Haryana through a portal. around 240 MT of oxygen is the state are also providing in Jharkhand the total popula- through Cowin is very lengthy. ders have gone missing. The spokesman said that in coming daily from seven dif- oxygen to hospitals, he said. tion of people of 18-45 age This has adversely affected the The bench also quashed a its battle against Covid-19, ferent locations in the country. The spokesman further group is 1.4 crore and this age pace of vaccination in PIL against the e-pass system Haryana has almost overcome The spokesman informed said that so far, 378 NGOs have group needs immediate vacci- Jharkhand as there is a sizeable introduced by the Jharkhand the problem of oxygen supplies that six PSA (Pressure Swing registered on the portal to sup- nation before the third wave of population that doesn’t use government for the period of by ensuring timely delivery of Absorption) technology-based ply oxygen cylinders. Coronavirus hits the people. smart phones. Jharkhand gov- lockdown. The PIL was filed by Currently, people log on to ernment claimed that Dhurwa resident Rajan Kumar cowin.gov.in website for regis- Amritvahini App works both Singh in which he had point- online and offline hence ed out loopholes in the e-pass Amritvahini App should be system stating that e-pass has allowed as an alternative. been made mandatory even The government further when someone is going to stated that 48 per cent popula- market to fetch milk and veg- tion of Jharkhand lives in etables. The bench said that mid the deadly second immunosuppressive drugs, the scheduled areas, where digital this is the part of the policy Awave of COVID-19, medicines that lower the body's literacy rate is quite low hence decision of the government to '.A<. Haryana is now witnessing a ability to fight germs and sick- in such a situation it will be control Covid 19 virus. surge in cases of mucormycosis ness. It is recommended that or black fungus, a rare life- patients seek early treatment, threatening infection. As many control diabetes and take as 268 cases of black fungus steroids only if these are rec- have been reported till ommended and essential. Thursday evening in the state. The State Government has Eight people have also died already issued orders to prevent due to black fungus infection as the irrational use of steroids, Dr per the official data while the Gupta added. actual number of fatalities is In a letter dated May 18 to estimated to be higher than this. all drug control officers of the Four deaths have been state, the State Drugs Controller, reported in Sirsa district, three Haryana had directed to ensure in Gurugram and one in that the chemists under their Sonipat till May 20 evening, as jurisdiction maintain complete per the data with the state's sales record of drugs containing Health Department. steroids as per Section 18 of Due to the sudden rise in Drugs Act. black fungus cases in a week's The order stated, “With a time, the state is now also grap- view to prevent the spread of pling with the problem of short- black fungus cases and to pre- age of injection Amphotericin- vent the irrational use of steroids B, required for the treatment of for management of COVID-19 this fatal disease. cases, it is reiterated that all It was on May 15 when drugs containing steroids which black fungus was declared a are covered under Schedule H notified disease in the state, read with Rule 65 (3) of Drugs making it mandatory for the & Cosmetics Act 1940 and doctors (government and pri- Rules 1945 can be sold only on vate) to report such cases to the the prescription of a registered concerned chief medical offi- medical practitioner.” cers. Haryana Government had “In view of lockdown on May 18 also formed regula- restrictions in the state, the tions called “The Haryana chemists across the state have Epidemic Diseases been asked to keep a scan or (Mucormycosis) Regulations, click a photo of the concerned 2021. prescription and keep a digital “Out of over 200 cases of record with them,” the order black fungus reported in added. Haryana, maximum cases are Talking about the early from Gurugram, Rohtak, symptoms of black fungus, Dr Faridabad and Hisar district,” Gupta said that the patients suf- said Dr Usha Gupta, Director fering from this fungal infection Health Services, IDSP typically have nasal congestion, (Integrated Disease Surveillance facial pain, drooping of eyelids, Program), Haryana while talk- swelling in cheeks and eye, ing to The Pioneer. black crusts in the nose among “As per the initial observa- other symptoms. tions, the abuse of oral steroids Notably, the State and uncontrolled diabetes Government has prepared 20- remain the primary reason bed wards in all the medical col- behind the rise of black fungus leges in the state to treat black infection among recovering and fungus cases. All the district recovered COVID-19 patients,” medical officers of the state have she said. been directed to refer black fun- She said that the disease is gus patients to the nearby mainly affecting people who authorized medical institutions have health problems or take for the treatment. chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | FRIDAY | MAY 21, 2021
Post Covid OPD in Nine held for hunting RG Kisan Nyay Yojana: First govt district, wild boar cubs in C’garh installment of 2020-21 today medical hospitals STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR ith a large number of patients reporting o mark former Prime Minister Rajiv Wmedical problems post Covid-19 TGandhi’s 30th death anniversary on May recovery, Post Covid Out Patient 21, the Chhattisgarh government will provide Departments (OPD) will be opened in all on Friday Rs 1,500 crores to 22 lakh farmers district hospitals and Government Medical as the first lot of agricultural input subsidy Colleges in Chhattisgarh. On three days, psychiatrist treatment will be extended to under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. those facing mental problems in the wake of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Covid. An order to this effect has been issued, n Gandhi will attend the event via video confer- STAFF REPORTER Dhruv, Butia Vishwakarma, Dr Subash Mishra, Director (Epidemic), told MAHASAMUND Pardeshi Nishad, Sadhuram encing, an official communication said on the media on Thursday. Dr Mishra said the Thursday. Yadav, Lokesh Yadav, Kailash experts from respiratory and chest, Kumar and Hriday Ram In the programme at the Chief Minister's he Chhattisgarh Forest psychiatry, ENT, medicine, surgery, ophthal- Sahu, all from Kolpadar vil- house, Baghel and Cabinet ministers will pay TDepartment on Thursday mology, orthopedic, skin and venerable dis- arrested nine poachers lage. floral tributes before an oil painting of Rajiv eases as well as physiotherapy will be available engaged in illegal hunting of All of them were involved in Gandhi and then transfer the first installment at these OPDs. A number of such patients are wild boar cubs in the hunting the cubs using live into the bank accounts of the farmers in the approaching for treatment, he said. The Mahasamund Forest Range. electric wire, a press release state. patients will be screened through tests and Mahasamund Divisional said. He will also transfer Rs 7.17 crores as payment treatment will be provided based on the diag- Forest Officer (DFO) Pankaj The department seized a 557- against the dung procurement between March nosis, he said. Dr Mishra said the tele-OPD is Rajput said the arrested men meter-long electric wire, 31 15 and May 15. MPs, MLAs, other public rep- functioning and the Health and Wellness lakh farmers (registered in Kharif season rearers as payment for dung procured from were Chamar Singh Khadia, hooks, an arrow and other resentatives, farmers and cattle rearers will Centre is providing medical assistance Ratu Singh Kamar, Gaya Ram materials used in the hunting. take part in the programme, also via video 2019-20) in four installments as agricultural March 15 to May 15 under the multi-pronged through the virtual mode. A total of 77,694 conferencing. input subsidy. Godhan Nyay Yojana. patients have benefitted from the services. On OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER The Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana was On May 19, the Chhattisgarh government Under Godhan Nyaya Yojana, launched in Mucormycosis, he said there is a need to cre- launched on May 21, 2020 to encourage crop took several important decisions in the inter- July 2020, a total of Rs 88.15 crores have been ate awareness among those having undergone PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, CIRCLE NO-1 RAIPUR (C.G.) productivity. ests of the farmers. paid so far to cattlemen and villagers. treatment using steroid and other experimen- Tender Notice On May 21, Baghel will transfer Rs 7.17 crores Another Rs 3.6 crores will be transferred to Under the scheme, the Chhattisgarh govern- tal injections. He rejected reports of ‘White (1st Call) directly to the accounts of villages and cattle gauthan samitis and women self-help groups. Fungus’ (Candida glabrata or C. albicans). ment transferred Rs 5,628 crores to about 19 Contractors, Registered appropriate class in Unified Registration System [e-Registration] invited Online tenders for the following works :- C’garh issues new travel NIT.No./ Name of Work Probable System amount of Tender No. contract 1 2 3 guidelines for Covid 16/76798 S/R work on Various Culvert under Section No. 1, Rs. 39.60 Sub Division No. 3 Raipur Lakh 17/76799 WHITE WASHING/COLOUR WASHING/ Rs. 30.00 DISTEMPERING/PAINTING WORK AT Lakh SECTOR-29 GAD QTRS UNDER SUB-DIVISION NO-3 RAIPUR
Last date of tender Download Date up to 07.06.2021 Time 17:30 PM Note :- All eligible/interested contractors are mandated to get enrolled on the e Procurement portal (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) in order to download the tender documents and participate in the subsequent bidding process. Superintending Engineer P.W.D. Raipur Circle No-1 G- 60672/3 Ryp/Dtd 19.5.21 Raipur (C.G.)
GOVERNMET OF CHHATTISGARH, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER SHIVNATH CIRCLE DURG (CHHATTISGARH) e-PROCUREMENT TENDER NOTICE STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR carry a RT-PCR negative test the report comes. Instructions eProcurement Portal: https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in report. The mandatory provision have been issued to all Divisional (2nd Call) he Chhattisgarh government of having a negative RT-PCR test Commissioners, Inspectors System Tender No. : 76955 /NIT No. : 02/SAC/2021-22, Raipur, Dated : 18.05.2021 Ton Thursday issued new report not earlier than 72 days General of Police, Collectors and Online Tenders are Invited for The Following Works up to 05.06.2021 at 17:30 Hour has now been relaxed to not ear- Superintendents of Police to travel guidelines for travellers Name of Work : RENOVATION OF KUMHALI TANK AND LINING OF coming to the state as part of lier than 96 days. ensure Covid Test for travelers CANAL, L.B.C R.D. 0 M TO 1320 M, RB.C. 0 M 150 M WITH preventive measures to contain For those who do not have Covid coming to Chhattisgarh. CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NOS D.C. 01 NOS V.R.B,, 01 NOS the spread of Covid-19. negative test report, arrange- The instructions will be dis- SLUCE GATE AND 10 NOS COLABA FIXING IN BLOCK Accordingly, the persons who ments have been made for health played at every bus stand, rail- PATAN DISTRICT DURG. A group of weaver birds build nests in Dharampura area behind the Indira Gandhi have certificates to prove both check-ups and Covid test exami- way station as well as at airports Probable Amount :- Rs. 88.00 Lakhs nation. Such passengers will of Raipur, Bilaspur and of Contract Agriculture University, Raipur. Pioneer Photo anti-Covid doses have been administered to them need not have to be in home isolation till Jagdalpur. The details can be viewed and downloaded online directly from the Government of Chhattisgarh Integrated e-Procurement Portal (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) from Date 25.05.2021, at 17:31 Hours.(IST) Virtual hearing allowed No permission onwards. Janjgir records 90 percent NOTE :- All eligible/interested contractors/bidders are mandated to get enrolled on the Integrated e-procurement portal needed to cut (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) and get approval on specific vendor for Departmental Enquiry class from PWD under Centralized Contractor/Supplier eucalyptus trees vaccination in 31 villages Registration in order to download the tender documents and partic- on private land ipate in the subsequent bidding process. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Tendula Water Resources Division Durg STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR For, Superintending Engineer Shivnath G- 60653/ 4 Ryp/Dtd 19.5.21 Circle, Durg (C.G.) o permission is required for Ncutting eucalyptus trees on pri- vate land in Chhattisgarh, the ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ •œËˇÊáÊ •Á÷ÿ¢ÃÊ, Forest Department announced on ‹Ù∑§ ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ Áfl÷ʪ, Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U ◊¢«U‹, Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U Thursday. It was reported on May 19 that over ߸-¬˝ÙÄÿÙ⁄U◊¥≈U ÁŸÁflºÊ ‚ÍøŸÊ 5,000 trees on about 125 acres in Portal : http://eproc.cgstate.gov.in STAFF REPORTER n ings can be held. A large Jalso village in Raipur district's ¿UàÃË‚ª…∏U ‡ÊÊ‚Ÿ, ‹Ù∑§ ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ Áfl÷ʪ, Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U ◊á«U‹, Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U ◊¥ number of cases are pend- RAIPUR Tilda block had been cut in the last ÁŸêŸÁ‹Áπà ∑§Êÿ¸ ŸflËŸ ߸-¬¢¡ËÿŸ ◊¥ ¬¢¡Ë∑Χà ΔU∑§ºÊ⁄U ‚⁄U‹ „UÃÈ ÁºŸÊ¢∑§ ing with the government month, a press release said. Æv.Æ{.wÆwv Ã∑§ ÁŸÁflºÊ •Ê◊¢ÁòÊà ∑§Ë ¡ÊÃË „ÒU —- he Chhattisgarh gov- in view of the pandemic. On the direction of the Raipur ernment on Thursday The General STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Bhupesh Baghel, an official communication ∑˝§. ÁŸ.•Ê.‚Í. ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ê ŸÊ◊ ‹ÊªÃ T Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), an ∑˝§./ÁºŸÊ¢∑§ (‹Êπ ◊¥) decided to speed up the Administration inspection team found that the said. The Collectors of Baloda Bazar- n the battle against Covid-19, 90 percent of Bhatapara, Raigarh, Korba and Bilaspur were v x Á¡‹Ê Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U Áfl.π. Á’À„UÊ ◊¥ ‡ÊÊ‚∑§Ëÿ ©UìÊÃ⁄U ◊ÊäÿÁ◊∑§ ÁfllÊ‹ÿ wy.~~ process of Departmental Department has conveyed eucalyptus trees were planted in „U⁄UºË∑§‹Ê ∞fl¢ Áfl.π. ◊SÃÍ⁄UË ◊¥ ‡ÊÊ‚∑§Ëÿ „UÊ߸ S∑ͧ‹ ÷flŸ œŸª¢flÊ ◊¥ Enquiry (DE) by this to all the departments, 2004-5 on 125 acres land belonging Ithe targeted population in 31 villages of present. The Janjgir-Champa collector all ‡ÊÊ‹Ê ÷flŸ ∑§Ê ‡Ê· ∑§Êÿ¸– ‚¢÷ʪ ∑˝§. Æv Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– conducting virtual DivisionalCommissioners to a Goyal family -- which is private Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district has health workers and frontline workers have got w y Á¡‹Ê Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U Áfl.π. ◊SÃÈ⁄UË ∑§ ª˝Ê◊ ‚ÙŸ, ◊¥ ¬˝Ë. ◊ÒÁ≈˛U∑§ •ŸÈ‚ÍÁøà x{.{v hearings. An official state- , District Collectors and land. After a detailed investigation, been vaccinated, the Janjgir-Champa Collector the first dose of the vaccine. The second dose ¡ÊÁà ∑§ãÿÊ ¿UÊòÊÊflÊ‚ ÷flŸ ∑§Ê ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ ∑§Êÿ¸– ment said that for early Chief Executive Officers, it was found that permission is not said on Thursday. Yashwant Kumar was brief- has covered 85 percent. In the 45-plus catego- ‚¢÷ʪ ∑˝§. Æv Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– disposal of the cases of Zila Panchayat, so that required from the Forest ing Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a ry, 70 percent people have been vaccinated. x z •ılÙÁª∑§ ˇÊòÊ Á‚⁄UÁª≈˜U≈UË Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U ÁSÕà ’fl⁄‘U¡ ∑§Ê¬Ù¸⁄‘U‡ÊŸ ∑§ •¢Ãª¸Ã vyÆ.w{ ÁŸÁ◊¸Ã ªÙºÊ◊ ◊¥ •Ê¢ÃÁ⁄U∑§ ‚Ë.‚Ë. ‚«∏U∑§ ∑§Ê ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ ∑§Êÿ¸– Departmental Enquiry of investigation into the Department and Revenue virtual review of Covid management in 60 dis- The process is on in the 18-44 age category. He, ‚¢÷ʪ ∑˝§.Æw Á’‹Ê‚¬È⁄U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– government officers and pending cases is Department to cut eucalyptus trees tricts of the country covering 11 states in the however, said that in a few villages, residents y { Á¡‹Ê ⁄UÊÿª…∏U Áfl∑§Ê‚πá«U ¬È‚ı⁄U ◊¥ ‡ÊÊ‚∑§Ëÿ ∑§ãÿÊ Á◊Á«U‹ ∞fl¢ „UÊ߸ {{.|} employees, virtual hear- completed quickly. on private land. presence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister stopped outsiders from entering their area. S∑ͧ‹ ÷flŸ ◊¥ •¢ª˝¡Ë ◊Êäÿ◊ S∑ͧ‹ ‚¢øÊ‹Ÿ „UÃÈ ÷flŸ ∑§Ê ©UãŸÿŸ ∑§Êÿ¸– ⁄UÊÿª…∏U ‚¢÷ʪ ⁄UÊÿª…∏U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– GOVERNMET OF CHHATTISGARH, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT z | ‡ÊÊ‚∑§Ëÿ ◊ÊÚ«U‹ S∑ͧ‹ π⁄UÁ‚ÿÊ ◊¢ •¢ª˝¡Ë ◊Êäÿ◊ S∑ͧ‹ ÷flŸ ∑§Ê vx{.~~ ¬ÈŸÁŸ◊ʸáÊ ∞fl¢ ©UãŸÿŸ ∑§Êÿ¸, flÊ.‚.‚.Á»§. ∞fl¢ ÁfllÈÃË∑§⁄UáÊ ‚Á„UÖ CM dedicates four ‘Seva OFFICE OF THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER ⁄UÊÿª…∏U ‚¢÷ʪ ⁄UÊÿª…∏U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– SHIVNATH CIRCLE DURG (CHHATTISGARH) { } Á¡‹Ê ⁄UÊÿª…∏U, Áfl∑§Ê‚πá«U ‚Ê⁄ª¢…∏U ∑§ •ãê¸Ã ߢÁÇ‹‡Ê ◊ËÁ«Uÿ◊ S∑ͧ‹ yx.ÆÆ ‚¢øÊ‹Ÿ „UÃÈ ‡ÊÊ‚∑§Ëÿ (’Ê‹∑§) ’„ÈÈÈU©Ug‡ÊËÿ ©UìÊÃ⁄U ◊ÊäÿÁ◊∑§ e-PROCUREMENT TENDER NOTICE ÁfllÊ‹ÿ ‚Ê⁄¢Uª…∏U ÷flŸ ∑§Ê ŸflËŸË∑§⁄UáÊ ∞fl¢ ©UãŸÿŸ ∑§Êÿ¸– Rath’ for Rajnandgaon ⁄UÊÿª…∏U ‚¢÷ʪ ⁄UÊÿª…∏U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– eProcurement Portal: https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in n nd | ~ Á¡‹Ê ⁄UÊÿª…∏U Áfl∑§Ê‚πá«U Ã◊ŸÊ⁄U ◊¥ ‡ÊÊ‚∑§Ëÿ ∑§ãÿÊ ©UìÊÃ⁄U ◊ÊäÿÁ◊∑§ }z.}{ STAFF REPORTER (2 Call) ÁfllÊ‹ÿ ◊¥ •¢ª˝¡Ë ◊Êäÿ◊ S∑ͧ‹ ÷flŸ ∑§Ê ©UãŸÿŸ ∑§Êÿ¸– RAIPUR System Tender No. : 76953 /NIT No. : 01/SAC/2021-22, Raipur, Dated : 18.05.2021 ⁄UÊÿª…∏U ‚¢÷ʪ ⁄UÊÿª…∏U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– Online Tenders are Invited for The Following Works up to 05.06.2021 at 17:30 Hour } vÆ Á¡‹Ê ⁄UÊÿª…∏U ©U¬‚¢÷ʪ œ⁄U◊¡ÿª…∏U •ãê¸Ã ÁflÁ÷㟠◊ʪٸ ◊¥ Áfl‡Ê· {y.Æx hhattisgarh Chief ◊⁄Uê◊à ∑§Êÿ¸– ⁄UÊÿª…∏U ‚¢÷ʪ ⁄UÊÿª…∏U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– Name of Work : RENOVATION OF SANTRA TANK & REMODLING & LINING OF CANAL OF R.D. 0 TO 1770 M WITH CMinister Bhupesh Baghel CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO D.C., 9 NO. VRB, 1 NO FALL, 9 NO COLABA FIXING, 2 NO INLET IN ~ vv Á¡‹Ê ⁄UÊÿª…∏U, Áfl∑§Ê‚πá«U ’⁄U◊∑§‹Ê •ãê¸Ã ©UìÊÃ⁄U ◊ÊäÿÁ◊∑§ y}.yw ÁfllÊ‹ÿ •ı⁄U ¬È⁄UÊŸ ¬ÈSÃ∑§Ê‹ÿ ÷flŸ ’⁄U◊∑§‹Ê, ◊¥ ⁄‘UŸÙfl‡ÊŸ ∑§Êÿ¸– on Thursday dedicated four BLOCK PATAN DISTRICT DURG. ‘Seva Rath’ (ambulances) for ⁄UÊÿª…∏U ‚¢÷ʪ ⁄UÊÿª…∏U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– Probable Amount :- Rs. 86.84 Lakhs vÆ vw ‡ÊÊ‚∑§Ëÿ ’Ê‹∑§ „UÊÿ⁄U ‚∑§á«U⁄UË S∑ͧ‹ œ⁄U◊¡ÿª…∏U ◊¥ •¢ª˝¡Ë ◊Êäÿ◊ vÆ~.{y Covid-19 patients in of Contract Rajnandgaon district. S∑ͧ‹ ÷flŸ ∑§Ê ©UãŸÿŸ ∑§Êÿ¸, flÊ.‚.‚.Á»§. ∞fl¢ ÁfllÈÃË∑§⁄UáÊ ‚Á„UÖ The details can be viewed and downloaded online directly from the Government of Chhattisgarh Integrated ⁄UÊÿª…∏U ‚¢÷ʪ ⁄UÊÿª…∏U– ÁmÃËÿ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ– Dedicating the vehicles recovery rate, an official com- funds under the Scheduled e-Procurement Portal (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) from Date 25.05.2021, at 17:31 Hours.(IST) onwards. munication sid. But the Chief Caste Development virtually from his official resi- NOTE :- All eligible/interested contractors/bidders are mandated to get enrolled on the Integrated e-procurement ÁŸÁflºÊ ◊¥ ÷ʪ ‹Ÿ ∑§Ë ¬˝Á∑˝§ÿÊ ∞fl¢ ÁŸÁflºÊ ∑§ ‚¢’¢œ ◊¥ ÁflSÃÎà ¡ÊŸ∑§Ê⁄UË Áfl÷ʪ ∑§ dence-cum-office, he said the Minister warned that the Authority. They will be used portal (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) and get approval on specific vendor class from PWD under Centralized ©U¬⁄UÙÄà fl’‚Ê߸≈U ◊¥ ºπ¥ ¡Ê ‚∑§Ã „ÒU– positivity rate in that state has Covid crises is not over. He at the Community Health Contractor/Supplier Registration in order to download the tender documents and participate in the now fallen to 8 percent while urged everyone to keep away Centres at Ghumka and subsequent bidding process. in Rajnandgaon it has reached from social gatherings and Dongergarh and the Prime EXECUTIVE ENGINEER •œËˇÊáÊ •Á÷ÿ¢ÃÊ 3 percent. Rajnandgaon has events. 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An officer with good eries are postponed in all the Research (ICMR), the kit uses bers of CRPF were dependent to another for vaccination as communication skills or a PIL has been moved in the hospitals as doctors are fully the Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) )* on already overstretched civil well as treatment of the viral Medical officer be detailed to ASupreme Court seeking busy with Covid-19 patients... method for testing. %% hospitals across the country for disease despite serving the liaise in person. Please instruct direction to Centre and State for heart patients or pregnant Manufactured by Pune- % " management of Covid-19 cases nation for decades. all offices/units to make sincere Governments to ensure ade- women, it is very difficult to get based Mylab Discovery despite the paramilitary having On the contrary, other efforts for proper utilisation of quate medical treatment and admission,” said the plea. Solutions, the kit is likely to " % a large number of hospitals with forces, like the ITBP, have been seized life saving Covid equip- facilities are provided to all The petitioner emphasised reduce the pressure on the % % % an authorised pool of about 740 using their composite hospitals ment.” non-Covid-19 patients in all that in some private hospitals, overburdened labs and delay in + % % doctors, including specialists for both vaccination as well as Through an order earlier Government and private hos- online consultation is available, tests and reports. % and over 3,000 paramedical treatment of their personnel this month, the CRPF had pitals, even during the lock- whereas in government hospi- Mylab Discovery Solutions’ and nursing staff. and even opened the service for directed the medical direc- down period. tals, there is no such facility Managing Director Hasmukh 19 tests. prehensive guide of the testing Facing shortage of essential other paramilitary forces like torate to allow admission of The plea, moved by advo- available. “There should be Rawal said that a positive test All symptomatic individu- procedure and will provide a medicines like Remdesivir and the CRPF, sources said. The family members of the para- cate G.S. Mani, said the right to more government hospitals, will take five to seven minutes als who test negative by RAT positive or negative test result equipment like ventilators as BSF on Wednesday said it has military personnel at dedicat- public health was a funda- exclusively for non-Covid-19 and a negative result will take should get themselves imme- to the patient,” Dr Bhargava also oxygen, the CRPF reiter- ramped up facilities at its Covid ed Covid centres as they are mental right and insisted that patients. The doctors say that a maximum 15 minutes. “We diately tested by RT-PCRRapid said. “All users are advised to ated to the various formations Care Centres at Chhawla and facing shortage of beds in civil all governments should ensure they get many calls for other currently have a capacity of 70 antigen tests are considered click a picture of the test strip across the country to liaise Tigri Camp in the national cap- hospitals. that fundamental right to life, emergencies. People are con- lakh test kits per week and will less sensitive than lab-based RT- after completing the test pro- with the State police forces to ital by adding 10 oxygen beds The CRPF topped the list liberty, health and equality of fused a lot. Emergencies are enhance it to 1 crore test kits by PCR tests. This means that cedure with the same mobile acquire seized items on “zim- each at the two camps. of the paramilitary forces with non-Covid-19 patients are filled with Covid-19 patients, early-June,” he said. some results from the RAT may phone, which has been used for manama” basis. The CRPF had on May 7 the most number of infections enforced and protected effec- others can’t go in there,” the At a press conference, Dr show false negatives – wrong- downloading the mobile app The CRPF has also been written to all the formations to with 22,216 personnel con- tively. plea said. Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR, ly indicating that the infection and user registration.” relying on hospitals under the depute commandants to liaise tracting the disease as on The petitioner said that The plea contended that said, “The testing by the kit is is absent. However, experts The research body has also civil administration in various with the State police for taking Monday and also recorded the after the second wave, most of right to life and public health advised for use only on symp- believe that accuracy of the tests asked residents to take the test states for vaccination of serving possession of life saving drugs most number of recoveries the state governments have is a fundamental right guaran- tomatic individuals and imme- increase if the viral load is high. according to the user manual personnel and their depen- and equipment seized by the that stood at 19,235. The CRPF put restrictions and protocols, teed under Article 21 of the diate contacts of laboratory- Dr Bhargava said that users provided by the manufacturer dents as also the next of kin of police for use of its personnel. has suffered the most deaths which resulted into denial of Constitution, and there was no confirmed positive cases.” will have to download the and strictly follow the guide- martyred men and veterans. On Tuesday, the CRPF again with 114 casualties in its ranks regular treatment and check-up pre-planned mechanism in the Incidentally, the company home testing mobile application lines on the disposal of the kits. Insiders in the paramilitary shot off a letter stating, “Few due to Covid-19. It also has the of patients with heart, kidney, states in connection with pub- had last year also given India its available on Google Play Store Users can download the man- said, the ad hoc manner of han- offices have written letters to highest number of active cases liver and lung ailments. “Non- lic health and medical treat- first RT-PCR Test kit which is and Apple store. ual for Mylab Discovery dling Covid-19 cases has even the State police, but merely at 2,867. Covid-19 patients are facing a ment. now commonly used for Covid- “The mobile app is a com- Solutions test kits, CoviSelf.
& also received snowfall. ) % % & " ' & Rainfall recorded below 2 15 mm is considered light, & % 2 while that recorded between 15 + ' ' mm and 64.5 mm is moderate. ) If recorded between 64.5 mm Welfare (Gol) and the Indian and 115.5 mm, it is heavy and Council of Medical Research between 115.6 mm and 204.4 )- ),. (ICMR). mm is considered very heavy. “And, make it mandatory Rainfall above 204.4 mm is he Supreme Court for all these facilities to report considered extremely heavy TCollegium, headed by all suspected and confirmed rainfall. Chief Justice NV Ramana, has cases to health department Meanwhile, southwest recommended the appoint- through district-level chief monsoon is very likely to ment of Justice Sanjay Yadav as medical officer and subse- advance over south Andaman the Chief Justice of Allahabad quently to Integrated Disease Sea and adjoining southeast High Court. Surveillance Programme Bay of Bengal around May 21, A statement published on (IDSP) surveillance system,” one day in advance in associ- the website of the apex court on the letter said. The AIIMS, ation with the strengthening Thursday said: “The Supreme )- ),. control. Delhi is likely to come out with and deepening of southwesterly Court Collegium on 20th May, “This fungal infection is a guidelines on management of winds over the region. 2021 has recommended eleva- larmed over the rapid leading to prolonged morbid- the disease soon. Meanwhile, the IMD has tion of Justice Sanjay Yadav, Asurge in the cases of black ity and mortality amongst The Telangana warned that it can’t rule out the Judge, Allahabad High Court fungus, the Central Covid 19 patients,” Joint Government and Tamil Nadu possibility of a new cyclone [PHC: Madhya Pradesh] as Government on Thursday Secretary in the Ministry, Lav too on Thursday declared the heading towards the Eastern Chief Justice of Allahabad High directed all States and Union Agarwal, said in the letter to the black fungus as a notifiable dis- seaboard of India, Cyclone Court.” Territories to declare States. ease under the epidemic act. Yaas, intensifying like Cyclone After Chief Justice Govind mucormycosis an epidemic The treatment of this fun- “We are making black fungus Amphan. Mathur demitted the office on that will help its better man- gal infection requires multi- a notifiable disease under the )- ),. 24 hours. May 24, 1976, which was 60 “A low pressure area over April 14, Justice Yadav has agement. disciplinary approach consist- Public Health Act. So now, we’ll The IMD data says that mm. A record 119.3 mm rain north Andaman Sea and been serving as the acting Now, all confirmed or sus- ing of eye surgeons, ENT spe- know what all cases are there. yclone Tauktae coupled Jaipur has received 80 mm fell in Delhi between 8.30am on adjoining eastcentral Bay of Chief Justice of the Allahabad pected cases of the fungal dis- cialists, general surgeon, neu- Now, we’ll also get the data Cwith a western disturbance rainfall, Meerut 85.9 mm, Wednesday and 8.30am on Bengal is very likely to inten- High Court. ease have to be reported to the rosurgeon and dental maxillo from private hospitals,” Tamil has led to incessant rain in Varanasi 82.8 mm, Meewat in Thursday, which is a new sify into a Cyclonic storm by Justice Yadav enrolled as Union Health Ministry. facial surgeon, among others, Nadu Health Secretary J Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Haryana 84 mm, Mussoorie record for May,” Kuldeep May 25. It’ll move northwest- advocate on August 25, 1986. The Ministry’s recommen- and institution of Radhakrishna said on Maharashtra, Gujarat, 103 mm and Mukteshwar 85 Srivastava, the head of IMD’s wards and reach near Odisha- He practised on civil, revenue dation come days after a few Amphotericin-B injection as an Thursday. Rajasthan, Haryana, mm. regional forecasting Centre, West Bengal coasts around and constitutional sides in the States like Maharashtra, antifungal medicine. According to the doctors, Uttarakhand, and Delhi. According to the IMD, said. May 26 morning”, the IMD High Court of Madhya Pradesh Haryana, Rajasthan and “You are requested to make black fungus is a complication According to the India Delhi received the highest- In Uttarakhand, the IMD said. at Jabalpur. Serving as Deputy Gujarat notified the disease. mucormycosis a notifiable dis- caused by a fungal infection Meteorological Department ever rainfall of 119.3 mm in has warned of more rain in few Last year in May, India saw Advocate General of Madhya “In the recent times a new ease under the Epidemic and people infect it by coming (IMD), Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly May for the first time since districts including Uttarkashi, the formation of two cyclones, Pradesh, he was elevated as a challenge in the form of a fun- Diseases Act, 1897, wherein all in contact with the fungal has received 146 mm highest 1951. The perpetual rainfall Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Tehri, Amphan on the Eastern coast judge of the High Court of gal infection namely mucormy- government and private health spores in the environment. rainfall; Uttarakhand’s Nainital was due to the impact of Pauri, Bageshwar, Nainital, and Nisarga on the Western Madhya Pradesh on March 2, cosis has emerged and is facilities, medical colleges will Covid-19 patients having dia- 132 mm of rainfall, followed by cyclonic storm Tauktae and a Almora and Champawat. The coast. A UN report released last 2007, and then elevated as reported from many states follow guidelines for screening, betes or compromised immu- Delhi which received 119.3 western disturbance ending upper Himalayan regions of the month calculated that Amphan permanent judge on January amongst Covid-19 patients, diagnosis, management of nity are vulnerable to the dis- mm; Jhajjar 117 mm; Gurgaon 8.30am on Thursday. This was state, including Badrinath in caused more than $14 billion 15, 2010. He was appointed as especially those on steroid mucormycosis, issued by the ease. At least 50 per cent cases 115 mm and Dholpur in double the previous record Chamoli district and worth of economic damage in acting Chief Justice of the therapy and deranged sugar Ministry of Health and Family result into fatality. Rajasthan 103 mm in the last rainfall received by Delhi on Kedarnath in Rudraprayag, India alone. Madhya Pradesh High Court with effect from October 6, 2019, till November 2, 2019 and 3 3 , ' " * )# from September 30, 2020, till ! January 2, 2021. F Justice Yadav was trans- " " % ferred to the Allahabad High '& Court on January 8, 2021. )- ),. , Chewing tobacco can " % increase the risk of Covid-19 as )- ),. ypertension and tobacco % % the person does not wear a !$ Hare the top most causes of mark, the hand to mouth con- )- ),. close coordination with states mid reports of severe short- premature mortality and peo- " tact increases, salivating and 6% and UTs to provide all Aage of Covid -19 jabs in the ple consuming tobacco in any % " % spitting puts others at risk, )- ),. s remnant of cyclonic required assistance expedi- country, Hyderabad-based form are at high risk of many " and sitting together to drink Astorm “Tauktae” has tiously,” Gauba said. Bharat Biotech on Thursday diseases, as nicotine is solely -. % and smoke leaves no room for wadeshi Jagran Manch $ weakened, Central Ministries Chief secretaries of states announced that it has ramped responsible for constricted social distancing, thereby S(SJM) on Thursday and agencies have been and advisors to administra- up additional manufacturing arteries, heart failure, inflam- increasing the risk of spreading requested European Union directed to work in close tors of the UTs apprised the capacities for the Covaxin vac- mation, many types of cancers, " the infection. (EU) ambassador here to )- ),. coordination with States and NCMC of the cine. Covishield and Covaxin are blindness, and gangrene, while % “To counter the threat of drop ‘ambiguity’ in its Union Territories to provide damages to infrastructure, being provided under the it also complicates existing Covid-19, it is imperative to support to changing Patent rime Minister Narendra all required assistance as well crops as well as loss of life in Government’s nationwide vac- hypertension. Kashyap. combat the misinformation rights and thereby facilitate PModi on Thursday con- as restoration work expedi- the affected areas and the cination programme. The above was mentioned Hypertension is the most campaigns. The studies that cost effective production and gratulated Pinarayi Vijayan on tiously. measures taken by them to Chiron Behring, a subsidy by noted interventional widely prevalent vascular dis- purportedly claim consump- adequate availability of taking oath as the Chief Cabinet Secretary Rajiv restore telecom, power, roads, of Bharat Biotech in Ankleshwar, Cardiologist Dr (Prof) (Col) ease among the low and mid- tion of alcohol or smoking Covid-19 vaccines and med- Minister of Kerala. Gauba gave the instruction on water supply and other utili- Gujarat, plans to produce 200 Shekhar Kashyap while speak- dle income group countries. can prevent Covid-19, may be icines in India. In a tweet, the Prime Thursday while reviewing the ties. million doses of Covaxin per ing at a webinar on It is also one of the biggest manipulated and, therefore, as Noting that the Euopean Minister said, “Congratulations rescue and restoration efforts It was noted that due to annum in the GMP (good man- ‘Hypertension, Covid-19 and causes of premature deaths in a vigilant society, there needs to Union (EU) is not clear in its to Shri @vijayanpinarayi Ji on during National Crisis the timely and accurate fore- ufacturing practicing) facilities Tobacco – A Deadly Triad’. the world. be a high index of suspicion support to changing Patent taking oath as CM and com- Management Committee cast of India that are already operational for Kashyap is the former Today, one in every four around such studies, he added. rights in the World Trade mencing his second term in (NCMC) meeting. Meteorological Department the production of vaccines based Head of Department men and one in every five Kashyap advised that peo- Organization (WTO)’s office.” He also reviewed the relief (IMD) and coordinated on Inactivated Vero Cell (Cardiology), Army’s Research women today are suffering ple should rely on information meeting, next month, the Vijayan was sworn in on and restoration efforts made efforts of all concerned cen- Platform Technology, under & Referral Hospital in New from hypertension. and guidelines from credible SJM, an RSS outfit, asked it Thursday as Kerala Chief by the State Governments tral and state and UT agen- stringent levels of GMP and Delhi. “Those who consume sources such as the WHO, US to “unconditionally support Minister for the second time and Union Territory cies, damages and loss of lives biosafety, the company said in a “Although the tobacco tobacco have poorly controlled CDC, Ministry of Health and the TRIPS Waiver Proposal”. amid the Covid-19 crisis in the administrations and Central have been limited. statement here. Product avail- lobby promotes that nicotine hypertension. It is a myth that Family Welfare and ICMR. In a letter to the state. Ministries or agencies in the Due to advance and time- ability at Ankleshwar will com- does not cause hypertension, it smokeless tobacco or non- He said that there is a lot Ambassador The oath ceremony took aftermath of cyclonic storm ly action taken by all agencies, mence from fourth quarter affects all the organ systems. combustible tobacco has no ill- of ground that needs to be cov- Delegation of the place with Covid protocols in ‘Tauktae’. Gauba stressed that it is apprised, functioning of 2021, it added. Tobacco consumption in any effects. There are ample stud- ered, which can begin with European Union to India place at the Central Stadium in “restoration of hospitals and Covid care cen- The addition in manufac- form be it cigarettes, chewable, ies to prove that these cause sensitising kids at the kinder- and Bhutan Ugo Astuto SJM Thiruvananthapuram. telecom, power, roads, water tres in the affected areas also turing capabilities takes the vol- and nicotine gum, causes many diseases,” Kashyap said, garten level about the harmful Co-convenor Ashwini Governor Arif Mohammed supply and other infrastruc- remained unaffected. ume of covaxin doses to up to increase in blood pressure and adding that tobacco blunts the effects of tobacco on our Mahajan said the Global Khan administered the oath of ture by the concerned agen- The efforts carried out by 1 billion doses per annum, the elevates the heart rates. effects of medicines taken to health. health crisis due to office to 76-year-old Vijayan. It cies and State and UT the Indian Navy and Coast company said. The company Nicotine cessation can help stabilise blood pressure. Further, surrogate adver- Coronavirus is the second stint of the Governments may be contin- Guard along with other ramped up capacities at its own immediately. Within 20 min- Kashyap said persons with tisements promoting the use of pandemic has prompted Marxist veteran in the top ued and completed expedi- agencies, to rescue persons on established campuses specialised utes of cessation, blood pres- cardiometabolic factors face a tobacco in any form should not several countries to support office. tiously”. three barges and one offshore for manufacturing inactivated sure returns to normal and 15 higher risk of severe Covid-19 be allowed in the vicinity of the Indian and South African Along with Vijayan, 20 “Central Ministries and drilling vessel of ONGC, were viral vaccines under the highest years of cessation eliminates all condition along with compli- schools or other educational application for a patent others also took oath. agencies would work in also discussed. biosafety levels. hazards of smoking,” added cations and mortality. institutions. waver. / !" " #$%#&#$
+#&$<7 ! () )* +( *#*3 Similarly, with 29,911 new The situation in Pune # infections, the total number of improved vastly as the “active he Covid-19 infections cases climbed from 54,67,537 cases” dropped from 67,295 to !/'. 3,969 new cases were logged in Tdropped to 29,911 in to 54,97,448. 64,084. Thiruvananthapuram. Maharashtra on Thursday, even As 47,371 patients were Mumbai with 28,987 hile Chief Minister Ernakulam, which is also under as the State logged 984 deaths discharged from the hospitals active cases stood second in the WPinarayi Vijayan and 20 triple lockdown orders record- – including 246 deaths arising across the State after full recov- state, followed by Thane of his Cabinet colleagues were ed 3,336 new patients. out of consolidation of old ery, the total number of people (27,604), Solapur (19,783), being administered the oath of Out of the 30, 441 new unaccounted figures, even as discharged from the hospitals Nagpur (19,615), Ahmednagar office and secrecy by the cases tested positive today, 28, 47,371 patients were discharged since the second week of March (18,976), Satara (18,942), Governor, the Covid-19 176 had contracted the pan- from various hospitals across last year breached the 50 lakh Nashik (18,151), Amravati situation in Kerala continued to demic through contact. The the State after full mark to touch 50,26,308. The (10,685), Beed (10463), be grave and critical. The State number of health workers test- recovery. recovery rate in the state went Chandrapur (8111), Jalgaon saw 128 lives being claimed by ed positive on Thursday were A day after the pandemic up from 91.06 per cent to (7839), Aurangabad (6929), the pandemic during the last 24 101, underscoring the demand claimed 594 lives and left 91.34 per cent. Osmanabad (6692), Latur hours that ended on Thursday by the Kerala Government 34,031 people infected in var- The total “active cases” in (5588), Buldhana (5088) and 6 pm. Medical Officers Association ious parts of Maharashtra, the the state dropped from 4,01,695 Jalna (4745), A total of 30,441 new cases about the need to deploy more infections dropped to 29,911, to 3,83,253. The fatality rate in Of the 3,21,54,275 samples were diagnosed by the depart- doctors, nurses and para-med- while the state recorded 984 the state went up from 1.54 per sent to various laboratories ment of health on Thursday. ical staff in all hospitals. Every deaths – 429 that occurred in cent to 1.55 per cent. across the state so far, 54,97,448 The Test Positivity Rate for the day in Kerala sees a the last 48 hours, 309 record- With 37 fresh deaths, the have tested positive (17.15 per day was 23.18 per cent. minimum of 100 health work- ed in the last week and 246 old Covid-19 toll in Mumbai cent) for COVID-19 until Malappuram topped the ers newly getting afflicted unaccounted cases. increased from 14,373 to Thursday table of districts with highest with Covid-19. With 984 new deaths, the 14,410, while the infected cases Currently, 29,35,409 people number of new cases. The dis- There were 3.17 lakh per- total number of deaths in the went up by a relatively low 1433 are in home quarantine while trict saw 4,746 persons diag- sons under treatment for state climbed from 84,371 to to trigger a jump in the infec- 21,648 people are in institu- nosed with Covid-19 while Covid-19 across the State. ! . 0 ' ' ! " 85,355. tions from 6,91,352 to 6,92,785. tional quarantine. /' ( *01 , 2 ) '.) A **# , )( ovid-19 situation in Tamil Nadu took a turn Lucknow: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi hile the UT administration across Jammu Cfor the worse on Thursday with the admin- Vadra shot off a missive to Chief Minister Yogi #5 W& Kashmir is gearing up to strengthen istration announcing the detection of black fun- Adityanath, advising him to launch schemes to provide Covid care facilities at Panchayat level the active gus in the State. financial assistance to the people reeling under sever- ,#'!/- 0 3) case load is not showing signs of major Black fungus (Mucormycosis) has been al financial problems due to the second wave of Covid Guwahati: Assam reported 74 ty rate of 6.40 per cent for the improvement. reported as a notifiable disease by Health in the state. ith disputes over the number of deaths due to Covid-19 on day, the NHM daily bulletin On Thursday, 67 more patients succumbed Secretary J Radhakrishnan who disclosed that In her letter sent on Thursday, Priyanka pointed out Wdeaths of primary teachers due to Thursday, while the number of said. to the virus while 4,169 cases tested positive the private hospitals in the State have been asked that the second Covid wave had severely affected the Covid during panchayat polls, Chief coronavirus cases rose by a The State had reported taking the tally of active positive cases to 50,554. to furnish details of the disease which they have masses and the people had to suffer unbearable pain and Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday record 6,573 persons testing 6,143 coronavirus positive cases Out of these 67 deaths, 41 were reported from diagnosed. trauma. The outcry of the helpless people in April-May announced that all the Government positive, pushing the total num- on Wednesday against testing of Jammu division and 26 from Kashmir. The pos- The Directorate of Health and Preventive made it clear that the government had no plans to employees who succumbed to the dead- ber of infections to 3,53,574, the 1,02,040 samples. Currently, itivity rate reported across J&k stood at 8.7 per- Medicine in its release said 35, 579 persons have counter the more fatal form of the pandemic. ly infection during polls would be given National Health Mission the state has a total of 51,818 cent. Government Medical College hospital in been diagnosed with Covid-19 on Thursday “Many unnecessary rules and red tape brought down compensation and rules would be amend- (NHM) said. active cases they are being treat- Jammu reported highest number of 17 deaths while the pandemic claimed 397 lives during the a mountain of trouble for the people. The epidemic took ed for that. With 10 persons in Kamrup ed at different hospitals and while seven patients succumbed to the virus in last 24 hours. away thousands of people from us and on the other hand “The State Government has decided Metropolitan, nine in Barpeta, Covid Care Centres (CCCs) GMC, Rajouri, two each in Doda, Katra and The deaths on account of the pandemic till it created huge difficulties in the form of livelihood, loss to provide compensation and jobs to the eight in Kamrup, seven each in across the state along with some Udhampur. Thursday evening reached 19,131. As on in business and other work related to daily earners. dependents of the deceased during Dibrugarh and being at home isolation. According to the media bulletin, out of 4169 Thursday evening there were 2.63 lakh patients Today, crores of people are apprehensive about their Panchayat election duty or who got Goalpara,Nagaon (5), Tinsukia Out of the new cases, the new positive cases of novel Corona virus across the State. Chennai continued to the prob- futures. Their means of earning have hit rock bottom infected with the virus while on duty, lead- (4),Darrang and Sivasagar (3 highest 1,084 patients were (Covid-19) 1518 were reported from Jammu lematic district with 6,073 new cases while and a galloping inflation has only added to their mis- ing to their demise later,” the CM said in each),Bongaigaon, Cachar, detected from the state capital, division and 2651 from Kashmir division. Coimbatore finished second with 3335 new eriest. This has particularly put the middle class in trou- a statement issued on Thursday. Golaghat, Lakhimpur and followed by 490 in Dibrugarh, Significantly, 4042 more Covid-19 patients were cases. ble. Instead of leaving people in these difficult situations, On Thursday, Yogi Adityanath Sonpitpur (2 each), and one 477 in Nagaon and 432 in recovered and discharged from various hospi- The hike in the number of Covid-19 cases it is necessary that your government initiates some con- chaired a high level review meeting and each in Baksa, Biswanath, Kamrup. With 3,53,574 total tals including 1533 from Jammu Division and and fatalities is a matter of concern as the State crete welfare measures so that people can get some relief gave instructions to chief secretary and Chirang, Hojai, Kokrajhar, COVID-19 positive cases in 2509 from Kashmir Division. is under total lockdown mode. from their troubles,” Priyanka said. PNS ACS, Panchayati Raj, to coordinate with Morigaon, Nalbari and Udalguri Assam, the overall positivity rate the State Election Commission and districts, the total number of stands at 3.58 per cent against request it to amend the said guidelines, deaths rose to 2,507 persons. total testing of 98,79,158 sam- in a manner as deemed fit. NHM said 1,347 more ples so far. 27 On Wednesday, the UP government Covid-19 patients have died till The Kamrup Metropolitan $ # had claimed that only three teachers had now, but the government's district, which primarily com- - & died of Covid during panchayat polls Death Audit Board has not prises the Guwahati city, has so against the claim of 1,621 deaths by the included them in the tally of far reported a total of 94,228 primary teachers’ association, which was fatalities caused by the Covid- cases of Covid-19 . During the & supported by the opposition leaders. 19 virus as they had other ail- day, the state reported fewer !/'. tory of Kerala, the swearing in Communists claim the riots of The government made a U-turn on ments too. With detection of recoveries than the number of ceremony of Vijayan was pre- 1946 a part of the Indian free- **# Thursday and blamed the old guidelines 6,573 patients against testing of new infections at 3,071 dis- inarayi Vijayan was sworn ceded by a musical show por- dom struggle. of the State Election Commission for the 1,02,684 samples on Thursday, charges, NHM said in its daily Pin as the 13th Chief traying the growth of the In a significant develop- ammu & Kashmir Lt-Governor Manoj Sinha on confusion. Assam has reported a positivi- bulletin. PTI Minister of Kerala in a color- CPI(M) in the State starting ment, Yechury, while speaking JThursday dismissed tainted police officer, Davinder ful and unique function held at from the 1957 E M S to reporters at Singh, who was earlier suspended and subsequently Thiruvananthapuram’s Central Namboodirippadu-led United Thiruvananthapuram, set to charge sheeted by the NIA in a terror case, from ser- Stadium on Thursday. The Front Government to the rest all controversies associat- vice with immediate effect. oath of office and secrecy was impressive victory gained by ed with the non-exclusion of K Singh was arrested last year on January 11 after he administered by Arif the party in the 2021 election K Shylaja, the health minister was found travelling in a car along with two terrorists Mohammed Khan, Governor that returned the ruling front in the outgoing government in -- Naveed Babu and Altaf on Srinagar-Jammu National of Kerala to the Chief Minister to power, the first such win in the new council of ministers. Highway. At the time of the arrest he was posted at designate and 21 members of the last fiur decades. The CPI(M) general secretary Srinagar International Airport. his Cabinet as per strict Vijayan came to the venue said that the decision to bring Initially two AK-47 rifles were seized from the car Covid-19 guidelines and pro- of the ceremony accompanied in new faces in the government intercepted by police at Mir Bazaar in South Kashmir tocol. by wife Kamala, grandson (son in Kerala was taken in the long district of Kulgam. Later, police had also recovered two The swearing in ceremony of Veena through her first term interest of the party and pistols and another AK 47 rifle from the residence of was attended among others by marriage), Veena and new son- for the State. Singh. the family members of the in-law Mohammed Riyaz. When he was asked about During the probe, Singh also came on the radar designated ministers, senior Riyaz was also sworn in as a the reason behind the exclusion of the investigating agencies for having links with offi- bureaucrats and leaders of the minister in the cabinet, making of Shylaja, he said the question cials of the Pakistan High Commission through constituent parties in the Left the Kerala cabinet a unique one of who will contest the election secure social media platforms. Democratic Front. Sitaram which has the father-in-las as and who of the elected MLAs According to the order issued by the Commissioner Yechury, the CPI(M) general chief minister and son-in-law become ministers are matters Secretary to the Government, General Administration secretary had flown into holding important portfolios within the domain of the Department, “ the Lieutenant Governor is satisfied Thiruvananthapuram to attend (PWD and Tourism). respective State committees in under sub-clause (c) of the proviso to clause (2) of the oath taking ceremony. Earlier in the day Vijayan every State. He pointed out that Article 311 of the Constitution of India that in the inter- Vijayan was the first min- and the minister designates 26 CPI(M) MLAs of the previ- est of the security of the State, it is not expedient to ister to be sworn in and Veena offered floral tributes at ous House were denied tickets hold an enquiry in the case of Davinder Singh, Deputy George the last person to be Punnapra-Vayalar Memorial for the 2021 assembly election. Superintendent of Police (Under Suspension) S/o administered the oath of office. in Alappuzhaa , the resting “These MLAs included many Deedar Singh R/o Overigund Tral, Pulwama. Nobody from the principal place of many party workers senior ministers. I Accordingly, the Lieutenant Governor hereby dismisses opposition party Congress and who were killed in police firing think that decision was in the him from service, with immediate effect. the BJP were present during the in the riots staged by the unit- long term interest of not only Soon after his arrest Singh was stripped off his gal- ceremony. ed Communist Party of India the CPI(M) but for Kerala lantry award by the Jammu & Kashmir For the first time in the his- in October 1946. The itself,” he said. administration. ! 0 * '3 ' $ ! " , - . , + *#*3 persons are still missing,” surveillance aircraft, Chetak, hailed the Indian Army for stranded,” an ONGC spokesper- action to be taken by the Master Defence spokesperson Mehul ALH and Seaking helicopters are deploying its columns in affect- son said. of the vessel. wenty three more bodies of Karnik said. involved in the SAR operations, ed areas and the Indian Air While all 202 personnel “On 14th May itself, all our Tpersonnel on board the However the ONGC pegged while INS Talwar has also been Force for transporting person- were rescued from the Support vessels were advised to secure accommodation barge Papaa- the number of missing persons diverted to provide assistance in nel of National Disaster station -3 construction vessel, all their respective work locations 305 – which sank amid Cyclone at 37. “There were 714 people relief and rescue operations. Response Force (NDRF). 101 personnel were rescued and move to safe location at the Tauktae off the Mumbai coast on on board five stranded vessels. Meanwhile, Defence Meanwhile, in a detailed from ONGC’s Sagar Bhushan earliest. Accordingly, all vessels Monday – were recovered by the Of them, 628 people were res- Minister Rajnath Singh has statement issued on Thursday, Drill ship. and barges, including P305, Indian Navy on Thursday, tak- cued by the Indian Navy, Coast lauded the efforts of the Armed the ONGC said: “When cyclone All 137 personnel were res- commenced moving out of their ing the total number of mortal Guard and ONGC vessels. Forty Forces and the Indian Coast Tauktae stuck on Monday (May cued from the GAL construc- work locations on 14th / 15th remains retrieved from under nine bodies have been recov- Guard for the ongoing search 17), there were 342 installations tion barge. “From barge Papaa- May,” the AFCONS statement the Arabian Sea to 49. ered. As many as 37 persons are and rescue operations in areas in the Western Offshore region 305, 26 are missing, while 11 are said There were conflicting state- still missing. Of the missing, 26 affected due to Cyclone Tauktae. of the Arabian Sea with 7,675 missing from Varaprada- “While the other barges ments as to the number of per- are from barge Papaa-305 and Singh – who has been in people. Out of these installations, Anchor handling boat GAL moved to Mumbai Port / sons still missing from the five 11 from Varaprada- Anchor constant touch with Chief of the 243 were fixed and 99 floating”. constructor,” a statement issued Mumbai Outer Anchorage / off-shore vessels – comprising handling boat GAL constructor,” Naval Staff Admiral Karambir The officials said that based by the ONGC said. Anchorage close to Revandanda, three barges off the Mumbai an ONGC spokesperson said. Singh, Chief of the Army Staff on the weather warning, the The AFCONS-led consor- the Master of P305 chose to coast, a drill ship of ONGC and Indian Naval ships and air- General M M Naravane, Chief ONGC activated its emergency tium, which is working closely move 200 meter away from the an anchor-handling boat – craft are currently engaged in of the Air Staff Air Chief response system and issued with ONGC, Petroleum HT platform where the Barge which went either adrift or sank Search and Rescue (SAR) oper- Marshal RKS Bhadauria and instructions to all installations to Ministry, Indian Navy, Coast P305 was working, and to during the passage of Cyclone ations to locate the missing Director General of the Indian take action as per the standard Guard, and DG (Shipping) to remain at that location, deciding Tauktae towards Gujarat on crew members of Coast Guard Shri K Natarajan - operating procedure. coordinate the rescue efforts, this as a safe location since the Monday. Accommodation Barge P-305, - commended the Indian Navy “At that time, there were in attributed the loss of lives of per- max predicted wind speed was “From the accommodation which sank on Monday, 35 nau- and Indian Coast Guard for sav- all 99 vessels. Of them, 94 sonnel from barge Papaa-305 to only 40 Knots and his location barge Papaa-305, we have res- tical miles off Mumbai coast. ing the lives of people stranded remained safe. There were in all “the sudden deterioration of was 120 NM away from the eye cued 188 people. We have so far Ships INS Kochi, Kolkata, at sea. 6961 persons on board the ves- weather (on May 17)” which left of the tropical storm,” the state- ) 8% $ ! " recovered 49 bodies. Twenty six Beas, Betwa, Teg, P8I maritime The Defence Minister also sels. Of the vessels, five remained no time at all for any further ment said. !" " #$%#&#$ 0
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ndia is profligate. Its eco- wants to create an illusion of 80,000 revenues every minute. inflation comprising 39 per cent Another concern is the rising 20-year-low as it falls 12 per cent. nomic policies are away boosting economy through But it has ruined the real estate weight has come down. Food prices of edible oils of all sorts. Export figures do not show an Ifrom realism dependent on doses of impractical expendi- as work from home has hit inflation “slumps” as vegetable Latest to be added after mustard, encouraging trend. only one aspect of development tures. History abounds with demand for workspaces of prices came down to two per groundnut and soya oil is the The pandemic has led to a - build, build and build more - many misadventures, including about 38 million square feet. cent from 4.9 per cent in March, palm oil used by bakery and suspension of several business- the real estate that has virtual- the Alai Minar in Delhi, which These companies are siphoning 2020. Vegetable prices fall by other processing units. es of Tatas and other IT compa- ly bust with little activity any- could never be completed. off funds from India leading to 14.2 per cent in April, cereals and The rising fuel prices are nies. Wipro, TCS and Infosys where else at a time when the % -.!$- 181 The real estate across the another revenue crisis. products contracted by three per also reducing consumption lead- have deferred pay hikes. Reliance fiscal 2020-21 touched 14.1 country is in deep crisis. The Amid such scenario the lat- cent, biggest ever since January, ing to distress for petrol pump and OYO have cut wages. lakh crore deficit, 76 per cent of companies have invested billions est GDP figures are a misnomer: 2012. Crash in vegetables pos- owners as their overall income The nation’s response to revised estimates of 18.5 lakh in acquiring land but projects Industrial output rose 22 per sibly reflect fall in purchasing slumps. But it is to increase com- correction is not being seen. The crore, 31 per cent more than last could not even take off through cent in March, on the back of a power and supply disruption modity prices, fare and freight Congress-ruled Chattisgarh is year’s corresponding level of slowdown in 2019-20 and con- incurred a loss of over 1 lakh 19 per cent decline a year ago. due to lockdown curbs. The continuously. A lopsided argu- the only state to stop construc- 10.4 lakh crore. It is a grim sit- sequent lockdowns, job and crore since the pandemic broke In reality, factory output shrunk cereal and veggie price crash will ment that for revenue generation tion of new governor’s house, uation. The government is on wage losses and stoppages of out, according to a KPMG almost 10 per cent in 2020-21 have adverse impact on farm tax rises on fuel are must. assembly, chief minister’s house, Charvak philosophy of borrow- work. It is hit by falling proper- report. The credit shortage because of the lockdown, the incomes and possibly further The governments forget residences of ministers and ings without a thought how, ty prices except in Ayodhya, brought down the residential biggest shock to manufacturing consideration for more cash that they are the largest owners senior officers, new circuit who or when repayments where land prices are shooting sales from four lakh units in activity since 1982-83, according doles. of vehicles in the country and house. It saves over 500 crore. would be made. It will impact up as 40 more acres of land is 2019-20 to 2.8 lakh units in to Index of Industrial It is a reflection of the agri- each rise drains large sums The centre also needs to many future budgets - genera- being acquired to make an aus- 2020-21 across the top seven Production (IIP). The March culture policy that is not serving from its coffers though it consider such wasteful expens- tions - and the expectation of a picious figure of 108 acre. The cities of India. spike needs to be seen in the the growers. How the three adversely affects the economy. Is es on various unnecessary con- recovery merely through GDP prices have been jacked up by The work from home has context of an 18.7 per cent con- new farm bills would impact that a wise decision? Let the structions and pride in heritage projections is fraught with risks speculative projects around a given a boost to Google, traction in March, 2020. In the farm health should be a matter political leaders have a rethink. buildings like Parliament House. because most projections are (The writer is a senior supposed new tourist city. Amazon, Facebook, Apple and following months IIP numbers of concern. But retail inflation is Another “achievement” is These may be symbolic but unreal. The government journalist. The views The unprecedented scale of Microsoft (GAFAM) tech com- underwent large contractions. to see additional headwinds in the record $589 billion forex sends sharp messages of caring through its extravaganza like expressed are personal.) the impact of COVID-19 on panies turning into money Retail inflation figures as per May and June as fuel prices, after reserves. It is rising week by week for the causes of the people, par- the central vista, roads, rail cor- Indian real estate can be gauged minting machines. Amazon consumer price index (CPI) a thaw during the state elections, as imports, including petroleum ticularly the covid19 hit and ridors, temples and statues from the fact that the sector has alone is said to generate $ slowed to 4.3 per cent as food are being spiked every day. slump. Crude oil import is at a severely-hit economy. %$ !" " #$%#&#$
: , ) & 7 9 4 - Gaza City: Israel unleashed was likely to be debated. official spoke on condition of another wave of airstrikes Explosions shook Gaza anonymity to discuss the deli- across the Gaza Strip early City and orange flares lit up the cate talks. Washington: It's a story Joe Biden has loved Thursday, killing at least one pre-dawn sky, with bombing Khalid Okasha, director of recounting over the decades: A chain-smok- Palestinian and wounding sev- raids also reported in the cen- the Egyptian Center for ing Golda Meir welcoming the 30-year-old sen- -.A / eral, and Hamas fired more tral town of Deir al-Balah and Strategic Studies, which has ator to Israel on his first visit in 1973 and giv- rockets, even as expectations the southern town of Khan close ties to the Government, ing him a grandmotherly hug before school- resident Joe Biden's efforts to persuade rose that a cease-fire could be Younis. As the sun rose, resi- also said a cease-fire was like- ing him on the Six-Day War and the dangers PBenjamin Netanyahu to halt military strikes coming. dents surveyed the rubble from ly in that timeframe, as did still faced by Israel. against Hamas in Gaza are plunging the two lead- Prime Minister Benjamin at least five family homes Osama Hamdan, a senior A classified Israeli Government memo, ers into a difficult early test of the US-Israeli rela- Netanyahu has pushed back destroyed in Khan Younis. Hamas official. though, paints a less anodyne version of Biden's tionship. The two have had other moments of ten- against calls from the US to There were also heavy airstrikes Visiting the region, meeting with the Israeli prime minister that sion over the years, and their current differences wind down the Gaza offensive, on a commercial thoroughfare German Foreign Minister day, reporting that the young senator private- over the war in Gaza create a challenge that Biden appearing determined to inflict in Gaza City. Heiko Maas said Israel has ly “displayed an enthusiasm” that “signaled his was trying mightily to avoid. maximum damage on Hamas The Israeli military said it ! " “the right to defend itself lack of diplomatic experience” as he laid out Biden told Netanyahu in a telephone call in a war that could help save his struck at least three homes of ' :'*& ! " against such unacceptable his concerns over land seized in the West Bank Wednesday that he expected “significant de-esca- political career. Still, officials Hamas commanders in Khan attacks.” But he also expressed and Gaza Strip by Israel years earlier. The doc- lation” of the fighting by day's end, according to close to the negotiations say Younis and another in Rafah, he expected “a significant de- poses a difficult test of the U.S.- concern about the rising num- ument was published last year by Israel's the White House. But the prime minister came they expect a truce to be targeting “military infrastruc- escalation today on the path to Israel relationship early in ber of civilian victims and Channel 13. right back with a public declaration that he was announced in the next 24 ture,” as well as a weapons stor- a cease-fire” — but Netanyahu Biden's presidency. voiced support for truce efforts. For Biden it was the start of a familiar “determined to continue” the Gaza operation hours. age unit at a home in Gaza City. pushed back, saying he was Still, an Egyptian intelli- Even as the diplomatic dynamic. Over his nearly 50 years in nation- “until its objective is achieved.” In another possible sign of With hundreds already “determined to continue this gence official said a cease-fire efforts appeared to gather al politics, he has often reserved his Netanyahu did allow that he “greatly appre- progress, Netanyahu sched- killed in the worst fighting operation until its aim is met.” was likely late Thursday or strength, an Israeli airstrike toughest messages for Israeli leaders for pri- ciates the support of the American president,” but uled a meeting later Thursday since Israel and Hamas' 2014 It marked the first public rift early Friday, after the U.S. smashed into the Khawaldi fam- vate talks while publicly burnishing said nonetheless that Israel would push ahead. with his Security Cabinet, war, U.S. President Joe Biden between the two close allies Appeal bolstered Cairo's own ily's two-story house in Khan his image as an unwavering supporter of This is not where Biden had hoped to where the issue of a cease-fire told Israel on Wednesday that since the fighting began and efforts to halt the fighting. The Younis, destroying it. AP Israel. Agencies expend his time and energy. # 7 @ ' ; <<<=> <<< - + +2* & 9 9 12.3+ , 2, A 9 ) ? 3/ * Urumqi (China): China has highlighted an Tehran: Iran's president on Thursday offered / #F#%' ' & # ) / in the Bay of Bengal. Four unlikely series of videos this year in which his most optimistic assessment yet of ongo- Gaza City: The Gaza Strip's Geneva: The U.N.’s top human North-Eastern states – Uyghur men and women deny US charges that ing talks to resuscitate his country's nuclear already feeble health system is rights body said on Thursday n estimated 4,000 to 6,000 Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Beijing is committing human rights violations deal with world powers, claiming there had being brought to its knees by it will hold a special session Arefugees from Myanmar Manipur and Mizoram share against their ethnic group. been “major” agreement among diplomats + * the fourth war in just over a next week to address “the grave have sought safety in India, a the international boundary In fact, a text obtained by the AP shows that even as other nations involved suggested chal- decade. human rights situation” in spokesperson for the UN chief with Myanmar. the videos are part of a government campaign that lenges remain. Hospitals have been over- Palestinian areas of Gaza, the has said, as the world body The UN team in Myanmar raises questions about the willingness of those The comments by President Hassan whelmed with waves of dead West Bank and east voiced concern over the rising has called on all countries filmed. Rouhani come as Iran prepares for a June 18 ' and wounded from Israel''s Jerusalem. levels of displacement of peo- across the region to offer refuge Chinese state media have published dozens of election to determine who will replace the rel- " E: bombardment. ‘ The Human Rights ple since the military coup in and protection to all people the videos praising the Communist Party and atively moderate cleric. Saving his signature Many vital medicines are Council will convene the May the country in February. seeking safety, while humani- showing Uyghurs angrily denouncing former US atomic accord before the vote could boost rapidly running out in the tiny, 27 meeting following a request The United Nations tarian workers should be grant- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for declaring a reformist and moderate candidates backing " ' * blockaded coastal territory, as presented by Pakistan, as coor- Refugee Agency (UNHCR) ed access to help them. UN col- genocide in the far west Xinjiang region. Rouhani's agenda in an election in is fuel to keep electricity dinator of the Organization for said that in Myanmar, as of last leagues again call on the mili- The videos, which officials have insisted are which many believe hard-liners already M going. Islamic Cooperation. week, approximately 60,700 tary to refrain from violence spontaneous outpourings of emotion, have also fea- hold an edge. " Two of Gaza''s most promi- The session at the 47- women, children and men have and the use of disproportion- tured prominently in a series of government news Speaking at a ceremony inaugurating sev- nent doctors, including the member-state body in Geneva been internally displaced. ate use, including the use of live conferences held for foreign media. eral petrochemical projects, Rouhani assert-
No. 2 in Gaza''s coronavirus paves the way for a daylong More than 1,700 refugees ammunition. But the text obtained by AP is the first con- ed that solutions to “major issues like sanc- 0 task force, were killed when debate over the recent deadly have crossed into Thailand in Dujarric said that UN offi- crete confirmation that the videos are anything but tions” had been agreed to by diplomats, while / #F#%'' their homes were destroyed violence between Israelis and March and April, most of cials in Myanmar are still grassroots. other issues remained under discussion. during barrages since fighting Palestinians in the Mideast whom subsequently returned gravely concerned over rising Sent in January to government offices in the “We have taken a major and big step and # between Hamas and Israel conflict that has raged for to Myanmar, and an estimated levels of displacement since the northern city of Karamay, the text told each office the main agreement has been done,” Rouhani # erupted 10 days ago. decades. 4,000 to 6,000 have sought military takeover of the to find one Uyghur fluent in Mandarin to film a said. That comment came just as Mikhail Just as Gaza was climbing More than 60 States — safety in India, Spokesman for Government on February 1. one-minute video in response to Pompeo''s “anti- Ulyanov, a Russian diplomat involved in the 5 out of a second wave of coro- including member states and the Secretary-General Antonio Since then, there has been China remarks.” talks, tweeted that it “is obvious now that the ' navirus infections, its only observers — have so far Guterres, Stephane Dujarric widespread violence against “Express a clear position on Pompeo''s remarks, Vienna talks on (deal) will not be completed " virus testing lab was damaged expressed support for the spe- told reporters at the daily press civilians across the country. for example: I firmly oppose Pompeo''s anti- by May 21 as the participants hoped.” He ' by an airstrike and has been cial session, council spokesman briefing on Wednesday. Clashes between the Myanmar Chinese remarks, and I am very angry about them,” described the situation as “regrettable but not # shut down. AP Rolando Gomez said. AP Myanmar shares an over Armed Forces and ethnic the text said. dramatic.” ' - 1,600 km long unfenced and armed organisations in border “Express your feelings of loving the party, the “May 21 wasn’t a deadline but a target date. L M porous land border with India areas has intensified, he country and Xinjiang (I am Chinese, I love my It helped us not to forget about time pressure,” ' as well as a maritime boundary said. motherland, I am happy at work and in life, and Ulyanov wrote. “The talks will continue until so on).” AP successful outcome.” AP " ("%& 5 * ! - ! 5 / + 4 +%&+% 33' ( E " ) ' 1)'4 F * - 3 2II7 / 5 5 + - . * < 3 5 ' " , E F ( 3 " 33' L <= 3 =5 / +M 3 )!?& 26 33' + 6? L M 5 F M ) 5+M 33'M 5 " " ++ ' < & @ , 9 < & 9 & 9 ! * ! A < ,#) @ @ 5 + " :?2: / P +!+?+ ,+ " + 00 A 2? @ ::"7 1R:&"7 4 @ . " . + " - " !" " #$%#&#$ " 9
6 4 ; , ! !" 0% + #!$#%%"& 9: New Delhi:The Income Tax '"( ) * Department will launch a new range of 1-18 points in 17 income tax filing portal on June states and a decrease of 1-4 *#*3 among the gainers, climbing up 7. Therefore, the existing por- points in three states. Tamil to 2.47 per cent. “Domestic tal will remain suspended for 6 Nadu, with 1,233 points, quity benchmarks stayed on market witnessed selling due to days from June 1 to June 6,” topped the index table; where- Ethe backfoot for the second lack of further domestic cues said a circular by the Income as Bihar, with 851 points, stood session running on Thursday, and weak global market. Wall tax Department. at the bottom. mirroring the nervousness in Street has extended its losses as As per the circular, officers Among the states, the high- global markets after minutes of US treasury yield and dollar including AOs, CIT(A) etc est increase in CPI-AL and the US Fed’s previous meeting index jumped post the release of access the information for tax- CPI-RL was experienced by revealed discussions around a watchful Fed minutes, which payers from the portal. West Bengal with 17 points and )- ),. Research (ICAR). ts with suit- tapering its asset purchase pro- was below the expectations. Likewise, taxpayers also 18 points, respectively. It was able technological options can gramme. “Fed minutes signalled a use extensive use of the portal mainly due to a rise in the head of sowing of kharif show sustainable pathways After touching the 50,000- plausible slowdown in bond for filing their ITR, checking )- ),. in a statement. prices of rice, mustard oil, fire- A(summer) crops, the gov- under such circumstances, it mark in opening trade, the 30- buying ‘at some point’, a shift in refund and raising grievance Food inflation based on wood, kerosene oil, vegetables ernment’s premier agri- said. share BSE Sensex was dragged policy in the future, which among others. Due to unavail- etail inflation for farm CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at and fruits. research body ICAR has come Stating that the 2021 kharif lower by selling in banking and will have an implication on ability of the system for six Rworkers and rural labour- 1.24 per cent and 1.54 per cent On the contrary, the high- out with an advisory to help season is approaching in midst energy counters. It finally fin- emerging markets,” said Vinod days, officers have also been ers in April eased marginally to in April 2021, respectively, it est decrease in the CPI-AL was farmers overcome the impact of second wave of Covid pan- ished at 49,564.86, down 337.78 Nair, Head of Research at advised to not fix anything for 2.66 per cent and 2.94 per cent, added. experienced by Andhra of the second wave of the pan- demic, the ICAR advisory said, points or 0.68 per cent. Geojit Financial Services. compliance during these 6 respectively, mainly due to The change in the index Pradesh. In the CPI-RL, demic on farm production and “Therefore, disruption in nor- On similar lines, the broad- Binod Modi, Head - days. The Department has lower prices of certain food varied from state to state. Andhra Pradesh and Tripura (- their income. mal operations/ logistics usu- er NSE Nifty gave up the Strategy at Reliance Securities, directed that any hearing or items. In the case of agricultural 4 points each) saw the most “During 2021-22, second ally undertaken during the 15,000-level to close 124.10 said the visible decline in daily compliance is to be fixed only “Point-to-point rate of labourers, it recorded an decrease. It was mainly due to wave of COVID-19 pandemic pre-kharif period is likely.” points or 0.83 per cent lower at COVID-19 cases in India has from June 10 such that tax- inflation based on the CPI-AL increase in the range of 1-17 fall in the prices of rice, onion, is again posing a serious prob- To cope with shortages in 14,906.05.ONGC was the top offered comfort to investors. payers are given ample time to (Consumer Price Index for points in 16 states and a tamarind, saree cotton mill, lem to the nation, halting eco- labour and timely availability of loser among the Sensex con- “However, minutes of respond via the new system. Agricultural Labourers) and decrease of 1-4 points in four vegetables and fruits, it said. nomic activities in one way or inputs at affordable prices, stituents, tumbling 2.70 per FOMC meeting indicates As per the official circular, CPI-RL (Consumer Price states. Tamil Nadu, with 1,249 The All-India CPI-AL and the other. The resultant actions farmers need to enhance the cent, followed by Sun Pharma, diversions among members’ the officers in the field includ- Index for Rural Labourers) points, topped the index; CPI-RL for April 2021 rose 6 may impact agricultural pro- use of on-farm inputs especially PowerGrid, Axis Bank, HDFC view about higher inflation ing AOS, CIT (A), PCIT inter- decreased to 2.66 per cent and whereas Himachal Pradesh, points each to stand at 1,041 duction and consequently organic manures, adopt best Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak and accommodative stance and act with taxpayers through E- 2.94 per cent in April 2021, with 813 points, stood at the and 1,049 points, respectively. national food and nutrition practices for increasing Bank and Nestle India. ECB’s warning toward poten- proceedings over the E-filing from 2.78 percent and 2.96 per bottom. The two indices were at 1,035 security,” said the 400 page resource use efficiency and On the other hand, M&M, tial bubble in financial assets do portal directly or through the cent, respectively, in March, In the case of rural labour- points (CPI-AL) and 1,043 advisory prepared by the reduce cost of cultivation, it IndusInd Bank, Titan, L&T, not bode well for global equi- NeAC/NFAC for issuance of 2021,” the labour ministry said ers, it recorded a rise in the (CPI-RL) in March 2021. Indian Council of Agricultural said. Bajaj Finserv and Infosys were ties, including India. notices IANS & ' *1%* * /=>? + J 10 & New Delhi:A day after the key )- ),. “multi-pronged strategy’’ to hectare. )- ),. cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin achieve self-sufficiency in About 8.16 lakh seed and Ethereum saw a bloodbath, he Ministry of Agriculture oilseeds production. Soybean mini-kits will be distributed in AITH, the policy federation )- ),. a litre and diesel Rs 83.51 per industry players on Thursday Ton Thursday said it has seeds, costing 76.03 crore, 90 districts of Madhya Pradesh, Fof all the national associa- litre in Delhi. requested people not to lose chalked out a multi-pronged will be distributed for inter- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, tions representing the complete onsumers have been spared Across the country as well hope and take a long-term strategy to bring in additional cropping in 41 districts of Karnataka, Telangana tourism, travel and hospitality Cof another increase in auto the petrol and diesel price view of their investments. 6.37 lakh hectare area under Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, UP and industry in India, has made fuel prices with oil marketing remained static on Thursday The price of bitcoin tum- oilseeds in the forthcoming Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Bihar. The area to be covered suggestions to the Finance companies (OMCs) deciding to but its actual retail prices var- bled below $40,000 for the kharif (summer) season begin- Telangana and Chhattisgarh. will be 10.06 lakh hectare. Ministry and Tourism Ministry keep petrol and diesel rates ied depending on the level of first time in months and other ning July this year. The This will cover 1.47 lakh “The soybean seeds to be for GST rationalisation of ventions business within the unchanged on Thursday. local levies in respective states. cryptocurrencies were also Government has decided to hectare. distributed will be having a Indian tourism value chain, to country. This is second consecutive Before Thursday, OMC pressured on Wednesday, after freely distribute high-yielding Further, soybean seeds -- yield of not less than 20 quin- be taken up in the upcoming Tour operators to be day of fuel price pause and fol- were revising fuel prices on the People’s Bank of China varieties of oilseeds, especially costing 104 crore -- will be tals per hectare,” the ministry GST council meeting next enabled a special presumptive lows slight softening in global every alternate day for last one apparently warned against soybean and groundnut, to distributed for high potential said. “Government of India week. GST rate of 1.8% with full GST oil market over demand con- week rather than undertaking using digital coins as payment. farmers in kharif season 2021- districts in 73 districts of 8 has approved an ambitious FAITH has suggested to setoffs. The current rate of 5 per cerns prime markets in Asia changes on a daily basis as has It was the second jolt to the 22. states namely Madhya Pradesh, plan for free distribution of initiate the process of under- cent without setoffs structurally seeing rising cases of coron- been practise. Accordingly, the fast-growing crypto market Last year, oilseeds were Maharashtra, Rajasthan, high-yielding varieties of seeds taking a review and rationali- implies that tour operators avirus. Wednesday’s price hold came after Tesla last week applied sown in 208.2 lakh hectare dur- Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar to the farmers for the 2021 sation of GST applicable across have an inbuilt margin of With fuel prices spared of after there was an increase in brakes on Bitcoin as a payment ing the kharif season and 80 Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and kharif season in the form of different aspects of the Indian around 27.8 per cent which is another increase, the price of prices on Tuesday. These was mode to buy its electric vehi- lakh hectare in the rabi (win- Gujarat, covering 3,90,000 mini-kits,” it said. tourism, travel and hospitality an inherently flawed assump- petrol continues to remain at no price increase on Monday as cles, citing environmental ter) season. In a statement, the industry. It said that this ratio- tion in the internet economy. Wednesday’s level of Rs 92.85 well. harm. IANS Ministry said it has adopted a nalisation will enable some rationale support once the tourism industry attempts to begin its long crawl back from the pandemic. Some of the measures sug- gested are hotels to be allowed to charge IGST which will enable seamless availability of credit across India to all trav- el agents and tour operators and will thereby lead to build- ing up a sustainable domestic holidays, meetings and con- < " " '
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quence. The student is introduced to cause and effect, the logical deduc- tion method. Responsibility for their actions lies with them. Once a child has walked this path in the thought process, they are armed for life with rational thinking to make the right choices for themselves and those around them.
The benefits of rational thinking spill over to life itself. Did you know that the most pro- lific minds in human history like Thomas Edison, Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton, were endowed with rational thinking that honed their intelligence? Rational thinking makes chil- dren cognizant of the consequences of each action. This logical deduction makes one take the right path in life. The child grows up with a strong moral compass. Performance in school shoots up as the child is able to relate learning with knowledge, a lifelong asset. It prepares the student to look beyond the traditional prob- lem solving methods to hunt for the right approach. A LIFELONG It builds enduring bonds between onyLIV is all set to stream the ious shades associated to her students and teachers. Smuch-anticipated series, character and that has been a Rational thinking opens minds. Maharani, but just before the great honour to portray. To get Even as teachers look forward to con- show goes live; the makers have into the skin of the character, we necting with each student individu- dropped yet another fascinating tried on various looks that ally, they understand how the child’s and intriguing look doned by helped establish the phases in her mind works. These interactions go actor Huma Qureshi. After tak- life.” ASSET beyond academic progress and text ing the internet by storm with Illiterate yet wise enough to book learning. The student has an the teaser, Huma’s Chief Minister separate the wheat from the adult looking out for them in the look is designed brilliantly. chaff, docile yet combative when school environment, senses sup- For the look, the actor has danger looms large on her fam- port, trust, security, and a two-way donned dark shade sarees ily, Rani Bharati is a woman with channel for communication. This clubbed with shawls symbolising striking contrasts. Her life turns teacher-student bond develops the right attitude required for her upside down following a deci- mutual respect, and fosters emotion- role. With dark kohl eyes and a sion her husband takes. From al well-being. red bindi, Huma proves that milking cows, making gobar ,7 sing reason and logic to when the mind is trained to think While some students take on learn- Strong teacher student bonds she is here to stay and the upalas to standing by her , , deduce a belief, conclusion or rationally. The cognitive process is an ing easily, for a few others it is a strug- based on rational thinking sets the look is perfectly adorned by family despite all odds, what Udecision, may seem like a accumulation of thinking, knowing, gle, often caused more by psychoso- ground for healthy relationships. her character. lies ahead of her is a mystery natural ability. But the truth is, chil- remembering, judging and problem cial reasons than a real learning dis- Students imbibe this experience as Talking about it, that’s waiting to unfold. , dren are not trained to think ratio- solving. If rational thinking in the ability. It then falls upon the teacher the foundation for long-term con- Huma said, “I’m Will Rani be able nally. Precisely why the earlier they form of reasoning and logic is added to control the disruptive behaviour. nections. excited and look- to sail through this? are introduced to it and encouraged to the mix, the result can be based on The learning environment of the class “People don’t think like scientists; ing forward to Directed by to practise it, the better. It builds clar- a rock-solid foundation. has to be protected like a fragile eco- they think like lawyers,” concludes the show Karan Sharma ity of thought, problem-solving abil- In subjects like Science, system. Not just for distracted school Peter Ditto, a psychologist who stud- streaming and created by ities and decision-making power: Economics, Mathematics and kids, but also for the ones who are ies decision-making at the University soon. We’ve Subhash Crucial skills that go on to improve Philosophy, it gives wings to a stu- eager to learn. of California, Irvine. In numerous got a great Kapoor, the well-being in all spheres of life as they dent’s curious mind, boosting it to go Inculcating rational thinking at ways, rational thinking is the steady response to the teas- show features Sohum grow. beyond what they study in books and this stage prepares children for the way to build scientific thinking for er and I’m sure the Shah, Amit Sial and learn in the classroom. future. In such cases of disruptive prudent decision-making, comple- viewers will be well Vineet Kumar among Benefits are evident as early as in behaviour, instead of the traditional menting the natural gifts of a child. entertained through others. Maharani is a , performance at school. It helps overcome behavioural method of reprimanding, the teacher (The writer is the Managing the show. Playing fictionalised series that Numerous studies prove that problems in class. may lay out choices for the student. Director of The Green Acres Academy, Rani Bharati is mul- is set to release on May ;<= . ;4'= cognitive skills are more efficient Classrooms are dynamic spaces. Each choice is attached to a conse- an educational institution.) tifaceted, she has var- 28 on SonyLIV.
he conventional Hindi Tfilm heroine is often one-dimensional, impossi- . , bly perfect and confined to song and dance routines. - , However, a few films in the recent past have challenged 4 these notions on the big 4 screen as well as on OTT platforms by portraying portrays Upasana without how she learns to chop meat lation, Ajeeb Daastaans. women in all their depth artifice and gives us a hero- with the help of a butcher Directed by Neeraj and complexity. Here are a ine we have never seen friend) to take on a man Ghaywan, the film intro- few of such memorable before as a protagonist in a whose privilege protects duces us to factory worker characters. mainstream film. Credit also him from the consequences Bharati Mondol (played by goes to director Nicholas of his actions. In commer- Konkana Sen Sharma) who Kharkongor, who offers us cial cinema, a grandmother has dealt with caste and gen- a complex story about race is usually a benevolent char- der prejudices all her life, is Vidya in Kahaani: This and prejudice we are not acter incidental to the mocked at work and denied 2012 Sujoy Ghosh directo- fully familiar with. theme, but here, Ajji is the a desk job she is qualified rial (also co-producer of protagonist and the plot for. She watches in anger as the film) had a heroine who Ajji: Female anger is because it is through her the job is given away to a did not play second fiddle to often portrayed without that a story that usually higher-caste woman Priya anyone, drove the plot sin- nuance in cinema. In the ends with an unreported Sharma (played by Aditi gle-handedly, was the sur- dark and brooding rape, reaches a conclusion vivor of a tragedy and an Devashish Makhija directo- that nobody expected. Ajji avenger with a baby bump. ) rial, Ajji, anger is a slow- represents a section of soci- overbearing, loud relatives, Ghosh struggled a lot to get burning force that takes ety that has been denied the wondering about what hap- the film made because pro- over the life of a grandmoth- right to justice even in cin- pened to all her aspirations. ducers did not want to = && B er (played by Sushama ema because in any other Sandhya (played by Sanya invest in a film where a Deshpande). She is not a film, she could just have Malhotra) is a flesh and pregnant woman was the ask to mask kiss La new trend Dr Singh further added, “You see one note heroine who been a poor, old woman blood person who feels suf- lead star but Vidya Balan’s Mpopularised by celebrities. masks are like condoms until you Upasana in Axone: wailing over her grand- focated by widowhood. self-assured histrionics and Recently Kamala Harris, Vice President know how to wear them correctly and Upasana (played by Sayani daughter’s crumpled body. When she discovers a secret poise guided the film to of the US and second gentleman Doug yes they are not 100 per cent safe. Hence Gupta) in this Yoodlee pro- Here the tailor who has from her husband’s past, box-office success and Emhoff kissed before heading their sep- be very very careful while kissing.” duction is part of the North- possibly lived a lifetime, she is forced to reevaluate bushels of critical acclaim. arate ways on flights with their masks The consequences of dropping the Eastern migrant commu- being overlooked at the her short-lived marriage Kahaani proved that even on. Actor Varun Sood kissing his girl- mask and kissing publicly can go nity in Delhi. Her body lan- margins of society, refuses to and also how she wants to modestly budgeted films friend Divya Agarwal at the Mumbai beyond one person getting COVID-19. guage and habitual diffi- accept injustice and will do live, the person she wants to with female stars can earn airport with a mask on before leaving Dr Shobha Gupta, Medical Director dence show how guarded what she can to balance the be and the dreams she wants the big bucks. It also estab- for Cape Town, South Africa raised and IVF Specialist from Mother’s Lap and vulnerable she feels in scales of power. to chase now that she has lished Balan as an actor many eyebrows. IVF Centre explained, “It’s very danger- a milieu that treats her and the freedom to do so. who can be everywoman The question that rises: Is it safe? ous as the outer surface of the mask has her friends as outsiders. Yet, Sandhya in Pagglait: Produced by Balaji Motion Rao Hydari) but then is and yet be extraordinary. Let’s see what experts have to say about the maximum virus of other people. as the film progresses, we How many young widows Pictures and Sikhya slowly won over by the Much of the film’s success it in a world that is partially-vaccinat- Close contact with a mask on could be see Upasana dealing with get to headline a Hindi Entertainment, the film gave naive affection of her new came from the unwavering ed. risky. Hence, I would advise avoiding her love life, her conflicted film’s narrative? In Umesh us a character who was so colleague. The two are courage of the heroine who Delhi-based Dr Anubha Singh, face-to-face contact or closeness.” feelings about a friend who Bist’s quirky directorial relatable that all of us felt we drawn to each other till meticulously crafts a plan to Gynecologist and Medical Director What kind of problem arises if two was in a relationship with Pagglait, you get to meet one had met her somewhere. Bharati’s Dalit identity estab- smoke a mass murderer out from Shantah Fertility Centre says, masked people kiss each other? She her boyfriend and her own decides to take revenge one such protagonist who can- lishes her exclusion from of his hiding place and then “Remember, a mask protects the other answers, “It is still a questionable insecurities with increasing fine day after a tragedy and not even fully mourn her Bharati in Geeli Priya’s life conclusively. But without a moment’s hesita- person in how it limits the spread of thing, your protective layer over your confidence. Her determi- then spectacularly pulls off dead husband because her Puchhi: When was the last this is not where the story tion slays him while Durga your respiratory droplets. For masks to nose might not be good enough nation to cook a special a cathartic kill. She observes, marriage was loveless and time you saw a heroine who ends. Bharati finds a way to Puja celebrations reach a truly reduce the risks of getting because the virus is readily transmit- dish to celebrate a wedding stalks the man who has perhaps arranged only for was Dalit, queer and a blue not just get the job that she crescendo around her. And COVID-19, both people would have to ted by aerosols. One should be very finally wins the day and her destroyed her family with convenience. She spends a collar worker? 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n a normal day Utsav Malhotra, proprietor of OUtsav’s Aroma Express located in Navin Shahdara, would wake up well in time to open the shutters of his bakeshop and cafe by 10 am. As a small business < owner, Utsav would take care to tend to orders and requests well in ) time so that the workload did not pile up. His venture was fairly suc- cessful and was shaping up to be a popular joint among the youth who '/CE2I" B#. .<* + """ resided in the surrounding areas. That was until he had to make ou must have heard that if you man- peace with ‘the new normal’. Yage to beat the common symptoms of Fast forward to the second COVID-19 such as fever, dry cough, sore wave of Covid. Utsav makes some throat or loss of taste and smell, you pret- calls and takes stock of messages on ty much have emerged victorious against WhatsApp to confirm that he the deadly virus. However, experts believe needs to prepare 50 lunch thalis and that the road to recovery is a prolonged that there are no pending orders for affair, supported by the fact that even after his cafe. He is one among numer- testing negative most people experience ous volunteer groups and individ- fatigue. The novel Coronavirus takes a toll uals rising to address the need of on the immune system, which leaves the the moment by providing hot person much weaker than before. And meals to people affected by the pan- that’s the reason why good nutrition is lar items. Consume legumes and pulses demic. While some have the advan- important for your health when you are regularly. Aside from these, incorporate tage of having an abundance of recovering from Coronavirus. fermented foods into your diet, such as resources at their disposal, and are I have to admit that I could use all of normalcy, while handing her two A nutritionist on board for GAIL yogurt, kombucha, kanji, fermented pick- making good use of this privilege, the help I receive but I haven’t asked months’ salary in advance. India, Dr Rohini Patil, emphasises on tak- les and beans. This will help maintain a there are others like Utsav who anyone for any sort of assistance. I However, a few days later, when she ing one step at a time. She feels that deal- stable gut microbiota and improve immu- work on a smaller scale but leave am grateful for everyone who has tested positive for the novel ing with post-COVID fatigue is not an nity. Just maintain a sufficient amount of no stone unturned in helping aided me in my endeavour but Coronavirus, she was overcome by easy task, the struggle is very much real. carbs in your diet and don’t skip them. those in need. regardless, I have decided that helplessness and did not know “Don’t make the mistake of jumping back You should start your day with a hand- “As of now, the 50 food pack- come what may I will continue this what to do. She highlighted her to your ‘normal life routine’ right after you ful of nuts and seeds such as walnuts, ets will be delivered to the mem- tiffin service till the time I can. plight in one simple statement, “All have tested negative. Subsequently, you almonds, pumpkin seeds among others. bers of around 20 families residing There are children out there with I could think about was, if I am not need to give yourself enough time to get This will give the body an immediate in or around Navin Shahdara. I am both parents testing positive for well, what will my son eat?” back to the old everyday practice by tak- boost and will aid in recovery as the day very grateful to my family members COVID. There are entire house- That was when her neighbour- ing one step at a time. Do not forget, you progresses. These nuts, especially walnuts, who help me prepare enough holds that have been rendered weak hood’s residents welfare organisa- have recently battled an illness that has are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty food, depending on the need, due to the pandemic and I will go tion came to her rescue by provid- critically attacked your immune system. acids.” without any hesitation. They con- out of my way to ensure that they ing healthy, nutritious food to Even if your reports come negative, the Well, this reminds one of the Food stantly remind me with their receive a hot meal at least twice a their household till she recovered. body is still fighting the underlying Safety and Standards Authority of India actions that I should appreciate day. I think that is the least I can She shared that the first time she effects. And that is why one needs to rest (FSSAI)’s guidelines, which emphasises on what I have and have successfully do,” Utsav signed off before abrupt- received the warm package she well. Sleeping for at least eight to nine consuming foods with omega-3, zinc, instilled the practice of helping oth- ly disconnecting the phone call so struggled to hold her tears back. hours is mandatory,” says Dr Patil, who selenium, protein and vitamin B as they ers in me,” he shared over a rushed that he could get back to deliver- “My gratitude knows no bounds. also happens to be the founder and CEO play a role in our body’s healing process, telephonic conversation. Utsav has ing the food before it turned cold. We received hot meals from our of Nutracy Lifestyle. which would help us in maintaining a been delivering hot, home-cooked Working on similar lines, but neighbours for a couple of days According to experts, exerting your- healthy immune system. And, walnuts are meals ever since the second wave on a somewhat larger scale, the even after I tested negative. self physically or even mentally can be a great source of all these nutrients. of COVID-19 cases have hit the Rotary Club of Ghaziabad has been Moreover, those who helped me harmful. She suggests that hydration is While no single item can prevent or capital hard. While his team of delivering food to COVID-19 out refused to accept payments for another important key to make sure treat illness, let’s look at what health and delivery attendants help hand over patients across Ghaziabad since the same. I cannot even express you’re keeping well. “Drink a lot of fitness educator Yash Vardhan Swami orders from Utsav’s Aroma May 3. “We have been delivering how overwhelming this simple water along with some chia or basil seeds. hints at. He says, “More than the exact Kitchen, they have refused to help over 150 meals, give or take 20 act of kindness was,” she said. They would provide the much-needed food sources, we should look for nutri- him with his philanthropic initia- packets depending on whether Special shoutout to every per- hydration to the body,” adds Dr Patil. ents we need for better recovery and tive and he expressed that their there are any new cases or if some son out there who has been check- Since it’s vital to maintain your ener- immunity. Opt for food rich in vitamin fears aren’t unwarranted and that of our recipients have recovered, ing up on others to make sure that gy levels, another leading health coach, C, vitamin D3, zinc, protein and anti- he won’t force them to do anything twice a day for lunch and dinner. Aggarwal, a member of the club. lend a helping hand. they are not hungry in these uncer- nutritionist and the founder of inflammatory in nature.” they are not comfortable with. While we do not seek payment for With an extensive team at their dis- With the onset of the second tain times. The simple pleasure of MY22BMI, Preety Tyagi, underlines the A prediction by the great inventor and He has made it a point to the food packages, we have been posal, they have been catering to wave of COVID-19 cases, my receiving a plate full of hot food importance of including a sufficient businessman Thomas Alva Edison seems refuse any sort of payment from the accepting donations. In the mean- customised meal requests. friendly neighbour, who refuses to when one is starving cannot be amount of healthy carbohydrates in your very relevant in today’s times, “The doc- people he delivers food to. “I do not while, we have been making use of At the other end of the spec- be named, advised their domestic conveyed in mere words. Be the diet. 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