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NITI Aayog weighs Social workers distributing food, dresses and daily-use items among villagers integrating all India coronavirus, COVID-19 live updates April 15: India's in the rural areas to meet their necessity at Baharagora and Chakulia areas dur- ing lockdown-2, amid Pronavirus Pandemic near Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on SMEs on e- Wednesday UNI. commerce COVID-19 total cases touch 11,933 with 392 deaths platforms New Delhi: cording to Union Ministry of gun. Three examinations of Union Minister of Steel: The BJP, Congress celebrate New Delhi, A day after Prime Minis- Health data.The most num- class 12 boards yet to be new testing facility by Steel NITI Aayog is consider- ter Narendra Modi an- ber of cases have been re- held has been scheduled for Authority of India Limited ing the integration of small nounced the extension of ported from Maharashtra June. (SAIL) at Rourkela will Ambedkar fete together in B’luru and medium enterprises the nationwide lockdown followed by Delhi and Tamil All students of class 11 strengthen Odisha's fight Bengaluru, here. present on the occasion (SME) on e-commerce till May 3, the Ministry of Nadu. According to an ICMR will be promoted to class 12. against the coronavirus In a rare show of bonho- Senior Congress leader and greeted each other. platforms and creation of Home Affairs on Wednesday official, 2,31902 tests have Universities will only hold fi- pandemic. Our collective mie, the ruling BJP and the Mallikarjun Kharge and “JP Naddaji, thank you an online repository of issued guidelines for the been conducted so far for nal semester examinations. 'Ispati Irada' will see us opposition Congress cel- party’s state unit President for accepting my non- product offerings by the second phase of the COVID-19. ICMR has 166 From 20th, officers at the through these challenging ebrated the 129th birth an- D.K. Shivakumar joined partisan suggestion of Indian SMEs and has lockdown to curb the labs and 70 other labs are level of deputy secretary times. Dharmendra niversary of Bharat Ratna Chief Minister B.S. taking a pledge to uphold sought EoIs for a feasibility spread of coronavirus private. West Bengal: 12 and above will work only on Pradhan, Union Minister of B.R. Ambedkar together Yediyurappa and Deputy the ideals and tenets of study of the same. COVID-19. While the total new cases reported in the alternative days. Some addi- Steel: The new testing facil- amid the lockdown here on Chief Minister Govid the Constitution by read- The government’s coronavirus cases in India last 24 hrs, tional activities are being al- ity by Steel Authority of In- Tuesday. Karjol in paying tributes ing the Preamble on

K think tank has in this direc- has reached 11,439 and the taking the total number lowed because this is a dia Limited (SAIL) at “As Ambedkar is the ar- to Ambedkar and gar- Ambedkar Jayanti,” Y of active cases in the state at lockdown with a human Rourkela will strengthen M tion recently invited ex- death toll has climbed to chitect of the Constitution, landing his statute at the tweeted Shivakumar in C pressions of interest (EoI) 377 deaths. The total count 132. The total number of face. Those who will not Odisha's fight against the he is one of the country’s state secretariat in the response to the BJP na- from research includes 1,305 recoveries persons cured in the state wear face masks will either coronavirus pandemic. Our tallest leaders above party city centre. tional President’s call on organisations and institu- and 9,756 active cases. 1076 stands at 42. Mamata be sent back by police or collective 'Ispati Irada' will lines and politics. All parties Cabinet ministers and Sunday to his party’s tions, including universi- new cases and 38 deaths re- Banerjee says, now the sec- action will be taken against see us through these chal- celebrate his birthday every BJP leaders and leaders of members to uphold the ties and deemed universi- ported in last 24 hours, ac- ond leg of lockdown has be- them. Dharmendra Pradhan, lenging times. year,” a BJP official told IANS the Congress were Constitution. ties, with a cost ceiling for the study at Rs 50 lakh. Investors flock to ‘Covid-19 is one of the darkest Italy registers 162,488 COVID-19 cases, death toll at 21,067 Rome, intensive care (down by 74 dent David Sassoli, who is measures to be fielded.” Amazon, Jeff The COVID-19 has patients compared to Mon- Italian, “for the beautiful No specific vessel or lo- Bezos richer by episode in modern history’ claimed another 602 lives in day). words he spoke today about cation for quarantining mi- New Delhi, cil and CMD of Medanta Further, Dr Harsh locked-down Italy over the The rest, or 70 per cent our volunteers, defining grants has been decided on $6.5 bn in a day The Union Minister of Hospital, Sunil Kant Munjal, Vardhan thanked all the past 24 hours, bringing the of all positive cases, are them as the pulsating heart yet, Borrelli said. Seattle, Health and Family Welfare, Chairman, Hero Enterprise, participants for standing total number of infections, quarantined at home, of the best of Italy and a re- Also present at the press Despite gloom all over, Dr Harsh Vardhan has Vinita Bali, Former Chair, by the Government in test- fatalities and recoveries to Borrelli said. source that we cannot do conference was Dr. Massimo Amazon saw its stock termed the outbreak of Global Alliance for Im- ing times and contributing 162,488 since the pandemic The death toll on Tues- without.” Antonelli, who directs the zooming over 5 per cent to novel coronavirus as one proved Nutrition (GAIN), Dr liberally and graciously to began here in late February, day was 602, bringing the The civil protection chief Emergencies and Reanima- an all-time high of over of the darkest episodes in Pawan Goenka, Managing the PM-CARES fund. the country’s Civil Protec- total to 21,067 since the said Italians have so far do- tion Department at Rome’s $2,283 per share – leav- modern hieir spirits high Director, Mahindra & He said, “The Industry tion Department said. pandemic first broke out in nated over 122 million euros Policlino Gemelli Hospital. ing the ecommerce giant and make best story. Mahindra Ltd etc. in the country has taken a Speaking during a northern Italy on February (US $133 million) to the He told reporters that a with $1.1 trillion worth and Harsh Vardhan, while Briefing the industry big jolt due to COVID out- nightly televised press con- 21.He added that there coronavirus emergency comparative study of total adding $6.5 billion to its interacting with the big- on the various relief mea- break and the Government ference on Tuesday, Civil were 1,695 additional recov- fund, and that his depart- intensive care unit cases Founder and CEO Jeff wigs of Confederation of sures being undertaken by is already brainstorming Protection Department eries compared to Monday, ment has so far spent 26 over the course of the past Bezos fortune. Indian Industries (CII), said, the Government in re- on hoeir spirits high and Chief Angelo Borrelli con- bringing the total to 37,130. million euros of the donated four weeks in the northern Amazon has been a “It is one of the darkest epi- sponse to COVID-19, the make best w to ensure that firmed that there were 675 Tuesday’s numbers are money to purchase indi- Lombardy region, where the favourite among ‘shel- sodes in modern history of minister exhorted them to in coming days it can new active coronavirus in- up from a total of 159,516 vidual protection gear and pandemic first broke out, tered-at-home’ investors the world eir spirits high keep their spirits high and bounce back to its earlier fections compared to Mon- cases on Monday: 103,616 ventilators.With regards to and the central because of an unprec- and make best and man- make best use of the ‘Make levels.” day, bringing the nation- active infections, 35,435 re- migrants reaching Italy’s Lazio region where edented surge in online kind has to come out of it in India’ opportunities in He said that India is a wide total to 104,291 cases, coveries and 20,465 fatali- shores, Borrelli said his de- Rome is located, showed orders and the company and salvage good things Healthcare sector so that vast country and the In- Xinhua news agency re- ties. partment is working to that in spite of vastly differ- keeping its workflow go- from it.” country comes out more dustry eir spirits high and ported. Borrelli also said that the identify solutions and “the ent numbers - 3,862 and 424 ing despite health fears The meeting was held resilient and self-reliant in make best plays a pivotal Of those infected, 28,011 Civil Protection Department possibility of quarantining patients, respectively — among its warehouse through video providing critical health role in its growth story. He are hospitalized (down by can now count on 10,598 incoming migrants on ships, both regions showed iden- workers. conferencing on Tuesday care equipment while added that healthcare sec- 12 patients compared to volunteers and he thanked or in areas or facilities on tical survival rates of 65 per According to a Forbes which was attended by dealing potently with the tor is providing many op- Monday), while 3,186 are in European Parliament Presi- land. So we are assessing the cent. report on Tuesday, Ama- over 50 Industry leaders, pandemic. portunities for Make in In- zon stock surged 5.3 per includineir spirits high and He informed them that dia and urged the industry cent on Tuesday, hitting a make best g Chandrajit the government is deliber- leaders to participate in it Railways to make 30K PPE in April, 1 lakh in May to meet demand new record close of $2,283 Banerjee, Director General ating as to “how to resume and make it happen in the coveralls in April 2020 and He said that as a first ment, Indian Railways have industrial activities in a testing time of COVID pan- New Delhi, per share. The stock is now of the CII, Dr Naresh With the growing de- plan to manufacture one line of defence against con- set the target of manufac- up over 20 per cent so far Trehan, Chairman of CII phased and safe manner at demic. lakh in May,” the official tracting coronavirus, the turing another one lakh the earliest.” —IANS mand for personal protec- this year, outpacing the National Healthcare Coun- tive equipment (PPE) across said. health professionals need PPE coveralls in May and benchmark index. the country amid the novel “In order to fill the gap to be provided with special sourcing appropriate raw “Amazon is the first coronavirus crisis, the In- in availability and require- impervious coverall that material has started,” he major company to re- dian Railways on Wednes- ment of PPE, the Jagadhari acts as a barrier to the virus said. bound from the day said that it plans to sup- workshop of Northern Rail- as well as other disease-car- Planning for any future coronavirus market selloff, ply 30,000 PPE to medical way had taken the initiative rying fluids. requirement, the Railways which started in late Feb- professionals by April-end. to design and manufacture The official pointed out has already converted ruary: It’s one out of only The national trans- the prototype PPE coverall. that taking the initiative 5,000 coaches into isolation 28 stocks in the S&P 500 to porter also said that it plans The prototype was tested forward, Indian Railways wards for over 80,000 do so,” said the report. to manufacture one lakh by Defence Research De- has been able to procure Covid-19 patients. Bezos currently owns PPE in May. velopment Establishment and distribute to its work- The 21-day nationwide an 11.2 per cent stake in A Railway Ministry (DRDO) Laboratory at shops and other units suf- lockdown from March 24 to Amazon, with a net worth spokesperson said that the Gwalior, authorised for con- ficient raw material for April 14 was extended till at $138 billion now. production units, work- ducting such tests,” he said, manufacturing more than May 3 by Prime Minister His ex-wife Mackenzie shops and field units have adding that it had cleared 30,000 PPE coveralls in Narendra Modi to combat Bezos, who owns about 4 started manufacturing PPE the test with the higest April. “The production has the spread of the pan- per cent of Amazon, saw coveralls for healthcare grades. started and Railway’s own demic. The Railways has her net worth rise by $2.2 personnel, who get directly The official said that doctors, the end-users of also extended the suspen- billion, to reach $44.8 bil- exposed to coronavirus Railway doctors, medical these coveralls, have also sion of passenger, mail and lion. while treating infected pa- professionals, other health been involved in trying out express train services till Amazon is now world’s tients. workers and caregivers are these coveralls as their pro- May 3 and also stopped second-largest company Workers stitching protective suits for health workers at Ordnance Clothing Fac- “Indian Railways will working tirelessly to fight duction is ramped up. To passenger bookings until after Microsoft which is tory, Avadi, in Chennai UNI. produce over 30,000 such coronavirus. meet the growing require- further orders. worth $1.32 trillion.

CMYK Ahmedabad Page 1 2 AHMEDABAD THURESDAY 16/04/2020 Editorial STAY INDOORS ------STAY SAFE ------STAY HEALTHY From Obama endorses Biden for US President Washington, president said. gether, rather than drive Editor’s Former US President Biden became the them apart, those kinds of Barack Obama said he is en- Democratic Party’s pre- leaders matter.” dorsing Joe Biden, his sumptive presidential nomi- Brad Parscale, manager Desk former deputy, for the White nee last week after his only of Trump’s re-election cam- House. rival, US Senator Bernie paign, fired back with a In a video posted on Sanders, suspended his own statement, saying that Twitter on Tuesday, Obama campaign. Sanders, who “Biden is the only candidate talked about Biden’s leader- had campaigned on pro- left in the Democrat field, ship, which he said “belongs gressive policies, endorsed Obama has no other choice in the White House.” “That’s Biden, a moderate political but to support him.” why I’m so proud to endorse veteran, on Monday. Primaries of the 2020 US A narrowing window: On Joe Biden for president of nI Tuesday’s video, presidential race have not the United States,” said Obama did not mention sit- finished, as many states Obama, reported Xinhua ting President Donald have delayed their voting extension of lockdown news agency. Trump, the presumptive Re- due to the coronavirus pan- The extension of the lockdown should lead to pre- “Choosing Joe to be my publican presidential nomi- demic. A Biden-Trump cise plans for an orderly exit It appeared inevitable, vice president was one of nee, but took a shot at the matchup is poised to take and the Centre has accepted the view of several States the best decisions I ever administration’s handling of place. to extend the national lockdown for the novel made, and he became a the ongoing coronavirus The Democratic Na- coronavirus until May 3. The decision provides com- close friend,” Obama said. outbreak in the United tional Committee has post- fort and continuity to those in charge of containing “And I believe Joe has all the States. “Pandemics have a poned the party’s presiden- the pandemic, but it is a small window within which Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with senior government offi- qualities we need in a presi- way of cutting through a lot tial nominating convention an orderly exit must be planned. While announcing cials involved in the battle against COVID-19 via teleconference at Novo-Ogaryovo dent right now.” of noise and spin to remind in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the extension, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on April 13, 2020. Russia may resort to its Biden, retweeting the us what is real and what August 17, the week before of incentivising areas that avert a spike in cases over military resources in the fight against COVID-19 if the situation in the country con- video, said Obama’s en- matters,” he said. “It’s re- the Republican Party’s con- 10,000 nationally through rigorous enforcement of the tinues to worsen, Putin said UNI. dorsement “means the minded us that good gov- vention, scheduled for Au- restrictions. These areas are to be allowed limited ex- world” to him. ernment matters, that facts gust 24 to 27 in Charlotte, emptions in activity after April 20, once they pass the “We’re going to build on and science matter, that the North Carolina. ‘litmus test’ and are not at risk of becoming hotspots. the progress we made to- rule of law matters, that hav- The 2020 US presiden- Such a scheme naturally presumes that everyone can Mindful yoga may cut testosterone gether, and there’s no one I’d ing leaders that are in- tial election is scheduled for get a free or highly affordable confirmatory test for rather have standing by my formed and honest, and Tuesday, November 3. viral infection or recovery, which could place them in side,” the former US vice seek to bring people to- —IANS a green territory. Again, this has to be aligned with levels by 29% in women well-recognised protocols on healthy behaviour to New York, and depression and anxi- ing mindfulness one week stop new infections. The Centre’s lockdown is the most An hour-long mindful ety levels improved by 55 before beginning the 3- rigorous globally, but it has witnessed severe gaps in yoga class, thrice a week, and 21 per cent, respec- month mindful yoga prac- Pakistan extends lockdown as implementation. Although the Home Ministry’s origi- reduced testosterone lev- tively. tice. nal 21-day order and subsequent enabling amend- els by 29 per cent over a “Mindful yoga appears Mindful yoga sessions ments on farming had clear clauses, many States did three-month period in to be a promising option were an hour long and COVID-19 cases cross 6,000 not abide by them. So much so, the Union Home Sec- women with Polycystic for treating PCOS in a way took place three times a Islamabad, ince - which accounts for Lahore, the provincial retary has had to restate the order’s provisions allow- Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), that can improve several week, over three months. Pakistan Prime Minis- more than half of the capital of Punjab province, ing inter- and intra-State movement of goods vehicles. according to the research- aspects of the disorder,” The benefits of improved ter Imran Khan has ex- country’s population - is is so far the worst-hit city Active follow-up with State governments and clear ers. said study lead author androgen levels, as well as tended the ongoing the worst-hit area in Paki- with over 20 per cent cases instructions to enforcement agencies are necessary PCOS is a common Diana Speelman from reduced depression and lockdown till April 30, as stan. of the total 5,988, while the to help the public adhere to a curfew. The Prime Min- hormonal disorder that af- Lake Erie College of Os- anxiety, occurred in the the number of coronavirus The southern Sindh southern port city of ister, who has affirmed the need to make full use of fects reproductive, meta- teopathic Medicine in the absence of weight loss. cases in the country province has 1,518 cases, Karachi ranks the second the rabi harvest, must ensure that intentions translate bolic and psychological US. Some participants also crossed 6,000, with 113 northwestern Khyber with 17.68 per cent of the into results, and produce reaches the market. Failed health. Reducing androgen reported fewer acne brng deaths, the Health Ministry Pakhtunkhwa has 865, and infections. communication States are partly responsible has re- It is estimated that levels, including testoster- these symptoms. Weight said on Wednesday. southwestern Balochistan Since the virus sulted in distressing instances of arbitrary and often PCOS affects between five one and DHEA, is key to loss, where According to the Minis- province 240, according to emerged last December in violent policing. and 15 per cent of repro- managing these symp- appropriateakouts and try, confirmed cases in the the ministry’s data. the Chinese city of Wuhan, Further extensions of a lockdown appear less and ductive-age women, and it toms. Weight loss, where improved menstrual regu- country 6,000. The northern Gilgit- it has spread to over 200 less feasible, as pressure builds up in an economy ren- is the most common cause appropriate, can also help larity, following the mind- The country also re- Baltistan region accounts countries and regions. dered moribund by the coronavirus. Millions of work- of anovulatory infertility. in the management of ful yoga intervention. ported 11 more deaths, the for 234 of the country’s to- There are over 1.98 mil- ers are already dependent on meagre income substi- Women with PCOS symptoms, the research- “Yoga has so many highest in a day so far, tal cases, while the capital lion confirmed cases glo- tution measures and food donations, and many face may experience irregular ers said. benefits. One of its best while 1,446 patients have Islamabad has 140, and Pa- bally and more than escalating private debt. The Finance Ministry’s welfare menstrual cycles, hirsut- For the findings, they qualities is that it is acces- recovered and have been kistan-administered 126,700 deaths, according schemes need to be reviewed, and enhanced relief ism, acne, male-pattern recruited women with sible to such a wide array discharged from the hospi- Jammu and Kashmir 46 to the US-based Johns provided to all workers rendered unemployed hair loss, subfertility and PCOS aged 22-43 and ran- of ages and fitness levels,” tals. cases so far. Hopkins University. The re- through funds infusion and provision of food for at higher incidence of mis- domly assigned them into Speelman said. A total of 73,439 Official data showed coveries exceeded 493,600 least six months. Those who have lost jobs, and senior carriage. a group, either with no in- Women with Polycys- people have been tested in that the recovery ratio in so far. citizens, should be able to enrol in the PDS online im- According to the study, tervention or one in which tic Ovary Syndrome the country of over 200 the confirmed cases is 24.1 Khan on Tuesday ex- mediately. A gradual reopening of activity after May published in the Journal they would participate in (PCOS) should consider million people, with 3,280 per cent while the death tended the ongoing 3, going beyond essential services will require classi- of the American Osteo- mindful yoga practice for adopting a mindful yoga tests conducted over the ratio stands at 1.8 per cent, lockdown until the end of fication of infection risk for various groups, such as pathic Association, other three months. practice to help ease past 24 hours. slightly high compared to this month to fight the school and college students, teachers, and workers. androgen levels, like The latter group was symptoms and improve With 2,945, cases, the last week’s 1.5 per cent, pandemic. The reality of COVID-19 is that there cannot be a re- DHEA, were also reduced, given a course in practis- androgen levels, the re- northeastern Punjab prov- Brinkwire reported. —IANS turn to normal overnight, and governments must plan searchers suggested. for a sequential restoration of activity. The effort should be to enable the workforce, ensuring its health and safety. Washington state AG sues Google announces global journalism relief fund for local news Facebook over political ads San Francisco, can apply for funds via a San Francisco, giant or a small newspaper, that Facebook intentionally simple application form. Washington Attorney those who sell political ads violated the state’s cam- As local newsrooms must follow our campaign paign finance disclosure law, bleed owing to lack of re- “We’ve made this as General has sued Facebook streamlined as possible to once again over its political finance law,” Ferguson said. which was first adopted by sources and poor ad spend “Washingtonians have a initiative in 1972 and reen- in COVID-19 pandemic, ensure we get help to eli- ad policy, saying that the gible publishers all over social networking giant vio- right to know who’s behind acted and amended mul- Google on Wednesday an- the ads seeking to influence tiple times since 1976 by the nounced a Jouted in the the world. Applications will lated its own policy and sold close on April 29 at 11:59 more than half a million dol- their vote.” Legislature. best of times. But that role The lawsuit, filed in King A Facebook spokesper- is being challenged p.m. Pacific Time. At the lars to political committees end of ted in the best of in Washington state and County Superior Court, as- son told The Hill that the arnalism Emergency Relief serts that Facebook hosted company’s policies prohib- Fund to deliver urgent aid times. But that role is being failed to follow the law. challenged athe process, Attorney General Bob hundreds of ads in violation iting Washington state-tar- to thousands of small, me- of state law since the time it geted ads that apply to dium and local news pub- we’ll announce who has re- Ferguson has now twice ceived funding and how taken legal action against announced it would stop state-specific officials, elec- lishers globally. accepting Washington state tions and ballot initiatives The funding is open to publishers are spending Facebook for similar viola- the money,” Google an- tions of Washington’s law on political ads. remain in effect. news organizations pro- The complaint asserts —IANS ducing original news for nounced. political advertising. local communities during Additionally, Ferguson’s lawsuit in this time of crisis, and will Google.org is giving $1 June 2018 resolved in Facebook paying $238,000 Traditional vegetable diet lowers People enjoy themselves on the balcony in Paris, France, April 13, 2020. France range froted in the best of million collectively to the would remain under a nationwide lockdown until May 11 to stem the spread of times. But that role is being International Center for – a $200,000 penalty and an additional $38,000 to re- COVID-19 and reduce its impact on domestic health institutions, President Emmanuel challengedted in the best Journalists, which plans to risk of premature babies Macron said on Monday evening UNI. of times. But that role is provide immediate re- imburse the state’s legal being challenged a am the sources to support report- costs and fees in December Sydney, figure which is trending low thousands of dollars ers globally, and the Co- 2018, the AG said in a state- Pregnant ladies, take a upwards. for small hyper-local news- lumbia Journalism School’s ment. note. Researchers, includ- Findings from previ- SKoreans head to polls rooms to low tens of thou- Dart Cted in the best of Although Facebook said ing one of Indian-origin, ous studies on associa- sands for larger news- times. But that role is being it would stop selling politi- have found that eating the tions between rooms, with variations per challenged aenter for Jour- cal ads in Washington state traditional begetable diet prepregnancy dietary pat- region, Richard Gingras, VP, nalism and Trauma which after the 2018 lawsuit, before pregnancy lowers terns and preterm birth amid COVID-19 outbreak News at Google, said in a is helping journalists ex- Ferguson’s office said the the risk of a premature and low birth weight any big cluster infection, the government’s response to company has sold at least Seoul, statement. posed to traumatic events birth. (LBW) are limited and in- South Korean voters country may relieve its rules the COVID-19 outbreak. “Local news is a vital re- experienced during the 171 ads to political commit- The study, published in consistent. on social-distancing. According to the tees in the state for at least went to the polls for parlia- source for keeping people crisis. the American Journal of The researchers mentary election on The government has Realmeter poll, support for and communities con- “We believe it is impor- $525,000 since November Clinical Nutrition, wanted to examine the as- encouraged people to re- Moon advanced to 54.4 per 2018. Wednesday amid the nected in the best of times. tant to do what we can to analysed the diets of sociation d in Australia. COVID-19 outbreak, the Na- frain from social gatherings cent in the second week of But that role is being chal- alleviate the financial pres- nearly 3,500 women and “People born prema- tional Election Commission and religious services as this month. It was far higher lenged as the news indus- sures on newsrooms, and Facebook ran these ads found high consumption turely face a gbetween cluster infections account than 46.9 per cent tallied in without maintaining the le- said. try deals with job cuts, fur- will continue to look at of carrots, cauliflower, prepregnancy dietary pat- The election to vote for for more than 80 percent of the first week of February. loughs and cutbacks as a other ways to help with gally required information, broccoli, pumpkin, cab- terns and the risk of the total confirmed COVID- During the election- as our transparency laws re- 300 members of the Na- result of the economic more to announce soon,” bage, green beans and preterm birth and low tional Assembly, which be- 19 cases. eering, Moon’s ruling Demo- downturn prompted by said Google. quire,” said the lawsuit. potatoes before concep- birth weight. In the latest tally, the cratic Party focused on the “Whether you’re a tech gan from 6 a.m. (local time), COVID-19,” Gingras added. —IANS tion helped women reach They found that would last for 12 hours at country reported 27 more government’s successful re- Publishers everywhere full-term pregnancy. greater adherence to the 14,330 polling stations cases of the COVID-19 for sponse to the virus, adopt- “The findings sug- traditional vegetable pat- across the country, Xinhua the past 24 hours, raising the ing the campaign slogan of gested dietary interven- tern before pregnancy news agency reported. total figure to 10,591. The “We protect the people.” tion and strategies was associated with a Preparations were daily caseload hovered be- The mood of this year’s change behavd in Austra- lower risk of preterm made to protect voters from low 50 for the seventh election campaign, usually lia. birth. possible infection while straight day. energetic and noisy, was “People born prema- “Traditional veg- casting ballots, by disinfect- Of the 43.99 million relatively dull and quiet as turely face a giour may be etables are rich in antioxi- ing voting stations and voting-age South Koreans, campaigners were advised helpful when women start dants or anti-inflamma- marking the standing line at 26.69 per cent voted in ad- to wear masks and avoid thinking about having a tory nutrients, which have intervals of at least one vance on Friday and Satur- handshakes. baby,” said study re- a significant role in reduc- metre. day. It was the highest since To secure the suffrage searcher Gita Mishra, Pro- ing the risk of adverse Voters were allowed to the early voting system was of those under the manda- fessor at the University of birth outcomes,” said enter the voting booths introduced in 2013. tory two-week self-quaran- Queensland in Australia. study researcher Dereje G only after wearing masks, According to the tine, the election organizing “People born prema- Gete. checking body temperature, Gallup Korea survey com- body allowed them to leave turely face a greater risk of Women depend on rubbing their hands with missioned by the National home out of quarantine to metabolic and chronic dis- certain stored nutrients sanitizer and putting on dis- Election Commission, 79.0 go to the polls for a set pe- eases in adulthood, as well such as calcium and iron posable plastic gloves. per cent replied that they riod of time. as poor cognitive devel- before conception, which The election was held would go to the polls “with- Among those who are opment and academic are critical for the placenta at a time of the COVID-19 out fail.” quarantined as they were performance,” Professor and foetus tissue develop- outbreak across the world It was 12.4 percentage infected with the virus, came Mishra said. ment, according to the re- that delayed elections in points higher than four in contact with the infectees According to the re- searchers. other countries such as Brit- years ago for the parliamen- or came from overseas searchers, premature “Starting a healthier ain, France and the United tary election. Those who within two weeks, people births, which are births diet after the baby has States. said they would vote “if pos- showing no symptom before 37 weeks of gesta- been conceived may be South Korea has seen a sible” was 15.1 per cent. would be allowed to cast tion, is the leading cause too late because babies slowing daily caseload of South Korean Presi- ballots for an hour from 6 Medical workers wearing masks from the Israeli Magen David Adom national emer- of death in Australian chil- are fully formed by the the virus in recent weeks. If dent Moon Jae-in’s approval p.m. local time when others gency service work amid COVID-19 pandemic in the central Israeli city of Ramla on dren and affect 8.5 per end of the first trimester,” the nationwide election is rating has risen in recent ended voting. April 13, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 11,586 in Israel after 441 cent of births each year, a he noted. successfully held without weeks amid the positive —IANS new ones were added on Monday, the Israeli health ministry said UNI. public views over his

Ahmedabad, Page 2 In the news AHMEDABAD THURESDAY 16/04/2020 3 STAY INDOORS ------STAY SAFE ------STAY HEALTHY Neymar’s cameo in ‘Money Heist’: COVID-19 effect: Cannes film Here’s all you need to know fest won’t happen in June Los Angeles, footballer by Brazilian as Joao, the former Paris, Despite the release of model Najila Trindade Barcelona player cheekily The Cannes Film Festival will not take place in June due its fourth season, “Money Mendes de Souza. However, talks in Spanish about how to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organisers are Heist” season three has be- Netflix have now re- he does not like soccer or busy exploring different options to conduct the festival later come the talk of the virtual launched the two episodes partying — the two things this year. world. The reason is not with Neymar featuring in Neymar is normally consid- The organisers also mention that the festival can’t go script, suspense or acting, them. ered synonymous with! ahead “in its original form” due to the coronavirus crisis, re- but a cameo by Brazilian Neymar’s presence Initial reactions of fans ports variety.com. football superstar Neymar. came to light when fans re- on seeing Neymar in the “Following the French President’s statement, on Mon- The Paris Saint-Germain visited the episodes follow- show was one of confusion. day, April 13th, we acknowledged that the postponement FC striker was scheduled to ing the release of the fourth A user posted: “Did you no- of the 73rd International Cannes Film Festival, initially con- appear in the third season of series. Some viewers no- tice Neymar in ‘Money sidered for the end of June to the beginning of July, is no the show, whose Spanish ticed the sudden appear- Heist’. the first time you saw longer an option,” the festival said in a statement, adding: name is “La Casa de Papel”. ance of Brazilian football it or are you just seeing it “It is clearly difficult to assume that the Festival de Cannes He essayed the role of a player, reports now?” could be held this year in its original form.” monk named Joao, who express.co.uk. Back in 2019, Neymar “Nevertheless, since yesterday evening we have started makes an appearance in In the edited version of did post about his appear- many discussions with professionals, in France and abroad. episodes six and eight of the the series, Neymar is seen ance in “Money Heist”. His They agree that the Festival de Cannes, an essential pillar third season. speaking with two of the tweet, which has been for the film industry, must explore all contingencies allow- ing to support the year of Cinema by making Cannes 2020 Neymar’s scenes were main gang members, Berlin translated, said: “I was able U.S. national flags are blown by gusts of wind in front of the New York Stock Ex- not added during the initial (Pedro Alonso) and The Pro- to make my dream come real, in a way or another,” added the fest. In March, it was announced that the 2020 edition will change (NYSE) in New York, the United States, April 13, 2020. Strong wind and rain hit release in July last year be- fessor (Õlvaro Morte), in true and be part of my New York UNI. cause of a rape allegation episodes six and eight. favourite show! Now I can not be held in May. They planned to move forward with a registered against the In his brief appearance share João with all of you!”. tentative plan to postpone the event until the end of June. The rise of COVID-19 cases in France and the rest of the world has made it difficult to move ahead in June or July. Papon excited to spread positivity Since its first edition after World War II in 1946, the ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ update: Cannes Film Festival has been canceled only once in 1968 during the nationwide student riots. through virtual concerts For the worldwide film community, the cancellation of sixth movie in development the fest would have a far-reaching impact. Last year’s film Mumbai, ebrate the festival ‘virtually’. Facebook, Instagram, and market reported a record 12,527 participants. Singer Papon is He has organised an online YouTube 6.30 p.m. each day, Los Angeles, says he would be up for a I love it, though, I love that organising a special virtual concert dedicated espe- singing various Assamese “Pirates Of The Carib- comeback. part. But it’s not up to me,” three-day concert for the cially for the people of songs and taking requests bean” actor Lee Arenberg “I mean yeah, of course, he added. festival ‘Bihu’, and says it is an Assam in order to celebrate, from the viewers. He will says a sixth movie is “defi- obviously. But they’ve al- The highly anticipated Elli AvrRam’s quirky new freestyle attempt to spread positivity stay positive while they are also be joined by some of nitely” being discussed by ready done two without us. sixth film follows 2015’s and bring people together. at home. The singer, whose the famous singers from the makers. “Dead Men Tell No Tales”. jig to old Bollywood hits is a hoot! Amid the ongoing name is Angaraag Mahanta, Bollywood and the The 57-year-old star, Lockdown diaries: Stuart Beattie, who was at- COVID-19 crisis and hails from Guwahati, Assam. Assamese folk industry. who essayed the role of pi- tached with “Curse of the Mumbai, lockdown period, Papon has The singer will be going “Unfortunately this year rate Pintel in the original tril- Kanisha Malhotra Black Pearl” as a screen- Elli AvrRam’s quirky new dance video to the beats of come up with a plan to cel- live on April 14, 15 and 16 on since the people of Assam ogy, has not been involved writer, previously suggested old Bollywood hits has been wowing social media. and all the Assamese in the franchise since 2007’s makes short films the studio was looking to In the Instagram video, Swedish-Greek origin actress- around the globe will not “At World’s End”. He sug- at home the future. dancer Elli does some freestyle grooving with a funky edge, Ayushmann Khurrana plays ‘Bella be able to step out to cel- gested that a new film is on He said: “I think (Depp’s) with a medley of old Bollywood numbers like “Jiska mujhe ebrate I thought why not the horizon, reports Mumbai, had a great run. Obviously tha intezaar”, and “Chura liya hai tumne Jo dilko” among keep up with the celebra- dailymail.co.uk. Actress Kanisha he’s made that character his others. Ciao’ of ‘Money Heist’ on piano tions by using the digital “They’re definitely talk- Malhotra, who has fea- own and it’s become the “Jab poochte hai, Elli ji aap ghar pe akele kya karthe ho? medium,” Papon said. tured in shows such as Mumbai, ing about it, as far as I know,” thing that he’s most famous Main: FREESTYLE (When they ask, Elli ji what do you do at It seems actor Ayushmann Khurrana is a big fan of the “This live concert is Arenberg said when he ap- “P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke” for now. It’s been great for home alone? Me: Freestyle) #oldisgold #ElliAvrRam dedicated to the festival, to and “Ye Hai Mohabbatein”, hit Spanish show “Money Heist”, originally titled “La Casa peared on “Kendall Talks TV”. him and it’s been great for #yourstruly #freestyle #lol,” she wrote with the video. de Papel”. spread positivity and bring It is unclear whether the is utilising her lockdown us... There’s that saying, Fans loved the video, going by the comments section. people together virtually. I time to create short films at Taking to Instagram, Ayushmann posted a video that new installment will be an- ‘Don’t frown because it’s The actress also seemed to have fun while interacting with shows him playing “Bella Ciao”, the title track of the show, will be joined by some of other sequel or a reboot of home. over, smile because it hap- fans, and responded to their curious questions in Hindi. my friends on the 15th in “During this difficult on his piano. Not only this, he also shared that he wants to the original franchise, which pened. The fact that they’re A fan asked: “You are listening to Hindi old romantic essay the role of the Professor (played by Alvaro Morte) in the live session, I am really featured Johnny Depp as time, when COVID-19 has rebooting something that songs. Do you understand Hindi?” excited and happy to be hit the world hard, keeping the series . “”I want to be the Professor. That’s why I’m wear- Captain Jack Sparrow. Last you did means that you did The actress replied in Hindi: “Ji (Yes).” ing similar glasses and playing Bella Ciao. I want to put this curating these sessions,” he year, Disney brought Ted a positive mind is very im- something that was worth Another curious fan asked: “What’s your natural hair added. portant. And that is what I out in the universe. Hello reverent filmmakers, are you lis- Elliot and Craig Mazin on rebooting. It’s an honour.” colour?” tening? Please! I’m dying to do something like this. I’m itch- Papon is known for his board to work on the film feel. I’m keeping myself The sixth part will be di- “Ash-brown” responded Elli. romantic numbers like busy by creating content ing to go on sets and work, like each and every human on franchise. rected by Joachim Ronning, A fan, commenting on her quirky dancing style in the this planet. We all want to go out and work. But patience is “Moh moh ke dhaage”, While details are being driven short films online,” who had also helmed the video, wrote: “If this corona lasts for a few more days, then “Kyon”, and “Humnava” she said. a virtue they say. Till then Bella Ciao. #MoneyHeist,” he cap- kept under wraps, Arenberg previous part. you will turn mad!”—IANS tioned the video. —IANS among others. AHMEDABAD * MARKET * GUIDE

Ahmedabad, Page 3 4 AHMEDABAD THURESDAY 16/04/2020 City-State STAY INDOORS ------STAY SAFE ------STAY HEALTHY Return only on April 27, Ahmedabad 19 more Markaz attendees jail tells those on bail Ahmedabad: Courtesy coronavirus pandemic, Working remotely causing identified in Ahmedabad Sabarmati central jail authorities refused to take in Roshniben Vithlani, a convict in a cheque bounce case, Ahmedabad: The num- 1,350 persons from Gujarat when she went to surrender after her temporary bail ber of persons from Gujarat who had visited got over on March 27. A resident of Ghatlodiya, Vithlani who visited the Tablighi Nizamuddin, Delhi, and out is serving a twoyear imprisonment. She had obtained Gujarat high court pain Jamaat congregation at of them 1,282 persons have Nizamuddin Markaz has been traced. bail last month to stay with her son, who was appear- Ahmedabad: It is not behaviour. The HC cited the sent by the advocates for yers about its March 22 cir- ing in Class 10 exams. gone up to 103, with 19 Of these people, 84 per- even two weeks since the guideline for e-filing and or- three to four times, which cular laying down method- more identified in sons have been found to Vithlani is one of the many prisoners who were re- Gujarat high court has done dered all advocates to causes not only inconve- ology for e-filing and video- fused admission in prison. Fed up of answering the in- Ahmedabad. DGP have attended the religious away with hard copies of strictly adhere to it or be nience to the staff but also conferencing. It further said, Shivanand Jha said all of congregation at the Tablighi mates who were returning to jail after their brief stay petitions and documents ready to face action. causes difficulty in down- since, the Court has noticed out on either bail or parole, the jail authorities have them have been home Jamaat headquarters at and opted for e-filing and The issue arose during loading the documents in a that the instructions/direc- quarantined after a proper Nizamuddin in Delhi be- pasted a notice on the prison gate. It declares that those hearing through video- the hearing of an admiralty such huge quantity. tions as contained in the convicts, who were granted temporary bail or parole medical check-up. Jha tween March 1 and March conferencing during the suit involving a ship. One of The court also said that aforestated circular are not added that efforts are being 23, where they might have by the Gujarat high court, should surrender at 5 pm on nationwide lockdown. But the party respondents filed lawyers file pleadings and being adhered to by the April 27. made to identify more come in contact with the its registry has already got a 200-page reply, which the documents in soft-copy parties/advocates, it is di- people who either gone to novel coronavirus positive fed up with the flod of mails HC thought was unwar- without pagination and rected that the said circular Markaz or have come to the persons. PM Modi to address nation today at 10 from advocates clogging its ranted. While rebuking the without verifying whether shall be scrupulously fol- city from the Markaz. However, only one of inbox. lawyers for sending such documents are legible or lowed by all concerned, fail- Jha said earlier 34 these 84 persons has been AM The inflow of bulky mails lengthy and bulky docu- not. ing which stringent view people from the city who found Covid-19 positive, but New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will is so huge that the HC regis- ments on mail, the HC said, The court reminded law- shall be taken in the matter. had gone to the Markaz had other 83 persons have been make his much-anticipated address to the nation on try complained to the con- the Registrar (Judicial) had been identified. Of these 34, placed under quarantine. Tuesday morning. This address comes at a time when cerned bench about the re- also brought to the notice of one person, originally from The government said the Central government-mandated nationwide petitive and bulky mails the Court that since the time Muzaffarnagar in UP, tested that the search for the re- lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak, is coming from the lawyers. This led e-filing is permitted, every- Will give free food to poor positive for Covid-19, he maining 68 persons is under to an end. Justice Bela Trivedi to issue day his office is receiving the added. Jha said that of the way. The authorities have While states such as Punjab, Maharashtra and a warning to lawyers not to documents in huge quan- regardless of ration cards: Govt 103 attendees, 57 are from their contact numbers, but Odisha, have decided to extend the lockdown till end give a tough time to court tity through e-mail and Ahmedabad, 20 from their locations are not of the month, speculations on extension of nationwide staff or else the HC will take sometimes the same docu- Ahmedabad: The state under the National Food Se- Bhavnagar, 12 from known. lockdown have been gaining ground. Prime Minister a stringent view of the ments are repeated and government told the curity Act, 14.92 lakh are not Mehsana, eight from Surat, Out of 84, the authorities had last week, held a meeting with Chief Minister of all Gujarat high court that it will covered under NFS Act, two from Navsari and four have identified 11 persons the states to discuss various issues including lockdown deliver free food baskets to 155.98 lakh APL-1 and from Botad. on technical intelligence extension. each and every poor person 19,859 under APL-2 all are Jha also said that cases and the rest 73 were traced In a tweet by Prime Minister's office stated that the GACL partially restarts units at across the state for the entitled to free food basket. of people being ferried from on the basis of human intel- Prime Minister Narendra will address the nation at 10 month of April due to the Besides, those who are place to place in goods con- ligence. Among them, 38 are AM on April 14. nationwide lockdown re- poor, labourers and those tainers have come to light. A from Ahmedabad district, Industry associations have been urging the govern- Dahej and Vadodara gardless of whether he/she who do not have any ration large number of people be- 12 from Mehsana, 20 from ment to take a calibrated approach and allow restart- Ahmedabad: State-run Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals has got a ration card. No- cards or any other proof of ing ferried in a small space Bhavnagar, eight from Surat, ing of manufacturing in a phased manner. Limited has partially resumed operations at its manufac- body will require any proof identification have been which increases the risk of two from Navsari and four turing facilities in Dahej and Vadodara. of identification for this free covered under the Anna transmission. Cases over participants from Botad. AMC traces 27 Nizamuddin attendees The company took the decision to meet the require- food. Brahm Scheme. such incidents have been The state government ments of various municipal corporations and other essen- The state government The government has Ahmedabad: The ground surveillance teams of the registered, added Jha. made it clear that no foreign tial industries. The units have been restarted after obtain- lists nearly four crore per- told the HC that people The state government national who participated in civic body and the local urban health centre of Dariapur ing necessary permission from the concerned authorities. sons under various schemes from different categories had contacted local community leaders to locate the told the Gujarat high court the congregations has en- The company has started partial operation of caustic who require assistance dur- were given tokens and they that it had received a list of tered Gujarat. 27 people most from UP who had attended the soda, hydrochloric acid (HCl), phosphoric acid, sodium hypo ing the lockdown. The gov- were asked to come to PDS Nizamuddin Markaz event. The authorities persuaded and chlorine filling facilities at Dahej complex, GACL in- ernment has expanded its shops to collect food bas- the people to get quarantined. This was confirmed by formed the stock exchanges. The state PSU has also begun schemes following the de- kets on particular days so a senior health official who was monitoring the cases. manufacturing caustic soda at at the Vadodara complex. mands made in various PILs that there is no crowding. Gujarat government ties up The details of the 27 people isolated were not part of The poly aluminium chloride (PAC) and hydrogen perox- that those who do not have Some litigants complained the mobile phone data provided by the Union home ide plants will start after a few days. Based on the require- ration cards should not be about it, but the HC said that ministry. ment, the company may start operations at other plants, left out. Now people having social distancing is a respon- with 66 private hospitals Three of the 27 showed some symptoms and were added the company, which had completely shut down all all types of ration cards as sibility equally observable Gandhinagar: To be better equipped to handle taken to SVP Hospital at Ellisbridge. One case was con- its plants following he imposition of the nationwide well as those without them on part of the people. more cases of Covid-19 infection in Ahmedabad, the firmed. We feared for the safety of these people as they lockdown to curb the Covid-1 outbreak. GACL’s share on are eligible for food baskets, The HC was informed state government has tied up with 66 private hospi- had been staying together for quite sometime and BSE surged 13% to close at Rs 253 as against its previous which contain grains, pulses, that the government will tals. The government is also increasing the number of moving around, said the official. We persuaded these close of Rs 224.20. Another state PSU, Gujarat State Fertiliz- salt and sugar of specified give aid of Rs 1,000 to all ra- beds for Covid-19 treatment in government-run hos- people to move to Sola Civil and they did. As a precau- ers and Chemicals Ltd (GSFC) had announced a few days quantities. tion card-holders including pitals. tion, we are testing them. ago that it will restart some of its plants at Vadodara from The HC was told that 6.32 lakh construction work- These private hospitals will provide over 2,000 beds Interestingly, several community leaders have come next week onward. GSFC has already restarted its manu- 36.44 lakh persons are cov- ers registered with Building with ventilators and other required facilities. Along with forward to help the AMC to locate more people who facturing unit at its Sikka, Jamnagar, which produces DAP. ered under Antyoday Anna and Construction Workers beds and infrastructure, doctors and other staff facili- had attended the Delhi event. The other plants will be gradually started based on the situ- Yojna, 284.80 lakh persons Board (BOCW) quantified at ties have also been lined up which will be used in case ation prevalent given the Covid-19 pandemic, the company of Priority House Holds, Rs 620 crore through direct of further spread of the Covid-19 in Ahmedabad, a Special teams to handle Covid-19 has informed the exchanges. 128.62 lakh BPL are covered benefit transfer. source in the government said. biomedical waste Gandhinagar: In a bid to ensure that there is no spread of coronavirus because of poor handling of bio- Civil hospital to hire 350 paramedicos medical waste of patients, the Gujarat Pollution Con- Ahmedabad: Civil hos- plicants for the posts of spe- Manpower shortage poses trol Board (GPCB) has drawn up guidelines to handle pital authorities invited ap- cialists and medical officers. such waste and also formed special teams to handle plications or temporary re- A resident of Vadaj, who has and monitor proper disposal of Covid-19 biomedical cruitment of medical and been working at a private waste (BMW). paramedical staff for the hospital in Thaltej, said he delays in medical supply chain GPCB member secretary A V Shah said, in view of new Covid-19 hospital on has been a staff nurse for the novel coronavirus pandemic , the central pollution their campus in the Asarwa seven years and gets a Ahmedabad: Man- place an order, it takes at cines for a period of two lect the supply of medicines control board has published guidelines for handling, area of city, but barely any monthly salary of Rs 18,000. power crunch at retailer, dis- least a few days for medi- months or some, even for they require, said Manish treatment and disposal of waste generated during candidates turned up. They are offering just Rs tributor and transporter lev- cines to be supplied to our three months. As a result, Shah, a city-based distribu- treatment/diagnosis/quarantine of Covid-19 patients. Many of the candidates 13,000 to work with els has delayed supply of store, said Dashrath Patel, the inventory which used to tor of medicines. GPCB has directed all the common biomedical for posts of paramedical coronavirus patients and medicines at retailer proprietor of a pharmacy last us for two weeks is now Manpower shortage is waste treatment and disposal facilities (CBMWTFs) to staff said the hospital au- the post is also temporary. counters. The delays have near Stadium Crossroads. fast depleting. Against this, rampant due to the follow the guidelines of CPCB strictly and ensure dis- thorities were offering a The hospital authority been caused at a time when Retailers tend to keep transport constraints and lockdown. We are constantly posal of biomedical waste from healthcare facilities/ meagre salary of Rs 13,000 should at least promise us a inventories with retailers are medicine stocks limited by manpower woes to ensure working with the distribu- institutions. a month and this was the contract of a year, said the fast depleting due to panic March-end. The imposition procurement of medicines tors and retailers to ensure BMW generated from healthcare facilities (HCFs) is reason for the low turnout. candidate, the sole earning buying of medicines for car- of the lockdown around this from depots and distribu- there is no shortage of disposed of through 20 operational CBMWTFs located Civil hospital authorities, member in a family of six. diovascular diseases and time added to the inventory tors to retail, said Ankur medicines and supply is in- in various part of the state having capacity to handle through the district collec- Another candidate from chronic illnesses by custom- constraint. At the same time Agarwal, founder, Medkart tact, said Jashvant Patel, 71,000 kg waste per day. GPCB is monitoring biomedi- tor, invited applications 90 Vatva, who works for a pri- ers since the imposition of demand surged, leading to Pharmacy. chairman, cal waste management through its 27 regional offices posts of specialist vate hospital on SG Road, 21-day lockdown across the supply related issues, said Distributors indicate Federation of Gujarat located in the state. We have formed special teams for pulmonologists, five 165 said no one would risk their country. industry players. Retailers that while there is no short- State Chemists and Drug- strict monitoring of activities, Shah added. posts of medical officers life for such meagre pay. Amid high demand for claim patients of diabetes, age in stock of medicines, gists' Association (FGSCDA). (MBBS) and 700 posts of I am the only earning medicines, supply-chain hyper tension, heart and supply-chain constraints are The sealing of Western Railway to set up 420 isolation nursing staff for the Covid- member of my family. Civil bottlenecks continue to kidney ailments, among plenty. Distributors normally state borders and con- 19 hospital that has been set Hospital should at least of- haunt retailers. Even though others, bought double the keep 30-45 days of inven- sequent constraints in trans- coaches: Ahmedabad up at the 1,200 bed hospital fer more salary than private depots have enough inven- stock of medicines they tory. However, currently port is however, a concern Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad division of the West- on the Civil Hospital Cam- hospitals. I get Rs 20,000 per tory of medicines, they are need, out of panic. there is major manpower for a number of distributors ern Railway will convert 70 coaches into isolation wards. pus. month at a private hospital. unable to supply due to No shortage, only sup- shortage and transport is as the turnaround time for In all, the Western Railway will convert 420 coaches 300 candidates turned I came with the hope that transportation and man- ply-chain constraints: Cus- unavailable as well. supply of medicines manu- into isolation wards of which 70 will be stationed in up for nursing staff posts they may give me a perma- power constraints in the tomers have procured Due to this, we are com- factured outside Gujarat the Ahmedabad division, said divisional railway man- and there were very few ap- nent posting, wake of the lockdown. If I double the stock of medi- pelled to ask retailers to col- would increase. ager Deepak Kumar Jha. He said that the work to con- vert the coaches has begun at the Kankaria coach de- pot. A prototype of an isolation ward was created, and it had oxygen and medicine supplies. Peace & quiet outside, unrest Global PC shipments decline 12.3% Jha said that the windows of the coaches have been covered with mosquito nets and each bed will have a in Q1 2020, worst after 2013 fan, light, nd a mobile charging point. rocks homes: Ahmedabad Railway officials said that one coach is expected to Ahmedabad: Just days with more than theefold rise Ghatlodiya-based New Delhi, since 2013 due to the tive quarters of shipment have 16 isolation beds. The railways will use only non- into the lockdown, a in the domestic fued com- couple entered into a major The global PC ship- COVID-19 pandemic in the growth. air-conditioned sleeper coaches for the isolation beds. Maninagar-based business plaints. fight recently when the hus- ments registered 51.6 mil- January-March quarter, ac- Dell was the only top Officials said that the first cabin near the bathroom of couple entered into a big Earlier, we would get 10- band, dealing in plastic lion units in the first quarter cording to preliminary re- vendor that showed ship- a coach will have curtains installed in the aisle so that fight over house work and odd calls daily of domestic goods, who was rarely home of 2020 — a steep 12.3 per sults from Gartner. ment growth – rising 2.2 the entry and exit of patients could be screened. finances which resulted in discord which has risen to due to demands of business cent decline from the year- Although Lenovo main- per cent – despite the im- wife smashing husband's 35-40 per day. Majority cases suddenly was home due to ago quarter – due to tained its top position in the pact from COVID-19. Dell’s Eight peacocks found dead in Dhari laptop on the floor. The an- of husband, wife getting in lockdown. The wife com- coronavirus pandemic worldwide PC market, its shipments grew in all re- gry husband reciprocated each other's hair due to plained that with no work, which resulted in disrup- shipments declined 3.2 per gions in the first quarter of farm - Rajkot with a resounding thappad lockdown and people the husband started picking tions at both supply and cent in the first quarter of 2020, except in Asia Pacific. which sent the SOS 181 forced indoors picking faults with the wife saying demand front, a Gartner re- 2020 and 22.6 per cent (year “The single most signifi- Rajkot: Four peacocks and as many peahens were over year) in Asia Pacific. cant influencing factor for found dead in a private farm of Dhari taluka in Amreli women's helpline phone faults and arguments with she did not cook well, did port said on Wednesday. ringing. relatives and neighbours not clean the house prop- After three consecutive HP Inc. had a challeng- PC shipment decline was district. ing first quarter, with 12.1 the coronavirus outbreak, The forest department suspects that the birds were The couple is partners in leading to feuds, said erly and even did not look quarters of growth, the life and business. Days into Ahmedabad coordinator of after the children well, a worldwide PC market expe- per cent decline in PC ship- which resulted in disrup- poisoned and have registered an offence under the ments after three consecu- tions to both. Wildlife Protection Act. the lockdown, they were 181 Abhayam Falguni Patel. counselor said. rienced its sharpest decline The forest team was informed about the carcasses worried about the money of the birds in a firm in Morzar revenue area of Dhari getting blocked. Discussion round of Gir-east division. There were four peacocks over finances took a per- and as many peahen of whom one is adult and others sonal turn and wife ended Gujarat: No high court Nivea to make are sub-adults. up throwing her husband's The Chief conservator of forest (wildlife circle) DT laptop on the ground. He sanitizers in Sanand Vasavada said, Postmortem confirmed that they were got angry and slapped her, poisoned. We are investiging if they were intentionally said a 181 counsellor. The relief as prisoner parole Ahmedabad: To ad- and Vadodara, and to its dis- killed or accidentally died after drinking water mixed helpline team counselled Ahmedabad: Amid the ation. leniency and extend his pa- dress the shortage of hand tributors across India. with pesticide. the couple and matter novel coronavirus spread, In a request, his advo- role period. sanitizers during the Covid- The initiative has been cooled off only when the the administra is emptying cate N J Shah, who was ap- The HC did not accept 19 pandemic, skincare taken up by ar Navarro, vice- Society in Bodakdev cluster husband profusely apolo- the prisons out on the apex pointed for the prisoner by the argument, rejected brand Nivear Navarro, vice- president, supply chain for gized for the physical as- court's direction. It was just the Gujarat State Legal Ser- Dave's request and ordered president, supply chain for the region, and Neil George, quarantined sault. bad luck for Nikhilesh Dave, vice Authority, urged the HC him to surrender. He could the region, and Neil George, MD, Nivea India, Nivea India Ahmedabad: A small housing society in Bodakdev With people virtually who has been ordered to not to insist on timely sur- not go to jail and became a MD, Nivea India, a India has in collaboration with its near NFD circle has been put under cluster quarantine locked inside their homes surrender by the Gujarat render because Dave was in defaulter by jumping the announced it will manufac- partners, to shift part of its after three family members of Covid-19 positive eld- ever since the national high court with his parole. no position to reach the parole. ture alcohol-based hand production towards making erly patient who had died recently have tested posi- lockdown was imposed on As the nationwide Vadodara Central Jail, where On the other hand, sanitizers at its Sanand hand sanitizers at the tive. The family members include the victim’s wife, his March 25 to arrest spread of lockdown prevails, Dave did he has been placed for last when the lockdown began plant. The plant manufac- Gujarat plant. daughter and the daughter’s mother-in-law. Coronavirus, even as out- not have any option but to 18 years, from his native in the country, a division tures skincare products. The A joint statement issued Hardik Thakor, assistant municipal commissioner for doors have fallen silent, the jump the parole. He could Morbi town. The lawyer told bench of Gujarat HC passed company has begun pro- by Omar Navarro, vice-presi- cessities that will be required by the 40-odd members four walls of domestic dwell- not make it to prison in time. the court that since Dave an order extending parole duction of alcohol-based dent, supply chain for the of the housing society during the quarantine period. ings are reverberating with Two days before his pa- had been serving his sen- and temporary bail period sanitizers that will be distrib- region, and Neil George, MD, The basic provisions for Devpreet Society members domestic arguments and role period was to get over, tence for more than a de- for all those prisoners who uted for free to public hos- Nivea India, stated, we have will be delivered to them by the AMC. It will be in the squabbles. Dave requested the high cade now, his financial con- were out of prisons. Unfor- pitals and healthcarear been in constant touch with best interest of all that the society maintains a strict Infact, the 181 Abhayam court to extend his parole dition did not permit him to tunately, I was not aware of Navarro, vice-president, sup- local authorities and our key quarantine, said deputy municipal commissioner Women's Helpline run by because he would not get hire a private vehicle to this order when Dave's case ply chain for the region, and partners, to make the switch Mukesh Gadhvi. the state government is vir- any conveyance to make it reach Vadodara in time. was heard, the lawyer said. Neil George, MD, Nivea India, at our plant and formulate tually ringing off its hook to jail in the lockdown situ- Hence, the HC should show institutions in Ahmedabad the liquid hand sanitizers.

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US stocks rise amid Discovery Plus offers limited period rallying tech shares annual subscription at Rs 99 Mumbai, New York, Entertainment OTT platform Discovery Plus on US equities advanced, bolstered by strong gains in Wednesday launched a limited time annual subscrip- major tech shares. tion package at Rs 99 with an aim to engage audi- On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped ences in the period of extended lockdown. 558.99 points, or 2.39 per cent, to 23,949.76. The S&P 500 The offer can be availed on the Premium page of was up 84.43 points, or 3.06 per cent, to 2,846.06. The the app and is available till 11:59 pm, April 16. Nasdaq Comp of Johnson & Johnson climbed 4.48 per cent “Our campaign film drives the message of urging after the drug and consumer health company reported audiences to stay indoors while bringing alive the better-than-exosite Index increased 323.32 points, or 3.95 most picturesque outdoors on earth – outdoors per cent, to 8,515.74. which can be seen through myriad shows that are Shares of US tech giants such as Apple, Amazon and available on the app,” Issac John, Business Head – Google-parent Alphabet closed noticeably higher, contrib- Digital (South Asia), Discovery said in a statement. uting to the market rally. “The idea of the #SafetyExtended offer is to help Shares of Johnson & Johnson climbed 4.48 per cent families across the country enjoy and engage with after the drug and consumer health company reported premium and high-quality real-life entertainment better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter. during the extended lockdown period,” he added. JPMorgan Chase stock gave up earlier gains to end 2.74 Meanwhile, Discovery Plus will release an anthol- percent low of Johnson & Johnson climbed 4.48 per cent ogy of three COVID-19 documentaries this week, after the drug and consumer health company reported which can be streamed without a premium account better-than-exer. The US bank titan on Tuesday posted a in light of widespread curiosity about the Pandemic. big decline in first-quarter earnings from the coronavirus. Among the specials to be released is Pandemic Analysts expect S&P 500 earnings growth to decline Covid 19, a 45-minute probing documentary where 10.2 per cent in the first quarter year over year, according experts reveal why COVID-19 is unique, why the world to data from Refinitiv. was so unprepared for it and what could have been Investors also paid close attention to the International done differently to contain its spread. Monetary Fund (IMF) projection on global economy. —IANS The global economy is on track to contract “sharply” by Italy is opening a handful of stores including bookshops, stationery shops and children's clothes stores (where a 3 per ce of Johnson & Johnson climbed 4.48 per cent after worker is pictured in Rome today, left) in a trial to see how social distancing measures can work after the lockdown. the drug and consumer health company reported better- In Austria, which was the first country to announce specific plans for ending the lockdown, shoppers were queuing Facebook launches Kit, an than-exnt in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, outside hardware stores (top right) wearing compulsory masks as small shops re-opened today. Meanwhile, indus- much worse than during the 2008-09 financial crisis, ac- trial and construction work is resuming in Spain where some workers were back at their jobs yesterday while other experimental Apple Watch messaging cording to IMF’s World Economic Outlook released Tues- regions are returning today after an Easter Monday holiday (pictured bottom right: a police officer hands a mask to app a woman in Valencia). day. San Francisco, Facebook’s experimental app group team has launched a messaging app called Kit for Apple Watch to help users connect with close friends. Trump alleges WHO cover-up with China on COVID-19, stops funding Kit, which stands for keep in touch, works with By Arul Louis World Health Organization’s humanitarian organization enough, said that WHO had been able to mobilise sup- because it has a strangle- Facebook Messenger and lets you send messages New York, role in severely mismanag- in the fight against the vi- “fought” the travel ban. port among developing hold on medical equipment with one tap, including audio recordings, emoji, loca- Accusing the World ing and covering up the rus.” He was also attacked by countries, especially the and supplies needed by tion sharing, scribbles or dictation input, reports Tech Health Organisation (WHO) spread of the coronavirus.” Support for WHO “is ab- Democrat leader Joe Biden, smaller ones, through aid countries around the world Crunch. of causing thousands of “Our countries are now solutely critical to the who is the party’s likely programmes that lack trans- and is profiting from the The app, currently available for iOS users, also al- deaths by collaborating experiencing — you look all world’s efforts to win the presidential candidate, for parency and have implicit or consequences of a virus that lows to receive and respond to notifications as well. with China to initially cover over the world — tremen- war against COVID-19,” he imposing travel restrictions. direct conditions. originated there. While the main Facebook Messenger app already up the severity of the dous death and economic said. Trump also criticised Trump, who has made The US has been run- supports the Apple Watch, Kit is focused on keeping COVID-19 pandemic, US devastation because those The Senate Homeland WHO’s inaction on the si- his decision to bar visitors ning an “airbridge” of jets in touch with close contacts, such as a significant President Donald Trump has tasked with protecting us by Security Committee is also lencing and punishment of from China on January 31 an ferrying essential medical other, a best friend or a family member. announced that he will stop being truthful and transpar- planning an investigation of Chinese doctors and scien- important plank of his de- supplies and this, along with “Kit makes keeping in contact from your watch funding the WHO. ent failed to do so,” he said. the W H O ’s ro l e i n t h e tists who first set off alarm fence against allegations donations by Chinese phi- easy. No more struggling to navigate a tiny screen to Trump said on Tuesday, The US pays 22 per cent coronavirus pandemic and bells about the virus. that he did not take preven- lanthropists, obfuscates find the right option,” reads the app’s description. “The WHO pushed China’s of WHO’s annual assess- the origins of the virus, ac- WHO Director-General tive measures soon enough, China’s role in the pan- To start using the Kit app, users need to scan a QR misinformation about the ments of $2.47 billion from cording to the panel’s Chair- Tedros Adhanom again criticised WHO saying demic. code on their Apple watch or by keying in an access virus, saying it was not com- members. Its dues for the man Ron Johnson. He told Ghebreyesus has been it had “fought” the travel New York has received code at fb.com/devices. municable and there was no current year is $580 million Politico that the probe crticised for his role in han- ban. The travel ban was also donations of ventilators Then, they can choose the Messenger contact that need for travel bans” and its and it has arrears of $413 would also look into the lack dling the pandemic. attacked by Democrat from Chinese e-commerce they want to connect with Kit. “reliance on China’s disclo- million from previous years, of preparation for the crisis Asked at his briefing if leader Joe Biden, the likely entrepreneurs Jack Ma and According to data from Apptopia, the app hasn’t sures likely caused a 20-fold according to WHO. Even be- and the dependence on for- he would resume support party candidate for presi- Joe Tsa and Democratic gov- ranked yet on the App Store charts. It appears to be increase in cases world- fore Trump announced the eign manufacturers for es- for the organisation if Tedros dent. Trump also criticised ernors Andrew Cuomo of only offered in Canada, at present. wide.” halt to funding, United Na- sential medical equipment. was replaced, Trump said, “I the WHO for not defending New York and Phil Murphy Facebook’s research group recently launched an He did not say that the tions Secretary-General An- Trump, who has made don’t know the gentleman, the Chinese doctors and re- of New Jersey have publicly app called ‘Tuned’ just for couples who can connect US would pull out of the tonio Guterres said it is “not his January 31 decision to but I know there have been searchers who first set off thanked China for its help. to each other intimately like a personal dating app organisation but only that the time to reduce the re- bar visitors from China as an problems.” alarms about the virus but Trump has also had to especially in these social distancing times in the wake funding would be on tem- sources for the operations of important plank of his de- China has an outsize in- were silenced or punished be diplomatic in dealing of COVID-19 pandemic. porary hold “while a review het World Health fence against allegations fluence over international by the government. with China because of the —IANS is conducted to assess the Organisation or any other that he did not act soon organisations because it has The pandemic has in- dependence on it to face creased Beijing’s influence the pandemic. YouTube launches UPI as payment mode in India Spider venom can be used as New Delhi, Google-owned YouTube on Wednesday launched Unified Payment Interface (UPI) as a new form of pay- alternative to opioid painkillers ment for both YouTube and YouTube Music. Sydney, “Our study found that a In addition to the earlier options of credit and Researchers have mini-protein in tarantula debit cards, YouTube users will now be able to make found that venom from a venom from the Chinese easy payments through UPI, which is one of the most tarantd the world meant ur- bird spider, known as preferred forms of digital payments in India, the com- gent altula spider could be Huwentoxin-IV, binds to pany said in a statement. used as an alternative to pain receptors in the body,” All UPI users can now use the UPI payment op- opioid painkillers for Schroeder added. tion on YouTube to purchase monthly or quarterly people seeking chronic “By using a three- prepaid subscriptions for YouTube Premium and pain relief. pronged approach in our YouTube Music Premium, buy and rent their favourite According to the study, drug desigd the world movies, as well as pay for features like SuperChat and published in td the world meant urgent altn that in- Channel Memberships to engage with and support meant urgent althe Journal corporates the mini-pro- their favourite YouTube creators. of Biological Chemistry, re- tein, its receptor and the Earlier, YouTube Music launched its first searchers from the Univer- surrounding membrane personalised playlists — “Discover Mix”, “New Release sity of Queensland have de- from the spider venom, Mix” and “Your Mix”. signed a novel tarantula we’ve altered this mini-pro- venom mini-protein that tein resulting in greater po- All GitHub core features now free for can potentially relieve se- tency and specificity for vere pain without addic- specific pain receptord the all tion. world meant urgent alts,” Mumbai, The current opioid crisis she said. Microsoft-owned software development plat- around the world meant ur- This ensures that just form GitHub on Wednesday announced that it has gent alternatives to mor- the right amount of the made private repositories with unlimited collabora- phine and morphine-like mini-protein attaches itself tors available to all of its users, means that all of its drugs, such as fentanyl and to the receptor and the cell core features are now available for free for everyone. The Prime Minister's chief of staff was confirmed by No 10 as self-isolating with coronavirus-type symptoms on oxycodone, were desper- membrane surrounding Until now, if an organization wanted to use GitHub March 30, three days after Mr Johnson himself went into self-isolation. But advice with those with symptoms is to ately needed, they said. the pain receptors. for private development, it had to subscribe for one isolate for seven days, with a 14-isolation for those around them. Downing Street has insisted he has been working “Although opioids are Acd the world meant of GitHub’s paid plans. from home in the intervening period, but would not elaborate on his condition. His prolonged period out of the effective in producing pain urgent altcording to the re- “We believe every developer should have access public eye sparked concerns over the health of key No 10 officials after the Prime Minister and Health Secretary Matt relief, they come with un- searchers, mini-protein had to GitHub, and price should not be a barrier. India also Hancock caught the virus at the same time. Mr Cummings, 48, finally returned to Downing Street this morning wanted sid the world been tested in mouse mod- has a large and vibrant startup ecosystem and today’s (pictured) with a very healthy-looking lunch in a clear plastic bag, containing what appeared to be an unpeeled meant urgent altde-effects els and shown to work ef- announcement will make it easier for those teams to carrot, a clementine and a processed soft cheese, plus a drink carton. like nausea, constipation fectively. get started with their software development,” and the risk of addiction, “Our findings could po- Maneesh Sharma, General Manager, GitHub India said placing a huge burden on tentially lead to an alterna- in a statement. With the new change, teams can now society,” said study re- tive method of treating manage all their work including CI/CD, project man- searcher Christina pain without the side-ef- US job posting drops 30% on fects and reduce many in- agement, code review and packages, together in one Schroeder from the Univer- place. Teams that need advanced features (like code sity of Queensland in Aus- dividuals’ reliance on opio- owners), enterprise features (like SAML), or personal- tralia. ids for pain relief,” she ized support can upgrade to one of GitHub’s paid Indeed amid COVID-19 pandemic added. plans. San Francisco, has slowed more among cent lower than last year. “The trend in nursing Employer demand for occupations most directly “Companies such as postings is down 23.7 per workers has gone down affected by the Amazon may be announc- cent compared to last year significantly in the US amid coronavirus such as hospi- ing large hiring plans, but while pharmacy postings the COVID-19 pandemic, tality and tourism posi- loading and stocking job are growing 15.3 per cent especially from the second tions, where the trend in postings are slowing. slower,” Kolko said. half of March, says a new those postings is 62.9 per These postings are grow- To measure the trends report which found that ing 34.9 per cent slower in job postings, the re- the trend in listings on the Oman’s daily oil than at the same point last searchers calculated the job site Indeed was over 30 year,” Kolko said. seven-day moving average percent lower as of April 10 production up E-commerce giant of the number of US job this year than in 2019. 12.83% in March Amazon filled 100,000 jobs postings on Indeed. The slowdown in em- announced in March and According to a recent ployer demand for workers Muscat, the company is planning survey released by the Na- becomes more apparent Oman’s oil ministry said to hire 75,000 more in or- tional Association for Busi- upon analysis of new in a statement that the der to meet rising demand ness Economics (NABE), postings that have been country’s daily oil produc- due to COVID-19 restric- the US economy is already on Indeed for a week or tion increased by 12.83 per tions. in a recession and will re- less. cent month on month in “Postings are down main in contraction for the The trend in new March this year. even in sectors not directly first half of 2020 due to the postings is down 49.1 per It said Oman’s daily pro- impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. cent compared to 2019 as duction of crude oil and coronavirus and where The survey of 45 of April 10, Jed Kolko, Chief condensate last month many jobs likely could be economists, conducted Economist at the Indeed amounted to 1.08 million done from home. Software April 3-7, showed that the Hiring Lab, said in a blog barrels, according to the development postings are US unemployment rate is post on Tuesday. monthly report issued by growing 25.9 per cent be- expected to spike to 12 per The trend in new the Omani Ministry of Oil low last year’s trend while cent in the second quarter, postings is more volatile and Gas, Xinhua news the trend in banking and with a loss of 4.58 million than the overall level of agency reported on Tues- finance postings is down jobs on average for the postings, and could rise day. Meanwhile, the daily 35.8 per cent from 2019,” monthly nonfarm payroll even as the overall level export quantities of Omani he said. employment. But the un- continues to fall, he said. crude oil stood at 738,348 Strikingly, the trend for employment rate is ex- 12.31 per cent compared both nursing and phar- pected to fall back to 9.5 Dr. Zoe Williams, 40, a regular on This Morning, told her 46,000 followers on Instagram that she feared people The research from In- could be putting their health in peril by not seeking out advice on symptoms for conditions including cancer, heart deed revealed that the with that of February, the macy job postings are also per cent at the end of 2020. statement pointed out. negative. —IANS disease and strokes because they're too scared of contracting coronavirus while being examined in a medical set- trend in US job postings ting (Pictured: Dr Zoe Williams in her surgery, a photo of her empty appointment list)

Ahmedabad, Page 5 6 AHMEDABAD THURESDAY 16/04/2020 Sport STAY INDOORS ------STAY SAFE ------STAY HEALTHY IPL can set tone just before World T20, feels Laxman Mumbai, The fate of the 13th edition of the Indian Pre- mier League hangs in balance as the BCCI has al- ready informed the franchises that the league has been indefinitely postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. But former India batsman V.V.S. Laxman believes that the IPL could work as a precursor to the World T20. Speaking on Star Sports 1 show Cricket Con- nected, Laxman said, “I think some of the cricket boards will be encouraging the fact that IPL is a big tournament, and everyone acknowledges that. And just before the World Cup it will set the tone for a hectic cricket season. But I just hope that everything is normal, and no one is in danger. And once that happens, I am sure the IPL should kick off the cricket calendar.” Earlier, former England skipper Michael Vaughan had said that there is still a window open to have both the IPL and the World T20. Taking to Twitter, Vaughan said: “Here’’s a thought .. The IPL is played for the 5 weeks leading up to the T20 World Cup in Oz .. all players use it as the great warm up for the WC .. then the WC happens .. So important for the game that the IPL takes place but also the WC.” Even Australia batsman Steve Smith had recently said that he was hoping that the IPL does take place Tottenham have a massive battle on their hands to keep talisman Harry Kane at the club in the summer after leaving the door open to a move away. He has recently hinted at some stage when the situation improves rather that he could move elsewhere in his bid to win the biggest honours in the game, and it has led to Manchester United being heavily linked with the England striker. Here, than seeing the tournament cancelled for a year. Sportsmail takes a look at the obstacles United face in their hunt for Kane, including Daniel Levy's negotiating skills, his hefty price tag, and the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. PCB looks at legislation to criminalise match-fixing menace Ex-London marathon champ Tour de France loses its Lahore, The Pakistan Cricket Board has asked the gov- original date from June to July ernment to frame a law that would criminalise Wanjiru fails dope test, suspended Paris, match-fixing and spot-fixing in cricket. The Tour de France will become yet another major “I have already spoken to the government about Nairobi, Wanjiru’s Athlete Biological of reasons found why HB is This year alone, Kenya sports event impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as this because other cricket playing nations like Aus- Kenya’s Daniel Wanjiru, Passport (ABP), which moni- fluctuating. I feel I am al- has also seen former world organiser Amaury Sport Organisation will discuss a new tralia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka have enacted laws that a former London marathon tors athletes’ selected bio- ready seen as a sinner of marathon record holder date for the world’s most famous cycling tournament on make match-fixing a criminal offence,” PCB chair- champion, is the latest casu- logical variables over time,” doping, but I am not. I am Wilson Kipsang, Kenneth Wednesday. man Ehsan Mani said in a podcast shared on their alty to have failed a doping AIU said in a statement. innocent. It’s very painful Kipkemoi, Mercy Jerotich, The decision followed French president Emmanuel social media handles. test. “In doping cases, a Pro- what’s happening to me James Kibet and former Macron’s Monday announcement of the extension of a The PCB had closely followed the procedure Wanjiru joins a balloon- visional Suspension is man- now,” said Wanjiru on world junior 800m cham- strict lockdown in France until at least May 11. Public gath- adopted by the Sri Lankan board, Mani said, while ing list of Kenyans who have datory under the World Ath- Wednesday in Nairobi. pion Alfred Kipketer sus- erings are banned until mid-July, which made it infeasible legislating its law against match fixers. been caught cheating as the letics Anti-Doping Rules fol- Though he had been pended and charged for for the race ’s Monday announcement of the extension of “We are studying their procedure closely and we Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) lowing an adverse analytical running and winning whereabout failures by a strict lockdown in France until at least May 11. Public gath- also want corruption acts in cricket to be consid- tightens the noose. How- finding for any non-speci- marathons, Wanjiru’s big- AIU. erings are to continue as planned. ered a criminal act,” he said. ever, Wanjiru is adamant he fied substance on the Pro- gest win was in 2017 when “A provisional suspen- French local media L’Equipe reported that the race, But until and unless this is put in place, the PCB is innocent, reports Xinhua hibited List,” it said. he emerged from obscu- sion may be imposed in originally scheduled to start in Nice on June 27 and finish would continue to follow the existing ICC Anti-Cor- news agency. AIU an- However, Wanjiru in his rity to beat Ethiopia’s leg- other doping cases de- in Paris on July 19, will potentially be postponed to August ruption Code which allows players to return to nounced on Tuesday the defence said he is innocent endary runner Kenenisa pending on the nature and 29 - September 20. cricket again after completing a ban period and re- provisionally suspension of and will prove it before AIU. Bekele to lift the London circumstances of the case French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu said in habilitation process. Wanjiru with immediate ef- “I am clean in the sports Marathon title. in question,” AIU said. March that a Tour without roadside spectators is a possi- fect after his Athlete Biologi- I do. The ABP finding is con- He was then selected In 2018, Wanjiru fin- bility, but it was not acceptable by the organisers. “I will not talk about individuals but right now cal Passport showed varia- fusing and frustrating me. to represent Kenya at the ished eighth in London The race’s route is over 3,000km long with over 10 mil- players who have completed bans and undergone tions, which is a violation Specialists have informed World Championships, also marathon and last year was lion fans lining the roads to watch the race last year. rehab have the right to play again and it applies to under the World Athletics me about how this can hap- in London, but he failed to in position 11 in a race won The last time the Tour was not held was in 1946, with everyone,” he said. Anti-Doping Rules. pen and I have come to re- shine coming home in po- by compatriot Eliud the nation still emerging from World War II. Recently, former Pakistan captain and decorated “There was a violation of alize there can be hundreds sition eight. Kipchoge. —IANS commentator Ramiz Raja has said tainted players —IANS like left-arm pacer Mohammed Amir should not be allowed to play. Hockey India announces restructuring Pakistan batting great Javed Miandad had also said that cricketers involved in match-fixing should of annual national c’ships be hanged. Recently, left-handed opener Sharjeel was of- New Delhi, Further as part of the fered another chance to play for the national team In an endeavour to qualification process for the after completing a two and a half year ban for spot- maximise athlete participa- state member units to par- fixing in the Pakistan Super League. tion and further develop ticipate in the Hockey India hockey among the states, National Championships, it union territories/ NCTs, insti- will be mandatory for each Ponting calls spell from Akhtar as tutional units and academy state member to conduct fastest he ever faced members, the Hockey India their state level champion- ships in each category i.e. Sydney, Executive Board has an- nounced the Hockey India sub junior/junior/senior — With the world coming to a standstill due to the men and women prior to coronavirus outbreak, current and former cricket Annual National Champion- ships 2021 to be restruc- the annual national champi- stars have been interacting with fans on social me- onships. dia as sporting events have either been cancelled tured with dedicated events for the various member “Over the past decade, or suspended. And former Australia skipper Ricky Hockey India has meticu- Ponting has called a spell he faced from Shoaib units as per the following: 1. National Champion- lously worked towards the Akhtar as the fastest ever. revival of the sport in the Taking to Twitter, he posted the video of the over ships for Hockey India reg- istered state member units country and has success- and wrote: “Got plenty of questions the other day fully built a domestic circuit after calling the Flintoff over the best I’d faced. This only, for the categories sub junior, junior & senior na- that has in-turn helped pro- from @shoaib100mph was the fastest spell I’d ever duce match-winning play- faced and trust me Justin wasn’t backing up too far tional championships for both men and women. ers for the national teams at the other end.” (both junior and senior men Ponting had earlier said that Andrew Flintoff’s 2. National Champion- ships for Hockey India reg- and women). Moving ahead, fiery and magical over during the 2005 Ashes Test the Hockey India Executive against England at Edgbaston was the “best over” istered public sector units/ departmental units only, for Board has taken this deci- he ever faced in his playing days. sive measure that will help England had won the game by two runs in a the categories junior & se- Newcastle United and Amanda Staveley are in advanced talks over a £350million takeover of the Premier League nior national champion- grow the sport further and thrilling encounter and Ponting still remembers maximise player participa- club. Documents lodged with Companies House last week and made public on Tuesday show that a charge has Flintoff’s fiery over from that match. ships for both men and been created that could see Mike Ashley lend £150m to Staveley's company PCP Capital Partners. Sportsmail has women. tion in the annual national The official Twitter handle of England Cricket championships across vari- been told that the deal on the table is a £200m payment up front with the balance of £150m over a period of up to posted a video of that over and Ponting responded 3. National Champion- five years. The new documents appear to be laying the legal framework for such a deal to proceed. ships for Hockey India reg- ous events & categories,” to it saying: “Best over I ever faced. Class reverse stated Mohd Mushtaque swing at 90odd mph!” istered academy member units only, for categories sub Ahmad, President, Hockey junior & junior national India. Daniel Ricciardo agrees to cut multi-million-dollar salary Pace, swing made facing Imran & co. championships for both Tournament policy and Sydney, Wednesday that the 30- terms but, in principle, I can tions were significantly difficult in 1982/83: Gavaskar men and women. guidelines, on the other Australian F1 driver year-old has agreed to take reassure the Renault group hampered, with the com- Furthermore, an athlete hand, will continue to re- Daniel Ricciardo will take a a pay cut, with negotiation management committee; I pany potentially forking New Delhi, will only be eligible to rep- main the same and every cut to his multi-million-dol- of his contract due for 2020 do not fear it will destabilise over millions of dollars for Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar said that India’s resent his/her team in only national championship lar salary in order to help his regardless since switching the F1 program.” little return. 1982/83 tour of Pakistan was one of the toughest one of the events listed event will be played on a team, Renault weather the from Red Bull the year be- F1’s season-opening “We would have evalu- ever for him simply because of the reverse swing above at serial number 1, 2 league-cum-knock out ba- COVID-19 pandemic. fore, reports Xinhua news race in Melbourne, sched- ated Daniel’s performance that Imran Khan and Sarfaraz Nawaz managed to and 3. Further, an athlete will sis, with pools depending on Ricciardo is among the agency. uled for March 15, was can- over the first four races and extract. only be allowed to partici- the final numbers of teams world’s highest paid “It’s a discussion we’ve celled at the last minute started or not the first dis- “In 1982-83 when India toured Pakistan and the pate in one of the age- participating and will be sportspeople, with a re- already had. Daniel has al- with the Monaco Grand Prix cussions,” he said. way Imran Khan bowled and picked up 40 odd wick- group categories i.e. sub conducted strictly as per lat- ported annual salary of $25 ready confirmed he is also getting subsequently “We haven’t turned a ets in the series it was tough,” said Gavaskar in a chat junior or junior or senior to est FIH Rules of Hockey as million. willing...I can confirm to you axed. wheel. We are blind but have on Youtube with former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja. ensure that more athletes applicable, the latest FIH Renault’s F1 boss, Cyril that he will reduce it,” Abiteboul said that with to plan, we may have to take Pakistan won the six-match Test series 3-0 and are given the opportunity to Tournament Regulations as Abiteboul, told French Abiteboul said. races cancelled or post- decisions without the sea- captain Imran was the highest wicket-taker with 40 participate in India’s top applicable and Variations in newspaper L’Equipe on “We still have to fix the poned, contract negotia- son starting.” scalps. For India, Kapil Dev was the highest wicket- level domestic events. FIH Regulations applicable taker with 24 wickets. He would lead India to vic- to Hockey India. tory at the 1983 World Cup later in the year but on this tour, Gavaskar was still captain of the team. Friendship with any Indian player Thailand’s basketball association doesn’t ensure IPL entry: VVS helps produce over 4 million masks New Delhi, played exceptionally well “These are the kind of Bangkok, Former India batsman for their country and can players who get IPL con- Basketball Sport Association of Thailand (BSAT) VVS Laxman has rejected add value to the franchise. tracts. So just being nice to President Nipondh Chawalitmontien lent a helping the claims made by Friendship with any Indian someone will not earn you hand with his resources to help produce masks to Michael Clarke wherein he player doesn’t ensure en- a spot in the IPL,” he added. assist the combat against COVID-19 in Thailand. said that Australian players try into the IPL,” he added. Paine had also Aside from his position as president of BSAT, were too scared to “sledge” Kohli’s men had be- rubbished Clarke’s remark Chawalitmontien is also the finance director of a Virat Kohli during the come the first-ever Indian and told ESPNcricinfo: “I manufacturing and exporting company in the tex- 2018/19 Test series and in team to register a Test se- certainly didn’t notice too tile industry, reports Xinhua news agency. order to protect their mil- ries win in Australia in many people being that In cooperation with the government and private lion dollars IPL deals, they 2018-19. It was the first nice to Virat or not trying sectors, Chawalitmontien devoted a number of “sucked up” to the India time since 1947, that India to get him out or anything manufacturing lines at the factory to the mass-pro- captain which resulted in were able to register a Test like that.” duction of hygienic masks. their cricket becoming series victory in Down Un- “I thought everyone Chawalitmontien aimed to produce at least four “soft”. der as they defeated the who had the ball in their million masks over two months to be distributed to “If you’re friendly with Tim Paine-led side 2-1 in hand or when we were bat- those in need. “All sports had stopped playing, and any Indian player it doesn’t the four-match rubber. ting were trying their abso- my question was what BSAT could do for society in mean that you are getting “Just by being nice to lute best to win the game such times,” said Chawalitmontien. “We called for a JOE BERNSTEIN: Though the current Covid-19 shutdown is unprecedented, foot- IPL contract,” Laxman said someone doesn’t get you a for Australia. I’m not sure meeting and decided to use a portion of our bud- ball has had to contend with peculiar circumstances before, 10 years ago when Eu- while speaking on Star place in IPL. Any franchise who was going easy on get, which includes what we had received from FIBA, ropean air travel shut down in the aftermath of an Icelandic volcano eruption. On Sports ‘Cricket Connected’ will look at the player’s cali- him; we certainly had a to help out with the costs of production and distri- April 14 2010, Eyjafjallajökull erupted (main) and propelled ash several miles into show. bre and value add to the thing where we didn’t bution.” “The distribution by BSAT was not limited the atmosphere, making it dangerous to fly in case the debris got into aircraft en- “As a mentor, I’m on the team, which gives them want to provoke any fight to only those in the basketball and sports commu- gines. Being a globalised game with plenty of international travel at the top level, auction table and we se- desired results by winning with him because we think nity, but included any other organizations that football was forced to amend quickly, and its repercussions were significant, includ- lect players, those interna- matches/tournaments,” that’s when he plays at his reached out to us.” Chawalitmontien added. ing for Pep Guardiola (left) and Robert Lewandowski (top right) as flights were tional players that have Laxman said. best,” Paine said. grounded (bottom right).

Ahmedabad Page 6 Business AHMEDABAD THURESDAY 16/04/2020 7 STAY INDOORS ------STAY SAFE ------STAY HEALTHY GP Global acquires lubricants assets Microsoft patches 113 exploits, Business Brief of Nigeria’s Grand Petroleum Banking hours in TN reverts back to Mumbai, He said that GP Global is quired business with a 4 Windows active bugs 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. for Windows 10, Windows April 2020 compared with Energy-to-agriculture fully committed to support- strong team of Nigerians, San Francisco, Chennai, conglomerate GP Global has ing the local economy and several of them already part Microsoft has patched Server 2019, and Windows the same period in 2019, ac- Server 2016, where the vul- cording to Trend Micro’s With the footfalls of monthly pensioners and oth- acquired the lubricants as- will focus on unlocking the of the existing team. 113 bugs, including four ac- ers in bank branches falling down, bankers in Tamil sets of Grand Petroleum, true potential of the lubri- The operations of the tively exploited vulnerabili- nerability is rated as moder- Zero-Day Initiative report. ate”. Of the 113 CVEs Nadu will work between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. till May 3. Nigeria’s leading lubricants cants and base oil business Nigerian company are certi- ties that allow attackers to A decision to this effect was communicated to all player and part of the Nosak in the continent through fied by the Standards remotely execute malicious The last zeroday exploit patched, 17 are categorised targets CVE-2020-1027, an as ‘Critical’ in severity and 96 the banks in Tamil Nadu by the State Level Bankers’ Group, for an undisclosed this strategic acquisition. It Organisation of Nigeria as code on devices that run Committee (SLBC) on Wednesday. amount in order to expand will also strengthen the part of the MANCAP (Man- Windows. elevation of privilege flaw in are ranked as ‘Important’. the way that the Windows “It will be interesting to Last month when the lockdown was announced and strengthen its presence base oil market of GP Global, datory Conformity Assess- Two of the active by the central government, the SLBC had decided that in Nigeria and west Africa. by leveraging on the stor- ment). It has built strong zeroday security flaws — kernel handles objects in see if this pace continues, memory. especially considering bank branches would work between 10 a.m. and 2 The acquisition includes age and ability to import competencies in the tracked as CVE-2020-1020 p.m. assets such as - lubricants premium base oils for distri- manufacturing and sale of and CVE-2020-0938 — are As part of its monthly Microsoft will pause op- Patch Tuesday update, tional Windows 10 updates Subsequently, anticipating huge crowd in bank brand - HiSpeed and a state- bution. lubricant oils, toll blending, hidden in the Adobe Type branches to withdraw the relief amount announced of-the-art blending plant “This is a strategic acqui- engine oils, hydraulic oils, Manager Library, reports Ars Microsoft released fixes for starting next month,” said a whopping 113 vulnerabili- ZDI’s Dustin Childs in a blog by the government and pension by the pensioners, with an annual capacity of sition by GP Global that will automobile fuels and lubri- Technica. the SLBC decided that the bank branches would work about 50,000 metric tonnes consolidate our presence in cation, industrial fuels and On supported operating ties. post. Microsoft has seen a 44 Starting in May, the com- between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in Lagos, which includes key African markets. The lubrication, and other spe- systems other than Win- As the number of people coming to the branches storage tanks with a capac- strong manufacturing com- cialty oils. dows 10, attackers who suc- per cent jump in the num- pany will pause all optional ber of Common Vulnerabili- non-security updates, citing has fallen and those who come to complete their ity of 6,000 kilolitres. petencies that we gain GP Global is also a lead- cessfully exploit the vulner- banking transactions before 1 p.m. the SLBC has de- “We have already built a through the acquisition of a ing lubricants player in abilities can remotely ex- ties and Exposures (CVEs) the effects of the COVID-19 fixed between January and pandemic on its customers. cided to revert to 10 a.m to 2 p.m. schedule for bank strong lubricant market wide range of lubricants, UAE and India, where it has ecute code. branches. share in India and the and the advantage we gain high-end manufacturing On Windows 10, attack- —IANS Middle East. Through local in base oil trade will add to units in the industrial and ers can run code inside an manufacturing and a strong our market share. With this automotive lubricants sec- AppContainer sandbox. Motorola Razr to go on distribution network in Ni- acquisition, we aim to grow tor. The company recently A third zero-day exploit Air, rail travel restriction continues in geria, the acquisition will our business of oil and agri- announced setting up of a is against CVE-2020-0674, a Lockdown2.0 position us one of the fast- cultural products as well as new blending plant in In- remote code execution vul- its first sale on May 6 est-growing global lubri- build a strong retail network dia and aims to process nerability. New Delhi, towards ensuring a smooth New Delhi, cants and base oil busi- in Africa,” said Ajay Pandey, 500 million litres of lubri- “Microsoft assessed the Lenovo-owned purchase experience for All domestic and international flights of passen- nesses,” said Sudip Shyam, COO for Nigeria, GP Global. cants across India, Middle severity of the vulnerability smartphone brand consumers across both gers, their movement by trains, metro and bus services Global Head- Lubricants & GP Global will lead the East and West Africa this as critical in all supported Motorola on Wednesday online and offline channels, except security purposes will continue to remain pro- Base Oil, GP Global. operations of the newly ac- year. versions of Windows except announced that its foldable once the lockdown is lifted,” hibited under new lockdown measures. flagship Moto Razr will go the company statement To mitigate hardship to the public, select addi- on sale starting May 6, added. tional activities will be allowed and come into effect which was earlier scheduled The 2.7-inch OLED from April 20, mentions the fresh order issued by the Realty sector hails easing of curbs on construction for April 15. ‘Quick View’ interactive dis- Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday. New Delhi, nomic crisis. their villages after an- people, close to 12 per cent Motorola unveiled Razr play on the outside of the The order under Disaster Management Act 2005 The Centre on Wednes- Allowing phasewise re- nouncement of the of nation’s working popu- (2019) on March 16 in India device keeps you con- was issued after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on day lifted restrictions on opening of economic activ- lockdown in March it lation, are employed by the at a price of Rs 1,24,999 for nected. Tuesday morning announced extension of the 21-day construction activities along ity with precautions was the would have to be seen how construction sector. Hence, the sole 6GB RAM + 128GB The phone, when open, lockdown for another 19 days until May 3 to contain with other sectors in a lim- right step to refuel the eco- many were there to re- to expedite recovery from storage variant. gives 6.2-inch ‘Flex View’ dis- the spread of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 pan- ited manner, with effect nomic growth trajectory, he sume work. Migrant the economic impact of “Due to the prevailing play with 21:9 demic. from April 20. said. “The relaxation has labourers account for 80 Covid, revival of the sector situation and extension of ‘CinemaVision’ aspect ratio - As per the guideline, the “additional activities will In an order, the Ministry come at the right time as the per cent of the 4.4 crore is vital. nationwide lockdown, sale the same ultra-wide dimen- be operationalised by states and the Union Territo- of Home Affairs announced situation was grim to keep workforce in the construc- “Given the limitations of all non-essential products sions used by the film indus- ries (UTs) based on strict compliance to the existing lifting of curbs on construc- construction workers at the tion sector. around available capital, and services has been dis- try. guidelines on lockdown measures”. tion of roads, irrigation site afloat,” Hiranandani The order didn’t spell resources and necessary continued. In line with the The device has 16 MP “Before operating these relaxations, states, UTs and projects, buildings, and in- said. relief for the construction health safeguards, both government guidelines, dual use camera (f/1.7 aper- district administrations shall ensure that all precau- dustrial projects, including With this order, the eco- industry in the Mumbai project owners and con- Motorola razr will now go on ture) that doubles up as the tionary arrangements with regard to social distanc- MSMEs, in areas outside nomic drivers would start Metropolitan Region tractors will have to have sale after the revised rear camera when open, and ing in offices, work places, factories and establish- municipal limits and all moving again even if the (MMR) as it was among the clear strategies and re- lockdown period, starting the selfie camera when ments, as also other sectoral requirements are in kinds of projects in indus- lockdown was extended, he coronavirus hotspots. spond effectively to the May 6 which was earlier closed. place,” said the order. trial estates. said. The MMR has the high- four critical questions — scheduled for April 15,” the Equipped with stock The revised guidelines will not apply in contain- It has also ordered con- Considering the esti- est — nearly 4.65 lakh — How to prioritise projects company said in a state- Android 9 Pie software and ment zones, as demarcated by states, UTs Aand dis- tinuation of construction mated loss of Rs 26,000 under-construction given the constraints? How ment. ‘Moto Experiences’ that our trict administration. projects, within the munici- crore a day to the Indian homes, as per the Anarock to minimise the impact of “We are hopeful that the fans know and love, Moto “If any new area is included in the category of con- pal limits, where workers are economy due to the data. It accounts for 30 per Covid-19 and make situation will get better in razr delivers a bloatware- tainment zone, the activities allowed in that area till not required to be brought lockdown, this relaxation cent of the 15.62 lakh un- projects viable again? the coming days and are free, ad-free smartphone the time of its categorization as a containment zone, from outside. Construction was a constructive step, he der-construction units How to build resilience and working with our partners experience. will be suspended except for those activities as are of renewable energy added. across top seven cities. safeguard projects from specifically permitted under the guidelines of Minis- projects has also been al- Anuj Puri, Chairman of “As far as construction future emergencies? How try of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).” lowed. Anarock Property Consult- activity in non-hotspots is to minimise disruptions to COVID-19 nips life out of them —IANS The construction indus- ants, said the guideline concerned, developers will the construction process try and real estate develop- clearly stated that no con- need to focus on projects from future disputes and FarEye raises Rs 190 crore in Series D ers have applauded the struction worker would be that are nearing comple- claims?” said Chintan Patel, at famed Kovalam beach staggered opening of con- brought from outside and tion and have a comple- Partner and Leader - Build- Thiruvananthapuram, led by Microsoft VC fund M12 struction activities. only those available on the tion deadline within 2020,” ing, Construction and Real Life has always been tough for them and when Covid- New Delhi, Niranjan Hiranandani, site could be used. “The he said. Estate, KPMG in India. 19 struck, it came as a double blow - as numerous people Logistics management start-up FarEye on President, National Real Es- move to start some con- Last week NAREDCO Prime Minister Narendra eking out a living at the famed beaches in and around Wednesday announced a Series D investment of $25 tate Development Council, struction activity, even with had said the real estate Modi on Tuesday an- Kovalam has been driven to very tough times. million (approximately Rs 190 crore) led by Microsofts said it would help in han- limited workforce, is cer- sector had lost over Rs 1 nounced extension of the Among those who are waiting for better times to re- venture fund M12 with participation from Eight Roads dling the migrant crisis and tainly welcome, he said. lakh crore due to the nationwide lockdown till turn include life guards, small time vendors selling ground- Ventures and Honeywell Ventures. in avoiding further strain in Puri, however, said since lockdown. May 3, however, with relax- nuts, tender coconut and other small bites on the sandy Existing investor SAIF Partners also participated the ongoing human-eco- many workers had left for “Over 49 million ations to some sectors. beaches. in the round, the company said. The life guards who are posted in the beaches are on “We will use this investment to create greater value daily wages and even with two weeks into April, they are and improve the experience for our customers by en- TPS enables Stumpp Schuele to increase yet to be paid for March. hancing the platform’s predictive capabilities, increas- GP Global acquires lubricant Across Kerala there are 275 lifeguards always alert wait- ing platform partnerships, expanding into new mar- ing to save the lives of those who struggle when the sea kets and growing our teams in Europe, APAC (Asia Covid-19 faceshield production gets rough. Pacific) & the US,” Kushal Nahata, CEO, FarEye, said in a asset of Grand Petroleum, Nigeria Chennai, shields for health workers They are paid Rs 815 for a day for their work from morn- statement. Mumbai, quired business with a Passenger car maker and police. ing to evening. Founded in 2013 by Nahata, Gaurav Srivastava and Energy-to-agriculture strong team of Nigerians, Toyota Kirloskar Motor has Initially Stumpp Schuele “We are yet to get our March’s wages and as a result Gautam Kumng is expected to launch the Galaxy Fold conglomerate GP Global, several of them already part extended its famed Toyota produced 275 face shields our lives are tough. We also have families to feed,” lamented 2 later this year and the device may come in martian has acquired the lubricants of the existing team. Production Systems (TPS) to per day, but with the help of a life guard. green as well ar, FarEye’s predictive logistics platform assets of Grand Petroleum, The operations of the one of its suppliers Stumpp Toyota Kirloskar and is ex- Though presently due to Covid 19 lockdown, it’s only enables enterprises to orchestrate, track, and optimise Nigerias leading lubricants Nigerian company are certi- Schuele & Somappa Springs pertise in TPS, the former the tourists who are missing from the beaches, as the sons their logistics operations. player and part of the Nosak fied by the Standards to increase of production of ramped up its face shields of the soil - the fishermen do turn out for their vocation Today, the company is present across 20 countries Group, for an undisclosed Organisation of Nigeria as face shields for public health production to 5,500 units and hence these hapless life guards continue to come for and handles more than 10 million transactions every- amount in order to expand part of the MANCAP (Man- workers and law enforce- per day. “Given the positive work. day across the globe. and strengthen its presence datory Conformity Assess- ment agencies in Karnataka result, the company Another section in the beach, here, are small time ven- “From just-in-time logistics optimisation to last- in Nigeria and west Africa. ment). It has built strong in their fight against spread (Stumpp Schuele) Ais now dors who sell groundnuts, juice and tender coconut, who mile transportation notifications for end customers, The acquisition includes competencies in the manu- of Coronavirus. focusing on scaling up the are now out of business, as the lockdown norms are very supply chaing is expected to launch the Galaxy Fold assets such as — lubricants facturing and sale of lubri- The car maker also said production to much beyond strict and tourists are not allowed on the beaches. 2 later this year and the device may come in martian brand — HiSpeed and a cant oils, toll blending, en- it will continue to look for 10,000 units per day, in the At the beach there are over a 100 of such small time green as well nds out amongst other supply chain state-of-the-art blending gine oils, hydraulic oils, au- more collaborations and is coming days. This step is vendors. solutions for its orchestration and predictive intelli- plant with an annual capac- tomobile fuels and lubrica- open to assist any critical likely to go a long way in “We know that the government has taken such a stand gence capabilities, which equip enterprise customers ity of about 50,000 metric tion, industrial fuels and lu- component manufacturers supporting the to safeguard our health, but unless we sell our things, we to respond quickly and strategically in dynamic busi- tonnes in Lagos, which in- brication, and other spe- in order to strengthen the government’s efforts in bat- are unable to take care of our family needs. We wish and ness environments.” cludes storage tanks with a cialty oils. fight against COVID-19. tling against this disease,” hope the state government will come to our aid,” said a To help ensure businesses can reach their end capacity of 6,000 kilolitres. GP Global is also a lead- The TPS developed by Toyota Kirloskar said in a lady vendor, whose business has been closed since the customers as the world grapples with the COVID-19 “We have already built a ing lubricants player in UAE Toyota Motor Corporation is statement. According to nationwide lockdown began last month. pandeming is expected to launch the Galaxy Fold 2 strong lubricant market and India, where it has high- a system of efficient manu- Raju B Ketkale, Deputy Man- —IANS later this year and the device may come in martian share in India and the end manufacturing units in facturing eliminating waste. aging Director, Toyota green as well c, the company is offering its product Middle East. Through local the industrial and automo- According to Toyota Kirloskar, when Stumpp ON-LINE TENDERING Road & Building Department “Serve” at a zero-fee to enable the seamless move- manufacturing and a strong tive lubricants sector. The Schuele announced their ment of groceries and essential goods. Kirloskar — a 89:11 joint TENDER NOTICE NO. 1 OF 2020-21 distribution network in Ni- company recently an- venture between Japanese plans to develop and the FarEye currently has over 150 global clients includ- geria, the acquisition will nounced setting up of a Toyota Motor Corporation company joined their initia- Executive Engineer, (R&B) Division, Jamnagar Dist. ing Walmart, DHL, Amway, Walmart, Johnson & position us in one of the new blending plant in India and India’s Kirloskar Systems tive to share its best prac- Jamnagar, Phone No. 02882550362 has invited on-line tender Johnson and Hilti. fastest-growing global lu- and aims to process 500 mil- tices in TPS and enhance in R&B Department and NWRWS & K Department in B-1 Form Ltd — the Bengaluru based for 4 works from the Registered Contractor The Estimated cost bricants and base oil busi- lion litres of lubricants springs manufacturer their manufacturing capac- across India, Middle East and of the works are in between Rs 18.05 lakh to Rs 210.24 lakh. Galaxy Fold 2 coming in stunning nesses,” said Sudip Shyam, Stumpp Schuele decided to ity of face shields in support Tender Documents are available for Works upto Dt. Global Head- Lubricants & West Africa this year. develop and produce face of their cause. 04.05.2020 on https://rnb.nprocure.com. For More details visit colour options, likely to ditch S Pen Base Oil, GP Global. on given website. 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The shrank by 2 per cent at the On March 24, IATA esti- Advertisement No. 15/2019-20 published by Executive Engineer, Fold. strong manufacturing com- mated that $252 billion will height of the Global Finan- Panchayat R&B Division Bhavanagar, (0278-2430082- The size of the foldable display of the second gen- petencies that we gain be the amount of revenues cial Crisis),” IATA said in a eration phone may be increased to 7.7-inch compared through the acquisition of a that could be lost in a sce- statement. 2422548), dates are change of this tender notice as given below. to Galaxy Fold’s 7.3-inches. wide range of lubricants, nario with severe travel re- “Passenger demand All Contractor to instruct Estimated Amount, EMD Amount, The phone will be available in two models with a and the advantage we gain strictions lasting three closely follows GDP progres- Tender Fee and Class of Contractor, with detailed Corrigendum more affng is expected to launch the Galaxy Fold 2 in base oil trade will add to sion. The impact of reduced months. will be published on website www.statetenders.com and also later this year and the device may come in martian our market share. With this According to IATA, the economic activity in Q2 www.nprocure.com at the time of tender uploading. Other green as well ordable 256GB one and a slightly ex- acquisition, we aim to grow updated figures reflect a sig- alone would result in an 8 pensive 512 GB model. our business of oil and agri- nificant deepening of the per cent fall in passenger conditions remain same of tender notice. The next Fold may also adopt the same camera cultural products as well as crisis since then, and reflect demand in the third quar- Documents downloading end date 19/5/2020 array as the S20 Plus, which includes a 64MP telephoto build a strong retail network the severe domestic restric- ter.” As per the statement, and Tender Online Submission Upto 18.00 hrs. camera and may get a punch-hole instead of a notch. in Africa,” said Ajay Pandey, tions lasting three months travel restrictions will Last Date and Time It will be the company’s third foldable Android COO for Nigeria, GP Global. and some on international deepen the impact of reces- Date of Time of Tender Opening 20/5/2020 handset and will come after the company announced GP Global will lead the travel extending beyond sion on demand for travel. 12.00 Hrs. the Galaxy Z Flip and the Galaxy Fold. operations of the newly ac- that time period. “The most severe im- Besides, the full-year pact is expected to be in Q2. DDI-BVN-C-07/2020

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8 AHMEDABAD THURESDAY 16/04/2020 National STAY INDOORS ------STAY SAFE ------STAY HEALTHY News in a Nutshell Risk of childhood undernutrition higher in India’s flood-prone areas New Delhi, graphical climate data with ration between the IIASA Children in flood-prone new data from the Indian World Population Program, Lockdown woes: NGO aims to bring areas of India need more National Family Health Sur- the Vienna Institute of De- down fear, anxiety among migrant support as exposure to ex- vey 2015-16, to examine the mography of the Austrian cessive monsoon rainfall in- relationship between un- Academy of Sciences, and labour utero and during the first dernutrition in children un- the University of Vienna. New Delhi, year increases the risk of der five and exposure to ex- “We found that heavy undernutrition among kids cessive rainfall in different rainfall increases the risk of Keeping in view the fear and anxiety developed parts of India. childhood undernutrition in marginalised society owing to the spread of deadly under the age of five, which can impair their long-term According to the results, and diarrheal diseases in the COVID-19, a non-governmental organisation has the effects of excessive rain- tropical wet and humid sub- drawn out a plan to reach out to marginalised popu- growth and development, a new study has stressed. fall are not equally distrib- tropical zones. These areas lations and help them fight their fears and anxiety. uted across India, with im- usually receive high mon- The NGO-Smile Foundation aims to get a solution Furthermore, children living in households with- pacts varying depending on soon rainfall and are more for this through psychological counselling by tele- different circumstantial fac- susceptible to floods, which calling. “Suicidal tendencies, fears, and anxieties have out access to safe sanitation facilities were found to face tors. can contaminate water and gripped the poor and migrant labour populations “Although there has damage crops,” said Jayanta who have been the worst affected by this sudden an increased risk of stunting due to heavy monsoon rain. been some progress to- Bora, study coauthor and decision of lockdown by the government to contain wards reducing childhood former researcher in the the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus,” said Santanu Poor sanitation can con- tribute to undernutrition, undernutrition in India, it World Population Program Mishra, Co-Founder, and Executive Trustee, Smile Fruit vendor waiting for customers during lockdown due to Covid 19 epidemic in has been slow in compari- at IIASA, who is now work- Foundation. particularly in young chil- Rajkot UNI. dren, through the transmis- son with other developing ing at the Indian Institute of “With the lockdown being extended, our benefi- countries. Climate change Dalit Studies (IIDS), New ciaries need us more than ever to be there for them. sion of infections, such as diarrhoea. could slow this trend further, Delhi. “In contrast, during Through this directly connecting with beneficiaries, Islamic charities linked to terror or even reverse it,” said lead periods of higher than aver- we aim to create a sense of security and also help in The findings published in the journal PLOS ONE author Anna Dimitrova, re- age rainfall in the relatively addressing their fears,” he added. searcher with the dry mountainous regions in . groups in Pak funded by US govt shows that the effects of cli- Aarti Tikoo Singh versial Islamic charities — Similarly, Zakat Founda- mate shocks vary across dif- Wittgenstein Centre for De- northern India, the risk of Ensure compliance of 2.0 lockdown New Delhi/ Helping Hand for Relief & tion was founded by Halil ferent parts of India and that mography and Global Hu- childhood undernutrition Development (HHRD), Is- Demir, a former public rela- more support needs to be man Capital, International and diarrheal diseases is norms: MHA to states, UTs Washington, provided in areas at risk of Institute for Applied Sys- shown to be reduced. This is The US government lamic Relief (IR) USA, Zakat tions officer for Benevo- New Delhi, Foundation (ZF), American lence International Founda- floods, with interventions tems Analysis (IIASA), because higher rainfall dur- The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday commu- agencies have been funding focused on households with Laxenburg, Austria. ing the monsoon season the Islamic charities linked Relief Agency for the Horn tion, a US-designated terror nicated to all states and Union Territories to ensure of Africa (ARAHA) and group. The charity partners pregnant women and in- The Wittgenstein Centre may improve access to clean compliance of the new lockdown measures and di- to terror groups based in fants. for Demography and Global yield in this region,” Bora Pakistan and the Middle United Muslim Relief (UMR) with the Istanbul-based rect the concerned authorities for their strict imple- — all linked to radical NGO, Foundation for Human The study used geo- Human Capital is a collabo- said. mentation to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. East through InterAction, America’s largest alliance of groups in the Middle East Rights, Liberties and Hu- In the written communication from Union Home and Pakistan. The five chari- manitarian Relief (IHH) in Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla to the Chief Secretaries international non-profit or- ganizations. ties form the core of the TP. Iraq and Afghanistan. The of all the states and the UT administrations, it was clari- As per an IANS open NGO has allegedly been tied Migrants’ morcha: Activist sent fied that “these guidelines are communicated to all Publicly available official documents reveal that in source research, while to Al-Qaeda. the field agencies and wide publicity is given for the HHRD organizes confer- ARAHA is known to have benefit of the public and that stricter measures should January this year alone, the to police custody till April 21 1984-founded organization ences in Pakistan with Falah- ties with extremists like be imposed as per the requirement of the local areas”. e-Insaniat Foundation and Yusuf Estes who publicly Mumbai, jamming. social media. Citing his earlier orders issued on March 31 and InterAction which has over The Mumbai Police on Dube was detained by It is suspected that 180 member organizations, the Milli Muslim League, the supports death for apos- April 14, Bhalla said that the states and the UTs “can- charitable and political tates. He participated in one Wednesday arrested a man Navi Mumbai Police early Dube’s posts may have not dilute restrictions imposed” by the Ministry of received $5 million from the from Navi Mumbai, Vinay today, and after the prelimi- prompted yesterday’s im- US government. In the last wings respectively of the of their fundraisers in May Home Affairs earlier. Pakistani terror outfit 2019. UMR’s officials publicly Dube, for allegedly posting nary questioning was promptu crowd, which was “States and UTs, however, can impose stricter mea- decade, the US Agency for messages on social media handed over to Bandra Po- controlled and dispersed af- International Development Lashkar-e-Taiba. Inciden- support Hamas, the Islamic sures than these guidelines as per the requirement tally, Financial Action Task terror group of Palestine. which triggered a huge lice which arrested him early ter a mild caning by the po- of the local areas.” and the State Department crowd of migrants in Bandra today (Wednesday). lice, that alarmed the state (USAID) granted tens of mil- Force (FATF), the global DC-based sources inves- Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s an- watchdog on terror funding, tigating the Islamist terror- on Tuesday evening, officials Among other things, he health authorities after ‘so- nouncement to extend the 21-day lockdown to 19 lions of dollars to said. A self-styled activist for had demanded that the cial distancing’ went for a InterAction. has put Pakistan on its ‘grey funding said the Together more days till May 3, Bhalla said that “activities men- list’ for its failure to curb ter- Project has been lobbying north-Indians in Mumbai, Maharashtra government toss. A majority of those tioned in the consolidated guideline (Paras 5 to 20) The DC-based organiza- Dube was produced before should make transportation who joined the protests tion, InterAction in 2017 ror financing. with the US Congress to will not be permitted in containment zones within The IR-USA is a branch of “weaken counter-terror a magistrate who remanded arrangements to ferry the were from north Indian hotspots, demarcated by the states, UTs and district launched a new platform him in police custody till stranded migrants to their states and the issue sparked called Together Project (TP) Islamic Relief Worldwide mechanisms, deploying administration, as per the guideline by the Ministry (IRW) which has been des- InterAction’s immense re- April 21, Deputy Commis- native states and called for a political row in of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)”. “to confront discrimination sioner of Police Abhishek nationwide protests if the Maharashtra. The Congress or targeted prejudicial regu- ignated as a terror organiza- sources to, first, delegitimize Noting the opening of select necessary activities tion by the UAE. German claims of wrongdoing Trimukhe said. trains were not made opera- has also blamed the Indian from April 20, the official focused on the revised guide- lations in the US due to their Besides, the police have tional till April 18. The move Railways for creating confu- operating principles or reli- and Swedish governments aimed at its members orga- lines linked to the lockdown which was imposed to have claimed that IRW has nizations and second, ad- registered two other of- came hours after Home sion which led to yesterday’s break the chain of transmission of the coronavirus or gious faith”. fences against several other Minister Anil Deshmukh as- gathering of over 3,000 Interestingly, contradict- significant ties to Muslim vance legislation designed COVID-19 pandemic which has so far claimed 377 Brotherhood, a Sunni Islam- to weaken counter-terror fi- persons, for allegedly sured stringent action people flouting prohibitory deaths and over 9,500 confirmed cases in India. ing its stated objective, the spreading fake messages against those spreading orders clamped in view of TP picked the most contro- ist transnational political nance laws.” movement. —IANS that resulted in the massive mischievous messages via the lockdown till May 3. Freed after 8 months in Tihar, this man becomes lockdown victim New Delhi, year of imprisonment. since the lockdown has prisons including remission Since the outbreak of However, only aftter come in place, he said that of sentence to the convicts. the coronavirus in India and three months, I got bail and awareness campaign is The committee headed the lockdown coming into went to Dubai for official done by the Deputy Jail Su- by Delhi High Court judge force, a lot of people have purposes. When I came perintendent and doctors Justice Hima Kohli and also been affected, one of them back to India in 2019, I inside the jail about how comprising Tihar Jail DG is a former Tihar inmate — again surrended so as to hygiene should be main- Sandeep Goyal, Principal a software professional in complete my remaining tained and also about the Secretary (Hest prisons in the US who was lodged in term. Though, I was sup- social distanest prisons in the wake of coronavirus ex- the Tihar Jail. He was ac- posed to be released in the wake of coronavirus ex- pressed its deep anguish cused of quarelling with a May, the jail authorities pressed its deep anguish after it found that no steps man on Facebook and now upon seeing my conduct after it found that no steps were taken to implemome) finds his freedom a difficult decided to release me early were taken to implemcing Satya Gopal and Kanwaljit affair. and I walked out of Tihar on norms. “But, nobody is fol- Arora, was set up pursuant While the stories of mi- April 4, Vishal told IANS over lowing the social distanc- to the orders of the Su- grant labourers and many the phone. Revealing what ing norms and even the preme Court in order to de- others are flooding the happned after his release, food was also being pre- congest the prisons. newspapers, in an unsual Vishal said, “The day I pared without much pre- After Justice Hima Kohli incident, a prisoner who walked out of Tihar’s Jail cautions. Prisoners were expressed displeasure, Prin- was released early from number 7, I called up my standing closely in the line cipal Secretary (Home) ap- Delhi’s Tihar Jail is not able parents and they were to fetch food and everyone prised her that on the basis to go home as he has been shocked to hear the news is having water from the of resolution, the Delhi gov- stuck here due to the of my release, hest prisons same tap,” Vishal said. ernment has passed the lockdown. in the wake of coronavirus Vishal is currently resid- necessary orders “granting Vishal Sharma, narrat- expressed its deep anguish ing inside a shelter home in remission of sentence”. after it found that no steps Tihar Gaon near Tiak Nagar He further assured the ing his journey from the US Workers spraying sanitizer during the 21st day of 40 day Nationawide Lockdown, in Chennai UNI. to the Tihar Jail, said, “A were taken to area. court that the said orders complaint was lodged by a implemowever, I refused to Recently, a high-pow- will be communicated to man in 2013 after I had a return home as the only ered committee consti- D.G.(Prisons) during the quarrel with him on way to reach my home in tuted for taking steps to de- course of the day. Facebook under the provi- Jalandhar is by driving and congest prisons in the wake Goyal said he will expe- sions of the Information since my parents are old of coronavirus expressed its dite the process within two- COVID-19 death toll tops 12,000 in UK they include all mentions of Technology (IT) Act. In 2018, and there was no curfew deep anguish after it found three days of receipt of the London, tant thing we can do for the ures published by the Na- when the case reached the pass, I didn’t want to that no steps were taken to orders from the govern- health of our economy is to tional Health Service (NHS) COVID-19 on the death cer- The death toll of those tificate, including suspected court, I did not claim trial trouble them.” implement its resolution ment of NCT of Delhi in or- hospitalized in Britain who protect the health of our and the health department, and pleaded guilty follow- When asked about the for various steps to be der to achieve the objec- people,” he said. which only count hospital COVID-19, as well as deaths tested positive for the novel in the community,” said Nick ing which I was awarded an condition of the prisons taken to decongest the tive, for which the commit- coronavirus reached 12,107, Earlier Tuesday, the Of- deaths. According to the tee is constituted. fice for Budget Responsibil- ONS, around one in 10 Stripe, head of health analy- a daily increase of 778, the sis and life events at the Department of Health and ity (OBR) warned Britain’s coronavirus-related deaths economy could shrink by 35 registered up to April 3 in ONS. The provisional num- Social Care said. ber of deaths registered in As of Tuesday morning, percent in the second quar- England and Wales took ter, and the unemployment place outside hospitals. England and Wales in the a total of 93,873 cases of week ending April 3 (week COVID-19 have been con- could rise by more than 2 “The latest comparable million to 10 percent during data for deaths involving 14) was 16,387, representing firmed, said the department, an increase of 5,246 deaths adding that 382,650 tests that period of time. COVID-19 with a date of Meanwhile, the Office death up to April 3, show registered compared with have concluded, with 14,982 the previous week (week 13) tests on Monday, Xinhua for National Statistics (ONS) there were 6,235 deaths in has suggested the total England and Wales. When and 6,082 more than the news agency reported. five-year average, according “These are tough times number of virus-related looking at data for England, deaths in Britain is signifi- this is 15 percent higher to the ONS. and there will be more to —IANS come,” said Chancellor of cantly higher than the fig- than the NHS numbers as the Exchequer Rishi Sunak during Tuesday’s Downing Street daily press briefing, Cong seeks to control damage over Bandra incident adding that the latest death New Delhi, the Bandra incident on the feeding over 700,000 figures are a “powerful re- Facing heat over use news, which went viral on people a day, they added. minder” of the need for of force by the police to social media, that Even Congress General people to stick to social dis- disperse crowd in Bandra, Jansadharan trains would Secretary Priyanka Gandhi tancing rules. Mumbai, the Congress has ply from the terminus. has criticised the Centre “We absolutely need to deployed two senior Min- Rejecting any con- for overlooking the mi- make sure that we keep the isters Balasahab Thorat spiracy, Chavan said grants. benefits of this going for- and Ashok Chavan on the proper action would be Chavan said several ward and we don’t take a damage control mission. taken against those re- PWD properties had been foot off the pedal, we don’t The Congress is part of sponsible for it. converted into isolation become complacent,” said the Uddhav Thackeray-led While senior Congress centres with 55,000 beds. Sunak. coalition government in leaders, including Anand Mumbai being a big inter- Sunak stressed that Maharashtra and has been Sharma, spoke in critical national transit point, it Britain’s strategy is not criticial of the treatment voice that migrants become a Covid-19 about “choosing” between meted out to migrants in wanted “rotis not lathis hotspot, he said and people’s health and the various parts of the coun- (bread not beating)”, the added, 10 districts in the health of the economy, call- try during the lockdown Maharashtra Ministers state had reported no ing “not to take action to due to Covid-19 pan- said it was “not the roti is- cases. protect people’s health” as demic. sue” but people wanted to —IANS A man plucking marigold flowers in a field at a village in Jammu outskirts UNI. “self-defeating”. The Ministers blamed go home. The state was “The single most impor-

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