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NEW DELHI n Vol. XCVI No. 82 n Price ₹2.50 n 2 Pages. www.hindustantimes.com/ht-school n [email protected] MILLIONS LIGHT CANDLES AND DIYAS TO SHOW NATION’S RESOLVE TO FIGHT COVID-19 Millions of people across India switched off lights at their homes and lit candles, earthen lamps or turned on mobile phone torches on Sunday night, heeding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to PUNE show the nation’s “collective resolve and solidarity” in the fight against Covid-19 disease. As the clock struck 9, people gathered in balconies and at doors, flashing phone lights while many lit candles and diyas. Fireworks, thalis, whistles and police sirens were also heard.

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llOFF THE SPORTS ARENA l IN THE NEWS Covid-19: Cats can infect each other DEAR READER, ‘HELPED MOM, BEIJING : A team of Chinese researchers has is coming to you in this new avatar at a Hindustan Times revealed that cats are not only suscepti- time when our normal lives and activities have been dis- ble to contracting new coronavirus but rupted by the challenge posed by the Coronavirus disease can pass it on other cats as well. (Covid-19). in your WATCHED HT School Edition Researchers from Harbin Veterinary You have been reading the Research Institute found that cats are classrooms. Now, with schools closed and a lockdown in place, we have created this specially curated e-paper to cater to susceptible to contracting Covid-19, your varied interests and your appetite for knowledge. unlike other animals such as dogs, FILMS GALORE’ chicken and pigs. There is, however, no A special feature of this new e-paper will be the ’You’ section, dedicated to your experiences during the lockdown, and direct evidence that cats would be able to how you’re spending these unusual days. Apart from the infect their owners, said researchers contributions from students, insights from teachers and from the institute at Chinese Academy of principals will also be featured in these columns. Agriculture Sciences. n The virus can get transmitted among cats via respiratory As you engage with this special edition, we request you “We investigated the susceptibility of droplets, according to researchers in China AFP to keep sharing your views on it. Let us know what you like ferrets and animals in close contact with and what you don’t, and what else you would like to read. humans to SARS-CoV-2. We found that cats via respiratory droplets. Your feedback will help us fine-tune this offering so that SARS-CoV-2 replicates poorly in dogs, The study comes after a cat in Belgium it better reflects exactly what you want. pigs, chickens, and ducks, but efficiently tested positive for the coronavirus last We at HT believe that the readers of today are the leaders in ferrets and cats,” said the researchers. week, after catching the coronavirus from of tomorrow. So let us begin this journey together. They found that the virus transmits in an infected owner. IANS Risk of contagion prompts astronomical In Gujarat, children observatories to suspend their work too show they care

SANTIAGO : Chilean telescopes that comb the AHMEDABAD: In a heart-warming gesture, skies seeking answers about some of the children in Gujarat are emptying their universe’s most fundamental questions humble piggy banks and donating their n PV Sindhu at her home in Hyderabad. INSTAGRAM have confirmed they, too, have fallen vic- little savings to help fight the coronavirus tim to the mass disruption brought about crisis and provide relief to poor people Everyday a top athlete will talk situation was normal as the num- by the new coronavirus. Observatories affected by the ongoing lockdown. about her or his experience of bers weren’t too many. But it all dotted above the coastal city of La Serena They have enthusiastically joined the dealing with the Covid-19 pan- changed once we came back. The and in the Latin nation’s dry northern celebrities and tycoons in donating to the demic. This is PV Sindhu, the 2016 numbers increased, the situation deserts have closed for the first time since n La Silla European Southern Observatory is PM-CARES Fund and also aid in direct Rio Olympics silver medallist and became worse and I can’t remem- some opened several decades ago, citing seen at Coquimbo, Chile REUTERS FILE relief measures for the poor. the reigning world badminton ber the last time I took such a the risk of potential contagion among While a four-year-old girl from champion who is in self-quaran- long break — maybe never! international visitors and scientific staff. recent years its telescopes have contrib- Ankleshwar town in Bharuch district has tine at her home in Hyderabad. Since returning, I have only Research teams travelling to the uted images to advance theories of planet donated ₹11,200 in the PM-CARES Fund, I was in self-quarantine since been at home and in my room, observatories from their homes in nearby and galaxy formation and discovered a three boys from Ahmedabad walked into returning from the All England watching TV and Netflix and just cities and Santiago were also hampered collection of planets that could help find a police station to give away their com- Open (in March). Though the chilling. I get up late, work out a by flights cancellations and curfews.In life beyond Earth. REUTERS bined savings of ₹5,500 to feed the poor and two-week period has just ended, bit, watch TV, rest for a while, migrant workers, whose life has been we are now under a lockdown. talk to my nephew and then go upended by the lockdown. Three months ago, everybody back to watching the TV again. Four-year-old Paris Vyas won the was expecting the Tokyo Olym- I have been watching so many In Tunisia, ‘robocop’ enforces lockdown hearts of millions when she told the media pics to take place as per schedule. movies during this period that I she is donating whatever she had saved in I was fine and prepared when I don’t even remember all their TUNIS : Tunisia’s interior ministry has PGuard calls out to suspected violators of her piggy bank to fight the crisis and pro- got to know about the Olympics names. I recently watched Con- deployed a police robot to patrol the the lockdown: “What are you doing? Show vide succour to the poor. PTI being postponed. I was not sure if tagion (released in 2011) and just streets of the capital and enforce a lock- me your ID. You don’t know there’s a lock- the Olympics would happen this like in the movie, all of a sudden, down imposed last month as the country down?” Tunisia has been under night- year because every other day a everyone around the world is get- battles the spread of coronavirus. time curfew since March 17 and authori- new country was getting affected ting affected by a virus now. Known as PGuard, the ‘robocop’ is ties imposed stricter lockdown orders by the Covid-19 pandemic. If the My elder sister stays just three remotely operated and from March 22. Since March 2, 14 people situation was normal, we would buildings away but I have not equipped with infrared have died from coronavirus in the coun- have been in a different zone, seen her or my nephew — who is and thermal imaging try and 455 people tested positive. with all of us busy preparing for a year and eight months old — cameras, in addition to a The robot’s Tunisian creator Anis Sah- the Olympics and the qualifica- for more than two weeks now. I sound and light alarm bani said the machine was first produced tion tournaments. have only been seeing him on the system. In images and a in 2015 essentially to carry out security When we were in the UK, the phone. Being confined to home is soundtrack posted on patrols and it also operates autonomously (reported positive Covid-19) fine, except that you cannot do the interior ministry’s through artificial intelligence. The robot, cases were not so high but we anything which can get a bit bor- website last month, built by Sahbani’s Enova Robotics firm, were still wearing masks, sanitis- ing. I don’t do much household costs between $100,000-$140,000 and has n In towns across Gujarat, children have ing our hands and not shaking chores but I make sure I help my n A police robot patrols been selling mostly overseas to compa- joined celebrities and tycoons in hands. There, people were cover- mom in the kitchen. in Tunis AFP nies for security uses. AFP donating to the PM-CARES Fund ISTOCK ing their faces with masks but the (As told to Sandip Sikdar) HINDUSTAN TIMES, NEW DELHI 02 KALEIDOSCOPE MONDAY, APRIL 06, 2020 QUEEN OF THE 1970s, ‘80s : Counted among the greatest tennis players, this winner of 18 Grand Slams titles was ranked an all-time fifth best in women’s singles. She holds an 89.97% victory percentage – the highest in singles among men & women in the Open Era of the sport.

orn on December 21, 1954 to nationally in the under-14 cate- retire from professional tennis. tennis coach Jimmy Evert gory. In the 1971 US Open, Evert Her lifetime tally of Grand Slam Band Colette in Fort Lauder- made her Grand Slam debut with a titles had grown to 21, which dale, Florida (US), Christine first round win in straight sets included 18 (singles) and 3 (dou- Marie Evert began learning tennis against Edda Buding of Germany. bles). aged 5 from her father Jimmy She made it to the semi-finals In 1996, she joined her brother to Evert, who was a professional ten- wherein she went down to Billie launch the Evert Tennis Academy nis coach at a facility named Holi- Jean King. in Florida. She also began publish- day Park, which was eventually ing the magazine Tennis, to which renamed after him. Having grown IN THE BIG LEAGUE she contributes as a writer. In 2011, up with sisters Jeanne and Clare as Evert won consecutive Grand she worked as a commentator at well as brothers John and Drew, Slam titles from 1974 to 1978 and ESPN. she graduated from the St Thomas again from 1980 to 1981. In 1974, Aquinas High School in Fort Laud- Evert registered her first major ACHIEVEMENTS erdale in 1973. Thanks to the coach- title wins at the and The magazine Sports Illustrated ing imparted by their father, all the Wimbledon – both of which she chose Evert as the recipient of the five children in the Evert family annexed by vanquishing fellow-fi- Sportsman of the Year in 1976. It shone in the sport, went on to win nalist Olga Morozova of Russia. was one of only four instances the National Junior Championship Over the next 11 years (1975 to when tennis players – the others and to attain scholarships at sev- 1986), she amassed 16 more Grand being (1972), eral universities. Apart from the Slam singles’ titles, including the Arthur Ashe (1992) and Serena role played by their father in incul- French Open in 1975, ’79, ’80, ’83, ’85 Williams (2015), were given the cating a love for tennis and impart- & ’86; US Open in 1975, ’76, ’77, ’78, honour. ing quality coaching, each of them ’80 and ’82; Wimbledon in 1976 and In 1985, the Women’s Sports honed their immense abilities and ’81; as well as the Australian Open Foundation named her as the competitive spirit by playing each in 1982 and ’84. Greatest Woman Athlete of the other. Last 25 Years. And in 1995, Evert RETIREMENT was unanimously elected into the ON TO THE CIRCUIT Following a relatively poor run International Tennis Hall of Fame. In 1967, Evert won the women’s sin- between 1987 and ‘89, when she In 2005, the magazine Tennis gles at the Orange Bowl in Florida. struggled to reach the semi-finals named her fourth on its list of 40 By 1969, she achieved the top rank and finals of majors, she decided to Greatest Players of the Tennis Era.

INTERESTING FACTS

When Chris Evert demeanour who was In 1976, Evert while she was Evert topped the 1first arrived at cold and heartless once 2became the first in school, Evert 3 Women Tennis Wimbledon, the Mecca she entered the arena . tennis player to reach decided to forego Association year-end of tennis, as a school- However, by the time the $1 million mark her earnings. She rankings several times. girl in 1972, the English she rose to be the in career prize money. was the fourth player She also served as the press dubbed her as tennis world’s numero That figure did not in tennis history to be president of the The Ice Princess and Ice uno female star, afi- take into consideration unanimously elected Women’s Tennis Maiden. While those cionados of the sport the fact that before to the International Association from terms projected her as began seeing her in a 1973, when she was Hall of Fame of 1975 to 1976 and again a player with a steely new light as Cool Chris. an amateur player the sport. from 1983 to 1991.

SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA, WTA, ROLANDGARROS.COM, CHRISEVERT.NET ILLUSTRATION: BISWAJIT DEBNATH

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   SUDOKU MATHDOKU Keep your legs toned and strong with the help of these simple lower-body exercises Place numbers into the puzzle cells so that each row and 1 2 Alternating reverse lunges: Stand Calf raises: column contains each In a standing with your feet together, then take a of the digits from 1 to position, lift both lunge backwards with one foot. Lower 5. No number is to be heels off the floor hips so your right thigh is parallel to the until you’re on floor. Ensure your repeated in any row or your toes. Hold knee is positioned column. Each bold-out directly above your lined cells contain a hint this pose for a - few seconds ankle. Hold, repeat of a number and one of before you gently on the other side. the mathematical sym- lower leg back to Continue for one bols + x - /. The number the ground. Keep minute. is the result of the your hands at operation represent- your sides as you ed by the symbol to the do this exercise at digits contained. least 20 times. a b

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3 Sumo squats: Stand with your feet wider than houlder-width apart, toes turned out about 45 degrees. Bend the knees and lower yourself into a squat with your hands clasped in front of your chest. Lower your hips until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Then slowly straighten SCRAMBLE to a stand. Do this exercise at least 15 times. Solve the four DXEIO a b anagrams and *** move one letter to each EMYSS * * square to form DO four ordinary AEIKNT ** words Are you too at wit’s end with little to CEILQU * * do and a lot of time on hand since the world around you entered the Now arrange the letters marked with an asterisk (*) to form the answer to the lockdown era to curb the spread of riddle or to fill in the missing words as indicated. n

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. -Terence . many so men, many So If : questions ing the dust off some classic board Answer Alipur Zoo in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Saturday ANI games such as ludo and Monopoly? These and many other old favour- Solutions ites, such as Pictionary, Scrabble, WHAT COMES NEXT? WORD WHEEL carrom, chinese checkers and jigsaws have made a Choose the correct option to replace the question mark. Form words with the letters in the hexagon with the help of roaring comeback from the cold during the past 2-3 weeks. There are also some the clues. new-age online games like Skribble and Doom Eternal which you may try these 1. Young woman days. So, instead of going for the easiest options of watching movies and TV 2. Type of thick material shows, other healthy choices that you may opt for could range from a robust 3. Alter cerebral workout with a games such as chess and Monopoly; vocabulary-based 4. Brainwave games like Scrabble, jigsaws; the good old Rubik’s cube, and of course, the ever- 5. Lion's pride green game of carrom. All these games have kept generations of people of all 6. Noise ages entertained and occupied in situations such as the one prevailing these days. There are also leisurely games like chinese checkers and ludo. There you are. All you need to do now is the switch off the TV and reach out for some of the alterna-

tives that have been suggested. SUDOKU SOLUTIONS SUDOKU

COOK A ONE-POT MEAL

Masala rice with vegetables Method: Pressure-cook rice and dal with 2.5 cups water Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1/3 cup red dal; and salt, for 5 minutes. Cook 2 cups mixed vegetables, chopped; 1 vegetables in 2 cups water and tsp garam masala; 1 cardamom, 3 cloves salt to taste. When vegetables and 1” cinnamon, powdered; 1 tsp ghee; are done, mix in garam masala salt to taste and powdered whole spices. Simmer for 5 minutes. Mix vegetables with cooked rice-dal mixture on a low fire

for 5 minutes. Top with ghee SOLUTION MATHDOKU

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