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"  $% Swami Avdheshanand Giri    !"  $% and UTs, including Karnataka, infected will be isolated for 14 The addition of nearly said the remaining Shahi Snan Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, days. 25,000 new cases over the pre- of the Kumbh should be Delhi and Gujarat, have made Maharashtra Minister Anil vious day count amounts to a ity of the State have also com- observed symbolically on April succumbed to the virus during only symbolically. Covid-19 test mandatory for Parab has announced those rise of nearly 10 per cent, plained of a shortage of vac- # &'( 27 and later tweeted that pro- the last two weeks inviting The remaining Snans are to Kumbh returnees. Some States coming into the State from which shows that the growth of cines and shut down several )*)* )+ tecting the lives of Indians is both domestic and interna- be observed mainly by the are also keeping the returnees Kumbh Mela will be quaran- Covid-19 has more than dou- vaccination centres. “our first priority”. tional outrage for allowing Bairagi Akhadas. Earlier, the in mandatory quarantine. tined. Nasik district adminis- bled during the last two weeks. Several States have belat- “Considering the rising such massive gathering at the Niranjani Akhada had asked its Thousands of Kumbh vis- tration is also taking necessary Maharashtra, Delhi, edly imposed lockdown restric-    threat of Covid-19, we have for- time when the second wave of Sadhus to leave for their respec- itors and hundreds of “sadhus” steps for quarantining those Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat and tion to tackle the surge, but it ()* ) +)*,( -.+), )/001 mally immersed the various Covid-19 was spreading like tive destinations on April 17 who attended Kumbh Mela in coming from Kumbh. Madhya Pradesh are registering is too early to see if these are deities invoked for the Kumbh wildfire across the country. considering the Covid surge. Haridwar have tested positive Earlier, Brihanmumbai newer peaks and the situation going to work effectively at this  ! () )(, -.()*01 Mela,” he said. Earlier, addressing the The Anand Akhada had also for the coronavirus disease. Municipal Corporation (BMC) remaining equally grim in the stage on the ground. Earlier in a tweet in , media here, Giri said the PM supported this view. On Saturday alone, 175 “sad- mayor Kishori Pednekar rest of the country. Delhi and Maharashtra  the PM said, “I prayed that two had telephoned him to enquire A majority of the 48.51 hus” who attended Kumbh claimed on Saturday that the The country had 1.52 lakh recorded their biggest single- ()+ ) 0) ( -.()0,) /01 ‘Shahi Snan’ have taken place about the Kumbh Mela and the lakh people who took part in Mela have been found infect- devotees returning from the daily cases on April 10 when day rise in coronavirus cases and Kumbh (participation) health of the seers. The PM had the last two royal baths (Shahi ed from coronavirus. Kumbh Mela will distribute the death count stood at 838. A since the beginning of the pan-   ( )/)+ should now be kept symbolic. also requested that since the Snan) held on the occasion of Gujarat on Saturday coronavirus like “Prasad” and relative comparison shows that demic in January 2020. The This will boost the fight against main Shahi Snans have con- Somwati Amavasya on April 12 declared that all devotees said they should be quaran- the death rate is steadily climb- national Capital registered over !! 80 ) ) this crisis.” cluded, the remaining Kumbh and Mesh Sankranti on April returning to the State from tined “at their own cost” on ing up vis-a-vis new infec- 24,375 new cases, taking its Later, Modi thanks all the should be observed symboli- 14 were seen openly violating Kumbh Mela will have to their arrival. tions. tally to 8,27,998, while  (+)+()(, sants for cooperation with the cally. The Juna Akhada head Covid norms like face masks undergo a mandatory RT-PCR The Madhya Pradesh Amid the alarming rise in Maharashtra’s count rose to administration and expressed said he would request devotees and social distancing. test before they are allowed to Government has issued order new infections and deaths, the 3,7,70,707 with 67,123 new   (()*() his gratitude for their gesture. from across the nation to visit The Kumbh has already enter their respective cities to put those returning from country is battling a paucity of infections. The death count in Thousands of Kumbh vis- Haridwar only in small num- been shortened this year to just and villages. Kumbh in quarantine or self- hospital beds, oxygen supply, Delhi rose to 11,960 with 167    ) ) + itors have tasted Covid-19 pos- bers, adding that the remaining one month from April 1 to 30 Gujarat Chief Minister isolation. ventilators, and life-safe antivi- new fatalities on Saturday. ! )+ ) -.+*)0 /1 itives and dozens of seers have Shahi Snan will be observed due to the pandemic. Vijay Rupani said those found Turn on Page 6 ral drug Remdesivir. A major- Turn on Page 6      * + ) $%     "      5    35 :27 3,78,14,182 samples have itive cases was reported in closed spaces and 100 in open &   been tested in the state so far, Lucknow, followed by 2,344 in spaces, and organisers have to "   ttar Pradesh continues he added. , 1,758 in Prayagraj ensure COVID-appropriate Uto singe in the coron- In Lucknow, Additional and 1,403 in Kanpur Nagar. behaviour. Bengal Assembly elections, avirus fire with the state, on Chief Secretary (Information) Meanwhile, Additional Amid a surge in COVID- #  senior Minister Nawab Malik   2 0 3-/ Saturday, reporting 120 Navneet Sehgal and District Chief Secretary (Home) 19 cases, the government on accused the Modi Government COVID-19 deaths and 27,357 Magistrate Abhishek Prakash Awanish Kumar Awasthi Friday had announced the    ! of meting out “step motherly” n the wake of increasing new infections during the have tested positive for novel inspected Covid hospitals in closure during this period of treatment to the State over the Idemand for anti-viral drug past 24 hours. coronavirus infection along Lucknow. He inspected every week till May 15 and $ ! supply of Remdesivir vials. Remdesivir from across the There are about 1.5 lakh with DGP HC Awasthi. Integral, Era and TS Mishra also said those caught for the Not to be outdone, States, the Centre on Saturday active COVID-19 cases in A report from Agra said Medical Colleges, which are second time not wearing a &  ! Minister of Railways, urged the injection makers to the state and about 75 per that 398 new cases of novel now dedicated Covid hospi- mask will be fined 10,000. Commerce & Industry Piyush slash its price considerably. cent of these patients are in coronavirus infection were tals. He was accompanied by The first time fine was dou-  !  !  454/ Goyal launched a virulent The Union Health Ministry in home isolation. Four districts detected during the past 24 the principal secretary (med- bled to 1,000. attack on Uddhav whom he its “Clinical Management — Lucknow, Varanasi, hours. The Taj City has 1,906 ical education) and commis- All examinations like that fter a bitter stand-off over accused of indulging in “petty Protocols for Covid-19” has Prayagraj and Kanpur Nagar active cases and its COVID- sioner of police of Lucknow. for the National Defence Athe alleged discrimination politics” and said “he (the recommended the use of — have 60 per cent of the 19 death toll reached 188 on Awasthi inspected the med- Academy will be allowed dur- in the distribution of vaccines, Chief Minister) needs to stop Remdesivir in patients in the Healthcare has reduced the state’s active case while the Saturday evening. ical colleges with a team and ing the “weekly closure”. the Maharashtra Government his daily dose of shameless pol- moderate stages of the illness. price of its REMDAC injection remaining 71 districts have 40 In Gonda, MP watched the system. Examiners and candidates on Saturday flagged the short- itics and take responsibility.” According to a statement to 899 from 2,800 earlier. per cent cases. Kirtivardhan Singh and for- Meanwhile, people have to show their identity age of liquid medical oxygen Earlier in the day, Uddshav from the Government, the Similarly, Syngene State capital Lucknow mer state ministers Yogesh employed with continuous cards to authorities to go to and Remdesivir in the State and said, “Yesterday evening, I Union Ministry of Chemicals International has cut the price reported 5,913 new positive Pratap Singh and Pandit process industries and those their exam centres, the official even threatened to seize the dialled him (Modi) but I could & Fertilisers, Department of of its brand RemWin to 2,450 cases during the past 24 Singh have tested positive. producing essential items like said in the statement. stocks of Remdesivir from the not speak to him as he was busy Pharmaceuticals, NPPA - from 3,950 earlier. hours. Along with Lucknow, Now all the big leaders of the medicines and sanitiser in Public Transport shall be exporting firms and supply in West Bengal elections.” Advisor (Costs) NI Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s the Covid situation remained district are in home quaran- will be allowed allowed to run with 50 per them to the needy people. Uddhav said he wanted to dis- Chowdhury on Saturday Laboratories has cut the price grim in Varanasi, Kanpur tine. to go to their workplaces dur- cent capacity, especially state On a day when Chief cuss the issue of shortage of liq- ordered all pharma compa- of REDYX, which used to cost Nagar and Prayagraj. In Ballia, 476 new coron- ing the 35-hour “weekly clo- transport buses, Awasthi said. Minister Uddhav Thackeray uid medical oxygen and nies to comply with the revised 5,400 earlier to 2,700 now. Additional Chief avirus infected people were sure” form Saturday 8 pm till For funeral services at charged that he could not Remdesivir injection vials, both norms with immediate and Similarly, Cipla has reduced Secretary (Medical and detected during the past 24 Monday 7 am, an official cremation or burial grounds speak to Prime Minister live-savers in case of critical retrospective effect. price of its CIPREMI brand to Health) Amit Mohan Prasad hours. The district now has said. not more than 20 persons over the imme- Covid-19 cases. He, however, Pharmaceutical companies 3,000 from 4,000 earlier. said here on Saturday that the 2,538 active cases. The state government also shall be allowed, he said. diate requirement of liquid said the State Government was have reduced the price from 25 Jubilant Generics has cut the state was expanding the scope Earlier on Friday, 27,426 said that marriages on Medical and health-relat- medical oxygen and receiving cooperation from the per cent to up to 68 per cent. price of its remdesivir brand to of investigation. A total of new cases of coronavirus Saturday and Sunday will take ed emergency services will Remdesivir vials as the latter Centre. According to the details 3,400 from 4,700 earlier. 2,23,307 samples were exam- infection were found. The place amid restrictions with remain open during this was pre-occupied with West Turn on Page 6 shared by the NPPA, Cadila Turn on Page 6 ined on Friday. A total of highest number of 6,598 pos- only 50 people allowed in “weekly closure”.     (   &   '   (          )*        )        2 0 3-/ Haryana’s borders amid a surge    in Covid-19 cases in the State. aryana Deputy Chief Haryana Chief Minister    -/26)72 HMinister Dushyant ML Khattar had also urged '    Chautala on Saturday wrote to farmers and the Centre to he distraught families of       Prime Minister Narendra Modi resume talks. TIndian-Americans work- *         urging him to resume talks “I would like to bring to ing at a FedEx facility in the US    with the farmers protesting your kind attention that our state of Indiana have expressed !+,      against the Centre’s contro- ‘Annadattas’ are on roads at their anger, fear and anxiety in      versial three farm laws at Delhi Delhi border agitating in the aftermath of the latest mass &!          borders. respect of newly enacted three shooting incident in the coun-  &'    .2 -/      Chautala said a team of farm laws of the Central gov- try that killed eight people,       three to four Cabinet Ministers ernment. It is a matter of con- including four Sikhs. !"  ##$   may restart discussion with cern that such agitation is Brandon Scott Hole, 19, a he Jharkhand High Court Lalu’s lawyer Devarshi       the farmers who have been going on for more than a hun- former employee at the facili- Ton Saturday granted bail to Mandal told PTI that they will  &'&  camping at the Delhi borders dred days,” Chautala wrote in ty in Indianapolis, carried out former Bihar Chief Minister move Special CBI court in for over 100 days. The Deputy the letter. Chautala said he the mass shooting on late and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad in Ranchi after it opens on    Chief Minister wrote the letter believes every problem has a Thursday before allegedly com- a fodder scam case involving Monday to seek his release fol- days after State’s Home solution by way of mutual dis- mitting suicide. .  !   &&&   /0   illegal withdrawal of funds lowing High Court order.  !  ! %&/ . "#$$% ( )  Minister Anil Vij’s missive to cussions. About 90 per cent of the from Dumka treasury, paving Explaining the release pro-  * Union Agriculture Minister “The earlier discussion workers at the FedEx delivery his release from jail on com- cedure, Mandal said, they have     Narendra Singh Tomar, saying between the Central service facility are said to be Metropolitan Police first three deceased are women. pletion of half the sentence send an application to Lalu for     talks with peasants should be Government and farmers’ Indian-Americans, mostly Department (IMPD) released Four others were Karli Smith period. Lalu is presently being his signature which will be sub-    ,  resumed to resolve the issue. union brought a few solutions from the Sikh community. the names of the victims: (19), Samaria Blackwell (19), treated at AIIMS, Delhi. mitted to the CBI court here on Vij had said he was con- to the concerns raised by On Friday night, the Amarjeet Johal (66), Jasvinder Matthew R. Alexander (32) The court granted bail to Monday along with the High           cerned as a large number of Samyukt Morcha,” he wrote in Marion County Coroner’s Kaur (64), Amarjit Skhon (48) and John Weisert (74). Lalu on bail bond of 5 lakh Court order. farmers were sitting on his letter dated April 15. Office and Indianapolis and Jaswinder Singh (68). The Turn on Page 6 and a personal bond of 1 lakh. Turn on Page 6     !"#$ ' "&* &(  12 3431 # $         35 :27 24752)7=.    n order to dilute emergency situ- #&" .7. - 2 Iations due to the surge in COVID-   35 :27 19 cases, Chief Minister Yogi . 3  0)7.43 Adityanath has directed officials to /2)/)5) 7= o bring down the transmission equip government hospitals, med- Tlevel of various infections ical colleges and medical institutes 4 0/ 3 / 2 , including novel coronavirus and to with new machines on an urgent 35 :27=7. ensure proper cleanliness in rural basis. areas, the Uttar Pradesh government A fund of Rs 4.16 crore has been (.7( .). )4 2) is carrying out rigorous cleanliness released to the dedicated Covid hos- 7= 7*/0()/ 2) campaigns in all the revenue villages pital of Ram Manohar Lohia of 75 districts in the state. Institute of Medical Sciences in )-//33 25. Under the special sanitation Lucknow, Motilal Nehru Medical 00/)/723 drive, cleaning, sanitisation and College in Prayagraj and BRD fogging is being carried out at a Medical College in Gorakhpur. */3/3/);7='! rapid pace in all the 58,194 gram The funds received from the panchayats of UP. Yogi government will strengthen /((4 -/2  As of now, the drive has been medical resources, including pro- successfully conducted in almost curement of BiPAP machines, defib- while an alarm will ring if the levels is indispensable in the treat- oximeters at the dedicated Covid 58,254 revenue villages of the state. rillators, multipara monitors, table patient’s pulse rate falls or there is ment of COVID-19 patients. With hospital of BRD Medical College, In fact, the cleanliness drives and top pulse oximeters, ABG machines, difficulty in breathing. the availability of 50 multipara the additional facilities are being cre- frequent cleaning of drains has ECG monitors, suction machines Regular monitoring of oxygen monitors and 50 table top pulse ated. started showing positive results as etc. the rate of infection has decreased A sum of Rs 1.59 crore has been remarkably in villages. released to RML Institute of Medical #!     It is worth noting that the state Sciences, Lucknow for proper treat- government is putting all energy to are also being sprayed as per the going on for the past one week, has ment of Covid patients. This will   35 :27 ensure the safety of voters in the requirement to protect the people also seen positive results. Generally, ensure additional availability of 40 ongoing four-phase panchayat elec- from getting infected. About 76,004 during the months of April-May, BiPAP machines. mid the rising cases of novel tions of Uttar Pradesh. The drive is personnel have been engaged in this where patients of infectious diseases Similarly, Rs 1.30 crore has been Acoronavirus infection in Uttar aimed at curbing the spread of novel special campaign under the super- used to come in abundance to hos- released to Motilal Nehru Medical Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi coronavirus and other vector-borne vision of the Rural Development pitals, these days these patients are College in Prayagraj to purchase Adityanath has decided to set up 10 diseases in rural Uttar Pradesh. Department. During this time the few or less. 100 para monitors, two ABG oxygen plants for uninterrupted As per the order of the chief villagers are also being made aware Appealing to the people to be machines, five ECG monitors, two supply of medical oxygen to the minister, the government officials of cleanliness. vigilant towards cleanliness, the defibrillators and nine suction hospitals. carry out an inspection on a daily “This special sanitation drive chief minister said that the cleanli- machines. While holding a virtual meet- basis in all the villages to check if the will help us contain the COVID-19 ness campaign was a big weapon in The 500-bed Paediatric Institute ing with senior officials to review sanitisation, fogging and cleaning infection and other diseases like fighting not only COVID-19 but of BRD Medical College had been the Covid situation, the chief min- work is done properly or not. dengue, malaria and chikungunya”, other diseases as well. converted into a 300-bed dedicated ister issued instructions to set up 10 According to the daily reports, the officials said. To prevent communicable dis- Covid hospital on the instructions oxygen plants at different locations in around 19,826 revenue villages of The move came on Chief eases, cutting of bushes, marking of of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the state. the state, bleaching powder and Minister Yogi Adityanath's directive shallow hand pumps and removal during the first wave of coronavirus He asked the health minister sodium hypochlorite was sprayed to intensify cleanliness and saniti- of water-logging from the pits were infection in Gorakhpur. and additional chief secretary and fogging was done in almost sation in the state during the review done on a priority basis. For the dedicated Covid hospi- (health) to identify the locations 12,530 revenue villages of the state meeting. The chief minister said that Waterlogging problems were also tal of BRD Medical College, the Yogi and start the process immediately A 24x7 control room has been Yogi directed the DG medical during the last 24 hours itself. the months from April to August addressed to reduce the outbreak of government has released more than for setting up the oxygen plants. made active for this purpose where education to provide oxygen cylin- So far, on the instructions of the was the time of spread of many mosquitoes. Rs 1.27 crore, out of which Rs 77.50 Later, the additional chief sec- the officials will review the availabil- ders to the institutions where there chief minister, out of the total types of infectious diseases and Spraying of anti-larvae was car- lakh for 50 multipara monitors retary said that these plants would ity of the stock on a daily basis. were no ICU beds due to lack of 97,409 revenue villages, around there was often an increase in cases ried out in the drains of all gram (high end) and Rs 49.50 lakh for be in place in a week. Ahead of the Sunday Covid oxygen. 58,254 revenue villages have been of dengue, chikungunya, Japanese panchayats. On the instructions of purchase of 50 table top pulse The Yogi government has asked curfew, the chief minister instruct- To provide immediate treat- sprayed with street-bleaching pow- encephalitis and other infectious the higher officials, all the sanitation oximeters. the departments concerned to keep ed the officials to ensure the avail- ment to the COVID-19 patients, der, sodium hypochlorite and fog- diseases. workers stayed in their gram pan- Multipara monitor (high end) is an eye on the oxygen supply and ability of oxygen for the next 36 HAL in collaboration with the ging is also being done. “In such a situation, cleanliness chayat daily from 7 am to 2 pm and the latest device and is very effec- availability of Remdesivir injection hours in all hospitals of the state. He state government will be setting up The drive includes cleaning of and sanitisation is necessary. It will engaged themselves in cleaning tive in treating serious patients. This in the state so that there is no dearth also assured people that there is no a new COVID hospital equipped the drains along with removal of the also prevent the spread of COVID- work. A special monitoring team is a device in which BP, ECG, etc. of oxygen and the life-saving injec- shortage of any essential medicine with all facilities at Awadh garbage from the village areas. 19,” he said. has been formed to ensure that no will be monitored continuously tion. in the state, including Remdesivir. Shilpgram in Lucknow. Fogging is being done and pesticides This campaign, which has been sanitation workers are absent. #)/67)12, ,-./. 0          !   123 +  Akshara   Tathagat, a talented student of class    VIII, City Montessori School, Lucknow (PNS): The Aliganj Campus I, Uttar Pradesh government brought laurels to claimed that the products pro- the institution by duced under the One District being recognised as One Product (ODOP) scheme the champion in an had started yielding results international online and had become a “huge hit abacus competi- abroad”. tion. The competition was held under the “Terracotta products of ‘Brainobrain Fest-2021’, organised by education- Gorakhpur, chikankari of al institute Brainobrain. Students from various Lucknow and kalanamak rice of countries took part in the competition to show- Siddharthnagar are in great case their analytical skills. Amidst a tough com- demand in Britain, Germany petition, Akshara opted for various abacus and the US. Besides, ODOP tricks to solve mathematical problems and was items are a major attraction at declared the champion. Hong Kong Handloom Fair and Textile Expo in Istanbul &   ! !    .    1 !"      (Turkey),” a government The common entrance exam (CEE) for the spokesperson said on Saturday. Lucknow (PNS): The Uttar workers. ment has also given permission to Recruitment Rally for Soldier General Duty “Earlier, the ODOP prod- Pradesh government has given a big “Therefore, during the Covid conduct all the exams scheduled on (Women Military Police), held at AMC Centre ucts made their mark at the relief to labourers and workers dur- curfew, make sure no inconvenience Sunday. The government has issued and College from January 18-20 for all districts Cairo Fashion Week in the ing the 35-hour Covid curfew which is caused to the labourers and work- directions in this regard. The admit of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand was scheduled Egyptian capital in September started from 8 pm on Saturday and ers of the state,” Yogi said. cards of the candidates will be valid for April 25 at AMC Centre and College. Due to last year. International level will continue till 7 am on Monday He said that strict action would pass for the candidates. the prevailing situation with Covid-19 pandem- exhibitions were organised in with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath be taken against the official con- The government has also ic, it has been postponed. Fresh dates, modali- around 19 countries, including saying that none of the industries cerned if there was any complaint in ordered officials to run state trans- ties and instructions will be issued subsequent- the US, the UK, Hong Kong, will remain closed during the cur- this regard. port buses with a capacity of only 50 ly on improvement of the situation. Turkey, Egypt and Germany few. The Yogi government clarified per cent passengers. In the state cap- among others,” the spokesperson The problem of workers will be that weddings will take place on ital, public transport services like &8   said. According to the ODOP taken care of by the government. Saturday and Sunday during the 35- auto-rickshaws, tempos, e-rickshaws An online meeting of the advisory commit- website, 23 national exhibitions There will be no restriction on the hour Covid curfew. will not run tee of JEE-BEd (2021) was held by Lucknow were organised between March movement of workers to and from The chief minister has asked The government has also University. LU spokesperson Durgesh Srivastava 2020 and March, 2021. “Several their workplaces. officials to allow only 50 persons in banned the presence of more than 20 said it was resolved that due to the prevailing sit- international companies also The chief minister has issued weddings held inside closed spaces people in funeral processions during uation of Covid-19 in the country, the entrance participated in these exhibi- instructions to the officials that and 100 guests in open places. the 35-hour Covid curfew. It has also test scheduled for May 19 has been postponed. tions. Besides, state-level fairs along with the arrangements for the Along with this, the use of masks, appealed to the people attending cre- “The new date of the entrance test will be declared also played a big role in popu- prevention of the disease, the fore- sanitisers, social distancing and mation to fully follow the Covid pro- later. Applicants are advised to keep visiting the larising products,” the official most job of the government is to take other Covid precautions have to be tocol, including use of masks, PPE Lucknow University website for updates regular- said. The ODOP scheme under full care of the livelihood of the followed. The Uttar Pradesh govern- kits and sanitisers. ly,” he said. the MSME Department aims to popularise local products from         4)   different districts.

  35 :27 masks is banned. Those who come without he Uttar Pradesh govern- masks are provided masks Tment has so far purchased through the help desk. Social NOTICE close to three lakh metric tons Distancing is strictly being of wheat directly from farmers followed and the centres are I have changed my name from at minimum support price also providing hand wash, Ashok Fatwani to Ashok Kumar (MSP) in the ongoing 2021-22 water, sanitiser, thermometer Fatwani, Ashok Kumar Fatwani marketing year that began on and oximeter to keep a check S/O Kanhaiya Lal R/O 117/802 April 1. The government on the spread of novel coron- M - Block Kakadev Kanpur increased the MSP of wheat avirus. from Rs 1,925 in 2020-21 to Rs “Uttar Pradesh is arguably 1,975 in 2021-22. Besides, the the first state in the country to NOTICE number of procurement cen- initiate procurement by provid- tres have also been increased ing biometric authentication from 5,000 last year to 6,000 through e-POP devices in I have changed my daughter this time. Despite the pandem- wheat purchase. It is aimed at name from KAASHVI GOEL to ic wreaking havoc, the state in the previous year during the Saturday. benefiting farmers and elimi- AISHAVI GOYAL in future my government has ensured same period. Till date, 55,718 To prevent farmers from nating the role of middlemen daughter should be known by smooth procurement of the farmers from various districts getting infected with the coro- and unauthorised persons the name Aishavi Goyal D/O grain. of the state have benefitted," navirus, Covid help desks have under the price support Himanshu Gupta R/O 3/59 About 2.98 lakh MT of said Commissioner, Food and been set up at each wheat pro- scheme,” said the Flat No.D-1 Sai Shraddha wheat was procured till April Civil Supplies, Manish curement centre and entry to Commissioner, Food and Civil Apartment Vishnupuri Kanpur 16 as against 1, 86, 80.50 MT Chauhan, in Lucknow on the centres without wearing Supplies.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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  35 :27 Nagar, Ghaziabad, Bokaro, Kashinagar and from a firm in ith the detection of 5,913 Panipat. On reports regarding Wfresh coronavirus infec- hoarding of cylinders, he said tion cases in Lucknow on there is no such scene. Saturday, the active cases “Some patients may have climbed to 44,485. The state kept some cylinders for any capital recorded the highest patient at their homes or single-day toll with 36 deaths. because of any emergency pur- Lucknow had 235 active cases poses, but there is no case of on March 11 after which the hoarding,” he said. He added cases started rising after Holi. that the priority is to cater to Preparations also began bigger Covid hospitals. for a dedicated Covid facility at He said the officials of his Awadh Shilp Gram under department are looking into HAL’s corporate social respon- the issues of blackmarketing of sibility. A district administra- oxygen cylinders, if there are tion official said they carried any reports. out the inspection and the site Meanwhile, president of will also be inspected by the People’s Health Organisation HAL officials. However, the Dr Ishwar Gilada said the number of beds has yet to be country has to augment testing decided. The Covid facility and bed usage. “The only sav- will be set up in the multipur- iours are oxygen and steroids. pose halls of Awadh Shilp There is also a role for manag- Gram. ing co-morbidities and Meanwhile, SGPGI Remdesivir. Even after the strengthened its oxygen supply wave is over, there is no room on Saturday with the inaugura- for complacency and lowering tion of an oxygen plant by our guards, as subsequent director Dr RK Dhiman. 4!&  &!  1 !67( 8&9     %  waves will always be in the off- “Earlier, the Rajdhani ing,” he said. Covid hospital was getting a “The rush is because some non-Covid hospital. We have and they got cylinders on an ing well,” a caller said. Meanwhile, nodal officer who ultimately succumb,” he Meanwhile, KGMU has supply from 600 cylinders of the private labs have stopped 18 Covid patients in the triage emergency basis to meet the There were some residents for Covid at Lok Bandhu said. A senior government offi- started telemedicine OPD ser- everyday, but now we have testing. We are testing 6,000 area of the non-Covid hospital demand. who said that the helplines of Hospital Dr Arun Tewari said cial said that because the vices through e-Sanjeevani established a 20,000-litre capac- people everyday,” he said. He and we want to shift them to The district administra- the Integrated Control and they have 225 active beds after demand for oxygen was high, application. “Specialists from ity of liquid oxygen plant and added that they faced problems the Covid facility but cannot do tion remained flooded with Command Centre did not adding more beds. they banned oxygen for indus- different departments of it will be a sufficient stock for related to oxygen supply on so at the moment. The CMO is requests for beds, injections work. A 60-year-old resident of “The problem is that trial use and allowed the indus- KGMU are providing telecon- the patients,” the director said. Saturday. able to shift one or two patients and hospitals. There was also a Chinhat said he was trying the patients are coming in severe trial suppliers by giving them sultation services from Monday Long queues of people “Earlier, our requirement to the Covid hospital. These request for a 47-year-old numbers of the Covid com- condition but have to be given a green signal for supplying to Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm. were witnessed at Ram was for 100 oxygen cylinders, patients are being given oxygen patient who was admitted to a mand centre and while one level-2 beds because ICU beds oxygen to the hospitals. One can download the e- Manohar Lohia Institute of but now it has increased to 350 in the triage area itself. They level-2 Covid facility and need- number was not connecting, are completely full. This is a big He said they are continu- Sanjeevani OPD app on mobile Medical Sciences for Covid cylinders which are in rotation. came with the negative report ed to be shifted to a level-3 hos- the other was engaged. “My problem because the instruc- ously monitoring the supply of phone from Google Play Store testing on Saturday. Director Although the supply of oxygen and later tested positive,” he pital. “Please send the rapid daughter has tested positive tions are we cannot deny oxygen in the state. The supply or get access through the web- Dr AK Singh said they have to the Covid hospital is suffi- said. He added that the supply response team for my aunt in and I need to get her treatment admission even if it is a serious of oxygen is coming from site,” KGMU spokesperson Dr three counters for testing. cient, we also require it for the is required mostly in ventilators Indiranagar as she is not feel- started,” he added. patient. These are the patients Modinagar, Gautam Buddh Sudhir Singh said.   <  5           

    !   35 :27   35 :27 n view of the surge in coro- Inavirus infection cases, enior IAS officer Roshan Lucknow Municipal SJacob on Saturday took Corporation on Saturday car- charge as DM incharge in ried out a special sanitisation Lucknow Lucknow after drive at Indiranagar, Aliganj Abhishek Prakash tested pos- and Alambagh containment itive for coronavirus infection zones. Municipal late on Friday night. Prakash Commissioner Ajay Kumar isolated himself after he was Dwivedi said the drive started diagnosed with Covid-19. from Kapoorthala crossing in After taking charge, Jacob Aliganj and covered 60,000 said much of problem can be Jacob said the hospitals buildings, 6,000 commercial solved by following home iso- are overburdened and the focus establishments, 14 main mar- lation and treatment properly. will be on how to reduce the kets such as Gol Market, “The responsibility of the caseload so that the patients Purania, Mahanagar, Ram administration is to allocate genuinely need can get the Ram Bank, Sector Q, beds to patients in need and beds. “Those who can be man- Engineering College, Tedhi monitor the bed capacity and aged through home isolation Pulia, Mama crossing, Kursi oxygen supply. It will be my pri- should not be shifted to hospi- road, Sitapur, Lekhraj Market, ority,” she said. She added that tals and proper prioritisation is Lekhraj Dollar and various she would also try to ensure the need of the hour,” she said. hospitals and CHCs. that the Integrated Control As for the number of beds He said that in the resi- and Command Centre func- to be increased in the district, dential areas, they covered tions properly and responds to she said she is reviewing the Tulsi Vihar, Manas Enclave, the calls by people so that they availability of beds in both Chandan Gaon, all sectors of don’t panic. private and government hospi- Indiranagar, Luv Kush Nagar, She pointed out that short- tals. “There is some shortage of Kamta, Matiyari, Bastauli, "   ,!  "   age of beds and oxygen supply beds and the hospitals have Zarhara etc. “For each shift, 30 has been the main issues for assured us that the capacity will tractor-mounted spray mercial establishments, area. “The massive campaign some time. “The Integrated be increased. Besides, oxygen machines and 100 hand-held Natkheda road, Talkatora was carried out in an area of Control and Command Centre supply is erratic but there is no machines were used with a road, Vijaynagar, 50 kilometres under the direc- is there but it is important to need to panic because we are 300-strong staff,” he said. Krishnanagar, Gauri Bazaar, tions of the chief minister. We see how to make its function- here to look into these things,” He said that from 9 pm Bangla Bazaar etc. hope that in three days, we will ing smoother and how to said Jacob, who is also the spe- onwards in Zone 5, they cov- The sanitisation campaign be able the stop the spread improve the testing parapher- cial secretary and director of ered Alambagh, including was started at Aliganj because coronavirus with the help of nalia in Lucknow,” she said. Geology and Mining. 52,000 buildings, 5,000 com- it was the most contaminated sanitisation,” he added.         6                   -/ 4   35 :27 March 19, presided over by its through virtual mode under   35 :27 ward by organising 75 activi- test and allergy immunother- Chairman Rajiv Kumar, had the e-courts system in order to ties. Dr Surya Kant, who is also apy during Covid-19 times in wing to the rising number decided to provide the oppor- maintain social distancing ith Asia Pacific the brand ambassador of order to prevent the transmis- Oof COVID-19 cases in the tunity of physical hearing to norms amid the novel coron-    WAssociation of Allergy, Covid-19 vaccination, pre- sion of virus. state, the Uttar Pradesh Real parties concerned on their avirus pandemic. Asthma and Clinical sented his perspective regard- “Tele-OPD can be utilised Estate Regulatory Authority request with effect from May 1, “Further decision about Immunology (APAAACI) cel- ing allergy practice in the in a full-fledged manner in has deferred the option of 2021 subject to strict compli- offering the option of physical   35 :27 reached the spot. Vimal was ebrating Allergy Week, the Covid -19 era. He said that view of the current situation to physical hearing of com- ance of Covid protocol as hearing to parties will be taken found hanging from a tree. department of Respiratory severe and uncontrolled asth- get virtual advise and prescrip- plainants. It has now proposed applicable," said a release. in future depending on the sit- 20-year-old resident of There were injury marks on the Medicine, KGMU, organised a matic patients are more sus- tions. Taking steam inhalation to start physical hearing of For the time being, the UP uation of the pandemic and AJamalpur Daduri village neck. virtual conference on allergy ceptible to coronavirus twice a day and staying complaints from May 1, 2021. RERA will continue to hear directions of Central and state under Nagram police station In another case, a 30-year- on Saturday. infection. indoors is the need of the hour. “It is to be noted that UP cases virtually. UP RERA has governments in this regard," died under mysterious cir- old man, identified as Chand Honorary national secre- “Known asthma patients All asthma patients should RERA in its 59th meeting on been hearing complaints said the UP RERA release. cumstances. He was identified Babu of Talkatora, hanged him- tary of IMA Dr Sanjeev Singh should continue their pre- avoid places of ongoing fumi- as Vimal. The body was found self. He was a gardener at Yadav, who was the guest of scribed inhalers and other gation as the chemical used in hanging from a tree in a near- Muneshwarpuram temple in honour, inaugurated the aca- therapies in order to prevent it can trigger exacerbation. by field on Friday morning. the area. The body was found demic session and congratulat- any sort of exacerbation,” All severe asthma patients Father Shiv Shanker said his hanging in the temple premis- ed head of the department Dr he said. who are on biologics like son was killed. However, he es in the morning. Police said Surya Kant for celebrating the Dr Surya Kant advised Omalizumab are required to failed to explain the reason. Chand Babu was alcoholic and platinum jubilee of the depart- such patients to avoid allergy avoid such a therapy during Investigating officer OP would often have verbal duels ment and taking it a step for- testing, pulmonary function these times,” he added. Dubey said Vimal committed with his wife over his drinking suicide by hanging himself. habit. The couple had a fight on Police said that Shiv Shanker Wednesday afternoon and the lives with his wife Shiv Kumari, wife was so disgusted that she 2&! !3( sons Vimal, Jitendra, Nitin & left the house and refused to Kamlesh and daughter Madhu come back. Chand Babu’s wife   35 :27 cols. The amount was spent on Meanwhile, the official in the village and ekes out his refused to come back even as sanitisation dispensers, sanitis- pointed out that the ridership livelihood through watermelon he reached her house on Friday eventy per cent attendance er, sanitisation of examination of metro has dipped to 12,000- farming. Vimal was in the field evening. Swas registered in the centres, thermal scanners and 13,000 per day due to the surge to scare away stray cattle to pro- Meanwhile, a youth UPMRC examinations which maintaining overall hygiene, in Covid cases. However, he tect the crop during the night. drowned in Indira Canal in were held at 103 centres in 16 he said. maintained that metro is the The police said that Vimal had Gosainganj area on Saturday cities in three shifts on “The students had to wear safest option. dinner with his family on evening. He was identified as Saturday. A senior official said masks and keep sanitisers with “We want to assure the Thursday before going to the Aman Kumar, who was a res- the exams were held as per them. UPMRC had already commuters that in this pan- field some yards away from the ident of Ahiran Dhakwa village schedule and with all Covid made arrangements for sani- demic times, we are more house. under Sushant Golf City police protocols. In one shift, there tisation dispensers and ther- conscious than ever about Shiv Shanker, along with station. The police said he was were 20,000 candidates across mal scanners. Keeping all the their safety and security. The his elder son Jitendra, left for a farmer and was working in a the state. The exams were Covid protocols in considera- body temperature of all the the field around 5:30 am but nearby field. He went for a bath held for the posts of station tion, the examination centres passengers coming to all the found Vimal missing. They in the canal after finishing his controllers and maintainers. were sanitised and students stations is checked and only tried to search for him, but in work. The police said he was UPMRC incurred a cost were instructed to adhere to those with normal tempera- /  &        * " :  vain. Shiv Shanker raised an swept away towards the middle of approximately Rs 120 per the Covid protocols,” he ture are allowed to travel by ;"   alarm after which other and drowned. applicant due to Covid proto- added. metro,” he said.     !"#$' "&* &(  12 3431  =   +.5#/36    6  33-0 private hospitals and clinics. Ramsray of Sadiyapur said n the district on Friday night, that he is suffering from stom-     >   Iwhile 11 infected from coro- ach ailment. Treatment was na succumbed during treat- underway at the ment, 2,236 fresh cases of Gastroenterology Department COVID-19 were reported dur- of the SRN Hospital. Now that  6  *.2/ Deendayal Upadhyay ing 24 hours. According to OPD comes to a standstill, he Government Hospital to pur- CMO Dr Prabhakar Rai, a is wandering for treatment. In he district has recorded chase 10 oxygen machines total of 11,969 people were private hospitals and clinics, Tanother biggest spike. As (HFNC machine). screened in the district on the same patients are seen many as 2,272 more have test- Showing strictness against Friday. A total of 55 people from far away who are already ed positive on Saturday evening those indulge in making black were discharged from Covid registered. increasing the total number to marketing of oxygen cylin- hospitals. At the same time 808 Hariram Shukla of 40,706 crossing the 40K-mark. ders, the district administration people completed home isola- Kaurihar was taken to nearby With five more deaths during deployed police personnel at tion. A total of 863 people beat CHC for chest pain. It was the last 24 hours, the death toll such oxygen suppliers. Corona. The CMO reported said that he had a heart- increased to 427. During the The DC Deepak Agrawal that 11 of the infected died dur- do not have beds to admit total number of testing and attack. Private hospitals have last 24 hours, 842 patients have and DM Kaushal Raj Sharma ing treatment in 24 hours. patients, the same is the case data of the infected is barely also not admitted him. After been recovered and all of them had already made it clear to the Due to the ever increasing with private Covid hospitals. being made public late at being examined and treated in in home isolation. The total dealers of oxygen that the oxy- number of Covid patients, all During the treatment, night. the emergency of SRN, he was number of patients cured in the gen cylinders will be supplied Covid hospitals in the city attendants are compelled to Divison's two major SRN somehow admitted to the ICU district is 25,741 including to COVID-19 hospital first have become full. The number put in utmost efforts to get and Beli Hospitals have nor- of the Department of 22,728 in home isolation and and to non-COVID-19 hospi- of active patients is staggering. their patients admitted to the mal OPD stagnation. Covid Cardiology and survived. 3,013 in COVID-19 hospitals. tals thereafter. The situation in the city is empty beds of those who lost patients are being treated in These cases are speculative, The number of active cases has $ !!  41<6 The DM Sharma and such that the infected are not their lives and the patients many large private hospitals. numbering thousands of peo- jumped up to 14,538 crossing CMO In-charge) Dr NP Singh getting beds in hospitals. being discharged. In order to It is becoming difficult to ple who are not getting treat- the 14K-mark. government hospitals and Chief Medical Officer Dr Sujit appealed to the beneficiaries to Government Covid hospitals cover up the clutches, the treat general patients in other ment. In the first report of the health centres and the benefi- Mallik. From February 1 to last get their name registered on day, 858 positive patients were ciaries with the age above 45 Friday evening, as many as Arogya Setu and other app found out of 2,012 reports years took vaccination. The 5,697 railway and 3,593 non- before going to vaccination received and this figure number of persons with the age railway employees took the centres to avoid inconvenience. increased to 2,272 as per report above 60 years was seen more first dose of vaccine, while as The sharp increase in 27/     provided by the Health depart- at vaccination centres to get the many as 1,090 railway and corona cases and reports of ment in the evening increasing shot of vaccines. Earlier, a total 1,017 non-railway employees dead cases have made each and the active cases to 14,538. of 5,225 beneficiaries were vac- took the second dose. The every person worried. The Earlier, in view of finding hun- cinated a day ago including General Manager Anjali Goyal family members have to wait  dreds of new positive cases, 3,842 beneficiaries who got monitored the vaccination and for hours to cremate the bod- with 35 new hotspots, the the first shot, while 1,053 got testing drive. ies of their dear and near at number of active hotspots has the second dose. In the meantime, the facil- Manikarnika and Election Officer of many other tise the entire campus twice a and go home. increased to 532 with 14 green Meanwhile, the Banaras ity of 60 COVID-19 beds has Harishchandra Ghat. But  6  33-0 blocks have also come under week. It is because hospitals are zones having been converted to Locomotive Works (BLW) been enhanced in the newly unfortunately, the wood sellers the virus. Along with these SOME AU HOSTELS TO also going through a lot of red zones by a day ago. Out of management sped up the vac- constructed Mahila Hospital at crematorium have hiked the round 15 engineers of junior engineers, the family BE MADE COVID WARDS: trouble due to a sea of corona total 2,935 hotspots, 2,403 are cination and testing drive at its situated in the premises of dis- price of wood for the cremation APublic Works Department members in their homes have Some hostels of Allahabad patients being reported every- green zones and 532 are red central hospital and workshop trict government hospital. The showing their highly insensi- (PWD) who were engaged in also been affected by their Central University will now be day. In this regard, the Vice- zones. respectively. The team of doc- facility of 60 beds will also be tiveness as the number of the three-tier Panchayat elec- contact. made Covid wards for corona Chancellor has taken an The Health department tors conducted both the anti- enhanced in Heritage hospital. bodies at both for the tions as Assistant Election It is being said that despite patients. For this, the hostel important decision. Due to continued the vaccination at gen and RT-PCR tests under The BJP MLC Ashok cremation is increasing every Officer and Presiding Officer in using the mask and sanitiser inmates have been directed to corona pandemic, all classes vaccination centres including the supervision of Principal Dhawan gave  25 lakh to Pt day. various development blocks of PWD's Junior Engineers came vacate rooms immediately. On will also be conducted in the district were also infected under the grip of corona pan- the instructions of Vice- online mode. with COVID-19. All of them demic and the reason for this Chancellor Prof Sangeeta DSW has been given clear tested positive as there was no was to also come in contact Srivastava, Assistant Registrar instructions to strictly follow        arrangement for following the with the voters. In this Devesh Kumar Goswami has this order. However, only Covid guideline. Akhilesh Yadav Diploma also sent a letter to DSW Prof teachers and staff will be It is alleged that Bharat Engineer Union's Regional KP Singh in this regard. admitted here. Chaurasia, a 36-year-old engi- General Secretary has The letter sent to DSW The cases of corona are     neer posted in Jasra block, demanded from the district states that the corona is spread- increasing day by day in Uttar urged the district administra- administration to provide ing rapidly in Uttar Pradesh Pradesh. Students are instruct- tion to get the the number of corona kits for all members everyday. In this context, the ed by the university adminis-  6  *.2/ after, these shops also remained beds increased in the hospital engaged in election duty, beds Disaster Management Act has tration to immediately vacate closed. in critical condition, but no for admission in emergency, as been implemented in the state. the hostel and go home. Some arring a few retail medical Though there is no restric- result was found. Eventually, he well as Regional President This act has been enacted to hostels will be converted into Bshops, all the business tion on the movement of rail- was admitted to a private hos- Engineer BK Pandey from deal with disaster. In such a sit- Covid wards for teachers and establishments remained closed way and bus passengers with pital with his personal efforts. Departmental officers uation, in this hour of disaster, staff. All classes will be con- and thus, the important mar- tickets but they faced severe Similarly, Assistant demanded to create a tempo- all the students residing in the ducted online said, Dr. kets wore a deserted look on inconveniences as they have to Election Officer posted in rary Covid centre of at least 50 hostels have been appealed to Chittaranjan Kumar, Assistant Saturday. The police officers wait for auto-rickshaws and Saidabad block and Assistant beds for emergency and sani- vacate the hostel immediately PRO, AU. conducted patrolling to ensure other conveniences for hours to the corona protocol on the go to their destinations. roads. Though, the district adminis- Due to rapid speed of coro- tration has allowed the auto na cases, the Divisional rickshaw to carry maximum  5   Commissioner Deepak four passengers one time but Agrawal, Commissioner of the auto rickshaw driver avoid- Police A Satish Ganesh and ed taking their vehicles on the District Magistrate Kaushal road. There was no restriction  ! !    Raj Sharma had held meetings lishments had already been crowd also wore a deserted of the selling of petrol and with the office-bearers of taken two days earlier, and look. The ghats also witnessed diesel and also supply of traders’ associations two days thus, the people were aware a deserted look as there was no domestic gas cylinders.  6  33-0 same things are also said by IG on the red light signal has dis- selves are now removing the earlier and made an appeal to about this and preferred to movement of the people there. The DCP, Varuna Zona KP Singh and SSP Sarvshresth appeared. Now the rules of pro- crowd at the shops. Customers shut down their business estab- remain inside the home instead The district administra- Vikrant Veer along with cops istrict Magistrate Bhanu Tripathi. The voice of all these tection against corona are being no longer have to wait to pick lishments to break the chain of of going outside. So, all the tion has directed for closing the conducted a route march in DChandra Goswami officers is being heard by every urged. On this, the voice of up the goods. As soon as two the deadly virus. The appeal important markets wore a wholesale market of medicines Nadesar area to ensure the appealed to the denizens to moving person from the loud- District Magistrate Bhanu to three people gather, the had yielded positive results deserted look. There was no in Saptsagar and thus this mar- corona protocol. The other cooperate to prevent the grow- speaker next to all the red light Goswami and IG KP Singh is shopkeepers themselves start and the traders came forward movement in the busiest mar- ket, also wore a deserted look. police officers also came on the ing infection of coronavirus. He signals of the city. heard, in which they teach the urging them not to rush, they and themselves decided to kets in Godowlia, Maidagin, Though, there was no restric- road to ensure the implemen- asked the citizens to break this Everyone's senses are lesson of awareness to the peo- will come after some time and close the shops for two days in Chowk, Orderly Bazar, tion on opening the retail med- tation of corona guidelines. chain and follow physical dis- blown away by the way corona ple. get the goods. Realising the a week on Saturday and Pandeypur, Sigra, Lanka, etc. ical shops but the most of the Earlier, the police made chal- tancing as well as applying has spread his feet. Police- In addition to the red light fragility of the occasion, peo- Sunday. The district court has Though, the district shopkeepers preferred to close lan of 980 persons for not fol- mask with repeatedly sanitising administrative officers have signal, loudspeakers have also ple are also not having any dis- already been closed till April administration has not direct- the shops while some medical lowing the corona guidelines the hands. given full strength to protect been installed in all the markets pute now. At the same 19, while the office & court of ed for the closure of the gov- shops remained open and the and made realisation of  He urged the city dwellers people from infection. Every and crowded areas of the city, time, some vendors are negli- the Divisional Commissioner ernment and private offices but rush of people was also seen for 85,000 from them as penalty on to be safe and keep motivating step is being taken to ensure where the said officials tell the gent about putting vegetables have been closed till April 20. the number of employees in the the purchasing the requisite Friday last. The police also others to protect themselves that the rules are appropriate. people how to avoid the dis- on the handcart. They are The collectorate also remained maximum offices remained medicines. The shops of milk, made challan of 773 vehicles from corona. Awareness can With this, the sound of the traf- ease. avoiding applying even to the closed. handful. The district court and bread and other essential com- besides making the challan of only win us over corona. The fic rules from the loudspeaker The shopkeepers them- mask. As, the decision regarding collectorate were already closed modities remained open till 10 65 auto, e-rickshaws for defy- the closure of business estab- and thus, these two places of am as per relaxation but there- ing the protocol of pandemic. ,      1  ! -          VARANASI (PNS): The elec- The district has been divided 101, 101, 95 and 89 polling cen- 4,530 candidates for 986 mem- tioneering for the Panchayat into 28 zones and 105 sectors tres in , Cholapur, bers of kshetra panchayat. As polls in the district ended on to ensure peaceful and smooth Sevapuri, Badagaon, many as 4,772 candidates have ALLAHABAD (PNS): started quarreling, accusing by imprisoned Siraj alias Sonu Soraon were arrested. A case Saturday. The polling parties election. Chiraigaon and Harahua block been elected unopposed on Prayagraj police have started the presiding officer of booth along with his comrades. Siraj's has been written against all in will move for the polling There are as many as 75 respectively. various seats as they were only preparations to clamp down on number 18. An attempt was wife, Baba, Adil and two oth- Phulpur police station. The booths on Sunday. As many as polling centres which have Similarly, a total of 2,594 candidates who submitted the those who were indulged in made to pacify them, but they ers residents of are STF said that Siraj, through his 850 polling centres and 2,594 been kept under ultra-sensitive polling booths have been made nomination papers for the var- rioting on the day of the three- refused to budge considered still absconding. Teams are friends, had given a supari of Rs polling booths have been made category while as many as 27 including the maximum 433 in ious seats. tier panchayat election. the two ballots were lifted. conducting raids in search of 5 lakh for the murder. An to ensure the smooth polling. polling centres have been Aarajiline and the minimum The election in the district Gangsters Act will be invoked One vote was cast in the ballot, their whereabouts. advance of Rs 75,000 was put The vice chairperson of declared as sensitive centres in 291 in Kashi Vidyapeeth, while is scheduled on April 19 under against those who have com- while the other was vacant. The STF Lucknow unit in- in the account of his acquain- Varanasi Development the district to ensure the peace- 378, 317, 308, 308, 305 and 254 the second phase of three-tier mitted violence. Also, they will second case was registered charge Deputy SP Lal Pratap tance, while the remaining Authority (VDA) has been ful elections of gram pradhan in Pindra, Cholapur, Sevapuri, Panchayat polls. The voting will be arrested and sent to jail. The against Kamlesh Patel, Ram Singh said that BJP leader amount was said to be given appointed as the poll observer and members for the gram Badagaon, Chiraigaon and take place from 7 am to 6 pm, names of the accused who Lakhan Patel, Manoj Pasi, Sheel Pawan Kesari, resident of after work. Arrangements were to ensure the polling peaceful- panchayat, kshetra panchayat & Harahua block respectively. As while the counting will be held have created a ruckus will also Mathur, Monu Yadav, Rajendra Lochanganj, Phulpur, was shot made for car and money. Adil ly. The election in Varanasi is zila panchayat. Varanasi will go many as 75 polling centres on May 2 from 8 am onwards. be kept safe in the police Yadav, Santosh Yadav and dead in the electoral fray on the was also continuously doing scheduled to be conducted on for the voting on April 19 have been identified as the DEVOTEES THRONG records, so that during future many unknowns, resident of night of May 8, 2018. In that Reiki of Rohit along with his April 19 under the second under the second phase of most-sensitive polling centres SKANDMATA TEMPLE: On elections, all these actions can Dandupur following the writ- murder, 11 accused including teammates. Simultaneously, he phase of three-tier Panchayat three-tier Panchayat polls. while as many as 27 polling the fifth day of auspicious be taken against them in ten complaint given by the Siraj were arrested and sent to used to stay in Siraj's house and bodies. The district administra- centres have been identified as occasion of Chaitra Navratri, advance. At the same time, the head constable Sanjay Kumar jail by the police. A few days his in-laws' house in Jhunsi. Before the 48 hours of vot- tion has completed all the sensitive polling centres. the devotees thronged the tem- search for the accused named Rai. SHO Soraon Ashutosh later Siraj was transferred from Sanu and Manoj, who were ing, the electioneering for the preparations to ensure the including the maximum nine ples of Goddess Skandmata in the case registered in Soraon, has lodged a report against can- Naini Jail to Jaunpur while caught, were also wanted in the gram pradhan and members of peaceful and free & fair elec- in Sevapuri and minimum five and Maha Gauri to have dar- Utraon and other police sta- didate Arvind Patel contesting Rohit was pleading for the murder trial in Bhiwandi, gram panchayat, kshetra pan- tions and the District Electoral in Kashi Vidyapeeth shan and perform pujan on tions is going on. Others are for the post of pradhan, his punishment of the killers of his Mumbai. The shooter used to chayat and zila panchayat Officer Kaushal Raj Sharma has A total of 17,53,588 voters Saturday. also being identified on the family and supporters and brother Pawan. Rohit has also call Rohit as Kalua instead of ended this evening. The can- also directed the sector and will exercise their franchises The temple of Goddess basis of the video. During the many unidentified persons. All got the security of the govern- his real name. Not only this, didates intensified their elec- zonal magistrates to conduct an including the maximum Skandmata is situated in voting on Thursday in of them are accused of stone ment gunner. Meanwhile, it hardened criminals also used tion campaigns. They started inspection of such polling cen- 2,90,650 voters in Aarajiline Jaitpura where the devotees in Dandupur gram panchayat of pelting, sabotage and misbe- was found that Siraj, who is in fake SIM cards. It has also been establishing personal contact to tres so as there is no fault in development block and the scores turned up and had dar- Soraon police station area, haviour, added the SHO. the Jaunpur jail, is plotting to learned in the investigation the voters by visiting door to ensuring peaceful polling. The minimum 1,65,187 voters in shan. They offered prayer to the some people had created a 3 HELD FOR PLAN- kill the witness of his case. that absconding Baba had kept door. But the electorate have police officers were also direct- Harahua block. Besides, goddess and performed pujan. furore alleging collusion with NING TO KILL ROHIT Then on the instructions of the goods, cartridges and bikes maintained silence leaving the ed to ensure the action against 2,50,170, 2,19,550, 2,12,963, As per saying, the darshan polling personnel. KESARI: With the arrest of the ADG STF Amitabh Yash, the with his companions. There candidates merely to speculate. the anti-social elements. 2,08,750, 2,07,482 and 1,98,650 and pujan of Gauri form of Simultaneously, two ballot three sharp shooters, the team of Deputy SP Lal Pratap was a plan to kill Rohit while The Election Commission As many as 850 polling electorate will cast votes in Goddess is made during boxes were picked up and Special Task Force (STF) and Inspector Anjani Kumar he was getting his haircut at a has appointed the VDA VC centres have been made in Pindra, Cholapur, Badagaon, this auspicious Navratri and thrown into the pond. A case unearthed the conspiracy to Tiwari were deployed to expose salon, but before that the shoot- Isha Duhan as poll observer eight blocks of the district for Sevapuri, Kashi Vidyapeeth thus, the devotees in large has been filed on behalf of the assassinate Rohit Kesari, the the conspiracy and arrest the ers were nabbed by the STF. who is currently living in room the voting of gram pradhan and and Chiraigaon block respec- numbers reached the temple of presiding officer Rajinikanth district secretary of the trans accused. Lucknow STF team Siraj's wife is also involved in number-1 of Circuit House members for the gram pan- tively. Maha Gauri situated near against the unidentified per- Ganga unit of the BJP. The came to Prayagraj and then the conspiracy to assassinate and her mobile number is chayat, kshetra panchayat & A total of 10,749 candidates Annpurna Mandir. The temple sons that his duty was engaged arrested shooters were identi- gathered information about and help the shooters. Deputy 8004584463 while telephone zila panchayat including the are in election fray including management allowed entering as a presiding officer at booth fied as Shanu alias Vakil alias the shooters with the help of SP Lal Pratap Singh said that number is 0542-2500105. She maximum 145 in Aarajiline 554 for 40 members of zila pan- the temple premises for the number 17 of Dandupur alias Lambu, Manoj Soory and Prayagraj STF. After this, she used to tell the shooters will meet in her room for one and minimum 80 in Kashi chayat, 4,338 candidates for 694 worship to only those devotees Rajapur town. At around 6.30 Dilshad Ali. The plot of mur- Mohammad Shanu of Phulpur, about the place of feeding and hour between 10 and 11 am. Vidyapeeth while 132, 107, seats of gram pradhan and who were wearing face masks. pm, some people came in and der was hatched by Jaunpur Jail Manoj and Dilshad Ali of keeping them alive.  !"#$' "&* &(  12 3431   ! #      #+7   >            *       4 #   8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +, -#* tion was unanimously and vol- concerned, including the MLA untarily passed to close the City. Meanwhile City n view of Corona pandemic temple for devotees till Navmi Magistrate and secretary of  6  :2(5. Ipriests related to and a further decision will be Vindhya Vikas Parishad Vinay  6  :2(5. Vindhyavasini temple taken as per the need of the Kumar Singh said in fact the he Senior Superintendent announced that the temple hour. The meeting was attend- administration was already not anpur Divisional Tof Post Offices who had will remain closed till the end ed by MLA (City) Ratnakar in favour of holding the mela KCommissioner Dr Raj suspended deputy postmaster of Navratri. Mishra, office-bearers along but the decision of Shree Shekhar, addressing a meeting and postal assistant for releas- A meeting of Shree with members of the organi- Vidhya Panda Samaj made it at the commissionerate here on ing a postal stamp on under- Vindhya Panda Samaj in this sation. A copy of the resolution easy for it to keep the temple Saturday, said a massive Covid world dons Chhota Rajan and regard was held and a resolu- has been sent to the authorities closed till Navratri. awareness and Covid Munna Bajrangi under the ‘My Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) Stamp’ scheme, has been trans- enforcement of wearing masks, ferred to Lucknow Circle. 6>(   #,?&@4 ? social distancing and sanitisa- He has been replaced by tion must go hand in hand for the Senior Superintendent of 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* 21 depart from Lokmanya Madhopur at 02.02 hrs, effective results in COVID-19 Post Offices of Prayagraj Circle. Tilak Terminus at 14.30 hrs, Bharatpur at 04.35 hrs, prevention. The new incumbent is like- he railway administration from Thane at 14.55 hrs, from Achhnera at 05.45 hrs, Mathura He visited a few sites and ly to assume the charge in Twill for the convenience of Bhiwandi Road at 15.30 hrs, at 06.45 hrs, Hathras City at monitored the ongoing sanita- Kanpur Circle within a week. passengers run 01453/01454 from Vasai Road at 16.25 hrs, 07.07 hrs, Kasganj at 08.15 hrs, tion campaign. He was accom- It may be recalled that the Pune-Gorakhpur-Pune sum- from Surat at 19.50 hrs, from Farrukhabad at 09.45 hrs, panied by Kanpur Municipal My Stamp ticket office situat- mer special train from Pune on Vadodara at 22.00 hrs, the sec- Kannauj at 10.42 hrs, Kanpur Commissioner Akshay Tripathi ed in the General Post Office at April 23 and 30 and from ond day from Ratlam at 02.20 Central at 13.10 hrs, Aishbagh and other KNN officials. Bara Chauraha here had Gorakhpur on April 18 and 25 hrs, from Kota at 07.40 hrs, at 14.17 hrs, Barabanki at 16.08 The divisional commis- released postal stamps for and May 2. It will also run Sawai Madhopur at 09.15 hrs, hrs, Gonda at 18.05 hrs, Basti at 19.17 hrs, Gorakhpur at sioner also visited the  underworld dons Chhota 01197/01198 Lokmanya Tilak from Bayana at 11.35 hrs, Agra Chunniganj bus station, & *)*(,"  ) &     ,"  Rajan (Rajendra S Nikhlaje) Terminus-Chapra-Lokmanya Fort at 14.30 hrs, Tundla at 21.25 hrs, Deoria Sadar at Chunniganj shelter home, and mafioso Munna Bajrangi Tilak Terminus summer special 15.35 hrs, Kanpur Central at 22.50 hrs, Siwan at 23.30 hrs, Kalyanpur area and Rawatpur He also requested Mayor plus category, and said the He said as per the election (Prem Prakash) through postal from Lokmanya Tilak 21.05 hrs, Aishbagh at 22.50 Chhapra at 01.10 hrs, Hajipur railway station. He said the Pramila Pandey to involve and sector magistrates had been officer, a total of 264 buses and assistant Rajneesh Kumar. Terminus on April 21 and hrs, third day from Gonda at at 02.30 hrs, Muzaffarpur at KNN had deployed more than motivate all ward members directed to ensure they took 444 heavy vehicles would be With the issue being high- from Chhapra on April 19. All 03.10 hrs, Basti at 05.10 hrs, 03.15 hrs and reach Samastipur 300 sanitisation staff and 156 for carrying out a massive regular rounds at these centres. required. He said apart from lighted in the media, the then coaches in this train will be of Gorakhpur at 07.50 hrs, Bhatni at 06.00 hrs. different kinds of vehicles for awareness campaign and He said in the district, a total this 252 light vehicles had also Senior Superintendent of Post reserved category and passen- at 08.50 hrs, Siwan at 09.40 hrs SAMASTIPUR-MMCT this massive sanitisation cam- enforcement of Covid appro- of 10,468 arms have been been deployed. He added that Offices Himanshu Mishra had gers travelling in them will have and reach Chhapra at 10.50 hrs. SPL: The 09050 Samastipur- paign that had 41,000 litres of priate behaviour like wearing deposited in safe custody while the officials concerned would suspended postal assistant to follow the Covid-19 guide- CPR-LTT SPL: The 01198 Mumbai Central special will on sanitiser dispensing capacity. masks and maintaining social a total of 760 were still to be have to ensure that at the Rajneesh Kumar forthwith. lines. Chhapra-LTT summer special April 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, He said on an average daily distancing. deposited by the owners. He polling centres, the Covid pro- The next day, Deputy Post PUNE-GKP SPL: The will on April 19 depart from 29 and May 1 will as per 5,000 to 6,000 households were He also reviewed the directed the officials to ensure tocol was strictly followed. Master Shiv Kumar Yadav was 01453 Pune-Gorakhpur sum- Chhapra at 05.40 hrs, Siwan at revised timing leave Samastipur covered in around 40-45 wards, preparations of KNN for that in the next 48 hours these He said thermal screening, also suspended. Thereafter, the mer special will on April 23 and 06.35 hrs, Bhatni at 07.10 hrs, at 20.10 hrs, Muzaffarpur at including around 700 contain- Sunday's scheduled weekend firearms were deposited. He sanitisers, hand wash and social role of SSP Himanshu Mishra 30 depart from Pune at 20.20 Gorakhpur at 09.20 hrs, Basti 22.05 hrs, Hajipur at 23.05 ment zones, also on a daily sanitisation campaign and said the firearms which had distancing had to be main- had come to light. In its orders hrs, from Daund Chord Line at at 10.25 hrs, Gonda at 12.00 hrs, Chhapra on second day at basis. advised all the officials and staff been deposited at armoury tained. He said the booths of April 6, the Postal 21.20 hrs, Ahmednagar at 22.48 hrs, Aishbagh at 15.30 hrs, 01.05 hrs, Siwan at 02.35 hrs, Dr Shekhar directed the to cooperate in the drive. should be verified and if a need to regularly be sanitised Directorate has transferred him hrs, on second day from Kanpur Central at 17.20 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 03.30 hrs, municipal commissioner to PANCHAYAT POLL firearm belonged to a person and those standing in queue to the office of Chief Post Manmad at 01.55 hrs, from Tundla at 22.55 hrs, Agra Fort Gorakhpur at 04.30 hrs, Basti ensure that the sanitisation MEET: While addressing the from a sensitive or sensitive- should maintain the desired Master (General), Lucknow Bhusaval at 04.25 hrs, from on the second day at 00.10 hrs, at 06.25 hrs, Gonda at 07.35 drive was made more effective three-tier panchayat election plus area, then it had to be distance. Circle, as assistant director. Itarsi at 09.10 hrs, from Bayana to 03.05 hrs, Sawai hrs, Barabanki at 10.02 hrs, and to cover every day all meeting at the commissioner- deposited in the police station. He said no one would be The directorate deputed Sanjay Jabalpur at 13.00 hrs, Satna at Madhopur at 05.25 hrs, Kota at Aishbagh at 12.25 hrs, Kanpur important public places like bus ate, the divisional commis- The divisional commis- allowed into the premises with- Akhare of Prayagraj Circle in 16.25 hrs, Banda at 22.25 hrs, 07.05 hrs, Ratlam at 12.25 hrs. Central at 14.00 hrs, Kannauj stations, railway stations, mar- sioner said in the entire district, sioner said the district had out a mask. He said once the place of Himanshu Mishra Kanpur Central at 01.25 hrs, Vadodara at 16.45 hrs, Surat at at 16.42 hrs, Farrukhabad at ket places (especially fruits & a total of 827 polling centres been divided into 30 zones and polling was over it may be late here. Lucknow at 03.25 hrs, Gonda at 18.50 hrs, Vasai Road at 22.30 17.50 hrs, Kasganj at 19.40 vegetables), parking areas, pub- had been made and a total of 173 sectors and sector magis- for depositing ballot boxes Senior Superintendent of 06.05 hrs, Basti at 07.40 hrs and hrs., Bhiwandi Road at 23.05 hrs, Hathras City at 20.32 hrs, lic parks where thousands of 1,624 polling booths have been trates and master trainers thus transport should be avail- Post Offices RS Sharma of reach Gorakhpur at 09.40 hrs. hrs, Thane at 23.58 hrs and Mathura at 21.10 hrs, Achhnera people visit every day. set up. He said at all the cen- should constantly tour the able and frugal refreshment Kanpur Dehat and Unnao has GKP-PUNE SUMMER reach LTT the third day at at 22.25 hrs, Bharatpur at 23.30 He also asked Tripathi to tres there need to be proper areas and in case of any polling should also be made available also been shifted to the office SPL: In the return journey the 00.40 hrs. A total of 21 coach- hrs, from Sawai Madhopur on cover every day all important electricity, water supply and problem, settle it amicably. He for the polling party. of Post Master General, Kanpur 01454 Gorakhpur-Pune sum- es, including 10 of sleeper third day at 02.12 hrs, Kota at government offices like collec- clean toilet facility and the said in all the polling centres He said the police force Circle. mer special will on April 18 and class, seven of ordinary second 03.20 hrs, Ratlam at 07.05 hrs, tortate, Vikas Bhawan , CP sector magistrate should veri- there must not be any person coming from other districts on 25 and May 2 leave class, two of AC third class and from Godhra at 10.37 hrs, office, nagar nigam office, fy it. with criminal antecedents. He should have proper lodging Gorakhpur at 13.00 hrs, Basti two of SLRD will be attached Vadodara at 11.50 hrs, Surat at KDA, power corporation office He said in the district 173 said special security arrange- facilities, electricity and water. at 14.20 hrs, from Gonda at in this special train. 13.50 hrs, Valsad at 15.07 hrs, etc where people visit in large booths were sensitive and 83 ments need to be ensured at the He said laxity would certainly %+ 16.00 hrs, Lucknow at 19.00 MMCT-SAMASTIPUR Vapi at 15.32 hrs, Borivali at numbers centres were in the sensitive strong rooms. not be tolerated. hrs, Kanpur at 21.00 hrs, the SPL: The railway administra- 17.38 hrs and reach Mumbai  second day from Banda at tion has increased the trips of Central at 18.25 hrs. 00.55 hrs, Satna at 06.40 hrs, 09049/09050 Mumbai Central CANCELLATION  Jabalpur at 10.10 hrs, Itarsi at (mmct)-Samastipur-Mumbai EXTENDED: The cancellation 13.50 hrs, Bhusaval at 18.15 hrs, Central special being run for of the following special trains **  !! ! Manmad at 22.15 hrs, third day the convenience of passengers. cancelled earlier by the railway   at Ahmednagar at 02.03 hrs, The 09049 Mumbai Central- administration due to unavoid- Daund Chord Line at 03.42 hrs Samastipur special will as per able reasons will be extended, KANPUR (PNS): Honorary and reach Pune at 05.00 hrs. A revised timing on April 17, 19, CPRO PK Singh said. The     !  Secretary of Red Cross Society, total of 22 coaches, including 20, 22, 24, 26, 27 and 29 leave 05074 Tanakpur-Sigrauli spe- RK Saffad, has appealed to peo- 20 of general second class chair Mumbai Central at 11.05 hrs, cial and 05075 Shaktinagar- ple to donate plasma for the car and two of generator-cum- from Borivali at 11.46 hrs, Tanakpur special will remain critical patients. He said those luggage van will be attached in from Vapi at 13.24 hrs, Valsad cancelled till April 30. The  6  :2(5. priority and strict action be all JCBs need to be deployed to said the KNN had already who volunteered to donate this special train. at 13.47 hrs, Surat at 14.43 hrs, 05076 Tanakpur-Shaktinagar taken against the erring staff on ensure that all the choked deployed six jetting machines plasma would be felicitated by LTT-CHHAPRA SPL: Vadodara at 16.50 hrs, Godhra special will remain cancelled till istrict Magistrate Alok duty. drains were cleaned and the silt which were working constant- the Red Cross Society. The 01197 Lokmanya Tilak at 18.15 hrs, Ratlam at 20.55 April 29 and the 05073 Sigrauli- DTiwari said during the He said during the curfew was removed then and there. ly for sanitising the city areas. He said those who wished Terminus-Chhapra (CPR)sum- hrs, Kota on the second day at Tanakpur special will remain Covid curfew from 8 pm of period no one would be He said if the silt was found He said the solution used for to donate plasma could call on mer special train will on April 00.55 hrs, from Sawai canceled till May 1. April 17 to7 am of April 19, the allowed on the roads except for piled on roadsides, the official sanitisation needs to be mon- the number 9839030279. He Kanpur Nagar Nigam would the personnel on duty, espe- concerned would face strict itored and there should be no said once the information was carry out a massive fogging and cially the KNN staff. action. compromise on the use of received a medical team would (,  %&      sanitisation drive all over the He said during the curfew, The district magistrate said solutions meant for sanitisa- take quick action so that the city. all efforts would be made to the KNN sanitisation drive tion. He said all the staff donated plasma could be 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* he emphasised that all member offices should He said the garbage ensure that the rotting garbage would be more rigorous in involved in the sanitisation utilised to save life. regularly hold their departmental Rajbhasha removal and drain cleaning littered in the city and subur- areas from where COVID-19 work should be provided with Saffad said that every day, he Gorakhpur Nagar Rajbhasha meetings, organise Hindi workshops, upload should be carried out on top ban areas was removed. He said cases had been reported. He proper PPE kits while on job. family members and friends of TImplementation Committee’s first half- quarterly reports on web portal of Home COVID-19 patients were tap- yearly meeting of the year 2021 was held through Ministry’s Rajbhasha department and publish- ping into all their contacts virtual means under the presidentship of ing of e-magazine on behalf of the committee. hoping to find a recovered General Manager (GM), North Eastern Railway Earlier, the Chief Rajbhasha Officer of NER person who was willing to (NER) Vinay Kumar Tripathi. The virtual Arvind Kumar Pandey while welcoming the -!  !     donate plasma. He said conva- meeting was attended by representatives of 51 members of the committee said Corona pan- lescent plasma therapy was Central government offices located in demic has created an atmosphere of fear all over one of the options explored to Gorakhpur city. While pre- the world. He said save some patients. siding over it, chairman of the today according to    5 5 Dr RK Srivastava from a committee, Vinay Kumar the demand of the private blood bank, said plas- Tripathi said that the Corona time, we are hold- ma from those who had recov- pandemic has once again ing all kinds of  6  :2(5. being carried in a saree box. nose and mouth then upper more often than the average ered from COVID-19 con- come into our lives in a much government meet- According to the ACP respiratory tract then the lungs person. He said substituting tained antibodies that neu- more serious way than before. ings in a virtual olice have tightened the Vikas Kumar Pandey, Mohan get infected. Ironically it has glasses for lenses could reduce tralised the coronavirus. He While accepting it as a chal- form. Also, all the Pnoose to ascertain the inter- Soni was earlier employed in been proved beyond doubt eye irritation and reduce the said it was expected that the lenge we have to take full care of ourselves, our office works are also being done through e-office. state link of three persons the sales department of a phar- that coronavirus can spread need to touch the eye. mortality rate might come family members as well as our office workers. During the meeting for their outstanding per- involved in black marketing of macy company. During lock- through eyes. When an affect- A total of 159 people down and patients would Keeping all this in mind, we have to strictly com- formance in the use of Hindi for the year 2020- Remdesivir vials with the drug down, he was working with a ed person coughs, sneezes or attended the eye and general recover when plasma filled ply with the directions of the Government of 21 an announcement was made to give running traders of Gurugram and Gurugram company and had talks, virus particles can also health camp. with the neutralising antibod- India and also discharge our responsibilities. He shield and commendation certficate to the mem- Kolkata. lost his job. Thereafter, he enter one’s body through eyes. PENSIONERS’ FORUM ies were infused into them. said Hindi is the official language of the Union bers of Gorakhpur Nagar Rajbhasha Acting Assistant started supplying drugs to People who have coronavirus WELCOMES CGHS DECI- He said, however, not all Government under constitutional provisions. Implementation Committee — Khadi and Commissioner of Police, retailers after purchasing them can also spread the disease SION: General secretary of virus survivors could donate Keeping it mind, we have to execute all our office Gramodyog Ayog, The New India Insurance Babupurwa-Govind Nagar, from the wholesale market through tears. This was stated Pensioners’ Forum, Anand plasma and added that anti- works in 100 per cent Hindi only. The respon- Company and Food Corporation of India Vikas Kumar Pandey, said the which fetched him around 10 by Dr SK Nigam while address- Awasthi, has hailed the decision bodies in very mild sympto- sibility of monitoring it has been given to all besides a commendation certificate to Hindustan surveillance team had been per cent commission. Now, ing a Arogya Health Camp on of Directorate General of matic patients might protect office heads. “I am sure that all of you must be Petroleum for excellent Rajbhasha work. In the deputed to minutely observe following the shortage of Friday. He said touching tears CGHS, New Delhi, for allow- them from second infection but ensuring its compliance in your respective areas meeting, on behalf of Indian Meteorological the activities of over a dozen Remdesivir injection, he had or a surface where tears had ing the reimbursement of cost it would not be enough to pro- of work,” he said. From time to time the Department (Radiosonde), officer incharge Jai mobile phone numbers recov- asked one Apoorva Mukherjee landed was another way some- of OPD medicines as special tect others. Parliamentary Rajbhasha Committee also Prakash apprised about the working of ered from the cell phones of the of Kolkata to send these injec- one can become infected. He sanction in view of COVID-19 He said usually the level of inspects various offices, he said. In order to Meteorological Department through a PPT. The meet- accused. He said the Kolkata tions against payment of his said one need not touch the pandemic till July 31 to CGHS antibodies against coronavirus establish Gorakhpur Nagar Rajbhasha ing was conducted by member secretary of Steering police had also been contacted dues. During interrogation, it eyes as it caused a pink eye beneficiaries. In his office in a willing donor was checked Implementation Committee as an excellent one, Committee and Rajbhasha Officer Dhruv Kumar. and on getting inputs from was revealed that Apoorva and infection (conjunctivitis). He memorandum issued by CGHS before initiating the procedure there, further investigations his father Shobhit Mukherjee of said but chances were less and Director Dr Sanjay Jain said the and then doctors asked for would be made. From the CDR Kolkata were involved in the said if people develop pink eyes matter had been reviewed by COVID-19 positive report Q     of accused Mohan’s cell phone, trade of these injections. they need to call their oph- the ministry and it was now from donors. He said once the police recovered the num- Now, efforts were on to thalmologist and follow the decided that in continuation of this was confirmed, a few diag- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +, -#* be taken if prohibited activities were found in bers of many drug traders of ascertain the collection point of instructions. He recommend- the earlier OM on the subject, nostic tests were performed action. He further said that officers were Gurugram, Kolkata and the injections and the firm on ed that if one had a cough or a CGHS beneficiaries getting before donation and said the n view of the spread of Covid pandemic expected to implement the guidelines and Chandigarh. Besides, efforts which the bill for the supply fever, one must call a doctor. He medicines for chronic diseases entire process of diagnostic IDistrict Magistrate Parveen Kumar Laxkar traders were expected to cooperate. He direct- were on to ascertain the role of was raised, ACP Pandey said. said if one went to the doctor shall be permitted to purchase tests and donation took around ed the officials to take proper action against father-son involved in supply- Commissioner of Police then one needed to put up a medicines based on the pre- three hours. those who were found on roads either with- ing the vials. It may be recalled Asim Arun said, “It is a crime face shield that was the pro- scription held/prescribed by Dr Srivastava said that a out a mask or roaming purposelessly. On the that on the tip-off by Military against humanity and we will tective covering or mask,and to CGHS Medical Officer/CGHS person who had recovered complaint about the blackmarketing of masks Intelligence, the UP STF squad invoke National Security Act wait in a special room away Specialists/other government from COVID-19 could donate the DM said that anybody could inform him along with Babupurwa police against the three persons arrest- from other patients. specialists/specialists of plasma around 30 to 40 days directly and action would be taken keeping had arrested three persons car- ed with Remdesivir injections He advised patients that if empanelled hospitals till July 31 after testing positive as they the name of the complainant a secret. After rying 265 Remdesivir injection on Thursday. No illegal activ- they needed to cough or sneeze on the same conditions as per would have an adequate num- the meeting the DM visited the Ashram vials near Kidwai Nagar cross- ity would be tolerated in this they should bury their face in the earlier OM of March 27. He ber of antibodies. He, howev- Paddhati Vidyalaya at Partiya and directed to the ing on Thursday. They were time of crisis and would invite the crook of their arm or cover also clarified that the CGHS er, said that only people officials concerned to equip the rooms as L-1 identified as Mohan Soni of strictest punishment”. their face with a tissue. He Wellness Centres were func- between the age group 18 and held meetings with officials and traders seper- hospital and six beds in each room. The DM vis- Bakhtauripurwa and Prashant CORONAVIRUS ALSO advised them to wash hands tional and CGHS beneficiaries 55 could donate plasma. ately on Friday and visited places where L-1 hos- ited Saai Law College at Lohandi and directed Shukla of Pashupati Nagar. On SPREADS THROUGH with soap and water right away. also had the option to collect He said people with hyper- pitals were proposed to be set up. Addressing the officials to keep it ready for another L-1 hos- their disclosures, police had TEARS: There is a general Dr Nigam said if one wore medicines through these tension and diabetes were also the meeting at Collectorate the DM made it clear pital if it was needed. The meeting was attend- also arrested Sachin Kumar of myth among the masses that contact lenses they should try Wellness Centres as per normal eligible to donate plasma if all that during the weekend lockdown, only shops ed by ADM/incharge Civid control room Yamuna Nagar (Haryana). COVID-19 spreads through to switch to glasses as contact practice, instead of purchasing other conditions were under of the vegetable will be allowed to open along Amarendra Kumar, ADM(F&R) UP Singh, These injections were the respiratory system and the lens wearers touched their eyes them from the market. control. with the other essential services and action will CMO Dr PD Gupta and traders.  !"#$' "&* &(  12 3431   "                     !  of Tamil Nadu alleging wide- any other political functionar- inside the premises during stituency, a Chennai suburb. - 22/ spread lapses in security ies should be allowed inside the midnight in a suspicious man- The repolling was ordered by arrangements in the strong secured campus where the ner. Our party cadre objected the Election Commission of    54   he sudden turn around by rooms all over the State where EVMs are stored and alighting to these violations. But the India based on reports sub- TM K Stalin, DMK presi- the Electronic Voting Machines points for vehicles should be officials said the vehicles were mitted by observers and return- ers. She threatened legal action and the BJP for importing peo- dent, who had claimed earlier (EVMs) are kept. Meanwhile marked clearly ahead of the mobile toilets for women police ing officer who caught three       against those who taped her ple from outside Bengal to that the alliance led by his party close relations of DMK leaders outer security perimeter itself, officers,” said Stalin. polling staff on duty trans- :73:) phone call. campaign in the elections as a would sweep all the 234 assem- are calling on astrologers to there were open violations of The DMK chief termed porting on a two-wheeler the Referring to how Banerjee’s result of which the number of bly constituencies that went to know what is in store for these rules by authorities and these actions as breach of pro- EVM and the VVPAT machine lamming Bengal Chief politics was not limited to just cases in the State was increas- the polls on April 6 has left his Thalapathi (Stalin), young ministers. tocol and asked the CEC as after the polling hours. SMinister Mamata Banerjee political protests but had ing. Saying that though Asansol followers and cadre shocked. Thalapathi (Udhayanidhi) and “Despite these instructions well as the CEO to ensure that The polling staff were sus- for not sparing even the dead crossed all the limits of vendet- region was known for its indus- On Friday, Stalin submitted Kanimozhi. there is a total lack of protocol protocols in strong room pended following complaints to further her political interests ta Modi said the people of trial potency it had been con- memorandums to Sushil Stalin said in his memo- in many strong rooms in cam- premises are not violated. by the rival MNM and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Bengal had voted her to power tinuously neglected by the local Chandra, Chief Election randums that though the rules puses across the State where the Saturday saw repolling in Congress candidates and the on Saturday said that her urge to bring peace and prosperity powers that be, Modi said that Commissioner and Satyabrata State that no vehicles including polled EVMs are stored. one of the polling booths in subsequent probe by the ECI to secure votes by polarizing of the people but her the double-engine BJP Sahoo, Chief Electoral Officer that of officials or ministers or Covered vehicles were brought Velachery assembly con- officials. the population was so much Government not only perpe- Government would convert the that she would not even mind trated the interests of nephews, place into a national industrial taking out political rallies with extortionists and mafia but hub. the corpses of people who victimized the honest and “This region has the poten- were killed in CISF firing at right-minded people. tial to become the industrial Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar last He was apparently referring centre of India … you have fac- Saturday when fourth phase of to the audio tape in which the tories from aluminum to glass polling was under way. Chief Minister was allegedly from cycle to rail, from paper “Her intention was clear … asking Partho Pratim Roy a to steel … the people used to that she wanted to polarize the TMC leader from Sitalkuchi to come here from all across India voters” by publicly exhibiting employ professional people to to work in these factories… but the dead bodies, the Prime draw FIRs against the central today these people are migrat- Minister said referring to the forces and also get the local SP ing … because of the mafia raj leaked audio clip in which she and the circle inspector framed perpetrated by Didi who came was purportedly directing a in that. to power with the slogan of Ma- TMC leader to postpone the Referring to the alleged Mati Manush,” the Prime burial of the dead till the next ballooning ego of the Chief Minister said. day so that she could take out Minister which stopped her Banerjee said allegations %;."9 7%;."8== M&N!  , .&2)6$ 9 !.&2) 2! &    a rally with the corpses. from attending the meetings that her phone calls were being %  *! 26% 9 && "@."< !& )!9 4  < !& 1 ) 9 !  &  @4 6 “That Didi relies totally on convened by the Centre on var- taped had been proved true ; M// N)  !&   &  &&   !& !    &)    && ! 6A' B) vote bank politics and not ious important issues the Prime after the revelation of the tape.  2)"%;":         & ! !:  6$  & ."<C development is clear” from the Minister said that his “I told earlier also about how A!  26A;=) 2)  !  !!  &!  ! ! taped words, Modi said adding Government repeatedly invit- the BJP tapes the conversation “due to this vote bank politics ed her to join important meet- of rival politicians …this one and politics of appeasement no ings like the ones on reviewing example of that,” Banerjee said development took place in the corona situation but she adding she would take action         !     " theState.” skipped them. against those responsible for That the conversation itself “Didi’s ego has ballooned so telephone taping. “I will order a Patna: A majority of political hinted at the same by saying have called the meeting. Hence, sition parties," said Yadav. government must declare a revealed a “deep-rooted con- much that she sees nothing CID investigation against those parties in Bihar are in favour of that the decision will be taken I am participating in it. Sanjay Jaiswal, representing summer vacation in schools spiracy” was proved by the con- beyond it. The Central who are responsible for the tap- a weekend curfew of 62 hours soon. During the all-party "The opposition parties the BJP in the meeting, also from April 18 to June 1. tents of the tape the Prime Government has invited the ing of my telephonic conversa- between Friday evening and meeting RJD leader Tejashwi have been giving suggestions backed the idea of a weekend "If required, the state gov- Minister said adding the clip- Chief Ministers to discuss a tion,” Banerjee said roundly Monday morning. Yadav put 30 points including on Covid management and curfew. "We have pointed out ernment should cancel ping also established her fond- number of important issues accepting that the voice was her RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, weekend curfew on the table developing health infrastruc- five days employment and two Dussehra and winter vacations ness to promote politics of like the pandemic situation … own and the contents too. Saying BJP state president Sanjay and asked the state government ture in the state since last one days of curfew in Bihar. The 62 in schools and adjust the study vendetta. most of the Chief Ministers that such “cheap tricks” would Jaiswal, among others, sug- to implement them immedi- year but unfortunately, the rul- hours curfew from Friday loss of students," Jaiswal said. The Chief Minister was attended but she would not not let her spirits down Banerjee gested the same during an all- ately. ing parties have not imple- evening 6 pm to Monday Mukesh Sahani, president however quick to respond come to these meetings on said “the police sent by Delhi party virtual meeting held in While addressing the gov- mented them. Now that the morning 8 am needs to be of VIP, suggested that the Bihar attacking the BJP for being so some pretext or the other,” the killed the local people … I will Patna under the chairmanship ernor, Yadav claimed the health infrastructure has com- implemented in Bihar to break government impose a lock- afraid of its defeat that it had Prime Minister said. not let that happen in Bengal … of governor Phagu Chauhan on Constitution of state was under pletely collapsed in the state, the chain of Corona infec- down similar to the started tapping the telephonic Banerjee had earlier I will not let Bengal go into the Saturday. threat. "As you are sitting on ruling party leaders are trying tion," Jaiswal said. Maharashtra government to conversations of the rival lead- attacked the Prime Minister hands of Gujarat.” CM Nitish Kumar also constitutional post and you to blame their failures on oppo- He also said that the state break the chain of infection. #$%& ' ( 7*/0) ),A5.2)/2 )7 19 cases raised the infection tally to 8,21,054, accord- explained?” best for the people. People of Maharashtra are traumatic for our community as we continue to face ing to an official statement. In one of the series of tweets put out on the following ‘Majha Kutumb, Majhi Javabadari’ duti- senseless violence,” Satjeet Kaur, the Sikh Coalition  3 74 . )5.2/26 Of the new fatalities linked to the virus, 36 were issue, Malik said, “It is sad & shocking that when fully. It is time the CM also follows his duties in Executive Director, said in a statement. 0 *7)  :-74  reported from the State capital Lucknow, followed the Government of Maharashtra asked the 16 the spirit of ‘Majha Rajya, Majhi Javabadari’,” This is the worst Sikh massacre in the US after by 15 from Kanpur, eight from Varanasi, four each export companies for #Remdesivir, we were told Goyal said. the Oak Creek Gurdwara mass shooting in “District administrations should collect infor- from Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Jaunpur that the Central Government has asked them not Chemical and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Wisconsin on August 5, 2012, where seven mem- mation about those returning to the state after tak- among other districts. Lucknow accounted for 5,913 to supply the medicine to #Maharashtra. These Mandaviya also hit back at Malik by charging bers of the community were killed. ing part in the Kumbh and ensure that they “self- of the fresh Covid-19 cases, Allahabad 1,977, companies were warned, if they did, their that the latter stating “half-truth and lies”. The attack marks at least the 45th mass shoot- isolate or are quarantined”, said an order issued by Kanpur 1,826, and Varanasi 1,664, the UP license would be cancelled”. “He (Malik) is unaware of the ground situ- ing in the US since the Atlanta-area spa shootings Madhya Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary Government said in a statement issued here. The In a significant tweet, Malik said, “It is a dan- ation. The Centre has been in active contact with on March 16, CNN reported. It is the deadliest (Home) Rajesh Rajora. MP has reported 11,269 new number of active Covid-19 cases stand at 1,70,059 gerous precedent and under these circum- officers of Maharashtra and is assisting with sup- shooting since 10 people were killed March 22 at Covid-19 cases (21.4 per cent positivity rate), 6,497 in Uttar Pradesh, the statement added. stances, the Maharashtra Government will have ply of Remdesivir in every manner. As per the a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. recoveries, and 66 deaths in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, chairing a review meeting virtual- no choice but to seize the stock of Remdesiir Government’s record, there is only one unit of “Enough is enough - our community has been Karnataka had on Thursday made RT-PCR Test ly, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from these exporters and supply it to the needy”. EoU and one in SEZ. We have reached out to all through enough trauma,” Komal Chohan, grand- mandatory for the people returning to the State after said every hospital should have an oxygen backup He tagged the Prime Minister’s Office and the Manufacturers of Remdesivir. No such con- daughter of one of the deceased- Amarjeet Johal- taking part in the Kumbh Mela at Haridwar. of 36 hours. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in the signment is stuck,” Mandaviya said, as he urged was quoted as saying by the New York Post. Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar urged those tweet. the state to share the list so that the needful could “I am heartbroken to confirm that my naniji returning from the mela to stay in home quaran- . 40 /*/.(./  “There are 16 export oriented units in our be done. (maternal grandmother), Amarjeet Kaur Johal, is tine and get themselves tested. The Madhya country that have 20 lakh vials of #Remdesivir, Meanwhile, Union Health and Family among those killed in the senseless shooting at the Pradesh Government has also planned to quaran- 0.)/ 33; 5) since exports are now banned by the government, Welfare Minister Dr Harsha Vardhan dialled FedEx facility in Indianapolis,” Chohan said. tine kumbh returnees to check Covid-19. 7267*)/2) .* 2)/72 these units are seeking permission to sell this Uddhav to reassure all help from the Centre but She said that several of her family members According to Haridwar Chief Medical Officer medicine in our country but the central gov- asked him to focus on the 5 pillars of combat- work at the particular facility and are traumatised. Dr SK Jha, 229 “sadhus” who attended Kumbh mela Minister of State for Chemicals and ernment is denying the same,” Malik said. ing Covid-19. “My nani, my family, and our families should in Haridwar tested positive for the coronavirus dis- Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya said the “The Government says it should be sold only Vardhan said he discussed further stringent not feel unsafe at work, at their place of worship, ease including Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad Government plans to double the production in through 7 companies that are producing it. These actions to be taken for containment, surveillance or anywhere,” Chohan said. president Mahant Narendra Giri, who is admitted the country and has given permission to 20 more 7 companies are refusing to take responsibility. and treatment of Covid-19 cases. Jaswinder Singh, who lost his life in the shoot- at the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, plants recently to increase capacity to manu- This is a decision making crisis. While there is “Reiterated the need to focus on the 5 pil- ing, was due to get his first paycheck at the facili- Rishikesh. facture. Ensuring adequate supply of Remdesivir a requirement of this medicine and availability lars “Test, Track, Treat, Covid Appropriate ty this month and was working on the night shift Mahamandaleshwar of Maha Nirvani Akhara to the people of Maharashtra remains the pri- too, a quick decision is the need of the hour. This Behaviour and Vaccination” to tide over the to sort out the mail. from Madhya Pradesh, Swami Kapil Dev, who was ority of the Centre, he said. problem must be solved and the vials must be emergent health crisis,” the Union Minister said. “He was a simple man. He used to pray and under treatment for Covid-19 at a private hospital As per the Government’s record, there is only supplied to government hospitals in all States Vardhan said he also assured the meditate a lot, and he did community service,” said here, died on April 13. On Saturday, 175 “sadhus” one unit of EoU and one in SEZ. Government immediately.” Maharashtra Government of adequate and unin- Harjap Singh Dhillon, a relative of Singh, in a New who attended Kumbh Mela have found infected has reached out to all the Manufacturers of Talking to media persons separately, Malik terrupted supply of medical oxygen and all pos- York Times report. from coronavirus. Remdesivir. No consignment is stuck, the also castigated Modi over the latter’s handling sible support with respect to healthcare infra, Amarjit Sekhon, another deceased in the inci- It is estimated that over 2,000 people had test- Minister said as he asked concerned people to of Covid-19 situation in the country. He said if medicines and therapeutics. “Additional 1,121 dent who began working at FedEx about six months ed positive for Covid-19 in the Haridwar Kumbh share the list of 16 companies, availability of stock the Prime Minister wanted to take credit for ventilators are also being rushed to them given ago, leaves behind two teenage sons who are yet to Mela area from April 10 to 16 confirming fears that and WHO-GMP with them. Covid vaccine, he should also take responsibil- the surge in cases,” he said. come to terms with their mother’s death. one of the world’s largest religious gatherings may The announcement came after the Centre ity for deaths too. He said if the vaccination cer- Rimpi Girn, Sekhon’s niece, said she is strug- contribute further to the rapid rise in coronavirus held a meeting with all-existing manufacturers tificates carried Modi’s photograph, then the 335)73:=. gling to explain her loss of her younger son. cases. But there are fears that the numbers could of the drug to discuss the increase in production death certificates of the Covid victims should also “We can’t even think of what to tell him. All of be even higher, and that many of those who have and supply and also to reduce the price of carry his image. =) . .*/26-3= a sudden last night his mom went to work, and she returned home could have taken the disease with Remdesivir injection. The Centre recently also The way Modi’s photo is put on vaccination =700 . 2) 2 never came back today,” she was quoted as sahing them across the country. banned the export of Remdesivir and its active certificates, we demand that PM’s photo should in the report. A majority of the 48.51 lakh people who took pharmaceutical ingredients to ensure its smooth be put on death certificates also. If they are tak- Mandal said the court has granted bail to him Jasvinder Kaur, who used to travel with Sekhon part in the last two royal baths (shahi snan) held availability in the domestic market. ing credit for Covid-19 vaccination, then, they on the basis of depositing a bond of 5 lakh and a for her night shifts at FedEx, was to attend her on the occasion of Somwati Amavasya on April 12 Presently, the current total installed capac- will have to take responsibility for deaths too,” personal bond of 1 lakh. He has also been asked granddaughter’s second birthday celebrations on and Mesh Sankranti on April 14 were seen open- ity of the seven manufacturers of Remdesivir is Malik said. to submit his passport and has been asked not to Saturday. “And today we’re gathering to plan a funer- ly violating Covid-19 norms like wearing of face 38.80 lakh vials per month. “As the number of Covid cases are going up change his phone number and address. This case al,” Girn, who is also Kaur’s relative, was quoted as masks and social distancing. The Health Ministry Fast-track approval has been given for seven in the country, the number of deaths is also is related to RC-38A/96 in connection with the ille- saying by the NYT. SOP prescribes that all the visitors to Kumbh must additional sites having the production capacity increasing on large scale. The funeral sites are gal withdrawal from Dumka treasury. There is a case For Kamal Jawandha, it was a miracle that both produce a health certificate issued by a competent of 10 lakh vials/month to six manufacturers. running out of space to accommodate the dead of illegal withdrawal of about 3.13 crore. of his parents, who worked at the facility and were authority, which is a mandatory requirement for Another 30lakh vials/month production is lined and people are in queues. The Centre is answer- Mandal said all the formalities are expected to present there at the time of shooting, escaped entering the Kumbh Mela area. up. This would ramp up the production capac- able for the present situation arisen due to the be completed expeditiously and the release in all unhurt. It said the pilgrims are required to mandatori- ity for manufacturing to around 78 lakh circumstances and it cannot run away from probability will happen on Monday. Llau will be Jawandha said that his father had brought his ly produce a Negative RT-PCR Test report for vials/month, said the Government. answering it,” Malik said. freed after 39 months and 25 days of incarceration. mother food and was getting ready to go inside Covid-19, not older than 72 hours prior to the date Miffed by a full-fledged campaign launched Earlier, taking the plea of the CBI as true, Justice when the shooting started. His mother hid in the of visit, at the time of entry to the mela. 4-)-. ) 2)7 by the Maharashtra Government against the Aparesh Kumar Singh had rejected Lalu’s bail plea. bathroom when the shooting started, the report said. Modi dispensation over the discrimination Lalu had then once again requested for bail from “She’s in deep sadness. She could not sleep. She #!3:-2   /2  /C . 40 /*/. against the State, Goyal put out a series of tweet the Jharkhand High Court. just can’t stop shaking. She can’t believe this kind D(7.)/26)7 : contesting the “claims” by the Maharashtra Lalu was serving jail sentences in four cases of of thing would happen here,” Jawandha was quot- B5)0; Government over the discrimination in the sup- fodder scam. Recently, Lalu’s bail plea was filed in ed as saying by the NYT. Thereafter, NCP chief spokesperson and ply of Oxygen and Remedesivir to the State. the High Court on the basis of completing half of Maninder Walia, a community leader, expressed Maharashtra’s death tally climbed to 59,970 with State’s Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik led “Saddened to see @OfficeOfUT’s gimmicks the sentence. According to Lalu’s Advocate, on April shock at the shooting incident, saying that it is very the addition of 419 fatalities during the last 24 hours. the charge and lambasted the Centre for its dis- on oxygen. GoI, with all stakeholders, is ensur- 9, half of Lalu’s sentence in the Dumka treasury case hard to understand that it can happen to the com- For Delhi, the previous highest spike was criminatory attitude towards the Maharashtra ing maximum oxygen production in India. We has been completed. Ranchi’s CBI Court had sen- munity. “We go everywhere. We are all one fami- recorded on Friday when 19,486 cases and 141 Government over the supply of Remdesivir vials are currently producing 110% of Oxygen gen- tenced him to seven years in the Dumka treasury ly. Tragedy has occurred in a particular side of the deaths were reported in 24 hours. Maharashtra had and also threatened to seize the stocks of erating capacity and diverting all available case. However, in the biggest and fifth case of fod- town and we are all together. Anybody who has been reported over 63,000 vases on Friday. Remdesivir from the exporting firms and sup- Oxygen from industrial use to medical use,” der scam of illegal withdrawal from Doranda trea- hurt or anything, we mourn for all,” Walia said while The five most affected States by total cases are ply them to the needy people. Goyal said. sury, hearing is going on in Ranchi’s special CBI speaking to the local WRTV channel. Maharashtra (37,70,707), , Kerala (12, 21,168), State Health Minister Rajesh Tope flagged the “Maharashtra has so far received the high- Court. In this case also, a decision can be made Replying to a question on concerns whether the Karnataka (11,41, 998), Tamil Nadu (9,80, 728), , shortage of medical oxygen in the State and asked est quantity of Oxygen in India. Centre is in daily against Lalu and can go to jail once again. community is being targeted, he said, “it is too early and Andhra Pradesh (9, 55, 455). the Centre to give permission to it for trans- touch with State Governments to assess their The RJD chief is suffering from serious diseases to say anything and folks who are in the law and West Bengal, which went to the fifth phase of porting liquid Oxygen in railway containers. needs & help them in best possible manner,” and undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi. enforcement, they are gonna do their thing.” poll on Saturday amid massive mass mobilisation Reproducing a letter written by Food & Goyal said. Earlier, he was getting treatment in Rajendra “Our community has a long road of healing by political parties in violation of all Covid-19 Drugs Control Administration, Guijarat, asking “Just yesterday, the PM in his review told that Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Ranchi. physically, mentally and spiritually to recover norms registered the highest single-day spike of an exporter to make available Remedesivir vials Centre & States should work with synergy in this from this tragedy,” Walia told CNN. 7,713 cases taking the tally to 6,51,508, the health (meant for exports) for meeting Covid-19 needs crisis. With this background, shocked and sad- '/:-4726:/33 0 Although Sikhs began settling in Indiana more department said in a bulletin. The death toll also in its state, Malik tweeted, “Here is the another dened to see petty politics being played by than 50 years ago, the first gurdwara was established rose to 10,540 after 34 fresh fatalities were report- proof of step motherly treatment given by @OfficeOfUT. He needs to stop his daily dose /24-77)/26/25 in 1999. In the last two decades, the Sikh popula- ed. Central Government to #Maharashtra. This is the of shameless politics and take responsibility,” the tion around Indianapolis has experienced signifi- Uttar Pradesh on Saturday reported 120 deaths, approval letter to one of the export companies Union Minister said. “While we don’t yet know the motive of the cant growth. Now there are 10 gurdwaras across the its largest one-day toll from the pandemic pushing to supply stock of #Remdesivir to the state of “Maharashtra is suffering from an inept & shooter, he targeted a facility known to be heavily state and an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 Sikh the fatality count to 9,703, while 27,357 fresh Covid- Gujarat Only. Can these double standards be corrupt Government & the Centre is doing its populated by Sikh employees, and the attack is Americans who have made Indiana their home.  !"#$' "&* &(  12 3431 )  * 2  !  ! !      4, 

their need of safe transporta- D@ &  !  tion as indeed their suitable rehabilitation in host as well as home States,” Sonia said. At the meet, she said that O P the Modi government was unprepared in evaluating and managing the crisis. She added that the Congress believed   2 0 3-/ tions. This convoluted “me that fighting the pandemic versus you” debate is childish was national challenge and aintaining that India has and totally unnecessary,” she that it should be kept above Mbeen caught off guard in added. party politics. She said that the   2 0 3-/ its fight against the deadly Sonia said Goods and government did not listen to coronavirus once again despite Services Tax (GST) on all constructive suggestions made rappling with the surge in 3"   &   having a year to prepare, Narendra Modi after her meet- equipment, instruments, med- by the Opposition on the man- GCovid-19 cases, various Congress president Sonia ing with chief ministers of icines and support required to agement of the pandemic, and States in a meeting with the Gandhi on Saturday urged the Congress-ruled states to take a prevent and treat Covid-19 that Union ministers attacked Centre on Saturday highlight- & ! !!) Government to ramp up its jibe at the Centre. should be made free. “It is a leaders of opposition for giv- ed the shortage of oxygen strategy to tackle the menace Both Sonia and Rahul ear- matter of grave concern that ing suggestions. cylinders, Remdesivir in hos-   2 0 3-/ much store on the Quad vaccine. as she pointed out to the over- lier have written to Modi ask- life saving drugs like “This convoluted ‘me ver- pitals, ventilator stocks and alliance, must ensure that the “The scaling up of vaccine whelmed medical infrastruc- ing him to expand the coun- Remdesivir etc. and medical sus you’ debate is childish and poor supply of vaccine doses. he CPI(M) polit bureau on Biden administration keeps production in India is being ture and shortage of vaccines try’s vaccination drive against oxygen as also other basic totally unnecessary,” Sonia Eleven States and Union TSaturday said that the to its committed word and hampered by the shortage of and drugs. Covid-19. supplements are subjected to asserted accusing the Centre of Territories, including United States must lift their immediately ensures supply of the intermediate material Sonia was speaking during “I have written to the GST @ 12%. Even basic equip- giving preferential treatment to Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh export ban on raw materials for essential vaccine material to required for vaccine produc- the meeting of the Congress Prime Minister after meeting ments like Oxymeters and life some states while maintaining and Delhi, account for 79.32 the production of vaccines. India. This is the least that tion. Much of this material Working Committee (CWC) with them. Our Chief saving critical equipment like “thundering silence” on per cent of the new coron- In a statement, the Left must be done when India is such as filters, solutions and meeting, which was attended Ministers have spoken to the ventilators are subjected to requests of states ruled by the avirus cases in the country party pointed out that the facing vaccine shortage in the plastic bags come from the by former party chief Rahul Prime Minister and written to 20% GST. In the current state Congress and opposition par- were present at the meeting. export ban by the US is a dou- face of an unprecedented surge United States. But the U.S. Gandhi, general secretaries the concerned minister from of affairs, this is inhuman and ties. The high-level meeting blespeak, citing US President of Covid infections,” said Administration has banned and State in-charges of the time to time pleading for relief. untenable,” she added. “As the central and state was chaired by Union Health Joe Biden’s assurances in the CPI(M). the export of vaccine materi- party. Some of them were left with The Government must governments move ahead to Minister Harsh Vardhan with recently convened Quad The CPI(M) also pointed al under its Defence She reiterated her insis- only a few days of vaccine, no provide financial support for control the situation by resort- the Health Ministers of 11 Summit. out the concerns raised by Production Act. Despite tence on lowering the immu- oxygen or ventilators. But the poor in the form of month- ing to partial curfews, travel States and Union Territories to “The ban on exports of Serum Institute of India head requests by the Indian author- nisation age to 25 years and there has been thundering ly income support and trans- restrictions, closure and lock review measures taken by them materials used in vaccine pro- Adar Poonawala on hamper- ities, no relaxation or exemp- above “as also all younger per- silence on the part of the fer 6,000 in the account of downs; we will again be for prevention, containment duction goes completely ing of production in India due tion has been given for export sons with at-risk health disor- Government. On the contrary every eligible citizen, who restricting economic activity and management of the recent against these stated aims. The to the US Government’s ban of these items,” the CPI(M) ders like asthma, angina, dia- some other states have have been hit by the partial that will hit the already belea- surge in Covid-19 cases. Modi government, which sets on export of raw materials of said in a statement. betes, kidney & liver diseases received preferential treat- curfews, travel restrictions, guered people, especially the Prime Minister Narendra and other similar ailments.” ment/relief,” she said. closure and lockdowns put in poor and the daily wagers,” she Modi is scheduled to meet top prices of essential drugs like Response Fund, and that of the manufacturers in the country. The Congress came out “Instead of listening to place by authorities, she said in said. officials of several ministries Remdesivir which has been Union Health Ministry, allow- The steps taken for unhindered with a 14-point attack on the constructive suggestions of her CWC meeting statement. Taking on these challeng- later in the evening to review sold in the black market at ing utilisation of unspent movement of oxygen cylinders Government over ‘grave errors’ the opposition, Union “Similarly, with reverse ing times as Indians rather the overall covid situation and exorbitant prices. pending balance under from their manufacturing units in Covid-19 management. Ministers are pressed into ser- migration of labour already than as political opponents will vaccination drive. “Double mutant strain in National Health Mission as on across states were also detailed, Sonia also spoke about vice to attack leaders of oppo- having started, it will be crit- be true ‘Rajadharma’, Sonia Maharashtra, Maharashtra was a key point of April 1, 2021 for COVID man- the Ministry said. her letter to Prime Minister sition for giving those sugges- ical to immediately address stressed. Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, concern. The Delhi agement purposes, were reit- Taking note of the active Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Government requested for erated, it said. surge in cases witnessed since Kerala, West Bengal, Delhi, additional beds in Central Union Health Secretary last February in which most cases with the onset of early of the lifesaving machines, population, Vardhan also Vardhan said about 1.58 Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Government hospitals as was Rajesh Bhushan informed the states have now crossed their symptoms so that prompt and saying 1,121 ventilators are to addressed the issue of vaccine crore doses are still available Uttar Pradesh have been done in 2020 to help tide over states on the steps taken to pro- highest tally, Harsh Vardhan effective treatment checks the be given to Maharashtra, 1,700 shortage. with the states while another reporting an unprecedented the emergent health crisis,” vide medical grade oxygen urged the states to give special deterioration of health in the to Uttar Pradesh, 1,500 to “The total consumption 1.16 crore doses are in pipeline, surge in new infections. the Ministry said. and augmenting Remdesivir focus on the prominent five to deceased, the statement said. Jharkhand, 1,600 to Gujarat, of vaccines so far (wastage to be delivered by next week. In a statement here, the The notification of the stocks in the country. six cities in their administra- Large containment zones 152 to Madhya Pradesh and included) has been approxi- Emphasizing that there is Ministry said “Many of them Home Ministry, granting per- The states were also tion and map medical colleges for achieving community quar- 230 to Chhattisgarh. mately 12.57 crore doses no shortage of vaccines, he (States) raised the issue of mission to states to utilize up informed about the issuance of to either these cities or adjoin- antine were also suggested as Detailing the number of against the 14.15 crore doses strongly pushed for further dovetailing the medical oxygen to 50 per cent of their annual the calendar of medical oxygen ing 2-3 districts. The states a strategy. 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Kumbh-2021 and election ral- cloth but eliminating any gaps It said that the Election lies,” the plea has alleged. or poor-fitting areas of a mask. Commission should be asked It sought the apex court’s “The medical procedure to issue direction to the direction to the Centre, masks are designed to have authorities in the states where Uttarakhand government and very good filtration potential elections are being held to the National Disaster based on their material, but the strictly enforce COVID-19 Management Authority to not way they fit our faces isn’t per-   2 0 3-/ of religious activities happen religious sentiments are not guidelines during the poll encourage or promote any fect,” said Emily Sickbert- in our country and polls are hurt and Covid-appropriate process and take appropriate gathering or event “inconsis- Bennett, PhD, associate pro- ack of Covid-appropriate also underway. We must behaviour can be followed,” he action against the violators. tent with the spirit and object fessor of infectious diseases at Lbehaviour and mutation of understand lives are also said. The plea, filed by Noida- of the COVID guidelines” and the UNC School of Medicine the virus are the two main rea- important. We can do this in His remarks come in the !  !  2 0 3-/ 21 positively, it said. resident Sanjai Kumar Pathak, orders issued by these author- and lead author of the study. sons behind the rapid spread of a restricted manner so that backdrop of the ongoing Through the order, the said that COVID-19 cases are ities. To test the fitted filtration coronavirus infections in the religious sentiment is not hurt Kumbh mela in Uttarakhand, he Centre has conveyed to ADG (Medical), CAPFs, Dr increasing rapidly across the “It is axiomatic that the efficiency (FFE) of a range of country, AIIMS director Dr & Covid appropriate behav- which has attracted people from Tthe Gujarat Government Mukesh Saxena has also named country and the health infra- respondents have turned a masks, UNC researchers Randeep Guleria on Saturday iour can be followed,” said Dr different parts of the country in that DRDO is establishing a Devarshi Raval as the nodal structure is “crumbling” in blind eye towards the violation worked with James Samet, said even as he expressed con- Guleria. He also highlighted large numbers. 900-bedded hospital in officer for making logistical many states. of COVID-19 guidelines at the PhD, and colleagues in the cern over the religious and that India was witnessing a Talking about the immuni- Ahmedabad to cater to the arrangements at Gujarat It claimed that hospitals Kumbh Mela and during elec- USEPA Human Studies Facility political activities taking place huge strain in the healthcare sation drive, Dr Guleria said that “alarming surge” in Covid-19 University. and crematoriums are running tion campaigns and rallies on the campus of UNC-Chapel in a few States, cautioning system and efforts need to be India should gradually lift or cases there. The letter has been circu- out of space and shortage of which have the potential to Hill. There they filled a 10-foot that they must be done in a stepped up to keep increasing lower the age bar for beneficia- The Union Home Ministry lated to Inspector General essential drugs has been become super spreader events by 10-foot stainless-steel expo- restricted manner. our hospital beds/resources ries to widen the vaccination has also directed the Central (Medical) of the Border reported from many cities. but common people on the sure chamber with small salt “The cause for the surge ... for the increasing number of ambit. “We should gradually lift Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) Security Force (BSF), Central The petition said that street is being fined and chal- particle aerosols and had is multifactorial. But two main cases. or lower the age bar so that or the Central paramilitary Reserve Police Force (CRPF) India is currently witnessing lans are being issued,” the plea researchers don combinations causes are that people have We also have to urgently more and more people come forces to spare 25 doctors and and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). its highest surge in COVID-19 has claimed. of masks to test how effective stopped following Covid- bring down the number of into the pool of people who can 75 paramedics and ensure that The BSF will send 10 doc- they were at keeping particles appropriate behaviour during Covid-19 cases, he added. be vaccinated. That will happen they report by April 21 to man tors and 30 paramedics, the (      out of their breathing space. January-February when the “This is a time when a lot in the coming few weeks. the hospital in Gujarat. CRPF) will spare 10 doctors A transmission electron vaccination started and cases of religious activities happen “We will have more and “The hospital is being and 25 nursing staff and SSB to     8 microscopic image that shows went down. Also, at this time, in our country and polls are more vaccines that will come established at the Gujarat chip in with five doctors and 20 SARS-CoV-2 also known as the virus mutated and spread also underway. We must into the common pool which University Convention Centre, paramedical personnel for the 2019-nCoV, the virus that caus- more rapidly,” Dr Guleria said understand that lives are also will allow us to open up the vac- Ahmedabad to cater to the DRDO hospital in Ahmedabad.    2 0 3-/ place. es Covid-19, isolated from a to a news agency. important. We can do this in cination to a larger population,” alarming surge of the Covid Through the communica- The trial court, after con- patient in the US, as the Virus “This is a time when a lot a restricted manner so that he said. cases there,” reads an order tion to the heads of CRPF, BSF private vehicle does not sidering the evidence on particles are shown emerging issued by Additional Director and SSB, the Ministry has asked Acome within the expres- record, acquitted accused from the surface of cells cul- undergo a series of range-of- altering the fit is about 40-60 General (Medical) of CAPFs them to send their team on sion of a “public place” as per Major Singh but convicted tured in the lab- the spikes on    motion activities to simulate per cent effective at keeping under the Union Home priority and the doctors and the explanation given under accused Boota Singh, Gurdeep the outer edge of the virus par- .  -   the typical motions a person Covid-19-sized particles out. A Ministry on Friday. paramedics have to report to the Narcotic Drugs and Singh and Gurmohinder ticles give coronaviruses their      may do throughout their day - cloth mask is about 40 per cent It has further been decid- the nodal officer of the said hos- Psychotropic Substances Singh, under the NDPS Act name, crown-like.  /##0  - bending at the waist, talking, effective. ed and conveyed that CAPFs pital latest by April 21. (NDPS) Act, the Supreme and sentenced them to rigor- Each individual mask or and looking left, right, up and Their recent findings on are required to provide 25 The Defence Research and Court has said. ous imprisonment for 10 layered mask combination was )   ) down,” said Phillip Clapp, PhD, doubling of face masks show medical officers and 75 para- Development Organisation A bench comprising jus- years. fitted with a metal sample port, ,  ,. an inhalation toxicologist in the that when a cloth mask is medical/nursing staff, reads (DRDO) hospital set to be tices U U Lalit and K M They were also asked to which was attached to tubing in      ,P UNC School of Medicine who placed over a surgical mask, the the order. operationalised by late next Joseph made the observation pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh, failing the exposure chamber that 2     has been testing mask FFE FFE improved by about 20 per “It is, therefore, requested week, officials said. while deciding an appeal which they were directed to measured the concentration )   with Sickbert-Bennett since cent, and improved even more that the following number of On Friday, the Defence challenging an order passed undergo further rigorous of particles entering the breath- the pandemic began. with a snug-fitting, sleeve-type doctors and paramedics/nurs- Minister Rajnath Singh direct- by the Punjab and Haryana imprisonment for two years. ing space underneath the According to their find- mask, such as a gaiter. When ing staff be detailed for the pur- ed the DRDO to reopen the High Court affirming their The accused argued researcher’s mask. A second ings, the baseline fitted filtra- layered over procedure masks, pose please,” it said. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Covid conviction and sentence before the top court that the tube measured the ambient compared to that in the cham- tion efficiency (FFE) of a mask cloth masks improve fit by The detailed staff should care hospital here which was set under the NDPS Act. vehicle in question was a pri- concentration of particles in the ber, researchers determined differs from person to person, eliminating gaps and holding report to the nodal officer up in July last year. He has also Two bags of poppy straw vate one belonging to accused chamber. By measuring parti- the FFE. due to each person’s unique the procedure mask closer to (Colonel B Chaubey, DRDO asked the defence body to set were recovered from the Gurdeep Singh and was not a cle concentration in the breath- “We also had the face and mask fit. But general- the face, consistently covering Hospital, Ahmedabad by April up a new facility in Lucknow. accused while they were sit- public conveyance, though it ing space underneath the mask researchers in the chamber ly, a procedure mask without the nose and mouth. ting in a jeep at a public was parked on a public road. )3  4  !"#$' "&* &(  12 3431

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Empowered Group incremental sales (net of ensuing restrictions imposed The idea is to see that the down. are providing inputs to the It said that mere assembly of Secretaries chaired by taxes) of manufactured goods by the States from derailing the poor and small businesses do Under its ‘Aatmanirbhar Centre. 677027))7 of finished goods would not be Cabinet Secretary will moni- (as distinct from traded goods) economic recovery. not suffer and their livelihood Bharat’ package and the Garib The worry for the govern- incentivised and companies tor the PLI scheme, undertake over the base year (2019-20) After last year’s lockdowns, support is not disturbed, said Kalyan Yojana, the govern- ment this time round is also /2 2)/*/ 0 investing in basic/core com- periodic review of the outgo subject to ceilings. which resulted in the country’s an official source, on condition ment had announced packages about inflation that has seen an ponents would get a higher under the scheme, ensure uni- “Mere assembly of fin- GDP contracting by (-) 23.9 per of anonymity. worth over Rs 20 lakh crore. increase in the last few months.    2 0 3-/ priority. formity of all PLIs and take ished goods shall not be incen- cent, it was hoped that the The source said that any While the economic situa- This actually means that Earlier this month, the appropriate action to ensure tivised. Selection of companies economy will grow hand- such package, if finalised, tion is still much better than people are already struggling he department for pro- government approved a pro- that the expenditure is within for the scheme shall be done somely in FY22 to register a would come up later this last year and the government with higher food prices while Tmotion of industry and duction linked incentive (PLI) the prescribed outlay. so as to incentivise manufac- double digit growth. month or next month. has indicated against a com- their income is dogged with internal trade (DPIIT) has scheme for white goods - Air The group will be empow- turing of components or sub- For this to happen, the RBI The Union Finance plete lockdown this year, uncertainty. notified the PLI scheme for Conditioners (ACs) and LED ered to make any changes in assemblies which are not man- has projected a Q1 FY22 GDP Ministry has so far not indi- support measures could just The RBI will also have to ACs and LED lights and said Lights - with a budgetary out- the modalities of the scheme ufactured in India presently growth of 26.2 per cent. But the cated about any new stimulus look at the most vulnerable sec- do a balancing act over growth that selection of companies to lay of Rs 6,238 crore. It will be within the overall financial with sufficient capacity,” it recent surge in the pandemic to contain the disruptions tions of the society and the aspirations and containing avail the incentives would implemented over 2021-22 to outlay of Rs 6,238 croreIt said said. has again raised serious ques- caused by the fresh Covid-19 industry. inflation. #&     #   $%& + (;*'<'')/=>*  #   '&'(       -;0 .0 Growth rate seems rela- pharma to grow by reducing tively big as the exports of import dependnce and devel- -#3% harma exports from India March 2020 was crunched due op export potential in the days   2 0 3-/ mated to ensure supply deficit them on the same page and Pwitnessed over 18 per cent to lockdown across the world to come as most of the coun- of 1.3 million barrels of oil per revive the deal. growth to USD 24.44 billion and supply chain disruption, he tries are looking at India for lobal crude oil prices are day in calendar year 2021 and Indications are that US   2 0 3-/ Besides, export demand during the last financial year was quoted as saying. APIs ( active pharmaceutical Gexpected to be in the range keep Brent above $60/bbl,” the sanctions on Iran exports may for woven fabrics is expected to against USD 20.58 billion in When the global pharma ingredient) he said. of $60 a barrel over the long brokerage said. be lifted as early as before he second wave of Covid- plunge over Q1FY22 with key FY20, Pharmaceuticals Export market is negatively grown by North America is the term period as OPEC+ deci- The expectation for the Iran’s presidential elections due T19 resurgence can poten- destination countries grappling Promotion Council of India 1-2% in 2020, there is a big largest exporting region for sion to cap supply until crude was that it may surge in on June 18. tially disrupt fabric demand, with a second wave of pan- (Pharmexcil) said on Saturday. surge in demand for Indian Indian pharmaceuticals with demand recovers and the pan- 2021 on the back of economies “While OPEC+ capping said India Ratings and demic. “We have observed a big made generics owing to its more than 34 per cent share. demic continuing to keep a recovering as vaccinations supply should keep Brent above Research (Ind-Ra). “Fabric exports remained leap in our exports in the quality and affordability, the Country wise exports to check on consumption. tamed the spread of Covid-19. $ 60/bbl, delay in demand “Woven fabrics produc- muted in January 2021 on a month of March 2021 which is official said adding Drug for- the US, Canada and Mexico According to a research But the lockdowns again due to recovery and US lifting sanc- tion continued to improve mom basis, and 17 per cent USD 2.3 billion (figures for mulations and Biologicals is the have recorded a growth of report by ICICI Securities, fresh surge in Covid cases has tions on Iran exports would cap mom, though marginally, in YoY lower. March are provisional) and is second largest Principal com- 12.6, 30 and 21.4 per cent Brent has recovered and is delayed demand recovery in further rise. We estimate long- January 2021, despite remain- Demand for imported fab- highest among the exports of modity being exported by respectively. South Africa being over $ 60/bbl since February, 21 Europe. term Brent at $60/bbl,” ICICI ing 21 per cent YoY lower,” rics surged over December all the months of this financial India.The Pharma exports the second largest exporting vs April, 20 low of $ 21/bbl dri- Also, the probability of US Securities said. Ind-Ra said. 2020-January 2021, led by year, the growth rate for this body is expecting big growth in country, recorded a big jump of ven by demand recovery from sanctions on Iran’s oil exports With regard to gross refin- “While recoveries for restocking by retailers.” month is 48.5 per cent against Indian vaccine exports in the 28 per cent growth while lows and OPEC+ capping sup- being lifted appears to have ing magind (GRMs) the out- blended and knitted fabrics “Imports in value terms the exports in March 2020 coming years and the govern- Europe was the third largest ply to ensure supply deficit increased substantially. look is modest as capacity were quicker, that of woven is doubled between November (USD 1.54 billion),” Udaya ment policy on PLI (produc- exporting region which has since July last year. EU and other signatories to addition is expected to exceed expected to be delayed with 2020-January 2021 with high- Bhaskar, Director General of tion Linked Incentive) scheme recorded approximately 11 per “OPEC+ capping supply the nuclear deal are talking to to refined products demand micro-lockdowns and work- er shipments from China, Pharmexcil said in a release. will also help the domestic cent growth over previous year. until demand recovers is esti- Iran and US separately to bring growth. from-home culture.” Bangladesh and Vietnam.” ,:9 A&  !& ! &&   =#++# *2+  )&!  2  7 &!   /HG%(. +  !  !   2 0 3-/ around 4.2 million MT. !!!GA/"1 !!  ICRA expects sugar        2 0 3-/ he operating margins of exports at around 5.5 million   454/ government authorities and   2 0 3-/ Tsugar companies are likely MT supported by the export policymakers have ruled out   2 0 3-/ priate behaviour rather than dani Green Energy arm to moderate in FY22 due to policy and the closing stocks arket correction due to national lockdown.” lockdown. uel prices in the country AAREHFifteenL has bagged higher production cost and are likely to remain higher MCovid resurgence is an Consequently, MOFSL rec- ndustry body FICCI has “The population may be Fremained unchanged on a 150 MWac solar energy pro- reduced export subsidy, ratings than normative sugar stock opportunity to add cyclical ommend that correction Iwritten to Chief Ministers of sensitised about the Covid Saturday as oil marketing com- ject capacity from Torrent agency ICRA said in a state- levels of 6-6.5 million MT at stocks said Motilal Oswal should be viewed by the 25 States urging them to avoid appropriate behaviour like panies decided to go on a Power. ment. around 9.5 million MT for Financial Services. investors as a buying opportu- imposing partial or total lock- wearing masks, physical pause mode and analyse the Adani Renewable Energy Besides, benefits from SY2021 season. In a report, MOFSL said nity and advocated adding a down in the wake of fresh surge distancing and personal global developments on oil Holding Fifteen Ltd improved distillery perfor- However, the stocks are resurgence in second wave of balanced mix of growth, cycli- in Covid cases. hygiene. prices before effecting a revi- (AREHFifteenL), a wholly- mance was also cited by the expected to be lower than the Covid-19 has led to elevated cals and defensive stocks in The industry body also Support may be taken by sion. owned subsidiary of Adani agency as a factor that might previous season at around 11.0 market volatility and correc- their portfolios.”We continue to argued that the economy has involving volunteers from the Accordingly, pump price of Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), moderate operating margins. million MT. tion.Lately, both Nifty and be ‘OW’ on the BFSI, IT, barely begun to turnaround schools, colleges and the petrol and diesel remained at participated in a Tender issued “In the medium term, the “Given the sugar surplus Bank Nifty are down 5 and 15 Metals, Cement and Capital from the impact of the earlier NGOs. Strict compliance to 90.40 a litre and 80.73 a litre by Torrent Power Ltd for pro- government support measures scenario in the domestic mar- per cent from their recent Goods, Neutral on Consumer, lockdowns and such decisions Covid protocol may be ensured respectively in Delhi. curement of power through for higher diversion of sugar for ket, any significant increase in highs, respectively. Auto and Pharma while staying now will push the push the with suitable penalties for vio- The price of the two auto competitive bidding process, ethanol production would the sugar prices is ruled out in “To contain the pandemic, ‘UW’ on Energy, Utility and economy into downward spi- lations,” the letter states. fuels had fallen by 16 paisa and from grid connected solar pho- reduce the sugar surplus and the near term. However, the several states have announced Infrastructure.” ral. FICCI has represented to 14 paisa per litre respectively tovoltaic power projects to be support in improving the higher diversion of sugar localised restrictions with On the bright side, it said In the letter written to the Union Government to open on Thursday after a 15 day setup in Gujarat. demand supply dynamics of towards ethanol and the remu- Maharashtra yesterday unveil- that vaccinations are gradual- state CMs by FICCI President up the vaccination for all the break when OMCs kept its AREHFifteenL has been the industry on a sustainable nerative pricing of ethanol is ing set of broad-based mea- ly beginning to accelerate. Uday Shankar, the chamber has people above 18 years of age to prices static. awarded a project capacity of basis,” ICRA said. expected to result in an sures for two weeks mini-lock- “As vaccination pick up acknowledged the need to give a massive push to the Across the country as well 150 MWac Solar Power As per the agency, domes- improved distillery perfor- down,” further with approvals for more break the Covid chain but has vaccination drive as there is no the petrol and diesel price Project, a BSE filing said. tic sugar production is expect- mance in FY2022,” said “We expect the set of vaccines now in place, we suggested the strategy to focus shortage of vaccines and the remained unchanged on The fixed tariff for this pro- ed to increase by 10 per cent to Sabyasachi Majumdar, Senior restrictive measures to impact expect the focus to shift back more on ramping up covid test- inoculation capacity can be Saturday but its retail levels var- ject capacity is Rs 2.22/ kWh 30.2 million MT in SY2021 and Vice President & Group Head, near-term economic recovery to growth, cyclical recovery and ing, awareness drive and increased with the participation ied depending on the level of for a period of 25 years. outstrip consumption by ICRA. till cases stabilise. However, key fundamentals.0 enforcement of Covid appro- of the private sector. local levies on respective states. "  P B >  7 5 !       198  G             Panaji: The tourism and trav- The Goa-based unit of the    ;7 !  Srinagar The J&K Police have el industry in Goa have criti- Confederation of Indian Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar arrested three Lashkar-e-Taiba cised taxi drivers in the State, Industry and other trade asso- National Highway will remain (LeT) terrorist associates and who have been on strike for ciations have also urged the closed for vehicular traffic on       including a BJP booth president Darjeeling and Kalimpong dis- At Kamarhati in northern recovered incriminating more than 10 days, demanding state government to not relent Sunday in view of the inclement :73:) were ransacked by alleged TMC tricts in the north. fringes of Kolkata the moving material from their posses- scrapping of an online app- to the single point demand of weather and landslides trig- men after he reportedly foiled Incidents of violence and vehicle of BJP candidate Raju sion, officials said on based cab aggregator service. the various striking taxi driver gered by incessant rain, said the ith no death being report- attempts of booth capturing. firing were also reported from Banerjee was attacked with Saturday. "It is an unreasonable associations, whose members state traffic police. Wed, the fifth phase of While polling was 81.73 Shantipur in Nadia district. At stones and bombs, sources said. The police said in a state- demand. The state govern- operate nearly 30,000 cabs The traffic police said on Bengal Assembly elections percent at Jalpaiguri, it was De Ganga in North 24 Parganas “I was rushing to a booth receiv- ment that along with Army's 53 ment has to remain firm," across the state. Sunday no vehicular move- experienced brisk polling in 81.72 percent at Burdwan East where villagers claimed that ing information that it had RR, the police arrested three Nilesh Shah, President of the Taxi operators in Goa have ment would be allowed from spite reports of sporadic vio- till reports last came in at 5 pm. the quick response team of the been captured by the TMC terrorist associates linked to the Travel and Tourism gone on strike, demanding an either side on the Jammu- lence coming in from various In North 24 Parganas 74.83 per- central forces had fired at them men enrooted at the Belghoria proscribed terror outfit LeT in Association of Goa, told immediate end to GoaMiles, a Srinagar National Highway in places. The State recorded a cool cent voters cast their votes while without injuring any one. The Flyover motorbike-borne mis- Budgam district and recov- reporters on Saturday, even as cab aggregator service, backed view of the inclement weather, 78.36 percent voter turnout in Darjeeling the figure was local CPF officers however creants attacked my vehicle, ered incriminating materials the state administration denied by the state tourism develop- landslides and falling stones at across 45 seats that went to polls 74.31 percent. Kampong wit- denied any such incident hav- stoned it and threw bombs at from their possession. striking taxi operators the per- ment corporation, claiming it several places and continuous on Saturday. nessed the lowest turnout with ing taken place. us,” Banerjee claimed. In all The arrested persons have mission to gather at the city impacted the livelihood of rain on NH-44. Reports of violence came 69.56 percent, ECI officials said In Siliguri, a scuffle broke these incidents the ECI has been identified as Adil Ahmad square for their daily protest. nearly 30,000 private tourist The highway is the lifeline from up market Salt Lake adding the percentage of voting out between TMC and CPI asked the respective authorities Dar and Tahir Ahmad Bhat, "The state transport system taxi operators in the state. of the Kashmir valley and the (Bidhannagar) constituency in could go up by five percent as (M) supporters outside a polling to submit reports, sources said. both residents of Narbal, and has to be reasonable, transpar- A large section of tourist main road link connecting northern fringes of Kolkata many people were still standing booth. In Bijpur in North 24 A total of 1.13 crore peo- Ghulam Mohd Gojre from ent and on-time. Their demand taxi drivers in Goa have often Kashmir with the rest of the where the supports of TMC and in queues. Parganas, TMC and BJP sup- ple — including 57 lakh men, Kawoosa Khalisa "Preliminary to scrap the app-based taxi ser- been accused of overcharging, country. Kashmir-bound trucks BJP clashed following mutual Elections was held in 45 porters clashed after the oppo- 56 lakh women and 224 of the investigation has revealed that vice is unfair at a time when the intimidating and operating in laden with essential supplies and allegations of rigging. At seats in North 24 Parganas, sition party alleged that voters third gender --- were to exer- the arrested terrorist associates world is moving the digital an unregulated other vehicles pass through this Gayeshpur in Nadia district the Bardhaman East and Nadia in were being prevented from cise their voting rights in this were providing shelter, logistics way," he said. environment. IANS highway. IANS houses of saffron supporters south Bengal, and Jalpaiguri, going to the booths. phase. and other material support, including transportation of arms and ammunition, to LeT 7     F :G    terrorists in Magam, Narbal 8:      >  and Beerwah areas of Budgam," Bengaluru: Two days after the public campaign polling for the bypoll held on Saturday. the police said.The police for bypolls to three seats in Karnataka came to The JD(S) strongman had got himself inoc- added that all the three arrest- an end, nearly dozen political leaders including ulated with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala ducted for the past two days. fresh supplies at the earliest," persons are under observa- ed persons were in touch with Janata Dal (S) strongman H D Kumaraswamy on March 23. Within hours of Kumarswamy's on Saturday recorded its high- "We are expecting the added Shailaja. tion, including 10,539 persons terror commanders in Pakistan and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy have tested tweet, his son and JD(S) youth wing state pres- est ever single-day tally of number of positive cases to go Meanwhile, a total 3,654 in different hospitals. through various social media Covid positive on Saturday and most of these ident Nikhil Kumaraswamy too stated, "I Covid-19 cases at 13,835, after up as around 2.30 lakh tests are people recovered from the dis- With 18 new hotspots platforms. They were also in leaders have got inoculated first dose of Covid request everyone who came in close contact with 81,211 samples were sent for expected to take place. Since ease in the last 24 hours, tak- being added to the list, Kerala constant touch with the self- vaccine. me over the last few days to isolate themselves testing in the past 24 hours. our health system is quite fine- ing the total number of recov- presently has 452 hotspots styled LeT terror comman- In his tweet, former Karnataka Chief and get tested." Nikhil who is also a film actor The state's test positivity tuned to handle the positive eries in the state to 11,35,921. across the state. The authorities ders, Mohd Yousuf Dar alias Minister Kumaraswamy said he has tested pos- and for the last couple of weeks he was busy in rate surged to a high of 17.04 cases, there is no need to worry Kerala presently has 80,019 have asked all those who are Kantro, and Abrar Nadeem itive for Covid-19. "I request everyone who came shooting with his upcoming movie in Ladakh. per cent on Saturday. as the hospitals are fully active cases. conducting weddings or other Bhat. in close contact with me over the last few days Reports stated that Kumaraswamy's wife and Earlier in the day, Kerala equipped," Shailaja said. As many as 27 persons suc- functions to register in the "Incriminating materials, to isolate themselves and get tested," the 61-year- Ramanagara MLA, Anita Kumaraswamy had Health Minister K.K. Shailaja "We now need another 50 cumbed to the virus in the past online portal, and maintain the including ammunition and old Janata Dal (Secular) leader tweeted. been advised to remain home quarantined with had given enough hints that the lakh doses of vaccine as we are 24 hours, mounting the state's cap of 75 people for indoor posters of LeT, were recovered Kumaraswamy had been campaigning for two of her closest relatives testing Covid posi- numbers will surge as aug- now left with around 5.50 lakh Covid death toll to 4,904. events and 150 for outdoor from the possession of the the party candidate in Basavakalyan, where tive. IANS mented testing is being con- doses only. We are expecting Across the state, 2,18,542 functions. IANS arrested trio," the police said.  !"#$' "&* &(  12 3431   5         $&!.  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MSaturday announced it were seeking foreign invest- “It is not out of the realm pardoned and released more ment as they liberalised their the possibility that for a short than 23,000 prisoners to mark economies, but was sometimes period of time, there will have the traditional Thingyan New criticised for doing business to be some additional enabling Year holiday, but it wasn’t with authoritarian regimes. capabilities added to immediately clear if they Early prisoner releases are Afghanistan, to help effect a included pro-democracy customary during major holi- safe, orderly, and deliberately of Defense is still working out capabilities available to us and activists who were detained in days, and this is the second planned drawdown of every- what the future bilateral secu- we’re not going to speak to the the wake of the military’s batch the ruling junta has body by the president’s dead- rity relationship is going to be details of exactly how we’re seizure of power in February. announced since taking power. line, early September,” with Afghanistan. going to maintain those capa- The releases were Following the release of Pentagon spokesman John “We’re going to transition bilities and utilise those capa- announced on state broadcast- more than 23,000 convicts to Kirby told reporters at a news to a bilateral relationship, a mil- bilities,” he said. er MRTV, which said that junta mark Union Day on February conference on Friday. itary relationship that’s more During a televised address chief Senior Gen. Min Aung 12, there were reports on social However, Kirby did not akin to the kinds of relation- to the nation earlier in the Hlaing had pardoned 23,047 media that some were recruit- elaborate on the nature of the ships we have with other coun- week, President Joe Biden said prisoners, including 137 for- ed by the authorities to carry increase in US troops. “I can’t tries,” he said. that keeping thousands of eigners who will be deported out violence at night in resi- speak today with exactly what “It will not include a US troops grounded and concen- from Myanmar. He also .!  %&H)"  . dential areas to spread panic, that would look like, how many, military footprint on the trated in just one country at a reduced sentences for others. especially by setting fires. Some when they would be going in. ground in Afghanistan with the cost of billions each year made The move comes as daily Unconfirmed but credible formance troupe where were drawn the special wrath of the areas responded by setting up But as we transitioned out of exception of what’s going to be “little sense” to him. protests against the February 1 accounts with photos on social arrested during that year’s New military because they performed their own neighborhood watch Iraq, of course, it’s logical to required to support the diplo- He said all US troops ouster of the elected govern- media claimed that three peo- Year celebrations for skits that in army uniforms. groups. assume that you may need matic mission there. All that’s would be withdrawn from the ment of Aung San Suu Kyi con- ple were killed Saturday by poked fun at military represen- Several members were also In March, more than 600 some logistics help, maybe some still being worked out. So, I strife-torn country by tinue, as does the use of dead- security forces in a violent tatives in Parliament and mili- found guilty of online defama- people who were imprisoned engineering help,” he said. can’t speak with specificity September 11 to end America’s ly force against them. crackdown in the central city of tary involvement in business. tion for livestreaming their for demonstrating against the “You may have to add today about what contract sup- longest war that has cost tril- According to the Mogok, in Myanmar’s gem Their traditional style of act- performances. It could not be February coup were released some force protection capabil- port the Afghan security forces lions of dollars and the Assistance Association for mining region. ing is called Thangyat, a mash- ascertained if all imprisoned from Insein Prison, a rare con- ities, temporarily, just to make are going to need going for- lives of over 2,400 American Political Prisoners, which mon- Detainees released up of poetry, comedy and music members of the troupe were ciliatory gesture by the military sure that the drawdown goes in ward,” he said. soldiers. itors casualties and arrests, Saturday from Yangon’s Insein with a sharp undertone of satire. released. that appeared aimed at placat- a safe, orderly, and effective The United States, he said, The US and the Taliban government forces have killed Prison included at least three Several members of the troupe Another freed prisoner was ing the protest movement. way. Again, we’ll know more as will maintain counterterrorism signed a landmark deal in at least 728 protesters and political prisoners who were were convicted under a law Ross Dunkley, an Australian Those freed were mostly we get closer, but that would capabilities to continue to pre- Doha on February 29, 2020 to bystanders since the takeover. jailed in 2019, said witnesses banning circulation of infor- newspaper entrepreneur sen- young people caught in sweeps not be out of the realm of pos- vent Afghanistan from becom- bring lasting peace in war- The group says 3,141 people, and local press reports. mation that could endanger or tenced in 2019 to 13 years in a of street demonstrations, while sibility,” Kirby said. ing a launching pad for terror- torn Afghanistan and allow including Suu Kyi, are in deten- The three are members of demoralise members of the mil- Myanmar prison for drug pos- those considered protest lead- Responding to a question, ist attacks on the US. US troops to return home tion. the Peacock Generation per- itary. The actors may have session. His release was con- ers were kept locked up. Kirby said that the Department “We have a vast range of from America’s longest war. 7+ ;5 5 % & )* +  " - . +  0    ! )   + *      ?   7           / 0+ 7R  4    !      1 Moscow: Russia detained a    -/26)72 discussed the free and open Dhaka: At least five people Ukrainian diplomat for alleged- Indo-Pacific.   -/26)72 That set off a deluge of criticism working at a under construc- ly receiving classified infor- S President Joe Biden and “We agreed that while from top allies on Capitol Hill  ./70 B2 /.7 country. Even as the U.S. And tion coal power plant being mation from a database of the UJapan Prime Minister Japan and the US will take the acing swift blowback from such as the second-ranking Britain see their vaccination built by a Chinese firm in country’s main security agency. Yoshihide Suga, in their first in- lead to promote the vision Fallies and aid groups, the Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin he global death toll from drives hit their stride and they Chittagong were killed and 20 The Federal Security Service, person bilateral meeting at the through concrete efforts. We White House said President Joe of Illinois, who called that ini- Tthe coronavirus topped a begin to contemplate life after others injured in a clash with or FSB, said Saturday that White House, discussed the will also cooperate with other Biden plans to lift his prede- tial limit “unacceptable.” White staggering 3 million people the pandemic, other places the police following a protest by Alexander Sosonyuk, Ukraine’s increasing Chinese influence countries and regions, includ- cessor’s historically low cap on House press secretary Jen Psaki Saturday amid repeated set- both rich and poor — France the workers over wage and consul in St Petersburg, was over the peace and prosperity ing the ASEAN, Australia, and refugees by next month, after said later that Biden is expect- backs in the worldwide vacci- and India among them — are allowances, Bangladeshi media taken into custody on Friday dur- of the Indo-Pacific and ways to India,” he said. initially moving only to expand ed to increase the refugee cap by nation campaign and a deep- lagging behind in putting shots reports said on Saturday. ing a meeting with a Russian in strengthen the QUAD, com- “We also had serious talks the eligibility criteria for reset- May 15, though she didn’t say by ening crisis in places such as in arms and have imposed The incident happened which he received “information prising of India and Australia on China’s influence over the tlements. how much. Brazil, India and France. new lockdowns and other when the protesting workers of of a classified nature contained in as the other two nations in the peace and prosperity of the In an emergency determi- Biden has been consulting The number of lives lost, as restrictions as cases soar. the plant clashed with the police, the databases of law enforcement grouping. Indo-Pacific and the world at nation signed by Biden earlier with his advisers to determine compiled by Johns Hopkins Worldwide, deaths are run- prompting them to open fire in agencies and the FSB”. Other issues like climate large. We agreed to oppose any Friday, he stated the admission what number of refugees could University, is about equal to the ning at over 12,000 per day on which five workers were killed, The FSB statement, report- change, fight against coronavirus attempts to change the status of up to 15,000 refugees set by realistically be admitted to the population of Kyiv, Ukraine; average and new cases at more the Dhaka Tribune reported. ed by Russian news agencies, pandemic and North Korea did quo by force or coercion in the former President Donald Trump United States between now Caracas, Venezuela; or metro- than 7,00,000 a day. “The violence broke out didn’t give further details. appear in their talks on Friday, East and South China Seas and this year “remains justified by and October 1, the end of the politan Lisbon, Portugal. It is big- The US toll alone is over around 10:30 am at the coal- Ukrainian Foreign Ministry which was the first for Biden intimidation of others in the humanitarian concerns and is fiscal year, Psaki said. ger than Chicago (2.7 million) 5,60,000, accounting for more fired power plant. Five have died spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said with a foreign leader as the region,” Suga said. otherwise in the national inter- “Given the decimated and equivalent to Philadelphia than 1 in 6 of the world’s while at least 20 others were Sosonyuk has been released president of the United States. Beijing claims almost all of est.” But if the cap is reached refugee admissions program we and Dallas combined. Covid-19 deaths, by far the injured in the clash, including from custody and is on “Our alliance has served its the 1.3 million square mile before the end of the current inherited,” she said it’s now And the true number is highest reported by any coun- police and local residents,” a Ukrainian diplomatic property. role as the foundation of peace South China Sea as its sover- budget year and the emergency “unlikely” Biden will be able to believed to be significantly try. The United States is fol- senior police officer was quot- It wasn’t immediately clear if and stability for the Indo- eign territory. China has been refugee situation persists, then a boost that number to 62,500, as higher because of possible gov- lowed by Brazil, Mexico, India ed as saying in the report. Russia would move to expel him. Pacific region and the world. In building military bases on arti- presidential determination may he had proposed in his plan to ernment concealment or the and Britain. This month, the “They attacked police who Nikolenko said Ukraine light of the current regional sit- ficial islands in the region also be issued to raise the ceiling. Congress two months ago. many cases overlooked in the US recommended a pause in are on duty, forcing the police- was preparing a response, but uation and the severe security claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, early stages of the outbreak that the use of Johnson & Johnson’s men to retaliate. Four were didn’t elaborate. The detention environment, the importance the Philippines, Taiwan and began 16 months ago in Covid-19 vaccine while author- killed during the incident while comes amid escalating ten- of our alliance has reached new Vietnam. Wuhan, China, at the end of ities investigate extremely rare three policemen were injured,” sions between Russia and heights,” Suga told reporters at Beijing has impeded com- % 2019. Around the world, the but dangerous blood clots, and Chattogram Range Deputy Ukraine amid a Russian mili- a White House news confer- mercial activity like fishing or trajectory of the virus and the some European countries are Inspector General Anwar tary buildup along the border ence with Biden. mineral exploration by coun- .   race to bring it under control putting the vaccine on Hossain was quoted as saying by with the eastern Ukraine In addition to the bilater- tries like Vietnam and the vary widely from country to hold, too. the Daily Star newspaper. PTI region. AP al relationship, Suga said they Philippines. Portland: Police in Portland, police. The man was pro- Oregon, said on Saturday they nounced dead at the scene in ) R ,   +)4 arrested four people after Lents Park, a leafy, residential    $     , declaring a riot Friday night neighbourhood of the city.     4 when protesters smashed win- Two officers fired a 40mm   ))      dows, burglarised businesses device that shoots non-lethal @'(!  and set multiple fires during projectiles, and one officer — Seoul: US climate envoy John Fukushima nuclear plant into demonstrations that started an eight-year veteran — fired   Kerry met with South Korea’s the sea in two years.   -*2 verbal pyrotechnics of his broth- olution. after police fatally shot a man a gun, police said foreign minister in Seoul on Chung also requested US er Fidel, who died in 2016. “One has to step aside for while responding to reports of in a statement. The officer Rome: A judge in Sicily on Saturday for talks ahead of a help for South Korea’s efforts to aul Castro said he is step- Castro didn’t say who he the young people,” said 64-year- a person with a gun. is on paid administrative leave, Saturday ordered former virtual climate summit of world secure more coronavirus vac- Rping down as Cuban would endorse as his successor old retiree Juana Busutil, for Police said they dispersed and his or her name will be Interior Minister Matteo leaders called by President Joe cines as it wrestles with a slow Communist Party leader, leav- as first secretary of the whom Castro “is going to con- the crowd so firefighting crews released, authorities said. Salvini to stand trial for having Biden for next week. vaccine rollout and a steady rise ing the island without a Castro Communist Party. But he pre- tinue being the leader.” could douse fires before they Davis did not know if the refused to let a Spanish migrant Kerry arrived in South in infections, South Korea’s guiding affairs for the first viously indicated he favors yield- The transition comes at a spread in extreme fire hazard man who died had pointed a rescue ship dock in an Italian Korea after a four-day visit to Foreign Ministry said. The time in more than six decades ing control to 60-year-old difficult time for Cuba, with conditions. weapon at the officers and did port in 2019, keeping the peo- China where he held closed- ministry didn’t release any spe- and handing control of the Miguel Díaz-Canel, who suc- many on the island anxious The vandalism downtown not say how many shots were ple at sea for days. door meetings with senior cific comments made by Kerry party to a younger generation. ceeded him as president in 2018 about what lies ahead. came after the police shooting fired. A witness who spoke to Judge Lorenzo Iannelli set Chinese officials in Shanghai. during the meeting. The 89-year-old Castro and is the standard bearer of a The coronavirus pandem- earlier Friday and was also reporters at the scene said the September 15 as the trial date While Kerry’s discussions Chung and Kerry agreed made the announcement in a younger generation of loyalists ic, painful financial reforms was part of vigils and demon- man, who had removed his during a hearing in the with South Korea’s Foreign that the countries should coop- speech Friday at the opening of who have been pushing an eco- and restrictions imposed by the strations already planned for shirt and was blocking an Palermo bunker courtroom, Minister Chung Eui-yong were erate to create “mutual syner- the eighth congress of the rul- nomic opening without touch- Trump administration have the night in the name of peo- intersection, appeared to be in the LaPresse news agency focused on Biden’s climate gy” between the virtual sum- ing party, the only one allowed ing Cuba’s one-party system. battered the economy, which ple killed in police shootings a mental health crisis, The reported. Salvini, who attend- meeting and another video mits hosed by each country on the island. “All processes have a con- shrank 11% last year as a result nationwide. They include 13- Oregonian/OregonLive report- ed the hearing, confirmed the summit on environmental in the coming weeks, “I concluded my task as first tinuity and I think Díaz-Canel of a collapse in tourism and year-old Adam Toledo of ed. outcome and insisted he was issues that South Korea will host which would help set up the secretary ... With the satisfaction should be there now,” said 58- remittances. Long food lines Chicago and Daunte Wright, a The police investigation only doing his job and his duty in May, Chung also conveyed UN Climate Change of having fulfilled (my duty) and year-old driver Miguel and shortages have brought Black man in a Minneapolis into the shooting was ham- by refusing entry to the Open Seoul’s “serious concerns” over Conference scheduled to be confidence in the future of the Rodríguez. Castro’s retirement back echoes of the “special suburb. Deputy Police Chief pered by a crowd of “fairly Arms rescue ship and the 147 Japanese government plans to held in Scotland in November, fatherland,” he said in a typical- ends an era of formal leader- period” that followed the col- Chris Davis told reporters a aggressive people” who showed people it had rescued in the start releasing treated radioac- the ministry said in a state- ly terse, to-the-point finale that ship that began with his broth- lapse of the Soviet Union in the white man in his 30s had been up at the park within two Mediterranean Sea. AP tive water from the wrecked ment. AP contrasted with the impassioned er Fidel and country’s 1959 rev- early 1990s. shot and killed in Portland by hours of the shooting. AP

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he unexplained COVID related deaths in children less than one has rung alarm bells all around the globe. To make things even worse, a heart wrenching video of a woman from Brazil,T who lost her toddler to COVID because of the late diagnosis is enough to give you a peek into how alarming the situation really is. Hospitals full, ICU wards on waiting list and oxygen cylinders running off the shelves, the trau- matic situation has left people in distress. Finding a bed in hospital has become a stroke of luck. There’s nothing else we could imagine with the nation witnessing not less than 2,00,000 cases a day in the second wave of COVID. And in the middle of all this chaos, the dev- astating fact is more and more children are test- ing positive, as compared to last year, and with increased complications. This has been a cause of worry for parents, who took a sigh of relief thinking that their young ones are immune to the virus. But, experts say this was never the case. Though the positivity rate was extremely low, that was mainly because of children being asympto- matic. “This has been a wrong perception. Children were never immune. They were asymptomatic. However, their caseload was relatively low, it is hard to speculate why at the moment,” Dr Sisir Paul, Director and Head of Department of Pediatrics, Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, tells you. With the studies still being at a nascent stage, doctors attribute the mutated strain as one of the main reasons of the high positivity rate in chil- dren. Not to mention complacency also has a role to play. “There’s no denying that people have become complacent. However, we speculate that the mutated strain is the reason behind the increased positivity rate. We can’t say whether children were immune, but yes cases were relatively low. Last year, we were working with 50 per cent capaci- ty, but now it is full,” Dr Praveen Khilnani, Director — Pediatric Critical Care, Senior Consultant Pediatric Critical Care & Pulmonology, Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, says. The silver lining, however, is that the mor- tality rate in the young people is less than 10 per cent. And children, specifically, are experiencing not-so-severe symptoms. “Children are often experiencing fever, cough and cold, sore throat, body ache and, in some cases, faster breathing. The recovery rate, fortunately, is between eight and 10 days,” Khilnani tells you. However, there is a varied picture now with this episode of the disease. The common symp- toms have changed and children are now report- ing gastrointestinal issues. “We have seen cases where some children are reporting diarrhoea and vomiting, with no fever or cold. The clinical pic- ture has changed. Even children as young as one are symptomatic now. To know the exact reason, it will require a lot more detail, but on the face of it, yes mutations have taken place and can be the reason behind the increase in cases,” Paul explains. He adds that the hospital hasn’t reported any casualties in children yet, but the situation around the globe is worse. “We have been for- tunate enough to have seen moderate cases. Some required ICU, but ventilators were nowhere in the scenario. This gives a ray of hope. However, hav- ing said that the situation is grim. Events like elec- tions, malls and theatres opening up and Kumbh Mela hold a possibility to become the reservoirs of the virus. Given such a hard situation, we can’t afford to put down our guards,” Paul says. While many doctors doesn’t suggest mask- ing up children below the age of five, what can’t be compromised at any cost is following all the other precautions. “Avoid outside contact. Don’t let your relatives visit you, more so if you have toddlers at home. Don’t call several house helps. Meet and greet sessions can wait, COVID won’t. Be on optimum guard. If you see any symptoms, children under the age of one might be at a high- self-isloate, even if its normal flu. Since, there has er risk of severe illnesses with COVID. been a change in weather, children may fall sick. ,.9/:@%)9: “Toddlers may be at a higher risk of suffer- However, don’t ignore the symptoms, think of it /)/.726 ing from severe illnesses because of the imma- as COVID,” Paul opines.  :        ,  ture immune systems. There are chances that they Dr Sumit Gupta, Pediatrician, Columbia Asia ( . ()/72 -/30. 2 might develop breathing issues. However, as it is Hospital, Ghaziabad, agrees with Paul and says     . 2 * ./4452  being said, it is too early for us to make a state- that the surge in cases might be because of the  /   ,  ment,” Gupta says. mutant virus. )- ; . ,/2= ), In the absence of a proven vaccine for chil- “We have received around 50 per cent rise in            , dren, experts emphasise on the fact that there’s cases of COVID in children since the end of    ;4()74)/  nothing much one can do except for following March and more than half of them show symp-        O the guidelines laid out by the Government. toms. More than 60 per cent of all OPD cases in -7 * .,)-   370 While, it is not recommended for children children are suspected COVID. There is an acute       3); . below five to wear masks, the World Health rise in number especially in Ghaziabad. The fact Organisation suggest children who are in general that more children are getting infected in this . 3)/* 3;37/)/ good health can wear a non-medical or fabric wave of the disease may have to do with the muta-  4 ,          mask, if at all. This provides source control, mean- tions in the virus, which has brought in many         -.0)7( 53) -; ing it keeps the virus from being transmitted to changes in the disease and its manifestations this others if they are infected and are not aware that time. Since many children are showing symptoms, ))- 474 2) they are infected. The adult who is providing the we have to closely monitor them if they develop Several data collected from a Chinese study toms. The perception that children are less K0.//.(53, mask should ensure the fabric mask is the cor- multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) of Covid-19 in children has confirmed that more affected as compared to adults is also because of rect size and sufficiently covers the nose, mouth and toxic syndrome, which may happen in severe than half of the children participated in the sur- the fact that the virus needs a protein on the sur- 0/. )7.@- 07= and chin of the child. cases,” Gupta tells you. vey showed mild symptoms of fever, cough, sore face of a cell (a receptor) to get into the inside of Children with underlying health conditions Experts tell you that MIS-C is a post- throat, runny nose, body aches and sneezing; a cell and start causing problems. A report from 0 (.)4 2)K( 0/)./ , such as cystic fibrosis, cancer or immunosup- COVID complication that can result in swelling while around a third showed signs of pneumo- BBC stated that the Coronavirus seems to use the pression, should, in consultation with their of joints, rashes, fever, diarrhoea and bloodshot nia, with frequent fever, a productive cough and Angiotensin converting enzyme II (ACE-2) 40-5:../27 -/30. 2G medical providers, wear a medical mask. A med- eyes in children. wheeze but without the shortness of breath and receptor for infecting others. It may be that the ical mask controls spreading of the virus and pro- “About 50 per cent children that have been difficulty breathing as seen in more severe cases. children have less ACE-2 receptors in their -7(/)3,43*/;26., tection to the wearer, and is recommended for admitted to our hospital has, at least, one adult Dr Manish Mannan, HOD — Paediatrics & lower airways (lungs) than in their upper airways, 2 0 3-/ anyone who is at higher risk of getting serious- in the family who have tested positive. It is very Neonatology, Paras Hospitals, Gurugram, tells you which is why it is their upper airways that are pre- ly ill from COVID-19. rare that a child alone has tested positive. So, it that contrary to the prior belief with the rising dominantly affected, causing less severe issues in “The only advice to the families is to stay back is not the children, but their family members who cases it is clear that the amount of infection in chil- them. With that being said, the amount of infec- home and bring back the guard. Even for the got infected first. But having said that, kids have dren is the same as in adults. “It’s just that when tion in children has risen considerably as com- older patients who have been vaccinated, we urge been, unknowingly, spreaders of the virus. they do get the infection they get much milder pared to the first wave but is still not same as that them to keep on following the precautions Because until last year they were mostly asymp- symptoms. Children are predominantly affected in adults presently,” Mannan tells you. because vaccine alone won’t help. You have to be tomatic,” Khilnani tells you. in their upper airways so they get cold-like symp- Another scary fact is the reports that suggest on optimum guard anyway,” Khilnani says.  !"#$' "&* &(  12 3431 %:P ;9< 

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Bumrah then bowled a tight over but record of hitting the most number of sixes by an 4   4   “His longevity has to be mentioned and appreci- Warner sent Milne for a six as SRH reached 57 Indian in the tournament.  ,33((    ated... To play 200 games and still have a desire to do for no loss in powerplay. The 33-year-old now has 217 sixes in IPL,  .. 4   well is a testament to his attitude towards the game and Lady luck smiled on MI finally when one ahead of Dhoni. He occupies the third place 0 7=)8 K franchise,” Fleming said after CSK’s win against Bairstow hit wicket while looking for a slog sweep in the overall list after Punjab Kings' Chris Gayle $A$.17 6@A)((GB6 B8=2 Punjab Kings. off Krunal. (351) and Royal Challengers Bangalore's AB de “I think the franchise has grown and MS has grown (, (0   4"  /! G B27'4 )268) 27 Chahar then removed Manish Pandey (2), Villiers (237). With Rohit and de Kock looking )C6B8)= 7*<)6=8)@ 7: with it, so it is a great relationship and great fun,” the     0   while Hardik's direct throw found Warner in full flow, it seemed MI will put up a big score. " )@68)K @7.  " )@6K8)B  former New Zealand skipper added.   !   I,  short as SRH slumped to 91 for 3. However, MI soon slipped to 71 for 2 with 7. ")26@8)2 =7(  )26B8)C =@ Terming Dhoni the heartbeat of CSK, Fleming said, Chahar handed SRH a twin blow in his last Vijay Shankar dismissing Rohit and Suryakumar 7:," )C6K8) =K74   ) “He is the heartbeat of CSK, there’s no doubt about it. over, dismissing Virat Singh (11) and Abhishek Yadav (10) in his two overs.  68) =27 . ) 6@8 Whether it’s performance, guidance or leadership, you Sharma (2) -- both playing their first games of While the MI skipper holed out to Virat 4A<1%; run out of things to say about him.” the season. Singh in the sixth over, Suryakumar was caught $ 44  =6@  C = He said the manner in which the team bounced Vijay (28 off 25) cracked two sixes off Krunal and bowled in the 9th over. back after the first game was impressive and praised '& 44   to keep SRH in the hunt but he kept losing his Rashid Khan and Mujeeb then tightened the @  @  Man of the Match Deepak Chahar for his efforts (4/13). partners as Abdul Samad (7) was sent packing screw on MI as the well-set de Kock next per- . =  ==  “Really impressed with the way he bounced back by Hardik with another direct throw and then ished at deep mid-wicket.   =  =  after the first game. Without doubt, when Deepak gets Boult produced a perfect yorker to rid get of With MI at 107 for 3 in 16 overs, Pollard (    @   = a little bit of swing and a little bit of movement, he is Rashid (0). clubbed one over mid-wicket but Mujeeb soon      one of the finest around. 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The World Cup is sched- awaited final against Takuto He had reached the quar- uled to be held in India in the Otoguro due to an elbow ters with a hard-fought 3-1 win months of October-November injury, here on Saturday. over Iran’s Amirhossein Ali and Lucknow is expected to Bajrang told PTI that he Hosseini but lost the next bout get at least five matches. did not want to aggravate the 0-6 to Syrbaz Talgat from However, things will be clear condition of his right elbow. He Kazakhstan. Later he got into after the final announcement World Cup matches. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh said he started feeling the pain medal round through the of the full schedule. Ekana has “We are very proud and Cricket Association secretary during the quarterfinal against repechage route. the third-largest seating capac- happy at the same time to be Yudhveer Singh termed it as a Korean Yongseok Jeong. Also reaching the medal ity in the country and manag- getting this opportunity, and big opportunity to be one of “When I was pulling the rounds were Narsingh ing director Uday Sinha we will leave no stone the nine venues for T20 WC. Korean, the pain in my right Pancham Yadav (74kg) and expressed happiness over the unturned to make it a gala “We are expecting to host 2-5 elbow resurfaced. It’s the same Satywart Kadiyan (97kg), who selection of the stadium for the event,” he said. matches,” he said. elbow that I had injured dur- will fight for bronze after los- ing the World Championship. ing their respective semifinals. The coaches advised that I Kadiyan moved to the 97kg 3  4  T(6' must not take risk so close to Sarmandakh, whom he pinned His supreme stamina and won 9-2. quarterfinals with an easy 8-0 the Olympics, so I withdrew,” to ensure his passage into the relentless attacking prowess Ravi had a lot left in his win over Kyrgyzstan's   (./ Laborde and Andy Delort caught Lille cold after Bajrang said. summit clash. was too good for his opponents tank even towards the end Arslanbek Turdubekov. 20 minutes. Bajrang did not look his Bajrang had lost the 2018 in the 57kg. He returned to the while Safarov had lost his He scored two points in the ille needed a late equalizer from Luiz Araujo The unselfish Laborde chased a pass down usual self but did not face World Championship title mat after a year and in style. He steam, making it easy for the first period with push out Lto draw 1-1 at home to Montpellier and the right and whipped in a fine cross which the much competition en route clash and last year’s Asian had last competed at this event Indian to score points. while the rest were through guarantee it will keep top spot in a close French alert Delort met with a diving header. the final. He had no difficulty Championship final to the in New Delhi where he had Next, he faced Palestine’s take-down moves in the second title race, regardless of whether defending He joined Laborde on 12 goals this season, in getting past Jeong, who Otoguro and could have test- won gold. Ali M M Aburumaila and won as his rival hardly attacked. champion Paris Saint-Germain wins this week- a good total considering that Delort has twice hardly attacked in his opening ed himself against the Japanese He was slow off the blocks on technical superiority. In the quarterfinal against end. tested positive for coronavirus during this sea- 65kg bout. but it turned out to be an anti- but became his usual dominant His title clash against Iran’s Uzbekistan’s Mukhammadrasul With time running out against a well-drilled son. His first scoring point was climactic end to the 65kg com- self after the first period against Alireza Nosratolah Sarlak was Rakhimov, he played smart to and counterattacking Montpellier side, a loose Lille is four points ahead of Champions a take-down on counter and petition. Uzbekistan’s Nodirjon Safarov expected to be a tight one but win 4-1. ball fell to the Brazilian on the left of the penal- League semifinalist PSG, which hosts an earned one more for the passiv- Ravi Dahiya, though, gave in his opening bout. Ravi only got better and better He then faced Iran’s Ali ty area and Araujo curled a superb shot past improving Saint-Etienne side on Sunday with- ity of his rival. India the first freestyle gold Once he got into his as the fast-paced final pro- Khalil Shabanibengar and lost goalkeeper Jonas Omlin in the 84th minute. out the suspended Neymar. Next for him was medal of this edition with a rhythm, his moves were too hot gressed. the semifinal by technical supe- Eighth-place Montpellier's main threat -- There are five rounds remaining after this Mongolia’s Bilguun commanding show. to handle for his rival, as he There were attacks from riority in mere 25 seconds. Teji Savanier providing for strikers Gaetan weekend's matches. /33/ B 2:/26 5(        !   +  #R 

 G /       TASHKENT: Former world 118kg, Chanu's personal best start as she failed to lift 85kg champion Mirabai Chanu total in 49kg was 203kg in her first two snatch    B5.43 the net. made a splendid return to the (88kg+115kg) at the National attempts. The dimunitive The Indian could not get weightlifting arena, setting a Championship in February Manipuri then lifted 86kg in nkita Raina’s gallant fight on even board with Sevastova new world record in clean last year. her final attempt. However, she Aended in agony yet again as calling the shots. However, and jerk while also bettering The gold medal went to finished fourth best, behind her defeat against world num- there was drama in the second her own national record en Hou Zhihui of China who Zhihui (96kg), Huihua (89kg) ber 47 Anastasija Sevastova in set with Ankita yet again sur- route winning a bronze medal created a new world record in and Aisah Windy Cantika the must-win Play-offs match prising the home camp by ris- at the Asian Championship snatch and total weight with an (87kg) of Indonesia. on Saturday sent the Indian ing her game by a few notch- here on Saturday. effort of 213kg (96g+117kg) Chanu began her clean team back to the Asia/Oceania es. A backhand error from the Chanu also confirmed her while her compatriot Jiang and jerk with a 113kg and then Group of the Billie Jean King Latvian gave Ankita two break- Tokyo Olympic spot as she has Huihua clinched the silver, lifted 117kg successfully for her Cup. points in the second game and now competed in the six world record of 119kg in clean lifting 207kg (89kg+118kg) in personal best. The Indian then After her phenomenal fight another one gave the Indian a mandatory qualifying events. and jerk for a total of 205kg. the gold level Olympic quali- bettered her own performance, against 2017 French Open 2-0 lead in the second set. The 26-year-old Indian While the earlier clean fier. hoisting 119kg, more than champions Jelena Ostapenko Ankita made it 3-0 by serv- lifted 86kg in snatch and a and jerk world record was Chanu was off to a shaky twice here body weight. on Friday, the India number ing the next game at love. one again showed stomach for However the cushion was lost fight against superior players when Ankita dropped her serve but Sevastova sealed the match in the fifth game, thanks to B  :3% , to give her side an unassailable unforced errors. 3-0 lead. A series of unforced errors IMOLA: World champion Lewis Hamilton Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas the fastest time in the final practice as the Ranked 174, Ankita lost from the home player meant edged out the Red Bull duo to claim pole had a scrappy final lap and will start from Red Bull driver was nearly half a second the first reverse singles match that the Indian got another position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand eighth on the grid after finishing .487 slow- faster than the rest of the pack. He was .456 0-6 6-7(5) to Sevastova, who India’s hopes. point to be in danger again but break in the sixth game when Prix on Saturday. er. Lando Norris will start just ahead of ahead of Norris and .557 clear of Hamilton. had got the better of legendary Ankita saved a match point found a crushing backhand Sevatova buried her backhand It was Hamilton's 99th career pole and Bottas. The McLaren driver was heading Mercedes led the two practice sessions on Serena Williams in her team's to drag it to the tie-breaker but winner down the line to be on on the net to give Ankita a 4- although there is a Red Bull directly behind for the front row after a superb final lap Friday with Bottas fastest in both, just previous tie against the USA. Sevastova’s immense experi- advantage point. 2 lead, which became a hand- the Mercedes driver, it will be Sergio Perez but had his time deleted because of ahead of Hamilton as Red Bull endured a India had earned promo- ence helped her seal the tie. However, the crafty some 5-2 with a confident rather than Max Verstappen. exceeding track limits. tough start to the weekend. tion to the Play-offs for the first A forehand from Ankita, Sevastova had Ankita running hold. Hamilton edged Perez by .039 seconds Charles Leclerc qualified in an encour- Verstappen's second practice lasted just time in the history of the tour- sailing over the baseline on the on both the flanks and eventu- Ankita had a chance to and was .087 faster than Verstappen, who aging fourth for Ferrari but his teammate 10 minutes after a driveshaft problem. nament. breakpoint, gave the Latvian ally made it deuce. close the set in her favour in the is expected to be his main challenger this Carlos Sainz failed to make it into the final The Emilia-Romagna GP is the second After being bageled in the the first break of the match in A second double fault from next game and force a decider season. “I didn't expect to be ahead of two part of qualifying, known as Q3, and will race of the Formula One season. Hamilton opening set, Ankita had two set the very first game. Sevastova Ankita at deuce gave Sevastova but Sevastova served well to Red Bulls, they've been so quick this week- start 11th on the grid. won the opener in Bahrain last month, just points at 5-2 in the second set made it 2-0 though Ankita a chance to get the second save both. end,” Hamilton said. “The car is feeling Pierre Gasly and Daniel Ricciardo will ahead of Verstappen after a thrilling duel. but failed to convert. After stretched the game with her break for a 3-0 lead and she got From there on, it was much better, I want to thank the team for start fifth and sixth, respectively, while Saturday’s practice was briefly red- those chances were blown fierce returns. it when Ankita made a back- Sevastova who controlled the their hard work.” Esteban Ocon and Lance Stroll round out flagged after Nicholas Latifi lost control at away, Sevastova reeled off four In the third game, Ankita hand error with a feeble single- game, though Ankita saved a “I love the challenge, having two Red the top 10. the Villeneuve chicane and slid through the games in a row to puncture netted a backhand on the game hand return that did not cross couple of match points. Bulls will definitely make strategy harder.” Earlier in the day, Verstappen posted gravel and into the barriers. 0++#  %!  /   I    ! , R&   1   3/* .(773 clinical. Everton defender Michael Jordan Pickford when Kane was beg- Keane could only glance on a cross ging for a pull-back and, after more 2/ ,0 )  arry Kane scored twice, includ- from the left by Tanguy Ndombele great work by Kane to open up play, Hing a second-half equalizer, into the path of Kane, who controlled Ndombele's effort was deflected over    2 0 3-/ )  before limping off with an ankle and fired left-footed into the bottom the crossbar. injury in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at corner. From the resulting corner, Toby he BCCI plans to kick-    %;9+A Everton in the Premier League as both Mourinho’s team let another Alderweireld came close to regaining Tstart its 2021-22 domestic (5    teams stayed on the fringe of the race advantage slip thanks to a quick Spurs’ lead, but his header hit the near season in September this year 9 .  @9  for Champions League qualification. response from the hosts. post. with the Syed Mushtaq Ali The England captain’s latest injury Reguilon was adjudged to have But it was Everton which moved T20 tournament and has also   ,  comes ahead of Tottenham playing shoved Rodriguez as the Colombian in front, cutting Spurs open by work- allocated a three-month win-     Manchester City in the English League shaped to shoot, with the referee ing the ball out to Seamus Coleman, dow to the Ranji Trophy from )    Cup final on April 25 -- the only shot immediately pointing to the spot who pulled it back to Sigurdsson to December after the marquee at a trophy this season for Jose even though replays suggested direct a well-taken first-time finish event had to be cancelled last  A Mourinho’s team. Rodriguez kicked the ground and con- into the far corner with his left foot. season due to the COVID-19  ,  ) Kane rolled his right ankle under Southampton in the league) and espe- Tottenham stayed in seventh tact was minimal. However, the home side was the pandemic.  )B the weight of a tumbling Richarlison cially Sunday, but we will see.” The place, and is now five points behind Sigurdsson made no mistake from master of its own downfall by allow- However, the Duleep at a corner in second-half stoppage striker has suffered with a number of fourth-place West Ham having played the spot, sending Lloris the wrong ing Tottenham to hit back just six min- Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and     time at Goodison Park. Kane hobbled ankle issues in recent years. one game more. Everton is a point fur- way. utes later. Irani Cup are not a part of the      off after treatment, walking around the Earlier, Kane moved onto a ther back in eighth. Everton gained momentum from Keane and Mason Holgate collid- tentative calendar prepared by   perimeter of the field unaided toward league-high 21 goals for the season, It appeared that February's nine- its equalizer and should have gone in ed with each other when trying to the cricket operations team. the locker room. two more than Liverpool's Mohamed goal FA Cup thriller between the front before halftime. clear a cross and the ball fell to the one Apart from this, five women's “I think it’s too early to say some- Salah, with his clinically taken equal- teams Everton won it 5-4 after extra A brilliant move ended with man they did not want it to. Kane competitions have also been November. thing,” Mourinho said immediately izer in the 68th minute after a defen- time had used up all the fun for this Richarlison playing in Rodriguez, made them pay, lashing home in style dropped from the roster. Ranji Trophy, India’s pre- after the match on Friday. sive mix-up. fixture as it was a drab opening 25 but his snap-shot was saved by Lloris, from 10 meters out. The 2020-21 season was a mier tournament which was “For him to leave the pitch (at) 2- Kane had given Tottenham the minutes. Richarlison’s shot, which who also kept out Richarlison's head- Kane almost completed his hat severely truncated one with cancelled for the first time in 2 with a couple of minutes to go is lead in the 27th, only for a double Hugo Lloris saved comfortably, was er before the break. trick minutes later but a header only the National T20 87 years in 2020, has been obviously because he felt something. from Gylfi Sigurdsson the first com- the only moment that passed as It did not take much for Spurs to clipped the outside of the post. (Mushtaq Ali) and ODI (Vijay planned between December But let me be optimistic and believe ing from the penalty spot following a entertainment. improve after halftime and they fash- It was Everton’s players who were Hazare Trophy) championships and March in the upcoming he has time to recover.” foul by Sergio Reguilon on James But the game burst into life with ioned good chances in the opening 15 left with their heads in their hands at being held in the wake of pan- season. Mourinho added: “We all felt the Rodriguez to put Everton ahead. two goals in four minutes. minutes. the end as they squandered a great demic. For women, only the The BCCI has also slotted same fears of something that stops Sigurdsson’s goals came in the 31st Spurs took the lead with their first First, Son Heung-min ghosted chance to win it when Richarlison National One-Day meet was the U-23 tournaments for men him playing Wednesday (against and 62nd minutes. foray into Everton’s box as Kane was into the area and shot straight at blazed over a virtually open goal. organised. and women along with the U- Amid a second wave of 19 events which weren't held COVID-19 cases across India, during the last season. 7   8* 7+  -7C the BCCI is still hopeful of con- The performances in the ducting the domestic season U-19 One Day Challenger KARACHI: Pakistan's bowling with them as we monitor every left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah “He is a very promising tain noted that in modern day Africa were without some of across age-groups in men and tournament along with Cooch coach Waqar Younis on bowler. Afridi a break from the com- young fast bowler and we are white-ball cricket bowlers their key players for the last women's categories after a cur- Behar Trophy (days format) Saturday said the team is look- “Of course we will try out ing matches in Zimbabwe. confident that after playing returning 8 to 10 runs per over ODI and T20 series, this was tailed last season. and Vinoo Mankad trophy ing to build a strong pool of other bowlers as we need to The team has faced criti- some more domestic cricket he was expected because of the flat not Pakistan's problem. With India playing the T20 (one day) will help in selection pacers ahead of its upcoming build a bunch of pacers for cism for playing Shaheen Shah will come back stronger and tracks and the demanding con- He also made it clear that World Cup in October and the of India colts team for ICC U- assignments, including the T20 upcoming series and tourna- without a break across formats better. He is one for the future.” ditions. he was the bowling coach and mega IPL auctions in the off- 19 World Cup next year. World Cup. ments including the World in recent months. Waqar also defended the “The T20 format is so fast- had no role in the selection of ing next year, it is understood Women’s T20 as well as The T20 World Cup is T20,” Waqar said. Asked about the disap- performance of his bowlers in moving and the type of tracks the team. that all stakeholders want to ODI Challenger Trophy will scheduled to be held in India in The fast bowling great said pearance of young pacer the twin series in South Africa, you get sometimes bowlers “That is not my domain, start off with two white ball not be played along with these October-November. that winning the One-Day and Naseem Shah from Pakistan saying they had shown a lot of suffer. I think it's a mix and that is the head coach and cap- tournaments -- Mushtaq Ali events’ under-23 versions. The “All the boys got rest after T20 series in South Africa was squad after being touted as a energy. match as long as you are win- tain's domain and I don't try to T20 between “mid-September under-19 women's T20 PSL postponement so fatigue is a big achievement for the team. big find two years ago, Waqar “They are getting better ning matches no need to interfere. I give my feedback to October” followed by the Challenger Trophy will also not not a problem with them but He said the team manage- said he was having some injury and better.” worry.” and they decide what is best for Vijay Hazare Trophy in be played. we will sit down and discuss ment would look at giving and fitness issues. The former Pakistan cap- Waqar said that if South the team.” - ,  (  !"#$' "&* &(  12 3431 N/       

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  a daily routine for me. I have learnt to tackle my fears. The 24--/4, challenge, in our country, is the lack of infrastructure. It is  /  hard to find a washroom while you are on solo rides. When you are riding on   , there is nothing you will find. The other thing   is if you are riding solo, you will be troubled by men.      “Even if I am riding a scooty in my city, there are   boys who try to zip around just to get your attention. It’s     rare that somebody actually appreciates you because they  don’t know who is inside the helmet, but the moment they ?!#,  figure out they will be around to trouble you,” she tells you.    However, back when she started, there were times when      she just left her bike in panic. “Initially, I used to panic a lot.     But then, with time I learnt to deal with it. There is no solu- !""#$!%#!%#    tion to eliminating fears but to keep practicing,” Hashim says. There is always a trial /  24/:,  and error approach that one can follow in everything one  I  2;   , does, however what Hashim does, doesn’t allow her to do  -3/2/: 2  so. ) )*" “There’s never been a time I     ,=  when a stunt had gone wrong. I never do anything that can How did your musical journey begin? )*/./?1 harm others. Also, I have Besides learning Indian classical I have learnt western classi- been doing it for so long now cal as well since I was studying in New York. Then home beckoned that I even know how to and I came back to India and saw the trend here. My first song was crash. Catwalk, it was a fun song too. Then I realised that I had to get It is the basic one should into music and started doing other songs like Intezaar and Kala know — how to land and Sha Kala. Indian classical helped me because of my strength on ,A*),1 crash. This is how you can stage; western classical helped me in the power of the voice. So you manage to perform the stunts. can give me any song — international or Punjabi or Hindi — I can I know a lot of men who have sing all since I can modulate my voice accordingly. hit people so hard that they What is Ferrareee about? omen bike riders died on the spot. Why? It is about the car — Ferrari — as the name of the song sug- are not a surprise Because they didn’t know how gests. This car has always been on my bucket list; it is my favourite. anymore. Time to land properly,” she tells you. The brand, for me, is larger than life and so has been my vision. I and again, woman who rode to vehicles as long as I can 7  . dangerous also, but this is Travelling to Khardung have always wanted something out-of-the-box, something that takes Wwomen have proved that gen- Khardung La on a TVS Scooty remember. It has been a nat- what I love doing,” she says. La on her own, she says, was away from the usual and breaks the monotony. There have always der is no bar and there’s noth- alone and also led a group of ural process for me,” Hashim      . Human minds, she says one of the best and challeng- been songs about boys chasing girls. This time I wanted to do a ing called a man’s job. 10 women to Khardung La in tells you.     are more negative than posi- ing times of her life. “The song about a girl chasing a boy, something different, something However, what may flabber- 2016 during the Himalayan Stunt riding and offload-     C 9 tive. And as a result, judge- whole event was a company’s refreshing. Then I wrote my lyrics accordingly and hence they are gast you is a stunt woman. Of Highs. ing is what that excites ments on the basis of gender idea who approached me and fun. The words are not complicated, they are very next door and course, there are likes of However, it was not as if Hashim above everything. Not      and religion never parted ways I immediately said yes to the relate to the song. The moment people will hear it, they would want Reshma Pathan and Geeta she woke up and decided to that, she doesn’t like motor-  )  from her. adventure. to sing with it. Tandon, but they all rule the play with bikes. For her, it has cycling, but the former offers “It is never ending. I have I was learning stunt riding Does this mean that the song is for a particular segment? B-town. Meet Anam Hashim, been a natural process just like more challenges and that is   C stopped focusing on that then. Back then, I was push- Not at all. All my songs are for every generation. This is one an Indian professional street breathing. what she is on a lookout for. 7    because there is nothing much ing myself to explore things. thing that I always keep in mind, that I will not do a song just for bike freestyle athlete, though “Since childhood, I have “There is a constant urge     I can do about it. As long as It was my first big thing apart teenagers or youngsters. No. Songs that I do are for people of all she isn’t a celebrity but what been a person who loved to that I need to learn new tech- something makes me happy, I from stunt riding that I did ages. Once you hear this song and see the video, you will relate to she does is worth mentioning. move everything around. I niques and things. I have   .  will continue to do it,” Hashim back in 2015. And because of it. Hashim is the only Indian never played with girls. Even done wheelies so much that it  -  -  asserts. that event, I have become an How long did you work on this song? stunt athlete to win an inter- my choice of toys included is normal. That’s why I start- - ) Performing stunts is like a explorer now who is ready to I started working on it much before the lockdown last year, in national stunt competition in trains, aeroplanes and bikes. I ed doing Cross country rally cup of tea for Hashim. There take on challenges,” Hashim, January. We were scheduled to release the song in October 2020. 2017. remember maneuvering the racing because it is challeng- are no challenges that she who is also featuring in &TV’s But due to COVID-19 protocol we had to defer it. We did the video If this is not enough, she handle of my father’s scooter. ing. It requires a lot of speed. faces as such. However, the music video Awesome In in November and ready it in December. But choose to wait and is also known as the first So, in a way, I was fond of It is thrilling, exciting and problem lies with the men and Disguise, explains. release the song on Mahashivratri and it is my mother’s birthday. I just wanted to thank her. You had a band in NY. What made you come to India? Yes, I worked with a band called Yankees. I came back to India due to my responsibility towards my mother and father. They were 7 7: +7 77 very lonely. So, I wanted to be back home. Also, it was never in my mind to do an album or anything like that. 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This is where I stand out when I do my perfor- than double the level of Beijing which cause of worry in a country like ours the liquid can reduce PM levels by 50- floor until it is washed away with water mances. I do a lock of English covers and rock music. My band averaged 37.5 g/m3 during the year, is not so much as the carbon levels but 60 per cent within seven days,” or any other chemical. Hence, the three plays a lot of retro. Depending on where we are, we perform accord- according to a report by a Swiss group the PM levels. “You mix 70 ml of this Bhatnagar says. He is quick to point out variants: For outdoors, it costs 1699 ingly. that measures air quality levels based product in water and mop the floor that if people are using his product, ide- including GST, indoor (hard flooring): Over the years you have delivered many hits. Did you think on the concentration of the lung-dam- with it. The dust particles get attract- ally, they don’t need to use any other dis- It costs 2299 including GST and for they would still be popular today? aging fine particles. This leads to dust ed to the floor, they settle down and the infectant. carpet it is 2299 including GST. For It feels great that people still remember. At that time, I was just allergies. But this could soon be a thing next day, you mop the floor again and those who have been mopping their “The advantage of this liquid is that now, the product is available in two litre doing music. It is my passion. But these songs so big like Intezaar… of the past. the settled PM gets removed and the floors with sanitisers to keep COVID- this product has been made in such a bottle, though plans are afoot to intro- Kala Sha Kala is a wedding anthem. We were probably thinking A liquid-based anti-pollution prod- cycle continues,” Bhatnagar says. 19 away from their homes, need not way that it does the work of a normal duce one litre bottle as well. One can 10 years ahead when we did these songs. This song, that I have just uct aims to reduce the PM levels up to He tells you that just like one would worry. All they have to do is mop the disinfectant available in the market. One buy it from Amazon or visit: done, will carry on for another couple of years. My idea is to sus- 65 per cent in seven days. All one has eat a medicine for a lifelong illness, this floor twice — in the morning, using doesn’t really need to use anything else https://curol.in,” Bhatnagar says. tain. to do is add 70 ml of the liquid — liquid needs to be applied daily. “It is Curol+; in the evening using sanitiser on the floor. Our aim here is to tell peo- Many people would find the price Have you had to change your style a bit due to changing musi- Curol+ — to 10 litres of water and mop safe, 100 per cent organic, food safe, 100 with an eight to nine-hour window ple that our product reduced PM lev- a bit steep. But Bhatnagar tells you that cal tastes of the people today? the floor with this mix or spray the same per cent water soluble, biodegradable between mops. els. The fact that it cleans the floor as an average household would use around I am one person who goes with the trend. I adapt to what is onto the carpet. The coating creates a and PH neutral. Unfortunately, if one Whether mopping the floor with well, is an added benefit, not the end a litre a month, so the price becomes happening in the present. I move with the time. I tell everybody safety net, the floor becomes a giant air were to stop using it, the pollution lev- sanitiser works or not is difficult to goal,” Bhatnagar says. half. “If one is looking to compare this that my idol is JLo (Jennifer Lopez). I follow her to the T. She is filter and the pollutants, dust mites and els will start rising again,” Bhatnagar ascertain, there is need for more For outdoors, since the PM is there liquid with any other disinfectant in the always going with the time. I want to do the same and keep going virus carrying dust are attracted to the says. research, Bhatnagar says. “There was a all the time and multiplying every day, market, we are not the right product nor till I can. I have good support. floor. The mopping cycle removes the For the liquid to be effective, one research done, over a period of time, by it can’t be removed but there is a solu- in the right price range. But we are try- What next? dust from the floor and creates a new can’t use any other product on the floor. Harvard University, US, that wherev- tion.“This is where our expertise comes ing to reduce air pollution and PM lev- My next song Sha La La La I ready. Then there is another song, coating. On day seven, there is a 65 per This, he tells you, will bring down the er, the PM levels were higher — in. We don’t remove the pollution. We els, that is the reason for this pricing,” Chak De Dhol. I have done an international song for world peace. cent reduction in air pollution in the efficacy of the liquid to zero. But all indoors and outdoors — in those reduce the effects of it. We spray the area Bhatnagar says. Due to lockdown it got postponed.      

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What about 20,000 Shah’s obsession with the colour red on his gar- Sals through generations has been only through Golam made into the famous film, Sahib, Bibi Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne to know ments and his creation of the four-cornered hat, storytelling. Before written language was discov- Aur Ghulam is set in a zamindari mansion that about submarines or fictional wonder vehicles the kulah-e-naderi. In The Legend of Genghis ered, even certain work skills were passed from resonates with the culture of the period. His such as the muggle car from the Harry Potter Khan, I have described the wide range of knives father to son through stories. The reason is sim- entire story is about the feudal and patriarchal series? that the Mongols always carried on their belts ple, anything woven into a story is unforgettable. traditions which emanate from the mansion. Pather Panchali by written by and their varied purpose. Padmavati has numer- Storytelling is a powerful tool that has mas- Another story like that is Shatranj Ke Khilari Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhya and put on cellu- ous regional words sprinkled across the story for sive lasting impact. When we listen to stories or about the nawabi culture that has been filmed in loid by Satyajit Ray shows its protagonist’s obses- the sake of authenticity. read them, they boost our feelings of trust, com- the old palaces of Lucknow. sion with the train that passes his village. Since My latest book, The Cursed Inheritance focus- passion, empathy and positively influence our his only travel experience had been on a bullock es on the city of Kolkata and its cultural nuances. social behaviour. Storytelling has a unique ability  cart, the speeding train enthralled him. The zamindari mansions that dot the city to build connections. When we hear a well-told An amazing story that revolves around food, inspired the setting of this cozy mystery inside a story, your brain reacts as if we are experiencing its concoction, history and influence is Like   dilapidated yet grand mansion of Kolkata, called it ourselves. We respond to stories because they Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. Tita, the Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a wonderful Sarkar Bari. I describe egg concoctions being cultivate a sense of togetherness. Thus, stories tragic protagonist of the story, is only able to cameo on the traditional Christmas spirit. cooked that are special to Kolkata as well as a that tell us about our past or what we have inher- express herself when she cooks. The chapters Similarly, Sense and Sensibility by Austen profiles coal stove built inside an iron pail, a common ited from our ancestors make us feel, we are part even carry recipes. They fascinated me and I even the Victorian custom of older men marrying cooking implement in Bengal. of something bigger than ourselves. cooked some of them. The stories about food young girls. Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Kolkata is one of few cities which still has the gave me a wonderful view of regional cuisine. Heights is all about how social class creates con- hand-pulled rickshaws. Mentioned numerous    Another book that has enamoured me is The flicts among its characters. times in my new book, is Kolkata’s iconic vehicle Heritage is the complete scope of inherited Flavour of Spice by Marryam H Reshi that glori- Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan, Jhumpa though the protagonist also empathises with the traditions, monuments, objects, and culture. ously celebrates spices. Reading her book, I Lahiri’s Namesake and The Lowlands are excellent emaciated pullers and their livelihoods. I have Most significantly, it is the range of contemporary embarked upon a delightful foray into the her- profiles of traditions and rituals in different parts chronicled the tradition of celebrating the festival activities, meanings, and behaviour that we draw itage of Indian cooking as she traces history of of India. Arvind Adiga’s The White Tiger gives of Durga Puja in the mansions of old zamindari from them. Heritage includes, but is much more spices as far back as possible. insights into class disparities of an India of a families in this novel. Belief in tantric practices than just preserving, excavating, displaying, or decade ago. Chitra Divakaruni’s Palace of Illusions and demons as guardians of treasures is one the restoring a collection of old things.  takes the reader back to the rituals of the regional features of rural Bengal which has been Heritage is tangible as well as intangible. Reading Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mahabharata period of Indian history while exploited to the hilt. Monuments, artifacts, books, archived records of Mitchell gives the reader an excellent insight into  . (720)7 Before We Visit the Goddess is about multi-gener- Stories, narratives, and storytelling are central events are tangible while traditions, lifestyles and lifestyles, dresses, social customs and attitudes ational bonds, that rise from the countryside of aspects of all cultures and thus, a part of heritage. mannerisms are some of the intangible elements prevalent in southern parts of USA during the )7./  5 Bengal, India and sweep into the streets of For the storytelling to become an effective propa- that we inherit. We can explore heritage through American Civil War in the 1800s. The book has )- ; 53)/*)  Houston, Texas. gator of cultural history, it must engage the listen- excavations, conservation, restoration and display become a reference point for scholars of that er or reader, and provide a narrative that is both  2 7=    of concrete objects. However, history of songs, period. )76 )- .2  cognitively and emotionally compelling. People recipes, cuisine, nuances of language, dances, Vikram Seth’s novel A Suitable Boy brings us Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer are natural storytellers. They tell narratives about dress and other conventions of legacy need to be the perfume of courtesans and old-world charm )-5,)7./  is a wonderful study of the use of dialect by dif- their experiences and the meanings that these perceived and appreciated. An excellent mode of of the pre-independence period. It gives us a )-)) 335 ferent social classes in nineteenth century experiences have in their lives. All cultures and keeping the history of heritage alive, generation peep into lifestyles, notions and sentiments of a 75)75.() America. In fact, introducing dialect into literary societies also possess their own stories or narra- after generation, is through stories. For what is bygone culture. writing goes back to Chaucer. Non-standard tives about their past and their present, and history but story telling? 7.-) -* spellings and slang are used often in literature to sometimes about their view of the future. The Let’s see how some of the palpable as well as   /2- ./) 0=.74 delineate characters and give them identity. memories and retelling of the past provide a abstract elements of heritage have benefited Dramas written by playwrights such as 75.2 )7. Evolving language is one of true measures of sense of security in an uncertain world. Stories, through telling stories. Shakespeare, Kalidas or Anton Chekov, when 4: 5= 3, heritage. Do you remember Eliza Doolittle in both written and verbal, are veritable source for staged, are a feast for costume designers. They George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion? If only learn- this history.    display the fashions worn during a specific peri- . (.)7= ing the correct dialect could make a flower girl Stories are a thread of timelessness that runs Old forts and castles, mansions and monu- od in a certain parts of the world where the dra- 74 )-/26 into a lady of consequence, how important can through a rapidly changing environment. Hence, ments are natural source for stories, myths, and mas are set. However, stories are created not only /66 .)-2 language be in the reconstruction of society? stories revolving around heritage bring a special tales. When I visited Chittorgarh fort, one of the by writers but are also told by raconteurs. 75. 3*  Ruskin Bond often uses regional nuances and sense of belonging and of continuity. It reduces myths I heard was about how the religious fer- When the Ramcharitra Manas or Meghdoot dialect to create atmosphere and build his charac- global conflict and brings empathy for co-exis- vour of Meera Bai, the Princess of Mewar, had is recited there are vivid descriptions of garments, ters. Many of his stories are set in the terai of the tence. All said and done, storytelling is one of the kept intact her chamber in the huge palace headdresses and weapons which make them Himalayas and his villagers often use words in dominant means of preserving heritage and pass- though the rest of the royal residence had been come alive through mental visuals for the listen- their own dialect in dialogues. ing down of values and traditions that make the flattened. Obviously, I went back and read up ers. History and heritage of dresses come alive With such eminent authors to light up my global social fabric stronger. everything available about the history of the only through these descriptions. We can then path, I have included many features of heritage in The writer is an author and poet. Her book, palace and fort. I discovered more such myths. compare them and find out what of that heritage my books to build ambience, build characters The Cursed Inheritance, has In The Pillars of the Earth, author Ken Follet still remains in our fashions today. and bring authenticity to my storytelling. In all been recently published     )-)42-.  - 0 /447.)3/);-7/ 0/)5. 0;27)-/26 4) ./3 yvixi€ari€  K4/*/* :220  

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or the ‘Maharlok’ which lies beyond the ‘Dhurv Tara’ or the Pole star. Mahar is the land of the wise and bal- anced with qualities of selfless service, compassion and self-love. However, inactivity and observer capability is +-= still one loka away. Birth on Earth comes as teachers, reformers, saintly people, healers etc. Karmas are not doable at the level    of these higher lokas. When one qualifies beyond devotion and beliefs and attains the status of knowing or s the second round of Corona scare grips the world Gyan, one becomes an invited resident as many had predicted, mass hysteria of gargantuan of the ‘Janalok’. In the microcosm, this Aproportions seems to be building up again. loka is at the level of the Vishudhi Psychologists may call this reaction a paranoia that seems Chakra. One needs to be a sincere to affect large sections of the people all over the world. And practitioner of spirituality and dispas- Corona is not the only worry. US is worried about the gun sion to qualify for a seat here. Till you purchases reaching alarming levels as a sizeable section of harbour emotions, don’t attain Gyan Asian Americans are in some kind of an insecurity syndrome. or intuitive knowledge, you can read Worry and fear are all at the top of the mind as death seems about this loka but not live here. The to be lurking round the corner. The situation is eerily sim- senses especially the sense of sound ilar to the Corona scare round 1 suggesting that experience and hearing needs to be history at this is not always a good teacher. Rather, it accentuates the past point. behaviour many times over. Against this backdrop, we once When self-respect turns to self- again need to ask the same questions that were raised dur- reverence, when one feels the justifi- ing the previous round. The responses are of the same trial cation of self-worship, one takes and error nature. To add to the woes some new questions birth, if and when one needs, on have cropped up. Is this a different Corona? Does the vac- Bhulok as a spiritual leader and an cine has the answer? Difficult to say but history seems to be aspirant to a higher loka. When repeating itself. As the scare mounts and the toll counts rise Duality becomes an amalgam and to alarming levels, there is a need to have a relook at the entire wisdom hands the baton to observer- scenario and examine things in totality. And things may not ship or Sakshibhav, one gets catapult- appear to be as simple as they look. Yes, it has impacted lives, ed to the ‘Tapalok’. This is the loka of ruined families and caused death and destruction of enor- Divya Bhakti and reflection of oneself mous proportions. Yes, it has shattered economies and as divinity. You cease to be judgemen- crashed GDPs. But there is another side of the story. It has tal and identify as one with the uni- raised the number of billionaires in both developed and devel- t is believed that it is only when I have in the vision state visited a Remember this is a world ruled versal consciousness. As this is a place oping countries and there are some in the queue to gradu- you have suffered enough and few lokas but never connected the dots and perceived by senses. Our senses of the third eye in the body, one has ate to the trillionaire status. It has pushed the growth of e- built a resolve to change, do you and never pondered on the subject. do not offer us more than 5% to 10% started the journey to shift con- commerce companies astronomically while online platforms set an opportunity to get birth Unfortunately my experience was of reality. Between the Bhuvarlok and sciousness. rose in geometric proportions. Investors now realise that on the Bhulok or Earth. This is limited and though theory not my the Swalok or Swarg, the difference is There are 3 centres between the putting money in Pharma stocks yields big dividends, and Isupposed to be true for most of the normal choice, but in this case I had quite huge. Tapalok and the Satyalok. Above the rather fast, even though there is no sure medicine in sight. lokas and for movement from one to to resort to borrowing a few pages At the Bhuvarlok, we have a Ajna Chakra are 3 chakras including It also threw quacks and charlatans in thousands sermon- the other, either upwards or down- from the ancients and so these /)/ 3/ * 0)-) slightly different set of off loads the Sahasra, the location for final ising on dos and don’ts on the social media. YouTube has wards. Only the Earth dimension pro- thoughts are a mixture of my realisa- 7* )- because this is a loka of intellect, mem- emancipation. become the most handy tool for the propaganda brigade who vides the infrastructure for the rele- tions combined with those of others. ory, relationships, heroic attitudes, and It is believed that above the are delivering unsubstantiated pearls of wisdom almost at vant criss-cross Visas. This is the Before we come to our own to do ()(" . "( emotions. On the other hand it is also Satyalok are lokas like Vaikunth, the same pace as the speed of the spread of the virus. Quite Karma loka, where there is opportu- list, let us look at the ladders that stand 3/: *(+,' a loka of attainment. Goloka, Shivalok etc. It is possible that interestingly the biological virus seems to have acquired traits nity to go against your nature and parallel to the snake. What are the And then Swarlok is a place the Bhramlok and these are parallel of computer virus. 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n the hollow emptiness within, a dark e, human beings, are pro- passage to seemingly nowhere, I search grammed to fear. Why blame Ifor myself, or perhaps dismiss myself in WGod for this? What do we do the perfect burial ground that one’s con- with our children? We instil discipline sciousness could serve. The more inward I in them by scaring them. This process look, the more beyond me the vision wants of scaring into submission is reinforced to travel. Whereto, if not Krishna’s feet or throughout one’s life. If a growing child the sound of His Flute that beckons many is not paying proper attention to his hearts. The outcome is peace when I tread studies, his parents may paint a very with faith, and frustration when I digress to dark picture of his future. Then, there alleys not in His name. That alternating is law to be afraid of for everyone. As peace and frustration is because I am a result, we are all insecure without human. In that lies both my hope and dis- exception. The thought of insecurity appointment. comes regularly, which makes us care- Why Krishna, and not simply empti- ful, cautious and fearful. ness? Buddhist proponents may argue. Or, In short, we are programmed to be another name to fill the void such as Jesus insecure. How else can a world with its or Mohammed, that few minority religious seven billions plus population coexist? minds in India might be provoked to ask. In This is the cosmic design, which is to raising those questions, the adult mind stop us from acting irresponsibly by remains minor. For all of us, whether in being fearful. Unknowingly, we con- them. The demonic try to cause harm people are assured of not ending up your heart or mine, are trying to fill the ceived from His Flute. “Climbing shall not end. Know this, tribute to instil fear in others. to the world by their cruel acts. (16.9) badly (6.40) or never perishing. (9.31) void with energy. In my case, it is Krishna Indeed, from atop that peak, one of love that with every step of yours howsoever This is not all, we are also pro- Those with divine endowments are cru- So what did we learn? That the pro- energy. The big personal journey inside and not marriage, I saw Krishna more rele- made, I will make one towards you.” grammed to think that in spite of all the cial for the proper functioning of the gramming of being fearful or having the would be best served without the myopic vant. So, I decided to talk to Him through Replied the Master. talk about God, if He exists at all, will world. That is why God and His divine feeling that God will not protect does lens of religion, and instead with an intu- my writings, in a more inspired version of In that leap of faith I continued. The not protect us. What good is God to us establishment favour them. There are not have to be permanently inched into itive eye of the seeker. It is in Krishna con- myself and in His own language of creation. only glimmer of light in the dark passage if, He will not protect us. Is our secu- three categories of such divine souls. us, it can be changed. However, there sciousness that this pen flows. In humility, I called my spirit to drop ink on within. The light of Krishna energy, that I rity not a major concern for us. This The first one consists of just good peo- are conditions, as mentioned earlier. If “Among the mountains, I am the paper floor. Then, with abandon, I danced nurtured from emptiness, dropping off all feeling is a big factor in people not hav- ple, who do mostly good acts not want- we have qualified, then, we need not be Himalayas.” said He. upon it. Krishna must be merry in the heav- that was useless in the climb towards the ing faith in God. On the other hand, we ing to harm anyone. so fearful or anxious; we can come to We are all trying to climb successive ens too. next peak. are told that God will punish us if we The next or higher lot is of good the level of being cautious, careful, etc., peaks that we see. Any relative comparison As I wrote in my book, Conversations I conjured up Krishna’s idol of white, stray, though this is factually incorrect, people, who also do public service. For which is necessary for our own good. among the peers is useless. Glorious peaks With My Love: Creativity is God. In it, we spotless marble. flowed down His because giving punishment is done by this reason, God does intervene in their This is when peace descends. One for a few could be futile plateaus for others. find ourselves; His scheme, how he fulfills; entire length and out through the door that divine authorities, based on our cases by protecting them by extricating knows in his heart that he is never alone Within us those subjectively defined heights Promises He makes, Ours’ that He keeps; my soul had opened. “It is my birthday, bad/sinful acts. God stays away from them from harmful situations, caused and helpless; God is with Him. (6.7) He are measured and more importantly, a Many through progeny, follow the creative mate,” said He, “of your Venusian heart, tell such administration of justice except in by their bad acts done earlier. enjoys God’s protection. God is real; He climbing process where life is felt and lived. path; I found other way, I came to write. me which void shall I fill?” rare cases like that of Ravana. At that Remember, these souls must have is no longer a figment of imagination. I saw the peak of a woman, and in her Another peak climbed, and yet not high My Lord, in your presence, and when time, God chooses to perform many erred like the rest of us human beings. Every time a fearful thought comes true love, my elixir. The energy that flows enough. Krishna was not always there to your eyes meet mine, there is no void any- functions like re-establishing dharma. God has to help out; He does. God does in the mind then one thinks that he is in true love is the same, whether it is for keep me drowned or submerged in Him. He more. The ocean fills all empty spaces. Only (Bhagavad Gita 4.7) This programming much more for His devotees — the not alone; God is with him; He will pro- God or a person. If I could not be con- had not yet granted me that fortune. depths remain unexplored, now that I have is also part of the cosmic design. highest category He puts them in the tect. Gradually, the earlier program- sciously in God’s love round the clock, then “Krishna, wither those clouds, that hide taken the dive. Call the mermaid with Your There are two kinds of people in “yogakshemam” group — (9.22). God ming will change from negative to pos- I needed her love. May be, through her love the next peak, and not my limbs,” said I, Flute and ask her to pull me deeper. the world — those born with predom- helps in getting what one does not have itive and life will be much better. only, could I hope to reach the higher and continued, “before I leave my pot of The writer is the author of book, inantly divine and demonic qualities. and provides security of what one has. 4 &  !!  realms in my spiritual world that was con- earth behind, present yourself Master.” Conversations With My Love (16.6) There is always friction between This is how the two higher groups of  & I,  6!   uvitiut  (>- '&'( )        !#

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