We do have 'When I’m not concerns 12th man for 7 about deal, it years': Yuvraj has affected Singh takes a us, says dig against Indian skipper Perera selectors 12 12 Onkar, 23.05.2021, Sunday, Vol. 1, Issue 100000066, 12 pages, Kolkata Cyclone Yaas May Intensify Into Can't Live Without Didi "Very Severe Cyclonic Storm" Sonali Wants To Rejoin TMC Agency, Kolkata: Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Sonali Guha, who switched over to the BJP ahead of the elections, on Sat - urday wrote to Chief Minister ACgency, New Derlhi: A loow-pres - ss OdVery heiavy rsainfall his fore - a, Bengal Mamata Banerjee, apologis - sure area formed over east-cen - cast for a few areas on May 27, ing to her for leaving the tral Bay of Bengal today, which Mr Das said. party and urging her to take is likely to intensify into a very The impact of the developing her back. severe cyclonic storm and move cyclone will be evident along and In the letter, which was towards West Bengal, adjoining off West Bengal, north Odisha shared by Ms Guha on Twit - north Odisha and Bangladesh and Bangladesh coasts from May ter, she said that she left the coasts around May 26 morning, 24 evening with wind speed Bihar party after being emotional. the regional met department said. reaching 40 to 50 kmph gusting "I am writing this with a The system is very likely to to 60 kmph, the Met Department broken heart that I took the cross the coasts of the two states said. Jhar- wrong decision of joining an - The way a fish cannot stay and the neighbouring country on Sea condition will be high to khand West other party after being emo - out of the water, I will not May 26 evening, said Regional very high over major parts of Bengal tional. I could not get be able to live without you, Meteorological Centre (RMC) central Bay of Bengal and accustomed there," she said. Director GK Das. fected areas, a Defence Odisha, West Bengal and "The way a fish cannot Didi. I seek your forgive - Wind speed is expected to spokesperson said. Bangladesh coasts from May 24 stay out of the water, I will ness and if you don't for - Odisha 25 Cyclone reach 90-100 km per hour gust - Mr Das said light to moder - to May 26, it said. May not be able to live without give me, I won't be able to ing to 110 kmph from May 26 ate rainfall at most places of Fishermen have been advised you, Didi. I seek your for - live. Please allow me to forenoon along and off West Gangetic West Bengal with not to venture into the sea from giveness and if you don't for - Bengal, north Odisha and heavy rain at isolated places is May 23 till further information. give me, I won't be able to come back and spend the Bangladesh coasts, and increase very likely to commence over Four naval ships are on live. Please allow me to come rest of my life in your thereafter till evening, he said. coastal districts from May 25 standby with humanitarian assis - 24 YThe lowa presasure as rea is back and spend the rest of my affection. "The low pressure area is with significant increase in inten - tance and disaster relief, diving May very likely to concentrate life in your affection," she very likely to concentrate into a sity and area subsequently. and medical teams, the into a depression over wrote in Bengali. Sonali Guha depression over eastcentral Bay "Light to moderate rainfall at spokesperson added. eastcentral Bay of Bengal by Ms Guha, a four-time of Bengal by tomorrow, the 23rd most places with heavy to very "Eight flood relief teams and tomorrow, the 23rd May MLA and once considered to bother to tell the BJP about May morning. It is very likely to heavy rainfall at a few places, four diving teams are preposi - 23 morning. be the "shadow" of the chief leaving that party. I always move north-northwestwards, in - and extremely heavy rainfall at tioned at Odisha and West Bengal May minister, was among the slew felt unwanted there. They tensify into a Cyclonic Storm by isolated places very likely on to augment the existing re - Wind speed is expected to of Trinamool leaders who tried to use me and asked me 24th May and further into a very May 26," he said. sources," the official said. reach 90-100 km per hour switched over to the BJP to badmouth Mamata-di. I severe cyclonic storm during the Owing to the weather system, Aircraft have been kept ready gusting to 110 kmph from ahead of the assembly elec - could not do that," she said. subsequent 24 hours," the India sub-Himalayan West Bengal and at naval air stations INS Dega in May 26 forenoon along and tions. Ms Guha, a former Meteorological Department told Sikkim are also expected to expe - Visakhapatnam and INS Rajali off West Bengal, north She was dropped from deputy speaker of the state news agency Press Trust of India. rience light to moderate rain at near Chennai to undertake aerial Odisha and Bangladesh 22 the TMC's candidates' list this assembly, said she was will - The Indian Navy has kept on most places with heavy to very survey, casualty evacuation and coasts, and increase there - May time, following which she left ing to meet the chief minister standby ships and aircraft to ren - heavy rainfall at isolated places airdrop of relief material as re - after till evening, the party after an emotional to rejoin the TMC. der assistance in the most-af - on May 26. quired, the spokesperson said. outburst on TV channels and "I will personally try to joined the BJP. meet Didi but she is the chief She did not fight the elec - minister and must be busy. tions but had said that she You cannot expect her to give Jawan Killed would work for strengthening you time whenever you seek the BJP's organisation. an appointment," she said. 2 Others Delhi Reports 3.5% Covid Positivity When contacted, Ms "I will go to her residence Guha said that she felt "un - next week on the day when wanted" in the BJP. the last rituals of her brother Injured In "My decision to join the who passed away recently are BJP was a wrong one and I scheduled and try to talk to Encounter Lowest Cases Since March can feel that today. I did not her," Ms Guha said. Agency, Guwahati: A trooper of the Assam Rifles Children Get Covid, paramilitary force was killed and two others were Suvendu Adhikari's injured in an encounter Must Ensure They with terrorists believed to be members of the National Don't Become Part Father, Brother Get Socialist Council of Naga - land (Khaplang-Yung Of Chain: Centre Y+ Security Aung) in Changlang dis - Agency, New Delhi: Chil - Research alerting that a third trict of Arunachal Pradesh dren do get COVID-19, con - COVID-19 wave may affect on Saturday. tradictory to popular children in large number as "One Assam Rifles assumptions, although they suggested by health experts. jawan was martyred and usually show only mild Dr Paul today also re - two others injured in an en - symptoms, NITI Aayog vealed that in the second counter between security member - health Dr VK Paul wave of the pandemic in forces and militants at said today. The attempt on the India, rural areas have been Longvi village under Nam - part of the government now is more affected than urban. He, pong circle in Changlang to ensure that minors do not however, reassured the coun - district of Arunachal become part of the chain try that the situation was sta - Pradesh," Changlang through which the disease bilising. Deputy Commissioner De - spreads, he said. vansh Yadav said. The second wave of the Agency, New Delhi : Days tral Reserve Police Force He said the injured pandemic, in which number after all 77 newly-elected BJP (CRPF). This means they will jawans were airlifted and of children affected have seen MLAs of West Bengal were be protected by a personal se - taken to the army hospital. a rise, has alerted the coun - provided central security curity officer each and 11 The district chief said try's health experts to stress cover, the Union Home Min - armed policemen, including that security forces have on ways to handle children, istry has extended the facility commandos. launched a massive with pre-existing co-morbidi - to Lok Sabha MPs Sisir While Sisir Kumar Ad - counter-insurgency opera - ties, who have been infected Kumar Adhikari and hikari remains a parliamen - tion to flush out the terror - with the deadly virus, ANI Dibyendu Adhikari. This tarian of Ms Banerjee's ists from the area. had reported earlier. move is likely to sharpen the Trinamool Congress, the 79- "A column of Assam Ri - Agency, New Delhi: Delhi's covery rate has surged to daily cases. Delhi had "The matter of children is "The pandemic is stabil - politics of confrontation in year-old quit the party and fles was launched to carry positivity rate has dropped to 96.16 per cent. recorded 3,846 COVID-19 more important...They do get ising in a major part of the the state since the former is joined the BJP in March. out an operation around 9 3.58 per cent, lowest since 6,453 people were dis - cases and 235 deaths on Covid. But the symptoms are country. The positivity rate is the father of Chief Minister Dibyendu Adhikari remains a am. Suddenly, the soldiers April 1, as the more conta - charged in a day, almost three Wednesday, 3,231 cases and minimal. They are largely going down and the number Mamata Banerjee's arch rival Trinamool MP from the Tam - came under heavy firing in gious and dangerous wave of times the cases reported dur - 233 deaths on Thursday. asymptomatic," Dr Paul told of active cases is going Suvendu Adhikari and the lat - luk constituency. which the jawan was mar - the coronavirus infections ing the period. Experts say that the com - reporters today. down," the NITI Aayog ter his younger brother. Suvendu Adhikari, who tyred after receiving bullet continued to recede. The na - Delhi had been conduct - plete lockdown announced by "However, the task is to member said, repeating the Suvendu Adhikari, her till recently was a cabinet injury," said a police tional capital on Saturday ing between 80,000-1,00,000 the Delhi government late make sure that they do not message he gave out a week close aide-turned-bitter critic, minister in Ms Banerjee's source. logged 2,260 new Covid tests daily last month - when last month has been the main become part of the chain before. defeated Ms Banerjee by government, joined the BJP The encounter took cases, lowest since March 31. it had been reporting case reason behind breaking the through which the disease Asked if a person can get around 1,200 votes in the re - in December 2020 and has place around 8 km from At 182, even the single-day positivity figures in the ex - chain of transmission. spreads among people," he inoculated with a vaccine dif - cently concluded Assembly now been elected Leader of Longvi village under Nam - spike in death count saw a cess of 25 per cent. The num - Chief Minister Arvind said. ferent from the one received election in Nandigram con - the Opposition in the state as - pong circle in Arunachal major dip. ber has dropped this month, Kejriwal, while extending the In India, 26 per cent of in the first dose, Dr Paul said stituency. However, the rul - sembly. Pradesh. "These are the lowest but the city is still conducting lockdown last week, said ex - the population is less than 14 it was not possible. ing party returned to power The Centre and the West Various factions of the numbers after 31 March. Still over 60,000 cases daily. perts had advised not to end years of age and nearly seven "But...this is an evolving with a thumping majority de - Bengal governments have in National Socialist Council need to take all precautions Yesterday, Delhi the restrictions till the positiv - per cent are less than five- situation. No robust scientific spite the time, money, and ef - the past few weeks locked of Nagaland or NSCN have and follow Covid-appropriate recorded 3,009 cases and 252 ity rate declined to 5 per cent. years-old. evidence, only time will tell," fort invested by the BJP to horns over the security proto - been among the outfits behaviour," Delhi Health deaths, with a positivity rate He is expected to take a call Earlier, the National he said, adding a caveat. oust Ms Banerjee from col for the BJP MLAs, with based in the northeast that Minister Satyendra Jain said. of less than 4.76 per cent. on lifting the lockdown this Commission for Protection of India yesterday reported power. the state insisting that the have waged guerrilla war Delhi's active caseload Saturday is the fourth weekend, after a discussion Child Rights wrote to the over 2.57 lakh fresh cases and The Adhikaris have been central forces have no power for six decades against cen - has come down to 31,308, consecutive day that the city with Lieutenant Governor Union Health Ministry and almost 4,200 deaths related to now provided with Y+ cate - inside the Assembly prem - tral rule by New Delhi. lowest since April 10. The re - has logged less than 4,000 Anil Baijal. Indian Council of Medical Covid. gory security under the Cen - ises. 2

Onkar, 23.05.2021, Sunday INFORMATION Kolkata

Emergency Nos. Supplier of medical oxygen to needy Airlines NDRF prepares for Cyclone Yaas, Air India : 2211- 6869 Dum Dum airport : 2511- 8787 states, Odisha is further enhancing Agencyp, Neow Dselhi, t22i Moay:nThes Na -teams in Bengal, Odisha Railway tional Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Howrah Station Old Complex : 2638-7412 New Complex : has begun positioning its teams in West its generation facilities: Odisha CM 2638 2217 Sealdah Station : under the direction of the chief Bengal and Odisha as Cyclone Yaas is 2350 3535/3537 Reservation minister.He said that the likely to hit these states on the eastern : 139, Women Security : 182 Liquified Medical Oxygen coast of the country around May 26-27, Emergency Services plant has been built at a cost of officials said today.Some of the teams Lalbazar Police Control Rs 2 crore. It has a production dispatched to undertake evacuation, res - Room : 2214- 3230 Bengal capacity of 20 thousand litres. cue and restoration work in states af - Police : 2214 3230 South 24 Meanwhile, the Alu - fected by Cyclone Tauktae on the Parganas Police : 2479 1870 minium major Vedanta Thurs - western coast are being called back, they Fire Brigade: 2252 6666 Bha - day handed over some filled said. bani Bhavan : 2479 1761 cylinders for the treatment of NDRF Director General S N Prad - Missing : 2450- 6100 the critically ill COVID-19 pa - han tweeted that the force has decided to Night Medicine, Oxygen tients in Odisha. The company "airlift" West Bengal and Odisha-based vere cyclonic storm Tauktae that devel - personnel who are equipped with tree Life Care : 2475 4628 Nan - which has two projects in the teams of the force in view of Cyclone oped in the Arabian Sea and mainly af - and pole cutters, communication gadg - dan Medical : 2358 1723 Ji - Agency, Bhubaneswar, 22 said. state, one at Lanjigarh in Kala - Yaas and its "possible impact" in the fected the costal areas of Gujarat and ets, inflatable boats and basic medical vandwip : 2455 0962 South May: Odisha which helped Though hit severely by handi district and another at coastal districts of the two states.The states like Maharashtra and Goa, apart aid. Due to the COVID-19 spread, these Kolkata Bureau : 2484 4322. many states with supply of the second surge of coron - Jharsuguda district, pledged exact number of NDRF teams to be ear - from a few others on the western coast - teams have been provided orange- Nurses / Nurse Assistant medical oxygen at the crunch avirus, Odisha did not face that Vedanta will supply a total marked for the latest cyclone will be de - line of the country. coloured full-bodied personal protection South Kolkata Nurses : 2484 moments during the ongoing crunch of medical oxygen for of 2000 oxygen cylinders to cided as per inputs received from the Tauktae made landfall on Monday gear that includes a face shield for each 4322 City Point : 2567 4113 second surge of COVID is fur - the COVID patients in the the state. India Meteorological Department. The night near Una town in Gir Somnath dis - rescuer. The NDRF has earlier said that Janakalyan : 2867 5012 ther augumenting its oxygen state.To plan for future oxygen The Medical oxygen situation is developing, the officials said. trict of Gujarat and wreaked havoc for most of its troops deployed for these op - Health Care : 2416 4675 Alo : 2472 1039 Sister: 2442 generation facilities, Chief requirement and better man - cylinders were handed over to The central force had earmarked a around 28 hours before it weakened into erations have been vaccinated for coron - 6385 Loknath : 2372 2763 Minister Naveen Patnaik said agement, a task force has also the state government in total of 101 teams for the extremely se - a depression. Each NDRF team has 47 avirus. Life Care : 2578 8720 on Thursday.The eastern state been set up, the chief minister Bhubaneswar in the presence Nivedita : 2284 7810 Anan - which has surplus production said.Patnaik during the day of Nitin Jawale, Managing Di - damoyee : 2464 7294 Relief : of oxygen but is facing short - virtually dedicated a Liquid rector Industrial Promotion & 2289 7362 Care : 2334 7068 age of cylinders to fill it has Medical Oxygen plant facility Investment Corporation of Mango farmers in Malda dist fear Sanjibani : 2360 7881 Trend sought 30,000 empty cylinders at MKCG Medical College in Odisha Limited (IPICOL) and Nurses : 2554 2757 Nurses from the centre. Berhampur. Yamini Sarangi, Managing Association : 2241 682 Official sources said that Optimistic that the new Director of Odisha State Med - losing crop due to pest attack Ambulance Odisha has supplied 17873.71 facility would help reduce ical Corporation Limited Agency, Malda, 22 May: director of the district horti - cent of the mango crop can be can seek assistance from the Garpar Srijan : 2354 5847 MT of medical oxygen to 14 pressure on oxygen cylinders (OSMCL). Mango farmers in Malda dis - culture office, Krishnendu destroyed if the problem is horticulture department," South and Policlinic : 2466 states through 975 containers in the MKCG medical college "Vedanta stands firmly trict are a worried lot, as their Nandan, a particular pest -- contained at an appropriate Nandan said. 2433 Life Care : 2475 4628 in the last 28 days when coro - and hospital that caters to the with the people of Odisha in orchards in several areas have locally known as 'Suli poka' - time, Nandan pointed out. Notably, a few days ago, Okhard : 2475 4320 Diganta navirus was wreaking havoc. needs of south Odisha dis - the fight against COVID. As come under pest attack. had been harming the crops He further said that farmers in Malda were hope - : 2474 5455 Sisir Kumar In - Delhi, Maharashtra, tricts, particularly Ganjam, part of our efforts, we have Many of these farmers over the past three to four farmers have asked to be on ful of a bumper harvest this stitute : 2533 0382Rani Rash - Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Patnaik said the state govern - supplied the oxygen cylinders in the region -- known for its years. guard and take measures once year owing to the clement moni Mission : 2431 9885 Madhya Pradesh and Haryana ment has been taking all pos - to the state government so that distinct variety of the summer "The pest lays eggs on the pest is spotted."All in - weather and adequate rain - Janmangal : 2466 2879 Med - are among the beneficiaries of sible measures to save uninterrupted oxygen supply fruit -- are also staring at the surface of mangoes, fected mangoes should be im - fall. ical Bank : 2554 0084 Alipore medical oxygen from Odisha precious lives. is maintained for treatment of losses amid the COVID-in - which are still small in size, mediately picked and Gour Ghosh, one of the Chetla Basti Unnayan : 2449 during the crisis.Within the Minister for Health and COVID patients," said On duced lockdown, with no and the larvae then enter the removed and the mango trees farmers, said that he has been 0286 Meera Seva : 2411 state, the oxygen supply man - Family Welfare N K Das said Rahul Sharma, Dy. CEO Alu - means to export them, and fruit, feed on the pulp and the regularly sprayed with pesti - able to solve the pest problem 8316 Matri Sangha agement is being monitored that Odisha is now a leader in minium Business, Vedanta lack of local buyers. seed," he explained. cides. to an extent by spraying pes - Janakalyan Ashram : 2475 4527 Dr. Bidhan Roy Memo - on an hourly-basis, Patnaik the fight against COVID Ltd. According to the deputy Around 10 to 50 per If necessary, the farmers ticides from time to time. rial : 2574 9738 Kumartuli Institution : 2530 5561 Taltala People : 2265 3239 MAR Famous Personalities Care : 2320 3181 Blood Bank Births Central Blood Bank : 2351 1910 – Hugh Casson, Miscellaneous 0619 Peoples Blood Bank : English architect and 2455 5164 Lions : 2248 5780 academic (d. 1999) Life Care : 2284 6940 Ashok 1910 – Scatman HBO ZEE ACTION Lab : 2472 0333 Hemo - Crothers, American actor ephilia Society : 2426 3739 and comedian (d. 1986) 9:36 A.M. 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Calcutta show very few lessons have The ministry has cau - been learnt from Cyclone Amphan, tioned that the cyclone’s pre - which had ravaged the city this time dicted landfall over last year. Odisha-Bengal and wide - The only positive — the Calcutta spread rainfall and inland Municipal Corporation convened flooding in districts along the meetings with CESC and disaster east coast and the Andaman management agencies throughout and Nico-bar islands, may evacuation plans to, if re - malaria, associated with Thursday. The approach was different compound public health chal - quired, move people from flooding or heavy rains. from last year — 36 hours had passed lenges already posed by the health facilities along the cy - The advisory comes amid after Amphan when the CMC con - Covid-19 epidemic. clone’s projected path to safe signals of widespread Covid- vened a coordination meeting to re - The India Meteorological zones or to other hospitals 19 infections in several east - store normality in the city. Department has said a low- and ensure that hospitals have ern coastal districts. Personnel of the National Disaster pressure zone is “very likely” adequate arrangements for The fraction of positive Response Force will be kept on high to emerge over the North An - their labs, medical services, cases among those tested — alert from May 25, a day before the daman Sea and intensify into and oxygen. a measure of widespread in - cyclone is tipped to hit land, officials a cyclonic storm by May 24 “It needs to be ensured fection — over the past week said. that may move northwest - that health facilities are has been 41 per cent in North The coastal districts of Gangetic ward and reach the Odisha- stocked with adequate essen - 24-Parganas, 27 per cent in Bengal are set to get rainfall, accom - Bengal coasts on May 26 tial medicines and supplies to South 24-Parganas, and 23 panied by gusts of wind, from May 25 morning. meet any exigencies arising per cent in Puri, Odisha. as Cyclone Yaas nears the Bengal The Union health secre - due to disruption on the The fraction should be coast, the Met office said on Friday. tary, Rajesh Bhushan, in let - movement of vehicles due to ideally less than 5 per cent. “The system is tipped to intensify into ters sent to top administrators high wind or heavy rainfall,” The ministry has asked Meshes of wires at the Park Street-Chowringhee Road crossing. a cyclone by May 24 and reach the of the Andaman and Nicobar Bhushan wrote. state administrators to plan Bengal-Odisha coast by the morning From Elgin Road to Ballygunge Cir - “We have more than doubled the for improved mobility,” he said. islands, Andhra Pradesh, The ministry has also di - rapid antigen tests in camps of May 26,” said the official. cular Road, thick meshes of wires number of specialised workers who Water supply, which was hit for Bengal, Odisha, and Tamil rected states to mobilise dis - that might house evacuated Uprooted trees had emerged as hanging from poles made their way will attend to snapped power lines. days in many areas after Amphan, is Nadu, has urged reviews of trict public health and disease populations and ensure that the biggest hurdle to restoring normal through the canopy of trees — the The coordination with the CMC has among the topmost priorities this emergency department pre - surveillance teams involved standard precautions against life in the aftermath of Amphan. En - perfect recipe for a rerun of last year’s started early. If the fallen trees and time, CMC and CESC officials said. paredness, stocks of medi - in Covid-19 management to Covid-19 such as masks, gineers of power utilities had said disaster. branches are removed promptly, we The civic body is banking on a cines and backup equipment look out for possible out - physical distancing, and hand fallen trees had delayed work on re - The cables included power, will do our best to restore power sup - “sufficient stock” of generators to en - in hospitals in coastal areas. breaks of other infections hygiene are continued to be pairing or replacing damaged or broadband and cable TV wires.An - ply as soon as possible,” he said. sure water supply is not crippled. Bhushan has asked the such as acute diarrhoeal dis - followed in all cyclone-af - snapped cables. other CMC official said they were try - He said the stock of generators, “We will have generator back-up states to prepare advance eases, dengue, leptospirosis, fected areas. This time, the civic body has ing to identify spots to dump the poles, cables and other equipment at all water treatment plants. We will claimed to have ramped up their per - debris. “We will keep a pool of trucks was being ramped up as well. also hire as many generators as we sonnel and machines. on standby to ferry the debris if our The utility serves over three mil - can from private suppliers in each “Each of the 16 boroughs will vehicles fall short.” lion consumers in Calcutta and ad - ward. These will be provided to have three emergency response Cable operators and internet and joining districts. Continuing power households with pumps but without teams. We are also trying to have a telecom service providers attended a outage in the aftermath of Amphan power,” said Tarak Singh, a member Amphan-hit Botanic group of tree cutters in each of the meeting called by the CMC on Friday. had triggered protests in many areas. of the board of administrators of the 144 wards. The number of men de - The operators have been asked to snip Some areas like parts of Behala, CMC. ployed will be close to three times dead cables from poles to the “maxi - Budge Budge, Panchashayar, Garia, “All 74 booster pumping stations Garden scrambles to more than last year,” said Debasish mum extent possible” in three days, Serampore and Baguiati are still de - will be functional and will have gen - Kumar, a member of the board of ad - said a CMC official. pendent on an overhead network, erator back-up. But if the rain coin - ministrators of the CMC. “We will start work tomorrow,” which is more vulnerable to a storm. cides with the high tide in the The stock of saws, ladders, JCB said Tapash Das, the joint convenor of The CESC spokesperson said “around Hooghly and the closure of lock fend off Yaas cranes and payloaders — needed to the All Bengal Cable Television and 80 per cent of the places under its ju - gates, waterlogging is inevitable,” cut trees and remove debris — has Broadband Operators United Forum. risdiction had underground net - said a CMC official. also been ramped up significantly, he The civic body has in the past works”. He said work had started to clear said, without going into specifics. prodded MSO operators to snip dud Asked if any conversion — from the mouth of many choked gully pits The CMC estimated that thou - cables to decongest the poles. overhead to underground network — in the city. sands of electric poles were uprooted A CESC spokesperson spoke of had happened since Amphan, the The civic body has also ramped across the city during Amphan. Engi - improved coordination and ramped- spokesperson said: “It is a continuous up the number of people who clean neers had attributed the high count of up manpower. The fleet of emergency process. Even in overhead network the mouth of gully pits on flooded electric poles felled to the weight of response units of the power utility had areas damaged by Amphan, we have roads so the accumulated water can cables on them, many of them de - depleted last year because the lock - set up completely new sets of equip - flow into the underground drainage funct. down forced many workers to return ment”. network. The men will also open A trip across the city on Thursday home to districts or neighbouring “We are also focusing on a decen - man-hole covers to quickly drain out and Friday showed little had changed. states. tralised emergency response system water, said the official. IIM refrains from fee hike for Staff Reporter: The Indian of the canopy of the Great cluding the 100-year-old Botanic Garden in Shibpur is Banyan Tree by putting bam - Baobab tree or Kalpavriksha bracing for Yaas. boo props to support them. were later replanted. No sooner had it recov - Apart from The Great “We are putting bamboo Sttaffw Reporter:o IIM Ca-lcuttya has deecided naot to hrike MBA proA tgeacher rsaid athe situmation had wmorsened we ith the ered from the body blow of Banyan Tree, there are other props to support the young fees for its two-year MBA programme because of the second wave of Covid triggering further distress Amphan exactly a year ago old trees with huge canopies branches that have come out Covid-induced economic distress faced by some stu - across the country and it would be inhuman to raise than the garden, crippled by which are being pruned so in the canopy of the Great dents and their families. The MBA committee of the the fee. “Considering that the batch that had just grad - inadequate staff and funds, that they maintain their centre Banyan Tree. There is only so Joka institute had proposed to the academic council, uated sought a waiver of fees, it would be inhuman was hurled into a fight of gravity and don’t topple in much we can do. We are also which comprises teachers, officials and the director, to raise the fees for the incoming batch. Although we against another cyclone that the cyclone. pruning branches of other that the fee be raised to Rs 23.05 lakh from the exist - sustain ourselves from whatever we earn through is set to hit the Bengal- “We can do very little trees so that they are not top ing Rs 23 lakh. Subir Bhattacharya, the interim di - fees, we still decided against raising the fees,” he Odisha coast on May 26 particularly in the current sit - heavy and can withstand the rector of the IIM, told The Telegraph: “We are not said. Last year, the students of the two-year pro - morning. uation of lockdown. There is heavy gusts of winds,” said going to hike the fees this year.” “There have been gramme forced the institute to waive the hostel fees Amphan had ripped off a hardly any staff available. We Singh. cases of loss of jobs, curtailment in salary and shut - as they were not using the hostels and attending on - significant portion of the are making do with those “We are also alerting the ting down of businesses all over the country. In keep - line classes from home, till they were called back to canopy of the 271-year-old who live nearby and out - guards in the garden so they ing with the inflationary rates, it was proposed that the campus in October. They were called back so they Great Banyan Tree and had sourcing a few,” said Basant immediately inform us if the fees be raised by Rs 50,000 this year. But the pro - could use the internet connectivity on the campus to damaged and uprooted count - Kumar Singh, a senior scien - there is major damage,” said posal was struck down as the incoming batch of stu - attend online classes. A teacher said that considering less trees in the 273-acre gar - tist at the garden. the scientist. dents must have been facing the same hardship as line as a precaution against Covid-19, the member that the programme would be held online this year, den. Cyclone Amphan with The Great Banyan Tree is those now in class,” said a member of the council. said. Students of the 2019-21 batch had in June last they were expecting the students would again seek a The garden authorities wind speeds up to 170km an no stranger to cyclones. It had The academic council rejected that proposal, said an year sought a fee waiver citing an economy that waiver on the hostel component. Although any pro - are scrambling to protect the hour had wreaked havoc in lost its main trunk to two cy - IIM official. There was a proposal to raise the fee for “looks very grim” and said they were uncertain about posal to raise the fees for the one-year MBA execu - huge, old trees but such ef - the garden last year, blowing clones in 1864 and 1867. foreign students from $ 60,000 to 65,000 as well. job prospects. In a letter to then director Anju Seth, tive programme did not reach the council, it has been forts are hampered by the off a huge portion of the It has the biggest canopy “But that too has been struck down because of the the then president of the institute’s students council, decided that the amount (Rs 27 lakh) would remain lockdown as most of the staff north-west canopy of the spreading over 1.6 hectares same reason.” Another member said last year, too, the Hunar Gandhi, had written: “The situation of the unchanged. In July last year, the institute had decided is unavailable. Great Banyan Tree. with an interconnected fee was not raised since the council could not meet economy looks very grim and the current and the to refund deposits and offer deferred admission to its Scientists are trying to It had also damaged branch system that looks like because of the sudden imposition of the lockdown. graduating batches may be adversely affected in executive MBA course this year after six candidates save the new branches that about 1,000 trees in the gar - a mini-forest. Most of these Moreover, the institute was preoccupied with chang - terms of future prospects…. We hereby request you sought a refund saying they didn’t want to pursue the have emerged in the gaping den and uprooted several branches are supported with ing the mode of the programme from in-person to on - to provide relief in the tuition fee and other charges.” course in such “uncertain financial times”. hole in the north-west portion hundred. Some of these, in - props. 4

SUNDaY 23 MaY 2021 METRO kolkata Breathe easy in parked RKM college buses outside NRS students to teach Medical College and Hospital Classes IX to XII The proposal was sent to the health department on May 10. “The clearance came within barely four hours. We were directed to connect with NRS hospital,” Kamdar said. It took the rest of the day to refit the bus. The day after, it was taken to the hos - pital and handed over for inspection. All buses have been fitted with CCTV cameras. “That way, the doc - tors can remotely monitor the patients in the bus over an app on their mobile phones and issue instructions to the technician present on site,” Kamdar said. NRS hospital superintendent Dr Indira Dey is all praise for the initia - tive. “Covid patients come chiefly with complaints of breathing trouble. During the admission process, alloca - tion of beds takes time. During that Staff Reporter: Students of classes, too, have not at - “They have a fair idea period, one has to wait. We are mak - Ramakrishna Mission Resi - tended school since March about the syllabus. Still, if ing patients, whose oxygen levels dential College, Narendrapur, 2020 because of the pan - they need any guidance, we have started dipping, wait in the bus will offer free tutorials to un - demic. will offer that,” he said. The on oxygen support. The bus is also derprivileged students of The free classes to be classes will be offered only to coming to use if the patient has to be Classes IX to XII, who have conducted by students of both boys. transferred from a ward in one build - not been attending school be - colleges will start on May 26. “That is what we have Staff Reporter: A bus that stands and SSKM hospital. members, Sheetal Dugar came up ing of NRS to the other or taken to the cause of the Covid pandemic. The link for registration decided initially,” said a col - round the clock outside the admission The 32-seaters have been with the idea of fitting buses with Covid ward at R. Ahmed Dental Col - The classes will be held for classes to be conducted by lege official. The class counter of Nilratan Sircar (NRS) equipped with four oxygen concentra - oxygen concentrators to help them,” lege across the road,” Dey said. on digital platforms. students of the Narendrapur timetable and other details Medical College and Hospital is al - tors, each capable of generating five said Bhaven Kamdar, the secretary of The use of the buses is in the The registration process college is https:// such as links will be sent to lowing Covid patients to breathe easy, litres per minute. The buses are also Jito. The 15-year-old organisation has hands of the health department. “The started on Thursday and will forms.gle/ZZwajrcExVUJ8z the registered students. literally. equipped with lights, fans and mobile so far been involved in economic em - doctors at each hospital will recom - go on till May 24. v56. School students attending The bus is one of five vehicles de - charging points. The seats have been powerment and educational initia - mend which patients would need im - A notice signed by The notice said there will the classes can interact with ployed in an oxygen-on-wheels initia - partially modified to allow comfort - tives. mediate support,” Kamdar pointed Swami Shastrajnananda, the be four classes each day — the teachers by typing their tive of Jain International Trade able seating. The electricity required Dugar, he pointed out, was the out. principal of the college, said: two in the morning, from queries in a “chatbox”. Organisation (Jito), a non-profit body to run the machines is being drawn managing trustee of Sri SL Dugar Another bus will be deployed at “In order to help you with 8am to 10am, and two in the Students of the college of the Jain community. from the hospitals. Charitable Trust which runs The MR Bangur Hospital from Saturday. your academic studies amidst evening, from 7pm to 9pm. are attending classes on on - While the bus at NRS was the “In this pandemic, when oxygen Aryans School in Kamarhati. With “The Kolkata Municipal Corpora - the pandemic, the Ramakr - Classes will be held five days line platforms from home as first, the four have since been posted is in short supply, economically de - classes happening online, the school’s tion has requested us for oxygen con - ishna Mission Residential a week, from Monday to Fri - a precaution against Covid. at RG Kar, Calcutta Medical College prived patients are facing an even big - fleet of buses has been idle for centrators for its safe homes which we College, Narendrapur, is of - day, and are likely to be con - “By teaching the senior and Hospital, Chittaranjan seva Sadan ger challenge. On May 9, one of our months. have agreed to provide,” he added. fering free online classes for ducted on YouTube. school students, students of students studying from Class An official of the college the college can expand their 9 to 12 in these tough times. said about 60 students of the domain knowledge further,” The students of our college college — undergraduate and said a teacher. have enthusiastically come postgraduate — have volun - Gurudwaras and NGOs Prices of food items forward and volunteered teered to take classes. Under - Safe home themselves to teach you all.” graduate students from Gouranga Bhavan, a boys’ start spiralling after In Bengal, schools affili - second year have enlisted hostel of the college, will be start providing oxygen to ated to the West Bengal their names. converted into a 100-bed safe Board of Secondary Educa - An official of the college home for Covid patients in Covid curbs tion had resumed in-person said the objective was to help cooperation with Rajpur people across communities Staff Reporter: A Kasba resident bought chicken for Rs 200 classes for students of the underprivileged students Sonarpur municipality. Staff Reporter: A gurudwara a kg on Friday from a neighbourhood market. About a week Classes IX to XII from Feb - who could not afford private The patients at the isola - in the city on Friday started back, chicken sold for Rs 165 a kg there. ruary 12. But the classes were tuition to compensate for the tion facility will be admitted providing oxygen concentra - A Ballygunge resident bought grapes for Rs 200 a kg on suspended on April 21 fol - absence of in-person classes under the supervision of the tors to people across commu - Friday. A month back the price was Rs 120 a kg. lowing the state govern - because their families’ finan - health and family welfare de - nities and social strata. Eggs sold for Rs 70 a dozen, up from Rs 50-55 a dozen ment’s decision to bring cial constraints had worsened partment. Gurdwara Bara Sikh San - around 10 days back. forward the summer vacation during the pandemic. “We will provide oxygen gat, on MG Road, through the Prices of several food items started spiralling soon after because of the pandemic. Asked whether the stu - support to the extent possible. service wants to reach out to stricter Covid curbs came into force last Sunday. A monk of the college dents who have volunteered Meals for the patients will those in need of oxygen in the The suspension of suburban train services, too, has had its said they decided to offer free for the service would be come from our kitchen. Doc - middle of a raging pandemic, impact on prices. Several food items, especially fruits, were tutorials to students of these groomed on how to teach, a tors, nurses, medicines and when emergencies are surfac - brought to the city by train. Fruits and poultry products have four classes because students monk of the college who is other emergency support will ing in homes at any time of witnessed a sharp rise in prices. Retail traders blame the lock - of Ramakrishna Mission coordinating the initiative be provided by the govern - the day or night. “We can con - down, which has reduced the number of truck arrivals and also Vidyamandira, Belur, will said a section of students pe - ment,” said Swami Sarval - vey the information to the made the arrivals unpredictable, for the price rise. offer free tutorials to under - riodically taught students of okananda, the secretary of the Sikh community through the “Fewer trucks are coming in with poultry, resulting in price privileged students of Classes Narendrapur Blind Boys’ Ramakrishna Mission gurdwara. But we want to rise,” said a retailer in south Calcutta. “Most of the poultry in III to VIII. Students of these Academy. Ashrama, Narendrapur. reach out to people from other the city’s markets comes from North 24-Parganas, Burdwan communities with oxygen New Alipore who had lost his 9339837017 and Midnapore. The truck drivers and helpers are afraid to support,” said Gangandeep mother a few days back was The New Town authori - come because of Covid. This has caused a demand-supply mis - Singh, spokesperson, Gurd - struggling to breathe. He man - ties and an NGO in the area match and resulted in a price rise,” he said. wara Bara Sikh Sangat. aged to call the helpline of have started an initiative Among fruits, apples sold at Rs 250 a kg on Friday, up Maulana Abul Kalam Azad They have started with 20 NGO Kolkata Gives around where oxygen cylinders will from Rs 200 about two weeks ago. oxygen concentrators that midnight asking for oxygen be delivered for free to Covid "I bought apples for Rs 250 a kg and big mosambis for Rs have been donated by two support and a concentrator patients. 30 apiece on Friday," said Manish Shaw, a Ballygunge resi - University of Technology Sikh families in the US and was delivered at his doorstep. Volunteers of the New dent. Apart from irregular movement of trucks, wholesalers Canada. Kolkata Gives has pro - Town Forum and News, the blamed low yield in Himachal Pradesh for the steep rise in the revives community kitchen People have to approach cured 250 oxygen concentra - NGO, are coordinating the lo - price of the fruit. Truck operators said the recent restrictions Staff Reporter: The Maulana Abul Kalam them with a Covid-positive tors for people in the city and gistics of delivering the cylin - have forced many of them to cut inter-state movement. Azad University of Technology, to which all report for a concentrator. “We the districts. Of the 250, 100 ders. There are trained "From around 30,000 trucks three months back, just about government and private engineering colleges are giving it out for five days have been sent to the Sunder - personnel to operate the oxy - 300 trucks are now entering the city," said Subhas Chandra in Bengal are affiliated, has resumed its com - initially. 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We Call: 18001037652 states but retailers aren’t turning up in enough numbers to pro - people on the campus and distributing the instrumental in organising the send a video to every user so Gurdwara Garcha Road cure them. As a result the price of fish in retail markets is food through the office of the sub-divisional concentrators. they can use the concentra - will start an oxygen concen - shooting up despite godwons remaining well stocked. officer. Registrar Parthapratim Lahiri said the The service is being of - tor,” said Anant Nevatia, trator service when a consign - "Earlier, retailers would turn up on Matadors or commute resumption of the community kitchen became fered for free and the idea is trustee, Kolkata Gives. ment arrives on Sunday. by suburban trains. That has stopped. 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Kolkata National Onkar, 23.05.2021, Sunday Patients within 6 weeks of Drug used to treat black fungus Two cases of white fungus COVID reported in GMERS hospital was available in limited supply, Agency, Ahmedabad, May throat. Similarly, if it goes to are different," she added. treatment are at 22: Ahemdabad's GMERS your brain then it shows dif - Dr Nina Bhalodia also in - highest risk of now ramped up : Health Ministry Medical College and Civil ferent symptoms," said Dr formed that medicines re - Agency, New Delhi, May briefed that states are advised made based on the total num - sis of the small intestine have Hospital, Sola reported two Nina Bhalodia. quired for treating black fungus 22: Amid the rising cases of towards the need for Infec - ber of patients, the minister been reported in Delhi's Sir cases of white fungus also Speaking to ANI, about the Aspergillosis are available in Agency, New Delhi, May 22: Mucormycosis or 'black fun - tion Prevention and Control informed in the official re - Ganga Ram Hospital. known as Aspergillosis over number of fungal infections the market. Patients within six weeks of gus', the Union Health Min - (IPC) to manage fungal infec - lease. The fungal infection, the last one week, informed reported at the hospital, she "Since morning till 1 pm COVID treatment are at the istry on Saturday said the tions in health facilities like Mucormycosis is a rare which is caused by exposure Dr Nina Bhalodia, Head of said, "Last week, we had on Saturday, a minimum of 8- highest risk of black fungus, availability of Amphotericin- establishing/activating the fungal disease commonly to mucor mould that is com - Department of ENT on Satur - three patients with fungal in - 10 cases of fungal infections said senior neurosurgeon at B, the key drug to treat the Hospital Infection Control being detected in the Covid- monly found in soil, plants, day. fections out of which two were reported. Every presen - AIIMS. deadly disease is now being Committee, taking transmis - 19 patients who are in the re - manure, and decaying fruits According to the doctors, were cases of Aspergillosis." tation of the infection is dif - Speaking to ANI, Professor increased and the ministry is sion-based precautions with covery phase. and vegetables, affects the both types of fungal infec - "In the last 15-20, we were ferent," said Dr Nina of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Dr P in touch with five additional focus on droplet, airborne and Doctors are linking the brain, lungs, and sinuses and tions - white fungus (As - treating Mucormycosis. The Bhalodia. Sarat Chandra said, "Fungal in - manufacturers. contacts to protect healthcare sudden surge in Mucormyco - can be lethal to those suffer - pergillosis) and black fungus symptoms were also the same Meanwhile, Medical Di - fections are not new. But it has "Amphotericin B was workers and ensure patient sis cases to the use of steroids ing from diabetes and having (Mucormycosis) - are inva - and even the presentation in rector at Delhi's LNJP Hospi - never happened in epidemic available in the country in safety; ensuring effective to treat Covid-19 patients. compromised immune sys - sive only when the patient is MRI was the exact same. tal, Dr Suresh Kumar on proportions. We do not know limited supply. Its availability Biomedical Waste Manage - Cases of 'black fungus' in - tems such as cancer patients immunocompromised. "If the However, when we sent it for Saturday said that white fun - the exact reason why it is reach - and supply is now being in - ment and Enhanced IPC prac - fection are being reported in or people with HIV/AIDS. virus infects the eyes, the vis - biopsy for pathology evalua - gus is not as dangerous as ing epidemic proportions but we creased. Ministry of Pharma tices in ICU, Labs, etc. with several parts of the country. AIIMS Delhi Director Dr ibility becomes low. If it goes tion, then we discovered it black fungus. have reason to believe that there is coordinating with Ministry focus on immuno-compro - States like Rajasthan, Gu - Randeep Guleria also to your nose or paranasal was not Mucormycosis but "The treatment of White could be multiple reasons." of Health for providing li - mised patients, on steroid jarat, Punjab, Haryana, Kar - pointed out that there has sinus, then there are symp - Aspergillosis. The treatments fungus can be easily treated," "One of the most important rea - cense to five additional man - treatment and with comor - nataka, Odisha, Telangana been an increasing trend of toms relating to the nose and for the two fungus infections he told ANI. sons is uncontrolled diabetics, ufacturers," Lav Agarwal, bidities and Tamil Nadu have already rise in fungal infection in systemic use of steroids along Joint Secretary, Union Health declared it a 'notifiable' dis - the last few weeks being with tocilizumab, patients on Ministry. Talking about the Earlier in the day, Union ease under the Epidemic Dis - seen among those recover - ventilation and taking supple - existing manufacturing ca - Minister for Chemicals and eases Act, thereby making it ing from COVID-19 with Railways delivers 14,500 MT mental oxygen. Within six pacity Agarwal said, "The ex - Fertilizers DV Sadananda mandatory to report every several states reporting an weeks of COVID treatment if isting manufacturers are Gowda announced an alloca - Mucormycosis case to the increase in the cases of of liquid medical oxygen so far people have any of these factors working towards increasing tion of 23,680 additional vials state government. black fungus. Agency, New Delhi, May nearly 3,463 MT. Maharash - istry informed. they are at the highest risk of their capacity and production of Amphotericin- B to vari - Amid the rising concern of "The Covid-19-linked in - 22: Working on mission tra has received 614 MT of The average speed of these black fungus," pointed out Dr capacity." ous states and Union territo - black fungus cases in addi - fection has claimed more mode amid the COVID-19 oxygen relief so far. critical Freight trains, in most Chandra. During the press interac - ries. tion to the COVID pandemic, than 7,000 lives in the coun - pandemic, the Railways has Karnataka, Andhra cases, is way above 55 over He cautioned that giving cold tion, the Health ministry also The allocation has been the rare cases of Mucormyco - try," said Dr Guleria. successfully delivered nearly Pradesh, Kerala have been long distances. These trains oxygen directly from cylinders 14,500 metric tonnes of Liq - delivered 943 MT, 571 MT, run on high priority Green could be very dangerous for pa - uid Medical Oxygen (LMO) and 246 MT of LMO respec - Corridor, with the highest tients. in more than 884 tankers by tively. sense of urgency. "Giving cold oxygen directly 224 Oxygen Expresses. The Railways have The operational teams of from the cylinder is very dan - In its statement, the Rail - mapped different routes with various zones have also been gerous. Using a mask for 2-3 ways said 8 Oxygen Ex - oxygen supply locations and working round the clock in weeks could be a setting for the presses with a load of more have kept themselves ready these challenging circum - development of black fungus. than 563 MT of LMO in 35 with any emerging need of stances to ensure that oxygen Anti-fungal drug Posaconazole tankers are also on the run, the states. The states provide reaches in the fastest possible can be given to high-risk indi - the ministry informed. tankers to the Railways for time frame. viduals to reduce incidents of Oxygen relief by Oxygen bringing LMO. Railways said that techni - black fungus," added Dr Chan - Expresses has reached out to Oxygen Express started cal stoppages have also been dra. 13 states, namely Uttarak - with its delivery of oxygen reduced to 1 minute for crew Cases of 'black fungus' infec - hand, Karnataka, Maharash - relief days back on April 24 changes over different sec - tion are being reported in sev - tra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra in Maharashtra with a load of tions. "Tracks are kept open eral parts of the country. States Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil 126 MT. and high alertness is main - like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Nadu, Haryana, Telangana, To ensure that oxygen re - tained to ensure that Oxygen Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi, and lief reaches in the fastest time Express keeps zipping Telangana and Tamil Nadu have Uttar Pradesh. possible, Railways has cre - through. All this is done in a already declared it a 'notifiable' According to the Ministry, ated new standards and un - manner that speed of other disease under the Epidemic Dis - Delhi has received the most precedented benchmarks in Freight Operation does not eases Act, thereby making it oxygen relief with 4,278 MT, the running of Oxygen Ex - get reduced as well", the min - mandatory to report every Mu - while Uttar Pradesh has got press Freight Trains, the min - istry added. cormycosis case to the state government. Amid the rising concern of black fungus cases in addition to Ask retailers to display stock, the COVID pandemic, the rare cases of Mucormycosis of the Family of Dr. Ankit who died in Faridkot government hospital due to COVID-19 on November 13, waits for compensation small intestine have been re - for over 6 months, at their residence in Patiala on Saturday. rates of COVID medicines, ported in Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The fungal infection, LG tells Delhi govt which is caused by exposure to Agency, New Delhi, May of availability and pricing of the Drugs Controller, Gov - mucor mould that is commonly School summer vacation from May 24 22: With the national capital these drugs to general public ernment of National Capital found in soil, plants, manure, Agency, Chandigarh, May dents and now, with summer lift the standard of education informed Singla. He said that battling the third wave of the in NCT of Delhi. Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and decaying fruits and vegeta - 22: The Education Minister vacations, the schools will in schools which is visible the teachers have also been COVID-19 pandemic, Lieu - Keeping in view the afore - to ensure strict compliance of bles, affects the brain, lungs, of Punjab, Vijay Inder Singla, also remain closed for teach - from the increase in admis - helping students in every pos - tenant Governor Anil Baijal said facts, it has been decided the aforesaid directions by all and sinuses and can be lethal to on Saturday announced sum - ers and other staff for a period sions and the improvement in sible way to complete the re - on Saturday instructed the that all the authorized deal - authorised dealers those suffering from diabetes mer vacations in all schools of one month. "The govern - results. maining syllabus. Delhi government authorities ers/retailers/sellers of these /retailers/sellers of essential and having compromised im - including government, semi- ment has continuously been Since the closure of The teachers were also ap - to ensure that drugs related to drugs in NCT of Delhi should COVID-19 management mune systems such as cancer government and private, taking precautionary meas - schools, last year due to pealed to stay connected with COVID treatment are made display the information relat - drugs in the NCT of Delhi. patients or people with across the state from May 24 ures for the safety of people COVID-19, teachers of the the students during vacations available to people to check ing to Stock Position and It also directed all the Dis - HIV/AIDS. to June 23. in the pandemic", Singla said. education department have and to make both students hoarding, overcharging or MRP of these drugs at their trict Magistrates of Delhi and AIIMS Delhi Director Dr The minister said that due He added that apart from been teaching students with and their parents aware of the black marketing of such med - premises for information of their counterpart District Randeep Guleria also pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic, taking necessary steps to en - the help of various online safety protocol that needs to icines, dealers should display out that there has been an in - the educational institutions sure safety, the government modes including mobile ap - be followed to avert the con - required stocks of such drugs. creasing trend of rise in fungal were already closed for stu - has also been working to up - plications and TV channels, tamination of coronavirus. "Hoarding, overcharging or infection in the last few weeks black marketing of such med - being seen among those recov - icines does not take place, by ering from COVID-19 with sev - prominently displaying eral states reporting an increase Kamal Nath's 'Indian Covid' jibe insulted nation; Why stocks and rates of such drugs in the cases of black fungus. by dealers/retailers or sellers "The Covid-19-linked infec - is Sonia Gandhi silent? asks Union minister Javadeka for information of people at tion has claimed more than Agency, New Delhi, May it Indian Corona. He further indulging in politics of nega - about vaccines against large," he said. In a statement 7,000 lives in the country," said 22: Union Minister for Infor - said that the identity of India tivity and why has she not COVID 19. "When COVID issued today, the Delhi LG Dr Guleria mation and Broadcasting and is - Mera Bharat COVID (My condemned it till now?" vaccines were invented they has further instructed that a senior BJP leader, Prakash India COVID). His statement asked Javadekar. cast aspersions and called it similar order with regards to Javadekar on Saturday is doing the rounds and he The Union Minister also BJP vaccine. Covaxin has equipments and machines 11 held for slammed Congress and its has not disowned it till now," clarified that there are many turned out to be most effica - like Oximeters, Oxygen transporting acting president Sonia the Union Minister stated. Congress leaders who are cious," he added. Cylinders/Concentrators etc, Gandhi for indulging in "pol - "His statement calling giving statements calling the Javadekar took on Con - related to COVID be issued liquor illegally itics of negativity" against the India's identity as Mera B.1.617 variant as Indian gress for finding a new way at the earliest. Agency, Chittoor, May 22: country. He questioned the si - Bharat COVID is an insult of variant despite the fact that to spread misinformation Accordingly, the Delhi Andhra Pradesh Police on Satur - lence of Gandhi over her the country. This is an insult World Health Organisation against Covaxin, a vaccine government has today issued day arrested 11 people for al - party's senior leader Kamal of India," he added. (WHO) has clarified that no that is made in India with re - an order under the aegis of legedly illegally transporting Nath for calling the new Javadekar also accused variant is named after any gard to its acceptance by for - Delhi Disaster Management liquor to Tamil Nadu amid the Covid-19 variant as 'Indian Congress of tarnishing the country. eign countries. Authority (DDMA) which COVID-19-induced lockdown. Corona' and asked why she image of India and weaken - Referring to Sonia "Now they have started will be strictly enforced by They all were nabbed at the did not condemn the remarks ing the country's battle Gandhi's letter to Prime Min - rumor-mongering about the Drug Controller, DMs the general public, stated the Deputy Commissioners of Dasukuppam check post in by the former Madhya against the coronavirus pan - ister Narendra Modi, the travel ban vis a vis Covaxin. and DCPs who will ensure its order. Police and all authorities con - Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu Pradesh chief minister. demic. Minister assured the opposi - They said many countries strict compliance in letter and The order directed that all cerned to ensure strict com - border. As many as 634 liquor "Congress leader Kamal "Congress is trying to tion that the Indian govern - may not consider those who spirit. authorised dealers pliance of this order and take bottles worth more than one Nath has named Corona as weaken the battle against ment is active and treating have got Covaxin. As far as It has been noticed that the /retailers/sellers of essential strict penal action under rele - lakh, and 11 motorcycles were Indian Corona. A few people COVID-19. They are not per - black fungus while ensuring my information goes, this COVID-19 patients are fac - COVID-19 management vant laws against those per - seized from their possession, po - were calling a particular vari - forming the role of a respon - sufficient vaccines to states. process is still on. But WHO ing difficulties in procuring drugs in the NCT of Delhi sons who are found violating lice said. Giving details about the ant as the Indian variant. He sible Opposition. Sonia Ji He further slammed Con - hasn't taken any decision like essential COVID-19 manage - shall display the information the directions issued in this arrest, Circle Inspector Srinia - went a step ahead and called should tell why is Congress gress for creating doubts this," Javadekar added. ment drugs in time and at the of Stock Position and MRP of order. sulu said, "The police checked prescribed rates which in turn all these drugs at conspicuous "In case any person is all vehicles crossing Dasukup - is causing hindrance in their places at their business prem - found violating the aforesaid pam check post. 11 persons were timely and effective treat - ises for information of gen - directions, the defaulting per - found carrying liquor from ADgencey, lNhew iD elhhi, oMasy p22: iAtmaid tlh e risiengp conocern otf sbla cbk fulnagus cklay efd upronperg treuatmsen t oby fth rese dmays. aHel wla s ifinnaltly eevsalutatiedn ine the ment in NCT of Delhi, said eral public. son(s) Act, 2005, Section 188 Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu. cases in addition to the COVID pandemic, the rare cases of Mucormy - COVID emergency of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The CT scan revealed the order. It also directed that the of IPC, the Epidemic Act As there is a lockdown imposed, cosis of the small intestine have been reported in Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram his small intestine (jejunum) had perforated. His COVID disease also It stated that in order to fa - stock position of these drugs 1897, Drugs and Cosmetics these people were trying to sell Hospital. A 56-year-old Delhi resident, Kumar lost his wife and other had worsened by now requiring ventilator support. Dr Ushast Dhir, sen - cilitate the timely procure - shall be updated by the autho - Act, 1940 and Rules shall be liquor in Tamil Nadu. 635 bot - two family members due to COVID. He had barely completed the last ior consultant in the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver ment of essential COVID-19 rised dealers/retailers/sellers proceeded against as per the tles, worth Rs 1.10 lakh were rites of his wife when he experienced pain in his abdomen. He had also Transplantation in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said, "Ulceration of Jeju - management drugs at pre - four times in a day i.e. at 10 provisions of Section 51 to 60 seized." tested positive for COVID along with his wife and been experiencing nam (First part of Small Intestine) in the patient raised my suspicion of scribed rates, it is necessary am, 2 pm, 6 pm and 9 pm re - of Disaster Management "They were then taken for a mild covid symptoms initially. His abdominal pain was considered gas - fungal disease and patient was immediately started on antifungal treat - to disseminate proper and re - spectively. 1945 and other applicable medical check-up," he added. tritis/ stress-related and self-medication for acidity was taken which de - ment. We sent the portion of removed intestine for Biopsy." liable information in respect The order further directed laws," read the order. 6

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v QUOTES v Coping with grief “materialism leads us to lose awareness of our inner

life, which is bad enough; but to be hypnotized by our own feelings and sensations and forget about Grief counselling for the bereaved, who have faced others and the world around us is worse.” ” —The Upanishads the loss of family to Covid-19 is the need of the hour

After 11 dayNs oof b ruetanl figdht intgo, th ew lateast round of hos - tilities between Israel and Palestine appears to have come to an end. An Egypt mediated ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been negotiated. For the first time in over It's said that there are a week, Palestinians poured out onto the streets, embrac - many stages of grief — Long-term illness also provides a certain kind of men - ing each other and celebrating in the midst of a ruined shock and denial that tal conditioning for the family. Looking back at the city. In 11 days, Israel's bombardment of Gaza has left at the death happened, biggest emotional loss in my life, that of my father 11 the guilt of being alive, least 232 Palestinians dead and thousands injured. Tens years ago, I can say that even while I didn't want to let anger and bargaining if go“, I knew in my heart that I didn't want him to suffer of thousands have been displaced as Israel brought down the loss hadn't hap - either. Living his pain for a year from close quarters, I over 180 residential towers and other buildings. In Israel, pened, depression, and knew that every single day that his health wasn't im - Hamas rocket strikes have killed at least twelve, including then the more positive proving, life was far worse for him than me. Long- one Indian national in the southern Israeli city of stages of working drawn illnesses also help prepare the family that Ashkelon. As is often the case, both sides targeted civilian through the loss, and though they are fighting the disease courageously, targets during the course of the conflict. For now, this finally, acceptance. But and some battles are being won, many times the war a human being going will be lost. I have seen friends look relieved when ceasefire seems tentative, fragile even. Even as Palestine through a deep, per - celebrates an end to the 11 days of horror, Hamas leaders they lost an ailing parent, some feeling guilty at their sonal loss isn't meant own sense of respite, others confessing that they say that they have 'their hands on the trigger' and that they to navigate these couldn't watch their parent hurting anymore. Many will continue to grow the capabilities of their group. Nev - stages by themselves. had at least gotten a chance to say goodbye. ertheless, US President Joe Biden is eager to sell the It requires a superhu - ceasefire as a significant moment. In one stroke, Biden man Zen mindset to overcome grief without has not only promised to help rebuild Gaza but has also external help. Helplines promised to replenish the Israeli Iron Dome defence sys - such as 'Sukh-Dekh', tem. In doing so, Biden continues walking an unusual 'NIMHANS', 'Fortis path in which the US resolutely stands by Israel no matter Stress helpline', 'Don't the cost while also somehow supporting a two-state solu - Worry Let's Talk', are The only constant in life is his pain for a year from close cently hale and hearty is a counselling. It's said that launch a child help desk, tion. Throughout these 11 days of conflict, the US has among a host of such death, but no matter how quarters, I knew that every sealed white body bag. How there are many stages of grief 'Psychosocial Counselling been instrumental in Israeli efforts to keep foreign inter - services available. much we may seem resigned single day that his health do you cope with 'grief' like — shock and denial that the Service' launched by the While urban India still ference out. The US has used its privilege as a permanent to this eternal truth, nothing wasn't improving, life was that? That's the question that death happened, the guilt of Rachakonda Police in Telan - has expensive psychia - ” member of the UN Security Council to essentially keep trists and counsellors ever really prepares us to say far worse for him than me. torments me every waking being alive, anger and bar - gana, and the National Com - the UNSC from making a unified statement against the and the awareness to goodbye to a loved one. No Long-drawn illnesses also hour. Once alive human be - gaining if the loss hadn't hap - mission for Protection of conflict. Even as the other 14 members expressed their seek help, rural India, matter what people say, help prepare the family that ings are reduced to just con - pened, depression, and then Child Rights (NCPCR) is of - support for making a statement for a ceasefire, the US op - which is being crushed while emotional wounds may though they are fighting the dolence messages on the more positive stages of fering tele-counselling to posed any such statement as 'counter productive' to bring - by the virus, has barely partially heal, they also keep disease courageously, and Facebook walls. I'm tired of working through the loss, children through ing peace to the region. As an international stance, the US any such option or coming back torturing us some battles are being won, writing 'Om shanti' and 'RIP' and finally, acceptance. But a SAMVEDNA (Sensitising knowledge. AYUSH 'firmly' supporting Israel is not a new thing. Support for ministry has launched ever so much. No amount of many times the war will be like a soulless robot every human being going through a Action on Mental Health Israel is a largely bipartisan effort in the US with support a tollfree helpline, explanation can make the lost. I have seen friends look day; there are so many deaths deep, personal loss isn't Vulnerability through Emo - from both the Democrats and Republicans. What was dif - Chhattisgarh govern - loss of a kin bearable; we relieved when they lost an in one's own circle of family, meant to navigate these tional Development and Nec - ferent this time was that the progressive wing of the Dem - ment has tied up with only console ourselves say - ailing parent, some feeling friends, and acquaintances. If stages by themselves. It re - essary Acceptance). These ocratic Party was less willing to blindly support Israel's UNICEF to launch a ing that they lived a full life. guilty at their own sense of just reading news of the re - quires a superhuman Zen are welcome moves but a 'right to defend itself'. As encouraging as this resistance child help desk, 'Psy - Age, yes age, does make it respite, others confessing cently deceased causes lacer - mindset to overcome grief drop in the ocean. I know was, it did not prevent the US from blocking international chosocial Counselling easier to accept the passing that they couldn't watch their ations on my soul, I can't without external help. right now the picture is so Service' launched by pressure on Israel and it has not yet prevented the US the Rachakonda Police away of a person. If the dead parent hurting anymore. even begin to imagine the an - Helplines such as 'Sukh- bleak that all we can think from selling more weapons to Israel. The fact that the US in Telangana, and the have age on their side, we Many had at least gotten a guish of the bereaved. When Dekh', 'NIMHANS', 'Fortis about is survival and fighting was able to singlehandedly stonewall the international National Commission justify their life was well- chance to say goodbye. But my father passed away, the Stress helpline', 'Don't Worry the virus. But for the thou - community from intervening in the conflict should lend for Protection of Child lived, and if it's on ours, then nothing, I repeat nothing, only way I could tackle the Let's Talk', are among a host sands who are being left be - credence to the demand for overhauling the UNSC. The Rights (NCPCR) is of - that maturity gives us the prepares one for the sudden grief is by going back to of such services available. hind, much more will have to privilege of veto is a relic of bygone days that should have fering tele-counselling strength to accept the demise. loss of a young, healthy per - work the very next day. As While urban India still has be done in the coming days no business existing in these multipolar times. But even to children through Long-term illness also pro - son. This second wave of the dysfunctional as it may expensive psychiatrists and to alleviate their angst, espe - SAMVEDNA (Sensitis - beyond that, there is a need to recalibrate the US and ing Action on Mental vides a certain kind of mental Covid-19 pandemic is sound, work was my solace counsellors and the aware - cially the children who are so larger international response to the Israel-Palestine ques - Health Vulnerability conditioning for the family. wreaking havoc on young and saviour. I'm not the only ness to seek help, rural India, indelibly impacted by the tion. The international conversation on this issue has be - through Emotional De - Looking back at the biggest people, many in their 30s and one that may not have under - which is being crushed by the Covid deaths. Just the come far too polarised, far too intent on assigning blame velopment and Neces - emotional loss in my life, 40s. They are leaving behind gone grief counselling. In a virus, has barely any such helplines won't do; we will than finding a solution to the age-old problem of finding sary Acceptance). that of my father 11 years inconsolable parents, country like ours where men - option or knowledge. have to proactively reach out a path to co-existence. Indeed, even in Israel and Pales - ago, I can say that even while shocked spouses, orphaned tal health is still furtively AYUSH ministry has to all those who have lost tine, the two-state solution and idea of co-existence seem I didn't want to let go, I knew children, and stunned friends being discussed and coun - launched a tollfree helpline, families, and offer them help, to have lost steam. There is a complete lack of faith in in my heart that I didn't want who can't believe that the selling yet to pick up, there is Chhattisgarh government has counselling, and sometimes, both sides regarding the reality of this solution. ” him to suffer either. Living person who was just so re - only a faint concept of grief tied up with UNICEF to just a patient ear. Rise of MK Stalin with an altogether fresh political perspec - tive heralds a new era in Tamil Nadu's political landscape Chalking out a new path MK Stalin demonstrated his polit - from all segments. Without making ical acumen, gathered over 54 noise, he raises hope among the years of public life, in the assem - people that Tamil Nadu will suc - bly elections. He faced his oppo - cessfully manage the second wave. nents with patience and worked His promises are big, requiring untiringly to claim victory. His huge resources, yet he has to de - hard work and perseverance re - liver. A few promises have been main unmatched. In the absence fulfilled through new decisions on of his father, he managed the the first day itself. Stalin will gear whole campaign under his leader - up the machinery to work at a ship. The social media campaign faster pace. He knows pretty well unleashed against him was not that there is a strong opposition only tackled but also his positive with the backing of the voters with image was framed. Till the ver - four per cent less than his party's dict, it had been the politics to vote share. He never said that reach power, but now he embarks AIADMK has to be wiped away in swift action as the whole soci - from Tamil Nadu. Having realized ety is expecting more from him to the strength of the opposition, he fulfil his promises, particularly the wants to earn support for his ac - tackling of Covid-19. Until the tions. Tamil Nadu is known for its electoral campaign was over, he regionalist culture, and on this was cautious and raised hope count, the DMK made huge com - among the cadres to win the elec - mitments, fulfilment of which re - tion. He was a Stalin of the old quires unison. Through his party with the conventional style sagacious and mature political ac - of functioning. The emergence of tion, he will take more opinion a new leader in Stalin is reflected makers on his side. If he progresses in the formation of the ministries. in the same way, he will maintain He signalled the party cadres, sec - space for opposition parties which ondary leaders, MLAs and offi - will enable the end of the vitupera - cials that he is chalking out a new ing of clean governance and ad - to junior ministers who are known performer. His long political ca - dalism in the Amma canteen, he sus on critical issues. He wants to tive politics entertained so far. path wherein one could not expect ministration. There are heartburns for their past performances. It will reer will help him manage the immediately removed them from bring the adversaries on board and Meeting O Panneerselvam, the the old style of functioning. The as many could not get expected be easy for him to manage them. party and politics, and his exten - the party and asked the police to it is being liked by many opinion- then Deputy Chief Minister, on a ministry formation is a blend of ministerial berths, but Stalin is He is not a novice in administra - sive experience as a legislator will book them. Stalin visited veteran makers. Though he made a state - tea hosted by the Governor, and old and new, performers and patri - clear about where to go and how. tion. He was a deputy chief min - help him lead assembly affairs in politicians to seek their blessings. ment that Tamil Nadu may not be seeking the wishes of Dr Ramadoss archs, to run the government and The appointment of the Chief Sec - ister and a cabinet minister in his a meaningful way. He informed the His outreach to opposition leaders able to bear the impact of another of PMK over phone augured well. manage the crisis besides achiev - retary and other secretaries who father's rule and has also handled ministers openly in the meeting indicates that he wants to cultivate lockdown but, when experts said it Stalin is preparing himself to face ing development. In appearance are known for their honesty and the local body portfolio. During that he won't spare anyone in - a decent political culture of mutual is the only option, he accepted and the challenges in his own way. It is he is emerging like J Jayalalitha rectitude is an indication of this that time, Stalin had emerged as a dulging in rent-seeking. When respect and understanding among made a bold decision of closure of good for the politics, governance but, in action, he signals the com - fact. Serious jobs have been given non-corrupt administrator and a some party men indulged in van - political parties to evolve consen - liquor shops, drawing appreciation and administration of Tamil Nadu. page 7_Layout 1 22-05-2021 19:51 Page 1

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3 killed, 27 India in greater need for injured in series of Remove content terming COVID-19 vaccines to earthquakes in China, save lives, will not exert over 166 aftershocks 'Indian variant': India tells pressure for recorded in Yangbi region supply of doses: Bhutan Agency, Beijing, May 22: At least 3 people were killed Agency, New Delhi, May crunch in India may delay and 27 others injured after a series of earthquakes jolted social media intermediaries 22: In view of the deadly sec - Bhutan's plan for 100 per cent Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in China's Yunnan Province Agency, New Delhi, May tion in this regard. they are first reported from. originating from Singapore ond wave and surge of immunization. on Friday, local authorities said. 22: India took a strong objec - In its advisory, India also "WHO does not identify may affect children. COVID-19 cases in India, Sudden surge in COVID- The quake was felt in all 12 counties and cities of the Dali tion to the use of the term so- cited that the World Health viruses or variants with Singapore accused Kejri - neighouring Bhutan has said 19 cases in India in the sec - Bai Autonomous Prefecture, with Yangbi being the worst called 'Indian variant' for the Organisation (WHO), saying names of countries they are wal of spreading misinforma - it is not going to pressurise ond wave of the pandemic hit, Yang Guozong, the ruling Communist Party of China B.1.617 variant of the coron - that there is nothing called In - first reported from. We refer tion and asked social media New Delhi for supply of vac - has also made it more incum - (CPC) chief of the prefecture, said. avirus on social media posts. dian variant scientifically to them by their scientific sites in Singapore to remove cines as it is in greater need. bent on the government to Two deaths were reported in Yangbi county and one in It is learnt from reliable proven. names and request all to do such content. According to Bhutanese vaccinate large number of In - Yongping County. sources that the Ministry of The WHO has not associ - the same for consistency," Here back home, the ruling media, Prime Minister Lotay dians. New Delhi has always Three people were severely injured and 24 others had Electronics and Information ated the term "Indian Variant" tweeted WHO. BJP is also up in arms against Tshering, in a televised ad - maintained that 'Vaccine minor injuries, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Technology (MIETY) has with the B.1.617 variant of Earlier during the first the senior Congress leader dress, spoke on vaccine sup - Maitri' through which India is About 72,317 residents in 20,192 households were af - written an advisory to social the coronavirus. wave of the pandemic, China Kamal Nath for terming plies from India. exporting vaccines is purely fected by the quakes. media intermediaries to take India believes there is a de - also objected to using the B.1.617 variant as Indian "India has assured support dependent on dynamics of Four earthquakes over 5.0-magnitude jolted Yangbi from down such content with an liberate attempt to peddle term 'Wuhan virus'. virus. (in the past). India is a reli - India's demand and supply 9 pm to 11 pm (Beijing Time), according to the China Earth - immediate effect. Twitter, misinformation by terming Recently, a full-blown Some lawmakers even sug - able friend and will give the situation. quake Networks Centre. Facebook, Koo and all other the B.1.617 variant as Indian diplomatic row took place gested to book the former second dose if asked but Other neighbours like The region has recorded 166 aftershocks as of 2 am. Res - popular social media sites virus, while the WHO never when Delhi Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh chief minis - given India's greater need to Bangladesh and Nepal are cue forces have been dispatched to the quake zone, and res - have been asked by the In - identifies the viruses or vari - Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that ter on treason charges for save lives, Bhutan should not also looking for vaccine sup - cue efforts are underway. dian government to take ac - ants with names of countries a variant of the coronavirus using the term. pressure it," he said. ply from India However, no casualties have been reported after a 7.4- "Bhutan will be approach - India, on its part, is making magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Qinghai ing other countries for the all-out efforts to procure vac - Province Saturday, Xinhua quoted local authorities. second dose of AstraZeneca," cines from abroad and also The quake struck Maduo County of Golog Tibetan Au - he added. ramp up production. India is tonomous Prefecture in the province at 2:04 am. Saturday US, S. Korea agree to India has already supplied also working for tie-up with Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks around 5.5 lakh vaccine international vaccine makers Centre (CENC). doses to Bhutan in two for producing vaccines in The tremor was felt strongly by residents in the provincial batches and, according to re - India. Supplies of Russian capital city of Xining, which is 385 km away from the cooperate on Taiwan Strait ports, 80 per cent adults in the vaccine Sputnik have already county seat of Maduo. Himalayan country are vacci - arrived in India. Earlier this The epicentre was monitored at 34.59 degrees north lati - nated with the first dose. month, Bhutanese Foreign tude and 98.34 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at India is grappling with Minister Tandi Dorji said the a depth of 17 km. Agenicys, Wsashuingtone, Ma y aTamiwan Straiit, daccord inrg to ia sstroiyenr USSg Cu rtist Weilburnwastersi, ohownever, s China acute vaccine shortage and is Indian government had as - So far there have been no reports of casualties and house 22: The United States and joint statement. (DDG 54) transited the Tai - claims Taiwan as its own ter - struggling to speed up world sured Bhutan that it would collapses with normal operation of power and communica - South Korea have agreed to Regarding Taiwan, Moon wan Strait to demonstrate ritory and regards the US 's largest vaccination drive. provide the half million As - tion networks, local officials reported. cooperate on the Taiwan said, "We've shared the view America's commitment to a Navy's presence in the area as According to plan, Bhutan traZeneca vaccines, known as However, highway sections and bridges have seen col - Strait issue, amid rising ten - that peace and stability in the free and open Indo-Pacific. a show of support for the is - wanted to fully vaccinate the Covishield in India, required lapses in the quake-hit area, making vehicles impassable. sions in the 180-km wide wa - Taiwan Strait are extremely This drew a sharp reaction land's democratic govern - entire country by the end of for the second dose to Well-equipped rescue forces have been dispatched to the terways. important, and we agreed to from Beijing, who accused ment. June. However, vaccine achieve full immunization. quake zone. US President Joe Biden work together on that matter the US of threatening the On Wednesday, a Bei - At an average altitude of 4,200 meters, Maduo County is and South Korean President while considering special peace and stability of the Tai - jing-backed think-tank -- located at the source region of the Yellow River with a great Moon Jae-in, who is on a visit characteristics in relations be - wan Strait. China Cross-Strait Acad - number of rivers and lakes. to America, held a bilateral tween China and Taiwan," The Taiwan Strait is a 180- emy -- released a report In the past five years, about 25 earthquakes of magnitude summit on Friday, Taiwan Reuters cited him as saying. kilometre-wide strait separat - on relations across the Pak Foreign minister 3 or above have occurred within 200 kilometers of the epi - News reported. At the post- This focus on the strait ing the island of Taiwan and Taiwan Strait that sepa - center, the largest of which occured Saturday, CENC data summit press conference, comes after China has continental Asia. The Taiwan rates mainland China from expressing himself in showed. Biden said the two talked ramped up political pressure Strait is one of the most heav - Taiwan, South China about issues vital to regional and military threats against ily policed strips of water in Morning Post reported. antisemitic manner, Nepal President Bidya Devi stability, such as maintaining Taiwan, with almost daily in - the world, patrolled by both The think tank said the risk Bhandari dissolves parliament, freedom of navigation in the cursions into Taipei's air de - Chinese and Taiwanese navy of armed conflict is an "all- says Israeli diplomat new election in Nov South China Sea and uphold - fence identification zone. and coastguard vessels. time high" as tension esca - Agency, New Delhi, May Rony Yedidia during her ing peace and stability in the Recently, US Navy de - The strait is in international lates in the region. 22: Israel has expressed its response to the incident ex - Agency, Kathmandu, May 22: Nepal plunged into fresh regret over Pakistani foreign plained while she hasn't seen political turmoil on Saturday as President Bidya Devi Bhan - minister Shah Mahmood the interview, "unfortunately, dari dissolved parliament and fixed general elections in No - Germany Qureshi expressing in an anti- there have a lot of anti-Se - vember amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak. 'Half of Karachi' faces power outage as semitic manner. Anti - mitic comments and actions The surprise announcement comes after a presidential bars semitism, a form of racism in coming up over the last cou - statement said neither the caretaker Prime Minister KP high tension transmission line tripped which a person shows hostil - ple of weeks, its something Sharma Oli, nor opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba were visitors Agency, Karachi, May 22: company later announced people suffering in this ity and discrimination against that we are very sorry to able to demonstrate a majority to form a new government Several areas of Karachi, the that the restoration efforts weather consider their ex - Jews. In response to a WION see...this Anti Semitism we by the Friday deadline set by Bhandari. from financial capital of Pakistan, have already begun and are cuses. Fed Govt must act to question at a virtual presser, have seen around the world" “The president has dissolved the House of Representa - faced a power outage on Sat - expected to be completed provide relief," he tweeted. Israel's Charge d'affaires in but this is "something the in - tives and ordered the first phase of general elections on No - Britain, N urday after a high-tension within one hour. Availability The last massive power Delhi Rony Yedidia Clein ternational community vember 12 and the second phase on November 19,” a transmission line of 220 kV of generation supply is en - breakdown took place less than said, anti-semitism should be should be condemning, in presidential statement issued after midnight said. Ireland tripped. abling restoration to progress five months ago, plunging the "dealt seriously and rigor - fact, the international com - It said the decision was made on the recommendation of The utility company re - swiftly. entire country into darkness. ously and I'm sorry to hear munity has started to con - the cabinet headed by caretaker Prime Minister Oli, whose over Covid sponsible for the electricity MQM-P Senator Faisal The blackout was reported a Pakistan FM also expressed demn anti-Semitism December 2020 dissolution of parliament sparked weeks of supply in the city tweeted: Subzwari said "half of little before midnight of Janu - himself in an anti-Semitic whatever traces". protests and was reversed by the Supreme Court as uncon - variants of "Power supply to parts of Karachi" was facing a power ary 10 by citizens on social manner." Pakistani foreign minister stitutional in February. Karachi has been interrupted breakdown and called on the media from across the country, Pakistani foreign minister is in New York to take part in There was no immediate comment from political parties concern due to tripping of KE's 220 federal government to step up including major urban centres Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the session of the United Na - about the latest move. Agency, Berlin, May 22: kV high tension line. Due to and offer relief, Dawn re - such as Karachi, Islamabad, who has courted controversy tions General Assembly on Nepal is battling a deadly second wave of the pandemic Travellers from Britain and this, supply to associated ported. Lahore and Multan, as well as many times in the past, dur - the Israel Palestine issue that and is reporting 8,207 new infections on average each day. Northern Ireland will be grids has been affected." The "There must be reasons but smaller towns and cities. ing an interview with CNN took place on Thursday. The barred from Sunday from en - said," Israel is losing the foreign minister has been Canada extends ban on tering Germany, which has media war despite its connec - very active since the Israel classified the United King - France should avoid being dragged into tions" and "deep pockets" and Palestine conflict began 10 passenger flights from dom as a Covid-19 virus ability to "control media" to days ago, speaking to a num - India till June 21 variant area of concern re - US-China rivalry: Chief of Defense Staff which he was questioned ber of his counterparts from Agency, Ottawa, May 22: The government of Canada has gion. Agency, Paris, May 22: France nor Europe is inter - rival in space and underwater. over those remarks. The West Asia trying to drum up extended the current flight ban from India and Pakistan, "Germany has classified France should avoid being ested in. "While it is not "This confrontation is dan - video has since then got viral support for the Palestinian amid the worsening COVID-19 situation, by another month. the United Kingdom as an drawn into the growing ri - about questioning our rela - gerous," he added. in many parts of the world in - cause in line with Islamabad's The ban on incoming flights from India and Pakistan will area of variant of concern, valry between China and the tionship with the United Lecointre also said that cluding in Israel. stated policy. continue till June 21. with effect from 23 May. United States, which will be - States, which is of vital im - Moscow was trying to The Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made Therefore a ban on trans - come a central geopolitical portance, we must not allow weaken the democratic model the announcement on Friday (May 21, 2021). Alghabra said portation and entry into Ger - confrontation of the future, ourselves to be drawn into... by acting in the field of digi - that the decision of extending the flight ban was taken as many applies from 23 May," General Francois Lecointre, the confrontation that threat - tal technologies, and noted White House to unite part of a campaign to fight COVID-19. tweeted Germany Embassy Chief of the country's De - ens to unfold between China that the presence of Russia, Alghabra said Canada had seen "a significant reduction" in London. DW news also re - fense Staff told a daily news - and the United States," Turkey, or China in Africa with dating apps to in coronavirus infections among arriving airline passengers ported that the country's paper. Lecointre said. was disturbing and destabiliz - since Ottawa first announced the bans on April 22 as the Robert Koch Institute for According to the general, The general also men - ing. encourage users to number of cases in India soared. The move does not affect public health declared Britain the future international arena tioned concerns of the East - China and Russia on their cargo flights. and Northern Ireland a virus will revolve around the stand - ern European nations over part have repeatedly stated swipe right on vaccines "These ongoing measures will remain in place to help pro - variant region on Friday. off between Beijing and Russia's rearmament, as that the era of the US hege - Agency, May 22: Want to the White House said. tect Canadians and to manage the elevated risk of imported The move, which will Washington, in which all Moscow, in his opinion, mony was over and that the know if your next new love Match Group Inc con - cases of COVID-19 and variants of concern," he told a brief - come into force from Sun - third states will have to pick along with Beijing, is becom - world needed to move toward interest has been vaccinated firmed its participation. Pro - ing. day, will see significant a side, something neither ing an increasingly dangerous a multilateral model. against COVID-19? Just motional campaigns on the Government officials said they were in no hurry to open travel restrictions introduced. check your favourite app. apps will launch in the com - up travel across the border, citing the need to protect public The warning means stricter US stands with India in fight against COVID-19: Envoy The White House has part - ing weeks and will run until health. restrictions and quarantine Agency, New Delhi May 22: The United States and the USA can work together to address the nered with popular online the July 4 Independence Day The Canadian authorities also added that as the vaccina - measures for those arriving stands with the people of Delhi and India in the COVID pandemic."In a reply to CM Kejriwal's dating platforms such as holiday. tions have picked up, the country has seen over a 25 percent from the UK. fight against COVID-19, said US envoy Daniel B tweet, Daniel B Smith tweeted: "Pleasure to meet Match, Tinder and Bumble to President Joe Biden has set drop in daily new cases since last week. The deputy chief This ban on transportation Smith. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. The United States encourage more Americans to a goal to vaccinate 70% of public health officer Howard Njoo told the briefing that now does not apply on German In a video conference meeting on Friday, Smith stands with the people of Delhi and India in the get vaccinated against the U.S. adults with at least one the daily new cases average around 5,000. citizens or persons with a and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal deliber - fight against the COVID-19 pandemic".As India is virus that has killed hundreds COVID-19 shot by that date. The central province of Manitoba has been badly hit by a domicile and right of resi - ated on how the state of Delhi and the USA can facing a devastating COVID-19 surge, the US has of thousands of people in the To meet the target as de - third wave of the virus, recording the highest rate of infec - dence in the Federal Repub - work together to address the pandemic, along with dispatched several emergency COVID-19 relief United States alone. mand slows for vaccines in tions in all of Canada in the past seven days. lic of Germany and their inquiring about the health of the US embassy offi - shipments to India.Last month, the US announced The dating apps will be of - the country, the White House Premier of Manitoba, Brian Pallister revealed that he spouses or registered civil cials. They also said that once the pandemic situa - it is sending supplies worth more than USD 100 fering new features including announced partnerships with asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday (May 21, partners from the same tion gets better, they would hold the discussions in million to India, including 1,000 refillable oxygen badges that show people`s ride-hailing services Uber 2021) to supply critical care nurses, respiratory therapists household, as per the guide - person.Both the leaders prayed for the safety of the cylinders, 15 million N95 masks, and one million vaccination status, free access and Lyft earlier this month. and contact tracers. Premier Pallister said PM Trudeau in - line issued by the Embassy. people in both nations. Kejriwal conveyed his best rapid diagnostic tests. to "premium content like As of Thursday, the United dicated that he would provide all the support he could to Germany reported wishes for Smith's good health and prosperity. US President Joe Biden-led administration has boosts, super likes, and super States has administered about fight COVID-19. Meanwhile, the country has so far 3,635,162 confirmed cases of The Chief Minister's Office tweeted, "Daniel B. also redirected its own order of AstraZeneca man - swipes" for vaccinated indi - 279.4 million doses, with recorded a total of 1.3 million coronavirus cases, while over COVID-19 with 87,128 Smith, Charge D'Affaires, USA USAmbIndia ufacturing supplies to India, which will allow it to viduals, and ways to filter po - 48.2% of its people receiving 25,111 people succumbed to the infection. deaths so far, as per World called on Hon'ble CM Arvind Kejriwal today. Both make over 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vac - tential hook-ups according to at least one shot, according to Health Organisation. the leaders deliberated on how the State of Delhi cine. people`s vaccination status, the latest data. 8

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AVgencyC, NewF De lhit, o22 ri$od. Fu1rther,, if5 an al0terna0tive fmrom Indiialn lanido forein gn in - May: Markets regulator Sebi investment fund or venture vestors for investing as per a on Friday doubled the over - capital fund wishes to surren - pre-decided policy, while seas investment limit of alter - der the overseas limit at any VCFs are investment funds native investment funds and point of time within the valid - that manage the money of in - venture capital funds to ity period, the same needs to vestors who seek private eq - $1,500 million. The decision has been taken in consulta - tion with the Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and Ex - change Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular. Currently, Sebi-registered alternative in - vestment fund (AIF) or ven - ture capital fund (VCF) are permitted to invest overseas, subject to an overall limit of $750 million. "...the said limit has now been enhanced to Japan is drawing a sharp contrast with other major economies such as the United States, where worries about inflation have grown, as $1,500 million," Sebi noted. Japanese companies are reluctant to hike prices while demand is weak amid the pandemic. Under the rules, AIFs and VCFs need to mandatorily Financial disclose the utilisation of overseas investment limits stocks lift BSE within five working days of Reserve Bank to transfer Rs to 976 pts, NSE such usage on the market reg - ulator's intermediary portal. above 15,175 In case an AIF or venture 99,122 cr as dividenMdarch 20t21o). Du ringg theo meevting, t the Agency, Mumbai, 22 May: capital fund (VCF) has not board "approved the Annual Report and Market benchmarks made an utilised the overseas limit be reported within two work - uity stakes in start-ups. accounts of the Reserve Bank for the emphatic comeback on Friday granted them within 6 months ing days from the date of de - Earlier in October 2015, the transition period. "The Board also ap - after two days of losses as ro - from Sebi's approval, the cision to surrender the limit. regulator had allowed over - proved the transfer of Rs 99,122 crore as bust results by SBI gave fresh same needs to be reported AIFs are funds established or seas investment by AIFs and surplus to the central government for the impetus to banking and fi - within two working days incorporated in India for the VCFs to the extent of $500 accounting period of nine months ended nance stocks, while a declin - after expiry of the validity pe - purpose of pooling in capital million. March 31, 2021 (July 2020-March ing trend in COVID-19 cases 2021), while deciding to maintain the also assuaged investor con - Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.50 per cerns. A strong recovery in cent." The RBI had transferred Rs the rupee and positive global 57,128 crore as surplus to the central cues added to the buying mo - Will buy Iranian crude oil government for the accounting year mentum, traders said. Build - 2019-20. ing on a strong start, the A year before that (2018-19), the 30-share BSE Sensex ad - if sanctions are lifted: IOC RBI had transferred Rs 1.76 lakh crore vanced 975.62 points or 1.97 which included Rs 1.23 lakh crore as div - per cent to finish at 50,540.48. idend and Rs 52,637 crore excess provi - This was the benchmark's sions identified as per the revised biggest single-day jump since Agency, Mumbai, 22 May: The Re - away from a January-December finan - Economic Capital Framework (ECF). In March 30 this year. Similarly, serve Bank on Friday decided to transfer cial year. The RBI also decided to main - the Budget 2021-22, the government had the broader NSE Nifty soared Rs 99,122 crore as surplus to the excheq - tain a Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.50 pegged the dividend/ surplus of Reserve 269.25 points or 1.81 per cent uer, a move that will help the govern - per cent in line with recommendations of Bank of India, nationalised banks and fi - to close at 15,175.30. HDFC ment to channelise more resources to the Bimal Jalan Committee report. The nancial institutions at Rs 53,510.61 crore. Bank was the top gainer in the combat the second wave of COVID-19 panel had prescribed a Contingency Risk For the fiscal year 2020-21, it was re - Sensex pack, rallying 4.48 per pandemic. The decision to transfer the Buffer range of 6.5 per cent to 5.5 per vised downwards to Rs 61,826.29 crore, cent, followed by SBI which surplus amount for the accounting period cent for the RBI. The RBI Board, ac - from the earlier estimate of Rs 89,648.51 zoomed 4.30 per cent after of nine months ended March 31, 2021 cording to a release, also reviewed the crore. The 589th meeting of the Central posting solid quarterly earn - was taken at a meeting of the central current economic situation, global and Board was attended by Deputy governors ings. The country's largest board of the RBI, held through video domestic challenges and recent policy Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata lender reported an 80 per cent conferencing, under the chairmanship of measures taken by the Reserve Bank to Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao and T Rabi surge in standalone net profit Governor Shaktikanta Das. The surplus mitigate the adverse impact of the sec - Sankar. Other directors of the Central at Rs 6.450.75 crore for the is commonly called 'dividend'. The ac - ond wave of COVID-19 on the econ - Board, N Chandrasekaran, Satish K fourth quarter ended March counting year of RBI is truncated as the omy. Marathe, S Gurumurthy, Revathy Iyer 2021, aided by a decline in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has aligned With the change in the Reserve and Sachin Chaturvedi also attended the bad loans. IndusInd Bank, its July-June accounting year with the Bank's accounting year to April-March meeting. Debasish Panda Secretary, De - ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, government's April-March fiscal year. (earlier July-June), the Board discussed partment of Financial Services and Ajay HDFC and Kotak Bank were The RBI has followed a July-June the working of the RBI during the tran - Seth, Secretary, Department of Economic among the other prominent financial year since 1940, when it moved sition period of nine months (July 2020- Affairs too attended the meeting. gainers. Govt raises deadline for filing

by individuals till SeptembCBeDT hard on A3pril 1 n0 otified Agency, New Delhi, 22 versify its import basket. In its Kochi refinery and costs forms for filing I-T returns for May: ndia will resume buy - 2020-21, Iraq was India's USD 2-25 per barrel less than 2020-21 fiscal, and said that ing crude oil from Iran once biggest oil supplier, followed similar grades. Hindustan Pe - keeping in view the ongoing the US sanctions are eased, by Saudi Arabia and the troleum Corporation Ltd crisis due to COVID pandemic an Indian Oil Corporation UAE. Nigeria was the fourth- (HPCL) too will look to buy and to facilitate the taxpayers, (IOC) executive on Thursday largest supplier and the US Iranian oil if the prices were no significant change has been said, adding Iranian crude was the fifth. India -- once right, they said. Iranian ex - made in comparison to the last was beneficial for Indian re - Iran's second-biggest cus - ports tumbled after former year's ITR Forms. The new fineries. India stopped im - tomer -- imports more than US President Donald Trump ITR forms ask taxpayers if porting oil from Iran in 85 per cent of its oil needs. tightened sanctions in 2018 they are opting for a new tax mid-2019 following sanc - Iranian crude will bring sev - and ended waivers for some regime. For the 2020-21 fiscal, tions on the Persian Gulf na - eral benefits, including a countries in 2019, including the government had given tax - tion by the Trump longer credit cycle and India. Iran and world powers payers the option to choose a administration. US President shorter voyage savings on last month began their most new tax regime under section Joe Biden's administration freight costs. "What kind of serious attempt yet to resur - 115BAC of the I-T Act. The and Iran have been involved commercial terms are offered rect a nuclear deal. Iran re- new I-T slabs would be for in - in talks to revive the nuclear is premature to comment as started a banned nuclear dividuals not availing or fore - deal in exchange for the lift - of now," Gupta said, respond - programme after Trump going certain specified ing of sanctions. "I do not ing to a question if Iranian pulled out of the deal and re- deductions or exemptions have any doubt why we will terms will continue to be imposed sanctions on Iran. while computing total income not be buying Iranian crude if favourable. Previously, Iran - Even though new the US for tax purpose. Under this, an - sanctions are lifted," IOC Di - ian oil was a lucrative buy for President wants to rejoin, Agency, New Delhi, 22 forms the deadline to file ITR audit report and transfer pric - to taxpayers on the tax com - nual income up to Rs 2.5 lakh rector (Finance) S K Gupta refiners as the Persian Gulf both sides say the other must May: The government on is July 31. The deadline for ing certificate has been ex - pliance front. "However, for is exempt from tax. Those in - said on a conference call with nation provides 60 days of make the first move. India Thursday extended the due taxpayers, like companies or tended by a month till taxpayers, whose entire in - dividuals earning between Rs investors to discuss earnings. credit for purchases, terms was the second-biggest buyer date of filing income tax re - firms, whose accounts are re - October 31 and November come tax liability is not dis - 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh will pay Indian refiners have begun not available from suppliers of Iranian oil after China be - turns for 2020-21 for individ - quired to be audited is Octo - 30, respectively. For filing charged by TDS and advance 5 per cent tax. Income be - preparatory work and can of substitute crudes -- Saudi fore sanctions halted supplies uals by two months till ber 31. In a circular, the belated or revised return of tax and such shortfall is more tween Rs 5 and 7.5 lakh will swiftly enter into contracts Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Nigeria in May 2019. Iran in 2017-18 September 30. The Central CBDT said an extension of income, the due date is now than Rs 1 lakhs, they should be taxed at 10 per cent, while once the sanctions are lifted. and the US. Not just IOC, was its third-largest supplier Board of Direct Taxes time limits is being given for January 31, 2022. Besides, endeavour to file their ITR those between Rs 7.5 and 10 "Iranian crude is favourable other state-owned firms, after Iraq and Saudi Arabia (CBDT) has also extended certain tax compliances "to the deadline for financial in - within respective original due lakh at 15 per cent. Those to Indian refineries," he said, whose refineries are suited to and met about 10 per cent of the ITR filing deadline for provide relief to taxpayers in stitutions to furnish the State - date to avoid the charge of in - earning between Rs 10 and alluding to the crude quality the crude, have committed to total needs. Till 2010-11, Iran companies by a month till view of the severe pan - ment of Financial Transaction terest u/s 234A, which is 12.5 lakh will pay tax at the being suited for processing at buy Iranian oil once sanctions was India's second-biggest November 30. As per the in - demic". Also, the deadline for (SFT) report has been ex - charged on filing ITR beyond rate of 20 per cent, while those refineries traditionally built are lifted, industry sources supplier of crude oil after come tax law, for individuals issuing Form 16 by employ - tended till June 30, from May the original due date at the between Rs 12.5 and Rs 15 considering oil from the Mid - said. Bharat Petroleum Cor - Saudi Arabia, but Western whose accounts are not re - ers to employees has been ex - 31, 2021. Nangia & Co LLP rate of 1 per cent per m onth lakh will pay at the rate of 25 dle East as a staple diet. Iran - poration Ltd (BPCL) will buy sanctions over its suspected quired to be audited and who tended by a month till July Partner Shailesh Kumar said for every month/ part thereof per cent. Income above Rs 15 ian oil coming into the from Tehran if sanctions are nuclear programme relegated usually file their income tax 15, 2021, the CBDT said. The the extension of due dates is after the original due date of lakh will be taxed at 30 per market will not just cool lifted as the high sulphur dis - it to the seventh spot in the return using ITR-1 or ITR-4 due date for filing the tax likely to provide some relief filing ITR," Kumar added. The cent. prices but also help India di - tillate-rich Iranian crude suits subsequent years. 10

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Solos Review Shilpa Shetty Sunny Leone And Family Anthology On World Under Welcome A "Has A Problem, New Member. Siege Showcases 8 Actors Because, Babu have worked together in films such as Pedarayudu, Annai She's Addicted" Oru Aalayam and Thai Meethu Sathiyam. The 70-year-old Viaan's megastar was in Hyderabad recently for a 40-day schedule of his new film Annaatthe. During his stay in Hyderabad, Ra - To What? Birthday jinikanth is said to have spent some quality time with Mohan Agency, Mumbai, 22 May: Babu. The photos appear to have been clicked during one of Shilpa Shetty's son Viaan Rajinikanth's visit to his friend's house in Hyderabad. Mohan Find Out Here turned 9 today and the actress Babu's daughter Lakshmi Manchu wrote a lengthy note about Agency, Mumbai, 22 May: Sunny Leone loves her work. The has the most adorable present how the two superstars have redefined friendship over the actress is currently stationed in Kerala fulfilling her profes - for him. On Viaan's birthday, years: "...looking at these two gives me such hope for continued sional commitments. And, while we are surely impressed with Shilpa Shetty and her hus - friendship no matter what they've been through. From sharing her work ethic, we often wondered about the secret behind the band Raj Kundra, have wel - one by two teas, to spending time in car sheds and coming from actress' chirpy mood during her long and tiring hours on the comed a new family member super humble backgrounds. Today they are super stars in their sets. Now, Sunny's co-host, actor Rannvijay Singha has re - - a puppy. The actress own right but still find time to be with each other, talk to each vealed the secret behind the 40-year-old's energy on the sets recorded her son's reactions other, support each other, calling each other when they know of the reality show Splitsvilla. In a fun Instagram Reels, the as she surprised him with the one of them is going through some tough time." actor said that Sunny has a coffee addiction. Sharing the video, puppy and shared the video Sunny wrote in the caption, “My addiction!!” followed by on Instagram. In the video, laughing emojis. In the video, we can see Rannvijay sipping Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kun - on a drink. Sunny Leone, who is standing with her back to the dra, can be seen walking to - The Moment Banita camera, is heard asking the spot boy for her drink. “Dada, cof - Agency, Mumbai, 22 May: Cast: Morgan rated by a decade. wards their son, who was fee,” she says. Hearing this, Rannvijay adds, “She has a prob - Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren, At the other end of Solos, Freeman (ab - asked to sit with his "eyes Sandhu's Photoshoot lem. She is addicted.” To this, Sunny Leone says, “No.” The Uzo Aduba, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, solutely terrific) is a dementia-stricken octo - closed and hands out." Shilpa actress who recently celebrated her birthday in lockdown Nicole Beharie and Constance Wu genarian, Stuart. A young visitor, Otto (Dan can be seen carrying the Was Ruined By... "Sea" shared a goofy picture of herself from the party night. Dressed Directors: David Well, Sam Taylor-Jonson, Stevens), who has a score to settle, confronts puppy in her hands before she in a black T-shirt, pair of distressed denim jeans, and a black Zach Braff and Tiffany Johnson him. But can Stuart, now in a state in which hands it over to Viaan. The For Yourself Inside jacket, Sunny Leone said, “Had to bring the excitement to my he can only see shadows where there should 45-year-old actress intro - Agency, Mumbai, 22 May: We have all seen our favourite lockdown birthday!!” She is also seen wearing a flowery head - The world is under siege. The ‘new normal' be people, make sense of what he is being duced her "new family mem - actors being a part of gorgeous photoshoots but not many of band that had some balloons affixed to it. The actress had also is anything but reassuring. Humans in con - held to account for? Look for the answer in ber" on Instagram and shared us know what actually happens behind-the-scenes on these shared a video thanking her family and fans for making her finement, pulled apart from each other and the question that the episode asks upfront – that she has named it Truffle. sets. Well, now actress Banita Sandhu has given us a glimpse birthday special. In a heartwarming note, she said, "So thankful grappling with grief, anxiety and befuddle - each of the seven stories opens with a ques - Sharing the video on Insta - of one of her older photoshoots. It is not a well-curated and to all the love put into making me feel ment, are fending for themselves. But are we tion that sets the tone – “Who are you if you gram, she wrote: "Introduc - edited behind-the-scenes video that she shared. Instead, she special on my birthday. We make really alone? And are we entirely safe? can't remember who you are?” ing "TRUFFLE" our new gave her fans a look at the raw footage of what went wrong. due with the resources around us Solos, Amazon Studios' seven-part anthol - Indeed, Solos, within segments that are family member. Viaan's been The clip shows her posing by a few wooden logs on a beach. but Nisha, Asher, Noah and ogy series, liberally employing sci-fi de - wholly self-contained and across episodes begging for another pet and I Banita looks stunning in wet hair and orange swimwear, and Daniel Weber out did them - vices, shows us why and how we may be that are not, moves back and forth on the is all set to ace her snap. However, mid-shoot, she is startled selves. Beyond touched. You neither. If in the face of a devastating pan - wings of floating memories, happy and sad, by the waves, which leaves everybody laughing. Banita added can have all the things in the demic we aren't without hope, it is only be - clear and fading, therapeutic and unsettling. a funny caption to the throwback post and it goes like this, world but without family you cause a sense of solidarity hasn't deserted The characters stumble when remembrances “Didn't sea that coming.” Also, don't are nothing. I'm lucky mankind. Healing is always within the run into rough, enervating patches. Stuart miss the message on the photographer's enough to have a beauti - realms of possibility. says, “Memory isn't simply a thing you have. T-shirt which read, “Please wash your ful family, friends and Showrunner David Weil (the creator of It's a promise, it's a vow to the one you love.” hands.” The actress has been winning truly everyone out there the Al Pacino series Hunters) crafts a show - It indeed is, but it isn't always unreliable. the Internet with her fashion looks, who blesses me with case for eight fine actors who bring empathy Even amid the most distressful mo - lately. One of her recent posts is a their love! I love you all and intelligence to bear upon the interpreta - ments, love, or its mere anticipation, has the pretty mirror selfie. Banita so so much.” Sunny tion of isolated, beleaguered individuals as power to lift us. Or, at least, it is ideally ex - rocked a little black dress Leone is best known for they struggle to seek solace within them - pected to. The solo acts that make up this like a true diva in the pic - her work in films such selves – and without. The stories, under - Amazon Prime Video show speak to this ture. The semi-formal as Jism 2, Raagini pinned by a tech-heavy, futuristic quality, very moment in human history, a time of outfit was matched MMS 2, Ek Paheli span a wide time-frame and encompass tremendous turmoil. They also evoke the with playful polka- Leela, Kuch Kuch nearly the entire 21st century. Some of the universality of the collective of experiences dotted heels. “Hola,” Locha Hai and Masti - characters reveal themselves through mono - that make us human even as we are cooped she said in the cap - zaade, among others. logues; others lay bare their inner demons up in our homes. tion. Banita also She will be seen next through a mix of confessions and conversa - The remaining five characters in Solos shared snaps from her in the film Shero, di - tions (with bots and other voice mechanisms share their emotional states during and after promised him, would get him shopping day. The 23-year- rected by Sreejith. integrated into the storyline). the pandemic. Each does so in a manner one when he'd turn 10 and old wore a stunning pink pantsuit On the work front, Each episode takes its title from a char - unique to him or her. In Episode 2, Anthony can look after it. He's earned that was matched with a black Sunny has been busy acter: Leah, Tom, Peg, Sasha, Jenny, Nera Mackie, directed by Weil (also the writer of it a year earlier, been such a jacket. In the same photo series, with the latest sea - and Stuart. Each protagonist has a distinct the segment), is pitch perfect as Tom, who good boy. Happy birthday my Banita can be seen with tinted son of ‘Splitsvilla’. story, not necessarily limited only to experi - meets a lookalike, who is every inch his car - darling # truffle #birthdayp - glasses and a face mask. She In an interview with ences during the coronavirus outbreak al - bon copy, in order to prepare the latter for the resent #love #gratitude asked fans in the caption, “Suits Bombay Times, the though all of them (but one) are restricted job of replacing him when he is gone. #birthday." Shilpa Shetty's me?” Also, “Eat your greens,” actress said that while within a closed space. Besides Weil (three Tom's story finds an echo in the next post received several com - Banita demanded in one of her she had not been com - episodes), Solos is directed by Sam Taylor tale, that of Peg, played scintillatingly by ments from her fans as well recent posts. However, the im - fortable working in the Johnson (two), Zach Braff and Tiffany John - Helen Mirren. The episode is directed by as other celebrities. "Awwww ages tell a different tale. The new normal, she said she re - son (one each). The show is bookended by Sam Taylor-Johnson with Weil's script. Mir - so cute," commented Neelam young star was talking about alised that it was essential to Anne Hathaway and Morgan Freeman. In ren fleshes out a self-effacing 71-year-old Kothari. Sophie Choudry her fur trench coat, nail art work given that she had a family the opening episode, written by Weil and di - woman who, unaware “how much I meant to wrote: "Omgggg" and com - and drink, which were all to support. Due to the second rected by Braff, Hathaway is Leah, a woman me,” has spent her life evading risks. Now plemented it with many heart green in colour. Banita ap - wave, the actress is working from in her mid-30s slogging away in a basement she has nothing to lose. She signs up for a emojis. Earlier in the day, pears to love her reds just home. She said in the interview, to make contact with her future self. She is study that would allow her to travel in a Shilpa had shared an old as much as she loves her “There are so many occasions when desperate to travel forward in time. She be - spaceship to the farthest reaches of the uni - video of Viaan from his greens. In one of the ear - I am working on a script over a lieves that is only way she can help her ALS- verse. The question the episode poses is: fourth birthday. She poured lier uploads, Banita dis - video call and my daughter is solv - afflicted mother out of her pain. “How far would you travel to find yourself out her love for him in the played a bowl of ing a puzzle in the same room with Leah's initial verbal exchanges are with again?” Peg's answer is unequivocal. Mirren long emotional caption of the delicious strawberries her teacher’s assistance. I want my sister Rachel and her mom. Both remain un - infuses her performance with wisdom, post. "There's so much to say, and tried to match children around me. I schedule my seen. When her dogged pursuit of “the future warmth and wit that flow into and out of each so much to do...You're grow - it with her nail work as per their timings to ensure that me” bears some fruit, she communicates other, delivering in the process a vivid char - ing up too fast, I'm not even art. We can also I give them attention before I dive into with two other versions of herself beaming acter study that stands out in a lively series done hugging you," she spot a shopping bag work and my workout routine.” into her workspace from time-zones sepa - that thrives on an array of brilliant turns. wrote. and coffee in the frame. page 11_Layout 1 22-05-2021 20:56 Page 1

Onkar, 23.05.2021, Sunday 11 Russell Domingo wants Bangladesh 'to Ageless Darren Stevens stick to basics and not try anything fancy' gives Canterbury's crowd have some quality players in Kusal Per - era and Kusal Mendis, who will be try - Aagen cy,fMray e22: aDarrken S-tevsens,h Kenot's vewteran tfirsot-clas s rrecoerd - amnd 15 foeurs imn a ninthb-wiceket srtand ing to play an aggressive brand of crowd-pleaser, revealed how his Kent team-mates of 166. His batting partner, the West Indian Miguel cricket with a young team. Our top joked about how he had waited for spectators to return Cummins, blocked for 1 from 55 balls in that time, but order got good batting time (in practice before ending a lean run of form to play one of the helped himself to a cathartic pulled four after Stevens' matches) and preparation this week. I finest innings of his 25-year county career. dismissal to finish with 7 from 61. am looking forward to how the two bat - Stevens, whose 190 from 149 balls against Glam - "We were in a tough situation," Stevens said. "We ting line-ups match-up in the next organ made him the oldest man, at 45 years and 21 got into a bit of a routine, a bit of a rhythm, it actually week." Though this series is considered days, to hit a first-class century in England for 35 worked quite well for a few overs and I've probably a must-win for Bangladesh with regards years, also admitted that the memory of his late father, got us into quite a good situation. I tried to use the to the qualification for the 2023 World who died last year of a Covid-related illness, had still wind as much as I could because it was tough out Cup, Domingo said the focus is also on affected him during games this season. there. I tried to use it to our advantage grooming younger players who can play On a week when limited numbers of spectators "As long as I got it aerial, I thought the wind would impactful innings. The team depends have been allowed into county grounds, Stevens said: take it with it when I was batting at the Pavilion End. heavily on the senior players for results "It was good just to get bums on seats, it feels like a When I was at the Nackington Road End it was a little and the coach feel it's time the young - proper game now, whereas the last year or so, I know bit different because they were bowling wider. I played sters are given more opportunities and they've been first class games but it's not felt the same, one when I tried to flick it leg side and I got dropped step up to the challenge. it's felt a little bit like a pre-season game. at slip, I think, and then I thought about hitting the "We have a bunch of experienced "The lads said to me 'Oh, the crowds come in and sight-screen and I thought if I can hit the sight-screen players in Mushfiqur (Rahim), (Mah - you show up, don't you!' I've had six, eight innings and they come straighter then fine. It was a game of mudullah) Riyad, Tamim (Iqbal) and where I've not really got any runs. To get 190 is just two halves really." Shakib (Al Hasan). But it is always im - remarkable really and I'm just pleased I've got us into Stevens, although one of the most committed train - portant to give opportunities to younger a good situation." ers around, accepts that occasional injuries are part and players," he said. "Those senior players Kent were 128 for 8 on a day when gusts of winds parcel of his career in his mid-40s. Agency, Dhaka, May 22: Bangladesh we can experiment one or two things. Perera and Kusal Mendis, the newly-ap - won't be around forever. We have to touched 50kph but Stevens' assault took them to 307 "I've had a bit of a niggle, it's been a bit of a pain in cannot afford to do anything different We haven't done that in the last couple pointed captain and vice-captain respec - make sure that we develop some other and it was enough for their captain, Sam Billings, to my left hamstring so I've been struggling to get for - and should stick to their basics in the of games. We did play well against the tively, will be eager to prove their players who can step into their boots. make a speech after the day's play about his impact ward but since the Sussex game I've had a good four first of the three ODIs against Sri Lanka West Indies at home. With the team low mettle."I think these are two evenly Hopefully, a guy like Afif (Hossain) can upon the county's cricket. or five days off when I've not done anything and I've starting Sunday in Dhaka, according to on confidence, there's no need to do matched sides. I suppose with the home come into the series this time and make "There were a couple of words flying around like rested it a little bit, so I felt a little bit better yesterday the team's head coach Russell anything fancy and complicate things." advantage being quite a big factor in in - an impact. 'freak'," he said. "It's nice. 'Bilbo' has just done a nice in the nets." Stevens' father died in a care-home last Domingo. The home side has lost nine Domingo, however, warned ternational cricket, we always start as "It is tricky. It is a balancing act. This little speech. I've played a few knocks like this, there's summer, and the memory has stayed with him. "The of their last ten international matches in - Bangladesh to not look into Sri Lanka's favourites, but we cannot underestimate is an important series and points are up a few young faces, newcomers to the side that have old man, I'll tell you, I don't shy away from stuff like cluding a 3-0 loss to New Zealand in lack of experience after the visitors Sri Lanka," he said. "They have some for grabs. But we also got to have one not seen me play as well and there were a few rumours this... like the game up at Northants, I got pretty emo - March. Domingo hopes they can turn dropped Angelo Mathews, Dinesh seriously good players who will be keen eye on the future. Sometimes, you need flying around about how I do play, so they're just really tional, I had to pull out a few times. the tables around this time. Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne for to prove a point. to be a little bit aware of that, and not pleased to see it and I'm pleased to perform and get us "You know I miss him, we all miss him, having a "We want to get the basics right as a the ODIs. Thisara Perera retired from "There's no Chandimal and Mathews. always just focus on the past. The de - in a great position." bench down here and having a coffee with him every team," Domingo said a day before the international cricket earlier this month, We have a more experienced batting velopment of the team, going forward, Stevens expanded more about his tactics as he morning, but yeah he's looking down on me and he opening ODI. "If we can do that, then but Domingo said that the likes of Kusal line-up. But we also know that they is equally important." bludgeoned 15 sixes - one below the all-time English will be for a long time." Kolkata Knight Riders Andre Russell retained by Jamaica Tallawahs; spinner Varun Chakravarthy ADgencwy, Neaw Dyelhni, Meay 2B2: ravo, Sherfane Rutherford traded thoas n otP plaayedt srincie othe t20s 20 Jamaica Tallawahs' Andre Rus - CPL final, and is now head on COVID-19 recovery sell is among the high-profile coach at his PSL franchise, Pe - retentions by franchises ahead shawar Zalmi. of CPL 2021, which is set to be Roston Chase, who had re - played entirely in St Kitts from cently missed out on a West In - August 28 to September 19. dies central contract, though Last April, Russell had called was retained by the franchise, the Tallawahs the "weirdest" as were Kesrick Williams, franchise that he has played Obed McCoy, and Rahkeem for, saying CPL 2020 would be Cornwall. Chase had played a his last season with them. mere five T20s before CPL However, Russell will be part 2020, but on the slow, low of the Tallawahs again along tracks in Trinidad, he estab - with fellow allrounders Carlos lished himself as a permanent Brathwaite and Rovman Pow - member of the Zouks' XI. ell. Sammy often matched up As for the St Kitts & Nevis Chase's offspin with left-han - Patriots, who were depleted by ders, and he also played his Covid-enforced absentees in part with the bat by anchoring 2020, they will now be bol - the innings. stered by the addition of The Afghanistan pair of Mo - Dwayne Bravo, who has been hammad Nabi and Rashid traded from Trinbago Knight provide me with a new chal - including the spin trio of Sunil the franchise in 15 games, win - Khan, however, were not re - Riders, the defending champi - lenge in the CPL. I want to Narine, Akeal Hosein and ning eight and losing seven. tained by the Zouks and the ons. Bravo will reunite with thank TKR for respecting my Khary Pierre, they released Nicholas Pooran, who pro - Barbados Tridents respectively. coach Simon Helmot with wishes and for all their support New Zealand wicketkeeper- duced the only century in CPL The Zouks' coach Andy Flower whom he had won the CPL for over the years. I also appreciate batter Tim Seifert. Instead, they 2020, which came off a mere indicated that the Afghanistan the Trinidad & Tobago fran - everything they have done for welcomed back Denesh 45 balls at a strike rate of players will be "busy with [in - Agency, Kolkata, May 22: fully recover after you test neg - "My first reaction was feel - chise in 2015. Helmot had Trinidad & Tobago in general." Ramdin, who had been traded 222.22, though, was retained ternational] series and they Kolkata Knight Riders spinner ative," he said. ing worried, not only for my - missed the last season for the Batting allrounder Sherfane to the Patriots ahead of CPL by the Amazon Warriors along aren't being retained for those Varun Chakravarthy is still not "Also, even after people test self, but also for what was Patriots after testing positive Rutherford, who has featured 2020. Ramdin has been a vital with the likes of West Indies reasons." fit for intense training after his negative, my advice is for them happening around us in the for the coronavirus, and was in the IPL as well as the PSL, part of the Knight Riders' vic - opener Brandon King, young Mitchell Santner and Scott recovery from COVID-19 as to continue to mask up so that country. Even a few of my subsequently replaced by was also traded to the Patriots, torious campaigns in the past. Afghanistan quick Naveen-ul- Kuggeleijn, who made their he is still feeling "weakness you keep others around you family members were affected Courtney Walsh, who is now from the Guyana Amazon War - Australian legspinner Fawad Haq and veteran South Africa CPL debuts last season, were and dizziness". Chakaravarthy safe." by Covid-19. It wasn't easy, but the head coach of West Indies riors. Fabian Allen, who had Ahmed and Indian legspinner legspinner Imran Tahir. also released by the Tridents was the first player in IPL to With India facing an un - as professionals we had to find Women. been ruled out of CPL 2020 Pravin Tambe, who became the The St Lucia Zouks, too, and the Zouks respectively. test positive for COVID-19 precedented health crisis after ways to go about our work in "At this stage in my career, I after missing his flight from Ja - oldest CPL debutant at 48, will have a new captain this The New Zealand pair are and within a couple of days the the second wave of the pan - the best possible way." needed a new challenge, which maica to Barbados, has been however were left out of the season after Daren Sammy, likely to be on international tournament was postponed be - demic hit the country and thou - The OTT (over-the-top) is to work with the young tal - retained by the Patriots along list. who had inspired the side to a duty in the subcontinent during cause of multiple cases inside sands lost their lives, it's a platforms like Netflix and ent for the benefit of Cricket with fellow West Indies inter - The Guyana Amazon War - runners-up finish last year, had the CPL. Jason Holder, Shai the bio-bubble across fran - mental battle for anybody who Amazon kept Chakravarthy West Indies," Bravo had said in nationals Evin Lewis, Sheldon riors will have a new captain in stepped down from the role. Hope, Hayden Walsh Jr. and chises. The 29-year-old tested positive for COVID-19. busy during isolation as his a statement that was released Cottrell and Joshua da Silva. the forthcoming season after Sammy, a two-time T20 World Kyle Mayers were among the Chakravarthy recovered on "The toughest thing about family handled the situation by TKR. "Also becoming part While the Knight Riders re - Chris Green was not retained champion, is yet to confirm his nine players retained by the May 11 and is currently recu - contracting COVID-19 is "calmly and without panic." of a new franchise SKNP will tained the core of their squad, by the franchise. Green has led retirement from all cricket, but Tridents. perating at his Chennai resi - keeping your mind distracted, "The KKR franchise was dence. and away from all that was very supportive. They went to "I'm now doing well and re - happening. Because you are the extent of even having covering at home. I still haven't alone, away from your family someone from the team man - Neither Virat Kohli nor Rohit Sharma, Mohammad been able to resume training and team-mates. To keep my - agement stay back with me, full tilt because of post self occupied, I read books by even after the IPL was post - COVID-19 symptoms. Al - Osho to give me a sense of poned and left only after I re - Amir picks "most difficult" batsman he's bowled to though I don't have cough or calm," he said. turned two negative tests and Agency, New Delhi, May 22: "Steve Smith is the most dif - Virat was a bit tough as Rohit fever, there is weakness and Chakravarthy first felt the got back home," he said. Former Pakistan fast-bowler ficult batsman to bowl against struggles against the moving dizziness," Chakravarthy told symptoms on May 1 when he "Shah Rukh Khan (Knight Mohammad Amir opened up in this era because his tech - delivery early on in his innings. ESPNCricinfo. got tired quite quickly at the Riders' principal owner) spoke on his rivalry with India skip - nique is very different. His "I've never found it tough "The loss of smell and taste training session. to all the players individually per Virat Kohli and also picked stance makes it difficult to bowling to these two (Kohli is still intermittent, but I'm con - "As to how it all started, I and motivated us." the "most difficult" batsman he bowl against him, he is good at and Rohit). I find it easy to fident of being able to resume felt something was slightly off Post recovery, Chakravarthy has bowled to. Amir, while leaving the ball outside off bowl to Rohit, I think I can training soon." on May 1. I felt tired. There didn't forget to mention how speaking on Cricwick's stump and is also strong off his get him out with both vari - Having experienced the ef - was no cough whatsoever, but grateful he felt, considering YouTube channel, lavished pads," Amir said. ations. He struggles a bit fect of the dreaded virus first I had little fever, so I didn't at - that so many families are fac - praise on Kohli and hailed his The 29-year-old pacer lav - against in-swing from left- hand, Chakravarthy's advice to tend our training session," he ing tragedies of epic propor - ability to revel in pressure sit - ished praise on Kohli and said arm bowlers and even with all athletes is to give their bod - said. "I immediately informed tions. "I'm relieved to have uations. The Pakistan pacer that the Indian skipper has the ball going away from ies at least two weeks of com - the team management and they recovered fully, but it's tough also said that he finds it easier proved himself in every format him, he finds it difficult to plete rest after recovery before arranged for an RT-PCR test to see so many people losing to bowl to Rohit Sharma as of the game. handle early on in his in - resuming any training. quickly. I was immediately their lives. I realise how fortu - compared to bowling against "Kohli has proved in all for - nings. "The thing I've learnt and quarantined and isolated, away nate I've been to receive good Kohli. However, while naming mats why he is known as King "Bowling to Virat is a bit would like to tell other athletes from the rest of my KKR team- treatment in this tough time. the most difficult batsman he's Kohli. He likes to revel in pres - tough because he handles pres - and individuals recovering mates, in a separate wing of the I'm just grateful for everything bowled to, Amir picked Aus - sure situations, and I like bowl - sure situations well. He plays from Covid-19 is to give your hotel. Soon, I found out that I'd and pray everyone recovers tralia star cricketer Steve ing to him," Amir added. Rohit and Kohli, Amir said he the two Indian batsmen but he well in pressure matches," body at least two weeks to tested positive," he recalled. and get back to their families," Smith. Speaking on bowling against didn't mind bowling to any of mentioned that bowling to Amir concluded. page 12_Layout 1 22-05-2021 20:29 Page 1

12 Onkar, 23.05.2021, Sunday Andre Russell, Carlos Former Bangladesh Brathwaite among 7 We do have concerns players retained by skipper Khaled Jamaica Tallawahs about deal, it has affected Mahmud tests positive for COVID-19 us, says skipper Perera Agency, Dhaka, May 22: have started training for the Agency,Dhaka, May 22: Sri will win this series," said Per - Former Bangladesh skipper ODI series and the first Lanka skipper Kusal Perera is era."What I'm trying to do is and current director of match will be played on hoping to resolve the ongoing give the players confidence to Bangladesh Cricket Board Sunday. contract tussle between play - go and do what they know (BCB) Khaled Mahmud has Former skipper Shakib Al ers and the Sri Lanka Cricket how to do, because if they are tested positive for coron - Hasan has returned to the (SLC) but he admitted that fearful, they won't get the avirus. fold while Najmul Hossain the issue has "affected" the best out of their skills," he According to a report in Shanto missed the bus for Agency, St. John's (An - rasammy Permaul and their cricketers. added.According to FICA ESPNcricinfo, the former the first two ODIs against tigua), May 22: West Indies ICC Americas player from Sri Lanka cricketers have (Federation of International Bangladesh cricketer is cur - Sri Lanka. all-rounder Andre Russell last season, Ryan Persaud. refused to sign new contracts Cricketers' Association), the rently isolating at home. The three-match series and Carlos Brathwaite are "The Tallawahs have 10 offered by the apex body as new remuneration intimated Mahmud is slated to coach a which is a part of the ODI among the seven players who spots to fill to complete their they feel some players have to Sri Lankan players is sub - side in the upcoming Dhaka Super League will conclude were on Saturday retained by squad and these will be an - been given unfair deals. On stantially lower (more than Premier League (DPL) on May 28 and will be held Jamaica Tallawahs for the up - nounced in the coming Friday, a legal representative threefold lower) in compari - which gets underway from within a bio-bubble stretch - coming Caribbean Premier weeks," read a statement on of top Lankan players issued son with other global cricket - May 31. The former ing between the team hotel League (CPL) 2021. the CPL website. a statement that claimed the base salary from last year. first ODI against Bangladesh. ing nations.However, SLC Bangladesh captain was also and Shere Bangla National The Jamaica Tallawahs an - The 2021 CPL will get un - new deal sees fees paid to Also, Test skipper Dimuth Perera said the team's director of cricket Tom the team director on their Stadium in Dhaka. nounced their retentions for derway on August 28 and specific cricketers in a one- Karunaratne's annual fee fell focus remains on winning the Moody has said the new deal tour of Sri Lanka and was After the conclusion of the the 2021 CPL. The side has will run till September 19, the sided manner. from roughly $100,000 to ODI series against went through a thorough re - slated to be in the same role ODI series on May 28, the retained also Rovman Powell organisers confirmed on According to a report in $70,000."We do have con - Bangladesh and the players view before being put on the when two teams lock horns Sri Lankan team will depart and Chadwick Walton and Thursday. ESPNcricinfo, Niroshan cerns about the contracts. We will discuss the issue with the table for the Lanka cricketers. in the ODI series from Sun - on the following day. This Fidel Edwards who returned This year the tournament Dickwella and Dhananjaya can't say it's not affecting us - cricket board once they are FICA also said that unlike day. According to BCB offi - will be Bangladesh's third to the CPL in 2020 has also will take place in St Kitts & de Silva have been given the that would be a lie and every - back in Sri Lanka."With the in other global jurisdictions, cial, Mahmud has reportedly ODI series within the ICC's been held on to for the 2021 Nevis with all 33 matches most lucrative deals while one would know it's a lie. But contracts, we're going to players are provided with tested negative for COVID- World Cup qualifying cam - season after impressing with being played at Warner Park. veteran all-rounder Angelo I'm hoping we can talk to the come back to Sri Lanka and pension schemes in together 19 after landing in paign. They are currently in his pace last year. The This follows on from the suc - Mathews has been offered a cricket board and resolve this discuss with the board then. jurisdictions, However, no Bangladesh but tested posi - sixth place after defeating Tallawahs also welcomed cessful staging of CPL in contract worth $80,000 fairly," ESPNcricinfo quoted But before then we are just such pension scheme has tive recently. West Indies 3-0 at home in back left-arm spinner Ve - Trinidad and Tobago in 2020. which is $50,000 less than his Perera as saying ahead of the trying to think about how we been set up in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile both the teams January. 'When I’m not 12th man for 7 IPL 2021 anchor Neroli Meadows pens years': Yuvraj Singh takes a heartfelt message for Sanjana Ganesan and others after reaching Australia dig against Indian selectors Agency, New Delhi, May Agency, New Delhi, May international cricket in June 22: The 14th edition of the 22: Yuvraj Singh didn't mince 2019. The last time Yuvraj Indian Premier League came any words expressing his dis - represented India was in 2017 to a sudden halt after a series appointment over the Indian during a T20I match against of COVID-19 cases started selectors for overlooking him England, which India won by emerging inside the bio-bub - in the traditional format of 75 runs. ble, forcing the BCCI, the game. The left-handed batsman India's cricket governing The all-rounder, who amassed over 11,000 interna - body, to suspend the league emerged as India's hero in tional runs in the 304 ODIs, midway. both 2007 T20 World Cup 40 Tests, and 58 T20Is he While most foreign re - and the 2011 ICC ODI World played during his illustrious cruits in the cash-rich league Cup, was responding to a career. He averaged 33.92 in didn't face any hassle to re - tweet by Wisden India. Test matches, 36.55 in ODIs turn to their motherland, the "Which former Indian and 28.05 in T20Is and took Australians had to extend cricketer do you wish played a total of 148 wickets in all their quarantine and look for more Tests?" was the ques - three formats of the game. an alternative route to get tioned posed by Wisden to Yuvraj was last seen in back home, owing to a ban their followers. \ cricketing action during the on arrivals from India until Yuvraj, who photo was at - Road Safety World Series, at least May 15. IPL 2021 anchor Neroli Meadows pens heartfelt message for Sanjana Ganesan and others tached it the tweet posted by where he left everyone mes - The Aussie cricketers and after reaching Australia Wisden, was quick to react merised with his rocket sixes, other staffs involved in the and wrote: "Probably next taking his fans back on a nos - league landed on last Mon - she recieved during the through. I have fallen in love and every one of you were life! When I’m not 12th man talgic ride and helped Sachin day, almost two weeks after course of the tournament with your kindness and gen - going through your own per - for 7 years." Tendulkar-led India Legends the suspension of the league. and also extended her sup - erosity of spirit. I hope sonal heartache - that is just Yuvraj hung his boots from win the tournament. Among the Australians in - port to India, which is cur - things improve quickly for beyond considerate. You are volved in the league, televi - rently facing one of the all of you. The fact my col - amazing humans," Meadows sion presenter Neroli worst COVID-19 crisis. leagues were asking me wrote on Instagram and Meadows earlier this week "Thank you India for hav - each day how I was going tagged her colleague San - took to Instagram to express ing me. My heart breaks for and how my family was cop - jana Ganesan along with Dhanashree Verma remembers insightful gratitude for the hospitality everything you are going ing, when all the while each others. conversations with RCB skipper Virat Kohli of knowledge," she wrote in statement in this regard the caption. confirming the same. "The Earlier this month, the pop - Indian Premier League Leading Team India members ular Youtube artist also pic - Governing Council (IPL tures on Instagram along with GC) and Board of Control husband and cricketers Glenn for Cricket in India who hold respectable positions Maxwell and AB de Villiers (BCCI) in an emergency and wrote: "The 5 am club. meeting has unanimously Going to miss the bubble decided to postpone IPL family." 2021 season, with imme - Agenocy, Nuew tDeslhi,i Mday e the cricketing arena The BCCI suspended the diate effect," it read. 22: After India's exit from 14th edition of the Indian Pre - Meanwhile, Kohli's RCB the 2019 ICC World Cup, mier League (IPL) 2021, a were enjoying a supreme run wicketkeeper-batsman and decision taken after a number in the current edition before it also the team's ex-captain of COVID-19 cases emerged got postponed. The franchise MS Dhoni took a sabbatical in the bio-bubble. stood third on the eight-team from the sport and was seen The cricket governing points table with five wins performing his duties with body released a official from seven encounters. the Indian Army. Apart from being a professional cricketer, the 39-year-old also holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army. Apart from Dhoni, India's surprise package from the 2007 World T20s Joginder Sharma (DSP Haryana Po - lice), batting legend Sachin Tendulkar (Group Captain cricketers who are entitled KL Rahul – Assistant women's T20I skipper Har - in the Indian Air Force) and with highest government Manager, Reserve Bank of manpreet Kaur and veteran the country's first World jobs. India cricketer Harbhajan Singh, Agency, New Delhi, May 22: the bubble along with the Cup-winning captain Kapil Yuzvendra Chahal - In - Similarly like his Team who were earlier associated Yuzvendra Chahal's wife other team members. Dev (Lieutenant Colonel in come Tax officer India colleague, KL Rahul with Punjab Police lost Dhanashree Verma surely Dhanashree on Saturday the Territorial Army) hold Umesh Yadav – Assistant is also an Assistant Man - their positions. While the misses the Indian Premier shared a couple of pictures on respectable government po - Manager, Reserve Bank of ager at the country's highest women crickter was em - League bio-bubble and the Instagram, sharing glimpses sition. India Apart from his ex - bank. As per reports, the broiled in a controversy re - Youtube artist on numerous of her interaction with Team There are other active ploits in the field, the 30- Punjab Kings skipper was lated to her education occasions has also spoken India and RCB skipper Virat members of Team India year-old also is an income appointed in 2018 on the certificates, Harbhajan lost about it. The choreographer, Kohli. "From fun breakfast who are designated with re - tax officer.In 2017, the RBI recommendation of SS his position in 2012 for who got hitched to Royal conversations to post match spectable government posi - awarded him the position of Mundhra, the then Gover - being more active in the Challengers Bangalore crick - fun, everything was so de - tions apart from their role in an Assistant Manager under nor of RBI. glamour world rather than eter Chahal, was staying in lightful and a great exchange the sport. Here is a list of the sports quota. Meanwhile, India the state services.