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The`20lakhcrpie MIGRANTS FARMERS STREETVENDORS MAY5TOMAY 13 Migrantswho arebeneficiaries To provide concessional credit Scheme foreasy access to Next challenge for `5.94LakhCr `3.1LakhCr of neither National Food to farmersthrough Kisan Credit credit forstreetvendors within Announced Announced Security Act, or StateCard Cards. Small and marginal amonth. With initial working Wednesday Thursday wheretheyare stationed, will farmers to be extendedfunds capital of up to Rs 10,000,gov- get5kg ofgrains each and 1kg from NABARD, state and dis- ernment plans to incentivise Odisha andBihar: chana per familyper monthfor trict cooperative banks,aswell digital repaymentsaswell as twomonths. States will implement scheme. as regional rural banks. regular repayment. Virus coming home IMPACT: About 8crmigrantswho require IMPACT: To benefit around2.5 cr big IMPACT: Around 50 lakh street vendors foodgrain assistance areexpected to benefit farmers, and nearly 3crsmall farmers likelytogain easyaccess to credit with migrants `9.74LakhCr `1.22LakhCr `3,500cr `2.36 lakhcr `5,000 cr Announcedearlier TobeAnnounced to be spent for2months to be spent in total to be spent on the scheme SANTOSHSINGH& KAUNAINSHERIFFM CASESAMONG COVID ECONOMIC PACKAGE: DAY 2 PATNA,NEWDELHI,MAY14 MIGRANTS FROM BIHAR to Odisha, TOTAL: 320 positive Telangana to Karnataka, the re- cases out of 4,275 turn of migrants,expected to samples (May4-May13) pickuppace as the lockdown Number testing positive Govtsafetynetformigrantworkersand eases, is bringing the coronavirus among Bihar migrants home, too, posing afresh chal- from: lengetostatesfighting to contain DELHI: 76 out of 365 the pandemic. samples Of the 4,275 samples col- MAHARASHTRA: 68 poorhasalittlefornow,moreforlater lected in Bihar from among mi- out of 506samples grantswho returnedonboard Shramik specialtrainsbetween GUJARAT: 88 out of Free foodgrainsto May4and May13, 320 have 1,066 samples credit forstreet tested Covidpositive—7.5 per WESTBENGAL: 11 out cent. This is wayabove theposi- of 101samples tivity rate forthe state, whichis vendors:OfRs HARYANA: 10 out of 172 justabout 2.75per cent. Bihar samples 3.10 lakhcrore, has so farconducted about 35,000 tests, of which953 are Centre’s outflow positive. The high positivity rate Bihar has among the fastestdou- Rs 5000cr amongmigrantworkers is rais- blingtimeof cases wellbelowthe ing concernsinBihar whichisa national averageof12.65 days. primarydestination statefor mi- Next door,Odisha wasone of AANCHALMAGAZINE& grant labour.And when the test- the firststatestohavereported ANILSASI ing of migrantsreturning asurge in thenumber of mi- NEWDELHI,MAY14 through six inter-state borders, grant labourers turning positive through whichabout 10,000are on arrivalwithGanjamdistrict THERE WASanexpectation that enteringeachday,isyet to begin. being the hotspotreporting as apackage aimedatmigrant Therelatively large numberof many 249cases in the 10 days workers, farmers and street ven- infectionsamong migrantsisone since May5. dors would strive to offerimme- reason whyBihar has seen its Over the same period, diaterelief giventhat theyhave caseload rise rapidlyinthe last AndhraPradesh hasatotal of 105 borne the brunt of the lockdown- fewdays.Atlessthan 8.5 days, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 related distress forover50days now. But morethan half the nine major proposals announced by Union Finance MinisterNirmala TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE Sitharaman on Thursday have a LOCKDOWN longer-term horizon. DAY CASES: RECOVERED:26,234 |DEATHS:2,549 Besides, the secondleg of the TESTS:1,947,041 | DOUBLINGRATE:12.65** relief packagecontinues with the 51 78,003 basic design of leveraging large stimulus with minimal fiscalcost —ofthe totalliquidity infusion of 4AM, THURSDAY Amigrant familyontheir wayhometoUP, outside the Mayur Vihar MetroStation in Delhi. Gajendra Yadav Rs 3.10 lakh crore,the likely out- flowfromthe Centre’s exchequer is onlyabout Rs 5,000crore. No cash in hand for migrants, Rs 3-lakh-cr relief package Thursday’s measuresfocused BUSINESSASUSUAL on the poorer segments of soci- KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG. DOUBLING ety, including migrant labour, BY UNNY govt falls back on existing for MSMEs butGovts, pvt TOWATCH CASES 24HRS GROWTH* RATE** small and marginalfarmers and ■ Maharashtra 25,922 1,495 6.43% 11.20 urbanpoor,seems skewedmore schemes: MNREGS, PDS firms owe them more ■ Gujarat 9,268 364 4.91% 14.66 towardsthe long-term. 5.10% Forinstance, the affordable lostwages over 50 days of the ■ Delhi 8,470 472 14.12 rental housing scheme under HARIKISHANSHARMA lockdown. AANCHALMAGAZINE& ■ Tamil Nadu 9,227 509 9.69% 7.43 Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana NEWDELHI,MAY14 Theone changeseems to be ANILSASI ‘(Dues) will ■ Rajasthan 4,222 201 3.93% 18.33 formigrant workers and urban the government’s offertobear NEWDELHI,MAY14 be more West Bengal 2,290 117 6.68% 10.77 poor will likelybeimplemented THE SECOND tranche of the eco- the financial burden of food- than Rs 5 ■ onlyoveralongertime frame. nomic packageannouncedby grains fortwo months to mi- THE FIRSTtranche of the Centre’s lakh crore’ *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth Similarly,the portableration the government on Thursdayre- grantswho arenot coveredei- relief packagemay have been CONCERN CAUTION AGLIMMER delivery system is scheduledto lies upon twoexisting mecha- ther under the National Food targeted at thecountry’s micro, ODISHA: 180 BIHAR: Numbers PUNJAB: Just be completedonlybyMarch nisms, the MNREGS and PDS, to Security Act(NFSA), 2013,orstate small and mediumenterprises mentstounitsinthe MSME sec- cases aweek ago still less than ten new cases next year.The credit facility for offerwagelabourand free food- government schemes. Announ- (MSMEs), but muchofthe work- tor, as on March 31,2020, was to 611, Odisha has 1000, but Wednesday, daily street vendors and the extension grains to migrant labourers re- cing the scheme, Finance ing capital-related distress faced pegged at upwards of Rs 4.95 fastest doubling doubling in less rise on adecline of the credit-linked subsidy turning from urban areas to vil- MinisterNirmala Sitharaman by these unitscan be tracedback lakh crore, according to govern- time —3.77 days than nine days for the last 3days scheme middle class (Rs 6-18 PACKAGE UNWRAPPED lages. said their number is estimatedto to one major source —the gov- ment estimates accessedbyThe lakh annual income) arealso PAGES 6, 11 However, therewas no cash be around eightcrore. ernmentmachinery. IndianExpress. Based on daily datareleased by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 relief forthe labourers,who have CONTINUEDONPAGE2 The total outstanding pay- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 IndianCouncil ofMedicalResearch and state governments

Swimming Open markets &malls on odd-even dates, WORLD India in talks with nations South guidelines? Block’s allow Metro, buses: Delhi to tell Centre CORONAVIRUS MAY pushing for Taiwan at WHO dilemma Federation NEVERGOAWAY, the curbs, making wayfor agrad- WARNS W.H.O. meet, China sends reminder SOURAVROYBARMAN ual reopening of public transport, INDIA HAS agrowing takes easy NEWDELHI,MAY14 markets, restaurants and parks. FIRST COVID-19 Health Assembly(WHA) as an relationship with Later,during ameeting of the CASES DETECTED IN SHUBHAJITROY observer. Taiwan but amuch lane, forwards THE DELHI governmentisset to Delhi DisasterManagement ROHINGYA CAMPS NEWDELHI,MAY14 Four of theseseven countries largerrelationship with suggesttothe Centrethat post- Authority chaired by Lt PAGE 12 —US, Japan, Australia, New China. Committed to the US norms May17, markets,shopping com- Governor AnilBaijal, Kejriwal FOREIGN SECRETARYHarsh Zealand —are signatories to a One-China policy,New plexesand malls should be al- Mostinfavour of relaxing conveyed his government’spo- Vardhan Shringlahas partici- demarche, urging the World Delhi has high stakes in lowedtoopen—onodd-even curbs,says Kejriwal sition.Sources said the L-Gwill THE EDITORIAL PAGE pated in at leastseven group Health Organisation (WHO) to itsties with Beijing. The MIHIRVASAVDA basis fornon-essential outlets — CONTINUEDONPAGE2 phone calls with counterparts in allowTaiwantobeadmitted as pandemic crisis pres- NEWDELHI,MAY14 and public transportservices, in- the US, Australia, Japan, New an observer because itsinput entsanopportunity to cluding the Metro, buses, taxis soughtsuggestionsfromresi- MSMEsNEEDMORE Zealand, South Korea, Vietnam will be “meaningful and impor- leverage itspositionon FOUR DAYS ago, whenthe gov- and auto-rickshaws,should re- dentsoneasingrestrictions. GURGAON TO OPEN PUSHFROMGOVT since March 20 —once every tant”. Other signatories to this Taipei vis-a-vis Beijing, ernment asked theSwimming sume operations. Addressing an online media DELHI BORDERFOR BY NEELKANTH MISHRA week —asthe international demarcheare Canada, France, but that’s acall South Federation of India(SFI) to pro- Earlierthis week,Chief briefing on Thursday, he said ESSENTIAL SERVICES PAGE 8 community debates whether to Germany, the UK. Blockhas to take. pose ways to resume aquatic ac- Minister Arvind Kejriwalhad mostwereinfavour of relaxing PAGE 3 letTaiwanattend the World CONTINUEDONPAGE2 tivities in apost-pandemic sce- nario,theywerenot expectinga replywithin aday.And that too, ameticulous framework with PAGE 1 references to the WhiteHouse’s ANCHOR In an orangezone,factories stir to lifewith staggered shifts guidelines for‘Opening Up America Again’ and advisories is- suedbythe US Centers for TEST MaharashtraIndustrial Develop- Manish said. Mostmajor facili- Dr Nage said. Disease Control and Prevention. KAVITHAIYER ment Corporation (MIDC) lay- ties in Roha have arranged quar- Roha itself has zeroCovid It turnsout the SFI had sim- ROHA(RAIGAD),MAY14 REP RTS out, along with twootheryoung antine spaces forthose return- cases until now, but Mangaon plyforwarded aset of guidelines FROM THE men who toohavejustreturned. ing to work right now. nearbyhas one positive caseand USASwimming had prepared ABUSYmarketplace and ashort But before theyjoin work —the Medical Officer Dr Rohan so, screeningand quarantining forswimmers in their country. queue of about six men outside FIELD three areemployedasfiremen Nage at the Ambewadi PHC has- measuresare strictlyenforced. Notcopy-pasting bitsorborrow- the town’s solitarywineshop TRACKINGTHEVIRUS, at aunit manufacturing Active n’t returnedtohis home in Everyquarantine candidateis ing ideas, but passing on the markthe entrancetoRoha, an in- Pharmaceutical Ingredients Panvel since March23, and has screened, stampedand asked to eight-pagedocument titled‘USA dustrial town in Maharashtra’s LOCKDOWN (API) —theywillhavetoclear a remained on call for24hours return to thePHC after14days Swimming: Facilityre-opening, Raigad district, an ‘orangezone’ 28-dayquarantine period.Today, everyday. for another round of clinical ex- messaging and planning’ as is. whereithas been about 10 days Roha, where thechemicalfacto- the three areinthe queue to get “Nearly 900people have amination,after whichanother The Sports Authority of India nowsince mosttowns were able ries employover1lakh people. their hands stampedfor home come in the pastfew weeksto 14 days of quarantine is recom- (SAI) has nowasked theSFI to re- to open shopsand businesses. “We’vebeen calledbackto quarantine as theyhaveentered getscreened forquarantine— mended, according to Dr Nage. work therecommendations and The queueoutside thelocal work —weare essential services the town from elsewhere. manyofthese would be people “Gram Panchayatrepresenta- makethem relevant in India’s public health center (PHC)is at ourfactory,” said Manish Patil, “Wewerehereuntil March who have returnedhome from tives help our medical staffin context. muchlongerthan those at any a24-year-oldfromNandgaon 23, and when the lockdown was Mumbai or other cities where keeping an eyeonevery one Speaking to The Indian store, and it’snot of people who village in Murud,who is stand- announced, we decidedtore- theywork, and therewould also who is quarantined.” Express,VirendraNanavati, SFI’s areunwell. Many men have re- ing outside the Ambewadi PHC, turn to our villages.Now we’ve StaffatSudarshan Chemicals in Roha. Nirmal Harindran be alarge number who arere- The very slowrestarting of CONTINUEDONPAGE2 turnedfromvillages nearbyto about 10 km from Roha’s been calledbacktowork,” turning to Roha to work here,” CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Relief package whereworkers arelocated single person on campus with 2016.She wasre-elected early within the city and don’t have acontactless thermal instru- this year and her second term for MSMEs to be transportedfromout- ment. will begin on May20, twodays side,” said the source. Govt safety net for migrants has “Weuse 90 litres of disin- afterWHA’s decision on May Sources indicated that over While Prime Minister fectant dailytoclean allareas, 18. half this amount can be attrib- NarendraModisaid earlier that washrooms aredisinfected On Thursday, Ji Rong, uted to pending paymentsby the Centrehas sought sugges- twice daily, thereis100 per spokespersonfor theChinese Central governmentministries tions from the states before de- little for now,morefor later cent use of facemask and hand embassy in NewDelhi, under- and departments, stategovern- ciding the contours of the next sanitiser,” said RanjeetSingh, linedthe One-China policy. mentsand public sector units phase of the lockdown, viewedasmeasures which limitation of the incomplete Statistician of India. capital of onlyabout Rs 10,000 the administration head at the “Weurgethe relevant under the Centreand state Kejriwal is among the fewchief would take time to be imple- value chain backedbyinfra- Exclusionofbeneficiaries per street vendor foramonth. Roha facility. Indian media take acorrect governments. ministers in favour of morere- mented and unlikelytopro- structure, including availabil- from PDS distribution could Analysts saidstreetvendors BNKadam,associatevice- stance on issues of coreinter- On Wednesday, announc- laxations. videany relief in the immedi- ity of point of sale systems at possiblybeavoidedbysus- could have been better served president (Works), said about ests concerning China’s sover- ing the Rs 3-lakh-crorecredit Saying thathis government atecrisis being facedby PDS shops, and states coming pending the ration cardsystem with cash transfers. “The street 100migrantworkers stayed eignty and territorial integrity, guarantee forMSMEs, Finance received4.75 lakh WhatsApp workers. on board. Hence,this is un- fornow and instead relying on vendors will be farmoredisap- backatthe facility whereliving adhere tothe one-China prin- MinisterNirmalaSitharaman messages,10,700 emails and The announcement of free likelytoaddress theimmedi- Aadhaar fordistributionof pointed than themigrant arrangementshavenow been ciple, do notprovide platform had said that the Centre and 39,000 voice recordings be- foodgrain supply(5kgof ateissues being facedbytran- food grains, Sen said. workers since theyare justget- made forapercentageof for‘Taiwan independence’ Central PSUs would clear pend- tween May12and May 13 on grains and 1kgchana per per- siting and distressedmigrant The proposal regarding the ting ‘easy access to credit facil- labourers, with free food and forces, and avoid sending ing MSME dues in 45 days. easing the curbs, Kejriwal said son) fortwo months to 8crore workers. rollout of affordable rental ity’ andthat tooonly‘within a laundryfacilities. wrong messages to the public,” The onlyavailableofficial mostwanted schools, colleges migrant workers without ara- Experts said giventhe am- housingunder PMAY by in- month’... Should theynot have Ji Rong said. estimateisonthe MSME and educationalinstitutes to tion card and outside the ambit biguity about differentiating volving the private industryvia been givencredibleformsof Indiahas also engaged with Samadhaan website, an online remain closed. of National Food Security Act between non-cardholders and private public partnership on income supportgiven they did Taiwan at the China-ledShanghai delayedpayment monitoring “People said dining should wasexpected to provide some cardholdersunderthe ‘One government landisalso un- notand could notsell their Cooperation Organisation this system forsettlement of dis- notbeallowed, but takeaway relief to migrantworkers. Nation, One Ration Card’ pro- likelytodeliverbenefitsto waressince March26? Why WHO meeting week,participating in ameet- putes on filing of delayedpay- and home delivery should be But experts saidthis entails posal, aworkercould possibly quell the short-term distress could notthe government China is opposing the move ing of SCOForeign Ministers on mentsbyaffected MSMEs, allowed,” he said. resolving complicated logisti- take ration from one shop and that is playing out. think of instant direct benefit as the US leadsagroup of pow- Wednesday. whichhas listedout payment He said the general consen- cal issues. Since everypublic then identify himself or herself “It is notgoingtohappen transfer to strandedmigrants erful countries —all members claims of Rs 40,720 croreason sus wasthat barber shops, sa- distribution shop has afixed as anon-cardholder in another soon. Also, details about the and the five million street ven- of the UN Security Council ex- May14, afractionofthe total lons and spasshould remain number of registrantsbasedon shop. PPP modalities wasnot elabo- dors and free ration forthe lat- ceptRussia —tosupport Swimming dues. closed, as these servicesin- whichthe stockoffoodgrains “One of the major issues ratedtodayand needstobe teriftheyhavenot availeditfor Taiwan’s claim. Of this, 11.6 per cent or Rs volvecontact among people. is suppliedtothe shop, allow- would be howtoidentify mi- looked at,” said Partha want of ration cardunder the The WHO will meetonMay guidelines 4,738 croreare claims of dues Cinema halls and swimming ing accessibility to non-card- grant workers and non-mi- Chatterjee, Professor and Head Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan 18 to discuss the COVID-19 executive director,said they from the Central government. pools also fall in this category, holders mayresult in shortage grant workers if the uniform of the EconomicsDepartment, Yojana? Whyisthe govern- pandemic and will hold avote could notcomeupwith amore Totalmutuallysettledapplica- he said. of supplies at these outlets. ration cardapplicability takes ShivNadarUniversity. ment nottalkingofDBT of a to determine whether to grant comprehensive plan.“The tions were at 3524,with the With regard to publictrans- The other proposal of ‘One place across the country. The The provision forconces- fixedamount of sayRs5,000 observer status to Taiwan at the guidelines issuedbyUSA settledamount at Rs 288.54 port, Kejriwal said people sug- Nation OneRation Card’, first administration willface issues sionalRs2lakh crorecredit to whichwill, in fact, go backto WHA,its decision-making Swimming arefoolproof and, crore, as on Thursday. However, gested that taxis andauto-rick- announcedbyFood Minister about howmuchstock of food- be providedto2.5 crorefarm- the business in the form of pur- body. to startwith, we can rely on this does notreflect actual gov- shaws should be allowedtoply RamVilas Paswan in Julylast grain supplies to send to which ers,including fishermen, is also chases and then possiblytothe India, whichhas tradition- that. Theyhaveproperexpert- ernment dues owing to areluc- with only1-2 passengers; year and then targeted for shop, giventhat everyshop has contingent on newKisan Cards government,atleast apartof allystucktoaOne-China pol- ise in this area so we have for- tance among MSME unit own- buses should operatewith 20- completion in June 2020, is afixed quota, whichthen could being handedout. it, as tax?” said KRShyam icy —inshort, it considers warded that to the SAIcommit- ers to wrangle with the 25 passengers;and the Metro seen as asystemofconsider- turn intoamajor logistical Credit facility of Rs 5,000 Sundar,labour economistand Taiwan apartofChina —has tee. Letthemmodify as per the government over pending pay- should also be openedina able utility to migrants. problem,”said Pronab Sen, crorefor 50 lakhstreetvendors Professor of Human Resources notyet takenastand, but has central and stategovernment mentsasthis mayhaveaneg- “limitedway”. The transport But this toosuffers from the economistand former Chief will translateintoaworking Management at XLRI. been in conversation with guidelines forCovid-19,” ative impact on fresh order department and Delhi Metro some of Taiwan’s advocates as Nanavati said. flows. arealready drafting the proto- well. Training in all sports has “Theexact data(on MSME col forthis. Thesetalks come at atime been halted from the time the dues)isnot available. It (the Manypeoplehaveurged Govt falls back on existing schemes when tensions have been lockdown wasfirstimposedon data) is coming from stategov- the government to allowentry rekindledonthe Line of Actual March24. Andwhile it is un- ernmentsand major industries into parks forwalking,exercis- As per the announcement, migrant labourers on have no cards arestaying in the states andUnion territo- Control following clashes be- likelythere will be anycompet- and other agencies... It will be ing and performing yoga,he migrantswho don’t have ra- Thursday. In that respect, it is camps run either by the gov- ries will complete full au- tween Indian and Chinese itive event held forthe foresee- morethan Rs 5lakh crore,” said, indicating that these re- tion cards will get5kgof notanadditionalbenefit as ernment or NGOs. Therefore, tomation by March 2021.” troops in Pangong Tso, alakein able future,the sports ministry Ministerfor MSMEs and road strictions maybeeased. wheat or rice per person and the labourers always had the basedonarough assessment Consumer Affairs, Food eastern Ladakh, and Naku La, a is considering aphase-wise re- transportand highways Nitin He said mostofthe resi- 1kgofpulses per familyfor option of taking up work un- giventousbyall thestate and Public Distribution high mountain pass in Sikkim. sumption of training at govern- Gadkari said in an interviewto dentsalso opposedthe rule Mayand June each, with the derthe scheme -whichisde- governments, we think there MinisterRam VilasPaswan On the weeklyphone con- ment-run institutes by the end CNBC TV18 Thursday. barring outside movement costworking out to around Rs mand-driven —intheir vil- areabout eight croremi- said, “Stateswillbeprovided versations among the seven of this month. Industryestimates areeven from 7pmand 7am. However, 3,500crore. lages. grants who will benefit foodgrains to distributetomi- countries, the Ministryof As afirst step, SAIformed higher.“ManyCentral, state he reiterated that the elderly, While this is partofPrime Notedeconomists and op- through this free foodgrains grantsfreeofcost. The listof External Affairs said the idea is twocommittees lastSunday to governments, PSUs, corporates pregnant women and children MinisterNarendraModi’sRs position leaders have been supply.” beneficiarieswill be takenup “toshareideasand best prac- prepareaStandardOperating owe almostRs5.5 lakh croreto should remain indoors. 20 lakh crorepackagean- asking the government fora She said the stategovern- later so that the distribution tices among these countries in Procedure—and asked allfed- MSMEs and almost30per cent nouncedonWednesday to one-time cash transfer to vul- mentswould be the “imple- starts immediately.” the Indo-Pacific region forre- erations under itswatch to of it aredue over 120days,45 tide over the Covid-19crisis, nerable sections likemigrant menting agencies”, taking Talking about howthe sponding to theunique and submit recommendations to per cent arebetween 60 to 120 Next challenge theUnion Food Ministry in labourers. careofbothidentifying the MNREGS wassupporting mi- complexchallenges presented restartsporting activities. One days andrestbelow 60 days. fact has been offeringaddi- Whether Thursday’s an- migrant labourers and dis- grant workers who had re- by the COVID-19pandemic”. of the twocommittees was We requestthe Finance for Odisha, Bihar tional foodgrains to states for nouncementswill instead tributing food to them. turned to villages, the Finance Among the discussion dedicated to swimming, given Ministertoconsider settling positive casesimported from those without arationcard help stem theirflowout of Sitharaman also an- Ministersaid the government pointsis“coordinated response thatthe “sportrequires ath- the dues with interestsothatit outside the state-this is 12.20 from the firstphase of the the city remains doubtful, nouncedthe rollout of the had managed to generate and assistance in the immedi- letestotrain in waterand may willapplypressuretopay as percent of the state’s active lockdown, starting end- giventhat the migrant ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ about 14.6 croreperson-days ateneighbourhood; and work- have different health risksin- soon as possible,” said KE cases. Of the105, 67 arefrom March. labourers have been leaving project. But this is still under of work and offeredworkto ing with eachotherinthe mul- volvedcompared to other Raghunathan, former National Maharashtra, 26 arefrom In another announce- forvillagesdespite the MN- works, and anationwide in- 2.33crore wage-seekers till tilateral fora,” the MEA said. sport”, according to SAI. President of All India Gujarat, 10 from Odisha and ment, on April 7, the Centre REGS and PDS being already tegration is notlikelybefore May13. “Theyhaveunderlinedthe Following this, an online Manufacturers Organisation. one eachfromWestBengaland had told states that theycould in place. March next year.While the Shesaid wagesunder the needfor anew templateof meeting washeld betweenthe In September lastyear,then Karnataka. avail additional foodgrains Earlier,onMarch 26, the Centre had hopedtorollout scheme have been raisedtoa globalization and forinterna- swimming federation and SAI ExpenditureSecretaryGC On Wednesday,the state through the Food Corporation Centrehad announced5kg the project by June 1this year, national averageofRs202 per tional institutions to reflect officials on Tuesday, when its Murmu had said that of the health department spelledout of India’s open marketsales free foodgrains per individual only17statesand UTshave dayagainstRs182 per dayin contemporaryrealities,” it said. “recommendations” were dis- outstanding non-litigated details of 930 migrant workers, fornon-ration cardholders. and 1kgpulsesper familyun- come on boardsofar. the lastfinancialyear,and Rs An official source said ade- cussed. MSME dues of Rs 60,000crore, who returnedtoKurnool on a Additionally, in thethird der the PradhanMantriGarib Sitharaman said, “By 10,000crorespent overall till cisionwill be taken“depend- Nanavati said that as afed- payment of Rs 40,000 crore special train from Thane, week of April, the Rural KalyanAnnaYojanafor exist- August2020, 67 crorebenefi- dateinthe current financial ing on howthe formal agenda eration, it wastoughfor them had been cleared. Maharashtra: of the 250 Development Ministryhad ingbeneficiaries of the NFSA. ciaries in 23 states, or 83%of year. evolves”. “Wecan’t sayany- to setprotocolsatthis moment, MSMEs, whichmakeupfor among them who were tested, releasedtostatesfunds re- The Finance Ministersaid, the PDS population, will get Incidentally, this revision thing moreatthis point. Ade- “until we knowwhat the cen- about45per cent of the coun- 38 were positive -all worked in quired forthe firstthree “Weare engagingwithstate coveredbyOne Nation One in MNREGS wageswas noti- cisionwill be takencloser to tral and stategovernmentsde- try’s total manufacturing out- afish market in Mumbai. months of the fiscal towards governmentstomakesure Ration Cardand we’resureof fied on March23, aday before the date,” the source said. cide and what their policies put, 40 per cent of exports,al- Since May5until yesterday, the MNREGS -the second half theyknowwherethese mi- 100% coverage of national the firstphaseofthe lock- On May7,Geneva-based will be”. So, his advice to SAIis most30per cent of the Karnataka has reported96 of the relief announcedfor grantsare.Mostofthosewho portability by March 2021. All down. ambassadors from eight coun- to do what the Americans —a national GDP and operate cases from outside the state- tries —US, Japan, Germany, swimming powerhouse — across the value chain. They this is 20.25 per cent of the France, UK, Canada, Australia, have recommended. employanestimated 11 crore state’s active cases. Of these,48 five districts. migrants(including 2.25 lakh offtoAlibag, the popular get- pacity.Atleastone, Varun NewZealand—issuedajoint In their detailedproposal, persons, arestresseddue to de- arefromAhmedabad, 29 from Speaking to The Indian from trains) have returnedto away forMumbaiites.The Breweries, which makes Pepsi, demarche to theWHO,push- USASwimming has urged pleting internal reserves and Ajmer,16are from Mumbai, Express,Bihar Principal Health Bihar and aresenttoquaran- Khopoli-Pali Road, the Khopoli- is waiting to getorders to ing forTaiwan’s inclusion in the swimmers to “changeclothes lowvisibility of demand. twofromOdisha and one from SecretarySanjayKumarsaid: tine centres at respective block PenRoad andthe Panvel-Goa restartbusiness -the lockdown WHA.Led by Washington and and showerathome” and Chennai. However, forthe “Thereisstillnot aproblem with headquarters.The stategov- NH 66 have all been under re- and the shutdown of hotels Tokyo, the group includessix of “eliminatethe use roomsthat state,itisthe spread of the our home populationaswecol- ernment has opened4,672 pairs fornearly twoyears, and and restaurantshaveaffected the world’s 10 largest prevent social distancing, such Open markets, cases with travel history from lected less than4,000 samples quarantine centres whichcan road construction activity is the demand forfizzydrinks economies and four of China’s as lockerrooms”. outside the state, that will be a afterdoor-to-door screening of accommodateabout 4.52 lakh underwayonall three and other packaged beverages. toptrading partners. Theyhavealsoillustrated malls: Delhi govt bigger worryfor containment. 10.40 crore. Our challengeisto people. stretches, though notasfastas “We’resensitive to the fact These countries have made howsocial distancing can be writetothe Centre, giving de- The 96 casesare nowspread save ourhome populationfrom motorists would like. that factories restarting is cen- out acase forTaipei’s admis- practisedinthe pool while tails of the proposal. across 14 districts. getting infected from migrants In the towns of Wadkhal, tral to theoverall economic sion: Taiwan has managed to training by using staggered “The topthree suggestions Over the lastone week, coming to Biharsince the last Factories stir Pen, Jiteand Roha, women resurgence, and we were care- control the pandemic in an ex- starts,oppositeends and lim- areabout the needtoallow Telangana has reported35pos- week of April”. from nearbycoastalvillages are ful nottoshutdownwater sup- emplarymannerdespitebeing iting the number of swimmers markets,shopping malls and itive caseofmigrants whichis Asked if theirearly return - to life in Raigad linedupeither in aseparate en- plyorother amenities foreven in close proximity to mainland per lane. shopping complexestoopen. 8.88 per cent of all active cases during the firstlockdown — economic activities has had an closureoralong themainmar- one day. So when the firstunit China. The document states that In these cases,non-essential of the state. would have helped, Kumar immediateand visible impact ket road withfresh pomfret, resumedwork, our filtration According to datacompiled the pool should be disinfected shops aretobeopenedfollow- In Bihar,ananalysis of the said: “Ifsand butshaveno in the towns of Raigad -there surmai (kingfish), rawas plant wasready and supplying by Johns HopkinsUniversity, withchlorine and bromine to ingthe odd-even rule...Onany samplesweretaken from re- meaning now. We have to in- arecustomers at garages, hard- (Indian salmon), simpale (mus- immediately,” Nimbalkartold therehavebeen only440 cases “inactivate the virus in the wa- givenday,only50per cent turning migrantsshows that as crease our testing capacity to ware stores,clothing stores, sels), bangda (mackerel) and The Indian Express. and 7deaths in Taiwan. In con- ter”, citing the Centers for shops will open,” said an offi- manyas76ofthe 365 from screen all suspects. We have re- grocerystores, sweetmeat bombil (Bombayduck) from The largest unit at Roha is trast, China, whichfirstre- Disease Control and cial source. Delhi were positive; 68 of 506 questedICMR to increase our stores. Thereisasamosa wal- the morning’s catch. run by Sudarshan Chemicals, portedthe pandemic, has seen Prevention’s advisorythat “Wehavealsosuggested from Maharashtra; 88 of 1,066 testing capacity from current lah in mostmarkets, through Of the 44 industrial unitsin India’s topmanufacturer of 84,000 cases andabout 4,600 “thereisnoevidencethe disease that the Metro, buses, cabs and from Gujarat;11of101 from 2,000 plus to 8,600 per the restaurantsremain shut- Roha’s MaharashtraIndustrial paint pigments, and their airy, deaths. spreads through treated water”. auto-rickshaws be allowedto West Bengal and 10 of 172from day.Getting positive cases from teredasper what is currently Development Corporation manicured facility has intro- Taiwan attendedthe World Fortheir Indiancounterparts, resume... Commuters will have Haryana. asymptomatic samples is the permissible. (MIDC) layout, 36 have re- ducedaseries of safetymeas- Health Assemblyasanon-vot- however, thereisstill abig ques- to maintain social distancing, As in Karnataka, these cases challenge.” Building construction activ- sumedworkoverthe last10 ures that will nowremain for ing observer from 2009 to tion to be answered:“If swim- wear masks, and separateSOPs have nowspread across over 30 Moresoasthe influx con- ity has begun along National days,said MIDC Deputy the foreseeable future, from so- 2016.But China scuttled mingcentres openupbased on arebeing draftedfor that. In- districtsinthe stateincluding tinues. This when the influx is Highway 66,especiallywhere Engineer Maloji Nimbalkar, cial distancing and staggered Taiwan’s presence afterTsai guidelines we set, and some- situ construction activities Begusarai, Nalanda, Munger, ongoing. Since lastweekof it crosses Penatthe intersec- though mostare functioning at timings in the canteen to Ing-wen, who challenged thing unfortunatehappens, who should be allowedonlyincases Bhagalpur and Patna as the top April, till May13, about3lakh tion whereone road branches about 40 per cent of normal ca- twice-a-dayscreening of every China, waselected President in willtakeresponsibility?”

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BRIEFLY IN DELHI, FOCUSNOW MORE ON RESIDENTIALUNITS THAN ENTIRE NEIGHBOURHOODS Capitalsees dustand Casessurgebutcontainmentzonesshrink hailstorms NewDelhi: The skies tainment zones under lock- rise in cases in Shalimar Bagh to said,the government is veryclear In Shalimar Bagh, in mostareas, turneddarkgreyand SOURAVROYBARMAN down. At the May11meeting CASETRAJECTORYOVER2WEEKS the outbreak at Azadpur Mandi. on notputting largeresidential cases ranging from 5-10have strong winds whippedup NEWDELHI,MAY14 with PM Narendra Modi, Chief “Nearly no case has anyforeign areas underlockdownanymore, been registered from individual duststormsacross the na- MinisterArvind Kejriwalhad ar- TOTAL CASES ACTIVE CASES travelhistoryorcontactwithper- likeitdid initially,onlytobreak families. So adecision has been tionalcapital and neigh- OVER THE pasttwo weeks, the gued that Delhibeallowedtore- 3,738 8,470 2,510 5,310 sons who returnedfromabroad. down large sealed zones suchas takennot to seal entireblocks,” bouring areas on number of active Covid-19 cases sumedeconomic activities ex- Socontacttracinghasbecomedif- Chandni Mahal and Nabi Karim said adistrictofficial. Thursday, affecting visibil- in Delhihas morethan doubled ceptincontainmentzones. RECOVERED DEATHS ficult.Theassumptionisthatmost into multiple clusters later. Aseniorbureaucrat, how- ity.Heavy rain and hail from 3,738 to 8,470. Duringthe An official privy to discussions 1,167 3,045 61 115 of cases have linkswithAzadpur “TheMHA guidelines saythat ever,warned that this shift were also reportedatiso- same period, containment zones between Kejriwal and L-GAnil Mandi as peoplefromthisarea in urban areas, containment should notbecloaked in opacity, lated places. has droppedfrom97to79. Baijal said newcases arecoming ■ May1 ■ May14 frequentthemarket.Also,vendors zones canberesidential colonies, whichmight leavethousandsof Behind this lies ashiftin the Delhi from onlyaround 40 contain- fromthemandiselltheirproducts mohallas,municipalwards,police people “exposed”: “Even if new CMtakesoath government’s stance concerning ment zones currently: “Ifthe pre- here,” said an official. stationareasetc,whenaclusterof containment zones arenot noti- containment zones, with the fo- vious policy wasbeing followed, neighbourhood in Northwest want to be identified, said AF Tilak RajKataria,leader of the three or morecases come up. fied,people should be made asNDMC cus shifting from putting entire manynon-containedareas Delhi, and Shalimar Village, have Blocklockeddownlastmonth is house in the NorthCorporation, Accordingly,weweresealing awarewherethese newcases neighbourhoods underlock- wouldhave beensealedbynow.” collectivelyregistered over 100 also likelytobede-sealedwithin who is aresident of Shalimar smalllanes,apartments.However, arecoming from.Withholding member down to zeroing inonresidential When contacted,Additional casesinthe past fewweeksacross the next fewdaysasnofreshcase Bagh, has written to theCMand in Delhi, even amunicipal ward crucial information suchasdis- unitshousing infected persons. ChiefSecretary(Home) Satya all itsblocks,official sourcessaid. has croppedupin28days. NorthwestDistrictMagistrate housesapopulationof overalakh. trict-wisefiguresofactive cases NewDelhi: Delhi Chief This also finds reflectionin Gopalsaid he wasnot authorised However, since lastmonth, when As of May13, five areaswere Sandeep Mishra, expressing It becomes difficult to monitor and deaths cannotbejustifiedin MinisterArvind Kejriwal official statementsfromthe gov- to shareany information. The ablock wassealed,onlyonemore declared containment zones in concern over the situation. He suchlarge sealedareas.So,thefo- anymanner. The government took oath as amember of ernment over the pastfew days, Delhi government also did not colony—BBBlock—inShalimar NorthwestDelhi, whichhas over suggestedthe entireareabe cusisonmountingsurveillancein has also notshared abreak-up of the NewDelhi Municipal with the thrustonopening up offerany official comment. Bagh has been lockeddown. 600active cases. sealedasapreventive measure. areas where casesare emerging cases in containment andnon- Council along with the city while keeping onlycon- ShalimarBagh, asprawling District officials, who did not Senior officials attributed the However, adistrict official and sealing particular buildings. containment zones.” Virender Singh Kadian Thursday. Kejriwal is the MLAfromNew Delhi, Kadian the MLAfrom No curbs on people Cases cross 8,000, Delhi Cantt. 167policemen involved in essential nine more deaths Covidpositive services: Haryana NewDelhi: Policehas re- reported in city ported167Covid-19 cases in the forcesofar.On ing both essentialaswell as non- Thursday, SHOs of Lajpat PRITAMPALSINGH essentialgoodsbetween Delhi ASTHASAXENA Nagarand NorthAvenue NEWDELHI,MAY14 and Haryana (exceptbetween NEWDELHI,MAY14 tested positive. containment zones) as well as THE HARYANA government transiting through Haryana shall DELHI BREACHED the 8,000 Policehold Thursdayinformedthe Delhi be allowed.” markwith 472new Covid-19 High Courtthat thepeople in- Taking note of which the cases reportedThursday, taking virtualconcert volvedinessential services,like benchdisposed of theplea,ob- the total number of confirmed doctors, paramedics, nurses, serving that “the aforesaid un- cases to 8,470. This is the highest NewDelhi: In abid to sanitation workers and Delhi dertakings/statementsare taken number of cases reportedina saluteessential workers, Police personnel, can move be- on record... In theevent of breach daysofar. The death toll touched Delhi Police organiseda tween Delhi and Haryana on of anyofthe aforesaid state- IN TRANSIT 115, with 9moredeaths on virtual concertThursday production of e-passesand that ments/ undertakings, the peti- Thursdaythoughnone were re- The deathtoll touched115 in evening called“Dilli-Dil theyshall “notbequarantined tioner shall be at liberty to file Two-month-old Naina with hersisterAbhilasha(12)onNH-24, near theDelhi- UP border portedinthe last24hours. the city Thursday. Amit Mehra se Shukriya”. unless and untiltheytestposi- appropriatelegal proceedings on Thursday. Thefamilyofdaily wagers washeaded forSaharsainBihar. Tashi Tobgyal In the lastthree days,42 tive forCovid-19”. againstofficialsofGovernment moredeaths have been recorded Rs10K forcab AbenchofJustices of Haryana.” in Delhi government's records. been reportedinDelhi over the Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula The Haryana government’s These were updated afterdata lastfour days.The number of ridetoNoida wasfurther told that the move- stand came afterthe court, on shared by severalhospitals did positive casesgrew from 7,223 ment is also forthe employees of May12, askedthem why“Covid In Def Col, Covid positive help notmatchthe one shared by the on May11to8,470 till date. So fromairport the DTC, DJB, municipalcorpo- warriors” arebeing treated as Delhi government. On Thursday, far, atotal of 3,045 people have rations, High Courts and trial “superspreaders” by the state. the government also stopped recoveredfromthe infection. Noida: Indiannationalsre- courts,who shall also notbe The query, on the lastdateof made to waithrs for ambulance sharing details of hospital-wise Acommittee formedbyDelhi turning from abroad will quarantinedunless theytest hearing, wasposedtothe deaths whichwas earlier partof Chief MinisterArvindKejriwal to have to shelloutRs10,000 positivefor the virus or “have Haryana government during the later tested negative.“An ambu- would have had difficultyenter- the health bulletin. assess the capital's health infra- forasedanorRs12,000for been found in contact with hearing of aplea filedbyOP SOMYALAKHANI lancewas called,PCR too. She is ing the colony. Her other relatives The Indian Express had re- structurehad prepared asce- an SUV,arranged by UP- Covid-19patient”. Gupta,through his counselNitin NEWDELHI,MAY14 admittedto ahospital,”saidSingh. were bringing her clothes. Idon’t portedlastweekthatthe number nariofor three stages: Stage1, SRTC,totraveltheirhomes The undertaking wasgiven Garg, who sought direction to Aresident of Defence Colony knowwhattime theambulance of coronaviruscasualties reported when the city will startreporting in Noida or Ghaziabad. before theHighCourt benchby the Centre to take action against AN 18-YEAR-OLDdomestic help, told The Indian Express,“From 10 came...,” said the resident. He also by four hospitals —Lok Nayak, 100casesinaday,Stage 2with UPSRTC MD said acom- Haryana government’s the Statefor notallowing the who tested positive forCovid-19 pm to 1am, thewomanand her claimedthe “woman’s employ- RML, Lady HardingeMedical 500cases in dayand Stage3,with mittee willupdatethe Additional AdvocateGeneral movement of people involved in Wednesday, wasallegedly made male relative were in the colony ers were nowheretobeseen”. Collegeand the Delhi and Jhajjar 1,000 cases in aday. faresinaday. ENS Anil Grover,who also statedthat essentialservices between Delhi to spendoverthreehoursoutside lane. Shewas distressedand cry- The family did notrespond to centres of AIIMS —stood at 116 The calculations made by the “freemovement of truckscarry- and Haryana. her employer’s house in posh ing,acrowdgatheredaroundher.” callsbuttheircloseassociate,also while the government's health committee suggestedthatif500 Defence Colonylateatnight and Among the residentsisadoc- aresidentofthe colony, said “the bulletin onlyshowedatotal of 33 cases arereported in aday,then was“escortedoutof thecolonyby tor, whosaidhereachedoutto the woman’s relative worksasahelp deaths in these hospitals. the requirement of PPEs in aday guards”asshe waited foranam- woman whenhegot acallfroma in the house and had recom- The three-member commit- will shootupto1,500-2,000.In Gazipur mandi shut as 2test positive bulance. She wasadmitted to neighbour around 10 pm: “She mendedher forthe positionofa teeformed by the Delhi govern- such ascenario, thereshould be Nehru Homeopathic Medical told me the familyhad employed full-time help. As the familyhad ment lastmonth wasassigned 50 bedswith ventilators, 125ICU mandi, 15 morecases have been District Magistrate(East) Arun Collegeand Hospital around 6.30 her three days agoand whenher lostamember to Covid-19, and the task of auditing each Covid facilities and about 325 beds ANANYATIWARI reported through the screening Kumar Mishratold The Indian am Thursday, saidDeputy Covid-19positiveresult came, anotherwasonventilatorforlong, death. But in manyhospitals, the with oxygen support. NEWDELHI,MAY14 process. Thetotal cases at the Express,“Therewas onepositive Medical SuperintendentDrAnu theyasked her to leave.She was theyinsistthatanyoneworkingat deathdatasharedbyhospitals "In the next fewdays, cases market arenow 33. case of atrader at Gazipur that Kapoor.“She is stableand has a paranoid that she waspositive,I their house gets tested.The did notmatch withthe numbers areexpected to go up but what THE GAZIPUR fruit and vegetable The 54-year-old, who is came to light around 20 days ago mild throat ache,”said Kapoor. calmedherdown...gave heraPPE woman wastestedTuesday,her updatedbythe government. we needtofocus on is the rate of market in EastDelhihas been symptomatic, got testedon May6 —hehas recovered. Then, shops The woman, aresident of kit with gloves. Her relative also result came on Wednesday. The "Three days ago, we hadis- increase. The curvehas started shut fortwo days aftertwo and hisresultscame backonMay were sanitisedand openedafew Kotla,claimedshebeganworking came. APCR came twicetoreas- familygaveher aPPE and called suedorders to all hospitals to to flatten and even the doubling AgriculturalProduce Market 8. He has been hospitalisedat days later.Apartfromhim, and forthe familythree days ago, said surethatanambulancewasonits her relative,who told them that provide summaries of the deaths rate hasimproved. We need to Committee (APMC) officials —a RajivGandhi Super Speciality the twoofficials, thereare no RWApresident Major (retd.) way.”Hesaid the woman was he had called an ambulance.” reported from their institute. strategically control theinfec- 59-year-old secretaryand a54- Hospital. The 59-year-old decided other positive cases.” RanjitSingh. Lastmonth, three standingwithherbagandamask. Theassociatesaid“theydidn’t Delhihas reported115 deaths so tion... The main focus is to ensure year-old assistant secretary — to gettestedonMondayatthe On whether Azadpur market membersof thefamilytestedpos- The resident claimedthat ask her to leave.Later,theyfound far... the ninedeaths arenot re- that deaths do notincrease... tested positive forCovid-19. The Azadpur market mohallaclinic would be shutdown, an official itive.Police had, at the time,filed around 1am, the woman and her out that the ambulance wasa ported in one daybut is basedon Early detection should be closely men usedtomakeroundsatboth and his resultscame positive from the NorthDelhi district ad- an FIR againstthe family’s guard relative were escorted out of the non-Covid-19onesoitwentback, summaries we have received followed," said Dr Jugal Kishore, Gazipur and Azadpur markets Wednesday. As he has no symp- ministration said, “Azadpur mar- oversuspicionthathehadvisited colonybyguards, sent by the so theycalled 102around mid- from the hospitals," said Delhi director,head of the department everyweek. toms, hehas beenquarantinedat ketcannotbeclosedlikethat. theNizamuddinMarkazandwas RWA. “This wasdoneasall gates night, and don’tknowwhat hap- Health MinisterSatyendar Jain. of community medicine,VMMC At NorthDelhi’s Azadpur his home in Kamla Nagar. Precautions arebeing taken.” responsibleforinfectingthem.He were closedand herrelatives penedthen”. As manyas1,247 cases have and Safdarjung Hospital. Line of migrantsoutside New Delhi Rly station grows: ‘No help, nowhere to go’

city,onlytobetold theycan While anumber of tours & SHIVAMPATEL onlybuy aticket on the IRCTC travel shops outsidethe NEW DELHI, MAY 14 webportaland that fareswere Paharganj entrance opened toohigh. their shutters, theyclaimed “MY MOTHER has gone to sell Besidesafew socialworkers theywereonlygivinginforma- her phone to buy us aticketto handing out food everynow tion to migrantsabout the trains Kolkata. We will leave soon,” and then,therewas no and notbooking tickets. said10-year-old Hemant, as he helpdeskorDelhi government “The IRCTCportalisnot ac- watchedmen and women volunteer at the Paharganj en- cepting our‘agent’ login IDand move pastthe barricadeswith trance to help migrants. They, password; bookingtickets their luggagetoenter theNew too, claimednoone from the without that would costusa Delhi Railway Station at government reachedout to lot,” said atravelagent. Rajesh Paharganj on Thursday. them with anyinformation. Malhotra, another travel agent, Hemant and hisyounger Priyanka Devi (22),carrying added, “Thereare no tickets brother,atoddler of about a her toddler while her three- available else we would have year,spentthe nightwith their year-old daughter follows her bookeditfor them.” mother on the footpath outside around, said she and her rela- Pyarelal and his familyhad aclosed toursand travel shop tiveswalked to the station from been walking foreight days across the station. The family Najafgarh on Thursdaytofinda from Narnaul in Haryana, has been theresince waytoreachtheir villagenear wheretheyworkedinabrick Wednesday, afterarriving from Bihar’s Patna. kiln, before they reachedthe SouthwestDelhi’s Kapashera. “My husband usedtowork station on Thursday. His brother woke up from a Severalfamilies have been camping outside NewDelhi as alabourer in Najafgarhand “God onlyknows what nap and startedcrying. “Papa Railway stationfor thepastthree days. Tashi Tobgyal he metwithanaccidentonHoli things we have seenonthe teen mahine pehle chale gaye bol —acar hit himashewas cross- road, the hardships we have ke ki toiletjaa raha hu,phirwapis ing the road, he later diedinthe faced. We haven’t bathed in four aaye hi nahi, (father leftthree my phonetobookaticket, but premium fares, the number of hospital. We didn’tknowhow days andrationhas run out. months agosayingthathe’sgo- no trainisavailable before May strandedmigrant workers wait- to take the bodybacktothevil- Someonegot hit by atrain be- ing to thetoiletand hasn’t re- 22. We have nowhere to go so ing outside the New Delhista- lage, so we did the lastrites here fore our eyes near Rewari, turnedsince),” said Hemant. we willstayhereonthe road.” tion,withoutatrainticket,has and were staying withour rela- Haryana, and we spentnightsin His mother,returning from On the third dayofthe rail- continuedtogrow. tives… then thelockdownwas openfarmsand fields, evading theerrand, said,“The landlord ways resuming passenger serv- On Thursday, manyarrived announcedand we were stuck,” police. On reaching here,offi- wasthreateningtothrow us out ices afterthe lockdown, with afterwalkinglongdistances Devi said, standing with agroup cials told us there’s nothing they if we didn’t payrent.Ihavesold special ‘Rajdhani trains’ having from within andoutside the of women and theirchildren. can do,”hesaid.

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 THECITY THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,MAY15,2020 DU’s open book THURSDAYS FOR PAPERWORK, CROWD UNRULY: PRINCIPAL FIR against ‘unknown examination plan Norationoffered,people persons’ in Gurgaon faces opposition teen suicide case peltstonesatMCDschool SAKSHIDAYAL The teenager’s friends adoptalternative mode of exam- GURGAON,MAY14 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE inations i.e Open Book had alertedthe family NEWDELHI,MAY14 Examinations (OBE) forfinal se- personnel were deployed. place in centres at Adarsh Nagar, TEN DAYS aftera17-year-old boy to an onlinepostbya mester/term/yearUGandPGstu- ABHINAVRAJPUT ADelhi government Mangolpuri and Sultanpuri in committed suicide by jumping teenaged girl, accusing DELHI UNIVERSITYwillhold on- dents of allprogrammesand NEWDELHI,MAY14 spokesperson said, “Wewill ex- the past, she said. In the letter, to death from his 11th floor flat, line “open book exams” forall fi- streamsalongwitharrears(ER)of amine the matter and ensureap- she pointed outthatcouponsis- purportedly because of apost him of molestation nal year studentsifthe situation previous semesters/term/year,” PEOPLE WHO had gathered propriatesupplies reachthe cen- sued per dayare disproportion- uploadedbyateenaged girlon due to the Covid-19pandemic the notification said. outside the municipal school in treimmediately. So far, the atetothe ration stockorcoupons social mediaaccusing him of sontotakethe extremestep. does notnormalise soon, the The DU Teachers’ Association Prem Nagar, West Delhi, which government has providedration areissueddespiteration being molestation, police have regis- He had sought that acase be university said Thursday. The said open book exams would wasfunctioning as Delhigov- to around 25 lakh people not unavailable. teredanFIR in the matter against registered “againstall persons move has drawncriticismfrom cause studentsanxiety.“The ernment’s ration distribution holding PDS cards through the She said this leadstolong “unknown persons”. who have postedthe said illegal severalquarters. concept of an open book exam- centre, pelted stones at the gate e-coupon system in the first queues, whichbrewsdiscontent Subhash Boken, PROof post” and “the platform In aletterwrittentothe Heads ination is very different from the afterfinding out thatfood grain round. Around 71 lakh PDS ben- among people. She has asked Gurgaon Police, said, “An FIR has Instagram whichallowedthe of Department, Dean Exams kindofexaminations our stu- wasnot being distributed. eficiaries have also been pro- thatthe number of centres at been registeredinthe matter for public dissemination of suchille- VinayGupta said under the dentsare usedtotaking,and Principal of the school, vided their shareofallotment. sensitive locationsbeincreased. abetment of suicide. Nobody has galand obnoxious post”. ‘’Open-Book’’ mode of examina- springingthis uglysurprise on MahavirGupta,said, “Ration dis- We will begin the second round Twoincidentshad also taken been named,and it has been reg- He had also said,“The said al- tion,studentswillbeabletorefer them in suchuncertain timesis tribution wasnot to be done to- of disbursal fornon-PDS benefi- place on MondayinSouth and isteredagainstunknownper- legation waspostedbyher (the to books, notesand other study amovethatwillincrease anxi- dayasThursdaywas reserved for ciaries in the next fewdays.” EastDelhi. School Inspector Ram sons. Further investigations are girl)onInstagram knowing that material to answer questions. etyfor largesectionsofstudents, paper work.Wehad posted a The Delhi government has Dyal said alarge crowdofpeo- being conducted in the matter.” it is an internet-basedsocial me- Theywill sitintheirhomes and especiallysince the normal note at the gate.For thepast been distributing free ration to plewantingration hadgathered The incidenthad takenplace dia platform whichmakes all download question papers for teaching-learning process has three days,supplies have not those who have cards, and for at the MCD PrimarySchool near around 11.30 pm on May4,when posts accessible to the world- their respective course from the been disrupteddue to the pan- been available, but fresh stock The crowdthat gathered those who don’tusing an e- Tigriand startedarguing with the teenager,aClassXII student wide public. to cause large-scale portaland be required to upload demic,” DUTAPresident Rajib came on Wednesdayevening outside Prem Nagarschool couponsystem. Complaintsof teachers.Anotherincident took at aprominentprivate school in public shaming and acutemen- the answers within twohours. Raywrotetothe DU V-C. and wassupposedtobedistrib- ration running out, however, place at aschool in Bhikam the city,committedsuicide while talharassment, disreputeand In anotification, the varsity Both Leftand Right students’ uted Fridayonwards. We in- have been receivedfrommany Singh ColonyinEastDelhi, hisparentsweresleeping. His rel- maligning the social media im- said examinations forfinalyear groups have criticisedthe move. formed people,but theykeptar- tion efforts. schools. wherepeople got into an argu- ativeshad claimed that follow- ageofmyson,she made those postgraduateandundergraduate CPM’s Students’ Federation of guing forhours and later pelted NorthMCD commissioner Additional commissioner of ment with teachers afterration ing his death, hisfriends had allegationsonsuchaplatform students,includingexamsforstu- India hasproposedtothe V-Cthat stones. Police had to be calledto Varsha Joshi said, “Weare writ- NorthDMC Naina Soin Kapil stockran out. alerted themtoapost uploaded whichbecame public.” dents registeredwithSchool of either pen-and-paper exams be control the situation.” ing to theFood and Civil Supplies Thursday wrote to the secretary RamNiwas Solanki, general on social media by ateenagedgirl Lastweek, aSpecial Open Learning (SOL) and Non held six monthsfromnow, or on- This is notthe firsttimethat department. Senior municipal cum commissioner of the Food secretaryofthe Municipal that night,accusing him of mo- Investigation Team had been CollegiateWomen’s Education line exams be held after“ample people have turnedunrulyafter officials have been taking up is- and Civil Supplies department, Corporation Teachers’ lesting her twoyearsago. formedtoprobethematter,onthe Board (NCWEB), will beginfrom time givenfor self-study”, or pre- waiting forrationoutside sues facedbyteachers on duty stating that the crowdbecame Association, said he has written In his complaint to police, the directionsof DCP(East).Thefour- July 1. “In case the situation does vious semester’s grades be car- schools, mostofwhichhaveei- with their counterparts in the de- unrulyafter finding out that ra- to Chief MinisterArvindKejriwal teenager’s father had allegedthat member SITisheadedbyACP notappear to be normal in view riedoverfor this semester. ther been turnedintofood or ra- partment.” tion wasnot available. Civil de- to ensurethe security of teachers. the “immense distress, shame, (DLF), with the other members of Covid-19, and to maintain so- DeanExamsVinayGupta and tion distribution centres since Apolice officer said acall fence volunteers were outnum- He also asked that teachers be fear,and unbearable anxieties being the SHO of Sector 53 police cial distancing, safetyand health DU V-CYogesh Tyagi did notre- the lockdown. Teachers have aboutascuffle wasmadeand the bered, she said. testedforCovid-19astheyare liv- caused by the defamatory,slan- station, and twopersonnel from of thestudents,theuniversity will spond to calls foracomment. been at the forefront of distribu- matterwas resolvedafter police Similar incidentshavetaken ing in avulnerable environment. derous, illegal post”, had ledtohis the Cyber Crime policestation. SALUTE THE SOLDIER

LATE MAJ AK DAS 30 June 1962 to 13 May 1993 In everlasting memory of Late Major AK Das, who made the supreme sacrifice for the honour of the Nation in avaliant action against terrorists on 13 May 1993 in J&K .His Memory will contin- ue To inspire all ranks of SHOLAS.

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President to UP: 6killed as bus hits Bihar ICMR clears 1st forego 30% pay, Ascasesrise,marginal batch of key announces migrants walking home ELISA antibody austerity steps testing kits Guddu wasfromBhojpurwhile growthinpatients NewDelhi: PresidentRam Nath AMILBHATNAGAR the rest were from Gopalganj made in India KovindThursdayannouncedthat NOIDA,MAY14 9UPworkers district. he would forego 30 percentofhis killed in MP The bus, registeredatUP- salaryforayear. Hehasalreadydo- AFATHER-SON duo were among SRTC Mathuradepot, had earlier requiringcriticalcare KARISHMAMEHROTRA nated his Marchsalarytothe PM six people who were killedwhen Bhopal: Nine migrant travelledfromAgratoSahar- NEWDELHI,MAY14 CARES fund and also decidedto agroup of migrant workers, who workers from UP were anpur afterdropping offagroup defer purchase of the Presidential were walking from Haryana to killedand 54 injured of migrantsstrandedinanother IN ANOTHERsteptowards de- Limousine whichwas to be used their villages in Bihar,wereal- when atruckcarrying district, police said. The empty ABANTIKAGHOSH COVIDCURVE:ATWO-WEEKTALE ploying antibody testing kits forceremonial occasions. legedly hit by aspeeding UPSRTC labourers collidedwitha bus wasdue to makeajourney NEWDELHI,MAY14 manufacturedinthe country for Astatement issuedby bus on the Muzaffarnagar- bus near Guna bypass in backhome when it allegedly ran ■April29 ■ May13 Activecases anationwide household Covid- Rashtrapati Bhawansaid “this Saharanpur statehighway in Madhya Pradesh early over the group near Ghalauli WHILETHERE were 134deaths 19 survey,the Indian Council of will beasmallbutsignificant con- Muzaffarnagar district. Thursday. The truckcar- checkpostaround 10.30 pm. due to coronavirus(all-India total Patients470 (2.17%) MedicalResearch (ICMR) has ap- tribution to realisethe govern- Four others were injured in rying 65 people —mostof According to survivors, the 2,549)and total confirmed cases in ICU 1,425 (3%) 21,632 proved thefirstbatchmanufac- ment’s vision of making India the accident lateonWednesday. them workers —from migrantshad setout from reported touched78,003, as of Patients80(0.36%) tured by Zydus-Cadila. self-reliant (Atmanirbhar) and Twoofthem were takento Mumbai wasonits way KharerainHaryana on Sunday Thursdaymorning,185patients The test kits, called “COVID on ventilator 185(0.39%) energisethenationto take upthe Meerut fortreatment. to Unnao in Uttar Pradesh and takenrestatanashramin across the countryare on ventila- 47,480 KAVACHELISA”,wasdevelopedat challengetofight the pandemic...” “Weweretold by localresi- while thebus wasreturn- Saharanpur aday before the ac- tors,1,425patientsareinICUs,and Patients280 (1.29%) the National InstituteofVirology, According to thestatement, dentsthatthese people were mi- ing from Bhind to Ahme- cident. Theyhad coveredafew 1,282 requireoxygensupport. on oxygen 1,282 (2.7%) Pune, by isolating thevirus from no newcapital work will be grants who were walking. Six dabad afterdropping pas- kilometres on Wednesdaywhen Inthelast24hours,3,722new patientsinIndiaearlierthisweek. takenupinthe current financial people were declared brought sengers. Thebus driver the incident took place. cases have been reported. CAREGIVINGINFRASTRUCTURE According to an ICMR official, year and minimum mainte- dead afterbeing rushedtothe wasamong those injured Taking cognizanceofthe in- Thesefiguresof patientsneed- the ELISA kitswillbeusedinthe nance work will be carriedout. hospital. The accuseddriver, and acase has been filed cident, UP Chief MinisterYogi ingadditionalcarealsoshowthat 2,79,950 29,621 Health Ministry's newnation- Vice-President MVenkaiah Rajveer,was drinking anddriv- againsthim as the bus Adityanath announcedcompen- as coronaviruscases in the coun- Isolation beds ICU beds(with wide “sero-survey”, meant to de- Naidu had announcedlast ing and has been arrested for wasonthe wrongside, sation of Rs 2lakh eachtothe tryhavetrebledoverthe lastfort- (with ventilators) oxygen supply) tect prevalence of antibodies that month that he will forego 30 per death due to negligence,” said police said. ENS families of the deceasedand Rs night, thepercentageofpatients appear afterapatient hasrecov- cent of his salarytill normalcy is Anil Kaparvan, SHO of Kotwali 50,000 eachtothose of the in- needingcriticalcarehasrisenonly ered.The ICMR will lead the test- 4,93,101 beds(without 2,040 Covid health centres restored.The RajyaSabha secre- policestation in Muzaffarnagar. jured.Healso ordered the marginally. ing of 24,000 individuals in 69 critical carefacilities) tariat has identifiedwaystosave The accusedhails from his son Vikas (22), Guddu (18), Saharanpur authorities to probe On April29, when total active 8,708 quarantine centres districtsathousehold levelas about Rs 60 crorefor this finan- Firozabad district. Vasudev(22), Harish Sahni (48) the matter and arrangefor the casesinthe countrywere21,632, 900 dedicated Covid part of this sero-survey. cial year through various meas- The deceasedhavebeen and Virendra(28). bodiestobetaken to theirre- these figures were 2.17 per cent hospitals 5,577 Covid carecentres The ICMR says the firstman- ures. The Vice-President’s secre- identifiedasHarek Singh (51), Virendrawas from Patna and spective homes. admitted in Intensive CareUnit ufactured batchofELISA kitshas (Source: Ministry of Healthdata) tariatistargeting atotal saving (ICU), 0.36 per cent patientson asensitivity (accuratepositive of Rs 80 crore. ENS ventilators, and 1.29 per cent re- test results) of 98.7 per cent and quiring oxygen support. (1,19,340 isolation bedsand forsurveillancepurposesingreen aspecificity (accuratenegative The figures until Wednesday, 10,349 ICU beds). The former are zones(districtswith no case/no test results) of 100per cent. CBSE gives when the total number of active also equipped with ventilators casereportedinlast21days),”the TheCouncilstatedinarelease, cases was47,480, showthat3per while the latter have oxygen document says. “Whilereal-timeRT-PCRisthe second chance to cent patientsneedICU,0.39 per supply. It lays down that amaximum frontlinetest forclinicaldiagnosis cent areonventilator, and2.7 per In addition, thereare 8,708 of 25samplescanbepooled.If any of SARS-CoV-2, robustantibody studentswho cent on oxygen support. quarantinecentres and 5,577 such“pool”of 25testspositive,all testsare criticalforsurveillanceto The fact that these numbers Covid CareCentres with 4,93,101 individual samples would then understand the proportion of failedclass IX, XI have remainedstableisimportant beds. These areisolation facilities have to be tested to identify the populationexposedtoinfection.” because oneofthe concerns of whichare nothospital-based. person who is positive. ELISAantibodytestsare differ- NewDelhi:StudentsofclassIXand governmentsacross the worldin The Health Ministryon The National Centrefor ent from the rapid antibody tests XIwhofailedtocleartheirfinalex- dealing with Covid-19has been Thursdayissuedguidelines for Disease Control has nowstarted previouslyusedheavilybyIndian aminationswillbegivenachance theapprehensionabouthospitals conducting pooledtesting in zero testing usingCOBAS 6800,afully authorities. The WHO has called to reappear,Central Boardof running out of space. casedistricts, or districtsthat have automated,high-endmachinefor ELISAs “highlysensitive andspe- SecondaryEducationannounced So far, 26,234 people have reportedcases in the pastbut are performing real-time PCR with a cific”teststhataresuitablefor“for asaone-timerelief measure amid been cured across the country. currentlydesignatedin the Green high throughputofaround1,200 testing largenumbers of samples the Covid-19crisis. Dataavailablewiththe Health Zone. “A decision has been taken samplesin24hours. per day, as well as in blood banks “Children areconfinedat Ministryuntil Wednesdayshow to use one-time RT-PCR-based Thetotalnumberoftestsdone or forsurveillance studies”. home. Their schools areclosed. thatin900dedicatedcoronavirus pooledsampling forsurveillance so faracross the countryis While onlyZydus-Cadila had Theyare experiencing mental hospitalsin thecountrythereare purposes formigrant workers in 19,47,041. earlier acceptedanon-exclusive stress and anxiety.Parents are 1,79,882 beds(1,60,610 isolation institutional quarantine facilities, According to theministry, the agreement to produce the test worriedabout salaries, health of bedsand 19,272 ICU beds) and in international passengers in insti- lastthree days’doubling time is kits,ICMRstatedthat“now, ICMR familyetc. In this difficult time, 2,040 dedicated Covid-19health tutional quarantine facilities/ho- 13.9 days;doubling time in the hasbeenapproachedbyCiplaPvt. children who have notbeenable centres thereare 1,29,689 beds telsearmarkedforquarantineand past14days was11.1days. Ltd. and NextGen LifeSciences”. to clearschool examinations will be even moreupset,”read a statement by Controller of Examinations SanyamBhardwaj. In top 10 Covid states, nine cities Theboardsaidthattheschool- basedtestcanbetakenbystudents irrespective of thenumber of sub- jectstheyhavefailedin, the num- account for bulk of positive cases beroftimes theyhaveattempted the exam, and whether or notthe In Madhya Pradesh, which examshavebeencompletedorre- KRISHNKAUSHIK has 52 districtsand 4,173cases, sultsreleased yet. The boardsaid NEWDELHI,MAY14 morethan 70 percent cases schools mayconduct offline,on- were in Indoreand Bhopal. line or other innovative testsas COVID-19 CASES in India arenot Chennai accounted formore theydeem fit, but addedthatstu- Migrant workers and their families wait formedical screening in Chandigarhbefore justconcentrated in afew states, than half of Tamil Nadu’s 9,218 dentsmustbegiven sufficient boarding abus forthe railway stationfor their journeyhome,onThursday. JasbirMalhi theyare highlyconcentrated in cases. Jaipur andJodhpur ac- time to preparefor these. ENS ahandfulofcities in these states. countedfor morethan halfof Adistrict-wise analysis of Rajasthan’s 4,307cases. In case datafor the 10 states with the of Uttar Pradesh, five districtsin- highestnumber of positive cases cluding Agra,Lucknow, Kanpur Buses not in sight, people protest, throw in the countryshows that just Nagar, Gautam Buddh Nagarand ninecities in thesestatesaccount Meerut accountedfor half of the fortwo out of everythree cases. state’s total case load of 3,758. stones in MP town near stateborder Thenine cities—Delhi (all 11 Cases in AndhraPradesh districts), Mumbai (including MigrantsfromJharkhand wait forbusestotakethemto were concentrated in half of its anyinjury, and the situation was entrypoint from Maharashtrato trictsand took time, Tomar said. Mumbai Suburban), Pune, Panvel railway stationinNaviMumbai. NarendraVaskar districts, but within them, the MILINDGHATWAI soon brought under control, of- MP. Accordingtoreports, oncemore Thane, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, cases were morespread out. BHOPAL,MAY14 ficials said. Tomar told The Indian Express than 100buses leftBijasanGhat, Indore, Jaipur and Chennai—had Therewere2,100cases in 13 dis- Avideo clip circulating on so- that the number of people who people leftbehind thought there 46,941 cases as of May13, which Within these 10 states, an NeighbouringGujarat, too, tricts,ofwhich81per cent were HUNDREDS OF peopleheaded cial mediashowedpolice using enteredMPfromMaharashtraon were no morevehicles to ferry is 65.77per cent of thetotal analysis of case load distribution had ahigh concentrationofcases in six districts. Three of Punjab’s fortheir homes in northern states forcetodiscipline the migrant Thursdaywas muchmorethan them and startedprotesting. 71,372 cases in Maharashtra, across districtsshows that cases in acouple of cities. Out of 9,267 22 districts—Amritsar, Tarn likeUttar Pradesh and Biharfrom workers aftertheypeltedstones that on Tuesdayand Wednesday, Busesarrangedby Maharash- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya cases across33districts, more Taranand Jalandhar—accounted Maharashtra, and transitingthr- and triedtoblockthe highway. when 100and 125buses, respec- tragovernment take the migrant Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West than 71 per cent, or 6,645 cases, for653 cases or athirdofthe ough Madhya Pradesh,onThur- Barwani District Collector tively,could take them on thefur- workers from Dhule to Bijasan Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bengal were concentrated in were in Ahmedabad. If Suratis state’s total 1,924cases. sdayprotestedonthe highwayat Amit Tomar said the tension did therjourneytoDewas,200km to Ghat. Mostofthese people work Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. very fewcities. Twotothree also takenintoaccount, then These 10 states had 75 green Bijasan Ghat in MP’s Barwani dis- notlastlong, andthat theroad the northwestpastIndoreand in districtssuchasNashik,Ahme- All these states recordedover cities accounted for70to80per these twocitieshad 7,612or82.2 zone districtswith 534cases, trict when theythought there has been cleared. the transit point from where dnagar and Aurangabad in 1,000cases each. Onlyone other cent of the state’s total case load. per cent of the state’s case load. 160districts in orangezone with were no morebusestotakethem The incident comes aweek these people continuetheir jour- Maharashtra.The MP govern- state—Telangana—hadmore In Maharashtra, justthree Out of West Bengal’s 23 dis- 7,735cases, and 89 redzone dis- on the journeyforward. afterpeople blockedthe highway neytothe northern states. ment on Thursdaysaid 15,000 than1,000 cases, but district- cities—Mumbai,Pune and tricts, Kolkata and Howrah ac- tricts with 63,103cases. The red Afew peoplereportedly thr- in Barwani afterbeing denied On Thursday,nearly 200 peoplehavebeen takeninbuses wise datafor it wasnot publicly Thane—accounted foralmost85 counted for1,610 cases, whichis zone districtsaccounted for 88 ew stones at policemen in frus- permissiontoenter MP from buseswererequired,whichhad from Bijasan Ghat to Dewasin available. DatatillMay 13 was per cent (21,938 cases) of the morethan 70 percent of the per cent of the cases in these tration.Therewerenoreportsof Maharashtra. Bijasan Ghatisthe to be arranged from nearby dis- the last three days. takenfromthe statebulletins. state’s 25,881positive cases. state’s 2,274 positive cases. states. Maharashtra considers lockdown Top neuro deptsraise alarm over sharp fall in Mumbai, other cities tillMay 31 in stroke reporting, blame corona fear Urban Development Minister VISHWASWAGHMODE EknathShinde at Old Mayor Bus service to The survey cautionsthat a binger of amajor event. It’s arisk seeing strokescomebackinan 67.21%, respectively,the latter MUMBAI,MAY14 bungalowinDadar. KARISHMAMEHROTRA lackof“stroke risk control” dur- theyare willing to take instead of even bigger way.” coming to acompletehalt in five Maintaining that the lock- restartin10 NEWDELHI,MAY14 ing the pandemic may“eventu- contracting Covid-19outside.” At thesametime,DrSrivastava centres that had regularly pro- IN Ameeting with his senior down willbeextendedinthese ally” lead to increasedstroke-re- The US has seen asimilar says she has had casesofpatients videdthis service,” says thestudy. Cabinet colleaguesonThursday, areas, asenior ministersaid: “We Haryana dists THIRTEEN NEUROLOGYdepart- lated mortality “across the drop in reporting of strokesdur- of stroke who have endedup get- On the shortage of PPE, the MaharashtraChief Minister discussedwhat relaxations can Chandigarh: Haryana mentsintop public andprivate country” in the coming days.“In ing the pandemic, the study tingcoronavirus,highlightingthe study says therisk of infection UddhavThackeray discussedex- be givenand what measures Roadways buseswill start hospitalsinthe countryhave virtuallyall stroke cases...,” the states,adding,“The magnitude difficulty of completely separat- amonghealthcareworkers “can tendingthe lockdown in Mumbai should be takeninred zones or plying in the state today, highlightedcoronavirus’s impact survey adds, “timelycareinhos- of decrease in India is deeply ing corridors fortreatment of leadtoareducedworkforceavail- Metropolitan Region (MMR) and hotspotareas such as Mumbai, carrying 30 passengers – on non-Covid healthcare, docu- pitals supersedes the risk of pos- troubling, as India has ahigher Covid and non-Covid patients. able forstrokeservices”. Only five cities suchasPune, Malegaon and Pune, Thane, Malegaon and almosthalf the totalbus menting a61% reduction in re- sible exposureto(Covid-19)”. incidence of stroke compared As per the study,itisreason- of the centres had full PPE equip- Aurangabad till May31. He also Aurangabad. We allagreedtoex- capacity -- on boardeach portingof strokes,aswellasasig- AIIMS neurology head MV with the United States.” able to assume that peripheral mentfortheirhealthcareworkers, askedthe stateadministration to tend the lockdown in these ar- bus to maintainsocial dis- nificantshortage of essential Padma Srivastava, who wasin- Alongwithstrokeadmissions, Coviddesignatedcentresfaraway it says.Highlighting the shortage submit areportonwhat activities eas till May31, as saving livesis tancing. Theservice will medicines. Theyhavealso high- volvedwiththe study,says she is thereisadeclineinpost-strokere- from largerestablishmentsare of medicines, it says “political ac- can be allowedoutside contain- the priority.” restartin10districts and lightedthe lackofpersonal pro- getting just30-40% of her usual habilitation,of threeto sixmonths, nowtakingonextraburden. tionisrequiredto ensureresump- ment zones in cities that areinthe Lastweek, in ameeting with the buses will avoid tective equipmentattheircentres. dailypatients, as well as fewer whichcould lead to stroke recur- The research,coveringeight tion of drug manufacturing”. redzone category. all party leaders, Uddhavhad in- Covid-affected districts. Publishedinthe Annals of the cases in emergency.“Nowthat rences, the study states. government and five private hos- It seeksawareness campaigns Uddhavchaired the meeting dicated that the lockdown may No passenger will be al- NewYorkAcademyofSciences, we have got thedata, we aresay- Callingthisperioda“learning pitals,also foundanimpact of on“the high morbidity and mor- to discuss theway aheadafter be extendeduntil Mayend to lowedtoboardthe bus theresearch,coveringcentresthat ing (lesser reporting) is notbe- curve”,Dr Srivastava says,“Ithink coronavirus on other blood-ves- tality of non-communicable dis- May17. It wasattendedby prevent the spread of Covid-19. without online booking getahigh volume ofstrokecases cause strokesare happening the ICMR, DHR (Department of sel-related treatments. eases, includingstroke, andthe Deputy Chief MinisterAjit He had also spoken in favour of or to getoff the bus at any both in the US and India, states less,” she said. “Along with geo- Health Research), we areall gear- “Procedures forintravenous highriskof asecondwaveofmor- Pawar, WaterResources Minister extending the lockdown during spotexceptfor the desig- that governments have nottaken graphical barriers, people aretak- ing up fornew numbers as the thrombolysis (blood clots)and tality due to theseillnesses”, and Jayant Patil, Revenue Minister avideo conference with Prime nated destination of the appropriate measuresto“deal ing morechances with perceived scenariochanges. Evenin Europe, endovascular (cases) have also suggeststhatthegovernmentem- Balasaheb Thorat, Industries MinisterNarendraModion bus. ENS with the developingatmosphere minor events, suchasnumbness, as proper non-Covid pathways been severely affected,withan ployspecialambulancesandother MinisterSubhashDesai and Monday. of fear of going to hospitals”. whichmightactually bethe har- have been established, theyare overallreduction of 64.76% and emergencyservicesforsuchcases.

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HARISHDAMODARAN& migrant aid NUSHAIBAIQBAL NEWDELHI,MAY14 Food,PublicDistributionandCivil ABHISHEKANGAD SuppliesDepartmentadmitsonly ANNOUNCINGTHE second RANCHI,MAY14 67%ofthe nine lakh PDS cardap- tranche of thecoronavirusrelief plicantsgot the allocation for package, FinanceMinister THE JHARKHAND government April.InMay so far, only7.76% of Nirmala Sitharamansaid on admitted on Thursdaythatthere theapplicantshavebeencovered. Thursday that enrolment of could be problems with imple- The secretaryofthe depart- workers under the MNREGShas mentationof theCentre’sscheme ment, Arun Singh, said he was increased40-50% “compared to to provide free foodgrains to all waitingfordetails ontheCentre’s Maylastyear”. migrant labourers, including announcement. “Asfar as thede- TALKING POINTS However, an analysis of data thosewhodon’tholdrationcards, layindistribution to non-card on the MNREGS public portal forthe months of Mayand June. holders is concerned, we have IN Ameeting of BJP general secretaries with party president shows that both the number of On Wednesday, the statean- facedissues likeauthentication. JPNaddaThursday,the topic of discussion washow party people to avail of work under the nounceddistribution of 10 kg of Plus around twolakhpeople (of cadrescould help migrant workers struggling to reachhomes. flagshiprural employment rice, pulses, oil and salt to return- the nine lakh total) have applied Union Ministers, including Home MinisterAmit Shah,at- schemeand thenumberofdays ing migrants. Apartfromrecon- forcards since the lockdown. We tendedthe meeting. Some of them were at the party head- theywereemployedhas fallen in cilingthis with the Centre’s pack- areworking on it too.” quarters and others joinedonline. The party decidedtoask this financial year starting April age, of 5kgofrice and wheat per HaldherMahato,amemberof itsworkers to distributefood and waterand footwear among till now, compared to 2019-20. personand1kgofpulsesperfam- theJharkhandFoodCommission, the migrants. It also decidedtoask cadres to ensureproper This financial year,1.06crore ilypermonth,theJharkhandgov- whichregulatestheimplementa- living conditions at quarantine centres. Some leaders said householdshavegot 13.59crore ernment admitsithas been fac- tionof theNationalFoodSecurity thereshould be recreation facilities and skill development ac- person-days of employment un- ingproblemsinreaching those Actinthe state, blames the delay tivities at the centres. Another point discussedwas howto der the MNREGS so far. As against Amigrant familyonthe waytoChhattisgarhnear Pune railway station. ArulHorizon notholding ration cards. While on initial confusion over who celebratethe firstanniversaryofBJP’s return to power. this, 1.55 crorehouseholds had the Centre will pickupthe tabfor wouldhandletherations.Initially, got 24.66crore person-days of the free foodgrains, the imple- block-levelcommittees were work in April2019alone. There- notonlymorerecent, she has tees 100days of employment to 24.66crore in April to 33.17crore mentationhas been lefttostates. formedfor this, but later the task spective numbers forApril 2020 also mentionedthat 2.33crore adult members of anyrural in Mayand 30.47crore in June, Jharkhand ChiefSecretary washandedovertovillage heads, QUARANTINED arejust89.66 lakhand 11.08 wage seekers were offeredwork household that “demands” such before falling to 18.94crore,14.98 SukhdevSinghsaid:“Wehavean- andfinally to PDSdealers.Mahato crore. justyesterday (i.e. on May13). employment. Critics allegethis crore, 14.37crore and 13.52 crore nouncedallocation of Rs 550 said: “The process to opera- ASUPREMECourtjudgemoved intoself-quarantine withfam- “The 40-50%increase the The uptick in employment will basic principle, of the programme in the subsequent months coin- packetstomigrantlabourers,each tionalise non-PDSdistribution ilymembers afterthe cook at the judge’s official residence ministerreferredtoisonlyfor the be visible in the coming days,” being demand-drivenand self- ciding with the kharifcropping comprising10 kgrice,2kgpulses, tookmorethan20days.Ifreturn- tested positive Thursday. Sources said the cook wasonleave pastfew days.Not much work the official said. selecting, has rarely been imple- season. 1litreoil and1kgsalt. Once we ing migrantsare supposed to get and mayhavebeen infected during the break.Earlier,anoffi- could be takenupinApril be- The main driverofthe MN- mented on theground. This time, MNREGS work de- getclarity on distribution by the rations,thestateneedsto buildan cial of the Supreme Courtregistrytestedpositiveand 36 se- cause the focus of everybody,in- REGS employment will be the “Thedemand forworkisgo- mandisexpected to go up, with Centre,we canadjustitagainstthe effective system.” curity personnel on duty at the courtweresent to quarantine. cluding states,was on enforcing migrant workers returning back ing to be high, more so from the this getting reflectedin manyin- booksifitisincash.If allocationis DevelopmenteconomistJean the lockdown. Theactualramp- to their villages from cities and returning migrant labourers who active job cards turning active. throughgrains,we willhave to de- Drezewonderedhowthegovern- ingupishappening now, when industrial centres. “Stateshave needto find immediate employ- Currently, out of the 13.74crore cide acourseofaction.” ment would identifythe benefi- ALMA MATER’S AWARD economic activity tooisbeing been told to registerliberally,as ment. Mayand June arealsolean MNREGS job cards issued, only Non-ration cardholders are ciaries.“Thosewhoareingovern- openedup,” atop officialtold The per the provisions of the MN- months foragriculture, when the 7.66 croreare “active”. estimatedto numberaroundnine ment shelters will be easy to NATIONALHEALTH AuthorityCEO Dr Indu Bhushan has been Indian Express. REGS.Anyone seeking work un- rabi crop has already been har- In 2019-20, 5.48crore house- lakhinJharkhand. Theyinclude identify, but it will be aproblem selected by the Johns Hopkins AlumniAssociationfor the Sitharamanalsosaidthat der the programme should be vestedandthe monsoon notfully holdswere employedinMNREGS people who appliedfor the cards to locate othermigrants.” Global Achievement Award. The awardrecognisesexceptional 14.62 croreperson-days of work givenemployment, irrespective arrived,” the official pointed out. works. The averagedays of em- butcouldnotget them.OnMarch As per the Jharkhand govern- contributionsofalumni who have great professional or hu- had been generated under the of whether they have ajob card According to the MNREGS ployment providedper house- 23,Jharkhandannounced10kgof ment’s portal, 6.85 lakh migrants manitarian achievements. Bhushan, a1993-batch IAS officer MNREGS till May13. “The datain or if the same is active or not,”the public dataportal, the number of hold were 48.39, with only40.61 riceperfamilytotheseapplicants, hadregisteredtocomebacktothe of Rajasthan cadrewho later quit the service, alsoholds a the publicportalisonlyupto officialadded. person-days of work under the lakh households completing 100 at Re 1per kg.However, with state, with 80,000 having made DoctorateinHealth Economics and aMasterofHealth May12. Theminister’s figureis On paper,MNREGS guaran- scheme in 2019-20 rose from days of wage employment. nearly twomonths gone, the their waybackbyWednesday. Sciences from Johns Hopkins University.. Package insensitive to migrants, Staying at home saying Congress trying to save ‘corona, corona’ will not Nirav Modi, says Prasad full of statistical jugglery:Oppn help: Gujarat Deputy CM Union MinisterRaviShankar EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Prasad claimedthat aCongress ernment is trying to “bamboo- your empathyfor the poor,” gears. The party believesthe appropriate tolet that happen. NEWDELHI,MAY14 leader,AbhayThipsay,aformer EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE zle” people by throwing big Tewari said. government is trying to build a EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Relaxations arebeinggiven in a BombayHCand Allahabad HC NEWDELHI,MAY14 numbers at them whileactu- Senior leader Anand political narrative around the GANDHINAGAR,MAY14 phasedmanner.We aretaking THE BJP on Thursdayaccused judge, deposedasadefence wit- allygiving nothing to them,he Sharma said the government package,and theplight of mi- steps to encourageeconomic ac- the Congress of making “sinister ness to oppose extradition pro- OPPOSITION LEADERS on added. has offered“toolittlemoney” grantsisperhaps the best am- INDICATINGSIGNIFICANT relax- tivities,” said Patelinaninter- efforts” to save fugitive business- ceedings againstNirav and told Thursdayslammedthe govern- “The Finance Ministersaid to support the crores of work- munition it has to target the ations in lockdown norms after viewtoalocal news channel. man Nirav Modi, who is under- the courtthatthe CBI’s charges ment over itseconomic pack- thereare 8crore migrant work- ers who have lostwages and government. May17, Deputy Chief Minister Referring to his visit to asite going an extradition trialinthe would notstand scrutiny under age, arguing that the an- ers.She said the government migrant labourerswho have So, senior leaders of the Nitin PatelThursdaysaid people of six-laningofSGHighway in PNB fraudcase at London’s Indian law. “Means,hetried to nouncementswereinsensitive has transported10lakhpeople sufferedthe most. “Shockingly party came out attacking the cannotsit at home due to the Ahmedabad earlier Thursday, WestminsterMagistrates’ Court. save Nirav Modi,” Prasad alleged. towardsmigrantsand fullof home. What about the 7.9crore thereisnoemergency transfer government, accusing it of not Covid-19pandemic and that it is Patelalsosaid,“It is necessary statistical jug- people.Haveyou left them at to the states,” he said. allocating enough to help necessarytostart economicac- that thousands of workers, OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER glery. the mercy of god?” he asked. AhmedPatel, another sen- workers and migrants. tivities in the interestof labourers, contractors startjoin- CONSTRUCTION DIVISION-1, P.W.D. MATHURA “The en- “And what youhaveof- ior party leader,said, “It’s an The Left, too, hit out at the Gujaratis’ livelihood. ing work,their livelihood begins, tirepress con- fered. youhavetoldthem that emptypackagewrappedby government, arguing that the “Experts in the worldare say- implementation of state’s proj- E-Tender Notice Inviting ference of the if youget home, if godiswith speeches since the lastthree Finance Minister’s announce- ing thatthe coronavirus pan- ectsbegins. All these economic Letter No. :783/ A-9/2020-21 Date :20.4.20 1. The Executive Engineer,Construction Division-1, P.W.D. Mathura on behalf of Governor of Uttar Pradesh invites the Finance you. then we will give you5kg days... The government has mentswerefull of “political demic is going to continue in the activitiesare also necessary.The Percentage rate bids online from the eligible and Experienced Consultant having Experience in Building works (minimum 05 years experience). Bidders are advised to note the minimum qualification criteria specified in Clause-4 of the Instructions Ministerto- rice, if youdon’t likerice, we been trappedbythisnumber of rhetoric” and “statistical jug- worldfor alongtime... Therefore, situation wherewejustkeep to Bidders to qualify for the award of the contract. daywas a will give you5kgattaand 1kg Rs 20 lakh crore. Rather than glery”. the interestof6.30 crorecitizens staying at homes saying ‘corona Sl. Dist. Name of Work Esti- Bid Cost of Times Address of Address of Address No mated Security bid of Executive Superint- of Chief classic display gram forthe next twomonths. struggling to reachthistarget “Migrant workers arestill of Gujaratand their livelihood corona’ is notgoingtohelp...In Cost (Rs. in Docum- Com- Engineer ending Engineer of arrogance, If this is notinsensitivity,Ido by creative accounting, it is bet- on the roads. What is the gov- areimportant. Till now, we have his address to thenation, Prime (Rs. in lacs) ents pletion Executing Engineer lacs) the work ignorance notunderstand the meaning of tertoworkwith areasonable ernment doingfor them?She been strictlyimplementing lock- Ministerhas also givenanindi- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and insensi- the word insensitivity.. Out of but genuine figure.” is talking about MGNREGA. down. Nowastagehas come cation that the fourth phase of 1 Preparation of Detailed Estimate, 2.80 0.28 668.00 20 Ex. Er. Superintending Chief Disigning, B.B.S. (Steel) &Vat by Days Constructio Engineer Agra Engineer tivity,” senior the Rs 20 lakh crorethat you With the government be- theyhavetoreachtheir homes wherewehavebecome acquan- lockdown willbeinanew form, IIT/NIT for IndustrialTraining nDivision-1 Circle PWD Agra Congress have ostensiblyput together.all ginning to reveal details of the firstfor that. already the rural tainedwith coronavirus... Now, with relaxations, keeping in thura Institute (ITI) in Vallage Saidpur PWD Agra Zone

Ma (Kasimpur) in Vidhansabha Mathura PWD leader youhavefor themigrants Rs 20 lakh croreeconomic poor aredemanding increase if business, jobs, agriculture,an- mind trade and employment.” Baldev in Distt- Mathura Agra Manish whom youcall the builders of package, the Congress—which of MGNREGAwages and in- imal husbandry, labour work In another indication, Patel 2. Time allowed for completion is including Rainy Season. Tewari said. the nation is Rs 3,500 crorein wasinitially dividedinits re- crease in working days.thereis continue to be stopped, then not said: “Weneedtostart economic 3. Bid document with detailed terms and conditions will be available online on website http://etender.up.nic.in from 20.05.2020 to 26.05.2020 upto 12:30 Hours.Bids mustbesubmittedonline only at e-tendering portalof The gov- terms of attaand gram.This is sponse— has been shifting no mention. Thereisnomen- onlyapersonorhis familywill activities while continuing the http://etender.up.nic.in on or before 12:30 Hours on 26.05.2020.TechnicalBid received online will be opened 27.05.2020 at 12:30 Hours. tion of urban employment ei- be in bad condition, but the fight againstthe virus...itisalso 4. The prospective bidders who do not posses Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) must get the same issued from approved OFFICE THE EXECUTIVEENGINEER PWD (R&B) CONST.DIV.NO. II, JAMMU ther,” CPIgeneralsecretary D state’s economiccondition will important thatpeoplestaysafe agencies before submissionofbids. 5. Contractor should Quote their rates without GST,which shall be paid extra as per applicable at the time of payment. SHORTNOTICE INVITING TENDER Raja said. also become very weak.Itisnot so thatitdoes notspread.” 6. The bidders are required to submit Original receipt of Internet Banking of E-tender portal Account as per G.O. No.- 742/78- 2-2018-42 I.T./ 2017 T.C., I.T.&Electronics Section-2 Dated- 03.12.2018 follows as: e-NIT No. 02 of 2020-2021/Div-2 Dated 12.05.2020 (1) Online Tender Cost towards the cost of bid document (As per Column 6) by Internet Banking of E-tender portal Account Executive Engineer PW (R&B) Construction DivisionNo. II, JammuDepartmentJammu on (Non Refundable). behalf of Lt. Governor of Union TerritoryofJ&K,invite tenders by e-tendering mode from approvedand (2) Online Bid security (As per Column 5) in favour of designation of Column 8 by Internet Banking of E-tender portal eligible contractors registered with J&K State Govt. upto 1800 Hrson27.05.2020 forthe following work. 447 new cases in TN, Account. Sd/- Sr.Name of Work Name of Estimated Cost of Earnest Time Time and Class of (Brijesh Kumar Deepak) No. Division Cost Document MoneyAllowed date of Contractors UPID NO.151179 DATE 08/05/2020 Executive Engineer (in Lacs)(In Rs. )(in Rs.) forOpeningof 2deaths in Chennai www.upgov.nic.in Construction Division-1, P.W.DMathura Completion Tenders 12 34 56 78 9 had four cases. 1. Protectionworkfor PWD 71.511,000/- 143020/- 02 28.05.2020 “A” OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER IIT BoundaryWall (R&B) Months 1400 hours EXPRESSNEWS Amongthepositive cases AGRA CIRCLE, P.W.DAGRA alongJarriKhud Const. SERVICE were ninepeoplewho came side by wayofcrates Div.No. II, E-Tender Notice protection work. Jammu CHENNAI,MAY14 backfromabroad and 11 Letter No. :1896/ 14M-AC/2020 Dated. :20.04.2020 2. Protectionworkfor PWD 62.57 1,000/- 125140/- 02 28.05.2020 “A” who returnedfrom 1. The Superintending Engineer,Agra Circle, P.W.D, Agra invites the Percentage rate bids on behalf of IIT BoundaryWall (R&B)Months 1400 hours TAMIL NADU on Thursday Maharashtra. Governor of Uttar Pradesh from the eligible and approved Contractors registered with UP,PWD in along Kamini Khud Const. respective category.Bidders are advised to note the minimum qualification criteria specified in the side by wayofcrates Div.No. II, reported447 Covid-19cases, StateHealth MinisterC protection work Jammu Instructions to Bidders of Bid document to qualify for the award of the contract. takingitstally to9,674.There VijayabaskarsaidTamilNadu 2. NOTE: Contractors who have got Contractors cards issued from Kashmir Province,itismandato- were twodeaths reported, continues to topthe sample SI District Name of Work Estimated Bid Cost of Time of Address of Address of Address Category of ry forthem to upload their verification certificate of Crime Branch alongwith other qualifying No cost (Rs. in Security Document (in Completion Executive Superinten of Chief Contractor both of them in statecapital testingchartsinIndia.“While Lac) (Rs. in Rs.) Engineer ding Engineer documents failing which their tenders will be declared non-responsive. Lacs) executing Engineer 1. Date of Publishing from 12.05.2020 Chennai. India has atotal of 19 lakh the work 2. The Bidding documents can be downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in from on Chennai also accounted samples tested,Tamil Nadu 12.05.2020 to 27.05.2020 (1800 Hrs). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sd/- formostofthe fresh cases— alone tested over 3lakh,” he 1 Mathura Construction work of 32 110.00 7.50 Rs. 11 Months Executive Superintend Chief Class A, B No.: 192-206 Capacity Hostal/Barrack 2000.00STC Engineer, ing Engineer, Dated: 12.05.2020 Executive Engineer 363.Amongtheactive cases, said. Quoting observations &01Vivechna Room at +300.00TC+ Provincial Engineer, Agra Zone, DIP/J-645/20 PWD (R&B) Const. Divn. No. II, Jammu Thana Kosikalan in 36.00GST = Division, Agra Circle, P.W.D., too, Chennai ledwith 4,834 from medical experts, distt. Mathura 2336.00 P.W.D., P.W.D., Agra Mathura Agra cases. 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Lawyer TENSION ON INDIA-CHINA BORDER MAHARASHTRA Rail signal: Bookings appearing in Uddhav, eight Palghar lynching Delhistrikesconciliatorynote, otherselected on regular trains dies in accident to Legislative invokesspiritofrecentsummits Council cancelled tillJune 30 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Mumbai: MaharashtraChief MUMBAI,MAY14 MinisterUddhav Thackeray and coaches will be run in the com- troops postwhich both sidesdis- PM (Prime Minister) afterthe eight others were on Thursday AVISHEKGDASTIDAR ing days but the details arebeing ALAWYER appearing in the SHUBHAJITROY& engagedafterdialogueandinter- Wuhan and Mallaparam sum- elected unopposedasmembers NEWDELHI,MAY14 worked out, said sources. lynching of three men in Palghar, KRISHNKAUSHIK action at local level”. mits,” the Armychief said. of the stateLegislativeCouncil. Twodays before Modian- waskilledinaroad accident on NEWDELHI,MAY14 IndianandChinesesoldiersin The MEA spokesperson Officials from the Chief IN AN indication that normal nouncedthe firstphase of the Wednesdaymorning. Police theNakuLaareainnorth Sikkim Thursday saidIndiaandChinaat- Electoral Officer said as onlynine train services areunlikelytore- lockdown on March 24,the have ruledout anyfoulplay. STRIKINGAconciliatory note af- and Pangong Tsoineastern tach “utmostimportance” to nominations were receivedfor sume soon, the Indian Railways Railways suspendedits opera- The deceased, Digvijay terincidentsonthe India-China Ladakh were involvedinscuffles maintenanceofpeace in border thenineseats, allcandidateswere on Thursdaysaid it has decided tions till March 31. Trivedi(32), washead of thele- border,IndiaonThursdayinvoked andstone-peltinginthefirstweek areas. electedunopposed. Thursday to canceland refund allbookings Sources said the national galcell of political party Bahujan the spiritsofthe Wuhan and of May. TheArmyhad stated the Prime MinisterNarendra wasthe lastday to withdraw the on regular passenger trains till transporter’s decisions so far Vikas Aghadi. Mahabuliparam summitsin soldiers disengaged afterinter- Modiand Chinese PresidentXi nominations. Later in the night, a June 30. have indicated thegovernment’s According to thepolice, whichbothsides hadreaffirmed ventionof seniorofficersatthelo- Jinping,intheirinformalSummits notification wasissuedabout However, special trains, like lockdown strategy. Digvijayand hiscolleague Preeti thattheywillmakeeffortsto “en- Army Chief General cal level. The tension has been in Wuhan (2018)and in Chennai their election, said an official. the ShramikSpecials formigrants Meanwhile, Railway Minister Trivediweretravellingtoacourt surepeace and tranquility in the MMNaravane aroundforovertwo monthsasthe (2019), had reaffirmedbothsides The candidates, who were and the Rajdhani-type trains Piyush Goyalsaid the Shramik in Dahanu in Palghar district border areas”. People’s Liberation Armytried to will continue to makeefforts to elected unopposed, included startedearlier thisweekconnect- Special services would be scaled when their car overturned MinistryofExternal Affairs stopIndiantroopsfrompatrolling. ensurepeaceinthe border areas. ShivSena’s UddhavThackeray ing NewDelhi to 15 major cities, up. “Wecan even run 300 around 9.30 am near Charoti (MEA) spokespersonAnurag “temporaryand shortduration The Army chief downplayed Recalling that the twoleaders and Neelam Gorhe; NCP’s will continue to operate. Shramik Specials per day, subject Naka on the Mumbai- Srivastavasaid, “Occasionally, faceoffsbetweenborderguarding the tension betweenIndian and had also directed theirmilitaries ShashikantShindeand Amol The Railwayshad announced to requests from states,” he said. Ahmedabad Highway. however, onaccountof difference troopsdooccuralongtheLACdue Chinese troopsattwopoints to implement confidence build- Mitkari; Congress’ Rajesh Rathod “indefinite”suspensionofpas- Since May1,when the “...The deceasedwas speed- in perception of the alignment of to thedifferingperceptionsof the along the LAC. ing measures agreedupon and and BJP’s Gopichand Padalkar, senger train services in mid- Shramik Specials were started, ing and lostcontrol of thevehi- the Line of Actual Control, situa- alignment of boundaries which “Itisreiteratedthatboththese strengthen institutional arrange- Pravin Datke, RanjitsinhMohite April, at the end of the firstphase the Railwayshas operated 800 cle. Thereare skid marks on the tions have arisen on the ground arenot resolved”. Claiming that incidentsare neither co-related mentsand information sharing Patil and Ramesh Karad. of thelockdown. However, as of these trains. road indicatingthat he tried to thatcouldhave beenavoidedifwe troops from both sides were ag- nor do theyhaveany connection mechanismsto preventincidents Sources said thatUddhavand reservation can be made 120 Finance MinisterNirmala bring the carundercontrol,”said had acommon perception of the gressive,whichresulted in scuf- with other global or local activi- in borderregions,Srivastavasaid, eight others arelikelytotake days in advance, train tickets Sitharamansaid on Thursday SiddhvaJaybhaye,assistant po- LAC.” This is alluding to the de- fles at twodifferent pointsindif- ties. All suchincidents areman- “As aresult, India-China border oath as members of the were bookedtill August12, that386 such trains were sentto lice inspector,Kasa policestation. marcation of the boundaryand ferent commands, he said “there agedby establishedmechanisms has largely been peaceful.” Legislative Council on Monday. sources said. Uttar Pradesh, 206toBihar,67to Jaybhaye said therewas no exchangeofmaps, whichDelhi were twoincidentsatEastern where-in localformationsfrom Healsosaidthetwosideshave “The oath-taking ceremonywill Earlier,the Railways had de- Madhya Pradesh,44to foul playinTrivedi'sdeath and it has been insisting upon. Ladakh and NorthSikkimwhere bothsidesresolve issuesmutually establishedmechanisms to re- be held on Monday at 1pmin cidedtocancel allbookings till Jharkhand, 18 to Rajasthan, and 7 wasanaccident. Acase of acci- ArmyChief General MM aggressive behaviour by both as per establishedprotocols and solve suchsituationsasandwhen the central hall of the stateleg- May17, when the thirdphase of eachtoChhattisgarhand West dental death has been registered. Naravane saidinastatementthat sidesresultedinminorinjuriesto strategic guidelines givenbythe theyarise. islature,” said aminister. ENS the lockdown is scheduledtoend. Bengal. The Railways’ decision West Bengal Chief Minister comes days afterPrime Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted that Army patrol NarendraModisaid hewas tak- her government had arranged ‘Covid has offered opportunities Kerala sees 26 fresh ing suggestionsfromthe states “105 additional special trains” to team caught in before deciding the contours of bring backthose who want to re- the next phase of the lockdown. turn to the state. from defence perspective’ coronavirus cases Sikkim avalanche, Sources said the indication Responding to this,Goyal from the government so faristo tweeted: “I feel sad thatwhile DEFENCE SECRETARY tion do we compromise the secu- 2soldiers dead startmoretrains, in phases, in thereisaneedfor 105trains/day DR AJAY KUMAR speaksto rity of the country. But it is also an SHAJUPHILIP 3CONGMPS,2MLAS popular routes as special serv- to bring backmigrantstoWB, SUSHANT SINGH about chal- opportunity to implement some THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, ADVISEDHOME NewDelhi: An Indian Armyoffi- ices likethe Rajdhani-typetrains. the stateisaccepting only105 lenges posedbyCovid-19, the long-pendingreformsandcutun- MAY14 cer and asapper diedinnorth Moretrains with othernon-AC trains over 30 days.” likelybudgetcutsand defence necessaryexpenditureindefence... QUARANTINE Sikkim afterapatrol/ snow- modernisation. KERALAONThursdaysaw a Thiruvananthapuram: The clearing party theywerepartof What specificmeasuresare steep riseinthe number of coro- Palakkad district medical wascaughtinanavalanche. 13 electrocuted as tractor-trolley What is the biggestchallenge youtakingfor the domestic naviruspatients, with the state boardhas advised 130peo- “A patrolling-cum-snow posedtothe Defence defence manufacturing reporting 26 fresh cases. Of the ple, including Congress MPs clearance party came under av- hits electricitypoleinAndhra MinistrybyCovid-19? industrytohelp itsrevival? newcases reportedThursday, at VKSreekandan, TN alanche in NorthSikkimon14 Covid-19has been acause of Our effortstopromote in- least14werepatientswho Prathapan and Ramya May,”the Armysaid in astate- Hyderabad, Amaravati: At least Kaushal said the tractor ferrying severalconcerns. But at the same digenous manufacturing in de- reachedKerala either from Haridas,and MLAsShafi ment lateThursdaynight. 13 farm workers were electro- the farm workers to anearbyvil- time, it has also openednew op- fence and aerospace, both forthe abroad or from hotspots in other Parambil and Anil Akkara, to “Inspiteofthe best effortsofthe cuted when atractor-trolleyin lageofRaparlahit the pole at a portunities. To be operationally domestic market as well as ex- parts of the country. go on home quarantine. rescueteam and local formation whichtheyweretravelling hitan bend in the road. ready despite the constraintsim- ports areongoingand will con- HealthDepartment officials The move comes aftera an officer,Lieutenant Colonel electricity pole and alivewirefell Chief MinisterYSJagan posedbyCovid-19has been one THEEXPRESS tinue post-COVID-19also... We saidthe reporting of newcases traveller from Chennai at Robert TA,and Sapper/ OPEM on them near Machavaramvil- Mohan Reddy expresseddismay of the biggestchallenges faced arecontinuouslyworking with afterflatteningthe curvewas ex- the Kerala-Tamil Nadu bor- Sapala Shanmukha Rao, who lageinPrakasam district of and ordered thedistrict collector by the armedforces. And we can the industrytoaddress the is- pected withthe arrivalof der check-postatValayar were trapped underice,losttheir AndhraPradesh, police said. to ensuretreatmentfortheinjured sayproudlythat thearmed INTERVIEW sues raisedbythem. Keralites strandedinCovid-19 tested positive. The MPs lives.” Officials said around 30 chilli and asked hiscabinet colleagues forces have been able to do so hotspots abroad and in other and the MLAs had been The Armystatedthat others field workerswerereturning to from the districttovisit the fami- with determination and careful WITH Howhas the restructuring of parts of country.“We cannotrule demonstrating at the who were partofthe team, com- their homes on the tractor-trolley lies of the deceasedand injured,a DR AJAY KUMAR planning... DEFENCE SECRETARY the higher defence out morecases in the coming check-post, protesting over prising 17 or 18 members,are when the driverlostcontrol and pressreleasesaid.Healsoordered Armedforces have also been organisation helped? days... Things would worsen if the delayinthe entryof safe. hit an electricity. Theimpact Rs 5lakh as ex-gratia to thekin of asked to support the civil author- This reform had been pend- these returnees fail to stickto those who did nothavea Morethan 70 soldiers have caused alivehigh-tension wireto the deceased. ities in the fight againstthispan- digenous technologies and solu- ing fornearly 20 years. The cre- quarantine norms,’’ sources said. mandatorypass to cross losttheirlives to avalanches since fall on the tractor,electrocuting at Governor BiswaBhusan demic... Whether it is forsetting tions as neverbefore... Severalof ationofCDS has brought intoef- The statehas so farreported over intoKerala. ENS 2016,DefenceMinisterRajnath leastnine women and four men. Harichandanalso expressedhis up of quarantine centresacross the industries andstart-upswho fect amechanism whichwill 560 Covid-19cases, mostlypeo- Singh had told Parliament in Theotherssustainedburninjuries. dismayand offeredhis condo- the countryinreal time, or ear- have comeforward arethe same inducegreater jointnessinour plewith travel history. December 2019. ENS Prakasam SP Siddharth lences. ENS&PTI marking medical facilities forthe as those in the defence and aero- defence forces. During the AstheKeralagovernmentpre- lockdown,Chief MinisterPinarayi Covid patients, ArmedForces space area. Iamveryhopeful that Covid-19pandemic, the defence pares to open up liquor outlets, Vijayansaid,“Coronavirusshould Medical Services has been equal this pushfor indigenous innova- forces have playedasignificant startschooladmissions, resume be factored in ourlifeinthe com- to thetask... tion will rub offonother areas role coordinated by the CDS... intra-districtpublictransportand ing days.Public would have to Covid-19has alsoofferedsev- whichhavedirectimplication for FULLINTERVIEWON severalother frontsofeconomic bringinchangesinlifestyle.Mask eral opportunities from the de- defence and aerospace as well. www.indianexpress.com activities afterthe thirdphase of shouldbemadepartof publiclife.’’ fence perspective.One of the im- portant one relates to the great It is feared thattherewill be encouragement it has provided significantbudget cutsin to domestic innovation.Whether defenceexpenditurebecause it is fordeveloping of the economic situation. equipment/devicesfor dealing Howwill youtackle this, with the pandemic or develop- particularly when it comesto ing testsfor detecting patientsor defence modernisation? developing vaccine againstthe It is early to speculate on disease, the pandemic has seen budget cutsondefence moderni- muchgreater acceptance of in- sation. 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THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,MAY15,2020 WORDLY WISE Most gods throw dice. Fate playschess —and you 8 don’tfindout till late thathe’sbeen playing with two THE EDITORIAL PAGE queens —TERRY PRATCHETT The credit lifeline

§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA Fund forMSMEs will easecredit.But government BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL mayhavetoscale up supportincoming months

FALLING SHORT NeelkanthMishra Distress of poor,migrantsisgreater than relief announcedby THE BATTLE AGAINSTthe virusislikelyto manyconditions. ForstandardMSMEs (that tureofthe fund (likeits duration, the investors government so farpromises to address. It needs to do more last severalmoremonths,implying pro- is, thosethat have been servicing their loans it raises funds from), as well as howitwould longed curtailmentofeconomic activity to so far), newloans up to 20 percentofthe operate. Asharp increase in credit to farmers, NTHURSDAY,FINANCE MinisterNirmala Sitharamanunveiledthe second ensuresocial distancing. The resultant eco- current outstanding credit willbefullyback- through Kisan Credit Cards (extendedtolive- tranche of relief measurestoalleviatethe stress stemmingfromthe coron- nomic pain has been, and is likelytobe, stoppedbythe government.Thatis, if there stockfarmers andfishermen)aswell as spe- avirus.Whilethe firstset of measureswas geared towardsensuringliquid- broad-based,though it is most acutelyfelt is adefault, the government will paythe cial loans, should alsohelpfunds flow in the Oity flowtovarious partsofthe economy,the second aims to ensure food se- by the indigent and small-scale enterprises. bank.Weexpect this to drive immediate economybyincreasingthe quantum of new curityfor migrantsworkers, and ease credit flows to the morevulnerable sections of society Notonlyisitnecessary to support the worst- credit creation, as guarantees areavailable bank credit. affected,but it is also necessarytopreserve onlyfor loansextended in the next six The natural limitation of the policyin- —streetvendorsand small farmers,amongothers.But thoughmoreannouncementsare India’seconomic growth potential, so that, months,lenders have zerorisk,and thebor- terventionsthus faristhattheyonlyaffect in the offing, foracountrywhich has gone through the moststringent of lockdowns, with once the restrictions arelifted, the economy rowers aremostlikelystressedand would enterprises in the formal sector and in agri- thethinnest of safetynets, the measures so farlackthe required breadth and depth. quicklyrevertstoarapid growth trajectory. want these funds. It is possible if notlikely culture. As we aretalking about taxpayer To ensurefood security formigrants, the government has announcedtwo sets of The firstpackage(‘Howtominimise the thatfirms will use theseloans to justpay in- funds and formal savings, it maybeunfair measures. First, provision of foodgrains forthe next twomonths —thisincludesthe non- damage’, IE, March 28) announcedbythe terest and coverlosses, but if so, that in away to allocatethem to informal enterprises. ration card-holders who arenot coveredbythe national food security act or stateschemes. Uniongovernment focusedonthe poor,and is the purpose of this scheme —the govern- Suchmeasures(or sayifthe government the second rightlyfocuses on providing ment absorbing losses upfront rather than provides GSTcreditsfor liquidity support) And second, portability of benefits. This implies that ration card-holders will nowbeable credit to smaller enterprises. the (likely larger)losttaxes andpotential maybeincentivesfor firms to formalise,but to withdraw rations from anywhereinthe country, notjusttheirhomestates. While both While assessing policy measures during bank bailoutsifthereisabankruptcy.For the pain in informal non-agricultural enter- these relief measures arewelcome, theyhavecometoo late in the day. By the govern- the lockdown, wherestimulating newac- the government, the costs of this guarantee prises maystayunaddressed, and remain an ment’s ownadmission, this measurewill cover8croremigrants. This is astaggering num- tivity has limited value, we believe thereare would be spread over several years, with at overhang on growth. ber. Implementing these measures early on couldhaveaverted the painful migrant cri- twoover-arching principles one mustkeep most10per cent incurredinthisfiscal year. Whileless than 10 per cent of the an- sis that has unfoldedoverthe pastseveral weeks. Ensuring food security,some form of in mind.One,the flowoffunds slows with Thetwo schemestogether, targeting to nouncementsthus farhas been the fiscal economic activity;and two, firms do notgo provide Rs 75,000 croreofliquidity to non- cost, the remaining 4lakh crores of the eco- short-term income supporttotideoverthis crisis, could have alleviated their hardship. bankruptbecause of insolvency,but because banking finance companies (NBFCs), may nomic packagemay have agreater fiscal el- Further,ifthe onlyplan formigrantworkers is to provide them jobs under MGNREGA,then of lackofaccess to funds(also calledliquid- be abit less successful, however, in our view. ement, though at this stageitappears un- surelythe firststepshould be to significantlyrampupallocations to thescheme. The ef- ity). Policymakers theworld over arepulling The special purpose vehicle that is to pro- likely. One senses afiscal caution in ficacy of measures geared towardsensuring easier access to cheaper credit is also ques- out all stops to makesurethat the flowof videliquidity to NBFCs provides funds for government measuresthat in ourviewis tionable. Forinstance, aspecial credit facility has been setupfor over 50 lakh street ven- credit continues. Of the Rs 20-lakh-crore Thenatural limitation to three months at atime, maybeenough to overdone, and couldhurtmorethan it helps. economic support announcedbythe Prime prevent accidents(likeanNBFC defaulting By pre-announcing the additional bond is- dorswithanestimated outlayofRs5,000 crore. But in acountrywithwell-known policy interventions thus far problems of identificationofbeneficiaries forgovernment schemes, thatmay notbe MinisteronMay 12,wehavedetailsfor due to lack of liquidity). Butitmay notsuf- suance forthe year,and giving an implicit about Rs 16 lakh crore. Monetary and finan- is that they only affect fice to getthem to grow.The partial credit assurance that additional deficitswould be enough. The credit linked subsidyscheme foraffordable housing has been extendedby cial interventionstaken by the government enterprises in the formal guarantee giventobanks’loans to NBFCs financedseparately, bond market volatility another year —but withquestions over job/income security,its ability to spur demand and the RBI to provide credit to those who sector and in agriculture: As maybemoreeffective forasubsetofNBFCs, has been minimised. Even though that po- foraffordable housing is questionable. Thereare alsocontradictorysignal over labour needitmakeupmorethan 90 per cent of it. but as it is onlyavailable to public sector tentiallymeans the RBI purchasing govern- laws.Sitharaman spokeofextendingminimum wages, and providing protection to work- Most of themeasuresannouncedbythe we are talking about banks,itwould dependontheir willingness ment bonds, the rupeehas been remarkably ers, yetatthe same time, the Uttar Pradesh government, ruledbythe BJP,isinfavourof RBI earlier have nothad thedesired effect, taxpayer funds and formal and ability to extend newloans. stable —therewas fear that fiscal spending doing away with all forms of labour protection. withthe quantum of cheap funds being savings, it maybeunfair to The Rs 50,000 crorefundtoprovideeq- financedbythe central bank would be made available being moreorless the same uity forMSMEs, with acorpus of Rs 10,000 frownedupon and drive currency weakness. The hurtbornebythe mostvulnerable in this crisis is likelytobefar greaterthan the allocate them to informal as the increase in the amount being de- crorebeingprovided by the government, The road ahead remains unclear,but it is relief measures the governmenthas announcedsofar can address. Though the govern- posited in the RBI everynight by banks. enterprises. Suchmeasures whichwouldthenbeleveraged,isaninterest- likelythatthe economicdamageisalready ment hassaidthat measuresare still in the offing, the scaleofthat distress requires it to Heightenedrisk aversion in bankshas (or sayifthe government ing initiative.Losses incurredinthe current muchlargerthanthe measuresundertaken do more. meant that justreducing the costoffunds provides GSTcredits for lockdown aredepleting risk capital, some- so far. It is best to see this as the beginning of had no impact on the volume and costofthe liquiditysupport) maybe thing that the country wasshort of even be- government action. The scale of government credit theyprovided.Atthisstage of the cy- fore this crisis.Replenishing if notgrowing intervention mayhavetointensify in the cle, this is notsurprising. incentives forfirms to thatisparamount to restoringIndia’s growth coming months. We believe acontinued fo- IN EC’SCOURT The seriesofmeasures announcedto formalise,but the pain in potential. While globalaswell as local private cus on reforms and on sustaining India’s provide credit supporttothe micro, small informal non-agricultural equity andventurecapital funds would con- growth potential will be critical in prevent- and medium enterprises(MSMEs) attempts tinuetoexploreand invest in smaller firms, ing macroeconomic instability. Setting aside of election in Gujarat by courtposes aquestion it to address this gap. We believe the largest enterprises maystay suchafund can scale up the funds availabil- mustrespond to seriously and institutionally of these schemes is likelytobethe mostef- unaddressed,and remain an ity significantly.Its efficacy though can be The writer is co-headofAsiaPacificStrategy fective,particularly as it comes without too overhang on growth. judged onlyafter details emerge on the na- and IndiaStrategist forCreditSuisse MID THE PANDEMIC, acourt verdict has deliveredasetback of adifferent kind to the Gujarat government, and to the Election Commission of India. In araresteponTuesday, theGujarat High Court setasidethe electionin2017 Aof Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, ministerwithmultipleportfoliosinthe Vijay Rupani government, from Dholka constituency,and upheld thecontention of the peti- tioner,his Congress rivalinthat election,thatitwas conductedin violation of the poll code. The court rulingwas strikingly stern and strong: It spokeof429 “illegally” rejected and IAMMORE LEFT THAN YOU THINK excludedpostalballotswhen the margin of victorywas aslender 327, of an “unholynexus”, “manipulation of record”, and “corruptpractice”, which gave an unfair advantagetothe win- ningcandidateand materiallyaffected the result. The High Court verdict is settobechal- Manywho claim to be leftistfeel only they should have freedom of speech, nobody else lenged in the SupremeCourt, but it lends weight to allegations of misuse of government machineryto influence an election. And it placesinthe dockthe ReturningOfficer, Dholka’s Sadhguru deputy collector,DhavalJani. In the verdict’s aftermath, the EC has constituted athree- member Committee of Officers and has spoken of disciplinaryproceedings againstthe RO being underway. But that, surely,cannotbethe end of the embarrassment. IAMFAR more“left” thanpeople can Their lifestyle, opinions and attitude do ahead with it. So then yousay:“Iwill take to The Election Commission is deservedly fetedasthe independent and impartial mon- imagine, but Iamnot crazyleft, whereyou notshowthattheyare leftorliberal. the streets—myright to protest.” Youhave itor of apoll process of staggering complexity in alarge anddiverse country. Over the years, makesurepeople areleftout of all devel- One aspect of thisisthat theyfeel onlyt the righttoprotest forsure, but youdonot it has earneditsplace at thetop of the heap of India’smosttrustedinstitutions. Yet, it is also opment and all possibilities.Myidea of left heyshould have freedom of speechand have the righttodisruptevenone citizen’s true thatits statureand standingcalls forconstant vigilance by the poll monitor against is amorefairand just administration. Isay nobody else. Liberal means whatever is life. Youhavenoright to blockthe road,cut everyand anybreachofdue poll process. That an election has been held invalid by the “more”because thereisno suchthing as an in my heartIwill speak,and youshould lis- offthe waterorelectricity or whatever else. absolutelyfairand justsociety.All we can tenand tell me what is wrong with it. Youmustask forpermission, find an area, sit court is an indictment that needs to be addressedseriously, and institutionally. This is es- createisasociety where thingsare largely Youcannotpoint outone thing and thereand protest. The democratic process peciallyimportant in times when politics is becoming moreconfrontational, and when the happening in afairmanner,and if people justsay,“No,Idonot likeit.”Thatwill has enough proper platforms whereyou EC is coming underincreasing fire forfeeble interventions thatare heardlessand less. arenot equal, at leasttheyhaveequal op- notwork. can protest. The EC’s rebukeand reprimand even forviolations of the legallyun-enforceable Model portunity. If youbelieve that your opinion is much If youdonot agreewith the law, thereis Code of Conduct matter because of itsformidable reputation forfairness. Anysigns of in- What leftmeans is your lifeisnot about moresacred than the people’s willinadem- acourtwhereyou can go.Ifitisinany way stitutional weakening or sloth —inthe recentUddhavThackeray election case, it report- yourself; your lifeisabout thecommunity. ocratic society,thenyou have afundamen- illegal,itwill getknocked down. But if it is The Isha Yoga Center is acommune—in a talproblem. When amajority of the people legal andyou still do notlikeit, youmust edly took acallfromthe chief ministertothe prime ministerand then the governor’s in- way, it is acommunist arrangement. electagovernment, even if youdonot per- strive hardtowin the next election —that is terventiontoprodthe EC to hold an election that wasnecessary to avertapolitical crisis Nobody is asking howmuchyou have,your sonallylikeit, it is stillyour government. It the onlyway youcan do it in ademocratic —mustbeguardedagainst. The EC mustact, andbeseentoact, to ensurethat the aber- religion, caste,whereyou comefrom, who is notsomeoneelse’sgovernment. Forme, country. Manypeople arenot able to digest ration in Gujarat remains justthat. your father is. We willtreat youlikewetreat this is India’s governmentand Iwill support this simple fact. They do nothavethe nec- everyone else. If yourise and showsome it. Notbecause Iamsomeone’s fanorbe- essary commitmenttoworkfor five years specialqualities,wewillhonour thatas cause of anypolitical ideology,but simply andsomehowwin the election next time. well. Communism means everyone is shar- Yo uhavethe right to protest becauseIamacitizen of India. The country Theyjustwanttosit athome, wine and dine A METEOR CALLED DING ing and living together. Forinstance, youare forsure,but you do not have is offeringacertain order,facilities and fun- all their lifebut protestabout everything willing to give away your phone to some- the right to disrupt even one damentals forustoliveand work.For that, that the government does.You cannot lose one who does nothaveone, or at least share Iwill abide by whatever the government the election and pass the laws.Ifthe losers If he manages to dethrone Carlsen, China’s emergence in the it with your neighbour because,after all, citizen’s life. Yo uhaveno says by law. want to pass laws and carrythe trophy,itis game it had once bannedwouldbecomplete youare aparty member.Inthe Yoga Center right to blockthe road,cut Youcan voteagainstaBillinParliament, notfair. we do suchthings effortlessly. This is ab- offthe water or electricityor youcan express what youthink is wrong ASTOCTOBER, CHINA’S WorldNo3Ding Liren defeated worldchampion solute left. whatever else. Yo umust ask with it. If we have some concerns about a The writerisfounder,Isha Foundation. But the people who claim theyare “left” certain law, we can say, “thisisour concern, He wasconferred thePadma Vibhushan Magnus Carlsen in adramatic play-offtocapturethe prestigious Sinquefield arenot living likethat.Manyare just living forpermission, find an area, please fixit”. But it is stillthe government’s by theGovernmentofIndia Cup in St Louis, strengthening the growing impression that the 26-year-old in their ownhome, talking leftphilosophy. sit there and protest. choice whether theywant to fixitorgo in 2017 Lcan challenge the Norwegian’s globalcrown in 2020.The pandemic has put the prospect on hold, but by claimingthe FIDE Online Nations Cup, Chinahas assertedits credentials as aglobal superpowerinchess, agame it hadironicallybannedinthe incip- ient years of communistrule. The victorywas areflection of China’s real depth and qual- ity,atriumphofthe long-term strategy,Big Dragon, designedtomakethe countryone of the leading chess powers by 2010. MAY 15,1980, FORTY YEARS AGO Barring themen’s worldcrown, they have conquered vast areas of the 64-squareboard forthe lastdecade. Hou Yifan, justthe second woman afterJudit Polgar to crackthe list AAGSP THREATS MANIPUR MILITARY AID BANNING STRIKES of the world’s top100players and the youngest ever worldchampion,has been sittingatop WITH THE ULTIMATUM on the foreigners’ THE MANIPUR GOVERNMENTislikely AN ORDINANCE GIVINGwide powers to the the women’s grid forthe better partofthe lastfiveyears. In the top15, shehas four com- issue due to expire, the All-Assam Gana to seek militaryaid to stem the near-insur- Maharashtragovernment to ban strikes in Sangram Parishad (AAGSP) made what it gency situation prevailing in the Manipur essential services has been promulgated by patriots forcompany.Likeinbadminton and table tennis, women’s chess has become a calledalast-minuteappeal to the govern- Valley, it waslearnt through reliable official the president. The ordinanceprovides forar- field of Chinese expertise. And unlikeseveral western countries, China has thrivedon ment to come forwardwith an “acceptable sources. The stategovernment plans to have rest without warrant of anyone suspected of home-grownand notassembledtalent, by investing in people and spreading opportu- and constitutional” solution before expiryof almosthalf of the Valleydeclaredadis- having committedanoffenceunderitand nity across the country. Yifangrew up in aremote county town in Jiangsu Province; Ding deadline failing which, it said, ‘’appropriate turbed area under Section 3ofthe Armed seizureofvehicles used by him/her.Anyone in asmall town in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang. action would have to be taken”.The Parishad, Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special participating in an illegal strikeisliable to a The men’s circuit,though,was more difficult to crack. Forseveral years, players with in astatement issuedinGauhati, said it was Powers Act. Officialsources said the gov- jail term of upto six months and afine of upto promise emergedfromChina but entering the top10proveddifficult. Then came Ding, waiting forsome meaningfulresponse from ernment had prepared acase forrecom- Rs 200besides disciplinaryaction by the em- the government “at thislastminute”.Ifthe mending the invocation of the Armed ployer. It lays down severe punishment for whose rise to WorldNo3was as meteoric as it wasspectacular.Barelyapassing mention government does notact as demanded,it Forces Actof1953. The recommendation those instigating strikes or giving financial till 2017,heimprovedrapidly in the lastthree years, beguiling his adversaries and friends warned, then the people will have to take willbeforwarded to Shillongwithin aday supporttostrikers. This categorymay in- with asmile and anincrediblyattacking game.IfDingmanages to dethroneCarlsen, some appropriatemeasures towardsfulfil- or two, the chief minister, DorendraSingh, clude labour leaders who areliable to impris- China’s emergence in the game it had once bannedwould be complete. ment of the goal. told UNI. onment upto ayear andfine of upto Rs 1,000.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,MAY15,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “The best way of striking abalance betweencommerceand safetyistocommit seriously to amasstestand trace regime,ascountries from Germany to South Korea are doing. Sadly,Westminster’s efforts in that direction have fallen far short.” 9 THE IDEAS PAGE — THEGUARDIAN Things not to do in apandemic Recover and Youcannotreplace the invisiblehand of the market with the visible hand of the bureaucrat and the police, shield telling people what to do and doling out moneyand food Anapproachthatcapitalisesontherealities of thevirusandthevirtuesof India

talisesonthe realities of the virus and the virtues of India. First, it is becoming clear thatthe fatality rate of the virusismuch lowerthan it appears. Antibodystudies in ECONOMIC GRAFFITI Italy, Germany, California and NewYork show that forevery one case recorded in by Kaushik Basu the system, theremay be five-10others who have immunity. In all likelihood, they Shitij Kapur got their immunityfromverymildorsilent THE RISK OF COVID-19iswidelymisread. This infections. If confirmed, thishas twoimpli- is causing afear psychosisand can do great cations. First, the virus is toowidespread to harm to the economy, creating shortagesin FORTHE LAST four weeks, Ihavehad the allowfor controlledsuppression in India, food and essentialservices. All over Europe privilegeofleading over ahundredof and that the virus is notasfatal as hasbeen and in manyEastAsian nations, people have Australia’s brightest medical scientists, initially assumed. come to grips with the fact that we mayhave economists andpolitical scientiststode- Addtothat, COVID-19ismuchlessdan- to live and functionalongside COVID-19for velop areportcalled the “Roadmap to gerous, almost 20 times less dangerous, for some time to come. In contrast, severaldevel- Recovery”. It outlines twooptions for those under the ageof50. Three-quarters of oping nations, especiallyinAfrica andSouth Australia —elimination of the virus, or con- Indians areunder50, and theyaccount for Asia, remain shuttered and closed. trolledadaptation to it. Ihavewondered morethan 80 per centofits productivity. My argument is notabout howrisk- whether these options makesense for Theyare the ones who earn to supportthe averse we should be but theneedtobecon- India, but neither of these approaches will young and the old. India’s under-50could sistent in ourresponse. The stress of the pan- work forIndia: The countryneeds to pio- thus “recover” backfromsocial distancing demicisoften robbing us of consistency.In neer itsown pragmaticway. intoproductive employment. India, roughly10,000 peopledie from Australia is asmall countryof26mil- “Recover” does notmean backtonor- malariaeachyear,and closeto200,000 are lion people spread across avastcontinent mal. It means alarge-scale return to work killedinroad accidents. But everytimewe CRSasikumar with awell-developedhealth system. This but withafew practical conditions: No go out forastroll, we do notworry about con- shut down then. Clearly,Gates wasnot sug- large gatherings, buses and trains running makes elimination possible. In fact, five re- physical contact,everyonewears home- tracting malaria or being hit by acar. gesting that. He wasurgingfor moreresearch but with limitsonthe number of people al- gions in Australia have successfully elimi- made masks, places of employment pro- Thereisliteratureinpsychology on and better health preparedness.Moreover, lowedineachcompartment, planes with al- nated the virus already and nowhaveex- vide waterand soap and requiredisinfec- “salience”.Depending on howsalientlya by focusing on the worst-case scenario,we ternateseatsvacant.This will mean arise in tensive testing to certifythat.Inacountry tion three times aday,maintain“arm span” piece of information is presented to people, areignoringwhy the risk of COVID fatality is, faresbut that is aprice we will have to pay. of India’s scale and size, and limited health- distance wherepractical; amplify in the rational responsescan be drownedout. If,for in general, severalhundred times lowerinall The government can shield the poor with di- careresources, the elimination of COVID is media the three major symptoms of COVID instance, accountsofCOVID deaths arepre- of Africa and Asia compared to Europe and rected subsidies. We will neednew staffto notpossible anymore. India will have to live and provide advice on self-isolation if any sented in vivid detail while the risk facedby NorthAmerica. The lowerriskmay well be managethis, whichwill also createjobs. with it. twoofthose threepresent;and, testing and adrivernot wearing aseat belt is givenin rootedinpastillnesses and, therefore, re- When someone contractscoronavirus we The rest of Australia is nowgoing for tracing wherepossible. No large parties, no purenumbers andrelegated to the back silience, in these regions. should ensurethat the household concerned “controlledadaptation” wherethe virus is large gatherings. Asimple message, posted pages of our newspapers, people will per- This is nottodenythatthereare some ir- follows quarantine rules, instead of shutting suppressedtovery lowlevels. Australia all over the country. ceive the tworisksdifferently. This is hap- responsible leadersinthe world, such as down awhole area or ahousing complex. In right nowhas 10-20 newcases aday,and it While allowing this, one would selec- pening in abig waytoday,especiallybecause Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, who have gone to the western nations and in East Asia, thereisnow is hopedthatitwill be heldatthislevel tively “shield”the elderly,the vulnerable we live in the ageofsocialmedia, and instant other extreme by ignoringall scientific evi- alot of writingaboutopening schools (some while graduallyreleasing restrictions. To and those who feel particularly at risk.They news. dence andtreating COVID-19likethe com- have already done it), because otherwise we achieve this, one needs aprecise handle on should continue to practisesocial distanc- Muchofthe pandemic datafromthe rich mon cold. Luckily, we have outstanding lead- can damagethe nation’s human capital and the total number of cases and extensive ing as theydonow,and should use face countries arepresented without correction ers, likeGermany’s Angela Merkeland long-run growth. Iwouldnot take this step in testing. Ifear none of these conditions ap- masksand “armspan”wheninteracting forpopulation size. This is causing people in France’s Emmanuel Macron, whoare re- India at this time but take adecision some- plytoIndia. with the young. populous regions likeAsia and Africa to mis- minding people of the risksofthe pandemic time in June when we have even moreevi- India currentlyreports approximately Modelling studiesbythe London School read the risk.Thus, manyIndians maypanic but also pointing out to them thatwehave dence. And,weneedtoworkrelentlesslyon 3,000cases aday and has relatively limited of Hygiene showthatsuchanapproachof on learning that morethan 2,500peoplehave to take the harddecision of unwinding from testing and contact-tracing. This will enable testing. The London School of Hygiene es- “recoverand shield” forcountrieslikeIndia diedofCOVID in thecountrywhilethe virus the lockdown and enablingthe economyto us to do acurated lockdown in amuchmore timates thatthe real number in India is could achieve thebenefits of an early eco- has claimedless than 1,500people in Ireland. function. effectiveway,cutting down the riskofcapi- closer to 2,00,000totalcases, andrising fast. nomic recovery,and dramatically decrease But correct these figures forpopulationsize, Even though therehas been aworrying talflight and economiccrash. Even if India wishes to hold thenumbers the number of cases requiring hospitalisa- and the risk of an individual dying by COVID outflowofcapital from India over the lasttwo Economistshavewritten aboutthe need to this level, the scale of testing required for tion and deaths. Indeed,the number of in Ireland is about 260 times greater than in months, thereishopeinthe countrybecause forgovernmentstoallocate moremoneyto finelytuned relaxation of social distancing deaths in India couldbeheld to lessthan India. These kinds of differences in risk exist severalcorporateleaders,senior bureaucrats, help workers, migrants, and small informal is in therangeof10,000to 20,000per mil- those lostevery year from smoking and air notjustbetween Ireland andIndia, butall of and some political leaders,across ideologi- When it comes to the businesses. This is absolutelyessential. lion. India currentlystandsat700 per mil- pollution. Europe andNorth America compared to all cal lines, have begun speaking up in recent economy, the question is not However, this is also time to recognise that lion. India would have toincrease itstesting India could use itssophisticated system of Africa and Asia. days,showing awareness that aprotracted whether or not there should the economyisanunbelievablycomplex or- by afactorof20. No countrycan do that in of collecting databydistrictsand zoning Some will counter my analysis by argu- lockdown can do moreharm than good. We ganism. One critical factor that allows it to thenextfew weeks. them by COVID cases to implement this ing that Iamdiscounting the future. Is it not also have remarkable examples of good prac- be alockdownbut what kind survive andflourishisthe invisiblehandof The livesversuslivelihoodtrade-offfor model in stages, comparing districtsasit possiblethatAfrica and Asia areonthe brink tice —moststrikinglyinKerala, whichis of alockdown. There is the market, whichhas evolvedoverthou- Indiaisnot the same as thatfor Western goes along, refining the method and shar- of ahugesurge?And in that case, should we talked aboutall over the world, butalsoin growing evidence that we can sands of years. The market’s invisible hand nations.Astudy done by Barnett-Howell ing it with the rest of the world. notlockdown our economiestotally? The an- some other areas suchasDelhi. create afew social-interaction enables collaboration among millions of in- and Mobarak of the Yale University School The strategies of theWestwill notwork swer to the firstquestion is yes, and the sec- But thereare manycountrieswhich are dividuals eachtaking his or her owndecision of management shows howthe cost-ben- forIndia, nor forthe other lowand middle- ond no. Letmeexplain. About the future, at running big risksofending up with major rules, suchasnolarge concerningwhat to produce,and what to efit trade-offofsocial distancing makes income countries. Following them will lead thebestoftimes, we know little. COVID-19 economic setbacks.Argentinaisacasein gatherings, buses, and trains buy.Ifthe market is broughttoahalt through good sense in Westernnationswhile in na- to an economic and humanitarian disaster. is new, and so we knowevenless. The pan- point. The countryisnot completely to blame running but with limits on excessivecontrol, thereisnoway youcan re- tions likeIndia, using local costs and local With itsown version of “recoverand demic could slowlygodown, remain flat,or forthe situation it is in now. Argentina is the number of people place the invisible handwith the visible hand values, the returns aremeagre. Social dis- shield”, India can pioneer abetterway.And surge intoamegapandemic.Wecannotrule about to be declared in debt default by itspri- of the bureaucrat and the police, telling peo- tancing in countries likethe US and it does nothavetowait. It can starttomor- out anyofthese situations,but that should vate international lenders, who have shown allowedineach ple what to do anddolingout money and Germanydelivers economic returns more row. notmean that we always thinkofthe worst- an unfortunatelackofempathyinthe midst compartment,planes with food. It wasDeng Xiaoping’s recognitionof than 10 times greater than the returns for case scenarioand live by that. By that reason- of the pandemic. But some of Argentina’s alternate seats vacant. This this in the late1970s that enabledChina’s countries likeIndia.So, whyisIndia follow- The writer is dean of thefaculty of ing,nations should have lockeddowntheir problems arebecause of the country’s over- will mean arise in fares but economytoflourish. Theseare challenging ing the sameprescription? medicine, dentistry and healthsciences at economies even before Wuhan happened. zealousness in shutting down the economy times but it is important foremerging na- We needour ownapproachthat capi- The University of Melbourne Afterall, the risk of newviruses has been and mobility in themistakenviewthatthis that is aprice we will have to tions in Africa and Asia to be awarethat a known forawhile. On April27, 2018,atan will save lives. pay. Thegovernment can controlledeconomyand societyisarecipe event organisedbythe Massachusetts When it comes to the economy, the ques- shield the poor with directed fordisaster. Medical Society,Bill Gates and severaloth- tion is notwhether or notthere should be a ers warnedusofthe possibility of anew virus lockdown but what kind of alockdown. subsidies. We willneed new The writer is CMarksProfessoratCornell LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR and pandemic. By the reasoning some people Thereisgrowingevidencethatwecan cre- stafftomanagethis,which University and former Chief Economistand areusingnow,economies should have been ateafew social-interaction rules, suchasno will also create jobs. SeniorVicePresident, World Bank DANGEROUSAUGURY THIS REFERSTOthe editorial, ‘Justice IDEAS deferred’ (IE, May14).The Supreme Court’s referral of the restoration of 4G ONLINE services in Jammu &Kashmir issue to a special committee isn’t surprising. ONLYINTHE EXPRESS Schooling in times of corona Since the abrogation of Article 370, the ● TIMEFORARELOOK SC has been dragging itsfeetonthe manycontentiousissues emanating ATLOCKDOWN: Roles of parents, teachers have merged, education mustbefoundedon compassion thereafter. If judiciarytoo starts using RUCHIGUPTA national security as apretext to forsake Shailendra Sharma itsduty of protecting people’s rights, ● WHEN COVID HITS then it doesn’t augurwell forthe future. SLUMS: RAMAN, NIRMA Kamna Chhabra, Gurugram BORA AND KANIKA SINGH “I HOPE MY children have eaten today.”“I encouragethem to step intoeachother’s even non-literateparentsinfacilitating the with the internationally-renownedKhan calledall 35 children from my class yester- shoes. recommendedactivities. Nearly 5.7 lakhpar- Academy. Studentsjoin the class by clicking MIGRANTS FIRST www.indianexpress.com day. Icould notget through to three of them. Ageneric“happiness class forfamily”was entsget these messagesevery day. alink, sent to themthrough SMS, to reach Hope they arefine.” “Rahul barely sitsfor 10 introduced forall children and their families. Nearly 68 per cent of the studentsin the video shortlistedasper the lesson plan. THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘The first minutes in one place. Iwonder howheis Forabout afortnight, government teachers higher classes have access to asmartphone Aftereachlesson, students takeanonline test tranche’(IE,May 13).Rhetoricandbuzz- coping with confinement. Ihope he is not conducted daily online classes on twodis- —amorestaggered and onlineapproachhas to assess if theyhaveunderstood the con- wordsneedtobereplacedwith action STATES’ CALL stepping out.” These were the remarksof the tinct componentsofthe happiness curricu- been adoptedfor them. As soon as achild cept. Forstudents of classes 10 and 12,wait- on ground. The needofthe hour is to at- THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Heedthe Delhi government teachers whom we called lum —the practice of mindfulnessand self- joins class 12,preparationfor theboardex- ing forthe completion of the remaining tend to the lakhs of migrant labourers difference’ (IE, May13).Staggered eas- fortheir views on howtosupport thelearn- reflection throughstories and activities. Daily ams or competitive examsbegins. boardexamsand results, an online spoken who areonroads,suffering emotional ingoflockdown measures is best leftto ingofchildren duringthe lockdown. viewership of these classes on social media Considering this, live online classeswerein- English and personality development course and physical pain. Theyshould be im- the states. Centremay spell out policies Next, we called afew parents. One of platforms averaged about 40,000. troducedwith the help of atechnologypart- has been introducedinpartnership with the mediatelytransported to theirhomes to fight thepandemicand revive the them asked,“When will sheget her text- To ensurethe continuous learning of chil- ner,Career Launcher.Withintwo weeks, British Council and Macmillan Education. and givensomemoney. Else, the vast economy, but states shouldbegiven the books?” “Everyyear shegetsher booksfor dren in Delhi’s government-runschools, a nearly 81 per cent of the likelyclass 12 batch, Aweeklylivereviewbythe Education workforce, movers of our economy, will leewaytorespond to the ground situa- the next classinApril, but this year we don’t twofold strategy has been adopted. One, for withsmartphones,wereoffered registration. MinisterofDelhi withstudents,parents,and lose faith in the state. tion as per the former’s guidelines. knowwhether sheisinanewclass. When younger children up to class eight,using a Online classes areconductedin11subjects teachershelped in deepening the engage- RDSingh, Ambala Kamna Chhabra, Gurugram will she startgoing to school?” Another par- non-internetbasedapproachand second,for by alead teacher foreachsubject. Three co- ment and evolution of the approach. The ent wasabit worried: “My son wanted to join older children, in classes nine to 12 usingthe teachers, who assistthe lead teacher,keep a Delhi government nowplans to telecastits IMMUNITYGAMBLE JUST NOT ENOUGH engineering collegeafter school.Withso internet. tabonthe questions of studentsinthe chat- classes as per the lesson plan of itsschools manydays of schooling lost, will he get Foryounger children, the government boxand prompt the lead teacher to respond. on free-to-air TVchannels.Suggestions from THISREFERSTO thearticle, ‘Thecurethat THIS REFERS TO the report, “Rs 1000 enough time to prepare?” alignedits approachwith twoongoingpro- The handholding of the teachers by the tech- students, parents, teachers, and principals lasts’(IE, May14). Herd immunity is not crorefor welfareofpoor, migrant labour In another time, whether the child has grammes in schools —happiness classes and nology partner has enabledabout 60 teach- have been invited to develop aprotocolfor somethingIndia should notwait for. In from PM CARES” (IE, May13).Wedon't eaten or notwould have been the concern of Mission Buniyaad. Information on dailyac- ers to transitionfromthe classroomtoscreen schooleducationafter the lockdown. the process of developing herdimmu- knowhow much moneythereisinthe parents, and if the child is learning well, a tivities, generic and specific, is sent through teaching. The confidence of these teachers The lockdown could nothavebeen antic- nity,manylives couldbelostasIndia’s PMCARESfund.Butthedeclaredamount concern of teachers. But notanymore.This SMS and IVR (interactive voice response) to has thrownopen the possibility forthe Delhi ipated.However, in retrospect, this crisis has inadequatehealthcarefacilities won’t be of Rs 1,000crorefor the poormigrantsis distinction has blurredduring the lockdown. parents. Mission Buniyaad involvesparents government to consider creatingits ownon- givenusanopportunity to usher in anew era able to bear the burden of increased peanuts.Anestimatesuggeststhereare Everyone is worriedabout the well-being of helping children in reading, writing, and ba- line teaching platform. of learning, one that is basedonthe funda- COVID cases. The best solution,there- morethan 12 croremigrant labourers in children. Therefore, anyteaching-learning sicarithmetic. Happiness activities support Aftercareful analysis of the examination mental principles of schooling —care, con- fore, is agradual openingoflockdown, India. So, it comes to less than Rs 100per approachhas to be imbuedwith care, con- the emotional well-being of children and en- resultsofthe lastacademic year,itwas found cern, and compassion. with strict measures of social distancing labourer.Itmay work foraheadline, but cern, and compassion. It is in this context that couragethem to self-reflect and think criti- that in class 10,nearly 26 per cent students in place till avaccine is available. in reality theamount is nothing. the Delhigovernment launchedits initiative, cally. We use SMS because nearly 40 percent failedinmath —the highestamong allsub- The writer is principaladvisor to Director Dimpy Bhatia, Delhi Anil Kumar Jain, Jaipur “Parenting in the time of corona”. It seeksto of children in elementaryclasses do nothave jects.Toaddress this, onlinemathteaching Education at DirectorateofEducation, combinethe role of parentsand teachers and access to smartphones and IVR can enable forclass 9was introduced in partnership Government of Delhi

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SIMPLY PUT QUESTION &ANSWER CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD THE WORLD Freeing prisoners in emergency 234,431 174,284 223,096 144,749 United Kingdom Germany Italy Turkey Followinginfections inside MumbaiCentral Jail,Maharashtrahas startedtemporarilyreleasinghalf the 178,184 prisoners in itsjails. Which ones arebeing freed, what is the procedure, and what areother states doing? France 252,245 1,400,500 Russia house 13 prisonersagainstacapacityof10. US SUSHANTKULKARNI& TheMaharashtraPrisonDepartment’s re- 114,533 SADAFMODAK portsaid the capacity in statejailsis23,547 Iran 196,375 PUNE,MUMBAI,MAY14 while therewere35,239 prisoners before the Brazil 229,540 lockdown. It warnedagainstanoutbreak in Spain ON TUESDAY,following an outbreak of novel other prisons if theyare notdecongested. coronavirus infections in Mumbai Central Beforethe release began, Arthur Road jail TOTALCONFIRMED: 4,405,019 DEATHCOUNT:299,873 Jail, better knownasArthur Road jail, the waspackedtomorethan four timesitscapac- Maharashtragovernment issuedacircular ity—3,718prisoners in place of 804. In Pune’s Source: JohnsHopkins University,updated at 11 pm on May14 that effectively facilitates the release of half Yerwada Jail, 5,717 prisoners arehoused, the prisoners lodged in the state’s jails, on when itscapacity is 2,449.The other impor- temporarybail and emergency parole.Until tant jails in the state, Thane Central Jail, Kalyan Thursday, around7,000of atargeted17,000- District Jail, and Byculla, all aresimilarly plus prisoners had been released. crowded, amajority of them undertrials. Can Covid-19 spread through “These crampedand crowdedjails— What ledtothe move? mostlyBritish-era central prisons in stool? Paper reviews evidence Over the lastseveral days,184 persons Maharashtra—are aticking time bomb for (158 inmatesand 26 staff) were found in- the spread of infectiousdiseases. The bar- STUDIES SO far, including afew re- fected in Arthur Road Jail, besides a54-year racksare very crowded, so arespaces of eat- portedinTheIndian Express,have old woman inmate at BycullaJail. While ing and cleaning,” said the Prisons shown evidence of SARS-CoV-2 ge- Tuesday’s circular came afterthis, the gov- Aprisoner’s relativewaitsoutside Mumbai Central Jail, better known as Arthur Department officer. netic material in faecal matter.Does ernment’s movestorelease prisoners had, in Road jail. This wasbeforethe outbreak insidethe jail. Ganesh Shirshekar that mean the virus can spread fact, precededthe outbreak. Have there been coronavirus infections through stool? Moreworkisneeded In March,the SupremeCourt had directed in prisons in otherstates? to determine that,according to anew decongesting of prisons and observed that talof17,642representsnearly halfthe 35,239 has to be sanctionedbyauthorised jail officer. States including Uttar Pradesh, reviewpaper. the “bitter truth is thatour prisons areover- prisoners lodged in thestate’s 60 jailsbefore “Even though the decision to release Karnataka, Madhya Pradeshand Delhihave “Potential FecalTransmission of crowded, making it difficult forthe prisoners thelockdown. them has been taken, the prisoners have to recordedCovid-19cases in theirprisons. SARS-CoV-2: Current Evidence and to maintain social distancing”. With many By Thursday, the number already re- send bail applications to the designated Following the Supreme Courtorder,most Implications forPublic Health” will Maharashtrajails severely overcrowded, leasedwas up to 7,000 —5,200 on tempo- courts.Selectionofeligible prisoners, verifi- states have constitutedahigh-poweredcom- appear in an upcoming edition of the housingprisoners four to five times their ca- rary bail and 1,800onemergency parole. cationoftheir records and completion of all mittee and comeupwith theirrespective International Journal of Infectious Asewagetreatment plant in pacities, the stategovernment became the Tuesday’s order wasfor therelease of all formalitiestakes time. The superintendent categoriesofprisonerseligible forrelease. Diseases,Rice University (Texas)said Chandigarh. File photo firsttotakeamove in thatdirection. undertrials, relaxing the earlier categoryof of ajail is authorised to grant parole, and According to datacollated by in astatement.The paper, currently On March 25, ahigh-powered commit- thosefacing up to sevenyearsimprisonment, theretoo thereisaprocesstobefollowed, Commonwealth Human RightsInitiative, available online, is ledbyanepidemi- teerecommendedrelease of undertrials but with exceptions including those charged some paperwork to be done,” said asenior moststateshavemade similar exceptions ologistfromthe University. It re- tant implications, especiallyfor those chargedwith offencespunishable up to with murder,rape, kidnapping, bank frauds, officer in the PrisonsDepartment. againstthe release of inmates chargedwith viewedanever-changingbody of lit- working in the restaurant industry, sevenyears.Italso directed release of con- major financial scams, money-laundering, Theprocessof releasefacedanotherhurdle. offences including murder,rape, terror,drug eratureondetectionofthe novel nursing homes, daycares, etc. victsonemergency parole with afew con- anti-terrorlaws, child sexual abuse as well Itwasbegunatatimewhenlockdownrestric- trafficking, child sexual abuse. While the coronavirus in faecal matter of Covid- “Ultimately, moreresearch is ditions.OnMarch 28, officialsofthe District as allforeignnationals. It also said inmates tionswerethemostsevere.Prisonersreleased Supreme Court had said the categories for 19 patients. The major takeaway: neededtodetermine whether expo- Legal Services Authority beganfacilitating who reside outside the statecan be released had no means to reachvariousdestinations, release should be determinedbut notbelim- studieshavemostlybeenfinding only suretostool is spreading this virus release of undertrials. Then onMay 8(fol- onlyafter thelockdown period is over and and afew non-profit organisations came for- ited to the natureofoffence, duration of sen- the RNAofthe virus in stool. and making the pandemic worse. But lowing the outbreak in the jail), the stategov- public transportation is available. ward tohelp in some districtslikeLatur.Some tence,and previous criminal record, most “Mostofthe studies that have giventhis possibility,itbehoovesus ernment amendedthe MaharashtraPrisons The release is temporary. Initially, both bail prisoners were found loiteringonthe streets. states have adhered to these and granted re- been done so farare to be morecareful, es- (Mumbai Furlough and Parole) Rules, and is- and parole is valid onlyfor 45 days,ortill the In Pune, areleasedprisoner wasmur- leaseonlytothose facing chargesthatinvolve picking up viralRNA in peciallyinsettings suedanotificationenabling the release of application of Epidemic Diseases Actfromthe dered by agroup of people; old enmity is sus- punishment up to sevenyears in jail. the faeces rather than wherepeople have an certain categories of convicts. stateisrevoked,whichever is earlier. The 45- pected.InMumbai, areleasedwoman in- Haryana and Odisha have directed the re- infectiousvirus. increased risk of mor- dayperiodwould later beextendedinblocks matecould notreachher home in Palghar, lease of all prisonersabove age65onatem- However, afew studies bidity and death due to Howmanywill be released,and how of 30 days each. But eventually, theprisoners and wasgiven shelterbyawomanjailerfor porarybasis,with exceptions. Goa has di- have showedthat infec- Covid-19.” many have been so far? aresupposedtobebackinthe barracks. anight before another inmate, newly re- rected undertrialreviewcommittees, setup tious virus maybepres- Amirian said there’s According to areportbythe Prisons leased, offeredtotakeher home withher. in eachdistrict as per apreviousSupreme ent in stool samples,” PAPER no downsidetoexer- Department submitted on Monday, 5,105 Whyisthe release taking time? Courtorder,toundertakethe responsibility lead author ESusan cising an abundance of prisoners had already been releasedasare- Whilethe decision has been takenbythe Howcrowdedare Maharashtra’s jails? of releasing undertrials. Amiriansaid in the CLIP caution in following sult of thedecisions on March25and May8, governmentandtheprisonershave beeniden- Beforethe lockdown, the state’s jailswere Committees across the country can rec- Universitystatement. good personal hygiene another 3,017 were in the process of being tified, theprocess of obtaining bail or parole accommodating50% over their capacity.This ommend release of 14 categories of prison- Amirian said the NEWRESEARCH practices until we released, and afurther 9,520 would be re- hasto befollowedasearlier.Thebailorderhas ismuchhigherthanthenationalaverageoccu- ers, including women and those with severe merepresence of ge- knowmore. “Thereare leasedasaresult of Tuesday’s order.The to- to be issuedbyarelevant court, while parole pancy in central prisons, whichonanaverage illnesses. netic material is less plenty of other diseases worrisome than if infectious amounts out therethat aretransmitted of viable virus arefound in stool in fu- through fecal contamination, includ- COVID ECONOMIC PACKAGE: DAY2 turestudies, as thatwould implyitis ing hepatitis Aand norovirus. possible forittobe transmittedtooth- Followingahigh levelofprecaution ers through faeces.She said if future will help justincaseCovid-19can be How ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’works research continues finding viable spread this way.” virus in stool, this could have impor- Source: Rice University is required forration card portabilitytobe Integrated Management of Public HARIKISHANSHARMA operational. As of May9,ePoSdeviceshave DistributionSystem(IM-PDS) scheme in NEWDELHI,MAY14 been installedinaround 90% of fair price April 2018. INDIA COUNT: 78,003 (2,549DEATHS) shops nationally. Also, about 90%ofration The idea wastoreform India’s PDS, which AS PART of theUniongovernment’s Covid cards have been seededwith the Aadhaar has been historicallymarredbyinefficiency RESTOFINDIA economic relief package, Finance Minister numbers of the respectivecardholders. and leakages. The scheme envisaged atech- TOP10STATES AndamanandNicobarIslands 33 ArunachalPradesh1 Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursdayan- Once 100% Aadhaar seeding of ration nological solution involving the use of 1,924 Assam 80 nouncedthe national rollout of ‘OneNation, cards is achieved, and all fair price shops have Aadhaartoidentify beneficiaries. Punjab Bihar940 One Ration Card’ —asystem of inter-and in- been coveredbyPoS devices, amigrant Chandigarh 187 tra-state portabilityofrationcards —inall worker will be enabledtouse their 20 states and UTsonboard 4,328 7,998 Delhi Chhattisgarh 59 Rajasthan DadarNagarHaveli1 states and Union Territories by March 2021. existing/same ration cardatany fair price It wasinitially proposedtoroll out One 3,729 UP Goa 7 Portability will enable migrant workers shop in the country. Nation, One Ration CardbyJune 1this year. Haryana 793 and members of their family to access Public The Integrated Management of Public Seventeen states and UTs—AndhraPradesh, HimachalPradesh66 JammuandKashmir971 Distribution System benefits from anyfair Distribution System (IM-PDS) portal Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, 4,173 Jharkhand 173 price shop anywhereinthe country, (http://www.impds.nic.in/)willprovidethe Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, 9,267 MP 2,290 Karnataka959 Sitharaman said. Twenty states and UTsare technologicalplatform forinter-stateporta- Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat Kerala 534 already on boardtoimplement the scheme. bilityofrationcards. Bihar,Punjab, Himachal Pradesh,and Dadra West Bengal Ladakh 43 Manipur 2 Migrant workers boardabus on the Adifferent portal, annavitran.nic.in,will &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu —are al- 25,922 Meghalaya13One Nation, One Ration Card MP-Maharashtraborder. Nirmal Harindran hostthe dataonthe distribution of food- ready on board. The states of Odisha, Maharashtra 2,137 Mizoram 1 Under The National Food Security Act, grains through E-PoS devices withinastate. Mizoram, and Nagaland areexpected to AndhraPradesh Odisha 538 Puducherry 13 2013,about81crore people areentitledto Annavitran willenableamigrant worker come on boardbyJune1. 9,227 Tamil Nadu Telengana 1367 buy subsidisedfoodgrains—rice at Rs 3/kg, foodgrains from anyfair price shop in India. or her familyavail PDS benefitsoutside their Tripura 155 wheat at Rs 2/kg, andcoarsegrainsatRe1/kg Thus, amigrant worker from, say, Bastidis- districtbut withintheir state. Intra-state morepopular Uttarakhand 72 —fromdesignated fair price shops underthe trict of Uttar Pradesh, will be able to access While aperson can buy foodgrains as per While inter-state ration cardportability Union Health Ministryupdateasof11pm, May14. Somestatesmay have Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). PDS benefitsinMumbai, whereshe might her entitlement under the NFSAatthe place is available in 20 states already,itisnot very reportedhigher numbers. Onlystates/UTswith at leastone case listedabove. About23crore ration cards have been is- have gone in search of work. whereshe is based, members of her family popular yet. Accordingtodataavailable on suedtobeneficiaries across thecountry. can still go to their ration dealer backhome. the IM-PDS portal, only275 transactions had 26,235 PATIENTS DISCHARGEDIN32STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES However, the cardholder can buy foodgrains Biometric authentication been done until May14. onlyfromthe specific fair price shop in her The newsystem, basedonatechnologi- In the worksfor twoyears However, the number of transactions us- Have aquestion on the COVID-19outbreak and whatyou should/should notdo? locality to whichshe has been assigned. cal solution, will identify abeneficiary Whilethe Covid-19crisis has exposedthe ing intra-state ration cardportability has [email protected] Once the One Nation, One Ration Card through biometric authentication on elec- starkreality of the condition of migrant been quitehigh. Dataonthe Annavitaran system becomes operational nationally, each tronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices at the fair workers, work on the ration cardportability portalshowabout 1crore transactions took beneficiarywillbeabletobuy subsidised price shops. So, end-to-end computerisation project had begun with the launchofthe place using the facility lastmonth. CatscaninfectcatswithCovid,withoutsymptoms:unpackinganewstudy

symptoms. Within weeks, afew moretigers swabs of twocatsthe following day, andin Also,all thecatswentontoclear thevirus. toms of COVID-19avoid contactwith cats. KABIRFIRAQUE and lions at the zoo tested positive. all threewithin three days. In the Sciencestudy,inwhichthe researchers NEWDELHI,MAY14 Among domestic cats, the firstknown The dayafter administering the virus, the euthanisedthe cats. Also, the Chinese re- What it does notmean infection happened in Belgium. This wasaf- researchers placedasecond cat in eachcage. searcherswrote they could nottakenasal On Thursday, theAssociatedPress ON WEDNESDAY,researchers publisheda terits humanstarted showing symptoms. These three were notadministeredthe virus. swabs because the catswereaggressive. quoted theAmericanVeterinaryMedical paper with evidence that catscan transmit Therehas alsobeen at leastone previous Within sixdays, allofthe cats were shed- The latestfindings,according to the re- Association as saying that justbecause an the novelcoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to one study,published in Science,that suggested ding the virus. And all of it wasdetected in searchers, suggestthatcatsmay be capable animal can be deliberatelyinfected in alab another,and withoutshowing symptoms. domestic catscan infect infect one another. nasal swabs, but none in rectal swabs. of becoming infected whenexposedtopeo- “does notmean that it will easilybeinfected The fact that catscan getinfected has been Chineseresearchersinoculatedanumberof Eachcat shedSARS-CoV-2for up to six ple or other catspositive forSARS-CoV-2. withthatsame virus under naturalcondi- known forsome time now; what do the lat- catswith the virus, and placedthree of the days.None of them showedsymptoms,and Otherresearchers have previously sug- tions”. It said “thereisnoevidencetosug- estfindings addtoexisting knowledge? catsincages alongside other caged cats, eventuallyall of themgot rid of the virus. gested reasons whycatsmay be vulnerable gest that animals, includingpets, that may whichhad notbeen inoculated.Later,the cats to infection from humans: feline and hu- be incidentallyinfected by humans are Previous cases &findings were euthanised; thevirus RNAwas foundin Temperaturecheck in acat cafe. AP What is new, whyitmatters man cells have similar ACE2 receptors, playing arole in the spread of COVID-19.” The mostfamous case of infection all the inoculated catsand in one exposed The keyfindingwas thatcatscan be whichare enzymesthat facilitatethe coro- The existing guidelines from the US amongcats, big or domestic, has been that of cat, but notinthe other twoexposedcats. asymptomatic while carrying the virus. navirus’sentryinthe body. Centers forDisease Control and Prevention four-year-old Nadia, aMalayantiger at New England JournalofMedicine. “That wasamajor findingfor us ùthe cats The generalviewremainsthat acat is (CDC) saythat based on thelimited infor- York’s Bronx Zoo. She tested positive last The newest research The researchers isolated thecoronavirus did nothavesymptoms,” lead researcher morelikelytoget Covid-19fromahuman, mation available so far, theriskofpets month,having apparentlycaught the virus The newpaper,byresearchers from the from ahuman patientand administeredit YoshihiroKawaoka said in astatement is- than ahuman getting it from acat. The re- spreading coronavirus to people “is consid- from azoo employeewho had notshown US and Japan, is publishedinthe New to threecats. SARS-CoV-2 showedinnasal suedbythe University of Wisconsin. searchers have advised peoplewith symp- ered to be low.”

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EMMAFARGE& Psychological MICHAELSHIELDS GENEVA,MAY14 sufferingfrom virus growing, THE CORONAVIRUS thatcauses COVID-19 couldbecomeen- In Singapore. Reuters warns UN chief demiclikeHIV,the WorldHealth Organisation said on Wednesday, SINGAPORE warning againstany attempt to WHO chief Tedros ASSOCIATEDPRESS predict howlong it would keep AdhanomGhebreyesus UNITEDNATIONS,MAY14 Migrantcurbs circulating and calling fora“mas- sive effort”tocounter it. UN SECRETARY-GENERAL tostarteasing “It is important to put this on Antonio Guterresurged govern- fromJune the table: this virusmay become POSSIBLEDRUG ments, civil society and health justanother endemic virus in APPROVAL‘BEFORE authorities on Wednesdaytour- Singapore: Singaporewill our communities, and this virus gentlyaddress mental health graduallyliftsome of the maynever go away,” World THESUMMER’ needs arising from the pan- measures targeting the Health Organisation emergen- demic, warning that psycholog- migrant workerstopre- cies expert MikeRyantold an on- ical suffering is increasing. vent the spread of the line briefing. THE EUROPEAN The UN chief saidinavideo coronavirus from June, as “I think it is important we are Medicines Agency messagelaunching apolicy asenior ministerasked realistic and Idon’t think anyone predicted therecould be briefing that “afterdecades of the public nottobe"overly can predict when this disease licenseddrugstotreat neglect and under-investment in alarmed" by the spikein will disappear,” he said. coronavirusinthe next mental health services, the the number of COVID-19 “I think thereare no promises fewmonths and that a COVID-19pandemic is nowhit- cases in the country. in this and thereare no dates. vaccine might even be ting families and communities Singaporereported752 This disease maysettle intoa approved in early 2021,in with additional mental stress.” newcases as of noon on longproblem,oritmay notbe,” a“best-casescenario.” He pointed to “grief at the Thursday, taking the total he added. loss of lovedones, shockatthe numberofinfectionsin However, he said theworld DR MARCO Cavaleri Amedical worker conducts acoronavirus test forachild as residentsqueue up in Wuhan on Thursday. Reuters lossofjobs, isolationand restric- thecountryto26,098. The had somecontrol over howit said approving medicines tions on movement, difficult vast majority of thecases copedwith the disease, although might be possible familydynamics, and uncer- areworkpermit holders this would take a“massive ef- “beforethe summer,” tainty and fear forthe future.” residinginforeignworker fort”evenifavaccine wasfound citing ongoing clinical Millions of children could die of preventable Guterressaid those mostat dormitories. All 323,000 —aprospect he described as a trials. Cavaleri cautioned risk and in needofhelp are workers will be tested to “massive moonshot”. manyexperimental front-line health careworkers, ensuretheyare virus-free Morethan 100potential vac- vaccines nevermakeit diseases as health services are overtaxed older people, adolescents, before resuming work,a cinesare being developed, in- to the end and that there young people, those with pre- ministersaid. cluding several in clinical trials, areoften delays estimate wasbasedonastudy existing mental health condi- but experts have underscored THENEWYORKTIMES Different ways in which the publishedinthe LancetGlobal tions, and those caught up in the difficulties of findingvac- NEWYORK,MAY14 Health journal by researchers at conflict and crisis. cines that areeffectiveagainst eliminated. outbreak affects children the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg The 17-pageUNbriefing JAPAN coronaviruses. WHO Director General ABOUT 1.2millionchildren in School of Public Health. stressedthat “the mental health He also expressedcynicism Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus morethan 100countriesare at “Under aworst-case sce- and well-being of whole soci- Emergency about the prospectsfor eradi- added: “The trajectoryisinour risk of dying from preventable OVER THE course of the pandemic, the manyindirect ways in nario, the global number of chil- eties have been severely im- cation even with avaccine, say- hands, and it’s everybody’s busi- causes everysix monthsbecause whichthe pandemic has affected children have been high- dren dying before their fifth pacted by this crisis and areapri- stateliftedin ing, “wehavesomeperfectly ness, and we should all con- health services areoverstressed lighted. This is visible in anumberofsectors—in education, birthdays could increase forthe ority to be addressedurgently.” mostareas effective vaccines on this planet tributetostopthis pandemic.” or curtailed by the coronavirus wheremanyhavefallen offthe radar; or in healthcare, as the firsttimeindecades,” Henrietta TheUNsaid“along-termup- that we have notusedeffec- Ryan said “verysignificant pandemic,UNICEFsaidthisweek. UNICEF reportelaborates. Reports alsofound that the outbreak Fore,UNICEF’s executive direc- surge in the number and sever- Tokyo: Japanese Prime tively fordiseases we could control” of the novelcoron- The figureisinaddition to the would push manyfamilies that rose above thepoverty linebe- tor, said in astatement. ityofmental healthproblems is MinisterShinzo Abelifted have eradicated”, as per a New avirus wasrequired in order to 2.5 million children age5or lowitonceagain,whichispredicted to affect manychildren. The spillovereffectsofCovid- likely” and warnedthat if action astate of emergencyin York Times report. lowerthe assessment of risk, younger who already die every 19 have alsoheightenedthethreat isn't takenCOVID-19 “hasthe large partsofthe country Ryan notedthat vaccines ex- whichhesaid remainedhigh at six months in 118low-and mid- to expectant mothers. UNICEF seeds of amajor mental health on Thursday but said it istfor otherillnesses, suchas the “national, regionaland dle-income countries. 13,800children who die every 6,000 others whoselives could said56,700more maternaldeaths crisis” as well as “a physical would remain in place in measles, that have notbeen global levels”. REUTERS Put another way, the roughly daywillbejoined by morethan have been saved. UNICEF said the could occur within six months. health crisis.” Tokyountilthe coron- avirusiscontained. Abe liftedthe emergency in Don’t want 39 of Japan’s 47 prefec- US: Wisconsin Supreme Court FirstCovid-19 casesdetected tures but leftitinforce in the capital and in the sec- to speak with ond-largest urban area of strikes down stay-at-home order in Bangladesh Rohingya camps Osaka, as he tries to cush- Xi: Trump ion the economic blow lation, and authorities stepped while stopping the virus. NEILVIGDOR AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE up prevention measures and “While controlling spread NEWYORK,MAY14 DOINACHIACU COX'SBAZAR,MAY14 were scaling up testing. of the virusasmuchas WASHINGTON,MAY14 In early April authorities im- possible by acting on the THE WISCONSINSupremeCourt TWOROHINGYAhavebecome posedacomplete lockdown on premise thatthe virus is on Wednesdayrejected the ex- US PRESIDENT Donald Trumpon the firsttotestpositivefor coro- the surrounding Cox's Bazar dis- all around us, we will re- tensionof thestate’sstay-at-home Thursdaysaid he wasverydis- navirus from the vast refugee trict afteranumber of cases, re- storeordinaryworkand order, sidingwithRepublicanleg- appointedinChina over itsfail- camps in Bangladesh that house strictingall trafficinand out of the dailylife,”Abe said. islatorsinahigh-profilechallenge uretocontain the novelcoron- almostamillion people, officials camps. Bangladesh authorities of the emergency authority of a avirus, saying the worldwide said Thursday. Rohingyarefugees at acamp also forced aid organisations to UNITED KINGDOM statewideofficialduringthecoro- pandemic castapalloverhis Health experts have been in Cox’s Bazar. Reuters/File slash their camppresence by 80 navirus pandemic. trade deal with Beijing. warningfor some time that the per cent. Rightsgroups and ac- Newantibody Governor Tony Evers, a The coronavirus outbreak virus could race through the tivists have expressed concerns testapproved Democrat,hadextendedthepro- originated in Wuhan, China, in sprawling, unsanitarycamps thantwo years ago. that the camps arehotspots of hibition on mosttraveland oper- December and wasspreading that have been home to the Local health coordinator Abu misinformation about the pan- London: Anew antibody ationsof nonessentialbusinesses Acrowdedpub in Wisconsin following the courtorder. AP silentlyasthe United States and refugees since theyfledamili- Toha Bhuiyan said the two demic because of aninternetban test to establish whether until May26. Butina4-to-3rul- China signedaPhase 1trade deal tary offensive in Myanmar more refugees had been put intoiso- imposedlastSeptember. someone has been in- ing,the courtsaid that hailed by the Republican presi- fected with coronavirus Wisconsin’stophealthofficialhad dent as amajor achievement. in the pasthas been ap- notfollowedthe proper process. Window to fight pandemic “I’m very disappointed in proved by health offi- Although the opinioncen- China,” Trumpsaid in an inter- Imran says Pak more vulnerable cials, it emergedon tered on the technical method by closing, warns whistleblower viewbroadcastonFox Business Thursday. Public Health whichthe limits hadbeen set, Network. England (PHE) said the severalconservative justices NewYork: Dr Rick Bright, the sponse,” said Dr Bright. “Theyshould have neverlet to poverty, hunger as cases rise antibody test,bySwiss conveyedtheir dismayatthe re- whistleblowerwho wasousted He told lawmakers on a this happen.SoImakeagreat pharmaceutical com- strictions themselves. as head of afederal agency in- House health subcommittee trade deal and nowIsay this Khanchaired ameeting of ground reality about the prob- panyRoche, wasa"very “This comprehensive claim to volvedindeveloping acoron- that the countrycould be facing doesn’t feel the sametome. The SAJJADHUSSAIN National Command and lemsfacedbythe people,” he positive development". control virtuallyevery aspect of avirusvaccine, warned “the darkest winterinmodern ink wasbarelydry and the ISLAMABAD,MAY14 Operation Centre(NCOC) to dis- said. "Thisisavery positive aperson’s life is something we Congress Thursdaythe out- history”ifthe administration did plague came over.And it doesn’t cuss the latestpandemic situa- Khan said adopting safety development because normallyassociatewith aprison, break will“getworse and be notact swiftly. feel the same to me,” the US PAKISTANISmorevulnerableto tion in the country. measures wasakey to fight the suchahighlyspecific notafree society governedby the prolonged”ifthe US does not He told lawmakers that he president said. povertyand hunger than the Addressing the meeting, disease but instead of forced im- test is averyreliable rule of law,”Justice Daniel Kelly swiftlydevelop anational test- had pressedfederal officials The US president’s pique ex- coronavirus-induced lockdown Khan said that it is important to plementation, the people should markerofpastinfec- wrote in aconcurring opinion. ing strategy and devise aplan early on to stockpile remdesivir, tendedtoChinese President Xi and it is important to keep abal- keep abalance between health be sensitisedtoadopt them. tion,” said Professor John The ruling, Evers’s office said, fordistributing avaccine. adrug that has proved helpfulto Jinping, with whom, Trumpsays ance between healthneeds and needs and financial problems of Emphasising the needfor Newton, national co-or- appears to endstatewide provi- “The windowisclosing to ad- virus patients, but wasignored. repeatedly,hehas agoodrela- financialproblemsofthe people, the people. pooling resources, he addedthat dinator of the UK sions that required Wisconsin dress this pandemic because we Trumpsaid ThursdaythatDr. tionship. “But Ijust–rightnow I Prime MinisterImran Khansaid “Our population is morevul- "no leader can rest easy until Coronavirus Testing residents to stay home. Within still do nothaveastandard, cen- Brightwas “nothingmorethan don’t want to speak to him. I on Thursdayevenasthe number nerable to povertyand hunger everyindividual in everynation Programme. hours, some taverns were mak- tralised, coordinated plan to take areally,unhappydisgruntled don’t want to speak to him,” of cases in Pakistanrose to than lockdown. We should take is able to access avaccine free of ing plansfor reopening. NYT this nation through this re- person.” NYT Trumpsaid. REUTERS 36,717 andthe death toll to 788. decisions by keeping in mind the charge". PTI

OTHER TOP GLOBAL STORIES Born into carnage, 18 babies in Afghanistan face an uncertain fate

mainsofthe suicide bombers “The child of Suraya!” the seen them. Gul Makai lefther Therehewas, in alittle shirt fights, the hospital begandis- MUJIBMASHAL who come to kill and be killed. community elder shouted.“The baby, rushedtothe hallway, with pink sleevesand yellow charging the babies, one by one. KABUL,MAY14 But what do youdowithso child of Suraya—she was jumpedout, and wasevacuated cartoons on itschest: the “child By the endofthe day,the iden- manybabies, all toosimilar in healthy, Imyself helpedload it through one of the backdoors. of Gul Makai.” tities of 11 were confirmedand WHEN THE carnagewas over,the their littleshapes and rawfaces, intothe ambulance.” Gul Makai stoppedamotor- Outside the ward on handedtotheir families. dead bodies bagged and the guns mostofthem nowwithout the “The child of Gul Makai — cycle, told the man what had Wednesdaymorning,Azizullah Forsome, it wasrelatively put away,what wasleftbehind firstpeople intheirlives andevac- evacuated to the Ataturkhospi- happened, and pleadedwith pacedwith other fathers, grand- easy once the process finallygot spokeofthe true extent of the uatedfromablown-up hospital? tal,” he shouted. him to take her to her home. fathers, auntsand uncles. They underway. Others leftwithonly tragedy: 18 newbornbabies,many The oldest, bornfivedaysear- Gul Makai, 35,isahousewife, From home, she calledAzizullah had brought the documents rawpain. coveredinbloodand mostnow lier,and theyoungest, delivered marriedtoataxi driver.Her sev- to tell him she wassafe. neededtopickupthe babies, as Ayoung woman,inher 20s, motherless—casualtiesof warbe- in asaferoomafter the attack enth child wasborn with breath- But the baby. theyweretold:national IDs of the wept in the hallway outside the fore they hadevenleftthehospital. had begun, arelucky:Their ing problems, so theyhad re- Forseveral hours, Gul Maki fatheror mother,thesignatureof ward.She wastheretocollect Even foracountry steepedin mothers survived. Many of the mainedatthe hospital. had no news of her child. And all thelocal community elder. her sister’s child, shesaid. The violent death to thepoint of others have barelycompleteda When the attackbegan,she those hours? “I justwailed,” she But the doctors and the offi- sisterwas dead, and her husband numbness,the assault on ama- full 24 hours in this violent said, she and the twoother said. When the community cials from the health ministry wasinthe armyservingonthe ternityclinicinKabul on Tuesday world, their mothers murdered Thenewborns,adayafter theattackonthe clinic. NYT mothersinher room faceda elderreading the listoutside the were in meetings. The family front lines of the warinGhazni. wasunfathomable in itscruelty. next to them. dilemma: Should theytry to es- attackedhospital announced members outside —somewho No matter howmuchshe Afghanistanisadeptatthe The heart-wrenching effort cape and leave their babies be- that“the child of Gul Makai” had had justcomefromburying the begged,the doctorssaidthat ritualsofviolentdeath. Thereare to identify the babies at the ma- tack,beforethe special forces emergedfromahospital that hind? Or should theystay? been takentoAtaturkhospital, dead mothers —grew restless, what she wanted wassimplynot procedures forhandling the vic- ternity clinic and reunitethem had even leftthe scene. wasstilldrenchedinblood with The other twomothers Azizullah rushedthereand frustrated. possible. One hospitalofficial tims, and even well-practiced with their families beganinthe Dozens of men gathered alistofmothers’names. Theba- stayed,and were mostlikely calledhis wifetocome over,so Finally, by early afternoon af- blockedthe door to theward. routinesfor discarding there- immediatehours afterthe at- around as acommunity elder bies had notyet been named. dead,she said —she had not she could identify the baby. termuchemotion and near-fist- “Gobringaman,”hesaid.NYT

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Internationalmarketdata till 1900IST RUPEE DECLINES 10 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 75.56 Govt prepares for staggered SensexdivesonWHOwarning,USFedchief resumptionofflights: Stamping remarks;economicpackagefailstoenthuse of boarding passes suspended jortrafficcentres arestill in redor PRANAVMUKUL The government has orangezones, and forthat it is es- down will also be on their Oil prices rise NEWDELHI,MAY14 sentialthatwe have stategovern- ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU Globaldevelopments, radar. circulated aset of draft mentsonboard,” the official said. MUMBAI, MAY14 “Atthe same time,global 3% on dip in US THE CENTRAL government has standardoperating The officialalso alluded to the lockdown4.0 markets arealso notshowing startedworktopreparefor re- procedures with possibilitythatinitiallyitmay just STOCKMARKETS on Thursday anysignofstability yet. In short, crude stockpiles sumption of commercial domes- beAirIndiathatwillbeallowedto reeledunder heavy selling keyfactors we do notexpectthe prevailing tic flights, something that may various stakeholders startdomesticrepatriationflights pressure. While the economic volatility to subsideany time happen in astaggered manner on the lines of the international packageannouncedbythe gov- soon thus traders should plan and IEA data over the next one month, senior Vande Bharatmission.Inthe sec- ernment failedtoboost market MARKETS WILL react to the Finance Minister’s their positions accordingly and governmentandindustryofficials views on measures forensuring ond phase of this mission, Air sentiment, rising COVID-19 announcementsinthe following sessions. Besides, the focus moreonmoney manage- REUTERS said. To this effect, government socialdistancingandhealthsafety India will flyaround 30,000 pas- cases in the countryand weak guidelines forthe next phase of lockdown will also be on ment aspects,” Mishrasaid. NEWYORK,MAY14 agencies have beganlaying the of passengers and staff.These in- sengers from 31 countries. Some global cues afterUSFederal theirradar. At the same time,global markets arealsonot According to analysts,the groundworkintermsofsafety clude downloading of Aarogya of the flightsunder this mission Reserve chief Jerome Powell showing anysign of stability yet. stimuluspackageannounced OILPRICESroseonThursdayafter and policy measures required to Setu app, increasing of passenger also connect airportswithin the warnedofa“highlyuncertain” The prevailing volatility is unlikelytosubside any byFinance MinisterNirmala the International Energy Agency startflight operations. reportingtimeatairports,manda- countrysuchasDelhi-Varanasi, near-term outlook forthe time soon. Sitharaman on Wednesday was forecastlowerglobalstockpilesin The BureauofCivil Aviation tory webcheck-in, amongother Delhi-Bengaluru,Mumbai-Kochi, United States, addedtothe moreofleveragingonexisting the second half of 2020,evenas Security issuedacircular suchprocedures. etc.However, theseflightsare only weakness. institutions and postponement worries remain over asecond Wednesdaydoing away withse- “…suggestions were sought forpassengersarrivingfrominter- Marketsalso took aknock of activities suchastax de- surge in coronavirus infections in curity personnelstamping board- on adraft discussion paper from national stations and bookings afterthe WorldHealth Marketswitnessedagap- out the daywithITstocksdrag- ducted at source instead of coming months. ing passes of flight passengers at airlines and airports.The sugges- have notbeenopenedfordomes- Organization (WHO) warned down opening, tracking weak ging indices as Gartner predicts fresh infusion of cash. Crudepriceshavetickedupin airports.“In view of the prevail- tionshave nowbeenreceived.The tic passengers. that the coronavirus “may cues from the both domestic IT spend to decline 8%. Asection of the market said thelasttwo weeksassomecoun- ing situation of COVID-19pan- finalSOPisyettobeissued,”agov- Anexecutive atalow-costair- nevergoaway”. and global fronts. Automobile stocks ledby the announcementswereshort tries relaxed coronavirus restric- demic and countermeasures be- ernment spokesperson forthe linesaidthateventhoughthecar- The BSE Sensex, which “The rise in COVID-19cases Maruti staged asmartrecovery of expectations. tionsandlockdownsto allowfac- ing takentocontain itsspread by MinistryofCivil Aviation, said. riers have been running opera- tanked as muchas956 points and lackofclarity over the im- even as Reliance dragged.” RIL Marketswereexpectinga tories and shops to reopen. touch/contact, it has been de- Asenior official saidthat tionsforcargo flightsinpassenger at one stage, closeddownby pact of stimulus packages shares fell 4per cent to Rs fresh infusion of liquidity Brent crude futuresrose 88 cidedtodispensewith the proce- while the civil aviation ministry aircraft, the size of the operation 886 points, or 2.77per cent,at weighedonthe sentiment. 1,435.45 on the BSE. whichcouldhavebeen in the cents, or 3per cent, to $30.07a dureofstamping thepassengers’ wasawaiting anod from hasbeenscaleddownto unprece- 31,122.89, while the Nifty Index Besides,weaknessinthe global Analysts said the focus form of external borrowings, barrel,at$30.12 perbarrelat1530 Boarding Pass…aftercompletion MinistryofHomeAffairs before dented levels and the carriers fell 241pointsto9,142.75. marketsfurther dented the would remain on the FM’s an- using forexreserves or the GMT (1130EDT). of pre-embarkation security allowing airlines to take bookings might requiresome time to pre- On the sectoral front, bar- sentiment. The Nifty index nouncementsoverthe next few Reserve Bank of India’sbalance US West TexasIntermediate checkofthe concernedpassen- forscheduledcommercial flights, parefor commercial passenger ring FMCG and pharma, all shednearly 2.5 per cent and we days as the Finance Minister sheet, among others. (WTI)crudefuturesrose81 cents, ger, till further orders,” the circu- the Centre wasalsoindiscus- operations.“We have beentoldby other indices endedinthe neg- had asimilar trend on the sec- will be sharing further details But the governmentdid not or 3.2 per cent, to $26.10 abarrel. lar said. sions with variousstate govern- thegovernmentthatwe mightget ative territory. toralfront, mostindices ended on other beneficiaries of the announce anysuchthings. US crude inventories fell for Additionally, thegovernment mentsconsidering it wasimpor- 10 days to take bookings and pre- The rupee also declined10 in the red,” said Ajit Mishra, VP stimulus package. Moreover, publicsector units the firsttimein15weeks,the EIA has also circulated aset of draft tant forstatestobeonboardwith paretechnically, and arehopeful paise to closeat75.56against -Research,Religare Broking. “Markets willreact to those suchasREC and PFC willhave said Wednesday, with afall in US standardoperating procedures the plan. forsome clarity once the guide- the US dollar amid astrength- SRanganathan, Head of announcementsinthe follow- to mobilise Rs 90,000 crorefor crude stockpiles of 745,000 bar- withvariousstakeholdersinclud- “Initially,nod forflightsmay lines forLockdown 4.0 arere- ening greenbackand weak do- Research at LKP Securities, said, ing sessions. Besides, the guide- the stressedpowerdistribu- rels to 531.5million barrels in the ing airlines, airports and ground be givenfor some of thegreen leased,”theexecutive said,oncon- mestic equities. “Markets traded weak through- lines forthe next phase of lock- tions companies. week to May8. handlingcompaniesseekingtheir zonedistrictsbutmostofthema- dition of anonymity.

BRIEFLY SENSEX AVERAGE PRICE OF THE SENSEX IN 30 Truncated April TRADING DAYSPOST-MARCH 24 HAS Vijay Mallya’s moveto Exceptbanking &finance, essential 16% FALLEN 16%, COMPARED TO AVERAGE PRICE WPI data:10.12% IndiaasksG20 IN 30 TRADING DAYS BEFORE LOCKDOWN nationstoensure sectors outperform Sensex: Report appeal againstUK deflationinfuel, Shareprices of companies in essential sectors have Sector Index 30-day Average price Performance accesstovaccines outperformed theSensex, withthe exception of banking post lockdown compared relative to Sensex power basket and finance, even as sectors that arenon-essential have to pre- lockdown extraditionhitsablock NewDelhi: CommerceMin- fallen moresharply than theSensex,as per CareRatings Key essential sectors outperforming Sensex PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA isterPiyush Goyalon Healthcare 6.60% 22.60% ‘Big victory’ and a ‘milestone’, says CBI NEWDELHI,MAY14 Thursdaycalledforanagree- HEALTHCAREGAINS FMCG -1.90% 14.10% ment among G20 nations to While the share prices of THE GOVERNMENT on Thursday enabletheuseof flexibilities healthcare sector companies Energy -3.50% 12.50% PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA Nirav Modi releasedtruncated datafor April under aWTO pact on intel- on average have increased Telecom -5.90% 10.10% LONDON/NEWDELHI,MAY14 wholesale price-basedinflation lectualpropertyrightstoen- 6.6% in 30 days of post Oil and Gas -10.90% 5.10% extradition saying therewas limitedtransac- sureaccessto essentialmed- lockdown trading, share prices tionof productsinthemarketdue Key essential sectors underperforming relative to Sensex IN Ahugelegal blowtoVijay case adjourned icines, treatmentsand of companies in other Mallya,theembattledliquorbaron to the outbreak of COVID-19. vaccinesataffordableprices. essential sectors including Bankex -28.10% -12.10% on Thursday losthis application London: The UK courthear- Asperthedatareleasedbythe FMCG, IT, Energy, Telecom Finance -27.00% -11.00% seekingleave to appealhisextradi- ing the extradition case of Commerce Ministry, wholesale and Oil and Gas have fallen but Key non-essential sectors under performing relative to Sensex tion to Indiainthe UK Supreme fugitivediamondmerchant priceindexdeflationinprimaryar- COVID-19to still outperformed the Sensex Nirav Modi,wanted in India ticles was0.79 per cent in April, as Basic Materials -20.00% -4.00% Court,settinga28-dayclockonhis havedeflationary removalfromthe UK. on chargesoffraud and against3.72percentinMarch. The Banking and finance company CONSTRUCTION,AUTO Auto -21.20% -5.20% The UK court’s decision moneylaundering amount- fuelandpowerbasketsawadefla- impact:CEA share prices have fallen more SECTORSLOSE ConsumerDurables -21.50% -5.50% marks abig legalsetbacktothe ingto anestimated$2billion, tion of 10.12per centinApril, than the Sensex by 12.1% and Standstills in construction and Industrial -23.60% -7.60% 64-year-old flamboyant busi- on Thursdayadjourned the against1.76per centinthe previ- NewDelhi: ChiefEconomic 11%, respectively, despite auto manufacturing during the Realty -31.90% -15.90% nessman, who lastmonth losthis trial to be resumedfrom ous month. All commodities WPI Advisor KVSubramanian being essential services as lockdown have led to the HighCourt appealagainstanex- September 7. PTI could notbecomputeddue to on Thursdaysaid the investors are concerned on sectors performing worse than Note: Average performance compares average price from March 25- May 12 tradition order to Indiaon non-availability of manufactured COVID-19pandemichasse- how their assetswill perform the benchmark index by with average price from Feb 10 -March 23 chargesoffraud and money product group index, it added. verely dented the demand under current circumstances 15.9% and 5.2%, respectively Compiled by ENS Economic Bureau Source: Care Ratings laundering related to unrecov- forextradition of Mallya on fornon-essential or discre- ered loans to hisnow-defunct January31, 2017.Basedonthe re- tionarygoods, creating de- Kingfisher Airlines. quest, he wasarrestedbythe UK Francetogo flationaryconditions. Mallya had 14 days to file his authorities on April 20, 2017,but latestapplication to seek permis- wasgiven bail within hours. ahead with digital WTO head to stepdown ayearearly siontomovethe higher court on “The court having signifiedits Jet-KLMdeal the High Courtjudgment from intentionto refuseto certifyapoint taxthis year forDutchbiz national members on Thursday deal on e-commerce. However, April 20, whichdismissedhis ap- of lawofgeneralpublic impor- REUTERS afternoon. keydifferences remain and they peal againstaWestminster tance with aviewtoanappeal to REUTERS failstotakeoff GENEVA/BRUSSELS,MAY14 His departurecomes at atest- arefar from theconsensus re- Magistrates’Court extradition or- theSupremeCourt,”notesthepro- PARIS,MAY14 ing period forthe 25-year-old quired to agree both deals. der certifiedbythe UK Home nouncementbyLordJustice NewDelhi: JetAirways’pro- WORLD TRADE Organization body,whichhas seen itsrole in Some members, notablythe Secretary. Stephen Irwin and Justice FRANCE WILLgoahead with its posedsale of itsbusiness in head RobertoAzevedo will step settling disputes underminedaf- United States,Japan and the The latestdecision, referred to ElisabethLaingattheRoyalCourts taxonbig digitalbusinessesthis the Netherlands to KLM has down ayear earlier than planned terits AppellateBody wasparal- European Union, arepushing for asa“pronouncement”,meansthat of JusticeinLondonpresidingover year whether thereisprogressor been scrappedasthe in August, he said on Thursday, in ysed in December by morefundamental reforms. They under the India-UK Extradition the appeal. nottowards an international deal European country’s airport asurprisemove asthetradebody Washington’sdecision to block sayglobaltradingrulesneedtore- Treaty,theUKHomeOfficeisnow Itsetsthe28-day“requiredpe- on the issue, itsfinanceminister slot coordination organisa- strugglesto reininglobaltensions the appointment of judges. flect newrealities -notablyafar expected to formallycertify the riod’,asdefinedbySection36 and said on Thursday. tion,ACNL,rejectedthedeal. and coordinate responses to the Since the COVID-19 crisis hit, strongerChina-andaddressprob- courtorder forMallya to beextra- Section118 of the UK Extradition France offeredinJanuaryto COVID-19pandemic. Azevedo has calledfor govern- lems suchasstate-led subsidies dited to India within28days. Act2003, withinwhichthe extra- suspend until the end of the year The62-year-old Brazilian has mentstorefrain from imposing and forced technology transfers. The Central Bureauof dition mustbecarriedout. instalmentsofitstaxonbigdigital RBIsellsnet been director-general since 2013 exportrestrictions on food and Suchissues might havebeen Investigation has described the The UK CrownProsecution companies’ income in France $4.05bn and is servingasecond term that medical supplies. addressed at theWTO’s biennial move as a“big victory”and a ServicesaidMallya’sappealtocer- while an international deal to re- wasdue to conclude at the end of WorldTrade Organization The WTOclub of 164mem- meeting due to have takenplace “milestone”. “Vide order dated tify apoint of lawwas rejected on writetherulesof cross-bordertax- inMarch August2021. head RobertoAzevedo. File bers, whichisdesignedtoset in KazakhstaninJune. That has 20.04.2020,aDivisionBenchof UK all three counts–ofhearing oral ation wasnegotiated this year. Azevedo said thathehad global trading rules, has also not nowbeenpushedbacktomid-or HighCourthasdismissedMallya’s submissions,grantacertificateon “Neverhasadigitaltaxbeenmore Mumbai: TheReserveBank takena“personaldecision” after producedany majorinternational late-2021. Azevedosaidhisdepar- appealagainst thelowercourtor- thequestionsasdrafted,andgrant legitimateand morenecessary,” of India turnednet sellerof talkingwithhisfamilyandthathis alsointhebest interests of theor- accordsinceabandoningits“Doha turewouldallowasuccessorto be derrecommendinghisextradition permission to appealtothe SC. Finance MinisterBruno Le Maire the US dollar afteritsold move wasnot due to health rea- ganisation. Round” of negotiations in 2015. in place before then. to face trial in India,” CBI The case will nowmakeits toldjournalists.“Inanycase,France $4.054billion in March on a sons or because of specific politi- “As members starttoshape Itsmembers arenegotiating Azevedo said the WTOcould spokesperson RKGaur said. waybacktoUKHome Secretary will applyasithas alwaysindi- netbasis in the spotmar- cal ambitions. the WTO’s agenda forthe new an agreement to cut subsidiesfor notstand still while the world The agency had filedacharge PritiPateltoformallycertifytheex- catedataxondigitalgiantsin2020 ket, recent RBI data Accordingtothetextof anad- post-COVID realities, theyshould fishing to allowarevival of de- around it changed,nor ignorethe sheetonthe conclusionofthe in- traditionorder,withMallya’s re- either in an international form if showed. PTI dress to theWTO’s members, do so with anew director-gen- pletedfishstocks,whileasmaller “newnormal” that had emerged vestigation on January24, 2017, movalexpected to take place thereisadealorinanationalform Azevedo said he thought it was eral,”hetold avirtual meeting of group arediscussing apossible from the COVID-19 pandemic. whichwas followedbyarequest within 28 days. if thereisno deal,” Le Mairesaid. Sebi relaxes minimum public holding norms ‘Fiscaldeficit UN forecastspandemic to likely to more shareholding (MPS)require- 10,000 on companies foreach ENSECONOMICBUREAU ATLEAST25%PUBLIC ment.The rules have been re- dayofnon-compliance withMPS than double to shrink world economy by 3.2% MUMBAI,MAY14 SHAREHOLDING:RULE laxedforlistedentities forwhom requirements. Besides, ex- the deadline to complywithMPS changes can intimatedeposito- 7.9% in FY21’ UN experts hail THE SECURITIES andExchange requirementsfallsbetween the ries to freezethe entireshare- PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA Pandemic has ledtoa3 BoardofIndia(Sebi) on Thursday ■ The rules have been period from March1,2020 to holding of the promoterand PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA UNITEDNATIONS,MAY14 India’s ‘impressive’ relaxedthe 25 per centminimum relaxed forlisted August 31,2020.UnderSebi promotergroup. This circularwill MUMBAI,MAY14 per cent drop in global public shareholding norm and entities forwhom the norms, listedentities arere- come intoforce with immediate THE UNITED Nations forecast trade in the first stimulus package deadline to comply advisedexchangesnottotakepe- quiredto have at least25per cent effect, it said. WITH THE government’sRs20 Wednesdaythatthe COVID-19 quarterof2020: UN United Nations: TopUNexperts nal action till August2020incase with MPS publicshareholding. Manypublicsector compa- lakh crorestimuluspackage, the pandemicwillshrink the world have hailedas“impressive”India’s of non-compliance. requirementsfalls Stockexchangeshavebeen nies areyet to fulfill the 25 per country’sfiscaldeficitislikelytobe economyby3.2 percent this year, Rs20lakhcrorestimuluspackage, The Sebi move is aimedateas- betweenthe period askedto nottakeany penal action cent minimum public sharehold- morethan double to 7.9per cent the sharpestcontraction since the forecast amodestacceleration in thelargestsofaramongthedevel- ing suchcompliance rules amid from March 1, 2020to againstsuchentities in caseof ing norms, and have been seek- in the current financial year,ac- Great Depression in the 1930s. growth of 2.5 per cent in 2020. opingcountries,to revive itsecon- the disruptions causedbythe August31, 2020 non-compliance during the said ing deadline extensions. In July cording to an SBI research report. The UN’s mid-year report Meanwhile, the pandemic omy, whichhas been severely hit coronaviruspandemic.The deci- ■ Under Sebinorms, period. Penal actions, if any, initi- 2019,FinanceMinister Nirmala The reporthad earlier esti- said the impact of the coron- hasled to a3per cent drop in by the lockdown. sion has been takenafter receiv- listedentities needto ated by exchanges from March 1, Sitharaman in her maiden Budget matedthefiscaldeficitto be3.5per avirus crisis is expected to slash global trade in the firstquarterof Chief of theGlobal Economic ing requests from listedentities have at least25% 2020 tilldatefor non-compliance speechurgedSebi to considerin- cent of GDP this fiscal. The Centre globaleconomic outputby 2020 and this downturn is ex- MonitoringBranchHamidRashid and industrybodies as well as public shareholding of MPS requirementsbysuch creasing the minimumpublic hasannouncedanadditionalbor- nearly $8.5trillion over the next pected to accelerateinthe next saidin responseto aquestion that considering the prevailingbusi- listedentitiesmaybewithdrawn, holding in listedfirms to 35 per rowingof aroundRs4.2lakhcrore, twoyears, wiping out nearly all quartertoproject awhopping the stimulus packageannounced ness and market conditions, it the regulator said. cent from 25 per cent. However, or2.1percentof GDP.Thegovern- gainsofthe last four years.In quarter-on-quarterdeclineof27 by theIndian government on said. decidedtogrant relaxation from As per the norms, exchanges Sebiboard is yettotakeaviewon ment debt as apercentageofGDP January, before COVID-19be- per cent, the UN trade body has Tuesday“isaverywelcomedevel- In acircular,Sebi said it has applicability of minimum public can impose afine of up to Rs this proposal. has been rising since FY11. came apandemic,the UN had warned. opment.” PTI

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On the pitch Prabhakar,whose five-year banfor alleged tors, GyanendraPandeyand Rakesh Parikh, Theyare dividedintothree zones to avoid Players and thematch officials do not avoided. “Contact with elbows or feet is Private lives match fixingendedin2005, willfinallyget that their tenures have ended. The BCCI had anycontact between eachgroup. Only needtowear masks, but everyone else on preferred,” the document states. At home,players mustliveinnear-quar- his pendingdues –pension,benevolent calledfor applicationfor the postoftwo jun- players, matchofficials, firstaid personnel thepitchsidedoes, includingsubstitutes The DFLurges players to show“exem- antine conditions, without seeing their fund, and one-time benefit money, ior selectors in Januaryand thepositions are and asmall group of photographersare al- on the bench. The matchballs will be dis- plarybehaviour”. neighbours or friends. The same rulesapply amounting to over Rs 1crore —asBCCI ac- yettobefilled. Until now, Pandeyand Parikh lowedonthe pitch. infected regularly duringthe action. to all of aplayer’s family members. The play- ceptedhis requesttogrant him the money. were asked to watchjunior tournaments, in- In the otherwise emptystandsthere Players have been told that physicalcon- Media coverage ers arenot even permitted to do the family’s The decisioncomes afterthe boardcleared cluding the under-23 CK Nayudu Trophy. will be just ahandful of reporters and TV tact should onlybemade as aresultofplay Eightpages of the health document de- shopping. the duesofformer India captain “The board has sent them official communi- cameraoperators. 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