CBSE Examinations for Class 12 Postponed, Class 10 Cancelled

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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY CBSE examinations for Class 12 postponed, Class 10 cancelled Yogi, Akhilesh test Board will review positive for COVID-19 situation on June 1 LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and take decision Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party president Special Correspondent Akhilesh Yadav on NEW DELHI Wednesday said they had tested positive for COVID-19. Due to the surge in COVID19 “I am under self-isolation...,” cases, the Class 12 examina Mr. Adityanath tweeted. tions of the CBSE have been NEWS Ī PAGE 10 postponed while the Class 10 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD examinations have been can celled, the Education Minis Kumbh: lakhs ignore virus try said on Wednesday. concern to take holy dip The decision was taken af DEHRADUN Throwing caution to the wind ter a meeting chaired by amid rising COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra over 13.5 lakh people, Modi to review the situation. higher education institu tions, said the Ministry not satisfied with the allocat including sadhus from 13 tions, it has been decided to statement. ed marks will be allowed to akhadas, congregated on the 15-day notice postpone the exams. The For Class 10 students, re write an exam as and when ghats of Haridwar on Wednes- Both exams were scheduled CBSE will review the situa sults will be prepared on the conditions are conducive, day to take a dip in the Ganga to be held from May 4 to June tion on June 1. A notice of at basis of an objective crite said the Ministry. during the Kumbh mela. 14. With Class 12 results be least 15 days will be given be rion to be developed by the REPORTS ON NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 4 Ī PAGES 5, 8, 9, 10 & 13 ing the basis for admission to fore the start of the examina Board. Any candidate who is CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Farmers say Centre making false promises NEW DELHI With 17,282 cases, Delhi Govt. will probe deaths State obliged to facilitate access Protesting farmers at the Singhu border on Wednesday said the Centre’s comments breaks daily record again in Sitalkuchi: Mamata on resuming talks were “false to education, says Supreme Court promises” and despite assu- Staff Reporter ported over 24 hours, push Shiv Sahay Singh investigate the killings. New Delhi Kolkata rances the government had ing the toll to 11,540. A total “I assure you that justice Bench orders admission to two students in medical colleges not invited them for dialogue. Delhi witnessed a record of 1,08,534 tests were con Four days after five people will be delivered. Whoever NEWS Ī PAGE 9 number of new COVID19 ducted in a day, the bulletin were killed in two separate has done it will not be Legal Correspondent DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD cases for the fourth consec stated. Of the total cases, incidents of violence on spared. Election is on, but NEW DELHI utive day with 17,282 infec 7,05,162 people have reco polling day in Sitalkuchi in the State government will Access to professional edu tions being reported over 24 vered and there are 50,736 West Bengal, Chief Minister conduct all necessary inves cation is not government hours, according to a health active cases at present. The Mamata Banerjee on Wed tigation,” she said after largesse, the Supreme Court bulletin released by the Del test positivity rate jumped nesday visited the Cooch meeting the families,adding said in a judgment. hi government on Wednes to 15.92%, the highest in Behar district and met the that the State would extend A Bench of Justices D.Y. day. The total number of months. families of the deceased. all help to them. Chandrachud and M.R. cases stood at 7,67,438. She promised the families Shah pronounced the ver DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON Also, 104 deaths were re that the government would Ī PAGE 8 dict in favour of two stu dents from Ladakh, who were nominated by the Un ion Territory administration Hospitals forced to turn away COVID patients in Bihar for MBBS studies. They were allocated seats in the presti gious Lady Hardinge and ment authorities. ristics as caste, class, gen Major govt. hospitals ‘filled to capacity’; Minister, two IAS officers among 4,157 new cases in the State Maulana Azad Medical Col The court said the State der, religion, disability and leges. However, they were has an “affirmative obliga geographical region) impos Amarnath Tewary (PMCH), Nalanda Medical tients can be admitted only ople in the State have tested At the city’s Bansh Ghat PATNA not admitted. tion to facilitate access to es formidable obstacles on College and Hospital (NMCH) after the existing patients are positive in the last seven days cremation ground, family The students moved the education at all levels”. their path to accessing qual With the number of CO and All India Institute of discharged,” said Dr. Satya and over 50 have died. members of those who died top court for justice, saying “This obligation assumes far ity education,” the recent VID19 patients increasing Medical Sciences (AIIMSPat jeet Singh at Ruban hospital. On Wednesday, Social of complications related to their fundamental right to greater importance for stu judgment read. manifold, there are long na) — are reportedly filled to “We have had to turn Welfare Minister Madan Sah COVID19 have to wait in a education was at the whims dents whose background queues of patients outside capacity. AIIMS is arranging away several patients as no ni and two senior IAS officers queue for long hours. They and fancies of the govern (by virtue of such characte CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 hospitals in Patna and bodies for additional beds, said San beds are available. We feel tested positive. On Tuesday, allege that the employees are waiting for their turn outside jiv Kumar, nodal officer for sorry for them, but are help IAS officer Vijay Ranjan died demanding huge amounts cremation grounds. A Minis COVID19 at the hospital. At less,” said the administrative at AIIMS, Patna. The govern for early cremation. “The ter and two senior Indian Ad least 70 ambulances carry manager of a city hospital. ment has deputed IAS offic normal charge for electric ministrative Service officers ing COVID patients had to re ers at three hospitals in Pat cremation is ₹300. The go were among the 4,157 new turn from the hospital on 50 deaths in a week na for a week to monitor the vernment has made crema COVID19 cases reported in Tuesday due to nonavaila Government hospitals in Pat rush of patients . Health Mi tion of COVID19 patients the State over 24 hours. bility of beds, he said. na have a total of 359 beds, nister Mangal Pandey and free, but they took ₹16,000 Three big government Beds in private hospitals while private hospitals have State BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal from me. If this is not extor hospitals in the city — Patna like Ruban, Paras, Ford and 832 beds for COVID19 pa have been visiting hospitals tion, what is?” said Brajraj, Medical College and Hospital Jagdish too are full. “New pa tients. As many as 18,466 pe to monitor the situation. son of a COVID19 victim. Haryana garments units oppose quota in jobs GEMA seeks exemption from new law Special Correspondent GEMA general secretary GURUGRAM Animesh Saxena said the in After the information tech dustry body also sent a re nology sector in Gurugram presentation to Deputy expressed strong reserva Chief Minister Dushyant tions about the new law gua Chautala on Wednesday, re ranteeing 75% jobs in private questing exemption from sector to the local popula the provisions of the new tion, the garments industry, law due to high skill and pre employing close to 10 lakh cision requirements. people in the State, has also given a thumbs down to the Skill requirement legislation and demanded In a press statement, GEMA exemption from it. claimed that the website of A survey by the Garments Haryana Skill Development Exporters and Manufactur Mission has only 4,508 ers Association (GEMA) trained persons available among its members has re across all the 33 job roles of vealed that more than 82% apparel sector like tailors, may not consider Haryana cutters and supervisors and for expansion in case the not all of them may be will new law is not repealed, or ing or be fully suitable for the industry is not exempted the actual roles. They may from its provisions. An equal not even fulfil the domicile number believes that they criterion of the law. “Indus would not be able to source trial Training Institutes in adequate skilled strength Haryana did not offer much from Haryana only and none training courses in apparel of the major employers, who industry trades historical generate employment of ly... This indicates that per more than 3,000 people, be haps some vocations in Ha lieve that they would be able ryana may not be preferred.

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