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2nd line always in place in case of any emergency to cater to the patient care SRINAGAR, MAY 16: and Medical demand oxy - rudimentary lifeline during Oxygen, medicines, every other necessity available to meet the demand gen, but, "since the out - this covid pandemic, "it is While most of Oxygen break of second wave, our our moral responsibility to SRINAGAR, MAY 16: care hospitals has been Coronavirus by the doctors, at our Covid care hospitals tion which includes both Concentration Plants in plant entirely has shifted help Government in main - made available in all such dr Rather said that they are occupied, there is al - medicines and pulse Jammu & Kashmir supply hundred percent focus to taining the smooth supply director Health hospitals to meet the de - have enough stocks of med - ways a 2nd line at our dis - oximeters so that they are medical oxygen to the medical oxygen pro - of oxygen to hospitals and Services Kashmir (dHSK), mand, “The medical icines available with them posal to cater to the de - provided healthcare facili - Government owned hospi - duction as demanded by concerned organizations to dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather Oxygen plants with a mini - which are being supplied to mand and provide best of ties at their doorsteps. tals, North End the government and cur - avert tragedies due to dis - today made it clear that the mum capacity of produc - the hospitals as per demand the treatment facilities to dr Rather said that be - Enterprises (NEE) running rent situation also demand ruption in oxygen supply Government is well- tion of 1000 lpm and at and requirement. He fur - the patients and fight the sides distribution of Kits, an oxygen concentration so", he said.The capacity of chain", he said.He praised equipped to tackle the 2nd some places 2000 lpm have ther assured that there is no pandemic,” he added. the government has estab - plant at Sanat Nagar the Oxygen Concentration and commended the em - wave of Covid-19 pandemic been installed in all the shortage of such medicines While appealing people lished Call Centres both at Industrial Estate Srinagar Plant, NEE, peaks at 60 cu - ployees working in his in Kashmir division. Covid hospitals in and all treatment protocols to follow Covid-19 related districts as well as at divi - is catering to both bic meters per hour and is plant for 24/7 during the divulging the details, Kashmir,” dr Rather of patients are going on SOPs in letter and spirit sional level to assist pa - Government hospitals and functioning round the current crisis to ensure the director said that all added. smoothly. and get vaccinated, the tients in home isolation. Non Government clock for a month now, plant functions to its opti - district and sub-district He said since Oxygen is The director said that director said, “People “The home isolation pa - Organizations (NGOs), yasir Informed and added mum capacity.Industries & hospitals in urban as well as considered as a lifeline to people need not to press the should follow SOPs even af - tients can make a call to working tirelessly along - that the oxygen is supplied Commerce department in a in rural areas, besides asso - ensure survival of patients, panic button and govern - ter the vaccination and en - these Call Centres in case side the administration in to Government Hospitals statement reiterated that ciated or tertiary care hos - so no compromise is being ment has already put in sure strict adherence to they feel health related its fight against the prevail - including Govt Medical there are four oxygen man - pitals across Kashmir are made on the production place 2nd line including ex - three things including complications, an ambu - ing pandemic. It is also pro - College, doda, NGOs and ufacturing plants in well prepared to meet any and ensuring the availabili - tra beds at various places in mask, hand hygiene and so - lance with a doctor shall ar - viding oxygen cylinders to persons having proper per - Kashmir division having emergency situation aris - ty of the same in all Covid all the districts including cial distancing”. rive at their home and con - Covid positive patients iso - mission and approval from an overall production ca - ing due to Covid pandemic. hospitals. Srinagar at Hajj house, NIT He said on the direc - duct a check-up of the pa - lated in home and are in the district administration. pacity of 17400 cubic metre He said medical oxygen Talking about the sup - and at other identified ven - tions of Lt. Governor, the tient and in case he requires need of oxygen, said yasir "Before second wave the which equals to a total pro - which has been seen as one ply position of medicines ues in addition to SMHS, health department has admission in hospital the Shafi, in charge of the plant was working only for duction of roughly 2483 of the key requirements in especially those mostly JLNM, C.d hospital and started distribution of Kits same shall be done,” he plant.Earlier the NEE was 16 hours", he saidAs oxy - oxygen cylinders in 24 case of severe cases in Covid used in treatment of SKIMS.“In case all the beds for patients in home isola - added. catering to both Industrial gen supply has become hours. Covid survivors offer a ray of hope Technicians work 24x7 at entry points to ramp up testing in Poonch POONCH, MAY 16: ensured the assured supply amid gloom of deadly 2nd wave of the essentials in the dis - An effective covid con - trict to mitigate the suffer - tainment mechanism put ings of the common masses If you test positive don’t panic: advises Dr Arif in place by district admin - amid the pandemic. istration coupled with a The credit for the fewer who recovered in 2 weeks dedicated team of health cases in the district goes to gen saturation and other workers has greatly helped the team of the officials/ of - symptoms and strictly fol - to avert the spread of the ficers of the district lowed the Covid treatment infection in Poonch dis - Administration particular - protocol in home isolation.” trict. ly those deployed at the en - Besides taking recom - The district is bounded try points as they are work - mended medication, taking by the Line of Control on ing selflessly and tirelessly a healthy diet and following three sides and there are at the forefront in the fight SOPs also helped me recov - only three entry points to against this outbreak and er fast, he added. the district including BG, serving mankind. He advised patients to deragali and Mughal road. These people are work - take plenty of water, eat The district ing 24*7 for the welfare of tion of service in this pan - management, I am still trict.""Working to save the simple and healthy-diet as Administration has mankind and could not cel - demic can save someone's very happy that I could do precious human lives from these play a vital role in re - strengthened all three en - ebrate Eid and other festi - life, the purpose of my own something for the welfare the deadly Coronavirus covery. try points and ensured that vals with their families due life gets fulfilled as there is of mankind and I will cele - gives me an immense feel - “If you develop COVId- no one enters the district to their duties in the con - no bigger service than hu - brate Eid with my family on ing of joy and content - 19 symptoms or test posi - without getting tested for tainment and management manity", said Afraz the day when the ment", expressed Nazir KISHTWAR, MAY 16: like dr. Arif Rashid tive don’t panic. Isolate COVId19 to prevent the in - of COVId19 in the district. Rashid, another Lab tech - CoronaVirus pandemic Hossain, MMPHW. (Physician) at district yourself and keep in touch fection from the influx en - "The real purpose of nician.ving mankind. ends from the world” Rubia Kouser another The COVId-19 sur - Hospital Kishtwar, are with your healthcare tering the district. Ramadan is to act selflessly These people are work - hoped Anwar Raza, health worker echoed simi - vivors are offering a ray of greatly helping in restoring provider during the course As of now, as many as for the larger public inter - ing 24*7 for the welfare of Pharmacist with a smile. lar views when she said, " hope amid the gloom of people’s faith in the health - of your illness” he suggest - 19789 samples have been est and it is a matter of mankind and could not cel - Khalid Hussain, Lab don't return the hand to deadly 2nd wave in this care system.dr. Arif had ed. He strictly advised collected for RAT testing, great pride for me to serve ebrate Eid and other festi - Technician said that this the needy, the hand is giv - mountainous district. contracted the covid infec - against taking any over- while 30509 in BG from to save the people's lives vals with their families due tough time is taking the test ing you, so we should all The surge of cases wit - tion two weeks back and re - the-counter medication. April to date, of which as amid pandemic", said to their duties in the con - of our patience and we all join together to help the nessed during the second sumed his duty today after "Only in case of severe many as 302 have tested Mohammad Aiyaz Khan, a tainment and management should come together to needy as much as we can wave here or elsewhere in full recovery.Sharing his symptoms like breathless - positive, which presents a pharmacist deployed at of COVId19 in the district. fight with this invisible en - and mitigate the pandemic the country is creating anxi - experience, dr. Arif Rashid ness, lowering of oxygen better picture. 24*7 checkpoints "Although I couldn't emy of mankind and make in the district by following ety among the population. said, “After testing positive, saturation level one needs The district BimberGali. celebrate Eid with my fami - serious efforts to mitigate the COVId appropriate be - But the recovered patients, I kept a close tab on my oxy - to visit hospital," he added. Administration has also "If the little contribu - ly due to my duty in COVId the pandemic in the dis - haviour.”
Ramban Admin releases Implementation of COVID-19 SoPs DC Kathua reviews Covid Containment measures in Billawar Rs 1.65 crore in favour Enforcement teams Directs Health authorities to achieve 100% Vaccination of 45+ age group BILLAWAR, MAY 16: ing, Vaccination, enforce - of 16568 registered ment of Covid-19 SOP's be - recover Rs 15,900 fine deputy Commissioner sides containment efforts in construction workers Kathua Rahul yadav today general, drinking water and RAMBAN, MAY 16: reviewed Covid power supply scenario in from violators in Ramban Containment and manage - the sub-district. He passed district Administration, Ramban has re - ment measures in Billawar directions to the engineers leased Rs.1.65 crore in favour of 16568 con - 928 vaccinated, 889 samples collected sub –division, here at a to ensure smooth delivery struction workers registered with Jammu and RAMBAN, MAY 16: meeting. of essential services includ - Kashmir Building and Other Construction BdC Chairpersons, ing supply of drinking wa - Workers Welfare Board (JKBOCWWB). Continuing the drive to implement covid protocol across the dis - ddC members, AdC ter and electricity in the sub According to Assistant Labour Commissioner, trict Ramban, the Enforcement teams today fined scores of violators Billawar, Engineers of division. Pdd, Jal Shakti, PWd, Angrez Singh, financial assistance of Rs 1000 for roaming without wearing face masks and not maintaining physi - Later, the deputy each for the month of May is being transferred Tehsildar, BMO, TSO and Commissioner visited Sub cal distance. As per a report issued by district Magistrate, Ramban, through dBT mode in the bank accounts of the officers of Billawar MC district Hospital Billawar the enforcement teams, during the inspection in their respective ju - 16,568 beneficiaries registered under Jammu were also present. and inspected the arrange - and Kashmir Building and Other risdictions, recovered a fine of Rs 15,900 taking the total amount At the outset, the ments put in place for treat - Construction Workers Welfare Board (JK - fined since April 1, 2021 to Rs. 7, 48,900.The Enforcement officers deputy Commissioner took ment of Covid patients. BOCWWB) scheme in the district as Covid re - urged the people to wear face masks and maintain physical distance first hand appraisal from He directed the BMO to lief. Pertinent to mention here that, the besides taking Covid vaccination doses at their nearest CVC. PRI representatives re - pace up the vaccination Government has announced financial assis - district Immunization Officer, Ramban, dr, Suresh informed garding Covid containment drive to inoculate all per - tance for a period of two months, May and that as many as 928 persons were administered first and second efforts of the administra - sons in the 45+ age group. them. numbers of Oxygen The deputy Supported Beds, the dC as - June to mitigate the sufferings of the con - Covid vaccine doses across Ramban district on Sunday. tion. He also called upon He called upon the health the elected members to sug - Commissioner also inspect - sured that Oxygen struction workers who have been unable to As per daily bulletin issued by the Chief Medical Officer, Ramban, authorities to keep track of earn bread and butter for their families due to gest measures for effective ed the newly designated 46 Cylinders, Oxygen dr. Mohammad Fareed Bhat, the Health department has collected the Covid patients traced Covid containment lock down imposed amid containment of Covid -19 during the door to door bedded Covid Care Centre, Concentators and other 889 samples including 243 RT-PCR and 646 RAT samples besides second wave. Taking prompt action, deputy spread. mopping drive and provide GdC Billawar. Health care needs will be Commissioner, Mussarat Islam mobilized the administering Covid vaccine to 928 persons at dedicated Vaccination The dC reviewed test - all medical assistance to While discussing the augmented in Covid Care Labour department for starting the process Centres in the district. scope for enhancing the Centres at the earliest. of release of financial assistance to provide succor to the construction workers. J&K calibrates COVID mitigation strategy ADC Ramban inspects CS directs ramping up testing, vaccination, and COVID care facilities progress of work on JAMMU, MAY 16: achieving universal vaccination group, it was informed that sup - in 45 years and above age group. plies are being reinforced and Yatri Niwas at Reviewing the public health Regarding 18 to 45 years of age arrangements be immediately put response to COVId-19 amidst the group, it was informed that sup - in place for targeted vaccination Chanderkote surging COVId cases, the Chief plies are being reinforced and of vulnerable population. RAMBAN, MAY 16: Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam arrangements be immediately put Further, dCs were asked to today directed ramping up of in place for targeted vaccination strengthen COVId care centres in Additional deputy Commissioner, COVId care facilities and speedy of vulnerable population. rural areas and enhance their fa - Ramban, Harbans Lal Sharma today inspect - vaccination of target groups. He The Chief Secretary also in - cilities with sufficient provisions ed progress or work on Shri Amarnathji also directed district administra - formed that 49.37% fatality was of isolation areas, healthy diet, Shrine Board (SASB) yatri Niwas in tions to utilize full testing quotas recorded in COVId patients who adequate medical Chanderkote.The AdC discussed all the issues for early detection, isolation, and ignored initial symptoms, de - supplies/equipment, and profes - related to convergence of responsibilities /ac - medical treatment of COVId pa - layed taking the test, and reached sional medical supervision. These tivities in detail with Contractor and site tients. hospitals in critical conditions at COVId care centres will be linked Engineers. Administrative Secretaries of later stages. He directed the dis - with level 1&2 hospitals to appro - during the discussion, the Engineers the departments of Health & trict administrations to utilize full priately refer and shift patients in highlighted some local issues and most of Medical Education, Housing & testing quotas and identify cases of emergency. them were resolved by the AdC on the spot. Urban development, and COVId cases at early stages to be The Chief Secretary also di - The Revenue officers in consultation with Information besides divisional pated in the meeting. 93% of the reported fatalities oc - given appropriate COVId care.He rected promotion of COVId-ap - the AdC and Engineers also identified a suit - Commissioners, Kashmir and Emphasizing the instrumen - curred in unvaccinated people, directed the concerned to ramp propriate behaviour in people able site for the bore well. Jammu, deputy Commissioners tal role of vaccination in checking whereas all fully vaccinated peo - up vaccination centres to the through Information, Education, The AdC assured full cooperation from of all districts Commissioner COVId-induced fatality, the Chief ple recovered after hospitaliza - maximum capacities for achiev - and Communication (IEC) activi - district Administration in the completion of JMC, Mission director, National Secretary informed that accord - tion.He directed the concerned to ing universal vaccination in 45 ties focusing on precautionary the prestigious project within the stipulated Health Mission (NHM), and ing to an analysis of COVId ramp up vaccination centres to years and above age group. measures, health-related assis - timeline. director, Family Welfare partici - deaths in the Union territory, the maximum capacities for Regarding 18 to 45 years of age tance, and helpline numbers. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal/natiOnal JAMMU,MONdAy, MAy 17, 2021 Div Com inspects progress of work on 3000 LPM Streets empty, shops closed as 15-day oxygen generation plant at SMGS hospital lockdown comes into force in Bengal Kolkata, May 16 Directs for augmenting bed capacity for pediatrics Covid patients Streets were largely empty in the metropolis JAMMU, MAY 16: date of completion of 3000 uation. and elsewhere in West LPM Oxygen Generation The hospital authorities Bengal on Sunday as the 15- divisional Plant. It was informed that informed that ward 7 and 8 day COVId 19-induced Commissioner Jammu, dr the work was in progress on with capacity of 53 beds lockdown came into effect Raghav Langer on Sunday the Plant Room and floor - have been dedicated for in the state, with just a few visited Shri Maharaja ing work has been complet - Covid patients who are be - vehicles seen ferrying es - Gulab Singh (SMGS) ed. The divisional ing referred from triage sential items during the Hospital and inspected the Commissioner directed the points, while the ward no 19 day. Buses and other pas - progress on the under con - PWd to expedite the pace of of the hospital with 46 bed senger vehicles stayed off struction oxygen genera - work and ensure comple - capacity has already been the roads, and shops selling tion plant. He was accom - tion of Plant Room at the identified to reserve for non-essential items had here said necessary meas - more of a hassle. Just when panied by Chief Engineer earliest. He also directed Pediatric Covid patients. It shutters down, in accor - ures were being taken to the business was at its peak, JPdCL, Superintendent the MEd to start the work was further informed that dance with the curbs im - generate awareness on the we were told to shut down." Engineer, MEd, on installation of the the hospital management posed by the government as lockdown norms, and ac - Sweetmeat shops, con - Superintendent Engineer Oxygen Generation Plant at can augment it with 140 ad - part of the lockdown. tion would be taken against forming to the government PWd, Medical the earliest. Responding to ditional beds if require - Police officers deployed those flouting the rules. orders, lifted shutters after In several bazars in the 10 am, but not many cus - Superintendent SMGS, the need for shut down for directed the concerned exe - on installation of Medical ment is felt. The div Com in the city's nooks and cor - city and its outskirts -- such tomers were seen visiting deputy Medical shifting of electric poles, cuting agencies to work in Gas pipelines in the wards also inquired about the ners intercepted some of as Hatibagan, Gariahat and the outlets. Superintendent SMGS and the div Com directed the close coordination and ex - to augment the bed capacity availability of ventilators the vehicles that plied on Sodpur -- customers, how - With Metro services in other concerned officers. engineers of JPdCL and pedite the pace of work for with ventilators and oxygen and was informed that the the roads to check their pa - ever, did not maintain the city having been sus - The divisional hospital authorities to con - early commissioning of the supported beds. hospital has 4 ICU wards pers before allowing them physical distance and many pended, several frontline Commissioner took a duct a joint survey and find Plant. Meanwhile, the Later, the divisional with 16 ventilators. to proceed. vendors were spotted with - workers complained that round of various sections of out the power back up/ al - divisional Commissioner Commissioner chaired a It was informed that A handful of people out masks. they had difficulty reaching the hospital including the ternate source of power so also reviewed the function - meeting with Hod presently the Pediatric were seen waiting for their Some hawkers who had their place of work. sites of Oxygen Generation that the power supply to the ing of the already installed Pediatrics & Hod covid patients are being turn outside grocery shops, their shops open beyond 10 "I and my colleague got Plant with Manifold system hospital is not affected. He 500 LPM Oxygen Gynae/Obs and reviewed treated at MCH Gandhi while some queued up next am were forced to close late to work, as he had to and under construction also passed directions to Generation Plant and man - the Covid management in Nagar hospital. to vegetable and fish stalls down by the police. take a detour and pick me 250-bedded block, etc. JPdCL to install an inde - ifold system. the hospital. Referring to The divisional at local market places early Sukumar Saha, a fish up from home," a junior At the Oxygen pendent transformer for The hospital authorities possible third covid wave, Commissioner instructed in the day. vendor in Kakdip area of doctor at a private hospital, Generation plant, the con - the upcoming Oxygen apprised the div Com about which according to experts the concerned to share re - The state administra - South 24 Parganas, said, off EM Bypass here, said. cerned Engineers briefed Generation Plant and keep the requirement of oxygen may affect the younger gen - quirements if any and focus tion has allowed sale of es - "The government could West Bengal had on the div about the work power set up ready before pipeline. The div Com di - eration, the div Com direct - on strengthening of sential items for three have imposed a total shut - Saturday registered 144 completed so far and ongo - its functioning. The rected the engineers of ed the SMGS authorities to Pediatric Covid care in hours amid the shutdown - down on market places. COVId-19 fatalities and ing works and expected divisional Commissioner MEd to expedite the work gear up to deal with the sit - SMGS. 7 am to 10 pm. A senior police officer This three-hour window is 19,511 fresh cases. Delhi: AAP Admits To Pasting Posters Heavy rains lash Kerala; water level rises in many dams
Kochi, May 16 Sunday, as the water level has in - Critical Of PM Narendra Modi creased, the district authorities New Delhi May 16 not harass poor people who posters, reading "Modiji The water level in many dams said. paste posters for a meagre humare bachhon ki vaccine across Kerala showed a rising The administration has direct - In the backdrop of the payment," Pathak said in a videsh kyun bhej diya (PM, trend on Sunday even as cyclone ed those people living on the banks delhi Police arresting a few press conference. The why did you send vaccines Tauktae moved away from the of Thodupuzha river, people over their alleged posters had criticised Modi meant for our children to state's coast after wreaking havoc. Muvattupuzha river and their trib - role in pasting posters crit - for the shortage of Covid- foreign countries?)", in India Meteorological utaries to be cautious. ical of Prime Minister 19 vaccines in the country. several parts of delhi amid department (IMd) has issued or - In the coastal areas, high tidal Narendra Modi, the Aam This development the coronavirus-induced ange alerts --a warning indicating waves continued to wreak havoc. Aadmi Party on Sunday ad - comes amid many lockdown. The FIRs were heavy to very heavy rain-- on Hundreds of families living in mitted that its members Congress leaders running a registered under sections Sunday in three districts- coastal areas and low lying areas of had put up the said posters social media campaign 188 (disobedience to order Ernakulam, Idukki and the state have been shifted to relief in various parts of the na - daring the delhi Police to duly promulgated by pub - Malappuram. camps. Indian Navy on Sunday de - tional capital. arrest them over the lic servant) of the Indian The catchment areas of many ployed its diving and quick reaction Alleging that many posters. Led by Rahul Penal Code and other rele - dams in the central Kerala districts teams in the coastal village of AAP members had been Gandhi, many Congress vant sections, including have reported heavy rains, prompt - Chellanam in Ernakulam district, taken into custody by the leaders changed their pro - section 3 of the Prevention ing the authorities to sound alert which was heavily hit by tidal delhi Police and that many file pictures on Twitter of defacement of Property warnings before upping their shut - waves. The teams, braving harsh others were being harassed with the poster asking why Act, across various districts ters. weather conditions, undertook res - by the cops, senior leader COVId vaccines were sent of the delhi Police, officials The Thrissur district adminis - cue and rehabilitation of people durgesh Pathak said police abroad. "Arrest me too," had said. defending the tration said spillway shutters of the who got trapped in houses. action will not hinder the said Gandhi in a tweet move, Pathak said people Peringalkuthu dam will be opened They were shifted to a relief if the water level crosses the per - party from criticising the while sharing a picture of across the country were camp at St Mary's High School in Thiruvananthapuram, According to the state govern - mitted limit of 419.41 metres. Centre. Pathak further said the poster, which read asking the same question Chellanam, a Navy official has said. Thrikkannapuzha in Alappuzha ment, at least nine districts have In a statement, the administra - that AAP members will put "Modi ji, why did you send and wanted to know why Besides Chellanam in and Beypore and Koyilandy in been severely affected by the sea in - tion has urged the people living on up similar posters across our children's vaccines the prime minister and the Ernakulam district, rough sea and Kozhikode districts. cursion. the banks of Chalakudy river to be the country. "The AAP is abroad". The delhi Police BJP government exported high tidal waves had wreaked havoc Hundreds of houses were dam - A large number of people were cautious. behind these posters. I am has registered 25 FIRs and crores of vaccine doses to in Kaipamangalam, Chavakkad aged in coastal belts across the state shifted to relief camps in various Shutters of Malankara dam in behind the posters. Arrest arrested as many people 94 countries, including and Kodungallur in Thrissur, as sea water seeped in following districts, arranged in adherence to Idukki district will be opened on me and our MLAs but do for allegedly pasting the Pakistan, Afghanistan. Pallithura in high waves. COVId-19 protocols. Covid-19: Amid Centre’s Mismanagement, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Issues A Call To Action Kharge, Adhir mourn Cong MP Satav's demise sive loss of support for the the severe criticism that the tients, imports of essential as it would be seen as a vote government from across government has come un - medical equipment and of no-confidence,” says a New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) the country due to its mis - der in failing to prepare for drugs on a war-footing”. senior RSS functionary. management in handling the second. The BJP has He is also known to have The saffron fountain - Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun of the second Covid wave. cranked up its social media asked them to talk to their head has generally kept its Kharge and leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir When Bhagwat, while machinery to shift the nar - contacts overseas and ask criticism of the govern - Ranjan Chowdhury condoled the demise of MP Rajeev addressing the concluding rative towards “positivity them to do the same. ment away from the public Satav on Sunday and described him as a dedicated lecture in the ‘Positivity and proactive approach”. However, it is evident gaze, conveying its views Congressman who was committed to the party's ideology. Unlimited’ series on May Inept handling of the that Bhagwat prefers the through the General "Rajeev Satav was one of the most promising leaders of the 15, called out the govern - Covid-19 second wave by middle way. In his lecture, Secretary (Organisation) – next generation of Congress leaders," Kharge said, adding ment for negligence follow - the government has been while he did not desist in presently B.L. Santhosh -- that he built his political career from the grassroots, starting ing the first wave of Covid- rankling some sections of putting the blame, albeit who serves as the link be - as a panchayat member in 2002, to become a zilla panchay - 19 – along with the admin - the Sangh parivar though partial, at the govern - tween the BJP and the RSS. at member, an MLA, a Lok Sabha MP and finally, a Rajya istration and the public at they have refrained from ment’s door, he also The rare occasions when Sabha member within a short time. New Delhi May 16 dia and the way the BJP us - large – he knew there was making public statements. preached the positivity the Sangh has actually of - "He was always ready to take up any responsibility that es it for propaganda and no way he could offer any However, a prominent sec - mantra. fered public comments on was given to him by the party and fulfilled it with great dedi - Rashtriya trolling opponents. It is not credible defence with the tion within the RSS contin - He stressed on being the government’s policies cation. He was deeply committed to the ideology of the Swayamsewak Sangh a surprise that though the crumbling healthcare sys - ues to believe that a “posi - prepared and having the include demonetisation. Congress and had become an essential member of the party, (RSS) chief Mohan Sangh chief has a Twitter tem. It was a call for action tive spin” is required. A right attitude to fight and After much internal de - enjoying the confidence of all senior leaders," Kharge said. Bhagwat is known to be a account, with a decent fol - to the government to be senior RSS leader, known win against the virus in the bate, the RSS had issued a He said Satav strongly believed in the ideals of Mahatma pragmatic man. He knows lowing of 2.4 lakh users, he prepared for the third wave to be close to PM Modi, is third wave. statement calling the Jyotiba Phule, BR Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru and when to put out his dis - has not put out even a sin - that the scientific commu - even believed to have got - “The RSS chief could Prime Minister’s decision Mahatma Gandhi and was deeply committed to the cause of pleasure with the working gle tweet since he joined nity has been flagging after ten in touch with some in - not be seen as turning a “a noble endeavour” and the backward classes. of the Narendra Modi-led the platform two years ago. the deadly second wave. fluential people in the film blind eye and condoning asking the “patriotic people government in public and He is known to rely on feed - The Sangh cadres have industry, asking them to what is obvious. But then it of Bharat” to cooperate when to handle things be - back from the cadres work - already been activated on amplify the positive things has to be a tightrope walk. with the government, “irre - hind closed doors. ing at the grass-roots in the ground to help the people that the government is do - Not coming out and en - spective of the temporary He is also not known to country. And the RSS in these testing times. The ing -- “the vaccine drive, dorsing the government’s but unavoidable inconven - be a great fan of social me - cadres are reporting mas - effort is to try and mitigate the recoveries among pa - efforts could also backfire ience being caused”. Second Batch Of Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Three BJP MLAs Taken Into Custody For Sputnik V Reaches Hyderabad Violating Lockdown Restrictions In Bengal Siliguri May 16 The MLAs, who were containing the spread of Reddy's Laboratories on apprehended when they the deadly virus. They only May 14 soft-launched im - Police in Siliguri took were staging a sit-in at believe in politicising cri - ported Covid-19 vaccine three BJP MLAs into cus - Safdar Hasmi Chowk sis situations," he said Sputnik V vaccine which is tody on Sunday for flout - roundabout in Siliguri, adding that the state gov - priced at Rs948, with five ing lockdown restrictions, claimed that they main - ernment is doing every - per cent GST per dose (re - a police officer said. tained all COVId-19 pro - thing possible to fight the tail price). "Given the re - The three MLAs-- tocols during the protest, pandemic. Hitting out at cent launch of the Russian Shankar Ghosh, vaccine in the Indian vacci - and there was no gather - them, senior TMC leader Anandamoy Burman and nation campaign, this sec - ing at the spot. Goutam said that the BJP Sikha Chattopadhyay -- ond delivery has become Hitting out at them, legislators "betrayed" the were protesting against al - very timely. The efficacy of senior TMC leader people of the region by or - leged lack of measures on Hyderabad May 16 official Twitter page said. the #SputnikV is well- Goutam said that the BJP ganising a sit-in amid the the part of the state gov - The tweet, which also known in the world," legislators "betrayed" the lockdown. A 15-day lock - ernment to check the ris - The second consign - included pictures of vac - Nikolay Kudashev Russian people of the region by or - down came into force in ment of Russian Covid-19 cine boxes being unloaded Ambassador to India ing number of COVId-19 ganising a sit-in amid the Bengal on Sunday, with vaccine, Sputnik V, on from an aircraft, said, tweeted. first consignment deaths in north Bengal. lockdown. the government putting in Sunday landed at Rajiv "Second batch of Sputnik V of 1.50 lakh doses of They were released lat - "Let people see the real place a host of stringent Gandhi International @sputnikvaccine arrives in Sputnik V vaccine from er in the day, the officer face of BJP leaders, who measures to curb the Airport here, Sputnik V's Hyderabad, India.”dr Russian direct Investment said. are least bothered about spread of COVId-19. Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU MONdAy MAy 17 2, 021 Glimpses of Future Health Care Policy needs a booster ESTABLISHEd IN 1986 BY : ISHANee SHARMA trally sponsored scheme. We have witnessed that ICUs, The disparity among the masses ventilators, availability of RT-PCR Announce economic package for J&K makes the downtrodden people facilities, oxygen cylinders, cardiac more vulnerable. Till the untoward monitors for operation theatres, ll economic activities are closed in Jammu and dissemination of Coronavirus in electrocardiogram machines, ade - Kashmir due to lockdown imposed to curb the India, the economic prosperity and quacy of beds available, vaccines, healthcare developments were often ancillary medicines and steroids, re- Aspread of COVId-19 pandemic, which has considered complementary to each vertical transport facilities, staff and sulted into huge economic losses. The GOI must frame other. during the COVId pandemic, most importantly sufficient number some policy towards the sinking economy of Jammu empirical corroborations show the of doctors were also inadequate in gap between the two has not nar - most of the healthcare institutions. and Kashmir as any further delay in sustaining local rowed down, resulting in lopsided Scarcity of testing facilities and vac - businesses, trade, employment, Agriculture and its al- development. Every year, the Union cines erodes the utility of rural and lied will have a disastrous impact on the local economy and State Governments while ap - government hospitals and bulldozes propriating their annual finances the poor patients to hasten to dis - which is already on the deathbed. The path-breaking accord utmost priority toward su - tant places for availing urgent treat - strides that the state was making have been ruined due perficial sectors or ancilliary enter - ment. It can be said that the genesis to reckless clampdown and successive COVId-19 lock- prises ie insurance sector and prof - of this problem accentuated in the fer marginal policy attention to our year 1991 when our country adopted downs with horticulture, real estate, agriculture pro- medical and health care sectors. It is the LPG (Liberalisation, cessing, manufacturing, tourism, transport and handi- appalling that since Independence, Privatisation, Globalisation) policy. craft sectors taking a major hit. It won’t be an exaggera- the percentage-based monetary al - Since then the government allowed location in healthcare development the private sector to take a lead in tion to say that the local economy of Jammu and ment, in seeking adequate health care industry. due to the glaring de - had never exceeded two per cent of care benefits from the State. Ergo, ficiency of an adequate infrastruc - the health care industry and thereby Kashmir, in particular Kashmir, is lurking towards an the overall financial allocations. the plunder bund-like insurance ture and sufficient human resource the state in a gradual manner with - imminent catastrophe. Now with lockdown in place, Consequently, it results in a dis - companies exploit them at their own in the public hospitals, the most drew from its responsibilities for pleasing growth of certain sectors providing adequate health care the scope of any fast recovery of our economy seems to whims and fancies, which in turn sought-after health care schemes accompanied by social disparity eclipses the economic development such as Ayushman Bharat have also means to the masses. This stunted be a far cry. The packages have been doled out by the lo- caused by the whopping expenses and ultimately takes lives of thou - failed to meet the legitimate medici - public sector spending on medical cal JK administration, but the packages were cosmetic incurred by the majority of our pop - sands of people in our country due to nal demands of the masses during services, resulting in excessive re - ulation in meeting the basic medici - liance upon the private sector in in nature that failed to curb the investment inversions inadequate healthcare infrastruc - the times of the pandemic. A report nal requirements at private hospi - ture.This pandemic has inadver - published in a leading daily newspa - seeking health care benefits. The and nurse back to health the ailing manufacturing, hor- tals. This disparity makes the down - tently helped our economy in high - per highlights that barely 10 per cent government needs to realize the fact ticulture, tourism, transport and handicraft sectors. trodden masses vulnerable in the lighting the existing infrastructure of the Ayushman Bharat cardhold - that the private sector operates in a spheres of human resource develop - Similarly nothing was done to check Job lay-offs, slug- lacunaein the medical and health - ers could take the benefit of this cen - Health care on Page 7 gish recruitment process, business closures and bank- ruptcy and other ominous issues faced by our people. The little to no public spending also has had a devastat- ing impact on JK economy. Now that the fresh COVId An appeal: COVID Ups and Downs induced curbs have returned, the local tourism players, marginal traders and transporters have again han- BY : RAvI CHANDeR KOCHHAR start virtual laboratory sessions and even the examinations were kered down, this time bearing more pain than ever be- It’s time for all of us to come held online so as to recoup lost fore. The government has turned volte-face to the together and fight the pandemic offline sessions and save an aca - plight of shut businesses and transport as a result of selflessly. It was towards the end demic year. Work from home be - of 2019 that the unknown disas - came the name of the office which the people associated with tourism, travel, trans- ter struck the globe in the form game, allowing people to run of - port, handicraft and real estate are facing immense of Covid-19 and since then re - fices and businesses through vir - hardships. Most of them have been impoverished or searchers and scientists have tual workshops, seminars and been burning midnight oil to conferences without having to are on the very brink of it. The laidback attitude of the find out how and where it started travel at all. Shopping has more government has severely pummeled the labourers, and how it spread. An answer or less become an online phe - hawkers, marginal transporters and small traders. eludes us even today. The pan - nomenon to avoid visits to demic created havoc around the crowded markets, food too is or - Where are they supposed to go? In wake of the ongoing world, the damages to industry dered online like never before lock down, there shall be a comprehensive covid-19 and economies are still being as - and sensing the demand for de - sustenance policy for the ailing economy of JK. The sessed, the world has taken a hit livered food, entrepreneurs have and many countries are still try - expanded the cuisines and culi - package should consider loan waivers, extension of ing to recover from the shock. nary fare available for the con - moratorium to term loans and working capital, chang- Now, the second wave has hit the sumers. There has been a decline A norms and reduction of electricity, and wa- world community with a in some businesses in the organ - ing the NP vengeance and the havoc it has ised and unorganised sectors, ter utility bills by 70%. Extending the benefits of BPL to created is worse than the first but then many new entrepre - APL consumers during the COVId crises will also go a wave. It is upto the scientific neurs have also sprung up usher - struggling to cope up with the guard against lest it demoralise pandemic and trying to put their the nation. Humanitarian aid is of people. community to quickly analyse ing in new a wave of innovative long way in easing the burden how long the present wave will ideas. Products such as PPEs, best foot forward to ensure it coming from various quarters, last. during the first wave, masks and ventilators and many contained as quickly as possible including from religious com - thanks to technology, it did not more are being made and sub - and ensuring that people respect munities, offering volunteer take long for mankind to shift to jected to innovations, while safety norms and wear masks, services to provide free food at alternate means of survival and those never manufactured in the maintain social distancing and ‘langars’, free oxygen supplies sustain business operations. The country are being exported in wash their hands regularly. The and even beds in urgently erect - In the slow lane public healthcare system is ed centres. There are also dis - education system promptly went under a year. The innovations into the online mode that has and new systems, however, elud - bursting at the seams and politi - turbing scenes of over-burdened now become the primary mode of ed the country's medical care ap - cising has only made it worse. front line health workers over - teaching. It didn't take long to paratus with the health workers This is something to be guarded An appeal o n Page 7 Hawks cash in on Israel-Hamas war BY : MAKHAN SAIKIA protest against Israel. They claim that Israel is making concerted ef - Tel Aviv’s concerted efforts to forts to erase the Palestinian identi - evict ‘illegal’ Palestinian settlers ty from the land. For now, Tel Aviv from East Jerusalem and Hamas’ has rebuffed any discussion for ceaseless attempts to destroy Israel ceasefire. It vows to continue the of - and Jews are the biggest hurdles in fensive. Benjamin Netanyahu, the arriving at a peaceful solution. The Prime Minister of Israel, is in favour ongoing war offers the hawks from of stepping up its Gaza strikes. He both sides the much sought-after said, “At the conclusion of a situa - opportunity as they have some po - tional assessment, it was decided litical axe to grind. Gaza has once that both the might of the attacks again grabbed the headlines. In and the frequency of the attacks will East Jerusalem, blood-stained be increased.” He also commented Experts say that vaccinating all against COVId is the only way out but streets and smoldering tyres are that “Hamas and Islamic jehad paid the drive is spluttering. The world applauded us for supplying indigenous telltale signs of a gory fight between and will pay a very heavy price for COVId vaccines under the “Vaccine Maitri” initiative. Well, that was be - the Israeli security forces and the their belligerence their blood is for - fore the second wave hit home. When it comes to dealing with the pandem- Hamas. The region is witnessing the feit”. This indicates that Israel will ic in our own backyard, our vaccination efforts run into a wall of challenges worst violence since the 50-day war continue its offensive. There is a from manufacturing to pricing to supply chain bottlenecks. Several States that took place in 2014. Today, the possibility that this will add fuel to had expressed inability to start the vaccination drive for 18-44 years, citing bitter truth for Israel is that Hamas, the fire over the decade’s long crisis shortage of vaccines. The situation hasn’t improved yet; if anything, in - an Islamic militant group, controls in West Asian region. The equable vaccine prices have only exacerbated it. No doubt, there exists a the sensitive Gaza region. spokesman for UN Secretary wide demand-and-supply gap and India needs to ramp up its vaccine pro - Palestinians live under Israeli General Antonio Guterres said he is duction capacity manifold. While the nation faces a vaccine deficit, how settler colonialism. Their fear is sources say the lands occupied by 15 of the Covenant says that the je - saddened by the increasingly large logical is it for the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) to plan to based on experience of torture, dai - these families were originally under had for the liberation of Palestine is number of casualties, including pump 240 million pounds (Rs 2,400 crore) for making vaccines in the ly bout of humiliations, constant Jewish ownership. But the an individual duty. It says, “The day children, from Israeli air strike in United Kingdom? This huge amount should have ideally been spent on in- denial of basic freedoms, absence of Palestinians see this as an extension that enemies usurp part of Muslim Gaza and of Israeli fatalities from creasing the production capacity in India. In the looming shadow of a more dignity of life, living and labour, im - of an Israeli policy to displace as land, jehad becomes the individual rockets launched from Gaza. He lethal third wave, achieving herd immunity seems to be the only way out. prisonment and finally maiming many Palestinians as possible from duty of every Muslim. In face of the called for maximum restraint by the However, going by the current pace India fares poorly on the index of per- and killing. So it is very natural that Jerusalem. The final aim is to re - Jews usurpation of Palestine, it is Israeli security forces. The UN has centage vaccination achieving herd immunity is easier said than done. every Palestinian born there will claim and retain a majority Jewish compulsory that the banner of je - warned that the planned expulsion Since most of the predictions by our scientists with respect to the nature have the basic instinct to fight identity in the city. Will Palestine had be raised. To do this requires of the Palestinian families from and peak of the second wave have fallen flat, there is no point relying on against the Israeli occupation. The ever get the desired independent the diffusion of Islamic conscious - East Jerusalem by Israel could their predictions on the timing and intensity of the third wave. Adding to hatred is growing towards Israel land? No, at least for the foreseeable ness among the masses, both on the amount to war crimes. But it also these woes are disturbing reports that a “black fungus” is maiming those and its security forces. And if it goes future. It must be said here that the regional, Arab and Islamic ummah lashed out at the Hamas for the in - who have recovered from COVId. The rare infection, called like this for any longer, war-like sit - struggle and jehad for Palestine will levels. It is necessary to instill the discriminate launch of rockets and “Mucormycosis”, has an overall mortality rate of 50 per cent. doctors be - uation will be a daily affair. The continue. The Islamic resistance spirit of jehad in the heart of the na - mortars towards Israeli population lieve it may be triggered by the use of steroids that are given as life-saving moot point is what Israel wants? movements like the Hamas, mean - tion so that they would confront the centres. Meanwhile, the US post - drugs to critically ill COVId patients. If that is true, fighting SARS-CoV-2 Israel wants total control over East ing strength, will keep challenging enemies and join the ranks of the poned a UN Security Council meet - virus and its variants is not the only challenge that we face. We must also Jerusalem. The current conflict has the very identity of the Israeli state. fighters.” Palestinians have resisted ing on the ongoing flare-up between get ready to face the fungal infection that severely damages our skin, lungs emerged because of the forced ex - In fact, the Hamas Covenant which Israeli occupation and colonisation Israel and the Hamas for the next and brain. The crisis is certainly deepening as the Government’s best ef - pulsion of Palestinian families from consists of 36 articles clearly high - for decades now. Anger on the week. The discussion was supposed forts to contain the pandemic notwithstanding, the desired results are the occupied East Jerusalem neigh - lights how the group will take the Palestinian street has grown. to take place this week, but the US is In the slow on Page 7 borhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Some Islamic movement further. Article People are raising the banner of Hawks cash on Page 7
Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU MONdAy MAy 17, 2021 All hands on deck: Armed forces use veterinary corps personnel at COVID facilities PReSS TRUST fO INDIA started by the combined armed forces will be used to help facilitation centres ical personnel, the officials said. and fungi. Coronaviruses are from a cats. The fresh COVId-19 wave is be - New Delhi, May 15 in view of the pandemic. 'CO-JEET' to provide information to the kins of COVId-19 is zoonotic, and the phar - family of RNA (ribonucleic acid) ing treated like war by the armed stands for co-workers of all three serv - patients admitted to the make-shift macology and biochemistry of veteri - viruses and its infection is common in forces and they have launched opera - To augment medical care services ices who will finally have 'Jeet' (victo - (COVId) hospitals, the officials said. nary sciences and the human body is animals and humans, according to the tion 'CO-JEET' which encompasses to fight the brutal second COVId-19 ry) over COVId-19. Officers, JCOs and other ranks would totally the same, they said. The Federation of European psychological measures to allay fears wave, doctors and other staff from the Operation 'Co-JEET' has engaged be deployed at the COVId-19 care Remount Veterinary Corps, which Veterinarians (FEV). The FEV in a pa - and panic among patients, and aug - Remount Veterinary Corps have been personnel of the three wings of the centres to help the over-stretched has a history of more than two cen - per had said that some, but not all mentation of medical facilities to roped in by the armed forces, essen - armed forces the Army, the Air Force medical staff and provide timely in - turies, among other things and be - strains of coronavirus diseases, can be combat the disease. Engaging veteri - tially to help run patient facilitation and the Navy into services like helping formation to anxious relatives and at - sides veterinary services also takes transmitted between animals and hu - narians to provide help to health care centres, officials said on Sunday. restore oxygen supply chains, setting tendants of patients. Relatives and at - care of disease diagnosis and investi - mans. A wide range of animals is workers has been done in other parts Around 18 officers, over 120 junior up COVId beds and providing help to tendants have been making a beeline gation, and research in emerging dis - known to be the source of coron - of the world, including in Britain and commissioned officers (JCOs) and the civilian administration in their outside these makeshift facilities to eases. The RVC also works round-the aviruses which include the Middle other countries of Europe last year. In other ranks have been deployed in fight to prevent the spread of the in - get information about their patients, clock for prevention of zoonotic dis - East Respiratory Syndrome the United States, some states had specially created COVId-19 facilities fection. The department of defence and have often engaged with the staff eases. Zoonotic diseases or zoonoses Coronavirus (MERS-COVId) that kept veterinarians on standby to as - in the national capital, Lucknow, has also created a COVId Crisis deployed there for providing medical are caused by germs that can spread originated from camels and the sist if needed, either by offering their Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Patna un - Management Committee. The staff of care to the infected. The fresh deploy - between animals and people. They are Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome medical expertise in hospitals or in der operation 'CO-JEET', which was the Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC) ment will lessen the burden on med - caused viruses, bacteria, parasites, (SARS) that originated from civet mortuary management. Plea for probe into complaint against Man held for cheating Book on Aarushi case takes critical NCB chief: SC to hear matter against people on pretext of providing oxygen cylinders High Court order after 4 weeks PReSS TRUST Of INDIA look at judicial system New Delhi, May 16 PReSS TRUST Of INDIA New Delhi, May 16 PReSS TRUST Of INDIA to be repeat offenders. A A 22-year-old man has been ar - New Delhi, May 16 few months after the The Supreme Court rested for allegedly duping people on charges against the accused delay in justice deliv - would hear after four the pretext of providing oxygen cylin - paedophile or rapist are ery as in case of Aarushi weeks a plea by a dentist ders to them, police said on Sunday. drawn up, the man will be The accused has been identified as Jai Talwar's murder is a sad re - out on bail, and he will re - who has challenged the flection on both judiciary delhi High Court order Kishan, a resident of Jahangirpuri, main on bail for possibly a they said. Police said a case was regis - and the society, argues dismissing his petition decade, during which peri - tered on Tuesday in which com - Rajesh Talwar, a legal offi - seeking directions to the od his name cannot be on plainant Himanshu said his family cer with the UN and author Centre, Central any database because he members had tested COVId positive of a book on this Noida Vigilance Commission has not yet been convicted," and he needed oxygen cylinders as the teenager who was found and CBI to probe and he says. As a result of the condition of his father-in-law had dead on this day 13 years launch prosecution on delays in the judicial sys - started deteriorating on April 27. He ago. "A fast-track court destroyed by the investiga - "Every time there is an tem, these paedophile his complaint against cution on his complaint Prevention of came across an advertisement on alone doesn't help. We need tors themselves. According Aarushi, a Nirbhaya, a rapists roam completely Narcotics Control against Asthana. The Corruption Act. The WhatsApp which claimed home deliv - more sensitive and compe - to Talwar, what such cases Jessica Lal, or a free, during long periods of Bureau (NCB) chief high court had rejected plea alleged that the er of oxygen cylinders. After the com - tent judges to deal with cer - and the ones that follow tell Priyadarshini Mattoo case, delayed justice continuing Rakesh Asthana. The the plea with a cost of Rs high court had not ap - plainant called the mobile number, the tain kinds of cases," he says. about the judiciary is really there is a hue and cry and to live wherever they want, plea against the high 20,000 to be paid by the preciated that both the man asked him to transfer Rs 20,000 In his book "The Killing of its crumbling state, where the government orders the possibly in an area full of court's order came up petitioner in favour of CVC and CBI have failed and Rs 30,000 in advance for two oxy - Aarushi and the Murder of the only real debate possi - case to be set on the fast- young children playing in for hearing on May 13 the delhi High Court to adjudicate upon the gen cylinders of 20 kgs each, a senior Justice", he cites the need ble is whether the justice track rails." He is of the the park for instance, and before a bench of Legal Services criminal complaints police officer said. The complainant for far better expert opin - system is going to collapse, opinion that justice for preying on any other young Justices U U Lalit and B Committee. filed by the petitioner. transferred the money, but did not re - ion, and a better quality of or has already collapsed. women will not improve till child, being now better R Gavai. At the request In his plea filed in The dentist had earlier ceive any cylinder. When he asked the judge to assess that opinion "What it tells about the so - the time there is an overall trained on how to avoid de - of the counsel for the pe - the apex court, dhawan moved the apex court accused to refund his money, the man and other evidence. The ciety is that our leaders do improvement in justice. tection as a result of their titioner, the matter is has claimed that the seeking directions to in - blocked his number, police said. Aarushi murder case is yet not do forward planning "And that will not happen court and jail experiences, adjourned for four high court had erred in vestigate and launch during investigation, police analysed to be solved. Talwar shares even on extremely impor - till such time that we have a he adds. delays in the jus - weeks, the bench said in not appreciating that criminal prosecution the mobile number and bank account how medical experts on be - tant issues, be it in respect massive increase in invest - tice delivery system as in its May 13 order. The CVC has failed in dis - against Asthana, who details of the suspect and apprehended half of the prosecution were of coronavirus or justice de - ment in the justice system." case of Aarushi murder high court had on pensing its constitu - also heads the BSF, on him, the officer said. during interroga - completely self-contradic - livery," he says. Talwar also cites lack of make the falsely accused February 15 dismissed tional duty cast upon it the basis of his allega - tion, the accused disclosed that his tory and extraordinarily He argues that this proper database manage - such as the Talwars as well the plea filed by by its disappointing act tions. However, he had family had no source of income due to foolish, how the so-called whole business of appoint - ment and tracking as a rea - as victims suffer much Chandigarh resident dr of total inaction by just on February 8 with - the lockdown. He knew that there was experts were not aware of ing a fast-track court is son behind increase in more, he says. "There is no Mohit dhawan, who sitting over the criminal drawn the plea from the a huge requirement of oxygen cylin - completely normal gynae - nothing else but "sleight of crime against women. closure. It's terrible to think had sought directions to complaint submitted by apex court and said that ders for COVId patients in the city, po - cological occurrence and hand". It soothes the pub - "Among rapists, it is the of the torture the Talwars the Centre, CVC and CBI him against the senior he would approach the lice said. So he planned to cheat people how all the evidence was lic, says Talwar, adding paedophiles who are known underwent. to investigate and IPS officer under the high court to pursue the who were in urgent need of the cylin - launch criminal prose - provision of the remedy. ders. Contn. from Page 6 ...... Vice president condoles death Puducherry adds 1,961 new Covid-19 of Cong leader Rajeev Satav PReSS TRUST Of INDIA cases, overall tally rises to 84,506 In the slow ...... New Delhi, May 16 PReSS TRUST Of INDIA so far tested 9.17 lakh sam - nowhere in sight. The Centre has claimed in the Supreme ation on the ground. Far from reaching even the halfway Vice President M Puducherry, May 16 ples and it was found that Court that its vaccine policy is “just, equitable and non-dis - point in the fight against COVId, the Government must Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday 8.14 lakh were negative. criminatory” and there is no need for the courts to inter - employ sincere, coordinated and gigantic efforts to deal expressed shock at the death he union territory of There were 17,666 active fere. However, this explanation doesn’t agree with the situ - with the crisis. of Congress leader and Rajya Puducherry reported 1,961 cases and 65,689 patients Sabha member Rajeev Satav fresh coronavirus cases in had recovered and were dis - ...... due of post-COVId complica - the last 24 hours raising the charged so far. The Health An appeal tions, saying he was a dynam - overall tally to 84,506, a department director said whelmed by the scale of the surge. Equally disturb - hour is for everyone to come together keeping poli - ic parliamentarian deeply senior official of the Health 33,696 healthcare workers ing are reports of black marketing of essential drugs tics at bay and fight the pandemic selflessly. Life, not committed to serving the department said on and 20,177 frontline work - and oxygen, fake admissions, fake medicine and money, is valuable as it will never come back. There people. Satav died on Sunday Sunday. Thirty-two more ers were inoculated against medical equipment. All this adds up to a bizarre situ - is also the need to have a positive mind, it is no small morning due to post-coron - people succumbed to the Covid so far. He said ation where the conscience of those indulging in achievement that despite a massive increase in posi - avirus complications in Pune. virus during the last 24 fied at the end of the exami - 1,26,785 people coming un - these practices seems to have died. The need of the tive cases, the recoveries are also in big numbers. He was undergoing treat - hours ending 10 AM nation of 9,446 samples, der the category of either ment at a private hospital in Sunday, pushing the toll to projecting a test positivity senior citizens (60 years the city in Maharashtra after 1,151, director of the Health rate of 20.76 per cent. He and above) or those above Hawks cash ...... testing COVId-19 positive department S Mohan said 1,491 patients were dis - 45 years with comorbidities trying to make room for diplomacy so as to avert the worst the solution to the land problem. The current crisis is only last month and was on venti - Kumar said. He said the charged during the last 24 have been inoculated situation in the contested Gaza territory. The US, a key al - offering the radical elements on both sides a chance to ad - lator support. 1,961 new cases were identi - hours. The department has against Covid so far. ly of Israel, has confirmed on multiple occasions that the vance their agenda. The massive deployment of ground latter has the full right to defend itself as the terrorist troops by the Netanyahu Government on the border sig - groups from Gaza have launched about 1,750 rockets into nals a broader offensive in the coming days. Moving Cong MP Rajeev Satav dies after recovering from COVID-19 its territory. However, US Secretary of State Antony armed forces near Gaza raises the possibility of an inva - Blinken has brushed aside all speculation that sion and a bloody war. The Israeli defence Forces (IdF) is PReSS TRUST Of INDIA Satav. He was a leader with Maharashtra's Hingoli dis - along till today We will al - Washington is trying to torpedo the crucial talks altogeth - preparing for all kinds of eventualities and an escalation Pune, May 16 huge potential who embod - trict, also leaves behind two ways remember Rajeev er. President Joe Biden said, “One of the things that I have at the moment. Such deployment of forces took place only ied the ideals of Congress. children aged 11 and 16. Satav's simplicity, ever- seen thus far is that there has not been a significant over - in 2014. As the war continues, global media reports that Congress leader and It's a big loss for us all. My "Anguished by the passing smiling, connected to the reaction.” Around the same time, Israel has been pum - most of the rockets fired by the Hamas are being blocked Rajya Sabha member condolences and love to his away of my friend from grassroots, loyalty and meling Gaza with air strikes, levelling buildings leading to by Israel’s Iron dome defence System. However, some of Rajeev Satav died on family," tweeted Rahul Parliament, Shri Rajeev friendship. Goodbye, my killing of dozens of people. Biden has already touted the rockets that got through the superior defence circuit Sunday, days after recover - Gandhi, bemoaning the Satav Ji. He was an upcom - friend. Keep shining, wher - Israel’s right to self-defense amid rocket attacks from the killed only a few people on the side of Israel. On the other ing from the coronavirus loss of his trusted colleague. ing leader with much po - ever you are," he tweeted. Hamas that have killed dozens of people. Thus the White hand, the attacks launched by Israel through its air force infection, hospital sources Congress president Sonia tential. Condolences to his Congress general secretary House clarified that Jerusalem must be a place of co-exis - over Gaza have been more deadly, with a reported death said. Satav (46) was under - Gandhi described Satav as a family, friends and sup - Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tence. The European Union, a group of 27 nations, too has toll over 90 so far. The Iron dome is designed to selective - going treatment at a private rising star of the party who porters. Om Shanti," tweet - said, "In Rajiv Satav we criticised the Hamas for the war, by saying that ly deal with rocket attacks. And also this system intercepts hospital in Pune after test - was known for his unfailing ed Prime Minister have lost one of our bright - Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel were totally unaccept - those enemy rockets that head for populated areas. The ing coronavirus positive dedication and sincerity. In Narendra Modi. "I am est colleagues. Clean of able. And the EU called on all sides to aim for de-escala - IdF claims that the Iron dome is around 90 per cent ef - last month and was on ven - her condolence message, deeply shocked by the un - heart, sincere, deeply com - tion and to prevent more civilian casualties. At the same fective. However, the sources say even a high probability tilator support. After recov - Gandhi said she is deeply timely demise of Rajya mitted to the ideals of the time, EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell condemned intercept rate can make the Hamas efforts to destroy pop - ering from COVId-19, he pained by the tragic loss of Sabha member, Shri Rajiv Congress and devoted to eviction of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem. He al - ulated areas purely ineffective. It is to be noted here that was diagnosed with the party leader, "who was a Satav due to Covid-related the people of India." so called the evictions illegal, saying it only serves to fuel the Iron dome system was made with American finance. Cytomegalovirus infection trusted colleague and a complications. He was a dy - Maharashtra Congress tensions. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson aired his The constant struggle for Palestine to establish its sover - and his condition became friend to all of us". She said namic parliamentarian & leaders said Satav's death is view that “the UK is deeply concerned by the growing vio - eign identity has become a permanent irritant for Israel. critical. "He had recovered it is also a personal loss for deeply committed to serv - an irreparable loss. The lence and civilian casualties and we want to see urgent de- On the other hand, Israeli attempt to maintain its status from COVId-19. He was her. "Rajeev Satav was only ing the people. My heartfelt NCP and Shiv Sena also ex - escalation of tensions”. Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul quo and further expand and also to evict illegal taking some immunosup - 46 years old. He rose from condolences to the be - pressed shock over his de - Gheit called the Israeli air strikes indiscriminate and irre - Palestinian occupants (according to Tel Aviv) from East pressant drugs as he was the grassroots to holding reaved family members & mise. NCP president sponsible. However, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Jerusalem foment an ever greater war in the region. The suffering from spondylitis many responsibilities in a his followers. Om Shanthi!" Sharad Pawar said Satav's Ali Khamenei, a known bete noire of the Israel state, said Hamas wants the Jews dead and the state of Israel elimi - and as his immunity was short time due to his unfail - Vice President M Venkaiah death was shocking. Pawar “Zionists understand nothing but the language of force, nated. For them, it is not about Israel, but this is ultimate - low, he contracted COVId- ing dedication, sincerity Naidu tweeted. The described him a s a studious so the Palestinians must increase their power and resist - ly about the Jews. Today, situation in East Jerusalem is 19. He later developed a and hard work," she said. Congress said Satav's un - and aggressive leader. ance to force the criminals to surrender and stop their terribly unnerving. It is time for the Israeli garrison state bacterial infection due to He served as the Indian wavering dedication to - "Saddened to lose our young brutal acts.” Meanwhile the 57-member group of the to talk peace. The Hamas, only by working as a proxy, will which he had fibrosis in the youth Congress president, wards the nation and the Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Organization of Islamic Cooperation voiced its concern find it really difficult to bring a solution to the lungs. despite best efforts AICC secretary and the par - party carried out with pure Satav. His passing away is a over the deteriorating security scenario in East Palestinians. Only result would be death of civilians. And by doctors, he succumbed ty's Gujarat in-charge, she simplicity will be greatly huge loss to the party. My Jerusalem. Now, as international call for restraint has the hawks will be happy. When the deadly, Covid-19 is to the infection," said added. "As Lok Sabha missed. "Our condolences thoughts and prayers are been raised, both the Hamas and Israel must understand killing millions across the globe, Tel Aviv and the Hamas Maharashtra health minis - member, he championed to his family, friends and with his family. May his that they are simply killing innocent civilians. War is not must not venture out to take more lives anymore. ter Rajesh Tope. Satav on people's issues and fought followers," the party tweet - soul rest in peace," tweeted April 22 said he had tested for the ideals of the consti - ed. Congress chief Punjab Chief Minister Health care ...... COVId-19 positive and was tution. He was a rising star spokesperson Randeep Amarinder Singh. Union hospitalised the next day. of the Congress party," she Surjewala said he has been ministers Nitin Gadkari, profit-centric manner and t hey will not take necessary initia - budgetary allocation between other sectors of our econo - Congress leader Rahul said. The Congress chief al - rendered speechless due to Prakash Javadekar and Smri ti tives to reach the masses at the gra ss root level. Pres ently in the my and the hea lthcare sector is a very crucial policy decision, Gandhi condoled his de - so spoke to Satav's mother the loss. "Today I lost a fel - Irani and Rajasthan Chief rural areas, there ar e only 0.6 doctors per 1,000 population. A which our country urgen tly needs to address for saving the mise and said it is a big loss and wife and expressed her low who took the first step Minister Ashok Gehlot also pure mercenary approach in the medicinal industry and lives of thousands of people who are dying due to the pan - to him. "I'm very sad at the heartfelt condolences. of public life with me in the expressed grief over Satav's inception of users’ charges in healthcare sector s have placed demic. Earmarking adequate precedence to the health care loss of my friend Rajeev Satav, who hailed from youth Congress and walked demise. the people at a disadvantage. Equilibrium in appropriating sector has al so become non- neg otiab le in the present scenario. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU,MONdAy, MAy 17, 2021 In Brief Afghan cease-fire ends amid Bangladesh calls for fresh peace talks extends lockdown Kabul, May 16 lence continued unabated in Afghanistan. A bombing Friday in a till May 23 A three-day cease-fire marked by mosque north of the capital killed 12 violent attacks some claimed by the worshippers, including the prayer Dhaka, May 16 Islamic State group ended Sunday in leader. Another 15 people were wound - Afghanistan amid calls for renewed Bangladesh on Sunday ex - ed. The Taliban denied involvement peace talks between the government and blamed the government intelli - tended ongoing nationwide lock - and Taliban. Taliban political gence agency. No one claimed respon - down till May 23 to contain the spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the sibility for the attack. IS, however, second wave of the COVId-19 negotiating teams of the government claimed it blew up several electrical pandemic. Bangladesh clamped a and the Islamic Emirate, as the Taliban grid stations over the weekend. That week-long nationwide lockdown refer to their ousted regime, met left the capital Kabul in the dark for on April 5, suspending public briefly Saturday in the Middle Eastern much of the three-day holiday that fol - transport and shutting markets State of Qatar. lowed the Muslim fasting month of to combat the surge in coron - They renewed their commitment Ramadan.In posts on its affiliated avirus cases in the country. The to finding a peaceful end to the war and websites, IS claimed additional attacks restrictions were later extended called for an early start to talks that over the last two weeks that destroyed till April 28, then till May 5 and have been stalled, he said. The US has 13 electrical grid stations in several then till May 16."Lockdown re - been pressing for accelerated talks as it provinces. The stations bring imported strictions are extended from May withdraws the last of its 2,500-3,500 power from the Central Asian coun - 16 in light of the current state of soldiers and NATO its remaining tries of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.The the pandemic," the Cabinet 7,000 allied forces. Even as the Taliban attacks have left nine provinces includ - division said in a notice on and government signed on to the ing Kabul with disrupted power sup - Sunday.All offices and organisa - cease-fire, which was declared to mark plies, said Sanger Niazai, a govern - Activists supporting Palestine rally on the back of a pickup in New York. The rally supports Palestine in the ongoing conflict between Israel and tions related to revenue collec - the Islamic holiday of Eid-al-Fitr, vio - ment spokesman. tion have been included under Palestine on the day Israeli airstrikes leveled several buildings in the Gaza strip. emergency services, which will be out of the purview of the restric - tions, the daily Star newspaper China slams hasty' withdrawal of US troops from Afghan; urges UN to play due role' reported.Besides, shops that sell food items, hotels and restau - BY K J M vARMA verely impacted the Afghan do - Observers say that the US' mittee in 2002 for its alleged rants will only be allowed to pro - Beijing, May 16 (PTI) mestic peace process and nega - plan to speed up its troop with - association with al-Qaida, vide takeaway or online services tively affected the regional sta - drawal from Afghanistan may Osama bin Laden and the during the period, the circular China has said that the bility. have troubling consequences Taliban. Reports from said.Meanwhile, Eid holiday - hasty withdrawal of the US Under such circumstances, for China.China, whose volatile Afghanistan said some of the makers have started to return to troops from war-torn China expects the United Xinjiang province borders recent attacks were attributed the capital dhaka defying coron - Afghanistan has severely af - Nations to play its due role , Afghanistan, has been express - to the consolidation of the avirus restrictions.The authori - fected the peace process and state-run Xinhua news agency ing its concern over the US Islamic State militants who ties had ordered the employees of the regional stability as it called quoted Wang as saying. move despite tensions with fought in Syria until recently. government, semi-government, on the UN to play its due role He, however, did not elabo - Washington on a host of issues, China is concerned that hun - autonomous and private organi - and urged the SCO to pay more rate the UN's due role . including America's allegation dreds of Uygur militants, who sations, banks and non-bank fi - attention to the situation. Wang also said that the of a genocide against Muslim joined the ISIS in Syria, could nancial institutions not to leave The issue of US withdrawal eight-member Shanghai Uygurs by the Chinese govern - threaten the peace and stability stations during Eid holidays end - from Afghanistan figured in Cooperation Organisation ment in Xinjiang. It denies the in Xinjiang. ing on Sunday.The government the telephonic conversation (SCO), of which India and allegations of running mass de - Wang, in his phone talks had eased the lockdown restric - between Chinese Foreign Pakistan are members, should tention camps and violating with Qureshi, noted that tions during Eid but kept long- Minister Wang yi and his pay more attention to the situa - human rights of Uygurs. The Pakistan has an important tra - calls on all the parties in the Under the current circum - haul passenger transport services Pakistan counterpart Shah tion and Afghanistan's neigh - previous Trump administra - ditional influence on the war-torn country to reach a po - stances, China and Pakistan on hold mainly to stop the out - Mehmood Qureshi on bours to strengthen communi - tion had also lifted a ban on the Afghanistan issue. litical arrangement acceptable should continue to strengthen break from spreading to rural ar - Saturday. cation, speak in one voice and separatist East Turkistan Pakistan was widely be - to all sides under the "Afghan- the strategic coordination in eas.Health officials on Sunday re - Wang said that the hasty take coordinated actions. Islamic Movement (ETIM), a lieved to wield an influence led and Afghan-owned" frame - order to exert a more positive withdrawal of the US troops ported 25 COVId-19 deaths in China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uygur militant outfit.The over the Taliban as the leader - work and jointly seek a devel - influence on the peace process from Afghanistan , which is ex - the past 24 hours, taking the Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, ETIM was designated as a ter - ship of the militant group is opment path suited to in Afghanistan and jointly safe - pected to be completed by country's toll to 12,149. At least Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan rorist organisation by the UN's sheltered there. Afghanistan's national condi - guard the regional peace and September this year, has se - 363 new cases were recorded in are the SCO members. 1267 counter-terrorism com - Wang said China tions. stability, Wang said. the last 24 hours, taking the total number of people infected with Pak eases COVID the virus to 780,159.Another 601 Israeli strikes kill 33, topple buildings in Gaza City people recovered from the illness restrictions on through treatment at home and Israel appears to have stepped At least 188 Palestinians have in hospital care, bringing the tally transportation and up strikes in recent days to inflict as been killed in Gaza, including 55 of recoveries to 722,036.Only much damage as possible on children and 33 women, with 1,230 5,430 samples, among the lowest Hamas as international mediators people wounded. Eight people in collections since the outbreak of commercial activities try to broker a cease-fire. But tar - Israel have been killed, including a the disease in March 2020, were Islamabad, May 16 geting the group's leaders could 5-year-old boy and a soldier. tested across the country in the hinder those efforts. A US diplomat The military said Sunday it last 24 hours, yielding a positivity Pakistan on Sunday started easing coron - is in the region to try to de-escalate struck Sinwar's home and that of rate of 6.69 per cent. avirus restrictions on transportation and com - tensions, and the UN Security his brother Muhammad, another mercial activities, which were suspended for a Council is set to meet Sunday. senior Hamas member. On week to curb the spread of the virus during Eid The latest outbreak of violence Saturday it destroyed the home of Anti-coup Rebels holidays. The easing of restrictions came even as began in east Jerusalem last Khalil al-Hayeh, a senior figure in the country's coronavirus positivity rose to 7.83 month, when Palestinian protests Hamas' political branch. Say Six Dead in per cent on Sunday, a day after falling to more and clashes with police broke out in Hamas' upper echelon has gone than two months low to about 5 per cent. All busi - response to Israeli police tactics into hiding in Gaza, and it is unlike - Myanmar Clashe; nesses and public transport were suspended during Ramadan and the threat - ly any were at home at the time of from May 10-16 to stop mass movement during ened eviction of dozens of the strikes. Hamas' top leader, UK, US Condemn the Eid al-Fitr holidays to curb the spread of the Palestinian families by Jewish set - Ismail Haniyeh, divides his time virus.The National Command and Ope ra tion Gaza City (Gaza Strip), May 16 carried him off on an orange tlers. between Turkey and Qatar, both of Violence on Centre (NCOC) deci ded to resume public trans - stretcher. The Gaza Health A focal point of clashes was the which provide political support to port from Sunday.The restriction on transport Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City Ministry said 12 women and eight Al-Aqsa Mosque, a frequent flash - the group.Hamas and the Islamic Civilians was eased to help people come back from far off flattened three buildings and killed children were among those killed, point that is located on a hilltop Jihad militant group have acknowl - places to join their offices and other duties from Myanmar May 16 at least 33 people Sunday, medics with another 50 people wounded in compound that is revered by both edged 20 fighters killed since the Monday when businesses would also open.The said, making it the deadliest single the attack, and says rescue efforts Muslims and Jews. Hamas fired fighting broke out Monday. Israel lockdown worked well to contain the spread and Six opposition rebels have attack since heavy fighting broke are still underway. rockets toward Jerusalem late says the real number is far higher pull down the curve as only 1,531 new cases were been killed after days of clashes in out between Israel and the territo - Earlier, the Israeli military said Monday, triggering the Israeli as - and has released the names and reported on Saturday, registering a positivity Myanmar, an anti-junta defence ry's militant Hamas rulers nearly a it destroyed the home of Gaza's top sault on Gaza. photos of two dozen alleged opera - rate of 5.8 per cent which was the lowest since force made up of civilians said week ago. Hamas leader, yahiyeh Sinwar, in a The turmoil has also spilled tives it says were "eliminated".An March 8.But the cases rose to 2,379 in the last 24 Sunday, as Britain and the United A rescuer could be seen shout - separate strike in the southern over elsewhere, fuelling protests in Egyptian diplomat said Israel's tar - hours, taking the national COVId-19 tally to States condemned the military’s ing into a hole in the rubble. Can town of Khan younis. It was the the occupied West Bank and stok - geting of Hamas political leaders 877,130.The death toll rose to 19,543, according violence against civilians. The you hear me? he called out. Are you third such attack in the last two ing violence within Israel between would complicate cease-fire efforts. to the Ministry of National Health Services.The country has been in uproar since OK? days on the homes of senior Hamas its Jewish and Arab citizens, with The diplomat, who spoke on condi - government also started the registration of peo - the military ousted civilian leader Minutes later, first responders leaders, who have gone under - clashes and vigilante attacks on tion of anonymity to discuss the ple aged 30 years and above for vaccination. Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 1 managed to pull a survivor out and ground. people and property. closed-door negotiations. coup, triggering a massive upris - ing which authorities have sought to quell with lethal force. Some in the anti-junta movement have set up local militias armed with UK defends delay in adding India home-made weapons to protect their towns from security forces — which have killed at least 790 to red list travel ban as COVID-19's civilians according to a local monitoring group. In the western state of Chin, the town of Mindat B1.617.2 variant spreads rapidly has emerged as a hotspot for un - rest, where some residents have when the variant first emerged at the end of and may soon become the dominant variant in formed the Chinland defence March. This was not inevitable. They should the country but also highlighted that based on Force (CdF).“Six members of our have put India on the red list. We've had this the cases in the hotspot region of Bolton in CdF who tried to protect the se - three-week period in which thousands of peo - north-west England, the indications are that curity of the people in Mindat at - ple have returned from India, including proba - those who are unvaccinated are more suscepti - tacked (junta forces) and sacri - bly hundreds of cases of the variant, said yvette ble to hospitalisation. He revealed that 18 peo - ficed their lives for the national Cooper, senior Labour MP and Chair of the ple currently in hospital due to the B1.617.2 revolution," said a CdF state - Commons Home Affairs Committee. VOC have not had any dose of the COVId-19 ment on Sunday. A spokesman When they did finally add India to the red vaccine even though they are eligible and urged also told AFP that over 10 have list two weeks after they'd added Pakistan on all eligible over-38s to come forward for their been wounded this week, while April 9 they gave travellers four days' notice to jabs. Because of the speed of transmission of five Mindat residents were ar - rush back. Why didn't they introduce additional this one, it can really spread like wildfire rested by the military. With mo - testing for those travellers before they were able amongst the unvaccinated groups hence we bile data blocked across the coun - to get on public transport home, she ques - need to get as many people vaccinated as possi - try, details about the fighting BY ADITI KHANNA its highly transmissible subtype, B1.617.2, was tioned.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's ble, particularly among those who are most vul - London, May 16 (PTI) have been slow to come out, and labelled a Variant of Concern (VOC).According planned visit to delhi at the end of April, which nerable to ending up in hospital," he said. The on-the-ground verification is to latest Public Health England (PHE) data, was cancelled as the second wave of the pan - minister reiterated that the government feels it The UK government came under strong demic surged in the country, is being cited by is the right thing for the lockdown easing made harder as locals are fearful around 20,000 people travelled between India criticism on Sunday for not adding India to the and the UK before the red list ban and around many as among the reasons for the delay in roadmap to go ahead as planned for now, with of retaliation. The spokesman, red list travel ban at the same time as Pakistan 122 of them arriving from delhi and Mumbai adding India on the red list despite higher infec - Monday's further easing of rules set to go ahead. who declined to be named, said and Bangladesh in early April, which is feared between late March and April 26 were detected tion rates per million than its neighbouring However, a decision on the June 21 complete CdF fighters set fire to several as a major factor behind a rapid spike in cases of with the VOC.Prior to India being placed on the countries. It comes as PHE revealed that cases lockdown easing timeline will be taken on June army trucks, destroying them, COVId-19's B1.617.2 variant first identified in red list in April, anyone coming to the UK had to of the B1.617.2 variant being tracked and traced 14, based on data over the coming weeks to see if and ambushed reinforcement India.downing Street said it had taken a pre - test negative and quarantine for 10 days," a UK in the community had more than doubled in a the B1.617.2 variant knocks us off course . "We troops, while the military has at - cautionary action to ban travel from India on government spokesperson said. week to hit 1,313 cases this week UK Health need to be cautious, we need to be careful, we tacked the town with artillery. April 23, six days before the B1.617 variant was However, the Opposition Labour Party at - Secretary Matt Hancock admitted the VOC need to be vigilant and we've said at each step By Sunday, the CdF had re - put under investigation and two weeks before tacked the government for a delay in acting identified in India spread much more rapidly we will look at the four tests . treated into the jungle, he said. Glimpses of Future 9 hEalth JAMMU,MONdAy, MAy 17, 2021 Ask The Doctor: Here's Why Many Misuse of steroids is cause People are Testing Positive Even of mucormycosis, says Randeep Guleria All India Institute of Medical Sciences' (AIIMS) director after Taking First Vaccine Jab Randeep Guleria on Saturday said misuse of steroids is a major cause behind mucormycosis. Do mRNA vaccines depends on the factors someone has no side ef - uid (plasma) and anti-bod - mains above 94% and can Guleria also urged the hospitals to follow protocols of in - work more effectively mentioned. However, the fects after vaccination? ies. This can be given to be easily measured using an fection control practices as secondary infections -- fungal and than non-mRNA vac - vaccines available in India Does it mean that the people to boost their ability oximeter. Such a drop in bacterial -- can be seen as the COVId-19 cases are increasing cines? are very effective against vaccine is not working? to fight the virus. In view of oxygen saturation can af - and are causing more mortality. A vaccine typically con - Covid-19. Now COV - Every person taking a some risks involved in plas - fect a range of vital organs The AIIMS director while addressing the health briefing, tains an agent that resem - ISHIELd’S gap has been vaccine need not develop ma therapy, its use is under such as the heart, lungs, said, "As COVId-19 cases are increasing, it's of paramount im - bles a disease-causing mi - increased from 6-8 weeks side effects. It doesn’t mean review by WHO and ICMR. brain, and kidney. The main portance that we follow protocols of infection control practices cro-organism, and is often to 12-16 weeks. What hap - that the vaccine is not effec - Happy hypoxia is a pathology of Covid disease is at hospitals. It is been seen that secondary infections -- fungal & bacterial -- are causing made from weakened or pens to those people who tive. The immune system of worrisome COVID-19 in the lungs with inflamma - more mortality." killed forms of the microbe, took the second dose within the body responds to the effect. How does it im - tion, pneumonia, blood He said, "Mucormycosis spores are found in soil, air and even in food. But they are of it is a toxin or one of its sur - 6 to 8 weeks? do they not vaccine and develops anti- pact the human lungs? clots, and other changes. As a low virulence and usually do not causes infection. There were very few cases of this infec - face proteins. Vaccines pro - have adequate immunity? bodies after taking the vac - Are there ways people result, oxygen transport tion before COVId. Now a large number of cases are being reported due to COVId." duce antibodies that will There is no need to wor - cine and protection against can increase their oxy - through the lungs is affected At AIIMS, 23 patients are being treated for this fungal infection. Out of them, 20 are fight against the virus. The ry about the vaccine re - Covid is established. gen intake in the lungs? leading to hypoxia. Frequent still COVId-19 positive & the rest are negative for COVId. Many states have reported anti-body response de - sponse, and protection How does plasma In normal conditions, monitoring of O2 saturation more than 500 cases of mucormycosis, said Guleria. pends on the type of antigen against covid, if the second therapy helps in COVID the human body gives with a pulse oximeter will He further said, "Mucormycosis can affect the face, infecting nose, the orbit of the used, genetic constitution, dose is taken at 4-6 weeks treatment? How does it strong symptoms of hypox - help in detecting happy hy - eye, or brain, which can cause even vision loss. It can also spread to the lung." and the immunological sta - interval. They are still pro - work on COVID pa - ia including intense poxia. Breathing exercises "Misuse of steroids is a major cause behind this infection. Chances of fungal infection tus of the person. So, it is tected well against Covid- tients? headache, short breath and especially in a prone position increase in the patients who are diabetic, COVId positive and those who are taking not the same in all persons. 19. Covid-19 disease and its Blood donated by peo - breathlessness. But in some improves lungs expansion steroids. To prevent it, we should stop the misuse of steroids," AIIMS director Randeep The data on various types of vaccination strategy is an ple who have recovered Covid-19 patients, they and oxygenation and it is ad - Guleria added. vaccines is still accumulat - ongoing process as we get from Covid-19 has antibod - continue to feel normal, vised. When 02 levels fall to Earlier in the day, the Haryana government declared Mucormycosis a notified dis - ing and is under study. The more and more data and so ies to the virus that caused even when their oxygen lev - critical levels, oxygen admin - ease and the Odisha government has constituted a seven-member state-level committee efficiency of mRNA vac - there is a need for new it. The donated blood is els drop to dangerous istration through a nasal to monitor such cases in the state. cines is relatively more than guidelines. processed to remove blood marks. Oxygen saturation tube or an oxygen mask or in On May 12, two people have lost their lives Black Fungus infection in Madhya other types of vaccines and What does it mean if cells leaving behind the liq - for healthy persons re - severe cases intubation . Pradesh's Indore. Covaxin Effective Against How to cure type 2 diabetes – without medication New Coronavirus Strains, It’s 10 years since Professor means during the first six years penny from it. 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She also public, in a new book, your ing amount of weight in just eight everyone has their own fat “distress signals”. danger zone – and you should get tagged PMO India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Simple Guide to Reversing Type weeks. And how you can do the threshold: an individual level of What we do know already is out of it. If you’ve got a family and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, among others, in the 2 diabetes. It’s a 153-page paper - same, safely, at home. tolerance for levels of fat in the that our bodies start to have trou - tendency for diabetes, then you tweet. back that takes you through the It is almost universal that body. “It’s a personal thing. It’s ble controlling blood sugar when really want to avoid weight gain The study found a modest reduction in neutralisation by a latest research on how the dis - health can be returned to normal nothing to do with the sort of in - fat can no longer be stored safely in adult life.” factor of 1.95 against B.1.617 variant compared to vaccine ease develops and explains why In other words, it is a book formation that’s often provided under the skin and it spills over As Taylor explains in his variant d614G, Bharat Biotech noted. despite this reduction, rapid weight loss can be so effec - that has all the hallmarks of be - about obesity, which is about av - into the liver and then the pan - book, if you have increased your neutralising titre levels with B.1.617 remain above levels ex - tive at reversing the condition in coming a massive bestseller. But erage BMI and what the popula - creas. 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The Kapil Sharma Show's Sumona Amitabh Bachchan gets the Chakravarti reveals she is jobless; Paresh Rawal's witty response to his death hoax; second jab of COVID-19, and opens up about battling Stage 4 fans want Indian Idol 12 judges to be replaced apologises for this reason endometriosis since 2011
Amitabh Bachchan has received his second dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. The actor took to Instagram on Sunday to share a photo in which he can be seen taking the jab on his left arm. The 78-year-old actor called his second dose "doosra" (second), comparing it with doos - ra in cricket and apologised for cracking a poor joke. "doosra bhi ho gaya. Covid wala, cricket It is time to walk you lence message in Hindi, an - panel. While talking about ken records to become the wala nahi. Sorry sorry that was a really bad one," through the trending enter - nouncing that "Paresh Rawal going through a mental most watched film on day 1 Big B wrote alongside his photo on Instagram. As you might be aware, the actor had tested positive tainment news of the day. ji, a member of the film in - health crisis because of the with 4.2 million views across for Coronavirus last year and was hospitalised. From Paresh Rawal giving a dustry has passed away at Covid-19 lockdown, The all platforms. In UAE, on its Taking to his blog, Bachchan also spoke about witty response to his viral 7am on 14th May, 2021. We Kapil Sharma Show star opening day with theatre ca - his donations to the Brihan Mumbai Municipal death hoax to fans wanting conducted a poll on Twitter Sumona Chakravarti poured pacities running at 50 per Corporation (BMC) and city hospitals amid the Indian Idol 12 judges Neha asking whether the judges, her heart out to share that cent, Radhe has collected ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kakkar, Himesh Himesh Reshammiya, Neha she has been battling en - USd 379,000 which is not The work though on the care fronts continues Reshammiya and Vishal Kakkar and Vishal dadlani dometriosis since 2011. She only higher than Salman and happily I was able to deliver the first lot of 10 dadlani to be replaced, here's and the reportedly newly re - revealed that she has been in Khan’s last film dabbang 3 ventilators to the desired locations the Municipal a look at the top trending en - instated judge, Anu Malik be stage 4 for many years now. (2019) but also a higher Corporation of the City , and 3 Hospitals and one tertainment news today. replaced on the show. And a Radhe: your Most Wanted opening day collection than clinic the balance 10 that I have ordered should Paresh Rawal shared screen - thumping majority of voters Bhai has undoubtedly turned Godzilla vs. Kong. The collec - be in in a few days and they too shall be distrib - shot of a Twitter page that have said that the makers to be Salman Khan's Eid bo - tions are likely to go higher uted to care centres and Hospitals in dire need," has his photo with a condo - should revamp the judge's nanza for 2021 as it has bro - given the festive weekend. Bachchan wrote in his blog early on Sunday.
Aditya Narayan reveals Shweta Agarwal and him used to Rashmika Mandanna wishes to
Television actress Sumona Chakravarti, who marry a Tamilian and ‘become the is known for shows like Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, have many small arguments during the 2020 lockdown The Kapil Sharma Show and Jamai Raja, has re - how many people come, I don’t care daughter-in-law of Tamil Nadu vealed that she is currently jobless. And while where we do it, just give me your talking about going through a mental health cri - daughter’s hand in marriage and let's sis because of the Covid-19 lockdown, Sumona just do it. Fortunately, when we got poured her heart out to share that she has been married in december things were battling endometriosis since 2011. She revealed much better. So now that this second that she has been in stage 4 for many years now. wave has come in, I feel like we did the did a proper workout at home after ages.Some right thing. Now she is here, and I nev - days i feel guilty, because boredom is privilege. I er feel alone anymore. Aditya is the may be unemployed & yet am able to feed my host of Indian Idol 12. Last week, Amit family & myself. That is privilege. Sometimes I Kumar, son of Kishore Kumar, was in - feel guilty. Specially when am feeling low due to vited as the special guest. He later crit - pms’in. The mood swings play havoc emotional - icised the episode. He said that he did - ly," Sumona wrote while sharing a post-workout n't like the episode even a bit and want - picture. She then went on to talk about prolonged ed it stop. While fans have been calling illness, which is something she has never shared Indian Idol 12 the worst season ever, before on a public platform. "I have been battling host Aditya Narayan has shared his re - endometriosis since 2011. Been in stage IV for action on Amit Kumar's harsh criti - many years now. A good eating habit, exercise & cism about the Kishore Kumar special most importantly no stress is key to my well be - episode. Wondering why Amit Kumar ing. The lockdown has been emotionally hard for didn't express his feelings and unhap - me," she said. She continued, "Today I worked piness while shooting the episode, out. Felt good. Thought ill share my feelings for Aditya told Spotboye, "Amitji has whoever is reading this to understand that all that graced the show on multiple occasions glitters is not gold. We are all struggling with and has always praised our contest - something or the other in our lives. We all have Aditya Narayan, who got married that while they stayed close to each ants as well as our team. This time also our own battles to fight. We’re surrounded by to his long-time girlfriend Shweta other, they could never meet and it was he was lavish in his praise. In fact, he loss, pain, grief, stress, hatred. But all you need is Agarwal on december 1, has opened frustrating. “you want your loved ones was kind enough to share so many per - LOVE, COMPASSION & KINdNESS. N then up about their marriage and more in to be near you So that is when I had de - sonal stories on Kishore da and we en - we’ll sail through this storm as well." Sumona an interview to pinkvilla. Aditya re - cided that after this lockdown there is joyed and cherished each one. If he said that sharing such a personal note wasn’t easy vealed that COVId-19 did speed up the going to be no further arguments re - wasn’t happy with certain aspects of at all. "It was way out of my comfort zone. But if process of them getting married, be - garding spending time with each oth - the show he could have just told us this post can bring a smile or inspire in any way to cause in the last lockdown they used to er,” he said. Talking about what he said during shoot and we would have been even a handful of souls, then i guess it was all used to have many small arguments as to Shweta’s parents for the shaadi talk, more than happy to try and accommo - worth it. Much Love," she added. Aditya used to miss her a lot. He added Aditya revealed, “I said I don’t care date his inputs.” Shehnaaz Gill openly challenges Sidharth Shukla A couple of days ago, the ny bone. Sidharth Shukla and LOL-Hasse Toh Phasse chal - Shehnaaz Gill shared a love- lenge, thrown by Sunil Grover hate relationship on Bigg Boss Rashmika Mandanna career may be just about five and Gaurav Gera, caught Bigg 13. Fans loved their chemistry years old, and her Bollywood debut is yet to happen. But Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla's and soon labelled them Rashmika, who has already garnered sizeable popularity in attention. He had tweeted saying SidNaaz. They were a constant the Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries, has been that he would have easily won the support to each other although named the National Crush by her fans. And while many challenge since it is pretty diffi - they claimed that they were just people would be willing to marry her, Rashmika recently cult to make him laugh. Sunil friends. After the show, they said that she would tie the knot with a Tamilian. The actress Grover had said that the chal - came out with two music videos, made her acting debut with the 2016 Kannada film Kirik lenge is not as easy as it looks. Bhula dunga and Shona Shona. Party followed by the Telugu debut Chalo. She recently en - The banter was then followed As Shehnaaz turned producer tered the Tamil industry with Sulthan in which she played with Gaurav Gera and Shehnaaz with her latest music video, the role of a village belle. And while shooting the film, Gill also joining in. The much- Little Star, featuring her Rashmika said that she got attracted to the culture of Tamil loved TV couple have now sur - Shehbaz Badesha and Arbaaz Nadu and especially the food. And she went on to say that prised fans by dropping a video Khan's girlfriend Giorgia she will marry a Tamilian. "I really got attracted to the cul - ture of Tamil Nadu and especially the food. I fell in love participating in a LOL-Hasse Andriani, a proud Sidharth with the Tamil food and it’s really delicious. Hopefully I will Toh Phasse Challenge. They con - asked Shehnaaz to remember marry a Tamilian and become the daughter-in-law of nected on a Zoom call and him for work. On the work front, Tamil Nadu” Rashmika said during her recent interaction formed two teams of 2 each - Sidharth will be seen in his up - with the media. Rashmika, who is known for roles in hit Sidharth and Sunil v/s Shehnaaz coming web series Broken But Telugu films such as Geetha Govindam and dear Comrade and Gaurav. In this fun video, Beautiful 3 which also stars among others, is amused that fans down South have coined Shehnaaz can be seen openly Sonia Rathee in the lead. the term 'National Crush' to describe her. She prefers to un - challenging Sidharth that she Shehnaaz will be seen in the derplay the adulation. Asked if she is aware of the title, the will make him laugh and crack- diljit dosanjh starrer Punjabi actress had told here, "I am aware of it but at the same time up, at any cost. From PJs and film Honsla Rakh. The film also I am not. I know that there is so much love for me out there shayaris to quirky one liners and stars Sonam Bajwa and Gippy but I am not swayed by it. I know where my roots are and I signature statements, Shehnaaz Grewal's son Shinda Grewal. know what all this is. I am mindful of who I am a person, so and Sidharth didn't leave a stone Other details about the film are it is not that I am like 'Oh my God!, I get to be swayed away unturned to tickle audience fun - still under wraps. by all love. 11 LOCAL !$$+ $&%/ $/
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