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She also announced   ree food grains to migrant ers, Sitharaman said the 6,000 crore employment push, Fworkers, working capital 6    Central Government will using Compensatory loan to street vendors, and $    9$  bear 3,500 crore cost of giv- Afforestation Management and " # 2+3 + , concessional credit to farmers %:.:::      ing free food grain and puls- Planning Authority (CAMPA) are parts of the Government       es while the State funds. etail prices of several gro- mega plan to mitigate the prob- &   4   $   Governments will be respon- Modi had on Tuesday Rcery items, including puls- lems of the people worst hit by sible for implementation, announced a cumulative pack- es, flour (aata), edible oils, %    0  the countrywide lockdown   identification of migrants and age of 20 lakh crore (nearly 10 mutton and dairy products, triggered by the coronavirus full distribution. per cent of GDP) to provide have increased across crisis.  ,       For small businesses, the relief to various segments of the during the lockdown period Also to benefit of migrant 9;   Minister announced a 2 per economy. due to disruption of the supply workers, the Government plans   cent interest subvention under This included 1.7 lakh chain. to allow inter-State portability "    $ MUDRA-Shishu loans of up to crore package comprising of Pulses price have increased of ration cards under public  <%::;     50,000. This would cost the free food grains and cash to up to 50 per kg while prices distribution system (PDS). L8 2  8 )   M Government 1,500 crore. For poor for three months of edible oils has witnessed 10- Addressing a news confer- ?%.9:9% street vendors, the working announced in March. 15 per cent increase in the past ence — her second in two days ?:.:::     two months. Even flour (aata) — Finance Minister Nirmala $       prices have seen an increase of Sitharaman said 8 crore  $ 2!'!)  nearly 20 per cent. gram as on May 14. migrant workers will get 5      Besides, there is a spike of Similarly, the prices of gam kilograms of grains and 1 kilo-  !  )    10-15 per cent in retail prices dal rose from 72 per kilogram gram of pulses free for two $  @!) A $   of dairy products, butter, to 86 per kilogram; masoor months. At the same time, 50  4       cheese, ghee and milk powder dal from 71 per kilogram to lakh street vendors, who have 9,       across India. Similarly, mutton 81 per kilogram; moong dal   9&  $    '!, package was seen to be rela- price has increased from 550 from 90 to 115 per kilogram;             !  !# 7     tively small, raising doubts to 700 a kilogram. mustard oil from 124 per he BSE Sensex plummeted about the revival of growth There is a huge difference kilogram to 145 and the prices B.:::  $$     !"!   T886 points on Thursday as any time soon, experts said. between the retail price of 22 of Soya oil rose from 111 per lost their means of survival by banks. concerns over the efficacy of Further, global markets essential commodities put out kilogram to 121 and ground the lockdown, would get a Prime Minister Narendra +       the government’s stimulus tanked following the WHO’s by the Ministry of Consumer nut oil from 140 to 178 a kilo- working capital loan of 10,000 Modi said the announcements  $  $  0 $ package and grim global cues comments that the novel coro- Affairs and neighbourhood gram. each to restart their activities. made by his Government on $   9:9% hammered investor confidence. navirus “may never go away”. kirana stores. Mutton, which was being The Government will also Thursday to boost the econo- After crashing over 955 Tech Mahindra was the In the local kirana stores, sold at 500-550 a kilogram, is provide 2 lakh crore of con- my will strengthen food secu- measures and will boost food points during the day, the 30- top laggard in the Sensex pack, average pulses price have now being sold at 700-800 a cessional credit to 2.5 crore rity and credit to farmers as security, credit to farmers as share index settled 885.72 cracking 5.24 per cent, followed increased up to 40-50 a kilo- kg in meat shops while the farmers through Kisan Credit well as street vendors. well as street vendors,” he said. points or 2.77 per cent lower at by Infosys, HDFC, IndusInd gram. Arhar dal prices have same is being sold at 1,100 a Cards. Also for post-harvest “Today’s announcements The FM also announced 31,122.89. Similarly, the broad- Bank, Reliance Industries and increased from 90 in February kilogram through online. (Rabi) and current Kharif crop by FM Nirmala Sitharaman will 70,000 crore boost to the er NSE Nifty tanked 240.80 NTPC. to 135-150 a kilogram. As per Some variety of wheat flour requirements in May and June, especially benefit our farmers housing sector through one- points, or 2.57 per cent, to close On the other hand, Hero the record of Ministry of which was available at 24 a NABARD will provide 30,000 and migrant workers,” the year extension of subsidised at 9,142.75. MotoCorp, L&T, Maruti, Consumer Affairs, the price of kilogram before lockdown, is crore additional emergency Prime Minister wrote on loan for affordable houses for Market players were dis- UltraTech Cement and Sun Arhar dal was 93 per kilogram now being sold 33-35. working capital funding for Twitter. the middle-income group with appointed as the immediate Pharma led the gainers’ chart, in and neighbouring According to the Ministry’s farmers through rural cooper- “The announcements an annual income of 6 lakh to spend out of the Government’s climbing up to 2.28 per cent. areas before lockdown, which data, the average price of atta ative banks and regional rural include a series of progressive 18 lakh. 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus Detailed report on P9 has surged to 106 per kilo- is 26 a kilogram.   !"#       '()  &  $"% &     ##  *+        ,  !!   2+3 + ,   overall cases count which infected, of which 115 died. ot only private firms, but stands at 82,929. The number of Covid-19   #2!45!66!)2!#!)4 Neven the Government According to reports, at triggered deaths mounted to 49  7283 departments are set to adopt      the rate of compounded daily in Mumbai’s hotspot Dharavi “work from home” practice growth in this eleven-day peri- on Thursday, even as 33 more ourteen migrant labourers soon to ensure social dis-  od, the number of cases could infected cases were recorded Fwere killed and nearly 60 tancing norms till the coron- rise to 1,00,000 by next taking the total number of injured in two road accidents avirus pandemic is checked.   Wednesday, three days after positive cases in Asia's biggest while they were on the way to A draft guideline in this the current phase of the lock- slum to 1,061. their homes in regard has been circulated by  2+3 + , down ends, posing a severe While two more persons and Bihar, police said on the Department of Personnel challenge for country's strained succumbed to Covid-19 on Thursday. $   $ Ministry to all Central aharashtra saw another and overburdened health sys- Thursday, the authorities added In an early morning acci-  $% Government Departments ask- Mday of massive spike, tem. seven more deaths reported dent in Guna in Madhya  !  !# ing them to send their com- of classified files and informa- distancing. It is quite likely that reporting more than 1,600 At least 8,470 people in earlier to the total death tally in Pradesh, eight UP-bound ments by May 21. tion in consultation with Home for the near future, the central cases during the day and 44 Delhi have been Dharavi. migrant workers were killed Police said. According to the draft, the Ministry and propose suitable secretariat will continue to go deaths, as the country contin- The second accident took Government may provide guidelines and Standard for staggered attendance and ued to reel under the onslaught ) -              place in UP’s Muzaffarnagar option for work from home to Operating Procedures (SOP) variable working hours to of coronavirus with a total of  9C.&9D %.:%1B.:&1 around 10.30 pm on the eligible officers and staff for for handling such material on maintain social distancing at nearly 8,200 cases and 2,649 $ 2 1.BCD BB9.9D: Wednesday when six migrant 15 days in a year as a matter of e-office. workplace, the Ministry said. deaths. The day saw addition of   workers walking to their homes policy. Employees will be pro- The officials, working from “Many of the Ministries more than 3,600 fresh cases and #* 1.&19 &EB?.C&? in Bihar from Punjab were vided with logistic support in home, have to be dressed prop- and departments in 92 deaths.   $% &''   E.DC: %%+?.:D& killed and four seriously the form of laptops or desktops erly and maintain all norms of Government have successfully As India further eased )* D.&?D %9&9.B?E injured after being hit by a by the respective Ministries or office environment while managed and rendered exem- lockdown allowing more busi- roadways bus on the Delhi- Departments and employees attending video-conference plary results in fight against the ness activities and States grap-    ( )*& "  D.D9B 9?C9.%C% Saharanpur Highway, officials will be reimbursed for internet during and after the ongoing ongoing pandemic outbreak pled with a huge flow of inter- "  ?.1:9 EE9.:C9 said. services that they would use lockdown due to the Covid-19 during the lockdown period by States migrants and inter-coun- 3 '  9.?CC 9%&CBE The Guna accident took while working from home. pandemic. leveraging e-office and video tries immigrants, the Covid-19     place around 3 am Thursday However, the draft makes There are 48.34 lakh conferencing facilities of NIC. tally is now becoming alarming ! "  9.9:& DE%.%19 when the truck carrying near- it clear that papers marked Central Government employ- This was the first of its kind of and is set to surpass China's (' &+) " * %.1?& ?999? ly 65 migrant labourers from “classified or secret” will not be ees. Preparing for life amid experience in Government of Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh processed while working from Covid-19, the Ministry said the India,” it said. The draft has  collided with a bus, which home for the time being till the steps were being initiated given broad SOPs that will and nearly 55 injured when the only had a driver, coming from National Informatics Centre because the virus necessitated ensure smooth and seamless   !" truck they were travelling in the wrong side on the Guna (NIC) evaluates existing secu- many Ministries to operate functioning of the    collided with a bus, the MP bypass road. rity protocol for remote access from home to maintain social Government.                                            # #          

        2+3 + , Maharashtra, Goa and Odisha      — ruled by non-BJP parties.        he labour wing of the RSS   !!"#  $  T—Bharatiya Mazdoor         Sangh (BMS) — on Thursday &'(  )       %& called for a nationwide protest !'  (  )*  on May 22 against the dilution # #  +       of labour welfare by three BJP-      ruled States, Uttar Pradesh, # #  #  $    Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.        The BMS announcement New Delhi: A PIL was filed in      %& comes on the heels of similar the Supreme Court on protests earlier announced by Thursday challenging the deci-        other Central trade unions sions of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh !     affiliated to the Congress, Left and Madhya Pradesh to exempt      parties and trade unions not industrial units from labour ,- -,.     affiliated to any political par- welfare statutes and allowing $  .   0 ties. them to take steps such as  $    The BMS condemned the increasing “daily and weekly 0    $ total withdrawal of labour laws working hours” and depriving    $      in UP, MP and Gujarat and workers of their right to move  0%1   .  '+ criticised the move of increas- courts on the ground of Covid-     ing working hours from 8 to 12 19 pandemic. by States like Rajasthan,     ! !       ,    .    /0# '.1 2          )!2 , he trajectory of COVID-19 Ttransmission in Jharkhand    witnessed an upward move-   ment on Thursday after at least 16 new cases were report-  !), 3!) ed from five districts here on Thursday, health officials said. 45.//678 walapur police have arrested Out of the 16 odd cases, seven Ja person posing as an inspec- were reported from Palamu ,.9/7///, tor to carry out at least two and five from Ranchi. Besides, thefts in Jwalapur and two cases surfaced in /. Shivaliknagar areas recently. Hazaribag and one each in According to the police a Koderma and Jamshedpur, 65/46/,7 tip off was received from an health officials added. informant that the person who Earlier in the day, Health  + )! 2 achievement for the hospital. had stolen money from SBI cus- Secretary Nitin Madan He said that patients are being tomer service center five days tion and then Jwalapur Police Kulkarni said that at least 64 he Himalayan hospital and given facilities at par with ago had been seen in a locality station. While they were out, he migrant workers who returned cases in Jharkhand shot up to zones will be put in National Health Mission Tcancer research institute, international standards and of Jwwalapur. Reaching he site, broke the lock of the centre and from other states have tested 197, officials said. However, 87 Government quarantine for (NHM) said on Thursday. Out Jolly Grant has been awarded regular expansion in the ser- the police nabbed the person stole 13,000. positive in the past eight days of them have recovered from tests. of the 28,000 samples tested, with the National Accreditation vices is being made. “A team of pointed out by the informant. Later, he called a medical – a statement that clarifies the viral infection, while two They will later be allowed 197 came out positive, it added. Board for Hospital and Health NABH had visited the hospital Upon searching him, the police store owner to the SIIDCUL how the return of migrant have died of COVID-19 and to stay in home quarantine, he While 101 of the 197 cases Care Providers (NABH) cer- in November 2019 for three found 17,000 cash and two police station. While the shop workers was causing an upward one of cardiomyopathy, they added. "There are 63 con- reported in Jharkhand by tificate for quality health care days and due to the hard work mobile phones on him. During owner was out, he broke open trend in the COVID-19 tra- added. tainment zones in Jharkhand Wednesday evening are in services. The hospital has of hospital staff we were suc- interrogation, the accused iden- the shop and stole Rs jectory here. "Most of the sus- The number of contain- and more than 1 lakh people the age bracket of 11 to 30 become the first teaching hos- cessful in meeting the guide- tified as Saqir Ahmed from 12,000.Superintendent of Police pects who tested positive today ment zones in Jharkhand has live in these areas," said years, 63 are in the age brack- pital in state to have NABH cer- lines and high standards for the Ikad Khurd Pathri village of the (City) Kamlesh Upadhay (Thursday) are migrant work- also increased from 33 to 63 in Kulkarni. et of 31 to 50 years, the NHM tification. The Vice Chancellor certification,’’ he said. district revealed that on May 9 informed that the man used to ers. They returned from dif- the course of a fortnight. The Government has col- report said. At least nine chil- (VC) of Swami Ram Dhasmana added that out of he had phoned the two women pose as a police inspector while ferent parts of the country," he Kulkarni said that 25 red zones lected samples of over 30,000 dren, below the age of 10 Himalayan University (SRHU), 600 medical teaching hospitals working at SBI customer service calling his targets. Case has said. have been identified across the COVID-19 suspects so far, and years, have been infected by Vijay Dhasmana said that the in the country only 25 have got center and called them to been booked against him under With Thursday's findings, country, and passengers trav- tested nearly 28,000 of them, a the virus in Jharkhand so far, NABH certificate is big the NABH certificate. Singhdwar, Kankhal police sta- relevant sections, she added. the number of COVID-19 eling to Jharkhand from these bulletin released by the the report added.       3Q  (R #$$    &'()  + ,-'         (  L   )!2 , apprised her of the efforts being  !2 ,#!) the phone, DSP 65/,479/ late the result of investigation made by the State Government (Crime) Rajesh Phogat said 9,6 705/.95.,7 of the FIRs registered from 5    hief Minister Hemant while discussing various chal- aryana Police in the inter- that the Rana was produced ,4; 5<=. March 15 till April 10 in dif- CSoren today said that the lenges in the situation arising Hvening night of before the magistrate in the ,8/ 70/4,55 ferent parts of the state for pil- State government is committed due to Novel Corona Virus Wednesday and Thursday court, on Thursday ferage of liquor from godowns  ' '!2+3!) to bring back the people of (Covid-19) in the State. He also arrested former MLA Satvinder evening. During the hearing,  45, 7085 and also from malkhanas >' Jharkhand stranded in other discussed the problem of Rana from the MLA hostel, the police had sought for police (strong rooms) of police sta- he Railways ran five more states. The government is mak- migrant labourers and said that Sector-3, for his custody as they wanted to of the government tions. The had T‘Shramik Special’ trains   ing all endeavours to bring the government is making alleged role in the theft of question him further in the setting up a special investiga- last week seized Rs 97 lakh in carrying Odisha migrants from back the 6.85 lakh stranded efforts to bring them home liquor from a sealed godown in case. Court granted his two-day tion team (SIT) to probe the cash, two pistols and three other States on Thursday.    Jharkhand residents in sys- State as per their wish. He said Samalkha in . custody to the police, he added. alleged theft of seized liquor mobile phones besides a sports Official sources said a train tematic manner by coordinat- that to prevent the spread of Rana, a two-time legislator Police source said that from two godowns in utility vehicle following a raid departed from Coimbatore and ing with the railways and the Covid-19 there are various from constituency in around half dozen persons district. in a house to nab the prime two trains left Surat. The trains Central government as soon as challenges, everyone is being district, had unsuc- were arrested on charges of Besides the two godowns accused in the case of missing would reach Bhadrak and possible. The CM has also called upon and made aware to cessfully contested Assembly theft of liquor from a sealed in Sonipat, the SIT will check liquor stocks from the two Jagannathpur (Ganjam dis- two trains from Morbi, one requested the opposition lead- follow the lockdown. He said election 2019 from godown in Samalkha in the actual availability of stock godowns in Sonipat. The trict) on Friday. from Terupur in Tamil Nadu ers to urge the Central gov- that the government is working constituency on Jannayak Panipat district. The liquor in all warehouses and godowns Sonipat police raided the house Besides, a train that left and another from Namburu in ernment and make correspon- with commitment in this direc- Janata Party (JJP) ticket. kept inside the godown was that were sealed by the excise of accused Bhupinder Singh, Morbi in Gujarat and another Andhra Pradesh reached dence so that more and more tion so that no one is hungry. A crime team of Panipat stolen and Rana’s role was department in the last two but he managed to escape, that departed from Bibinagar- Baleswar on Thursday. trains are earmarked for oper- Meanwhile, the Chief Nodal police, under the supervision of found in it. Liquor godown was years for any violation, which said officials. However, later on, Secunderabad in Telangana A train from Chittoor in ations in Jharkhand. The state Officer of Corona related matters DSP (Crime) Rajesh Phogat, sealed by the Excise means that the SIT will check he surrendered before the are scheduled to reach Baleswar Andhra Pradesh arrived at government is bearing the fares of Jharkhand, Amarendra Pratap nabbed the former MLA from Department in 2016. A case of whether the stock of liquor police. The godowns in Sonipat on Friday also. Bhadrak. of all the labourers and will Singh said that the government Chandigarh. The team had theft at the godown was regis- which was there on the date of from where the liquor stock On Thursday, a train car- A total of 37 ‘Shramik continue to do so, he affirmed. is coordinating with other states informed the Sector 3 police in tered last month. sealing is actually the same or was reported missing were rying migrants from Surat was Special’ trains have arrived in The CM also met Governor and Central government and Chandigarh about their raid. The arrest of the ex-legis- not. stated to belong to accused received at Baleswar and anoth- Odisha till May 13, said Droupadi Murmu at Raj getting the return of migrant Talking to the Pioneer over lator comes close on the heels It will also collect and col- Bhupinder Singh's wife. er at Khurda Road. Besides, Railways sources. Bhawan on Thursday and labourers through train.   9%    9&          !2 ,#!) majority of the new cases are , , and Jhajjar, 57 in Nuh, 35 in , Moolchand Sharma said that     from NCR districts Mahendragarh. 18 in and 38 in the state government has decid- aryana on Thursday –Gurugram, Jhajjar and While hard hit Gurugram Ambala. ed to ply state transport buses Hreported 25 more Covid . The worst affected reported four more cases, tak- By Thursday evening, from May 18 for the conve-  ' '!2+3!)  + -  . rose to 22 in the district. cases and discharged 21 districts of the State with max- ing the total number of Covid- Haryana had sent as 69, 191 nience of such people. Booking   / -0" All the three people found patients from hospitals. The imum number of positive cases 19 cases in the district to 170, nasopharyngeal samples for can be done through the online he State registered 86 new positive in Khordha district state's cumulative Covid tally are Gurugram (166), Faridabad that had so testing to various diagnostic portal http://hartrans.gov.in TCovid-19 cases on R  $ have also returned from Surat reached 818, of which 368 (131), Sonepat (120), Jhajjar far reported 119 cases a day laboratories, of which 63, 791 and passengers with confirmed Thursday, following which the and are in quarantine. With cases are active even as it has (87), Nuh (60), Ambala (42) ago, added 12 more now, tak- tested negative while report was booking will be allowed to total number of cases surged to this, the total number of cases so far reported 11 corona virus- and Palwal (37), Panipat (36). ing the tally to 131. awaited in 4,582 cases, the enter the bus stand. 624. Ganjam district reported 2   rose to 53 in the district. related deaths. According to officials, a Jhajjar reported three more Health Department said. Sharma said that the buses the highest number of 42 cases.    The nine cases in Bhadrak As many as 21 patients total of 21 Covid patients were cases, taking the tally to 87. Jind will operate from New Delhi It was followed by Jajpur dis- included five Surat returnees, walked out of hospital from dif- discharged from various dis- reported two more cases, tak- HARYANA TO BRING ITS Railway Station to the sched- trict with 17, Kendrapada dis-   three West Bengal returnees ferent districts of the State on tricts including 10 in Sonepat, ing the tally to 20. Two more RESIDENTS STRANDED IN uled bus stand of Haryana trict 13, Bhadrak district nine, and a Karnataka returnee. All Thursday. So far, 439 patients four in Faridabad, one in cases reported in Karnal, tak- DELHI Roadways and no passenger Khordha district three and the cases in Jajpur district are have been cured and dis- Palwal, two in Panipat, four in ing the tally to 17. will be allowed to board or get Sundargarh district two.  3    West Bengal returnees and are charged from hospitals in on Thursday. Rewari reported one more After sealing its boorders off from the bus en route. All the 42 new cases in in quarantine. However, the Haryana, including the 14 No recovery has been report- case, taking the tally to 6. One with Delhi, Haryana Buses passing through corona Ganjam are Surat returnees   two testing positive in Italian nationals. Faridabad ed from Rewari andmore case reported in Government on Thursday said virus-affected districts will take and are in quarantine. With the   3 Sundargarh district are in a reported the 12 new cases of Mahendragarh where six cases Mahendragarh, talking the tally its natives who are stranded in the bypass or flyover route. new cases, the total number of containment zone. the deadly disease, in what is each have been reported. to 6. Delhi owing to the lockdown The minister said during people found positive in the centres of Mahakalpada, In a good sign, the number the highest, single-day jump in According to the State gov- Meanwhile, 62 Covid and are eager to return to their this time, taking special care of district rose to 252. Kendrapada and Kanika of recovered patients reached cases in the State on Thursday, ernment’s health bulletin, 25 patients have been discharged districts will be provided with social distancing norms, only The 13 cases identified in blocks. They have been shifted 158 when 15 more patients of taking the total to 131. fresh cases were reported from in Gurugram while 62 in bus service. 30 passengers will be accom- Kendrapada are also all Surat to Covid Hospitals. With the Jajpur were discharged from On Thursday too, the Gurugram, Faridabad, Jhajjar, Faridabad, 64 in Sonepat, 24 in Transport Minister modated in each bus. returnees living in quarantine new cases, the total number hospital on Thursday. $ L           $    

PNS  Shimla also ensuring that they do not crore economic package to respectively, he added. ed the Union Minister to use at Dr Rajendra Prasad carry any infection which may provide relief to the people of his good office to provide all Government Medical College imachal Chief Minister Jai harm others. He said that the country, adding that efforts CM URGES MEA TO PRO- required assistance to Manoj (RPGMC) in Kangra on HRam Thakur on Thursday MLAs must keep a close watch must be made to educate the VIDE ALL POSSIBLE HELP Kumar. Chief Minister has also Thursday. urged the MLAs to procure the on entry of all such people and masses about this package so TO MANOJ KUMAR written a letter in this regard to On Wednesday night, a lists of people of their con- persuade them to remain in that they could get benefit of it. the Union Minister for External 30-year-old woman and her stituencies stranded in other quarantine. He said that the State would be Chief Minister Jai Ram Affairs. Earlier, Thakur had daughter from Sirmaur's parts of the country visiting Thakur said the MLAs immensely benefitted as almost Thakur on Thursday urged video call with Manoj Kumar Paonta Sahib tested positive for their native places well in should also coordinate with 95 percent of industries fall the Union Minister for External and assured that all possible COVID-19, Special Secretary advance so that they could Panchayats Pradhans and other under MSME categories as Affairs S Jaishankar to take up help would be extended to (Health) Nipun Jindal said. timely get in contact with the party functionaries of the area Prime Minister has announced the matter with the Embassy him as he has taken up this The two had returned from family members of such per- so that foolproof arrangements a economic incentive of Rs. Officers at Riyadh in UAE to matter with the Union Delhi on May 4. The woman sons and sensitize them regard- could be made for quarantine 50000 crore for this vital sector. provide all possible help to Government. and her daughter were quar- ing social distancing and of the coming persons. He Thakur said the State Manoj Kumar son of Duni antined after they had returned importance of isolation to said that they should also Government at its level had Chand of village Tour Jajar, COVID-19 TALLY RISES TO to Paonta Sahib on May 4 and check the vicious cycle of ensure that general public in also taken some measures for tehsil Dharampur of Mandi 71 IN HP their samples were taken for Covid-19. their respective areas maintain the benefit of the working district, who is working in testing on May 12, Sirmaur Addressing BJP MLAs proper social distancing and class, pointing out that the Riyadh and was tested positive A seven-year-old girl and Deputy Commissioner R K through video conferencing also wear face cover. Government had also decided for COVID-19. After test and two women have tested positive Pruthi said, adding that both of from Shimla, the Chief He said the lockdown in to enhance the upper income initial treatment he was dis- for coronavirus in Himachal them were asymptomatic. Minister said that over one lakh wake of the pandemic has ceiling limit for selection of charged from Local Hospital Pradesh, taking the total num- A total of 706 people Himachalis have already adversely affected the economy beneficiaries of BPL/priority and left abandoned by the ber of COVID-19 cases in the returned to Sirmaur district reached Himachal Pradesh and of the country as well as the households to Rs. 45000 Company in which he was state to 71, officials said on from various red zones, Pruthi 60,000 more are expected to State and steps should now be approximately. This will working. Thursday. said. Out of these 706 people, come back to the State during initiated at the local level to increase the number of In a telephonic conserva- The three fresh cases were samples of 541 were taken for next few days. He said that it take up developmental works National Food Security Act tion with Union Minister for reported from Sirmaur and tests, he said. was responsibility of the State and generate economic activi- households by 1,50,000 there- External Affairs, Thakur said Kangra districts in the state. A With the three new cases, Government to ensure safety of ties. by making them eligible for that the boy was in distress as 24-year-old woman who the COVID-19 tally in the the people stranded in various Chief Minister said that getting wheat atta and rice at he was not being provided recently returned to Himachal state rose to 71. Three people parts of the country but at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi the highly subsidized rate of Rs. food, medication etc. required Pradesh from Mumbai tested have lost their lives due to the same time government was has announced Rs. 20 lakh 3.30 per kg. and Rs. 2 per kg. for such patients. He request- positive for the dreaded virus disease.

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% P $  5  + )! 2 Lakshmi will be shifted from the sanctum sanctorum to the he Badrinath shrine will be Lakshmi temple in the com-  + )! 2 //!,/8/ under the Pradhan Mantri Treopened for the summer plex. Only a limited number of 6,7.0597 Awas Yojana. Special credit today. The seat of the Adi people will be present on the elcoming the announce- 95,07854/,857/. facility amounting to Rs 5,000 Shankaracharya along with the occasion to enable observance Wments made by the 5/5778/,//5B70 crore for street vendors will be temple Rawal (chief priest), of social distancing and other Union Finance Minister 455.70,55 implemented in one month Uddhav, Kuber and the Gadu governmental guidelines in Nirmala Sitharaman on and benefit about 50 lakh street Gadha containing sesame seed view of the COVID-19 pan- Thursday as part of the migrant labourers, accommo- vendors. oil reached Badrinath from demic. Atmanirbhar Bharat package, dation on low rent scheme, The Kisan credit card spe- the Yog Dhyan temple in It is pertinent to mention Chief Minister Trivendra Singh loan facility for street vendors, cial campaign will facilitate a Pandukeshwar on Thursday. here that due to conditions Rawat said that these provi- special campaign of Kisan cred- total of Rs two lakh crore con- After reaching Badrinath, the caused by the COVID-19 pan- sions are dedicated to small it card- all these measures will cessional credit for 2.50 crore Rawal Ishwari Prasad demic, the date for reopening farmers, the poor, migrant definitely benefit the people of farmers. The Centre has also Namdoobri conducted wor- of Badrinath shrine for the labourers and street vendors. Uttarakhand considerably,” said increased the financial assis- ship at the lord’s birthplace- summer was postponed from These will benefit poor farm- the CM. tance provided to the states for Leela Dhungi. Meanwhile, the April 30 to May 15. ers and labourers. He further said that the one purchasing the agricultural Badrinath shrine has been The other three Char Rawat said that the nation, one ration card system produce. A sum of Rs 4,200 decked up in flowers for the Dham shrines- Kedarnath, announcements made on to be implemented from crore has been allocated for occasion. being worn by the people in the charge Harish Gaur informed plex from the southern Gangotri and Yamunotri were Thursday will benefit August will greatly benefit development of infrastructure Earlier, the palanquins of process. Only the bare mini- that the Badrinath shrine will entrance. After that the Rawal reopened earlier during April. Uttarakhand along with the rest migrants. Apart from this Rs in rural areas. These and the the deities departed from mum number of people be reopened at 4:30 AM on in the presence of With the reopening of of the nation. “The State 3,500 crore is being arranged to other measures announced by Pandukeshwar after ritual wor- required for the important Friday. Dharmadhikari and tradition- Badrinath on Friday, all the Government will get consider- provide free ration for migrant the Union Finance minister will ship. Only a limited number of tasks related to reopening of the The ritual process for al right holders will commence Char Dham shrines will be able help in providing relief to labourers. Additionally, the greatly improve the lot of the priests and traditional right shrine and worship have been reopening the shrine will begin the ritual reopening of the open for the summer. It is migrants returning to scheme for providing home at people of Uttarakhand and holders were present on the permitted to reach Badrinath. earlier at 3 AM. Kuber, Uddhav shrine’s portals at 4:30 AM. hoped that the Char Dham Uttarakhand, farmers and low rents to migrant labourers other Indian states, added the occasion with social distancing Uttarakhand Char Dham and the Gadu Ghada will be After the reopening of the Yatra will also be started after labourers. Free ration for and urban poor will be started CM. being maintained and masks Devsthanam Board media in- brought into the temple com- main shrine, the idol of goddess the pandemic abates.       6     "#$%    #      $ 7    ' '          2!,2,! The tax, license fee and other aspects 857/. recognition in retrospection was not taken by the education  + )! 2 HC gave this order on separate earing on a petition seek- for the shop were 5/5,.96/ to the six month course offered department of Uttarakhand Public Interest Litigations Hing reduction in license fee decided on the by the State Council of for this course. It created a s directed by the (PILs) filed by of Dehradun for liquor shops considering the basis of this timing. 56,87/,7/,/ Education Research and threat over the jobs of these AUttarakhand High Court, resident Japinder Singh and loss sustained due to the lock- However, Training (SCERT), govern- teachers as HRD ministry had the State administration on Akash Yadav. down, the Uttarakhand High liquor shops could .96A 6,5.,4 ment of Uttarakhand between made a compulsion that after Thursday appointed nodal offi- In an order released on Court has directed the state not open during   PB70 2001 to 2018. March 2019, all primary teach- cers in the districts and blocks Thursday, the education sec- government to form a com- April due to the In Uttarakhand, education ers who don’t have a Diploma to act on the complaints about retary R Meenakshi Sundaram mittee under the chief secretary lockdown. Earlier department had appointed in Elementary Education the fees charged by the private said that Chief Education and take a decision in the mat- in May, the tim-  + )! 2 Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) (DElEd) degree or BTC cer- schools of the State. Officer (CEO) would be the ter within four weeks. The sin- ings for shops were qualified candidates as prima- tificate would be removed from In a recent decision, the nodal officer in the districts gle bench of justice Sharad from 7 AM to 1 PM he threat on the jobs of ry teachers and they were post of primary teachers. HC had directed the State and the Block Education Kumar Sharma issued this and more recently Tmore than 16000 primary imparted an in service special However with the passage of Government to ensure that Officers (BEO) would be nodal direction while hearing a peti- from 7 AM to 4 teachers of Uttarakhand was BTC training in different NCTE amendment bill in par- the private schools don’t coerce officers in their respective tion filed by liquor shop con- PM. This has caused a major officer under section 35 of removed on Thursday with Districts Institutes of Education liament last year paved the way the parents to pay fees during blocks. He said that the nodal tractor from Uttarkashi, revenue loss. Considering this, excise policy 2020. The district the Human Resource and Teaching (DIETs) to make for recognition of their course the lockdown period and the officers would act on the com- Saurabh Rana. the petitioner has sought excise officer will send this to Development (HRD) ministry them eligible for being appoint- in retrospection. Acting on the schools should only charge plaints against the schools that The petitioner has stated reduction in license fee and the state administration where issuing a notification granting ed as primary teachers. issue, the MHRD finally put a tuition fee from the students. are violating fee guidelines as that when the liquor shop was other taxes. After hearing the a committee will be formed retrospective recognition of However in the year 2016 it was stamp of approval of the spe- The tuition fee would be mentioned in the Government allotted to him on March 19 matter, the court directed the under the chief secretary to the special BTC course done by realised that the recognition cial BTC course of Uttarakhand charged only when if they are Order (GO) of May 2, 2020 and this year, the business hours petitioner to present an inter- take a decision in the matter them. In the gazette notifica- from National Council of on Thursday by its gazette conducting online classes. The HC order dated May 12, 2020. were from 10 AM to 10 PM. cession to the district excise within four weeks. tion, the MHRD granted Teacher Education (NCTE) notification.

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He said the Digi locker  (+   0   #   $   Therefore, the people will most facility is beneficial for the     $$  $        probably increase their invest- students and with this facility ment in gold as a source of the students would be spared        $$ finance in the future consider- the ordeal of making many .  '    # ing the financial problems rounds of the university offices  many have experienced during    for their mark-sheets and $   ' ' the lockdown enforced to con- degree certificates. trol the spread of COVID-19, to support them during any shopping in the market. Rastogi. Rawat said that the uni- that online classes are going on after the guidelines of the gov- start in September. The minis- said the owner of Kamal financial emergencies in the However, since the clothing Meanwhile, Dehradun versities would upload the doc- and 80 per cent of the course ernment of India for lockdown ter also inquired about the Jewellers, Agrim Rastogi. future, said Rastogi. stores and other such non- president of Uttarakhand uments like degree and mark is complete. The attendance of IV. status of salary paid to the staff Talking to The Pioneer, Talking about the busi- essential items shops are open- Swarnkar Sanyukt, Pankaj sheets and the students by the students in these classes is He however asked the and was informed that all uni- he said that the price of gold is ness of gold jewellery during ing on alternate days, visiting Masson opined that people using designated code can around 70 percent. universities to remain pre- versities have paid salaries to still increasing during the lock- the current lockdown, Rastogi the jewellers has become a here prefer to buy gold by phys- download these documents in In the session elaborate pared for both online and the staff. down. Therefore it is possible said so far only those who have sort of a chore for customers. ically touching and feeling it their homes. Similarly with discussion on holding of exam- offline type of examinations. The advisor, higher educa- that the current circumstances weddings in the next few weeks “We are observing necessary while building trust with the these lockers in place, it would ination was held. All VCs were It was decided that online tion, M S M Rawat and K D have reinforced the belief of are coming to visit their stores precautions like social dis- jeweler. be easy for the government unanimous in suggesting that admissions would be done for Purohit, the VC of all the uni- people in buying gold as an in Paltan Bazaar, Rajpur Road tancing, sanitisation and masks Therefore online business offices to verify educational the examinations can be held in the new academic session. The versities, director higher edu- investment for use in the and Vikasnagar. He said that among others measures to of jewellery is not feasible here, qualification documents of stu- month of July. The minister new session for old students cation Ashok Kumar and oth- future. Possibly, several people earlier people used to visit the ensure that all important reg- not at least for the next two dents at time of job. said that final decision on the would commence in August ers were present in the video will invest in gold items more jewellery stores often while ulations are followed,” added years. The minister was informed examinations would be taken while for new students would conferencing session.     ! !    @%& A #     89O; $9 ,6 ( $7        "    than thrice the buffer stock and charitable bodies engaged  2+3 + , E )2820)!,82 norms require. in serving cooked meals to     5$ !)  8 +)8 Announcing the second migrants are allowed to buy at n the wake of Covid-19 cri- tranche of economic stimulus a reduced rate of Rs 24 per kg Isis, President Ram Nath #+'+2+6,283 package for migrants, Union for wheat and Rs 22 per kg for  2+3 + , Sharing a video of migrant Kovind on Thursday decided to Finance Minister Nirmala rice from the central govern- labourers walking on the roads take a 30 per cent salary cut for " # 2+3 + , Sitharaman said, eight crore ment. The Finance Minister ontinuing its attack against of the country in an attempt to the whole year and announced migrant workers migrants who also clarified that the total Cthe BJP-led NDA reach their native places amid a slew of other austerity mea- ndia’s surplus foodgrains is do not have state beneficiary number of migrants at 8 crore Government on Day 2 of the the coronavirus-induced lock- sures, including deferment of Icoming handy to feed the cards where they are, will get has been arrived at by count- announcement of economic down, Rahul said: "There is a purchase of the Presidential poor during the coronavirus five kg of wheat and rice each, ing those living in shelter packages by Finance Minister dense darkness and these are Limousine (at an estimated pandemic. The Government on and a kg of chana per family camps by state governments. Nirmala Sitharaman, the difficult times, have courage, all cost of around 10 crore) to be Thursday added 8 crore non- per month and Rs 3,500 crore At present, nearly 90 per Congress on Thursday termed of us are standing for the safe- used for ceremonial occasions. ration card holders as benefi- for this would be borne by the cent of 23.5 crore ration cards it as a ‘jumla package’, deeply ty of all of them. We will The domestic tours and ciaries who would be given free government. The central gov- are seeded with Aadhaar num- disappointing and way short of ensure that their screams reach programmes of the President foodgrains – 5 Kg of wheat/rice ernment will fully bear the cost, bers of ration card holders (i.e. what Prime Minister Narendra the government and they get will also be substantially and 1 kg chana (gram) for the while state governments will be at least one member of fami- Modi had promised the nation. the help they deserve. They are reduced in order to follow next two months. As per the responsible for implementation ly); nearly 85 per cent of all 80 It also criticised the Finance not the ordinary public of the social distancing restrictions Government’s earlier decision, and identification of migrants crore beneficiaries have also Minister alleging her address country, they are the flag bear- and minimise expenditure, 80-crore ration card holders are for distribution of dry ration. seeded their Aadhaar numbers on both the days was classic ers of the country's self-respect. according to a Rashtrapati already being provided free The government has earlier with their respective ration display of arrogance, igno- We will never let them bow Bhavan communique. household and allowance of the said. There will be substantial foodgrains and pulses. announced a package of Rs 1.70 cards. rance and insensitivity. down." Announcing the several President". reduction in the use of office Put together, the 88-crore lakh crore through which free "This will enable migrant On their part, Congress Priyanka too took to measures, the communique The consumption during consumables and a greater beneficiaries will be provided rations were given for three beneficiaries to access PDS leaders Rahul Gandhi and Twitter to urge the said in the President's estima- ceremonial occasions such as emphasis would be laid on with 608 crore kg of foodgrains months to 80 crore poor. The grains from any fair price Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Government to at least run tion this will be a "small but sig- At-Home ceremonies and state using e-technology to cut down (rice/wheat/gram) till June this ration card holders were given shop (FPS) in the country. the party will ensure that the busses or any kind of transport nificant contribution to realise banquets will also be min- the use of paper to avoid year. additional two kg foodgrain per About 67 crore beneficiaries in screams of migrant workers to ferry the poor people under- the government's vision of imised by keeping smaller guest wastage and make the office The move comes even as persons due to the nationwide 23 states covering 83 per cent reach the government and going so much pain during the making India self-reliant lists, reducing the food menu eco-friendly, the communique ration cards are being portable lockdown. of the PDS population will be described them as the ones car- entire lockdown period. (Atmanirbhar) and energise and lessening usage of flowers stated. to allow migrant workers to Currently, free 5 kg food- covered by national rying the country's flag. Senior party leader Ahmed the nation to take up the chal- and other decorative items, it The President has given access foodgrains across states. grains per person and one kg portability by August 2020," Congress's chief spokesper- Patel said, "It is not an eco- lenge to fight the pandemic said. instructions to the Rashtrapati The ‘one nation one ration pulses per household is being she said. son Randeep Surjewala said nomic package. It is an empty and continue our journey for On Kovind’s decision to Bhavan to set an example by card’ scheme will be fully oper- given for three months till June She further said 100 per Finance Minister Nirmala package wrapped with speech- development and prosperity defer the purchase of the economising the expenditure, ational by March 2021. to PDS (ration )card holders cent national portability will Sitharaman's announcements es since the last three days." simultaneously." Presidential Limousine, the making optimal usage of According to the Food under the Pradhan Mantri be achieved by March 2021. were nothing but a "jumla And former Union Minister The President gets a communiqué said, "The exist- resources, and dovetailing the Ministry, they hold 24.7 million Garib Anna Yojana (PMGAY), All states and union territories package" while former Manish Tewari termed it as monthly salary of  5 lakh. It is ing resources of the Rashtrapati saved money to combat Covid- tonnes of wheat this year, benefitting over 80 crore poor. will complete full FPS automa- Commerce Minister Anand “unfortunate” that the entire estimated that these measures Bhavan and the government 19 and mitigate the people's which is more than three times This is over and above the 5 kg tion by March 2021, she Sharma said the country press conference (of will save nearly 20 per cent of will be shared and used for economic plight, the commu- the buffer stock requirements grains given at a subsidised added. believed that Prime Minister Sitharaman) was a “classic dis- the budget of the Rashtrapati such occasions." nique said. of 7.46 million tonnes. rate to per beneficiary under Already 17 states/UTs are was serious when he made the play of arrogance, ignorance Bhavan in the current financial The repair and mainte- "Meanwhile, it will be Similarly, stock of rice, includ- NFSA. For those migrants ready with FPS automation. "dramatic" announcement of and insensitivity". year, the statement said. nance work in the Rashtrapati ensured that such austerity ing unmilled paddy, was 49.15 walking on foot, the Minister These include Andhra giving 10 per cent of the GDP "We expected that the According to the officials, Bhavan will be minimised to measures would have no million tonnes, against the said that cooked meals are Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, as a package to revive the finance minister would come these measures will result in the only ensure proper upkeep of adverse impact on support buffer norm of 13.58 million being provided by state gov- Maharashtra, Haryana, economy and support workers out with what the government saving of around 40-45 crore assets. The Rashtrapati Bhavan given to outsourced (or) con- tonnes. So, on April 1 2020, the ernments. They are allowed to Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala, and migrant labourers, and is doing to ferry the migrants annually by the Rashtrapati will also not take up any new tractual workers. Other activ- country had about 74 million buy foodgrains on credit from Madhya Pradesh, Goa, that expectations had soared. who are walking on the roads Bhavan, which has an yearly capital works (building and ities taken up by the tonnes of wheat and rice as the central pool at a sub- Jharkhand, Tripura, Bihar, UP, "The finance minister's back to their homes safely. budget of more than 200 engineering works) in the cur- Rashtrapati Bhavan for the against the buffer stock norm sidised rate for this purpose, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh announcement dashed all But nothing like that hap- crore including an outlay of rent fiscal and only the ongo- welfare of poor people will not of 21 million tonnes – more the minister said. Even NGOs and Daman and Diu. hopes," he added. pened," Tewari said. 80.98 crore allocated for "staff, ing works will be completed, it be affected either," it added. 1 *   $ 2 *$    ' 

 2+3 + , development on the PPE, Navy Navy, posted at the recently cre- officials said here on Thursday ated Innovation Cell at Institute he national effort to ramp the patent was filed by the of Naval Medicine (INM), Tup production of Personal Intellectual Property Facilitation Mumbai. A pilot batch of PPEs #2 #!3 .- Protective Equipment (PPE) to Cell(IPFC) of Ministry of has already been produced at fight the coronavirus pandem- Defence, in association with Naval Dockyard Mumbai, a ic has got a boost. The Navy has National Research Development statement by the Navy said.   successfully filed a patent for its Corporation(NRDC), an enter- Efforts are now on to com- % $%<==#  indigenously-designed PPE. prise under the Ministry of mence mass production of this The low-cost PPE will shortly Science and Technology. This low-cost PPE and eligible firms  2+3 + , All ITBP infected men are go in for mass manufacturing process brings it a step closer to are being identified for taking  2+3 + , from the national capital. and the Navy is looking for mass production, they said. up licensed production, officials he ITBP on Thursday In the BSF, eight personnel local producers. The low-cost PPE has been said. fter evacuating 698 Indians Trecorded 12 new Covid-19 from Delhi and one each from Giving details of the latest developed by a Doctor of Indian The PPE developed by the Alast week, the Indian Navy cases even as a similar number Kolkata and Tripura have test- warship INS Jalashwa has of patients recovered from ed positive for Covid-19. returned to Male, Capital of the pandemic. The BSF post- All of them are under Maldives, to bring out 700 more ed 10 new cases and 21 recov- treatment in Designated Indians. The 17, 000-ton eries during the last 24 hour. COVID19 Health Care hospi- amphibious ship, technically Seven cases of coronavirus tals. known as landing platform infection have been reported "Since yesterday, 21 BSF dock(LPD), will enter the Male in CRPF and three in SSB. The personnel (Tripura- 14, port on Friday morning for the CISF did not register any pos- Kolkata-6, Delhi- 1 who had ) rescue effort. Another ship, INS who have already registered to the areas occupied by the pre- itive case in the last 24 hours. earlier tested COVID-19 pos- Magar, on Sunday brought out with the Indian Embassy in vious set of repatriated citizens. The number of infected itive have been discharged 200 Indians from there. Both the Maldives, will commence on The ship is now anchored personnel in the paramilitary from hospitals after being test- ships docked at Kochi, Kerala for Friday morning. The ship will off Male and will undertake ranks reached nearly 850 and ed negative. They have been disembarkation of passengers. depart for Kochi by Friday night. embarkation of the second set of six personnel have lost their put under quarantine as per Giving details of the mission Earlier, after successfully Indian nationals on Friday. lives to Covid-19. the protocol," a BSF spokesper- to bring out Indians from foreign bringing home 698 Indian Nearly 700 Indian nationals, Out of the 158 corona son said. shores by sea known as nationals to Kochi on May 12, including 100 women and chil- virus hit men, as many as 24 These 21 are in addition to ‘Operation Samudra Setu, offi- INS Jalashwa proceeded for dren will be repatriated. The infected ITBP personnel are earlier three (Tekanpur-2 and cials said here on Thursday the preparatory activities towards Indian nationals evacuated will admitted at AIIMS, Jhajjar, Delhi-1) cured cases. All six second phase of this operation Phase II of the evacuation oper- be screened medically, allotted Haryana followed by one at BSF personnel discharged from is now on with INS Jalashwa ation which included disinfec- IDs and their baggage sanitised LNJP Hospital, New Delhi and Kolkata were part of an escort about to enter Male. tion and sanitisation of the before boarding the ship, officials 129 at CAPF Referral Hospital, team of IMCT in Kolkata, the Embarkation of Indian citizens, entire ship with special attention said. Greater Noida. spokesperson added. Besides the ITBP person- Likewise, in the CRPF Navy is made of a special fab- Indian Council of Medical by the Institute of Nuclear nel, 28 BSF men, five from the seven new cases have been ric which affords high level of Research approved testing lab- Medicine and Allied Sciences. It CRPF and one from the NSG reported, taking the tally of protection along with high oratory. is part of the Defence Research besides a civilian are lodged at infecte personnel to 254 out of ‘breathability’ as against other Concerted efforts are now and Development (DRDO)and the CAPF Referral Hospital. which five have recovered and PPEs available in the market ongoing by a core team of is tasked with the testing and Four family members of the one had died due to the infec- and is, therefore, more suitable Navy, IPFC and NRDC to com- certification of PPE. ITBP are also admitted at the tion. Presently, there are 248 for use in hot and humid weath- mence mass production of this The Navy product was 'cer- referral hospital. active cases in CRPF. er conditions as prevalent in low-cost PPE. The patent filing tified to be mass produced and A total of 13 ITBP per- The SSB has a tally of 21 India. The technology has also process came days after the PPE used in clinical COVID situa- sonnel have recovered from the infected personnel out of which been tested and validated by the cleared mandatory certification tions', officials said. disease. one has recovered till so far. $   $    5( 

 2+3 + , Choksi allegedly siphoned off judge, Abhay Thipsay, was tried to save Nirav Modi or over 10,000 crore from the trying to "influence the judi- Mehul Choksi. Now that he nion Law Minister Ravi Punjab National Bank with cial process" in the United (Nirav Modi) has been UShankar Prasad on fraudulent letter issued by the Kingdom where Modi uner- arrested and extradition pro- Thursday charged the Congress bank. Modi and his relatives going an extradition trial. ceedings against him is with trying to save fugitive jew- escaped India in early 2018, Prasad alleged that Modi underway, a Congress mem- eller and designer Nirav Modi when BJP was in the saddle at was always a favourite of the ber who is a retired judge and his maternal uncle Mehul the Centre. Congress and got all benefits himself (Abhay Thipsay), is Choksi, both key accused in a Senior BJP leader alleged before the BJP government defending him in the court,” massive banking fraud in India. that Congress leader and came to the power. the Minister said. Diamond trader Modi and retired Mumbai High Court “Congress has always Addressing a video press conference, Prasad said the retired Mumbai High Court judge, Thipsay, appeared on behalf of the PNB scam- tainted Modi as a 'defence witness' on saying that there was no case against the busi- nessman and it cannot stand the scrutiny of the court. Prasad said his party con- demns this stand of the Congress. "There is no case against Nirav Modi, neither fraudu- lent nor cheating case would stand the scrutiny of law in an Indian court," argued Thipsay Wednesday before the court, the Minister cited him as saying.  3     ! !  @%& A #             >>< !          #   78 , patients in the capital city to 5,274. The question being amil Nadu got a small asked is whether the State  !  R  !  '!, Constitution for his becoming the State Legislature came a day Treprieve on Thursday in the would breach the 10,000 mark a legislator. after BJP’s Sandeep Lele and number of persons tested on Friday.  !#!)!! team held discussions with n a development that went on Apart from Uddhav, eight Ajit Gopchade NCP’s Kiran positive for coronavirus. For What brought relief to the officials of the Union Health Iexpected lines, Maharashtra others who were elected the Pawaskar and Shivajirao Garje the first time since last week, department of health officials three-member central and Family Welfare Ministry Chief Minister Uddhav State Council unopposed were: — withdrew their nomina- the number of persons tested was the small decrease noted Ateam arrived here on and the National Centre for Thackeray and eight others Council Deputy Chairperson tions, while the papers of positive for the pandemic stood on Thursday in the number of Thursday to study the coron- Disease Control (NCDC) were declared elected unop- Neelam Gorhe of the Shiv Independent candidate at 447 and this took the num- positive cases for the first time avirus infection among the through video link," a senior posed to the State Legislative Sena, four candidates from the Shehbaz Rathod were rejected ber of patients so far tested pos- in the last one week. Border Security Force (BSF) Tripura Health Department Council on Thursday. BJP - Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil, as invalid during the scrutiny. itive in the State to 9,674. With While on May 7, the State troopers and their kin, as the official told IANS. Uddhav, who was not a Gopichand Padalkar, Praveen Ahead of the withdrawal of two more persons succumbing saw 580 patients testing posi- positive cases in Tripura On Friday, the central team member of either of the Houses Datke and Ramesh Karad, nominations, the Opposition on Thursday, the death toll tive for corona virus. This climbed to 152. Institute of Health & Medical would visit two BSF battalions of the State Legislature when he NCP's Shashikant Shinde and BJP faced an embarrassment of reached 66 in the State. increased to 600 the next day, The central team, led by Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), will headquarters in Ambassa, the was sworn in as the Chief Amol Mitkari and Congress’ sorts as it had to replace its offi- Chennai continued to lead came down to 526 on May 9, G.K. Medhi, Professor and study the source and other district town of Dhalai, 82 km Minister on November 28 last Rajesh Rathod. cially declared candidate Ajit the table as the district with shot up to 669 on May 10 and Head of the Department of aspects of the coronavirus north of Agartala. The NCDC year, was elected unopposed to An informal announce- Gopchhade with Ramesh maximum patients. touching an all time high of 798 Community Medicine of the infection among troopers, offi- and the ICMR (Indian Council the State Legislative Council 13 ment about the election of Karad, who had also filed his The day saw 363 persons on May 11. The numbers came Shillong-based North Eastern cials and their family members. of Medical Research) officials days prior to the six-month Uddhav and eight other can- papers as a "dummy" testing positive for Covid and down to 716 on the next day Indira Gandhi Regional "Soon after arrival, the would help the team, he said. deadline prescribed by the didates to the Upper House of candidate. this took the number of and 509 on May 13. 9    Q       R 8  &  3  (            #   78 , the number of coronavirus patients ! !  787!! place.” slammed the Centre for doing making them migrant beggars.” increased by an average of 637 patients. The Minister said “our State too little and too late for the He also said that the OCOR hen officials including doctors of the Edappadi Palaniswami who had a       he Bengal Government will had taken this decision more starving millions, “particularly was nothing new or for that WDirectorate of Public Health and video conference with district collectors an !  '!, Tnot adhere to the “one than six months ago because we the migrant workers who matter providing of free ration Preventive Medicine informed Chief d revenue officials said that the increase of nation one ration card” scheme are already running a scheme became the victim of the to the poor also a scheme that Minister Edappadi Palaniswami that the coronavirus cases was on expected lines. he officials at Raj Bhavan here on as it already has a “unique pol- called Khadya Saathi that Centre’s unplanned implemen- was already in place for many number of Covid-19 patients in Tamil “We had asked traders at Koyambedu TThursday lodged a police complaint icy” in place, State Food and ensures food for all,” adding “at tation of lockdown.” decades as was the country’s Nadu breached the 9,000 mark and was on fruits and vegetable market in Chennai to with the Cyber Crime Police Station at Civil Supplies Minister least for the time being we can Attacking the Narendra public distribution system. an upward journey, there were three per- shut down their operations because of the Bandra Kurla Complex in north-Central Jyotipriya Mullick said on say that Bengal’s response to the Modi Government for making “There is no credit in mak- son in the State who were not at all shocked, infection reported from that area. But the Mumbai against a news portal over the Thursday. central scheme is in thenega- the “rendering migrant workers ing announcements of things amused or surprised by the development. traders were adamant that they would not publication of “defamatory news” about Soon after Union Finance tive.” into migrant beggars,” he said which were already there. All three along with the doctors of the move out from Koyambedu citing the mas- Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s If Bengal chooses to disre- “these people who have become Instead of making futile decla- Department of Preventive Medicine were sive loss they may have to face,” said the Koshyari allegedly facilitating the trav- declaration that the entire coun- gard the ONOR then it will be jobless and walking back home rations the Government should in the know of things and were expecting Chief Minister. el of a model from Maharashtra to try would be covered under the yet another scheme that the because of the unplanned have taken steps to reach cash the disaster to happen much earlier. The CM had deputed his second-in- Dehradun via New Delhi. ONOR within a specific period State Government will not fall implementation of the lock- in the pockets of these people On May 7, Tamil Nadu had 5,409 command O Pannerselvam to convince the “The contents of the news are false, of time, Mullick said “One in line with as Bengal had ear- down are not begging for who are also consumers so patients and within one week, on May 13, traders about the need to relocate the mar- fabricated and based on nefarious design thing is for sure that Bengal is lier refused to implement food… they only want an alter- that they can survive in these the figure breached the 9,000 mark and ket to one of the city suburbs, the leaders with an intent to malign the unblemished not going to be a part of this schemes like Ayushman Bharat. native employment so that they hours of crisis and the country’s stood at 9,227. This means that the num- stood their ground and were adamant in image of Governor,” Raj Bhavan said scheme because we already Congress leader can earn their food them- economy too gets some kind of ber of coronavirus cases jumped by 3,818 their conviction that they would not budge here in statement released here in the have a different scheme in Adhir Chowdhury too selves… The government is fillip,” he said. in six days. On every day starting May 6, an inch. evening. )* %.9:: 6$  $    ?E    425       $  (! (CMO), Jammu informed Assistant Medical     #   78 , other parts of India. There are that we would not crowd pub- Superintendent, GMCH that the cremation of some news which bring relief to lic places. Please make sure '$ '  fter a treacherous wait of 38 long hours, fam- dead body shall be done at 06:30. Kolkata: In another shameless erala which was on its way the State like the reduction in that we avoid all unnecessary Aily members of a 70-year-old patient, who However, it was delayed again. Family mem- development a corona warrior Kto “coronavirus mukth” the number of hotspots. There journeys as well as social gath- died due to Covid-19 late Tuesday night, final- bers initially alleged they were directed by the had to commit suicide in State suffered a set back on are only 15 hotspots in the State erings,” said Vijayan.    ly cremated him under the strict supervision of GMC authorities to arrange their own family Jalpaiguri district after he was Thursday as 26 persons tested as on date,” said Vijayan. The most important district authorities in Jammu on Thursday. members to shift the dead body to the crema- prevented and humiliated by positive for the pandemic in var- He also cautioned the peo- announcement made by the Jaipur: Twelve hundred Earlier late Wednesday night, local residents tion ground. However, J&K government the local villagers from setting ious districts. On Wednesday 10 ple about the protocol to be CM was with regard to the labourers who were sent from of old city area of Jogi Gate, led by a local cor- spokesman in a statement said, "two attendants up a corona kiosk — for testing persons had tested positive in observed in the State in the reforms to be made in the Barmer to Motihari in Bihardid porator prevented the family from performing of the deceased arrived around 08:00 am but were corona patients — at the State. backdrop of coronavirus being social life. “When we intend to not have to pay any train fare. last rites inside the cremation ground. Left with not ready to assisting and shifting of the dead Ghugudanga village. Out of the 26 persons test- a reality for months to come. visit restaurants and shopping The fare of 600 labourers was no choice, the dead body was shifted back to the body". The spokesman said, the family member Debashis Chakrabarty the ed positive on Thursday, seven “The World Health malls, please ensure that we get borne by State Government designated mortuary in Government Medical were convinced by the administration and victim, who died after con- were those who returned to the Organization (WHO) has a time slot from these estab- while the fare of the remaining college hospital. members of their religious organisation for the suming pesticide and jumping State from abroad as part of the warned that there wont be a sce- lishments which would lessen 600 labourers was paid by var- Family members of the deceased patient same. into a well, was due to retire in Vande Bharat Mission, said CM nario free of coronavirus. crowding in the places. In future ious companies and contractors alleged, "on Wednesday evening when they shift- Following this, three sanitary workers and September this yearsources Pinarayi Vijayan in his daily Hence, we have to make certain also, be careful about our daily directly to the railways. ed the dead body from GMC, hospital around two attendants in full personnel protective said. The senior medical super- press briefing. “Those who test- amendments in our daily life. routines. Bear in mind that the The District Collector 8.30 p.m and reached near Jogi gate cremation gears shifted the dead body from Mortuary to visor was directed by the district ed positive for covid-19 on The masks have to be made a shadow of coronavirus is pre- Barmer Shri Vishram Meena ground, large number of local residents in the the Ambulance for formal cremation at Shastri health department to set up a Thursday include 14 persons part of our daily life. We have to sent everywhere in our life,” said informed that as per the guide- area accompanied by a local corporator prevented Nagar Cremation ground with the coordination corona kiosk at the village.PNS who reached the State from plan our social life by ensuring Vijayan. lines issued by the Central them from gaining access inside the ground for of the local/civil administration at 09:40 am. Government and subsequent- performing the last rites of the deceased patient". Finally, the last rites of the covid-19 patient were ly by the State Government, the On Thursday, the Chief Medical Officer performed around 11.00 a.m. stranded migrant labourers, tourists, pilgrims, students and others were allowed to be trans- ported to their home states. As  ??, >1 a follow of these guidelines, it was decided to send the migrant labourers to their !  '!, accounted for four infected, has native states through various been the worst-hit area in means of transport, he he number of Covid-19 Dharavi. On Tuesday, eight added. Ttriggered deaths mounted infected cases were recorded in Shri Meena said that sur- to 49 in Mumbai’s hotspot Matunga Labour camp. On vey and identification of such Dharavi on Thursday, even as Monday, this area had regis- workers of Bihar was done 33 more infected cases were tered eight cases. There was a through sub divisional officers, recorded taking the total num- seventeen- year-old among the in which about 1675 workers ber of positive cases in Asia’s eight newly infected persons on were identified in Barmer dis- biggest slum to 1,061. that day. Six positive cases had trict. While two more persons been reported from Matunga Of these, 600 workers succumbed to Covid-19 on Labour camp on Sunday. were found to be stranded as Thursday, the authorities added Brihanmumbai Municipal Spread over 240 hectare per the guidelines of the seven more deaths reported Corporation (BMC) said. area, Dharavi is home to more Central and State Government. earlier to the total death tally in A maximum five infected than 4 lakh people. This slum The remaining 1075 Dharavi. cases were reported from has been one of major hotspots labourers were found engaged “The seven deaths which Kumbharwada. Matunga in Mumbai, ever since the first in works being carried on by we have added to the tally Labour Camp, from where a couple deaths and infected other companies on behalf of today are the ones of persons maximum number of cases were reported from this Vedanta Cairn Energy India who had died earlier on dif- Coronavirus cases have been slum in the first week of April. Limited, the main company of ferent dates, but the informa- reported in recent weeks, In an effort to devise ways oil mining in the district. tion about their deaths con- reported four positive cases on to arrest the rapid spread of The District Collector veyed to ward office concerned Thursday. pandemic in this slum, apprised that a proposal was subsequently. With the two Two positive cases each Mumbai’s new Municipal submitted to the Transport fresh deaths and seven deaths were reported from Chamda Commissioner Iqbal Singh Commissioner to send 1675 added to death tally today, the Bazar and Jeevanjyot Rahiwasi Chahal had visited this slum workers stranded in Barmer total number of deaths in Sangh area. and taken stock of the situation district to Bihar through Dharavi has mounted to 49," a Matunga Labour camp, hours after he assumed the train. senior officer of the which had on Wednesday office on Saturday last. 2  ( ) 6      *      (&               #   # '+2#!) sions like weddings, festivals and house-warming cere- he story of six yards of ele- monies. The Covid pandemic New Delhi: Indian scientists Materials. Tgance, the world famous has now robbed its lustre in the have developed an injectable They have shown that sub- Mysore silk saree is no differ- wedding and festive seasons for Silk fibroin-based hydrogel for cutaneous injection of insulin ent from other businesses at the the last two months. sustained insulin delivery in with-iSFH in diabetic rats time of Covid -19. The Covid According to senior offi- diabetic patients. A patent formed active depot under the -19 lockdown for the last two cials of the corporation they application has been filed for skin from which insulin months has affected its sales at have now slowly opening its the invention. leached out slowly and restored the time of festive and wedding branches in Bengaluru and Prof T Govindaraju and his the physiological glucose season. also in Mysuru apart from research team from Jawaharlal homeostasis for a prolonged The State owned Karnataka other cities. The KSIC has Nehru Centre for Advanced period of four days with no Silk Industries Corporation around 17 showrooms across Scientific Research (JNCASR), risks of low blood sugar Limited (KSIC) produces tra- the country. They say that in an autonomous research insti- through sudden burst of high ditional silk sarees and markets view of the fear of corona tute under the Department of concentration of insulin into it. virus customers were not vis- Science and Technology, devel- the blood. The lockdown has halted iting the showrooms. oped the silk fibroin (SF) for- The viscous additives used by the looms hitting the produc- “We have opening show- mulation using biocompatible the team restricted the mobility of tion of over 20,000 silk sarees rooms after the lockdown additives and prepared the SF protein backbones and results in putting weavers in a spot. across Karnataka and people injectable SF hydrogel (iSFH) the rapid gelation. These beautiful sarees represent are hesitant to come into the that can ease insulin delivery in The microstructures provide the Royal heritage and showroom because of the diabetic patients. mechanical strength (to support Grandeur of Mysuru scions. Covid fear. We have to make up The iSFH has demonstrat- injectability), and porous mor- Mysore silk sarees are in for the losses. It is not just ques- ed successful delivery of active phology of iSFH allowed the encap- great demand across the coun- tion of demand but Covid has insulin in rats, and the results sulation of human recombinant try and abroad, as people pre- affected us badly,” said an offi- have been published in the insulin in its active form in diabet- fer them for auspicious occa- cial. journal ACS Applied Bio ic rats. 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For              3      ( curiosity and hype that local industries to be successful,        :5              . leads to slogan-loaded it will take a lot more than sell- 0         (     $  ?    headlines and ear-catching ing indigenous products at the Osound bites, the Prime Minister Central Armed Police Forces ?           P   Q       announced a 20 lakh crore “fiscal canteens. To unleash the full  (/       .           package,” the details of which were potential of the local industry, the      P  0Q    3?.% )     communicated by the Finance Minister package ought to have provided one day later to the eagerly waiting locked a solution to arrest sliding indus-                      ( down people of the country. Prior to the trial output growth rate. Lastly, it              :5       unveiling of the package, there was no should have provided for a “wage  #      (             dispute in any quarter with respect to the protection package” to cushion requirement of the dole. But there were the ongoing saga of losses. In the              0         suspicions regarding the contours, con- absence of a holistic approach, the     /                "( tent and intent of the Government qua, “vocal for local” slogan will die a     P /   / Q       $  the restoration of the economy, which has natural death and be buried like             P?  0Q        been lying demolished in the debris of other slogans in the vast ceme- closing businesses, shrinking savings, tery of the BJP Government’s                    ( evaporating jobs, rising bad loans, rural unfulfilled promises.      +       (        distress and a bleeding agriculture sec- Overall, looking at the non-            "         ( tor. Post the announcement, the question during demonetisation, the most crore account holders. All of these Second, the raison d'être of beneficial, non-inclusive, zero that is begging an answer is: Can the fis- vulnerable section of society has have further dried the income any stimulus package is to spur income generation potential of                2 S     cal package give any stimulus to an ended up paying a heavy price stream of depositors in this hour demand in the economy by way the package, it will not be an      ? .           0   ;5 already sluggish and sinking economy? due to the Government’s ill- of grave crisis. At a time when the of ensuring availability of surplus exaggeration to say that it has

              /      To answer this, we need to test and weigh planned, indifferent and irra- country is visibly trapped in the income rather than increasing the failed the test of economic effec- the package on the scales of political reli- tional approach in handling the vortex of an economic recession, debt burden. Our policy-makers tiveness and political reliability.                   #  ability and economic effectiveness and lockdown. Its decision to confine natural expectations of the peo- clearly missed this visible skyline The package lacks a plan to over-    0             scope for implementation. 1.3 billion people to their homes, ple were that the NDA in their script this time, too. The come the deadlock created due           2  P  Q As for the latter, at this crucial and without building any economic Government would balm the decision to establish a 3 lakh to the lack of demand in the sensitive juncture when the entire nation bunker at a mere notice of four wounds of those economically crore credit guarantee fund to economy.                     is going through one of the darkest phas- hours, was juxtaposed with the affected. It was expected of it to provide collateral-free loan to 45 The way forward and polit-  0      es of “health and wealth” recession, it was three to four days intimation it make a minimum 7,500 direct lakh Micro, Small and Medium ical reliability: At present, the # %     (        (     expected that the Central Government gave prior to the celebration of cash transfer to each and every Enterprises (MSMEs) with a nation has only got a glimpse of would loosen the strings of its purses to events like tali thali and diya jalao. Jan Dhan account holder. It moratorium of 12 months con- the promised 20 lakh crore                 = #   fill the pockets of people with extra The lockdown has had a visible should have announced unem- veniently ignores the harsh real- package. Looking at the preview,  /  ?  9<<7     %      0    income without any terms and condi- catastrophic effect on the people, ployment benefits and promised ity that the Achilles heel of this the future does not look promis-     (           )      tions. However, at 5:45 pm on May 13, especially the daily wagers, who monthly stipend. It should have sector is a shortage of demand ing. One must exercise caution when the Finance Minister finished her earn 300-400 a day and survive increased the Minimum Support rather than of loans. Even if we before politically relying on the 2   S       +           ( 1.5 hour-long Press briefing, the net result hand-to-mouth. They are all left Price (MSP) for the farmers, low- presume but not concede that the Government to salvage the cur-                   = was that of “operation successful, patient starving. The unemployment ered the fuel prices and given the 3 lakh crore credit guarantee rent situation. In pure public %    9>:: ) # @           .(. dead.” It failed to show any colour of real rate has been at a 45-year high. surplus income vide tax incen- plan would provide a breather, interest, the Opposition sincere- money to the people. Much to everyone’s Overall, it slowed to 24 per cent tives to the salaried class. Instead, why were a majority of the 6.5 ly hopes that the remaining G                ( dismay, the vulnerable section of the soci- from 27 per cent in the week the Government chose to leave crore MSMEs, employing script will not be written with the      /   2 S     ( ety ie, the migrant labourers, farmers, ended May 10 (as per CMIE). everyone “high and dry” and approximately 11.5 crore of the same pen that made numerous                 0       shopkeepers and salaried class, who have Last but not the least, even the euphemistically labelled the “fend population, left out of this promises like depositing 15        # %  ?   *   0 ( been the most affected due to the lock- most economically sound corpo- for yourself” scheme as scheme? Furthermore, instead of lakh in every citizen’s bank down, were left completely ignored in the rations have been forced to “Atmanirbhar Bharat” abhiyan handing over a political lollipop account, bringing back black                   scheme of things. Further, even the slew declare salary cuts and undertake (self-reliant India mission). in the form of a moratorium, an money within 100 days, cleaning        0          .     of announcements that was made gave massive lay-offs. Despite a previous 1.7 lakh interest waiver on bank loan/EMI the river Ganga, ending terrorism      H;5       )       (    ( the impression that the Finance Ministry To make matters worse, the crore package announced under for a minimum period of 12 through demonetisation, build- was presenting a “loan marketing Government adopted the the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana on months should have been ing a $5 trillion economy, gener-        "          brochure” rather than a “rescue plan.” approach of the “East India March 26, the deaths of more declared so as to make surplus ating two crore jobs every year,     ?            ( Simply put, the fiscal package (contain- Company” during the lockdown than 55 migrants, disturbing income available and off-set the transforming Varanasi into Kyoto  >5(955               !'    ( ing the fund of legally due tax refunds), period by extracting a pound of visuals of reverse migration, of losses they are incurring on a and the invisible 1.25 lakh crore misleadingly projected as “stimulus flesh from the economically the poor craving for “roti and daily basis due to a complete clog- package for Bihar. These exam-       0 %    >5           package,” failed at the altar of genuine fatigued citizens through a series sabzi” are a living testimony to the ging of the pipelines of the econ- ples also highlight that the                    ( expectation and needs of the people for of insensitive decisions, includ- fact that lofty announcements, omy. Government’s report card on        <5 +            various reasons that shall be discussed ing but not limited to an increase catchy slogans and repackaging On the one hand, there is an delivering promises is full of red in this column. in taxes on fuel. This, despite the of existing measures are all non- unrealistic expectation from the lines. Given the current “arrogant  .      .   =   / I    + To begin with, instead of adopting fact that international crude oil effective measures. The only industry to pay its and ignorant” mindset of the                I  an all-inclusive formula of “something for price has hit an 18-year low. modus operandi to prepare for the employees/workers even in the Union Government, the possibil-    (           0   2 everyone,” our framers opted for an Further, interest rates on various long journey ahead is to place real absence of any source of revenue. ity of the economy coming out of insensitive policy of “nothing for the ones small savings schemes have been money in the palms of those who On the other, not even a single the quicksand of recession looks        (              who need the most,” completely leaving cut. This has hurt more than 30 pull the ropes of the economy. rupee worth “interest-free” ben- bleak.            "        out the 48 crore informal sector work- crore depositors. The State Bank Minus this, the package is simi- efit has been passed on to them. (The author is a Supreme $  0             2   force, 13.62 crore families, the farmers, of India, too, has reduced savings lar to a mirage in the desert that This highlights Government apa- Court Lawyer and National lower middle and the salaried class from account interest rate from 3.25 projects an illusion rather than thy and chicanery. In a nutshell, Spokesperson of the Indian    (   /  0           ( the ambit of the package. As was the case per cent to 2.75 per cent for 44 concrete substance. the fiscal package ended up National Congress)                  0   9>:5   1 8 9.( )+R   3      ,$0  $  ,  $   , $        ,        L   @  A $ ?  )  &  &   :5;#<=        .$ $   @  A$ $ * D8. ,  %:  $     $    ,     $     .,   $ * )       (    ,  $ 0$    $$  ,  $   $                                        7,77./5 6/,5 ?,446 ,55656B/5  K2  #  K7 !  K  ) K7"     )  *  +  ,)*+-       .                           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It has infected the SDGs 6! 8) +8 of the opening of liquor shops in Delhi, that there is a dearth of efforts to meet while dealing with the H1N1 Swine Flu ?             at the very core. the Government has imposed 70 per cent the requirements of the people in the time pandemic and the Asian Flu. Similarly, /   %             3 , ,2 ,! The National Institution for Transforming 6!,+ 8! ,+I+ “special Corona fee” on the sale of of crisis. the outbreak of SARS caused social             India (NITI Aayog) has taken up the challenge to liquor, aiming at enhancing revenue, In order to achieve its SDGs, India exclusion of a racial minority — the   P45555   /     /   achieve the SDGs. Aroya Setu, the Government’s ,9:%& which has been hit hard due to the lock- cannot afford to leave anyone behind and Asian-Canadian group. ?/?AQ            (     app, is enabling the machinery to identify poten- ,+22, downs. 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Though the police had care facilities, gender parity and the There are several precedents of noncha-   "             ( tion the achievement of inclusive development and drawn chalk circles at the appropriate dis- inability to reduce maternal mortality lance in enforcing laws and initiatives social justice on the constitutional apparatus as 5.5 tances for people to stand in a queue, all rates were the factors due to which India during epidemics. The Indian Swine Flu              B  0   per cent of India’s total population is under the their effort was in vain. failed to achieve its 2015 Millennium outbreak in 2015 resulted in socio-eco-       K extreme poverty line and is battling the epidemic With COVID-19 looming large, Development Goals. That cannot happen nomic inequities. Dana Majhi, a tribal       K 0       " ( alone. Rights groups have demanded adequate social justice, the signature tune of our again. from Malkangiri district of Odisha car-        .    / %     social security measures for women and labourers Constitution, still eludes scores of citizens Currently, glaring instance of laps- ried his wife’s corpse on his shoulders as         (    0K 0      on a war footing. in these troubled times.The Union es in securing social justice worldwide he failed to get a hearse. His wife had died      S     K .    Social justice in India is in shambles. Sixteen Government has taken a $1.5 billion loan cannot be ruled out, too. Older Black of Japanese Encephalitis and he walked      R?  .S      migrant labourers, who were fatigued and fell asleep from the Asian Development Bank to Americans dying in greater numbers is around 10 km from the hospital with his         ;555  K   ( on railway tracks in Aurangabad district of provide social protection to the needy. setting a disturbing trend in the social wife’s body.                   ( Maharashtra, were crushed to death. This human Understanding that constitutional justice milieu, warranting a probe in socio-eco- Social justice, equity and human           .K loss could have been averted if they had been is non-negotiable, State Governments are nomic and racial justice issues. In Spain, rights are at the borderline. At this junc- promised free travel home. Millions are starving on their toes to deliver basic amenities older people were found dead and aban- ture, no one should be left behind and 3            P( and the Public Distribution System (PDS) in many to citizens. The Maharashtra doned and elderly homes were not paid we must end discrimination through Q             C     States is unable to address food insecurity as the Government has announced free ration the required attention. In India, such social justice and inclusive societies. S              gap between demand and supply is widening each to the disabled for a month. The police- community issues are yet to come to the The politics of epidemics is not the              day. To combat the Coronavirus, the nation is reel- men, who are above 55 years of age in fore. However, these issues of neglected panacea. The approach to the epidemic       *          ing under lockdown 3.0, which will extend into 4.0 Mumbai, have been asked to go on leave. social justice, human rights and unad- should be holistic by bringing science,             S    after May 17. There are potential problems rising The Rajasthan Corona Sahayata Yojana dressed social insecurity are not new. It governance and social justice into one         P 85Q         to counter the infection. The doorstep delivery of is catering to the needs of the disadvan- is not during COVID-19 alone, the fold.           ? 9: free rations and other essentials for vulnerable sec- taged. issues of social unrest were also there (Biswal and Chakraborty are ,      tions of society is yet to be intensified. When nor- The Odisha Government is trying to whenever any major epidemic broke out Assistant Professors at SIBM and are work- malcy is limping back in a regulated manner, liquor bring out a whopping 4.86 lakh strand- in the past. 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much better mix of derring-do, mar- Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The overthrow your country’s Government was on hair-trigger like running at a brick wall again and tial arts, and exotic foreigners to kill. Magnificent Seven and so on.) Government, even in the name of alert for Goudreau’s planned raid, again with your head, hoping to (Sudden Death, Die Fast Die Furious, Specifically, he went to democracy, is a bad look. and on March 30 the Venezuelan make an impression. Eventually, the 6 Bullets, Kill ‘Em All and so on). Colombia. Having set up a “securi- Anyway, that was the end of the Navy spotted a Canadian-owned Naiguatá just sank.  88,#88 Goudreau was not a fake. He did ty company” called Silvercorp in grand plan but Goudreau didn’t cruise-ship, the RCGS Resolute, Another ship picked up its crew, '28283 several tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, Florida, he got in touch with the give up. The US Government had stopped off the Venezuelan island of and eventually Resolute got under- killing real people and by all accounts Venezuelan Congressional leader recently declared Maduro a “narco- Tortuga. So the Navy patrol ship way again. It’s now parked in Curaçao  7#  $ O was a brave and competent soldier. who claims to be the legitimate terrorist” (whatever that is) and put Naiguatá ordered the ship to proceed and no, there weren’t any mercenar-    $   But action heroes have early expiry President, Juan Guaidó, offering to a $15 million price on the to port for inspection. ies aboard. No passengers of any  /0''$ 8<7 dates. overthrow Nicolás Maduro (who Venezuelan dictator’s head. So Resolute didn’t move, because it kind, in fact. And finally, the tragi- At 60, Jean-Claude Van Damme actually lives in the presidential Goudreau’s Plan B was to send in a couldn’t. It had already suffered comic end. A few dozen volunteers (  2 t is hard being born Canadian if is doing self-mocking tough-guy palace). This would be done in the crack team (they’re always called some mechanical failure and put out and mercenaries tried to land on the   .   your ambition is to be a real-life commercials for Coors Light. Jordan time-honoured way, by recruiting “crack teams”) to capture Maduro, a warning that it was “not under Venezuelan coast near Caracas a   .   Iversion of movie tough guy Jean- Goudreau’s luck ran out in 2016, and training exiles and mercenaries airlift him out of the country and col- command.” But the Venezuelans week ago. Six were killed, all the rest  #  $ O     Claude Van Damme (Blood Sport, when he was injured in a parachute who would go in, attack the regime, lect the reward. thought it was stalling and after fir- were arrested. Goudreau would have '    Death Warrant, Universal Soldier, accident and had to retire from his and trigger a mass uprising. (Think However, by now Venezuela’s ing some shots at or near the cruise- been there, too. “He would have 100 Last Action Hero and so on). The beloved Special Forces at the young the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Intelligence service and practically ship it started ramming it repeated- per cent gone out in a blaze of gun- $      same goes for being Belgian, of age of 40. Cuba, only successful.) And for everybody else knew about ly on the starboard bow, apparently fire because that’s who he is,” said a    0 $,  course, but Van Damme just want- Nobody offered him any beer about two weeks last October, Goudreau’s plan. The Associated trying to force it around in the right friend. But he couldn’t leave Florida     ed to be in the movies. Jordan commercials and his great idea to sell Guaidó was tempted. He even signed Press even ran a story about it on May direction. because of Coronavirus travel restric- P     Goudreau wanted the real thing the services of military veterans to a $213 million contract with 1, quoting associates of Goudreau as Now, Naiguatá was not some lit- tions. US President Donald Trump     and joining the Canadian army schools to stop mass shooters — par- Goudreau’s Silvercorp for unspecified saying he was “in way over his tle speedboat; it was a 90-metre steel denies any official American involve- reserves while studying computer sci- ents would pay a subscription of “general services”, but he cancelled head.” But before we get to the end ship with a crew of 44 and a heli- ment in the incident, and for once I  $      ence at the University of Calgary did- $8.99 a month — didn’t fly. So he the contract in early November. of the story, a brief pause to contem- copter on the aft deck. But Resolute almost believe him.    .   n’t quite do it for him. So he moved ended up doing what washed-up Maybe Guaidó is not quite as gullible plate the equally spectacular incom- has four times the displacement and (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is    to the United States (US) and joined American action heroes always do: as he seems, or maybe he just petence of the other side. its hull is ice-strengthened for cruis- ‘Growing Pains: The Future of @     A the Green Berets, which provides a He went to Latin America (Butch remembered that hiring foreigners to By late March the Venezuelan ing in polar waters. Ramming it was Democracy and Work’)       ! !  @%& A #

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Network. Allergy and Infectious dis-         K China,” the Republican presi- Chinese goods. Trump’s assertion on April 30 lation that authorizes China on Wednesday “Our military is now being eases, said the idea that there    P     dent said in an interview A Chinese state-run news- that he was confident the coro- him to sanction China if it fails strongly protested the bill mobilised so at the end of the will be a vaccine available by   K  $  broadcast Thursday on Fox paper has reported that some navirus may have originated in to cooperate and provide a full aimed at imposing sanctions year, we’re going to be able to next fall, when schools and   $  Business Network. Government advisers in a Chinese virology lab. accounting of the events against Beijing over the Covid- give it to a lot of people very, universities resume classes, was   6 #  $   “They should have never Beijing were urging fresh talks In the Fox Business inter- leading to the coronavirus 19 pandemic. very rapidly.” “a bridge too far.” Agency   $     let this happen. So I make a and possibly invalidating the view, which was taped on outbreak. “This act sponsored by He said he believes there will        great trade deal and now I say agreement. Wednesday, Trump focused “I respect US Senator several US lawmakers shows no be a vaccine by the end of the  $    8I, 0 this doesn’t feel the same to me. Trump said again he was more on China’s response to Lindsey Graham and I will cer- respect for facts. By pushing for year and the United States is : -  %1      The ink was barely dry and the not interested in renegotiating. the outbreak than on its origin. tainly look at it. The bill to investigations based on the mobilising “our military  .  $  plague came over. And it does- While US Intelligence “We have a lot of informa- sanction China, I will certain- presumption of guilt, it is and other forces” on that Q   R?  L   M    n’t feel the same to me,” agencies said the virus did not tion, and it’s not good. Whether ly take a look at it. I have not meant to shirk responsibility assumption.    ?.::.::: Trump said. appear to be manmade or it came from the lab or came seen it yet,” Trump told for the US fumbling response The White House has set a         6  Under the Phase 1 deal genetically modified, Secretary from the bats, it all came from reporters at a White House to China. This is highly target of having 300 million $   O     signed in January, Beijing of State Mike Pompeo said China, and they should have event on Wednesday. immoral. We are firmly vaccine doses by the end of    "   3   pledged to buy at least $200 bil- early in May there is “a signif- stopped it. They could have On Tuesday, several opposed to it,” Foreign 2020. No such vaccine for this      lion in additional US goods and icant amount of evidence” the stopped it, at the source,” he said. Republicans senators including Ministry’s spokesperson Zhao pathogen has been approved Beijing: China on Thursday      $  services over two years virus came from a laboratory in “It got out of control.” Agency Graham had introduced legis- Lijian said. though a number are under termed as “slanderous” the US       accusation that hackers backed    by Beijing may be attempting  )   $ who says he lost his In China, Foreign Ministry to steal Covid-19 related         Government job because he spokesperson Zhao Lijian, crit- research and vaccine materials    $  warned the Trump adminis- icized the United States, saying and said that “smearing and   $ '   6(0"(27*8 *9( tration to prepare for the coro- authorities there have failed to scapegoating” others will not  $$   navirus pandemic said he was effectively fight the global coro- make the deadly virus go away.   .     ready to tell Congress that navirus pandemic and “abused Chinese Foreign Ministry !    3!)!34"!),4       al governments promised relief. attendance when schools all this,” said Omar Suleiman, America faces its “darkest win- American people’s trust.” spokesman Zhao Lijian also 3! ,2#82 $  $    New Zealand’s Government reopen next week. But a priva- an Islamic leader in Irving, ter in modern history” unless Zhao appeared to be firing rebutted US National Security    . said it plans to borrow and cy watchdog and a left-wing Texas, whose Yaqeen Institute leaders act decisively to prevent back against accusations from Advisor Robert O’Brien’s charge   $ round 3,00,639 people spend vast amounts of money opposition party called cameras for Islamic Research has been a rebound of the coronavirus. the Trump administration that that five plagues came out China  $     Ahave died from Covid-19. as it tries to keep unemploy- a serious privacy risk. uploading YouTube videos. “So Dr Rick Bright’s testimony China mishandled or deliber- in the last 20 years, saying US      $   While almost 4,485,683 infec- ment below 10 per cent. In many parts of the world, I think there’s just a general due Thursday follows this ately delayed releasing infor- officials are shifting the blame      $$ tions have been confirmed in “We face a global econom- communities and individuals increase in religiosity and con- week’s warning by Dr Anthony mation about the outbreak, on Beijing as they struggled to    more than 185 countries and ic and health crisis not seen were finding inventive ways to sumption of religious content.” Fauci, the government’s top first detected in the handle the coronavirus pan- territories. More than 1,687,565 since the Great Depression,” cope with what many view as For most leaders, though, infectious disease expert, that central Chinese city of Wuhan demic back home. The US  ) O6    people have recovered to date. Finance Minister Grant a “new normal.” the focus was a far more world- rushing to lift store-closing late last year. claims have added fuel to ten-      Meanwhile, a typhoon that Robertson said. Apartment dwellers in Rio ly one: how to get back to busi- and stay-at-home restrictions Australia said it will push sions between the two nations,            L  $  M   slammed into the Philippines In Italy, one of the worst- de Janeiro were getting some ness and revive economies reel- could “turn back the clock,” for an inquiry into the origins which are engaged in a war of       on Thursday forced a risky hit countries, Premier much-needed entertainment ing from record numbers of job seeding more suffering of the coronavirus even if it words over the origin of the ) O    evacuation for tens of thou- Giuseppe Conte promised a from children’s movies pro- losses and chilling uncertainty. and death and complicating hurts trade relations with coronavirus that has killed  $   sands of people during the massive package of tax cuts and jected onto screens set up out- In New Zealand, malls, efforts to get the economy China. Prime Minister Scott 3,00,000 people globally. PTI       coronavirus pandemic, while other financial aid to help side their buildings, similar to retail stores and restaurants rolling again. Morrison had been accused of New Zealand and Japan were businesses and families. a drive-in theater. reopened Thursday and many But the pressure is on to playing “deputy sheriff” to the  ( O" $    among countries to relax “Your cry of alarm didn’t Cesar Miranda Ribeiro, people returned to their work- staunch job losses after the U.S. United States after calling for         restrictions as the virus is escape us,” Conte said His president of city-owned places as the nation of 5 million unemployment rate soared to the inquiry.   $   $    brought under control in some Government also promised to RioFilme company, said the people ended most of its coro- 14.7% in April, the highest Morrison brushed off the    .     places. legalise the status of foreigners, effort, called “Cinema in the navirus lockdown restrictions. since the Great Depression. criticism, telling reporters: “We        Typhoon Vongfong added many of them illegal migrants Windows,” is aimed at “trying But most gatherings will be The fallout from the have always been independent,      0  the threat of flooding and who are crop-pickers, baby-sit- to take care of the mental limited to 10 people and social pandemic includes heightened we have always pursued our  .  8.7 landslides to the further spread ters and caretakers. health of the people.” distancing guidelines will political tensions between national interests, and we    " $    of Covid-19 as people in the The world’s public health Chinese people looking for remain in place. nations. always will.”  !     eastern Philippines were evac- measures continue to provoke some stay-at-home retail ther- The US has the largest  $       1           uated into shelters. Officials conflict between officials and apy have tuned into livestream coronavirus outbreak in the  3    ) '    ?1   ODC were seeking to open up more the public. shopping. world by far: 1.39 million infec- ! %.D?E.D9B E&.B11   .             shelter space so people could In Ethiopia, police said Others seeking spiritual tions and over 84,000 deaths,   9.C9.BDB 9C.?9%       $    $$   !    create more physical distance they arrested over 1,000 people support and human connec- according to a tally by Johns $ 0    $   )  9.&9.9D& 9.?:&     L     $  from themselves, something for refusing to wear face masks tions are worshipping remote- Hopkins University.  M        .   ! 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The idea is “People in general, I think, Experts say the actual numbers             $     tions across the globe inflict to provide live-streaming to are looking for more meaning are likely far higher. # $  %.CD.DCE C.EED      +  .  $          damage on economies, sever- allow for reduced classroom and spirituality in the midst of A top US immunologist   %.DD.CD1 D.::C   .                 ?     $   $  +1! ) - !  :      ,  .    2 +  (     .   ! !    )   $      . !)0 I09.   $ $   . !# ! #   @  $           .   2,+ 2!,82 core of our humanity. Washington: Microdroplets Proceedings of the National    $ It enables us to lead rich and generated by speech can Academy of Sciences of the     3   0 arning that the Covid-19 fulfilling lives and to remain suspended in the air in United States of America     .  Wcrisis is increasing “psy- participate in our communities. an enclosed space for more (PNAS) showed.      . chological suffering”, UN chief But the Covid-19 virus is than ten minutes, a study pub- Taking into account the        Antonio Guterres has called for not only attacking our physical  lished Wednesday showed, known concentration of coro-      $ an ambitious commitments health; it is also increasing underscoring their likely role in navirus in saliva, scientists esti- 3   .   from countries to address men- psychological suffering,” spreading Covid-19. mated that each minute of         tal health issues arising from Guterres said. Researchers at the National loudly speaking can generate   the coronavirus pandemic, Launching the UN policy Institute of Diabetes and more than 1,000 virus-con-      7  amid a potential global spike in brief — Covid-19 And The (  Digestive and Kidney Diseases taining droplets capable of         suicides and drug abuse. Need for Action On Mental (NIDDK) had a person remaining airborne for eight   $    Ahead of the upcoming Health — Guterres highlight- loudly repeat the phrase “Stay minutes or more in a closed           World Health Assembly in ed how those most at risk healthy” for 25 seconds inside space. “This direct visualization P      Geneva, UN Secretary General today were “frontline health- a closed box. demonstrates how normal   $ 8    in a video message launching a care workers, older people, A laser projected into the speech generates airborne  *   policy briefing on Wednesday adolescents and young people, box illuminated droplets, droplets that can remain sus-    0   urged the international com- those with pre-existing mental allowing them to be seen and pended for tens of minutes or    $    munity to do much more to health conditions and those counted. longer and are eminently capa- $   $   protect all those facing mount- caught up in conflict and cri- They stayed in the air for ble of transmitting disease in           ing mental pressures. sis. We must help them and ! an average of 12 minutes, the confined spaces,” the        “Mental health is at the stand by them.” study published in the journal researchers conclude. AFP 9      !  * "++&+  #!      -+%($.#&+#%// *   ! "    '  +#*+%(#$-+ 2 !   3! ,2#82 miles (approximately 180 miles,   3! ,2#82 beyond the nearly $3 trillion 290 kilometers). already allocated to individuals  3! ,2#82 Trump, that means Washington: President Donald national security concerns they oeing has been awarded The Pentagon also early 3 million laid-off and businesses. Republican an opportunity to focus the Trump and Republicans are believe Flynn’s actions raised. Btwo contracts worth more announced a more than $650 Nworkers applied for U.S. leaders have said they want to early eight years after he spotlight on one of his favorite launching a broad election-year Trump and his Republican than $2 billion for the delivery million contract for unemployment benefits last first see how previous aid pack- Nwas last on the ballot, political foils. attack on the foundation of the allies are pushing to reframe of more than 1,000 air-to-sur- delivery of 467 new Harpoon week as the viral outbreak led ages affect the economy and Barack Obama is emerging as In recent days, Trump and Russia investigation, includ- the Russia investigation as a face and anti-ship missiles to Block II anti-ship missiles, more companies to slash jobs have expressed skepticism a central figure in the 2020 his allies have aggressively ing declassifying intelligence “deep state” plot to sabotage his Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon including more than 400 to even though most states have about approving much more presidential election. pushed conspiracy theories information to try to place administration, setting the said Wednesday. Saudi Arabia. begun to let some businesses spending now. Democrats are eagerly about Obama designed to fire senior Obama administration stage for a fresh onslaught of A first contract, worth The others will be delivered reopen under certain restrictions. Roughly 36 million people embracing Obama as a politi- up the president’s conservative officials under scrutiny for attacks on past and present $1.97 billion, is for the mod- to Brazil, Qatar and Thailand. The wave of layoffs may have now filed for jobless aid in cal wingman for Joe Biden, base, taint Biden by association routine actions. Democratic officials and law ernization of SLAM ER cruise Support equipment will be not subside until Congress can the two months since the coro- who spent two terms by his side and distract from the glut of The effort has been aided enforcement leaders. missiles as well as delivery of supplied to India, Japan, the agree on providing rescue aid navirus first forced millions of as vice president. Obama grim health and economic by a Justice Department deci- Two Republican critics of 650 new missiles “in support of Netherlands and South Korea, for financially desperate state businesses to close their doors remains the party’s most pop- news from the coronavirus sion to dismiss its prosecution the Russia investigation, Sens. the government of Saudi the statement said. and local governments as well and shrink their workforces, ular figure, particularly with pandemic. of former Trump administra- Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Arabia,” it said. In a separate statement, as further help for households. the Labor Department said black voters and younger “Partisans on both sides tion national security adviser Johnson of Wisconsin, disclosed The contract is to be com- Boeing said the new contracts Republicans in Congress and Thursday. An additional Democrats, and Biden’s presi- want to make this about Michael Flynn, essentially a list of names of Obama admin- pleted by December 2028 for would ensure the continuation the Trump administration are 842,000 people applied for aid dential campaign is planning Obama,” said Ned Price, who rewriting the narrative of the istration officials they say may the SLAM ERs, a GPS-guided of the Harpoon program locked in a standoff with last week through a separate for him to have a highly visible served as spokesperson for case in a way that former fed- have received Flynn’s identity air-to-surface missile with a through 2026 and restart the Democrats, who have pro- federal program set up for the role in the months to come. Obama’s White House National eral law enforcement officials from intelligence reports in range of up to 155 nautical SLAM ER production line. posed trillions more in aid self-employed and gig workers. For President Donald Security Council. say downplays the legitimate 2016 and 2017. AP     ! ! >

# -  $%  +C    )  33 % , $    )    2+3 + , al rural banks. In addition, the 2 lakh  # # She also announced a crore concessional credit boost   2  ndia Inc on Thursday said 70,000 crore boost to the to farmers through Kisan Ithe second tranche of the housing sector through one- Credit Cards will ensure that A#"B<: Bank, Reliance Industries and Finance Minister Nirmala stimulus package will provide year extension of subsidised the ongoing agricultural oper-  2+3 + , people who want to have sim- NTPC. Sitharaman said these will be relief to the most vulnerable loan for affordable houses for ations are not interrupted due ple affordable houses. This link &  On the other hand, Hero for the benefit of migrant sections of the society reeling the middle-income group with to lack of funds, he added. he Modi Government on is being extended up to March MotoCorp, L&T, Maruti, workers, street vendors and under the impact of Covid-19 an annual income of 6 lakh to For migrant workers, the TThursday announced the 2021,” Sitharaman said.   '!, UltraTech Cement and Sun small farmers. and boost the housing sector, 18 lakh. availability of free foodgrains, extension of the deadline for The CLSS to the middle Pharma led the gainers’ chart, BSE IT, energy, teck, aiding economic growth. “ Today’s announcements concessional rental housing the affordable housing Credit income group with 6 lakh to he BSE Sensex plummeted climbing up to 2.28 per cent. finance, metal, bankex, oil and The Government on take forward the elements that complexes, among other mea- Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) 18 lakh per annum was T886 points on Thursday as Meanwhile, the Government gas, power and realty indices Thursday announced a 3.16 were mentioned in the Pradhan sures are expected to alleviate till March 2021. The deadline opeationalised from May 2017. concerns over the efficacy of released truncated data for lost up to 3.60 per cent, while lakh crore package of free Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana their stress by providing them for CLSS had expired on March This scheme till date has bene- the Government’s stimulus April wholesale price-based healthcare, FMCG and capital foodgrains for migrant work- and add more dimensions to it. some succour in the current 31, 2020. The move is expect- fited around 3.3 lakh families. package and grim global cues inflation, which showed defla- goods closed with modest ers, concessional credit to We hope that the government challenging scenario, he said. ed to bring investments to the Under the scheme, the govern- hammered investor confidence. tion in primary articles was gains. The broader midcap farmers and working capital has planned for the imple- The measure to extend tune of 70,000 crore in the ment offers interest subsidy to After crashing over 955 0.79 per cent, while fuel and and smallcap indices dropped loan for street vendors as part mentation of these schemes Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme housing sector. eligible beneficiaries. The scheme points during the day, the 30- power basket saw a deflation of up to 0.63 per cent. Asian of the second tranche of fiscal well in conjunction with the (CLSS) for middle income According to the covers two middle-income seg- share index settled 885.72 10.12 per cent last month amid markets were in the red after stimulus to heal an economy state governments who will group is expected to give a Government, this move will ments — MIG-I, with annual points or 2.77 per cent lower at the nationwide lockdown. the World Health Organization hit hard by the lockdown. have a major role to play here,” boost to the all-important benefit 2.5 lakh middle income income between 6-12 lakh, 31,122.89. “Indian benchmark indices warned that the novel coron- At a news conference, Sangita Reddy, President, housing sector which has sig- families during 2020-21. With and MIG-II, for families earning Similarly, the broader NSE wiped out all the previous ses- avirus “may never go away”. Finance Minister Nirmala FICCI said. nificant multiplier impact on the help of the CLSS, the between 12-18 lakh per annum. Nifty tanked 240.80 points, or sion gains with Nifty ended On top of that, US Federal Sitharaman said 8 crore CII Director General rest of the economy, Banerjee Government aims at increasing The Finance Minister also 2.57 per cent, to close at below 9150 level due to unen- Reserve chief Jerome Powell migrant workers will get 5 kg Chandrajit Banerjee said the added. the credit flow in institutions to announced plans to launch 9,142.75. Market players were thusiastic response to the relief warned of a “highly uncertain” of grains and 1 kg of pulses free second tranche of stimulus Assocham Secretary meet the housing needs of the affordable rental housing com- disappointed as the immediate package announcements made outlook for the world’s top for two months, while 50 lakh package rightfully focussed on General Deepak Sood said, urban poor population in our plexes (ARHCs). This move spend out of the Government’s on Wednesday amid weak economy. Bourses in Shanghai, street vendors rendered jobless providing relief to poor includ- “After providing crucial support country. will help migrant workers and 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus global cues. Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul by the lockdown would be ing migrant workers, farmers, to the MSME sector, the Prime Announcing the second urban poor to live in cities by package was seen to be rela- “Capital goods and media closed with losses. Stock given a working capital loan of street vendors and members of Minister’s 20 lakh crore eco- tranche of measures under the paying reasonable rents at these tively small, raising doubts stocks were up while IT, met- exchanges in Europe were also 10,000 each. tribal community who have nomic package has most aptly 20 lakh crore economic stim- government complexes. The about the revival of growth any als, financials, and telecom trading on a negative note in As many as 2.5 crore farm- borne the brunt of the lock- targeted small farmers, migrant ulus package on Thursday, initiative will be rolled out time soon, experts said. shares were down. All eyes are early deals. ers will be provided 2 lakh down necessitated due to workers and street vendors who Finance Minister Nirmala under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Further, global markets now on the balance two International oil bench- crore of concessional credit Covid-19 outbreak. are the most vulnerable section Sitharaman said that the move Yojana (PMAY) by converting tanked following the WHO’s announcements by FM over mark Brent crude futures through Kisan Credit Cards. Banerjee said it is hearten- of the society, reeling under the will benefit the lowest strata of government funded housing in comments that the novel coro- Thursday and Friday,” said surged 3.85 per cent to USD Also for post-harvest ing to note that the immediate Covid-19 crisis.” the middle income group with the cities into ARHCs under navirus “may never go away”. Deepak Jasani, Head Retail 30.32 per barrel. (Rabi) and current Kharif crop availability of 30,000 crore of Increased credit availabil- 6-18 lakh annual income. public-private partnership Tech Mahindra was the Research, HDFC Securities. On the currency front, the requirements in May and June, Emergency Working Capital ity to the farm and allied rural “For them there is a Credit through concessionaire. top laggard in the Sensex pack, Announcing the second rupee slipped 10 paise to pro- NABARD will provide 30,000 Funds through NABARD for sectors through extension of Linked Subsidy Scheme, which Sitharaman added it will cracking 5.24 per cent, followed tranche of economic stimulus visionally close at 75.56 against crore additional emergency the small and marginal farm- PM Kisan Card scheme would was introduced by Government help the subsidiary industries of by Infosys, HDFC, IndusInd measures post market hours, the US dollar. working capital funding for ers is expected to meet post- also play a critical role in reviv- of India in May 2017... it was real estate like cement, steel, etc farmers through rural harvest Rabi and current Kharif ing the country’s economic extended up to March 31, 2020. as affordable housing will boost 8 )  @# : =   ) cooperative banks and region- related work. growth, Sood said. This scheme benefits a lot of the real esatte industry.       A .=B.-C ,B,+ #"8    , %   2+3 + , data reported from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, he Government on selected public sector under- TThursday released trun- takings, Office of the Coal cated data for April wholesale Controller and Central price-based inflation saying Electricity Authority. there was limited transaction of Price indices of these major products in the market due to groups (primary articles and the outbreak of Covid-19. fuel & power) were released for As per the data released by April 2020 with standard proce- Noida: The Covid-19 testing the Commerce and Industry dures. No changes in estimation lab in Microbiology Ministry, wholesale price index procedures were done, it added. Department, Super Speciality (WPI) deflation in primary With regard to inflation in man- Paediatric Hospital and Post articles was 0.79 per cent in ufactured products, the ministry graduate Teaching Institute, April, as against an inflation of said in view of the preventive NOIDAwas formally inaugu- 3.72 per cent in March. measures and announcement rated at 10 am on May 13 by The fuel and power basket of nationwide lockdown by the CEO Greater NOIDA, Mr saw a deflation of 10.12 per cent government to contain spread of Narendra Bhushan. in April, against 1.76 per cent Covid-19, the price collection of The inauguration was done deflation in the previous month. manufactured products through through remote video confer- “In view of the limited transac- personal visits of price collectors encing. Director of Child PGI, tions of products in the whole- was suspended with effect from Dr DK Gupta, ICMR Scientist sale market in April 2020 due to March 19. Dr Anup Kumar Anvikar, other the spread of Covid-19, it has The data (ex-factory Faculty and Microbiology staff been decided to release the prices) was collected through of SSPH PGTI also participat- price movement of selected sub- electronic means of communi- ed in the video conference. groups/groups of WPI, follow- cations from selected factories A brief presentation about ing the principles of adequacy,” and institutional sources. The the Covid testing facility was an official statement said. price movement of these sub- shared by Dr Sumi Nandwani, All commodities WPI groups/groups of WPI was Prof and Head, Department of could not be computed for worked out by taking the prices Microbiology. April-2020 due to non- avail- of only those items for which The laboratory has been ability of manufactured product at least 25 per cent of price quo- approved for Covid-19 testing group index, it added. It said the tations were reported from the by ICMR and as per recom- price indices of primary articles selected manufacturing units. mendations of KGMU after have been computed based on Indices were compiled only remote assessment of the lab- mandi prices of agricultural for five manufacturing groups oratory quality and facility. items; ex-mine prices of min- — manufacture of food prod- External Quality Result erals; prices of crude petroleum ucts, beverages, chemicals and Validation with National and natural gas. chemical products, pharma- Institute of Biologicals, NOIDA Price indices of fuel and ceuticals, medicinal chemical was also done with control power major group have been and botanical products, and samples before commence- computed based on the price basic metals. ment of the facility.  # 6#  ##  Kolkata: Manoj Joshi, General Manager, Metro Railway held a high level meeting at Metro Rail Bhavan on May 11. During this meeting, he took stock of the preparedness of Tapan Sinha Memorial Hospital to combat Covid-19 pandem- ic. He advised medical officers to take all possible steps to pro- vide best medical facilities as per rules to Covid-19 patients if they come for treatment at this hospital. Joshi advised all concerned officials to be ready for resump- tion of Metro services in a short notice. Before the resumption of Metro services, fitness of assets required for providing smooth services needs to be ensured, he instructed. He has also asked officials to prepare a ‘Must Do List’ before the resumption of services and also precaution needs to be taken when Metro services will start.     ! !  ' %

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Such short-term March and the subsequent national lock- measures need to give rise to a sustained  .     down has put the entire sector in need of practical view. The government needs to    immediate ventilator support. Sadly, as we introspect and propose a mechanism are all aware, ventilators are in short sup- that addresses both issues — employee sur- ply. The industry waits its turn with the vival as well as business survival. The gov- O(  hope that a timely intervention would help ernment could allocate a certain percent-  *   it survive. It is not about prescriptions any age of employee wages to be paid through longer, it’s the very survival that is at stake the ESIC corpus. Furthermore, it could   $  @ now. allow businesses to furlough employees   # That favourite waffle store, the neigh- and allow them to pay only a subsistence bourhood pub, that smiling server who allowance during the lockdown period.      @ always knew how you liked your drink, Statutory dues — Under lockdown,   A and that immensely talented chef who had with no cash flows accruing to restaurants, (  # mastered the intricacies of a pinch of salt, the government could provide tax-defer- might not be around when diners return rals for at least the next six months, for to run the first few miles while prepar- are actively working during this shutdown a business-friendly approach and remove ' #2O . out of the lockdown inertia. Conservative restaurants to conserve cash and be able ing for the marathon run). to ensure public health and safety is given all bottlenecks to speed up commercial * *   estimates predict that almost 30 per cent to re-start operations, thereby creating liq- importance. activity within the sector. A rationalised of your favourite eateries might not be in uidity. Step 2: Rehabilitate the patient Trust — Restaurants would need to indirect tax structure, ease of licensing and     * a position to fire their ovens once any sem- Credit Availability — Government The world has changed as we know it win the trust of the customer for them to minimum government intervention could  '  blance of normalcy returns. The balance could facilitate loans without collateral and and we’re realising that a “new normal” is patronise their services. The fear psychosis potentially unshackle the industry —  BC O 70 per cent would, in most likelihood, interest subvention to make credit avail- the need of the hour. We all understand would last for an extended time and hence, creating substantial economic dividend. rationalise recruitment — thereby point- able to ailing restaurants that are capable that we have to live with the threat of the most consumers would be risk-averse. While the government has announced ' #**   BC ing towards a massive loss of livelihood. of surviving the crisis and hopefully virus till a reliable cure is found. Changes Restaurants would re-strategise their a slew of measures to alleviate the pain, ( D  2 A sector that employs more than 7.2 mil- thrive in the new COVID-19 world. to our lifestyle, interactions and consump- USPs and “selling with a seal of trust and how and when the serum permeates down lion is staring at laying off close to two mil- Licensing — With most licenses due tion habits are a foregone conclusion and confidence” would be the new marketing to the patients (restaurants) shall deter- *   lion people. for renewal, authorities must ensure that the restaurant industry shall have to mantra. mine how many survive to attempt the #   So what’s the way forward? existing ones are automatically renewed adapt to these changes to survive and even- Menu rationalisation — With social marathon ahead. for the current fiscal. tually flourish in the “new normal”. Post distancing and whole new operating sce-  *  Step 1: Revive the patient — government Consistent re-opening strategy — lockdown, health and safety are probably narios at work, menus across restaurants Step 3: The final marathon run   *AP intervention As and when the “new normal” is going to be the prime determinants of con- shall have to be re-engineered. This will In due course, the lockdown would be L -  A patient in critical care does not plan defined, government needs to formulate sumption in the restaurant industry for all achieve sustainability with respect to lifted. Restaurants, by their very nature of on how to run the marathon in under four a cohesive consistent policy with respect times to come. anticipated reduced footfalls (owing to being public spaces, might end up de-shut- hours. The restaurant industry is akin to to reopening — one that is clear, objec- Social distancing — With new norms reduced seating capacity as well as reduced tering later than most businesses. Once    $  that patient. The first step is to revive the tive and practical. A well thought-out in place, restaurants are already planning customer visits owing to a certain fear psy- open, the final marathon run would $  patient and the governments (both cen- plan with respect to time-lines, public operations with reduced seating layouts. chosis of being in public spaces). begin — probably as challenging as the    tre and state), which need to fulfill the vital health, safety standards and standard Kitchens are being redesigned to ensure Spreadsheet magic — With rev- lockdown itself. If the revival and rehabil- role of a life-saver. But, how, may we ask? operating procedures that are not social distancing at the production stage. enues expected to see a dip, anywhere itation procedures are administered with $     Employees — The government in its ambiguous would help the restaurant Safety through social distancing shall between 30 per cent to 40 per cent on re- precision, the fit and able restaurants %C.:::  wisdom ordered all businesses to pay their sector to prepare and work in tandem replace “cheek-by-jowl skirmishes”. opening, CFOs would need to realign cost would be able to stand a chance to   employees in full and not allow any ter- with the state to deliver the desired Hygiene — Sanitisers, periodic disin- percentages to re-build a sustainable busi- embrace the tape in this final run.    . mination. While the intent behind this pol- results. Once the above emergency fection protocols, temperature checks, ness model, markedly different from the Marathons are never easy. Running a icy is laudable, the practicality of this pro- measures are administered, the restau- masks and gloves, contactless payments one being followed pre-COVID-19. restaurant, especially in these times — not   .L8$   0 vision would eventually bankrupt the rant industry could look to the next and digital menus are things that would Ease of doing business — To ensure so either.        soundest of balance sheets. Saving employ- stage, that is, ‘rehab’ (akin to planning define the “new normal”. Most restaurants a swift revival, governments must adopt (The writer is Director, Pebble Street.)          ,O   *     Q:5;#<=      .     4          $            ) R  2     2 (   ("       B  :   )  P             he COVID-19 pandemic has resorted to meditating, doing yoga, or ,     $  0 Tbrought the world down to its watching a film or a show that cheers     $ .   knees. It has changed almost every- me up,” Katrina added.  $.   $   thing, especially people’s perspective Not only this, the crisis has helped about life. Katrina Kaif isn’t feeling the actor polish her housekeeping  $     M anything different. skills, in the absence of caretakers. “The pandemic, followed by the “This phase has helped me polish 7 !2,)! lockdown, has surely left many of us my cooking and kitchen skills in a big O  introspecting on how blessed we are way. It has helped me improve in man- t the outset, there are some points that and how much we take for granted in aging many household chores at once  * 'P AI would like to clarify. First, I have been our normal lives. Also, with the and has also given me a newfound   driving around the NCR with all requisite alarming number of cases, I feel we all respect for the homemakers who do permissions to cross the borders when should work towards having better it on a regular basis,” she expressed. "       required. Also, I have been adhering to all immunity through our food habits Katrina has also contributed her        traffic rules and regulations, although my and lifestyle. It also changed my per- bit in the fight against the     driving licence has expired during the lock- spective about life in some ways,” Coronavirus. Her make-up brand    %: down, but thanks to government for design cues on their cars, Hyundai has been a few months but this screen is utterly bril- Katrina said. Kay Beauty has partnered with   validity extension. That said, no-one needs relatively conservative. But then you look liant, in size and resolution, a step above She also shared how she gets wor- De’Haat to support daily-wage earn- reminding that these are tough times, at these two cars, the Seltos despite its ‘light almost all the competition. The Air Purifier, ried about the situation at times, and ers in rural areas of Maharashtra. (    despite some traffic on the roads of New bars’ front and back looks conventional. available on all automatic models, is a great shares a few tips on how to control “Right from the start, we had   $    Delhi towards the latter half of the week, The Creta on the other hand, definitely has new feature and is well-integrated into the anxiety during the lockdown. plans for Kay Beauty collaborating $    it was for the large part negligible. very polarising features. When Hyundai central armrest. It gives a clear idea of the “I take one day at a time with various foundations. There was @ A   Now, to the main dish of the day. The took the covers off the second-generation air quality inside the cabin. In these times but, yes, there are days when a lot planned in terms of creating      new second-generation Hyundai Creta is Creta at the Auto Expo, the screams were of the Coronavirus, the HEPA-filter inside I miss being on a shoot. awareness and helping people, the first new car I have evaluated in a while. for Shah Rukh Khan, the rest of us were the car is a huge plus for Hyundai, well, the Sometimes I also get wor- and also associating with sever-    Honestly, I put on quite a few extra kilo- scratching our heads because this is a dra- Seltos has it too. Similarly, for the BOSE ried about when will life al causes. De’Haat has been our   metres on the car over the week, not just matic change from the previous car. sound-system, which is, in my opinion, is go back to normal again. first collaboration and consid-    0 because it was my job but primarily Of course, there is a new focus on SUV brilliant for those who love driving with But I understand the cri- ering the pandemic they were  $  because it was a fun car to drive. So I was design that mounts the headlights lower, music. There is also the digital instrument sis the world is dealing really happy to work togeth- driving the Creta with the new 1.4 turbo- you have seen that on the Tata Harrier, the cluster on the op-spec models, and I know with, and the impor- er on this initiative. L, $ petrol engine with 140PS of power and a refreshed Renault Kwid and even Hyundai’s Hyundai can do a bit more here with that tance of everything that Vrundan, its founder   seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. There is Venue. This dramatic change in design is space, which I expect will be gradually is being practised to and CEO, is an     a bit of turbo noise in the background but possible thanks to advances in light tech- improved. Rear leg room is better than the defeat the pandemic. amazing personality.  %: on the whole, the power comes on smooth- nology, mainly thanks to LED lights. That outgoing car as is luggage space but “While anxiety is a She is very strong-    ly with no perceptible lag and the gear said, the base models of the new Creta will frankly this is a driver-oriented vehicle. serious issue, I would headed and works changes are brilliant. Not all dual-clutch not have the trio-beam LED lights, which So great features, and it is a much bet- suggest that everyone hard for the wel-      gearboxes are created equal, and this one are only available on the SX models. The ter drive than the outgoing generation. If keeps calm, medi- fare of rural       is very good. LED positioning light, the ‘eyebrow’ light there is a small flaw, it is that under very tate or perform India. In our ini-  ,   But you cannot talk about the new as you might call it, is however standard. heavy braking from very high speed, the yoga and think of tiative, we are    Creta without talking about the elephant The LED taillights are also not there on the car is a bit skittish and demands that you the brighter side. reaching out to    0 in the room — the looks of the car. And base models, and neither is the chromed- have a firm grip on the steering wheel. If Think about the the families of that brings up the other issue that several out front grille. Much like its cousin, the you are a Creta owner, and there are thou- days to come after daily wage $ .      folks have asked me, what to look at Seltos, buying a base model of the Creta sands of those in Delhi, this is a worthy and this phase and workers in the     between the Hyundai Creta and the Kia makes little sense if you want the latest in better successor of the badge. Yes, the looks how to not repeat Bhandara dis-     Seltos. The latter is a valid question lighting technology. are polarising and personal aesthetics will the mistakes we have trict of Maharashtra       .M because the Creta and the Seltos are the The same is true of the interiors. The come into play when choosing the car and been making towards and providing them with (    same cars mechanically. Same engine top-spec Hyundai Creta is a brilliant car to that is where the Creta versus Seltos the environment. In food and sanitary needs,” options, same gears but yes, quite differ- sit inside and not just because of the bril- debate will rage. But at the end of the day, this phase whenever I Katrina explained. ent to look at. It is very peculiar to me that liant 26-cm high-definition screen. I have the profits will end up in the same place, have felt low, I have L#) historically, it is Kia that has had quirky been using the 2020 Hyundai Elantra for so guess who wins?     ! !  ' # %% )' *+(, -(       D   E  FB &  (     $                 O ince the Coronavirus pan- absorption of odours from Sdemic has led to a surge in vegetables, become unpalat- interest in gardening, espe- able. Hence, fruits and vegeta- cially vegetable gardening, bles must not be put together. some seed companies are hav- ing trouble keeping up with  Get creative and experi- demand. But one thing we ment with your food gardeners can do is grow and What better time than save our own seeds. this lockdown to nurture your Some kinds of seeds are cooking skills and bring out easier and more worthwhile to the inner chef. Most of us are save than others. Look on the taking cooking classes on seed packets or tags for plants YouTube and experimenting that you’re growing. If it says with new dishes which is caus- the seeds or plants are “hybrid” ing some amount of food or “F-1,” those seeds are prob- wastage too. ably not worth saving. However, in times like Hybrid or F-1 seeds are ities are staring at you. Turn the both male and female flower this, we need to get creative taken from plants grown from half upside down over a glass parts, so can self-pollinate. and experiment with leftover seeds that are the result of mat- and squeeze out the seeds. Plants in the cucumber fami- food. There are so many ing two different, selected par- (Then eat the tomato — not a ly, such as squash, melon, things which could be pro- ent plants. Each offspring dif- necessary step for seed saving.) pumpkin and, of course, duced out of it. For example, fers from the others and from Those seeds are enmeshed cucumber, have separate male rice. It can be used in multi- its parents. These seeds will in a gel that contains a germi- and female flowers on the ple ways. If you had cooked germinate and grow into plants, nation inhibitor. Purge this same plant, which increases the plain white rice in the after- but those plants will be differ- inhibitor by adding some water, chances of a female flower noon for lunch and have some ent from those from which you stirring, and letting the mix sit getting pollinated by a male extra, you can add spices, took the seeds. Perhaps better. for 24 hours. Then rinse the from a nearby plant of anoth- onions and different flavours Perhaps worse. At any rate, seeds thoroughly in several er variety. to it for dinner and have an somewhat of a gamble. changes of water, pouring off Prevent cross-pollination entirely new dish. If a label indicates that waste and nonviable seeds, by, first, hand-pollinating a seeds or plants are non-hybrid which float, and strain out the female flower; she’ll have a  Lable the expiry dates of or are “heirloom” varieties, good seeds. Spread the seeds miniature cucumber, melon pantry items their seeds can be saved with onto a plate or a few sheets or squash fruit at her base. Dab We often have food items confidence that they’ll grow up thickness of newspaper to dry a paint brush on a male flower at home but we are unaware of to be just like their parents. out in a sunny spot or in the to pick up pollen and then dab their expiry dates. We must be These plants always have the gentle breeze of a fan. the pollen-laden brush on the aware of what we have and its same parents; they pollinate Peppers, which also self- female flower parts. Or pluck shelf life. This will help in con- themselves. pollinate, are even easier. Just a male flower, pull off its he COVID-19 pandem- Premium (plastic) wraps sciously using items and Some plants, such as beans, cut a ripe pepper in half, scoop petals, and rub its head into a ic has got the country are considered extremely avoiding wastage of those food peas, peppers and most toma- out the seeds, and let further female flower. Tsheltering at home dur- helpful when it comes to pre- items. toes, do this naturally. With dry. (Then eat the pepper.) Further limit cross-polli- ing the lockdown. While it serving food. These are made others, you must make sure Not all seeds develop into nation by enclosing the polli- was assured that the supply of of different materials and  Use fridge freezer shelves that another variety doesn’t juicy fruits. An example is let- nated blossoms in a bag or, if essentials will continue as hence, can be found in the for different foods sneak in for pollination. Do this tuce. Leave a plant or two petals are large enough, taping before, however, the appre- variety of PVDC cling film, Your fridge’s freezer by growing the seed plant far unharvested in your row of let- them closed. hension resulted in panic buy- PVC or PE cling film. 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 8)2 panish driver Carlos Sainz will '     $ Sreplace four-time Formula One orussia Dortmund’s young world champion Sebastian Vettel at stars Erling Braut Haaland Ferrari next season, while Daniel Band Jadon Sancho will be  2, Ricciardo has signed a “multi-year” hunting more goals on Saturday in deal with McLaren from 2021. “the most unusual derby in history” orussia Dortmund midfielder Sainz, 25, will leave McLaren fol- against Schalke as the German BJulian Brandt has said while he lowing the 2020 season to partner 22- Bundesliga returns behind locked is not feeling the same pressure as year-old Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, doors. he would in normal circumstances forming the team’s youngest pairing in Dortmund usually expect when they take on local rivals the past 50 years. 82,000 spectators at Signal Iduna Schalke, the sense of occasion is not “With five seasons already behind Park for a home derby, but the sta- lost on him. him, Carlos has proved to be very tal- dium will be near-empty with only “You have to say that it’s the fans ented and has shown that he has the a handful of media and officials who always make it special. If technical ability and the right attribut- admitted. you’re a few days before such a game es to make him an ideal fit with our Even national team coach you’ll notice that your neighbours family,” Ferrari team boss Mattia Joachim Loew will not be allowed in are only speaking about the game orities. Binotto said in a statement on to watch his Germany players Live when they see you,” Brandt told “Therefore, you don’t feel the Thursday. on their return to action. bundesliga.com in their midweek same pressure as you would in nor- “We believe that a driver pairing “It will be the most unusual interview. mal circumstances, but in the end, with the talent and personality of for McLaren next season when he takes derby in history,” former Dortmund “You notice that the media this is the situation that we’re in. Charles and Carlos... will be the best over the seat left vacant by Sainz. captain Sebastian Kehl told German focuses heavily on the game and Everyone will be watching us on possible combination to help us reach Ricciardo, 30, will line up along- daily Welt. that creates a certain tension in the Saturday, the Dortmund fans will the goals we have set ourselves.” side Britain’s Lando Norris, 20, in 2021 Normally, a home derby against air. At the moment, this isn’t the watch us and the Schalke fans will Sainz emerged in pole position to after he leaves Renault at the end of this Schalke comes alive “through the case. Although I think the fans still watch their team. The result of the succeed Vettel at Maranello after the season. fans, from their emotions, from the really care about the result of the fix- game will be important to them so German announced on Tuesday he was “Daniel is a proven race-winner enthusiasm in the stadium,” Kehl ture, you don’t notice it, especially it’s not like we just say that it’s irrel- quitting Ferrari after talks over a new and his experience, commitment and added. in this hotel. The only tension that evant who wins or loses, it won’t be contract broke down. energy will be a valuable addition to Dortmund are looking to close you could potentially feel is through like this. We do recognise that it Sainz, whose father, also Carlos, is McLaren and our mission to return to the four-point gap behind leaders the media but they have many other would be an important tone to set a two-time world rally champion, has the front of the field,” said McLaren Bayern Munich, who visit Union topics to cover so I think BVB vs if we win the game,” said the 24-year previously driven for Red Bull’s feed- team principal Andreas Seidl. Berlin on Sunday. Schalke is at the bottom of their pri- old. er team Toro Rosso and Renault before “With Daniel and Lando as team- However, Dortmund’s iconic impressing with McLaren last season. mates, I believe we have two racers who south stand, dubbed The Yellow Wall He secured the once all-conquer- will continue to excite our fans and help and normally packed with 25,000 3   P& $36  2     $3  $ problem. Freiburg on Saturday. “Not many ing British team’s first podium place in the team grow.” passionate fans will — like the rest Haaland was in stunning form players my age have scored 20 goals almost six years in Brazil last year. Ricciardo has won seven races and of the stadium — stand empty. substitutes will wear masks, goal cel- best accepts this situation and can when the league was suspended in in a season once and I’ve done it Signing Sainz will also end any lin- recorded 29 podium finishes since his “The players will miss the ebrations will be replaced by elbow best deal with it.” mid-March with nine goals in twice,” said the 24-year-old gering speculation about six-time F1 debut with the HRT team at the chance for extra motivation by the taps while handshakes and hugs The pressure is on Haaland, 19, eight Bundesliga appearances Werner who has netted 21 champion Lewis Hamilton leaving British Grand Prix in 2011. fans and the atmosphere,” admitted before kick-off are a no-go. and Sancho, 20, to continue their since joining from Salzburg. times this term. “I’d like to Mercedes for Ferrari. He drove for Red Bull’s junior Kehl. “A lot of things will start from goal-rich partnership, despite the Sancho also terrorised score 30 in a season.” “I am very happy that I will be dri- team Toro Rosso in 2012 and 2013 While league action in England, scratch on Saturday,” Dortmund empty terraces, and steer injury- defences with 14 goals and 16 Julian Nagelsmann’s ving for Scuderia Ferrari in 2021 and before making the jump to the flagship Spain and Italy is still at least a month winger Julian Brandt told Sky. depleted Dortmund to victory. assists in 23 league games. Leipzig trail leaders Bayern by I’m excited about my future with the Red Bull team in 2014. He finished away, the German Football League “There will be no real advan- Midfield enforcers Emre Can At third-placed RB five points following draws team,” said Sainz, who is expected to third in the drivers’ standings in 2014 (DFL) has drawn up detailed tages and disadvantages to playing and Axel Witsel are out with mus- Leipzig, Germany striker Timo against Leverkusen and Wolfsburg play a supporting role alongside and 2016. hygiene guidelines to restart. home or away. cle strains, while playmaker Marco Werner is aiming to move closer to before matches were halted due to Leclerc. Vettel’s future meanwhile remains At games around the country, “In the end, it depends on who Reus is recovering from a groin his goal target for the season against the virus outbreak. Australian Ricciardo will drive uncertain. )   O8P* $*#**  * P 2 Q  R 0 $  ,  ?   MS Dhoni is an see how different MS was as a % %7 $!-=@ unconventional and unique captain. I used to think a cap-  82 82   2+3 + , leader, whose biggest strength is tain must speak all the time in  ?   Veteran South Australia is not affected like his incredible gut feeling, says team meetings etc but MS was Africa batsman Faf du Plessis other countries, to get people ottenham manager Jose Mourinho mphasising that long term goals can put his Chennai Super Kings team- completely different. has proposed a two-week iso- from Bangladesh, South Africa Tsays he is “desperate” for the Estress and pressure on a player, star India mate Faf du Plessis. “He doesn’t believe a lot in lation period for players before or India where there is more return of Premier League action opener Rohit Sharma says he prefers short term The former South Africa team meetings. He’s a very and after the T20 World Cup as danger, obviously it's a health despite mounting concerns about the goals and would continue with the same strat- skipper has spent considerable instinctive captain he’s got such a way to stage the event as per risk to them,” du Plessis said. English top-flight’s restart plans. egy in future. time with Dhoni after joining a good cricket brain that he schedule later this year. “But you can go in before Some top-flight bosses understood to have Sharma, who has played 224 ODIs and 32 the IPL side in 2011 and has relies on it to make the right “I am not sure... Reading the tournament (for) two weeks expressed concerns about the plan to play from mid- Tests, said he likes setting a target for himself been an integral part of its suc- decisions on the field,” du Plessis that travelling is going to be an isolation and then play the June when they spoke during a League Managers before the start of a series. cessful journey. said of former India skipper. issue for lot of countries and tournament and afterwards Association meeting on Wednesday. “Over the years, I’ve realised that long-term “He reads the others play- Calling Dhoni the best fin- they are talking about two weeks isolation,” said the But Mourinho said he would relish the chance goals won’t help you in anyway. On the contrary er really well and he uses that to isher he has played with, Du December or January. Even if former captain. PTI to get back to work despite the challenges and risks it will add to your pressure and stress. I have make instinctive decisions on Plessis said no one can emulate posed by the pandemic. always focused on short term goals which are the field. He’s got an incredible what the dasher from Ranchi He’s just so unique like he times him a lot about leadership. “I have not asked for any delay,” Mourinho said mainly the next few games in the upcoming 2- gut feeling on the game and I can do with the bat. the ball so late he’s got an “I’m lucky to have started in a statement on Thursday. 3 months — who is it against, what can I do think that’s his biggest strength,” “He’s extremely calm. I incredible calmness. He knows my journey there at CSK “I want to train, and I am desperate for the best,” the Sharma said on Star Sports show du Plessis said in a Facebook Live haven’t played with someone his game and he picks a bowler because I have really learned a Premier League to return as soon as it is safe to do Cricket Connected: Chats. session with Tamim Iqbal. who is a better finisher than and goes for it.” lot from a leadership point of so, particularly now we are seeing other leagues “Setting goals for each series or tournament The 35-year-old said Dhoni him. It’s just remarkable to Du Plessis said that playing view. I tried to learn as much as preparing to return to action.” helps me a lot and I will continue to follow this changed his perception of how watch him from the side of the for CSK alongside Dhoni and possible from Dhoni and Mourinho said he is happy with the way his method in the future,” added the Mumbaikar, a captain should be. field. If someone else tries to do under the guidance head coach Stephen Fleming because both squad have kept themselves fit during the lockdown. who has scored 9,115 ODI runs. “It was amazing for me to       $#( $ it like him they won’t be able to. Stephen Fleming has taught are great captains.” PTI “I am extremely proud of the way my players All the sports persons are stuck in their have maintained their fitness,” he said. “They have houses due to the lockdown, enforced to con- shown great professionalism, passion and dedication. tain the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. Sharma "$$  $   “We have all been working extremely hard said considering the situation, they can only wait  )2 through remote squad training sessions and isolat- for action to begin. ed running now the pitches are available to use again “I hope we get the opportunity to play crick-   82 82 will have an option to   The president of was sending a team of at the training centre. et, as we don’t know when we will play again. ‘opt out” of training if the Italian Olympic inspectors to check that “Every player has been extremely When we resume playing cricket, we will have ngland players they have any appre- Committee (CONI) said clubs were respecting the committed in terms of their individ- to see what’s Ecould tentatively hensions of health risk. on Thursday that he is current medical protocol ual work and now we wait for clear- coming start their outdoor skill- “These are the very “99 percent” sure that put in place to enable the ance to commence working in our way — based training in the first tentative steps back the Serie A season will return to training. small groups again, which I will fully whether its coming weeks with to playing cricket,” Giles restart next month fol- “The team will check support.” T20 World the ECB eyeing was quoted as saying by lowing its coronavirus- that professional clubs Cup or (the) resumption of ESPNCricinfo, indicat- enforced suspension. are conforming to the MURRAY FEARS ‘RUSH’ IPL,” he said. International crick- ing that it could be “From one to 100, protocols, first the Brighton striker Glenn Murray “We even et with a series against done in controlled envi- what do I think the one for individual fears English football is being had a big bilateral West Indies in July, ronment. chances are Serie A starts sessions and then rushed back too soon, with death series against said its director of “This is individual- on June 13? I’d say 99 per- three months since the as of May 18 for rates still stubbornly high in the Australia planned — cricket Ashley Giles. based training, so in the supermarket. It should be cent,” Giovanni Malago season was halted, if they collective train- worst-hit country in Europe. we will have to However, as per many ways we should that controlled an environ- told broadcaster RAI. get the all-clear from the ing,” the FIGC “Football isn’t necessarily a analyse and see health directive issued be able to get control of ment.” “Everything is ready Italian Government. said in a state- necessity — it’s a game, it’s a who we are play- by Government wing, the environment so it’s However as per protocols for a restart, to put the The country’s sports ment. sport,” Murray told Sky Sports. ing against,” he the players — across safer to go back to prac- issued by the Department for system in a position to minister Vincenzo The announce- “I mean, what if we go signed off. all sports in UK — tice than it is to go to Digital, Culture, Media and begin again. However if Spadafora has given clubs ment comes after through all this rigmarole of try- Sport (DCMS), players will you asked me what the the green light to restart newspaper Corriere ing to get back started, and we have an option. chances are of the season team training sessions Della Sera reported have a second peak and we’re The ECB Director also finishing once it’s begun, from Monday after play- that Lazio players were stopped anyway? +      .  agreed that they have to create I’d need a crystal ball.” ers were allowed to enter playing three-on-three “I just can’t understand after just an environment where West On Wednesday Serie club facilities for individ- matches at the end of sort of loosening the lockdown why  8!2#++ her. Indies and Pakistan both feel A clubs announced they ual sessions earlier. sessions, which if true we’re in such a rush to get it back. Why “There’s a lot of times safe while travelling to the wanted to return to com- On Thursday the would be a violation of can’t we just wait sort of a month or so ormer world number one where I see myself in situa- United Kingdom. petition on June 13, over FIGC announced that it the protocol. AFP to see if things go to plan?” FNaomi Osaka has admitted tions where I could have put having “a lot of regrets” and my input in, but instead I’ve said she’s soul-searching dur- held my tongue and things ing the coronavirus lockdown kept moving in a way that I 8A>#   2 A  for ways to become more didn’t really enjoy,” she said. assertive. “I feel like if I asserted The 22-year-old Japanese, myself, I would have gotten   2+3 + , to federation sources. NRAI President been recommended for Arjuna.” who stormed to prominence the opportunity to see what Raninder Singh said in a statement, “Our Moudgil, the shooter from by winning back-to-back would have happened.” he National Rifle Association of shooters had an outstanding last season Chandigarh earned the quota in the 10m Grand Slam titles at the 2018 With return dates for ten- TIndia (NRAI) has nominated ace and it was a particularly difficult selec- Air Rifle event when she won the Silver US Open and 2019 Australian nis still uncertain, Osaka said shooter Anjum Moudgil for the Khel tion to make this time around. medal in the ISSF World Cup in Korea Open, said she believed her she was using the unexpected Ratna — the country’s highest sporting “I wish all those recommended all the in 2018. shyness was holding her back. free time to try new things, honour — while recommending Jaspal very best and hope those who could not Last year, Moudgil paired up with “I think people know me like drawing and sketching. Rana for the Dronacharya Award for the make it this year, force us to do so next Divyansh Singh Panwar to claim the 10m as being really shy,” she told “Part of me is a bit con- second year in a row. time around with their performances. Air Rifle mixed team Gold medal in the CNN Sport. cerned (about not playing Moudgil, the 26-year-old rifle ace “I believe all are equally talented and ISSF World Cup in Munich and Beijing. “I want to also take the tennis), but also I know that who started shooting in 2008, is among will certainly reap rich awards if they She also reached the final in the 10m quarantine time to just think other players are in the same the first two Indians to have secured carry on the way they have.” Air Rifle event in the ISSF World Cup in about everything, and for me,  /  !  position as me, probably,” she quota places for the Tokyo Olympics. Bhaker and Valarivan’s names were Munich and Rio de Janeiro. I have a lot of regrets before I said. The NRAI on Thursday said it will added to the list on Thursday. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award go to sleep. and said last year that she felt “I just think that, it’s not be sending the Sports Ministry the “Anjum Moudgil has been nominat- carries a medallion, a certificate and a “And most of the regrets is depressed after reaching world like I’ll forget how to play ten- names of champion pistol shooters ed for Khel Ratna while the NRAI has cash prize of 7.5 lakh. due to (the fact) that I don’t number one following her nis. I also don’t want to train Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma, again send Jaspal’s name for Dronacharya. While, the 43-year-old Rana, a mul- speak out about what I’m win in Australia. five hours a day right now Manu Bhaker and promising rifle shoot- They have always believed that he tiple Asian Games Gold-medallist marks- thinking.” She said she would feel because I think that’s how you er Elavenil Valarivan for the prestigious deserves it and are hoping he gets it this man, is credited to have groomed the likes The soft-spoken Osaka more comfortable if she spoke get burned out and you never Arjuna Award. time,” a federation source said. of teen sensations Bhaker, Saurabh and has spoken candidly about up and took more control of know when tournaments will Bhaker and Valarivan’s names were “Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Anish Bhanwala into world-class shoot- her struggles with success, what was happening around start again.” added to the list on Thursday, according ); $      !# Verma, Manu Bhaker and Elavenil have ers.