Train arrives with 105 passengers COVID-19 : now has 2 27 cops, VDF personnel of Jiri test positive JIRIBAM, Jul 3 (JNN): The By Our Staff Reporter Shramik Special Train which departed Mumbai carrying vaccines set for human trials IMPHAL, Jul 3: As many as Total lockdown enforced for the stranded Manipuris arrived at 27 personnel of Jiribam benefits of all : TNL president Jiribam Railway Station to- district police and VDF have day at 5.10 pm with 105 tested positive for COVID-19 Mungchan Zimik passengers. today after an ASI involved in Strictly following SOP, screening people who UKHRUL, Jul 3 : Even as the returnees were trans- returned by train from the Nationwide Unlock 2 has ported to their respective different parts of the country begun from July 1, the total district quarantine centres by to Jiribam was tested positive shutdown imposed by the buses, arranged by the Gov- earlier. Tangkhul Naga Long in all ernment. Altogether 170 samples Tangkhul villages of Ukhrul The regular route passing of suspected police person- and district is on Dibong Khunou Khun was nel and their family and this has been done for the blocked by womenfolk of members were tested today. benefits of the community, the village and the buses had According to information said Tangkhul Naga Long to be diverted to Railway received from Jiribam dis- president Hopingson A road to reach National High- trict police and CMO Shimray. way 37. Jiribam, the police and VDF The total lockdown has Y Ragini, a resident of NEW DELHI, Jul 3 personnel who have been Hints of local cluster been imposed by the Dibong Khunou, said the tested positive for COVID- transmission of COVID-19 India's tally zooms Tangkhul Co-ordination The total shutdown has buses were denied passage After Bharat Biotech, which developed a potential novel 19 include one ASI, four at Jiribam police station past 6.25 lakhs Committee on COVID-19 also checked and monitored through their village road coronavirus vaccine called Covaxin, Ahmedabad-based Zydus Havildars and a woman po- have been found but no sign (TCCC) and will be in force unnecessary free movement because the passengers keep Cadila has been given the green light to begin Phase I and II lice who was assigned duty of community transmission NEW DELHI, Jul 3 till July 7. in towns and villages. discarding empty water bot- human trials of another coronavirus vaccine candidate. This is at the quarantine centre has been detected so far, TNL president Hopingson further said the second coronavirus vaccine to get approval for human trials opened at RK Sanatombi said the press release. India added 20,903 cases of Hopingson A Shimray said that many returnees have tles, hand gloves and other the coronavirus disease garbage while passing their in India. Novel coronavirus infections continue to climb here Vidyalaya, Jiribam. The respective number of that the one week lockdown been discharged from the with India becoming the world's fourth worst-hit Nation. Those police and VDF active cases and recovered (COVID-19), in the biggest has been enforced for the quarantine centres and the village even after repeated 24-hour jump so far, which appeals. Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General (DG), ICMR, has personnel were engaged in cases as of Friday are 678 benefits of the people and lockdown is in line with the screening train passengers and 638. The recovery rate pushed the country’s tally to to create more awareness need to prevent mixing and It may also be mentioned written to the institutions that said: “This is the first indig- enous vaccine (Covaxin) being developed by India and is and guarding quarantine is 48.48 per cent. 625,544, according to the on COVID-19 and added physical contact with the here that the villagers yes- centres. 22 people who were un- Union Health Ministry on that the main objective is to returnees, for there is al- terday submitted a written one of the top priority projects, which is being monitored at the topmost level of the Government... it is envisaged to They would be brought to dergoing treatment for Friday. prevent community trans- ways the danger of many representation to the Deputy CCC Meitram and Family COVID-19 have been dis- More than one lakh mission in Tangkhul being asymptomatic. Commissioner regarding launch the vaccine for public health use latest by August 15 after completion of all clinical trials.” Welfare Training Centre charged from different COVID-19 were recorded in villages under the jurisdic- The TNL president fur- this issue and to instruct the CCC, Lamphelpat tomor- COVID Care Centres during a week between June 27 and tion of the TNL. ther said the Tangkhul buses to use the Railway On Friday, coronavirus cases in India stood at 6,25,544 with 20,903 new cases being registered in a single day. row. the last 24 hours following July 3—from 508,953 to the In view of the fact that people have recorded the road instead of their village A press release issued by recovery. current 625,544. there is as yet no vaccine, highest returnees among road. With drug manufacturers across the world scrambling to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the Additional Director (Health) 11 of them were treated According to the Health prevention is the best the hill districts in novel coronavirus, Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila said it and COVID-19 Common at CCC Meitram, two at Ministry’s dashboard at 8 method and this may be at- and this is one reason why Dingko recovers has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of Control Room spokesman CCC Chandel, five at CCC am, 379 people succumbed tained through physical so many from Ukhrul and IMPHAL, Jul 3: Asian Gold India (DCGI) to conduct human studies for its coronavirus Dr Khoirom Sasheekumar Kasom Khullen, one at CCC to the viral disease between distancing, wearing face Kamjong districts have Medallist and ace boxer Ng vaccine candidate. Mangang informed that 37 Ukhrul and three at RIMS. Thursday and Friday morn- mask, frequent hand wash- tested positive. Many more Dinko Singh has now fully Earlier, the drug regulator had given approval to India's individuals (30 males and On the other hand, out of ing taking the death toll to ing, he added. are also set to return soon. recovered from COVID-19 as first indigenous coronavirus vaccine candidate Covaxin. seven females) were tested 534 samples tested at 18,213. “The total lockdown has Health care facilities in his test result showed nega- Covaxin has been developed by the Hyderabad-based Bharat positive for COVID-19 at JNIMS today, seven were The number of people now entered the third day Ukhrul and Kamjong need tive. Now he will continue Biotech in collaboration with the Indican Council of Medi- RIMS during the last 24 found COVID-19 positive. who have been cured of the and our people have been to be improved and with his cancer treatment. Af- cal Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology hours. As such, the total number of coronavirus disease now very co-operative in sup- equipments need to be up- ter returning from Delhi he (NIV). 28 of them belong to COVID-19 positive cases stands at 379,891 after porting the lockdown call,” graded to deal with the was tested positive, said the India now has 2 vaccines set for trials: All you need to Jiribam, three to Thoubal has reached 1323 in the 20,032 patients were sent added the TNL president. global (Contd P 7) Manipur Amateur Boxing know and six to Ukhrul. State. home in (Contd P 7) Association in a statement ...... 1. Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd said it has received ap- and lauded the doctors, nurses proval from DCGI for human clinical trials of its and other health workers for coronavirus vaccine candidate. BJP chief says Plight of kids with the efforts in treating the 2. The approval process was fast-tracked following a rec- boxer. ommendation by the subject expert committee on no condition HIV discussed Political unrest will be resolved soon: Biren coronavirus, considering the emergency and unmet medical By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter Drugs seized need during the pandemic. MOREH, Jul 3: A team of 3. The potential vaccine showed a "strong immune re- IMPHAL, Jul 3: BJP IMPHAL, Jul 3: About IMPHAL, Jul 3: Chief Moreh Police led by Addi- sponse" in animal studies, and the antibodies produced were Manipur Pradesh president 2,000 children are living with Minister N Biren has tional SP (Ops) Moirangthem able to completely neutralise the wild type virus, Zydus said Prof S Tikendra has stated HIV/AIDS in the State, said categorically stated that the Amit confiscated Brown in a statement. that no condition would be Manipur Aids Control Board political unrest seen in the Sugar and WY tablets worth 4. Sources have said that the company submitted data of applied if any ex-candidate or Society (MACS) Director State would be resolved very crores from a car this morn- clinical trials on animals to the DCGI, in which the vaccine anyone wishes to join the Mongjam Abhiram today. soon. Speaking to media per- ing, reports our candidate was found to be successful with respect to "safety party. Care Foundation, Accel- sons at Bir Tikendrajit correspondent. and immunogenicity". After this Zydus Cadila was given After ex-MLA of Naoriya erate Project under the International Airport this af- Tengnoupal SP Th the approval to begin human trials. Pakhanglakpa AC RK sponsorship of Atharvani ternoon, Biren said that the Vikramjit Singh speaking to 5. Zydus will begin human trials this month in over 1,000 Anand joined the BJP yes- Global Foundation, Pune resignation letters submitted media persons said after re- subjects in multiple sites in India, the company said. Phase terday, Oinam Malesh who was distributing dry ration by the four NPP Ministers ceiving a tip-off a Maruti I and II trials will take around three months to complete. fought the last State Assem- kits for HIV positive chil- have not been accepted. Suzuki Wagon R car com- 6. Meanwhile, the ICMR has written to select medical bly election in the same dren of Imphal East and He said a positive solu- ing from Moreh side was institutions and hospitals to fast-track clinical trial approv- Assembly segment on Imphal West districts at stopped for checking at tion would be reached soon. als for the vaccine candidate Covaxin. (Contd P 7) ...... NEIDP (Contd P 7) New Checkon when he ...... On being enquired about Kondong Lairembi in made the statement. Chikim village along the portfolios to be given to Imphal-Moreh Road. Lauding the Care Foun- the NPP Ministers and pos- would be known after Chief which said that his sample During the checking 958 Kasom Khullen CCC successfully treats COVID patients dation for looking after the sible Ministry reshuffle, the Minister N Biren returns tested negative. grams of Brown Sugar and orphan HIV positive chil- Chief Minister said that BJP from Delhi. Biren also conveyed 5000 pieces of WY tablets dren, the Director, MACS Central leaders do not usu- Speaking at a function Amit Shah and JP Nadda’s were found inside the car. said the society is also tak- ally interfere in such held at New Checkon today, gratitude to the people of MLA hails conduct of health workers ing up efforts to assist HIV (Contd P 7) matters. Jayantakumar while noting Manipur for electing the BJP By Our Staff Reporter Leishiyo. for COVID-19 on July 1 and positive children of Imphal Yet Biren maintained that that N Biren had talked with candidate to the State’s lone Five people including a they were found negative. East, Imphal West, it was his duty to seek ad- Central leaders at Delhi, said Rajya Sabha seat. Stabbed to death IMPHAL, Jul 3: The one year old boy who were Subsequently, they were dis- Churachandpur and Chandel IMPHAL, Jul 3: A 38 year vice and suggestion from that they would wait and see Regarding the Z category COVID Care Centre opened undergoing treatment for charged from the COVID districts. Under the initia- old man succumbed to inju- Central leaders as BJP is a what instructions the Central security given to him, the at Kasom Khullen Primary COVID-19 at Kasom Care Centre. tive, MACS will provide ries after another man National party. leaders gave to Biren and Chief Minister said that he Health Centre has Khullen CCC have fully re- Talking to The Sangai antiretroviral therapy (ART) allegedly stabbed him with a Notably, Biren landed at what they would do next. came to know about it only successfully treated five covered. While four of them Express, MLA K Leishiyo and assess the health status knife at Laipham Khunou Imphal at 4.30 pm today af- Soon after Biren’s arrival when he met the Union COVID-19 patients. came back from Chennai, remarked that the successful of the children, he said add- Mayai Leikai, Imphal East ter holding talks with Union at the airport, his swab sam- Home Minister. The Chief Even though Kamjong the other returned from treatment of five COVID-19 ing the society will also district at around 10.20 this Home Minister Amit Shah ple was collected for Minister was received by district, being a newly cre- Gurgaon. patients at Kasom Khullen assist in providing education morning. and BJP National president COVID-19 test. Thanlon AC MLA Vung- ated district, is plagued with The returnees from CCC has shown that even a to the children. The deceased person has JP Nadda for two consecu- He waited for the test re- zagin Valte at the airport. acute shortage of different Chennai underwent COVID- Primary Health Centre been identified as Thokchom According to data avail- tive days at Delhi. sult at the airport’s lounge Congress MLA RK Imo infrastructure including 19 treatment at the Kasom which lacks modern medical Umachandra Singh (38) s/o able with the MACS, there On the other hand, NPP till 7 pm. Later, Biren who accompanied the Chief health care facilities, Kasom Khullen CCC from June 24 equipment can cure COVID- Th Tomboi of Laipham are about 2,000 children liv- Minister L Jayantakumar showed to media persons a Minister to Delhi came back Khullen CCC and Kamjong whereas the one who re- 19 if one works with Khunou Mayai Leikai while ing with HIV/AIDS in the said that NPP’s position message sent on his mobile in the same chartered flight. CCC were opened with a turned from Gurgaon started commitment and dedication...... the accused has been identi- State. However, data shows commitment to battle the treatment three days earlier The MLA said that the fied as Nongthombam that only about 600 children COVID-19 pandemic some- from June 21. five COVID-19 patients Haridas Singh (58) alias are receiving ART, he time back under the aegis of Samples of all the five could be cured as the doc- Proposed delimitation process on 2001 census Rambo s/o of N Roton of added.

Phungyar AC MLA K individuals were re-tested tors and (Contd P 7) ...... (Contd P 7) Lairikyengbam Leikai, Imphal East. Locals informed that UCM speaks out against move Umachandra was found ly- By Our Staff Reporter population growth), he said internal matters. The issues ing in a pool of blood at hinting that the data (of the core to the State should be Pukhrambam Leirak, UAE flight repatriates stranded NE folks IMPHAL, Jul 3: The United 2001 census) is not reliable solved internally. Being de- Laipham Khunou (adjacent DUBAI, Jul 3 Keswani’s company Committee Manipur (UCM) and would compromise the pendent on others will not to Punjab and Sindh Bank) has so far organised nine has denounced the planned objective of the delimitation. help save the State, he said. after the deceased and the A historic flight ferrying repatriation flights out of delimitation based on 2001 Sunil further stated that It has been over 22 years accused were seen fighting 189 stranded Indians from the UAE. census asserting that the the Government of India and that the India Government near the spot. (Contd P 7) the country’s North East Many of the passen- delimitation based on a Manipur Government and NSCN (IM) are in talks region took off from Dubai gers, which included "controversial" census would should not take any political for peace. The talks between Trade Unions protest International Airport on three infants, were not reflect the true purpose of move that may attract public the two have often threat- IMPHAL, Jul 3 : Co- Friday (July 3) morning, stranded after India shut the process. outcry and protests in the ened peace and integrity of ordinating Body of Trade bound for Guwahati, the its international borders Speaking on the 20th State amid the COVID-19 the State. As a permanent Unions, Manipur today held a capital of Assam. The in March following the foundation day of the UCM issue. Carrying forward the solution is yet to be reached, protest at Irabot Bhavan special FlyDubai global COVID-19 crisis. at its office, the committee's delimitation based on the people of the State should Complex, BT Road as a part repatriation flight was A majority of them had president Sunil Karam said controversial 2001 census remain vigilant to face any of the Nationwide protest organised by Satguru lost their jobs in the UAE that the delimitation must be amid the pandemic would threat that may compromise called by central trade unions Travel and Tourism, who while some were visitors conducted based on the 2021 worsen the crisis at hand. the State's integrity and including Indian National worked with Dubai-based who could not return census. A delimitation based The Indian Government peace, he said adding UCM Trade Union Congress volunteers, and is the first North East. We started rate sales executive at home after their visas on the 2021 census, which should not make such a is against a solution that (INTUC) and Centre of In- ever direct flight to North looking into it after we Satguru Travel and expired. will incorporate Aadhaar in move, he said. compromises interest of any dian Trade Unions (CITU) East India from the United received many requests Tourism. “This is the first Dubai-based business- its process, is what people of Commenting on the community or State con- against the anti-worker and Arab Emirates. and since we had the ever flight to the region men also stepped in to the State want, Sunil as- present political state of cerned. anti-poor policies allegedly “We did Guwahati resources, we decided to and also the first ever help pay for 22 passen- serted. Manipur, Sunil said that the About the peace talks, initiated by NDA-led Gov- because no one was taking help,” said Gaurav FlyDubai flight to that gers’ tickets. The 2001 census contains State should not let outside UCM's secretary general

ernment (Contd P 7) care of Indians from the Keswani, a senior corpo- part of India.” (Contd P 7) ...... "abnormal data" (abnormal forces interfere and solve Khuraijam (Contd P 7)