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Talking about the Tgence of Covid-19 cases a other countries, including +#,&-.* : "; 08 1 021 fresh cases appear to after May 15. progress of the disease, he said “national crisis”, the Supreme neighbouring Bangladesh. 0. be declining, the sec- Commenting on the oxy- that the virus first colonises in Court on Tuesday said it cannot UNICEF’s Covid-19 vac- W &-' &)'#$ 02 ond wave may have already gen crisis in Lucknow, he said the throat and then moves to remain a “mute spectator” and cine market dashboard reveals peaked in the state capital. oxygen is being supplied to all the lungs. “In the lungs, the made clear that its suo motu pro- that countries such as Mexico, +# 0. Addressing mediapersons the hospitals. “99 per cent of coronavirus creates inflamma- ceeding on devising national Nepal and Bangladesh pro- on Tuesday, SGPGI director Dr the patients do not require tory molecules for which policy for Covid-19 manage- cure the vaccine from SII at $4 RK Dhiman said: “The infec- oxygen. One should see that it steroids need to be given. Since ment is not meant to supplant per dose, while the price is tion is reducing down in is only when the saturation these steroids can create clot- High Court hearings. ranging between $5.25-$3.84 Lucknow and the numbers are level starts falling below 94 per- ting, blood thinners are also A bench headed by Justice for Brazil, Palestine, South dipping. We hope for better cent that one needs to go to the prescribed,” he explained. DY Chandrachud said the High Africa, Sri Lanka and Saudi days ahead.” hospital and it also returns to Talking about the current Courts are in a better position to Arabia a dose. The issue was R R Admitting that there may normal. We should take the scene with people getting neg- monitor the pandemic situation flagged by the Supreme Court be more cases in Lucknow standard up to 98-99 but the ative RT-PCR reports despite within their territorial boundaries on Tuesday. The court asked than the official figures because saturation level at 94 is good being infected, he said RT-PCR and the apex court was playing the Centre to explain the basis !" of people with symptoms not enough because it allows the it is more of a psychological is 70 per cent sensitive and the a complementary role and its and rationale adopted with going for tests or asymptomatic oxygen to reach all parts of the phenomena developed by sensitivity increases between “intervention must be under- respect to the pricing of Covid- Ahmedabad/Raipur: Prime lived in the New Ranip area of people spreading infection to body,” he explained. peripheral hospitals. 70-95 per cent when conduct- stood in the correct perspective” 19 vaccines and other necessary Minister Narendra Modi’s aunt the city with her children. others unwittingly, Dr Dhiman The SGPGI director said it “Remdesivir is not a ‘Ram ed second time. as there are some matters which items. The Centre has already Narmadaben Modi who was Meanwhile, in Raipur said it may also be a pointer to is a wrong perception that baan’. It is not a life-saving drug “In such cases, one can transcend the regional bound- asked the vaccine companies to undergoing treatment for coro- Congress leader and former the possibility of herd immu- oxygen level falls drastically in and it shortens the stay of look into changes in the CT aries. “We are playing comple- lower the prices. BOX-prices of navirus infection died at the MP Karuna Shukla died of nity. The second wave has Covid-19 patients, as it takes patients in hospitals at the scan through which it can be mentary role. If High Courts have vaccines in other countries civil hospital on Tuesday, the coronavirus her family mem- been 30-50 times more infec- some time. “If the level is most. It is being supplied to the known whether or not the any difficulty in dealing with A three-judge Bench led by family said. Narmadaben (80) bers said on Tuesday. tious than the first, which is dropping rapidly, it means that hospitals and the shortage has patient was suffering from issues due to territorial limita- Justice DY Chandrachud asked infecting not only individuals the patient has delayed hospi- been created by artificial Covid-19,” he added. tions, we will help,” said the the Government to clarify the phase 3 vaccination drive is set Covishield will be sold at 400 but their entire families. talisation,” he pointed out. means,” he said. Dr Dhiman recalled that in bench, also comprising Justices L “basis and rationale on which to begin from May 1 for 18 (approximately $5.5) to State Talking about the country On the shortage of Dr Dhiman said what is one of the patients at SGPGI, Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Covid-19 vaccines are being years and above. Pune-based Governments as a whole, he said that with 3.5 Remdesivir injections, he said essentially required for the Continued on Page 11 Bhat. 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" )< =&:, structure is being developed by last year. The demand for oxy- HAL and once completed, the gen is so high that people n the second day on the facility will be looked after by from rural areas have started Otrot after 14 days, the state government. The Haj moving to smaller cities such as Lucknow’s Covid case count House was made a level-1 hos- Faizabad and Bareilly where was recorded below the 5,000- pital last year. they are getting oxygen. mark on Tuesday. The state A 300-bed hospital is also Oxygen supply is also impact- capital recorded 4,437 fresh coming up at Awadh Shilp ing the smaller hospitals where infections on Tuesday. Gram with the help of the it was available earlier and However, the number of deaths DRDO. It will be run by AFMC people were getting admis- stood at an all-time high of 39. with the help of the district sions,” he said. Over 5,960 patients recov- administration. He said they tried the num- ered in Lucknow, taking the However, despite the fact bers of many private hospitals recovery figures to 1,42,132. that additional facilities are but found that the hospitals Meanwhile, a new Covid coming up in the district, peo- were reluctant to have new facility with 255 beds is com- ple complain that they are admissions due to lack of oxy- ing up at the Haj House. SDM, finding it difficult to find beds gen. “Despite government Sadar, Prafull Tripathi said it for their loved ones. claims, oxygen and beds are would have level-2 and level-3 A government employee hardly available,” he said. A beds for Covid patients. This said that a number of people doctor from a Covid facility facility is expected to become have tested positive at the said the conditions are such functional by May 5. “There department despite the fact that she wanted oxygen for her will be 25 ICU beds while the that the institute lies in a rural friend’s family and she tried all rest level-2 beds,” he said. part of the district where very the numbers but all the calls Tripathi said the infra- few people had tested positive went unanswered. from 14 States which include Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, " Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, &+,+) Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Bihar. massive loss of about 5 As per their estimate, Alakh crore has been esti- 25,000 crore business losses mated due to the ongoing have been reported in the Covid-19 related restricted national Capital alone. No business, curfews, partial lock- study so far has been conduct- downs across various States and ed in West Bengal, North cities. The retail business has Eastern States, Punjab, suffered a loss of about 3.5 Haryana, J&K, Goa and others. lakh crore, while the wholesale around seven crore traders The inter-State trade has business lost 1.5 lakh crore, as and about 40,000 trade associ- also been affected because of accounted by the ations from across the country. the curb in loading and Confederation of All India The loss figures are based unloading of goods, which are Traders (CAIT). on feedback provided by usually done during nights. The CAIT represents prominent trade associations Continued on Page 11 " ">-,"> the Juna Akhada, Sri Agni and Ahwahan Akhadas along with he last Shahi Snan of the some members of the Kinnar TKumbh Mela in Haridwar Akhada. !!! was observed on the occasion The Akhil Bharatiya " ! of Chaitra Purnima on Akhada Parishad (ABAP) Tuesday. It was a symbolic national general secretary # affair considering the surge in Mahant Hari Giri was also Covid-19 cases. seen exhorting all to observe Unlike in past Kumbh the Covid guidelines. Melas only about 25,000 devo- Sadhus of the Sri $ % " tees and Sadhus from various Mahanirvani, Sri Shambhu %% "!!&' Akhadas took the holy dip in Panchayati Atal Akhadas, the the river Ganga in entire Akhil Bharatiya Sri Panch Kumbh Mela area from Nirmohi Ani Akhada, Akhil "# ( Rishikesh to Haridwar. In addi- Bharatiya Sri Panch Digamber tion to the traditional Kumbh Ani, Sri Nirvani Ani, Sri rituals, the devotees also prayed Panchayati Bada Udasin, Sri to the Ganga and their deities Panchayati Naya Udasin and P for deliverance from Covid. lastly the Sri Nirmal Panchayati ! " The general public bathed Akhada took holy dips in the ##$%# () ! in the Ganga early in morning Ganga. Considering the alarm- after which Har Ki Pauri was ing surge in Covid-19 cases ! vacated for the Shahi Snan of across the nation, Prime !* the Akhadas. Minister Narendra Modi had The Panchayati Akhada earlier urged members of the Sri Niranjani and Anand religious fraternity to keep the Akhada began the symbolic remaining part of the Kumbh Shahi Snan. It was followed by Mela symbolic. !"#!$!%
Q+ !! ! "# " 5 0 4 $ R # P&# ( !( ) ( Q * " Lucknow (PNS): Dr Anupam Lucknow (PNS): The death toll Verma, who is plasma thera- " )< =&:, Pradesh will need at least Rs due to consumption of spuri- 4 py incharge at SGPGI, said it 10,000 crore to vaccinate 60 per ous liquor at a pre-poll party is helping patients in the sec- day after lambasting Chief cent of the population, while it at Sadharanpur village of ond wave of coronavirus. AMinister Yogi Adityanath has allocated only Rs 40 crore. Incholi police station area in “If the collection of plas- over the deteriorating Covid-19 I urge you (CM) to explore the Meerut, rose to nine but the !"" ma is proper and the donor situation in the state, Congress possibility of manufacturing local police denied the hooch has a high titre of antibodies, general secretary Priyanka vaccines in Bharat tragedy and instead dismissed we have seen that plasma ther- Gandhi Vadra wrote to the CM Immunological and Biological the incident and deaths due to apy can do wonders in some expressing concerns over the Corporation in Bulandshahr," some disease. cases. The most important ‘low’ testing rate and acute she suggested. Earlier on Sunday night, criteria is the selection of shortage of beds in hospitals Th Congress leader further four persons - Neeraj, Kapil patients and providing good and warned that if the prevail- said that the state government (30), Vijendra (55) and his quality of plasma which makes ing situation did not improve, should announce an econom- 20-year-old son Deepak had a difference,” he said. then the next generation would ic package for the welfare of all died after consuming the Verma said they are fac- not spare him. On Monday, health workers and frontline hooch at a party hosted by a ing problems regarding dona- Priyanka had hit out at the CM workers, and also re-notify all Pradhan candidate trying his tion of the plasma because over his claims that there was closed COVID-19 hospitals luck in the ongoing Panchayat healthcare workers have been no shortage of oxygen in any and care centres. “It should poll. On Monday, five other vil- vaccinated and as per guide- private or public Covid-19 hos- immediately increase the avail- lagers who consumed the lines, those vaccinated can pital in the state and asserted ability of oxygen-beds. All liquor succumbed and were donate plasma after 28 days. his statement as ‘insensitive’. medical personnel and para- identified as Manveer, Rakam “We are not getting enough In a 10-point suggestion to medical staff retired from ser- Singh, Brij Bhushan, Bobby and plasma donors as of now,” he Yogi Adityanath, Priyanka private centres. Yet another vice should be recalled to work Sumit of the same village. said. He said that for making wrote that the UP government major concern is lack of hospi- in hospitals near their homes,” Vijendra’s wife Sona confirmed the plasma therapy successful, should restart all Covid hospi- tal beds, medical oxygen and an she said. that her husband and son both they started doing antibodies tals and centers as there was a acute shortage of medicines “Increase the number of consumed liquor served by testing in the patients. shortage of beds for the Corona and their black-marketing. RT-PCR tests. It should be the Pradhan candidate and “Suppose there is a patient afflicted patients. She asked the "The Ayushman Card ensured that at least 80 per cent died due to complications. She with 15 litres-per- minute oxy- UP government not to hide scheme has failed an is not of the tests are through RT also handed over some pouch- gen and has not developed data on Covid cases in the state being honoured by any hospi- PCR. Open new testing centers es left after the hooch party. On antibodies. If you give plasma and claimed that there was a tal. People are being forced to in rural areas and purchase the other hand, the local police to such a patient, it will help. shortage of life-saving medi- pay three-four times more for adequate test kits and appoint claimed that Vijendra died of It will not work in patients cines and black marketing of oxygen, Remdesivir and other trained staff. Covid kits should cardiac failure while his son who are on ventilators and oxygen was common place. life-saving drugs. It is rather be distributed in villages with succumbed to shock. " )< =&:, Ghaziabad reported 15 deaths the state. A total of 4,01,41,354 have antibodies. My request to "If you don't employ the difficult for the poor and mid- the help of Anganwadi and SSP Ajay Sahani informed each, followed by Prayagraj samples have been tested in the all those who want plasma entire resources of the govern- dle class to get treatment in Asha workers. Also grant the local media persons on ven though the number of and Varanasi (13 each). A state so far. Uttar Pradesh has therapy is that they should ment with determination in such a scenario. Even after status of ambulance to tankers Monday that a probe was Efresh Covid cases came dozen deaths were reported become the first state to have send me a sample for antibody this hour of crisis, the future death, the kin of the victims carrying oxygen for faster ordered and people who dis- down in Uttar Pradesh, the sin- from Noida while Jhansi wit- conducted more than four estimation,” he said. generations will never forgive were facing a lot of difficulties transportation. In his calami- tributed the hooch would be gle-day death figure was the nessed eight deaths, Ballia 6, crore tests. He added that in the sec- you. The second wave of the at crematoriums and death fig- tous situation, provide financial punished and sent to jail. He highest at 265, with Lucknow Moradabad & Agra four each, Prasad said the state gov- ond wave, they have given pandemic is at its peak in ures were also being underre- assistance for the poor, labour- said that SP Dehat, Keshav alone witnessing 39 fatalities. Jaunpur & Shahjahanpur 4 ernment has completed prepa- plasma to five patients. “The many UP cities and was now ported. This game of underre- ers, street vendors and migrant Kumar was probing the matter UP recorded 32,993 fresh each and Sonebhadra 3. rations for a major vaccination number was small but we spreading to villages. The porting deaths is being played workers and give relief for and action would be taken cases while Lucknow’s figure Additional Chief Secretary, campaign for people aged have selected the right patients biggest concern is that the rate every day in every district, in shopkeepers, small businesses. only after he submitted his was 4,437. However, a bright Medical and Health, Amit above 18 years from May 1. to be given the plasma thera- of Coronas cases is rising, every town of UP. I would like The government should findings. The kin of two of the aspect was that 30,398 patients Mohan Prasad said the total By April 29, more than one py. The therapy helps because while testing is very low. A large to know that it was being done encourage people, parties and deceased cremated their bod- defeated Covid-19 and were number of active cases in the crore vaccine doses will reach we have seen that the require- number of cases are not being on whose directions?" People institutions to come forward to ies while the police seized the released from hospitals or state now is 3,06,458. Of these, the state. Prasad said more than ment of oxygen goes down reported,” Priyanka alleged in are not getting wood for the help the distraught and needy, remaining two bodies earlier home isolation across the state. 2,52,598 patients are in home one crore doses have been after the plasma is given,” he the letter written in Hindi. cremation of bodies and fam- “Priyanka concluded. and sent them for autopsy. On Monday, 33,574 fresh isolation while the rest are issued to the government half pointed out. He said that the The Congress leader fur- ilies have to wait for 12 hours cases were detected while being treated in hospitals. of the people would be given public sentiment for this ther- ther wrote, “The war against for an ambulance to take their 26,791 patients had recovered. He said that on Monday, Covaxin and the other half apy is not very high during the COVID-19 rests on four pillars dead kin to crematoriums,” Kanpur City and 1,84,144 samples were tested in Covishield. second wave. - testing, treatment, tracking she alleged. and vaccination. There is no On administration of vac- testing in rural areas and peo- cine jabs, Priyanka said that the ple in urban areas also face a lot pace of immunisation is slug- # $%&$ ' () of difficulties in getting their gish in the state as it has inoc- tests done. Test reports do not ulated less than one crore peo- come for several days. In a state ple in five months. “Uttar " )< =&:, with a population of over 23 crore, there are only 126 gov- amajwadi Party president ernment test centres and 115 SAkhilesh Yadav accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of lying on the issue of availability of oxygen for crit- ical corona-infected patients and said that it is sad that peo- ple are wandering in search of the life-saving fluid. “Never before has there been so much insult to the truth,” he said, attacking the Yogi government on the issue. In a tweet in Hindi, the for- mer Chief Minister posted on Tuesday, "The way in which the people of Uttar Pradesh are wandering for getting oxygen is very sad. Even sadder is that the BJP government is lying publicly that there was no shortage. This is a moral offence. Now even the support- ers of BJP are bound to lose # $ their loved ones in this lie." Recently, Chief Minister oxygen and medicines for Pradesh reported 249 Corona with 33,574 fresh cases, the tally Yogi Adityanath had claimed COVID-19 patients across the virus deaths - the highest sin- of Covid cases in the state went that there was no shortage of state. On Monday, Uttar gle-day fatality count so far and up to 11.20 lakh. 3 ( $ $ ! 6!&7 4
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In the Toxygen in Uttar Pradesh, as last 24 hours, around 1.84 many as 54 proposals have lakh tests were done in the been received from the private state, out of which more than sector for setting up manufac- 94,000 were through RT-PCR. turing plants across the state. The government has Instructing to expedite the placed an order for 40 new RT- process of setting up oxygen PCR machines to intensify plants, Chief Minister Yogi testing after Chief Minister Adityanath directed to provide Yogi Adityanath insisted that all necessary support after maximum testing should be examining these proposals. done through RT-PCR in the “Action should be taken to state. Last year itself, when the establish a liquid oxygen plant first wave of Covid-19 hit the and an air separator plant in state, surveillance teams were every medical college. The pro- formed to conduct door-to- posals by private entities for door survey and investigation public welfare are welcomed in every area. and appreciated. Small oxygen By Monday, the Health generation plants will be set up department team reached out at Community Health Centres. to more than 16.19 crore peo- In addition, oxygen plant were ple in the state. During the sur- % % # $ being processed at the level of vey, people who were been Department of Medical found to be infected, were COVID-19 infection, the UP cines and 20.63 lakh second has ordered to procure 50 Education and would be made tested and their treatment government has intensified doses. The vaccine will be lakh doses of Covishield and functional at a rapid pace,” said started. Also, the Health the vaccination drive across the now administered to those Covaxin each, from manufac- the chief minister. department supervised around state. So far, a total of 1.19 crore above 18 years of age in the turing companies. Uttar Ensuring that no hospital 3.35 crore houses of about vaccine doses have been state from May 1. To ensure Pradesh is the first state to faced scarcity of medical oxy- 2.35 lakh areas so far. administered which included availability of adequate doses announce vaccine free of cost gen, Yogi said that as many as Besides, such plants would now been increased to 84. Five Department. Each jumbo To reduce the effects of the first dose of 98.83 lakh vac- in the state, the government to all people. 61 proposals have been sent by also be set up in Agra -1, more tankers are being received cylinder contains around 46.7 the state government on setting Mathura-2, Aligarh-3, Kasganj- today which will further litres of oxygen and therefore, up of oxygen plants by the 1, Barabanki-1, Mau-3, increase the capacity to trans- with the help of 5,000 jumbo - Government of India under Bareilly-4, Badaun-1, Basti-1, port 85 metric tons of oxygen. cylinders the demand of PM Cares Fund, out of which Santkabir Nagar- 1, Gonda-1, Besides, the Central govern- 2,33,500 litres of oxygen can be #+#0 $ 4 orders for setting up 39 oxygen Gorakhpur-1, Maharajganj-1, ment and Amazon have sent fulfilled. plants were sent on Tuesday. Lalitpur-1, Kanpur Dehat-3, 1500 oxygen concentrators and Principal Secretary Alok Lucknow (PNS): Deputy Chief These plants will generate oxy- Unnao-1, Hardoi-1, Sitapur-1, 500 oxygen concentrators Kumar said that all oxygen Minister Dinesh Sharma, who $ gen from the air using a new Ghaziabad-2, Hapur-1, respectively. cylinders will be stored at was in home isolation after test- technology. There are already Prayagraj-4, Varanasi-2, As many as 8,000 D-type Cancer Institute in Lucknow ing Covid positive, has been 32 oxygen plants established in Jaunpur-3 and Chandauli-2. jumbo cylinders worth more and from there jumbo cylin- shifted to SGPGI. The deputy various medical institutions of A total of 20 lakh cubic metres than Rs 8 crore are being pur- ders would be sent to the dis- CM tweeted that he was being the state and as many as 39 of oxygen will be produced chased for refilling oxygen in tricts as per respective require- shifted to the hospital for bet- plants are being set up in more from these plants. medical colleges, institutes, ments. The supply of these ter medical care. such hospitals. The paucity of oxygen in and medical colleges in the cylinders was likely to start in Sharma said that under Proposals have been treatment of Covid-19 and state. Out of these, today, an two days. It is to be mentioned the able guidance of the chief received from the private sec- other patients was being revved order for the purchase of 3,000 that 500 cylinders will be minister, they would win the tor to set up a maximum of 11 up gradually. Earlier there were cylinders has been issued by the received by the state every battle against Covid and that he oxygen plants in Kanpur city. 64 oxygen tankers, which has Medical Education third day. hopes to recover and return to serve the people of the state with double the energy. “A few days ago, I tested .$ % positive for COVID-19. After consultation with doctors, I was in home isolation. For better treatment, I have been hospi- $ talised,” he tweeted in Hindi. The 57-year-old BJP leader and his wife tested positive for " )< =&:, Control Center should be used the coronavirus on April 21. meaningfully for this purpose. Sharma said, “I am confi- n an attempt to ensure reg- & ' Officials should regularly com- dent that with your good wish- Iular monitoring of Covid municate with the patients in es, and under the leadership of hospitals and prompt and bet- home isolation and provide Chief Minister Yogi ter treatment facilities for them with a medical kit con- Adityanath, the war against patients, Chief Minister Yogi sisting of all prescribed medi- corona will be won. By the Adityanath launched the ‘sec- (% cines for a minimum of seven grace of God, I will regain tor system’ in districts on days. It is the responsibility of health and serve the people of #% $ Tuesday. He directed district Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh cians and para-medical staff the district magistrate and the the state with double energy.” magistrates to appoint a mag- Chief Minister Yogi along with retired personnel chief medical officer to ensure " )< =&:, ward-wise monitoring committees should be istrate in-charge for each sec- Adityanath said that in the of the armed forces can be that the centre in each district ensured in all the municipalities and there tor in their jurisdiction, who current situation of the availed,” he said at a virtual meets the expectations of peo- & #,- rban Development Minister Ashutosh should be participation of the chairman and would visit Covid hospitals in COVID-19 pandemic, high-level review meeting. ple,” he added. UTandon on Tuesday held a virtual meeting executive officers of the municipality. He said their respective sectors and retired doctors and para- The Uttar Pradesh chief Yogi recommended that . ! #/ #. with 81 nagar palikas of 11 divisions of the state. people should be made aware of Covid-19 surrounding areas and ensure medical staff can be roped in minister said that necessary there should at least two He issued directions for monitoring of micro- through public address systems. prompt admission and treat- to increase manpower in supply of oxygen is being helpline numbers for the cen- Lucknow (PNS): Well-known containment zones in a systematic manner and ment of Covid patients from hospitals. He also said that done, and directions have tre in each and every district of Hanuman devotee Sunil sanitisation drives across the state in view of the " those areas in hospitals. He work should be done to dou- been issued to undertake the state which should be active Gomber succumbed to Covid- high number of Covid cases. Nagar Nigam carried out a special saniti- also said that district magis- ble the number of COVID oxygen audit. He said gov- 24x7 and their numbers be 19 on the eve of Hanuman The minister directed nigrani samitis to be sation exercise at 100 hospitals across the city trates and chief medical officers beds, and the beds should be ernment and private hospi- prominently displayed and Jayanti. Son Saurabh Gomber more active and functional. Apart from this, he on Tuesday to prevent the spread of coronavirus would be held accountable for increased in all the districts. tals and hospitals taken over widely disseminated through said that his father had Covid- said that mass sanitisation should be carried out infection. Municipal Commissioner Ajay Kumar problems faced by Covid “Many of those who had for COVID-19 will have to the media. Officials were also 19 symptoms though his report in the containment zones during the weekend Dwivedi said that the sanitisation was carried patients in their respective emerged victorious in the share their oxygen data with told to make sure that every call had came out negative. “He was lockdown. He also said that 4,813 teams have out at Hayat Nursing Home, Family Nursing areas. battle against COVID-19 are the government. Adityanath made to helpline number was suffering from breathlessness been constituted by all the local bodies of the Home, Awadh Nursing Home, Tulsi Hospital, While reviewing the status willing to serve the patients. also said that tele-consultan- attended and prompt action and ultimately died at Chandan state for extensive sanitisation work at a total of Balaganj Hospital, India Hospital, Fatima of Covid with Team-11 on In this context, in order to cy should be comprehensive- was taken by deploying staff for Hospital on Monday,” Saurabh 1,83,344 sites. The minister said that nigrani Hospital, Jagranu Hospital, Balrampur Hospital Tuesday, the chief minister increase the manpower at ly used so that people in the purpose. There should be said. samitis need to be more active and functional and several others. also directed DMs and CMOs hospitals, experiences of home quarantine can consult a reception area near the Gomber had single hand- and give more and more information about He said that in a bid to stop the spread of to immediately implement the retired doctors, lab techni- them. PTI entrance of the Integrated edly set up a Hanuman muse- Covid-19 to people. Along with making people virus transmission, the special sanitisation discharge policy of the govern- Command and Control Center um with the rarest of rare aware about Covid-19, special vigilance should exercise is being carried out continuously ment in order to ensure beds ed authorities to facilitate reg- Covid patients, who were dis- to inform the public on the spot artefacts and things associated be kept on the migrants coming back from other under which they have already covered railway for all needy Covid patients at ular counselling by doctors charged for home isolation. and note down their with the deity at his residence states, he added. stations, bus stops, slums , crematoriums, hospitals. He further instruct- through tele-consultancy to “Integrated Command and problems. which made him popular. The minister also said that the meeting of graveyards etc. -.%) 5$ 4 < &. & #, Q! -#. "# . /#, && $ %. / " " )< =&:, her and bring her back. He said near the gram samaj pond in she sustained serious burns. with bricks near Vrindavan Lucknow: The Lucknow ly. A Lucknow court had they never had to lodge a com- Nanda Gaon on April 20. The Her husband was with chil- Housing Yojana on Rae Bareli Bench of the Allahabad High acquitted the BSP MLA in the 60-year-old woman, who plaint in this regard. On police also recovered the stick dren in a room on the ground Road on Tuesday evening. Court on Tuesday admitted cases for want of evidence in Awas undergoing depres- Sunday morning, she again with which he was clubbed to floor when she reached the The erring driver, along with three pleas moved by the state December. Filing appeals sion for several years, died left the house quietly. Her fam- death. The accused was iden- basement and set herself ablaze. two others, escaped, abandon- government against the acquit- against his acquittal, the state after she slipped into a well in ily members and neighbours tified as Naseem alias Kaseem Her husband, with the ing the vehicle on the spot. tal of gangster-turned-politi- government pleaded that there a village which is seven kilome- tried to find her, but in vain. In (46). help of locals, put off the wire Ajit Yadav, a resident of cian Mukhtar Ansari in three was a witness who had tres away from Kazikheda the meantime, the body of a Meanwhile, a 38-year-old and later informed police. He Mohanlalganj, was in cases. The court posted the deposed against Mukhtar but under Gosainganj police sta- woman was recovered from a woman, identified as Asha waited for an ambulance for Lucknow for some work matter for hearing after three the trial court erred in not tion. She was identified as well on Tuesday morning. The Rawat of Sharda Nagar Yojana two hours and then took his with his sister on Tuesday Lucknow (PNS): District weeks and issued notices to relying on the evidence. It Malti. The body was fished by deceased was later identified by under Ashiyana police station, wife to the hospital with the morning. Magistrate Abhishek Prakash him for his response. The was also pleaded that in a locals in the presence of police Amarendra. He said her moth- attempted self-immolation in help of locals. Her condition They were going back to was back on duty on Tuesday court also summoned the Gangster Act case, the trial on Tuesday afternoon. er was being treated for depres- the basement of her house on was said to be serious. their house when they met the after defeating Covid-19. He records from the trial court. court failed to appreciate the Son Amarendra Verma sion for the past several years. Tuesday evening. The police mishap at 4 pm. They are went out in the field and car- A Bench of Justices evidence on record. In anoth- told the police that her moth- Meanwhile, police claimed said the woman attempted to " undergoing treatment at a ried out a physical inspection. Ramesh Sinha and Rajeev er case, he was accused of er would often leave the house to have arrested another kill herself following a tiff with A sibling duo sustained private nursing home where He went to the Integrated Singh passed the order on threatening to kill a jailer in without informing any family accused in the killing of her husband. She was rushed to injuries when their car was hit their condition is said to be Control and Command Centre three appeals filed individual- Lucknow in 2003. PTI member and they would locate Rakesh, whose body was found Civil Hospital by locals after by a tractor-trolley loaded stable. where he took stock of the ambulance allotment, hospital allocation and public griev- ) ,&&! 5 "& 667 + ' ances. He said it has come to $% :% ; his knowledge that the control , ( #/ /, !8 !( room numbers remain busy !!% " )< =&:, both buses were injured in the ed officials to provide the best accused have been arrested, and thus calling lines should be " )< =&:, paid to the farmers. The min- accident and were rushed to a possible treatment to the injured. their three accomplice man- increased and calls answered. ister, who presided a meeting Lucknow (PNS): The State hree persons were killed hospital, where three of them Meanwhile in Mathura, aged to flee under the cover of He said all the calls are impor- ugar mills in Uttar Pradesh of his department, said he has Election Commission has Twhile seven others were were declared dead upon arrival. three men were arrested after a darkness during an encounter tant and problems should be Shave cleared 100 per cent directed the sugar mills to ordered repolling at 22 seriously injured when two Among the injured, the condi- brief exchange of fire with the after a tip-off from a reliable resolved in a qualitative man- payment of the sugarcane expedite the payment.. booths where votes were cast buses collided head-on in tion of two was stated to be crit- police near Yamuna Expressway source during the early hours of ner. The DM said if people are farmers for the last cane crush- The minister also reviewed for the third phase of pan- Ghaghraghat area of Jarwal ical and they were referred to in Surir police station area early Tuesday, SSP Gaurav Grover not finding any hospital for ing season 2019-20. The mills measures taken to protect cane chayat elections on April 26. Road police station area in Lucknow for intensive medical Tuesday morning for their said while talking to reporters. admission, they should contact have paid Rs 35,899 crore to the farmers, departmental person- The dates of repolling are Bahraich late on Monday night. care. The deceased were identi- alleged involvement in a looting The SSP said Rs 57,800 cash, two the Integrated Control and farmers. Sugarcane Minister nel and sugar mill workers likely to be announced on As per reports, a UP fied as Shivnath Shukla(35) and case. With the arrest of three country-made pistols, a .315 Command Centre. The calls Suresh Rana said here on from coronavirus infection and Wednesday. The booths Roadways bus rammed into a Akash Tiwari(32) of Gonda and accused after the encounter, bore rifle, live and blank car- can be made at 0522-4523000. Tuesday that along with this, prevention of the spread. The where repolling will be held private double-decker bus near the driver of UP Roadways bus, there has been a major break- tridges, two looted mobile The DM said they are receiv- about 61 per cent of the cane cane crushing season is about are in Ballia, Amethi, Shukla Dhaba in Ghaghraghat Ramchandra(50). Chief through in the incident that took phones, one motorbike and a ing 9,000 calls per day on 90 price of the current crushing to end in the state and 50 sugar Fatehpur, Chandauli and area late in the night. Ten pas- Minister Yogi Adityanath place on Yamuna Expressway on scooty were recovered from lines. season 2020-21 has also been mills are still operating. Firozabad. sengers including drivers of mourned the deaths and direct- April 5, police said. While three their possession. !"#!$!% !: 12 +$3 " 5 "))" "9" hotspots, the number of active " 5 F">"&"(- is 709 with 11 green zones hav- he effect of lockdown is vis- ing been converted to red Tible on the speed of infec- he maximum ever 13 zones by a day ago. Out of total tion of the corona. The num- Tdeaths have been reported 3,119 hotspots, 2439 are green ber of new infections has also in the district during the last 24 zones and 709 are red zones. decreased for the third consec- hours and with this, the death Meanwhile, the Health utive day. As many as 1,743 toll increased to 519. But, the department continued the vac- new cases of COVID-19 were number of positive cases slight- cination drive at as many as 72 reported in the last 24 hours on ly decreased on Tuesday vaccination centres including Monday night in Prayagraj evening as a total of 1,691 have SVM Hospital in Bhelupur, district, while 13 people lost been tested positive increasing central hospital of BLW, divi- their lives due to the deadly the total number of positive sional hospital of NER in virus. cases to 60,473 crossing the Lahartara and community & The number of infected 60K-mark. At the same time, primary health centres in urban declined by 440 in these three there is also matter of worry- and rural areas. The long queue days. Due to this, the Health ing as only 259 patients of of beneficiaries was seen at vac- department and the district home isolation recovered, while cination centre particularly in administration felt some relief as many as 35 have been recov- the divisional government hos- but due to lack of beds and oxy- ered from the hospitals. The day, 695 positive patients were 17,856 crossing the 17K-mark. pital in Kabirchaura for the vac- gen in the hospitals, the prob- total number of patients cured found out of 2,679 reports On Monday, the number of cination. Earlier on Monday, lem of the patients continues. in the district is 42,098 includ- received and this figure positive cases was 1,856 and the the vaccines were adminis- People wandered from govern- ing 38,972 in home isolation increased to 1,691 as per report total number of positive cases tered on a total of 6,564 includ- ment hospitals to private hos- and 3,126 in COVID-19 hospi- provided by the Health depart- was 58,782. Earlier, in view of ing the first dose was given to pitals for beds. Earlier on April tals. ment in the evening with the finding hundreds of new pos- 3,412 beneficiaries, while 3,152 12, the number of patients in 24 In the first report of the active cases increasing to itive cases, with 29 new got the second dose. hours was less than 1800. On April 12, 1704 new infections became infection free on According to the Health their families wandered in were found. Monday. department report, the number search of oxygen. Nodal Officer for Corona, According to the report of of active cases in the district is Story writer Dr Ashok Dr Rishi Sahai said that on the Health department, 55 peo- around 17,000. Out of this, Tiwari, Medical Representative 4 3 3 =$ Monday, a total of 13,377 peo- ple were discharged from dif- about 4,000 people need beds, Saurabh Bose and Ravi Shankar ple were examined for corona. ferent hospitals including while only half of the infected Upadhyay also died on Out of that 1,743 people have Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, have been admitted. Many seri- Monday due to coronavirus. " 5 F">"&"(- Modi has been implemented in been found infected, while 13 Beli, Railway Hospital and pri- ous people are in home isola- The story writer Dr Ashok the district at all to minimise people have died. Most of the vate hospitals after they tested tion due to lack of beds. Some Tiwari was admitted to he district administration the number of cases of people who died were admit- negative, while home isolation are applying oxygen to save Phaphamau’s private hospital, Tand the Health department COVID-19, the DM informed ted to the SRN Hospital. their of 1,344 people was completed. their lives whereas, some are while the rest of the people have launched the medicine adding, a total of 40,000 coro- last rites were performed New patients were admit- struggling with life. Patients were undergoing treatment distribution programme for na medical kits will be distrib- according to their religions. ted in the hospitals where beds whose condition is critical and at Swaroop Rani Nehru the corona symptomatic uted among corona sympto- Apart from this, 1,399 people were empty on Monday. their beds have not been found, Hospital. patients and in this order, the matic patients in the days to Divisional Commissioner come. Deepak Agrawal and the As many as 38 RRTs are District Magistrate Kaushal already working in contract 2 &$ Raj Sharma on Tuesday joint- tracing and these new 20 teams ly flagged off the Rapid will distribute kits among the Response Teams (RRTs) from corona symptomatic patients of Covid-Command Centre in urban areas, the ACMO Dr Sigra, here. Sanjay Rai informed adding, $ Both the officers Agrawal the free kits were distributed and Sharma flagged off as among 1200 such patients free many as 20 RRTs. The teams % / $ of cost on Tuesday. On the " 5 "))" "9" Prayagraj, Rita Bahuguna Joshi will make the corona medicine occasion, the Municipal had raised the issue with the kits available to those of urban Commissioner Gaurang Rathi, our new oxygen production Central Ministry in connection areas who have symptoms of team members to distribute the icines through loudspeakers. the nodal officer Dr AK Gupta, Funits will soon start func- with starting the production of corona but waiting for the test kits by making them aware The vision ‘Trace, Track KK Rai and other were present tioning in the district after a go cylinders at BPCL. reports. The DM directed the about the consumption of med- and Treat’ of the PM Narendra on the occasion. ahead from the state’s BJP MP from Phulpur Industries department, bring- Kesari Devi Patel had also spo- ing an end to its shortage in ken to JP Nadda, national view of the rising number of president of BJP and demand- COVID-19 cases. ed that BPCL be permitted 4 4 Besides, efforts have begun to manufacture oxygen for production of oxygen cylin- cylinders. A proposal to this ders at the sick public sector effect has been sent to the " 5 F">"&"(- from where the LMO would be Dr Neelkanth Tiwari has with oxygen facilities after the unit, Bharat Pumps and state government by the delivered to concerned dis- informed that an oxygen plant setting up of the 960 LMP oxy- Compressor Ltd. (BPCL), Divisional Commissioner, et another consignment of tricts under their quota. would be set up in Shri Shiv gen plant at SSPG Hospital. which, if operationalised, can Sanjay Goyal. YLiquid Medical Oxygen Oxygen Express-3 carried five Prasad Gupta (SSPG) He also informed that sim- produce 1,000 cylinders per A senior employee leader (LMO) was brought at Varanasi tankers of 90 tonne LMO Divisional Hospital as it was ilarly, a machine of 600 LMP day. of BPCL, RLD Dube, said the Junction (Cantt) Railway sta- capacity. The train was stopped approved by the Indian Oil oxygen plant has arrived in Presently, there is a short- proposal is in an advanced tion here on Monday late on platform number five where Foundation. Hailing the initia- Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya age of oxygen in the district as stage and if things go right, the evening hours for two districts the employees of the tives of Prime Minister (DDU) Hospital, which would against the demand, just given permission to four com- ders at the Bharat Pumps and unit will start manufacturing of Purvanchal (eastern UP). Mechanical department Narendra Modi, he said that be installed soon providing around one third of the patients panies which have contacted us Compressor Limited (BPCL), oxygen cylinders by next week. This third consignment was (Northern Railway) separated during this period of corona oxygen facilities to 120 beds. are getting oxygen for their for installing oxygen plants the public sector unit located in ‘The factory has sufficient raw brought here from Bokaro Steel a tanker of Varanasi region pandemic, the patients would The minister said that the family members who are in and some of them would start Naini. material and the technical City (Jharkhand) and it was for quota. Earlier, the second con- be able to get oxygen easily as problem of shortage of oxygen need and infected by coron- installing the machines in the The importance of avail- know-how to produce the adjoining districts of Mirzapur signment of LMO was left for per their better medical care. has been resolved in recent avirus. In this backdrop and next few weeks. Although the ability of oxygen is based on the cylinders once getting a node and Azamgarh. After unload- Lucknow from Cantt station Meanwhile, a team of Indian days. The Kamrup agency following the instructions of real production will start in availability of oxygen cylinders. from Heavy Industry Ministry,’ ing one of the tankers from during midnight hours a day Oil Foundation inspected the located at Darru in Rohania has the state government, the around six weeks, once it gets There have been several cases he added. Oxygen Express-3, the entire ago. The first consignment of proposed site of an oxygen also been acquired by the dis- department of Industry of the going there will be no shortage in the district where the oxygen Further, an oxygen plant, rack along with the remaining LMO arrived at the station here plant at SSPG Hospital, along trict administration and work district has given approval to of oxygen in the district.’ supply unit has oxygen, but the located at Teliarganj of the four tankers left for Lucknow. on April 23. with Neelkanth Tiwari and would be started soon for bot- four companies to install the Along with this, a propos- patients in need do not have city, will also start functioning Later, the tanker was sent Earlier, UP Minister of other district officers. There tling of 500 cylinders daily oxygen plant. al has been sent to the Central cylinders to get it refilled. by next week. The state govern- to Ramnagar Industrial Estate State (Independent Charge) would be 200 beds equipped there. Deputy Director Industries Government in regard to start- A few days back, BJP mem- ment has taken this on high Ajay Chaurasiya that ‘We have ing production of oxygen cylin- ber of Parliament from priority. 0 %)*'+, %)*'+, -% " 5 F">"&"(- consultancy by calling on were required to pay 500 as of hearse vehicles to take the helpline number-1800-532- registration fee for the crema- body of corona patient. This he district administration 3233 from 9 am to 8 pm, while tion while the rest 6500 was facility is available free of cost " 5 "))" "9" a constant dialogue with the ensuring faster availability of run on the concept of the Tin association with social they can seek medicine kits and paid by the corporation. for 24 hours but one need to Railway personnel stationed oxygen through RO-RO ser- Green Corridor without any organisation Sewa Bharti, Kashi for the sanitisation as well by 7000 was fixed to cremate the call the toll free orth Central Railway at the field and stations and vice. So far, 04 BWT (flat hindrance and all the necessary Prant will distribute COVID- calling helpline number- body at Harishchandra number-18001805567 and N(NCR) is taking all neces- every COVID-19 positive per- wagon) rakes equipped with a steps have been taken for this 19 Medical Kits free of cost 9565969108 (Prashant Ghat and Same Ghat on wood- landline number-0542- sary measures to maintain safe son. General Manager Tripathi total of 106 wagons have been at all the three divisional and among the corona patients by Tripathi), 9415201358 (Dr en pyre. 500 were also regis- 2221942 of Covid Command and smooth train operation said that it is very important formed in Jhansi and sent to headquarters levels. visiting their homes. The Sewa Krishna) and 7570090925 tration fee for the cremation Control Centre to avail this while protecting its workforce and we have to help every various destinations across the During the review meeting, Bharti has released helpline on (Ankit Sharma). at crematorium with natural facility. from COVID-19. As a part of needy Railwayman and his country leading to quick trans- the completion of vaccination which anyone can seek consul- Meanwhile, in order to gas. Meanwhile, the Varanasi this continuous exercise, family in this epidemic. Issues portation of empty and loaded of all eligible personnel and in tancy and also medicines in comply with the government Now, there is no registra- Police Commissionerate has General Manager Vinay Kumar related to train operations were oxygen tankers through these the next phase, vaccination of case of being positive or feeling order, the Varanasi Municipal tion fee for the cremation of got eight four-wheelers for the Tripathi reviewed the status of also discussed during the meet- rakes. eligible personnel below 45 the symptoms of corona. Corporation (VMC) has decid- body of corona patient under emergency help in view to COVID-19 on NCR with ing. The General Manager For this one rake of 10 years of age and their family The District Magistrate ed not to take even single the new arrangement but the continuous increasing cases of Additional General Manager emphasised that in this difficult wagons has been sent to members were discussed. Kaushal Raj Sharma on penny to cremate the body of family members of the patients COVID-19 in the district. Ranjan Yadav, all PHODs and time, we all have to work Lucknow, one rake of 32 wag- North Central Railway is try- Tuesday informed that the vol- corona patients. The state gov- are required to furnish the These vehicles will help the DRMs of Prayagraj, Jhansi and together to ensure safe and effi- ons to Tatanagar, one rake of 32 ing to operate more vaccination unteers of Sewa Bharti will dis- ernment has announced that positive report of the patient people on the basis of com- Agra divisions through video cient train operations. wagons to Panagarh and one centers for the next phase so tribute the kits free of costs by the body of corona patient and certificate issued by the plaints lodged on Police conference. North Central Railway is rake of 32 wagons has been sent that vaccination campaigns going to homes of corona would be cremated free of cost. hospital at help desk installed Response Vehicle (PRV) No- North Central Railway has also playing an important role to Bhopal. Apart from this, the can be completed at the earli- patients of corona sympto- Earlier, the corporation had by the corporation at both 112. It is expected that with made concerted efforts to keep in Indian Railway’s initiative of Oxygen Express train is being est. matic patients. The corona or made an agreement with Dom ghats to avail the facility. these new vehicles, the police corona symptomatic or their families under which the fam- The district administra- will response quickly and effec- family members can seek the ily members of corona patients tion has made an arrangement tively to the call of people. $ . '%$ $! ALLAHABAD (PNS): Due to Prayagraj Express, Howrah of all passengers at the junction there. Now it is being imple- the increasing cases of corona Rajdhani, Patna Rajdhani, and Chheoki is not being done. mented. Now the Public Works in Maharashtra and the lock- Sivaganga Express, which used All classes of trains bound to Department has issued a ten- VARANASI (PNS): For the ple. Besides, heavy rush is also promised him to present their remained absent from the down in Delhi, the number of to go to Delhi with full capac- Delhi-Mumbai are available der for the construction of the second year in continuation, seen on every Tuesday and programme at the temple training and taking a serious passengers in trains coming ity after Holi are now running with the seat availability are as drain. This drain will be built the internationally famous Saturday. Last year, due to premises. This time only those note of it, the Chief from there is continuously with availability of hundreds of follows:- Prayagraj Express for Rs 1.29 crore. In January Sankatmochan Sangeet nationwide lockdown the artistes and audience would be Development Officer increasing. Despite the special berths this time. with 100 seats availability, 2019, a new airport was built Samaroh will be held on virtu- Sankatmochan festival was allowed to their programmes Madhusudan Hulgi issued a trains run by the railways, the The situation is also nor- Vande Bharat Express (867), near Jhalwa after it was al platform from May 1. organised through a virtual directly in the temple premis- warning of departmental action trains coming from there have mal in trains going to Mumbai. Delhi Humsafar Express (591), removed from the Air Force However, unlike previous year platform which proved to be es who would present their RT- against them if they failed in a long waiting list, while the But the waiting list for trains Manduwadih-New Delhi (661), area. this time two local artistes in very popular. It was probably PCR negative reports taken attending the training pro- trains going from Prayagraj to coming from there is more Magadh Express (273), The airport was started in presence of 50 music lovers, the last online performance of within three days. Meanwhile, gramme with returning officers Maharashtra and Delhi are than 100.Everyday hundreds of Unchahar Express (78), view of the Kumbh Mela in maintaining all COVID-19 great vocalist Pt Jasraj who gave Prof Mishra himself informed and assistant returning officers. now running empty. The situ- people are coming to Prayagraj Mumbai Duronto Express Prayagraj. But many of the guidelines, will present their his presentation from the USA. through his social platform The counting is scheduled to be ation is that in the Prayagraj from there. Meanwhile, due to (578), Danapur-Mumbai CST construction works were programmes daily during the For the last many decades, Pt that he was being quarantined held at blocks on May 2 from Express, those who reached the the lockdown in Delhi, the (688), Manduvadih-Dadar incomplete. When the airline six-day festival. Meanwhile, the Jasraj was always seen in the after being tested COVID-19 8 am onwards. To train junction to get the reservation number of people coming from (450). started, people got more corona fear impacts were clear- festival. Similarly, this time the positive. The organisers are the counting assistants appoint- on Monday morning easily got there has increased signifi- PWD ISSUES TENDER inclined towards it. Especially ly seen as thin attendance was festival would also miss the pre- confident about the success of ed for the counting of the elec- the same day’s reservation. cantly. FOR BUILDING DRAIN AT for Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, witnessed at the famous sentation of great vocalists Pt this year’s online/ offline festi- tions of three-tier Panchayt If we talk about trains Due to Corona, people are NEW AIRPORT The newly Bangalore, etc., when passen- Sankatmochan temple here on Rajan-Sajan Mishra as recent- val as last year, over 5.8 lakh bodies, a training programme coming from Delhi and forced to travel on these trains constructed airport at the west- gers started getting services, the Tuesday on the auspicious ly, the deadly coronavirus had people had watched the same was held at three places in the Mumbai to Prayagraj, a large only on reserved seats. Even ern end of the city gets water- services were further improved. occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. claimed the life of elder broth- through various leading social premises of Udai Pratap number of migrant workers after this, the entire train is logged during the rainy days. Airlines are now operating for The same was the scene of all er Pt Rajan Mishra. According platforms. College in two shifts on have been coming here for the coming packed. To say that all There is no arrangement of about ten cities. But its ground other famous Hanuman tem- to Mahant of Sankatmochan 481 COUNTING ASSIS- Monday. As many as 481 past several days. While there passengers have to undergo drainage of rain water from gets flooded during the rainy ples in the city. Normally, on temple Prof Vishambhar Nath TANTS REMAIN ABSENT counting assistants remained is a lot of berth available in thermal screening at the junc- here. This affects the airlines. days, due to which there was a this auspicious day heavy rush Mishra, recently at a meeting Pt FROM TRAINING : As many absent from the training pro- trains going from Prayagraj to tion, some are also having Along with the airport, there problem of landing and take- is seen at Sankatmochan tem- Rajan-Sajan Mishra had as 481 counting assistants gramme. there. Vande Bharat Express, antigen test. But the antigen test were plans to build a drain off of aircraft. !"#!$!%
,/3 (& . 4 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $- .(#+ the selection of doctors and Railway Manager (DRMs) of paramedical staff on contract Lucknow, Varanasi and everal effective steps are basis the candidates were inter- Izzatnagar, all heads of depart- Sbeing taken by the North viewed. On the completion of ments (HODs) besides all Eastern Railway (NER) admin- the recruitment process of health-related officials. Tripathi istration to meet the challenges these physicians and para- said that all eligible railway per- " 5 ="&@<> of Covid infection. In the same medical staff to be selected on sonnel should be vaccinated as sequence, in the Railway contract basis like staff nurse, early as possible on a priority he District Magistrate, City, Hospital, Gorakhpur, for X-ray technician, pharmacist, basis. Front line staff should be TAlok Tiwari has warned the increasing the number of beds lab technician, MTS (HA), vaccinated at small stations by private hospital who were over- in the Covid level-2 ward for HKA (Housekeeping) the facil- running SPARME (Vaccine billing and said it would lead to hiring the required manpower ity of Covid level-2 will be Special Train) where required, strict legal actions. He was the process of recruitment of increased in the railway hospi- he added. On the occasion he reacting after a complaint had doctors and paramedical staff tal. said that care should be taken been made by the kin of the on contract basis is being com- Meanwhile in order to deal of all Covid-infected railway patient of a private hospital. He pleted at a rapid pace. with these difficult conditions workers by communicating said on inquiry it was found On Monday in the confer- arising due to Covid-19, with them. Safety of trains that the charges levelled against ence hall of the Principal Chief General Manager, NER, Vinay which are running is our first the hospital were true Medical Director and Principal Kumar Tripathi, held a virtual priority, he said For this, all the and added that the hospital has Chief Personnel Officer review meeting which was necessary parameters should be been issued notices and reply through a walk-in interview for attended by the Divisional taken care of, he said. awaited in the next 48 hours. It may be mentioned here that although the district #) / 44 ( 5 administration claimed that charges had been fixed for pri- vate hospitals but the fact was 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $- .(#+ Central at 20.40 hrs, from 02.40 hrs, from Bhopal at 04.55 that none of the hospital were Lucknow at 22.45 hrs, from hrs, from Bina at 07.20 hrs, following the government he railway administration Gonda on the third day at 01.20 from Jhansi at 09.45 hrs, from directives. Twill for the convenience of hrs, from Basti at 02.55 hrs and Kanpur Central at 14.55 hrs, The truth that had passengers will run the 01249/ reach Gorakhpur at 05.05 hrs. from Lucknow at 17.00 hrs, emerged from various private 01250 Chhatrapati Shivaji GKP-CSMT SPL: The from Gonda at 19.35 hrs, Basti hospitals of the city was that Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) - 01250 Gorakhpur-Chhatrapati at 21.10 hrs and reach &% &/ $ ##2 $ they were being made to Gorakhpur-Chhatrapati Shivaji Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Gorakhpur at 23.20 hrs. deposit between 1.50 lakh Maharaj Terminus summer (Mumbai) summer special GKP-LTT SPL: The 01240 and 3.50 lakh before admit- special train from Chhatrapati train will on May 1 depart from Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak ting the hospital. Umpteen Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on Gorakhpur at 09.45 hrs, from Terminus summer special will patients kin had put up written April 29 and from Gorakhpur Basti at 12.00 hrs, from Gonda on April 30 depart from complaints regarding the high- on May 1. It will also run at 13.35 hrs, from Lucknow at Gorakhpur at 04.00 hrs, from % handedness of the private hos- 01239/01240 Lokmanya Tilak 16.15 hrs, from Kanpur Central Basti at 06.15 hrs, from Gonda pital who were in no mood to Terminus (LTT)- Gorakhpur - at 18.20 hrs, from Banda at at 07.50 hrs, from Lucknow at compromise on the admission Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 22.05 hrs, on the second day 10.30 hrs, from Kanpur Central package which had been set up summer special from from Satna at 02.20 hrs, from at 12.35 hrs, from Jhansi at on their own. Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on Jabalpur at 05.20 hrs, from 17.45 hrs, from Bina at 20.05 3 5 The DM said as per the April 28 and from Gorakhpur Itarsi at 09.00 hrs, from hrs , from Bhopal at 22.35 hrs, government directive the pri- on April 30. All coaches in Bhusaval at 14.15 hrs, from from Itarsi on second day at vate hospital had been direct- them will be of reserved cate- Nashik Road at 18.28 hrs, from 00.50 hrs, from Bhusaval at ed to charge 18,000 per day gory and passengers travelling Kalyan at 21.43 hrs and reach 06.10 hrs, from Nashik Road at " 5 ="&@<> dition of their patients. He COVID-19 protocol was fol- household water treatment for the oxygen equipped ICU. in them will have to follow the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 09.30 hrs, from Kalyan at 12.23 said umpteen times this direc- lowed. He then held a meeting technologies were effective in Sources in the hospital claimed Covid-19 prevention guide- Terminus (Mumbai) at 23.00 hrs and reach LTT at 13.30 hrs. he Kanpur District tive had been issued that all the with the doctors to sort out the removing or destroying virus- that due to the hike in price of lines, CPRO PK Singh said. hrs. A total of 22 coaches, A total of 22 coaches, includ- TMagistrate, City, Alok relatives of the patients inside complaints of the relatives. es, including boiling or using essentials especially oxygen the CCMT-GKP SPL: The including 13 of sleeper class, ing 20 of general second class Tiwari while making a sudden should be apprised about the COVID VIRUS NOT high-performing ultrafiltration private hospitals had to 01249 Chhatrapati Shivaji two of general second class, coaches and two of SLRD surprise visit to the LLR present situation of the patient. YET DETECTED IN WATER or nanomembrane filters, solar increase their package to the Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) - four of AC third, one of AC coaches will be attached in this Hospital on Tuesday held a He said in case there was seri- SUPPLIES: The ex-scientist of irradiation. patients kin. Gorakhpur summer special second and two coaches of gen- train. direct interaction with the kin ous condition of the patients Central Pollution Control Singh said the best prac- A few claimed that in the train will on April 29 depart erator-cum-luggage van will of the patients admitted there then it should be told to the rel- Board, AK Singh has on tices for safely managing health present situation if the patient from Chhatrapati Shivaji be attached in this train. and said in case of any problem atives. Tuesday informed that there care waste should be followed, died in the private hospital Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) LTT-GKP SPL: The 01239 Due to operational diffi- they can directly call on It may be mentioned that was little risk to water supplies and all health care waste pro- majority of the people were at 17.15 hrs, from Kalyan at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - culties the 05055/05056 Agra Control Room Number the sudden visit of the DM was as till date nowhere in the duced during the care of unwilling to clear their pendind 18.15 hrs, from Nashik Road at Gorakhpur summer special Fort-Ramnagar-Agra Fort (18001805159) and lodge their on account of the complaint world COVID-19 virus had not COVID-19 patients should be dues. 20.53 hrs, on the second day will on April 28 depart Express special train will complaints. He directed the made in this regard. The DM been detected in drinking- collected safely in designated They said thus the private from Bhusaval at 00.55 hrs, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at remain cancelled from Agra hospital authorities that in assured the relatives that every water supplies. He said however containers and bags, treated, hospitals were forced to keep a from Itarsi at 06.00 hrs, from 14.30 hrs, from Kalyan at 15.30 Fort from April 27 and from view of the massive complaints care will be taken to ensure the umpteen measures can be and then safely disposed of or safe margin of their actual Jabalpur at 09.40 hrs, from hrs, from Nasik Road at 17.43 Ramnagar from April 26 till that provisions sent inside to provisions were delivered to the taken to improve water safety, treated, or both, preferably on- expenses. He admitted that a Satna at 12.35 hrs, from Banda hrs, from Bhusaval at 21.35 hrs, further order, CPRO PK Singh the patients by their relatives patients and a feedback should starting with protecting the site. section of their staff was already at 16.50 hrs, from Kanpur from Itarsi on second day at said. was not reaching, he said every be given at leat twice in a day source water, treating water at He said those who handle affected and thus the hospitals care had to be taken to ensure of the progress of the patient. the point of distribution, col- the health care waste must were running on skeletal staff. that the provisions reached The DM pacified the crowd lection or consumption and wear appropriate PPE (that is, He said the major problem was -1 2 the patient without fail and if that the doctors were working ensuring that treated water boots, apron, long-sleeved that people seeking admission any complaint was raised strict round the clock putting them- was safely stored at home in gown, thick gloves, mask, and was much more than the infra- QIT 1 )2, personnel infected with Covid which the employee was dis- action will be taken. selves to risk and said with regularly cleaned and covered goggles or a face shield) and structure at the hospital and has also been started in this hos- charged on Monday. Apart from He said the most important combined efforts the war containers. perform hand hygiene after thus it was leading to chaos. orth Eastern Railway pital, PRO, Varanasi, Ashok it five women Covid positive rail- was to have a direct dialogue against the pandemic will be He said in places where removing it. He said people N(NER) Divisional Hospital Kumar, said. An employee work- way personnel patients were with the relatives of the patients won. He also advised the peo- centralised water treatment need to realise that the famous is under the category of non- ing in the Electricity/TRD office admitted in the Divisional inside the ICU and they need ple to ensure they maintained and safe piped water supplies adage ‘prevention is better than Covid hospital. The railway was admitted to the hospital on Hospital. Their treatment start- to be apprised of the latest con- social distancing and the were not available, a number of cure’. personnel and their family April 18 for treatment in a crit- ed with a positive thinking of 4 3 members are being provided ical condition. The paramed- the medical team which was better medical facilities here. At ical team under the leadership very effective, as a result their present during the pandemic of Dr T Gupta and Dr RR health also improved progres- due to increasing number of Singh started treatment with a sively, were declared healthy 5 $ patients treatment of railway positive thinking following and discharged on Monday. !"",-! (# 9 ! ' . " 5 ="&@<> 8PSS@TQPI9@IU /, 0#+ way from Ghorawal to Varanasi a case the police sent the he night curfew imposed to when its driver suddenly lost accused to jail. An earlier " 5 ="&@<> there was every possibility that Tcontain the spread of coro- ne person who had fallen control over it and it fell into a report said that Dehat Kotwali the Diploma in Elementary na infection prove to be a Ofrom a train died on trench. On hearing the cries of police had arrested four he Kanpur Municipal Education (DLEd) session 2020 boon for the car racers. During Monday. Shristi Narain, a res- the passengers, the locals accused and recovered a TCommissioner, Akshay can be declared zero session. betting race on deserted road, ident of Kalana Gaharwar vil- reached the spot and rescued motorcycle along with some Tripathi, has on Tuesday He said chances were that the two bike-borne youths were lage under Vindhyachal police them.The injured passengers parts of stolen motorcycles informed that around 150 entrance for the new session seriously injured by the dis- station, was coming from took the medical help from the recently. On April 20 Ashish spraying machines had been 2021 will be held after the nod gruntled car riders in Shatabdi Mumbai on the election day private doctors and went to Kumar Bind of Devapur deployed through the KNN from the government. He said Nagar, under the Panki police because his family member their homes but one of them, Pachaval had lodged a case staff and sanitisation drive last year also due to COVID- station late Monday night. Both was contesting the panchayat Savitri, a resident of Ghorawal, about the theft of his motor- launched on a large-scale. He 19 pandemic the session had the seriously injured youths poll. When the train reached got admitted due to a fracture cycle. Police during routine said even the containment been declared a zero session. were admitted to a private Mirzapur, the victim fell from in her leg, last reports received patrolling was informed that areas were sanitised through He said till last year the hospital in Arya Nagar. With the train and sustained serious here said. three suspects were coming fog machines. He appealed to entrance was on the basis of the help of local residents, injuries. He was admitted to the THREE HELD: Lalganj from Rajpur towards Mirzapur- the people to cooperate with merit but this year there shall police have taken a car rider district hospital and suc- police arrested three persons, Varanasi Road. Thereafter the staff in the sanitisation be an entrance examination and his vehicle into custody cumbed to his injuries in the recovered 76,200 from them police intercepted three per- work. He said the drive will and admission will done while raids were on to nab evening. In another incident and seized two vehicles on sons on a motorcycle at Rajpur continue till May 2, and can be through this entrance. He said another car racer. one person died in a road Monday. Lalganj police on turn who on being asked failed extended as well. He said the decision in this regard was It may be recalled that in accident at Jamui under being tipped off by an an to show its documents. They places where the people enter expected in the first week of a bid to contain rapid spread Chunar police station on informer that some people confessed that they used to steal into the city especially like bus May, 2021. He said the issue of corona virus, the state Monday. Two persons had were distributing cash to allure motorcycles and sold their station and railway stations had been taken up with the administration has imposed come to the area in connection the voters rushed to the spot spare parts. On their identifi- special sanitisation drive was Uttar Pradesh Self Financed, night curfew from 8 pm to 7 with some work. While return- and found some suspects along cation the police reached the being carried out. He said sani- Colleges Association members am in the city. ing to Varanasi, a truck hit their with fourwheelers. The police garage located at Arjunpur tisation drive, special sanitisa- and they were informed that During this period, motorcycle as a result of which found two vehicles in Matiyari Pathak village under Padari tion was being done in short the government was of the movement of traffic is not one of them sustained serious village along with a small gath- police station and recovered intervals. He said it was also opinion that there should be an being allowed on city roads injuries. On getting informa- ering. The people were taken spare parts of few stolen motor- being carried out thoroughly at entrance examination from the excepting emergency cases. tion the police reached the the aback on seeing the police and cycles. After registering the the religious places and the sur- current session. In order to take advantage of spot, sent the injured to the some of them managed to flee case the police seized the rounding areas as well. He $ -- ICSE ADMISSIONS: The the situation, some disgrun- trauma centre in Varanasi but from the spot. Police arrested motorcycle along with spare said since the majority of the 3 coordinator of the ICSE City tled youths indulged in betting he died on the way. The police three persons and after a search parts and after arresting the wholesale markets had volun- Coordinator, KV Vincent, had race from their car on desert- informed the family of the found ample amount of cash in four accused sent them to jail. tarily closed special sanitisation work was continuing from tered mucosally. Additionally, informed that the Board has ed roads of Shatabdi Nagar, victim and after registering a the vehicles. The arrested per- They were identified as Krishna drives were being carried out in Tuesday morning as well. VSV rarely infect humans. sought details of the students of Panki, late Monday night. case completed the legal for- sons were identified as Bind and Ramnaresh Bind, all the prominent markets. VACCINES BEING Recently, recombinant VSV- class X so that their results can During betting race, one malities. Meanwhile six persons Shailendra, a resident of Ardali residents of Mishra Lahauli He said civil courts were DEVELOPED: Dibyendu based Ebola virus, Marburg be prepared. of the cars collided head on were injured while a bus fell Baar, Varanasi, Ashutosh village, Nanhak, a resident of functional although on a skele- Kumar Das, Department of virus and Lassa virus vaccine He said the performance of with two bike-borne youths into a trench in Kon village Tripathi and Vijai Sharma, of Aghauli village and Anshu tal basis yet the KNN was Biological Sciences and have been developed and test- the students during the school near Naraina Chauraha. They under Madihan police station Kathawar village under Lalganj Bind, a resident of Rajpur vil- making every effort to ensure Bioengineering, IIT Kanpur, ed effective in non-human pri- held examinations on the immediately fell apart on the recently. The bus was on the police station. After registering lage, all under Dehat Kotwali. that proper sainitisation was and his team are working on mate model. The rVSV- whole year and their atten- street and were seriously done through the jetting developing replication-com- ZEBOV-GP vaccine against dance will be the main factors injured. machines. He said the team petent vaccines against the Ebola had been 97.5 per cent to be considered. He said how- Meanwhile, while the #(5 . ! #. "". ( also covered the administrative SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The effective at stopping transmis- ever there was still not yardstick youths riding in a car escaped office and sanitised the exter- vaccine they are developing is sion, relative to no vaccination, released by the Board for the from the spot, local residents 8PSS@TQPI9@IU '()*+ , the body of the deceased into situated railway station. The nal and internal areas of the based on attenuated recombi- and approved by WHO in preparation of the results and cornered another car and custody and sent it to the dis- victim died on the spot itself. offices. He said once the zone nant vesicular stomatitis virus 2019 for vaccination, according once it was received the process caught hold of its rider. Station 28-year-old man died trict hospital for the post- Later Sadar Kotwal Ashok 1-6 was over the foucus will be (rVSV) vectors expressing the to information from IIT will take off. Meanwhile the House Offcer Atul Kumar Awhen he was hit by a mortem examination. Mishra reached the spot, took then on the other zones. He novel coronavirus spike (s) Kanpur. process of online admission to said the injured youths were speeding Scorpio coming from Meanwhile, the Scorpio driver the victim’s body into custody appealed to the people to glycoprotein (rVSV-SARS- DLED SESSION 2020 students of class 11 will be identified as Rohit Gupta of Mughalsarai side under the escaped from the spot along and sent it for the post-mortem remain indoors and refrain CoV-2S). Vaccines designed MAY BE DECLARED ZERO: started in all the schools once Vijay Nagar and Priyanshu Sadar Kotwali area on Monday. with the vehicle. Reports said examination and was engaged from unnecessary movement on live attenuated recombinant AB Chaturvedi, member of the results were declared. Chaudhary of Shashtri People from the nearby areas that Avinash Kumar, a resident in further action. He said a during the sanitisation and VSV template have been high- the Examination Regulatory However some school have Nagar. The condition of both who had gathered there of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, met mobile phone and Aadhaar jetting operations. He said on ly effective in animal models Authority, has on Tuesday already started extending pro- the youths was stated to be informed the police about the with the accident when he was card was found in the pocket of Monday a total of 7,684 areas and are particularly appealing informed that in view of the visional admission to the stu- critical at the hospital, SHO incident. On being informed going on the road side on the the deceased on which his were sanitised. He said the because they can be adminis- present pandemic situation dents. said. police reached the spot, took national highway near the city- name and address was written. !"#!$!%
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" &+,+) - court cannot ask for creating blame the media for the situa- The bench also issued such facility which is going to tion saying that “media was notice to the Delhi government he Delhi High Court on be discriminatory. playing a mischievous game” seeking its stand on the matter TTuesday said it has not It further said that when the by projecting the SDM’s order which the court has registered made any request for creating Delhi government was unable in a certain manner. as public interest litigation. COVID-19 facilities for its to provide oxygen to every- “Media’s perception can- In an order issued by the judges, staff and their families body, it was talking of provid- not be controlled,” Mehra said. sub-divisional magistrate in a five star hotel and an ing a 100-bed facility for the However, the bench did not (SDM) of Chanakyapuri on SDM’s order saying so was high court judges. buy that line of argument and April 25, it was stated that the “very misleading”. “That is very unfortunate. said, “Media is not wrong in COVID facility at Ashoka Taking suo motu cogni- You (Delhi government) are pointing it out, because this Hotel will be associated with sance of the news reports passing orders left, right and order is wrong. Your order says Primus Hospital. which said that 100 rooms of centre without even bothering it is at the request of the high The court said it only had Ashoka Hotel in national cap- to do anything about it. You are court. Can anyone imagine a meeting to discuss the situa- ital have been converted into a attaching the facility to a hos- that we as an institution can say tion in the subordinate judiciary COVID health facility for pital, but there are no doctors, that you create a special facil- where judges had to hold court judges of Delhi High Court on no nurses, no staff, no ward ity for us. Is this not discrimi- in person and many of them, its request, a bench of Justices boys, no oxygen, no equip- natory? Especially when peo- including their families, were Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli ment, no ventilators, no med- ple are struggling to find beds.” infected by COVID-19. said, “No communication has icines, nothing.” “You cannot create a facil- “We lost two judicial offi- been made to anyone in this “But you have done your ity exclusively for a class. cers to COVID-19,” the bench regard”. job on paper. What were you Therefore, this order is wrong,” said and added that in such a “This is very very mis- trying to convey? What is the the court added and directed situation it only wanted that if leading. The high court has not projection? The projection is the Delhi government to “take these judicial officers wanted made any such request for set- that we have taken up these corrective steps immediately” admission in a hospital then ting up beds in any such five (petitions on lack of oxygen, and “withdraw the order”, fail- some facility should be avail- star hotel,” the bench said and medicines, etc.) matters daily ing which the court shall quash able to them. added that the order passed by to benefit ourselves or that you it. “That has been translated the sub-divisional magistrate have done it to appease us,” the Delhi government addi- into this kind of order. As if we was wrong as the state cannot bench said. tional standing counsel Santosh wanted a facility for ourselves. create a facility exclusively for Senior advocate Rahul K Tripathi assured the bench Where is the question of our a class. Mehra, appearing for the Delhi that the order would be with- having a 100-bed facility,” the The bench said the high government, attempted to drawn forthwith. court said. + 8 $ 9 %
" =:)="" ties should support that,” side the State that things dete- gave rap on the EC’s knuckles Bhattacharya said. riorated,” said party MP ... still we welcome the move he Bengal political parties The Trinamool Congress Sukhendu Sekhar Roy. and will definitely follow it as Thave welcomed the on said the other hand said that Congress MP Adhir we had been doing earlier too.” Election Commission of India’s though the EC announcement Chowdhury said the “decision In view of the rising cases decision banning victory rallies required no separate reaction to ban rallies post May 2 is a and a day after being severely post May 2 when the poll from the party as it had always welcome move which should reprimanded by the Madras results would be declared in adhered to the corona protocols. have been taken earlier. We High Court the ECI on five States. “This declaration does not welcome the decision and will Tuesday banned all the victo- State BJP spokesperson, require any separate reaction follow this.” ry rallies after May 2 with a Samik Bhattacharya, on from us because as the ruling CPI(M) politburo member view to impose social distanc- Tuesday said that his party had party in Bengal we had been Md Salim on the other hand ing norms considering a steep always followed the EC’s guide- responsible enough to take all said that the ECI announce- rise in the number of corona lines and would “continue to do necessary steps to keep the dis- ment came only after the hors- cases all over the country. so” by refraining from taking ease away… in fact our Chief es had bolted. “This decision Bengal in the meantime out any victory rally post May Minister Mamata Banerjee did should have been taken earli- has witnessed a 50-fold rise in 2. a great job educating people er … it was not taken when corona cases since last week “We have abided by the about following the social Prime Minister Narendra of February. Monday saw EC’s guidelines and will con- norms which was why Bengal Modi, Home Minister Amit 15,992 cases in the preceding tinue to do so …considering had been able to control the Shah and Chief Minister 24 hours with Kolkata and the rising cases of corona in disease … but it was only the Mamata Banerjee were in the neighbouring North 24 Bengal the EC has taken a right infected people who came to field (doing big rallies) and it Parganas recording the max- decision and the political par- campaign in Bengal from out- was only taken after the Court imum number of cases. ( $ ) $
<," "-A( -)):& to be imposed in all the dis- Welfare, Assam reported 3,137 districts across the state have tricts of Assam, except for new Covid cases and 15 been authorised to suspend o check the rapid surge in essential and emergency activ- deaths on Monday, taking the physical classes for up to Class Tthe number of Covid-19 ities and services," the order tally of active cases to 17,764. VIII in districts where Covid- cases, the Assam Government said. The state had only 287 19 cases have crossed the 100- on Tuesday enforced a night Barring emergencies, active cases on February 26 mark on a particular day. curfew across the State from movement of individuals will when the Assam Assembly In Meghalaya, the night 8 pm to 5 am, officials said. not be allowed during the elections were announced by curfew in East Khasi Hills dis- Assam Chief Secretary curfew period, it added. the Election Commission. trict, in which capital Shillong Jishnu Barua said in his order The state government had In Assam, as many falls, has been extended for that the curfew would remain earlier ordered that all mar- 2,40,670 people have so far another week until May 2 inforce till May 1. kets, shops, malls and restau- been infected by the conta- and it would be effective from "The Covid-19 situation in rants would down their shut- gious virus, while 1,215 per- 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Assam has been reviewed and ters by 6 p.m., besides making sons have fallen prey to the The state government has it has been observed that face masks mandatory for disease. also announced a series of there has been a rapid increase everyone. Assam Health and measures, including banning in the number of active cses According to the data Education Minister Himanta entry of tourists from other across the State. Therefore, it released by the Union Biswa Sarma said that the states, to curb the virus is felt that night curfew needs Ministry of Health and Family deputy commissioners of 34 spread. 6 7 +4 %<%9"-$ fact that SII and government- run Bharat Biotech mid acute anxiety trig- International Ltd (BBIL) have Agered by the intimation hiked the prices of vaccines to Thiruvananthapuram: When plers managed and heaved a received from the Pune-based be supplied to the state gov- it comes to the needs of the sigh of relief when the Covid Serum Institute of India (SII) ernment. Kerala tipplers, the ruling Left surge came down, bars opened that it can supply Covishield Talking to media persons Government appears to have a again and now with the second vaccines only after May 20, the ahead of Wednesday’s Cabinet soft corner. With the second wave peaking, the wheel has Maharashtra Government will meeting, Maharashtra’s deputy Covid wave hitting the State turned the full circle and all take a formal decision on the chief minister Ajit Pawar said: hard and the sudden decision vends are closed till further vaccination-related issues, “The Centre has announced to close down all liquor vends notice. including its proposal to give the launch of third phase of on Monday till further notice, Across the state the num- Covid-19 vaccine free of cost to vaccination for the 18-45 years now Bevco is mulling home ber of liquor vends include 301 all those aged and above 18 age group from May 1. delivery of premium brands. retail liquor shops belonging to years, at a State Cabinet meet- Currently we are taking stocks Bevco - the State owned- the state-run Bevco and mar- ing scheduled for of vaccines available in the Kerala State Beverage keted, besides 576 bars and 291 Wednesday. state and also the price of vac- Corporation is the sole whole- wine and beer shops. With uncertainty staring in cines if we are to purchase saler of beer and liquor in the The profile of liquor users the face on whether it will be them from the manufacturers State. in the state in an earlier study able to launch vaccination for and give them free of cost to Top officials of Bevco are reveal that around 32.9 lakh those above 18 years as sched- the targeted age group. On now working out on how home people out of the 3.34 crore uled on May 1 in the absence their part, SII and Bharat delivery can be done and to population in the state con- of adequate vaccine stocks, the Biotech have hiked the prices start with, they are mulling the sume liquor, which includes Maharashtra government will of vaccines. That being the delivery of only premium 29.8 lakh men and 3.1 lakh also have to decide on whether case, we are exploring if it is brands after collecting service women. it is financially prudent for the prudent on our part to give charge. Around five lakh people in state to give free of cost vac- vaccine to all free of According to sources, in all Kerala consume liquor on a daily cines to all those in the 18-45 cost”. While SII’s Covishield likelihood this could well begin basis. Of this, around 83,851 years age group. has quoted a price of Rs.400 very soon. people including 1,043 women Though a few of its min- per dose of vaccine to the state, An earlier attempt for are addicted to alcohol, accord- isters went to town a day BBIL will sell it for Rs. 600 per home delivery, last year when ing to state government statistics. before that the state govern- dose of vaccine to the states. the country was under lock- Incidentally for fund ment would give Covid-19 “At tomorrow’s meeting, down due to arrival of the starved Kerala, revenue on vaccines free of cost to all we will be discussing on Covid virus, came under stiff liquor and beer is one of the those aged and above 18 years, whether to float a global ten- resistance and then came the biggest cash cow and in the last the Uddhav Thackeray dis- der to procure vaccines, novel idea of booking one's fiscal it received over Rs 15,000 pensation is reconsidering Remdesivir and medical requirement through an app. crore and hence the state will whether it can afford to go in Oxygen and on whether we Even though the app had have to take care of its tipplers. for free vaccination for all can float tender without a numerous shortcomings, tip- IANS especially in the light of the permission from the Centre. !"#!$!%
.$ -## ! :Q( &-" ( ; < #(5 ! O #&& / . ) "! 4. " &+,+) - " &+,+) - ! he National Investigation "# he CBI on Tuesday filed a TAgency (NIA) on Tuesday Tsupplementary chargesheet filed a charge-sheet in the case before Special Judge for CBI related to murder of Comrade cases in Bengaluru against for- Balwinder Singh Sandhu, a Police Station Bhikhiwind, cific communities were killed. mer Minister of Karnataka increase his popularity. Shaurya Chakra awardee, by Tarn Taran, Punjab. Investigation has estab- Roshan Baig, his firm Danish The funds of IMA were terrorists of proscribed terror- The NIA had re-registered lished that foreign based KLF Publications, and others allegedly unauthorised deposits ist organisation Khalistan the case on January 26 this year. leadership had recruited, " &+,+) - including Mohammed raised from innocent public to Liberation Force (KLF). NIA Investigation has financed and armed a local Mansoor Khan, CEO & MD of the tune of 4,000 crore from The chargesheet was filed revealed that killing of gangster Sukhmeet Pal Singh rmy Chief General M M Bangalore-based IMA group around one lakh investors. in the NIA Special Court, Comrade Balwinder Singh alias Sukh Bikhariwal and ANaravane on Tuesday and others, for receiving several The money was allegedly Mohali, Punjab under various Sandhu was executed with the tasked him to execute the reviewed the operational pre- crores of rupees for funding diverted to the former Minister Indian Penal Code sections intent to strike terror in the killings through his associates. paredness of the front-line elections. so that the accused firm could relating to criminal conspiracy minds of people of India and After the reported killing of troops in the Siachen glacier Springs, Gogra and Depsang died. Beijing is yet to official- The agency filed the sup- continue it's illegal activities, it and murder among others especially those opposed to Harmeet Singh, a Pakistan and Eastern Ladakh. During valley in Eastern Ladakh for ly give the number of casual- plementary charge sheet before said. besides provisions of the Arms Khalistani ideology. based operational chief of KLF his visit there, he also went to the last ten months. ties. the Special Judge for CBI cases, The CBI had registered Act and Unlawful Activities “The transnational con- in Pakistan in January 2020, some forward posts. The Chinese reluctance to As regards the Army Bengaluru. It also.charge-sheet- four cases in connection with (Prevention) Act. spiracy in the instant crime was Sukh Bikhariwal was directed His visit came weeks after pull back from these points Chief’s ongoing visit which ed other Directors of the IMA IMA scam and earlier filed Those chargesheeted are hatched by Pakistan based self by Lakhvir Singh Rode and the Corps Commanders of comes after both the armies ends on Wednesday, officials group and named Mohd. three charge sheets and a sim- Sukhraj Singh alias Sukha of styled chief of KLF Lakhvir other KLF operatives through India and China held the 11th completed a peaceful and suc- said here on Tuesday he took Mansoor Khan, Nizamuddin. ilar number of supplementary Gurdaspur, Punjab, Ravinder Singh Rode and top foreign encrypted communication plat- round of talks on April nine to cessful withdrawal of troops stock of the situation at the Naveed Ahmed, Ishtiyak charge sheets against 33 Singh alias Ravi Dhillon of based KLF terrorists who pro- forms to kill Comrade defuse tension at the Line of from the southern and north- Siachen and Eastern Ladakh Ahmed, and Vaseem besides accused including IMA Group Ludhiana, Akashdeep Arora vided arms/ammunitions and Balwinder Singh. Actual Control(LAC)in ern banks of the Pangong with Northern Command the firm's IMA Pvt Ltd. and MD & CEO, its director, several alias Dhaliwal of Ludhiana, funds to the accused persons,” The reconnaissance of the Eastern Ladakh. Tso(lake) in Ladakh in chief Lt General YK Joshi and Daanish Publications. private persons, revenue and Jagroop Singh of Ludhiana, the NIA said. . target was carried by Both the commanders reit- February. Leh-based 14 Corps chief Lt “It was alleged that the police officials. Sukhdeep Singh of Gurdaspur, Further, a well-oiled ter- chargesheeted accused erated their commitment to Incidentally, the fist stand- General PGK Menon. He is accused former Minister It was alleged that the said Gurjit Singh of Gurdaspur, rorist-narcotics-criminal nexus Inderjeet Singh and sharp continue the process of dia- off started from the Pangong heading the Corps received several crores of Group had raised unautho- Inderjit Singh of Tarn Taran wherein narcotic drugs along shooters Gurjit Singh and logue to find ways to ensure Tso in May last year when Commander level dialogue rupees from IMA rised deposits & cheated the and Sukhmeet Pal Singh of with weapons were smuggled Sukhdeep Singh were recruited withdrawal of troops from the patrols of the two armies with the Chinese. funds for election expendi- public by failing to repay the Gurdaspur, Punjab. by Pakistan-based entities from for killing Comrade Sandhu, it stand-off sites. exchanged blows leaving sev- Officials said Naravane ture. It was further alleged principal and as well as the The case relates to killing of across the International Border said. India has all along main- eral soldiers on both sides interacted with the troops and that the accused was also util- promised returns. Comrade Balwinder Singh, in Punjab for generation of The other chargesheeted tained that disengagement injured. Soon, the LAC wit- complimented them for their ising the said funds for day-to- These funds were alleged- Shaurya Chakra awardee on funds for executing terrorist accused are associates of Sukh from all the face-off sites will nessed several flash points steadfastness and high morale, day expenditure including ly also diverted for acquiring October 16, 2020, at his resi- acts has also been unearthed it Bikhariwal who were instru- pave the way for peace and erupting. The worst incident while being deployed in some salaries of employees of his properties and paying bribe dence-cum-school in said mental in organizing logistics tranquility at the border. was in June in the Galwan val- of the harshest terrain, altitude firm,” the CBI said in a state- amounts. Bhikhiwind, Tarn Taran, NIA had earlier investigat- and shelter to the shooters. However, China has so far ley when both the armies and weather conditions. ment. Several properties includ- Punjab by two unidentified ed eight similar incidents of tar- Further investigation dilly dallied to agree to this fought an ugly brawl leaving 20 Menon briefed him on the pre- It was further alleged that ing moveable and immovable persons. geted killings/attempted killings against foreign based Khalistani proposal. It has resulted in Indian soldiers including the vailing security situation and Baig had spent the funds for were identified and attached A case was registered in by KLF between January 2016 entities including Lakhvir Singh both the sides still engaged in commanding officer dead. operational preparedness in various social and cultural under KPIDFE Act, 2004 by this regard as FIR No. 174/2020 and October 2017, wherein Rode and others continues, it a face-off situation at the Hot More than 40 Chinese also the Corps Zone. activities in his Constituency to the Competent Authority. dated October 16,.2020 at seven persons belonging to spe- added. , ( 1%( $$ % & % $ ( #
" &+,+) - " &+,+) - Ghaziabad (Hindon), and their dependents. $% Pathankot, Jodhpur, Ludhiana, Directorate of Indian he Election Commission tepping up efforts to fight Ropar, Tarantaran/Patti, Army Veterans in conjunction Ton Tuesday said that the Sthe raging corona pandem- Kolkata, Danapur (Patna), with ECHS & Headquarters of compliance of Covid-19 pro- ic, Defence Minister Rajnath Khadki (Pune), Palampur, Area & Sub Area is continu- tocol was the responsibility of Singh on Tuesday approved the Bareilly, Kolhapur, Yol, South ously coordinating support to the State Disaster Management temporary hiring of addition- Pune (Lohegaon), the Veterans. Authority (SDMA) (like lock- al contractual staff in 51 high- Vishakapatnam, Jaipur, Former soldiers affected by down, restriction/curtailment pressure Ex-servicemen Guntur, Barrackpore, Chennai, COVID are being guided and on public gatherings, etc.) and Contributory Health Scheme Gorakhpur, Patiala, Noida, assisted in getting medical its officers notified under the (ECHS) polyclinics to cater to Bhopal, Kochi, Vellore and advice and admission in vari- Disaster Management Act, veterans and their dependents Ranchi. ous hospitals. The Base 2005. “At no occasion, the during Covid-19 surge. The move will ensure the Hospital at Delhi and Service Commission takes over the These polyclinics are availability of immediate med- Hospitals at all military stations task of SDMA for enforce- responsible in the State, to put enforcement measures under spread all over the country and ical attention even during night are working tirelessly to ment of Covid-19 instructions,” appropriate measures in place the Disaster Management Act, cater to more than 25 lakh vet- hours to acute cases in these accommodate maximum it said. immediately,” the EC said that 2005, the Commission com- erans. Giving details of the lat- areas to the veterans and their Veterans and are continuous- “The enforcement under , the statements being attrib- pleted electoral exercise in est decision, defence ministry dependents. The validity of this ly ramping up their capacities 2005 Act has to be ensured by uted to the Hon’ble High Court Bihar. The enforcement under officials said here the contrac- sanction is up to August 15, to ensure enhanced availabil- the concerned SDMA and noti- in certain sections of media do 2005 Act has to be ensured by tual staff, including one each of 2021. ity of beds. fied authorities under the Act. not find mention in the order the concerned SDMA and noti- Medical Officer, Nursing The latest directive comes While all efforts are being " &+,+) - MT/day by the end of April The Commission has always finally passed. fied authorities under the Act. Assistant, Pharmacist, Driver a day after the Government made to attend to the needs of 2021. PM instructed the offi- emphasised in its 21.8.2020 The poll body said that The Commission has empha- and Chowkidar for identified recalled all the retired doctors COVID affected Veterans, the rime Minister Narendra cials to work closely with state and all subsequent instruc- Tamil Nadu has ordered lock- sised in its August 2, 2020 order ECHS polyclinics, will be hired of the armed forces and asked army urged them to stay at PModi on Tuesday evening governments to start the PSA tions that the State authorities down restrictions in view of and all subsequent instruc- through Station Headquarters them to serve in the covid home and remain steadfast in chaired a meeting with top Oxygen plants at the earliest. shall ensure Covid compliance COVID second surge (assess- tions that the State authorities for night duty, beyond normal facilities near their homes. dealing with the pandemic by officials to review the Covid- Officers also apprised the PM in the matter of public gather- ment of this is in the domain shall ensure COVID compli- working hours, for a period of This decision was taken during following all safety precau- 19 relation situation in the that they are encouraging states ings etc. for campaign purpos- of NDMA/SDMA or con- ance in the matter of public three months. a review meeting by Prime tions and COVID protocols. country and directed the offi- to also set up PSA Oxygen es. EC continuously directed cerned State Govt only) from gatherings etc. for campaign The high-pressure ECHS Minister Narendra Modi on Colonel Veterans of vari- cials to work closely with State plants,” said PMO in a state- the State/District authorities to 20 April 2021, 16 days after the purposes. At no occasion, the polyclinics are in Lucknow, Monday. Chief of Defence ous stations have been Governments in the installa- ment. enforce the extant instructions campaign period was already Commission takes over the Delhi Cantonment, Bangalore Staff(CDS)General Bipin instructed to maintain contact tion of Oxygen plants at the Prime Minister was also of the NDMA/SDMA,” the poll over in the State. task of SDMA for enforce- (Urban), Dehradun, Kotputli, Rawat briefed him about the with the Ex-Servicemen Cells earliest. According to PMO, briefed about the functioning body said. EC has also cited the The poll body said it reit- ment of COVID-19 instruc- Amritsar, Meerut, Chandigarh, preparedness of the armed over the COVID situation and the meeting monitored the of the Oxygen Express orders by two other high courts erated its instructions on tions.” Jammu, New Delhi (Lodhi forces in handling the ongoing Emergency numbers have been status of oxygen availability, Railways Service as well as the — Calcutta HC and Madhya February 26, 2021 while Lambasting the poll body Road), Secunderabad, Agra, corona pandemic. activated to be manned at medicines, health infrastruc- domestic sorties & interna- Pradesh HC — both of which announcing the poll in five for failure to maintain Covid Ambala, Greater Noida, Meanwhile, the Indian each station round the clock. ture across the country. tional sorties undertaken by expressed satisfaction with the States and UT, including Tamil protocol during poll cam- Gurdaspur, Pune, Trivandrum, Army said on Tuesday it is tak- The contact information of all “The Empowered Group IAF to transport oxygen steps taken by it on Covid Nadu, and the campaign ended paigns, the Madras high court Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gurgaon, ing multiple steps to enhance COVID Helplines of the working on boosting Oxygen tankers. PM stressed on the norms. on April 4. on Monday said that the EC Gurgaon (Sohana Rd), its medical capacities on Indian Army is available on Supply briefed the Prime need to ensure that specific “Similar appropriate mea- “Fortunately, the second was responsible for the second Hoshiarpur, Mohali, account of rise in COVID www.indianarmyveterans.gov.i Minister on the efforts being guidelines and strategies sures have to be adopted at wave of COVID-19 was yet to wave in the country and that its Chandimandir, Allahabad, cases amongst the veterans n. made to ramp up availability evolved regarding Covid man- every counting centre and it is be visible fully by that time. officials should probably be and supply of oxygen in the agement needs to be properly only upon maintaining regular Polling was conducted follow- tried on murder charges for country. They informed the implemented by the relevant sanitization, proper hygienic ing all prescribed COVID allowing political parties to PM about increasing allocation agencies in the States. conditions, mandatory wearing appropriate measures on April hold massive rallies without fol- % ! * of Oxygen to States. It was dis- Cabinet Secretary, Home of mask and adherence to the 6, 2021, which witnessed good lowing Covid-19 norms. The cussed that the production of Secretary, Secretary Transport, distance norms, should any electoral participation with full poll body has come under crit- ! $ ( LMO in the country has Secretary I&B, Secretary counting begin or be contin- compliance of norms by all,” it icism for its decision to allow increased from 5700 MT/day Pharmaceuticals, Member ued. The State Health Secretary said political parties to wilfully flout in August 2020 to the present NITI Aayog, DG ICMR, and the Director of Public The Commission referred Covid-19 protocol through " &+,+) - In its 200-page affidavit, constant supervision and direct 8922 MT (on 25th April 2021). Secretary Biotechnology & Health should be consulted by to Bihar polls saying, “In 2020, huge rallies, with most partic- filed in the suo motu case on involvement of the Prime The domestic production of other senior officers were pre- the Election Commission and amidst the NDMA/SDMA pre- ipants, including the political he Centre on Tuesday told distribution of essential sup- Minister and the Home LMO is expected to cross 9250 sent in the meeting. the Chief Electoral Officer scribed lockdown and other leaders unmasked. Tthe Supreme Court that plies and services during Minister, is augmenting the oxy- medical oxygen in any country Pandemic, the Centre said “any gen supply on a war footing cannot be unlimited and with singular/isolated deviation in evolving and implementing the active and constant super- such plan for a particular State innovative measures”. $ vision of the Prime Minister it (either under a judicial order or The affidavit filed by addi- is augmenting the oxygen sup- otherwise) without keeping in tional secretary, MHA, said ever ply on a war footing to provide mind the national availability since the onset of the current relief to Covid-19 patients. and ever changing require- wave of pandemic, there is an .+. '. The Government said oxy- ments of each State is bound to unprecedented and rapid rise in gen supplies available at any have a cascading effect on oxy- the number of active COVID given time in the country are gen supply to other States”. cases in several states across the " &+,+) - ing oxygen cylinders, Such coaches are posi- to be distributed to all the The affidavit was taken on country with an almost unabat- for patients. On the request tioned at nine major railway states, especially those which record by a bench of Justices ed surge in the growth rate of he railways is deploying 31 of the state government, these stations in Delhi, Uttar are critically burdened with DY Chandrachud, L such cases. TCovid care coaches in coaches Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and high number of active COVID Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra “It is submitted that the Madhya Pradesh and have been made available Maharashtra. cases, in a balanced manner. Bhat, which posted the matter medical oxygen is a critical Maharashtra and these will to them,” he said. In the national capital, the The Ministry of Home for further hearing on Friday. component have facilities like oxygen “Indian Railways will railways has catered to the full Affairs (MHA) said the sheer “It is also pertinent to note in the treatment of COVID cylinders for patients, Railway deploy COVID care coaches at demand of the Delhi govern- magnitude of this unprece- that the medical oxygen in affected patients, especially in Minister Piyush Goyal said on the Ajni Container ment's 75 COVID care coach- said. 'cabins' with each having 16 dented surge in COVID-19 any country cannot be unlim- the second wave. The entire Tuesday. Depot in Nagpur. These 11 es with a capacity of 1,200 beds, At present, 70 COVID-19 beds. Every coach has three toi- cases itself bring with it certain ited. While the government available capacity of oxygen in Madhya Pradesh on coaches can together accom- the national transporter said. patients are utilising the isola- lets -- one western and two inbuilt limitations in terms of started all out efforts to aug- India was utilised for supply for Monday reported 12,686 coro- modate more than 170 While 50 coaches are posi- tion coaches. Indian style -- and a bathroom available resources which need ment oxygen resources and industrial as well as medical pur- navirus cases, taking its tally to patients,” Goyal said. tioned at Shakur Basti, 25 more In Uttar Pradesh, though with hand showers, buckets, to be professionally augment- procure more and more oxygen poses in the form of Liquid over five lakh, while Earlier in Bhopal, the rail- have been deployed at Anand coaches have not yet been req- mugs and seating arrangement, ed and utilised. from all available sources, these Medical Oxygen (LMO),” it said. Maharashtra reported 48,700 ways had deployed 20 isolation Vihar station in Delhi. uisitioned by the state govern- it said. Further, the centre said to supplies available at any given It said the “unexpected and cases taking the count of infec- coaches with a capacity of 292 In Nandrubar ment, 10 coaches each are Mosquito nets, bio-toilets, deal with shortage of medical time in the country are to be exponential” surge in the num- tions in the state to 43,43,727. beds. (Maharashtra), 24 isolation placed at Faizabad, Bhadohi, power sockets and oxygen oxygen, the Ministry of Health distributed to all the states, ber of active COVID cases The minister in a tweet said The railways had earlier coaches with a capacity of 292 Varanasi, Bareli and Nazibabad, cylinders are available in the and Family Welfare is in the especially those which are crit- across several States in the sec- that at the Tehri station in said it currently has 4,000 beds have been deployed. The totalling to a capacity of 800 coaches. Also, space has been process of commissioning 162 ically burdened with high num- ond wave has resulted in a sce- Indore, 320 beds have been coaches that have been retro- utilisation of these facilities in beds (50 coaches), the railways created to hold IV-fluid bottles. PSA (Pressure Swing ber of active COVID cases, in nario wherein there has been an arranged by the Railways in 20 fitted as isolation units with a these states, as per latest said. Extra bottle holders and clamps Adsorption technology to gen- a balanced manner,” the gov- increasing demand for medical COVID care coaches. capacity of 64,000 beds and that records, cumulatively registers These coaches modified have been provided to hang erate oxygen at local level) ernment said. oxygen, especially from the “These coaches are these were ready to be deployed 98 admissions with 28 subse- for coronavirus patients have them, the railways said. plants across the country on a It said, “The Central States with a high burden of equipped with facilities, includ- across states. quent discharges, the railways been divided into eight bays or war footing. Government, with active and active Covid cases. !"#!$!% )
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Stress Disorder (PTSD), a uni- sight of. It is only then that a hours. Sadly, as we all know, there was only one officer, a :>S " ! versally accepted debilitating viable political solution can this is not the first time that wounded Assistant 5 6 S mental condition, which inci- be negotiated. the CRPF has been at the Commandant. This raises a dentally neither the military nor For the uninitiated, it may receiving end. Obviously, it number of questions, the ! ? " the police hierarchy acknowl- come as somewhat of a sur- suggests that there are serious chief one being where were <' edges. Most importantly, the prise that boredom and com- systemic deficiencies that, for the officers? It does suggest 2 ' '<' Force would have avoided the placency are the most danger- one reason or the other, have that the sub-units were not :@ $ 6 humiliation of being con- ous and implacable enemy not been corrected. led by officers, which would ! strained to negotiate with that the SFs confront, not the One of the biggest draw- account for the laxity and lack extremists for the freedom of insurgent; however well- "&E:&+, : "( backs the organisation faces is of motivation that clearly S / Commando Rakeshwar Singh equipped, trained or motivat- the transient nature of officers comes through. / (' <' Manhas who was taken hostage. ed s/he may be. It is a no- 9++&-&F:)F+ from the Indian Police Service Obviously, the 2 Of course, anyone who has brainer that as a general rule -& :<&+> who are deputed. These offi- Government has given in to ) S (' ! been involved in counter-insur- of thumb, the successful units cers come at the level of the vested interests and it is gency operations clearly under- have outstanding leaders -&(<> +& E DIG or above in a superviso- unlikely that relevant lessons <' - 2 ' stands that operating in such an always willing to lead from the ry role and have little in-depth will ever be learnt from such <' environment is not just physi- front. Focused on ensuring :@+>"-:&( practical experience or knowl- incidents. We are, therefore, cally challenging or mentally that their men are conversant )+">)E edge of the counter-insur- bound to see a repeat of this demanding, but also fraught with the enemy and terrain, gency tactics, environment event in the not-too-distant with uncertainty. A single error physically and mentally <&+>("&( or of the units that have been future. Interestingly, in one of : or just plain bad luck can make tough, disciplined and moti- ":@+>"-& placed under their command. his James Bond novels, Ian the difference between win- vated enough to give their all Their interest is more to do Fleming writes: “Once is ning big or losing it all. On occa- for the team. Along with -&(< "& with their own career progres- happenstance. Twice is coin- sions, even the best laid plans these building blocks, the key sion than anything else. This cidence. Three times is have been known to go awry ingredient to success is a +&F->:&%+& explains why the so-called enemy action.” In this con- while sometimes, despite poor good intelligence network, -(&:G<( “elite” Commando Battalion text, that this Force was sub- planning or errors in execution, higher commanders with for Resolute Action (COBRA) jected to enemy action is operations have ended in suc- strategic vision and detailed @ E(- "))E units, which are the sword clearly not in doubt but what cess. Thus, leaderships tend to operational planning. "))+& -& arm of the CRPF’s counter- remains unclear is, are we take losses in their stride in the Unfortunately, we saw insurgency operations, are looking for the enemy in the understanding that tactical wins none of this on display dur- :>%+&"))E supervised by a Sector HQs right place? Maybe, they real- and losses are just opposite ing this rather wretched +%"&-& *9< under an IGP, located within ly need to look inwards. sides of the same coin, to be encounter. It truly takes a very the National Capital Territory, (The writer is a military treated with equanimity. The special kind of incompetence ")(:D>"< thousands of km from their veteran, who is a Visiting Fellow ultimate goal of forcing the for such a large force, report- area of operations. with the Observer Research insurgents to abjure violence edly over 2,000-strong, to be ,- <& +>"-&E Even in this ill-fated oper- Foundation and Senior Fellow with the minimum number of ambushed in the manner that ation, for example, one telling with The Peninsula casualties among the Security they were, unable to retrieve fact that emerges is that Foundation, Chennai. The Forces (SFs) must not be lost their casualties for over 24-48 among the 50-odd casualties, views expressed are personal.) + , * - ,+ 5 - 6/ 2 $ Sir — The second wave of COVID-19 has ! hit us harder and with greater intensity than ! "!# :F-5 = ) the first. There are no immediate solutions in sight for its mitigation. It is a sinking feel- ( $ ing as India nears 2,00,000 COVID deaths. * % It is now projected by the IIT scientists that #&).**('. & = K> $ :0-/ " $ the daily new cases will reach 4.4 lakh by ! May 8 and peak at 38-48 lakh between May 9 S , # 3,# 4 14 and 18. The unprecedented surge with " @ -@) !! the high positivity rate may be plausibly " 5 ! explained in terms of the coalescence of a & number of factors. From their observation ! 6 ' ' , 36'',4 ! of the behaviour of the mutant variants now " O % & + in circulation, epidemiologists have sur- - + ! :F- ,*-.((&".$ &*-. mised that they are highly infectious. Still /+ 4 + K( % further rigorous investigations are needed :F- ' & P Q to get a grip on the correlation between the " ! ! %8* - ! new variants and the spread of the earlier (< ! !* " variants at a rapid rate. +* + ! ! ' 6 3 '64 " The lack of self-discipline, as manifest- + ! ! O !! ed in the lack of adherence to COVID- :F- 0 . appropriate behaviour, has in a significant :3 E ! measure led to the staggering spike in infec- !, - ! " tions. People tend to think, albeit without 9 - - / * any basis, that they are somehow safe from " *@ % # ! # " $ S the virus. The Coronavirus could not have O * .((&( ($(+(&'.(& +-#. , / :; found anything better than election rallies, K" = religious gatherings and cricket matches to and dismantling the al-Qaeda. The US was Q 5 reach its destination — the human lungs. The - P Q still militarily engaged debating its choices Sir — With the increase in COVID-19 cases pandemic is ravaging and ripping through for the past 20 years. It would be a respon- and fatalities, many States are considering the country and causing widespread human !*! , sible withdrawal if the Taliban was to cut ties lockdowns. While the nation battles the oxy- suffering. The pandemic-related images are with terrorist groups, reduce violence in gen supply and demand gap, the lockdowns : profoundly harrowing, distressing and haunt- Afghanistan and engage in meaningful come as another blow to the common man " " # ' ,# P ing and are relived in our wakeful hours and Q " P S negotiations with the Afghan Government. and his livelihood. Though the lockdowns ! ! dreams. Crematoriums and graveyards indi- The old Doha treatment was a peace have been imposed in the best interest of cit- : Q " cate that the pandemic’s real casualty toll deal placed before the world but, for the izens — to protect them from the virus, there ' ,# could be far higher than the official figures. Taliban, it was a US withdrawal deal. The is a dire need to ramp up medical facilities &'(&#+>;(. < < G David Milton | Tamil Nadu US was supposed to leave by May 1. India to meet the urgent needs of all the patients. K%( supports an Afghan-led-owned-controlled Q It is a matter of appreciation that sev- ( '-1,* peace process. India stays because it has a eral countries have promised to support ,%= ,# < Sir — For the Afghans, the war seems end- sense of belonging. India was Afghanistan’s India in such an hour of crisis. The world ! less. American President Joe Biden preferred partner with its economic coop- should otherwise be indebted to India as it (*( ! announced on April 14 that “it is time to end eration programme for the past 20 years. took the lead in supplying vaccines through ! the forever war in Afghanistan” and that all Nearly three-fourth of the Afghan popula- the ‘Vaccine Maitri’ operation to many ! = ! the US soldiers would leave before tion today is below 30 years, and they are countries in a bid to combat COVID-19. ,# September 11 this year. The US Special conservative, living in an open society. Swati Mandwariya | Neemuch ! 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bortion is a highly emotional issue and one that excites many opinions. However, equi- Atable access to safe abortion services is first := ." and foremost a human right. In March, the S S Parliament passed the Medical Termination of ! Pregnancy (MTP) Bill, 2021 to amend the Medical , Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. This amend- , R S ment will help expand access to safe and legal abor- # ' 2 tion services on therapeutic, eugenic, humanitar- 3 4 2 6 :B>@ ian and social grounds. The Bill seeks to strength- en provisions for protecting the dignity and pri- - 2 6 ! vacy of women who seek the refuge of law when " confronted with such a life-altering decision. 2 2 These provisions include an increased gesta- ( P, , , tion period of 24 weeks from 20 weeks “for spe- cial categories of women” such as survivors of rape 6 , S or other vulnerable women. However, the opinion , $ of one registered medical practitioner would be Q $ ! required for termination of pregnancy of up to 20 ! weeks and the opinion of two registered medical - ! practitioners would be necessary in cases that go up to 24 weeks. Sadly, the 24 weeks’ gestation rule 2 will not apply for termination of pregnancy in cases of substantial foetal abnormalities. Significantly, the C PD name and other particulars of a woman whose preg- D ! nancy has been terminated cannot be revealed, -(:>- "))E* Q except when authorised by any law. >+@>:< -F+ This may induce youngsters to are vulnerable and victims of rape. care institutions. Such barriers dis- So the big question is, how would it impact +") >+)"+ resort to unsafe methods of abortion. The policymakers must consider the proportionately affect poorer women? We all know that the pandemic-induced )",("& Fourth, it enhances the gestational current deficiencies and take steps to women, who often live in remote, lockdowns brought unintended consequences. @:)- -+( limit for legal abortion from 20 to 24 improve the Bill further, so that it rural areas. Projections suggest that due to the inability to access -&-&-" "F+ weeks only for specific categories of becomes a milestone in comprehen- Significantly, women’s rights and contraceptives, Indian women may have an addi- D"-)+:"=+ women such as survivors of rape, sive abortion rights around the economic development are highly tional 2.4 million unintended pregnancies. Further, ",:%+&O( victims of incest and minors. This world. correlated. Today, the discrepancy in the near-term due to the COVID-19 necessitat- >- (9"(+ may expand third-party authorisa- Although India was among the between the legal rights of women ed restrictions, close to two million women will be "@@>:" 9E tion for abortion care due to the first countries in the world to devel- is much larger in developing coun- unable to access abortion services. In light of the <&+>%-&-& above provisions. Lastly, the Bill is op legal and policy frameworks tries compared with developed above worrying trends, the MTP (Amendment) silent about sensitisation of the guaranteeing access to abortion and countries. Even western democracies Bill, 2021, provides a more progressive law that ,:%+&O( contraception, women and girls that otherwise seem to be leaders on >+@>:< -F+ healthcare community and the gen- " would have long-term implications and give bod- eral public about safe sex and abor- continue to experience significant an international human rights stage ily autonomy to women. While there are pertinent "<:&:%E tion rights, which could go a long barriers to full enjoyment of their have historically struggled with the 2 C P5 aspects of the MTP Act, 2021, as a step towards safe- >:< way in eliminating the stigma asso- reproductive rights, including poor recognition of women’s rights to Q " ty and well-being of women and will benefit sev- -( >-%-&":>E ciated with MTP. quality of health services and denial make autonomous decisions regard- 2 eral women, it must be underscored that availing @>:F-(-:&( The amendment in the Bill con- of women’s and girls’ decision-mak- ing the spacing and number of ! MTP within a specified age of pregnancy is the (< "( + tinues the legacy of hetero-patriar- ing authority. their children. C P, , absolute right of a woman. Also, no pregnancy must (@:<(") :&(+& chal population control, which does Historically, reproductive health- Worldwide, abortion is acknowl- be terminated, except with the consent of the >+L<->+%+& not give women control over their related laws and policies in India edged as an important aspect of , , D:>" +((: " $ , woman. own bodies. While it is commend- have failed to take a women’s rights- reproductive health of women. At In a progressive move, the Bill replaces the word >+@>:< -F+ able that the Bill proposed to expand based approach by undermining present, 26 countries including Q “husband” by “partner” and hence acknowledges +") (+>F- +( the gestation period from 20 weeks women’s reproductive autonomy Egypt, Angola, Thailand, the " consensual relationships outside of matrimony. Plus, to 24 weeks, this again can be lim- through discriminatory provisions Philippines, Madagascar and Iraq do C P- 2 , $ the details of the woman undergoing abortion can- iting. There are multiple cases of such as the spousal consent require- not permit abortion and 39 countries not be revealed by a registered medical practition- delay in seeking access to pregnan- ment for access to reproductive including Brazil, Mexico, Sudan, , Q er unless authorised by law. Violation of this would cy termination due to several reasons health services. Indonesia and Sri Lanka permit D mean imprisonment up to a year, a fine, or both. including but not limited to, sexual Although India’s National abortion when the woman’s life is at However, some of the limitations of the Bill include assault on a minor, delay in recog- Population Policy guarantees women risk. Only some countries like China, R 3 .4S 2 lack of a rights-based approach by making it nising the pregnancy, intimate part- voluntary access to the full range of Russia, Canada, Australia, and South . . :E . ! mandatory for women to justify abortion, riddled ner violence and difficult family cir- contraceptive methods, in practice Africa permit abortion on request . ' . with accessibility issues, reproductive rights. The cumstances. State Governments continue to mostly up to 12 weeks. " S Bill also fails to address most of the problems with Due to the exclusion of abortion introduce schemes promoting In this backdrop, India will now " 2 the MTP Act. First, it does not allow abortion on by choice in the current law, these female sterilisation, including stand among nations with a highly S " ! request at any point after the pregnancy. It is allowed women end up being exposed to through targets, leading to coercion, progressive law which allows legal 5 ! only under particular situations — such as rape, unsafe abortions, putting their health risky substandard sterilisation pro- abortions. This Bill is a milestone foetal abnormalities, and risk to physical or men- and life at risk. However, consider- cedures, and denial of access to non- which will further empower women. S tal health of the woman, and not because of her vol- ing the huge leap on abortion permanent methods. India, certainly elevates its standard S untary choice of not having the baby. Mehta is CEO and reform, India is standing among Millions women face structural, at a higher pedestal through this Bill. " C P2 Editorial Director and Second, it is not clear how the Bill would pre- Verma is Research nations with a highly progressive law institutional and cultural barriers to It is hoped that the country makes 5 3 4 vent sex-selection-based abortion. Third, while pri- Programs Assistant at which allows legal abortions on a using accredited abortion services — proactive laws and implements them ? , vacy is ensured for women over 18 years of age, IMPRI. The views broad range of therapeutic, human- things like stigma, not knowing the vigorously in so far as other areas of those under 18 are not provided the confidential- expressed itarian and social grounds. It is a law, expense, fears about confiden- rights of women and girls are con- are personal. ?Q ! ity clause and their guardians must be informed. milestone especially for those who tiality, and lack of access to health- cerned. 5 . C PF , ( , Q 2 5 " "5 5 C PD 6 " Q - 5 " 0 " 0 ! L L " 3 ! " # !4 0 3% !"#$% &"$ % !"' &%((" ")*$ &"+ )"* '%$ ),$ %- "." '#%")), %"% $-# %!*" %
ndia must learn to be in a activities. Even though nine during July-December 2020, towns could dent manufactur- consumer durables, smart- criminated against, leading to working mode during this months have passed after the Human Resource (HR) con- ing, core sector activities, sup- phones and apparels, which a severe social divide. In Bihar, Isecond wave of the pan- unlocking process started, sultants estimate that one mil- ply of goods and services and have just started recovering, the budget school owners are demic and not lock itself down most industries, including edu- lion jobs were added during the overall demand, even fur- will be adversely affected. Even up in arms against the irra- repeatedly. After the severe cation, tourism, travel and this period. Now many of ther. partial lockdowns in different tional lockdowns. productivity, jobs and eco- even Government offices have these jobs, most of them in the The Investment parts hit sales. The situation remains nomic losses last year, it should not gone back to normal. informal sector, are threat- Information and Credit Rating The WFH, occasionally alarming as the factory activ- have evolved a protocol to >? +.+ The direct and indirect job ened again. Agency says that bad loans of for maximum worker utilisa- ity grew at its weakest in restore normal working con- losses are hitting not only the Many companies like Parle Indian banks could rise to 9.7 tion, cannot be a permanent March 2021. A Reuters survey ditions. The present wave has economy but also the social Products, Tata Motors, per cent in 2021 and 10.2 per mode. The online mode is not says that Asia’s third-largest come at a time when the fabric and family lives. Amid Mahindra & Mahindra, Ceat cent in 2022 from gross bad feasible in a poor country like economy, despite some recent International Monetary Fund the minus 23.9 per cent fall in and Axis Bank have largely loans at 9.6 per cent in March India with a critical cash flow improvements, is heading for has predicted a possible 12.5 the Gross Domestic Product gone back to the Work From 2020 and 8.3 per cent in in rural areas as it increases the biggest risk to the outlook. per cent growth in 2022 for the (GDP) during the lockdown Home (WFH) format for cor- December 2020. The hardship. It is devastating the The country cannot relax country. A second erratic clo- and speculation by national porate employees. Many oth- December decline is due to the education sector, largely pri- fiscal deficit norms as suggest- sure may throw a spanner in and international organisa- ers like ITC, Samsung, RPG, writing off of 1.1 lakh crore vate as income-deprived par- ed by Union Home Minister the works. tions about the country’s Dabur, Haier, Vedanta, Vivo people lose their jobs again. of such loans. ents are unable to pay the Amit Shah. The rising During the last 100 years growth; another bout of clo- and Panasonic have issued Banks are fretting over A nation trying to recov- tuition fees, leading to closure Government debts may have the country has suffered many sures is hitting economic activ- new guidelines for the work- another spike in defaults and er is being hit hard again. The of several lakh budget schools many dangers. India needs to epidemics but never closed ities. ers. credit quality and the manu- Retailers Association of India in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, change its policies as it cannot down its establishments. The nationwide sudden According to the Centre facturing activity is at its low- estimates businesses will lose Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh force repeated closures of During the difficult times, all lockdown on March 25 last for Monitoring Indian est pace in seven months about $5 billion in and many other States. They social and economic activities. individuals and organisations year led to 10.9 million jobs Economy, about 12 million restricted by the COVID-19 Maharashtra alone, this can neither afford the increas- A protocol must be devised so came together to strive and being lost and has been termed additional people would have pandemic. The curbs imposed month. It says that ing data costs nor do they have that it continues its normal restore normalcy. The Surat The writer is a senior the worst-ever year for the job got jobs from the beginning of almost all over the country and Maharashtra accounts for 10 connectivity nor even smart work as it does during the war plague in the mid-1990s was journalist. The views market. Though there is no this year — the highest since the beginning of a second per cent of $85 billion of hones or laptops. time. Diseases surge and go but also dealt with like that and the expressed are personal. centralised data available for March 2020 — but the current wave of exodus of migrant India’s annual retail sales. It The new generation feels a nation has to move without city did not shut its business how many jobs were created lockdowns can make many workers back to their home- says that sales of automobiles, not only deprived but also dis- closing down for a day. !"#!$!% ( 2 % +3 # !# 4 $ 4$ 7+ 6' 8 && ( $ # % !!1='4 ;>?&3 6 ( # $ %56 37 " %<%9"- As the guidelines are " &+,+) - It noted that as lockdowns growth forecast for 2021. " &+,+) - “Institutional investments being implemented for the take effect, mobility has expe- The brokerage said continued the momentum dur- he Reserve Bank of India first time for Urban Co-oper- elecom operators record- rienced a significant hit and as the pace of vaccination picks nstitutional investments in ing the first quarter (January- Ton Tuesday issued guide- ative Banks (UCBs) and Ted 12.27 per cent rise in " " there are signs of the econom- up, which it expects from June, Ireal estate rose 21 per cent in March) of 2021, registering 21 lines for appointment of statu- NBFCs from 2021-22, “they their total revenue at 71,588 ic pain spreading to the wider there should be another return January -March period of this per cent growth in volumes at tory auditors of banks and shall have the flexibility to crore in the quarter ended economy in facets such as of pent-up demand, in addition year at USD 922 million but USD 922 million, indicating non-banking finance compa- adopt these guidelines from December 31, 2020 on a year- " %<%9"- power demand, GST e-way to other tailwinds like strong inflow of funds may be impact- sustained investor interest in nies (NBFCs), including hous- the second half of FY 2021-22, on-year basis, according to bills, railway freight. global growth, lagged impact of ed in this quarter due to spurt India’s real estate market,” JLL ing finance companies. in order to ensure that there data published by sector reg- usiness activity has fallen by However, the impact still easy financial conditions, and in cases of COVID-19 infec- said in a statement. ‘Guidelines for is no disruption”. ulator Trai on Tuesday. Ba fourth of the pre-Covid appears small compared to front-loaded fiscal spending. tions, according to JLL. The consultant attributed Appointment of Statutory Banks and UCBs will be The gross revenue of the levels due to lockdowns the? first wave and other indi- The ongoing second wave Recently, Knight Frank the rise in institutional invest- Central Auditors (SCAs)/ required to take prior approval telecom service providers was imposed by states to contain cators like labour force partic- should remain a short-term India came out with a report ments to increased activity Statutory Auditors (SAs) of of Reserve Bank of India 63,764 crore in the same the spread of the second wave ipation rate have remained negative economic shock mentioning that private equi- from funds and closed devel- Commercial Banks (excluding (RBI) for appointment/reap- quarter a year ago. of Covid-19, Japanese broker- resilient. But with more states which is likely to be localised ty investment in real estate opment stage deals. RRBs), UCBs and NBFCs pointment of SCAs/SAs, on an The adjusted gross rev- age Nomura said on Tuesday. extending restrictions, sequen- to the June quarter and the jumped over 16-fold in “However, the pandemic (including HFCs)’ will be annual basis, the guidelines enue of the service providers, However, it said the falling tial momentum is likely to medium-term growth outlook January-March 2021 to USD surge during the second half of applicable for financial year said. on which the Government activity levels will have a muted remain weak over the next remains stable, it said. 3.24 billion as several deals March 2021 is expected to 2021-22 and onwards. For entities with an asset levies licence fees and other economic impact and main- month, hurting GDP growth in The sharp slowdown in spilled over from the last year. delay the investment pipeline in However, non-deposit tak- size of Rs 15,000 crore and charges. tained its growth estimates for April-June period. ultra-high frequency indicators According to property the second quarter,” it cau- ing NBFCs with asset size above as at the end of previous Also increased by 16.5 the year, saying the lockdowns “There are reasons to since April and extended consultant JLL India, institu- tioned. below Rs 1,000 crore have the year, statutory audit should be per cent on year-on-year present “downside risks”. expect a muted economic restrictions does suggest down- tional flow of funds includes Among asset classes, insti- option to continue with their conducted under joint audit of basis to 47,623 crore dur- As of April 25, the Nomura impact. The ??experience from side risk to its GDP growth investments by family offices, tutional investments in resi- extant procedure. a minimum of two audit firms. ing the reported quarter India Business Resumption other countries suggests a lower projection of 11.5 per cent in foreign corporate groups, for- dential segments fell to USD 58 The guidelines provide All other entities should from 40,877 crore in the Index (NIBRI) registered its correlation between falling 2021 as against a contraction of eign banks, proprietary books, million in January-March 2021 necessary instructions for appoint a minimum of one corresponding period of steepest weekly fall in over a mobility and growth. Parts of 6.9 per cent experienced in pension funds, private equity, from USD 74 million in the appointment of SCAs/SAs, the audit firm for conducting statu- 2019-20. year of 8.5 percentage points to the economy like manufactur- 2020.”We are currently experi- real estate fund-cum-develop- year ago period. number of auditors, their eli- tory audit. joint auditors of the The licence fee collec- 75.9, which is 24 percentage ing, agriculture, or work-from- encing the peak economic ers, foreign funded NBFCs But, the inflow of funds in gibility criteria, tenure and entity do not have any common tion of the Government points below pre-pandemic home and online based services impact of the second wave as and sovereign wealth funds. It office market grew to USD 864 rotation, etc. While ensuring partners and they are not under increased by 16.49 per cent to normal, the brokerage said in should be resilient,” it said, states continue to tighten and also includes anchor investors million from USD 505 million. the independence of auditors, the same network of audit 3,809 crore from 3,270 a statement. maintaining its 11.5 per cent extend restrictions,” it said. in REITs. the Reserve Bank said. firms. crore on a year-on-year basis. .) <0 % ) ( :@ Industries as well as banking points or 1.15 per cent. IndusInd Bank, SBI, HDFC 1,241.1 crore for the March markets has rubbed off on New Delhi (IANS): The Government has provided relief to GST " %<%9"- and finance counters. Similarly, the broader NSE Bank and Bharti Airtel. quarter. Indian stocks, with dip in taxpayers from a physical visit to tax office for verification of dig- Shrugging off the Covid- Nifty surged 168.05 points or On the other hand, Maruti NTPC, Kotak Bank, Nestle treasury yields ahead of ital signature required on return forms. The Central Board of he Sensex and Nifty defied 19 crisis, the 30-share BSE 1.16 per cent to end at Suzuki was the biggest loser, India, M&M, Dr Reddy’s and FOMC decision also helping Indirect Taxes and Customs has allowed taxpayers to file return Tgravity for the second Sensex opened in the green and 14,653.05. L&T topped the shedding 1.24 per cent, after Axis Bank were the other lag- the overall risk appetite, said forms GSTR-1 and GSTR 3B through an electronic verification straight session on Tuesday gained further momentum Sensex gainers’ chart, climbing the country’s largest carmaker gards, shedding up to 0.54 per Anand James, Chief Market code (EVC) that would be a kind of one time password (OTP). following brisk buying in mar- during the session. It finally fin- 3.33 per cent, followed by Bajaj reported a 6.14 per cent decline cent. Strategist at Geojit Financial This would eliminate the need to verify the returns forms filed ket heavyweight Reliance ished at 48,944.14, up 557.63 Finance, Reliance Industries, in consolidated net profit at Rs Persistent strength in US Services. by taxpayers through digital signature by visitation to GST offices. BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 14493.80 14667.55 14484.85 14653.05 168.05 Script Open High Low LTP CHOLAFIN 559.95 569.00 551.00 552.25 MAHABANK 23.20 23.80 23.00 23.40 BAYERCROP 5163.55 5373.55 5163.55 5335.05 KANSAINER 542.50 561.50 542.45 553.25 HINDALCO 350.10 370.00 350.10 366.00 17.65 Security Name Open High Low LTP CANFINHOME 515.05 580.05 515.05 568.95 CESC 585.80 619.00 585.80 616.50 PFC 106.90 108.00 106.65 106.90 VIPIND 337.00 337.00 329.00 334.95 TATASTEEL 948.30 983.00 944.30 982.00 41.25 RELIANCE 1916.25 1961.00 1911.85 1937.45 BATAINDIA 1306.00 1346.95 1303.00 1341.80 DCMSHRIRAM 669.45 685.90 662.30 667.75 MMTC 39.50 39.65 38.60 38.75 SUPRAJIT 251.20 260.30 251.20 255.15 LT 1339.00 1388.45 1335.90 1384.00 48.10 ICICIBANK 600.30 604.90 587.75 590.75 TITAN 1466.00 1489.90 1465.00 1480.45 GUJALKALI 415.95 429.10 414.00 421.70 CGCL 393.00 398.30 393.00 394.60 KTKBANK 61.75 61.95 60.65 60.90 DIVISLAB 3818.35 3925.00 3786.00 3919.90 135.55 CADILAHC 605.00 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ICICIBANK 593.25 601.95 591.10 599.00 7.90 INFY 1330.00 1351.00 1322.00 1343.65 LALPATHLAB 2920.00 2924.70 2833.00 2838.40 WELCORP 138.00 145.35 138.00 144.05 AAVAS 2334.00 2334.00 2215.20 2233.10 BAJAJFINSV 10000.00 10133.00 9964.70 10133.00 131.25 JSWSTEEL 642.95 660.50 638.20 656.00 JSL 79.50 86.00 78.50 84.50 MANAPPURAM 147.60 149.35 145.90 146.65 GODFRYPHLP 865.25 868.15 859.60 864.90 TITAN 1485.00 1503.55 1482.00 1498.00 18.15 MARUTI 6675.00 6788.75 6600.00 6640.60 PETRONET 235.00 238.90 233.30 238.05 PTC 83.45 83.45 80.75 81.15 NIACL 151.70 151.70 148.70 149.05 UPL 591.10 605.20 589.40 597.00 6.35 TCS 3109.80 3151.95 3088.10 3101.10 PEL 1660.00 1683.40 1627.00 1635.30 CONCOR 553.00 559.85 551.95 555.70 REDINGTON 171.40 177.50 171.40 174.75 TCS 3106.00 3136.10 3103.00 3132.75 31.95 M&MFIN 169.70 170.10 161.25 163.20 AFFLE 5400.00 5729.40 5400.00 5629.50 POLYMED 1043.90 1048.65 1003.80 1018.05 HUDCO 42.10 42.40 41.95 42.05 IOC 88.20 89.10 88.20 88.90 0.70 IDEA 8.52 8.56 8.44 8.48 ISEC 460.10 477.00 454.75 468.60 SOBHA 510.00 514.65 490.00 492.15 KEC 413.70 413.70 404.00 404.65 ULTRACEMCO 6279.00 6345.90 6235.00 6324.00 48.10 HINDALCO 351.80 358.20 345.75 348.30 NMDC 140.00 143.50 139.75 142.65 RCF 72.00 72.55 71.05 71.35 BASF 2009.95 2009.95 1973.55 1976.55 WIPRO 481.40 487.00 481.00 483.85 3.55 DRREDDY 5120.00 5125.00 5028.65 5069.00 TATACOFFEE 126.65 129.45 124.75 126.60 HATHWAY 21.95 22.40 21.70 22.10 KEI 510.00 520.45 509.25 510.90 HINDUNILVR 2363.00 2386.45 2352.95 2378.00 17.35 ADANIPORTS 728.00 739.95 728.00 730.65 HAVELLS 1001.20 1014.50 990.00 1000.50 JYOTHYLAB 153.10 153.10 146.80 149.70 GLAXO 1451.30 1498.05 1435.90 1474.60 TECHM 962.70 987.60 944.15 968.80 6.60 SUNPHARMA 644.90 644.90 630.00 634.55 SBILIFE 924.90 946.95 917.70 942.00 HFCL 27.85 28.25 26.80 26.90 LAXMIMACH 6228.00 6228.00 6021.00 6090.20 CIPLA 913.00 919.50 901.00 911.20 5.80 POWERGRID 209.10 216.40 209.10 215.30 DBL 600.10 605.00 588.00 596.25 PERSISTENT 1875.20 1941.55 1862.20 1936.50 LUXIND 1880.85 1899.90 1864.00 1870.70 TATACONSUM 674.95 679.90 668.10 674.20 4.00 BRITANNIA 3655.00 3660.40 3532.65 3539.70 BAJAJ-AUTO 3661.15 3745.45 3661.15 3738.20 LTTS 2665.00 2681.95 2608.90 2620.50 AEGISLOG 293.00 293.50 284.80 286.70 SUNPHARMA 632.70 642.45 632.00 638.00 3.30 KOTAKBANK 1735.00 1782.60 1734.00 1759.55 BHARATFORG 578.00 588.65 568.70 576.55 AJANTPHARM 1765.20 1824.05 1765.20 1800.30 JKLAKSHMI 400.25 405.00 395.00 396.50 ASIANPAINT 2545.00 2579.90 2534.00 2571.00 13.10 JINDALSTEL 438.00 451.50 438.00 442.30 ZYDUSWELL 2289.95 2324.90 2130.05 2156.40 HDFCAMC 2825.30 2855.00 2814.00 2830.90 KAJARIACER 885.00 901.30 861.05 887.25 BAJAJHLDNG 3352.05 3430.00 3352.05 3424.90 ONGC 102.80 104.00 102.80 103.30 0.50 PVR 1168.00 1180.00 1127.45 1156.35 SRF 6146.00 6302.80 6136.85 6196.80 GMRINFRA 22.50 23.10 22.50 22.90 SONATSOFTW 590.00 590.00 560.00 562.95 JKCEMENT 2787.80 2788.80 2755.00 2783.95 COALINDIA 127.00 127.90 126.60 127.55 0.60 SBICARD 963.00 971.95 911.50 919.10 BALKRISIND 1700.00 1730.00 1700.00 1705.15 ADANIGREEN 1053.00 1061.15 1045.50 1049.15 HAL 956.60 966.80 951.70 954.50 VRLLOG 211.60 219.10 211.60 216.00 INFY 1346.00 1353.00 1340.15 1347.50 3.95 INDUSINDBK 855.00 875.00 851.85 859.35 TATACONSUM 665.35 674.80 662.25 669.80 TRIDENT 13.56 13.70 13.53 13.60 EIDPARRY 334.40 338.20 321.50 322.55 MAHINDCIE 156.80 162.00 153.30 155.50 POWERGRID 216.05 220.50 215.80 216.40 0.60 HINDUNILVR 2312.05 2368.55 2312.05 2360.45 JUBLFOOD 2810.00 2900.00 2805.10 2886.90 PHILIPCARB 205.00 206.55 200.70 202.20 ORIENTCEM 105.20 108.65 104.95 106.65 GODREJAGRO 501.45 501.45 488.00 490.30 BPCL 417.50 423.10 416.55 420.00 1.10 BPCL 426.90 428.15 417.65 418.65 INDIACEM 168.00 168.40 165.00 166.50 MARICO 414.00 414.10 405.00 406.45 RVNL 26.90 26.95 26.55 26.65 TIMKEN 1360.50 1374.00 1310.05 1358.85 BRITANNIA 3572.70 3574.60 3517.00 3546.00 6.80 ICICIPRULI 518.45 547.00 506.50 543.75 INDIGO 1543.00 1585.00 1543.00 1573.25 CAPPL 508.20 517.00 501.00 503.30 VAKRANGEE 53.10 53.70 52.05 52.35 ECLERX 1205.30 1211.00 1162.70 1171.55 HDFC 2494.15 2526.80 2486.25 2514.00 4.20 HEG 2058.00 2179.40 2050.00 2097.80 GAIL 130.00 131.90 129.70 129.95 SCI 101.50 103.80 100.35 101.35 IDFC 47.00 47.70 46.25 47.30 BLUESTARCO 840.00 848.00 828.20 836.30 HCLTECH 931.00 938.55 923.40 930.30 1.50 IRCTC 1716.15 1739.30 1716.15 1731.25 BIOCON 401.95 401.95 395.00 395.60 GRANULES 330.00 334.05 324.75 325.50 TORNTPOWER 401.50 401.50 389.00 391.70 IRB 108.40 108.40 104.50 104.85 ITC 205.30 206.95 205.05 205.50 0.20 BAJAJFINSV 9957.00 10120.70 9900.00 9998.55 STAR 932.65 932.65 905.55 907.75 UBL 1140.00 1160.55 1128.10 1143.45 IFCI 11.00 11.34 10.79 11.05 CENTURYPLY 331.80 333.55 320.35 324.40 AXISBANK 691.10 703.90 684.10 700.90 0.45 ALOKTEXT 23.15 24.20 22.60 23.15 ABCAPITAL 116.55 117.60 112.50 113.05 CCL 276.30 277.50 262.50 267.95 MAHLOG 530.55 530.55 507.50 516.75 PGHH 13650.00 13700.00 13500.0013565.50 SHREECEM 28185.70 28325.00 27965.00 28063.20 0.60 WIPRO 478.10 483.50 477.15 480.10 GODREJPROP 1301.00 1373.15 1301.00 1365.40 CUB 168.25 168.85 163.20 164.60 JINDALSAW 73.90 74.65 73.20 73.75 NBVENTURES* 73.70 73.70 71.85 72.00 DRREDDY 5090.50 5116.00 5021.35 5062.00 -4.70 HDFC 2505.00 2533.00 2484.30 2509.00 CUMMINSIND 840.25 881.00 840.25 874.50 KSCL 594.25 594.35 580.00 582.40 IFBIND 1000.00 1000.00 966.00 970.75 GILLETTE 5462.80 5485.75 5408.00 5411.75 M&M 781.00 787.95 777.00 778.95 -1.55 HDFCLIFE 690.10 708.50 687.55 704.75 CROMPTON 351.40 377.70 351.40 373.10 GSFC 94.00 95.30 91.70 91.95 UCOBANK 10.94 11.05 10.93 10.97 IIFL 250.00 256.25 245.00 253.55 KOTAKBANK 1750.00 1762.60 1724.55 1753.05 -6.60 ASIANPAINT 2534.90 2574.00 2532.50 2557.85 DIXON 3891.45 3962.00 3845.65 3895.90 JBCHEPHARM 1325.00 1331.95 1291.85 1303.25 APLAPOLLO 1281.90 1296.10 1253.60 1289.70 BRIGADE 232.00 245.45 232.00 239.60 NESTLEIND 16899.00 16930.00 16750.00 16791.00 -79.60 TECHM 950.40 969.80 936.85 963.15 TV18BRDCST 34.55 34.75 33.05 33.85 UNIONBANK 32.70 33.35 32.70 33.05 FINOLEXIND 147.90 150.00 144.00 144.75 RESPONIND 160.70 160.85 155.40 158.35 NTPC 102.05 103.55 101.70 101.85 -0.55 GRAPHITE 662.50 688.85 657.75 675.00 INDHOTEL 106.85 113.05 104.60 111.40 SOUTHBANK 7.84 8.00 7.84 7.93 EDELWEISS 61.85 63.00 61.85 62.20 VENKYS 1532.60 1540.15 1517.45 1525.80 MARUTI 6669.95 6709.00 6542.00 6552.00 -86.90 RBLBANK 180.30 187.00 179.70 184.40 AMARAJABAT 800.90 811.70 800.00 801.50 NBCC 39.80 40.70 39.80 39.95 BIRLACORPN 915.00 924.05 900.70 909.55 AIAENG 1883.00 1925.00 1867.30 1902.15 SBILIFE 946.00 946.80 925.00 927.00 -15.50 SRTRANSFIN 1395.20 1395.20 1328.00 1338.85 GREAVESCOT 128.10 135.60 128.00 130.65 BAJAJELEC 1145.00 1145.00 1090.05 1102.50 KNRCON 195.80 196.10 189.30 190.25 KRBL 184.00 184.00 178.90 179.15 HDFCLIFE 711.05 719.00 677.00 679.20 -25.25 RAIN 176.95 186.75 175.50 184.85 SEQUENT 265.90 283.90 265.90 280.35 RECLTD 126.00 128.65 126.00 128.15 SUMICHEM 297.50 300.35 295.00 295.65 TCNSBRANDS 477.00 493.10 473.55 481.70 ULTRACEMCO 6115.00 6293.00 6115.00 6277.20 RALLIS 275.00 289.00 274.00 280.60 CHAMBLFERT 211.55 220.30 211.55 219.80 ASTERDM 147.45 150.70 144.70 145.70 TVSSRICHAK 1710.00 1733.00 1704.30 1711.15 ALKYLAMINE 6409.65 7000.00 6394.35 6787.00 TVSMOTOR 533.45 554.95 532.65 552.85 BLISSGVS 101.60 109.70 101.60 106.70 JAICORPLTD 82.95 84.00 82.75 82.95 FORCEMOT 1053.00 1093.45 1053.00 1063.70 IBULHSGFIN 180.00 181.15 174.30 179.05 ADANIPOWER 89.25 89.70 87.05 87.70 METROPOLIS 2382.00 2403.80 2331.65 2336.30 ERIS 613.70 613.70 595.85 602.10 SFL 2052.00 2072.95 1990.75 2002.30 WOCKPHARMA 510.00 528.95 503.70 517.15 SHREECEM 28469.20 28469.20 27940.4528074.35 IOB 15.85 16.30 15.85 15.95 WESTLIFE 410.05 425.00 408.95 421.35 SUNDRMFAST 699.80 699.80 677.00 684.25 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE LAURUSLABS 468.25 477.20 461.40 465.15 SPICEJET 61.45 63.60 61.25 62.00 CEATLTD 1446.30 1452.85 1385.35 1394.95 CARERATING 472.30 483.15 466.00 474.85 OIL 117.70 117.70 115.50 116.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 34605.95 34777.35 34558.30 34724.65 267.00 VEDL 229.00 239.60 229.00 236.60 CENTURYTEX 468.90 472.20 461.50 469.70 ORIENTELEC 292.20 292.20 280.05 282.65 EIHOTEL 87.05 88.95 85.95 88.45 GODREJIND 515.65 517.50 508.10 508.40 YESBANK 14.05 15.05 14.00 14.75 0.70 INDIGO 1576.00 1650.00 1565.00 1640.00 66.95 EICHERMOT 2319.45 2380.60 2319.45 2371.65 APOLLOTYRE 202.30 205.00 199.75 200.25 CENTRALBK 16.05 16.40 16.05 16.15 PNCINFRA 238.00 242.75 233.10 240.35 ZENSARTECH 270.80 271.30 265.30 268.45 SBICARD 920.00 964.00 910.00 952.55 33.20 DEEPAKNI 1636.10 1654.40 1605.60 1638.95 TRENT 775.55 786.85 762.00 780.25 BOMDYEING 66.90 68.60 66.35 67.70 DHANUKA 778.45 789.00 769.30 776.95 VMART 2584.95 2642.85 2573.55 2609.90 HAVELLS 1005.40 1036.00 1003.00 1036.00 35.90 LUPIN 1073.00 1080.60 1057.05 1062.70 LTI 3953.00 3994.00 3901.55 3934.90 COROMANDEL 744.90 744.90 724.25 725.20 PNBHOUSING 358.25 369.95 358.20 367.65 MHRIL 202.75 214.00 198.00 212.35 NMDC 143.45 147.80 142.65 146.80 4.15 TATAELXSI 3250.00 3265.15 3163.95 3201.70 SANOFI 7690.00 7690.00 7430.00 7438.70 STLTECH 233.00 239.00 231.85 235.95 RELAXO 900.00 900.00 858.30 860.55 BALMLAWRIE 120.05 122.05 120.00 120.30 VEDL 239.75 244.55 239.10 243.30 6.65 TATAPOWER 95.75 97.05 95.50 96.30 EXIDEIND 171.55 173.15 171.35 171.60 COLPAL 1539.05 1539.05 1503.00 1504.20 INDOCO 332.00 339.50 321.10 332.00 SCHAEFFLER 4996.80 5250.00 4990.80 5182.30 DLF 247.00 254.60 246.25 253.70 6.90 CANBK 132.50 135.75 131.80 135.25 NESTLEIND 16800.05 16887.90 16700.0016866.45 GODREJCP 700.00 705.05 694.30 695.25 PRESTIGE 272.50 278.85 272.50 275.05 ITI 107.95 108.40 105.70 106.05 JUBLFOOD 2885.00 2956.50 2871.00 2947.00 61.15 BANDHANBNK 315.30 318.20 310.70 313.15 PIDILITIND 1798.00 1841.85 1783.00 1837.00 NAM-INDIA 328.20 332.50 326.90 330.50 INOXLEISUR 274.00 275.85 271.55 274.25 HEIDELBERG 231.15 235.50 230.75 233.30 UBL 1150.00 1167.20 1130.65 1165.00 21.75 TATACHEM 730.00 742.00 728.40 733.70 GRINDWELL 894.00 924.30 872.00 917.10 DALBHARAT 1440.55 1477.20 1430.00 1469.80 3MINDIA 26798.55 26870.45 25850.0026295.50 FINCABLES 360.00 364.05 358.80 359.10 BANDHANBNK 313.00 319.90 311.00 319.00 5.85 ASTRAZEN 4335.00 4494.60 4250.00 4307.20 DCAL 146.80 155.00 139.50 147.95 GNFC 310.00 312.15 307.90 309.95 CHENNPETRO 104.00 106.65 103.50 103.85 VSTIND 3251.00 3357.55 3245.00 3299.35 PNB 34.40 35.30 34.35 35.05 0.60 L&TFH 91.25 91.40 87.50 87.65 LEMONTREE 32.00 37.45 32.00 36.05 HINDPETRO* 235.80 235.80 230.65 232.25 FLUOROCHEM 739.00 739.00 699.35 712.40 CSBBANK 254.45 258.00 250.00 256.10 SIEMENS 1813.90 1846.60 1802.00 1840.00 29.85 GLENMARK 565.00 569.95 550.60 552.20 MFSL 869.45 890.90 857.70 881.70 VINATIORGA 1670.00 1707.70 1646.70 1670.40 SUNTECK 278.00 281.95 276.40 278.50 BDL 326.00 327.20 324.45 325.10 NAUKRI 4892.30 4972.40 4860.90 4972.00 79.70 M&M 779.30 793.00 775.55 780.45 INDIANB 108.00 110.55 106.80 109.50 ASTRAL 1719.00 1720.00 1665.00 1676.65 RITES 241.00 243.00 237.80 242.05 SOLARINDS 1262.45 1267.90 1226.45 1232.65 MOTHERSUMI 213.20 216.50 211.80 216.10 3.45 DELTACORP 157.00 163.50 156.30 161.70 JSLHISAR 148.00 162.00 148.00 159.45 IDBI 34.25 34.65 34.05 34.15 JAMNAAUTO 67.35 67.35 65.35 65.90 NILKAMAL 1896.10 1920.80 1869.95 1883.60 ADANIENT 1184.70 1213.50 1181.00 1191.80 18.45 LINDEINDIA 1953.10 2000.00 1909.05 1926.75 NAVINFLUOR 3170.05 3282.15 3170.00 3202.80 SHK 130.50 135.00 128.15 130.70 NOCIL 173.50 178.75 173.50 174.30 TASTYBIT 15649.30 16000.00 15605.9515741.95 GAIL 130.00 132.80 130.00 132.00 2.00 PNB 34.05 34.70 34.05 34.45 ADANITRANS 1084.00 1084.00 1026.10 1050.75 NCC 74.90 75.45 73.20 73.55 KALPATPOWR 355.30 372.20 355.30 360.45 RATNAMANI 1926.00 1939.95 1903.80 1919.00 INDUSTOWER 250.15 257.50 249.35 251.65 3.50 AMBUJACEM 295.65 304.50 295.50 303.50 SIEMENS 1845.00 1845.00 1800.45 1810.70 BLUEDART 5315.00 5315.00 5070.00 5123.90 HERITGFOOD 342.10 352.25 336.00 340.90 MAHSCOOTER 3545.00 3545.00 3429.00 3454.70 AMBUJACEM 303.95 307.50 302.05 307.20 3.85 NAUKRI 4882.00 4956.85 4844.30 4890.60 VOLTAS 944.00 950.00 941.05 946.00 OFSS 3286.45 3379.00 3252.10 3307.20 ASHOKA 87.95 87.95 83.40 83.95 KSB 878.00 878.00 855.00 861.95 PEL 1643.90 1670.00 1612.00 1655.25 20.05 MOTHERSUMI 211.30 217.15 211.20 212.60 AVANTI 520.00 522.00 485.00 492.65 RADICO 512.05 528.30 511.55 516.90 SOLARA 1532.45 1532.45 1494.30 1503.90 STARCEMENT 97.50 99.05 97.50 98.40 HDFCAMC 2839.00 2880.00 2838.00 2866.70 34.30 DLF 245.00 248.20 242.70 246.85 ATUL 7901.05 8309.95 7901.05 8271.45 AARTIDRUGS 728.90 733.00 712.05 718.10 VTL 1135.00 1219.00 1126.75 1198.95 JAGRAN* 57.55 57.95 56.90 57.75 ABBOTINDIA 15090.85 15222.75 15016.25 15200.00 147.15 AUBANK 1076.30 1095.90 1045.60 1050.55 IGL 508.00 515.65 506.40 508.95 CASTROLIND 124.50 127.00 121.30 125.25 SUPREMEIND 2005.00 2005.00 1966.50 1990.65 ESABINDIA 1836.10 1886.95 1809.60 1834.40 GODREJCP 696.00 703.45 692.50 702.00 6.60 BIOCON 395.00 399.05 392.20 398.70 3.20 ASHOKLEY 112.50 114.70 111.90 113.90 MUTHOOTFIN 1214.00 1215.25 1171.15 1173.95 VARROC 365.30 378.20 362.40 374.25 OBEROIRLTY 530.95 530.95 522.65 527.50 SCHNEIDER 94.00 94.00 90.80 91.15 DMART 2815.00 2865.00 2810.00 2828.00 19.75 MINDTREE 2019.00 2074.80 2019.00 2064.45 LICHSGFIN 395.00 398.55 392.50 397.40 AMBER 3265.00 3299.95 3160.00 3174.30 GALAXYSURF 2648.00 2670.00 2634.90 2659.90 ITDC 322.30 326.00 322.25 323.30 ADANIGREEN 1064.00 1064.00 1044.05 1056.20 6.95 BHEL 45.90 46.55 45.60 46.10 IOLCP 612.35 628.00 601.95 604.20 JKPAPER 133.95 135.15 132.05 132.75 VGUARD 220.60 225.75 220.60 223.95 MAHLIFE 483.00 508.65 483.00 502.25 ACC 1845.35 1867.45 1836.30 1857.00 12.25 APOLLOHOSP 3230.00 3251.80 3151.60 3174.05 MEGH 123.50 129.40 123.50 124.70 ABFRL 173.45 177.00 172.25 173.70 GARFIBRES 2567.00 2567.00 2502.00 2516.10 CHOLAHLDNG 572.00 577.50 562.85 564.65 APOLLOHOSP 3200.00 3205.00 3157.80 3195.00 20.35 BANKBARODA 63.50 64.45 63.20 63.50 TATACOMM 1122.15 1161.00 1122.15 1156.75 BEML 1130.10 1155.00 1130.10 1140.70 NHPC 24.40 24.55 24.05 24.10 JCHAC 2390.30 2419.00 2356.00 2417.85 MCDOWELL-N 528.00 528.00 517.25 521.10 3.05 NATCOPHARM 916.10 944.00 901.00 906.70 SWSOLAR 328.15 333.20 320.00 323.20 TIMETECHNO 79.00 82.45 78.95 79.75 GHCL 230.50 242.85 230.50 239.00 DBCORP 76.05 77.30 76.05 76.25 MRF 77900.00 78472.90 77700.00 78131.70 444.15 ITC 206.00 206.80 204.75 205.30 PHOENIXLTD 679.90 814.95 679.90 780.60 ABB 1382.00 1400.25 1360.70 1366.85 NETWORK18 40.45 40.45 39.20 39.45 JTEKTINDIA 80.95 83.35 80.80 81.80 TORNTPHARM 2520.00 2541.95 2490.05 2523.00 11.55 FEDERALBNK 72.85 75.25 72.75 73.95 PFIZER 5200.00 5244.85 5111.95 5146.85 MINDAIND 546.50 546.65 522.35 526.85 TEAMLEASE 3075.00 3118.80 3030.00 3076.30 GULFOILLUB 695.00 707.75 693.00 696.30 BOSCHLTD 13475.00 13725.60 13450.00 13555.10 58.40 IDFCFIRSTB 51.80 52.70 51.75 52.30 HINDCOPPER 139.00 142.75 137.70 138.60 THYROCARE 1030.00 1033.35 1002.50 1005.30 BBTC 1158.75 1179.00 1126.00 1129.95 GRSE 179.40 179.40 177.05 177.25 MARICO 406.00 409.90 402.55 408.00 1.65 APLLTD 1006.55 1008.10 993.50 1000.05 BANKINDIA 65.00 66.45 64.85 65.20 PIIND 2532.00 2559.25 2495.00 2506.00 EPL 222.90 223.60 211.00 213.70 CRISIL 1880.00 1889.95 1862.70 1866.20 PETRONET 239.90 240.80 236.50 238.90 0.85 HINDZINC 305.00 310.80 300.35 304.15 HSCL 44.55 45.75 44.25 45.05 GESHIP 294.70 310.35 291.00 307.65 GMDCLTD 54.40 56.25 54.20 55.55 GEPIL 259.00 259.00 253.20 254.25 LUPIN 1068.00 1072.95 1051.10 1066.15 3.60 MPHASIS 1720.15 1805.00 1715.25 1725.25 BAJAJCON 287.00 293.00 286.25 288.10 BERGEPAINT 724.00 726.00 713.05 722.25 ENDURANCE 1270.00 1293.30 1270.00 1279.15 WABCOINDIA 6530.00 6530.00 6471.30 6522.45 MUTHOOTFIN 1179.95 1190.25 1170.00 1178.00 3.25 DMART 2740.00 2820.30 2721.00 2807.95 COFORGE 2919.00 2919.00 2801.10 2806.90 FRETAIL 49.10 51.35 49.10 51.35 COCHINSHIP 351.00 355.50 350.00 351.55 TVTODAY 288.00 289.40 277.80 278.85 HINDPETRO 233.45 234.00 232.05 233.10 0.60 ATGL 1165.00 1179.00 1146.00 1153.70 SUVENPHAR 544.15 565.00 528.05 546.55 ADVENZYMES 382.00 391.85 377.70 380.30 UJJIVANSFB 27.35 27.35 26.70 26.80 NAVNETEDUL 75.50 76.95 74.50 75.25 PIDILITIND 1850.00 1856.45 1823.00 1841.50 4.35 IEX 360.00 379.75 360.00 375.95 FORTIS 211.60 211.60 204.55 204.90 WELSPUNIND 80.80 80.90 78.50 79.40 SUDARSCHEM 551.95 556.45 547.00 554.40 LAOPALA 206.80 206.80 202.75 204.55 IGL 508.80 514.95 506.00 509.05 0.25 DIVISLAB 3785.00 3841.00 3770.40 3783.25 INDUSTOWER 254.00 256.00 247.30 248.00 WHIRLPOOL 2178.00 2198.00 2111.55 2173.60 CARBORUNIV 481.00 488.00 481.00 484.15 POWERINDIA 1514.25 1540.00 1512.65 1516.05 AUROPHARMA 976.10 983.80 963.75 970.80 -0.40 AUROPHARMA 999.00 999.00 967.45 971.10 POLYCAB 1499.00 1499.00 1469.50 1476.90 MRPL 38.20 40.40 37.55 38.30 PGHL 6477.00 6477.00 6201.00 6219.15 TCIEXP 888.90 902.70 867.05 879.80 DABUR 544.25 544.25 534.65 539.00 -2.30 NTPC 103.25 103.70 100.95 102.55 VBL 884.70 903.50 876.00 898.15 J&KBANK 22.65 23.50 22.65 22.95 NLCINDIA 47.35 47.65 47.20 47.40 CREDITACC 591.00 595.50 583.70 585.25 LTI 3965.00 3965.00 3901.00 3911.00 -23.05 LT 1322.90 1341.95 1322.90 1335.85 CYIENT 690.00 707.10 690.00 695.10 SHILPAMED 440.15 447.15 425.50 428.65 GICRE 198.30 207.00 198.30 203.85 INDOSTAR 313.50 313.50 306.00 309.50 COLPAL 1508.20 1514.00 1491.60 1494.05 -10.50 UPL 587.50 597.75 585.95 590.50 SUNTV 459.70 468.35 457.45 466.50 IPCALAB 2145.00 2145.00 2090.65 2105.10 GMM 4153.05 4153.05 4091.95 4101.40 TRITURBINE 102.00 102.80 101.00 101.10 ICICIGI 1464.65 1482.00 1421.20 1439.90 -11.70 ALKEM 2795.00 2801.90 2756.00 2771.95 -25.95 DABUR 561.90 561.90 539.25 541.40 MGL 1111.00 1119.90 1100.00 1101.65 KPRMILL 1270.00 1310.00 1235.35 1268.95 TATAINVEST 1000.60 1024.80 1000.00 1016.95 SPANDANA 523.20 532.75 522.05 523.95 BAJAJHLDNG 3439.80 3439.95 3375.00 3389.70 -33.25 HEROMOTOCO 2888.00 2888.00 2830.55 2863.00 RAJESHEXPO 507.50 519.20 507.05 515.15 UJJIVAN 194.00 194.30 191.65 192.10 AKZOINDIA 2220.95 2275.05 2200.05 2230.70 MASFIN 823.25 831.25 802.10 805.75 PGHH 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He described the air ( ) raids to The Associated Press as a “heinous war crime” and " :):%9: the Cabinet has approved the called for the international proposal to ban all face cover- community to pressure the ri Lanka’s Cabinet on ings, including the burqa. junta to stop them. STuesday approved a contro- “I requested approval to " 9"& =:= Sithichai Jindaluang, the versial proposal to ban all draft a law for the covering of governor of Thailand’s Mae forms of face coverings in pub- full-face adhering to the quar- thnic Karen guerrillas said Hong Son province, confirmed lic places, citing a threat to antine law which means there Ethey captured a Myanmar at a news conference that Karen national security. will be no prohibition to wear Army base on Tuesday near the guerrillas had overrun the The move came weeks after face masks to prevent the border with Thailand, repre- Myanmar base and said a Minister of Public Security Covid-19 virus,” he was quot- senting a morale-boosting action woman on Thai soil was Sarath Weerasekara signed a ed as saying by the Daily Mirror for those opposing the military’s wounded by a stray bullet dur- note in March, seeking the news website. takeover of the country’s civilian ing the morning’s fighting. He approval of the Cabinet to ban The Buddhist-majority Government in February. said about 450 villagers have burqas -- outer garments that nation in 2019 had temporar- Myanmar’s military staged been evacuated from Mae Sam cover the body and face worn ily banned wearing of burqas airstrikes several hours later on Lap for their own safety. by some Muslim women. under emergency regulations villages in territory controlled Sithichai also said a The Cabinet has decided to following the Easter Sunday by the Karen forces, said a Myanmar military aircraft later ban all forms of face coverings attacks in which nine suicide guerrilla spokesman, a senior bombed a Karen village. in public places, Cabinet bombers belonging to the local Thai official and a relief work- Dave Eubank of the Free spokesperson and information The proposal now must be Islamist extremist group er. A spokesman for the Karen Burma Rangers, a humanitar- minister Keheliya approved by Parliament to National Thawheed Jamaat National Union, the minority’s ian aid group with extensive Rambukwella told reporters become a law. (NTJ) carried out a series of main political group seeking experience in the area, said he here, without specifying Last month, Pakistan’s blasts that tore through three greater autonomy from could confirm that there had burqas. High Commissioner to Sri churches and as many luxury Myanmar’s central govern- / ' been airstrikes on Karen vil- He said the decision was Lanka Ambassador Saad hotels, killing 270 people, ment, said its armed wing ' 9 : & $ / lages in two townships in taken two years after a wave of Khattak had criticised the pro- including 11 Indians, and injur- attacked the base at 5 a.M. And Papun district. He said coordinated terror attacks on posal to ban the wearing of ing over 500. burned it down just after dawn. is a close ally of the resistance the Salween River, amid the the camp, which is opposite Myanmar’s army was also stag- hotels and churches on Easter burqas in the country, saying Muslims make up about 9 Casualty figures were not yet movement against the military sound of heavy gunfire. The Thailand’s Mae Sam Laep vil- ing ground attacks in the area. Sunday. such “divisive steps” in the per cent of the 22 million peo- known, the KNU’s head of for- takeover that ousted the elected river marks the border with lage. Neither he nor the governor “All forms of face covers are name of security will not only ple in Sri Lanka, where eign affairs, Padoh Saw Taw government of Aung San Suu Thailand. Padoh Man Man of the had casualty figures available. a threat to national security,” he hurt the sentiments of Muslims Buddhists account for more Nee, said in a text message. There Kyi. Its armed wing is called the A report by the Karen KNLA’s 5th Brigade, which Fighting between the said. but also strengthen wider than 70 per cent of the popu- was no immediate comment Karen National Liberation Army. Information Center, an online launched the morning’s attack, KNU’s armed wing and However, wearing face apprehensions about the fun- lation. Ethnic minority Tamils, from Myanmar’s military gov- Video shot from the Thai news site, quoted an unnamed said Myanmar’s military car- Myanmar’s military has been masks to combat Covid-19 is damental human rights of who are mainly Hindus, com- ernment. The KNU, which con- side of the border showed villager on the Thai side of the ried out airstrikes in the early intense since February. allowed. The covering of the minorities in the island nation. prise about 12 per cent, while trols territory in eastern flames rising from the govern- river saying he saw seven gov- afternoon, but he did not know Government airstrikes began full face will automatically Meanwhile, Weerasekera Christians account for over 7 Myanmar near the Thai border, ment position on the banks of ernment soldiers trying to flee how many casualties there on March 27. include burqa and niqab. in a Facebook post wrote that per cent of the population. 9,3 +, 9 Q) 0 = ' 0 $ $ ) % 5 A $R& $ $ .,*** 9 8 ) A >3 % ! + @ " ,"( -& :& ) A%* %) $ 2 ndia helped the people of Tehran: Iran said on Tuesday " :<" ":< :</9<>=-&" ! ! " ,"( -& :& IAmerica in their hour of " 9+>)-& Comprehensive Plan of Action, it was seeking the release of all D"(:4 need and the US will provide or JCPOA — Ulyanov tweeted Iranian prisoners held in the resident Joe Biden spent his full support in providing emer- orld powers resumed that they were “guided by the US amid talks in Vienna meant wo Spanish citizens have A" O P Pfirst 100 days in office gency assistance and resources Whigh-level talks in Vienna unity of purpose.” to bring Tehran and Tbeen killed in an ambush in " encouraging Americans to in India’s fight against Covid- on Tuesday focused on bring- “Which is full restoration Washington back into the eastern Burkina Faso, the ,%( " ! mask up and stay home to slow 19, President Joe Biden assert- ing the United States back into of the nuclear deal in its orig- nuclear deal between Iran and Spanish government said on ( the spread of the coronavirus. ed after his phone call with the nuclear deal with Iran, in inal form,” ahe wrote. “It was world powers. Tuesday. The Spanish journal- E! >( * His task for the next 100 days Prime Minister Narendra their first session since com- decided to expedite the Cabinet spokesman Ali ists and an Irish citizen went *! will be to lay out the path back Modi. The two leaders spoke ments surfaced from the process.” China’s delegate Wang Rabiei also hinted that anoth- missing during an attack by ! to normal. on Monday as the Biden Iranian foreign minister alleg- Qun told reporters on his way er exchange of prisoners gunmen Monday near a nation- ( "! When he entered office, administration, which was crit- ing that Russia once tried to out of the talks that discussions between Iran and America was al park, said Arancha González Biden moved swiftly to over- icised by many for its slow reac- scupper the pact. would continue on Wednesday. possible, saying that “the idea Laya, Spain’s Foreign Affairs ! * come vaccine supply issues progress is marked. tion to the massive medical cri- The Russian Foreign The U.S. Is not at the table of a swap of prisoners has Minister in a Press conference. and more than tripled the Going forward, success will sis in India, swung into action Ministry has not responded to because it unilaterally pulled always been on the agenda” and The two Spaniards are ! country’s ability to administer mean finishing the nation’s to provide assistance to India in requests for comment on the out of the deal in 2018 under adding they should be released from northern Spain and were them. But ending the coron- herculean vaccination cam- its fight against the surge in remarks from Foreign Minister then-President Donald Trump, because of “humane concerns.” working on a documentary on avirus pandemic, the central paign — to date 43% of Covid-19 cases. Mohammad Javad Zarif, made who restored and augmented Rabiei did not offer details how Burkina Faso’s authorities O AP challenge of his presidency, Americans have received at The urgent help in a seven-hour interview with American sanctions in a cam- on how many Iranians are held were tackling poaching and on #&'#& @ % will require more than putting least one shot — overcoming announced by the White House a think tank associated with the paign of “maximum pressure” in the U.S. And claimed that the communities of people liv- ! shots into arms — a task now lagging demand and commu- ranged from oxygen supplies, Iranian presidency that leaked to try and force Iran into rene- releasing their names could ing in the park. At the time of O :F- N growing more difficult as nicating in clear terms what raw materials for Covid-19 over the weekend. gotiating the pact with more harm them. However, he said, the attack, they were traveling demand sags — but also a activities can be safely resumed vaccines, critical life-saving Ahead of the main talks, concessions. President Joe “their number is bigger than that with an anti-poaching patrol O robust plan to help the nation by those who are vaccinated. drugs to PPEs. Russia’s top representative Biden wants to rejoin the deal, of American prisoners in Iran.” with about 40 people, she said. ( emerge from a year of isolation, Key milestones include “India was there for us, and Mikhail Ulyanov said he’d met however, and there is a U.S. In 2019, a prisoner “It is a dangerous area LF)$ > disruption and confusion. Biden’s July Fourth pledge that we will be there for them,” on the side together with offi- Delegation in Vienna taking exchange saw Iran free a where terrorists, bandits, and , *M !( ( D If Biden launched the Americans can safely gather Biden said in a tweet soon after cials from Iran and China, but part in indirect talks with Iran, Chinese-American scholar jihadists usually operate,” said ( ) " nation onto a war footing with friends and family, and the his phone call with Modi. did not mention anything with diplomats from the other from Princeton who had been González Laya. "9 * 9(*D:Q*E ! against a virus that infected start of the new school year, This was the second tele- about Zarif’s comments. world powers acting as go- held for three years on widely The Irish government said %! nearly 200,000 Americans in when the president hopes to phonic conversation between “We compared notes and betweens. criticized espionage charges. At it was “aware of the reports and %6* ! * January and killed about 3,000 have all schools open safely. the two leaders after Biden was exchanged views on the way The deal promises Iran the time, Tehran said American is liaising closely with interna- * of them per day, the next The Centres for Disease sworn in as the 46th president of ahead towards full restoration economic incentives in authorities were holding about tional partners regarding the % months will be tantamount to Control and Prevention was the United States on January 20. of the nuclear deal,” he tweet- exchange for curbs on its 20 Iraian nationals in jail. situation on the ground.” winning the peace. Already, expected to unveil new guid- “Today, I spoke with Prime ed. “It was a very fruitful meet- nuclear program. The reimpo- Iran has at times expressed An audio message heard by :F"Q* deaths are down to fewer than ance on outdoor mask-wearing Minister Narendra Modi and ing.” sition of American sanctions readiness for prisoner swaps The Associated Press that pur- 0 N! 700 per day and average daily for unvaccinated people on pledged America’s full support Following the main meet- has left the country’s economy with the US. When they do ports to be from jihadist group cases are below 60,000. US Tuesday, ahead of a planned to provide emergency assis- ing with his counterparts from reeling, and Tehran has react- take place, the exchanges are known as JNIM that is linked @G 9F officials insist there is a long speech by Biden later in the day tance and resources in the China, Germany, France, and ed by steadily increasing its vio- seen as rare diplomatic break- to al-Qaida praised the attack @= way to go before the country on the state of the pandemic fight against Covid-19,” Biden Britain — the other parties to lations of the restrictions of the throughs between Tehran and claimed responsibility for the ! can be fully at ease, but the response. said. the deal, known as the Joint deal. Washington. AP attack. *3+.(/! 0 R :F-,"F+%"E "F+ the physical markets. The same lot for their reported prices range from $2 to $35. By June, very strong exception to “unfair” criticism by some needs are using the e-commerce platforms, the Russia’s Sputnik V will be imported by Dr lawyers for “something which was not part of its ")>+"E@+"=+-& -E$ business of which has certainly grown. Even Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd and sold at an esti- order” in the suo motu case related to framing of ! /) ( @ - -+D if the traders decide to continue the business mated $10 or 750 per dose. national policy on the Covid-19 pandemic and amidst full protection as per Covid SOP, it The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, expect- said “this is how institution is being destroyed”. the RTPCR report came out negative thrice, but would still be difficult as each shop needs man- ed to announce phase III results imminently, The bench on Tuesday also took note of the " &+,+) - As the daily deaths rose from he was given admission on the basis of his CT power and these poor people who are gener- is also much cheaper, costing the EU $8.50, submissions of lawyers including senior advocate 532 on Monday to 895 on scan report. ally migrants seem to have already left for their with each dose going twice as far as the other Vikas Singh on differential pricing of Covid-19 ndia touched the grim mile- Tuesday and infections from The SGPGI director said they will be native places,” Khandelwal said. brands, since it is a single shot vaccine. vaccines and asked the Centre to apprise it of the Istone of 2 lakh Covid-19 deaths 48,700 to 66,538, the total deaths increasing the bed capacity by 100 in a phased The national traders association claimed The Congress termed the new policy as “rationale and basis” behind such pricing. on Tuesday as the country also in Maharashtra climbed from manner. “Earlier, there were 246 beds which to start an online survey across the country “discriminatory and insensitive”, and accused On Government’s decision to vaccinate all cit- logged in another single-day high 65,284 to 66,179. Similarly, with were be increased to 318,” he added. from Wednesday to be continued till April 19 the Government of allowing vaccine makers izens above 18 years, the court sought replies from of new cases with several States 66,536 fresh infections, the total Dr Dhiman said vaccination is the best way in which opinion of traders and common peo- to profiteer. Echoing the concerns expressed States by Thursday as to how they intend to cope making new daily peaks. number of cases rose from to keep the infections to a minimum, severi- ple will be obtained on the current status of by some state governments over the differen- with the surge in vaccine demand and the infra- India reported a record 3,285 43,43,727 to 44,10,085. ty of the disease at bay and reduce deaths. “My corona and available medical facilities; and tial pricing announced by the Serum Institute structure required for that. deaths and 3,62,757 new cases As 67,752 patients were dis- wife and I got vaccinated and we tested pos- whether traders further need lockdown or what of India (SII) for its vaccine Wednesday, The bench also asked the Centre to apprise during the last 24 hours on charged from hospitals across itive after that. However, we have been able to can be the other alternatives in lieu of lock- Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday the top court of the modalities on distribution of Tuesday night with Maharashtra the State after full recovery, the manage the disease at home only because we down. wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ask- oxygen as well as the vaccines to states and the topping the tally on both counts. total number of people dis- had mild symptoms. Vaccination has been of During the last year of two months of full ing how the Government could permit such monitoring mechanism. The State reported 66,358 new charged from the hospitals great help for us,” he added. lockdown and a month of restricted lockdown “brazen profiteering” from people’s misery. She In the hearing, conducted via video confer- cases and record 895 deaths. since the second week of March between third week of March 2020 till the end also asked the Prime Minister to re-examine encing, the top court also appointed senior coun- Maharashtra also led the last year went up to 36,69,548. :F- "<(+(1) of July 2020 first fortnight, CAIT estimated a the new vaccination policy saying it “implies sel Jaideep Gupta and Meenakshi Arora as ami- death tally across the country The recovery rate in loss of Rs 15.5 lakh crore in Indian retail. that the Government of India has abdicated its cus curiae to assist it in the Covid-19 management with 66,179 fatalities, followed by Maharashtra for the first time >9-;):(( responsibility to provide free vaccination for case as Harish Salve had sought recusal follow- Delhi (15,009) Karnataka in several days rose from 82.92 +(-G"9( :()-+> "& citizens between the age group of 18 to 45 ing some controversial remarks by some lawyers. (14,807), Tamil Nadu (13,728), per cent to 83.21 per cent. These have stopped due to curfews, lockdowns, years.” Last Thursday, the bench took note of the Uttar Pradesh (11,678), and West Kerala has become the epi- etc. : +>( Objecting to the differential pricing model, pandemic situation due to sudden surge in Covid- Bengal (11,082). centre of Covid-19 pandemic The figures have been compiled and esti- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said 19 cases as also in mortality and said it expected In terms of a total number of according to medical experts in mated after studying the Covid restrictions, and at 600 ( $ 8.4) to private hospitals. this was not the time for profiteering, and the Centre to come out with a “national plan” to cases Kerala occupies the second the State. Chief Minister Pinarayi customer behaviour and market conditions. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has fixed the appealed to manufacturers to bring down the deal with distribution of essential services and sup- spot behind Maharashtra with Vijayan in his media interaction The research report of the CAIT said about 80 price of Covaxin at 600 ($ 8.4) per dose for price to Rs 150 per dose. The Kerala plies, including oxygen and drugs. 14,60,365 cases, but it is way on Tuesday disclosed that the per cent of the people/consumers across the State Governments, and 1,200 ($ 16.08) per Government also questioned the pricing pol- Observing that oxygen to patients infected below in the fatality tally. It’s obvi- State has diagnosed 32,819 per- country have stopped coming to the markets dose for private hospitals. Both vaccines are icy of the Government. with the virus is said to be an “essential part” of ous that the small State has done sons with Covid-19 during the for shopping causing a loss in the business. available to the Central Government at 150 treatment, the top court had said it seemed that something out of the way to last 24 hours and this is being CAIT secretary general Praveen per dose. :<>>:)+:& :F- a certain amount of “panic” has been generated control the death rate. seen as the highest-ever single- Khandelwal said Covid has proved disastrous According to British Medical Journal due to which people have approached several high India is placed third in the day cases in South India. for commercial and economic activities all over report, the 27-nation EU, with its steep man- &"-:&")@:)- E&: courts seeking relief. global death tally behind the With the Department of the country which is amply clear from the fact ufacturing costs, is paying just $2.15-$3.50 for %+"&:(<@@)"& Prior to this, the bench had rapped some USA (5.9 lakh deaths) and Brazil Health confirmed that the State that in the past 25 days, there has been a loss a shot of the vaccine, the UK is paying about lawyers for their unfair criticism that the apex (3.92 lakh deaths). saw 32 fatalities during the last 24 of Rs five lakh crore of business across the $3 per dose and the US at $4 per dose. The "(+(*("E(( court was intending to transfer to itself the cases A day after a noticeable hours, the death toll in Kerala country. Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is much cheap- from HCs saying that no such order was passed. reduction in the number of reached 5,170. Test positivity rate The losses in Delhi markets account for Rs er, although neither the UK nor the US can These observations assume significance as It had also lamented imputation of motive by Covid-19 triggered deaths, stood at 23.24. 15,000 crores in retail trade and a business loss match the EU’s $2.15 deal: they are expecting some lawyers had criticized the apex court last some senior bar members while allowing senior Maharashtra was in for a shock The State wore the look of a of about Rs 10,000 crore in the wholesale trade to pay about $3 and $4, respectively, per dose. Thursday for taking suo motu cognizance of the advocate Harish Salve to withdraw as an amicus on Tuesday, an all-time high of ghost city, according to during the last 20 days. Imported vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, pandemic’s resurgence and issues by saying that curiae from the case after he had said that he did 895 people succumbed to the Subramanian Sasidharan, an “It has been seen that due to acute surge J&J may also be available in the future. Their high courts be allowed to continue with hearings. not want it to be decided under the shadow that pandemic while 66,536 people entrepreneur from Virudhunagar of Covid and this time being more critical, both price is difficult to estimate as each has sepa- A day later on April 23, a bench headed by he was friends with Justice Bobde from “school tested positive in various parts of who has made Kerala his home the businessmen and consumers are avoiding rate agreements with various countries. 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The duration will have a boost for entering the the organisational mission and values moving into the next the utilisation of the Learning A benefit of online learning fit. ; of the course is 150 minutes practical world.” decade of action. !"#!$!% & 2 ) : ! % 9 :F- $ 4 " &+,+) - hampion shooter Manu " )+- +(+> CBhaker on Tuesday received her first dose of elechi Iheanacho extended COVID-19 vaccine at a gov- Khis career-best scoring ernment hospital in Jhajjar, form with a blistering winning Haryana, three months before goal as Leicester rallied to beat the Tokyo Olympics where she Crystal Palace 2-1 in the will enter as one of India's English Premier League and brightest medal hopes. establish a seven-point cushion The 19-year-old pistol ace in the top four. was administered the The Nigeria striker made it Covishield vaccine at the 14 goals in his last 14 games in Community Health Centre all competitions and brought (CHC) in Dhakla village. Champions League qualifica- "Along with my mother tion one step closer for and father, today I have come Leicester when he brought to CHC Dhakla to get my first down a long ball forward from COVID-19 vaccine jab," Jonny Evans, cut inside and Bhaker said in a video she post- smashed a rising shot with lit- ed on Twitter. tle back-lift inside the near post All Olympic-bound ath- M4! ( ( $ 6 in the 80th minute. letes are being given priority for Iheanacho had earlier set vaccines and age is not a factor. ( * -54 up Timothy Castagne for the To stem the COVID-19 surge, ! ( $ ,1 - 2/ ?%N 50th-minute equalizer, which the government had canceled out Wilfried Zaha's announced vaccines for people opening goal for Palace, and is above 18 years of age from May August 8. Anjum Moudgil has also got proving to be a revelation in the 1. She will be fielded in both her first dose of the vaccine, a second half of the season after Bhaker, a gold-medallist the women's 25m pistol along- National Rifle Association of coming into the team in at the ISSF World Cup, Youth side the experienced Rahi India (NRAI) source said. February because of injuries to Olympics and Commonwealth Sarnobat, and in her pet 10m As far as the national teammates Harvey Barnes and saw Iheanacho shift the ball to give him that confidence, Champions League after 2016- wasn't his only significant Games, urged fellow Indians to air pistol event with Yashaswini shooting team's coaches are James Maddison. onto his favored left foot and that belief." 17 looking likely even after a moment of the match. In the get vaccinated as the country Singh Deswal. concerned, almost all of them, It is his first lengthy stint in shoot before the defender and Iheanacho's hot streak grueling season that included 55th minute, with the score grapples with a deadly second Bhaker will also represent including Smaresh Jung, Suma the starting lineup since join- goalkeeper in front of him could push Leicester over the a Europa League campaign. tied, he produced a stunning wave of the pandemic. India in the mixed team 10m Shirur and Deepali Deshpande, ing from Manchester City in were set, came as no surprise to line in the race for Champions Rodgers spoke openly clearance to deny Christian "I appeal to everyone in the pistol along with Saurabh have got themselves vaccinat- the offseason of 2017 and he is Leicester goalkeeper Kasper League qualification, too. about the team's poor finish to Benteke a tap-in to an country to religiously maintain Chaudhary. ed, according to sources. even outshining strike partner Schmeichel. He described The win cemented third last season in a preseason chat unguarded net after Ja ro COVID protocols, including Earlier this month, the In 2018, Bhaker became Jamie Vardy, for so long the Iheanacho as a "nightmare in place for Brendan Rodgers' with his players, determined for Riedewald broke the offside maintaining social distancing, National Rifle Association of the youngest Indian shooter to team's talisman and most like- training" because of his intelli- team, which is four points it not to be an "elephant in the trap. Leicester's win left hand washing, hand sanitising India (NRAI) had announced clinch a gold medal at the ly scorer. gent finishing and said he has ahead of Chelsea in fourth room." Liverpool with even slimmer and wearing masks. a 15-member shooting International Shooting Sport "When you have confi- "everything to be a top striker." and seven clear of West Ham in "You sense that might have hopes of qualifying for the "Please get yourself vacci- contingent for the Tokyo Federation (ISSF) World Cup. dence in your game, it makes "Having a massive figure fifth. Liverpool is a point fur- lingered about if we didn't Champions League, just a year nated, avoid crowded places in Games. Before that, she had bagged you perform really well," said like Jamie Vardy in front of you, ther behind, with all four teams address it," Rodgers said. after Jurgen Klopp's team won the markets and keep following To deal with the uncertain- nine medals at the National Iheanacho, who has 12 goals in in the system we were playing, having five games to play. "Over that preseason peri- the league for the first time in the health department guide- ty brought on by the pandem- Games and a silver at the Asian his last nine games. was always going to be difficult Leicester faded away badly od, we went away for a couple 30 years. lines from time to time," ic, the national body has also Junior Championships. "It gives you a base. When for him, Schmeichel said. at the end of last season to drop of days, we spoke about it and With Leicester eight points Bhaker said in the video. named two reserves in each In 2020, she was conferred you score a goal, it gets your "But credit to him, every out of the top four on the final took on the challenge for the ahead, Chelsea which is with- Bhaker has been selected discipline, where shooters have with the Arjuna Award by the mind high, it keeps coming and day since he's come, he works weekend. That doesn't look current season." in four points is the only team for three events in the upcom- won quotas for the games. government of India for her you keep scoring." so hard and he just needed that like happening this time, with Evans' raking pass forward Liverpool can realistically reel ing Tokyo Olympics, scheduled Among others, fellow incredible performances in the The brilliant finish, which bit of luck or that goal to go in a second year in the for heanacho's winning goal in now. to be held from July 23 to Olympic-bound shooter sport. A B ) ) #84C " :
" :=E: calling for an equality law before school, work and even from ! :F- N the Tokyo Games begin on July their families. In addition, trans- he head of the Tokyo 23. They say momentum for the gender people must have their TOlympics on Tuesday took legislation is growing as Japan reproductive organs removed part in an event marking Japan's gets more attention over its before their gender can be LGBTQ pride week at a center handling of gender equality, changed on official documents " (E&+E in the capital, as activists and diversity and other rights issues. a requirement that internation- dozens of lawmakers pushed for We hope to speed up an al medical experts and human ustralian athletes and support staff preparing for the an equality law to be enacted enactment of the equality act," rights groups criticize as inhu- ATokyo Olympics will be given priority for vaccines. before the games begin in less said Yuri Igarashi, co-chair of mane. Aki Nomiya, a transgen- The Australian government on Tuesday said members than three months. the Japan Alliance for LGBT der activist, said people whose of the Olympic team would be vaccinated under a priori- Seiko Hashimoto visited Legislation. appearances and official records ty group which includes health-care workers, Indigenous Pride House Tokyo, an interna- Kanako Otsuji, a lesbian don't match feel especially vul- people aged over 55 and people older than 70. tional initiative to provide a lawmaker from the main oppo- nerable. Unless we are free of The vaccination program for athletes and support staff place for LGBTQ people and sition Constitutional fear of prejudice and discrimi- will include about 2,000 people, including an estimated 450- others to connect during the Democratic Party of Japan, said nation, we cannot live peaceful- 480 Olympic athletes. games. The first Pride House she was a target of bullying at ly," she said. Richard Colbeck, the government minister for senior was set up during the 2010 school. I was often called a Gon Matsunaka, who heads Australians and aged care, said the decision would not come Winter Games. manly girl' and bullied," she Pride House Tokyo and led at the cost of at-risk Australians. Japan is the only country in said. Many people cannot speak Hashimoto on the tour, said the “While vulnerable Australians remain an absolute pri- the Group of Seven major up because of fear of discrimi- sports world remains unfriend- ority as the vaccine rollout continues, National Cabinet industrialized nations where nation. Then how can we ly to LGBTQ people because of understands the pressure our high-performance athletes same-sex marriages are not that she wants people to remem- Elsewhere in Tokyo, over 40 enactment of an LGBTQ equal- change the situation? Legal pro- its gender specificity. have been facing as the Tokyo Games draw closer,” legally recognized. A Japanese ber the Tokyo Games as a turn- lawmakers and their aides from ity act. Tennis great and equal tection is the only way, she said. In many sports, players are Colbeck said in a statement. court ruled last month that ing point in achieving diversi- the governing and opposition rights advocate Billie Jean King For the children of the next gen- divided between men and Some 1,969,337 vaccine doses have been administered same-sex marriage should be ty and harmony, including parties all wearing matching also sent a video message of sup- eration to not face this kind of women. In sports, masculinity in Australia, 205,203 of which were given in aged and dis- allowed under the constitution, understanding for LGBTQ rainbow-colored facemasks as port. bullying, we need anti-discrim- is often emphasized because of ability care facilities. although the ruling has no issues. Hashimoto toured Pride well as activists and supporters Late last month, activists ination laws. competition in speed and Members of the Olympic contingent aged over 50 will immediate legal effect. House and met with LGBTQ gathered in person and online submitted a petition with over Many sexual minorities still power, and sexual minorities are receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, while those under 50 will “We need to take action activists, including athletes, for for what they called a Rainbow 106,000 signatures to the gov- hide their sexual identities in often made fun of or harassed," be given the Pfizer vaccine. now, Hashimoto said, adding talks. Parliament event to push for erning and opposition parties Japan, fearing discrimination at Matsunaka said. Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll said the team would be vaccinated outside of the public health program “to ensure the vaccination of our ath- letes does not place any additional load on the public sys- $4A 4$ $ % & 4 tem.” “There will be hundreds of very grateful athletes, coach- AHMEDABAD: England and Kolkata Knight With India's health crisis system crumbling, It was the Rugby Union's league and then slow- masks, and just generally trying to stay as safe as es and their families relieved to know that their hard work Riders captain Eoin Morgan is pained to see the several states have clamped stringent restrictions, ly, the Bundesliga started and the Premier you can, are very important messages to portray." over five years has been worth it,” he said in a statement. surge of COVID-19 cases in India but indicated including night curfews and lockdowns. League started. His KKR teammate and Aussie world “This added layer of assurance is what they were seek- the ongoing IPL could still go on as Bundesliga "Certainly in the UK last year we went "And that almost displayed that you can play number one Test bowler Pat Cummins has ing.” Nearby New Zealand announced last month that ath- and Premier League have set the perfect "tem- through severe lockdown for a prolonged peri- while the country is almost in full lockdown. So, showed the way by donating USD 50,000 to PM letes competing in events of national significance could get plates" for sports to continue amid lockdown. ods of time, and it looked for a long time crick- certainly, there's a template to make that happen, Cares to "purchase oxygen supplies for India's hos- early access to a coronavirus vaccine. Returning to India in less than six months et wasn't going to be played," Morgan said in a it has happened. But also, as long as it doesn't dis- pitals". Athletes traveling to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics will after the 2020 edition was staged in UAE amid virtual press conference after KKR beat Punjab turb what's happening in the public eye." While many of his compatriots left the coun- be required to stay within a "bubble" consisting of the offi- the pandemic, IPL found itself in the grip of a sec- Kings by five wickets on Monday. Sending out his message to fight the pandem- try in fear of the pandemic, Cummins was the cial accommodation, venues and training areas and will be ond wave of COVID-19 with few Australian play- "I think when we first came out of the lock- ic together, Morgan said: "...we fight this togeth- first cricketer in this year's IPL to publicly tested for the coronavirus before and during their stay, but ers and India's Ravichandran Ashwin exiting the down, I remember the first sport being on TV er, no matter where in the world you are, and so announce such a contribution on Twitter as he there is no requirement to be vaccinated ahead of compe- event. was probably in New Zealand and in Australia. things like social distancing, going out wearing also urged his fellow players to chip in. tition. ; # / $ ( 9 & D
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The fear of being locked out of their own nation all-rounder Kyle Jamieson and Siraj Rajat Patidar (31) and Glenn drove the likes of Andrew Tye to take an early flight back and sent Shikhar Dhawan (6) and Maxwell (25 off 20 balls) also pro- to Australia while Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa Steve Smith (4) packing respective- vided valuable contributions. also exited their franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore’s ly. Put in to bat, Devdutt Padikkal bio-bubble on Monday. Just when it looked young (17) and skipper Virat Kohli (12) A day later, Australia announced that it is suspend- Prithvi Shaw (21) and Pant, who sur- were off to a flying start, amassing ing air travel to and from India till May 15 amid the vived a leg before scare on 9, were 30 runs in 3.5 overs. swirling Covid-19 cases. The BCCI wrote to the foreign navigating their way, Patel, the tour- Pacer Avesh provided the players telling them that their safe return home will be nament's leading wicket-taker, Capitals with the first breakthrough, its responsibility once the tournament ends on May 30. 2 A P %0 struck, getting rid of the former with dismissing the RCB captain for 12 in “We understand that many of you are apprehensive / * B # the Capitals managing 43/2 in the the fourth over. In the very next ball, about how you will get back home once the tournament first six overs. Ishant, playing his first match of the concludes... We want to apprise you that you have noth- ,.=.3.6.,0,/32/,='03(/37 As boundaries dried up, Pant season, got rid of the dangerous ing to worry about,” BCCI COO Hemang Amin said -(> &# and new-batsman Marcus Stoinis Padikkal. in a letter addressed to the players. # (22) kept the scoreboard ticking by With two new batsmen in the “The BCCI will do everything to ensure that you -@) . 9 - taking singles and doubles on offer. middle, the seasoned speedster went reach your respective destinations seamlessely. The BCCI L *- K With the required run rate on to bowl a wicket maiden to slow is monitoring the situation very closely and is working * increasing both batsmen indulged in down the proceedings as RCB col- with the Government authorities to make arrangements * * * % 0 / * % P shot making. Stoinis took on lected 36 runs for the loss of two to get you home once the tournament concludes. - $ #$7@3 Washington Sundar in the 12th wickets in the Powerplay. “Be rest assured that the tournament is not over for *M BCCI till each one of you has reached your home, safe &# and sound,” he added. ( ! - Mumbai Indians’ Australian batsman Chris Lynn # 5 hoped that Cricket Australia would arrange a chartered ! 0 flight for those who have stayed back after CA checked " " " * on their travel plans. ! & " - # ( > “I texted back that as Cricket Australia make 10 per ! cent of every IPL contract was there a chance we could + " &+,+) - spend that money this year on a charter flight once the ! &#! tournament is over?” Lynn told News Corp media. ustralian leg-spinner Adam Zampa on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison ruled out -@) !' -" ATuesday said he decided to quit the IPL any Government assistance and said that those in the 69D+ (D9 midway as it was the “most vulnerable” bio- IPL will have to make their own arrangements for return. B0((//)6,3+/),A73A bubble he has been a part of and the tourna- “They have travelled there privately. This wasn’t part &;( = #! *- , *- ment should have been held in UAE, like last of an Australian tour. They’re under their own resources !> 9=> = # A !5 /#, 5! = 5 #"! ) !( year. and they’ll be using those resources too, I’m sure, to see ("5 ! 0 -@)! ! !!% ! < ?.. && &## (# , (& Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, them return to Australia in accordance with their own 5 :: )! 6 - "# (-(# ! /# 5! !. ) Zampa said he felt a lot safer in the UAE where arrangements,” Morrison was quoted as saying by The ! ' ! ! ! . -. 60 the IPL was held last year. Guardian. “We’ve been in a few (bubbles) now, and The Covid-19 carnage across India has shaken the 5 I feel like this is probably the most vulnera- country to its core with over 3 lakh fresh daily cases and 5 : " ( "#&. Q( 5 & 5! <+P 0* ble. I just feel like because it’s India, we’re more than 2,000 daily deaths. Add to this, a crumbling , 3 !. ) !( =< -( 5! ( ! ! . -. . / ( . always being told about the hygiene over here health infrastructure that is also battling a shortage of & ) F ! -) -##!( /# and being extra careful... I just felt like it was oxygen and some crucial medicines. 5 : )! - D ! the most vulnerable. The crisis outside the IPL’s bio-bubble has led to 1 3 1 R 66N 18 =- “The IPL that was held in Dubai six some talk about whether it is appropriate for the league " &+,+) - months ago didn’t feel that way at all. I felt like to go on and whether its organisers and participating 7 : 1 . R 3 8 2 5 : )! - ( that was extremely safe. Personally, I feel like players should be doing more to express empathy. perating like a well-oiled unit, Chennai ! ! . -. - 46 that would have been a better option original- Amin lauded the players for carrying on and giv- : = 3 . 8 R 83N 2 OSuper Kings will start as overwhelming ! =- ly for this IPL, but obviously, there’s a lot of ing some joy amid the gloom. 4 1 8 2 28 4 favourites when they clash with struggling political stuff that goes into it. “When you all walk out onto the field, you are bring- Sunrisers Hyderabad here at Feroz Shah Kotla on “Obviously there’s the T20 World Cup ing hope to millions of people who have tuned in,” he :: 3 8 . 2 1 4 Wednesday. that’s meant to be happening here later this said. 3 : 3 8 . 3 6 4 The MS Dhoni-led CSK have bounced back year. That’s probably going to be the next dis- “While you are professionals and will play to win, in style after losing the opening match. They are 2// cussion in the cricket world. Six months is a this time you are also playing for something much more C 1 8 2 36 4 on a roll with four straight wins and will hope long time,” said the leg-spinner. important,” he added. 2 1 . 6 7 that the new venue — Feroze Shah Kotla ground =. (5 EE ! ! — also favours them. 0D )! #/ ! , ,("5 !< The three-time champions had an under- whelming 2020 season but the team, packed with .! 9!( # ! (# - "#, (5 , -* 8 % seasoned players, is now displaying the efficien- )5(5 -(!, (# "#, & ( cy it is known for. .#-& " ( #/ ! ! All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja D G D 0 B $ $ :0- has been the driving force behind CSK’s impressive run so MARGAO: FC Goa head coach Juan he added. NEW DELHI: Inspired by his country- far. Ferrando is heartbroken after his Jorge Ortiz gave FC Goa the lead man Pat Cummins' gesture, former His blistering assault on 2 team conceded a last-minute equalis- in the third minute of the Group E Australian pacer Brett Lee on Tuesday Harshal Patel in the final over shut er in its AFC Champions League match but Ali Ferydoon equalised decided to donate one bitcoin (approxi- out RCB on Sunday. He has been !5 (5 0EE /#! match against Al Rayyan, saying the with just a minute left in the regula- mately Rs 40 lakh) to help India in its fight among the wickets E )! #/ E3 side wanted to win for the people of tion time. against the raging COVID-19 pandem- with his accurate left- India who are battling a deadly Al Rayyan had the majority of ic. arm spin apart from ,("5 !< .! 9!( # second wave of COVID-19 pandem- possession in the first half but it was Cummins on Monday won lots of effecting stunning /# (# - "#, ic. an even contest in the second session. hearts when he announced a USD 50,000 run-outs. /#(5 -(!, FC Goa conceded an 89th minute “Of course, we need to improve. donation towards the PM CARES Fund Openers — Faf du goal to squander a chance to become We have our next match against Al for oxygen supplies in India's hospitals Plessis and Ruturaj (# "#, & ( C66 /#! the first Indian club to win a match Wahda. There are some injuries, and ravaged by a deadly second wave of the Gaikwad — have found form 5!(# in the prestigious AFC Champions it is difficult to prepare. The medical pandemic. while Suresh Raina and 5 55 League (ACL) as it played out a 1-1 staff have been working tirelessly,” “It saddens me deeply to see people game, from lending a helping hand. Ambati Rayudu are due draw with Al Rayyan of Qatar here Ferrando said. suffering due to the ongoing pandemic. Like Cummins, who plays for Kolkata for big knocks. combination right if they have to move out of on Monday. “We needed to be better during I feel privileged to be in a position of mak- Knight Riders in the IPL, Lee is also in The CSK batters are aware of the last spot on the points table which they cur- “It is difficult when you lose in the transition prior to conceding. ing a difference and with that in mind, India as part of the IPL commentary the Rashid Khan threat but the rently occupy. the last minute. But, the truth is that That's a big difference between the I'd like to donate 1 BTC (Bitcoin) to panel. rest of the SRH attack doesn’t Warner needs to shrug off his poor run and we are playing against very good other teams playing here and us. It Crypto Relief to help with the purchase “Now is the time to be united and inspire much confidence. for that he needs to negotiate CSK pacer teams. It is a pleasure to play against was a terrible moment for my play- of oxygen supplies for the hospitals ensure we do as much as we can to help Hyderabad rely heavily on Deepak Chahar, who has impressive ability to Persepolis, Al Wahda and Al Rayyan,” ers to concede at the last moment. across India," Lee said in a statement the ones in need. I'd also want to thank their foreign recruits, led by strike upfront, well. Ferrando said. They were also exhausted," he which he posted on Twitter. all the frontline workers who have been skipper David Warner, opener Apart from Chahar, spin all-rounder Jadeja “It was a very important game expressed. “India has always been like a second working round the clock during these Jonny Bairstow, Kiwi great and veteran Imran Tahir along with Sam Curran because the situation in India is very The Gaurs are currently on three home for me. The love and affection that tough times. Kane Williamson and Rashid, form a strong CSK bowling unit. difficult at this moment. We were points from five matches with their I have got from the people of this coun- “I request people to please take care, which is a cause for concern. SRH will need one of Warner, Bairstow and thinking that if we win it will be a last game slated against Al Wahda try both during my professional career stay at home, wash your hands and head Their biggest weakness is Williamson to go big and hope that the middle- good moment for the Indian people FSCC on April 30. and even after my retirement, holds a spe- out only if absolutely necessary, wear a a fragile batting order and over- order can make a meaningful contribution to because it’s very difficult for the The Indian Super League side cial place in my heart.” mask and maintain social distancing. Well reliance on the top order. thwart CSK. players at the moment. went out of reckoning for a knock-out On Tuesday evening, one bitcoin was done Pat Cummins for the initiative yes- The inability of the team’s The Hyderabad bowling has been patchy with “They were talking about playing berth after Al Wahda of the UAE beat trading at over Rs 40 lakh. terday,” Lee said. The 44-year-old repre- Indian middle-order to step up the experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar lacking for India because I know about the last season runners-up Persepolis Bitcoin is not considered legal tender sented Australia in 76 Tests, 221 ODIs and has cost SRH more often than not consistency while the absence of yorker special- difficult moments. But, we conceded FC 1-0 in another Group E match in India but that has not stopped Lee, one 25 T20Is during an immensely success- and the think-tank needs to get the ist T Natarajan due to injury is a huge blow. at the last moment. This is football,” played earlier in the day. of the fastest bowlers to have played the ful international career.