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  45657'8 admit such cases in the future. "R %  “Fever and coughing nly five per cent of patients would fall under mild symp-  " $  Oaffected by Covid-19 toms. If a person’s breathing require hospitalisation, Indian rate is more than 15 counts in +, -  Council of Medical Research a minute, it indicates moderate Director-General Balram Covid-19 infection whereas Bhargava said on March 22. over 30 breathing counts in a 33   45657'8 The Union Health minute would fall into the Ministry slightly revised the severe category,” the Delhi elhi Chief Minister Arvind figure on May 21. At a Press Health Minister said at a Press DKejriwal on Sunday briefing, Joint Secretary in the conference on Saturday. announced that the hospitals Health Ministry Lav Agarwal It’s shocking that the hos- run by the Delhi Government said out of the total number of pitals kept admitting such cases and private entities will only active Covid-19 cases in the when the Union Health treat Delhiites during the coro- country, 6.39 per cent needed Ministry on May 14 issued a set navirus crisis while the city’s + & /  05 6     %     *  hospital support. Out of these, of revised discharge guidelines borders will be reopened from + $   %, about 2.94 per cent needed which said Covid-19 patients Monday. oxygen support, three per cent with mild and moderate symp- Addressing an online want Delhi hospitals to treat The Delhi Government intense care units (ICU), and toms need not be tested before media briefing, Kejriwal said patients from the national hospitals have around 10,000 0.45 per cent required ventila- discharge. the hospitals run by the Centre Capital during the coronavirus beds while the Centre-run hos- tor support. The guidelines said all mild will have no such restriction, pandemic. pitals have almost the same On June 6, Delhi had a $   &'    #    #    )    * + $   %, and moderately-ill patients and if the people from other “Hence, it has been decid- number of beds, Kejriwal said, 27,654 active cases. If we go by should be discharged without states come to the national cap- ed that Government and pri- adding that it will strike a bal- the ICMR assessment of five coronavirus patients were health institutions as on Friday. A senior official of the testing from hospital 10 days ital for specific surgeries, they vate hospitals in Delhi will ance and protect the interest of per cent hospitalisation admitted in hospitals across Of them, 12 patients, consti- ICRM told The Pioneer on the after onset of symptoms — if can get medical treatment at only treat patients from the those belonging to the nation- requirement, Delhi should Maharashtra on Friday last tuting less than 0.6 per cent of phone that 5-6 per cent hospi- there is no fever and no oxygen private hospitals. national Capital,” Kejriwal said. al Capital and other States as need around 1,400 beds. If we when the total number of cases the total active cases, are crit- talisation is a universal trend. support needed for three days. The announcement comes The Chief Minister had last well. follow the national trend of in the State stood at 80,000. It ically ill and have been put on He felt that throwing the hos- In the case of the severely ill a day after a five-member panel week sought views of the peo- Continued on Page 6 hospitalisation of 6.3 per cent, means around 20 per cent of the ventilator and oxygen sup- pitals open for all patients was patients, negative testing is constituted by the AAP ple in Delhi on the issue, while then Delhi should need around the patient required hospitali- port. the reason behind the highly must after clinical recovery. Government suggested that announcing the decision to     1,700 beds. sation in Maharashtra. The reports from these inflated figures in these Before these guidelines, the health infrastructure of close the city’s borders. On June 5, Delhi Health In Mumbai, which had affected States make a mockery States. two consecutive negative tests the city should be used only for “Delhi’s health infrastruc-  . % # Minister Satyendra Jain 37,500 positive cases on Friday, of the ICMR estimate of the “It’s not for me to comment within 24 hours was a must treating Delhiites in view of the ture is needed to tackle the claimed that Delhi has 5,000 of the total bed capacity of hospitalisation requirement. on this issue. Hospital author- before a patient could be dis- raging Covid-19 crisis. coronavirus crisis at the   +'  hospital beds, nearly six times 9,092 in dedicated units, 8,570 The figures also show that in all ities will better speak about it. charged. Till March, all the hospitals moment,” Kejriwal said on more than what the State beds were occupied whereas of these three States, four to five But I do feel that not all cases It’s obvious that Delhi hos- of Delhi were open to all. The Sunday. /#0 required, going by the assess- the 1,097 ICU beds, except 20 times more patients have land- require hospitalisation. In Japan pitals willfully flouted the residents of Delhi never denied There are around 40 Delhi ments of the ICMR and Health all beds were occupied. In ed in hospital as against the and several other counties, Healthy Ministry’s discharge treatment to any person ever, Government-run hospitals in New Delhi: Two days after an Ministry. That raised the all- addition, 378 patients were on national average. they never admitted mild or policy because they treated the the Chief Minister said, adding the national Capital including FIR was filed against Sir important questions: Why ventilators. That means around What could explain such a asymptomatic cases in hospi- Covid-19 pandemic as a wind- that at any given time nearly LNJP Hospital, GTB Hospital Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) crowding in the hospitals when 10,600 hospitalisations, which mad rush to hospitals in the last tals. Why are we doing it in fall. That’s why States such as 60-70 per cent of patients in and Rajiv Gandhi Super for allegedly violating Covid- so many beds are on offer? comes to more than 30 per cent few weeks? Panic of the ?” he asked. Maharashtra, Kerala, and Tamil Delhi hospitals are from other Speciality Hospital. 19 regulation norms, sources Now take the case of of the confirmed cases. patients, the greed of hospitals, Not surprisingly, the Delhi Nadu have fixed a cap on the States. Among the major Centre- at the facility on Sunday said Mumbai. According to a daily In Haryana, around 30 per connivance between labs and Government has directed hos- fees the hospitals could charge “Nearly 7.5 lakh people run hospitals in the city are there was a “clerical mistake” Covid-19 report published by cent of the total Covid-19 hospitals, and a possible under- pitals to discharge all mild and from the patients for their stay. have sent their suggestions to RML Hospital, AIIMS and and the matter is “being sort- the State Government, 16,801 patients were admitted in 12 reporting of cases. asymptomatic patients and not Continued on Page 6 us and over 90 per cent people Safdarjung Hospital. ed out”.                                    R                45657'8                       0<&-2< ,&/./ ,-&,3= !         ndia’s Covid-19 caseload   4  ,3&.02 121 3.&--- Izooms past 2.50 lakh on P    Sunday, a week after crossing  10&-,. 10+ 3/&--- "#$        the 1.75 lakh milestone, as %!  1/&/-2 3&1=-3,&.=,  !"#$!%           !  new infections touched 10,770 :!  3/&<-- 1,-2&2<= %"  and 261 deaths in the last 24    #     hours. India at 2,57,392 is now      3/&<,. 12<.&30<    $# the sixth worst affected coun-   +(,-(./+      -&=/3 =31.&,,3   45657'8 %         try by the coronavirus pan- 6 > 0&302 ,-.,&,/, demic with over 7,207 total    -(+*- nion Home Minister and #   #   &'  deaths.  + <&<=1 .31&3,1 Uformer BJP president Amit '    (!   While Maharashtra con-     >  <&/2/ ,/1&=/< Shah on Sunday launched the        #$L M tinues to hold the tag of the       =&.<- 2<1&..- poll campaign for the year-end badly-affected State, recording 0(+.(121 Bihar Assembly polls address- +    3,007 new cases and 91 deaths '  =&==0 103&=2= ing a political rally via video taking the total count to 85,975, 9?  =&/02 =33&13. conference and slammed the   -. /  0$   1 2 $  3    including 37,390 discharges  0(+)(.+2  ,&.Uttar Pradesh registered Punjab in the last 24 hours, tak- fight against the pandemic. “The Opposition is doing ple in the fight against      ing 2830 active cases, 1216 ly to see at least one lakh 370 fresh cases on Saturday, ing total number of cases to He took a dig at Rashtriya politics. What did it do for peo- Covid-19.” recovered and 41 deaths. Covid-19 cases by end of June taking the number of con- 2608 and deaths to 51. Janata Dal (RJD) workers who ple,” Shah asked at the virtual “I must say that they final-   (   After Maharashtra, the sec- as per a projection made by the firmed cases to 10,103 even as Odisha too reported its clanked ‘thalis’ to ridicule BJP’s rally. He said Prime Minister ly endorsed what PM Modi had   )* ond-worst hit State, Tamil five-member committee the number of casualties rose to highest single-day spike in symbolic measure to counter Narendra Modi’s welfare steps earlier appealed for the people &&' #      Nadu saw 1,515 more coron- formed by the Delhi 268, with 11 fatalities. Covid-19 cases after 173 more coronavirus saying he was glad such as cash transfer, free ration to coronavirus in India and  #  + $ avrius cases and 18 deaths, tak- Government. Rajasthan was at sixth position people tested positive for the that Opposition had finally helped the migrant workers in around the world. I salute ./   &   ing the total cases to 31,667 As many as 480 fresh cases among worst-hit States as it disease, taking the total tally in heard Prime Minister’s appeal at this time of the crisis. coronavirus warriors,” he said.          while the death count rose to and 30 deaths were reported in reported 262 new cases and 9 the state to 2,781. Of the 173 to show gratitude to Covid-19 “The Central Government The Union Home Minister  #    01  269. Gujarat in the last 24 hours, deaths on Sunday. Total num- new cases, 150 were in quar- fighters. Hours before Shah’s safely ferried 1.25 crore said, “It’s the land of Bihar where     # Delhi reported 1282 more taking the total number of ber of cases in the State is now antine centres, where people virtual ‘Bihar Jansamvad Rally’, migrants to their destinations first Republic Government was + 230.    cases in the last 24 hours. Total cases to 20,097 and toll to at 10599, including returning from different States RJD leaders and workers staged after health infrastructure was formed. This land of Bihar has 231.  & number of cases in the nation- 1,249 while Kerala on Sunday 2605 active cases and 240 are staying. protests, beating utensils and ramped up to meet their always led India.”     #    al capital is now at 28936, reported 107 new cases taking deaths. Continued on Page 6 blowing conches against what needs,” Shah said. Continued on Page 6 .---   .-,- " #!                '"         9  were also reported in the area to prevent the security forces  :8;59 458:; ed over 34,000 deaths related to group of five terrorists led from carrying out anti-terror the coronavirus, the third- Aby a top commander of operations. razil’s Government has highest number in the world, pro-Pakistan Hizbul At the same time, local Bstopped publishing a run- just ahead of Italy. It reported Mujahideen terror outfit was police officers were seen mak- ning total of coronavirus deaths nearly 615,000 infections, eliminated in a successful oper- ing announcements from loud and infections in an extraordi- putting it at the second-high- ation by the joint teams of secu- speakers warning people nary move that critics call an est, behind the United States. rity forces in the Reban area of against stepping out of their attempt to hide the true toll of Brazil, with about 210 million Shopian on Sunday. homes to disrupt the anti-ter- the disease in Latin America’s people, is the globe’s seventh Since January 2020, the rorist operations. largest nation. most populous nation. security forces have killed over An A++ category terrorist, The Saturday move came On Friday, the federal 90 terrorists, including sever- Farooq Ahmed Bhat alias Nali, after months of criticism from Health Ministry took down a al top commanders, in anti-ter- hailing from Yaripora in kul- experts saying Brazil’s statistics website that had showed daily, rorist operations. $           gam is believed to have been are woefully deficient, and in weekly and monthly figures on During the intense gun-     3 # $  killed in the encounter. some cases manipulated, so it infections and deaths in fight, which continued for sev-   $   %, However, a police spokesman may never be possible to gain Brazilian states. On Saturday, the eral hours during the day, the claimed they were still ascer- a real understanding of the site returned but the total num- security forces eliminated all However, two houses in the taining the identity of the ter- depth of the pandemic in the bers of infections for states and the hiding terrorists without area were completely destroyed. rorists.                    !     #  country. Brazil’s last official the nation were no longer there. suffering any collateral damage. Incidents of stone pelting Continued on Page 6 !            $   %  numbers showed it had record- Continued on Page 6    !"!"  

#      4   +0    " .               $ %      74;6 ment’s revenue receipts in the first two months of 2020-2021 shows that excise was   74;6   74;6 given sustenance allowance he long spell of lockdown continues to the top revenue earner followed by GST and ration kits. Tbatter revenue realisation of the major (goods and services tax) and VAT (value- oeing Chief Minister Yogi hief Minister Yogi He also directed officials to revenue earning departments as they have added tax). TAdityanath’s tough stance against CAdityanath asked officers undertake sanitisation work fallen short of their target in the first two The state government received Rs anti-Citizenship Amendment Act pro- to communicate with all divi- in urban and rural areas regu- months of the current fiscal 2020-2021. 2,169.25 crore as excise duty, which was testers, the Aligarh police invoked sional commissioners and dis- larly to prevent spread of the The net recovery has been only Rs 58.9 per cent of the target of Rs 3,680.00 National Security Act (NSA) on four peo- trict magistrates in view of the coronavirus infection. 7,654.17 crore against the target of Rs crore for May 2020. Cumulatively, the earn- ple on Saturday.. The accused were second phase of Unlock1.0 Yogi called upon Urban 26,318 crore, according to official data. The ings from excise in the first two months arrested in connection with the protests starting from June 8 and review Development and Rural situation is likely to improve in June with (April and May) were Rs 2,222.71 crore. in the district in February. development schemes. Development departments to the unlocking of the normal economic The earnings from GST were Rs 3,442.71 Under the NSA, a person can be He directed officials to make coordinated efforts and activity. crore (32.2 per cent of the target) and from detained without a charge for up to 12 regularly inspect Covid and facilitate loans to street ven- After considerably poor earnings in VAT Rs 1,421.87 crore (43.7 per cent of the months. non-Covid hospitals and dors. April 2020 due to restrictions, tax revenue target). Senior Superintendent of Police of ensure adequate arrangements “Thrash out a plan to ben- witnessed an upward trend in May follow- “The resumption of liquor sale has Aligarh, Muniraj G, said that the NSA in quarantine centres and com- efit labourers by providing ing the gradual resumption of economic helped the state government in increasing order was handed over to Imran, Anwar, munity kitchens. them comfortable and safe activities. Although the collections reached its revenue to some extent in May. Some Sabir and Fahimuddin in district jail Presiding over an Unlock houses on reasonable rent Rs 5,577.80 crore, this figure was well short other economic activities like transport etc. where they are lodged and their bail review meeting at his official under provisions of PM special of the target of Rs 13,903.19 crore for the are picking up now and this will add to the application is pending before a sessions residence in Lucknow on economic package,” he said. month, the same data showed. receipts from VAT as well. In such a situ- court in Aligarh. Sunday, Yogi directed officials The chief minister also Under the non-tax head too, revenue ation, the state government needs to have “While some others arrested were to coordinate with nodal offi- directed officials to focus on realisation from the mining of minor min- a relook at its priorities and rationalise its granted bail recently, the district admin- cers appointed in districts to health services in medical col- erals was Rs 296.40 crore against the tar- expenditure,” said a retired officer of the istration decided to charge the four assist the district magistrates. leges of , Aligarh, Meerut, get of Rs 600 crore in the first two months Finance department. under the NSA as there were inputs sug- He directed all divisional com- Kanpur, Gautam Buddha of 2020-2021. The state government spends Rs gesting that they could pose threat to missioners to review develop- Nagar and Firozabad in view The revenue realisation was Rs 242.24 12,000 crore to Rs 13,000 crore every peace if released on bail,” he said. ment and revenue-related of COVID-19 pandemic. crore from the mining of minor minerals month on salaries and pension and it The four were arrested for their activities in their respective He said that doctors, nurs- this month, about 80.7 per cent of the tar- would have to increase the receipts from alleged role in the violence on February jurisdictions. es and paramedics should take get of Rs 300 crore for May. taxes, along with the non-tax revenue, to 23 after clashes took place between The chief minister said regular rounds in Covid and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had meet the committed expenditure in the police and anti-CAA protesters in the Old that Health department officers action plan,” he said. explored in industries, agricul- non-Covid hospitals and the said last Sunday that the state government’s coming months. City area that left five injured, two of of additional director/joint Yogi said that migrant ture, horticulture and con- hospital administration should revenue had gone up considerably and it Besides freezing the dearness them critically. director rank had been returnees could be employed in struction business to help in the maintain 48-hour backup of did not propose to levy any new taxes or allowance hike and scrapping other The FIR lodged in this connection deployed to look after Covid construction of expressways, reconstruction of the state. oxygen in hospitals. cess in the fight against COVID-19. allowances, the state government has said that the accused indulged in arson, and non-Covid hospitals. medical college, universities, The chief minister advised Yogi also asked the Home He has asked the Finance department taken a number of steps to cut down its pelted stones at security personnel and “They should regularly inspect roads, canals etc. as work gets officers to prepare exhaustive department to regularly mon- to ensure that the major revenue earning expenditure to ensure that sufficient funds vandalised property in Upper Kot area of and monitor arrangements going. action plan for employment of itor social media so as to check departments meet their targets with the remain available for salaries and pension Kotwali police station, forcing the police there. Expedite construction He said that further job labourers from June 15 and anti-social activities and fake gradual unlocking. to employees and for the fight against to fire teargas shells and rubber bullets activities, if any, and make an opportunities should be reiterated that all labourers be news. A close scrutiny of the state govern- COVID-19. to disperse the mob.    $    +& +    O    &$'()   74;6 M*       ongress general secretary          CPriyanka Gandhi Vadra   ' *     74;6 M        and Samajwadi Party chief       .          Akhilesh Yadav slammed the    /  0!   ith Unlock 1.0 entering a        UP government over the death Wnew phase from Monday, of a pregnant woman after        the Health department has        !   being turned away by several    1N advised people to be more      "   hospitals. careful and take precautions to #$#$%#&%      Congress general secretary keep themselves safe and break said that the government made in the state had been woman while searching a hos- the coronavirus transmission         ' (   should ensure that hospitals stayed by courts as no trans- pital is extremely sad. The UP chain.        took non-coronavirus cases parency and fairness were fol- government should tell if it has Principal Secretary          seriously. lowed in the selection process. arranged one lakh beds for (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad On Friday, an eight-month Just on Saturday, Bahujan corona (patients), then why it said that people should be    N pregnant woman from Khoda Pradesh. The government must enrolled in 25 schools and also Samaj Party chief Mayawati has not reserved some beds for more careful in Unlock 1.0 and area (Noida) lost her life after make full preparations so that withdrew over Rs 1 crore as had attacked the UP govern- the future generation?” he take precautions like social on Sunday. On Sunday, there were being turned away by four no life is lost,” she said in anoth- salary,” tweeted the Congress ment, pointing out that the asked. distancing, hand washing, The principal secretary 4,175 patients in isolation major hospitals in Noida and er tweet. leader. manner in which highly edu- The SP leader’s statement using face masks and other said that a total of 11,308 beds of Covid hospitals, while one in Ghaziabad over a 13- Meanwhile, Priyanka also Priyanka claimed that cated students had to get work comes a day after an eight- measures to keep themselves Covid tests were done on 7,763 people were in institu- hour period. Later, the district flayed the state government many qualified aspirants failed under MGNREGA to earn month pregnant woman died and others safe. Saturday and the number of tional quarantine. ASHA work- magistrate of Noida ordered an over the affairs of Education to find their names in the final livelihood would discourage in an ambulance after a frantic “People should immedi- testing would go up to 15,000 ers also tracked 13,60,119 inquiry into the incident. department and posted tweets selection list of teachers’ youths from education unless 13-hour search for a hospital ately go for a test or inform per day within a week. migrants under home quaran- Taking to Twitter on to highlight the irregularities recruitment due to faulty reser- the government ensured job for bed failed as over half-a-dozen immediately the Health depart- Among the tests, 1,084 tine and of them, 1,199 were Sunday, Priyanka posted, made in teachers’ recruitment vation policy, negligence, paper them. facilities denied her treatment. ment about symptoms if pool tests were done of five found with coronavirus symp- “During corona pandemic, the and on a teacher enrolled in 25 leak, wrong evaluation, and Samajwadi Party chief Neelam, 30, and her hus- detected in family members, samples each in which 128 toms . government has to take non- schools and withdrawing over rampant corruption in the Yogi Akhilesh Yadav asked the Uttar band Vijender Singh, 30, friends or neighbours on toll- were found positive while 127 Presently, the state has Covid-19 and other health Rs 1 crore as salary. Adityanath government. Pradesh government on knocked the doors of eight hos- free number 18001805145 so pool tests of 10 samples each 1,905 hotspots in 739 police emergencies very seriously. In “Due to irregularities and The Congress leader Sunday how many beds had pitals, including government that treatment could be start- were done which detected 17 station areas covering 7,79,004 this context, if there is any callous approach of the UP claimed that youths were the been arranged for the “future ones, before she died in the ed at the earliest. It has been pool positive. houses inhabited by over 54 lapse, then there will be serious government, the dream of worst sufferers in Uttar generation” after a pregnant ambulance outside a hospital in found that delay in treatment “A TruNat testing machine lakh people. As many as 3,924 consequences. The death of a 69,000 aspirants of becoming Pradesh, where providing woman died in an ambulance Greater Noida on Friday. could lead to complications has been set up in Basti district COVID-19 patients have been pregnant woman in Noida is a teacher were shattered. Now yet employment only remained a in Greater Noida as she was The Gautam Buddha and patents could get hospital and around 50 tests are detected in these hotspots and warning.” another truth of education sys- poll slogan for the ruling allegedly denied admission by Nagar district administration critical,” Prasad said during being conducted daily since they are undergoing treatment “Similar news is coming tem in UP stands exposed Bharatiya Janata Party. She several hospitals. has ordered an inquiry into the his daily presser in Lucknow Saturday,” he said. in Covid hospitals. from different parts of Uttar after one teacher was found alleged that all recruitments “The death of a pregnant incident.     " %       74;6 L'5D8%:5     uffalo meat export from 6;7>55(54 BUttar Pradesh has been yet   74;6 another casualty of the two- '8%'5:84'5 month-long lockdown. Almost leuths of Anti-Terrorists zero domestic consumption  56'5:5 4 SSquad (ATS) of UP Police due to closure of slaughter- 58 5 arrested yet another person houses and meat shops in the accused of supplying arms to state have also hit the industry 1<&///;,/&/// militants of Khalistani move- hard. %;  :5 ment in Hapur on Sunday. “Right now, things are very The arrested person, iden- unfavourable for our industry. 7 %'5:5 tified as Javed of Kithore in Even though it is part of our >84'5  Meerut, was wanted for sedi- plate, it is not considered essen- tion by the Mohali police of tial as it is for exports,” said an 8H655& Punjab. exporter based in Meerut. ' :7E 4E In the last few months, the A livestock trader said, “In ATS and Punjab Police have Delhi, 15,000 to 20,000 goats 48 7' >5547 %'5:55 jointly arrested several per- and sheep are slaughtered every ;7;;646'8'' '85'5 sons linked to Khalistan move- day, along with 2,000 buf- ment, who were active in west faloes. The figures would be ;;D 48 7 55 '55H 545 %    & !      .   6          06 5  8  8 !$  %  UP. Now, Punjab Police per- even higher in the state where 6877>54 : 77E 5;4; sonnel would procure Javed’s an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 transit remand and produce goats are slaughtered. But in the '5;4 5:':;%'  :85 him before a magistrate in past six weeks, hardly any ani- *      Punjab to get custody remand mal has been slaughtered due '85M to grill him. Last week, the ATS to lockdown which has hiked   74;6 other states, at a meeting. He could opt for this alternative. help in paying wages to pilots and Punjab Police arrested the cost of animal upkeep. The mates, meat export accounts buffalo meat exporters now hoped that a decision in this The proposal does not put a and maintaining the aircraft,” Teerath Singh in Meerut and expense will be naturally for Rs 26,000 crore annually hope to wriggle out of Covid— iming to increase its rev- regard would help in meeting price tag but says it will be less the official said. posters of Bhindranwale was passed on to the consumers and the state accounts for near- induced slump and regain lost Aenue, the Uttar Pradesh departmental expenditures. than private operators. The aviation minister’s pro- recovered from him. through a price hike.” ly 50 per cent of India’s total momentum by June end. government is planning to rent “The proposal will be “Similarly, other states, posal comes against the back- An ATS source said that India sells more than one meat exports with more than UP is the highest produc- out state aircraft and choppers placed before the state cabinet which do not have enough drop of Chief Minister Yogi during quizzing, Javed revealed lakh tons of buffalo meat every 25 lakh people being associat- er of meat with 19.1 per cent for commercial use, especially for its approval,” the official aircraft and hire it from private Adityanath asking departments that he had supplied 35-40 month, but in March, exports ed with the industry directly or share, followed by Andhra as air ambulances to others said. companies for the transit of to generate their own resources firearms to Khalistani activists plummeted to around 40,000 indirectly. Pradesh at 15.2 per cent and states. The Aviation department dignitaries, could also be roped as the state would not be in in Punjab. tonnes. Sales are likely to have India is also the second West Bengal at 10.9 per cent. A senior official told ‘The has three aircraft and seven in with a rider that the position to bear expenses, other The source said that been even lower in April as highest in agro-commodity As per UP Animal Pioneer’ that Civil Aviation choppers along with 17 pilots plane/chopper should only than budgetary due to COVID- Khalistani militants were run- lockdown took effect. Even in export basket, which netted Husbandry department data, Minister Nand Gopal Gupta that could be put to use on rent. ferry the Governor and chief 19 pandemic. ning a `twenty-twenty referen- May, sales are expected to $3.6 billion in 2018-19. the state produced 7515.14 ‘Nandi’ floated the proposal to Private airlines charge minister and should not be Following this directive, dum’ group on Facebook and remain well below normal Meat exports have been lakh kg of buffalo meat, rent out state aircraft and chop- around Rs 7 lakh for an air thrown open to general public VAT on petrol and diesel was Twitter and members from despite some parts of Indian languishing since February and 1171.65 lakh kg of goat meat, pers for commercial use as air ambulance from Lucknow to or politicians. 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CMO Dr Narendra WUniversity professors People who have met these Agarwal said others who test- having tested Covid-19 posi- two professors have been ed positive are the residents of tive in the last two days, gen- asked to quarantine them- Gomti Nagar Extension in eral secretary of Lucknow selves, but we feel they should Omaxe Residency, which has University Teachers’ get their tests done. If they test been declared a hotspot. A Association Vineet Kumar positive, their contacts must woman, who is a resident of Verma has written to the Vice- also be traced so that precau- Tilak Marg (Sikandarbagh), Chancellor asking for 10-day tions can be observed,” Verma also tested positive. The state closure to break the chain of said. LU media spokesperson capital has a total of 15 virus. Suchit Swaroop from Durgesh Srivastava said they hotspots now. A senior official, Zoology department tested have told all those who came while giving details of those positive on June 5 while in contact with the two who tested positive, said the Madhurima Lall from Applied Covid-19 professors to quar- patients from Omaxe Economics department on antine themselves. $      +  9 / 6$  :;3<&        #      / !      %  Residency included a woman June 6. He said it shows that “Sanitisation is being carried and her two children. the infection has spread on the out on a regular basis at the   74;6 that all those entering the gur- “These are the family campus. university,” he said. dwara were requested not to members of a businessman “It has come to our Meanwhile, the registrar ith shopping malls, touch anything and leave who had returned from Noida, knowledge that these teachers has asked six professors — Wrestaurants and religious immediately after darshan. 3   #  where he runs his business, ten have come in contact with Ram Milan, Anup, Vimal places reopening on Monday, “The capacity of Durbar days back. He was accompa- other colleagues and employ- Jaiswal, Sudhir Mehrotra, there is good turnout expect- Hall is 500 but we will not allow   74;6 nied by his family. While he ees. It may be a long chain and Omkar — and the finance ed in temples and other places more than 20 people at a time. tested positive earlier, his fam- the only way to break it is to officer who came in direct of worship, the situation is a bit They will be allowed to sit only he Lucknow police have ily, including wife, son and close the university,” he said. contact with Dr Madhurima iffy. On Sunday, there was a for 5-7 minutes,” he said. He Tissued advisory to the heads daughter, tested positive on He pointed out that Lall to go on 7-day home mixed feeling of fear and added that before the lock- of religious places and owners Sunday” he said. Madhurima Lall told the reg- quarantine. An employee of enthusiasm among people even down, nearly 250 people used of restaurants/hotels and shop- He said the woman from istrar that she came in Botany department has also as preparations were in full to visit in the morning and as ping malls which will be Sikandarnagar who tested pos- contact with more than five been asked to quarantine swing for reopening of shop- many in the evening while a reopening from Monday itive is heavily pregnant. She professors. himself. ping malls and restaurants. large number of devotees vis- onwards, barring in the con- returned from Mumbai recent- Mahant Devyagiri from iting in the intervening period. tainment zones. A spokesman ly and got herself tested on the teams collected 195 samples Muzaffarnagar and 16 from Mankameshwar temple said “There is a lot of enthusi- said the religious heads had advice of a private doctor. and sent the same to KGMU Baghpat, taking the toll to regular devotees were bound to asm among people now that been asked to allow only five The CMO said that there for testing. 10,536 in the UP. Seven patients visit on the first day. “We have the gurdwara is reopening, but persons at a time and keep were three deaths in SGPGI but Meanwhile, 433 patients died in the state, including two made circles outside the tem- they are also fearful of the coro- alcohol-based sanitisers and they were not from Lucknow. tested positive for coronavirus in Agra, three in Meerut, one ple for social distancing. navirus infection. We are not infrared thermometers, if pos- They included a migrant from in the state, including 20 from each in Lucknow and Kanpur, Devotees will not be allowed in expecting more than 250 peo- sible. Those showing symptoms Mumbai who had died on Noida, 46 from Ghaziabad, 21 taking the toll to 275. As many the ‘garbh griha’ (sanctum ple to come on the first day,” he of coronavirus infection will board a train, and a patient from Jaunpur, 34 from as 278 patients recovered in the sanctorum) while two persons said. He added that ‘kadha not be allowed while the devo- from Sultanpur. The CMO Bulundshahr, 21 from state, taking the figure to 6,185. will stand at the entrance. We prasad’ would be distributed to tees entering the premises must idols. There will be no permis- sanitisation of staircases, tables have procured thermal scan- the people as usual. wear masks. They also have sion to sprinkle holy water on and chairs while employees ners to measure the tempera- Singh said they had been been asked to make people the idols or distribution of have to wear masks. There ture of devotees and a sanitis- continuously holding langar aware about the precautions prasad while the priests must must be separate entry and exit ing machine for regular saniti- during the lockdown period, through posters, banners and not touch the devotees in any gates at religious places, restau- sation of the temple twice a feeding the migrants and daily public address systems. way. If ACs are being used, the rants/hotels and shopping day,” she said, adding that bells wagers. “We have fed over two Shops outside religious temperature should be kept 24- malls. The spokesman said had been removed from the lakh people in the lockdown. In places should not allow assem- 30 degree Celsius. that guidelines had been pre- temple. the beginning, the administra- blage of devotees and ensure The spokesman said that pared in detail covering all the “A pipe has been shaped in tion had directed us to discon- social distancing. In a queue, the owners of restaurants/hotels protocol. The police will keep such a manner that the water tinue the langar but as there the distance should be at least must also follow the norms in conducting checking drives to poured in it will reach the main were so many people sleeping six feet and the devotees should ensuring minimum presence. ensure that the guideline are area of the deity. There will be hungry, we were allowed to not be allowed to touch the They have been asked to ensure adhered to. 100 volunteers standing near hold langar,” he added. the temple premises. However, Father Donald Desouza Meanwhile, Naya that devotees enter from one Oberoi said only 50 per cent of we want only a few people to from St Cathedral Church said Mandir in Aliganj point and leave from the other,” all categories were expected to visit the temple because it is they had made all the prepara- will be opening on June 15. he said. open on Monday. “These necessary at this point of time tions. “We have made a sanitis- Administrator Anil Kumar Chairman of Islamic restaurants are looking at the to stay home,” she said. ing tunnel through which the Tewari said as per the decision Centre of India Maulana market and how it works. They Satpal Singh Meet from visitors will pass, and we will taken by the temple committee, Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali are also waiting for the proper Naka Hindola Gurdwara said focus on social distancing and they had requested the district said they appealed to all the supplies and taking their time state government guidelines masks,” he said. He added that administration to help them communities to follow the to clean the premises. They are would be adhered to in right they were expecting few visitors ensure social distancing. instructions issued by the adopting a wait-and-watch pol- earnest. “For the past two days, because the masses happen on “The temple will be open- Central and state governments. icy for now,” he said. Media we have been carrying out Sunday. ing after a long time and this “Thermal scanning will be spokesperson of sanitisation of the entire gurd- “However, in view of the crowds are expected. We have done at the entrance of the Hotel confirmed that the hotel wara, including the railings coronavirus pandemic, we have requested the administration to mosques which have already would open on Monday. and shoe racks. All those com- postponed the Sunday services provide police force to help in been sanitised. We have also One of the malls in Trans- ing to the gurdwara have been for this entire month. This is crowd management,” he said. appealed to namazis to wear Gomti area will open from June requested to wear masks. We also because as per the guide- He added that the committee masks and follow social dis- 10. “Most of the shops are still have purchased a machine with lines, only five people will be also required time for making tancing norms,” he said. He in the process of cleaning their the help of which we will sani- allowed at one time and there arrangements. “We have to put added that the advisory had premises and hence we have tise all the visitors. A sewadar is no point holding masses for in the channel gates so that been issued to 300 mosques in decided to open on June 10, will sanitise the hands of devo- five people, hence online ser- people do not assemble in one the city. Secretary of Hotels and which is again a tentative date,” .       * !!   $   %  tees,” he said. He pointed out vices will continue,” he added. area. We also have to ensure Restaurants Association Girish an official said.  !""#$ / # "   /           $    % %  &'(#)* '*Q#!$!  "  $<.777   74;6 '5:5 :5;(5:3// %     74;6 Nadim and the girl into cus- 4 5' : 5:O Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh  " #  $ tody. They were brought to ivisional Commissioner government has challenged a youth allegedly lured a Lucknow later. DMukesh Meshram and D 878578(84%84'8 single-bench order staying the Agirl student into running Meanwhile, the Gomti District Magistrate Abhishek :5 6';65:5 appointment process of 69,000   74;6 raids and nabbed the duo. They away with him. The girl’s par- Nagar police arrested an Prakash visited the snake- assistant basic teachers in the were identified as Sanjay Singh ents forced the police to work accused, identified as Sadiq of charmers colony in D 84% :;>75 5 state. The special appeal has 34-year-old civil services and his son Kartik, both of on the case and the accused Wazirganj. The police had Ashrafnagar (Sarojininagar) ;7;;64 been listed for June 9 before a Aaspirant ended his life at his Balda locality in Asharfabad. As was arrested form Saifai in announced a reward of Rs on Sunday. There are over 100 : 8;4865:5 division bench, comprising flat in Greenwood Apartment per reports, on Sunday morn- Etawah on Sunday. The girl 10,000 on his arrest. In snake-charmers’ families living justices Pankaj Jaiswal and under Gomti Nagar Extension ing, Sanjay lost his cool accus- was handed over to her another success, the in this area who were facing 8:8>5 ;4% Dinesh Kumar Singh. police station area on Sunday. ing his servant, Sushil of parents. Nagar police arrested an problems because of lockdown. '5:5854 It has been filed by the As per his family, he had cleared Mansoor Nagar, of being lax As per reports, the girl’s received a tip-off that Nadim accused, identified as Ravi Ration kits were distributed Examination Regularity the exam four times but could and started abusing him. As parents lodged a missing was travelling to Aligarh by a Mishra aka Pankaj Pandit, among the residents. Authority (ERA) on behalf of not get through the interview. Sushil objected, Sanjay and report with the Vikas Nagar bus. The police tracked the who was bearing a cash The residents said it was help would be provided to the state. In its appeal, the ERA He worked as a probation offi- Kartik started thrashed him. police on Saturday, suspect- bus’ location which was reward of Rs 10,000. Police the first time that any official them through various govern- has said the single-judge bench cer in a bank but resigned to Meanwhile, Mobin of ing that Mohammed Nadim found to be in Saifai. Vikas said the accused is an active visited their colony. The ment schemes. He also gave order was unwarranted and prepare for civil services. The Mansoor Nagar pass by the of Aligarh lured her into Nagar SHO DK Shukla con- member of a gang run by a District Magistrate had a dia- instructions to the illegal. The bench of Justice deceased was identified as shop and asked Sanjay to forgive eloping with him. The fami- tacted his Saifai counterpart hardened criminal, Lalit logue with the elders in the Sarojininagar SDM. District Alok Mathur on June 3 had Abhijeet Singh. His father Sushil, who was visibly petrified ly also shared information and requested him to help in Sonkar. Besides, the Indira group and handed biscuit pack- Magistrate Abhishek Prakash stayed the selection process, Gajendra Singh, who informed and trembling in fear. Over this, related to Nadim’s hometown nabbing the accused. Nagar police arrested an ets to the children. The spoke the the locals about prima facie finding that certain the police about the incident on Sanjay picked up his loaded rifle and his cell number and later Subsequently, the bus was accused, identified as Divisional Commissioner was Covid-19 precautions. He also questions and answers were Sunday morning, said Abhijeet and pulled the trigger. However, approached senior officials. stopped and Nadim was Shahvan of Barabanki, bear- all ears to their problems and asked them to reach out to the ambiguous and wrong and, took the step around 7 am. as Mobin ducked, the bullet While the police were nabbed. A team of police ing a cash reward of Rs complaints regarding their control room if they faced any hence, it required fresh scruti- Abhijeet resigned from the missed the target. The gunshot working on the case, they reached Saifai and took 25,000. houses and assured them that problems. ny by the UGC. PTI bank job to prepare for the created a sensation in the area Provincial Civil Services exams and neighbouring traders few years back and was con- downed the shutters appre- stantly making preparations. hending a brawl. However, '*'!" *'**!#&'* . $!#&/0 “Abhijeet was found hang- some onlookers filmed the inci- ing from the ceiling with a dent and shared the video clip dupatta tied around his neck,” in social media groups, drawing   74;6 matter to the local police but no his son to death. Karan was a farmer Shyamlal Yadav of assailants had threated the dent, the cops found the body of a police spokesman said. He the attention of police. A police action was taken. When the painter in Bengaluru and had Leduka hamlet was found lying farmer not to give his statement 6-year-old Guddu of Baresar said the case had been assigned team reached the scene for series of murders rocked the assailants learnt about the com- come home following lock- in a pool of blood in the tube- in court in connection with Sikenderpur under the Sirauli to sub-inspector Umakant investigation and arrested the Astate during the last 24 plaint, they intercepted the youth down. In Azamgarh, the body of well in his fields on Sunday murder of his cousin Satyendra, police station. The boy was Tiwari. “Abhijeet was depressed accused. Mobin lodged a case in hours. In the first incident, as he came out of the temple on a tempo driver, identified as morning. The assailants looted who was killied by Ashok and missing since Friday evening due to failure and so he ended this connection. praying in a temple proved Saturday night and shot him Ramesh Yadav (35) of the battery and inverter from the his family members in 2011. and as his private part was his life,” the spokesperson said. Police spokesman Vaibhav costly for a Dalit when he was dead. In Gorakhpur, a youth was Bilariyaganj was found lying at tubewell. Bareilly witnessed a In another incident, Kamal, chopped off it is suspected that He is survived by wife and a son. said a case for murderous assault shot just outside the temple on brutally battered to death. Karan Raunapar locality on Sunday series of killings. In Ahiyapur a resident of Joginawada someone killed him for sacrifice. Meanwhile, in a brazen dis- and abusing under sections 307 Saturday night. SP of Amroha, (22), hailing from Ojhwali local- morning. He was brutally hamlet of Bithri Chainpur, 40- Baradari, who was running e- The boy's father Hardayal play of muscle power, a and 504 of IPC was registered Dr Vipin Tada, rushed to the ity of Badhalganj, went out on hacked by some unknown per- year-old farmer Vijnesh Yadav rickshaw, was found murdered claimed that Guddu’s elder shopowner and his son thrashed against Sanjay and Kartik. “Both spot after learning about the Saturday night. His father, son. In Azamgarh, the body of was sprayed with bullets. The at Ituwa Beniram locality under brother was also killed four their servant over a petty issue were challaned under sections incident. Harishchandra, alleged that 25-year-old Angadram, a resi- incident took place when the Bithri Chainpur in Bareilly on years back and four local vil- and opened fire on a person Arms Act. The police recovered Reports said that a 25-year- Nagina Yadav, Rambhawan dent of Dhadni hamlet of victim was carrying wheat on his Saturday night. The cops found lagers were arrested in connec- when he intervened, in Chowk the licenced rifle, four live car- old youth, hailing from Yadav, Pintu Yadav, Awadesh Tahbarpur, was found hanging tractor to sell it in Faridpur on new battery of the rickshaw tion with it. A woman, identified on Sunday. As the news went tridges and a bullet shell from Domkhera locality of Hassanpur Yadav had called his son to from a tree in an orchard at Saturday night. Near FCI which the victim purchased for as Rachna, died after she alleged- viral on social media, a police the scene. The police are recom- in Amroha, was assaulted and Baisukhiya Dewaar and accus- Tajanpur hamlet under godown, Parusram, Ashok, Jeet Rs 28,000 last Friday missing so ly fell from the terrace of her team led by Chowk SHO mending cancelation of arm warned from going to temple ing him of having an affair with Nijamabad police station on Singh, Santosh, and Satyendra they suspect it to be a loot and- house in Shanti Vihar on Vishwajeet Singh conducted licence issued to Sanjay,” he said. four days back. He reported the some girl, they brutally battered Sunday morning. In Jaunpur, gunned him down. The murder case. In another inci- Saturday evening. #  !"!"    & : #; 7 ! $    " #      

       ( : 4 8         4 : samples are taken from rural       areas as well because of the ll the sincere efforts made anpur Divisional entry of large number of Aduring the four phases of KCommissioner Sudhir M    ," migrant workers in the district. lockdown may go in vain if any Bobde on Sunday directed The district administra- laxity is shown in dealing with health officials to increase KANPUR (PNS): Kanpur City reported 21 new coronavirus pos- tion had recently set up a spe- worldwide coronavirus pan- Covid testing in the district by itive cases on Sunday, taking the tally of infected persons detect- cial monitoring committee to demic during ongoing Unlock collecting a minimum of 900 ed in the city so far to 525. keep an eye on the committees 1.0. During the last one week samples every day. Chief Medical Officer Dr AK Shukla said the new cases were assigned the task maintain a the situation in this belt of He said with the third test- reported mainly from Salempur, Sarsaul Madha, Ghatampur, strict vigil on the entry of Purvanchal (eastern UP) has ing machine becoming opera- Umri , Kakwan, Sarvodaya Nagar, Allenganj, Barra- migrant workers from other turned bad to worse as the flow tional from Monday, the health 2, Ratanpur Ahirwan, Laxmipurwa, Kakadev, Patkapur and places. Ironically, this is not of migrants and outsiders con- authorities had to speed up Lalbangla. being done seriously. tinued. Despite all the formal- sample collection. He said 316 COVID-19 patients had been cured and dis- ities of thermal scanning at rail- The divisional commis- charged from hospitals so far while 16 patients had succumbed  (   way stations, bus depots and sioner said with close to 200 to the disease. He said there were 193 active coronavirus cases  3  Babatpur airport, the finding of COVID-19 patients still under in the city. The health workers visited containment areas like dozens of migrants as COVID- treatment, there was tremen- Chandari, Swarup Nagar, Darshanpurwa, Thana Kakwan, The malls which had been 19 is an alarming signal and if dous pressure on hospitals, Abhaynagar and a few more and scanned around 3,813 houses. lying closed for the past around the relaxation process contin- doctors, paramedics and other The CMO said 220 swab samples were collected on Sunday. 75 days will reopen from ues, it may pose a serious frontline workers. Monday onwards, but with threat to the Health depart- Stressing of social distanc- strict social distancing norms. ment to look after the patients. ing, Dr Bobde said the ban on ence in the number of coron- number of such cases is less All the malls will make The region where earlier all assembly of more than five avirus positive cases in the than 40 in rural areas. This arrangements for thermal scan- the positive patients were shift- people at one place need to be urban and rural areas of huge difference points towards ning, sanitiser and ensure social ed to the hospitals in their strictly enforced. He asked the Kanpur City has raised concern the poor swab collection and distancing. As per the admin- respective divisions are now %   #   !  =   2      /     %  #  $  %  police officials to deal sternly over effective scanning of the testing in the rural areas. istration’s directive, not more being forced to be treated at with violators. He asked the population for identifying the The medical authorities than five people will be allowed district level due to sharp rise than 60 per cent but today the which is more than an average with the finding of two more police to restrict movement not suspects. have also appealed to the inside the shop at one time and in the cases. Till Sunday after- recovery percentage is very recovery percentage in UP patients, the number has gone only in the 29 hotspots but also While 525 coronavirus administration to ensure that if the customers will have to noon, the cases in 10 districts poor in many districts. It does which is 66.44 per cent by up to 54 and out of them, 26 in the orange zones. positive cases have been detect- 900 samples were collected in maintain a distance of at least in three divisions have not mean that laxity is being Saturday. have been recovered and the Meanwhile, the vast differ- ed in the urban areas so far, the the city, a similar number of three to five feet. increased to 1,098 and out of shown by the Health depart- Meanwhile, the rise in the recovery percentage is around them about 741 are migrants. ment but it is due to arrival of number of COVID-19 patients 48.14 per cent. It showed that around 78.23 per a large number of recent cases. continued as two more new Out of total positive cent of the total patients are For example, in Jaunpur, where patients have been found in patients in the district, 96.29 1   --%  migrants. In comparison to once the number of active Mirzapur, while two in Ballia per cent are migrants. The other parts of the region, the patients was less than 10 per and one in Chandauli. In same is the picture of many same is low of about 40.92 per cent, is now around 95 per cent. Mirzapur, the number of pos- other districts where the main         4 : Ram Sanehi died before the Shivrajpur, was living with his 304 on the third floor of Srishti cent in Varanasi, where already The same is the pictures of itive patients has increased to hike in cases was seen in recent police reached there. uncle and aunt in the rented Rachna Apartment at Rani a large number of ‘corona war- many other districts except a 37 with 13 active patients. As days. Similarly, with the find- woman stabbed her father- It is reported that illicit house in Gunjan Vihar. His Ghat, had gone to his brother, riors’ including police person- few. In Varanasi, despite recent 24 patients have been recov- ing of a new patient, the num- Ain-law to death over a country-made liquor was mother lives in village. A few Krishna Murari’s house in nel and health workers have hike in the number, the per- ered, at present the recovery ber of total patients in petty dispute in a village in recovered from Kamini’s house, days ago, his uncle and aunt Swaroop Nagar along with been infected. centage of active patients is just percentage there is compara- Chandauli has increased to 31 Vidhnu police area on Sunday during a police raid some time had gone to village and he was family members on May 25. Not only this, it was the 41.35 per cent. Overall, the tively well. It is 64.86 per cent, and out of them, 15 have been morning. back. However, she had man- living alone. On Sunday morning, the region where just 2-3 weeks entire region as many as 741 while in Jaunpur it is just 46.64 discharged from the hospital, The woman’s nephew, Raju, aged to escape from house, and Station Officer Ranjit Rai neighbours informed Girdhar ago, the recovery rate was per cent patients are still active per cent as out of 283 patients, indicating the recovery per- with the help of villagers caught the police had arrested her said appeared to have Agarwal that the doors of his remarkable when it was more and it is around 67.48 per cent 132 are still active. In Ballia, centage of 48.38 per cent. her and handed her over to brother-in-law, Rohit, from the committed suicide on Saturday flat were lying open. On reach- police. spot. Rohit’s wife is living with and the exact cause of his ing the flat, he found the locks According to reports, Ram her parents for the last two death would be known after of rooms broken and house- Sanehi of Nagla Vishrampur in years. the autopsy report was hand- hold goods ransacked. He said Vidhnu had sold his field along ed over to the police. the thieves took away jew- 2  2> " $ the road for  25 lakh some    ellery worth lakhs of rupees time ago. Since then, his daugh- Meanwhile, a ward boy,  (   and Rs 1.50 lakh in cash from ter-in-law, Kamini, wife of Shiva alias Dhirendra  33  the flat. At the time of incident,        ( : 4 8 Sharma, six reports have been contract of an earlier patient made as the new COVID-19 Vijay, had been demanding  Bhadauria (20), of a private Cash and jewellery worth the CCTV cameras in the received from Microbiology and Ward RMO of Popular patient also hails from an 10 lakh from him. She often hospital was found hanging in lakhs of rupees were stolen apartment were out of order. ne new COVID-19 patient Lab of BHU and five of them Hospital. He also works as already sealed hotspot. The quarrelled with her mother-in- a house in Gunjan Vihar in from a locked flat in the Srishti As the sniffer dog led the Ohas been detected in the were negative, while one pos- accountant at the same hospi- number of hotspots remained law, Kusuma, over this issue. Barra police area on Sunday Rachna Apartment under police to the backside bound- district here on Sunday. With itive. Among the negative, there tal and lives in same hotspot at 119 in the district. Out of On Sunday morning, when morning. Kohna police station on ary wall of the apartment, it is this, the total number of posi- were follow up reports of two Popular Apartment at Janaki total 119 hotspots, 51 have Kamini was having a tiff with When Shiva did not come Saturday night. believed that the thieves tive patients in the district has patients admitted at ESIC Nagar (Bhelupur). As another become green zones with two her mother-in-law over this out of the room on Sunday, the Police interrogated the entered the premises from increased to 237 and out of Hospital. Later, they were dis- patient who came here from new ones including Gurudham issue, Ram Sanehi (68) reached neighbours went there to security guard and carried out there. An iron angle on the them, 137 have been dis- charged from the hospitals. Chennai and found positive Colony (Bhelupur) and Barni there to pacify her. enquire about his well-being. investigation with the help of boundary wall had been pulled charged and five have died. They are from Paradih and belongs to Chandauli, he has (Jansa). Among 68 active Kusuma told the police However, on entering the sniffer dogs. out and there were marks of There are 95 active patients. Kathuwapura hotspots. been included in the list of pos- hotspots, 24 are in orange that Kamini, who was holding room, they were shocked to se According to reports, pack- climbing the wall. Maids and According to District The positive patient itive patients of that district. zones , while 44 are in red a knife at that time, stabbed her him hanging from the ceiling. aging goods trader Girdhar safai workers visiting the apart- Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj (23) is found during tracing No new hotspot has been zones. father-in-law in a fit of rage. Shiva, a native of Behta, Agarwal who lives in flat No ment were being interrogated ,      Q        $        "  %      2

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Currently, the district has 49 to worship at temples and prepared as per guideline 24 points regarding to imple- date for the opening of hotels on the topic ‘Exploiting lignocellulosic feedstocks for lignin The test report of this patient active cases, while three other religious places as their issued by Health and Family ment the guideline issued by and restaurants and malls. & chemicals’. came here on Sunday after- patients have succumbed to management now needs to fill Welfare Ministry under government under unlock-1 Meanwhile, the District Addressing the session, NSI Director Prof Narendra Mohan noon. He hails from Shahganj COVID-19 so far. A mobile in 24-points checklist, regard- Standard Operating Procedure such as arrangement of sanitis- Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma emphasised upon utilisation of bagasse, a lignocellulosic mate- area of the district. The count medical unit has been set up by ing to implement guidelines of (SOP). er at entrance gate of temples has issued fresh guideline for rial obtained from sugar factories, for producing many value- of the active cases of coron- the Health department for unlock-1 and furnish at respec- The ADM (City) has stat- and other religious places, opening business establish- added products instead of just using it as a fuel. avirus has increased to 49. sampling. This team will visit tive police stations before their ed in the letter that the manage- arrangement of infrared ther- ments and as per new guide- He said all the three constituents of bagasse i.e. cellulose, While five cases of coronavirus Shahganj and Bahadurganj area opening. It may be noted here ment of temples and other mometer, arrangement to line, the shops which were hemicellulose and lignin, should be utilised in a better man- were found in the district on for two days and will be collect- that the temples and other religious places would be made check the use of mask/face opened on Monday, ner by developing advanced techno-economic technologies. Saturday night.. The number of ing samples people. Nodal offi- religious places were to be available the checklist to be cover by devotees, arrange- Wednesday and Friday under Chudasama in his address provided a snapshot of patients infected with the coro- cer Dr Rishi Sahai said that opened from June 8. filled in. And, after filling in the ment to ensure the gathering odd-even arrangement made products which could be produced from lignin. navirus in the district is contin- corona positive patients have Meanwhile, the district admin- checklist, the management not more than five persons at earlier, would now be opened He stressed upon carrying out more research and develop- uously increasing. The samples been found in Shahganj and istration has made some would submit at respective a place in premises, the mark- on Tuesday, Thursday and ment on producing bio-fuels from lignin in which Sweden had of 110 suspects were sent for Bahadurganj areas. So this changes regarding the opening police stations. The incharge of ing at the distance of 6 feet in Saturday from June 8. Similarly, already taken a lead, and plasticisers for which the current glob- corona test in the first shift on team will go to both the areas of shops. respective police stations and premises to maintain social the shops which were opened al demand was estimated to be 17 million tonnes per annum. Saturday. In which the sample and conduct the sampling Though, the management police outposts will make cross- distancing, separate arrange- on Tuesday, Thursday and He also discussed bio-degradable coatings which could be reports of 105 persons had operation. He further added of temples and other religious check and verify the checklist. ment of entrance and exit, Saturday would now be opened produced from lignin and for which technology was being devel- been negative. While five that the move will facilitate the places has already started mak- The ADM (City) has asked arrangement to dispose on Monday, Wednesday and oped by the University of Queensland, Australia. He said many patients had been found infect- problem of the people and ing preparations to open for the city magistrate, ACMs and mask/face cover to be used by Friday. This fresh arrangement value-added chemicals like polyurethanes, butane and toluene ed with the coronavirus. All thus they would not need to go devotees. The administration of COs to conduct joint verifica- devotees, arrangement of pub- would remain till June 30, etc. could be produced from lignin. He added that the use of lignin these patients were admitted to to Kalindipuram for sampling. has tion of checklist by visiting 10 lic address system to control the informed the DM. The restau- from bagasse in this manner could add to the economic sustain- COVID Hospital for treat- This team will include doctors, also made all preparations to temples and other religious number of devotees if rants would also remain as per ability of the sugar industry. More than 200 delegates from around ment. Also, people coming in pharmacists, staff nurses and open and made arrangement of places and submit a report increased, etc. off-even rules and only 50 per the world participated in the session. contact with these people are lab technicians, Sahai added. sanitisers and thermal scanning regarding this by 4 pm on Besides, the owners of cent customers would be at entrance gate to ensure Monday. The management hotels and malls also need to allowed to sit against the total implementation of unlock-1. would be allowed to open tem- make arrangement as per SOP. sitting arrangement. The The Additional District ples and other religious places The officers of respective police restaurants would make home #%   0)*!    Magistrate (City) Vinay Kumar if it would be found that the stations would verify the delivery, informed the DM.

        77 ' >  themselves and others safe. to kindly note the guidelines tions including 11.4 lakh In this connection, the related to COVID-19 issued by tonnes petroleum products, 2 Q2  # $ $ R or the convenience of the Government of Karnataka has the destination state at time of lakh tonnes foodgrains, 2.5 Fpassengers 30 air-condi- made it compulsory for all the booking and before undertak- lakh tonnes cement and 40,000 tioned specials and 200 other passengers travelling to ing journey to make rail trav- tonnes fertilier.        ( : 4 8 Pharmacy, Barabanki focused Chairman, RSMT Sub- Bijay Bhujwal, Director, School special trains are being operat- Karnataka to register on Seva el safe and comfortable expe- During May-2020, Baad on hands on training on screen Committee and former of Management, Centurion ed by Indian Railways through- Sindhu Portal. Otherwise pas- rience, added the CPRO. station of has rof SK Kak, Advisor, AICTE casting and emphasised on Chairman, Airport Authority University of Management out the country. sengers will not be allowed for NCR LOADS 2 M loaded 147 rakes of petroleum Pand former Vice- creating moodle course and of India focused on the human and Technology, Odisha, also For safe and comfortable home quarantine. TONNES FREIGHT: Close and bitumen which is the Chancellor, MTU, Noida has common licensing. In techni- aspect of teaching and learning highlighted the need for blend- travel by these special trains, Chief Public Relations to 2 million tonnes freight highest ever performance said that the today is the chang- cal session, Ranjan Kumar, and said that technology is ed teaching and learning. Dr it is mandatory for the passen- Officer (CPRO), North were loaded by North Central despite lockdown related ing scenario and the coming Integral University, Lucknow quite fascinating and we cannot Jaya Krishnan M, Senior gers to follow protocols like Central Railway, Ajeet Singh Railway (NCR) during lock- restrictions. time is of online virtual teach- discussed about screen-casting keep ourselves away from it, Scientist, IIT-Madras told par- checking the Arogya Setu App said that registering on the down besides, more than 500 Loading by Agra division ing and emphasised on such and basics of video creation though it cannot overtake the ticipants about moodle and its while entering the station, Seva Sindhu Portal will help in tonnes parcel loaded by NCR at IOCL refinery in May 20 is FDPs to be conducted fre- and e-assessment on Moodle cardinal part of teaching and features. going through the thermal tracking the passenger and including 175 tonnes medical higher by 13.1 per cent as quently because online teach- and apprised participants learning process i.e. the teach- Prof DB Singh, Director scanning process, following preventing the spread of goods. compared to 130 rakes loaded ing has become the future of about how to use smart phone ers. He also highlighted on the RSMT, welcomed the guests. the social distancing norms at COVID-19. For awareness During the lockdown in May-19. education. He was putting his as a tool and make active importance of integrating east- More than 100 participants the station and in trains, wear- among passengers’ announce- North Central Railway On parcel loading front views in valedictory session of learning. In technical session ern and western management. participated in this OFDP. Out ing mask/ face cover through- ments are being made at sta- ensured continuous running NCR with the motto to carry five-day OFDP on ‘Transition based on the basics of running Sharing this experience from of which the top performer of out the journey, following tions, SMS informing manda- of freight and parcel trains to every single packet has loaded to Blended Teaching and a module course and the cre- his past projects, he emphasised OFDP were Dr Shilpa Khatri, COVID-19 related protocols tory use of Seva Sindhu Portal ensure supply of all essential 535 tonnes parcel from its 40 Learning’ organised by Rajarshi ation of a website, Kumar told on the blended form of teach- Anurag Singh, Joy Mojumdar, issued by respective state of are also being sent to passen- commodities across the length notified parcel stations during School of Management and the participants how to take live ing and learning. Dr Shahnaz Praveen and Dr destination station etc. gers travelling to Karnataka and breath of the country. lockdown. As on June 6, NCR Technology, Udai Pratap classes, manage students’ atten- Prof Alok Chakrawal, Satya Prakash Gupta. Dr Vinita Following these guidelines, and it will also be informed Since the start of lock- has loaded 175 tonnes of med- College, here. tion and Do’s and Don’ts of Department of Commerce and Kalra was the programme passengers can help in pre- during the process of reserva- down North Central Railway ical goods, 75 tonnes perish- Prof Satya Prakash Singh, online classes. Business Administration, coordinator and Prof Aman venting the spread of COVID- tion. has loaded 1.94 million tonnes ables, 145 tonnes fish and 41 Director, City School of Earlier, Prof NK Singh, Saurashtra University and Dr Gupta was the convener. 19 during the journey, to keep Passengers are requested of freight from different sta- tonnes stationery items.   !"!"    %

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8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $. /(#+ Buzurg. Police produced all ing a dispute among children in police station incharges should 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  2, 3#+ woman, last reports said. three in the court from where Chak Deiya village under the visit their respective areas and he Jhangha police arrested they were sent to jail. Chauri Chaura police station. ensure that the social distanc- nder a joint operation of     Ta miscreant, Shani Paswan, SHO Pipraich Pramod In the stone pelting that fol- ing norms were followed. No Ucrime branch and person- in connection with the murder Kumar Tiwari said that lowed 10 persons from both the person should be found walk- nel attached to the Chunar A motorcyclist was killed of cousin brothers. He was Pushpa, a resident of Samdar sides were injured. Out of ing on the road without a police arrested two smugglers in a road mishap in Jasovar vil- produced in the court from Buzurg had got burnt on June them Khedini, Phulwari, mask, he said. The SSP further along with ganja worth about lage under the Kotwali Dehat where he was sent to jail. A 3. Her husband, Balram, Ramdas, Ramesh, and others said that legal action should be 1,20,000 and a motorbike on police station. As per the reward of 10,000 was declared admitted her to the medical were sent to the district hospi- taken against those found with- Saturday. received reports received here, on his head. On the other college where she died the next tal for treatment. On getting out it. Liquor should not be As per the reports received Sandeep Chaudhary (28), a hand, a search for the two other here, the district police had resident of Pahadi village, was miscreants involved in the inci- already received inputs about on the way when his motorcy- dent was going on. the smuggling of ganja through cle rammed into a truck on Circle Officer (CO) Chunar-Varanasi Road. Saturday. As a result the victim Chauri Chaura Rachna Mishra Superintendent of Police (SP) sustained head serious injuries. said that the cousins, Diwakar Dr Dharmveer Singh asked His family members brought Nishad and Krishna, belong- the crime branch to coordinate the injured to district hospital ing to Ramnagar Kadjahan vil- with Chunar police. On for treatment from where he lage in Khorabar area were Saturday the police got a clue was referred to trauma centre killed on May 24 during a feast through an informer about the Varanasi. However he suc- near Gauri Ghat in Jhangha. presence of the miscreants near cumbed to his injuries on the On the morning of May 31 Apex hospital and swung into way. nine accused, including three action. conspirators, were appre- During the morning when ,           6           hended. the men in khaki were On Saturday morning the patrolling they saw a motorcy- 99  bank mitras, customer service More than half a dozen Jhangha police station in- clist moving under suspicious   centres and even the customers persons sustained serious charge Anil Singh and $$%+$ 5  )     % 8    ) !   circumstances who tried to the police officials told the injuries in Belkhara village Motiram Adda police outpost escape from there on seeing Throughout the district bankers to keep the closed cir- under the Ahraura police sta- incharge Suraj Singh cordoned them there. The police inter- the police officials interacted cuit television (CCTV) cameras tion. off the area near Ghira village day. He had said that Pushpa information the police reached sold illegally in any area and cepted and nabbed him. with bankers to be aware of operational and check the visit As per the received reports, and arrested the culprit, Shani was hurt after she had an the spot and detained a youth. police station incharges should During interrogation the biker security arrangements along of suspicious people to the a clash took place on Friday Paswan, a resident of argument with him over some On Saturday, a case has been check incidents of crime in confessed that the pillion rider with the requirements of the banks. The police stressed on between the families of Harun Ramlakhna. Besides a search issue and had set herself on on registered against 13 people on their respective areas. The SSP, had a bag containing ganja. bankers from the police. From ensuring security while filling and Islam. According to the for Rahul Katta and Vikku fire. On the other hand, a complaint lodged by Sikandar Dr Sunil Kumar Gupta, made When the policemen opened it outposts to the police stations cash in the ATMs. police the two families had a dis- Paswan, who too were Pushpa's father, Mahabal, a in this connection. it explicitly clear that the vic- they found that the it weighed each meeting was attended by pute over path. On the inter- involved in the crime, was resident of Shyamdeurwa area tim’s side should not be 20 kg whose market value of police officers.  vention of the police a pan- going on. of Maharajganj district, had P    harassed unnecessarily. They Rs. 1,20,000. Station House The police suggested to     chayat was to be held but owing Meanwhile the Pipraich lodged a complaint with the should solve all the problems. Officer (SHO) Rajeev Mishra the bankers to keep the emer- to the rain both the groups police arrested three accused police in which had alleged Senior Superintendent of Superintendent of Police arrested the duo, seized the gency alarm systems in work- An unidentified 55-year- clashed over the issue. As a in connection with a dowry that she had been burnt to Police (SSP) Dr Sunil Kumar (City) Dr Kaustubh, Circle motorcycle (UP- 65/CZ-4340), ing order, train the customers old woman was run over by result members of both the murder case on Saturday. The death by her husband and Gupta issued necessary direc- Officer (CO) Cantonment recovered the ganja and sent about the possible methods of the train on the railway track families got injured. In the clash were the husband of the vic- inlaws. tives during a meeting with the Sumit Shukla, CO Gorakhnath the accused to jail. The accused fraud along with the ways to located in Toswan village here. one woman sustained serious tim, Samiram, father-in-law In yet another incident the SHOs of the city at the Praveen Singh and other offi- were later identified as Raju thwart the such efforts. Seeking The Padari police was trying to injuries for which she had been Ramamurta and mother-in- two persons, Sikandar and his Police Lines mess auditorium cials were present in during the Jaiswal and Rahul. suggestions from the bankers, ascertain the identity of the admitted to a hospital. law, residents of Samdar neighbour, had a clash follow- on Saturday. He said that all meeting. @A          ,%  1-0,            8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $. /(#+ As many as 55 paddle-operated 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  /(,2#+ /(4 , hand sanitisers and 20 foot-operated uring the lockdown till May 31 the washbasins were made. Besides 100 wo boys who were seriously injured Dmechanical workshop of North gowns and 350 face shields were manu- Twhen they were hit by a truck suc-         Eastern Railway at Gorakhpur had taken factured in the mechanical workshop. In cumbed to their injuries during treatment at several effective steps to ensure protec- addition periodic maintenance of two Lucknow. tion from Covid-19. Under it 78 coach- coaches was done during this period. According to a report received here, 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -)* hydrated and safe from the dis- action would be taken against Ram, was burnt in her house in es were converted into isolation wards. Besides intermediate overhauling of 58 Pankaj Kashyap (16, son of Shatrohan eases. Dr Gautam said that face the accused after getting the Ranipur village under the In order to ensure protection against ICF coaches and intermediate over- Kashyap, a resident of Badhin Purwa (Dulhi) ice-Chancellor Dr US masks and sanitisers had been post-mortem examination Kamasin police station here Covid-19 as many as 500 litres of hand hauling (SS-I) of five LHB coaches was under the Nighasan Kotwali, was going to VGautam said that agricul- distributed among the farmers report. recently. She has been admitted sanitiser, 18,500 face masks and 7,200 done. The work of 154 wheel sets of ICF guard the field along with his companion, tural scientists of Banda to protect them from Covid-19. Meanwhile three children to district hospital. The hus- coverall PPE kit were produced, Chief coaches and 16 wheel sets of LHB Prempati Sharma (15), son of Vishnu University of Agriculture and were injured when they came band of the victim told the Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Pankaj coaches was carried out. Eight bio-toi- Sharma.While returning from there they were Technology (BUAT) should       in contact with an electric pole police that a lamp suddenly fell Kumar Singh said. lets were installed in coaches. knocked down by a truck which was going to encourage farmers to grow 3 9  in which current was flowing on her and she got burnt. The Lakhimpur from Dekharwa due to which they seasonal plants and prepare while playing in a field in police said that the victim was were seriously injured. Their family members nursery of seasonal vegetables. A 14-year-old student died Barethi village under the Chilla out of danger. 1      brought both of them to the district hospital Dr Gautam said that farmers under mysterious circum- police station on Saturday. The In yet another incident from where the doctor on duty referred them should sow the seeds of toma- stances in Devkher village children Yogendra (14), son of Kiran (38), a resident of Katra 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()*+, Police had already arrested three mis- both to the trauma centre in Lucknow where to, brinjal and chilli by the end under the Badausa police sta- Santosh Pal, and Ravi (14), and Banda city consumed poiso- creants involved in the incident and they died after undergoing treatment for few of this month. He said that tion. Sumit (12) both sons of Sushil nous substance in her house 35-year-old woman met a tragic end recovered the looted money. It may be hours. On being informed by the family mem- deep ploughing should be done On getting information the Pal admitted to CHC Tindwari and was admitted to the district Aon Saturday. According to a report recalled here that motorcycle-borne bers police stopped the truck in Shardanagar for preserving rain water in the men in khaki reached there and for treatment. The neighbour- hospital. Her family members received here, Jagita Devi (35), a resident miscreants had looted 89,000 from the and impounded it. fields. Vice-Chancellor Dr. sent the body of the victim for ers saw them and called 108 told the police that family dis- of Tikarva Mauja in Tenuvat village accountant of a wholesale grocery trad- Gautam said that Moong, Sanai the post-mortem examination. ambulance. The police said pute was the cause behind sui- under the Sakaldiha Kotwali died after er in ward number 6 Indira Nagar of    9   and Dhaincha should be sowed SO Badausa Naresh Kumar that children were reported to cide attempt. On the other being hit by a train on Saturday morn- Sadar nagar panchayat around 6 pm on for preparing green fertilisers. Prajapati said that the father of be out of danger. SDO Power hand, Kamal (25), a resident of ing. On getting information about her December 14 last year. The police and the A youth had died under suspicious cir- He advised the farmers to keep the deceased, Motilal, had Corporation Pailani Kamal Parash village under Baberu tragic news her family members were Crime Branch team arrested three mis- cumstances in a village under Mohammadi their animals in animal shelter given an application against six Kumar said that he had police station and Vrindawan shell-shocked and were inconsolable. creants involved in the incident and had Kotwali. The post-mortem examination from 9 am to 5 pm. Dr Gautam influential persons to register received the information about (36), a resident of Oran village Later the GRP arrived at the information also recovered the loot amount too report revealed that the victim was strangu- said that animals should be an FIR against them. SO said the incident and had sent two under Bisanda police station and at the family’s request handed over from them. The victim had got a case lated to death.Police have registered a case of given enough food to eat and that the father of the deceased electricity department officials. had consumed poisonous sub- the body to them after getting a panch- registered against four people at Sadar murder against three persons in this con- water to drink during summer said that he had old enmity He said that the damaged elec- stances and were admitted to nama done. According to a report, Kotwali by lodging a complaint against nection. Reports said that in Shahpur Raja vil- season which would keep them with some people in the village tricity wires would be replaced the district hospital banda. Jagita Devi (35) died while she was hit them. The fourth accused, Yogesh lage under the Mohammadi Kotwali, Basant fit and healthy. He said that due to which some influential within three days. The police said that the condi- by the train while crossing the railway Mishra, a resident of Masauni village, Lal's elder brother, Nanhakke, went to berry, amla and lemon should persons made a plan to kill In yet another incident tion of both of them was stat- track. On being told about it her hus- was, however, evading arrest. During Dariabad village for cutting wood. But when be used to keep ourselves him. SO said that appropriate Lakshmi (25), wife of Dadu ed to be out of danger. band, son Sonu, daughters Pampi and interrogation he told the police after the he did not return home his family members Anchal wept bitterly. The GRP was incident, he had fled to Mumbai and had became anxious and launched a hunt for trac- investigating the case, police station returned home only a few days ago.The ing his whereabouts. His body was later found incharge, Sakaldiha, Satendra Yadav, police and crime branch team got infor- lying in front of a person's door around 1:30 >     said. mation that the accused was coming to am and he informed the family members of Chandauli on a motorbike. At this the the deceased about it. Inspector incharge    9 police and crime branch team led by Sanjay Tyagi said that on the basis of the com- QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  0 )1, Programme coordinator Sadar Kotwal Gopal Gupta and SWAT plaint lodged by Basant, brother of the and chief security officer The police and crime branch team team incharge Abhay Kumar Singh deceased, a murder case was registered    arious tree plantation pro- Mahesh Kumar and his team arrested a criminal carrying a reward of reached near the Navhi Puliya and cor- against three brothers of the village, Satish, Vgrammes are being organ- members are encouraging the 25,000 on his head involved in looting doned off the area. After a while they Pramod and Sarvesh. ised in Diesel Locomotive officers, employees and their 89,000 from an accountant near Ganga spotted a young man coming on a According to the police, the deceased, Works (DLW) premises under families about the importance Road at him in December last near. The motorbike who tried to flee on seeing Nanhakke, had consumed liquor at the house   the ongoing five-day-long cam- of biodiversity in the envi- arrest was made near Navhi culvert them there. The policemen however who of the accused where he had a dispute over paign to mark World ronment. They are also mobil- under the Sadar Kotwali. A pistol and live were already vigilant caught him. The some issue and was murdered by the three Environment Day. The pro- ising the residents of DLW for cartridges were recovered from his pos- ASP said that more than a dozen cases accused. His body was later dumped in front 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  1.)-(*  in our environment. He elab- session. ASP Premchand gave this infor- of loot assault and under the Gangster of another person's house. The slippers of the orated on various methods like mation about the arrest and recovery at Act had been registered against the deceased were recovered from the house of he Northern Coalfields water harvesting, organic farm- the Police Lines auditorium on Saturday. accused at Sadar and Sakaldiha Kotwali. the accused. TLimited (NCL) organised a ing. webinar along with IIT (BHU) In this initiative of NCL’s on the occasion of World Human Resources Department         Environment Day. a large number of NCL per- NCL Chairman-cum- sonnel were beneifted as they Managing Director (CMD) PK joined the webinar on World 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  1.)-(*  250 paper dustbins prepared by Mahila Samiti in Bina area Courtesy ‘Ekta Mahila Sinha also participated in it. Environment Day from their the trainees of the Sewing under the guidance of its chair- Samiti’ under Kakri area about In this web-based seminar place It may be pointed out he women committees Training Centre being run in person, Anita Godse, distrib- 50 fruit-bearing saplings were NCL General Manager/heads here that the NCL has planted Tunder various coalfields of Amalori area were distributed uted 100 fruit-bearing saplings planted in the garden of Kakri of department and other offi- around 2.43 crore trees so far Northern Coal Fields Limited in Amalori market premise. in the nearby Bansi village. Guest House under the guid- cials were also involved. for environmental protection. (NCL) did a number of impor- ance of its chairperson Sunita Professor PK Mishra IIT Coal despatch was being tant works in their nearby Agarwal. During the plantation (BHU) who was the keynote increased through rail and eco- areas to mark the World and distribution of plants, full speaker on the occasion friendly coal transport system Environment Day on Friday. attention was paid to maintain emphasised on environmental (MGR & belt pipe conveyor gramme will continue till June making nests for birds and col- On the occasion along with social distancing and a message protection during his lecture. (BPC). Moreover modern tech- 9. One of such programmes lecting and storing potable plantations food items, plants, was given to participants to He explained how by linking nology and equipment are was inaugurated by principal water for animal and birds. towels and paper bags were dis- wash their hands regularly, Indian culture with environ- being used to monitor and chief electrical engineer Besides, the team mem- tributed and a message was cover their mouths and keep mental protection and biodi- control noise, water and air pol- (PCPE), SK Kashyap. On the bers were also creating aware- given to keep their surround- distance from each other. versity we could bring changes lution. occasion a large number of ness about environment with ings clean. On the other hand the saplings were planted in the the help of banners, posters, The members of the Srishti Kriti Mahila Mandal, which premises of Design and pamphlets, SMS, painting con- Mahila Samiti under NCL comes under Northern &     Development Building. tests etc. Nigahi under the guidance of Coalfields Limited under by the its chairperson Abha Dwivedi leadership of its chairperson, distributed plants were among Sangeeta Sinha, vice-chairper- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  1.)-(*  The children of NTPC the people in the nearby areas. son, Pratima Pandey, Neelu planted saplings ?  #  The NCL Jayant area under Remuneration was given to Thakur, Dr Sunita Kumari, assing on the baton of its in pots within their secure the Samarpita Mahila Samiti girls and women undergoing Suchandra Sinha and Lakshmi Pvalues, beliefs and ideals to homes to avoid the risk of 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -)* mortem examination. under the guidance of its chair- training at the sewing centre so Dubey on the occasion of the next generation, the Bal social gathering keeping in Station House Officer person, Neelu Prasad, distrib- that they could be motivated World Environment Day dis- Bhawan at National Thermal mind the present pandemic sit- n a tragic incident a 60- (SHO) Girwah police station uted towels, sattu jaggery and for self-employment. tributed plants and biscuits Power Corporation (NTPC) uation. Iyear-old farmer died when he Shashi Kumar Pandey said that masks among 50 contractual In the same order plants of among the children of Gyan Vindhyachal, under the able Appreciating the children was hit by a goods train while the victim identified as sanitation workers. as many as 130 fruit-bearing Jyoti Kendra, Birkuniya. guidance of Karabi Sen, presi- for their thoughtful gesture, crossing the railway track in Dwarika Prashad, a resident of In NCL Amalori area trees (mango, guava, black- On the occasion children dent Suhasini Sangh, encour- Sen urged them to respect Barsada Bujurg village under Barsana Bujurg, was going to under the guidance of chair- beery, lemon, jackfruit and were also made aware about the aged the children in the town- mother earth and inculcate Girwa police station. On being ease himself when he was hit by person of Surabhi Mahila amla) were distributed by the importance of trees and the ship to plant saplings on the eco-friendly habits which could informed the police rushed the goods train while crossing Samiti Poonam Kumar as committee in Bharuha village. benefits of keeping the envi- occasion of World go a long way in protecting the there, took his body into cus- the railway track as a result of many as 200 paper bags and The members of the Prerna ronment clean. Environment Day. environment. tody and sent it for the post- which he died on the spot.   3   !"!"  :0/  

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He tally climbed to 2,565 with 1,943 of them lent job to check the spread of State to 31,667, Chief be the district which test- also said that the State’s active cases. the pandemic in its initial stage Minister Edappadi ed the highest number of economy has been affect- Principal Secretary, Health and Family itself. Sunday saw 107 persons the State went up to 144 as Palaniswamy had to come positive cases. Out of the ed badly because of the Welfare, Samir Kumar Sinha said that the testing positive for Covid-19 more and more places came out with a statement 1,515 persons tested pos- pandemic. But we have three-member team from the Union Health pandemic. This is the third day under the spell of the coron- claiming that all was well itive on Sunday, 1,155 were initiated many measures and Family Welfare Ministry, is now study- in succession the State is expe- avirus. Hotels in Kozhikode with Tamil Nadu. from Chennai. to being the economy back ing disease management in Assam. riencing an increase of more and Kannur districts decided to According to the med- This shows that the to its original health. Many “The central team has been in the state than 100 cases in the number suspend operations for the ical bulletin issued by the deployment of a team of companies are going to since Thursday and held a series of discus-   9  precision. of persons tested positive. next one week in the backdrop Government of Tamil five ministers and one make big time investments sions with senior officials including Chief Damages suffered by the According to a release of the increase in the number Nadu on Sunday, there more IAS officer to mon- in the State because of the Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna over the he Pakistan Army on Pakistan Army were not issued by the Government of of cases. were 14, 396 active cases of itor and streamline the steps taken by the Covid-19 situation in the state. After visit- TSunday resorted to multi- known immediately but local Kerala, as on date there were The Government release Covid-19 in the State. Till progress of the virus has Government,” said the ing the State, the central team would sub- ple ceasefire violations along residents in the area claimed 1,095 patients undergoing said that out of the 107 cases date 16,999 persons have not paid off. Chief Minister. mit a report,” Sinha told IANS over phone. the line of control in Keran they saw a thick screen of treatment in the State. On tested positive on Sunday, 71 been discharged from hos- As the number of “So far, the govern- Another senior Health Department and Rampur sectors of smoke billowing out from Sunday, 277 persons were hos- were those who reached the pitals fully cured and this covid patients moved ment has allocated over Rs official said that the central team, during the frontier Kupwara and enemy positions across the pitalised with complaints of State from foreign countries is being shown as a posi- upwards, the Chief 4,033 crore towards vari- past four days, had visited various medical Baramulla districts in Kashmir line of control. fever, cough and respiratory while 28 were from other States tive development. Minister issued a release ous efforts regarding colleges and hospitals, Covid-19 care cen- valley. Srinagar based Defence issues. in India. The number of per- stating that the pandemic Covid-19, even as the tres and quarantine facilities in and around According to ground Spokesman, Col Rajesh Kalia There are 1.91 lakh persons A total of 1.87 lakh persons sons tested positive on was fully under control health infrastructure has Guwahati and various other districts. reports, the Pakistan Army in a statement said, “at about who are under observation as have reached the State by air, Sunday is the highest to be and there was nothing to been strengthened with The central team comprises Ajay Tiwari, initiated ceasefire violations 11.00 and 12.40 p.m Pakistan on date. Thrissur, the district sea, rail and road. Till date 83, registered in the State till be worried about. measures, including Joint Secretary, Labour and Employment and around 11.00 a.m in Keran initiated an unprovoked where the first coronavirus 875 samples have been sent for date. The day also saw 18 “The lockdown and appointment of more doc- two senior public health specialists -- N.N. sector followed by similar vio- ceasefire violation along the case was detected in the State testing. Though the persons succumbing to related curbs have helped tors and nurses,” Naskar and Snigdha Basu from All India lations in Rampur sector of line of control in Keran and way back in January, saw 26 Government had allowed the the pandemic, taking the keep the pandemic under Palaniswamy disclosed Institute of Hygiene and Public Health.Assam Baramulla district after a gap Rampur sectors of Kupwara persons testing positive for the opening up of places of worship death toll till date to check. Moreover, 86 per and further stated that the Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said of more than one and half and Baramulla district”. pandemic with eight members from Monday, many religious 269. cent of the covid-19 cases number of testing labs and that around 2.50 lakh people returned to hour. In both the locations, “A r my r e t a l i a t e d b e f i t - of a same family getting afflict- groups have decided not to The bulletin said that in the State were found to hospitals in public and Assam so far from 14 states across south and Indian army gave a befitting tingly and targeted enemy ed with the disease. open their institutions in the 76 laboratories were work- be asymptomatic,” the private sectors have been north India, leading to the heavy rise in coro- reply and targeted enemy positions with high precision”, The number of hotspots in prevailing situation. ing round the clock to test Chief Minister said. increased. navirus patients in the State. 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The Government ith the State Government these super markets would be designed to run on sensors,” he changed with one table placed restaurtant without mask, face has allowed only sitting pas- Wdeciding to allow all the restricted for people beyond 10 said. more than two metres away shields and caps etc.” sengers inside buses. sectors including Government years of age and below 65 At a voguish restaurant from the other the manager Notwithstanding the elab- Though the State and private offices, malls, hotels years, sources said adding foot- around Park Street sources said, adding, the entire cash orate arrangements for public Government created a fare reg- and restaurants to open up, fall at a time would also be con- said “no personal contact will transaction would be done movement and jumpstart the ulatory board it could not Bengal is going to be almost trolled. be required while we accept online. economy a dull transport sys- make any headway till fully operational from Monday At Lake Mall one of the orders and serve foods… We On the effectiveness of tem post lockdown continued Saturday. However on Sunday barring cinema halls and edu- largest such facilities in South have created barcodes through social distancing and related to bother the administration one of the functionaries of the cational institutions. Kolkata the entry of the visitors which the menu will be fur- affairs inside the kitchen a with people standing for hours State private bus operators’ According to Government would be restricted to near nished and orders will be taken. senior functionary of a star to avail of bus services that were association said “we will ensure sources the public sector units about 7,000 people at a time. Accordingly a waiter donning restaurant said “the guests are running far and few between. that at least 2,000 buses ply in will start operating from “We have a capacity to personal protective equipment free to visit the interiors any- With the Government Kolkata from tomorrow when Monday with 70 percent staff host about 25,000 people but in will serve the food from a dis- time without notice and if a refusing to hike bus fares — the most of the PSUs and private strength though it was earlier the changed circumstances that tance. There will be only one fault is found then we will operators have demanded a offices open,” adding the asso- /    ) 1  $5       - declared by Chief Minister number has been brought person inside the hall. undertake to bear the dam- three-fold increase from  7 to ciation will iron out differences /  3   &    % ) P     Mamata Banerjee that these down to about 7,000,” a senior “The cutleries will be san- ages.” 20 as minimum fare — a large with the Government through /80&  !  )    $     /  P would be functioning with functionary said adding “social itized and certified before being A senior cook of another majority of private transport talks.    / # $   %  '%  &   12% (  # doctors and hospital officials VIP patients. The common man curfew will be imprinted in 56     taking advantage of the panic to can die in a corridor! country’s golden history for fol- From Page 1 fleece the Covid-19 patients. There are serious reasons to From Page 1 lowing a leader’s appeal. After for-  1   There is another interesting In fact, it’s panic more than believe that the actual numbers “It is because you voted for mer Prime Minister Lal Bahadur  O P    side to this crowding of hospi- anything else that’s driving peo- of cases are at least tenfold Prime Minister Modi not only Shastri I have not seen a leader   45657'8 tals. A Covid-19 testing lab in ple to hospitals even in cases more than shown by testing. In Bihar but all eastern India now other than PM Narendra Modi Thane has been accused of where a homestay is enough for that case, the number of people has set off its journey to devel- on whose appeal the whole coun- 9 : ;  ongress slammed the BJP changing negative reports into healing. who require hospitalisation is opment,” Shah said. try got united.” Cfor online Bihar rally by positive ones and sending the Conflicting guidelines and bound to be proportionately Shah asserted that “The Shah said, “I would also like 9   > 8 Thackeray government, the Home Minister Amit Shah, patients to a particular hospital. statements from the authorities higher. sweat of people of Bihar and its to thank Bihar Chief Minister BJP’s credibility had gone down saying that promises made in The Thane Municipal on the need for hospitalisations Victims of panic, greed, migrants is ingrained in this Nitish Kumar and Dy Chief major controversy broke in the minds of the people. At pandemic are unfulfilled by the Corporation has sent a notice to have not helped the matter, and sleaze, and possible under- country’s foundation...that can- Minister Sushil Kumar for taking Aout on Sunday over Sonu the same time, there was con- government and voters are the lab and asked why its license either. reporting of cases, Covid-19 not be forgotten. I must acknowl- every step to battle against coro- Sood’s recent efforts to help siderable anger about the Modi going to punish the ruling should not be revoked. A spate of media report has patients have a harrowing time edge their contribution to the navirus pandemic.” Talking about migrant workers reach their government in the minds of the alliance of the BJP-JD(U) Social media is abuzz with also shown that hospital beds are running between hospitals and country’s development,” he said. Bihar Assembly election 2020, respective States from migrants. But, in 'Thugbandhan' in Bihar for audios and videos clips showing empty but kept as a reserve for home. Shah reeled off figures of Central Shah expressed confidence that Maharashtra, with the ruling Maharashtra, the BJP put the betraying the people.” Government’s flagship econom- the NDA will get two-third Shiv Sena accusing the Thackeray government in the Former Union Minister ic schemes as he also counted its majority under Nitish Kumar’s Opposition BJP of using the dock. Making use of the con- and senior Congress leader ,  47"    $  ‘political achievements’. The leadership. “There are elections Bollywood actor as a fusion, has the BJP made Akhilesh Prasad Singh said Union Minister further said, in Bihar in the coming days, I “face” to project a picture that Sonu Sood wear the the Prime Minister From Page 1 manders in the area. from the site of encounter. The “LED bulb is illuminating in 2.5 believe that under Nitish Kumar the Uddhav Thackeray mask of a great social worker?,” had locked the country to save Official sources said Farooq Police spokesman in a identification and affiliation of crore household today. It’s not the ji’s leadership NDA will form the Government had failed in help- Raut asked. the countrymen from Covid-19 Bhat was trapped by the secu- statement said, “On a specific the killed terrorists is being lantern age today but of LED Government with 2/3rd major- ing the stranded migrant Sood has come in for praise but those people do not see rity forces along with a group of input generated by Shopian ascertained. However, as per bulb.” “The biggest work the ity but this isn’t the time for pol- workers. from various quarters in recent anything other than politics four other local Hizbul Police, a joint cordon and search credible sources the killed ter- Modi Government has done itics. We all should fight Covid- In his Sunday column efforts to reach the stranded and the result of that is despite Mujahideen terrorists early operation was launched by rorists belonged to proscribed was to take country’s pride to the 19 under Modi ji’s leadership,” he ‘Rokhtok’ in the Sena mouth- migrant workers to their pandemic BJP has started pol- Sunday morning. The HM Shopian police, 1 RR and 178 HM terrorist outfit and one world,” he further said in his dig- added. piece Saamna, Shiv Sena’s MP respective states from Mumbai. itics in Bihar even the date of commander had earlier man- Bn CRPF in Reban area of dis- among the killed terrorists is ital address. Taking a dig at Congress and Sanjay Raut – who is the So much so that Sood met the election not announced aged to give slip to the security trict Shopian on Sunday morn- believed to be a top comman- Shah said, “The Modi leader Rahul Gandhi, Shah said newspaper’s Executive Editor – Maharashtra Governor Bhagat yet. forces during cordon and search ing”. During the search opera- der”. Government on August 5, 2019 that some NGO has told Rahul said: “Using Sonu Sood as a Singh Koshyari on May 30 at “The kind of language and operations. tion, the hiding terrorists fired Since all the killed terrorists dared to scrap Article 370 and Gandhi that speaking loudly will face, a political outfit in Raj Bhavan in Mumbai and speech by Home Minister in his The operations in the area on the joint search party. The were locals from Kashmir val- 35A.” He also said, “This Modi get him more votes. He said that Maharashtra is attempting to briefed the Governor about party rally is nothing but des- were launched on the basis of a fire was retaliated leading to an ley, police spokesman said, “In Government through court’s the Opposition leaders dismissed project a picture that the his ongoing work to provide peration that they now under- specific intelligence input devel- encounter. case any family claims the killed judgment, processed construc- Modi’s efforts to unite the coun- Thackeray Government has food and help the migrant stand they have a very bleak oped by the Jammu and “In the ensuing encounter, terrorists to be their kith or kin tion of Ram Janmabhoomi tem- try in the fight against Covid-19 failed. To an extent, the outfit people to reach their home future in the State. His rally is Kashmir police about the pres- 05 terrorists were killed and can come forward for the iden- ple.” as political propaganda, the has succeeded in painting Sonu states The Governor applaud- virtual but the real problem of ence of one of the top com- their bodies have been retrieved tification”. The BJP leader said, “Janata nation followed his appeals. Sood as `Mahabali’ , `Bahubali’ ed Sood for his good work and Bihar has been put under wraps and `Super hero’. Some sections assured him of his fullest sup- with all false promises and of the BJP have adopted Sonu port in his efforts. fake Governance over the years. (  " those steps are causing more /." had on Saturday submitted its   in an effort to win over the “We would like to know as The ruling alliance both at damage to the economy than report to the government. migrant workers”. to what kind of machinery that Centre and State are Thugs,” From Page 1 the pandemic. From Page 1 The Delhi government had From Page 1 Raut, in his headlined Sonu had to reach thousands of Singh said through a video The site now shows only “The authoritarian, insen- He said that the Centre-run asked the panel to guide it on 39 new Covid-19 cases “Ekta Sonu Sood Khara”, (Only migrant workers to their Press conference from Bihar in the numbers for the previous sitive, inhumane and unethical hospitals will continue to treat healthcare infrastructure aug- were reported in Karnataka, Sonu Sood is real), also homes.... He is the president of reaction to Shah's poll call in 24 hours. Brazilian President attempt to make the COVID- people belonging to other states mentation and overall pre- taking the total number to slammed the actor by saying Rashtriya Banjara Seva Sangh. the state. Jair Bolsonaro tweeted 19 deaths invisible will not and his government has not paredness of hospitals to battle 5452, Haryana reported 191 that as an actor, the latter was He is just a face. Who is behind “Whether the election will Saturday that disease totals are prosper,” the health secretaries issued any separate order for the COVID-19 in the national cap- COVID-19 cases on Sunday, used to taking money to deliv- him? To that extend that the be held on time or not due to “not representative” of the council said Saturday. same. ital. including 78 from the worst- er dialogues and he was being Maharashtra this epidemic but country’s current situation. While precise counts of “We are going to reopen The panel was also asked to affected Gurgaon district, as the used by the BJP. Governor calls Sonu to Raj these people are doing a virtu- A Bolsonaro ally contend- cases and deaths are difficult Delhi’s borders tomorrow. guide the government on any infection tally breached the “The Maharashtra govern- Bhavan, seeks information al rally in Bihar,” Singh ed to the newspaper O Globo for governments worldwide, Malls, restaurants and religious other area where strengthening 4,000-mark. As many as 92 new ment had set up a special cell about the work he is doing, remarked. that at least some states pro- health researchers have been places will open but hotels and of infrastructure is required to Covid-19 positive cases were to transport migrant workers to appreciates him and offers the The Rajya Sabha member viding figures to the Health saying for weeks that a series of banquets will remain closed as better manage the pandemic in reported in Assam in the last 24 their native states. At that time, actor fullest from Raj Bhavan,” alleged that the Shah as second Ministry had sent falsified data, serious irregularities with we might need to convert them Delhi. He also asked people to hours to reach a tally of 2,565. a campaign was run – under Raut said, head of the Union govern- implying that they were exag- Brazilian government statis- into hospitals in the coming keep following social distancing Goa, too, recorded a rise as which the migrant workers wondering as to why the actor ment should have addressed gerating the toll. Carlos Wizard, tics was making it impossible time,” Kejriwal also said. and other norms even during 71 new infections took the were told – those wanting to go was getting such preferential the real problem but he was a businessman expected to to get a handle on an explod- In its report, the panel had relaxations. COVID-19 case count in the back home should send a mes- treatment at a when doctors, best in jumlas. assume a high-level post in the ing situation. pointed out that Delhi will need “Relaxations do not mean state to 267, including 202 sage on a particular number nurses, police personnel, civic “Where are the talks of Health Ministry, said the fed- Around the world, coron- 15,000 beds by the end of June that coronavirus disease has active cases. with your mobile number. body workers and NGOs were package announced by the eral government would be con- avirus deaths are being under- and if people of other states are ended,” said the chief minister. The worldwide death toll Sonu Sood will send you home. doingCentre earlier in a massive ducting a review intended to counted to varying degrees allowed to get treatment, all “Wearing a mask is for from COVID-19 has surpassed For this, a huge political so much work to battle Covid- way. The Government had determine a “more accurate”’ due to lack of universal testing. beds here will be occupied your own safety. I am still get- 4,00,000, according to a tally by machinery was put on the job 19 in the state. announced industrial corri- toll. Academic groups in dozens of within just three days, Kejriwal ting reports that people are Johns Hopkins University that from behind. A picture was “I would not be surprised dor, where are these. But they “The number we have nations have tried to figure out said during the online confer- going out without masks. You health experts say is still an sought to be created to project if Sonu’s name figures in Prime did best they are know for. today is fanciful or manipulat- the magnitude of the under- ence. have to wear a mask, maintain undercount because many who that the Thackeray govern- Minister’s Man Ki Baat. I would Only creating a virtual world ed,” Wizard said. count by studying the total “Till March, Delhi used to social distancing and wash your died were not tested for the ment is doing nothing but it is also not be surprised if Sood and the BJP workers distrib- A council of state health number of deaths in a set peri- treat all people of the country, hands to keep yourself safe virus. Worldwide, at least 6.9 Sonu Sood who is doing every- meets Prime Minister uted mobile phones in rural secretaries said it would fight od compared to the average of but at the time of this crisis, from COVID-19 infection,” he million people have been thing,” Raut Narendra Modi in Delhi. I areas to enable them to listen the changes by Bolsonaro, who prior years in a particular Delhi hospitals need to be added. infected by the virus, according wrote. “At one stage during the would also not be surprised if to the speech of Amit Shah. But has dismissed the gravity of the nation, state, province or city. reserved for the people of Delhi,” He also urged senior citi- to Johns Hopkins. A total of Corona crisis, the BJP was he will move around in this time people in Bihar have coronavirus pandemic and Where they find unexplained he said. zens to observe extra caution, 46,66,386 samples have been fighting a battle for its own MumbaI, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh made up their mind and would tried to thwart attempts to surges in deaths, it is likely due The panel, headed by and reduce interaction “even tested till now for coronavirus, existence. Because of its con- and Bihar as a star campaign- teach this NDA gang a lesson,” impose quarantines, curfews in large part to undiagnosed Indraprastha University vice- with family members” as much according to the Indian tinued criticism of the er of the BJP,” Raut wrote. Singh said. and social distancing, arguing cases of the coronavirus. chancellor Dr Mahesh Verma, as possible. 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The Hizbul has also artic- security forces by claiming that infected with the novl federal think tank on police active Covid19 positive cases in Valley Gazi Haider has in a Everyone is directed to do ulated the setting up of Hindu such colonies pose a challenge Coronavirus. Residents of the reforms, has reported one pos- ITBP and 186 others have statement urged all the suicide attacks like Lethpora colonies in Kashmir as rallying to save Islam. CBI colony here who have itive case besides four cases in recovered from the disease. Kashmiri fighters of terror attack because the forces are point to amalgamate cadres of The Hizbul Mujahideen been traced to be in contact the National Disaster Response Beg, (39), a Kashmiri groups like Lashkar-e-Tayyeba not even handing over the different groups. has been at the receiving end with the infected official have Force (NDRF). woman was arrested by the (LeT), Jasih-e-Mohammad bodies of the terrorist killed in While there is no propos- among the terrorist groups been advised home quarantine The elite Central paramil- Delhi police in early March on itary force National Security suspicion of being associated Guards has also reported 18 with Islamic State and organ- Covid-19 positive cases. All ising anti-CAA protests. 0!   *   6   =>   2   these NSG personnel besides The NIA had taken cus-      those in the BPR&D and NIA tody of Beg and her husband 5  !  $   %, are undergoing treatment at the Jahanzaib Sami (36) on May 29     . 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A novel coronavirus that claimed the latest data, had over 1,550 Khorasan terror case. got them tested for Covid-19 jawan suffering from cancer his life, the officials said. coronavirus cases, out of Besides quarantining the and they were found negative. succumbed to Covid-19 a This is the third death due which more than 1,100 have persons in contact with Beg or However, during interrogation couple of days ago, taking the to Covid-19 in CRPF, which recovered. the officials involved in ques- Beg developed symptoms and total number of deaths due to has about 3.25 lakh personnel, These forces, with a com- tioning her, the agency has also was tested again along with her the disease in the country’s and 11th among the Central bined strength of about 10 closed the Control Room at the husband and Basith. While largest paramilitary force to Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), lakh, are deployed in a variety NIA headquarters here fol- the two other accused tested three, officials said on Sunday. or the paramilitary forces. of roles in internal security and lowing the report of infection. negative, Beg contracted the They said the jawan, a The Central Industrial border guarding domains Reports of others are also infection. She has. now been constable of the 141st battal- Security Force has reported under the Union Home awaited, sources said. shifted to LNJP Hospital here ion, died at a hospital here on four deaths, the Border Ministry. The CAPF Referral for Covid management.

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As a 0!        the month of May 34.93 LMT from the Centre, say officials. low-pressure area is forming $  . &   &   (87.33%) and for the month of West Bengal is among the over the Bay of Bengal around     *  June 6.99 LMT (17.47) has worst performers. The State June 8, it is expected to increase + $   %, been distributed. had to distribute 14,500 tonnes rainfall over the coast, includ- According to the Ministry of of free pulses under the Garib ing Mumbai. Food and Consumer Affairs, the Kalyan package in each of the The IMD said the low- Centre is bearing 100 percent three months, but until the end pressure area will become more financial burden of approxi- of May. From April to June, marked in the next 24 hours mately Rs 46,000 crore under this states had to distribute around and will move west-northwest- scheme. "Wheat has been allo- 1,90,000 tonnes of pulses each wards. The IMD predicted cated to 6 States/UTs, — Punjab, month, but in some states, heavy to very heavy rainfall Haryana, Rajasthan, even the April quota has not over Odisha, north coastal Chandigarh, Delhi and Gujarat been distributed, although two Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and rice has been provided to the months have lapsed. Vidarbha region of remaining States/UTs," it said. As per the data of Food Maharashtra, Gangetic West "As regards Pulses, the Corporation of India, it cur- Bengal, and Gujarat between total requirement for the three rently has 269.79 LMT rice and June 9 and June 11. The IMD for Mumbai. " months is 5.87 LMT. The 537.46 LMT wheat. Hence, a said that a low pressure area was The IMD also predicted 0!         Centre is bearing 100% finan- total of 807.25 LMT food grain likely to develop over east cen- heavy rainfall in the Vidarbha F   6)      cial burden of approximately Rs stock is available (excluding the tral Bay of Bengal during the region, Gangetic West Bengal,   8 ! 5,000 crore under this scheme. ongoing purchase of wheat next 48 hours. "It is likely to Gujarat and South Madhya $   %, So far, 4.71 LMT Pulses have and paddy, which have not yet move west-northwestwards and Pradesh on June 10 and 11. reached the States/UTs, while reached the Godown). About become more marked during It added the southwest 2.67 LMT pulses has been dis- 55 LMT food grains is required subsequent 24 hours," it said. monsoon has advanced to tributed," the Ministry said in for a month under National The Western Disturbance south Karnataka, and condition a statement. Food Security Act and other as a trough persists as also Sea off Kerala Coast at 5.8 km are becoming favourable for its Officials say that Bihar, welfare schemes. cyclonic circulation over north- above mean sea level. advancement into parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Besides, a total of 13.01 west Rajasthan & neighbour- Mrutyanjay Mohapatra, Maharashtra, Telangana and and West Bengal are among the LMT pulses (Toor-6.07 LMT, hood, north Punjab, Bihar and Director General, IMD said, "It coasta, Andhra Pradesh. The states that have fallen behind in Moong-1.62 LMT, Urad-2.42 adjoining East Uttar Pradesh, is a positive development as it Northern Limit of Monsoon distributing their April quota of LMT, Bengal Gram-2.42 LMT northeast Uttar Pradesh will allow the further advance- (NLM) now passes free pulses under the Prime and Masur-0.47 LMT) is avail- &neighbourhood and Central ment of monsoon, and most throughKarwar, Shimogha, Minister’s Garib Kalyan pack- able in the buffer stock as on Gujarat. A cyclonic circulation probably it will meet its new Tumukuru, Chittoor and age, even though two months June 4, 2020. lies over Southeast Arabian normal onset date of June 11 Chennai. 5 " , +3  ;))        '  " % %( '   45657'8 ver 800 central monuments Oacross the States that dou- New Delhi: A plea has been est range in Kerala’s Kollam dis- ble up as places of worship will filed in the Supreme Court trict, had died. be opened to the public starting seeking probe by the CBI or a The plea has also urged the Monday, after being closed special investigation team (SIT) apex court to call for the entire since March due to the Covid- into the recent death of a preg- record of these cases along with 19 pandemic and lockdown. nant wild elephant after it ate similar incidents, if any, regard- Union Culture Minister a fruit containing firecrackers ing killing of elephants in Prahald Singh Patel tweeted in Kerala’s Silent Valley Forest. Kerala and in other states. that the Ministry, under which The 15-year-old elephant It has sought a direction for the Archaeological Survey of Ministry, 114 were in the North the west gate of Humayun’s fell victim to an act of human transferring the case of killing India (ASI) functions, had region, 155 in Central, 170 in Tomb, the list said. cruelty after the fruit filled of the pregnant elephant and decided to open certain monu- West, 279 in South and 103 in The Shankaracharya temple with powerful crackers, offered similar incidents to the CBI ments and that safety proce- East. in Srinagar, the gurdwara in allegedly by locals, exploded in vent such killings of protected "under the constant monitor- dures announced by the Union While the Taj Mahal will Bhatinda Fort in Punjab, the her mouth when she chomped animals. ing" of the top court. Health and Family Welfare and remain shut, the Fatehpuri Buddhist monastery in it. The elephant died in the Referring to media reports, The plea has said that alter- Home ministries would apply. booking might be made the to open all places of worship Masjid on the south-west cor- Lamayuru, Leh and St. Mary’s Velliyar River on May 27. the plea filed by Delhi-based natively, the court should direct He said all coronavirus- norm at such sites for visitors. from Monday. The remaining ner of its entrance, the mosque Church in Fort St. George in The plea filed in the apex advocate Avadh Bihari Kaushik setting up of an SIT, headed by related protocols on temples and In directions to the ASI, the monuments of the ASI’s total inside its premises and the Chennai would also be opened. court has alleged that prima has said that in April this year a former judge of the apex places of worships issued by the Ministry wrote that the 3,691 protected sites, including Kali masjid near it will be The 3,691 Centrally-protected facie it appeared to be a "cal- a similar incident had come to court, to probe into the cases of Union Health Ministry will be Centrally-protected monuments the Taj Mahal in Agra, will opened. In Delhi, Friday monuments and archaeological culated and organised" racket light in which an elephant, repeated killings of elephants in followed by the monument "under worship" would be remain closed to visitors for now. prayers would be allowed in the sites maintained by the ASI were to kill elephants and that the which was found with mouth various parts of the country. authorities. Wearing masks, opened to the public. The gov- According to a list of 821 Qutub archaeological area and shut from March 17 in view of authorities have failed to pre- injuries in Pathanapuram for- PTI social distancing and online ernment had decided last week monuments released by the at Afsah-wala-ki Masjid outside the Covid-19 crisis.   !"!"    $ /$2! ''*/#! #$+#A   @     #A  A 3 350B!3 ''2 '  $  , %  % % "3#<*          $                )   :##   ! #       "2 $         2 $ )   4   $  ;  &   &  #  # # 1  ;2$) 4$<        '                     '                        -            '                   !    ?9=                -      1              ! ast Thursday, a District and                     Sessions Judge at Patiala House, 1       *      2    ! New Delhi, denied bail to a 27-       @====           ! year-old sociology student, Safoora Zargar, now six months   #   "      A====      ! pregnantL and one who has been accused in          @=9:!@= + -  1     ! the Delhi riots along with many others. In                    its order, the court examined the facts as placed by the prosecution. Taking note of ;2 --   <   !            it, the court said that there is evidence that  !            "    there existed a “conspiracy” to block a road,                   ! which the accused was involved in. The tone of the order, especially the words used there-            "      in, give an impression that Zargar, along     BC             BCC    ! with others, “conspired to cause disruption   2                 of an unprecedented scale.” Some WhatsApp messages and disclo-  !   1   + #   8  -  '  sure statements were enough for the 2  #    .            ! learned judge to come to the conclusion              "     ! that on the face of it, a “conspiracy” was hatched to cause “disruption” to such an             !        extent and such a magnitude that it would      9D      "    9==!     lead to disorderliness and disturbance of                 law and order at an “unprecedented scale.” The judge said, “...when you choose to play     !   )- *         with embers, you cannot blame the wind  !            DE     to have carried the spark a bit too far and       S     !      spread the fire” and that consequently, the “acts and inflammatory speeches of the co- 9C          2$) 4$    1  conspirators are … admissible against the $        @F           accused.”       9==         Presumably, he pointed out that the ground that she had formed an Government protesters, refusal of bail with how an 1 2$) 4$               ! embers of this conspiracy led to the “anti-fascist front” along with Facebook has said that his accused in the Rajiv Gandhi engulfing flame, ie, the Delhi riots, where some of the co-accused and statement “serves as an exam- assassination case, who was                    more than 50 people lost lives. I will not that this front planned to, ple” of the kind of content that pregnant, was refused bail. Or " '                 talk about the legal merits of such an order among other things, “topple the ;45'  they would take down because what do we say of videos cir-           1 @=9@  9F      ! because frankly, I am not the best person democratically elected 5H 55'5 it, in a more direct way, encour- culated by social media heads to do so. However, I recommend one Government.” ages supporters to be violent. of Zargar, which were several      2$) 4$            should read what legal experts have said I am not sure what the NIA ;785 4'5 Further, as opposed to months older, where she was          4         ! about it over the past few days. They have is admitting here. But I’ll let the 48 ;  ;:5 Zargar or Bharadwaj, does seen raising slogans, to show         9A=CD       9  talked at length about the legal shortcom- readers make their own infer- Anurag Thakur’s videos, where that she seems completely fine. ings of the order. In this article, I want to ences. Then there is also the 84'58 %5;D he is seen shouting, “Desh ke I do not want to comment on    GH @=@=!@9        FC===    talk about how the executive deals with two example of Bittu Sonowal '5%;(>'5 gaddaron ko,” while the crowd the intelligence of these obser-               1     sets of people differently. One in favour of against whom the NIA has chimes in repeatedly with the vations but I’ll let the readers                   -   its yes men, often those part of the ruling slapped charges under the 988 :E'  phrase “goli maaro saalo ko,” make their own inference. party, and the second critics of the UAPA for using phrases like lal >554D;4 not form part of a conspiracy So what is the way for-                  ! Government. Along with this, it is also salam and “comrade” as proof to carry out disruption at an ward? Where should the com-      =CE      $*# "     important to reflect on who we can hope to show that he is a Maoist. 5H:5 57E unprecedented scale? mon man go? Is it a given that  8  -S    9E       will check this arbitrary exercise of power. Even owning books written by 6 484%&;;&84 This is just about the exec- the State’s position is always The Delhi police charged Zargar with Karl Marx or Lenin that are utive. Unfortunately, one had right? When the district judge "             1     the non-bailable Unlawful Activities freely available could possibly 5: ;D7 E84% expected the police and the says, “When you choose to play                8     (Prevention) Act (UAPA). This means that be a reason to slap charges ;6475 : NIA to act more in the image with embers, you cannot blame           !$        at some level, the State believes that by under the UAPA now. It’s sur- of the Government but the the wind to have carried the blocking a road during the anti-Citizenship prising then that books by MS 9:8 :545 judiciary has been found spark a bit too far and spread       "           Amendment Act (CAA), Zargar, as also Gowalkar (a proponent of extremely wanting, too, in the fire”, are we supposed to            9==       ! another accused in the case, threatened the maintaining the caste system) D;:> 87>9  terms of laying down clear blindly trust the Government            CE   2      ! unity and sovereignty of the country. are not taken as evidence for : %E ' :& jurisprudence for bails. They to be the weatherman telling us However, this treatment is not unique to being casteist. are, of course, not helped by the where the wind blows?              -    Zargar alone. Take the example of human This is where the problem 7; 4 5 executive, which sought to One thing that can be done               8  ! rights activist and lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, lies: The Government often 45: &6  charge dissidents under the is that when the Government  1                   against whom the National Investigation acts brazenly in treating some %: 45> 87 UAPA. But it boggles one’s tells us where the wind is blow-               5      Agency (NIA) has slapped charges under people as rioters and slaps mind that BJP MP Pragya ing, I recommend we step out the UAPA. She, too, was recently denied charges under the UAPA. Is 6'875 :5%4 4 Thakur, also an accused under and see for ourselves. And the !,    !  1       G     bail despite the fact that she had diabetes. there any difference in the way UAPA for the Malegaon blasts, pillars of our democracy should                  ! She also came under a vulnerable catego- it treats its leaders like Kapil O :% :6 4O was granted bail while close to note that what we sow in the                     ry of people, who are at risk of contract- Mishra or Anurag Thakur? To six-month pregnant Zargar wind, we reap in the whirlwind. ing COVID-19 while being incarcerated. cite an example, with reference was not. (The writer is a former IPS                  What’s more amusing is the fact that one to the threat issued by Kapil However, heads in the BJP’s officer, a former MP and cur- of her bail applications was opposed on the Mishra against anti- social media cell compare this rently a member of the AAP)   " $C  @  A B 5(* >8   #  #   8        5#   1    %  R #  # # #&$$   &8    8 $    #       $       = $  +#   $    & 8  +  #  $  #    $    $ +8  #   #      2           !  #>  $ + #  #+         4        #   !#  #  #+  # #     "       6%&!5%&% 6% &>&%6 '&!"&%         K  K8 K #: K! E      +1 #   * "  .                        * *  =  * @ **  B(*@=  5  !    !!      6  - 5 1     approach instead of taking shelter  Q   under the excuse of man-animal       7 , 5  ! conflict, tragic incidents like the      !    Sir — It was heartening to read         & L5  $M one in Kerala will keep occurring.         7 "  about the Rajya Sabha parliamen- M9=N  +  Bhagwan Thadani tarian, Sanjay Singh, who used the  O  ++    #  Pune  !  !             34 domestic flight tickets he is ###   8       "           ! annually entitled to as a Member  $$& ##+ $                  5    of Parliament to fly 33 migrant  # #+      ##  #  workers from Delhi to Patna. This  7#   $      5     !    !     , is the sort of exemplary service we          Sir — It is an undeniable fact that  5                expect from our elected represen-   +##   the Coronavirus pandemic has    ,     ,            8  tatives. Leaders must use their &  O# #7   emerged as the single biggest power and privileges to help      ## #  challenge that the modern world   6                ordinary people, which is what 5 & $ $ &   $!# '    #  has faced in many decades. With  '                  Singh is doing.  # #    #    #+   6    a majority of the countries under           '.0,*!9: 5     Delhi Chief Minister Arvind #  ##   + & #  8O      preventive lockdown, several Kejriwal, too, lauded this move.   + + &+$      L M$  functions of everyday life have        ; < 6  - 5    ! He took to the social media and      !  &$     # &  >9   taken a hit. Children being most      said that Singh’s gesture will set a     #         + 9 +   +%   $ susceptible to infections and edu- -       "         precedent and that it is inspiring    #+  #  ; 7D%      :%  cational institutions being crowd- for all. Thousands of migrant  #           # #$#  ed places where social distancing   2              9::= - workers have been stranded in       $ 9!#"#'6 goes for a toss, colleges and         ,   4     PQ many parts of the country owing    #        schools were the first to be shut     -   2   S   ,   4  ! to the lockdown that was put in down. The Government has been   ,                 place to combat the Coronavirus pro-active in managing the epi- contagion.   instant case, the elephant tragical- of the country. While electric demic till now. It should be      ,    - $       S Migrant workers are in dire ly turned out to be a case of col- fencing is expensive, opposition equally conscious of providing       1  S        ! need of the kind of help extend- lateral damage as the explosive was from conservationists to the adequate infrastructure needed       5   S     - ed by Singh. One hopes that other Sir — This refers to the editorial, actually intended for wild boars culling of small wild animals has for practising social distancing in leaders, who have been blessed “Elephantine problem” (June 4). ravaging fields with standing left the farmers in the lurch, forc- educational institutions. 5S             2 with means and privilege, will use The death of a pregnant wild ele- crops. Though this is no justifica- ing them to protect their crop and Mohd Najib                  their resources in the service of phant in Kerala’s Palakkad district tion for the painful death of the livestock through unconvention- Patna     "  2           ! others. after it bit into concealed explo- elephant, it cannot be denied that al means, often leading to the Ibn-katib sives that exploded in its mouth is wild boars account for almost 70 death of endangered species. $   # !D        S        " S  !7 Azamgarh a gut-wrenching incident. 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The world’s first     I  8            ! cholera outbreak began in Kolkata in 1817 and India saw an excess mortality of 4.5 per cent dur-        -          ing the 1918 flu pandemic. This is almost twice                 as high as any other developing country for which    J (      7 1 data is available. Now, more than 100 years later,     I           7 ,   the country is standing in the middle of a con-           tagion, facing a storm of virus waves infecting 4    *     /       more than 9,000 people every day. With the eas-   P  Q    $    /   ! ing of the lockdown, the country is ascending the                    global list of worst-hit countries fast. But in spite (  *           P"   of the numbers, India is now reopening its econ-    $       $   omy even as the hospitals are getting inundated with COVID-19 patients.      Q /      * S  Among countries with a death rate of more $     /         than 4,000, India has recorded the fastest          increase in confirmed cases and the biggest jump "            in the death count over the last week. The num-   ,           ber of deaths has nearly doubled in the last 17              ! days and the number of infections is twice what   +                 it was 15 days ago. It took about 111 days to reach 84 85;D>55:         the first one lakh cases but it only took 14 days :5;(5:E: 584 "         '.0,*!9:   ! to hit the two lakh mark. Though socio-econom- ;:;4:E&                   ic and administrative factors are the major con- was eased off. There are two other crit- So far SARS-Cov2 is known to be scientists should now focus on develop- tributors to this surge, there are other factors as '5:58877 ical observations that are unique to our a stable virus in terms of the rate of ing strategies against the virus recruit- 2 3          :=     well that may have been impacting the disease ;45:4D;: country: First, most of the cases are mutation. According to experts, the ing innate and adaptive arms of the           "     curve. 5; 756';' (5 asymptomatic/of limited clinical sever- Coronavirus has differentiated into immune system. A recent study found                Over 60 per cent of the total cases are in just :5;(5:5;:'  ity and second there are higher recov- about 10 clades as it spread globally. that some people who have never been           five cities — Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, >7848 7 ery rates which are indicative of the Scientists at Hyderabad’s Centre for infected with COVID-19 harbour T- 8               Ahmedabad and Thane — and more than half 85 5(8: 7 effective adaptive immunity fighting the Cellular and Molecular Biology have cells (part of our innate immune sys-              the total number of cases across the country are 84D58;4 pathogen as well as inherent innate discovered that a clade (I/A3i) is found tem) that fight this virus, indicating that       "        ! traceable to these cities. Delhi ranks the first in 5P57 5 :5 immunity. A major area of concern/sus- in about 41 per cent of genomes they might have previously been infect-   P  Q             terms of the highest spike in cases in the last seven P85; ;4 picion of the disease worsening is viral sequenced in India and is a milder form ed with other Corona viruses sharing         !        days. Mumbai holds the first position in the num- 4 4>56;:5 mutations. The COVID-19 is a single- than strains found in other parts of the similar characteristics. 2                   ber of deaths and total infections. ' 4'58488 7 stranded RNA virus with a protein shell. world. This clade (I/A3i) has four vari- Researchers should work on mak-   1                India’s response to the current pandemic has When the virus enters the human ants out of which one variant, C13730T, ing a skin test akin to the Mantoux test arguably been swifter and more decisive than that 85 56'8' body, it starts making new copies of is a more virulent strain, which may be for tuberculosis available to test T cell    1             ! of other developing countries. But in spite of all E>5 87 itself within a cell in order to infect other causing the surge in deaths and the rate response (type-IV cellular response).                 efforts, with the phase-wise easing of the lock- 5P57 5 cells. In the process, the virus makes of infections recently. The serological antibody tests may be             #    down over the last couple of weeks, the number ;>5:(584 : mistakes in its genomes leading to per- This strain is likely to have emerged weak and wane off over time but a T cell              1 of cases started soaring exponentially, raising the ;>:5 65:5 manent mutations. through a mutation in India in differ- response measured by a skin test will              Corona curve. Though the lowest in the world 7 ;4 :E Mutations are part of a virus’ life ent genetic material. The study is cur- remain with a longer memory.                 at 2.8 per cent, the death rate is also on the rise.  %5M 8 5 cycle and in general, RNA viruses tend rently under peer review by BioRxiv Scientists around the world observe     The country was adding on an average 15 deaths 5: 454N 4 to have high mutation rates than DNA journal and clade (I/A3i) is not known that India may be seeing a lesser viru- "       P   Q P   per day in the first week of April, it has now ;5;45:;8 viruses. Most mutations do not cause to be seen in any other country. lent disease due to a non-specifically  Q   P    Q    "    ! increased to 225 deaths per day as on June 2. MD:; '8%';5 any advantages or disadvantages either As we dive deeper into the causes strengthened T cell response from the             S   Policy makers crafting the lockdown exit plan to the virus or the host. As of now, the of the steep rise of the positive cases routine use of BCG vaccination at partially attribute the worsening status to migrant 5:;8 COVID-19 virus is said to be mutating with gradual easing of the lockdown, the birth.     "          ! labourers bringing the virus into suburban and :5  54N slowly. COVID-19 originated from relation of air quality index of our high- Lastly and most importantly, in        "         rural India. Besides these migrants, vegetable ven- mutations within the Coronavirus fam- ly-polluted cities to disease vulnerabil- spite of better recovery rates in our              8   dors and vegetable/fruit and flower markets are ily which leads to the thoughts that as ity needs to be considered, too. In a country, there is still a concern for peo-                     ! known to be a major source of spread of the con- it spreads around the world, it paper published in Elsevier’s journal of ple who have recovered or had a sub-   "               ! tagion. Resumption of cross-country trans- might/will have mutated into various Environmental Pollution on April 4, sci- clinical disease. Viral infection seque-   P Q  P  Q        portation and industry has led to previously green forms in various geographies leading to entists pointed out that mortality was lae are quite common and can be                 States confronting imported cases. Test results for a more transmissible, more virulent 12 per cent in northern Italy, as com- worse than the initial disease which may            "     ! thousands of migrant workers who travelled from form or both. This apparently poses a pared to 4.5 per cent in the rest of the be mild. Sequelae observed in SARS    !              Maharashtra and New Delhi to Bihar last month threat of worsening the global health country. Northern Italy is one of outbreak were pulmonary damage (at                     found that one in every fourth person had con- crisis. Europe’s most polluted regions based on times permanent) and osteonecrosis tracted COVID-19. Bihar now has one of the Scientists have explored this by data from NASA’s Aura satellite. (from high dose steroid treatment).          "    steepest infection curves in India (next to analysing about 13,000 samples in Another recent study explains how Given the panoply of symptoms "               Delhi) and infection clusters have also been Britain since mid-March and found that air pollutants cause hyper-activation of seen in sick patients and one prominent                ! tracked to labourers travelling to their homes in new mutations appear roughly twice a the innate immune system. A small disease sequela MISC (multisystem         K         Uttar Pradesh (UP). month. The rate of mutations is impor- cohort of mice was exposed for months inflammatory syndrome in children)               ! The disease trajectory of the contagion in tant because the faster a virus mutates, to air pollutants. The fine particulate seen in the western world, I hope that          India has emerged differently from other coun- the more unpredictable it is. Though matter (PM 2.5) are seen to impact the healthy, young people will restrain the ,               tries. In contrast to China, US or European coun- most mutations have little effect, some immune response, causing significant urge to “go out and have fun” as there             !  ! tries that saw a steep initial rise of cases followed of them — single or multiple mutations increase in inflammatory cytokines in is every reason to worry that there                   by a lockdown and then flattening of the curve, — can build up over time making the both serum and as well as lung might be an Act-II in this contagion   (             there has been a gradual increase of infections virus more successful in thriving in peo- parenchyma. This leads to high systemic drama waiting to unfurl. in India since mid-March and then a steep rise ple of varied ethnic origins and genet- inflammation, impairing heart function (The writer is an author and doctor ;          < of the curve from mid-May when the lockdown ic variations. as well. In the current context, Indian by profession) !     $  $ G„tyq„‰qˆux•† sˆyu‰yvxu•s „tuƒ„ˆqsy‰ƒy„YWq„ts „y„‘u ty‰sˆyƒy„qu „xurq‰y‰ vwu„tuˆs ‚ ‘ˆq„tsq‰uy„xuyˆ “„s ‘„ˆ• >@=(:A D

tion is what moral right do we Indians or has an affair with a White woman, altogether different dimension when The brutal killing at Varmor village deeds against a section of our own have to condemn racism or any kind it may be frowned upon by some racists the institutions of law-governed soci- in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district came countrymen/women, we surely have no of discrimination in any part of the but it is unlikely that the couple will be eties themselves become a site of six months after Haresh and Urmila got face to protest and comment over such world? Because we ourselves are racist physically attacked. In India, if a Dalit racism. married against her family’s wishes. incidents of racism that happen glob- to the core and discrimination of every boy marries or has an affair with a non- A few years ago an unelected all- Even the police force, which is supposed ally. Attacks on Dalits are reportedly kind thrives in our midst. We discrim- Dalit girl, the likelihood is that both will male village council in India ordered a to be neutral and fair to everyone, can most common in Uttar Pradesh and inate on the basis of colour, race, gen- be killed by the girl’s relatives or her 23-year-old SC woman and her 15- no longer be trusted to enforce the law Tamil Nadu (TN). In TN, Dalits have ;4OD;:%5 der, religion, caste, region and even caste members who feel they have been year-old sister to be raped. The “sen- in a fair and just manner. been attacked for not performing cer- social class. “dishonoured.” tence” was handed down as punish- Because of this special nature of tain humiliating tasks in temples which '5 O;4     To quote from The Holy Bible: Articles 15, 16, 17, 23 and 29 of the ment after their brother eloped with a racism, which is experienced at every they earlier traditionally performed.   #  ?*6 ?B( “Why do you look at the speck of saw- Constitution, all of which serve as mea- married non-SC woman. They had also stage, from the initial prejudices and There are often clashes between Dalit dust in your brother’s eye and pay no sures against both caste and racial dis- ordered for the sisters to be paraded attacks to the police and hospital and non-Dalit students in TN univer-    attention to the plank in your own eye?” crimination, remain only on paper. We naked in the village with blackened authorities, there is often no choice for sities and colleges. Educated youth are  #   #   n May 25, a White Minneapolis So how can we point at the West and are still not able to abide by our faces. Nothing could justify this abhor- the victims and their supporters but to surely expected to be more liberal    # police officer, Derek Chauvin, shout “racism” and “discrimination” Constitution which “guarantees” equal- rent punishment, humiliation and mobilise and pressurise the authorities minded, but it is often these who are    + Opressed his knee into the neck when caste discrimination and atroci- ity irrespective of caste, creed, colour abuse of human rights of the innocent at every stage to come to a semblance found to be the most casteist.    of a Black man George Floyd as the lat- ties against Dalits, Scheduled Castes and gender. victims of hate. of justice. People have to come and agi- If the youth of the country cannot ter begged that he could not breathe. (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) con- These racial prejudices that Indians Last year we witnessed the brutal tate in front of police stations, hospi- be the change and cannot rise above this      $   The Black man ultimately died and the tinue unabated in India even today? have also take the form of colourism, death of 25-year-old Haresh Kumar tals and courts. feudal mindset, then the future of the   $   video of the murder by the man in uni- Even over seven decades after which the number of “fairness” prod- Solanki, a SC who dared to fall in love Rohit Vemula’s death once again country is not very bright. We will con- > O % 8 form has gone viral on the internet, Independence, for a Dalit daring to fall ucts available in the market testify to. with and marry a woman from the exposed the deep-seated caste dis- tinue to live in the dark ages till we don’t #    # leading to widespread protests not in love with a non-Dalit is inviting a Then we also have to contend with upper caste. Eight family members of crimination in higher educational insti- stop discriminating on the basis of # $ &   $ just in the US but in Australia, Brazil horrible death. Can we stop this infamy regionalism and gender discrimination his wife Urmila, who was two months tutions — both among students and colour, race, gender, religion, caste, and Canada, too. Indian celebrities and in our own country? Can we eat, play which starts with the killing of the girl pregnant, killed this man while a teachers. region and social class # 8  students too, condemned the racist US and live equally with every human we child in the womb itself. women’s helpline team was trying to Discrimination and atrocities are (Katju is a former judge of the    # police force on social media. It is good come across in India? The answer is a The social stigma created in soci- negotiate with the father, Dasrath destroying our nation. If we cannot Supreme Court of India and Kapadia is   +# that there is universal condemnation of resounding “no.” ety to victimise a Dalit has never seen Singh Jhala, to send his daughter back change the feudal mindsets of our own a Solicitor and Advocate-on-Record of M     N this outrageous incident. But the ques- In America, if a Black man marries a full stop. The problem assumes an to her husband’s home. people, who commit such barbaric the apex court)   !"!"  # 0    .<4D 7 $   %    #   =-1Q ;  ?     % $  31,,+# DE1/   45657'8 lowed by US private equity         =   giant KKR buying 2.32 per cent     lakh crore during the fiscal. Net eliance Industries on for 11,367 crore.   >  .!   .! E   collection is gross collection RSunday said it sold 1.16 per On June 5, Silver Lake F   ! :   ! ??=! F   minus income tax refunds. cent stake in its digital unit to made an additional investment 9   B(     In 2018-19, net direct tax Abu Dhabi Investment to take its stake to 2.08 per cent. collection stood at 11.36 lakh Authority (ADIA) for  Established in 1976, ADIA .   45657'8 crore. “It is a fact that the net 5,683.50 crore, taking the is a globally-diversified invest- direct tax collection for FY cumulative fund raising to  ment institution that prudent-  4     ! =     he gross direct tax collec- 2019-20 was less than the net 97,885.65 crore that will help ly invests funds on behalf of the Ttion in 2019-20 fiscal direct tax collection for the FY pare debt at the oil-to-telecom Government of Abu Dhabi      #   F   dipped 4.92 per cent to  12.33 2018-19. But this fall in the col- conglomerate. through a strategy focused on 6          (@ lakh crore on account of reduc- lection of direct taxes is on “This investment values long-term value creation. It tion in corporate tax rate, expected lines and is temporary Jio Platforms at an equity value manages a global investment increased standard deduction in nature due to the historic tax of 4.91 lakh crore and an portfolio that is diversified olution, poised to benefit from and Davis Polk & Wardwell and personal I-T exemption reforms undertaken and much enterprise value of 5.16 lakh across more than two dozen major socio-economic devel- acted as legal counsel. limit, the Income Tax depart- higher refunds issued during crore. ADIA’s investment will asset classes and sub-categories. opments and the transforma- Ambani, 63, chairman and ment said on Sunday. the FY 2019-20,” the Central translate into a 1.16 per cent Mukesh Ambani, tive effects of technology on the managing director of Reliance, The Central Board of Board of Direct Taxes said. equity stake in Jio Platforms on Chairman and Managing way people live and work. had in August last year set a tar- Direct Taxes (CBDT), in a As per data released by the a fully diluted basis,” the com- Director of Reliance Industries, “The rapid growth of the get of March 2021, to make his statement, said the fall in tax CBDT, the actual gross corpo- pany said in a statement. said, “I am delighted that business, which has established conglomerate net debt-free. collection is on expected line rate tax and Personal Income With this investment, Jio 0.93 per cent stake in Jio picking up a 9.99 per cent stake ADIA, with its track record of itself as a market leader in just But thanks to the Facebook and temporary in nature. The Tax (PIT) revenue mop up Platforms has raised  Platforms. in the firm that houses India’s more than four decades of four years, has been built on a deal, a 53,125 crore rights gross direct tax collection in stood at 6.78 lakh crore and 97,885.65 crore from leading With these investment, youngest but largest telecom successful long-term value strong track record of strategic issue, private equity invest- 2018-19 fiscal stood at 5.55 lakh crore, respectively, global investors including Reliance has sold all of the tar- firm on April 22 for 43,574 investing across the world, is execution. ments, and more stake sale to 12,97,674 crore. in 2019-20, taking the actual Facebook, Silver Lake, Vista geted 21 per cent equity in Jio crore. Within days of that deal, partnering with Jio Platforms Our investment in Jio is a companies such as Saudi The Govt had lowered the gross direct tax collection to  Equity Partners, General Platforms ahead of a potential Silver Lake - the world’s largest in its mission to take further demonstration of Aramco, the target is likely to net direct tax collection target 12,33,720. Atlantic, KKR, Mubadala and IPO. tech investor — bought a 1.15 India to digital leadership and ADIA’s ability to draw on deep be achieved by December. for 2019-20 fiscal to 11.70 lakh In FY 2019-20, refunds ADIA in less than seven weeks. Jio Platforms, a wholly- per cent stake in Jio Platforms generate inclusive growth regional and sector expertise to At the end of March quar- crore in the Revised Estimates, worth 1.84 lakh crore were The AIDA deal comes owned subsidiary of Reliance for 5,665.75 crore on May 4. opportunities. invest globally in market lead- ter, Reliance had an outstand- from 13.3 lakh crore project- given by CBDT, a 14 per cent within days of Abu Dhabi sov- Industries Ltd, is a next-gen- On May 8, US-based Vista This investment is a strong ing companies and alongside ing debt of 3,36,294 crore and ed in Budget presented in July increase over 1.61 lakh crore ereign wealth fund Mubadala eration technology company. Equity Partners bought 2.32 endorsement of our strategy proven partners,” Hamad cash in hand of 1,75,259 crore. 2019. Although CBDT has not given in FY 2018-19. However, Investment Co picking up 1.85 Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, per cent stake in Jio Platforms and India’s potential”. Shahwan Aldhaheri, Executive After adjusting cash, the net made public the actual net gross collection would have per cent in Jio Platforms for  with 388 million mobile sub- for 11,367 crore. On May 17, The transaction is subject Director of the Private Equities debt came to 1,61,035 crore. direct tax collection in 2019-20, clocked a 8 per cent growth to 9,093.60 crore on June 5. On scribers, will continue to be a global equity firm General to regulatory and other cus- Department at ADIA, said. Of the outstanding debt,  adjusting the gross collection 14.01 lakh crore in 2019-20 if that day, private equity fund wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlantic picked up 1.34 per cent tomary approvals. Morgan Stanley acted as 2,62,000 crore is on Reliance (12.33 lakh crore) with revenue foregone in corporate Silver Lake invested another  Jio Platforms. stake in Jio Platforms for “Jio Platforms is at the financial advisor to Reliance books and 23,000 crore is with refunds (1.84 lakh crore) show tax and PIT is taken into 4,546.80 crore for additional The deals follows Facebook 6,598.38 crore. This was fol- forefront of India’s digital rev- Industries and AZB & Partners, Jio. net collection of around 10.49 account. ) 6,*/   !$ #)# 2. .+?&1 !   :A !    >  # .-8 ?$$0        ! 32&2/<#     !4!#!) 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The campaign call by the call ‘Vocal for Local’ will also have dropped from $76 billion under the 100 per cent besides accelerating premiu- ensuring food safety in 2019- Confederation of All India be fructified, the traders’ body in 2017-18 to $70 billion at pre- Government guaranteed misation of its portfolio. The 20, Food Safety and Standards Traders, which claims to rep- said in a statement. sent. This $6 billion import Emergency Credit Line new technologies are changing Authority of India (FSSAI) resent 7 crore traders and CAIT Secretary General decline tells the true story of the Guarantee Scheme. the landscape of sales, and said on Sunday. 40,000 trade associations, Praveen Khandelwal said the use of indigenous goods and The scheme is part of the HUL is evolving to adapt to The index ranks states on comes amid border tensions traders’ body has been con- changing consumer senti- Aatmanirbhar Bharat eco- the trends by embedding tech- five parameters of food safety: between India and China. tinuously campaigning from ments,” Khandelwal said. nomic package. As per the nology across its end-to-end human resources and institu- government, banks would pro- value chain to build a business, tional data, compliance, food vide collateral-freeloans to the which is future-fit. testing facility, training and $    Q/  "  eligible MSMEs loans upto  3 “We continue our journey capacity building besides con-     lakh crore in total in a bid to of growth in modern trade and sumer empowerment. %   %  D 7  overcome the financial crisis e-commerce, the channels of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and    caused due to the coronavirus the future. We are using e- Maharashtra have topped in   @)@)  $  R pandemic and the nationwide Commerce channel to drive the list of larger States on the lockdown. the new benefit segments and index.      > 8 As of Friday, June 5, out of new formats. We are focusing Among the smaller States,   87 >  the sanctioned amount,  on building online shelves on Goa came first followed by isruption in the airline 8,320.24 crore has been dis- the e-Commerce platforms Manipur and Meghalaya. #  akistan witnessed the high- Dindustry due to COVID- bursed, said a tweet by Finance with winning point of sale Among UTs, Chandigarh, Pest inflation in the world in 19 has not impacted GoAir’s Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s communication,” HUL Delhi and Andaman Islands   45657'8 the fiscal year 2020, forcing pol- plan to retire its Airbus office. Chairman and Managing secured top ranks, FSSAI said icy makers to increase interest A320ceo fleet and it “As of 5 June 2020, #PSBs Director Sanjiv Mehta said in in a statement. elecom operator Airtel has rate, the State Bank of Pakistan remains on track, an airline have sanctioned loans worth his address to shareholders on This is the second index on Tsaid its retail stores have (SBP) said on Sunday. official has said. 17,705.64 crore under the the company’s annual report food safety, which FSSAI now opened across most loca- According to the Inflation The Wadia group-owned 100% Emergency Credit Line for 2019-20. released on the occasion of tions and that measures such as Monitor for April issued by the airline has at present 43 Guarantee Scheme, out of Consumer preferences are World Food Safety Day with ‘Concierge Service’ have been SBP, Pakistan witnessed high- A320neo planes and the rest 13 which 8320.24 crore have “constantly changing”, and the theme “Food Safety is rolled out for delivery of SIM est inflation not only in com- A320s in the fleet of 56 aircraft. been disbursed,” said the tweet. HUL is leveraging the “fastest everyone’s business” that was card at customers’ doorsteps or parison with the developed GoAir had launched the Data shared in the tweet growing channel of e-com- dedicated to those in the sup- for installation of broadband economies but also with airline in November 2005 showed that the State Bank of merce by making all our ply chain who have ensured the and DTH. In a note to sub- emerging economies, the Dawn with A320s but later switched India (SBI) contributed a major brands available across plat- uninterrupted availability of scribers, Airtel CEO Gopal News reported. to more fuel-efficient A320neo chunk of the amount sanc- forms” and playing a differ- safe food during this COVID- Vittal said that while restric- The SBP pushed up inter- in 2016. tioned and disbursed so far. entiated portfolio strategy 19 pandemic. “Food safety is a tions are lifting in large parts of est rates to cool down the Of the 19 such planes the SBI, as of Friday sanctioned a curated for this channel. shared responsibility. The call the country, “there seems to be inflationary pressure during airline inducted in the first total of 11,701.06 crore and While talking about to action for safe food on this even more uncertainty” as peo- the fiscal year but high rates phase of its fleet expansion, it disbursed 6,084.71 crore of growth of online sales, day is: Ensure it’s safe, Grow it ple are worried about safety of proved counterproductive as has already phased loans. Mehta said, “new technolo- safe, Keep it safe, Eat it safe and their loved ones, and there is they further increased inflation out six as part of the plan, The sanctioned and dis- gies are changing the land- Team up for safety,” Health growing concern about while the private sector stopped which is aimed at cost-cutting bursed amounts under the 100 scape” of the consumer goods Minister Harshvardhan said incomes and jobs. borrowing costly money ham- by way of fuel saving and per cent government guaran- market, bringing opportuni- in a webinar organised by “At Airtel, we empathize pering industrial growth and low-maintenance cost, the offi- teed scheme are the highest in ties for brands and con- FSSAI. with this uncertainty. services. cial said. Tamil Nadu so far. sumers alike. 3%     3 #'$'4*' ; 7  8  *  5)6! !  $    + 2   45657'8 “If there was a time to this,” his note said. make a bet on India, there Noting that there is no dani Group Chairman may not be a better time way of predicting the short or   45657'8 New Delhi (PTI): Weeks after the coro- starting last month, sales for the products AGautam Adani is of the than now. What I can predict mid-term possible economic navirus lockdown led to fuel sales nose- improved in May as compared to April view that there may not be a is that on the other side of this outcomes of COVID-19 he oftware Technology diving to record lows, Indian Oil Corp 2020. “However, the sale for these three better time to bet on India than crisis will emerge massive said, there cannot be any deny- SParks of India (STPI), (IOC), the nation’s largest oil firm, sees products was still lower by 38.9 per cent now. new opportunities, will ing of the fact that India over an autonomous organi- demand returning with the resumption as compared to May 2019.” India will see In his message as the emerge great new leaders, the next several decades will be sation under the Ministry of economic activities. more opening up from June 8 with malls Chairman in the annual report will emerge terrific business- a market continuously on the of Electronics and The company said though it is on and markets resuming operations. of Adani Gas for the financial es, and will emerge a few up and one that simply cannot Information Technology track to spend the approved capital “It is expected that with the opening year 2019-20, the billionaire stronger nations. be ignored. (MeitY), commemorat- expenditure for 2020-21, it has “critical- up of lockdown and revival of the econ- industrialist said that as the Those that succeed will be “It will be one of the world’s ed its 29th Foundation ly examined all capex proposals for ratio- omy on the strength of the economic coronavirus crisis subsides, the ones that understand that top consumption centres, man- Day on June 5, 2020. In the inaugural address, Ajay nalisation of cost and time frame.” package, the sales would soon get revived,” new opportunities, new leaders resilience is built on the other ufacturing and service hubs Speaking on the occasion Dr Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, MeitY, “The company is also conscious of the it said. “Further, the recent increase in and a few stronger nations side of the tunnel of crisis and and a beacon of stable demo- Omkar Rai, Director General, STPI reminisced the STPI journey of three costs and has also undertaken rationali- international prices of crude oil and petro- would emerge. we are already getting ready for cratic governance.” shared “The exports clocked by STP- decades. sation measures in this direction,” it said leum products as well as rupee appreci- registered units stands at 4, 21,103 “STPI is designed to succeed and without giving details. ation has to some extent already offset the crore during 2019-20 from 52 crore in designed to help the industry succeed, Fuel sales had dropped in April after inventory losses and forex losses.” -A8  1992-93. In last 3 decades, the deter- both of which go hand in hand. STPI Prime Minister Narendra Modi IOC said though there was no closure mined efforts of STPI in promoting IT has been our partner in implementing announced a nationwide lockdown to of any of its refineries due to drop in industry and boosting software exports many exciting schemes we are recent- control the spread of COVID-19 infec- demand of petroleum products, their essentially reflect STPI’s commitment ly brought out. It has been instrumen- tions. The lockdown shut factories and operations were curtailed to the level of      $ towards economic progress of the tal in aiding the growth of Business offices, took most vehicles off roads, 39 per cent in April. However, the nation, and team STPI will unswerv- Process Outsourcing industry not only stopped train movement and suspended improved demand for petroleum products ingly continue to fulfil the aspirations in cities but also in rural hinterlands. air travel. “The demand for the petrole- in May 2020 resulted in higher capacity New Delhi (PTI): The gov- have 1 cm green strip at the top has said that from April 1, 2019, of the ‘New India’ in times to come”. E-governance and digital expansion in um products dropped by 46 per cent in utilisation of refineries to the extent of 75- ernment has mandated a one in the third registration plate,” all motor vehicles will be fitted A day-long webinar witnessed live sectors such as health, agriculture, April 2020. The sales of petrol, diesel and 80 per cent and is further being ramped cm green sticker, providing as per a notification issued by with tamper-proof, high secu- streaming of sessions on three topics education present huge opportunities jet fuel (ATF) in April 2020 were down up. “The drop in sale of petroleum prod- registration details, in all BS-VI the Ministry of Road Transport rity registration plates (HSRP). viz. ‘Role of Government in Driving for India. It is time to reimaging the role by 61 per cent, 56.7 per cent and 91.5 per ucts resulted in a significant fall in revenue compliant motor vehicles. and Highways. The order was This HSRP or third num- Innovation & Product Development’, of STPI for the coming decade.” cent respectively as compared to April collections for the company. In order to The order will come into issued amending the Motor ber plate will be fitted on the ‘Rechristening the Narratives of Indian Established on June 5, 1991, Software 2019,” it said in a regulatory filing on meet its contractual and statutory oblig- force from October 1, 2020. Vehicles (High Security inside of the windshield of IT Industry’ and ‘India Ahead with Technology Parks of India has since impact of COVID-19. ations, the company had to borrow funds “...Vehicles complying with Registration Plates) order, 2018. each new manufactured vehi- Transformational Ideas, Disruptive emerged as one of the growth driver of Due to certain relaxations by the which resulted in substantial increase in BS-VI emission norms shall Earlier, the government cle by the manufacturers. Innovations and Pool of Talent.’ Indian IT/ITeS/ESDM industry. Centre and some state governments borrowings.   !"!"  ## /% $ " 8.77.777

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But Africa’s long-distance truckers where the line of trucks waiting to be he much-needed vaccine to ing a running total of coron- ing the coronavirus outbreak, say- is the worst affected country with inary laboratory testing results. say they are increasingly being accused of cleared stretched into the distance and Tcombat the coronavirus will avirus deaths and infections. ing the virus was first noticed in over 1.9 million cases and more “The conclusion was that they carrying something else: the coronavirus. wound around the lush hills overlooking take at least one year before it Critics called the move an Wuhan on December 27 as a viral than 1,09,000 deaths, while the total were cases of viral pneumonia,” it While hundreds of truckers have test- the crossing at Namanga. becomes available widely, extraordinary attempt to hide pneumonia and human-to-human number of cases in China stand at said. ed positive for the virus in recent weeks, the Tanzania closed the border there this Singapore Prime Minister Lee the true toll of the disease ram- transmission was discovered on 84,177. Researchers from a high-level drivers say they are being stigmatized and week, protesting Kenya’s efforts to re-test Hsien Loong said on Sunday, paging through Latin America’s January 19, after which it took swift The contagion has also battered expert team organised by the treated like criminals, being detained by all incoming truckers, including those urging the people to “learn to largest nation. actions to curb it. the world economy with the IMF National Health Commission governments and slowing cargo traffic to who even had certificates showing they had live” with COVID-19 for a Brazil’s last official num- A whitepaper released by the saying that the global economy, (NHC) confirmed that the virus a crawl. been tested in the previous 14 days. It was long time. bers recorded over 34,000 Chinese government gave a lengthy which was in a sluggish recovery was transmissible among humans That has created a challenge for gov- the second time the frontier was closed in He asked Singaporeans to virus-related deaths, the third- explanation to refute the allegations even before the coronavirus out- for the first time on January 19, ernments in much of sub-Saharan Africa, less than a month and was taken after many play their part in limiting the highest toll in the world behind of cover up and delay by Beijing on break, is now bound to suffer a hours before they notified the pub- where many borders remain closed by the Tanzanian truckers with negative results spread of the virus by main- the US and Britain. reporting the COVID-19 outbreak “severe recession” in 2020. The lic, and less than a month before the pandemic, on how to strike a balance started testing positive at the border. taining personal hygiene, wear- Worldwide, at least 6.9 last year in Wuhan. World Bank has also called for experts were alerted by the newly- between contagion and commerce. Many truckers must sleep in unsani- ing masks, observing safe dis- million people have been US President Donald Trump countries to step up efforts to fight discovered disease, it said. Countries are struggling to reach common tary motels and interact with many people, tancing rules and avoiding infected by the virus, according and leaders of several countries have the disease and improve the econ- Before January 19, there was ground. increasing their risk of contagion. They’re crowded gatherings. to Johns Hopkins. The US has accused China of not being trans- omy. not sufficient evidence to indicate “When I entered Tanzania, in every often stuck for days at a border waiting for “It will take at least a year, seen nearly 110,000 confirmed parent in reporting the deadly dis- According to the whitepaper, that it could be transmitted by town that I would drive through, they virus test results, mingling in crowded park- probably longer, before vaccines virus-related deaths and ease, leading to huge human casu- after the COVID-19 was identified humans, said Wang Guangfa, a would call me, ‘You, corona, get away from ing lots. become widely available,” said Europe has recorded over alties and economic crisis across the by a hospital in Wuhan on leading Chinese respiratory expert here with your corona!’” said Abdulkarim Some told The Associated Press they Lee in the first of six national 175,000 since the virus world. December 27, the local government who was among the first group of Rajab, a burly Kenyan who has been dri- try to elude authorities or switch off their broadcasts on Singapore’s future emerged in China late last According to Johns Hopkins called experts to look into the experts dispatched by the NHC to ving trucks for 17 years and recalls when phones when they enter Uganda so they after the COVID-19 pandem- year. AP Coronavirus Resource Center, the cases through an analysis of the Wuhan in early January. PTI drivers were being accused of spreading can’t be ordered to pull over. AP ic in the coming days. *    %  Q  R 3   '   

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their ordering and payments softwares to incorporate the same. There would be cer- tain added costs to building the digital  infrastructure, but it’s something well worth the money spent. Impact: Use of technology in this fash- ion would foster a sense of security for con- sumers, thereby building trust and conve-    nience. The entire experiential flow while dining out would change for the better with     judicious use of technology. Alternate solution: None, since the   + guideline is bang-on and logical.  $         #  SAFETY AND HYGIENE #  9+  Purpose: To minimize contagion. # & O Temperature checks, hand sanitisation,     D     periodic disinfection of high touch sur- faces, wearing of masks, kitchen supply dis- $        infection, social distancing, protection for   +# #  people over 60 and under 10 years of age  $     % are some of the guidelines that would have      to be adhered by all. These are welcome  $  steps and essential in providing a safe and   +   % secure environment for things to return to any semblance of normalcy. 6       Impact: These measures would help #  reduce the fear psychosis among people in  &L8     general, and help bring confidence back ++    for businesses to rebuild. Therefore, it’s R very essential to kick-start the economy.  2   Costs of operating a business would E+8 increase and operators would have to fac- R8O    tor the same while pricing their services # # 8 and products. The age of discounts would  O+     cede ground to a philosophy where cus-   *787*7&?* tomers would be willing to pay a premi- 8# um for safety. Alternate solution: - None, since pro- 8O s the lockdown is now being lifted tection and safety are non-negotiable. # K  layer by layer, it appears to be a stag-   &#& Agered re-opening of the country. The For restaurants to weather this storm &# &# government is making an attempt to walk and revive, the government would have to $  the fine line between ‘saving lives’ and ‘sav- ease restrictions with a sense of pragma- & K ing livelihoods’. The recent MHA order, tism and practicality to ensure that the allowing restaurants to reopen, is a step in desired objectives of economic revival are   that direction — one that brings hope as met. # # +9+ M well as monumental challenges for the In a nutshell, the move to kick-start restaurant industry. the economy, opening restaurants is a MHA guidelines specific to re-open- much-awaited and welcome step. O9   ing of restaurants are as follows: However, some of the above restrictions  placed on operability and sustainability of SEATING CAPACITY TO BE the restaurant sector is something that   REDUCED TO 50 PER CENT needs a quick, logical and decisive re-look   ! Purpose: To facilitate social distanc- before it becomes too late. While restau- ing within the premises. rants have suffered mammoth losses dur-     Even at 100 per cent capacity, most ing the lockdown that can never be     restaurants struggled to eke out a mea- recovered, the glimmer of hope at re-open-     ger profit. Add to this, the substantial ing also seems shrouded under dark losses during the period of complete clouds, as explained above.      !  lockdown. With capacity reduced to 50 A lot has changed since that historic    ' > per cent, losses would mount. No restau- address to the nation on March 24. The rant would be able to afford rents, staff sunk cost of the lockdown, the anticipat- !

     costs and other fixed expenses required ed operational losses during the re- open-  !     to operate at a 50 per cent capacity. 5 am requires a re-look. Majority of BAR OPERATIONS NOT ALLOWED empty, sustainability for bars would now ing phase coupled with poor consumer  !      Impact: It would be difficult for most restaurant sales happen between 8 pm to Purpose: Not yet clear. have to rely entirely on food sales, which confidence would debilitate restaurant bal- operators to survive with the restriction 12 midnight. Hence, re-opening with There are enough restaurants that do is going to be a tough shot. For a customer ance sheets and possibly push many to        in place. The longer this restriction these time restrictions would serve no not serve liquor. For these operators, this who enjoys his/her tipple, the experience extinction.     ' ( lasts, the faster would restaurants disap- purpose as the revenue-generating hours restriction is immaterial. However, for would be compromised. As a result, it’ll It is only logical to assume that there pear. would be eclipsed by the curfew. liquor licensed-restaurants, alcohol sales impact the very basis of re-opening, which would never be a perfect time and strat- .      Alternate solution: Allow restau- Impact: While restaurants would account for as high as 50 per cent of total is to kick-start the economic activity. egy to re-open. A start needs to be made      .    rants to operate for longer hours, there- open during the day, the dinner seating sales, sometimes even higher. Furthermore, Alternate solution: Allow sale of somewhere, and therein lays the silver lin- by staggering guests over time and would be inconsequential since last the purpose of this restriction contradicts liquor in licensed premises that have ing. Hopefully, the dark clouds would clear  .    (   hence, achieving the purpose of social orders would have to be taken by 7 pm the re-opening of liquor vends across the social distancing norms in place. sooner than later, and the sun would shine   'P distancing as a factor of time rather than to ensure diners as well as staff reach back country. If liquor can be sold at vends in all its glory on the sector. L   as a factor of only space. home without violating the 9 pm curfew (where long queues were witnessed), then USE OF DIGITAL / ONE-TIME USE Till then, most restaurants would deadline. it would be fair to assume that the same MENUS AND ONLINE MODES OF probably serve your favourite cappuccino HOURS OF OPERATION TO BE Alternate solution: Consider the liquor can be sold and enjoyed safely in the PAYMENT with a smile, the one that hides more than # 9 CURTAILED option of doing away with the curfew confines of a licensed premises that follows Purpose: To minimize touch-based it reveals.   + Purpose: Not yet clear. entirely, as the logic behind imposing the all norms. infection spread. (The author is the director of Pebble > The concept of curfew from 9 pm to same is anyway unclear. Impact: With the bucket of liquor sales Restaurants would have to re-engineer Street.) #$    455B   + % D   && !*4''*2$ ' +     #& $      ;(83-#    #     #$       #  #&   &      13    L8 $## sports or be healthy. This is not true. $  $  Some of the top sportspeople do not consume any animal products. #  6  These myths have been around >  #$  for so long that we have   #  +&  started believing in them.    #   This needs to change. After 17 years, a woman returns home with her teenage Therefore, Plants are twins. When she mysteriously vanishes, her children must # 8 G+ Power is a movement reckon with a shadowy family legacy. Starring Valeria Bilello,   # # to remind all of us Luca Lionello and Federico Russo, the Italian show releas- #    #M that plants have a es on June 10 on Netflix. power that other foods don’t have. This is to inspire      Indians to switch .    * .*. to a healthier lifestyle and to #   ! ++ help us realise $  # & that in doing so ecently, on World Environment we make an       RDay, various Bollywood celebri- immediate   ties, business leaders and sports stars impact on the LG 8 lend their support to various envi- planet and the ani-  #&M ronmental campaigns. mals.” # Adding one more to the list is Consumption of another digital campaign by Ahimsa meat and other animal   $   Trust — Plants are Power, to educate products is damaging  people on the multiple benefits of a our planet, apart from   plant-based diet and inspire them to raining cruelty on the ani-    make a switch for a healthier, more mals. Most of us what happens With Rio de Janeiro under a zombie attack, reality '  $&1& sustainable and ethical living. Kick- in slaughterhouses – it is cruel and show contestants shelter in a TV studio, where they starting the campaign, Lisa Haydon, unhealthy. The campaign aims to must deal with more than flesh-eating hordes. Starring '%  & Neha Dhupia, Kris Srikkanth, bring the goodness of plant-based Ana Hartmann, Sabrina Sato and Luellem de Castro, it 0 & Naveen Jindal and Sunil Munjal will diet in the spotlight and debunk releases on June 10 on Netflix.  ' soon be seen taking part in a series myths associated with consumption  &31 of social media activities to encour-   # $ &3&/1/   of animal products. It advocates the L8 age people’s participation. #        $   # #O +& benefits of a plant-based diet for Speaking on it, Lisa Hayden # 6'; ,&1.<     # human health and its cascading    says, “If you agree that it is our +$ +   3<&=3< effect on animal and environmen-   responsibility as keepers of the           # tal health. Emphasising on this very  earth to protect our planet, then we  # + $ notion the campaign goes by   must accept that waste, greed and  #ForYourBodyForEverybody. over-consumption are habits we  5  &   &21$ To facilitate the switch the cam-  #  can no longer indulge in. I believe       31  paign brings a 21-day challenge, &M  $      #  +  backed by the Federation of Indian my children deserve a healthy plan-  $ &#  &   & &#    $  et and so do yours. There is some-     $    $& Animal Protection Organisations 8 thing we can do about this. Right    2/ & (FIAPO), which urges people to sign now. we can be more conscious in up for a plant-based diet for 21 days.      8+ ,11    #     $  our consumption of animal products + 31&.//  Participants can either go for their Evidence found on the body of a homicide victim   &  to drive towards a change.”   #+  own dishes or can use the recipes    sparks hope in a prosecutor that his sister who The co-founders of the trust, provided on the campaign website disappeared 25 years earlier could still be alive. Starring    Sethu Vaidyanathan and Parag change our food habits. There are nutrients like protein and vitamins; and through e-mailers. This chal- Grzegorz Damiecki and Agnieszka Grochowska, it is   $  6  Agarwal say, “The current health cri- myths around the food we eat. there is also a misconception that we lenge can be the first step towards adapted from the novel by Harlan Coben. Season 1 sis due to COVID-19 is a stark Most people believe that a plant- need to eat meat to build muscles a healthier lifestyle, with a positive releases on June 12 on Netflix. reminder to us that we need to based diet does not provide adequate and become stronger to do well in impact on our planet.     %  #2   !"!"        #      #   $    # 9?#   + *   P     #&  E;D 9 557 8 O# #     $ ith the spread of the first thing to suffer come what COVID-19 in India, may — a pandemic or a prolonged      Wgovernments had conflict.  ## &  : 9E;%8 announced the shutdown of While parents fight for safety schools and education institu- of their children from pandemic, >: '  : 4849 98 tions in March, before the nation- parents in Poonch are facing a wide lockdown was implemented. double challenge. The ceasefire ecently, two back to back cyclones in India – Two months later, on May 30, violation is the second devil that RAmphan and Nisarga — reminded us of an 2020, the Ministry of Home they are dealing with when the important lesson that, nature, like time, is a great Affairs (MHA) released a notifi- world is trying to save itself from leveller and highly unpredictable. In May 2020, the cation saying that in the second the Coronavirus. On May 30, east Indian city of Kolkata was devastated by a pow- phase of lockdown relaxation, according to a report published on erful cyclone, which killed at least 84 people across opening of schools and colleges a national news website, “Pakistani India and Bangladesh. Thousands of trees were will be possible. It added, “The troops resorted to unprovoked fir- uprooted in the city, electricity and telephone lines decision will be undertaken in July ing and shelling at the LoC in parts were brought down, and houses were flattened. after consultation with states and of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch Many of Kolkata’s roads were flooded and majori- union territories.” The suggestion, district on Saturday.” There have ty of the people were left without power. In one however, is being opposed by been many ceasefire violations on stroke, nature dealt a blow that evened out not only parents across the states who fear the international border since certain geological edges but also a lot of human irreg- that re-opening of schools will risk August 2019 and have continued ularities. the lives of their children. to wreak havoc in the region even Historically, humankind has been ravaged by An online petition was filed during the pandemic.” natural disasters and every single one of them has against the notification which, Abdul Rashid Shahwari, a somehow influenced the way our society has within two days, was signed and social worker from Village turned out. That applies to the recent cyclonic storms endorsed by over two lakh parents. Shahpura located near the border, as well as the worldwide natural disasters that shook They urged the government to not says, “This isn’t the first time that administration apathy — it is the the earth tens of thousands of years ago. But what re-open the schools until there are children of our village are forced children who are at the receiving can we learn from these natural calamities? Well, very less or next to zero to stay at home because of school end of suffering.” one thing that humans should understand clearly Coronavirus cases. The anxiety of shutdown. Whenever there is a While expressing his con- is that for sheer power, nature has no rival. Within the parents is well understood by ceasefire violation at the border, cerns towards the future of chil- a few minutes, any one of the nature’s elements can those residing in the border dis- schools are the first to have been dren in Poonch, Abdul Ghani, a erase all traces of life, property and habitation on trict of Poonch in Jammu and locked. This induces fear and village youth, says, “Here, children any scale. Days after the cyclone, the governments Kashmir. Well, they don’t even panic among parents who consid- start recognising sounds of bullets of respective states are still have an easy access to such plat- er it appropriate to keep their chil- quite early in their lives and spend trying to pick up some forms where they can voice their dren at home instead of sending their childhood under the uncer- clues from the shambles for concerns regarding their chil- them to school,” even if and when tainty of a prolonged conflict. pre-empting such disasters dren’s education. they re-open. They hear bullet sounds more in future. Several scientific In states, well-connected with According to him, the educa- than nursery rhymes, poems and studies and technical inter- internet, online classes have kept tion for children residing in such stories. All the government ventions have been pro- the semester running, allowing villages goes for a toss every time schemes aimed at improving the posed to this end but we teachers to provide tuition to the cross-border situation gets literacy rate tend to lose the objec- cannot overlook the fact pupils. Broadband services, 4G edgy. “Firing usually takes place tive here, in these border conflict- that natural disasters have network, cable, etc, help them with ringing of the first bell of the prone villages.” their origin in human activ- attend classes being run on a vir- class. Fearing for their lives, teach- There are also children who ities. tual platform. In this district, ers and children return to their instead of going to school are But how? It’s simple! which is separated from Kashmir houses immediately. This has made to sit at their homes with- We humans have been valley by the enormous Pir Panjal severely affected the quality of out any provision of online class- slaughtering the elements of nature like the gold- range, it is only recently that its whatever little education our chil- Every parent residing in these bor- mar the education scenario in the appointment of high-school staff. es. There are others who risk send- en egg-laying goose. For long, nature has been bear- inhabitants have started receiving dren receive, especially our daugh- der villages share my fear. Those region. Abdul’s village also has a Of the six posts allocated to teach ing their children to school, fear- ing the ruthless onslaught by greedy humans on its phone calls on a ‘strong’ 2G net- ters,” shares Abdul, whose daugh- who can afford, send their daugh- school located in close proximity students of Class 10, only two ing for their lives. Their concerns vital resources. It is this over-exploitation that has work in most of its villages. ter is enrolled in a senior sec- ters to study in Poonch city or pro- with the border and around 215 teachers have been appointed till get lost amid loud thuds of bullets. resulted in grave ecological imbalances, which have However, to have online classes ondary school which is five km vide them private tuitions. Others children from far-off villages date. And only eight out of 14 This pandemic will, hopefully, get brought the world to the brink of unpredictable dis- running in these hilly, remote from their village. are simply forced to discontinue attend it. According to the head- posts are filled by teachers who are over but the parents in Poonch asters. Since years, scientists and environmental hamlets is still a distant dream. He adds, “As a father, I am sending their daughters to school.” master Lal Hussain, “While the supposed to teach the students want to have a life without vio- activists, on their part, have been warning us about Parents feel helpless for their chil- always afraid that something Apart from border conflicts, school was upgraded to Class 10 from the junior grades. Whatever lence. the unpredictable disasters that our callous activi- dren whose education has become might happen to my daughter. the other administrative issues also in 2005, they still await the it is — pandemic, conflict or L& ! ?   ties could bring. However, despite their repeated warnings, the truth seems to elude human reason- ing. The blind carnage wrought upon nature by our oga is today proving useful to the ities, in prison.” crass consumerism continues unabated. We still con- Ymodern society in many different In another interview, Maria Adelaida tinue to over-indulge in materialistic pleasures, con- ways. It is, of course, a path towards find- $&)'2'#'"$2) Lopez, NGO Dunna, Bogota, Colombia, tinue to make bigger cars, dams and buildings, dig ing sublime unity of the body and says: “In Colombia nowadays, we have deeper into the earth and ocean for resources, release mind with the spirit which is within us around seven million victims of the more and more toxins into the air, water and soil and pervades the whole creation. armed conflict. Out of these, 70 per cent and explode deadlier bombs under the earth and Simultaneously, it proves to be of 1         $   have lost their lands, houses, and hence- the ocean. Instead of taking serious note of our immense help to the medical system, as      <3/ :<7+      forth source of income. We are con- wrong actions and corrupt attitude, we have been well as, acts as an effective therapy in vinced that yoga is a very useful tool for trying to explain away calamities as aberrations that reform institutions and jails. Some of the    %        %%    developing inner peace. We can not cre- can be tackled by some technology or smart calcu- countries most affected by violence and ate peace in our society without inner lations. Isn’t it pathetic? crime have been discovering the great peace.” Recent cyclones, brought in their wake, disas- value of yoga in rehabilitating themselves In an interview in the film, Dr Sat ter management measures for future like better early as their lives have been disrupted. Bir Khalsa, Brigham & Women’s warning systems, etc. But that does not strike at the Sujata Chatterji and I have travelled Hospital, Boston, USA, Yoga Researcher root of the problem. If humans do not stop med- across the world to shoot the film, Yoga & Expert says, “A lot of people that have dling with nature, one day, all its elements may react for Health & Global Harmony, including adopted the yoga lifestyle are much more together with greater force, making the predictions in cities which have suffered from environmentally conscious. They are of the doom’s day a reality. Then it will be impos- extreme crime and violence, such as Cali, much kinder, generous and embody sible even to provide relief and rehabilitation. Medellin and others. Yoga blossoms like gratitude and compassion in their lives. We should never forget a fact that the outer a lotus flower, even in the murky waters So basically it helps you become the best world is a reflection of our inner world. In reality, of difficult and challenging situations. I version of yourself. This transformation the epicentre of natural calamities lies in the human might mention that I was also invited to means better behaviour, better mental mind. It is mental pollution that leads to environ- give a lecture on it for the Head Quarters attitude and perspective in life. It means mental hazards. The human minds of today have of the National Police of Colombia, at less violence, henceforth, less crime and become so vicious that natural disasters of much Bogota. It is fortunate that they are real- less war. So, consequently, when you greater magnitude are imminent. Most of the excess- ising the importance of yoga and med- change the individual, you change the es committed by humans upon nature stem from itation for police officers, engaged in the society.” vices such as greed, ego, anger, lust and attachment. most difficult tasks and against violent Yoga takes us back to who we real- Hence, the lasting remedy to all these problems lies crimes. ly are. Amidst all the noise and clamour in the purification of human minds by the removal In a world where strife and conflict of the material world, it takes us to a of these vices. It’s still not too late. Even now, there has been growing, yoga has proved to be peace, which can be found within us, to is time to change our course towards more sustain- of exceptional value. It has provided a stillness, a state in which we have able, nature-friendly practices. It only requires a solace to prisoners in jails. gained mastery over ourselves. change in our mindset — from that of acquisition In an interview with Danielle At the end, the path of self-transfor- and consumption to one of sharing and caring. Doprado, Government of Sao Paolo, mation is the reward of true knowledge. Remember, the recent hazardous events may well Brazil, he says, “The partnership between When we would be deeply aware of our be nature’s warnings for us. If we continue living the Sao Paulo and India is an amazing oneness with all that there is, only then way we have so far, we may very well bring bigger opportunity to bring yoga to the women, we would have achieved the state of disasters upon ourselves and of the kind that will who are facing conditions of vulnerabil- yoga. change the face of the earth, forever. @         ' L?  : 

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However, the for- Ncaptain Kane AHardik Pandya in the Test while zeroing in on spinners with mer captain is not too confident Williamson consid- side when they make the trip the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, about the abilities of opener Joe ers himself “fortu- Down Under later this year as the Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav Burns. nate” to have played temperamental all-rounder would to choose from. “The pace bowling is in great the game along side be crucial to handling the challenge “Choosing a spinner will prove shape, with Pat Cummins, Mitchell Virat Kohli, and said posed by a strong home batting LS848 G>8%%5 a major headache for the Indian Starc, Josh Hazlewood and James he has been closely line-up. selectors. R Ashwin has a great Pattinson forming a potent quar- following his Indian Pandya hasn’t featured in Tests ' 7754%56877 overall record, but not so much in tet. 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The India’s big opportunity to first get “Yes, we are fortunate to play against each beginning October and lasting till 84 88;4; decision will call for brave selec- at Labuschagne and then Smith other. It has been great to meet at a young age January 2021.  8' 4 tions,” he reckoned. while the ball is new. and follow his (Kohli’s) progress as well as his “It will help if Hardik Pandya Chappell said India’s biggest “Australia’s middle order is an journey,” Williamson said on Star Sports show is available. He gives India an extra 6 :45:&'5 challenge in the Test series will be uncertain quantity, with Travis ‘Cricket Connected’. bowling option to maintain the navigating through a strong Head, Matthew Wade and Mitchell Infact, it was Kohli’s India that beat pressure when the leading fast 55;:8:85;D Australian batting line-up, which Marsh vying for two spots. That Williamson’s New Zealand in a close semifi- bowlers need a rest,” Chappell :4 now doesn’t rely too heavily on middle-order fragility highlights nal of the 2008 U19 World Cup, which also wrote his column for David Warner and Steven Smith. the rewards on offer for keeping featured players like Ravindra Jadeja, Trent ‘ESPNCricinfo’. 7 >' %45  Under Virat Kohli, India Smith, Warner and Labuschagne in Boult and Tim Southee. Pandya had recently spoken scripted history when they earned check.” “Warner’s opening partner Williamson, who led New Zealand to the about the challenge that Test crick- 4;,' '57 5 their maiden Test series triumph is an area of weakness that India 2019 ICC World Cup final, said he and Kohli et is for him now given his injury- ;788DE'5 Down Under in 2018-19, after try- need to fully exploit, but keeping have shared honest opinions about the game prone back, which needed surgery ing for seven decades. the 'big three' quiet should be the over the last few years. last year. He said that he under- > 84%&S “India’s biggest challenge will attack's main focus,” he said. “It’s been interesting, we’ve had to play stands his importance in limited- be navigating a strong Australian “Australia’s strong attack should against each other for a long period of time,” overs format. batting line-up. In addition to restrict India’s scoring to reasonable he said. “This is Pandya’s chance to Smith and Warner, the meteoric levels despite the daunting presence “But actually, probably over the last few gradually build up overs in the rise of Marnus Labuschagne at No. of Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar years we just shared our views on the game, three Tests before the SCG match, 3 has helped solidify the batting,” Pujara. some honest thoughts and found some com- where he could act as the third Chappell wrote. “This heavyweight bout will be mon grounds despite, perhaps, playing the seamer so that a second spinner “Australia are now far less decided by who punches above game little bit differently in terms of physical- can be included,” Chappell said. reliant for success on big contribu- their weight - Australia’s ‘big three- ly and may be our on-field characters I sup- “Having Pandya at seven tions from Smith and Warner,” he ’or India's 'big bats’.” pose,” added Williamson. 7!'**  . $#      # # 2'$'    >7 lines and in close coordination   45657'8 with the ICC, WHO and the op Afghan players, including ministry of public health of ndia’s Olympic-bound boxers will have to Tstar all-rounder Rashid Afghanistan to avoid the spread Iwait for some more time before resum- Khan and Mohammad Nabi, of COVID-19,” an ACB media ing training as the national federation’s plan resumed training on Sunday release said. to restart the camp on June 10 in Patiala has with the Afghanistan Cricket On Saturday, a COVID-19 been delayed by at least a week because of Board (ACB) beginning a awareness meeting was held for administrative issues. month-long camp despite the players and other relevant offi- The camp, which was slated to restart rising coronavirus cases in the cials at ACB head office to edu- for both men and women, is yet to get the country. cate them about health guide- “requisite clearances”. According to information lines to be maintained during “We are awaiting a response from the shared by the Board, none of the the camp. Sports Authority of India (SAI) on our pro- players attending the camp are Apart from competing at the posal and they are awaiting a response from being tested for COVID-19 but T20 World Cup, fate of which is the government. The clearance might come only those who haven’t shown still shrouded in uncertainty, in a day or two but we need at least a week any symptoms like fever, have Afghanistan are scheduled to to work out the logistics,” Boxing Federation $   P#  #  been allowed to join. play a one-off Test against of India's Executive Director R K Sacheti told “This camp will be held Australia in Perth, starting PTI. under the relevant health guide- November 21. The nine boxers, who have qualified for the Tokyo Games are Amit Panghal (52kg), #  # ## D% ! Manish Kaushik (63kg), Vikas Krishan (69kg), Ashish Kumar (75kg), Satish Kumar   9;' 445>:% the conditions of their bodies change,” ,    !   !,   !  (+91kg), M C Mary Kom (51kg), Simranjit Pollock told the 'Following On Cricket Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), and ricket can resume normally and Podcast’.   84%;4 by ‘Jamaica Observer’. Thomas said he has received Pooja Rani (75kg). Ceven use of saliva to shine the ball “And if there are no symptoms, it “Test cricket is really the ulti- some words of encouragement The men traditionally train in Patiala, won’t pose any health risk if the match- doesn’t really matter about shining the mbitious rookie West Indies mate that everyone wants to play from West Indies head coach Phil while the women's camp is based in Delhi. es are played inside bio-secure environ- ball then, because you’re in the bubble Apacer Oshane Thomas wants to be great. You don’t want to just Simmons. The decision to combine the two in Patiala ment, reckons South African pace great and no one you come into contact with to be counted among greats and be an average cricketer; you want “Coach Phil (and I), we always from June 10 was taken on May 23 after a Shaun Pollock. will have coronavirus. So you can just get knows that Test cricket is the route to be among the greats.” Thomas have a talk. He says I can't be bowl- video conference between top BFI officials, The ICC Cricket Committee recent- on with normal proceedings.” he needs to follow to realise his had earned a call-up in the Test ing that fast — probably bowling the boxers and national coaches. ly recommended a ban on the use of sali- The England and Wales Cricket dream. squad during last year’s home the fastest in the Caribbean — and “There are logistics that need to be va to shine the ball but allowed sweat as Board (ECB) is planning to put up a set Thomas was named a reserve series against England which West not play in his Test team,” said the worked out. The boxers have to be brought an interim measure to counter the coro- of safety measures to prevent spread of in West Indies’ 25-member squad Indies won 2-1 but the youngster Jamaican, who has so far scalped to Patiala, they have to be tested as well. All navirus threat. the contagious disease. It includes lim- for the England tour. didn’t get a game. 27 wickets in 20 ODIs and claimed these things will need at least a week, so let’s England will make bio-secure iting travel by picking venues with on- The 23-year-old has so far rep- “I didn’t get to make my debut, 15 wickets in 12 T20Is. see, we are hopeful of things moving ahead arrangements to host the West Indies site hotels, mandatory 14-day quarantine resented West Indies in white-ball but hopefully (I will) this time “I just want to relax, bowl, put in the second half of the month,” Sacheti said. behind closed doors for a proposed period for the visiting team, doing reg- cricket after bursting onto the around,” he said. the ball in the right areas and let the Sporting activities in the country were three-Test series and Pollock said such ular check-ups. scene in 2018 but he is yet to play Besides the 11 reserves, West ball do the work. Even if I'm not halted after the imposition of a lockdown environment would not require banning “I’d presume that there'd be no in the traditional format, consid- Indies have announced a 14-man playing I’ll be training and keeping to contain the deadly COVID-19 pandem- any activity. crowds in place, every single environ- ered to be the holy grail. squad to tour England next week my fitness up. If I’m not playing I ic in March. “I think the environment that’ll end ment they go into would be cleaned “I definitely want to play Test for the proposed three-Test series want to learn as much as a can.” However, the home ministry allowed up being created is almost going to be down and sprayed, and everything along cricket; I want to do well in all three which will be held behind closed Thomas was in good nick opening of sports compleaxes and stadia, like a bubble. People will get tested, those lines,” said Pollock, who has has formats,” Thomas, who has played doors in a bio-secure environment before the coronavirus pandemic without spectators, in relaxations announced they’ll go into a two-week camp where played 303 ODIs and 101 Tests for South 20 ODIs and 12 T20Is for West to reduce the risk of transmission forced a cricket shutdown across last month. they’re just going to sit and monitor how Africa. Indies so far, was quoted as saying of the coronavirus. the globe. +    %         1  !  $ who wanted to honour Floyd or       support the protests which have raged across the USA. Sancho and Hakimi had also avoided punishment by 3    the DFB following their on- pitch calls for justice last week. anchester City’s appeal Union Berlin’s Nigerian Magainst a two-year ban striker Anthony Ujah said he from European competition will was “proud” of the Bundesliga be heard by the Court of players who staged on-pitch Arbitration for Sport (CAS) protests, and pledged to do the from Monday in a case of wide- same if he scores against Schalke reaching repercussions. on Sunday. City are accused of overstat- “I am proud of the players ing sponsorship revenue to hide who are taking a stand. I am that they had not complied 3 >5:784 up in honour of Floyd, a black proud of Jadon Sancho. I am 3 758 O8% in Germany and England this with UEFA’s financial fair play American man who died in proud of Weston McKennie. I week, Werner has agreed to (FFP) rules between 2012 and orussia Dortmund and Minneapolis last month while am proud of Marcus Thuram. B Leipzig on Saturday cast move to Chelsea at the end of 2016 and were also handed a 30 BHertha Berlin took a knee being arrested by police officers. I am proud of Achraf Hakimi. Rdoubt on news that the season, with the Premier million euro ($34 million, £27 in solidarity with the Black Jadon Sancho and Achraf The whole world saw their Germany striker Timo Werner League club ready to pay around million) fine. However, billions of invest- and key players like Kevin de Lives Matter protests on Hakimi wore the messages “no message,” wrote Ujah in an was closing in on a move to 50 million euros (£44.5 million). UEFA’s case was prompted ment in players and managers Bruyne and Raheem Sterling. Saturday as players across the justice, no peace”, while mid- article for German daily FAZ. Chelsea, saying that the widely On Saturday, Mintzlaff said when German magazine Der has not yet been able to deliver “Two years would be long. Bundesliga showed support for fielders Axel Witsel and Emre German champions Bayern reported transfer was far from a he was pleased that Werner had Spiegel published a series of the club's first ever Champions One year is something I might demonstrations sparked by the Can’s T-shirts displayed the Munich became the highest- done deal. renewed his contract last sum- leaked emails in 2018 that pur- League title. be able to cope with,” De Bruyne death of George Floyd. words “black”, “white” and “yel- profile club in the country to "Timo Werner hasn't trig- mer to avoid Leipzig losing ported to show how City man- City are still involved in this told Het Laatste Nieuws last With thousands assembling low” crossed out, with the word show their support for the gered the (release) clause (in his him on a free transfer. ufactured extra sponsorship rev- season’s competition and will be month. in Berlin and Munich to “human” below. protests. contract), and we haven't He added that he did not enue from a series of companies allowed to compete should the City banked 93 million demonstrate against police bru- Earlier Pierre Kunde “As players, we always have received a transfer contract from expect any complications over with connections to the club's 2019/20 edition of Champions euros from prize money and tality and for racial equality, Malong also took a knee after the same message: we are tol- any club," said Leipzig's sporting Werner's departure due to the Abu Dhabi-based owner Sheikh League return in August no mat- television rights alone by reach- Dortmund and Hertha’s start- scoring the second goal in erant, we are open, we are director Oliver Mintzlaff. changes in the football calendar Mansour. ter the outcome of the appeal. ing the quarter-finals of last sea- ing line-ups gathered around Mainz’s 2-0 win at Eintracht open to the world," Bayern "Timo Werner is in the brought about by the coron- Under the Sheikh's owner- son’s Champions League. the centre circle at Signal Iduna Frankfurt. captain Manuel Neuer told Sky driver's seat now, not us," avirus crisis. ship, City's fortunes have been 3     The added loss of gate Park before dropping to one The Cameroonian will face after the game. Mintzlaff said, adding that "We are sure that we will transformed from perennially But a two-season ban from receipts and commercial rev- knee. no sanction from the German Bayern’s players also wore Werner "indicated a few weeks find a solution with his new club living in the shadow of local the competition would represent enue would make it extremely Dortmund players also Football Federation (DFB) for black armbands bearing the ago that he was looking into a which allows us to end the rivals Manchester United to a huge blow to the club's pres- difficult for the club to meet FFP wore messages on their T-shirts the gesture after it gave the green words “Black Lives Matter" transfer". Bundesliga season with Timo," winning four Premier League tige, finances and hope of hang- regulations in the future without during their pre-match warm- light on Wednesday to players during the match. According to media reports he said. titles in the past eight years. ing onto manager Pep Guardiola cutting costs.