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Modi can- gen and its transport along Executive Committee, hereby imachal Government on celled his poll rallies in Bengal inter-State borders and said the directs the State and Union HThursday announced to to remain here to attend three District Magistrate and Territory Governments and provide free Covid-19 vacci- urgent meetings on Friday in Superintendent of Police of State and Union Territory nation to people between 18 to view of an alarming Covid-19 the district concerned will be authorities to ensure the fol- 44 years in Government health situation in the country, aggra- held responsible if there is any lowing measures within their institutions. vated by oxygen and medicine violation of its order. areas of jurisdiction,” the Union A decision in this regard crunch across the country. The directive under the Home Secretary said. was taken during the cabinet On Friday, the PM will stringent Disaster Management The order said there meeting held under Chief undertake three-key meetings Act 2005 was issued by Union should be no restriction on Minister Jai Ram Thakur here — a high-level Covid review the prevailing Covid-19 situa- Senior officials informed Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla in the movement of medical oxy- to review Covid-19 situation in meeting, a meeting with Chief tion. the Prime Minister that an the wake of reports that some of adequate and uninterrupted oxygen supply will need to keep gen between the States and the State. Ministers of worst-affected “Tomorrow, will be chair- elaborate exercise was being States blocked supply of med- supply of medical oxygen is an pace with the requirements of transport authorities shall be As part of the ‘liberalised States, and one with oxygen ing high-level meetings to conducted in coordination with ical oxygen to other States important pre-requisite for the States and Union instructed to accordingly and accelerated phase 3 strat- manufacturers. review the prevailing Covid-19 the States to identify their amid sudden spike in Covid managing moderate and severe Territories. allow free inter-State move- egy of Covid-19 vaccination’, For his part, Home situation. Due to that, I would demand for oxygen and ensure pandemic and demand for it. cases of Covid-19 and with the “Therefore, to ensure the ment of oxygen-carrying the Central Government has Minister Amit Shah too cut not be going to West Bengal,” adequate supply accordingly. Bhalla said the availability increasing cases, the medical uninterrupted supply of med- vehicles. made all persons above 18 short his Bengal poll cam- he said. He was briefed on how years of age eligible for vacci- paign, cancelling two of his Instead, he is to address oxygen supply to States is nation from May 1. three meetings to return to people of Bengal virtually on steadily increasing, according “The State Government Delhi for a Covid meeting. Friday evening. to the PMO. ( has decided to provide free of The PM, during the day, India is witnessing an Officials said in the last few cost vaccination to people was briefed on how oxygen unprecedented surge in Covid- days, availability of Liquid between 18 to 44 years in gov- supply to States is “steadily 19 cases which is putting enor- Medical Oxygen has been ernment health institutions increasing”, according to the mous pressure on the country’s increased by about 3,300 MT/ & - from May 1. It has also been Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). already burdened health-care day with contributions from decided that all the govern- “Against the present infrastructure. private and public steel plants, been generated due to which “In these circumstances, ment officers or officials will demand from 20 States of 6,785 Oxygen demand, accord- industries, oxygen manufac- people have approached several we direct that notices be issued !!! preferably get vaccinated in MT/day of Liquid Medical ing to officials, has risen by 55 turers as well as through pro- aking note of the “grim” sit- high courts seeking reliefs to the Union Government, the government hospitals,” said Oxygen, Government of India to 60 per cent in the outbreak hibition of supply of oxygen for Tuation created by the mas- related to the prevailing situa- State Governments /Union an official spokesman of has from April 21 allocated of the second wave of coron- non-essential industries. sive surge in Covid cases and tion. Territories and the parties, ! Himachal Government. 6,822 MT/ day to these States,” avirus pandemic. Officers informed the deaths, the Supreme Court on A Bench headed by Chief who appeared to have The State Government has said a PMO statement. In the meeting, the Prime Prime Minister that they are Thursday said it expects the Justice SA Bobde, which took approached the High Courts to " also decided to provide incen- With a flurry of meetings Minister spoke about the need working together with the Centre to come out with a suo motu cognisance on the show cause why uniform tives to the outsourced lined up, Modi cancelled his to work rapidly on multiple States to operationalise the “national plan” to deal with issue of distribution of essen- orders be not passed by this ! employees engaged in four poll rallies in Bengal aspects which included sanctioned PSA oxygen plants proper distribution of oxygen tial supplies and services, said court in relation to: a) supply COVID-19 pandemic at 200 scheduled for April 23. “increasing production of oxy- as soon as possible. and essential drugs. prima facie it is of the view that of oxygen; b) supply of essen- per shift. In a tweet, Modi said he gen, increasing the speed of dis- Modi directed the officials Observing that oxygen is the distribution must be done tial drugs; c) method and man- It also decided that will not be going to poll-bound tribution & using innovative to ensure that oxygen supply to an “essential part” of treat- in an “even handed manner” ner of vaccination and d) dec- " ! COVID patients under home West Bengal on Friday due to ways to provide oxygen support various States happen in a ment, the SC said it seems that according to the advice of laration of lockdown,” said the isolation would be provided a high-level meetings to review to health facilities”. smooth, unhindered manner. a certain amount of “panic” has health authorities. Bench. !! nutrition kit. ! )*(R **" ! "# " " $%&' ( Covid-19 vaccination centres market. receiving doses from the The price charged for vac- said they have been receiving s the vaccination against Government and charging up cination by private hospitals $#" desperate calls from people to ACovid-19 for those above to 250 per dose will cease to would be monitored, the ven as the health-care facil- collect samples, but unfortu- 18 years will begin across the exist and private hospitals will Ministry said adding that the Eties are under severe strain nately it has become impossi- country from May 1, the reg- procure shots directly from present dispensation where in Delhi and its adjoining areas ble to even respond to all the istration to book appointments vaccine manufacturers. private Covid vaccination cen- PI(M) general secretary owing to the burgeoning num- calls and and collect samples will begin from April 28. The However, according to the tres receive doses from the CSitaram Yechury’s son ber of Covid-19 cases, people from home in due to staff nicians, collection agents and applicants will have to submit Liberalised Pricing and Government and can charge up Ashish died of Covid-19 at a with symptoms of the virus are crunch. even doctors have tested posi- documents as required before Accelerated National Covid-19 to 250 per dose will cease to Gurugram hospital on struggling to get RT-PCR test Moreover, test results are tive. We are overburdened and and there will be no walk-in Vaccination Strategy, Covid-19 exist. Thursday morning after a two- done. Laboratories designated getting delayed, much beyond my team has not slept for five registration for this age group vaccination will continue to be All vaccination (through week battle with the pandem- for the tests are unable to col- 2 days. Holy Family Hospital in days. We are trying everything of people, the Union Health free for eligible population Government of India vaccina- ic. lect samples from homes due to South Delhi has informed the to meet demand,” she said. Ministry clarified. groups comprising healthcare tion centres and other than the The death of the journalist the shortage of staff. sample givers that they will get Abhishek Sharma, a 32- However, the portal for workers, frontline workers and Government of India channel) who would have celebrated his Many laboratories in Delhi reports after three days. Some year-old student in Laxmi this group of beneficiaries will people above 45 years of age in will be part of the National 35th birthday on June 9 was and NCR are struggling to hospitals have put a cap on Nagar, said he developed symp- be made ready by April 24. Government vaccination cen- Vaccination Programme, will announced by Yechury. cope with the skelton staff. An number of patients to be test- toms of Covid-19 three days “It is clarified that #CoWin tres, which receive doses from follow all existing guidelines, “It is with great sadness estimated 50 per cent of the ed everyday. back and called for sample portal will be made ready for the Government. vaccine doses from manufac- will be captured on the CoWIN that I have to inform that I lost staff working with different Dr Gauri Agarwal, collection but none turned up. 18+ beneficiaries by 24th April. Vaccine manufacturers turers. Private hospitals would platform along with the stocks my elder son Ashish Yechury to labs in the national Capital have founder-director of Registrations for 18+ citizens to would make an advance decla- have to procure their supplies and price per vaccination Covid-19 this morning. I want themselves tested positive, forc- Genestrings Diagnostic Center, book appointments (from 1st ration of the price for 50 per of Covid-19 vaccine exclusive- applicable in all vaccination to thank all those who gave us ing the management to deploy Malviya Nagar, said the lab - ". May) will begin on 28th April,” cent supply that would be avail- ly from the 50 per cent supply centres, will comply with hope and who treated him — backend staff to meet the receives a large number of the Union Health Ministry able to State Governments in earmarked for other than the Adverse Event Following doctors, nurses, frontline health demand at collection centre. calls but we are able to collect $%&% '&()(%*% #+*%,(%*% said in a tweet. the open market before May 1. Government channel. Immunization (AEFI) man- workers, sanitation workers But, many of these labs are less than 200 samples from As per the third phase vac- Based on this price, States, In other words, vaccines agement and reporting, digital and innumerable others who unable to keep pace with the home daily. !"#$ %&& ' cination policy, from May 1, the private hospitals, industrial will not be sold in pharmacists vaccination certificate and all stood by us,” Yechury wrote on testing demands. “Most of the staff, includ- )# ' present system of private establishments may procure or chemist shops in the open other prescribed norms. twitter. Managers at various labs ing data entry operators, tech- ""#$ %$ ! " # $%&

## ple of the state from infection. So stay at home, do not leave hief Minister Shivraj Singh unnecessary and break the CChouhan has said that chain of infection. Our aim is s many as 200 Sikh pil- action should be taken against that the covid positive people Agrims among 815 who the black marketeers of of the state should get the went to Pakistan to celebrate Remdesivir injection under health benefits at the earliest. Baisakhi festival tested positive National Security Act (NSA). Chouhan informed that for the novel coronavirus on For those who give false continuous talks are going on their return to Punjab on rumors and misleading infor- at the Central Government Thursday. All the Sikh devotees mation regarding oxygen sup- level including DRDO for had to undergo mandatory ply, action should also be taken oxygen supply. Every possible Covid-19 test at the Integrated against them. support is being provided in Check Post (ICP), Attari, upon They were granted a 10-day tees, many of them were seen Chouhan held a virtual the supply of oxygen. their return from Pakistan after visa by the Pakistan High protesting to undergo test. It high-level meeting on the sta- Ensure effective imple- their 10-day-long pilgrimage. Commission and were allowed has been learnt that many pil- tus of Corona transition from mentation of the responsibil- At the time of filing the to visit various Sikh shrines grims allegedly manhandled residence. Chief Secretary ity entrusted to the ministers report, 200 have been tested besides attending the main event the Health Department’s staff Iqbal Singh Bais, Additional in relation to the control and positive for the contagion, held at Gurdwara Panja Sahib at and even tore their records and Chief Secretary Home Rajesh treatment of corona infec- while the results of other devo- Hasan Abdal on April 14. many entered into heated ver- Rajaura, Director General of tion. tees are awaited. They also visited Gurdwara bal dual with them. Police Vivek Johri also attend- The Chief Minister said Before going to Pakistan, Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur, on Assistant Civil Surgeon Dr ed the meeting. that activities like 'Yoga se all 815 pilgirms were tested for April 19 and took out a nagar Amarjit Singh confirmed that Chouhan said that the Nirog karykram' and decoc- Covid and the Shiromani kirtan from Gurdwara a few devotees allegedly man- way the public has come for- tion activities being started to Gurdwara Parbandhak Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal handled and misbehaved with ward for the Corona curfew enhance immunity. Committee (SGPC) had con- district in Pakistan to the Zero their staff. and everyone has cooperated, Vaccination is being given ducted a special two-day camp Line sharing the border of Dera Those tested positive for it has reduced the speed of momentum in the state. It is on its premises as it was Baba Nanak on the Indian Side. Covid-19 had been advised spreading the infection. It is necessary to motivate people mandatory to have a Covid The State Health for home quarantine and asked necessary to maintain the for vaccination. ' ( %) + ' negative report procured 72 Department had stationed as to strictly follow the Covid -19 corona curfew with the pub- From May 1, all people , hours before departure to many as four teams for con- guidelines as recommended lic's cooperation with the pub- over the age of 18 will get free another country. ducting RAT tests on all devo- by the Health Department. lic. Our goal is to save the peo- vaccination. !"# %& "' "&# ()*(+(,

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## nder the 45th series of its Uonline exhibition by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, today presented From the Desert Village of India Open Air Exhibition Neem Ki Dhani (Jhopa- Traditional dwelling complex of Rajput community, Jaisalmer) situated in the Open Air Exhibition of Manav Sangrahalaya has been presented online with its basic information and photographs detail. The usual form of and videos. dwelling is locally known as %)1 About this exhibition, ‘Jhopa’ This is a circular hut 2, + ' , Praveen Kumar Mishra, with thatched roof we can find Director, IGRMS, said that – In “Jhopa” either independent or rural Rajasthan main settle- in a complex The exhibit enti- ments (Abadi) and the hamlets tled “Neem ki Dhani” dis- (Dhanis) are always located played in the “Desert village” close to the agricultural land. open air exhibition of IGRMS The use of different materials is of a Traditional house type of for building the houses main- rural Rajasthan. Q ly depends upon their local About this exhibition, availability. The type of struc- assistant curator Rakesh Bhatt

## Thomas, said that it is high- there are old and retired peo- ture is closely related to the cli- said that “Kotha”; the drawing ## against the sustainable envi- ly objectionable that such a ple who are at risk. He said matic conditions. One of the room or living room with elab- ronment. Covid care centre opened hospital-Dulaar Covid Care that he, along with other res- most characteristic features of orated “Jali” occurs the central egional Museum of Natural Manik Lal Gupta, Ain Good Shepherd Hospital, for the Covid idents, has been opposing it Rajasthan is the great extremes position in house linked with RHistory, Bhopal (A Scientist-C of RMNH, Bhopal Colony on Kolar road is fac- patients has been opened in and decided to lodge an offi- of temperature. ‘Kud’, a small room for women Regional Centre of National made an appeal to virtual ing ire of local residents. the colony. With this, a resi- cial complaint with the district The winter is quite cold. and “Chouhara ottara” anoth- Museum of Natural History, audience that we should follow They have demanded to close dent in the just adjacent house administration. The geography and the resul- er small unit as guest room at New Delhi) organised online the guidelines detailed by Vyas down the hospital, which has got infected and passed away, In this posh colony, the tant climate determines to a left however another ‘Kud’ as lecture on the occasion of to restore our earth and leave been opened in the residen- he added. houses are in row and adjacent large extent the use of the kitchen and Chouhara; for new International Earth Day on the earth in better condition tial area. He further said that in the to each other. This way, the materials in the construction of bride have been constructed Thursday under 'Green Talk' than previous. A local resident, Manu colony, in most of the houses, residents are much at risk. houses and their structural subsequently. an Online Series of Popular Manoj Kumar Sharma, Lectures on Nature and Scientist-in-Charge of the Environment Conservation. responsible consumer, sus- museum and approx 150 Vipin Vyas, Associate Professor tainable consumer, ecofriend- online audiences from & from Barkatullah University, ly consumer, efficient use of throughout India were present Bhopal delivered the lecture on resources, food miles, carbon during this online lecture, the 0$4$#$ 'Restore Our Earth by Green footprint, water footprint etc. lecture concluded with vote of Consumerism'. He told that during last few thanks proposed by Scientist- :$45$!584$4 During the lecture, Vipin years energy consumption has C and programme co-ordina- Vyas detailed about the been increased which is really tor Manik Lal Gupta. )5$4 ," miscreants. nessed in the past in same

## Panic prevailed in the area area. + in the late night after parked car During the investigation, ## ! % iscreants targeted a parked was torched by miscreants locals revealed car was torched =+ Mcar near Dhobi ghat under damaging it badly. The victim due to old enmity of the victim herishing the virtual gath- > + ++ Bairagarh police station area. managed to pacify fire after he but nothing was claimed by the Cering of The Bhopal 3 . The victim lodged a complaint found that car was set ablaze. victim or police. Shakespeare Festival, the +; with the police on Wednesday. Police said that in the investi- Late in the night on receiv- Bhopalites are enjoying the The parked Alto car owned gation, nothing was found ing the information of fire events with full of ecstasy. ## Under the same series of It was another exciting ses- by Yogesh Mewada was set regarding the miscreants who police team reached the spot The fest is scheduled from events, a virtual session was sion wherein all the art lovers

## ablaze which was parked at have torched the vehicle. and along with the locals paci- April 21to 24. Marking the sec- o observe the Earth Day on held. It was conducted by Ajoy participated. main road late in the night on In the area no CCTV cam- fied and controlled the fire. ond day of the fest, the theme TThursday, various virtual Bhattacharya IFS, Chairman The event concluded with iscreants decamped with April 16. The Bairagarh police era is installed which could help The CCTV cameras at the for the session is ‘ Shakespeare programmes were organised by IDO Bhopal, on the topic an online session on Project Mvaluables worth 57,000 has started search for the mis- in revealing the details of the squares and roundabouts would and the Brave New World’. Regional Science Centre. Carbon Neutral Lifestyle - Healthy Air. It was conducted and cash 21,000 from Pooja creants. miscreants involved in the be investigated. Based on the The festival began with a A competition 'Selfie with Bamboo as a solution. It was an by Hari Krishna Programme Colony on Wednesday; After the incident, locals arson. details provided by the victims poster making competition 'All's your Pick' was held on enlighting session wherein the Coordinator Earthwatch Nishatpura police has started rushed to pacify fire and later Police have denied any dis- police have registered a case Well If Drawn Well' where Thursday. Under the event, speaker talked about the advan- Institute of India. investigation. they demanded arrest of mis- pute between that lead to the under section 425 of the IPC colour meets creativity. The the participants had to post the tages of bamboo and how it can Earth Day is celebrated on Police said that the victim, creants, who set ablaze vehicle incident. The incident of setting against accused and started to fest ‘Shakespeare and The Visual pictures of the creation they be used as a saviour. April 22 every year. The day LS Vishwakarma, along with in the area by unidentified ablaze vehicle has been wit- search for the miscreants. Culture’ commenced at 6 PM made with plastic waste. The Next in the series was marks the anniversary of the his family, had to meet broth- held via zoom. The started with entire contest was based on Kabaad Se Jugaad workshop. It birth of the modern environ- er in Berasia on Wednesday Shivangi telling the idea and Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. was held online and the experts mental movement in 1970. and when he returned on theme of the second day com- A lot of enteries were taught people how they can The day inspires people to act Thursday house was found petition of festival 'All's Well if recieved to mark the day upgrade their creative skills towards the protection of the ransacked. Drawn Well'. wherein people showcased using the kabaad they usually environment and focus on the A complaint was lodged by She told the audience that their creativity at its best. throw away. need for conservation. the victim with the Nishatpura there were total of 63 entries in police and in his complaint, he this catagory and the judey stated that with his family had shortlisted top 10 entries. These gone to meet brother near in top 10 entries were present in Berasia in the night on front of the audience and each Wednesday and when he participant was asked to talk returned on Thursday he found about thier posters. that house was targeted by The jury of the competition miscreants who escaped with were Anita Julaniya, Nishi valuables. Agarwal and Swati Rajoria. Victim found that jewelry They said the posters were worth 57,000 and 21,000 wonderful and to judge accord- cash were burgled. The total ing to the theme was a tough loss in the burglary was task. After this an expert claimed to be around 80,000. Shubhajeet Sen Gupta head of Based on the complaint the English and cultural studies after the preliminary investi- department, University of gation the police have regis- Burdwan, West Bengal pre- tered a case under sections 457 sented a segment 'Shakespeare and 380 of the IPC and have and The Visual Culture'. started further investigation. He emphasised the idea of Meanwhile, 70,000 cash +&% +!' %) + a painting of the Shakespearean ' , was burgled by a harvester era and appriciated the visual driver at bypass square culture. Later, the winners of Bilkharia in the night on the Shakespeare poster making Wednesday; victim was asleep competition ‘All's Well If Drawn , +34 %) at the time of the theft. ' Well‘ were announced. The + ' , According to the police results were shortlisted based on the cash was stolen from the the theme and positive message victim Rajesh Sharma by the showcased in them. driver of the harvester Harjeet Seema Raizada, the presi- ! " Singh. dent of the club concluded the Based on the complaint ## = was on leave for past few days session by announcing the win- after the preliminary investi- as he was suffering from illness. ners of the poster making com- # gation the police have regis- epressed over not getting :; The deceased along with his petition. The first prize was won tered a case under section 381 Dsuccess and suffering from elder brother used to work at by Nilotama Singh, second prize of the IPC and have started fur- health problems, a 25-year- ; + Dial-100 call center and were was bagged by Nitya sarode and ## and people taking the pleasure ther investigation into the mat- old youth committed suicide by >+ + = deployed at the helpline desk third prize was won by Minal of it. Further it also focuses ter. hanging with the ceiling at attending call. Shah. n online workshop majorly on Lord Krishna and Gaytari Vihar colony Alam + After the preliminary A total of 60 people attend- A'Madhubani Art a different type of cloth is under Baghsewania police sta- investigation the body was sent ed the session. Today the third Workshop' will be held on required to make a madhubani tion on Wednesday. for the post mortem and a case event of the festival ‘The Sunday. The artists aspiring to % art. According to police, the by hospital after he was found under section 174 of the CrPC Winner's Tale’ will be conduct- learn different forms of paint- The tribals live with their Ritesh Yadav was declared dead hanging. was registered. ed via the same media at 6 PM. ings have an opportunity to & tradition and define it in their when he was rushed to a near- Police were informed and Ritesh’s mother Rajni Winners of the storytelling learn the ages-old tribal art. A creativity and all the paintings based on the receipt of infor- informed police after she find competition 'The Winner's Tale’ painting workshop will be have distinctive features. Gond mation, a team reached and him hanging. He was depressed will be announced in this ses- organised online for the artists ! on the other hand, portrays the started investigation. over the problem his family was sion today. where the participants will dis- scenes, birds, animals and In the suicide note, Ritesh facing due to his illness which All the events are open to cover the colourful world of human faces on dark and mentioned that depressed over was mentioned in the suicide the public and constantly updat- tribal art. vibrant colours. The paintings not getting success and suffer- note. ing on the social media handles Art and Craft Villa is con- es on the rituals and happiness have brown or black base. ing from health problems he is Aprt from the suicide note of the club. The club is also ducting workshops on different of people. It shows the human Art and Craft Villa organ- taking extreme step. claims police have not found going to showcase some posters arts like Mithila, Madhubani to activities from dawn till dusk. ise the workshop with an aim A dairy was also found anything suspicious behind the on their social media. The ses- the students. It is to be noted The Madhubani paintings to keep these traditional paint- during the investigation by the extreme step taken by the sion ended with thank you that these paintings are basi- define the creativity of the ing alive. Many students till police. deceased in the investigation still note, encouraging the partici- cally based on the Vastu and tribal artist fantastically. It now have already learned these Deceased used to work in the further investigation other pants to keep the essence steady traditions of its area. depicts the beauty of nature, forms at online art workshop. with Dial-100 call center and aspects would be probed. in the pandemic. 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The Chief Minister said The government also .$.5)!-54D8454 !"L#!)45#).5 The state’s largest and referred to other hospitals in held under the chairmanship of Under the scheme, a com- that the municipal bodies find approved ‘Policy for transfer of %06)!455$ )!$#:8!"5)!8$4 country’s second largest Covid ambulance. Chief Minister Manohar Lal mittee will be formed, which managing such properties dif- Municipal Lands by charging 2)!)2822!"5# M Care Center has been devel- Member of the State level Khattar gave approval to launch will review all types of matters ficult, particularly in view of consideration.’ This policy oped at The Radha Soami Covid Advisory Committee, the scheme. related to it and will revise the the fact that the ownership of would apply on the categories Satsang Beas Ashram located Dr. Nishant Khare said that the “Under the scheme, scheme as required from time such properties have, in sever- of properties or persons, where tional and financial benefits to school and higher education on Khandwa Road in Indore. entire arrangements of the Haryana Government will help to time. For this, the applicant al cases, changed hands on due to exigencies or otherwise, abandoned and surrendered including technical education This state-of-the-art Covid Covid Care Center have been businessmen, presently work- will have to apply to the noti- numerous occasions and the no approach road is available to children who have completed ,skill development and indus- Care Center built with public made through public support. ing in the state, to increase their fied bank and the application municipal bodies lack authen- the land owned by private the age of 18 years from the trial training and after care stay, support is being started with The center will be fully air-con- current production or to set up will be forwarded to the tic documentation in this individuals or entities. child care institutions of the rehabilitation and financial 600 beds. An action plan to ditioned and all basic facilities new units to meet various Haryana Government for its regard. Further, several state and were abandoned assistance upto the age of 25 increase its beds capacity to from beds to food etc. will be requirements to tackle Covid- recommendation. Municipal Bodies are unable to ‘HARIHAR’ POLICY before the age of 5 years or sur- years or marriage, whichever is 6000 has also been made. provided by the Radha Soami 19 pandemic. The scheme will even recover the rentals of APPROVED rendered before the age of 1 earlier and one time interest The trial run of the largest Beas Ashram for the patients. come into effect from the date POLICY FOR SALE OF such properties, he said. The government has year. free loan for purchase of a Covid Care Center of the state Pratibha Syntex volunteered of notification and will remain SHOPS OR HOUSES BY On a careful consideration, approved “HARIHAR” Some of the features of the house in Haryana. was conducted on Thursday to provide for clothes and beds, in effect across the state,” said MUNICIPAL BODIES it was decided to transfer the (Homeless Abandoned and policy include providing jobs The benefits and eligibili- morning. Once everything goes Abhuday Sanstha offered to Chief Minister Manohar Lal APPROVED ownership of these properties Surrendered Children on compassionate grounds and ty of this policy would be eli- well, the Rapid Response Team provide beds, Oxygen Plant by while talking to the mediaper- To encourage monetiza- to such persons who are cur- Rehabilitation Initiative economically weaker section gible to Abandoned and will start admitting patients. CREDAI and Youth CREDAI, sons after the cabinet meeting. tion of locked properties of the rently in justified possession of Haryana) policy aimed at pro- (EWS) status to abandoned Surrendered children upto the There will also be arrange- Oxygen Concentrator by He said that during the municipal bodies, Haryana these properties, he said. viding employment, educa- and surrendered children, free age of 25 years. ments for treatment, food and Zaveri Group and NAREDCO entertainment of patients. etc. Similarly, to ensure avail- Serials like Ramayana, ability of other basic resources Mahabharata will be broadcast and facilities for better treat- & 46 % through 10 big LEDs. The ment of patients, 420 Papad, medical staff to be deployed at Sahodaya Jan Kalyan Sanstha, talking to the mediapersons allowed to open from 7 am to the center have been fully Nanhe Farishte, Plastic &'() after the meeting. 7 pm. trained. Efforts will be made to Association, Enter 10 iquor prices in Haryana He said that marginal This time, to encourage provide medical facility to the Television Limited, Apollo DB, ) Lwill witness a slight increase increase has been proposed in blending of ethanol in petrol patient at the center itself. BCM, Sajan Prabha, Moira following the unveiling of new the minimum retail sale prices and proper utilization of agri- Less symptomatic / asymp- etc.also gave their contribuion. number of cured persons to excise policy 2021-22 by the of liquor in the new policy. culture produce, a new license tomatic patients brought by the Collector Manish Singh 31,704. State Government on However, export duty on coun- (E-3/E-3A) has been intro- Rapid Response Team at the said that this center will be fully handigarh on Thursday Over the last four days Thursday. The Covid cess on try liquor, IMFS and beer has duced by the State Government center and recommended by equipped. Cbroke all previous records during the ongoing second liquor will however discontin- been reduced. No change has for setting up an ethanol based doctors, who do not have home Two oxygen plants costing of single-day spike with 634 wave of the pandemic, the city ue from May 20 onwards in the been made in the fee structure distillation plant with a nomi- 19, the government is expect- isolation facilities in their home more than 2crore are being cases of Covid-19 since the has been witnessing over 600 state. of bar licenses. PET (Plastic) nal fee. ing that the growth in excise or patients whose health status built with public participation pandemic first began in March, covid-19 cases. Haryana cabinet which bottles shall not be allowed for The liquor vends shall be revenue for policy year 2020-21 needs to be regularly moni- here. Their capacity will be 850 last year. With this, the city’s On Sunday, Monday, met under Chief Minister bottling of IMFL and metro allotted for a period of one year will reach 15 percent. tored, will be kept here. All nec- liters per minute. The CMHO Covid-19 tally shot up to Tuesday and Wednesday, Manohar Lal Khattar gave liquor, he added. (365 days). The government The overall collection from essary facilities and resources has been appointed as the 36,404 which now has 4273 Chandigarh witnessed 625, approval to the new excise Under the new policy, the has also decided that in case, excise in financial year 2020-21 will be provided for proper nodal officer. active cases. Four more deaths 612, 602, 622 covid-19 cases policy 2021-20. sale hours of retail outlets of any vend or vends of any zone is Rs 6792 crore against collec- on Thursday took the toll to respectively. “The new excise policy liquor have been re-fixed. The are closed or are subsequently tion of Rs 6361 crore in finan- 427, according to a medical During the first wave of will be applicable from May 20 sale of liquor will be allowed in closed on account of falling cial year 2019-20. Despite com- bulletin. covid-19, the highest single-day and the Government has decid- rural areas from 8 am to 11 pm under COVID containment plete lockdown till the first While cases were reported spike was reported on ed to discontinue COVID cess from April to October and zone, its license fee and quota week of May, 2020 and overall ! from all sectors, Manimajra September 13, last year with on sale of liquor in the next from 8 am to 10 pm from shall be proportionately waived economic slowdown for major reported 46 new cases and 449 cases. City hospitals are policy (2021-22). COVID cess November to March. In case of off in proportion to days of clo- part of the year 2020-21, excise Mauli Jagran had 13 cases. As bearing the brunt of sporadic was imposed in 2020-21 for urban areas, the liquor vends sure. revenue during the financial many as 482 people were dis- increase in cases as Covid bed generating additional revenue will open from 8 am to 12 mid- Since, the period of allot- year 2020-21 has witnessed charged from various facilities occupancy has reached its max- in view of COVID pandemic,” night throughout the year. In ment of retail vends for 2020- growth of 6.69 percent in of the city, taking the total imum capacity. the Chief Minister said while 2020-21, the liquor vends were 21 will come to an end on May Haryana.

focus on the harassment and molestation of women in pub- ," %& ,& ne-hour radio programme lic places. Ofor awareness of women In this programme, the safety would be organised by experiences of the girls, stories )78 & %& joint efforts of State police and of real heros, opinions of public relations department experts as well as the views of ting requisite stock of Covaxin going from Panipat to Faridabad, and one truck each for Delhi and on Friday. citizens would be discussed and doses as well. was looted by the Delhi Govt. On Punjab. This entire process at Under the Women's shared. nnouncing that Punjab fter an entire day of blame the other hand, Delhi’s Deputy Panipat plant is being closely Awareness Campaign Organised in collabora- AGovernment would under- 24X7 HELPLINE FOR REAL Agame between Delhi and CM Manish Sisodia had alleged monitored by me,: he added. 'Samman', a joint innovative tion with UNFPA, the citizens take vaccination in age group TIME BED AVAILABILITY Haryana Governments over that an oxygen tanker was held Khattar said that 140 Metric effort of Madhya Pradesh will be able to listen to the proof 18-45 years from May 1, the STATUS stopping the supply of medical up at the Delhi-Haryana border Tonnes of oxygen is being sup- Police and Public Relations gram on 98.3 Mirchi, the state Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Punjab Government’s 104 oxygen on Wednesday, Prime in Faridabad by a government plied as allocated to Delhi from Department is organising capital based radio channel. Singh on Thursday said that it helpline will provide 24x7 real Minister Narendra Modi had official and resumed its journey 10 pm to 6 am from the Panipat awareness programs for citizens The programme aired last would be ensured that the vac- Gagandeep Kang, who attend- time information with respect directed Haryana Chief Minister only after intervention by the Plant. I have also received a call of Bhopal on Radio Mirchi week was focused on the sub- cine would be supplied “free of ed the meeting as a special invi- to availability of beds in the Manohar Lal to ensure that allo- Central Government. from Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal every Friday from 11 am to 12 ject of cyber-crime and upcom- cost” in all Government health- tee, emphasized the need to hospitals. Chief Minister has cated quota of oxygen from the After the controversy erupt- who has expressed satisfaction noon. ing April 30 and May 7 week care facilities across the State. have a proper strategy to com- asked the Health Department state is supplied to other States. ed between the two neighboring for the supply of oxygen from the The programme, organ- programmes would be focused In view of the limited sup- bat the current second wave of to ensure that 75 percent beds Confirming the develop- states over the supply of medical plant, he said. ised on this Friday, April 23 on the domestic violence with plies of vaccine expected ini- COVID, with geographical sat- were reserved in L2 and L3 ment, the Chief Minister told the oxygen, the Union Ministry of The CM further informed from 11 to 12 noon, would women and rape survivor. tially, the Chief Minister con- uration in high case load cities facilities for COVID care mediapersons here that the Health and Family Welfare had that the Panipat plant has a stituted an Expert group, com- such as Ludhiana, Jalandhar, besides imposing a complete Prime Minister had called on issued fresh orders and Haryana capacity of producing 260 MT of )%*+*#,+#) prising eminent virologist Dr Amritsar, Mohali, and Patiala ban on elective surgeries so that Wednesday evening and had was allocated 162 MT per day oxygen per day, out of which 140 Gagandeep Kang, Dr Jacob besides prioritization on the the hospitals should focus on expressed concern over the entire from various sources within and MT is supplied to Delhi, 80 MT )#,--.'//)0 %*# John, Professor of Community basis of medical need (serious the treatment of Covid patients. controversy related to medical outside the state. is supplied to Haryana and Health at CMC Vellore and Dr comorbidity) and on the basis oxygen supply. Meanwhile, Khattar said about 20 MT is for Punjab. for delivery of food grains. Rajesh Kumar, former Head of occupational groups such as CM ORDERS CRACK- Considering the critical sit- that we did not get our allocat- Haryana is allocated 162 MT per Any person making a mes- School of Public Health teachers, etc. DOWN ON OXYGEN uation across the country, the ed quota of medical oxygen day from various sources with- sage on the number provided PGIMER in Chandigarh to HOARDING PM said that everyone has to rise from Bhiwadi, Rajasthan and we in and outside the state. 80 MT he Ranchi district admin- by these Supermarts, delivery suggest a detailed strategy of PUNJAB RECEIVES FOUR Ordering a crackdown on above their own interest, Khattar will raise the issue with their from Air Liquide Panipat, 7 MT Tistration has decided to of goods will be done within 24 prioritization in the 18-45 age LAKH VACCINE DOSES oxygen hoarding in the State, added giving details about the Chief Minister. from Jindal Steel Ltd Hisar and make door-to-door delivery of hours. group. Punjab on Thursday the Chief Minister categorical- phone conversation. He further said that ade- 20 MT from Inox Brotiwala, 25 essential food grains, medicines Ranchi Deputy The Chief Minister, chair- received four lakh more doses ly stated that no trader or I have assured him to sup- quate arrangements have been MT medical oxygen from Air and other essential items. The Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan ing a high level meeting to of Covishield vaccine from the manufacturer would be allowed ply the allocated quota of med- made in the state to ensure Liquide Roorkee, 20 MT from district administration has said that the door to door review the prevailing Covid-19 Centre, which is expected to to indulge in illegal hoarding of ical oxygen to other states. At the uninterrupted supply of medi- Inox Bhiwadi and 10 MT from inked a deal with supermarkets delivery of food grains by dis- situation in the state, tasked the last for only three or four more liquid medical oxygen and same time, I have raised the issue cines, oxygen and other facilities MSME ASU is allocated to such as Vishal Mega Mart, Big trict administration is to help Expert Group to chalk out a days as per the pace of the anybody found wanting would that Haryana itself is not getting to the patients suffering from Haryana, as per Centre’s order. Bazaar, Suvidha Supermarket people. vaccination strategy and submit ongoing vaccination drive. The be dealt with sternly. The Chief their allocated quota from other COVID-19 infection. a detailed plan to the State Chief Minister has asked the Secretary informed that states, the Chief Minister added. “A roster has been prepared Government within a week to Health Department to vigor- detailed guidelines have already Home-cum-Health Minister for the filling of oxygen cylinders meet the challenge in the midst ously pursue with the Union been issued to the Industries, Anil Vij had on Wednesday and then loading these cylinders of unprecedented COVID pan- Government for ensuring req- Health, and Police departments alleged that a tanker carrying in the trucks from Panipat demic in the state. uisite supply of more to ensure strict compliance of medical oxygen for COVID Oxygen Plant. From now on, one Eminent virologist Dr Covishield vaccine besides get- the directions in this regard. patients in hospitals, which was truck will be loaded for Haryana * +' ! (

held under Chief Minister upto 50 people is allowed he added. today, he said. Manohar Lal on Thursday. inside the marriage palace, Responding to a question Khattar said that DRDO is ith the state witnessing The Chief Minister, while while in outdoor venues, the regarding the current status of also making arrangements for Wrecord jump in Covid-19 talking to the mediapersons gathering limit is 200 persons. availability of beds with ven- 500 bedded hospitals each in cases and deaths, Haryana after the meeting said that the Similarly, a gathering of 20 tilators for COVID-19 Panipat and Hisar for COVID- Government on Thursday standalone stores located in persons is allowed for cre- patients in the hospitals across 19 patients. Talks were also imposed fresh restrictions to less crowded areas would be mation. the state, the Chief Minister held with the ChandiMandir close shops dealing in non- exempted, but deputy com- Khattar reiterated that the said that the facility of avail- Cantonment and they have essential items in crowded missioners of the district con- Haryana Government is not ability of beds has been made assured to provide doctors markets by 6 pm from April 23 cerned will take a final deci- contemplating to impose any online in Gurugram and and other staff for these hos- onwards. sion on this. The order will be lockdown in the state Faridabad districts. pitals, said the Chief Minister. Apart from this, anybody strictly applicable on shops his time, no industrial Other districts have also When asked about black holding any function within located in crowded areas, unit would be shut down. been directed to do the same. marketing of Remedesivir prescribed limit will now have which will be closed by 6 pm, The industries which are run- Besides this, about 500 beds injection, he said that even in to seek permission from con- he said. ning their operations in con- have been arranged at Sgt a pandemic-like situation, if cerned SDM (Sub Divisional The State Government gested areas, would be asked Medical College, Gurugram, someone is doing black mar- Magistrate) in the state. had already imposed night to follow the prescribed 150 beds are being arranged in keting, then strict action will These decisions were taken curfew from 10 pm to 5. COVID-19 protocols while the industrial area and 50 be taken against those during the cabinet meeting Apart from this, a gathering of carrying out their operations, more beds have been arranged involved in this crime. !"# %& "' "&# ()*(+(, 1

$ % % , !%- +3 & & R $+ 4 % 5 o check pilferage of ").4)5N"$."$-.5)!O/8544$#54 !")O4$# Tweapons from the Central he Election Commission Ordnance Depots or other such T(EC) has banned road- .)5.#/!-5#)!5%K$#5!6/$#6$ stores, the Union Home shows and vehicle rallies with Ministry has asked the Central immediate effect for the paramilitary forces and the remaining two phases of polls extent above,” the order said. police forces in the States and in West Bengal while no pub- The EC has also restricted the the Union Territories to ensure lic meeting having more than limit of persons at any public s US President Joe Biden speedy audit and stock verifi- 500 people would be allowed meeting to 500 for the West Amade a sharp departure cation of their armoury and to after reports of Covid safety Bengal assembly polls. Such from his predecessor Donald destroy all old and condemned norms being flouted during public meetings will be Trump to admit that climate weapons through melting after Police and Inspectors General campaigning in the State came allowed as per the availabili- change was undeniable and following procedures pre- of Police of all States/UTs to the fore. ty of adequate space with pledged a cut in carbon emis- scribed in the Standard & have also been directed to Issuing an order, the EC social distancing norms and sions by 50-52% below 2005 Operating Procedure (SOP) on conduct expeditious audit and has invoked its plenary pow- adherence to Covid-19 guide- levels by the end of this decade the subject. stock verification of their ers under Article 324 to pro- lines, the EC said. Voting for – which would, in turn, mean The move comes after the respective armoury and hibit roadshows, padyatras, the two remaining phases of more pressure on India and virtual summit of 40 global “For humanity to combat National Investigation Agency destroy the old, obsolete, and cycle/bike/vehicle rallies, the West Bengal assembly China to cut down upon their leaders, Modi also said sus- climate change, concrete action (NIA) investigation has unserviceable and condemned effective immediately. polls will be held on 26 and 29 own — Prime Minister tainable lifestyles and guiding is needed. We need such action revealed that the weapons/parts weapons through melting. The order said the com- April. Narendra Modi on Thursday philosophy of “back to basics” at a high speed, on a large scale, are stolen in cannibalised form After continuous use for mission has noted “with Earlier on Wednesday, the asserted that India’s per capita must be important pillars of and with a global scope. We, in from the stores with connivance over a period of time, all anguish” that many political EC had turned down appeals carbon footprint is 60 per cent the economic strategy for the India, are doing our part,” the of working and retired staff and Territories for adoption weapons used by police or parties and candidates are from TMC leader Derek lower than the global average post-Covid era. Prime Minister said. are assembled outside as com- through a letter on December paramilitary forces become still not adhering to the pre- O’Brien and Congress’s Adir owing to the fact that “our The Prime Minister said he “As a climate-responsible plete weapons. “Such weapons 4, 2018. A detailed proce- unserviceable or obsolete and scribed safety norms during Choudhury to club together lifestyle is rooted in sustainable and President Biden are developing country, India wel- might finally reach the crimi- dure has been laid down in the are no more of use to these the public gatherings and this the remaining three phases of traditional practices”. launching the ‘India-US cli- comes partners to create tem- nals and anti-national elements. SOP for declaring the forces. is making it difficult for the polls. The US, under Trump, mate and clean energy Agenda plates of sustainable develop- Therefore, it has been directed weapons and their associated “In order to ensure effec- state/district election machin- In its order, it said that it had withdrawn from the Paris 2030 partnership’. Humanity is ment in India. These can also to issue instructions to all accessories and spare parts tive inventory management ery to enforce the guidelines. has already issued safety Climate Agreement but Biden battling a global pandemic help other developing coun- States/ CAPFs to conduct a and ammunition which are of with respect to the weapons All previous orders for guidelines for Covid-19, cut showed a renewed commit- right now and this event is a tries, who need affordable detailed audit/stock verification no use to the Force as to avoid and their associated acces- rallies and roadshows stand down on daily campaign ment of more than what was timely reminder that the grave access to green finance and of their armoury to ensure that any pilferage by anti-nation- sories and spare parts and cancelled and only meetings hours and extended the “peri- anticipated from him. His threat of Climate Change has- clean technologies,” he said. the weapons on the inventory al elements. ammunition held by the that are attended by not over od of silence” -- stopping of pledge is double than the 26% n’t disappeared, he pointed At the summit’s opening of all depots are checked and “All CAPFs are accord- CAPFs/SPOs, being the con- 500 people, will be allowed, the campaign before polls -- to 28% reduction by 2025 out adding that “together, we address, Biden said: “We must the probability of their pilferage ingly requested to ensure trolled stores of security the EC stated. “ Now , there- from 48 to 72 to 72 hours. committed by former will help mobilise investments, try to keep the Earth’s tem- is minimised and eventually speedy audit and stock verifi- nature and to avoid any pil- fore, in view of aforesaid and The Calcutta High Court President Barack Obama at the demonstrate clean technolo- perature to an increase of 1.5C. removed. Similarly, for check- cation of their armoury and to ferage/misuse by anti-social taking all materials fact into on Thursday pulled up the Paris agreement in 2015. gies, and enable green collab- The world beyond 1.5 degrees ing the pilferage of parts of old destroy all old and con- elements, the requirement of consideration and in addition Election Commission over its China, US and India are the orations.” means more frequent and and condemned arms, it is demned weapons through an unambiguous procedure to Commission earlier orders, handling of the eight-phase top three polluters in the President Biden had called intense fires, floods, droughts, necessary that such weapons are melting after following due for declaring the weapons and the Commission invoking its election in Bengal in the mid- world. for the summit in March say- heatwaves and hurricanes - destroyed through melting,” procedures as prescribed in their associated accessories power under Article 324 fur- dle of a lethal Covid second “Let us make this a Decade ing that the event will reflect tearing through communities, reads the communication sent the SOP issued by MHA. An and spare parts and ammuni- ther orders from 7 pm on wave.”The Election of Action against climate the “urgency” to stop climate ripping away lives and liveli- to the Central Armed Police action Taken Report in this tion which are of no use to the April 22 in the state of West Commission is empowered change,” Modi said as he change. hoods.” “The signs are unmis- Forces (CAPFs) or regard may be submitted to Forces as unserviceable/obso- Bengal,” the EC said. to act, but what is it doing pitched for concrete action at Modi said India has taken takable, the science is undeni- paramilitary forces and police MHA within 60 days from the lete and their disposal there- “Permission for road about polls in these Covid a “high speed” and on a large “many bold steps” on clean able and the cost of inaction chiefs of all the States and UTs. issue of this letter,” reads the of,” according to the SOP for show, cycle/bike/vehicle rally times? The EC is just passing scale to combat climate change. energy, energy efficiency, keeps mounting,” Biden said in The Union Home recent communication. declaration of weapons and , if granted already stands circulars and leaving it to the Biden, for his part, termed it a afforestation and bio-diversity sharp contrast to Trump who Ministry had formulated an Additional Secretary their associated accessories withdrawn. Permission for people. But the EC has imple- decisive decade. despite its development chal- had junked the climate change SOP and circulated to the (Home), Principal Secretary as condemned and their prop- public meeting if granted menting authority,” the court Addressing a US-hosted lenges. theory. CAPFs, States and Union (Home), Directors General of er disposal. already stands modified to the said. $ /+ + 0 0'+, , Oxygen Enrichment Unit as %% % well as with integrated version with ‘Swasth Vayu’ technolo- % gy of CSIR-NAL. % Reddy stressed that the unit is essentially required string of holidays, in an particularly as ‘Mini ICUs’ at attempt to curb surging 6. Laboratories (P) Ltd, tiplied through the adoption of small hospitals and isolation COVID-19 infections. pposition leaders have Kushaiguda, Hyderabad and this in-situ and decentralised centres and at remote villages fter Japanese Prime Prime Minister Yoshihide Oquestioned the Centre’s here’s good news for the the CSIR-CMERI which has generation of Oxygen,” he said. and places. By use of Oxygen AMinister Yoshihide Suga Suga is set to finalise the deci- Covid-19 vaccine policy TCovid-19 infected patients already invited Expression of The Director added that Concentrators, the optimum and UK PM Boris Johnson, it sion at a task force meeting on terming it as anti-people and gasping for breath due to acute Interest (EOI) from Indian further research is going on to utilization of oxygen to the is Russian Deputy Prime Friday, as a resurgence of infec- discriminatory and demand- shortage of medical oxygen in companies / manufacturing develop a pulse dose mode needy patients may also be Minister Yury Borisov whose tions puts pressure on the ed that the vaccination should various hospitals across the agencies/ MSMEs / start ups which is capable of sensing the ensured. If this facility is pro- scheduled visit to India later medical system with just three be free for eligible citizens. country. for manufacturing oxygen breathing pattern of a patient vided to COVID patients at this month has been post- months until the Tokyo While Congress president Scientists from CSIR- enrichment units through and then deliver during the initial stage, their visits to poned due to the ongoing Olympics kick off, it said.. Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime CMERI (Central Mechanical technology transfer. inhalation only. This mode is hospitals and further ventila- Covid-19 crisis. For his part, British Prime Minister Narendra Modi Engineering Research Prof. (Dr.) Harish Hirani, supposed to reduce the oxygen tory support may be avoided Borisov was to visit here Minister Boris Johnson can- terming the policy as arbitrary Institute), Durgapur, West Director, CSIR-CMERI said demand by around 50% when in most of the cases. for the India-Russia intergov- celled his visit next week in and discriminatory and urged Bengal, have developed that the unit requires easily compared with the current It was also felt that the use ernmental commission for view of the alarming Covid-19 he Indo-Tibetan Border him to intervene immediate- ‘Oxygen Enrichment’ tech- available oil free reciprocating version of continuous mode. of such units is also safe and trade, economic, cultural, and situation in India. He was TPolice (ITBP) is re-oper- ly to reverse it, West Bengal nology which is capable of compressor, Oxygen grade Jaipal Reddy of Apollo easier considering the recent scientific cooperation. His scheduled to arrive on April 25. ationalising the Sardar Patel Chief Minister Mamata delivering medical air in the zeolite sieves and pneumatic Computing Laboratories said risk factors involved with the postponement of the visit is He will now hold a `virtual’ Covid Care Centre at Banerjee too, through a letter, range of up to 15 LPM (litres components. “If required, this that the first prototype would Oxygen Cylinders. attributed to the Covid-19 dialogue with Prime Minister Chhattarpur here with an ini- urged the PM to make the per minute) with oxygen puri- unit can even deliver up to 70 be developed within 10 days Over the past few weeks, surge in India. Narendra Modi in the coming tial capacity of 500 oxygenat- vaccine free for all. ty of more than 90 per cent. LPM at a purity of around 30 and the production would be many breathless Covid-19 Earlier, Suga, who too was days. ed beds amid the the surge in In her letter, Sonia alleged This is expected to meet the per cent and can safely be started from the second week patients have died due to the scheduled to arrive here in the This is the second time that Covid-19 cases in the nation- that the new vaccine policy oxygen demand and minimise placed in the isolation ward of of May. unavailability of medical oxy- last week of April, had to post- the British Prime Minister’s al Capital. implies that the central gov- the supply chain problem of the hospital for patients who “We have presently the gen in hospitals situated in pone his plans to focus on han- visit was cancelled. He was The move comes after ernment has abdicated its transportation and storage are in dire need of Oxygen. manufacturing capacity of 300 Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, dling the recent surge in coro- invited as the Chief Guest for Delhi Government sought responsibility of providing risks related to oxygen cylin- “This will help the acces- units per day which may be Maharashtra, Gujarat and navirus cases in Japan. this year’s Republic Day parade. medical officers and para free vaccine to all Indians ders. sibility of Oxygen in the augmented on demand,” he Madhya Pradesh besides a few The Japanese government However, he postponed his medical staff from the Union between 18 and 45 years of On Thursday, the tech- remotest places and widest said adding that the company other States. Demand is rising is considering a state of emer- visit due to the outbreak of Home Ministry to man the age. nology was transferred virtu- points of need. The Outreach is planning to develop the each passing day due to a sharp gency for Tokyo and Osaka as corona in the UK then. Sardar Patel Covid Care “It is surprising that ally to Apollo Computing Factor of Oxygen will be mul- unit both as stand alone as rise in Covid-19 cases. the number of new coron- Giving details of the latest Centre at Chhatarpur, which despite the harsh lessons of avirus cases increase. postponement, the ministry of is being re-operationalised. last year and the pain inflict- According to Kyodo News, external affairs said here on The Home Ministry has ed on our citizens, the in 10 days that Sonia wrote to citizens between the age group benefit of a uniform price for COVID-19 vaccination’ strat- the Japanese government is Monday Johnson will not visit designated ITBP as Nodal Government continues to fol- Modi with her demands of 18 and 45 years. This is vaccination, Sonia urged Modi egy is biased in favour of the considering placing Tokyo and India next week in view of the Force for operating the facil- low an arbitrary and discrim- amidst the pandemic. complete abandonment of the to intervene immediately and market and against the inter- three western prefectures of coronavirus pandemic. The ity and the paramilitary can inatory policy, which promis- “The policy implies that Government’s responsibility “reverse this ill-considered est of people, Banerjee said Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo ministry spokesperson draw medical and paramed- es to exacerbate existing chal- the Government of India has towards our youth,” she said. decision”. that manufacturers should under a state of emergency Arindam Bagchi said the deci- ical staff from other paramil- lenges,” she said in her letter. abdicated its responsibility to Noting that any reason- Terming the Centre’s new not do business with vaccines from Sunday to May 11, cov- sion was taken as per mutual itary forces if required to run This is the second letter with- provide free vaccination for able person will agree on the ‘liberalised and accelerated at this hour of crisis. ering the country’s upcoming agreement by both sides. the Centre. “A deliberation in this regards took place at the Centre this evening by ITBP * & officials with all stakeholders 3 . & and the ITBP will try to open it as soon as possible and the % target is less than three days to start its functioning,” a rine, went missing during a mil- edged and appreciated India’s senior ITBP official said. itary exercise around the Bali support to his country. The national capital has Strait on Wednesday. It was “I have already directed been witnessing a surge in he Indian Navy has sent a reportedly engaged in an exer- the @indiannavy to move its coronavirus cases with over Tspecialised vessel for search cise 25 to 30 km north of Bali. Deep Submergence Rescue 24,000 fresh COVID-19 cases are estimated 48.34 lakh central and rescue mission of an Some other countries besides Vessel (DSRV) to Indonesia. I and 249 deaths being record- government employees, 5 5 << + Tapan in North Bengal won- Indonesian submarine missing India like Singapore, Australia have also tasked the Indian Air ed on Wednesday. The spiral he Centre on Thursday according to an official data. All dered “is it a joke that one gov- since Wednesday morning with and Malaysia are also likely to Force to see the feasibility of in the cases has led to short- Tasked all its employees to citizens of 18 years and above engal Chief Minister ernment will buy it for Rs 150 53 crew members on board. pitch in for the search and res- induction of the DSRV inter- age of oxygen and hospital get themselves vaccinated so as will be eligible for COVID-19 BMamata Banerjee has once and another will have to buy it The submarine was taking part cue mission. vention system by air,” he said. beds here. to effectively contain the spread vaccine from May 1. At present, again attacked Prime Minister for Rs 400 and the privatehos- in a naval drill off the coast of Defence Minister Rajnath Under the framework of “There will be 500 beds of Covid-19. A Department of those above 45 years and above Narendra Modi questioning pitals will get it for Rs 600… Bali. Singh also spoke to his comprehensive strategic part- which will be operationalized Personnel Ministry order said are eligible for the inoculation. the discriminatory nature of why is it being commercialized India is one of the few Indonesian counterpart General nership between India and initially but in future the the Government has been The Personnel Ministry his new corona vaccine policy … isit being done to serve the countries in the world which Prabowo Subianto and assured Indonesia, the two navies share number of beds may be monitoring the situation very had earlier this month asked all and accusing his Government interests of some business has the specialized vessel called him of all support. a strong partnership of opera- increased,” an official said. closely, and it has been decid- central government employees of promoting commercialisa- interest.” She asked “why the Deep Submergence Rescue “Spoke to the Defence tional cooperation. The SPCCC was opera- ed to vaccinate all the citizens of the age of 45 years and above tion of vaccines in an hour of States will have to pay 167 per- Vessel (DSRV) for locating a Minister of Indonesia, General Highlighting the features of tionalised in June-July last who have attained the age of 18 to get themselves vaccinated. crisis. Questioning why the cent more price than the submarine in distress at sea. Prabowo Subianto over the the Indian DSRV, officials said year and closed on February years and above. They were further advised to Centre should be given to Centre?” when they were Giving details of the deploy- phone and shared my pain it is fitted with latest technolo- 23 during which it treated Accordingly, “all central continue to follow COVID- purchase vaccines for Rs 150 doing the same work: that is to ment of the DSRV inducted into over the news of missing sub- gy and it has a side-scan sonar 11,657 coronavirus-infected government employees are appropriate behaviour, even whereas the same vaccine serve the common man. the Navy in 2018, Navy officials marine Nanggala and its crew for locating the position of patients referred from various advised to get themselves vac- after vaccination, particularly, should be sold to the States for The Chief Minister also said here it left for Bali on members. India is extending its submarines in distress at sea. hospitals during the seven cinated so as to effectively con- frequent washing of hands/ Rs 400 Banerjee said New wrote a strongly worded letter Thursday from Visakhapatnam full support to the ongoing The Indian Navy sent the and a half months period tain the spread of COVID- 19. sanitisation, maintenance of Delhi’s policy was not only dis- to the PrimeMinister raising to support the Indonesian Indonesian rescue efforts,” DSRV following an alert it when it was operational. Further, they may continue to social distancing and masking criminatory, anti-federal but it her objections and saying that Navy’s efforts to locate its diesel- Rajnath tweeted. received through the The SPCCC with a capac- follow COVID protocols, even etc. The employees have also was also “anti-people, anti- her Government would start powered submarine. He also said India is always International Submarine Escape ity of 10,000 was touted to be after vaccination” said the order been advised to continue fol- poor andanti-federal.” vaccinisation of the people According to Indonesian committed to assist its strategic and Rescue Liaison Office the country’s biggest Covid issued to all the central gov- lowing Covid-appropriate The Chief Minister while free of cost from first week of authorities, the KRI Nanggala- partners during times of need (ISMERLO) about the missing care center before it’s closure ernment departments. There behaviour. addressing an election rally at May. 402, a German-made subma- and that Subianto has acknowl- Indonesian submarine. in February this year. 5 !"# %& "' "&# ()*(+(,

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After a national Cabinet meeting in land eight extra flights from Ttook place in Bengal on Birbhum a BJP candidate was Dinajpur 75.94 percent voters ily suspend registrations for this Meanwhile, 1965 fresh cases of Canberra, Morrison said: "What we have agreed India on Thursday, Thursday with 79.09 per cent vot- allegedly beaten up by the TMC came to vote whereas the polling year’s Amarnathji Yatra with imme- coronavirus were reported across to -- and this particularly relates to the chartered ahead of the coronavirus pan- ers exercising their franchise men whereas the saffron workers percentage at diate effect. Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday services we''re running into the demic "red list" travel ban amid stray violence and police fir- attacked TMC men at Habra in Nadia was 82.67 percent. In The registration process was taking the total tally of active pos- Northern Territory -- we will be reducing by some which comes into force from ing that left at least two persons North 24 Parganas. East Burdwan the percentage of launched across different bank itive cases to 16094.Several senior 30 per cent the numbers coming Friday. hurt at Bagda in North 24 Similarly a Trinamool office polling was 82.15 which was branches from April 1 to enable pil- doctors at Government Medical through our chartered services in the months The airport said the deci- Parganas. The polling rate was was attacked at North Dum Dum likely to go up further by sever- grims to register themselves for this college hospital in Jammu, IAS offi- ahead." sion to decline requests for likely to go higher as there were whereas BJP and TMC men al percentage points, sources year's pilgrimage beginning June 28. cer and spokesman of the Jammu The reduction would apply to both govern- additional flights was taken to many people standing in the fought with bombs at several said. Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board and Kashmir government Rohit ment-organised repatriation flights and com- ensure that the existing pres- queues when reports last came in areas of Bhatpara, Jagaddal and Polling on Thursday was was anticipating an estimated foot- Kansal tested positive. mercial flights into Sydney, ABC News report- sures on the border at 5 pm. Titagarh, sources said adding conducted at 14,480 polling sta- fall of around 6 lakh during the yatra Also 08 COVID-19 deaths have ed. are not "exacerbated", result- At Bagda the police had to however that none was injured in tions in 43 Assembly con- period this year. In a statement, been reported, 02 from Jammu While the list of high-risk countries was still ing in long queues and crowds fire three rounds, Election the fight. stituencies across parts of North spokesman of the Shri Amarnathji Division and 06 from Kashmir being finalised, Morrison said the announcement at passport control on Commission of India sources At least six persons, includ- 24 Parganas, Nadia, Uttar Shrine Board Thursday said, Division in the last 24 hours. To con- was made keeping in view India''s worsening sec- arrival. said adding the police had to fire ing a child, were injured at Dinajpur and East Bardhaman. "Considering the evolving situation tain the spread of the virus, the dis- ond wave of the coronavirus. India's addition to the to disperse a crowd of about 250 Titagarh after bombs were hurled Among the 306 candidates across the country and Union ter- trict magistrate in Jammu notified India registered over 3.14 lakh new coron- travel "red list" was announced people that had assembled and indiscriminately police said. A whose political fate will be decid- ritory alike, it was decided to defer five more areas as micro contain- avirus cases on Thursday, the highest-ever sin- in the House of Commons attacked the sector office. The large posse of police personnel ed during this phase are heavy- registrations for the Amarnathji ment zones. The district adminis- gle-day count recorded in any country, taking the earlier this week amid 103 angry locals were allegedly and CPF jawans rushed to the weights such as BJP’s national Yatra 2021". It was informed that the tration in Srinagar and across other total tally of COVID-19 cases in the country to cases recorded in the UK of a protesting against the police inac- area following the incident. vice-president Mukul Roy, TMC situation is being constantly moni- district headquarters have been 1,59,30,965. new variant of coronavirus tion against the TMC goons who There were intermittent ministers Jyotipriyo Mallick and tored and the registrations will roped in to spread the awareness "We will also be limiting the departure excep- first detected in India. Health had earlier vandalized a local BJP clashes between TMC and ISF Chandrima Bhattacharya, reopen once the COVID spread is among the masses regarding appro- tions for Australians travelling to high-risk Secretary Matt Hancock told camp office. workers at Amdanga in North 24 CPI(M) leader Tanmay reviewed as the situation evolves. priate Covid19 behaviour and countries … to India. As time goes on, and the MPs that the decision had The officer in-charge of Parganas with each side blaming Bhattacharya and film director Board had commenced regis- adhering to the guidelines besides pandemic continues to rage, there are countries been made after studying the Bagda police station and some the other for bombing. Raj Chakraborty who is fighting trations on 1st April, and the participating in the ongoing vacci- that are frankly of greater risk than others," data and on a “precautionary other policemen had been injured Notwithstanding, sporadic on a Trinamool ticket. arrangements were on track since nation drive. Morrison said. PTI basis”. PTI '223 & 4 )"5)$!54")$5;4)5 * 110 / -2))$4$6$6$!4#56$ " < KGMOA, on Thursday has categorically stated that Kerala’s infrastructure to take care of 7 Wednesday night. The family & 7$ & s the number of new Covid-19 patients the Covid-19 pandemic is poor and sub-stan- members of the deceased alleged Atouched the 27,000 mark on Thursday, dard. ive Covid positive patients that there death was due to lack of ; < and his media advisors for got one. the one and only organisation representing The KGMOA, the only service organi- Fdied in SJD hospital of Aligarh oxygen. They also created a ruckus medical assistance as his oxy- Ankit Shukla, 32, died ear- the Government Doctors in Kerala came out sation representing all categories of doctors due to lack of oxygen on wednes- in the hospital. hortage of ventilators, oxygen levels kept going down, but lier this week of Covid while in the open exposing the shortcomings in the in Health Services and the moto of which is day night. The administration has After the information on the Sgen cylinders and hospital help came only after he passed Waseem left for another world Department of Health and the lacuna in pre- “Save Health Services, Fight for Quality; For been shaken by the reported death death of patients due to lack of beds has led to the death of away. on Wednesday. ventive measures that led to the unprece- the Members and For the Society” has told of five patients at SJD Hospital in oxygen, the Chief Medical Officer, over half-a-dozen journalists Tavishi Srivastava, the Pramod Srivastava, 48, the dented hike in the number of patients suf- the chief minister in no uncertain terms that the city at intervals of few hours. Dr. BP Singh Kalyani has sent in Lucknow in the past 10 days. political editor of 'Pioneer', newly elected member of the fering from the pandemic. the public health infrastructure in the State The family members of the dead ACMO Dr. Anupam Bhaskar to All these scribes had to could not get admitted to a hos- UP State Accredited Journalist “On Thursday, the number of persons is ill prepared to conduct mass tests ordered created a furore, alleging death due SJD Hospital late in the night to struggle for hours to get admit- pital after she complained of Committee 2021, elections for diagnosed with Covid-19 reached 26,995 by the State Government. to lack of oxygen. Late night the check the veracity. A large num- ted to the hospitals after they breathless. which were held on March 21, while the Test Positivity Ratio stood at 19.97,” Kerala is experiencing an alarming Health Department officials along ber of police forces was also developed Covid symptoms. For hours on April 18, her died last month due to Covid. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in his increase in the number of Covid-19 cases with the police team have reached deployed on the spot. Shyam, the Some of them arranged colleagues tried to arrange for At least a dozen journalists late evening media interaction. since the conclusion of the assembly elections the spot. brother of one of the deceased, for oxygen cylinders on their an oxygen cylinder and med- at present are Covid infected Kerala Government Medical Officers held on April 6. “The RT-PCR Testing Looking after the allegations says that the brother and others own but, could not get venti- ical aid. Finally, a senior jour- and battling for better medical Association, the umbrella organization of Facility in the State is overstretched and it of the relatives, the DM has died due to lack of oxygen. lator support. nalist from Delhi managed to facilities. More than 20 family doctors in Government Service broke silence takes days to get the final result. At this junc- ordered for inquiry in this case. The dead included 54-year-old Sacchidanand Gupta of get her admitted to the King members of scribes are also for the first time in the last 18 months on ture, the order by the Government to hike Corona patients are undergo- Sarita Rani of Jaiganj, Mukesh, a 'Jadeed Amal', an Urdu news- George's Medical University, hospitalised at currently. Thursday and questioned the acts and the number of tests is highly dangerous and ing treatment with administrative 30-year-old youth from Akarabad, paper, passed away on April 14 but it was already too late as she Journalists' unions are now deeds of the State administration in handling impractical. We do not have the human permission at the 40-bed SJD 50-year-old Anil Kashyap from because he could not get ven- passed away hours later. demanding that beds should be the Covid-19 pandemic. resources to carry out Mass Tests. The per- Hospital near Dhanipur Mandi Mahendranagar as primary tilator support on time. Pawan Mishra, a young reserved for scribes and the A letter addressed to the Chief Minister sonnel manning the health services are over- ahead of Etah Chungi. The death teacher in Mathura, 50-year-old Vinay Srivastava, a veteran journalist, died two days ago. state government should also by Dr G S Vijayakrishnan , president and Dr worked and overstrained,” said the KGMOA of five patients, one by one, took Jayveer from Sikandararau and journalist, kept tweeting to His family claims that he need- recognise them as Corona war- T N Suresh, general secretary of the letter. place at a gap of a few hours on Lalit Prasad. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ed ventilator support but never riors. $! "' 8# /$.)6$4 5 ; ing right treatment to the cination, it is uncertain whether those eligible. We need to organ- )"$!5)-)$"4N$#)6#)40#$4L patients. Why, then, should the we can ensure availability of vac- ise the management of this lamming the Centre’s deci- central government control the cines in sufficient numbers to pandemic very carefully,” Raj Panaji: Goa's prime beach vil- which have been coded pink in Ssion to control the purchase purchase and distribution of provide for the vaccination of all said. lages, namely Baga, Calangute the study in the North Goa dis- and distribution of Remdesivir Remdesivir?,” the MNS chief and Anjuna, have been identified trict. vials, MNS chief Raj Thackeray asked. Maintaining that it was Amaravati: More than one lakh eligible people in Andhra as "very high risk areas" in North The study formed the base of on Thursday told Prime "heartbreaking" to see the spurt 5 & Pradesh availed the Aarogyasri health scheme to undergo Goa with high chance of con- Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's Minister Narendra Modi in no in the death rate while the free coronavirus treatment in corporate hospitals. tracting Covid-19, according to decision on Wednesday to uncertain terms that “the situ- images of queues of dead bod- 6& Within a few days of the pandemic striking the state, the the findings of GPS mapping impose a night curfew from 10 ation is grim and terrifying”, ies awaiting their turn in Gujarat Mumbai: Flagging once again been receiving only 36,000 government included Covid as one of the diseases for which exercise of Covid-19 cases con- p.m. to 6 a.m. up to April 30. “our health system has col- and other states were "very dis- the contentious issue of dis- injections per day and now”. eligible patients can avail free treatment if the hospital bill ducted by the state's top govern- Most of the areas identified lapsed”, “this is not the time to turbing", the MNS chief said: crimination against “According to the new allot- exceeds Rs 1,000. ment hospital. in the study, which has mapped indulge in petty politics” and "The situation is very grim and Maharashtra in the allocation of ment, Maharashtra will receive In total, 1,00,033 patients in the southern state got Covid The three beach villages cur- the expanse of the state with use “we must come together and terrifying. This is not the time Covid 19-related medicines only 26,000 #Remdesivir injec- treatment through this scheme, with the government rently top the list of long-staying of GPS, as "very high risk areas" face the situation collectively”. to indulge in petty politics. We and materials to it, the MVA tions per day and this therefore spending Rs 309 crore. tourists and work-for-home pro- are located in the populated and In a letter written to the must come together and face the Government on Thursday root- will create further crisis in our In many cases, the treatment cost of a beneficiary was fessionals who have descended tourism-friendly coastal belt of Prime Minister on the issue of situation collectively”. ed for the allotment of 50,000 state which has a high number higher than their entire family's annual income. on Goa over the last few months, Goa, which is home to its popu- allowing the states to purchase “We have not witnessed a vials of Remdesivir as against of #Covid cases,” Malik said. "For instance, the government approved a sum of Rs 5.8 especially from metros in wake of lar beaches. and distribute Remedesivir and health emergency of this mag- 26,000 vials of the life saving “We demand that the cen- lakh towards the medical bills of 49-year-old Ramanaiah the pandemic. Goa has witnessed a deluge other essential drugs and mate- nitude in the history of our injections earmarked to the tral government allot us our Manda, a resident of Nellore district who availed free treat- In South Goa district, of Covid-19 cases over the last rials required for Covid-19, Raj country in the last 10-0 years. state. requirement of 50,000 injections ment at the Apollo Specialty Hospitals," said an official. Fatorda, a suburb of Margao, one few weeks, in sync with the said: "I fail to understand why The challenge we face is a big- In a series of tweets put per day and thus fulfill the Similarly, Rs 4.6 lakh was approved for the treatment of of the biggest towns in the state, infection patterns witnessed in the Central Government has ger one,” the MNS chief said in against the Centre over the requirements of the citizens of 58-year-old Sheikh Nazeer. the port city of Vasco da Gama most parts of the country. decided to control the pur- his letter without mincing short supply of Remdesivir vials Maharashtra,” the minister "Considering the fact that one's family income should and Gogol, another Margao sub- As of Thursday, the state chase and distribution of words. to Maharashtra by the Centre, added. be below Rs 5 lakh per annum in order to be eligible under urb, top the list of "very high risk has reported 1,410 new Covid Remdesivir. It is the state gov- “Our health system has col- Minorities Affairs Minister and This is not for the first time this scheme, one can only imagine how the respective fam- areas". cases over the last 24 hours, ernment's machinery - its health lapsed. The speed of testing has senior State NCP leader Nawab that Malik has lambasted the ilies would be subjected to immense financial turmoil if they The study conducted by the during which 21 persons have department, local institutions slowed, hospitals do not have Malik said: “Central govern- Centre for its “discriminatory had to spend their entire annual income on the treatment," Goa Medical College, the state's died. such as municipal corporations sufficient beds, essential medi- ment has just released the allo- attitude” towards the he highlighted. apex government health facility, The state currently has a and staff at all levels that are at cines such as Remdesivir are not cation data of #Remdesvir injec- Maharashtra government over Aarogyasri was first introduced in the southern state by has also identified urban hubs positivity rate of 36.09 per cent. the forefront of this crisis". available and the life saving sup- tion to various states in our the supply of Remdesivir vials Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy during his term as the chief minis- like Porvorim and St Inez, both So far, 10,228 persons have test- “They (the state govern- ply of Oxygen is disrupted,” he country. #Maharashtra requires and also threatened to seize the ter between 2004-09, enabling many poor people to avail free suburbs of the state capital, and ed positive for Covid-19 since the ment machinery) are working said. 50,000 injections per day, which stocks of Remdesivir from the treatment in corporate hospitals. IANS Mapusa as "very high risk areas", pandemic broke out. IANS with utmost dedication and “Though much larger pop- our government has been exporting firms and supply facing daily challenges of ensur- ulation is now eligible for vac- demanding. So far we have them to the needy people. $ & 9% 1

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They ) banged plates, lit candles and sacrificed their daily wages in declared by showing how lockdown did little to prepare as the smartest move last !" !# the belief that they were being our country fared so much our health infrastructure for year? Confusing to me. B7C $. (; # protected from the tentacles of better than the rest. If the the tsunami facing us today. If the March 2020 lock- + ( a deadly virus. Time spent with- ‘Great Indian Lockdown’ was In such a case, what did the down was not a mistake, it 5E5 * *>+! ( out social contact would van- about preparing the health lockdown achieve? Very little. definitely cannot be a mistake quish the virus was the war cry, system, then shouldn’t the It did not vanquish the virus, in April 2021. However, since . for some time. nation have been served a it did not adequately prepare it does not seem to be a tool O . ( As time passed, reality slow- graph of additional hospital our health system but it def- for the Government in the 9 . ( ly dawned that the ‘Great Indian beds, ventilators, oxygen initely destroyed the liveli- current crisis just yet, isn’t that ( Lockdown’ in no way could capacity and the like to keep hoods of millions. an admission that it erred in extinguish the virus. The the citizens informed of the Personally, I have never March last year? The sad part : *>+! ; ; P Government’s narrative conve- work being done to prepare :+N + been an advocate of lock- is that they are erring again. Q ; *S % niently changed to the lock- for the worst? It is hard for <O downs. Each one must eval- However, this time, by not down being an instrument to normal folk to accept a mis- ;+ uate one’s own risks and act enforcing one. The happen- prepare the health system to take, and even harder for the accordingly by imposing a ings over the last year remind $ + + ( cope. Now, this made sense — Governments to do so. + + self-lockdown when required. me of a game we played as a lot of sense. The obedient cit- Rather than admitting to an However, if there is ever a children, called “musical izens never questioned this nar- error in judgement, a =++ greater reason and logic for a chairs”. The Government *>+! rative, since it genuinely had a changed narrative from “let’s ;O++ stringent lockdown, it is now. seems to be caught on the lot of merit to it. For the com- kill the virus” to “we are I have constantly maintained wrong side of the chair each mon man, the changing narra- preparing the health system” + > that lockdowns simply reduce time the music stops playing. -%3$ %& tive explaining the reasons for worked as a convenient expla- the pace of spread of the As most of us juggle mul- the lockdown was immaterial as nation. I, for one, hoped that > virus. They never complete- tiple calls for help from fam- long as the end justified the the changed stance truly : + ly eradicate it or stop its ily and friends, television means. A short crisp lockdown reflected the Government’s spread. Thus, a lockdown is grabs of religious ceremonies was probably the need of the intent. Sadly, I was wrong. + unfortunately necessary only and election rallies seem to hour in late March 2020 to bet- Cut to the present. If the >+ + and only when the health sys- mock us. Do we deserve this? ter prepare the health infra- Government presumably tem is running at capacity. Who is to blame for our structure. There can hardly be acted prudently and helped N= += And it is running to more predicament? The virus, the a debate on this. prepare the health system in + <+ than capacity now. The time Government’s response or us But what explains the sud- those 68 days and the ensu- to save lives is now, not when who cast our ballots — the 1.4 denness of it all when hospitals ing period of another 200+ <+ + @ our hospital capacity was billion? Think hard about it. were empty and deaths a frac- days since ‘Unlock 1’, then chugging along at 30 per Let’s hope and pray that tion of where we are today? what explains the current :: cent or so, in April 2020. With lives as well as livelihoods are What explains the painful and mess? Even for the uninitiat- +< the hospitals bursting at saved. Sadly, as it is playing prolonged 68 days of being ed, it simply means that the seams, the Union out, it seems neither lives nor shut down? The only number preparation was grossly inad- + Government in its wisdom livelihoods are safe. the Government seemed to be equate and the forecasting :++O thinks that lockdowns don't (The writer is ‘an ordinary bothered about then was the even worse. The time spent in help. Really? Wasn’t the ‘Great concerned citizen’. The views infection graph. Victory was lockdown and the time post- Indian Lockdown’ presented expressed are personal.) .+ +# 7++)% SOUNDBITE ,'0 !$"$)86 6)!1 $-)5)! Sir — In what may be called an era-defin- !" 5$82!4)#)5)! R 1 2 ing day for the US, police officer Derek 5$ !")!4)#)51$ Chauvin was found guilty of the murder :$#-8-5$)2$!")!6$5#$2)55$$ )$1$) of George Floyd, a black security guard 45#5$"#84)!6/.055$)#)6$4!/84$4 "$-$55)4)#84!" 8R 9!#! + + who had lost his job during the pandem- !"5#)!41+/$)!5$Q8$8$56$5..)!5C $)")5/#0)!656$5$#1 ic. The episode was followed by simmer- $")4#"#)#)5-#5$21+$4.$!$4- 5 % + : $ ing racial tension across the country, trig- 5$)#244$"8445$##$45)-#$4)! '9;+*%%)*(2*+ gering mass protests under the umbrella 2$2#1+$)65-5$4$/8#$#445 K8 !") ( of ‘Black Lives Matter’. D/4!"#$)!")45#$44!5$#"4!")! ! $ * There is an important takeaway for /84$4!"5$45#)!62))!4)!5$.8!C #!)!#$4)"$!5 ) + ( India here. Floyd was killed in May 2020; 5#4)"$28454-)68#$!64)"$5$48--$#C 44!8!) # the country’s justice delivery system )!6.58#$")! )"O4#"41 .0!$"6$"55 worked fast. Chauvin was found guilty by 8)5$")458#/)!6#$5$#"4-+#85) 5O4 5)2$ -# 5$ $#!2$!5 5 /)5$##$5)!4 + a court in less than a year following a trial )"!)!-$.5)84")4$4$44$.))45 #$48#.$458 !")/.0-#25$/#)!0- $)2#$"1$ + which was covered widely by the media. P)! 82/) L)0$ 2! ".5#4 2 "$455)!1+$#$)4!8#6$!5!$$"5#$)! $4)6!$"!; )5 #!5$!5#"$.$!5#$41 + ( For sure, the justice delivery system was 5#8/$"1 "!O50!55"1 2$#5C 5$55$4!".$#5$)55$212$#$" helped by ubiquitous mobile phones that /#0$!1/$)- 5$85##)$42$ 22)55$$4-5$ $!5#$!"5$55$44 $4$$#5.22)55$$448"/$4$585 (?$%&(9#'+*$;9"$9$%&*+ * captured the last moments in Floyd’s life )- .!$88!"$#45!" 2)65/$2#$ K2"P8#$4) in excruciating detail. The essential fact is 5$.$1M+$4$#"4#$#$-$.5)$-5$ $$-#$4)"$4520$5$ #!.8#$-5 ! $ # ,- that justice was delivered quickly. 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ecently, the nation was shocked by the news of mass casualties of policemen who Rwere part of an instant anti-Maoist operation launched in the forests of Bastar in )*+% - . Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, a Maoist- Q # ( infested State. The forces not only suffered large- ( scale loss of lives but the rebels also managed to : escape with weapons, bullet-proof jackets, boots ( "( PQ and other personal accessories of the martyred S : policemen. What is shocking is that such losses occur frequently and we hardly learn lessons S from the past failures to ensure that the loss of men and weapons is minimised in future. The ( bitter fact is that the Maoists have proved more - P professional, in the sense that they are known > to critically analyse each operation by filming - Q the same and carrying out post-operation analysis to draw lessons for the future. + + Unfortunately, when security experts + ( analysed the recent anti-Maoist operation, they : +; ( were sad to note that the mistakes committed > ; " +( in Sukma in 2018 were repeated by the forces. " ( Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The objective : The CRPF must inculcate the ment is to regain the confidence of tinue to have officers from the was to trap Hidma (a top-rated Maoist comman- ++ habit in its officers of leading from the people and convince them of police. Only those units of the # % der known for conducting successful ambush- = the front in such operations. the Government’s determination CRPF or other police organisations ;+ +C > es). A careful analysis of the Intelligence input Unpredictability is the key to and capability to eliminate the Red which are trained in counter- should have prompted the planners to maintain 1+ success in unconventional opera- terror. Its only when the local pop- insurgency and jungle warfare - contact with the high-value target and keep all tions. However, a study of the ulation is convinced of the should be “on the order of battle” ( his activities under surveillance through both ; ;+ operations carried out by the Government’s upper hand in the of this Anti-Maoist Operations 1-:3 Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) and Human + + CRPF leads one to believe that Red Corridor that the much- Command (AMCOM). The - Intelligence (HUMINT). ; their operations are very pre- needed human Intelligence would Command should also have spe- : Obviously, it was not done, otherwise how ++ dictable and hence afford an start flowing. cialised units for Psychological can the ability of Hidma to gather 400 Maoists ; + opportunity to the Maoists to sur- To begin with, there is need for Operations and WHAM (Winning for the ambush be justified? Hence, inadequate prise them. The fact that the a thorough overhaul and shake-up Hearts and Minds) operations. ) ( Intelligence assessment and poor Intelligence + troops were lured into a “U-Type” of the organisational structure. Population-control measures - gathering along with faulty operational planning ambush bears testimony to the This includes creation of a separate to isolate the Maoists should also + + are the obvious shortcomings, just like the fail- + fact. Proper terrain analysis dur- Ministry of Internal Security be initiated prior to launching full- # ( ings noticed in the previous botched-up oper- ing the planning stage would have through restructuring of the exist- fledged operations to eliminate ations. The conduct and execution of the oper- identified the likely ambush sites ing Ministry of Home Affairs and them on the pattern of the Sri ation is as good as its planning. This incident on the route-in and route-out and a separate operational command Lankan Army, which undertook / , % ( reflects poorly on the standard of training, par- plans could have been made to for the entire Red Corridor led by the operations to finish the Tamil ticularly specialised training in jungle warfare. secure these sites before advancing a Lieutenant-General. This com- Tigers or the LTTE. - ( The other major shortcoming was lack of further. Obviously, it was not mand should cut across State The Government will come # 4E proper command and control, coupled with the done. boundaries and be mandated to under tremendous pressure from : absence of commanders with their respective No tactical operation is ever conduct seamless operations with- Maoist sympathisers, so a > ( units and formations. Since four different forces launched without planning and in the designated geographical favourable national opinion will - ( were operating together, a foolproof command catering for reserves. In the latest area. have to be built by highlighting the # and control structure was mandatory. Anti- The author is a case, lack of reserves was obvious The force needs to be provid- danger Maoists pose to not only % Maoist operations can’t be treated as routine Jammu-based veteran, as was the lack of coordination for ed operational and logistics where- local development but also to ones. The troops and commanders need to political commentator, casualty evacuation and reinforce- withal tailor-made for conduct of national integrity and security. A acquire the skills not only for counter-insurgency columnist, security and ments using helicopters. operations as well as for logistics “hammer and tongs” strategy is , operations but for jungle warfare as well. strategic analyst. A thorough overhaul of the support. Drones, helicopters and needed to eliminate the Red The views expressed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are are personal. forces operating against the UAVs should be totally integrated Corridor and bring the Maoists to good for routine activities and drills but for actu- Maoists is needed. The police cul- with this force. The senior officers the negotiating table. # ( * ( ( POINTCOUNTERPOINT # % " ( ( ( " C " 5" @@ " 33 ( 5 5 @ /@. " #@ # ( 5 " C #3 # 3 55 # # / L L36" " 3 5 "5"3 1 $ % $3 - <$

he raging forest fires in (mm) of rainfall, saw a measly dent solely on forests and the dron blooms are replete with have dealt a major blow to this 1,065 ghost villages in the State Uttarakhand have 10 mm. This left the forest products that come out of time-tested medicinal proper- small flourishing economy. whose population has migrat- Talready consumed over floor dry as tinder and provid- them. ties. The tree has a flowering The repeated lockdowns ed to the cities in search of bet- 2,800 hectares of irreplaceable ed an endless run to the for- According to the season between February and and curfews have prevented ter prospects and livelihoods. verdant forests, mainly in the est fires. Uttarakhand State Council April and the locals earnestly the local people from going The Uttarakhand State higher altitudes, and as many Wildfires are frequent for Science and Technology, look forward to the season so out to collect the leftover Government must set up a as eight people have lost their annual incidents all over India 80 per cent people are direct- that they can sell these flow- flowers that have not been task force to investigate the ris- lives due to the wildfires. The &$ #% 8 and the “Devbhoomi” ly or indirectly dependent on ers, the juice and the pickle burnt by the forest fires. Last ing scale of forest fires and loss of wildlife is yet to be Uttarakhand, with over 70 forests either for their suste- made out of the blooms. Over year, the season saw a major simultaneously provide the ascertained, but has to be per cent of its area under nance or subsistence. Forests the last two decades, climate drop of 60-70 per cent in the fire department with state-of- colossal as these calamitous forests, is no exception. But the provide fodder, firewood, change has had a telling flower harvest, and this year, the-art equipment including fires started six months ago. fact that the State lost 85,000 many wild fruits, construction impact on the local crops as too, is not promising. aerial firefighters so that the However, thanks to the ongo- football fields or 45,000 materials and medicines for rising temperatures and dry- These are difficult times difficult terrain does not ham- ing pandemic, national as well hectares of woods to forest humans and livestock. Besides, ing glaciers have caused pauci- for all but for the population per firefighting operations. as State resources have been fires over the past 20 years is forests also provide the micro- ty of water resources leading of the hills of Uttarakhand, it Similarly, afforestation efforts steadfastly focused on fighting a disconcerting reality. The climate for the cultivation of to continuous crop failures. is an exceptionally bad time as must be redoubled to com- the Coronavirus that seems to colossal loss of ecology is only several crops that can be Owing to the unpre- failing crops, forest fires and pensate for the loss of the be becoming more unman- rivaled by the immense pollu- grown only on the hills and dictability of traditional crops, a beleaguered tourism indus- green cover. The locals under- ageable with each passing day. tion generated during the provide substantial livelihood hood is now being threatened the local communities have try in the wake of the pandem- stand the significance of the The Uttarakhand forest course of these fires. The cur- opportunities for the people by the increasing scale of for- started to depend more on ic means feeding a family has forest better than anybody department recorded 989 fires rent fires have caused the lev- living in the forest fringe est fires every year. harvesting of the rhododen- become a challenge. else and hence must be given between October 2020 and els of black carbon to shoot up areas. For instance, the har- The bright red flowers, dron flowers in order to sup- According to a report by the ownership of the same. April this year and, to make six times to 12,000 micro- vesting and processing of the growing at an altitude of 1,200 port their families. But every the State Government, these The afforestation drives must matters worse, the annual The writer is an grams per cubic metre of air. rhododendron — the State feet and above on full-sized year the increasing intensity of trying circumstances have be carried out at the tehsil-level rainfall was scanty also. The environmental The most telling impact of this flower of Uttarakhand — has trees, present a mesmerising wildfires during the flowering already led to a mass exodus with the involvement of local period between January and journalist. The views natural disaster has been on been an integral part of the visual against the backdrop of season and now the restric- from the villages to the cities. communities, to expedite the March this year, that usually expressed are personal. the livelihoods of the local local commerce for centuries. snow-clad mountains. Locally tions imposed in the backdrop The report confirms that cur- rejuvenation of lost forest witnesses 55 millimetres communities that are depen- But this very source of liveli- called “burans”, the rhododen- of the COVID-19 pandemic rently there are a total of cover. !"# %& "' "&# ()*(+(, :

/ % )3 : % &8 1 7 + 0 /" % "7 % " 95 + Menendez, ranking member tives to China's Belt and Road Kabul:At least 78 Taliban mil- and chairman of the Senate in the Indo-Pacific and deliv- itants were killed in various + mines. closed aspirations and powerful Senate commit- Foreign Relations Committee. ering on the promise to provide operations conducted by His commitment to cut US vignettes rather than specific Atee has overwhelmingly It urges the US government over one billion COVID-19 Afghan government forces in aying the United States and fossil fuel emissions up to 52% plans, budget lines or legisla- approved the key China strate- that in close consultation with vaccines to the region,” he said. the past 24 hours, the Ministry Sother big economies "have to by 2030 marks a return by the tive proposals for getting gic competition Bill which India, identify areas where it The bill bolsters the United of Defence announced on get this done," President Joe US to global climate efforts there. among other things supports can provide diplomatic and States diplomatic strategy in Thursday. Biden opened a global climate after four years of withdrawal Biden and Vice President + the QUAD grouping and other support as appropriate for addressing challenges posed summit on Thursday aimed at under President Donald Kamala Harris opened the enhances security partnership India's efforts to address eco- by the Chinese government getting world leaders to dig Trump. Japan, a heavy user of Earth Day summit from the hina's President Xi Jinping with India. nomic and security challenges and reaffirms America's com- deeper on emissions cuts. The coal, announced its own new White House East Room Creiterates his country's Known as the posed by China in the region. mitment to its allies and part- United States pledged to cut in 46% emissions reduction tar- before world leaders, including pledge to peak carbon emis- “Quadrilateral Security The two lawmakers ners in the Indo-Pacific region half the amount of climate- get Thursday before the sum- those from China, Russia, sions before 2030 and achieve Dialogue, the Quad grouping described the legislation as an and around the world, and calls wrecking coal and petroleum mit opened as the US and its India, Gulf oil states, European carbon neutrality before 2060. comprises the US, India, unprecedented, bipartisan for the United States to reassert fumes it is pumping out. allies sought to build momen- and Asian allies and island and Xi spoke at the global cli- Australia and Japan. The rep- effort to mobilise all American its leadership within interna- "Forty-four Taliban mili- "Meeting this moment is tum. coastal nations already strug- mate summit hosted by the resentatives for the four-mem- strategic, economic, and diplo- tional organisations and other tants were also wounded and about more than preserving The Biden administra- gling against the effects of cli- United States on Thursday. ber nations have met periodi- matic tools for an Indo-Pacific multilateral fora. eight others were arrested as a our planet,” Biden declared, tion's pledge would require by mate change. Pope Francis He says, “We must be com- cally since its establishment in strategy that enables the US It renews America's com- result of Afghan National speaking from a TV-style set far the most ambitious US cli- was also due to take mitted to green development. 2007. The top leaders of the government to compete effec- mitment to allies and partners Defense and Security Forces for a virtual summit of 40 mate effort ever, nearly dou- part. To improve the environment is four countries held a historic tively with China and the chal- by prioritising security assis- (ANDSF) operations in world leaders. "It's about pro- bling the reductions that the Biden planned to join a to boost productivity.” virtual summit hosted by lenges it poses to its national tance for the Indo-Pacific Ghazni, Zabul, Herat, Paktika, viding a better future for all of Obama administration had second session of the Xi says developed coun- President Joe Biden last month. and economic security for region, and strengthens US Balkh, Nimroz, Helmand and us,” he said, calling it "a committed to in the land- livestreamed later in the morn- tries, responsible for greater The Senate Foreign decades to come. diplomatic efforts to address Kandahar provinces," the moment of peril but a moment mark 2015 Paris climate ing on financing poorer coun- historical carbon emissions, Relations Committee, following One amendment moved by challenges posed by China in Ministry said in a statement. of opportunity." accord. tries' efforts to remake and should bear more responsibil- a three hour debate and sever- Senator Edward Markey, and the Western Hemisphere, The ANDSF also discov- "The signs are unmistak- The new urgency comes as protect their economies against ity for making changes at home al amendments voted 21-1 to approved seeks to establish a Europe, Asia, Africa, the ered and seized weapons and able. The science is undeniable. scientists say that climate global warming. and helping developing coun- approve the Strategic QUAD Intra-Parliamentary Middle East, the Arctic, and defused 36 improvised explo- The cost of inaction keeps change caused by coal plants, Due to the coronavirus tries finance their transition to Competition Act on Working Group to connect Oceania. sive devices (IEDs) and land- mounting," he added. car engines and other fossil fuel pandemic, the summit was low-carbon economies. Wednesday. together lawmakers from the The Indo-Pacific is the mines during the cited period, Biden's administration is use is already worsening playing out as a climate He says, “We must be com- The United States should United States, Japan, Australia most consequential region for Xinhua news agency quoted sketching out a vision of a droughts, floods, hurricanes, telethon-style livestream, lim- mitted to the principle to com- reaffirm its commitment to and India. Markey is chair of American foreign policy. China the statement as saying. prosperous, clean-energy wildfires and other disasters iting opportunities for spon- mon but differentiated respon- the Comprehensive Global the Asia-Pacific subcommittee. is engaged in hotly contested The statement didn't say if United States where factories and that humans are running taneous interaction and nego- sibilities." Xi emphasises that Strategic Partnership with India “The Quad Inter- territorial disputes in the South there were any casualties on the churn out cutting-edge batter- out of time to stave off most tiation. The effort opened with China is aiming to move from and further deepen bilateral Parliamentary Group will help and East China Seas. Beijing side of the Afghan security ies for export, line workers re- catastrophic extremes of glob- a technological glitch — an peak carbon to net zero in a defence consultations and colour four countries diversify has also made substantial forces. lay an efficient national elec- al warming. B u t echo in Harris's and Biden's short time period -- just 30 laboration with the country, cooperation on issues beyond progress in militarising its The Taliban outfit has not trical grid and crews cap aban- administration officials, in pre- remarks that was soon years, or the span of one gen- says the bipartisan bill moved its traditional defence focus man-made islands in the past made comments on the doned oil and gas rigs and coal viewing the new target, dis- fixed. eration. by Senators Jim Risch and Bob such as by delivering alterna- few years. Ministry's report so far. IANS * 4 / % + @ 0 51 6 O > <> 7 P;++ < Washington:Prominent Department of Justice. From 2014 to 2017, Gupta + Indian-American civil rights Senate Majority Leader, served as the assistant attorney our people were killed and lawyer Vanita Gupta has been Senator Chuck Schumer, who general for civil rights under Fover a dozen others injured Washington:Senior Congress state of Punjab situated in the confirmed by the US Senate as played a key role in her con- President Barack Obama, when an explosive-laden vehi- Hong Kong:A Hong Kong “other traffic and transport leader Manish Tewari has writ- North West of India. Punjab is associate attorney general, firmation, said Gupta is the where she advanced criminal cle exploded inside the parking journalist was found guilty on related issues.” The application ten to US President Joe Biden the natural and spiritual home making her the first person of first-ever woman of colour justice reform, prosecuted hate lot of a hotel in Pakistan's Thursday of making false state- does not provide an option for expressing concern over of millions of Sikhs who live colour to occupy the third and civil rights attorney to crimes, protected voting rights Quetta city, Interior Minister ments in obtaining information journalistic research. “increase” in hate crimes against across the world,” he said. highest position at the serve in the role. and fought against discrimi- Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad con- for an investigation into an Choy, a freelancer affiliat- Sikhs in America, saying last “This unfortunate outrage Department of Justice. “She will bring a long over- nation. firmed. attack on anti-Government ed with RTHK, pleaded not week's Indianapolis shooting in Indianapolis has reverber- Republican Senator Lisa due perspective to our federal Indian-American groups There was a threat alert in protesters, in the latest blow to guilty. She was convicted on has reverberated throughout ated throughout the commu- Murkowski broke away from law enforcement agency,” he congratulated Gupta on her Quetta and other major cities press freedom in the city as two counts of making false the community both in India nity both in India as well the her party colleagues to support said. historic confirmation. after some suspicious calls were authorities continue their statements and fined 6,000 and the diaspora. diaspora. This tragedy is per- Gupta (46), giving the The daughter of Indian “Vanita Gupta is the daugh- intercepted, and security was crackdown on dissent. Hong Kong dollars (USD 775). Eight people, including sonal for me as it was in Sri Democrats 51 votes to see her immigrants who was born and ter of Indian immigrants who on high alert including cities in Choy Yuk-ling, also known The documentary Choy four members of the Sikh com- Anandpur Sahib that the Sikh through the historic confir- raised in the Philadelphia area, came to the US with only eight Balochistan, Rasheed told as Bao Choy, was arrested in was working on, titled “7.21 munity, three of whom were faith was consecrated on the mation on Wednesday. Gupta has had an illustrious dollars and a dream. She has Xinhua news agency on November on charges of false- Who Owns the Truth,” also women, were killed in a mass 13th of April 1699,” wrote the The Senate voted 51-49 to career of fighting for civil become one of the foremost civil Wednesday night. ly declaring why she was explored the behavior of Hong shooting at a FedEx location in Congress leader. confirm Gupta. rights. rights advocates in the country He said that despite the obtaining license plate infor- Kong police during last year's Indianapolis. Tewari highlighted the Vice President Kamala She received her Bachelor and will effectuate our highest security measures, the vehicle mation from a publicly acces- anti-government protests. “As we approach the 20th August 2012 attack on a Sikh Harris was present in the of Arts degree from Yale ideals of justice as associate carrying explosives managed sible database. Police were accused of not anniversary of the dastardly temple at Oak Creek in Senate to cast her vote in case University and Juris Doctor attorney general,” said Neil to enter the parking lot from She was attempting to track intervening during the attack in 9/11 attacks, it is regrettable but Wisconsin which claimed seven of a tie. The two parties have 50 from New York University. Makhija, executive director of the main gate of the Serena down the perpetrators of a the subway station. needs to be flagged that the lives.“Members of the Sikh faith members each in the 100-seat At the age of 28, she start- IMPACT, a leading Indian- hotel, which is a matter of big violent attack by a mob of Ahead of the court session, aftermath of that catastrophe once again became victims of a United States Senate. ed her career at the NAACP American advocacy group. concern and the responsible white-clad men on protesters in supporters of Choy held plac- saw an increase in hate crimes perverse mindset,” he said. “Congratulations to Vanita Legal Defense Fund where she “We are deeply proud of people will be taken to task a subway station in 2019 for an ards that read “Journalism is targeting the Sikh community,” “May I on behalf of the over Gupta on making history as the successfully overturned the Vanita Gupta, knowing that for creating security lapse investigative documentary for not a crime” and chanted slo- Tewari said in a letter to Biden two million people that I rep- first woman of colour to serve wrongful drug convictions of 38 she will be a stalwart champi- which gave terrorists a chance public broadcaster RTHK. gans. that was delivered to the White resent and the state that the as associate attorney general. Black Americans in Tulia, Texas. on for all Americans and in par- to carry out the Principal Magistrate Ivy Media groups are con- House on Wednesday. community calls it's organic Now, I urge the Senate to con- While at the American ticular communities that have attack. Chui said the Road Traffic cerned that Hong Kong's new The Congress leader home, appeal to your good self firm Kristen Clarke. Both are Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), been marginalised. At a time Terror group Tehrik-i- Ordinance only allows the pub- security law, which outlaws expressed "deepest condo- to kindly advise all US state eminently qualified, highly she fought to end mass incar- when we see assaults on our Taliban Pakistan claimed lic to obtain vehicle ownership secession, subversion and for- lences" to the aggrieved fami- governors and mayors to try respected lawyers who are ded- ceration and secured a land- voting rights and a rise in hate responsibility in a text mes- records for transport or traffic- eign collusion to interfere in the lies of the “horrific and das- and ensure that members of the icated to advancing racial equi- mark settlement against the crimes, our country needs a sage to journalists saying a related matters, legal matters, or city's internal matters, could be tardly” tragedy at Indianapolis. Sikh faith are protected from ty and justice,” President Joe Immigration and Customs champion for civil rights like suicide bomber launched the for vehicle purchases. used against journalists report- “I represent the con- such gut wrenching and Biden said. Enforcement (ICE) on behalf of Vanita Gupta at the highest lev- attack targeting locals and She said Choy declared in ing on issues considered relat- stituency of Sri Anandpur Sahib absolutely senseless attacks,” Gupta is also the first civil immigrant children that led to els of the Justice Department,” foreigners, but the claim has her online application that she ed to national security. in the Indian Parliament. This Tewari wrote. rights lawyer to serve at one of the end of family detention at he said. not yet been officially con- would use the information for AP constituency is located in the PTI the top three positions at the the facility. 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Albanian man suspected to be the man, for whom a European Eighty-six people were an accomplice in the 2016 ter- arrest warrant was in place, was killed on Bastille Day, 2016, London:Entrenched preju- 45,000-54,000 casualties, pre- that the Commission would ror attack in Nice, France, captured near Caserta, north of when Tunisian-born Mohamed dices, preconceptions and per- dominantly Indian, East now work on actioning the rec- which claimed the lives of 86 Naples, thanks to a coordinat- Lahouaiej Bouhlel ploughed a vasive racism of contemporary African, West African, ommendations of the review. <$ people. ed effort between Italian, truck through crowds watching imperial attitudes meant that Egyptian and Somali person- During the World War I a fireworks display on the sea- nearly 50,000 Indian soldiers nel, were commemorated (1914-18), India, which at that Western concerns. Russia also side promenade in Nice, in who died fighting for the unequally. time included Pakistan and announced restrictions on southern France. British Empire during the A further 116,000 casual- Bangladesh under British colo- he Russian military on flights near Crimea this week, Lahouaiej Bouhlel himself World War I were not com- ties, potentially as many as nial rule, sent the largest share TThursday conducted mas- arguing that they fully conform was shot dead by two police memorated the same way as 350,000, were not commemo- of Commonwealth soldiers to sive drills in Crimea involving with the international officers who chased his truck other martyrs, finds a new rated by name or possibly not the war effort at over 1.4 mil- dozens of navy ships, hundreds law. on foot as it swerved through review released on Thursday. commemorated at all. lion. of warplanes and thousands of Ukrainian Foreign the crowd. The Commonwealth War “Underpinning all these Shrabani Basu, historian- troops in a show of force amid Minister Dmytro Kuleba The 28-year-old Albanian Graves Commission (CWGC), decisions… were the author of ‘For King and tensions with Ukraine. warned Tuesday that the man is suspected of having sold which commemorates the 1.7 entrenched prejudices, pre- Another Country: Indian The maneuvers were Russian buildup across the weapons to the attacker, Italian million Commonwealth ser- conceptions and pervasive Soldiers on the Western described as the largest since border is continuing and is media reported. vicemen and women who died racism of contemporary impe- Front, 1914-18' and one of the Russia annexed the Black Sea “expected to reach a combined The Nice attack was during the two World Wars, rial attitudes,” notes the ‘Review committee members behind peninsula from Ukraine in force of over 120,000 troops” in claimed by Islamic State, but had created a Special of Historical Inequalities in the review, said the most 2014 and threw its weight about a week and urged the while investigators determined Committee in late-2019 to Commemoration'. shocking fact that came to behind separatist insurgents West to beef up sanctions that Lahouaiej Bouhlel held investigate potential gaps in the UK Defence Secretary Ben light during the research was in eastern Ukraine. against Moscow. extremist views, they did not commemoration of those who Wallace made a formal apolo- that nearly 50,000 Indian sol- The exercise comes amid Moscow has rejected firmly establish any link with died during and after the World gy on behalf of the government diers had not been com- increasing violations of a cease- Ukrainian and Western con- the terror group. War I. in the House of Commons in memorated in Mesopotamia, fire in Ukraine's east and a cerns about the buildup, argu- IANS It found that an estimated relation to the findings. Palestine and Egypt and the massive Russian troops ing that it's free to deploy its "There can be no doubt “sheer callousness” with buildup on the border with forces anywhere on the Russian prejudice played a part in some which an Indian Army gen- Ukraine that raised Western territory and charging that of the Commission's decisions," eral had advised the then concerns. they don't threaten anyone. the minister told the members Imperial War Graves The Russian Defense But at the same time, the of parliament. Commission (IWGC), later Ministry said the Crimean Kremlin sternly warned "On behalf of the changed to CWGC, saying maneuvers involve more than Ukrainian authorities against Commonwealth War Graves that Hindu and Muslim sol- 60 ships, over 10,000 troops, trying to use force to retake Commission and the govern- diers placed “no importance” around 200 aircraft and about control of the rebel east, where ment both of the time and on their names being record- 1,200 military vehicles. seven years of fighting have today, I want to apologise for ed on graves and therefore The exercise featured the killed more than 14,000, saying the failures to live up to their they could just be mentioned landing of more than 2,000 that Russia could be forced to founding principles all those in memorial tablets. paratroopers and 60 military intervene to protect civilians in years ago and express deep “From my research, I knew vehicles on Thursday. Fighter the region. regret that it has taken so long that this was not true at all. jets covered the airborne oper- Amid the tensions, to rectify the situation. Whilst They wanted to be remem- ation. Ukrainian President we can't change the past, we bered,” said Basu. Russian Defense Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy on can make amends and take “A Sikh soldier specifical- Sergei Shoigu flew in a heli- Wednesday signed a law allow- action,” he said. ly tells his officer that he would copter over the Opuk firing ing the call-up of reservists for “We are sorry for what understand if he couldn't be range in Crimea to oversee the military service without happened and will act to right cremated and had to be buried, exercise. announcing a mobilization. the wrongs of the past,” said but he would like his name Last week, Russia has The new law will allow to Claire Horton, Director recorded on a headstone. announced that it would close quickly equip the military with General of the CWGC. Another Dogra soldier says broad areas of the Black Sea reservists, "significantly “Our response today is that if he is to be buried, his near Crimea to foreign navy increasing their combat effec- simple: the events of a century shoes should not be put in his ships and state vessels until tiveness during military aggres- ago were wrong then and are grave. November, a move that drew sion,” Zelenskyy's office said in wrong now,” she said, adding PTI Ukrainian protests and raised a statement. !"# %& "' "&# ()*(+(, ;

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Covid-19 situation remained a number of states are expected crore, India Ratings and ority populations such as economy is projected to grow Indian GDP for the fiscal Economies are recovering concern. to remain as key drags for the Research (Ind-Ra) said on healthcare workers, frontline at 11 per cent in the current fis- beginning April 1 on account smartly, countries are rolling The benchmarks were market in the near term. This Thursday. workers and population above cal, but flagged the “substantial” of a fast economic reopening out vaccinations, and regional propped up by bargain-hunting has certainly started posing as ; As the second wave of 45 years of age, states and impact of broader lockdowns and fiscal stimulus. financing circumstances in select frontline counters as a threat to corporate earnings Covid-19 sweeps the country Union territories have been on the economy. As per official estimates, remain supportive. And yet, the well as supportive global cues, recovery. he rupee weakened fur- with alarming speed and sever- allowed to procure additional In its report on Asia-Pacific the Indian economy contract- pandemic has so seriously set traders said. “Notably, possibility of Tther by 6 paise to close ity, the Government has COVID-19 vaccine doses Financial Institutions, S&P said ed 8 per cent in 2020-21 fiscal, back the finances of households After skidding 501 points supply disruption and at 74.94 against the US dol- announced a liberalised and directly from the manufactur- the control of Covid-19 which ended March 31, 2021. and corporates, with deeply in the opening session, the 30- increased COVID-19 cases in lar on Thursday as a persis- accelerated Phase 3 strategy of ers and open-up vaccination to remains a key risk for the Last week, another global ngative effects on lenders, S&P share BSE Sensex pared all hinterland area can further tent rise in Covid-19 cases Covid-19 vaccination. Under people above the age of 18 economy. New infections have rating agency Moody’s said. It expects banks may losses to end 374.87 points or hurt economic momentum. and enhanced restrictions this scheme, all persons above years. spiked in recent weeks and the Investors Service had said the need years to fully recover. 0.79 per cent higher at We believe market is expect- imposed by states weighed 18 years of age will be eligible As a result, Indian vaccine country is in the middle of a second wave of COVID infec- Public authorities across 48,080.67. ed to remain volatile until we on investor sentiment. to get Covid-19 vaccine doses manufacturers would now be second pandemic wave. tions presents a risk to India’s Asia-Pacific have blunted the Similarly, the broader NSE see a reversal in COVID-19 Increased concerns from May 1.”This means that supplying 50 per cent of their “Our forecast growth of 11 growth forecast, but double- economic effects of COVID-19. Nifty jumped 109.75 points or cases,” said Binod Modi, Head over forex outflows weighed the total size of the population production to the central gov- per cent for India in 2021 is fol- digit GDP growth is likely in This includes an unprecedent- 0.77 per cent to finish at - Strategy at Reliance on the local unit, analysts that will now be eligible for vac- ernment and the balance 50 per lowed by a 6.1 per cent-6.4 per 2021 given the low level of ed level of fiscal and monetary 14,406.15. Securities. said. At the interbank forex cination would be 84.19 crore cent would be available for pro- cent forecast increase for the activity last year. policy support for households ICICI Bank was the top India registered over 3.14 market, the local unit out of the total population of curement by the state govern- next couple of years... Some tar- India is in the middle of the and corporates and measures to gainer in the Sensex pack, lakh new coronavirus cases in opened sharply lower at 133.26 crore,” it said a note. ments and the open market geted lockdowns have already second wave of COVID pan- encourage banks to lend and spurting 3.60 per cent, fol- a day, the highest-ever single- 75.25 against the greenback India Ratings calculated (private hospitals). been implemented and more demic and has witnessed over show forbearance toward lowed by HDFC, Bajaj Auto, day count recorded in any and traded in the range of that this “may cost 67,193 Ind-Ra said the Union gov- will likely be needed. The 3.14 lakh new infections and stressed borrowers. HDFC Bank, SBI, Kotak Bank, country, taking the the total 74.82 to 75.26 during the crore, of which the Union government has already spent Rs impact of broader lockdowns 2,104 deaths on Wednesday. But for this support, the hit Bajaj Finance and Axis Bank. tally of COVID-19 cases in the day. On Tuesday, the rupee ernment will incur 20,870 5,090 crore on procuring 21.4 on the economy could be sub- Active COVID cases on the Asia-Pacific financial On the other hand, Titan, country to 1,59,30,965, as per had settled down at 74.88 crore and state governments crore vaccines from Serum stantial, depending on their in the country stand at over institutions would have been HUL, Asian Paints, Nestle the Union Health Ministry against the American cur- together will incur 46,323 Institute of India and Bharat length and scope,” it said. 22.91 lakh. much more significant. India, UltraTech Cement and data updated on Thursday. rency. crore”. Biotech. 8 & + !-44)!0.55 *5 488?5 $ " , + >' (' ' -6 "$$)!5$6#5$" ? * @ !$#6C4CC$#).$--$#)!6 R 8 5 $ (Research) Kaustubh Prateek Jain said ESG con- Belapurkar said, “While still scious investing is just starting New Delhi: As the Covid-19 O F P53. riven by increased investor early days in India from an ESG in India and investors are pay- ;; businesses in solar and wind pandemic has necessitated Dinterest in environmental, funds perspective, the launch of ing more attention on how together with gas for power, remote and flexible working impact of university, every year social and governance issues, ESG funds has increased socially responsible their port- nfosys andbp on Thursday fuels, electric vehicle charging, models, the new system calls the Times Higher Education sustainable funds in India investor awareness significant- folio is. “Investors have started IAnnounced that they have battery swapping and advanced for the need to incorporate an conducts rankings of higher attracted Rs 3,686 crore in the ly. Many domestic asset domes- embracing the fact that they signed an MoU under which mobility solutions, it said. HR tech tool for organisations education institutions across 2020-21, a jump of 76 per cent tic managers are already incor- don’t have to sacrifice returns both companies intend to work “The integrated EaaS solu- to adapt to the shifting work the globe. As KIIT has been ful- from the preceding fiscal. porating ESG principles in by opting for high ESG stocks, together to develop an inte- tion aims to enable Infosys environment while not com- filling all criteria of United Moreover, the COVID- their overall investing frame- as identified in several studies.” grated Energy-as-a-Service campuses to access low carbon promising on the work done. Nations’ Sustainable 19-led crisis has only acceler- work.” The Indian mutual fund (EaaS) offering that will pro- energy and mobility options, Using digitalisation and Development Goals, THE has ated the demand for sustainable He further said corporate industry witnessed increased vide end-to- end management use energy more efficiently, automation, HR technology given 201+ rank to KIIT in the investing. India is also increasingly interest in ESG Funds, with the of a customers’ energy assets and to optimise supply and has transformed the paper- overall Impact ranking. The Sustainable or ESG (envi- acknowledging the need to launch of several new ESG and services. demand across multiple users cluttered, noisy and manual Impact Rankings of the Times ronmental, social, and gover- effectively manage the ESG funds in the second half of Together, the companies and assets, without having to work dependent department to Higher Education evaluates nance) funds in India wit- factors as means to mitigate 2020-21. intend to explore opportunities invest in additional energy a simpler and cloud-based sys- the social responsibility of uni- nessed an inflow of Rs 3,686 business risks as well as attract Among the new launches using bp’s energy and mobili- infrastructure”, the statement tem that liberates HR profes- eeds are the best answer to versities across the world. crore in just-concluded fiscal as long-term capital from are Aditya Birla Sun Life ESG, ty expertise and Infosys’ digi- said. sionals from administrative Dinjurious words. That way Also, It has been ranked compared with Rs 2,094 crore investors who are increasingly ICICI Prudential ESG, Kotak tal capabilities to manage ener- Following a pilot at Infosys’ burdens. Kalinga Institute of Industrial 86th in ‘Reduced Inequalities’ in 2019-20, according to considering ESG factors to ESG Opportunities, Quant gy assets, provide low carbon Pune campus, the companies “What was once considered to Technology (KIIT) Deemed to of SDG. For this, it has ranked Morningstar data. make investment decisions. ESG Equity Fund, Invesco power, low carbon intend to extend the offer to be a fad is clearly now a neces- be University, Bhubaneswar within 100 universities of the Such funds offer exposure In addition, domestic reg- India ESG Equity and Mirae heating/cooling, and low car- other Infosys campuses and sity. HR tech opened a window remains a torch bearer among world at least in a single para- to themes such as renewable ulations are also calling for Asset ESG Sector Leaders bon mobility to campuses, dri- explore opportunities of opportunities for companies the fraternity and its achieve- meter. KIIT has got the rank energy, low carbon, green greater disclosures from com- ETF.ICICI Prudential ESG ven by an AI-based digital to manage energy and with its tailored features and ments don’t require a 101+ in ‘Partnership for The transport and environmental panies with respect to their sus- fund raised USD 225 million in platform, an Infosys statement reduce emissions at industrial efficiency,” said Dheeraj Kumar spokesman. KIIT has been Goals’ and 201+ in ‘Quality protection. tainability practices, assets, making it the most suc- said. and business parks as well as Pandey, chief advisor for HR placed among the top univer- Education & Peace and Justice Morningstar India Belapurkar said. cessful new ESG launch in BP’s integrated energy offer cities. Systems and processes, Keka sities of the world in the Times & Strong Institutions each. It is Director and Manager Winvesta co-founder India, Morningstar noted. draws on technologies and Technologies Pvt Ltd. Higher Education (THE) the only university in eastern Impact Rankings-2021 India to achieve such an announced on 21st April 2021. impressive rank. In 2020 KIIT KIIT’s commitment to suste- was ranked in 501+. KIIT was C#D7 ?BA <.AB8 )!54=4")6)5.!485!5 nance and Equity gets recog- also the winner of ‘Awards nition by THE. Asia 2020’ in the category from USD 248.3 million in the year-ago peri- On the yardsticks of com- ‘Workplace of the Year’ by the od. Sequentially, it increased 2.3 per cent from service delivery to its confident of providing all munity-based university and Times Higher Education. usiness process management (BPM) major USD 238.4 million in the December 2020 quar- customers. customers a hassle free and BWNS Holdings on Thursday reported a 6.7 ter. “Year-over-year, fiscal Q4 revenue was ndian Overseas Bank (IOB) With this new initiative, seamless banking experience, per cent decline in net profit at USD 27.5 mil- adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic Ion Thursday said that it has the Bank is poised to attract said Partha Pratim Sengupta, lion (around 206.2 crore) for the March 2021 including lower volume requirements from cer- appointed Ernst & Young Millennial customers who Managing Director and CEO quarter. tain clients and service delivery constraints (EY) as its digital consultant. are tech-savvy. of IOB. As per the general accounting standards, the resulting from the transition to a ‘work from According to IOB, the The bank will now be company had registered a net profit of USD home’ delivery model,” WNS said.These head- digital consultant would help 29.5 million in the year-ago same period, WNS winds more than offset the year-over-year rev- it to stay focussed on l said in a statement. enue growth driven by new client additions, the everaging and adopting new The company’s revenues fell 1.8 per cent to expansion of existing relationships, and currency technologies and to enhance USD 243.9 million in the quarter under review, movements net of hedging, it added. the service quality and

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Individuals are opting for appealing. It is such a pleasant and said we must hold authorities being,” she said. ultra-modern bathrooms that are transforming comprehensive experi- accountable for changes in the She says that the pandemic beyond functionality, aesthetic in ence of cleanliness and comfort that environment, too, besides mak- has taught us a lot about how we nature and have a wellness quotient it has found its place in many homes. ing efforts on the personal front. are interlinked to the environ- attached to their space. Here is how “We need to mobilise ment. you can amp up your bathroom expe- Furniture unit with bluetooth speak- greater momentum now than “The ongoing pandemic has rience and make it futuristic. ers and internal lighting: Now even ever before. Of course, person- made it abundantly clear that we furniture units can be one of the ele- al behaviour change will make have to change the way we live, IoT-based smart shower: With water ments that adds comfort in the bath- a difference, but along with produce, manufacture and con- flowing at the perfect temperature, a room space with inbuilt bluetooth con- learning to lead more sustain- sume. Today, the health of every smart shower can be used by just a nectivity speakers, power outlet and able lifestyles, we also need to single human being and our col- simple gesture through which one can internal lighting. With internal com- to wash in the flush of the cistern. A sensors to avoid hand contact and LED aim at total safety and hygiene in the hold governments, industry and lective harmony hangs in the adjust, modify or stop the water flow partments for all the toiletries, there selective system discards the waste lights that allow an individual to fully bathroom, automatic taps controlled civil society accountable. We balance and is closely linked to lather up and continue enjoying it will be plenty of room to store almost water, while a powerful filtering sys- appreciate every detail. With no phys- by a sensor are therefore a good alter- need to imbibe and disseminate with the well-being of mother in the same condition afterward. An everything in one place, giving a tem keeps the remaining water clean ical contact required, the motion sen- native for making hand-washing more scientific facts which are now nature,” she said. advanced design that comes equipped neater, spacious and smart look to one’s and disinfected. Usage of this innova- sors activate LED lights simply with hygienic. These faucets are equipped more accessible than ever An awareness needs to be with a colour screen, temperature con- bathroom along with a fun element — tion can help in the reduction of water one hand motion and another sensor with an infrared sensor that activates before,” she said. spread, asserted Dia, adding: trols as well as touch buttons with inte- getting ready on your favourite music usage and allow more space in the activates the demister device that the water flow when a presence is The actor urged people to “What we need to begin with is grated light adds to the look and feel beats and perfect lighting. bathroom without compromising aes- avoids the hassle of wiping the mirror detected, minimizing direct contact raise their voices now. “We the dissemination of environ- of the bathroom. Its user-friendly tech- thetics. after showering, ensuring it always with the faucet, preventing the trans- must join movements to protect mental literacy at all possible nology boosts enjoyment by offering W+W Revolution: W+W is a state- looks spotless. LED mirrors not just mission of microorganisms and max- nature/wildlife and demand laws levels because we cannot save a very intuitive experience, even for of-the-art product that combines LED mirrors: Decorative and innov- increase brightness in the bathroom imizing hygiene at home. It’s high time that will ensure the change we what we are ignorant about. The children and the elderly. With this basin and toilet in one single piece. The ative mirrors are essential pieces in the but also generate a uniform reflection, to get high-tech with our toilets. Isn’t need. We need every single theme of Earth Day this year is installed, bathers who like to sing in basin of the W+W is integrated on the bathroom space. 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In most of us are not aware about its mag- addition to these, there are commentaries on ical properties and it being a one-stop Raso,” Dr Chandraprakash reveals. solution to those stubborn dark circles, He shares that for Prithviraj, he had to deep it indeed works wonders. dive into exhaustive research on the warrior The skin around our eyes is very king. He says, “I get involved in exhaustive thin and delicate which prompts the research as I enjoy the process of entering the need for it to be handled with care. The unknown and unexplored world of great first signs of ageing such as fine lines heroes of India and their times. It is like hav- and puffiness start appearing around ing a dialogue with these great characters in our eyes itself. Vitamin C has been their times. I am sure most of the writers must known for its under-eye benefits in the have experienced this strange phenomenon.” realm of beauty and skincare since the “Apart from the story, I love to research art, longest time. But is it really worth it? upon regular application in a well-mon- way possible and beauty enthusiasts dants help flush out toxins from the archaeology, costumes, material culture and Does it really come off as the best solu- itored manner, you will see a difference from around the world have remarked skin and protect it from sun damage available historical data. In other words, I love tion when it comes to dealing with dark in less than a week. What’s even better it as a holy ingredient, time and again. and hence, the area of our skin most to do archaeological exploration and excava- circles? Let’s have a look. is that it not only helps you deal with Another way in which Vitamin C prone to such vulnerability, i.e the skin tion in the pages of a literary work or histor- The right concentration of Vitamin your dark circles but also prevents the can be incorporated in our routine to around our eyes remains protected too. ical fiction to recreate the era and personali- C rejuvenates the delicate skin around appearance of the same in the future deal with dark circles is by incorporat- Vitamin C is indeed promising and ties of its time. This gives me immense plea- relevant for our times and the times to come. the eyes without causing any irritation while giving your overall skin a vibrant, ing it into our diet because what we eat the most viable solution to dark circles. sure and satisfaction as an artist who loves to They are shining bright stars in the galaxy of or other side-effects, ultimately helping rejuvenated and youthful glow. In definitely reflects on our skin. A healthy However, for people with sensitive paint cinema’s canvas with lights and camera,” great historical characters, which will inspire it curb and deal with fine lines, puffi- recent years, most beauty brands have diet always adds up to a healthy skin. skin, they should try a patch test. adds he. many generations to come.” ness and most importantly, dark circles. started relying on Vitamin C as a key Eating food rich in Vitamin C such as Another thing that needs to be taken The filmmaker believes that the stories of The film, produced by YRF, is based on the The goodness of antioxidants helps in ingredient for their products, especial- oranges, lemons, grapefruits and green care of is moderation in application as great warriors like Prithviraj is extremely rel- life and heroism of the fearless and mighty king skin lightening and the collagen pro- ly for their eye-care ranges. Some veggies are a great way to begin. 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Email and SMSs are one of fortable corner spot. that has taken a huge hit again. “Customer experience and the ways to bring the audience The restaurant, segregated into But 2020 having prepared them safety is our foremost priority at onto a restaurants’ website and two levels, honours the undying spirit with such adversity, they feel the moment. And keeping that social media handles, time and of the land of five rivers as well as cel- there still is a glimmer of hope in mind we continue to serve again. This way, restaurants ebrate the food and cultural heritage of to pull through the tough times. our customers without compro- have the ability to communi- the pre-Partition undivided Punjab. A restaurant which owns its mising on the delivery experi- cate directly with their target While the interiors were modern but the own delivery model can help ence which is more in our con- audience and stay on top of accessories made it seem that it had avoid aggressive commission trol through our own online their minds. These could stepped back in time. Photographs, arte- rates, get direct orders and con- ordering platform. Additionally, include information regard- facts and all the bric-a-brac on both tinue employment of the staff we also give a personalised ser- ing their operational time floors were from the golden era. It who can pitch in as delivery vice in the form a menu special- frame, special offers and com- wouldn’t be wrong to say that the place agents. 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Ahmedabad, Kolkata) but is being reduced. “If the IPL works with this ments there and are in touch with '& & T1 The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai crashed to <;; held in only two cities at a given two-venue caravan model, then it is the BCCI on this. It is on top of our defeat against Delhi Capitals following an point in time (known as Cluster clearly a good starting point for us list of priorities. ; & & T1 inept batting performance and will look for Caravan) before moving to next set, to understand how we may stage the Musker is, however, confident redemption. The skipper shone with the bat, but & DD the template could also be green men’s T20 World Cup,” Musker that there won’t be much problem ! & T1 % others could not get going and the misfiring E2. = lighted for the T20 World Cup. said, dropping broad hints as to how to organise the World Test T1' middle-order would be a major concern for the The BCCI has shortlisted nine the global body plans to schedule the Championship in Southampton - '( & C1 ' side. - cities for the T20 World Cup — matches. from June 18 to 22 between India The MI bowlers have more often than not Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Musker added that the manner and New Zealand, given the United && & C1 risen to the occasion and won matches for the - # - Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore, in which IPL is conducted in India Kingdom’s record of delivering big team. % Lucknow, Dharamsala — for the 16- will be a indicator how things will sporting events in the safest bio-bub- & C1 However, they couldn’t do so against Delhi team tournament. pan out in the coming days amidst bles since last year. ;&' & C1' and would like the batters to put up bigger scores for them to do the job. Rohit looked in good touch against Delhi. ;:< However, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, passes '# % 3 ! stars of the team’s victorious 2020 campaign, have not been able to make match-winning con- D. AMIT PANGHAL IN SF tributions and that has hurt MI along with mid- >E".1D @ 2).C/8!" 2)5!6 -5 ! A dling performances from Kieron Pollard and the = E 06F4448#$"-5$45#!$55$ Pandya brothers — Hardik and Krunal. $#!#L4 8)!5$5$#4/8#6-5$#$ Madrid: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez # It is still early days in this year’s D - "!.$"55$4$2)4/85-)$5$# !")! insisted Wednesday that the European Super League IPL but Mumbai Indians would /-&- /$#4/$"85-5$#$!)!6#8!"44$41 was not doomed, but merely “on stand-by”. anchester City closed in on like its players to find form and “The project is on stand-by. The project exists, the Premier League title as # 000 % BANGLADESH REACH 474-4 M consistency and a match ( (( but half of them have left, tired of what they have the leaders fought back to win against an under-performing 5)!2)!8Q8$ heard over 24 hours, saying they don’t want to con- 2-1 at Aston Villa on Punjab could well be the begin- .2$5$".$!58#/$4)"$!$.2$# tinue,” said Perez. Wednesday. ning. morale and the team needs to recover D28!545$)# C#8!#5!$#4) His note of defiance came despite all six English Pep Guardiola’s side were Punjab have flattered to quickly or else its play-off hopes would slip )-5$"!6"$45.22!")!6C clubs as well as Inter Milan, AC Milan and Atletico rocked by John McGinn’s open- deceive after a winning start. Being fast. 6)!45-5$#5"4-5$-)#45+$451 Madrid turning their backs on the tournament, plans er for Villa after just 20 seconds. shot out for 120 by Sunrisers Rahul has got two fifties in four games for which were only revealed on Sunday night. But City recovered impres- Hyderabad on Wednesday hinted at so far but has lacked support from others. His REAL MADRID CRUSH CADIZ In an interview with Spanish radio station sively as Phil Foden equalised bigger problems for the KL Rahul-led captaincy has not inspired a lot of confidence +#$$64)!2)!85$45#"45$ Cadena Ser, Perez was asked if it is wrong to think before Rodri put the visitors team, which has more than one issue and muddled team selection has $!"-5$-)#45-$$"$"#)"65 the breakaway competition is now dead. ahead. to resolve, especially its composition. compounded his woes. -5$)65/$!$"C5C$"/$ “Absolutely,” he said. “We are working on it. City defender John Stones 5$5)."#)"1 ! & The formidable batting unit Deepak Hooda showed Something will come out that the world thinks is the threatened to derail his team’s , hasn’t hit the straps, save for what he is capable of, but best.” charge when he was sent off for Rahul and Mayank greater consistency would SUSHIL IGNORED, AMIT PICKED Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are the only a reckless foul on Jacob Ramsey Guardiola said. Agarwal and the bowling be needed from him if @ :#2$# 4)!.2)! 2)5 three clubs yet to withdraw. Perez said Barcelona are just before half-time. Elsewhere, Tottenham has been pedestrian. the team has to prosper. !0#E06F#$.$"!5)! "C “thinking about it”. However, Villa were made a winning start to life after 2$")45!"$$!!)!5$ !")!

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