- 9!"( : : : 456 !47,0- %#232%3* %46/00 .#%4)05 (% %6@"4&%*@#873) *E%7 ;;(4*(&4"64*%#83A4@ @D6&C)@A43!63 "4&#6&8$+3*5 #*(&#834)5@ @3$#6@6(8@ $#3"6A@# 3"!#46@4)!%@643" 4$#7638!4@*83"!#4A&*4 63$*(74@6$%63& "4#@"83 #B"4@"C6'B5" &$ &2 3; <44% ;=0 >)4 8 9(8 8 ,)),:,-' % % 345"4&#6 s coronavirus infection is Aresurfacing fast in the US, the UK, Russia and Bangladesh R — and back home Maharashtra and Kerala record more than half of the total Covid-19 cases registered last week — the 345"4&#6 than 1,500 PSA oxygen plants Centre on Friday warned that are coming up across the nation the pandemic is far from over gainst the backdrop of which includes contributions and there is no room for com- Ascarce availability of oxy- from PM CARES as well as var- placency. gen supply during the virulent ious ministries and PSUs, The Government also second wave of Covid-19, according to the Prime 345"4&#6 “The hope expressed in riage was conducted as per expressed its disappointment at Prime Minister Narendra Modi Minister’s Office. Article 44 of the Constitution Hindu rites and the provision the visuals from tourist spots on Friday reviewed the Oxygen plants contributed he Delhi High Court on that the State shall secure for its of exclusion is meant only to and the way people were min- progress of oxygen availability by PM CARES are coming up TFriday urged the Centre to citizens Uniform Civil Code protect the customary practices gling without following Covid across the country and direct- in all States and districts of the take steps to bring in a Uniform ought not to remain a mere of recognised tribes. protocols, calling it “a serious ed that new O2 plants be ready country. Civil Code saying the modern hope. The Supreme Court had “If members of a tribe vol- cause of concern” and that well before the potential third Modi instructed the offi- Indian society was “gradually in 1985 directed that the judg- untarily choose to follow such negligence will increase surge of the pandemic. cials to ensure that these plants becoming homogenous” and ment in Ms Jordon Diengdeh Hindu customs, traditions, and the risk of virus spread. More take all precautions. The United Officials briefed the Prime are “made functional at the ear- “the traditional barriers of reli- be placed before the Ministry rites, they cannot be kept out so because so far less than 5 per Kingdom, Russia and 01 Minister that once all PSA liest” and to work closely with gion, community and caste are of Law to take appropriate of the purview of the provisions cent of the total population has Bangladesh have seen a resur- 2323/2 (pressure swing adsorption) the State Governments for the slowly dissipating.” steps. However, more than of the HMA, 1955. Codified been vaccinated. gence of Covid-19 cases,” he plants coming up through PM same. The court said youth three decades have passed since statutes and laws provide for “The country is still deal- said. Bangladesh is experienc- CARES would be functional, He expressed concern over belonging to various commu- then and it is unclear as to what various protections to parties ing with the second wave and ing an upward trend since '()*(+,(-,- they would support more than rising cases of Covid-19 in nities, tribes, castes or religions steps have been taken in this against any unregulated prac- we need to introspect if we can mid-May with most of the ./'+(')01 4 lakh oxygenated beds. Kerala. who solemnise their marriages regard,” said Justice Prathiba M tices from being adopted. In afford misplaced belief that cases detected were of the He was informed that more Continued on Page 11 “ought not be forced to strug- Singh in a judgment. this day and age, relegating par- Covid-19 is over,” said Health Delta variant. It has now imple- -()*(,-'./,(,*01 gle with issues” arising due to The husband in the case ties to customary courts when joint secretary Lav Agarwal as mented a national lockdown, conflicts in various personal above had argued that the they themselves admit that he referred to recent spikes in after concerns about the impact & (++((*) laws, especially in relation to Hindu Act did not apply to they are following Hindu cus- cases in some countries, includ- of the variant. ./-,(+-1 marriage and divorce. them as they are members of a toms and traditions would be ing Russia and the UK, to cau- Fearing repeat here in India The court made the obser- notified Scheduled Tribe in antithetical to the purpose tion people against lowering where Delta variant is on the &-(-+('-, vation in a petition questioning Rajasthan and thus they are behind enacting a statute like their guard. prowl, Agarwal pitched for the applicability of the Hindu covered by the exclusion under the HMA, 1955,” the court He mentioned how the strict adherence to Covid-19 # 0,(-)(+0./(++1 Marriage Act, 1955, in respect Section 2(2) of the Act. The added while allowing the virus has shown resurgence in protocol: mask and physical to a couple belonging to the trial court agreed with the appeal filed by the husband and the United Kingdom, which distancing. He said more than ')('+()+./,'(0'1 Meena community, where wife woman’s submission and sum- asking the trial court to pro- hosted the Euro Cup 2021 half of the Covid-19 cases argued that marriage was marily dismissed the petition ceed in accordance with the semi-finals with a sea of foot- reported in India last week P (0*(,./(+)1 under Hindu rites and husband filed by her husband for Hindu Marriage Act in the case ball fans enjoying the match were from Maharashtra (21 per argued that tribal rights were divorce. However, Justice Singh and decide within six months. flouting Covid norms. cent) and Kerala (32 per cent). (,'()+./'()'+1 ! applicable. in the ruling said that the mar- Continued on Page 11 “We need to continue to Continued on Page 11 # $ ,-('-(+-./,1 "#$ ! ! % / 345"4&#6 345"4&#6 s drones have emerged as %& ' # %#& Athe new terror threat, the hatsApp on Friday Navy has banned the flight of Winformed the Delhi High ( 345"4&#6 drones within a radius of three Court that it has decided to put 345"4&#6 Experts say the Kappa to four kilometres around all its on hold its controversial pri- ) *+ strain is not much harmful but o deal with a possible third bases all over the country. The vacy policy update until the ndia, which is yet not done more genome sequencing Twave of coronavirus, the other two services Army and Personal Data Protection Bill, Kochi: The Kerala High Court Iwith the second Covid-19 needs to be done. Delhi Disaster Management the IAF are also likely to follow 2019, comes into force. on Friday directed the Centre wave, is now home to Alpha, Regarding Lambda which Authority (DDMA) passed a suit. Senior Advocate Harish not to take any coercive action Beta, Gamma, Delta and Kappa has spread over 30 countries colour-coded response action The order on Friday came Salve made the submission on against the members of News variants of coronovirus with with Peru becoming the worst plan on Friday under which following the drone attack on behalf of WhatsApp before a Broadcasters Association the proportion of cases with hit, Joint Secretary in the Union curbs will be implemented in the Jammu airbase on June 27. The authorities said the use Bench of Chief Justice DN (MEITY) has communicated to (NBA), which represents sev- “variants of concerns” going up Health Ministry Lav Agarwal accordance to the severity of The order issued in Kochi and of a drone to carry out a ter- Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, in WhatsApp that it feels that the eral news channels, over non- from 10.31 per cent in May to said there is no case of the the Covid-19 situation here. some other bases said it has rorist attack marked the begin- their petition against WhatsApp Privacy Policy is compliance of the new IT rules. 51 per cent on June 20, as per Lambda variant of SARS-CoV- At a DDMA meeting prohibited flying of non-con- ning of a new security threat for Competition Commission of against the Information Justice PB Suresh Kumar the Government data. 2 in India at present, but it is chaired by Lieutenant ventional aerial objects like the country. In fact, Prime India. Technology (Reasonable also issued notice to the Centre Kappa variant, which the closely monitoring the global Governor Anil Baijal and drones and UAVs (Unmanned Minister Narendra Modi last “Government has asked to Security Practices and and sought its stand on the plea Government on Friday said got landscape of this new variant. attended by Chief Minister Aerial Vehicles) within three week held a high-level meeting shut down the policy. We have Procedures and Sensitive by NBA which has contended overshadowed by Delta strain, Continued on Page 11 Arvind Kejriwal, experts kilometres of Naval Base, Naval to review the operational readi- said we will not enforce it till Personal Data or Information), that the new IT Rules give is again on the sprawl with two stressed on having 12,000 ICU Units and Naval assets. ness to deal with the new chal- Data Protection Bill comes Rules, 2011. Government authorities “exces- cases reported from Uttar beds, sufficient oxygen, drugs “Any non-conventional lenge. Defence Minister out. That is open-ended “We replied to MEITY’s sive powers” to “unreasonably Pradesh on Friday.