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  epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance,     ending a clear message that 2020 manifests our commit- Sthere will be no compromise ment to protect each and every on safety of the health workers healthcare worker who is   fighting corona pandemic, the bravely battling Covid-19 on Government on Wednesday the frontline. “It will ensure olicemen came under attack brought an Ordinance by safety of our professionals. Pat several places across the amending the Epidemic There can be no compromise country in West Bengal, Uttar Diseases Act, 1897, which will on their safety,” he said. Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya allow imprisonment from 6 Home Minister Amit Shah Pradesh and other places over months to 7 years along with a and Health Minister Dr Harsh enforcing the lockdown and fine of up to 5 lakh for those Vardhan on Wednesday inter- improper distribution of food found guilty of assaulting them. acted with doctors and senior grain. Addressing a Press confer- representatives of the IMA In Aligarh, vegetable ven- ence here, Union minister through a video conference dors pelted stones at policemen Prakash Javadekar said the following which the IMA at a market on Wednesday !         Government would act “tough” called off their silent protest when they went there to        against those who would attack planned for 9 pm on impose the lockdown against
   "#   doctors and frontline health Wednesday against the spate of coronavirus, injuring one of $     workers. attack on their fraternity. them. According to Aligarh The Union Cabinet chaired “He (the Home Minister District Magistrate Chandra and started pelting stones at the by Prime Minister Narendra has assured that the Bhushan Singh, the trouble police team, which was out- Modi cleared the ordinance a Government of India will take began when the policemen numbered, he said. day after the Indian Medical all necessary steps and come intervened in a tiff between two Aligarh is not the only Association (IMA) demanded out shortly with relevant legis- vegetable vendors just before place where some locals are the Centre to bring in a law on lations to address the safety and the daily four-hour lockdown resisting the lockdown that is urgent basis to protect medical dignity of doctors and health- relaxation was to being enforced by the local professionals from attack on care givers,” the IMA said in a end. police. duty. This demand followed statement here. It said it is with- Some people were trying to Another incidence of vio- rising incidents of violence drawing the protest “to main- spread such rumours and the lence against the police was against healthcare workers on tain the unity and integrity of police have identified two such reported from West Bengal the frontline of the fight against our country.” persons who will be prosecut- after the police objected to a Covid-19. Allaying all concerns of the ed, Singh said. One policeman road blockade put up the locals, Javadekar said the crimes medical fraternity, Shah was injured in the stone pelt- who alleged improper distrib- against health workers had assured them that the ing here. ution of food grains. The been made a “non-bailable      
                       Government would leave no Additional District police, however, have claimed offense”. Under the new law,     
 $    stone unturned in ensuring Magistrate RK Maalpani said that the locals blocked a road investigation in such cases will their wellbeing and security, the incident took place in the and when they objected, they be completed in a time-bound to 2 lakh,” Javadekar said. ly facing attacks. No incident of age was done to vehicles or ings would now be reduced to said a statement here. Bhojpura locality in the old city attacked them. manner. “Such crime will now In extremely violent cases, violence or harassment, against clinics of healthcare workers, a four days a week, while Press The Union Health areas when policemen were The incident took place in be cognizable and non-bailable. accused may get six months to them will be tolerated. An compensation amounting to releases and Cabinet briefing Ministry recently directed all imposing the lockdown mea- Baduria, North 24 Parganas. In Investigation will be done in 30 seven years in jail. Ordinance has been brought in, twice the market value of the would be held on alternate Chief Secretaries of States and sures after the 6 am to 10 am a viral video, locals are seen days. Accused can be sen- “Health workers who are it will be implemented after damaged property would be days. UTs to ensure adequate mea- relaxation. Despite the police attacking police personnel, tenced from 3 months-5 years trying to save the country from President’s sanction,” he said. charged from the accused. Soon after the approval of sures for the safety of health order, the vegetable vendors while the police are also seen and penalised from 50,000 up this epidemic are unfortunate- The Minister said if dam- He also said health brief- the Ordinance, Modi tweeted, workers for Covid-19 services. continued to sell their items, beating people.      
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       Tthe transmission tariff of The Gridco will purchase paise per unit for the units con- t is good news for power con- OPTCL for 2019-20 shall 29,018.76 MU power during sumed in excess of 70% of load   rored data from China and Isumers in the State as there remain unchanged for 2020-21 2020-21 and sell 28,090 MU to factor and up to 80% of load Italy, which reported that chil- will be no change in power tar- at 25 paise per unit. four Discoms -- Cesu, Nesco, factor and 20 paise for the units ontrary to the general per- dren accounted for about 2 per iffs for 2020-21. However, the OHPC tariff, Wesco and Southco -- and 60 consumed in excess of 80% of Cception that coronavirus is cent of infections. The retail supply for 2019- which was 86.10 paise per unit MU to CGP. The average the load factor per month. “rarely fatal” among young If the studies have talked 20 would remain unchanged in 2019-20 has been revised to power purchase cost will be Rs The industrial consumers children and infants, a latest about fatalities of kids due to for 2020-21, informed the 90.11 paise per unit for 2020- 278.57 per unit for 2020-21 drawing power in EHT shall be study by American Centre for the virus, the United Nations, Odisha Electricity Regulatory 21. against Rs 259.88 in 2019-20. eligible for a rebate of 10 paise Disease Control and in a grim assessment of the Commission (OERC) on Similarly, the OPGC tariff The gap allowed in Gridco’s per unit for all the units con- Prevention (CDC) on more impact of Covid-19 pandemic Wednesday. for stations-I and II has been ARR is Rs 660.15 crore as sumed in excess of 80% of load than 2,500 Covid-19 children on children, said that the loom- In view of COVID-19 sit- revised to Rs 248.97 crore as against Rs 172.94 crore in factor. suggested that these groups ing global recession resulting uation, the commission has fixed charge and Rs 153.91 2019-20. However, 2% rebate shall recorded a higher hospitalisa- from the outbreak could cause allowed a positive gap in the paise per unit as energy charge The industrial consumers be allowed to all pre-paid con- tion rate than any other child hundreds of thousands of addi- Annual Revenue Requirement against Rs 240.96 and Rs 150.68 having CD of 1 MW and above sumers on pre-paid amount. age group. Of 95 infants, 62 per tional child deaths this year, (ARR) of Discoms to the tune per unit respectively for 2019- and drawing power in 33 KV cent were hospitalised, it said. effectively reversing recent The study comes amid gains in reducing infant mor- reports of deaths of two infants tality, and push millions of chil- due to Covid-19. Last week a dren into extreme poverty. !                 one-and-a-half-month-old It said an estimated 42-66 baby died at Delhi’s Kalawati  
     million children could fall into Saran Children’s Hospital, while extreme poverty as a result of on April 8, 2020 a 14-month- ple suffering from co-mor- ommended that doctors main- the crisis this year, adding to      old child passed away in bidities such as heart disease, tain a high index of suspicion the estimated 386 million mil-      Gujarat’s Jamnagar. diabetes or respiratory prob- for children who could have lion children already in In fact, according to the lems. Covid-19, especially for infants extreme poverty in 2019. recent Government data as on In fact, the Illinois and kids with underlying con- Children are not the face of  "  !# April 8, 2020, at least 8.61 per Department of Public Health ditions,” according to the this pandemic. But they are at   cent cases were those of age (IDPH) had claimed that new- Science Alert. risk of being among its biggest      The BMC, however, stated between 0-20 years while 41.88 borns, babies and young chil- The study did find, though, victims. While they have that the active surveillance in per cent cases fell between 21 dren seemed to be mostly that children are less likely to thankfully been largely spared he Bhubaneswar Municipal these containment areas would !  "!# paddy, and eyes and nose are to 40 years group, 32.82 per unaffected and any symptoms develop coronavirus symptoms from the direct health effects of TCorporation (BMC) on continue till next seven days as   # marked with sandalwood, cent cases between 41 to 60 in children have only been than adults. As on April 6, Covid-19, at least to date, the Wednesday withdrew contain- a precautionary $
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   Patnaik asked the COVID-19 positive cases in Ravanachhaya of the State have jects: local legends, folklore Sarpanches to ensure that all Odisha increased to 83 on     been included in the list. and episodes from the epics   people who return from out- Wednesday after three per- Manabasa Gurubara is a Ramayana/Mahabharata and    side the State are put in quar- sons of Bhadrak district and n another effort for ritual performed on each abstract themes. The vibrant  antine and provided with shel- one of Jajpur tested positive for Idisseminating Thursday of Margashirsha music is characterized by the ter, foods and required treat- coronavirus. information relating month in honour of Goddess rhythm of indigenous drums      ment. In no case, they would The Jajpur patient is a 38- to COVID-19, the Lakshmi. Lakshmi Puran by like the dhol, dhumsa and  
   allow corona to enter villages. year-old man having a travel State Government on the 16th century poet Balaram kharka and the melody of the   Notably, the Chief Minister history to West Bengal. With Wednesday launched Das is read on the occasion, mohuri and shehnai. has recently given powers of a this, the number of COVID-19 a WhatsApp informa- which narrates a story glorify- Ravanachhaya is a shadow   district Collector to the cases rose to eight in the dis- tion desk and a dash- ing the place of women in every puppet theatre tradition of Sarpanches to fight corona. trict. board. respect as central to the peace, Odisha. The narratives are      He also interacted with All three Bhadrak patients WhatsApp users progress and happiness of the mainly based on the epics of some Sarpanches. are residents of Basudevpur can join the info desk bearing statedashboard.odisha.gov.in Play Store and App family and denouncing evil Ramayana and Mahabharata, hief Minister Neveen Panchayati Raj Minister block and have a travel histo- no. 9337929000 by clicking was launched for dissemination Store. practices such as untouchabil- Puranas, local myths and tales. CPatnaik on Wednesday Pratap Jena said the ry to Kolkata. With this, the bit.ly/OGCovidWhatsApp to of latest information and sta- Chief Minister Naveen ity. The ritual involves making Union Minister administered pledges of com- Sarapanches would now work number of positive cases rose get latest information on the tistics relating to COVID-19 Patnaik has thanked Deloitte, rice flour patterns called ‘chit- Dharmendra Pradhan has bating coronavirus to the as frontline COVID warriors. to 11 in the district. Government’s COVID-19 con- and facilitate an AI-based self- Salesforce and Facebook for ta’ and worshipping a repre- thanked Prime Minister Sarpanhes of all 6,798 gram 5-T Secretary VK Pandian gave So far, the number of active tainment measures. It can be assessment of health. Mobile providing the cutting-edge sentation of the goddess, Narendra Modi and Union panchayats through videocon- realistic suggestions to cases is 50 while 32 persons activated by sending ‘Hi’ to the phone application of the dash- technology for the develop- moulded by the women using Culture Minister Prahlad Singh ferencing from the Naveen Sarapanches. have recovered and one has info desk on WhatsApp. board namely ‘Odisha COVID ment of the innovative plat- a bamboo vessel called ‘Mana’ Patel for inclusion of the three Niwas here. Meanwhile, the number of died in the State. TheDashboard’ is also available on forms. overflowing with harvested traditions in the list.  !! #$ %!& '()'*'*  %& 
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It is decided that the MLAs and Clearing of Cheques d) radesh Congress Government Assembly Deputy MPs would provide informa- he State Level Bankers Currency Chest operations e) PCommittee president should consult with o redress the issues of Secretary Shishir Kanta Swain, tion about the migrant work- TCommittee (SLBC), Odisha Govt. Tax Collection Services Niranjan Patnaik on Tuesday the Shreemandir TOdisha’s migrant workers who is the Nodal Officer of the ers from their respective con- has decided to implement 8 am- However, in view of pro- requested Chief Minister Management and students stranded outside control room, would coordi- stituencies stranded in other to-2 pm banking hours while viding emergency funding sup- Naveen Patnaik to prepare a Committee and the the State due to the nationwide nate with other State States due to the lockdown. accepting the advice of the State port to farmers, SHG benefi- detailed strategy as to how to Puri lockdown, the Odisha Governments or Legislative “Based on this information, Finance Department. ciaries, PMJDY beneficiaries safely hold the Puri Rath Yatra Shankaracharya Legislative Assembly (OLA) Assemblies to provide assis- the State Government will take Customer service hours at and MSME sector, the SLBC this year in the event of com- regarding holding has set up a control room. tance to the distressed persons. necessary steps for rehabilita- the banks will be 8 am to 1 pm. decided that bank branches bustion of COVID-19 restric- of Ratha Yatra. As the situation Niranjan Patnaik said the deci- As per an official notifica- Besides, the victims seek- tion of these workers,” he said. The decision was taken by would undertake such services tions. is different this year in view of sion taken for holding Puri tion on Wednesday, the control ing assistance from the Odisha Patro also said that spitting, SLBC after reviewing the present in the interest of the cus- "This year, Rath Yatra falls coronavirus, the Government Rath Yatra must be followed by room will be operated from Government can send emails to chewing betel and smoking in banking hour in the State in view tomers/borrowers. on June 3. For making chariots, should make a detailed plan as other temples. April 22 to May 3 (excluding the MLAs of their constituen- the Assembly premises have of the continuing lockdown. As the Kharif season is in wood logs have already arrived to how and in which way Rath Yatra of Lord official holidays) between 10 cies at [email protected] and share been prohibited. Any Assembly During the lockdown, the the offing, bank branches would at the Grand Road and Rath Ratha Yatra would be held Jagannath is a very sensitive am and 5.30 pm. their issues. employee on duty found drunk basic banking services are pro- also meet the requirement of making will start on Akshaya safely, he told the CM. issue. So, the Government The control room has been Meanwhile Assembly would be dismissed from ser- vided. The services are: a) Cash farmers in providing agriculture Tritiya on April 26,” the PCC Mentioning that Rath Yatra should not make any delay in set up at Room No. 9 (ground Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro vice, he added. deposit/withdrawals b) financing to support the crop. chief has pointed out in a let- is also held across the State, taking a decision for holding it. $$ %  1 '   +,&  )   "      *   !'  -       . /0      P    0 **    (OSEPA) on April 20.         # Besides, teachers and      year, has not been held since Cluster Resource Centre olice on January 2010.      their candidature. Hence, the    Coordinators (CRCCs) have PWednesday ed Cross State Branch An executive meeting had remaining 15 candidates, been asked to obtain prior arrested a 35- RProtection Committee con- only been held in February wo BJD MPs from Odisha including Bhartruhari Mahtab      permission from their respec- year-old man venor Dillip Dashsharma has 2019 and it was decided that Thave been elected to two were declared members of the tive district Collector before of Nayagarh urged Indian Red Cross the name and logo of the Red committees of the Lok Sabha. committee for 2020-21. he State Government has going out to distribute books. district after Society- Odisha State Branch Cross would be written at all 55 While Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Similarly, for election of 30- Tdirected the District As textbooks could not be seizing a huge (IRCS-OSB) President and blood banks in the State. Mahtab was elected as the member of Lok Sabha Education Officers (DEOs) distributed during the pre- quantity of ille- Governor Prof Geneshi Lal to However, the decision has not member of Committee on Committee on Estimates, 28 and the District Project scribed time due to closure of gal liquor from look into all issues of the soci- been implemented yet. Public Accounts, Puri MP members were declared as duly Coordinators (DPCs) to com- schools in the wake COVID-19 his possession ety and resolve them as he has The monthly meetings of Pinaki Misra was elected mem- elected to the panel for the term plete distribution of school outbreak, the OSEPA decided near Gohira Chhak at police limits in Nayagarh dis- time during the ongoing lifetime members have also ber of Committee on Estimates. beginning on May 1. A notifi- textbooks among students of to distribute the books to the Tamando here. trict. During the search oper- COVID-19 lockdown. been stopped altogether. The term for both the cation was issued for further Classes-I to VIII in next two to parents of students from school Acting on a reliable infor- ation, the cops seized 202 bot- In a letter, Dashsharma "The Red Cross Society in memberships would begin on election to fill up the remain- three days. points or by visiting door-to- mation, the Quick Action Team tles containing over 36 litres of mentioned that annual gener- the State is running without May 1, 2020 and end on April ing two seats. But the officials have been door. Teachers and CRCC are (QAT) of the Commissionerate liquor, cash of Rs 5,420, a SUV al meeting of the IRCS-OSB annual and executive meetings. 30, 2021. Later, nominations of restricted to carry out the dis- carrying out the distribution police and the Tamando police and a mobile phone from has not been held for over 10 Many issues have to be For election of 15 members Pinaki Misra and Ajay Bhatt tribution drive in hotspots, drive. conducted a raid in the vicin- Parida’syears. Financial Statement has resolved. His Excellency might to the Committee on Public were received and none of the containment zones or any other “During the distribution, ity of Gohira Chhak in morn- possession. not been passed in the execu- have time now. Kindly look Accounts, 17 nominations were candidates withdrew candida- areas restricted by the district all protocols regarding social ing and arrested Prakash SI Pranab Tudu is further tive body meeting since 2008- into all the issues and resolve received. Subsequently, two ture till last date. Both were authorities, said an order issued distancing, safety and security Kumar Parida, a resident of investigating the case, said 09. The executive meeting, them soon," urged candidates, Kunwar Danish declared as duly elected to the by the Odisha School Education should be followed strictly,” the Badabarmul under the Ranpur police. which should be held thrice a Dashsharma. Ali and Jayadev Galla withdrew Committee on Estimates. Programme Authority order reads. O" " P )*   .
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 &       quarantined. The Chief    Minister said this exercise akhs of Odisha people stan- demands a decentralised      to come back. desist from any action that Ldard in different parts of approach and every gram pan-      This will help sustain early The programme stresses The forum said despite all might amount to forceful or the country due to the ongo- chayat would have a registra- learning and ensure school on reaching out to parents for he Citizens’ Action Group this, there is little progress with invluntary confinement of ing COVID-19 lockdown tion facility to facilitate the n view of closure of the readiness of children at keeping the children engaged Ton Corona has sought has- respect to facilitating the these workers. would remain in 14-day quar- return of people. The CM also IAnganwadi Centres (AWCs) home. in a host of activities such as sle-free repatriation of strand- return of stranded migrant While welcoming the ini- antine on their return to vil- said Odisha would hold talks due to COVID19 pandemic, The WCDMS Department action songs,dance,painting, ed migrant workers in differ- workers to their native places. tiative taken by Chief Minister lages after May 3, the day with the Central and other the State Women and Child Principal Secretary while ded- storytelling/listening etc based ent parts of the country to In fact, by reinforcing the ban Patnaik to start enlisting when the lockdown would State Governments to ensure Development Department has icating the programme to the on the prescribed theme. It also Odisha. on inter-State movement of migrant workers from the come to an end. safe return of people standard planned to engage and stimu- DSWOs and CDPOs, through focuses on practice of good Notably, the Union the workers, the MHA has State who want to return The State Government has in other places. late 16,13,775 Anganwadi chil- a video conference on Tuesday, habits like hand washing, Ministry of Home Affairs on heightened the trauma and home, it sought more clarity made this decision keeping in “One of the key factors in dren (3-6 years) across 72,587 maintained that it was impor- hygiene, sanitation, social dis- April 19 has issued an order sense of uncertainty among on this, especially with respect view the safety of the State's 4.5 controlling the spread (of AWCs of the State, who are tant for families to keep young tancing etc. to prevent infec- that lifted some restrictions on millions of these suffering to a timeline for the return of crore people as COVID-19 is COVID) in Odisha was mostly indoors these days. children engaged in meaning- tion. Further, children are to be intra-State movement of workers and their families. the workers, the modalities of a highly infectious disease. mandatory registration of all The Women and Child ful activities at home. initiated to household chores stranded migrant workers, but It demanded constitution their return and, most impor- Anyone, be it students, foreign returnees and placing Development Department, in She hoped that, the calen- such as folding clothes and kept the restrictions on inter- of a National Task Force that tantly, their economic reha- professionals, pilgrims, patients them in compulsory quaran- coordination with the UNICEF, dar of activities will keep them watering plants etc. State movement unchanged. should be set up on priority bilitation. or migrant workers, all have to tine.” said the CM. has, therefore, released `Ghare stimulated and improve their Given the challenges of Also Chief Minister Naveen to work with States, design and CM Patnaik should con- undergo a 14-day quarantine For mandatory registra- Ghare Arunima, a calendar- psychosocial wellbeing. It will the lockdown and social dis- Patnaik announced that the execute a plan for the return sider an immediate cash trans- with financial incentives, said tion of the returnees and for based fun-filled list of activities also strengthen the bondage tancing measures, the calendar State Government was initiat- migrant workers. fer of Rs 3,000 to each strand- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. effective management of for children to be implement- amongst the members of fam- of activities will be shared dig- ing a process of registering It urged the Union ed worker, over and above the On completion of the COVID-19, Sarpanchs have ed in support of parents and ily and spread happiness at itally with parents by the workers from the State who Government as also the Rs 2,000 that he/she would get quarantine, Rs 2,000 would be been given the powers of a dis- grandparents. home. Anganwadi Workers. are stranded outside and want Governments of all States to after returning home, it said. given as incentive to each trict Collector, he added.       +,--,." -+/ 01((P /3/  
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 responsibilities in the COVID- same type of Chinese SARS respiratory support. That’s librium and, hence, the horrif- of mankind in thousands of rising rate of health crises. 19 battle. So, why shouldn’t I virus of 2002 was very deadly where the panic occurs as the ic wrath of nature on display. years, corona has also done a Deforestation, population   ! 8") face the challenge,” said but much less infective. The number of the infected people The more frightening fact great deal of good to the plan- migration, international trade Mamata. RNA genetic material dupes is so big that hospital beds, is the current corona virus is et. Excessive fear has now and travel have all reduced to “I am totally fine now and the host human cell and gets healthcare personnel are found not the last one. There is more forced industries to reduce zero now and should remain     will seek leave when there is itself re-replicated by the con- badly inadequate. Sophisticated coming, one after the other. No output of luxury items, com- low when minimal normalcy urgent need. I do patrolling as fused host very fast. Besides, lifesaving ventilators have not virus has any life of its own and bustion machines of all types to returns. People are back home ven as the country reels part of COVID-19 duty and infected humans may not show been in place anywhere in the so never gets killed by any drug run at less than five-per cent and less sick as is evident from Eunder the impact of the investigate at police station. even the mildest symptoms world, for which the elderly or medicine. The only way to capacity and human beings to empty beds at hospitals. Since coronavirus crisis, in an exem- There is no extra work load and until ten to fourteen days have and the less immune left to die. remain safe is to keep the virus eat simple home food thereby the Spanish Flu, there have plary display of grit and deter- pressure from my seniors. The  )  * passed by, which poses the Humans have been warded off or hide away from dissuading big food chains to been many epidemics such as mination, an eight-month IIC and my colleagues are very biggest problem. exposed to more than two it. Further, ‘herd immunity' is close shops that consumed so AIDS, Nipah, Chikungunya, pregnant woman police officer supportive and cooperative. I or the first time in the his- The virus gets destroyed hundred types of flu viruses difficult to attain in this case as much of natural resources SARS-1, MERS, swine flu and is standing firmly with her am planning to take leave after Ftory of mankind, an easily with soap solution that are routinely ignored. But at least 60-70 per cent of the indiscriminately. Consequently, more, but none of those could colleagues and subordinates the end of the extended lock- extremely fragisle, near-dead because its protective outer this crown-like virus has taken population needs to be infect- carbon emissions have declined hammer fear into the arrogant to enforce the COVID-19 lock- down on May 3”, she added. organism has shaken up the cover is only a thin layer that the human race by the tail and ed to develop that universal substantially. Amusingly, fossil and unruly human mind as down in Mayurbhanj district. Mamata is among the mighty human race with gets ruptured in the soap solu- shockingly unawares. fighting power, which is not fuel vehicles are literally locked. much as corona has done. Betnoti police station Sub- frontline warriors who are unprecedented fear of death. tion in about 15-20 seconds. Wise people and spiritual possible in the current crisis. The air around the planet has Human beings should not for- Inspector Mamata Mishra has putting their best efforts to deal No wonder, the entire mankind The infected individuals can leaders say nature is taking From now on, more hos- now turned as clean as in the get the way corona has civilised certainly set an example for with the crisis. has come together to fight the release the virus into air by strong steps to teach the human pital beds with support system early 19th century. them to come together against many others fighting the war DGP Abhay, during his micro-size thing with whatev- sneezing and, unless protected race a lesson for ravaging all its to manage pneumonic condi- Internationally-acclaimed one invisible enemy only to against the pandemic. She had visit to the district on Tuesday, er method that comes to mind. with masklike covers, people resources and creations without tions are the only way out. virologist Dr Ian Lipkin says survive. They have to remain joined Betnoti PS on January complimented Mamata for There have been several coro- nearby can get the pathogen on any effort to have these replen- Lastly, vaccines that actually are the Covid-19 pandemic is only humble and give up the crim- 20, 2019. being brave enough to dis- na viruses ravaging mankind in their bodies. ished. The planet has evolved the only answer cannot be a beginning. The humanity inal way of devouring away all “All frontline personnel of charge her duties during the the recent past. They invariably It is also true that twenty systems that promote and sup- developed overnight. 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The plant, which According to Kishore, they ing a torch, drinking water , and asked the family members them to keep social distancing Samblapur, the sources added. has an annual capacity of 106 were engaged in a project work biscuits and flattened rice. We to keep social distancing from from each other along with  5 Following the inauguration KMT, employs around 2700 of L&T company for setting up took rests for some minutes on them for 14 days . obeying the home quarantine of the hospital, the Health workers under normal cir- a Naval base at Ramabilli in the way. We faced police Acting o information about protocols. Minister reviewed healthcare cumstances. Andhra Pradesh. The con- checking in several places on the arrival of the trio, a health A doctor of Patkura CHC facilities in the district and briefed Special vehicles would be struction work was stopped at the way and finally we reached team ,including local ASHA also contacted with the district     reporters on the Government’s allowed to carry employees in the site due to the national on the wee hours of April 19 and Anganwadi worker, led by health department to collect preparedness to fight against the 30 to 40 per cent of lockdown and the L&T com- at our village," narrated Dr Himanshu Bhushan Sarangi the swab samples of the three coronavirus. PNS capacity. pany did not provide them Ramesh. and Dr Bishnu Charan returnees for Coronavirus test. Floor and feeling my life in 9   danger as I am a girl. Here no & '!  !!  .01 '        %  Suchit Das, Gopala Chandra ing images that have emerged uja Agrawal of 9   Nanda and Manmohan from other parts of the coun- PBankipali vil- !  #   Praharaj. try of thousands of deprived lage under Rampur Praising the CM for his souls revolting against the police limits of  &  )      ‘far-sighted’ leadership, ‘skill- lockdown measures,” the let- Subarnapur district, ful handling of the COVID- ter read. stranded at Kota mid the COVID-19 pan- even former police chiefs 19 pandemic and ‘timely The former DGPs have where she is taking Ademic, there is good news Sof Odisha appreciated the decision’ the seven former made a particular mention of coaching for med- for wildlife lovers as a very rare work done by the State Police DGPs have complimented the empathy and sensitivity ical entrance, has species of bird has been spot- to contain the spread of the State police for enforcing with which the situation is urged the Odisha ted in a wetland for the first COVID-19 pandemic. the lockdown measures effec- being managed by the police Government to time in the State. In a letter to Chief tively ensuring smooth move- in Bhubaneswar-Cuttack. facilitate her return The western reef-heron, Minister Naveen Patnaik to ment of emergency workers They have suggested that to her native village. also called western reef egret, record their appreciation of and essential goods without the morale of the police force She requested which is dark-coloured with a the work done by the Odisha which the pain suffered by needs to be kept high since Chief Minister white throat, was found by a Police, seven former DGPs people would have multi- future course of events Naveen Patnaik to guide, Madhu Behera, at wrote, “The feedback from plied many times over. remain unknown and the help her come back Mangalajodi situated at the across the State and from var- “We have even found that police force must be well as survival has northern edge of Chilika ious sections of society is police teams have visited con- looked. become very diffi- lake. some bird field guide person- This bird species is found heartwarming. Never before struction sites and bastis to Besides writing to the cult for her with Behera spotted the winged nel, following which he was in two plumage colour forms, have we seen such outpour- map population most vul- CM, the association of retired most of her friends from security facilities are also avail- guest on Tuesday while he was confirmed that the bird was all white morph and dark grey ing of trust and affection for nerable to hunger and to Senior IPS Officers also sent Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh able,” informed sources. monitoring the activities of western reef-heron. morph. The morphs can also the police. You should indeed ensure that no one is left out separate letters to DGP and some other States having Puja is taking medical birds in the lake. Primarily a coastal inhab- occur with intermediate shades be proud of your police from the food-safety ring- Abhay and twin city left hostel to their respective coaching in the Allen Coaching Behera said he had seen the itant, though the western reef- of grey as per the age. The force.” fence, all these going beyond Commissioner Sudhanshu home. Centre at Kota in Rajasthan. particular bird species last year heron birds are found at some white morph generally looks The signatories to the their normal call of duty. Sarangi appreciating their “Sir, please help me to Puja's father Bhagirathi in the same area but had paid inland water bodies in south- like little egret. However, the letter include Sarat Chandra That extra and proactive leadership and asking them return to my home. I am wor- Agrawal also requested the no attention to it. Now, after ern Europe, Africa and parts of bird spotted at Chilika has a Misra, Amiya Bhushan efforts are one major reason to communicate their appre- ried about my family and they district Collector to take nec- clicking a few photographs of Asia and India, it was never larger and curved beak, Behera Tripathy, Nimai Charan why Bhubaneswar has not ciation to the are also concerned about me. I essary steps for return of his the bird, he discussed with found in Odisha. said. Padhi, Bipin Bihari Mishra, witnessed the heart-wrench- force. am only a single girl in my daughter. 0       P 
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Atrict, who had sustained for around five months, when fter three more people test- patients will not be restricted to about the fate of common man  :  study in the country as much All these have cascading impact critical burn injuries following she did not show any improve- Aed positive for coronavirus reach hospitals in any case but in the district, senior journalist as the students of other States.” on the state level and also All a fire mishap in 2019, is set to ment, her family took her back in Basudevpur area in Bhadrak there are several allegations Dhiren Rout lamented.  *    He laid emphasis on the India level entrance examina- begin a new life as she is mak- home. district on Wednesday, it alleging police personnel work- Subsequently an FIR was mental stress that students, tions for professional courses,” ing a speedy recovery follow- But when her condition prompted the authorities to ing in the field blocking and lodged against the police offi- who have appeared in the the Minister said. ing a successful surgery at the deteriorated and she could not declare nine villages under the harassing people in need of cials at the Town police station      annual examinations like HSC, He said that even the par- SCB Medical College Hospital take food, her desperate fami- block as containment zone. medical treatment from reach- and action from the SP Plus Two and Graduation, are ents of the students are anxious here. ly members rushed the minor The nine villages declared ing hospitals. Keonjhar was awaited. nion MSME Minister currently going through due to to know about the course of Puja Sethi (14), a native of to the SCB Hospital again on as containment zone include Scribe Subrat Swain was In another incident a person UPratap Chandra Sarangi the COVID-19 outbreak and action being contemplated by Badakholi village under Aska February 18, 2020. four villages from zone-I of manhandled by police while he taking his sick girl child to has requested Chief Minister nationwide lockdown. the Government regarding block, was recently operated Considering Puja’s delicate Basudevpur block, two each was taking his sick son to the Keonjhar hospital by motorcycle Naveen Patnaik that Odisha “This is the period during their unfinished examination upon by a team of surgeons medical condition, doctors did from zone II and III and one District Headquarters Hospital was mercilessly beaten near like other States should adopt which the results of HSC, and evaluation which will headed by Dr Bibhuti Bhushan not go for an immediate village from zone IV. for treatment on Wednesday Khireitangiri recently. A bank a country-wide uniform sched- Higher Secondary and determine their future. Nayak in the burn unit of the surgery. She was kept under With this, movement of morning. “I was stopped on the employee was also beaten by ule for the examinations and Graduation examinations usu- Sarangi appealed to Surgery Department of the observation and fed with a public has been strictly restrict- way near the market and abused police on his way to office in publication of their results in ally come out. But due to the Patnaik to instruct the author- hospital. feeding tube till her conditions ed in the zone. All shopping in obscene language by two Keonjhar inspite of holding pass- the larger interest of students. outbreak of coronavirus and ities to clear the misgivings As per information, the girl improved. Later, Puja under- establishments would continue police staff. When I pleaded es. Many other such incidents In a letter to Patnaik on subsequent nationwide lock- about the examinations or eval- had fallen prey to a fire mishap went the surgery in which the to remain shut while the sup- them to allow my son who was have come to light for which April 20, Sarangi wrote, “A down, the examination sched- uation schedule and come out which had severely disfigured skin of her chest was grafted in ply of essentials and medi- suffering from high fever to go mediapersons have requested uniform schedule may be ules have been disrupted. with the future course of action her face. 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States/Union Territories and requested to widely publicize in Covid -19 related activities sub-categories, who can con- and 13 ordinance factories two weeks," he added. All the employees who This is the fourth letter by respective police authorities details of preventive measures in over 550 districts in the tribute to COVID-19 manage- hospitals are on the website," he The dashboard contains came in contact with the coro- the Centre to the States in the to provide necessary police taken and appointment of country. ment efforts, are available to explained. State and District wise infor- navirus positive patient, were last one month to ensure ade- security to doctors and med- Nodal Officers, amongst the As many as 27 lakh volun- states and UTs on the portal. 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They are taking ith the country because of the vulner- appropriate steps as per the laid Wobserving social he Supreme Court on able age and over- protocol for contact tracing and distancing due to the   Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) TWednesday dismissed a crowding in jail that he risk profiling," it said in anoth- lockdown to fight the Scheme. plea of Christian Michel James, is likely to contact er tweet. coronavirus pandem- he Union Cabinet on “The Pradhan an alleged middleman arrested COVID-19 which may Minister of Civil Aviation, ic, Prime Minister TWednesday approved 22, MantriKisanSammanNidhi in connection with the be detrimental to his Hardeep Singh Puri, said the Narendra Modi will 186 crore subsidies to (PM-KISAN) Scheme was AgustaWestland VVIP chopper per the criteria fixed for health, is unfounded.” ministry stands by its employ- address various Gram Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) launched by the Prime scam cases, seeking interim bail release of prisoners in wake of In his plea, the 59-year- ee who has tested positive for Panchayats across the fertilizers for the year 2020-21. Minister on 24 February, 2019. on the grounds of risk of con- coronavirus pandemic by the old Michel has claimed that Covid-19 and assured all pos- country through video-con- Drone’s technology with the Under this Nutrient Based The Scheme aims to provide tracting coronavirus in Tihar High Powered committee, the his health condition was crit- sible support. ferencing on the occasion of the collaborated efforts of the Subsidy (NBS), the Cabinet income support to all land- jail. foreigners lodged in jails can- ical and incompatible with the “We stand by our colleague National Panchayati Raj Day on Ministry of Panchayati Raj, also approved the inclusion of holder farmer families across A bench of Justices Sanjay not be released.” current prison status, espe- at @MoCA_GoI who has test- April 24. State Panchayati Raj a complex fertilizer namely the country with cultivable Kishan Kaul and B R Gavai, The High Court on April cially to cope up with the risk ed positive for COVID19 & The Prime Minister would Department, State Revenue Ammonium Phosphate (NP land, subject to certain exclu- which took up the interim 7 had dismissed his bail plea of contracting the COVID-19 have extended all possible med- be interacting with various Department and Survey of 14:28:0:0), said Government in sions. Under the Scheme, an bail plea through video con- saying that the apprehension infection which could have a ical help & support. Those in participants, an official release India, the release added. a statement. amount of  6,000/- per year ferencing, said that as per the of Michel that because of his lethal effect on him as he is contact have also been asked to said adding Modi would be Every year, on this occa- “The approved rates of is released in three 4-month- criteria fixed by high powered vulnerable age and over- already suffering from serious follow the laid down proce- launching the unified e- sion, the Ministry of NBS are under - N : 18.789 ly instalments of 2,000/- each committee constituted by crowding in jail, he is likely to pathologies. dures. I wish him strength & GramSwaraj Portal and Mobile Panchayati Raj has been per kg, P : Rs.14.888/kg, K: directly into the bank accounts government in pursuance of contact COVID-19 which Michel, extradited from speedy recovery,” Puri tweeted App. awarding the best performing 10.116/kg and S : 2.374/kg,” of the beneficiaries. The directions of apex court, the may be detrimental to his Dubai, was arrested by the ED out. The Unified Portal is a Panchayats/States/UTs across said the statement, adding that Scheme is effective from 1st petitioner (Michel) cannot health, is unfounded. on December 22, 2018. On According to an official, new initiative of Ministry of the country under the the subsidy on the P&K will be December, 2018. be granted bail. It had said, “As regards the January 5 last year, he was the staffer who tested positive Panchayati Raj which will pro- Incentivization of Panchayats provided on the subsidy rates From 1st December, 2019, Advocate Aljo K Joseph, apprehension of the petition- sent to judicial custody in the complained of throat pain a few vide the Gram Panchayats with in recognition of their good approved by the CCEA to the release of benefits is done appearing for Michel, said er (Michel) being infected by ED case. He is also lodged in days back and he got tested on a single interface to prepare and work for improving delivery of fertiliser companies. only through Aadhaar seeded that because of his vulnerable COVID-19 pandemic, it may judicial custody in another Tuesday. implement their Gram services and public goods. The Cabinet meeting data of beneficiaries uploaded age and overcrowding in jail, be noted that the petitioner is case registered by the CBI in Some staffers have Panchayat Development Plan This year three such chaired by Prime Minister by the State / UT he is likely to contact COVID- lodged in a separate cell with connection with the scam. expressed concerns over com- (GPDP). awards: Nanaji Deshmukh Narendra Modi also approved Governments on the PM- 19 which may be detrimental only two other prisoners and Michel is among the three muting to work under the He would also be launch- Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha extension of relaxation of KISAN portal, except in case to his health. thus, is not in a barrack or alleged middlemen being lockdown. “Social distancing is ing the Swamitva Scheme on Puraskar (NDRGGSP), Child- mandatory requirement of of the States of Assam and He submitted that Delhi dormitory where there are a probed in the case by the ED not maintained when you have the occasion. The scheme pro- friendly Gram Panchayat Aadhaar seeding of data in Meghalaya and the UTs of J&K High Court was wrong in dis- number of prisons. and the CBI. The other two to carpool with others. The vides for an integrated proper- Award (CFGPA) and Gram respect of beneficiaries of the and Ladakh, which have been missing his interim bail plea It is not the case of the are Guido Haschke and Carlo entire point gets negated,” a ty validation solution for rural Panchayat Development Plan States of Assam and given exemption from this on the ground that his appre- petitioner that any of the two Gerosa. government staffer said. This India; the demarcation of (GPDP) Award have been Meghalaya and UTs of J&K requirement till 31st March, hensions are unfounded. inmates residing with him On April 1, the apex court comes a day after housekeep- inhabited land in rural areas finalised which will be shared and Ladakh for one year with 2020, as Aadhaar penetration When contacted about are suffering from COVID- had asked Michel to first er of the Lok Sabha tested pos- would be done by the use of lat- with the concerned States/ effect from April 1 under the there has been miniscule,” the proceedings, Joseph said, 19. approach the high court with itive for the coronavirus dis- est surveying methods – UT. Pradhan Mantri Kisan said the statement. “The bench told me that as "Hence, the apprehension his plea. ease. "5   ,  
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The video was Furthermore, till date with 12 Active Positive,02 clashes took place,” she said reportedly taken by a corona 64089 travellers and persons in recovered; Budgam 13 positive ;     $<=        adding those who had patient inside an isolation ward contact with suspected cases cases of which 04 are Active  '    promised relief materials had at the MR Bangur hospitals an have been enlisted for surveil- Positive with 09 recovered   6   ><7=   failed to provide them. earmarked corona-care facility. lance which include 5806 per- cases; Kulgam has 06 cases and   &  Food Minister JP Mullick Meanwhile, the Bengal on sons in home quarantine all are Active Positive; Pulwama however said that the BJP had Wednesday crossed the 300 including facilities operated by 03 positive cases and all recov- (  -- incited the people to block the mark with 32 more corona government, 252 in Hospital ered; Anantnag district has 09 Of the 279 active cases, 274 road conceding however that infections being reported in the Quarantine, 310 in hospital positive case and all are Active ith no let up in its con- patients, including a pregnant about 20 out of 70-80 people State. The State has so far isolation and 15376 under Positive. Wtinued onslaught on woman are isolated at desig- could not be given relief mate- reported 15 deaths whereas 79 home surveillance. Similarly, Jammu has 26 Maharashtra, Coronavirus nated hospitals and are stable, rials which was why the clash people have been cured. Besides, 42340 persons positive cases of whom 21 are claimed 18 more lives taking except five in ICU. the total number of deaths to Among the nine new cases, 269 and left an alarming 431 Kalaburagi accounted for five, others infected in various parts and Bengaluru Urban and O   >   / P of the state. Nanjanagudu, Mysuru, two On a day when the total each. number of infected cases rose Incidentally, no new cases (  7 7 “Till the ED and CBI take Maharashtra. They were carry- leave’ for allowing the scam- from 5218 to 5649, as many as surfaced from Bengaluru after their custody, the Wadhawans ing with them a “To whomso- tainted Wadhawan brothers and 18 people died of Covid-19. Of three days. ours before the institu- will be in our custody. They have ever it may concern” issued to their family members to travel the deaths, Mumbai accounted Seven cases were contacts Htional quarantine of DHFL been there in quarantine in a them by Maharashtra’s Principal from Khandala to for a maximum of ten, while of earlier patients while two group’s promoters Kapil high school for the last 15 days,” Secretary (Home) Amitabh Mahabaleshwar on Wednesday two deaths each were reported cases are also suffering from Wadhawan and Dheeraj Deshmukh said. Gupta on his personal head, per- during the lockdown period. from Pune and Aurangabad Severe Acute Respiratory Wadhawans ended, the “We will not allow them to mitting the Wadhawans and Simultaneously, the and one death each was record- total deaths in Mumbai mount- tainment zones in the state cur- Infection (SARI) Maharashtra Government on flee the country as it happened others to cross from Khandala Maharashtra government also ed in Kalyan-Dombivli, ed to 161, while the infected rently. Total 6798 surveillance Meanwhile, Health and Wednesday asked the in the case of other scam accused in Pune to Mahabaleshwar in asked senior IAS officer and Solapur, Jalgaon and Malegaon. cases jumped to 3683. In squads worked today across the Family Welfare Department Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the past. They are secure with Satara. Additional chief Secretary Of those whose deaths Pune, there have so far been 54 state and surveillance of 25.61 Commissioner Pankaj Kumar and CBI to take custody of the us. We have told the ED and CBI “This is to just inform you (Finance) Additional Chief were reported on Wednesday, deaths and 734 infected cases. lakh population was done. As Pandey issued a circular to pro- Wadhawan brothers in con- to take the Wadhwan into cus- that following are well known Secretary Manoj Sonic to con- 14 were men, while four were Meanwhile, out of 90,223 many as 6798 surveillance vide relaxation from Covid nection with the scams they tody and proceed against them to me as they are my family duct an inquiry into the misuse women. Five of them aged laboratory samples, 83,979 have squads worked today across the duty to all pregnant women were involved in. in the scams they are involved friends and travelling from of office allegedly indulged by over 60 years and 12 were tested negative and 5649 have state and surveillance of 25.61 and mothers with children Addressing the people in,” the minister said. Khandala to Mahabaleshwar for Mr Gupta. from the age group 40 to 59 tested positive for coronavirus lakh population was done,” the below 1 year age. across the state through It may be recalled that on family emergency… Hence you The Wadhawan brothers years, while one was under 40 until today. bulletin said. Similarly, Chief Secretary Facebook, State Home April 9, Kapil, Dheeraj and 21 are here by informed through are linked to the Yes Bank and years of age. “Twelve out of The state health authorities As many as 789 patients T.M. Vijay Bhaskar has also Minister Anil Deshmukh said: members of their family were this letter to co-operate with Punjab and Maharashtra Co- these 18 patients (61%) had are implementing cluster con- have been discharged till date written to all deputy commis- “The Wadhawans’ quarantine detained by the police at them to reach their destination,” operative Bank scams. The high-risk co-morbidities such tainment action plan is being after full recovery. “Currently, sioners to identify additional will end at 2 pm today (April Panchgani on the night of April Gupta’s letter read. large family owns the troubled as diabetes, hypertension, asth- implemented in places where 1,09,072 people are in home activities which can be allowed 22). Yesterday, we wrote a let- 9 while travelling in five cars After the incident came to entities - HDIL real estate ma and heart disease,” the clusters of patients have been quarantine and 8,051 people from Thursday to mitigate ter the ED and CBI and asked from Khandala to another hill light, as an embarrassed Uddhav development company and State health bulletin said. found in the state. are in institutional quaran- public difficulty amid Covid them to take custody of the station of Mahabaleswar in Thackeray government on April DHFL financial management With ten new deaths, the “There are 465 active con- tine,” the bulletin added. lockdown. Wadhawan brothers”. Satara district of western 10 sent Gupta on ‘compulsory company. IANS  !! #$ %!& '()'*'*   %@  #   !"#  *+,  !"#! %$-&+..&)' $

 
     

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The ILO, in its report 7           9  A  COVID-19 and the world of work: Updated estimates 8  +9A8,     )S     ( and analysis, describes COVID-19 as the “worst               ( global crisis since World War-II.”                  ( The head of the International Monetary Fund          (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva says the world is faced with the worst economic crisis since the “Great    8          ( Depression” of the 1930s.                    Most of the world’s informal workers, who             -    account for 61 per cent of the global workforce or                 ( two billion people, are from developing countries      #  +  ,     @  and they would be the worst-affected in this scenario.            ( There are severe concerns for low-paid and low- skilled informal workers in low and middle-income  H P -         F      $%57     -             countries, where the industries and services have a high proportion of such workers as they lack any % 4  of informal workers are engaged in agri- to restart their businesses and many may who are migrants, their families need to         -         B         B            B  social protection or safety net. As per the ILO report, cultural activities in rural areas as against not return from their native places. be considered, as they await the Pradhan sectors such as food, retail, wholesale, business ser- & $%3 eight per cent in urban areas. This will Of these, the casual workers are the Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana 2.0 to be              Q vices, construction and manufacturing have expe- %5  $ have a lesser impact on their livelihood as most vulnerable due to the unpredictable rolled out soon. However, the big draw-                  rienced falling production and losses in employment 77  against those 92 per cent informal work- nature of their work and daily-wage pay- back is that there is no proper national              )   hours and numbers. Combining 1.25 billion work-  & ers who are engaged in urban areas in non- ments, which are highest in the construc- level registry for people involved in infor-               :    $  ers employed in these sectors, over one-third (37.5 % 3%7  farm sectors. It is these estimated 419 mil- tion sector. So, all these regular salaried mal jobs or sectors, such as vegetable ven- -    -             ( per cent) of the global workers are at high risk. %) % lion informal workers who are at the risk or contractual employees, those who are dors, construction workers, rickshaw     :8=)(64   7!:  %(GC The Indian economy, especially the informal or of losing their livelihood and falling into currently not working, and skilled work- pullers, auto-rickshaw drivers, temporary unorganised sector, has been witnessing an unprece-  5%   deeper poverty. ers and petty shopkeepers, who may be sit- staff and so on. There is an urgent need        : G  1K   6%  %            "  )     dented slowdown in recent months. This scenario The analysis from the unit record data ting idle at home or have returned to their for these registries to be instituted and has been aggravated by the lockdowns imposed by % % of the PLFS 2017-18 shows that in urban native places or staying in shelter homes, updated, using latest digital technologies                       4     A         the Government to stem the spread of the areas, about 93 million informal workers may not be able to recover their jobs once and innovations, along with a dynamic Coronavirus. 7%4 are involved in five sectors that are most the lockdown period is over. unemployment registry to provide direct       0          Such has been the impact of the shutdown on  %%) $ affected, namely, manufacturing (28 mil- The only silver lining in this dark job economic (universal basic income), health  #               the employment scenario in the country that a report 3%6%  lion); trade, hotel and restaurant (32 mil- scenario is the fact that the pandemic has (universal coverage) and other necessary          0  %     by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy  3%7 lion); construction (15 million); transport, created a boom for the gig economy, (such contingency protection and security sup-  E                 (CMIE) says that in the weeks after the lockdown,  $ storage and communications (11 million); as online delivery services) and highly- port. The Centre must fast-track the pay-     5 7           only 28 per cent or 285 million people were work- 3%7  and finance, business and real estate (seven skilled professionals and technology inter- ment of delayed payments to each public                 ing out of the total working-age population of 1,003 %) =% million). As many as 50 per cent of these face sectors. However, their contribution and private enterprise in this time of cri-             #    million, which was way lower than the correspond- 7 $  = informal workers are engaged in self- to the workforce is estimated to be too sis. Further, the utility bills of the most vul-     %              ( ing figure of 40 per cent or 404 million workers employment, 20 per cent are casual work- minimal to substantially offset the over- nerable must also be paid for by it. before the pandemic struck.  3 7   ers or daily wagers and 30 per cent are all losses in jobs in the country. At the end Also, to ensure that each ward (84,420                 ( %       )       This indicates that in the first two weeks of the salaried or contract workers without any of the lockdown, it is estimated that less in 4,378 cities) and each Gram Panchayat lockdown, around 119 million workers lost their jobs &% = social safety net. Due to the lockdown, all than one-tenth of the workforce, those in (2,62,734 in 6,975 blocks and 706 districts)                  in the country. The CMIE report also indicates a sig- 4   economic activities (with the exception of regular salaried jobs, in essential services are fully equipped to serve the populace,              0 nificant increase in the unemployment rate in March,   7  essential and emergency services) related and businesses will continue to receive each of them must be provided with emer-                 which at 8.7 per cent is way higher than the $  ) 4  to physical labour at workplaces are their regular income. There will be further gency funds from the existing schemes like "  $               Government’s unemployment estimate of 6.1 per 4%6  F .% banned. Therefore, about 93 million lay-offs or trims in salaries or perks. the Swachh Bharat Mission and Jal Jeevan B        (GG         cent in 2017-18. Understandably, these numbers % urban informal workers in these five sec- Going forward many Government Mission. The Government must join                   indicate that the current nationwide lockdown has %  %% tors have been most hit. This is the largest employees’ salaries could be revised forces with its resilient private sector, non-          been the biggest job-destroyer ever in the history informal sector worker group next only downwards and in the private sector, profits, citizens and faith institutions P#   Q   $       ( of the country. However, these estimates only reveal to agriculture and allied activities and con- adjustments would be done owing to non- willing to steer through these turbulent      #          the impact on employment during the lockdown stitutes the size of populations greater than revenue generation. However, some sec- times.     :             9 period and should not be considered a permanent most of the countries in the world like the tors like essential commodities supplies, In totality, in the existing relief and loss of livelihoods. Many of them would be able to UK, Australia, Japan and so on. insurance, automobile and healthcare monetary aid, the masses have been left                   get back into the saddle after the lockdown is over Besides these informal workers, there would actually see a rise in demand and out from the Government’s care, which is             and economic activity starts picking up again. are many people involved in the organised revenue, resulting in hikes in remunera- its primary duty. This shortcoming must                According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey sector (unregistered firms) who may be tion. be plugged as soon as possible and com- :8=)(64              O    (PLFS), 2017-18, about 90 per cent or 419 million not jobless at present but could find them- So, the Government today has the prehensive, pan-sectoral reforms for the         O         people are engaged in the informal sector, out of the selves without a job after the lockdown dual challenge of providing immediate 21st Century must be undertaken to cre-                total 465 million workers, in the country. The mag- period is over if enterprises refuse to take assistance to informal workers, who have ate the New India of our dreams.           nitude of informal workers in the rural areas at 95 them back. Many self-employed people lost their jobs and to those who are already (Mehta is Fellow at IHD and Co- +   ! 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virus was present in the six trib- months. However, in an increas- Ganga river. But after a while he accordingly the disease-caus- polluted and stagnant. The National Environmental utaries of the Ganga. Then we ingly scientific world, the scien- noticed that nothing of this ing bacteria also increased its Devendra Swarup Bhargava, Research Institute (NEERI) did 3%%3% built a dam named Tehri and tific aspects of this water have sort had happened. strength. Consequently, scien- a scientist associated with IIT huge research on the capabilities % $ diverted the confluence of two not been discussed too often. Intrigued by this phenom- tists all around world are facing Roorkee, has researched that of Ganga water, which found streams, the Bhagirathi and the In the shadow of the enon, he researched and found the biggest challenge of antibi- Ganga’s Gangtva still exists and that it has the potential to kill 20  +*"**+ =* Bhilangana, into the lake made Coronavirus, we must try to that cholera bacteria could not otic-resistant bacteria. is present in its foothills. He said diseases, but this report was not *"
"1*O"+*= for the dam. understand its scientific side as survive in the Ganga water and Now scientists and doctors that the Ganga has the ability to allowed to be published under The result was that the bac- well. something was destroying it. are once again looking towards absorb oxygen. Some research pressure from antibiotic compa- "+"  .89(;+1 , teriophage present here got Over a hundred years ago, As this research progressed, the Ganga. But today’s sad truth has also found that bacterio- nies and the scientists who were *+++ destroyed in the still water of the there was a major outbreak of it was found that even the bac- is that the Ganga water around phages are also effective on involved in the research had to &,+* ot even a hundred years lake. Significantly, Gangtva still the dreaded cholera in the States teria of dysentery, meningitis, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, some viruses. give it up. %1"**+ * ago, the water of the exists in the Bhagirathi of Bihar and Bengal. Such was tuberculosis and severe diseases Patna and Kolkata has not been Dr Bhargava wanted to do The Corona crisis is a clear  #+"=**+ NGanga river contained upstream. the fear of the disease at that could not survive in the water of able to kill any bacteria. On the research on the virus itself but indication that in future, too, ,+* the “Ninja virus.” Ninja, as we all This element is also found time (because it was highly the Ganga. contrary, some new and danger- he was not supported by the mankind could face many know, means warrior. Scientists in the Alaknanda, Mandakini infectious and much like the This research was going on ous findings are coming out Government in this effort. unknown bacteria and viruses. #+ & #+,#+* call them bacteriophages and the and Pinder rivers. But it has COVID-19 of today, they did to reconstruct the medical from areas around Kanpur. Regarding the Coronavirus, We would not even know what K1",#=  people of India call it Gangtva. reduced so much in its strength not have an effective cure for it), importance of Ganga but before Scientists from the Indian Dr Bhargava claims that chlorine they are and how many would =+#+ Gangtva is the main element that its capacity to clean the dirty that people thought they would it ended, the world saw the Institute of Toxicology Research, is most capable of protecting be deadly. Investment on virus "*1 # of the Ganga due to which the water has become ineffective. catch the disease if they touched invention of antibiotics, which IITR, Lucknow, on the basis of humans against this virus. research is needed today. water of the river never gets And yet again, the reason for this the corpse. turned out to be the cure for their experiments on the Ganga Therefore, its use should be Nature has honoured us K#"1
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points. For instance, Damini is barely sur- viving and reeling under the loss of her website but her lavish lifestyle and home don’t gel with the crisis in her life. Nupur agrees but makes a point. “In season 1, we have seen that Damini comes from a well- settled family. Her father is an editor and publisher. So that might be her family’s      home. Even though she’s living on her sav- ings but her stylish outfits might be old. !    And if you are not paying rent, living in South Bombay is easy,” says she. +#  +1* Though the situations in the second 71 @*+*++ season are different from the first but it +,, #,+; somehow deals with the same ideas and ,##+*+"*= dilemmas. Nupur says that during season +*+ *&%5 ;'<#" ; 1, the women’s relationship were not fully  explored, so she wanted to delve more into them. “These days relationships are so %+#,=71  complicated. When I read terms like *"  +1, hook-up, situationship, I find them insane. * ,   It is no longer about two people meeting, L+*** going out, having a relationship and get- ,,1+"1, ting married. There are so many levels of "=M"*+ intimacy,” says she. This is why the show looks dramatic at some points. For   instance, when things are on the verge of **++*+ getting simpler and better, something goes +  +1" wrong. ++71  There is nothing black and white in +=+"+; the show because the director feels nobody wants to see such characters as " **,1*,+ they are too predictable. She says: “When  *##1 you already know that s/he is good or bad,  *1,,#; there’s no fun in exploring the character. #+*++  You empathise and relate with grey char- L71 *= acters. When you see things going wrong, #1 your heart is in your mouth and you ques- tion ‘why is she doing it?’” We do things OP++* that are not necessarily right for us or are "
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Fing with misogyny and body sham- that the show wanted to talk about was, it was very important to find her own the girls feel rooted. It has a lot of adventures, fears, hopes and relationships ing, comfortable with their imperfections how hard it is to speak in an environment voice. The whole search for self before she nuances and layering which is deep and as they enter adulthood. However, explor- 
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*,*+= casual misogyny at work, men thinking to a relationship which doesn’t work due to its sartorial sensibilities and the said that I didn’t feel any pressure. I work ney of these four particularly and women, 5#"1#+*1>+ that they know better, opportunities because she is unable to find a balance. travel involved. But Nupur, who is excit- with my instincts. I just went with the in general, forward with the questions that being given to a man even if a woman is The whole exploration of ‘how can you be ed reading the reviews and is chained to flow.” it asks. *##** more deserving or a joke being cracked in a relationship which is not equal’ is her desk during quarantine, wanted it to The director wanted it to be more (The series is streaming on Amazon L 
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AIIMS was district, has been in-charge of manag- Chhattisgarh has made its own ing, strict social distancing norms, fully equipped and prepared to ing coordination among different mark by setting up an inspirational border sealing with other states deal with any sort of emergency. departments. His recent efforts helped model for other states to combat were ensured. Chhattisgarh has Providing license to three distil- a man visit his father for his last time, the virus. The state is receiving successfully implemented a ruth- leries for industrial manufacturing which might not have been possible appreciation from the centre and less containment strategy by exer- of alcohol based hand sanitiser, otherwise. world leaders for the way the sit- cising a strict lockdown since increasing the service period of Ashish, teacher at Kendriya uation was tackled and managed. March 20, with the identification 401 contract-based Ayurveda Vidyalaya in Jammu, informed Chhattisgarh, a heavily forest- of the first case of a 24-year-old physicians, distribution of free Bhushan, who is also administrative ed state with a majority of tribal woman who returned from the masks were some early preventive nodal officer of Delhi, Jammu population, narrates a tale of per- UK. A total of 5,519 samples have measures undertaken by the state Kashmir and Ladakh, about his severance and tactful manage- been tested by now, out of which government. father’s died in Lakhimpur Kheri. ment of the pandemic. Total of 36 4,878 samples are negative, while Majority of cases in the state Bhushan then spoke to J&K Principal Bhushan has also lab is proving to be cases reported in the state by testing of 208 samples is current- fall under the age group of 20 to Secretary and asked him to arrange helped established helpful in the investiga- now, out of which 23 recovered, ly underway. 40. The major reason behind hav- passes for Ashish. During his journey, National Institute of tion of suspected zero fatalities and 13 active clock to treat their patients? Was Of the 36 cases reported in C ing a better recovery rate is also Ashish was constantly in touch with Biological (NIB), Coronavirus patients. patients undergoing treatment in it about the discipline exercised by G, Katghora in Korba district early detection of the cases. Most the Police Commissioner’s control Noida, laboratory Moreover, three AIIMS, Raipur. The state accounts the public or because of the pub- emerged as a hotspot in the state of the patients started receiving centre set up in the Greater Noida under the Ministry of community kitchens for as little than 0.266 per cent of lic administration and police and accounted for 27 cases, fol- treatment in the early stages of office for UP residents. Health and Family and food collection share in COVID-19 cases across working endlessly to ensure and lowed by five cases in Raipur. their infection, which is why they Previously, Bhushan also urged Welfare, Government centres are being run by India and a recovery rate of 63.88 implement regulatory measures? Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur, Durg and responded well. citizens and Corona warriors to help of India, for testing the Greater Noida per cent as of April 17. The ques- Was it because of the sanitation Korba each reporting just one case. To control panic buying identify senior citizens in their local- and screening of sus- Authority in its East tion is how did they prevent the workers ensuring hygiene and Twenty three districts of among people and to prevent over ities, who live alone, so that they can pected Coronavirus and West areas each. spread in such an effective man- cleanliness every day or maybe the Chhattisgarh have remained com- crowding in grocery stores, 70 kg keep in touch with authority officials patients in Greater According to the data, ner with speedy recovery rates and lab experts who were constantly pletely untouched. As soon as the lump sum rice for two months was in case of any emergencies. For those, Noida. The lab has a total of 6,99,828 food not even a single death? Was it due engaged in collecting test samples, first case of a 16-year-old boy from distributed to 65.35 lakh families, who are not able to arrange food for been equipped with   " packets have been deliv- to the proactive measures formu- knocking from one door to the Purani Basti area in Katghora ensuring no one sleeps empty themselves, the responsibility of modern technology ered to the needy. The lated by the state government or other? Well, the credit goes to joint tested positive, the entire area stomach. Additionally, disinfec- arranging their food have been for the residents of the district as well authority has also prepared 100 teams the doctors at AIIMS, Raipur, efforts laid down by all of them. was sealed immediately and tests tants were sprayed via drones and entrusted with the concerned RWA or as the districts falling under Meerut to take care of sanitation and cleanli- who were working around the The state worked recklessly were conducted for every person helpline number was established. donor. and Saharanpur divisions. The testing ness.

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 demic, the ensuing lock- down has brought about a    new challenge for educa- learning methodology. The need for continued Certificate Course on stakeholders to up skill their learning initiatives of ICSI, tional institutions. Providing From rolling out online professional development Forensic Audit, Certificate capabilities, enhance their CS Ashish Garg, president of e will have to develop a prop- Anandmaya (blish sheath). These a safe and healthy learning short term courses and free for its members has also Course on Goods and knowledge base and unlock ICSI, said, “Technology has Wer mechanism to cope up anx- five koshas are time tested and vital environment has become video lectures to providing been attended by bringing Services Tax (GST), the professional opportuni- revolutionised education iety and other mental and emotion- ingredients for the holistic develop- more important than ever. revision classes and con- out an array of online certifi- Certificate Course on POSH ties during these challenging and it is time that the stu- al symptoms developing in the youth ment, even at the time mental and The Institute of Company ducting mock tests for its cate courses and webinars. Act. times. The topics covered dents and members of ICSI due to Coronavirus pandemic,” said emotional crisis. Secretaries of India (ICSI), students, ICSI has complete- The courses are — In addition to the online are Companies Act, embrace this opportunity professor Mahesh Verma, vice chan- Delivering the special address, rising to the occasion, has ly transformed its remote Certificate Course on courses, the series of focused Secretarial audit, Insolvency and harness their potential cellor of GGSIP University. professor CB Sharma, chairman of demonstrated its prepared- learning landscape to real- Women Director, Certificate webinars are a unique and Bankruptcy Law, CSR. to become the new age pro- He was speaking as a chief guest NIOS, said that we are reeling under ness in expanding the e- time. Course on Certified CSR, opportunity for the ICSI Appreciating the digital fessionals of tomorrow.” at the inaugural function of the one very critical time. Students, their par- week long online workshop on men- ents, teachers, all are anxious due to tal and emotional well being for per- the pandemic. Only conducting he role of power utilities has sonality grooming of youth. It was online classes is not sufficient for the Tassumed greater significance as organised by the University School students. We have to take care of electricity is critical to ensure the I;0   ?@)A= of Education, IP University, for the their mental and emotional anxiety smooth functioning of various benefits of the students in view of as well. sectors of the economy. NTPC is ongoing global health crisis. A number of eminent experts on committed to providing continu- shared testing, treatment and trans- He further said that students and the subjects from across the coun- ous power to the country while port guidelines as issued by their parents are anxious about their try have been invited online to par- abiding with all the guidelines set MOHFW with all the CMOs. The classes, exams, career and many ticipate in this workshop. by the Government of India as well Medical staff has also been trained other things. They need to be coun- According to the dean of as state governments regarding over video calls about the use of seled properly apart from providing University School of Education, lockdown and social distancing. Personal Protective Equipment them academic stuff online. professor Dhananjay Joshi, the work- Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC and (PPE). Further 1,200 PPE kits, Speaking as a guest of honour on shop is primarily focusing on stress regional heads are monitoring all 1,20,000 surgical masks, over 33,000 the occasion the vice chancellor of management, emotional manage- developments and ensuring that gloves, 5,000 aprons, 8,000 shoe cov- the Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, ment, optimism, motivation and there is no gap in power genera- ers and 535 litres of sanitisers have Bhiwani, professor RK Mittal sug- maintaining resilience. The work- tion. been dispatched to all the project gested the Pancha Kosha theory shop has been made open for all the Social welfare activities for stations. mentioned in the Taittriya research scholars and MEd students underprivileged and migrant work- Furthermore, NTPC is provid- Upanishad for this turbulent time, of other universities also. The uni- ers in the vicinity of NTPC are also ing financial support of 6.36 crore especially for the students. These five versity is also planning to organise being undertaken. The company to district administration and local koshas are — Annanmaya (food similar workshops in future for the intends to ensure both the uninter- authorities to deal with this pan- sheath), Pranmaya (vital air sheath), benefits of the students of the affil- rupted power supply and the well- demic. As part of its corporate social Mamanya (mental sheath), iated colleges and other education- being of the employees. Hence, the responsibility, NTPC Rihand hand- Vijananya (intellectual sheath) and al institutions. power stations are operating with ed over 2,800 sacks of food grains the requisite number of manpow- and food items packets worth 17 er while the rest of the employees lakh to the district administration & '  ! are contributing from home for distributing among underpriv- through the extensive IT support. ileged families. NTPC Vindhyachal ll divisions and workshops of all, Northern Railways workshops are Expediting its vigil against the been created across all Sundergarh at Odisha. with ventilators. Another 18 venti- committed 25 lakh as financial aid ANorthern Railways are working also engaged in making masks, sani- global pandemic of COVID-19, hospitals/health units and an addi- Availability and access to prop- lators and 520 IR thermometers are for relief measures to Indian Red 24x7 to fight against COVID-19. tisers and conversion of coaches into NTPC has already utilised its 45 tional 122 beds can be made avail- er healthcare equipment is the need in the process of procurement for Cross Society, Singrauli. Leading from the front in this effort, isolation wards. Till April 22, hospitals/health units to make iso- able on need basis. Two hospitals of the hour, a budget of nearly 3 different hospitals. NTPC has stepped up its vigil the Northern Railways workshops Northern Railways workshops pro- lation facilities and procured the have been made ready for use by crore has been allocated for pro- Personal Protective Equipment against the global pandemic of have already fabricated 5,475 cover- duced a total of 39,856 masks and requisite equipment for the med- state governments to tackle the curement of equipment. At present, and hand sanitisation have emerged COVID-19 by contributing 250 alls till date with a record fabrication 5,400 litres of sanitiser while 540 ical staff to handle such cases Coronavirus cases including the there are seven ventilators in as the biggest prevention mecha- crores to PM CARES fund to of 1,004 in a single day. coaches were converted into isolation effectively. About 168 isolation hospital at Badarpur in Delhi and NTPC’s project hospitals. There nisms against the deadly strengthen the fight to contain the Apart from fabrication of cover- wards. beds with oxygen supply have medical college hospital of are 18 advanced level ambulances Coronavirus. Therefore, NTPC has spread of COVID-19. ;  '  '  ,++
*+##,&%5 ;'<**1+1 " 1##"**=**)"#5+ ndia is under lockdown, just like lowing observations: requirement, some state govern- average outlay per scheme per Imany other countries across the  ICU services were available ments have started announcing state. This is inadequate to run any globe. It is a step to flatten the curve only in DHs Lucknow and deferment of salary payments to all meaningful scheme for Indian to avoid large number of COVID- Gorakhpur out of the 11 test- classes of state government states. Such schemes, if ratio- 19 cases and resultant fatalities. In checked DHs/JHs. employees. This is taking place as nalised, can help re-allocation of times of uncertainty, speculation is  In the absence of an ICU facil- the government has leveraged its amount as high as 27,000 crore dominating many discussions in ity in the remaining DHs/JHs, balance sheets earlier by breaching to priority areas. This is just an media while some experts have patients approaching these hospi- FRBM targets and borrowing off- example from the central govern- resorted to scenario-based plan- tals in an emergent condition budget to the extent possible. ment. Similar cases are wide- ning. were likely to be referred and/or Often other expenditures take spread across state governments Experts have argued how passed on to higher facility public precedence over things that do not as well. India’s healthcare system isn’t or private hospitals. seem urgent at that time. This can If governments were held strong enough to cope in a worst-  The ICUs in DHs Lucknow and be seen in the CAG Report 20 of accountable through the existing case scenario, which is if millions Gorakhpur also suffered from 2018 for the Central Government mechanism by raising right ques- of people get infected from the shortage of essential equipment said: tions in the right forum, we would virus. Prime Minister Narendra such as ventilators, infusion “Government has increasing- have been in a better fiscal position Modi too mentioned this issue in pumps, ultrasound and arterial ly resorted to off-budget financing to support our poor migrants bet- his recent address to the nation. blood gas analysis machines. for revenue as well as capital ter in time of this crisis. Moreover, fault lines in our health- Apart from public health, let’s spending. In terms of revenue Some might also point out that care industry are already becom- now talk about it from the lens of spending, off-budget financing this is not the right time to talk ing visible with stories of shortage accountability. was used for covering deferring about accountability and past defi-  ,(     in supply of essential medical Public financial management fertiliser arrears/bills through spe- ciencies. Well, I agree. But I hope equipment like isolation beds and relates to the way governments cial banking arrangements; food when the crisis is over and we are ICU beds, PPE, workforce and the manage public resources — both subsidy bills/arrears of FCI making a list of lessons learnt for ines of SAIL, Raw Materials Manoharpur in Jharkhand and ly. Responding to an urgent need, list goes on. revenue and expenditure. It is through borrowings and for future, we remember and look at MDivision, has taken the battle Bolani, Barsua, and Kalta in Odisha Kiran centre of Kiriburu also made Several audit reports have government’s responsibility to implementation of irrigation accountability enforcement as a against COVID-19 in remote villages have been working on COVID-19 5,000 masks for PMO in just four highlighted deficiencies in our maintain prudent level of public scheme (AIBP) through borrow- governance-improving mecha- of Jharkhand, Odisha and Madhya prevention in peripheral villages, days. healthcare system time and again. debt and deficit. It involves ele- ings by NABARD under the nism and not as a fault-finding one. Pradesh. RMD Mines played a vital which are located in far flung corner Mines hospitals have arranged So what are these early warning ments like cash management, pub- Long-Term Irrigation Fund We could look at the accountabil- role in mass awareness development, of the state. In Madhya Pradesh, isolation ward on war footing to meet signs ‘we’ (including executive lic procurement, expenditure man- (LTIF).” ity mechanism as an early warn- distribution of mask, sanitiser and SAIL’s Kuteshwar Limestone Mines primary requirement of any COVID- government, healthcare workers, agement, internal and external It has been observed time ing system for our public systems food items among villagers. Under regularly supplied food to 600 fami- 19 case. Team of doctors and para- elected representatives, media and audit. and again that our public expen- to handle such crises. COVID-19 RMD’s CSR initiative, more than lies in local villages. medics are made ready to handle exi- common public) ignored? It is As lockdown greatly impacts diture needs deep rationalisa- was one crisis we didn’t see com- 9,000 masks were given to different SAIL-RMD-supported women gencies with special care. RMD mines obvious that a poor country like the economy, central government tion. In a recent study on central- ing but medical unpreparedness villages of the three states. self-employment centres like Kiran, administration and CSR department ours has to maximise its resources. and many state governments have ly-sponsored schemes by ICRIER, was something we could. SAIL’s Mines at Kiriburu, Soubhagya and Ashayen at Kiriburu, ensure social distancing, sanitisation One CAG report (2019) on pub- announced relief packages. To it was observed that 158 schemes (The writer is a civil worker. Meghahatuburu, Gua and Meghahatuburu and Gua respective- and self-care in the local community. lic healthcare system of UP had fol- meet this sudden expenditure out of 204 has just 5.7 crore as Views are personal.)  !! #$ %!& '()'*'*  &

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When the ban got over, and desperate to host India to save the ahead of the T20 World Cup, said while interacting with fans during I returned to domestic cricket, I was broadcast revenue from the con- starting October. an Instagram Live session on his IPL hungrier than before. test. The 29-year-old lanky pacer is franchise Delhi Capitals’ official handle. “I picked up my bat and realised I “The bowlers and batters currently out of the Australian “Doubts and questions arise, but I hadn’t lost my touch at all. If anything, would probably be happy with that, team and was targeting the now- kept the faith and belief. I spent some that time off made me a more deter- it’s (Adelaide Oval) probably been postponed Indian Premier League time in London where I was working mined person,” he said. the best cricket wicket the last four (IPL) to impress the national selec- or five years,” Hazlewood was tors and secure his place in quoted as saying by the Australian Australia’s T20 World Cup squad. 3  !8  media. “If we don’t play another game “It gives a bit to both batting before the World Cup it’s going to and bowling, I wouldn’t mind it. It’s be tough to get into,” Hazlewood !   >& not ideal though. We want to get said.    year ball-tampering suspension. against South Africa at home. around to all parts of Australia and “If an opportunity opens up, -- 8 Over the years English conditions was century in England, the “I was looking forward to the However, he has been ready for the challenge ourselves on all those dif- through injury or whatever, I’d take Ajinkya Rahane has faced the toughest for Rahane West Indies apart from washbuckling India opener New Zealand series but unfortunate- job since the 2018 Australia tour ferent wickets.” that. The IPL was going to be a several bowlers on differ- by his own admission. India, emphasised on the Rohit Sharma believes the pres- ly, injury (calf muscle) happened at when the team management gave India are scheduled to play good opportunity for me in T20 ent surfaces across the “(But) especially talk- need to be mentally fit Sence of David Warner and the wrong time,” Rohit told India him enough hints. four Tests, three ODIs and three cricket, to hopefully do well for globe, but playing against ing about one particular during the coronavirus- Steve Smith will make the tour of Today on Wednesday. “I was told you might be open- T20Is on their tour. Chennai and put my name forward England speedster James bowler — James forced lockdown period. Australia later this year a “different “I can’t wait to go to Australia ing in Tests as well. It was two years The T20 series will be played for that World Cup,” he added. PTI Anderson in his home Anderson in England is "(At) this point of ball game” for his side, which is also and play the Test matches there. ago. I was preparing myself from country has been the really challenging. He time, it is important to be at its best right now. Australia in Australia with those two then onwards,” he said. “When the chance came along, best cricket. most challenging task for knows the conditions positive mentally. India won the 2018-19 Test guys (Smith and Warner) will be a For him, watching the game I was ready. There were some tech- “As a team, we are playing best the India Test vice-cap- well. He (Anderson) is Mentally, I'm visualising series 2-1, their first in 71 years of different ball game,” India’s white ball from the dressing room is no fun. nical aspects, I needed to be aware cricket right now, everybody wants tain. the one,” said Rahane on my cricketing stuff, bat- touring Down Under, but it came vice-captain said. “You wanted opportunity, of,” he said. to take the game back to the oppo- While insisting that an Instachat Live. ting. As an international against a depleted Australian team For him, opening is a challenge everybody wants to be out there in Rohit said the Australia series sition. If it happens (amid the every bowler in interna- Rahane, who has athlete, cricketer, it is which didn’t have Warner and that he has relished and a testimo- the middle. I wanted to play and not will be an exciting one as this COVID-19 pandemic), it will be a tional cricket is challeng- amassed over 4000 runs important to be mental- Smith, who were both serving a one ny to that was his stupendous start watch the game. Indian team is currently playing its great series to be part of,” he said. ing, facing Anderson in in Test cricket and has a ly fit," said Rahane. PTI )1 *+#+ O
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