COVID19 Now a Pandemic, Says
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follow us: thursday, march 12, 2020 Delhi City Edition thehindu.com 20 pages ț ₹10.00 facebook.com/thehindu twitter.com/the_hindu Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY COVID19 now a pandemic, says Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP, says Congress is in denial WHO; India confirms 60 cases He praised the leadership of PM Jamia reopens library Over 1,18,000 positive cases have been reported globally across 114 countries months after vandalism Narendra Modi Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI will be allowed to travel and NEW DELHI The main library of Jamia will be quarantined on arriv Nistula hebbar New Delhi Millia Islamia, which was The World Health Organiza al in India for 14 days,” the vandalised on December 15 tion (WHO) on Wednesday release added. Former Union Minister Jyoti last year after the police said that according to its as It also noted that interna raditya Scindia on Wednes entered it following anti-CAA sessment, COVID19 “can be tional traffic through land day formally joined the BJP protests, was reopened after characterised as a borders would be restricted. after resigning from the renovation on Wednesday. pandemic”. primary membership of the Dr. Zakir Husain Library has “WHO has been assessing Fresh cases Congress on Tuesday. He undergone extensive this outbreak roundthe The number of confirmed lauded the leadership of renovation, the university clock and we are deeply con cases in India is 60 with two Prime Minister Narendra Mo New start: Jyotiraditya Scindia being welcomed by BJP chief said in a statement. cerned both by the alarming fresh cases — one each from di, and said the Congress was J.P. Nadda in New Delhi on Wednesday. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR CITY Ī PAGE 4 levels of spread and severity, Delhi and Rajasthan being in “denial” about reality. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD and by the alarming levels of reported — according to a re At a press conference at former’s grandmother, the pal as the situation is delicate Assembly to discuss inaction,” it said. Growing concern: People enquiring at a COVID-19 helpdesk in lease issued by the Union the BJP headquarters in New late Vijaya Raje Scindia, and with regard to the Kamal NPR, NRC, COVID-19 According to the WHO, a Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. * S. MAHINSHA Health Ministry. Delhi, Mr. Scindia, 49, joined said, “He [Scindia] is joining Nath government.” NEW DELHI pandemic is declared when However, as per health of the party in the presence of his family and we welcome Mr. Scindia spoke rather The Delhi Assembly will hold a new disease for which peo plomatic, official, UN/inter ing reason may contact the ficials from the States, the its president, J.P. Nadda, Un him.” emotionally about his move. a one-day session on Friday ple do not have immunity national organisations, em nearest Indian mission and number of cases may be up ion Minister Dharmendra Mr. Nadda assured Mr. He said there were two dates to discuss the NPR, the NRC spreads around the world ployment and project visas, all incoming travellers, in to 65, but they are yet to be Pradhan, Madhya Pradesh Scindia that he was now in a that had a profound impact and COVID-19. Party leaders said that AAP may push for a beyond expectations. It not stand suspended till April 15, cluding Indian nationals ar confirmed by the Centre. unit chief Vishnu Datt Shar “democratically run party” on his life — September 30, stand against the NPR. ed with concern that and this order will come into riving from or having visited “There are now 60 positive ma, general secretaries Anil and he would be heard. 2001, the day his father, the 1,18,000 positive cases had effect from March 13 at the China, Italy, Iran, Republic cases [including the 3 cases Jain and Arun Singh as well as Former Chief Minister late Madhavrao Scindia, CITY Ī PAGE 5 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD been reported in 114 coun port of departure. of Korea, France, Spain and from Kerala discharged ear spokespersons Jay Panda and Shivraj Singh Chouhan was passed away in a plane crash; tries, and more than 90% of The new advisory, issued Germany after February 15 lier],” noted the Health Mi Zafar Islam. absent at the induction. But and March 10, 2020, also the cases were in just four. following a meeting of the shall be quarantined for a nistry, which confirmed cas Mr. Islam, a friend of Mr. at a presser in Bhopal, 75th birth anniversary of his Group of Ministers, noted minimum period of 14 days. es from Kerala (8), Karnataka Scindia from the latter’s days flanked by Mr. Scindia’s pa father, when he decided to Visas suspended that visafree travel facility “Provision for testing pri and Maharashtra reported as an investment banker, was ternal aunt and BJP leader leave the Congress after find With 60 confirmed cases in granted to OCI card holders marily for students/compas earlier this week by the State involved in him crossing over Yashodhara Raje, he said he ing himself at a “crossroads”. India, the Central govern would be kept in abeyance sionate cases in Italy to be governments. to the BJP. welcomed Mr. Scindia into ment on Wednesday issued a till April 15. It added that any made and collection for sam Welcoming Mr. Scindia in the party. ‘PROMISES NOT KEPT’ Ī PAGE 13 travel advisory stating that foreign national who intends ples to be organised accord CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 to the BJP, Mr. Nadda recalled A senior source in the BJP MORE REPORTS ON Ī PAGE 13 OPPORTUNITIES Ī PAGE 7 all existing visas, except di to travel to India for compell ingly. Those tested negative MORE REPORT ON Ī PAGES 4, 8 & 9 the party’s founder and the said, “He has stayed in Bho A ROYAL SOMERSAULT Ī EDIT Suspension of seven SC to hear Uttar Pradesh plea Role of LG and govt. SBI cuts intertwined: Madras HC fixed deposit, Cong. MPs revoked lending rates on Lucknow banners today ‘They are expected to act in unison’ Need to preserve dignity of House: Birla SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Allahabad High Court had ordered removal of the posters Mohamed Imranullah S. Mumbai Special Correspondent CHENNAI The State Bank of India on NEW DELHI Legal Correspondent right which globally “under the Court is to prevent the The Madras High Court on Wednesday reduced its The Lok Sabha on Wednes New Delhi pins human dignity and key assault on fundamental Wednesday said a govern lending rate by 1015 bps, day passed a resolution re The Supreme Court will values of a democracy”. rights”. The State has chal ment is “a trustee for the lit and lowered fixed deposit voking the suspension of se hear on Thursday an appeal In a 14page order on lenged the jurisdiction of the tle man who should not and savings account inter ven Congress members with filed by the Uttar Pradesh go March 9, it said, “This funda Allahabad Bench of the High have a perception that the est rates. It also waived the immediate effect. The reso vernment challenging an Al mental right provides lungs Court to suo motu take cog running of the government minimum balance require lution was moved by Minis lahabad High Court order to to the edifice of our entire nisance of the banners in is a gigantic conspiracy”. ment for savings accounts. ter of State for Parliamentary Speaker Om Birla the district and police auth constitutional system... Lucknow. There is a sepa It held that the role of Pu SBI has reduced the one Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal orities in Lucknow to “forth Slightest injury to it is imper rate Bench in Lucknow. ducherry’s Lieutenant Go year marginal cost of fund and passed by a voice vote. keeping away from the Lok with” remove roadside ban missible as that may be fatal The State has argued that vernor and that of an elect based lending rate by 10 With this, the MPs — Gau Sabha for the last three work ners displaying the personal for our values designed and the object of displaying per ed government in the Union Puducherry Lieutenant basis points to 7.75% with rav Gogoi, T.N. Prathapan, ing days of the House and details of select persons ac depicted in the Preamble of sonal details of the indivi Territory were intertwined Governor Kiran Bedi effect from March 10. Dean Kuriakose, R. Unnith was reportedly very upset cused of “vandalism” during the Constitution”. duals is to deter the mischief as per law, and therefore “This is the tenth con an, Manickam Tagore, Ben with the disruptions, held an the antiCitizenship (Amend mongers from causing dam they were expected to act in “The view of the learned secutive cut in MCLR in FY ny Behannan and Gurjeet allparty meeting just before ment) Act protests in De HC erred, says State age to public and private unison and not in division. single judge suffers from a 201920,” the bank said. Singh Aujla — who were sus the suspension was revoked. cember 2019. The State has argued that property. Courts should not basic fallacy of drawing a As a result, equated pended on March 5 for the He later returned to preside A Vacation Bench of Jus the HC erred in invoking pu interfere in bona fide action Judgment set aside parallel on the basis of ex monthly instalments on remaining sittings of the over the House.