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The DCGI has already   (       imposed a 24-hour campaign- advised her to desist from law and order across West However, on Monday the  ( &"%" Sources in the given the emergency use ing ban on the West Bengal using such statements in pub- Bengal and may be some other cases dipped mainly due to Government said that the authorisation for two Covid19 Chief Minister for her “highly lic while model code of con- States. And all this was being lower testing on Sunday. February 1, it has taken just ten     !"&$ Subject Expert Committee vaccines — Covaxin of Bharat insinuating” and “provocative duct is in force. done when the election process Maharashtra reported a major weeks for the country to see a (SEC) of the DCGI on Biotech and Covishield of remarks” that the poll regulat- The EC noted that the was/is on. There could not decline, reporting around 20-time spike in the daily num- Monday took up the applica- Oxford-AstraZeneca manu- ing body described as having TMC chief made “highly insin- have been a greater misde- 51,751 cases, nearly 11,000 less ber of cases, a record of sorts tion of Dr Reddy’s factured by Serum Institute of “serious potential” to lead to a uating and provocative remarks meanour,” it said. than the previous day’s tally. across the world. +   Laboratories seeking emer- India in Pune. breakdown of law and order laden with serious potential of Lashing out at the EC However, the situation in Meanwhile, on the second during elections. breakdown of law and order order, Mamata said she would Delhi and neighbouring Uttar day of countrywide Tika Utsav !    As per the order issued by and thereby adversely affecting stage a dharna in the city on Pradesh remained grim, with (vaccination festival), India’s   & '( R* the EC, the ban will come into the election process.” Tuesday in protest. The TMC the national Capital reporting Covid-19 vaccination coverage "   effect from 8 pm on April 12, The EC said, “In fact, it is questioned why only Mamata 11,491 cases and UP recording went past the 10.50 crore mark         and continue till 8 pm on a matter of deep regret that a has been punished and BJP 13,604 cases. on Monday. Eight States New Delhi: 14 hospitals in the April 13. The action was taken media narrative was sought to leaders left off hook. While Gujarat reported account for 60.13 per cent of national Capital will be con- Chandigarh: The Haryana    *  by the polling body after be weaved hour after hour to Meanwhile, Modi launched 6,021 new cases, 2,854 recov- the total doses given so far in verted in Covid-19 facilities. Government on Monday Lucknow: UP Chief Minister Mamata was found “violating misguide the biggest stake- a fierce broadside against eries and 55 deaths in the last the country, according to the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind imposed night curfew in the Yogi Adityanath directed offi- the Model Code of Conduct holder which is the voters by a Mamata. “Didi has been insti- 24 hours, Rajasthan reported Union Health Ministry data. Kejriwal on Monday had State amid a surge in coron- cials to be on their toes to con- (MCC)” for appealing to the candidate who also happens to gating her workers against the 5,771 new cases, 1,291 recov- The first day of Tika Utsav on directed officials to convert avirus cases. “Night curfew trol the exponential spread of voters on communal be the CM of the State. At least Central forces. Do not do this. eries and 25 deaths during the Sunday saw the administration some Government and pri- between 9 pm and 5 am will be Covid-19 across the State. The lines. this should have been appreci- Didi o didi, if you want to take same period. of 30 lakh vaccination doses at vate hospitals into dedicated imposed from tonight and will CM made it clear that neither Condemning Mamata’s ated that the sideshow was out your anger, abuse me. But India’s cases are also dou- 63,800 Covid Vaccination Covid-19 facilities to cope with remain in force till further his Government will impose statements made during poll fraught with immense poten- don’t insult Bengal’s dignity and bling and tripling at an alarm- Centres across the the alarming rise in the Covid orders,” Haryana Health another lockdown nor let the rallies on April 7 and 8, the EC tial to have adverse impact on tradition,” he said. ing speed. From 8,579 cases on country. cases. Minister Anil Vij said. people die in misery. " ,     !   "#$#    4   5      #  (- .   6   $     /R   0 %     & " 707            * 1   *   %&  (  "#$ %  "#$ % 2       &' %      he Supreme Court on he Centre told the Delhi TMonday termed as +.*   lose on the heels of it pro- THigh Court on Monday “absolutely frivolous” a petition Cmoting all the State board 8 **   that the Nizamuddin Markaz filed by former UP Shia Waqf 3   students from Classes I to 8 to mosque can be made opera- Board chairman Waseem Rizvi the next without any examina- "    tional for devotees to offer seeking the removal of 26 vers- tion, the Maharashtra prayers during the month of es from the holy Quran and    Government on Monday post-  "#$ % Ramzan which is expected to dismissed it with a cost of poned the board examinations begin from April 14. 50,000.  "#$ % of Classes 10 and 12 in view of he Ministry of Civil The submission was made A Bench of Justices RF the worsening Covid-19 situa- TAviation (MoCA) on before Justice Mukta Gupta by Nariman BR Gavai and pooked by the grim Covid- tion in the State. Monday banned meal services the Central Government dur- Hrishikesh Roy rejected the S19 scenario and slashing Announcing this, on flights with less than two ing the hearing of a plea by the petition in which Rizvi alleged down of India’s growth outlook Maharashtra Education hours of travel duration to Waqf Board seeking opening of that these 26 verses of Quran by multiple rating agencies, Minister Varsha Gaikwad minimise the risk of Covid-19 the Nizamuddin Markaz where promoted terrorism. investors on Monday went for tweeted, “Given the current infection. The norm will come the Tablighi Jamaat congrega- In his plea, Rizvi has stated heavy selling of equity in bank- #Covid-19 situation in into effect from April 15. tion was held amid the Covid- that Islam is based on the con- ing, finance, and auto counters, Maharashtra, we’ve postponed However, there are no 19 pandemic and was locked cepts of equity, equality, for- triggering a huge collapse State board exams for Class 10 restrictions on serving meals since March 31 last year. giveness and tolerance but due which saw Sensex crashing by & 12. The present circum- on international flights as of which marked to the On March 24, the Centre to extreme interpretations of the over 1,707 points. stances are not conducive for now. Airlines are permitted to Directorate of Civil Aviation. had said 50 persons chosen by said verses of the holy book, the In more bad news on the Food inflation accelerated Statistics and Programme holding exams. Your health is serve only pre-packed snacks, “Crew shall wear a fresh set of the Waqf board can be allowed religion has been drifting away economic front, India’s retail to 4.94 per cent in March, as Implementation (MoSPI). our priority”. meals, and pre-packed bever- gloves for each meal/beverage to pray at the mosque during the from the basic tenets. inflation rose to a four-month compared to 3.87 per cent in The industrial output con- Varsha said keeping in ages on flights that have dura- service,” it added. “shab-e-barat” holiday. The plea of Rizvi has high of 5.52 per cent in March February. Inflation in “fuel and tracted by 1.6 per cent in the mind the schedule of entrance tion of more than two The decision was taken Advocate Rajat Nair, appearing drawn massive backlash with as food prices soared, accord- light” category remained ele- previous month (January 2021) exams for professional courses, hours. amid fears that passengers tak- for the Centre, told the court on several Muslim outfits and ing to the Government data vated at 4.50 per cent during and expanded to 4.5 per cent in Class 12 exams will be held by “The airline operating ing off masks to eat may lead Monday that offering of prayers Islamic clerics. released on Monday. March compared to 3.53 per February 2020. end of May, while Class 10 flights on domestic sectors to the spread of the virus. at the mosque during Ramzan Last month, an FIR was The consumer price index cent in February. The manufacturing sector exams will be in June. “We’re may provide meal services While in-flight meals can’t be should be subject to the guide- registered in Bareilly against (CPI)-based inflation was 5.03 At the same time, the Index output contracted by 3.7 per closely monitoring the health onboard, wherein the flight avoided on medium or long lines issued by the Delhi Rizvi for allegedly hurting reli- per cent in the previous month of Industrial Production (IIP) cent in February, while situation. Fresh dates for these duration is two hours or hauls, the restriction has Disaster Management Authority gious sentiments of Muslims (February 2021) and was 5.91 contracted 3.6 per cent for the mining output exams will be announced more...” MoCA’s Joint Secretary been imposed on domestic with regard to social distancing with his petition in the top per cent in the same month last February 2021, showed data declined by 5.5 per accordingly,” she Usha Padhee said in an office flights of up to two hours and other Covid court. year (March 2020). released by the Ministry of cent. said. memorandum on Monday, duration for now. precautions.       ' %  (                      9: out grand Shobha Yatras through the dures (SOPs), the number of devotees       main thoroughfare of the pilgrimage was less compared to past Kumbhs    city to gather at Brahma Kund. where such occasions would attract    0*  As per the sequence set by the around 1 crore devotees.   Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad Marching barefoot to their desti-  !   . (ABAP), Sadhus of the Niranjani nation with many of them not wearing Akhada reached Har Ki Pauri first for masks or observing social distancing,        the holy dip. They were also accom- the seers took a dip in the river as they panied by members of the Anand were showered with flower petals from  %#  Akhada. helicopters flying above on behalf of the The last king of Nepal, Gyanendra Government. ore than 31 lakh devotees from Bir Bikram Shah too took a holy dip Meanwhile, the authorities had Mdifferent parts of the country along with Sadhus of the Niranjani directed the vehicles to various park- reached Haridwar on Monday to take Akhada. This was followed by the Juna ings from where 262 shuttle buses were a holy dip in the river Ganga at vari- Akhada along with Sadhus of the Agni operated. ous ghats in the city on the occasion of and Ahwahan Akhadas who were also At the ghats, the police acted on the Somvati Amavasya. accompanied by members of the principle of ‘Teen Dubki-Ek Snan’ It is the second Shahi Snan of Maha Kinnar Akhada. This was followed by (three dips- one bath) in order to man- Kumbh which is being organised here the Juna Akhada along with Sadhus of age the crowds of devotees. At the same after 12 years. the Agni and Ahwahan Akhadas who time, challans were issued to about 83 While Har ki Pauri, considered the were also accompanied by members of people for not following the Covid holiest of the ghats, was reserved the Kinnar Akhada. guidelines in the Mela area. exclusively for the Akhadas from 7 am The procession of the Akhadas was Till 3 pm the authorities had con- onwards, common people also took the directed via the highway to Har Ki ducted 9,678 Covid tests on arriving holy dip on the other ghats of the Pauri amidst tight security. Being devotees at the Haridwar border with Ganga, revered by millions as a god- Covid positive, the ABAP head 26 of these coming out positive. At the dess. Narendra Giri was unable to attend the same time, 2,758 people and 357 vehi- The seers of different Akhadas, led Shahi Snan. Due to implementation of cles were turned back in absence of by their Mahamandaleshwaras, took the Covid standard operating proce- Covid test reports. )    #    &   *   (        !#!$% & '( )*+,)  C D Q"       )     

     "#$ % Shri Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Delhi that emitted pollution, will continue to rage, therefore ence and environment, Dr " F *9 < government has taken several and those that used harmful it isn't feasible for us to wait for Mukesh Sharma of IIT Kanpur, elhi Environment Minister steps to combat air pollution fuels have been asked to shift so long." Gufran Beig of Indian Institute DGopal Rai on Monday wherein various reports have to natural gas, tree transplan- Rai said, "We will have to Of Tropical Meteorology,      ' 3* $ out unnecessarily, Medical tions. Navdurga festival also held a digital round table con- found significant improvement tation policy has been fol- parallely run environmental Deepak Agarwal of IL and FS, Education Minister Vishwas starts on Tuesday. ference with experts focussed in Delhi’s air quality, but the lowed to increase green cover programmes to ensure that Partha Basu of the environ- hile several cities, includ- Sarang said. Including 824 fresh upon formulating measures to government does not want to in the city, transplanting foreign the AQI does not deteriorate mental defence fund, Siddharth Wing Indore, Ujjain, He claimed that various Coronavirus cases in last 24 reduce the air pollution in be satisfied with this much, and kikar with indigenous plant any further. We want your Virmani of energy policy Chhindwara and several others social, political and religious hours, Bhopal has reported Delhi. wants more improvement. species has also been under- suggestions, your feedback to Institute at the University of are already under absolute organisations had requested over Covid 58,000 positive The roundtable meeting is Rai said, "The Delhi gov- taken and a committee has create a positive, effective and Chicago, Brikesh Singh of lockdown, the administration the administration to cases since March last year and for two days and the theme is ernment has taken up many been formed to monitor the popular environment plan for Clean Your Collective and announced the same for evoke stringent measures in there are 52,247 active cases in "Measures to be taken to reduce initiatives to curb air pollution same." the city. We will continue this Akshima Ghare from Rocky Bhopal on Monday. the city. He claimed that the State capital presently. air pollution in Delhi before in the state, particularly dust He said, "We now want discussion tomorrow as well Mountain Institute participat- District collector Avinash despite several measures, the Chief Minister Shivraj winter 2021". During the con- pollution and continues to try your assistance in this process and move ahead in our agen- ed in the conference. Lavaniya issued an order on situation remains grim in the Singh Chouhan has also said ference, Rai said that the Delhi and come up with new schemes that has been initiated, because da to create a sustainable and Monday evening saying that State capital, said the Minister. that the crisis of Remdesivir government does not wish to for the same. Since last October talking about environmental effective action plan." the State capital will be under Besides Bhopal municipal injection will be over in the wait till September when the air the government has been pollution during the winter He said, "I am very thank- '%  corona curfew a term coined by area, Berasia municipality will next two-three days. pollution increases in Delhi; undertaking regular cam- months, starting from October ful to all for making the sug- MP Government for also remain under prohibitive There is an adequate with the help of the experts, we paigns. The government has when the AQI is severe, is not gestions and presenting the N%%  lockdown, from April 12, 9pm condition which require clo- arrangement of oxygen in the want to create a long-term undertaken many schemes to a solution. We need to initiate ideas at this round table con- to April 19 at 6am. sure of all public establishments State, it is being reviewed every action plan to combat air pol- control vehicular pollution in action throughout the year. ference. I would request you all   O Health Commissioner Dr and prevention of common day. With this, instructions lution throughout the year. the state including the electri- We are, in the next few days, to submit these presentations to Pramod Goyel has been traffic movement. have been given to purchase He said that based on the cal vehicles policy, increasing going to come up with an us so that we can study these    removed and is replaced with Covid-19 vaccination, oxygen concentrators, soon suggestions received from the number of public transport action plan to further better the matters thoroughly and for- IAS officer Akash Tripathi. exams, IT/BPO services, health two thousand concentrators experts and organizations, the facilities particularly buses, AQI of Delhi. We want the con- mulate a long-term action plan Though it would not be an services, travellers going to will be arranged. Delhi government will formu- campaigns like the red light on cern of the AQI and solutions to combat the air pollution of absolute prohibition as essen- airport, bus stops and railway The CM was holding dis- late a long-term action plan to car off, bio-decomposer exper- to it to take the shape of a mass Delhi." tial services will remain intact. stations, crop procurement and cussions with media represen- tackle pollution. iment to curb pollution com- movement where the people of Anumita Roy Chowdhury, Daily chores could be com- several other services have tatives after planting saplings in He said that under the ing from outside, banning Delhi are involved. No one executive director, research pleted but public can’t venture been spared from the prohibi- the smart park. leadership of Chief Minister energy-producing centres in knows when the pandemic and advocacy, Centre for sci-      ' 3* $

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"%4  Aamong the farming com- the saffron party in Haryana has felt across the state. farmers’ union have announced munity against the ruling embarked on its eight-day pro- The state BJP unit has to hold protests against the  "#$%&% Bharatiya Janata Party over the gramme to reach out to the chalked out a plan to hold 22 leaders of BJP and its ally JJP programmes covering all dis- during the scheduled pro- tricts to celebrate Dr Ambedkar grammes. Jayanti (April 14) during its The Chief Minister      "#$ % This accounts for only two per ly 5,000 beds in the last week eight-day contact exercise. The Manohar Lal Khattar is himself cent of the total beds while rests and 50 per cent beds are avail- Chief Minister Manohar Lal scheduled to preside over a pro- he Delhi Government has are still available.” able with the numbers being Khattar, his Cabinet Colleagues, gramme in Barauli village in Twritten to the centre to While talking about the further escalated. He added BJP MPs, MLAs, former Sonepat district while party again scale up Covid beds in its COVID bed increment, Jain that around two per cent of beds Ministers and senior party lead- state president OP Dhankar hospitals run by it in the said, “We are consistently in Delhi Government’s COVID- ers would participate in these would participate at functions in national capital amid surge in expanding the number of 19 care centres are occupied programmes. Rohtak and Bhiwani districts on coronavirus cases. COVID beds. We have added while the rest are vacant. The decision to hold district April 14. Deputy Chief Minister “We have requested the nearly 5,000 beds in the last On the issue of rising level programmes have been and JJP leader Dushyant Centre to increase COVID week and 50 per cent beds are COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Jain taken at a time when the BJP Chautala is also scheduled to beds in Central government still available. The numbers of said, “Delhi recorded 10,774 leaders are facing the wrath of attend a programme in Rewari hospitals. Currently, 1,090 COVID beds are being further positive cases with a positivity farmers, who have called for the on Ambedkar Jayanti. Around COVID beds are available at increased.” rate of 9.43 per cent. In the last social boycott of the leaders over eight district level programmes Central Government hospi- The health minister further 24 hours, we have conducted the issue of central agri laws. are planned to be held on April tals, which were more than said that 1,14,288 COVID-19 1,14,288 COVID-19 tests. As The Chief Minister while 14 while others would be held 4,000 in November 2020,” tests were conducted in the last per reports, COVID cases have holding a meeting of party district on April 15, 18 and 25. The pro- Delhi Health Minister 24 hours. He appealed to people increased exponentially both in presidents recently had directed grammes had begun on April 11 Satyendar Jain asserted. to stay at home and move out India as well as in Delhi.” to hold a series of programmes to in the state. Jain while responding to a only when needed. The Minister Talking about the number celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti across Even as the saffron party has question about the availability reiterated that it was absolutely of ventilators in hospitals, Jain the state to sustain party’s pro- planned its ambitious contact of beds in temporary COVID necessary to wear a mask when said, “There are only two types Dalit pitch and to gauge the pub- programme amid COVID-19 care centres said “There are stepping out of the house, which of beds -- ICU beds and nor- lic mood. pandemic to connect with the 5,525 beds in Delhi govern- would help fight COVID. mal ward beds. A year ago, the The party has decided to general public, the ongoing ment’s COVID care centre, Jain further said that the issue of the number of ventila- involve prominent leaders at dis- farmers’ movement acquiring wherein 190 beds are occupied. government had increased near- tors was huge. trict level functions to establish a new political dynamics would direct communication with peo- pose a major challenge for the ple despite the ongoing farmers’ party. +, /    &  + '  -   both the gates of the office and no party meeting has been banned outsiders’ entry for organised in the office and no the next ten days. further event or press briefing    % Singh has asked the party is scheduled there for ten days, workers to contact party office- a senior leader said.  %)". bearers on phone and only visit Sources said that the party office when in emergency. office was locked, as most of      ' 3* $ During the last Covid19 wave the staff living in Kolar area, large numbers of BJP leaders which is under complete lock- haratiya Janata party state and party office employees down, could not turn up. Bheadquarters in Bhopal has had fallen prey to However, those coming from been placed under undeclared Covid19. other localities reached there. lockdown on Monday after However, amid the fresh Since, there was no work, they three staff members were test- wave, the party organisation too left for home. ed positive for Covid19. was practicing caution and With 919 fresh cases in Soon after on Monday, number of participants were Indore and 824 cases in Bhopal, office secretary Raghvendra limited to avoid Covid19 infec- state has recorded total 6489 Singh ordered to lock down tions. For around a fortnight, cases in last 24 hours. '6 &       =.>?  +?  

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"6         P  %'("#   "  * %   "--0  #%!    &"      Q+#!% "## hief minister    &" Monday. The authorities also and Uttarkashi 29 active cases  into his contact recently to get CTirath Singh reported 408 patients from of Covid-19 each. themselves tested. The addi- Rawat has expressed he second wave of the con- Haridwar, 114 from , In the vaccination drive ""   tional chief secretary Manisha gratitude at the suc- Ttagion of novel 89 from Udham Singh Nagar, 49242 people were vaccinated Panwar and additional secre- cessful conclusion of Coronavirus ( Covid-19) is 70 from Pauri, 56 from Tehri, in different parts of the state on #$%  tary S S Waldia too are suffer- the second Shahi getting intensified in nine from Rudraprayag, seven Monday. In the state 186746 ing from the disease. Snan of the Kumbh Uttarakhand. The state health each from Almora, Chamoli, people have been fully vacci- "" & Meanwhile the Mela with obser- department reported 1334 new Champawat and Uttarkashi nated so far as they have Uttarakhand Secretariat vance of the Covid cases of the disease while seven and three from Pithoragarh on received both the first and sec- " #  Association has demanded that guidelines. patients were reported dead on Monday. ond dose of the vaccine.    the rule of 50 per cent atten- Addressing media Monday. The state now has The health department The Chief Operations dance should be implemented persons virtually on 110146 (cumulative) cases of reported the death of three Officer (COO) of state Covid- in the office. Monday evening, the disease and the death toll patients each at All India 19 control room, Dr Abhishek    &" The association has also the CM said that from the disease now stands at Institute of Medical Sciences Tripathi said that 581 vaccine said that a ban on entry of the considerable enthu- 1767. In the last three days 3900 (AIIMS) Rishikesh and Mahant sessions were organised in dif- he spurt in the number of outsiders in the secretariat siasm was seen patients of the disease have Indiresh hospital Dehradun ferent parts of the state on Tthe cases of the Covid-19 is should be reinforced. The among the devotees been reported from the on Monday. One patient was Monday. In Dehradun 121 vac- also taking its toll on the func- President of the association for the second Shahi state. reported dead at Max hospital cine sessions were organised in tioning of many departments of Deepak Joshi said that the Snan of the Kumbh The authorities discharged Dehradun on the day. which 3088 persons above 45 state government. Many PRO and personal secretary Mela. It is being esti- 605 patients from different The state now has 7846 years of age, 54 healthcare employees including senior (PS) of the chief minister were mated that nearly 35 lakh devo- Kumbh in a divine, grand and state, Rawat said that all hospitals of the state following active patients of the disease. workers and 13 front line officers of the state secretariat approached by the association tees would have bathed in the safe manner. Care is being arrangements are complete. their recovery from the disease Dehradun continues to be at workers were vaccinated on are reported to be suffering on Monday for an official Ganga by the end of the Shahi taken to ensure all facilities for Officials have been directed to on Monday. A total of 98492 the top of the table of active Monday. from the disease. On Monday meeting with the CM. Apart Snan, he said. Rawat said, members of the religious fra- facilitate vaccination from the patients have recovered from cases of the disease with 3240 In Haridwar 101 sessions the samples of principal secre- from imposing restrictions in “There are various challenges ternity while officials have also district to block and Nyay the disease in the state and the patients, Haridwar has 2663, were organised on the day in tary Anand Bardhan and sec- view of Covid-19, the associa- in organising the Kumbh been directed to ensure that the Panchayat levels. Compared recovery percentage is now at Nainital 823, Udham Singh which 8439 persons above 45 retary Dilip Jawalkar were tion wants to raise issues like amidst the conditions created devotees do not face any prob- to other states, Uttarakhand is 89.42 and the sample positivi- Nagar 356, Tehri 279, Almora years of age, 33 health care reported positive for Covid-19. discrepancies in the golden by Covid-19. However, our lems.” a considerably better position ty rate is 3.57 percent. 95, Pithoragarh 79, Bageshwar workers and 372 front line Jawalkar informed about his ill- card scheme and revoking the government has accepted this Regardng the ‘Tika Utsav’ regarding vaccination, he The provisional state cap- 76, Rudraprayag 68, workers were ness on social media and order of freezing the Dearness challenge and is holding the for Covid vaccination in the added. ital Dehradun reported 554 on Champawat 50 , Chamoli 42 vaccinated. appealed to those who came Allowance (DA).  =.> ( #!     (  *       %       &"       he Union minister for Skill    &" TDevelopment and    &" Entrepreneurship, MN Pandey, n view of the second wave of Union Education minister committee has been ICovid-19 the management of Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Aformed with the directions the Mahant Indiresh hospital Union minister of State for of the Dehradun mayor in here has reserved 188 general Skill Development and order to probe the allegations and 33 ICU beds for the treat- Entrepreneurship, RK Singh against the officials of the ment of Covid-19 patients. along with chief minister Tirath Municipal Corporation of The Medical Superintendent Singh Rawat and Uttarakhand’s Dehradun (MCD) involved in (MS) of the hospital Dr Anil Skill Development and the alleged scam of the pro- Kumar Dhawan reviewed the Entrepreneurship minister curement of sanitiser spray. facilities and preparation of the Harak Singh Rawat digitally Last month, some media hospital for the disease on launched the government of reports had alleged that some Monday. He also held talks India’s Skill India pavilion at the officials of the corporation with the Chief Medical Officer ongoing Kumbh Mela in bought disinfectant at higher (CMO) of Dehradun and dis- Haridwar. Pandey and the CM prices during the lockdown. his members to conduct the mittee while the three other cussed an action plan. He said also interacted with youths par- Though the mayor Sunil Uniyal investigation. On Monday, Pal councillors including Hari that the hospital is working in ticipating in the Skill India ‘Gama’ and the senior officials informed that he received a let- Prasad Bhatt, Ravi Gusain and coordination with the district event, asking them to motivate refuted the claims, Congress ter from the corporation to Ramesh Kala and a senior administration, health depart- others too for skill development. farming, tourism and other Minister Narendra Modi and sectors with focus on their councillors under the leader- conduct the investigation with finance officer of the corpora- ment and government for pro- Speaking on the occasion, sectors, he added. expressed confidence that the monitoring also, he added. ship of the leader of opposition the four other members of the tion, Virendra Rawat would be viding best treatment to the Pandey said that the Kumbh The CM stressed on the event in Haridwar will help Union Education minister in the corporation, Bijendra Pal committee. He said that the the members. According to patients of Covid-19. Mela is an integral part of the need for special focus on skill spread the message further to Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Singh and some Congress party mayor had asked him to pro- Pal, he would hold a meeting Dr Dhawan said that dur- nation’s culture. He said that development of women self facilitate skill development. He appreciated the skill develop- members staged a protest in the vide the names of members to on Tuesday to discuss the mat- ing the first wave of the disease skill development schemes are help groups and linking the said that focus can be laid on ment pavilion as a commend- MCD premises and demanded be included in the committee. ter with the committee mem- in the state, Mahant Indiresh being prepared for skill development programme agriculture, horticulture, food able effort to spread awareness a probe. Stating that the oppo- Pal said that there are five bers. He said that the commit- hospital was the biggest hospi- Uttarakhand according to the with Atmanirbhar Bharat and processing, tourism- especial- on the subject. The Haridwar sition would not be satisfied if members in the committee tee would attempt to investigate tal in the private sector to state’s needs. The centre will vocal for local campaign. He ly adventure tourism and the IT MLA and BJP state president the corporation would conduct that include four councillors the allegations and submit their treat patients of the disease. He fully cooperate with appreciated the Skill India mis- sector under the mission. Skill Madan Kaushik along with the investigation itself, the and an official from the cor- report to the mayor within said that 1090 Covid-19 Uttarakhand for skill develop- sion being undertaken under development programmes officials concerned were also mayor had asked Pal to form a poration. As per the officials, seven to 10 working patients were admitted and ment in adventure, organic the leadership of Prime should be conducted for these present on the occasion. committee with the choice of Pal would be heading the com- days. treated in the hospital.  ,         %   '  %         3433     %         &" the BJP leaders and the Prime MLA Adesh Chauhan, Vice Minister Narendra Modi President Aryendra Sharma, he Pradesh Congress promised that the youth of the general secretary organisation       TCommittee (PCC) presi- state would get employment if Vijay Saraswat, Hari Krishna dent Pritam Singh has said that the BJP government is formed Bhatt, Member AICC Sumit the by election of the Salt in the state. He said that the Hridayesh and others accom-    &" a process similar to the KVs Vidyalayas. In an attempt to assembly would have a bearing people of Uttarakhand gave a panied the PCC should be followed. give competition to the private on the assembly elections of the landslide victory and a big president. he education minister In the KVs the Principals schools and provide quality state slated in the year 2022. He mandate to the BJP but the The by election for the TArvind Pandey has said are authorized to appoint education to the poor students made this observation while promise of employment has Salt assembly constituency that the education department teachers on the vacant posts for residing in all parts of the  $# "% car was stopped and checked. addressing a public meeting at remained unfulfilled. Singh would be held on April 17. The should spread awareness about one academic year. state the state government has The police found a jute bag in Salt on Monday. said that the unemployed youth counting of the votes would be the Atal Utkirsht Vidyalayas The minister also discussed planned to open these ix persons were detained the back seat which was found He said in the election of are on a path of agitation in the on May 2 and the results are (AUV). other modalities for launching schools. Swhile trying to smuggle a to contain a live pangolin.The 2017, the people of Salt had state. expected on the day. The by- He gave these orders while of these schools. AUV is a In the meeting the minis- live pangolin near Gaurpadav forest department booked the voted for the BJP candidate The PCC president held a election is necessitated due to undertaking a meeting of the dream project of the BJP gov- ter also discussed the plan of area in Terai central forest persons under the Wildlife Act whose unfortunate death series of meetings in different the death of the BJP MLA officers of the department at his ernment of Uttarakhand and one campus one school for the division on Monday. The Terai 1972 and will present them in resulted in the By election. parts of Salt on the day and Surendra Singh Jeena. The office in Vidhan Sabha on the department is planning to government schools of the central divisional forest officer court. It is pertinent to mention He said that everything in appealed to people to ensure Congress party has fielded Monday. start these schools from the state. He said that the National Abhilasha Singh informed that here that the pangolin is listed the Salt is clear as crystal and the victory of the Congress can- Ganga Pancholi from the seat In the meeting he said that upcoming academic session. Education Policy (NEP) 2020 the department received a tip in schedule I of the Wildlife the Congress candidate Ganga didate Pancholi. In the election who had given a tough fight to these schools would be devel- Dedicated to former Prime should be implemented in the off about some persons trying Protection Act. It is poached for Pancholi is winning the seat campaign the deputy leader of Jeena in the election of 2017. oped on the lines of the Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, state. Pandey also directed that to smuggle a protected species its meat and scales which are comfortably. The PCC presi- Congress in state assembly The BJP on the other hand has Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) and the AUVs are modelled on the the vacant posts of principals in wild animal. smuggled to countries includ- dent said that in the run up for Karan Mahra, former MP fielded Mahesh Jeena who is for appointment of teachers on lines of Kendriya Vidyalayas the schools should be During checks undertaken ing China and Vietnam for use the assembly election of 2017, Mahendra Singh Pal, Jaspur the elder brother of Late vacant posts in these schools, (KV) and Navodaya filled. on Monday morning, a white in traditional medicines. 0P#     6     % ,$+!& #!#,.#!  #  //#!"#    &" schemes. Efforts should con- tinue to develop sports facili-    &" Kanya Pujan. However, most of brating Navratri while taking all hief minister Tirath Singh ties in a planned manner and the parents are not against it this the precautionary measures. CRawat directed officials to for providing a better environ- hough several devotees time which evidently shows When the government can con- ensure that the development of ment for sportspersons in the Trefrained from observing that the scare of Covid-19 is duct Kumbh Mela amid the infrastructural facilities for the state, stressed the CM. the Kanya Pujan ritual of comparatively less among peo- pandemic, then I think people proposed 38th national games Sports secretary Brijesh Chaitra Navratri last year due ple here this year. can take care of nine children is completed in a time bound Kumar Sant informed that the to Covid-19 in Uttarakhand, "Everything is functional for a few hours," said Khansali. manner. Implementing the Uttarakhand state cricket asso- many are looking forward this from malls and marketplaces to However, some opined that sports policy effectively, the tar- ciation was recognised by the year to celebrate this ritual. tourist spots and restaurants people should not observe the get should be to establish BCCI in June 2018. Most of them opined that the where hundreds of people Kanya Pujan ritual at such crit- Uttarakhand among the top Uttarakhand participated in Covid-19 pandemic was new at arrive and interact with each ical times when the Covid-19 five states on the sports map. the Vijay Hazare trophy for the that time and people did not other. If people can go there cases are rising in the State. Stating that budget should not first time and reached the quar- know much about the disease amid the pandemic, what is "The cases are increasing con- be a concern, he directed the ter finals. He further said that but this time, it is different as wrong with observing a ritual sistently across the State. Even officials to identify the good 12 international cricket match- they are aware of how to tack- that hardly takes 30 minutes? those people who are following talent in the state and develop es were organised by the ICC as le the disease this time. The My family did not do Kanya proper guidelines are getting them. The chief minister said part of two international series Kanya Pujan ritual is observed Pujan last year but we would do afflicted by Covid-19. How can this while chairing a review in Dehradun. In the youth on the eighth or ninth day of it this time," said Dipti Rana, a people risk children's health for meeting of the sports depart- Olympics, Lakshya Sen in bad- Navratri called Ashtami and resident of Roorkee. A the sake of a ritual? We need to ment here on Monday evening. minton and Suraj Panwar in Navmi respectively by the devo- Dehradun resident, Deepa be practical and take every The CM said that state gov- athletics had won silver medals tees who observe fast during Khansali said that there is no possible measure to restrict the ernment is committed to and brought fame to the state at this period. In this ritual, the harm in conducting Kanya contagion," said a school ensuring all possible facilities the international level. devotees worship the young Pujan at home while observing teacher from , Deepa for the development of sports The Sports minister girls as goddesses and offer all the precautions like people Bisht. She added that even if and sportspersons. He laid Arvind Pandey, additional chief them Prasad that mainly must observe at every other somebody is inviting young stress on the need for focusing secretary Radha Raturi and include Poori, Chana and place during the pandemic. "I girls to Kanya Pujan, their par- on development of infrastruc- other department officials con- Halwa. Last year, many parents will make sure that I don't invite ents should not send them tural facilities for successful cerned were also present in the also refrained from sending any sick child for Kanya Pujan considering the risk of conta- implementation of sports meeting. their young daughters for but there is no harm in cele- gion in the present times.  !#!$% & '( )*+,) (

     !7  P       #              6 %!)    22   "#$ % dollars and several top aerospace giants are vying for the contract. he ongoing tension at the The IAF desperately needs more TLine of Actual modern aircraft as its squadron Control(LAC) in Ladakh and strength is fast depleting. the situation at the Line of Against the sanctioned Control(LOC) in Jammu and strength of 42 squadrons(one  "#$ % Kashmir will figure prominent- squadron has 18-20 jets), the ly during the three-day IAF IAF now has only 30-odd he CBI has called former Commanders’ conference here squadrons. Moreover, some the TMaharashtra Home starting Thursday. fighter jets are in the final stages Minister Anil Deshmukh for The top brass will review of their operational life and will questioning on Wednesday in Palande and Kundan, sources alleged that Deshmukh had operational readiness to meet have to replaced quickly to sus- connection with a preliminary said. asked Waze to allegedly extort any threat from China in the tain operational readiness. inquiry into probe allegations The CBI is conducting a over 100 crore a month from backdrop of the continuing fric- Officials said the conference of corruption levelled against preliminary inquiry into the nearly 1,700 bars and restau- tion points at the LAC in Eastern of apex level leadership is aimed him by former Mumbai Police allegations against Deshmukh rants in Mumbai. Ladakh. Given the always pre- at addressing the issues of IAF’s commissioner Param Bir Singh levelled by Singh after he was The High Court’s order sent threat of a two-front war operational capabilities in the  "#$ % south and ghat areas of Tamil plains during April 15-17. It is and suspended police officer removed from the coveted post came in response to a petition simultaneously with China and times to come. A series of dis- Nadu, Kerala and Mahe, coastal very likely to cause scattered to Sachin Waze. of Mumbai Police from Singh seeking a CBI Pakistan, the IAF commanders cussions would be conducted he India Meteorological and south interior Karnataka fairly widespread rainfall with On Sunday, the agency Commissioner. probe in the matter. are likely to draw their future over a period of three days to TDepartment (IMD) on during April 14-16. Another a thunderstorm, lightning and had grilled two Personal Singh’s allegations are said The CBI team of officers strategies in the three-day meet. address strategies and policies Monday said several parts of the cyclonic circulation lies over gusty winds (30-40 kmph) Assistants—Sanjeev Palande to have been corroborated by from the agency’s headquarters It will be first bi-annual conclave related to capabilities that would country are likely to receive southwest Madhya Pradesh and during April 14-17 over the and Kundan— in connection Waze before the CBI probe here was sent to Mumbai to of the IAF brass this year and give IAF a significant edge over rainfall in the next five days due neighbouring areas. western Himalayan region, with the ongoing PE for over team. Waze is in the custody of conduct the preliminary Defence Minister Rajnath Singh its adversaries. Various welfare to different cyclonic circula- Under its influence, isolat- and light, isolated to scattered eight hours. Two drivers of the National Investigation inquiry. will inaugurate it. and Human Resource measures tions. ed rainfall with thunderstorm, rainfall with a thunderstorm, Waze were grilled on Sunday. Agency (NIA) which is prob- Till now, the agency has Besides these operational to improve HR and adminis- According to the National lightning and gusty winds (30- lightning and gusty winds (30- Waze, an Assistant Police ing the SUV bomb scare case, questioned Waze, Singh, issues, the commanders will trative efficiency will also be dis- Weather Forecasting Centre of 40 kmph) is very likely over 40 kmph) over adjoining Inspector, is also an accused in the sources said. Palande, Kundan, two drivers also review the ongoing mod- cussed. the IMD, under the influence of Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, plains during April 15-17. the NIA case relating to inves- Last week, the Bombay of Waze as also other officers ernisation plans of the IAF. The Commanders’ trough and cyclonic circulations Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Isolated hailstorms are tigation of parking of an explo- High Court had directed the of the Mumbai Police as of the With the induction of Rafale Conference is a bi-annual con- over the south peninsula, scat- Gangetic West Bengal and also likely over Jammu, sive-laden SUV outside indus- CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry. fighter jets from France going as ference held at Subroto Hall, Air tered to fairly widespread rain- Odisha during next 4-5 days Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit- trialist Mukesh Ambani’s resi- inquiry into the allegations According to the High per schedule, the commanders Headquarters, Vayu Bhawan. fall with a thunderstorm, light- and over Jharkhand during Baltistan and Muzaffarabad dence in Mumbai. levelled by Singh against Court directives, the CBI can are likely to focus to their atten- The Conference provides a ning and gusty winds of 30-40 next 24 hours. and Himachal Pradesh on The CBI notice, calling Deshmukh and submit a report take further action like regis- tion on manufacturing 110 forum to the senior leadership kilometres per hour are very The IMD said a fresh April 14-16. Deshmukh to join its probe within 15 days. tering a Regular Case (FIR) multi-role aircraft within the of the IAF to discuss critical likely over southwest peninsu- active western disturbance is Thunderstorm/dust storms at team in Mumbai, was issued on In a letter addressed to after the PE suggests prima country. issues pertaining to Operations, lar India in the next five days. very likely to affect the west- isolated places are also likely Monday morning, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister facie substance in the corrup- This strategic partnership Maintenance and The IMD said isolated ern Himalayan region during over west Rajasthan on April grilling of his two aides Sanjeev Uddhav Thackeray, Singh had tion allegations in the matter. project is worth over ten billion Administration. heavy rainfall is also likely over April 14-17 and adjoining 14 and 15, it added. ) *  +  ,  " - %     P       1      "#$ %      O P     hough India produces as  "#$ % Reddy’s. All who are advocating Tmuch as two times the approval to Pfizer without amount of calories that it mid a massive surge in the bridge studies in India as part of consumes, unfortunately, ACovid-19 cases in the a lobby should understand that      many in the country are still country once again, Congress Indian lives also matter and you malnourished, mainly because president Sonia Gandhi on cannot bully the Narendra Modi of a lack of nutritional aware- Monday wrote to Prime Government.”  "#$ % Naidu said that India has a rich ness across sections in the Minister Narendra Modi high- Sonia in her letter to PM history of women leaders in society. lighting certain issues and sug- also sought expansion of vacci- ice President M Venkaiah every field. Mentioning that the Now, to spread the mes- gested some points to take nation based on need and expo- VNaidu on Monday called divine feminine was wor- into consideration to curb the sure rather than age and GST for ending every form of gen- shipped in the form of ‘Shakti’ spread of virus. exemption for life-saving drugs der discrimination in the soci- in ancient India, he called for &    The ruling BJP, however, and equipment. ety and to ensure equal rights reversing the decline in the val- accused the grand old party for “The numbers allocated to to women in every field of ues as reflected in widespread     “lobbying” for a particular phar- a state has to be based on the activity. discrimination against women maceutical company. prevalence and projection of Releasing a in society.      Sonia, in her letter which infection in that particular state. Commemorative Postage Stressing that spirituality is comes after her virtual meeting All instruments, medicines and Stamp in memory of the for- the basis of all religions, Naidu       with the Chief Ministers of infrastructure required to deal mer chief of the Brahma said that only spiritual knowl- sage of the need for a nutri- “There is a need for a Kranti more meaningful. Diet Congress-ruled States, under- with COVID 19 should be Kumaris, Rajyogini Dadi Janki, edge can ensure true peace, tionally balanced diet and to nutritionally balanced diet and well-being are insepara- lined three issues for PM’s con- made completely exempt from Naidu praised the Brahma unity and harmony in the  "#$ % help make people understand also in the context of the cur- ble partners,” said the state- sideration and appropriate GST. Even ventilators, oximeters Kumaris for being a women led world. Observing that today’s the importance of access to all rent Covid-19 pandemic. A ment. action. and oxygen cylinders presently organisation. He said that this individualistic lifestyle has he National Green Tribunal local fruits and vegetables, healthy body would be able to India has the unique “I have had a detailed inter- attract GST as do key life-sav- worldwide movement has been increased the possibility of Thas dismissed a plea seek- Union Minister of Science handle the infection much advantage of having the action with the Chief Ministers ing drugs like Remdesivir and an exemplary champion of conflict with one’s social or nat- ing review of its order direct- and Technology Dr Harsh better with greater immunity knowledge of Ayurveda. It is of States ruled by the Congress Dexamethazone,” the Congress empowerment and indepen- ural environment, the Vice ing removal of illegal con- Vardhan will launch a mission and higher resilience,” said a time to also apply this rich Party and Ministers from States chief mentioned said. dence of women, demonstrat- President said that spirituality structions in south Delhi’s called ‘Aahaar Kranti’. statement from the Science knowledge of Ayurveda-based where the Congress is in alliance Sonia also batted for a min- ing the fact that spiritual attain- unites an individual with his Jaunapur and Dera Mandi for- and Technology Ministry. nutrition to practice. The Governments, to take stock of imum income guarantee ments transcend gender-based social and natural environ- est areas. Vijnana Bharati (Vibha) movement will work on this the most disturbing Covid-19 scheme saying as states imposed distinction. ment. When such harmony A bench headed by NGT ;    and Global Indian Scientists’ too. situation,” Sonia said in her let- curfews, economic activity Referring to Gargi and exists, one can contribute pos- Chairperson Justice A K Goel and Technocrats’ Forum The movement proposes ter. would be hit hard impacting the Maitreyi - two renowned itively to society and the world, said direction for removing     (GIST) have come together to to address the current situa- Speaking on vaccinations, poor and daily wagers the most. women scholars of Vedic times, he said. the encroachment could not be conceptualize the mission tion of hunger in abundance she said, “Vaccines are our fore- “I appeal to you to put into recalled while the issue as to with the motto of Uttam by working to rouse the peo- most hope. Sadly, most of the place the much-needed scheme whether the encroachment is     Aahaar Uttam Vichaar ple to the values of India’s tra- states, are left with a stock of just of minimum monthly guaran-      there or not is yet to be deter- (`Good Diet-Good ditional diet, to the healing 3 to 5 days. While it will be nec- teed income in place and trans- mined by the statutory author-    & Cognition’). powers of local fruits and essary on one hand to substan- fer an amount of Rs 6.000 in ities. The United Nations has vegetables, and to the miracles tially ramp up our domestic every eligible citizen’s account,”  '%  “Since the tribunal has not also declared 2021 as the of a balanced diet. It will production capacity. It will also she said. undertaken the exercise of  "#$ % International Year of Fruits renew the focus on nutrition- be prudent to allow emergency Earlier in the day former  "#$ % want to give it to MCD officials. determining individual issues and Vegetables, which vibes ally balanced diets replete in use authorities of all the vaccine party chief Rahul Gandhi led The complainant has also and only directed compliance elhi’s waste storage facil- very well with Aahaar Kranti. locally sourced fruits and veg- candidates that have the the party’s “Speak up for vac- he CBI on Monday arrest- alleged that he was, therefore, of mandate of law by statutory Dities, Dhalaos, need to be Fruits and vegetables make a etables. required clearances without any cines” social media campaign Ted an Assistant Sanitary neither deployed for duty for authorities, if the applicants are compliant with Solid Waste large part of a balanced diet. The programme will focus further delay.” asking the PM to “stop events, Inspector and a temporary staff the last six months nor paid any aggrieved, they are free to take Management Rules, the Further, UN sustainable goal on training teachers, who, in BJP’s national general sec- stop exports of vaccines and give of Municipal Corporation of salary, the agency said. their appropriate statutory National Green Tribunal has # 3 that emphasises on human turn, will pass on the message retary BL Santosh countered the vaccines to everyone in need.” Delhi (MCD) in a bribery case The Assistant Sanitary remedies against orders by said while directing a com- well-being reads, “Ensure to the multitudes of students, calls for approval to all vaccines He also said the PM had said and recovered 38 lakh cash Inspector was allegedly which they are aggrieved,” the mittee to hold a meeting on healthy lives and promote and through them to their and said, “Sputnik V had been COVID would be controlled in from another Sanitary demanding a bribe of 8,000 bench said. the issue within a month. well-being for all at all ages.” families and finally the soci- approved for emergency use in 18 days. “It has been 385 days,” Inspector during searches. from deploying him on duty. The NGT had earlier A bench headed by NGT This goal too makes Aahaar ety at large, said the statement. India after bridge study by Dr he said. A case was registered Accordingly, the first instal- directed the Delhi government Chairperson Justice A K Goel against an Assistant Sanitary ment of a bribe of 4,000 was to remove illegal constructions formed the committee com- Inspector, MCD, Kishanganj, allegedly negotiated, it said. in south Delhi’s Jaunapur and prising Secretary, Urban City SP Zone, New Delhi, Om The CBI laid a trap and Dera Mandi forest areas, saying Development, Delhi; Central !    8    %  Pal and was arrested in the case. caught the Assistant Sanitary forest laws cannot be defeated Pollution Control Board; The complainant working Inspector and a temporary by allowing encroachments. Delhi Pollution Control as temporary staff of MCD staff of MCD, Delhi while The tribunal had noted Committee and local bodies since 1998 has alleged that the demanding and accepting the the submission that the pro- in the national capital.  "#$ % serious concern about the intentions not to respect the joining the Quad alliance,” MCD officials used to take the said bribe amount from the posed demolition on August The bench said: “The American Seventh Fleet long-standing India’s mar- CPI National Secretariat in ATM cards of temporary staff complainant. During the search 18, 2020, could not be held due meeting may be presided iting the recent trespass warship’s blatant intrusion itime claims. a statement. and pay only part of their at the office of the accused, sev- to the non-availability of the over by the Secretary, Urban Cof US Navy ships into into India’s Exclusive At the same time the Communist Party of salary to them, officials said. eral incriminating documents police force despite informing Development, Delhi. The Lakshadweep region, CPI Economic Zone (EEZ) response of the Indian gov- India strongly demands that It was further alleged that including blank signed cheques them well in advance to depute nodal agency will be CPCB on Monday said that India waters off the coast of ernment is very weak. It to safeguard our the complainant’s ATM card and ATM cards were recovered. sufficient police on the date of and DPCC for coordination must withdraw from Quad Lakshadweep violating shows once again in the sovereignty and self-respect was with him and he did not demolition. and compliance. Further alliance. The Communist international law and the name of it should come out from the “While it is true that action may be taken in party also blamed Modi sovereignty of our strengthening its role in the Quad alliance, added the removing such encroachment accordance with the Government for weak stand country. Indo-Pacific, it became a statement, urging Modi is a challenge but if the Rule of decision taken in the said on US’ arrogance. “Moreover, the arrogant junior partner to the US Government to maintain        Law is not to be enforced, we meeting. If necessary, CPCB “Communist Party of India statement of the Seventh and serving the American India’s sovereignty and self will have a lawless society. may issue an appropriate expresses its Fleet exposes its interests in Indo-Pacific by respect. Forest laws cannot be defeated Standard Operating       by allowing encroachments Procedure (SOP) on the sub- and thereafter pleading helpless ject applicable in all .  % &  in enforcing the law,” the bench States/UTs.” :!         -    (  had said. The tribunal was hearing O %   According to the status a plea filed by Delhi resident report filed by the Deputy Anubhav against non-  ,        . 1   "#$ % Chief Justice S A Bobde and Commissioner, South District, removal of garbage from . " # & Justices A S Bopanna and V there are about 5,000 encroach- Military Road, Bapa Nagar & %    he Supreme Court Ramasubramanian ers and 750-800 structures set side, Karol Bagh.  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Petitioner Ashwini plea by south Delhi resident to collect the garbage is several technologies related Meghalaya State through ited by CSIR-CMERI at the At present, the retire- Upadhyay, an advocate and Amarjit Singh Nalwa and oth- situated in the middle of the to ginger-turmeric process- Science and Technology conclave are the ginger- purification technologies ment age for the BJP leader, argued that dif- ers seeking execution of a 2015 residential area and it is ing and municipal solid waste Interventions’ organised by turmeric processing (arsenic-iron-fluoride) and Supreme Court judges is 65 ferent age of NGT order directing the Delhi causing acute respiratory management in a conclave in the North East Centre for technologies, municipal solid solutions, effluent treatment years whereas for the high retirements for judges of the government to remove health problems to the resi- Meghalaya, the Council for Technology Application and waste management, solar tree plant, hybrid mini-grid among court judges, it is 62 years. high courts and the top encroachments. dents of the area. 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During the Shantir April 4, was participated by the leader, challenging the ECI deci- nominee. al UN-mandated counterter- Ogrosena 2021 (Frontrunners Armed Forces of India, onsequent to the direction by sion to defer the polls to Rajya The petitioners asserted that he nine day long Navratra festival which starts from rorism exercise held in of Peace) exercise, he also Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Cthe Kerala High Court's Sabha said it was for the present Section 12 of the RPA 1951 TTuesday is expected to remain a low key affair due to Bangladesh and praised the interacted with the members of Lanka along with observers directive on Monday to hold House to elect the three members envisaged completion of the a spike in Covid-19 cases. members of the Army contin- the Indian Army contingent from the US, UK, Turkey, the biennial election to the Rajya in lieu of the vacancies to be entire process of election before For the last couple of days the overall footfall at the gent from India who partici- and lauded them for their high Kuwait, Singapore and Saudi Sabha from the Kerala Legislative caused by the April 21 retirement the actual retirement so as to fill cave shrine is already witnessing a declining trend. pated in the drills. standards of training and pro- Arabia. The aim of the exer- Assembly before May 2, the of three members. up the seats as soon as the seats At present the Union Territory administration has “General MM Naravane fessionalism, according to cise was to strengthen the pro- Election Commission of India “It is up to the ECI to fix the became vacant , particularly fixed the upper limit of 25,000 pilgrims who can perform #COAS attended the another tweet. There were 30 cedures and enhance interop- (ECI) fixed April 30 as the date schedule of election. But that does since Article 83 provided darshan inside the sanctum sanctorum on a daily basis #ClosingCeremony of personnel in the Indian Army erability amongst neighbour- of polling to elect the three mem- not mean that the Commission that the council of States is a con- but close to 14,000 or less pilgrims are undertaking the Multinational Exercise contingent. Bangladesh Prime hood countries to ensure bers to the Upper House from could fix any date,” said Asha. tinuing body. yatra for the last couple of days. #ShantirOgrosena2021 and Minister Sheikh Hasina was the robust peacekeeping opera- the State. On April 21, three MPs, Judge Asha said that the During the Navratra festival the shrine board author- addressed the participants of Chief Guest of the ceremony, tions in the region. PTI The ECI had announced ear- Abdul Wahab of Muslim League, intention was not to keep the seat ities are expecting a marginal increase but compared to lier that the election to the three Vayalar Ravi of the Congress unfilled but to complete the previous years the mood in the katra township is Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant and KK Ragesh, the CPI(M)’s process of election before the not upbeat. from the State would be intellectual face in New Delhi are retirement of the members so as The virus has spread in the Katra town affecting a large '     "$  held on April 12 but deferred the completing their tenure and retir- to have the full strength of the number of local residents/members of the business election citing the legislative ing from the Upper House. members of the Upper House community. Assembly poll scheduled If only the election is held represent the State. A different On its part the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board       for April 6. before May 2, 2021, the CPI(M) view is warranted only when authorities have decorated the cave shrine with ornamental Justice PV Asha while dis- could send two of its nominees to there is any law and order situa- flowers to attract the pilgrims but closer look at the yatra posing of the petition filed by Rajya Sabha. The Congress-led tion or any practical impossibil- statistics clearly revealed rising number of coronavirus    7 4  $  Jagamarla forest area, prompt- In the second theft of the Secretary of the Kerala Legislative UDFF has already announced ity, the judge said. cases is expected to cast its shadow on the nine day long A "  *  B ing the cops to round them up idol, Ranga Babu and his festival. The businessmen in Katra including hoteliers, tour and question. accomplices stole it away to operators and those running dry fruit/handicraft busi- ndhra Pradesh's Chittoor “On questioning, they Poyya village in Thottembedu 6    3 %%*( nesses are already a worried lot as they are staring at a Apolice arrested 10 persons admitted that they decamped mandalam and buried it. bleak future ahead. for stealing and destroying a with the Nandi idol, believing On April 2, they dug out     The district administration in Reasi has also geared Nandi idol from a temple in a that it had diamonds inside it. the idol and hammered it into &     up its entire machinery to strictly enforce SOP's at the Dalit colony in Jagamarla vil- Another five more persons pieces to find no diamonds in Katra base camp and has also advised the Shrine Board lage, believing that diamonds have been arrested as part of it. Since abandoning the idol 45+67  Authorities to follow all the guidelines to prevent spread were embedded inside it. the probe,” said a police pieces will raise suspicion, they     7 of Coronavirus at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi. Police arrested M. Venkata official. threw the Nandi pieces in   7 & Ramesh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of the Chalapathi (43), K. Srinivasulu Chittoor superintendent Swarnamukhi river. Lucknow: Asking officials to be on their toes to control the expo- Shrine Board Monday visited Bhawan and various other (34), K. Hari (34), B. Sridhar of police (SP) S. Senthil Kumar “Gopi, who broke the idol nential spread of Covid-19 disease across the State, Chief Minister t least eight passengers were killed locations on the track and on spot reviewed these arrange- (27), G. Venkatesh (24), P. said that Srinivasulu, also into pieces died in a road acci- Yogi Adityanath clarified that neither his Government will impose Aand four seriously injured on ments. He also took stock of the arrangements at Yatra Dasaradaiah (40), G. known as Ashwathama, dent three days ago while the a lockdown nor let the people die of misery. Monday in a road accident in Jammu and Registration Counters at Katra and, besides, at Darshani Narasimhulu (60), K. Ranga belonging to Nagarkurnool remaining 10 accused have “It is the responsibility of the officers to ensure that there is Kashmir's Doda district. Deodi, Banganga, Adhkuwari, Tarakote Marg, Sanjichhat, Babu (40), D. Prakash (34) and district in Telangana and his been arrested, along with the no shortage of hospital beds for the patients. The people should Police sources said a mini bus trav- Himkoti Marg, Bhawan, Bhairon Complex and at other B. Munendra (29). local friend Hari from Kandada confiscation of an auto rick- get all facilities and there should be no shortage of essential items elling on the Thathri-Gandola road locations enroute Katra to Bhawan with Deputy On April 4, police received together went to check the shaw, one Tata Ace, three two- in the market,” CM said while addressing officials in the meet- went out of the driver's control and CEOs and others. a complaint that the Nandi idol idol on March 21, which they wheelers and the idol pieces,” ing here on Monday. dropped into Kalnai river 42 Kms from Giving details of these arrangements, the CEO said belonging to Vandana would eventually decamp with. he said. This incident comes Expressing anger over private hospitals and labs fleecing peo- Doda town. that like in the past, the Bhawan of Shri Mata Vaishno Malleswara Swamy temple, Kumar said on March 26, in light of several alleged tem- ple by charging more than the prescribed rate, he directed offi- “Eight passengers were killed and 4 Devi Ji, Atka and the area surrounding it have been beau- located in the Koundyana for- Srinivasulu dispatched Hari, ple attacks which already cials to take action against them. He said that nobody will be seriously injured in this accident. A res- tifully decorated with exquisite flowers. Likewise, the illu- est area near the Scheduled who along with Chalapathi, rocked the southern state. allowed to take advantage of the helplessness of the people. cue operation has already started”, police mination of the Bhawan area with attractive and colour- Tribes (ST) colony in Sridhar, Venkatesh and Ranga Under the TDP govern- “Stop it strictly. Incorrect information will result in harsh said. ful lights has also been done. Devalampeta locality of Babu stole the idol and hid it ment, 163 temple offences were action against the guilty,” he said and directed officials to takeover The ill-fated mini bus was on its way He added that as was done in the last year’s Shardiya Jagamarla village in in a pond at Gangasagaram vil- reported in 2015, 139 in 2017, such hospitals. “Investigation report should not be delayed and from Doda to Chilli village. Navratras, there will be bhajan and bhaint performances Palamaneru mandalam was lage belonging to one 123 in 2018 and 177 in 2019, this should be communicated to the labs,” he said. Meanwhile, an IAF helicopter from by the renowned artistes during Morning and Evening stolen. Acting on temple priest Munindra. when the government transi- He has emphasized on the expansion of lab and testing capa- Jammu city was pressed into action for Atka Aarti during these Navratras also. Other special fea- S. Narasimhulu's complaint, The treasure hunters tioned to the YSR Congress bilities. Instructions have been given to increase the test capac- the rescue of critically injured passengers, tures of these arrangements include organising of Shat police registered a case under planned to break open the Party (YSRCP). ity of RTPCR to 70 percent. a defence ministry spokesman said. Chandi Maha Yagya at the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata IPC Section 379 and started idol on March 27 but one of the In 2020, a year which saw He said: “Our priority is to implement an effective strategy Authorities are ascertaining the Vaishno Devi Ji during the Navratras for peace, prosperity investigation. thieves, Ranga Babu, came an uproar following the char- to stop the spread of Covid-19. We will have to fight the pan- exact number of passengers who were and health of humanity. The Shat Chandi Maha Yagya will Around 6.30 p.m. on with Prakash Naidu, iot burning at the Sri Lakshmi demic vigorously with full preparation as there is no scope for travelling in the mini bus when the acci- be telecast live from 10.30 am to noon daily during the Saturday, police received a Narasimhulu, Dasaradhayya Narasimha Swamy temple in any sort of negligence in this fight.” PNS dent happened. Navratras, he added. tipoff that five people were and Gopi to steal it again from Antarvedi, there were 143 moving suspiciously in the place where it was hidden. alleged temple offences. ' > (     (/6- -71-+9//)/0)-. '   6*?        R  *     9?1 D?EE/     &' % Crime Branch-CID of Mumbai – in a CCTV footage recovered (making or possessing coun- take over the investigations --9;/.-<.+.,=. Police. Kazi was shunted out of by the NIA --was seen entering terfeit seal) and 506 -2 (crim- into the murder of Hiran.    day after he was arrested by the CIU last month. a number plates shop at inal intimidation) of the Indian Shinde and Gaur are said Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Controlling these injections by Athe NIA in connection The NIA is looking into Vikhroli in n orth-east Penal Code (IPC) and 4 to be accomplices of Vaze. High Court on Monday pulled supply from one outsourced FG with the twin explosive laden Kazi’s role in the planning of a Mumbai. In the footage, he was (a)(b)(i) of the Explosive Shinde is a dismissed police- up the State Government for agency is not at all in public SUV planting and alleged Gelatin sticks’ laden Scorpio also seen conversing with the Substances Act, 1908. He was man, who has been convicted having such a system that put interest,” it said. Mansukh Hiran murder cases, and a threatening letter inside outlet's owner. In addition, he subsequently booked under in the case involving the fake entire control of remdesivir Accusing hospitals of   * " the Mumbai police on Monday the vehicle, in the vicinity of was seen taking away a digital sections 16 (Punishment for encounter of Ramnarayan injections under one agency, exploiting the situation, the suspended Assistant Police Mukesh Ambani’s 27-storey video recorder and a comput- Terror act) and 18 (Punishment Gupta alias Lakhan Bhaiya.mn asking why was the crucial anti- court said: “We have come to n Bihar, 7,225 people tested Inspector (API) Riyazuddin residence “Antilia” on er from the shop. for conspiracy etc) of the strin- Shinde has been on parole. Covid medicine not made know that hospitals have Ipositive for Covid-19 in the Kazi, a close associate and col- Carmichael Road in south Kazi is the fourth accused gent Unlawful Activities The investigations by the available for everybody. refused to admit patients last 48 hours and 12 lost their league of incarcerated police Mumbai on February 25 and to be arrested in the SUV Prevention Act (UAPA). ATs have revealed that Shinde It also suggested that the despite having beds available.” lives, according to the State officer Sachin Vaze. the subsequent alleged murder planting and the alleged Subsequently, was in regular touch with Vaze government set up account- The court also noted that health department officials Kazi is the second serving of Thane businessman Manshukh Hiran murder cases. Maharashtra’s Anti Terrorism and helped the latter in his ability at every booth level to “right now it takes 5 to 7 days on Monday. officer from the Mumbai police Mansukh Huran. Vaze was the first accused to — which initially investigated activities. keep a check on the outbreak. for a common man to get An official said since the to have been suspended in the Hiran’s body was recovered have been arrested by the NIA the circumstances leading to During the investigations In wake of the rising num- himself RT-PCR tested. By the pandemic began last year the twin sensational cases. API from the marshy Reti-Bunder which registered an FIR in the the alleged murder of Hiran — that followed, the NIA seized ber of coronavirus cases in the time he or she gets results, has overall tally in the State has Vaze, who had been arrested on creek Mumbra in the neigh- explosive-laden SUV recovery on March 21 arrested convict- from Shinde and Gaur two state and the worsening situa- infected a lot many others”. reached 2,83,229, including March 13, was later suspended bouring Thane district on case on March 8.Vaze, who was ed Mumbai Police constable mobile, one iPhone, 7 SIM tion in healthcare facilities, 1,610 persons who lost from the Mumbai police force March 5. arrested on March 13 in con- Vinayak B. Shinde (51) and a cards, a blank cover of SIM the high court had taken a suo “Why is it taking so long? their lives. on March 15. The NIA suspects that act- nection with the gelatine sticks cricket bookie Naresh R. Gaur card, a note with 14 mobile moto cognizance of the issue We advise ramping up the test- He said that 1,053 persons Kazi, who was on Sunday ing allegedly at the behest of laden Scorpion recovery case, (31) in connection with Hiran’s numbers mentioned includ- and filed a PIL, titled ing facilities and centres,” it recovered from Covid-19 in the remanded by a holiday court in Vaze, Kazi might destroyed was earlier booked under sec- alleged murder. The arrest of ing 5 in the name of arrested- 'Uncontrolled upsurge and seri- said. last 24 hours. NIA custody till April 16, was evidence in the case and pro- tions 120 (B) (criminal con- Shinde and Gaur came a day suspected cop and prime ous management issues in As the court asked the The state capital, Patna, is directly working under Vaze, cured fake vehicle number spiracy) 286 (negligent conduct after the Union Home Ministry accused Sachin Vaze with Covid control', with the Central government what steps were the most affected city in Bihar an API heading the Crime plates number plates with respect to explosive sub- asking the National 'Ok' written (for activation) and state governments made taken to ensure the reduction where infection is hitting the Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Sources said that Kazi was stance), 465 (forgery) 473 Investigation Agency (NIA) to beside them. respondents. of staff in various offices, the frontline corona warriors. The bench of Chief Justice Advocate General said that On Sunday, two doctors Vikram Nath and Justice only the paan shop owners and seven medical staff of     Bhargav D Karia, set up to hear association had come forward Patna Medical College and 4     1    the matter, heard Advocate and voluntarily had decided to hospital tested Covid positive. <     General, Kamal Trivedi, on shut down for the weekends. On Saturday, two doctors of    #    behalf of the state government “Then they are acting with AIIMS Patna and nine doctors   2  (     and posed a salvo of questions more wisdom and responsibil- of the PMCH were put in iso-  ?  3=   8  on various fronts due to which ity,” the court observed. lation after their Covid-19 (     3 % Supreme Court was wrong in its observa- the present uncontrolled situ- The court also stressed reports came positive. tion and assessment. The only way to save Lucknow: Muslim clerics and ation arose. that fighting this pandemic A total of 1,382 infected    5   $%4  erala’s political landscape was in for a India from this predicament is to declare the organisations on Monday wel- “Initially, when the pan- was impossible without the persons were reported from Kjolt late on Sunday evening as PC country as a Hindu Republic,” said George, comed the Supreme Court's demic struck last year, people cooperation of people, but “the Patna on Sunday. On Saturday, he girl (Pushplata), whom her fam- George — MLA and head of the faction of a devote Catholic. decision of rejecting a plea seek- were advised to home quaran- people had lost trust in admin- the health department detect- Tily had assumed that she had die a Kerala Congress — owing allegiance to the Addressing a public meeting at ing removal of 26 verses from tine and also get treated at istration”. ed 1,431 patients. anywhere, is unaccounted for the charge Catholic Church demanded that India be Thodupuzha, the senior legislator who the Quran, saying this proves home. Now why have you “We are not happy with There are 157 patients of stealing a child and is in the prison declared a Hindu Republic at the earliest. wages a one-man army battle against cor- that religious books are treated changed it and insist on hos- many of the policies of the gov- infected with corona who are here for the past two years. However, the “The rulers should understand that the ruption, said he has no complaints against with honour in the country. pitalisation? Why are you ernment and there are some admitted in PMCH. mentally weak, married Pushpalata had minorities would be able to live here with the Muslim religion. But there are some The apex court termed as insisting that remdesivir should things which need to be cor- Raj Kumar Bhagat, a resi- revealed her maiden address to the a sense of security only if India is declared misguided elements in the community “absolutely frivolous” the peti- only be available at hospitals rected. At least people should dent of Purnea district, who police at the time of her arrest. a Hindu Nation. I am speaking this know- who is out to disintegrate India and they are tion filed by former Uttar and not for home patients feel that government is doing was admitted in the PMCH, But the police could not verify that ing fully well what would be the impact of spoiling the reputation and good name of Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chair- quarantined who require the something. At present there is died due to the corona infec- address and sent her to jail and made a my words,” said George (70), who represents Islam. They have to be isolated and exposed man Waseem Rizvi and dis- injections? Why is it not being a total deficit in trust of people tion on Sunday. Besides, a 90- report. Now the family of the girl has Poonjar Assembly constituency and has to save all,” said George. missed it with a cost of 50,000. available at all the hospitals? in the administration. That year-old person of Jahanabad been discovered by the effort of the been a seven-term member of Kerala Kevin Peter , who heads the Christian “We welcome the decision Why is it not available for trust should be restored,” it named Shiv Yadav also died Secretary of the District Legal Services Legislative Assembly. Association for Social Action (CASA), an of the Supreme Court. This anyone who needs it? maintained. IANS due to Covid. Authority. The jail authorities have George is seeking re-election from umbrella organisation for the entire proves that religious books are made the girl talk to her father and Poonjar for a record eighth time as an inde- Christian sects in the country said the being treated with honour in the preparations to meet him soon. The spe- pendent sans the support of no major play- demand by George has to be noted seri- country. It will increase the 8( 9% %  - &      % cial thing is that due to the treatment ers like the CPI(M), the Congress and the ously. “It is the indifference of the Congress- confidence of Muslims in the given by the jail administration, now her BJP. He was in the news recently when led UDF and the CPI(M) led LDF towards Constitution and in the judicia- %  : ;  &  31 4  health is also quite fine. cadres belonging to extremist Islamic orga- the genuine grievances of the Christian ry,” All India Muslim Personal Pushpalata, daughter of Durgesh nizations disrupted his campaign meetings. community that made George come out Law Board member Mulana Pune: Amid a rise in coronavirus cases and Etawah (): Three persons were killed and Prasad, resident of Bihar was married to What made George to demand the with a demand like it. Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali clamour for Remdesivir, a key medicine in eight others injured when a truck ran over them on Raviranjan of Jharkhand. After mar- authorities to declare India as a Hindu Though the Christian community is told PTI. He also demanded the treatment of the infection, a batch of the national highway in Etawah on Monday riage, Pushpalata and Raviranjan came nation was the increasing number of Love also a minority like the Muslims, the latter that the government take strict 6,000 vials of the drug arrived in Pune on morning. to Delhi. The couple had a daughter Pari, Jihad incidents (wooing of non-Muslim girls is allocated 80 per cent of the funds meant action against Rizvi so that “no Monday for distribution in hospitals, said According to Medical Superintendent, Dr. Piyush, who is four years old. According to by Muslim youth with the promise of mar- for minority welfare while the Christians one can raise questions on reli- district collector Rajesh Deshmukh. the deceased persons were on their way to Jhansi from Raviranjan, when Pushpalata became rying them only to dump them later in have to content with just 20 per cent of the gious books in the future”. All hospitals have been instructed to New Delhi by car for participating in the Panchayat pregnant again, she suffered mental ill- countries like Syria and Iraq as sex slaves). funds. This is nothing but gross injustice,” All India Shia Personal Law strictly follow directives issued by the state polls. ness and disappeared from Delhi in June There were reports and surveys by NGOs said Peter. Board spokesperson Maulana health department on prescribing The passengers of the car were sitting on the side 2019, 15 days before delivery. On the like Christian Association for Social Action The CASA leader said that though the Yasoob Abbas said that they Remdesivir to patients, Deshmukh added. of the road after their car tyre was punctured near a morning of 28 July 2019, while stealing that found more than 2,000 Christian girls community representatives have been alert- congratulate Muslims of the The batch of 6,000 vials has been dis- roadside eatery. and carrying away a 6-year-old child from Kerala ending up as victims of Love ing the unprecedented increase in the num- country on this verdict. “We tributed in hospitals in proportion to the Suddenly a truck came at high speed and ran over Kabir, the people handed over Pushplata Jihad along with Hindu girls. ber of Christian girls ending up as victims trust our judiciary and it will number of patients each facility has,” he them. The driver apparently lost control over the vehi- to police at Sasni Gate Bihari Nagar. At “The Supreme Court said that there was to the evil designs of Love Jihadis, no action continue to give justice in the said, adding that flying squads have been cle. The doctor said the injured have been admitted to that time she was considered pregnant no Love Jihad in India. But I am sure and has been taken by either of the fronts. “It future too so that no one can formed to visit hospitals and pharmacy the hospital where their treatment is underway.There and mentally weak. The police sent her certain that there is Love Jihad happening was not CASA or P C George who alerted raise a finger on Islam or any shops to check any irregularity in the drug's are two children among the injured persons who have to jail in the case of child theft attempt. all over India. That’s why I said that the the nation about Love Jihad. other religion,” he said. PTI distribution. PTI been referred to Sefai, the doctor added. IANS  !#!$% & '( )*+,) 8

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Also, a one-party rule in Nepal,                       The verdict is being seen as corruption cases and the despite a projected bonhomie with no political opponents         <           ( an extrajudicial effort to save the charges of en masse killing with China, Oli is pushing for outside and within the UML. country from plunging into polit- during the decade-long the supplies of the COVID-19 On the foreign policy       3             #    ical instability. Considering Oli’s Maoist movement. Prachanda vaccines from India. front, Nepal, with its vast                   influence over the President’s has gone on record to claim However, testing the trust hydropower potential, can                      ( office, the Council of Ministers, alleged 5,000 killings during will be the core of India’s new use India’s expertise in gener-   6    (             Security Council, extraconstitu- the movement. Since Oli was relations with Nepal. On the ating power. A mutually ben-                        tional bodies and the Press, it was the strongest ally, Prachanda other hand, Oli’s biased eficial plan could have paved believed that the court would could avoid trials at the UN %2  3% approach towards China had the way for Nepal’s econom- .S     2)-/            favour Oli and acknowledge his and the International Court of come at the cost of substan- ic growth. However, far from     6        "     faction as the legitimate NCP. Justice. Therefore, the merg- #%  # tial economic losses. Also, he new agreements, Nepal seems              )   ( That would have left Prachanda er was a self-serving decision &**3?  signed the Treaty on Mutual to have no plan to revitalise                    with no option but to form a new by the duo against the wide- Legal Assistance with Beijing, treaties like the Mahakali, faction. Oli’s legal team had also spread belief that they had 436"" endangering the lives and signed in 1996 with India, *                O    believed in a favourable verdict shown political maturity in the rights of 20,000 Tibetan which can generate coopera-      )S    but the actual result has deepened interest of their people. Hence, #%$$2 $$!  refugees in Nepal. The Belt tion between them. the political crisis. Now, if the the fallout was inevitable.    ='  and Road Initiative (BRI) is Meanwhile, false promises Maoists withdraw support, the Blaming and seeking: an obsession with the current under the BRI and dreams of , 1 Government will fall. The With the eventual fall, Oli is 7 "    7' % regime despite Sri Lanka’s a trans-Himalayan railway Madhesh-based Janata seeking to mend ties with New * 5%4  exposé of the Chinese wrong- with China have garnered Oli Samajbadi Party might prove to Delhi. To reach out to India, doings. enough political capital. be the kingmaker as it can sup- he has appeared on a number *363'  While Oli may call it a Oli’s aspirations, accom- port the Nepali Congress and the of Indian news channels to cry %"4  % balancing act between India panied by hollow economic Maoists to form a Government foul against former Prime and China, his actions speak and development strategies, or ally with Oli to give further Minister Prachanda, blaming "&**3  otherwise. The alleged soft will lead Nepal towards an lease to his premiership. him for dividing the party. The funding from China to Oli’s uncertain future which is An expected outcome: The same Oli created his political "* $% 3"4 political adventures in Nepal being watched carefully by the 2018 merger of the two main- stronghold through his anti- "  3% through the Madan Bhandari people of Nepal and interna- stream rivals had generated opti- India manoeuvring and bash- Foundation needs no expla- tional actors, including India. mism among the Nepalese peo- ing of the Indian media for 323 nation to assert his bon- (The author is an ICSSR ple that the new leadership was being unfair towards the “vic- 436""3 homie with the dragon. Doctoral Fellow at the JNU showing political maturity. tim” country. Uncertain future: While and Visiting Fellow at the However, it was only a matter of Oli’s public relations office $$5#% 3$% the politicos do not wish for Asian Institute of Diplomacy political survival for Oli and and foreign policy advisory Nepal to plunge back into and International Affairs, Prachanda as the former had group had come fully geared insurgency, Oli’s authoritarian Kathmandu. The views planned to weaken the to criticise India on the border attitude has cost Nepal dearly. expressed are personal.) ..: .;..<7,.;: SOUNDBITE        %  )        ( *  (      *   ! Sir — When Russian Foreign Minister    Sergei Lavrov visited both New Delhi and     !"! $%& &  36%   C Islamabad during his whirlwind tour, the            visible and palpable warmth between the     8  *        =   two nations at Islamabad was conspicu- !'             ! ous by its absence in Delhi. 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n her Budget speech, Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman had proposed setting up of Ia new Development Financial Institution (DFI) termed the National Bank for Financing  311 +.:, Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID). The        = #B       ( Government passed a Bill to establish the NaBFID,           P%   )Q    its objective being “to coordinate with the Centre  and States, regulators, financial institutions (FIs),    #       *  *      P%   )Q #  * S  ( institutional investors and other relevant stakehold-     ,                ers, in India or outside India, to facilitate building and improving the relevant institutions to support                  ( the development of long-term non-recourse infra-      )                structure financing in India, including the domes-  9A1      *     9:   S tic bonds and derivatives markets.”         )    * The NaBFID will also be involved “in lending    ,-          or investing, directly or indirectly, and seek to attract                   investments from private sector investors and insti-                    ( tutional investors, in infrastructure projects locat- ed in or outside India.” It will also help provide                 financing options for projects under the much- 3"                     trumpeted National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP). 3  "?%2          -       ( Under the NIP, the Union Government has iden-                  tified over 7,000 projects in all crucial sectors such *8&%%           as roads, highways, railways, ports, power transmis- $ %"4? sion lines, gas pipelines and so on, requiring an &$%"4 investment of over 100 lakh crore over the next %" 32 $$ five years. %"  2$3#? crucial recommendation remained (albeit 74 per cent) will eventually be NaBFID having to furnish to the GOI The Government will infuse 20,000 crore in  "6" unattended. In the absence of sustain- in private hands. It would be a pro- and the RBI a copy of its balance NaBFID as budgetary support which will be lever-  32232 able arrangements for channelising fessionally-run body, with the sheet and accounts, together with a aged to generate a financing capability of over household savings for long-term Government only appointing the copy of the auditor’s report and a  36%4" 3,00,000 crore. This is peanuts when compared to 4&  " investment (a bank’s source of capi- Chairperson. report of its working during the rel- the mammoth requirement of around 90 lakh crore tal is primarily short-term deposits The proposed structure of the evant year, within four months from   #3"C*36% (excluding about 10 lakh crore: 4,39,000 crore &  323 resulting in what is termed as asset- new DFI points towards the the date on which its accounts were spent during 2020-21, plus a planned spending of liability mismatch), currently much Government going for a hands-off closed and balanced” does not inspire 5,54,000 crore for 2021-22). But the moot ques- 6"   of infrastructure financing is done by approach as the Act does not provide confidence. tion is whether the new DFI is a sustainable propo- " '2%? the Government of India (GOI) by for an oversight mechanism; it will One shudders to fathom the con- *             ) sition? 33?#%$$ way of budgetary support. be free from the “three Cs” i.e. the tingent liabilities emanating from the 2               This is not the first time that the idea of a DFI "&*'%"4 The GOI, in turn, raises Central Bureau of Investigation, the above open-ended guarantees pro-            =     ( has been floated. The first such institution, name-  %"3"  resources — albeit for providing bud- Central Vigilance Commission and vided under the Act and their impact ly the Industrial Finance Corporation of India K 8& getary support — by imposing cess- the Comptroller and Auditor General on the fiscal deficit (FD). Already, the           6        7&             ! (IFCI), was set up in 1948, followed by the es, fees and other levies such as the of India. In fact, it goes a step forward FD for 2021-22 is put at 6.8 per cent Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) in # %$%'% Central Road and Infrastructure by seeking to protect the manage- of the Gross Domestic Product # 2    9CA9  *             1964. In the private sector, the Industrial Credit and Fund (CRIF), the Permanent Bridge ment for the decisions taken as an which is almost double of what is per- <  . . .     *      Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) was set up Fees Fund (PBFF) and monetisation “act of good faith.” Up to this point, mitted under the Fiscal Responsibility         6      in 1955. This was in sync with the global trend in of the National Highways Fund things are hunky-dory. and Budget Management. For 2025-                 Europe, Japan, the US and other Asian countries (NHF). For instance, during 2020-21, However, problems begin to 26, the FM puts it at 4.5 per cent. The           #    $ $  9CA0 where the DFIs were set up primarily to rebuild out of the 42,500 crore allocated to creep when we look at this: “The Act NaBFID Act would result in spi-               infrastructure devastated by World War II. After the the National Highways Authority of empowers the GOI to extend sover- ralling of these numbers.                  task was completed, those institutions were wound India (NHAI) for executing roads eign guarantee in case of a default.” Team Modi needs to take a up. In India, how far these institutions (IDBI/IFCI) and highways projects, the contribu- The guarantees cover a wide range relook at the “sovereign guarantee”              "     helped in building infrastructure is debatable. tion of the above-mentioned funds like any liabilities of its own sub- clause in the NaBFID Act. It should                  ) However, one thing is abundantly clear; they was 49 per cent, 27 per cent and 24 sidiaries, joint ventures, branches and be deleted. As for giving comfort to             <  $   became a drain on the national exchequer through per cent respectively. other similar arrangements; letters of investors, if only project proponents          6 2 *     a variety of supports such as Government guaran- In this backdrop, and with the comfort, or letters of credit for loans can generate the desired cash flows    2  2             tees, capital commitments including from the present arrangement meeting only a or bonds and debentures issued by (this would require transparency Reserve Bank of India (RBI) along with direct and small portion of the mammoth any DFI funding infrastructure pro- and efficiency in project execution,               *           indirect financing by the latter to meet their needs. funding needs ( 100 lakh crore jects in India; and guarantee of the simplified processes, enforcement of In the 90s, the Narasimham/Khan committees under the NIP), setting up of dedi- NaBFID’s bonds, debentures, loans contracts, freedom from bureau- #            ( recommended — as part of the financial reforms cated institutions such as the NaBFID and borrowings from multilateral cratic red tape and above all, realis-                 ( package — their gradual phase-out. They were either prima facie appears to be an attrac- institutions, sovereign wealth funds tic pricing of services shorn of pop-       *          required to transform into banks or close if they tive proposition. In fact, the Modi (SWFs), and other foreign institu- ulism), this will be automatically       ;   %       ( couldn’t. Government wants to use the tions. To bail out an entity majority- assured.  )   P% Q         The panels also recommended the development NaBFID as an anchor DFI. owned and controlled by private par- On the other hand, if these pre-      *  6         of domestic bonds and derivatives markets to gal- To begin with, the NaBFID will ties using the taxpayers’ funds is a bad requisites are lacking, resulting in              6 vanise investors to deploy their savings for long-term be 100 per cent owned by the GOI, idea. Furthermore, to do this when shortfall in cash flows, then even the financing infrastructure projects. As a follow up, the with equity capital coming by way of the Government is not even exercis- offer of sovereign guarantee won’t            )     then Vajpayee Government converted the IDBI into The writer is a budgetary support. Over a period of ing any external oversight makes it provide much comfort even as the  ) 6  P)      )      ) a commercial bank in 2003. The promoters of ICICI New Delhi-based policy time, the latter will reduce its share- abhorrent. The FM’s defence that “an NaBFID, too, will end up being a      )Q did this much earlier in 1994 by converting the insti- analyst. The views holding to 26 per cent, implying that audited report would be placed in drain on the exchequer just as the /      2        tution into the ICICI Bank. However, the other most expressed are personal. the majority ownership and control Parliament every year, besides the erstwhile IDBI.                     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hould political parties deteriorating healthcare sys- second wave, politics seems to ly the promise of vaccine improvements in it since last appropriate time to question play politics over tem, lack of hospitals and have taken over. When things avalibility made to the people year. Maharashtra was the “who” and “why” with respect SCOVID-19? That is what facilities, inadequate social go wrong, it is politics that in poll-bound States by the worst-hit State during both to the mishandling of the cri- is happening over the deliv- protection, the need for more comes to the fore. ruling party. the significant surges of sis. The real question is what ery of vaccines in the last few funds for the health sector, Now, there are vaccine It is a time of reckoning COVID-19 cases. As of April the Centre and State days. It has resulted in a fight health insurance and so on. shortages and there was an for the State Governments 8, almost 24 million doses Governments have done dur- between the Opposition- Both the PM and the CMs obvious miscalculation on and all political parties. were in stock and another 19 ing the pandemic and what ruled States and the Centre 13 <)+: needed each other and leaned the part of the authorities. If Recently, Congress chief million were in the pipeline. they can do to contain the for more doses of the covet- on each other to tackle the something goes wrong, the Sonia Gandhi, while address- Some 3-3.5 million doses second wave. The Opposition ed jabs as the former and the enormous medical emer- Centre blames the States ing the CMs of Congress-led have been administered on an must understand that it latter have accused each gency. while the States blame the States, asked them to priori- everyday basis, according to should be more vigilant, other of “discrimination” and However, both were look- Centre for not delivering the tise COVID-19 containment. data made available by the active, public-spirited and “neglect” respectively. ing at an electorate and their required doses of vaccines. She also accused the Modi Union Ministry of Health courageous. When COVID-19 hit the position at the end of their The demand pertaining to the ment. The fact is that all the Government of “mismanag- and Family Welfare. The Opposition parties country in January 2020, terms. Therefore, it became shots has also gone up. The political parties have realised ing the pandemic situation by The second wave came should play their role as an Prime Minister (PM) an individual race for every initial response from the pub- that COVID-19 has become allowing the export of vac- when people started cele- institutional watchdog and Narendra Modi took the one of them. However, lic was one of “wait and a long-term game and they cines resulting in vaccine brating the success with develop credible policy alter- Chief Ministers (CMs) and whether the Government watch”, but now there is a cannot simply sit and not play shortage” in India. respect to effectively tackling natives instead of blaming the even the public on board mishandled the lockdown clamour for vaccines as India politics over it. So, everything, She said: “As the principal the first wave. The period also Government. The Modi about how to effectively deal last year came into question. became the second worst-hit right from the approval of the Opposition party, it is our coincided with the Assembly Government should be trans- with the situation. He held Still, the lockdown itself did nation in the world. vaccines to allocation to the responsibility to raise issues elections in five States and parent in distributing the several meetings with the not turn into a political issue. While the BJP touts Modi States, is being politicised. and push the Government to mega religious events like vaccines and in addressing CMs and consulted and guid- Even the Opposition parties as the saviour of the people Former CM of Uttar move away from PR tactics the Kumbh Mela. On March the concerns of the CMs of ed the States, promising them could not go beyond a point and lauds his efforts in han- Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav has and act in the interest of the 7, Health Minister Harsh the Opposition-ruled States. of all possible help. They The writer is a senior to criticise the Modi dling the pandemic, the CMs declared that he would not people.” Vardhan even declared that All the sides should realise journalist. The worked in tandem. views expressed Government. of the non-BJP ruled States take the “BJP vaccine”. Others The current wave of “we are in the endgame of the that this is an unprecedented The pandemic helped the are personal. Now, after one year, with are now alleging that they are have questioned the efficacy infections will test the coun- COVID-19 pandemic.” crisis, and playing politics will Governments focus on the the pandemic running into its getting a stepmotherly treat- of the vaccines and rightful- try’s health infrastructure and However, this is not the not help.  !#!$% & '( )*+,)  %3

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We will be stepping Ifor a sabotage attack on its reopen their doors on Monday buildings such as libraries and up our patrols to busy high underground Natanz nuclear in the latest stage of the coro- community centres can reopen. footfall areas, to look out for facility that damaged its cen- navirus lockdown easing in Most outdoor attractions everyone’s safety and to disrupt trifuges, an assault that imper- England. including zoos, theme parks, any criminal activity,” said ils ongoing talks over Tehran’s People were seen queuing and socially-distanced drive-in Deputy Assistant tattered nuclear deal and brings overnight outside some cloth- performances can reopen. Commissioner Jane Connors, a shadow war between the two ing stores and also some pubs Some smaller outdoor the Met Police’s lead for Covid- countries into the light. and restaurants, which are now events such as fetes, literary 19 response. Israel has not claimed allowed to serve customers fairs, and fairgrounds can take “Of course, where we need responsibility for the attack. It outdoors. Social mixing indoors place; weddings, civil partner- to take action against those rarely does for operations car- remains heavily restricted and        2       ship ceremonies, wakes and who dangerously flout the rules ried out by its secret military people are still expected to other commemorative events we will do. While the case rate units or its Mossad intelli- work from home where possi- a chance to get back to doing Covid as we push on with our can take place for up to 15 peo- has declined in London, we gence agency. However, Israeli Netanyahu met Monday engage with Iran in its nuclear ble to minimise the amount some of the things we love and vaccination programme,” he ple. People are not allowed to have seen the concerning posi- media widely reported that with U.S. Defense Secretary programme. they have to commute. have missed,” Johnson said. said. According to some media visit each other’s homes and tion in northern Europe. It is the country had orchestrated a Lloyd Austin, whose arrival in “Those efforts will contin- “I’m sure it will be a huge “I urge everyone to con- reports, the UK PM will be socialising indoors remains important that we all stick to devastating cyberattack that Israel coincided with the first ue,” Austin said. The previous relief for those business own- tinue to behave responsibly among some of the first in line prohibited outside of house- the rules so further lockdowns, caused a blackout at the nuclear word of the attack. The two American administration ers who have been closed for so and remember ‘hands, face, to get his haircut ahead of a holds and support bubbles. or restrictions, are avoided,” she facility. spoke briefly to journalists but under Donald Trump had long, and for everyone else it’s space and fresh air’ to suppress special House of Commons The Metropolitan Police said. While the nature of the took no questions. pulled out of the nuclear deal attack and the extent of the “My policy as prime min- with world powers, leading damage at Natanz remains ister of Israel is clear: I will Iran to begin abandoning the     R unclear, a former Iranian offi- never allow Iran to obtain the limits on its atomic program set   =&: +  # * cial said the assault set off a fire nuclear capability to carry out by the accord. But German while a spokesman mentioned its genocidal goal of eliminat- Foreign Minister Heiko Maas *    3( 2  a “possible minor explosion.” ing Israel,” Netanyahu said. expressed concern that it could %  .-A    The attack also further “And Israel will continue to affect the talks. “All of what we strains relations between the defend itself against Iran’s are hearing from Tehran is not Thimpu: When plotted on a the country has vaccinated 62     &  U.S., which under President Joe aggression and terrorism.” a positive contribution to this,” graph, the curve of Bhutan’s per cent of its 800,000 people. Biden is now negotiating in At an earlier news confer- Maas told reporters. Covid-19 vaccination drive The rapid rollout of the vaccine Berlin: The German govern-  $3"3" been in place in England since Vienna to re-enter the nuclear ence at Israel’s Nevatim air In a statement, the White shoots upwards from the very puts the tiny nation just behind ment aims to agree on a bill early January to suppress a accord, and Israel, whose Prime base, Austin declined to say House said it was aware of the first day, crossing Israel, United Seychelles, which has given jabs Tuesday that would shift more eople across Britain flocked surge in infections linked to a Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whether the Natanz attack Natanz attack and that “the U.S. States, Bahrain and other coun- to 66 per cent of its population powers from state to federal Pto shed shaggy locks and more transmissible new virus has vowed to stop the deal at all could impede the Biden Was not involved in any man- tries known for vaccinating of nearly 100,000 people. Its authorities to set pandemic browse for clothes, books and variant first identified in the costs. administration’s efforts to re- ner,” without elaborating. people rapidly. small population helped Bhutan restrictions. other “non-essential” items as southeast of the country. Those countries took move fast, but its success has The country’s decentralised shops, gyms, hairdressers, Long lines formed outside months to reach where they also been attributed to its ded- political system has resulted in restaurant patios and beer some stores, including a 6   are, painstakingly strengthen- icated citizen volunteers, known an often confusing patchwork gardens reopened Monday branch of Nike Town on A       *  ing their vaccination cam- as “desuups,” and established of rules and regulations to after months of lockdown. London’s busy Oxford Street, paigns in the face of rising cold chain storage used during reduce coronavirus infections British Prime Minister and pubs and restaurants with           coronavirus cases. But the story earlier vaccination drives. in Germany’s 16 states. Boris Johnson urged people to outdoor space reported a flood of Bhutan’s vaccination cam- Bhutan received its first Government spokesperson “behave responsibly” as the of bookings.  '%&A$' "3"B formally extend Lebanon’s    R  paign is nearly finished — just 150,000 doses of the Steffen Seibert told reporters on country that has had Europe’s Helen Dickinson, chief claims by 1,430 square kilo- 16 days after it began. AstraZeneca vaccine from Monday that the goal of the bill deadliest coronavirus outbreak executive of the British Retail ebanon’s outgoing minister meters (550 square miles). The tiny Himalayan king- neighbouring India in January, is to have a single nationwide took a big step on its roadmap Consortium, said businesses Lof public works said The unilateral move by  dom wedged between India but the shots were distributed rule for all areas where there are toward a resumption of nor- that have endured months of Monday that he has signed a Lebanon is likely to anger and China has vaccinated near- beginning in late March to more than 100 new weekly mal life. enforced closure were “excit- decree that would increase the Israel and the U.S. Who are not  #  %"43" ly 93 per cent of its adult pop- coincide with auspicious dates cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Monday brought the eas- ed and desperate” to welcome area claimed by the expected to recognise Beirut’s ulation since March 27. Overall, in Buddhist astrology. AP AP ing of restrictions that have customers back. Mediterranean country in a extension of the disputed area. he Biden White House is maritime border dispute with Lebanon and Israel began Tamplifying the push for its Israel. indirect talks with U.S. $2.3 trillion infrastructure Public Works Minister Mediation in October to reach package with the release of 6 *     6      Michel Najjar told reporters a deal over the disputed area state-by-state breakdowns that that he has signed an amend- that is believed to be rich with show the dire shape of roads, ment of the decree that would oil and natural gas deposits. bridges, the power grid and          &  housing affordability. The figures in the state  '33$5" "?%""! summaries, obtained by The  * 2* Associated Press, paint a decid- Black man died after being edly bleak outlook for the Cairo: For Ramadan this year, another.” Still, “It’s a whole Ashot by police in a world’s largest economy after Magdy Hafez has been longing other feeling, and the spiritu- Minneapolis suburb during a years of repairs being deferred to reclaim a cherished ritual: ality in Ramadan is like noth- traffic stop and crashing his car and delayed. They suggest that performing the nighttime ing else.” several blocks away, sparking too much infrastructure is group prayers called taraweeh Egypt has since allowed violent protests that lasted into unsafe for vehicles at any speed, at the mosque once again. most mosques to reopen for the early hours Monday as while highlighting the costs of Last year, the coronavirus Friday communal prayers and officers in riot gear clashed extreme weather events that upended the 68-year-old for this Ramadan it will let with demonstrators and the have become more frequent Egyptian’s routine of going to them hold taraweeh, also with man’s mother called for calm. with climate change as well as the mosque to perform those precautions, including short- The man was identified by dead spots for broadband and prayers, traditional during ening its duration. family as 20-year-old Daunte a dearth of child care options. Islam’s holiest month. 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Q4 FY2021, he said. India will have to install net- installed in India under "sui- Himalayan region of Tibet Departments during public ness a growth rate of 6-8 per "This is expected to push He sees GNPAs of HFCs work equipment as recom- generis" licence agreement..." which is the world's highest hearing hours.(Monday & cent during the year and 8-10 up the growth rate for FY2021 for FY2021 to be higher by 50- mended by the Government, DoT said in the amendment to manually operated radar sta- Thursday; 2:30PM to 4:30PM). per cent in FY2021-22, says a to 6-8 per cent. Thereafter, we 100 basis points, compared to according to new norms issued the licence agreement for pro- tion at an elevation of 5,374 For ease of general public report. estimate the growth of 8-10 per FY2020, and the same to by the Department of Telecom curement of telecom equip- meters, the Chinese military's Online appointment system The on-book portfolio cent for on-book portfolio of remain elevated in FY2022 as (DoT). At present, only BSNL ment. official website reported on to solve the difficulty of net- has been developed and made growth moderated for HFCs in HFCs in FY2022," the agency well. has installed a satellite gateway The amendment was done Monday. work access for the border operational. the first nine months of FY2021 said. Notwithstanding the through which it provides satel- on March 11 but updated on The mountain is located in defence troops, the website Link and steps for booking (compared to March 2020) to According to Icra's vice improvement in business in the lite-based communication ser- DoT website on Monday. Nagarze County in Tibet which said. of online appointment is avail- 4.3 per cent (excluding the president and sector head last two quarters of FY2021, vices to authorised agencies like As per the new norms, is in the vicinity of borders with The stable and high-speed able on DDA website under portfolio of one large player, Sachin Sachdeva, given the relatively lower business growth security forces, oil companies with effect from June 15, such India and Bhutan. 5G signal enables the soldiers Online Public Service section. which had sizeable write-offs) cash flow stress faced by the than the earlier years, and asset etc. satellite service operators will At the end of last year, the in the deep mountains to keep URL for the online from portfolio growth of 6 per borrowers, the overdues of quality pressures would mod- As per the new norms, be required to take permission People's Liberation Army start- up with the information soci- appointment system: cent (Y-o-Y) in FY2020. 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All schools reopening orld Parkinson’s Day is celebrated on April 11 in the mem- 8AA with challenges on mask, social distancing, Wory of Dr James Parkinson’s birthday. It was in 1817, in a rising community spread and lack of vac- landmark essay, Essay on the Shaking Palsy based on the obser- C;8C;8 cine for them is making them vulnerable. vations of six patients, he described the cardinal signs of Studies have already proven that there Parkinson’s disease, which included, posture, festination of gait could be as much as three times increased and tremors. More than later 200 years the Parkinson’s disease number of cases with school reopening. In remains a clinical diagnosis based on the physician’s observa- addition, there could be variants which are tion of the symptoms of the patient.     36%=.>?    evaluating especially in the scenario of com- Early signs and symptoms: The most common early symp- plete vaccination,” Moni explains. Another tom of Parkinson’s disease is tremors. The typical Parkinsonian reason, one is told, could be due to: New tremors are called pill rolling tremor, it looks like as if the per-         ?  viral variant which will alter behaviour of son is rolling pills. The most important characteristics of these the virus. tremors are that they are asymmetric, and usually start on one There is a silver lining though. Most of side and are suppressed during actions. For example, if the patient  !&'   % +  + the vaccines which are already being wants to drink a cup of tea the tremor will stop while drinking approved for the adults could be used in chil- but as soon as he puts down the cup, and the hand starts to rest, dren but the phase II, III, IV trials are lag- the tremor will start. The other common presenting symptom         ging for them. is slowness. Many patients complain that their hand has “Many vaccines have already complet- become slow or the range of the hand movement has decreased. ed trials in adolescents (above 12 years) and This leads them to seek opinion from Orthopaedic doctors where oon after the reports of doc- cine can affect its efficacy; howev- getting the vaccination done, one have generated safety and efficacy profile of the diagnosis gets little delayed. tors getting COVID positive er, it can increase pain, swelling and must follow all the safety precau- the vaccine, similar to over18 years’ age The third common symptom again associated with tremors even after receiving both the reduce the range of motion in that tions that are laid out by the group. However, the trials in special popu- and slowness is the change in handwriting. It is not surprising Svaccine shots made head- area,” he says. Government. Becoming compla- lations including younger age group is on for many patients to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease fol- lines, the efficacy of the vaccine Dr Arunesh Kumar, Senior cent is one of the major reasons of its way. Pregnancy and lactation are other lowing change in handwriting. came under question. With people Consultant & Head Respiratory people catching the infection even categories for which data regarding vaccine .#   ## The typical change in handwrit- wondering why to get vaccinated if Medicine/Pulmonology, Paras ;  % 6 - after the getting the jab,” Dr Verma use is lagging. 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The fact that so many the patient walks through narrow corridors or in a crowded space. facts. out. ,  %   * be extra cautious for at least two doctors have also tested positive goes to Occasionally if the gait disturbances is not detected early and “The vaccines approved for “One shouldn’t be apprehensive  %#-  weeks, follow all precautionary show there is need to tread with caution. diagnosed correctly it leads to falls and many patients present use in India are intramuscular in about getting the vaccination done. measures. “Experts believe that Third, wearing a mask, maintaining social with falls, however, falls are not the first symptoms of Parkinson nature and a vaccinated person get- While it doesn’t provide 100 per < $ %*9  -  one has to not get infected for at distancing, not go out and when adults do disease and if patient is suffering from falls than either he is an ting COVID has got nothing to do cent efficacy, it is still the best bet. least two weeks after getting the sec- so, maintain COVID-19 SOP and keep away advanced Parkinson’s disease patient or is suffering from some with how a vaccine is administered Keeping in mind the current situ- ond dose in order for the vaccine to from social gathering can go a long way in other disorders. — there is no evidence so far that ation, it is imperative that we must be effective. Hence, these two weeks keeping the children as well as the adults The third symptom that James Parkinson’s described was a wrong way of administering a vac- be on optimum guard. Even after are the most crucial,” Kaul adds. safe,” Sharma says. stooped posture. Usually, this is also attributed to old age, if it occurs in elderly. The change in the posture comes little later. Some of the subtle symptoms of Parkinson disease that can get     unnoticed are unexplained constipation, sleep disorders, lack of smell, mask like face and speech disturbances. Many of these +; <;9 D><4 oosting immunity is on everyone’s appear much before even the tremor begins. With rising temperature, it is Bcards, more so because of raging Parkinson’s is more commonly seen in elderly patients above         ' ""B * fury of Coronavirus. Ginger, tulsi, 60 years of age. However, a small percentage of patients present essential to keep oneself garlic and what not, people want to below the age of 40 years. These patients are known as young hydrated at all times. &   9 4 ' ( '4D6'D   have it all. To solve their woes, while onset Parkinson’s disease. A very small percentage of patients can ROSHANI DEVI shares also enhancing their experience of hav- get this disease below the age of 20 years and this is called Juvenile       ing tea, Vahdam India’s 100 per cent Parkinson’s disease. home concoctions that can culinary grade Pure Matcha is expert- The diagnosis essentially still remains clinical. 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Toofaan a dream project for Mrunal reams truly have come &,#! Dtrue for Mrunal Thakur, who someday ctor Parineeti Chopra says she has hoped to star in a Rakeysh Aalways tried to change the narrative Omprakash Mehra film of how women should be portrayed on after watching Bhaag Milkha screen right from her debut. Parineeti Bhaag. The actor is now part with her superlative performances in of the ensemble starcast of Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl, Ishaqzaade, Mehra’s sports drama Shuddh Desi Romance, Hasee Toh Toofaan in association with Phasee, among others had established Excel Entertainment and herself as an effective, unconventional ROMP Pictures. counterpoint to the Bollywood norm With Toofaan, Mrunal, that heroines should play a certain type who has worked with some of roles and look a certain way. of the leading names in the Parineeti says, “I strongly feel that industry early in her career, actresses have to change the narrative now got the opportunity to of how women are portrayed on screen. work with both Farhan Right from my debut, I have tried to do Akhtar and Rakeysh this. I have always taken it on myself to Omprakash Mehra, both of do something out of the ordinary, not whom she’s had deep admi- portray the quintessential heroine that ration for. Bollywood has tried to depict for ages.” Says Mrunal Thakur, “I Pari, through her last three releas- kind of manifested it, I es The Girl On The Train (TGOTT), believe. I remember watch- Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (SAPF) and ing Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Saina, has shown her intent to play alone in a theatre during my diverse roles that brought to screen con- college days and I wrote a fident, unconventional heroines who are huge note just assuming in control of their own destiny. that Rakeysh sir would one She says, “My last three films - day read my message. At TGOTT, SAPF and Saina were also an that time I didn’t even know attempt by me to give varied, bold, con- I would be an actor. fident, ambitious heroines to the audi- Working with Excel is like a ence. My forthcoming film choices dream, especially when you will resonate this thought process too have a combination of because I definitely want to do my bit Farhan and Rakeysh sir. We to portray women better.” were completely pampered Pari wishes that all the actresses in and the treatment on set was Bollywood should be conscious about so amazing.” how they represent women on screen. The actor is also excit- She says, “If all of us are able to change ed that Toofaan is releasing guise because there are no ing a pandemic.” the way women are presented on screen, on the OTT platform, mak- geographical barriers here. The film, the inspira- it will go a long way in changing the ing the film accessible to a I’m glad that the film is on tional sports drama pro- perception of girls in our society. global audience. She adds, Amazon since I love their duced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Cinema can impact the minds of the “The fact that the film is content. A film like Toofaan, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra audience and so, let us use this medi- releasing in 240 countries which is inspirational, is and Farhan Akhtar will pre- um to affect positive changes in our and territories on the OTT most needed at a time like miere on Amazon Prime society.” platform is a blessing in dis- this to motivate people dur- Video on May 21.  !#!$% & '( )*+,) .,)P '(

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Chetan Sakariya's first wicket. %'   %*3%%3" He ended being the pick of the bowlers, conceding only five runs in the %"3%  % ! 20th over. Rahul, who got his first four with a  # "3#?  glance to the fine-leg fence, and Chris ' $$% 3$%"4&*3" Gayle (40 off 28) gave the team a good start with their 67-run stand.  #% 23 '%! Rahul got a 'life' after Ben Stokes   3%8&%433 dropped him at the fence in the seventh over even as Gayle, looked in his ele- "# 3&$' '$ ments. 32"% The duo then took on Stokes, as B  P 2      &     Gayle hit his 350th IPL six, a pull over L     ! 2            deep square in the 8th over with Punjab * ; #       ! 234> racing to 70 for one. Gayle was dropped by leggie Rahul the Wankhede that made the difference 492!1(AAC>(A>>=' H94;;2 Tewatia (0/25) off his own bowling and to their total as the duo tore into the  +*     ' the very next ball, the left-hander opposition attack on way to to their 105-      smashed a six. run stand. C    ?%O  However, in the 10th over, Riyan Courtesy their monstrous hitting,  +3  9 !L  +? Parag (1/7) removed Gayle, who was Punjab added 111 runs in the final eight   +     !% holed out to Stokes in the deep. overs. +        ! Rahul then changed gears and got Hooda, who had made a 62 against     %C +   to his fifty with a six over Shivam Dube's CSK in his last competitive game in  !5   !# (0/20) head in the 13th over. November, had stormed out of the          Hooda then smashed two maxi- Baroda camp ahead of the Syed   ?M9! mums in the same over and then struck Mushtaq Ali Trophy after claiming three sixes off Shreyas Gopal (0/40) in that Krunal Pandya misbehaved with (AA96>==;;!;782986; the next as Punjab went ballistic. him. Hooda was subsequently sus-  '  #  It was Rahul and Hooda's show at  *# *2        )  #(              ! 2    E! 2 pended.       !L#              ?M'  !L      '  !'C 6R *C$   &  ?7  ! !  *           !M   )   9 ;4891;4!2;96("1;8 (47 D'749 VENUE: CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM, CHENNAI         =   "#$ % Apex Council meeting on April 16, badly short on match practice  % +  C   <7.;<7 when the appointment of Indian amid the pandemic. India played   +!L ?%+ #!##%% # he BCCI is likely to stick to women’s team support staff and its their first series in a year last      +?  #!#& #& !!! #" =5 three teams for the Women’s Future Tours Programme will also month when they lost both the !'+       + T   ?%  ?M  !M #!%#""#!D% +##! % 7> T20 Challenge tournament, usual- be discussed. ODI and T20 series to the visiting /&#!%#! ly held during the IPL play-offs. The Indian players have been South African team. = The Board had planned to 49(69!;">6;C9"1A1;"496?>=    2 increase the exhibition event to four    +     ,#!%# !4 .D:P .< teams last year but it will continue    *  ?DEPG   #/&&#! to be a three-team affair due to the    !L%  *           !  #!%&# /&#!%#! %4#% Covid-19 pandemic. Since the delayed IPL was held    + +##! % &?(  !%    !M ! #&#& in the September-November win-  "" % dow last year, the Women’s /&#!%#! &#+## Challenge clashed with the WBBL, resh from their clinical display against ! % &@"+ # making the Australian players ;,)..B FSunrisers Hyderabad, two-time champions unavailable. Kolkata Knight Riders will look to set the &#& “As of now the plan is to have ,  1 3 ,  record straight against nemesis Mumbai three teams. A final decision will be   . . 0 Q0!DD> # Indians in their second match here on taken shortly. There is a good Tuesday. 2( chance that it will be held in Delhi. #  . . 0 Q0!/00 # They have won just once in their last 12 Talks are on with the leading  . . 0 Q0!0/0 # games against MI, and have an overall lop- Australian and England players,” a sided 6-21 head-to-head record. &/#! "%(6? BCCI official said on Monday. " ,  0 0 0 Q0!000 % Having missed the last two playoffs, KKR ! ##!## 4A=0@(!A( The last edition, comprising  0 0 0 Q0!000 % looked a completely different unit, in the man- !!! 4?=/#" B!% ?? four games, was held in Sharjah as ner in which they defeated SRH on Sunday. the IPL play-offs took place in  O  #P   ,-.     )  ##     . 0 . =0!0/0 % Be it the aggression shown by the top- ! &"/&# /#! Dubai and Abu Dhabi.         ! 2          2 . 0 . =0!/00 % order or the explosive finish by Dinesh "777! 4+## The decision on the event   > 34, ,  ,      *   # 1 (   E  Karthik, KKR’s displayed a fearless approach ! % !,1 could be taken during BCCI’s         ,  @CDC A       . 0 . =0!DD> % under skipper Eoin Morgan. The left-right opening combination of Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill started to B   attack right from the first ball, clearly indicat- ing that the new approach had Morgan’s suc- (= cess mantra written all over it. - 9F But on Tuesday it will all boil down to bat- tle of wits between Morgan and Rohit Sharma, !#,#!%#+?5 + ##  under whose captaincy MI has won a record fifth IPL title last "+ ##!## 4A=0> ( Bayern Munich mid- season in UAE. !57!!! 45=/#" B fielder Joshua Kimmich is con- MI will pose real chal- !% "+ &"/ vinced the holders can beat lenge for KKR as the title Paris Saint-Germain at the hoders would be desperate to  &"/$# Parc des Princes on Tuesday in secure their first win of the sea- 444"+ 4 /&# their Champions League quar- son after their two-wicket loss to !%#! !,1 ter-final second leg to reach the Royal Challengers 7  77   last four. “I believe that we will Bangalore in the IPL progress, because we’re the opener. better team,” Kimmich told KRR found it easy interesting to see the young the club’s website. Bayern need against SRH bowlers, opener’s approach against to overturn a 3-2 defeat from which lacked fire- the finest in the business. In last week’s first leg in Munich. power but in Jasprit his debut match for MI, “We were the better team in the Bumrah and Trent Chris Lynn was their top- first leg, but unfortunately the Boult, MI attack scorer, albeit with some result didn’t correspond to the will be a complete- stroke of luck as he sur- performance,” added Kimmich. ly different propo- vived some edges and “Nevertheless, I’m confident sition. mishits. that we can still turn it around Gill’s struggle But now with in the second leg.” Despite to bat at T20 Quinton de Kock avail- peppering the PSG goal with 31 pace has able for selection, MI shots, 12 on target, Bayern been a may may go back to lost the first leg at home after concern their preferred left- Kylian Mbappe converted, for KKR right opening com- twice, and Marquinhos scored and it bination of Rohit as PSG had just four shots on will be and de Kock. target. AFP