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www.deshdoottimes.com tuesday, june 02, 2020, , vol 35, no. 297 PAGES 4 3 COVID-19: 35 new cases identified Corona updates from in district; tally jumps to 1259 01.06.2020 Time - 07:30 PM Sources : District Collectorate Nashik: Thirty-five new patients jumped to 234. On the other, 11 patients have tested positive on Monday for Novel have tested positive in rural parts of the 1. Positive 1236 Coronavirus in Nashik district, taking the district. Three from Dnyane in Malegaon, district’s tally of infected pa- two from Dapur and one each is from Pim- tients to 1,259. Among them palgaon and Sonambe in in Sinnar, three 2. Recovered 846 20 patients are from Nashik from Nandgaon and city, 11 from rural parts of one from Vinchur in the district and three are Niphad . As a result, 3. Admitted Today 103 non-native. Only a single Total Positive - 1259 tally in rural parts patient has tested positive in has surged to 185. Malegaon - 780 Malegaon city. A total of 20 As a police person- 4. Under treatment 545 patients won fight against Nashik city - 234 nel Inus Shaikh (57) Covid-19. With this, the working in Malegaon number of those recovered Rest district - 185 city died of Covid-19 5. Total samples sent 11800 has reached 846. Outsiders - 61 on Monday, the death Of total positive cases, toll of the district has 6. Negative 10040 three are from Madhu- Total deaths - 73 climbed to 73. He ban colony in Panchavati Recovered - 846 had turned positive and rest patients are from on April 29. After he 7. Pending 524 Wadalgaon, D’souza colo- got cured he had been One of the vegetable market areas in Nashik witnessing rush of people following ny, Peth Road, Krishi Nagar, Old Nashik discharged, but as he suffered again he had relaxations in lockdown rules. Rush of vehicles is also being seen. and Ambad link road. With this, the overall been admitted to hospital. With his death, 8. Death 73 number of infected patients in the city has four police personnel died so far. PIC : SATISH DEVGIRE

Loan disbursal picks up pace Leopard sightings rumours Leopard cub found at Yashwant Nagar

Rs 20 crore disbursed in four days Forest dept writes to police Nashik: A leopard cub was found by the workers during harvesting in a sugar- Nashik : Against the set farmers who are eligible for Even after the instructions to file complaints cane field at Yashwantnagar near Gaulane target of Rs 3303.75 crore for debt relief, paving the way for by state agriculture minister Nashik: On May 30, a leopard attacked Road at a distance of 1.5 km from Pathardi kharif season, the banks have the aggrieved farmers to get Dada Bhuse to speed up loan two men, early morning in Indira Nagar area. The village. As soon as the information was so far disbursed crop loans crop loans for kharif season. disbursement, the work was forest department swung into immediate action to received, the team of the forest department amounting to Rs 151 crore, 77 The district collector had going on at a snail’s pace. search for the leopard and also set up traps. But, entered the field along with the wildlife lakh and fifty-eight thousand. instructed all the major banks However, warning issued instead of helping the forest department people lovers. In the last four days by the collector seems started spreading rumours about the leopard sight- Sugarcane harvesting was going on as crop loans to the tune Crop loan disbursal target bearing fruits as Rs 20 ings. As a result it has written a letter to senior usual in the sugarcane field at upper side of of Rs 20 crore has been crore were disbursed by police inspector of Indira Nagar police station and a nullah near Kombade Mala. Meanwhile, disbursed to farmers for Nationalised banks : Rs 2243.79 crore the concerned banks in has requested to file complaints. in the last phase of harvesting, while the preparation of kharif four days. Forest department has stated that videos, workers were cutting sugarcane, they spot- sowing. Private banks : Rs 605.74 crore According to Ard- messages and images are being spread in name ted a leopard cub. They informed about this Citing slow pace of hendu Shekhar, chief Rural banks : Rs 16.84 crore of Nashik. Old videos are been presented as a to farm owner Sanjay Shivaji Kombade. He loan disbursal ahead of manager and Lead Dis- leopard sighting videos from Indira Nagar area. immediately contacted Nashik West Forest kharif activities picking NDCC Bank: Rs 437 crore trict Manager, Bank of Messages are also going viral about leopard Department office at around 9.30 am and up pace, district collec- Maharashtra, a total sightings at Govind Nagar, Milind Nagar, Pak- informed about the incident. Total : Rs 3303.75 crore tor Suraj Mandhare had target of Rs 4500 crore hare Mala, Mahale Farm and in other areas of The forest team including Anil Ahirrao, According to the forest department, convened a meeting of crop loan disbursal has New Nashik. forest ranger Uttam Patil, Rajendra Thakre, there is a possibility of female leopard pres- the officials of the lead been set for agricul- Range forest officer Vivek Bhadane informed Rohini Patil, Vijay Patil, Eco-Eco Founda- ence in the area. As a result, farm labourers bank, nationalised banks, credit including the Lead Bank to tural sector in this year’s draft that the forest department has requested police tion’s Vaibhav Bhogle and Prathamesh Patil and owners have been advised to go home societies, cooperative and other submit status report on their plan. This consolidated figure to take note of it and file cases against such mis- reached the spot. As soon as the cub was safely from the farm before sunset. The concerned banks and directed “in principle sanction” to the included Rs 3303.75 crore for chief mongers. The rumours are spreading fear found it was taken into safe hands. The cub forest department has also said that the them to immediately disburse farmers who are eligible for kharif crop and rest of the fund among the people. It is also hampering the work was found in perfect health. The cub is just cub will be reunited with her mother with kharif crop loans to all the loan waiver, by Monday. for a Rabi season. of government machinery in the crisis. three weeks old, informed forest officials. immediate action. MSRTC gets revived with freight service 1651 unemployed take part Pay salaries to non-granted school Nashik: “The state its freight service for essen- in online job fair In the last six days, bookings teachers, orders education dept transport, which is now Ma- tials, goods and commodities Nashik: A total of 1651 unemployed took harashtra State Road Trans- with immediate effect. Within for 41 trucks have been received across the state. part in online job fair, organised by district skill Nashik: Taking advan- vate schools. They had drawn concerned school management port Corporation (MSRTC), few days the freight service development, employment and entrepreneur- tage of the dire situation cre- the attention of the school to pay the salaries of teachers the lifeline of the state, un- has proved its importance Pune, Nashik, Satara, Sangli, and Gadchiroli ship centre, Nashik. The fair was organised with ated by the Covid-19 in the education department by com- and non-teaching staff in these veiled on June 1. It’s now 72 and have helped MSRTC to districts are leading in the field a view to help in making employment available state, the non-granted schools, plaining that their salaries were schools. Meanwhile, teachers years old. On June 1, 1948, revive. of freight. Vice chairman and to those registered unemployed in the district. private school and institutions being held during the lockdown. and non-teaching staff are being we ran our first bus on Pune- Currently, MSRTC has managing director, Shekahar Interviews of candidates were conducted via are holding salaries of teachers. For this, Shikshak Kranti Sang- held hostage by the manage- route. MSRTC, its own 300 freight vehicles Channe expressed that video and audio conferencing. Following The school education depart- hatana had demanded that the ment in the time of crisis. which has been suffering available. It has been started MSRTC’s freight would be well some relaxations in lockdown, functioning ment has issued orders and has school education department Maharashtra Private School losses for many years, has by sending boxes of mangoes received in the future due to of industries and industrial establishments is directed that they should be should take initiative to pay the Employees (Conditions of Ser- been revived by the freight from Ratnagiri to Borivali. At reasonable rates, safe and normalising slowly. Identifying need of man- paid immediately. The depart- salaries of thousands of teachers vice) Regulations Act, 1977 service”, said Transport Min- present, MSRTC has set up regular service. power for these industries and availability of ment of school education has who are starving in the state. and the Maharashtra Private ister and chairman of MSRTC separate freight cells at each employment to local unemployed youth, this also warned that action will On the backdrop of this, Schools (Conditions of Service) Anil Parab on the occasion of district level. job fair was organised. be taken against educational the education department has Rules, 1981 are applicable to MSRTC’s anniversary. With the help of these Tapriya Tools, Unilever Ltd. institutions which refuse to pay issued orders that teachers in non-granted, private schools MSRTC has 250 depots As per the ordinance is- cells information on MSRTC (Musalgaon), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals teachers and non-teaching staff. non-subsidized schools should in the state. According to the in the state. These depots sued by the state govern- freight is being provided (Satpur), Mahindra EPS, Aurangabad-based The order has clarified that the be paid immediately. The de- rules, teachers and non-teaching are functioning in almost ment on May 18, MSRTC through meetings with Narsimha Auto Components Pvt. Ltd and Viraj directors of the institutes would partment had observed that staff of any private school are every taluka. In addition, 31 can transport goods com- manufacturers, small scale Profiles Ltd from Palghar took part in the job be called for a hearing. private non-granted schools required to pay salaries, allow- divisional offices, 33 divisional mercially from its buses, if entrepreneurs and agri-trad- fair to fill up 1115 vacant posts in them. For the last few years vari- in the state were not paying ances and other benefits after workshops, a major expansion necessary, the old MSRTC ers. Many state government ous teachers’ unions, including regular salaries to teachers and retirement. However, many in the future to support MSRTC Meanwhile, interviews of 196 candidates buses will be modified and corporations, trade boards Maharashtra State Education non-teaching staff. According school management are not freight is under consideration, of the total 1651 candidates have been com- converted into cargo vehicles. are ready to send their goods Revolutionary Organization are to the rules of the department, paying the salaries of teachers informed MSRTC Department. pleted and 58 candidates have been selected Accordingly, MSRTC started through MSRTC freight. on primary basis. working for the teachers in pri- it is the responsibility of the and non-teaching staff.

MHT-CET exam to Cancellation of final year exams Positivity, strong will power help be held soon in overcoming Covid-19 Nashik: The MHT-CET examination, which is mandatory Some students get benefit, some not Khandu Jagtap the district civil hospital. Ac- tracted corona in this period”, for admission to engineering, Nashik: Maharashtra has the cordingly, I and my colleagues said health worker in corona cell pharmacy and agriculture de- highest number of coronavirus cases In order to contain the spread of coronavirus, government declared not to Nashik: “District health were attending our duties. I Ashpaq Rafiq Shaikh in district grees, will be held in July. There in country. In order to contain the conduct examinations of first, second and third-year students. In my view agency had made preparations was working for six hours af- civil hospital. will be no change in its schedule, spread of the coronavirus, state gov- government had to take decision after a wait for few days. to deal with coronavirus before “After our seven days’ ser- the State Common Examination ernment has closed all schools and its spread. Dr Suresh Jagdale vice was over, our swab sample Cell (CET Cell) said. Due to colleges. Thereafter it had decided - Devendra Bhavari, assistant professor and other senior officials had had been collected. I had been outbreak of the Covid-19, the not to conduct examinations of guided to all time to time about found infected. I had already schedule of CET examinations first-year and second-year students what is coronavirus, how it made up my mind for this and had collapsed. It was unclear except final year. Examinations have been cancelled considering corona situation. It may seem spread, how to protect and the made family aware of this. As a whether the examination will On Sunday, Chief Minister good from students’ point of view. However as a parent I do not think it will measures to be taken in case in- result, I was ready. I had handled be of help or not. But now it has Uddhav Thackeray announced help them. As it will affect their studies a lot. It will be very hard for students to fection. It was made mandatory corona patients daily. Senior of- been confirmed that the CET to cancel final year examinations go back to study. And a very important part in all this, those students studied for all to attend duty in corona ficials, doctors, my colleagues will be held.The CET cell had considering current situation and hard suffered and those who do not are benefitted. cell. Earlier swine flu cell had ter wearing PPE kit at corona and nurses had supported me. announced on May 19 that the risk to students and the staff who - Kiran Mali, parent been converted into corona cell. cell. We are serving patients I had a confidence that I would MHT-CET examinations would will be present during the exami- Later Kumbh Mela hospital following all safety norms. be cured of Covid-19, so I was be held by the state CET cell nations. has been converted into special We had taken a complte care, in happy state during 14-day from July 4 to August 5. The CET This decision is disappointing to According to me, those students who have focused a lot on the study last Covid-19 hospital. As per seven however as additional patients period. Hence, I was able to cell has not changed the date of students who have studied through- year lost their chance to get rank and good marks. Some students who never days’ rotation I had joined duty in Malegaon were to be shifted overcome corona. After receiv- the examinations since then. out the year and will beneficial to study in the whole year will get degree without toiling hard. I request the state in corona cell on May 4. Ar- to the district civil hospital, we ing treatment for 14 days and I Meanwhile, the link has those who have not studied at all. government to review its decision and conduct examinations online or think rangement for stay for those had attended night shift for two was discharged on May 25. Cur- been closed. Therefore, there On the backdrop of this, Desh- about other options. who working in corona cell was consecutive days and had kept rently, I am staying in quarantine will be no further applications doot Times talks to teachers, parents - Sarthak Govilkar, student made in a building in campus of beds ready for them. I had con- at home”, he added. accepted. and students to know their views. Nation / World Nashik tuesday, JUNE 02, 2020 2 Cabinet nod for scheme Violence against healthcare to benefit street vendors New Delhi: The nounced, explained Union personnel unacceptable: PM Union Cabinet on Monday Minister Nitin Gadkari. New Delhi: Violence rude behaviour is not ac- provided an insurance cover okayed the Prime Minister Gadkari said the scheme against healthcare personnel ceptable.” of Rs 50 lakh for those on Street Vendors Atma Nirb- would include street and and rude behaviour towards The prime minister said the frontline (of fighting the har Nidhi scheme that is ex- footpath vendors and them are not acceptable, at the root of ’s brave pandemic),” he said. pected to benefit more than the amount taken could Prime Minister Narendra fight against COVID-19 is In April, the government 50 lakh hawkers. Modi said on Monday, not- the hard work of the medical had issued an ordinance Briefing the press ing that such incidents are a community and the corona making acts of violence and after the Cabinet result of “mob mentality”. warriors. harassment against health- meeting, Infor- Addressing the 25th “In fact, doctors and care personnel deployed mation & Broad- foundation day of the Rajiv medical workers are like in combating COVID-19 a casting Minister Gandhi University of Health soldiers, but without the non-bailable offence, meet- Prakash Javadekar Sciences in Bengaluru via soldiers’ uniform.The virus ing a key demand of health said the Union video, Modi said he is aware may be an invisible enemy, professionals in the wake of Cabinet approved of “an area that is of great but our corona warriors, recent attacks on them while a credit scheme concern to you all”. medical workers are invin- discharging their duty. for street ven- “Due to a mob mental- cible. In the battle of invis- The maximum sentence dors. “It is for the ity, those working on the ible versus invincible, our under the new provision is first time since frontlines, those on duty medical workers are sure to seven years imprisonment India’s indepen- -- be it doctors, nurses, safai win,” he said. and Rs five lakh fine. dence that such a decision be returned in one year. (sanitation) workers, others The prime minister noted A person can be sen- has been taken for street There is no penal provi- are subject to violence,” that steps have been taken to tenced to anywhere between and footpath vendors.” sion in the scheme, he said. he said. protect healthcare personnel. three months and five years Under the scheme, easier On Moday Cabinet meeting The prime minister said “Steps have been taken to of jail, besides a fine be- Migrant workers’ families from Odisha wait for transportation loans for street vendors was chaired by Prime Min- he want to make it clear protect you against any form tween Rs 50,000 and two to return to their home state, in Hyderabad. up to Rs 1,00,00 was an- ister Narendra Modi. that “violence, abuse and of violence.We have also lakh, for such crimes.

Cyclone Nisagra likely to hit Covid-19: India Unlock 1.0: 200 new trains First Physical north Maharashtra tomorrow to ferry 1.45 lakh passengers Meet of EC in New Delhi: Cy- with a speed of seven kmph Over 190000 cases, 5394 deaths, Nearly 3 Months clone Nisagra is likely to near latitude 13.2°N and New Delhi: About and booking will start NEW DELHI: A meet- hit north Maharashtra and longitude 71.4°E about 200 regular time tabled soon. ing of the “full commission” south Gujarat coasts to- 360 km southwest of Pan- 91818 cured: Health Ministry trains (100 pairs) begin Booking of tickets for the chief election commis- morrow (June 3) and both jim (Goa), 670 km south- their journey on Monday these trains is being done sioner and two election com- New Delhi: The confirmed cases includes The death toll has regions are on pre-cyclone southwest of Mumbai carrying around 1.45 lakh online through the IRCTC missioners took place at the death toll due to COVID- foreigners Of the 230 deaths reached 51 in Karnataka alert, India Meteorologi- (Maharashtra) and 900 km passengers on the first day website or the mobile app. Nirvachan Sadan on Monday 19 rose to 5,394 and the reported since Sunday morn- and 45 in Punjab, Jammu cal Department said on south-southwest of Surat of ‘Unlock 1.0’ as the gov- The Railways has also for the first time in nearly number of cases climbed ing, 89 are in Maharashtra, and Kashmir has reported Monday. (Gujarat). ernment eased lockdown allowed from May 22 the three months. A deep depression over ‘It is very likely to in- to 1,90,535 in the country, 57 in Delhi, 31 in Gujarat, 28 fatalities due to the dis- restrictions announced to booking of reservation The poll panel had been East-central and adjoining tensify into a ‘Deep De- which registered biggest 13 in Tamil Nadu, 12 in ease, Bihar has 21, Haryana fight the Covid-19 pan- tickets through reservation holding virtual meets as Chief Southeast Arabian Sea is pression’ over East-central single-day spikes of 230 Uttar Pradesh, eight in West has 20 deaths, Kerala has demic across the country. counters, Common Service Election Commissioner Sunil moving towards the south and adjoining Southeast deaths and 8,392 cases till Bengal, seven in Madhya nine while Odisha has re- As many as 1.45 lakh Centres (CSCs), and ticket- Arora, who was visiting the Gujarat and North Maha- Arabian Sea during next 12 Monday morning, accord- Pradesh, five in Telangana, ported seven deaths so far. passengers have booked ing agents. United States on leave in rashtra and likely to inten- hours and intensify further ing to the Union Health three in Karnataka, two in Himachal Pradesh, tickets to travel on June These “special trains the first half of March, got sify into ‘deep depression’, into a Cyclonic Storm over Ministry. Andhra Pradesh and one Jharkhand and Uttarakhand 1, the first day of resump- run on the pattern of regu- stranded there due to the causing heavy rainfall in East-central Arabian Sea India is the seventh each in Bihar, Punjab and have registered five CO- tion of rail traffic. More lar trains” will cover tier coronavirus-induced lock- these areas. during the subsequent 24 worst-hit nation by the nov- Rajasthan. VID-19 fatalities each while than 26 lakh passengers 2 cities and also major down. Arora returned to India Cyclone Nisarga is like- hours. el coronavirus pandemic Out of the total 5,394 Chandigarh and Assam have booked the advanced state capitals like Mumbai recently and underwent the ly to turn into a severe cy- It is very likely to move The number of active fatalities, Maharashtra tops have recorded four deaths reservation tickets from and Kolkata, the Railways mandatory quarantine before clonic storm by the evening nearly northwards initially COVID-19 cases stood at tally with 2,286 deaths each so far. June 1 to 30, data available said. The train movement joining office on Monday. A or night hours tomorrow till June 2 morning and 93,322 while 91,818 people followed by Gujarat with Meghalaya and Chhat- with the Union Ministry of signals opening up of the key decision taken in one such (June 3), the IMD stated in then recurve north-north- have recovered and one 1,038 deaths, Delhi with tisgarh have reported one Railways said. economy as part of ‘Un- virtual meeting was to allow its bulletin. eastwards and cross north patient has migrated, the 473, Madhya Pradesh with COVID-19 fatality each, According to Railway lock 1’, the Central gov- the legislative council elec- According to the Weath- Maharashtra and south ministry said. 350, West Bengal with 317, according to the ministry’s Board Chairman V K Ya- ernment’s scheme to grad- tion in Maharashtra to pave er Forecast Division of Gujarat coasts between “Thus, around 48.19 per Uttar Pradesh with 213, data. dav, the Railways will run ually reopen the country the way for Uddhav Thac- IMD, the depression over Harihareshwar (Raigad, cent patients have recovered Rajasthan with 194,Tamil More than 70 per cent of more trains on specific outside of the Coronavirus keray becoming a member East-central and adjoin- Maharashtra) and Daman so far,” a senior health min- Nadu with 173, Telangana the deaths are due to comor- routes that have high de- disease (Covid-19) con- of the state legislature within ing Southeast Arabian Sea during evening or night of istry official said with 82 and Andhra Pradesh bidities, according to the mand and also Shatabdi tainment zones and restart the stipulated six months of moved nearly northward June 3,’ IMD said. The total number of with 62 deaths. health ministry website. trains will be redeployed economic activities. becoming chief minister. Salons, barber Beijing warns India not to engage ISRO congratulates shops to reopen: NASA and Kejriwal in US-China confrontation SpaceX Mission

New Delhi: Delhi New Delhi: Caution- “Such irrational voices China, the economic and Bengaluru: Indian Chief Minister Arvind Ke- ing India to be careful about are nothing but misleading, trade ties between the two Space Research Organisation jriwal on Monday said being involved in the US- which should not represent Asian neighbours will suffer (ISRO) on Monday congratu- in view of the lockdown China rivalry, Beijing has said the mainstream voices and a devastating blow. And it lated NASA and SpaceX for instructions from the Cen- that India has little to gain sway the Indian government’s would be too much for the their manned mission and tre, permission has been from engaging in a US-China stance,’ it said. Indian economy to take such termed it as "historic". granted to open all the conflict over any topic. “Under the current cir- a hit at the current stage.’ "Congratulations to barber shops, saloons in the In an article, US-China cumstance, India needs to be On the Covid-19 pan- #NASA and #SpaceX for his- capital, while ban on the tensions escalate over a wide careful not to include the US demic, the daily observed that toric first launch of manned spa shops remains. range of issues covering al- factor in its handling of any over the weekend, the Indian mission after 2011. Great job In a digital press con- most every realm, some are problem in its relations with government just announced !’’ISRO tweeted. ference, Kejriwal said the predicting that the world’s China, otherwise it will only to lift the national lockdown SpaceX’s Dragon space- government has decided two largest economies are complicate the issue. The measures by allowing malls, craft with two NASA astro- to open the saloons and about to enter a new Cold same is true of the recent restaurants and places of nauts on Sunday successfully barber shops, while the spas War. At this juncture, India China-India border tension, worship in some places to docked with the International will not be opened at the needs to be careful about and the offer of US mediation open from June 8. The move Space Station after a his- moment. Earlier, a limited being involved in the US- is unnecessary and the last comes at a time when its strict toric launch from the Ken- number of riders were al- China rivalry. thing both sides could use. restrictions have not flattened nedy Space Center in Florida, lowed on autos but now “India has little to gain China and India have the abil- its curve of coronavirus in- marking the dawn of a new this ban has also been lifted. from engaging in a US-China ity to resolve their problems, fections. age in commercial space Apart from this, the limit of conflict over any topic, with and there is no need for any “The total number of travel. Saturday’s liftoff also riders on a four-wheeler and more to lose than gain, which third-party intervention,’ the COVID-19 cases in India assumes significance as it two-wheelers has also been is why the Modi govern- article read. surpassed the 1,80,000- marks the launch of humans removed. ment needs to face the new The advice to India comes mark on Sunday. Still, the into orbit from the US soil He said that now all the geopolitical development amid the standoff in Eastern end to lockdown is under- for the first time in nearly a markets and shops will be objectively and rationally,’ Ladakh where troops from standable, as its economy decade. The SpaceX Crew opened, whereas earlier it the news agency said. both the countries have been has been under enormous Dragon spacecraft, carry- was allowed only odd-even It observed that with the deployed since early this strain from the lockdown, ing NASA astronauts Bob basis. According to the in- nationalist sentiment on the month amid rising tension on with its worst recession Behnken and Doug Hurley structions of the Central rise in India, there have been the border row. forecast for the second quar- had lifted off at 3:22 pm EDT Government, curfew will some voices calling for the The news agency said, ter by Goldman Sachs. Ulti- Saturday atop the company’s Deer are seen playing around the grounds be imposed from 2100-0500 Indian government to join the “If in a new Cold War, India mately, the crippling Indian Falcon 9 rocket from Launch hrs and only essential ser- new Cold War and exploit its leans toward the US or be- economy cannot afford any Complex 39A at NASA’s of Raby Castle in Britain. vices will be allowed. position for more gains. comes a US pawn attacking more shocks,’ it said. Kennedy Space Center.

Pak summons Indian diplomat SpaceX Nasa Mission Thousands arrested and nearly US sends Brazil 2 over expulsion of officials 40 cities under curfew in US million doses of HCQ Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday sum- Astronauts on historic mission enter space station Washington: The moned a senior Indian diplomat to register a strong Washington: The US remained a tinderbox of United States has delivered Washington: US from American soil since the will it own and operate the anger and emotion as violent protests erupted for a sixth protest over India’s decision to expel two officials astronauts Doug Hurley and retirement of the US space American vehicles that run to 2 million doses of hydroxy- of its High Commission in New Delhi on charges day across the country over the custodial killing of African- chloroquine to Brazil, the two Bob Behnken on Monday agency (NASA) shuttles nine and from the station. American George Floyd, resulting in the death of at least of espionage. docked with, and entered, the years ago. This will be done exclu- governments announced on India on Sunday declared two officials of the five people, the arrest of thousands and placing of curfew Sunday, days after the World International Space Station The mission marks the be- sively by firms such as SpaceX in nearly 40 cities, while forcing President Donald Trump Pakistan High Commission as “persona non grata” (ISS). Their Dragon capsule of Hawthorne, California, Health Organization (WHO) to take shelter in a White House bunker. halted the anti-malaria drug’s on charges of espionage and ordered them to leave - supplied and operated by which is led by tech billionaire Considered to be the worst ever civil unrest in the US clinical trials over safety the country within 24 hours, the Ministry of Exter- the private SpaceX company Elon Musk. Confirmation of nal Affairs (MEA) said. in decades, the violent protests have engulfed at least 140 concerns.“The United States - attached to the bow section the Dragon’s attachment at cities across America in the days following the death of will also soon be sending 1,000 The two officials, Abid Hussain and Muham- of the orbiting lab 422km the ISS came at 14:16 GMT mad Tahir, were caught by Delhi Police while Floyd, a 46-year-old man who was pinned to the ground ventilators to Brazil,” added a above China. (15:16 BST), 19 hours after they were obtaining sensitive documents relating in Minneapolis on Monday by a white police officer who joint statement released by the to India’s security installations from an Indian After a wait for leak, pres- leaving the Kennedy Space kneeled on his neck as he gasped for breath. White House. WHO Direc- national in exchange for money, official sources sure and temperature checks, Center atop a Falcon rocket Some of the protests have turned violent, prompting the tor- Tedros Adhanom said in New Delhi. the pair disembarked to join also provided by SpaceX. activation of the National Guard in at least 20 states. Ghebreyesus said recently “The government has declared both these of- the Russian and American The docking was a fully “At least five people were killed in violence that flared that a clinical trial of hydroxy- ficials persona non grata for indulging in activities crew already on the ISS. automated process; Hurley as demonstrations in parts of the country devolved into chloroquine on COVID-19 incompatible with their status as members of a Hurley and Behnken rocket ginning of a new era in which and Behnken had no need to mayhem,” The Washington Post reported. patients came to “a temporary diplomatic mission and asked them to leave the had a life off from Florida NASA will be purchasing get involved - although they Police have arrested at least 2,564 people in two dozen pause” while the safety data is country within 24 four hours,” the MEA said in on Saturday. Theirs is the transport services from the had practised some manual US cities over the weekend. Nearly a fifth of those arrests reviewed by the Data Safety a statement. first crew outing launched commercial sector. No more flying on approach. were in Los Angeles, it said. Monitoring Board.

c m y k Business Nashik tuesday, JUNE 02, 2020 3 Sensex soars 879 points as govt begins ATF price hikes by 56.6%, LPG by Rs 11.5 on to unlock economy, Nifty tops 9,800 M u mbai : E q u i t y global cues; petrol & diesel continue on hold benchmark Sensex surged 879 points on Monday, New Delhi: Jet fuel (ATF) petrol and Rs 13 per litre on diesel. Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) driven by gains in Reliance price was on Monday hiked by a steep Oil companies, instead of passing on and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd Industries, HDFC twins and 56.5 per cent and that of non-subsi- the excise hike to consumers, decided (HPCL) -- for reasons that appear to TCS as investor optimism dised cooking gas LPG by Rs 11.5 per to adjust them against the reduction be non-commercial. heightened after the gov- cylinder on the back of firming up of required because of the drop in inter- There was a 19-day price freeze ernment began the process international oil rates, but petrol and national oil prices. on petrol and diesel ahead of Kar- of unlocking the economy. diesel prices continued to remain on They used the same tool and did nataka polls in May 2018, despite Positive cues from global freeze for a record 78th day. Aviation not pass on the Re 1 per litre hike international fuel prices going up by markets too buoyed investor sentiment here. turbine fuel (ATF) price was hiked required for switching over to ultra- nearly USD 5 per barrel. However, consumers buy after exhausting their After skyrocketing 1,250 by Rs 12,126.75 per kilolitre (kl), or clean BS-VI grade fuel from April no sooner were the elections over, quota of 12 cylinders of 14.2 kg each points during the day, the 30- upbeat Asian market peers virus cases in India crossed 56.5 per cent, to Rs 33,575.37 per kl 1. Market analysts, however, said they rapidly passed on to customers at subsidised prices. In three reduc- share index settled 879.42 and the sentimental posi- 1.90 lakh and the death toll in the national capital, according to a the same volatility was witnessed in the desired increase -- over 16- tions, the price of non-subsidised points or 2.57 per cent higher tive news of ‘Unlock-1’ and climbed to 5,394, as per the price notification by state-owned oil ATF prices as well, but that has not straight days post-May 14, 2018, cooking gas has been cut by Rs 277 at 33,303.52. Similarly, NSE hopes of economy gradually health ministry data. Glob- marketing companies. stopped oil companies from passing petrol price climbed by Rs 3.8 per per 14.2-kg cylinder. While ATF Nifty surged 245.85 points opening up took hold. ally, the number of cases The hike in jet fuel price comes on the reduction to airlines first, and litre and diesel by Rs 3.38 per litre. or 2.57 per cent to finish at “The market further ral- linked to the disease has after seven consecutive reductions prices are revised on 1st and 16th of now raising the rates. More impor- Similarly, they had stopped revising 9,826.15. Bajaj Finance was lied in the afternoon ses- crossed 61.66 lakh and the in rates since February. ATF price in every month, LPG rates are changed tantly, no airline operated between fuel prices for almost 14 days ahead the top gainer in the Sensex sion with much broad-based deceased tally stood around Delhi before the reduction cycle be- once a month. Petrol and diesel prices mid-March to May 25 in view of the of the assembly elections in Gujarat pack, rising around 11 per buying seen in both large 3.72 lakh. Meanwhile, bours- gan in February was Rs 64,323.76 per are revised on a daily basis. While oil restrictions placed to check the spread in December 2017. These companies cent, followed by Titan, Tata and mid cap stocks tracked es in Shanghai, Hong Kong, kl, which got reduced to Rs 21,448.62 PSUs have regularly revised ATF and of coronavirus, yet oil companies had also imposed a freeze on petrol Steel, SBI, M&M, HDFC, by respective indices,” he Tokyo and Seoul settled up last month. Industry officials said LPG prices, they have since March have continued to revise downward and diesel prices between January IndusInd Bank and Reliance added. The home ministry to 3 per cent higher, and the hike was necessitated because 16 kept petrol and diesel prices on jet fuel prices. 16, 2017 and April 1, 2017, when Industries. on Saturday said ‘Unlock- those in Europe opened with benchmark international rates have hold, ostensibly on account of ex- In fact, oil companies used to assembly elections in five states On the other hand, Sun 1’ will be initiated in India significant gains. bounced back from a two-decade low. treme volatility in the international revise ATF prices on the 1st of ev- -- Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pharma, Nestle India and Ul- from June 8 under which International oil bench- On similar cues, non-subsidised LPG oil markets. ery month, but adopted fortnightly Pradesh and Manipur -- were held. traTech Cement were among the nationwide lockdown mark Brent crude futures price was hiked by Rs 11.50 to Rs 593 Petrol and diesel prices were fro- revisions on March 21 to pass on the During the 2019 general elections, the laggards. According to effectuated on March 25 will were trading 0.21 per cent per 14.2-kg cylinder. zen soon after the government raised benefit of falling international oil they moderated the revision by not Narendra Solanki, Head- be relaxed to a great extent, higher at USD 37.91 per The hike comes after three straight excise duty on the two fuels by Rs 3 prices to airlines. Though the govern- passing on all of the desired increase Equity Research (Funda- including opening of shop- barrel. On the currency front, monthly reductions in rates of non- per litre each to mop up gains arising ment has deregulated petrol and diesel in rates to consumers, industry mental), Anand Rathi, Indian ping malls, restaurants and the rupee appreciated 8 paise subsidised LPG, which users who from falling international rates. The prices, rate changes have been in the sources said. The rates began to rise markets started the week on religious places. to provisionally close at have given up subsidy buy. Also, this government on May 6 again raised past put on hold by public sector oil a day after the final phase of polling a positive note following The number of corona- 75.54 against the US dollar. is the gas that domestic household excise duties by Rs 10 per litre on companies -- Indian Oil Corp (IOC), for Lok Sabha elections ended.

One Nation One Ration Card to Entities with up to Rs 250 cr turnover, India’s manufacturing output cover all states by March 31 excluding exports, to be medium enterprises remains historic low in May: PMI New Delhi: India’s New Delhi: Prime Minister In another tweet, Paswan said, New Delhi: Further wid- manufacturing output re- Narendra Modis flagship ‘One Na- “‘One Nation One Ration Card’ ening the definition of micro, mained at historic low levels, tion One Ration Card’ scheme has Scheme is to be implemented across small and medium enterprises as weak demand due to Co- been implemented across 20 states the country by March 31, 2021. In (MSME), the Union Cabinet vid-19 outbreak led to lower so far with the Central government this regard, necessary steps are be- on Monday announced that production in the month of targeting the entire country by March ing taken to connect Uttarakhand, entities with turnover up to Rs May. 31 next year. Nagaland and Manipur by August 250 crore or investment up to Rs Accordingly, the latest Union Consumer Affairs, Food 1, 2020.” 50 crore will qualify as medium reading of seasonally adjust- new business from abroad and Public Distribution minister After the implementation of the enterprises. ed IHS Markit India Manu- plunging further in May. An- Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday scheme across the country by March Addressing the media here, facturing PMI index pointed ecdotal evidence suggested said that after Odisha, Sikkim and 31, 2021, any beneficiary of the Pub- post the cabinet meeting, Union to another substantial decline that global measures to stem Mizoram joining the ‘One Nation lic Distribution System (PDS) under Information & Broadcast- in the health of the Indian the spread of COVID-19 the National Food Security ing Minister Prakash Javadekar manufacturing sector, “albeit continued to stifle exports.” Act (NFSA) can avail of ra- said that the decision was taken one that was slightly softer Furthermore, the index report tion anywhere in the country. said that lower production post suggestions coming in af- with investment and machinery crore, and the companies would than recorded in April”. Under the NFSA, nearly 81 requirements saw Indian ter the government announced to the tune of Rs 20 crore and have to have turnover of less Consequently, the sea- crore people in the country manufacturers continue to re- the broadening of the scope of turnover of Rs 100 crore. This than Rs 50 crore. sonally adjusted PMI read- are provided foodgrains at a ing inched up to 30.8 in May duce worker numbers in May. MSMEs to support and more stands further enhanced now Further, the investment limit cheaper rate. from 27.4 in April. Accord- Commenting on the survey businesses. after the cabinet decision. for medium enterprises has They are provided wheat ing to the survey report, in results, Eliot Kerr, Economist Also, the turnover criteria As per the new changes, been increased to Rs 20 crore at Rs 2 a kg and rice at Rs a sign of further demand at IHS Markit said: “The 3 a kg. In the ongoing co- for MSME will not include businesses with investment of and the turnover limit has been revenue from exports further weakness, new orders placed latest PMI data suggested rona pandemic, the Central less than Rs 1 crore and turnover kept at Rs 100 crore, which has with goods producers con- that Indian manufacturing government gives five kg providing flexibility to the sec- of Rs 5 crore would be classified now been extended to com- tor to expand their operations tinued to fall after April’s output fell further in May. rice or wheat and one kg as micro enterprises. Under the panies with investment of Rs This result is particularly and push overseas sales, he said. record contraction. pulses per month free to existing criteria, a company 50 crore and turnover of up to “The rate of decline de- poignant given the record On May 13, Finance Minister One Ration Card’ scheme, 20 states every PDS beneficiary. This will with investment of less than Rs Rs 250 crore. Under the Aat- celerated but was still the contraction in April which are now linked to IMPDS (Integrated continue for three months since its Nirmala Sitharaman announced 25 lakh in the manufacturing manirbhar Bharat package, the second-fastest since the se- was driven by widespread Management of Public Distribu- inception in April under the Pradhan to increase of investment limits sector and less than Rs 10 lakh government has also done away ries’’ inception in March business closures.” tion System). The Union minister Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for MSMEs. Further, she had in the services sector were con- with the distinction of services 2005. Panellists often men- “The further reduction tweeted, “As I earlier announced, (PMGKAY). also said that an additional cri- sidered micro enterprises. and manufacturing MSME. tioned prolonged closures at in May highlights the chal- three more states — Odisha, Sikkim Besides, the Central government teria of turnover has also been The Cabinet had changed Briefing media persons about their clients when explaining lenges that businesses might and Mizoram — have been added is also giving five kg foodgrains and introduced for recognition of this distinction as well and a uni- the cabinet decision, MSME the latest reduction in sales,” face in the recovery from to the government’s ambitious ‘One one kg grams free for two months an MSME. fied criteria will be applied for Minister Nitin Gadkari said the survey report said. this crisis, with demand re- Nation One Ration Card’ scheme to the migrant labourers who are During that announcement, micro enterprises. The invest- that the changes would benefit “Weak demand from inter- maining subdued while the today. With this 20 states have joined not beneficiaries of any other grain Sitharaman had raised medium ment limit of small enterprises 6 crore MSMEs that together national markets added to the longevity of the pandemic the IMPDS scheme.” distribution scheme. enterprises definition to one has been increased to Rs 10 employ 11 crore people. deteriorating sales trend, with remains uncertain.”

E-pharmacies Coronavirus to shave $ 25 billion Venture capital 7.26 million records of BHIM Credit to NBFCs rises in April, link removed off from top 100 comestic firm Antler users data leaked: Report retail credit plunges: Report from Aarogya brands value, finds report announces entry into India New Delhi: Security website’s developers to notify New Delhi: Amidst the nationwide lockdown, Setu app MUMBAI: The coro- brand strength index score researchers have discovered that them of the misconfiguration in banks’’ credit to non-banking finance companies about 7.26 million records linked their S3 bucket and to offer our navirus pandemic is likely 90.5 out of 100. New Delhi: Global (NBFC) increased by Rs 5,000 crore in April 2020, to users of mobile payments app assistance. After not receiving M u mbai: AIOCD to shave at least USD 25 This is despite the fact early-stage venture capital according to an SBI report. BHIM were left exposed to the a reply, we contacted India’s had strongly conveyed its billion off from the January that the value has increased firm Antler has announced its Among the services, credit to NBFCs, transport public by a website. Computer Emergency Response 8.50 lakh members disap- 2020 cumulative brand value by only 2 per cent to touch plans to launch its operations operators and retail traders increased in April. Credit The exposed data included Team (CERT-In), which deals pointments over backdoor of top 100 domestic brands, the USD 20-billion-mark, in India to enable more en- to retail traders increased by Rs 6,900 crore and that sensitive information such as with cybersecurity in the coun- entry of promoting illegal says a report. According to making it the only domestic trepreneurs to build startups to transport operators rose by Rs 4,300 crore, said the marketing of e-pharmacy on the latest report by Brand brand to touch this milestone. through their platform. names, dates of birth, age, gen- try,” they added. SBI Ecowrap report. “YoY credit growth to industry government platform meant Finance, globally, the top 500 LIC retained its second posi- The local operation will der, home address, caste status It appears CSC established declined to 1.7 per cent (6.9 per cent last year), ser- to signal common public to brands could see a value ero- tion with a value of USD 8.1 start in Bangalore and be led and Aadhaar card details, among the website connected to the vices to 11.2 per cent (16.8) but on YTD basis credit caution them any corona sion of USD 1 trillion from billion, followed by Reliance by Rajiv Srivatsa, co-founder others, said the report from VPN misconfigured S3 bucket to growth to industry has increased. Within services, positive person presence their January 2020 brand at third (USD 7.9 billion), of Urban Ladder, who is join- review website vpnMentor. promote BHIM usage across there has been an increase in credit to NBFCs, trans- near them. value, following COVID-19 Infosys fourth (USD 7.08 ing as partner, a statement by “The scale of the exposed India and sign up new merchant port operators, retail traders,” it said. All India Organization disruptions. billion), SBI at fifth slot Antler said. data is extraordinary, affecting businesses, such as mechanics, Generally, agriculture sector credit demand in- of Chemists and Druggists “As the new coronavi- (USD6.4 billion). Antler plans to invest in millions of people all over India farmers, service providers, and creases in May and June before sowing season and filed a writ through its Delhi rus pandemic wreaks havoc Others in the top 10 list up to 40 companies within and exposing them to potentially store owners onto the app, ac- banks are now disbursing to all the eligible farmers Unit RDCA , South Delhi on the global and national include, HDFC Bank at sixth its first year of operations in devastating fraud, theft, and cording to the research led by and also issuing Kisan Credit Cards to all the farmers Chemists Association ( economy, the country’’s top place, up one notch from last India through an India-dedi- attack from hackers and cyber- vpn Mentor’s Noam Rotem and to meet their credit requirements timely, it said. SCDA), it was taken up for 100 most valuable brands year, followed by Mahindra cated fund and also has plans criminals,” the security research- Ran Locar. “The important thing is that the decline in retail further hearing by a bench could lose up to 15 per cent (7th) which is down a notch to expand to other major cit- ers from vpnMentor wrote in a The volume of exposed data credit was the largest since January 2008, from when of Justice Navin Chawla of brand value cumulatively, from last year, IndianOil (8th) ies in India in the next three blog post on Sunday. which was first discovered by the data series is available,” it said. Though credit to in the Delhi High Court a potential drop of nearly gaining a whopping 15 notch- to five years.Headquartered The breach was closed late the security researchers on April all major industries declined, credit to infrastructure recently through video con- USD 25 billion compared to es, HCL at ninth slot losing in Singapore, Antler already last month after the research- 23 amounted to 409GB. “It’s like power, iron and steel, petrochemicals and petro- ferencing. the original valuation as of one notch from last year and has a global presence in 11 ers contacted India’s Com- difficult to say precisely, but leum, coal products and nuclear fuels increased by The writ petition had January 1, 2020,” the report Airtel was at the tenth slot locations around the world puter Emergency Response the S3 bucket seemed to contain Rs 23,900 crore in April 2020. being against the linking said. losing eight notches. and has invested in over 160 Team (CERT-In) twice in a records from a short period: The report authored by Soumya Kanti Ghosh, of the website http://www. Brand Finance has as- Also, the Tata Group is technology companies. month’’ time. The BHIM web- February 2019. However, even Group Chief Economic Adviser of State Bank of aarogyasetumitr.in with the sessed the impact of the CO- the only domestic brand to “Antler is democratising site in question was developed within such a short timeframe, India, said that going forward, the decline in credit official mobile application VID-19 pandemic based on feature in the top 100 of the entrepreneurship and works by a company called CSC over 7 million records had been to the retail sector may continue with extension of Aarogya Setu because in a the effect of the outbreak on Brand Finance global 500 with exceptional founders e-Governance Services LTD. uploaded and exposed,” said lockdown in states. Banks are also leveraging digi- highly illegal, arbitrary and enterprise value, compared 2020 list, the agency said regardless of background or in partnership with the Indian the report. “The exposure of tal platforms to meet the credit requirement in the discriminatory manner the to what it was on January in a statement on Monday. geography. Over 40 per cent government. “In this case, the BHIM user data is akin to a retail sector. For corporates, they will require more website “http://www.aaro- 1, 2020. The report further Savio D’Souza, director of of Antler’’s portfolio has at data was stored on an unsecured hacker gaining access to the enhancement of working capital loans as well as gyasetumitr.in” promotes said the Tata Group has re- Brand Finance, said, the least one female co-founder Amazon Web Services (AWS) entire data infrastructure of a term loans over the medium term until the growth and acts as a marketing tained the title of the most sheer size and diversity of and their founders represent S3 bucket,” the researchers bank, along with millions of its environment stabilizes, it said. The report also said tool for e-pharmacies only. valuable brand, breaking the Tata Group, which em- over 60 nationalities,” it said said, adding that S3 buckets users’’ account information,” it that deposits in all forms, savings, current and term, e-pharmacies are illegal USD 20 billion brand value ploys over 720,000 across Magnus Grimeland, Founder are a popular form of Cloud added. Offered by the National increased significantly during Lockdown-1 as people under the law and con- mark for first time this year 100 countries, could mean and CEO of Antler said: “We storage across the world but Payments Corporation of In- were apprehensive in the beginning of spending and tinue to operate despite an and the group’’s luxe hotel that it emerges from the believe the Indian entrepre- require developers to set up the dia (NPCI), the app BHIM, or turned frugal. During Lockdown-2, there was a 25 per injunction order passed by brand Taj is the strongest pandemic, relatively speak- neurial ecosystem has mas- security protocols on their ac- Bharat Interface for Money, was cent decline in such bank deposits, but term deposit the High Court. brand in the country with ing, unscathed. sive potential. counts. “We reached out to the launched in 2016. accrual was very healthy.

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world through the lense Powerlooms resume operations after two months Committee formed to oversee functioning Nashik : A number of helped us lot during the lock- poweloom units outside the down and we were agogly containment zones in Male- awaiting for resumption of gaon town which were shut powerlooms. We would fol- for the last two months due to low all the instructions given outbreak of COVID-19 have by the district administration, resumed operations adhering expressed workers of an elec- to social distancing norms. tric poweloom unit owned by The poweloom owners Usman Gani. and the workers dependent Earlier a week ago, Mand- upon it were facing severe hare had held meeting with financial crisis due to closure bility on the shoulders of the that the committee will ad- power loom owners to address of the spinning units following powerloom operators and dress issues facing the sector issues of banking, movement government’s orders on the owners to run the units with and redress grievances of of labour and goods, medical backdrop of Covid lockdown. full steam so as to speed up the owners, operators and check up, NGT (National Citing livelihood issue of the economic activity and gen- workers, Mandhare exuded Green Tribunal) case and workers and to rerun economic eration of more employment. confidence. Meanwhile, precautions to be taken and cycle which was almost came It is therefore necessary to small businesses and units had expressed confidence to a halt, district collector follow the guidelines of the were seen functioning from that most of the power looms Suraj Mandhare meanwhile administration,” appealed areas of Sir Sayyadnagar would be operationalized by conducted meeting with the Mandhare. up to Gulshirnagar depot in 1st of June. Majority of the powerloom owners and gave For smooth functioning this poweloom town. “We powerloom units in textile permission to resume opera- of powerlooms in the town are very happy to see that hub Malegaon were fell silent tions subject to certain terms and for its monitoring, a power loom operations have since the last week of March and conditions. when first lockdown came Maidenhead, Berkshire: Rowers on the Thames enjoy the hot weather, as the public are being reminded to practice committee on local level has started outside the contain- “There is a big responsi- into force. physical distancing after the relaxation of lockdown restrictions. been formed, he said adding ment zones. The unit owners Seva Dal writes to CM, seeks Shopkeepers refuse to lift Arsenic Album-30 tablets honorarium for folk artists ration for June distributed to drivers Nashik : The ration shopkeepers association has turned Nashik : The central of Rs. 4,000 is paid every down the demand of the district administration to lift and government pays a pension month. The Centre had The COVID-19 lockdown distribute ration for June. “Ration distribution for May is of Rs 4,000 per month to written a letter on July 1, has brought misery to still going on for extended days. There will be neither lift- senior folk artists in the 2015 to the states asking for thousands of folk artists ing of grain nor its distribution until and unless demand is state. However, as the list a list of folk artists so as to who are facing starvation. fulfilled,” said Nivrutti Kapse, president, ration shopkeepers’ The state government of 4,000 artists has not been pay honorarium on regular association. Meanwhile, the association yesterday submitted should immediately act sent to the Centre, all these monthly basis. a memorandum to the district supply officer (PDS) seeking upon the demand and artists are still deprived of Accordingly, the state send the list to union insurance cover to lakhs of ration owners, operators and honorarium. Congress Seva cultural ministry had regis- government to avail employees in line with the frontline Covid warriors including Dal president Dr Vasant tered 15,000 artists to avail benefits of honorarium doctors, police, government employees. Thakur, in a letter to Chief benefits of pension and and other medical Stating that demand of the shopkeepers would be looked Minister Uddhav Thackeray other medical aid. It was facilities. into amicably, Dr. Arvind Narsikar, district supply officer has demanded immediate like a compulsory to send said, The association has given memorandum seeking submission of the list to the these applications to the - Dr. Vasant Thakur, insurance cover. The demand of the shopkeepers is under central authorities to avail Centre for further process. city president, consideration at government level.” benefits during this crisis However, even after five Congress Seva Dal Earlier, citing government’s ignorance as a reason to- period. years, the higher author- wards their major demand for an insurance cover, the ration Nashik: Nashik Transport Association provided to truk drivers. distributed homeopathy Arsenic Album-30 On the backdrop of Covid-19, 1,000 Senior artists in the state ity has not still received shopkeepers across the state had warned of an indefinite of this, the state govern- tablet to drivers marking the birthdays of its bottles of Arsenic Album-30 tablets were are paid a fixed monthly complete list of the senior strike from June 1 refusing to lift and distribute foodgrains ment should send this list president Rajendra Phad and vice president distributed to truck drivers at truck terminal. honorarium by the state folk artists to the Centre immediately,” at ration shops. “The government has provided life insur- (Adgaon) Mahendrasingh Rajput. These tablets were also distributed to those government. In the same As a result, thousands of demands Vasant Thakur. A ance cover of Rs 50 lakh to frontline Covid warriors includ- The Association is implementing vari- who are workin in transport sector, workers way, the central government folk artists are still deprived copy of the memorandum ing doctors, police, government employees, but it has still ous measures for truck drivers and those and transporters. started a pension and medi- of their honorarium and are has also been sent to state not brought ration shopkeepers who are also fighting war who are working in transport sector. Food Office bearers of the Association were cal aid scheme for artists. now facing starvation in the cultural affairs minister against the pandemic from the front, under the insurance grain and other basic facilities are being present on the occasion. Under this, an honorarium present situation. “In view Amit Deshmukh. cover,” the shopkeepers association said. 4.43 lakh beneficiaries procure ration through portability Tomato, capsicum prices go up Wadalagaon declared Nashik: Vegetable prices have gone up as Nashik Agri- Nashik: As many as 4,43,624 ra- of wheat, 15,88,972 quintals of rice been distributed to over 6.06 population culture Produce Market Committe had closed for three days corona hot spot tion card holders stranded in different and 22,010 quintals of sugar have on this ration card. last week. Tomato, cucum- Nashik: As highest number of corona parts of the state due to the lockdown been distributed in the state under The state government has decided ber, capsicum and bitter positive patients have been found in Wadal- have procured foodgrains online under both the schemes. to provide benefits to 3 crore 08 lakh gourd prices have gone up, agaon and Wadala Naka area, this area has been the portability system for the month of Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib 44 thousand 076 APL ben- giving a relief to farmers. declared as major hot spot. Action to seal the May. Distribution of foodgrains has Kalyan Ann Yojana (PM-GKAY), it is eficiaries for the 2 months of May The auction process in the entire area is in progress. started smoothly from 52428 fair and June at a discounted rate of 5 market committee has been The pandemic tally in Nashik city has surged price shops in the state. In the month kg of grain (Rs 8 per kg of wheat restored. of May, over 74 lakh quintals of and Rs 12 per kg of rice) for the The auctioning process over 200. Sanjeevnagar Shivar, Wadalagaon, foodgrains were distributed to over solution of Covid-19 crisis. Under in the market committee was disrupted in the first phase of the Wadala Naka area, Ramnagar, Phulenagar, 1.52 crore ration card holders in the the scheme, 7,92,910 quintals of lockdown. It was restored then. However, as a trader had suc- Krantinagar, Peth Road and Panchavati have state. Also 33,84,040 Shiv Bhojan ration has been distributed in May. cumbed to coronavirus, chairman Sampat Sakale and board of emerged as corona hot spots. thalis have been distributed during The distribution of this grain has directors had shut market committee between May 26 to 28. So far corona positives have been found in the same period. started from 24th April and till now, Following a meeting with the Municipal Commissioner and Mumtaznagar, Sadiqnagar, Maheboobnagar, The number of eligible ben- 7,53,810 quintals of grain has been city Commissioner of Police, the market committee reopened Zeenatnagar, Bharatnagar, Deepalinagar, Indi- eficiaries in both the schemes of distributed. and auction of vegetables has been regularised. ranagar, Naikwadipura, Wadalagaon, IT park Antyoday and Priority Family The PMGKAY scheme provides As supply of vegetables has been lowered, vegetables are and Ashoka Marg. under the National Food Security for 1 kg of free dal (tur or chana dal) fetching good prices since market committee was reopened. As over 40 patients have been found in Act Scheme (NFSA) in the state, is planned to provide 5 kg of rice per ben- per ration card. About 84188 quintals of Tomato prices have gone up to Rs 875. Prices of capsicum, Wadalgaon and Wadala Naka area, this has around 7 crore. These beneficiaries eficiary free of cost per month from April pulses have been distributed under this cucumber, bitter gourd and ridge gourd prices have also been emerged as corona hot spot. A work is bing on to are given the benefit of public dis- to June. Since May 4, over 1.34 lakh ra- scheme. Also non ration card holders up. On May 31, 43 vehicles carrying vegetables had been sent to seal the entire area to prevent spread of corona tribution system through 52,428 fair tion card holders have been distributed have also being provided 5kg of rice for Mumbai and its suburban area, while 12 to Kalyan, 14 to Thane, and municipal administration has made a plan- price shops. About 20,68,596 quintals free rice.30,33,530 quintals of rice has free for the months of May and June. 11 to Bhiwandi, two to Aurangabad and 95 to Gujarat. ning to give special focus on this area.

Three-day online Medical equipment contributed workshop by K K Drive to clean water tanks, hand pumps begins Wagh college held to Trimbakeshwar, Surgana Nashik: A drive to clean tehsil has been fixed and the drive water tanks and hand pumps in began in Peth, Baglan and Niphad Nashik: A three-day all tehsils of the district began tehsils on Monday. Under the Nashik: Give social ducting various measures tributing grocery kit, food national workshop was held from Monday. This drive is being drive water tanks at Gram Pan- organisation is providing to combat Covid-19 in the packets, fruits, homeopathic in K K Wagh engineering undertaken for three consecutive chayats, anganwadis and schools various types of aid on rural parts of the district. medicines at various places college. This workshop years under water quality pro- will be emptied to clean them. the backdrop of coronavi- Many social organisations in the district for the last two was organised by computer gramme. It will continue till June Health worker, health assistant rus. It gave 100 beds and and social activists are help- months. It also contributed department. The topic of the 5. Water tanks in Peth, Niphad and Jal Surakshak, anganwadi other medical equipment ing it and are contributing PPE kits, face shield masks, workshop was Python Pro- and Baglan tehsils were cleand workers and teachers are doing to Trimbakeshwar and medical equipment. Give hand gloves and Dettol gramming and Application on the first day. this and chlorinating the water Surgana tehsils for isolaa- social organisation contrib- soaps. in Artificial Intelligence and Chief executive officer of resources. tion cell in rural area. This uted 100 beds with matress, Zilla Parishad chairper- Data Science. Zilla Parishad Dr Leena Bansod All Gram Panchayats should will help Zilla Parishad bedsheet and pillow to Zilla son Balasaheb Kshirsagar Over 700 students, has instructed to clean drinking observe a dry day and clean all to deal with corona more Parishad for Surgana and and chief executive officer teachers and persons from water tanks and hand pumps at water tanks and mention the date effectively. Trimbakeshwar tehsils. Leena Bansod thanked the industrial sector took part Gram Panchayats, anganwadis, of their cleanliness on them using Zilla Parishad are con- The organisation is dis- organisation for this aid. in the workshop. Nashik- scools and government ashram oil paint. They should also take based Datamatics com- shalas in he district. care that there will be enough pany’s Dr Uday Wad, Fi- The drive is being conducted stock o TCL powder during mon- nique company’s Sandesh in view of upcoming monsoon soon season, appealed deputy Lakhwani, TCS company’s season and on the backdrop of chief executive officer Ishadhin Anchalesh Malav, Prof Dr coronavirus. A schedule for each Shelke. S M Kamalapur, Prof S K Gondhlekar, Prof S M Malav and Prof Dr S S Sane guided the workshop. Computer department chief Dr S S Sane in his introductory speech men- tioned about objective of the workshop and progress of the society. Prof N M Pagare compered the work- shop.