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' 5 4& $ 5 $ 5 5 VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T utqBVQWBuxy( %'()%*+,-. #6767 !789+ #:;/ ,#/1&0= ;1;1?)0; ;3,1/ A)1#(; &1,/23- 0,3#0,/0#1;-#( ,1#; 8@@;3(033; )#(=#3#&1 (#,(#/( ,#& #(, &1,(#&/ ,=&1(#0#&!>#=-#&# 6 #$7%%& 89: 6# ;1 # " /001 +02 R )/)0# Friday. The incident took place “I am shocked at the news between Badnapur and of migrant labourers being n a shocking tragedy, as Karmad stations of Parbhani- crushed to death by a goods Imany as 16 migrant workers Manmad section of the Nanded train. We should be ashamed at were mowed down by an division of South-Central the treatment meted out to the empty freight train while they Railway (SRC). builders of our nation. My were sleeping on railway tracks “During early hours today condolences to the families of near Aurangabad in the early after seeing some labourers on those killed and I pray for the / hours of Friday. The workers track, loco pilot of goods train early recovery of the injured,” were on their way to home tried to stop the train but Rahul Gandhi tweeted. State of Madhya Pradesh. eventually hit them between Continued on Page 2 1 The deceased were among Badnapur and Karmad sta- 19 migrant workers who had tions in Parbhani-Manmad /23- gone off to sleep on railway section. Injured have been tracks while they were walking taken to Aurangabad Civil migrant labourer couple from Jalna to Bhusawal to Hospital. Inquiry has been Acycling home to board a “Shramik Special” train ordered,” the Railway Ministry Chhattisgarh with their two to return to Madhya Pradesh, tweeted. children was killed after an when the incident took place at “The incident took place unidentified vehicle hit the around 5.20 am. even as loco pilot of the goods bicycle the family was travel- The 19 workers had slept train honked as soon as he 1-&1, ling on at Shaheed Path in Golf off on railway tracks as they noticed a group of people City area in Lucknow on were apparently exhausted. Of sleeping on the railway tracks he Supreme Court on Wednesday, police said on them, 14 workers died on the and also made all efforts to stop TFriday stayed an interim Friday. The children were ! " # $ spot, while two others suc- the train,” a SRC spokesperson order of the Orissa High Court injured in the accident, they ! % &! % cumbed to injuries at the said. which had asked the State said. ' #() Aurangabad district civil hos- Voicing anguish over the Government to ensure that all Krishna Sahu, his wife pital. Three others are under- incident, Prime Minister migrants, who are in queue to Pramila and their children Krishna’s brother told going treatment. The workers Narendra Modi tweeted, enter Odisha, should be tested Nikhil and Chandni were trav- police that the family was apparently thought there would “Extremely anguished by the negative of Covid-19 before elling on the bicycle when it cycling to Chhattisgarh as all not be any movement of trains loss of lives due to the rail acci- boarding the conveyance. was hit by an unidentified public transport has been sus- during the lockdown and the dent. Have spoken to Railway The HC, in its interim vehicle. All four of them were pended due to the coron- track was secured. Minister Piyush Goyal and he order on Thursday, had sug- rushed to a hospital where avirus-induced lockdown. The migrant workers used is closely monitoring the situ- gested the State should ensure Pramila succumbed to her Migrant labourers across to work in a steel manufactur- ation. All possible assistance only those tested negative for injuries, they said. the country have been ren- ing company at Jalna. On required is being provided.” Covid-19 are allowed to return. Later, Krishna and his chil- dered jobless due to the lock- Thursday evening, the workers President Ram Nath A bench headed by Justice dren were admitted to the down which began on March had set out on foot from Jalna Kovind and Vice-President M Ashok Bhushan stayed the high Trauma Centre of King 25. With no money to pay rent to Bhusawal to board a Venkaih Naidu mourned death court order, which was chal- George’s Medical University. or buy food, thousands have “Shramik Special” train to of the migrant workers. lenged by the Centre, and Krishna died there during been reaching their native return to their home towns in Former Congress presi- issued notice to the concerned treatment, they said. The chil- places on foot, bicycles or by # ! !! * !* ! twin districts of Shahdol and dent Rahul Gandhi expressed parties on the appeal. dren are stated to be in a sta- taking lift in trucks and other + ' #() Umaria in Madhya Pradesh on anguish at the tragedy. Continued on Page 2 ble condition, the police said. vehicles. P ) , ! ! 1-&1, tancing) practices.” According to the Health ! ith the number of coro- Ministry, 16,540 Covid-19 1-&1, Wnavirus cases in the patients, which are about 29.36 $ country witnessing a sudden per cent of the total cases, have he Supreme Court on spurt in the past few days and recovered so far, while in the )$ TFriday asked States to con- tally heading towards 60,000 past 24 hours, 1,273 people sider non-direct contact or marks on Friday, the Union have been cured. online sales and home delivery Health Ministry said, “We have “So far, in 216 districts, no of liquor during the lockdown to learn to live with the virus.” positive case has been detect- period to prevent the spread of The death tally is all set to ed. In 42 districts no new case ! 1-&1, coronavirus on account of touch 2,000 marks. There was has been detected in the last 28 crowding at the shops. nearly 3,000 new cases and 94 days, while 29 districts have not s Indians stranded abroad A Bench of Justices Ashok deaths during Friday. reported any case in the last 21 Astart returning to India, the Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul Some reports said at the days,” the official said. Centre on Friday allowed con- and BR Gavai, hearing the current rate of daily growth, the He said 3.2 per cent of the version of hotels, service apart- matter through video confer- number of cases would rise to total active cases are on oxygen ments, guest houses and lodges ) $ ! , %-! $ encing, disposed of the plea 75,000 in five days. If this tra- support, 4.2 per cent in ICUs ! $! $! across the country into paid * ! + ) * ))+ ! challenging the guidelines jectory continues beyond that and 1.1 per cent on ventilator. , %-$ ' #() quarantine/isolation facilities . ' #() issued by the Ministry of Home period, it could overwhelm Although India’s coron- with mandatory medical Affairs (MHA) on May 1, India’s hospital capacity and avirus trajectory has tapered, it amenities, including wi-fi for guidelines issued by the Union industry amid Covid-scare, it allowing sales of liquor through strain an already overburdened continues to be steeper com- # $ such evacuees. Health Ministry on Friday. comes with lots of responsibil- direct contact during the lock- health system. pared to Asian peers such as “There are a large number It said that the owners of ities on the owners of such down period. In view of no let-up in Japan and Singapore. The rise of facilities such as hotels, ser- these facilities can host patients facilities. It will be their respon- “We are not inclined to cases and new infection being of infections in India is now %%&' ( vice apartments, lodges which who do not have requisite sibility to provide doctor, fresh entertain this petition filed reported from several pockets, faster than in neighbours remain unoccupied due to facilities at home or want to foods and nurses, and trained under Article 32 of the the Union Health Ministry is Bangladesh and Pakistan. 1-&1, crossed the 500 mark even as impact of Covid-19 on travel avoid homes to ensure that staff as per medical require- Constitution of India. The peti- now in the process of revising At 19,063, Maharashtra 5 — 2 in BSF and CISF and one and tourism. their family members do not ments, said an official from the tion is dismissed. However, it the list of Red, Orange and leads in terms of the number of he Central paramilitary CRPF — died of the virus. “There are also instances get infected with the virus. Ministry. shall be open for the con- Green Zones. cases, Gujarat has the second Tforces on Friday reported With the latest additions of where people who don’t have However, the tariff for the As per the Standard cerned State Government to Addressing mediapersons, most number (7,403), followed nearly 50 new cases of Covid the Covid-19 cases in its ranks, requisite space at home may accommodation and services Operating Procedure (SOP) consider non-direct sale Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary at by Tamil Nadu (6,009) and infection with the BSF clocking the BSF now has a total of 223 opt for such facilities. This is will be fixed in consultation the quarantine and isolation including on-line sale/home the Health Ministry, said, “We Delhi (5,980) followed by 30 fresh cases, followed by 12 infected personnel and is by far likely to reduce the pressure on with the State Governments/ facility will not co-exist and the delivery of liquor to facilitate have to learn to live with the Rajasthan (3,419) and Madhya in the ITBP and 3 in CISF. the worst affected paramilitary the family, give comfort to the UTs, say the guidelines.

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