INDIAN 28 April, 2020 | Tuesday | Volume No: 8| Issue No: 59 Pages: 8 CHRONICLE www.indianchronicle.com Published from : Ranga Reddy (Telangana State) 3 Youth dies in roof collapse in Hyderabad 8 meat shops seized for violating lockdown norms A five-member team of the veterinary wing has seized eight meat shops for violating the lockdown norms. The A youngster succumbed to severe injuries and his mother is undergoing treatment a?er a portion of the wall officials said that they have seized the shops that are selling the meat illegally and also violating the rules. The team collapsed on their house roof on Sunday night at Mangalhat. The incident occurred due to the heavy rains conducted raids at 20 meat shops at Uppal, Boduppal, Maredpalli and seized eight meat shops which did not have the accompanied by strong winds that lashed the city. The deceased was identified as Inder Singh. According to the license and not following the lockdown. police, Inder Singh was asleep in his tin-roof house along with his mother and siblings when the incident took The officials directed the shops to ensure the customers are maintaining social distance and warned action place. The tin-roof collapsed on Inder when a concrete structure of adjacent building fell on their house. Inder and against those are selling the meat at high prices.“4/27/2020 Hyderabad: 8 meat shops seized for violating lockdown his mother wereshi?ed to a hospital where the youngster was declared brought dead.The Mangalhat police norms On Sunday, the team also seized the shops for selling beef mixing it with mutton and cancelled their licenses. registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. Mayor Bonthu Rammohan announced a The raids were conducted on the directions of Minister of Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav. compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the victim's family on behalf of GHMC and also assured the woman a proper treatment. Mangalhat alongwith some areas in the Old City witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday night. CM KCR hoists party flag on 20th TRS PM Modi interacts with CMs on Covid19 formation day at Telangana Bhavan situation, to discuss lockdown exit plan New Delhi: (EMS FROM OUR BUREAU NEWS ) APRIL 27 HYDERABAD, APRIL 27 Prime Minister TRS president and Narendra Modi on Monday Chief Minister K held a video conference with Chandrasekhar Rao hoisted chief ministers to discuss the the party flag at Telangana situation arising due to the marking the 20 years of TRS coronavirus pandemic in the formation day. TRS presi- country, which has been dent and Chief Minister K under a lockdown since Chandrasekhar Rao hoisted March 25 to contain the the party flag at Telangana spread of the virus, amid in- marking the 20 years of TRS dications that the interaction formation day. Before hoist- would also focus on a ing the flag, the chief minis- graded exit from the ongo- ter offered garland to the ing lockdown. statues of Telangana Thalli This is Modi's fourth and professor Jayashankar. such interaction with state CM KCR Hoisted Party Flag chief ministers since March on occasion TRS Party 22 when he discussed Foundation day at Tela…“4/ coronavirus situation and 27/2020 CM KCR hoists low-key due to the has not yet reached your city, a popular Hindi idiom been giving gradual exemp- Bandhu Samiti chief MLC tions were also put at mini- steps taken both by the Cen- partyflag on 20th TRS forma- lockdown. On Sunday, the village, street or office, it is 'Sawdhani hati, durghatna tions to boost economic ac- Palla Rajeshwar Reddy mal due to the Lok Sabha tre and the states to contain tion dayat Telangana Chief Minister directed the not going to reach now. ghati' (disaster strikes when tivities as also to provide re- were present at the celebra- elections. Municipal Admin- the pandemic. Bhavan Home Minister party cadre that the TRS for- Never make such a mistake. you lower your concentra- lief to people as some states tion. The TRS 20th anniver- istration and Urban Devel- Mahmood Ali, Health minis- mation day celebration Two days later on The experience of the world tion). want further relaxation in ar- sary celebrations were opment (MAUD) Minister KT ter Eatala Rajender, IT min- would be minimal. It is worth March 24, Modi announced tells us a lot in this regard," The Centre and the eas which have seen few or planned on a grand manner Rama Rao took to Twitter ister KT Rama Rao, MP K mentioning here that the a 21-day nationwide Modi said while referring to state governments have no coronavirus cases. but were decided to put it as and greeted the party cadre Keshavarao, former speaker party formation day celebra- on the TRS formation day. lockdown. He extended the Madhusudana Chary, Rythu lockdown by 19 days on April 14, the last day of the initial three week shutdown, Telangana chief minister may pitch for Coronavirus enters Andhra Pradesh Raj Bhavan: till May 3. Sources in the govern- ment had on Sunday indi- longer lockdown in video meet with PM Modi cated that besides discuss- demic in the state. Caution four of governor's staff test positive ing the way forward in deal- Hyderabad: (EMS with the prime minister will NEWS ) APRIL 27 may continue be the ing with the pandemic, the Telangana government's be the third such since the Vijayawada: The Covid prime ministers and chief Telangana chief minis- watchword because the in- coronavirus outbreak. As 19 virus has entered the ministers could also focus ter K. Chandrashekar Rao fection numbers are not as with the two previous con- Andhra Pradesh Raj on a "graded" exit from the on Sunday appealed to bad as in some states up ferences, the chief ministers Bhavan, a highly secured lockdown. people to cooperate with the north, but at the same time likely to press the Centre for and sanitized place housing In a tweet on Monday, government for continuation there's no sign that the worst more money and more the first citizen of the state -- the Prime Minister's Office of the lockdown in the state. is over. equipment.Telangana par- governor Biswabhushan said Modi and the chief min- At a review meeting he ticularly is likely to demand Harichandan. In the latest bulletin is- a financial package from the isters will be discussing as- held with his staff, the chief sued by the state's Health Four staff members in- Centre and an amendment pects relating to the COVID- minister reviewed the imple- Department, the number of cluding the chief security of- 19 situation. mentation of the lockdown in the Fiscal Responsibility COVID-19 positive cases in and Budget Management ficer and the personal cook In his monthly 'Mann ki in the state, the measures Telangana rose to 1,001 on of the governor hailing from Act. It is expected to review Baat' radio address on Sun- taken in containment zones Sunday. There were 11 new Odisha tested positive on and the relief efforts for the the cap on the fiscal deficit, day, the prime minister said cases, all from Greater which is likely to bee raised. Sunday. The other two are the country is in the middle poor and migrant workers. Hyderabad Municipal Cor- an attendant and a staff of a 'yudh' (war) and asserted The review helped him poration area. No deaths At his review meeting, nurse. that people have to continue take stock of the situation were reported, which figure Chandrashekar Rao felt the Though the govern- being careful and take pre- ahead of the video confer- remains at 25.The number number of deaths due to ment was tight-lipped, highly cautions. ence chief ministers of all of new cases have been Covid-19 in Telangana have been kept lower than in placed sources told Deccan His note of caution states are scheduled to have showing an ever-so-slight Chronicle that tests were with prime minister Narendra declining trend in the past many other states by strict thopedic doctor and per- came amidst gradual ex- conducted on the 85-year- ernor was unhappy over the symptoms within 14 days Modi. The videocon with the four days.Nevertheless, the implementation of the formed an operation on emptions being granted by old governor also for the lack of adequate space in others while some others PM is set for 10 am Monday. Chandrasekhar Rao admin- lockdown.“If people extend Raj Bhavan to retain all the after 30-40 days. Asymptom- March 26. After that we the Centre and states to re- their support for the second time within a week Telangana's lockdown istration is likely not to relent staff members in home quar- atic carriers are potential strictly warned him not to go vive economic activities. lockdown for some more and the results are awaited. is due to end on May 7. In on the severity of its han- antine, forcing some to go positives without their out. He confined to the "I urge you not to get days and follow the guide- Harichandran tested opting for a longer lockdown dling of the red zones in the out every night and return to knowledge, he said.One of house but now the test re- overconfident. You should in lines of the government on negative last week, sources previously, the chief minis- state. duties the next day. There his brothers who works at sults shows he is corona your over-enthusiasm not containment, the situation said, adding that samples positive, Sanjeev Kumar think that if the coronavirus ter adopted a cautious out- Monday's videocon would further improve,” he were taken from the gover- are high chances of one of MyCure hospital as an or- said. look on the coronavirus pan- said. nor again Sunday evening the staff members who is and sent for an RTPCR test. staying outside and visiting “We are expecting the result Raj Bhavan is the carrier, by Monday,” said a senior sources in Raj Bhavan said. bureaucrat.Covid-19 has Union home minister TRS GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO also affected Kurnool MP Dr Amit Shah telephoned chief Sanjeev Kumar’s family. minister Y S Jagan Mohan While his 83-year-old father Reddy and discussed the developments. The govern- was shifted to Hyderabad in Congress Legislature CURB COVID: BHATTI ment had undertaken disin- family will suffer and the a critical condition, five other Party leader Mallu Bhatti with some officials who do fection of Raj Bhavan by main purpose of the ute rice and money to them. family members who too Vikramarka has said that ‘bhajana’ to him, and brief- tested positive are undergo- spraying sodium hypochlo- lockdown is defeated. The state government has ing the media? If all-party chief minister K cancelled the ration cards to ing treatment in Andhra rite. Drones were used to What, then, should the meeting are held, the Oppo- spray on the lawns and pe- Chandrashekar Rao has no some people who hold part- Pradesh's designated Covid plan to control the spread of government do? sition parties will bring field- hospital in Kurnool.The MP, riphery of Raj time jobs. Due to the level problems to his notice. coronavirus. “KCR is think- There are several vol- who is a doctor by profes- Bhavan.Meanwhile, the lockdown, they are not get- ing the lockdown is the only unteers in villages and in the Why do you feel the sion and has 26 doctor rela- Kurnool MP’s brothers re- ting salaries. The govern- way to control the cities. Government employ- number of Coronavirus tives working in different side in Narsaraopet, which ment should provide them coronavirus spread. He sim- ees have no work during the cases is increasing? hospitals, announced that is already declared as red with rice and money as well. ply announced the lockdown. Using the volun- the virus had entered stage zone. Two of his brothers, Are the hospitals in Both the Centre and the lockdown and is sleeping at teers and state staff, the gov- 3 in Kurnool as was evident their wives and the son of a good shape? state government delayed Pragathi Bhavan,” alleged ernment can supply essen- from his family members brother tested positive on action. By the time they woke Mallu Bhatti. tials to the people at their There has been no re- getting infected even after Saturday and his father had up, Coronavirus had spread homes. In undivided AP, the cruitment of doctors, nurses quarantining themselves for to be shifted to Hyderabad In an exclusive inter- in all states in the country government used to give and other technical staff in more than a month.Dr as his condition turned view to Deccan Chronicle, and in all districts in the nine essential commodities the past six years. Without Kumar is perhaps the first critical.Speaking to Deccan Mallu Bhatti said that despite state. The first case was to the poor. The state gov- recruiting staff, what is the lawmaker to openly an- Chronicle, the MP said "All being a rich state, having all found on January 30 and ernment has to supply all use of increasing the num- nounce that community clinics and residences of my mechanisms and sufficient Centre imposed the janata these to the people during ber of beds? I had visited spread has already set in, a family members have been government staff in place, curfew on March 22. By that the lockdown. several hospitals in the past reality that the Centre is un- under total lockdown. There the CM was “doing nothing”. time the damage had been to see the plight of patients done. While the world was willing to accept. New Delhi was no outside contact as “KCR is repeatedly Isn't government is and staff. Hospitals do not took objection to the revela- we insulated ourselves. We asking the Centre to release supplying rice and distribut- facing Covid-19, how did the have sufficient staff and Prime Minister hold a meet- tion of community spread by have not allowed even funds. He should first say ing money to the people? equipment. I brought this to newspapers in our house. ing with one lakh people to the World Health how much money has been suggested this during the the lockdown is to see that The people are doing the notice of state govern- But still six of my family welcome US President Organisation, which had to released to gram Assembly session and KCR people do not come out of a greater job than the gov- ment but it was of no use. members got a positive re- Donald Trump in February? retract its observation follow- panchayats to fight the had said that there was no their homes. But the state ernment. People are volun- sult. Therefore, it establishes Isn't the Chief Minister How did the govern- ing objections raised by the coronavirus,” the CLP leader way that the Coronavirus government has allowed tarily helping the needy. the fact that we are in third is holding regular review ment give permission to Centre. said. Excerpts from an inter- would come to the state. one person from each fam- Compared to this, the gov- stage in Kurnool." meetings on the hold the Tablighi Jamaat In Raj Bhavan, the au- view. Lockdown is not the only ily to purchase essential ernment is doing nothing. Coronavirus situation? conference at Delhi from thorities took samples of 16 When asked how he How do you assess the way to control the commodities and veg- The government is distribut- I have never seen a CM March 13 to 17 when the staff members in two spells could conclude so, he said steps taken by the state gov- Coronavirus, the state gov- etables. There is no super- ing rice and money to ration like KCR. He feels he knows Coronavirus was spreading on Friday and Saturday. his family members had not ernment in controlling ernment has to take several vision either of those who card holders, adding some everything. He never holds swiftly? How did the govern- Four of the eight persons interacted with any foreign- Covid-19? other measures and this is are coming out or the shop rice to what is being given by the Centre. There are all-party meetings on any ment allow foreigners to at- whose samples were taken returned people or Tablighi CM KCR has no proper where KCR has failed. owners on whether they are about five lakh applications issue. He has never given tend this conference? on Friday were found in- Jamat Nizamuddin attend- plan to control Covid-19. He following sanitisation norms What are these addi- pending for ration cards. The an appointment to Opposi- fected. ees. The MP said that it all thinks the only way is to an- or not. If the person who It is unfortunate to col- tional measures? government should distrib- tion leaders. What is the use Sources said the gov- depends on the incubation nounce a lockdown. I had comes out is affected, his lect 18 per cent GST on period. Some people get The main purpose of of holding review meetings masks and other equipment. 2 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2020 Indian Chronicle Nizamabad Urban MLA provides free Two arrested for assaulting English Daily food to 1500 people every day doctor in COVID-19 INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU HYDERABAD, APRIL 26 isolation ward In view of lockdown, Debt debacle Nizamabad Urban MLA INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU The sudden suspension of six debt funds by a Bigala Ganesh Gupta dis- HYDERABAD, APRIL 26 tributing free food to 1,500 major mutual fund house has led to nervousness Two persons have been arrested in Hyderabad people daily for emergency among the investors who found out on Friday that the Wednesday for assaulting a doctor at Osmania General services employees, jour- fund had blocked their redemptions and other exit Hospital. The duo – Md Ashfaq and Md Arshad Ali – were nalists and migrant workers routes. At stake are investments worth Rs 26,000 crore, booked under sections 332, 188, 269, 270, 271 of IPC and with his own expenditure and more than that, the confidence of investors. In- section 3 of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 and section 4 from last 16 days in deed, if initial actions are any indication, the withdrawal of Telangana Medicare Service Person and Medicare Ser- Nizamabad city. MLA Bigala of investors from the fund’s other debt schemes could vice Institution Act, 2008. The duo was produced before well be a contagion which could spread, unless it is Ganesh Gupta intended to swiftly contained. distribute free food till completion of corona Franklin Templeton has tried to reassure its in- lockdown, for emergency vestors that the money invested in the six funds would services employees, mi- be returned to them, but only when the papers it holds grant workers. Four teams mature. While the fund house blames illiquidity, the were appointed to distribute quality of the assets is being questioned too. Since the the food at government of- fund holds substantial below-AAA-rated papers in the fice, traffic police and police corporate bond market, there are few takers for them at pickets, workers’ shelters this time. Concerned about the impact of the fund and at Nizamabad press house’s decision, the Association of Mutual Funds in club. India (AMFI) has given assurances about the quality of launched the program on pandemic, by seeing it would continue till the other schemes and stressed that the assets under On Thursday, they dis- 1st March at phulong circle, union and state govern- completion of lockdown. management of these six schemes constitute less than tributed food to Nizamabad along NUDA chairman ments announced lockdown Now you can get hand- 1.4 per cent of the industry’s aggregate. The RBI, too, municipal corporation sani- Prabhakar Reddy and in the country. Telangana picked stories from the magistrate and remanded in judicial custody, said the has assured that liquidity would be available. tation staff, police, revenue, REDCO chairman SA Chief Minister K. Telangana Today on Tele- police. medical and health staff, Aleem. Chandrashekhar Rao is gram everyday. Click the link In a statement, the Commissioner of Police Anjani journalists and migrant la- striving to prevent this dis- to subscribe. Kumar warned that any person assaulting a doctor would borers. Nizamabad mayor Nizamabad Urban ease. The free meal camp be arrested and sent to jail immediately. He said Hyderabad Dandu Neethu kiran MLA Bigala said that WHO announced corona as a City police is committed to taking prompt action against With over 250 COVID- any person who assaults a doctor or any medical staff in any of the hospitals. In these challenging times, doctors 19 cases, Hyderabad ‘Did not snatch vegetables from vendors’: and the entire medical staff are true leaders of the society. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon when becomes cause for attendants of a person awaiting results of COVID-19 tests at the isolation ward of Osmania General Hospital as- concern for Telangana Cyberabad police clarify on viral video saulted the junior doctor on duty insisting that their kin be discharged immediately. This was following results of two With over 250 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths out of other patients in the ward which came positive. They feared the total 16 in the state recorded from Hyderabad, the city INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU that those admitted in the ward may contract the infection is fast becoming a cause for concern for the Telangana HYDERABAD, APRIL 26 from those tested positive for coronavirus. government. As 61 new cases emerged on Monday, Chief After a video of a baton-wielding police officer forcing vegetable vendors to A few days ago, on April 1, a resident doctor in Gandhi Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao held a high-level review leave a market, while vegetable sacks were being loaded onto a police vehicle, meeting with officials on measures taken to contain the hospital was assaulted by kin of a COVID-19 patient upon went viral recently, the Cyberabad police has issued a clarification, stating the hearing about the patient’s demise. The kin too tested posi- spread of coronavirus in the state. The total number of personnel were “not snatching” vegetables but were enforcing social distancing cases in the state stands at 592. tive for the disease and are undergoing treatment in the norms. ward. Police had arrested Abdul Khader (23). Officials informed the CM that all laboratories and The one-minute video clip is from Shamshabad vegetable market, and po- hospitals were ready so that more than 1,000 tests can be licemen from the RGI Airport police station can be seen asking vendors to leave. done everyday and treatment can be given to any number of patients. “A video is being circulated on social media from Shamshabad vegetable market, where is is being claimed that the RGIA police were snatching away Coronavirus sample The chief minister also urged people to not come out vegetables from the vendor. We would like to bring to your notice that there is a of their homes and instructed officials to pay more atten- token system at the said market. Without taking tokens and maintaining physical tion to Hyderabad city under the Greater Hyderabad Mu- distance norms, some vendors started selling vegetables,” said a statement from collection centre set up nicipal Corporation jurisdiction area as it has more num- Shamshabad DCP N Prakash Reddy. ber of coronavirus positive patients.He also suggested that Hyderabad city be divided into zones/units and each zone According to him, the vegetables were seized from the vendors and cases should have a special officer to monitor the situation.“More were registered against them. “The vendors were selling vegetables violating the at Karimangar cases are getting registered in the Greater Hyderabad norms. All the vendors were taken into custody booked under 188 IPC3 of Epi- area. In Hyderabad there are more chances of the per- demic Diseases Act and 51 clause B of Disaster management Act, 2005,” he said. INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU sons with positive cases quickly spreading it to others. Further, the DCP said that the Muncipal Commissioner has marked circles HYDERABAD, APRIL 26 Hence there should be a special strategy for Hyderabad. on the ground to enforce social distancing, but, without obeying the orders, a District officials have arranged a special cabin in the Divide the 17 circles in the city into 17 Units. Every unit vendor named Chandu sat in between the circles. His vegetables were thus district headquarters hospital to collect samples from people must have a special medical officer, municipal officer. handed over to the market committee for selling and the proceeds will be depos- who have symptoms of coronavirus. ited in court Distrtict Collector K Shashanka, accompanied by Karimnagar Municipal Corporation Commissioner Valluri Wet run at Siddipet’s Kranthi, inspected the sample collection cabin on Thurs- Denial of treatment over day. Later, he visited the isolation ward established in the religion: Telangana rights Ranganayaka Sagar soon INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU panel seeks urgent report HYDERABAD, APRIL 26 Irrigation Department INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU is gearing up to conduct wet HYDERABAD, APRIL 26 run of motors at Ranganayaka Sagar project The Telangana State Human Rights Commission at Chandlapur village near (SHRC) Monday issued a notice to the government and Siddipet, with water being sought an urgent report looking into a petition alleging released to the surge pool denial of medical treatment to a person from a particular through package 11. religion. Finance Minister T In its notice, the SHRC has sought the report from the Harish Rao reviewed the Principal Secretary, Health, Medical, and Family Welfare progress of the Irrigation hospital. department; the District Collector, Karimnagar; the District Department’s efforts on Shashanka advised the doctors to be careful and take Medical and Health Officer(DMHO); and management of Thursday. The Olga Children Hospital, Karimnagar, at 10.30 am on May precautionary measures while collecting samples from Ranganayaka Sagar, which suspected candidates. He instructed the doctors to take has been constructed with a steps that both corona and other patients should not meet storage capacity of 3 tmcft as each other. part of Kaleshwaram project, hours, they all set to be realised with the progress of the works and Irrigation department getting Hospital nodal officer Ch Manoj Kumar, District Medi- will provide irrigation water can completely fill up the preparedness of the de- to 1.10 lakh acres in Siddipet ready to fill the reservoir in partment for wet run, said cal and Health Officer Dr Sujatha, hospital Superintendent the 3TMCft storage capacity three to four days time. Dr Ajay Kumar and others were present. district. The tunnel of reservoir within three days. they could realise the long- Ranganayaka Sagar project Rao, who went around cherished dream since the has four 135 mega watt ca- During his visit, the Min- Ranganayaka Sagar for two State was formed and Chief Telangana DGP warns pacity pumps. Since each of ister said the dreamd of the hours discussing the Minister K Chandrashekar them is capable of pumping people of Siddipet district is Rao was heading the gov- of strict action on those out 0.250TMCft water in 24 ernment. attacking medical TISS joins hand with police to conduct personnel 4, 2020.The complainant, Shaik Rashid Ali from Hyderabad: Director-General of Police M Mahendar Karimnagar, has alleged that the patient was denied treat- Reddy on Thursday said stringent action would be taken ment by the hospital because of her religion. He shared socio-economic survey of migrant workers against those who misbehave with medical and para-medi- with the commission the 55-seconds long audio clip and money, or the certainty of INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU On Wednesday, a team a dearth of data on the plight their job post lockdown. cal staff in hospitals in the State. the tweet that has gone viral on social media. of migrant laborers from all of six faculty members from There are also questions to The police would arrest persons who misbehave with In the audio, a woman is asking the person, purport- HYDERABAD, APRIL 26 over India. We thought we TISS-Hyderabad, along with find out the status of their in- staff and no one would be spared, even if they were Covid- edly an executive with the hospital, if the doctor is avail- Rachakonda Police could make a beginning by volunteers from the debtedness, if they send 19 patients or their attendants. Instructions have already able for consultation and the reply is that the doctor does Commissioner Mahesh doing a quick survey of dif- Rachakonda Security Coun- money home, etc. Finally, it been issued to Commissioners of Police and Superinten- not see patients from a particular religion. The man on the Bhagwat said as part of the ferent migrant groups in cil (RKSC), surveyed 132 also tries to find out what kind dents of Police in the districts to take necessary action in other end of the call asks the caller to go to a pharmacist continuous efforts to ensure Hyderabad.” households/groups with a of relief has been distributed this regard, he said. and get the necessary medicines and get treated. that people in distress, es- total population of 496 The broad framework to them so far. “We will not tolerate any misbehavior with medical When contacted, Karimnagar district collector K pecially migrant workers, people in Shanti Nagar of their survey is the socio- Rachakonda Police staff and we will deal them sternly under the provisions of Shashanka said the district administration is not certain the police department have within Jawahar Nagar police economic inequality and Commissioner Mahesh Indian Penal Code (IPC), Epidemic Diseases Act-1897, about the veracity of the audio clip and that police are made elaborate arrange- station limits. Natives of disadvantage in society. “But Bhagwat said as part of the Telangana Medicare Service Person and Medicare Ser- looking into the matter. “The police are already looking ments for the supply of food. Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, we are not going into all their continuous efforts to ensure vice Institution Act-2018 and other relevant provisions of into it. We will take all steps to fix them(hospital manage- (Express Photo by Arul Ho- Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Andhra needs but doing a rapid rizon) that people in distress, es- law in vogue,” he said in a statement issued here.Reddy ment) if there is any thing on the basis of religion if they Pradesh, and West Bengal, need assessment so that we pecially migrant workers, In order to address the said a few incidents of assault on doctors and para-medi- have done,” he told. etc in these clusters. can prepare a set of con- the police department have needs of the migrant work- cal staff took place recently in the State. “We have taken A social activist and physiotherapist from Karimnagar Calling migrant labor- crete recommendations for made elaborate arrange- ers stuck in the city due to stern action against the persons including Covid-19 pa- district, Dr Syed Imam Showkath Ali said that he was in- ers the underbelly of the In- the government,” she ments for the supply of food the extension of nationwide tients involved in these incidents,” Reddy said.He said suf- formed about the audio clip by his friends from abroad who dian economy, Professor U added. and other relief materials in lockdown, Rachakonda po- ficient security arrangements were made at all the hospi- independently verified the audio by talking to the hospital Vindhya, Deputy Director of The survey has 35 its jurisdiction. While relief lice in Telangana has col- tals where Covid-19 patients were being treated. The pub- staff on their number. “At this juncture where we all have to TISS-Hyderabad, said the questions, seeking informa- materials such as cooked laborated with the Tata In- lic should cooperate with the medical staff and help them fight COVID-19 pandemic, such incidents set condemnable absence of any data on them tion about their occupation, food, groceries, and medical stitute of Social Sciences in testing and treating the patients without any hindrance, examples. Even if such behaviour was displayed by lower- is what led to the idea of tak- housing conditions, their facilities are reaching the (TISS-Hyderabad) to con- he said.“The society should recognize and respect the medi- rung employees, it is the duty of the doctors and manage- ing up a rapid need assess- most important current people, many other social duct a socio-economic pro- cal fraternity for the sacrifice they are doing,” Reddy said. ment to make them aware of the situation. They should ment. Speaking to needs, and also what that parameters are emerging filing and need assessment He added the medical fraternity were working on 24X7 take disciplinary action against them as it could create indianexpress.com, Profes- they would like from the gov- out of anxiety among these survey of workers. basis and treating patients despite the risk to their per- unrest in the society,” he added. sor Vindhya said, “There is ernment, be it just food, sections of people, he said. sonal safety. TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 3 Two die in clash over Citizenship Railways to adopt airlines' idea of Amendment Act in Bengal banning unruly passengers

. Kolkata:Two persons were killed and at least one . New Delhi: GNS person sustained injury in a clash over the Citizenship News Agency, April 26 Amendment Act (CAA) in West Bengal's Murshidabad dis- Aaking the idea of banning trict on Wednesday, police said. One person injured in the passengers for their unruly incident has been hospitalised, police said. Unofficial behaviour on board a flight sources, however, put the injury figure at three. The vio- from the airlines, the Indian lence followed an argument between two groups on the Railways is also mulling to CAA at Jalangi, around 200km from Kolkata. ban such passengers who pose a threat to fellow trav- The dead and the injured had bullet injuries. Sources ellers, railway ministry offi- said a roadblock was set up in Sahebnagar locality by cials said on Tuesday. A se- protestors opposing CAA and a possible countrywide Na- nior railway ministry official tional Register of Citizens since 9-30 am. The clash en- in the know of the develop- sued when another group reached the area. Several ment told IANS, "Looking at rounds were fired and a number of vehicles vandalised attack. But the Trinamool denied the charge and blamed the growing trend of passen- and torched during the clash. A local residents forum, which the CPI-M and the Congress for the violence. gers going unruly during had organised the road block, accused the Trinamool Con- flight and risking the lives of gress and its leader Tahiruddin Sheikh of carrying out the other passengers, the rail- ways is also mulling to ban such passengers for a few months." on their system so that those The railway ministry official Mumbai to Lucknow. The Congress accuses government of ignoring RBI He said the passen- banned can't book tickets for said that the national trans- journalist was in for a rude gers, who have been barred a few months. He further porter is taking the idea from shock when stand-up come- to travel on airlines follow- said that the railways are the airlines after Indigo on dian Kunal Kamra accosted ing the ban, will also be on planning to ban such pas- Tuesday barred stand-up him on a flight on Tuesday. ECI objections on electoral bonds the no-travel list of Indian sengers for six months. Also comedian Kunal Kamra for Kamra even filmed the en- Railways. He said the rail- Read - 26 Arrested in India's six months for allegedly tire incident and posted the NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday accused ways will take the list from biggest ticketing scam, Top heckling a journalist same on social media. the government of ignoring RBI and ECI objections on the the airlines and then put it boss absconding in Dubai onboard a flight from electoral bonds scheme. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that the role of Prime Minis- ter Narendra Modi in issuance of electoral bonds has come under the scanner as the SBI has been caught lying. "BJP EC Directs BJP To Stop Parvesh Verma, gets 95 pc of Rs 6,128 Crore worth Electoral Bonds is- sued up to March 2018. BJP Government ignores objec- tions of RBI and ECI," Surjewala said on Twitter. "PM's role in issuance of Electoral Bonds comes under scanner. Anurag Thakur From Campaigning In Delhi State Bank of India is now caught lying" he alleged. "Me- during the campaign for Delhi assembly elections to be dia is 'mum'? No noise, No debates," he added. While held on February 8. there was no immediate reaction from the BJP on Wednes- day to the Congress' allegations, the party had earlier Acting on complaints the EC has asked the BJP to rejected the Congress' criticism of electoral bonds. The withdraw Parvesh Verma and Anurag Thakur from cam- ernment had addressed concerns of various institutions BJP has been saying that these bonds curb black money paigning with immediate effect. It may be recalled that over the issue. in electoral politics and has asserted that the Modi gov- Parvesh Verma made a series of highly controversial state- ments about the Shaheen Bagh protesters. In one such remark, the BJP MP said that protesters such as the ones at Shaheen Bagh would barge into homes and rape Karma strikes again for Kunal Kamra women. He had earlier made similar statements— that all mosques built on government land in his area would be demolished and that Shaheen Bagh would be cleared in a Four airlines suspend comedian day if the BJP came to power. Kunal Kamra was suspended by private airlines longer a mathematician that I obey my heart now." While Anurag Thakur became the epicentre of a controversy by asking a crowd to chant along with him to shoot traitors. onboard a Mumbai-Lucknow IndiGo flight after he report- IndiGo suspended Kamra from flying with it for a period of New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has Meanwhile, reacting to another remark by Parvesh Verma edly heckled journalist Arnab Goswami. Kunal Kamra was six months, Air India and SpiceJet put him on a no-fly list asked the BJP to take MP Parvesh Verma and Union min- describing him as in naxalite and terrorist, Delhi Chief Min- suspended by private airlines onboard a Mumbai-Lucknow "until further notice". Sharing a video from the incident, ister Anurag Thakur off the list of star campaigners for the ister and AAP supremo, Arvind Kejriwal observed that he IndiGo flight after he reportedly heckled journalist Arnab Kunal tweeted, "I did this for my hero, I did this for Rohit." upcoming assembly polls in the national capital. The ac- was deeply pained and saddened to be called such names. Goswami. On Wednesday morning, stand-up comedian He also issued a statement responding to the entire con- tion from the Election Commission comes after complaints For five years he had worked hard 24 x 7 for Delhi, and had Kunal Kamra again took to Twitter, claiming he met Arnab troversy. against BJP leaders about their controversial statements sacrificed everything, he claimed in his tweet: Goswami on his flight back from Lucknow and the journal- Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri noted the inci- ist refused to speak with him. FYI-Arnab Goswami was dent and "advised" airlines in India to impose restrictions again on my flight this morning, coming back from on Kamra, saying that "offensive behavior designed to provoke and disrupt aircraft is 26 Arrested in India's biggest ticketing absolutely unacceptable & endangers air trav- eler safety." Following the minister's remarks, Vistara said it will "review and follow due pro- cess in such cases", news agency PTI re- scam, Top boss absconding in Dubai ported. In a video clip posted by Kamra on his Twitter handle, he is seen asking Goswami if he is a "coward or a journalist". New Delhi, GNS while he was trying to flee to News Agency, April 26 The Gujarat. Also Read - Rail- Although Goswami can be seen sitting in ways to adopt airlines' idea the plane and watching something with his Indian Railways may have bustled the largest ticket of banning unruly passen- earphones plugged in on his mobile, Kamra gers According to a report is heard as saying, "Viewers want to know if booking gang yet, including a software engineering de- submitted by the RPF with Arnab is a coward or a nationalist today. Arnab, its Director-General Arun this is for the national interest. I am part of the partment in Dubai, IP ad- dresses from Yugoslavia, Kumar, in just the first 40 tukde-tukde narrative. You should deflate me. seconds of the online book- You should take the enemy of the states down. and a complex corporate- like structure in India that in- ing launch, the gang cor- You should make sure that the country is in nered an average of 50% of the safe hands of Narendra Modi. You will fight volves a country manager, Lucknow... I asked him politically again if he wanted an super-admins, lead-sellers, the tickets sold in the coun- honest discussion he told me to move away from his ver- on 10 Tughlaq Lane against dynasties like Rahul Gandhi, try on any given day. This whom I support. Arnab, you should have an answer to that, and more than 20,000 bally disrespectful hand jester and I did that, "Kamra said agents. The Railway Protec- was done using software on Twitter. Arnab. Are you a coward or a writer, Arnab? Are you a that allowed the 20,000 coward, or are you a militant or a nationalist? Who are you, tion Force (RPF), which had agents to bypass not only send it to 30 super-admins age. An officer says that T IndiGo barred Kamra after he allegedly struck Arnab? Who are you?" Kamra can be heard as saying in taken almost two months to security clearances like in turn. The super-admins India's leader of the group, Goswami on a private airline's Mumbai-Lucknow plane on the video clip. "You know, you do not deserve my polite- get to the roots of the racket, CAPTCHA that detects bots would then communicate Mustafa, is an international Tuesday. Air India, regulated by the Union, soon followed ness. This is not for you. This is for Rohith Vemula's mother named a certain Hamid but also the process of OTP with 300 lead-sellers, who businessman with connec- suit and imposed a similar ban on Kamra. On Wednesday whose caste you were discussing on your...show. I know Ashraf, who operates out of generation and submission. were under their command tions in Pakistan, Afghani- morning another private carrier, SpiceJet, also tweeted this is not allowed. This is fine. It's fine if it is not allowed. I'd Dubai, as the mastermind of of over 20,000 agents. stan, the Middle East, Indo- that the character had been banned from flying. Also Read go to jail for this. "But this is for Rohith's mother. And go... the group. Ashraf was ar- This gave the gang's nesia, and Nepal. He spe- - Watch Shashi Tharoor and Kunal Kamra's gigs Reacting find a time and read that 10-page suicide letter that Rohith rested in a ticketing scam at agents an advantage of A confirmed train ticket cializes also in the creation to it, Kamra tweeted on Wednesday, "I used to make calcu- wrote so that you have some emotion or some heart or you Gonda in UP in 2016 and around 30 seconds over is extremely hard to come by of fake Aadhar cards. A se- lated decisions using my mind earlier, and I'm worried about just become human. Do that. Do that you in your free time. investigators believe he was other travel agents and indi- in India, especially in nior RPF officer who did not how the research I'm doing looks like... The mind is a cow- You nationalist," Kamra can be heard as saying. also involved in a bomb vidual customers, allowing smaller towns. A confirmed ard and takes calculated risks and rewards steps, I am no blast in UP in 2019. A them to corner hundreds of ticket on an important route wish to be identified said the thousands of tickets before can earn a premium of Rs investigators are now The RPF has arrested searching for a gang mem- 26 people in just the past few others could even log-in. 200 to Rs 500. During the ber known only as Guruji, weeks, including India's The software – a new ver- festival season, there are Homeopathy effective in prevention of novel who appears to be manag- sion of which was generated long queues at ticket win- leader of the group, named ing the finances of the as Ghulam Mustafa, who every day to escape Indian dows. Even Tatkal tickets, for group. Research has shown was taken from Bangalore Railway's cyber vigilance – which the railways charge a coronavirus infections: AYUSH ministry also helped agents gener- hefty premium, are nearly that Guruji uses a Yugoslav on January 19. The head of number and a virtual private the western region of the ate 500 different IPs on a impossible to get at a ticket New Delhi, GNS News Agency, April 26sory and network (VPN). "Recently, group, Deepal Saha alias single computer. Every window. One of the main recommended that homeopathic and unani medicines through a bank transfer, Danny Saha, was nabbed morning, Ashraf's team reasons for this is gangs like could be effective in the prevention of novel coronavirus Guruji got Rs 13 lakh from onboard Paschim Express would send the new pro- Ashraf's that corner tickets in (nCoV) infections. The advisory was issued following a Mustafa," the officer said in Borivali on January 22 gram to Mustafa who would bulk online, creating a short- meeting on Tuesday of the scientific advisory board of the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) under the ministry of AYUSH to discuss ways and means for prevention of the nCoV infection through homoeopathy, the ministry said in a statement. Delhi Assembly Elections: BJP It has recommended that homoeopathic medicine Arsenicum album 30 could be taken empty stomach daily for three days as a prophylactic medicine against the in- Banking On Nationalist Card fection. The dose should be repeated after one month by following the same schedule in case the nCoV infection New Delhi, GNS News Agency, April 26The BJP cused Arvind Kejriwal of backing Shaheen Bagh protest- prevails in the community, the advisory said, adding that advisory said. It also recommended prophylactic measures/ appears to have queered the pitch on the upcoming as- ers. BJP MP Parvesh Verma remarked that these protests the same has also been advised for prevention of influ- immunomodulatory drugs as per Ayurvedic practices and sembly elections in Delhi to be held . The BJP appears to were dangerous and that tomorrow the protesters could enza-like illness. Also Read - US government jet evacu- taking measures to strengthen the immune system through have queered the pitch on the upcoming assembly elec- enter homes and rape women. A similar scene played out ates Americans from China outbreak zone It also suggests a healthy diet and lifestyle practices. The CPM on Wednes- tions in Delhi to be held on February 8. The question is, is in Kashmir, he said. some Ayurvedic medicines, Unani decoctions and home day slammed the government for its health advisory against it overplaying the nationalist card? Or will it turn out to be to Mega Rally in Delhi BJP leaders have hit out at the remedies which can be useful in symptomatic manage- coronavirus infections and called it a "blatant misinforma- the BJP's advantage? Right from Union Home Minister opposition for supporting the Tukde Tukde gang which ment of nCoV infections. The advisory further suggests tion". Novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a large family of viruses Amit Shah to several other BJP leaders, including Union was out to break India up. The party's MLA candidate from general hygienic measures for prevention of air-borne in- that causes illnesses ranging from common cold to acute Cabinet ministers and MPs have made the Shaheen Bagh Model Town, Kapil Mishra compared it to an India vs Paki- fections such as maintaining personal hygiene, washing respiratory syndromes. The virus that has so far killed 132 protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) into stan contest. BJP leaders have repeatedly dared Kejriwal hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, people and affected at least 6,000 others in China is a a focal point for the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi. to spell out his stand on the Shaheen Bagh protests after avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed novel strain not seen before. It has emerged from a sea- capital. JNU leader Sharjeel Imam, who was arrested on Deputy chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia re- hands, and avoiding close contact with people who are food and animal market in Wuhan city and is suspected to charges of sedition in Bihar on Tuesday, has also given portedly issued a statement that his party stood by the sick. have spread as far as the United States. In India, many BJP another handle to beat AAP and Congress with. protesters. however, AAP leaders, including Kejriwal have The ministry has advised covering face while cough- people are under observation in hospitals for suspected The BJP kept Shaheen in focus all along. Union Min- stayed aloof from the controversy, for the most part. Arvind ing or sneezing and preferably using an N95 mask while coronavirus infection in several states including ister Anurag Thakur was heard chanting slogans of shoot Kejriwal observed that it was up to the BJP government to travelling or working in public places to avoid droplet trans- Maharashtra, Goa, Odisha and the national capital. People the traitors in an election rally in the national capital on arrest Sharjeel Imam. As regards Shaheen Bagh, the Delhi missions. "If you suspect Corona Viral infection, wear a returning to the country after visiting China are being regu- Monday, prompting the Election Commission to send him chief Minister said that it was up to the Union Home Minis- mask and contact your nearest hospital immediately," the larly screened for the deadly virus at airports across. a notice on the speech. Union minister Giriraj Singh ac- ter to get the protest site cleared. 4 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2020 US government jet evacuates Americans President Xi Jinping says China fighting from China outbreak zone 'demon' virus as contagion spreads abroad yards (91.4 meters) from the the official was not autho- plane. Airport workers were rized to speak publicly. In . Wuhan: President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that buzzing around the plane Anchorage, Alaska, passen- China was in a struggle against a "demon" epidemic, as after it landed. Alaska health gers were set to go through the death toll from the new SARS-like virus soared to 106 officials said a news confer- customs and Centers for and the first cases of human-to-human contagion were ence will be held later. Tues- Disease Control screening. detected abroad. Xi made his remarks during talks with the day night, it was announced "Then they will put them back head of the World Health Organization in Beijing as a host that the plane would land at on the plane and then send of nations prepared to airlift their citizens from Wuhan, the March Air Reserve Base in them on to their final desti- epicentre of the outbreak. A California's Riverside nation," said Jim Szczesniak, "Chinese people are currently engaged in a serious County instead of at Ontario manager of the Ted Stevens struggle against an epidemic of a new type of coronavirus International Airport in Anchorage International Air- infection," Xi told WHO chief Tedros Adhanom neighbouring San Bernar- port. He didn't know how Ghebreyesus. "The epidemic is a demon, and we cannot dino County. long it would take beyond let this demon hide," the Chinese leader said, pledging ..New Delhi, GNS refuelling stop in Alaska be- Curt Hagman, an "hours." The passengers are that the government would be transparent and release News Agency, April 26AN- fore flying on to Southern Ontario airport commis- being isolated in the airport's information on the virus in a "timely" manner. Also Read - sioner, said the Centers for international terminal, which Australia to quarantine Wuhan evacuees on asylum- on Saturday. On the other side of the world, a 33-year-old CHORAGE (ALASKA): An California, the US Embassy German man caught the disease off a Chinese colleague aeroplane that a federal of- in China has said. The white Disease Control an- lies mostly dormant in the seeker island His comments came after anger simmered nounced the diversion. "We winter months. Szczesniak on Chinese social media over the handling of the health from Shanghai who visited Germany last week, according ficial said was evacuating as cargo plane with red and to health officials. many as 240 Americans gold stripes and no passen- were prepared but the State stressed the terminal is not emergency by local officials in central Hubei province, from a Chinese city at the ger windows arrived at the Department decided to connected to the larger and where the disease first emerged in December. Some ex- The development came after countries including Sri centre of a virus outbreak mostly desolate North Ter- switch the flight" to the heavily used domestic flights perts have praised Beijing for being more reactive and Lanka, Malaysia and the Philippines announced tighter departed Wednesday has minal just after 9:30 p.m. airbase, Hagman said. terminal, and each has open about this virus compared to its handling of the Se- visa restrictions for people coming from China. Experts landed in the US. The US Tuesday, local time. The Wuhan is the epicentre of a separate ventilation sys- vere Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic of believe the virus came from a wild animal market in Wuhan government-chartered the jetway was extended from new virus that has sickened tems. The lobby in the inter- 2002-2003. and then jumped to humans, with Chinese health officials plane to fly out diplomats the end of the terminal, but it thousands and killed more national terminal was nearly But others say local cadres had earlier been more saying on Tuesday that people infect each other through from the US Consulate in also had no windows. Pas- than 100 and the official said empty Tuesday afternoon, focused on projecting stability than responding to the out- sneezing or coughing, and possibly through contact. Au- Wuhan, where the latest sengers were not visible. A Tuesday that the plane left and an airport employee break when it began to spread earlier this month. Since thorities initially sealed off Wuhan and other cities in Hubei was seen jogging through province late last week, trapping more than 50 million coronavirus outbreak AYUSH ministry Me- the city before dawn then, the number of cases has soared -- doubling to more Wednesday, China time. though the facility that has people. China then halted international and domestic group started and other US citi- dia were held in a con- than 4,500 in the past 24 hours. WHO chief Tedros praised The official spoke on condi- closed counters for compa- tours. It also imposed a wide range of travel restrictions zens. course between the airport's China's response to the crisis during a meeting with For- nies like Korean Air, China inside China, suspending long-distance bus routes and The plane is making a two terminals, about 100 tion of anonymity because eign Minister Wang Yi, according to state news agency Airlines and Asiana Airlines. Xinhua. The WHO last week stopped short of declaring the more than 2,000 train services. But with the death toll climb- outbreak a global emergency, which could have prompted ing and more fatalities reported in Chinese cities far away a more aggressive international response such as travel from Wuhan, authorities on Tuesday urged people to de- US troops injured in Iran missile restrictions. But global concern has been growing, with lay any foreign travel "to protect the health and safety of Japan and Germany on Tuesday reporting the first hu- Chinese and foreign people", the National Immigration Ad- man-to-human infections outside China. Until now, all ministration said. Wuhan, meanwhile, has been turned into strike rises to 50: Pentagon cases in more than a dozen countries involved people a near ghost-town under a lockdown that has largely con- who had been in or around Wuhan. In Japan, a man in his fined the industrial hub's 11 million people to their homes. Washington: GNS News Agency, April 26The num- sixties contracted the virus apparently after driving two With a ban on car traffic, the streets were nearly deserted ber of US troops injured by an Iranian missile strike in Iraq groups of tourists from the city earlier in January, the health apart from the occasional ambulance -- although the city's this month has risen to 50, according to new figures re- ministry said. He was hospitalised with flu-like symptoms hospitals are overwhelmed. leased by the Pentagon on Tuesday. The personnel have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI), Lieuten- ant Colonel Thomas Campbell, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement. The military had said on Friday that 34 Bolton revelations roil Trump troops were injured in the strike on the Ain al-Asad base in western Iraq on January 8. President Donald Trump had initially said no Ameri- trial, witness push grows cans were hurt by the missiles, and Democrats later ac- cused him of trying to downplay the injuries. Iran fired on ning of time." Bolton's manuscript leak has rattled the Sen- Iraqi bases housing US troops in retaliation for an Ameri- ate trial, where lawmakers will vote this week on whether can drone attack that killed Iranian commander Qasem to accept witnesses. Four Republicans would need to join Soleimani in Baghdad, raising fears of war. Campbell said said, adding that the numbers could still change. At the Democrats in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53- that of the 50, 31 were treated in Iraq and returned to duty time of the strike, most of the 1,500 US soldiers at the base 47 edge, to allow testimony from Bolton and others. "It's while 18 were being evaluated in Germany. Another was had been in bunkers, after advance warning from superi- increasingly apparent that it would be important to hear transported to Kuwait and has already returned to duty, he ors. from John Bolton," Republican Senator Mitt Romney told reporters. Senate Republican Susan Collins said the Bolton Australia to quarantine Wuhan reports "strengthen the case for witnesses," while Senator Lisa Murkowski allowed that she has been "curious" about what Bolton might say. Chief Democratic prosecutor Adam evacuees on asylum-seeker island Schiff welcomed the news. "You can't have a trial, a mean- ingful trial, without witnesses and you certainly can't have one without John Bolton," Schiff said. While just 51 sena- Sydney: Australia plans to evacuate its citizens from last-in, first-out basis." Morrison said they would be held in tors are required to allow trial witnesses, 67 senators -- a the epicentre of the deadly virus outbreak in China and quarantine for 14 days on Christmas Island, known for its two-thirds majority -- are needed to remove Trump from quarantine them on an island normally used to detain asy- notorious immigration detention centre used to detain asy- office. 'Age of impeachment' Trump attacked his ex-advi- lum seekers, according to proposals unveiled on Wednes- lum seekers attempting to reach Australia by boat. sor on Twitter, saying "I NEVER told John Bolton that the "The defence forces have been tasked to aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats" identify overflow facilities where that may be nec- Washington: Donald Trump's lawyers, eager to at- including Biden and his son Hunter, who served on the essary and also to provide whatever logistical tain his swift acquittal, pushed back forcefully Monday board of a Ukrainian gas company. "In fact, he never com- and other support is necessary to support the against explosive new allegations from former national plained about this at the time of his very public termina- operations on Christmas Island," he added. He security advisor John Bolton, insisting the US president's tion," Trump added. "If John Bolton said this, it was only to also sought to downplay expectations about how dealings regarding Ukraine were not impeachable. The sell a book." The White House began its defense presen- many Australians could be evacuated from defence also injected Joe Biden and his family directly into tation Monday with a historical overview of past impeach- Wuhan. "I want to stress that we cannot give a the argument for why the president should not be ousted. ments from Starr, whose investigation led to the 1998 im- guarantee that this operation is able to succeed At only the third impeachment trial in US history, they peachment of president Bill Clinton. Starr lamented that and I also want to stress very clearly that we may stressed that Trump's requests to Ukraine to investigate the Senate was being called "all too frequently" to try im- not be in a position if we're able to do this on one his potential Democratic White House challenger were peachments. "Indeed we're living in what I think can be occasion to do it on another occasion," he said. motivated by concerns about corruption. Republicans faced aptly described as the age of impeachment," he added. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Australia fresh pressure to subpoena Bolton as a firsthand witness Starr argued that efforts to remove Trump from office were was seeking permission from Chinese authori- at Trump's Senate impeachment trial following new rev- unconstitutional because unlike in the cases of Clinton ties to allow its citizens to depart Wuhan, with elations, which could amount to damning evidence about and Richard Nixon the articles of impeachment did not Australian consular officials travelling from the president's actions. Also Read - Three Indian-Ameri- allege any actual crime by the president. In the Nixon and Shanghai to coordinate the efforts. Japan and cans among 8 jailed for call centre fraud worth over USD 3 Clinton cases, he noted, there was bipartisan consensus the United States have already evacuated hun- mn in US As Clinton impeachment investigator Ken Starr between Democrats and Republicans in the House to im- day. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said "vulnerable" Aus- dreds of citizens from Wuhan. The virus, which is believed and Harvard constitutional expert Alan Dershowitz de- peach the president, unlike in the case against Trump, tralians -- including children and the elderly -- and short- to have originated in a market trading in wild animals in the fended the president, three Republican senators indicated which split along party lines. Executive privilege Dershowitz term visitors to Wuhan and surrounding Hubei province central Chinese city of Wuhan, has infected nearly 6,000 they could favor hearing testimony from the 71-year-old joined Starr in arguing that American voters, not Congress, would be prioritised in extraction efforts. people in China and killed more than 130. Bolton. According to The New York Times, Bolton, in a should decide Trump's fate in November. Several presi- Officials said about 600 Australians were known to Australian health officials on Wednesday announced draft of his forthcoming book, says Trump told him in Au- dents including Abraham Lincoln were accused of abuse be in the area, which has been locked down in an effort to a 60-year-old man had been diagnosed with the virus, gust that he wanted to freeze military aid to Ukraine until of power, but not impeached for it, Dershowitz explained. contain the spread of the virus. Morrison said Australia bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to Kiev helped with investigations of political rivals including "Abuse of power is a political weapon, and it should be was working with New Zealand on the operation and would six. All six have received medical treatment and are said to Biden, his potential election opponent. leveled against political opponents, and let the people seek to help Pacific nations evacuate their citizens where be in a stable condition. There have so far been no con- The allegation that Trump withheld the aid for his decide," Dershowitz argued. If the Senate does subpoena possible but his "first priority right now is the safety of Aus- firmed cases in Australia of human-to-human transmis- own political purposes was at the heart of Trump's Decem- Bolton, the White House is likely to cite executive privilege tralians". sion. Australia has warned its citizens not to visit Wuhan ber impeachment by the Democratic-controlled House of to try to send the matter to the courts and prevent him from "I stress there is rather a limited window here and we and on Wednesday upgraded its travel advice for China, Representatives for abuse of power and obstruction of testifying. Bolton was fired by Trump in September after 17 are moving very, very swiftly to ensure we can put this plan recommending people "reconsider" their need to travel. Congress. Dershowitz argued emphatically that such months in the job. He has said he is prepared to testify together and put the operation together," Morrison told re- People returning to Australia from Hubei province have charges were "unconstitutional grounds" for impeachment. before the Senate. Pam Bondi, Republican ex-attorney porters in Canberra. "I stress that this will be done on a been told they should self-quarantine at home for 14 days. The 81-year-old also directly sought to neutralize the Bolton general of Florida, displayed bank records which she said developments. "Nothing in the Bolton revelations, even if showed Hunter Biden had been paid "millions" of dollars true, would rise to the level of abuse of power or impeach- to serve on the Burisma board while his father was Barack Three Indian-Americans among 8 jailed for call able offense," Dershowitz said. And he sought to downplay Obama's vice president. She cited a State Department of- the controversy over Trump's pressure campaign against ficial who expressed concerns in 2015 that the appoint- Kiev. "Quid pro quo alone is not a basis for an abuse of ment could create the "perception of a conflict of interest." power," Dershowitz added. "It's part of the way foreign The hearing resumes Tuesday at 1:00 pm (1800 GMT). centre fraud worth over $ 3 mn in US policy has been operated by presidents since the begin- Washington: GNS News Agency, April 26Three In- the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or individuals offering dian-Americans are among eight people sentenced by a fictitious payday loans, federal prosecutors said. US court for their roles in a sophisticated India-based call Coronavirus outbreak: India finds it hard to The call centre operators would then threaten poten- centre fraud scheme that defrauded thousands of Ameri- tial victims with arrest, imprisonment, or fines if they did not cans, resulting in over USD 3.7 million in losses. Mohamed pay taxes or penalties to the government. "IRS and payday Kazim Momin, 33, Mohmed Sozab Momin, 23 and Palak loan phone schemes seek to profit by exploiting United assess number of citizens stuck in Wuhan Kumar Patel, 30, all residents of the US state of Georgia, States citizens, including the elderly and most vulnerable INEW DELHI/BEIJING: India is finding it hard to as- million inhabitants have been prohibited from venturing were sentenced on Monday along with five others. members of our community," said US Attorney Pak. The sess the exact number of Indians stranded in central China's out of their homes. Their US will prosecute companies and individuals in India and Wuhan city which has been placed under a lockdown, Chinese health authorities on Monday confirmed sentences in this country who choose to steal from vulnerable victims, following the outbreak of the contagious novel coronavirus. 2,744 cases, which included 461 in critical condition. In ranged from he said. These eight people were charged along with five The death toll in China due to the 2019-nCoV has increased the last 24 hours, 25 deaths in Hubei and around 800 new six months to Indian call centres and seven Indians in a 27-count indict- to 80 and around 3,000 people have tested positive for the cases were confirmed, the National High Commission said. four years and ment with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy virus, and some 6,000 were suspected to be infected. Sunday saw 769 new confirmed cases, 3,806 new sus- nine months in to commit money laundering in September 2018. The gov- Although more than 500 Indian students are study- pected cases and 24 deaths (all in Hubei province), the prison. US At- ernment is seeking the extradition of Indian nationals. "If ing in colleges and universities in Wuhan, official sources Commission revealed. By the end of Sunday, 51 people torney Byung J the victims agreed to pay, the call centres would immedi- said that most of them had left the city before the outbreak had recovered and there were currently a total of 5,794 "BJay" Pak ately turn to a network of US-based co-conspirators to liq- for the Chinese New Year holidays. The sources said that suspected cases. At least 32,799 close contacts have been said that ac- uidate and launder the extorted funds by purchasing pre- the Embassy in Beijing has been in touch with 45 Indian traced, the Commission said, adding that of them, 30,453 cording to the paid debit cards or through wire transfers, including through students stuck in Wuhan, but wasn't able to determine the were under medical observation while 583 were discharged charges and other information presented in the court, these MoneyGram and Western Union, to the attention of ficti- overall figure of Indians living in the city. on Sunday. The figures also showed that 17 confirmed defendants were involved in a sophisticated scheme tious names and US-based defendants and their co-con- e "It is difficult to ascertain because usually, not all cases had been reported in Hong Kong (eight), Macao organised by co-conspirators in India, including a network spirators," said the Department of Justice. The case was Indians there would register with the Consulate. Nor would (five) and Taiwan (four). Outside of China, there are cur- of call centres in Ahmedabad. Using information obtained investigated by the US Treasury Inspector General for Tax they keep the Consulate informed if they were moving out," rently eight confirmed cases in Thailand (five of which have from data brokers and other sources, call centre operators Administration. an official in the Ministry of External Affairs told IANS. All been discharged from the hospital); five in the US; four called potential victims while impersonating officials from transport services were suspended in Wuhan and its 11 each in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia. TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 5 Apple logs double-digit growth in Fed likely to keep interest rates on hold, iPhone sales in India in Dec qtr focus on balance sheet New Delhi: GNS News Agency, April 26Tech giant Washington: GNS News Agency, April 26 The Fed- Apple registered a double-digit rise in iPhone sales in In- eral Reserve will conclude its latest policy meeting on dia, and witnessed strong demand for iPads in the Decem- Wednesday with interest rates almost certainly to remain ber quarter. on hold but officials likely to discuss possible changes to The Cupertino-based company posted its highest-ever how they manage the US central bank’s key overnight quarterly revenue at USD 91.8 billion, an increase of 9 per borrowing rate. cent from the year-ago quarter. Its net profit also hit an all- Since the Fed cut rates in October, its third and final time high of USD 22 billion. reduction in borrowing costs in 2019, policymakers have International sales accounted for 61 per cent of the agreed to keep their target policy rate in the current range quarter's revenue. of 1.50 per cent and 1.75 per cent until there is some sig- "We had double-digit growth in many developed mar- nificant change in the economic outlook. kets, including the US, the UK, France and Singapore, and US data since the Fed’s last policy meeting in De- also grew double digits in emerging markets led by strong cember have done little to shift expectations for continued performances in Brazil, Mainland China, India, Thailand, economic growth this year of around 2 per cent and steady, and Turkey," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an investor call. erational from March this year and will produce charger low unemployment. He added that revenue from iPhones in the Decem- and other equipment. Some risks may have risen - with China’s economic ber quarter was up 8 per cent to USD 56 billion on account growth now in the spotlight after a coronavirus outbreak - According to research firm Counterpoint, Apple was of "exceptional demand" for models like iPhone 11, iPhone and US Treasury bond yields have fallen as a result. one of the fastest-growing brands in India during the De- 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. cember quarter. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday also re- "For iPad, we saw growth in key emerging markets This was driven by multiple price cuts on its XR de- peated his call for even lower rates. The Republican presi- like Mexico, India, Turkey, Poland, Thailand, Malaysia, the dent lambasted the Fed and its chief, Jerome Powell, in vice, thanks to local manufacturing in India, it had said. Philippines and Vietnam," Cook said. 2018 and 2019 for maintaining a monetary policy that he It added that the rollout of new iPhones (11 series), Mac (Apple PCs) and iPad generated USD 7.2 billion regarded as too tight. aggressive pricing and a good channel strategy was help- and USD 6 billion in revenue, respectively, in the quarter ing Apple gain market share in India. While investors have increased bets the Fed would under review. cut rates again at some point this year, analysts still were The tech titan is also bringing its 'HomePod' smart trillion in assets. Some policymakers would prefer the cen- Apple is placing big bets on the Indian market. Over near unanimous that any such decision is months down speaker to the Indian market. tral bank have a smaller balance sheet if possible. the past months, it has ramped up its manufacturing efforts the road. in the country. While the company is yet to announce the launch Ninety-five of 108 economists polled by Reuters re- It has also created the impression that the Fed is en- date, sources said it could be made available in India by gaging in a scaled-down form of the “quantitative easing” it Last year, Apple had started production of iPhone XR cently said they expected the Fed to leave rates on hold at the end of February. this week’s meeting, and JP Morgan analyst Michael Feroli used to prop up the economy in response to the 2007- in India for domestic market and exports. Apple's partner 2009 recession. Salcomp is also taking over the closed facility of Nokia in a Priced at Rs 19,900, the HomePod will compete with said it would likely be “one of the least eventful meetings in SEZ near Chennai. The facility is expected to become op- smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Echo in recent years.” Fed officials argue against that comparison, but they the Indian market. The Fed is due to release its policy statement at 2 pm face the issue of how to scale the monthly purchases back EST (1900 GMT). Powell is scheduled to hold a news con- without risking fallout in asset markets where the extra ference half an hour later. central bank liquidity is considered a “tailwind” that helps lift prices. Green tech for mass adoption to be LONG-TERM FIX “The question is when, not if,” the balance sheet The current solid consensus over rates, however, growth stops, Cornerstone Macro analyst Roberto Perli doesn’t mean the agenda is empty. wrote. “We expect Powell to convey this message but to The Fed is expected to soon decide how much longer stay vague on timing, for now.” Maruti's focus at Auto Expo: Ayukawa it will continue its current practice of buying USD 60 billion As they discuss how to end this current round of asset a month in US Treasury bonds, how to scale that program purchases, Fed officials are also debating what could take BS-VI emission norm compliant version of its compact SUV back, and what will replace it as a long-term fix for its man- its place. Some policymakers support a permanent offer- Vitara Brezza along with upgraded compact car Ignis. agement of short-term bank funding markets. ing of short-term “repo” loans that banks could tap as "The key highlight of the 15th edition of the Auto Expo Pumping that extra liquidity into the banking system needed, a system they say would allow reserve levels to is our resolve to bring greener technologies for mass adop- each month has allowed the Fed to keep short-term inter- be set by banks. tion... It reflects our efforts for the customers as well as est rates within the target range, addressing an issue that In a related adjustment, the Fed may also raise by environment and showcase Suzuki's commitment to the arose last fall when a shortage of bank reserves led that perhaps five basis points the interest rate it pays banks on Indian market," Ayukawa said in a statement. rate to spike.But it is considered less than an ideal fix. It excess reserves as a way to keep the federal funds rate He further said the company's theme of 'Mission Green means the Fed each month is adding to its roughly $4 closer to the middle of the current policy target rate. Million' at the Auto Expo is in line with its commitment to introduce newer, greener and customer friendly technolo- gies for the Indian customers. Cargo traffic at non-major ports "Having successfully introduced key technologies such as Auto Gear Shift, SmartPlay, Smart Hybrid, and S- New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti CNG, we are committed to accelerate our efforts to bring Suzuki India will focus on greener technologies for mass new technologies that bring convenience to customers," grew 4.8 pc to 447.21 MT in Apr-Dec adoption in its exhibits at the upcoming Auto Expo, com- he added. pany Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said on Wednesday. Making strides in CNG and hybrid vehicles, the com- New Delhi GNS News pany will strengthen its resolve in the domain of green Agency, April 26 Cargo traf- Among the main attractions at the auto expo, which sustainable mobility, MSI said. fic at India's non-major ports will be held from February 5-12 is the global premiere of It will display an array of 17 vehicles at the expo, jumped 4.8 per cent in April- Concept Futuro-e -- a futuristic electric coupé-style con- December period of the cur- cept vehicle, the company said. including Celerio, S-Presso, WagonR, Swift, Dzire, Baleno, Ertiga, S-Cross, Ciaz S, XL6 and Swift Hybrid (Japan rent fiscal to 447.21 million Besides, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) will also introduce model). tonnes (MT), a Shipping Ministry report has said. These non-major ports had recorded a cargo traffic Four reasons to opt for a personal of 426.53 MT in the April- December period of 2018- 19. During the April-De- loan for home renovation cember 2019-20, Director- ate of Ports at Odisha re- Pune: When it comes to corded highest growth in traf- your home, renovating it fre- fic at 64.2 per cent followed quently is the best way to by Ports of Tamil Nadu Mari- preserve its beauty and time Board (34.1 per cent), Maritime Board handled the Directorate of Ports, Negative growth was Board (6.8 per cent) and Di- maintain its structural integ- seen at Goa, Kerala Mari- rectorate of Ports, Odisha maximum overseas Cargo Puducherry, 27.7 per cent) rity. time Board, Maharashtra (5.7 per cent), the report of 269.99 MT with a share of and Ports Management 71.2 per cent followed by In fact, as per a survey Board, Andaman & Nicobar Maritime Board and Direc- said. conducted by an interior de- torate of Ports, Andhra Directorate of Ports, Andhra Islands (25.4 per cent) It said Directorate of Pradesh (16.5 per cent) and sign company, 33 per cent Pradesh (2.1 per cent). against the corresponding Ports, Puducherry, cargo Directorate of Ports, Odisha of homeowners prefer to period of the previous fiscal, However, when it share stood at 1.8 per cent, (6.0 per cent). spend on home renovations as per the report. came to handling cargo, Andaman & Nicobar Islands rather than a house pur- As far as coastal cargo Directorate of Ports, Gujarat Maritime Board at 0.3 per cent and Director- chase, with Rs 3 lakh being handled the maximum cargo ate of Ports, Karnataka and was concerned Gujarat the annual median expen- Karnataka, recorded a Maritime Board handled 35 growth of 25 per cent while of 304.99 MT with a share of Tamil Nadu Maritime Board diture in 2018. 68.2 per cent followed by at 0.2 per cent each during MT with a share of 51.6 per Gujarat Maritime Board re- cent followed by Home improvement Directorate of ports, Andhra April-December, 2019-20. corded a growth of 4.1 per Maharashtra Maritime Board costs can run into several cent. Pradesh (17 per cent), The report said Gujarat lakhs of rupees and so, it is Maharashtra Maritime (22 per cent).Gujarat has a long coastline of about 1,600 key that you have enough km. funding to execute any house repair projects. Home improvement Reliance seeks to counter India plastics loans such as the Bajaj proved sanction disbursed This can be immensely ben- Finserv Home Renovation into your bank account within Loan provide you with the 24 hours and thereby, cater eficial for home renovation as it pushback with new road project wherewithal to carry out re- to emergencies as well. vamps and to learn more Install luxury fittings or allows you to address unplanned about this finance option, redo your home's flooring requirements conveniently and Reliance GNS News Agency, April 26ndustries, read on. with the large sanction India’s largest petchem player, is launching a project to use plastics in road construction, amid growing concerns Access funding for When it comes time to without delay. over pollution in the country of 1.3 billion whose major time-sensitive repairs easily upgrade the quality of your kitchen or add an attached you've withdrawn only. cities are often plagued with smog and litter. with instant loan approval home, opting for the latest bathroom to the guest room, home renovation is usually This can be immensely Over time, it isn't un- designs or custom-made fit- India, which uses about 14 million tonnes of plastic expensive. Thankfully, Bajaj beneficial for home renova- common to run into an emer- tings is the way to go. These annually, lacks an organised system for management of Finserv allows you to bor- tion as it allows you to ad- gency that requires immedi- include lighting accessories, plastic waste, leading to widespread littering. row freely and repay over a dress unplanned require- ate addressing. For ex- smart appliances and more. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging India to end flexible tenor of up to 60 ments conveniently and ample, you may have to fund Further, getting the flooring consumption of single-use plastics by 2022. months, while benefitting without delay. a not-so-major tweak like redone is also a good way to from competitive loan inter- For home renovation, But Indians should focus on fighting pollution, not plas- getting the plumbing redone spruce up your home, espe- work out the financial fine print in what he stressed would est rates as well. Further, by financial flexibility is key, tics, executives at Reliance, whose chairman is Asia’s rich- for a few rooms or may find cially since Italian marble til- be a philanthropic endeavour. using the EMI calculator, and Bajaj Finserv offers just est man Mukesh Ambani, said during a launch event on yourself needing to finance ing is in chic and very you can plan repayment in that. What's more, you can Tuesday. Reliance’s announcement comes as campaigners a large project such as minimalistic in nature. advance, keeping your also reach out to the Bajaj The company will seek to work with India’s highway such as Greta Thunberg ramp up pressure on businesses retiling the roof before the However, these luxuri- monthly outgo in check and Finserv Customer Care authority and individual states to potentially supply a plas- to help tackle climate change. monsoons. ous additions come at a within budget. team with any queries by tics-infused mix to make some of the thousands of “It is happening internationally and now has started Whatever the need, hefty price and this is where Cater to unplanned simply calling 08698010101 kilometres of roads Modi wants to build to upgrade India’s percolating to India too, though it’s at a very early stage,” with Bajaj Finserv's Home the sizable, collateral-free, expenses efficiently by opt- and get assistance in over creaking infrastructure. said Sunil Dahiya, an analyst at the Center for Research Renovation Loan, you can Rs 25 lakh sanction comes ten languages. on Energy and Clean Air. into play. You can make such ing for the Flexi Loan facility Light plastics, the type used as carry bags or snack access the funding you need Now that you know that improvements and more, to With the Bajaj Finserv wrappers, are typically not viable to recycle and so end up “Corporates and industries are a big source of all kinds in an expedited manner. this offering can help you style your home as you wish, Flexi Loan feature, you can in landfills, street corners or oceans. Reliance wants to of pollution in India, so much more serious thoughts, poli- This is mainly since tend to both small tweaks as effortlessly. access funds on the go, shred these plastics and mix them with bitumen, a formula cies and actions are required from them,” he added. Bajaj Finserv has lenient well as big transformations anytime a house repair the conglomerate says is cheaper and longer-lasting. India was home to 15 of the 20 most polluted cities in loan eligibility criteria and a Make big-ticket up- in your home with ease, need crops up, by borrow- “(This) can be a game-changing project both for our the world in 2018, according to a study by two groups minimal requirement for grades freely and repay con- check your pre-approved ing from your approved environment and our roads,” Vipul Shah, the COO of the monitoring air pollution. New Delhi is the world’s most pol- documentation, making the veniently over a flexible loan offer by sharing basic sanction. You can do this petrochemicals business, said at a company petchem plant luted capital, with smog causing school cancellations, flight verification process a lot tenor details and enjoy instant without additional docu- in the western state of Maharashtra. diversions and untold health problems for its over 20 mil- quicker. Further, you can approval through a Whether you're looking mentation and are charged lion people. also have the entire ap- Shah was coy on details, saying Reliance had yet to to upgrade to a modular interest on the amount customised deal. 6 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2020 Take action to prevent One out of two children in India coronavirus: Do's and Dont's do not have healthy BMI: Survey New Delhi: One out of In China, Coronavirus killed more than 80 people two children in India do not and infected more than 2,500 people. Here are the dos have a healthy Body Mass and don't do it to keep the disease at a bay. In China, Index (BMI), reveals a study. Coronavirus killed more than 80 people and infected more The 10th Annual than 2,500 people. Here are the dos and don't do it to keep Health Survey (AHS) by the disease at a bay. The novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a Sportz Village shows chil- new strain of the large coronavirus family (CoV) that causes dren poor fitness levels disease ranging from common cold to more severe dis- across India. The nationwide eases like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) survey has covered and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). The 1,49,833 children in the age (nCoV) was not previously identified in humans and may groups of seven years to 17 be transmitted (zoonotic) between animals and humans. years from 364 schools The virus has killed over 80 people in China and across 250 cities and towns. affected more than 2,500. Mint explains the dos and don'ts The survey assessed for keeping the disease at bay. Do's ? Observe good per- Report to airport health authorities/immigration ? Fol- the children on different fit- sonal hygiene ? Practice daily hand washing with soap ? low the direction of the airport health officer When you feel ness parameters of Body Follow respiratory etiquette ? cover your mouth while ill within a month of returning from China: ? Report illness Mass Index (BMI), Aerobic coughing or sneezing ? Wear a mask if you have breath- to the nearest health facility and also inform the treating capacity, Anaerobic capac- ing problems like cough or running nose Also Read - Ho- doctor regarding your travel history Don'ts ? Don't plan ity, Abdominal or Core meopathy effective in prevention of novel coronavirus in- travels if sick ? Avoid travelling to China if not essential ? strength, Flexibility, Upper fections: AYUSH ministry ? Seek medical attention promptly Avoid close contact with people who are unwell or show- body strength and Lower If you feel sick on a flight while traveling back to India: ? ing symptoms of illness, such as cough, running nose etc. body strength. Inform the airline crew about illness ? Seek a mask ? Avoid ? Avoid contact with live animals and consumption of raw/ close contact with family members or fellow travelers ? The number of children in Lower body strength and under-cooked meats. ? Avoid going to farms, slaughter capacity Follow the airline crew's directions while disembarking If with healthy levels of Aero- have the adequate Upper aerobic capacity. The health homes or live animals markets. you feel sick on a flight or at the time of disembarkation: bic capacity, Upper body body strength *1 in 3 children do not levels of boys and girls in the strength and Lower body *2 in 3 children do not possess the desired remaining parameters i.e. strength is also low. How- have the adequate Lower Anaerobic capacity Abdominal strength (84 per ever, the number of children body strength Fitness levels com- cent healthy) and Anaerobic with healthy levels of Ab- *1 in 6 children do not parative analysis: Girls ver- capacity (66 per cent How To Naturally Repel dominal strength and Sprint healthy) were the same. sus boys capacity have increased in have the desired Abdominal AddThis Sharing But- comparison to last year. strength The survey reveals that boys have slightly better BMI tons Key findings *1 in 3 children do not possess the desired Flexibil- than girls. The boys also Share to Mosquitoes *1 in 2 children do not have better upper body FacebookFacebook Share ity have healthy BMI strength and flexibility. The to TwitterTwitter Share to *2 in 3 children do not girls, one the other hand, keep them away. So, what can be done to keep the mos- *1 in 2 children do not have the desired Aerobic LinkedInLinkedIn Share to quitoes away for good? Two experts tell us. have fared better than boys Pinterest Pinterest Lemon eucalyptus oil If you're not a synthetic cream person and find sprays ineffective, you can still use lemon eucalyptus oil, Dr. Immo Hansen, a biology professor at A few direct exercises done to strengthen the muscles New Mexico State University, told the website. He said that distilled lemon eucalyptus oil is rich in a substance called PMD, a naturally occurring substance that prevents mos- in this part of the body will help prevent issues later quito bites. However, the oil should not be used for kids wards, bending the head forwards towards the chest, bend- below the age of three. One does not need to be a philosopher to understand that it is the function that dictates design. A screwdriver ing the head towards the right shoulder, etc. This is a pesticide that repels insects and is similar to looks the way it does because the tool’s function is to drive A few direct exercises done for the neck muscles and the chrysanthemum flowering plant. According to Neeta screws. What if that function is violated? Don’t even dare to done through the full range of the necks above mentioned Connally, an entomologist at Western Connecticut State assume that the design will remain intact. functions will make the neck respond immediately. The It is impossible to keep mosquitoes away for a long University, if you spray permethrin on your clothing, it may Try using a screwdriver as a crowbar to assuage a neck responds quickly to exercise because its muscles time in the monsoon months by using sprays or electronic serve as a tick repellent. Though, according to many re- huge stone and undoubtedly it will break, for such devices. As far as creams are concerned, they are mostly searchers, if you spray it on your clothing, it also kills mos- a use is incompatible with its design. The human healthy, but many avoid them due to the presence of chemi- quitoes and flies. The good thing about permethrin is that it body is built in a similar way, it is supposed to cals in them. Although most of these mosquitoes are not just needs to be sprayed on your clothes. If you have sen- move. carriers of disease, itchiness, and red bumps cause us to sitive skin and like to stay outdoors, this option may be suitable for you. Our motionless lifestyle is nothing less than a gradual death. The whole skeletal structure is held by muscles similar to pegs holding a tent in Endangered beluga whales in Alaska’s place. Eventually, due to disuse and muscular atrophy, the upright skeletal structure succumbs to gravity in which the neck is the most vulner- able leading to neck pain, stiffness, headaches, Cook Inlet on the decline Temporomandibular joint (TMJ), vertigo, tinnitus, etc. locations. No part of the anatomy is taken for granted Anchorage: The population of endangered beluga as much as the neck, with the exception of those whales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet continues to decline, federal Kristen Monsell, an attorney for the Center for Bio- like boxers, wrestlers, and football players. Body marine mammal authorities announced Tuesday. logical Diversity, called the survey “heartbreaking news builders in spite of having a monumental phy- A biennial survey conducted by the fisheries arm of for a species already struggling to survive.” She said it’s sique are often seen with a pencil neck due to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration es- more evidence why the Trump administration authoriza- their belief that a large neck will detract from tion of oil and gas activity in Cook Inlet, including seismic shoulder girth. airgun blasting, is so reckless. This makes as much sense as never developing the are exposed to such little hard work. Developing the neck “These amazing whales already face an onslaught of lower body in order to make the upper body look larger. muscles thus, is not a matter of years, but weeks. noise pollution that’s threatening their existence. If we’re The head weighing about 6 kgs is balanced on a 7 small The muscles that hold the cervical vertebrae in place going to save them, our government has to stop handing cervical vertebrae. The only restraints to sudden move- out permits to harass the whales to oil and gas compa- are the scalenes, splenius capitis, sternocleidomastoid and ments of the neck are the strength and the integrity of the nies,” she said. the trapezius. The direct exercises that can be done are cervical vertebrae, the spinal ligaments and the neck extensions and flexions done with resistance, the barbell muscles. and dumbbell shrugs. Most middle school It becomes essential to therefore strengthen and de- The more conditioned physical culturist can try their velop this protective musculature. Whiplash and other neck bravado with neck bridges and neck planks. One can dis- teachers suffer high injuries befall thousands of people many a times as a re- guise one’s waistline by camouflaging oneself with clothes, sult of minor accidents. The muscles of the neck are ca- but one cannot hide the neck and shoulders, because stress levels pable of producing movements in seven different direc- muscular atrophy first shows up on the deltoids, trapezius timated the population of the white whales at 250 to 317, tions, elevating the shoulders, drawing the head back- and with a median estimate of 279. Teachers and parents, please take a note. Research- ers have found that 94 per cent of middle school teachers “The population is estimated to be smaller and de- experience high levels of stress, which could contribute to clining more quickly than previously thought,” NOAA Fish- negative outcomes for the students.Reducing the burden How crossfit can get you eries said in the announcement. of teaching, experienced by so many teachers, is critical to The survey is based on data collected by aerial sur- improving student success — both academically and veys in summer 2018. behaviourally, the research added. The survey also documented that a contraction has closer to your goal persisted of the summer range of belugas, the geographi- cal area where they live. Since 2008, on average 81% of Fitness is trending like the total population occupied the Susitna Delta near the any other fashion that every- north end of the inlet in early June during the aerial survey one wants to follow. But period. Before that, about 50 percent did. there are many misconcep- The 2009-18 range for belugas is estimated to be tions around fitness. For only 29% of the range observed in 1978-79, according to some, a skinny person is fit, the survey. for some a person with six The population estimate three years ago was about pack abs is fit. But, what ex- 340 whales. The agency in January 2017 released a Cook actly is fitness? A fit person Inlet beluga whale recovery plan. is the one who can rely on his/her body to perform Cook Inlet belugas are one of five beluga popula- when need arises, can re- tions in U.S. waters. Cook Inlet stretches 180 miles (290 sist fatigue, feel energised kilometers) from Anchorage to the Gulf of Alaska. NOAA and active all day and. Fisheries three years ago said the the carrying capacity for Fit people generally the area was 1,300 animals. “Unfortunately, our findings suggest many teachers have heart and lung endur- Beluga whales feed on salmon, smaller fish, crab, are not getting the support they need to adequately cope ance, muscular strength, shrimp, squid and clams and in late summer can be spot- with the stressors of their jobs,” said study researcher Keith muscular endurance, flex- ted from highways leading from Anchorage, chasing Herman from the University of Missouri in the US.The re- ibility and a particular ratio “Crossfit builds func- salmon schooled at stream mouths. The whales turn white search team studied data collected from nine middle “Crossfit builds functional fit- of fat to lean mass in the tional fitness, a commonly as adults and can reach 15 feet (4.6 meters) long. schools in two neighbouring urban school districts in the body.Many have turned into used term by gyms and fit- ness, a commonly used term by gyms Midwest. The Cook Inlet beluga population dwindled steadily fitness enthusiasts today ness studios these days. But, and fitness studios these days. But, through the 1980s and early ’90s. The decline accelerated Factors analysed included self-reported levels of and are looking for the best most of them usually don’t between 1994 and 1998 when Alaska Natives harvested teacher stress and coping, student disruptive and pro-so- path to lasting fitness. know what functional fitness most of them usually don’t know nearly half the remaining 650 whales in only four years. cial behaviour, and parent involvement. The researchers But what is the best out is and how to achieve it. found that nearly all teachers reported high stress. They what functional fitness is and how to Subsistence hunting ended in 1999. Federal officials of all? Is it a crash diet, a Crossfit’s primary aim is to also found that teachers varied in the ways they coped initially figured that controlling subsistence hunting would crash course on fast abs, develop your core strength achieve it. Crossfit’s primary aim is with stress. allow the population to recover. When it did not, they de- cardio training or a healthy which is the foundation of to develop your core strength which clared belugas endangered in 2008. According to the study, only six per cent of middle diet combined with a brisk functional ability. It moves to another level only when you NOAA Fisheries officials in 2017 acknowledged that school teachers reported low levels of stress and high cop- walk? No method out of all is the foundation of functional ability. have built a good amount of they did not know why the population has not recovered. ing ability. “There are research-based tools that can help these is alone enough to be It moves to another level only when screen and identify teachers who might be at risk for prob- qualified for the best fitness overall body strength and Among the identified potential threats to belugas are lems related to stress, coping and the risk of burnout,” stability,” says Rishikesh. catastrophic events, such as natural disasters or oil spills; solution.Rishikesh Kumar, you have built a good amount of Herman said. Crossfit does not focus cumulative effects of multiple stressors; and noise. Dis- founder and chief executive on physical strength alone. overall body strength and stability,” ease agents, such as blooms of harmful algae, loss of “Knowing what we know about how teacher stress officer, Xtraliving, says It helps you build mental habitat, a reduction in prey and unauthorized killing also can impact students, it is imperative that district and school crossfit has proven to be su- says Rishikesh. leaders examine policies and practices that make the job perior to others and helped strength and stability as well. are threats. lenging. People who have less burdensome while also supporting teachers’ well- people achieve an ideal fit- “The workouts at crossfit are performance and focus at been associated with crossfit Oil and natural gas extracted from Cook Inlet pro- being,” Herman added. ness level. physically and mentally chal- work,” exclaims Rishikesh. vides energy for Anchorage and other southcentral Alaska have experienced a better TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 7 Wendell Rodricks, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Rangoli ticks off Alia argue over Priyanka Chopra’s look Priyanka Chopra, who recently made an appearance at the Grammy Awards, was the talk of the town because of Bhatt’s goodwill gesture her outfit. The actress donned on an ivory sequin-encrusted silk crêpe cady kimono by Ralph & Russo, with a neckline When Kangana Ranaut was named as a recipient that went down until her navel. of the prestigious Padma Shri award on January 26, Taking a subtle dig at her outfit, fashion designer one of the first to congratulate her from the entertain- Wendell Rodricks wrote on social media, “@priyankachopra nailed it at the Grammys 2020. Truly ment industry was Alia Bhatt — yes, the same Alia the bold and beautiful in this @ralphandrusso couture whose performance in Gully Boy Kangana had pub- fringed gown where the neckline goes all the way from LA licly ridiculed. to Cuba. Love it ” Alia sent flowers and a note to Kangana. Jumping to Priyanka’s rescue was actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, who wrote a long post defending the ac- But this is how Kangana’s sister Rangoli reacted tress’ right to wear what she likes. A part of her post read, “I to the gesture: ‘Yeh dekho, Alia ji ne bhi Kangana ko think the fact that Priyanka is not trying to hide her belly phool bheje hain, Kangana ka pata nahin magar mujhe with her clutch is what makes this pic so beautiful. Makes bahut maza aa raha hai.’ (Look, even Alia has sent her the rockstar she is. Her confidence an inspiration to Kangana flowers. I don’t know about Kangana, but I’m every woman. Women have been so enslaven by men’s opinion of how women should look this photograph of enjoying this!) Priyanka to me at the world's most publicized event is the Speaking exclusively to me, Alia said, “Let them height of liberation (sic).” react the way they want to. I am happy for Kangana.” She also left a message for men to see women as they are. “So dear men. We are not ur pre-pubescent hipless Earlier too, Alia had been generous towards perverted fantasy or your teenage gay boy flat chested Kangana. When I spoke to her after Kangana’s out- contortion. We are real women, we have breasts, we have burst against her, she said to me, “Let’s not respond to fat, we have water retention and we rock and roll (sic).” her. Let her talk. It’s better for me to keep quiet. Maybe In response, Rodricks shared another post clarifying she will like me in my next film, or my next.” that his comment was on the outfit and not her body. “I just said the dress was wrong for her despite it being couture. It was more dress shaming than body shaming. Stop this sermon from high and read the post before you speak. There is an age to wear some clothes,” he wrote. Act with father, Act with son her in Happy New Year. Speaking of Rishi, Sonam Kapoor too had worked with him in Bewakoofiyan and Delhi 6, and she had earlier Ranveer Singh’s latest worked with Ranbir in their debut film Saawariya. Sonam went on to work again with Ranbir in Sanju, the biopic of actor Sanjay Dutt. Alia Bhatt, who is working with her beau Ranbir for the first time in the upcoming film Brahmastra, has already worked with Rishi in Kapoor and Sons. cover story Priyanka Chopra too got the opportunity to work with this Ranveer Singh was in for a pleasant surprise when Kapoor father-son duo. She was paired opposite Ranbir in he was mobbed by a bevvy of ladies at the airport. The Barfi and Anjaana Anjaani, while she got to work with Rishi in Agneepath. mobbing is not unusual for the energetic and gregari- Not long ago, we also saw Taapsee Pannu work with ous actor, but then he was surprised to see that one of Big B in Badla, which came after they worked together on the women had a cell phone cover with him on it. the courtroom drama Pink. In between those two films, she “Baba (Ranveer) was walking out of the airport also managed to work with Bachchan Junior in the Anurag when these bunch of women surrounded him and Kashyap- started taking selfies with him. Suddenly Ranveer’s directed Manmarziyaan for producer Aanand L Rai. While both Pink and Badla were acclaimed films and block- eyes lit up when he saw that one of the women had his busters Manmarziyaan was critically acclaimed and had a picture on her phone cover when she was trying to satisfactory performance at the box office. Bachchan bahu take a selfie with him. After that, he kept seeing that (daughter-in-law) Aishwarya Rai too has worked with both again and again as he was rather amused that a woman the Bachchans. While she has worked with Amitabh and Deepika Padukone will soon be sharing screen space had kept his picture as her phone cover – a first for Abhishek in Bunty Aur Babli, she also worked with Abhishek with Rishi Kapoor in the upcoming Hindi remake of the many times in films like Kuch Na Kaho, Dhai Akshar Prem him for sure,” says our man at the spot. Hollywood film The Intern. Ke, and Guru, among others. Kareena Kapoor too has “Thrilled to present my next! The Indian adaptation of worked with both the Bachchans. While she debuted with The Intern. A 2021 release!” Deepika wrote on social me- Abhishek Bachchan in JP Dutta’s Refugee, she also dia. worked with Amitabh in films like Dev and Satyagraha. Dia Mirza’s ‘tear’rible save Rani Mukerji worked with Abhishek in Bunty Aur Babli and Interestingly, this news comes after Rishi was under- All was well at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) till going medical treatment in New York, where he met with with Amitabh in Black. Dia Mirza decided to get in touch with the empath in her— Hollywood star Robert De Niro, who had toplined the cast Jacqueline Fernandez, who worked with Jackie Shroff and break down in tears — right there on the stage. “Don’t of the original Hollywood film with Anne Hathway. in Brothers and Housefull 3, worked with his son Tiger in A hold back from being an empath,” she stuttered as she The move is noteworthy as this will be the actress’ Flying Jatt. held the mic close to her as the host sitting close by con- first time working with the veteran actor, who also happens Meanwhile, back in the day, Amrita Singh, soled her. to be the father of her former flame and frequent co-star Jayapradha, Dimple Kapadia and Sridevi have not just “Don’t be afraid of shedding your tears. Feel it. Feel Ranbir Kapoor. However, she is no stranger to working worked with father and son heroes – but also as a heroine the extent of everything! It’s good. It’s good. It gives us with both father and son. In fact, she has done it three times opposite them. Case in point — Dharmendra and Sunny strength,” Dia continued. “It does. And this is not a perfor- over — Deepika has worked with Amitabh Bachchan in Deol. Jaya Hema Malini was paired opposite Raj Kapoor mance.” Piku and Aarakshan, while she has worked with his son in Sapnon Ka Saudagar, son Randhir Kapoor in Haath Ki Just then, someone came up on stage to offer Dia Abhishek in the film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and then Safai and another son Rishi Kapoor in Ek Chadar Maili Si. some tissues. She turned to look at him and smiled, say- in Happy New Year. She was also seen in Padmaavat with Madhuri Dixit too romanced Vinod Khanna in Dayavaan ing, “Thank you. I don’t need paper.” Shahid Kapoor, and she had earlier worked with his father and Akshaye Khanna in Mohabbat. While that statement drew her a loud applause from Pankaj Kapur in the film Finding Fanny. The latter film also her audience, her fans and followers on the internet were starred Naseeruddin Shah, whose son Vivaan worked with not as kind. The video that went viral on Twitter brought her some rude backlash. Yet another user, FPL WarrioR (@FPLWarrioR), posted a picture of Dia getting out of an SUV, with the Not the best day or place for the usually dignified Saif Ali Khan Vs Will Smith caption “I am here to save the environment.” actress to shed a tear, we think. Since his last film as a leading man bombed, Saif Ali Khan desperately needs a hit. But would Jawani Jaaneman International footballers for — which releases this Friday — do the trick? It has Saif doing an encore of the irresponsible play- boy he played in Yeh Dillagi and Cocktail. So more of what Ajay Devgn’s film we’ve already seen, and that too directed by Nitin Kakkar, whose earlier films Mitron and Notebook were box office disasters. What’s more, Jawani Jaaneman comes on the same Footballers from over 11 countries around the world Friday as the new Will Smith starrer Bad Boys For Life. from Australia, Finland, France, Spain, Vietnam, Japan and Trade analysts see this as nothing short of suicidal as the Thailand along with some Indian footballers will be part of audience profile for both films is the same. Maidaan, starring Ajay Devgn. Ajay plays the role of foot- Bad Boys For Life has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil ball coach Syed Abdul Rahim in the film. and Telugu, and therefore it is expected to dominate the “Filmmaker Amit Sharma was keen to cast real Indian box office. The Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directo- footballers rather than actors because they really did not rial has already been released and declared a hit in other need actors according to the way the screenplay was writ- parts of the world as well, which ups its advantage. Addi- ten and rather wanted good footballers. So they decided to tionally, Smith has reunited with Martin Lawrence after 17 go in for real footballers,” says a source. years, their last being the previous film in the Bad Boys But then, there was a school of thought that told them franchise in 2003. to hire popular players as well as those who play for the It looks like a grim situation for Saif, especially with big clubs. “But then, the filmmakers overruled it because it talk that Will Smith will come to India next week to promote would not have been a good idea not just from the narra- the film. The actor was in India recently and made friends tive point of view to cast football stars in the film but also with Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar and Rohit Shetty. Sony from the budgeting viewpoint. The film’s cost would have Pictures has put out a trailer with Rohit Shetty recommend- shot up. So they referred to cast, real and good footballers ing the film. Rivalling, let alone equaling, this kind of a rather than cast football stars from various parts of the world,” hoopla would be impossible for Saif’s Jawani Jaaneman. says our source. Akshay Kumar’s... release Re-shuffle When you are Akshay Kumar, you can move your releases around as you like. But the double release shift As Akshay takes Bachchan Pandey to Republic week 2021, that he pulled off on Monday left a lot of people contem- plating the true power of his box office clout. his other film, Nikhil Advani’s stylish Bell Bottom has moved from The actor has shifted not just one, but two forthcom- ing releases within 24 hours. First in line is Bachchan January 22 to April 2. All of these crucial release decisions were Pandey, produced by his buddy Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by their Housefull director Farhad Samji, which was to come on December 25 alongside Aamir Khan’s Lal taken within 24 hours, leaving the trade dizzy with the upheavals. Singh Chadha (the official remake of the Tom Hanks clas- sic Forrest Gump). In a gesture of magnanimity, Akshay cent hits such as Baby and Airlift were released on Re- As Akshay takes Bachchan Pandey to Republic has voluntarily moved Bachchan Pandey to January 22, public Day. His Padman too was to release on Republic week 2021, his other film, Nikhil Advani’s stylish Bell Bot- 2021. Day in 2018 but again, in another gesture of magnanim- tom has moved from January 22 to April 2. All of these It is to be noted that Christmas is traditionally re- ity, he made efforts to facilitate the release of Sanjay crucial release decisions were taken within 24 hours, leav- garded as Aamir Khan’s slot while some of Akshay’s re- Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat. ing the trade dizzy with the upheavals. 8 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2020 Spanish football season unlikely to Finland, Sweden: Classic resume before summer: health minister Madrid: GNS News examples of gender equality Agency, April 26 The Spanish soccer season, halted like most A Strong democratic structure which supports gender major sporting competitions due to the novel coronavirus balancing both the countries came into limelight in pandemic, is unlikely to re- turn until the summer, the their fight against Coronavirus. What makes these country’s health minister Salvador Illa said on Sun- leaders special? Let’s find out day. Snaps India/Mohammad Shamsuddin La Liga president Javier Tebas has been bull- Finland and Sweden are great examples to the world These countries rank high in human index and are known ish about the need to com- when it comes to promoting gender equality. Both coun- to be peaceful in addition to the exciting infrastructural plete the campaign in order tries have been successful in building a democratic struc- possibilities. Countries like India can certainly take heart to avoid collective losses of ture which supports gender balancing. Both the countries from the growth prospects of these countries and can look up to one billion euros came into limelight in their fight against Coronavirus. What up as investment destinations. These countries, with an ($1.08 billion) and has given makes these leaders special? Let’s find out. excellent sporting culture and three potential re-start dates: availability of food resources May 29, June 7 or June 28. But Illa urged citizens and manpower can became the health ministry which is to remain cautious and real- The league has pro- able to restart before the in place for all types of the gateway for India to ath- duced a protocol with strict summer, it would be impru- istic about the immediate fu- letics and food industries as groups, including profes- ture. guidelines for clubs to follow dent of me,” he told a news sional football,” he said. well. when training resumes while conference. “They have to put whatever “We are going to see Finland’s attempt to join Spain’s sports ministry has The health minister type of diagnostic tests they how things evolve before we NATO also set out a plan for a re- decide how different profes- added that La Liga’s plans have at the disposition of the Finland is set to join turn to action in closed sta- sions will resume activities,” to provide daily Covid-19 regional governments.” NATO by 2025 after a long set diums to boost the local he said. tests for players, which have of negotiations. This move will economy. Over 23,000 people in been criticised by the Span- Spain have died from the “Things will not be like help the country strengthen its But in Sunday’s daily ish players’ association for coronavirus but on Sunday they were before. Until we international presence and coronavirus briefing, Illa was diverting resources from the country posted its low- get a vaccine we’re going to territorial strength. Mean- careful not to set any date groups with greater need, est daily death toll in over a have to learn to live with this while, Sweden is yet to join for a return. requires government ap- month as children were al- virus which I insist is danger- and in the past, they declined “I cannot say now if pro- proval. lowed out to exercise in a ous and we cannot afford to the NATO offer in 1949. They declared a security policy “There is an order from show it a lack of respect.” At 34 years-old, Sanna Marin has the unique distinc- fessional football will be relaxation of one of the strict- tion of being the youngest Prime Minister in the world. The aiming for non-alignment in peace and neutrality in times est lockdowns in Europe. Finland PM is part of the under 40 years world leaders led of war. The present government when asked about the byPrime Ministers of New Zealand, Salvador and Ukraine need to join NATO also answered that they wanted to re- who got elected recently. main neutral in time of a potential war or disruptive envi- ronment. Rafael Nadal says he's 'very Interestingly, Sanna’s coalition government became a reality with all five party leaders being women. The majority of the pessimstic' about return of tennis leaders too are under 40-years of age. Feminists across the world applaudedthe new Prime Minis- Madid: GNS News ter and hoped that the country will Agency, April 26 take strong measures to support Rafael Nadal said on women. Sunday that he was "very Sweden’s friendly laws pessimistic" over a full re- sumption of the professional In 2014, Sweden wrote his- tennis circuit which has been tory by becoming the first interna- halted by the coronavirus tional government to use the term pandemic. “feminist” forhighlighting a policy approach. Sweden’s feminist for- "From my point of view, eign policy considers gender I'm very pessimistic that the equality at the core of the ruling circuit can resume a normal government’s priorities. This activity," said the world num- ranges from that of decision-mak- ber two in a virtual chat ing to that of resource allocation. origanized by the Spanish Federation of Tennis (RFET) The policy objectives which involving the team that won are published online include last year's Davis Cup. women's and girls’ freedom from physical, psychological and sexual violence; political par- Battle against Corona "In tennis, you need to ticipation and influence in all areas of society; economic In Finland, a total of 4,400 cases and 177 deaths have travel every week, stay in laxed gradually, but added ing with his friend Pau rights and empowerment; and sexual and reproductive been reported so far. But what stands impressive is the 50 hotels, go to different coun- said. "Many people are go- that he was aware that the Gasol, the Spanish basket- health and rights. per cent recovery rate. 2,500 patients have recovered from tries," Nadal said. "Even if we ing to lose their jobs." global health situation is se- ball player, to raise funds in the virus and this is significant compared to world average play without an audience, to "These are sad mo- Sweden, with a population of about 10 million people, rious. the fight the coronavirus. and big countries like the US. organise any event you ments when you see so has one of the most impressive parental leave need a lot of people in- "We have had a very many people dying," he said. Along with other lead- policiesaround the world. According to Swedish law, par- In Sweden, situation is a bit worrisome with a total of volved, which cannot be ig- tough month and a half, with ing tennis players such as ents get 480 days of leave, 390 of which are paid out at an 18,000 positive cases and 2,200 deaths. However, Swe- many irreparable losses as Nadal had already told Roger Federer and Novak nored. At an international Spanish radio that he astonishing 80 percent. Meanwhile, single parents are den unlike many other countries is yet to impose any level I see a serious prob- well as others that are less Djokovic, Nadal is one of the entitled to the full 480 days.These days can be used until lockdown as most measures are considered voluntary in important that will still bring thought it would be "difficult" promoters of a plan to cre- lem." to stage one of the majors the child turns 8. Sweden’s parental leave policy also ap- nature.The Public Health Agency and government issued great suffering to society, I ate a fund to help low- plies to adopting parents. Can you imagine such friendly recommendations to: if possible, work from home; avoid Nadal said he hoped "in the short or medium hope only for a few months, ranked players who are suf- policies anywhere around the world? unnecessary travel within the country; to engage in social that restrictions can be re- at the economic level," he term." fering financially. Entrepreneur opportunities distancing and for people above 70 to stay at home, as Nadal has been work- much as possible. Both the countries share a prosperous past with sig- nificant achievements in trade and commerce activity. Both the countries stand tall in the fight to ensure Italian PM says training can start in May, equality, gender balance and people-oriented plans. but sets no date for Serie A re-start Dominic Thiem not keen on plan to Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave the go-ahead on Sunday for professional assist struggling players sports teams to start training again in May following the novel Thiem, 26, who has reached three finals at grand slams coronavirus outbreak but did not set a date for soccer’s top-flight Serie A since 2018, losing each time, criticised the attitude of some championship to resume. Conte, announcing players on the lower-tier Futures circuit, which he said meant measures to ease the lockdown during a tele- they did not deserve handouts from the sport’s top players. vised address to the country, said individual Vienna: World number three Dominic Thiem has re- training could start on May jected the notion that the top tennis players should chip in 4, when players would still to help lower-ranked competitors who are struggling fi- have to respect social nancially due to the pause in tournaments because of the distancing rules, and that novel coronavirus pandemic. The suspension followed a Spadafora would work already drawn up a team training could begin World number one Novak Djokovic last week urged chaotic fortnight in which “intensively” with scientists medical protocol for on May 18. players to contribute to a fund set up by the sport’s major the country attempted to and sports leaders to training. governing bodies to help players affected by a shutdown Italy was the first carry on with matches ensure training was safe. For the start of which began in March and will continue at least until mid- European country to be hit behind closed doors. training, each club will form hard by the coronavirus “Then we will try to July. Conte said sports see if they can continue a group of players, and Serie A has been But Austrian Thiem said he felt there were sections minister Vincenzo with the championships technical staff, doctors and suspended since March 9. of society that needed more urgent help during the eco- that are suspended. We physiotherapists who will nomic crisis caused by the pandemic than his fellow com- will only reach this conclu- be tested and then isolated petitors. Hima Das remembers her sion if it can be guaranteed in a summer-style training that it is safe. We don’t camp. “No tennis player is fighting to survive, even those want our athletes to get There are also plans who are much lower-ranked. None of them are going to journey: From running barefoot to sick. to donate five Covid test- starve,” Thiem told Austrian newspaper Krone on Sun- day. “I’m passionate for kits for each kit used by football,” he added. “Like clubs to avoid the criticism Thiem, 26, who has reached three finals at grand wearing custom-made shoes many Italians, I initially that football is taking away slams since 2018, losing each time, criticised the attitude found it strange that the much-needed resources of some players on the lower-tier Futures circuit, which he New Delhi, April 27Sportswear giant Adidas now championship could be from other areas. said meant they did not deserve handouts from the sport’s manufacture custom-made shoes for Hima Das with her interrupted or suspended There are 12 rounds top players. name printed on them but country's top sprinter on Sun- but I think that even the of matches still to play in “There are many, many players who don’t put the day revealed that there was a time when she used to most ardent fan under- Serie A plus a number of sport above everything else and don’t live in a profes- write the famous brand name on her sub-standard stands that there wasn’t an outstanding games from sional manner. I don’t really see why I should give such spikes.During an Instagram chat with Indian cricketer alternative.” previous rounds. Title players money. I’d rather give money to people or Suresh Raina, the top quarter-miler who is currently at holders Juventus are one organisations that really need it,” he added. we all had to fight our way up. I don’t have the guarantee in the NIS Patiala, said her farmer father bought a “normal The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has point clear of Lazio at the “None of us top players got anything handed to us, any job that I will do well and earn lots of money.” pair” of running shoes for her first competitive race. top.

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