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AHMEDABAD l SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 155 New Delhi: The gross Goods and Rs 68,481 crore, the government said. the month of April 2021 are 14 percent were up 21 percent than the revenue GST REVENUE COLLECTION Services Tax (GST) revenue collection Collections in April 2021 have surpassed higher than the GST revenues in the from these sources last month. GST THIS APRIL CLOCKS NEW for April, 2021 hit yet another peak of Rs even those of March. “In line with the last month of March’2021,” the govt revenues have not only crossed the Rs 1,41,384 crore, of which CGST was Rs trend of recovery in the GST revenues note read. The revenues from domestic 1 lakh crore mark but have also shown a HIGH AT ` 1,41,384 CRORE 27,837 crore, SGST Rs 35,621,and IGST over past six months, the revenues for transactions, including import of services steady increase, the government added. OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 4,01,993: A GLOBAL RECORD OH DEAR! Relatives of a covid victim hug each other as they grieve outside the SUPURD-E-KHAQ An earthmover covers a grave of a person who succumbed to covid in New Delhi NEW DRIVE KICKS IN A medic prepares to administer the Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan Hospital in New Delhi on Saturday. on Saturday as the bereaved relatives standby to just look on. —PHOTOS BY PTI covid vaccine to a beneficiary at a hospital in New Delhi. Ensure now that It’s Centre vs States on vaccine Delhi receives 24 hrs: More cases than its 490 tonnes of stocks as roll-out for 18+ begins medical oxy: HC New Delhi: Hit by a deadly second Covid India receives wave, India launched the first batch of ever with 3,523 deaths the third phase of the 1,50,000 doses of Russia’s New Delhi: India on world’s biggest vaccine CORONA Coronavirus Saturday became the CATASTROPHE drive today amid an vaccine Sputnik first country in the world alarming spike in cases. V in Hyderabad to register over 4 lakh GUJARAT The centre has said over on Saturday. P5 new COVID-19 cases in a 1 crore doses are still single day. 13,847 New Delhi: Hospitals available with states as The country, in the New cases in the national capital vaccine shortage was past 24 hours, recorded must be given their full red-flagged. stocks ahead of Phase 3. makers. Manufacturers 4,01,993 new coronavirus 172 quota of medical oxy- Delhi, Maharashtra, For the latest phase are free to supply 50 per cases taking the infec- New fatalities The charred remains of the hospital unit in Gujarat’s Bharuch. gen today “by whatever Tamil Nadu, Madhya of the inoculation drive cent of the doses to tion tally to 1,91,64,969, means”, the Delhi High Pradesh, Karnataka, that started in January, states and in the open according to health min- JAILED EX-RJD MP 18 INCLUDING 16 CORONA PATIENTS Court told the centre as Bengal, Kerala, Ra- the centre has tweaked market. The change in istry data. SHAHABUDDIN DIES DIE IN HOSPITAL FIRE IN BHARUCH it heard petitions on jasthan, Jharkhand and the vaccine policy to al- policy, however, has This takes the active OF COVID IN HOSP how the health infra- Punjab are among the low states and private brought the govern- COVID-19 cases in India structure is trying to states that said they’re entities to buy doses di- ment under criticism. New Delhi: Jailed for- Bharuch/New Delhi: At least eighteen per- past the 32-lakh mark. cope with the deadly running low on vaccine rectly from vaccine Turn to P6 mer RJD MP Moham- sons including 16 covid patients died in a The country also re- mad Shahabuddin, fire at a hospital at Bharuch in Gujarat in the second wave of the corded 3,523 deaths and 53, died of COVID-19 early hours of Saturday. “Sixteen coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.” 2,99,988 discharges in at the Deen Dayal patients and two nursing staff were either Water has gone above the last 24 hours, taking Upadhyay (DDU) charred to death or died due to suffocation the head. You have to ar- Vote count of 4 states, 1 UT today: the overall fatality toll Hospi- inside a covid unit,” SP Rajendrasinh Chu- range everything now. from coronavirus to tal on You have made the allo- Who will take the ‘hot cake’ Bengal? 2,11,853. dasama said. As many as 50 patients were cations. You have to ful- Saturday, undergoing treatment when fire broke out India is battling the the Delhi fil it. Eight lives have New Delhi: The Assem- second wave of COV- in the ICU around 1 am, probably because been lost. We can’t shut bly elections in four ELECTION COMMISSION GOES TO SUPREME Prisons of short circuit. Meanwhile, twelve people, ID-19 pandemic with Depart- our eyes to it,” the high states Kerala, West COURT OVER HC’s “MURDER CASE ” REMARK caseload and deaths ment said. including a doctor, died at Delhi’s Batra court said on Saturday, Bengal, Assam and Ta- New Delhi: The Election Commission has com- breaking record highs Sha- Hospital on Saturday after the facility ran referring to a hospital mil Nadu and the UT plained to the Supreme Court against what it called on a daily basis. habuddin, out of medical oxygen - for the second time that reported loss of of Puducherry will “blatantly disparaging remarks” by the Madras High Registering a steady who was serving in the space of a week - at 11.45 am. The lives after oxygen supply come to an end on Sun- Court over holding polls amid the deadly second increase, the active cas- a life sentence in a hospital said the next 24 hours would be stopped for 80 minutes. day with the Election wave of the pandemic. The high court on April 26 es have increased to murder case, was ad- “critical” and that more deaths due to oxygen “We direct the centre Commission set to be- said the Election Commission “should probably be 32,68,710, accounting for mitted to the hospital to ensure that Delhi re- gin counting of votes booked for murder” for not stopping political rallies shortage could not be ruled out. for Tamil Nadu election amid a covid spike. 17.06 per cent of the to- on April 20, it said. ceives its 490 tonnes at 8 am. Turn to P6 tal infections, Turn to P6 Turn to P6 AUDIO CLIP GAINS TRACTION RUPANI HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE OXYGEN ACROSS THE STATE: BJP MP lll First India Bureau worker, “When Chief gar, Prime Minister rubbished these re- home, after having Minister (Vijay Rupa- Narendra Modi’s ports as “rumours”. tested positive for ‘If CM can’t Patan: Lok Sabha MP ni) is unable to provide hometown. The hospital’s super- COVID-19, he has been from Patan, Bharat- oxygen to the needy in A few days ago, lo- intendent, too, re- taking up all constitu- help, sinh Dabhi of the the state, how will my cal news agencies re- leased a video clip ency-related issues Bharatiya Janata presence in the con- ported that 14 pa- denying the deaths. with the state govern- how will my Party has exposed stituency help? People tients had died on Yet, First India is in ment through official presence in the the tall claims of the are dying across the April 26, and at least possession of the clip correspondence. state government in state, and not just in three more had suc- in which a BJP MP is First India tried to presence in the an audio clip that Santalpur taluka.” cumbed in the first allegedly heard stating contact the MP on both was widely circulat- He added that COV- half of April 27. this in a phone call. is cellphone numbers, constituency ed on Saturday. ID-19 patients have However, Health MP Dabhi also said but Dabhi could not be In the clip, Dabhi is died at the Civil hospi- Commissioner that since he is cur- reached directly for BJP’s Lok Sabha MP for Patan, Bharatsinh Dabhi. —FILE PHOTO help anyone?’ heard telling a party tal (GMERS) in Vadna- Jaiprakash Shivhare rently isolated at comment. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2021 02 Palanpur civil hospital does not have enough oxygen to run ventilators, officials admit PREGNANT WOMAN, SENIOR CITIZEN DIE DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF O2 First India Bureau complaining of short- where oxygen and ven- they could not find an if there is enough oxy- when he needed exter- ness of breath. On Fri- tilators were both ambulance that could gen. Right now, the nal oxygen support. Palanpur/ Valsad: day, her breathing trou- available. provide the now criti- civil hospital does not Rainbow’s Dr Tejas The state’s short of ble worsened and doc- After frantic enquir- cally ill patient with have enough oxygen to Shah said, “We did not oxygen has claimed tors said she would ies at government and oxygen support during run ventilators.” have extra ventilators, two more lives--a preg- need ventilator sup- private hospitals in the eight-hour ride.

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