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PAGE 07 PAGE 11 Raipur, Sunday, April 04, 2021 I Pages 12 I Price R 3.00 I City Edition I Fastest growing English Daily of Chhattisgarh www. centralchronicle.in BRIEF MAOISTS ON RAMPAGE India records 89,129 COVID-19 Five jawans, one Naxal cases, 714 fatalities in a day „ Biggest one-day day of the month, after which India began wit- jump since late nessing a gradual decline September in cases. India's COVID-19 tally killed in encounter New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): had crossed the 20-lakh 12 injured near Jonaguda village under mark on August 7, 30 lakh About the incident Jagargunda police station India on Saturday on August 23, 40 lakh on Bijapur Apr 03: "The gunbattle broke out in Tarrem area (along Sukma and Bijapur area (in Sukma)," Pal said, recorded 89,129 new September 5 and 50 lakh A CRPF personnel gives swab Tourists try to protect border) when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti- adding the gunfight lasted COVID-19 cases in a day, on September 16 last year. sample for COVID-19 tests, in themselves from scorching Five security personnel Naxal operation," Chhattisgarh Director General of Police DM for about three hours. the highest daily rise in It went past 60 lakh on Awasthi said. The personnel belonging to the CRPF's elite Gurugram, Saturday. heat while visiting Taj Mahal were killed and 12 others in- As per the information re- around six-and-half- September 28, 70 lakh on Commando Battalion for Resolute Action unit (CoBRA), the District in Agra, Saturday. jured on Saturday in an en- ceived so far, five security months, taking the nation- October 11, crossed 80 lakh counter with Naxals in a for- Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Special Task Force (STF) were personnel have been killed wide tally of infections to per cent of the total infec- on October 29, 90 lakh on est along the border between involved in the operation, he said. "As per the preliminary informa- and 12 others injured, he over 1.23 crore, according tions. The recovery rate November 20. The one- Inter-state gang Bijapur and Sukma districts tion, five jawans were killed and 12 others were injured in the gun- said. "Of the martyred per- to the Union Health has further dropped to crore mark was breached in Chhattisgarh, police offi- fight," Awasthi said. sonnel, one belonged to the Ministry data on Saturday. 93.36 per cent, the data on December 19 last year. Bijnor: The Bijnor police has cials said. Martyred personnel CoBRA unit and two each The death toll increased stated. According to the Indian busted an inter-state gang The body of a woman are from the DRG and the to 1,64,110 with 714 more The active caseload was Council of Medical of auto-lifers after arresting Maoist was also recovered 'Bastariya' battalion of the fatalities in a day, also the the lowest at 1,35,926 on Research (ICMR), "Of the martyred personnel, one belonged to the CoBRA unit and its 13 members and recov- from the encounter spot, CRPF," the DIG said. highest since October 21. February 12 and com- 24,69,59,192 samples have ering 10 stolen cars and 10 two each are from the DRG and the 'Bastariya' battalion of the they said. A senior police of- CRPF," the DIG said. He said a woman naxal The jump in cases re- prised 1.25 per cent of the been tested for COVID-19 bikes from them. The ficer claimed, prima facie, was also gunned down in the ported on Saturday was total infections. up to April 2 with 10,46,605 arrests were made by a Maoists have suffered a encounter. the highest since The number of people of them being tested on joint team of the district "huge loss" in the gunfight. naxal operations) OP Pal Tarrem, Usoor and Pamed Citing the "ground re- September 20 last year who have recuperated Friday. The 714 new fatali- police and Uttar Pradesh's "Separate joint teams of said. The personnel belong- (Bijapur) and Minpa and port", Pal claimed that when 92,605 new infec- from the disease surged to ties include 481 from Swift Action Team, Bijnor security forces, over 2,000 in ing to the Central Reserve Narsapuram (Sukma), he Maoists have suffered a huge tions were recorded in a 1,15,69,241, while the case Maharashtra, 57 from Superintendent of Police number, had launched a Police Force (CRPF), its elite said. "At around 12 noon on loss in the gunfight. span of 24 hours. fatality rate has dropped to Punjab, 43 from Dharam Vir Singh told major anti-Naxal operation unit CoBRA (Commando Saturday, an encounter "Reinforcements were Corresponding to the 1.32 per cent, the health Chhattisgarh, 16 each reporters in a news confer- from Bijapur and Sukma Battalion for Resolute broke out between the pa- rushed to the spot and the rapid surge in cases, the ministry data stated. from Uttar Pradesh and ence in the District Police districts in the South Bastar Action), the District Reserve trolling team that was dis- operation was underway to number of active cases too The number of daily Madhya Pradesh, 14 each Lines. forests, considered as the Guard (DRG) and the Special patched from Tarrem and ul- evacuate injured jawans as have registered a steady coronavirus cases peaked from Kerala and Delhi, 12 Maoist stronghold, on Task Force (STF) were in- tras belonging PLGA well as the bodies from the increase for the 24th day in in September last year from Tamil Nadu, 11 from Cylinder explosion Friday night," state's Deputy volved in the operation (Peoples' Liberation Guerilla forest through helicopters," a row with the tally reach- with 97,894 infections Gujarat and 10 from Nashik: Eight persons Inspector General (anti- launched from five places - Army) battalion of Maoists he said. ing 6,58,909, which is 5.32 being reported on the 17th Haryana. were seriously injured when an LPG cylinder exploded in a building Eight states witness steep Mamata calling BJP leaders Aditya Narayan, wife test here in Maharashtra, police said on Saturday. rise in COVID-19 cases The incident occurred in outsiders insult to Netaji: Modi positive for COVID-19 Vadala Naka area on „ Account for 81.42 % of total active caseload of the country. Maharashtra has shown Friday night when a leak- single-day infections Sonarpur (WB), Apr 03 (PTI): of the soil will become the Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): DMK MP Kanimozhi ing gas cylinder was a nine-fold jump, the maximum chief minister,he said. being replaced in the increase in the number of active Prime Minister Calling TMC a "Taka Singer-TV host Aditya tests positive housing society building, New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): cases in the last two months. In Narendra Modi Saturday Maar Company" (an enter- Narayan on Saturday said Chennai: DMK Lok Sabha MP an official said. percentage terms, Punjab has slammed West Bengal prise that loots money), he and his wife, actor Kanimozhi on Saturday tested Eight states witnessed a steep reported the maximum increase Chief Minister Mamata the prime miniter asked Shweta Agarwal, have positive for COVID-19 and has rise in daily new COVID-19 in active cases. Five states -- Banerjee for branding BJP Banerjee to control her tested positive for COVID- been admitted to a hospital ED action cases and accounted for 81.42 Maharashtra, Karnataka, leaders as "outsiders" "goons". "You keep your 19 and are under quaran- here, party sources said. New Delhi: The per cent of the infections Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab (Bohirgato) and said it is TMC goons under check. tine. Kanimozhi, who has been Enforcement Directorate reported on Saturday, the Union --cumulatively account for 77.3 an insult to the inclusive Explain to them - Modi is The 33-year-old singer, actively campaigning for the has attached assets worth Health Ministry said. per cent of the total active ideology of Netaji Subhas here! Their bullying will who is part of the current April 6 Assembly polls, has over Rs 197 crore in con- These eight states are cases in the country. Chandra Bose and princi- no longer be tolerated. season of singing reality cancelled her programmes nection with a money laun- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Maharashtra alone accounts for ples of Indian Indian are the same. Bengal doesn't want vio- show "Indian Idol" as a after testing positive for the dering case registered Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, 59.36 per cent of the total active Constitution. Today,there is a lot of pain lence and terror. Bengal host, took to Instagram virus, the sources said. Also against real estate firm Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Asserting that Bengal's when instead of propagat- wants education for its and gave a health update caseload of the country. the party's women's wing Unitech Group, the agency Madhya Pradesh. "Bhumiputra" (son of the ing the ideology of Netaji, daughters and protection, of the couple to their fans. India on Saturday recorded secretary, Kanimozhi has said on Saturday. A total of India's tally of COVID-19 active soil) will take over as the TMC and Mamata Didi are respect and justice for its "Hello all! Unfortunately, 89,129 new COVID-19 cases in a been admitted to a hospital 10 properties, including a caseload also increased to chief Minister after the talking about Bohirgato," mothers," he asserted. my wife @shwetaagar- day, the highest daily rise in here, they said. resort each in Sikkim 6,58,909 and now comprises around six-and-half-months, BJP is voted to power on he told an election rally at Referring to some TMC waljha and I have tested (Gangtok) and Kerala 5.32 per cent of the total infec- taking the nationwide tally of May 2, Modi said no Sonarpur in South 24 leaders' claim that positive for COVID-19-19 (Alappuzha), have been tions. In a day, there has been a infections to over 1.23 crore, Indian is an "outsider" in Parganas district. Banerjee might contest and are in quarantine. on her Instagram account. provisionally attached net rise of 44,213 active cases. according to the Union Health the state. Didi is talking about elections from his Lok Please stay safe, continue The couple tied the knot in under provisions of the Ten districts -- Pune, Mumbai, Ministry data on Saturday. "When the British tried outsiders. We are all chil- Sabha seat Varanasi in to follow protocol and do December last year. There Prevention of Money Nagpur, Thane, Nashik, The death toll increased to to divide us, Netaji Subhas dren of Mother India. No 2024, Modi mocked the keep us in your prayers. are reports that actor Jay Laundering Act (PMLA). Bengaluru Urban, Aurangabad, 1,64,110 with 714 more fatalities Chandra Bose said - India Indian is an outsider here. TMC boss, saying this This too shall pass," he Bhanushali will now host Delhi, Ahmednagar and Nanded in a day, also the highest since is one, and the hopes and When BJP forms the gov- proves that Didi has ac- posted. Agarwal, 35, re- "Indian Idol" in Narayan's Road crash -- account for 50 per cent of the October 21. aspirations of every ernment after May 2, a son cepted her defeat. posted the same message absence. Fatehpur: A 50-year-old man was killed and anoth- EASTER EVE Drugs seized in er seriously injured when NCB raid at TV Covid at Kumbh; around 300 cases in 4 days their motorcycle rammed Haridwar, Apr 03: into an under-construc- actor’s home tion bridge in this district Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): The coronavirus has of Uttar Pradesh, police reached Kumbh Mela 2021 said on Saturday. The A Narcotics with as many as seven accident occurred on Control saints at Krishna Ashram Kanpur-Prayagraj Bureau located in National Highway-2 (NCB) team Shankaracharya Chowk around 1.30 on the inter- conducted a testing positive for the in- vening night of Friday- raid at the fection. Saturday, they said. residence of Around 300 cases of television COVID-19 infection has Four injured actor Gaurav been found in Haridwar in Dixit in Andheri's Ballia: Four people were the last four days, con- Lokhandwala area and firmed Kumbh Mela injured in a violent clash allegedly seized a huge quan- between two groups in Health Officer Dr Sanger. tity of drugs, an official said Hermits stand in a queue to undergo COVID-19 testing during Piprakala village here This could adversely ef- on Saturday. Gaurav Dixit, fect the Kumbh Mela Kumbh Mela 2021, at a railway station in Haridwar, Saturday. while seven accused in who has worked in a couple of the skirmish have been which commenced on small movies and done minor Thursday (April 1) in spread of the virus. held for only 30 days this arrested, police said on roles on television, is on the Saturday. The incident Uttarakhand's Haridwar. Uttarakhand has mandat- year, from April 1 to 30, in run, officials said. The raid Due to a spike in COVID- ed a negative RT-PCR test view of the COVID-19 pan- happened in Piprakala vil- was carried out on Friday lage under Narhi police 19 cases, the state govern- report for the devotees vis- demic. Devotees will par- evening by the Mumbai unit of ment had issued a new iting Kumbh Mela in ticipate in three shahi station area late on Friday Christians visit the graves of their relatives on the eve of Easter Sunday, in Ranchi, Saturday. the NCB after it received a Standard Operating Haridwar. snans which are slated for night, police said, adding specific input, he said. Procedures to contain the The Kumbh Mela will be April 12, 14 and 27. that it is not yet known what triggered the clash between the two sides. NIA custody of police officer Mamata seen shaking injured Eyeing Guinness record Separation Sachin Waze extended Soldier begins 4,300-km run to Mumbai: Screenwriter-edi- leg in video sparks war of words tor Apurva Asrani on „ Till April 7 ‘Rs 26.50 lakh withdrawn from be completed within 50 days Saturday announced that Waze’s joint a/c after arrest’ Kolkata, Apr 03: to garner public support he has separated from his Mumbai, Apr 03(PTI): in the midst of the assem- Jammu, Apr 03: music-curator boyfriend The NIA has found that an A purported video clip bly elections. Siddhant Pillai after being A court here on amount of Rs 26.50 lakh was where Bengal Chief "This video grab which Indian Army soldier Naik Velu together for 14 years. Saturday extended the withdrawn from the joint Minister Mamata has surfaced on network- P is all set to make his 30th Posting a note on NIA custody of suspended bank account of Sachin Banerjee is seen sitting on ing websites has not been birthday memorable as he left Instagram, Asrani said that police officer Sachin Waze Waze and his aide on March a wheelchair and moving filmed by anybody from for a mission to enter his though there will be a sec- till April 7 in the case of an 18, five days after the her plastered leg back and the BJP.It was recorded by name in the Guinness Book of tion which will be disap- explosives-laden SUV Mumbai police officer was forth has gone viral on so- some TMC party workers. World Records by running found near industrialist cial media, giving her ri- We want her to get back to from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, pointed with the decision, arrested for his alleged role Mukesh Ambani's house vals an opportunity to normal life soon, we also a distance of about 4,300 km, the couple learnt a lot dur- in planting an explosives- ing their time together. and businessman claim that she was playing pray for that... but she under 50 days. Para Field Hospital, is an ultra laden SUV outside industri- Mansukh Hiran's death. up her injuries to win Janata Party should learn must stop putting up this Last year in June, Velu P marathoner who is attempting Waze, arrested on alist Mukesh Ambani's home sympathy. how to respect women. drama by moving around became the first Indian ultra- a Guinness world record by Weather March 13, was produced on February 25, the court The Trinamool BJP spokesperson in a wheelchair. runner to complete 1,600 km running from Kashmir to before the special NIA was told on Saturday. Congress, however, has Pronoy Roy, who shared "If she was exercising in just 17 days, a feat which is Kanyakumari for a distance of court here after his earlier condemned the "manner the 30-second clip on her leg by shaking it then I in the process of being High 41Low 22 about 4,300 km under 50 remand expired. in which the party supre- Facebook, said Banerjee suggest that she start entered as an Asian record. days," Udhampur-based Army The National sought his remand for an- mo has been insulted", and should "stop putting up a walking as that will help "Naik Velu, serving as a Public Relations Officer Lt Col Investigation Agency other six days. said the rival Bharatiya drama over her injuries" her recuperate faster." Nursing Assistant in the 60 Abhinav Navneet said. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021 State Panchayats gets 11 National MEDICINE AT CHEAPER PRICE Awards for third consecutive year Raipur, Apr 03: Singhdeo has congratulat- ed all the public represen- Three-tier Panchayat tatives and departmental Raj Institutions of officers and employees as- Chhattisgarh are getting sociated with these pan- appreciation all over the chayats on this achieve- country.Gram Panchayats, ment of the Panchayati Janpad Panchayats and Raj Institutions of the District Panchayats of the state. They said that the state have received 11 District Panchayats, National Awards of vari- Janpad Panchayats and ous categories for the third  Gram Panchayats of the consecutive year. The list 5 Gram Panchayats including Kondagaon District state are playing an impor- of winners of the recently Panchayat, Gariaband and Tilda Janpad Panchayat tant role in the implemen- announced National selected for Deendayal Upadhyay Panchayat tation of the schemes of Panchayat Awards by the Empowerment Award the government at the field Ministry of Panchayati level. These institutions Raj, Government of India and Raipur District of Vananchal Gotaiguda are also effectively deliver- includes eight Gram Sahaspur Lohara Gram Panchayat of ing welfare programs of Panchayats, two Janpad Development Block of Bhopalpatnam the government to the peo- Panchayats and one Kabirdham District and Development Block of ple. District Panchayat in the Baihar Gram Panchayat of Bijapur District, Bal Mitra Through the excellent state. Kondagaon District Arang Development Block Gram Panchayat Award to work of local self-govern- Panchayat, Gariaband and has been selected for the Nawagaon (L) of ment, she is also making Tilda Janpad Panchayat Deendayal Upadhyay Abhanpur Development her mark at the national and Sargwan of Panchayat Empowerment Block of Raipur District level every year. It is note- Ambikapur Development Award by the Union and village Behar of worthy that in the year Block in Sarguja District Ministry of Panchayati Arang Development Block 2019 and 2020 also, 11 Gram and Riri of Lundra Raj. Under the National will be given. Chief Panchayats, Janpad Development Block, Panchayat Award-2021, Minister Mr. Bhupesh Panchayats and District Mahud (A) of Gundardehi Nanaji Deshmukh Baghel and Minister of Panchayats of the state Heavy rush of people at Generic Medical Store of Indian Redcross Society to purchase medicine at cheaper Development Block of Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Panchayat and Rural have received the National price at Ambedkar Hospital on Saturday here. Balod District, Mahratola Sabha Award to remote Development T.S. Panchayat Award. National President of Janata SECL surpassed 150 million tons of Congress Renu Jogi gets vaccinated coal production despite challenges in Corona period Raipur, Apr 03:  Set record for third cent increase in the amount of coal offered under the various e- Vaccination is also consecutive year Acquisition Scheme in the coun- going on fast in try, emphasizing the great Chhattisgarh amid the ris- Raipur, Apr 03: SECL has crossed objective of reducing the mother ing infection of corona. In the 150 million tonnes mark in of cola imports in the country. view of this, the National coal production for the third con- On this occasion, APL Panda, the President of Janata secutive year. It has become the Director of SECL, thanked the Congress Renu Jogi got only company in the Indian coal office bearers of the union/ vaccinated. This informa- industry to achieve this. The association of the labour unions tion has been given by company's total coal production of the company and all the stack Renu Jogi's son and JCC this year stood at 150.61 million holders including Railways and (J) state president Amit tonnes. This financial year also Environment for their continued Jogi. Amit Jogi wrote on witnessed several milestones in support and hoped that in future Twitter, "Today mother coal production, including 1.063 year. It may be noted that the on March 7, 2021 for the seventh UG ( completed 6.6 lakh tonnes also their support will continue. (Doctor Mrs. Renu Jogi) more than 21 lakh 84 thou- thousand 174 new corona million tonnes of coal produced average monthly coal produc- consecutive year in the mine) production target on March 24, The Chief Vigilance Officer of got the Corona vaccine. sand people have been patients have been found on March 28, 2021. This is the tion of SECL in February and Khairaha underground mine of 2021) of Hasdeya region. the company, BP Sharma The vaccine made in India given the dose of Covid in the state. 33 people have highest daily production since March 2021 (26.43 million Sohagpur area (completed 8.19 Despite the increasing demand Director Technical Operations is effective and safe. All vaccine. also lost their lives from SECL's emergence. The compa- tonnes in March 2021 and 17.91 lakh production target on March from consumers during the Manoj Shumar Prasad Director the people above the age of Out of which 13 lakh 48 Corona. At the same time, ny also produced more than 1.00 million tonnes in the month of 22, 2021. Bangwar Underground Corona period, the Earth Finance / Personnel SM 45 should get the vaccine thousand 981 of more than 10 more people died last million tonnes of coal on March February 2021) is the highest Mine (completed 6.5 lakh tonne Company supplied 1388 million Choudhary and Director immediately without any 45 age group have been night. 19, 2021 (1.0 million tonnes) and ever in these two months in the production target on January 06, tonnes of coal. This year, due to Technical (Planning / Project) hesitation. Corona vacci- given the first dose. In In this way, a total of 43 March 30, 2021 (1.04 million history of the company. Many of 2021)) Mahan-I of Bhatgaon the arrears of pollution-free SK Pal, various department nation is gradually taking Chhattisgarh, the corona people have died due to tonnes) and on March 31, 2021 SECL's mines have achieved the region. The project (completed transportation, the company heads , Labor Union Union the form of mass move- virus has once again Corona. It is a matter of re- (1.03 million tonnes) on the last goal of premature coal produc- 2.00 million tonnes target on patronized the rail dispatch and Association officials General ment in Chhattisgarh. Due gained momentum. Now lief that 945 patients have day of the financial year. tion in the financial year 2020- March 14, 2021) includes on an annual basis there was a Manager (Personnel / to the extensive arrange- thousands of corona pa- been discharged after get- In comparison, 1.00 million 21. In this, Manikpur open mine Rajnagar RO UG (completed 2 31 percent increase in rail dis- Administration) Anlesh Kumar ments made for this by the tients are coming in every ting healthy from this dis- tonnes of coal was produced on under Korba area (completed 4.9 lakh tonnes production target on patch. In this financial year, Saxena and his team were pres- state government, till now, day. In the last 24 hours, 4 ease. only one day in the last financial million ton production target as March 28, 2021) and Haldibari SECL has registered a 300 per- ent. Covid vaccination took the form of mass movement in the state COMED K- Uni-GAUGE entrance exam date on June 20 Raipur, Apr 03: people got vaccinated in  Chhattisgarh ranks Maharashtra are ahead of many large and overpopu- the state so far. fourth in the country in the state. In the coverage lated states in the country. Raipur, April 03: we see that as an aberration and anticipate that this year Corona vaccination is Vaccination was done on terms of number of of giving doses to people Despite being a relatively gradually taking the form April 23 at 2378 sites across above 60 years, the state sparsely populated state, COMEDK UGET and Uni-GAUGE will see a distinct increase in of mass movement in the state. The number of active vaccination sites has also done 30 percent Chhattisgarh ranks tenth entrance examination will be student interest, due to easing Chhattisgarh. Due to the vaccination sites will be  So far, more than two coverage, which is more in the country in this mat- held on June 20, 2021, as a com- of restrictions." "COMEDK for extensive arrangements further increased in the lakh corona probes per than the neighboring ter.During this period, two bined examination. The the last 15 years has been facil- entrance test will be held for itating smooth conduct of the made for this by the state coming days to accelerate 10 lakh population states of Odisha, Madhya lakh 453 samples per mil- government, till now,more vaccination and achieve Pradesh. A large number lion population have been admissions to B.E/B. Tech, for exam nationally: This year too than 21 lakh 84 thousand its goal as soon as possible. in the state of samples are being test- tested, while 1.99 lakh in colleges affiliated with the we will ensure safe, conduct of people have been given the Chhattisgarh ranks fourth ed daily to control corona Gujarat, 1.98 lakh in Bihar, Karnataka Professional the exam and admissions,"fur- dose of Covid vaccine. Out across the country in tions at these centers infection and to identify 1.62 lakh in Maharashtra, Colleges Foundation Trust and 2021 Dr. Kumar, Executive ther adds Dr. Kumar. of which 13 lakh 48 thou- terms of the number of ac- every day. the infected. So far, an av- 1.57 lakh in Jharkhand, Uni-GAUGE member universi- Secretary COMEDK, "Despite the Covid outbreak sand 981 of more than 45 tive vaccination sites. Out of the total number erage of two lakh 453 sam- 1.55 lakh in Uttar Pradesh, ties. The exam will be conduct- says:"Karnataka has been a pio- last year, we conducted the age group have been given Only Delhi, Sikkim and of sites allowed for vacci- ples per million popula- in West Bengal 94 thou- ed online in over 150 cities neer in Engineering education, examination in 392 centres the first dose. On 1 April, Uttarakhand are ahead of nation in the state, 85 per- tion has been tested in the sand 654 and 77 thousand across India, inover 400 test and has always been a destina- while adhering to all safety reg- the number of vaccinators the state. Vaccination has cent of the sites are oper- state. The state's positivity 695 samples have been test- centres. This year, it expects tion for Engineering students ulations. We had also increased in the state increased sig- been started here at 86 per- ated by the state govern- rate is also increasing due ed in Madhya Pradesh. over80,000students to appear from across the country. Over the number of examination cen- nificantly after the cent government health ment. Even in the case of to the examination of The state average in vac- for the examination. Applicants the years,we have seen an tres to help students avoid cross Government of India centers identified for vac- vaccination facility in gov- more samples. In cine waste is less than the have to register increase in the number of stu- district travel. The examination made all citizens above 45 cination and other places ernment centers, Chhattisgarh, the average national average of 3.5. atwww.comedk.org or dents taking the entrance test was conducted in two shifts, years of age eligible for prescribed by the govern- Chhattisgarh is the fourth test of samples per million Here only 1,83 percent of www.unigauge.com . The appli- from outside Karnataka. While and drew nearly 60000 students vaccination. On this day, ment. A large number of place in the whole country. population in the last one the wastage is better than cation process is open online there was a decline in admis- in 2020," says P. Muralidhar, two lakh 34 thousand 397 people are getting vaccina- Delhi, Jharkhand and month is more than that of other states. from 22 March 2021 to20 May sions due to pandemic in 2020, CEO, ERA Foundation. ‘Haribol’ women’s group setting Ayushman cards under preparation till April 30 SAI Training Centre milestone of success in forest areas Under the ‘Aapke Dwar Ayushman’ campaign Rajnandgaon adds another  Medicinal herb sion. The group’s secre- processing center tary, Ms. Saroj Patel, states Konta, Apr 03: formed that even on holi- feather to its cap Donganala has annual that a total of 18 types of day days, the residents of herbs are processed in Under‘Aapke Dwar the district can register Rajnandgaon, Apr 03: turn over of up to their processing center. Ayushman’ campaign , by going to the Choice Rs 25 lakh She told that the herbs Ayushman cards are Center and the identified One more feather such as Triphala Amalaki being made in the dis- hospitals for making added to the cap of  This women’s group is Churna, Ashwagandhadi, trict. The Ayushman Ayushman card. Sports Authority of earning an additional Shitalopadi and cards will be made free Through the India Training centre Rs 7 lakh every year Panchasam Churna are till April 30, 2021 at the Ayushman Bharat Card, Rajnandgaon as Ishika mostly in demand. About District Hospital Sukma, the working Antyodaya Gahlot basketball Raipur, Apr 03: The the annual Turn Over of Primary Health Center card, priority ration card trainee of SAI Training ‘Haribol’ women self-help the center, Ms. Patel says Tongpal, Kerala, holder family and socio- centre Rajnandgaon has group is earning a good in- that if we get a good mar- Gopalapalli, Gadiras, make the card, the benefi- card made in the last two economic computation joined Central Railway come from Medicinal Herb ket opening, we trade Chintagufa, Kukanar, ciaries will have to go to months. Camps were or- 2011 will provide an annu- Mumbai in Commercial Processing Center herbal medicines worth up Puspal, Buddi, the Choice Center with ganized to make e-cards al facility for treatment Department. She is ba- Donganala, setting a mile- to Rs. 25 lakhs in a year. In Community Health ration card with their for the convenience of vil- up to five lakh rupees, sically from Bikaner. stone of success in the for- the year 2018-19, this busi- Center, Konta, Dornapal, Aadhaar card. lagers from the interior based on the eligibility of Her brother Arjun est region. From this cen- ness amounted to about Rs and Chhindgarh includ- 45902 e-cards pre- areas of the district. The the family. Similarly, the Gahlot is also an inter- ing in railways. He also ter, Haribol women group 20 lakhs. This entire opera- ing 41 Choice Centers in pared so far cards were made through remaining ration card national basketball joined through Sports is earning an additional in- tion became possible be- the district. The date of District Program night camps in the inner holders will get the facili- player and also working quota. come of about 7 lakh ru- cause of the various making Ayushman card Coordinator ‘Pradhan rural areas like ty of free treatment up to in Central Railway Her younger brother pees every year. This schemes operated for col- of the first beneficiaries Mantri Jan Arogya Badassatti, Phulbagdi, 50 thousand rupees annu- Mumbai and joined is also a national gold Medicinal Herb processing lection and processing of was fixed by the National Yojana’ Dipesh Diwan in- Pongabhejji, Chintagufa. ally by registered through Sports quota medalist and studying center of Donganala is an minor forest produce Health Authority on 31 formed that 45 thousand On an average, 1500–1800 Ayushman card in gov- and father is also a bas- in Delhi Public School active center of Pali zone under the initiative of March, which has been 902 people of the district cards are being manufac- ernment and private hos- ketball player and work- Rajnandgaon. under Katghora forest divi- state government. increased to 30 April. To have got their Ayushman tured every day. He in- pitals. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021 Admn imposes partial lockdown in Raipur

Q Shops to remain As per the order is- exempted from the time the District sued by the District above restrictions im- Administration has also open till 6 o’clock in Collector Dr S Singhdeo directs to increase Oxygen-bed in Hospitals posed by the administra- directed to close down Bharatidashan, all types tion. All the Weekly all the Gym and the evening Zone established across the of shops, Shopping Q Markets too would re- Swimming Pools till Malls, Departmental Administration District after more number of main closed in urban next orders. Central Chronicle News Stores and Commercial gears up to strictly patients were found in the areas whereas Eateries All the Shopkeepers, Institutions would re- follow Covid 19 region. in and around employees have been Raipur, Apr 03: Amidst maining from 6 o’clock Additional Chief Secretary Telibandha, Budhatalab asked to follow Covid surge in the Covid 19 in the morning till 6 o’- protocol Health Renu Pillay, Director of and other spots too protocol behaviour as cases, the District clock in the evening. guidelines to check further people should be told that National Health Mission Dr would be allowed to con- the district has been wit- Administration on However, the Raipur, Apr 03: Minister in- spread of Corona Virus in wearing of mask as well as Priyanka Shukla and other offi- tinue functioning till 6 nessing rise in Corona Saturday issued fresh Restaurants and Hotels charge of Raipur District Raipur and directed the offi- adopting other Covid behaviour cials briefed about the exercise o’clock in the evening. Virus cases. guidelines related with would be allowed to con- Ravindra Choubey and Health cials to ensure availability of is essential even after getting being taken in the region to Last show of the cine- Sub Divisional the opening and closing tinue Dinning services, Minister TS Singhdeo jointly Oxygen-bed in Hospitals apart first and second dose of vac- check spread of Corona Virus. mas in Multiplex would Magistrates (SDMs), of the commercial shops Take Away ad Home presided over a high-level from increasing the Covid 19 cine. District Collector Dr S be allowed only till 8 City Magistrate, CSP, and outlets within the Delivery of food items meeting here on Saturday. Test and speed up Contact Guardian Minister of Raipur Bharatidashan too informed ‘clock whereas Country SDOP and Tehsildars District. Above orders till 8 o’clock in the Speaking on the occasion, the Tracing in the region as more District Ravindra Choubey that all essential arrangements and Foreign Liquor out- have been directed to would come in effect evening. Health Minister stressed on cases have been registered in directed the officials to strictly have been made and according- lets too would remain make regular visit to from April 4 onwards in Only petrol pump and the need to strictly follow the recent past. He said that follow the rules in Containment ly actions have been taken. closed by 6 o’clock in the their respective area of the District. medical stores would be evening. At the same jurisdiction. BJP to celebrate Foundation ON ALERT Day from April 6

forwarded by keeping our- selves safe as several party workers have lost life during the last few months. BJP MLA from Raipur South asked the party office-bearers to en- sure their participation in serving people during the current crisis. He said that in absence of appro- priate Isolation Centres, the BJP workers should make alternate arrange- ments at the local Dharmshala for the peo- Central Chronicle News President Shrichand added that a separate pro- ple from the weaker sec- Sundrani said that at- gramme to honour the tion of society. Raipur Raipur, Apr 03: tempts should be made to army personnel for their District in-charge Bharatiya Janata Party ensure that BJP flag are work to throw back the Khoobchand Parekh said (BJP) Raipur City unit on hoisted at majority of Chinese intruders too that all the programmes Saturday held virtual Houses as part of the would be organized. have to be done while meeting to discuss week- Foundation Day celebra- Speaking on the occa- maintaining Covid long Foundation Day of tions. He further informed sion, the Lok Sabha mem- Protocol and added that Party from April 6. that Dr BR Ambedkar ber from Raipur Sunil we have to take care of Addressing the party jayanti too has to be cele- Soni said that we have to each other in the present Raipur: Police personnel deployed at the Containment Zone to check movement of people from the region here on Saturday. workers, the Raipur BJP brated on April 14 and keep our party moving scenario. CM expresses deep grief ‘Officials should send the proposals of necessity and local utility under MNREGA as soon as possible’ over the martyrdom of

Q In the meeting, sanction REGA should be complet- Chief Secretary of advance amount for ad- ed soon. It was informed soldiers in the incident of chaired the meeting ditional 50 days of em- in the meeting that more of State-Level ployment from the state than 7 thousand 600 plat- Naxalite violence head under Mahatma forms have been con- diers have also done Empowered Gandhi NREGA was also structed in the paddy col- Strongly condemns great harm to the Committee of discussed. Recruitment on lection centers of the the incident of Naxalites by displaying MNREGA the state, district, janpad state. Construction of at Naxalite violence immense courage. and gram panchayat-level least one gauthan in each Security forces will cam- vacant posts under MN- Gram Panchayat and con- Instructions issued to paign against Naxalites Central Chronicle News REGA as honorarium struction of vermi com- provide better treat- even more rapidly. Chief posts and new technical post tank in each gauthan, ment facilities to the Minister has directed to Raipur, Apr 03: Chief posts was also discussed and organizing of liveli- injured soldiers provide better treatment Secretary Amitabh Jain in the meeting. Officials hood activities in the gau- facilities to the soldiers chaired the meeting of have been directed to do thans was discussed in de- Raipur, Apr 03: Chief injured in this incident. State Level Empowerment recruitment on important tail in the meeting and Minister Bhupesh It is noteworthy that in Committee under posts as soon as possible. necessary guidelines were Baghel has expressed the encounter between Mahatma Gandhi The proposal to approve issued to the officials. deep grief over the mar- security forces and National Rural new posts under Mahatma The meeting was attend- tyrdom of 5 jawans in Naxalites, 5 jawans have Employment Scheme, Gandhi NREGA in ed by R. Prasanna, the encounter between been martyred and 12 which was held through Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi Secretary Panchayat and the security forces and jawans have been in- video conferencing at district was also approved Rural Development Naxalites near Jonaguda jured. The dead body of Mantralaya Mahanadi in the meeting. Department, Mrs. village in Jagargunda a female Naxalite has Bhavan here on Saturday. Chief Secretary Alarmel Mangai D, police station area of been recovered. The Chief Secretary has in- Amitabh Jain has in- Secretary Finance ??Sukma district on the martyred soldiers in- structed the departmental structed the officials to en- Department, Dr. border of Bijapur- clude 01 from Cobra officers to send proposals It was informed in the cial year 2020-21. Similarly, the state, forest rights sure that the priority Kamalpreet Singh, Sukma district. Battalion, 2 from for works of necesicity meeting that employment construction of 5 thou- holders are being provid- works of Honorable Chief Secretary Food, Forest, Expressing condolences Bastaria Battalion and 2 and local utility under of nearly 18 crore 15 lakh sand 725 gauthans has ed employment under Minister under Mahatma and officials of to the families of the from DRG. Naxalites Mahatma Gandhi NREGA man-days have been creat- also been completed MNREGA. So far, about 92 Gandhi NREGA are com- Agriculture, Rural martyrs, Baghel has said have also suffered heavy as soon as possible. At the ed in various districts of under MNREGA. Also, thousand 690 forest rights pleted at the earliest. Development, Water that the martyrdom of losses in the encounter meeting, Chief Secretary the state against the nearly 34 thousand 74 holders in the state have Pending construction Resources, Water Shed, the security forces will that lasted for more than reviewed the MNREGA labour budget sanctioned vermi compost tanks have been provided employ- works of platforms for Livestock Development not go in vain. Our sol- three hours. works department-wise. under MNREGA for finan- also been constructed. In ment under MNREGA. paddy storage under MN- and other departments. Prank caller to 112 VACCINATION DRIVE Ganja peddler arrested; 3 kg Chh’garh ranks third in the arrested Raipur: Mujhgahan po- contraband seized lice on Saturday arrested a Raipur: Acting on a con- rying in a sack on his country for conducting maximum youth from Sejbahar local- firmed tip off on the in- bike. Police immediately ity for repeatedly making tervening night of seized the contraband prank calls to Centralised Friday-Saturday, and the bike and brought number of COVID tests per Command & Control Kharora police intercept- the peddler to police sta- Centre (112) and not only ed a Honda Shine bike tion where he was identi- passing on false informa- CG04-MB-2361 in Ward fied as Rajesh Dewangan. 10 lakh population daily tion but also using highly no.8 locality and seized The accused was later abusive language with the from the biker 3 kg of booked under Section Q day in the state. A total operators. Faced with ganja which he was car- 20B of NDPS Act. Total 58.33 lakh of 58 lakh 32 thousand such repeated harass- samples tested in 740 samples have been ment, complaints were Two bikes lifted the state so far tested for COVID in the lodged with top police hi- state so far. erarchy after which one Raipur: Unidentified lifters under Section 379 IPC against Central Chronicle News Since the onset of such telephone num- escaped with two bikes from sepa- unidentified lifters and further COVID crisis in the ber90982-03874 was tracked rate police station areas during last investigations are now underway. Raipur, Apr 03: state, Chhattisgarh has to Sejbahar locality. 24-hours. The first one, a Hero Chhattisgarh has se- been among the leading Immediately a police team Splendor plus CG04-NE-1078, was cured third rank in the states of the country for went to the holder's resi- lifted from outside owner Nand One arrested under Arms Act country for conducting testing maximum num- dence and took him into Kishore Sahu's house in Kamal Raipur: Civil Lines police on maximum number of ber samples for COVID- custody. Brought to the po- Vihar sector-4 locality. The lifting Friday night arrested a man COVID tests per 10 lakh 19 per 10 lakh popula- lice station, the accused was later complained in Tikrapara under Arms Act from near population per day. In tion. In this case, was identified Teku Sahu police station. The next one, a KTM Noorani Chowk overbridge this case, only Chhattisgarh is ahead of (24). He was later booked bike CG04-MR-8983, was lifted after he was nabbed pos- Maharashtra and many major states of under Section 151 CrPC from the parking of Nalanda Vihar sessing a knife. Identified as Gujarat are ahead of the country including and was also booked sepa- while its owner Aditya Tripathi of Sourabh Tiwari, the accused Chhattisgarh. On an av- Uttar Pradesh, rately under Section 107, Sunder Nagar was inside the com- was immediately taken to erage 1409 samples per Rajasthan, Madhya 166 CrPC. Capital police plex. The lifting was later com- the police station where he 10 lakh population are Pradesh and West have warned similar strict Raipur: People turned into large number at various vaccination centre to get Covid 19 plained in Saraswati Nagar police was later booked under being examined every Bengal. action against other prank vaccine here on Saturday. station. Respective police stations Section 25 of Arms Act. callers to 112. have since registered offence CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021 Employees stop work at Bhilai Steel Plant

after which the employ- ees of Convertor and Castor of SMS#3 also put their tools down. The Crane Operators switched the cranes off and came down to join the protest. The execu- tives tried to convince the employees but they were not ready to return to work. Production remained affected at various de- partments of Bhilai Steel Plant till filing of this re- port.

Central Chronicle News convince the workmen NJCS meeting held on ment representatives ex- and Fixed Perks of 20% for returning back to March 31. The Trade plained that the CTC on and the second package Bhilai, Apr 03: In an un- work. The most signifi- Union leaders had the employees was offer of MGB of 10%; precedented turn of cant aspect of this toll walked out of the meet in around Rs 6.55 lakhs in Variable Perks of 6% and events, the employees of down strike was that any protest of the adamant S1 grade employees and Fixed Perks of 10%. various departments of union was not involved attitude of SAIL manage- around Rs 17.65 lakhs in The growing resent- Bhilai Steel Plant in this agitation. Normal ment. During this meet, S11 grade. The trade ment among the BSP em- stopped work putting operations had not re- the management reiter- unions had been press- ployees busted on their tools down on sumed at Universal Rail ated the previous propos- ing unanimous demand Saturday when the work- Saturday. They were Mill, BRM, Blast al and made excuse of of 15% MGB, 35% Perks, men of Universal Rail protesting against the Furnace #8 and SMS#3 the expenditure incurred 9% pension contribution, Mill stopped working at delay in wage revision till filing of this news re- under the Cost to and arrears from around 09:30 hrs. Within which is pending since port. Company (CTC). It was January 2017. On the some time, the employ- four years. Production It needs to be men- the first time when the other hand, the SAIL ees of BRM also put their was badly affected in var- tioned here that the ne- SAIL management spoke management is firm on tools down. At around ious departments of gotiations for revision of about CTC. The union the old offer with the 14:00 hrs, the employees Bhilai Steel Plant. The wages had ended in stale- leaders had lost their pa- first package of MGB of of Blast Furnace #8 also executives were trying to mate during the last tience when the manage- 5%; Variable Perks of 6% joined the movement

People giving enthusiastic 402 people fined in joint action of BMC & Police for not using mask response to Covid vaccination Central Chronicle News

Bhilai, Apr 03: People above the age of 45 years are giving enthusiastic re- sponse to Covid vaccina- tion in the city. Persons above 45 years of age are spontaneously reaching the vaccination centers. Those who get adminis- tered the vaccine in fact are motivating other peo- ple and neighbours to get Central Chronicle News market area, shops etc masks. On Saturday in who do not wear mask are vaccinated. In Bhilai and imposing penalty on the first shift the mobile also being investigated by Municipal Corporation vaccine within three Covid vaccinated. The the first dose, the second Bhilai, Apr 03: Bhilai those who are found with- team of the corporation the traffic police. On area, 12231 people have days. For the prevention more the people get vacci- dose must also be taken. Municipal Corporation out mask. acted against 209 people Saturday the team took been vaccinated for Covid of corona infection, it is nated, the lower the risk This also has to be taken has launched a massive During the joint action, and fined Rs 17800 and in action at Supaela Clock within two days. very important to get of corona infection. After care of. campaign against those the teams stopped the bik- the second shift till Square, Akash Ganga, Here it needs a mention who do not use mask. ers who were riding with evening, action was taken Nandani Road and Supela that vaccination of all Now the police and corpo- two pillion riders and on 193 people and a fine of Market. Assistant those above 45 years of Selfie Points to motivate people ration administration are those driving without Rs 15700 was recovered. Revenue Officers Sharad age has started from Bhilai Commissioner Rituraj Raghuvanshi has taken many initiatives to motivate jointly conducting drives mask and collected fines In this way, an amount of Dubey, Malkhan Singh April 01. On April 01, 5337 people for vaccination. While the Anganwadi workers and corporation employees at various public places from them. Rs 33500 was imposed Sori, Parmeshwar people got vaccinated, are doing door-to-door contact, the BMC has also arranged to transporting helpless, and taking action against Commissioner Rituraj while taking action Chandrakar and Sanjay while 6894 people got vac- elderly people to vaccination centers through vehicles. On Saturday a selfie point was those moving without Raghuvanshi has given against a total of 402 peo- Verma and party in- cinated on April 02 and on prepared at Shanti Nagar Dussehra ground. People who reached the centre nearby mask. instructions to continue ple. charge Prakash Agrawal Saturday 6078 people got and got vaccinated took selfie at this point to encourage other people to come and get The teams are inspecting the proceedings against The documents of the and others were present vaccinated. Thus a total vaccianted. This is an innovative initiative of the corporation administration. squares, public places, those who do not apply vehicles of the people during the proceedings. of 18309 people got Covid BSP employees felicitated with Pali Shiromani and Karm Shiromani Award Shopkeepers penalized for selling potato Central Chronicle News & onion at higher rate than market price Bhilai, Apr 03: Employees belonging to Power & Electrical zone of Bhilai Steel Plant were awarded with the 'Pali Shiromani 'and'Karm Shiromani Puraskar' on March 24, 2021 for their ex- emplary work perform- ance under the 'Shiromani Santosh Kumar Sharma, award for Power Zone the function in the wake GM (PSD), Prakash, GM Puraskar Yojana' of Bhilai Master Technician, DNW Praveen Lakra, OCT, PBS- of COVID-19 pandemic. (Telecomm.), Sanjay Steel Plant. and Dinesh Kumar II, Manrakhan Lal Sahu, The function was Sharma, GM I/c, (PNBS) Pali Shiromani Award Shukla, C'Man-Cum- Sr SrTecn. , PEM, presided over by PK and HK Sahu, GM I/c winner of Electrical zone Tech, Telecomm were fe- Manmohan Yadav, Sr Sarkar, CGM (Electrical), (PEM) presented the included Abhilasha Pethe, licitated for their exem- Techn, PNBS and T Anish Sengupta, CGM award winners with a cer- Assistant Manager, TPIE plary work. Prahlad, ACT, PNBS were (Electrical & Data tificate of merit, memen- and Karm Shiromani The winners of Pali felicitated for their contri- Analytics). Departmental to and appreciation letter Award winners Bhimsen Shiromani award for bution at workplace. HODs S Lakshmi, GM for the spouse of the em- Thakur, C'Man-Cum-Sr Power Zone included The norms of social dis- (TPIE), Arjunan Shankar, ployee. The programme Tech., ETL , Ashwani Dhiraj Gayakwad, Dy tancing were followed in GM (PSD), DeepakJain, was conducted by Kumar Sinha, C'Man- Manager, P&BS. The win- conducting and distribu- GM (ETL), AK Nayak, GM Personnel Office of P&E Cum-Sr Tech, CRME, ners of Karm Shiromani tion of the prizes during (CRME), Bensey George, Zone.

Health Minister assures to extend all possible support to fight Corona Central Chronicle News the price of products than price. They were fined Rs MRP. On complaints of the 1000 and Rs 2000 respective- Central Chronicle News ing and tracing should be carried Bhilai, Apr 03: Municipal whole sellers of potato and ly. out on a war-footing. MLA Arun Corporation Durg on onion selling products at a Commissioner Haresh Bhilai, Apr 03: Health Minister Vora was also present in the meet- Saturday took action higher rate the Durg Mandavi has appealed to TS Singhdeo chaired a review ing. He emphasised on continu- against three shopkeepers Commissioner Haresh the common citizens to meeting in Durg Circuit House on ously increasing the provision of of "Chillhar" and whole Mandavi instructed the complain about such deal- Saturday to explore the status of oxygen beds in the district and ac- sale dealers of potato and concerned department to ers and sellers who in- Covid infection in the district and cordingly increasing the number onion at Indira Market and take action. The staff of stead of cooperating the the strategy for its prevention. of specialist doctors and recruit- imposed a penalty of Rs the Food Department and administration at the PHE Minister Guru Rudra Kumar ing adequate nursing staff. 1000 to 5000 for selling the Municipal Corporation im- time of pandemic and dis- was also present in the review Collector Dr Sarveshwar products at a price higher mediately reached Indira aster are busy in black- meeting while Home Minister Narendra Bhure said that oxygen than the market price. The Market on the complaint of marketing. He further ap- Tamradhwaj Sahu joined the prepare a system so that in the must be prepared even in antici- beds are being continuously in- action was taken in the the sale of potato and pealed that such informa- meet through video conferencing. event of some more waves of coro- pation of increasing infection in creased in Chandulal Hospital. presence of Food Officer onion sellers in the Indira tion could be given to the In the meeting, Health Minister na, there must be effective pre- the future. He said that all works Covid beds have been increased to DD Dipankar and Food Market of the city at a Food Department and the Singhdeo asked the officials about paredness to stop its spread. He will be done and assistance will be ensure effective treatment of peo- Inspector Mr Mishra, price higher than the mar- Durg Municipal the resources they require in said that work should be done to- provided at every level to prevent ple in home isolation. Durg Mayor Health Officer Durgesh ket price. The team im- Corporation. Action will Corona Combat operations. He wards the additional availability infection in Durg district. In the Dhiraj Bakaliwal was also present Gupta and other officers of posed a fine of Rs 5000 on be taken against such also questioned about the ways to of oxygen cylinders. It has been meeting, Home Minister empha- in the meeting. the Corporation. Kanhaiya Chilhar and shopkeepers and the make best possible use of the observed that the oxygen levels of sized on strengthening the infra- Health Minister said that it is Here it needs a mention wholesale potato-onion shops will be sealed. He DMF and other funds in this oper- comorbid and elderly people de- structure of medical treatment fa- very important to conduct tests of that the Corporation was merchant. Similarly, Sagar also appealed to the shop- ation. He took feedback on vari- crease rapidly. cilities in the district so that the the people as soon as the symp- keeping an eye on the mar- Gupta and Kamta Prasad keepers to cooperate with ous related issues. He said that In such a situation, the number of Corona Infection can be fully con- toms emerge. This can protect kets regarding the possibil- Vaishnav were found sell- the general public at the our objective is not only to pro- covid beds needs to be increased. trolled. PHE Minister Guru Rudra people from a serious condition in ity of dealers increasing ing onions at a higher time of the pandemic. vide immediate relief but also to He added that the administration Kumar said that vaccination, test- corona infection. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021 Thousands of fishes die Hand pumps ooze out iron mixed red water in ancient Durga pond Q Destructive elements poison pond Central Chronicle News Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Apr 03: In the ancient Durga pond allegedly some destructive ele- ments mixed poison in the water and it resulted in thousands of Pendra Nagar Panchayat fishes found dead on the sides of chairman Rakesh Jalan when pond. The police did not find any informed apprised the police bottle of poison on the side of about this incident. Pendra PS in- pond and neither any empty charge Yuvraj Tiwari suspects it packet of poison was also recov- is due to rivalry between the per- ered from the place. JCB machine working on river bed to extract water. Local resident taking water from a dugout on river bed. Women carrying water to their village located more sons coming to this pond for On of the oldest pond of GPM than 1 km away. catching fishes but no traces of district Durga pond on Q iron mixed red water. The poison was found in the nearby Village panchayat digs Wednesday night was poisoned What officials say villagers are left with no place. dry river to make " Failing to get any respite from the administration even and thousands of fishes was " Young panch Roshan Rathore said, even option than to dig dry available water after submitting several applica- found lying dead outside the after 21 years after Chhattisgarh state has river beds and get water tions, village panchayat hired JCB pond. On Thursday morning What officials say Sheikh Hasan Khan been formed no public representatives took and that too at a distance machines to dig dry river beds to when the local people noticed " The condition of ponds in of 1-2 km from their vil- serious initiative to solve this problem of make available water but as it is a the area is in a sorry state Mainpur, Apr 03: Even lages. The villagers ap- dead fishes outside the pond making available clean drinking water. In hilly and rocks areas villagers need and this type of incident is an after 74 years of independ- prised about their prob- matter was reported to the local this area remote Kamar tribes reside in large to face acute water crisis in the irreparable loss." ence dozens of villages lem to the concerned au- police and the police after reach- and Kamar Development Authority spends month of May and June." Rakesh Jalan resided by remote Kamar thorities from time to ing the spot have started their crores only in papers for their development. If the administra- Ghanshyam Nagesh Nagar Palika Chairman tribes still do not get clean time but PHE department investigation. It needs to be men- tion fails to make available clean drinking water, villagers will Sarpanch Dabnai Pendra drinking water. This land discharged their responsi- tioned here, Durga pond is near be left with no option than to launch massive agitation." ------has precious minerals and bilities by only digging the place of origin of Arpa river Roshan Rathore " The case is being investi- stones underneath but hand pumps but did not wild tuskers and they have fear to be attacked by and holds water all throughout Panch Dabnai gated and action will be even living here suffer enquire about the quality move around in groups. wild elephants. As it is the the year. The immersion of due to lack of basic infra- Dabnai's dependent vil- pumps to get water but of water coming out of The villagers while travel- only water source avail- Goddess Durga also takes place surely taken after the report structure facilities like lages Farsara, Luthapara, water available from any these pumps. ling 1-2 km from their vil- able to them, villagers in this pond. This pond is also is received." clean drinking water. Chindoula and other vil- of the pumps cannot be Fear of wild tuskers lages to fetch water by dig- risk life to get water by used during all religious pro- Yuvraj Tiwari Village panchayat lages have dug hand consumed as it oozes out The area is inhabited by ging dry river beds always digging river beds. grammes and people come here PS in-charge for their daily activities. Pendra Repair work of only specially designed bridge of British time in final stages

Collector makes surprise inspection Holi fever continued for two days Central Chronicle News than five persons gathered at one place. The youths by of Barbaspur sub-health centre Gourela-Pendra- applying dry colour on Marwahi, Apr 03: their faces danced to the Expresses anger over absence of Following COVID-19 proto- tune of DJ music. The chil- staff without prior intimation Repair work of the bridge in progress. Water starts flowing from Tandula reservoir. col and tight arrange- dren were seen playing on ments of police ensured the streets with their tradi- Central Chronicle News Central Chronicle News problem and immediately required immediate re- water has been released safe and peaceful Holi in tional colour guns. WRD took up its repair pair. After getting sanc- to Bhilai Steel Plant from the district for two days Different Holi enthu- Barbaspur, Apr 03: As Barbaspur holds weekly market Balod, Apr 03: The only work two months back. tion from the govern- Tandula canal. Further and no untoward incidents siasm in villages it connects to many surrounding villages and hence col- specially designed bridge Actually the bridge is ment, repair work was water from Tandula were reported in these There was totally differ- lector S N Rathore took a decision to make this place as of British time taken up constructed over the started without disturb- reservoir is now available days. ent mood of Holi among COVID vaccination centre. Collector along with Janpad for repair by WRD two canal which supplies ing the actual design of for daily use to Balod, The people remained in- the youths in villages. At CEO made surprise inspection of the centre and was months back after it had water not only to Balod the bridge. Durg and Bemetara dis- doors and preferred to some places they danced to ANM female staff on duty was found to be absent. In ad- developed leak is in its district but also to Durg From the start of re- tricts. After the repair play Holi with family Holi songs while in other dition, Friday being a weekly market days health clinic final stages of comple- and Bemetara districts. pair work till March work about 600 cusecs members. As the day was places they danced to the runs in the market for the convenience of villagers who tion. This bridge situated at a month, Bhilai Steel Plant water is released daily declared a Dry Day liquor traditional musical instru- come to this market. At the time of collector and other After the water was re- distance of 10 km from was not given water from from Tandula to meet the shops were closed and as ments. The flavour of tra- officials visiting this sub health centre as the staff was leased in the canal this Balod district headquar- Tandula. With now the re- water requirement in the Section 144 was imposed ditional Holi celebration found absent collector express anger and issued show- bridge developed leakage ter is of British time and pair in its final stages month of April. in the district not more was seen in the villages. cause notice. Talented Basketball player Priya joins SECR Containment zone declared in Bhanupratappur Central Chronicle News ment zone. Sub-Divisional Central Chronicle News events and even took part Magistrate Bhanupratappur and in international competi- Bhanupratappur, Apr 03: In Sub-Divisional Officer Police Rajnandgaon, Apr 03: tion. Priya following the Nagar Panchayat Bhanupratappur have been Talented player of footsteps of K Rajeshwar Bhanupratappur ward number- entrusted with the responsibility Kanwakhera Basketball Rao and Mrs K Radha 01, ward number-09 and ward for law and policing. Ground and internation- Rao continued her train- number-14, 100 meters of the Responsibilities have been al Basketball player ing and finally got em- above infected areas were identi- assigned to Bhanupratappur, Priya Sharma has joined ployment in sports fied as containment zone by Executive Engineer of Public SECR under sports quota. DPS Rajnandgaon Collector and District Magistrate Works Department for barricat- quota. There is no dearth and Yugantar Public Chandan Kumar, due to total 24 ing for only one entry and exit of talent in this School are the two ven- persons found infected with arrangement. Similarly, for the Kanwakhera Basketball ues where talented girls corona virus. The perimeter has provision of sanitation in the con- been declared a containment Ground of Bhilwara, receive free training and Incident Commander for the distancing and sanitization, the tention zone, the Chief only requirement is actu- also are offered free resi- zone. home delivery of essential goods. responsibility of the station in Municipality Officer, Nagar al training and opportu- dential facility. There will be only one gateway There will be a complete ban on charge of any other person will Panchayat Bhanupratappur and nity. for entry, exit in the constituent all types of traffic in the be strictly complied with the SOP as per the medical monitor- Four years back Priya zone, in which the posted police Containment Zone. For any rea- rules of the contention zone. ing, medicine, masks, PPE kits Sharma's trainer Vijay Achievements of Priya officers will ensure the physical son other than medical emer- Police patrolling will be ensured and block medical officer Babel requested 1. World school basket- distancing and enter the details gency and agricultural work, the according to the standards of the Bhanupratappur for biomedical Basketball trainer from ball 3x3 champi- of all the persons traveling for exit of the contention zone, Health Department. According waste management and to Jaipur Rajendra Mertia onship 2018 Balgrade the supply of medical emergency house will be prohibited. In the to the instructions of the Health ensure the availability of essen- to request his diploma Serbia and essential items in a register. case of medical emergency only, Department, necessary surveil- tial items in the contention zone. batchmate and interna- 2. Paris World games All shops and other commercial the pass will be issued by the lance, contact training and sam- Responsibilities have been tional Basketball coach K Paris establishments under the Incident Commander with the ple checking will be undertaken assigned to Tehsildar Rajeshwar Rao to impart 3. More than 04 gold Containment Zone will remain Bhanupratappur. training to Priya medal, 02 silver and closed till further orders. The consultation and permission of by the Chief Medical and Health Sharma. Accordingly, K 03 bronze medal in supply of essential goods will be the Chief Medical and Health Officer. Rajeshwar Rao and Mrs Priya Sharma to DPS Hostel for trials where various national bas- ensured at reasonable rates Officer Kanker, Block Medical Collector and District K Radha Rao accepted Rajnandgaon and started she got selected. Staying ketball champi- through the home access service Officer. The persons involved in Magistrate Chandan Kumar the request of Rajendra giving her training. there Priya won medals onship by the officer-in-charge. Due the supply of essential commodi- have entrusted responsibilities Mertia and brought Later she was sent to SAI at different national permission will be given by the ties will be able to enter the con- to various departmental offi- tainment zone, ensuring physical cers for action in the contain- ECoR shatters all records of IR in freight loading Sambalpur Division transports 25 rakes of freight on Mar 31 Q Loads 205 MT in 2020-21 target set by the Board for ing of 11.48 MT by loading Central Chronicle News of freight, which is 14.08% the financial year for 12.37 MT of freight this fi- more in comparison to last Central Chronicle News ECoR was actually 203.02 nancial. Sambalpur, Apr 03: financial year's loading i.e MT, which the zone has To achieve this loading Sambalpur division has cre- from 1st April 2019 to 31st Bhubaneswar, Apr 03: clearly surpassed. figure, East Coast Railway ated a milestone in freight March 2020. East Coast Railway has The three divisions of has utilised 8447 Wagons loading by transporting 25 This has been achieved shattered all records of the ECoR have con- per day during the period, Rakes i.e 1165 wagons of despite of lockdown and Indian Railways in tributed greatly to the stu- i.e. about 154.8 freight on 31st March 2021. less workforce in industries Freight Loading in the pendous feat achieved by Rakes/Trains per day. 0.088 million Tonnes of and in mineral units under Financial Year 2020-21. it. Khurda Road division During the period, South freight loaded from different Sambalpur jurisdiction. From 1st April, 2020 to 31st has bettered its target of East Central Railway loading points of the division Pradeep Kumar, Divisional March, 2021, the zone 127.02 MT by achieving (SECR) has loaded 186.51 which is nearly 68% more in Railway Manager, loaded 205 million tons of 131.37 MT. Khurda Road million tonne of freight comparison to last year's Sambalpur, congratulated freight shattering the ear- and Waltair divison have and South Eastern loading i.e on 31st March his team of officers and lier record of highest obtained 4th and 6th posi- Railway (SER) has loaded 2020. The revenue added for a staff for their remarkable Freight Loading that was tion respectively in Indian 175.79 million tonne of single day is Rs 8.78 Crores. performance and hard held by erstwhile undivid- ECoR became the 1st Zone also broke its own record Railways among all zones freight and became the In the current financial year work. He said the division ed South Eastern Railway to cross the milestone of of 200.95 MT of freight in freight loading. second and third highest i.e from 1st April 2020 to 31st will continue its efforts to in the year 2002-03 when it 200 million tonne of load- Loading achieved last fi- Sambalpur division has loading zonal Railway, re- March 2021, the division has achieve new milestones in loaded 202.56 MT. By this, ing for 2 times in a row. It nancial year 2019-20. The bettered its last year load- spectively. loaded 12.507 Million tonnes the coming days also. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021 BRIEF Bangladesh to impose nationwide ‘TADIKA’ FESTIVAL Gang war  Mexico City: Eight bullet-ridden, muti- lockdown amidst COVID-19 spike lated bodies have been found in a west- the ruling Awami League, ern Mexico township said. where drug cartels However, the order does have been waging not apply to utility and tenacious turf bat- emergency services. tles. The prosecutors Factories will remain office in Michoacan open and workers can state said that the work shifts by following eight bodies, all men, hygiene rules, the report were found in the said. township of Every office and court Aguililla. will be closed during this Prosecutors did not lockdown but industries say how the bodies and mills will continue were mutilated, but their operation on rota- local media reported tion, State Minister for they had been decapi- Crowd in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Public Administration tated. Bodies had Farhad Hossain was quot- been taken for autop- Dhaka, Apr 03 (PTI): the coronavirus, the high- ed as saying by the Dhaka sy and identification. est count in a day, taking Tribune. The Bangladesh govern- the tally of infections to Asked why industries ment on Saturday decided 624,594. The death toll will not be closed, the min- Four killed to impose a week-long na- climbed by 50 in 24 hours ister said: If we close the  Bamako: Four United tionwide lockdown from to 9,155, according to data mills then the workers Nations peacekeepers Monday as COVID-19 released by the govern- may have to leave their from Chad were killed cases and deaths surged ment. workstations and head for in an attack by ji- across the country. In a bid to arrest the home. Bangladesh on hadists on their camp Road Transport spread of the coronavirus, Wednesday registered a in Aguelhok in north- Minister Obaidul Quader the government has decid- massive jump in new ern Mali and 19 others made the announcement ed to enforce a seven-day COVID-19 cases with 5,358 were injured, UN of- at a media briefing in lockdown from Monday as infections, the highest sin- ficials said. The UN Dhaka on Saturday, the the coronavirus cases and gle-day increase since the mission in Mali said Dhaka Tribune newspaper deaths are surging across pandemic broke out in the Muslim residents participate in a parade, as part of the annual Tadika festival for children, in Thailand’s helicopters were dis- reported. Bangladesh had the country, Quader, also country in March last southern province of Narathiwat on Saturday. patched to the scene to logged 6,830 new cases of the general secretary of year,it said. evacuate the wounded from the camp, which houses Taiwan says European countries mostly Chadian US Capitol attacker had delusion of ‘mind control’ by Govt peacekeepers. Washington, Apr 03 (PTI): pect has been pronounced helping with submarine project deceased, Pittman said. Aircraft attacked A Capitol Police officer Two US Capitol Police offi- Taipei, Apr 03 (Reuters):  Lagos: Nigerian au- was killed and another in- cers were transported to thorities said an air jured after a man rammed two different hospitals. European countries are force fighter jet lost his car into a security bar- One of them succumbed to providing help for contact days ago in rier outside the US Capitol his injuries, she said. It Taiwan’s indigenous sub- Borno state while on and then got out of the ve- was the second line-of- marine project, the island’s a mission to support hicle and lunged towards duty death in three defence ministry said, in a ground troops. The ji- the officers with a knife, months at the US Capitol rare admission that the hadist group Boko setting off a major securi- Police department which sensitive programme is not Haram released a ty scare nearly three A car that crashed into a barrier near the US Capitol bore the brunt of the un- getting assistance solely Model of proposed submarine to be made by Taiwan. video saying it shot months after the January is seen on April 2, 2021 in Washington, DC and the precedented January 6 in- from the United States. down the jet, accord- 6 insurrection by pro- attacker Noah Green, who was shot dead. surrection. President Joe Taiwan, which China though it is unclear which contact with North Korea; ing to SITE Trump supporters. Biden said that he and the claims as its own territory, US companies are in- assistance is all provided Intelligence Group, The 25-year-old suspect, Attack could delay decisions on Capitol fencing First Lady were heartbro- has worked for years to re- volved. In a statement, by important countries in which monitors ji- identified as Noah Green, ken to learn of the violent vamp its submarine force, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry Europe and the United hadist activity.Boko was shot dead by the Washington: A deadly breach of the US Capitol’s perimeter could attack at a security check- some of which dates back denied a report in US- States,’ it said, without giv- Haram released a Capitol Police. delay the gradual reopening of the building’s grounds to the public point on the US Capitol to World War Two. It is no based publication The ing details. video that showed The suspect rammed his following the January 6 insurrection. grounds, which killed match for China’s fleet, National Interest, which European countries are what appeared to be a car into two of our officers William Evans of the US which includes vessels ca- cited Taiwanese news re- generally wary of allowing plane as it exploded and then hit the north bar- some posted just hours be- on him. He did not re- Capitol Police. At a news pable of launching nuclear ports from 2019, that North arms sales to Taiwan due midair. ricade barrier.The suspect fore the attack, Green spond to verbal com- conference, Washington weapons. The US govern- Korea had discussed help- to fear of angering China, exited the vehicle with a blamed the US govern- mands. The suspect did DC Metropolitan Police ment in 2018 gave the green ing Taiwan with the sub- though in 2018 Taiwan said knife in hand, Acting ment for his issues and start lunging toward US Department Chief Robert light for US manufacturers marines. it was talking to a company Mock accent Capitol Police Chief wrote he believed federal Capitol Police officers, at Contee said that investiga- to participate in the pro- ‘In the development of based in the British territo-  Wellington: A New Yogananda Pittman told law enforcement agencies which US Capitol Police of- tion was on and at this gramme, a move widely our submarines there has ry of Gibraltar about the Zealand television reporters at a news confer- were trying to conduct ficers fired upon the sus- time it does not appear to seen as helping Taiwan se- never been, there is not new submarine fleet’s de- rugby commentator ence. In Instagram stories, mind-control experiments pect. At this time, the sus- be an ongoing threat. cure major components, now and will never be any sign. who adopted a mock Asian accent during a post-game inter- Biden lifts Trump sanctions Australia to continue with Taiwan prosecutors seek view is likely to keep his job despite an out- arrest in deadly train crash pouring of public on international court officials vaccination despite blood clotting case criticism. Joe Washington, Apr 03 (AP): the about 120 member Melbourne, Apr 03 Hualien County, Apr 03 (AP): Authorities initially re- Wheeler,a former countries of the court. We (Reuters): Australia will ported 51 deaths but re- New Zealand Maori President Joe Biden believe, however, that our continue its inoculation Prosecutors in Taiwan vised the count down by representative who lifted sanctions that concerns about these programme with on Saturday sought an ar- one on Saturday. commentates for the Donald Trump had im- cases would be better ad- AstraZeneca PLC, health rest warrant for the owner The truck’s emergency cable network Sky posed on two top officials dressed through diploma- officials said on Saturday, of an unmanned truck brake was not properly en- Sport, used the ac- of the International cy rather than through after a blood clotting case that rolled onto a rail track gaged, according to the cent after the Super Criminal Court, undoing the imposition of sanc- raised concern about the and caused the country’s government’s disaster re- Rugby Aotearoa one of the past adminis- tions,” Blinken wrote. safety of the vaccine. worst train disaster in lief center. match between the tration’s more aggressive The removal of the A 44-year-old man was decades that killed 50 peo- Yu Hsiu-duan, chief Highlanders and moves targeting interna- sanctions was the latest admitted to a Melbourne ple and injured 178. prosecutor in eastern Crusaders. tional institutions and of- signal that the Biden ad- hospital with clotting, Vaccination in Australia. The train was carrying Hualien County,where the ficials. ministration is intent on days after receiving the 494 people at the start of a train derailed, said they Secretary of State returning to the multilat- AstraZeneca vaccine, suf- discuss further advice on blood clotting case is long holiday weekend were seeking an arrest Ignored risks Antony Blinken in a eral fold. The Trump ad- fering serious thrombo- the AstraZeneca vaccine. ‘likely’ related to the vac- when it smashed into the warrant for the truck’s  Columbia: A slew of statement stressed that ministration had un- sis, a condition that pre- ‘We have not been ad- cine. construction truck that owner, who was ques- new lawsuits accuse the United States still apologetically removed vents normal blood flow vised at this time by ‘The risks of serious slid down a hillside above tioned along with several South Carolina pris- strongly disagreed with the United States from though the circulatory ATAGI or the TGA to side effects remain very the tracks, the Taiwan others. She didn’t offer de- ons officials of negli- some actions by the court, numerous international system. pause the rollout of the low, but safety is para- Railways Administration tails citing an ongoing in- gence and constitu- which is a standing body institutions and agree- The Therapeutic Goods AstraZeneca vaccine in mount and that is why said. Many passengers vestigation. tional rights viola- based at The Hague in the ments and harshly criti- Administration (TGA) Australia,’ Australia’s TAGI and the TGA are were crushed just before President Tsai Ing-wen tions in a 2018 riot in Netherlands charged cised others, including regulator and a panel, the deputy chief medical offi- continuing to do due dili- the train entered a tunnel, visited hospitals near the which seven inmates with handling genocide, the ICC, deeming them Australian Technical cer, Michael Kidd, told a gence on this case,’ Kidd while some survivors were crash instead of the site it- were killed and more crimes against humanity flawed and working Advisory Group on televised briefing said, adding that further forced to climb out of win- self so as not to interfere than a dozen others and war crimes. The against American inter- Immunisation (ATAGI), Saturday afternoon. Kidd announcements would dows and walk along the with rescue work, her injured. In the law- United States is not one of ests. met and early Saturday to said, however, that the come next week. train’s roof to safety. spokesperson said. suits, filed in federal court this week and provided to The Myanmar death toll mounts amid protests, military crackdown Associated Press, at- US, Japan, SKorea show united front on NKorea torneys for inmates they “shared their con- Yangon, Apr 03 (AP): in the store, a witness affected by the vio- cerns about North Korea’s said of two police officers lence at Lee nuclear and ballistic mis- The civilian death toll who forcibly took away Correctional sile programs” and prom- in the crackdown by the two other women in the Institution accuse top ised “concerted trilateral Myanmar junta has market. Department of cooperation towards de- reached 550 since the Feb. Meanwhile, the Karen Corrections officials nuclearization.” 1 coup, a human rights National Union repre- of knowing flaws. “They agreed on the im- group said Saturday. senting the ethnic minor- perative for full imple- Of those, 46 were chil- ity rebel group that has mentation of relevant UN dren, according to been fighting the govern- Voids order Security Council resolu- Myanmar’s Assistance ment for decades con-  Bangkok: A court in tions by the international Association for Political demned non-stop bomb- Thailand annulled a community, including Prisoners. Some 2,751 ings and airstrikes 2016 order by the North Korea, preventing people have been de- against villages and “un- country’s Finance US NSA Jake Sullivan in talks with his Japanese and proliferation and cooper- tained or sentenced, the armed civilians in their Ministry for former South Korean counterparts in Annapolis. ating to strengthen deter- group said. homeland along the bor- Prime Minister rence and maintain peace Threats of lethal vio- A protester makes the three-finger salute against the der with Thailand. Yingluck Shinawatra Annapolis, Apr 03 (AFP): Biden’s national security and stability on the lence and arrests of pro- military coup in Yangon’s Ahlone on Saturday. The attacks have to pay 35.7 billion advisor, held a rare in-per- Korean Peninsula,” the testers have failed to sup- caused the death of many baht (USD 1.1 billion) The United States, son meeting jointly with statement said. press daily demonstra- with a CNN reporter in a Myanmar Now news serv- people including children in compensation for Japan and South Korea his counterparts from Addressing other key tions across Myanmar de- Yangon market, local ice reported. One police and students, and the de- losses incurred by a showed a united front on South Korea and Japan, priorities for Biden, the manding the military media reported, citing officer, who was carrying struction of schools, resi- money-losing rice concerns about North Suh Hoon and Shigeru security officials also dis- step down and reinstate witnesses. The arrests oc- a gun, asked if anyone dential homes, and vil- farming subsidy pro- Korea’s nuclear and mis- Kitamura, at the US Naval cussed the fights against the democratically elect- curred in three separate dared to help them,” a lages. These terrorist acts gram that her 2011- sile programs as Academy in Annapolis, Covid-19 and climate ed government. incidents. witness told the news are clearly a flagrant vio- 2014 administration President Joe Biden com- Maryland. change, and ways to re- Armed plainclothes po- Two women reportedly service. They pointed lation of local and inter- launched. pletes a review on the way The three officials said store democracy in lice took five people into shouted for help as they their pistols at everyone national laws, the group forward. Jake Sullivan, in a joint statement that Myanmar. custody after they spoke were being arrested, at passersby and at people said in a statement. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, APRIL 04 , 2021

BRIEF PROTESTING PRICE HIKE Man held No relaxation in new COVID-19 J Thane: Police have ar- rested a man from Kalyan in Maharashtra’s Thane guidelines for Karnataka district for allegedly killing a villager and Bengaluru, Apr 03 (PTI): was the first state to resume trying to destroy the ev- all the business activities, idence by dumping his Hinting at no relaxation but the state is reporting body into a river,an of- in the new set of guidelines about 5,000 cases per day ficial said on Saturday. issued by the state govern- and 3,500 of them are from The accused, Buta ment, amid pressure from Bengaluru alone. Jadhav,was arrested. various sectors, Karnataka “The technical advisory The victim was later Health Minister K committee has said this will identified and the body Sudhakar on Saturday said be there for another two was sent for post- it was inevitable to take cer- months, till the May end mortem. During the tain strict measures so that and the graph will start de- probe, it came to light things don’t go out of con- clining from June first that the victim had an trol. week. illicit relationship with He said the guidelines If we don’t take measures the wife of the accused, have been issued on the ad- and something untoward he said. vice of the technical adviso- happens, won’t it be the gov- ry committee consisting of ernment’s responsibility?” Narcotics seized experts, after examining the he asked. situation, and if things are Aimed at curbing Covid- J Jaipur: Illicit liquor, under control by April 20, 19 with the spike in cases, cash and narcotics activities will be allowed to Markings for social distancing at a mall in Bengaluru. the government in a new set worth Rs 1.56 crore resume. of guidelines had ordered were seized by the au- “The government is not last one month that a sec- will have no other options the closure of gyms and thorities in Rajasthan’s happy by restricting activi- ond wave is at our doorstep and may have to take seri- swimming pools while cap- Sahara, Sujangarh and ties. and if we don’t understand ous measures,” Sudhakar ping the seating capacity in All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) activists during a protest rally against the Rajsamand Assembly I have been requesting and take precautionary said. Speaking to reporters theatres at 50 per cent in hike in prices of essential commodities, LPG and fuel, in Guwahati, Saturday. constituencies where through the media for the measures, the government here, he said Karnataka certain districts. the bypolls are sched- uled for April 17. Chief Electoral Officer ‘Adopt good habits of tribal communities Praveen Gupta said in- EC bans crowded finale of open campaigning in Kerala structions were given to police and other depart- Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 03 (PTI): in a letter. ments for such actions to keep COVID-19 at bay’ Though there is no men- in view of the bypolls Bhubaneswar, Apr 03 (PTI): The COVID-19 seems to tion of the COVID-19 in the and the departments play a spoilsport on the letter, the sources close to seized the items till The tribal population in usual crowded culmination the Chief Electoral Officer March 30. Odisha was largely un- to the weeks-long poll cam- here said that the ban was touched by the COVID-19 paigning in Kerala as the imposed to minimise the Four attached pandemic and their unique Election Commission has virus spread. Meanwhile, customary practices and banned the years-long prac- the Thiruvanathapuram J Bareilly: Four police- traditions have helped them tice in the wake of the virus District Collector Navjot men have been at- keep the infection at bay, spread in the state. Khosa has imposed strict re- tached to the Police Vice President M Venkaiah Based on the request of strictions and vigil in the Lines here for allegedly Naidu said here on the state Chief Electoral Crowd without wearing masks, during election capital district ahead of as- assaulting an RSS Saturday while citing a Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu at the 50th convocation Officer, Teeka Ram Meena, campaign in Kerala. sembly polls.Bike rallies as leader while the study. The report by of the Utkal University in Bhubanewar, Saturday. the Election Commission of part of the election cam- process to suspend two Scheduled Castes and India has approved the ban- “Kottikalasham” in the imum number of support- paigning have been com- sub inspectors for their Scheduled Tribes Research distancing and hygiene tion of Utkal University ning of the customary fi- local parlance, the finale of ers to add colour to the pletely banned in the dis- involvement in the inci- and Training Institute (SC- norms, rooted in the tribal here. nale marked by immense the open poll campaigning show. “... the proposal for- trict.Distribution of free dent has been initiated. STRTI) noted that by habit, culture coupled with the Universities should focus participation of crowd and used to be a jamboree in the banning the practice of food kits or any other gift, The chief of students’ the tribal people maintain a natural food, have helped on these positive aspects of celebration on Sunday southern state in which Kottikalasham in the state amounted to influence vot- wing of Deendayal reasonable distance from them stay safe during the tribal communities and in- ahead of the April 6 every political party would of Kerala has been ap- ers,also would not be al- Nagar unit of the one another when they pandemic,” Naidu said ad- clude them in their curricu- Assembly polls. try to show off their proved by the lowed till the polls, official Rashtriya walk, he said. “Such safe dressing the 50th convoca- lum, he said. Known as strength by bringing a max- Commission,” the ECI said sources here said. Swayamsevak Sangh, Ayush Chauhan was beaten up by the police, Reject ‘corrupt, dynastic’ who mistook him for an Congress seeks review of CMP during meeting with Maha CM alcoholic, mayor of Bareilly Umesh Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): “HK Patil met Uddhav Thorat said leaders of DMK-Congress combine: Shah Gautam told. Thackeray for the first the Congress also con- A delegation of time. The meeting was veyed to the CM “the Tirunelveli, Apr 03 (PTI): Interstate smuggler Congress leaders on held at the official resi- feeling of injustice Saturday met dence of the chief min- among our ministers Union Home Minister J Kota: A 32-year-old in- Maharashtra Chief ister and lasted for an and legislators regard- Amit Shah on Saturday at- terstate drug smuggler, Minister Uddhav hour. It was held in a ing the allocation of tacked the DMK-Congress wanted by the Thackeray here and very cordial manner,” funds”. combine over “corruption Narcotics Control sought a review of the Thorat said. He said the issue of and dynasty” and said only Bureau (NCB), was ar- implementation of the We told Thackeray empowering ministers the AIADMK-BJP alliance rested here. Danish Common Minimum that it has been a year- of state was also dis- can “protect” those who be- Ashraf Merchant had Programme (CMP) and-half now since the cussed. lieve in the culture of Tamil been on the run for over based on which the Shiv MVA government was Ministers of the Nadu. a week after his illegal Sena-led Maha Vikas formed and the imple- Congress met Patil to Seeking votes for NDA drug unit in Dongri, Aghadi alliance was Balasaheb Thorat mentation of the CMP discuss the prevailing candidates with a promise Mumbai was busted by formed in November needs to be reviewed, he political situation in the of all round development of Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a roadshow in the NCB on March 25. 2019. said. said. state, including the alle- the state, Shah said its top support of BJP candidate from Thousand Lights con- He was caught during The delegation led by The MVA is battling State Congress presi- gations against Anil leaders, Prime Minister stituency Kushboo Sundar, at Thyagaraya Nagar in routine checking of ve- All India Congress controversies including dent Nana Patole and Deshmukh. Narendra Modi and Tamil Chennai, Saturday. hicles on Jhalawar road Committee (AICC) sec- the allegations of cor- PWD Minister Ashok The leaders had said Nadu Chief Minister K under Anantpura retary HK Patil also dis- ruption levelled by for- Chavan were also part the image of the MVA Palaniswami, had grown uled on April 6. Keeping up his attack of Police Station of the cussed the political situ- mer Mumbai police of the delegation. government and that of from humble beginnings DMK President MK family and dynasty politics city and 162 grams of ation and the COVID 19 chief Param Bir Singh “We also reminded the Congress was “un- while those in the DMK and Stalin was worried about against the two, Shah said charas and some cash managementin the state against state home min- the chief minister necessarily” getting ma- Congress are from “dy- making his son Congress was “4G and was seized. with the chief minister, ister and NCP leader about the letter written ligned amidst this con- nasty.” Udhayanidhi chief minis- DMK “3G”, referring to the said Revenue Minister Anil Deshmukh. to him by Congress troversy. “Only the AIADMK-BJP ter, Shah later alleged at an generation of leaders from Found dead and senior Congress The Opposition BJP president Sonia Gandhi There are reports of a alliance can protect Tamil election rally in the respective first families leader Balasaheb had accused the state on the need for having rift among the con- Nadu’s fishermen, unem- Tirunelveli. in politics. J Noida: A 14-year-old girl Thorat. government of failing the uninterrupted stituents of the MVA- ployed youth, women and “Stalin sir’s anger and While the leaders of was found dead in an The delegation told to manage the pandem- budgetary allocation for Sena, NCP and all those having faith in BP (blood pressure) goes up NDA, Modi and ambulance outside a the CM that all deci- ic effectively and also al- the welfare schemes Congress- in the wake of Tamil Nadu’s culture,” he whenever I make a mention Palaniswami, started from hospital in Noida where sions should be taken leged corruption in the meant for the tribal- certain statements told reporters in Chennai. of Udhayanidhi and he humble beginnings, “on the she was abandoned by unitedly by the con- transfer of police offi- sand poor,” Thorat made by Shiv Sena MP Single phase polling to ends up saying something other side is the DMK and two unidentified people, stituents of the MVA, he cials. added. Sanjay Raut. 234 Assembly seats is sched- about someone,” Shah said. Congress.” days after being alleged- ly abducted from Hapur Congress MLA’s district and gangraped. Nearly 12K ‘challaned’ for COVID norm &TV catering piece of laughter The Noida Police has son booked for launched a probe into alleged rape the matter,while the violations: Delhi Police to tackle life hurdles Hapur Police is separate- Indore, Apr 03 (PTI): ly investigating the case New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): Police here have regis- Mumbai, Apr 03: based on a complaint tered a case of rape from her family.The Cracking the whip against the son of a While everyone is tack- class 10 girl had gone against the violators of Congress MLA in Madhya ling regular life hurdles missing from Hapur on coronavirus-related proto- Pradesh after a woman with a lot of stress and ten- March 22. cols, the Delhi Police issued Youth Congress leader ac- sion, &TV is catering them 11,800 challans for not fol- cused him of sexually as- a piece of laughter on their Jumbo rescued lowing the face mask rule saulting her on the pretext plates with its all new light- and 125 for not maintain so- of marriage, an official hearted comedy show ‘Aur J Baripada: After hours cial distancing in the last said on Saturday. While Bhai Kya Chal Hai?’ of frantic efforts forest two weeks amid a recent the legislator termed the The situational comedy and fire brigade teams spike in the cases. complaint against his son show captures the age-old rescued an elephant calf According to data shared as false, the state unit of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb of which fell into a dug- by the Delhi Police, a total of Mask violators being fined in Delhi. the Youth Congress has Lucknow through two fami- well near Ghasamari re- 5,78,324 challans have been formed a committee to lies - the Mishras Shanti serve forest in Odisha’s issued since June 15 till data said. However, the enforcement of COVID probe the woman’s allega- Mishra (Farhana Fateema) Mayurbhanj district. now, including 5,36,256 for number of challans for face rules to check the spread of tions. “The FIR against the and Ramesh Prasad Mishra dents. As the story unfolds, Mirzas. Talking about her The calf accidentally not wearing face masks and mask violations increased the coronavirus. Congress MLA’s son was (Amrish Bobby) and the the haveli takes the centre voice over stint, Himani fell into a nine feet 38,631 for not maintaining to 11,800 and those issued Delhi Police Public registered after a 28-year- Mirzas Sakina Mirza stage and, show ko Shivpuri shares, “I am real- depth dug-well while it social distancing. for not not violating social Relations Officer (PRO) old woman lodged a com- (Akansha Sharma) and chaarchandlaganeke- ly glad to voice over the first was roaming in the A total of 2,720 challans distancing norms rose to Chinmoy Biswal said they plaint against him,” an of- Zafar Ali Mirza (Pawan liyeaur haveli mein- episode premise of ‘Aur nearby reserve forest were issued to people for not 125 from March 20 to now.In are taking strict actions ficial of Women’s Police Singh), cohabiting in an old jaanbharnekeliye veteran Bhai Kya ChalRaha Hai?’ area with a herd of ele- wearing face masks from the last two weeks, police on against the violators. Station in Indore said. nawabi haveli. actress Himani Shivpuri This show has a unique phants. The mother of March 10 to March 19, an average challaned 842 “As the COVID cases are “The complainant, who The story revolves will be giving her voice to vibe to it. It is a breath of the calf along with which translates to an aver- people per day for not wear- again rising in the national is associated with the around their desire to own the haveli where she will fresh air for the viewers. I other female elephants age of 272 challans per day. ing masks, it said. capital, we are taking Youth Congress, alleged the haveli and not share it talk about the City of was really excited when the were guarding the area Thirty-three challans have Recently, Lieutenant strong action by sensitising that the accused raped her with the other, leading to Nawabs Lucknow, the makers approached me to for long hours, they been issued in the same pe- Governor Anil Baijal direct- and prosecuting the viola- in February this year on constant bickering and Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb re- give voice to the haveli, I said. riod for violating social dis- ed authorities in the nation- tors in the interest of the the pretext of marrying amusing scuffles around flecting in the show and in- loved the idea and jumped tancing, the Delhi Police al capital to intensify the public. her,”the official said. everyday issues and inci- troduce the Mishras and the right into it. 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Middle class and elderly Chronicle be spared Established 1974 Volume 46 No. 180 Let the middle class and elderly be spared from rate cut on small sav- ings schemes as these are lifeline A tight contest for them and they bank on the inter- But for the not-so-unexpected drama in Nandigram, the high-pro- net accrued over years to meet their file constituency where Mamata Banerjee is locked in a tight con- financial needs and though the test with her colleague-turned-foe, Suvendu Adhikari, polling in the internet rates are quite low but the second phase on Thursday largely passed off without major inci- much-harried comman feels reas- dents of violence or disruption either in Assam or in West Bengal. sured that he has something to fall Sixty-nine assembly seats in the two states polled on Thursday, 30 back on and moreover new rate on of them in West Bengal. Typically, West Bengal Chief Minister and PPF was reported to be the lowest the spearhead of the Trinamool Congress was engaged in one of since 1974 which the Govt has now her contretemps, targeting the Election Commission and the retracted promptly but still the govt owes.an explanation as to why it Central government. She landed at a polling booth sometime after took the mindless, people-, noon, claiming that her polling agent was missing, the suggestion unfriendly decision and inconsider- being that in the preceding night he had either been beaten up/kid- ate step in first place.It is a matter napped or won over by the Adhikari camp. Similar complaints were of common sense that the interest heard from a number of BJP candidates in several constituencies. rates should have been left Yet, it was Mamata who enacted the drama, parking herself in the unchanged when country is in throes wheelchair outside a booth, putting an SOS call through to State of the second wave of pandemic and Governor Jagdeep Dhankar and fulminating generally against the the least that the government can do biased Election Commission. All this while a New Delhi television is to pay attention to this section of channel dedicated life-long to the service of the Congress in par- society that is contributing signifi- ticular and the Opposition in general made it out as if utter chaos cantly to the Economic recovery.The and confusion prevailed, and it was the handiwork of the BJP sup- announcement of sharp cut in inter- porters while one could see in clear sight they being outnumbered est rates turned out to be a cruel People gather and swim at Repulse Bay as beaches re-open in Hong Kong on April 3, 2021, along with swimming April Fool’s, Day joke for small by the TMC supporters ready to have a go at their rivals. The fact pools and the relaxing of Covid-19 related social distancing rules. is that an undercurrent of violence and intimidation has always pre- savers and senior citizens and with- vailed in the polls in West Bengal. For long, the Left had enjoyed an in 12 hours fears of electoral back- lash forced retraction of orders upper hand in this department and thus reigned supreme for over issued by’oversight’ The faux pas on three decades. On coming into power, she too followed the same the govt’s part exposes a flawed strong-arm tactics of the Left, with most of the local hoods and Who holds the ACE in Tamil Nadu? approach to policymaking.After all goons shifting allegiance to her party. Instead of development, nay the lower interest rates were not bread and butter issues, both sides harped on extraneous matters to be defeated. Poll trends votes and DMK votes. T N ASHOK can therefore be very decep- Thirumavalan with his pop- some overnight decision-they have such as the local versus outsiders or indulged in a barely concealed tive. Issues make up the ularity among the Dalits been part of well-thought out and attempt to polarise the electorate on religious lines. The BJP can- With hardly 10 days to go voter’s minds. In the 2021 could swing that vote base sustained plan to reduce the overall didate in Nandigram openly made references to ‘mini Pakistan’ and for the assembly polls in polls there are major issues. in his favour cutting into the rates of interest across all types of ‘Begum’ Mamata Banerjee and she, in turn, talked of her Brahmin Tamil Nadu, it is still un- So, a voter can decide as per AIADMK votes. instruments and the biggest benefi- gotra in a crude attempt to evoke sympathy among the majority clear as to who is “”Heads his mood and his favorite Kamalahasan’s fledgling ciary of such lower interest would voters who constitute nearly 70 per cent of the electorate in this Up”, as poll predictions vary party. party could win no seats or have been the Govt itself.The vast assembly segment. It is significant that there is no mention of the week after week. It was But the DMK is stoking very few but has nuisance majority of people prefer such sav- Congress-Left alliance which is in the fray but seems to have been Heads Up for the DMK and the fire of corruption value in cutting into both ings options because of the per- written off by the voters even before the first vote was cast. Stakes its allies earlier on. By Mid- against the EPS-OPS com- DMK and AIADMK votes. ceived safety.and nearly 85per cent in Nandigram are high. A win for Adhikari would firm up his claim March it was Heads up for bine, which the BJP led The absence of Rajni at the of domestic financial savings are in to lead the BJP legislative party, whether it comes into power or the EPS-OPS combine based and hence he was respected NDA is desperate to retain. polls is a big blow for the bank fixed deposits and small sav- ings schemes. Rather than looking heads the Opposition. As for Mamata, should she win in Nandigram on performance parame- more for his writing nd ora- 2021 polls are entirely dif- AIADMK and BJP combine. at it from an accounting perspec- but cede power to the BJP in the state she will have a tough time ters. Some argue stability of torial brilliance, which till ferent. Neither the oratori- DMK’s allies are the com- tive, the Govt should view small sav- retaining her supporters, given that the TMC lacks an organisational leadership in DMK as pro- today remains unmatched. cal giant Karunanidhi is on munists who are losing jected by its leader Stalin The 2021 assembly elec- the scene, who can hold an their hold in the state. But ings schemes through social lens structure and relies generally on local toughs and influence-peddlers gave the Dravidian party tions essentially lack both audience spell bound, nor caste politics could play its Yash Pal Ralhan, Jalandhar who act as interested middlemen taking cuts in government payments the Heads Up. these key elements which the beauty, grace, charm card here as the richer busi- to the ordinary people under various Central and state welfare Charisma vs oratory is sway the voters. It’s a big and beauty combined with ness classes in nadars , chet- Politicisation of award schemes. It is the popular backlash against what the prime minister the mool mantra of TN poli- factor at the polling booths. carefully crafted speeches of tiyars , could bet on the People wonder, why Shivaji Rao has called ‘tolabaazi’ that accounts for the stupendous rise of the BJP tics. These two factors have The strength of DMK has al- Jayalalitha are there. DMK. Gaikwad alias famed as superstar in the state, especially when the voters had the same experience pre- time and again played a ways been the stature of Neither Stalin measures up Having allied with the Rajinikanth can claim on India’s high- viously under the Left and Congress dispensations. The Nandigram great role in the elections re- Karunanidhi as leader who to his father’s stature or his Congress, Left parties and est award in cinema, the Dadasaheb fight is bound to find reflection in other constituencies in the state, turning one over the other kept the party united oratorical brilliance, but other regional players, the Phalke Award, and why not his first co- albeit with less intensity and media attention. barring exceptions, when throughout. DMK has in the gives a flatteringly deceptive DMK will be hopeful of im- charisma scored over orato- past three decades built up a image of a strong leader- proving upon its 2016 per- actor and by an established actor, ry skills. Puratchi committed base of of 29 to ship having undertaken a formance when it won just Kamal Haasan,or many luminaries Thaliavair MGR managed 30% of the votes , the votes 1100 km pad yatra meeting 89 seats from two seats in have missed out on the pinnacle of the Joe Biden’s bold bet to retain two terms as CM they poll whatever the polit- personally all the voters in 2011. The BJP wanting a cinematic world’s achievement and and his successor the glam- ical situation . But in all the 35 districts of the states. foothold in the state, has al- haven’t got it to date? And who forget President Joe Biden is governing like a man in a hurry. Three ourous puratchi thalaivi elections, it’s not the per- On the other hand , the lied with the ruling one of the brightest icons of the India’s weeks ago, he persuaded the US Congress to pass his $1.9tn selvi Jayalalitha retained centage of votes that count, AIADMK is a highly fragile AIADMK . The Times Now entertainment world Kishore Kumar’s Covid stimulus package. This week, he began the task of build- two terms , defying poll pun- its how you are able to con- outfit kept together by de- Cvoter Opinion Poll was idiosyncrasies and “anti-establish- ing congressional support for an even larger jobs and infra- dits’ predictions. vert the poll percentages to centralized autonomy. conducted between 17 ment” (during ‘Emergency’) behaviour structure renewal plan. The package is worth at least another Undoubtedly none could seats, the most important Tamil Nadu polls have al- March, 2021 and 22nd March worked against him. I am not to say $2tn. It involves massive investment in transport, housing and match the writing or orator- thing to win an election. ways been a direct fight be- across 8,709 participants that the superstar Rajinikanth is commercial buildings, green jobs, social care and much else ical brilliance of DMK And every time it’s the un- tween the DMK and The state of Tamil Nadu unworthy of the award, but the sheer besides. Further spending plans on “human infrastructure” in leader Mu Ka Karunanidhi , decided 4 to 5% of swing AIADMK because of the is set to head to the polls in a cockiness of the Bharatiya Janata the shape of aid to the poor, to parents and to women are neither MGR nor votes that determines who powerful personalities both single-phase election com- Party (BJP) in disregarding established expected in a few weeks’ time. The total cost may end up close Jayalalitha could hold a can- is the winner in any election had. Today also its going to mencing on April 6. Since norms has to be criticised. The BJP in to £4tn. This week’s package involves several bold bets whose dle before him, but the in any state, leave alone be a direct fight between 1967, politics in Tamil Nadu, its desperation to gain a toehold in outcomes should be closely watched in America and beyond. Tamil Nadu electorate has Tamil Nadu. In the 2021 DMK and AIADMK but the with its 234 seats, has been Tamil Nadu, demeaning the award for Mr Biden’s central proposition is that the federal government mostly been swayed by polls the swing factor is esti- fringe parties would have a dominated by the Dravida its political gain. Who knows the days can resume the activist role in economic growth that it played beauty than brains, both mated at around 6.6% and better say than before, Munnetra Kazhagam are not too far when 88 years Padma in the mid-20th century under leaders from Franklin Roosevelt MGR and Jayalalitha were with the summer heat al- Consider the ally of (DMK) and the ruling All Vibushan ‘MetroMan’ Dr. Elattuvalapil to Richard Nixon. This comes with a second twist, that the extremely good looking and ready simmering, one does AIADMK in PMK led by India Anna Dravida Sreedharan also claim on India’s high- est civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ activist role can deliver tens of thousands of well-paid and while not expect more than 60% to Ramadoss and his son Dr Munnetra Kazhagam (though he refuses to talk in a TV unionised climate change and clean-technology jobs, rather MGR lacked the oratorical vote. A high voting percent- Anbumani Ramadoss, they (AIADMK). But remember interview about ‘love jihad’ and beef, than those that involve pouring concrete or boosting fossil fuel skills of his opponent age generally indicates an control the vanniyar belt of similar poll projections in and walks out) because he would be consumption. Wrapped into this is a third gamble, that the Karunanidhi , Jayalalitha anti-incumbency vote. Some voters. Captain 2016 by these agencies were had both beauty and brains times when a political party Vijayakanth’s DMDK which proved entirely wrong. So, the BJP’s face in the Kerala? United States can take on and defeat China and other Asian Whatsoever, the politicisation of the economies to become a global leader in the semiconductor, and was no less an orator fiercely attacks a ruling has rejected AIADMK but this time around one does that the DMK supremo. party, a high voting percent- allied itself with the rival not know whether the poll Dadasaheb Phalke Award brings down electric battery and electric vehicle industries. Spending of Karunanidhi was a script age would mean the people TTV Dinakarans AMMK, projections are for real or both the value of award and the $213bn on energy-efficient housing and construction, and of writer and not a film star don’t want the sitting party could cut into the AIADMK imaginary. awardees. $174bn on electric vehicle incentives are the centrepieces of Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee, Faridabad the package. Given that the US is the planet’s second largest fossil fuel emitter, these are the right priorities. Whether they go far enough is more doubtful. In a country with more than 276m vehicles, the planned 500,000 vehicle charger points by 2030 will not go far, for example. But improved high-speed WHAT THEY TWEET! broadband in rural and urban America is desperately needed, not least to reduce inequality. More traditional infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges, rail and disaster resilience Sen. Susan Ravneet Kaur@ are part of the package. Airports, on the other hand, come low Collins@SenatorCollins Ravneet85005514 down the pecking order. The president is also making a big This has been a terrible & tragic April is an important month for gamble on taxation. Unlike the stimulus package, the new year for the Capitol Police and Sikhs around the world. For more their families, who today suffered spending will be paid for by new corporate taxes and taxes on than 300 years, Sikhs come the death of an officer while the wealthy, not by new borrowing. Partly for that reason, Mr together to mark the creation of another remains hospitalized. Biden faces an even tougher road in getting Congress to back the Khalsa of Sri Guru Gobind Each and every day, these police- Singh Ji, which imparts the values him. While many Democrats say that the plan does not go far men & women put their lives on enough, others cavil at its size and implications. With wafer- of equality, selfless service and the line. I am so grateful for their social justice that are so important thin Democratic majorities in both houses, and the Republican courageous service. party obdurate in its opposition, the president is unlikely to get Kanchan Gupta@KanchanGupta to the Sikh his way without concessions on both wings. If this suggests an Not everybody who is ‘scared of ultimately doomed effort to re-energise bipartisan politics in an #COVID19 ‘ lives off taxpayers money. Vice President of India@VPSecretariat Nilanjana Roy era of ideological confrontation, it is important at the same time They also work for an honest living. Mr. Kishan Kumar, Chief Administrator of Puri Shrimandir, presents a photo of Lord Jagannath to the Vice @nilanjanaroy to recognise the historic nature of the president’s basic propo- And, they have the right to demand President in memory of his visit to Odisha. Mr Naidu congratulated them. “But something has changed inside, responsible behaviour by no-maskers, sition. Mr Biden may be acting like a man who is aware his con- too, because in my 40s, I had plenty no-vaxers, crowders. Their livelihood gressional base may not outlast 2022. But he is also trying to of success and none of it seemed ade- has been once again imperilled by reck- show that government is still capable of doing big things, and quate, which was why I felt so churl- less protocol violation. even of proving that democratic capitalism can work. ish. 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Majumdar, Senior Vice- India's gold imports in loan business contin- The consumers will also President & Group Head, March surged 471% from a ued to exhibit im- Natural gas production benefit in the long run Corporate Sector Ratings, year earlier to a record 160 provement in the remains a loss-making from the expectations of Icra, said, "Going forward, tonnes, a government January-March quar- proposition for most fields continued supply over- the supply glut is expected source told Reuters on ter 2021 and loans for the Indian upstream hang," Icra said comment- to keep prices of domestic Thursday, as a reduction in worth Rs 7,503 crore producers as government- ing on the gas price noti- gas low in the near to import taxes and a correc- were assigned to its dictated gas price remains fied by the government medium term leading to tion in prices from record banking subsidiary. at its lowest level, rating earlier this week. As per poor returns even as do- highs drew retail buyers "The individual loan agency Icra has said. an Icra note, at such low mestic gas producers such and jewellers. business continued to The domestic gas price gas prices, gas production as ONGC and Reliance Higher imports by the see strong improve- notified at USD 1.79 per mil- remains a loss-making Industries Ltd (RIL)-BP world's second-biggest bul- quarter, up from 124 tonnes 12.5% to boost retail de- ments during the lion British thermal unit has also been announced at proposition for most fields ramp up gas production lion consumer could sup- a year ago, the source said. mand and curtail smug- quarter ended Match for the six months begin- USD 3.62 per mmBtu for for the Indian upstream significantly." port benchmark gold The source asked to re- gling into the South Asian 31, 2021. "During the ning April 1 remains the April-September 2021-22 producers notwithstand- The absence of a floor prices, which have correct- main anonymous since he country. 'Many consumers quarter,pursuant to lowest since the institution which is 10.8 per cent lower ing some decline in oil and sustained low prices ed nearly 17% from an all- is not authorised to speak to had postponed buying due the buyback option of the modified Rangarajan than the price ceiling of field services/equipment as has been seen in the time high of $2,072 in the media. In value terms, to higher prices. They embedded in the formula. USD 4.06 for October- costs. However, the depre- past few years post imple- August 2020. The surge in March imports surged to rushed to buy after prices home loan arrange- Additionally, the ceiling March 2020-21 which would ciation of Indian Rupee mentation of the modified imports could increase $8.4 billion from $1.23 bil- corrected sharply,' said ment between the on price for gas produced dampen the development against US dollar, would Rangarajan formula make India's trade deficit and lion a year ago, he said. Harshad Ajmera, the pro- Corporation and from deep water,ultra deep- of such projects. "While aid the realisations of the exploration and produc- pressure the rupee. In February, India prietor of JJ Gold House, a HDFC Bank, the water, high temperature this is unfavourable for do- gas producers but only to tion unviable even for be- India imported a record slashed import duties on wholesaler in the city of Corporation assigned and high-pressure fields mestic producers, it will an extent. Sabyasachi nign geologies, Icra noted. 321 tonnes in the March gold to 10.75% tax from Kolkata. loans to the bank amounting to Rs 7,503 crore," HDFC said in NBFCs seek simpler methods for Wary insurers watch crypto a regulatory filing. Manufacturing sector facing cancellation of NACH mandate investment craze from sidelines Jio starts Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): brunt of chip shortage San Francisco, Apr 03 (Reuters):  New Delhi: Digital company Jio in part- NBFCs with asset base Bengaluru, Apr 03 (Reuters): If Elon Musk's Tesla nership with an arm of below Rs 500 crore have wanted to insure all of its of mobile chip maker requested the National From delayed car deliv- recent $1.5 billion bitcoin company Qualcomm Payments Corporation of eries to a supply shortfall investment against the announced hosting of India (NPCI) to provide a in home appliances to cost- myriad of pitfalls it could online shooting game simpler method such as lier smartphones, busi- encounter, like hacks, theft Call of Duty Mobile WhatsApp or SMS for can- nesses and consumers and fraud, it would be out tors and executives of Aces Esports cellation of NACH man- tomers to submit the can- across the globe are facing of luck. Insurers have yet companies that deal with Challenge on the date for their customers. cellation/stop request the brunt of an unprece- to catch up with the grow- cryptocurrencies. JioGames Esports National Automated through their website or dented shortage in semi- ing acceptance of cryp- Insurers and brokers es- platform. Call of Duty Clearing House (NACH) any other electronic chan- conductor microchips. tocurrencies as an invest- timate that of the few that game, published by mandate is a direction to nels. The shortage stems from ment and in commerce: provide such insurance, US based Activision the bank to honour recur- In a letter to NPCI, a confluence of factors as ventory. They also bought smartphones, refrigerators Musk said last month none can offer coverage Publishing, is a com- ring payments like loan Finance Industry carmakers, which shut more cars than industry of- and microwaves. Tesla's customers can now beyond $750 million for petitor of PUBG that instalments, insurance or Development Council plants during the COVID- ficials expected last spring, With every company use bitcoin as payment. any client. is banned in India. Jio systematic investment (FIDC), a representative 19 pandemic last year, com- further straining supplies. that uses chips in produc- Scant regulation and Tesla did not respond to and Qualcomm plans (SIPs). body of non-banking fi- pete against the sprawling Sanctions against Chinese tion panic buying to shore volatile prices of bitcoin a Reuters request for com- CDMA Technologies In order to facilitate on- nance companies consumer electronics in- tech companies have fur- up stocks, the shortage has and other cryptocurren- ment. The risks are con- Asia Pacific Pte line submission of cus- (NBFCs), said many of dustry for chip supplies. ther exacerbated the crisis. squeezed capacity and cies make many insurers siderable, with US-based (QCTAP) have started tomer requests for man- these smaller NBCFs do Consumers have stocked Originally concentrated in driven up costs of even the reluctant to underwrite cyber security firm registration for the date cancellation, NPCI not have well-developed up on laptops, gaming con- the auto industry, the cheapest components of the risks, despite booming CipherTrace estimating first e-contest of 'Call has asked banks, NBFCs websites and their cus- soles and other electronic shortage has now spread to nearly all microchips, in- demand for protection of reported losses from theft, of Duty' in India with and corporates to provide tomers are also not so products during the pan- a range of other consumer creasing prices of final digital assets and for per- hacks, and fraud totalling a prize pool of Rs 25 an option to the cus- tech savvy. demic, leading to tighter in- electronics, including products. sonal liabilities of direc- $1.9 billion in 2020. lakh. 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Monopoly Deal Card Game now in Hindi Mumbai, Apr 03: offer yet another interesting way for families to bond over Hasbro India announced for Hasbro games and fans to the first-time ever, a stay connected with the Monopoly Card Game that brand,” said Bhavesh can be played in Hindi from Somaya, General Manager – start to finish. 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Junior, Monopoly Deal Card Be the first person to collect Game, and the most recent- three complete Property sets in different colors to win Fun ly launched Monopoly BID Action Cards like “Bas mana card game. Monopoly is karein” (Just say no), “Aaj enjoyed by more than one Aapka Janamdin hain” (It’s billion players in 114 coun- your birthday) and “Kiraya tries across the globe. Dugna Karein” (Double the While the brand has evolved Rent), lead to great game over the past 85 years, the moments that can be enjoyed gameplay and iconography in classic Hindi language! of the classic Monopoly “This is a historic moment game has remained for Hasbro as we introduce a unchanged, making it a Monopoly game with its timeless classic sure to be entire gameplay in Hindi. We enjoyed by future genera- are especially excited to tions. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021

WELLNESS What is a coronavirus vaccine passport Persistent loneliness & risk of Alzheimer’s disease ow researchers from the Boston University School of Do you need one too? N Medicine say that being persistently lonely during midlife appears to make people more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) later in life. The journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia published this study,

which also indicates that people who recover from loneli- ovid vaccines are being considered the milestone after which life is ness appear to be less likely to suffer from dementia. C expected to return to normal. In an effort to eradicate the coronavirus from the world, government and health officials are continuously trying to find Loneliness leads to a range of new ways to get every person vaccinated. To further add to the efforts, the negative health outcomes government might ask everyone to get a vaccine passport soon. Last month, ccording to the researchers, whereas persistent Israel became the first country to provide a certificate to those who have been A loneliness is a threat to brain health, psychological vaccinated against Covid-19 so that they can have access to certain facilities. resilience following adverse life experiences may Here’s everything you need to know about the coronavirus vaccine passport. explain why transient loneliness is protective in the con- text of dementia onset. Loneliness is a subjective feeling resulting from a perceived discrepancy between desired and actual social relationships. Although loneliness does not itself have the status of a clinical disease, it is asso- What Are Vaccine Passports? ciated with a range of negative health outcomes, includ- ing sleep disorders, depression, cognitive impairment, ferent airlines and airports to check vaccine passport is proof set their own standards of the vac- What About India? and stroke. that you have been vacci- cine passport, a standard version for proof of vaccination. Another A nated against the micro- that would be accepted globally is initiative by the World Economic So far, there is no vaccine certificate Transient loneliness liked scopic villain, Covid-19. It is similar yet to come. In other words, it will Forum and a broad coalition of pub- to lower risk of dementia to the ‘yellow card,’ which was be a digital health pass that will lic and private partners is to launch system that prevents people from or the purpose of the study, the team of researchers basically proof against yellow allow a person to enter stadiums, CommonPass. It is a global plat- travelling domestically, but based on F examined data involving cognitively normal adults. fever. According to CNN, a vaccine events, concerts, and more. Qatar form that will help people docu- the RT-PCR tests, Covid test certifi- They investigated whether persistent loneliness more passport is a mobile app that will Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Air New ment their Covid-19 status to satis- strongly predicted the future development of dementia be proof for the holder that they Zealand, Copa Airlines, Singapore fy country entry requirements cates will be checked for incoming and AD than transient loneliness. They wanted to see have been vaccinated against Airlines, and Etihad Airways are while keeping their health data pri- whether this relationship was independent from depres- Covid-19, and is therefore “safe.” In some of the leading airlines that vate. However, the World Health foreign travellers. Individual states sion and established genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s a way, vaccine passports will also are ready to try the “IATA Travel Organization says that these pass- may have their requirements for disease, such as the Apolipoprotein e4 (APOE e4) allele. provide a digital vaccination record Pass” soon. It is an app created by ports might not be as useful as After taking the effects of age, sex, education, social net- of the vaccinated people across the the International Air Transport there is always a chance of some- domestic travellers. work, living alone, physical health and genetic risk into globe. While some countries have Association (IATA) that allows dif- one contracting an infection for the account, persistent loneliness was associated with high- er risk, whereas transient loneliness was linked to lower risk of dementia and AD onset after 18 years, compared with no loneliness. Recognise persistent loneliness to nip it at the bud oneliness is not something that anyone would like to Fasting before starting DASH L impose on themselves. But sometimes, circum- stances may be such that it can become a part of your life. When it continues over a long period of time, it can be called chronic or persistent loneliness. You can recog- diet can give you better results nize this kind of loneliness from the following symptoms. Concentration issues and sleep disorders that refuse to get resolved A pronounced lack of energy as well as a significant lways remember this – You’re Delbrück Center for Molecular decrease in appetite FOOD A what you eat. Adopting healthy Medicine in the Helmholtz Association eating habits can help achieve a (MDC) and the Experimental and Feelings of worthlessness, and hopelessness and healthy body weight, improve mood Clinical Research Center (ECRC). They unexplained anxiety or feelings of restlessness and memory, boost your energy levels, recruited 71 volunteers with metabolic Frequent illness and unexplained body aches and minimise risk of illnesses and increase syndrome and raised systolic blood pains longevity. Mediterranean diet, DASH pressure to examine the effect a Impulsive actions and compulsive decisions as well Diet, Keto diet, Intermittent fasting – change of diet has on their health. as substance misuse Self-indulgence Which is the best one? This question Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of may spark a debate among the propo- conditions that occur together: nents of these diets. Whatever be the increased blood pressure, high blood What you can do to prevent it diet plan you choose, fasting before sugar, extra abdominal fat, and abnor- ith the threat of dementia looming large as a starting the diet may give you better mal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. W result of persistent loneliness, you need to get results. A study recently published in These are risk factors for heart dis- yourself out of this trap. Make a conscious effort to meet the journal Nature Communications ease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. more people. Keep concluded that switching to a DASH People with metabolic syndrome are in touch with fami- diet can improve blood pressure and often recommended to follow a low- ly and friends and this effect is intensified, if the diet is calorie and healthy diet along with get out of the preceded by a fast. The study was con- exercise to lose weight and normalise house even if to ducted by researchers from the Max their blood pressure. just go for a walk. A pet also helps a lot. You can also devel- op a hobby or vol- unteer for some social work. Learn This happens when you fast to enjoy your own company too. These are small steps that can help you get over your before starting the DASH diet feelings of loneliness.

HEALTHY EATING Khus Khus Kheer Ingredients • ½ cup poppy seeds (khus khus), soaked overnight and drained • 2 tbsps + 2 cups milk • 4 tablespoons rice, soaked • A large pinch of saffron • 3 low-calorie sweeteners drop • A pinch of green car- damom powder 3. Add ground paste, mix • Blanched and sliced well and cook, stirring almonds for garnishing continuously, for four- • Blanched and sliced pis- five minutes. tachios for garnishing 4. Add low-calorie sweet- n the study, the volunteers with metabolic syn- fasting, the composition of the gut bacteria eners drops, mix well I drome followed the DASH (Dietary Approach to ecosystem changes drastically and the bacteria Method and cook till it thickens Stop Hypertension) diet for three months. This that help to reduce blood pressure multiplied. 1. Grind poppy seeds with and rice and poppy Mediterranean-style diet includes eating lots of Some of these changes remain even when they three tbsps rice and two seeds are fully cooked. fruit and vegetables, wholemeal products, nuts resumed of food intake, the researchers tbsps milk into a smooth 5. Add cardamom powder and mix well and sim- and pulses, fish and lean white meat, while elimi- said.Compared to the other group, volunteers who paste. mer for two-three min- nating high salt, fat, and sugary foods and drinks. started the healthy diet with a five-day fast also 2. Heat two cups of milk in a deep non-stick pan, utes. The participants were divided into two groups, had lower body mass index, blood pressure as well add remaining rice and 6. Serve hot garnished with one group not consuming any solid food at all as their need for antihypertensive medication saffron, mix and bring to with almond and pista- for five days before starting the DASH diet. During remained lower in the long term. a boil. chio slices. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021 Will the arrival of Maxwell and We have got almost all bases covered: Hussey Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): Hussey said. CSK picked Jamieson help RCB end title drought? up six players including Chennai Super Kings Ali and Gowtham at the New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): Squad batting coach Michael February auction after Hussey on Saturday said buying top-order batsman Armed with exciting Virat Kohli (c), AB de the franchise has got all its Uthappa in a trade with new recruits, including Villiers, Devdutt bases covered and is look- Rajasthan Royals. Australia all-rounder Padikkal, Yuzvendra ing to start afresh after a Hussey said a good start Glenn Maxwell and New Chahal, Mohammed forgettable outing in the in the forthcoming IPL Zealand pacer Kyle Siraj, Kane Richardson, last IPL. would be nice because the Jamieson, perennial Washington Sundar, In the 2020 edition, the players will then relax and under-achievers Royal Pavan Deshpande, Finn three-time winners fin- play their best cricket with Challenger Allen, Shahbaz Ahamad, ished seventh in the points confidence. Bangalore will Navdeep Saini, Adam table and failed to qualify squad, adding the new re- "A good start would be hope to battle hard Zampa, Kyle Jamieson, for the play-offs for the cruits Moeen Ali, K nice because the players in their bid for the Glenn Maxwell, Rajat first time in the league's Gowtham and Robin will then relax and hope- elusive IPL trophy. Patidar, Sachin Baby, history. Uthappa were "excellent fully play their best cricket Balance issues in the Mohammed "I feel we have a very additions." with confidence, other- squad, injuries and over re- Azharuddeen, Daniel balanced squad that has "I think they are all ex- wise the pressure can liance on skipper Virat Christian, KS Bharat, most bases covered and cellent additions. Moeen is build up on everyone in- Kohli and AB de Villiers Suyash Prabhudessai, with depth in most areas. an excellent all-rounder, volved," the former marred RCB's chances to Daniel Sams, Harshal The guys are in really Robin has a lot of experi- Australia batsman said. win the title last season. Off Patel. good spirits and have been ence and has been a quali- Hussey said playing a to a brilliant start, they ran preparing extremely well, ty performer in the past block of matches would out of steam towards the he was quoted as saying by and Gowtham has some help the players settle and fag end of the tournament, OPPORTUNITY CSK website. Hussey said genuine talent that we can build confidence early in losing five in a row to bow The presence of several CSK had a very balanced look to develop further," the tournament. out in the Eliminator. big-hitters in the team Having released 10 players could go in RCB's favour ahead of the auction, the while chasing big totals. Can pull my body for another team management fo- It is also the perfect op- cussed on strengthening portunity for Maxwell to the batting and pace bowl- set the tournament two to three years: Umesh Yadav ing units. Here's is a SWOT ablaze. A proven match analysis of the side that winner for Australia, World Test Championship final "When you have five or six will take on defending the all-rounder has against New Zealand in June. fast bowlers on a tour of four champions Mumbai been a disappoint- Umesh has played 48 Tests in a or five Tests, you can play Indians in the tournament ment in the IPL. RCB stop-start career and is part of each one of them for two opener on April 9 have two attacking arguably India's best-ever games to help reduce their batsmen in the un- pace attack, which stress and workload, so it STRENGTHS capped Azharuddeen and also includes helps that pack (of fast RCB have assembled a Sachin, who would be Ishant Sharma, bowlers) play for longer," strong batting line up on Ali Trophy, and New Yuzvendra Chahal has en- WEAKNESSES keen to grab on to their op- Mohammad Umesh told ESPNcricinfo. paper. Run-machine Kohli, Zealand's Finn Allen are joyed a lot of success in the The RCB pace depart- portunities. Shami and Jasprit Umesh has bowled more at who enjoys an impressive other attacking options at league and will be eager to ment does not inspire con- Bumrah. Despite doing well home than overseas but feels record as an opener in the the top. De Villiers and weave magic with the ball. fidence. Navdeep Saini THREATS over the last three years, experience helps him to per- league, has already con- Maxwell add the fire- He will be joined by the im- and Mohammed Siraj lack Maxwell is a vital cog in Umesh is not a sure starter in form in all conditions. firmed that he will be power to the middle-order mensely accurate off-spin- the experience of bowling RCB's grand scheme of the playing eleven considering "So I haven't played much opening the innings. while Sachin Baby, experi- ner Washington, who was with the white ball and things this season. If he the competition which has overseas, and I haven't had Partnering Kohli will be enced Daniel Christian Kohli's go to man in the have a propensity of leak- tanks with the bat, it could gotten stiffer with the emer- much experience of those the highly-talented and Washington Sundar powerplays last season. ing runs. Jamieson has have disastrous conse- gence of Mohammad Siraj. "I kinds of wickets. But I've Devdutt Padikkal who im- add to the depth. RCB pos- The two will have assis- struggled in T20Is and has quences for the side. The am 33 now and I know that I played a fair amount of Tests pressed everyone last sea- sess a potent spin battery tance from Maxwell, who no experience of playing over-reliance on Kohli and New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): can mostly pull my body for so far and learnt with experi- son and is in red-hot form. and it augers well for them consistently bowls for in India. Other options in- de Villiers continued last another two or three years, ence how a particular surface Young wicketkeeper-bats- that they will be playing a Australia in white-ball clude medium pacer year despite big signings. India pacer Umesh Yadav says and there will be some young- will behave. "As far as the rest man Mohammad major chunk of their cricket and in the Big Bash Harshal Patel, and the The Indian batsmen in the he can "mostly pull his body sters who will be arriving (to of my career is concerned, Azharuddeen, who had a matches on the slow tracks League, while Australian Australian trio of team need to step up to for another two to three years" play). I feel this is just healthy, thank god that relatively I staggering strike-rate of in Chennai and Adam Zampa is another Christian, Daniel Sams avoid going the familiar and wants to make a match- because it ultimately ends up haven't had that many 194.54 in the Syed Mushtaq Ahmedabad. Leg-spinner available leg spin option. and Kane Richardson. route. winning contribution in the benefiting the team. injuries. Smith reaches Mumbai West Indies, Sri Lanka draw 2nd test to share series Let’s not schedule international cricket when biggest show to join DC squad North Sound, Apr 03 (AP): reached 29-0 before stumps Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): on the fourth day and bat- A century opening part- ted through all of the rain- unfolds: Pietersen on IPL Star Australian bats- nership between Lahiru affected first session on New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): man Steve Smith on Thirimanne and captain Friday to put the tourists on Saturday joined the Delhi Dimuth Karunaratne the path to a draw. The cricket Boards Capitals squad and will helped Sri Lanka bat By lunch Sri Lanka was should realise that IPL is the undergo a mandatory throughout the final day to 93-0 and Karunaratne and "the biggest show in town" seven-day hard quaran- draw the second test Thirimanne had given the and no international game tine. against the West Indies and tourists the solid founda- should be scheduled during The 31-year-old, who the two-match series. tion they needed to avoid al- the course of the T20 event, was released by Rajasthan Sri Lanka entered the most any possibility of de- former England captain Royals, was acquired by final day on Friday 347 runs feat. Their chances of chas- Kevin Pietersen opined. Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.2 behind the West Indies after ing down such a substantial Some of the English play- crore at the IPL auctions trailing by 376 when the fourth-innings target were ers are reportedly in a in February. "2 monumen- home team declared its sec- small; while the pitch at the dilemma about their partici- tal icons in one frame. batsman, who joined the ond innings on Thursday at Sir Vivian Richards pation in the Indian Welcome to the DC family, Rajasthan Royals fran- 280-4. Karunaratne made 75 Stadium was still playing Premier League (IPL) as IPL. "Cricket boards need to @stevesmith49," the fran- chise in 2019, captained and Thirimanne 39 in a 101- well on the fifth day, it was their two-Test home series realise that the @IPL is the chise tweeted a picture of the side in the 2020 edition run opening stand. When Dimuth Karunaratne (L) of Sri Lanka and Kraigg Brathwaite (R) of slow and did not favor fast against New Zealand starts biggest show in town. DO the Australian with the in the UAE, where they they were out, Oshada West Indies share the trophy at the end of the 5th and final day of scoring. Thirimanne was on June 2, a day after the NOT schedule ANY interna- Gateway of India in the finished last. Fernando and Dinesh the 2nd Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Vivian Richards the first man out with the conclusion of the upcoming tional games whilst it's on. frame. The team has al- At Delhi Capitals, Smith Chandimal combined to bat Cricket Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda. score at 101 in the 39th over. IPL. If the teams they repre- V v v simple!," Pietersen ready started its training will reunite with his 2011 Sri Lanka to 193-2 when Karunaratne followed in sent reach the business end tweeted. This year, 14 camp. Smith and compa- World Cup captain Ricky stumps were drawn early. who made 126 in the first in- sertive declaration came the 56th over after compil- of the T20 league, they ei- England cricketers, includ- triot Marcus Stoinis will Ponting, who is the head Fernando was 66 not out nings his ninth test century late on the fourth day with ing his first half century of ther have to miss the finale ing white-ball skipper Eoin hardly get time to train be- coach of the side. and Chandimal 10 not out and first as captain and 85 the hope the West Indies the series. or skip the national duty. Morgan, Jos Buttler, Stokes, fore DC's opening game This season, DC will be in an innings which had in the second. bowlers might make early Fernando and Director of the England Johnny Bairstow, Moeen against the Chennai Super led by swashbuckling lasted 82 minutes. The hosts scored 354 after inroads into the Sri Lanka Chandimal stuck together and Wales Cricket Board, Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Kings here on April 10 as wicketkeeper-batsman The West Indies dominat- being made to bat first and top order. But they found for almost 24 overs to secure Ashley Giles has already Curran, Sam Billings, Liam the two will undergo a Rishabh Pant in the ab- ed the match, mainly dismissed Sri Lanka for 258 Thirimanne and the draw, with Fernando said that the ECB will not Livingstone and Dawid week of hard quarantine. sence of injured regular through the efforts of cap- to take a first-innings lead Karunaratne immovable. posting his third half cen- force the English players to Malan are contracted to The prolific right-hand skipper Shreyas Iyer. tain Kraigg Brathwaite of 96. Brathwaite's as- The Sri Lanka openers tury in nine tests. prefer national duty over play in the IPL. IPL: 10 Wankhede ground staff, 6 event Delhi Capitals player Axar Patel Pakistan wins 1st ODI over managers test Covid positive, tests positive for COVID-19 New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): South Africa off last ball Hyderabad among stand-by venues Centurion, Apr 03 (AP): Delhi Capitals' and India Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): all-rounder Axar Patel has Babar Azam's century set tested positive for COVID- up Pakistan's three-wicket The BCCI remains hope- 19 and kept in isolation, victory over South Africa in ful of conducting the the IPL franchise said on the first one-day interna- scheduled IPL matches in Saturday. tional on Friday, although Mumbai from April 10-25 Patel is the second IPL the tourists still needed to despite a massive surge in player to have returned a scramble a run off the final COVID-19 cases in the city positive report after Nitish ball to win. and 10 members of the Rana. The left-handed The Pakistan captain hit Wankhede Stadium staff Kolkata Knight Riders 103 off 104 balls and his Pakistan's testing positive for the batsman had initially test- team was cruising at 186-1 at captain Babar deadly virus. ed positive for COVID-19 medical care facility. The SuperSport Park after South Azam kneels Indore and Hyderabad is the number of ground- cerned. Today two more but later returned a nega- Delhi Capitals medical Africa scored 273-6 in its 50 down while have been kept as stand by staff at the Wankhede positive cases have tive report. team is in constant touch overs. Azam's dismissal celebrating venues for the IPL in case going up from 8 to 10 be- emerged and all 10 have "Delhi Capitals all- with Axar and ensuring sparked a slump as Pakistan after scoring the COVID situation spi- tween Friday evening and been sent back home and rounder Axar Patel has his safety and well-being. lost four wickets for 17 runs, a century. rals out of control. Saturday morning. are isolated. tested positive for COVID- We wish him a speedy re- all of them to fast bowler Mumbai is scheduled to If that wasn't enough, "We are bringing fresh 19. He had checked into covery." Axar recently got Anrich Nortje. host 10 games of the cash- around six members of ground-staff from the the team hotel in Mumbai 27 wickets in three Tests in Still, Pakistan only need- the tension. Faheem Ashraf three-game series. Azam's rich league. the event management Mumbai CA ground in on March 28, 2021, with a his debut series against ed three runs off the final finally made contact off the was the game-winning in- With in excess of 47,000 team have also tested posi- Kandivali for prepara- negative report. His report England. over. But Shadab Khan (33) fifth ball with a chip over the nings. He was supported by cases on Friday, tive for COVID-19 and have tions. Also 6 to 7 event from the second COVID Meanwhile, a positive fell to the first ball of that bowler's head for two. He 70 from opener Imam-ul- Maharashtra is looking at been sent to isolation. management staff hired test, came positive," the case has also emerged last over and South Africa flicked the final ball of the Haq and they shared a fabu- a potential situation of "Yes, it was 8 positive by BCCI have also tested franchise said in a state- from Chennai Super seamer Andile game through the covers for lous partnership of 177 for mini-lockdown. Of equal cases yesterday as far as positive," a senior Mumbai ment. "He is currently in Kings' media content Phehlukwayo bowled anoth- a single to reach 274-7 and the second wicket after concern to the organisers ground-staff are con- CA official told PTI. isolation at a designated team. er three dot balls to heighten put Pakistan 1-0 up in the Pakistan was 9-1. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021 AstraZeneca vaccine safe as blood PROTESTING ATTACK ON TEMPLE clot deaths rare: UK regulator

London, Apr 03 (PTI): bral venous sinus thrombo- not unusual in comparison sis (CVST) and 8 reports of to other types of routinely The UK's medicines reg- other thrombosis events used vaccines. The overall ulator has confirmed seven with low platelets, out of a safety experience with cases of blood clot-related total of 18.1 million doses both vaccines is so far as deaths in people who re- of COVID-19 vaccine expected from the clinical ceived the AstraZeneca given by that trials, it adds. Oxford/AstraZeneca vac- date, the MHRA report The MHRA added that cine against COVID-19, but said. there were no blood clot re- stressed on the safety of On the basis of this on- ports for the the jabs as there is no evi- going review, the benefits Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, dence of a causal link. of the vaccines against the other jabs being rolled The Medicines and COVID-19 continue to out- out in the UK. Healthcare Products weigh any risks and you Concerns had been Regulatory Agency should continue to get your raised about blood clots (MHRA) said in its latest vaccine when invited to do after a small proportion of Yellow Card monitoring of so, it said. cases arose among millions the coronavirus vaccine The regulator said that who received the programme this week that investigations are under- Oxford/AstraZeneca jab of the 18.1 million people also being produced as way to determine if there across Europe. Some coun- who had the Oxford vac- Covishield by the Serum is a link or if the cases are tries, such as Germany, cine in the UK, 30 people Institute of India, far out- a coincidence and reiterat- have restricted its use to developed blood clots and weigh any risks. ed that increased adverse certain ages but the seven had died as of March Our rigorous review into reaction or ADR reports re- European medicines 24, which is included in the UK reports of rare and flect the increase in vac- watchdog and the World rare cases. specific types of blood clots cine deployment. Health Organisation Its official advice contin- is ongoing. Up to and in- The number and nature (WHO) both continue to ad- Activists burn a banner with the flag of Pakistan during a protest against an attack to a Hindu temple in Pakistan's ues to be that the benefits cluding 24 March, we have of suspected adverse reac- vise that it is safe and effec- Rawalpindi, in Amritsar on Saturday. of the vaccine, which is received 22 reports of cere- tions reported so far are tive. Probe panel submits report to SC on No question of Yediyurappa Spotlight on Edappadi where CM resigning as CM: Eshwarappa Nambi Narayanan’s illegal arrest Shivamogga, Apr 03 (PTI): has kept AIADMK flag flying high

Q ISRO espionage case against a Kerala High There is no question of Salem, Apr 03 (PTI): Court judgement that said BS Yediyurappa resigning New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): "no action needed to be as the Chief Minister of He may not be as charis- taken" against former Karnataka, senior Minister matic as his party leaders, A high-level probe DGP Siby Mathews, who KS Eshwarappa said on the late MG panel appointed by the was then heading the SIT Saturday, as he termed his Ramachandran and J Supreme Court to take probe team, two retired letter to the Governor as an Jayalalithaa, but the sim- erring cops to task for superintendents of police, administrative matter. plicity and ability to con- causing "tremendous ha- K K Joshua and S Vijayan, He said Congress leader nect with people make rassment" and "immeas- and the then Deputy Siddaramaiah was demand- Chief Minister K urable anguish" to ISRO Director, Intelligence ing Yediyurappa's resigna- Palaniswami, seeking an- scientist Dr Nambi Bureau, R B Shreekumar, tion, under the illusion of KS Eshwarappa other term from his Narayanan in the 1994 es- who were later held re- becoming the CM. Edapadi constituency, a pionage case has submit- Karunakaran over the sponsible by the CBI for Following Eshwarappa's ing the Chief Minister. The down to earth person. ted its report to the apex issue, that eventually led the scientist's illegal ar- recent complaint to the former Chief Minister is un- DMK has fielded a rela- court, sources said. to his resignation. rest. Governor against able to digest our organisa- tively less experienced T The SC had on Over a period of almost The apex court in its Yediyurappa, alleging direct tional strength, also he does- Sampathkumar, facing an September 14, 2018 ap- two-and-a-half years, the judgement had said, "We interference in the affairs of n't have anything to criticise uphill task in taking on Crowd at election rally of Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami in pointed the three-member panel headed by Justice think that the obtaining his department, Modi-led government at the the AIADMK Joint coordi- Edappadi. panel headed by its for- Jain examined the cir- factual scenario calls for Siddaramaiah, who is the Centre or the government nator, for the April 6 Tamil mer judge DK Jain while cumstances leading to the constitution of a commit- leader of opposition in the here with as both are doing Nadu Assembly polls. which he held intact, post down for a hat-trick, main- directing the Kerala gov- arrest. tee to find out ways and state assembly, has demand- a good job, he said. Palaniswami's image Jayalalithaa, from the day ly because there is no anti- ernment to cough up Rs 50 The espionage case, means to take appropriate ed that the Chief Minister "That's the reason he dominates the party's cam- he assumed office as chief incumbency in his con- lakh compensation for which had hit the head- steps against the erring step down from his post. He (Siddaramaiah) is latching paign for the polls and he minister in February 2017, stituency as being por- compelling Narayanan to lines in 1994, pertained to officials." had also urged the Governor on the letter to Governor is also shouldering the re- was to retain the trayed by the opposition undergo "immense humil- allegations of transfer of "The criminal law was to intervene and recom- and is demanding for CM's sponsibility of campaign- Vanniyar-dominated PMK DMK. iation". certain confidential docu- set in motion without any mend for the President's resignation. Eshwarappa, ing for allies BJP and as an ally and announcing Secondly,he did not neg- The scientist was ar- ments on India's space basis. It was initiated, if rule in the state. who is Rural Development PMK. He is seeking a fresh 10.5 per cent quota for the lect the constituency. He rested when the Congress programme to foreign one is allowed to say, on "Siddaramaiah is in an ur- Minister in Yediyurappa's mandate from Edappadi community. ensured development in was heading the govern- countries by two scien- some kind of fancy or no- gency to become the Chief cabinet on Wednesday had assembly constituency, This is expected to work Edappadi constituency as ment in Kerala. The tists and four others, in- tion," a bench headed by Minister. People have reject- complained to the Governor about 55 km from here, for in his favour in his home he has done in other parts panel, after investigation, cluding two Maldivian the then Chief Justice ed him, he was defeated in against the Chief Minister the seventh time. turf and the Vanniyar of Tamil Nadu," PMK submitted its report in a women. Dipak Misra had said. Chamundeshwari (con- alleging direct interference He had won from this dominated belt as well. leader N Annadurai,who sealed cover to the apex The 79-year-old former "We are of the view that stituency in 2018), he lost the in the affairs of his depart- constituency four times Agriculture is the main- had contested against court recently. scientist, who was given a the appellant was arrest- Chief Minister post. ment. He had met Governor during the elections held stay in this constituency, Palaniswami in the 2016 The CBI, in its probe, clean chit by the CBI, ed and he has suffered He is now under the illu- Vajubhai Vala and submit- in 1989, 1991, 2011 and 2016 which accounts for a size- assembly election, told had held that the then top maintained that the custody for almost 50 sion that if Yediyurappa re- ted a five- page letter on seri- assembly polls, but lost able population of PTI. police officials in Kerala Kerala Police had "fabri- days. His arrest has been signs, he will become the ous lapses and authoritari- twice in the 1996 and 2006 weavers and palm work- Annadurai, who had put were responsible for cated" the case and the seriously criticised in the Chief Minister," an way of running the ad- polls to the PMK. ers. Vanniyars, Scheduled up an intense fight in the Narayanan's illegal ar- technology he was ac- closure report of the CBI. Eshwarappa said. Speaking ministration by the Chief Also, he won the 1998 Castes, Nadars and 2016 assembly election, se- rest. The case also had its cused to have stolen and From the aforesaid re- to reporters, he said there is Minister, in which he point- Lok Sabha election from Chettiyars too form the as- cured 56,681 votes, but lost political fallout, with a sold in the 1994 case did port, the harassment and no question of Yediyurappa ed at three instances where Tiruchengodu constituen- sorted population in this to Palaniswami who ob- section in the Congress not even exist at that time. mental torture faced by resigning and Yediyurappa sanctioned cy. His master stroke in assembly constituency in tained 98,703 votes to win targeting the then Chief Narayanan had ap- the appellant is obvious," Siddaramaiah should not be funds without taking him charting a road map to Salem district. for the second consecutive Minister late K proached the apex court the bench had added. under the illusion of becom- into confidence. success for the AIADMK, "He will win hands time from Edappadi. Malaysian FM faces flak for calling Chinese FM ‘elder brother’ Centre withheld funds meant for Maha out of bias: Congress Kuala Lumpur, Apr 03 (Reuters): Wang Yi would pursue closer policy in the region, particu- Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): the BJP of acting irrespon- tries to check the spread of is working hard to mitigate ties between the nations, in- larly its maritime claims in sibly amidst the pandemic, coronavirus. He had also the hardships of the people. Malaysia's foreign minister cluding post-COVID-19 coop- the resource-rich South The Congress in a day after Leader of hinted that a lockdown was "However, the Centre had stressed on Saturday that his eration and fighting the pan- China Sea, some of which Maharashtra on Saturday Opposition Devendra inevitable if new cases con- acted out of bias against the country remained independ- demic. However he provoked conflict with Malaysia's own accused the Centre of Fadnavis said that tinue to go up. "....This is irre- state by not parting the ent in foreign policy after controversy back home when claims. Some Malaysians short-changing the Maharashtra was the only sponsible behaviour. rightful share of funds to some social media users and he told his counterpart in a took to social media to chide Maharashtra government state in the country that Fadnavis should have given the state. Instead of con- opposition politicians lam- joint press briefing on Hishammuddin, saying he by withholding its "rightful didn't provide any assis- information on the aid pro- tributing to the Chief basted him for referring to his Thursday: 'You will always be appeared to be appeasing the dues" to tide over the tance to the people during vided by the Central govern- Minister's relief fund, BJP Chinese counterpart as his my elder brother.' China is global superpower, while op- COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis. ment to Maharashtra. For the leaders had donated to the 'elder brother'. Malaysia's largest trade part- position leader Anwar other disasters like cy- In his Facebook address, last year, the state has been PM Cares Fund for COVID Hishammuddin Hussein, ner, but relations between the Ibrahim demanded the min- clones and heavy rains that Chief Minister Uddhav battling pandemic and natu- 19. What has the state got on his first visit to China as Hishammuddin Hussein two countries have been test- ister retract his comment had hit the state last year. Thackeray had referred to ral disasters like cyclones, from the Rs 20 lakh crore foreign minister, had ex- ed in recent years by Beijing's and issue an apology to the State Congress president the stringent measures floods and heavy rains on its ('aatmanirbhar') package," pressed hope that he and Chinese State Councillor increasingly assertive foreign country. Nana Patole also accused adopted by various coun- own. The MVA government Patole asked. AGAINST UK BILL ‘Bahi khatas’ of Haridwar pandas relevant even in era of computers Haridwar, Apr 03 (PTI): khatas' was carried out on the family details provid- 'Bhojpatra', but those ed by the pandas are con- A step into one of the records are no longer sidered even legally valid, nondescript houses the available, Sikhaula, a Sikhaula claims. pandas live in at revered priest of Even land disputes orig- Kushaghat near Har Ki Haridwar,adds. inating after the death of Pairi here, one will be con- The pandas of people whose names fig- fronted by almirahs fully Haridwar are the original ure in these "ancient" stacked with arrays of yel- inhabitants of the pil- hand-written ledgers have lowing pages in huge vol- grimage town. Before the been resolved on the basis umes. practice of recording fam- of lineage information To the uninitiated, these ily details of clients visit- provided by these docu- "Bahi khatas (registers)" ing the banks of the ments, he adds. may seem nothing but View of 'Bahi khatas' maintained by pandas in Haridwar. Ganga here started, the Lineages of kings and scrap, but for the house pandas used to memorise emperors can be found in owner, these centuries-old last rites of their loved turns over the brittle the names, clans and these 'Bahi khatas', be- "precious volumes" can ones, their family priests pages of one such volume places of origin, and pass sides those of common give the Internet search help them record their lin- carefully so as not to dam- down the information people, Sikhaula says. engines a run for their eage on these scrolls of age them further. orally to their next gener- The utility of these money when it comes to paper. The tradition started ations. ledgers remains intact dredging up family histo- Around 2,000 pandas re- with the invention of The clientele of a partic- even in the era of comput- ries. siding in Haridwar pre- paper and has continued ular panda is decided on ers as they contain infor- As thousands of Hindu serve the lineages of their ever since. Before paper, the basis of the village, mation written in the Demonstrators taking part in a 'Kill The Bill' protest against the Government's Police, pilgrims visit Haridwar to clients in the 'Bahi the practice of scripting district and the state they hands of people's dead an- Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill gather at Hyde Park in London, UK on Saturday. wash away their sins in khatas', says Kaushal and preserving family come from. cestors and signed by the Ganga or to perform Sikhaula, a priest, as he trees or lineages in 'Bahi These 'Bahi khatas' and them as well, he claims. https://www.facebook.com/centralchronicle CENTRAL CC

PAGE 07 PAGE 11 Bilaspur, Sunday, April 04, 2021 I Pages 12 I Price R 3.00 I City Edition I Fastest growing English Daily of Chhattisgarh www. centralchronicle.in BRIEF MAOISTS ON RAMPAGE India records 89,129 COVID-19 Five jawans, one Naxal cases, 714 fatalities in a day „ Biggest one-day day of the month, after which India began wit- jump since late nessing a gradual decline September in cases. India's COVID-19 tally killed in encounter New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): had crossed the 20-lakh 12 injured near Jonaguda village under mark on August 7, 30 lakh About the incident Jagargunda police station India on Saturday on August 23, 40 lakh on Bijapur Apr 03: "The gunbattle broke out in Tarrem area (along Sukma and Bijapur area (in Sukma)," Pal said, recorded 89,129 new September 5 and 50 lakh A CRPF personnel gives swab Tourists try to protect border) when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti- adding the gunfight lasted COVID-19 cases in a day, on September 16 last year. sample for COVID-19 tests, in themselves from scorching Five security personnel Naxal operation," Chhattisgarh Director General of Police DM for about three hours. the highest daily rise in It went past 60 lakh on Awasthi said. The personnel belonging to the CRPF's elite Gurugram, Saturday. heat while visiting Taj Mahal were killed and 12 others in- As per the information re- around six-and-half- September 28, 70 lakh on Commando Battalion for Resolute Action unit (CoBRA), the District in Agra, Saturday. jured on Saturday in an en- ceived so far, five security months, taking the nation- October 11, crossed 80 lakh counter with Naxals in a for- Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Special Task Force (STF) were personnel have been killed wide tally of infections to per cent of the total infec- on October 29, 90 lakh on est along the border between involved in the operation, he said. "As per the preliminary informa- and 12 others injured, he over 1.23 crore, according tions. The recovery rate November 20. The one- Inter-state gang Bijapur and Sukma districts tion, five jawans were killed and 12 others were injured in the gun- said. "Of the martyred per- to the Union Health has further dropped to crore mark was breached in Chhattisgarh, police offi- fight," Awasthi said. sonnel, one belonged to the Ministry data on Saturday. 93.36 per cent, the data on December 19 last year. Bijnor: The Bijnor police has cials said. Martyred personnel CoBRA unit and two each The death toll increased stated. According to the Indian busted an inter-state gang The body of a woman are from the DRG and the to 1,64,110 with 714 more The active caseload was Council of Medical of auto-lifers after arresting Maoist was also recovered 'Bastariya' battalion of the fatalities in a day, also the the lowest at 1,35,926 on Research (ICMR), "Of the martyred personnel, one belonged to the CoBRA unit and its 13 members and recov- from the encounter spot, CRPF," the DIG said. highest since October 21. February 12 and com- 24,69,59,192 samples have ering 10 stolen cars and 10 two each are from the DRG and the 'Bastariya' battalion of the they said. A senior police of- CRPF," the DIG said. He said a woman naxal The jump in cases re- prised 1.25 per cent of the been tested for COVID-19 bikes from them. The ficer claimed, prima facie, was also gunned down in the ported on Saturday was total infections. up to April 2 with 10,46,605 arrests were made by a Maoists have suffered a encounter. the highest since The number of people of them being tested on joint team of the district "huge loss" in the gunfight. naxal operations) OP Pal Tarrem, Usoor and Pamed Citing the "ground re- September 20 last year who have recuperated Friday. The 714 new fatali- police and Uttar Pradesh's "Separate joint teams of said. The personnel belong- (Bijapur) and Minpa and port", Pal claimed that when 92,605 new infec- from the disease surged to ties include 481 from Swift Action Team, Bijnor security forces, over 2,000 in ing to the Central Reserve Narsapuram (Sukma), he Maoists have suffered a huge tions were recorded in a 1,15,69,241, while the case Maharashtra, 57 from Superintendent of Police number, had launched a Police Force (CRPF), its elite said. "At around 12 noon on loss in the gunfight. span of 24 hours. fatality rate has dropped to Punjab, 43 from Dharam Vir Singh told major anti-Naxal operation unit CoBRA (Commando Saturday, an encounter "Reinforcements were Corresponding to the 1.32 per cent, the health Chhattisgarh, 16 each reporters in a news confer- from Bijapur and Sukma Battalion for Resolute broke out between the pa- rushed to the spot and the rapid surge in cases, the ministry data stated. from Uttar Pradesh and ence in the District Police districts in the South Bastar Action), the District Reserve trolling team that was dis- operation was underway to number of active cases too The number of daily Madhya Pradesh, 14 each Lines. forests, considered as the Guard (DRG) and the Special patched from Tarrem and ul- evacuate injured jawans as have registered a steady coronavirus cases peaked from Kerala and Delhi, 12 Maoist stronghold, on Task Force (STF) were in- tras belonging PLGA well as the bodies from the increase for the 24th day in in September last year from Tamil Nadu, 11 from Cylinder explosion Friday night," state's Deputy volved in the operation (Peoples' Liberation Guerilla forest through helicopters," a row with the tally reach- with 97,894 infections Gujarat and 10 from Nashik: Eight persons Inspector General (anti- launched from five places - Army) battalion of Maoists he said. ing 6,58,909, which is 5.32 being reported on the 17th Haryana. were seriously injured when an LPG cylinder exploded in a building Eight states witness steep Mamata calling BJP leaders Aditya Narayan, wife test here in Maharashtra, police said on Saturday. rise in COVID-19 cases The incident occurred in outsiders insult to Netaji: Modi positive for COVID-19 Vadala Naka area on „ Account for 81.42 % of total active caseload of the country. Maharashtra has shown Friday night when a leak- single-day infections Sonarpur (WB), Apr 03 (PTI): of the soil will become the Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): DMK MP Kanimozhi ing gas cylinder was a nine-fold jump, the maximum chief minister,he said. being replaced in the increase in the number of active Prime Minister Calling TMC a "Taka Singer-TV host Aditya tests positive housing society building, New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): cases in the last two months. In Narendra Modi Saturday Maar Company" (an enter- Narayan on Saturday said Chennai: DMK Lok Sabha MP an official said. percentage terms, Punjab has slammed West Bengal prise that loots money), he and his wife, actor Kanimozhi on Saturday tested Eight states witnessed a steep reported the maximum increase Chief Minister Mamata the prime miniter asked Shweta Agarwal, have positive for COVID-19 and has rise in daily new COVID-19 in active cases. Five states -- Banerjee for branding BJP Banerjee to control her tested positive for COVID- been admitted to a hospital ED action cases and accounted for 81.42 Maharashtra, Karnataka, leaders as "outsiders" "goons". "You keep your 19 and are under quaran- here, party sources said. New Delhi: The per cent of the infections Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab (Bohirgato) and said it is TMC goons under check. tine. Kanimozhi, who has been Enforcement Directorate reported on Saturday, the Union --cumulatively account for 77.3 an insult to the inclusive Explain to them - Modi is The 33-year-old singer, actively campaigning for the has attached assets worth Health Ministry said. per cent of the total active ideology of Netaji Subhas here! Their bullying will who is part of the current April 6 Assembly polls, has over Rs 197 crore in con- These eight states are cases in the country. Chandra Bose and princi- no longer be tolerated. season of singing reality cancelled her programmes nection with a money laun- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Maharashtra alone accounts for ples of Indian Indian are the same. Bengal doesn't want vio- show "Indian Idol" as a after testing positive for the dering case registered Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, 59.36 per cent of the total active Constitution. Today,there is a lot of pain lence and terror. Bengal host, took to Instagram virus, the sources said. Also against real estate firm Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Asserting that Bengal's when instead of propagat- wants education for its and gave a health update caseload of the country. the party's women's wing Unitech Group, the agency Madhya Pradesh. "Bhumiputra" (son of the ing the ideology of Netaji, daughters and protection, of the couple to their fans. India on Saturday recorded secretary, Kanimozhi has said on Saturday. A total of India's tally of COVID-19 active soil) will take over as the TMC and Mamata Didi are respect and justice for its "Hello all! Unfortunately, 89,129 new COVID-19 cases in a been admitted to a hospital 10 properties, including a caseload also increased to chief Minister after the talking about Bohirgato," mothers," he asserted. my wife @shwetaagar- day, the highest daily rise in here, they said. resort each in Sikkim 6,58,909 and now comprises around six-and-half-months, BJP is voted to power on he told an election rally at Referring to some TMC waljha and I have tested (Gangtok) and Kerala 5.32 per cent of the total infec- taking the nationwide tally of May 2, Modi said no Sonarpur in South 24 leaders' claim that positive for COVID-19-19 (Alappuzha), have been tions. In a day, there has been a infections to over 1.23 crore, Indian is an "outsider" in Parganas district. Banerjee might contest and are in quarantine. on her Instagram account. provisionally attached net rise of 44,213 active cases. according to the Union Health the state. Didi is talking about elections from his Lok Please stay safe, continue The couple tied the knot in under provisions of the Ten districts -- Pune, Mumbai, Ministry data on Saturday. "When the British tried outsiders. We are all chil- Sabha seat Varanasi in to follow protocol and do December last year. There Prevention of Money Nagpur, Thane, Nashik, The death toll increased to to divide us, Netaji Subhas dren of Mother India. No 2024, Modi mocked the keep us in your prayers. are reports that actor Jay Laundering Act (PMLA). Bengaluru Urban, Aurangabad, 1,64,110 with 714 more fatalities Chandra Bose said - India Indian is an outsider here. TMC boss, saying this This too shall pass," he Bhanushali will now host Delhi, Ahmednagar and Nanded in a day, also the highest since is one, and the hopes and When BJP forms the gov- proves that Didi has ac- posted. Agarwal, 35, re- "Indian Idol" in Narayan's Road crash -- account for 50 per cent of the October 21. aspirations of every ernment after May 2, a son cepted her defeat. posted the same message absence. Fatehpur: A 50-year-old man was killed and anoth- EASTER EVE Drugs seized in er seriously injured when NCB raid at TV Covid at Kumbh; around 300 cases in 4 days their motorcycle rammed Haridwar, Apr 03: into an under-construc- actor’s home tion bridge in this district Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): The coronavirus has of Uttar Pradesh, police reached Kumbh Mela 2021 said on Saturday. The A Narcotics with as many as seven accident occurred on Control saints at Krishna Ashram Kanpur-Prayagraj Bureau located in National Highway-2 (NCB) team Shankaracharya Chowk around 1.30 on the inter- conducted a testing positive for the in- vening night of Friday- raid at the fection. Saturday, they said. residence of Around 300 cases of television COVID-19 infection has Four injured actor Gaurav been found in Haridwar in Dixit in Andheri's Ballia: Four people were the last four days, con- Lokhandwala area and firmed Kumbh Mela injured in a violent clash allegedly seized a huge quan- between two groups in Health Officer Dr Sanger. tity of drugs, an official said Hermits stand in a queue to undergo COVID-19 testing during Piprakala village here This could adversely ef- on Saturday. Gaurav Dixit, fect the Kumbh Mela Kumbh Mela 2021, at a railway station in Haridwar, Saturday. while seven accused in who has worked in a couple of the skirmish have been which commenced on small movies and done minor Thursday (April 1) in spread of the virus. held for only 30 days this arrested, police said on roles on television, is on the Saturday. The incident Uttarakhand's Haridwar. Uttarakhand has mandat- year, from April 1 to 30, in run, officials said. The raid Due to a spike in COVID- ed a negative RT-PCR test view of the COVID-19 pan- happened in Piprakala vil- was carried out on Friday lage under Narhi police 19 cases, the state govern- report for the devotees vis- demic. Devotees will par- evening by the Mumbai unit of ment had issued a new iting Kumbh Mela in ticipate in three shahi station area late on Friday Christians visit the graves of their relatives on the eve of Easter Sunday, in Ranchi, Saturday. the NCB after it received a Standard Operating Haridwar. snans which are slated for night, police said, adding specific input, he said. Procedures to contain the The Kumbh Mela will be April 12, 14 and 27. that it is not yet known what triggered the clash between the two sides. NIA custody of police officer Mamata seen shaking injured Eyeing Guinness record Separation Sachin Waze extended Soldier begins 4,300-km run to Mumbai: Screenwriter-edi- leg in video sparks war of words tor Apurva Asrani on „ Till April 7 ‘Rs 26.50 lakh withdrawn from be completed within 50 days Saturday announced that Waze’s joint a/c after arrest’ Kolkata, Apr 03: to garner public support he has separated from his Mumbai, Apr 03(PTI): in the midst of the assem- Jammu, Apr 03: music-curator boyfriend The NIA has found that an A purported video clip bly elections. Siddhant Pillai after being A court here on amount of Rs 26.50 lakh was where Bengal Chief "This video grab which Indian Army soldier Naik Velu together for 14 years. Saturday extended the withdrawn from the joint Minister Mamata has surfaced on network- P is all set to make his 30th Posting a note on NIA custody of suspended bank account of Sachin Banerjee is seen sitting on ing websites has not been birthday memorable as he left Instagram, Asrani said that police officer Sachin Waze Waze and his aide on March a wheelchair and moving filmed by anybody from for a mission to enter his though there will be a sec- till April 7 in the case of an 18, five days after the her plastered leg back and the BJP.It was recorded by name in the Guinness Book of tion which will be disap- explosives-laden SUV Mumbai police officer was forth has gone viral on so- some TMC party workers. World Records by running found near industrialist cial media, giving her ri- We want her to get back to from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, pointed with the decision, arrested for his alleged role Mukesh Ambani's house vals an opportunity to normal life soon, we also a distance of about 4,300 km, the couple learnt a lot dur- in planting an explosives- ing their time together. and businessman claim that she was playing pray for that... but she under 50 days. Para Field Hospital, is an ultra laden SUV outside industri- Mansukh Hiran's death. up her injuries to win Janata Party should learn must stop putting up this Last year in June, Velu P marathoner who is attempting Waze, arrested on alist Mukesh Ambani's home sympathy. how to respect women. drama by moving around became the first Indian ultra- a Guinness world record by Weather March 13, was produced on February 25, the court The Trinamool BJP spokesperson in a wheelchair. runner to complete 1,600 km running from Kashmir to before the special NIA was told on Saturday. Congress, however, has Pronoy Roy, who shared "If she was exercising in just 17 days, a feat which is Kanyakumari for a distance of court here after his earlier condemned the "manner the 30-second clip on her leg by shaking it then I in the process of being High 41Low 22 about 4,300 km under 50 remand expired. in which the party supre- Facebook, said Banerjee suggest that she start entered as an Asian record. days," Udhampur-based Army The National sought his remand for an- mo has been insulted", and should "stop putting up a walking as that will help "Naik Velu, serving as a Public Relations Officer Lt Col Investigation Agency other six days. said the rival Bharatiya drama over her injuries" her recuperate faster." Nursing Assistant in the 60 Abhinav Navneet said. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021 Thousands of fishes die Hand pumps ooze out iron mixed red water in ancient Durga pond Q Destructive elements poison pond Central Chronicle News Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Apr 03: In the ancient Durga pond allegedly some destructive ele- ments mixed poison in the water and it resulted in thousands of Pendra Nagar Panchayat fishes found dead on the sides of chairman Rakesh Jalan when pond. The police did not find any informed apprised the police bottle of poison on the side of about this incident. Pendra PS in- pond and neither any empty charge Yuvraj Tiwari suspects it packet of poison was also recov- is due to rivalry between the per- ered from the place. JCB machine working on river bed to extract water. Local resident taking water from a dugout on river bed. Women carrying water to their village located more sons coming to this pond for On of the oldest pond of GPM than 1 km away. catching fishes but no traces of district Durga pond on Q iron mixed red water. The poison was found in the nearby Village panchayat digs Wednesday night was poisoned What officials say villagers are left with no place. dry river to make " Failing to get any respite from the administration even and thousands of fishes was " Young panch Roshan Rathore said, even option than to dig dry available water after submitting several applica- found lying dead outside the after 21 years after Chhattisgarh state has river beds and get water tions, village panchayat hired JCB pond. On Thursday morning What officials say Sheikh Hasan Khan been formed no public representatives took and that too at a distance machines to dig dry river beds to when the local people noticed " The condition of ponds in of 1-2 km from their vil- serious initiative to solve this problem of make available water but as it is a the area is in a sorry state Mainpur, Apr 03: Even lages. The villagers ap- dead fishes outside the pond making available clean drinking water. In hilly and rocks areas villagers need and this type of incident is an after 74 years of independ- prised about their prob- matter was reported to the local this area remote Kamar tribes reside in large to face acute water crisis in the irreparable loss." ence dozens of villages lem to the concerned au- police and the police after reach- and Kamar Development Authority spends month of May and June." Rakesh Jalan resided by remote Kamar thorities from time to ing the spot have started their crores only in papers for their development. If the administra- Ghanshyam Nagesh Nagar Palika Chairman tribes still do not get clean time but PHE department investigation. It needs to be men- tion fails to make available clean drinking water, villagers will Sarpanch Dabnai Pendra drinking water. This land discharged their responsi- tioned here, Durga pond is near be left with no option than to launch massive agitation." ------has precious minerals and bilities by only digging the place of origin of Arpa river Roshan Rathore " The case is being investi- stones underneath but hand pumps but did not wild tuskers and they have fear to be attacked by and holds water all throughout Panch Dabnai gated and action will be even living here suffer enquire about the quality move around in groups. wild elephants. As it is the the year. The immersion of due to lack of basic infra- Dabnai's dependent vil- pumps to get water but of water coming out of The villagers while travel- only water source avail- Goddess Durga also takes place surely taken after the report structure facilities like lages Farsara, Luthapara, water available from any these pumps. ling 1-2 km from their vil- able to them, villagers in this pond. This pond is also is received." clean drinking water. Chindoula and other vil- of the pumps cannot be Fear of wild tuskers lages to fetch water by dig- risk life to get water by used during all religious pro- Yuvraj Tiwari Village panchayat lages have dug hand consumed as it oozes out The area is inhabited by ging dry river beds always digging river beds. grammes and people come here PS in-charge for their daily activities. Pendra Repair work of only specially designed bridge of British time in final stages

Collector makes surprise inspection Holi fever continued for two days Central Chronicle News than five persons gathered at one place. The youths by of Barbaspur sub-health centre Gourela-Pendra- applying dry colour on Marwahi, Apr 03: their faces danced to the Expresses anger over absence of Following COVID-19 proto- tune of DJ music. The chil- staff without prior intimation Repair work of the bridge in progress. Water starts flowing from Tandula reservoir. col and tight arrange- dren were seen playing on ments of police ensured the streets with their tradi- Central Chronicle News Central Chronicle News problem and immediately required immediate re- water has been released safe and peaceful Holi in tional colour guns. WRD took up its repair pair. After getting sanc- to Bhilai Steel Plant from the district for two days Different Holi enthu- Barbaspur, Apr 03: As Barbaspur holds weekly market Balod, Apr 03: The only work two months back. tion from the govern- Tandula canal. Further and no untoward incidents siasm in villages it connects to many surrounding villages and hence col- specially designed bridge Actually the bridge is ment, repair work was water from Tandula were reported in these There was totally differ- lector S N Rathore took a decision to make this place as of British time taken up constructed over the started without disturb- reservoir is now available days. ent mood of Holi among COVID vaccination centre. Collector along with Janpad for repair by WRD two canal which supplies ing the actual design of for daily use to Balod, The people remained in- the youths in villages. At CEO made surprise inspection of the centre and was months back after it had water not only to Balod the bridge. Durg and Bemetara dis- doors and preferred to some places they danced to ANM female staff on duty was found to be absent. In ad- developed leak is in its district but also to Durg From the start of re- tricts. After the repair play Holi with family Holi songs while in other dition, Friday being a weekly market days health clinic final stages of comple- and Bemetara districts. pair work till March work about 600 cusecs members. As the day was places they danced to the runs in the market for the convenience of villagers who tion. This bridge situated at a month, Bhilai Steel Plant water is released daily declared a Dry Day liquor traditional musical instru- come to this market. At the time of collector and other After the water was re- distance of 10 km from was not given water from from Tandula to meet the shops were closed and as ments. The flavour of tra- officials visiting this sub health centre as the staff was leased in the canal this Balod district headquar- Tandula. With now the re- water requirement in the Section 144 was imposed ditional Holi celebration found absent collector express anger and issued show- bridge developed leakage ter is of British time and pair in its final stages month of April. in the district not more was seen in the villages. cause notice. Talented Basketball player Priya joins SECR Containment zone declared in Bhanupratappur of K Rajeshwar Rao and Mrs Bhanupratappur, Apr 03: In Nagar Chandan Kumar have entrusted Central Chronicle News K Radha Rao continued her Panchayat Bhanupratappur ward responsibilities to various depart- Rajnandgaon, Apr 03: training and finally got number-01, ward number-09 and mental officers for action in the Talented player of employment in sports quota. ward number-14, 100 meters of the containment zone. Sub-Divisional Kanwakhera Basketball DPS Rajnandgaon and above infected areas were identi- Magistrate Bhanupratappur and Ground and international Yugantar Public School are fied as containment zone by Sub-Divisional Officer Police Basketball player Priya the two venues where talent- Collector and District Magistrate Bhanupratappur have been entrust- Sharma has joined SECR ed girls receive free training Chandan Kumar, due to total 24 ed with the responsibility for law under sports quota. There is and also are offered free resi- persons found infected with corona and policing. no dearth of talent in this dential facility. virus. The perimeter has been Responsibilities have been Kanwakhera Basketball declared a containment zone. assigned to Bhanupratappur, Commander for the home delivery will be able to enter the contain- Ground of Bhilwara, only There will be only one gateway Executive Engineer of Public Works Achievements of Priya of essential goods. There will be a ment zone, ensuring physical dis- requirement is actual training for entry, exit in the constituent Department for barricating for only 1. World school basket- complete ban on all types of traffic tancing and sanitization, the and opportunity. zone, in which the posted police one entry and exit arrangement. ball 3x3 champi- in the Containment Zone. For any responsibility of the station in Four years back Priya officers will ensure the physical dis- Similarly, for the provision of sanita- onship 2018 Balgrade reason other than medical emer- charge of any other person will be Sharma's trainer Vijay Babel tancing and enter the details of all tion in the contention zone, the Serbia the persons traveling for the supply gency and agricultural work, the strictly complied with the rules of Chief Municipality Officer, Nagar requested Basketball trainer 2. Paris World games of medical emergency and essential exit of the contention zone, house the contention zone. Police Panchayat Bhanupratappur and from Jaipur Rajendra Mertia Paris items in a register. All shops and will be prohibited. patrolling will be ensured according SOP as per the medical monitoring, to request his diploma batch- In the case of medical emer- to the standards of the Health 3. More than 04 gold other commercial establishments medicine, masks, PPE kits and mate and international gency only, the pass will be issued Department. According to the medal, 02 silver and under the Containment Zone will block medical officer Basketball coach K Rajeshwar remain closed till further orders. by the Incident Commander with instructions of the Health Bhanupratappur for biomedical and brought Priya Sharma to Staying there Priya won 03 bronze medal in the consultation and permission of Department, necessary surveil- Rao to impart training to various national bas- The supply of essential goods will waste management and to ensure DPS Rajnandgaon and started medals at different national the Chief Medical and Health lance, contact training and sample Priya Sharma. Accordingly, K ketball champi- be ensured at reasonable rates the availability of essential items in giving her training. Later she events and even took part in Officer Kanker, Block Medical checking will be undertaken by the Rajeshwar Rao and Mrs K onship through the home access service by the contention zone. Radha Rao accepted the was sent to SAI Hostel for tri- international competition. the officer-in-charge. Due permis- Officer. The persons involved in the Chief Medical and Health Officer. Responsibilities have been assigned supply of essential commodities Collector and District Magistrate request of Rajendra Mertia als where she got selected. Priya following the footsteps sion will be given by the Incident to Tehsildar Bhanupratappur ECoR shatters all records of IR in freight loading

by it. Khurda Road division has bettered its tar- get of 127.02 MT by achieving 131.37 MT. Khurda Road and Waltair divison have obtained 4th and 6th position respectively in Indian Railways among all zones in freight loading. Sambalpur division has bettered its last year loading of 11.48 MT by loading 12.37 MT of freight this financial. To achieve this loading figure, East Coast Railway has utilised 8447 Wagons per day during the period, i.e. about 154.8 Rakes/Trains Bhubaneswar, Apr 03: East Coast Railway has per day. During the period, South East Central shattered all records of Indian Railways in Freight Railway (SECR) has loaded 186.51 million tonne Loading in the Financial Year 2020-21. From 1st of freight and South Eastern Railway (SER) has April, 2020 to 31st March, 2021, the zone loaded loaded 175.79 million tonne of freight and 205 million tons of freight shattering the earlier became the second and third highest loading record of highest Freight Loading that was held zonal Railway, respectively. by erstwhile undivided South Eastern Railway in The zone which is under the stewardship of the year 2002-03 when it loaded 202.56 MT. By its General Manager Vidya Bhushan, has this, ECoR became the 1st Zone to cross the mile- began thinking to make impossible possible. stone of 200 million tonne of loading for 2 times The General Manager has been encouraging in a row. It also broke its own record of 200.95 MT and motivating its workforce right from the of freight Loading achieved last financial year day one. Right thinking with positive Attitude 2019-20. The target set by the Board for the and continuous hard work has been the hall- financial year for ECoR was actually 203.02 MT, mark of this zone. Operations department and which the zone has clearly surpassed. all contributing departments have been phe- The three divisions of the ECoR have con- nomenal and have contributed their bits to tributed greatly to the stupendous feat achieved their best possible extent. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, SUNDAY, APRIL 04, 2021

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Middle class and elderly Chronicle be spared Since 1974 Volume 9 No. 04 Let the middle class and elderly be spared from rate cut on small sav- ings schemes as these are lifeline A tight contest for them and they bank on the inter- But for the not-so-unexpected drama in Nandigram, the high-pro- net accrued over years to meet their file constituency where Mamata Banerjee is locked in a tight con- financial needs and though the test with her colleague-turned-foe, Suvendu Adhikari, polling in the internet rates are quite low but the second phase on Thursday largely passed off without major inci- much-harried comman feels reas- dents of violence or disruption either in Assam or in West Bengal. sured that he has something to fall Sixty-nine assembly seats in the two states polled on Thursday, 30 back on and moreover new rate on of them in West Bengal. Typically, West Bengal Chief Minister and PPF was reported to be the lowest the spearhead of the Trinamool Congress was engaged in one of since 1974 which the Govt has now her contretemps, targeting the Election Commission and the retracted promptly but still the govt owes.an explanation as to why it Central government. She landed at a polling booth sometime after took the mindless, people-, noon, claiming that her polling agent was missing, the suggestion unfriendly decision and inconsider- being that in the preceding night he had either been beaten up/kid- ate step in first place.It is a matter napped or won over by the Adhikari camp. Similar complaints were of common sense that the interest heard from a number of BJP candidates in several constituencies. rates should have been left Yet, it was Mamata who enacted the drama, parking herself in the unchanged when country is in throes wheelchair outside a booth, putting an SOS call through to State of the second wave of pandemic and Governor Jagdeep Dhankar and fulminating generally against the the least that the government can do biased Election Commission. All this while a New Delhi television is to pay attention to this section of channel dedicated life-long to the service of the Congress in par- society that is contributing signifi- ticular and the Opposition in general made it out as if utter chaos cantly to the Economic recovery.The and confusion prevailed, and it was the handiwork of the BJP sup- announcement of sharp cut in inter- porters while one could see in clear sight they being outnumbered est rates turned out to be a cruel People gather and swim at Repulse Bay as beaches re-open in Hong Kong on April 3, 2021, along with swimming April Fool’s, Day joke for small by the TMC supporters ready to have a go at their rivals. The fact pools and the relaxing of Covid-19 related social distancing rules. is that an undercurrent of violence and intimidation has always pre- savers and senior citizens and with- vailed in the polls in West Bengal. For long, the Left had enjoyed an in 12 hours fears of electoral back- lash forced retraction of orders upper hand in this department and thus reigned supreme for over issued by’oversight’ The faux pas on three decades. On coming into power, she too followed the same the govt’s part exposes a flawed strong-arm tactics of the Left, with most of the local hoods and Who holds the ACE in Tamil Nadu? approach to policymaking.After all goons shifting allegiance to her party. Instead of development, nay the lower interest rates were not bread and butter issues, both sides harped on extraneous matters to be defeated. Poll trends votes and DMK votes. T N ASHOK can therefore be very decep- Thirumavalan with his pop- some overnight decision-they have such as the local versus outsiders or indulged in a barely concealed tive. Issues make up the ularity among the Dalits been part of well-thought out and attempt to polarise the electorate on religious lines. The BJP can- With hardly 10 days to go voter’s minds. In the 2021 could swing that vote base sustained plan to reduce the overall didate in Nandigram openly made references to ‘mini Pakistan’ and for the assembly polls in polls there are major issues. in his favour cutting into the rates of interest across all types of ‘Begum’ Mamata Banerjee and she, in turn, talked of her Brahmin Tamil Nadu, it is still un- So, a voter can decide as per AIADMK votes. instruments and the biggest benefi- gotra in a crude attempt to evoke sympathy among the majority clear as to who is “”Heads his mood and his favorite Kamalahasan’s fledgling ciary of such lower interest would voters who constitute nearly 70 per cent of the electorate in this Up”, as poll predictions vary party. party could win no seats or have been the Govt itself.The vast assembly segment. It is significant that there is no mention of the week after week. It was But the DMK is stoking very few but has nuisance majority of people prefer such sav- Congress-Left alliance which is in the fray but seems to have been Heads Up for the DMK and the fire of corruption value in cutting into both ings options because of the per- written off by the voters even before the first vote was cast. Stakes its allies earlier on. By Mid- against the EPS-OPS com- DMK and AIADMK votes. ceived safety.and nearly 85per cent in Nandigram are high. A win for Adhikari would firm up his claim March it was Heads up for bine, which the BJP led The absence of Rajni at the of domestic financial savings are in to lead the BJP legislative party, whether it comes into power or the EPS-OPS combine based and hence he was respected NDA is desperate to retain. polls is a big blow for the bank fixed deposits and small sav- ings schemes. Rather than looking heads the Opposition. As for Mamata, should she win in Nandigram on performance parame- more for his writing nd ora- 2021 polls are entirely dif- AIADMK and BJP combine. at it from an accounting perspec- but cede power to the BJP in the state she will have a tough time ters. Some argue stability of torial brilliance, which till ferent. Neither the oratori- DMK’s allies are the com- tive, the Govt should view small sav- retaining her supporters, given that the TMC lacks an organisational leadership in DMK as pro- today remains unmatched. cal giant Karunanidhi is on munists who are losing jected by its leader Stalin The 2021 assembly elec- the scene, who can hold an their hold in the state. But ings schemes through social lens structure and relies generally on local toughs and influence-peddlers gave the Dravidian party tions essentially lack both audience spell bound, nor caste politics could play its Yash Pal Ralhan, Jalandhar who act as interested middlemen taking cuts in government payments the Heads Up. these key elements which the beauty, grace, charm card here as the richer busi- to the ordinary people under various Central and state welfare Charisma vs oratory is sway the voters. It’s a big and beauty combined with ness classes in nadars , chet- Politicisation of award schemes. It is the popular backlash against what the prime minister the mool mantra of TN poli- factor at the polling booths. carefully crafted speeches of tiyars , could bet on the People wonder, why Shivaji Rao has called ‘tolabaazi’ that accounts for the stupendous rise of the BJP tics. These two factors have The strength of DMK has al- Jayalalitha are there. DMK. Gaikwad alias famed as superstar in the state, especially when the voters had the same experience pre- time and again played a ways been the stature of Neither Stalin measures up Having allied with the Rajinikanth can claim on India’s high- viously under the Left and Congress dispensations. The Nandigram great role in the elections re- Karunanidhi as leader who to his father’s stature or his Congress, Left parties and est award in cinema, the Dadasaheb fight is bound to find reflection in other constituencies in the state, turning one over the other kept the party united oratorical brilliance, but other regional players, the Phalke Award, and why not his first co- albeit with less intensity and media attention. barring exceptions, when throughout. DMK has in the gives a flatteringly deceptive DMK will be hopeful of im- charisma scored over orato- past three decades built up a image of a strong leader- proving upon its 2016 per- actor and by an established actor, ry skills. Puratchi committed base of of 29 to ship having undertaken a formance when it won just Kamal Haasan,or many luminaries Thaliavair MGR managed 30% of the votes , the votes 1100 km pad yatra meeting 89 seats from two seats in have missed out on the pinnacle of the Joe Biden’s bold bet to retain two terms as CM they poll whatever the polit- personally all the voters in 2011. The BJP wanting a cinematic world’s achievement and and his successor the glam- ical situation . But in all the 35 districts of the states. foothold in the state, has al- haven’t got it to date? And who forget President Joe Biden is governing like a man in a hurry. Three ourous puratchi thalaivi elections, it’s not the per- On the other hand , the lied with the ruling one of the brightest icons of the India’s weeks ago, he persuaded the US Congress to pass his $1.9tn selvi Jayalalitha retained centage of votes that count, AIADMK is a highly fragile AIADMK . The Times Now entertainment world Kishore Kumar’s Covid stimulus package. This week, he began the task of build- two terms , defying poll pun- its how you are able to con- outfit kept together by de- Cvoter Opinion Poll was idiosyncrasies and “anti-establish- ing congressional support for an even larger jobs and infra- dits’ predictions. vert the poll percentages to centralized autonomy. conducted between 17 ment” (during ‘Emergency’) behaviour structure renewal plan. The package is worth at least another Undoubtedly none could seats, the most important Tamil Nadu polls have al- March, 2021 and 22nd March worked against him. I am not to say $2tn. It involves massive investment in transport, housing and match the writing or orator- thing to win an election. ways been a direct fight be- across 8,709 participants that the superstar Rajinikanth is commercial buildings, green jobs, social care and much else ical brilliance of DMK And every time it’s the un- tween the DMK and The state of Tamil Nadu unworthy of the award, but the sheer besides. Further spending plans on “human infrastructure” in leader Mu Ka Karunanidhi , decided 4 to 5% of swing AIADMK because of the is set to head to the polls in a cockiness of the Bharatiya Janata the shape of aid to the poor, to parents and to women are neither MGR nor votes that determines who powerful personalities both single-phase election com- Party (BJP) in disregarding established expected in a few weeks’ time. The total cost may end up close Jayalalitha could hold a can- is the winner in any election had. Today also its going to mencing on April 6. Since norms has to be criticised. The BJP in to £4tn. This week’s package involves several bold bets whose dle before him, but the in any state, leave alone be a direct fight between 1967, politics in Tamil Nadu, its desperation to gain a toehold in outcomes should be closely watched in America and beyond. Tamil Nadu electorate has Tamil Nadu. In the 2021 DMK and AIADMK but the with its 234 seats, has been Tamil Nadu, demeaning the award for Mr Biden’s central proposition is that the federal government mostly been swayed by polls the swing factor is esti- fringe parties would have a dominated by the Dravida its political gain. Who knows the days can resume the activist role in economic growth that it played beauty than brains, both mated at around 6.6% and better say than before, Munnetra Kazhagam are not too far when 88 years Padma in the mid-20th century under leaders from Franklin Roosevelt MGR and Jayalalitha were with the summer heat al- Consider the ally of (DMK) and the ruling All Vibushan ‘MetroMan’ Dr. Elattuvalapil to Richard Nixon. This comes with a second twist, that the extremely good looking and ready simmering, one does AIADMK in PMK led by India Anna Dravida Sreedharan also claim on India’s high- est civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ activist role can deliver tens of thousands of well-paid and while not expect more than 60% to Ramadoss and his son Dr Munnetra Kazhagam (though he refuses to talk in a TV unionised climate change and clean-technology jobs, rather MGR lacked the oratorical vote. A high voting percent- Anbumani Ramadoss, they (AIADMK). But remember interview about ‘love jihad’ and beef, than those that involve pouring concrete or boosting fossil fuel skills of his opponent age generally indicates an control the vanniyar belt of similar poll projections in and walks out) because he would be consumption. Wrapped into this is a third gamble, that the Karunanidhi , Jayalalitha anti-incumbency vote. Some voters. Captain 2016 by these agencies were had both beauty and brains times when a political party Vijayakanth’s DMDK which proved entirely wrong. So, the BJP’s face in the Kerala? United States can take on and defeat China and other Asian Whatsoever, the politicisation of the economies to become a global leader in the semiconductor, and was no less an orator fiercely attacks a ruling has rejected AIADMK but this time around one does that the DMK supremo. party, a high voting percent- allied itself with the rival not know whether the poll Dadasaheb Phalke Award brings down electric battery and electric vehicle industries. Spending of Karunanidhi was a script age would mean the people TTV Dinakarans AMMK, projections are for real or both the value of award and the $213bn on energy-efficient housing and construction, and of writer and not a film star don’t want the sitting party could cut into the AIADMK imaginary. awardees. $174bn on electric vehicle incentives are the centrepieces of Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee, Faridabad the package. Given that the US is the planet’s second largest fossil fuel emitter, these are the right priorities. Whether they go far enough is more doubtful. In a country with more than 276m vehicles, the planned 500,000 vehicle charger points by 2030 will not go far, for example. But improved high-speed WHAT THEY TWEET! broadband in rural and urban America is desperately needed, not least to reduce inequality. More traditional infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges, rail and disaster resilience Sen. Susan Ravneet Kaur@ are part of the package. Airports, on the other hand, come low Collins@SenatorCollins Ravneet85005514 down the pecking order. The president is also making a big This has been a terrible & tragic April is an important month for gamble on taxation. Unlike the stimulus package, the new year for the Capitol Police and Sikhs around the world. For more their families, who today suffered spending will be paid for by new corporate taxes and taxes on than 300 years, Sikhs come the death of an officer while the wealthy, not by new borrowing. Partly for that reason, Mr together to mark the creation of another remains hospitalized. Biden faces an even tougher road in getting Congress to back the Khalsa of Sri Guru Gobind Each and every day, these police- Singh Ji, which imparts the values him. While many Democrats say that the plan does not go far men & women put their lives on enough, others cavil at its size and implications. With wafer- of equality, selfless service and the line. I am so grateful for their social justice that are so important thin Democratic majorities in both houses, and the Republican courageous service. party obdurate in its opposition, the president is unlikely to get Kanchan Gupta@KanchanGupta to the Sikh his way without concessions on both wings. If this suggests an Not everybody who is ‘scared of ultimately doomed effort to re-energise bipartisan politics in an #COVID19 ‘ lives off taxpayers money. Vice President of India@VPSecretariat Nilanjana Roy era of ideological confrontation, it is important at the same time They also work for an honest living. Mr. Kishan Kumar, Chief Administrator of Puri Shrimandir, presents a photo of Lord Jagannath to the Vice @nilanjanaroy to recognise the historic nature of the president’s basic propo- And, they have the right to demand President in memory of his visit to Odisha. Mr Naidu congratulated them. “But something has changed inside, responsible behaviour by no-maskers, sition. Mr Biden may be acting like a man who is aware his con- too, because in my 40s, I had plenty no-vaxers, crowders. Their livelihood gressional base may not outlast 2022. But he is also trying to of success and none of it seemed ade- has been once again imperilled by reck- show that government is still capable of doing big things, and quate, which was why I felt so churl- less protocol violation. even of proving that democratic capitalism can work. ish. 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London, Apr 03 (PTI): bral venous sinus thrombo- not unusual in comparison sis (CVST) and 8 reports of to other types of routinely The UK's medicines reg- other thrombosis events used vaccines. The overall ulator has confirmed seven with low platelets, out of a safety experience with cases of blood clot-related total of 18.1 million doses both vaccines is so far as deaths in people who re- of COVID-19 vaccine expected from the clinical ceived the AstraZeneca given by that trials, it adds. Oxford/AstraZeneca vac- date, the MHRA report The MHRA added that cine against COVID-19, but said. there were no blood clot re- stressed on the safety of On the basis of this on- ports for the the jabs as there is no evi- going review, the benefits Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, dence of a causal link. of the vaccines against the other jabs being rolled The Medicines and COVID-19 continue to out- out in the UK. Healthcare Products weigh any risks and you Concerns had been Regulatory Agency should continue to get your raised about blood clots (MHRA) said in its latest vaccine when invited to do after a small proportion of Yellow Card monitoring of so, it said. cases arose among millions the coronavirus vaccine The regulator said that who received the programme this week that investigations are under- Oxford/AstraZeneca jab of the 18.1 million people also being produced as way to determine if there across Europe. Some coun- who had the Oxford vac- Covishield by the Serum is a link or if the cases are tries, such as Germany, cine in the UK, 30 people Institute of India, far out- a coincidence and reiterat- have restricted its use to developed blood clots and weigh any risks. ed that increased adverse certain ages but the seven had died as of March Our rigorous review into reaction or ADR reports re- European medicines 24, which is included in the UK reports of rare and flect the increase in vac- watchdog and the World rare cases. specific types of blood clots cine deployment. Health Organisation Its official advice contin- is ongoing. Up to and in- The number and nature (WHO) both continue to ad- Activists burn a banner with the flag of Pakistan during a protest against an attack to a Hindu temple in Pakistan's ues to be that the benefits cluding 24 March, we have of suspected adverse reac- vise that it is safe and effec- Rawalpindi, in Amritsar on Saturday. of the vaccine, which is received 22 reports of cere- tions reported so far are tive. Probe panel submits report to SC on No question of Yediyurappa Spotlight on Edappadi where CM resigning as CM: Eshwarappa Nambi Narayanan’s illegal arrest Shivamogga, Apr 03 (PTI): has kept AIADMK flag flying high

Q ISRO espionage case against a Kerala High There is no question of Salem, Apr 03 (PTI): Court judgement that said BS Yediyurappa resigning New Delhi, Apr 03 (PTI): "no action needed to be as the Chief Minister of He may not be as charis- taken" against former Karnataka, senior Minister matic as his party leaders, A high-level probe DGP Siby Mathews, who KS Eshwarappa said on the late MG panel appointed by the was then heading the SIT Saturday, as he termed his Ramachandran and J Supreme Court to take probe team, two retired letter to the Governor as an Jayalalithaa, but the sim- erring cops to task for superintendents of police, administrative matter. plicity and ability to con- causing "tremendous ha- K K Joshua and S Vijayan, He said Congress leader nect with people make rassment" and "immeas- and the then Deputy Siddaramaiah was demand- Chief Minister K urable anguish" to ISRO Director, Intelligence ing Yediyurappa's resigna- Palaniswami, seeking an- scientist Dr Nambi Bureau, R B Shreekumar, tion, under the illusion of KS Eshwarappa other term from his Narayanan in the 1994 es- who were later held re- becoming the CM. Edapadi constituency, a pionage case has submit- Karunakaran over the sponsible by the CBI for Following Eshwarappa's ing the Chief Minister. The down to earth person. ted its report to the apex issue, that eventually led the scientist's illegal ar- recent complaint to the former Chief Minister is un- DMK has fielded a rela- court, sources said. to his resignation. rest. Governor against able to digest our organisa- tively less experienced T The SC had on Over a period of almost The apex court in its Yediyurappa, alleging direct tional strength, also he does- Sampathkumar, facing an September 14, 2018 ap- two-and-a-half years, the judgement had said, "We interference in the affairs of n't have anything to criticise uphill task in taking on Crowd at election rally of Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami in pointed the three-member panel headed by Justice think that the obtaining his department, Modi-led government at the the AIADMK Joint coordi- Edappadi. panel headed by its for- Jain examined the cir- factual scenario calls for Siddaramaiah, who is the Centre or the government nator, for the April 6 Tamil mer judge DK Jain while cumstances leading to the constitution of a commit- leader of opposition in the here with as both are doing Nadu Assembly polls. which he held intact, post down for a hat-trick, main- directing the Kerala gov- arrest. tee to find out ways and state assembly, has demand- a good job, he said. Palaniswami's image Jayalalithaa, from the day ly because there is no anti- ernment to cough up Rs 50 The espionage case, means to take appropriate ed that the Chief Minister "That's the reason he dominates the party's cam- he assumed office as chief incumbency in his con- lakh compensation for which had hit the head- steps against the erring step down from his post. He (Siddaramaiah) is latching paign for the polls and he minister in February 2017, stituency as being por- compelling Narayanan to lines in 1994, pertained to officials." had also urged the Governor on the letter to Governor is also shouldering the re- was to retain the trayed by the opposition undergo "immense humil- allegations of transfer of "The criminal law was to intervene and recom- and is demanding for CM's sponsibility of campaign- Vanniyar-dominated PMK DMK. iation". certain confidential docu- set in motion without any mend for the President's resignation. Eshwarappa, ing for allies BJP and as an ally and announcing Secondly,he did not neg- The scientist was ar- ments on India's space basis. It was initiated, if rule in the state. who is Rural Development PMK. He is seeking a fresh 10.5 per cent quota for the lect the constituency. He rested when the Congress programme to foreign one is allowed to say, on "Siddaramaiah is in an ur- Minister in Yediyurappa's mandate from Edappadi community. ensured development in was heading the govern- countries by two scien- some kind of fancy or no- gency to become the Chief cabinet on Wednesday had assembly constituency, This is expected to work Edappadi constituency as ment in Kerala. The tists and four others, in- tion," a bench headed by Minister. People have reject- complained to the Governor about 55 km from here, for in his favour in his home he has done in other parts panel, after investigation, cluding two Maldivian the then Chief Justice ed him, he was defeated in against the Chief Minister the seventh time. turf and the Vanniyar of Tamil Nadu," PMK submitted its report in a women. Dipak Misra had said. Chamundeshwari (con- alleging direct interference He had won from this dominated belt as well. leader N Annadurai,who sealed cover to the apex The 79-year-old former "We are of the view that stituency in 2018), he lost the in the affairs of his depart- constituency four times Agriculture is the main- had contested against court recently. scientist, who was given a the appellant was arrest- Chief Minister post. ment. He had met Governor during the elections held stay in this constituency, Palaniswami in the 2016 The CBI, in its probe, clean chit by the CBI, ed and he has suffered He is now under the illu- Vajubhai Vala and submit- in 1989, 1991, 2011 and 2016 which accounts for a size- assembly election, told had held that the then top maintained that the custody for almost 50 sion that if Yediyurappa re- ted a five- page letter on seri- assembly polls, but lost able population of PTI. police officials in Kerala Kerala Police had "fabri- days. His arrest has been signs, he will become the ous lapses and authoritari- twice in the 1996 and 2006 weavers and palm work- Annadurai, who had put were responsible for cated" the case and the seriously criticised in the Chief Minister," an way of running the ad- polls to the PMK. ers. Vanniyars, Scheduled up an intense fight in the Narayanan's illegal ar- technology he was ac- closure report of the CBI. Eshwarappa said. Speaking ministration by the Chief Also, he won the 1998 Castes, Nadars and 2016 assembly election, se- rest. The case also had its cused to have stolen and From the aforesaid re- to reporters, he said there is Minister, in which he point- Lok Sabha election from Chettiyars too form the as- cured 56,681 votes, but lost political fallout, with a sold in the 1994 case did port, the harassment and no question of Yediyurappa ed at three instances where Tiruchengodu constituen- sorted population in this to Palaniswami who ob- section in the Congress not even exist at that time. mental torture faced by resigning and Yediyurappa sanctioned cy. His master stroke in assembly constituency in tained 98,703 votes to win targeting the then Chief Narayanan had ap- the appellant is obvious," Siddaramaiah should not be funds without taking him charting a road map to Salem district. for the second consecutive Minister late K proached the apex court the bench had added. under the illusion of becom- into confidence. success for the AIADMK, "He will win hands time from Edappadi. Malaysian FM faces flak for calling Chinese FM ‘elder brother’ Centre withheld funds meant for Maha out of bias: Congress Kuala Lumpur, Apr 03 (Reuters): Wang Yi would pursue closer policy in the region, particu- Mumbai, Apr 03 (PTI): the BJP of acting irrespon- tries to check the spread of is working hard to mitigate ties between the nations, in- larly its maritime claims in sibly amidst the pandemic, coronavirus. He had also the hardships of the people. Malaysia's foreign minister cluding post-COVID-19 coop- the resource-rich South The Congress in a day after Leader of hinted that a lockdown was "However, the Centre had stressed on Saturday that his eration and fighting the pan- China Sea, some of which Maharashtra on Saturday Opposition Devendra inevitable if new cases con- acted out of bias against the country remained independ- demic. However he provoked conflict with Malaysia's own accused the Centre of Fadnavis said that tinue to go up. "....This is irre- state by not parting the ent in foreign policy after controversy back home when claims. Some Malaysians short-changing the Maharashtra was the only sponsible behaviour. rightful share of funds to some social media users and he told his counterpart in a took to social media to chide Maharashtra government state in the country that Fadnavis should have given the state. Instead of con- opposition politicians lam- joint press briefing on Hishammuddin, saying he by withholding its "rightful didn't provide any assis- information on the aid pro- tributing to the Chief basted him for referring to his Thursday: 'You will always be appeared to be appeasing the dues" to tide over the tance to the people during vided by the Central govern- Minister's relief fund, BJP Chinese counterpart as his my elder brother.' China is global superpower, while op- COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis. ment to Maharashtra. For the leaders had donated to the 'elder brother'. Malaysia's largest trade part- position leader Anwar other disasters like cy- In his Facebook address, last year, the state has been PM Cares Fund for COVID Hishammuddin Hussein, ner, but relations between the Ibrahim demanded the min- clones and heavy rains that Chief Minister Uddhav battling pandemic and natu- 19. What has the state got on his first visit to China as Hishammuddin Hussein two countries have been test- ister retract his comment had hit the state last year. Thackeray had referred to ral disasters like cyclones, from the Rs 20 lakh crore foreign minister, had ex- ed in recent years by Beijing's and issue an apology to the State Congress president the stringent measures floods and heavy rains on its ('aatmanirbhar') package," pressed hope that he and Chinese State Councillor increasingly assertive foreign country. Nana Patole also accused adopted by various coun- own. The MVA government Patole asked. AGAINST UK BILL ‘Bahi khatas’ of Haridwar pandas relevant even in era of computers Haridwar, Apr 03 (PTI): khatas' was carried out on the family details provid- 'Bhojpatra', but those ed by the pandas are con- A step into one of the records are no longer sidered even legally valid, nondescript houses the available, Sikhaula, a Sikhaula claims. pandas live in at revered priest of Even land disputes orig- Kushaghat near Har Ki Haridwar,adds. inating after the death of Pairi here, one will be con- The pandas of people whose names fig- fronted by almirahs fully Haridwar are the original ure in these "ancient" stacked with arrays of yel- inhabitants of the pil- hand-written ledgers have lowing pages in huge vol- grimage town. Before the been resolved on the basis umes. practice of recording fam- of lineage information To the uninitiated, these ily details of clients visit- provided by these docu- "Bahi khatas (registers)" ing the banks of the ments, he adds. may seem nothing but View of 'Bahi khatas' maintained by pandas in Haridwar. Ganga here started, the Lineages of kings and scrap, but for the house pandas used to memorise emperors can be found in owner, these centuries-old last rites of their loved turns over the brittle the names, clans and these 'Bahi khatas', be- "precious volumes" can ones, their family priests pages of one such volume places of origin, and pass sides those of common give the Internet search help them record their lin- carefully so as not to dam- down the information people, Sikhaula says. engines a run for their eage on these scrolls of age them further. orally to their next gener- The utility of these money when it comes to paper. The tradition started ations. ledgers remains intact dredging up family histo- Around 2,000 pandas re- with the invention of The clientele of a partic- even in the era of comput- ries. siding in Haridwar pre- paper and has continued ular panda is decided on ers as they contain infor- As thousands of Hindu serve the lineages of their ever since. Before paper, the basis of the village, mation written in the Demonstrators taking part in a 'Kill The Bill' protest against the Government's Police, pilgrims visit Haridwar to clients in the 'Bahi the practice of scripting district and the state they hands of people's dead an- Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill gather at Hyde Park in London, UK on Saturday. wash away their sins in khatas', says Kaushal and preserving family come from. cestors and signed by the Ganga or to perform Sikhaula, a priest, as he trees or lineages in 'Bahi These 'Bahi khatas' and them as well, he claims.