Actions Giving Results; No New Cases in 25 Districts, Says Govt
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follow us: tuesday, april 14, 2020 Chennai City Edition thehindu.com 14 pages ț ₹5.00 facebook.com/thehindu twitter.com/the_hindu Need to reset our mind Sonia writes to PM to Retail in!ation drops to North Korean leader to adjust to situation, extend free rations to 5.91% as coronavirus Kim Jong-un reshu"es says Venkaiah Naidu vulnerable families hits domestic demand top governing body page 7 page 8 page 13 page 12 Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna Funds of Government of India NEARBY TheActions Indian government’s giving results; funds are keptno innew three parts,Lockdown which are listed extended below: till month-end in T.N., Puducherry Consolidatedcases in 25Fund districts, of India says govt. Contingency Fund of India CM announces free rations for cardholders in May Spike of 905 new cases in past 24 hours pushes nationwide tally to 9, 352 Amid lockdown, huge Public Accounts of India Dennis S. Jesudasan rush in Koyambedu special correspondent CHENNAI/PUDUCHERRY CHENNAI AllNEW DELHI three are described below briefly. PM to address Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Shops in the Koyambedu India registered the largest Edappadi K. Palaniswami wholesale market witnessed spike in deaths due to CO- nation today announced the extension of heavy crowd on Monday as the lockdown in the State till people made last-minute VID-19 on Monday, with 51 April 30 on a day the total purchases, ignoring the Consolidatedbeing reported in the past 24 Fund of India Prime Minister Narendra lockdown and the physical hours, the highest since the Modi will address the number of COVID-19 cases distancing norm ahead of the !rst case was reported in nation at 10 a.m. on increased to 1,173, with 98 Tamil New Year. January. Tuesday, the last day of persons testing positive for CHENNAI Ī PAGE 3 India’s tally with 905 addi- the 21-day lockdown, amid the novel coronavirus. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Thistional cases is has thegone up mostto important of all accountsindications of that the the government.In Chennai, the total num- ‘Persistent hypoxia 9,352 and 324 deaths so far. shutdown could be ber of COVID-19 patients triggered deaths’ ThisOver 857 patients fund have reco-is filled by: extended. At least seven crossed the 200-mark, and Lockdown no bar: Daily wagers proceeding for work near Sundakkamuthur, Coimbatore, on Monday. * S. SIVA SARAVANAN CHENNAI vered. The 51 deaths report- States — Maharashtra, stood at 205 on Monday. Persistent hypoxia (reduced Directed since Sunday and evening in-indirect taxes Odisha, Punjab, West Puducherry Chief Minis- oxygen in the cells) was the clude 22 from Maharashtra, Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil ter V. Narayansamy also an- rencing, the advisory from kg of cooking oil, besides the main trigger for the death of Loansseven each fromtaken Madhya by the Indian government Nadu and Telangana — nounced an extension of the the World Health Organiza- usual allotment of rice, persons who tested positive Pradesh and Telangana, !ve have already announced lockdown till the tion, recommendations would be issued for free in for COVID-19 in the State, from Delhi and four from extension of the lockdown month-end. made by a team of experts, May. The cash assistance of according to doctors. In some ReturningGujarat. of loans/interests of loans tot illthe April 30. governmentThe lockdown by anyone/agency was origi- and the decision taken at that the ₹1,000 has would be extended patients, it happened all of a nally scheduled to end on Cabinet meeting. Besides, for the second time to all The Union Health Minis- DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD sudden. In some, their takentry, however, it on Monday April 14. “All the restrictions COVID-19 could spread if the workers in the unorganised condition did not improve said that implementation of presently being implement- lockdown was relaxed, he sector who were members even though they were The government meets all its expenditureMinisters from this fund.ed under provisions of the added. of various labour welfare provided oxygen supply. Disaster Management Act, A top o#cial told The Hin- boards. Migrant workers TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 2 gaon, Durg and Bilaspur in cases respectively. back to work 2005 and Section 144 of the du the Chief Minister had would get a relief kit with 15 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The government needs parliamentary approval to withdraw money from this fund. Chhattisgarh, and Davan- The Ministry added that Criminal Procedure Code only decided on Monday af- kg of rice, 1 kg of tur dal and 1 Theits action provision plan had started gere, for Kodagu, this Tumakuru fundH ealthis Ministergiven Harsh in Vard- ArticleAs work from 266(1) home ended of(CrPC) the will continue,Constitution in the ternoon to extend of theIndia. lock- kg of cooking oil for May. yielding results in 25 dis- and Udupi in Karnataka. CO- han had reviewed the re- for Ministers in the Union e"ort to contain COVID-19,” down as the Centre’s an- Bakeries could o"er ta- tricts across 15 States, which VID-19 cases have been re- search e"orts for COVID-19 Council and senior Mr. Palaniswami said in a nouncement was delayed. keaway service between 6 Eachhad reported state cases earlier. canported have from 364 its of the own 736 by theConsolidated Council of Scienti!c & bureaucrats Fund on Monday, of thes tatement.state with similar“The PM, in hisprovisions. scheduled a.m. and 1 p.m. Besides, pe- “These districts have no districts across the country. Industrial Research (CSIR) some activity slowly On Saturday, Chief Secre- address on Tuesday morn- ople could get their doubts Thecase reported Comptroller since the last Figures and from the Auditor State along with General the DG, CSIR and ofreturned India to the hitherto auditstary these K. Shanmugam funds said that iandng, might reports perhaps cover toon thethe pandemic clari!ed 14 days and constant vigil is Health Departments put the 38 CSIR Lab Directors who deserted corridors of the Cabinet had decided to [extension of lockdown in] through a helpline manned relevantbeing maintained to legislatures ensure total number of oncases theirat are working management. in close partner- power in New Delhi. go by what the Centre decid- only certain States across by doctors registered with that no new cases may occur 10,439, with 9,015 active ship with the private sector, Several Ministers were ed on the extension of the the country. So, we have opt- the Telemedicine Society of Readin future,” Joint about Secretary ïn theones. otherThe death toll twostood at fromPSUs, MSMEs, Laxmikant departments seen at Indian work at their Politylockdown. ed to take our decision,” he India. Later, the State go- the Health Ministry Lav 358. With 1,957 active cases and Ministries. o#ces, donning masks The Chief Minister, ho- said. vernment noti!ed the exten- Agarwal said at the daily and 160 deaths, Maharashtra and after going through wever, said the latest deci- Mr. Palaniswami an- sion of the lockdown till press brie!ng. continues to top the list. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 the temperature checks at sion followed his earlier con- nounced that ration entitle- midnight of April 30. The districts include Gon- Delhi and Tamil Nadu re- MORE REPORTS ON Ī PAGES 2,3,4, the entrance of the sultation with the Prime ments of rice cardholders - 1 (With inputs from Rajesh dia in Maharashtra, Rajnand- ported 1,455 and 1,104 active 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 buildings. Ī page 8 Minister via video-confe- kg of sugar, 1 kg of tur dal, 1 B. Nair) CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Centre may raise loan to Work as usual Mother drowns #ve pay GST dues to States children in the Ganga Rise in spending to tackle COVID-19 Hunger forced the woman, say activists Nistula Hebbar ter for Agriculture in the special correspondent the water].” NEW DELHI Karnataka government and LUCKNOW Social media users, in- The Union government is part of the GST Council A woman in Bhadohi dis- cluding CPI(ML) leader Kavi- exploring raising a loan to when the Act was drafted trict of Uttar Pradesh ta Krishnan and lawyer pay the shortfall of the under the aegis of then Fi- drowned her !ve children in Prashant Bhushan, howev- Goods and Services Tax nance Minister Arun Jaitley, the Ganga in the early hours er, alleged that the woman (GST) compensation this route can be explored of Sunday. Four out of the drowned her children as she amount to the States as the quite legitimately by the go- !ve bodies were recovered was unable to feed them latter have had to ramp up vernment of India. by Monday afternoon, said due to the lockdown. spending to combat the out- “A discussion was held locals. Ms. Krishnan, who post- break of COVID-19. earlier on how to address if Talking to media on the ed a video message alleging According to senior o#- there was a revenue short- banks of the Ganga, Manju that Ms. Yadav drowned her cials in the Finance Minis- fall. There were concerns Yadav, a resident of Jahangi- children due to food shor- try, the idea has been circu- over what if cess accruals rabad village in Gopiganj, tage, said the woman was lated and since the GST Act were not adequate to pay confessed that she pushed forced to issue a contradic- prohibits withdrawal of the shortfall. The govern- her !ve children, including tory statement in police cus- funds from the Consolidat- ment of India was adamant three girls, into the water tody.