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 he emergence of several TStates as new Covid-19 hotspots besides Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Kerala con-          tinued to push the daily count of fresh infections to newer   here to 8,666. been infected by the mysterious peaks as several States imposed Ranchi accounts for around virus in Jharkhand and 85.47 new lockdown like restrictions he Covid tally in Jharkhand 40 per cent of the 20,651 active per cent of them have recov- on Thursday to battle the Tcrossed the 1.5 lakh mark, cases in the State. Meanwhile, ered, reveals Government data. alarming surge that saw India while the active caseload East Singhbhum also reported In the past couple of weeks, recording over 2 lakh cases jumped above 20,000 on 492 cases against 264 recoveries the growth rate of infection has during the last 24 hours. Thursday as the State reported on the day. The active caseload seen a spike while the doubling While Maharashtra’s tally close to 3,500 Covid cases and there reached 2,504 on the day. rate has dropped in Jharkhand. rose marginally from the pre- 28 casualties in 24 hours, figures At least five other districts On Thursday, the growth rate vious day, ending at 61,695 new compiled by the National Health — Hazaribag, Koderma, of infection in Jharkhand was cases and 349 deaths, Mission (NHM) highlighted. Dhanbad, Deoghar and Bokaro 1.67 per cent against the nation- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, The 28 deaths reported on — reported a triple-digit-spike al average of 0.91 per cent. The Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Thursday took the Covid toll in in cases on the day. Ranchi and doubling rate in the State was Nadu, Haryana, and Bihar have   #         
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    The Government on people, about 41 per cent of a daily count. The State report- Koderma reported two. At least    "  Thursday tested swab samples those registered. The second ed 22,339 new cases and 104     five districts — Simdega, West of 36,349 Jharkhand residents dose was administered to as deaths during the last 24 hours. '(     Singhbhum, Ramgarh, Godda Ranchi continued to report Thursday. As per NHM data, as and around 10 per cent of them many as 7,439 people, only 3 Uttar Pradesh was followed and Deoghar — reported one the highest share of Covid many as 1,393 cases in the dis- were found infected. So far, as per cent of the over 2.7 lakh by Karnataka and Madhya  
      )     Covid death each. cases among the 24 districts on tricts took the active caseload many as 1,51,272 people have registered for the jab on the day. Pradesh. While the southern States reported 14,738 new New Delhi: All Centrally pro-   cases and 66 deaths during the tected monuments, museums /
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. last 24 hours, MP reported and sites under the  !  10,166 cases and 53 deaths. Archaeological Survey of India     '!!'" % 0/2 Gujarat recorded 8,152 (ASI) have been closed with new cases and 81 deaths, while immediate effect till May 15 "    ! 3  Tamil Nadu clocked 7,987 cases due to the surge in coronavirus and 29 deaths. cases in the country, the Union $ #   ' #       () * + New Delhi: In view of a spike Meanwhile, in view of the Culture Ministry said on in the number of Covid-19 alarming surge in the Covid-19 Thursday. An order to this #  !  %%       and takeaways will be allowed. beds in Delhi as more than release guidelines pertaining to cases, the National Eligibility- cases and high occupancy of effect was issued by the ASI and The weekly markets will be 5,000 beds are available. We this as well. Dining at restau- Cum-Entrance Test (postgrad- patients in the Dedicated Covid it was tweeted by Culture #   # !  s the Covid-19 situation in allowed at one weekly market met with the Lieutenant rants will no longer uate) (NEET-PG), which was Hospitals, the Brihanmumbai Minister Prahlad Patel on Athe national Capital turned per-day-per-zone format and Governor and have unani- be allowed, one can avail of the scheduled to be held on April Municipal Corporation (BMC) Thursday evening.     grimmer with the number of the Delhi Government will also mously decided to put a week- home delivery and takeaway 18, has been postponed, Union daily cases rising to staggering monitor crowds at weekly mar- end lockdown in place. Our method for now. Markets, pub- Health Minister Harsh over 17,000, Delhi Chief kets and the markets and pub- understanding is that people lic places etc. will see a stricter Vardhan said on Thursday. !)* Minister Arvind Kejriwal on lic places will see stricter imple- need to travel during weekdays implementation of Covid The decision was taken #  , Thursday announced imposi- mentation of Covid norms. for work and other essential norms,” he added. keeping the well-being of the tion of weekend curfew to Kejriwal appealed to the activities; however, weekends Kejriwal said, “We have young medical students in +,- break the chain of coronavirus people of Delhi to not insist on are usually reserved for leisure been noticing a callous attitude mind, he added. infection. getting admitted to a particu- and entertainment activities in terms of wearing masks, “In light of the surge in -   The Chief Minister lar hospital as beds will be — activities that in the given observing social distancing, #Covid19 cases, GoI has decid- .


 announced that weekend cur- made available in situation can be curtailed and this is not good for safety and ed to postpone #NEETPG2021 few will be implemented in other facilities if required as restricted,” he said. security.” Delhi reported 17,282 exam which was earlier sched-    Delhi along with a closure of Delhi has more than 5,000 Keeping in mind the essen- Covid-19 cases on Wednesday uled to be held on Apr 18. Next .  ) / malls, gyms, swimming pools, beds vacant. tial nature of work and jobs while 104 more people suc- date to be decided later. onfirming the fears of the and auditoriums. The cinema Addressing the media, he done during weekdays, the cumbed to the disease. The Decision has been taken keep- Cexperts that the mega reli- halls will function at 30 per said, “Corona cases are rising in Government has decided to active cases reached to 50,736 ing well-being of our young 4   At present, corona curfew gious congregation of Kumbh cent capacity and restaurants Delhi but the hospital man- issue curfew passes. in Delhi and containment medical students in mind,” is being enforced in these dis- in Haridwar would accelerate will not be allowed to cater to agement in Delhi is under “We will also monitor zones rose to 7,598 on Vardhan tweeted. tricts between 9 pm and 6 am. the pace Covid-19 infection, dining — only home delivery control. There is no dearth of crowds at weekly markets and Wednesday. PTI .
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officials to make all necessary gious congregation in the world New Delhi: The country’s top basket which so far had Covaxin mid the surge in corona arrangements in view of the officially started on April 1. 
  drug regulator, Drug Controller and Covishield. Acases and subsequent panic changing situation every day in The medical workers con- General of India (DCGI), will However, now with growing setting in across the State, all the districts of the State. Yogi ducted 2,36,751 tests during the  &  take a decision on applications demand for vaccination for all, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath assured the State was success- five-day period (April 10 to 14) seeking approval for restricted the Government has issued the has ordered extension of ful in fighting the first wave of in the Mela area. Out of these,     emergency use of foreign-pro- Regulatory Pathway in India for “Covid curfew” from 8 pm to Covid-19 and similarly, this 1,701 samples came out posi- duced Covid-19 vaccines with- Covid-19 vaccines approved for 7 am in districts with more time the second wave will also tive for Covid-19, that means ismissing speculation that in three working days from the restricted use by US FDA, EMA, than 2,000 active cases and also be controlled soon. 0.7 per cent positivity rate. Dthe final four phases of the date of submission, the UK MHRA, PMDA Japan or announced postponement of “For this it is required that It is learnt that in the ongoing Assembly elections in Government said on Thursday. which are listed in WHO the UP Board Exams for Class all citizens strictly adhere to Kumbh area a number of the West Bengal could be clubbed The decision will facilitate Emergency Use Listing (EUL). 10 and 12. The new dates of UP Covid protocols such as masks, Sadhus belonging to due to an exponential rise in quicker access to such foreign As per the proposal, the Board examination will be sanitizers and social distancing. different Akhadas and sects daily cases of Covid-19 across vaccines by India and would DCGI shall prepare detailed announced later, the CM said Not only this, it is have been reported positive for the country, the Election * +     +&    encourage imports, including guidelines specifying regulatory and also ordered the closure of better that people include this the disease. Commission (EC) on Thursday , #    "( that of bulk drug material, pathway for approval of foreign all Government and private protocol in their lifestyle. The death of said there is no plan of clubbing optimal utilisation of domestic approved Covid vaccines based schools till May 15. People should be made aware Mahamandaleshwar Kapil Dev the remaining phases. last Friday, sent a letter to all toral exercise to be conducted ones. This will in turn provide on NEGVAC recommendations. “The corona curfew will be about this,” he said. Dass Naga belonging to the EC officials said that the political parties in the fray in since the pandemic began. a fillip to vaccine manufactur- “Application can be made effective from 8 pm to 7 am in In a bid to ensure an effec- Akhil Bharatiya Nirvani chief electoral officer (CEO) of the eastern State, mentioning The EC has come under ing capacity and total vaccine by the foreign manufacturer all 10 districts with more than tive Covid-19 management Akhada due to Covid-19 has West Bengal has called an all- that instances of elections cam- fire for scheduling the availability within the country, through its Indian subsidiary or 2,000 active cases, including system, Yogi said inflow of come as a shock among the party meeting in Kolkata on paigns/meetings, in which Assembly polls in West Bengal said the Union Health Ministry through its authorised agent in Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, patients from other districts in members of the Akhada. Friday to discuss adherence to social distancing norms, wear- in eight phases. Earlier in the in a statement here. India (in case it does not have Kanpur Nagar, Gautam Budh Lucknow is natural. The ascetic belonging to Covid-19 guidelines issued by ing of masks were flouted were day on Thursday, Mahua The move comes at a time an Indian subsidiary). The Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Therefore, we need to Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh the poll commission. All polit- brought to its notice. Moitra of Chief Minister when India is battling a surge in DCGI will process such appli- Gorakhpur. This order should make additional arrangements was in Haridwar to attend the ical parties have been asked to The letter re-emphasised Mamata Banerjee’s ruling coronavirus infections with over cations for restricted use in be implemented with immedi- here. In such a situation, Kumbh. The ascetic was admit- send one representative for Covid-19 protocols issued Trinamool Congress (TMC) two lakh cases reported in a sin- emergency situation and take a ate effect,” Yogi said while KGMU and Balrampur ted in a private hospital in discussion over following ahead of last October- slammed the ECI over the gle day on Thursday. Recently, decision within three working reviewing the current situation Hospital should be prepared as Dehradun after he was found Covid-19 related protocol for November’s Bihar Assembly scheduling of the polls, calling the DCGI had approved Sputnik days from date of submission of the State virtually with the a dedicated Covid Hospital, positive for Covid-19 in the last four phases of the poll. elections, as well as by-elections it “criminal negligence bor- V, a Russian-manufactured jab, of complete application by the Team-11 officials on Thursday. he said. Haridwar on April 12. This comes after the ECI, in various States, the first elec- dering on manslaughter.” the third in the Indian vaccine applicant.” PNS    R     !"#   $ %&

    22 mummies would be moved ancient Egyptian kings and ney from their previous first time. After that, these mum- It is assumed that the prime understood that it was unusu- eath will come on quick and transferred to a new rest- queens were paraded through Egyptian Museum. mies sailed through the Nile and motive of this parade was to al for all these incidents to Dwings for those who disturb ing place, further fueled a cen- the streets of Cairo, capital of The procession was carried were taken to Cairo in boats. Few attract foreign tourists by pub- occur one after the other at the the king’s peace,” reads a curse tury-old curse of the ‘pharaoh’s’ Egypt. Most of the mummies by the military band with 21- of the mummies were showcased licising its ancient memorials. same time after the decision to written on King Tut’s tomb in mystery. People have ques- belonged to the ancient New gun salute and was broadcast- in glass cases, while the rest were The tourism industry has suf- shift the mummies was Egypt. Rather than taking a log- tioned whether the myth of Kingdom, which ruled Egypt ed live on State television. The stored. The remains of Ramses fered from political turmoil - announced. But there has to be ical scientific explanation, an “the curse of the pharaohs” between 1539 BC and 1075 BC. mummies were moved from II were taken to Paris in 1976 for following the 2011 popular a bigger reason why they have inscription on an ancient tomb, should be blamed for such They had resided there for the Egyptian Museum in cen- intensive restoration work by uprising that ousted longtime happened — rather than just a widely circulated is gaining unusual incidents or not. For more than a century. Under tral Cairo’s Tahrir Square to the French scientists. This is not the autocrat Hosni Mubarak, and run of devastatingly bad luck. attention worldwide. many it was more than just a heavy security these mummies National Museum of Egyptian first time that mummies were more recently, the coronavirus This parade is, rather, a proof of The mummies of Egypt in coincidence that all these trav- were moved from the museum Civilization in Fustatand. transferred from one place to pandemic. the greatness of a unique civil- the past have often been linked esties happened around the where they actually resided to It is believed that these another. Even in 1881, mummies Many believe that a curse isation that extends into the with superstition and bad luck. same time — when Egypt a new home. The mummified mummies were originally buried were taken from Luxor, put in a would be cast upon anyone who depths of history. Moreover, it With the Suez canal blockage decided to transfer 22 royal remains of the ‘pharaohs’ along some 3,000 years ago in secret boat for three days until they disturb the mummies of ancient is Egypt’s biggest promotion in disturbing global markets, two mummies to a new museum. with the other royals were tombs in the Valley of Kings and reached Cairo. Furthermore, Egypt. However, a famous order to invite tourists to return trains running into each other, The incidents that followed transported in climate con- the nearby Deir el-Bahri site. mummy of Ramses II once had Egyptologist Zahi Hawass men- to Cairo after the pandemic. a garment factory blaze and the are perceived as ‘the curse of trolled cases and was loaded Both areas are near the its strips of linen removed in tioned that the supposed curse collapsing of a residential build- the Pharaohs’ phenomenon. onto a truck that was decorat- southern city of Luxor. front of khedive Tewfik (Egypt’s of the pharaohs does not have The writer is a research fel- ing in Egypt; followed with the On April 3, 2021, the ed with wings and pharaonic Excavation of the tomb was ruler in the late 19th century) but any relation to the events hap- low at Indian Council of World country’s announcement that mummified remains of 22 designs for the hour-long jour- done in the 19th century for the nothing happened. pening in the country. It is Affairs, New Delhi.     !  

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The general health Sahay further stated that government's negligence in the BJP’s Babulal Marandi, Singh son of late Rajendra preparedness of the country PM Modi is the only one who rapid spread of coronaviruses Godda MP Nishikant Dubey Prasad Singh won the seat has deteriorated further during is accountable. Instead of tak- is evident. The government is and BJP State president Deepak defeating his nearest BJP can-   6#  - the pandemic exposing the ing concrete measures to neither able to take a decision Prakash among others cam- didate Yogeshwar Mahto. loud claims made by PM and improve the health system in on time nor is it able to provide paigned for the candidate, Meanwhile, the police and   !"#"$  his ministers. There are no beds the event of the pandemic necessary healthcare. Family Ganga Narayan Singh. district administration are in the hospitals, there is a recurrence, he focused all of his members are moving patients The BJP did not give tick- ready to conduct the severe shortage of vaccines, attention and energy on Bengal from hospital to hospital and idents of all the districts, MPs et to its former MLA, Raj Madhupur assembly elections   ventilators, and basic medical elections. “Is the PM con- are unable to get treatment any- and MLAs has been called on Paliwar, who had lost to Haji in a peaceful and fear-free support to combat the deadly cerned only with louder and where. It is time to monitor the Friday on growing matters. In Hussain Ansari in the 2019 environment. Security has been he State Government is virus. Remdesivir injection is louder publicity stunts than health system seriously,” he which the growing cases of Assembly elections by 13,000 beefed up in the entire area. On Tlikely to make changes in unavailable, and the whole with the lives of the people in said. Corona will be discussed by the votes. Ganga Narayan Singh, the instructions of senior police the Jharkhand Academic health system has collapsed,” he the country? The Prime Prakash said that the party for carrying out relief then in AJSU, had got third officers a flag march was car- Council (JAC) exam schedule said. Minister must wake-up to the Bharatiya Janata Party is seri- work. At the same time, dis- highest 45,620 votes. The other ried out in the city by the Police for class 10 and 12 board Sahay enquired, “Who is to grim reality now and now, ous about the growing cases of cussions will be held to run an six candidates are indepen- and Para Military Force. The exams in the wake of the rising blame for this terrible situation? treat this national calamity on Corona. The party will carry awareness campaign by the dent. Interestingly, AJSU, seen police team visited Thana cases of Covid-19 infection in How did we get to this point?” war footing and in ground out relief work on the increas- party. This meeting is sched- as a BJP’s ally, has not fielded Road, Gandhi Chowk, Station the State, JAC officials said on To him the answer is "lack of reality without his usual ing spread of Corona. Along uled to be held under the any candidate in Madhupur. Road, Dalmiyan Chowk, SR Thursday, a day after the ground work yet fake publici- pompous exclamations,” he with this, an online meeting of chairmanship of State president The Left parties in Dalmia Road, etc. during this Centre decided to cancel CBSE a time when the Covid-19 sit- ty at a furious pace." said. PNS the party's state officials, pres- cum MP Deepak Prakash. Jharkhand — CPI(M), CPI, period. class 10 exams and postpone uation in the state is turning class 12 exams. bad to worse. In the past 48 Chief Minister Hemant hours, Jharkhand has reported Soren, after holding a around 6000 Covid cases and       marathon meeting on Covid 60 Covid deaths, reveals gov- situation in the State said that ernment data. The state is also discussions are on holding/can- battling a crisis of drugs and   ASHA Shishu Mandir, Naya items was around 1450 Kgs. All celling the class X and XII hospital beds after the sudden Bhusur, Lalkhatanga, Covid 19 norms were followed examinations in the State. He spike in the active caseload. team of CMPDI and Namkum, Ranchi. along with social distancing said that a final decision is like- The JAC already started the AParadise, headed by the The items that were dis- during the programme. ly to come on Friday. practical exams for class 10 and Regional Director, Regional tributed include Rice, Atta, The ASHA institute at “Given the current situa- 12 on April 6. Institute of CMPDI Ranchi-3, Dal, Cooking Oil, Sugar, Bhusur, Lalkhatanga Panchayat tion, it would be difficult to The president of JPA, Ajay Manoj Kumar, jointly distrib- Chuda, Besan, Suzi and is a home for 60 kids. All hold the exams from May 4. Rai said that it would be unfair uted ration to the needy at Jaggery. The total weight of the these kids were working as The state government will take on ICSE and JAC students if a final call on whether we they are asked to appear for need to postpone the exams or their board exams at a time cancel them,” said JAC chair- when the CBSE has cancelled person Arvind Prasad Singh. its class 10 exams and post- Meanwhile, the Jharkhand poned class 12 exams. Parents' Association (JPA), the “The rules should be the largest parents’ association in same for all students irrespec- the state, shot letters to JAC and tive of their board. We cannot ICSE on Thursday seeking ask ICSE and JAC students to necessary changes in the exam appear for exams at a time schedule in the wake of the when CBSE has made changes Covid-19 situation in the state. in the exam schedule owing to In the letter addressed to the Covid-19 crisis,” said Rai, the JAC Chairperson, JPA has adding that safety of students demanded cancellation of all should be paramount for any   '2'     3
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Referring to modernisa- Quad nations presence there, that will shape our prosperity, greatest strategic threat” to years. “So if an opportunity Making this assertion in his that did not happen. tion of the armed forces, the Australian Prime Minister our security and our destiny, rules-based international order. arises, we have the capability lecture at the Raisina Dialogue, The CDS said the interna- CDS described the F-35 fight- Scott Morrison said here on rial claims and the unprece- individually and collectively,” The two Navy top com- and capacity to come togeth- he also said the country proved tional community came to er jets of the US as a state of the Thursday the region has dented pace of military mod- Morrison said. “The Indo- manders during the conclave er in almost a plug and play it will not get pushed under any India’s support to say that “yes art platform but added that he become the epicentre of strate- ernisation in the region. Pacific is the epicentre of strate- held virtually discussed the mechanism,” he said. pressure in apparent reference there is an international base- was not sure whether the US gic competition. “Democratic sovereign gic competition,” he added. potential of the Quad and The US Navy commander to the nearly ten-month long rule order which every nation will share the technology with Making this observation in nations are being threatened Morrison also said the agreed that there are many new said the Quad has tremendous stand-offs in Eastern Ladakh. must follow. That is what we India. the ongoing Raisina Dialogue and coerced by foreign inter- corona pandemic has provid- spheres of engagement where potential for cooperation, He also said China is using its have been able to achieve.” “What they have offered us here, he said in this backdrop ference. Cyber attacks are ed a fresh perspective in creat- the grouping can come going far beyond the security military might and conveying His remarks came in the is a lower version in the F- like-minded nations need to act becoming more sophisticated, ing new opportunities to build together and also include more sphere. “The vaccine approach the message it is “my way or no backdrop of face-offs at sever- series,” he said. more consistently and cohe- including from State-spon- a durable strategic balance in like-minded countries. is a powerful signal to the way.” al friction points in Eastern At the conference, Chief of sively to protect their shared sored actors,” he said at the vir- the Indo-Pacific region. Asked about the future of region that the Quad is work- Rawat said China felt that Ladakh since May last year. The Staff, Joint Staff of Japan Self interests in the face of multiple tual conference. Incidentally, on Quad military in terms of ing for the common good out- it will be able to compel nations tension mounted after a violent Defence Forces, General Koji challenges. “Economic coercion is Wednesday Indian Navy Chief joint patrolling and others, side these four countries,” he to give in to its demands by brawl in June in the Galwan val- Yamazaki said China is attempt- His remarks came as the being employed as a tool of Admiral Karambir Singh the Indian Navy chief said the said. doing a little bit of “shove and ley between the troops of India ing to unilaterally change the Quad nations including India, statecraft. Liberal rules and underlined the high level of Quad started as a consultative Noting that the Quad has push” as it has superior armed and China leaving 20 Indian sol- international order, and that it US, Japan and Australia some norms are under assault and synergy amongst the navies of grouping and has evolved and gained momentum, Davidson forces because of technological diers including the command- is necessary for cooperation months back conducted the there is a great polarisation that the Quadrilateral grown organically. “There is no said, “It’s a diamond of democ- advantage. ing officer dead. More than 40 among like-minded countries in Malabar series of naval exer- our world is at risk of moving countries and said these forces dearth of issues that it can han- racies in region… We should “But, I think India stood Chinese soldiers were also killed areas of disruptive technologies cises off the Indian coast. towards,” Morrison said. can come together in a plug dle and we have a robust think about it in broadest firm on the northern borders but China is yet to officially and counter the “grey zone tac- China has objected to it saying He said a polarisation is and play mechanism in case of engagement with the navies of possible terms.” and we have proven that we will make public the number of tics’’. the Quad will lead to militari- taking place between authori- a military need in the Indio- all Quad members,” he said. He also said China seeks to not get pushed,” he said at the casualties. He said China does not sation of the Indo-Pacific tarian regimes and liberal Pacific region. The Navy chief said the exploit the current global pan- virtual conference. As a result of a series of mil- recognise the legitimate interests region. democracies, adding that a lib- Participating in the Quad navies already enjoy demic with increased military He said India was able to itary and diplomatic talks, India of Japan and other countries in Without mentioning any eral democracy and a liberal set Dialogue inaugurated by Prime high degree of interoperabili- aggression throughout the get support of the internation- and China completed with- the region and such an approach country, the Australian Prime of values underpin the global Minister Narendra Modi on ty and highlighted that the Indo-Pacific. He added that al community by standing firm drawal of troops and weapons will heighten tension, adding Minister also referred to the order that has delivered so Tuesday, Admiral Philip Scot Malabar exercise started with China’s intent is to undermine in preventing the attempt of from the North and South rules-based order is necessary growing tensions over territo- much to the world. Davidson, Commander of the the US in 1992. international law and norms. changing the status quo in the banks of Pangong lake in for stability in the Indo-Pacific region. February. The two sides are now region. Yamazaki also noted that “They tried to ensure that engaged in talks to extend the any probable contingency in breaching the line that leads to which follow international The CDS said the world is conflict being employed by think-tank, in partnership with they can change the status quo disengagement process to the Taiwan directly impacts the open conflict,” he said. order. There are others which becoming “fragile” on account clever use of disruptive tech- the Ministry of External by the use of disruptive tech- remaining friction points. defence of Japan. Rawat said geo-politics, depend on their own law and of threat from high-technology nologies could paralyse net- Affairs(MEA), Raisina Dialogue nologies without using Rawat said “They feel that Chief of Defence Force of coupled with geo-economics, is make their own rules and reg- warfare. “Nations feel that they works causing breakdown of is India’s premier conference on force...They thought that India, they have arrived and they have Australia General Angus seeking to reshape the rules that ulations, try and change the sta- have arrived with better tech- systems like banking, power geopolitics and geo-economics, as a nation, will succumb to the a superior armed force because Campbell said the “grey zone govern the world order and that tus quo. These kinds of things nology, and therefore, threaten grids, transportation and com- and its sixth edition is being pressures that they have been of the technological advantage tactics” are a way to nibble away China is attempting to convey do lead to conflict situations and other nations which probably do munication to name a few,” he held from April 13 to 16. Prime putting on us because of the that they have,” He also said at territory. “We see this in the a message that it is “my way or that is what we are witnessing not have that kind of technolo- added. Minister Narendra Modi inau- technological advantage that “They have been able to create South China Sea. It is very chal- no way.” on our northern borders,” he gy.” Organised by the Observer gurated the high-profile event they have,” he said, adding disruptive technologies which lenging to respond without “There are some nations added. “Unconventional means of Research Foundation (ORF), a on Tuesday. 7 $.     ' # +(     3
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Union Home the severity of Covid-19 among appreciated the role of the He urged the officials in 1994 espionage case awarded Rs 50 lakh compen- Ministry relaxed the manda- people suffering from respira- Service in prompt, timely and Commanders to continue relating to ISRO scientist Nambi sation by the top court. tory renewal of OCI card tory conditions such as asthma befitting response during the their efforts for achieving even Narayanan be given to the CBI On April 5, the Centre had along with the issue of new or chronic obstructive pul- stand-off at the Line of Actual greater results in the field of and directed the agency to con- moved the top court seeking passport renewal of other monary disease (COPD), a Control (LAC) in Eastern indigenous defence produc- duct further investigation on the urgent hearing and considera- countries. The government study has warned. Ladakh. tion and aircraft maintenance. issue. tion of the panel's report also relaxed norms of renew- Researchers from the Making this observation He added that national The apex court said the CBI terming it as a “national issue”. al of OCI card to a person University of Cincinnati in the while inaugurating the first their task. preparations for the future security and economic devel- may treat the panel's findings as The apex court had who attained the age of 20 US found that a one-unit bi-annual IAF Commanders’ Referring to changing must include these aspects, he opment are complementary part of preliminary investigation appointed the panel on years also. increase in particulate matter 2.5 Conference of the year here, international geopolitics, he said. aspects of national policy. and asked the agency to submit September 14, 2018 while Presently, the OCI card is was associated with a 60 per cent Rajnath asked the IAF brass to observed that the perceptible Reiterating Prime Minister Rajnath stressed on the its report to the court within directing the Kerala govern- required to be re-issued each higher chance of hospitalisation fashion strategies for capabili- shift of focus from Trans- Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Self need to continue to work three months. ment to cough up Rs 50 lakh time a new passport is issued for Covid-19 patients with pre- ty enhancement to counter Atlantic to Trans-Pacific has Reliance,’ Rajnath stressed proactively towards the inte- A bench headed by Justice compensation for compelling up to 20 years of age and once existing respiratory disease. future threats. He appreciated become more obvious in the on the need to promote gration process currently A M Khanwilkar said the report Narayanan to undergo after completing 50 years of Particulate matter less or the critical focus of IAF towards recent past. Atmanirbharta in defence underway, implementation of of the three-member panel, "immense humiliation". age, in view of biological equal to 2.5 micrometers refers reorienting for the future. Changing dimensions of infrastructure. the joint logistics plan and to headed by former top court It had ordered setting up of changes in the face of the to a mixture of tiny particles and Speaking about the ongo- war would now include He added the IAF’s order enhance synergy in areas of judge Justice (retd) D K Jain, be the committee to take appro- applicant. With a view to droplets in the air that are two- ing Covid-19 pandemic, the advanced technologies, asym- for Tejas Light Combat joint planning and operations. kept in a sealed cover and it priate steps against the erring facilitating the OCI card- and-one half microns or less in Minister appreciated the role metric capabilities and info- Aircraft(LCA) would result He assured the should not be published. officials for causing "tremen- holders, it has now been width. played by the IAF in assisting dominance, and it was very in a substantial boost to the Commanders of the whole- The top court rejected the dous harassment" and "immea- decided by the Government of For patients without respi- other Government agencies in important that the IAF’s domestic defence industry and hearted support from the submission of former DGP surable anguish" to Narayanan India to dispense with this ratory disease, no association Ministry of Defence in achiev- Siby Mathews, who was then and had directed the Centre requirement. was observed, revealed the find- ing the goal of being a potent heading the SIT probe team, and state government to nom- A person who has got ings published online in the Strategic Aerospace Force. The that he was not heard by the inate one officer each in the registration as an OCI card- scholarly journal Respiratory Commanders’ Conference will committee while Narayanan panel. holder prior to attaining the Medicine. '      & conclude on April 16. was heard. Terming the police action age of 20 years will have to get “Particulate matter is very The status of strengthen- The bench, also comprising against the ex-scientist of the the OCI card re-issued only small, small enough to be ing current combat capabilities Justices Dinesh Maheshwari Indian Space Research once when a new passport is inhaled deep into the lungs, they and the action plan for mak- and Krishna Murari, said the Organisation (ISRO) as a "psy- issued after his/her complet- cross into the blood and also   #  3  ' ing IAF a future-ready combat committee was not to adjudi- cho-pathological treatment", ing 20 years of age, so as to affect other organ systems. Air force would be examined. cate the matter but it had to go the apex court had in September capture his/ her facial features pollution as a result of emissions Issues pertaining to systems, through circumstantial evi- 2018 said that his "liberty and on attaining adulthood. If a from automobiles, factories or      reforms and restructuring for dence and form a prima facie dignity", basic to his human person has obtained registra- other sources is a generator of ensuring more view on the acts of omission rights, were jeopardised as he tion as an OCI cardholder particulate matter,” Angelico he Supreme Court on efficient processes across all and commission of erring offi- was taken into custody and, after attaining the age of 20 Mendy, MD, Assistant Professor TThursday said some of domains and optimised oper- cials. eventually, despite all the glory years, there will be no require- of environmental and public the allegations made against ational training will also be The apex court was hearing of the past, was compelled to ment of re-issue of an OCI health sciences, at the varsity’s judges are so “shockingly false” discussed. the Centre's plea seeking con- face "cynical abhorrence". card. 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Gaganyaan, a move that will CPI-M have urged the Centre country, the Centre on up. shockingly false. You can eas- office of a Judge of that Court they may be more An office order issued by enable Indian flight physi- to restart distribution of free Thursday assured that suffi- The Central Government ily knock out a judge if there or of any other High Court to interested in other lucrative the NGT authorities said that cians to train at French facil- food grains to 810 million cient stocks of oxygen are avail- has asked the States to make is no security. There has to be sit and act as a Judge of the fields like arbitration. the earlier notified summer ities. poor people under the Pradhan able in the country even as it rational use of medical oxygen security of tenure for High Court for that State”. “We think this decision vacation from June 1, 2021, to French space agency Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann has started the mapping of and avoid wastage to fulfill the ad-hoc judges”. Justice Kaul said he con- should be left to the former June 30, 2021 stands cancelled CNES said under the agree- Yojana (PMGKAY), which was sources for supply of medical growing demands. A bench, also comprising curs with the views of the CJI judges. We cannot decide for and shall be working for the tri- ment, equipment developed launched last year during the oxygen to the affected States to An Empowered Group in Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul as every time a judge is them. The chief justice will bunal. by it, tested and still operating first wave of the pandemic. ensure its uninterrupted supply. this regard has also initiated and Surya Kant, which was appointed, frivolous com- definitely discuss with the In lieu of the same, the aboard the International Space Under the scheme, the The States with greater action to ensure the sufficient hearing arguments on the plaints are made and the court retired judge which is pro- period from April 19, 2021, to Station (ISS) will be made Centre distributed 5 kg rice or needs of oxygen are availability of medical oxygen. modalities of appointments of cannot put the posed to be appointed as May 18, 2021 (both days inclu- available to Indian crews. wheat per person and one kg of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya The Government assured that ad-hoc judges, reserved ver- entire system of appointment ad-hoc judge. If the retired sive ) shall be observed as The CNES will also be pulses per family covered Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, the surplus oxygen available dict on a plea filed by NGO of ad-hoc judges in question. judge thinks that he has some- summer vacation for all the supplying fireproof carry bags under the National Food and Chhattisgarh. Besides, with the steel plants is also Lok Prahari seeking appoint- “Ad-hoc judges cannot be thing better to do, then he can benches, it said. made in France to shield Security Act from April- there is more consumption of being utilised as per the need. ment of additional judges in made vulnerable,” the bench very well say no to the “In the light of the sudden equipment from shocks and November 2020. medical oxygen in Karnataka, States have also been asked to the high courts under Article said, adding that too much appointment,” the bench said. and exponential surge in radiation, it said. With various States impos- Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and set up Control Rooms to ensure 224A of the Constitution in fine-tuning may lead to losing The CJI also brushed COVID-19 cases, the compe- The agreement was ing partial lockdowns and cur- Rajasthan. a smooth supply of oxygen to order to reduce the pendency the objective behind the aside the argument that high tent authority has pleased to announced during French fews due to a sharp rise in cases The Union Health the districts. of cases. appointment process. court chief justices may not modify the calendar with Foreign Affairs Minister Jean- in the second wave of the pan- Ministry said that the present The Government has ini- Article 224-A of The top court also reject- be able to hear important respect to summer vacations to Yves Le Drian’s visit to the demic, the need for providing oxygen stocks are more than 50 tiated several measures to Constitution says that “the ed the submission of senior matters, if ad-hoc judges are be observed by all the bench- Indian Space Research food security to the poor is thousand metric tonnes in the ensure the supply of medical Chief Justice of a High Court advocate Vikas Singh and appointed. es of the National Green Organisation’s (ISRO) head- being felt again by some State country. 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But #4"     Incidentally barely a day before a sim- Jehenara’s husband Kamran is a would not let our men vote … we shell out Rs 5 lakh for the job after 2011 we could not vote  ith reports of electoral violence ilar threat came from Birbhum TMC committed Trinamool Congress would sit back home and they adding her sister a nurse had to because they would not let us Wbreaking records with each passing president Anubrata Mondal who referred worker, Biswas’ husband Aroop is would cast our votes … as the give Rs 2 lakh for a temporary job vote,” she says adding “who wants ovid-19 situation turned phase the latest one came from East to earlier incidents of violence and mur- a “comrade-turned-pracharak.” CPI(M) faded the vacuum that at a hospital at Ranaghat. to get hurt … if I die it is good but Cgrave in Tamil Nadu on Midnapore where alleged Trinamool der saying “you are trying to stop me but Such is the intensity of their was filled by the BJP which came Abdul Karim a local from if I get a fractured leg then who Thursday as the State diag- Congress cadres urinated in the mouth of there is no point doing so … murders had hatred that one suspects that with leaders like Dilip Ghosh who Majdia says he has job card but is will look after me … I have nosed 7,987 new patients and a block BJP leader Shyamsundar Das, BJP taken place in 2011, 2014, 2019 … mur- Kamran had a hand in Biswas’ prescribed eye-for-an-eye … that seldom given work in the 100- nobody.” The helplessness is writ registered 29 deaths, which sources said adding the victim was beat- ders will take place this time also.” tank being poisoned last the people lapped up and the days work scheme. “If they get me large on her face. experts like Dr C V en up too. He was referring to a showcause December killing fishes worth whole village became BJP,” Biswas to sign there for 50 days, they will At Hatishala and Ghosh Para Krishnaswamy describing as a Das has been hospitalised at Mecheda notice issued to him by the Election about a lakh of rupees. All for a member of the Matua commu- give me payment for 10 days … there are numerous such families ‘tidal wave of pandemic’. town, sources in the saffron party said. The Commission to explain his conduct regard- political rivalry. nity says, adding the TMC has rest will be appropriated by their that have shifted allegiance from Chennai topped the table of TMC however denied the involvement of ing an earlier threat issued to BJP saying Whereas till a few years ago filled the area with corruption, cut men,” he says. And what if he the Red to BJP. “I am a born districts with the highest num- its party men. Elsewhere at violence-torn “they will be beaten away from this area.” the two families had great deal- money and crime. takes it up with the BDO. “Babu Leftist within, I joined the Brigade ber of new cases on a single day. Nanoor constituency in Birbhum district Meanwhile, hours after coming out of ings. “Both belonged to the Left Curiously “both the TMC then you will not be there to be (Parade Ground) rally in Kolkata The Metropolis tested 2,558 local Trinamool leader Nurman Sheikh on a 48-hour ban from campaigning for and both were happy… After and the BJP are vying for Matua seen the next day… even the BDO but I am working for the BJP new cases of Covid-19 till 6 pm Wednesday evening openly threatened using violent languages BJP candidate from Mamata Banerjee came to power votes but when it comes to the Saheb does not have a say… they locally because CPI(M) cannot on Thursday. Chengalpet, the CPI(M) candidate Shyamali Pradhan with Bongaon Rahul Sinha seemed to return to her men bought over the minor- ground level minorities are pre- have the power to make him do handle the TMC’s money and neighbouring district that hosts chopping of the hands of Left voters. his elements on Thursday referring once ity people here with posts and ferred to the Matuas because sit-ups in public.” muscle power … the BJP match- institutions like SRM University Pradhan is a sitting MLA too. again to the Cooch Behar police firing and other facilities … Kamran joined they vote in block,” says Swapan Anima a 75-year-old widow es them in every respect … and automobile giant Ford test- Nurman accosted Pradhan at Agartar threatening there will be more such firing the TMC. Bhowmick a social worker adding from Shahpur says how she had besides they are in power in the ed 685 new cases. village in Agartar village in Nanoor con- to ensure peaceful voting. As the rivalry began the orga- how “communalization of Bengal to give Rs 10,000 for a room and Centre and can put their big Though the Univesrity is stituency when she went their campaign- Quoting Police Observer Vivek Dubey nizational base of CPI(M) shrank has taken place in the past 5-10 a bathroom to be made under leaders in jail for numerous scams silent about the number of ing. “Why have come here… you cannot he said, “I will once again say that the cen- “not because we were disliked by years.” Indira Awas scheme. “When I if they cross their limits which the cases in its campus as well as in campaign here … there is no CPI(M) here tral forces should resort to firing if there the people but because they would At Hatishala village Naresh refused to give that money they CPI(M) cannot do,” says Tapash residential areas, there is total … we will not allow them (Left voters) to anyone tries to capture booths … in the fir- not allow us to work politically … Mandal a local says, “For my sis- stopped my widow allowance … Ghosh from Ghosh Para in panic in staff quarters as many go and vote … and if they do their hands ing death is not a big question … the point if you join a rally they will fine you ter’s marriage I had to take loan on the one hand they had to show Ranaghat North-East constituen- faculty members were tested will be chopped off,” he was heard telling is you have to ensure free and fair election. often in lakhs … insult your sis- of Rs 2 lakh from a bank at Bagula the list of constructed houses on cy. positive. ,  #        
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Government on Thursday uninterrupted functioning of office by rolling out the pres- the State administration tightened the rules to testing ordered for the next two days, alleged that it is only indulging Taking to Twitter, Priyanka decided to defer the summer the UT administration while tigious e-office project. As prevent further spreading of the disease. He said there was no shortage of vaccines in a "sham" of a 'vaccine festi- tagged a video purportedly Darbar move 2021 and rein- reducing the need for long-dis- such, most of the official record Earlier in the day the Union Minister of State in the State as alleged by certain people. “We val'. He also alleged that there showing Baikunth Dham cre- force its resources towards the tance travel of the public. is available on the web cloud for Parliamentary Affairs and External Affairs have stock of more than 7 lakh doses of vac- is no testing, no beds in hos- matorium in Lucknow being containment of the pandemic. During a high-level meet- which can be easily accessed said Vijayan should be addressed as COVID- cines and the Centre has assured us that we will pitals, neither ventilators nor covered by opaque screens. It was also decided that the ing chaired by LG Manoj Sinha and retrieved by the authenti- IOT because of his reckless behaviour on the day be given more than two lakh doses in the nest oxygen and vaccine is also not "There is a request to the gov- civil secretariat will continue to it was observed that a complete cated employees’ accounts any- of polling (April 6) and in the subsequent days two days,” said the Chief Secretary. available. His sister and party’s ernment of Uttar Pradesh: It is function through its e-office in shift of Darbar offices to where, anytime. when he threw to the winds all norms specified He ruled out the possibilities of total lock general secretary Priyanka futile to invest time, resources both the capital cities of Jammu Srinagar from 30th April can It was also decided that by medical experts. down and pointed out that malls and hotels Gandhi asked the Uttar and energy into hiding, sup- and Srinagar so that the pub- jeopardize COVID-control GAD will issue orders regard- Vijayan had been admitted to the Medical have been instructed to down the shutters by 9 Pradesh government to take pressing this tragedy," Priyanka lic at large is not inconve- efforts in Jammu and Kashmir. ing ‘move’ HoDs, all of whom College Hospital from where he was discharged pm. concrete steps to prevent the Gandhi said in a tweet in nienced at either capital. As elsewhere in the country, the will also need to shift to e- on Wednesday. He is back in his palatial resi- Joy also disclosed that there were 1.15 crore spread of coronavirus and Hindi. As part of the biannual number of COVID cases in the office. This will apply to all dence at Pinarayi where he would be recuper- persons in the State who are of in the age group asserted that it is "futile" to "Take concrete steps to darbar move and the civil sec- Union territory is at an all-time HoDs, barring a few. ating for the next ten days. of 45 and above. “We will vaccinate this entire invest time and resources in stop the pandemic, save lives, retariat's shift, other move high and requires uninter- Meanwhile, the UT gov- The Chief Minister reportedly held a virtual category of people and also vaccinate those "hiding" this tragedy. and prevent the spread of infec- offices and the Raj Bhavan rupted attention for effective ernment also decided to post- meeting with other ministers and bureaucrats below the age of 45. It has been found that per- Rahul Gandhi also took a tion. This is the need of the were scheduled to close in monitoring and control. pone the class XII J&k board on Thursday where it was decided to take dras- sons below the age of 45 are the main carriers jibe asking what PM-CARES is hour," she said. The Congress Jammu on April 30 to May 1 The Government also exams till further orders and tic steps to prevent the spread of the pandem- of the pandemic,” he said. doing, as huge donations were leader had on Wednesday and set to begin functioning in directed the Administrative cancelled ongoing class X ic but without causing any inconvenience to the The chief secretary said that the top prior- given to the fund for handling accused the Uttar Pradesh gov- the summer capital from May Secretaries to put in place a exams. general public. ity of the Government was to hold the public COVID-19 situation. "There ernment of hiding coronavirus 10. robust mechanism for holding The Union Territory A Government Order issued after the examinations for students and he requested the are no tests or beds in hospitals. numbers and said had they Last year also the govern- virtual offices through e-office recorded 1141 fresh cases of meeting said that crowding during public and general public to postpone unimportant meet- There are no ventilators or oxy- been cautious from day one, ment had delayed the shifting and use online/electronic/video coronavirus with Jammu divi- private functions would be brought under ings and gatherings to later dates considering the gen. The vaccine is also not people would not have wit- of Darbar move offices to conferencing/other modes of sion accounting for 434 and strict control. Marriages, house warming func- gravity of the situation. there. But there is a sham of a nessed such times. 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The for securing 2,00,000 vials of led by international cooperation and were held during the seminar like Achased Remdesivir injections at BMC’s stock position on April 7 hap- Remdesivir,” the BMC said. sharing of good practices, delegates 'exploitation of social media as an rates 2.5 times more for than their pened to be 10,471 vials which would On April 7, more than 17,431 beds underscored at a BRICS seminar arsenal ', 'dark web and anonymisers', actual cost, the Brihanmumbai have been sufficient for 3 to 4 days were occupied by covid patients under hosted by India. 'emerging technologies and artificial Municipal Corporation (BMC) on only. MCGM. Therefore, BMC had to bite The National Investigation intelligence', 'crypto currency and vir- Thursday debunked the "perception" “On April 7 morning BMC spoke the bullet and order was placed on Agency (NIA) organised the two-day tual assets: vulnerability of privacy sought to be created by a section of the to Cipla and explored the possibilities April 7 2021 itself to procure 2,00,000 online event here of the BRICS and online stealth', equipping law media that it had purchased of getting supplies of around 10,000 Remdesivir out of which 25,000 vials nations that includes Brazil, Russia, enforcement agencies: counter-ter- Remdesivir vials “at very high rates”, vials. However, Cipla expressed its were received immediately,” the BMC India, China and South Africa on rorist investigations and digital foren- by saying that it “is not correct at all”. inability to supply any vial immedi- said. “In sharp contrast to this prompt New Delhi: All centrally pro- Somnath Temple, daily 'puja' April 13-14. sics. In the seminar, as many as 40 “There is a perception created by ately. Due to supply constraints, no delivery of Remdesivir vaccine to tected monuments, museums will be conducted but no pub- The seminar on the theme experts from the five member coun- a section of the media that the BMC other company showed interest in this BMC by the vendor, Haffkine Bio- and sites under the lic gathering will be allowed, 'Misuse of Internet for Terrorist tries deliberated upon these techni- has purchased Injection Remdesivir at bid,” the statement said Pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd’s Archaeological Survey of India said Nitin Tripathi, the min- Purposes and Role of Digital cal sessions. very high rates which is not correct at “The only bidder, namely Mylan order of 57,100 vials of Remdesivir at (ASI) have been closed with istry's media advisor. Forensics in Terrorist Investigations' Two panel discussions on engag- all. We reiterate that BMC shall always refused to reduce the bid price of Rs. the rate of Rs.665/-, is still not enter- immediate effect till May 15 Last year, too, all monuments was inaugurated by Union Home ing multiple stakeholders from both strive to give the best services to 1,568/- inclusive of GST. The scarci- tained with no supplies made till date,” due to the surge in coronavirus and sites maintained by the ASI Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Tuesday. The public and private sectors to tackle the Mumbaikars. Team Media must sup- ty is not only in Maharashtra but all the BMC said. cases in the country, the Union were closed due to the coron- NIA organised the seminar as India misuse of the Internet and enhancing port BMC in these extremely critical over the country. It was vital to make The BMC also said that around culture ministry said on avirus pandemic on March 17. is holding the BRICS chair for the international cooperation to effec- times to decisively and effectively available Remdesivir to critical patients the time it placed an order on Mylan Thursday.An order to this They reopened in July with year 2021. tively tackle the exploitation of the defeat the Covid pandemic,” the BMC in MCGM without fail. As seen from for purchase of Remdesivir injec- effect was issued by the ASI and strict restrictions like manda- "The delegates at the seminar Internet by terrorists for their nefar- said in a statement issued here. different media reports on April 7 var- tions, organisations like the Surat it was tweeted by Culture tory wearing of masks, cap on appreciated the fact that in the cur- ious activities were also held, the Explaining the circumstances ious States and cities were trying to Municipal Corporation, District Minister Prahlad Patel this the number of visitors and rent milieu of breakneck technolog- statement said. leading to BMC purchasing 2,00,000 procure Remdesivir to protect their Hospital, Satara, Commissioner of evening. "Due to the prevail- social distancing. The curbs ical innovations and ever-evolving BRICS member states in 3rd at Rs 1,568 per vial Remdesivir injec- citizens,” the statement said. Medical Education, MP, Mission ing COVID situation, it has were relaxed later in the year. digital landscape, the challenges per- Counter Terrorism Working Group tions, the BMC said: There is an acute “It was imperative to act fast and Director, NHM, Assam, Navi Mumbai been decided to close all cen- India's daily COVID-19 cases taining to prevention, control and (CTWG) at White River, South Africa shortage of Remdesivir vaccine in the decisively to procure Remdesivir on Municipal Corporation (NMC) and trally protected monuments, surged to a record high of prosecution of the terrorist misuse of had agreed to establish five sub entire country. On 1st April 2021 April 7 or BMC would have faced a Gujarat Medical Services Corporations sites and museums under the 2,00,739 on Thursday, taking Internet are immense," the NIA said working groups dedicated to enhance Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical huge crisis to treat patients. Any Limited placed similar orders on ASI with immediate effect and the country's cumulative tally in a statement. debates over specific challenges on Corporation Ltd. paced orders for delay would have resulted in Mylan. till May 15 or until further to 1,40,74,564, according to "It was emphasised that it is only counter-terrorism front. Thereafter, at 57,100 vials of Remdesivir at the rate Remdesivir going out to other “BMC has taken the lead in plac- orders," the ASI said. Union health ministry data. through expedient international the 4th CTWG meeting at Brasilia, of Rs. 665/- per vial. However, it is a cities/States of India in this scarcity ing the order at the earliest keeping in These include 3,693 monu- The death toll climbed to cooperation and seamless sharing of India was given the Presidency of the fact that till today the said order has time bringing bad name to BMC spe- view the interest of Mumbaikars and ments and 50 museums. 1,73,123 with 1,038 new fatal- good practices in tackling this men- sub-working group on “Misuse of not been entertained by the supplier”. cially when Mumbai is the financial at prices comparable with various In live monuments like Puri ities, the highest since October ace that we can create a safer and Internet for Terrorist Purposes” for On April 5, the BMC floated a bid capital of India. Between money and other cities of India,” the civic body Jagannath Temple and 3, the data stated. PTI secure environment for citizens of one year, it added. 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Farmers going to the and high occupancy of patients ICU beds were being added to dedicated Covid hospital, the he body of a youth from fields early in the morning on in the Dedicated Covid Seven Hills Hospital At BMC has instructed the hos- TSuratgarh village was found Thursday morning noticed that Hospitals (DCHs), the Andheri (East) in north pital management to discharge + 5'/:"O'/"%5*$P<(0((/'($-)'25/0'5 hanging on a tree near the vil- Gulab Singh's body is hanging Brihanmumbai Municipal Mumbai on Thursday. all the existing “stable” under- 5 5%/"(/$'*25$//% ($( 0 /%(0($/ /$(5$ lage. The relatives who reached on a Babool tree near the vil- Corporation (BMC) on “Given that the current going treatment in speciality the spot have accused for mur- lage. Thursday converted Mumbai’s surge in the pandemic cases wards, to shift all such patients Mumbai: In its effort to make available Covid- facility where minimum medical intervention der of the youth and hanging Whose information was famed Jaslok Hospital in south and high occupancy of beds in requiring non-Covid tertiary 19 beds to patients without much of a time lag, is required, more number of oxygenated/ICU. him on tree. The police, who given by the farmers to the Mumbai into a dedicated DCHs – especially in private care to nearby tertiary hospitals the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Ventilator beds can be made available to reached the same spot, took the police along with their relatives. Covid-19 hospital. hospitals is very high, it is nec- in 48 hours and to discharge all (BMC) and major hospitals in the metropolis patients in need of such beds. These beds will body hanging on the tree and After receiving the informa- Announcing this here, essary to increase the number patients admitted for elective have decided to jointly identify four-star and help treatment on time and reduce the fatali- called the forensic team to the tion, the family and police Mumbai Municipal of beds with advance critical treatments by postponing their five-star hotels in their neighbourhood to set ty rate,” he said. spot and collected the evi- reached the spot. Commissioner I S Chahal said: care in Mumbai,” Chahal surgeries. up step-down facilities to accommodate patients The Mumbai civic chief said that the dence and sent the body to the The family created an “Additional 250 Covid beds in said. The BMC has also asked who need minimal medical intervention. BMC intended to set up step-down facilities district headquarters for post- uproar by accusing unknown JASLOK Hospital will come on “Joslok has served as a the Jaslok Hospital manage- Announcing the setting up of stre-down with active participation of major private hos- mortem. There was chaos in people of killing the young man BMC's online dashboard by DCH hospital with advanced ment to augment suspected/ facilities at four/five-star hotels located in the pitals, as an “integral part of these hospitals. the family with the death of the and hanging the body on the Saturday morning to help critical care since the beginning holding area for suspected vicinity of major hospitals in the metropolis, Among the guidelines that the BMC has young man. tree. On this, the police paci- needy patients. Of the 250 of the pandemic and has been Covid-19 cases, if required and Mumbai Municipal Commissioner I S Chahal issued to facilitate linkages between the major Gulab Singh (26) son of fied explaining to the family beds, 40 will be ICU beds”. treating the Covid019 excel- follow all protocols and guide- said: “We have observed that many beds in pri- hospitals and four star/five star hotels include Pransukh, resident of village and called the forensic team In two more major lently. In view of the current lines laid down for dedicated vate hospitals are occupied by patients who do identification of hotels, need for a proper under- Suratgarh, was missing from from the district headquarters announcements aimed at need, we have decided to con- Covid hospitals as earlier. not require emergency medical intervention and standing between private hospitals and hotels, home late Wednesday evening. on the spot. The team collect- increasing Covid-19 beds vert the Jaslok Hospital into a Located on upmarket can be effectively managed at isolation facili- hotels should be able spare at least 20 of its Late in the night, when the ed evidence related to the death across the metropolis, the dedicated Covid-19 hospital. It Peddar Road in south Mumbai, ties such as CCC-2 or step-down facilities”. rooms and that the step-down facilities shall be young man did not reach of the young man from the Mumbai civic chief said that will no longer admit non- Jaslok Hospital and Research “if such patients are shifted to a step down an extension of private hospitals home, the relatives searched the spot.     !  3

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Any mass spread of the pan- largest suppliers of vaccines to year and at vastly alarming ly bring the pandemic under ping malls or airports, not to Any congregation, be it demic in rural belts and small- the world and it is time the proportions than before. The control. forget the recent festival of Holi election rallies, religious or er towns may cripple the back- focus shifts to domestic use. As new strain of the Coronavirus   / The only fact emerging and the Maha Kumbh in social gatherings, must be bone of India. Any amount of we read this, there are five is creating havoc across the from this second wave sweep- Uttarakhand, everywhere there immediately banned if the night curfew or complete lock- more vaccines awaiting the country and straining the exist- ing the nation is that India has is a massive crowd to be seen. pandemic is to be controlled in down may not be able to con- Government’s nod in order to ing healthcare system once failed to take lessons from the It was only a matter of time any manner. It is a mockery of tain the spread of the disease be introduced into the market. again. total lockdown and the first before the contagion started the citizens’ patience and per- if a sizeable chunk gets infect- Speedy approval and speedier Railway stations and bus COVID wave that hit it last spreading exponentially. This weeks, has again got back to sistence if local lockdowns are ed. delivery of the Sputnik V vac- depots are getting packed once year. As the experts rightly explosion of cases that we are ramping up its testing infra- imposed in some cities or dis- India has achieved a great cine in India could go a long again with migrant workers point out, somewhere towards witnessing now was immi- structure to identify the tricts thereby curtailing free feat by vaccinating over 10 way in saving lives. The trying to catch a public trans- the beginning of this year, nent and new studies suggest patients. However, the strate- movement, while thousands crore people in 86 days since Government needs to rethink port back home. Once gain, we when the active cases across that the virus strain is much gy should not have been dis- congregate to celebrate the the exercise began. However, its vaccine strategy and provide can see motley groups of the country started to come more infectious, even though carded or taken lightly in the festival of democracy, or mam- vaccine shortages are being financial support to private migrant workers silently trudg- down drastically, the the mortality rate could be first instance. It took a while to moth religious events like the reported from across the coun- players to ramp up production. ing back home with all their Government and citizens alike, lower. set up centres testing for Kumbh Mela. There has to be try. First the Central Plus, based on vaccine avail- worldly belongings on their threw caution to the winds. What, therefore, needs to COVID across the country political will cutting across Government should ensure ability they should allow every drooping shoulders. The best example of this was be done before India shuts and there were instances of party lines to immediately pri- that all States, down to the last willing person to start taking Thankfully, this time the exo- the number of weddings which down again for business and a mandatory negative reports orities public health and pre- district, get the appropriate the jab. All the facets of this dus on foot does not seem to took place in the last couple of year of irreparable economic before anyone was allowed vent the spread of the conta- number of vaccines and are deadly disease are still be as major as the last time The writer is a policy months or the long queues out- damage is registered? First, as free movement across bor- gion by voluntarily calling off prepared to face any life-threat- unknown, however, last year’s because the trains and buses analyst. The views side restaurants for a seat at the the Prime Minister has been ders. 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Though all this may tory for train passengers from sever- excite you to hop on the train right al Indian territories to register online O+   away, much of the train travel expe- a few days before coming to the state. rience has changed due to COVID-19. You should check all the guidelines With the pandemic not willing to listed by your chosen destination to take a beating, Indian Railways had to avoid breaking any rules and spoiling     P come up with a certain set of rules to your journey. promote social distancing and keep a check on the spread of infection. SHARE YOUR COMPLETE  '  . && '' Because of this, the glam and charm ADDRESS of the train journeys are not what they Earlier, there was no need to  &'  # & ! ' ' used to be. That means a ban on entry share your address details while book- of hawkers selling food, fewer pit- ing train tickets. But now with COVID riti Sanon is the busiest bee of tinsel town current- stops in between to take a joy ride, etc, hovering over our heads, the risk of Kly with more than six films in her kitty. What makes are the new normal. Even after know- an outbreak/new red zone is quite these even more interesting is the range of her films in ing all this, if you have urgent travel imminent, even on trains. So, passen- terms of their genres. From a horror comedy to an action plans and have chosen ‘train’ as your gers have to provide their correct and film, the actor will be seen leading multiple genre films. medium for the ride, there are a few complete address details to the Indian Talking about having so many different genres in her things you need to do or know while Railways so that they can trace them lineup Kriti says, “My work is so exciting because no set, booking your ticket. when needed. no film is like the other. Doing such varied genres is help- ing me explore different shades of myself as an actor.” PLAN YOUR TRAVEL AHEAD OF GET YOUR RT-PCR TEST DONE She adds, “From Bhediya being a horror comedy to TIME As more and more COVID+ cases action in Ganpath, mythology in Adipurush and an enter- COVID is not a hoax and should- surround our country, Indian tainer like Bachchan Pandey, I have many genres that I n’t be considered otherwise. If you Railways have requested passengers to am working on right now which makes all the work even wish to stay at a hotel in your chosen get their RT-PCR tests done within 72- more exciting and interesting. It does also keep me on destination, you should scan through 96 hours of boarding the train, which my toes.” the COVID protocols and go with the guarantees that a person is safe to trav- Sanon has a bag of big budget films in her lineup safest option. It’s also recommended el (after getting a negative result), for which she has been shooting non-stop for a while to go for off-season dates (weekdays) without posing a health risk to other with all safety measures being taken as per government to avoid mixing with the heavy crowd. passengers. The listed timeline varies guidelines. She has been shooting in Arunachal Pradesh Further, you should map the places from one Indian state to another. It’s for Bhediya with Varun Dhawan, which is a horror com- you wish to visit and be prepared to recommended that a passenger gets edy. tackle the infection like a champ. familiar with the rules laid by the cho- She will be seen playing Sita in Om Raut’s mytho- sen destination to avoid any trouble. logical drama Adipurush with Prabhas. She has also NO MORE ‘UNRESERVED The COVID pandemic has indeed signed an entertainer film Bachchan Pandey with TRAVEL’ FOR YOU introduced a few roadblocks in the Akshay Kumar and the drama - Mimi, which will star To avoid overcrowded trains and train travel industry. But as we try to carefully follow the rules laid down by make sure to remember the above (The writer, Dinesh Kumar Kotha, her as the solo lead. The actor also has a quirky com- minimise the spread of infection, overcome these and prepare for a post- the government. So, whether you are details while booking your train tick- is the co-founder and CEO of edy, Hum Do Hamare Do with Rajkummar Rao and her trains no longer allow unreserved COVID world, passengers have to travelling for work or pleasure, just et to experience a safe journey ahead. Confirmtkt.) first action film, Ganpath.

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anchester City set up a blockbuster MChampions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain as Phil Foden’s second-half winner sealed a 2-1 victory at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to send the Premier League leaders through 4-2 on aggregate. England midfielder Jude Bellingham gave Dortmund an early lead, but a sec- ond-half Riyad Mahrez penalty and Foden’s powerful strike moved City into the last four of Europe’s top club compe- tition for the second time. Having also scored the 90th-minute winner to give City a 2-1 victory in last week’s first leg in Manchester, England international Foden again broke Dortmund hearts. “We are finally in the semi-finals and we’re really happy,” Guardiola told Sky with his team bidding to win four titles this sea- "H     " <     P 0  " son. “The guys deserve it because what (PSG) are, Neymar is an excellent player inability to turn dominance into goals as they have achieved this season is incred- and they have eliminated the world’s best Real Madrid held out for a 0-0 draw at ible.” team,” said Guardiola. Anfield to progress to the semifinals of the Guardiola was full of praise for “It’s time to celebrate and drink a lot Champions League 3-1 on aggregate. Mauricio Pochettino’s PSG after they of wine, then prepare to face Chelsea (in Mohamed Salah and Georginio reached the last four by squeezing past the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday).” Wijnaldum were guilty of wasting glori- holders Bayern Munich on away goals. REAL THROUGH ous opportunities to get Klopp’s men back “We saw yesterday how strong they Jurgen Klopp bemoaned Liverpool’s into the tie.