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( tion of economic activities people above 60 years of age. viding the second dose amid occasions in case of onion since March 2020 after the Data speaks: The number acute shortage, but those in the and tomato. ! 671!789 in developing economies have Covid-19 lockdown that forced of vaccinations per week from age group of 18 plus looking for According to the Price low incomes, they also did not thousands of businesses to April last week has fallen by the first dose have been left dis- Monitoring Division of the he ongoing Covid-19 pan- have the means to adopt alter- scale down or entirely shut more than half from a high of appointed. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Tdemic has left millions of native modes of work quickly. down their operations has trig- 2.4 crore in a week ( April 3 to As per the weekly data for the average retail price of urad people poorer due According to the gered a massive rise in April 9) to 92 lakh reported vaccination as available by the dal was 99 a kg on April 1 last to sharp decline in their Economic Survey of unemployment. between May 15 and May 21. CoWin portal, a total 92 lakh year, which went up to 110 in incomes. Delhi 2020, the annu- As per the Monitoring the (See box) Since the launch of were inoculated in the weekly May this year. The During the year- al earnings of its res- Indian Economy (CMIE) data, the vaccine drive, a total 19.33 period between May 15 and " 671!789 threats of third Covid wave. Government data has quoted long Covid pandemic idents dipped by over with seven million job losses in crore people as on May 22 have May 21 which was abysmally “The Centre should buy the maximum price of urad as since March 2020, esti- 20,000 a year owing April across India, the unem- been vaccinated of which just low when compared to 2.07 he Delhi Government will and distribute international 100 a kg but in the local kirana mates suggest that up to to the “unparalleled ployment rate rose to 9.7 per 4.13 crore have been fully vac- crore jabs given to people Thave to shut vaccination vaccines; States should not be market it is selling at 120 a kg 60-70 per cent of work- effect” of the Covid- cent on May 19, the highest cinated. It means only around between April 10 and April 16. centres for 18-44 years catego- asked to procure vaccines and in most metro cities. ers from the informal sector 19 pandemic. since June 2020. The unem- 3 per cent of the total popula- The data covers the first and ry from Sunday due to short- fight with each other Urad price in Bhuj has lost their jobs as the lockdown According to a report by ployment in urban areas rose to tion has been inoculated so far second doses given to the three age of vaccines. Chief Minister on the international stage,” increased from 60 to 110. progressed. Among these, the Pew Research Center a 11.8 per cent, highest since in nearly five months. categories, including the health Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday Kejriwal said. Delhi needs 80 Indore witnessed an increase of daily-wage workers, street ven- US-based think tank, indicat- May 2020 when it was 23.14 However, experts say the workers and front line workers, wrote to Prime Minister lakh doses per month, received 37 and Agartala 33 in urad dors, small enterprises, and ed that the first wave of the per cent, while rural areas have country needs to administer those above 45 years and the Narendra Modi requesting the 16 lakh doses in May, and will price in a year. In Raipur, it has retailers were completely coronavirus pandemic may recorded 8.8 per cent, which is one crore shots daily to inoc- adult population of 18 plus to Centre to increase vaccine receive 8 lakh doses in June. risen from 95 to 117 a kg. choked for various reasons. have doubled poverty in India. the highest in the six month. ulate its entire adult population 44 age group. quota for Delhi amid potential Detailed report on P3 Continued on Page 4 As most informal workers Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4
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The ) #+$##$'(/ )*# $&'(- know as to when he would of ministers, November 6, President has called early elec- ) decide on the issue. 2020, will be considered and epal’s President dissolved tions pursuant to the Article, the ' $,%$ %' )*+&$ /+- While hearing public inter- disposed of,” said the HC. Nthe House of dates being set for November 12 *+, est litigation on the delay in the “He (the Governor) must Representatives on Saturday and November 19. & '($'&$#'. )*#$#%,- Governor nominating 12 decide it either way. This is for the second time in five The announcement came ! - members based on a recom- something he has to do. He months and announced snap after PM Oli in his last deal- ! ' mendation made by the can’t keep it in his drawer, not elections in November, reject- sealing move on Friday mid- Maharashtra Government on to see the light of day.” Justice ing both embattled Prime night recommended the Office November 6, 2020, the HC Kathawalla said. Minister KP Sharma Oli and of the President to dissolve the bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla Meanwhile, an RTI filed by the Opposition alliance’s claims 275-member House and . and SP Tavade on Friday asked activist Anil Galgali seeking the to form a Government, a announce dates for early polls. ) L Koshyari as to why he had not list of members recommended “regressive” move that will be Earlier, Oli and Opposition M so far taken a decision on the by the Maharashtra Cabinet for legally challenged yet again. leader Sher Bahadur Deuba ( 1 recommendation. nomination to the State President Bidya Devi had staked separate claims to 2 34& The HC bench directed Legislative Council, has elicit- Bhandari announced in an early premiership, both of which ! ' that the Secretary to the ed a shocking reply saying that morning statement that the were rejected by the President, Governor be made a respon- the Governor’s Secretariat does House of Representatives has citing that none had adequate * 2 2 the positivity rate and active dent in the case and asked the not have a copy of the list. been dissolved in accordance grounds to win a trust vote. 5 cases are reducing and recov- latter to file his say in the mat- Continued on Page 4 with Article 76(7) of the Detailed report on P7 ' ery rate is rising. It is also being seen that an increase is being seen in other States so this is a R mixed picture but overall there , has been a decrease in case bur- #$ den but we have a long way to # ' " 671!789 go to handle this wave and we %&' ( also have to ensure that there ! he Centre on Saturday said should be no laxity in the steps " 671!789 Teven though the Covid-19 we take,” he said. New Delhi: Conducting exams pandemic is stabilising in large “As the situation improves for only major subjects, plan- t least 2,260 fresh Covid parts of the country, there is we need to keep ensuring that % && & infection in eyes, nose and tested positive for Covid, along fear of mucormycosis of the ning them in two phases keep- Acases were reported in the still a long way to go as the pos- the chain of transmission brain, but doctors of Delhi’s Sri with his wife and had mild small intestine,” he said. ing in mind the Covid-19 sit- national Capital on Saturday itivity rate is still over 10 per remains broken. In 382 dis- ' && Ganga Ram Hospital said they Covid symptoms initially. Dr Piyush Ranjan, senior uation in respective States or while at 3.58 per cent the pos- cent in 382 districts. tricts, the positivity rate is over have stumbled on a rarest case “Ulceration of jejunam consultant of Medical devising an internal assess- itivity rate is also going down Eight States have more 10 per cent so there is still a $ in which they found black fun- (first part of small intestine) in Gastroenterology of Ganga ment scheme — these are steadily in the past few days. than one lakh active cases and long way to go to battle this gus in small intestine of a the patient raised my suspicion Ram, is treating a similar case. among the suggestions likely to According to the health 18 States have more than 15 per particular wave,” he said. " patient who was not adminis- of fungal disease and immedi- Patient Ijaz, a 68-year-old res- be discussed at a high-level bulletin released by the Delhi cent positivity rate. Lav Agarwal, Joint 671!789 tered steroids after getting ately anti-fungal treatment was ident of Delhi, was a diabetic meeting on Sunday to decide Government, Delhi reported Also, an increase in deaths Secretary in the Health infected with the virus. started. We sent the portion of and received steroids during the fate of pending Class 12 182 fatalities on Saturday. has been noted in Ministry, said that a continuous umar, 56, a resident of Mucormycosis of the small the removed intestine for biop- the Covid treatment, he said. board examination. The daily positivity rate, six States — Maharashtra, decline in the Covid-19 active KDelhi who lost three of his intestine is a serious but rare sy and it confirmed our worst Continued on Page 4 The Ministry of Education crucial to assess the spread of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, UP, cases has been noted in the last family members, to Covid-19 fungal infection caused by a has invited suggestions from coronavirus in the area, was on Punjab, Delhi. 20 days. complications, had barely com- group of molds called various stakeholders that will Friday reported below the 5 per Addressing a Press confer- “From 17.13 per cent pleted the last rites of his wife mucormycetes. The disease has be taken up at the meeting cent mark (4.74%) and con- ence, NITI Aayog member reported on May 3, the active when he experienced pain in been found in Covid-19 patients scheduled to be chaired by tinued to slow down to 3.58 per (Health) VK Paul said India cases now comprise 11.12 per his abdomen and visited a city who were given steroids for a Union Minister Rajnath Singh. cent, the lowest since March 31 was able to come this far in cent of the country’s total infec- hospital. To his shock, he was long time and those who have A senior board official, how- when it was 2.71 per cent. controlling this pandemic tions. A positive trend in the diagnosed with mucormycosis been taking medication for ever, said, “Nothing has been As per the report, 63,155 through restrictions on social recovery has also been noted. (black fungus) of small other illnesses as well. finalised yet. A final call will tests conducted, including and economic activities The recovery rate which was intestine, a rare form of such Dr Ushast Dhir, senior only be taken by the 43,061 RTPCR/CBNAAT/True and containment and care 81.7 per cent on May 3 has infection. consultant in department of Education Ministry after con- Nat tests on Saturday. Around measures. increased to 87.76 per cent Till now it was understood Surgical Gastroenterology and sidering suggestions from all 6,453 people recovered from “In large parts of the coun- now,” he said. that misuse of steroids in Covid Liver Transplantation, Sri stakeholders”. PNS Covid-19 disease. try, the pandemic is stabilising, Continued on Page 4 patients leads to black fungus Ganga Ram, said Kumar was Detailed report on P5 + ,-. ,/,0 ! Q ) & %& +% R ,-.- /- 0+1,+ 2 , ,-R / . +3 34,-+-,+30 ! 2! '
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They see me then all these compliments make emotionally challenging, while others experimenting with family dramas, the job easier. are physically challenging. I have done mythological and fantasy shows, but How has your journey been thus far? Dare to Dance and Mahabharat, they this was something new and It has been an emotional one with both were physically challenging. challenging for me. Also, I was a lot of hard work. I am overwhelmed Then there are roles like Neela Parikh amazed when the makers of the that I have reached this stage in my from Naamkaran, which challenged show thought of me playing Daljeet, life and career. It took years of heart me emotionally. Hence, I can’t pick a Punjabi character. Like I said, at break, sitting at home and thinking of and choose projects. times you tend to get stereotyped, myself as a failure to reach here. My Is there a checklist you follow that is what happened and people journey has been my teacher. before taking up projects? started thinking of me as a Bengali I am not a trained actor, neither I look at the basic things — the character. But after 15 years of my I come from a family where this show, what is the story about , how career, to get a chance to play profession comes easy. I come from important is my character and something different and to be able a family where the emphasis is only whether I want to do such a character to challenge myself as an artist on academics. But, I chose this field at that time in my career. But, one was a huge reason for me to and, of course, my family has thing that always tops my list is come on board the show. supported me throughout. I very creatively how important my How easy or hard it was to get humbly say that my journey is my character is. 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Adeclined to grant further police custody remand is not friends and family. The police their families,” said Shrivastava. Sunday due to an acute short- Amid fears that the vaccine many countries have accumu- Kejriwal said that Dr police remand of restaurateur warranted. The application is also bought machines for Delhi Police has opened age of vaccines. Chief Minister crisis plaguing the city may lated more than adequate vac- Mujahid served the people of Navneet Kalra to the Delhi dismissed,” said Metropolitan Covid-19 centres from me. centres at the CGHS Wellness Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday trigger a higher Covid death cines with them. They have Delhi during the Corona pan- Police in the oxygen concen- Magistrate Vasundhra Azad. People have messaged me say- Centre at New Police Lines wrote to Prime Minister rate, especially in the wake of stored more than their fair demic in a selfless manner. "I trators’ (OC) black marketing Earlier, a similar applica- ing the timely help saved lives,” (NPL), Old Police Lines (OPL), Narendra Modi requesting the predictions of a third wave that share, as the numbers of vac- assured his father of any help case. The Crime Branch had tion was junked by a different he said. Sector-23 in Dwarka, Jharoda Centre to increase the vaccine is expected to sweep the coun- cines with them is more than that he might need in the asked the local court to grant judge on May 20 and Kalra was The businessman further Kalan and Delhi Police quota for the national Capital try, Kejriwal urged the Centre their populations. future,” he said. five more days of custodial sent to 14-day judicial custody. apprised the court, “Police are Wellness Centre at Hauz Khas. amid potential threats of a to buy and distribute interna- The Government of India Dr Mujahid is survived by interrogation of the business- Prior to this, the restaurateur saying that there are 23 “The Deputy third wave of the Covid-19 tional vaccines. “The States should plead with them to his father Dr Mujahidul Islam, man; however, the court dis- was remanded to three days in accounts where the money was Commissioner of Police pandemic that has been wreak- should not be the ones to pro- give the surplus vaccines to our mother Nasima Mujahid, missed the plea for the second police custody following his received but I only have one (DCP), First Battalion will be ing havoc across the country. cure vaccines and fight each country and all foreign vaccine brothers Imaduddin, Maaz, time. arrest. account where money was the coordinating official at the “The Centre should buy other on the international stage. manufacturing companies Hassan and sister Sidrah. Public Prosecutor Atul Kalra, who was produced received through real-time NPL Wellness Centre while and distribute international The Central Government should be immediately per- Shrivastava told the court that before the court virtually gross settlement (RTGS).” DCP, North will be the coor- vaccines. States should not be should order all companies to mitted to produce vaccines in police need to quiz Kalra through Mandoli jail, told the While rejecting the police dinating official at the OPL asked to procure vaccines and make vaccines as Bharat India.” about some WhatsApp mes- court that he was being impli- remand application on May 20, centre. DCP, Dwarka will be fight with each other on the Biotech has agreed to share “The maximum number of sages where people, who pur- cated in the case because he Metropolitan Magistrate the designated official at the international stage,” Kejriwal Covaxin's formula with other youth has died in the second chased the OCs, said that the was famous. He also claimed to Akanksha Garg had noted that Dwarka Wellness Centre while said. firms,” Kejriwal said citing the wave of the Coronavirus. The products were not working. have supplied the OCs to police no purpose would be served by Principal, Police Training Given its population, Delhi examples of other Indian States youngsters have died and the Advocate Vineet Malhotra, officers. extending the police custody Academy will be the coordi- needs 80 lakh doses per month. demanding vaccines too. quota of vaccines for the youth appearing for Kalra, opposed “Because I am famous, and that the courts of law are nating official at the CGHS However, it received just 16 He said that the Central has gotten over,” Kejriwal said the police plea and said that they are trying to put it on me. not expected to be carried Wellness Centre in Jharoda,” lakh doses in May and will Government should procure further. Kalra was cooperating with I am not the manufacturer. 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added. Drains in the city are main- tered under section 505 of the tained by the Public Works’ Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Department (PWD), Irrigation Laxmi Nagar police station. and Flood departments of the Further investigation is going Delhi Government and the on,” said a senior police official. " 671!789 municipal corporations. Earlier, on May 20, police “Instead of desilting drains in Maharashtra's Jalna district outh Delhi Municipal before the approaching mon- had registered an FIR against . * & SCorporation (SDMC) soon, the AAP government the former student leader for & /0 1 * claimed to have desilted 50 per keeps busy passing the buck to allegedly posting some objec- # $12 cent of its drains under its juris- shrug off their responsibilities " 671!789 tionable content on social $ +,- diction ahead of monsoon. every year knowing well that media. SDMC Mayor Anamika vector-borne diseases prolifer- he Delhi Police has regis- The complainant, said that the civic body has ate during rainy season as Ttered a case against former Ambadas Ambhore, who hails started desilting drains and water accumulates in part of Aligarh Muslim University stu- from Ambad in Jalna and 89 R 9:5) completed most of the work the city owing to choked dent leader Sharjeel Usmani for works with the Hindu Jagran but the drains run by the Delhi drains,” the mayor said. allegedly posting “objectionable Manch, had alleged that " 671!789 took stock of the crime and law arresting over 100 people against fresh instances of black Government’s are still choked. Anamika on Saturday vis- tweets”. Usmani used disrespectful and order situation across the involved in cheating Delhiites marketing of essential medi- “Several drains of corpo- ited areas of Pul Prahladpur Police said they received a words for Lord Ram in some of elhi Police Commissioner, city. During the meeting he also on the promise of providing cines for black fungus and also ration are merged with PWD which had recently witnessed complaint from Delhi his recent posts on Twitter DSN Shrivastava, on directed that action against medicines and machines need online frauds on pretext of vac- drains and many have been water logging due to massive Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s), and hurt religious sentiments. Saturday directed his officers to financial frauds, cyber crimes for the treatment of corona, cination and vaccine tourism. found choked. Mosquitoes that rain. While inspecting the sites, Media Head, Naveen Kumar Earlier this year, the Pune remain in touch with the fam- should go on by means of Shrivastava said such coordi- On the issue of Covid orphans, cause chikungunya and dengue she raised concern over who alleged that Usmani’s police had also registered a case ilies of police personnel who prompt and proper investiga- nated action shall continue as Shrivastava said that the local breed in the stagnant mush. chocked drains run by the tweets against Lord Ram and against Usmani under IPC sec- have lost their family members tion. fraudsters always find novel police should be watchful of The government must start PWD. late journalist Rohit Sardana tion 153 (A) (promoting enmi- to Covid and alleviate their Appreciating the action of ways of duping people. children whose parents suc- the process of cleaning it as She added that the PWD were “defamatory”, “mischie- ty between different groups on pain through counseling and the Crime Branch and Cyber He also took stock of cases cumbed to Covid, and imme- soon as possible,” she said. has failed to clear silt from vous” and were intended to the ground of religion, etc) over personal care. Units in busting gangs of Covid of hoarding, black marketing, diately take the help of legal The SDMC has removed major drains which has result- hurt religious sentiments. his speech made during the Shrivastava, during the cheats in the national Capital overcharging and directed the authorities such as the CWC to nearly 14,000 metric tonnes of ed water logging in various “An First Information Elgar Parishad conclave held weekly review meeting also and from other States, and field officers to remain vigilant shelter and rehabilitate them. silt from drains and transport- parts of the Capital. Report (FIR) has been regis- there on January 30. 3 ) +% & & & ))
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elhi Police has arrested Dtwo men for allegedly dup- ing women after promising to marry them in the National Capital. The women were approached by the accused through a matrimonial website. The accused have been identified as Mohammad ed in the account at the Okhla Shafiq (25) and Mohammad Industrial Area Branch in the Saif (23), both residents of name of Shafiq who was then Tughlakabad in Delhi. arrested,” said the DCP. According to Atul Kumar “Based on his disclosure, Thakur, the Deputy Saif was also apprehended from Commissioner of Police the Tughlakabad area. During (DCP), South district, a woman interrogation, Shafiq disclosed had lodged a complaint at the that he and Saif had opened Hauz Khas police station, alleg- seven accounts in different ing that she had met a man banks and sold them to a man through a matrimonial website named Rahul for 20,000 each and exchanged numbers. account,” said the DCP adding “The accused promised to that investigation is underway marry her. After a while, the to ascertain the role of the third accused told the woman that he person. had come to India from “Shafiq also had changed London but had been stopped the address on his Aadhaar at the airport. The accused cards to a false address with the asked the woman to deposit help of Saif to evade arrest. Saif 5,45,000 in two bank used to withdraw the money accounts. The victim deposit- from different ATMs on the ed money. But when the direction of Rahul on a 15 per accused asked her again to cent commission basis,” said deposit Rs 9.5 lakh, she got sus- the DCP. “Police have also picious and lodged a com- recovered seven ATM cards, plaint,” said the DCP. two mobile phones, 32,400 in “During investigation, cash and one scooter have police analysed the bank been recovered from the pos- account details in which the session of the accused,'' said the money was deposited. A total DCP adding that further inves- of 4,65,300 was found deposit- tigation is underway. + ,-. ,/,0 /
4 +5) 2 / ) %%$ 5 ; + 1 Kolkata: A 32-year-old woman Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday reported ) )675% died of mucormycosis, commonly 3,308 Covid-19 cases taking the tally to over known as black fungus infection, 5.51 lakh cases while the death toll was 3,106 becoming the first death due to the with 21 casualties, said a bulletin. Dehradun: With black fungus cases The State Government also issued an disease in West Bengal, a state Greater Hyderabad Municipal rising in Uttarakhand, it was declared SOP on Saturday for the judicious dis- health department official said on Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the a notifiable disease in the State under tribution of Amphotericin B, a drug Saturday. most number of cases with 513 followed by the Epidemic Act, 1897 on Saturday. used in treating black fungus Shampa Chakraborty, a resi- Khammam (228) and Rangareddy (226), the So far, 64 people have been patients. dent of the southern part of the bulletin said. infected with black fungus in the State Amphotericin B should be pro- city's Haridevpur area, was admit- The State has 42,959 active cases and over and of them, four have died. vided to only government medical ted to the Sambhunath Pandit 63,000 samples were tested. Black fungus or mucormycosis colleges, institutions and Covid-ded- Hospital with Covid-19. She was The total number of cumulative cases has been declared a notifiable disease icated hospitals on payment after they later diagnosed with mucormyco- stood at5,51,035 while with4,723 being cured, for its co-ordinated treatment as a formally requisition for its supply on sis, he said. the total recoveries were 5,04,970. growing number of people are con- the prescribed format giving details The patient, who was highly Cumulatively, over 1.44 crore samples tracting the infection post Cov-19, of the patients and nature of infection. diabetic and was on insulin, died have been tested. Health Secretary Pankaj Kumar Rashmi Pant and Kailash on Friday. The samples tested per 10 lakh population Pandey said. Gunjyal have been appointed as the At present, five patients are was over 3.88 lakh, the bulletin said. A notifiable disease is required nodal officers for scrutinising the req- undergoing treatment for the dis- The case fatality rate in the State was by law to be reported to the govern- uisitions for Kumaon and Garhwal ease in the state and all of them are 0.56 per cent, while it was 1.1 per cent at the ment authorities. The collection of regions respectively, the SOP said. from neighbouring Bihar and national-level. information allows the authorities to The current SOP supersedes an Jharkhand, the official said adding, The recovery rate in the State was 91.64 monitor the disease and provides earlier order issued on May 18 for the “We are constantly monitoring per cent, while it was 87.7 per cent in the early warning of possible outbreaks. judicious use of the drug, it said. PTI their condition.” PTI . $ /$ 1 $ $ +,- country. PTI +;* * ) ) 8 &$ ) ) - ) ++ 8 5 B5 Kota (Raj): A 17-year-old girl here Agra: A 12-year-old girl was alleged- Bhubaneswar: As Odisha con- Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, have also been told to keep the was allegedly raped by her neigh- ly raped by three men at a village tinues to supply Medical oxygen Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, empty cylinders filled ahead of Ahmedabad: A lioness and four black- Asiatic lions. bour, an incident which came to here, police said on Saturday. to 15 States besides meeting its Tamil Nadu, Punjab, the possible calamity. bucks were found dead near a dam at “The lioness, aged around five to light after the victim was found Police have arrested two of the own need for treatment of the Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Bihar, “The state will ensure unin- Visavadar in Gir forest division of nine years old, appears to have died due four-month pregnant, police said accused while the third is on the run. critically ill Covid-19 patients, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala terrupted oxygen supply to dif- Gujarat's Junagadh district, an official to drowning. However, the incident on Saturday. The girl was taken to an aban- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Chandigarh among others to ferent states,” the industries sec- said on Saturday. doesn't seem to have any connection However, the accused, also a doned “ashram” by one of the Saturday told the authorities to meet their requirements for the retary said. Meanwhile, Special These wild animals apparently with the cyclone. The lioness might minor, is yet to be detained. accused where she was raped by all ensure smooth transportation of Covid-19 patients during the Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K died due to drowning, and there does have gotten trapped while chasing the The girl was sent to a hospital three, police said. She was alone tankers even during the cyclone deadly second surge. Jena said that in order to ensure not seem to be any connection with blackbucks,” the official said. for medical examination after her at home when one of the accused likely to cross the east coast on Industries secretary Hemant seamless production and refilling cyclone Tauktae, which ravaged the In another development, a leop- statement was recorded before the turned up there, police said, adding May 26. Sharma, who joined the Chief of oxygen cylinders required for state earlier this week, he said. “The ard died at an animal care centre at magistrate. that her parents had gone to attend Patnaik issued this direction Minister's review meeting on the the Covid-19 patients, the carcasses were found on the banks of Vadal in Bhavnagar district on Parents of the girl lodged an a marriage function. to the task force constituted for preparedness for the ensuing Industries Department has pre- a dam in Vekariya village of Visavadar Saturday, a few days after being rescued FIR and alleged that she was repeat- The girl told her parents about the purpose and categorically cyclone, said, “Arrangements have pared a special action plan in con- range forest in Gir West forest division and brought here, the forest depart- edly raped by the boy, Talera police the incident when they returned said, “There should not be any been made to stock adequate sultation with the oxygen manu- on Friday, and the cause of the death ment said. station SHO Mahesh Singh Sandhu home on Friday. disruption in oxygen supply with- quantity of oxygen for emer- facturers and refilling agencies. is being ascertained,” chief conservator The animal, aged between five and said. The accused have been identi- in and outside the state. The task gency situation. This apart, the SRC said steps of forest (wildlife), Junagadh, Dushyant nine years, was brought to the centre Police have lodged a case under fied as Chota (25), Sanju (25) and force should closely monitor the “Additional generator sets are also being taken to ensure ade- Vasavada said. on May 16 after it attacked and injured Section 376 of the IPC and provi- Munna (30). SP (East) Ashok situation.” have been sent to to all the refill- quate stock of oxygen cylinders in Gir forest in Junagadh, one of the a child, an official said, adding that the sions of the POCSO Act, he Venkat said Chota and Sanju have Odisha has so far supplied ing centres.” Sharma said the each district Covid hospital and worst cyclone-affected districts in predator was sick and was found dead added. PTI been arrested. PTI oxygen to Uttar Pradesh,Madhya all the district health authorities Covid care centres. PTI Gujarat, has a sizable population of in the morning. PTI +# $ & ! " # Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Ankur scheme during mon- Government on Saturday soon.” < = announced the launch of Ankur, The imbalance in nature a scheme under which citizens has to be corrected, he said, urg- Dumka/Ranchi: Twenty-six Care Center of the Phulo Jhano Nepal for the last two-and-a- will be awarded for planting ing citizens to pledge to plant migrant workers from Medical College and Hospital, half months working in a pro- trees during monsoon, an offi- more trees in monsoon. Jharkhand, including five test- Dumka, an official said. ject and had been appealing cial said. Additional chief secretary envi- ing positive for coronavirus, All the five migrant work- through video messages for People who take the initia- ronment, Malay Shrivastav said who were stuck in Nepal due to ers are “asymptomatic” and rescue for the past two-three tive to plant saplings will be the scheme will ensure public Covid-triggered lockdown have no complications, Medical days. given the Pranvayu Award for participation in the programme. there,have reached their home Officer, Dumka Sadar Hospital, The migrant workers their participation, the official People who wish to partic- town Dumka, an official said. Dr Javed told PTI. The engaged in a project in Nepal by said. Speaking at the launch, ipate in the tree plantation drive Five infected travelled from remaining 21 workers who were Larsen & Tourbro, through a Chief Minister Shivraj Singh can register themselves on Viratnagar on Bihar-Nepal bor- found COVID negative have contractor, had been stranded in Chouhan said, “We are setting Vayudoot app, the official said. der to Dumka in an ambulance, been lodged at Hijla Quarantine the Himalayan country due to up oxygen plants. But trees pro- Participants need to upload a while the rest made journey Centre and would undergo RT- lockdown to rein in the coron- vide natural oxygen. No oxygen picture while planting thesapling back home on the bus spon- PCR on Sunday, an official avirus surge and had been send- plant is bigger than trees. A and upload another photograph sored by the state government. said. Meanwhile, one of the ing SOS messages including sapling plantation campaign after taking care of the sapling On arrival the five have been migrant workers, Dhananjay video messages to the Jharkhand will be carried out under the for 30 days, he said. PTI ) $ * +$ $ +,- admitted to dedicated COVID Thakur, said they had been in government for rescue. PTI 8 &++ ) : ''' 000 &&& From Page 1 On Covid-19 prevalence among From Page 1 Covid exposure along with treatment From Page 1 increased from Rs 60 to Rs 100; ;$< & )+ 5)999 children, Paul said seropositivity “The patient had no associated with steroids should warrant an early Similarly, for arhar dal, the Rs 57 to Rs 78 in Hisar, Rs 55 rate between 10-17 years is roughly fever and he experienced mild stom- CT scan of the abdomen,” he maximum price as per the to Rs 72 in Punia; Rs 60 to Rs From Page 1 threshold of Rs 375 per day during the the same as between 30-40 and chil- ach pain. His clinical examination also said. Government record, is Rs 135 80 in Patna and Rs 57 to 81 in The report ‘’State of Working India pandemic, poverty rate has “increased dren can also spread the infection. did not show any signs of intestinal Talking about the case, Dr Dhir a kg , but it was selling at Rs Gwalior. 2021: One Year of Covid-19”, brought by 15 percentage points in rural and “Whenever children contracted perforation. But the CT scan revealed said both these patients had similar 145-150 a kg. Price of arhar dal On the edible oil, the aver- out annually by Azim Premji nearly 20 percentage points in urban the infection then almost always small intestinal perforation similar to intra-operative findings where first part has increased from Rs 76 to Rs age retail price of packed mus- University’s Centre for Sustainable areas,” the report said. symptoms are minimal, very mild the first one. The biopsy confirmed of small intestine (jejunum) had out- 130 a kg in some parts of the tard oil was Rs 110 a kg in Employment , which covers the peri- The Pew Research categorised disease or they are asymptomatic and mucormycosis of the small intestine,” pouchings called diverticula and these country in the last 14 months. March 2020 which went up to od March 2020 to December 2020, that income levels in India - $2 or less per because it is mild the mortality is very he said diverticula had perforated along with In Chandigarh, arhar’s rate has Rs 180 a kg in May 2021. “for an average household of four day (poor), $2.01 to $10 per day (low very less in them,” he said. “Mucormycosis most commonly surrounding ulceration. increased from Rs 76 to 110 a The average retail price of members, the monthly per capita income), $10.01 to $20 per day (mid- “We have a protocol of Covid involves the rhino-orbital-cerebral sys- He said what makes it rare is that kg; from Rs 75 to 109 a kg in groundnut oil has increased income in October 2020 (Rs 4,979) was dle income), $20.01 to $50 per day disease among children. Protecting tem or the lungs. Intestinal or GI both the patients were diabetic and Gurgaon; from Rs 85 to 130 in from Rs 139 a kg to Rs 177 a kg still below its level in January 2020 (Rs (upper middle income) and $50 or children from infection is equally mucormycosis is a very rare disease Covid positive and one of them did not Raipur; from Rs 77 to 112 in in the last 14 months. The retail 5,989)”. higher (high income). important so that they do not and most commonly involves stomach take steroids that are said to be one of Vishakhapatnam and in Delhi prices of Vanaspati oil has The study found that post-lock- It estimated that the number of become part of the transmission or large intestine. These patients in the reasons for the disease. Importantly, price has increased from Rs 95 increased from Rs 88 a kg last down, nearly half of salaried workers poor people - with income less than $2 chain and the minimum risk which majority are immune-compromised. no record of fungus found in the eye, to Rs 117 a kg. year to Rs 129 a kg this year. had moved into informal work, either (Rs 150) or less in a day - in the coun- they face that risk they should bear Majority of gastro-intestinal mucormy- nose and brain but only the intestine. The average price of gram The price of Palm oil has as self-employed (30 per cent), casual try increased from 6 crores to 13.4 brunt of so Covid appropriate behav- cosis is seen in organ transplant recip- The patients had mild symptoms that dal has increased from an aver- increased from Rs 87 to Rs 133 wage (10 per cent) or informal salaried crores. Therefore, the number of poor iour is applicable in children too spe- ients. GI mucormycosis is rare and the could have been ignored. To detect fun- age Rs 50-55 to Rs 100 a kg in and sunflower from Rs 106 to (9 per cent). With 230 million falling people increased in India by almost 7.5 cially those who are mobile over 10 patient presents with vague abdominal gus in the intestine, early city scans are since lockdown in March 25, Rs 172 a kg in the last 14 below the national minimum wage crores last year. years of age,” he said. symptoms. In recent times history of very compulsory, he said. 2020. Gram price in Raipur has months.
from 39.81 crore in March to 39.08 crore in 6& & 999 April, for the third straight month. The num- ber of people employed in India stood at 40.07 From Page 1 crore in January. The job losses are attributed to a series of As per the CMIE data, in May 2020, the curbs, including lockdowns, being announced urban unemployment fell to 23.14 per cent in ! " #$ by State Governments to contain the spread of May 2020, 11.68 per cent in June, 9.37 per cent the second wave of Covid-19 infections. As a in July, 9.83 per cent in August, 8.45 per cent From Page 1 secretariat is giving a different answer,” result, a number of people working in differ- in September, 7.18 per cent in October, 7.07 per Galgal had sought information the RTI activist said. ent cities and towns have left for villages due cent in November and 8.84 per cent in from the Governor’s Secretariat on “If the list is indeed sent, anyone of to the closure of economic activity. Additionally, December. April 22, 2021 that the list submitted the Chief Minister’s Secretariat or the it has also dashed hopes of any recovery to the On the other hand, the employment rate fell by the Chief Minister’s Office to the Governor’s Secretariat should make the economic activity seen after a dip in infections from 37.56 per cent in March to 36.79 per cent Governor recommending members to information public. If the governor has towards the end of last year. in April, which is a four-month low. The month- be nominated to the State Legislative a list, he should make a decision about According to the CMIE website, the nation- ly data also showed that the number of people Council, by the Governor. what he wants to do about it,” Galgali al unemployment rate in April climbed to 7.97 who were unemployed yet not actively looking Replying to Anil Galgali’s applica- said. per cent from 6.5 per cent in March; 6.89 per for jobs has increased from 1.60 crore in March tion on 19 May 2021, Jayaraj Interestingly, Bollywood actress cent in February; 6.52 per cent in January; 9.02 to 1.94 crore in April. Chaudhary, Under Secretary, Urmila Matondekar is one of the 12 per cent this year. Similarly, the unemployment The highest unemployment rate in April Governor’s Secretariat, stated that the persons in the State Legislative Council rate fell 21.73 per cent in May last year, 10.18 was recorded at 35 per cent in Haryana, fol- list of Governor-appointed Legislative that have been recommended from the per cent in June, 7. 40 per cent in July, 8.35 per lowed by 28 per cent in Rajasthan, 27 per cent Council members was not available in fields of Literature, Science, Arts, cent in August, 6.68 per cent in September, 7.02 in Delhi and 25 percent in Goa. the office of the Public Information Cooperative sector and Social service, per cent in October, 6.50 per cent in November As per the State of Working India 2021: One Officer (Administration). for nomination by the Governor as and 9.60 per cent in December. The data of Year of Covid-19’, brought out annually by Azim On his part, Galgali has filed the MLCs. CMIE is official job data but it is widely accept- Premji University’s Centre for Sustainable first appeal against the misleading The Governor, who has had a ed. Employment, Bengaluru, nearly 100 million information. frosty relationship with the Shiv Sena- The urban unemployment also fell 9.78 per jobs were lost nationwide during the April-May “The chief minister and other led MVA government in the state, has cent in April, 7.27 per cent in March, 6.99 per 2020 lockdown. ministers say the list has been sent. The been sitting over the Uddhav Thackeray cent in February, 8.09 per cent in January 2021. Though most of these workers had found Chief minister’s secretariat had refused Cabinet’s recommendation for the past With 73.5 lakh job losses, the number of employment by June 2020, about 15 million to give the list as no final decision has more than six months now, for reasons employees, both salaried and non-salaried, fell remained out of work. been taken yet and now the governor’s best known to him. + ,-. ,/,0 *
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This has come despite 3--4 " 671!789 The Pioneer flagging con- >?7 cerns in a report last year " 671!789 In view of the prevailing sit- he intelligence agencies when the EU had moved six uation, almost all the State Thave failed in tracking the resolutions against India after ssuming that the Covid-19 Education Boards, CBSE and trend of import of large quan- the passage of Citizenship Apandemic situation may CISCE have postponed their tities of medical grade oxygen Amendment Act by Indian considerably improve within a Class 12 board exam 2021. and critical anti-viral drugs Parliament. month, the Centre has con- Similarly, the National Testing Remdesivir and Tocilizumab India needs to maintain vened a high-level meeting on Agency (NTA) and other from India by a number of for- the necessary level of epi- Sunday with all the States and national exam conducting insti- eign countries in the run up to demiological intelligence to Union Territories Education tutions have also postponed the the onset of the second wave of pick up early warning signals Ministers, Education entrance exams for admissions Covid-19 in the country and of emerging and re-emerging Secretaries and Chairpersons of to professional courses. leaving the patients in the lurch diseases of epidemic/pandem- State Examination Boards and A high-level virtual meet- amid shortage of these vital RAW could not assess why a managing the crisis. ic potential. This would also stakeholders to discuss the ing will be convened tomorrow supplies. number of countries were Soon after Doval’s con- require advance knowledge of proposals for the conduct of (Sunday) with all states and Under the disaster man- importing medical grade oxy- versation with his American the activities of our adversaries Class 12 board exams and union territories’ education agement guidelines of National gen and anti-viral drugs in counterpart Jake Sullivan on in developing a potential BW 671!789 Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) entrance examinations for pro- ministers, education secretaries Disaster Management large quantities from India. April 25, the US agreed to (bio-warfare) ensemble) and its has roped in a Bangladesh- fessional courses. and chairpersons of state exam- Authority, the intelligence agen- The intelligence agencies also extend help in fighting the potential use during war and akistan-based terror groups based terror group for facili- The meeting will be chaired ination boards and stakehold- cies are clearly mandated to could not pick the trend of a Covid surge in the country and by terrorist outfits using avail- Phave now resorted to terror tating funding through virtu- by Union Defence Minister ers to discuss the proposals for track such trends and issue major surge in the export of take measures to do away with able inhouse facilities to devel- funding in Jammu and al currencies. Rajnath Singh in the presence the conduct of exams for Class advisory accordingly to the these vital items from the coun- the embargo on export of raw op such weapons. Kashmir through crypto-cur- Sources said a number of of Union Minister for 12 and entrance examinations Government of the day and try. materials used in manufactur- A coordinated action plan rency or virtual currency to Bangladeshis and Kashmiris Education Ramesh Pokhriyal for professional courses, related agencies. In this backdrop, when ing Covishield vaccines. of the intelligence agencies, evade the security agencies. are based in the Arab countries ‘Nishank’, Union Nishank said. The agencies had also been the intelligence agencies did Doval was active during MHA, MoH&FW and MoD The move comes amid a who have links with the home Minister for Women and Child I recently held a meeting unable to assess the situation not have an inkling of impend- the first wave of the pandem- (Ministry of Defence) will be crackdown by security agencies countries and the ISI is seek- Smriti Zubin Irani and Union with the state education secre- last year when the novel coro- ing threat from export of such ic last year but he was not in developed and put in place to against trade-based terror ing to exploit these networks Minister Information and taries in this regard. The con- navirus started to spread its ten- essentials, the agencies did the loop for handling the gather intelligence and financing and hawala funding. for terror funding through Broadcasting Prakash sultative process will be further tacles far and wide from Wuhan not issue any advisory on the Covid crisis for a large part of develop appropriate deter- The terror groups have virtual mode. Javadekar. strengthened through the high- in China. need to check the rising trend the unfolding challenges posed rence and defence strategies, further evolved from terror According to experts, ter- Pokhriyal has also sought level meeting. This virtual Insiders in the intelligence of export of medical essentials by the novel coronavirus, the guidelines of NDMA have funding through drugs trade ror funding through virtual inputs from all the stakehold- meeting will take place at 11.30 agencies concede while get- to treat Covid patients in the sources said. clearly spelt out the role of the and shipping cash and arms mode has become a new chal- ers - students, parents, teachers am, he added. ting caught off guard in the first country or ths likelihood of the Doval’s absence from the intelligence agencies in gath- through drones in Jammu and lenge for the agencies from the and others through Twitter. The CBSE had on April 14 wave of the Covid-19 was onset of the second wave of the scene in the fight against coro- ering inputs on biological dis- Kashmir as also Punjab. perspective of containment of A senior Education announced the cancellation of somewhat common across the pandemic. navirus could be a pointer to asters, including pandemics. Sources in the security insidious financing of nefari- Ministry official said the Class 10 exams and postponed globe as major democracies The agencies also did not the lack.of coordination In the foreword to the agencies said the funds are sent ous activities. Department of School Class 12 exams in view of the and their agencies failed in advise the Government on the between the security estab- 156-page guidelines for man- by the Pakistani terror mas- While virtual currency is Education and Literacy, surge in Covid-19 cases. The assessing the threat and its need for a moderation in the lishment and the diplomatic agement of biological disasters terminds via Bitcoin to their not illegal, it is unregulated so Ministry of Education and decision was taken at a high- magnitude. But to fail in assess- export of the Covid vaccines. corps, they said. released in 2008, the then Vice cohorts in the Valley who use far in India. CBSE are exploring options level meeting chaired by Prime ing the second wave amounts to The trends in the export of Thousands of tonnes of Chairman of NDMA General the money for procuring arms Earlier, the NIA had regarding the conduct of exam- Minister Narendra Modi. Other repeating the mistakes in prop- essential items in the fight medical grade oxygen and NC Vij had noted, The spectre or providing relief to the fam- unearthed a trade-based terror inations, keeping in mind the board examinations like ICSE erly analysing the trends relat- against coronavirus like Remdesivir have reportedly of pandemics engulfing our ilies of killed terrorists. funding network led by con- safety and security of the stu- and IB too postponed the ed to the same pandemic. Remdesivir, medical grade been exported to other coun- subcontinent and beyond The Pakistani terror troversial businessman of dents and the teachers. exams and announced to In the first wave of Covid- oxygen or vaccines were not tries leading to a major scarci- poses new challenges to the groups even directly transfer Srinagar, Zahoor Watali. The The Department of decide at an appropriate time. 19, the Research and Analysis being monitored. Had these ty in the domestic market skills and capacities of the the bitcoins to the arms sup- Pak groups find it difficult to Higher Education is also delib- On the other hand, early Wing and the other Intelligence trends been monitored, the amid the sharp surge in Government and society. The pliers without leaving any foot- send cash through couriers erating upon the finalisation of this week CBSE released its agencies had not been able to exports could have been mod- Covid-19 cases and resultant intent of these guidelines is to prints that can be tracked by from the border due to the the dates of examinations for objective criterion on the basis assess the potential of the for- erated and spare the nation fatalities. These are now being develop a holistic, coordinat- the agencies. tight security grid backed by institutions of higher learning, of which students of Class 10 eign members of Tableeghi from the shortage of these imported from other coun- ed, proactive and technology Following the inputs, the technological surveillance sys- Pokhriyal said in a letter writ- will be assessed, following the Jamat who had visited India last items which had proved to be tries. driven strategy and manage- agencies are discreetly probing tems. ten to the states and UTs. cancellation of board exami- year in large numbers after fatal for hundreds of Covid The RAW, the external ment of biological disasters the extent of the latest modus The security forces have in The letter has noted that nations. attending religious congrega- patients, a senior intelligence Intelligence agency also failed through a culture of preven- operandi of terror funding the past also shot down a the Covid-19 pandemic has The Centre has announced tions in Indonesia and Pakistan. official admitted. in assessing the impending tion, mitigation and pre- and major action is likely to be number of drones sent from affected various areas including cancellation of the class 10 Likewise, this year when Conspicuously, the move of the European Union paredness to generate a prompt in the offing. Pakistan for shipping arms the Education sector, particu- board examinations and asked the second wave of the Covid- National Security Advisor Ajit Parliament that recently and effective response in the For the latest terror fund- and ammunition in the Valley larly the board exams and CBSE to to issue guidelines for 19 pandemic was unfolding, the Doval was consulted late on passed a resolution on alleged event of an emergency. ing mechanism, Pakistan’s as well as Punjab. entrance exams. objective marking. 1 1-) % &6& 7) 8 2 % - ) ' , "*$ &&$ 9 ) $ * - +) ) 5 & " 671!789 " 671!789 " 671!789 most other health insurance products, she said. he National Investigation he Covid-19 pandemic n the wake of mucormycosis She urged the Prime TAgency (NIA) on Saturday Tdisrupted almost all & Ialso known as black fungus Minister to take immediate charge-sheeted three Hizb-ul- industrial activities last year, taking a serious turn prompt- action to bring relief to the Mujahideen terrorists in HM resulting in massive job loss- " 671!789 as well as to the poor people ing the Government to declare large number of patients being Kishtwar conspiracy case for es across the formal and falling prey to him, the apex it as an epidemic, Congress afflicted by Mucormycosis. snatching the service weapon of informal sectors of the econ- he Indian Medical doctors’ body said in a state- president Sonia Gandhi on Alongwith Sonia several other the escort in-charge of DC, " 671!789 that case numbers of the omy. As the economy TAssociation (IMA) on ment. Saturday wrote to Prime party leaders have been on a Kishtwar as part of a larger B1.617.2 variant had risen by plunged into a recession in Saturday sought action against The Union health minis- Minister Narendra Modi over regular basis writing on covid conspiracy to terrorise a par- wo doses from either the 2,111 over the past week to hit 2020, India’s vast middle- yoga guru Ramdev alleging ter (Harsh Vardhan) who the scarcity of Liposomal pandemic issues to the PM ticular community. TOxford/AstraZeneca or the 3,424 cases across the country. class also shrank by 3.2 crores that has misled people by himself is a practising modern Amphotericin-B injection demanding promptness for The three HM terrorists Pfizer vaccine are over 80 per It comes as the National in numbers — to 6.6 crores making unlearned statements medicine allopathic post- required for treatment of the medical facilities, financial help Jaffer Hussain and Taraq cent effective in preventing Health Service (NHS) further from the pre-pandemic level against allopathy and defam- graduate and head of this fungal disease. She also sug- to the needy, anti-covid vacci- Hussain Giri of Kishtwar infection from the B1.617.2 expanded its vaccination pro- of 9.9 crores. ing scientific medicine. It has (health) ministry, should gested that the disease should nation process etc. besides Tanveer Ahmed Malik variant of Covid-19, first dis- gramme and announced that it If the trends in the written to the Union Health either accept the challenge be covered under Ayushman In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul of Doda have been named in covered in India, a new UK will open bookings for people income tax returns data are Ministry to take action in the and accusation of this gentle- Bharat health scheme. Gandhi said, It is only in India the chargesheet. Charges Government study has report- aged 32 and 33, adding to the any indication of decline in matter. man and dissolve the modern Former party chief Rahul that there is an epidemic of against three other terrorists edly found. over-34s cohort, from Saturday. earnings, returns filed by tax- The Resident Doctors’ medical facility or boldly face Gandhi also hit out at the BJP black fungus along with the involved in the crime Osama The Oxford/AstraZeneca’s NHS England said that the payers declaring an income Associations of the All India and prosecute the person for government saying due to the Covid pandemic due to the Bin Javed, Haroon Abbas Wani two-dose vaccine is also being third expansion of eligibility in range of over Rs 5 lakh Institute of Medical Sciences his words of arson on the sov- mismanagement of Modi sys- inefficiency of Modi system. and Zahid Hussain who have produced by the Serum just one week comes as over declined by more than 5 per (AIIMS) and Safdarjung ereignty of the country and tem there is now an epidemic There is shortage of vaccines as been killed in encounters with Institute of India as Covishield four in 10 adults have now had cent as compared to the pre- Hospital too flayed Ramdev’s book him under the of black fungus along with well as of medicines. And to security forces, will be abated. and administered to the adult both jabs. vious year. statement, demanding Epidemic Act to save millions Covid infections in India. deal with this, the Prime The case was initially reg- population in India. Only days after we extend- The survey by strictest steps against him. of people from such unscien- In a letter to the Prime Minister will be telling people istered on March 8, 2019 at The UK findings are said to ed the offer of a vaccine to 34 Lotto247.com in November Citing a video circulating tific utterances, the IMA said. Minister, Sonia Gandhi said, to clang utensils and clap. Police Station Kishtwar, District be based on data from Public and 35-year-olds, we are now 2020, found that 77% of eco- on social media, the IMA It alleged that Ramdev is The government has asked the His remarks came a day Kishtwar and the NIA re-reg- Health England (PHE) and rolling out the invite to 32 and nomically active adults in said Ramdev has claimed that trying to take advantage of the states to declare Mucormycosis after Prime Minister Narendra istered the case on November have also revealed that the two 33 year olds - an incredible step India had lost income due to allopathy is a stupid science situation and create a sense of an Epidemic under the Modi choked while interacting 2 that year. doses provide 87 per cent pro- forward in the biggest and the Covid-19 pandemic. and medicines such as remde- fear and frustration among the Epidemic Diseases Act. This with the frontline workers of Investigation has revealed tection from the B.117 variant, most successful vaccination According to the findings, sivir, faviflu, and other drugs people at large. means that there must be ade- his parliamentary constituen- that this case was one of the first discovered in Kent region programme in NHS history, the most affected age group approved by the Drugs He is doing this so that he quate production and assured cy of Varanasi. Rahul however several terrorist acts commit- of England and also considered said UK Health Secretary Matt were adults in their 40’s. Controller General of India can sell his illegal and unap- supply of essential medicines to taking a jab on the PM’s sob- ted by Hizb-ul-Mujahideen highly transmissible. Hancock. Over 80% of adults in the have failed to treat Covid-19 proved so-called medicines treat it and cost free patient care bing, without mentioning during the years 2018 - 2019 in According to ‘The This is truly a testament to 40’s lost income as a result of patients. and make money at the cost of for those in need of treatment. about anything he twitted in Kishtwar. The objective of all Telegraph’ newspaper, the lat- the heroic work of our amaz- the pandemic. Adults in their Lakhs of patients have the public at large, the asso- I understand that English Crocodiles are inno- these terror acts was to revive est study’s findings were pre- ing NHS and care staff, volun- 50’s, compared to those in died after taking allopathic ciation said adding that Liposomal Amphotericin-B is cent and in Hindi Magarmach militancy in Kishtwar by loot- sented to a meeting of the gov- teers and local authorities their 40’s, were less affected. medicines, the association Ramdev deserves to be pros- absolutely essential for the Nirdosh Hai. ing arms and targeting promi- ernment’s New and Emerging across the country who have However, 73% of them still said, quoting the yoga guru. ecuted for treatment of Mucormycosis. Rahul Gandhi has been nent persons of a particular Respiratory Virus Threats helped deliver over 50 million lost income. Those aged 70 Ramdev should be prosecut- disobeying and causing dan- However, there are reports of its highlighting the shortage of community to create terror Advisory Group (Nervtag) this jabs at lightning speed across and older were the least ed under the Epidemic ger to the life of many by mak- acute scarcity in the market. vaccines and medicines for among the members of that week. England, keeping us on track to affected age group. Only 30% Diseases Act as untutored ing them believe to not to take Further the illness is not cov- several days. community, the NIA said in a The latest PHE statistics offer a vaccine to everyone by of them lost income due to statements are a threat to the the advice of allopathy doc- ered in Ayushman Bharat and statement. released earlier this week show July, he said. the pandemic. literate society of the country tors. $%& 34+ 2 $ $ ) * 5 + 5' fare programmes will be held *$ " 671!789 instead. 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As of now, as per and China’s Sinopharm are on party-ruled States to prepare a society with many children los- also be soon shared directives to here has been a significant easing of the retail inflation last may not be allowed to under- WHO guidelines and guide- the list. ‘comprehensive programme’ ing both parents to the disease. help such children and their Tchange in patterns of food month can be attributed to the take international travel, since lines by countries, people with The latest WHO guidance for the welfare of children Nadda told the Chief families. consumption during post-lock- softening of food prices. the WHO hasn’t included negative Covid test report being document shows that Bharat orphaned by the Covid-19 Ministers of BJP-held States BJP and the Modi- down periods. Dining out has The Consumer Food Price Covaxin in its list of vaccines allowed, Agarwal said at a press Biotech has submitted its pandemic. including, Uttar Pradesh, Government have come under been reduced considerably, and Index (CFPI) or the inflation in for Emergency Use Listing conference here. Expression of Interest (EoI) BJP president said the Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, increasing attack from the people started opting for home- the food basket eased to 2.02 per (EUL), the Government on As the second wave of the for getting Covaxin on the detailed ‘Yojna’ should be Gujarat, Karnataka, Assam, Congress for allowing Corona cooked food by trying out new cent in the month of April, down Friday tried to clarify that the Covid-19 pandemic weakens EUL list, but more information launched on May 30 when the Haryana, Himachal Pradesh pandemic to go out of hand and recipes. This led to a rise in from 4.87 per cent in March, the global health agency was yet to the world over, several is required. Modi government completes and union territory of allegedly turning India a Covid demand for household edible oil data revealed. The month-on- take any decision on allowing European countries are lifting Relevant action will be seven years in power. Puducherry that it is now our country. packs such as soya oil, sunflower month fall in the food basket such travels. restrictions on international taken when we reach the level In a letter to Chief Ministers responsibility to care for their BJP has accused Congress of oil, and mustard oil. was led by the softening of veg- Lav Agarwal, Joint travel to boost their travel and when a consensus at the world of the party-ruled states, Nadda future and take solid steps in this trying not only to bring down On the contrary, the gov- etable prices which fell -14.18 Secretary in the Union Health tourism industries. They are level is reached, Agarwal added. also said that no celebratory regard. the Prime Minister’s image and ernment claimed that the coun- per cent in April, while cereals Ministry, on Saturday, clarified likely to allow the entry of pas- Meanwhile, Union Minister event will be held to mark the He asked them to prepare a insulting the country but also try’s retail inflation, measured by and products slipped -2.96 per that the WHO was yet to take sengers who’ve received both Prakash Javadekar also reiter- anniversary due to the circum- scheme keeping in mind the weakening India’s fight against the Consumer Price Index cent, the data showed. Sugar and a final call on allowing inter- shots of Covid-19 vaccines list- ated that there is no global trav- stances caused by the pandem- needs and situation of their the Coronavirus pandemic. (CPI), eased to 4.29 per cent in confectionery items too fell -5.99 national travel for those fully ed in WHO’s EUL list. el ban on India due to Covaxin. ic and added that various wel- states and added that they will the month of April. The retail per cent. + ,-. ,/,0 6
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KOCHI: While Covid-19 &$< claimed 176 lives and 28, 514 !# new people were diagnosed with the infection on Saturday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan : "" peaking by May 31. “Tamil Tamil Nadu were not in a said that the situation in Kerala 9766 Nadu has been diagnosing position to afford any more continued to be grim. he UT administration in 35,000 new cases daily. Many lock down and there would not There has been a decrease TJammu & Kashmir is still ince the number of new per- States like Maharashtra, be any lock down in the State in the total number of Covid-19 struggling to contain the mor- Ssons joining the army of Karnataka and Kerala have under the DMK regime. patients undergoing treatment tality rate especially across those afflicted with Covid-19 peaked and Tamil Nadu will see But with the number of across Kerala as on Saturday Jammu division. On Saturday, showing no sign of any abate- the same by this month end. new cases and deaths showing evening, said Vijayan. “A total of 48 more patients succumbed to ment, Tamil Nadu Government But the speed with which the steep hike after May 13, the 2,89, 283 patients are undergo- the coronavirus while 3,408 extended the total lock down in number of patients was increas- State administration was left ing treatment in the State The patients tested positive and the State till May 31. This was ing has slowed down in Tamil with no options other than Test Positivity Ratio has come 4,117 recovered fully and went announced by Chief Minister Nadu,” he said. declaring a total lock out. down to 22.63 per cent from home from different hospi- Muthuval Karunanidhi Stalin On Friday, 36, 184 new While public transport would 23.3 per cent of Friday”,he said. tals. According to the media on Saturday after a meeting persons were diagnosed on be allowed in Sunday, the State Though the numbers are bulletin, “out of 48,604 samples with senior bureaucrats and Friday while the pandemic had would come to a grinding halt coming down, Vijayan said that tested, 3,408 patients tested medical professionals. claimed 467 lives on the day. from Monday morning. the State was facing the threat positive recording a positivity Tamil Nadu has been diag- Speaking to reporters at Only essential services of the third wave of Covid-19 in rate of 7.01 percent”. nosing more than 30,000 new Tiruchirappalli on Friday, would function in Government addition to the black fungus Due to increasing load of Covid-19 patients daily since Stalin had said that the lock offices while inter district attack. severely ill patients the GMC second week of May. J down is likely to be extended movement will see stringent “The Government has on Saturday also added 14 Radhakrishnan, secretary, in the backdrop of the increas- regulations and restrictions. ordered medical auditing of more Covid ICU beds but the health department, had said on ing number of patients. Eateries and restaurants would black fungus in the State though same were not sufficient to Friday that the State was like- Stalin had said in a state- be allowed to operate only for we are yet to come across any 4& /0 1 $ $ & accommodate several others ly to see the number of patients ment on April 24 that people in few hours daily. casualties,” he said. PNS $ -+ ; $ +,- undergoing treatment in other Covid dedicated wards. Since May 1, 750 patients 7 / B have died due to Covid 19 Q0,A1 0122 , " 0 across Jammu division while ! 433 patients died across Kashmir division during the 6 "" from hospitals in USA, Britain same period. 3 4 9766 and other European countries On the other hand, to chose Chennai, his hometown strictly impose containment B :2 discharged from the hospitals cases” dropped from 58,840 to amil Nadu lost its top med- to set up practice. He and his measures the UT administra- Chennai: The Indian space technical capability. The tech- across the State after full recov- 54,198. Tical warrior as Dr C V wife late Dr Prema tion Saturday extended the agency will soon transfer the nology sharing/transfer will he Covid-19 infections ery, the total number of people Mumbai with 28,232 Krishnaswamy, the widely Krishnaswamy, set a new trend corona curfew across all the 20 technology for making the take place in the next two Tdropped further to 26,133 discharged from the hospitals active cases stood second in the adored and loved physician in medical care by doing away districts till May 31. 'Shwaas', the oxygen concen- days. The technology transfer in Maharashtra on Saturday, since the second week of March state, followed by Thane cum diabetologist breathed his with prescribing costly medi- At the same time work is trator developed by it at a cost will be free,” Somanath added. even as the pandemic claimed last year increased from (25337), Nagpur (18,482), last late Friday night. He was 83 cines to their patients. nearing completion on two of about 60,000 to industries, According to him, medical 682 more lives in the State. 50,70,801 to 51,11,095 on Solapur (18,095), and fell victim to Covid-19 He was active till last week 500 bedded makeshift Covid said a top official of equipment, space equipment, A day after the State logged Saturday. The recovery rate in Ahmednagar (17,755), Satara which he contracted while tak- when he was felled by an attack hospitals being established by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre electronics and product man- 1,263 deaths (including 708 old the state went up from 91.74 (17,696), Nashik (16,240), ing care of his patients. of Covid-19. Dr the DRDO in Jammu and (VSSC). ufacturing companies are unaccounted fatalities) and per cent to 92.04 per cent. Beed (9530), Amravati (9296), He was one of the founders Krishnaswamy, who was Budgam districts. In Jammu On Friday officials of VSSC selected now and more could 29,644 infections, the daily The total “active cases” in Jalgaon (7866), Chandrapur and former director of opposed to all kinds of vacci- the facility is expected to be had a video meeting of inter- be based on their credentials. infections dropped by 3511 the state dropped from 3,67,121 (7133), Aurangabad (6697), Voluntary Health Services, the nation had avoided getting handed over to the health ested companies and explained Somanath said VSSC spent cases, while there was a sub- to 3,52,247. The fatality rate in Osmanabad (5589), Jalna poor man’s super specialty hos- vaccinated even as he was cur- department on May 28. about 'Shwaas' and its systems. about 60,000 to build its pro- stantial decrease in the record- the state stood static at 1.57 per (5176) , Latur (4812) and pital in Chennai that provides ing hundreds from the dread- According to the media “It was a first round meet- totype. ed deaths during the last 24 cent. Buldhana (4611). low cost medical treatment to ed disease by administering bulletin, the total caseload of ing and about 50 industries “The cost can go down by hours. With 52 fresh deaths, the Of the 3,27,23,361 samples the financially challenged them an integrated system of active positive cases Saturday participated. I had interacted 30 per cent if production is With 682 new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Mumbai sent to various laboratories patients. treatment involving Ayurveda, stood at 49,136 while 3,513 with them. My team and I done on a large basis. All the total number of deaths in the increased from 14,410 to across the state so far, 55,53,225 The hospital is an initiative Sidha and Modern patients have so far succumbed answered their queries,” S. components are currently avail- state climbed from 86,618 to 14,464, while the infected cases have tested positive (16.97 per by a group of physicians and Medicine. to the virus across J&K. Somanath, Director, VSSC told able in India. Some items are 87,300. Similarly, with 26,133 went up by a relatively low 1283 cent) for COVID-19 until surgeons to make top class Even at an age when oth- The two worst affected IANS. imported by Indian companies new infections, the total num- to trigger a jump in the infec- Saturday. Currently, 27,55,729 health care available for the ers call it quit, Dr districts of Jammu & Srinagar “We are entering into an but they can also be made ber of cases climbed from tions from 6,94,200 to 6,95,483. people are in home quarantine poorer sections of the society. Krishnaswamy was actively on Saturday recorded less than agreement with each of them here,” Somanath 55,27,092 to 55,53,225. The situation in Pune while 22,103 people are in Dr Krishnaswamy, who pursuing his medical research 500 and 600 cases who are meeting the criteria on remarked. IANS As 40,294 patients were improved vastly as the “active institutional quarantine. had been flooded with offers on diabetes and Covid-19. respectively. 2 ) &) B @ 5 =) ) +&4$; ) Haveri (Karnataka): A negative Covid test Report is a must for inter-State travellers coming into Karnataka, said R, State Home Minister Basavaraj $ ! Bommai on Saturday. “We have barricaded not only " $ " ‘New Delh: A SpiceJet flight carrying 31 mem- major roads but also the minor ones as bers of Indian boxing team including Mary Kom was done last time,” he told reporters Panaji: Goa on Saturday and six crew members reported a fuel emergency here. recorded 1,647 fresh cases of landing at Dubai airport on Saturday morning, “We have imposed restrictions, " 2 Covdi-19 and 39 casualties over landing confusion. especially in the border districts such that took the tally of infections The SpiceJet plane had to hover over UAE as Belagavi, Bidar, Bidar, Kalaburagi, "" "" in the State to 1,44,839 and toll airspace for 45 minutes and declared a fuel emer- Anekal in Bengaluru (bordering Tamil to 2,341, an official from the gency before it was granted permission to Nadu) and near Mangaluru (bordering state health department said. land. Kerala),” he said. lockdown guidelines. Let us beat Apart from this, 2,693 While the remnants of extremely severe As directed by the Centre, a neg- #COVID19 together. Stay Home. Stay patients were discharged from Cyclone Tauktae are still causing rainfall over ative Covid report is a must for the Safe!” Karnataka Chief Minister B S hospitals during the day, rais- the north, north-west and central India, the India inter-State travellers to enter Karnataka, Yediyurappa on Friday announced the ing the count of recoveries to Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday the Minister said. The Minister said extension of lockdown till 1,24,255 and leaving the coastal said that a low pressure area has been formed he has directed the district authorities, June 7, which was slated to end on May state with 18,243 active cases, over east-central Bay of Bengal and Cyclone Yaas including the police, to strictly impose 24. the official said. is likely to intensify into a “very severe cyclonic the lockdown in the districts to contain The State has imposed restrictions With the addition of 4,581 storm” and cross the Odisha and the West Bengal the spread of the infection. since April 27 but the stringent restric- swab samples tested during coasts on May 26. He appealed to the people to abide tions were imposed on May 10 for a the day, the total number of The cyclone Yaas is likely to impact Andhra by the lockdown. period of two weeks. tests conducted in the state has Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Meanwhile, Bengaluru police However, the Government gone up to 7,83,409, he Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Bangladesh. commissioner Kamal Pant tweeted extended it for another two weeks as added. Andhra Pradesh (2,09,156) , Odisha ( 1,09,639) that the police personnel in the city the Covid cases grew unabated and Goa's Covdi-19 figures are , Tamil Nadu ( 2,74,629) and West Bengal ( have been instructed to take action caused intense stress on the hospitals, as follows: Positive cases 1,32,181) are among worst affected states in legally, including booking cases and doctors and paramedical staff. 1,44,839, new cases 1,647, active cases in the country and shifting a large seizing vehicles of those who violate the On Saturday, the State reported death toll 2,341, discharged number of people from coastal and low lying lockdown guidelines and wilful default- 32,218 fresh Covid cases and 353 relat- 1,24,255, active cases 18,243, areas to relief camp may aggravate the ers. “Please cooperate with ed fatalities while there were 5,14,238 samples tested till date Covid-19 situation in the second wave of . & & *$ /0 # $ $ +,- @BlrCityPolice in implementing the active cases. PTI 7,83,409. PTI pandemic. ## >) C &C Q , "" - ! $$ -#. / :2 " 671!789 period were to the tune of 35.83 crore. 2>B7? % 9? While the cumulative opening balance for "" (9 bly election. But the party had faced he Indian Navy on Saturday he BJP has spent over 71.72 crore; the party's central headquarters and such defeat in 1967 when it was left Trecovered the bodies of six ing crew of Barge P305 and Tug Police Station had on Friday TCongress 30 crore; Janata Dal state unit stood at 2,367.90 crore ilasiniamma Damodara Menon with just nine MLAs. We will defi- more persons working on Varapradha, specialised diving filed a First Information Report (United) 22 crore and BSP over 4 crore before the announcement of polls, the VSatheeshan, popularly known as nitely make a turn around,” board the accommodation teams onboard INS Makar with invoking charges of culpable in the last year Bihar Assembly polls. If post-poll closing balance fell to 2,279.96 VD Satheeshan, is the Leader of the Satheeshan told reporters at barge Papaa-305 that sank on side scan sonar and INS Tarasa homicide not amounting to the political parties total election expen- crore. While the central headquarters Opposition in Kerala Legislative Ernakulam after the Monday taking the total num- sailed out early morning today murder against the Master of diture is translated into their victory or recorded a gross receipt of 31.88 crore, Assembly. The appointment of announcement was made by the ber of casualties in the mishap from Mumbai,” Karnik said. the Barge Papaa-305 and oth- seat, the saffron party has spent over the same for the State unit was 3.9 crore. Satheeshan (57) was announced by KPCC chief. to 66, even as it deployed spe- Indian Naval ships and aircraft ers. The police registered under 71.72 crore to get 74 seats; Janata Dal The State BJP unit incurred total Mullappalli Ramachandran on He said the Congress and the cialised diving teams to search are currently engaged in Search Sections 304(II) (an act done (United) spent 22 crore to win 43 expenses of 1.5 crore towards travel Saturday at the Kerala Pradesh UDF would extend all cooperation to for the remaining nine missing and Rescue (SAR) operations to with knowledge that it is likely seats; Congress spent 30 crore to win 19 expenditure of star campaigners, includ- Congress Committee head quarters the Government in its operations to persons from the affected barge. locate the missing crew mem- to cause death), 338 (causing seats and BSP spent 4 crore to win just ing for helicopter and taxi used by lead- at Thiruvananthapuram. fight the Covid-19 pandemic. “Sixty six mortal remains have bers of Accommodation Barge grievous hurt by an act endan- one seat. ers like Rajnath Singh, Sushil Modi, The selection of Satheeshan fol- “But we will thoroughly screen been recovered from under P-305, which sank on Monday, gering life or personal safety of The election expenditure statement Devendra Fadnavis and Shahnawaz lows the report submitted by the team the performance of the Government the sea. Search and Rescue 35 nautical miles off Mumbai others) and 34 (common inten- filed by the BJP to the Election Hussain. It spent nearly 45.6 lakh on of leaders deputed by Congress High and point out all shortcomings,” said (SAR) operations for remaining coast. tion) of the Indian Penal Code. Commission pertaining to the Bihar travel expenditure of other leaders, Command to Kerala to hold discus- Satheeshan who was re-elected to the others are continuing. There are Ships INS Kochi, Kolkata, “The captain of the barge Assembly polls 2020, shows the total including by taxi and train. sion with the newly elected party leg- House from Paravoor constituency in 188 survivors – 186 from Beas, Betwa, Makar, Tarasa, acted negligently on the warn- expenditure stood at nearly 71.72 crore. The Bihar unit of the party spent islators. the district. Papaa-305 and two from tug Teg, P8I maritime surveillance ings issued related to Cyclone Of them, nearly 26.7 crore from its cen- more than 16 crore on media adver- The final choice was made by Satheeshan made it known that Varaprada,” Navy’s chief aircraft, Chetak, ALH and Tautkee and that allegedly led tral headquarters accounts including Rs tisements, which included 1.59 crore to Rahul Gandhi, former AICC chief his top priority would be to lead the spokesperson Commander Seaking helicopters are involved to the mishap due to which we 24.07 crore towards chartered aircraft Google India. One candidate can spend who represents Wayanadu con- Congress and the UDF to bury once Mehul Karnik said. With the in the SAR operations, while have registered an offence. We travel expenses of its star campaigners. In a maximum of 30.8 lakh in Assembly stituency in and for ever the Sangh Parivar and its recovery of 66 bodies, nine INS Talwar has also been have so far mentioned the addition to it, the gross expenses made elections to a State like Bihar, as per ceil- Parliament. agenda in Kerala. more oil workers from barge diverted to provide assistance in barge’s captain and others in the by the BJP's Bihar unit during the elec- ings imposed by the poll panel. However, “I know that the position of the “The 2021 Assembly election Papaa-305 are still missing. relief and rescue operations. FIR. tion period stood at nearly 28 crore, there is no such ceiling for campaigning Leader of Opposition is not a crown showed that the Sangh Parivar and Earlier in the day, the Navy Acting on a complaint “On the basis of the find- while a total of 16.5 crore was given to expenditure by a political party. of flowers. My immediate mission is the BJP do not have any acceptance rushed specialised diving teams lodged by the Barge chief engi- ings of the investigation, we will the party candidates as financial assis- The Janat Dal (United) has spent over to rejuvenate and strengthen the in Kerala. We in Congress would not in one of its ships to look for neer Rahman H. Shaikh who book more officials,” Mumbai tance with most of them getting 15 lakh 22 crore while the Congress spent Congress and the United Democratic allow the Sangh Parivar and the BJP missing persons from barge was among the survivors res- Police Spokesperson and each. around 30 crore while the BSP has spent Front in Kerala. It is true that the to take roots in the State as they rep- Papaa-305. “To augment the cued by the Indian Navy earli- Deputy Commissioner of Police According to the expenditure state- only 4 crore during the Bihar Assembly Congress-led UDF faced a severe resent communal and secessionist ongoing #SAR ops for the miss- er this week, the Yellowgate S. Chaitanya said. ment, the gross receipts during this polls. drubbing in the recently held assem- forces,” said Satheeshan. + ,-. ,/,0 7
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Suu Kyi and other mem- akistan has allowed the US Nthe House of ship, both of which were reject- to discuss the matter, the 76 (5) of the Constitution as he that his agency will consider "We will investigate and bers of her government already Pmilitary to have overflight Representatives on Saturday ed by the president, citing that Opposition leaders expressed had the support of 149 law- dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi's consider whether the party face various criminal charges and access to be able to support for the second time in five none had adequate grounds for their commitment to unitedly makers of the lower house of former ruling party for alleged should be dissolved, and that could keep them from run- its presence in Afghanistan, a months and announced snap winning a vote of confidence. defend the constitutional rights parliament,” My Republica involvement in electoral fraud whether the perpetrators ning in the next election. Their top Pentagon official has told elections in November, reject- "It has been noted that of Nepali citizens achieved at website quoted the alliance's and having its leaders charged should be punished as traitors,” supporters assert all the charges lawmakers. ing both embattled Prime Prime Minister Oli counted the end of years of political statement. with treason. he said. are politically motivated. Assistant Secretary of Minister K P Sharma Oli and those lawmakers as his sup- struggle. The parties claimed that Suu Kyi's National League Asked for U.N. Secretary- The announced purpose of Defence for Indo-Pacific the Opposition alliance's claims porters who extended support They appealed to all polit- the government is hell-bent on for Democracy came to power General Antonio Guterres' Friday's commission meeting Affairs David F Helvey also told to form a government, a move to the Opposition alliance, ical and civil forces to condemn its attempt to prolong the auto- after a landslide 2015 election reaction, his spokesman was to discuss the junta's plan members of the Senate Armed that will be legally challenged whereas the UML and JSP-N and stand against the Oli- cratic rule despite the COVID- victory, and won an even Stephane Dujarric said: to change the country's election Services Committee on Friday yet again. have forwarded letters stating Bhandari duo's regressive, auto- 19 pandemic in the country. greater majority in last “Should that happen, that system from “first past the that the US will continue its President Bidya Devi action would be taken against cratic intentions. They con- The Nepali Congress also November's general election. It would be a clear step in the post” to proportional repre- conversation with Pakistan due Bhandari announced in an those who had gone against the demned their move as "uncon- accused President Bhandari and was set to start a second term wrong direction." sentation. to the important role it has early morning statement that party to endorse the stitutional, undemocratic and Prime Minister Oli of misusing in February when the military “What we have all been In first-past-the-post sys- played to support the peace the House of Representatives Opposition's claim," Bhandari arbitrary." the Constitution for their own seized power in a coup, arrest- working for, what the Security tems, the candidate with the process in the neighbouring has been dissolved in accor- said in a statement late on The statement was signed benefit as their personal property. ing her and dozens of top gov- Council, the international com- most votes in a given con- war-torn country. dance with Article 76(7) of the Friday. by Nepali Congress President "Prime Minister Oli recom- ernment officials and party munity has been working for, stituency is the winner, while in Helvey said that Pakistan Constitution, ending a day of The president's announce- Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN- mending forming a new gov- members. is a restoration of democracy proportional representation, has allowed the US to have high-voltage political drama in ment plunged Nepal into fur- Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa ernment, President Bhandari Junta leader Senior Gen. and a restoration of the voice the share of winning parlia- overflight and access to be the Himalayan nation, amidst ther political crisis, a reminder Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', announcing to stake a claim to Min Aung Hlaing cited electoral of the people of Myanmar," mentary seats in an area with able to support its military the raging COVID-19 pan- of her December 2020 decision CPN-UML leader Madhav form new government giving fraud as the reason for the Dujarric said. several seats is allocated presence in Afghanistan. demic. when she first dissolved the Kumar Nepal, Chairperson of less than 24 hours, not appoint- army's takeover, saying “there Suu Kyi's party, which has according to the proportion of “Pakistan has played an impor- As per the Article, a date to House at Oli's recommenda- Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal ing prime minister as per the was terrible fraud in the voter thrown its weight behind the the vote won by each party or tant role in Afghanistan and conduct another election with- tion, a move that swayed the Upendra Yadav and Vice-Chair provision of the Constitution lists.” The army-backed Union mass popular movement candidate. they have supported the in six months must also be fixed. course of Nepali politics of the Rastriya Janamorcha and dissolving HoR and holding Solidarity and Development against the military takeover, Almost all the major par- Afghan peace process,” he said, The President has called early towards uncertainty. Durga Paudel. a cabinet meeting in the middle Party, which suffered unex- has faced constant harassment ties — including Suu Kyi's responding to Senator Joe elections pursuant to the Article, The Supreme Court had The Opposition alliance is of the night are unconstitution- pectedly heavy losses in the elec- since the coup, with its mem- NLD — refused to go to Manchin during a hearing by the dates being set for November annulled the duo's move in devising a strategy to approach al and anti-democratic," the tion, made similar allegations. bers arrested and offices raid- Friday's commission meeting, the Senate Armed Services 12 and November 19. February. the Supreme Court with all its statement said. Independent observers dis- ed and closed. as they regard the body as ille- Committee on The announcement came Alarmed by the duo's move lawmakers on Sunday demand- "NC strongly objects to pute the assertions of wide- The junta initially gitimate. Afghanistan. after Prime Minister Oli in his yet again, the leaders of Nepal's ing to scrap the president's these kinds of activities,” it spread irregularities. announced that it would hold Local media reported that “We will continue our con- last deal-sealing move on Opposition alliance on decision. said. Deuba, urging all the Political parties were called new elections a year after tak- almost a third of the parties versations with Pakistan Friday midnight recommend- Saturday decided to take all The parties blamed the democratic forces to unite and to discuss planned changes in ing power, but it later hedged boycotted the gathering in the because their support and their ed the Office of the President legal and political means to president for making an assault act together for the protection the electoral system at a meet- and said the delay could be up capital, Naypyitaw. Many of the contribution to the future of to dissolve the 275-member counter Prime Minister Oli on the Constitution and of the Constitution and democ- ing Friday, There, Union to two years. Before the start of 62 attending were pro-military Afghanistan, the future of House and announce dates for and President Bhandari's democracy in partnership with racy, vowed to take political Election Commission chair- democratic reforms a decade organizations that polled badly peace in Afghanistan is going early elections. "unconstitutional and unde- the prime minister, who had and legal action against the man Thein Soe said an inves- ago, Myanmar was ruled by the in last November's election, to be critical,” the Pentagon Earlier, Oli and mocratic" move of dissolving lost a trust vote in the House. 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UN's office for the Coordination widespread devastation to the Iran's state TV website car- ing the practice “wrong” in a National Gallery. Biden's comment comes a “It has to end. I'm prepared of Humanitarian Affairs said already impoverished Hamas- ried a letter by Khamenei significant departure from his Hall, who subsequently day a ceasefire was announced to put together and attempt to nearly 17,000 residential and ruled Gaza Strip. addressed to the Palestinians on predecessors. rose to the top job at the BBC, between Israel and Hamas put together a major package commercial units have been The UN said 53 education Friday, in which he also urged “Absolutely, positively, it's was heavily criticised in a negotiated by Egypt following with other nations who share damaged or destroyed in the 11- facilities, six hospitals and 11 for prosecution of Israel's arch- wrong. It's simply, simply report this week for a botched a 11-day war that caused a lot our view to rebuild the homes day campaign. primary health care centres enemy Israel and Prime Minister wrong,” he told a reporter inquiry into how journalist of casualties and infrastructure and without providing Hamas These include 769 housing have been damaged since May Benjamin Netanyahu in inter- Friday at the White House. His comments, however, Martin Bashir obtained the damage in Gaza. the opportunity to rebuild their and commercial units that have 10. national courts over the Gaza His comments come as seem to contradict those made blockbuster interview. “There is no shift in my weapons systems, rebuild the campaign. Iran has been a close CNN reported Thursday that earlier by White House press In a statement, Hall said his commitment, the commitment Gaza. They need to help, and ally of Hamas and other militant the Trump administration secretary Jen Psaki when asked continued presence at the to the security of Israel, period,” I'm committed to get that groups in the Middle East. Justice Department secretly how the administration viewed gallery would be a "distraction Biden told reporters at a joint done,” he said. 6 ; 5 ! In his letter, Khamenei also obtained the 2017 phone the practice of obtaining jour- to an institution I care deeply news conference along with Responding to a question urged all Muslim countries to records of one of their corre- nalists' records. Psaki suggest- about.” the visiting South Korean on the shift on position of sev- '# !' rally in support of Palestinian spondents, the latest revelation ed that the Justice Department “As I said two days ago, I President Moon-Jae-In. eral of his Democratic party people, “whether by strength- of an apparent leak investiga- would use the “Holder model,” am very sorry for the events of “No shift, not at all, but I lawmakers, Biden asserted that " >( struction of Gaza. ening Palestinian forces, with tion aimed at identifying a a reference to Obama-era 25 years ago and I believe tell you what there is a shift in. his party still supports The statement said the financial support that is need- journalist's sources that was Attorney General Eric leadership means taking The shift is that we still need a Israel. gypt Foreign Minister ministers also agreed on the ed today more than before, or launched during the last Holder. responsibility,” Hall said. two-state solution. It is the “Let's get something ESameh Shukry has spoken importance of coordination by rebuilding the infrastructure administration. Under Holder, the Justice The 126-page report by only answer, the only answer. straight here. Until the region with his Israeli counterpart, between the two nations, the that was destroyed in Gaza.” The Washington Post also Department announced retired Judge John Dyson, pub- What I'm convinced of is that says unequivocally, they Gabi Ashkenazi, about stabil- Palestinian Authority and Separately, Iran's powerful disclosed that the Justice revised guidelines for obtain- lished Thursday, found the we can now move, as I did even acknowledge the right of Israel ising the Cairo-brokered Gaza international partners on Revolutionary Guard in a state- Department had last year ing records from the news internal BBC investigation had before I was able to negotiate- to exist as an independent cease-fire deal. securing communication chan- ment on its website, sepah- seized phone records belonging media during criminal leak covered up “deceitful behavior” -well, I shouldn't--before the Jewish state, there will be no A statement by Egypt's nels to achieve peace. It did not news.Com, echoed Khamenei's to three of its journalists who investigations, removing lan- by Bashir, who was little- cease-fire was negotiated,” he peace,” Biden said. hoped that Foreign Ministry said the two provide further details. congratulations to Gazans on covered the Russia investiga- guage that news organisations known as a journalist when he said. Netanyahu would abide by his diplomats on Friday discussed The Egyptian government, their “victory." And the tion. said was ambiguous and interviewed Diana. Biden said his administra- commitment of shoring up the deal, which meanwhile, said it would send spokesman for Iran's foreign When asked if Biden requiring additional levels of The BBC also has faced tion is going to make sure that ceasefire. has mostly brought a halt to a 130-truck convoy carrying ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, would prevent his Justice review before a journalist questions about why Bashir the US is going to provide for “I'm praying this cease-fire fighting between Israel and humanitarian aid and medical tweeted a message to Department seeking reporters' could be subpoenaed, but it was rehired in 2016 as the security in the West Bank. will hold. I take Bibi Netanyahu the Palestinians. They hope supplies to Gaza, according Palestinians: “Your resistance phone records, Biden respond- did not end the broadcaster's religious affairs “We renewed the security when he gives me his word; I that will facilitate the recon- the presidency. forced the aggressor to retreat.” ed: “I won't let that happen.” practice. correspondent. AP commitment, as well as eco- take him at his word. He's never nomic commitment to the broken his word to me,” he said. , 7 B 3 Q R ! 7 " 19 6B-(6 on Biden's list for the meeting as well: coordination in vaccine resident Joe Biden on distribution, climate change PFriday said he and South and regional security concerns Korean President Moon Jae-in spurred by China.Their meet- remain “deeply concerned” ing was only Biden's second in- about the situation with North person session with a foreign Korea, and announced he will leader because of the coron- deploy a new special envoy to avirus pandemic. Moon said the region to help refocus after the meeting the two had “a efforts on pressing Pyongyang very frank dialoge like old to abandon its nuclear weapons friends” and emphasized the program. need for cooperation on secu- Moon, meanwhile, wel- rity issues in the region. comed “America's return” to “The most urgent common the world stage and said both task that our two countries leaders pledged to work close- must undertake is achieving ly toward denuclearization of complete denuclearization and the Korean peninsula. permanent peace on the Biden said he was dis- Korean peninsula,” he said. patching career diplomat Sung Moon said the two “reaf- Kim, who previously served as firmed the strength” of the ambassador to South Korea, to nations' alliance and “affirmed serve as the special envoy to the the common vision for devel- region. oping it into an even stronger Moon said the move by one.” Biden “reflects the firm com- Their formal talks in the mitment of the US for explor- afternoon ran long, Biden said ing diplomacy and its readiness in earlier remarks, noting his for dialogue with North Korea.” staff interrupted repeatedly to Moon came to Washington warn they were over time. “But seeking renewed diplomatic I enjoyed the meeting so much urgency by the US on curbing that it caused us to move every- North Korea's nuclear pro- thing back,” Biden said, as he gram, even as the White House highlighted the two countries' signaled that it is taking a “long history of shared longer view on the issue. 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Aggarwal, President, PHD Lead economic and busi- their savings towards fulfilling production at all its manufac- production at all its manufac- The monthly Refinitiv- Chamber of Commerce and ness indicators such as cement, the medical needs of their turing plants in India from turing plants in India from Ipsos Primary Consumer Industry. steel, consumer durables, GST family members along with coming Monday after tem- Monday, May 24”, the compa- Sentiment Index (PCSI) for Though economic activity collections, external commer- deferment of their expenditure porarily shutting operations ny said in a statement. India, in May, has shown a recovered to pre-Covid levels in cial borrowings and FDI equi- on non-essential items, he due to the coronavirus pan- “The other plants of Hero sharp drop of 6.3 percentage March 2021, the rapid re- ty inflows have shown a mar- added. demic. MotoCorp in India – points, over April 2021, amid spread of corona cases in sec- velous improvement in March According to him, at this In the beginning of this Neemrana in Rajasthan, Halol Covid-19 fears. ond wave of Covid and resul- 2021, said Sanjay Aggarwal. juncture, the govt has to step up week, the company had in Gujarat and Chittoor in The monthly PCSI, which tant strict restrictions in many “However, the second wave with proactive and calibrated resumed partial operations at Andhra Pradesh, will also start is driven by the aggregation of parts of the country have posed of Coronavirus has swamped measures to mitigate the daunt- its three plants at Gurugram single shift operations from the four weighted sub-indices, ty as compared to the first wave lockdowns and restrictions severe challenges to double the country at a rapid rate with ing impact of Coronavirus 2.0 and Dharuhera in Haryana May 24,” it added. Production has plunged across all sub- and we are seeing its terrible being imposed. But then it is digit economic growth in FY more severe impact than the on people, industry, trade and and Haridwar in Uttarakhand. in single shift had already com- indices. The PCSI Employment impact not only on our health- also impacting livelihoods and 2021-22, Aggarwal said. previous wave in 2020,” economy, as it did during the It had halted operations menced at three of its plants Confidence Sub-Index is down care infrastructure, which is earnings, he said. “A substantial stimulus to Aggarwal said. last year in 2020. temporarily at all of its six Gurugram and Dharuhera in by 4.7 percentage points, the stressed due to the steep surge “It is a tough dilemma but create effective strides for futur- The partial or complete On the basis of recent plants in India in a staggered Haryana and at Haridwar, PCSI Current Personal in cases, but also on consumer saving lives will take prece- istic economic growth trajec- lockdowns in many states and movement of PHDCCI EBM manner for four days from Uttarakhand from May 17. Financial Conditions Sub- sentiment, which has plum- dence over everything else and tory would be crucial in this strict restrictions in various Index, PHD Chamber projects Index has steeply fallen by 9.0 meted across the four sub- then of course expediting the extremely difficult time,” he regions across the country have more than 1 per cent growth percentage points. indices. Especially for person- vaccination drive, with now said. There is a need to lower created an uncertain econom- rate of GDP in Q4 FY 2020-21 Further, the PCSI al finances, for day to day run- Sputnik V too making the interest rates for consumers ic environment, with depressed and overall GDP growth of FY Investment Climate Sub-Index ning of household expenses India debut. We will have to and businesses, lesser compli- demand and investment sce- 2020-21 at (-) 7.9 per cent. has sharply declined by 8.4 per- and savings and investments closely watch the Covid trajec- ances for MSMEs vis-a-vis ease nario, said Sanjay Aggarwal. Going ahead, to attain a centage points and the PCSI for the future.” tory over the next 3-4 weeks of doing business at the ground The supply chain disrup- higher growth trajectory, effec- Economic Expectations Sub Confidence around jobs and gauge if restrictions are level and a lower tax regime to tions are causing skyrocketing tive policy measures are need- Index, has decreased by 4.4 and the economy too have being lifted from June onwards. increase the personal dispos- commodity prices, which have ed once again to support percentage points. taken a hit and right now, the If it does not happen and vac- able income of the people, severely impacted the price demand creation and to have a Amit Adarkar, CEO, Ipsos government’s focus is to con- cination drive does not pick up Aggarwal added. cost margins of the businesses multiplier effect on enhanced India, said: “The second wave tain the virus and save lives. pace, we are looking at a very PHDCCI Economic & in the difficult pandemic time production possibilities, said has been far greater in intensi- And that is why we are seeing slow rebound.” Business Momentum (EBM) of coronavirus. The increase in Aggarwal. 1 ?5 Q2 ) ) ) , ! $ H R J$ +4+ " :2 671!789 closer to historic level of Rs 100 per litre in the city of Mumbai. tate-run Punjab & Sind (8- day after the hike, oil mar- The retail price of petrol has SBank turned profitable in Aketing companies (OMCs) now reached Rs 99.32 per litre the fourth quarter of FY21 ovid-19 has brought several on Saturday kept pump price of in the city. after eight consecutive quarters Cbusinesses to its knees. But petrol and diesel unchanged Petrol prices are already of losses, posting a profit after it has also given small oppor- across the country, taking a over Rs 100 per litre in sever- tax (PAT) of 161 crore on the tunities to hungry entrepre- pause with global oil which is al cities in Madhya Pradesh, back of improvement in recov- neurs, keen to display their showing signs of softening Rajasthan and Maharashtra. eries and decline in bad loans. social conscience. With com- amidst possibility of Iranian oil Premium petrol has been hov- The lender had registered panies declaring a work-from- hitting the markets soon. ering above that level for some a net loss of 236.3 crore in the home model and the novel Accordingly, petrol con- time now. year-ago period. which enabled us to register against 504 crore in the year- coronavirus pandemic spread- tinues to be priced at Friday’s In the month of May, fuel However, for the full year, profit,” the bank’s Managing ago period. ing its tentacles, BA graduate level of Rs 93.04 per litre and prices have increased on 11 its loss widened to 2,732.9 Director and CEO S Krishnan The bank’s asset quality Hemlata Kushwaha from diesel Rs 83.80 per litre in days so far. This has taken up crore as against 990.8 crore in told reporters. showed improvement, with Kolkata has taken up the Delhi. the price of petrol by Rs 2.49 a FY’20. He further said the bank gross non-performing assets opportunity to provide ‘pick up Across the country as well litre in Delhi. Similarly, diesel “The profitability is due to has taken a number of steps in (GNPAs) declining to 13.76 per and drop service’ to take the ‘Delivery Pigeon’ - a self-fund- both online and offline mode the fuel prices remained static prices have risen by Rs 3.07 per our focussed monitoring and order to sustain the profitabil- cent from 14.18 per cent. necessities at the doorstep of ed start-up - provides ‘same day as well as the flexibility of on Saturday but their retail litre in the capital this month. also on account of recoveries. ity going ahead. Net NPA also halved to the people of the city. pick and drop services’ to making payment at either prices varied depending on Before Friday, OMC were Though it has been challenging “We have created a dedi- 4.04 per cent during the report- ‘Pick up and drop facility’ working professionals, small point. the level of local taxes. revising fuel prices on every times, we were able to make a cated department at head office ing quarter from 8.03 per cent has become an essential service businesses and senior citizens The app also allows users The pause in prices has alternate day for last one week reasonable amount of recover- which will be monitoring the in the corresponding period of for consumers all across the at their doorsteps within city to schedule their orders 24 come after the repeated rise in rather than undertaking ies. accounts that are under stress the previous year. country. The service allows limits. hours in advance,” she added. fuel prices in May which has changes on a daily basis as has “We were also able to very closely. “We have formed As a result, the provisions one to deliver or receive any- Functioning from March Initially started to help taken the retail price of petrol been the practice. arrest slippages to a great a task force at zonal offices and contingencies fell to 4.38 thing, be it lunch boxes, doc- 2021, “the start-up currently family members suffering from extent. This has helped in which will be in touch with cus- crore in the reported quarter uments, laundry, items for gets 200 orders per day. The the deadly virus, the start-up is bringing down the credit costs, tomers directly. That way, we from 817.83 crore in the year- repair, shoes, stationery and number is steadily increasing now a full-fledged automated, will be able to ensure that we are ago period. other materials from one loca- due to an increase in Covid app-based service. Like its able to arrest the slippages,” he Provisions for bad loans tion to another from anywhere cases. We currently operate competitors in other cities, it noted. The bank has also set up were down at 19.93 crore in in their city. It also allows one with more than 180 provider aims to make local pick and a separate recovery vertical and Q4 FY21 as against 683.80 to buy stuff from beetle shops, partners all over the city,” said drop services quick, easy and a stress asset management ver- crore in the year-ago period. supermarkets, pharmacies and 45-year-old Kushwaha. accessible for all through a tical. Cash recoveries in the fourth home-cooked means making “Keeping in mind our cus- user-friendly and hassle-free Its net interest margin quarter stood at 531.19 crore, the daily errands easier. Those tomers’ concerns for safety, app. (NIM) declined to 1.70 per cent while for the full year the fig- running a business can also opt the parcels are verified twice by Efforts are on to make from 1.87 per cent. Net inter- ure was 926.57 crore, as per for deliveries of office docu- provider partners at the pick- Delivery Pigeon a key player in est income (NII) was down the bank’s investor presenta- ments as well. up and drop points. We also the hyperlocal delivery space in 1.79 per cent to 495 crore as tion. 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This leads to @-7>-97.9A7 $ O 'L to come. thickening of blood owing to prothrombot- The only way, Jhamb says, to avoid these & ) The post COVID complications are com- ic conditions. This virus makes the blood >7(A7>7!@>( deaths is to take proper care even after recov- mon in vulnerable patients such as patients thicker, which leads to formation of blood -97 6@7- (6'-9 ering from the virus. & above 60 years with or without comorbidities clots which can later result in cardiac arrest. “The increased deaths can also be attrib- &M such as Diabetes, hypertension and cardiac Also, COVID-19 has endothelial disease -97(68.1. uted to heart attacks and multiple organ fail- ' disorders. The country has about 54.5 million qualities that damage the inner lining of blood ure as a result of post-Covid complications. It ! ! 2 5 5&B cardiovascular diseases patients (according to vessels of the heart and arteries which makes !7-9>78-7!-( is disheartening to say that people with CVDs ( A@ &6 A@& a previous data), 77 million Diabetics, as of it difficult for the heart to pump blood as it ?(-*(A ! are at a higher risk of losing the battle against 2020, and similarly people struggling with is supposed to do,” Dr DK Jhamb, Director & COVID. In such a scenario, patients with (A !*+, & serious ailments that are likely to get aggra- HOD Cardiology, Paras Hospitals, Gurugram, (?8 - (66 underlying diseases should be more careful ' vated post COVID. Not only people with tells you. 27>7!:7! 6-97 than ever and should take proper care of them- L? 9 A comorbidities, but the ones who have suffered selves even after they have recovered from the severe COVID symptoms are equally at risk. < ( 6B(6-9 infection. 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It happens due to heart attack or because Covid conditions are a wide range of new, ical cardiac symptoms such as chest pain, pal- ' of developing severe post Covid pneumonia returning, or ongoing health problems peo- pitations, heaviness in the chest and others. * leading to low oxygen levels in the patient, ple can experience more than four weeks after This can further lead to increased chances of H requiring ventilator support and then dying. first being infected with the virus that caus- heart attacks. So, one has to be alert and should &M2 5 5 ' The reason for cardiac arrests in such cases es COVID-19. These post-Covid health con- keep a watchful eye on the symptoms,” he says. 5 . + ,-. ,/,0
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" (8- this kind of a challenge in a ? $ small or bigger way. But being t’s a circle of life that has put with the team and representing Wriddhiman Saha in the your nation from 1.4 billion is Isame position that he was a far bigger.” decade back when he came to A teamman to the core, England in 2011 as skipper Saha believes that despite his 11 Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s years of stop-start Test career, understudy. he has never had any bitter feel- The script was repeated in ings of being left out in the cold 2014 with Saha seen dutifully at times. carrying the bats, towels and “I always approach my drinks for his teammates and in game with this mindset. For 2021, he is again expected to me, the team always comes first watch Rishabh Pant’s pyrotech- and I will always want my team nics from the dressing room, to win. It has never affected my something that has solely personal relations with anyone,” missed from his style of bats- he said. manship despite being decent at Looking ahead to the WTC his craft. final, Saha said the onus would “Obviously, there would be be on the batsmen. " 9766 and individuals recovering from criticism when you don’t do “Looking into the English Covid-19 is to give your body well. I always try to deliver the conditions, batsmen will face olkata Knight Riders spin- at least two weeks to fully way I’ve learnt over the years,” the maximum challenge. Pace Kner Varun Chakravarthy recover after you test negative. Saha said ahead of joining the bowlers always get the advan- is still not fit for intense train- Chakravarthy first felt the team’s bio-bubble in Mumbai tage there. So the batsmen will ing after his recovery from symptoms on May 1 when he on Monday. hold the key. The team who Covid-19 as he is still feeling got tired quite quickly at the Despite being steady with bats better will be ahead,” he “weakness and dizziness”. training session. the bat, somehow Saha’s willow said. Chakaravarthy was the first “As to how it all started, I wielding hasn’t exactly inspired Asked to compare Virat player in IPL to test Covid-19 felt something was slightly off the highest confidence and the Kohli and Kane Williamson, positive and within a couple of on May 1. I felt tired. There was question raised doesn’t amuse his Sunrisers Hyderabad cap- days, the tournament was sus- no cough whatsoever, but I had him one bit. tain in the IPL, Saha said: pended because of multiple little fever, so I didn’t attend our “If people are saying my “Kane is always cool-headed cases inside the bio-bubble training session. batting is not up there, maybe and goes about his job in a across franchises. “I immediately informed that’s the case... But, I don’t calm and composed manner. The 29-year-old the team management and they think I need to change anything that some chance will come August. will be much bigger if an oppor- ing 1,251 runs and accounting But it’s about the challenges on- Chakravarthy recovered on arranged for an RT-PCR test — mental approach or tech- along his way with five games “I think representing India tunity comes my way,” Saha, for 103 dismissals, said. the-field rather than the off- May 11 and is currently recu- quickly. I was immediately nique. I just try to keep my against England starting itself is a big motivation, and it who has played 38 Tests, scor- “Ultimately, everyone faces the-field talks.” perating at his Chennai resi- quarantined and isolated, away focus and work hard,” the ret- dence. from the rest of my KKR team- icent Bengal stumper said. “I’m now doing well and mates, in a separate wing of the He accepts that post recovering at home. I still hotel. Soon, I found out that I’d Dhoni’s retirement and his D = 0)8! !! haven’t been able to resume tested positive,” he recalled. spate of injuries during the training full tilt because of “My first reaction was feel- whole 2018 season, it was Pant, post-Covid-19 symptoms. ing worried, not only for myself, who had best utilised the " (8- Covid-19 cases were report- comment much but we saw well. It’s for the stakeholders to virus, he said: “I had a slight Although I don’t have cough or but also for what was happen- chances that came along. ed in its bio-bubble. how the IPL went off smooth- look into it.” fever for the first couple of days, fever, there is weakness and ing around us in the country. “Parthiv (Patel), DK easoned wicketkeeper-bats- During an interview with ly in UAE in 2020 and then it Saha had tested positive for lost smell after five days but it dizziness,” Chakravarthy told Even a few of my family mem- (Dinesh Karthik) and Rishabh Sman Wriddhiman Saha has PTI, Saha spoke about the started in India this year with Covid-19 on May 4, the day the returned within four days. ESPNCricinfo. bers were affected by Covid-19. got chances after I got sidelined indicated that the bio-bubble bio-bubble breach in India cases on the rise,” Saha said. 2021 edition of the tournament “It was about spending “The loss of smell and taste It wasn’t easy, but as profession- due to injury. But it was for IPL-14 was not as foolproof and said it would have been The Bengal veteran was suspended indefinitely. time with family, friends (vir- is still intermittent, but I’m als we had to find ways to go Rishabh, who made full use of as the one in UAE last year, better if the IPL was held in reached his home in Kolkata He said he has fully recov- tually), catching up with confident of being able to about our work in the best pos- the opportunity and cemented becoming the first India play- UAE, like last year. after completing over a fort- ered now and he is not feeling some light-hearted movies resume training soon.” sible way.” his place in the side. Maybe I er to publicly question, even if “It’s the job of the stake- night-long quarantine at a any weakness. and keeping myself in a good Having experienced the “The KKR franchise was played some matches here and subtly, the tightness of the con- holders to assess it, but the only Delhi hotel to make himself “I’m doing all normal space. I was never mentally effect of the dreaded virus first very supportive. They went to there...” trolled environment. thing I would say is that there available for selection for the activities, there’s no fatigue, disturbed or down. I was hand, Chakravarthy’s advice to the extent of even having some- India will be playing six The 36-year-old Saha was was not a single individual dur- upcoming England tour. body ache or any weakness. just being normal. all athletes is to give their bod- one from the team manage- Test matches in England over among the players who con- ing our training in UAE (last On the bio-bubble he But I will actually get to “Currently, I’m doing some ies at least two weeks of com- ment stay back with me, even the next three months and tracted the dreaded virus year), not even a ground staff. added, “I don’t know what know how my body is coping fitness routine at home but the plete rest after recovery before after the IPL was postponed while Pant starting during the before the IPL stumbled to an “Here there would be would have happened, but def- when I get into actual match actual fitness training will start resuming any training. and left only after I returned World Test Championship is a abrupt halt midway into its people, kids peeping from initely I feel it would have been training mode.” after I join the team in “The thing I’ve learnt and two negative tests and got back no-brainer, Saha might fancy 14th season after multiple nearby walls. I don’t want to better off in UAE this time as Recalling his battle with the Mumbai,” he concluded. would like to tell other athletes home. / " . 824 )@A) "
8 B1 % 1 " (6( in Cap d’Ail, one of many small The red flag prevented 5Q )," and scenic spots dotted along world champion Lewis Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket The foreign and local play- harles Leclerc won the first the French Riviera’s spectacular Hamilton and his title con- " (8(2( Board (PCB) is planning to ers and officials will also have Cpole for Ferrari since 2019 coastline. tender Max Verstappen from start the PSL-6 in Abu Dhabi to undergo a three-day quaran- despite crashing with 18 seconds He was visibly emotional completing their final qualify- pay battle between Sri Lankan players and from June 5 and all the partic- tine in Pakistan before board- remaining to end Saturday qual- after becoming the first Monaco ing lap. Verstappen will start Athe national board has hurt team morale ipating players will undergo a ing their chartered flights to ifying at the Monaco Grand Prix. driver to take pole here. But he second for Red Bull; Hamilton ahead of a One-Day series in Bangladesh start- 10-day quarantine period Abu Dhabi. Leclerc held the top spot at could forfeit it if the damage to seventh for Mercedes. ing Sunday, skipper Kusal Perera said. before they start training. The Board has also hired his home track until his Ferrari his Ferrari is too great that “That crash ruined the Sri Lanka Cricket have cut fees for 24 nation- The owner of Karachi the services of an internation- grazed a barrier to break a he receives a grid penalty. chance for pole,” Verstappen al players by up to 40 percent in new contracts Kings Salman Iqbal said the al company, Restrata, to man- suspension piece. He then If the gear box must be said. “Just a shame about the red which have been rejected by the players. terms and conditions agreed age the Covid-19 bio-bubble in hopped a curb and finally changed — which Leclerc flag.” Perera said no agreement had been reached between the PCB and the UAE Abu Dhabi where the six teams came to a stop crashed into feared — he’d lose five Valtteri Bottas qualified before leaving for Bangladesh where they are to authorities entail a mandatory will be put up at three differ- another barrier to bring the positions on the starting third for Mercedes behind play three 50 over games. 10-day quarantine period for ent hotels. qualifying session to grid. Verstappen. “It will be a lie to say that the pay cut issue players, officials and broadcast- The PCB has managed to an abrupt end. “I am worried Leclerc waved to his fans as won’t mentally affect our players,” Perera told ing crew members. get clearance from the author- The 23-year- about a penalty. a crane lifted his car off the an online press conference on Saturday. “In between there will be ities in the UAE to hold the old Leclerc grew I’ve always been track. His lap at 1 minute, 10.35 “I hope we will be able to negotiate with the regular Covid-19 tests during remaining 20 matches of the up in a flat over- very unlucky seconds on the 3.4-kilometer board upon our return.” the quarantine period as well,” PSL 6 in Abu Dhabi. looking the here, so let’s just (2.1-mile) course gave him his He said the pay structure devised by the &62- =6&& Iqbal said. The confirmation to hold circuit that wait and see,” eighth career pole. But it was his board’s new cricket director Tom Moody and A source in the PCB said the matches came after days of snakes said Leclerc. first since the Mexican Grand former Sri Lanka skipper Aravinda de Silva was Lanka Cricket of holding the team “at gunpoint” plans were being made to fly suspense over whether the around the “It’s a shame to Prix in October 2019 and a causing mental stress for the team. in a bid to force the new contracts through. the foreign and local players to PCB would get clearance from pic- finish in the boost for Ferrari after the team “This is an additional challenge for me as I Former captain Angelo Mathews and Test Abu Dhabi by May 25 so that the UAE Government which turesque wall. It doesn’t struggled all last year. try to create an environment where players go captain Dimuth Karunaratne — who suffered they can start their quarantine has suspended all flights from principality. feel the same but I’m Leclerc will try to become to the middle and perform fearlessly,” he said. the biggest cuts — were dropped from the tour period and the tournament Pakistan due to the current He lives a few incredibly happy about Monaco’s first local winner A lawyer for the players has accused Sri of Bangladesh. can begin from June 5. COVID-19 situation. PTI kilometers away my lap.” since Louis Chiron in 1931. , 6 $!4 D< -* 2$* " 671!789 New Delhi: The Indian boxing ./8 ' team, featuring the likes of M nternational Olympic Committee " :88:?:> C Mary Kom (51kg) and Amit Ichief Thomas Bach on Saturday . Panghal (52kg), reached Dubai asserted that the Tokyo Olympics will adminton’s scoring system to compete in the Asian Boxing go on as scheduled despite opposition " 671!789 Bremains unchanged as an Championships aboard an “air- from the majority of Japanese popula- attempt to replace the existing bubble” flight, which had to tion amid the raging Covid-19 pan- s many as 148 athletes across all three-game format of 21 points stay mid-air longer than sched- demic. Asports, including those who have each with a best-of-five of 11 uled as administrative paper- The IOC president said hosting the qualified for the upcoming Tokyo points on Saturday failed to get “Our Membership has spo- work delayed its landing. Olympics, already postponed by a Games, have already received their the required two-thirds major- ken, and despite the very small The tournament starts on year in 2020 due to the unprecedent- first dose of Covid-19 vaccination, ity during the Annual General margin in which the two-thirds Monday with the draws lined D/-) ed health crisis, will send a strong mes- according to the Indian Olympic Meeting of the sport’s global majority was not reached, the up for Sunday. It is the only sage that there is still “light at the end Association (IOA). body. BWF respects the outcome to major competition that the " ?> of the tunnel.” Out of these 148 athletes, 17 have The Badminton World retain the three games to 21 boxers will get before the July- Bach made the statement during got both the doses and 131 have Federation (BWF) member points scoring system,” Hoyer August Olympics given the merican teenager Coco Gauff his address at the 47th International received their first shot, IOA president nations voted on the proposal to said in a release issued by the Covid-19 restrictions in place Aswept aside China’s Wang Qiang Hockey Federation (FIH) Congress Narinder Batra said. amend the laws of the sport game’s apex body. around the globe. to win her second WTA career title on held virtually. try’s medical infrastructure in the These 148 include potential ath- relating to the scoring system “It is now the second time The team reached Dubai clay in Parma on Saturday. “With Tokyo (Olympics) finally on wake of the pandemic, the IOC letes who can make it to the Tokyo during the body’s 82nd AGM such a proposal has not been on Saturday after being held up Third seed Gauff won through 6- the horizon, the final countdown has remained adamant. Olympics which is opening on July 23. that was held virtually. approved, but I see the fantastic for over two hours in the flight, 1, 6-3 against Wang, the sixth seed, in begun. During this difficult times, we Bach exuded confidence that Besides this, 13 Tokyo The proposal put forward participation of the Membership of which close to one hour was 74 minutes to add to her hardcourt need to send a strong message of together with the local organisers, the Paralympic-bound athletes have got by the Indonesian Badminton and the decision reached today mid air, because of a delay in title in Linz in 2019. resilience, unity and our diversity. IOC would be able to deliver a safe their first vaccine shot while two have Association and the Badminton as an indication that the bad- the clearance of paperwork After reaching the semi-finals on Tokyo will show light at the end of the Games, which was postponed last received both doses. The Tokyo Association of Maldives, and minton community is very which approved the team’s clay in the Italian Open in Rome last tunnel,” he said. year because of the pandemic. Paralympics opens on August 24. seconded by Badminton Asia, much engaged in the best inter- arrival in Dubai. week, 17-year-old Gauff dropped only Bach’s remarks came close on the “The safety and security of our The total number of athletes Badminton Korea Association ests of the sport during these dif- The approval was required one set en route to the title in Parma, heels of IOC vice president John everyone is utmost priority. But togeth- (including para-athletes), who have and Chinese Taipei Badminton ficult and challenging times. as the UAE has imposed a ban just one week before Roland Garros. Coates’ views that the Tokyo Games er with our Japanese colleagues we will got at least their first dose till May 20, Association, received 66.31 per The game’s governing body, on flights from India in view of Gauff, who is ranked 30 in the will go ahead even if the city is under have to ensure that our athletes came is 163. cent for and 33.69 per cent under president Hoyer, had the heavy Covid-19 caseload world and has won 20 of her last 26 a state of emergency due to the pan- come together and compete in a safe against, falling just short of the floated the idea in 2014 for the here. matches, saved each of four break demic. environment. The IOC chief said everyone has two-thirds majority required. first time but it didn’t receive the “Indian contingent has points in her first meeting with the 29- The IOC’s stance underscores the “Over 70 per cent athletes and offi- to make some sacrifices to fulfil their A total of 282 votes were support. landed in Dubai and reached year-old Wang. challenges to host the Games in a cials have already been vaccinated and Olympic dreams. cast. The 11x5 system, which the hotel. Two rounds of RT- The Chinese player was looking Covid-hit world. this number will grow with time. We “We have to make some sacrifices BWF President Poul-Erik was criticised by players and PCR test have been conducted for her third title and first outside While most Japanese are not in have also received offers from three to make this possible. The athletes def- Hoyer thanked the members for coaches alike, couldn’t gather — one at the airport and the China. favour of hosting the Games due to the vaccine producers for vaccination,” he initely can make their Olympic dreams their participation in this impor- enough votes in last year’s AGM other at the hotel,” the state- strain it is expected to put on the coun- said. come true,” Bach said. tant decision. too. ment read. PNS 5 .. + ,-. ,/,0 ATLETICO MADRID LIFT LA LIGA TITLE , * ,R ! 9 E
" !> ! Atletico’s equaliser, though, was It would be this result that even- served at the end of what many had made all the more precious after Real tually gave Atletico a better head-to- circled as a pivotal weekend. tletico Madrid won La Madrid’s was ruled out, Benzema’s left head record over Barca, who were left Atletico 2-1 Osasuna, May 16 Liga and Luis Suarez arm shown to be offside by VAR. 10th in the table and without the With nine minutes left, Atletico found vindication, his Valladolid might have scored injured Gerard Pique for three trailed Osasuna 1-0 at the Wanda goal securing the 2-1 vic- again but Shon Weissman headed months. Metropolitano and Real Madrid were tory over Real Valladolid over with the goal gaping and then Elche 0-1 Atletico, May 1 going top of La Liga, the title in their onA Saturday that clinched his team Atletico took the lead, a gift of a pass- Atletico were inches away from hands, with a win against Athletic another remarkable Spanish title. back by Sergi Guardiola allowing surrendering victory and their lead at Bilbao. Suarez began the season crying Suarez to skip clear. the top of the table to Real Madrid as But Atletico pulled off an incred- after being forced out of Barcelona but Suarez slid the ball past Masip Elche’s Fidel Chaves missed a dramat- ible turnaround, Renan Lodi equal- ended it with his 21st goal of the sea- before ending up under a pile of ic 91st-minute penalty. ising in the 82nd minute and Suarez son earning Atletico a first league tri- Atletico teammates. Fidel’s shot struck the post as scoring the winner in the 88th, with umph since 2014, this one at the Real Madrid equalised in the Atletico held on for a 1-0 win that hundreds of fans celebrating outside expense of Real Madrid. 87th minute, Benzema curving a kept them two points ahead of Real in the stadium car park. Atletico knew victory would delightful finish into the top corner Madrid and also in front of Barcelona Victory kept Atleti top and left guarantee them the title regardless of and it was still not over, Modric scor- going into a crunch meeting at them one more win away. what Real Madrid did at home to ing again to leave Atletico with some Camp Nou. Valladolid 1-2 Atletico, May 22 Villarreal but it was never comfort- nail-biting final moments. Barca 0-0 Atletico, May 8 Atletico knew victory would win able, with Valladolid taking a shock They got over the line. Barcelona had the chance to them the title regardless of how Real early lead. shift the dynamic of the title race on Madrid fared against Villarreal but Real Madrid were behind too for 5 MATCHES THAT WON LIGA their home turf but Atletico dominat- they did it the hard way, coming from most of the afternoon but Karim Atletico 1-0 Barca, Nov 21 ed the first half and Barca never did behind after Valladolid took a shock Benzema equalised in the 87th Yannick Carrasco scored the quite enough in the second. lead through Oscar Plano. minute and Luka Modric even scored winner as Atletico registered their first The stalemate ended up being an But Angel Correa equalised and a late winner for 2-1 at Valdebebas, La Liga win over Barcelona in more even better result for Atletico after then Suarez scored the winner, a leaving Atletico hanging on at the than a decade and stretched their Real Madrid were held by Sevilla a nervy title race decided by a nail-bit- end, as they were suddenly one goal unbeaten run to 24 matches. day later, Atleti's two-point lead pre- ing victory. away from squandering it all. When the final whistle blew, the ing been top since December and on outside the stadium, where they Moreno’s poked pass causing confu- players ran onto the pitch, Suarez the back of beating Osasuna with two were cordoned off in a cess-pit of sion at the back, with Yeremi Pino underneath a pile of red and white goals in the last eight minutes, a vic- nerves and anticipation. prodding Villarreal into the lead. shirts, with Europe’s most nerve- tory that was so dramatic it felt like Atletico pushed as Suarez’s effort wracking and unpredictable title race it would prove decisive. PLAYERS SCREAMED curled wide and Felipe headed finally complete. But Atletico have done nothing Suarez had a couple of early straight at Jordi Masip but they also Just over a week ago, coach the easy way this season, with their openings but any hopes for a comfort- looked for calm. Players screamed at Diego Simeone said this was the 10-point lead in February cut to two able afternoon were dashed in the Oblak to give the team a moment to “Suarez Zone” and so it proved, the in May and their position at the top 18th minute when Valladolid took the regroup. Simeone told the substitutes Uruguayan scoring the winner of the table relying on numerous slip- lead. to quieten down. against Osasuna last week to keep the ups from both Real Madrid and It came from an Atletico corner Both title contenders were trail- title in Atletico’s hands and then again Barcelona. as Yannick Carrasco lost the ball and ing at half-time but Atletico came out on the last day to put their name on So it was apt that faced with beat- Valladolid broke at speed, pinging with renewed vigour and a crucial few the trophy. ing Real Valladolid, who were 19th in passes through midfield and finally minutes fell their way. This is only the second time in the table, they still had to scrape over through to Oscar Plano, the former Real Madrid struck first, 17 years that a team other than the line. Real Madrid youngster who pulled Benzema heading in Casemiro’s cross Barcelona or Real Madrid have won Several hundred Atletico fans away and fired past Jan Oblak. before Angel Correa levelled for the title, with Atleti claiming the other gathered in Valladolid’s Plaza Mayor There was plenty of time left and Atletico as well, collecting on the edge one under Simeone in 2014. in the hours before kick-off to sing the other consolation for Atletico was of the area and firing through the legs Atletico went into the game hav- songs and a similar number made it Real Madrid fell behind too, Gerard of Jawad El Yamiq. ) $ * @ $ )+ $$ & )P A Q > B 1 5)+7))+ +
B ) " :6 9 5-2 rout of Augsburg on Saturday Lewandowski is very different to Lightning reaction speed is after equalling the record last week- Müller, who was 26 in the 1971/72 another similarity. " -:> 6 annual salary of 31 million obert Lewandowski on Saturday end. season. Müller was a copybook penalty euros a year difficult to sustain. Rbroke Gerd Müller’s 49-year-old “It was tense until the last second, “Robert is an athlete, Gerd was box striker, who could transfer the ristiano Ronaldo remains The five-time Ballon d’Or record when he bagged a 41st I would have liked to have scored ear- an artist,” Müller’s wife — Uschi ball from his right to left foot with Cvery much a Juventus play- winner was recruited in 2018 Bundesliga goal of the campaign sec- lier,” a relieved Lewandowski told Sky. Mueller — told magazine Sport Bild. bewildering speed. er, coach Andrea Pirlo insisted from Real Madrid to help onds before the final whistle on the “Sometimes you also have to stay At 1.84m and 79kgs, His low centre of gravity helped on Saturday with the Portuguese Juventus win the title after two last weekend of the season. patient, which was difficult. Lewandowski is a model athlete, Müller steal an edge over defenders star’s future in doubt going into lost finals in 2015 and 2017. The Müller, 75, is suffering from “I always believed that a chance renowned for his strict diet and train- in the first few metres. Given a sniff the final game of the season. 36-year-old is the top scorer in severe dementia, but The Bomber would come. That was a special and ing programme. of goal, he was an ice-cool finisher. Juve’s Champions League the competition with 134 goals. remains an iconic figure in German historic moment.” Müller, at 1.76m and 80kgs in his Lewandowski is just as dynam- 5 1 hopes are no longer in their In the meantime, Ronaldo football as the Bundesliga’s all-time While Müller scored his 40 goals prime, was nicknamed “short fat ic, but in contrast to Müller, he is hands as they head for 11th- is set to become the first player top scorer with 365 goals, well ahead over 34 league games in 1971/72, Müller” by former Bayern coach happy to shoot from outside the box placed Bologna needing a win to finish the season top scorer in of Lewandowski’s tally of 277. injury and squad rotation meant Zlatko Cajkovski. or use the space to outsprint defend- / and hoping rivals Napoli and three major leagues — England, Many thought Müller’s record of Lewandowski broke the record in just The pair share an unsatiable ers. AC Milan slip up. Spain, and Italy. 40 goals for Bayern Munich in 29 matches. appetite for goals. They share the killer instinct " 8(6!(6 However, Pirlo does not He has scored 28 goals so 1971/72 would never be matched Bayern scored 101 goals in the Lewandowski when the ball is near goal, often believe that the game will be far, six more than Inter’s Romelu until Lewandowski rounded the league in 1971/72 and 99 this season. has hit the net on being alert to a rebound and wait- rentford are just one win away from the Ronaldo’s final one with the club Lukaku and Atalanta’s Luis goalkeeper to score in the same club’s Physically, the 32-year-old average every 60 ing until the last second to pounce, BEnglish Premier League after a thrilling if they fail to qualify for elite Muriel. minutes this sea- as Lewandowski demonstrated on fightback enabled them to reach the European football. Meanwhile Pirlo also insist- son, while The Saturday. Championship play-off final with a 3-1 win “No, I see him still in the ed the match would not decide $ 5 Bomber scored While Lewandowski has scored against 10-man Bournemouth on Saturday. ‘Bianconero’ jersey and focused,” his own future after an erratic every 77 minutes consistently, Müller had sporadic Thomas Frank’s side were in danger of Pirlo told a pre-match press con- first season, during which he we wanted to do. in 1971/72. purple patches, netting just three defeat in the semi-final second leg after ference. “He proved it the other won two trophies. “We missed the huge opportu- goals in the first nine games Arnaut Danjuma put Bournemouth 2-0 up night, sacrificing himself “I don’t think the club will nity to equalise, which we needed. of the 1971/72 season. on aggregate early in the first half. because he wanted to win the decide my future based on what We fought back too late.” “Gerd spread fear But Brentford, who lost the first leg 1- Coppa Italia. happens tomorrow,” said the 42- FC Köln’s 1-0 win over bottom and terror in defend- 0 on Monday, were given a controversial life- “I see him focused on year-old. side Schalke, who were already rel- ers”, said Bayern assis- line when Ivan Toney scored a penalty tomorrow, then there’s time “They have an idea of egated, confirmed Bremen’s worst tant coach Hermann awarded for handball by Liam Kelly. to discuss the rest.” what has worked and what fears, sending them down for the Gerland, who faced Bournemouth defender Chris Mepham Juve’s nine-year title run has not worked this sea- first time since 1979-80, when they Müller as a Bochum was sent off soon after that incident. was ended by Inter Milan son. You don’t make deci- came back up a season later. defender in the To the delight of 4,500 fans at the and failure to qualify for the sions just by looking at one Bremen paid the price for tak- 1970s. Brentford Community Stadium, the Bees Champions League last game.” ing one point from their last ten And almost half took full advantage as second half goals from would be a financial But he Berlin: Werder Bremen were rel- league games in Germany’s top a century later, Vitaly Janelt and Marcus Forss sealed a 3-2 blow. warned: “We egated from the Bundesliga for the flight, finishing 17th in the table, Müller was in aggregate success. The competi- really believe in first time in 41 years on Saturday two points behind Köln who have Lewandowski’s Brentford, who haven’t played in the top- tion is worth on it, we were after a 4-2 thrashing at home by a two-legged relegation play-off thoughts when he scored at flight for 74 years, will face Swansea or average 80 mil- dead after Borussia Moenchengladbach. next week. Freiburg last weekend. Barnsley in the final at Wembley on May 29. lion euros a Milan “At the moment it’s hard to say A loosening of the hygiene To celebrate a record- Swansea hold a 1-0 first leg lead head- season to (defeat) but anything,” caretaker coach Thomas rules in Bremen meant there were equalling 40th goal, ing into the second leg in south Wales later teams. Failure the results, Schaaf, who stepped in after a 100 spectators in the stadium, Lewandowski lifted his playing on Saturday. to qualify ours and those of oth- Florian Kohfeldt was sacked last mostly club employees, but there shirt to reveal a T-shirt with It will be Brentford’s second successive would make ers, allowed us to get weekend, told Sky. was near silence at the final whis- Müller’s face over the text Championship play-off final appearance after Ronaldo’s back on their feet.” “We didn’t manage to do what tle among the stunned hosts. AFP ‘4EVER GERD’. they lost to Fulham last season. / " !5 89 ),
671!789 much practice as I can. It is off ter player.” " ?> relegation play-off spot. season and I hope to play in the “Building strength is very “We have to believe it’s possible, do our ipped to be the next big Summer League and join important in basketball. You tight French title race culminates on job by winning our match at Brest and see Tthing in Indian basketball, another G League team.” need to do regular gym train- ASunday with table toppers Lille a win if Lille run into trouble,” said Pochettino, Princepal Singh, who played in By playing another season ing to build it. In India, the away from dethroning Neymar and whose charges will take the title with a win the G league last season as part in the G League, Princepal focus is more on the skills, with Mbappe’s Paris Saint-Germain as champions. if Lille draw or lose. of Ignite, which was a first-of- could make a more pressing little time spent on building Christophe Galtier’s outfit have no If they are successful, PSG will be its-kind team, is yet to decide case for himself to the 30 NBA strength. I also followed the major stars but are unbeaten away since crowned French champions for a record- whether he will enlist for the teams than he did in his first same routine however, I went November and travel to mid-table Angers, equalling 10th time. upcoming 2021 NBA Draft, season. to Australia (NBA Global a team who have lost five of their last six On what could be an enthralling last day, which will be held on July 29. In his debut G League sea- Academy), I realized how league games. Niko Kovac’s Monaco, on 77 points, will “I’m not sure whether I will son, he got just 25 minutes (in important strength is for the On 80 points, Lille hold a slender one- hope to qualify for the Champions League enter the Draft. I would like to four appearances) on the court game of basketball, especially point lead over PSG who won the French for the first time since 2018. play in the NBA and would like under coach Brian Shaw, who if I wanted to play in the Cup in midweek. Monaco were beaten 2-0 midweek by to be drafted as soon as possi- is a five-time NBA champion. NBA.” Galtier has been a tower of strength at PSG in the French Cup final but former ble, if not this year, then at least In those minutes, he totalled “When I joined Ignite, the the head of three-time former champions Bayern coach Kovac said his side had already next year,” Princepal said. nine points and grabbed four team worked a lot on my drib- Lille, and is confident his charges will com- moved on. Ignite was set up by the rebounds. bling skills and shooting from plete the job. “If we win at Lens on Sunday we will league for Draft-eligible which ensured at least 15 Speaking about the expe- 3-point range. The drills were “Our campaign has been built on away have transformed our season into something prospects. Initially, Ignite were games for the youngsters. rience and learning of G different from what I used to performances, we just have to stick to our Lille, bidding to win the title for the first wonderful,” said Kovac. expected to play just a few exhi- During an online media League, the 6’9’’ tall player said, do in India. It was all new and guns,” he said. time in a decade, have a budget which is The south coast side will however be bition games, but when many interaction from Ohio, where “In one season in the G exciting for me,” he added. Turkish veteran striker Burak Yilmaz, smaller than that of Lyon, Marseille and looking anxiously over their shoulders at G League teams opted out of he is currently training, League, I started to play a more Before Princepal, two 35, is Lille’s top scorer with 15 goals, com- Monaco as well as PSG. Lyon who can still snatch third place. playing in the bio-secure bub- Princepal said, “My contract is power-based game. I have other Indians — Satnam Singh pared to the league-leading 26 of Mbappe, PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino insist- At the bottom, Nimes and Dijon are ble, Ignite were given a spot over with G League. So I am improved my shooting and and Amjyot Singh Gill — have but there is a palpable sense of unity at the ed his side will hold their nerve at Brest who already relegated, but there are six sides fight- along with 17 other teams, just focusing on getting as physically I have become a bet- played in the NBA G League. club. are desperate to avoid being dragged into the ing to avoid a relegation play-off. + ,-. ,/,0 5 .! F20<<8- - &- @ @ 8 ' 98 6 76
2?> 2?> his last one year has been a learning curve for everybody across the globe. The present pandemic that has killed Tover 33 lakh people globally has people indoors and restricted travel for most. Hence, from holding classes virtu- ally, to stand-up going online to even festivals being organ- - > - > ised virtually, the world has definitely changed. The latest to jon the virtual world is The Indian Festival + ; $"+ 12 of Los Angeles (IFFLA) that went live from May 20, 2021. The festival includes a vast array of highlights from an extraordi- nary 13 regions in India, representing over seven languages. Christina Marouda, founder, IFFLA tells you that it was a straightforward decision to go virtual given the pandemic sit- uation both in the US and in India. 98 6 76 leash and collar washed as well. “At the time of our decision — end of 2020 beginning of Fifth, a WhatsApp group is 2021 — the pandemic situation in Los Angeles (LA) was alarm- he present pandemic that created where the parent can see ing. Traveling to and from India was not possible or even safe. has claimed over 33 lakh videos of their pet and even talk There was no concrete information from LA County about the Tpeople globally has not to them via video calling. reopening, including large gatherings and movie theaters. just affected people. It has affect- 2 "+ Happy Petting’s owner Therefore, it was the safest decision for our staff, filmmakers ed stray animals and even pets Vipul Agrahari, a business and audiences to hold the festival virtually,” Marouda says. whose parents have tested pos- entrepreneur who owns an IT There were challenges involves; the biggest was to discover itive. A video where a stray dog solution firm, tells you that he and learn the new skills required to hold a film festival virtu- was eating cow dung had gone started this venture more than ally, and that, too, within a very short period of time. viral last year. Animal lovers 10 years back because of his love “Nuances included selecting the right screening platform were shocked as they watched for dogs. “It all started with three that would be 100 per cent secure, user-friendly and estheti- it. So much so that hundreds of dogs and there was talk to keep cally attractive; creating the India pass which gives access to people in Delhi-NCR took to the fourth. My dogs’ vet told me everyone in India; figuring out which films can be made avail- the streets despite the lock- why don’t I start a resort for the able in India, how much to charge for this pass (150), how down and faced police brunt to pets and Happy Petting was to cover financial loss for making this pass available,” feed these animals including . "+ 1 # & ; $ $*1 2 ? 5 born,” Agrahari recalls. Marouda tells you. People in California and India can buy a cats and even cows. “This year, we started pass and watch films from home, on Eventive, she says. Cut to April 2021. The sec- away and their family is not will- When he gets a call, either leave the pet alone at home and him food, grooming it and boarding for pets and are getting The IFFLA opened with Fire in the Mountains a 2021 ond wave hit the country and ing to keep the pet. We bring he goes or sends his driver to weren’t sure when they would ensuring his vaccines are taken bombared for the same. The sit- Sundance-selected debut feature by Ajitpal Singh. Ankush entire families started testing such pets home and try to find pick up the pet. A bath is given be back home. We have actual- care of. COVID-19 is a disease uation has been terrible. Almost Jindal, director programming, IFFLA tells you that they opened positive leaving their pets with new homes for them. It is to pet to ensure that he is not ly picked up pets from outside that things change within a everyone in our contact list has with this this film becasue it represents the overall mission of nowhere to go. In stepped good extremely painful to watch these carrying any infection before he hospitals while the owners wait- few hours and we get frantic call been a COVID suspect. It start- IFFLA, which is to showcase strong work by emerging talent samaritans who besides helping pets since they keep expecting is allowed to mix with other ed for a bed. These last few to up the pet. Things were ed with a labrador, Sweetu; his to audiences that are eager to see the best of Indian cinema. the people with oxygen cylin- their parent to show up. At pre- pets. Once the owner gets bet- weeks has been life-changing dark. We have had four pets entire family tested positive — “It’s a remarkable film that immerses us in the foothills of ders and getting beds in hospi- sent, I have a couple of pets that ter, the pet is given a bath again experience. There have been where some one in his family grandparents, husband, wife the Himalayas as we follow Chandra, the protagonist whose tals started fostering pets while are up for adoption,” Chawla and sent back. cases where the dog is locked at has died. There is this family; a and their three-old baby. This strength carries us through the film,” Jindal says. As part of the parents were in hospital or tells you. Achal Gupta of Jeffurys: home and we have had to young man and his mother. She boarding continued for a their process, they tracked other festivals, reach out to their quarantined at home. To begin with, he was The Pet Resort who runs a lux- request the local SHO to break tested positive so the dog came month. This led to him board- industry partners, and looked at the submissions, which in total For Nikhil Chawla and his charging 400 per day to foster ury pet care resort — from pet into the house to get the pet to us. His mother passed away; ing 30-35 COVID family pets. ended up being over 250 films. They looked at a variety of fac- wife, Neha Grover, boarding pets but then things changed in boarding to pet park to a pet because he has been inside for the grandparents tested positive But this number stood at 50 tors to select the films. pets began last year when they April this year and at present, he pool to a pet spa and store — more than two days,” Gupta and they too passed away. The since many pet parents didn’t “These included storytelling, the use of the cinematic form, started feeding strays because is fostering these pets for free. tells you that at present only pet recalls. He gets calls from Delhi- young man is now left alone want to outright say that they amplifying debut talent, and better representation of emerg- they had no food to eat. “Last This is because he is already boarding is operating due to the NCR that includes Noida, with just his pet,” Gupta had tested positive for fear that ing and underrepresented voices. We have tried to maintain year, things were better and peo- feeding the strays and opines lockdown protocol. Rohtak, Bahadurgarh and even recounts. He tells you that they their pet may not be boarded,” a healthy balance between considering specific criteria and pay- ple were particular and careful; feeding a few more mouths is “We started this resort, Sonepat. charge a regular tariff but at pre- Agrahari says. ing attention to those films that allow us to turn off our con- they stayed indoors but this year, not going to hurt him. However, spread over an acres with 50 There have been cases sent, they are giving a discount As is with Gupta, Agrahari scious minds for a while and escape into the stories,” Jindal in April, things came to a head. his friend charges 200 day individual rooms with an AC where Gupta has had to leave since each dog that is coming to also sends his car to pick up with says. He finds it difficult to to choose a favourite. I have a friend in West Delhi because she is renting a place to for the pet, four years back in from the resort immediately to them is there for at least two the pet.The car is then sanitised. “It’s impossible to choose a film as a favourite. Our pro- who also likes to lend a helping house the pets such has been the Mundka, West Delhi. Fostering pick up the pet and coordinat- weeks. The discount varies from The leash, collar and the dog is gramming team is made up from a unique array of backgrounds hand. We decided to foster pets demand. pets of COVID-19 patients was ing with the owner over the 15 per cent to 30 per cent. given a bath. It remains out of and tastes, and our job is to represent our audiences. We want and it all started with four “As it is I spend around not a service that we started mobile because the parent has Just like Chawla has a pro- the house. them to walk away from our festival excited about the stories dogs,” Chawla says who fosters 2,000 per day to feed the specifically. Our motto is to help taken a turn for the worse and tocol. Gupta too follows the “We provide everything that our filmmakers are telling, and by the immense talent that pets at his home. strays, why not pets as well. I people. When the first call to had to leave to the hospital. This guidelines. The first is that they that the pet needs, bowl, leash exists within their community. The whole slate of films is He has hired a few people have been feeding animals out help foster a pet for a family is unlike the normal boarding send a form that has to be filled and collar. It then comes inside incredibly diverse, with 17 languages represented, notably with including a driver whose task is of my pocket since last year and came last year and it has con- where the pet parents come in, up and sent to us. We need to my home. My house can four Assamese films and five Tamil-language films, and an to pick up the pet from wher- will continue to do so as long as tinued. While the influx of look at the premises and book know something about the dog. accommodate up to 30 pets. But impressive shorts program with shorts that have already gar- ever the need arises. “Also, it is it is possible. When it gets out dogs coming in from COVID for 10-15 days because they are But this is not always possible. there have been instances where nered high acclaim at places like Sundance, Berlin, Rotterdam, not possible for me to walk 20- of my hand, maybe I will think positive families in the last six gong for a vacation. Now, they The team gets in touch with the it has been more because one Venice Biennale, and the Academy Awards. 30 dogs. I have people who help of reaching out to people. months was nil, in the last six get a call at 6 am or 11 pm to pet’s vet to get an update. This pet has come in and the other Every film we choose and the dozens of films we are always me out. The demand has been Things are however, improving weeks, we have been flooded pick up the pet while he is on his is ensure the inoculation status. is to leave in a couple of days. It sadly unable to include, helps serve this purpose in its own way,” such that I am now looking for and from 25-30 dogs, the num- with COVID positive family way to the house to pick up the Second, they don’t enter any also helps me to keep track on Jindal tells you. The festival concludes on may 27, 2021, with a farm house and convert it into ber has fallen to six to seven. dogs,” Gupta says. pet. One is told that few peo- premises. Somebody has to whether I can take on more pet Akshay Indikar’s Sthalpuran (Chronicle of Space). “The film a resort where I can house People are getting better and There have been instance in ple realise pet needs. “The care drop the pet at the gate or out- boarders. We charge 500 to premiered at Berlinale, and it is exactly the type of exciting and these animals. People call me to they take their pet. I am happy; the last few weeks where peo- that it needs hits you once you side the apartment. Third, they 1,200 depending on the breed, original film making from a young filmmaker. It makes for a foster their pet since they can’t the whole purpose of this ini- ple were roaming with their pet are unable to take car of it and only take the collar and leash. its needs, medical history, age great closing night film because I’m confident it will leave audi- take care of it. Then there are tiative is to help people and their in the car looking for a bed for this includes walking the pet Fourth, once the pet reaches the and physical fitness,” Agrahari ences with a sense of excitement about the future of the Indian pets whose owners have passed pets,” Chawla says. themselves since they couldn’t three-four times a day; giving resort, he is given a bath; the says. film industry,” Jindal says. Q0 R
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These gurus suggest exer- mas will protect his naked feet. ‘You must not celebrate festivals in such and requested them, but all fell on deaf ears. To her cises and diets to build tough immunity. They In this pandemic, we see people around us such way,’ they feel their freedom is threatened. surprise, many in the crowds are often educat- are often seen without masks. Some have gone using either the fear control approach or dan- Often this happens due to the tone and man- ed individuals who chose either not to wear a on record to say vaccines are for vulnerable ger control. Those who are controlling fear are ner of the message. mask or wear it around their chin. people having weak immunity. No wonder quick to deny the severity of the virus. Some To restore the sense of freedom, people Most complex problems have simple solu- masks are linked to weakness of every sort. If deny the existence of the virus. This is their indulge in certain behaviors. Depending on the tions. Pandemic is a complex problem, yet it this is the case, what is the way out? way of gaining the state of equilibrium. They situation, direct or indirect ways of restoration has simple solutions — wearing a mask, main- insist that media created Covid for the TRPs are adopted. Direct ways are often called the taining social distance and getting vaccinated. and benefits of political parties. boomerang effects, where an individual While the world is worrying about the Leaders, too, are victims of cultural biases. Others gained equilibrium by danger con- engages in the admonished behaviour. mutants, the reality is masks and distancing There is a strong need to educate, convince trol. They acknowledged the existence and So a board outside a shop or a dispensary work against all the mutants. Yet, the fact is and persuade them to play a bigger role. They severity of the problem. Unfortunately, in the says, “Hey Covidiot, wear your mask!” People people are not listening. need to be educated and told that even if they cacophony, unscientific messages on social feel offended and try to act contrary to the mes- The question is: why? Why do they choose are tough and can fight infection (though this media, misleading ads on TV and press and sage. But what if the administration punishes or not to wear a mask? Why do they gather for might not be the truth), they do a disservice to overclaims of various brands gave them a false forces them? They rebel indirectly. The indirect weddings? Why do they celebrate festivals with humanity by providing their bodies for the sense of security. ways involve connecting with people who do families and friends? virus to mutate and become more dangerous. From foods to air conditioners, everyone is not believe in compliant behavior. They try to When asked this question to individuals, If the influencers stop negatively correlat- ! BB 6B!77?7> 6-( promising protection from Corona. “I follow grow their tribe by convincing more and more one gets a variety of answers. Some of the com- ing masks and masculinity, half the battle is ?7(?87C?.97&(67 immunity-enhancing diets; I am protected.”, “I people against the health message. mon responses are: ‘Covid is media made’, ‘I won. When we see ‘tough’ political leaders, .:67>-9 take XYZ health supplement; Nothing can hap- Here it is essential to understand these have strong Immunity’, ‘We can’t be scared; spiritual gurus, journalists, Bollywood heroes pen to me even in a crowd” or “Why wear people do not have a problem with the mes- whatever has to happen will happen.’ Some appear in media with their masks, we will 7A7>8 masks? My family and friends meet only where sage. Their issue is with its delivery. reasons for not wearing masks are bizarre. “My believe that wearing a mask is not a sign of ?.9(8(B 8 ABC air conditioner is installed. This AC fil- The healthcare communication must be nose is such that no mask can fit my face.” or “I cowardice. There is no harm in wearing masks >7(6@(>6(- ters out Corona.” crafted keeping some of the cardinal rules. look ugly in masks.” even if they are alone in TV studios; they will @(88(1 6B(A ! No place for Freedom-Threatening Some people have genuine problems with send a strong message; after all, no one is lip- Language: Messages with ‘controlling’ or masks, particularly those with certain health reading them. (?8 6- Having spent close to three decades in the ‘Forceful’ language are instantly rejected. conditions. They feel breathless with masks. The social media micro-influencers too 279A (:>':687 healthcare industry, I feel unsubstantiated Orders like ‘you must,’ ‘Stop denial’ must be Medical science provides the solution to this have huge impact on the younger population. -977>7(6>7 claims do a huge disservice to society. Unless avoided. issue. It emphasises practicing wearing a mask Studies after studies have proven that young- !!>77!&-97>7 companies do scientific studies and publish Provide choices: Messages that provide at home, avoiding certain time of the day to go sters are health indifferent and are reluctant to them in peer-reviewed journals, they should choices are accepted without resistance. When out and several other tips and tricks. follow healthy behavior. Unfortunately, today, 6(967(@ refrain from making such claims. people are told to choose the list of options Digging deeper into people’s psyche, one they are responsible for the super-spread of the >>. 6B(:- There has to be a body that scrutinises that best fit their lifestyle, they are more may unearth several psychological reasons for virus. The micro-influencers can make Covid 279A (:>8 health-related claims. There is a lot at stake, inclined to follow the instructions. not following Covid compliant behaviour. compliance look cool. For that, they must be and a casual approach should not be allowed. Other-Referring messages: When messages Unless these reasons are addressed, there is no seen wearing masks in every video they make (! @ - (6 6 talk about the impact of risky health behaviour chance of carrying out behavioral modification or every picture they post. ?7(?87 on the loved ones, they are better accepted. in people. Is it enough? Will the masses start becom- People need authentic advice. Authorities Other referring messages do better than self- Having worked on Anti-AIDS, anti-smok- ing Covid compliant looking at the leaders? and governments must create a forum that reg- referring messages. ing, and a wide variety of health campaigns for There are a few more factors that need to ularly provides such advice. Besides this, mass Last but not least is the need to be empa- chronic diseases, I can say for sure people don’t be considered while we try to impact social campaigns to educate people regularly are nec- thetic in communication. Even at the individ- change behaviours just because they are told to behaviors. essary. ual level, when we try to correct our fellow citi- do so. Health campaigns having authentic health zens’ behaviour, one must stop taking the Health-related behaviour modification is messages need to run frequently across media. moral high ground and use commanding lan- an ‘Art’ based on science. If the authorities No one likes to be in a state of fear. When These messages need to follow the fundamen- guage simply because it won’t work! want to modify people’s health-related behav- we are approached by danger, the body devel- tal principles of health communications. The experts are anticipating the third wave. iour, they need to understand the science and ops a fight or flight response. But what hap- Creating health messages for behavioural The healthcare system is reeling under take the help of experts who know this art. pens when we can neither fight with this modification is not an easy task. The messages unprecedented pressure. There is an urgent So, what are these psychological reasons, unseen enemy nor run away from it? We that disregard the basic framework of health need to minimise the impact and extent of the and how can we address them? freeze. And no one likes that state. messages have an adverse reaction. A wrongly third wave. By now, we know masking, main- Kim Wittle, a communication scholar, put crafted health message has the potential to taining social distance, avoiding large gather- forward an extended parallel process model backfire and make people take actions that are ings, and vaccination are the ways to control Masks are victims of cultural dogmas. Men (EPPM) that predicts how individuals react to contrary to the message. the spread. But for this to happen, govern- are expected to be tough, particularly under danger. The human mind likes to be in a state ments have to take people along. Understand the conditions of threat. of equilibrium. When confronted with a signif- both rational and emotional reasons behind Cambridge University Press has published icant perceived threat, the human mind loses While there are several dynamics in play non-compliance and lead by example. an article clearly showing the inverse relation- its inherent state of equilibrium. At this time, while people respond to a health message, Stopping third wave is possible and togeth- ship between mask and sense of masculinity. there is an intense urge to go back to equilibri- reactance is an important factor to consider. er we can do it. The authors highlight that masculinity and um, which can be achieved by controlling the Psychological reactance is often a reason for toughness are connected to the negative reac- threat or controlling the fearful mind. resistance to health messages. The writer is a Pharma Marketing, Advertising, tion to wearing masks. For example, if a farmer knows that the field Reactance is a state where people become Branding professional, and author of The This explains why many leaders, irrespec- is infested with snakes, he adequately covers his upset if a message poses a risk to their free- Perfect Pill: 10 Steps to Build a Strong tive of their political parties, avoid masks. feet and ankles where the maximum bites hap- dom. 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number of former diplomats and foreign policy experts based in India have pub- lished books and research papers on India-China and AIndia-Pakistan ties, but nobody has been able to, so far, furnish a solution to the underlying issues of discontent. &9#:9 Daily we see news channels and maga- zines accord the status of international foreign policy specialists to many “experts”, and yet these “experts” fail to come out with a China or Pak policy that can help put the apprehensions behind us. Instead of former diplomats who take pleasure in patting their own backs for their prowess in golf courses and >BF 2BB international connections, what our country needs is real experts who could > >=2> G6 resolve its age-old issues with the neigh- 82 bouring countries. In my view, what we 1 & & need is a person with the brain of Harish Salve, the patience of Nani = AEA Palkhivala and the executive skill of KPS Gill to manage China and Pakistan. It is at this juncture that Dr so. “The 1959 disturbances in Tibet Subramanian Swamy, MP and former which saw the Dalai Lama seeking asy- cabinet minister, has come out with the lum in India proved Nehru wrong,” Dr book Himalayan Challenge: India , Swamy pointed out. Sardar Vallabhbhai China and the Quest for Peace, pub- Patel in a letter dated 7 November 1950 lished by Rupa Books. The book carries had cautioned and warned Nehru about forward several issues that Dr Swamy the perfidy the Chinese has reserved for had addressed in his earlier book, India’s India. Nehru chose to ignore words of China Perspective (2001, Konark wisdom from the Sardar and the coun- Publishers). try continues to pay for his foolishness. Dr Swamy is an experienced He also said the Chinese economy Chinese hand and in my view, if there is could be ruined if India starts importing anyone in India who is capable of high- electronic and other manufactured lighting the real issues haunting India goods from east Asian countries like and China, it is him. Dr Swamy teaches Taiwan and opt for value addition. economics to policy makers in China, “Nearly 80 per cent of the goods speaks fluent Mandarin and enjoys a dumped on India by China are goods powerful rapport with people who mat- China, the stand off was repeated at a approach, says Dr Swamy in his book. uncertain terms that Tibet was an inte- Though the Chinese has built a purchased by the Chinese from East ter in that country. different place. Even if India bends backwards to please gral part of China. “Dalai Lama is wel- series of ports at strategic points in the Asian nations in semi processed stage. Even today, the trade between the When Xi came to India after the the Chinese by recognising that coun- come to stay in India to propagate spiri- Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of They complete the processing and re- two nations continues to be in favour of 2019 Lok Sabha elections for the try’s hegemony over Tibet, they view tuality but not politics. Two Prime Bengal, India can counter it in associa- export the same to India,” he said. China. The firecracker industry in Mahabalipuam summit, Modi charmed India with suspicion. Ministers of India, Jawaharlal Nehru tion with Indonesia, feels Dr Swamy. Most of the East Asian nations were Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi has gone bust his Chinese guest wearing a typical According to Dr Swamy, India and and Atal Behari Vajpayee had declared “Build a major port in the 90 km stretch willing to set up their manufacturing because of smuggled firecrackers from Tamil Nadu veshti, angavastram and China constitute 36 per cent of the Tibet an integral part of China and the between Andaman Nicobar islands and plants in India. “But our infrastructure China. cotton shirt, much to the surprise of world population and the two countries subject ends there. The Chinese are Sumatra. China’s international trade facilities are in a state of mess. Unless it All eyes turn to the two neighbours Tamil Nadu politicians. would be able to control global affairs if afraid whether India would join USA in passes through this region and we can is rectified and revived, no one would whenever a meeting between the pre- If the words of K R Nagarajan, they work in tandem. “Issues like visa, the eventuality of an uprising in Tibet. It call the shots. Moreover, Indonesia is come to India,” said Dr Swamy. miers takes place. A lot of hype was founder of Ramraj & Company (the line of control and Tibet are mere pin- is our responsibility to clear that appre- not at all disposed favourably towards The book has reproduced the inter- generated when Indian Prime Minister pioneers in manufacturing branded pricks which could be addressed if India hension from the mind of the Chinese China,” he writes. view/discussion Dr Swamy had with Narendra Modi entertained Chinese Veshti) are to be believed, sales of veshti speaks to China from a position of leadership,” says Dr Swamy. Dr Swamy pointed out that the ties Deng Xiaoping in 1981. That explains President Xi Jinping in Ahmedabad and angavastram shot up after the strength,” he had said. He is hopeful of solving the border between the two Asian giants dated everything. Has any CPI(M) leader met immediately after the former’s swearing Mahabalipuram summit! That was the He is of the view that the issues conflict through diplomacy. “The back to 3000 years. “Before 1962, there Deng and held discussions with him? in as Prime Minister in 2014. Ironically, only positive outcome of the high pro- between India and China could be Chinese argue that they would not never was any military conflict between For the Marxists, Deng was their while Modi and Xi were having “Chai file meeting. Within months, whatever resolved if our government have struc- accept the McMahon Line, the border India and China. The 1962 war was a Tiruppati Balaji or Lord Ayyappa (to get Pe Charcha” in Sabarmati Ashram in the positive vibes were generated at the sea tured its policy based on intentions and between the two countries, because it fall out of the short sighted policies fol- a darshan for 30 seconds and that too backdrop of various dance items, the side resort gave way to animosity and capacity. “You should understand your was drawn by the British. But the same lowed by former Prime Minister from a distance of 50 meters!). Chinese Army were infiltrating into India lost the lives of her gallant army as well as the Chinese’ intention and Chinese consider as sacrosanct the Jawaharlal Nehru,” he said. Himalayan Challenge is a book as Indian borders and having a stand off officers. However hard Indian leaders capacity,” said Dr Swamy. McMahon Line between it and According to Dr Swamy, Tibet was scholarly and interesting as Dr Swamy. with Indian soldiers. The matter did not try to charm the Chinese leadership, the He also wanted Dalai Lama, the Myanmar which too was drawn by the handed over to China by Nehru though A must read for those interested in end there. During Modi’s return visit to latter continue with their treacherous spiritual leader of Tibet, to be told in no British,” Dr Swamy points out. he was advised by Sardar Patel not to do India-China ties. $ /F 89 &&)>
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Dedication — I dedicate this vested interest: “And we had best not tioned provisions, an episode my article to thousands of employees of close our eyes too completely to the memory retains edges out to be in @ 3 A1 all cadres in Indian Audit & Accounts idea of vested interest. People have an place. Department across the country, but for enduring tendency to protect what A few years back, I got an C6A36AC 565 whose ceaseless hard work, efforts and they have, justify what they want to opportunity to call on one stalwart devotion, Audit reports are never pos- have. And their tendency is to see as from IA&AS who superannuated >A$ 863$ sible. right the ideas that serve such purpose. long back as Additional Deputy Ideas may be superior to vested inter- CAG, (a post, for the sake of brevi- 358 A5@353 istorically and contemporarily, est. They are also very often the chil- ty referred to as ADAI. This, of Hworld over, both societies and dren of vested interest.” Amid the gen- course, is my supposition.). He was 6A8 institutions, with their immutable erally gloomy picture painted, much full of fond memories of his days in linkages, have been needing a his- later in the book we come across the department. Recalling his peri- B1A3G4AB3$ torian’s perspective, insight and lan- Galbraithian optimism, “…prob- od in CAG office, he told me when A5@ 66$ 81 guage to be of candid expression to lems can be solved by the collective he was ADAI in charge of some audit a layman. When it comes to think of responsibility and intelligence of reports, one of the reports got stuck =1@> 5 6@? subtlety and truthfulness of such nar- the people themselves. It is that with late TN Chaturvedi, the then ratives, a name crops up inescapably: responsibility and intelligence that CAG. Chaturvedi had a scholarly 6A8 11= 1= John Kenneth Galbraith, one of the count”. temperament and was known to be most excogitative writers of last There is no gainsaying that men, fiercely independent. That ADAI >6A A355451A3 century. Galbraith, not a storyteller ideas, vested interests and conse- went to Chaturvedi’s chamber and (his being a historian not in dispute), quences, inter alia, do form the requested him to clear the report at 5@14C145 5 never lets his readers suffer the warp and woof of many institutions his earliest. Chaturvedi called for the absence of a storyteller and a liter- throughout the world. The history of report and told him, “You have read 1@82 ary artist. His readers feel as if they any institution can be penned in it. It’s as good as I have read it.” And are sailing through a long tale span- terms of interplay of these concepts then he signed the report. “Trust”. 351@ 1= 6A ning over decades, sometimes even which can also account for aberra- Yes, it was the bond that was there. centuries reflecting on numerous tions, if any, in the behaviour of insti- Provided that, except during the charging his accountability ulti- to place before the Parliament, If there was one Chaturvedi, then A355451A B6A 7 presences and occasional absences. tutions. While the reference to absence of the Comptroller and mately to the nation: to the aam Committees and ultimately the there was an ADAI of that stature In him, we meet a classy world of Galbraith’s book being an aside, the Auditor-General on leave or other- aadmi the utilisation of whose taxed common citizens. This distinguish- with his vast accumulated experience ?AA8 A 5@>3 anecdotes, historical incidents, great book, in general, spells out a format wise, no officer shall be authorised to money he is constitutionally required es the CAG from his subordinates in different field offices in the coun- inequalities, personal ambitions, for analysis useful in approaching submit on behalf of Comptroller and to audit and offer comments. It making him the most important per- try. He had a formidable reputation 1= A5@?6 1= idiosyncrasies, cliques, social ideas questions and seeking answers. Auditor General any report which the hardly requires any reiteration that son in the institution. Constitution which in turn gave him the confi- 53 B1AB?53 and recollections of his rendezvous Moving to the principal subject Comptroller and Auditor General is the organisation has very robust sys- confers on the CAG that privileged dence of meeting any one of with some of the world leaders. His of this article, it is known that the required by the Constitution or the tem of processing of material, position: a duty, a responsibility Chaturvedi’s observations himself on B B6A 631 “The Age of Uncertainty” is such a institution of Comptroller and Government of Union Territories evolved over decades, both at the and ultimately a faith which found- the spot, if required. More impor- book where a few themes, inter alia, Auditor General (Indian Audit & Act, 1963 to submit to the President level of field offices and headquar- ing fathers of the Constitution tantly, Chaturvedi knew it too. That 6BB14A5 =1@ are used to explain societies and Accounts Department, IA&AD) or the Governor of a State or the ters before audit findings are put up reposed in him/her. Over the last facilitated his prompt decision. institutions. comes under overall control of CAG Administrator of Union Territory to CAG for his approval. Approval of more than forty years, successive Do these articles not elevate 67@@651A3$ = To begin with, Galbraith clarified of India appointed under the having a Legislative Assembly as the audit reports by any CAG brings lau- governments, in turn, have reposed discussion to a higher level by the title: The Age of Uncertainty. It is Constitution. All powers concerning case may be.” rels to the field offices as the hard and faith in Indian Administrative throwing a few significant questions 6A$ A 5 about great uncertainties of twenti- audit, administrative, financial, etc, Chapter 11 (140) of Regulations sustained work of thousands of Service officers who they have meriting serious consideration? eth century as contrasted with great are vested in the CAG. Let us look on Audit and Accounts 2020 reads unknown/unseen staff at different thought would duly meet the These do. Let me proceed with a 7614@ 1= certainties of nineteenth century at some important provisions. as below: levels in these offices get ultimate requirements of the Constitution and hypothetical example. with little of those certainties sur- Article 151 of the Constitution ‘The form, content and time of recognition at the highest level with- fulfil the expectations flowing from (To be concluded: Watch this A355451A3 viving. With this basic theme, reads as follows: submission of audit reports shall be in the organisation. the Constitution. space) Galbraith moved to other theme: “The reports of the Comptroller decided by the Comptroller and The CAG is appointed for a peri- Recently some self-explanatory Ideas. He admitted, “…ideas are and Auditor-General of India relating Auditor General.” od of six years or up to the age of 65 articles appeared in print/online (KK Srivastava, an officer of important not only for themselves but to the accounts of the Union shall be Thus, all officers and staff below years, whichever is earlier. Needless media (for example-The Caravan Indian Audit & Accounts Service of also for explaining or interpreting submitted to the President, who shall him work under delegated powers of to mention for the period a CAG (March 2021), Wire (July 2020 and 1983 batch, superannuated as social behaviour.” Ideas at any time cause them to be laid before each CAG and are rudderless without holds the post, s/he is duty bound to March 2021), The New Indian Additional Deputy Comptroller & in history guide people and govern- House of Parliament. him. These provisions, read togeth- address the requirements stipulated Express (March 2021) about systemic Auditor General in July 2020. He is ment and shape history of that time. The reports of the Comptroller er, and many more give the organi- in the Constitution. He takes oath. slowing of the process during the last a poet, writer and columnist. Author He treated ideas in two parts: first, and Auditor-General of India relating sation a monolithic structure. None of his subordinates, though all few years, which led to significant of three volumes of poetry, his poems the men and the ideas and, second, to the accounts of a State shall be sub- Over decades, the organisation working under delegated powers, can delay and decline, vis-à-vis preced- have been translated into Hindi their consequences or impact on mitted to the Governor of the State, has flourished and enjoyed consid- substitute for him as far as his con- ing many years, in number of audit (Andhere Se Nikli Kavitayen-VANI society. This is the sequence as a who shall cause them to be laid before erable name and fame under the able stitutional duties are concerned. reports. After reading these articles, PRAKASHAN (2017) and his book whole for the book. But Galbraith, as the Legislature of the State.” guidance of widely experienced dif- Only the CAG can take a final view a natural question arises in anyone’s “Shadows of the Real” into Russian by unsated as ever, hungered for more. Section 21 of Duties, Powers, and ferent CAGs. Personnel working on audit and decide about the mate- mind. What about the responsibili- veteran Russian poet Adolf He shifted, in due course, his analy- Conditions of Service Act (DPC Act) under the CAG right up to senior rial going into Audit Reports before ty of the institution particularly the Shvedchikov. His fourth book BB5-?),)?) sis from “men” to “consequences” 1971 reads as below: most Deputy CAG have enjoyed the he countersigns the Reports which officers who are in charge of ulti- “Soliloquy of a Small-Town Uncivil and “ideas” to “institutions”. While “Any power exercisable by the guidance, insight and foresight are signed by respective heads of field mately processing audit material Servant”, a literary non-fiction pub- talking of all these, that great voyager Comptroller and Auditor General bestowed by the respective CAG and offices like Principal Accountant and putting these to the CAG for lished in March 2019 by Rupa for truth and trust, never forgot to under the provisions of this Act, or any in turn they have given their best to General/Director General. Thus no approval?? Publications, New Delhi, has been talk of “vested interests” the role of other law may be exercised by such any CAG in the performance of the audit finding is final unless it has the While I leave answer to this receving international acclaim in lit- which in any institution, he was officer of his department as may be responsibility assigned to him under approval of CAG and it features in question to the citizenry of the erary field. His fifth book: a book of gravely aware of. authorised by him in this behalf by the Constitution. In their respective Audit Reports. Only the CAG can country who can draw their own essays is expected shortly. Views Let us see what he said about general or special order. roles, they help the CAG in dis- finally decide what and how much conclusions given the aforemen- expressed here are his personal views)
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The Alternative for Germany adept in making new ideas look Chancellor of Germany in her chancellery, Mattel Inc, an October 29, 2018, many polit- November 9, 1989. It was a his- Merkel welcomed more (AfD), the most influential old, sturdy and durable. 3@AC 5 2005. Her father was a American toy manufacturing ical observers said the most toric moment for both Europe than a million refugees from party of the rightists in Merkel has read Germans Lutheran Minister, and her multinational giant, made an powerful woman of the world and for the entire world. And West Asia in 2015 and 2016. Germany, vehemently criti- exceptionally well, and knows B14A5@ =1@ 1@ mother an English teacher. Angela Merkel Barbie Doll. is looking for an elegant and also for this quiet scientist. She When refugees crossed over to cised the open-door policy of they were looking for an emo- Merkel is now 66 years. She has The Forbes magazine has dignified exit. She is also has done whatever it takes to Germany, she simply said, “We Merkel towards the migrants. tional insurance policy before '& 1AC 6@3$ made an indelible impression ranked Merkel the world’s most termed as the de facto leader of prevent the EU from falling in will manage this”. Her critics This backlash led to the worst stepping into a new narrative of on the public life in Germany, powerful woman for ten years the European Union (EU). her entire four terms of chan- said it was her great mistake, performance of her party in the change. So she religiously fol- 5 8?6@54@ 1= Europe and around the globe. consecutively. In 2015, she was At present, the coalition cellorship. but she proved them wrong last 70 years in 2017. Her lowed the prophetic words of 5 8<=6B51 She is the first woman and the declared as the Time magazine’s government of Merkel consists Currently, she inspires and finally. This created a furore grand coalition is seemed to be Konrad Adenauer, the first first East German to hold the “Person of the Year”. of three political parties, name- influences people, especially across Europe and particular- fraught with major difficulties Chancellor of the Federal 68@ 1= 4@1? highest elected office of the Time in its profile rightly ly her own CDU, the Christian women around the world. The ly in Germany. Anyone critical in her last term in office. Republic of Germany from country. Merkel has won four noted, “Her political style was Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) world of politics is seriously of Merkel’s open-door policy She clearly says she has no 1949-63, who said: “No >C5 5@CC@ consecutive elections for the not to have one; no flair, no and the Social Democratic under-represented by woman. towards the migrants were plan to hold any public office Experiments”. office of the Chancellor since flourishes, no charisma, just a Party (SPD). It is uncertain She has carved a niche for her- branded as racist. Nearly a beyond 2021. But the fact is Thus, she has cleverly 4AB@56A5 63 2005. She is set to retire from survivor’s strong sense of today whether Merkel would self as grand unifier of Europe million refugees and asylum that since the unification of weathered a series of countless active politics in September power, and a scientist’s strong be able to continue as at a time when forces of disin- seekers reached the country Germany, she has been either domestic and global upheavals. @>6A 63AP5 2021. When she leaves her devotion to data”. And finally, Chancellor till September. It tegration have been looming before the Chancellor ordered holding one or the other Also, she has placed absolute office this year, she will be in 2020, a remarkable Pew may so happen that the SPD large across the continent. One to close the border entries in important office, including the confidence on a group of loy- 7A >>4A 51 Germany’s second longest Poll survey found that Merkel may force her to resign by with- can clearly say that when cri- March 2016 when Balkan states Chancellor’s. So practically alists who has served for serving leader in the modern is the world’s most trusted drawing support and push the sis comes, Merkel responds to cut off the migrant route. Many speaking, it is time for her to decades in the Chancellor’s 5 @3 1= 5 era only after her mentor and leader. What more you need to country for a fresh election. them with unabated success. later said some of the media go. office. Her appetite for com- former Chancellor Helmut claim her to be the most suc- However, the optimists opine She has figured out a well-man- reports were biased and they Now the question is: Does plete information and con- @C5 Kohl. cessful politician of our trou- that she is in full command of aged team to answer crisis failed to cover the influx of Merkel has a trans-Atlantic stant arguments puts her above Merkel is branded as a fig- bled times. her government. And coalition zones all throughout her career refugees responsibly. And legacy or impact? Merkel’s from her contemporaries in ure of “Hope”. The best part of Today, the most dangerous partners hopefully will not of more than one and a half despite having a strong inter- departure from public life Germany. She prefers that suc- her career is that she knows crisis in the western world is dislodge her and will allow her decade in office. Markel has vention from Merkel, the would be profound both in cess be rewarded with approval who she is, and she does not try that democracy is under siege. to go for a graceful exit. even quietly digested all the German society is split over the Germany and in entire Europe. and credit. She is capable of being someone else. She does It’s constantly challenged by In fact, Markel has had a taunts, fabrications, unilateral migrant issue. She has experimented a lot: She working against all odds! complete justice to herself and anti-democratic populist poli- firm grip on the country, except actions and slights by Donald Some international experts was one who stopped military her abilities. Friends, critics, tics, Russia’s cyber-attacks, rise in one instance in 2015 when Trump in his four years in criticise her for purported lack conscription, allowed the ECB (Dr Makhan Saikia has diplomats, and historians say of the right, and varied shades it was felt that Merkel is not in office against Germany and of vision and of course stag- to pump money into the econ- taught political science and she knows German history of Trumpism prevalent almost control of the country’s bor- many other allies of the US in nation during her four terms as omy to save the Euro, initiated international relations for over exceedingly well. Though she everywhere. When we think a ders. That year seemed to be a Europe. Chancellor. What Germany a radical energy policy, and top a decade in institutions of does not like the term, some West minus democracy is catastrophe as nearly a million However, her critics think eventually has done mattered a of that, despite all odds, invit- national and international American and British com- nothing but an omen for refugees mainly from West otherwise. To them, she is a lot than what it said in the past ed nearly a million refugees to repute after specialisation in mentators started calling her humanity, then many of us can Asia streamed into Germany. cynical operator. She is one big sixteen years. Europe has expe- the country. globalisation and governance “the leader of the free world”. find our answer in Merkel Referred to as “das ruthless leader who sidelines rienced massive waves of However, she proved her from Tata Institute of Social )B")1)-B-) In fact, this has happened only. 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