* ( !" #$ %&'"!" #$ ,/01*2,3.4#$ 4&1&41 5 74$/ .. ,4$% .6 .%# 0" -7 - 2- 2--9 1 2- 0 2 2 2- 1 1 1 -2 2 22 32 3- 2 3 - 028 02 2 4 21 564 & & %)*+()* ,,-. ()+ , -.' & $$ ' & !5 6 Q % ( ) R ) ! orona curfew was with- had got a good victory in the Cdrawn in four more dis- Panchayat polls and now the tricts as the active cases came s the second wave of the district panchayat president down below 600 on Sunday. ACovid-19 pandemic abates, elections are to be held. “The Now, only four districts of UP the BJP has now decided to Panchayat election process is $%& will have curfew restrictions, a focus on next year’s Assembly not complete. Wait till the government spokesman said on polls, especially in Uttar complete election process is Sunday. Pradesh (UP), with a massive over,” he said when asked about The districts where corona outreach programme involving the party’s performance in the he Government has used curfew was lifted on Sunday one lakh party workers Panchayat polls. Troughly 4,500 crore of the included Varanasi, Gautam After the BJP and RSS About his meeting with the total 35,000 crore meant for Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad leaders held several round of Governor and the Speaker he procuring the Covid-19 vac- and Muzaffarnagar. Lucknow, talks with Ministers and MLAs said that it has been more cine. Meerut, Saharanpur and in Lucknow to prepare the than six months since he came “4,488.75 crore has been Gorakhpur will continue to be road map for the crucial to UP. “During this time I released to HLL Lifecare under the corona curfew as the Assembly polls and assess the could not meet any senior Limited (the procurement active cases in these districts are political damaged cause by the leader”, he said. agency for the Union Health (295 + five per cent GST). So, hearing on the coronavirus more than 600. outbreak, BJP national gener- Last week, BJP’s national Ministry) till date towards pro- the 4,488.75 crore has been situation in India. Apart from On Sunday, 1,165 fresh al secretary Radha Mohan general secretary organisation curement of Covid-19 vac- used for the procurement of two calling the Government’s pol- cases were reported in the state Singh called on UP Governor ! " # BL Santosh and Singh had vis- cines Covishield (21 crore Covid-19 vaccines at the unit icy “arbitrary and irrational”, while 2,446 patients recovered. Anandiben Patel on Sunday. $ % &' ited Lucknow for three days. doses) manufactured by M/s cost of 157.50 including taxes the court also said that the The cases came down to single At the same time, BJP pres- During their visit Santosh met Serum Institute of India and (150 + five per cent GST). Union Government justifying digit in 36 districts while the ident JP Nadda held discussions ings as a courtesy call. Minister Kamal Rani and senior Ministers and both the Covaxin (7.5 crore doses) man- “The procurement of the its lower prices (for vaccines) Covid positivity rate in five dis- with party general secretaries, On possible Cabinet Revenue and Flood Control Deputy Chief Ministers Dinesh ufactured by M/s Bharat Covid-19 vaccine and vacci- on account of its ability to place tricts is between 1 and 1.2 per States-in-charge and Morcha reshuffle, he said, “There are Minister Vijay Kashyap – have Sharma and Keshav Prasad Biotech International Limited nation is an ongoing process," large purchase orders, raises the cent. In the remaining dis- chiefs for two days in New vacancies in the Ministry and died of Corona. Adityanath Maurya separately. at the unit cost of 157.50 the RTI response added. issue as to why this rationale is tricts, it is under 1 per cent. Delhi to review the relief and they can be filled. Chief has so far not allocated their Meanwhile, in Delhi after including taxes (150 + five per Earlier, the Supreme Court not being employed for acquir- In Lucknow, 42 fresh Covid awareness programme and laid Minister Yogi Adityanath will Ministry to other Ministers as the two-day meeting, Nadda on cent GST),” the Government on May 31 had asked the ing 100 per cent of the month- cases were detected while 159 out the road map to intensify take a call on these vacant posts additional charge. Sunday also asked the party’s said in its response to a Right Union Government to clarify ly CDL doses. recoveries were recorded. The efforts in the coming months. at the appropriate time.” UP with 403-members in ST Morcha and Mahila Morcha to Information plea filed by how the 35,000 crore ear- The Union Budget for the active cases came down to 999 The meeting between “The organisation and the the State Assembly can have 60 to reach out to people with the activist Saurav Das. marked in the Union Budget Financial Year 2021-2022 had while five patients succumbed Anandiben Patel and Radha Government are running like a Ministers – including Cabinet, Central Government’s schemes The Government’s reply, for procuring vaccines had earmarked 35,000 crore for to the deadly infection. Mohan Singh has created more well-oiled machine. The Independent and State of Van Dhan and Nutrition for dated May 26, also said that ini- been spent so far. Further, the procuring vaccines. “In light of The total active cases have speculation over a possible Government is very popular Ministers. Earlier there were 56 Women and Children. tially, through the PM-Care top court had asked why these the Liberalised Vaccination come down to 17,928 even as Ministry expansion in UP and there is no reason to bring Ministers with four vacancies. Kisan Morcha has also funds, the Government pro- funds cannot be used for giv- Policy, the Central Government 10,141 of them are under treat- which is going to the polls in a change in the party and the With the death of three minis- been directed to train farmers cured 5.6 crore doses of ing free vaccination for those in is directed to clarify how these ment in home isolation. the next seven months. Government,” he said. ters Yogi Adityanath can now for Farmer Producer Covishield at the unit cost of the age group 18 to 44 years. funds have been spent so far The total fatalities report- Later in the day, Singh Three Cabinet-rank accommodate seven more Organisations, according to 210 including taxes (200 + The apex court posed this and why they cannot be utilised ed in the last 24 hours were 85, met UP Assembly Speaker Ministers – Home Guard and Ministers to fulfil the BJP national general secretary five per cent GST) and one crore question to the Union for vaccinating people aged with Shahajahanpur account- Hriday Narayan Dikshit. Singh, Family Pension Chetan Constitutional obligation. Arun Singh. doses of Covaxin at the unit cost Government in the suo motu 18-44 years,” the Bench said. ing for the maximum (11) however, described these meet- Chauhan, Technical Education Singh said that the party Continued on Page 11 of 309.75, including taxes case that the top court was Continued on Page 11 deaths. *&$ + , ! P ' ! Q+ ( ) ) Q" ## reason behind rejecting this scheme is because the ration is $ provided by the Centre and the 2 2 n what the BJP leadership Delhi Government cannot take Q + 3 Icalled Mamata Banerjee “pol- credit for it. itics of vendetta”, the East Appealing to Prime Midnapore police have lodged Minister Narendra Modi, an FIR against BJP leader %& '( Kejriwal said, “Believe me, Sir, Suvendu Adhikari and his I am not doing this work for brother Soumendu for alleged- even the slightest credit. I have he relentless post-election ly looting away hundreds of tar- only one aim: Somehow the Tviolence in Bengal claimed head killing him on the spot”. paulin and other relief materi- elhi Chief Minister Arvind poor should get their full yet another life when a BJP The pieces of his blown skull als — kept to be distributed in ! ! DKejriwal on Sunday urged ration. Please let me implement worker on Sunday was bombed were strewn around the area the cyclone-hit areas — worth the Centre to allow the State this, and all credit will be given to death by alleged Trinamool when the MP rushed in. several lakhs of rupees Government to launch to you. I will tell the whole Congress goons, sources said. The victim’s mother was from Contai municipal school education outcomes. doorstep ration delivery. Kejriwal said the Delhi world that this scheme was The incident took place on grievously wounded and had godown. he Centre on Sunday “The PGI helps the The CM said crowded Government was completely implemented by the Prime a day when Governor Jagdeep been admitted in a local hos- A complaint lodged by one Tapproved the Performance States/UTs to pinpoint the gaps ration shops are corona hotspot prepared to launch the scheme Minister.” Dhankhar launched a fresh pital, sources said. Ratnadip Manna, a member of Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 and accordingly prioritise areas and these shops could poten- in next week. Continued on Page 11 twitter attack on the State Bombs had been raining in Contai Municipal for States and Union Territories for intervention to ensure that tially turn into Covid-19 super- “All necessary tenders com- Government for the “extreme- the area since Saturday evening, Administrative Board, alleged (UTs), which is designed to the school education system is spreader zones in the city. pleted, and arrangements were ly alarming” law and order sit- complained Singh.