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COVID-19 today on Class 12 board exams ‘Positivity rate, active cases reducing’ New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): secretaries in this regard. The consultative process New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): cine passport issue, The Ministry of will be further strength- Agarwal said there has Education (MOE) has called ened through the high-level The COVID-19 positivity been no consensus yet on a crucial meeting on meeting. This virtual meet- rate has declined from the matter at the World Sunday to decide on pend- ing will take place at 11.30 24.83 per cent on May 10 to Health Organisation level, ing Class 12 board exams am," he added. 12.45 per cent on May 22, but discussions are going that were postponed in In a letter to the states the Union health ministry on. The daily rise in coron- view of the second wave of and UTs, the education said on Saturday. avirus cases in India re- COVID-19, Union minister minister has said that his Addressing a press mained below the 3 lakh- Ramesh Pokhriyal ministry's Department of A COVID-19 patient deboards briefing, Niti Aayog mem- mark for the sixth consec- 'Nishank' said. School Education and the from an ambulance during ber (health) VK Paul said utive day, with 2.57 lakh The meeting will be ers and others through so- CBSE were exploring op- admission at a COVID-19 that though there has been new cases recorded in a chaired by Defence cial media on Saturday. tions regarding the conduct hospital in Kolkata, Saturday. an overall decline in case single day, health ministry Minister Rajnath Singh. "A high-level virtual of the examinations, keep- burden but the positivity data showed. With the Union Women and Child meeting will be convened ing in mind the safety and rate is still over 10 per cent fresh cases, India's tally of Development Minister tomorrow (Sunday) with all security of both students Shops gutted in 382 districts. COVID-19 cases climbed to Smriti Irani and Minister states and union territories' and teachers. "The The COVID-19 situation 2,62,89,290. The death toll for Information and education ministers, educa- Department of Higher Alibaug: At least nine is stabilising with positivi- A health worker checks a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine dose before due to the disease rose to Broadcasting Prakash tion secretaries and chair- Education is also deliberat- shops were gutted in a ty rate, daily cases and ac- inoculating a beneficiary at a vaccination centre in Kolkata, Saturday. 2,95,525 with 4,194 fresh fa- Javadekar will be in atten- persons of state examina- ing upon the finalization of fire that erupted in a tive cases reducing, Paul talities, the data updated dance. tion boards and stakehold- the dates of examinations market place in said. Eight states have On vaccine wastage, the 4 per cent in the same peri- at 8 am showed. The active Education ministers and ers to discuss the proposals for institutions of higher Nagothane town of more than 1 lakh active ministry said Covishield od. Paul also said that chil- cases further reduced to secretaries of all states and for the conduct of exams learning. COVID-19 pan- Maharashtra's Raigad cases while 18 states have wastage has reduced from dren can spread the coron- 29,23,400 comprising 11.12 union territories have been for Class 12 and entrance demic has affected various district, and no casualties over 15 per cent positivity 8 per cent on March 1 to 1 avirus but they almost al- per cent of the total infec- asked to attend the meeting. examinations for profes- areas including the educa- were reported in the inci- rate, joint secretary in the per cent now, while ways have mild infection tions, while the national Pokhriyal also sought in- sional courses," Nishank tion sector, particularly the dent, an official said on ministry Lav Agarwal Covaxin wastage de- and mortality is very very COVID-19 recovery rate puts from all the stakehold- said. "I recently held a meet- board exams and entrance Saturday. The blaze broke said during the briefing. creased from 17 per cent to low in them. On the vac- improved to 87.76 per cent. ers students, parents, teach- ing with the state education exams," the letter noted. out at a confectionery at the market in Shivaji Chowk area late on Friday Naxal killed in encounter; WATERLOGGED STREETS Record 20.66 lakh COVID night, and it quickly spread to adjoining shops, the official said. weapons, explosives seized tests done in a day: Govt Dantewada, May 22: About the incident New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): have been administered White fungus through 27,76,936 sessions, A Naxal was killed in an The gunfight took place at Over 20.66 lakh tests for as per the provisional re- Bhopal: A 55-year-old man around 12:30 pm near who recovered from encounter with security detection of COVID-19 were port till 7 am on Saturday. forces in Dantewada dis- Bengapalli village under conducted in a span of 24 These include 97,38,148 COVID-19 in Jabalpur has Kirandul police station limits, trict on Saturday, a police hours in the country, the healthcare workers (HCWs) been detected with the over 340 kilometres from state white fungus or Aspergillu official said. capital, when a team of the highest-ever done in a sin- who have taken their first Flavus infection, making The gunfight took place District Reserve Guard (DRG) gle day, the Union health dose and 66,91,350 HCWs him the first to have the at around 12:30 pm near was out on an anti-Naxal oper- ministry said on Saturday. who have taken their sec- ailment in Madhya Bengapalli village under ation, Dantewada In a statement, the min- ond dose. Pradesh, a health official Kirandul police station lim- Superintendent of Police istry said it is also the The ministry said that said on Saturday. The man its, over 340 kilometres Abhishek Pallava said. After fourth successive day that 1,48,70,081 frontline work- was operated on May 17 from here, when a team of the encounter ended, the body the number of tests has ers (FLWs) have taken their after his headache and eye the District Reserve Guard of an ultra, whose identity is been more than 20 lakh. first dose and 83,06,020 pain did not subside, and a (DRG) was out on an anti- being ascertained, was found "With more than 20.66 FLWs their second dose; from the spot along with two test on Friday detected the Naxal operation, lakh tests conducted in the and 92,97,532 beneficiaries country-made weapons, a 5- white fungus infection in Dantewada Superintendent last 24 hours, India has in the 18-44 age group have kilogram improvised explosive his nose, Netaji Subhash of Police Abhishek Pallava again set a new record of taken their first dose. told PTI. After the en- device (IED), two hand highest tests conducted in a It said in the 45-60 years Chandra Bose Medical grenades, gelatin sticks, three College's ENT Department counter ended, the body of day," it said. age group 6,02,11,957 have an ultra, whose identity is bags, one walkie-talkie set Over 19.33 crore vaccine got their first dose and head Dr Kavita Sachdeva being ascertained, was and materials of daily use. doses have been adminis- 96,84,295 their second dose, told PTI over phone. found from the spot along tered in the country under while in the over 60 years with two country-made gelatin sticks, three bags, the inoculation drive category, 5,63,83,760 have re- Goodwill gesture weapons, a 5-kilogram im- one walkie-talkie set and Commuters move through waterlogged Delhi- Gurugram expressway service road against COVID-19, the state- ceived their first dose and Hyderabad: Megha provised explosive device materials of daily use, the after heavy rain in Gurugram, Saturday. ment said. It said 1,81,89,676 their second Engineering and (IED), two hand grenades, SP informed. 19,33,72,819 vaccine doses dose. Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) is importing 11 cryogenic tanks each Cyclonic storm to form by Monday: IMD with a capacity of 1.40 ‘No consensus on COVID crore litres of medical New Delhi, May 22: West Bengal and the ad- oxygen from Bangkok to joining north Odisha and be supplied to Telangana Cyclone Yaas is Bangladesh coasts around vaccine passport issue’ government free of cost. likely to intensify the evening of 26th May,” The first batch of three Yaas Cyclone into a ‘very severe cy- the IMD added. „ At WHO level countries, people with neg- wastage reduced from 8 tanks landed at the clonic storm’ and Last week, extremely se- ative COVID test report is percent on March 1 to one Begumpet Air Force cross the Odisha and the vere cyclone Tauktae hit New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): being allowed," he said. percent now while Station here on Saturday, West Bengal coasts on the Gujarat coast and left a "When we will be able to Covaxin wastage de- and the remaining eight May 26, the India trail of destruction all The WHO is yet to reach reach a consensus at the creased from 17 percent to would be arriving in a Meteorological over the western coast. a consensus on the vac- world and WHO level (on 4 percent in the same peri- few days, said a press Department said on As it weakened further, cine passport issue for al- vaccine passport issue), od. release from MEIL. Saturday. its impact was felt across lowing international trav- then we will take neces- NITI Aayog member A low pressure area the north Indian plains el to those fully vaccinated sary steps, he said re- (Health) VK Paul clarified formed over the east-cen- and even in the hill states against the coronavirus sponding to a question on that lactating women can Ramdev’s comments tral Bay of Bengal and the of Uttarakhand and infection, the government reports claiming that peo- get vaccinated. Mumbai: Maharashtra adjoining north Andaman Himachal Pradesh. said on Saturday and ple who took Covaxin jabs "There were reports that COVID-19 task force mem- Sea on Saturday. The April-May and the noted that discussions are may not be allowed to trav- after vaccination mothers ber and senior doctor While a low pressure October-December periods still on. el internationally as the should not breastfeed Shashank Joshi on area is the first stage of Bengal by tomorrow, the It would continue to are also known to witness So far there's no consen- WHO hasn't included it in their child for a couple of Saturday termed yoga formation of a cyclone, it 23rd May morning. It is move north-northwest- cyclones. sus at the level of WHO its list of vaccines. days but I want to clarify guru Ramdev's comments is not necessary that all very likely to move north- wards, intensify further Last May saw the forma- over this, Health Ministry The Health Ministry that breastfeeding should on allopathy as wrong and low pressure areas will in- northwestwards, intensify and reach north Bay of tion of two cyclones -- one Joint Secretary Lav also dismissed similar re- not be stopped and should irresponsible. Earlier in the tensify into cyclonic into a Cyclonic Storm by Bengal near West Bengal in the Bay of Bengal Agarwal said. ports on its Twitter handle be continued. day, the Indian Medical storms. 24th May and further into and the adjoining north (super cyclonic storm "Discussion is still being as "misleading and specu- "In no situation, there is Association (IMA) took "The low pressure area a very severe cyclonic Odisha and Bangladesh Amphan) and the other in done if vaccinated people lative". any reason in that context strong exception to is very likely to concen- storm during the subse- coasts by the morning of the Arabian Sea (severe will be allowed. As of now, Talking about vaccine to halt or discontinue Ramdev's comments in a trate into a depression quent 24 hours," the IMD May 26, it said. cyclonic storm Nisarga) -- as per WHO guidelines wastage, Agarwal said breastfeeding even for an viral video where he said over eastcentral Bay of said. “It is very likely to cross that hit the Indian coasts. and guidelines by other Covishield vaccine hour," he said. allopathy is a "stupid sci- ence" and lakhs of people ‘Over 400 doctors have died after taking allo- Veteran music director TOTAL LOCKDOWN pathic medicines. died due to COVID’ Remdesivir, Faviflu and other drugs approved by Raamlaxman dies „ During second wave the Drugs Controller Mumbai, May 22 (PTI): General of India have New Delhi, May 22: failed in treatment of Veteran music director COVID-19, he further said. Raamlaxman, best known According to the IMA, as many for his work on Rajshri as 420 doctors have lost their Summer vacation Productions' blockbuster lives so far during the second movies -- "Maine Pyar COVID-19 wave and 100 out of Chandigarh: The Punjab Kiya", "Hum Aapke Hain these casualties have been government on Saturday Koun..!" and "Hum Saath reported from Delhi. The declared summer vacation Saath Hain" -- died due to a national capital is recently in all schools from May 24 cardiac arrest. He was 78. witnessing decline in the to June 23, according to a The composer, whose COVID-19 cases after an over- statement. State Education real name was Vijay Patil, 2 am on Saturday.He had a whelming crisis in April. Minister Vijay Inder Singla passed away at his resi- cardiac arrest," Amar told The doctors' association said said all government, semi- dence in Nagpur in the PTI. Patil, known by cine- at least 96 doctors have died government and private early hours of Saturday, ma aficionados as in Bihar and 41 in Uttar schools across the state his son Amar said. 'Laxman' of duo com- Pradesh. will remain closed during "He had taken second posers "Raam-Laxman", The state-wise data of IMA the period. dose of Covid-19 vaccine, started his journey in reveals that as many as 31 Covishield, six days ago. films with Marathi actor- doctors succumbed to COVID- There was no problem at comedian Dada Kondke's 19 in Gujarat, 20 in Telangana, Weather that time... But when he 1975 film "Pandu 16 in West Bengal and Odisha. came home he developed Hawaldar" . "Maharashtra has witnessed weakness. His parameters He gave the music for deaths of 15 doctors in the High Low 39 27 were dropping. Doctors the movie with his collabo- ongoing second wave of were attending at home. rator Surendra under the COVID-19," the doctors' asso- Flyover wears a deserted look during COVID-induced lockdown in Nagpur, Saturday. He passed away at around name Raam-Laxman. ciation said. 02 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021 Maintenance of motor pumps & panels 17 villages to get benefitted from at Sheonath Intake well on May 24 Group Tap Water Scheme on May 24. Q JJM Director S Prakash Q Shutdown likely to Executive Engineer Sanjay conducts inspection affect evening water Sharma of Water Works Department and Deputy Engineer supply in some areas in-charge Basant Sahu informed Central Chronicle News Bhilai, May 22: A shutdown would that four high-level water tanks of Bhilai, May 22: Amaleshwar be brought into effect to service Bhilai Municipal supply water in the and adjoining 17 villages will the motor pumps and panels evening namely water tank of soon get pure water from the installed at Sheonath Intake Well Khursipar, Chandra Maurya, group tap water scheme. For on May 24 resulting in interruption Mother Teresa and Farid Nagar. this project, the site for intake to the supply of water in the Supply to these tanks would will be well etc has been finalized. Jal per the requirement. scheme is already functional, closely inspected the imple- evening on the same day. affected due to repairs, which in Jeevan Mission Director S On the behalf of villagers, but the number of families has mentation of the scheme in Maintenance work will be assumed turn would interrupt water supply Prakash conducted site inspec- Sarpanch assured full coopera- increased here. Accordingly the Rajnandgaon district. In the from 11:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs on malfunctions. This involves oiling, servicing will be done by Godwana in the evening in the colonies in the tion the other day. He visited tion in this work. With clean pipeline expansion work is done evening, he chaired a meeting Monday, May 24. Therefore, water greasing and alignment of the Engineering that has been given aforesaid areas in the evening. the site and discussed various drinking water available at to fulfil the demands. Prakash of engineers working in all the supply to the tanks will be started motor pumps and the servicing of the AMC for 5 years. Presently, They have appealed to the citizens issues with the Sarpanch and every home, life will become also inspected the works being five districts. He reviewed the at night after the repair and main- the main instrument panel that Sheonath Intake well has a panel of these areas to store enough public representatives. Prakash much easier for the people. The done under the Jal Jeevan progress of the Jal Jeevan tenance work is completed; due to supplies power from the trans- with two sections, which are used water and tankers would be said that the work of construct- villagers are very excited about Mission at Nikumbh and Yojana. Site selection, identifi- which water will be supplied on the former to the motor through the in turns. Under the continuous pressed into service to supply ing intake wells and laying this scheme and are ready to Chandkhuri and interacted with cation of beneficiaries, status of second day i.e. on Tuesday morn- testing machine of the starter. It is monitoring provided by Bhilai water as per the requirement. pipelines will start soon. extend full cooperation. the public representatives of DPR and other technical points ing. A 4-member team of electri- necessary to do maintenance and Commissioner Rituraj Raghuvanshi, Residents of these areas can also Through this project, the river Prakash also visited village these villages. Chief Engineer of were discussed in the meeting. cians will undertake the mainte- servicing work every year, so that Bhilai Municipal Corporation is pro- use hand pumps, power pumps and water will be purified and sup- Funda where retrofitting is PHE Department - TG Kosaria, Prakash instructed the officers nance and servicing of motor there is no technical fault in the viding pure drinking water to peo- other sources for water. plied to the rural households being done under the Chief Engineer AK Sahu, to ensure quality work within pumps and panels. Here it needs a motor pump and the panel. The ple even during summer. Chief The shutdown will be done on through functional tap connec- Jalajeevan Mission. Retrofitting Superintendent Engineer the stipulated time frame. He mention that time to time mainte- motor pump panel has been newly Engineer Satyendra Singh said that May 24 from 11:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs tions. This work is to be done is the expansion of the already Rajendra Shukla, Executive said that pure drinking water is nance and servicing is necessary to installed in the month of June 2020, to continue this smooth supply during which all motor pumps of 77 through the Jal Jeevan Mission. functioning tap water schemes. Engineer Sameer Sharma and a matter of highest priority and prevent motor jams, overheating since then there has not been any timely maintenance and servincing and 66 MLD water treatment plant The mission is aimed at provid- For example, there is a village other officers were present. Jal work on it should be done on and curb the likelihood of technical defect in it yet. Maintenance and is a must which is being undertaken will be given oiling and greasing. ing sufficient and pure water as where a group tap water Jeevan Mission Director also fast pace with proper quality. MIB tweets ‘Durg case analysis and BMC-Police team inspect Power House containment strategy’ for Covid Combat Market, penalty Rs 8200 recovered

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Bhilai, May 22: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) posted an important tweet sharing the Corona graph and in- fection figures in Durg district, Bhilai, May 22: After getting con- The traders who had kept the er, in the evening, the person who ket, Rs 4700 was charged from 7 which have come down from 51% trol to a great extent on the spread shops open against the provisions was unloading the material was traders including Rs 2000 for to below 5%. Through these data, of corona, the administration has in the exemptions were made to punished with a fine of Rs 2000. unloading the material. The it has been explained how the infection has come down below 5 creased sampling during lockdown given a few exemptions in the close the shops. Many shopkeep- With the view of making the avail- mobile team inspected various lockdown was implemented ef- percent. Lockdown was strictly en- and improving the resources in the lockdown imposed in the city for ers downed the shutter and ran ability of essential goods to the areas of the corporation area. Fine fectively in Durg District and its forced in Durg district. In areas hospital. People were made aware prevention of any further of infec- away as soon as they saw the common citizens in the lockdown, has been recovered of Rs 2000 effect in declining the speed of where large number of patients of corona infection and compre- tion, but some traders appeared to team appearing nearby, and many a few exemptions have been given from Kavita Jeans House Akash corona infection. were being found, containment hensive monitoring was conducted be trading in violation of the rules. shopkeepers stayed inside the but some of the traders are flout- Ganga, Rs 1000 from Naresh The graph shared on Twitter de- zones were created and these con- for prevention of corona infection. ing to ensure availability of ade- Even after being explained several shutter. The team also inspected ing the rules and taking advantage Aggarwal of Jawahar Market, Rs tailed how the district administra- tainment zones were monitored On the instructions of Collector Dr quate resources in case of possible times, complaints were being the Mutton Market, Fruit and of the partial exemption given to 500 from Hindustan Boot House tion initially imposed the night cur- effectively. Extensive sampling Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure, outbreak of the third wave. An ICU received of the opening of shops Vegetable Market and explained the business in the lockdown. At and 7 traders from Power House few and then a strict lockdown was done in these containment preparations have been launched is being established for children at unnecessarily. A joint team of the to the traders to do business only Mutton Market and the crowd Market. Assistant Revenue when the corona infection was on zones along with rapid sampling of by the authorities in view of the Chandulal Chandrakar Covid Care BMC-Police, led by Zone 03 till the time prescribed by the dis- penalty was collected from 2 Officers Sharad Dubey, Sanjay the rise. The decision proved very street vendors and super spread- possibility of the third wave. It is Hospital. Special preparations for Mother Teresa Nagar trict administration. In Circular shopkeepers on the spot. Earlier Verma, Balakrishna Naidu, Team effective and the corona graph ers. The district administration has feared that children may also suf- children's treatment are being en- Commissioner Preeti Singh, on Market, action was taken against on Friday evening, during the In-charge Prakash Aggarwal along steadily declined after reaching succeeded in bringing the corona fer from severe infection in the sured in coordination with private Saturday reached Power house 2 traders and against one cloth inspection of the mobile team, at with other staff members were the peak. At present, the corona infection below 5% through in- third wave. The authorities are try- hospitals. and inspected the entire market. shop in Akash Ganga. A day earli- the Power House vegetable mar- present during the proceedings. Obituary CITU campaigns against privatization of RINL and other CPSUs Praveen Kumar Pandey Bhilai: Sector 1, Street 1 resi- the Corona epidemic, public industries against privatiza- dent retired BSP employee steel plants in different tion is continuing. Praveen Kumar Pandey left for parts of the country have As a result of these strug- heavenly abode at the age of 61 protected the lives of people gles, the IISCO Steel Plant; years . He breathed last at a pri- by supplying oxygen. Burnpur; Salem, vate hospital in Raipur. He was If the modern oxygen Bhadravati and Durgapur the father of Preetesh and plant-2 department would Alloy Steel Plant have been Nishchal Pandey. have been privatised, then saved from going in hands ------in this hour of crisis, we had of private players. Despite to depend on private owners this the present government Ajay Pradhan for oxygen supply but also wants to sell the public sec- had to pay a heavy price. tor Bhilai: VIP Nagar Risali resi- CITU President Savita industries. dent Ajay Pradhan left for heav- Malviya said that in the The struggle of all the enly abode on Saturday. Last year 1991, the then central leftist populist organiza- rites of the mortal remains will government started the tions including CITU will be performed at Laxmi Nagar campaign of privatization continue against privatisa- Muktidham. He was the hus- by introducing new eco- tion. This struggle will con- band of Kirti Pradhan nomic and industrial poli- tinue till the government (Principal, Govt School), and cies. Since then, the strug- stops its privatization cam- father of Anjali and Dhawal gle of CITU to protect public paign. Srivastava. vate hands. The intention of the Prime Minister is re- flected in his statement that 'Public industries are born to die' and his government is working in this direction. Various works are being given on contract in the units of SAIL or the work is being given completely to a private company. Modernization of Bhilai Steel Plant's like BRM, URM, SMS-3 is leading to maximum privatization. Apart from this, important works of Coke Oven, SP-3, T&D have also been out- sourced. In SMS-3, 80% of the works have been award- ed in the contract. Central Chronicle News mines to them. despite spending mere 1-3% Capital investment is It is being done so to fulfil on salary and allowances of made by SAIL to set up these Bhilai, May 22: RINL work- the intention to sell the their employees. They have modern working depart- ers and their family mem- plants to the international not repaid the banks loans ments, but when that unit bers are protesting against player POSCO company. worth thousands of crores. starts functioning, the work the privatisation of The union leaders alleged Most of them have either is gradually privatized Visakhapatnam Steel Plant that of the RINL is priva- declared bankrupt or have through outsourcing or con- for the last 100 days. On com- tized, the government will been acquired by other pri- tracting. Various functions pletion of 100 days of the definitely make complete vate companies, shifting the of many small departments movement, the workers in arrangement of coal supply. burden of the remaining are gradually being out- all steel plants wore black It will not be so easy for the debt on the banks at a price sourced or contracted and badge and expressed their government to sell this plant less than the total outstand- public sector industries are solidarity with RINL work- because earlier in 1999, the ing debt. being pushed indirectly on ers. then BJP government had Public sector industries the path of privatization. The Visakhapatnam Steel even signed a contract to sell made the country self-re- The management has an- Plant (Rashtriya Ispat this plant, but at that time liant by employing people nounced the privatization of Nigam Limited) is among the government had to step after the independence of Durgapur Steel Plant and the best steel plants in the back under the pressure of the country.Public sector in- Bhilai Steel Plant along with country with modernized intensive public protests. dustries have a big role in three special steel plants. blast furnaces and SMS etc. CITU President Savita building the infrastructure. Public sector industries They need coal mines to Malviya informed that sev- The government is slowly have proved their impor- continue their production, eral private and multina- privatizing these public in- tance with their contribu- but the government is inten- tional steel companies are dustries and is preparing to tion at the time of disaster. tionally not allocating coal struggling for their survival sell the country again in pri- In order to save lives during CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021

BJP created fake toolkit Chh’garh received 2 lakh to divert attention BJP holds demo against doses of Covishield of public: Congress Congress govt over toolkit FIR vaccine for 18+ category Q Singh over sharing the been going on in slow Raipur West MLA controversial tweet of ed or the police administra- pace in the age group Upadhaya said that BJP Spokesperson tion should withdraw the from 18 to 44 years. Sabmit Patra, the FIR registered against Dr Officials claimed that police should seek Congress MLA said that Raman Singh on the issue. with the above con- documents from Police should seek essen- BJP leader Sajay signment, the drive tial documents related Shrivastava said that lakhs would be able to speed Dr Raman with the allegations and of BJP workers are ready up for next three-four added that the BJP leader to give their arrest. days. However, the fu- Central Chronicle News should be arrested imme- Similar demonstration ture campaign would diately if he fails to pro- were also held in all the Central Chronicle News depend on the supply Raipur, May 22: vide the related docu- five Divisional of vaccine. It is notable Congress Member of ments. Headquarters as well as Raipur, May 22: that nearly 50 lakh Legislative Assembly He further stated that District headquarters. Chhattisgarh govern- doses of Covishield Vikas Upadhayaya on the Congress has pre- Former Minister and ment on Saturday re- and 75 lakh doses of Saturday claimed that pared the Research Paper Kurud MLA Ajay ceived nearly two lakh Covaxin have been or- the Bharatiya Janata on Central Vista Project Central Chronicle News ministration to arrest Police Station urging their Chandrakar and Dhamtari doses of vaccine for the dered by the Party (BJP) has created which has been manipu- them also as the Police has arrest on the issue. BJP MLA Ranjana Sahu too ongoing vaccination Chhattisgarh govern- fake toolkit to divert the lated by BJP in the form Raipur, May 22: already issued notice to Dr leaders raised slogans joined the demonstration campaign against ment for the age group attention of people from of toolkit to malign the Bharatiya Janata Party Raman Singh over sharing against the Congress gov- at Dhamtari against the Covid 19 for the eligible from 18 years to 44 the failure to handle the image of Congress before (BJP) on Saturday added the controversial toolkit. ernment alleging political Congress government. people from 18 years to years. Covid 19 pandemic people. fuel to the fire over the con- According to informa- patronage in registering BJP has gone aggressive 44 years. Meanwhile, the vac- across the country. He further added that troversial toolkit issue as tion received, BJP case against Dr Raman against the Bhupesh According to infor- cination of 45 years Addressing a press statement of Twitter Chhattisgarh-level demon- spokespersons Rajesh Singh on the issue. Baghel government after a mation received, the plus category too is conference here on about the manipulation stration was held to protest Munat and Sanjay Speaking on the occasion, FIR was registered against state government offi- going on smoothly as Saturday afternoon, the done by BJP against the FIR registered Shrivastava, State BJP the BJP MLA Brijmohan Dr Raman Singh on the cials received nearly 2 most of them are going Parliamentary Secretary Spokesperson Sabmit against former Chief Vice President Motilal Agrawal said that thou- complaint filed by lakh doses of for the second dose of said that BJP has Patra, clears that fake Minister Dr Raman Singh Sahu and Raipur City BJP sands of party workers in- Congress leaders in the Covishield vaccine their vaccine. launched conspiracy to toolkit has been prepared for sharing the tweet of President Shrichand cluding him have also city. Meanwhile, the BJP which reached here Meanwhile, NHMMI malign the Congress as it by BJP and not the BJP spokesperson Sambit Sundrani started the foot retweeted the controversial workers would now extend from Mumbai. became the first pri- battling hard to tackle Congress but a conspira- Patra. march from the residence toolkit share of Sambit the above agitation and With the above con- vate Organization to the Covid 19 manage- cy has been launched A five-member team of of Raipur South MLA Patra and he should also be would now stage dharna signment, the state received nearly 700 ment. against Congress to di- senior BJP leaders staged Brijmohan Agrawal who arrested for the offence. outside every Police government would be doses of Covaxin for its Regarding the FIR vert the attention of peo- demonstration outside the was leading the demonstra- BJP Spokesperson Station in Raipur District able to speed up the staff and their family against former Chief ple from the failure in Civil Lines Police Station tion. All the five senior Rajesh Munat said that to further create pressure vaccination which had members. Minister Dr Raman pandemic front. here challenging the ad- leaders reached Civil Lines they should also be arrest- on administration. Ch’garh govt launches child helpdesk to help MARKFED to approve prices for sale of surplus children impacted by COVID-19 paddy at maximum rates obtained in auction

Q with parents who are un- will be able to speak to a In collaboration with able to take care of them, professional counsellor in UNICEF or children who are or- a safe environment. phaned, lost, alone or aban- Job Zachariah, Chief of Raipur, May 22: To sup- doned. UNICEF in Chhattisgarh port and protect children Mrs Reena Babasaheb said that the socio-econom- impacted by COVID 19, the Kangale, Secretary of the ic impact of COVID has in- Chhattisgarh government Department of Women and creased the deprivation and UNICEF have jointly Child Development said and vulnerability of chil- marketing year 2020-21 Mohammad Akbar, were reduced by Rs 50 Q launched Child helpdesk “the child helpdesk will dren. “Children are now Discussion held in was held at a virtual School Education per quintal. and a toll-free helpline reach out to children in more vulnerable to neg- the meeting of meeting of the cabinet Minister Dr Premasai MARKFED received number- 1800-572-3969. need and distress and miti- lect,abuse and exploitation. sub-committee chaired Singh Tekam and Higher different proposals ac- Speaking on the occa- gate the risk of child traf- It has increased the risk of the cabinet sub- by Food, Civil Supplies Education Minister cording to varieties of sion, Mrs Anila Bhediya, ficking and abuse. The child marriage, child committee and Consumer Umesh Patel. paddy at the auction. Minister of the helpdesk is being managed labour and trafficking. The Protection Minister Discussion was held at MARKFED officials said Department of Women and by trained counsellors to Child help will not only chaired by Food Amarjit Bhagat on length over approval of that the auction was done Children Development said support children in any cater to the needs of the Minister Friday. the rates received in the for a total of 14 lots of 91 that the Child Help Desk is kind of situation due to the children but also guide the It was decided at the paddy auction held on thousand 94 quintal thick a significant step towards port, information and pri- COVID 19 pandemic.” public to help children in Amarjeet Bhagat meeting to sell surplus May 17 to May 20, 2021. and sarna paddy and 17 catering to the urgent mary counselling to chil- Chhattisgarh Child their care and protection paddy on maximum rates Paddy inflow in Rabi sea- lots of 48 thousand one needs of the children in the dren who are in quaran- Helpdesk Toll-Free service without violating laws, in Central Chronicle News obtained by MARKFED son, possibility of early quintal grade-A (thin) context of the pandemic. tine, isolation or COVID -1800 572 3969 will operate the best interest of the in auction. onset of rainy season paddy.Rs 1350 per quintal The helpline signifies the care centres. It will also from 8 am to 11 pm every child,” Zachariah added. Raipur, May 22: The cabinet sub-com- and current rates per- and above for thick and state’s commitment to the support in ensuring shel- day. It will be able to ad- Child Helpdesk will Discussion over disposal mittee meeting was at- taining to quantity pre- sarna paddy and Rs 1400 safety of the children and ter, care and protection to dress the stress, anxiety, work in coordination with of surplus paddy tended by Minister for sented in the auction of or more for grade-A its efforts towards building children who have COVID fear, and other issues other helplines – Police through auction and Agriculture and paddy recently. (thin) paddy were ap- a child-sensitive environ- positive parents, children among children by provid- Helpline: 100/112, Women rates obtained through Livestock Development Keeping in view all proved. The cabinet sub ment. The Child helpdesk who have lost their parents ing tailor-made support. Helpline: 181, and Child auction for sale of sur- Ravindra Choubey, such circumstances, the committee approved will provide emotional sup- due to COVID, children Children and their parents Line:1098. plus paddy in Kharif Transport Minister earlier approved rates these approved rates also. Baghel dedicates new COVID Hospital and Lab to public Webinar on role of youth, NGOs and social workers during pandemic

30 lakh. This Hospital has the infrastructure to con- been equipped with all the trol the second wave of Raipur, May 22: A webinar tribute during this challeng- Chhattisgarh to join as necessary facilities in- COVID. Revenue Minister was organized jointly by ing times because when peo- young warriors, they can Agarwal, Lok Sabha MP third wave would be more cluding ventilator. At and Minister in charge of Vinay Sonwani founder of ple are informed and em- join young warrior by visit- In Gaurela-Pendra- Jyotsna Mahant, Marwahi challenging than the sec- present, the hospital has Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi Arka Viyat Foundation, powered they can truly ing yuwaah.org/becomey- Marwahi MLA Dr KK Dhruv, Forest ond wave. But if we take one ventilator, 4 ma- district, Jaisingh Agrawal, Nitesh Sahu founder of make difference. oungwarrior or give a Minister Mohammad proper precautions and be chines, central oxygen congratulated Chief Fulwari Sikshan evam Yuva Job Zachariah has dis- missed call to 80-660-19225. Announces estab- Akbar attended the pro- careful, then we can can pipeline, 150 oxygen cylin- Minister for providing Kalyan Samiti, and cussed 5 major points, first RJ Shivam played the role lishment of Oxygen gramme online from the successfully prevent the ders. health facilities in the new Gurukul Mahavidyalaya, of all, he said that covid-19 is of Moderator who is a radio Plant in the district Chief Minister’s resi- surge of third wave. There are total 66 beds district. Member of NSS program officer Ratri affecting people directly and jockey and is working with dence. Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi in this hospital including Parliament Smt. Jyotsna Lahari, Raipur (C.G). Job indirectly and the most af- Radio Orange on the major Chief Minister said that is the new district of 44 general oxygen beds, 6 Mahanta thanked Chief Zachariah who is currently fected in the time to come radio show Chhattisgarh Central Chronicle News the second wave of Chhattisgarh with chal- HDU bed and 6 ICU beds Minister for opening this UNICEF Chief in will be children. In the sec- Sabale Badhiya. Questions COVID-19 pandemic is lenges of its own, but in in this hospital. Six beds COVID Hospital to pro- Chhattisgarh was the speak- ond point, he said that the were asked by students pres- Raipur, May 22: Chief now on a downward slope spite of the challenges, we have been reserved for the vide better treatment fa- er. He has served as an offi- youth movement is most ef- ent in the webinar and Aarti Minister Bhupesh Baghel in the entire Chhattisgarh have successfully fought treatment of pregnant, cility to COVID patients. cer of Civil Services fective in such a situation. In Sahu, a student associated today inaugurated the and so in Gaurela-Pendra- the COVID crisis with col- post and pre pregnant Marwahi MLA Dr KK Government of India, the third point, he under- with the Roko Toko cam- newly-built dedicated Marwahi district. Number lective efforts. State gov- COVID patients. This hos- Dhruva also congratulat- Education Specialist lined the role of volunteers paign shared her experience COVID Hospital and of new patients is also de- ernment has rapidly mobi- pital would be open 24x7. ed Chief Minister and the UNICEF Bihar, Chief saying that they can be the regarding Roko Toko cam- COVID Lab in Gaurela- creasing, which is a mat- lized resources to Gaurela Team of seven doctors villagers for the opening UNICEF Jharkhand, Chief youth wing of their NSS, paign. Nitesh Sahu and Pendra-Marwahi district ter of relief for all of us. -Pendra-Marwahi. and six nurses have been of this new health facility UNICEF Tamil Nadu, Chief NYKS self-help, NGOs and Vinay Sonwani proposed a via video conferencing But this does not mean Maximum number of peo- appointed here. Chief in the district. UNICEF Kerala. He is also political parties and most vote of thanks. Principal of from his residence office. that we can cut back on ple are being tested and Minister motivated peo- On the occasion, working together with youth important point is that Gurukul Mahila College, Chief Minister congratu- the precautions. Few proper treatment facility ple to wear mask, sanitize Additional Chief for health and education of young NGOs and social Sandhya Gupta, Forensic in- lated everyone on inaugu- months after the first is being provided to the hands and practice social Secretary to Chief children in Chhattisgarh. workers can run covid-19 vestigation Agency Director ration of this new health wave, when COVID cases patients. districting and also to Minister Subrata Sahu, As we all know this pan- awareness education and Dipendra Barmate and his facility. On the occasion, reduced, people became a Baghel said that we take COVID vaccination. Principal Secretary of demic has brought together health awareness campaign. team, founder of Public Chief Minister also an- little careless with the pre- would strongly combat Health Minister TS Forest Department Manoj so many people to work to- He shared information Election Sanjay Sharma nounced establishment of cations. But at present, we this COVID crisis with Singhdeo said that treat- Pingua, Principal Chief gether and help each other. about Roco toko, Blue Raipur and Bilaspur District new Oxygen Plant in the need to be extra careful to collective and consolidat- ment facility for critical Conservator of Forests Youth, NGOs and social Brigade learning pro- Program Officer, NSS district. Health Minister prevent the serious conse- ed efforts. In the same se- COVID patients would be and Chief of Forest Force workers have played crucial gramme being run by Volunteer Guru Ghasidas TS Singhdeo presided over quences. quence, a Dedicated provided in this hospital Mr. Rakesh Chaturvedi, role during ongoing crisis UNICEF and said that even University Professor were the inaugural programme. Chief Minister said that COVID Hospital with 66- and the patients would Additional Principal arising out of COVID pan- by staying at home you can present. Programme was Revenue Minister and the experts have predicted bed capacity has been es- not be referred to another Chief Conservator of demic. The webinar was or- become a corona warrior. He conducted under the guid- District In-Charge the third wave of COVID tablished in district head- district. This new hospital Forests Arun Kumar ganized to discuss and share also informed about the ap- ance of Programme Officer Minister Jaysingh and have warned that the quarter at the cost of Rs will further strengthen Pandey were also present. what more can we do to con- peal of 5,00,000 youth in Ratri Lahari. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021

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Posters are freedom Chronicle of expression Established 1974 Volume 46 No. 229 It should be deplorable to be arrest those persons who were pasting posters on Need to amend patent law walls of Delhi and more than had been lodged in dif- he main reason for the shortage of the vaccine is ferent clauses and it should T that the said two manufacturers are unable to meet not be treated as a act of the demand. In the light of the scarcity in vaccine produc- glory as the persons who tion, the Central government has to take steps to see that were detained were doing even the other companies also manufacture the same vac- petty job to earn Rs 150-200 cines. The most important instrument of the government per day. The police took ac- in organising society and protecting citizens is legislation. tion against them for violat- The legislature while enacting laws incorporates certain ing the Lockdown norms provisions anticipating certain situations. If an Act is and epidemic law in force made for a particular purpose, certain provisions would be They were detained for a inserted in the Act conferring power upon the Central few hours and let them free Government or State government to initiate certain steps with a warning. The in cases of a particular situation though the same may be posters said "Modi why did inconsistent with the main purpose of the legislation. you export vaccines which Such provisions cannot be allowed to remain redundant. were meant for our chil- The India Patent Act, 1970 provides for the grant of patent dren."Some time ago rights about the products manufactured in India. The posters appeared in Canada main objective is to protect the intellectual property rights thanking Modi for supply of of the inventor. India also became a signatory to many in- vaccines and question aris- ternational arrangements with their objective of strength- es when posters circulated ening its patent law in tune with the practices prevailing abroad are welcome why in the modern world. India was also a signatory to the should they be seen with a Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). The suspicious eye when they Indian Patents Act, 1970 was amended following the TRIPs A serviceman stands near a Russia's Bastion mobile coastal defence missile system on the island of Alexandra Land, which is part of are pasted on the walls agreement. However, the TRIPs agreement also recognised the Franz Josef Land archipelago. in Delhi? the rights of the respective member countries to adopt Yashpal Ralhan, measures for public health and other public interest rea- Jalandhar sons to prevent any abuse of intellectual property rights. Govt not looking In the background of the scarcity of production of vaccine by the said two companies, the Central government can in- Remote warfare further diminishes into inflation voke the provisions of the Indian Patent Act, 1970 to issue Authorities are not con- licenses to other manufacturers about the said product. US military accountability cerned with the rapid price The Hon'ble Supreme court has passed an order on 30th rise of essential commodi- April 2021 in a Suo-moto (civil) No 3 of 2021 and dealt with boasts an immense quantity of bal- are from the 5th Bomb Wing at ties during this Covid situ- the distribution of essential supplies and services during PAUL ROGERS (AUTHOR) listic and cruise missiles that easily Minot Air Force Base in North ation. The covid-19 pan- the pandemic. Sec. F of the said order relates to vaccines range all of Europe. 'The Air Force Dakota. According to the Air Force, demic, along with the asso- and the Apex court also has examined the potentiality of is especially vulnerable to these they are there to 'protect the or- ciated lockdowns, has sig- compulsory licensing for vaccine and essential drugs. The threats because of its reliance on derly and responsible withdrawal nificantly affected every- apex court also took note of the fact that several drugs that prepared airfields. While the serv- from the country', which could be one's life. The pandemic are at the core of the Covid-19 treatment protocol are ice can overcome some disadvan- read as bombing the hell out of has altered the spending under patents in India. The apex Court also noticed that tages with long-range bombers, a anyone who thinks otherwise. pattern of consumers and the Central government had issued a communication to war in which missiles knock out This kind of operation can be the level of price inflation the council for trade-related aspects of intellectual proper- American air bases and prevent planned in advance since the mili- they face. The lockdown ty which stated that there were several reports about in- the ability to launch and recover tary knows full well that what is measures affected the sup- tellectual property rights hindering timely provisioning short-range fighter jets is unlikely happening in Afghanistan is a full- ply of and demand of es- of affordable medical products to the patients. The said to end well.' scale retreat that requires protec- sential commodities lead- communication also reported that some members of the The reasoning above contextu- tion. The problem comes when ing to rising in price very World Trade Organization had carried out urgent amend- alises the development of the agile something unpredictable arises fast. But this time without ments to their national patent laws to expedite the process n the black and white TV tions are pretty standard if a combat employment concept with- and there is a need, at least from a any hurdles in transporta- of issuing compulsory or government use licenses. I schedule of the late 1950s squadron is on the move but usual- in the US's long-standing rivalry military perspective, to have forces tion and other causes many Various provisions of the Patents Act, 1970 were exam- and early 1960s, the Western ly the planes would be unarmed, with China and Russia, but that is available at short notice. This is wholesalers, taking the ined by the Hon'ble Supreme court more particularly Sec. drama series reigned supreme. with the weapons sent out sepa- too simple a reading. The US has where agile combat employment chance of the pandemic, in- 92 which envisages the grant of compulsory license inter One of the most popular was 'Have rately in large military transport plenty of more reasons to increase comes in, filling the gap before big- crease the price of the com- alia in circumstances of national emergency and extreme Gun, Will Travel', starring Richard aircrafts such as the C-17. its weapon load in the Middle East, ger forces arrive and with the modities, especially the urgency. The Apex Court also observed that once a decla- Boone as a mercenary in the late However, on this occasion the six when you consider that its wars bonus that it can be done quietly price of food items. ration of national emergency is made, and the relevant 1800s. It helped to popularise the aircraft were not only armed but with Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya and with very little media cover- Murchana Baruah, patents notified, any person interested in manufacturing role of the lone gunman and boost loaded to the gills with twice the have all gone badly wrong, and it is age. This new approach raises via email the drug can make an application to the controller general the US gun rights culture. Indeed, amount of ‘smart' bombs usually withdrawing from Afghanistan as alarm bells because it is another Relapsing issue of patents who can then issue a compulsory license. The the term, 'have gun, will travel' en- sent in such situations. This re- the Taliban sets its sights on taking large step towards remote war- Apex Court also examined the scope of Sec. 100 wherein tered the popular lexicon and has quired extra crew skills and logisti- over the country. In a glimpse into fare. Gone are the days of tens of Now and then we read in the Central government can authorise certain companies been often quoted since. A recent cal support, not least with addi- the battlefield of the future, the thousands of boots on the ground, the newspapers that teens to use any patents for the government and Sec. 66 contem- example was in the latest issue of tional air-to-air refuelling, but it Estonian Defence Force has carried progressively replaced by strike are being held for consum- plates that the Central government is entitled to revoke the US military monthly, 'Air Force', meant that the six planes could, out a live-fire exercise where two aircraft and heavy bombers with ing drugs, and most of the patent in the public interest. Similarly, the correspon- the magazine of the Air Force between them, move 72 of the Milrem Robotics THeMIS combat stand-off weapons, as well armed them are usually aged from ding provision of the TRIPs agreement was also exam- Association, with the title 'Have powerful, GPS-guided Joint Direct robots provided troops with situa- drones. These are all part of a 17-20 years. Young people's ined. Till now it appears that no steps have been initiated Bombs, Will Travel', which is grim- Attack Munitions in a single rapid tional awareness, support fire, and wider change to special forces, pri- brains are growing and de- in the light of the Patents Act, 1970 for enhancement of ly indicative of a specific trend in operation. This immediately raises casualty evacuation. The April vate military companies (i.e. mer- veloping until they are in production of vaccine. US military thinking after two the question, why go to that trou- 2021 exercise involved ground cenaries, where the body bag their mid-20s. Taking drugs decades of the failed 'war on ter- ble and expense when the US Air troops carrying out a maneuver to problem doesn't arise), local mili- when a person is young can ror'. It concerns a newly developed Force already has access to bases counter a simulated incoming tias, cyber warfare and the rest. interfere with the develop- India’s failiure with Iran way of moving planes and bombs from Europe to the Middle East, armor attack represented by a And the problem with this re- mental process occurring rapidly to sudden hot spots if the sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia white delivery van that has seen mote warfare is that it moves the in the brain. So, it can also he Ministry of External Affairs said there is a pos- US Air Force doesn't have suffi- and the Western Pacific? better days. Western world further down the affect their decision-mak- T sibility of India becoming a part of the projects un- cient bombs in place to do what is For the official answer, an arti- Taliban offensives against the path towards wars being con- ing. Drug addiction is a folding in the Farzad B gas field in Iran at a later stage. It thought necessary. It is known as cle in the defence publication, Afghan National Army and police ducted without any possibility of chronic, relapsing disorder appears that MEA's latest statement indicates that India agile combat employment and 'Defense News', put it this way: have intensified across the coun- political oversight, still less of in which compulsive drug- is planning to re-energise ties with Iran in the gas and oil uses what are normally very so- 'China and Russia can increasingly try, especially in the hotly contest- public debate. Even worse is that seeking and drug-taking be- sector in the second half of the year. India lost its stake in phisticated and powerful aircraft in hold overseas US bases at risk. To ed Helmand Province, which is at the military-industrial complex haviour persist despite seri- Iran's Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf. For years, a secondary role as weapons trans- adapt, the Air Force must evolve the centre of Afghanistan's opium makes plenty of money in the ous negative consequences. ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has been working on the project porters. from its dependence on well-es- production. The US Air Force has, process, while helping to enhance It is a curse of modern civi- and invested over $400 million in prospecting the gas In a recent mission, six F-15E tablished airfields, or risk yielding in turn, increased bombing raids. the false notion that deep-seated lization. It has a terrible ef- field. However, when it came to commercially developing Strike Eagle aircraft of the 494th an operational edge. Beijing's To boost the forces available, two revolts can be bombed out of ex- fect on the human body as the gas find, the National Iranian Oil Company dumped Expeditionary Fighter Squadron asymmetric arsenal includes thou- more B-52 Stratofortress strategic istence. Twenty years of failed well as it is a major problem ONGC and preferred to sign a $1.8 billion contract with flew from the RAF base at sands of ballistic and cruise mis- bombers have just arrived at al- wars show otherwise, but those to our society. local company, Petropars. The OVL consortium began Lakenheath in England to Al siles capable of striking the first Udeid Air Base in Qatar, bringing who aren't interested in learning Somikhya Rani, work on the Farzad-B block in 2002 and discovered the Dhafra, 30 kilometres south of Abu and second island chains of the the number of forward-based the lessons from those decades via email massive 23 trillion-cubic-feet gas field in 2008. However, Dhabi in the UAE. Ferrying opera- Western Pacific. Moscow also planes there to six. All the planes simply look away. its $11 billion development plan dragged on and came un- stuck after US sanctions in 2018 did not allow technical studies to be conducted. Something similar happened to developing Iran's 620-kilometre $2 billion railroad con- necting Chabahar Port to Zahedan in Afghanistan. While WHAT THEY TWEET! the Chabahar port moved ahead, the railroad languished. Finally, after complaints and threats, Iran dumped India Subramanian last year and decided to go ahead on its own. Not only did Swamy@Swamy39 we lose a possible $400 million contract for rolling stock Aakar Patel@Aakar__Patel We patriotic Indians are sad and locomotives, we also squandered a logistical opportu- I don't think modi would that our country regarded nity. The Chabahar rail link would have given India di- have had a plan in place as World's largest manufac- rect trade connectivity with Afghanistan, bypassing even if he didn't campaign. turer of vaccines, and Pakistan. While there may be differences between India Your assumption is that he claimant for being and Iran on commercials, a deeper dive will show that was distracted. The reality Atmanirbhar Bharat nation, is that he's incompetent but has fallen due to Hubris, to India has not been able to stand up to the pressures of the also unwilling to devolve sending EAM on mission to US-Saudi Arabia axis over isolating Iran. Suspicions authority. US and EU to plead for vac- have mounted since 2019 when Indian Oil failed to renew cines!! I hope at least not its term contract for the import of Iran crude. Not only dressed like a waiter. did we lose a cheaper alternative to Saudi oil, we also missed out on lower freight charges and softer payment Gaurav Sabnis@gauravsabnis terms. For the Chabahar Port and railroad, though the There's something so satisfying about hammering in tent spikes. First campsite of the year is a go. Dr David Frawley@davidfrawleyved US allowed a 'carve-out' to its boycott-Iran policy, it ap- Kiran Jonnalagadda@jackerhack The challenge of Covid is not simply pears India went slow on the latter. Trump's 2018 sanc- Aadhaar was always meant to be an a government issue but how we live tions have also taken a toll on the Farzad-B gas field proj- instrument of exclusion. Everything on an individual level and our interac- ect. It has been repeatedly proven that India's domestic in its design is about finding a rea- tion with society and our environ- son to exclude someone, from ment. Wellbeing begins with our- interests are best served if it remains non-aligned in in- "deduplication" to "seeding" to selves, our consciousness and prana. ternational superpower disputes. "authentication". Another entry We must take responsibility for our into the case file. own wellbeing for it to flourish. Central Chronicle welcomes, articles, write ups, comments on different issues for editorial page (800-900 words), Letter to editor for this page. It can be sent by Col Sanjay Pande e-mail at: [email protected] Andy Mukherjee@andymukherjee70 @ColSanjayPande The letters can be edited or rewritten for clarity of thoughts. By India's low cost of services, I don't MiG 21 crash. Inducted in 1963. Numerous upgrades carried out. If mean the inflated prices charged MiG21 Bison is a 100% reliable Printed and Published by Sameer Maheshwari on behalf of from patients by the private sector, machine, why call it MiG? Nearly Ramgopal Investments Pvt. Ltd. at Navbharat Press, but the actual cost of hiring doctors, 200 pilots have been killed. It Navbharat Bhawan, Press Complex, Raipur. nurses, technicians and Asha work- always is due to PILOT ERROR. We Editor in Chief - Sameer Maheshwari. ers. Expand state's role in health edu- have finest selection and training Editor: Sameer Shukla (Responsible for selection of news under PRB Act.) cation, phase out student-loan-fund- process. Pilots were top class. Phone: (0771) 4257700 Fax : (0771) 4257703 ed medical degrees. PHASE OUT MiG. Postal Regn. No. C.G./RYPD.N./62/2019-21 Regd. No. 26172/74/RNI CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021 Akhilesh Dubey NTPC Korba’s power pack performance appointed President ABM Q Of Bilaspur LS area during 2nd wave of Covid with care Central Chronicle News Masturi, May 22: Akhilesh Dubey, resident of Paraghat, Central Chronicle News Korba project. At this cru- cations and large LCD Masturi, has been appointed cial time NTPC Korba display. as the President of Aryavart Korba, May 22: In the recorded as the highest NTPC Korba in associa- Brahmin Mahasabha (ABM) fight against Covid-19 electricity generating sta- tion with district admin- pandemic, during second tion of NTPC in this fi- istration, door to door Bilaspur Lok Sabha con- wave NTPC Korba situat- nancial year 2021-22, till survey has been done to stituency as per the instruc- ed in state Chhattisgarh date it has recorded make the data base and tions of State President of Prabhat Chandra Dubey, under the aegis of 3129.83 million units with health status of township Aryavart Brahmin Mahasabha, Prashant Tiwari, Shashank Corporate Social 98.35 percent PLF. Besides residents and precaution- Ambareesh Shukla and with Dubey, Harish Mishra, Naresh Responsibility and maintaining Covid appro- ary measures are given the consent of State In-charge Mishra, Dilip Chaturvedi, Community Development priate behaviour at work- by the paramedical staffs Ramesh Sharma. Rajeev Tiwari, Pankaj (CSR-CD) donated 2500 place, Covid task Force to maintain their good This appointment of Sharma, Saurabh Pandey, kits of Corona preventive and 24 hour Covid care health. Akhilesh Dubey, who has been Narendra Sharma, Santosh medicine, 500 kits of control room has been es- Besides being self re- working for the welfare of the Pandey, Akhilesh Shukla, Corona treatment medi- tablished to monitor pa- liant to handle the situa- society with a dedicated spirit Sanjeev Sharma, Mahesh cine and 6000 cloth masks tient's health need and to tion, NTPC Korba is facil- towards his society, has led to to district administration ensure all necessary itating all possible sup- the integration of Brahmin Sharma, Dharmendra Sharma, to distribute among peo- arrangements. port to district adminis- society. The members Pramod Awasthi, Mohit ple of nearby villages. Precautionary meas- tration to deal with this Santosh Mishra, Rudra Dubey, Mishra, Yash Tiwari, Ramesh In addition to this 50 ures like sanitization of pandemic by providing Vijay Sharma, Vikas Tiwari, Pandey, Shiva Pandey, Savita pulse oxymeters were township and nearby vil- oxygen cylinder, corona Suresh Dubey, Arjun Tiwari, Pathak, Kiran Tiwari, Archana also provided by Maitri cality of corona in the re- Sr. Specialist (Obstetrics essential services, all ef- lages has been doing peri- preventive and cure medi- Virender Sharma, Atul Dubey, Pandey, Yamini Mishra and Mahila Samiti, the ladies mote villages. In a simple and Gynaecology) donat- forts are being taken to odically. Messages on cine, oxymeter, mask and Ganesh Dutt , Raju Tiwari, others have hailed his welfare association of programme Mrs Nibedita ed these items to Sonu ensure uninterrupted Covid appropriate behav- financial assistance for Durga Tiwari, Amit Pandey, appointment. There is joy NTPC Korba to assess Basu, President, Maitri Agrawal, Tehsildar, Darri power supply to iour and dos and don'ts making of different work Vyas Narayan Tiwari, Lakhan among the people of the soci- oxygen saturation among Mahila Samiti along with on 21st May 2021. Chhattisgarh as well as against corona has been and activities to combat Gauraha, Sanjay Pandey, ety including Ankita Dubey, patients to judge the criti- Dr. Pratima Mahendra, Being in the business of beneficiary states of displayed at different lo- Covid 19. Manish Gauraha, Ajay Namami Pathak, Harshita Sharma, Uttam Dubey, Tiwari, Preeti Tiwari. BCC distributes mask and sanitizers in CHC 12 lakh work completed Mayor Kanchan Jaiswal distributes ration in 40 wards Q On the occasion of Rajiv without tender Gandhi martyrdom day Central Chronicle News

Ramanujnagar, May 22: On the occasion of mar- tyrdom day of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, a programme was organ- ised by BCC at CHC Ramanujnagar and as part of the programme Central Chronicle News It needs a mention that, the brink of starvation masks and sanitizers Neeraj Ustan Renovated SP office. after the second lockdown, after the lockdown got ex- were distributed. Chirmiri, May 22: City daily wagers and labourers tended. Till date, more than The distribution was Q Contractor claimed Ustan said, renovation work of Mayor Kanchan Jaiswal, are in a dire state to sur- two thousand families have done in presence of zilla Rs 12 lakh value was given to amid the severity of vive, and this initiative by benefited from her teams panachayat vice president Bastar SP assured to him by SP Deepak Jha as he is COVID pandemic, took a the Mayor, is helping many efforts and many others Naresh Rajwade, PCC sec- take care of tender close to SP. charitable route, when she families to have a days are continuously getting retary Ismail Khan, zilla and her team distributed square meal. The entire ex- the teams support. COVID panchayat member Sashi Jagdalpur, May 22: The renova- dry ration and other food pense of the effort is being 19 patients in the region Singh and others. gramme zilla panchayat munication. Further he tion of old government build- What official says items to the hungry and undertaken by Mayors are also being given medi- Understanding the prob- vice president Naresh was instrumental in en- ings has been taken up in the " Nothing of this type hap- homeless in 40 wards of fund, which accounts to a cines and food by the team lem of common people in Rajwade termed former suring 33% for women entire state. In this connection pened and entire procedure Chirmiri. Her team, which sum of twenty lacks in rec- to fight the virus at the ear- this corona period, PM as father of informa- and reducing the voting Jagdalpur SP was also renovat- has been followed for the ten- includes Municipal ommendation. According liest. The Mayor leading Congress has taken a deci- tion technology in India. age from 21 years to 18 ed and contractor Neeraj Ustan der. If someone is trying to Chairman, Gayatri Bariha, to the Mayor, this initiative the crusade promises no sion to observe five-day He added, Rajiv Gandhi years. Rajwade added, who did this work claimed that make false propaganda, MIC members, Alderman's was taken after stranded more hungry men in her campaign to help and as- played a role in bringing Rajiv Gandhi played a he completed it without being action will be taken against and Councilors are going labours and migrants were region, as her efforts are sist the common people. about a revolution in com- vital role in strengthening awarded tender as he was them." door to door and distribut- stuck in the city with no gaining momentum and Speaking in the pro- puterisation and telecom- of democracy in India. assured of taking care of it. Deepak Jha, SP Bastar ing essentials to the public. help and many others on fame all across. Sambalpur Div observes Int’l Biodiversity Day celebrated in Durgukondal anti-terrorism day Rajat Bansal revamps Bastar COVID 19 fight Central Chronicle News Central Chronicle News Jagdalpur,, May 22: There is nothing to fear if you are in Bastar, especially you need- Bhanupratappur, May 22: n't fear COVID 19 here, because before the start of the third wave of corona, the district International Biodiversity Day was administration is all revamped in biological disaster management. As per the direc- celebrated under the joint aegis of tives of Bastar Collector, Rajat Bansal 6 COVID hospitals in every block panchayat, National Environmental Education rounding up to a total of 1000 beds are being readied to fight the impending wave. And Niketan and Forest range the best of the lot is, the Durgukondal, run by the Jangoratar Sambalpur, May 22: East beds are majority ICU Vidya Ketool shiksha sanstha at vil- Coast Railway, observed beds, and there is no lack lage Hahaladdi under Durgukondal. "Anti Terrorism Day" by of ventilators too. Block The program was conducted organizing a pledge cere- Though there is no in the presence of Devlal Durga for- mony today. Shri Pradeep dearth of positive pa- est ranger and other staff. Kumar, Divisional tients in the district, with On this occasion, the program was animal remains balanced according of elephants of Parmar Mudia of Railway Manager, 200 - 250 cases being re- completed under the guidance of to the tree environment. ancient times were found, that place Sambalpur has taken ported daily but ample fa- Jungoreyattar Vidya Ketu Sansthaa International Day like Biodiversity still exists as a holy place on the bot- "Anti Terrorism" pledge cilities and health care Founder and Gondi Sanskrit Day, Environment Day, Water Day, tom of the tunnel hill here. There is in his office. Additional have many retuning Acharya SherSingh Achala. On this many programs related to environ- 12 months of mud, which is a sign of Divisional Railway healthy and corona free. occasion a message of public aware- ment are being organized which are ancient civilization. The program Manager, Sambalpur, and Presently Bastar in 5th ness was given. On this occasion, very important for nature and for was attended by Dupty ranger all the Railway officers, phase of lockdown, much forest range officer Devlal Dugga the earth. People were given infor- Somnath Kodopi Ramcharan Negi staff have also taken Anti to the initiative of the said that in nature many species of mation about various animals, ani- Devendra Dewangan Kamlesh Bui Terrorism pledge in their DM, COVID situations are in full control. According to information there is no dearth animals are like a human being, our mals, birds and other information. Kashiram Daro Indra Kumar respective workplaces of aid, drugs, oxygen supply and ICU beds, in the district and buffer wards are also duty is to save, apart from this, infor- Apart from this, villagers were told Kodopi and other officials of the with duly maintaining so- kept non- engaged for emergency situations. Critical care patients are being kept in mation is given about saving and Hahaladadi can become a tourist Forest Department, the staff were cial distancing in view of Damirapal medical college, where 155 beds are present and the number of beds in dis- using different species of herbs. The place because in this village a group present in the program. COVID-19. trict hospital has been increased to 260, of which 180 are ICU beds. PCC Secy. demands funds ‘Aware campaign’ gives momentum to development of children in Corona period from Urban Adman. Minister Q Parents learned the cal period of the Corona in the message was done Minister Bhupesh Baghel Q For infrastructure nuances of parenting period did not block the through organizing an on- in April last year on the through audio messaging pace of children's develop- line chapel at the division- digital platform in the and beautification ment. Under this pro- al level. In this way, the state of Chhattisgarh so works in region Central Chronicle News gram, the Center for people of the staff are able that the process of child Learning Resources (CLR), to learn from each other's development could contin- Mungeli, May 22: PCC Secretary Konta, May 21: The ini- a social service organiza- experience through online ue continuously even in and former Presidential candi- tial seven-eight years of tion with the Department chappals at all levels and the event of Corona epi- date from Nagar Palika Mungeli their life are very impor- of Women and Child prepare the understanding demic. (NPM) Hemendra Goswami held tant in the development of Development, in collabora- of the worker so that he A year-round audio se- special virtual meeting with children. On 22 March last tion with UNICEF, pro- can explain things to the ries of information related Urban administration and devel- year, due to Covid across duced short audio mes- parents well. to the upbringing of young opment Minister Dr Shiv Kumar the country, the announce- sages based on the essen- During distribution of children through this pro- Daharia. In this he discussed ment of lock down result- tial issues related to the up- nutritious food, gram being run in collabo- about the ration, food material, ed in the closure of bringing of children. Anganwadi workers go to ration with UNICEF by the medicines and Oxygen distrib- Anganwadi in the state Anganwadi workers they send to their CDPOs cussed the meeting and the homes of the parents Center for Learning uted by Hemendra Goswami there is 5 acre land in two and all such institutions reached families with and then all CDPOs to their shared a common under- and narrate these mes- Resources (CLR), a social along with Congmen and it was important places in Mungeli and where children get oppor- whom they were provided supervisors. Supervisors standing of the message. sages to them and explain service organization with hailed by the Minister. first is Kharraghat and other is tunities to learn and learn. and the necessary infor- send messages to The Department of the important things. The the Department of Women PCC Secretary Hemendra Stadium near Navagarh road. Older, children all locked mation was provided to Anganwadi workers. Women and Child activists meet and discuss and Child Development As Goswami discussing with Urban He suggested Minister to con- up in homes. them. Despite the difficulties Development did not just with the parents to explain transported to parents. Admn. Minister urged him to struct recreation spot near both It was difficult to esti- A message of about five in the district, the workers do the work of forwarding the messages in their own In the difficult times of release the pending amount of these places and make arrange- mate how long this situa- minutes based on any one are sending the message the messages but heard it language. Along with this, Kovid, these episodes of Rs 1.50 cr for infrastructure ments for boating and picnic tion would last. But this important information from door to door itself, understood it and messages are sent through sound audio have proved development and on which the near the reservoir or pond and time was very important every fifteen days is CLR. District Women and then explained it to the the group of parents who to be helpful for parents Minister assured to release it for this he demanded Rs 10 for children. Now there These messages are sent to Child Development Officer parents. After reaching have facilities like smart- and other families to cre- this month itself. Further crore from the Minister. was only one way for chil- the Program Officers of all Atul Parihar said that de- the program officers of the phones and WhatsApp. ate a home environment Goswami demand funds for On this Minister assured him dren to know and under- the districts by the spite the lack of mobile, message district from the One year completed on conducive to the develop- ensuring constant water flow in to get it sanctioned only after stand, their parents who Directorate of Women and network and most of the Directorate, the work of vigilant campaign. A vigi- ment of the child and to Aagar river and its beautifica- proper evaluation and its feasi- were with them. The vigi- Child Development workers in Sukma district, making an in-depth under- lance program was create the ability for chil- tion work. On this he said that bility. lance program in this criti- through WhatsApp, which the Sector Supervisor dis- standing of what was said launched by Chief dren to build future life. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, MAY 23 2021 Taapsee Pannu: Just hanging Narayani there, staying afloat Shastri: Actress Taapsee Pannu took to social media on Thursday to express her state of mind amid lockdown with a throwback picture that triggers melancholic moods. Taapsee shared a throwback photo on Instagram where she is posing in a swimming pool, staying afloat. Alongside the photo, Taapsee wrote: "Just hanging there… Staying afloat…. One day at a I am not a time…. Waiting….. Throwback pictures don't always make u smile." Taapsee recently took to social media to mourn the demise of Shooter Chandro Tomar, fondly known as Shooter Dadi, whose life inspired her 2019 film "Saand Ki Aankh". While the role of Chandro was played by actress Bhumi Pednekar in the film, Taapsee essayed the avatar of Shooter Prakashi Tomar. method The actress has several films lined up, including "Looop Lapeta", "Rashmi Rocket", "Haseen Dillruba", "Shabaash Mithu". actor Superstar Mohanlal Actress Narayani Shastri, who thing for her. As a person, she is very which made our chemistry the way it portrays Rajvee Rawal in the fair and has immense integrity. I am is," she says. not a method actor. I do things sponta- show "Aapki Nazron Ne Talking about her journey in the indus- celebrates 61st B’Day neously once I understand the person- try, the actress says that she has no Samjha", says she has never ality of the character I play," she said. complaints. Versatile actor, Superstar his Chennai residence. been a method actor and loves Actor Vijayendra Kumeria plays her son "I have had a beautiful journey, full of to be spontaneous on screen. in the show. Mohanlal, on Friday turned 61 as His glittering screen career began fun. I did everything that I wanted to do way back in 1978, when he did his "Rajvee Rawal is a confident, sorted "Vijayendra is so easy to work with. He and have no regrets. The journey had wishes poured in from all corners first film 'Thiranottam', which part of a musical tribute that was shown and strong person who wears her heart is very professional, always prepared its ups and downs but that is the fun. I for Kerala's most popular son. was canned, but he has had no reason to just before Chief Minister Pinarayi on her sleeve. She always shows her with his lines and open to suggestions. feel blessed with all the opportunities," Winner of five national awards, for those look back as he has had a wonderful Vijayan was sworn in for an unprecedent- love for her sons. Her family is every- He met me as Darsh, not Vijayendra, she says. in the industry he is Lal, but those who career donning the grease paint for some ed second term. consider him dear refer to him as 345 films. As birthday wishes poured in, one was 'Laletten' and for actress Neena Gupta he The biggest blockbuster of his, directed Actress Kashika Kapoor this art that made me pursue act- from a first year engineering college stu- is Mohan. As the Covid pandemic is in by Priyadarshan -- "Marakkar: ing. Growing up, I used to watch a dent from Malappuram-Vaishnav, who in Kashika feels no one can teach an full swing, there will be no celebrations. Arabikadalinte Simham" is currently held lot of movies and listen to a matter of 8 hours drew 100 pictures of artiste how to act, adding The superstar is at the moment resting at up for release on account of the lock- Bollywood music. Soon I developed the actor in various roles from his films down and its producer, who is also his that acting workshops and an interest in acting. With the sup- on a canvas and is waiting to meet the Kapoor: closest aide - Antony Perumbavoor said classes can just make the port of my family, I started learning actor to gift him. singing, Kathak and martial arts at they are planning to release the film in craft fun for an artiste. The li'l champs of ZEE Keralam's music the age of five," she says. August. No one "Nobody can make you an actor or reality show SaReGaMaPa Keralam However, she adds that she has Their last film 'Drishyam-2', a sequel, teach the art of acting to you. Li'lChamps have come up with a birthday always tried to get to know more released on the OTT platform turned out Acting workshops have only made tribute to about the craft. to be a blockbuster hit and Perumbavoor can it fun and consistent for me to Mohanlal in "When I was in the 10th grade, I on the superstar's birthday said they are practise acting, not learn acting. I'd the form of working on a new film , directed by rather put in my own skills than try- went to one of the studios in short videos teach Mumbai to practise acting for six Jeethu Joseph who directed the sequels ing to adapt to someone else's. compiling all- 'Drishyam'. That's the best part about acting. months. I also practised acting for time hit songs you to I'm a born actor and I know it. I two years at the renowned Film Incidentally, on Thursday Mohanlal of Lalettan's don't need to learn acting. I'm Academy in New York. I believe appeared on the video wall singing as films. bound to practise it," she declared. that having knowledge in the vari- act She added that she comes from a ous creative arts will help me background that has nothing to do achieve my dream of becoming an Kangana Ranaut praises with showbiz. actress," she added. "I belong to a simple family where Kashika has been part of television we didn't have any association with shows like "Pyaar Tune Kya Samantha Akkineni in ‘The the entertainment industry, but it Kiya"and "Adaalat". was my passion for Family Man 2’ trailer Actress Payal Ghosh shot for a Actress Kangana Ranaut on Manoj Bajpayee sensual song with Krushna Abhishek for her upcoming film "Red". Thursday shared an Instagram returns in the starring She says they had to work hard to shoot the note praising South star role with Priyamani song and that the energy was high while Samantha Akkineni in the trail- Raj, Sharib Hashmi, Payal Ghosh filming it. "It's a lovely song. It was a hot sunny er of the upcoming web-series Seema Biswas, day and we had to work hard to shoot the song but "The Family Man 2". The trailer Darshan Kumar, the energy was high and we completed the shoot just dropped the day before. Sharad Kelkar, Sunny on time. It's a song that everyone will love and I just "This girl has my heart Hinduja and Shreya excited about hope we can shoot the film the soon after the situa- tion eases out in country," Payal said, about the @samantharuthprabhuoffl," Dhanwanthary in pivotal film directed by Ashok Tyagi. On the current pan- wrote Kangana, sharing a roles. beach song she demic situation, she added: "We are facing a snapshot of the trailer featur- South star Samantha dire situation but we will get through this. ing Samantha. marks her digital Let's help each other out during these The second season of the pop- debut as antago- times of need and fill the proto- ular web series "The Family nist of the cols." shot for 'Red' Man" will premiere on June 4. show. Artists are in big financial crisis, says Odissi Danseuse Dr Jyoti Shrivastava

Shilpa Mitra Odissi Danseuse Dr.Jyoti Shrivastava shares her views about the second wave of Covid-19 in India as it hits financially many Industries and organisations badly. Artists are also facing a lot of problems due to the pandemic. They are not having any shows for more than a year, and some of them are facing survival also. As the second wave hit grants to them but they are problem, we are spending dedication have led her students have reached such by Guru Pankaj Charan India badly. It also creat- kept on asking the same our time without shows, through a life-long love af- heights to receive National Das foundation Odisha for ed a big problem for document again and again without live rehearsals. So fair with Odissi. In her scholarships, ICCR empan- her contribution in the artists, please share your to submit and they are not for every artist, it’s a journey of dance, she came elment and Doordarshan field of Odissi and Guru view. clearing our grants, So we painful time without under the guidance of grading. Jyoti took over Deba Prasad Das Award. In this 2nd wave we have are unable to pay our staff shows, exhibition, live re- three celebrated guru’s from where her illustrious Achiever of the Year 2018 lost so many artists and properly, although we are hearsals but yes there is al- Late Guru Srinath Raut, guru had left. To continue by Noida Yoga association, gurus, in these two months paying from our pocket but ways positive and negative Guru Ramli Ibrahim and the legacy she has been or- Special honor by Ten news I find, not only the human How much we can do that come together. In this pan- Guru Durga Charan ganising a festival of music 2018, Ph.D. Art and Culture are dying, but our culture in coming days? If things demic, we artists learn how Ranbir. As Director of and dance Guru Pranam Samman 2018 National is also dying. And those continue like this. Then we to spend our time positively Vaishali Kala Kendra - an Utsav for 29 years as an ode Women's Excellence who are alive are not fully will be in a big problem in like we don’t have live institute of Odissi research to her gurus who dedicated Award 2019. She was con- alive because of the finan- the future. shows, exhibitions, public and training in Noida, Jyoti their life in propagating ferred the honorary doc- cial crisis, Artist have not So it’s a difficult time for appearances or not doing is responsible for the con- Odissi dance. torate degree by Common- had any shows for more everyone but it’s also a dif- any one-to-one interaction tinuation of the styles and Achievements wealth Vocational Belgium, Armenia, festival Odisha, than a year. That's why ficult time for all the artist with people. So I am spend- compositions of the late She guides students for University Tonga for her Russia, Luxembourg. Ghungroo festival - artists are having a finan- because they don’t have ing my time thinking of Guru Deba Prasad Das. In deep studies on Odissi contribution in the field of Workshops and programs Madhya Pradesh, cial crisis. And from their any security, they don’t new ideas, new choreogra- Malaysia, she has worked dance. Jyoti has been dance in 2020 and has also in Singapore with Temple Mukteshwar festival- online or offline classes, have much money for their phy, lots of reading and with Ramli Ibrahim on sev- awarded the top grade by been awarded the Nishtha of fine arts. Odisha, Surya festival- teachers are not able to survival also, so it’s our re- writing, so this is the posi- eral productions of Sutra Doordarshan. She is also a women achievers award Performances at FESTI- Kerela, Shrikhetra festi- earn much for their sur- quest to the government to tive point and the best part Dance Theatre Kuala recipient of Sringar Mani 2021 Her group is enriched VAL OF INDIA in Seoul, val- Odisha, Uday vival also because the fees clear our grants and give is we are still safe and I am Lumpur. As a Guru A stu- Award 1992, Sanatan with traditional items of Pusan, Sri Lanka, Oman, Shankar festival - are very limited, so artists some financial support to very thankful for the uni- dent does not discover a Nritya Puraskar in 1994, Late Guru Deba Prasad Qatar and Bahrain dur- Kolkata, Nisha Gandhi are facing a lot of financial all the artist. verse about it but yes we guru, it is the guru who dis- Guru Singhari Shyam Das, Late Guru Shrinath ing the festivals of India. festival- Kerela, NCPA problems. Due to Covid-19, many miss our live shows and au- covers a dancer. This dis- Sunder award in 1995, Raut and Guru Durga Workshop in the USA Mumbai Goa dance festi- Artists are facing a hard cultural events did not dience. covery has been in vogue International Women’s Charan Ranbir, along with with Lotus and Trinayan. val-Goa Hari Das time now.And the main im- happen last year, and About Dr Jyoti Shrivastava for the last 3 decades. Day Award in 2003, new choreographies like Workshop and program Sammelan-Vrindavan portant part is we are not now we are back in the Dr. Jyoti Shrivastava is an Vaishali Kala Kendra is a Navratan Award in 2004, Ganga, Rhythm Of life, with the established Lucknow Mahotsav getting any support from same scenario, how do Odissi dance exponent hail- temple of dance and music, Indrani Rehman Award in Naari, Shakuntala, Vande dancers in New York City Chennai Music Academy the government, the insti- you feel about it? ing from Delhi. She was where many students from 2005, Ekta Award in 2006, Mataram and many more like Ray Hesselink and Kinkini Dance festival- tutions that are granted by An artist's life without born in 1962 to the late Brij India and abroad are Rotary Award in 2007, which has been widely ap- Taiis Pascal. Bangalore Bansi Bilas - the government, are not shows is really very diffi- Kishore and Mamta Devi. It trained. This gurukul has Lions International Award preciated by the media and Program in Japan, Delhi Banaras BHU getting their grants clear. I cult. For me, I can’t express was in 1972 that the late also spread in the form of also in 2007, Women of the audience alike. Belgium, Amsterdam Sangeet Natak Akademi - myself facing the same myself in words. As you Guru Shrinath Raut ob- workshops cutting across Year Award in 2008 by Workshops and performanc- Perfor-mances in Doha, Manipur, Delhi Sangeet issue, in last more than one know shows are our life, served an inborn talent in national and international Nation Care and Rajiv es at International Level Muscat, Thailand, Natak Akademi - Odisha, year more than ten times I Live shows give us real her and hence initiated her boundaries and shining on Gandhi Ekta Samman in Malaysia with Sutra Armenia, Mauritius. Mumbai And many more have submitted all the re- strength and happiness. into the Odissi dance form. the global horizon to an 2009, Surabhi Award-2011, dance theatre and ICCR. Khajuraho festival- Performances at National quired documents for But due to the pandemic Jyoti’s natural talent and amazing possibility. Her prestigious Mahari Award Performances at Holland, Madhya Pradesh, Konark Level. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, MAY 23 , 2021

Messi to skip Barcelona’s final game Learning tricks of trade from likes of Spanish season Working on flaws, hoping to participate of captain Manpreet: Jaskaran Bengaluru, May 22 (PTI) : in competitions abroad: Sreeshankar Indian hockey team midfielder Jaskaran Singh Mumbai, May 22 (PTI): coordinated everything said the young long says he is learning the and we are working on jumper. tricks of the trade from Olympic-bound long that, Sreeshankar said at Sreeshankar, who is cur- senior players like captain jumper Murali a virtual press conference rently training with his fa- Manpreet Singh as he Sreeshankar on Saturday arranged by Sports ther, a former triple hopes to make it to the said he was working on his Authority of India. jumper, at the Tokyo Olympics squad. flaws found out during the Everything is looking Government Medical Jaskaran, son of hockey cause we have been play- Federation Cup and opti- fine. Only concern is since College ground at Olympian and former ing together since a long mistic to take part in com- travel restrictions are im- Palakkad in Kerala, is op- India coach Rajinder time," Jaskaran said. Barcelona: Lionel Messi might have played his final game for petitions abroad once the posed on Indian athletes, timistic of getting 3-4 com- Singh Jr, is currently "Even Manpreet along- Barcelona. The Argentina star has been given permission to skip the current travel restrictions we are not able to compete petitions ahead of training with the men's with other senior players team's final game of the Spanish league season at Eibar on Saturday on Indians are eased. and train abroad. It's a big Olympics. senior core group for the in the team also guided me so he can have extra rest ahead of the Copa America, Barcelona said The 22-year-old Kerala challenge and I will face it I am hopeful of getting upcoming Tokyo throughout. Whenever I Friday. Messi didn't train on Friday. Barcelona is out of contention athlete, who in March had and overcome it." at-least three-four compe- Olympics at the Sports feel I am in doubt, I speak for the league title. His contract expires at the end of this season, qualified for the Tokyo He said once the travel titions ahead of the Authority of India (SAI) to them to get better clari- and he hasn't given an indication he will sign a new one. The 33- Games by bettering his restrictions are eased, he Olympics, so that all the Centre here. Manpreet, ty," said the midfielder, year-old Messi has been with Barcelona for his whole career, but he own national record with is looking at taking part in fine-tuning process takes striker Mandeep Singh who made his internation- tried to leave following the 2019-20 season, saying he wasn't happy a leap of 8.26m during the some competitions in the place perfectly and get and Jaskaran all hail from al debut in 2019. with the direction the club was taking. Federation Cup Senior Asian circuit, if not in ready for the big leap in Jalandhar in Punjab. Reflecting on his third National Athletics Europe. Tokyo, said Sreeshankar, "Our homes are around international tour in PCB plans June 5 start of PSL in Abu Dhabi Championships in Patiala. "I am optimistic about adding that there are no is- 2-3 km apart. They both Argentina recently, "Immediately after Europe, but if not Europe sues concerning his diet have been helping me a lot. Jaskaran said, "I was play- Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to start the PSL-6 Federation Cup, we list- then there is competition too. He said that if he is It's important to have good ing internationally after a in Abu Dhabi from June 5 and all the participating players will undergo a ed/pointed out all my in the Asian circuit as unable to take part in understanding between a very long time, so I was fo- 10-day quarantine period before they start training. The owner of drawbacks, in the sense well. I am looking forward Asian or European compe- midfielder and a striker, cused on giving my 100%. I Karachi Kings Salman Iqbal said the terms and conditions agreed what are the technicalities (to) that before competing titions, he would partici- and I feel understanding had the support of coaches between the PCB and the UAE authorities entail a mandatory 10-day I am lagging behind. We in the Olympics Games, pate in domestic events. comes naturally to us be- throughout the tour. quarantine period for players, officials and broadcasting crew members. In between there will be regular Covid-19 tests during the quarantine period as well, Iqbal said. A source in the PCB said plans were being Indian boxing team made to fly the foreign and local players to Abu Dhabi by May 25 so that SLC, top players locked I don't need to change just because they can start their quarantine period and the tournament can begin reaches Dubai for from June 5. The foreign and local players and officials will also have to in bitter pay dispute Asian C’ship undergo a three-day quarantine in Pakistan before boarding their char- people criticise my batting: Wriddhiman tered flights to Abu Dhabi. The Board has also hired the services of an Colombo, May 22 (PTI): New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): international company, Restrata, to manage the COVID-19 bio-bubble in Kolkata, May 22 (PTI): the bat, somehow Saha's Abu Dhabi where the six teams will be put up at three different hotels. Sri Lanka's leading cricketers The Indian boxing team, willow wielding hasn't ex- led by Test captain Dimuth featuring the likes of M C It's a circle of life that has actly inspired the highest Karunaratne along with host Simona Halep withdraws from French Mary Kom (51kg) and Amit put Wriddhiman Saha in confidence and the ques- of senior players, including Panghal (52kg), reached the same position that he tion raised doesn't amuse Open with calf injury Dinesh Chandimal and Dubai to compete in the was a decade back when he him one bit. "If people are Angelo Mathews have Asian Boxing came to England in 2011 as saying my batting is not up Bucharest: Third-ranked Simona refused to sign the central Championships aboard an skipper Mahendra Singh there, maybe that's the Halep withdrew from the French contracts offered by the "air-bubble" flight, which Dhoni's understudy. case... But, I don't think I Open on Friday because of a calf board which they believe is Dimuth Karunaratne had to stay mid-air longer The script was repeated need to change anything -- injury. The 29-year-old far less compared to other than scheduled as adminis- in 2014 with Saha seen duti- mental approach or tech- Romanian, who won the title at countries. If the dispute is almost all top players including trative paperwork delayed fully carrying the bats, tow- nique. I just try to keep my Roland Garros in 2018, tore a not sorted in due course of the Test skipper Karunaratne, muscle in her left calf at the its landing. The tourna- els and drinks for his team- "Obviously, there would be focus and work hard," the time, it could well affect Sri Mathews, Chandimal and oth- Italian Open and said it needs ment starts on Monday mates and in 2021, he is criticism when you don't do reticent Bengal stumper Lanka's bilateral series with ers said remuneration pro- more time to heal. The French with the draws lined up for again expected to watch well. I always try to deliver said. He accepts that post India in July, where six white Open begins May 30. "Withdrawing from a Grand Slam goes against posed to players are one third Sunday. It is the only major Rishabh Pant's pyrotech- the way I've learnt over the Dhoni's retirement and his ball matches is expected to all my instincts and aspirations as an athlete, but it is the right and compared to some other crick- competition that the boxers nics from the dressing years," Saha told PTI in an spate of injuries during the only decision to make," Halep said. Halep is a three-time finalist at fill the coffers of a cash- et playing nations as per will get before the July- room, something that has interview, ahead of joining whole 2018 season, it was the French Open. She beat Sloane Stephens in the 2018 final in Paris strapped cricket board of the Federation of International August Olympics given the solely missed from his style the team's bio-bubble in Pant, who had best utilised for her first major singles title. island nation. A statement Cricket Association (FICA) COVID-19 restrictions in of batsmanship despite Mumbai on Monday. the chances that came from the attorney representing report. place around the globe. being decent at his craft. Despite being steady with along. RBI’s higher payout to help Govt tide Individual guarantors to face insolvency over revenue losses proceedings along with firms New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): not discharge personal guarantors of their liability In a significant verdict, to pay back banks or finan- the Supreme Court has held cial institutions (FIs) as that individual guarantors they are bound by separate to corporate loans will also contracts. It is held that ap- Mumbai, May 22 (PTI): undergo insolvency pro- proval of a resolution plan ceedings along with firms does not ipso facto dis- After the RBI surprised under the Insolvency and Lenders had last year filed charge a personal guaran- the Centre with a record Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and bankruptcy cases against tor (of a corporate debtor) Rs 99,122 crore in surplus they are not absolved of lia- promoters of alleged delin- of her or his liabilities transfer for FY21, analysts bilities even after resolution quent companies including under the contract of guar- said this will help the gov- plans to revive the sick com- Reliance Group's Anil antee. As held by this court, ernment tide over the rev- panies are approved. Ambani, Dewan Housing the release or discharge of a enue losses from lock- The verdict, upholding Finance Corp Ltd.'s Kapil principal borrower from the downs and extend more Centre's November 15, 2019 Wadhawan and Bhushan debt owed by it to its credi- support to the pandemic notification bringing per- Power and Steel Ltd.'s tor, by an involuntary hit industries and to the sonal guarantors of corpo- Sanjay Singhal. The cases process, i.e. by operation of poor people. rate debtors under the net of were however stayed on ap- law, or due to liquidation or In fiscal 2020, the RBI the IBC, assumes signifi- peals filed in higher courts. insolvency proceeding, does had paid only Rs 57,128 cance in view of the fact A bench comprising jus- not absolve the surety/guar- crore in dividend to the that various high-profile in- tices L Nageswara Rao and antor of his or her liability, government and the fi- dustrialists may now face S Ravindra Bhat held that which arises out of an inde- nance minister had bud- insolvency proceedings approval of the resolution pendent contract, Justice geted only Rs 45,000 crore along with their debt-ridden plan for revival of sick com- Bhat, writing the judge- from the central bank. firms under the IBC. panies under the IBC does ment for the bench, said. RBI fixes gold bond Bajaj Auto’s policies aim at an all-round issue price at support for their employees and community Rs 4,842 per gram

Mumbai, May 22: an employee’s death due to engineers who have worked Covid, his / her family will closely with government au- Bajaj Auto announced receive monetary support thorities to audit the oxygen further support for its em- up to a period of two years systems at more than 70 ployees as the 2nd wave of after their demise. The com- hospitals across districts in the Covid pandemic spreads pany will also assist in de- Maharashtra to prevent across the country. The lat- pendant children’s educa- wastage of this precious re- est policy announcement is tion till graduation in any source. in addition to several initia- field of their choice. In addi- During the first wave, the tives already undertaken by tion to this, there will be a 5- company had started a 32- Mumbai, May 22 (PTI): the company over the past year hospitalisation insur- bed facility at its one year. Covid has shown ance for all family members Akurdiplant that operates The issue price for the second that mental well-being of of the deceased employee. from eight buildings and tranche of the sovereign gold employees is as important Covid Care support for providesfree treatment by bond issue has been fixed at as physical, and they need employees and community trained medical personnel. Rs 4,842 per gram, the to be cared for in a whole- at large: Bajaj Group’s com- This was in addition to its Reserve Bank of India said. some manner. mitment to the war against other Covid centres in Waluj The Sovereign Gold Bond Commenting on the vari- Covid was signalled by its (200 beds), Chakan (16- Scheme 2021-22 - Series II or ous initiatives,Rajiv Bajaj, pledge of a total of Rs 300 bed)and Pantnagar (15-bed). the second tranche will be Managing Director, Bajaj Crore towards various gov- While a certain proportion open for subscription from Auto said “When asked how ernment, local administra- of beds are reserved for the May 24 to 28. should we treat others, tion and NGO initiatives, in- company’s employees and The government has decided Ramana Maharshi replied, cluding the procurement of its staff, the remaining serve to issue the bonds in six 'There are no others'. It is 12 oxygen plants and several the requirements of the re- tranches from May 2021 to with this sense of oneness other respiratory support spective communities. September 2021. The RBI will that we shall do our utmost equipment since the onset of Starting from June 2020, issue the bonds on behalf of for any extended families of the pandemic last year. more than 4,400 tests were the Government of India. Bajaj Auto who might be Apart from financial con- conducted in-house to help "The nominal value of the devastated by the loss of tributions, Bajaj Auto had employees, family members, bond based on the simple their loved ones who went already started facilities for contract workmen in early average closing price for gold beyond the call of duty in tests and treatment at its detection of infection. It has of 999 purity of the last three the face of this pandemic.” multiple Covid care facili- also tied up with various business days of the week pre- Monetary Assistance for ties, all equipped withpro- municipal corporations to ceding the subscription peri- employees and their fami- fessional medical care and set up vaccination camps to od... works out to Rs 4,842 per lies: Under the new policy, 24X7 monitoring. It has also inoculate its employees and gram of gold," the RBI said in in the unfortunate event of extended the support of its their families. a statement. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021

Over eight lakh migrant VIOLATING GUIDELINES India’s COVID-19 crisis warning of workers left Delhi in first four weeks of lockdown likely events in other poor nations week of the lockdown it- self. The number started the authorities’ recently declining from thereon, announced financing of 2,12,448 left in the second about USD 600 million to week, 1,22,490 in the third the Serum Institute of week and 92, 490 in the India and Bharat Biotech fourth week. to boost production ca- “The timely coordina- pacity in the near term is A migrant worker waiting outside tion with transport au- a welcome step, the re- railway station in Delhi. thorities of neighbouring port said, adding that au- states, especially Uttar thorities estimate that New Delhi, May 22 Pradesh and Uttarakhand two billion doses will be (PTI): Over eight lakh mi- by the Government of available by the end of grant workers left the na- NCT of Delhi has helped 2021. tional capital in the first about eight lakhs migrant Efforts should be made four weeks of the lock- workers to reach their des- to ensure that the project- down imposed to contain tination without any diffi- Gita Gopinath and Ruchir Agarwal ed production capacity the spread of the second culty,”read the report. Washington, May 22 (PTI): While India’s health will materialise without wave of the COVID-19 pan- There were 21,879 inter- system held up fairly well delay, including through demic, according to a re- state bus trips during the Observing that the on- in the first wave, this securing the supply chain port from the Delhi four weeks of the lock- going “catastrophic” sec- time its health system is for raw materials sup- Transport Department. down, it added. ond wave of COVID-19 in so overwhelmed that ported by international Between April 19 and Chief Minister Arvind India is a sign that the many people are dying efforts to eliminate ex- May 14, a total of 8,07,032 Kejriwal had first imposed worst may be yet to come, because of a lack of med- port restrictions on all migrant workers left Delhi a lockdown on April 19 the IMF has said that the ical supplies like oxygen, critical inputs, it added. for their home states in which was later extended People violate social distancing guidelines amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at situation in the country hospital beds, and med- In its report, the IMF buses, out of which multiple times, lastly on Fancy Bazaar in Guwahati, Saturaday. is a warning of the possi- ical care, the report said. said that an urgent focus 3,79,604 left during the first May 16. ble events in low- and “India is a warning of should be to eliminate middle-income nations possible events in other constraints on cross-bor- that have seemingly es- low- and middle-income der exports of critical Kidnapped ONGC employee released by ULFA(I) militants caped the pandemic till countries (LMICs) that so raw materials and fin- now. far have seemingly es- ished vaccines. Free Guwahati, May 22 (PTI): to cross to the Indian side, Assam Chief Minister A report co-authored caped the pandemic, in- cross-border flow of vac- the Additional DGP- Himanta Biswa Sarma by International cluding in Africa, it said. cine inputs and supplies Responding to an appeal ranked official said. said that he hopes an era Monetary Fund (IMF) For India, the report is essential for the world from Assam Chief “Saikia has been taken of peace and development economist Ruchir said, current bilateral to achieve its vaccination Minister Himanta Biswa to the Mon police station is firmly established in the Agarwal and its Chief purchases of vaccine targets without delay. Sarma, the banned ULFA by the Army and state with the cooperation Economist Gita Gopinath plus coverage from Governments are taking (I) outfit on Saturday freed Nagaland police. A team of of one and all. also said that under the COVAX will cover about steps to relax such con- ONGC employee Ritul the Assam police is also “Heartily welcome re- business-as-usual sce- 25 per cent of its popula- straints on raw materials, Saikia kidnapped by them present there and doing lease of Ritul Saikia, nario, the vaccine cover- tion by the first half of it said, citing the recent over a month back. the formalities to bring ONGC employee abducted age in India is expected to 2022. pledge by the US to facili- Saikia, kidnapped on him back home,” he by ULFA! Grateful to remain under 35 per cent To get to 60 per cent tate greater access of crit- April 21, was released by added. Honble UHM @AmitShah of the population by the coverage, India will need ical raw material to the United Liberation ULFA-I releases ONGC employee Ritul Saikia who was The liberated ONGC (Union Home Minister end of 2021. to immediately place suf- Indian manufacturers Front of Asom kidnapped last month, at India-Myanmar border, staffer looks hale and Amit Shah) for constant The ongoing cata- ficient vaccine orders of after severe shortages (Independent) militants Saturday. hearty, a medical check-up guidance. Hope an era of strophic second wave in about 1 billion doses emerged. near the Myanmar border will be done before drop- peace & development is India, following a terrible through contracts that in- However, there is scope in Longwa village of Mon of Assam, who paid a visit free, welcomed the release. ping him at his home in firmly established in state wave in Brazil, is a sign centivise investment in for greater multilateral district in Nagaland, a top to home of the kidnapped Saikia was released Titabar of Jorhat district with cooperation of one the worst may be yet to additional capacity and action on this front, as official at Assam Police employee on May 18 and around 7 am on the in Assam, the senior po- and all. Pray to Almighty come in the developing augmentation of the sup- significant constraints headquarters told PTI. had made an appeal to the Myanmar side and he lice official said. for His Blessings,” Sarma world, it said. ply chain. In this context, still remain, it said. The new chief minister insurgent group to set him walked around 40 minutes Following the release, tweeted. Nepal Congress to take actions Biden, South Korea’s Moon deeply concerned about NKorea Vighnaharta Ganesh against Parliament dissolution Washington, May 22 (AP): for developing it into an completes 900 episodes even stronger one. Kathmandu, May 22 (PTI): midnight Cabinet meet- President Joe Biden said Their formal talks in the most insightful tales im- ing. Expressing serious he and South Korean afternoon ran long, Biden parting lessons and The Opposition Nepali concern over the dissolu- President Moon Jae-in re- said in earlier remarks, learnings with each Congress on Saturday de- tion of the House, the main deeply concerned noting his staff interrupt- episode, the show has cided to take political and National Congress (NC) about the situation with ed repeatedly to warn they managed to keep the legal actions against the said that President North Korea, and an- were over time. But I en- viewers intrigued and en- dissolution of the House Bhandari and Prime nounced he will deploy a joyed the meeting so much gaged. The cast of the of Representatives by Minister Oli had acted un- new special envoy to the that it caused us to move show, Malkhan Singh President Bidya Devi constitutionally, myrepub- region to help refocus ef- everything back, Biden who plays Lord Shiva and Bhandari, accusing her lica.com reported. forts on pressing said, as he highlighted the Madrakshi Mundle who and Prime Minister KP After Oli’s announce- Pyongyang to abandon its two countries’ long history plays Parvati along with Sharma Oli of misusing ment not to seek a vote of nuclear weapons program. of shared sacrifice. the crew congratulates the Constitution for their confidence from parlia- Moon, meanwhile, wel- South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, smiles with Moon said The world is each other on the sets. benefit. ment after his re-appoint- comed America’s return President Joe Biden during a joint news conference in welcoming America’s re- On the success of com- President Bhandari on ment on May 10, President to the world stage and said the East Room of the White House. turn, an oblique reference pleting 900 episodes, Saturday dissolved the Bhandari invited leaders both leaders pledged to newed diplomatic urgency Moon said after the to former President Malkhan Singh who 275-member House and to stake claim to the posi- work closely toward denu- by the US on curbing meeting the two had a very Donald Trump’s attempts plays Lord Shiva said, “I announced mid-term polls tion as per Article 76(5) clearization of the Korean North Korea’s nuclear pro- frank dialogue like old to disengage on some as- am elated to be a part of a on November 12 and 19 giving less than 24 hours. peninsula. gram, even as the White friends and emphasized pects of American diplo- Mumbai, May 22 : show like Vighnaharta after she determined that Deuba, president of the Biden said he was dis- House signaled that it is the need for cooperation macy. Ganesh that has been re- both embattled Prime NC, staked his claim to the patching career diplomat taking a longer view on on security issues in the The White House an- The cast and crew of ceiving tremendous love Minister Oli and the post of prime minister Sung Kim, who previously the issue. High on Biden’s region. nounced last month that it Sony Entertainment and appreciation from Opposition alliance’s can- with the signatures of 149 served as ambassador to list for the meeting as well: The most urgent com- had completed a review of Television’s much loved the viewers. didate Sher Bahadur lawmakers in his support. South Korea, to serve as coordination in vaccine mon task that our two North Korea policy and and viewed mythological It has presented to me a Deuba were not in a posi- “However, President the special envoy to the re- distribution, climate countries must undertake Biden would veer from the show ‘Vighnaharta wonderful opportunity to tion to form a govern- Bhandari refused Deuba’s gion. Moon said the move change and regional secu- is achieving complete de- strategies of his two most Ganesh’ is in celebration portray Lord Shiva and I ment. claim and helped Oli re- by Biden reflects the firm rity concerns spurred by nuclearization and perma- recent predecessors, re- mode! Based on the consider this occurrence Bhandari’s announce- main the Prime Minister. commitment of the US for China. nent peace on the Korean jecting both Trump’s Hindu scriptures revolv- to be a very special one. I ment came after Prime This move is not only just exploring diplomacy and Their meeting was only peninsula, he said. deeply personal effort to ing around Lord look forward to many Minister Oli recommend- unconstitutional but also its readiness for dialogue Biden’s second in-person Moon said the two reaf- win over North Korean Ganesha, the show has such celebratory mo- ed the dissolution of the immoral,” a press state- with North Korea. session with a foreign firmed the strength of the leader Kim Jong Un and completed a successful ments and will continue House of Representatives ment issued by the NC Moon came to leader because of the coro- nations’ alliance and af- Barack Obama’s more mark of 900 episodes. to win the heart of the au- following an emergency said. Washington seeking re- navirus pandemic. firmed the common vision hands-off approach. Presenting some of the dience.” ANIMAL REBELLION PROTESTERS UAE healthcare groups to help Indian nurses duped by job scams Dubai, May 22 (PTI): said that this group was also willing to hire up to Some prominent UAE 40 nurses. healthcare organisations We have just opened have come forward to five more facilities in offer employment to Dubai. They can join im- nurses from India who mediately. There are flats were duped by recruit- ready to accommodate ment agencies on the pre- them. We will arrange text of providing them visa, accommodation, jobs at COVID-19 vaccina- transportation plus basic tion and testing centres salary till they get the in the Gulf country, ac- Dubai Health Authority cording to a media re- (DHA) license. Our com- port. pany will also help them Several nurses from A healthcare facility in UAE. appear for tests to get a Kerala are stranded in expressed willingness to cient experience with or DHA licence. the UAE after being hire the nurses, including without licence. They Those who are not duped by recruitment those who have not yet se- should be able to perform qualified to apply for the agencies which charged cured a local medical li- well in the interview. If DHA licence have also exorbitant commissions cence, saying they would they don’t have a licence, been offered jobs as assis- ranging from Rs 200,000 be provided assistance to we can start processing tants. (USD 2,743) to Rs 350,000 get a licence in the com- their visas and provide Michael Brenden (USD 4,800), the Gulf ing months if they have them support to try for a Davis, CEO of NMC News reported. the required qualifica- licence.He said that his Healthcare, said: We are They were falsely of- tion and experience. group needs 300 nurses unable to guarantee job fered jobs at COVID-19 Dr Azad Moopen, on account of two hospi- placements without prop- vaccination and testing chairman and managing tals coming up in Dubai er diligence. However, centres in the UAE. director of Aster DM and Sharjah. our team is anxious to re- Animal Rebellion protesters suspended from a bamboo structure and on top of a van, outside a McDonalds Some of the top execu- Healthcare, said: We are Dr Sanjay M view CVs of those affect- distribution site in Hemel Hempstead, England, Saturday. tives of the leading ready to hire whoever is Paithankar, managing di- ed, to assess if we would healthcare groups have qualified and has suffi- rector of Right Health, be in a position to help. https://www.facebook.com/centralchronicle CENTRAL CC

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COVID-19 today on Class 12 board exams ‘Positivity rate, active cases reducing’ New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): secretaries in this regard. The consultative process New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): cine passport issue, The Ministry of will be further strength- Agarwal said there has Education (MOE) has called ened through the high-level The COVID-19 positivity been no consensus yet on a crucial meeting on meeting. This virtual meet- rate has declined from the matter at the World Sunday to decide on pend- ing will take place at 11.30 24.83 per cent on May 10 to Health Organisation level, ing Class 12 board exams am," he added. 12.45 per cent on May 22, but discussions are going that were postponed in In a letter to the states the Union health ministry on. The daily rise in coron- view of the second wave of and UTs, the education said on Saturday. avirus cases in India re- COVID-19, Union minister minister has said that his Addressing a press mained below the 3 lakh- Ramesh Pokhriyal ministry's Department of A COVID-19 patient deboards briefing, Niti Aayog mem- mark for the sixth consec- 'Nishank' said. School Education and the from an ambulance during ber (health) VK Paul said utive day, with 2.57 lakh The meeting will be ers and others through so- CBSE were exploring op- admission at a COVID-19 that though there has been new cases recorded in a chaired by Defence cial media on Saturday. tions regarding the conduct hospital in Kolkata, Saturday. an overall decline in case single day, health ministry Minister Rajnath Singh. "A high-level virtual of the examinations, keep- burden but the positivity data showed. With the Union Women and Child meeting will be convened ing in mind the safety and rate is still over 10 per cent fresh cases, India's tally of Development Minister tomorrow (Sunday) with all security of both students Shops gutted in 382 districts. COVID-19 cases climbed to Smriti Irani and Minister states and union territories' and teachers. "The The COVID-19 situation 2,62,89,290. The death toll for Information and education ministers, educa- Department of Higher Alibaug: At least nine is stabilising with positivi- A health worker checks a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine dose before due to the disease rose to Broadcasting Prakash tion secretaries and chair- Education is also deliberat- shops were gutted in a ty rate, daily cases and ac- inoculating a beneficiary at a vaccination centre in Kolkata, Saturday. 2,95,525 with 4,194 fresh fa- Javadekar will be in atten- persons of state examina- ing upon the finalization of fire that erupted in a tive cases reducing, Paul talities, the data updated dance. tion boards and stakehold- the dates of examinations market place in said. Eight states have On vaccine wastage, the 4 per cent in the same peri- at 8 am showed. The active Education ministers and ers to discuss the proposals for institutions of higher Nagothane town of more than 1 lakh active ministry said Covishield od. Paul also said that chil- cases further reduced to secretaries of all states and for the conduct of exams learning. COVID-19 pan- Maharashtra's Raigad cases while 18 states have wastage has reduced from dren can spread the coron- 29,23,400 comprising 11.12 union territories have been for Class 12 and entrance demic has affected various district, and no casualties over 15 per cent positivity 8 per cent on March 1 to 1 avirus but they almost al- per cent of the total infec- asked to attend the meeting. examinations for profes- areas including the educa- were reported in the inci- rate, joint secretary in the per cent now, while ways have mild infection tions, while the national Pokhriyal also sought in- sional courses," Nishank tion sector, particularly the dent, an official said on ministry Lav Agarwal Covaxin wastage de- and mortality is very very COVID-19 recovery rate puts from all the stakehold- said. "I recently held a meet- board exams and entrance Saturday. The blaze broke said during the briefing. creased from 17 per cent to low in them. On the vac- improved to 87.76 per cent. ers students, parents, teach- ing with the state education exams," the letter noted. out at a confectionery at the market in Shivaji Chowk area late on Friday Naxal killed in encounter; WATERLOGGED STREETS Record 20.66 lakh COVID night, and it quickly spread to adjoining shops, the official said. weapons, explosives seized tests done in a day: Govt Dantewada, May 22: About the incident New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): have been administered White fungus through 27,76,936 sessions, A Naxal was killed in an The gunfight took place at Over 20.66 lakh tests for as per the provisional re- Bhopal: A 55-year-old man around 12:30 pm near who recovered from encounter with security detection of COVID-19 were port till 7 am on Saturday. forces in Dantewada dis- Bengapalli village under conducted in a span of 24 These include 97,38,148 COVID-19 in Jabalpur has Kirandul police station limits, trict on Saturday, a police hours in the country, the healthcare workers (HCWs) been detected with the over 340 kilometres from state white fungus or Aspergillu official said. capital, when a team of the highest-ever done in a sin- who have taken their first Flavus infection, making The gunfight took place District Reserve Guard (DRG) gle day, the Union health dose and 66,91,350 HCWs him the first to have the at around 12:30 pm near was out on an anti-Naxal oper- ministry said on Saturday. who have taken their sec- ailment in Madhya Bengapalli village under ation, Dantewada In a statement, the min- ond dose. Pradesh, a health official Kirandul police station lim- Superintendent of Police istry said it is also the The ministry said that said on Saturday. The man its, over 340 kilometres Abhishek Pallava said. After fourth successive day that 1,48,70,081 frontline work- was operated on May 17 from here, when a team of the encounter ended, the body the number of tests has ers (FLWs) have taken their after his headache and eye the District Reserve Guard of an ultra, whose identity is been more than 20 lakh. first dose and 83,06,020 pain did not subside, and a (DRG) was out on an anti- being ascertained, was found "With more than 20.66 FLWs their second dose; from the spot along with two test on Friday detected the Naxal operation, lakh tests conducted in the and 92,97,532 beneficiaries country-made weapons, a 5- white fungus infection in Dantewada Superintendent last 24 hours, India has in the 18-44 age group have kilogram improvised explosive his nose, Netaji Subhash of Police Abhishek Pallava again set a new record of taken their first dose. told PTI. After the en- device (IED), two hand highest tests conducted in a It said in the 45-60 years Chandra Bose Medical grenades, gelatin sticks, three College's ENT Department counter ended, the body of day," it said. age group 6,02,11,957 have an ultra, whose identity is bags, one walkie-talkie set Over 19.33 crore vaccine got their first dose and head Dr Kavita Sachdeva being ascertained, was and materials of daily use. doses have been adminis- 96,84,295 their second dose, told PTI over phone. found from the spot along tered in the country under while in the over 60 years with two country-made gelatin sticks, three bags, the inoculation drive category, 5,63,83,760 have re- Goodwill gesture weapons, a 5-kilogram im- one walkie-talkie set and Commuters move through waterlogged Delhi- Gurugram expressway service road against COVID-19, the state- ceived their first dose and Hyderabad: Megha provised explosive device materials of daily use, the after heavy rain in Gurugram, Saturday. ment said. It said 1,81,89,676 their second Engineering and (IED), two hand grenades, SP informed. 19,33,72,819 vaccine doses dose. Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) is importing 11 cryogenic tanks each Cyclonic storm to form by Monday: IMD with a capacity of 1.40 ‘No consensus on COVID crore litres of medical New Delhi, May 22: West Bengal and the ad- oxygen from Bangkok to joining north Odisha and be supplied to Telangana Cyclone Yaas is Bangladesh coasts around vaccine passport issue’ government free of cost. likely to intensify the evening of 26th May,” The first batch of three Yaas Cyclone into a ‘very severe cy- the IMD added. „ At WHO level countries, people with neg- wastage reduced from 8 tanks landed at the clonic storm’ and Last week, extremely se- ative COVID test report is percent on March 1 to one Begumpet Air Force cross the Odisha and the vere cyclone Tauktae hit New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): being allowed," he said. percent now while Station here on Saturday, West Bengal coasts on the Gujarat coast and left a "When we will be able to Covaxin wastage de- and the remaining eight May 26, the India trail of destruction all The WHO is yet to reach reach a consensus at the creased from 17 percent to would be arriving in a Meteorological over the western coast. a consensus on the vac- world and WHO level (on 4 percent in the same peri- few days, said a press Department said on As it weakened further, cine passport issue for al- vaccine passport issue), od. release from MEIL. Saturday. its impact was felt across lowing international trav- then we will take neces- NITI Aayog member A low pressure area the north Indian plains el to those fully vaccinated sary steps, he said re- (Health) VK Paul clarified formed over the east-cen- and even in the hill states against the coronavirus sponding to a question on that lactating women can Ramdev’s comments tral Bay of Bengal and the of Uttarakhand and infection, the government reports claiming that peo- get vaccinated. Mumbai: Maharashtra adjoining north Andaman Himachal Pradesh. said on Saturday and ple who took Covaxin jabs "There were reports that COVID-19 task force mem- Sea on Saturday. The April-May and the noted that discussions are may not be allowed to trav- after vaccination mothers ber and senior doctor While a low pressure October-December periods still on. el internationally as the should not breastfeed Shashank Joshi on area is the first stage of Bengal by tomorrow, the It would continue to are also known to witness So far there's no consen- WHO hasn't included it in their child for a couple of Saturday termed yoga formation of a cyclone, it 23rd May morning. It is move north-northwest- cyclones. sus at the level of WHO its list of vaccines. days but I want to clarify guru Ramdev's comments is not necessary that all very likely to move north- wards, intensify further Last May saw the forma- over this, Health Ministry The Health Ministry that breastfeeding should on allopathy as wrong and low pressure areas will in- northwestwards, intensify and reach north Bay of tion of two cyclones -- one Joint Secretary Lav also dismissed similar re- not be stopped and should irresponsible. Earlier in the tensify into cyclonic into a Cyclonic Storm by Bengal near West Bengal in the Bay of Bengal Agarwal said. ports on its Twitter handle be continued. day, the Indian Medical storms. 24th May and further into and the adjoining north (super cyclonic storm "Discussion is still being as "misleading and specu- "In no situation, there is Association (IMA) took "The low pressure area a very severe cyclonic Odisha and Bangladesh Amphan) and the other in done if vaccinated people lative". any reason in that context strong exception to is very likely to concen- storm during the subse- coasts by the morning of the Arabian Sea (severe will be allowed. As of now, Talking about vaccine to halt or discontinue Ramdev's comments in a trate into a depression quent 24 hours," the IMD May 26, it said. cyclonic storm Nisarga) -- as per WHO guidelines wastage, Agarwal said breastfeeding even for an viral video where he said over eastcentral Bay of said. “It is very likely to cross that hit the Indian coasts. and guidelines by other Covishield vaccine hour," he said. allopathy is a "stupid sci- ence" and lakhs of people ‘Over 400 doctors have died after taking allo- Veteran music director TOTAL LOCKDOWN pathic medicines. died due to COVID’ Remdesivir, Faviflu and other drugs approved by Raamlaxman dies „ During second wave the Drugs Controller Mumbai, May 22 (PTI): General of India have New Delhi, May 22: failed in treatment of Veteran music director COVID-19, he further said. Raamlaxman, best known According to the IMA, as many for his work on Rajshri as 420 doctors have lost their Summer vacation Productions' blockbuster lives so far during the second movies -- "Maine Pyar COVID-19 wave and 100 out of Chandigarh: The Punjab Kiya", "Hum Aapke Hain these casualties have been government on Saturday Koun..!" and "Hum Saath reported from Delhi. The declared summer vacation Saath Hain" -- died due to a national capital is recently in all schools from May 24 cardiac arrest. He was 78. witnessing decline in the to June 23, according to a The composer, whose COVID-19 cases after an over- statement. State Education real name was Vijay Patil, 2 am on Saturday.He had a whelming crisis in April. Minister Vijay Inder Singla passed away at his resi- cardiac arrest," Amar told The doctors' association said said all government, semi- dence in Nagpur in the PTI. Patil, known by cine- at least 96 doctors have died government and private early hours of Saturday, ma aficionados as in Bihar and 41 in Uttar schools across the state his son Amar said. 'Laxman' of duo com- Pradesh. will remain closed during "He had taken second posers "Raam-Laxman", The state-wise data of IMA the period. dose of Covid-19 vaccine, started his journey in reveals that as many as 31 Covishield, six days ago. films with Marathi actor- doctors succumbed to COVID- There was no problem at comedian Dada Kondke's 19 in Gujarat, 20 in Telangana, Weather that time... But when he 1975 film "Pandu 16 in West Bengal and Odisha. came home he developed Hawaldar" . "Maharashtra has witnessed weakness. His parameters He gave the music for deaths of 15 doctors in the High Low 39 27 were dropping. Doctors the movie with his collabo- ongoing second wave of were attending at home. rator Surendra under the COVID-19," the doctors' asso- Flyover wears a deserted look during COVID-induced lockdown in Nagpur, Saturday. He passed away at around name Raam-Laxman. ciation said. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021

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Posters are freedom Chronicle of expression Since 1974 Volume 9 No. 52 It should be deplorable to be arrest those persons who were pasting posters on Need to amend patent law walls of Delhi and more than had been lodged in dif- he main reason for the shortage of the vaccine is ferent clauses and it should T that the said two manufacturers are unable to meet not be treated as a act of the demand. In the light of the scarcity in vaccine produc- glory as the persons who tion, the Central government has to take steps to see that were detained were doing even the other companies also manufacture the same vac- petty job to earn Rs 150-200 cines. The most important instrument of the government per day. The police took ac- in organising society and protecting citizens is legislation. tion against them for violat- The legislature while enacting laws incorporates certain ing the Lockdown norms provisions anticipating certain situations. If an Act is and epidemic law in force made for a particular purpose, certain provisions would be They were detained for a inserted in the Act conferring power upon the Central few hours and let them free Government or State government to initiate certain steps with a warning. The in cases of a particular situation though the same may be posters said "Modi why did inconsistent with the main purpose of the legislation. you export vaccines which Such provisions cannot be allowed to remain redundant. were meant for our chil- The India Patent Act, 1970 provides for the grant of patent dren."Some time ago rights about the products manufactured in India. The posters appeared in Canada main objective is to protect the intellectual property rights thanking Modi for supply of of the inventor. India also became a signatory to many in- vaccines and question aris- ternational arrangements with their objective of strength- es when posters circulated ening its patent law in tune with the practices prevailing abroad are welcome why in the modern world. India was also a signatory to the should they be seen with a Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). The suspicious eye when they Indian Patents Act, 1970 was amended following the TRIPs A serviceman stands near a Russia's Bastion mobile coastal defence missile system on the island of Alexandra Land, which is part of are pasted on the walls agreement. However, the TRIPs agreement also recognised the Franz Josef Land archipelago. in Delhi? the rights of the respective member countries to adopt Yashpal Ralhan, measures for public health and other public interest rea- Jalandhar sons to prevent any abuse of intellectual property rights. Govt not looking In the background of the scarcity of production of vaccine by the said two companies, the Central government can in- Remote warfare further diminishes into inflation voke the provisions of the Indian Patent Act, 1970 to issue Authorities are not con- licenses to other manufacturers about the said product. US military accountability cerned with the rapid price The Hon'ble Supreme court has passed an order on 30th rise of essential commodi- April 2021 in a Suo-moto (civil) No 3 of 2021 and dealt with boasts an immense quantity of bal- are from the 5th Bomb Wing at ties during this Covid situ- the distribution of essential supplies and services during PAUL ROGERS (AUTHOR) listic and cruise missiles that easily Minot Air Force Base in North ation. The covid-19 pan- the pandemic. Sec. F of the said order relates to vaccines range all of Europe. 'The Air Force Dakota. According to the Air Force, demic, along with the asso- and the Apex court also has examined the potentiality of is especially vulnerable to these they are there to 'protect the or- ciated lockdowns, has sig- compulsory licensing for vaccine and essential drugs. The threats because of its reliance on derly and responsible withdrawal nificantly affected every- apex court also took note of the fact that several drugs that prepared airfields. While the serv- from the country', which could be one's life. The pandemic are at the core of the Covid-19 treatment protocol are ice can overcome some disadvan- read as bombing the hell out of has altered the spending under patents in India. The apex Court also noticed that tages with long-range bombers, a anyone who thinks otherwise. pattern of consumers and the Central government had issued a communication to war in which missiles knock out This kind of operation can be the level of price inflation the council for trade-related aspects of intellectual proper- American air bases and prevent planned in advance since the mili- they face. The lockdown ty which stated that there were several reports about in- the ability to launch and recover tary knows full well that what is measures affected the sup- tellectual property rights hindering timely provisioning short-range fighter jets is unlikely happening in Afghanistan is a full- ply of and demand of es- of affordable medical products to the patients. The said to end well.' scale retreat that requires protec- sential commodities lead- communication also reported that some members of the The reasoning above contextu- tion. The problem comes when ing to rising in price very World Trade Organization had carried out urgent amend- alises the development of the agile something unpredictable arises fast. But this time without ments to their national patent laws to expedite the process n the black and white TV tions are pretty standard if a combat employment concept with- and there is a need, at least from a any hurdles in transporta- of issuing compulsory or government use licenses. I schedule of the late 1950s squadron is on the move but usual- in the US's long-standing rivalry military perspective, to have forces tion and other causes many Various provisions of the Patents Act, 1970 were exam- and early 1960s, the Western ly the planes would be unarmed, with China and Russia, but that is available at short notice. This is wholesalers, taking the ined by the Hon'ble Supreme court more particularly Sec. drama series reigned supreme. with the weapons sent out sepa- too simple a reading. The US has where agile combat employment chance of the pandemic, in- 92 which envisages the grant of compulsory license inter One of the most popular was 'Have rately in large military transport plenty of more reasons to increase comes in, filling the gap before big- crease the price of the com- alia in circumstances of national emergency and extreme Gun, Will Travel', starring Richard aircrafts such as the C-17. its weapon load in the Middle East, ger forces arrive and with the modities, especially the urgency. The Apex Court also observed that once a decla- Boone as a mercenary in the late However, on this occasion the six when you consider that its wars bonus that it can be done quietly price of food items. ration of national emergency is made, and the relevant 1800s. It helped to popularise the aircraft were not only armed but with Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya and with very little media cover- Murchana Baruah, patents notified, any person interested in manufacturing role of the lone gunman and boost loaded to the gills with twice the have all gone badly wrong, and it is age. This new approach raises via email the drug can make an application to the controller general the US gun rights culture. Indeed, amount of ‘smart' bombs usually withdrawing from Afghanistan as alarm bells because it is another Relapsing issue of patents who can then issue a compulsory license. The the term, 'have gun, will travel' en- sent in such situations. This re- the Taliban sets its sights on taking large step towards remote war- Apex Court also examined the scope of Sec. 100 wherein tered the popular lexicon and has quired extra crew skills and logisti- over the country. In a glimpse into fare. Gone are the days of tens of Now and then we read in the Central government can authorise certain companies been often quoted since. A recent cal support, not least with addi- the battlefield of the future, the thousands of boots on the ground, the newspapers that teens to use any patents for the government and Sec. 66 contem- example was in the latest issue of tional air-to-air refuelling, but it Estonian Defence Force has carried progressively replaced by strike are being held for consum- plates that the Central government is entitled to revoke the US military monthly, 'Air Force', meant that the six planes could, out a live-fire exercise where two aircraft and heavy bombers with ing drugs, and most of the patent in the public interest. Similarly, the correspon- the magazine of the Air Force between them, move 72 of the Milrem Robotics THeMIS combat stand-off weapons, as well armed them are usually aged from ding provision of the TRIPs agreement was also exam- Association, with the title 'Have powerful, GPS-guided Joint Direct robots provided troops with situa- drones. These are all part of a 17-20 years. Young people's ined. Till now it appears that no steps have been initiated Bombs, Will Travel', which is grim- Attack Munitions in a single rapid tional awareness, support fire, and wider change to special forces, pri- brains are growing and de- in the light of the Patents Act, 1970 for enhancement of ly indicative of a specific trend in operation. This immediately raises casualty evacuation. The April vate military companies (i.e. mer- veloping until they are in production of vaccine. US military thinking after two the question, why go to that trou- 2021 exercise involved ground cenaries, where the body bag their mid-20s. Taking drugs decades of the failed 'war on ter- ble and expense when the US Air troops carrying out a maneuver to problem doesn't arise), local mili- when a person is young can ror'. It concerns a newly developed Force already has access to bases counter a simulated incoming tias, cyber warfare and the rest. interfere with the develop- India’s failiure with Iran way of moving planes and bombs from Europe to the Middle East, armor attack represented by a And the problem with this re- mental process occurring rapidly to sudden hot spots if the sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia white delivery van that has seen mote warfare is that it moves the in the brain. So, it can also he Ministry of External Affairs said there is a pos- US Air Force doesn't have suffi- and the Western Pacific? better days. Western world further down the affect their decision-mak- T sibility of India becoming a part of the projects un- cient bombs in place to do what is For the official answer, an arti- Taliban offensives against the path towards wars being con- ing. Drug addiction is a folding in the Farzad B gas field in Iran at a later stage. It thought necessary. It is known as cle in the defence publication, Afghan National Army and police ducted without any possibility of chronic, relapsing disorder appears that MEA's latest statement indicates that India agile combat employment and 'Defense News', put it this way: have intensified across the coun- political oversight, still less of in which compulsive drug- is planning to re-energise ties with Iran in the gas and oil uses what are normally very so- 'China and Russia can increasingly try, especially in the hotly contest- public debate. Even worse is that seeking and drug-taking be- sector in the second half of the year. India lost its stake in phisticated and powerful aircraft in hold overseas US bases at risk. To ed Helmand Province, which is at the military-industrial complex haviour persist despite seri- Iran's Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf. For years, a secondary role as weapons trans- adapt, the Air Force must evolve the centre of Afghanistan's opium makes plenty of money in the ous negative consequences. ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has been working on the project porters. from its dependence on well-es- production. The US Air Force has, process, while helping to enhance It is a curse of modern civi- and invested over $400 million in prospecting the gas In a recent mission, six F-15E tablished airfields, or risk yielding in turn, increased bombing raids. the false notion that deep-seated lization. It has a terrible ef- field. However, when it came to commercially developing Strike Eagle aircraft of the 494th an operational edge. Beijing's To boost the forces available, two revolts can be bombed out of ex- fect on the human body as the gas find, the National Iranian Oil Company dumped Expeditionary Fighter Squadron asymmetric arsenal includes thou- more B-52 Stratofortress strategic istence. Twenty years of failed well as it is a major problem ONGC and preferred to sign a $1.8 billion contract with flew from the RAF base at sands of ballistic and cruise mis- bombers have just arrived at al- wars show otherwise, but those to our society. local company, Petropars. The OVL consortium began Lakenheath in England to Al siles capable of striking the first Udeid Air Base in Qatar, bringing who aren't interested in learning Somikhya Rani, work on the Farzad-B block in 2002 and discovered the Dhafra, 30 kilometres south of Abu and second island chains of the the number of forward-based the lessons from those decades via email massive 23 trillion-cubic-feet gas field in 2008. However, Dhabi in the UAE. Ferrying opera- Western Pacific. Moscow also planes there to six. All the planes simply look away. its $11 billion development plan dragged on and came un- stuck after US sanctions in 2018 did not allow technical studies to be conducted. Something similar happened to developing Iran's 620-kilometre $2 billion railroad con- necting Chabahar Port to Zahedan in Afghanistan. While WHAT THEY TWEET! the Chabahar port moved ahead, the railroad languished. Finally, after complaints and threats, Iran dumped India Subramanian last year and decided to go ahead on its own. Not only did Swamy@Swamy39 we lose a possible $400 million contract for rolling stock Aakar Patel@Aakar__Patel We patriotic Indians are sad and locomotives, we also squandered a logistical opportu- I don't think modi would that our country regarded nity. The Chabahar rail link would have given India di- have had a plan in place as World's largest manufac- rect trade connectivity with Afghanistan, bypassing even if he didn't campaign. turer of vaccines, and Pakistan. While there may be differences between India Your assumption is that he claimant for being and Iran on commercials, a deeper dive will show that was distracted. The reality Atmanirbhar Bharat nation, is that he's incompetent but has fallen due to Hubris, to India has not been able to stand up to the pressures of the also unwilling to devolve sending EAM on mission to US-Saudi Arabia axis over isolating Iran. Suspicions authority. US and EU to plead for vac- have mounted since 2019 when Indian Oil failed to renew cines!! I hope at least not its term contract for the import of Iran crude. Not only dressed like a waiter. did we lose a cheaper alternative to Saudi oil, we also missed out on lower freight charges and softer payment Gaurav Sabnis@gauravsabnis terms. For the Chabahar Port and railroad, though the There's something so satisfying about hammering in tent spikes. First campsite of the year is a go. Dr David Frawley@davidfrawleyved US allowed a 'carve-out' to its boycott-Iran policy, it ap- Kiran Jonnalagadda@jackerhack The challenge of Covid is not simply pears India went slow on the latter. Trump's 2018 sanc- Aadhaar was always meant to be an a government issue but how we live tions have also taken a toll on the Farzad-B gas field proj- instrument of exclusion. Everything on an individual level and our interac- ect. It has been repeatedly proven that India's domestic in its design is about finding a rea- tion with society and our environ- son to exclude someone, from ment. Wellbeing begins with our- interests are best served if it remains non-aligned in in- "deduplication" to "seeding" to selves, our consciousness and prana. ternational superpower disputes. "authentication". Another entry We must take responsibility for our into the case file. own wellbeing for it to flourish. Central Chronicle welcomes, articles, write ups, comments on different issues for editorial page (800-900 words), Letter to editor for this page. It can be sent by Col Sanjay Pande e-mail at: [email protected] Andy Mukherjee@andymukherjee70 @ColSanjayPande The letters can be edited or rewritten for clarity of thoughts. By India's low cost of services, I don't MiG 21 crash. Inducted in 1963. Numerous upgrades carried out. If mean the inflated prices charged MiG21 Bison is a 100% reliable Printed by Sameer Maheshwari on behalf of from patients by the private sector, Ramgopal Investments Pvt. Ltd. at Navbharat Press, machine, why call it MiG? Nearly but the actual cost of hiring doctors, 200 pilots have been killed. It G.E. Road, Press Complex, Raipur, nurses, technicians and Asha work- and Published at Navbharat Bhawan, Near Bus Stand, Bilaspur always is due to PILOT ERROR. We ers. Expand state's role in health edu- have finest selection and training Editor in Chief - Sameer Maheshwari. cation, phase out student-loan-fund- Editor: Sameer Shukla (Responsible for selection of news under PRB Act.) process. Pilots were top class. ed medical degrees. PHASE OUT MiG. Phone: (07752) 224563, 230591 Fax : (07752) 405338 Raipur : (0771) 4257700 Fax : (0771) 4257703 Regd. No. CHHENG/2012/44065 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021 Akhilesh Dubey NTPC Korba’s power pack performance appointed President ABM Q Of Bilaspur LS area during 2nd wave of Covid with care Central Chronicle News Masturi, May 22: Akhilesh Dubey, resident of Paraghat, Central Chronicle News Korba project. At this cru- cations and large LCD Masturi, has been appointed cial time NTPC Korba display. as the President of Aryavart Korba, May 22: In the recorded as the highest NTPC Korba in associa- Brahmin Mahasabha (ABM) fight against Covid-19 electricity generating sta- tion with district admin- pandemic, during second tion of NTPC in this fi- istration, door to door Bilaspur Lok Sabha con- wave NTPC Korba situat- nancial year 2021-22, till survey has been done to stituency as per the instruc- ed in state Chhattisgarh date it has recorded make the data base and tions of State President of Prabhat Chandra Dubey, under the aegis of 3129.83 million units with health status of township Aryavart Brahmin Mahasabha, Prashant Tiwari, Shashank Corporate Social 98.35 percent PLF. Besides residents and precaution- Ambareesh Shukla and with Dubey, Harish Mishra, Naresh Responsibility and maintaining Covid appro- ary measures are given the consent of State In-charge Mishra, Dilip Chaturvedi, Community Development priate behaviour at work- by the paramedical staffs Ramesh Sharma. Rajeev Tiwari, Pankaj (CSR-CD) donated 2500 place, Covid task Force to maintain their good This appointment of Sharma, Saurabh Pandey, kits of Corona preventive and 24 hour Covid care health. Akhilesh Dubey, who has been Narendra Sharma, Santosh medicine, 500 kits of control room has been es- Besides being self re- working for the welfare of the Pandey, Akhilesh Shukla, Corona treatment medi- tablished to monitor pa- liant to handle the situa- society with a dedicated spirit Sanjeev Sharma, Mahesh cine and 6000 cloth masks tient's health need and to tion, NTPC Korba is facil- towards his society, has led to to district administration ensure all necessary itating all possible sup- the integration of Brahmin Sharma, Dharmendra Sharma, to distribute among peo- arrangements. port to district adminis- society. The members Pramod Awasthi, Mohit ple of nearby villages. Precautionary meas- tration to deal with this Santosh Mishra, Rudra Dubey, Mishra, Yash Tiwari, Ramesh In addition to this 50 ures like sanitization of pandemic by providing Vijay Sharma, Vikas Tiwari, Pandey, Shiva Pandey, Savita pulse oxymeters were township and nearby vil- oxygen cylinder, corona Suresh Dubey, Arjun Tiwari, Pathak, Kiran Tiwari, Archana also provided by Maitri cality of corona in the re- Sr. Specialist (Obstetrics essential services, all ef- lages has been doing peri- preventive and cure medi- Virender Sharma, Atul Dubey, Pandey, Yamini Mishra and Mahila Samiti, the ladies mote villages. In a simple and Gynaecology) donat- forts are being taken to odically. Messages on cine, oxymeter, mask and Ganesh Dutt , Raju Tiwari, others have hailed his welfare association of programme Mrs Nibedita ed these items to Sonu ensure uninterrupted Covid appropriate behav- financial assistance for Durga Tiwari, Amit Pandey, appointment. There is joy NTPC Korba to assess Basu, President, Maitri Agrawal, Tehsildar, Darri power supply to iour and dos and don'ts making of different work Vyas Narayan Tiwari, Lakhan among the people of the soci- oxygen saturation among Mahila Samiti along with on 21st May 2021. Chhattisgarh as well as against corona has been and activities to combat Gauraha, Sanjay Pandey, ety including Ankita Dubey, patients to judge the criti- Dr. Pratima Mahendra, Being in the business of beneficiary states of displayed at different lo- Covid 19. Manish Gauraha, Ajay Namami Pathak, Harshita Sharma, Uttam Dubey, Tiwari, Preeti Tiwari. BCC distributes mask and sanitizers in CHC 12 lakh work completed Mayor Kanchan Jaiswal distributes ration in 40 wards Q On the occasion of Rajiv without tender Gandhi martyrdom day Central Chronicle News

Ramanujnagar, May 22: On the occasion of mar- tyrdom day of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, a programme was organ- ised by BCC at CHC Ramanujnagar and as part of the programme Central Chronicle News It needs a mention that, the brink of starvation masks and sanitizers Neeraj Ustan Renovated SP office. after the second lockdown, after the lockdown got ex- were distributed. Chirmiri, May 22: City daily wagers and labourers tended. Till date, more than The distribution was Q Contractor claimed Ustan said, renovation work of Mayor Kanchan Jaiswal, are in a dire state to sur- two thousand families have done in presence of zilla Rs 12 lakh value was given to amid the severity of vive, and this initiative by benefited from her teams panachayat vice president Bastar SP assured to him by SP Deepak Jha as he is COVID pandemic, took a the Mayor, is helping many efforts and many others Naresh Rajwade, PCC sec- take care of tender close to SP. charitable route, when she families to have a days are continuously getting retary Ismail Khan, zilla and her team distributed square meal. The entire ex- the teams support. COVID panchayat member Sashi Jagdalpur, May 22: The renova- dry ration and other food pense of the effort is being 19 patients in the region Singh and others. gramme zilla panchayat munication. Further he tion of old government build- What official says items to the hungry and undertaken by Mayors are also being given medi- Understanding the prob- vice president Naresh was instrumental in en- ings has been taken up in the " Nothing of this type hap- homeless in 40 wards of fund, which accounts to a cines and food by the team lem of common people in Rajwade termed former suring 33% for women entire state. In this connection pened and entire procedure Chirmiri. Her team, which sum of twenty lacks in rec- to fight the virus at the ear- this corona period, PM as father of informa- and reducing the voting Jagdalpur SP was also renovat- has been followed for the ten- includes Municipal ommendation. According liest. The Mayor leading Congress has taken a deci- tion technology in India. age from 21 years to 18 ed and contractor Neeraj Ustan der. If someone is trying to Chairman, Gayatri Bariha, to the Mayor, this initiative the crusade promises no sion to observe five-day He added, Rajiv Gandhi years. Rajwade added, who did this work claimed that make false propaganda, MIC members, Alderman's was taken after stranded more hungry men in her campaign to help and as- played a role in bringing Rajiv Gandhi played a he completed it without being action will be taken against and Councilors are going labours and migrants were region, as her efforts are sist the common people. about a revolution in com- vital role in strengthening awarded tender as he was them." door to door and distribut- stuck in the city with no gaining momentum and Speaking in the pro- puterisation and telecom- of democracy in India. assured of taking care of it. Deepak Jha, SP Bastar ing essentials to the public. help and many others on fame all across. Sambalpur Div observes Int’l Biodiversity Day celebrated in Durgukondal anti-terrorism day Rajat Bansal revamps Bastar COVID 19 fight Central Chronicle News Central Chronicle News Jagdalpur,, May 22: There is nothing to fear if you are in Bastar, especially you need- Bhanupratappur, May 22: n't fear COVID 19 here, because before the start of the third wave of corona, the district International Biodiversity Day was administration is all revamped in biological disaster management. As per the direc- celebrated under the joint aegis of tives of Bastar Collector, Rajat Bansal 6 COVID hospitals in every block panchayat, National Environmental Education rounding up to a total of 1000 beds are being readied to fight the impending wave. And Niketan and Forest range the best of the lot is, the Durgukondal, run by the Jangoratar Sambalpur, May 22: East beds are majority ICU Vidya Ketool shiksha sanstha at vil- Coast Railway, observed beds, and there is no lack lage Hahaladdi under Durgukondal. "Anti Terrorism Day" by of ventilators too. Block The program was conducted organizing a pledge cere- Though there is no in the presence of Devlal Durga for- mony today. Shri Pradeep dearth of positive pa- est ranger and other staff. Kumar, Divisional tients in the district, with On this occasion, the program was animal remains balanced according of elephants of Parmar Mudia of Railway Manager, 200 - 250 cases being re- completed under the guidance of to the tree environment. ancient times were found, that place Sambalpur has taken ported daily but ample fa- Jungoreyattar Vidya Ketu Sansthaa International Day like Biodiversity still exists as a holy place on the bot- "Anti Terrorism" pledge cilities and health care Founder and Gondi Sanskrit Day, Environment Day, Water Day, tom of the tunnel hill here. There is in his office. Additional have many retuning Acharya SherSingh Achala. On this many programs related to environ- 12 months of mud, which is a sign of Divisional Railway healthy and corona free. occasion a message of public aware- ment are being organized which are ancient civilization. The program Manager, Sambalpur, and Presently Bastar in 5th ness was given. On this occasion, very important for nature and for was attended by Dupty ranger all the Railway officers, phase of lockdown, much forest range officer Devlal Dugga the earth. People were given infor- Somnath Kodopi Ramcharan Negi staff have also taken Anti to the initiative of the said that in nature many species of mation about various animals, ani- Devendra Dewangan Kamlesh Bui Terrorism pledge in their DM, COVID situations are in full control. According to information there is no dearth animals are like a human being, our mals, birds and other information. Kashiram Daro Indra Kumar respective workplaces of aid, drugs, oxygen supply and ICU beds, in the district and buffer wards are also duty is to save, apart from this, infor- Apart from this, villagers were told Kodopi and other officials of the with duly maintaining so- kept non- engaged for emergency situations. Critical care patients are being kept in mation is given about saving and Hahaladadi can become a tourist Forest Department, the staff were cial distancing in view of Damirapal medical college, where 155 beds are present and the number of beds in dis- using different species of herbs. The place because in this village a group present in the program. COVID-19. trict hospital has been increased to 260, of which 180 are ICU beds. Recruitment process for various posts in Health ‘Aware campaign’ gives momentum to development of children in Corona period Department canceled Bhanupratappur, May 22: Advertisement issued by Chief Medical and Health Officer Kanker for the recruitment of Lab Technician, Lab Attendant, Data Entry Q Parents learned the cal period of the Corona in the message was done Minister Bhupesh Baghel Operator and Sweeper, Cleaner for the operation of Molecular Virology Lab in nuances of parenting period did not block the through organizing an on- in April last year on the the district has been cancelled due to unavoidable reasons. It is worth men- through audio messaging pace of children's develop- line chapel at the division- digital platform in the tioning that the advertisement was issued by Chief Medical and Health Officer ment. Under this pro- al level. In this way, the state of Chhattisgarh so Kanker for contractual recruitment for three months for various posts for oper- Central Chronicle News gram, the Center for people of the staff are able that the process of child ation by establishing Molecular Virology Lab in the district for prevention and control of Kovid-19 epidemic, in which lab technician, Recruitment to the posts Learning Resources (CLR), to learn from each other's development could contin- of Lab Attendant, Data Entry Operator and Sweeper, Cleaner has been canceled. Konta, May 21: The ini- a social service organiza- experience through online ue continuously even in tial seven-eight years of tion with the Department chappals at all levels and the event of Corona epi- their life are very impor- of Women and Child prepare the understanding demic. tant in the development of Development, in collabora- of the worker so that he A year-round audio se- children. On 22 March last tion with UNICEF, pro- can explain things to the ries of information related year, due to Covid across duced short audio mes- parents well. to the upbringing of young the country, the announce- sages based on the essen- During distribution of children through this pro- ment of lock down result- tial issues related to the up- nutritious food, gram being run in collabo- ed in the closure of bringing of children. Anganwadi workers go to ration with UNICEF by the Anganwadi in the state Anganwadi workers they send to their CDPOs cussed the meeting and the homes of the parents Center for Learning and all such institutions reached families with and then all CDPOs to their shared a common under- and narrate these mes- Resources (CLR), a social where children get oppor- whom they were provided supervisors. Supervisors standing of the message. sages to them and explain service organization with tunities to learn and learn. and the necessary infor- send messages to The Department of the important things. The the Department of Women Older, children all locked mation was provided to Anganwadi workers. Women and Child activists meet and discuss and Child Development As up in homes. them. Despite the difficulties Development did not just with the parents to explain transported to parents. It was difficult to esti- A message of about five in the district, the workers do the work of forwarding the messages in their own In the difficult times of mate how long this situa- minutes based on any one are sending the message the messages but heard it language. Along with this, Kovid, these episodes of tion would last. But this important information from door to door itself, understood it and messages are sent through sound audio have proved time was very important every fifteen days is CLR. District Women and then explained it to the the group of parents who to be helpful for parents for children. Now there These messages are sent to Child Development Officer parents. After reaching have facilities like smart- and other families to cre- was only one way for chil- the Program Officers of all Atul Parihar said that de- the program officers of the phones and WhatsApp. ate a home environment dren to know and under- the districts by the spite the lack of mobile, message district from the One year completed on conducive to the develop- stand, their parents who Directorate of Women and network and most of the Directorate, the work of vigilant campaign. A vigi- ment of the child and to were with them. The vigi- Child Development workers in Sukma district, making an in-depth under- lance program was create the ability for chil- lance program in this criti- through WhatsApp, which the Sector Supervisor dis- standing of what was said launched by Chief dren to build future life. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021

Over eight lakh migrant VIOLATING GUIDELINES India’s COVID-19 crisis warning of workers left Delhi in first four weeks of lockdown likely events in other poor nations week of the lockdown it- self. The number started the authorities’ recently declining from thereon, announced financing of 2,12,448 left in the second about USD 600 million to week, 1,22,490 in the third the Serum Institute of week and 92, 490 in the India and Bharat Biotech fourth week. to boost production ca- “The timely coordina- pacity in the near term is A migrant worker waiting outside tion with transport au- a welcome step, the re- railway station in Delhi. thorities of neighbouring port said, adding that au- states, especially Uttar thorities estimate that New Delhi, May 22 Pradesh and Uttarakhand two billion doses will be (PTI): Over eight lakh mi- by the Government of available by the end of grant workers left the na- NCT of Delhi has helped 2021. tional capital in the first about eight lakhs migrant Efforts should be made four weeks of the lock- workers to reach their des- to ensure that the project- down imposed to contain tination without any diffi- Gita Gopinath and Ruchir Agarwal ed production capacity the spread of the second culty,”read the report. Washington, May 22 (PTI): While India’s health will materialise without wave of the COVID-19 pan- There were 21,879 inter- system held up fairly well delay, including through demic, according to a re- state bus trips during the Observing that the on- in the first wave, this securing the supply chain port from the Delhi four weeks of the lock- going “catastrophic” sec- time its health system is for raw materials sup- Transport Department. down, it added. ond wave of COVID-19 in so overwhelmed that ported by international Between April 19 and Chief Minister Arvind India is a sign that the many people are dying efforts to eliminate ex- May 14, a total of 8,07,032 Kejriwal had first imposed worst may be yet to come, because of a lack of med- port restrictions on all migrant workers left Delhi a lockdown on April 19 the IMF has said that the ical supplies like oxygen, critical inputs, it added. for their home states in which was later extended People violate social distancing guidelines amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at situation in the country hospital beds, and med- In its report, the IMF buses, out of which multiple times, lastly on Fancy Bazaar in Guwahati, Saturaday. is a warning of the possi- ical care, the report said. said that an urgent focus 3,79,604 left during the first May 16. ble events in low- and “India is a warning of should be to eliminate middle-income nations possible events in other constraints on cross-bor- that have seemingly es- low- and middle-income der exports of critical Kidnapped ONGC employee released by ULFA(I) militants caped the pandemic till countries (LMICs) that so raw materials and fin- now. far have seemingly es- ished vaccines. Free Guwahati, May 22 (PTI): to cross to the Indian side, Assam Chief Minister A report co-authored caped the pandemic, in- cross-border flow of vac- the Additional DGP- Himanta Biswa Sarma by International cluding in Africa, it said. cine inputs and supplies Responding to an appeal ranked official said. said that he hopes an era Monetary Fund (IMF) For India, the report is essential for the world from Assam Chief “Saikia has been taken of peace and development economist Ruchir said, current bilateral to achieve its vaccination Minister Himanta Biswa to the Mon police station is firmly established in the Agarwal and its Chief purchases of vaccine targets without delay. Sarma, the banned ULFA by the Army and state with the cooperation Economist Gita Gopinath plus coverage from Governments are taking (I) outfit on Saturday freed Nagaland police. A team of of one and all. also said that under the COVAX will cover about steps to relax such con- ONGC employee Ritul the Assam police is also “Heartily welcome re- business-as-usual sce- 25 per cent of its popula- straints on raw materials, Saikia kidnapped by them present there and doing lease of Ritul Saikia, nario, the vaccine cover- tion by the first half of it said, citing the recent over a month back. the formalities to bring ONGC employee abducted age in India is expected to 2022. pledge by the US to facili- Saikia, kidnapped on him back home,” he by ULFA! Grateful to remain under 35 per cent To get to 60 per cent tate greater access of crit- April 21, was released by added. Honble UHM @AmitShah of the population by the coverage, India will need ical raw material to the United Liberation ULFA-I releases ONGC employee Ritul Saikia who was The liberated ONGC (Union Home Minister end of 2021. to immediately place suf- Indian manufacturers Front of Asom kidnapped last month, at India-Myanmar border, staffer looks hale and Amit Shah) for constant The ongoing cata- ficient vaccine orders of after severe shortages (Independent) militants Saturday. hearty, a medical check-up guidance. Hope an era of strophic second wave in about 1 billion doses emerged. near the Myanmar border will be done before drop- peace & development is India, following a terrible through contracts that in- However, there is scope in Longwa village of Mon of Assam, who paid a visit free, welcomed the release. ping him at his home in firmly established in state wave in Brazil, is a sign centivise investment in for greater multilateral district in Nagaland, a top to home of the kidnapped Saikia was released Titabar of Jorhat district with cooperation of one the worst may be yet to additional capacity and action on this front, as official at Assam Police employee on May 18 and around 7 am on the in Assam, the senior po- and all. Pray to Almighty come in the developing augmentation of the sup- significant constraints headquarters told PTI. had made an appeal to the Myanmar side and he lice official said. for His Blessings,” Sarma world, it said. ply chain. In this context, still remain, it said. The new chief minister insurgent group to set him walked around 40 minutes Following the release, tweeted. Nepal Congress to take actions Biden, South Korea’s Moon deeply concerned about NKorea Vighnaharta Ganesh against Parliament dissolution Washington, May 22 (AP): for developing it into an completes 900 episodes even stronger one. Kathmandu, May 22 (PTI): midnight Cabinet meet- President Joe Biden said Their formal talks in the most insightful tales im- ing. Expressing serious he and South Korean afternoon ran long, Biden parting lessons and The Opposition Nepali concern over the dissolu- President Moon Jae-in re- said in earlier remarks, learnings with each Congress on Saturday de- tion of the House, the main deeply concerned noting his staff interrupt- episode, the show has cided to take political and National Congress (NC) about the situation with ed repeatedly to warn they managed to keep the legal actions against the said that President North Korea, and an- were over time. But I en- viewers intrigued and en- dissolution of the House Bhandari and Prime nounced he will deploy a joyed the meeting so much gaged. The cast of the of Representatives by Minister Oli had acted un- new special envoy to the that it caused us to move show, Malkhan Singh President Bidya Devi constitutionally, myrepub- region to help refocus ef- everything back, Biden who plays Lord Shiva and Bhandari, accusing her lica.com reported. forts on pressing said, as he highlighted the Madrakshi Mundle who and Prime Minister KP After Oli’s announce- Pyongyang to abandon its two countries’ long history plays Parvati along with Sharma Oli of misusing ment not to seek a vote of nuclear weapons program. of shared sacrifice. the crew congratulates the Constitution for their confidence from parlia- Moon, meanwhile, wel- South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, smiles with Moon said The world is each other on the sets. benefit. ment after his re-appoint- comed America’s return President Joe Biden during a joint news conference in welcoming America’s re- On the success of com- President Bhandari on ment on May 10, President to the world stage and said the East Room of the White House. turn, an oblique reference pleting 900 episodes, Saturday dissolved the Bhandari invited leaders both leaders pledged to newed diplomatic urgency Moon said after the to former President Malkhan Singh who 275-member House and to stake claim to the posi- work closely toward denu- by the US on curbing meeting the two had a very Donald Trump’s attempts plays Lord Shiva said, “I announced mid-term polls tion as per Article 76(5) clearization of the Korean North Korea’s nuclear pro- frank dialogue like old to disengage on some as- am elated to be a part of a on November 12 and 19 giving less than 24 hours. peninsula. gram, even as the White friends and emphasized pects of American diplo- Mumbai, May 22 : show like Vighnaharta after she determined that Deuba, president of the Biden said he was dis- House signaled that it is the need for cooperation macy. Ganesh that has been re- both embattled Prime NC, staked his claim to the patching career diplomat taking a longer view on on security issues in the The White House an- The cast and crew of ceiving tremendous love Minister Oli and the post of prime minister Sung Kim, who previously the issue. High on Biden’s region. nounced last month that it Sony Entertainment and appreciation from Opposition alliance’s can- with the signatures of 149 served as ambassador to list for the meeting as well: The most urgent com- had completed a review of Television’s much loved the viewers. didate Sher Bahadur lawmakers in his support. South Korea, to serve as coordination in vaccine mon task that our two North Korea policy and and viewed mythological It has presented to me a Deuba were not in a posi- “However, President the special envoy to the re- distribution, climate countries must undertake Biden would veer from the show ‘Vighnaharta wonderful opportunity to tion to form a govern- Bhandari refused Deuba’s gion. Moon said the move change and regional secu- is achieving complete de- strategies of his two most Ganesh’ is in celebration portray Lord Shiva and I ment. claim and helped Oli re- by Biden reflects the firm rity concerns spurred by nuclearization and perma- recent predecessors, re- mode! Based on the consider this occurrence Bhandari’s announce- main the Prime Minister. commitment of the US for China. nent peace on the Korean jecting both Trump’s Hindu scriptures revolv- to be a very special one. I ment came after Prime This move is not only just exploring diplomacy and Their meeting was only peninsula, he said. deeply personal effort to ing around Lord look forward to many Minister Oli recommend- unconstitutional but also its readiness for dialogue Biden’s second in-person Moon said the two reaf- win over North Korean Ganesha, the show has such celebratory mo- ed the dissolution of the immoral,” a press state- with North Korea. session with a foreign firmed the strength of the leader Kim Jong Un and completed a successful ments and will continue House of Representatives ment issued by the NC Moon came to leader because of the coro- nations’ alliance and af- Barack Obama’s more mark of 900 episodes. to win the heart of the au- following an emergency said. Washington seeking re- navirus pandemic. firmed the common vision hands-off approach. Presenting some of the dience.” ANIMAL REBELLION PROTESTERS UAE healthcare groups to help Indian nurses duped by job scams Dubai, May 22 (PTI): said that this group was also willing to hire up to Some prominent UAE 40 nurses. healthcare organisations We have just opened have come forward to five more facilities in offer employment to Dubai. They can join im- nurses from India who mediately. There are flats were duped by recruit- ready to accommodate ment agencies on the pre- them. We will arrange text of providing them visa, accommodation, jobs at COVID-19 vaccina- transportation plus basic tion and testing centres salary till they get the in the Gulf country, ac- Dubai Health Authority cording to a media re- (DHA) license. Our com- port. pany will also help them Several nurses from A healthcare facility in UAE. appear for tests to get a Kerala are stranded in expressed willingness to cient experience with or DHA licence. the UAE after being hire the nurses, including without licence. They Those who are not duped by recruitment those who have not yet se- should be able to perform qualified to apply for the agencies which charged cured a local medical li- well in the interview. If DHA licence have also exorbitant commissions cence, saying they would they don’t have a licence, been offered jobs as assis- ranging from Rs 200,000 be provided assistance to we can start processing tants. (USD 2,743) to Rs 350,000 get a licence in the com- their visas and provide Michael Brenden (USD 4,800), the Gulf ing months if they have them support to try for a Davis, CEO of NMC News reported. the required qualifica- licence.He said that his Healthcare, said: We are They were falsely of- tion and experience. group needs 300 nurses unable to guarantee job fered jobs at COVID-19 Dr Azad Moopen, on account of two hospi- placements without prop- vaccination and testing chairman and managing tals coming up in Dubai er diligence. However, centres in the UAE. director of Aster DM and Sharjah. our team is anxious to re- Animal Rebellion protesters suspended from a bamboo structure and on top of a van, outside a McDonalds Some of the top execu- Healthcare, said: We are Dr Sanjay M view CVs of those affect- distribution site in Hemel Hempstead, England, Saturday. tives of the leading ready to hire whoever is Paithankar, managing di- ed, to assess if we would healthcare groups have qualified and has suffi- rector of Right Health, be in a position to help.