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Yogi said that 2.50 lakh Keeping in view of Meteorological persons in on Sunday, people were being tested daily Department’s warning, most of the coastal Yogi said, “Our plans are ready on an average. regions in these states suspended the drive for two to deal with a possible third On vaccination, the chief days-Sunday and Monday. wave of Covid and we are minister said that around 1.50 The inoculation was suspended for two days working with utmost care. crore people across the state –Sunday and Monday in Mumbai, Palghar, Directives have been issued to had been administered the jabs north Konkan, Thane, Ratnagiri districts in form dedicated ICUs to counter and the focus was now on vil- Maharashtra. Gujarat has also suspended the the possible third wave, espe- lages. “I have directed that drive for two days. The drive was also affected cially in community health vaccination should be carried in Kerala, Goa, Tamil nadu, Gujarat and centres, district hospitals and  "  #  $               out in the common service area Karnataka. medical colleges for women %     &     in villages so that local residents Heavy to heavy rainfall, gusty winds with 145 and children.” can get themselves registered to 175 kmph, disruption in power supplies, floods Admitting that the viral rural areas of the state, the CM is to prevent the infection from and then vaccinated without in low lying areas, water logging and blockage of infection has infiltrated into the said that the need of the hour spreading further. “A strategy Continued on Page 6 roads due to fallen trees impacted the inocula- tion drive. As per preliminary reports, the cyclone has claimed eight people (two in Kerala, two in Goa )   Q,  R   ./0 and four in Karnataka), uprooted a large num- ber of trees, electricity poles and damaged a large number properties so far.    bolts of “kafan”. The production lakh “kafan” per month manu- in Gaya is known as the According to the India Meteorological has been ramped up to meet the factured in area of Manchester of eastern Bihar and Department (IMD), Tauktae which has taken the   surge in demand. While these , Mau and Azamgarh the workers here are doing form of a “very severe cyclonic storm” is likely units produced 10,000 individ- has now nearly trebled. The overtime to meet the demand              to intensify further during the next 24 hours and    ual pieces of the shourds a powerloom units of these areas for about 50,000 “kafan” per day              ! reach the Gujarat coast on Monday evening. month, they are coping with the supply to entire northern India, for adjoining areas and other Continued on Page 6 demand for a similar number from the Poorvanchal region to States. Besides cotton, the units      every day. That’s not it. They Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal from here also make shrouds    likely to hit. need to be cut to size, packed Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and out of polyester and silk. Giving details here on here are things one takes for and transported as fast as pos- other parts of southern India. “We have been working    ready to be deployed at a Saturday, official said the Tgranted, like the cloth used sible. “Nowadays these are done round the clock. Pained to short notice. The IAF planes Navy’s ships, aircraft, heli- to cover a body. Not any longer. Such looms in Bihar’s Gaya on powerloom and it’s no more make bolts of kafan. The racing for Cyclone on Saturday morning airlift- copters, diving and disaster The “kafan” (shroud), general- are functional round-the-clock. a handloom material. Raw demand is high, but we have BTauktae, the Government ed teams of the National relief teams are on standby for ly a thick, white, unstitched The labourers have no shift materials come from Gujarat been supplying with full integri- has put the Indian Air Force Disaster Response Force “rendering full support to piece of cloth, is suddenly dear- breaks. They are meeting the and then made in looms of UP, ty and at same price as earlier. (IAF) and the Navy on stand- (NDRF)to some parts of the State Government. er. It is on account of the unusu- challenge to dispatch the stuff Bihar and then supplied to No black marketing for this by with nearly 40 planes Gujarat where the cyclone is Continued on Page 6 al spike in the number of deaths not only to various places in most parts of India,” said the product,” said Dwarika, who owing to Covid-19. More peo- Bihar, but Jharkhand, Madhya official. owns a small unit at Patwatoli, ple are buying the cloth to Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Underlining a factor of class Gaya, which has several small drape their dear ones on their West Bengal and even the divide, the official said as the units. He said all religions final journey than for the living north-eastern States. making of the product is not a require this piece of cloth and these days. An official of the profitable one, it is mostly con- the price could vary from place In Bihar ad , Handlooms and Textile fined to areas where cheap to place and depending on small handloom and machine Department of Uttar Pradesh labour is available, like in Bihar, sizesrange from 100 to 1,000. loom units are busy making said that the demand of one UP and West Bengal. Manpur Continued on Page 6                           surveillance for influenza-like in these areas while continuing   illness periodically by ASHA to provide other essential s rural areas become new workers among others. health services.    Ahunting grounds for dead- Releasing the guidelines, In every village, active sur- ly coronavirus, the Centre on the Union Health Ministry veillance should be done for he Centre has directed Sunday issued guidelines call- said there is a need to strength- influenza-like illness/severe TStates to prevent dumping ing for door-to-door surveil- en primary-level healthcare acute respiratory infections of dead bodies in the Ganga lance, teleconsultation for infrastructure at all levels to (ILI/SARI) periodically by and focus on their safe dispos- asymptomatic cases, and active intensify Covid-19 response ASHA workers with help of the al and providing support for Village Health Sanitation and ensuring dignified funeral. Nutrition Committee Secretary, Ministry of Jal    (VHSNC). Shakti, Pankaj Kumar reviewed The advisory comes a day the position and action taken after Prime Minister Narendra in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in     Modi, chairing a high-level this regard. meeting on the Covid-19 situ- He highlighted the instruc-    Governments are looking to ation, directed Government tions and wanted expeditious combat. officials to make a distribution action and also underscored aught off guard, the Centre ASHA workers risk their plan for oxygen supply to rural the need to give equal attention Cand State authorities are lives each day in exchange of areas and scale up health infra- to such incidents in urban as now banking on oft-ignored a meagre sum of 2,250 per structure to manage the disease well as rural areas along the frontline workers, ASHA, to month. However, they have to burden in those regions. Ganga and other rivers. take on the second wave of face pay cuts for taking more Continued on Page 6 He said after knowing the Covid-19, which has already than 10 days off leave even in progress from the States, CWC, swept a vast swathe of rural this time of crisis. CPCB and State Pollution areas, where the bulk of the Rural communities face Control Boards would also population lives. unique challenges in respond- give their feedback. Officials said that the chal- ing to the pandemic due to Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, lenge from Covid was bigger medical workforce shortage, Director General National this year and only pro-active fewer hospital beds per capi- Mission for Clean Ganga stat- ASHA workers can help stop ta, limited access to tele-med- ed that the situation is being villages from being affected. ication, and populations that followed up with several dis- Lack of awareness, reluc- are at elevated risk for Covid- tricts like Unnao, rural, tance to submit to testing and 19 related deaths due to age or , Balia and Buxar, widespread hesitancy against chronic disease prevalence. Saran in Bihar. vaccine are challenges that the Continued on Page 6 Continued on Page 6 R                                 B.1.617 variant compared to ings are from a study conduct- ongress Rajya Sabha mem- the vaccine variant (D614G). ed in collaboration with the Cber Rajeev Satav suc- ndigenously developed Bharat Biotech joint man- National Institute of Virology cumbed to Covid-19-related IBharat Biotech’s Covid-19 aging director Suchitra Ella — Indian Council of Medical complications on Sunday after vaccine — Covaxin — has cited it. However Ella added Research. Covaxin is battling with it for three weeks. produced neutralising titres that despite this reduction, one of the three Covid- Satav, who represented his (concentration) against all key neutralising titre levels with 19 vaccines that are home State of Maharashtra in emerging variants tested, B.1.617 remain above levels currently available in the Upper House, had tested including the B.1.617 and expected to be protective. the country. negative last week. B.1.1.7, first identified in India “No difference in Developed by Vice-President M and the United Kingdom, neutralisation Bharat Biotech in Venkaiah Naidu, Prime according to a study between B.1.1.7 partnership with Minister and published in peer-reviewed (first found in the National Institute of several Cabinet colleagues, medical journal Clinical UK) and vaccine Virology and ICMR, Congress president Sonia Infectious Diseases. strain (D614G) Covaxin was approved Gandhi, and Congress leader A modest reduction in was observed,” for emergency use Rahul Gandhi condoled the neutralisation by a factor of Ella said. against coronavirs in death of 46-year-old Satav. 1.95 was observed against the These find- January.     !  

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Similar found floating in the Ganga, crematoriums across the coun- money. third wave. order was first issued in June the Centre on Sunday directed try grappling to perform the The municipal corpora- As per predictions, the last year. officials in Uttar Pradesh and last rites of Covid-19 victims tions will bear the expenses of third Covid wave could severe- Additional Chief Secretary, Bihar to prevent people from due to a massive surge in the funerals at all crematoriums, ly affect children, women and Panchyati Raj, Manoj Kumar dumping the bodies into the number of infections. cemeteries and cremation vulnerable groups, and is like- Singh said there could be sev- river or its tributaries and At a review meeting held grounds falling within the lim- ly to come within the next 3- eral reasons why bodies were ensure safe disposal of corpses. on May 15 and 16, the Centre its of the corporation. The 4 months. “Reacting to being dumped into the river. “It Official sources said the said dumping of the dead bod- expenditure incurred on the experts’ assessments on a may be the lack of resources to Namami Gange Ministry has ies and partially burnt or funerals will be met by the probable third wave, immedi- buy firewood, tradition in some directed the state government decomposed corpses into the urban local bodies from their ate directions have been issued communities or the scare to prevent the dumping of Ganga and its tributaries has own resources or from the to ramp up health infrastruc- caused by the pandemic,” he dead bodies into the Ganga and recently been reported, which annual grants received from the ture in all the community pointed out. focus on their safe disposal and is the most undesirable and State Finance Commission. A health centres and set up pae- He said there is no dearth providing support for ensuring alarming. The Centre has also maximum amount of Rs 5,000 diatric ICUs with a minimum of money and the government dignified cremation. directed the state pollution will be spent on each funeral. capacity of 100 beds in all the districts for proper and special care of the children,” the CM said. 7 ,    7  7 7 He said while preparing extensively to compete against    #/0 the possible third wave of corona, the past experience of ing home the point that on the resources, ambulances and vaccination drive in a planned, fortnight back, Law Japanese encephalitis would basis of encephalitis experi- other Covid-related supplies to organised and phased manner AMinister come handy. Encephalitis, ences, instructions have been people in need. Besides, the to provide a safety shield to got a call from a stranger, Mr which had created havoc in the given to protect children and authorities have also been every person free of cost. Goswami from the US, and he state, especially in eastern UP women from the third wave by directed that if the patients’ He said that an advisory informed that his parents live for many decades, has been setting up dedicated hospitals RT-PCR reports are negative has been issued to tackle black in Krishna Nagar but were not controlled by 98 per cent. and ICUs. but they still show symptoms fungus. An action plan has responding to calls. The caller “We made a comprehen- A coordination committee of Covid, a digital X-ray must been made to prevent this. The asked the minister if he could sive action plan while fighting has been formed which will be done to get the correct advisory has been sent to help. Pathak sent a messenger the menace and as a result, the work in rural areas and urban results,” he said. CMOs, medical colleges and to the address and found that casualties which used to be areas, he said. The CM said The CM said that to give district hospitals. Training is Goswami’s elderly parents had between 1,200 and 1,500 every that strict directives have been a wider coverage of the immu- also being given to health died of Covid. year came down to 63 last issued to facilitate easy and nisation programme, the state personnel to deal with black “Since it was not possible year,” the CM said while press- timely availability of medical will continue to conduct the fungus. for their son to come from the US for the last rites and the family did not have relatives in , I arranged for it for 1    the sake of humanity. These are "    (       )** +***                &      terrible times when calls for           ,       help have been coming from various parts of the city and I dance among the poor and mately died for the want of beds and people are not get-   am trying to do as much as migrant workers heading treatment the next day, Pathak ting ambulances on time,”      $"' possible,” Pathak told this home. He also arranges beds wrote a stinging letter to the Pathak wrote, painting a reporter on Sunday. for Covid patients and has additional chief secretary pathetic picture of the state of # (  22 The minister has been dis- been at the forefront. “The (health) and principal secre- affairs in Lucknow. While (PTI): Genome   ! tributing 800-1,000 packets of poor and the deprived do not tary (medical education), refusing to delve on the one- sequencing of Covid-19 sam- "#$" medicines prescribed to com- know where to get medicines, exposing the health scenario of page missive that spurred the     ples has not found any new bat coronavirus infection so I ensure that the medicines Lucknow and calling for administration to improve coronavirus strain behind the % $  &' (#  among the symptomatic poor reach them,” he said. improvements. healthcare in Lucknow, Pathak    #/0 infection around the AMU ) * ## and needy through BJP volun- On April 12 when he “The infection is continu- said: “The state government is campus, university authori- teers. During the first wave of could not arrange an ambu- ously increasing in Lucknow doing its job, but as an individ- iming to provide prompt ties said Sunday as another   #+!#$   Covid last year, Pathak had dis- lance for noted historian and the situation is getting ual I am trying my best to help Aand better medicare facil- member of their fraternity ! $##$ tributed food packets in abun- Yogesh Praveen, who ulti- worse. Hospitals do not have the people in distress.” ities to police personnel, the died. state government has decided Professor Abu Qamar, 75, #$ "!   to set up Covid care centres at the former dean of the Faculty $ *,"# Reserve Police Lines across 66 of Medicine in the Jawaharlal    districts of Uttar Pradesh. Nehru Medical College and “Committed to the well- Hospital died here on Sunday ities to send Covid-19 samples and Diagnostic Laboratory, being of personnel of Uttar of Covid-19 after battling it for from the AMU campus and its said out of the 20 samples sent     Pradesh Police, Provincial nearly three weeks, JNMC neighbouring Civil Lines area to CSIR for genome sequenc- Armed Constabulary (PAC), Principal Shahid Ali Siddiqui for genome sequencing to the ing, 18 (90 percent) had Government Railway Police said. Prof Qamar died two CSIR-Institute of Genomics B.1.617.2 lineage referred to as (GRP) tirelessly engaged to days after AMU's former proc- and Integrative Biology in the double mutation variant,    maintain law and order across tor, Prof Nasim Beg, 76, died New Delhi. No new strain of first identified in Maharashtra the state amid the ongoing in a New Delhi hospital where coronavirus has been detect- on October 5, 2020. It is a sub- Corona crisis and monitoring he was shifted to and admit- ed in samples sent for genome type of B.1.617 variant which    #/0 partial curfews, the govern- ted after his condition wors- sequencing to the CSIR in is the main virus circulating in ment has set up Covid care ened here, his family members New Delhi, said a senior the second wave of COVID-19 he UP government on centres with 2,993 beds, of said. JNMC official, in a relief to the in Uttar Pradesh, he added. TSunday slammed which 299 are those with facil- At least 38 AMU teachers, hospital's beleaguered staff The WHO has described it Samajwadi Party president ity of medical oxygen, in including 17 serving ones, who have been on the edge fol- as a Variant of Concern Akhilesh Yadav for making Reserve Police Lines. Besides, have died of Covid or Covid- lowing a large number of because of its higher transmis- repeated statements against a provision of 628 beds has like symptoms in the last one deaths of the serving and sibility and reduced neutraliza- the government and Chief been made for better treat- month, triggering doubts if retired AMU employees. tion from pre-existing anti- Minister over ment and health care of per- any new deadly strain of the Prof Haris Manzoor Khan, bodies, he said. B.1.617 has a the management of Covid pan- sonnel of Provincial Armed virus has been in circulation the head of the JNMC's higher growth rate than other demic and relief measures. Constabulary (PAC),” a gov- on the AMU campus. Department of Microbiology circulating variants suggesting Government spokesman The minister asked the SP ernment spokesman said in These doubts also prompt- and the principal investigator a potentially increased rate of and Cabinet minister Sidarth president as to how many dis- Lucknow on Sunday. ed the varsity’s JNMC author- of the AMU's Viral Research transmission. PTI Nath Singh said Akhilesh tricts he has visited so far to get As many as 589 policemen Yadav is indulging in petty pol- a hang of the ground reality were undergoing medical itics instead of helping the and help people of the state. treatment at these Covid care "3 ("4! people on ground. He said that during the last centres across the state and 1    Criticising the series of few days, Yogi has reviewed 244 have completely recovered statements issued by the SP health facilities in about 38 dis- and were discharged. &  !"-.# president, the minister said: tricts, physically or virtually. He “A 107-bed Covid care -  #."# “Akhilesh Yadav is busy in said the state government centre was set up exclusively      !. / # spreading confusion and the would provide free rations to for frontline workers by Yamini Mishra, a class XI former CM should learn from the weaker section and finan- Government Railway Police student of City Montessori Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cial assistance to daily-wagers and a 236-bed facility was set ,      School, Rajendra that despite being Covid posi- of urban areas like last year. up by the Training Directorate Nagar Campus tive, he continued to work in Singh said that four lakh to provide immediate and I, has made public interest.” members of more than 60,000 proper medical treatment to    #/0 for Rs 100 per piece against Lucknow proud “The CM did not rest for a surveillance committees have the virus-afflicted policemen,” their market rate of a Rs 500 by being selected day despite being Covid posi- been pressed into service by the the spokesman said. n a novel initiative aimed at per piece. for internship of tive a few days ago and even Yogi government for door-to- The official further said Ibringing the light of educa- Earlier, the Yogi govern- Covid Relief held regular meetings with door surveys while rapid that these fully functioning tion to children on the one ment had distributed 28 lakh Ambassador at health officials. As soon as the response teams are conducting centres have not only reduced hand and empowering solar lamps made by 4,000 United Nations Volunteer CM tested negative, he started tests and delivering medical kits the burden on district hospi- women on the other, the women to schoolchildren in (UNV) due to her spirit of ser- visiting the districts to have a to patients. tals but have also led to swifter Uttar Pradesh government 75 blocks spread over 30 vice and high moral values, first-hand account of prepara- He said that more than 44 recovery of cops due to the has launched a project to Uttar Pradesh districts. The thus highlighting the school’s tions to provide relief to peo- million people have been test- conducive environment and manufacture solar lamps and initiative is a part of the commitment of instilling ple affected by the pandemic,” ed so far in the state while more medical care without any provide them to children in ‘Prerna Ojas’ programme of human, material and divine Singh said, adding: “It is easy than 1.45 crore vaccine doses delay. rural areas at low cost. the Uttar Pradesh State Rural values in students. CMS for opposition leaders to have been administered. Food “Isolation wards and The beneficiaries of this Livelihoods Mission (Rural founder Jadish Gandhi wished indulge in hair-splitting and is being delivered to all the Covid care centres were set up project also include school- Development Department) Yamini a bright future and issue statements from the com- needy through community in Reserve Police Lines in children and women of the that helps women of self-help said CMS students are always forts of their air-conditioned kitchens, he added. Hamirpur, Siddharthnagar ancestral village of President groups become self-reliant ready for the service of human- rooms.” Singh said while respected and Unnao and the govern- Ram Nath Kovind, Paraunkh and socially and economical- ity with their spirit of compas- He said first Akhilesh institutions like WHO, NITI ment has instructed the offi- in Derapur block of Kanpur ly empowered. sion, hard work and dedication. Yadav created confusion Aayog and Bombay High cials to provide ailing cops all (Rural) district. In the first phase of the “CMS endeavours to make among the people in the name Court are appreciating the health-related facilities. Such With the help of the gov- ‘Prerna Ojas’ programme, 35 every child a light of the soci- of “BJP’s vaccine” and now he Covid management model of centres are also being operat- ernment and Corporate women from 18 groups were ety and a pride of the human has been talking about making the Uttar Pradesh government, ed in Chakia State Hospital in Social Responsibility (CSR) selected to receive race, always eager to contribute a policy on vaccination. the SP is making a mockery of , Girls Hostel of Fund, women of self-help training in manufacturing to the creative development of “He is misleading the pub- itself by making petty and false Veer Bahadur Sports Stadium groups are creating these cheaper solar lamps and sell- the society. The world today lic by indulging in petty poli- statements. He also asked in and District solar lamps, which are being ing them while a unit was set needs such dedicated citizens, tics and issuing irresponsible Akhilesh Yadav to shun com- Hospital in Shravasti,” he made available to school- up at Paraunkh village in especially in the midst of the statements during this time of placency and help the people in said. children by the government Kanpur. Corona pandemic,” he said. crisis,” Singh said. distress.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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Shahjahanpur. “On Sunday, a meeting Meerut witnessed the max- was held with the officials of imum number of fresh cases at Balrampur Hospital and Lok 701. Additional Chief Secretary, Bandhu Hospital to see how the Health, Amit Mohan Prasad health facilities could be said in Lucknow on Sunday ramped up in the rural areas so that 2.67 lakh people were that each hospital there had a tested for Covid on Saturday                    hundred more beds,” she said. and 10,682 tested positive. The Jacob said there were plans recovery rate now stands at ongoing surveillance exercise, above 45 years was underway. compulsorily, wash hands with to make all the suburban hos- -  "   $                             88.92 per cent. 16.85 crore people in 3.50 “So far 1.16 crore people have soap and follow Covid proto- pitals at Chinhat, Malihabad,   (              .***/%                    “Out of a total of 1.63 lakh crore households were sur- been given the first dose of vac- col even after vaccination. Mohanlalganj, Gudamba Covid      /%                       active corona cases, 1.34 lakh veyed through 6,20,896 teams,” cine while 32.66 lakh people From Monday onwards, the facilities and the chief medical patients are in home isolation he said. have been fully vaccinated. vaccination of people between officer had been asked to said. Jacob said that under the focus more on distribution of eased down,” she said. Jacob while others are undergoing Prasad said that the vacci- Those who got the first jab 18 and 44 years will be carried ensure that these hospitals surveillance in the rural areas medicines. However, in the said that with the public display treatment in government and nation of people in the 18-44 must also get the second one in out in 23 districts,” Prasad were ready in case the need they were trying to cover as villages, it is one stage prior to of beds on the dashboard, the private hospitals. Under the years age bracket and those time. People should use masks said. arose. many houses as they could. She what the city is facing with the bed allocation was a lot She said all the primary admitted that the urban areas Asha and Anganwadi workers smoother and the demand for health centres would have of the district still had maxi- going from house to house and bed was cleared the same day. $%&  holding areas along with mum number of cases. inquiring from each about Lucknow, she said was the $    7 ,   arrangements for medical oxy- “Most of the rural parts of Covid symptoms. The strategy only district which was display- gen cylinders and oxygen con- Lucknow had a peak along with of the government is that the ing availability of beds in Covid    centrators for treatment of at the city and currently it is on nigrani samitis should distrib- facilities. The official said that           least ten persons. the downslide and we are try- ute medicines in rural areas,” they were carrying out verifi- When asked about the ing to be doubly sure about it. she said. cation of the distribution of      #/0 need to make these prepara- In the city we were aggressive- Jacob said that what was drugs on a daily basis in the tions when COVID-19 cases ly monitoring through testing advantageous in the rural areas district. “From the stage where Lucknow (PNS): Dr Reena Agrawal, chairper- raders of the city, on Sunday, were declining, Jacob said it which is very important when was that there were established the percentage of undelivered son-of social responsibility committee of Topposed the proposed hike in was important to be prepared the pandemic is going down government systems in terms drugs was very high, it has Jaipuria Institute of Management and a facul- power tariff in view of the virtual in case there was an upsurge. primarily for two reasons. of clearly defined Asha and come down to 3 per cent on ty member said that the alumni of Jaipuria hearing to be held by the Uttar “Currently we are still trying to Firstly, to know the positive Anganwadi workers while in Friday,” she said. She said that Institute of Management comprising students Pradesh Electricity Regulatory ensure that the cases do not cases and secondly, to ensure the cities one had to build the there were also a lot of com- of all the batches of the last 15 years had joined Commission on Monday. President of increase in the rural areas. It that if there are positive cases system block by block. plaints about follow-up by hands to save COVID-19 patients in pandem- Akhil Bharatiya Udyog Vyapar will not be correct to say that then we have a system to cater Regarding public com- doctors. ic times. Mandal, Sandeep Bansal, said that in everything is fine in the rural to these cases,” she said. The plaints in the urban areas of the “People who do not want “Jeevan Dhara, Let’s Be Human, Let’s Save the last 15 months the trade and areas. We should still believe official said that the adminis- district, she said that they were to get admitted just want to Humanity, all the three group are working with industry were not functioning in a that the novel coronavirus is tration was increasing the sta- primarily related to absence of talk to the doctor. We had full capacity, 24x7 and helping COVID-19 normal manner and the traders’ com- present and there could be an tic teams for testing by three doctors in hospitals, not getting revamped the Hello Doctor patients all over India. They have created some munity had been facing several upsurge and keeping this in times in the urban areas of the timely information about the scheme and it was working at backend inventory which they update minute problems. mind we are making the prepa- district and the locations could condition of patients and over- the block level and for each to minute and are able to guide which hospi- He said the situation had slight- rations,” she said be checked on the app and charging by private hospitals. block we had deputed a team tal nearby has vacant beds, where to get oxy- ly improved in February but after that On being asked that despite whosoever wanted to get test- She admitted that with the of teachers and a team of doc- gen, plasma, medicines etc,” Dr Agrawal said. the second wave of coronavirus again so many additional facilities in ed could access the location positive cases on the decline, tors. The teachers would call She said that when a requisition reached, brought the trade to a standstill. ing the same concern, said that the healthcare, patients were still from the CoWIN app. She said the system had already taken the patients and enquire the group was able to provide relevant leads in “Any hike in the power tariff will state government should intervene facing a lot of problems, the 16,000 tests were being done on root. whether they had received just two minutes. “We have been successful in not be accepted. The state govern- and direct the UP Power Corporation district Covid incharge said a daily basis in Lucknow dis- “The Integrated Control the medicines from the RRT getting patients admitted within 20 minutes. ment should take this matter serious- Limited to take back the proposal. He that the doctors were also trict which included 8,000 RT- and Command Centre has had and if the patient wanted to Now many volunteers have also joined us and ly and save the public from this said that in the pandemic times it was under stress and hence their PCR and a similar number of zero pendency for the past talk to a doctor, he/she was are helping us help others,” she said. She said unwarranted expenditure. The elec- not right to increase the tariff and the aim was to see that the system antigen tests four to five days because we provided the number,” she that they had helped in the admission of patients tricity companies have already pro- state government should waive all delivered its best. “Currently the focus has have changed the system in said. Jacob stressed the need in Lucknow, Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, posed surcharges on consumers and charges for the next six months “This means that bed allo- been shifted to villages. In the such a manner that people are to have Covid helpdesks to Bengaluru, Bhopal, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Patna, if the UPERC gives its nod then the except for the commercial use of the cations are fast, the patients get city our strategy is response and getting admissions faster. We give proper feedback to the Dehradun, Varanasi and Prayagraj. electricity tariff could increase by 12 electricity. “If there is any hike in their required medicines and not surveillance which is why had also been receiving com- family about the health of the Dr Agrawal said that they had been provid- per cent from May 17 itself,” he said. power tariff in these times then the the families are updated about the rapid response teams plaints of ambulances return- patients so that they do not ing medicines, injections, oxygen cylinders, cans President of Adarsh Vyapar public will not forgive the govern- the health of the patients,” she (RRTs) have been asked to ing from the hospital which has panic. and concentrators and other medical assistance. Mandal, Sanjay Gupta, while express- ment,” he added. #    )* # !'%        %  #!$,

   #/0 negligence when Indrajeet’s claimed some insider’s role in    #/0 it difficult to execute timely brother suspected that it could the murder but he was later actions. Buyer-seller meets can’t huge number of villagers well be a murder. sent to police lines and was OVID-19 is disrupting be arranged under the present Ablocked the Kakori- The incident sparked stiff replaced by Amarnath Verma. Csome important activities circumstances and only virtu- Malihabad road on Sunday in protests from villagers who Earlier, the police had in horticulture and supply al meetings are possible. protest over the death of two blocked the main road for quizzed a number of people to chains. Production, marketing Sometimes, virtual meetings youths in a road mishap the hours on Sunday. However, it get a clue, but to no avail. The and export of mangoes will be are not as much effective as the previous night. The family of did not lead to traffic jam due police had also quizzed the vic- adversely affected due to the interaction between farmers one of the deceased suspected to lockdown, but the police tim’s wife as the couple were not pandemic. Central Institute for and supply chain players face to foul play and demanded a were alarmed over the assem- on good terms. Ram Sajiwan’s Subtropical Horticulture face. It is difficult to arrange probe into the case. However, bly of villagers in view of the nephew was also interrogated (CISH) director Shailendra mangoes although no one can $            police registered a case for pandemic. Senior police offi- by the police, sources said. Rajan said the current situation get orders from foreign coun- reckless driving and causing cers reached the scene but has impacted mango export as tries. Preparation of consign- death due to negligence against they failed to mollify the pro- !!#.+!## well as the sale within the ment and planning requires a an unidentified car driver. testers demanding government  " # country. lot of movement from the '    The deceased were identi- jobs for the dependents of the +!  &!!+ “Exporters are not sure orchard to the packhouse. fied as Indrajeet (26) and deceased. A pall of gloom descend- about the crop and availabili- However, WhatsApp and    #/0 Shani works with Sonu Shukla, sy report would ascertain the Shyam (25), both of Malihabad. Elsewhere in Gosainganj, a ed on Gulhariya village of ty of the fruits as per their mobile phones may play an who runs a bati-chokha shop. cause of death. Indrajeet’s brother Anuj 40-year old man, identified as Mall on Sunday after the bod- requirements. This is the har- important role in connecting woman was found mur- Her landlord Keshav Meanwhile, a 22-year-old said the former, along with Dheeraj, was killed in a road ies of four minors, including vesting time of some early stakeholders with each other,” Adered at her house where Kumar, who informed police BA student was found hanging Shyam, had gone to Bhailya vil- mishap on Sunday afternoon. three girls, who drowned in a mango cultivars but due to the he said. she lived with her husband in about the incident, said the at her house in Para police sta- lage in Kakori to meet a rela- Reports said Dheeraj of pond in Ludhiana, reached global epidemic, the export is He admitted that it is dif- Kathauta village under Vibhuti couple used to have fight over tion area on Sunday. Her moth- tive on a bike. “They were Gosainganj was going for some there. The deceased were iden- greatly reduced,” he pointed ficult to think about the sce- Khand police station area on petty issues off and on. er works with Special Security returning home around 9 pm work and was hit by a speed- tified as Laxmi (10), Chhoti out. He said many orchard nario in June, the main harvest- Sunday. However, a police The police spokesman said Vahini in Lucknow. Reports when a speeding car hit their ing dumper near Malauli cul- (8), Monu (7) and Priya (4). contractors are in inactive ing period. “However, with the spokesman said the woman the couple were addicted to said Pragya Singh Chauhan of vehicle in Hasibpur village. vert. He died on the spot. They were the children of mode and are not interested in slowing down of the infection consumed some poisonous consuming whitener and had a Shubh city locality in the area Villagers noted down the reg- Meanwhile, police failed to Sanjay Raidas. They drowned purchases due to the uncertain- rate, it seems that as compared substance probably after a court marriage recently. He was hanging from the ceiling istration number of the car and work out the case in which a in a pond in Mangarh locality ty in mango marketing. As a to the present scenario, better brawl with her husband who said the woman had injury with a dupatta tied around rushed the injured to KGMU painter was murdered and his in Ludhiana on May 12. result, the expected sale price environment will prevail. An fled the scene. marks around her neck and her neck. She was found hang- Trauma Centre where both body was dumped in Autopsy was conducted before of mango orchardists may not additional advantage this year The deceased was identi- foam-like substance had oozed ing around 11 am on Sunday were declared dead,” Anuj stat- Gosainganj five days back. The the bodies were handed over to be realised. “The big farmers is that the major harvesting was fied as Komal of Satrikh in out from her mouth. The body and was rushed to a hospital ed in the FIR. victim, was identified as Ram Sanjay on May 14. Later, he who have orchards far away scheduled after Ramzan,” he Barabanki while her husband appeared to be 24 hours old. where she was declared The police said efforts were Sajiwan, was found murdered reached the village with the from their houses are finding pointed out. as Shani, also of Barabanki. ADCP Qasim Abdi said autop- brought dead. on to track down the errant on May 12. The victim’s face bodies for last rites. Sanjay driver. The police did not was crushed apparently with works in Ludhiana as a labour- explain as to why they regis- some blunt and heavy object. er and was staying there with tered a case of death due to Inspector Brijesh Singh had his family. 1 7 7      -, . !%

   #/0 Lucknow, was tipped off about     5   8 the accused who lived at an he Special Task Force apartment near Amity    #/0 that the COVID-19 virus is about how to lose weight in a T(STF) nabbed a drug ped- University and who was to using both the lung and the healthy and sustainable man- dler who used to supply drugs hand over the drug packet to ut health projects the bal- gut microbiome to gain a hold ner. Besides talking about gut to people having night parties some person near Malhaur Gance of bacteria in many in the body and that it is health and the food one must in Lucknow. The accused, railway station. parts of the gastrointestinal prompting a rise in negative take or avoid to ensure that the identified as Danish Siddiqui Danish confessed to his tract consisting of many bacteria and removing the gut bacteria thrived, she also aka Ish Ali, is a native of crime and disclosed that he organs which help in digesting ‘good’ bacteria in the gut spoke on the role that collagen Azamgarh currently staying met some boys who had food. This term has been gain- microbiome. could play in boosting bone at Yaduvansh Hostel (room attended a night party 6-7 ing traction in the past few Talking to FLO members health and ensuring great skin number 30) in Chinhat. The months back. He said that years and the one point which in Lucknow and other chap- and hair. team recovered 22 grams of through them, he came in attracted FLO Lucknow to ters, biotechnologist and gut Arushi Tandon, chairper- methadone, two mobile contact with a New Delhi man organise this talk was how the health coach Tanisha Vadhera son of FLO Lucknow, stressed phones, Rs 62,000 in cash, a car in December last year. He gut health impacted the made them aware of how to on the importance of main- and other documents from used to send Danish the drug overall immunity and mental maintain and sustain good taining good gut health given his possession. through courier service at Rs balance. gut health thereby increasing the severity of the pandemic The police team, sleuthing 20,000 for 10 grams. Danish With reference to the pan- immunity and mental and and also the lifestyle diseases the gangs which used to sup- used to it at Rs 4,000 per 0"                demic, it has been observed physical health. She also talked plaguing modern women. ply drugs in rave parties in gram.      !  . 9 ,      ,         :     -  Indian culture, but these days banks of the . Despite this, Ghat, people are shaken by see- # $   "***1* its existence is in danger due to during the growing infection of ing the marks of pyre, the per month assistance to daily administrative neglect and apa- Corona and the death of a large remains of the last rites scat- # $   "5*2**+ wage workers including cob- ore than a hundred dead thy of the people. All the number of people, few are tered. Bamboo and bedding lie blers, boatmen and others Mbodies of Covid patients schemes are being run by the busy polluting the mother next to the places where dead his holy city, which is would be given for three have been buried at the Central and State Government Ganga to save money. More bodies have been buried. Due Trecovering slowly from the months on the same line it was Chhatnag Ghat, about a kilo- to clean the mother Ganga and than a hundred dead bodies are to this, the people living near- second wave of coronavirus provided last year. metre off the banks of the make it pollution-free, but if buried in an area of about one by are finding it difficult to live. pandemic amidst the threats of Besides, the efforts are also Ganga. This has caused a lot of one wants to see the reality, kilometre, just 200 metres away The dead bodies carved third wave, is also facing a seri- being made to issue new ration resentment among the local then he/she should come to from the undulating stream of into sand on the banks of ous challenge of black fungus cards to those weak people people. People have demanded Chhatnag Ghat in Jhunsi. mother Ganga at the ghat. Due Chhatnag Ghat become a (mucormycosis) as the same whose names are not included an immediate ban on this move Prime Minister Narendra to this, people including major problem for the people has already infected dozens of among the beneficiaries. from the administration. Modi's ambitious scheme Chhatnag village are shocked. during the floods. Nearly every patients. It also claimed the first Earlier, Bharatiya Janata The existence of Maa Namami Gange is being flout- Villagers have demanded year in the month of July- life when a woman who was Party (BJP) MLC Ashok Ganga, which has been wor- ed on the Chhatnag Ghat. immediate ban on burial of August, people are surrounded being treated at Sir Sunderlal Dhawan, along with District shiped as the faith of people for People are trying to pollute the bodies. by severe floods along the Hospital (SSH) in Banaras Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj centuries, is in danger in Jhunsi. mother Ganga badly. During When the scribe spoke to banks of the Ganga coast of Hindu University (BHU) for Sharma inaugurated three pro- The Ganga coast located in Magh, Mahakumbh and the people who came to per- Jhunsi. The condition remains the last many days died and jects at Mata Anandmayee Chhatnag village of Jhunsi has Kumbh, a fair is organised till form the last rites at the that the flood waters enter the cremated here on Sunday. ' "! $ 2 (       3       Hospital here. been converted into a grave- Chhatnag Ghat. Chhatnag crematorium, they nearby ashrams, monasteries Hailing from Bihar, this 58 They flagged off seven yard by the people. However, during this time, responded that the work dur- and homes. At the same time, years old woman was living in ambulances and one dead body Though Chhatnag Ghat is the cremation of dead bodies is ing the Corona transition peri- the corpses which are carved Maudhela area here for many nose, jaw and bone above the customers purchasing essential carrying vehicle apart from more recognised as a cremato- stopped here. Apart from od is in complete disarray. It on the banks of the Ganga also years. cheek but they could not save items as the period of corona inaugurating 12 oxygen con- rium, people in these days of Jhunsi at Chhatnag crematori- takes at least  10,000 to 12,000 come up. Meanwhile, as many as six her life. curfew was extended up to May centrators. The facilities of all corona transition to cremate um, people from many cities to do the cremation of the dead The corpses are swept away new patients infected with this Amidst all the prevailing 24 by the state government. these vehicles and oxygen con- the body, are engaged in pollut- including Jaunpur, Pratapgarh, body which is a huge amount by the ashram and on the side deadly black fungus have been fear with the finding of cases of Meanwhile, addressing a centrators would be provided ing the mother Ganga by bury- Handia, Gopiganj, Gyanpur, for them at this time. Therefore, of the house of the people. This detected and admitted to SSH this new deadly disease, coro- press conference at Circuit free-of-cost. ing the body in sand. Baraut, Badshahpur come to they are forced to leave the aggravates people's woe. Due to BHU, increasing the total num- na curfew continued for the House here, UP Cabinet Joint Secretary of the hos- Ganga river has been a perform the last rites of the Hindu tradition and bury the this, the villagers have demand- ber of such patients to 29 in the 18th day. During the day, the Minister Anil Rajbhar high- pital Akhilesh Khemka said symbol of faith for Hindus dead bodies here. There are dead body in sand. ed the administration to imme- district. The woman infected roads, markets, etc wore lighted the steps being taken by that these facilities were provid- since time immemorial. Maa also many shops of wood to Within a radius of about diately ban the burial of dead with black fungus was admit- a deserted look. All the railway the state government to provide ed by various educational insti- Ganga is also called the soul of burn the dead bodies along the one kilometre of the Chhatnag bodies. ted to the hospital where the stations and bus depots wit- relief to various weaker sections tutions and others and the specialists from the ENT nessed thin attendance of pas- of the society. hospital is providing free oxy- department, SSH BHU, tried sengers though in the morning He informed that as per a gen cylinders since April 10 their best to save her life by hours, several markets saw decision taken by the Cabinet apart from starting the facilities removing the infected left eye, rush of retail shopkeepers and of Yogi government, Rs 1000 of refilling 600 cylinders.   $               

# $   "***1* when he returned after release. on the basis of a complaint let- against Sant Anand Giri with- )+     Anand Giri said that he has ter. There was no investigation out any complaint is highly rep- xpelled from the Niranjani been associated with the nor the committee sat and I was rehensible and against the law. EAkhara, yoga guru Swami Niranjani Akhara since 2004. fired. Now I worry about sav- Anand Giri is promoting yoga # $   "5*2**+ received complaints that these India Hospital, Bhojubir, for the one day treatment of the Anand Giri has written a letter He has never visited his own ing my life first. An ashram was education internationally. The hospitals also realised an addi- Midvin Hospital, Maidagin patient suffering from severe to the UP and Uttarakhand house since then. He never being built in Haridwar. The Bade temple has aking a tough stand against tional amount from the coro- and Upkar Hospital, sickness and very severe sick- police expressing his apprehen- went far from home even in his three-storey ashram under been looked after by him. Due Tthe overpricing, the Health na patients in the name of facil- Sunderpur. ness respectively, he added. sion about his murder. He said district. He is a yoga guru and construction at Shyampur to his increasing popularity, this department has issued notice to ities such as nursing care and As per the rate set by the The practical treatment such as that he could be murdered at is internationally recognised. If Kangri was sealed by the action was taken as a conspir- 14 private hospitals for realis- visits of the expert doctors. government under the Remdesivir, RT-PCR test and any time. he had to settle down, he Roorkee Haridwar acy, which is wrong. This was ing more money than the The notice has been issued COVID-19 Healthcare IL-6 test has not been includ- Swami Anand Giri said would not have to do all this. Development Authority. I can- said by Prabhashaker Mishra, charge fixed by the state gov- against these 14 private hospi- Protocol, there is charge of Rs ed in the package for the treat- that he has been implicated and Swami Anand Giri said that the not understand what to do. I do general secretary of ernment for the treatment of tals, the Chief Medical Officer 10000 including Rs 1200 of ment of all three categories deprived of his protection akhara was being destroyed, he not even have a place to live High Court Bar Association. corona patients under COVID- Dr VB Singh informed adding, PPE Kit for the one day treat- under the COVID-19 Care under a big conspiracy. Those wanted to save it. now’, he added. Anand Giri was identified 19 Healthcare Protocol. These this is violation of the govern- ment of the patient suffering Protocol. The above mentioned living with him have also been He said that he does not On the question of Anand as Chota Maharaj, but he did hospitals have been directed to ment order and also punishable from moderate sickness while rate is also applicable for the removed. There is no longer a want to speak anything about Giri’s return to Niranjani not take care of it. He should respond to the notice within under the Epidemic Act, 1897 Rs 15000 including Rs 2000 of treatment of the pediatric roof to live near them. In such his mentor, so that he may be Akhara, Akhara Parishad pres- not have disrespected the dig- two days by fixing the treat- and UP Epidemic Disease, PPE Kit and Rs 18000 includ- patients. The hospitals will a situation, he wants to save his under some pressure, but he is ident Mahant Narendra Giri nity of the Guru. He is very ment rate as per the govern- COVID-19 Regulations, 2020. ing Rs 2000 of PPE Kit have realise the expenditure to be life at this time. waiting for the time. He said said on Saturday that nothing young, he should have waited ment order otherwise they These hospitals have been been fixed for the one day treat- incurred on the treatment of On the question of expul- that he has been a disciple of is possible at the moment. He now. I told Anand Giri to be should be ready to face the directed to communicate the ment of the patient suffering delivery and newly born child sion from the Akhara, Anand Swami Narendra Giri ever said that when a person is out silent. Do penance. If someone action under Epidemic Act, information within two days from severe sickness in ICU separately at the rate of Giri said that he does not since he was not a Mahant. He of an institution, he has his own says anything about Bade 1897 and Uttar Pradesh regarding this by fixing the without ventilator and for the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, the know on what basis this has been standing with him all acts behind it. He has advised Maharaj, make him out, but he Epidemic Disease, COVID-19 treatment rate as per the gov- one day treatment of the CMO informed and also made removal has taken place. He is the time. Swami Anand Giri Swami Anand Giri that for the does not agree. This was said by Regulations, 2020. ernment order, the CMO patient suffering from very it clear that no charge will be distressed and frightened about also said that those who raise time being, he should go to the Mahant Hari Giri, general sec- The district administra- informed on Saturday evening. severe sickness respectively, realised from the beneficiaries this move. He said that prop- voices in his monastery are cave of Himalayas for at least retary, Akhil Bharatiya Akhara tion has allowed some private The hospitals against which the the CMO informed adding, of this central government’s erty disputes in his tradition always killed. In recent years, a three years. He had a lot of fun. Parishad. hospitals for the treatment of notice has been issued include these rate has been fixed for health scheme. Besides 14 hos- have been in the Akhara. There monk of his own age was This tradition of renunciation Those who have not toler- corona patients and the treat- Apex Hospital, Bhikharipur, hospitals having recognition of pitals against which the notice have also been murders of sad- found dead and his death was is ‘sadhana’. In such a situation, ated the popularity of young ment charge has also been Popular Hospital, Bachhaw, the National Accreditation has been issued, there are also hus in such disputes. He said converted into suicide. Because he should still practice silent- saint Anand Giri have hatched fixed as per the government Populat Hospital, BLW, Nova Board for Hospital & 36 hospitals on which the dis- that during the arrest of a of this I am very afraid. He said ly. After this, he should medi- such a conspiracy. My Guru order regarding this. When Hospital, Shivpur, Omega Plus Healthcare (NABH). For the trict administration and Health young woman in Australia, 4 that the DGP of Uttarakhand tate, contemplate himself. If all Bhai Anand Giri should join the pandemic was at its peak Hospital, Sunderpur, Lakshmi Non-NABH hospitals, the rate department are having close crore have been recovered from and the police officers of UP goes well after three years, hands with the saint commu- some days ago, the district Hospital, Cantt, Sainath for the one day treatment of vigil despite the rate provided people for sending money have also been made aware of then he can write a letter to the nity at this time. I am with administration received repeat- Hospital, Sunderpur, Janata patient suffering from moder- by the management of these abroad for his release. this incident. akhara to request his return. Anand Giri in every way. This ed complaints of overpricing Hospital, Akhri By-Pass, DP ate sickness under the first hospitals has been found equal He corrected the episode ‘Such a big step was taken The one-sided action taken was said by Binaika Baba. particularly against 14 hospitals Medical Centre, Pahadia, SAS category is Rs 8000 including to the same fixed by the gov- in the name of treatment. The Hospital, Harahua, Warseva Rs 1200 of PPE Kit, while Rs ernment, the CMO informed district administration also Hospital, Chitaipur, Suryoday 13000 and Rs 15000 are the rate further.     5  1(23  45677     7  and 6,995 non-Railways bene- ments in view to ensure 100 per patients. Though they were # $   "5*2**+ ficiaries while out of 6,551, who cent screening by conducting themselves infected, they had had received second doses, continuous antigen and RT- resumed duties as soon as their # $   "***1* pradhans were told how to give hands of the youth in most of of Asha, Anganwadi workers, s many as 20,828 beneficia- 4,512 were related to Railways PCR tests at workplaces, rail- Covid reports became negative. information about people com- the gram sabhas. They are not village chowkidars and Aries have been vaccinated and 2,039 others. To ensure fol- way colonies and in the entire Dr Devesh Kumar and Dr SK reparations are being made ing from outside in the village, even fully aware of the opera- kotedars but could not find in Banaras Locomotive Works lowing the Covid guidelines, BLW premises. Sharma, who were also infect- Pto control the corona infec- in some way they have to be tion of the gram panchayat. much success in finding the (BLW) so far and this was the (RPF) Regular drive is also being ed, continued giving tele-med- tion in villages through the quarantined in school and pan- Formerly on May 12, the village patients infected with corona result of continuous ongoing personnel and St John’s launched to do testing of shop- ical counselling to the patients pradhan of the village. chayat building. Along with headmen were to be sworn in infection. In such a situation, awareness campaign being Ambulance Brigade volunteers keepers, vegetable sellers and while staying in home isolation. Accordingly, a meeting of this, being a part of the moni- but it was postponed due to the an exercise has been started to done on the instructions of are giving their full cooperation others. Additional Chief Medical newly elected village heads toring committee, how they increasing infection of the search for corona infected General Manager (GM) Anjali while the members of the Civil Free medicines are being Officers (ACMOs) Dr Sunil was called on in the will distribute medicines in corona. The pradhan plays an through village heads. On Goyal and Principal Chief Defence, along with the vacci- distributed to the infected peo- Kumar and Dr PR Thakur are Bahadurpur block develop- the villages. These days, after important role in the village. In Friday, in the meeting called by Medical Officer (PCMO) Dr nation teams, are giving their ple apart from giving them regularly examining the other ment complex of trans-Ganga. the completion of all the such a situation, finding the the village head in Bahadurpur Sujit Mallik. Out of vaccinated support in registration and medical counseling. patients at OPD apart from The heads were also told process of three-tier panchay- corona-infected patients from block, the entire guidelines people, the first dose was given verification of beneficiaries. The Staff Council members looking after their routine through the meeting how to at elections, the newly elected village to village is nothing issued for the corona were to a total of 14,277, while sec- Public Relations Officer (PRO) and other railway employees administrative assignments prevent corona infection, but village head is celebrating the short of a big challenge for the blown off. In the meeting held ond dose to 6,551. Besides, all Rajesh Kumar has appealed to are keeping watch on all posi- while Senior Divisional during this the Corona’s official victory. If attention is given to administration and the Health in the hall of the block premis- the arrangements including the railway employees who are tive patients being treated in Medical Officer (SDMO) Dr guidelines were also thorough- the 66 gram sabhas of the department. The Health es, social distancing was not medical system, screening, test- more than 18 years of age or home isolation. They are also Madhulika Singh is also treat- ly flouted. Social distancing was development block, the new department had launched a taken care of. Most village ing and vaccination are being less than 45 years to join the keeping watch on those serious ing the both indoor and out- also not taken care of during village heads have been campaign to check the coron- heads did not even wear masks. reviewed regularly by the GM vaccination campaign in order employees who returned home door patients. Working as a the meeting. The heads of var- crowned in most of the gram avirus by putting LT teams in In such a situation, the question herself. to break the chain of COVID- after getting treatment at BLW nodal officer Dr Vishan Mishra ious gram sabhas were found sabhas. every village for five days from arises how in the villages it will In order to encourage not 19 infection and check the Central Hospital, where the is maintaining coordination sitting next to each other. In this too, the command May 5. be possible to find out the coro- only the railway employees spread of new strains of coro- district administration has between district administration Through the meeting, the of the village has come to the The committee consisted na infected by their trust. and their families but also the navirus. He also suggested all reserved 40 beds for corona and BLW hospital. Besides, common citizens of the city, the the vaccinated people to con- patients which include rail- Assistant Divisional Medical vaccination campaign contin- tinue using masks and sanitis- way staff/ families/retired Officer (ADMO) Dr. Tanmay ued as per the government ers and maintaining social dis- employees and others from Anand, along with his team, is guidelines at the Vaccination tance. the city areas. busy in vaccination work while ).'    /   0 Centre at Employees’ Club in Besides, for effective trac- Divisional Medical Officers ADMO Dr Amit Gupta is BLW. Out of 14,277, who had ing, testing and treatment, (DMOs) Dr SK Maurya and Dr responsible for ensuring the given first doses, 7,282 were PCMO and his team is regular- Minhaj Ahmed regularly visit- timely availability of medi- ALLAHABAD (PNS): The found infected. About 43 peo- Nehru Hospital, Beli, private area. The wanted criminal sus- Railways staff / family members ly reviewing all the arrange- ed the hospital to see the cines. number of new Corona ple were found infected with hospitals and railways hospital, tained bullet injury in his leg patients declined further on the antigen test, while the while the home isolation of 476 during encounter and fell on Saturday. A total of 165 patients infection was confirmed in 91 was completed. According to the ground. Rajababu alias were found infected with people by the RTPCR and 31 the Health department, home Mohammad Kasim, son of +((#  7    COVID-19 on Saturday night, by the Trunat tests. He said that isolation of 64,323 people has Ashik Ali of Padila Tharvai is 26 fewer than the day before. till Saturday evening, the active been completed so far in the a noted criminal and 17 cases VARANASI (PNS): The dis- to 693. As many as 890 patients received samples as per report hotspots was 495 with 4 green However, the death toll cases in the district remained district. Those infected includ- are pending against him. The trict continued recording a of home isolation recovered, provided by the Health depart- zones having been converted to increased. A total of nine at 3,665. Apart from this, beds ed CRPF camp inspector at police had created a barrier decrease another day in the while as many as 62 have been ment this evening. The total red zones by a day ago. Out of infected people died on in hospitals are also empty. On Phaphamau, inspector of RAF, near a culvert in Tharvai to positive cases and remained recovered from the hospitals. active cases also decreased to total 3,311 hotspots, 2,816 are Saturday, three more than on the other hand, nine people SI, constable, constable of check vehicles moving during less than 500 for the second The total number of patients 6,715 from 7,252 which was a green zones and 495 are red Friday, according to govern- died along with the mother of Kotwali police station, head lockdown. When a bike rider consecutive day in the second cured in the district increased day ago. On Saturday evening, zones. On Saturday, a total of ment figures. Nodal Officer of a lawyer, block secretary of constable of CISF, SI of was given signal to stop, he wave of the pandemic. As to 71,670 including 66,540 in as many as 426 positive cases 6,952 beneficiaries including Corona, Dr. Rishi Sahai said Teachers Union, on Saturday Georgetown police station, opened fire on the police and many as 422 cases of COVID- home isolation and 5,130 in were recorded and the total 2,659 aged between 18 and 45 that on Saturday, a total of after being hit by Corona. All clerk of consumer office and a tried to jump the barrier. The 19 were recorded on Sunday COVID-19 hospitals. number was 78,656 while 7 years were vaccinated at vari- 10,058 people were tested for those who died due to infection primary school teacher at police retaliated and opened evening increasing the total In the first report of the day, deaths were reported and the ous vaccination centres and out corona in the district. In this, were admitted to Swaroop Rani Kaundhiyara among others.. fire. The police bullet hit the leg number to 79,078 crossing the 341 positive patients were death toll was 686. Earlier, in of them, 5,201 took first dose an antigen test of 5,716 people Nehru Hospital. In addition, CRIMINAL HELD: A his- of the criminal and he fell on 79K-mark. With 7 more deaths found out of 4,086 reports view of finding hundreds of of vaccine, while the second was done, the rest of RTPCR 521 people became infection tory sheeter criminal was the road. The injured Kasim recorded during the last 24 received and this figure new positive cases, with 6 new dose was given to 1,751 bene- and Trunat tests were conduct- free. In this, 45 people were dis- arrested by the police after a was sent to hospital for treat- hours, the death toll increased increased to 422 out of 9,185 hotspots, the number of active ficiaries. ed. About 165 people were charged from Swaroop Rani brief encounter in Tharvai ment under police security.     !  /

        5    # ! #!      8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* ambulance service, oxygen sup- was reported then the author- ply, bed and medicines. He ities should be informed with-              ivisional Commissioner instructed the staff to work out delay. ADM incharge con- DYogeshwar Ram Mishra promptly. He told the staff to trol room Amarendra Kumar   inspected the Covid-19 Control entertain each call sincerely and apprised that 36 employees # $   "/* 2 Room and Command Centre note down the information in were deployed and shift wise along with District Magistrate detail. He further directed they were working to run the anpur Divisional # $   "/* 2 Praveen Kumar Laxkar on them to be in regular touch control room 24 hours. The KCommissioner Dr Raj DM directed the staff to main- Shekhar, who has been ommissioner of Police tain social distancing and fol- appointed Covid nodal officer CAsim Arun has announced lowing the Covid-19 protocol. for Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur to launch a drive to initiate During the inspection Dehat, directed static magis- penal action against people Additional District Magistrate trates to coordinate with the involved in black marketing of (F&R) UP Singh, deputy col- nigrani samities (village vigi- medicines, medical equipment lector Ashwini Singh and PO lante committees) for proper and food items. ICDS PK Singh were also pre- monitoring and coordinate He appealed to people to sent. Besides, the DC inspect- with them for the effective immediately inform the police ed the demolition work at control of the spread of the if they found anybody involved which was under COVID-19 pandemic. in the black marketing of these progress under Vindhya He directed the static mag- items. Corridor project. He directed istrates to set up WhatsApp -       -2 (    -"          "   /  The police would initiate the contractor to finish the groups to ensure that the works strict penal action against the -#  2 "        2       demolition work within this were being done transparent- essential arrangements and all ensure that this was done trans- ing this pandemic and had no black marketeers to teach them    month so that final shape of ly. the labourers be tested for parently. He also directed them relatives so that they could be a lesson, the commissioner of beautification of temple could It may be mentioned here COVID-19. to prepare a register of the benefited from the state gov- police added. Saturday. During the inspection with the patients who were in be designed. He directed the that in view of the sudden surge He said the onus lay on the migrant labourers and update ernment plans. Arun said for the past sev- the DC became aware with isolation. He asked the DM to officials concerned to expedite in COVID-19 cases during static magistrates to ensure it every week. Chief Development Officer eral days, complaints about updated information and ensure a uniform to the staff of the purchase of properties post-panchayat poll period, that door to door survey was He said every possible care Dr Mahendra Kumar said dur- people black marketing medi- checked the working of help the control room having their which were stalled due to sec- the district administration was carried out to detect the coro- had to be taken to ensure that ing the house to house survey cines, medical equipment and desks. On the occasion he name plates. He directed to ond wave of Covid. During the caught on the horns of a navirus affected persons and the dead bodies were not if suspected cases were iden- food items were being received directed the staff to remain keep some beds reserved for inspection city magistrate Vinay dilemma, the reason being the also to ensure that the sur- dumped into the Ganga. tified, the nigrani samities by the police. updated with complaints, children more than 12 years of Kumar Singh and naib tehsildar poor infrastructure and med- roundings were clean and fog- He then reviewed the vac- should be assigned the task of He said on the pretext of patients in home isolation, age in advance and if any case Sadar were also present. ical facilities in the rural areas ging and sanitisation drives cination data and said people monitoring them daily till they shortage of food items and and the failure to curb the rush were carried out regularly along need to be made aware of vac- were healthy. He also directed medicines, the unscrupulous to urban areas for treatment. with spraying of anti-larvae cination. He directed the dis- the block development officer shopkeepers were selling them The divisional commis- chemicals. trict magistrate to monitor the and the medical officer at higher prices. ,$   !' sioner said the work being Dr Shekhar said it was the working of all the static mag- incharge to provide all help to He appealed to the masses done by the nigrani committees duty of the static magistrates to istrates, especially testing and the sector magistrates and to immediately inform the should be physically cross- file reports daily on the pre- medicine distribution. exchange data as well. police at Dial-112 if anybody !&!! $,. . %!%$ checked by the static magis- scribed proforma. He said all He said people who tested Prominent among those was found involved in black trates. those who underwent RT-PCR positive should not be unnec- who took part in the meeting marketing these articles. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $+ ,-#* He said with migrant test and were positive should be essarily put into difficulty. He were ADM Atul Kumar, CMO He said on receipt of com- labourers inundating villages, immediately provided home also directed the district mag- Dr Singh, zila panchay- plaint, a police force would he by car- they should be given sheltered isolation kits. He said it was the istrate to find out such children at adhikari and officials of immediately be deputed to the Trying oxygen tankers in quarantine centres with duty of the static magistrates to who had been orphaned dur- nyay panchayat. indicated spot to arrest the cul- quickly is doing the work of prits. maintaining oxygen supply in After lodging FIR against the country at a rapid pace. the black marketeers, strict During this period of coron- penal action would be initiat- avirus pandemic in order to ; 7      ed against them, he said, provide relief to people of adding that black marketing of Gorakhpur and its nearby areas essential items was a big crime, the ‘Oxygen Express’ carrying especially during COVID-19 40 metric tonnes (MT) of liq- pandemic. uid medical oxygen (LMO) in      3    While fighting with the two tankers after departing deadly novel coronavirus, peo- from Durgapur on May 14 at 4   &   ,     ple are compelled to buy nec- 23.52 hrs reached North # $   "/* 2 essary medicines, medical Eastern Railway (NER)’s km in just 12 hours. number of passengers the equipment and other food Gorakhpur-situated Nakaha Earlier, through three railway administration has ttar Pradesh’s Industrial items at higher prices. In the Jungle railway station on Oxygen Express tankers a total been decided to cancel the fol- UDevelopment Minister absence of any strict provisions Saturday at 12.10 hrs, of 120 MT of liquid medical lowing special trains, CPRO , while dedicat- in the law, the guilty are bailed Chief Public Relations Officer oxygen was brought from Pankaj Kumar Singh said. ing to people the oxygen gen- out from the thana itself. There (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh Durgapur to Madhosingh sta- TANAKPUR-DELHI eration plant at Ursula Hospital should be provision for strict said. At Nakaha Jungle station tion of NER which was sup- SPECIAL: The 05325 on Sunday, said there was a cri- penal action and imprison- in the presence of senior offi- plied to Varanasi and its near- Tanakpur-Delhi special train sis of oxygen in Kanpur but ment for such black marketers, cers of the district administra- by areas which brought great will remain cancelled from now liquid oxygen was also he said. tion and railway the decanting relief to people. May 17 until further orders. being sent to the surrounding of liquid medical oxygen was DELHI-TANAKPUR districts as well. done safely. ""!!-##. SPECIAL: 05326 Delhi- He said the UP govern- This Oxygen Express was "!-  Tanakpur special train will ment was making concerted !!65     run at an uninterrupted speed Due to operational diffi- remain canceled from May 18, efforts to improve the and covered a distance of 840 culties and lack of sufficient 2021 till further orders. health infrastructure and nec-      essary steps were being taken in this regard and oxygen     plants were being set up in hos- ))2      pitals. KANPUR (PNS): The Indian He said the oxygen gener- Institute of Technology, Kanpur QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  . /0( themselves vaccinated against Covid-19. Apart ation plant at Ursula Hospital (IIT-K) will now study the from it at various rail sections and stations of had been set up in a record 21 impact of the immersion/bur- he Varanasi division of North Eastern the division for vaccinating employees con- days and added that another ial of bodies in water and soil. TRailway (NER) is making nected with operations along oxygen plant would be set up According to Prof Vinod continuous efforts to prevent with their family members at in the hospital in one month’s Tare, advisor to the National Coronavirus (Covid-19) infec- their workplace by running time. Mission for Clean Ganga tion. Under the direction of the medical van (SPARME) of Mahana said another oxy-  !  - "    "      4     ' %     / (NMCG), the development Divisional Railway Manager railway as Vaccine Express the gen generation plant was being comes against the backdrop of (DRM), Vijay Kumar Panjiar, railway personnel are being set up in GSVM Medical mass graves being discovered and under the leadership of vaccinated at their work- College. The minister College had been given. He said and full preparations to handle city. on the banks of the Ganga in Chief Medical Superintendent place/station. In addition at all claimed that he had sanctioned several MLAs had given funds it. The minister said for this we Those present included Rae Bareli, Unnao, Kanpur, (CMS) Dr MS Nabial in col- major railway stations of Rs 47 lakh for setting up an and thus with the total help all would have to jointly fight Kanpur Divisional Fatehpur and Kannauj, and laboration with the district Varanasi for protection from oxygen plant at Kanshiram Kanpur would have a perma- and the UP government along Commissioner Dr Raj Shekhar, fears about possible contami- administration a total of 110 Coronavirus passengers are Hospital. nent infrastructure. with the district administration Chief Medical Officer Dr Nepal nation of water and soil if the persons, including 38 railway being made alert and aware He said similarly, sanction He said if the third wave was making every effort to Singh and many other officials bodies were of COVID-19 personnel and their family through public address sys- for CPAP for GSVM Medical came there should be proper improve infrastructure in the and BJP members. patients. members besides 72 others, tem. Along with through “We are going to study the were vaccinated at the video messages along with impact of immersion and bur- Divisional Hospital here on large video panels at major ial of bodies on water and soil,” Saturday, Public Relations stations effective messages Prof Tare said, adding that the Officer (PRO), Varanasi, Ashok Kumar said. The are being propagated among people in order to );    7      issue had been discussed at the vaccination programme is being carried out as avoid and prevent coronavirus infection. Besides, NMCG level. “Immersing a a campaign on Varanasi division in which awareness- related messages are being displayed COVID-19 body in Ganga employees are also being encouraged to get in the station premises through posters. would wash the virus, but it    13" 5    won’t be destroyed. You need different agents such as heat and others to destroy the virus,” !$Q 0 $ $ . # $   "/* 2 district administration had the chief medical officer as taken against the hospital con- he said. Prof Tare, who is with decided to take not only disci- well. cerned. the institute’s environmental 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* NINE HURT: As many as police station recently. It is anpur Nagar District plinary but also legal action He said the private hospi- It may be mentioned that science department, has been nine persons were injured in a learnt that the truck was on the KMagistrate Alok Tiwari, against such hospitals. tals had already been told that not only CGHS beneficiaries, part of all top panels formed to he body of an aged person group clash over the issue of way to Sonbhadra on Varanasi- while addressing press per- The district magistrate they could not deny admission even people who have taken rejuvenate the Ganga. The pro- Twas found lying in a field molestation in Kolaund village Shaktinagar road when its dri- sons on Sunday, said it had said if the CGHS beneficiaries to hospitalisation card holders health insurance and are valid fessor sought a complete ban situated under Padari police under Adalhaat police station ver suddenly lost control over come to the notice of the dis- and card holders were denied on any grounds. He said peo- cashless beneficiaries are being on immersion of bodies and station on Saturday. On getting on Friday evening. On getting it and it rammed in a house at trict administration that CGHS admission by any hospital ple were advised to file a com- denied admission by hospitals their burial on the riverbed and information about the recovery information about the matter Rastogi Talab under Adalhaat beneficiaries and card holders they should immediately bring plaint with the district admin- on the pretext of non-avail- said the government should of the body in Chauhanpatti the police personnel reached police station. As a result the were being denied admission it to the notice of the static istration on the basis of ability of beds or absence of make arrangements to prevent village in the morning police the spot and brought the driver and helper got struck in by private hospitals. He said the magistrate at that hospital and which strict action could be official confirmation. the practice. personnel reached the spot. As injured to the police station. the truck and could only be per the locals, the deceased was A case has been registered rescued with the help of the mentally retarded and was from both the sides. After reg- locals. On getting informa- roaming in the area for the past istering the case in this con- tion about the matter the police /#     4/   few days. The deceased was nection the police took action reached the spot and sent the later identified as Pyarelal (70), under preventive measures. injured, driver Chhotu and a resident of Govarddhanpur Investigation into the matter helper Golu, both residents of village under Kachhawaan was on. Vikasnagar, Renukoot  17%! )* police station. On the other hand, two Sonbhadra to Trauma centre in The police took the body persons sustained serious Varanasi. The condition of both doctors’ team providing free issues like heart disease, stroke ication and lifestyle changes into custody for completing the injuries when a truck rammed injured was stated as serious, last # $   "/* 2 counselling, while expressing and dementia. offered a powerful combination sodium intake — 1,500 mg a necessary legal formalities. into a house under Adalhaat reports received here said. her views on hypertension on She said when medical for preventing health issues or day or less — was ideal for most ecent evidence shows that the eve of World Hypertension care was not easily available due reducing issues that could be adults. She said it was advisable Rpeople with uncontrolled Day. She said this year the to COVID-19 pandemic, one caused by high blood pressure. to lose even a little weight or untreated high blood pres- theme of the day was ‘Measure must seek shelter in the famous She advised people to which would certainly reduce 1    sure may be at risk of getting your blood pressure accurate- adage ‘prevention is better than choose heart-healthy foods and blood pressure. She suggested severely ill with COVID-19. It ly, Control it, live longer’. cure’ and added that if one had consider the dietary approach- that people remain active with 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $+ ,-#* Manish, a resident of the as a result of both were injured. is important to note that peo- She said the day focused high blood pressure, the most es to stop hypertension regular exercise which reduces same village, was seriously Later the villagers reached the ple with untreated high blood mainly on combating low important step one could take (DASH) diet, which focused on stress and weight loss. motorcyclist was killed in injured and admitted to the spot and found that Indrajit pressure seem to be more at awareness rates especially in was to successfully manage it. fruits, vegetables, whole grains, She said that when one is Aa road accident around 7 district hospital for treat- had died on the spot. Besides risk of complications from Indian middle income groups She cautioned that pro- poultry, fish and low-fat dairy stressed, one may cope in pm on Friday. It is learnt that ment. According to the infor- Manish was found in an COVID-19 than those whose and also accurate blood pres- tecting oneself against serious foods. unhealthy ways that raises 29-year-old Inderjit a resident mation both Indrajit and unconscious state. On being high blood pressure is managed sure measurement methods. health issues that high blood She suggested that one blood pressure. She advised of Raghupur village, died on Manish were going on a informed by the villagers the with medication. She said high blood pres- pressure could cause was espe- need to reduce salt content in them to try managing stress in the spot after being hit by an motorcycle to attend a ‘tilak’ police reached the spot and This was stated by Dr sure was a serious condition cially important with COVID- diet and aim to limit sodium to healthy ways, such as deep unknown vehicle near ceremony at Rauja Dargah sent the injured to the hospital Urooz Jehan, currently part of and if left untreated, it could 19. less than 2,300 milligrams (mg) breathing and meditation. She Aaravjagdish village under under the Uruva police sta- for treatment and the body for the GSVM Medical College lead to many other health Dr Urooz Jehan said med- a day or less. She said a lower stressed on shunning alcohol. Uruva police station while tion when an unknown hit it the post-mortem examination. 0     ! 

; 7  =>&  7 %!%$ $ !.! '*   $83 ,# ! *1234 # - + -  : :1* With 974 new deaths, the 6,86,295 to 6,87,830. # -    6*:: 0    ",  total number of deaths in the The situation in Pune he Covid-19 triggered daily state climbed from 80,512 to improved a bit as the “active %%  % he Covid-19 situation in Tdeaths jumped to a stagger- 81,486. Similarly, with 34,389 cases”, which had come below Tthe Union Territory of ing 974— the second highest- new infections, the total number one lakh mark early this week,   " !! /0# about the pandemic which he Jammu & Kashmir continues to ever number of fatalities record- of cases climbed from 53,44,063 improved once again as the shared in his media briefing. be grim even as elaborate mea- ed in Maharashtra, on Sunday, to 53,78,452. “active cases” dropped from he Covid-19 situation in V Muraleedharan, Union sures are being taken to contain even as the infections came As 59,318 patients were dis- 93,245 to 82,397. Mumbai with TKerala continued to be crit- Minister of State for external the spread of virus to rural down further to 34,389. A day charged from the hospitals 33,574 active cases stood sec- ical as the number of new affairs, who is the uncrowned pockets in the coming days. after Coid-19 claimed 960 lives across the state after full recov- ond in the State. cases showed that 29,704 per- king of Kerala BJP, in a state- The region reported 59 and left 34,848 others infected, ery, the total number of people sons were afflicted with ment expressed reservations more deaths on Sunday and the the number of daily deaths went discharged from the hospitals the pandemic in the last 12 and doubts over the claims positivity rate climbed further up by 64 to touch a figure of 974, since the second week of March hours that ended at 6 pm made by Vijayan viz-a-viz the up to 11.27 per cent. A total while the infections went down last year went up from 47,67,053 on Sunday. The depart- pandemic. He reminded the number 3,934 patients returned marginally to 34,389. to 59,318. The recovery rate in ment of health said in its Kerala Government that this home and 4,141 fresh cases It may be recalled that on the state went up from 89.2 per release that 89 lives were was the time to be transparent tested positive taking the active April 28, the number of daily cent to 89.74 per cent. claimed by the pandemic in all details connected with the caseload to 51,623. deaths breached the threshold of The total “active cases” in and the Test Positivity state of Covid-19 in Kerala. The twin capital cities of 1,000 in Maharashtra to reach the state dropped from 4,94,032 Rate remained at 25.61 per “This alone will help all of us Jammu and Srinagar continue On the other hand, Oxygen Generation Plants, the figure of 1035, which has to 4,68,109. The fatality rate in cent. in fortifying a preventive to record the highest number Lieutenant Governor, Manoj besides compliance of earlier been the highest-ever number of the state went up from 1.51 per In a simultaneous mechanism to spread the trans- of cases but the health admin- Sinha also visited Government directions including regular deaths recorded since the break cent to 1.52 per cent. development, the Centre mission of the disease. Prime istrators are more worried over Medical College, Jammu to rounds of HoDs and senior out of Covid-19 in March-April With 60 fresh deaths, the expressed its doubts over Minister Narendra Modi has the fact that the virus is spread- take stock of the situation amid doctors in the wards to exam- last year. The daily tally on that Covid-19 toll in Mumbai the figures released by the said that this was the time to be ing rapidly across several rural rising number of complaints ine the patients. day was a consolidated figure increased from 14,164 to 14,224, Government of Kerala and honest and transparent. pockets in both the divisions. related to poor patient care ser- Earlier, the Lt Governor that had included 50 earlier while the infected cases went up asked Chief Minister The death tally from Kerala Meanwhile, a three mem- vices in some of the Covid-19 visited Defence Research and deaths which had earlier not by a relatively low 1535 to trig- Pinarayi Vijayan to be is a matter of serious concern,” ber central team of experts wards. Development Organisation’s been accounted. ger a jump in the infections from transparent in the details said the Union Minister. from National centre for During his visit, LG Manoj (DRDO) 500-bedded under Disease control (NCDC) and Sinha was informed that as construction Covid hospital PGI Chandigarh visited many as 250 nurses would join site at Bhagwati Nagar and took Government Medical College GMC Jammu within three first-hand appraisal of the on- 4      #)'9    and Associated hospitals in days, substantially adding to going work. Jammu to ascertain the reasons the available healthcare work- The fully air-conditioned for surge and assist UT force. make-shift Covid facility with   /0/** While Kolkata reported The lockdown started from Government in Covid-19 con- Referring to the availabil- 125 ICU beds and ventilators 3,951 new cases with 30 deaths 6 am on Sunday and was like- trol and containment mea- ity of Oxygen supply, the Lt will be completed by May 25, engal reported a massive the North 24 Parganas adjoin- ly to continue at least till 6 pm sures.” Governor sought the status of 2021. Bspike in death rate due to ing the State Capital witnessed on May 30. The team members Dr. two new Oxygen plants which The Lt Governor directed corona infection in the 24 a record 35 deaths with 4,279 The State Government has Pranay Verma, Joint Director, are being set up by the J&K UT the Health Department to pro- hours intervening Saturday infections sources said on already postponed the Epidemiology Division, administration at GMC Jammu vide all support to DRDO, and Sunday even as the State Sunday morning adding the Secondary (Class X) and NCDC, Delhi, Dr. Mahesh to augment its oxygen capaci- including arrangements of administration went about number of active cases in Higher Secondary (Class XII) Waghmare, Microbiology ty. health related facilities, hir- imposing a strict lockdown Bengal stood at about exams that were scheduled to NCDC, Delhi and Dr. Navneet While reviewing the ing/posting of doctors, para- that saw multiple arrests and 1.3 lakh. take place in the month of June. Sharma, Professor, Dept. of progress being made for estab- medics, and other healthcare seizures of vehicles in Capital Meanwhile, even as the “No secondary and higher sec- Internal Medicine, PGIMER lishing an additional 100-bed- workforce well before the for- Kolkata and elsewhere. police administration imposed ondary examinations will be Chandigarh also met GMC, ded Covid ward, the Lt mal functioning of the hospi- The State reported 144 strict lockdown all over the held in June,” Chief Secretary Principal Dr Shashi Sudan Governor directed the tal. deaths crona deaths between State 158 people were arrested Alapan Bandopadhyay said Sharma and NHM,J&K Principal and senior doctors of It was informed that Liquid Saturday and Sunday—the in Kolkata under Pandemic 7             6       adding, “The future dates of the Director Ch Mohammad Yasin GMC Jammu to ensure the Medical Oxygen (LMO) tanks highest so far—as 19,511 peo- laws for breaking the lockdown 5      ! examinations will be notified” and collectively analysed the operationalization of the said with a capacity of 40 metric ple tested positive for the dis- protocol. The police also seized by the respective West Bengal data before recommending facility at the earliest. tons (2 tanks of 20 metric tons ease. This is the lowest single- 58 vehicles for violation of malls, spa, beauty salons, sports essential services related to Board of Secondary Education measures to contain the spread The Lt Governor also each) would be installed in this day spike reported in the pre- Government orders. complexes, pubs, cinema halls healthcare, law and order, (WBSE) and West Bengal of virus and check the high enquired about Covid care Covid care facility, besides the ceding 10 days, Health All government and private have been asked to remain courts, power, drinking water Council of Higher Secondary mortality rate across Jammu facilities, availability of oxygen whole structure is prefabricat- Department sources said. offices, shopping complexes, closed. Only emergency and and media would function. Education. region. support beds, functionality of ed and fire retardant. ' * 1 2 3  ; # < "   #05 +#0*5 Prices of almost all counts of yarn have Waterlogging in several parts of Alappuzha #0+ * 0@     0  *:; 403 dropped by at least 10 a kg as demand is low and water enters houses in low-lying areas of + 25 *#0#0:1* due to the second wave of coronavirus. Mankombu, Thekkekara, Vejpara and Poovam. having to travel far,” he said. Production in textile mills has dropped and it In Karnataka, vaccination was suspended in over #05  2 2**2*+ Referring to the Covid crisis in Noida, Yogi is impacting yarn offtake, according to Anand 70 villages in seven districts including Dakshina      said that while there were more than 10,000 cases Poppat, a cotton trader from Gujarat. Kannada, Kodagu and Hassan. The guidelines also asked the community on April 27, there were less than 400 cases on The Cotton Association of India says the last In Karnataka, inoculation drives were can- health officer (CHO) to determine the serious- - + -  : :1* Sabha fromn Hingoli con- Sunday. The number of active cases in the state six months were a favourable period for Indian celled in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara ness of the infection by teleconsultation and rec- stituency in 2014. He did not has come down to 1.63 lakh in the last 24 hours. spinning mills because there was a huge short- Kannada, Shivamogga, Kodagu and ommend cases with comorbidities and low oxy- n a shocking development, contest the 2019 elec- He said the state government is focusing on age of cotton yarn due to last year’s Covid-19 Chikkamagaluru districts due to heavy rainfall, gen saturation to higher centres. It also said the ICongress’ promising leader tions. However, the Congress ensuring awareness and treatment of the black lockdown and huge demand for yarn came from waterlogging, disruption in power supplies. CHOs should be trained in performing rapid anti- and Rajya Sabha member got him elected to Rajya Sabha fungus infection, which has emerged as a chal- domestic and international markets. gen testing (RAT) and the kits should be made Rajeev Satav died of post-Covid subsequently. lenge for the people who have recovered from *.@*54 0 + at all public health facilities. complications, after having bat- Satav, who was the Indian Covid-19. * /* +2 + “These patients should be counselled to iso- ted for life for 24 days at Jehangir Youth Congress president from Apprehensions have been expressed about .02*# 0 late themselves till test results are available. hospital in Pune Sunday morn- February 2010 to December a possible third wave of the coronavirus in the  .@5*## * 0 Those asymptomatic but having history of high- ing. 2014, was the All India state, Adityanath said, adding the government The IAF has kept 16 transport aircraft and risk exposure to Covid patients (exposure of more A close associate of Congress Committee (AICC) in is already preparing an action plan to effectively The IMD said Tauktae would cross Gujarat’s 18 helicopters on operational readiness in than 15 mins without a mask within 6 feet dis- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, charge of Gujarat. He was also check the third wave . coast between Porbandar and Mahuva in peninsular India. tance) should be advised quarantine and tested 46-year-old Satav had been a permanent Invitee to Congress Mentioning the new challenge of black fun- Bhavnagar district by early Tuesday morning and These measures are in preparation for the as per ICMR protocol.” admitted to the hospital on Working Committee, the high- gus infection among cured Covid patients, the tidal waves are likely to inundate several coastal Cyclone Tauktae which is expected to cause very The guidelines also talk on focusing on con- April 16 after he tested positive est decision making body of chief minister said the state government has districts during the landfall. heavy to extremely heavy rainfall along the west- tact tracing as per Integrated Disease Surveillance for Covid-19. Indian National Congress. issued an advisory regarding it besides con- The cyclone has damaged thousands of ern coast of India in the next few days. Programme’s (IDSP) guidelines, adding those test- After he recovered from Meanwhile, mourning ducting virtual meetings with health officials and properties and displaced over 3 lakh people in One IL-76 aircraft has airlifted 127 personnel ing positive should be allowed to quarantine at Covid-19, his con- Satav’s death, NCP medical colleges in every district. six states. Cyclone Tauktae is very likely to cross and 11 tonnes of cargo from Bhatinda to home by following the protocols issued by the dition suddenly chief Sharad Pawar The chief minister talked of the black fun- Gujarat coast between Porbandar & Mahuva Jamnagar. A C-130 aircraft has airlifted 25 per- ministry. worsened and he said: “Congress gus infection or mucormycosis a day after AIIMS (Bhavnagar district) around 18 May afternoon sonnel and 12.3 tonnes cargo from Bhatinda to Stressing on the need to monitor oxygen sat- was put on a venti- leader and CWC Director Randeep Guleria attributed the new or evening. Rajkot. Two C-130 aircraft have airlifted 126 per- uration levels, the ministry directed the VHSNC lator. special invitee Rajiv malady to the misuse of steroids in the treatment The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation sonnel and 14 tonnes cargo from Bhubaneswar to mobilise resources through local PRI to make Satav, who Satav’s death has of Covid-19 patients and asked hospitals to fol- (BMC) had announced that there would be no to Jamnagar. provisions for these equipment. Thermometers developed Covid- come as a big low the infection control protocols. inoculation on May 16-17 considering the Additionally, IAF Covid relief operations and pulse oximeters can be given the families in 19 pneumonia lung shock for all of us. “It has been seen that secondary infections IMD’s cyclone warning. The vaccination pro- have been focused in these coastal areas for the the rural areas on loan and follow-up visits should fibrosis after his He was a young, — whether fungal or bacterial — are causing gramme will now be implemented on Tuesday, coming few days, as bad weather is likely to affect be undertaken by frontline worker following recovery from the pandemic, upcoming and talented leader. more mortality. This disease, mucormycosis, can Wednesday and Thursday, the BMC said. air operations later. The cyclone relief operations required infection prevention practices. was in the Intensive Care Unit He had effectively discharged affect the face, infecting the nose, the orbit of Considering the warning, the are in addition to those underway for Covid “A home isolation kit shall be provided to all (ICU) of the Hospital for more his role of observer assigned to the eye or the brain which can even cause vision Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) relief where more than 40 aircraft are working such cases which should include required med- than a week now. His end came him by his party during Gujarat loss. It can also spread to the lung,” Guleria had has shifted more than 500 Covid-19 patients to round the clock ferrying much needed oxygen icines such as Paracetamol 500 mg, Tab. in the morning. elections. In his death, said on Saturday. state and civic-run hospitals in Mumbai. The from abroad besides airlifting medicines and Ivermectin, cough syrup, multivitamins (as pre- Satav, who is the son of for- Maharashtra has lost a most Talking of his government preparedness to IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and other such equipment to various parts of the scribed by the treating doctor) besides a detailed mer State Minister Rajani Satav, promnising leader”. tackle the possible third wave of Covid-19, heavy to heavy rain is expected. Inoculation country. pamphlet indicating the precautions to be taken, is survived by his wife and two Chief Minister Uddhav which, he said, is feared to be affecting children drive also impacted north Konkan, Thane, According to the Navy’s Information Fusion medication details, monitoring proforma for children. Thackeray said that in the more, the chief minister said, Every district Ratnagiri, Palghar and several other districts in Centre for Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), the patient condition during the home isolation, con- State Revenue Minister untimely death of Satav, administration has been asked to prepare a ded- Maharashtra due to gusty winds and heavy rain- cyclone in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensi- tact details in case of any major symptoms or dete- Balasaheb Thorat, who had vis- Maharashtra had lost a promis- icated hospital for women and children. fall. fy into a severe cyclonic storm and further inten- rioration of health condition and the discharge cri- ited Jehangir Hospital and met ing and well-poised leader. We have 2,220 ambulances of 102 service Inoculation remained affected in Gujarat sify into very severe cyclone storm late hours of teria,” as per the guidelines. the doctors attending on Satav Satav forged friendships going which are dedicated for women and children and due to bad weather on Sunday. The Vijay Rupani May 15 or early hours of May 16. It is likely to on Saturday, said that the latter beyond political affiliations. He for their emergency services besides providing government on Sunday has suspended the vac- move North-North-West and cross between + 210 +*20 had experienced some uneasi- had complete faith in parlia- them telephonic consultation from these hos- cination on Monday and Tuesday as the health Porbandar and Naliya on May 18, IFC-IOR said ness on Saturday night but his mentary democracy and was pitals, he said. staff will be kept on standby for the next two days on social media. 20 3*3*@3 5 impression was that the party known as a studious leader," the The chief minister said arrangements are to meet any emergency arising out of the As regards the IAF operations to fight the 20 2. 2* MP would recover soon. Health Chief Minister said. also being made to set up paediatric intensive cyclonic storm. The government has asked hos- corona, they said the force so far has carried out Minister Rajesh Tope had said Describing news of the care units (ICU) in every district and every med- pitals treating COVID-19 patients to ensure a 778 sorties accumulating 1,147 hours and air- However, some cases are also reported from on Friday that besides Covid-19, untimely demise of the dynam- ical college amid the apprehensions of an power backup and arrangements are also being lifted 490 oxygen tankers with 8,343 MT capac- other districts as well. He asked the State missions Satav was also being treated for ic parliamentarian as ‘agonising’, impending third wave. made to ensure uninterrupted generation of ity and 209 MT of other equipment. to follow up action taken with all districts. additional complications with Maharashtra Governor Bhagat In the case of Covid-19, we have been able medical oxygen in the eight manufacturing units The IAF transport planes flew 30 sorties He said there is need to strengthen enforce- the help of experts. Singh Koshyari said that the to keep the CFR (case fatality rate) lower than and its supply. accumulating 633 hours and transported 104 ment, maintain vigil and also take proactive action Given that Satav was very death came at a time when one one per cent. Similarly, for black fungus, there The drive was also affected in Goa. Water containers with 872 MT as well as 352 MT of to facilitate and support the families for crema- close to the Gandhi-Nehru fam- felt that he would come out of should not be any problem if its timely treatment entered the Goa medical college, (where 82 other equipment from foreign countries. The tion of dead bodies and asked State missions to ily, Rahul and Priyanka used to Covid-19. “He was known for is ensured, the chief minister said. patients died of shortage of oxygen or logistic IAF was pressed in to service on April 22. On specifically report on this. If needed, Project be in regular touch with the his leadership qualities and The government’s advisory also calls for a issues in the last one week). Power supply in the Navy’s efforts, they said it has deployed nine Directors can assess and also give support to doctors to inquire about his organizational abilities. He had comprehensive awareness campaign to inform most parts of Goa was disrupted as hundreds warships to bring oxygen from foreign shores. District Ganga Committees for this out of progress, party and family excellent public relations. people about the cause, symptoms and treatment of electric poles were uprooted due to the high- NMCG funds available with them while keeping sources said. “I’m very sad at the Unfortunately, death has of black fungus, Adityanath said. speed winds. *+*02*40.0  NMCG informed. loss of my friend Rajeev Satav. snatched away a promising The government is quickly working on Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that Uttar Pradesh was represented by Rajnish He was a leader with huge leader with great potential,” ensuring treatment of black fungus in all districts it will take two days to restore power supply .025 *3+ Dubey, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban potential who embodied the Koshyari said. of the state, he added. Uttar Pradesh has fought across the state. Due to heavy rain and strong Development and Anurag Shrivastava, Principal ideals of the Congress. It’s a big Veteran Congress leader encephalitis and reduced mortality rate by 95 per winds, water entered through windows in Goa Home to nearly 70 per cent of India’s pop- Secretary, Jal Shakti, Government of Uttar loss for us all. My condolences and MP Mallikarjun Kharge cent from 2017 to 2020, hence the state has over Medical College’s Super Speciality Block which ulation, villagers have little access to healthcare Pradesh and Project Director, State Ganga and love to his family,” Congress said: “I am deeply shockly and these years improved medical resources in dis- was inaugurated two days back for Covid-19 and are struggling to support themselves Mission. Shrivastava shared that all the district leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted. saddened by the sad and tricts of its eastern region, he said. patients. As a precautionary measure, the through the economic slowdown and jobless magistrates in the states have been alerted about “In Rajeev Satav we have untimely demise of Satav. He patients were shifted to a safer place. Covid-19 migrants. States like Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, the issue and NMCG’s instructions have been lost one of our brightest col- was one of the most promising :*.02N/*.*O patients undergoing treatment at hospitals and Odisha and Uttar Pradesh are stilll witnessing shared. These district magistrates are getting leagues. Clean of heart, sincere, leaders of the next generation of requiring oxygen cylinders need un-interrupt- the most number of returning labourers - now patrolling carried out to prevent dumping of dead deeply committed to the ideals Congress leaders.” 2 ++'>?.0 ed supply of oxygen. All air operations were sus- they are also witnessing the sharpest rise in new bodies in the Ganga. He also informed that 13 cre- of the Congress & devoted to “The passing away of Shri pended for a day at Goa International Airport cases. Infections have now spread to 98 of the matoriums under Namami Gange in addition to the people of India. I have no Satav is a huge loss to the peo- According to Cotton Corporation of India on Sunday country’s 112 poorest rural districts, according existing ones are made available for cremation of words, just prayers for his young ple of Maharashtra and India. (CCI) sources, the increase in demand of the In Kerala, inoculation drives remained to various reports. the dead. It was informed that orders have been wife & children. May they have He would have served the peo- “kafan” is “indeed unfortunate”. The CCI, how- affected Mankombu, Thekkekara, Vejpara and Various districts in the country have a skele- issued for financial support in urban areas. the strength to carry on without ple and the country for so ever, is concerned about the continuous drop in Poovam, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, tal health infrastructure, with most villagers Dubey shared that similar orders for financial sup- him,” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra many more years, if we had not cotton yarn prices since the beginning of May Thrissur and Malappuram on Sunday. According accessing hospitals in nearby cities. India spent port of Rs 5,000 have also been issued by tweeted. lost him in the prime of his life due to non-operational hosiery and garment to preliminary reports, two people died in Kerala just 3.7 per cent of gross domestic product on Panchayati Raj Department for rural areas, sim- After being elected to the and career. Having seen him markets that had witnessed a peak at the begin- on Sunday as a result of heavy rains accompa- health care in 2016, putting it in the bottom 25 ilar to urban areas, and SDRF and other forces Maharashtra Assembly from closely over the last many years, ning of the year following the tapering down of nying the storm. The two deaths were report- countries globally, according to the most recent have also been asked to do patrolling. Authorities Kalmanuri constituency in this is also a deeply personal loss the first surge of Covid-19. ed from Ernakulam and Kozhikode districts. World Bank data. are in touch with Panchayats and ULBs. 2009, Satav was elected to Lok for me,” Kharge said.     !  4     7     #    3  3R -    "   !3,A! $        !!"     "   6      trict around May 18 early orried over the reports morning,” the IMD said. Wthat the ration for the ale-force winds, heavy With the cyclone intensi-    Chief Ministers Uddhav agencies, Cabinet Secretary month of May and June had Grainfall and high tidal fying, the wind speed along and Thackeray and Vijay Rupani stressed that all measures not been distributed to the peo- waves swept the coastal belt of off Gujarat coasts in Porbandar, nion Home Minister Amit apprised Shah of the cautions should be taken to evacuate ple facing enormous hardship Kerala, Karnataka and Goa as Junagadh, Gir Somnath and UShah on Sunday held a and relief measures undertak- people in areas affected by the due to the pandemic and the Cyclone Tauktae hurtled north- Amreli districts will reach 150- review meeting with Chief en at coastal areas. “Shah said cyclone, so as to ensure zero lockdown, the Government on wards towards Gujarat on 160 kmph gusting to 175 kmph Ministers of Maharashtra, that a 24x7 control room is loss of life and damage. Sunday asked the State Sunday, leaving four people by Tuesday morning. It will Gujarat and Administrator of functioning in MHA, which can Preparatory arrangements to Governments to keep ration dead, damaging hundreds of reach a speed of 120-150 kmph Daman & Diu and Dadra be contacted at any time for any restore power, telecom and shops, also called fair price houses, uprooting electricity gusting to 165 kmph over Nagar Haveli to assess the pre- assistance by the States. He other important services should shops, open for a longer dura- poles and trees and forcing Devbhoomi Dwarka, paredness to deal with the sit- said Indian Coast Guard, the be ensured. Gauba also empha- tion on all days to ensure time- evacuation. Jamnagar, Bhavnagar districts uation arising out of Cyclone Navy, Army and Air Force sised that all steps should also ly and safe distribution of both According to the India during the same period, the ‘Tauktae’. units have also been put on be taken to avoid disruption of subsidised and free food grains Meteorological Department IMD said. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv standby and surveillance air- functioning of hospitals and to the poor. (IMD), Tauktae which has “Gale winds with speed Gauba chaired a meeting of the craft and helicopters are carry- Covid Care Centres and main- Many ration card-holders lockdown in some States/UTs, ries during the second wave of taken the form of a “very reaching 70-80 kmph gusting National Crisis Management ing out aerial sorties. tenance of regular supply of say the facility has not begun that may curtail the function- the Covid-19 pandemic. severe cyclonic storm” is like- to 90 kmph are likely to prevail Committee (NCMC). Union Home Minister oxygen to them. yet despite announcements by ing hours of Fair Price Shop In the advisory, the Centre ly to intensify further during along and off Valsad, Navsari, The meeting was held directed the senior officers to Necessary arrangements the Centre and the State (FPS), an advisory has been has asked States to keep the the next 24 hours and reach the Surat, Bharuch, southern parts through video conferencing take every possible measure to have been made in this regard Governments. The delay in issued on 15th May, 2021...to ration shops open for distrib- Gujarat coast by Monday of Ahmedabad, and Anand with Chief Secretaries of the ensure that people are safely to ensure uninterrupted func- distribution of rations is forc- keep the FPSs open, preferably ution of foodgrains under the evening. The IMD said Tauktae districts, as well as Dadra, States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, evacuated and all essential ser- tioning of hospitals and Covid ing people to buy food grains on all days of the month,” the NFSA as well as PMGKAY would cross Gujarat’s coast Nagar Haveli, Daman (Union Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and vices maintained, including Care Centres, along with ensur- from the open market at non- Union Food Ministry said in scheme in a staggered manner between Porbandar and Territories) from May 17 mid- Tamil Nadu as well as Advisors health and oxygen facilities, ing generation and supply of subsidised prices. Besides, an advisory to States and throughout the day, maintain- Mahuva in Bhavnagar district night till Tuesday morning,” it to the Administrators of the power, telecommunications, oxygen to Covid facilities across ration card holders are also not Union Territories. ing proper social distancing by early Tuesday morning and said. Union Territories of drinking water etc. and that the country. getting any information about The Centre is distributing and adhering to all Covid-19 tidal waves are likely to inun- A nearly 3-metre-high tidal Lakshadweep and Dadra & these are restored immediately The National Disaster when food grains would be highly monthly subsidised protocols, it said. date several coastal districts wave is expected in Junagarh, Nagar Haveli and Daman & in the event of damages caused Response Force (NDRF) distributed. foodgrains of 5 kg per person To facilitate this, States during the landfall. 1-2.5 metres above astronom- Diu. Secretaries of various to them,” said the MHA. informed that they have Besides, the ministry has at 1-3 per kg via ration shops have been requested to ensure “The very severe cyclonic ical tide is likely to inundate Union Ministries also attended Reviewing the prepared- deployed and made available 79 received several representa- to over 80 crore poor under the that FPSs are exempted from storm Tauktae over the east- coastal areas of Diu, Gir the meeting. ness of the Central and State teams in the affected States. tions that during the current National Food Security Act the restricted hours of opening central Arabian Sea moved Somnath, Amreli, Bharuch, lockdown in some States/UTs, (NFSA). of regular markets as food- nearly northwards with a speed Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, while 54 teams of National and extremely heavy rainfall in catchment areas, prompting ration shops’ timings have Over and above this, addi- grains are covered under of about 11 kmph during the Anand, Surat and about 0.5-1 Disaster Response Force Raigad on Monday. authorities to sound an alert. been curtailed due to which tional 5kg of free grains are essential items, it added. past six hours,” it said. metres over Devbhoomi (NDRF) and State Disaster Four deaths have been Gusty winds and heavy the intended beneficiaries being distributed to the same Further, the Centre has asked “It is very likely to intensi- Dwarka, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Response Force (SDRF) have reported from Karnataka’s rainfall have been lashing sev- might not be getting adequate beneficiaries under the states to take necessary steps fy during the next 24 hours. It Kutch and the remaining been deployed in the State. Uttara Kannada, Udupi, eral parts of Goa since Sunday time to lift their entitled food PMGKAY (Pradhan Mantri for timely distribution of food- is very likely to move north- coastal districts of Gujarat dur- Maharashtra too was brac- Chikkamagaluru and morning. Power supply in a grains. Most of the States and Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana) grains at their FPSs without northwestwards and reach the ing the time of landfall, the ing for impact as the Met Shivamogga districts in majority of areas of Goa has UTs are under lockdown-like scheme for two months — causing hardships to the ben- Gujarat coast in the evening IMD said . department predicted heavy cyclone-related incidents. The been disrupted as hundreds of situation and ration shops are May-June in order to minimise eficiaries, and to give wide hours of May 17 and cross the An estimated 1.5 lakh peo- to very heavy rains at isolated water level in many dams electric poles were uprooted not allowed to open. economic hardships being publicity to the measures State coast between Porbandar ple are being shifted from low- places in north Konkan, across Kerala showed a rising due to the high-speed winds “In view of the ongoing faced by the NFSA beneficia- undertaken in this regard. and Mahuva in Bhavnagar dis- lying coastal areas in Gujarat Mumbai, Thane and Palghar trend after heavy rains in the cause by the cyclone. "       '   !     !$% % "   #*  0'# P!''$     !5        

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A technology grand cine policy, saying the muddle “super-spreader rallies” and the pandemic situation in States    The case was originally Shakti Ministry said: “India has framework to design, develop challenge launched by NJJM in arose because the “Prime Kumbh Mela, Khera said that and Union Territories, has told registered by Madurai police one of the most vibrant Internet and establish a coherent system partnership with MEITY, Minister wanted to become questions were being asked on the States that localised con- he National Investigation under various sections of the of Things (IoT) eco-systems in that is able to exchange the data Government of India, is going the vaccine guru”. the Government’s decisions. tainment strategies were the TAgency (NIA) on Sunday Indian Penal Code and the world, with various sup- at local and central level. to be showcases in 100 villages Addressing a virtual press “You can’t have centralised need of the hour. conducted searches at four Unlawful Activities porting enablers making it The broad framework will in states of Uttar Pradesh, conference, Congress decision-making and decen- Besides, he has asked the locations in Tamil Nadu in (Prevention) Act. conducive for companies seek- help the States/UTs in firming Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, spokesman Pawan Khera said: tralised responsibility, both States to ensure oxygen supply connection with Madurai fun- The NIA had re-regis- ing to serve the global demand up the desired standards to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka “The Government of India did have to be decentralised, both in rural areas. damentalist Facebook post tered the case on April 15 this beyond national boundaries. meet the requirement of and Manipur,” the Ministry not manage the crisis as well. have to be in tune with each According to sources, the case. year and took over the inves- The Government of India has change from mere infrastruc- said. When it came to negotiation other.” the Chief Ministers informed The case relates to incrim- tigation. introduced a number of initia- ture to ensuring water service The data collected from the with vaccine manufacturers, “Today, because of you, the Prime Minister that central inating Facebook post by Investigation has revealed tives to leverage the benefits of delivery. The NJJM, in part- field locations will be trans- when it came to putting in place different states are negotiating guidelines were being followed accused Mohammad Iqbal, an that the posts on the Facebook these disruptive IoT technolo- nership with state governments mitted to the state and Central a vaccine policy, everything with the same companies, vac- and vaccination being accord- extremist advocating ideolo- page “Thoonga Vizhigal gies in multiple sectors.” and sector partners, has start- server and can be used to was centralised. Actually, it was cine manufacturers for their ed the highest priority. gy of ISIS and Hizb-Ut-Tahrir Rendu is in Kazimar Street” To utilise this expertise, the ed facilitating sensor-based monitor the functionality not even centralised, it was indi- people. They will all get differ- The Prime Minister is to terror groups. was uploaded by the accused NJJM, and the Ministry had set water supply systems on pilot (quantity, quality and regular- vidualised, because someone ent prices... Why? Who will be start next week his direct inter- The searches were con- Md. Iqbal for denigrating a up a Technical Expert basis in several villages. ity of water supply) at the state wanted to be a ‘Vaccine Guru’. answer these questions too?” he action with the District ducted at Kazimar Street, K particular community, it said. Committee to prepare a road The data from 11 pilot and Central level. This will Narendra Modi wanted to be asked. Magistrates of 54 districts to Pudur, Pethaniyapuram and “The posts were designed map for measurement and locations about the daily water ensure to minimise service known as a ‘Vaccine Guru’.” Khera alleged that when workout Covid19 strategy fol- Mehboob Palayam in to incite communal dishar- monitoring of water service supply, its quantity and regu- delivery outage and water loss He said that India was not the nation was getting over- lowing its second wave. Madurai. mony among different reli- delivery systems in the rural larity are shown on the Jal and monitor the quantity and short of oxygen but the gov- whelmed by the pandemic, one With 3.11 lakh fresh coro- During the searches, six- gious groups in a manner areas. The committee has emi- Jeevan Mission dashboard. quality on a long-term basis. ernment delayed setting up of man with his government “still navirus infections, India saw teen digital devices including prejudicial to the maintenance nent members from academia, “Many States like Bihar, The additional advantage 162 onsite oxygen plants across busy trying to save a fake image the lowest rise in daily Covid- laptop, hard discs, mobile of public order,” it said. administration, technology and Punjab, Haryana have come of this data would be to analyse 14 states by 8 months and that he has built of himself. His 19 cases after a gap of 25 days, phones, memory cards, SIMs, Accused Md Iqbal alias specialists from the water sup- forward for the implementa- the demand pattern of the user “when the crisis hits hard, the fake image cannot be more while the death toll rose to pen drive, and many incrim- Senthil Kumar of Kazimar, ply sector. tion. Sikkim, Manipur, Goa groups over time and use this State Governments were important than my real life, 2,70,284 with 4,077 new fatal- inating books, pamphlets and Street, Madurai, was arrested The committee met 11 have completed basic survey information for demand man- blamed”. than the real lives of my fami- ities, according to the Union documents were recovered, on December 2 last year and times and despite the Covid works. Gujarat has begun nav- agement at the aggregate level. Citing the eight-phase West ly members, my friends, my Health Ministry. the NIA said. is presently in judicial custody. pandemic, finalised the report, igating the sensor-based rural Bengal Assembly elections, the loved ones....” &    P   1 %  &                2## %    $  P  # 6!       risking their lives to save the  patients in this difficult time. nion Education Minister In his emotional address,    JP national URamesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that he has just Bpresident JP ‘Nishank’ has been honoured come out of covid infection. ormer Union Minister and Nadda on Sunday with “International Invincible He has felt the pain and close- Fsenior Congress leader P flagged off a large Gold Medal” of 2021. commitment to world peace ly observed the dedication, Chidambaram on Sunday ques- quantity of Covid- In a statement to the through Veda and world peace struggle, duty, service of our tioned the Narendra Modi 19 relief materials media, Tony Nader, president programme. doctors, nurses, health work- Government on the decline in Pradesh and Gujarat. to Himachal of Maharshi Organisation The honour was ers. the number of daily vaccination All the state health admin- Pradesh under the world-wide and various announced at a two-day virtu- In order to save the lives of while taking a jibe at Health istrators were advised to party’s ‘Seva Hi Maharshi Universities, said al session which was attended others, they put their lives in Minister Harsh Vardhan over increase ICU and oxygenated Sangathan 2.0’ that Nishank has been recog- by representatives from over danger. He said, “We will def- the shortage of vaccines. beds, undertake oxygen audits, campaign. nised for his extraordinary 110 countries. The award will initely win on the strength of “Why is the number of take stock of availability of The Covid commitment and outstanding be formally presented to the our Corona warriors. vaccinations administered medicines in the state and relief materials service to humanity through Minister on Guru Purnima Nishank said that he is going down every day? It was strengthen their medical work- comprise nearly his writings, social and illus- this year. very happy that his writings, only 11,60,000 doses on Friday, force. three lakh three- trious public life. Nader also congratulated social and public service have bringing down significantly the Detailing the ramping up of ply face masks, The decision was made the Minister for the most inno- been appreciated. daily average of May. It is a far vaccine production, he said, 50,000 N-95 face after due deliberations by a vative, creative, scientific and He said he was committed cry from the 42 lakh doses “We will have 51.6 crore vaccine masks, 25,000 gloves, 10,000 Corporate Affairs, Anurag fought this war against the high-powered committee duly inclusive New Education pol- to promote scientific research administered on April 2. doses by the end of July includ- face shields, 7,000 PPE kits, Thakur. pandemic and soon we will constituted under the leader- icy. on Indian traditional knowl- “The only reason and ing the 18 crore doses already 6,000 oxygen mask, 3200 Nadda praised the efforts emerge victorious in this war ship of Nader, who is the glob- He added that the new edge and india’s eternal life val- explanation is shortage of vac- administered. Sputnik has been NRMs, 1500 oxygen regulators, of Thakur for this noble ini- against Covid,” he said. al head of the organisation. education policy crafted by ues of life so that it can bene- cines. Of course, the loyal and approved. 250 nasal cannula and other tiative in the fight against the He urged all BJP office The statement further the government will go a long fit humanity. obedient Union Health This along with the slated medical items. Covid-19 pandemic. bearers, leaders and workers of praised the relentless efforts way in establishing human val- Thanking Nader for his Minister will flatly deny any approval of the new vaccine of The BJP National “As we all know that the Himachal Pradesh to ensure and great commitment of ues globally as the base of positive views on education shortage of vaccines!” Zydus Cadila, Serum Institute of President also flagged off con- Covid-19 pandemic has last mile delivery of all medical Nishank to propagate ancient modern education. policy, Nishank said that this Chidambaram said. India- Novavax vaccine, Bharat signment of medical equip- emerged as the biggest medical aid and other assistance in the Vedic values, wisdom and tra- Accepting the award, policy not only help India to Harsh Vardhan on Saturday Biotech’s nasal vaccine and the ment procured 17 mobile and health crisis in the histo- state so that every single needy ditional knowledge in the most Nishank said that he was grate- meet the upcoming global reviewed public health response Genova mRNA vaccine will medical units under the ry of mankind but all Indians and poor person gets relief and scientific manner. ful to the selection committee. challenges but will establish to Covid-19 and progress of vac- push the availability of Covid “Saansad Mobile Swasthya under the leadership and guid- are not left unattended from Nader lauded Nishank for He dedicated his award to the country as Vishvaguru in cination in Uttar Pradesh, vaccines to 216 crore doses in Seva” with the help of Union ance of Prime Minister getting the medical supplies his continuous support and all the corona warriors who are times to come. Madhya Pradesh, Andhra the August-December period.” Minister of State for Finance & Narendra Modi have unitedly and relief materials.     !  7

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I asked Hit&Run was the best pass time. to it that the children ate *2+ 0 or, rather, live with them. Life whatever happened to the Children’s extracurricular activ- everything cooked at home. #*2*10  has turned virtual. It is a dig- boat she was supposed to play ities involved spreading papads The kids, too, contributed to ital degeneration of sorts with. “It sank,” she said with a and chips in the sun. The pack- the household chores willing- +  +0. 2 where you know a lot yet you flat face and submerged into aged chips would come much ly, or unwillingly in my case, # 2J4 are rudderless as the frame- her phone again. later. Eating out meant having but learned that anyway. #*2*10  2 work that comes with human (The writer is a columnist golgappas at the street vendor. Of The elderly were no pari- interaction is missing. The and documentary film-maker. course, the kulfiwala occasional- ah either. The granny would * pizza-burger generation is The views expressed are per- ly announced his arrival with a tell endless ghost stories and more about flaunting its feat sonal.)  '&  9( '     9:  3    $          4,,,  " Sir Cairn says it remains open to talks with    !  ,!! the Government to resolve the dispute, but  !" $ ? it is not unusual in legal proceedings of this 3!, !  !!!!  ! nature to seek attachment of the alleged ,! E assets of the debtor in foreign jurisdictions.   !! ,!  &        #!  !!! Air India operates flights from India to "3!, ! 3        New York, Chicago, Washington DC and ! !,!!! other cities in the US. The suit brought by ,!! !! !!@! !!!                  @,!!,!E 1:"2;0266052 Cairn would seek to seize airplanes or K+A    1      - ,     '      other immovable assets, like sales offices !",  +! @! ! , @! "                  2   '  that the carrier operates in some of these "   , ?     3    4                1    locations. As we all know, Air India has long been a loss-making entity and the !", "" "! ? ,!!       '   "          Government has indicated that it is in an  !!   "! !,               '  556    advanced stage of being disinvested with @!  !  @ !!  ! "!  multiple parties having submitted offers,   ! ":A! !!+,  ,F,F,!        7578    9                 !! !  ,              :   including the Tata Group. # , !   ? This action against Air India could put    !!!? , !",  !,  02               a roadblock to that process as the  !,,!@!!,! ! !"@! K61                Government was hoping to conclude the  *! @ !  ! "!  ! , ,!!  sale by September this year. Secondly, this "" !:E0  !  @ !@F, !,! , +! @,        '   "  !  ,,! ,!"             0 can be seen as yet another setback in a con-  ! ,    "! tinuing story of the retrospective tax law !! !@!!!!  A   ! @ "  !      !        ! damaging India’s international reputation ! ! !" "!  !!      S            " when it comes to doing business. ! ! ,!,!! 3!0, @!!" ,!? #05  '          !   CK Subramaniam | Navi Mumbai !!!, @, ! !1,!!O !, !"!  ", 2 0           +   ; "!!"!" !!0, @!#! 60      K:,!? 9            < Sir It is a matter of profound sadness that           "     while the world is battling the COVID-19 continue its air offensive “as long as nec- support. essary”. The issue at the heart of the con- But what seems unbearable is that people pandemic, Israel is resorting to aerial bom- "!!,               flict is Israeli occupation of Palestinian are being forced to bury bodies in the shal-  S       "     bardment in Gaza, inflicting casualties on " !  the Palestinians. It exemplifies man’s land. It is true that advanced warning and low soil of water banks or let them float ?+ !                       +      inhumanity to man and man-made suffer- time to evacuate were given. There are away, something partially cremated and +@!           :    "      ing in this time of a global pestilence. global protests in support of the people of sometimes not at all. ,   The Israeli air strikes on Gaza have Palestine. Let’s just hopr for better sense It is as though the roots of the soci-          <   "        to prevail across. ety are being torn apart, for the cultural 00     "           1  '  claimed the lives of at least 162 K:"+,!! Palestinians, including 41 children. Of par- G David Milton | Tamil Nadu and psychological damage caused by this                      ! ticular poignance is the fact that children unprecedented crisis is incalculable. If Q      helpless citizens are unable to accord their                     become the victims of this escalation in !H: " Sir — This refers to the news report, loved ones even the minimum dignity in violence. Every single death in the Israeli- H!! $   )      =>              ! ‘Innumerable bodies float’ (May 15). death because, perhaps, no one is around Palestinian conflict is a tragedy for which  !!    '   0  S       (     ! Bidding farewell to the dead through to take the bodies for cremation, or they the right-wing dominated, repressive " funeral rites was one of the earliest signs can’t afford the soaring prices of wood or                 0     Israeli Government is responsible.   @ of our civilisation. The people wish peace the funeral —profiteers never rest –and           '   9  '  S $   )   The interception of most of the rockets !,"! for the dead through rituals according to have to throw bodies into the river. fired towards Israel by Hamas indicates the  "!                       ! their cultural and religious beliefs, it is a N Sadhasiva Reddy | Bengaluru    2                 difference and disproportion in military !I !! power between the two sides. 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The pandemic 2.0 is hit-    L*'M         K     '  ting Indians with greater intensity and virulence but =6?K  K     A  =6?@ 0      a sensible and broader perspective can reduce the hype and assure the implications of the current cri-                   ! sis are not as dismal as being made out.               Certain mystery shrouds the resurgence of +               Covid 2.0 with new strains. True, the plateauing of                  Covid cases in India by last fall led to public and                 government complacence about continuing risks.        (        And the the government toned down restrictions. As the going seemed manageable, shops,restaurants, wholesale and retail markets, malls,schools, public transport, businesses and public establishments *0:@ 2 3 tended to function normally.Export of jet fighters, #05 $>@ plans to lay 75,000+ stations to charge electric vehi- 0 0+  0 cles, supply of domestically produced Covid vac- #2  cine to 87 countries and medicines to over 150 coun- 0#/0+.02 tries meant progression towards a vibrant econo- +*52+ my and making of “atmanirbhar” nation. Naturally, :  #* 0+0 the Indian buoyancy and optimism was not palat-  5 00+  able to arms, oil, and pharma lobbies,as theycould +#0*5@ lose huge businesses in India; apropos of 5-billion- *.2+*+ dollar PPE and masks deals alone came to a naught 2*00                 in one shot, oil companies were next. Prime Minister # * 2 shall be revalatory. stering in the nerve breaking era we have eclipsed altogether. Based on    /              ! Narendra Modi, who repeatedly said and meant 05@4 At home, during Covid 1.0, the are passing through. 2017 data, World Economic Forum       -        ‘desh nahi lutne dunga, desh nahin bikne dunga’ was #0+0#/0 Opposition decried lockdowns for its As for the numbers gamein analysis revealed 25,270 daily a common enemy who would not bend like adverse implications on livelihoods. Covid, national morbidity and mor- deaths in India, second to China at     *'        <   + 4*+0 Donald Trump of the US. For the global business #2  # + In second wave, after States were tality data across states in specific 28,036. The estimated global                magnates to flourish in India, Modi’s downsizing- allowed to decide at their own level, time frames are subject to wide fluc- annual death toll for tuberculosis             (  .. #*#40. with the aid of domestic disgruntled elements 5*## @ they chose lockdown. They also tuations because transmission of of all kinds in 2019 stood at 14.18                3   appeared the only option. To support them was criticised the efficacy of vaccine, then Covid is multifactorialin nature lakh and 79,144 in India; for HIV- neighbouring China. Possibility of China-sponsored 00/ 0 took it one by one. The purpose was involvingthe vision of the govern- related diseases the annual death        3     ! 140      (             biological war behind the abrupt rise in Covid cases creating a public impression that gov- mentad thestrict measures it takes to toll was 5-9 lakh globally and              0   ! in India bypassing the neighbouring countries with ernment is unwilling and unfit to control the pandemic including 69,000 for India in 2017. These fig- identical life style during April 10-15 cannot be ruled manage Covid crisis, something not health facilities.Thus,it shall be naïve ures shall not be significantly dif-                ! out. Accompanying this was the opposition’s refrain in national interest. to pronounce judgement on the ferent for 2020 and 2021. A fair,   0              of failure of Modi government to deal with Covid, Ambiguity in identifying the performance of the governance comparative assessment of quanti-          ;      ! enthusiastically supported by Western media.On precise aetiology, genesis and man- based on infections and death data tative changes in morbidity and                 April 20, international media showed’large scale’ cre- ifestations of Covid 2.0 further tends of few days, weeks or even months; mortality in pre-Covid and it a time          3      mations and highlighted deficiencies in Indian to destabilise the poise of lay public. policies and actions take long to frame shows that the Covid death 0              health care sector. Strangely, at this hour, Pakistan The doctors find it expedient to clas- show results. Taking the Covid data toll as reported is misleading and                 also offered to help India. sify routine health issues as Covid in of April 28, 2021, though numer- ignores mortality from classical dis- The anti-government chorus was endorsed by keeping with trends. The head of a ically India witnessed largest daily eases. The actual Covid toll is not 03               UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore on May prestigious health facility, Dr Arvind deaths (3647) compared to USA of the level we are told to make out. 0               ! 4: “The tragic situation in India should raise alarm Kumar of Medanta, Gurugram: (954), Germany (320), France (344) The fear against COVID is                bellsfor all of us.” Most recent is the editorial in the Consider any one of symptoms like and Italy (344), the deaths per crore largely visceral. It is the spectre of                medical journal Lancet summarily undermining the sneezing, headache, fever, throat population turns out to be mere 26 COVID that is the real threat, and                  ( government’s efforts in dealing with Covid;the vin- soar, vomiting, diarrhoea, loss of for India and 29, 38, 48 and 57, not the virus itself. The virus     3          dictive portion being, “Modi’s actions in attempt- smell or taste, skin patches, body ache respectively, for these countries with a life of around seven days is       "     3       ing to stifle criticism and open discussion during as Covid case unless proved other- (source: worldometers.info). Thus, an issue only in about three to five the crisis crisis are inexcusable”. The statement sug- wise, and begin with self-isolation the narrative that India is worst hit per cent cases where specialist                 gesting the government “own up to its mistakes” is The author is a without wait for lab reports - even by Covid smacks of foul play to tar- handling is required. We are                  the tone of a hardcore political adversary and in bad blogger at www.blunts- negative reports with either symptom nish the image of India. undergoing times when each sec-       taste, unbecoming of a medical publication. Reports peaker.com and writes must be treated as Covid. Such pre- Doctors are not knowalls in tion of country has to lend a help- 0              ! about Chinese instigations behind the sordid cov- on health, spiritual, cepts further down the already health matters but in a few weeks ing hand. Let us face the facts         4  <   erage and observations on India’s handling of Covid and social issues. diminishing morale of the patient after Covid 2.0, how do they pre- squarely, keep our peace and hope          (       and his kith and kin that needs bol- sume that all non-Covid diseases for the best.                 !                 !              !         0    <         !      -  $!!/# # -+#.#=&+-  -- -  --#  & $# - - -#. 0              ! #$%! ##"+!-#- .  + /# +!  !-   - !            0     ! -#  -   #- -  #!  +.# .!+-# !-  --#               !  &" .  - !!                   L/ & + " -!               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On this medications as prescribed and don't notice any symptoms. hypertension are at greater World Hypertension Day, it is making lifestyle changes can But even without symptoms, risk of becoming severely ill or critically important for India enhance your quality of life high blood pressure can cause dying from COVID-19.   to pay attention to this silent and reduce your risk of heart damage to your blood vessels Research indicates that most * 9 * killer and take adequate pre- disease, stroke, kidney disease and organs, especially the people are unaware that they cautions. and more. brain, heart, eyes, and kid- have high blood pressure and Dos and don;lts: You can reduce your risk neys. even if diagnosed, they are Secure your supply of for high blood pressure with The first criteria to deal either irregular with their blood pressure medicines. healthy lifestyle changes. If with hypertension or high medication or discontinue Keep a stock of at least 90 days. you already have high blood blood pressure is early detec- taking it after a while. Studies Continue to take medi- pressure, the same lifestyle tion. Regular blood pressure have also shown that patients cines for blood pressure and changes combined with med- readings can help you and with hypertension but not on other chronic conditions such ication therapy (as recom- your doctor in noticing any medications had a significant- as diabetes as prescribed by the mended by your provider) change. If your blood pressure ly higher risk of mortality doctor. symptoms or feel unwell. In with hypertension aneurysm. Uncontrolled can also help you control it. is elevated, the health compared with those on med- If possible, regularly mea- the last one year, 35 lakh Hypertension can lead to hypertension may affect eyes; Certain individuals are more provider may need to keep ication, if they got Covid-19. sure your blood pressure at Indians have dialled E- severe health complications leading to Hypertensive likely to develop high blood checking it for over a few In the past World Health The author is a home. If it fluctuates, consult Sanjeevani, the government's and increase the risk of heart Retinopathy which may lead pressure than others if they weeks to see if the number Organisation (WHO) and Member of Parliament, your doctor remotely. Do not telemedicine platform for a disease, stroke, and some- to irreversible blindness. have a family history of stays elevated or falls back to Indian Council of Medical Rajya Sabha change your treatment without medical consultation. times death. It is a primary risk Keeping blood pressure under hypertension or consume normal levels. Treatment for Research (ICMR) have issued a medical opinion. Avoid consuming excess factor for cardiovascular dis- control is vital for preserving diets rich in salt, saturated hypertension includes both various warnings and guide- Avail of telemedicine facil- salt in your food ease, including stroke, heart health and reducing the risk of fats, consume tobacco or alco- prescription medication and lines for people with chronic ity if you develop coronavirus Risk Factors associated attack, heart failure, and these dangerous conditions. hol and are overweight. Stress healthy lifestyle changes.     !  "3

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K !,  ! & $      ,!        >?. =  *@@    $$' - /0/** -  by 15,139.12 crore to  7,65,035.49 crore and that of mid a raging second wave ight of the top-10 most Kotak Mahindra Bank plum- Aof Covid-19 and subse- Evalued companies wit- meted by 14,398.04 crore to quent restrictions on business nessed a combined erosion of 3,38,358.80 crore. activities imposed by several 1,13,074.57 crore in market The valuation of HDFC states, economic recovery is valuation last week, with Tata dived 13,430.38 crore to beginning to lose steam and the Consultancy Services, Infosys 4,36,879.75 crore and that of country’s GDP growth is like- and HDFC Bank emerging as Bajaj Finance tanked 9,844.62 ly to be below nine per cent for the worst hit. crore to 3,21,592.05 crore. the current fiscal, according to Among the top-10 most The m-cap of Hindustan a survey. valued companies, only Unilever Limited diminished At least 80 per cent of the Reliance Industries Limited by 8,505.43 crore to stand at respondents expect consumer and State Bank of India man- 5,58,445.28 crore and that of -  recover a total of 235.32 crore. ARCs/banks/NBFCs/FIs can demand for non-essential items aged to book gains on a week- ICICI Bank dipped by Heavy Metal has out- conduct due diligence of these as well as investment to be ly basis. 6,533.78 crore to 4,13,243.07 he State Bank of India (SBI) standing dues of 116.91 crore assets with immediate effect, severely impacted due to the During the holiday-trun- crore. Twill sell three bad accounts to the bank, Khare and after submitting expressions current Covid situation, the announced by several states added. cated trading week, the BSE In contrast, Reliance to asset reconstruction com- Tarkunde owes  99.84 crore of interest and executing a survey conducted by Care will stay till May-end. Another rating agency benchmark Sensex tanked Industries added 3,518.62 panies or other financial insti- and Elize International 18.57 non-disclosure agreement with Ratings said. Altogether, 54 per cent of CRISIL said India’s GDP 473.92 points or 0.96 per cent. crore to take its valuation to tutions next month to recover crore. The bank has set the the bank. "The economic recovery the people, who participated in growth is likely to drop to 9.8 The valuation of Tata 12,27,855.04 crore and State dues of over 235 crore, reserve prices for these NPA Ahmedabad-based Heavy is beginning to lose steam with the survey, believe that the per cent in a moderate sce- Consultancy Services tumbled Bank of India added 2,052.66 according to a sales notice. accounts for sale at 27.50 Metal and Tubes is engaged in infection rates scaling record lockdown is a solution to the nario, assuming the second 30,054.79 crore to crore to help its m-cap reach Rs In terms of the bank’s pol- crore, 15 crore and  8 crore, manufacturing of stainless steel highs. Almost seven out of 10 current COVID-19 situation in wave of coronavirus disease 11,28,488.10 crore. 3,21,732.25 crore. icy on sale of financial assets, respectively. tubes and pipes, while Nagpur- respondents expect GDP the country, it said. peaks by May- end. Infosys witnessed an ero- In the ranking of top-10 in line with regulatory guide- The e-auction of Heavy based Khare and Tarkunde is (growth) to be below nine per Little more than three- The economic growth may sion of 15,168.41 crore, taking firms, Reliance Industries lines, SBI said it has placed Metal and Tubes; and Khare engaged in real estate business. cent for FY22," it said. fourth of the respondents feel slip further to 8.2 per cent in its market worth to retained the most-valued com- Heavy Metal and Tubes Ltd, and Tarkunde will take place Elize International is a According to the study, that the current lockdown is the severe situation when the 5,61,060.44 crore. pany title followed by TCS, Khare and Tarkunde on June 7, while that of Elize Kolkata based company the majority of respondents not as stringent as the restric- second wave of the pandemic The market capitalisation HDFC Bank, Infosys, Infrastructure Pvt Ltd and Elize will be on June 8. engaged in manufacturing of expect the lockdown tions imposed last year, it peaks by June-end, it added. (mcap) of HDFC Bank eroded Hindustan . International Ltd for sale to SBI said the interested clothing. *    , 3* "!!,,   <=         "!!   !"?!   A2B@5         , !    4   ;$  -  announced rebranding itself ness on a consolidated basis from ‘GoAir’ to ‘Go First’, stood at Rs 8,160.09 crore. he IPO-bound Go Airlines expects to add eight new air- According to the DRHP,    Tis set to induct 22 new craft in fiscal 2022 and 14 in the the brand ‘GoAir’ and certain planes in less than two years next financial year ending related trademarks, are regis- ndia’s gold imports in April but expects that a possible March 31, 2023. tered in the name of Go Istood at $6.2 billion on the shift to floating-rate aircraft These planes will be part Holdings, in which one of the back of strong consumer leases might have an adverse of the order placed for 98 promoters Jehangir Nusli demand. impact due to higher interest A320 neos. Currently, the car- Wadia has 99 per cent stake. During the same period rates. rier’s fleet has a mix of A320 During the re-branding last year gold imports stood at The low-cost airline has neos and A320 ceos. transition period and there- just $2.83 million on account of filed draft papers for an initial While noting that its after, it might use trademarks/ the nationwide lockdown. share sale worth 3,600 crore indebtedness could adversely service marks, that primarily The surge in gold imports and will be the first domestic affect its business, Go Airlines consist of the terms ‘Go’, pushed India’s trade deficit to scheduled carrier to get listed said that it might be required ‘GoAir’ and ‘Fly Smart’. $15.1 billion in April 2021 as on domestic bourses in nearly to switch over to floating-rate As per the DRHP, in against $6.76 billion a year six years. leases for planes in the future. March 2021, Go Holdings ago. However, silver imports -  “In the last few weeks, we Apart from the prospects "All our 55 aircraft as of made two applications to the last month declined as per have seen up to a 70x increase of moving to floating-rate leas- March 31, 2021, are under Registrar of Trade Marks, for Commerce Ministry data. added. -commerce major Amazon in search volume for oxygen es for new planes, issues relat- operating leases under fixed- registration of two word marks Silver worth $11.90 million %"?@? The quarterly earnings Eis working with sellers on its concentrators and we are col- ed to brand ‘GoAir’ and certain rate leases and we may be used exclusively by our com- was imported during the peri- 012 from Canara Bank, JK Tyre & marketplace in India to help laborating with our sellers to related trademarks, and indebt- required to obtain floating- pany, namely ‘Go Airlines’ and od under review, down from 1040;662 Industries, Havells India, JK them procure about 9,000 oxy- ramp up inventory of critical edness, are among the risk rate leases for future aircraft ‘www.Goair.In’. $103.75 million in April last Lakshmi Cement, JSW Steel gen concentrators for cus- medical equipment including factors mentioned in its Draft leases. In April 2021, Jehangir year. 02;6? and State Bank of India will tomers in the country. oxygen concentrators for our Red Herring Prospectus As a result, a significant Nusli Wadia made an applica- India’s merchandise 40/0A246? also be watched by investors The first batch of 1,000 customers. Our focus is to (DRHP). increase in interest rates may tion to the National Internet imports grew in April 2021, ris- 02B 06CD this week. oxygen concentrators have enable an easy and convenient All its 55 planes as of increase our obligations under Exchange of India, to transfer ing to $45.72 billion, with an "Going forward, market already landed in India, and are access to genuine, high quali- March 31, 2021, were under any floating-rate 115 domain names registered increase of 167.05 per cent over 0 will track the pace of vaccina- now available for purchase for ty products for our customers operating and fixed-rate leas- leases and may adversely in the name of the company, $17.12 billion in April 2020. tion, trajectory of active cases consumers and business cus- in their time of need," Amazon es but the airline anticipates impact our results of opera- from one domain registrar to Exports grew to $30.63 curve and management com- tomers. The rest are expected India Vice President Manish that future leases could be tions," as per the DRHP. another domain registrar, billion, higher by 195.72 per -  mentary of companies," to come through in the second Tiwary said. based on floating rates. As of April 19, 2021, the namely Net4India Ltd to cent over the $10.36 billion Shibani Kurian, senior execu- half of the month. India is registering a high The airline, which company’s aggregate indebted- Network Solutions. reported in April 2020. quity markets this week are tive vice-president and head Sellers on Amazon will number of COVID cases daily Elikely to follow the quarterly (equity research) at Kotak now be offering oxygen con- that has put extreme pressure earnings outcome of listed Mahindra Asset Management centrators along with other on the healthcare infrastructure companies, pace of vaccination Co, said. genuine and high-quality prod- of the country.       -!$     drive in the country and glob- Investors would also track ucts like oxymeters, ther- The massive rise in infec- al market trends for further the Wholesale Price Index- mometers, masks, gloves, san- tions in the second wave of the -  stress leading to restructuring As per the current provi- line the provisions, so that if a direction, according to analysts. based inflation data to be itizers and disinfectants for pandemic has led to hospitals by the regulator and the gov- sions, the deposit insurance of bank is temporarily unable to "In absence of any major announced on Monday. customers across India, in several states reeling under n a bid to ensure timely sup- ernment. up to Rs 5 lakh comes into play fulfil its obligations, the depos- event, participants will be Samco Securities Head Amazon India said in a blog- a shortage of medical oxygen Iport to depositors of stressed The amendment to the when the licence of a bank is itors of such a bank can get easy closely eyeing the performance (Equity Research) Nirali Shah post. and beds and people turned to banks, the government may Deposit Insurance and Credit cancelled and liquidation and time-bound access to their of global indices, US bond said, "Indian indices have "To address the growing social media to procure oxygen bring amendment to DICGC Guarantee Corporation process starts. deposits to the extent of the yields, movement of rupee shown sturdiness despite the customer demand and shortage cylinders, hospital beds, plas- Act in the monsoon session (DICGC) Act, 1961 is the bud- DICGC, a wholly-owned deposit insurance cover. This against the US dollar, and increasing number of cases. of critical medical equipment, ma donors and other resources. with the objective to provide get announcement made by the subsidiary of the Reserve Bank would help depositors of banks crude oil prices. However, sustainability at high- Amazon India is working with Previously, Amazon had account holders easy and time- Finance Minister and the Bill is of India, provides insurance that are currently under stress," Religare Broking Vice- er levels seems difficult if the sellers on its marketplace to announced importing and bound access to funds to the almost ready, sources said. cover on bank deposits. she had said. President (Research) Ajit situation aggravates." help them bring in about 9,000 donating 100 ventilator units, extent of the deposit insurance It is expected that the Bill Finance Minister Nirmala It could not be presented Mishra said, "Needless to say, She added that in addition, oxygen concentrators for cus- and that it is bringing in over cover. will be tabled in the upcoming Sitharaman in the Budget in the Budget session due to Covid-19-related updates and this fear of inflation flourishing tomers in India," it said. 10,000 oxygen concentrators Last year, the government monsoon session after being speech in February said the curtailment of the last session progress of the vaccine drive in developed markets may con- Amazon’s global procure- and BiPAP machines to India raised insurance cover on vetted by the Union Cabinet, government had approved an following the spread of second will also be in focus." tinue to trickle down to India ment teams are helping inter- in collaboration with multiple deposit five-folds to 5 lakh sources added. increase in the Deposit wave of COVID-19 pandemic. On the earnings front, and keep domestic bourses ested sellers from India connect partners. with a view to provide support Once the Bill becomes the Insurance It is to be noted that the Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, under pressure. "Stock-specif- with global suppliers to enable The medical equipment to depositors of ailing lenders law, it will provide immediate cover from Rs 1 lakh to Rs enhanced deposit insurance Indian Oil Corp, Havells, ic volatility due to quarterly them to procure oxygen con- will be donated to hospitals and like Punjab and Maharashtra relief to thousands of deposi- 5 lakh for bank customers last cover of Rs 5 lakh is effective Hindalco and Federal Bank are earnings cannot be ruled out." centrators, while simplifying public institutions Co-operative (PMC) Bank. tors who had their money year. from February 4, 2020. The some of the prominent names During the holiday-trun- supply chain complexities and to augment their capacity Following the collapse of PMC parked in stressed lenders such "I shall be moving amend- increase was done after a gap of who will be announcing their cated last week, the BSE facilitating the overall process, to help COVID-19 infected Bank, Yes Bank and Lakshmi as PMC Bank and other small ments to the DICGC Act, 1961 27 years as it was static since results during the week along benchmark tanked 473.92 it noted. patients across multiple cities. Vilas Bank too came under cooperative banks. in this session itself to stream- 1993. with several others, Mishra points or 0.96 per cent.    /    ! ," 7     5     +@  3!!,,, +   "     >  "#?$L !%3     0$ ,  1  -    **&  - #* 3*2 places for doing testing of the -  meeting, an official statement man gets the relief and the ower consumption in the -  VAT and freight charges. 5G network, the association said. unscrupulous elements are not Pcountry grew by around 19 Rajasthan levies the highest he Cellular Operators said. ommerce and Industry Goyal said that there could able to take advantage. per cent in the first fortnight of etrol price on Sunday was value-added tax (VAT) on TAssociation of India Recently, Haryana BKU CMinister Piyush Goyal on be a surge effect post-cyclone, He urged all the big indus- May to 51.67 billion units (BU) Pincreased by 24 paise per petrol in the country, followed (COAI) on Sunday said it has chief Gurnam Singh Chudani Sunday interacted with the and asked the industry to sup- tries to look after their local over the same period last year, litre and diesel by 27 paise, by Madhya Pradesh and urged the Haryana govern- has hinted that the COVID-19 industry on preparedness for port health care personnels. area to support small indus- showing recovery in industri- pushing rates across the coun- Maharashtra. ment to curb misinformation spread might be due to 5G test- cyclone Taukate and said that “He also stressed that all tries, suppliers and neigh- al and commercial demand of try to record highs and that of This is the ninth increase in being spread regarding 5G test- ing being done. the pharma industry, especial- the people who are involved in bourhood industry associa- electricity, according to the petrol in Mumbai to near Rs 99 prices since May 4 when the ing being responsible for the The COAI letter stated, ly oxygen producers, will be the production of liquid med- tions. power ministry data. a litre. state-owned oil firms ended an spread of the Covid-19 pan- "We would hereby like to high- given priority to resume oper- ical oxygen, pharma industry, Minister of State for Ports, Power consumption in the The increase led to rates in 18-hiatus in rate revision they demic . light that these types of ations once the severe cyclonic and all those who make cylin- Shipping and Waterways first fortnight of May 2020 Delhi climbing to Rs 92.58 per observed during assembly elec- In a letter to Haryana Chief rumours have spread over the storm subsides. ders or products in the supply Mansukh Mandaviya also was 43.55 BU. litre and diesel to Rs 83.22, tions in states like West Bengal. Secretary Vijai Vardhan, the past two weeks, mainly in Taukate is expected to chain of the pharma industry attended the meeting. Besides, The power consumption in according to a price notifica- Sri Ganganagar district of telecom operators has said semi-urban and rural areas. reach the Gujarat coast on will be given priority to come senior officials of Indian the entire month of May last tion of state-owned fuel retail- Rajasthan had the costliest some miscreants are spreading There has been a rise in such Monday evening and cross back into operation,” the state- Meteorological Department, year was 102.08 BU. ers. petrol and diesel in the coun- rumours that deaths and health misinformation in the state of between Porbandar and ment added. Ministry of Ports, Shipping During the first fortnight of Rates had already crossed try at Rs 103.52 per litre and Rs problems faced by people due Haryana." Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) The minister also directed and Waterways, Railways min- May this year (from May 1 to Rs 100-mark in several cities in 95.99 a litre, respectively. to Covid-19 are caused by test- The letter stated that there Tuesday early morning, which the railway authorities to close- istry, NDMA, and states of 14), peak power demand met Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh In nine increases, petrol ing of 5G and not coronavirus. have been incidences in will lead to winds with the ly monitor the situation, and be Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa, or the highest supply in a day and Maharashtra and with the price has risen by Rs 2.19 per These rumours are spread- Haryana wherein the farmer speed of over 150 km/h, heavy ready to rush the essential and UT of Dadra and Nagar touched the highest level of latest increase, price in Mumbai litre and diesel by Rs 2.49. ing at a time when 5G testing groups are also getting agitat- rainfall and high tidal waves. items to the affected areas in Haveli and Daman and Diu 168.78 GW (on May 6, 2021) too was inching towards that Since March last year has not even started in the ed over the myth of linking the In the wake of Covid-19 the shortest possible time, and also attended the meeting. and recorded growth of over 15 level. when the government raised country and the government COVID-19 pandemic with 5G pandemic, the issue of contin- provide help in any manner. Mandaviya said that coastal per cent over 146.54 GW (peak A litre of petrol in Mumbai excise duty on fuel to an all- has only given permission for services.Several farmers from uous availability of oxygen, The minister said that a areas in the western India are met) recorded in the same now comes for Rs 98.88 and time high, petrol price has doing 5G testing, which is yet Punjab, Haryana and western maintaining buffer stock of round-the-clock control room having a lot of industries. He period in 2020 (on May 13, diesel is priced at Rs 90.40 per increased by a record Rs 22.99 to start, the COAI said in a Uttar Pradesh have been sitting medicines and essential items to monitor cyclone progress is said that the state governments 2020). litre. per litre (after accounting for a statement here. on three borders near Delhi for was stressed in the meeting. already functioning. are equipped for undertaking The power consumption in Fuel prices differ from state handful of occasions when Telecom operators have about six months demanding Smooth functioning of com- He said that relief materi- the relief and rescue operations, April grew nearly 40 per cent to state depending on the inci- rates fell) and diesel by Rs kept Haryana, Punjab and repeal of the new three farm munication facilities and other al should be properly chan- and have the experience in to 118.08 BU. dence of local taxes such as 20.93. Chandigarh out of their list of laws. utilities also came up in the nelised so that the common doing so.     !  #33     , ,  &@  1    &  0   /& A  #  #  #        #  1*3/0/ already left the town of about forces have killed upwards of 50,000 people, said a resident 750 protesters and bystanders  3*8*# 4 responders pulled a survivor he US and British contacted by phone who was as they have tried to suppress out and carried him off on an Tembassies in Myanmar also fleeing. opposition to the military's sraeli airstrikes on Gaza City orange stretcher. The Gaza expressed concern about The Mindat Township seizure of power. Iflattened three buildings and Health Ministry said 16 women reports of fierce government People's Administration, In April, security forces killed at least 42 people Sunday, and 10 children were among attacks on a town in a western another opposition grouping, were accused of killing more medics said, as Israeli Prime those killed, with more than 50 Chin state, where the ruling claimed that 15 young men had than 80 people in one day to Minister Benjamin Netanyahu people wounded, and rescue junta declared martial law been seized by government destroy street barricades that signaled the fourth war efforts are still underway. because of armed resistance to troops and used as human militants had set up as strong- between Israel and Palestinians Earlier, the Israeli military military rule. shields. It said at least five holds in the city of Bago. in Gaza would rage on despite said it destroyed the home of The fighting began around defenders of the town had In many or most cases, international efforts to broker Gaza's top Hamas leader, 6 am Saturday when govern- been killed in clashes and at police and soldiers were trying a cease-fire. Yahiyeh Sinwar, in a separate ment troops reinforced by heli- least 10 others wounded. to break up peaceful protests, In a televised address, strike in the southern town of copters began shelling the west- None of these details could though as they increased the use Netanyahu said Sunday Khan Younis. It was the third ern part of the town of Mindat, be independently verified, but of lethal force, some protesters evening the attacks were con- such attack in the last two days destroying several homes, said a Myanmar state television fought back in self-defense. In tinuing at “full-force” and will on the homes of senior Hamas a spokesman of the Chinland broadcast Saturday night recent weeks there has been an “take time.“ Israel “wants to leaders, who have gone under- Defence Force. It is a locally reported that fighting was upsurge in small bombings in levy a heavy price” from Gaza's ground. formed militia group opposed going on, and acknowledged many cities, mostly causing lit- militant Hamas rulers, he said, Israel appears to have to the February coup that oust- the town's defenders have been tle damage and few casualties. flanked by his defense minis- stepped up strikes in recent                        !      ed the elected government of putting up stiff resistance The junta says the death ter and political rival, Benny days to inflict as much damage      $ Aung San Suu Kyi. Helicopters against the army. toll is less than 300, and the use Gantz, in a show of unity. as possible on Hamas as inter- also took part in the attack, “The military's use of of force was justified to quash The Israeli air assault early national mediators work to according to the spokesman, weapons of war against civil- what it calls riots. Sunday was the deadliest sin- end the fighting and stave off %      %  N who spoke on condition of ians, including this week in Mindat's resisters are only gle attack since heavy fighting an Israeli ground invasion of anonymity for security reasons. Mindat, is a further demon- lightly armed, mostly with a broke out between Israel and the territory. But targeting the “Mindat town is now stration of the depths the traditional type of single-shot Hamas nearly a week ago, group's leaders could hinder under siege and is bracing for regime will sink to to hold onto hunting rifle, but the territory marking the worst fighting those efforts. A U.S. Diplomat    @      an all-out assault by the junta power,” the British Embassy around the town is mountain- here since the devastating 2014 is in the region to try to de- troops from air and by land,” said on Twitter. “We call on the ous and wooded, favouring war in Gaza. escalate tensions, and the U.N.   1* nation Organization of Islamic Hamas — saw diplomats at said a statement by the Chin military to cease violence defenders over attackers. The airstrikes hit a major Security Council is set to meet Cooperation hewed closely to points instead criticize each other. Human Rights Organisation. against civilians.” The report on state televi- downtown street of residential Sunday. league of Muslim nations previous ones issued by the “The massacre of The shadow National The US Embassy said it sion MRTV listed past attacks buildings and storefronts over In its airstrikes, Israel has Aon Sunday demanded that Saudi-based group, including Palestinian children today fol- Unity Government, set up by was “aware of increasing vio- on government forces and the course of five minutes after leveled a number of Gaza City's Israel halt attacks killing backing the decades-old call for lows the purported normal- lawmakers who were blocked lence in Mindat, including installations, most recently on midnight, destroying two adja- tallest office and residential Palestinian civilians amid heavy Palestinians to have their own ization,” Iranian Foreign by the army from taking their reports of the military shooting Thursday, when it claimed a cent buildings and one about buildings, alleging they contain fighting between it and Hamas nation with East Jerusalem as Minister Mohammad Javad seats in Parliament, warned civilians,” and urged that evi- force of about 100 blocked 50 yards (meters) down the Hamas military infrastructure. in the Gaza Strip, even as fis- its capital. Zarif said. “This criminal and that “within the next 48 hours, dence of atrocities be sent to security forces from entering road. At one point, a rescuer Among them was the building sures between countries over However, recent normaliza- genocidal regime has once Mindat can potentially become UN investigators. the town, destroying one vehi- shouted, “Can you hear me?” housing The Associated Press their recognition of Israel tion deals between Israel and again proven that friendly ges- a battleground and thousands Detailed tallies compiled cle and leaving an unspecified into a hole in the rubble. “Are office and those of other media emerged. some nations in the group — as tures only aggravate its atroc- of people are facing the danger by several different watchdog number of security forces dead you OK?” Minutes later, first outlets. A statement by the 57- well as their own concerns about ities.” of being displaced.” Many have groups say government security and missing.  ,  ! 7  Q  5D      7   Q7 D ! @ 5      ,  7    "         4  Vatican City: Pope Francis a path of dialogue during his   * 0+ is “dismayed” by the increasing has denounced the “unaccept- Sunday blessing, delivered from number of civilian casualties. !    Q D able” spiral of violence between his studio window overlooking UN spokesman says “The secretary-general Kabul: A three-day cease-fire IS affiliate took responsibility Shiite neighbourhood of Israel and the Palestinians, say- St. Peter's Square. ASecretary-General Antonio reminds all sides that any indis- marked by violent attacks — for the mosque attack, saying Dasht-e-Barchi, parents of Beijing: China has said that the ing the deaths in particular of The pope said: “I ask Guterres is “deeply disturbed” by criminate targeting of civilian most claimed by the Islamic its fighters planted an explosive scores of young girls killed in “hasty” withdrawal of the US children was a “sign that they myself: this hatred and vendet- the Israeli airstrike that destroyed and media structures violates State group — ended Sunday in device in “a worship place for a brutal May 8 bombing troops from war-torn don't want to build the future ta, what will it bring? Do we a high-rise building in Gaza City international law and must be Afghanistan amid calls for disbelievers Sufis,” killing the demonstrated to demand the Afghanistan has severely affect- but want to destroy it.” truly think that we can build housing offices of several inter- avoided at all costs,” spokesman renewed peace talks between “apostate Imam,” or prayer government provide them with ed the peace process and the Francis prayed for peace, calm peace by destroying the other?” national media organisations Stephane Dujarric said the government and Taliban. leader. The statement claimed greater security. They said 90 regional stability as it called on and international help to open AP and residential apartments, and Saturday. Taliban political 40 worshipers were wounded. people were killed, most of the UN to play its “due role” spokesman Suhail Shaheen said The IS also claimed it blew them students of Syed Al- and urged the SCO to pay more 2 < the negotiating teams of the up several electrical grid sta- Shahda girls school, in the attention to the situation. '  2 government and the Islamic tions over the weekend. That bombings outside the school. The issue of US withdraw- 7    ,   Emirate, as the Taliban refer to left the capital Kabul in the dark No one took responsibili- al from Afghanistan figured in their ousted regime, met briefly for much of the three-day hol- ty but the IS affiliate has the telephonic conversation .# !!  &  !   Saturday in the Middle Eastern iday that followed the Muslim declared war on the country's between Chinese Foreign %.!## -! ;  B State of Qatar. They renewed fasting month of Ramadan. minority Shiites. Minister Wang Yi and his "5E *! !7    their commitment to finding a In posts on its affiliated The seemingly unstoppable Pakistan counterpart Shah $$@%>>!    peaceful end to the war and websites, IS claimed addition- violence in Afghanistan has Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday. !,!      called for an early start to talks al attacks over the last two residents and regional coun- Wang said that the “hasty with-   "  !  that have been stalled, he said. weeks that destroyed 13 elec- tries fearful the final with- drawal of the US troops from +! !  4   The US has been pressing trical grid stations in several drawal of US and NATO sol- Afghanistan”, which is expected  +* 30O +P adding that Biden's inaction for for accelerated talks as it with- provinces. The stations bring diers could lead to further to be completed by September #   -! months after taking office in draws the last of its 2,500-3,500 imported power from the chaos. Washington said it wants this year, has severely impacted   -/P Beijing: Chinese Foreign resident Joe Biden, under January was "definitely prob- soldiers and NATO its remain- Central Asian countries of its last soldier out of the Afghan domestic peace AE * ! Minister Wang Yi has called on Ppolitical pressure, agreed lematic". ing 7,000 allied forces. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Afghanistan by September 11 process and negatively affected 6!??  the UN Security Council to to admit four times as many "That delay meant not Even as the Taliban and The attacks have left nine at the latest, but the withdraw- the regional stability. ",   ! seek an early de-escalation of refugees this budget year as his being able to process refugee government signed on to the provinces including Kabul with al is progressing quickly and a Under such circumstances, 1" " violence between Israel and predecessor did, but resettle- applications for four months. cease-fire, which was declared disrupted power supplies, said Western official familiar with China expects the United  !"!": Gaza's Hamas rulers. He also ment agencies concede the We weren't able to rebuild for to mark the Islamic holiday of Sanger Niazai, a government the exit said it is likely to be Nations to play its “due role”, ,"  : ! blamed the US for the council's number actually allowed into four months, so it Eid-al-Fitr, violence continued spokesman. There was also completed by early July. state-run Xinhua news agency :M  !!! lack of action so far. the US will be closer to the really was unfortunate," Yang unabated in Afghanistan. concern that local warlords, He spoke on condition of quoted Wang as saying. He, ,!@  +, “Regrettably, the council record-low cap of 15,000 set by said. A bombing Friday in a demanding protection money anonymity because details of however, did not elaborate the has so far failed to reach an former President Donald Biden first proposed rais- mosque north of the capital from the government to safe- the withdrawal are not being UN's “due role”. Wang also !: "#- agreement, with the United Trump. ing the cap to 62,500 in killed 12 worshippers, includ- guard stations in areas they made public. On Saturday, said that the eight-member -#!!" #  G   States standing on the opposite Refugee advocates say they February in a plan submitted to ing the prayer leader. Another control, may have been behind China's Foreign Minister Wang Shanghai Cooperation 52E  $7% side of international justice,” the are grateful for the increase Congress, but then refused to 15 people were wounded. The some of the destruction. Yi expressed concern about Organisation (SCO), of which #?$L!! ! ! state-run Xinhua News Agency because it's symbolically sign off on it for two months Taliban denied involvement At least one local warlord the rapid withdrawal of US and India and Pakistan are mem- (7, @ , "!!!! quoted Wang as saying in a important to show the world before coming back April 16 and blamed the government was arrested last year after NATO forces in a phone call bers, should pay more attention %@>>$@!!: !  phone conversation Saturday the US is back as a humanitar- and suggesting he was sticking intelligence agency. demanding protection money. with Pakistan Foreign Minister to the situation and !!, ! ! with Pakistani Foreign Minister ian leader at a time when the with Trump's target. In a statement Sunday, the On Sunday in the mostly Shah Mehmood Qureshi. AP Afghanistan's neighbours. AP !7@%%@>(>!&@'NK  @ Shah Mahmood Qureshi. number of refugees worldwide Democratic allies and ! 0!!!  @ He expressed support for a is the highest since World War refugee advocates lambasted (@N>L ! two-state solution, and said II. But they're frustrated, too, him, saying he was reneging on - B : /!,5! !(7 China, which holds the because more refugees could his campaign promise in the 9   7    C  @ , '@'L@&%N   Security Council presidency have been admitted if Biden face of bipartisan criticism A#0   @$@$>@(N'! this month, expects all parties hadn't dragged his feet. over his handling of an increase  ,""!!!! to speak with a unified voice "About 10,000 to 15,000 is in unaccompanied migrant ,  !!,! when the council discusses the what we're expecting,” said children at the US-Mexico bor- (2((      !!  conflict later Sunday. AP Jenny Yang of World Relief, der. , Berlin: The head of Germany's independent vaccine advisory -/     !  ,   panel says it's likely that every-   ;  @. one will have to get vaccinated .,      - */* 7 5 again next year against Covid- Portland: Sharks use the journeys in the open ocean 19. Thomas Mertens told the Earth's magnetic field as a sort where they encounter few   5   Funke newspaper group in angladesh on Sunday of natural GPS to navigate physical features such as corals N,!  O  ,   comments published Sunday Bextended ongoing nation- journeys that take them great that could serve as landmarks. that there isn't yet enough data wide lockdown till May 23 to distances across the world's Looking for answers, sci- to say when exactly booster contain the second wave of the oceans, scientists have found. entists based at Florida State  *** chronic lung disease, diabetes president’s medal. Previous - /*2*# shots will be needed, and offi- Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers said their University decided to study or obesity. recipients include former cials will have to wait a few clamped a marine laboratory experiments bonnethead sharks — a kind of he immunologist who Now, very few of these President Jimmy Carter, the t least nine people were months to see whether protec- week-long nationwide lock- with a small species of shark hammerhead that lives on both Tleads the COVID-19 comorbidities have racial Dalai Lama and the late U.S. Akilled and five others tion against the coronavirus down on April 5, suspending confirm long-held speculation American coasts and returns to response in the United States determinants, Fauci said. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights injured in an exchange of fir- weakens in some groups. public transport and shutting that sharks use magnetic fields the same estuaries every year. said Sunday that the undeni- Almost all relate to the social icon. In accepting the award, ing between two tribal groups markets to combat the surge in as aids to navigation — behav- Researchers exposed 20 able effects of racism have led determinants of health dating Fauci denounced the destruc- in Pakistan's Sindh province, 0,) 52 coronavirus cases in the coun- ior observed in other marine bonnetheads to magnetic con- to unacceptable health dis- back to disadvantageous con- tion of division. according to a media report on 112+052%0 try. The restrictions were later animals such as sea turtles. ditions that simulated loca- parities that especially hurt ditions that some people of “Societal divisiveness is 6 , G1062; extended till April 28, Their study, published this tions hundreds of kilometers African Americans, Hispanics colour find themselves in counterproductive in a pan- 112% then till May 5 and then till month in the journal Current (miles) away from where they and Native Americans during from birth regarding the avail- demic,” Fauci said. We must 22D02 062 May 16. Biology, also sheds light on why were caught off Florida. The the pandemic. ability of an adequate diet, not be at odds with each ;1 "Lockdown restrictions are sharks are able to traverse seas scientists found that the sharks COVID-19 has shown a access to health care and the other since the virus is the 662.0 extended from May 16 in light and find their way back to feed, began to swim north when the bright light on our own soci- undeniable effects of racism in enemy, not each other. Sunday. The shootout hap- of the current state of the pan- breed and give birth, said magnetic cues made them ety’s failings, Dr. Anthony our society. He praised the graduates pened on Saturday between But he stressed that “the demic," the Cabinet Division marine policy specialist Bryan think they were south of where Fauci said during a graduation Fauci said correcting soci- for handling the profound Jagirani and Chachar tribes in virus won't leave us again” and said in a notice on Sunday. Keller, one of the study authors. they should be. ceremony for Emory etal wrongs will take a com- disruption of the pandemic. Kandhkot over long-standing so the vaccinations currently All offices and organisa- “We know that sharks can That finding is compelling, University. mitment of decades, and he “Not since the influenza enmity, ARY News reported. under way won't be the last. He tions related to revenue collec- respond to magnetic fields," said Robert Hueter, senior sci- Speaking by webcast from urged the graduates to be pandemic of 1918 has human- According to police, nine added: “In principle, we have to tion have been included under Keller said. entist emeritus at Mote Marine Washington, Fauci told the part of the solution. ity faced a public health crisis people were killed as a result of prepare for everyone possibly emergency services, which will “We didn't know that they Laboratory & Aquarium, graduates in Atlanta that Fauci said that once soci- of this magnitude,” he said. firing between them over long- having to refresh their vaccine be out of the purview of the detected it to use as an aid in who was not involved in the many members of minority ety returns to some form of “Each of you deserves enor- standing enmity. protection next year." restrictions, the Daily Star navigation ... You have sharks study. 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Tensions between the the population, had received at food items, hotels and restau- in the same spot.” The question to determine their location said they are more likely to talised and killed people of learning, completing your two groups spread fear and least one vaccine shot by Friday. rants will only be allowed to of how sharks perform long- and whether larger, long-dis- become infected if exposed color. studies and graduating despite panic in the area. A heavy con- More than 9 million, or 10.9 provide takeaway or online distance migrations has tance migrating sharks use a because of medical condi- Fauci on Sunday was immense difficulties and tingent of police arrived in the per cent of the population, services during the period, the intrigued researchers for years. similar system to find their way. tions such as hypertension, awarded the Emory University uncertainties.” area to defuse the tension. had been fully vaccinate. circular said. 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It is not only ents or vulnerable family more infectious but more viru- t is an incontrovertible fact of life that anyone who is members to their native vil- lent and is impacting even Iborn would die one day. Another important fact is that lages. For these places were young people, with new muta- everyone is judged or would be judged by one’s actions. considered safer and not much tions of the novel Coronavirus The recent deaths of many notable personalities across affected by the pandemic. One coming to the fore. the world during the pandemic witnessed a large num- year later, the deadly virus has Overcome by her father’s ber of VVIPs coming to pay their respectful homage, and crossed urban boundaries to death due to COVID-19, a of thousands of people expressing their feeling of depri- hit the rural hinterland with a daughter in Barmer district of vation, show how these personalities had carved a niche vengeance. Now staying ‘far Rajasthan jumped into the for themselves in the hearts of the people by their cer- from the city crowd’ doesn’t funeral pyre and is now strug- tain uncommon charismatic acts. These events of the sound like an ideal option. gling for life having sustained demise of world-famous personalities that saddened the Who would like to take the 70 per cent burn injuries. In hearts of millions should indeed have provided people risk of falling sick in a village another incident, afraid of some moments for earnest introspection and deep reflec- or town given the near collapse infecting their only grandson, tion on their own personal life and acts. If people devel- of health infrastructure due to COVID-19 positive grandpar- oped this into a sort of a good habit to consider such occa- the rising COVID-19 cases? from rural areas. Referring getting infected and the over- line health workers and some ders, concentrators, PPE kits, ents in Kota reportedly com- sions as hidden reminders by the Cosmic Order, by what- Last month has seen a more and more patients from all worrying surge in number migrants losing lives while N-95 masks, sanitizers and mitted suicide by jumping ever name it be known, they would become more sane worrying surge in cases in villages to cities is putting of COVID-19 deaths.” To walking long miles to get back other lifesaving equipment. before a train. than mundane and pro- rural areas of Rajasthan. additional stress on urban break the chain, gatherings home. The focus last year was While some organisations People with access and fane. They would, grad- Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, medical infrastructure where must be stopped, he added. on distributing food, ration have come up with complimen- understanding of social media ually, be uplifted to be Alwar and Bikaner are the both government and private No more work on MGN- supplies or masks and sanitiz- tary telemedicine services, some platforms are reaching out for themselves, the veritable worst hit districts in this west- hospitals are already running REGA sites while the construc- ers. That scenario has com- others have decided to provide help on Twitter, Facebook and saints rather than pay ern Indian state. The village short of beds, oxygen and tion material shops too will pletely changed this year, oxygen concentrators/plants. Instagram. Aware and respon- only lip-service to saints chaupals, which witnessed other life saving equipment. remain shut, except for some where there is a greater “Given the shortage of oxygen, sible citizens are helping others and be lost in the strong elders recalling the harrowing From a partial lockdown industrial units. In addition, a demand for health services. we have decided to donate at with verified information on surge of grief and tales of the devastating famine (Red Alert Self-discipline fort- total ban on Band-Baja-Baraat That’s why several volunteer least 10 oxygen concentrators to hospital beds, oxygen supplies, remorse. It has been of 1856, now swear that this night) already in place since and a cap of 11 persons, if any groups are trying to help peo- help patients, who are in queue blood plasma, and medicines. well-said that every saint deadly virus is indeed a greater April, the state government has weddings are to be solem- ple through helplines and for a hospital bed with oxygen This is missing in rural areas. has a past and every demon. now announced a “strict, com- nized. Akha Teej or Akshya social media. support,” said Suresh Kalani of People are not only suffering sinner has a future. So, There has been a reported plete lockdown” from May 10 Tritiya, one of the most auspi- Public representatives, the Jaipur based Rajesh Kalani due to lack of infrastructure but such events, seen in a 15 per cent increase in for two weeks. Chief Minister cious days for holding wed- government officials and phil- Foundation. also because of lack of informa- right perspective, could COVID-19 cases in rural areas Ashok Gehlot said at a press dings across Rajasthan, will not anthropists are also donating There are other good tion. It is important that relevant have served as rungs of of Rajasthan during the last conference, “The decision to witness any community wed- funds to the Chief Minister’s Samaritans who continue cater- information is made available a ladder to rise high. month. As per a rough esti- impose strict lockdown has dings this season. Relief Fund to help fight the ing to the needs of COVID-19 and accessible to rural commu- Death of these personal- mate, almost 35 per cent of the been taken due to the rising During last year’s lock- crisis. Help is pouring in from patients in home isolation, by nities so that they can break the ities that gave their total COVID-19 cases in the COVID-19 cases in rural areas, down there were unfortunate MPLAD/MLA funds to facil- getting them food, groceries, chain of this deadly virus. admirers a jolt, could state are now being reported increasing instances of youth instances of assaults on front- itate purchase of oxygen cylin- medicines etc. On the con- L  7  have served to push them high but lethargic as human nature is in this age, soon people would return to their earthly ambitions, petty objectives. Most would again go into a deep slumber of ignorance as earlier. For, this also is a fact of life that the mood of giving up negative habits or evil intentions is only evanescent and like white froth     /1F/1! on the surface of dirty water. And very soon, one takes again to wanton and wild ways. Whatever be one’s philosophy of life, the truth is that Women with infertility issues need even a small act of kindness paves the path of one’s moral to make a drastic shift in their lifestyle progress. It enables one to pay one’s debt to the society, and eating habits. One can start with to leave a lasting impact on the sands of time and to earn giving up dairy products, meats, the blessings of thousands or millions of men and women. seafood and eggs from their diet. It has So, the reward for one’s virtues is greater than the reward proven beneficial for women dealing for any other thing. Since the afore-mentioned virtues with various menstrual disorders. are considered as sublime or angelic, people reward such a person generously with their heart-felt devotion and Ayurveda and PCOD/PCOS ever-growing respect. One of these lessons could be learnt Nowadays, four out of seven by asking the self this question: If a human being is a mere women complain of PCOS or PCOD, body and brain, whom do people pay homage to when infertility or menstrual disorders. the body and the brain become dead? For whom do they Therefore, women must adapt plant- pray to the lord to give peace? If a person sincerely based diet. One must include carrot, believes that there exists no entity other than the mate- beetroot and spinach in their diet. They rial, then where do the virtues or moral values, such as can make a soup and drink it every compassion, love, kindness... abide? Are these the qual- night for a 28-day cycle. It helps to puri- ities of matter that take some complex forms as a body fy the blood and rectifies the damage and brain? On what basis can one substantiate or estab- done to the uterus. Spices like fenu- lish the mere assumption that these are qualities of things greek, carom seed in your dals or soups that are material? Aren’t moral considerations often in can work wonders for these women. conflict with attractions that relate to flesh, thus, indi- Seeds like chia seeds, flax seeds, cating that the two are separate? Does not sometimes a pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and person think of sacrificing life (body and brain) for a sesame seeds are excellent source of moral cause? Can a social order be run merely on the protein for women following plant- belief that man is an evolved form of matter? Do the based diet. Cumin seeds and fennel moral and ethical principles not pertain to something that seeds help women prevent UTI. aspires for a higher and nobler order and makes efforts Coriander seed and cardamom seeds to be above the bondages of the material world? have proven to be best remedies for If one argues with oneself on these or similar lines period cramps. and takes into consideration the reported accounts of Fruits like pomegranate and Black reincarnations, hypnotic regressions, near-death and olycystic ovarian syndrome or Ayurveda and infertility grapes also help in purifying the blood out-of-body experiences, and the nature of moral val- Pdisease (PCOS/PCOD) is a com- Both men and women face issues that carries fresh oxygen to the uterus, ues that are meant to regulate the body and the brain mon condition in women in their of infertility. However, one of the rea- thus helping to repair damaged tissues, and are non-physical and of a higher order, then one reproductive age caused due to hor- sons for infertility is the irregular muscles, and nerves. will easily conclude that the real actor in the drama of monal imbalance. This hormonal metabolic fire that results in PCOS and One can also consume saptashayam life is a non-material entity, called the soul, self or atman. breakdown results in irregular or ovarian disorder that is results in kasayam or Sukhumarum kasayam for The body serves the purpose of a costume and also as prolonged menstrual periods, exces- PCOD. This disorder can be treated by 3 - 4 month. It has proven to show good an assemblage of instruments that are required by the sive body hair, acne, and hair loss. various ayurvedic products. results for all gynaecological health soul to act and to make efforts. The body also serves Because of this, Polycystic ovaries Men can consume products like issues. This should be practiced with as a medium for experiencing pleasure and pain. If one may fail to develop follicles and reg- Ashokarishta, Ashwagandha, Shatavari yoga and exercise to strengthen the core adopts this truth, one would be above all kinds of sor- ularly release eggs, causing difficul- and Guggul that helps them to build muscles around the uterus and pelvic. row and miseries. This would also remind him/her that ty in conceiving. Ayurveda Diaries, and strengthen vigour, increase vitali- Asanas like the Camel Pose, Boat Pose, this life can come to an end at any moment and we on Tata Sky Fitness explains ty and metabolism. Also, products such and Butterfly also help to build strength should not postpone good acts but engage ourselves into ayurvedic ways to treat these prob- as Kaunch, Musli and Shilajit help men around the core. these soulfully. lems: in healing infertility. L!$&  ""5 $? L #!

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Ta major concern for Indian shuttlers but not so Blasting winners at will with Titles for Stefanos Tsitsipas much for PV Sindhu, who trusts her Korean coach both her forehand and backhand, and Alexander Zverev in the Park Tae Sang to create match situations for her in Swiatek led 17-5 in winners and Monte Carlo Masters and training itself. committed only five unforced Madrid Open, respectively, Owing to the raging Covid-19 pandemic, the errors to Pliskova’s 23. raised speculation again that the Badminton World Federation has been forced to can- It wasn’t always so easy this Big Three — including Roger cel the remaining three Olympic qualifiers in India, week for Swiatek, the surprise Federer — was expiring. Malaysia and Singapore. These were to be the last winner in Paris last year when Well, again, not yet. set of events before the Tokyo Games in July-August. she was ranked 54th. Djokovic and Nadal won a Asked if cancellations will affect her preparations, She had to save two match total of three matches over Sindhu said: “Well, we were thinking that Singapore points in her third-round victo- younger players on Saturday will be the last event before Olympics but now we ry over Barbora Krejcikova then her quarterfinal was pushed back said. “I was super focused today Monday — to No 9. slammed her racket to the clay in and will renew their record-set- don’t have another option, so I am playing match- had to win twice on Saturday — a day due to rain. so I’m really proud of myself.” Pliskova was playing in her frustration early in the second set ting rivalry in the Italian Open es against different players and my coach Park is try- beating both two-time Rome “It’s been a tough week but Swiatek’s third career title will third consecutive final at the Foro and received a code violation final on Sunday — exactly two ing to create match situations for me in training. champion Elina Svitolina and 17- I’m really happy that I got move her into the top 10 of the Italico, having won the title in warning for unsportsmanlike weeks before Roland Garros “Different players have different styles like Tai year-old Coco Gauff — after through everything,” Swiatek rankings for the first time on 2019. The veteran Czech player conduct. starts. Tzu (Ying) or Ratchanok (Intanon) have different styles of play but Park is there to guide me, to pre- pare me for it,” Sindhu said. D   “Obviously, we will be playing each other after 5        ;  $!  .&. % a few months and there will be something new in our games, so I will have to prepare for that.” Sindhu doesn’t train with the rest of the Indian - :10 2     Olympic-bound team. She has been training at the Gachibowli indoor stadium in Telangana and does - #*  %  $  % irat Kohli seems to have left her fitness training at Suchitra academy. Van indelible mark on The 25-year-old endorsed BWF’s decision to can- Australian Test captain Tim aving recovered from Covid-19, New Delhi: The Indian women’s cel the events, saying while it is sad that competi- Paine, who says he will “always HChennai Super Kings batting coach cricket team is set to travel to tions could not take place but but life is more impor- remember” the Indian skipper Michael Hussey left for Australia on Australia in September. tant than sports. for being the world’s best bats- Sunday via Doha, a top official of the IPL Australia pacer Megan Schutt “It is sad that the whole world has come to a man, capable of also getting franchise said. dropped a hint that India will be standstill but before sportspersons, we are human under the opposition’s skin with Following an RT-PCR test, the for- visiting in September though beings and life comes first,” Sindhu said. his competitiveness. mer Australia batsman had returned neg- Cricket Australia is yet to announce “If tournaments happen, we don’t know if we will Kohli and Paine have had a ative for Covid-19 on Friday, paving the the schedule. The tour is expected be safe, we might think we will be but we can’t be fiery rivalry which goes back to way for his departure in the early hours to comprise ODIs and T20Is. sure because we don’t know from where this virus India’s 2018-19 tour of Australia. of Sunday. “We have got a tour against will come. Their on-field spats were an “Yes, Hussey has left for Australia via India in mid-September,” Schutt Games.” “For the moment, events are being cancelled interesting sub-plot during the Doha by a commercial flight. He left in said on No Balls: The Cricket The BCCI, in its last Apex and I know sportspersons are sad but I think it is historic showdown in which Paine said on the Gilly and Goss always remember,” he added. the early hours of Sunday,” CSK CEO K Podcast, hosted by Kate Cross and Council meeting, had also approved good for the people...Organisers take a lot of mea- India became the first Asian podcast. Interestingly, last year Paine S Viswanathan said. Alex Hartley. the tour of Australia ahead of the sures and keep us in a bubble but still we need to country to win a Test series “He (Kohli) is challenging to had said that Kohli is “just Hussey, who had first tested positive “So, there’s a couple of camps. World Cup in New Zealand next be careful.” Down Under. play against and he can get another player” in the Indian for Covid-19 during the now-suspend- I believe we are doing one in year. A home series against the Sindhu, who had reached the finals of Swiss “For Virat Kohli, I’ve said under your skin because he is so team who “doesn’t really both- ed IPL, is expected to reach home on Darwin, which will be really cool... Windies was also cleared. Open in March after returning to action following many times, he seems like the good and he is so competitive. er me”. Monday. And then the tour against India. The tour of Australia was orig- a long break, said she is improving as a player. type of player you would love to “But yeah, for me from He had also stated that the Hussey aside, the other Australians And then pretty much from there inally planned for January this year “It has been a good campaign so far this year. I have on your team. He is com- where I came from, sharing a Australian team “loves to hate” involved in the 2021 edition of IPL took things get crazy with Big Bash, but was postponed after the World have been improving as a player. My coach has petitive. He is the best batsman feud with him four years ago, He the superstar for his awe-inspir- a detour to Maldives and quarantined WNCL, Ashes, World Cup, and Cup was put off to 2022 amid the analysed my game, so really looking forward to the in the world,” the 36-year-old is certainly someone I will ing abilities with the bat. there before heading back to Australia. hopefully the Commonwealth Covid-19 pandemic. PTI Olympics. 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" !:"! 1 on Sunday said it was a “mon- do about it. Bancroft made a startling reve- longstanding elbow injury However, the pacer could "!! !3M ! "! umental mistake” which could “You could point your fin- lation that Australian bowlers at resurfaced during Sussex’s only bowl five overs in the have been prevented and for ger at me, you could point your the time might have had some county championship game second essay and com- ZIZOU IS LEAVING REAL which fingers can also be been me to blame, it could finger at Boof (then coach knowledge about the plot. against Kent. plained of a sore elbow.  E +   pointed at him. have been someone else. It could Darren Lehmann), could you While Cricket Australia The 26-year-old fast “If you saw today he’s +,!!88 ! “Obviously a lot of things have been stopped and it was- point it at other people, of issued a statement saying that it bowler has a history of not going to bowl tomorrow.    !!! !F,! ! went wrong at that time. 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"" !,  6 % ( (            $ Anwar El Ghazi scored from things are not in our control. alive. this season. !F, ,   close range. Who would have thought that Lorenzo Insigne missed a Napoli’s final game will be . 00 placed Chelsea, with a maxi- The Eagles equalised the pandemic would virtually penalty but send in the rebound at home against midtable Hellas KAYLEE NARROWLY MISSES WR mum of six points available to for a second time in the destroy two years of our lives — after 56 minutes with a Lorenzo Verona, as they look to return to &&E *, !/:/ arry Kane scored his 22nd them from their final two league 76th minute when Wilfried hence I prefer to take it by each Venti own goal 11 minutes later elite European football after  !%>! ! HPremier League goal of the games. Zaha grabbed his 11th goal series or tournament as the case sealing an important win for the missing out last season. +, !!"! season as Tottenham Hotspur The top four in the Premier of the season with low shot may be,” the pacer told Gulf visitors. Juventus play their final M  !!!(>>, beat Wolves 2-0 on Sunday to League are assured of a place in deflected in off Ahmed News. Napoli are third, two points game at Bologna desperate to    ,   ! ! maintain their hopes of a top-four the 2021/22 Champions League. Elmohamady. “We have played some extra- behind Atalanta who assured a avoid missing out on the 0   finish. Kane gave Spurs the lead The comeback was com- ordinary cricket in recent times third consecutive season of Champions League for the first England captain Kane fired running onto Hojberg’s through plete in the 84th minute when as an unit and naturally, the Champions League football, time in a decade. TEAM SELECTION ON JUNE 15-16 Spurs ahead on the stroke of half- ball behind centre backs Conor the 21-year-old Mitchell fol- confidence level is high on the eve with a 4-3 win at Genoa on Lazio will not play among $! E   ?!! ! time before Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Coady and Romain Saiss. lowed-up from close range of our departure for England. Saturday. the European elite next season !  3 *,", !? doubled their lead in the 62nd The Spurs star side-stepped after team-mate Eberechi Eze “If we can reproduce some of AC Milan, are a point after a 2-0 derby defeat to Roma + ! ,"!?! minute. Coady’s challenge and rounded had miscued. the form which we did over last six behind Napoli, occupying in the on Saturday. !6,$%$N@ Victory left Spurs in sixth goalkeeper Rui Patricio, before Victory lifted south months, I am confident it will be a final Champions League berth, Sixth-placed Lazio are eight !!""   place, five points behind fourth- curling the ball into the corner of London club Palace to 13th. great summer for us,” said the man, and play 16th-placed Cagliari points behind Juventus having #!!  +, $  who has 180 wickets from 50 Tests. later on Sunday. played a game less.