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While or given any date for vaccina- walk-ins will not be allowed The court also said it will “This is shocking the con- Covid-19 vaccination for the Maharashtra has decided not to tion despite registration. initially, officials had said. consider later whether a med- science of the court. That is 18-45 age group at 4 pm on roll out the anti-Covid vacci- However, terming the Those above 45 years of age ical committee should review if 10,000 vials that could have Wednesday, both the sites nation drive for the 18-44 year crash as a minor glitch, the can still avail the facility of on- !! ! the protocols or guidelines for been given to patients in Delhi. crashed briefly amid confusion age group from May 1, Government said the portal has site registration to get vacci- administering Remdesivir need There is complete misman- and chaos, with several ruing Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, been fixed for registration for nated, they had said. #$ any modification. agement of the quota being on social media that they have Jharkhand, Punjab and Kerala the third phase of the inocula- Continued on Page 11 “Don’t change the protocol received by the State,” the court got vaccinate date as late as July. had on Sunday said they would tion drive that is scheduled to New Delhi: One in four peo- Noida: As the mad scramble to only to reduce the shortage. said. Nearly 80 lakh apply for also postpone this phase of the begin on May 1. Users also ple experience mild, short lived register for the Covid-19 vac- That is wrong. As a result, doc- The Centre then said that Covid vaccination in 3 hours vaccination for the same rea- pointed out that while regis- QR systemic side effects after cine among those in the 18-44 tors are not able to prescribe in the coming days the alloca- on a day when new cases rose son. tration process got completed, receiving either the Covid-19 age group began on the Remdesivir,” the court said and tion would increase as there by over 3.6 lakh, the highest in Under the new guidelines scheduling an appointment preventive by Pfizer or CoWIN portal on Wednesday, added, “This is complete mis- would be a rise in production. the world. from the Centre, officials said was not possible as majority of AstraZeneca vaccine — known some of those who got lucky in management.” The Delhi Government, repre- In a tweet later, National Maharashtra has to arrange for the locations still required age New Delhi: Serum Institute of as Covishield in India — with Noida were shocked to see On the allocation of the sented by additional standing Health Authority chief RS its own procurement and to be over 45. India’s CEO Adar Poonawalla headache, fatigue and tender- that there was not even one drug to Delhi, the Centre told counsel Anuj Aggarwal, said Sharma said 79.65 lakh people ensure enough stock for vacci- Many users were quick to will get “Y” category security ness the most common symp- Centre, Government or private, the court that over 52,000 vials, they received only 2,500 vials registered for vaccinations on nating adults up to 44 years of share the hassle they faced on across India by the CRPF, the toms, according to a study available for scheduling out of the allocated amount of of the over 52,000 sent to the the first day. “We have seen a age — the largest demograph- Twitter saying they could either Union Government officials published in the Lancet appointments for the jab in the 72,000, were sent to the nation- national Capital. traffic of 55,000 hits per second. ic group in the state. not log in to the portal or were said on Wednesday. Infectious Diseases journal. third phase. al capital till April 27. It said the Continued on Page 11 ( # ) #* % & ) *# "+ & ' ,% $ % ,-- .' * & ,-- .' and will have to produce neg- he Supreme Court on ''(& ative RT-PCR report or RAT Wednesday directed the O ,-- .' T ! " fter allowing a free for all report or vaccination reports Uttar Pradesh Government to # Aduring the Assembly poll within 48 hours of start of shift journalist Siddique fter much hue and cry and campaigns, the Election counting,” the guidelines read. Kappan, suffering from various $ $ ,-- .' # " # Athe Government’s inter- Commission on Wednesday The EC said that the dis- ailments and arrested last year O vention, Pune-based Serum to the earlier sanctioned 713 made it mandatory for candi- trict election officer (DEO) on way to Hathras where a ! " Institute of India (SII) on rime Minister Narendra PSA plants under PM Cares dates and their agents to show shall make arrangements of young Dalit woman had died Wednesday said as “a philan- PModi on Wednesday Fund, 500 new Pressure Swing negative RT-PCR test reports or RT-PCR/RAT test for candi- after being gangraped, to a hos- ! thropic gesture”, it has decided announced the procurement of Adsorption (PSA) oxygen records of having taken both dates and counting agents pital in Delhi for better med- to reduce the price of its coro- one lakh portable oxygen con- plants have been sanctioned Covid-19 vaccine doses to enter before the day of counting. ical treatment. navirus vaccine Covishield to centrators and additional under PM CARES Fund,” said counting centres on May 2. Candidates will need to provide Keeping in mind the basic 300 from the earlier rate of immediate installation of 550 PMO in a statement. The EC will allow candi- a list of counting agents three human rights of an accused, ! " # 400 to the Government sector. oxygen plants. The PSA plants will aug- dates to name a fresh agent if days before counting day. Chief Justice NV Ramana " "" The decision was PM Cares Fund will be ment the supply of Liquid the first one tests positive for Earlier, the EC had banned headed bench granted the relief " announced by CEO Adar utilised for this purchase and Medical Oxygen at hospitals in Covid-19. The fresh EC guide- any victory procession cele- and directed the State to pro- && # $ Poonawalla, who wrote in his take a decision on the installation and 550 oxygen district headquarters and Tier lines go beyond the ones issued brations on May 2. Counting of vide medical treatment to the " tweet that “this reduction of Government’s direction to cut plants will be based on the 2 cities. These 500 PSA plants by the poll panel for the Bihar votes for Assembly polls in Kerala-based scribe. # price is a philanthropic gesture the vaccine prices. technology developed by will be established with trans- Assembly elections last year Assam, West Bengal, Tamil The bench also comprising on the part of Serum. This While Serum announced a DRDO. fer of the indigenous technol- which were being used as a Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, Justices Surya Kant and AS # ' # " price cut will save thousands of price of 400 for States and “The decision was taken at ogy developed by DRDO and template for polls held during besides various other assem- Bopanna said that Kappan will crores of State funds as well as 600 for private hospitals, a high-level meeting chaired by CSIR to the domestic manu- the pandemic. The poll panel blies and Lok Sabha bypolls be transferred back to Mathura save countless lives”. Bharat Biotech set the prices at Prime Minister Narendra Modi facturers. has to apprise the high court on begins at 8 am on May 2. The jail after his recovery. The SC, ! $ The higher prices of vac- 600 and 1,200 a dose. These, to discuss the measures need- Establishing PSA plants April 30 about steps it has taken final phase of voting in West however, granted him liberty to $ cines for States and private hos- according to reports, would ed to improve Liquid Medical and procurement of portable to ensure a Covid-safe count- Bengal will be held on approach an appropriate forum #( pitals had provoked anger and mean the highest price at any Oxygen (LMO) Supply for oxygen concentrators will ing process. Thursday. challenging his arrest or for any ' )('* ' " debate since Serum made the private hospitals across the Covid management. greatly augment the supply of “No candidates or agents It had also restricted the other relief and disposed of the # announcement weeks ago. world for Covishield — the The PM instructed that oxygen near the demand clus- will be allowed inside the number of people who could plea filed by Kerala Union of However, for the private sector Indian name for the vaccine these oxygen concentrators ters, thereby addressing the counting hall without under- accompany the candidate to Working Journalists (KUWJ) + " $ the price will remain at 600 as developed by Oxford- should be procured at the ear- current logistical challenges in going RT-PCR/RAT test or collect thier election certificate and his wife, seeking his release was decided earlier. Hyderabad AstraZeneca. liest and provided in States with transporting oxygen from without having two doses of from the returning officer. from alleged illegal detention. based Bharat Biotech is yet to Continued on Page 11 high case burden. “In addition plants to hospitals, said PMO. vaccination against Covid-19 Continued on Page 11 Continued on Page 11 ! " # %

# /01 averaging 40,000 daily footfall. before taking a final decision. ! & According to the yatra sta- Last year, the yatra was sus- mid worsening Covid-19 tistics available on the website pended. On the special request 1$3,4 some respite as the new infections Asituation across different of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi of the Shri board the national went below the 4,000-mark after parts of India, the pilgrim traf- Shrine Board, a little over 5,000 broadcaster had organised a here was some semblance of over nearly three weeks. As fic to the Cave Shrine of Mata pilgrims performed darshan live broadcast of the special Tlet-up in the relentless second many as 3,759 new cases were Vaishno Devi, nestled in the inside the sanctum sanctorum prayers from inside the cave wave of coronavirus as the recov- detected, 6,214 patients recovered Trikuta hills, has sharply nose- on April 21. The numbers have shrine for devotees who could eries outnumbered the new infec- and 13 died in the last 24 hours. dived. declined further in the last cou- not physically visit the shrine. tions in Uttar Pradesh. In the last At 21, the highest single- Incidentally, last year the ple of days. This year the UT adminis- 24 hours, 29,824 new cases were day toll was recorded in Government suspended the The local businessmen, tration was anticipating par- detected while 35,903 patients Prayagraj, followed by Hardoi yatra for a period of five tour operators and hoteliers in ticipation of around 6 lakh pil- managed to defeat Covid-19. (15), Varanasi (14), Kanpur months. Katra are once again staring at grims during the Amarnath However, the fatalities continued (13), Ghaziabad & Noida (12 After the lockdown restric- an uncertain future in the yatra. to be an area of concern. As each) and 10 in Agra. tions were imposed across sev- absence of pilgrim traffic. The The chairman of the Shri against 265 deaths on Tuesday, Highlighting that Uttar eral north Indian cities, around local economy in Katra and Amarnathji Shrine Board, LG 266 were recorded on Pradesh has now become the first 1,000 pilgrims have been reach- tourist hotspots located in the Manoj Sinha, had also extend- Wednesday. state in the country to have con- ing the Katra base camp to per- close vicinity are solely depen- ed invitations to Akhada Expressing satisfaction over ducted more than 4 crore Covid form the yatra. dent on the pilgrim traffic for Parishads, Acharya Parishads the recovery figures, Chief tests, the CM said order has been Speaking to The Pioneer, a earning their livelihood. to participate in the yatra along Minister Yogi Adityanath said placed for 40 new RT-PCR senior Mata Vaishno Devi On the other hand, the Shri with their disciples. The that amidst the pandemic, these machines to intensify the testing. Shrine Board officer said, “At pilgrims for the last couple of maintaining social distancing sources, less than one lakh pil- Amarnathji Shrine Board authorities were making prepa- numbers are a matter of relief. “I Reiterating that there is no lack present there are no plans to days. Each pilgrim is subject- and general hygiene of public grims completed the yatra dur- (SASB) has also temporarily rations to create better accom- request people to follow Covid of any medical facilities, oxygen suspend the yatra. The final ed to Covid-19 screening at the toilets and other common ing the nine-day long Navratra suspended online registration modation, toilet and resting guidelines as together we can or medicines, including decision is taken by the UT Katra railway stations, spaces along the yatra route by between April 13 and 21. of yatra scheduled to begin facilities for pilgrims along the overcome this pandemic soon,” Remdesivir and other life-saving administration.” Banganga or at the yatra tick- using hand sanitisers and wear- In the past, over 3 lakh pil- from June 28. yatra route between Lakhanpur he said while addressing a high- drugs, the CM said Remdesivir The official said they were et counter. ing masks. grims used to perform special The board authorities are to yatra base camps at Baltal level meeting on Wednesday. has been made available to the not receiving more than 1,000 He said emphasis is on According to official prayers during the Navrata closely monitoring the situation and Pahalgam. Lucknow also witnessed DMs and CMOs. "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/

$ "+ '#' !" Lucknow (PNS): Ruling BJP MLA from Nawabganj in Bareilly, Kesar Singh Gangwar + # died of Covid-19 at a private hospital in Noida on Wednesday. Gangwar is the 1$3,4 third BJP MLA to have succumbed to the second wave of ith an aim to alleviate the - Q R the deadly coronavirus within Wplight of Covid patients a week. The Nawabganj MLA across the state, Chief Minister was admitted to the hospital in Yogi instructed top officials to 01 ! Noida a week ago, but he suc- meet the rising demand of oxy- cumbed on Wednesday morn- gen on a war-footing and dou- 1$3,4 Recently, opposition lead- the virus, such as declaring ing. UP Chief Minister Yogi ble the number of beds for ers like Priyanka Gandhi and containment zones where Adityanath and state BJP pres- patients in government and aunching a scathing attack Akhilesh Yadav have been more than five patients are ident Swatantra Dev Singh, private hospitals. Lon “fake news peddlers and attacking the Chief Minister infected by Corona virus are along with other BJP leaders, In the last one week, a total rumour mongers”, Chief maintaining that his govern- found, imposing night curfews, expressed grief over Gangwar’s of 866 beds have been Minister Yogi Adityanath ment had failed to provide Sunday bandh and limits on demise. increased in over 25 state-run dared them to compare the relief to the people and raised gatherings. ' ( ) ' !) Earlier on April 23, BJP and 33 private medical colleges performance of other states serious question marks on the “Not only are we working MLA from Auraiya Sadar seat that have been operating as L- with that of Uttar Pradesh in genuinity of government to provide medical help to Ramesh Diwakar died at 2 and L-3 Covid hospitals. To terms of efforts to contain the claims in this regard. COVID-19 positive patients, Meerut Medical College help ease the ongoing crisis of exponential spread of coron- Interestingly, in Uttar we are also ensuring that 00 , $ 1, %+, Hospital while Lucknow medical oxygen, pressure avirus infection. Pradesh, the number of migrants did not suffer from (West) BJP MLA Suresh swing absorption (PSA) oxy- “Fake news regarding patients recovered from the lack of basic necessities,” he Kumar Srivastava succumbed gen generation plants are being COVID-19 disease has been COVID-19 is more than the said. The UP government has at SGPGI in Lucknow. installed in more than 13 med- spreading quicker than the number of patients admitted. been making free arrange- , /%$ +/+,$ / A pall of gloom descended ical colleges and institutes virus itself across Uttar Also, as compared to yesterday, ments for migrant workers on the families as Diwakar’s across the state. Besides, work Pradesh. Some miscreants have the state witnessed 2000 fewer returning home due to the 1$3,4 riors would be successful in in mind, it will not take any father had died of a heart is also underway to set up oxy- been trying to mislead people cases on Wednesday, while lockdown in Delhi and protecting every citizen by time to defeat the virus,” he attack after hearing the news of gen plants at private hospitals. through their lies about the Delhi with less population Maharashtra. It has also hief Minister Yogi becoming the state’s security said. He added that volunteers his son’s death while Srivastava’s The PSA medical oxygen arrangements in the state hos- that the state, recorded over ordered the setting up of quar- CAdityanath has said that shield. He said it is important of ASHA, Anganwadi, Youth wife also succumbed to Covid- generation plants are being pitals. The people who are 24,000 new cases the same day. antine centres for migrant the fight against coronavirus to find a way to solve the prob- Mangal Dal, Mahila Mangal 19 within 48 hours of her hus- installed in state-run medical spreading misinformation Imposing all the restrictions labourers in every district of has reached the stage in which lem by connecting with the Dal and Civil Defense are band’s death. During the first colleges in Banda, Azamgarh, about the healthcare facilities required to keep the Covid the state. all of us will have to join hands management at the time of doing good work and getting wave of Covid last year, two UP Bahraich, Basti, Jalaun, in Uttar Pradesh can compare surge, the Yogi government To curb the illegal sale of to defeat it. disaster. In the present times, better results. ministers — Chetan Chauhan Ambedkar Nagar, Saharanpur, our performance in terms of said that apart from saving essential drugs amid rising “Government, society, it is necessary to boost the “Monitoring committees and Kamla Rani Varun — had Firozabad, Badaun and providing adequate facilities to lives it is also working to pro- Corona infections in the state, health workers, sanitation morale of corona warriors in did a very important job in the succumbed to coronavirus Ayodhya with the PM CARES the ailing people with that of vide them livelihood. the CM has ordered to slap workers, voluntary organisa- view of the challenging tasks, first wave. Taking care of more infection. Fund. A letter has been sent to other states, and they will see The chief minister said NSA (National Security Act) tions and monitoring commit- he said. than 40 lakh migrant workers Meanwhile, sitting judge of Union Ministry of Health and themselves how serious we that his government has against people who are tees have to work together,” he The CM said prevention is and labourers in quarantine the Allahabad High Court Family Welfare to approve are towards saving lives,” the already undertaken several involved in black-marketing of said during a meeting with more important than treat- centres, communication with Virendra Srivastava also died funds for setting up these CM said on Wednesday. measures to stop the spread of medicines. monitoring committees in the ment in controlling corona the people living in home iso- due to Covid-19 at SGPGI in plants. Besides, oxygen gener- state capital on Wednesday. spread. “Coronavirus can do lation and cooperation in dis- Lucknow on Wednesday. He ation plants will be set up in including 12 state medical col- On the other hand, to vehicles, live location of vehi- He expressed confidence nothing if you take preventive tribution of food grains were was admitted to the hospital nine state-run medical colleges like SGPGI, KGMU, ensure smooth, timely and cles moving on the highways, that the monitoring commit- measures or get timely treat- their remarkable contribu- with several complications a leges and institutes, for which RMLIMS, Lucknow, Kanpur, transparent supply of medical and the supply of the oxygen tees as frontline corona war- ment. If work is done with this tions, the CM said. week ago. money has been released from Prayagraj, Agra, Gorakhpur, oxygen to Covid critical and its utilisation. the State Disaster Relief Fund, Jhansi, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh patients an ‘Oxygen Additional Chief Secretary, an official said. Medical University Saifai, Monitoring System’ - for 24x7 Home, Awanish Awasthi said To give a major boost to Etawah Government Institute live monitoring of the supply that the digital platform has 8 ' 2 +30 '00 the availability of medical oxy- of Medical Sciences, Greater system across the state was made it possible to locate vehi- gen amid a raging second Noida and Super Specialty developed by Rodic cles delivering oxygen, along wave of corona infections, Pediatric Hospital and Consultants Pvt Ltd in collab- with real-time monitoring and + ( 500+* work is underway to set up Educational Institute, Noida oration with Food and Drug tracking. “A oxygen control ## R oxygen producing plants in all and 8 private medical colleges Administration, Department room has been set up in Home such private medical colleges such as ERA’s Medical College of Medical Education, department to oversee the 1$3,4 homes only to find that Uma and institutes, which do not and Hospital in Lucknow, Sri Department of Medical Health demand and supply of oxygen. Shankar’s dwelling place had have LMO-based oxygen Ramamurthy Medical College and Family Welfare, and A total of 321 tonnes of med- # n a heart-wrenching inci- collapsed and the family mem- plants. These will be set up Bareilly, Naraina, Kanpur, Department of Transport and ical oxygen was supplied yes- Ident, five members of a bers had been buried under with the state budget. A senior Rama Medical College Hapur, Home Affairs. terday which alone is more family died in their sleep after the debris. Later they informed government official said that Subharti Medical College The system will be having than the supply in several 1$3,4 booths in this phase and polling the roof of their dilapidated the police control room after manufacturing plants have Meerut, Tirthankar Mahavir live information on the other states. There has also will be held in Bulandshahr, house collapsed in Mirzapur which a large contingent of already been set up in over 22 Medical College Moradabad, demand of oxygen by hospitals been an increase in the num- hee fourth and final phase of Hapur, Sambhal, Shahjahanpur, early Wednesday morning. police and fire department state-run and private medical BHU Varanasi and AMU, in various districts, allotment ber of oxygen tankers, from 30 Tthe three-tier panchayat Aligarh, Mathura, Farrukhabad, As per reports, personnel rushed there. Five colleges and institutions Aligarh. and loading of oxygen in the to 84,” Awasthi said. bodies in Uttar Pradesh will be Banda, Kaushambi, Sitapur, Umashankar (50), his wife bodies were later extricated held on Thursday. The first Ambedkarnagar, Bahraich, Basti Gudia (48); their sons Saurabh from under the debris but by phase of polling in 18 districts Kushinagar, Ghazipur, (18) and Subham (22); and that time they had died. Uma &' were held on April 15 , when Sonbhadra and Mau. daughter Sandhya (20) used to Shankar’s second survived the $% &' ( P*(+,' $$Q around 71 per cent of the over Meanwhile, the SEC has ordered live in a rented accommoda- mishap as she was studying in 3 crore voters used their fran- repolling in 22 booths in five dis- tion in Chhoti Gudri area of Varanasi. A case was registered chise. The second phase was tricts where polling were held in Mirzapur. The dilapidated in this regard and the bodies ',/ %0* ( +0,/ /(+,*+ held in 20 districts on April 19 the third phase. State Election house belongs to Ashutosh were sent for autopsy. when around 73 per cent voters Commissioner Manoj Kumar Ranjan. The family went to Meanwhile, Chief Minister Lucknow (PNS): UP sugar participated in a peaceful note. said that all observers have been bed after having dinner late Yogi Adityanath condoled the 1$3,4 grandfather. Amethi MP Meanwhile, Amethi police industry has achieved record In the third phase of polls held instructed to ensure the compli- Tuesday evening as usual. loss of lives in the incident and Smriti, Irani along with district and CMO also tried to contact sanitiser production for protec- in 20 districts on April 26, ance of model code of conduct Around 3 am on Wednesday, announced an ex gratia aking a “prank tweet” administration and police, took Shashank Yadav. But his phone tion against coronavirus. Around around 73.5 per cent voters and Covid protocol during the their neighbours heard a loud of Rs 10 lakh for the victims’ Mabout urgent need of oxy- cognisance of the issue and was found switched off. Amethi 97 sugar mills and other small used their franchise. Panchayat elections and count- thud and rushed out of their family. gen for his ailing kin put a tried to offer help. However, SP Dinesh Singh said: “After the units have produced more than Campaigning for the fourth ing of votes. Amethi youth in trouble as the after the investigation, the case tweet, we tried to contact two crore litres of alcohol-based phase ended in 17 districts on This panchayat poll is being local administration tracked was found to be fake. The Shashank several times, but his sanitiser by the end of March this Tuesday evening where polling termed as a semi-final before the him down and booked him for police arrested the young man phone was switched off. We felt year. The sanitiser is not only will be held between 7 am to 6 2022 UP Assembly polls and the offence. and filed a case under the that the phone may have been feeding the demand in the state pm on Thursday. The counting would be a key test or the Yogi It may be mentioned that Epidemic Diseases Act and let switched off due to some prob- but is also sent to other states. of votes is scheduled for May 2. Adityanath-led BJP govern- the tweet was made when there him off with a warning. lem. So we traced the last loca- After the outbreak of the pan- State Election Commission ment’s popularity and an oppor- are several reports pouring in The incident took place on tion of the mobile and the demic in March last year, the (SEC) sources said in Lucknow tunity for opposition parties to for huge demand for oxygen April 26 midnight when Yadav police reached his house. At government recognised the on Wednesday that around 3 gauge public mood, particular- and life-saving medicines from tweeted to Sonu Sood and that time, Shashank was sleep- demand of sanitiser and the Yogi crore voters will exercise their ly as they come against the several places. People are also pleaded for oxygen for his ing in the house.” Adityanath government direct- franchise for 738 posts of Zila backdrop of persisting farmers’ using social media to ask for maternal grandfather. After “During interrogation, it ed the Excise and Sugarcane Panchayat member, 18,556 of protests in the country that help to save the lives of their this tweet, many known per- was found that Shashank’s departments to ramp up the Kshetra Panchayat member, have also gripped parts of UP. near and dear ones. However, sonalities also started sharing maternal grandfather was his process of sanitiser production 14,111 posts of Gram Pradhan State Primary Teachers some people are also misusing the tweet from their level in an distant relative. He was 88 with the use of ethanol/ethyl and 1,77,648 posts of Gram Association have opposed the the platform just for creating a attempt to help him. The years old and was unwell, alcohol. Panchayat ward member. There holding o Panchayat polls in sensation by uploading distort- police, district administration however, he neither had As the second wave of pan- are around 2.5 lakh candidates view of the pandemic and even ed or fake information on and Health department were Covid-19 nor there was a demic sweeps across India, the in the fray and polling parties threatened to boycott the count- social media. also alerted after the tweet requirement for oxygen. But to sugar mills in UP increased have started leaving for their ing process. The Association According to reports from went viral. However, the youth create a sensation, Shashank their capacity of sanitiser produc- respective booths from alleged that around 200 teach- Amethi, a youth, identified as who had tweeted could not be tweeted and demanded oxy- tion. Around 6 lakh litres of sani- Wednesday morning. ers doing poll duties have had Shashank Yadav, sought help contacted over the phone. After gen. Shashank also confessed tiser is being produced daily in The SEC has appointed either died or fell critically ill due from Bollywood actor Sonu some time, he tweeted again to have made a mistake. He the sugar mills and small units observers to monitor the trans- to Covid inection. Sood and asked him to provide and wrote that his maternal was let off with a warning,” of UP while the capacity of pro- parency and fairness of polling. oxygen for his ailing maternal grandfather passed away. Dinesh Singh said. duction is 6.5 lakh litres. There are around 50,000 polling 970/ wssrxrrh2x0dCCxxw yywqxwqq t qqqVu0sssx0 01 2344 #!-5 (A Central University under Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India) ! "rrhyyhyqqqsxs0rxwxGGAxxsv ! -*1! Established by an Act of Parliament in 2013 Advt No. RGNAU/5156/1/ADMIN/152 28 April 2021 NOTICE purchase of worth Rs 1,909 crore has been made from the farmers and payments credited directly to 86000 bank accounts of farmers. Employment Notification I have changed my name from Procurement of wheat directly from farm- DIMPLE LALWANI to JYOTI ers under the MSP scheme started for the cur- Advertisements for appointment to the post of Vice Chancellor and KHATRI. In future I shall be rent Rabi marketing season on April 1, 2021. The Finance Officer in Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, known as Jyoti Khatri, Jyoti government has increased the MSP of wheat Khatri D/O Vinod Lalwani R/O Fursatganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh from Rs 1,925 per quintal in 2020-21 to Rs 1,975 84/63 Tejab Mill Campus , Applications in the prescribed format complete in all respects should be sent by Anwarganj Kanpur-208003 per quintal in 2021-22. Besides, seven purchas- Prakhar Pandey, a student of ing agencies, including Food department, PCF, City Montessori School, Gomti Registered/Speed post to “Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU), UPSS, UPPCU, SFC, Mandi Parishad and Food Nagar Campus I, has been select- Fursatganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh-229302”. The applications along with prescribed NOTICE Corporation of India were nominated for mak- ed for admission to six presti- fee, self-attested photocopies of all educational certificates and experience certificates 1$3,4 ing the purchase. This year the government has gious universities of Australia must reach the University latest by 1700 hrs. on 28 May 2021. scaled up the number of procurement centres and Canada. He has received 2. The details of the above posts, with regard to the age limit, essential qualifica- I Sanno W/o Anuruddha Singh he UP government agencies have so far pro- from 3,500 to 6,000. For benefiting the farm- offers for admission from Village Kashipur PO Kahijari tion and experience etc. along with prescribed format for application, are available in Tcured 9.66 lakh metric tonnes of wheat from ers at grass-root level, this year, geo-tagging of Australia’s RMIT University, Tehsil Rashulabad District Kanpur farmers during the current Rabi marketing sea- all storage godowns and purchasing centres have Macquarie University, Deakin the website of Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (www.rgnau.ac.in). Dehat State U.P. have chanaged son 2021-2022 under the Minimum Support been done by the government through Remote University, University of New Corrigendum, if any, shall be published only on RGNAU website. Please refer to the my name from Sanno to Sanno website from time to time. Devi vide affidavit no CB.973017 Price (MSP) scheme. Food Commissioner Sensing Application Centre, Lucknow. At the South Wales and Monash dated 17.04.2021 before notary Manish Chauhan said in Lucknow on same time, online tokens have been arranged by University and Canada’s Simon Vice Chancellor, public Kanpur. Wednesday here that the lifting of grains had the government for the convenience of farmers Fraser University, bringing lau- Davp 03110/11/0001/2122 Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University. already picked up momentum and so far total to prevent a possible COVID spread. rels to the city. ! " # $ S & !

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A senior doctor at a Covid ! facility said the cases would St Joseph Inter College have increased if the preventive (Thakurganj) donated a bus to measures like night curfew and be used as an ambulance for weekend lockdown had not the patients in need in these been taken. “A majority of peo- tough times of pandemic. ple have already got infected Founder-chairperson of St and we may now be moving Joseph Group of Institution towards herd immunity,” he Pushplata Agarwal expressed said. Two more Covid facilities solidarity to the fight against are coming up in Lucknow for $ ( ' , !- ) Covid-19 by providing basic the convenience of patients. necessities to people in need. .) ( ( + - P ! Director of Super Speciality resources available,” he said. capacity. At the moment, we have just started and have She also prayed for speedy Cancer Institute and Hospital He pointed out that the cannot commit to a specific fig- already taken care of cancer recovery of the people affect- 1$3,4 can dial 1800 180 5780 and for “We are aggressively work- Dr Shaleen said they are work- state government has suggest- ure and timeline,” he said. He patients and are delivering a lot ed. In view of the current sit- any other problems, the ing towards dedicating the ing and it will take some time ed over 100 beds for the Covid added that the challenges are considering the manpower and uation in the city, managing istrict Magistrate Abhishek Integrated Control and hospital to the public. We will for them to make the Covid facility. “However, we will start that they have finite resources infrastructure at their hands. directors of the school Seema DPrakash on Wednesday Command Centre can be con- make four ventilators opera- facility functional. “Regular with something practical which and they will have to cut their “We will rise to the occasion,” Agrawal and Rajesh Agrawal released more helpline num- tacted at 0522-4523000. tional and oxygen points have treatment of cancer patients will will be in consonance with the coat according to the cloth. “We he added. He pointed out that showed their commitment to bers to facilitate Covid patients. The DM also directed the been made at all the beds. We continue along with Covid oxygen support available. We will manage both because can- one-third of their staff has test- stand up during such tough For home delivery of med- UHCs and CHCs to ensure have 60 level-2 beds in this treatment. We are creating will start with deliverable num- cer patients cannot be over- ed Covid positive. Meanwhile, times and step up the icines and oxygen, the helpline hundred per cent contact trac- facility,” the DM said. additional capacity with bers and gradually scale up the looked,” he said. He said they a senior scientist from an insti- efforts. numbers are 0522- ing upload the data on the por- He said the positivity rate 2616161/1800 180 5080. tal and report to nodal officer is slowly coming down and the For issues related to care MK Singh on a daily basis. main thing that they are focus- 1 & ! # *0 and treatment of patients Meanwhile, the DM caring on is increasing the bed admitted, complaints can be ried out inspection at the capacity and monitoring of +5$( /$$ WhatsApped at 9454416482 Mahatma Gandhi Hospital’s patients in home isolation by 1$3,4 or emailed at dm.office.hospi- Covid facility in Chinhat and stressing on the ‘Hello Doctor’ 1$3,4 [email protected]. directed the authorities to make scheme in which specialists are n a bid to decrease the For hearse vehicles, people it operational by Thursday. being roped in. Idependence on liquid med- fire broke out in Tiwariganj ical oxygen, a plan has been Aarea under Chinhat police chalked out at district level to station on Wednesday morning. establish oxygen plants in gov- Two plywood factories were ;# ## '# ernment and the private hospi- gutted in the incident. Traffic tals with the help of district dis- movement on Lucknow- 1$3,4 and a pick-up van with fake black were recovered. aster relief fund. Divisional Ayodhya highway remained registration number Meanwhile, thieves struck Commissioner Ranjan Kumar disrupted for four hours. People olice claimed to have arrest- were recovered from their pos- at the house of Ajay Singh and nodal Covid officer came out and ran for cover as Ped three accused from session. Bhadauria, a resident of Rastogi Roshan Jacob held a meeting smoke entered their houses. Jankipuram Extension for The accused were picked Nagar in Balaganj. They with all the major companies of Police said the fire broke blackmarketing of medical oxy- up from Bhithauli crossing in decamped with Rs 30,000 in the country on Wednesday to out in the premises of gen late Tuesday night. They Jankipuram around midnight. cash and valuables worth lakhs get the quotation. Meghalaya Plywood, located were identified as Rinku Sing The police said the trio were of rupees. Bhadauria and his The work for which the next to Awadh Plywood. (22) of Sitapur, Saurabh Singh stopped by cops on patrol. family had gone to Morena in permission has been granted However, the reason for the (21) of Ambedkarnagar and They became nervous and Madhya Pradesh on April 23 to includes four plants of 30n outbreak of fire could not be Rahul Giri (22) of Sitapur. failed to answer questions. attend a wedding. They cubic metres per hour which ascertained. Property and Nineteen big cylinders, three On the basis of the infor- returned home on April 27 and would be sufficient for 100 goods worth crores of rupees smartphones, five cheque mation given by them, raids found the locks broken. beds, five plants of 9n cubic were damaged in the incident. books, three passbooks, five were conducted at their hide- Bhadauria lodged a complaint metres per hour for 30-40 beds Six fire engines took four hours Aadhaar and ATM cards, two outs and oxygen cylinders in this connection on and four plants of 42n cubic '!' $( to put off the flames. voter ID cards, Rs 6,800 in cash which they were selling in Wednesday afternoon. metres per hour. Jacob said that the decision demand continues in the city, a from Bokaro and two from oxygen from three agencies has also been taken to purchase senior district administration Dehradun. Two were of 50 and then supplying it to the 200 oxygen concentrators of 10 official, while describing the sit- tonnes each and three of 6 hospitals in need. “We are try- litres per minute capacity. She uation, said that they have been tonnes each. People need oxy- ing to further improve the sup- said that a letter has been sent able to match the supply as per gen and are going to the plants. plies from wherever possible. to the ADM, Revenue, for the demand. Dwivedi said five We are supplying it to individ- Our focus is on hospitals and expediting the matter. oxygen tankers came on uals and hospitals both,” he said. we are also helping individuals Meanwhile, as oxygen Wednesday, including three He added that they are taking in dire need,” he added. % #

1$3,4 be made later. A senior official Tuesday night and the portal later as per the availability of said there are no walk-in reg- opened by 4 pm on vaccines. he server of CoWIN por- istrations for the vaccinations Wednesday. “I was registered Incidentally, many of the Ttal and Aarogya App of people aged between 18-44 but there was no slot available. sessions taking place current- crashed as the registrations years when the drive begins When I inquired, I learnt that ly are seeing less number of for Covid vaccinations in the from May 1. The keenness of they slots would be given later. people aged above 45 years 18-44 years category began people in this age group to get Unlike many other young- turn up for vaccinations. around 4 pm on Wednesday. vaccinated could be gauged by sters, I have been ensuring The official said that the However, officials claimed to the fact that the server crashed strict precautions and want to response to the workplace vac- have rectified the glitches but due to the huge rush. get vaccinated so that I can cinations for those aged above people still complained of A 24-year-old private com- travel after my two doses. I 45 years has been good in big- problems in registration. pany employee working from have been waiting to get vac- ger districts of UP. “We are not Officials said there would be home for a company in cinated for a long time,” he carrying out the drive in resi- only registrations in this age Andhra Pradesh these days said. A senior official said the dential complexes as of now,” group as appointments would said he was trying since appointments would be given he added. %& # '# ' ' " '

1$3,4 well as developing technologies on *+& value-added products. “A good num- entrally-sponsored Pradhan ber of trainings are being conduct- 1$3,4 CMantri Formalisation of Micro ed at the institute for post-harvest Food Processing Enterprises management and specifically on n the midst of second Covid wave, the depart- (PMFME) Scheme which helps value-addition. Incubates of the Iment of Endocrine Surgery (KGMU) is provid- micro-enterprises, self-help groups, Agri-Business Incubation Centre ing regular cancer services to patients. A senior fac- farmer-producer organisations and (ABI) are working on the process- ulty member said that 10-20 patients have co-operatives engaged in food pro- ing and several innovations are been receiving their scheduled chemotherapy on cessing can help in establishing being made by developing new a daily basis. mango processing units in products. ABI is also providing “Patients with financial constraints continue to Malihabad. hands-on training and facility for the receive free treatment under various schemes like CISH director Shailendra Rajan processing and utilise these facilities ‘Aasadhya Cancer Card’ and CM, PM relief fund said Malihabad is famous for its for their agri-business,” he said. run by the medical university, e-OPD services are Dussehri but not for any of the “It includes capacity building of being run by the department to provide consulta- value-added products made from the entrepreneurs by providing tech- tion to patients who cannot attend the OPD phys- mango. “Contrarily, other mango- nical knowledge, skill training and ically. Almost 20-30 patients make use of these ser- growing areas in Chittoor (Andhra handholding support. ABI is devel- vices on a daily basis. A negative Covid report no Pradesh), Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), oping several mango-based novel older than seven days is a must for indoor services,” Maharashtra, and Gujarat have pro- products with the help of the insti- he said. cessing units, thereby utilising a lot tute scientists and mentors. Santosh Kumar, a patient’s attendant while talk- of mangoes for the production of Incubates are utilising the processing about the services, said: “My mother Gayatri pulp and other products,” he said. ing facility available at the institute,” Devi from Ayodhya was diagnosed with breast can- “The success of the mango- he added. Rajan said several farm- cer and as soon as her treatment started, Covid based micro- enterprises will moti- ers and entrepreneurs other than cases started increasing. I was anxious that her vate the big players for investment ABI are using the facility for process- treatment would be interrupted. However, her and establishment of Dussehri prod- ing. “For example, an entrepreneur treatment is still running smoothly under the uct-based supply chain. Support of of Malihabad utilised the pulp pro- department of Endocrine Surgery. I have also PMFME can further help in this cessing facility of the institute and received financial assistance under the CM, PM direction,” he said. started mango-based ice-cream pro- relief fund for her ongoing treatment.” “Locally, Dussehri fruit as a duction using Dussehri mango pulp Rakesh Kumar Yadav, while talking about raw material is available in abun- in place of artificial colour and patient Milan Yadav from Lucknow, said: “When dance but the processing industry is essence. Mango ice-creams made by my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, it not sure that the pulp of this excel- the entrepreneurs became popular seemed like my whole world would come crash- lent table variety will be accepted,” and are in large demand. An incu- ing down. The fear of the pandemic and delay in he said. bate, basically an IT engineer, start- cancer services meant that her disease would soon Rajan said that they are support- ed his venture with the pulp process- progress. But the cancer treatment in KGMU has ing and extending facilities to micro ing and utilised it for making differ- been running uninterrupted, and the surgery is food processing enterprises engaged ent products particularly for a dif- scheduled for May, if all goes well. We are current- in mango processing by providing ferent type of sweet, confectionery ly receiving free treatment under the Aasadhya post-harvest handling knowledge as and baby food,” he added. Cancer Card scheme.” "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/

* # !# 2 ! 4( " 7 1$3,4 rushed to the affected village the police raided the village and ordered a probe. He said and arrested one person iden- & ! lose on heels of the death that local police and officials tified as Ramhari in this con- " #! Cof nine persons due to of Excise department also nection. The accused is said to consumption of spurious conducted raids in the local have supplied the liquor for ' liquor at a pre-poll party host- liquor shops to collect sam- the festival. While four per- ed by a candidate in Meerut, ples. "Five people were killed sons died on Tuesday, a fifth ,-- .' # at least five others died and and many others are undergo- succumbed at the hospital on several ha to be hospitalised ing treatment in a hospital Wednesday. While two of the aking note of resurgence of ,-- .' after being taken ill after guz- after they fell ill reportedly bodies were cremated by their TCovid-19 cases, the Supreme converted into a Covid hospi- zling spurious liquor at Nagla due to consumption of spuri- kin, the police recovered the Court has asked the Centre to n a unique method to meet tal with comprehensive Singhi and Nagla Parath vil- ous liquor. We are being told bodies of three deceased and apprise it of projected demand of Ithe ongoing shortage of oxy- arrangements for providing lages in Kotwali Gate police that on Monday there was a sent them for autopsy. oxygen in the country, how it gen, the Defence Research and critical care to all incoming station area of Hathras district festival of Sindhi community, Meanwhile, several others intends to allocate it to "critical- Development patients. on Tuesday. in which liquor was con- were undergoing treatment ly-affected" states and the mon- Organisation(DRDO)will use At the start of the current Upon learning the sumed," said the DM. at District hospital of Hathras itoring mechanism to ensure the technology used for gener- Covid wave, the Base Hospital tragedy, District Magistrate After the deaths became and Aligarh Medical College smooth supply. The order was ating oxygen for Tejas fighter catered for 340 Covid beds of of Hathras, Ramesh Ranjan public on Tuesday evening, hospital. uploaded on the top court's web- jet for producing it for civilians. which just 250 beds were oxy- site on Wednesday and dealt in The transfer of know how will genated. This resource was details aspects of its future hear- see more than 550 plants com- being severely stretched for ings. ing up in the next three months duced by industries working gen cylinders especially at high additional capacities due to *( $ 3+$(+0 $ "Supply of oxygen - The all over the country. with Indian Institute of altitude and inaccessible exponential rise in Covid cases. Court should be apprised by the Giving details of this inno- Petroleum, Dehradun, belong- remote areas. The MOP has Despite the beds being filled Union of India on (a) The pro- vative way to augment oxygen ing to the Council for Scientific already been installed at some to their capacity, patients over $,$ $%(/% ,0, 33 jected demand for oxygen in the production, fight corona pan- and Industrial Research(CSIR). of the Army sites in North East and above this capacity are being country at the present point of demic, the DRDO officials said Medical Oxygen Plant and Leh-Ladakh region. The treated in the Trauma Centre 1$3,4 Computer) and (Community Presently, the academic time and in the foreseeable here on Wednesday the (MOP) technology is capable of plant complies with after obtaining their willingness Services) and AECC work of the university is going future; (b) The steps taken and Medical Oxygen Plant (MOP) generating oxygen with 93±3% International Standards like to wait for beds. A plan was n view of the Covid-19 pan- (Environmental Studies) has on smoothly through online proposed to augment the avail- technology for On-Board concentration which can be ISO 1008, European, US and quickly put in place to expand Idemic, Babasaheb Bhimrao been uploaded on the univer- medium. “Semester examina- ability of oxygen, meeting both Oxygen Generation for Tejas directly supplied to hospital Indian Pharmacopeia. Site the capacity to 650 Covid beds Ambedkar University (BBAU) sity website in the Foundation tions have also been conduct- the current and projected light combat aircraft(LCA)will beds or can be used to fill med- preparation for five plants to be of which 450 beds will be oxy- has been conducting online Course section. ed online by the university as requirements; "(c) The monitor- now help in fighting the cur- ical oxygen cylinders. It utilis- installed in Delhi and nation- genated by April 30. The classes. An official said that In addition, all the heads per the stipulated time. As per ing mechanism for ensuring the rent crisis of oxygen for Covid- es Pressure Swing Adsorption al capital region(NCR)region Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is also online study material is also of the departments of the the guidelines issued by the supply of oxygen, particularly to 19 patients. (PSA) technique and Molecular has already been initiated. being enhanced from 12 beds 35 being provided by the univer- university have also been government, 50 per cent critically affected States and The oxygen plant is Sieve (Zeolite) technology to The DRDO has initiated ICU beds by April 29. Next phase sity to students. requested to inform their stu- employees have been allowed Union Territories as well as the designed for a capacity of 1,000 generate oxygen directly from fabrication of 332 MOP to of expansion will see the present In the same order, the dents so that study material to come to the office on ros- other areas; (d) The basis on litres per minute(LPM). The atmospheric air. Tata Advanced Systems capacity being augmented to study material related to the can be made available to all, ter basis,” the spokesperson which allocation of oxygen is system can cater to 190 patients The MOP technology will Limited, Bengaluru and 48 to 900 oxygenated beds by the sec- subject MPDC (Basics of she said. said. being made from the central at a flow rate of 5 LPM and be useful to provide oxygen Trident Pneumatics Pvt. Ltd., ond week of June, army officials pool; and (e) The methodology charge 195 cylinders per day. supply during Corona Coimbatore with a target of said here on Wednesday. adopted for ensuring that the Officials said the technol- Pandemic in hospitals in urban producing 125 plants per In another initiative, a requirements of the States are ogy was transferred to Tata and rural areas. Hospitals will month under PM CARES Covid tele-consultancy and * "# communicated to the Central Advanced Systems Limited, be able to generate on site med- Fund. Information Management Cell Government on a daily basis so Bengaluru and Trident ical oxygen, in a cost-effective In a related development, under a senior officer is func- Lucknow (PNS): A dreaded injured in firing and was taken bullet-proof jackets, no damage as to ensure that the availability Pneumatics Pvt. Ltd., manner with this oxygen plant the Army has augmented the tioning 24 x 7 rendering med- criminal on whom the Uttar to hospital where the doctor was done to them. The accom- of oxygen is commensurate with Coimbatore. They will be pro- rather than depending upon strength of the beds of its ical advice as well as informa- Pradesh Police had announced pronounced him dead upon plice managed to escape but the need of each State or, as the ducing 380 plants for installa- sourcing it from other places. covid facility the Base Hospital, tion about admitted patients a cash reward of Rs one lakh arrival. Yadav opened fire when police recovered a pistol, car- case may be, Union Territory," the tion across various hospitals in The installation of this Delhi Cantonment for veterans with due sensitivity. On an was gunned down in an he found himself surrounded tridges and the motorcycle. order said, specifying issues to be the country. Also, 120 plants of plant helps in avoiding hospi- and their dependents. In fact, average, 1200-1300 calls are encounter with police in Mau by police personnel who had Eighty-two criminal cases, taken up by the court on April 30. 500 LPM capacity will be pro- tal dependency on scarce oxy- the entire hospital has been handled by this cell. early Wednesday morning. reached after a tip-off, SP, Mau, including murder of RTI Senior officers claimed that in Susheel told mediapersons. He activist Balgovind Singh in a joint operation of the district said that the listed gangster was Mau, were registered against police, Lalu Yadav alias Vinod moving on a motorcycle along Yadav. He was also named in 44' # 6$7 *$ 5$( $$,/ * Yadav was shot in an encounter with his accomplice when they cases pertaining to attempt to at Wahadgram village under were challenged by the police. murder, a dacoity of Rs 2 crore Sarailkhansi police station area The criminals also opened fire in Jaunpur, a loot of Rs 25 lakh around 3:30 am on Wednesday. in which some policemen were after killing a security *0+,$ $ *0/ %($+/ The criminal was said to be hit but as they were wearing guard. ! ,-- .' Ambani, JSW Group, Adani, to 2,400 litres per minute. & # !! ITC, and Jindal Steel and In fact, even trusts too are 6 ,-- .' ' ( ith unprecedented rise Power, to name a few, have gearing up to ensure seamless Win Covid-19 cases fol- come forward to help hospitals supply in state hospitals as mid pandemic, the Centre lowed by acute shortage of treating Covid-19 patients by Covid cases are increasing " # # ( ! *1 Ahas so far received 8,665 medical oxygen pushing the supplying medical oxygen, exponentially resulting in huge applications seeking subsidised )* hospitals across the States to the cryogenic vessels, portable con- demand for oxygen. 1$3,4 Tamil Nadu Assembly in one ed Chief Minister Adityanath loan worth 8,216 crore under ( '" + edge, the Government and the centrators and generators to The Shri Ram phase and in eight phases for Yogi to provide free of cost the Agriculture Infrastructure !# ( private sectors are stepping hospitals in need. Janmabhoomi Teerath Kshetra enior Samajwadi Party West Bengal Assembly with treatment to the state employ- Fund (AIF) scheme launched to ( (# forward to set up the oxygen “We have around 171 oxy- trust recently announced set- Sleader and Rajya Sabha 294 seats, during the peak of ees infected with Corona dur- augment post-harvest infrastruc- manufacturing plants in their gen cylinders including jumbo ting up of an oxygen plant at member Reoti Raman Singh pandemic,” he said in a state- ing poll duty for conducting ture in the country. (613), it added. Stating that AIF hospitals as a self-reliant strat- ones in our PHCs and district the Dasrath Medical College, questioned the functioning of ment issued on Wednesday. Panchayat polls and also a Under the AIF scheme, will bring together the collective egy. hospitals. But to meet the Ayodhya, while PPL has decid- the Central Election The SP MP said that dur- compensation of Rs 50 lakh to implemented in 2020-21 for ten power of all stakeholders in the For instance, anticipating emergency if any given that sit- ed to install three pressure Commission, on its order for ing this pandemic it was the the families of the employees years, about 1 lakh crore will be agriculture ecosystem, the min- increasing demand of oxygen uation is tough and its like a swing adsorption oxygen gen- banning victory procession duty of the Election ,who died during the discharge provided by banks and financial istry said, "While most of these in the coming days as several war like, our plan to set up oxy- eration plants in various health after the poll results were Commission to ensure the off duty. He said that as per institutions as loans with interest states are leveraging their strong migrants are already on the way gen plant proposal is in Facilities across Odisha. declared May 2, even when it compliance of Covid protocol reports around 135 teachers, subvention of 3 per cent per cooperatives network to take to their native places, Nawada progress. We are already in Taking a cue, Indian has already been banned. by the leaders of different polit- Shiksha Mitras, instructors and annum and credit guarantee the lead, Madhya Pradesh stands district Magistrate Yashpal talks with vendors.” said Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative “Nothing new, taking out ical parties including Prime many other employees have coverage under CGTMSE out with the highest non-PACS Meena in Bihar is finalising the Nawada district Meena, an IAS Ltd IFFCO, a cooperative fer- of the victory processions is minister and Union Home died during poll duty and (Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for applications. plan to install an oxygen man- officer of the 2014 batch, over tiliser major said that it would already banned, then why the Minister. Corona cases have witnessed a Micro and Small Enterprises) for The ministry is taking sev- ufacturing plant at a district phone to The Pioneer. set up four oxygen plants in EC has tried to ban it again. Meanwhile, SP national steep spike during Panchyat loans up to 3 crore. "Agriculture eral initiatives to accelerate on- hospital while his colleague Vaccination is also in a full Gujarat (Kalol), UP (Aonla Also, there is no rationale in executive member and MLA elections in rural areas of the Infrastructure Fund has crossed ground investments. It has direct- Nandurbar collector Dr swing, he said but did not rule and Phulpur) and Odisha holding election of the 237-seat Ujjwal Raman Singh demand- state. the 8,000 crore mark, after ly reached out to over 150 FPOs Rajendra Bharud in out further spurt in the cases. (Paradeep) at the total cost of receiving 8,665 applications and livelihood organisations, Maharashtra has already set up True to his fears, after the sec- 30 crore. worth 8,216 crore," the along with IFFCO, HAFED, a liquid oxygen plant in the dis- ond Covid-19 wave hit the According to industry Agriculture Ministry said in a NAFED & others. These initia- trict he heads. state, the district reported experts, it takes at least 15 days /9! " " statement. Out of this, over tives have led to not only an over- Similarly, cooperative around 1500 Covid cases on to transport, install and com- 4,000 crore has been sanc- all increase in applications but an majors like IFFCO is establish- Wednesday from 627 on April mission an oxygen plant. The tioned so far, it said. increase in interest in innovative ing three oxygen plants at 21, with higher concentration UP government on its own is " " Maximum applications have infra projects such as custom hir- Aonla and Phulpur in Uttar in the town areas. The district setting up 10 oxygen plants for been received from Primary ing centres and farm machinery Pradesh and Paradip in Odisha in Bihar had saw arrival of 60 unabated supply of oxygen to Agricultural Credit Societies banks for which 130 applications while Paradeep Phosphate ltd thousands migrant last lock- all the hospitals in the State. 1$3,4 within four weeks. our of the accused were acquit- (PACS) followed byagri-entrepre- have been received. About 200 PPL has decided to install down. Shortage of oxygen for The Commission regis- ted by the court in 2002. neurs and individual farmers, it applications are for developing three pressure swing adsorp- His senior, Nandurbar col- Covid patients in different hos- aking serious cognisance of tered the matter on basis of a However, the complainant was said. These investments are for a infrastructure for smart and pre- tion oxygen generation plants lector Dr Bharud has already pitals and Covid treatment Tnon-compliance of its order complaint by the victim arrested in the case vide non- wide range of projects which will cision agriculture. The ministry in various health facilities set up the liquid oxygen plant facilities has created a hue and by UP government, the Singhasan Vishwakarma alleg- bailable warrant after 13 years unlock value for farmers across said it has created a portal — across Odisha. at the district hospital at a cost cry in the country. The coop- National Human Rights ing that he was undergoing of registration of FIR by the the country. States leading the https://agriinfra.dac.gov.in—for Joining the race is India of 85 lakhs. In January and erative body has already placed Commission (NHRC) issued a imprisonment for more than police posing the complainant front are Andhra Pradesh (2,125 the scheme where stakeholders Inc. Companies including the February this year, he set up an order for setting up of one show-cause notice in connec- four years in place of one as Julum Sharma. The police applications), Madhya Pradesh can submit applications and industrial majors like Tata two more plants, following Rs 7-crore worth oxygen plant tion with the arrest and impris- Julum Sharma in case no also failed to establish how (1,830), Uttar Pradesh (1,255), monitor the progress of the Group, Reliance Industries which the capacity of oxygen at its Kalol unit in Gujarat to be onment of a man on mistaken 347/2000 u/s Singhasan Vishwakarma was Karnataka (1,071) and Rajasthan applications. Limited headed by Mukesh plants in the district increased made functional. identity and recommended the 147/148/149/506/302 IPC reg- the same as Julum Sharma state through chief secretary istered at Azamgarh. The police which was a clear case of neg- that action be taken for the vic- had failed to arrest the real cul- ligence. tim’s release with dignity and he prit and had instead arrested Observing that even the %! 011 !' ! be paid Rs 3 lakh as relief for the complainant. Judicial Officer did not verify violation of human rights. Through an enquiry by its the true victim’s identity and Beside, DGP, UP Police, Investigation Division, the sent him behind the bars, The coaches at major cities of Uttar has been asked to submit a Commission found that an Commission also directed its ,-- .' Pradesh like Faizabad, report on the action taken FIR 347/2000 u/s registry to send a copy of its Bhadohi, Varanasi, Bareli and against the erring police per- 147/148/149/302/506/34 IPC proceeding in the matter to ore than 500 metric Nazibabad. sonnel, who arrested the victim was registered against five Chief Justice of Allahabad High Mtonnes of liquid medical In Delhi, the Railway has without verifying his identity, accused in Azamgarh, in which Court for appropriate action. oxygen (LMO) have been deliv- catered to demand for 75 ered by Indian Railways net- Covid Care Coaches with a work to Maharashtra, Uttar capacity of 1,200 beds. 50 Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & coaches are positioned at 0 Delhi to meet the demands of Shakurbasti and 25 Coaches at the critical Covid patients in Anand Vihar stations. 5 admis- need of the life saving air. sions were registered as on Also strengthening the date. 1196 beds are still avail- capabilities of the nation in the able, as per information by the P united fight against Covid, the railways ministry. Ministry of Railways claimed to With regard to the demand have deployed nearly 4,000 by the Madhya Pradesh for two ,-- .' Singh congratulated the teams missile carriage flight tests Isolation Coaches with almost coaches, the Ratlam Division of DRDO, ADA, Indian Air were conducted in Bengaluru 64,000 beds. of Western Railway has ejas, India's indigenous Force, HAL and all involved in to assess integration of the mis- Haryana Government also deployed 22 Coaches with a TLight Combat Aircraft, the trial. sile with aircraft systems requested the railways for Pradesh in cities like Jabalpur replenishment to the residents MoU for cohesive action for capacity of 320 beds at Tihi sta- added the fifth generation The test firing in Goa com- onboard the Tejas, like Oxygen Express for which the (1 Tanker), Bhopal (2 Tankers) of UP. So far, Indian Railways Isolation Coaches which can tion near Indore. At Bhopal, Python-5 air-to-air missile pleted a series of missile trials Avionics, Fire-control radar, tankers were loaded in & Sagar (3 Tankers). has delivered 202 metric be easily moved and posi- where 20 coaches are deployed, (AAM) to its air-to-air to validate its performance Missile Weapon Delivery Faridabad to be sent for The fourth Oxygen Express tonnes to Uttar Pradesh, 174 tioned at places of demand on there were 13 admissions with weapons capability on under extremely challenging System and the Flight Control Rourkela for filling. As of now, destined for Lucknow was metric tonnes to Maharashtra, the Indian Railways network. one discharge as per latest Tuesday, the Defence scenarios. The Derby missile System. It is planned that two Oxygen scheduled to reach Lucknow on 70 metric tonnes to Delhi and Accordingly, as per States’ data. 280 beds are available at Research and Development achieved direct hit on a high- In Goa, after successful Express with a capacity of five Wednesday night while anoth- Madhya Pradesh 64 metric demand, at present 191 coach- this facility. Organisation (DRDO) said speed maneuvering aerial tar- separation trials, live launch of tankers each will be run specif- er empty rake was on its way tonnes," said a senior railway es have been handed over to "The utilisation of these on Wednesday. get and the Python missiles also the missile on a Banshee tar- ically for Haryana. (6th) from Lucknow to Bokaro, official. various states for Covid care facilities in the above-men- "Trials were also aimed to achieved 100 per cent hits, get was carried out. Python-5 Madhya Pradesh received which will bring another set of To work concurrently with with a bed-capacity of 2990 tioned states, as per latest validate enhanced capability thereby validating their com- missile live firing was conduct- its first Oxygen Express carry- oxygen tanker replenishing the States and in a bid to beds. Isolation Coaches are records, cumulatively registers of already integrated Derby plete capability. ed to validate target engage- ing more than 64 metric tonnes oxygen supply to Uttar reach out as swiftly as possible, presently utilised at Delhi, 103 admissions with 39 subse- Beyond Visual Range (BVR) "The trials met all their ment from all aspects as well as of liquid medical oxygen on Pradesh. the Railway has drawn a de- Maharashtra (Ajni ICD, quent discharges. Presently 64 AAM on Tejas," the DRDO planned objectives," the beyond visual ranges. In all the Wednesday morning. These "Continuous Oxygen centralised plan of action Nandrubar), Madhya Pradesh Covid patients are utilising the said in a statement. DRDO stated. live firings, the missiles hit the tankers were unloaded at var- Express to Uttar Pradesh is empowering Zones and (Tihi near Indore). The isolation coaches," said the offi- Defence Minister Rajnath Prior to the trials, extensive aerial target. ious locations in Madhya ensuring uninterrupted oxygen Divisions to work out their Railways has also positioned 50 cial. "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/ 8 ' ! 1 8

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8*- . eath due to corona infec- Dtion has increased the trouble of the district admin- >0<0,0+' istration. On Tuesday night, the maximum 18 people lost their he district recorded anoth- lives in a single day. If we talk Ter big spike in COVID-19 about only the month of April, cases with 10 more deaths dur- there have been 246 deaths so ing the last 24 hours. As many far, which is about 38 per cent as 1,869 have been tested pos- of the deaths so far during the itive on Wednesday evening transition period. In such a sit- increasing the total number of uation, it can be estimated positive cases to 62,342 cross- how terrible the situation is. ing the 62K-mark. With the 10 Since April 13, the num- more deaths, the death toll ber of deaths has been consis- increased to 529. As many as tently at double figures. The 2,162 patients of home isolation administration breathed some recovered, while as many as 25 relief when the death toll have been recovered from the reached 13 in the intervening hospitals. The total number of few days, but on April 27, all ! ' ! ! 2 . ) (!+ ' ' 3 patients cured in the district the records were broken fur- increased to 44,285 including ther back. COVID-19 positive on six of the new detainees who Covid Centre built inside the 41,134 in home isolation and So far in April, 246 deaths Tuesday night. arrived between April 12 and jail. Two doctors, five nurses 3,151 in COVID-19 hospitals. have been recorded in admin- Meanwhile, in Naini 15, Corona positive, the jail and three ward boys have In the first report of the istration figures. This is about Central Jail, one jailer, two administration started testing been called from outside for day, 951 positive patients were 38 per cent of the total 642 deputy jailers, 14 warden and all the detainees. So far, 1300 treatment. Other employees, found out of 2,743 reports deaths so far. That is, more 150 prisoners have been detainees have been tested including the jailer, are isolat- received and this figure than one-third of the deaths of affected by the corona infec- for coronavirus and 114 male ed at their residence. increased to 1,869 as per report $ ' !! 4, - 2 last year and this year have tion. Ten health workers, and 15 female jail inmates Senior Jail Superintendent provided by the Health depart- been recorded in the account including two doctors, have have been found to be corona PN Pandey said that the test- ment in the evening and the of April alone. However, it is been deployed from outside to infected. ing of prisoners is being con- total active cases slightly came verted to red zones by a day NER in Lahartara and commu- first dose was given to 2,936 a matter of relief that the supervise them. Oxygen has Female detainees are ducted. A total of 130 jail down to 17,528 as it was 17,856 ago. Out of total 3,170 hotspots, nity & primary health centres beneficiaries while 2,803 got number of infected has steadi- also been arranged from out- housed in the Covid Centre in inmates have been found on Tuesday evening. On 2,429 are green zones and 741 in urban and rural areas. The the second dose. ly decreased. A total of 1,598 side. their wards and other infected. They are being taken Tuesday, the number of positive are red zones. long queue of beneficiaries A total of 2,71,637 benefi- infected people were detected After the positive report of detainees in the 120-bed care of completely. cases was 1,856 and the total In the meantime, the was seen at vaccination centre ciaries were vaccinated includ- number of positive cases was Health department continued particularly in the divisional ing 40,690 health workers, 58,782. Earlier, in view of find- the vaccination drive at as government hospital in 43,100 front line workers and ing hundreds of new positive many as 70 vaccination centres Kabirchaura for the vaccina- 1,87,847 persons aged above 9 & cases, with 22 new hotspots, the including SVM Hospital in tion. Earlier on Tuesday, the 45 years till April 27 last, number of active is 741 with 19 Bhelupur, central hospital of vaccines were administered on the CMO Dr VB Singh green zones having been con- BLW, divisional hospital of a total of 5,749 including the informed. :

* > # 0 0.0;0 free of cost supply of oxygen. sors suggested that if I want to installing this Naini-based Jaiswal is into the business serve the society, the project plant, informed Jaiswal t a time when Prayagraj is of road construction and should be larger,’ he added who belongs to Babuganj, Afacing acute shortage of presently his company is con- ‘The next day I spoke to Phulpur. oxygen during the ongoing structing parts of some impor- SSP Prayagraj, Sarvashresth Jaiswal has adopted three pandemic, a local business- tant national highways con- Tripathi who helped me meet government hospitals of the man has initiated a plan to set necting Sangam city to differ- the Divisional Commissioner city, namely Beli, Dufferin and >0<0,0+' sent disaster pandemic period, this, prior information should their facilities round-the-clock up an oxygen plant in the city ent neighbouring districts. Sanjay Goyal who forwarded Colvin hospital, and would be stressed the need for taking be given to hospitals concerned in shiftwise. with a capacity to feed the oxy- ‘Since I have a separate set my proposal the very same day giving free oxygen to them, life- meeting, relating to strict action against those who are for treatment so that the The DM said that the dis- gen requirement of three gov- of business, I had never thought to the concerned authorities. long. Acompliance of the guide- trying to take undue advan- patients do not have to wait in trict administration has formed ernment hospitals free of cost of setting up an oxygen plant, The DM gave his approval and The plant, being construct- lines of the World Health tages of the situation. an ambulance and get beds as an ambulance management forever. After a nod from the but while reading about the now all the paper formalities ed at a cost of Rs 14 crore Organisation (WHO) and Speaking on the occasion, soon as they reach the hospi- team apart from teams for District Magistrate (DM), the recent deaths in the district have been done and I have would be spread in an area of Union Ministry of Health and the CP emphasised that officers tals, he said, adding that the providing free body carrying project has started taking shape because of shortage of oxygen, given order to a Gujarat-based over 7,400 square metres at sec- Family Welfare for the preven- of the police and other depart- numbers of ambulances and vehicles and their cremation at on a 7400-square metre plot in I came across the news about company for installing the tor III of Saraswati Hitech city, tion /treatment of coronavirus, ments should work together by body disposal vehicles should the ghats. Naini industrial area of the dis- the Banaras based industrialist state’s maiden automatic oxy- Naini and the registry of the was held at Circuit House here forming teams for disposal of be displayed at the reception of Besides, directions have trict. RK Chaudhary installing an gen synthesis plant where both, land would be done in a cou- on Tuesday. In the meeting, bodies, ambulance manage- all the hospitals. Free vehicles been given to the officers to The businessman, Umesh oxygen plant. That’s when I liquid oxygen and its gaseous ple of days. MLC AK Sharma, Divisional ment and enforcement action. and other facilities should be prevent charging overpricing of Jaiswal, has decided to install decided to initiate something of form, will be manufactured The industry will produce Commissioner (DC) Deepak The DC said that at the present given for the last rites at the cre- medical supplies and providing the oxygen plant at Naini with this kind for Prayagraj too,’ said simultaneously’, he said. This 1,100 oxygen cylinders per day Agrawal, Commissioner of time it is the most important matoriums. speedy health services to the the daily production of 1,100 Jaiswal. would be second such plant in and if needed, this could go up Police (CP) A Satish Ganesh, task to reach the houses of the He also emphasised that patients. cylinders and has adopted three ‘Initially my plan was to set the country, the first being to 1,500 cylinders per day. The District Magistrate (DM) Covid patients in minimum cremation of bodies at the The cremation of dead government hospitals of the up a small industry but some installed at Godhra by the production is expected to start Kaushal Raj Sharma, Municipal time, providing them ambu- ghats should take minimum bodies should also be done 24 city wherein he would provide of my close friends and advi- same company who would be from August, this year. Commissioner (MC) Gaurang lance facilities in view to rush time and no line of bodies hours a day at Harishchandra Rathi, while interacting with the patients to the hospitals should be seen there. As many Ghat, informed the MC, the administrative, police, because the second wave of as 10 body disposal vehicles are adding that the Covid Help health and municipal officials corona is not giving much being provided by the Desk is also working on the and discussing the stock of pre- chance to the patients. After Municipal Corporation, giving cremation ghats. 7 " : # $=:( 3 VARANASI (PNS): Due to have also been given relaxation Mishra, Ashok Jaiswal, Anuj Banaras Hindu University surge in the cases of COVID- from the closure. Didwania, Ghanshyam Jaiswal (BHU) and took a stock of the ALLAHABAD (PNS): With be punished on the spot. crossed the worrying mark of the last Covid positive case is 19 in the district, the district Meanwhile, the Divisional and others attended the virtu- works being carried out to the number of COVID-19 In the past eight days, from 200. detected there. administration has announced Commissioner Deepak al meeting. The traders’ asso- construct a temporary patients increasing with every April 18 to April 27, the num- A senior cop said, ‘Apart 7 REMEDESIVIR the closure of all the business Agrawal and the District ciations which decided to close COVID-19 hospital of 1000 passing day, the strength of the ber of Covid containment from the sanitisation, medical STOLEN: The officials of the establishments on April 29 and Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma their business establishments beds with all the medical facil- containment zones is also ris- zones in Sangam city has gone and administrative team, no police and Health department 30 barring the retail shops of conducted an inspection of mainly included ities. The officers of DRDO ing in the city. A total of 35 new up from 14 to 201, setting the one is allowed to move and res- were in a fix on Wednesday essential commodities by 12 Amphitheatre Ground in Dashawaswamedh Vyapar informed about the hospital by containment zones have also alarm bells ringing for health, idents have been strictly asked morning after they came to noon and medical shops. It is Banaras Hindu University Mandal, Hathua Market making display of it and been added to the list of police and district authorities. to stay in their respective know that some unidentified mentioned that the govern- (BHU) to take a stock of the Vyawasayik Sangh, Shree informed that there will be Prayagraj district containment The concentration of con- homes’. He added that shops miscreants had stolen seven ment has already announced work being carried out by the Vyapar Mandal Pandeypur, green corridor for ambulance, zones. The list has crossed the tainment zones seems to be selling essential commodities Remedesivir injections from lockdown on weekend from 8 Defense Research & Varanasi Sarafa Association, administration section, patient figure of 250 zones in just now increasing in Jhunsi are open and delivery of arti- the central surgical store of the pm on Friday to 7 am on Development Organisation Small Scale Industries, Shree wards, doctors accommoda- eight days. (trans-Ganga) and Naini ( cles is being done door to district hospital in Uttar Monday and hence, the mar- (DRDO) to construct the tem- Vyapar Mandal Ramnagar, tion, duty room, parking, toi- The officials of the Health trans-Yamuna) pockets. On door. Wearing a mask has been Pradesh’s Kaushambi late on kets and business establish- porary COVID-19 hospital of LOha Vyapar Mandal lets and arrangements for the department, police and district April 27, a total of 35 contain- made mandatory. Monday night. Kaushambi is ments will remain closed till 1000 beds. The hospital will be Maldahia, Varanasi Furniture oxygen supply, fire service and administration are taking the ment zones were added to the Densely populated pockets the home district of Deputy May 2. equipped with all the medical Vyapar Mandal, Varanasi canteen. The officers informed help of google maps to find list and 11 of them were from like Dariyabad, Attarsuiya, Chief Minister Keshav Prasad The District Magistrate facilities to treat the corona Kirana Vyapar Samiti, Bada that the temporary hospital new containment zones, and rural pockets five in trans- Govindpur, Allahapur, Maurya. Kaushal Raj Sharma informed patients including the green Ganesh Lohatia Vyapar will be completed within stip- subsequent sealing these areas Ganga and six in trans- Sohbatiyabagh, University area Store in-charge and phar- that all the markets and busi- zone for the oxygen supply. Mandal, Tourism Welfare ulated time. It is expected that thereafter. So far, the district Yamuna areas. Besides, eight (Katra), Khuldabad, macist,CB Singh lodged an ness establishments will remain On the call given by the Association, Kashi Readymade the construction will be com- authorities have sealed over 200 urban pockets in Daraganj, Himmatganj, Allenganj, BaiKa FIR at Manjhanpur Kotwali closed on April 29 and 30 in Mahanagar Udyog Vyapar Garments Association, pleted by May 2 and thereafter mohallas and deployed police Stanley road (New Katra ward), Bagh (Kydganj), GTB Nagar, police station regarding the view of the increasing cases of Samiti, as many as 60 traders’ Varanasi Swarankar Vyapar it will start functioning. The forces to maintain strict surveil- Tagore Town, Bhaghambari Rajruppur, Preetam Nagar, incident. Two police teams corona and added, but the associations affiliated to it, Mandal, Kashi Electric Dealer patients with serious condition lance. housing scheme (Allahapur), Kalindipuram, Mundera, were formed to nab the offend- retail shops of essential com- held a virtual meeting and Association, Varanasi Tent and to be referred by other hos- The exercise of sealing city Alopibagh (Daraganj), Jhalwa, Malviya Nagar, ers. modities such as milk, bread, decided to close the markets Vyawasayee Association, Zari pitals will be admitted here for pockets started eight days back. Mohatsimganj (Narayan Singh Mutthiganj, Maulvi Nagar, Deputy SP Dr Krishna vegetable, etc will remain open and business establishments Vyapar Mandal, Purvanchal the treatment. Meanwhile, the Officials are identifying new Nagar ward) and Tikona Park Teliyarganj, Shivkuti, Gopal Singh said that hospital by 12 noon. The retail medical for four days from April 29 to Real Estate Association, fire department issued notice to containment zones using (Kareli) have also been added Phaphamau and Naini have authorities had lodged a case shops have been given relax- May 2. They also demanded Varanasi Sarre Transport four hospitals for not following google maps, and sealing them. to the list of containment zones. reported the maximum num- under appropriate sections of ation from the closure. the District Magistrate Kaushal Association and Banaras Hotel the standards set for making A senior health official, howev- The local administration has ber of Covid cases. IPC with Manjhanpur Kotwali The medical labs, blood Raj Sharma to impose complete Association. Meanwhile, the availability of fire safety. These er, said the exercise of finding carried out the sealing process Officials said that the num- police against unidentified per- collection centres, their offices, lockdown during these four Divisional Commissioner hospitals were found the guilty new containment zones in these localities to contain the ber of Covid cases started ris- sons for stealing seven government and private clinic, days to save the life of traders Deepak Agrawal and District of violating the norms of through google maps will con- spread of the virus. ing rapidly in the first week of Remedesivir injections. hospital, ambulance and mate- and common people. Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma National Building Code, 2016 tinue till we manage to contain On April 18, the joint team this month and authorities Hospital authorities said rials being supplied to hospitals Mainly, RK Chaudhary, conducted an inspection of and were asked to remove the the disease in the district. of district administration, tried to contain the spread of that seven Remedesivir injec- and other medical services Srinarayan Khemka, Prem the Amphitheatre Ground in faults within a week. Areas with a large number of police and Health department the novel coronavirus infection tions along with other medi- infected persons will be sealed had for the first time identified by creating sealed zones in the cines were kept in a deep freez- to contain the COVID-19 14 containment zones after third week around mohalla er inside the central surgical infection. There will be door- finding clusters of patients. and buildings where the max- store of the district hospital. !!( ') ( ( '! to-door delivery of essential However, with every passing imum number of Covid cases The unidentified miscreants articles only. Those found vio- day, the number of contain- were reported. A containment broke open the door of the District Magistrate (DM) income tax and GST in future. even more is being charged on lating the Covid protocol will ment zones grew up and now zone is unsealed 14 days after store and stole the injections. >0<0,0+' Kaushal Raj Sharma said that ‘The amount currently being admission of less days apart many complaints were being collected or deposited by drug from their charges of oxygen, wo teams have been consti- received by the administra- stores, pathology labs, hospi- medicines etc, he said, adding Ttuted comprising the offi- tion through various means tals, oxygen vendors and other that these teams would also col- # " cers of administration, police, against those who are trying to medical service providers will lect information about active health and Income Tax depart- misuse the pandemic crisis. be compared to the fixed rates middlemen and such persons ALLAHABAD (PNS): The High Court, Ashish Garg, to all Such matters would be the under trial prisoners, which ment for checking of black According to him, when he had and actual value of goods and would be apprehended and courts/tribunals subordinate the district judges of district taken up by way of video con- is most common in district marketing/ overpricing of med- issued a warning in this direc- profit margins will be drawn,’ prosecuted with strict criminal to the High Court shall take up courts across the state. The let- ferencing/virtual modes in courts, shall be done through icines, oxygen and other facil- tion a couple of days ago, he said, adding that now the action. According to him, all only fresh urgent matters such ter provided new guidelines, court premises or residential video conference only. ‘Entry of ities at the medical stores and many stores and hospitals have time has come to take strict the action in the hospitals or as fresh bail, release, recording which would be applicable offices, as per the discretion of advocates/litigants, stamp ven- hospitals. responded positively but still action on complaints of charg- shops should be done in a cor- of evidence under section 164 from April 28 onwards to all District Judge/Principal Judge, dors, clerks, etc., in the court For the first time, officials some of them are not paying ing high prices from the gen- dial manner but middlemen of Criminal Procedure Code the courts including tribunals Family Court, Presiding premises would be strictly of Income Tax Revenue much attention to this. eral public. ‘This profit margin and brokers should be dealt (CrPC) and remand by way of in view of the second wave of Officer, Commercial restricted, till further orders,’ Intelligence have been engaged He said that the teams will be made part of the tax cal- with vigorously.The state gov- video conferencing/virtual corona pandemic. Court/Land acquisition, Rehab the letter added. The discussion with the officers of other would check the records of the culation. They will also collect ernment has ordered the fire modes only from April 28 Not more than one or two and Resettlement has to be made with the respec- departments under the Disaster amount to be recovered from feedback and secret informa- department to conduct fire onwards. judicial officers shall be Authority/Motor Accident tive office-bearers of the Bar Management Act for the effec- the customers in the hospitals, tion from the public about audit in the hospitals after the This was stated in a letter assigned such matters by rota- Claims Tribunal. Association for the revised tive enforcement in the district. medical stores, oxygen traders, which hospitals are charging fire incidents in COVID-19 dated April 26, issued by the tion/time by slot, the letter fur- The remand/other miscel- mechanism/modalities of Giving this information, and then they would assess the arbitrary money in treatment, hospitals in Maharashtra. Registrar General of Allahabad ther added. laneous applications moved by courts, the letter further added. "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/ ,

* " % & "#'# # ;$$2;1?21+ /0 1#. ed the rescue operation. The DM announced an ex gratia of 2 lakh each for the kin of the ive members of a family were buried alive deceased. The victims were identified as 30,(1< Fwhen a decrepit house collapsed under City Umashankar (50), Gudiya(48), Shubham (22), Kotwali police station in the wee hours on Saurabh(18) and Sandhya (20). 30,(1< them. labourer was killed, while Wednesday. According to a report, the family CASE REGISTERED: Vindhyachal police He appealed to the doctors Ahis colleague seriously headed by Umashankar (50) was residing in a registered a case against 10 named persons and he District Magistrate, City, to stand with the country in the injured when the slab of an rented 80 unknown for ruckus on election day in TAlok Tiwari has cautioned time of crisis and extend all under-construction building house in Ghamahapur village. As per the police, three the section of medical frater- possible medical help so that near M Block, Tukania Park, Chhoti accused had been arrested on Monday and raid nity, both government and pri- the nation came out of the pre- Rawatpur under the Kalyanpur Gudari was on for others. SHO Sheshdhar Pandey said vate, of strict legal action, for sent situation. police station suddenly caved locality. action will be taken against the named accused who were resorting to arm- It may be mentioned here in on them on Wednesday On hear- and those responsible for breach of peace. He twisting tactics, for higher pay that when the Pandemic Act afternoon. The incident took ing the said a case was registered under relevant sections package or be allowed to quit, was clamped on the country place when they were unscrew- cries of the of IPC as well as election rules. Meanwhile 18 at this juncture. He said no then the medical fraternity ing the shuttering. With the victims persons were injured in a clash related to elec- doctor can resign on the had a duty to treat or an oblig- help of local residents, police after the building collapsed the locals informed tion rivalry in Hathera village under Halia police ground that pandemic was ation to provide care to rescued the labourers crushed the police. Their bodies could be extricated fol- station on Tuesday. On getting information the dangerously spreading and so patients. under the slab and carried out lowing a joint rescue operation by fire brigade police reached the spot and brought the injured they wanted to opt out from By virtue of their profes- investigations. In the under- and police. DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar and SP to a hospital. Halia SHO Rajesh Kumar Singh medical services. He said a spe- * . ' 6 6( 6 ' sion, doctors had more strin- construction building, a new Ajay Kumar Singh reached the spot and inspect- said action will be taken as per the investigation. cial team had swung into action gent obligations of beneficence slab was laid on some part of to find out such cases and take than most, and they had oblig- the premises recently. On strictest possible action. tors were working day and on long leave will face action ations to a specified group of Wednesday afternoon, when 6'*! *0 $ (, (3 *( " $ + : He said the society had nigh out of the way and also and an inquiry will be initiat- persons that was their patients the work for unscrewing the provided these doctors the not caring for their own health ed against such doctors. He said that non-medical personnel shuttering was on, the slab ;$$2;1?21+ $( -+#. 06.38 hrs, Nashik Road at 08.58 23.45 hrs. A total of 18 coach- required education and train- and the society and the district the feedback from the govern- had no obligation to help. caved in crushing the labour- hrs, Bhusaval at 12.45 hrs, Itarsi es, including four coaches of ing which was a huge financial administration was highly ment and private hospitals was Doctors possesed special med- ers Shivam Maurya (22) of he railway administration at 18.30 hrs, Bhopal at 20.40 general second class, eight of burden on the government, if indebted of such doctors and that the doctors has issued ical skills which meant that Dhamikheda, Maswanpur, and Twill for the convenience of hrs, Bina at 23.10 hrs, on sec- sleeper class, two of AC third at the time of need these doc- praised such frontline war- ultimatum to their employers they were uniquely placed to Kash of Baikunthpur, Bithoor, passengers run the Chhatrapati ond day from Jhansi at 01.35 class, one of air-conditioned tors withrew or demanded riors. demanding higher salaries. He provide aid, thereby increasing under it. Hearing screams, Shivaji Maharaj Terminus hrs, Kanpur Central at 06.35 second class, one of air-condi- higher pay package either in He said when the pan- said was morally wrong as their obligation. local residents rushed to the (Mumbai) -Gorakhpur-CSMT hrs, Lucknow at 08.30 hrs, tioned first-cum-second class government or private, it was demic was shooting up drasti- well. It was also true that the spot and informed the police. (Mumbai) summer special train Gonda at 10.50 hrs, Basti at and two of SLRD will be a serious offence. He said the clly there was need for not only He said special committee doctors had a duty to work With the help of hydra machine from CSMT (Mumbai) from 12.00 hrs and reach Gorakhpur attached in this special train. medical knowledge acquired by infrastructure but there was will look into the issue and find regardless of the circumstance and local residents, both the April 28 to May 6 on every at 14.05 hrs. PUNE-GKP SPL: The such doctors was certainly also the need for more doctors out such doctors who had but certainly had the funda- labourers crushed under the Wednesday and Thursday and GKP-CSMT SPL: In the 01473 Pune-Gorakhpur sum- against Hippocratic oath and and paramedical staff. He gone on long leave or were bar- mental right to protection and slab were rescued. Due to being from Gorakhpur on every return journey, 01260 mer single trip special train will betrayal of the country caught warned that in case any doctor gaining for a better pay pack- to care during an infectious dis- trapped in the iron grill, Thursday and Friday from Gorakhpur-CSMT (Mumbai) on April 28 leave Pune at 20.20 in the throes of a pandemic. He was found guilty of the charge age and after a proper inquiry ease outbreak, as do other Shivam succumbed to his April 29 to May 7. It will also summer special train will from hrs, Daund Chord Line at 21.20 said a very big section of doc- and even if they had walked out action will be take against members of society. injury on the spot. The seri- run the 01473 Pune-Gorakhpur April 29 to May 7 on every hrs, Ahmednagar at 22.48 hrs, ously injured Akash was summer special train from Thursday and Friday depart on the second day Manmad at immediately sent to LLR Pune on Wednesday (April 28) from Gorakhpur at 16.15 hrs, 01.55 hrs, Bhusaval at 04.25 hrs, (Hallet) Hospital. After the for a single trip. All coaches in from Basti at 17.25 hrs, from Itarsi at 08.10 hrs, Jabalpur at first aid, his condition was this train will be of reserved cat- Gonda at 18.35 hrs, from 13.00 hrs, Satna at 16.25 hrs, stated to be critical there. Kin egory and passengers traveling Lucknow at 21.20 hrs, from Banda at 22.25 hrs, Kanpur of the deceased labourer also in them will have to follow the Kanpur Central at 23.10 hrs, Central on the third day at reached the spot. Additional Covid-19 prevention guide- from Jhansi at 04.00 hrs, from 01.25 hrs, Lucknow at 03.25 hrs, Dy.Commissioner of Police lines, CPRO PK Singh said. Bina at 06.20 hrs, from Bhopal Gonda at 06.05 hrs, Basti at Abhishek Kumar Agarwal has CSMT-GKP SPL: The at 08.45 hrs, from Itarsi at 07.40 hrs and reach Gorakhpur set up a probe in the incident. 01259 CSMT (Mumbai) - 11.05 hrs, from Bhusaval at at 09.40 hrs. A total of 20 Kalyanpur Inspector Veer Gorakhpur summer special will 13.35 hrs, from Nashik Road at coaches including seven of gen- Singh said efforts were on to from April 28 to May 6 on every 19.20 hrs, from Kalyan at 22.10 eral second class, sleeper class contact the building owner. Wednesday and Thursday leave hrs, from Dadar at 23.05 hrs nine, two of AC third and two On receipt of complaint, stern CSMT (Mumbai) at 05.40 hrs, and reach Chhatrapati Shivaji of SLRD will be attached in this penal action would be initiat- Dadar at 05.55 hrs, Kalyan at Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) at special train. ed against the guilty, he said. :%- ; ,,,/ *( $(+, $ & $, * . 6.% 3,( ' ' ;$$2;1?21+ $( -+#. LTT-MANDUADIH Gorakhpur-Pune weekly sum- WEEKLY: The 01109 mer special will run on May 9. he railway administration Lokmanya Tilak Terminus- PUNE-MANDUADIH Tfor the convenience of pas- Manduadih weekly summer WEEKLY: The 01457 Pune- 5! & sengers is extending the run- special train will run on May 1 Manduadih weekly summer ning period of the summer spe- and 8. The 01110 Manduadih- special will run on May 4. The cial trains. However, their stop- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 01458 Manduadih-Pune week- pare data under Ayushman Director of National Sugar based cogeneration, ethanol page and coach composition weekly summer special train ly summer special will run on 30,(1< Yojana for the payment to be Institue, Prof Narendra Mohan, and bio-gas, in wake of will remain the same, will run on May 2 and 9. May 6. made. He said every four hour on Wednesday said that in COVID-19 and rising demand 30,(1< Chief Public Relations Officer PUNE-LJN WEEKLY: The CSMT-GKP SPL: The he Kanpur Divisional a chart be prepared over the view of the acute crises of oxy- for oxygen. He said presenta- (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh 01441 Pune-Lucknow Jn week- 01093 Chhatrapati Shivaji TCommissioner, Dr Raj availability of beds and special gen, the sugar factories and dis- tions on possibilities for pro- LIMCO had always been said. ly summer special train will run Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)- Shekhar while addressing a officials be deployed to moni- tilleries stop their ‘not so ducing ‘oxygen’ under the exist- Ain the forefront of MANDUADIH-DADAR on May 5. The 01442 Lucknow Gorakhpur summer special meeting late in the evening on tor that it was done in a trans- urgent’ work requiring welding ing infrastructure of sugar fac- Corporate Social SPL: The 09036 Manduadih- Jn- Pune weekly summer spe- train will run till May 10 on Tuesday said in view of the parent manner. jobs which will help save pre- tories shall also be made. He Responsibility(CSR) and thus it Dadar summer special train cial train will run on May 7. every Monday, Wednesday, increasing demand for oxygen He said due quite a num- cious oxygen which can be said the existing Molecular had decided that it would pro- will run on April 29. LTT-LJN WEEKLY: The Thursday, Friday, Saturday and it had been decided to set up a ber of frontline warriors affect- used for saving human lives. Sieve De-hydration Systems vide oxygen cylinders, food LTT-GKP SPL: The 01105 01119 Lokmanya Tilak Sunday (except Tuesday). The oxygen plant of 175 tonne per ed by COVID-19 in He advised them that in asso- available in Ethanol units may packets and financial assis- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Terminus - Lucknow Jn week- 01094 Gorakhpur-CSMT day, five tonne per day in Kanshiram Hospital, Rama ciation with local authorities also be converted for absorbing tance of Rs 1 crore from CSR (LTT) - Gorakhpur weekly ly summer special will run on summer special train has been Naraina and five tonne at Medical College and Naraina they may set up small ‘Care nitrogen from the air and thus fund for medical equipment to summer special will run on May 6. The 01120 Lucknow Jn extended till May 12 on Friday, Ursula hospital. However he Hospital and said more staff be Centres’ with facilities for oxy- releasing oxygen which was manage the critical situation in May 4. The 01106 Gorakhpur- - LTT weekly summer special Saturday, Sunday, Monday, did not disclose any specific deployed and they be given gen so as to provide an imme- required. He said the sugar fac- COVID-19 pandemic. ALIM- LTT weekly summer special train will run on May 8. Tuesday and Wednesday period when these three plants PPE kits so that they can per- diate life saving therapy. He also tories having power export CO in association with the dis- train will run on May 5. PUNE-LJN WEEKLY: The (except Thursday). will become functional. form their duties. He said spe- called upon the sugar industry should not face any problem in trict administration and the DADAR-MANDUADIH 01437 Pune-Lucknow Jn week- CSMT-GKP SPL: The He said in other big hos- cial police teams had been set to look for setting up Industrial meeting the additional power GSVM Medical College to SPL: The run of 01101 Dadar- ly summer special train will run 01129 CSMT-Gorakhpur pitals it had been expected by up which was working secret- Oxygen Units, particularly on requirements. It may be men- extend helping hand at this crit- Manduadih summer special on May 3 and 10. The 01438 weekly summer special will the district administration to ly and preparing a list of shops Pressure Swing Absorption tioned here that during the first ical juncture. has been extended for seven Lucknow Jn- Pune weekly run on May 5. The 01130 increase the capacity of gaseous and druggists who were (PSA) technology keeping in wave of Corona, sugar indus- The move comes in the days till May 9 on every summer special train will run Gorakhpur-CSMT weekly oxygen plant. He expressed indulging in blackmarketing. view the large infrastructure try was at the forefront in fight wake of the consent of Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday on May 5 and 12. summer special movement will concern over the failure of He said once proved guilty they available with them. against novel virus. During Thaawarchand Gehlot, and Saturday. The run of 01102 LTT-MANDUADIH run on May 6. providing home isloation kits will face strictest action. He said He said a special webinar the first wave, as a result of the Minister of Social Justice and Manduadih-Dadar summer WEEKLY: The 01319 BHAGALPUR-PUNE and directed that through on charges of overbilling a on ‘Sugar Industry- Potential collective efforts of Empowerment, Government special has been extended for Lokmanya Tilak Terminus- WEEKLY: The 01446 ICCC daily review be done and total of 164 complaints have for Providing Bio-energy & Government of India, state of India who has also given his seven days from May 4 to 11 on Manduadih weekly summer Bhagalpur-Pune weekly sum- supply be done 100 per cent. been received and hospitals Oxygen’ at the institute on governments, National Sugar consent to extend all possible every Tuesday, Friday, Saturday special train will run on May 4. mer special train will run in He said if in the government have been issued show cause Wednesday was being held as Institute and sugar industry, the support and assistance to dis- and Monday. The 01320 Manduadih-LTT one trip on May 8. hospital there was no bed notices and replies were await- part of ‘Aazadi Ka Amrut production capacity of hand trict administration Kanpur LTT-GKP WEEKLY: The weekly summer special will LTT-DANAPUR vacant then the poor should be ed. Mahotsav’. He said the NSI had sanitiser was enhanced from a and District Hospital Kanpur in 01053 LTT-Gorakhpur weekly run on May 5. BIWEEKLY: The 01163 admitted to vacant beds in SUGAR UNITS URGED also organised a national webi- meagre 10 lakh litre per annum the fight against COVID-19. summer special will run in one PUNE-GKP WEEKLY: Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - private hospitals. TO STOP WELDING JOBS nar on May 10, 2021 which will to more than 30 lakh litre per The top officials of the trip on May 4. The 01054 The 01453 Pune-Gorakhpur Danapur biweekly summer He said they need to pre- TO SAVE OXYGEN: The focus on discussions on bagasse day in a short span. ALIMCO comprising CMD Gorakhpur-LTT weekly sum- weekly summer special will special will run in two trips on DR Sarin, Alok Tiwari, District mer special will run on May 6. run on May 7. The 01454 May 3 and 7. Magistrate Kanpur and Principal of GSVM Medical $ 9 ! College Prof RB Kamal, have 9!(!0 $% 3$ $(+/5 , finally decided to extend all possible support which com- ;$$2;1?21+ 2+),.0 took the body of the deceased injured and fell along the road. 30,(1< prised supply of oxygen cylin- into custody and started pro- The driver escaped from the ders by ALIMCO. Thirty oxy- youth died when a motor- ceedings for postmortem exam- spot along with the vehicle. goods train was derailed gen cylinders had already been Acycle collided with a pick- ination. Shamresh, son of Vijay alias Lalu died due to a Aon Kanpur-Kasganj route provided, further the refilling up near Manoharpur around 8 Somnath Ram, a resident of serious injuries on his head. near Bilhaur railway station on of cylinders will be done in the pm here. Vijay alias Lalu (20), Niyamatabad village, and Vijay, Shamaresh was seriously Wednesday afternoon. After coming days. died in the accident while son of Siyaram, were hit by a injured. Police reached the the incident, movement of It was also decided that 300 Shamresh (24) was seriously pick-up when they were going spot, took the body of the trains on this route remained packets of food will be made injured and was admitted to a to Godhna to get some goods deceased into custody. The disrupted for long hours. available daily for the next 15 Godhna-situated private hos- on a motorcycle. As a result injured had been admitted to a Technical team immediately days to the needy COVID-19 pital for treatment. Police both of them were seriously private hospital for treatment. rushed to the spot and took infected patients and their care stock of the situation. takers who were admitted in Accordng to reports, when the District Hospital, Kanpur. a 45-coaches goods train was Besides the purchase of med- 5$) ! going towards Farrukhabad ical appliance like oxygen con- from Kanpur, two empty centrator, ventilator, monitor- ;$$2;1?21+ '()*+, administration is being projects with arrangements for coaches adjacent to guard cabin ing equipment and other life ensured. Moreover, work is treatment under Covid proto- suddenly got derailed with saving appliances will be done he team of the Northern being done by ensuring social col. Kalyan Mandap, club and loud noise near Kakwan Road for the District Hospital. TCoalfields Limited (NCL), distancing in offices and mines vacant houses have been con- level crossing on the eastern ALIMCO will also pro- a miniratna company of the and also the number of per- verted into quarantine and iso- end of Bilhaur railway station. vide financial assistance of Rs Government of India, is work- sonnel in company’s buses has lation centres in which arrange- One of the coaches of the 1 crore for the purchase of these ing with full alacrity to keep its been minimised. Work is being ment for treatment of about goods train overturned on the medical appliances from its personnel, their families and done with only 15 per cent of 700 patients is there. Along track with its wheels and other CSR Funds. It had also been citizens from nearby areas safe the personnel at the NCL head- with it Covid patients are being spare parts scattered over there. decided to provide 500 PPE from the new wave of Covid- quarters. Besides, vaccination treated in Nehru Shatabdi Due to loud noise, stampede Kits for the volunteers working 19. Quick response teams set is being done continuously in Hospital and Central Hospital, prevailed among the people at the funeral site. In addition up at headquarters and project hospitals of NCL and all dis- Sigrauli. The NCL manage- standing on both sides of the other unit of ALIMCO at level are making a list of per- pensaries located in the pro- ment is constantly urging all level crossing. Ujjain (Nagda) in Madhya sonnel coming from outside jects. From April 13 to 15 Covid the personnel, contractual per- On the information of the Pradesh will extend support of and monitoring them. Vaccination Utsav was organ- sonnel and beneficiaries from guard, the driver immediately Rs 40 lakh to district adminis- Including NCL headquarters, ised in NCL in which person- nearby areas to comply with the applied brake and stopped the + 7 ! 8 tration for the COVID- 19 in all projects/ units, sanitisa- nel of more than 45 years, con- Covid protocol set by the gov- train. pandemic. tion is being done at all work tractual workers, their families ernment and administration. Prior to this, the last coach stopped the movement of trains was stopped due to dam- crossing, there was beeline of The team of ALIMCO sites, mines, dispensaries, and citizens from the nearby Besides, awareness is being of the goods train was dragged trains. Guard and Station aged track. Technical team vehicles on both the sides. The comprising General Managers offices, workshops, residential areas were vaccinated. In NCL spread about the protection up to the railway station with- Superintendent apprised their rushed to the spot and started traffic then was diverted of ALIMCO Lt Col PK Dube premises and other public for looking after the infected from Covid. From May 1 peo- out wheels. sernior officers of the incident. detaching the damaged coach- towards the Bibipur level cross- (Retd.), Praveen Kumar and places. In NCL strict adherence personnel quarantine and iso- ple over 18 years of age are also On coming to know about Station Superintendent Ram es from the goods train. Due to ing to proceed for their desti- Atul Rustagi were working on to Covid protocol set by the lation centres have been made being made aware for registra- the incident, railway officials Sajivan said the movement of close of Kakwan Road level nation. a war footing. government and district in the headquarters and various tion for vaccination. - "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/

./012/ : !;<0' ;7;;< , 5+ ,!44 94/*&!704%90 9 !- 1;0' ple in due course. We will be able to administer the doses , +30 + 34 300 ber of super-sensitive polling 43,55,835 male, 41,21,735 from the CPI(M). announce the vaccination pro- to all the people in the targeted stations, a little more than women and 158 of the third Apart from making mas- n twin major policy initiatives, gramme for people in this age category. “Hence it is my appeal # $.-,,0' he Election Commission of 21,000 CAPF jawans would gender — will decide the polit- sive security arrangements the Ithe Maharashtra Government group shortly”. to all the youngsters to exercise TIndia (ECI) has made elab- man 11 polling in ical fate of 283 candidates in the Commission has also taken on Wednesday decided to give In a separate interaction patience. Be assured, the vac- here was no let up in the daily orate bandobast for the eighth Murshidabad. About 11,000 eighth phase. extra measures to enforce coro- Covid-19 vaccine free of cost to with the media, State Health cines will be given to you free Tcount of Covid-19 patients in and final phase of the Assembly forces have been deployed in Among the 283 candidates na guidelines during the eighth all the people in the 18-45 Minister Rajesh Tope said: of cost. Though it is compulso- Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. A elections that will take place on Malda and 9,500 have been put in the fray, 64 have declared phase, ECI sources said, years’ age group, but postponed “Though we have decided to ry for you to register your release by the Directorate of Public Thursday amid rising number on duty in North Kolkata, EC criminal cases against them- adding social distancing mea- indefinitely the launch of the give free vaccines to people in names on COWIN App, please Health and Preventive Medicine of corona cases. sources said. selves. sures have been taken in third phase of vaccination pro- the age group of 19-45 years. But don’t go to the vaccination cen- said 16, 665 new persons were test- About 75,000 Central Incidentally, Birbhum has Out of them 21 are from each booth. gramme for the 18-45 years age the vaccination for this catego- tres immediately after registered positive for the pandemic in the forces would man the polling been one of the most violence the BJP, 11 from the Trinamool “Besides providing masks group scheduled for May 1, ry of people in Maharashtra will ing your names. Because, you last 24 hours that ended on in 11, 860 polling stations prone districts with blocks like Congress (TMC), 10 from the and santisers to the polling staff owing to lack of adequate vac- not begin from May 1 as will not get jabs immediately”. Wednesday evening. in 35 constituencies across four Nanoor, Luvpur, Ilambazar, Congress Party and seven from measures are also being taken cine stocks. announced by the Union gov- The minister said that there The State also saw 98 persons districts of Birbhum, Muhammad Bazaar witnessing the CPI(M). Of the 64 candi- to arrange for the same for the Talking to media persons ernment. This is because of the were as many as 5.71 crore peo- succumbing to the pandemic on a Murshidabad, Malda and maximum electoral violence. dates with criminal cases, 50 voters who do not carry mask after the State Cabinet formal lack of adequate stocks of vac- ple in the state in the age group single day that took the fatalities till North Kolkata, EC sources With repeated discovery of have declared serious criminal with them,” sources said. go-ahead to the free vaccination cines at this juncture. An of 18-45 years. “An empowered date to 13,826. said. Out of 35 constituencies drums-load bombs and bullets, cases against themselves. However, election staff at for the people in the 18-45 years’ empowered Cabinet sub-com- Cabinet sub-committee will There are 1, 10, 308 Covid-19 11 each are in Birbhum and the ECI has posted six senior The final phase of the elec- Domkol in Murshdabad and age group, Chief Minister mittee will chalk out a plan to chalk out the vaccination pro- patients across the State as on Murshidabad, seven are in police officers at Birbhum apart tions has 55 “crorepati” candi- English Bazar in Malda said Uddhav Thackeray said, “We vaccinate all those in the age gramme. We intend to sub- Wednesday evening. Kolkata North and six are in from appointing Nagendranath dates with the net value of their pandemic norms were hardly have decided to give free vac- group of 19-45 years in the next divide this age group into three The Capital city of Chennai Malda. Tripathy as t he Superintendent declared assets being Rs 1 crore being followed in the sense that cines to all those in the age six months”. categories – 18 to 25 years, 25 saw 4,764 new cases while While 22,400 Central secu- of the district. Tripathy super- and beyond. Of the 55 “most of the buses are group of 19-45 years. The State Tope said that even if the to 35 years and 35 to 44 years. Chengalpattu registered 1,219 rity personnel will guard more vised the high-voltage polling “crorepatis” 28 are from the crammed with election staff,” Health department will decide state government were to pro- We are also looking at option of patients. The industrial hub of than 3,000 booths in Birbhum at Nandigram. TMC, 12 from the BJP, five a presiding officer of a on the schedule of free vacci- cure adequate stocks of vaccines vaccinating the people in the age Coimbatore saw 963 new district which has most num- Over 84.70 lakh voters — from the Congress and one Murshidabad booth said. nation for this category of peo- by the end of May, it would not group of 35 to 44 years first” patients. -!?) ! P 6 ># 43 # : &# " !! ' 4 5! ! Guwahati/New Delhi: A series and two 3.6 magnitudes at 8.03 three people getting injured in ? 34 300 of earthquakes jolted Assam am, 8.13 am, 8.25 am and 8.44 the earthquake. However, there Mumbai: In the fourth major were evacuated from the fire- and most of the Northeast on am, Regional Meteorological is no death. We are still collect- " mishap in a hospital in hit hospital, four patients – n a bizarre development, the widow of a deceased Wednesday, causing extensive Centre (RMC) Deputy Director ing reports from different dis- Mumbai Metropolitan Region from among the six patients ITrinamool Congress candidate Kajal Sinha who damage to buildings and forcing Sanjay O’neil Shaw said. tricts and assessing the total ,-- .' (MMR) in little over a month, undergoing treatment at the died of corona has filed a police complaint against people to scamper out of their Another earthquake of 3.2 damage to the properties. It will four patients were killed when Prime Criticare Hospital’s ICU Election Commission of India and its officials includ- homes. There were no imme- magnitude hit Assam’s Nagaon take some more time,” Assam uel prices in the country remained a major fire broke out at Prime – succumbed to burns at the ing Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain for diate reports of deaths, but district at 10.05 am. A while State Disaster Management Funchanged on Wednesday as oil Criticare Hospital at Mumbra’s nearly Billal Hospital, where causing death of her husband. three people were injured as the later, another jolt of 3.4 magni- Authority (ASDMA) CEO marketing companies decided to wait for Kausa area in Thane district in there had been rushed to ear- Sinha, a 59-year-old candidate from the Khardah first quake of 6.4 magnitude tude hit Tezpur at 10.39 am. Gyanendra Tripathi told PTI. state elections to get over before restart- the early hours of Wednesday. lier. Of the four dead, two were Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas had struck Tezpur, the headquarters At 12.32 pm, the eighth quake Several roads in the region ing daily revision of petrol and diesel The fire broke out at Prime women patients. succumbed to corona infections on Sunday morn- of Sonitpur district in Assam, at of 2.9 magnitude hit Marigaon. developed wide cracks, affecting prices in line with price movement Criticare Hospital at around 4 State Housing Minister and ing. 7.51 am, officials said. There were reports of exten- traffic. Besides, in many areas globally. am. There were 20 patients at Mumbra-Kalwa MLA Jitendra Sinha’s wife Nandita has brought charges under The impact was felt in sive damage to buildings and fissures were seen in fields with Sources indicated that price revisions the hospital, at the time of Awhad has rushed to the Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to almost the entire Northeastern other structures from across water oozing out, officials said. may begin early next month after results mishap. Of them six were mishap spot. “The cause of the murder), 120B (criminal conspiracy), Section 269, region, parts of West Bengal, Assam, mostly in the central and The National Centre for to state elections are declared. However, undergoing treatment at the fire has not been established (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease Bhutan and Bangladesh. western towns of Tezpur, Seismology (NCS) said damage whether price of petrol and diesel would Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of yet. Initial reports have said that dangerous to life) Section 270 (Malignant act like- The first quake was fol- Nagaon, Guwahati, Mangaldoi, to buildings and structures was move up or down would depend on aver- the hospital. three persons died in the ly to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) lowed in quick succession by Dhekiajuli and Morigaon. reported from areas within 100 age global price in the last fortnight of Though all the 20 patients mishap”. PNS of the Indian Penal Code. lesser intensity tremors of 4.7, 4, “We have received reports of km radius of the epicentre.PTI March. ! > $ # - 2 )## #- !# 9 # '! P ! $ 7B 8@3 A8@ ##;=+ :; 8 6 " ! # # 1;0' # 34$.' faced by the State. “Though I 1;0' # + # plies from those countries,” # O # had instructed the Prime " Chavan said. ongressman and former MP Eknath ovid-19 preventive mea- Minister to make vaccines olding the BJP-led NDA Government “Incompetent leadership, compla- Gaikwad, a loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi Latur: A man was slapped sures in Kerala are on the available to the State at the #$ 7B C C !! " Hsquarely responsible for the current cency and callousness has driven India family, died of Covid-19 here on Wednesday. with a fine of 50,000 for verge of collapse as Wednesday same rate at which the Centre medical oxygen crisis in the country, to this catastrophe....We are paying a He was 81. Late AGaikwad’s daughter allegedly violating the Covid- saw 35,103 new persons getting is getting it from the manufac- L M # # Maharashtra’s former Chief Minister and huge price for this incompetent leader- Varsha Gaikwad is the school education min- 19 norms by inviting over 250 diagnosed with the pandemic. turers, no action was taken on 0 AB E senior Congress leader Prtihviraj Chavan ship. This complacency and lack of deci- ister in the Shiv Sena-led MVA government. guests for his daughter’s wed- This is the highest tally to be that suggestion. While the on Wednesday charged that the country sive action at the highest level has dri- A former Maharashtra minister and ex- ding in Maharashtra’s Latur registered by the State on a sin- Centre procures vaccines at the was paying for Prime Minister Narendra ven India to this catastrophe,” the former Mumbai Congress president, Gaikwad had been district, an official said on gle day, according to Chief rate of Rs 150 per dose, the Modi’s “incompetent” leadership. Union Minister said. battling with Covid-19 for some days now. He Wednesday. Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He States are charged Rs 400 per 4 ( In a statement issued here, Chavan Chavan said that he was appalled by breathed his last at Breach Candy Hospital in According to the local said the State was facing severe dose,” said Vijayan. $ )($* said: “It is clear that the Govt miserably the Home Ministry’s statement on April south Mumbai at 10 am. authorities, Ram Govind shortage of vaccine and would According to Vijayan, the # " $4>' 7B failed to act in time to ensure adequate 26l, claiming that there was enough avail- A two-term Lok Sabha and three-time Biradar had organised his procure one crore dose vac- steep hike in the number of " supplies of oxygen, resulting in an ability of oxygen in the country. Maharashtra assembly member, Gaikwad had daughter’s wedding in Talegao cines directly from the manu- Covid-19 patients in the State unprecedented oxygen crisis. Desperate “It shows the government is still in been hospitalised more than a fortnight ago./. (Bho) village of Deoni tehsil on facturers. is on account of the indiffer- # calls are being made every minute by denial mode. Relatives of Covid patients “Congress Party’s senior leader, Ex-MP, Ex- Monday. “We are going to introduce ence of the Centre towards " " hospitals and patients to get oxygen”. who have died due to lack of oxygen Minister Eknath Gaikwad Ji passed away Block development officer tough measures in Kerala as Kerala. “We in Kerala are doing F " “Hospitals are refusing to admit want answers. I demand that the today. My deepest condolences to his daugh- Manoj Raut and deputy tehsil- there is a shortage of beds and whatever we could do but the # # patients. Reports of patients dying due Minister of Health and the ter and Education Minister of Maharashtra dar Vilas Tarange were inspect- ICUs in the State hospitals. Centre’s attitude is not at all ## lack of oxygen are pouring in from all others responsible for this tragedy be @VarshaEGaikwad, Gaikwad family and his ing the curfew in Deoni, when Those who get a second attack helpful,” said the Chief Minister over the country. Private hospitals in sacked immediately,” the senior Congress friends/supporters,” tweeted Maharashtra State they noticed the event, and of Covid-19 and who are aged who also disclosed that the Test Delhi had to approach the High Court leader said. Youth Congress leader Satyajeet Tambe. found 250 to 300 people gath- need not come to hospitals as Positivity Ratio in the State as to get oxygen,” he said. Chavan said that the Union gov- Hailing from an Ambedkarite Buddhist ered at the venue, the official they could undergo treatment on Wednesday was 25.34 per “Prime Minister Modi’s self-pro- ernment was “is fully responsible” for family, Gaikwad had represented the Mumbai said. As per the COVID-19 in their houses itself,” said cent. ! claimed victory over the Covid-19 pan- the current oxygen crisis in the country. South Central Lok Sabha constituency. He had curbs, only 25 people are Vijayan in his daily media Ernakulam district which 4 0" # # demic at the World Economic Forum The Congress leader said it was evi- also served as a member of the Maharashtra allowed to be present at wed- interaction. diagnosed 5,287 patients with ; ! " had left the global community aghast, dent from the press conference addressed Legislative Assembly for three terms, as a rep- dings. The father of the bride The Chief Minister blamed the pandemic on Wednesday particularly as more than 50 countries by the Secretary, Ministry of Health and resentative from Dharavi. He was the health, was fined Rs 50,000 for flout- the Centre for all the problems topped the table of districts. 6"" have banned incoming flights from Family Welfare, on October 20, 2020 medical education, social justice minister " &" India. And now we are desperately ask- about the availability of liquid medical when Vilasrao Deshmukh was the chief min- " # ing for oxygen and other medical sup- oxygen (LMO) in the country. ister in the state from 1999 to 2004. 5 ''' 5 < ( 7 ' 6 # "G " G" + 9 ( ) "<"; 9 ' & ' $+ Bengaluru: The Karnataka Transport Department has 09 #$ '(( ! 0 '!0<. of oxygen for a few hours. We assessed at least four lakh people have left Bengaluru by $ 3+ #" expect today that we will be sup- bus and another two lakh are still waiting in various bus + ! " awaharlal Nehru Medical plied with raw materials, after 42 stations to go back to their hometowns. " " " ! =* JCollege Hospital at Aligarh which the two plants will start A common sight at bus stands is of labour contrac- # # Muslim University (AMU) is producing oxygen,” he said. tors trying their best to persuade workers not to leave # # # # /01 Bhalla, Wednesday chaired a having a shortage of oxygen Siddiqui said that the third oxy- !) while transport officials and police were constantly using K/ high-level meeting with the given to patients. Principal gen plant is located in the old loudspeakers to ask people to wear masks and maintain K7@ " ressing panic buttons the senior J&K bureaucrats to Professor of Medical College building of the university where :4 social distance.According to a senior Transport 7" # # PUnion Territory adminis- review the establishment of two Shahid Ali Siddiqui said that the oxygen is being produced round Department official, the crowd was so huge that buses $4>' 7B 0 tration in Jammu and Kashmir 500-bedded COVID hospitals, hospital has not received a sin- the clock. ran full, with nearly three lakh people leaving Bengaluru Wednesday decided to strictly one each in Jammu and Srinagar gle oxygen cylinder for the last Meanwhile, AMU Vice ,-- .' on state transport corporation buses and more than a lakh " # enforce ‘corona curfew’ from by the Defence Research and four days and now we are com- Chancellor Professor Tariq people using private transport. Thursday evening till early Development Organization pletely dependent on our three Mansoor said that the universi- overnment think-tank Niti Aayog “Even though some labour contractors have suc- Monday morning across 11 dis- (DRDO) at the earliest. liquid oxygen production plants. ty would set up a new oxygen Ghas said the government should ceeded in retaining few workers with them but large seg- tricts after more than 3000 fresh The twin capital cities of Two of them await the supply of production plant in the next 30 provide incentives on electric vehicle ments of the blue-collar workforce remained firm on their - cases of coronavirus were Jammu and Srinagar continue to raw materials to make oxygen. days. This new plant will also (EV) purchase over and above the decision to leave Bengaluru,” a traffic officer at Majestic :;3< <F $ reported while 30 more patients report the maximum number of Siddiqui said that 273 serve to refill oxygen cylinders. existing subsidy under the Faster bus stand told IANS.Labour contractor, Somashekhar 0 ! " succumbed to the virus taking coronavirus cases. The hospital patients are admitted in Here, Aligarh MP Satish Adoption and Manufacturing of Gowda, who works with a security and housekeeping staff the tally of deaths due to Covid authorities have already started Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Gautam told that he had talked Hybrid and EV (FAME-II) scheme. management company, said that it has become very dif- + ! 19 to 2227. raising fresh alarms amid rapid College Hospital. 63 of them are to Chief Minister Yogi The Niti Aayog in its status quo ficult to retain workers. According to a spokesman surge in the number of corona infected with covid-19 and 140 Adityanath over telephone and analysis of electric mobility in India “For the last two days, I have been camping at the ! of the Jammu and Kashmir positive cases. Reacting to the have symptoms of this infection. assured that trucks carrying also said the government should Yeshwanthpura bus stand and in front of Market Yard, $4>' # government, “ out of 20 districts media reports vis-a-vis shortage The remaining 70 patients, non- oxygen-laden trucks from include EVs and associated business- from where many are leaving and one common thing to " " in Jammu and Kashmir 11 dis- of oxygen supply in the hospi- covid patients, are also admitted Bokaro have been dispatched to es in the priority sector lending cate- say - they cannot risk their children’s life during the pan- " tricts namely Srinagar, tal the J&k government in a in critical condition and they are meet the oxygen requirements in gory. "The government should give EV demic, claiming it was not possible to get simple med- " Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, statement said that the daily con- also being given oxygen as nec- Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. purchase subsidy over and above icine for their near and dear ones since last one week and Kulgam, Pulwama, Ganderbal, sumption of the life sustaining essary. The MP said that the Chief FAME-II subsidy along with interest the situation was worsening,” he said. : Jammu, Kathua, Reasi, gas in the UT as on April 28 is “Two of our liquid oxygen Minister has assured that the subvention on loan amount taken for Gowda’s assistant Shivakumar told IANS that most (/$/(& Udhampur will go under 25,000 cubic metres. plants located in the Trauma shortage of oxygen will be erad- EV purchase," the Aayog said. migrant workers at construction sites live in a makeshift :;3< <F 7A@ Corona Curfew / Lockdown Against this consumption, Center have just enough supply icated soon. It further pitched for creation of sheds, provided with bare minimum facilities, and as $4>' 7B from tomorrow evening (7 pm) the present generation capacity non-financial incentives, including these are congested, it is very conducive for the deadly 7GG7E # till Monday morning (7 am)”. of oxygen in the UT is 54,500 priority lanes and exclusive parking for virus to spread here. “Therefore most of the blue collared # Congregational prayers cubic metres comprising in- 2( 5%0(, '00 + ( EVs in commercial complexes. workforce is interested in getting back to their home town, # EBAG were also suspended across sev- house hospital generation capac- The Aayog also recommended instead of staying here and taking a chance,” Shivakumar 8GE899 eral places in Kashmir valley in ity of 24,500 cubic metres and ,/0 03 00,/ , %+( providing interest subvention on loan explainede said. # the wake of worrisome situation industrial capacity of 30,000 taken for EV purchase. Fakirappa and Lakshmavva, who were working as " on ground zero. The active pos- cubic metres daily,as of Patna: Four children were of his house for work along with It also said green zones should be labourers in a construction site in Peenya, told IANS that 7GEE9A itive cases in J&k stood at 24313 Wednesday, the handout said. allegedly burnt to death on his wife. Meanwhile, a fire broke demarcated within cities that permit they were still hopeful to go back to their village in on wednesday. Out of 30 deaths, To tackle the issue of short- Wednesday after a thatched out in the house leading to the only EVs, and heavy taxes should be Raichuru. : = '"" 12 were reported from Jammu age of beds needed for Covid-19 roof hut caught fire in Patna near death of their four children pre- charged on conventional fuel vehicles. “We have three children aged below seven years and + ! &" and 18 from Kashmir division in patientsChief Secretary, Jammu the Punpun police station area. sent there. Punpun police station "Green corridors should be ear- we cannot put our children’s lives at risk. The pandemic :;3< + . the last 24 hours. & Kashmir B V R All the victims are reported to in-charge, Kundan Kumar, said marked on which only e-buses are in Bengaluru is so merciless that it takes no less than Rs <#+" On Wednesday Srinagar Subrahmanyam, FC Health Atal be siblings. that the deceased have been provided permit to operate," the 25,000 to cremate a person here. Person working in anoth- # " district alone recorded 951 fresh Dulloo, Union Secretaries of the A police official said Chhotu identified as Dolly Kumari (12), Aayog said adding that a national-level er construction site died due to Corona and his wife is in EG8" cases while Jammu district concerned departments and Paswan, who was a daily wage Rakhi (6), Aarti (5) and Ankit policy should be formulated for incen- hospital while their children are clueless about their par- 0 E@8&7" reported 499 new cases of officers from DRDO, ITBP, and earner lived in a hut along the (4). He said the fire had been tivising distribution utilities on invest- ents though they are with relatives. After seeing their plight, B B@@" Coronavirus. Meanwhile, the AFMS Institute participated in railway track near Allauddin doused with the help of local ing in development of EV charging we decided to leave this place because we did not want our E@ Union Home Secretary, Ajay the meeting. chak village, and had gone out people. IANS infrastructure. children to face any such eventualities....,” they said. IANS "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/ 3

=+0*,(=53 "6 5 ( #""6 6 %0%!649%0/ < ! ! ! ! 7 =!@! > &14 0 ! 2 > / + 2 @+2A + ' K " " " > 2 . # " " +2 " ' > " 2 @'>2A 4BC t might not be the best way 2(30,!45 ! to start an obituary, but the 2(30, 0 +2 7 P0 ! last time Jagdish Khattar was >2 in news before his passing awayI on April 26 was last year Q 0S when the Central Bureau of Investigation chargesheeted him S ' for conspiring to defraud the 6 2(30,!45 Punjab National Bank of 110 crore. This surrounded his one- " 4C stop shop for car sales and service 0 called ‘Carnation’, which he had 0S ! begun as a 65-year-old after he retired from the helm at Maruti Suzuki. ‘Carnation’ was a good 2(30,! idea at the time, indeed such a ser- " vice remains a good idea, but one ' $ S reason it failed was that many of those who Khattar had counted upon to help him, did not come ( ! to the table. The man who culti- ! vated an entire generation of ! ' " " leaders in the automotive indus- " ! try was let down by some of them. Of course, the argument can be made that the industry did not * '>2 " want to help Khattar establish a European products and, having the Tea Board of India’s oper- where I was at the time. ! business which would directly tasted success in China, ations in London, he thought Khattar’s maniacal obses- BD ' '>2 ! impact their dealers’ main revenue believed they could dominate it would be a good idea to use sion with controlling costs and stream, but a professionally run India. Also, Korean carmakers India’s World Cup team to try reducing wastage transformed 2 # ' '>2 ! third-party service might have Daewoo and Hyundai with and sell Indian tea. As we the company. He implemented P 2(30,!45 Q , S succeeded and its failure was relatively fresher models, par- know, the Kapil Dev-led team the Kaizen system that dramat- ? 0S unfortunate, maybe undeserved, ticularly the Matiz and Santro, went on to an epic victory and ically reduced problems with ! just like the case against Khattar. respectively, had recently the campaign was a success. finished cars at the end of the " +2 ' 2 Now that it is out of the way, arrived. It was not as if Suzuki But most importantly, line, improving processes at I will remember Khattar sitting in did not have products to com- .-<0,+4<- Khattar’s role was to mend the suppliers and on the final '>2 his corner office at the Life pete with the Koreans but the ties between the partners and assembly line. Bringing in ele- 0S Insurance Corporation building relations between Suzuki and .-','0, persuade Suzuki Motor ments of the Just-In-Time pro- ' 2 +2 on Delhi’s KG Marg, sipping tea the Government of India, their 0144'>- Corporation to send new tech- duction system, he brought " with me and my former colleague joint-venture partner in Maruti nology and models over to inventory costs down for Deepak Joshi. The Hindustan Suzuki, had nosedived. The ',1+<=;= India. The WagonR was already Maruti as well as vendors. He +2 .# $ Times office where I worked at the partners were equal sharehold- scheduled for launch but it was slashed inefficient dealers and E time was a two-minute walk ers and everything worked “in 3--(',!0<1' supplemented by the Alto. The added new suppliers when " S away. What is remarkable about turns” but the Government’s +1?13',4/1+ Maruti 800 and Zen, which others were not up to the task. this was that I was just starting out appointment of RSSLN were India’s most popular small Despite all his globe-trot- as an automotive industry Bhaskarudu as the Managing <- ->0,;10+ cars at the time, felt relatively ting on work and remaining 1> reporter and Khattar was in the Director (MD) ruptured rela- .-;'!0=', old-fashioned compared to the immensely busy, he always midst of transforming India’s tions with Osamu Suzuki. Only new Korean competition. The had time to answer his phone largest carmaker. Yet he was gen- after the fear of Maruti Suzuki ,44.-<0/4< WagonR and Alto changed the and meet up for a cup of tea. I erous with his time and patient potentially becoming irrele- market for Maruti. It is a testa- will be eternally grateful for his with my queries. Not every auto- vant after the sales success of 0144'>- ment to those launches that the time, and I regret that I did not motive industry chieftain was the Matiz and Santro did the 0<3-',.- Alto remains one of India’s best keep in touch with him over like that, although I will say that partners relent, agreeing on selling cars alongside the Swift, the past few years. But I will BVR Subbu at Hyundai was also Khattar as the MD. 4< 4-+4,- another car in whose develop- remember him as the man extremely good with journalists. Khattar had left the Indian $4(0,=4, ment and production Khattar who transformed the Indian Khattar understood the power of Administrative Service and played an integral role. He automotive industry by keep- communication for marketing. joined Maruti on the advice of .0 .-0<3- ensured that Indian engineers ing Maruti Suzuki not just rel- He had taken the helm at RC Bhargava, an ex-IAS offi- '3-0<1'4-+ had a say in the Swift’s devel- evant but as the big daddy. In Maruti Suzuki in mid-1999 and cer who established the com- opment and also negotiated no other major automotive one must remember the state of pany and still serves as ',','00, with the Haryana Government market in the world does one the Indian automotive market and Chairman. From the UP for a massive new factory at company own half the market Maruti Suzuki at the time. The cadre, he joined Maruti Suzuki .0'+.- Manesar to build this new car. like Maruti does in India, and market was being transformed by as the Director, Marketing, in -!0$=4 I was fortunate to be the very that is Jagdish Khattar’s legacy. the entry of foreign carmakers; the 1993. He told me once that his first journalist to be allowed (The author is Managing Americans Ford and General introduction to marketing /0!'+.3.00< access to this factory for a cover Editor, The Pioneer. The views Motors had come with their started in 1983 when, heading story I wrote for Business Today expressed are personal.) 4 2 5 6124 ( !!* ! ' ' ' 5 ;/(! " $ " Sir — At a time when COVID-19 cases are !"!#$!!#$ 6@ "A rising exponentially, the most important L thing apart from breaking the chain of virus ' . transmission is to break the social stigma # " ' # # M Q= 7 Q 7 ! attached with the infection. Also, there is a #;<264 " need to deal with the mental issues the pan- K3+ ! ! # demic has created. The stigma can under- " mine social cohesion and prompt possible # # # " S . $ social isolation of groups, which might con- ' 2(30,!45 6 ! tribute to a situation where the virus is more "" 0 0 7 # likely to spread. This can result in more severe health problems. People who are # # " 4 # 8 infected with the virus should also be given ' F 8 ! psychological counselling for free by the 0 ( $"" B6 0<924< !' " Government. The Government should . " " ; #O K, engage experts and mental health profes- # # ' ($0<-+ # # # #$4>' 7B " M' " sionals for this purpose. ' Many incidents have been reported $"" # " # " " where people are dying of fear once they test N8@@@@ " " positive for Coronavirus. On the other hand, ( $0<-+ # #" there are many ignorant people who stereo- ' O # # " " # K " # #" " " type and discriminate against those infected. Such treatment negatively affects those ' ' $ # " ! S with the disease as well as their caregivers, ' # ; @40< S ! family, friends and communities. People # " # K3 # < must not panic and remember that the rate " " " ' < ( of recovery is very high as compared to the !634#3?<44<8 death rate. People who have recovered from # # 2(30,!45 COVID should come forward, donate plas- order”, speak volumes about the incompe- vials in the Capital. Remdesivir is one of the + ! ma and spread positivity. Not every person tence of the Delhi Government to manage most sought after experimental drugs for the who tests positive requires a hospital bed or the crisis. The High Court asked the Delhi treatment of COVID and States like Delhi, " oxygen. It’s mostly for patients who are Government to take over an oxygen refill- Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh $ K 2 ing plant with immediate effect and served are facing its shortage. Investigations must <$ # ; # already suffering with comorbidities and '( 9 ' those who start the treatment quite late. We contempt notices to five other refillers. The be carried out at the biggest wholesale med- hospitals in Delhi are facing an acute icine market of Asia, Bhagirath Palace in 8 need to be aware, but must not panic. <@D4@0@ S PQ ' Ravi Teja Kathuripalli | Hyderabad shortage of oxygen. On April 23, as many Chandni Chowk. K< ( # as 25 “sickest” Coronavirus patients died Black-marketing of several medicines overnight in a hospital due to the scarcity and other equipment is done with the ( S # Sir — It made sense for the Delhi High of oxygen. A day later, at least 20 patients involvement of local authorities. It is time # 9 P << ! Court to rebuke the Arvind Kejriwal-led died in another hospital. The Delhi to rein in such illegal activities. India is fac- " Q , )!$6 AAP Government on the poor supply of Government needs to pull up its socks and ing an existential crisis and black-market- ( medical oxygen supply and handling of the stop the black-marketing immediately. ing of medicines and medical oxygen pandemic. It should be a matter of shame Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai weakens its fight against the virus. Those ( = ! ! for the AAP and Kejriwal that the court said involved in the sale and purchase of illegal # " " # > ! , if the Government was unable to handle the medicines must not be spared. " )2 ) situation, it will ask the Central Government Sir — The Delhi Police has done a com- Subhash Chandra Agrawal | New Delhi 7 , S to send its officers and take over. mendable job by busting two inter-State Strong observations by the Bench like gangs with the arrest of four persons who , !!) ( # 0C24< PQ ? “enough is enough” and “set your house in were allegedly black-marketing Remdesivir 44<240;0<>9?1@0? K("+ "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/ 7

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he “thawing process” in Indo-Pak relations which appeared to have begun in TFebruary-end with the sudden announce- .24 ment by the Director Generals of Military ! Operations (DGMOs) of both nations of a cease- ( fire on the Line of Control (LoC) and the desire " to implement in letter and spirit the 2003 " ! Ceasefire Agreement, came to an equally sud- + den end early this month. It happened when ' S Prime Minister Imran Khan’s beloved Pakistan enacted a comedy of errors which many refer , " 3 E to as a “flip-flop” or “Khan’s U-turn.” The state- ments emanating from Pakistan in the month + of March, especially during the stage-managed 0S Islamabad Security Dialogue, raised a ray of hope of some improvement in the extremely bitter ! relations between the two countries, that were F adversely affecting not only bilateral ties but the entire South Asian region as well. 9 ! ' S The trigger for all this was provided by the worsening economy of Pakistan which many " economists said was “on the verge of collapse.” It emerged from the Islamabad Security Dialogue that the neighbouring nation had realised the mistake it made in investing heav- ily in geopolitics at the cost of geoeconomics. 4,-4,-<+4< It also realised that it was paying a heavy price .4 4,!$0, private sector.” He also announced abrogation of Article 370 is because it needs some breathing for its unilateral decision to suspend all trade (03'+0,04< that the ban on the import of raw repealed.” space and time to rejuvenate the with India post the events of August 5, 2019 in 4;-.0>- '3-0, cotton from India would be lifted The whole episode is termed morale of its army which has been relation to Kashmir, which has been a bone of 4+<'$.M0+4 “by the end of June.” “There is a as a comedy of errors because badly battered by the Indian Army contention between the two neighbours for long ,4.- large demand for cotton in Imran Khan, during the Cabinet on the LoC. and has been termed as it’s “jugular vein” by a (<4(4+-+.' Pakistan right now. Our exports meeting, flayed the Finance The dwindling economy and belligerent Pakistan. <4!-4(4 ''$+ have increased in textiles and the Minister and asked Azhar who the burden of repayment of loans It is a well-known fact that anti-India sen- 4!-4-$4,4'$+ cotton crop was not good last year. authorised him to resume trade is also adversely affecting the timents form the bedrock of Pakistan’s internal 0((-0<+-<- = So, we allowed imports of cotton with India? The beleaguered army’s upgradation and moderni- policy and geopolitics. This sentiment has time 4;- 41 from all over the world, but it is Finance Minister had no option sation programme. This explains 1 , % 3 " and again been exploited to its advantage by the .',3',!'.41 not allowed from India and that but to name Imran Khan himself. the army chief’s keenness for a . political and military leadership in Pakistan to causes a direct impact on (small The “U-turn Khan” lost no time in shift towards geoeconomics, which come out of various adversities faced by the ->4 >',!0 and medium enterprises),” he said. toeing the line of the hardliners in seems to be more out of compul- S ! country. “It grows and diminishes with the $4,+-,+1+' Another contributory factor was the Cabinet led by Foreign sion rather than conviction. But ) requirements of Pakistan’s foreign policy,” says 41 ,-- the ban on Chinese Xinjiang cot- Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, certainly, he failed to change the ' ! Khurram Husain, a Pakistani business journal- +-<'41+ ton and products made thereof by who felt short-changed for not mindset of hardliners in the ist. This India-bashing may have benefitted !<41,4<34 the United States (US) and being consulted by the Prime Pakistan Army or he has lost his ' Rawalpindi, that dictates the nation’s India pol- <1$'=',4 European Union (EU) nations, Minister before allowing such an clout since he is on extension, a > S icy rather than Islamabad, but definitely made <-0 '=' which are a major source for the important measure. Pressure from decision that has not gone down (03'+0,<-0'-+ 0 ! no economic sense. local industry. China, which naturally was peev- well with the other ambitious Hence it was music to the ears when at the 40 3.-0 3 Year-on-year, the price of sugar ed due to the ban on its cotton, is Generals. , Islamabad Dialogue, Pakistan’s Army chief '41 03- has risen by more than 17 per cent, also believed to be another The sum total of the U-turn by ? General Qamar Bajwa talked of a shift in (<1-, causing great resentment against causative factor. Khan is that Pakistan is not yet " PQ " Pakistan’s strategy from geopolitics to geoeco- -$4,4'$+-,+- the Imran Khan Government. In the end Azhar was removed grown up enough to give up its P, 0 ?Q * nomics. It received support from Imran Khan 4 -.- The announcement was made from the office of Finance Minister belief of India being an existential ! who talked of making Pakistan a gateway to the N.0',! by Azhar in his capacity as the in mid-April, less than a month threat. One wonders for how long ! Central Asian republic nations’ economy and (<4$-++O head of the Economic after his appointment and replaced can Pakistan afford to behave like " also act as a bridge between the South Asian and $4,',1-0,,4 Coordination Committee which by ex-Pakistan Peoples Party an ostrich? As of now, the pro- Central Asian economies. Realising that his .4 '.4+0!- earlier had given a green signal to Minister Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed posed shift from geopolitics to * S ! nation’s economy was in the doldrums it made the proposal. Though there was no Tarin who was also given the addi- geoeconomics appears merely to 40+',! - (4', better economic sense to Khan to buy goods 0!-,0 official response from the Indian tional portfolio of revenue. The be loud thinking without evolving " /3 0 S urgently needed by his country from where they side, for those following the “thaw- flip-flop and the removal of the a consensus. It would need serious S F were available at cheaper rates. Hence, the Prime ing process” of the hostilities Finance Minister clearly indicates groundwork to fructify into real- ( Minister wearing the hat of the nation’s between the two neighbours, it was that Imran Khan hardly wields any ity. Till Pakistan readies to walk the " Commerce and Finance Minister as well, signed a welcome decision. power and is incapable of ensur- talk, it would make prudent eco- ( on a note to purchase cotton and sugar from However in a classic case of the ing unanimity even within his nomic sense to let the “thawing India, thus setting in motion a reversal of his ear- “left hand not knowing what the Cabinet, let alone a national con- process” continue and not hold it lier decision not to trade with us. The writer is a right hand is doing,” the sensus. hostage to a single-point agenda. ?S /" /" 3 > ! Hence, Pakistan’s newly-appointed Finance Jammu-based veteran, announcement was followed by Even more surprising is the The recent trade U-turn by * Minister Hammad Azhar announced in political commentator, the unfortunate Cabinet decision audacity of the hardliners to take Pakistan clearly demonstrates how columnist, security and ' Islamabad, “In our neighbouring country, in strategic analyst. The of deferring the trade and holding on the Army chief, a rarity in geopolitical considerations — S India, the price of sugar is much lower than in views expressed it hostage to oft-repeated insis- Pakistani politics. Pakistan Army rather than economic considera- S ! Pakistan. So we have decided to open sugar trade are personal. tence by Pakistan of “no improve- is very keen for the thaw in relations or rational thinking — drive ! with India, to the limit of 5,00,000 tonnes in the ment in Indo-Pak relations till tions between the two neighbours policymaking in Pakistan. , E G S ,S ! ! # 1 $ ! # (* # ! ##1 $ E 1 ! E 1 ( L L @ : ! #: A ! "#$%#&"%'(%) %)) "*( '%)(!' ' +!+% ' '') %)* **),) %')' !(%'

he oil age was triggered ditional energy sources such tainable renewable energy significance. As a first step cobalt and vanadium have but will also foreclose any by the invention of as fossil fuels. Perhaps the regime. towards gaining self-reliance electrical and magnetic prop- Chinese strategy to monop- Tkerosene in 1846 and biggest energy rush after the However, seeing the cur- in the renewable energy sec- erties that can help store olise the global market in rare got further consolidated with great oil boom is the haste to rent state, India seems to be tor, India must concentrate on wind, hydel and solar energy. earth elements. Furthermore, the development of the oil build renewable energy everything but self-reliant in securing control over essen- These elements are available India must also invest in drilling process in 1859. Both capacity and to harness crit- the renewable energy sector. tial components and critical across the world only in some state-of-the-art research that these events accelerated the ical minerals required to In 2019-20, India imported minerals required for manu- geographical pockets and can focus on reducing depen- use of oil which, in turn, > 4148 manufacture rechargeable about 8,500 crore worth of facturing batteries on a colos- India must have continued dence over rare earth ele- fueled global economic pros- batteries in large scale. Lithium (Li)-ion batteries. It sal scale. availability of these elements ments such as cobalt on perity. The period from the This is understandable was the same in 2018-19, Worryingly, China has for transiting to a green econ- whose availability China is end of the second World War given the fact that India aims which saw a six-fold rise as already developed enviable omy. developing a stranglehold. to the early 1970s saw an to generate 40 per cent of its compared to 2014-15. hegemony over the 17 rare In order to counter the The coming years will uninterrupted oil boom as the energy needs from renewable India’s dependence on earth elements that play a piv- growing Chinese dominance witness a considerable shift rising oil output matched an sources by 2030 and aspires to global resources, especially otal role in the making of over rare earth elements, from oil to rare earth miner- ever-increasing oil consump- become a country with 30-40 Chinese inputs, to feed its rechargeable batteries. India must step up its cross- als. This will mark a new tion globally. per cent electric vehicles renewable energy ambitions According to a 2019 working national collaborations and chapter in global geopolitics. But as the oil-fed (EVs). India’s overdepen- is flawed to say the least. Our paper of the Organisation quickly secure the mines In the past, developed economies started to see the dence on fossil fuel left the energy transition cannot take for Economic Co-operation through investment and co- economies built their pros- collateral damage unleashed nation at the whims of the place by simply importing the who wield a considerable and Development (OECD), ownership, so that the raw perity by riding on the fossil by fossil fuels in the form of Organisation of the necessary products. clout in the global market of eight of the 14 large cobalt material for energising the fuel boom. This is true even climate change, the popular- Petroleum Exporting The recent tension with renewable energy raw mate- mining firms in Congo are country’s future is safe. today. India, too, must devel- ity of oil started to wane Countries (OPEC) in terms of China and the subsequent rial. now Chinese-owned. Similarly, aggressive and eco- op the ability to independent- post the 1970s. This also her- production and prices for a constraints in sourcing the As India is transiting Significantly, they account friendly rare earth element ly transit to green energy by alded the advent of renewable The writer is an very long time. renewable energy products from a fossil fuel-economy to for half of Congo’s cobalt prospecting must be taken up harnessing the potential of energy. environmental journalist. But this scenario can and raw material have shown an electro one, the local pro- output. to discover new mines in rare earth materials. This will Today, renewable energy The views expressed change by having control how India’s dependence on duction of renewable energy Some of the elements India and elsewhere. usher in a green economy is steadily gaining momen- are personal. over the critical raw materi- the OPEC is now merely components, especially bat- such as neodymium, molyb- This will not only de-risk that is prosperous as well as tum and preference over tra- als needed for building a sus- shifting to Chinese suppliers teries, assumes unparalleled denum, titanium, lithium, the raw material supply chain good for the planet. "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/ 9

2 ! @ *% C #20*B 8 +-$4,0>-4 across the country and the 3+00 5+07 $, ,$ : = A ?: # $4>'04<<= second wave of coronavirus is , contained. According to ADB's flag- +,$ ,$($ +( $ ,-- .' stamp duty cut) was Rs 2,914 ,-- .' ship publication Asian >#% crore, almost the same as in the Development Outlook, "the ousing sales will be same period a year ago (at Rs DB on Wednesday said second wave of COVID-19 ( 3*+5$ Himpacted across major 2,958 crore). Athe Indian economy is pro- cases is worrying, especially if 1;0' days. Allegations of under- cities during the April-June "Latest government data jected to grow at 11 per cent in vaccine rollout faulters or fails reporting by some states are quarter because of the rapid already indicate a drop in prop- the current financial year on to contain it." he ongoing second wave also rampant, and the coun- $.-,,0' raw material. Further the spread of the coronavirus dis- erty registrations in April 2021 the back of the strong vacci- Another risk is the further Tof Covid-19 will dampen try has had to depend on increase in raw material ease, property consultant over March 2021 amidst 2nd nation programme, but cau- tightening of global financial the pace of recovery for cor- major world powers for help. ith Covid-19 related prices have hit the units Anarock on Wednesday said. COVID-19 wave and no stamp tioned that second wave of conditions, which would apply porate India and the contact- The rating agency said it Wlockdown in different hard," Tamil Nadu Small and Already, property registra- duty cuts," Anarock pointed Covid is worrying. pressure on India's market intensive sectors will be hit the expects only 4 per cent of its parts of the country affecting Tiny Industries Association tions in Mumbai, a key market out. "India's economy is interest rates and therefore most, a domestic rating rated portfolio to be severely production and sales, micro (TANSTIA) President S. in Maharashtra and the coun- The second COVID-19 expected to grow 11 per cent in affect economic normalisation, agency said on Wednesday. impacted as a result of the sec- and small scale units are Anburajan told IANS. try, have dropped due to the wave coupled with the expiry fiscal year (FY) 2021, which the report added. However, the impact of ond wave as against 17 per pleading for interest waiver, He said many units sup- second wave of Covid-19 pan- of the stamp duty cut period ends on March 31, 2022, amid Going further, ADB fore- the second wave on many sec- cent in the first wave last year. moratorium and lending ply the products to public demic and restrictions to curb will impact the monthly a strong vaccine drive. casts India's economic growth tors is set to be lower than the “With the fresh uncer- against credit guarantees. sector units (PSU) and gov- the disease, it added. growth momentum of However, the recent surge in to moderate to 7 per cent in first because the lockdowns tainties wrought by the sec- An official of a public ernment utilities and are Quoting data by Inspector Mumbai's housing sector, the Covid-19 cases may put this FY2022, on account of disap- are less widespread and strin- ond wave of the pandemic, sector bank preferring penalised for delayed sup- General of Registration (IGR), consultant said. recovery at risk," said the Asian pearance of base effect. gent as of now as against the and the likelihood of addi- anonymity told IANS that if plies. Maharashtra, Anarock said the During the period of stamp Development Outlook (ADO) The economy is expected strong nationwide lockdown tional support measures being the government does not "We would like the PSUs stamp duty cut period between duty cut, there was consistent 2021. to have contracted by 8 per cent last year which brought all limited, the credit ratio is come out with a package, not to penalise their small September 2020 to March 2021 month-on-month growth in Continued economic in FY2020, in line with the gov- economic activities to a grind- now likely to stall. The pace of then the non-performing sized vendors for delay in saw as many as 80,718 proper- sales. Prashant Thakur, recovery boosted by increased ernment's second advance esti- ing halt, Icra said. recovery would undoubtedly assets (NPA) of the banking supplies during the pan- ties registered in Mumbai, up Director and Head – Research, public investment, domestic mate, it said. The country has been be arrested by the recent sector are set to surge ahead demic period. There should 114 per cent from the corre- Anarock, said: "Ever since the demand will trigger this strong ADB Country Director for reporting alarmingly high surge in COVID-19 infections this year. be a moratorium for loans sponding period (September expiry of the stamp duty cut rebound, ADB said. India Takeo Konishi said cases of infections at over 3 and associated localised "Already 40 per cent of and interest could be waived 2019 to March 2020). period, from 1st April onwards, The predictions are based India's economy faced its worst lakh additions and 2,000 fatal- restrictions,” its president our member units are sick for for the small units," Total revenue collected in there has been a marked drop on assumption that there is contraction in FY2020 due to ities a day, for the last few Ramnath Krishnan said. want of working capital and Anburajan added. Mumbai between September in property registration num- extensive vaccine deployment the COVID-19 shock. 2020 to March 2021 (period of bers. 6A B +988) 8

1;0' A strengthening rupee and short at 49,733.84. in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,347 Bank, SBI, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank and aided benchmark indices to defy con- covering ahead of F&O expiry also Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty crore for the March quarter. HDFC were among the other prominent cerns of rising COVID-19 cases. A visi- he Sensex soared 790 points while the fuelled the rally, traders said, even as the surged 211.50 points or 1.44 per cent to Bajaj Finserv gained 4.06 per cent winners, climbing as much as 5.08 per ble contraction in daily caseload in TNifty vaulted above the 14,850-mark Covid-19 situation remained an over- 14,864.55. after reporting an over four-fold jump in cent. However, Nestle India, HCL Tech, Maharashtra and Mumbai offered com- on Wednesday as markets maintained hang. Bajaj Finance was the star performer consolidated net profit to 979 crore for L&T, TCS, Dr Reddy's and ITC closed fort to market. Further, short covering their winning streak for the third session The 30-share BSE Sensex surged in the Sensex pack, surging 8.32 per cent, the fourth quarter. with losses of up to 0.96 per cent. ahead of F&O expiry also contributed to on the trot amid robust corporate results. 789.70 points or 1.61 per cent to finish a day after it posted a 42 per cent increase IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak "Continued rebound in financials the rally. BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 14710.50 14890.25 14694.95 14864.55 211.50 Script Open High Low LTP FEDERALBNK 76.10 78.10 75.20 77.85 GDL 196.20 213.90 195.20 206.95 NBCC 41.90 42.20 41.60 41.75 OIL 116.00 119.40 116.00 118.60 BAJFINANCE 4915.00 5310.00 4915.00 5255.00 389.95 BAJFINANCE 4938.00 5307.00 4920.00 5279.15 L&TFH 89.40 92.40 89.00 91.90 CANFINHOME 571.95 597.00 571.95 592.65 KPITTECH 200.00 200.45 193.50 194.25 LAOPALA 221.95 239.55 220.95 229.05 INDUSINDBK 890.00 931.00 888.00 925.90 43.45 AXISBANK 713.00 713.00 688.25 707.85 BALRAMCHIN 262.45 272.95 261.25 267.55 NOCIL 181.00 186.90 181.00 182.35 HINDPETRO* 231.00 233.60 231.00 231.40 SUPREMEIND 2070.00 2099.05 2036.70 2047.85 EICHERMOT 2428.00 2540.00 2410.15 2516.00 115.90 SBIN 355.45 364.20 355.45 363.30 LICHSGFIN 404.05 419.15 404.05 415.35 INDHOTEL 112.85 115.40 112.80 113.90 ASHOKA 83.85 84.45 82.90 83.30 JINDALSAW 76.00 76.50 75.15 75.40 BAJAJFINSV 10200.00 10615.95 10151.15 10480.00 388.65 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3150.05 3241.65 DRREDDY 5082.55 5106.90 5030.00 5048.00 -9.25 DRREDDY 5072.15 5104.00 5032.75 5043.40 METROPOLIS 2406.00 2489.35 2398.65 2441.00 CESC 617.90 620.65 607.20 612.45 JMFINANCIL 83.25 83.25 82.00 82.20 TCS 3149.95 3151.00 3112.00 3123.00 -9.00 JINDALSTEL 454.40 454.40 436.05 443.90 THYROCARE 993.00 1012.65 991.80 995.00 MAHSCOOTER 3526.00 3670.00 3469.05 3638.80 GEPIL 259.50 274.00 257.70 263.65 HCLTECH 931.20 935.85 921.75 925.90 -2.95 DIXON 4080.00 4204.95 4079.95 4169.30 PIDILITIND 1853.00 1891.00 1834.10 1880.25 RADICO 560.00 570.85 545.60 564.50 IFBIND 975.00 1024.90 967.60 1002.95 SHOPERSTOP 194.90 195.65 192.90 193.55 LT 1384.85 1399.95 1372.50 1374.15 -6.50 TECHM 975.00 980.00 968.05 977.70 NMDC 148.50 148.60 145.35 147.65 SIEMENS 1860.00 1881.50 1828.65 1870.35 SONATSOFTW 558.30 583.95 558.30 579.75 ZENSARTECH 273.00 275.00 269.00 269.80 JSWSTEEL 669.75 676.00 650.65 662.50 -3.40 ASIANPAINT 2594.90 2621.00 2576.70 2616.00 IDFCFIRSTB 53.45 54.95 53.45 54.65 TORNTPHARM 2525.00 2539.00 2493.05 2501.35 JAMNAAUTO 69.50 69.65 67.95 68.75 NHPC 24.50 24.55 24.25 24.40 CIPLA 914.35 918.00 902.95 906.25 -6.15 BIOCON 398.20 399.80 387.60 390.95 AUROPHARMA 973.00 980.70 958.80 961.60 SPICEJET 65.70 65.90 63.75 64.75 SIS 362.10 364.65 359.30 360.20 WABCOINDIA 6432.00 6687.15 6432.00 6597.20 TATASTEEL 985.00 986.00 962.00 971.00 -6.75 LT 1380.35 1399.50 1370.50 1375.05 AEGISLOG 293.30 320.25 292.20 313.55 IIFL 274.95 279.50 268.65 279.50 KAJARIACER 901.00 945.05 901.00 936.80 SCHNEIDER 93.40 95.00 92.30 92.65 BPCL 422.00 424.35 414.90 417.15 -3.20 SUNTV 494.00 511.00 490.40 504.20 CENTURYTEX 483.60 497.50 480.95 492.30 VINATIORGA 1739.50 1794.90 1709.10 1718.80 JYOTHYLAB 151.70 153.80 149.25 150.55 ERIS 605.20 612.30 602.45 606.30 ADANIPORTS 755.00 760.00 741.10 743.40 -5.75 MOTHERSUMI 217.25 226.50 217.00 221.60 MANAPPURAM 148.20 150.55 147.70 148.85 INTELLECT 701.05 710.00 693.10 698.10 GSPL 259.00 263.80 258.50 259.35 ITDC 333.25 337.45 330.35 330.90 HDFCLIFE 682.50 682.50 671.15 673.00 -5.75 ADANIPOWER 91.00 94.55 90.35 94.55 LINDEINDIA 1895.00 1895.00 1835.40 1841.25 HONAUT 43750.00 44499.95 43058.0544195.55 PGHL 6384.85 6500.70 6350.45 6446.45 SUPRAJIT 264.00 268.80 259.85 263.65 DIVISLAB 3944.15 3966.55 3870.00 3874.00 -34.95 BAJAJ-AUTO 3800.00 3953.40 3800.00 3890.25 ACC 1865.00 1885.00 1850.85 1872.55 GODREJPROP 1375.00 1391.00 1348.30 1358.95 RVNL 27.50 27.95 27.50 27.70 CENTURYPLY 338.65 344.00 332.00 333.75 NESTLEIND 16775.00 16831.10 16611.00 16616.05 -162.95 DMART 2865.00 2952.95 2849.00 2936.95 POWERINDIA 1562.45 1786.00 1562.45 1694.80 MARICO 407.55 414.05 407.55 411.25 GHCL 246.40 249.50 229.90 235.15 GODREJIND 510.95 518.65 510.95 513.65 HINDALCO 368.85 368.90 358.00 362.45 -3.80 ITC 206.00 206.50 205.30 205.55 BHARATFORG 601.00 605.20 587.40 591.70 NCC 75.05 77.10 74.50 75.60 GUJALKALI 429.60 436.15 420.35 422.15 AKZOINDIA 2255.00 2266.25 2226.85 2245.65 BRITANNIA 3488.00 3527.00 3469.00 3470.00 -71.20 TATACONSUM 675.00 692.55 675.00 677.30 BANKINDIA 66.80 68.45 66.45 68.10 SYMPHONY 1298.00 1308.00 1205.00 1218.60 SUNTECK 280.00 280.00 267.75 271.10 KALPATPOWR 380.30 381.55 374.80 376.25 AUBANK 1099.00 1158.45 1073.00 1148.95 POLYCAB 1545.00 1570.00 1525.95 1561.05 SOBHA 491.00 509.00 487.85 505.65 BAYERCROP 5450.95 5531.30 5328.65 5379.65 BRIGADE 248.15 252.50 245.90 247.70 BANKBARODA 65.85 68.15 65.75 67.85 ADVENZYMES 389.95 422.20 388.70 405.35 TRENT 777.00 789.25 762.75 774.15 PARAGMILK 113.95 115.50 112.40 114.05 VGUARD 224.15 229.30 224.15 225.70 WIPRO 488.00 493.00 481.50 489.45 JUBLFOOD 2950.00 2965.60 2891.35 2904.80 ADANIGREEN 1055.00 1074.40 1045.55 1054.35 GICRE 206.05 210.20 205.10 206.05 MOTILALOFS 613.00 617.40 603.60 608.35 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE INFY 1358.00 1359.00 1344.70 1355.85 CUMMINSIND 892.90 907.70 880.00 883.10 MMTC 42.90 42.90 40.65 41.20 CHAMBLFERT 224.45 227.95 221.50 224.90 TTKPRESTIG 7745.95 7776.15 7600.00 7661.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 34952.50 35036.30 34861.75 34938.15 213.50 HEROMOTOCO 2932.00 3008.50 2917.30 2926.80 SWSOLAR 323.00 325.90 309.15 311.10 TATAMTRDVR 131.70 133.80 130.00 131.50 ENDURANCE 1325.40 1337.70 1290.15 1302.60 GET&D 116.50 119.45 114.10 116.00 SBICARD 963.50 1002.00 953.00 990.00 35.35 PNB 35.30 35.80 35.05 35.65 GRANULES 328.30 342.70 326.65 331.45 IOB 16.20 16.20 15.80 15.95 ASTERDM 152.90 153.00 148.00 149.30 SJVN 25.50 25.85 25.35 25.75 DMART 2865.00 2953.70 2850.95 2929.00 102.05 NAVINFLUOR 3495.00 3565.65 3331.20 3349.10 WOCKPHARMA 514.05 525.95 508.20 510.80 SANOFI 7490.00 7550.00 7434.00 7527.15 UFLEX 392.80 395.80 388.30 390.15 PHOENIXLTD 751.00 753.00 736.45 742.05 MCDOWELL-N 526.00 537.60 521.00 536.50 15.65 CANBK 140.00 143.60 140.00 143.10 SHK 140.55 145.60 136.50 142.70 BAJAJELEC 1112.00 1171.90 1089.55 1150.35 SOLARINDS 1215.05 1325.00 1215.05 1293.70 MAHLOG 554.00 557.00 548.50 552.00 UBL 1185.00 1219.00 1170.25 1198.50 34.25 IBULHSGFIN 184.00 192.00 183.25 186.80 CUB 164.60 170.50 164.60 168.65 UNIONBANK 34.30 34.60 33.65 34.40 WABAG 251.50 256.50 249.40 251.80 LAXMIMACH 6119.30 6191.05 6102.00 6117.75 PEL 1673.90 1729.00 1665.05 1704.90 45.90 INDIAMART 8530.00 8792.90 8509.90 8720.40 BATAINDIA 1343.00 1366.45 1343.00 1348.30 ENGINERSIN 73.20 74.40 73.20 73.60 WESTLIFE 442.00 449.00 430.05 438.90 GODREJAGRO 501.00 509.00 497.80 499.80 MOTHERSUMI 218.00 226.65 217.00 220.80 5.15 TATAPOWER 98.90 99.10 97.70 98.00 OFSS 3447.15 3592.45 3426.95 3571.15 RELAXO 863.00 883.85 861.45 869.95 CCL 264.00 271.75 263.00 265.60 CERA 3930.00 3943.20 3890.55 3925.30 BANDHANBNK 320.00 330.50 313.80 326.40 7.50 PIDILITIND 1848.00 1892.00 1835.00 1875.00 41.85 SUDARSCHEM 653.00 729.00 627.95 648.75 BEML 1185.00 1223.40 1170.00 1180.50 JBCHEPHARM 1357.00 1357.00 1328.55 1340.35 UJJIVAN 207.05 209.30 204.10 208.30 FINCABLES 367.95 367.95 360.40 361.85 PNB 35.20 35.80 35.05 35.70 0.75 SRTRANSFIN 1325.05 1415.00 1325.05 1404.65 VOLTAS 984.90 984.90 957.20 962.60 RECLTD 128.00 129.65 128.00 128.60 PTC 82.00 82.35 80.75 81.15 PCJEWELLER 23.45 24.80 23.45 24.45 BAJAJHLDNG 3410.50 3500.00 3410.50 3461.00 68.35 ESCORTS 1140.00 1171.75 1133.95 1147.00 DELTACORP 159.00 159.50 152.30 154.35 SOUTHBANK 8.01 8.25 8.01 8.11 RITES 245.30 246.90 239.30 240.50 GRINDWELL 940.00 940.00 907.80 916.60 BOSCHLTD 13560.05 13899.70 13560.05 13829.30 267.45 PEL 1670.00 1729.40 1667.10 1708.85 CROMPTON 387.00 403.25 380.80 401.00 RAJESHEXPO 524.00 536.00 522.50 532.35 NIACL 151.25 151.25 147.75 148.15 CRISIL 1876.10 1896.95 1867.00 1887.90 INDUSTOWER 254.00 256.30 252.05 255.55 4.55 APOLLOTYRE 208.00 214.35 203.85 212.80 BEL 131.00 131.00 128.25 128.75 GSFC 95.60 96.75 95.10 95.40 HIMATSEIDE 141.60 153.85 141.20 149.75 COCHINSHIP 360.10 365.15 358.45 360.50 SIEMENS 1858.80 1881.70 1827.25 1874.00 30.00 LAURUSLABS 474.00 477.00 464.00 474.45 WELCORP 154.00 157.90 147.50 147.95 CAPPL 500.00 513.00 500.00 504.40 GESHIP 316.75 316.75 303.00 304.60 PGHH 13500.00 13500.00 13379.0013401.70 GODREJCP 705.40 713.95 700.60 710.35 8.15 ASHOKLEY 116.40 119.30 115.00 116.95 AMARAJABAT 808.95 817.00 805.00 812.65 IGL 511.00 512.90 506.70 510.60 BSOFT 252.70 256.00 249.30 250.55 RATNAMANI 1990.00 1990.00 1924.35 1936.35 ADANITRANS 1049.00 1065.00 1046.25 1055.80 11.70 VEDL 245.50 247.60 239.40 243.95 RCF 74.00 74.75 72.60 72.90 NAM-INDIA 346.00 349.90 335.30 341.15 DHANUKA 768.00 769.00 743.35 750.85 TCIEXP 887.90 898.90 858.65 888.70 GAIL 132.50 134.00 132.00 133.00 1.45 TCS 3143.00 3150.50 3112.00 3123.80 JSWENERGY 107.40 109.45 106.25 107.05 FSL 115.90 116.15 112.50 113.00 JKLAKSHMI 402.90 410.55 402.90 404.80 IRB 105.95 106.50 104.35 106.00 MARICO 410.10 414.00 408.30 411.80 4.45 NAUKRI 5074.00 5100.00 4979.60 5019.90 ASTRAZEN 4225.00 4236.90 4052.00 4066.55 JKTYRE 109.15 118.50 109.15 116.95 BLUESTARCO 866.00 884.25 859.10 875.65 NESCO 511.45 520.00 506.70 508.95 NAUKRI 5044.15 5098.50 4975.10 4998.00 47.95 PHILIPCARB 208.95 219.70 207.05 213.15 FORTIS 212.00 215.90 210.00 211.60 STLTECH 243.60 248.75 240.40 243.30 GULFOILLUB 692.35 745.00 681.00 723.10 FDC 309.50 310.85 308.00 308.70 AMBUJACEM 308.40 311.25 304.50 308.75 2.20 TATAELXSI 3175.50 3320.00 3175.50 3295.05 HERITGFOOD 348.00 380.00 347.00 375.75 MAHINDCIE 167.00 179.45 165.80 174.95 JKCEMENT 2800.00 2825.40 2770.70 2790.90 JCHAC 2417.20 2417.20 2381.85 2385.30 INDIGO 1640.10 1656.40 1633.10 1651.70 11.20 M&M 785.00 801.50 779.05 782.20 KPRMILL 1340.00 1423.35 1310.70 1350.50 J&KBANK 23.85 24.25 23.55 24.10 BLUEDART 5139.25 5234.45 5139.25 5185.05 GPPL 96.00 96.00 93.85 94.85 BERGEPAINT 716.30 722.40 711.25 717.00 4.20 GRAPHITE 722.85 728.55 696.65 705.50 HAVELLS 1045.90 1045.90 1011.60 1018.20 CEATLTD 1404.40 1405.00 1385.05 1389.25 TIINDIA 1150.40 1259.00 1139.00 1232.70 ALLCARGO 123.45 124.00 122.90 123.15 ACC 1871.00 1884.95 1850.00 1870.45 10.70 BANDHANBNK 319.85 330.50 313.90 328.85 DCAL 159.00 168.50 158.95 160.90 IPCALAB 2112.95 2113.50 2034.00 2047.30 CARBORUNIV 497.50 506.00 494.10 497.50 REPCOHOME 330.00 336.60 328.50 331.20 DABUR 542.00 545.70 536.15 541.40 2.80 YESBANK 14.80 15.05 14.75 14.80 0.05 HDFCLIFE 683.00 683.05 671.00 672.90 ABCAPITAL 119.15 120.60 117.35 118.45 CONCOR 563.25 572.00 561.40 563.55 VSTIND 3317.85 3325.90 3259.40 3289.85 HEIDELBERG 232.40 233.70 230.10 232.95 NMDC 147.65 148.70 145.35 146.90 0.45 CHOLAFIN 566.80 589.15 555.00 584.00 TATACOFFEE 127.00 130.65 126.75 127.40 FINOLEXIND 154.75 154.75 149.65 150.30 JAGRAN* 57.80 57.80 56.50 56.70 TCNSBRANDS 491.85 499.95 481.10 484.80 ALKEM 2770.00 2799.95 2757.50 2775.00 5.40 RBLBANK 188.35 194.85 186.75 193.65 FRETAIL 56.55 56.55 51.65 52.05 SUMICHEM 308.05 314.40 305.00 307.05 LUXIND 1940.80 1970.65 1918.55 1935.30 TNPL 137.95 141.65 137.00 139.65 MRF 78390.00 79300.00 77850.00 78068.00 57.60 UPL 602.00 613.50 602.00 607.95 AVANTI 491.80 507.00 487.55 495.10 PERSISTENT 1999.80 1999.80 1926.00 1960.30 ORIENTCEM 107.90 108.55 104.85 105.30 DBCORP 82.25 83.95 82.25 82.60 CADILAHC 565.40 574.00 558.00 563.20 0.40 ONGC 103.80 104.35 103.30 103.85 HAL 957.50 974.70 952.40 964.90 SPARC 171.45 176.95 171.45 175.75 EIDPARRY 322.25 325.00 319.10 319.95 PRSMJOHNSN 129.00 129.80 127.50 128.50 IGL 515.00 515.00 506.60 510.00 0.35 HEG 2236.00 2248.00 2155.80 2166.40 NTPC 102.30 104.00 102.10 103.70 CREDITACC 594.00 617.00 590.00 606.25 EMAMILTD 509.00 512.50 495.85 498.80 GRSE 178.40 180.10 178.25 179.90 MUTHOOTFIN 1182.00 1186.00 1173.30 1176.85 0.60 PETRONET 240.00 240.35 235.75 237.05 LALPATHLAB 2814.00 2893.45 2800.30 2858.40 MIDHANI 182.55 191.70 182.35 184.85 INDOCO 337.00 337.00 330.00 336.00 GODFRYPHLP 884.70 884.70 863.00 864.55 ADANIGREEN 1065.00 1065.00 1044.60 1054.00 -0.60 TITAN 1503.00 1514.90 1491.45 1508.25 MEGH 128.05 133.80 128.05 129.80 CHENNPETRO 109.80 110.95 108.05 109.15 BBTC 1150.00 1150.00 1128.00 1131.15 NILKAMAL 1925.00 1971.85 1925.00 1958.20 APOLLOHOSP 3210.00 3249.00 3182.60 3188.00 -3.05 UBL 1185.00 1218.25 1171.20 1207.05 FLUOROCHEM 798.00 841.45 784.35 802.65 CASTROLIND 129.70 129.80 125.80 126.40 REDINGTON 183.00 183.00 176.00 179.15 JTEKTINDIA 81.65 83.70 81.65 82.90 PGHH 13505.20 13505.20 13378.85 13388.00 -17.95 MINDTREE 2055.15 2132.80 2055.15 2127.85 IEX 375.15 383.85 368.70 370.05 HFCL 28.75 29.00 27.90 28.05 ALKEM 2770.00 2789.15 2761.00 2773.75 VTL 1201.00 1214.15 1177.10 1185.85 ABBOTINDIA 15200.00 15280.00 15104.60 15180.00 -22.60 GLENMARK 565.50 575.80 560.30 563.80 PFC 109.50 109.50 107.70 108.00 DCBBANK 89.00 92.85 88.50 92.00 ORIENTELEC 283.90 284.90 276.80 277.40 MAHLIFE 492.00 492.00 475.20 483.25 COLPAL 1502.00 1506.95 1488.25 1492.05 -3.00 COROMANDEL 729.95 732.05 719.10 721.15 GALAXYSURF 2664.95 2886.95 2664.35 2828.95 BDL 331.35 347.00 330.35 343.35 BASF 2049.00 2118.35 2021.25 2053.80 MHRIL 215.65 215.65 211.10 214.70 VEDL 243.15 247.70 239.30 242.80 -0.55 BHEL 48.80 48.85 47.85 48.15 EXIDEIND 174.30 177.90 173.95 176.80 SWANENERGY 134.95 140.05 134.25 139.25 SFL 2085.05 2141.00 2061.50 2081.40 VRLLOG 220.30 225.00 219.80 220.85 LTI 3930.00 3947.45 3834.15 3890.00 -19.70 DLF 255.00 256.75 249.65 250.55 ABB 1412.50 1440.00 1360.30 1382.80 3MINDIA 25521.00 25900.00 25510.0025685.50 TVSSRICHAK 1783.00 1855.75 1783.00 1805.85 VMART 2637.40 2655.35 2631.30 2648.85 ADANIENT 1207.95 1213.95 1180.75 1185.00 -6.15 HINDZINC 323.40 323.40 307.00 308.10 DABUR 538.35 545.60 536.35 540.95 MAHABANK 23.60 24.10 23.55 23.85 FORCEMOT 1104.00 1148.00 1104.00 1128.00 NAVNETEDUL 75.05 75.45 74.70 74.90 HAVELLS 1040.00 1044.00 1016.10 1020.00 -8.50 GNFC 354.70 359.10 345.00 347.30 LTTS 2605.00 2663.00 2605.00 2624.40 AAVAS 2291.65 2315.90 2259.55 2271.20 GMDCLTD 57.45 57.50 56.60 56.80 SOMANYCERA 427.30 428.00 413.85 424.45 HINDPETRO 233.80 233.90 230.85 230.95 -2.00 PETRONET 240.80 240.80 235.65 236.90 -2.40 HDFCAMC 2861.00 2861.00 2777.25 2806.90 COFORGE 2840.00 2896.05 2825.00 2868.55 ATUL 8399.00 8601.00 8299.55 8433.05 EIHOTEL 91.60 91.60 87.45 88.20 IIFLWAM 1126.55 1144.40 1106.95 1111.95 ICICIGI 1451.70 1454.50 1421.65 1424.90 -14.80 MRF 78040.10 79250.00 77870.8578093.30 VAIBHAVGBL 4190.00 4520.00 4190.00 4312.35 AJANTPHARM 1849.80 1853.00 1808.05 1818.40 PNCINFRA 238.90 247.50 238.90 245.20 STARCEMENT 99.00 99.10 97.45 97.50 TORNTPHARM 2537.40 2541.30 2493.00 2498.50 -26.30 SRF 6475.00 6525.00 6384.90 6421.60 MUTHOOTFIN 1189.95 1189.95 1173.20 1178.05 NATCOPHARM 930.00 930.00 901.30 904.05 INOXLEISUR 275.60 279.70 273.00 277.45 AIAENG 1908.95 1927.65 1908.95 1920.90 LUPIN 1070.00 1074.55 1051.10 1054.00 -12.55 ZEEL 189.80 190.50 187.10 189.10 BALKRISIND 1720.00 1768.70 1716.35 1759.95 JUBLPHARMA 815.00 815.00 784.00 795.90 PRESTIGE 277.45 280.00 275.00 275.70 INDOSTAR 309.75 313.45 305.05 309.55 ICICIPRULI 526.70 537.90 518.30 520.25 -6.45 DIVISLAB 3955.00 3969.45 3870.50 3883.15 SHREECEM 28400.00 28796.35 28157.7028695.00 CENTRALBK 16.40 16.70 16.30 16.60 VENKYS 1524.70 1578.55 1524.70 1550.30 CHOLAHLDNG 567.25 573.05 567.25 572.45 DLF 255.50 256.80 249.70 250.50 -3.20 BPCL 421.00 424.25 415.00 417.75 SPANDANA 539.35 641.85 539.35 639.85 KRBL 180.85 189.20 180.80 185.85 TIMETECHNO 77.75 79.45 77.75 78.50 SHRIRAMCIT 1453.95 1461.45 1450.75 1459.25 JUBLFOOD 2947.55 2966.95 2890.00 2913.05 -37.95 AMBUJACEM 309.00 311.15 304.45 308.85 ISEC 460.05 467.00 457.05 465.55 ASTRAL 1686.75 1699.95 1650.00 1657.55 DALBHARAT 1532.00 1547.90 1505.00 1509.05 MASFIN 820.00 820.00 802.00 816.65 AUROPHARMA 973.95 981.00 959.05 960.00 -12.60 LTI 3922.50 3945.40 3835.00 3891.70 INDUSTOWER 256.00 256.10 251.85 255.60 PFIZER 5225.00 5225.00 5134.95 5141.10 JAICORPLTD 85.50 87.70 85.35 86.05 TVTODAY 285.20 286.15 281.50 281.95 HDFCAMC 2852.90 2854.90 2778.20 2808.95 -56.20 M&MFIN 167.40 168.75 165.50 167.60 COLPAL 1495.30 1506.45 1488.05 1491.20 RALLIS 287.00 290.95 283.50 285.05 BIRLACORPN 932.00 941.75 913.65 917.75 ESABINDIA 1839.25 1844.80 1835.00 1842.15 BIOCON 398.00 399.80 387.50 389.70 -8.40 HATHWAY 22.70 25.15 22.65 23.95 DEEPAKFERT 253.00 263.90 252.80 259.15 DCMSHRIRAM 690.00 699.85 671.00 692.50 LEMONTREE 36.30 36.45 35.25 35.45 OMAXE 69.55 69.55 68.00 68.45 "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/ ( 99

0* , 2B ! 0*1 C " !R : ! Q R ! 0+.',!4, COVID-19 cases. glad that the White House is at home & abroad,” Menendez In response, the United providing these life-saving vac- tweeted. he US is rushing a whole States is providing a range of cines, but we will need a strong, Indian-American Tseries of help, including emergency assistance, includ- coordinated global response Congressman Raja life-saving drugs and machin- ing oxygen-related supplies, in the days ahead,” Krishnamoorthi said he was ery, that India needs to combat vaccine materials, and thera- Congresswoman Carolyn pleased the US will be sending the massive surge in Covid-19 peutics. Boudreaux said. its AstraZeneca supply to India cases, President Joe Biden has Biden and Modi resolved Congressman Michael and other countries in need of said, as he again recalled New that the United States and Waltz Press said India was an it as he had urged earlier. Delhi’s assistance to America India will continue to stand essential ally in America’s glob- Senators Mark Warner and when it was in a “bind” due to shoulder-to-shoulder in the al competition with China. John Cornyn, co-chairs of the the pandemic. effort to protect our citizens “Its strength is important to Senate India Caucus, in a let- Biden spoke at length with and the health of our commu- stability in Asia and the United ter to Biden, said they were Prime Minister Narendra Modi nities, the White House said in States. We must do what we can watching with growing alarm ! ) &, &,,: ) 6 on Monday and conveyed sol- a readout of the telephonic con- to help them curb their new the unprecedented surge of 7 idarity with India in its fight versation between Biden and wave of Covid cases,” he added. COVID-19 cases, hospitalisa- against the viral disease. of the Democratic Party, for not On Sunday Biden had Modi. Congressman Bill Foster tions, and deaths, which have 1;0' The Navy said the Cyclone- “We are sending immedi- releasing surplus COVID-19 tweeted that “Just as India sent Meanwhile, American law- said while America continues overwhelmed hospitals and class patrol ship USS Firebolt ately a whole series of help that vaccines to India when the assistance to the United States makers applauded Biden for all to make progress in battling the overall health system in n American warship fired fired the warning shots after he needs, including providing country is experiencing its as our hospitals were strained the help he was extending to this pandemic, the critical sit- India. Awarning shots when vessels three fast-attack Guard vessels for those Remdesivir and other worst-ever public health crisis. early in the pandemic, we are save the lives of people suffer- uation in India can’t be ignored. The pandemic has devas- of Iran’s paramilitary came within 68 yards (62 drugs that are able to deal with “The problem is right now, determined to help India in its ing from COVID-19 and urged Several other American law- tated populations and nations Revolutionary Guard came too meters) of it and the U.S. Coast this,” Biden told reporters at a we have to make sure we have time of need.” him to do more. makers have also come out in across the globe, making it very close to a patrol in the Persian Guard patrol boat USCGC White House news conference other vaccines like Novavax On Monday, Biden assured “The US maintains a moral support of India as its people clear that the virus knows no Gulf, the US Navy said on Baranoff. on Tuesday. and others coming on proba- Modi that the United States and obligation to assist our ally battle one of the gravest chal- borders. To control its spread Wednesday. It was the first such “We are sending the actu- bly, and I think we will be in a India will work closely togeth- India as they face severe challenges to its public health sys- globally, saving lives abroad shooting in nearly four years. al mechanical parts that are position to be able to share vac- er in the fight against COVID- lenges posed by COVID-19. tem. Senator Robert and here at home, the US must The Navy released black- /07 needed for the machinery they cines as well as know-how 19. We must take every necessary Menendez, Chairman of the do its part to attack the virus and-white footage of the have to build a vaccine, and with other countries who are in India is currently strug- step to ensure the Indian peo- Senate Foreign Relations where it is most devastating encounter Monday night in " that is being done as well,” he real need,” Biden said. gling with a second wave of the ple receive the aid and assis- Committee, too came out in and active, they wrote in the international waters of the said. “I might add when we pandemic with more than tance they need to emerge support of India. letter dated April 27. northern reaches of the Persian " The president said he had were in a bind in the very 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus from this crisis,” Congressman “Pursuing vaccine equity “We write to urge you to Gulf near Kuwait, Iran, Iraq discussed with Prime Minister beginning, India helped us,” cases being reported in the past Brad Sherman, a senior mem- doesn’t just advance our eco- accelerate US efforts to support and Saudi Arabia. In it, lights # '# Modi when the US would be Biden said, referring to India, few days, and hospitals are ber of the House Foreign nomic and health security – it’s other countries as they work to can be seen in the distance and able to send actual vaccines to the largest producer of hydrox- reeling under a shortage of Affairs Committee, said on a moral imperative. As a bas- combat the COVID-19 virus,” what appears to be a single 0+.',!4, India. ychloroquine, lifting the ban on medical oxygen and beds. Tuesday. tion of innovation & champi- it said. gunshot can be heard, with a The Biden administration the export of the medicine to Biden pledged America’s “My heart goes out to the on for marginalized people Over the weekend, the two tracer round racing across the en years after they found has come under criticism from the US after then President steadfast support for the peo- people of India and neigh- everywhere, the US must lead jointly made a call to the White top of the water. Tand killed Osama bin several quarters, including Donald Trump spoke to Modi ple of India who have been bouring nations as they fight an efforts to guarantee immu- House, urging it to consider Iran did not immediately Laden, US Navy SEALs are from members and supporters on phone last year. impacted by the recent surge in uphill battle with COVID. I’m nization access to EVERYONE sending urgent help to India. acknowledge the incident. undergoing a major transition to improve leadership and expand their commando capabilities to better battle ( ! &2,-! % 3 &( P threats from global powers like China and Russia. 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Kappan’s wife Raihanth (CVCs), they shall also be eligible making payment. 4-,-<$41,',! its latest incursion into the The bench, however, refused to “Can’t this court direct for Kappan recently wrote to CJI to receive a jab from a government The court said this will ensure neighbouring region. pass any such directions and told better treatment. You forget about Ramana seeking his immediate CVC in a State or a Union that 90 percent of the patients who .0 +2-$ Turkey’s military on Mehta that the state Government the petitions. Life of a citizen is release from the hospital, alleging Territory that decides to lower the need Remdesivir receive the med- Friday launched a new can arrange a bed for him and “we important. Tomorrow, no one he is “chained like an animal in a minimum cut-off age for eligibil- icine, while if only hospitals were As per the latest guidelines, ground and air offensive leave it at that”. should be able to blame us, that he cot” there. ity. administering the drug then only there should be sufficient number of against militants of the Earlier in the day the bench was not given better treatment,” the The FIR has been filed under The Government has said around 50 percent of the patients personal protective equipment (PPE) banned Kurdistan Workers’ asked Mehta to seek instructions CJI said. various provisions of the IPC and more than one crore doses, to be would get it. kits for counting agents and candi- Party, or PKK, which main- from the UP Government on Mehta said he had objections the Unlawful Activities administered to priority groups It directed the Delhi govern- dates. tain bases in northern whether Kappan can be shifted to to the suggestion and was ready to (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against were available with states and 86 ment to put on hold the launch of "The counting agents' sitting Iraq and have used the terri- a hospital outside the state for bet- constitute a medical board to four people having alleged links lakh more would be distributed the portal till the time the sugges- arrangement shall be made in such tory for attacks against ter treatment. ascertain his ailments and advice with the PFI. over the next three days. tions made by the court are incor- a way that between 2 counting Turkey. Mehta, after taking instruction and only then the court should The police had said it arrested According to official data, of porated in it. agents 1 agent shall be in PPE," the It was the first Turkish told the bench that it is dealing take a call on his shifting to the four people having links with the the 1,00,47,157 doses still available The court was hearing a plea guideline read. The counting hall, incursion into the region with a non-COVID patient, whose hospital in Delhi. PFI in Mathura -- Siddique from with the states, the maximum are by a lawyer who is suffering from according to the EC, should be suf- since February, when 13 medical report is before the top The bench then told Mehta Malappuram, Atiq-ur Rehman with Uttar Pradesh (10.10 lakh COVID-19 and was able to get ficiently big to maintain social dis- Turkish citizens, who were court and there are 40-50 coron- that whether there was any embar- from Muzaffarnagar, Masood doses), Maharashtra (9.23 lakh only three out of the six doses of tancing, and should have proper ven- abducted by Kurdish insur- avirus patients with some or no co- go on the court that while enter- Ahmed from Bahraich and Alam doses), Bihar (7.50 lakh doses), Remdesivir required. Due to the tilation, windows, exhaust fan as per gents, were found dead in a morbidities in Mathura jail but taining a habeas corpus petition, it from Rampur. Gujarat (6.09 lakh doses) and court's intervention, the lawyer got available protocol of the State cave complex in an apparent- they are not getting beds in hos- cannot go for a lesser relief of bail. Kappan was arrested on way to Jharkhand (5.95 lakh doses). These the remaining vials on Tuesday Disaster Management Authority. ly botched operation to rescue pitals. Mehta said that from Kappan’s Hathras, which has been in the doses are to be administered to night. The counting centres should be them. “Since last year, I have been possession, police had recovered an news following the death of a 19- frontline workers, healthcare work- The court had on Tuesday disinfected before, during and after Turkey has conducted asking this man to approach a Identity card of a newspaper, which year-old Dalit woman who was ers and those above the age of 45 observed that several companies in the counting, while sealed outer numerous cross-border aeri- competent court for bail but he is was shut in 2018 and he has asso- allegedly gang-raped on September years, with 86,40,000 doses to the India were manufacturing the boxes of electronic voting machines al and ground operations adamant and not approaching it. In ciation with Popular Front of India 14, 2020, in a village in the district. 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#3 * 53 (+( lass Of '83 actor Joy CSengupta, who is just as popular in the world of films as ollywood actor Arjun Kapoor and that of theatre, says that it is the Bhis sister Anshula Kapoor’s online medium of theatre, if followed celebrity fundraising platform, properly, that teaches, trains, Fankind, has been silently working and polishes one to be a com- through the pandemic to help as many plete performer. people as possible across India. The Sengupta, who acts in plays brother-sister duo raised over 1 crore like Dance Like a Man and and has helped over 30,000 people and Ladies Sangeet by Zee Theatre, their families in need. believes that theatre is a medi- Arjun reveals, “The pandemic has um where the actor is the chief made us stare at an abyss of suffering. interpreter of the text of the play It has made us all step forward and help of life. as many people as possible in our own, “An actor creates life and unique way. Anshula and I have tried lives out the truth right in front to contribute through Fankind. I’m of the audience while they happy that we have helped about respond to him or her. The fac- 30,000 people pan India and raised 1 ulties of an actor hence have to crore to help aid those in crisis.” be at their optimum level of The actor adds, “From monthly competence. The training has to ration kits to hot meals, to cash in hand ctor Sonu Sood took to your best to the best of your capa- be near perfect, the craft has to for migrant workers, to providing AInstagram to urge more people bilities," he wrote. be polished, the technique has hygiene kits for COVID-19 prevention, to come forward and help those The actor tested Covid positive to be flawless. That is when Sengupta stated, “There is no course there are camera angles the initiative has managed to touch the who are suffering due to Covid. a while back, but was back to help- truth is lived and communicat- place to hide for an actor on and lenses which interpret an lives of many and hopefully has helped He posted a screen recording of ing people as soon as he recovered. ed and the audience goes back stage unlike in cinema where an actor's acting in a flattering them in a small way to fight the virus his phone that shows the actor has Sonu was appointed brand home with lingering questions actor can hide behind various way.” and it’s far-reaching devastating been getting messages from people ambassador of Punjab's Covid vac- and comes back to the theatre technological techniques, and a “So, cinema is a medium impact.” asking for help continuously. He cination programme by Chief again and again,” Sengupta said. performance can be enhanced where an actor, and even a Arjun says he is really happy to says he is trying to help as many Minister Amarinder Singh earlier Theatre serves the audience by various means and devices. non-actor can be helped to have lent a helping hand during this cri- people as possible. this month. Last year, during lock- by enriching their life experi- There is an editing process communicate what the director sis. He says, “I had invested my life’s “The speed at which we get down, he helped thousands of ence but the service is rendered which can take away the bad wants him or her to communi- savings for this venture and it makes requests across the country. Trying migrants reach home safely. He also primarily through the actor, he stuff, keep the good stuff and cate but in theatre when the me proud that the platform has sup- my best to reach out to everyone. provided e-rickshaws to the unem- adds. create magic. There are effects actor is on stage there is no one ported those in serious need in these #% , Everyone...Please come forward. ployed. Sharing his thoughts on and special effects which and nothing that can save him desperate and trying times.” We need more helping hands. Do —IANS acting on stage versus screen, enhance the image and then of or her,'' he concludes. —IANS 4/6 .;4 Q 6 ? > -)% )*. + ## " # )%*/ )*. ' " ' # # 79' " 6Q " # ' " ' # ' # #" ' # + ## F "" # " " " " "' K " K " " # # K " # # # F ! " " # # #" # " # ' # K # # " #'# F 5" " # + # " " " # 'K" # " K " ' # ' " ' # " " "#$%&'( ')$* +,-+.+/ ! 9 Q ; ; " 7 R

NEW DELHI: Ace Indian pad- have to find a way to focus on hand, we have some sort of “I felt my levels didn't dip, thing has to go on and we don’t self belief to win an Olympic dler Sharath Kamal says it is not our performance and work direction and goal to look at,” which means preparation is know how much of this distrac- medal. the best way to prepare for towards it. We are trying to he said fine, We can make use of what tion and negativity will affect “Last 5 years we have been Tokyo Games when the coun- keep ourselves afloat and try to “It is not easy to have a we have in hand. I don't think our performance.” dreaming about it, so now try is in the midst of a deadly achieve the goal,” said Sharath clear plan and travelling is also we will have any regrets about Sharath said it is not going there is a situation where win- COVID-19 pandemic but during a virtual press-confer- an issue. Earlier I could go for preparation,” said the 38-year- to be a “social” Olympics this ning medal is a reality,” said assured that the players will not ence arranged by Sports two weeks to China or Korea, old from Chennai. time in Tokyo with strict health Sharath, who alongwith be under-prepared in their Authority of India (SAI). it was lot easier. We were Talking about the safety and safety protocols. Manika, managed a short five- quest for a first-ever Olympic Gearing up for his fourth thinking of inviting few foreign protocols during the Doha “It is not going to be festi- day training stint in Chennai medal. Olympics, Sharath said he is players but now it is really event, he said, “We were test- val. Olympics is the largest last week. India’s health care system is “mentally better” as compared tough.” ed every 3rd day, we had to event across the world, that fes- Sharath had become the struggling to cope with an to last year when India was hit India produced a good maintain protocols. There is a tivity and celebration, ... this highest-ranked Indian paddler unprecedented second wave by COVID-19 for the first show at Asian Olympic lot of stuff that is going on in time, in a social way, it won't be when he claimed the 31st spot of COVID-19, with the coun- time. Qualifiers in Doha last month the head other than the game.” the best Olympic Games.” following his title winning per- try reporting 3 lakh new cases “Last year we were scared, with Sharath and Manika booked their respective singles we all did very well. We had “I started in September Sharath said he is aiming formance at Oman Open. and 2000 deaths on daily basis afraid of everything, there was becoming the first Indian pair- berth as did G Sathiyan and stayed in India and had trained after the lockdown, it has been high this time as his singles He said he does not “know in the last few days. only negativity. I didn’t feel like ing to qualify for Tokyo Games Sutirtha Mukherjee. with the resources we had,” said like this since then, we don't ranking has been good. The how long he would continue” “It is not the way we should playing with so many people by winning the event. “I don’t think we are going the nine-time national cham- know how to handle it, we still Asian Games bronze in mixed and is just “hoping to be prepare for Olympics, but we dying. Now we have a job at Sharath and Manika also to be under prepared. In Doha, pion. have to do our fitness, every- doubles has also given him the around for a while” 4##' " 6& & "07 : # 0#6 MARGAO: Already out of reckoning ering the recovery of our players but "## 2% for a knock-out berth, FC Goa will we must keep our concentration and seek their maiden win in the AFC perform.” *!! * ! Champions League (ACL) in their last Finishing third in the group of the 0.-0;0 game went to a Super Over and Group E match against Al Wahda of AFC Champions League is not an easy against RCB, we lost by one BENGALURU: Indian men's hockey team forward the UAE here on Thursday. task. As the head coach I'm proud of ustralian players might be run. That can only hold you in Shamsher Singh believes the recent tour of If the Goan team manages to win, what my players and coaching staff Aa bit apprehensive follow- good stead when the bigger Argentina has given him a chance to test his skills it will become the first India club to have done so far.” ing the suspension of flights comes at the backend. We have against the best and the exposure will only make achieve the feat in the tournament. He said the key would be to stay from India but Delhi Capitals’ got three games in four days, him a better player. The team conceded an 89th focused and put the best foot forward. head coach Ricky Ponting said we have to take our learnings. The 23-year-old was part of the Indian team minute goal to squander the chance on These players are mentally strong it’s a “small issue” when com- “The team is disappointed which defeated Olympic champion Argentina Monday when it played out a 1-1 draw in managing pressure. I don't see my pared to the chaos triggered by but also proud how boys twice in the FIH Pro League earlier this month. with Al Rayyan of Qatar. players losing confidence. The target the second wave of COVID-19 fought. We will not over- “One can practice a lot during training ses- With three points from five in every match and tomorrow is infections here. analyse.” sions, but a player's actual ability can be judged matches, FC Goa are not in contention going to be the same.” Australia on Tuesday sus- DC will next take on only during matches and therefore I was delight- of a Round of 16 berth from the group. Al Wahda will without captain and pended all direct passenger ing outside and we under- health infrastructure in sham- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ed to play in a big tournament like the FIH Hockey Last season runners-up Persepolis start player Ismail Matar and several flights from India until May 15 stand how blessed we are to be bles. here on Thursday. Pro League,” Singh said in a release issued by FC and Al Wahda have 12 and 10 other key players due to suspension. due to the “very significant” doing what we are doing. In the wake of the unprece- New Zealand pacer Kyle Hockey India. points from five matches respective- Matar is a former captain of the UAE spike in COVID-19 cases in Hopefully, there are a number dent health crisis, India and DC Jamieson, who was bought by “To be among the best, we have to constantly. national team and has played more India. of people in India who got spinner Ravichandran Ashwin RCB for 15 crore, said he did- ly test ourselves against the best and I was very Al Wahda will come into than 100 international matches. Australian Prime Minister enjoyment by watching IPL decided to take a break from n't handle the pressure that happy with the way I performed in the FIH Hockey Thursday's match on a confident note “It’s the last game and even though Scott Morrison also made it cricket.” the tournament to be with his comes with a high price tag too Pro League matches against Argentina.” after their 1-0 win over in their last the players are tired, I'm really look- clear that cricketers competing Three Australian players family. well initially. India won the first match via a penalty shoot- match on Monday. ing forward to this match. We've in the IPL will have to make have exited the tournament “It is a really strange feel- “I kind of ignored it a lit- out, before thumping the hosts 3-0 win in the sec- But FC Goa will also take confi- been playing in this competition their “own arrangements” to amid the escalating health cri- ing amongst our team right tle bit in my mind and thought ond game of the two-leg FIH pro league. dence from the fact that they could with this bubble for three weeks. It's return home. sis, while Mumbai Indians now. We are very aware of it would be fine, and I tried to “The matches certainly gave me a good idea have won the first leg match on April not easy but we are managing thanks “There have been revela- batsman Chris Lynn requested what’s happening outside and focus on things I could con- about the level at which a hockey athlete plays in 17. to the people here in India,” said Al tions that our government has Cricket Australia to arrange for in India at the moment. trol...in the first couple of a big tournament. “The competition certainly gave In that match, the Abu Dhabi- Wahda head coach , said Henk ten made as far as Australians in a chartered flight to take them Obviously, our hearts go out to weeks going through the me great exposure and I am sure the experience based side had majority of possession Cate. India returning to Australia. No home after the event is over. every single person that’s strug- Australia series we were play- will help me become a much better player for and they were clearly the better side We want to win but it will not be doubt there have been few dis- The BCCI has already gling with COVID-19 in the ing, I didn’t handle the magni- India.” Shamsher said the performances put in by but FC Goa too were impressive in an easy game tomorrow as we have a tractions, but the travel side for assured that it will make Indian society,” Ponting said. tude of the situation as best I the youngsters augurs well for the national side. their counter-attacking display and couple of players suspended. It will us and Australians who are arrangements for the return of “We have had our one could,” he said. “The best part about our team is that there is they had two great scoring chances, be hard because FC Goa are still in here is only a small issue,” the foreign players once the player leave as well, “It (the price tag) certain- a good mix of experience and youth in our side,” including Brandon Fernandes' shot search of their first win and they Ponting said in a virtual press tournament ends. Ravichandran Ashwin left to be ly isn't on my mind anymore. he said. “The experienced players have been per- that hit the post. will do everything to get the three conference after his side lost to A second wave of COVID- with his family so that is affect- Yeah the first month, probably forming consistently for many years and therefore “Our plan is to be competitive and points. Royal Challengers Bangalore by 19 pandemic has swept India ing, we are talking about it six weeks after the auction the brilliant contributions made by youngsters, collect the three points tomorrow," said “We must not allow them to win one run. and the country is recording more than most teams are.” were tough and I guess I have such as Rajkumar Pal and Vivek Sagar Prasad, in FC Goa head coach Juan Ferrando the game. We want to qualify into the “On daily basis, we are over 3 lakh daily cases for the On the one-run defeat to learnt from that which will hold the tour of Argentina has increased the confidence ahead of Thursday’s match. next round, It's what we came here for thinking about what’s happen- past few days, leaving the RCB, Ponting said, “Our last me in good stead.” and the belief in our side tremendously.” It may not be an easy task consid- and hopefully we will succeed.” D B @ 0 " " "*# *' ' " 4" ,-- .' and from India, which would have been a logistical M1 O < & nightmare for the BFI to deal with. he Asian Boxing Championship, which was “...with the newly-imposed international travel 1( = $4>' Tscheduled to be held here next month, was on restrictions from many countries due to the prevail- . " :( 1( & Wednesday moved to Dubai because of the deepen- ing pandemic situation, BFI and ASBC jointly took a ).:1*= # NEW DELHI: An Indian athletics team, ing COVID-19 crisis in India but the national feder- decision to relocate the tournament,” the BFI said. including star sprinters Hima Das and ation will remain a co-host along with its UAE coun- The national body's President Ajay Singh said it . " ( Dutee Chand, was on Wednesday forced ! terpart. was a difficult decision but one that had to be taken. ).*= ( (( out of next month's Olympic qualifying The tournament was to be held at the Indira “It’s unfortunate that we have to shift the venue (# #! " 9 World Athletics Relays in Poland after Gandhi Indoor Stadium from May 21 to 31 in the out of India. We were very keen to host the champi- the suspension of a connecting flight to DUBAI: Former Sri Lanka seamer and coach national capital, which is recording over 20,000 daily onships in Delhi but we are left with no options,” he ( . Amsterdam owing to a record-shatter- Nuwan Zoysa was on Wednesday banned from all cases right now. said. & ( > . " ing spike in COVID-19 cases here. cricket for six years after being found guilty of try- “In the wake of international travel restrictions to “Boxers' safety is the most important concern for ! ! 6#' N The women’s 4x100m and the men’s ing to fix matches and failing to disclose corrupt India, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), in con- us and hence we had to take this decision. We 4x400m relay teams were to board a approaches from a suspected Indian bookie. sultation with Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC), closely monitored the situation and after deliberation KLM flight to Amsterdam in the wee The ban on Zoysa, a left-arm seamer, is back- has decided to conduct the upcoming 2021 edition of with ASBC as well as the Government of India, we camp was shut down. I don't know how we are going hours on Thursday but the Dutch gov- dated to October 31, 2018, when he was provision- the ASBC Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing decided to conduct the tournament in Dubai,” he pull it off,” said a camp source in the know of things. ernment suspended flights from India ally suspended. Championships in Dubai,” the BFI said in a statement. added. Several boxers and support staff at the women's effective Monday evening. “In his role as a national coach, he should have In a communication to all its members, the ASBC The Indian men’s team for the event is yet to be national camp had tested positive for the virus earli- The Athletics Federation of India acted as a role model. Instead, he became involved stated that the upcoming edition of the championships announced but the women's team has been named and er this month, leading to the suspension of the prepara- (AFI) tried to book an alternate flight with a corrupter and attempted to corrupt others,” will now take place between May 21 and June 1. will be spearheaded by the iconic MC Mary Kom tory camp for the event. available to any European city en route Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager Integrity Unit “The event will now be organised by BFI in asso- (51kg). “I am still wondering how will a bubble be creat- to Silesia in Poland where the event will said in a release. ciation with UAE Boxing Federation,” BFI stated. However, the shift has caused a bit of unrest. ed in a situation like this to take us to Dubai. The camp be held on May 1 and 2 as there is no “Contriving to fix a game betrays the basis of The daily addition of over 3 lakh new cases has “There has been no training ever since positive has effectively disbanded and all boxers are on their direct flight to Poland from India. sporting principles. It will not be tolerated in our led to several countries imposing bans on flights to COVID cases came to light at the IG stadium and the own right now,” the source said. Adille J Sumariwalla, AFI President sport.” said, “We are very disappointed at this The 42-year-old, who played 30 Tests and 95 moment. There are no direct flights ODIs for Sri Lanka, was originally charged in 2018 between Indian airports and Warsaw, after his stint as bowling coach of Team Sri Lanka 6 " # < 0 Poland. This meant that despite the best in a T10 tournament organised in the UAE in 2017. efforts, the squad could not be rerout- In its full judgement, the ICC said Zoysa was ed on another airline.” introduced to the Indian suspect in Colombo in 2017 <4- “For the last 24-hours we have been during his time as Sri Lanka A’s bowling coach. consistently trying to find alternatives... After a few interactions, the former bowler din D eko has been linked with so We have been constantly speaking to the became aware that the man, referred to as Mr W Emany different destinations and Organisers, the World Athletics, various in ICC documents, "was involved in fixing match- involved in so much controversy this consulates and airlines to reroute them. es, or aspects of matches" and wanted to have Zoysa season that it's been hard to keep track. Under the present scenario nobody has on board because, "as a coach he knew players and In September, he was so close to obliged,” he added. would be able to get them to fix matches". joining Juventus that he momentarily S Dhanalakshmi, who had beaten “At (Mr W)'s request, Mr Zoysa approached stopped playing for Roma. In January, Dutee in the final of women’s 100m (Player A) late in 2017 and asked him whether, in there was a supposed swap deal set up sprint in the Federation Cup last month, connection with Sri Lanka's then upcoming series with Inter Milan for Alexis S nchez. was also named in the team, along with against Bangladesh and/or Zimbabwe, he would be Then came a falling out with coach Archana Suseendran, Himashree Roy willing to give away 12-15 runs in an over while Paulo Fonseca that resulted in him being and AT Daneshwari. bowling, or to get out deliberately when batting,” the stripped of Roma’s captaincy. India were also set to field teams in ICC judgement said. But D eko never left the Italian cap- the men's 4x400m event to be held in “Mr Zoysa told (Player A) that he could get good ital, and now he’s going back to his for- Chorzow, Silesia, in Poland. money if he under-performed in this way. (Player mer home city in England to lead the The top eight teams from the World A) immediately refused that approach and told Mr Giallorossi against Manchester United Athletics Relays will automatically qual- Zoysa that he wouldn't agree to do that,” it added. in the first leg of the Europa League ify for the Tokyo Olympics. Following full hearings and arguments, the semifinals on Thursday. The women’s 4x400m relay team had Tribunal found Zoysa guilty of breaching articles “There have been a lot of highs and earlier pulled out as more than two relating to trying to fix matches, enticing others to lows this season. I had some tough members were unfit. breach the code of conduct and failing to report times personally due to a lot of things The Indian mixed 4x400m relay approaches by corrupt individuals. but I don't like to look back. What team has already qualified for the Tokyo Zoysa was also charged by the ICC on behalf happened happened,” D eko said recent- Olympics after reaching the final during of the Emirates Cricket Board for breaching three ly. the 2019 World Championships in counts of their ECB Anti-Corruption Code for the “We need to look forward. We're in Doha. T10 League and these proceedings are ongoing. the semifinals, which a lot of people did- The AFI was hopeful of the women's He had worked as a bowling coach of Sri Lanka n't expect. We've got to enjoy ourselves, Chris Smalling and midfielder Henrikh finals against Ajax, he's expected to take a chance for revenge following a 7-1 rout 4x100m relay team qualifying from the A team in the past. because it's not every week that you get Mkhitaryan, previously played for over in defense for the suspended by United at Old Trafford in the 2006- Poland event. Zoysa is the latest in a long line of Sri Lankan to play at Old Trafford.” United. Gianluca Mancini in the first leg in 07 Champions League a game that cur- The World Relays would have been cricketers who have been banned by the ICC for cor- D eko, though, knows what it means Smalling joined Roma on loan in Manchester. rent United manager Ole Gunnar the first major international event for ruption. to visit United as an opponent. He did 2019 after nine years with Manchester Smalling and the rest of Roma's Solskjaer played in. Indian sprinters since the Asian Athletics Earlier this month, former pacer Dilhara it for five seasons with Manchester City United. He made the move permanent defenders will have the task of contain- With that game in mind, Giallorossi Championships in Doha in April 2019. Lokuhettige was banned from all cricket for eight before joining Roma in 2015 and scored last year after a strong first season at ing high-scoring United forwards supporters have seized on recent com- The Indian women's 4x100m team years after being found guilty of breaching the ICC six goals in the Manchester derby. Roma but has struggled with injuries Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford. ments from Solskjaer, who reportedly includes Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Anti-Corruption Code. “Since I left Manchester City six this campaign. As for Mkhitaryan, who like said that he doesn't know Roma well and Dhanalaxmi Sekhar, Archana In 2019, Sanath Jayasuriya was banned for fail- years ago, I've never been back, D eko Smalling and his family were also Smalling played on the United team that hadn't seen them play. Suseentran, Daneshwari TA and ing to co-operate with an Anti-Corruption Unit told UEFA.com. It will be a special game recently the target of an armed robbery won the Europa League in 2017, he also Roma fans responded by pasting Himashree Roy while men's 4x400m (ACU) investigation. for me, since it was a derby for me until inside their home in Rome, after which is working his way back into form fol- posters of Solskjaer around their city squad is comprised of Muhammed In 2016, former Sri Lanka offspinner Jayananda a few years ago.” he said they were very shaken up." lowing injury. accompanied by a message: “Make it so Anas Yahiya, Arokia Rajeev, Amoj Jacob, Warnaweera was suspended under the code. 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Back in the side = *$ % ?7*,@ England starting on June 2 and the squad arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith over long-on for a after being dropped following a few patchy knocks, will be trimmed to 15 for the WTC final six, Gaikwad would rock back and pull him over deep the Karnataka right-hander showed intent from the @= + ?%7@ 9 against India, starting on June 18 at mid-wicket for a boundary. nament. beginning. He hit Moeen Ali for a huge six early in Southampton. If Gaikwad’s inside out lofted boundary off A pitch that his skipper Dhoni had termed a bit his innings but could not get the big hits on a con- “...They can’t very well come home, do Suchith over extra cover was a treat, the use of crease tacky before the start of the match looked like a bat- sistent basis. 01121 the two weeks isolation and then go to to back-cut the bowler off the very next delivery was ting paradise. The dew did play its part but not an Ngidi dismissed Pandey for 61 thanks to an England, so they’re going to have to be equally delectable. ounce of credit can be taken away from the batsmen. incredible effort by Faf du Plessis at wide long-on, 1343&40 there (India) until the round-robin finish- There was a stage at the end of the Powerplay, By the time Rashid Khan (3/36) quickly account- with a diving effort. es, or the final series,” NZ Cricket Players when Du Plessis had scored double the runs of his ed for Gaikwad after a 129 run opening stand fol- Jonny Bairstow (7) fell early, looking to run down Association chief executive Heath Mills younger partner but before one could bat an eyelid, lowed by Moeen Ali and Du Plessis, SRH captain the pitch against Sam Curran and failed to control said when asked about the possibility. the Pune batsman was on even keel with the former David Warner had a resigned look on his face. a pull shot which was caught by Deepak Chahar. He “Then we’ve got other players who are Proteas captain. Earlier, after opting to bat, contrasting half-cen- couldn't capitalise after a let-off in the first over when coming home - logistically there’s not a lot And once both crossed 50, Du Plessis enjoyed turies from Manish Pandey and skipper Warner along Dhoni could not hold on to a nick. of flights. It’s not easy to sort out the logis- Gaikwad's repertoire of strokes from the best seat in with a cameo from Kane Williamson ensured a decent Skipper Warner and Manish Pandey were sub- tics. We’re working closely with NZ the house. 171/3 for SRH. dued and the first six overs yielded 39 runs. Cricket and they’re in touch with the The temperament was there for everyone to see Warner (57 off 55 balls) and Pandey (61 off 46 Deepak Chahar (0/21) could not provide the early BCCI and the ICC,” Mills was quoted as and one would understand why MS Dhoni has been balls) added 106 runs for the second wicket at the breakthrough as he always does but the other bowlers saying by stuff.co.nz. bullish about giving the youngster every possible Kotla but it was Williamson's 26 not out off 10 balls ensured that SRH did not run away with momen- Not all the 10 players in the IPL are opportunity despite a dry run at the start of the tour- and Kedar Jadhav's 12 off 4 balls which ensured a tum. in the New Zealand squad bound for England. Scott Kuggeleijn, Jimmy Neesham, Adam Milne, Finn Allen, $ # 4 '( 2 0$0 Lockie Ferguson and Tim Seifert are not in the team. 0.-0;0 Australian Cricketers’ available to us,” Greenberg less approach to get them and Colbeck said no decision Mills said New Zealand Cricket has Association (ACA) chief Todd said on 2GB radio as quoted home safely that’s something has been taken on this matter been in close contact with the players, chartered flight to bring Greenberg said Cricket by Sydney Morning Herald. between us and CA and our as yet. their respective IPL teams, the BCCI, ICC Aback Australian cricketers Australia will talk to the IPL “We can also work with all players that we’ll work on.” “There aren’t any deci- and also with the England and Wales after the IPL in India is under franchise owners on this the owners of the Premier The BCCI has already sions that have been made yet Cricket Board. consideration, the country’s arrangement but conceded League franchises who are assured the IPL’s foreign with respect to (approval for 3 )* ') , ' % 3 He said the NZ players in the IPL are players union said on that it will not be a simple effectively contracting the recruits that their safe return a charter flight for) the crick- , '! 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And the likes Shivam Dube, The middle-order can pummel David Miller and Riyan Parag, would # " 2B' any good attack into submission on have to support the top-order by any given day and Rohit would hope chipping in with much-needed con- 30<0$.' press conferences and in the for their batting to click on Thursday tributions. media that I don’t have when the action shifts to the Feroz All-rounder Chris Morris (9 akistan’s skipper Babar authority and don’t take Shah Kotla ground. wickets and 48 runs) has blown hot PAzam on Wednesday independent decisions,” In the bowling department, and cold and will again be under dismissed criticism that Babar said. pace duo of Trent Boult (6 pressure to deliver his high he was a powerless cap- “I want to make it wickets) and Jasprit Bumrah price tag. tain, who took clear once and for all (4 wickets) have been excep- Left-arm pacer Chetan dictation from that I have total tional, particularly at the Sakariya (7 wickets) has been head coach, control and say death. a revelation, while the experi- Misbah-ul-Haq. in team selec- Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar enced duo of Jaydev The top ODI tion and other (9 wickets) and Krunal (3 Unadkat (4 wickets) batsman frequent- matters. I han- wickets) have also been and Mustafizur ly faces accusations dle everything impressive and will Rahman (4 wickets) of being a captain on the field and I again need to play their have been decent. The without authority and decide the playing parts to perfection. three left-arm pacers recently former skipper eleven with the Pollard is used as along with Morris, Shoaib Malik in tweets management the fifth or the sixth however, need to be con- inferred that Babar was giving their input. I bowler even as sistent. not taking independent know what my respon- Hardik plays solely Leg-spinner Rahul 9 C < decisions. sibilities are as captain,” as a batsman. Tewatia has got just one Some other former he said. Mumbai, however, wicket from five games, 0<' brilliance left the tie in the balance. captains and players Babar also made it might play Adam while Shreyas Gopal, Eden Hazard was given 24 minutes off the bench against have also advised Babar clear he had no issues Milne in place of another leggie, has gone arim Benzema came to Real Madrid’s rescue again on his former club but he was unable to add a late twist. to be more authorita- with the head coach and Jayant Yadav. wicket-less in the two KTuesday, his acrobatic volley earning them a 1-1 draw Benzema’s goal was his 71st in the Champions League, tive as captain. whether Pakistan need- Rajasthan, on the games he has played. against an impressive Chelsea side in the first leg of the making him the joint-fourth top scorer in the competition’s Babar said in a vir- ed a white ball coach was other hand, have a lot Tewatia’s role Champions League semi-final. history with Raul, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel tual press conference the domain of PCB. of issues to ponder would be crucial if Christian Pulisic grabbed Chelsea a deserved away goal Messi and Robert Lewandowski. that the debate over “The team manage- over, particularly in the Royals aim to con- in a soaking wet contest at Valdebebas but they might regret “We should have won the first half,” said Chelsea coach whether he was a cap- ment is fully supporting the absence of key tain the MI batting line- not pulling away, with the struggling Timo Werner again Thomas Tuchel. “We should have scored at least one more.” tain with authority every player, so I am foreign players - Jofra up, keeping in mind Amit missing a golden chance. “The result is fair,” said Zinedine Zidane. “Our first half should end now. happy,” he said. Archer, Ben Stokes, Mishra’s performance It means Madrid will be satisfied too, after recovering wasn’t the best, their pressure caused us difficulties but we “I don’t understand Liam Livingstone for Delhi. from a chastening opening half an hour before Benzema’s adapted and in the second half we were better.” but frequently it is said in