Delhi, Gujarat, Total Tally to 1,15,55,284 on Karnataka and Haryana
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Eight States, includ- is showing a consistently ing Maharashtra, are the major declining trend,” the Ministry ***R contributors in the total case- said in a statement. loads, the Union Health The Health Ministry fur- New Delhi: Delhi reported " ! 23# Ministry said on Saturday. ther said five States account for over 800 Covid-19 cases for the Maharashtra, Kerala and 81.38 per cent of the fresh first time this year on Saturday n a shocking development Punjab cumulatively account- deaths due to the virus. as the positivity rate breached Ithat further threatens the ' ('! )'! # + , ed for 76.22 per cent of India’s Maharashtra saw the maxi- the 1 per cent-mark after over very stability of the Shiv Sena- total active caseload. The west- mum casualties at 70, Punjab two months, while two more led three party Government in Deshmukh — in a tweet put in to erode the credibility of the ern States contributed to 62 per followed with 38 daily deaths fatalities pushed the death toll Maharashtra, Mumbai’s for- the evening — debunked ruling MVA partner. cent of such cases, while the and Kerala reported 17 deaths to 10,955, as per data shared by mer Police Commissioner Singh’s charge and said, “The The Shiv Sena may insist southern and northern States ! #$% in the last 24 hours. the health department. The Param Bir Singh on Saturday former Commissioner of on its alliance partner NCP to accounted for 8.83 per cent and Meanwhile, in a major number of active cases rose to alleged that State Home Police, Parambir Singh, has ask Deshmukh to resign as a 5.36 per cent of active cases Thane (16,735) and Nashik (2,147) and Thrissur (2,065). relief, fifteen States and UTs did 3,409 from 3,165 a day ago, Minister Anil Deshmukh of the made false allegations in order “damage control” exercise. respectively. (11,867) while the top five dis- Similarly, the top five dis- not report any Covid-19 deaths according to the latest health NCP had asked now arrested to save himself as the involve- Upping the ante, leader of The top five districts in tricts in Kerala recording the tricts in Punjab recording the in the last 24 hours. bulletin. and suspended police officer ment of Sachin Waze in the Opposition in the State Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases were highest number of cases were Continued on Page 4 Sachin Vaze last month to “col- Mukesh Ambani & Mansukh Assembly and senior BJP leader highest number of cases were Ernakulam (2,673), Jalandhar (2,131), SAS Nagar lect” a staggering 100 crore Hiren’s case is becoming clear- demanded the State Home Pune (37,384), Nagpur Pathanamthitta (2,482), (1,868), Patiala (1,685), $ % & per month from bars, restau- er from the investigation car- Minister’s resignation over (25,861), Mumbai (18,850), Kannur (2,263), Palakkad Ludhiana (1,643) and rants and other sources. ried out so far & threads are what he dubbed as “earth- Three days after he was leading to Singh as well.” shattering letter” written by ' " shunted and posted in a rela- In his letter, Singh claimed Mumbai’s former top cop. tively insignificant post as the that he had the briefing sessions “Under the circumstances, Nagpur: Restrictions imposed Commandant General of with the CM, Dy CM, NCP the State Home Minister in Nagpur district will contin- Home Guards, Singh dropped president Sharad Pawar and should immediately tender his ue with some relaxations from Bhopal: A lockdown has been a bombshell on the MVA other Ministers about the “sev- resignation. The Chief Minister March 22 to March 31 in view announced in Madhya Government, in the form of an eral misdeeds and malpractices should immediately seek his !""# of rising coronavirus cases, Pradesh’s capital Bhopal, Indore eight-page sensational letter being indulged in by the Home resignation. And there should Maharashtra Energy Minister and Jabalpur. The three cities written to Chief Minister Minister. “I noticed that some be an impartial enquiry. This Nitin Raut said on Saturday. will remain shut from 10 pm on Uddhav Thackeray, in which he Ministers were already aware of enquiry must be conducted by Responding to a question In Nagpur city, restaurants Saturday to 6 am on Monday, laid bare “misdeeds and mal- some aspects mentioned by me Central agencies. If this is not on vaccinating more people, and eateries can operate till 7 and their schools and colleges practices” indulged in by the to them,” he said. acceptable to them, then it Paul said the issue is vaccines pm while shops can remain will remain closed till March State Home Minister. The letter by Singh not should be a court-monitored ! " # are limited and that is why pri- open till 4 pm, said the 31, the State Government said In his swift retaliation, only seeks to expose probe,” he said. oritisation has been done. Minister. on Friday. State Home Minister Deshmukh, but also threatens Continued on Page 4 “If we had unlimited sup- ply, we would open the vacci- nation for everyone. That is the %& reason, not everyone is getting vaccinated. Most countries in ' " %( -./-01 the world are not able to go beyond priority groups IIMS Director Randeep because of this reason,” he () tant partner amid rapidly shift- Memorandum of Agreement), AGuleria on Saturday hoped said. ing international dynamics and COMCASA (Communications that the vaccine would be able The NITI Aayog member * & a “central pillar” in Compatibility and Security to give good protection from ! , also said the highest mortali- Washington’s approach towards Agreement) and BECA (Basic the infection for eight to ten ! ! ty was seen among people the region. Exchange and Cooperation months or be even more. ( ! #$% with co-morbidities and older " +, Describing the talks as Agreement). “The Covid-19 vaccine age groups. “comprehensive and fruitful,” He also said the recent should be able to give good “There are multiple rea- “These people must not Rajnath said the two sides summit of leaders of India, the protection from the infection sons for the surge, but the main delay taking the vaccine. So the agreed to enhance cooperation US, Japan and Australia under for eight to ten months and reason is that there is a change message is that they need it -./-01 between Indian military and the Quad framework empha- maybe, even more,” Guleria in people’s attitude and they more than others. That is the the US India-Pacific sised the resolve to maintain a said at an event organised by feel the coronavirus is over. reason they have been priori- ndia and the US on Saturday Command, Central Command free, open and inclusive Indo- the IPS (Central) Association. People should still restrict tised for getting the Covid-19 Icalled for deepening defence and Africa Command. Pacific region. Over four crore people in non-essential travel for some vaccine,” he said. and strategic ties with the US Moreover, both the countries Continued on Page 4 the country have been vacci- more time,” he asserted. Talking about the effec- terming the partnership as a are keen to work together to nated against the virus till NITI Aayog member tiveness of the available Covid- “stronghold” of a free and open realise the full potential of the now. The AIIMS head also said (Health) VK Paul said the 19 vaccines, Covaxin and India-Pacific region. This was ' -. ,/ 0 1! India-US global strategic part- ) no major side-effect of the vac- chain of transmission has to be Covishield, Guleria said, “If we in obvious reference to grow- 2,+ ! #$% nership, he said. cine has been recorded. stopped and for that vaccine is look at the two vaccines, they ing Chinese assertiveness in the Referring to India-US 4 He said the biggest reason one tool but another is con- produce equal antibodies and region. cussion on bilateral defence still on at some flash points. foundational agreements on for the surge in cases is that tainment and surveillance are very robust. We should take This takeaway came out relations and situation in the After the talks, Lloyd said defence cooperation, Rajnath people feel the pandemic is strategy. the vaccine available to us after visiting US Defence India-Pacific. They also report- elevating the India-US defence said both sides discussed steps over and they are not follow- “Not following Covid-19 because both are equally effec- Secretary Lloyd J Austin and edly reviewed the situation on partnership is a “priority” of the to be taken to realise the full ing Covid-appropriate behav- behaviour and laxity is a major tive in terms of efficacy and Defence Minister Rajnath the Line of Actual Control in Biden administration, and that potential of pacts such as ! iour. reason for the surge,” he said. long-term protection.” Singh held wide-ranging dis- Ladakh where stand-off was India is an increasingly impor- LEMOA (Logistics Exchange -./-01 S Defence Secretary & # & ULloyd Austin said he had " talked about human rights of , minorities in India during his meeting with Cabinet .