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CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOGGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ WARANGAL ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI DELHI ADDRESS FOR MOTHER OF ALL INFECTIONS FIR against head of Nizamuddin mosque MARCH 21 TABLIGHI JAMAAT’S FOOTPRINT Action begins to isolate and where large religious gathering was held in quarantine Tablighi Jamaat activists Karnataka tracks down violation of prohibitory orders; hundreds after positive cases found in suspected to have been infected; 7 dead Telangana TOTAL 79 who attended jamaat 115 FOREIGNERS EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE tailed statement in defence, By then, Haryana @ New Delhi saying they haven’t violated ANUSHA RAVI @Bengaluru K’TAKA COVID-19 ROUNDUP any law. They claimed they WITH the Tablighi Jamaat reached out to the authorities 824 WITH Telangana and Jammu TOTAL CASES RECOVERED DEATH headquarters in Delhi becom- for help in moving people out 824 DELHI and Kashmir witnessing the ing the biggest hotspot for coro- but no help came in. foreign Tablighi Uttar Pradesh deaths of seven people who at- 101 8 3 navirus in India, the police on They said following the PM’s Jamaat workers were tended the Tablighi Jamaat (re- Tuesday registered an FIR call for ‘janata curfew’ on in different parts of ligious congregation) in New Tele-consulting for COVID to Rajasthan against the head of the Niza- March 22, they suspended all the country for 132 Delhi’s Nizammudin, due to take off today |P4 missionary work 13 muddin Markaz, Maulana their programmes. However, COVID-19, Karnataka has Closure of liquor outlets Saad, and other management Madhya Pradesh JharkhandWest Bengal stepped up its efforts to track the subsequent nationwide extended till April 14 |P2 staff for flouting orders against lockdown left a large number Around those from the state who took gatherings. of visitors stranded in the part in the event. On Tuesday At least seven people who premises. Police sealed the Odisha 38 70 evening, Health Minister B went to Delhi to take part in the participated in the congrega- headquarters on Tuesday. 2,100 Sriramulu said at least 54 peo- congregation. All of them have tion in mid-March died after Around 800 people were moved Indian Tablighi Jamaat ple from Karnataka had trav- been quarantined. The process contracting the virus. Many out in buses and quarantined members, too, were touring 11 elled to Delhi to take part in the of tracing and quarantining Telangana 49 others have tested positive and in different parts of the city. different parts of the country congregation that was held in the others is under way,” Srira- are under quarantine. On Monday, police evacuated THE INDIAN ANGLE the second week of March. By mulu said. Registering a case under var- 200 people suspected with the Maharashtra Tuesday night, the number had Earlier in the day, the minis- ious sections of the Epi- symptoms of Covid 19. At the Delhi Markaz at Nizamuddin, Odisha Kerala increased to 79. ter said that so far, 13 people 115 19 attended Delhi meet, 54 attended the meet, most demic Diseases Act that According to police, foreign nationals “The numbers are set to rise who were part of the event would entail a punish- between March 10 to four returned; 15 in Delhi of them returned, now in as more and more people who have tested negative for COV- were staying on 82 quarantine home quarantine ment of two years, po- March 15, around 4,000 216 that day attended the congregation con- ID-19. Also, at least 10 people lice said the Crime people including for- Karnataka Karnataka Telangana tact the government. We have from Belagavi, who attended

Branch will handle the eign nationals from In- At least 79 returned from 1,030 went to Delhi, most appealed to such people to the event, have been quaran- Andhra Pradesh Andhra case. Police said the Tab- donesia, Jordan, Yemen, Indian Tablighi Jamaat 50 Pradesh Andhra the meet, quarantined. returned; 348 in Hyderabad reach out to us,” said Pankaj tined for the last 14 days and workers, too, were One of them died home-quarantined lighi management violated Saudi Arabia, China, 24 Pandey, Commissioner for none of them have showed any prohibitory orders and failed Ukraine, Malasia, Sri Lanka, 1,530 housed at the Markaz Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Health and Family welfare. symptoms, according to DC Dr to take safety measures such as Afganistan, Bangladesh and 1,500 went to Delhi, Around 700 went to Delhi, “From Bidar alone, 26 people S B Bommanahalli. P4

Tamil Nadu social distancing. other countries participated in MARCH 23: Lockdown brings 1,131 returned; 800 most returned; 85 yet to be Delhi Chief Minister Arvind the religious event. Tablighi work to a halt 125 located and quarantined traced Kejriwal also hit out at them, In the first official response saying, “This was an absolute- from central government on STATE COUNT NOW AT 101 ly irresponsible thing to do. the issue, the Union Ministry MARCH 26: 1,203 Tablighi Jamaat workers screened, tested Everyone is hearing about cor- of Home Affairs said approxi- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bengaluru onavirus and its impact on mately 2,100 foreigners have lives around the world. Gurd- come to India for Tablighi ac- MARCH 29: 162 others screened People with symptoms of WITH 10 new cases reported on Tuesday, the state’s tally of COV- and shifted to quarantine facilities coronavirus boarding a bus waras, mosques, temples and tivities since January and all in Nizamuddin area to a ID-19 positive cases has touched 101. The figure was 88 on Monday churches all are vacant... At of them visited the Tablighi hospital for screening on evening as per the Health Department bulletin, but had increased this time, having such a gather- Markaz at Banglewali Mosque to 91 the same night with three more cases reported from Hosapete Tuesday | ANIL SHAKYA ing was absolutely wrong.” in the densely populated Haz- MARCH 31: Jamaat workers in Ballari district. The management, facing rat Nizamuddin as it is the shifted to quarantine Among the fresh cases, Patient 92 is a 40-year-old male from Ben- criticism for allegedly allowing headquarters of Tablighi ac- facilities, Delhi govt galuru, who is the husband of Patient 59, a 35-year-old woman. She, about 1,800 members to contin- tivities in India. hospitals and in turn, is a contact of Patient 25, a 51-year-old man from Bengaluru ue to stay at its headquarters in According to MHA, 2,137 1,339 AllMS, Jhajjar; who had travelled to London and returned on March 13. Patient 93 is Delhi’s Nizamuddin despite Jamaat workers have been Rest of them are a 19-year-old male from Bengaluru, who had travelled to New lockdown orders, issued a de- identified in different states. P7 being screened York, USA, and returned to India on March 22. P5,8,9,12 Global recession may CONTAINMENT EFFORT State declares not hit India: UNCTAD B’luru, 4 other EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE elucidate why China and India @ New Delhi would escape the recession, analysts said it was partly be- dists as red zones WHILE the economic impact cause of the large internal mar- of the coronavirus pandemic kets that these countries have CHETANA BELAGERE @ Bengaluru will most certainly pull down and the benefit of lower energy the rest of the world into an era prices. BENGALURU is one of the corona hotspots of recession, India and China Said Prof N R Bhanumurthy in the country, according to the National may escape unscathed, accord- of the National Institute of Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The ing to a report by UNCTAD. Public Finance & Policy “Our state government too has identified some Major G20 countries growth rate will slow down districts as ‘cluster zones’ or ‘red zones’ -- have committed massive in the next two quarters, Mysuru, Uttara Kannada, Bengaluru, Dak- stimulus packages to but we are unlikely to shina Kannada and Chikkaballapur. the tune of $5 trillion slip into a recession Some of the surrounding villages have to salvage their econo- given our internal been identified as buffer zones to prevent mies but a possible re- economy and other the spread of COVID-19. cession stares them in factors.” Speaking to The New Indian Express, the face. Calling for a $2.5-trillion Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar “World economy will go into package for developing coun- said, “Whether Bengaluru figures in NCDC recession this year with a pre- tries, UNCTAD Secretary-Gen- list or not, Karnataka government has al- dicted loss of global income in eral Mukhisa Kituyi said, “The ready ensured strict measures in most of the trillions of dollars… with economic fallout from the our districts. Bengaluru is one among them the likely exception of China shock is ongoing and increas- and it is natural to be termed as ‘hotspot’ as and the possible exception of ingly difficult to predict, but there is a movement of more than 2 million India,” said the report titled there are clear indications that IT population in the city and needs extra ‘The COVID-19 Shock to Devel- things will get much worse for attention.” oping Countries’. developing economies before The measures will be even more strin- While UNCTAD chose not to they get better.” gent in the next two weeks, he said. P5

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EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad KIMS, Hyderabad, and is a pioneer in strains in different countries, Dr Pot- using big data in healthcare re- luri says, “this study just looked at EVEN as the Centre is dispelling no- search, hotly contests the findings of genomic patterns of a few of the ear- tions that the coronavirus lockdown an MIT paper on the effect of heat on ly cases.” will not extend beyond mid-April, ac- Covid-19. “The MIT paper looking at A huge advocate of social distanc- claimed cardiologist Dr Rahul Pot- temperature and the coronavirus is ing, he describes Covid-19 as a prob- luri says the lockdown can be lifted only an abstract, there is no full pa- lem we have not seen the likes of for if “the number of deaths are not per. They only looked at the cases over 100 years since, probably, the vastly increasing and if the sys- that presented in early mid-March Spanish Flu. tem can cope with the number and they correlated this to tem- Scan the QR of new cases coming”, but not a peratures. It is a purely compu- code to watch day before that. tational model with correla- the whole interview at In a chat with TNIE Editor tion,” he explains. youtu.be/ G S Vasu, Dr Potluri, who works Also reacting to the study that PON9bxevzog with the NHS in the UK and at the virus has different virulent ALMANAC TODAY MIN MAX Sunrise 6.15 am Wednesday 01/04/2020 Year: Sarvari Ayana : Uttharayana Ritu: Vasantha 0 350C Sunset 6.31 pm Masa: Chaitra Paksha: Shukla Tithi: Ashtami 9.49 pm Nakshatra: 19 C Moonrise 12.00 am Ardra 2.19 pm Moon in Kataka Rashi Rahukaala: 12:00 pm to 01:30pm WEATHER FORECAST Gulikakala: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Yamaganda: 07:30 am to 09:00 am WATCH Sunny Moonset 12.20 pm

BENGALURU WEDNESDAY 02 01042020 newindianexpress com WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS Passport Office helps three Czechs fly out S LALITHA @Bengaluru and Viskupic Zdenenk, a tour- was extremely accommodative “There were 60 EU nationals SHOULD KARNATAKA ist, were able to leave for Frank- and helped them out,” he said. including the Czechs, three Is- THE consulates of Czech Re- furt Airport. Martin Rohlmann, Consul raelis and 23 Indians employed public and Germany, and the Honorary Consul General for Attache, German Consulate in Germany who wanted to get Regional Passport Office joined Czech Republic C S Prakash thanked the Karnataka govern- back to their families there. An- hands to help three Czech na- said it involved a lot of docu- ment and Air India for the other flight to Germany with GO THE KERALA WAY? tionals leave Bengaluru on mentation as the Czechs support. over 230 on board left from Prescription-based alcohol can help addicts, suggest experts Tuesday morning. They left by were not originally “It was a very success- Thiruvananthapuram too on an Air India 787 Boeing Dream- meant to be part of ful and smooth experi- Tuesday, he said. liner flight at 7.45 am from Kem- the team. ence without any hic- Regional Passport Officer, PEARL MARIA D’SOUZA He said 14 days is a chal- pegowda International Airport. “Veronika had to cups. This is the first Bengaluru, Bharath Kumar Digital AA meetings @Bengaluru lenging time for people to be The Dreamliner plane has re- reach Bengaluru from flight departing for Ger- Kutathi said he guided the Pan-India AA group has off alcohol, and that is rough- patriated 238 people, including Mysuru and the police were many from Bengaluru and Czech Consul in the meticu- started conference calls and is AS the country moves into the ly the time psychiatrists per- Germans. very helpful. A special pass was passengers from Mysuru and lous documentation process to open to those who want to second week of the lockdown form detoxification and Veronika Prodis, who was in issued to her to help her reach Andhra Pradesh among other be followed in such cases. De- participate. Meetings are period, mental health profes- drain out the alcohol from ad- Mysuru to learn yoga, Ivan Ka- a hotel in Bengaluru where the parts came on time and every- spite repeated calls and mes- scheduled from 11am to 12.30 sionals are wondering if the dicts in the hospital, before menik, trade commissioner, others boarding the flight were thing was on schedule,” sages, Air India did not state government too should they are sent to AA. Some so- Czech Trade, Czech Republic, housed. The German Consul he said. respond. pm; 7pm to 8.30 pm and 8pm implement the Kerala model cial media users are also try- to 9.30pm . One can join by where prescription-based al- ing to brew and share recipes dialling 01725100948 and the cohol is given to help addicts. for home-made alcohol. access code is 164028#. For Faced with cases of suicide Psychologists and psychia- more information contact following the liquor ban, the trists highlight certain strate- Two wards chosen for delivery of 9022771011. Kerala government on Tues- gies for peopel with depend- day okayed this model. ency on substances . Dr Coping strategies As more and more alcohol- Ravish B N , head of the de- ics seek medical help, the ser- partment, psychiatry, Mysore essentials at people’s doorsteps 1) 4 D technique: delaying the vice of a range of doctors, oc- Medical College and Research urge, distracting or replacing cupied in other places, would Institute, said the lockdown bad habits with good ones, be required here. Supply of provides hope to those look- ‘Everyone need not deep-breathing techniques alcohol based on prescription ing at deaddiction. wear a mask’ and drinking water is a solution the govern- The highest number of Many supermarkets said that The vehicles seized by the police in Mysuru on Tuesday | UDAYSHANKAR S 2) Social connectivity ment should consider, relapses take place in people can only enter if they said professionals. six months and hence wear masks. However, the state 3) Get a routine An Alcoholics follow-up is very im- health and family welfare Mysureans break Anonymous office- portant. During lock- department issued a circular (Courtesy: Dr Ravish B N , bearer said this could down, he said, there is a stating, “Everyone need not wear HoD, psychiatry, Mysore help arrest the suicidal need for family support. lockdown order, Medical College and Research tendencies of those suffering Even with a routine, one a mask. It has been brought to Institute, and Dr Shridhar B from addiction. There are in- has to be wary of the initial the department’s notice served notices G, psychologist, IISc) creasing number of calls re- withdrawal symptoms, said that all garding withdrawal symp- Dr Shridhar B G, psycholo- Customers wait in a queue at a supermarket in Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru, on establishments ENS @Mysuru toms , said another gist, IISc. Tuesday | SHRIRAM BN have made it a rule office-bearer. “Those dealing with addic- that everyone needs MYSURU city police are leaving Physiological “The lockdown is a difficult tion must immediately visit a EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE ficials have sought time to work to wear a mask. The no stone unturned to implement changes to check time for those without help. In psychiatric hospital or a pro- @Bengaluru out the logistics before choosing ones who need to wear a mask the lockdown in the city. On For alcoholics: Tremors, a pan India Initiative, AA is fessional as there are physio- the wards,” Mohan said. are those who have symptoms of Tuesday, 303 vehicles belonging memory disturbances and using telephonic communica- logical changes that occur. It TO prevent crowds at stores and Chandigarh has a population cold, cough, fever or any other to those who were on the city’s psychotic disturbances such tion where callers are put on is safer to call the ambulance markets, two model wards will of around 10 lakh people, but respiratory problems, the ones roads without a proper reason, as hallucinations a conference call -- since peo- once the physiological symp- be chosen where essential sup- the plan still failed, whereas in who are taking care of COVID-19 were seized. ple are working from home, toms show,” he said. plies will be delivered to the the Bengaluru, with a population suspects or confirmed cases, or A total of 285 two-wheelers, Recreational drug addicts: different slots are provided. Even as very little is report- residents’ doorsteps. The deci- of 1.30 crore, implementing health workers attending to eight four-wheelers and 10 au- Dryness of mouth, eyes Regional meetings are also ed on the effects of the lock- sion was taken at high-level this will be a challenge, said a patients with respiratory torickshaws have been seized turning bloodshot, memory held separately. The addicts’ down on those addicted to rec- meeting on Tuesday, which was BBMP official. symptoms.” from those who were violating loss, suicidal thoughts families can participate in the reational drugs , psychologists held by MPs PC Mohan and Mohan added that the APMC lockdown norms and were roam- conference calls. Only addicts ask individuals and family to Tejasvi Surya, with Bruhat Ben- yard will be opened twice a ing around the city. The highest (Courtesy: Dr Shridhar BG, will be allowed to speak,” said be wary of the initial and se- galuru Mahanagara Palike week, and if crowds are well- number of vehicles were seized psychologist, IISc) a member of Karnataka area vere indicators that highlight (BBMP) health and labour de- managed, it could stay open from the Narasimharaja police committee, AA. the need for help. partment officials. throughout the week. However, station limits. The Siddartha “Stern steps need to be taken if social distancing and crowd- Traffic police seized 47 two- to reduce rush at stores, market ing cannot be controlled, he It is advisable for everyone wheelers and four cars. places and commercial spaces, said, alternatives will be needed to wear a mask. If a person The police have started send- coughs, it is trapped in the STATE TO STAY DRY TILL APRIL 14 so it was suggested we try this to ensure supplies reach stores mask, so it’s better for him ing notices to errant vehicle out. It was first tried in Chandi- and people. Ground reports, and others next to him, as owners, suspected of violating ENS @Bengaluru March 31 midnight to April 14 The decision on extending garh, but the plan failed. So it however, show that there are no we have no idea if one metre lockdown norms, who were midnight was issued on the closure was taken after the was decided that we pick two hiccups for vendors to procure distance is maintained in caught on CCTV cameras. DCP ALL liquor outlets in Karna- Tuesday. state Excise Department con- model wards try it out. BBMP of- supplies and deliver them. supermarkets. The (Law and Order) Dr Prakash taka will remain closed till There were mixed reactions sulted other states such as supermarkets were Gowda sent notices from the traf- April 14 midnight. The gov- to the extension of the clamp- Kerala and Punjab, where ru- following a good rule by fic automation centres seeking Community, party halls to house contract labourers ernment order extending the down. “The government mours of opening IML shops asking people to an explanation from vehicle us- wear masks closure of all Indian Made should open liquor stores for a from April 1 were being float- The BBMP has announced that it will take over all 214 marriage ers. “If a proper explanation is Liquor (IML) outlets, includ- restricted time on the condi- ed. “Both the states have de- choultries, conventional halls, samudaya bhavans, party halls and Dr K Bhujang Shetty, chairman not given before the deadline, a ing CL9 licences (resto-bars, tion that people don’t crowd or cided to extend the closure of sabha bhavans to house contract labourers and workers. Work for this and managing director, case will be booked under the pubs, bars) and CL2 licences drink outside MRP outlets,” all liquor vends till April 14,” purpose has been handed over to the labour department, which will Narayana Nethralaya IPC sections 188, 269 and 270,” (retail vending stores) from said an IML outlet owner. said a top official source. work under the BBMP until further orders. said Gowda.

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PETER VIDAL 01 st April : I’m watching Jupiter as it sweeps through the sky. SU DO KU We’re in a volatile period in international affairs, so I’m hoping that our leaders get a bit of common sense and sit down and talk, sorting out their problems instead of squaring up for a fight. If peace prevails, then the world will definitely be a better place.

ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr. 20) LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Among the many helpful Sometimes, you do planetary aspects today are one thing and the universe two which are strongly does another. As fast as HI AND LOIS suggestive of welcome financial rewards you try and keep things as you want as a result of a change of direction or them, others will undo your moderately unusual achievement at handiwork. A helpful perspective work. In other words, a well-deserved on the mid-week’s mixture of good increase in income! and bad humour, is that everyone will TAURUS (Apr. 21 - May 21) get what they want at least some of the time! Today’s celestial schedule is crammed with planetary SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) alignments that are bound It’s partly because some EVIL Solutions to Yesterday’s puzzle to keep the emotional situation moving stunning planetary aspects along at a cracking pace. You may now relate to financial ■ Fill in the grid expect, indeed welcome, changes in matters that you should take such care. BEETLE BAILEY with digits in such mood. Also don’t hide from feelings you It’s exactly at times like these that a manner that every cannot face. Meet them head-on and carelessness with resources and they might just disappear. personal possessions can be expensive. row, every column and every 3X3 box GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) After all, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. accommodates the Not until after another few days have passed will you be SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 22) digits 1 to 9, without entirely clear about what Try to remember that with repeating any. should, or must, be done. If you wish, Mars now exerting its you may prevaricate until next week, powerful presence, you may ■ Each sudoku has a unique solution that can be hopeful that other people will share the be exhibiting an irrepressible urge to reached logically without guessing. prevailing sense of indecision and become number one. There are indeed uncertainty. amazing chances of success, but, if at ACROSS DOWN CANCER (June 22 - July 23) any time it seems that the tide is going against you, don’t force the pace. BLONDIE Concentrate on 1 Odd way in which the debtor 2 Overturned if set up wrongly (5) activities which can be CAPRICORN (Dec. 23 - Jan. 20) finds himself (5,6) 3 It’s bad to be overthrown (4) accomplished in harmony For all your confidence, self- 9 Encourage another to breathe? (7) 4 Doing the work of a pupil? (6) with other people, and realise that it determination and fighting may not be wise to fight crusades at spirit, it is clear that you 10 One is upset by such a din (5) 5 Erred badly when about to finish, work. The moment you start speaking cannot fight battles on your own behalf. 11 That’s capital lost in millinery (4) so gave up (8) your mind, it may become clear There is an almost compulsory idealism 12 It could be simple curiosity (8) that you have forgotten what around at the moment which means 6 In the outcome I’d be clear (7) you were talking about! that you have no choice but to put 14 Some trainee dedicated 7 Prayer for good health, and where to LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23) others first. to work required (6) make it? (7,4) In spite of a wave of AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) 16 He takes a chance on being 8 Religious work that involves optimism, which is inclined You’ll find opportunities in restored to health (6) one more duty (11) to appear without warning the midst of adversity. The 18 Tangled up the thread we twisted in coils (8) and sweep all before it, this is a very principle group of planets LOCKHORNS DENNIS THE MENACE 13 He’s willing to let others succeed (8) dodgy moment to take risks. Your now affords you a marvellous 19 A labourer has nothing to write about (4) 15 It clears the vision but deceives the planets are casual and reckless, which opportunity to have your cake and eat it, 22 The smallest type of slate (5) judgment (7) means that you must therefore take probably several times over! Just make 17 He tore around to this (6) very great pains to make sure that sure that everyone else is too 23 It receives word of a murder everything works out as planned. preoccupied with their own little that’s been arranged (7) 20 It’s a mistake to go astray over gold (5) VIRGO (Aug. 24 - Sept. 23) affairs to notice. 24 Perhaps I scare other drivers (11) 21 Able to go where one likes for nothing (4) Powerful, challenging PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar 20) circumstances are urging An intriguing but challenging you to become very much relationship between Jupiter, YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS more outspoken, outgoing and your planetary ruler, and self-confident. Proceed with optimism, Mars, is one to celebrate. While it can be Across: 1 Cravat, 4 Absentee, 9 Ration, 10 Lifeline, 12 Cave, 13 Sit-in, 14 Ales, 17 Establishing, but at the first hint of complacency good to let off steam, you need to do so 20 Demonstrator, 23 Arum, 24 Usher, 25 Adit, 28 Derision, 29 Seraph, 30 Namesake, 31 Gnomes. or carelessness, everything will in a manner which is not going to cause Yesterday’s Down: 1 Coracles, 2 Activity, 3 Amok, 5 British Isles, 6 Even, 7 Trifle, 8 Ever so, 11 Visitors’ book, unravel. That’s why you’ve got to accidents or regrets. Your diplomatic keep awake and stay alert. skills are in demand! 15 Ebbed, 16 Snark, 18 Stud farm, 19 Wretches, 21 Warden, 22 Quorum, 26 Isis, 27 Sewn. Former CM H D Kumaraswamy interacted with party MLAs over video call on Tuesday to ascertain the situation on the ground in their constituencies and directed them to look after people in distress. Kumaraswamy, who represents Channapatna, held a meeting with Ramanagara deputy commissioner. Bengaluru Rural MP D K Suresh and others were also present

BENGALURU WEDNESDAY 03 01l04l2020 newindianexpress com GOVT NEEDS TO LINK FARMERS TO CONSUMERS As the lockdown chokes markets, farm produce has no takers In cities, people face vegetable shortage, pay high prices due to disruption

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AMID the COVID-19 lockdown, nHelpline for farmers nFree transport of produce two farmers from Kalaburagi (22211764/22212818) from farm to market Supply chain breaks, farmers in distress travelled 200+km to Hyderabad nTransportation of nMarketing/providing credit loans with the hope of getting a good farm produce made EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE WHY A RIVER RUNS WHITE sued passes for transportation. price for their truckloads of essential service nOpening of agricultural @ Kalaburagi If I don’t get passes in another watermelon. After surviving markets with proper It is a telling comment on the distress of dairy farmers of the region. The two days, the crop will start de- for two days on the food they nRepayment of medium and restrictions to avoid CHANDRAKANT Biradar (47), Ghataprabha, the lifeline of the region, runs white in Raibag taluk of teriorating,” said Thippeswa- had carried with them, they long-term loans deferred spread of the virus who had grown watermelon on Belagavi district. On Tuesday, Shivanand my. Dr Savitha, deputy director, now prepare to return without his farmland, measuring 1 Madar, a milkman from Raibag, found out horticulture department, told any profits. acre and 31 guntas, at Lad- that dairies in Kudachi were closed, and TNIE, “The department has de- “Forget profit, we are not Chincholi village of Aland ta- transport had been suspended. He and his cided to issue passes for trans- even getting returns on what luk, committed suicide on workers dumped about 1,500 litres of portation of fruits, vegetables we have spent,” says Mallikar- Monday evening. He hanged milk into the Ghataprabha left bank and onions, considering their jun M, who cultivated water- himself from a tree in his field. canal. “But I have to pay Rs 34 per litre to perishable nature. We have is- melon on his 2.5-acre plot in his Biradar, who used to sell wa- farmers who supplied it. It’s a loss of sued about 150 passes till now.” village in Chincholi taluk. termelon to wholesale mer- nearly Rs 1 lakh. If the situation remains The passes are being issued After the lockdown, the price chants of neighbouring Latur grim, those in this business will suffer. The by tahsildars of taluks on the of watermelon fell from around in Maharashtra and Kalabura- government should streamline this recommendation of the horti- Rs 9/kg to around Rs 3/kg, he gi, had borrowed Rs 5 lakh essential service,” he said. Madar collects culture department. Farmers said. “We have to pay Rs 12,000 from Axis Bank and Rs 5 lakh about 2,000-2,500 litres of cow and can transport vegetables, on- per truck for transportation, from private moneylenders. buffalo milk from farmers in Palabhavi village daily, and sells them to ion and fruits to markets in lo- plus labour and commission. Due to the lockdown in the dairies in Kudachi town. From there, the milk is supplied to Goa and cal areas, district headquar- We are left with hardly any- country, Biradar could not some parts of Maharashtra to prepare paneer and other milk products. ters, outside district and even thing,” said Basavaraj Chikka- transport his produce to either inter-state, from Tuesday after- A child helps his grandfather at a farm in Mysuru on Tuesday | UDAYSHANKAR S patti, another farmer from the Latur or Kalaburagi. Frustrat- AGRICULTURE WAR ROOMS TO HELP FARMERS noon, she added. In Belagavi same village. “It’s better we ed, he ended his life. A case of district, the lockdown forced leave it on the farm,” he says. 200 for a 15-kg bag, but the price ment requires around Rs 7,000 unnatural death was regis- Bengaluru: The state government will issue green passes for vehicles Ramesh Mayannache of Kado- After the drought and floods, has now dropped to around Rs 50 crore to procure 13 crops at tered at Narona police station. which supply fertilisers and seeds, for vehicles which transport farm li village to run his tractor now the lockdown has pushed in some places. minimum support price. “The A number of organisations produce between states, except Kerala, said agriculture minister BC through his fields on Tuesday, farmers in the region into dis- As the situation continues to government must consider connected to farmers have Patil. He also said the state government would set up an Agri war crushing the cabbage crop. tress. Farmers are dumping slip out of its hands, the state such a measure,” he said. urged the government to lift room at the agriculture department office in every district to help Mayannache was expecting their produce by roadsides or government on Tuesday an- Karnataka Rajya Raita Sang- fruits and vegetables and make farmers resolve any issues that crop up. These offices will function a good price for his crop, but leaving it unharvested. nounced a helpline to provide ha President Kodihalli Chan- arrangements to sell them, as between 8am and 8pm every day. “In the past two days I received when it was ready to be har- P Marankaiah, from Jaipura information to farmers in dis- drasekhar said the government they are perishable commodi- more than 2,000 calls about farmer-related issues. We have therefore vested, the government an- hobli in Mysuru taluk, was tress. Experts express the need needs to open markets to sell ties. This is the second suicide decided to set up Agri war rooms in each district, so that farmers can nounced the lockdown, which among the farmers who for rational measures. agricultural produce. “If they in Kalyan Karnataka region get their issues solved at their head quarters,” Patil said. had a cascading effect on the dumped tomatoes on the road- “The government must take keep them open from 11am to due to the lockdown. On Sun- wholesale vegetable market. side after the price dropped. an initiative to provide free 4pm and regulate them properly, day, a person committed sui- The export of vegetables from “Procuring directly from the transportation, storage and it will help farmers as well as cide at Bhalki town of Bidar This is the case with many duced supply and a sharp rise in Belagavi market to Goa, Maha- farm can save us,” he says. marketing facilities to farmers. people in the cities, and not district, allegedly because of farmers here who have culti- prices. “I am requesting the gov- rashtra and other places has While consumers in cities are It should also consider giving spread the virus either,” he said. non-availability of liquor. vated vegetables, watermelon, ernment to help me transport stopped. “I realised there is no queuing up to buy fruits, vegeta- them credit loans,” said former Former Cooperatives Minister In Alagondanahalli village muskmelon, chikkoo, sweet my produce to Bengaluru so that use harvesting and sending the bles and groceries, farmers are chairman, Karnataka Agricul- Bandeppa Kashempur says they of Challakere taluk, in Chitra- lime and other fruits. The I can earn a good price for my cabbage to the market, so I de- deprived of good prices. “Prices tural Price Commission Dr TN had worked out a plan to procure durga district, Basavaraj has farmers, who fear imminent melons,” requested Basavaraj. cided to crush it in the fields, it of tomatoes, cauliflower, ridge Prakash Kammardi. vegetables and foodgrains direct- grown watermelon and musk- loss, are wary of harvesting At Kaluvehalli, Thippeswamy will turn into a bio-fertiliser,” gourd and other vegetables have In June 2019, the commission ly from the farm. “It’s an extraor- melon on 3 acres of land. De- their produce, and prefer to let had grown onions before the dropped so much, many farmers had worked out a detailed plan, dinary situation and the govern- spite stressed water resources, them rot in the fields. lockdown was announced. “I (Inputs from Ramkrishna feel it is better not to harvest,” in case of sudden drop in prices ment needs to take measures to he got a bumper crop and was Though there is a great de- got the onions picked and Badseshi in Kalaburagi, G says S Ashok Kumar, a farmer of agricultural or horticultural procure all produce from villag- hoping for a good profit. How- mand for vegetables and fruits packed and am waiting to be Subhash Chandra in Chitra- from Kolar. According to him, produce. According to the comes so that farmers do not suffer ever, the COVID-19 lockdown in the market, the supply chain sent to Yeshwanthpur market, durga/ Davanagere, Sunil farmers used to get around Rs mission’s report, the govern- due to lockdown,” he added. has dashed his dreams. has been broken, leading to re- but the government has not is- Patil in Belagavi)

SEASON OF GIVING Minister: Realtors to be NRN and family offer JITO distributes food Fake N95 masks seized, one held D10 cr to Akshaya Patra packets to the poor EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Bengaluru Sudha Murty and Infosys founder N R Jain International Trade Organization “It was found that low-quality masks were ready to be distributed to retailers. blacklisted if labourers Narayan Murthy and their family have come (JITO), Bengaluru, the biggest NGO of Jain forward to offer Rs 10 crore from their Community, has started distributing food CENTRAL Crime Branch (CCB) police bust- Investigations revealed that the accused personal funds towards the COVID-19 relief packets to daily wage labourers and the ed a racket involving the manufac- took advantage of the fact that a work that Akshaya Patra is taking up. poorer sections of the society. Food ture of cheap, low-quality masks lot of people were buying masks shooed away from sites being sold as N95 masks at high due to the COVID-19 scare. They Akshaya Patra Foundation plans to preparations have started at Palace distribute 1,33,000 essential grocery boxes Ground Princess Golf and food packets are prices. In all, 12,300 masks were were selling low-quality masks as EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE which will serve 55,86,000 meals. A typical being distributed to the needy by dividing seized and one person, Asghar, was N95 masks, in all worth Rs 20 @Bengaluru grocery box would contain sona masoori rice, in the entire city into six zones. At present, arrested in this connection. lakh,” the police said. toor dal, refined oil, sambar and rasam this arrangement will go on till April 14. Police said they received cred- “The probe revealed that the ac- REVENUE Minister R Ashok powder, vegetables of long shelf life like Project chairman Paras Bhandari said ible information that low-quality cused had already sold around on Tuesday issued a warning potatoes, etc. The grocery boxes will be they have received a list of construction masks were branded as N95 70,000 of these masks for Rs 1.05 to real estate firms, realtors distributed in Bengaluru (40,000 boxes), workers and other daily wage labourers masks and distributed from a go- crore. They made masks with nor- and contractors, stating that Delhi (40,000 boxes), Pune (8,000 boxes), working in various sectors in the city. JITO down in HRBR Layout in Kalyan Nagar. mal cloth and placed an N95 seal on them and contractors will be blacklisted Mathura District, UP (20,000 boxes), and has made food arrangements for A police team raided the godown belong- sold them at high prices,” Joint Commis- if labourers are asked to leave ing to ZIS Engineering on Monday. sioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil said. Hyderabad ( 10,000 boxes).ENS 14,000 workers initially. ENS the construction site. Addressing the media at the sidelines of a meeting held with Bruhat Bengaluru Ma- hanagara Palike (BBMP) offi- Corporator’s hubby spreads rumours on COVID-19, held cials, CREDAI members and Labourer turns town crier in Mysuru labour department officials, A labourer works at a construction site Bengaluru: Yelahanka police on he said that there are over one near Yelahanka | NAGARAJA GADEKAL Monday arrested BBMP corporator KARTHIK K K @Mysuru this initiative after he found lakh labourers in the city who Padmavathi’s husband, for many villagers roaming are working in granite, paint, working on their sites. The spreading rumours about COVID-19 A daily wage labourer from a around freely without main- concrete mix and construc- minister said, “If labourers are and creating panic among the remote village in Mysuru taining social distance even tion sites. “I visited Peenya asked to leave then the build- residents of Kondappa Layout. district decided to use all his during the lockdown. and areas around Ragihalli ers’ licence will be cancelled. Padmavathi has been elected from savings in order to become a “Through news, I got to real- and saw the plight of the Tempos and other vehicles car- Chowdeshwarinagar ward. A police town crier to make public an- ise the severity of COVID-19 stranded labourers. I had to rying labourers will be seized.” officer said that Amarnath (50), nouncements on various pre- and was able to understand the stop people from fleeing. Vil- According to minister who is a former corporator, claimed ventive measures to be taken need for maintaining social dis- lagers have sealed their bor- Ashok, the disaster manage- that a Kondappa Layout resident amidst the countrywide tance at this time. However, I ders for safety reasons, which ment centre has been allotted had contracted the virus and was lockdown. could see many people purchas- is a good initiative, but the act `25 crore to ensure all ar- spreading it to others. He circulated Ramachari Mallikarjuna, a ing non-vegetarian food, roam- has stranded the migrant la- rangements are made. The la- this rumour on social media. resident of Kaggalipura village ing freely in and around T Nar- bourers. Hence, the contrac- bour department has also Garment factory workers who in T Narasipura taluk, travels asipur and Bannur taluks tors must ensure that they been roped in. The labour de- received the message panicked and from town to town on his two- amidst the lockdown. That’s take care of their food, shelter partment should ensure the informed the person about whom wheeler making announce- when I thought making public and medical needs and if any labourers are given adequate the rumours were spread. That man ments. Over the past six-days, announcement using a speaker labourer is found outside, the food, water and medicines. filed a complaint with Yelahanka he has toured hundreds of vil- mounted on my two-wheeler,” contractor will be blacklist- He also directed all corpora- police. Police verified the message’s lages in the district, asking peo- he said. ed,” he said. tors to ensure that labourers source and arrested Amarnath, who ple to stay indoors to contain “I do this using a small He said that a meeting held are not evacuated from their was hiding in his farmhouse, under the spread of COVID-19 and fol- amount of money I saved. I will with senior officials of CRE- wards. Corporators should Sections 153, 188, and 505 of the low the nationwide lockdown. continue to do so until the situ- DAI, they discussed that at alert the police if they are in- Indian Penal Code. ENS Speaking to The New Indian ation returns to normal,” Ramachari, a town crier, at work in least 4,000 labourers were formed of such act. Express, he said that he started he said. Mysuru on Tuesday | UDAYSHANKAR S

‘Give protective gear, ID Protect pourakarmikas from COVID: HC cards to pvt hospital docs’ Bengaluru: The state government EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Bengaluru transport for pourakarmikas was has sought time till April 3, 2020 Number of city municipal of vital importance. to submit its response with regard 10 38 corporations THE High Court said the state gov- Number of “Every pourakarmika must be to providing ID cards and ernment should ensure the protec- corporations provided with safety equipment. protective equipment to staff at tion of pourakarmikas who to col- Especially in the light of the fact private hospitals, clinics. Advocate 48 General Prabhuling K Navadgi lect waste from homes where people Number Number of that in the present circumstances, have been quarantined. town pourakarmikas are playing a vital sought time after the issue was 17,767 of ULBs municipal During a special sitting held to corporations role,” the bench said. raised by a doctors’ association. Number Granting time to the AG, a division respond to letters received by the of Number of The state must ensure that poura- registrar for the protection of pourakarmikas town bench of Chief Justice Abhay in state karmikas be provided breakfast at pourakarmikas, a division bench 14 panchayats mustering centres as the duty tim- Shreeniwas Oka and Justice B V of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas ings are now restricted to 6.30am to Nagarathna also asked the Oka and Justice BV Nagarathna of municipal authorities. We ex- 10.30am. government to provide details of asked the state to respond on April pect the government to exercise In a written statement, the BBMP the number of Covid-19 test labs. 3, 2020. such powers and issue directions to claimed it provided safety equip- The state government must also “The state government has ple- municipal bodies to protect the in- ment to pourakarmikas. However, make a statement with regard to nary powers under municipal laws terests of pourakarmikas,” the it was disputed by the health facilities available at the to issue directions to all categories bench said, adding that arranging petitioner’s counsel. grassroots level. ENS Isolated Samples collected TOTAL 43 at health facilities 206 for testing N 101 Samples KALABURAGI 4 198 negative 1 DHARWAD BENGALURU WEDNESDAY BALLARI 04 01042020 Samples 3 13 positive UTTARA 8 KANNADA LL N TUMAKURU 2 COVID-19 DAVANGERE HELPLINES 3 CHIKKABALLAPUR 9 10NEW U CASES 104 TOTAL ENROLLED UNDER 3 UDUPI 45 080-46848600 Arogya OBSERVATION Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao DAKSHINA Sahayavani will 2,318 BENGALURU announced that state and central government employees, 8 KANNADA media and High Court employees will not require special 080-66692000 function too Under RECOVERED6 45,247 MYSURU passes, as their official ID cards will suffice. ENS observation 1 KODAGU 14

COVID-19: WHO’RE YOU GOING TO CALL The state government has announced district-wise COVID-19 Porous M’luru, control room numbers. This is apart from the state-level control room numbers and the state food helpline number for labourers. B’gavi borders STATE COVID CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS 104,1075,080-46848600, 080-66692000,9745697456, worry govt 080-1070, 9980299802 STATE FOOD HELPLINE While some from Kerala come for medical number for labourers—155214 care, those in M’rashtra want to return home DAVANGERE 08192-234034/08192-1077

BANSY KALAPPA @Bengaluru “About 500 of them sneaked DHARWAD into Belagavi district in the 0836-1077/2447547 KARNATAKA is facing a dif- past few days and we have set GADAG ferent kind of border issue up shelter facilities and 08372-239177/08372-1077 during the corona outbreak. camps for them. We have Porous borders along the tightened all eight border HASSAN 08172-2611111/1077 Kasargod section in Kerala posts with Maharashtra.’’ and the Belagavi section to HAVRI Maharashtra have been a ma- BENGALURU EXODUS 08375-249102/249102/249104 A CONCERN jor worry for the state KALAURAGI government. Bengaluru has a different 1047,08472278698,0847227867 Though the border with problem. A large exodus from 7,08472278648, 08472278604 Kasargod from Mangaluru Bengaluru city to the hinter- has been sealed, large num- land over one week ending UTTARA KANNADA bers still continue to throng March 25 has been a cause of 1077,08382-229857 Mangaluru in search of concern for the state govern- KOLAR—08152-243521 health facilities. For someone ment, considering that some KOPPAL—08539-225001 living in Kasargod, Mangalu- could have carried the symp- NOWHERE TO GO KODAGU ru is just a 30-minute journey toms. These are the Bengalu- With several migrant labourers rendered homeless post the outbreak of the coronavirus, people are seeking shelter wherever possible. An but Thiruvanan- reans who have left the 08272220606/08272-1077 elderly man escapes the scorching heat by crouching on a foot-over-bridge in Bengaluru on Tuesday I NAGARAJA GADEKAL thapuram or Kochi is city prior to the Ja- BAGALKOTE —08354- an eight-hour jour- nata Curfew on 236240,08354-236240/1077 ney. The borders March 22 and be- cannot be com- fore March 25. The BELLARY pletely sealed be- concern is that if 08392-1077,08392- cause there are some of them had 277100,8277888866 hundreds of entry primary or second- MS SS (whatsapp) points. ary exposure, then BELAGAVI DGP IGP Praveen they could expose the 0831-2407290(1077), Sood told he e Indian - community in the interior to 0831-242484 press, “It is a huge challenge serious risk. These numbers SS M BENGALURU URBAN as people come in from Maha- who moved out of Bengaluru 080-1077, 080-22967200 rashtra and from the Kerala could be as high as 15 lakh. AJITH M S @Mysuru nose, and eyes are exposed to Kasargod section. We cannot Asked about these large respiratory droplets emitted BENGALURU RURAL say anything till they show numbers, DGPIGP Pravin DOCTORS and officials of when an infected person 080-2781021 symptoms.’’ Sood said, “It is true that sig- Mysuru district are perplexed coughs or sneezes. It can also BIDAR Mangaluru City Corpora- nificant numbers have by unexplainable COVID-19 in- be transmitted by indirect con- 18004254316 tion Commissioner Ajith Ku- moved out of Bengaluru be- fection of 12 employees of a tact with surfaces exposed to mar Hegde said, “We have fore March 25. If someone pharmaceutical company in or objects used on an infected CHAMARAJANAGARA closed our border after 3 pos- gets the symptoms, then we Nanjangud. person. 08226-1077,08226-223160 itive cases were reported in try to establish how he got it Of these 12 workers of Jubi- Jubilant Generics, engaged CHIKKABALLAPUR Kasargod. Wenlock Hospital and establish the chain on lant Generics Ltd, two tested in production and research of 081561077/277071 has been exclusively ear- contacts and quarantine him. positive on Tuesday, days after drugs and active pharmaceuti- CHIKKAMAGALURU marked as a facility to treat We cannot treat everyone Patient 52, a 35-year-old man cal ingredients (API), has re- 08262-238950, 08262-1077 COVID-19 patients.’’ who moved out of Bengaluru with no history of foreign ceived consignments from Hundreds of people from as a suspected coronavirus travel or contact history, was COVID-affected countries, in- CHITRADURGA Karnataka live in Kolhapur, carrier. In any case, thou- confirmed COVID-positive cluding China. Mysuru Depu- 08194-222050/222044/ Sangli and Meeraj areas of sands are being checked for first. The government on Sat- ty Commissioner Abhiram G 222027/222056/222035 Maharashtra. It is true that symptoms.’’ urday declared Nanjangud a Shankar said that they are in- MANDYA significant numbers have Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, disease cluster town’ and shut vestigating whether the first 082311077,08232-224655 homes and relatives on this Chairman and Managing Di- it down. patient was infected by one DAKSHINA KANNADA side and it is these home- rector, Narayana Hrudaya- Initially, authorities said Police stop commuters flouting lockdown orders in Mysuru I UDAYSHANKAR S such contaminated 0824-1077,0824-2442590 bound returnees who are pos- laya, said, “If some of them that P52 had only seven prima- consignment. ing a problem. going back home to their vil- ry contacts, who were isolated. that all 12 cases at the compa- tient. “The case has become a Sources told TNIE that the MYSURU Belagavi Deputy Commis- lages and towns are infected, But five others had no official ny are linked to P52, a senior headache for all of us,” the of- company’s premises were san- 0821-2423800,0821-1077 sioner S B Bommanhalli said, they can spread it.’’ or social contact with P52. Sur- health official, on condition of ficial said. itised after the first and subse- RAICHUR prisingly none of his family anonymity, told The New In- The case is puzzling as the quent cases. But the further 08532-228559, 08532- It is a huge challenge as people come in from Maharashtra and members and friends have dian Express that at least five World Health Organization spread of the virus has raised 1095,08532-1077,08532- from the Kerala Kasargod section. We cannot say anything till they tested positive. Covid-19 patients denied any states that people can contract questions over the company’s 226383,08532-226020 show symptoms — Praveen Sood, DG & IGP Though the official line is interaction with the first pa- Covid-19 when their mouth, safety protocols. RAMANAGARA 8277517672,080-27271195, 080-27276615, COVID WATCH SHIVAMOGGA K’taka starts free teleconsultation on pilot basis SARI cases to be tested for COVID-19 SWR to ready 2,400 beds inside trains 08182-221010, 08182-1077 Bengaluru: Starting Wednesday, residents of a Bengaluru Bengaluru: The state has made it mandatory for all private Bengaluru: A total of 2,400 beds in 312 sleeper coaches across South TUMAKURU neighbourhood will be able to get queries on COVID-19 answered by hospitals to report cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) Western Railway zone will be converted into isolation wards to 08162-1077/278787/251414/ doctors over the phone. Gradually, the tele-consultation project, an to the District Surveillance Officer to test them for Covid-19. “All quarantine COVID-19 patients. The Hubballi and Mysuru workshops 257368/252025/252321 initiative of DyCM Dr CN Ashwathnarayana, will be extended across cases of SARI should be referred to a district-level hospital or will ready 120 coaches each, while Bengaluru, Yesvantpur, and Mysuru UDUPI— 663957222,9663950222 the state. The ‘free of cost’ project will be carried out by a private medical college with ICU facility. Sample may be taken for COVID-19 will ready 18 coaches each. An isolation cabin prototype developed by firm. “Citizens can directly contact doctors and specialists over testing as per revised sample collection protocols,” an official the Northern Railway Zone was approved by the Railway Board on VIJAYAPURA phone. The professional will note symptoms and appropriate advice release said. It stated that recommendations have been given for Monday. The major modifications being made to regular coaches are: 08352-1077,08352221261 will be given. If needed, the call will be forwarded to a specialist,” empiric use of Hydroxy Chloroquine tablets for prophylaxis of SARS- Each coach will have 8 berths only. Middle berths and ladders will be YADGIR I said a statement from the DyCM’s office. Tele-consulation helpline CoV-2. Hydroxy Chloroquine is used to treat malaria removed. Suitable clamping arrangements to be made to house the 084373-253950, number: 08066744788 ENS and other diseases. ENS oxygen cylinder, and more. ENS 9449933946

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EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Belagavi Pt players look to conert AT least 10 persons from Bel- foreiners came to taka from elhi agavi and 26 from Bidar, who hospitals into COVID centres attended the Markaz in Niza- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 far,” said Home Minister Ba- quarantined 7 people in con- muddin Dargah of New Delhi savaraj Bommai. nection with the Delhi con- CHETANA BELAGERE @Bengaluru and discharge stable patients. on March 17, have completed SO far, the government has As of Tuesday, the state po- gregration but the authori- “In Bengaluru, we have sev- their 14-day home-quarantine identified only the Sira man, lice have identified and quar- ties are not sure if these WITH the central government eral hospitals like Fortis, Apol- and none of them have tested who took part in the event and antined 50 foreign nationals. people attended the religious requesting private players to lo and Manipal, doing it al- positive for COVID-19, deputy is among the state’s thee casu- Besides, measures have been event physically. step in to fight COVID-19, ready. It’s not a bad idea to look commissioners of both dis- alties, as the lone positive case. taken to identify and quaran- “The event has been deter- sources from the private sec- for hospitals to treat COVID-19 tricts said. One among the group, who The rising numbers also tine around 300 others who mined as a source of spread tor said that they too are look- patients,” said another doctor. Throat swabs of all the ten was suspected to be a corona- include foreign nationals took part in the markaz, a re- for Coronavirus and was held ing at renting out some of the Sources said that Apollo people from Belagavi will be virus carrier, is being treated who were accommodated in lease from the state between March and March already-existing hospitals Group of Hospitals is in talks taken before they are dis- at the isolation ward of Bidar various districts in Karnata- DGIGP’s office said. 20. We are not sure if they all with over 100 beds to convert with several private hospitals, charged and sent for tests im- Institute of Medical Science ka. “At least 50 foreign na- “Not just the people who attended the event, but they them into corona-specific especially those that have mediately, said Belagavi DC Dr (BRIMS). But the test results tionals came to Karnataka were part of the event, even met frequently and were as- treatment centres to gear up more than 100-bed infrastruc- SB Bommanahalli. According were negative twice when his and took accommodation in their primary and secondary sociated with the congrega- for any massive outbreak. ture but do not have the re- to sources, the district admin- samples were tested, Ma- various districts including contacts are being traced. All tion. They were quarantined “Private players have to step sources to run them. The hos- istration was aware of the hadev said. Bengaluru. Of them, 10 from will be kept in isolation,” 2-3 days ago. We appeal that in now. There are many hospi- pitals that come on board will travel history of all the 10 The Bidar district adminis- Malaysia, 19 from Kyr- said Medical Education Min- others who attended the con- tals which can be rented out,” be paid by private players. when they returned to Bela- tration has appealed the public gyzstan, 20 from Indonesia, ister Dr K Sudhakar. gregation must intimate the said a senior doctor from a “The treatment in these hos- gavi 15 days ago. to share details of the journey four from South Africa, three Heath and Family Welfare government on 00-29711171,” well-known private hospital. pitals will not be free as it will Throat swabs of Bidar visi- of these 26 persons between from Gambia and one each Department Additional Akhtar said, adding that they The Centre had directed pri- be managed only by the pri- tors have been sent to the March 10 and 20, with the dis- from the UK, France and Chief Secretary Jawaid are locating those who have vate hospitals to dedicate sepa- vate sector. However, the rates Kalaburagi lab, Deputy Com- trict surveillance unit, which Kenya have been traced so Akhtar said the state has reported themselves. rate wings to treat patients, might be subsidised,” said an- missioner HR Mahadev said. has the helpline -- 042-224141. prepare for sample collection other doctor.. Community halls in Bengaluru have been identified as Migrants shelters for migrant labourers stranded on highways. Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said that the workers get home will get food and medical facilities at the halls.

BENGALURU WEDNESDAY 05 01l04l2020 newindianexpress com TS STARTS HUNT FOR DELHI JAMAAT RETURNEES The religious congregation held at Banglewali Masjid in New Delhi on March 18 has now turned into a COVID-19 hotspot, many under quarantine

S BACHAN JEET SINGH @ Hyderabad to quarantine centres. They in- up, the GHMC officials disinfect- cluded 74 from the Greater Hy- ed the entire BRK Bhavan, AFTER five deaths due to Cov- derabad Municipal Corporation which houses the Secretariat. ‘Nanjangud firm’s raw id-19 in a single day on Monday area. The authorities have also As many as 200 Surveillance of those who attended a reli- identified 1,030 people as having Teams have traced 463 houses. gious congregation in Delhi, the attended Markaz meet from the But they could not find others as materials may be tested’ state government officials went state. The patients who were addresses were incomplete, but on a hunt for others who attend- picked up in Hyderabad have the search would continue on CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 man from Dakshina Kannada ed the convention in mid-March, been admitted to Gandhi and Wednesday. Charminar zone with a travel history to Dubai. even as the samples of 15 of Chest Hospitals by the Surveil- topped the list with 170 persons Patient 94 is a 40-year-old fe- He returned to India on March those who took part in the lance Teams formed by the who attended the meet in Delhi, male from Gauribidanur ta- 18. Patient 98 is a 26-year-old prayers and who had already Greater Hyderabad Municipal followed by Khairatabad - 119, luk in Chikkaballapur. Dis- resident of Bhatkal in Uttara been quarantined tested posi- Corporation (GHMC). Secunderabad - 60, Kukatpally - trict Deputy Commissioner R Kannada district who had tive on Tuesday. The Hyderabad residents, 40, Serilingampally - 22 and LB Latha confirmed that the pa- travelled to Dubai and re- The spike in positive cases, all who were about 603 in number, Nagar - 16. tient is the elder sister of Pa- turned on March 20. of them being those who attend- returned home after the congre- Meanwhile, Municipal Ad- tient 19, a 31-year-old male Patient 99 is the 60-year-old ed the Markaz, came as a chill- gation and of whom, the offi- ministration Minister KT Rama with travel history to Mecca. wife of Patient 9, the doctor ing development as the total cials on Tuesday found 74 hav- Rao said the State government He returned on March 14. who treated the 76-year-old positive cases in the State went ing Covid-19 symptoms. Of the was identifying and quarantin- Patient 95 is a 35-year-old man who died in Kalaburagi, up to 97. Of them, six have died remaining people, 348 were sent ing all those who attended the man from Mysuru and con- the first COVID-19 death in the and 14 have been discharged so for home quarantine. Nizamuddin meeting. “We are tact of Patient 52 who had state and country. The woman far. The officials and the police These 74 persons were among also identifying those who came tested positive though he had has been isolated in a desig- fanned out to different parts of the 603 persons who returned to in contact with them,” he said. no contact or travel history. nated hospital in Kalaburgi. the State identifying those who Hyderabad. They include one The Minister said though things He works at a pharmaceutical Patient 100 is a 40-year-old attended the congregation at section officer in Animal Hus- have changed after the Niza- company in Nanjanagud. Pa- man from Bengaluru who had Markaz in Nizamuddin in Delhi bandry Department from the muddin flare-up, the State would Corporation and police officials distribute food to 800 migrant labourers stranded tient 96 is also a 41-year-old travelled to Dubai and returned and ended up shifting 96 of them Secretariat. After he was picked soon come out of crisis. in Chennai on Tuesday | D SAMPATH KUMAR male contact of the same on March 20. Patient 101 is a Mysuru man. 62-year-old woman from Ben- Health and Family Welfare galuru. The Health Depart- Department Additional Chief ment is yet to share informa- 17 people test Secretary Jawaid Akhtar said tion on her contact and travel positive in AP ‘Need to test asymptomatic patients without travel history’ in a press meet on Tuesday, history. They have been isolat- Vijayawada: In the biggest “We have taken measures in ed at designated hospitals in surge in the number of RANJANI MADHAVAN @Bengaluru if we are entering stage 3, patients, there are 10 asympto- PCR test detects that, using the Nanjangud cluster to control Bengaluru. COVID-19 positive cases in which is community transmis- matic patients who are posi- throat or nasal swab of the pa- and contain spread of the vi- Revenue Minister R Ashok the state so far, as many as RECENTLY Indian Council of sion. The lockdown will only tive,” said the certified lead as- tient. We can test 100 patients rus. We had sent a sample of said the positive cases from Ho- 17 people tested positive for Medical Research approved help prevent transmission but sessor for NABL accreditation. per day,” Prasad said. packaging material from the sapete had visited Rajajinagar the virus since Monday night, Neuberg Anand in Shivajina- testing will help us identify pos- The testing will now cost The test involves two proce- pharmaceutical company’s in Bengaluru and their con- taking the total number of gar, Bengaluru to test patient itive patients. If we do not do `1,500 for screening and `3,000 dures, each taking 2.5 hours products imported from Chi- tacts are being traced now. coronavirus confirmed cases samples for COVID-19. The di- the test, we will not know. It is for confirmation. each, which means the test re- na, but they tested negative to- They include Patient 89, a 52 to 40. Among 17 patients, 13 agnostic laboratory will offer only a matter of time, the gov- sult will be avaiable 5-6 hours day. We have asked National year-old-male resident of Hosa- About PCR test had attended the meeting in COVID–19 RT PCR test as per ernment opens up testing... after testing begins. Institute of Virology, Pune, if pete who did not have a travel Nizamuddin in Delhi last the ICMR guidelines. maybe a week or so.” The PCR test is a molecular test “PCR is a technique where we can send a sample of the history abroad, but only to Ben- week. Three of the patients Dr Sujay Prasad, technical “In South Korea, when they involving amplification of the in, it is important to consider raw materials — the bulk galuru. His relatives, a 48-year- are women and one is a director, Neuberg Diagnostics were in stage 2, that is local gene sequence to identify the the safety of the staff in the lab, drugs the company imports old woman (Patient 90) and a 10-year-old boy. A total of told TNIE, “In my view, they transmission, they did 20,000 organism. “Each virus has a failing which they will catch from China. We are also look- 26-year-old woman (Patient 91) 164 samples were tested should allow testing of asymp- tests per day. For every positive specific gene sequence and the the infection. The criteria un- ing for other leads such as also travelled to Bengaluru and since Monday night, of which tomatic patients who do not der which private labs were se- whether any foreigner visited are isolated in a district hospi- 147 tested negative and 17 have travel history to foreign Each virus has a specific gene sequence and the PCR test detects lected by ICMR includes NABL the office. There is no evidence tal in Ballari. An investigation positive. countries or contact with any that, using the throat or nasal swab of the patient accreditation and bio-safety of community transfer yet.” is under way on how they con- COVID-19 patient to determine Dr Sujay Prasad, technical director, Neuberg Diagnostics level 2 criteria,” Prasad said. Patient 97 is a 34-year-old tracted the virus. RED ZONES Mangaluru hospitals IT hub Bengaluru sees can’t take in patients: stricter lockdown K’taka to Kerala HC CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tara Kannada district with Bhat- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Kochi kal town being under strict vigi- THE officials will ensure that lance. Seven people, mostly, with THE Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the districts declared as red zone travel history to Dubai and Mec- the both state governments to inform the get extra attention in terms of ca, have tested positive. Mangalu- court about the arrangements that could be containing COVID-19 cases. Not ru too has also been under strict made for catering to the medical needs of pa- only door-to-door awareness lockdown as it is close to Kasar- tients in Kasaragod district based on the campaigns will be god in Kerala which proximity of the hospitals in Karnataka. The done but also quaran- Hotspots reported many posi- court will again consider the case on tine cases and contact tive cases and is also Wednesday. histories will be mon- Mysuru one of the ‘hotspots’ in A Division Bench comprising Justice A K itored closely. The (Nanjangud) the NCDC list. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Shaji P lockdown measures 14 cases In Bengaluru, the Chaly, while considering a petition filed by will also be strictly Uttara Kannada implementation of the Kerala High Court Advocates Associa- imposed in these (Bhatkal) the lockdown has tion seeking a directive to take measures to districts. 8 cases been strict due to ensure that the blockades put up by the Kar- Mysuru has 13 the high influx of IT nataka government on the roads, especially Dakshina positive cases from employees. The offi- the National Highways, cutting through the Kannada one pharmaceutical cials are ensuring border between the two states are immedi- (Mangaluru and factory in Nanjan- that no one steps out ately removed. Udupi) gud. The cluster cas- unnecessarily. When the case came up for hearing, P K 8 cases es began with one of According to sen- Navadgi, Advocate-General of Karnataka, their employees Bengaluru ior epidemiologists, informed the court that the hospitals in Man- with no travel or 45 cases there is a need for galuru are overcrowded and cannot accom- contact history test- Chikkaballapur multiple but local- modate patients from Kasaragod. In this situ- ing positive. Subse- 9 cases ised lockdowns even ation, Karnataka may not be compelled to quently, 12 others after the country- open the border roads from Kasaragod, tested positive. Now, wide relaxation of he said. 1,372 of its employees have lockdown rules. “It is impor- Ranjith Thampan, Additional Advocate- been put under home quaran- tant to identify places where General of Kerala, said both Kerala and Kar- tine and the entire Nanjangud total lockdown or allowing nataka are member states of the Indian Un- area has been under step-wise relaxation is al- ion and are bound by the directives issued lockdown. lowed after April 14. This will under the National Disaster Management The next in order to be help in containing the virus,” Authority (NDMA) Act, which permitted marked as ‘sensitive zone’ is Ut- said a senior epidemiologist. transportation of patients.

Control prayer gatherings, HC krishna bhagya jala nigam limiTED. (a.government of karnataka Undertaking) tells Karnataka Office of the Executive Engineer, KBJNL Dam Division. Wakf Board (Irrigation Department) narayanpur-585219 Tq: Shorapur, Dist: Yadigir. State: Karnataka PH/Fax No-08444-229615 ENS @Bengaluru IFT. No.: KBJNL/ DDN/PB/TSPSG/2019-20/1690 Date:-30-03-2020

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CORONA SPREAD: On occasions like this, it could help to recall how such JAMAAT, DELHI GOVT calamities were faced in the past ARE BOTH CULPABLE he Delhi-based headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin, HOW SHALL WE south Delhi, has suddenly become the latest Covid-19 hotspot in the country. RESPOND TO TThe alarm bells started ringing when a 65-year-old man from Kashmir died on THE PANDEMIC? March 26. He had attended a religious gath- AMIT BANDRE ering at Nizamuddin sometime in mid- March, which saw a congregation of over s the killer virus tightens its tion. Boccaccio does not bother shut themselves in homes that but went about, ‘flowers and ished alone, abandoned. Boc- 1,800 people, including many from foreign grip on humankind worldwide, to adjudicate between these remained uninfected. Tried to herbs in hand’, inhaling their caccio connects this large-scale nations. Officially, 1,033 people have been the question presses itself upon views. He goes on to record divert their attention from the fragrance ‘to fortify the brain human wretchedness to the evacuated from the seminary, 334 hospital- us: What shall we do? How shall what, to him, was more impor- grimness of the situation with with such odours’. This made culture that prevailed in the we respond to this peril? Re- tant: the fact that neither civic ‘music and such other diver- sense, given that the air was city prior to the outbreak. They ised and 700 quarantined; 24 who attended spond, we have to. Even refus- authorities nor priests were of sions as they had’. Significant- thick with the stench of the died abandoned, he writes, “. . . the meeting have tested positive for the vi- A ing to respond is also a re- any help to the afflicted. Boc- ly, they quarantined them- epidemic and the miasma of having themselves, while they rus and at least 10 have died. The authori- sponse, the response of denial. caccio notes that grand sys- selves not only from the death. Nearly half the popula- were when whole, set the exam- ties have sealed the seminary’s premises On occasions like this, it could tems of support, to which we infected but also from ‘any tion of Florence—and a third ple to those who abode in and contact tracing efforts are underway. help to recall how such calami- attach our pride and hope, news from without of the death of Europe—perished. Boccac- health.” That is to say, Floren- Many are questioning why so many peo- ties were faced in the past. prove brittle and irrelevant in of sick folks’. As we would say, cio does not raise this question, tines, while hale and hearty, The Plague—or the Black the face of calamities. What ‘they quarantined themselves but today we can’t help asking: lived only for themselves; so in ple were allowed to gather at one place even Death—that ravaged the world caused the mainstays of sup- from the media!’ what is the connection between peril they died by themselves, after the PM ordered a nationwide lock- in the 14th century offers an in- port to collapse was the hyper- In the second type of re- pollution and pandemic? each individual abandoned to down from the midnight of March 24 and structive case study. Giovani contagiousness of the infec- It is in testing sponse, Florentines took the op- Florentines who adopted the his plight. His words ring omi- banned mass gatherings. The Jamaat has Boccaccio’s Decameron serves tion. Not only did talking or times that we posite path. They believed that fourth strategy resorted to nously relevant, “…No neigh- issued a detailed statement where it has un- our purpose best. It was writ- coming into contact with the know who is ‘carousing, making merry and ‘fleeing from the pestilence’ as bour took thought unto other; genuine and who derlined that it had got in touch with the ten a century after the Plague sick give the infection to the going about singing and frolick- if they could outstrip its reach! no kinsfolk visited one another. ended its death dance in Eu- healthy, “. . . the mere touching is fake. Tragedies, ing’ was the best remedy. They Like the rest, they too thought Brother forsook brother; uncle, authorities and sought their help in evacu- rope. Boccaccio outlines four of the clothes or of whatsoever not enclosures ‘satisfied the appetite in every only of themselves; except that nephew; wife, husband; and, ating the stranded followers. It has said the different responses that the other thing that had been of priest-craft, possible way’ and ‘scoffed at they manifested it in a more even, parents, their children.” country observed the janata curfew on Plague —‘the late pestiferous touched or used by the sick ap- nurture the whatsoever was proposed as dramatic fashion. They aban- It is pertinent to note here March 22. The same day, the Centre sus- mortality’—evoked from the peared of itself to communi- sublimity of the remedy’. They sought to doned their kinsfolk, dear that Pope Clement VI fled Avi- pended all passenger and suburban trains. people of Florence in 1348. cate the malady to the touch- the spirit that drown their fears in drunken ones, and possessions. Retreat- gnon, which was the seat of the This was followed by Delhi CM Arvind Ke- When faced with terrors of er”. To illustrate the point he expresses itself as debauchery, mostly, at the ex- ed to the countryside as if medieval Church, in order to heroism in duty. jriwal ordering a citywide lockdown from the magnitude of the corona cites an instance. “The rags of pense of others, who became there they could hide them- save himself. In contrast, his pandemic, we face a compel- a poor man, who had died of The dark nights of suddenly generous as they were selves from the wrath of God. physician, Gui de Chauliac— March 23. Then on March 24, the PM an- ling need to ‘interpret’, or to the plague, being cast out into our existence can ‘to live no longer’. (Awareness What guided them was the as- like thousands of our heroic nounced a total lockdown. All these meas- understand, them; for what is the public way, two hogs came be illumined only of impending mortality deliv- sumption, prevalent even to- men and women in the medical ures, the Jamaat has claimed, impeded at- not understood cannot be man- up to them and having….took by the splendour ers us from acquisitiveness. Ir- day, that cities are marked out fraternity battling the epidemic tempts to clear out the seminary, prompting aged. The people of Florence them in their mouths and of the spirit respective of religion, we begin for destruction because of today—stayed back and served them to seek help. If this is true, then the were divided in how they inter- tossed them about their jaws…. to believe in the doctrine of their degradation and depravi- the city in affliction until he Delhi government needs to answer many preted the ‘wandering disease’. they both fell down dead upon maya). Like those of the previ- ty—a notion rooted in the Bi- perished. It is in testing times One group saw it as resulting the rags. ...” ous type, Florentines of this ble, in particular, in the tragic that we know who is genuine questions. Why did it not take immediate from the ‘operations of heav- How did the people of Flor- kind also ‘shunned the sick to fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. and who is fake. Tragedies, not steps to address the situation? The Kejriwal enly bodies’, a sort of bolt from ence respond to a calamity as the best of their power’. With a touch of wry humour, enclosures of priest-craft, nur- government has written to the police, seek- the blue. The rest read its sig- dreadful as this? Boccaccio The third type adopted a Boccaccio notes that no strate- ture the sublimity of the spirit ing an FIR against the religious outfit, but nificance morally. It portended lists four response strategies: middle path between austerity gy helped. The Plague spared that expresses itself as heroism it needs to explain its own lapses. the wrath of God at human in- Some sought safety in living and debauchery. They used none. He emphasises the out- in duty. The dark nights of our The Jamaat is also equally culpable. iquity. The Plague was, thus, a moderately, abstaining from ‘things in sufficiency’. They break of loneliness in the wake existence can be illumined only scourge meant for their correc- excesses of every kind. They did not quarantine themselves, of the epidemic. People per- by the splendour of the spirit. From early March itself, the MEA had started issuing guidelines and advisories, among them the mandatory home quarantine for those coming from abroad. Then on March For centuries on a 16, the Delhi government banned all congre- One of the last matriarchal societies in Europe Sea invaders small, forested island The men of Kihnu island, 10 km off the coast of Estonia, are away at sea gations, religious or otherwise, of over 50 in the Baltic Sea, ESTONIA’S ANCIENT “Seals and cormorants, they’re the biggest people. Why didn’t the Jamaat heed these fishing for weeks or months at a time, leaving the women to run what is often problem,” fisherman Margus Laarents tells women in headscarves dubbed one of the last matriarchal societies in Europe. Steeped in folk orders? It certainly can’t escape blame. and striped red skirts ISLE OF WOMEN AFP. The two species were given protected traditions, Kihnu’s historic way of life however is now threatened as economic status by the European Union after almost have done most of the hardship drives more and more islanders away in search of work work: from farming to dying out during the middle of the last century due to overhunting. As a result, lighthouse keeping, A SILENT CRISIS “Around every kitchen table, every day, we discuss how to survive,” Mare their numbers have skyrocketed in leading church Matas, official guide and ardent defender of Kihnu’s heritage, tells AFP. Estonian waters since the mid-1980s, LURKS BENEATH services and even Although 686 people are registered as living on the island, only 300 now do so depleting local fish stocks. Margus and his dressing up as Santa year-round, says Matas, a 45-year-old mother of four who was instrumental in wife Marge say they can no longer live off he coronavirus pandemic has strained at Christmas securing UNESCO recognition of Kihnu’s intangible cultural heritage in 2008 their earnings from the sea healthcare systems across the world, exposing their inadequacies and flaws. Another silent pandemic lurks be- MINDSPACE Write to: [email protected] MAILBAG Write to: [email protected] Tneath the current crisis, pushed to the backburner once again. If at one level, frontline workers are exposed to the stress of Telangana salary cuts welcome, but pensioners might find it tough long hours, death and their own mortality, Return of the good The coronavirus pandemic has those under isolation or home quarantine Monitor credentials of borrowers Nature reclaims its spaces brought about a financial crisis This is with reference to Tackling It is great to see nature reclaiming silently struggle with loneliness, depression not only at the Centre but at state the ever-greening problem in banks its spaces in some parts of India and paranoia at another. Worse off are those levels as well. The decision of the (Mar 31). The bank crisis can be after the lockdown. Sightings of who fear the economic uncertainty that the old Doordarshan days Telangana CM to reduce the sala- tackled by ensuring transparency peacocks in Bengaluru’s residen- lockdowns across the world have created. ries of all ministers, including in lending. By monitoring the cre- tial areas and tuskers on the Kar- Days into the 21-day lockdown in India, ever in our wildest dreams did we imagine that an invisible himself, is definitely a step in the dentials of borrowers, we can get nataka-Kerala highway have de- several state and central resources have and deadly virus would confine us to our homes and slow right direction. But to reduce pen- rid of the problem of ever-green- lighted nature lovers. While the down our busy lives. Blaise Pascal, the famous French math- sion payments is unfair, as many ing from banks. virus scare has forced people in- opened up to offer psychological support to ematician and physicist, once said, “All of humanity’s prob- pensioners already live a hand-to- Ajay Rajeev, Cherthala doors, it has proved to be a bless- those in need. Most states are also provid- lems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” mouth life, with rising living and ing for nature’s wild residents ing patients with psychiatric support as Indeed, time was lying heavy on our hands. As we were medical costs. Pensions are the Spraying shouldn’t have been done who are using the opportunity to they are treated. However, doctors, nurses, N coming to terms with the changing trajectory of our hum- only means of survival for many This is with reference to Why do explore our towns and cities. sanitary workers and police officers—eve- drum lives, Doordarshan decided to invade our homes again of them. Instead, the government we treat fellow humans like this? N J Ravi Chander, Bengaluru ryone at the highest risk of contracting the with an authority it once had three decades ago. The channel should appeal to people of the (Mar 31). Instead of spraying the virus while working under severe stress— was relegated to the dustbin of irrelevance in the 90s as state earning above a certain level migrant workers with chemicals, Delightful to read it failed to compete with private channels in the entertain- to contribute to the chief minis- the authorities could have given This is with reference to Social appear to be left out of the loop. Similarly, ment sweepstakes. ter’s relief fund. them demonstrations on how to distancing of another kind (Mar the economic and physical uncertainty of Life has now come full circle again. Doordarshan is now K Durga Prasad Rao, Hyderabad wash hands properly. Social dis- 31). The piece was delightful to migrant workers, daily labourers and farm- re-telecasting two Indian epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, tancing could have been ex- read. I, too, have had such experi- ers have been overlooked. The WHO in its which gained huge popularity in the 80s. It is taking us back K’taka, Kerala must talk it out plained to them. The officials who ences often while on train jour- guidelines on mental health during the in time as a wave of nostalgia washes over us. Forget the The roadblocks at several points made them sit together them- neys. The part about the marriage pandemic has said that such crises leave languid pace, shoddy editing and gross overacting, the visual on the Karnataka-Kerala border selves ignored the principles of function was amusing, as I have re-telling of these epics continue road created by the former are social distancing. faced the same. Except for the people vulnerable to post-traumatic stress to keep us glued to our sofas as causing immense difficulties to S Elangovan, Kanchipuram weddings of close relatives, I just disorder (PTSD). FULL CIRCLE drawing rooms get colonised the people living on the border. send a gift with my wishes. Tamil Nadu has some experience of deal- again with people cutting across People needing urgent medical Rework 1897 epidemic Act M Sampath Kumar, Erode ing with PTSD in the context of disasters— ADITYA MUKHERJEE generations. From the grandfa- care for cardiac and other ail- This is with reference to The dark both the 2004 tsunami and the 2018 Gaja Email: [email protected] ther and grandmother to their ments are denied timely medical past of the Epidemic Act (Mar 31). cyclone took a psychological toll. But to ad- children and grandchildren, the care. Vegetable trucks are having It is distressing to learn that India hold of these timeless epics over to take longer routes, thus raising is still dependent upon the draco- dress the effects of a global crisis, India our lives is palpable. The belief that today’s youngsters may the cost of everyday essentials. nian Epidemic Diseases Act of THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS needs adequate resources. Unfortunately, if not take a shine to these epics has been considerably proved The two states must talk it out and 1897 to deal with the current pan- Chairman of the Board: Manoj Kumar Sonthalia our healthcare remains underfunded, men- wrong. The sight of arrows and sharp weapons clashing come to a decision that is benefi- demic situation. Reworking the Editor: G S Vasu tal health receives a mere fraction. There against each other in the sky; kings killing the evil demons— cial for everyone. Act is the need of the hour. Fixing Resident Editor (Karnataka) : simply aren’t enough psychiatrists, psy- it is being excitedly lapped up by the kids. With both these K V Raghuram, Wayanad responsibility for each agency via Santwana Bhattacharya* chologists, community workers, etc., for serials telecast twice a day, even those working from home the law is imperative. Published by R K Jhunjhunwala on behalf of Express Publications (Madurai) Private Limited, those already living with mental health is- catch up on the episodes at their convenience. Pass on benefits of oil price drop S Madhavan Thampi, Haripad Apart from these two serials, there are a couple of popular The price of crude in the interna- at No. 1, Queen’s Road, Bengaluru - 560 001 sues. It is unlikely that everyone will be able and printed by him at Express Press, Plot No. DD serials that are being re-telecast. One of these is the 90s tional markets has gone down al- Railway isolation wards laudable 2A, Bommasandra Industrial Area, 4th Phase, to receive the support required at this time. serial Circus starring Shah Rukh Khan. A struggling actor most 60% since the start of the The decision of the Indian Rail- Survey No. 46, Part Yarandahalli Village, Jigani Hopefully, this crisis will force the Centre to at that time, it was Shah Rukh’s spontaneous energy and year to about $22.5 per barrel. But ways to convert train carriages Hobli, Anekal Taluk. Bengaluru - 560 099. allocate sufficient resources both to public gripping presence in the serial that made him a lovable char- the benefit of this drop is not into Covid isolation wards is re- Bengaluru. Vol. 56, No. 78 healthcare as well as mental healthcare. In acter. The simple art of storytelling and impressive acting in reaching the public yet due to the markable. With this decision, In- RNI Reg. No. 3457/1960. the short-term, state and Central govern- these serials made them unforgettable. `3 hike in excise duties per litre dia will be able to increase the Phone: 080-22866893, Fax: 080-22866617. There is good news for kids as a popular kids’ TV serial of in the open market. Let us hope number of beds for Covid-19 pa- * Responsible for selection of News under the PRB Act. ments can mitigate large-scale distress the 90s, Shaktimaan, will soon be aired on Doordarshan. In- that this hike is revised once the tients in very little time. Kudos to through economic support extended uncon- Copyright: Express Publications (Madurai) Private Limited. deed, they have plenty to look forward to in these uncertain war against the coronavirus pan- the people behind this idea and its All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner, ditionally in a humane and timely manner times when news of deaths and devastation being wrought demic ends. immediate implementation. electronic or otherwise, in whole or in part, without to those most vulnerable. by an invisible enemy keeps us on tenterhooks. P P Sahadevan, Nileshwar Suresh Babu N C, Aluva prior written permission is prohibited. People from all walks of life have N IBBLING contributed to PM-CARES. They have M Venkaiah Naidu said there is no place given their hard-earned money to sharpen for “quibbling” over the lockdown and AANTN urged “intellectuals and others” to hold the fight against COVID-19. PM Narendra Modi People back issues till India overcomes the crisis. N AATAN

BENGALURU WEDNESDAY 07 01042020

RG CID ABLIGI AMAA ELD GAEING DESPIE BAN While the seminar flouted uidelines, authorities also woke up onl after death of preachers in who attended the eent

PRSS NS SR New elhi NRMA AR 2.5 People WITH the headquarters of Tab- SS NA lighi Jamaat, an Islamic mission- 1.25 People ary society, in Nizamuddin in south Delhi emerging as the biggest hotspot for coronavirus 7 SS NA 0.625 People spread in the country, all agencies including the administration E IAL of the religious body claimed to IMPANCE have alert the authorities concerned well in time about pres- SCIAL ence of more than 3,000 people DISANCING including international travel- How a reduction in 2.5 People lers in the premises in question. social contact can However, the fact remained reduce the spread that large gathering beyond ‘per- of the coronavirus 15 People missible’ numbers stayed put on Jamaat’s campus for about two n 5 ays weeks despite Delhi government n 30 ays 406 People orders and Delhi Police notice for prevention and control of the outbreak. The authorities turned their focus to the site after deaths of Validity of driving licences two preachers from Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu and extended till June 30 several individuals from other The Ministry of oad Transport and ighways has states tested Covid-19 positive, etended the validity of vehicle related documents who attended gatherings at that epired on or after February 1 to une 30. “The Markaz, as the headquarters of Evacuees from Marka Niamuddin eing taken to N hospital in New Delhi for CID test on Tuesda PI validity of all permits, driving licences and the society is locally called. registrations or other documents which have However, a senior police offi- epired since February 1 or will epire by une 30, cial said that notices had been is- will be treated valid until une 30,” the ministry sued to Jamaat twice. said in an advisory to all states and Union “Notices were issued twice to ongregaton has resene n natons Territories. According to the advisory, the step was the Markaz committee to vacate taken to ensure people can be hassle-free while the building. A notice was issued renewing the validity of their documents amid the on March 24 by Station House Of- PAR SAN New elhi mained apolitical and confined lockdown enforced till April 14 due to the ficer (SHO) and again on March its activities to religious coronavirus pandemic resulting in closure of 28 by the concerned Assistant IN mid-19th century, India was services. transport department offices. Commissioner of Police (ACP),” on the cusp of a major political Every year, the organisation he said. transformation with British as- holds three-day congregations On this Maulana ousuf of the cending to the throne; following in different cities in India in- religious body said that Jamaat the fall of Mughal empire. Mus- cluding Delhi in which lakhs of 60 passengersof Delhi-Ranchi responded to the notice and the lim scholars believed ending of devout including international SHO was duly informed regard- the Mughal empire, perceived guests participate. Similar gath- Rajdhani Express under lens ing closure of the Markaz and ar- as Islamic state, was caused by erings in Pakistan and Bangla- Around 60 passengers who travelled on the New rangements being made to re- deviation from the ‘faith’ and desh comprises larger number elhi-anchi adhani Epress, in the same coach move around 1,000 visitors deterioration of religious prac- of attendees than Hajj, annual as a Malaysian woman who tested positive for belonging to different states and tices during the reign of Mughal pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi coronavirus, are under the scanner with the foreign countries. emperors. Arabia, on occasions. authorities scrambling to find their whereabouts, The statement issued by This thought gave birth to Is- According to Farooqui, in sources said Tuesday. The 22-year-old woman, who Jamaat authority also said that it lamic revivalist movement in the emerging influences of would go to the villages and edu- 1970-80s, decentralisation of travelled on the train with 23 others on March 16, had requested to issue passes for the country, which aimed to re- Christianity and later secular- cate Muslims. He urged people Markaz began after which local tested positive and is harkhand’s first confirmed vehicles to ferry devout present orient people, who were practis- ism. It was this threat, per- to spare few hours of the day for mosques were authorised to case of CO-19. She was traced to a city mosue at Markaz to their respective ing Islam. Tablighi Jamaat, ceived or real, to the Islamic the service of Islam and create carry out preaching activities along with the others on Monday and lodged at a destinations. which literally means ‘preach- way of life the shifting of bal- awareness in the community to in their neighbourhoods and uarantine centre. Sources say the South Eastern However, it didn’t explain why ing group’ set by a noted scholar ance of power—that inspired become true Muslims,” said hold small gatherings. However, ailway has handed over the list of passengers large attendance of about 3,000- Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi in Islamic reformists in the region Farooqui. they follow the guidelines draft- travelling in the air conditioned coach train no 4,000 was allowed despite two pro- 1926, was one attempt to bring and the founding of movements Ilyas, a native of village ed by the Jamaat. The head of 20840, coach no-1 to the district authorities. hibitory orders of Delhi govern- faithful to close to the correct for the reinvigoration of the Kandhla in Muzaffarnagar dis- the local unit is called Amir, ment putting restrictions on the way of practise of the religion. faith,” he wrote. trict of Uttar Pardesh, was ap- who reports to the Markaz. size of public, religious, and oth- acharias P Pieri, assistant Niaz Ahmed Farooqui of Ja- pointed Imam of Banglewali Every day, hundreds of de- er social gatherings including professor of International Rela- miat-Ulema-e-Hind, one of the Mosque in Nizamuddin Basti in vout from others states and weddings etc. tions and Security Studies at leading organisations of Islam- 1918 so when he formed the or- abroad reach Nizamuddin to at- The first order issued on March the University of South Florida ic scholars in India, however, ganisation, it became headquar- tend religious gatherings. They 16 fixed limit upto 50 and three has recorded in his book—Tab- said that Jaamat was formed in ters of the Jamaat. The mosque are sent to different cities in days later, the second order, the lighi amaat and the uest for response to ‘Shuddhi (reconver- with attached hostel facility and batches for religious service, size was reduced to 20. On March the ondon ega osue Con- sion) Movement’ launched (by madrasa is popularly known as where they spend from seven 21, Delhi chief minister Arvind tinuity and Change—how politi- Arya Samaj) around 1920s in ‘Markaz’ (centre). days to 40 days or sometimes the Kerjiwal, however, had said that cal circumstances led to the Mewat of undivided Punjab, Within two decades of its for- duration is four months and not more than five people would movement in the subcontinent. now in Haryana. mation, influence of Tablighi travel to multiple towns. be allowed to gather at any place. “For Muslims in India, the “Because of the movement, Jamaat grew by leaps and A religious gathering takes A Delhi Police notice dated collapse of the Mughal empire some Muslims started shun- bounds and spread across the place every Thursday at Markaz March 18 by Delhi Police Com- carried with its connotations of ning Islam as they lacked basic globe, its roots presently exist in which thousands of Delhi missioner SN Srivasatav also or- waning of the Islam. Hinduism knowledge of fundamental of in more than 160 countries and residents also participate and dered banned gathering of people long, present in the region, was the religion. So, Maulana Ilyas have millions of followers. De- sometimes they stay overnight comprising more than five in ascendance, not to mention started Tablighi Jamaat. He spite its influence, this re- on its campus. persons. PBLIC EAL INA IN MIGAN SAES Number of people being served by one doctor (2019) SECTION SECTIONS AND SECTION IPC SECTION B IPC raing W Any person IPC W hoever W Criminal Uttar Pradesh ,9 disobeying the order is W Negligent act knowingly disobeys any rule conspiracy on punishable under Section likely to spread infection of where an infectious disease Bihar , 188 disease dangerous to life prevails Shall be hat is the punished with Odisha ,9 pidemic Diseases mprisonment ail term of imprisonment for a term Act, 1897 and what for up to si months or fine si months up to two years mprisonment up to si not eceeding si months, West Bengal 1,7 are the provisions s 1,000 or both andor fine months or with fine, or both or with fine or with both Rajasthan , Source: National Health Profile, 2019 Rajya Sabha Man killed in Bihar for info to cops on return of migrants Centre sees SC irection for meia to illagers in ihar beat a man to death on suspicion that he informed the police about two people who returned home recently from Maharashtra, which publish Covi news base on govt info has reported the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. The police have PRSS NS SR New elhi separate mechanism provided by get community leaders belonging asked people to report to them about those who the central government”. to all faiths,” the CJI told Solici- have returned to their native places recently to THE Centre on Tuesday sought a While the SC did not pass any tor General Tushar Mehta. ensure they remain in uarantine. ut the family direction from the Supreme order on the Centre’s plea, it di- The court pointed out that the members of the 36-year-old man said residents of Court that no media outlet rected the government to ensure government’s affidavit about the Madhaul village in Sitamarhi district were angry should print, publish or telecast supply of food, water, beds and steps being taken to ameliorate that he informed police about two people who news on coronavirus without medicines to the migrants work- the situation has nothing on the returned from Mumbai recently and beat him to first ascertaining facts from the ers, apart from counselling them. aspect of counselling to people, death on Monday. The two returnees have been information provided by the It also directed criminal action including the migrant workers arrested and efforts are on to nab the accused. government. against those spreading misin- lodged in shelter homes and oth- lah people being provie In an affidavit filed in the top formation and fake news on the er temporary accommodations. court, the Ministry of Home pandemic. Mehta assured the bench that Affairs said in “an unprec- The hearing was con- he was willing to make a state- foo in K relief camps: Govt Centre announces package edented scenario” of this ducted via video confer- ment that the government will nature, any deliberate or encing by a bench com- engage counsellors and mobilise NEW DELHI: OVER 23 lakh people are being provided food at over under PM Garib Kalyan unintended or inaccurate prising CJI S A Bobde religious leaders within 24 hours 21,000 relief camps in various parts of the country to help stranded The central government has announced a financial reporting can have a “se- and Justice L Nageswara to counsel the migrants in the and destitute people, the home ministry said on Tuesday. The gov- package under the Prime Minister arib Kalyan vere and inevitable poten- Rao. The court stressed shelters and help them stay calm. ernment also said that over 6.6 lakh people are being sheltered at oana under which approimately 2,500 crore tial of inflicting panic” that fake news creates panic To counter fake news, Mehta the relief camps. Punya Salila Srivastava, a joint secretary in the are going to be disbursed during this week and in among large sections of society. among people, thus requiring the said the Centre is setting up a ministry, said the ministry was continuously monitoring the ongo- the coming weeks to the targeted public through “…Any panic reaction by any Centre to have an official chan- chat box under a unit headed by ing lockdown situation in coordination with the states and Union bank branches, ATMs and business correspondents, section of society based upon nel for directly communicating a joint secretary in health minis- territories. The essential supplies system is running satisfactorily Union ome Secretary Aay halla said. n view of such reporting” would cause with the people and sharing au- try and including health experts and interstate cargo movement is also going on smoothly, she said. these facts, the home secretary urged the states grave harm, it added while urg- thentic information on coronavi- and senior doctors to answer que- The Centre has asked all states and Union Territories to ensure and UTS to issue instructions to their field ing the court to issue a direction rus outbreak. ries from citizens. normal functioning of banks and ATMs during the 21-day shut- functionaries to ensure that bank branches remain that no electronicprint media “Panic will destroy more lives The court also asked the solici- down, also telling them that `27,500 crores from the Prime Minis- functional. n the letter, halla said that banks web portal or social media shall than the virus. ou need counsel- tor general to deploy volunteers ter’s special package has to be disbursed this week for tackling the should be allowed to work beyond working hours printpublish or telecast any- lors. ou can have bhajan, kirtan, for managing the shelter homes pandemic. In a communication to chief secretaries of all states for financial closure. thing “without first ascertaining namaz or whatever but you have for migrants and ensure there is UTs, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said smooth banking operations the true factual position from the to give strength to the people and no use of force or intimidation. and related activities across the country are essential. ES INDIA Ma Min Ma Min DIPLMAIC IES hmedaad 38 21 umai 34 24 India and China will kick off the hopal 35 18 anai 34 25 aipur 30 17 atna 34 21 celebrations to commemorate the AN mritsar 22 15 ucknow 37 18 70th anniversary of the diplomatic ew elhi 32 17 ort lair 32 24 relations on Wednesday ALA olkata 36 24 mphal 31 18 N ANN rinaar 12 4 handiarh 27 16

BENGALURU WEDNESDAY 08 01042020

ASAAGD Meerut remain in home quarantine for 14 days. Most RG AL CNIMED CASES of these patients were those who visited the Noida CID mohalla clinic between March 12 and 18 Total cases in state: Shahdara C 77 (75 Dubai, one elhi NIAMDDIN N D AL Sharjah, one UK); 29 NMBE CASES Niamuddin First wave, first Total cases in Delhi: IMELINE ebruary elhi USA case from Wuhan (recovered); March 1 A congregation of 1,800 hilwara BEA Second case (from Dubai) people was held this month. At least 24 in aasthan Delhi have tested positive and reportedly 10 G Kasaragod ITALY district quickly responded to the second Ahmedabad have died, six in Telangana, one each in wave of Covid-19 cases by setting up Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and J&K died NMRS N Mumbai isolation wards and testing; the G The Delhi Police SPAIN administration erred in strictly quarantining Pune and paramilitary forces have cordoned off a those who returned from abroad he orst Kasargod major area in Nizamuddin West, people are Kerala being screened and contact traced PAANAMIA hit in the CHINA At least nine cities or towns in the country have reported unusually high number of AL CNIMED CASES Pathanamthitta MMBAI M AL Kerala confirmed COVID-19 cases. Here is why and what the authorities are doing or Total cases in state: CNIMED CASES GERMANY 6 (3 Italy; 1 Qatar, 1 Total cases in state: More than 75%of C A doctor first caught the virus sources of 31 positive cases. Also, several March 28, four of his contacts tested positive UK; 1 UAE); 6 IMELINE reported #COVID19 and continued to visit the hospital and people who returned from Italy, Switzerland, G In Mumbai, as cases are currently in G Meerut district RANCE First case in the second wave treating patients. All 26 infections are Indonesia and France tested positive containment measures, areas surrounding IMELINE magistrate Anil Dhingra ordered sealing of eight countries. commenced in March with the arrival a connected with the hospital. Around 5,580 the positive cases, including one lakh houses G While Noida DM the areas where the confirmed case lived and and 3,87,000 people are surveyed family from Italy patients who came to the OPD were examined between February 22 and March BN Singh has been removed for dereliction ordered for disinfectant spraying in the areas IRAN PNE M AL G After the initial 18. Two people died on March 26 and failing to get Cease Fire Company office lapse in identifying the family with travel sealed after so many cases were reported. SADAA N D AL CNIMED CASES history to Italy, authorities acted swiftly to G Rajasthan’s Department of Health has registered an FIR CNIMED CASES Total cases in state: Health Minister Raghu Sharma said: “This is against the administration of the company UK contain the spread of the disease. The first Total cases in Delhi: Source: Global health strategies identified case was that of the family’s two due to the negligence of the private hospital. C Government has not relatives. The authorities immediately The district health department is tracing the MEE P AL C 1 clear data over this, but majority of cases are quarantined all and their primary contacts people who have moved out of the district” NMBE CASES imported from UAE, America, UK, Thailand, IMELINE A 38-year-old woman returned Sri Lanka, Australia, etc Total cases in state: from Saudi Arabia on March 10, she was BILAA AL NIDA P AL Cargo flights ferry over 15 diagnosed on March 18 and passed on the G Pune municipal NMBE CASES NMBE CASES L 16 (one family) + 2 tons of medical supplies infection to her 65-year-old mother and health officer Ramchandra Hunkare said Total cases in state: Total cases in state: IMELINE The first case was reported on 35-year-old brother in Jahangirpuri, and her that they are taking measures to contain the New elhi Amid the lockdown, domestic airlines March 27. A 50-year-old man with travel sisters, 24 and 26 in Dilshad Garden out spread. “We are conducting a door-to- A doctor from C 6 ; and cargo operators, along with the ndian Air L history to Amrawati in Maharashtra tested door survey. We are contact tracing and Bangar Hospital of Bhilwara was infected. It 32 Force, have transported 15.4 tons of medical positive for Covid-19. In Meerut, he stayed at G Delhi asking people for either home quarantine. is suspected that he contracted it from a supplies in 62 flights between March 26 and March A fire extinguisher factory, Cease Fire three locations for two days each. No foreign government asked at least 1,200 people, Besides, fumigation and cleaning all high guest from Saudi Arabia B 30. oth, Air ndia and private carriers have been Company, in Sector 135 of Noida is the travel history or contact could be traced. On who had come in contact with the clinic to density locations work was on,” he said pressed into service to facilitate movements of medical supplies across the country. Air ndia flight A320 on its route Mumbai-New elhi-engaluru- Mumbai, carried LL consignment of 6,593 kg and Nagaland ventilator masks, consignments of Kerala and Karnataka, consignment for Meghalaya and consignment of Ministry of Tetiles for A Got agenes Coimbatore. Similarly, AF flight from indon- imapur- mphal-uwahati carried consignments of LL and CM kits for Shillong. esides, private airlines such as ndigo, Spiceet and lue art are dffer on mask use also operating flights on commercial basis, said the civil aviation ministry officials. ocs sa people should onl take droxchlorouine after proper testin SM SKANA DA New elhi per cent use of masks. “Masks protect people from SHOULD everyone wear a droplets from those in prox- SM SKANA DA New elhi mask as the threat of con- imity and reduce droplets tracting Covid-19 looms leaving people and potential- THE sudden death of a doctor due large? Even the Centre does ly infecting others,” Ra- to a massive cardiac arrest in As- not seem to have a clear an- ghavan said. sam, who had taken two doses of swer to the question. While In contrast, Lav Agarwal, Hydroxychloroquine —an anti- the Health Ministry has joint secretary in the health malaria drug — to prevent con- maintained that masks do ministry on Tuesday said the tracting coronavirus has caused not help those who government stands ripples in the medical fraternity. are not ill, the advi- by its earlier stance The drug, which is originally sory from the Prin- and only those who used for lupus and rheumatoid ar- cipal Scientific Ad- have the infection, thritis apart from malaria, has visor (PSA) to the their close contacts been recommended by top health Centre on Tuesday with symptoms or research body, the Indian Council urged every citizen suspected patients of Medical Research, as a prophy- should use masks. E need to wear lactic medicine for healthcare Incidentally, D masks. workers treating Covid 19 patients PSA K VijayRa- Public health and close contacts who have tested Medical staff stage a protest over suppl of lowualit ersonal rotection Euipment and ghavan, along with specialists believe positive a few days back. other medical facilities at owrah State eneral ospital, est Bengal, on Tuesda PI Dr V K Paul, mem- that the PSA manu- There are, however, many re- ber (health), Niti al aims to ensure ports that several doctors, includ- complained of sharp chest pain. a difficult proposition that some- Aayog — who also SA appropriate use of ing those who are not involved in Along with Hydroxychloroquine, one will have such severe side ef- heads a 21-member r ommen John reusable masks. “A managing coronavirus patients, he had reportedly also taken fects of the drug unless they had national task force recent article in the HNER PANS have started taking the medicine Azithromycin, an antibiotic used cardiac disease or T interval is- on the outbreak — Lancet Respiratory Beneficiaries lined up outside a ration shop to collect though ICMR has not made public in the treatment of Covid 19, but sue from before.” have been made part of an Medicine has suggested that foodgrains in anpur on Tuesda PI any evidence to suggest the suc- not recommended by ICMR for Some doctors said that while hy- empowered group on science governments should make ra- cess rate of the drug for prophylac- prophylactic use. droxycholoquine is largely a safe and technology to tackle the tional recommendations on tic use. A friend of 43-year-old Dr Incidentally, there are no con- medicine, it does have cardio-toxic- crisis. The picture book, de- appropriate face mask use to Utpal Barman, who worked as an firmed Covid-19 cases in Assam. ity effect in 1-3 per cent people. signed by the Union health compliment recommended anaesthetist at Pratiksha Hospital Dr NK Hazarika, the medical su- “Everyone treating COVID 19 pa- ministry and issued by the preventive interventions,” Foreign tourists can now seek in Guwahati, said that the doctor perintendent of the hospital tients, should use Hydroxycholoro- PSA’s office, cited an influ- said Dr Oommen John, sen- help through portal had taken two doses of the drug— where Dr Barman worked, said he quine prophylactically only after enza modelling study from ior researcher, George Insti- 400 mg (200 mg each morning and had a history of hypertension. getting themselves thoroughly ex- the US that noted the elimi- tute of Global Health in New New elhi n order to reach out to foreign tourists, evening) — within a gap of few Dr R R Gangakhedkar, the chief amined,” said Dr Smit Srivastava, nation of infection with 80 Delhi. the Ministry of Tourism has launched a portal days and on Sunday he suddenly epidemiologist at ICMR, said, “It is a cardiologist in Raipur. which will disseminate information on a range of services that they can avail during the lockdown. Titled Stranded in ndia’, the portal aims to act as a support network for foreign tourists who are stuck in various parts of the country. The tourism Inia reaches out to Israel for meical tech solutions for treatment ministry came up with this in order to help tourists in the unprecedented situation’, the government RA SARMA New elhi and Technology has come up dress early signs of deteriora- said. The portal strandedinindia.com consists with a suggestive list of nearly 30 DIITA HEP TO ONTRO PANDEI tion, including falls and pressure information on CO-19 helplines and call centres FROM remotely monitoring and innovative technologies on Covid Neura, a human behaviour platform enabling governments and health ulcers. Keeping in mind social that the foreign tourists can reach out to for help. managing Covid 19 patients to 19 from Israeli companies and and many worried for their elder t has also given information on the Ministry of organiations to monitor and control the spread of Covid 19 by digitalized detection of infection has sought interest from Indian applying digitalied detection of infection chains parents staying alone in other cit- Eternal Affairs control centres along with a list of chains to improve population ad- researchers and companies in ies, Smart Remote Caregiver for officers and their contact information spread herence to government social dis- this regards. The move comes at Aging at Home by Kytera is a across different regions. The portal will also give tancing guidelines — India has a time when Israeli media reports Both India and Israel have a put out by DST include Contact- smart remote caregiver solution tourists information around state-based or reached out to Israel for such said that country’s defence minis- joint USD 40mn Research and De- free Monitoring Solutions by that provides insight into sen- regional tourism support infrastructure. There is an medical tech solutions by compa- try plans to use software that velopment (RD) fund managed EarlySense which provides con- iors’ activity at home. The solu- integrated support section to etend help to those nies working to improve the pre- analyses data gathered from mo- by DST in India. The two coun- tinuous touch-free monitoring of tion includes a home system that who need further information and connect them to vention, detection and treatment bile phones by the spyware firm tries have been collaborating on a patient’s heart rate, respiratory collects data, a mobile app for the authorities concerned. of coronavirus. NSO to help locate likely carriers RD in various sectors. rate, and movement, enabling family members and a dashboard The Department of Science of the coronavirus to test them. The list of Covid 19 technology clinical teams to detect and ad- for professional caregivers.

ANURAAG SINGH L S Our correspondent in Amid rising cases of coronavirus in the state, Chief Minister Shivra Singh Madhya Pradesh Chouhan visited the EL township and Old hopal to review facilities being An octogenarian pensioner in A female sub inspector from Madhya idisha has become perhaps provided during the lockdown. Chouhan visited the Triveni omen ostel, Pradesh police was attached to Chhatarpur the oldest contributor in the where he urged the inmates to follow social distancing and wearing masks and battle against the coronavirus istrict Police Lines recently for writing ’m a also assured them that they would get all essential supplies. e also visited a in Madhya Pradesh by donating HOPA lockdown violator, ust stay away from me’ irl’s ostel in the MP Nagar one-2 and interacted with students who are stuck their due to the lockdown. Fondly called mama maternal uncle by children, s 1 lakh from her pension to on a migrant labourer’s forehead. The the CM told the girls not worry. “Mama hai na,” he added. the Chief Minister’s elief Fund. incident took place in aurihar police station A retired education department area of Chhatarpur district, when the female employee, 82-year-old Sulbha A ain family in ndore cancelled all functions planned for their daughter’s marriage in Uskar refused to be clicked ndore. They however went ahead with the marriage with a simple ceremony taking all sub inspector Amita Agnihotri wrote the line while donating the amount. preventive measures, including use of sanitiser and masks. ith ndore is becoming one in indi on the forehead of a labourer found The number of coronavirus of the coronavirus hotspots in the country, city-based Akshay ain cancelled all big violating the lockdown. The visuals of the cases in Madhya Pradesh has functions planned for daughter’s Kinal’s marriage with the groom from Mumbai. The shocking incident went viral on social media. umped to 65, with 18 more invites to the office bearers of around 40 trusts and other guests were cancelled. The Taking prompt cogniance of the matter, patients being reported in the bride and groom wore masks after properly sanitising their hands and also used pearl state on Tuesday. This is highest garlands instead of floral garlands during the marriage which took place in the presence nspector eneral of Sagar Police ange Anil number of coronavirus cases of a handful of family members following social distancing. ndore, the industrial hub, Sharma immediately attached the police found in a day in the state. has reported the highest number of 44 CO-19 cases in the state so far. officer to Chhatarpur district police lines. Beijing 17 6 SNY Los Angeles 19 10 SNY Colombo 32 24 TDS Melbourne 24 15 LR Doha 33 20 SNY Moscow 15 1 LC 849 people GLOBAL Dubai 32 24 LC New York 12 9 LC WEATHER Houston 26 19 SNY Singapore 34 24 LC died due to novel coronavirus in Spain LR: Light Rain HR: Heavy Rain Istanbul 11 9 HR Toronto 17 7 TDS on Tuesday TDS: Thundershower LC: Light Cloud SNY: Sunny London 8 3 LC Washington DC 23 13 LC

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BAGHDAD LONDON LONDON BEIJING BRUSSELS WASHINGTON WASHINGTON US deploys Patriot air UK’s Harry and Meghan Officer who probed Skripal 19 firefighters die trying to EU launches mission to Marriott says new data US tells Guaido, Maduro to defence system to Iraq formally quit royal life poisoning is new MI5 chief quell forest blaze in China police Libya arms embargo breach affects 5.2 million make way for a new leader The US has deployed Patriot air Prince Harry and his wife Meghan The head of the investigation into China’s state media say 19 people The European Union announced on Marriott says guests’ names, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defence batteries to Iraqi bases to formally step down as senior the poisoning of Russian former died while fighting a raging forest Tuesday the launch of a new naval loyalty account information and said Tuesday that Juan Guaido, protect US troops recently targeted members of the British royal double agent Sergei Skripal has fire in the southwestern province of mission in the Mediterranean Sea other personal details may have recognised by Washington as by Iranian missiles, US and Iraqi family on Tuesday, as they start a been appointed as the next head Sichuan. The Xinhua News Agency aimed at enforcing the U.N. arms been accessed in the second major Venezuela’s leader, should step military sources told AFP. controversial new life in the US. of Britain’s domestic intelligence reported the deaths on Tuesday but embargo on Libya, after Italy data breach to hit the company in aside along with President Nicolas Washington and Baghdad had The couple have already relocated agency. The British government did not say when they occurred. A blocked a previous operation less than two years. Marriott said Maduro for new elections. In a shift been negotiating the placement of to California, according to reports, announced the appointment of city information office says the fire claiming that the warships on Tuesday about 5.2 million after more than a year of US-led the defence system since January, after announcing in January that Ken McCallum on Monday. He will started on a farm Monday attracted migrants. The new guests worldwide may have been efforts to topple the leftist Maduro, when Tehran fired ballistic missiles they intended to quit royal life and take over from the current head of afternoon and quickly spread to operation, dubbed Irini, the Greek affected. The information taken Pompeo told reporters that the two at the western Iraqi base of Ain “work to become financially MI5, Andrew Parker, when he nearby mountains due to strong word for ‘peace,’ will start work for may have included names, men should set up a transitional al-Asad, which hosts US troops. independent”. retires at the end of April. winds. a year from Wednesday. addresses and phone numbers government to arrange elections. Lockdowns may have saved 59,000 lives in Europe Restrictions on the movement of people likely ‘dramatically reduced’ the rate at which the virus spreads, finds a major study by British researchers

LONDON 13-yr-old shot by cops Russia’s top doctor STRICT containment meas- China didn’t amid curfew in Kenya tests positive ures might have already saved up to 59,000 lives across 11 Eu- The bullet struck the 13-year- The head of Moscow’s main ropean countries battling the report 1,541 old as he stood on the balcony coronavirus hospital who spread of the new coronavirus, of his family’s home with other met with President Vladimir experts in Britain say. children. Below, police moved Putin a week ago has tested Basing their modelling on cases with no through the crowded positive, he said on Tuesday, the numbers of recorded neighbourhood, enforcing as the Kremlin announced deaths from COVID-19, re- symptoms Kenya’s coronavirus curfew. the Russian leader’s health searchers from Imperial Col- The killing of Yasin Hussein was fine. Last Tuesday Denis lege London said most coun- Moyo might be the latest Protsenko met with the tries it looked at had likely BEIJING example of police abuse of Russian leader who dramatically reduced the rate coronavirus restrictions seen in inspected the Kommunarka at which the virus spreads. IN a highly-anticipated an- several African nations hospital Using the experiences of nouncement, China on Tuesday countries with the most ad- said that it’s put 1,541 people in- vanced epidemics like Italy and fected with the novel coronavi- Spain, the study compared ac- rus but who don’t have symp- tual fatality rates with an esti- toms under observation as of mate of what would have hap- March 30. More African countries pened with no measures such China’s total count of con- as school closures, event can- firmed Covid-19 infections cellations and lockdowns. A group of youngsters wearing face masks cross a road in Taiwan’s capital Taipei on Tuesday | AP stands at more than 81,000. impose lockdowns as “With current interventions The publication of the num- remaining in place to at least has killed more than 38,000 peo- number was 2,500, in Belgium people could have been infect- ber of asymptomatic infections the end of March, we estimate ple since it emerged in China 560, Germany 550, the United ed in Italy up to March 28 -- al- comes as China’s Premier Li Ke- that interventions across all 11 late last year. Kingdom 370, Switzerland 340, most 10 per cent of the qiang directed local officials on Covid-19 cases soar countries will have averted The Imperial College study Austria 140, Sweden 82, Den- population. Monday to focus on tracking 59,000 deaths up to 31 March,” said despite the grave mark 69 and Norway 10. In Spain, researchers noted symptom-free carriers. LAGOS said the report, which was re- strain on the medical Epidemiologists from a recent “large increase” in China has reported 48 new CASES IN PROPORTION leased Monday. system in Italy, lock- Imperial College are deaths and estimated that confirmed imported cases of ROADS in Africa’s largest While the US and Italy leads the “Many more deaths will be down measures had part of the group ad- some seven million people — the novel coronavirus while the city Lagos were deserted world in total number of confirmed averted through ensuring that “averted a health care vising the British gov- or 15 per cent of the population death toll reached 3,305 with one Tuesday after Nigeria locked Covid-19 cases, here are countries/ interventions remain in place catastrophe”, estimat- ernment on its out- — have been infected. more fatality from the virus-hit down its economic hub and territories that have highest number until transmission drops to low ing that the contain- break response. It said it was too early to say Hubei province, health officials shuttered its capital, in the of cases per 1 million residents levels.” ment efforts had saved The study, which used whether countries with lower said on Tuesday. continent’s latest effort to Billions of people around the 38,000 lives. assumptions about the propor- death tolls would see a compa- China’s National Health Com- brake the juggernaut of Country/region Cases per 1M world have been ordered to stay In Spain researchers esti- tion of infected people not re- rable impact of their interven- mission (NHC) said on Tuesday coronavirus. Vatican City home to prevent the spread of mate 16,000 lives had been corded in official figures, esti- tion measures as those battling that no new domestically trans- Businesses were closed, 7,491 the novel coronavirus, which saved, while in France the mated that some 5.9 million a more severe epidemic. AFP mitted cases of the COVID-19 markets abandoned and San Marino 6,778 were reported on the Chinese streets empty as the usually mainland on Monday. chaotic megacity of 20 mil- Andorra 4,789 Meanwhile, China said it will lion, along with the capital Faeroe Islands 3,459 step up support for smaller en- Abuja, shuddered to a halt on Struggling New York seeks terprises in a bid to shore up the first full day of a two- Iceland 3,182 support for sectors hit by the week shutdown. Luxembourg 3,176 novel coronavirus, increasing Nigeria embarked late financing quotas of small- and Monday on one of Africa’s 1 million more health workers medium-sized banks by one tril- most ambitious efforts at so- the continent have imposed lion yuan state media reported. cial distancing after record- restrictions from night-time A State Council meeting pre- ing 135 confirmed cases and curfews to total shutdowns to NEW YORK sided over by Premier Li Ke- two deaths. try to halt the disease. qiang said authorities would Across all of Africa, coun- Uganda on Tuesday woke THE mounting death toll guide smaller banks to lend all tries have recorded more up to lockdown after Presi- People applaud health workers during from the virus outbreak in the funds they receive to small- than 5,300 cases and 170 dent Yoweri Museveni or- a partial lockdown in Brussels on the United States had it and medium-sized enterprises deaths, according to a tally dered his east African nation Monday | AP poised on Tuesday to over- at preferential rates. compiled by AFP. Tanzania to shut up shop immediately. take China’s grim toll of 3,300 The Communist Party’s deci- and Mauritania on became The Republic of Congo was deaths, with New York Gover- sion-making politburo had the latest nations to register gearing up to follow suit later 12-year-old girl nor Andrew Cuomo saying called last Friday for stronger fatalities from the novel coro- in the day and Botswana’s up to 1 million more health- counter-cyclical policy meas- navirus as Sierra Leone con- president ordered a state of dies in Belgium care workers were needed. ures and a step-up in stimulus, firmed its first infection. emergency from midnight on “Please come help us,” he as the pandemic ravages the Dozens of countries across Thursday. BRUSSELS urged. global economy. Agencies Hard-hit Italy and Spain A 12-year-old girl confirmed in- have already overtaken Chi- WB warns China’s growth fected with COVID-19 has died na and now account for more could screech to halt in Belgium, health officials said than half of the nearly 38,000 Economic fallout from the Tuesday. COVID-19 deaths worldwide, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (first from left) has said the state is ‘beyond pandemic could bring China’s Fatality at such a young age according to figures from staggering’ as he sought additional one million health care workers | AP “is a very rare occurrence,” said Johns Hopkins University. growth to a standstill, the World government spokesman Dr Em- “To me, we’re beyond stag- News also came of the first “This is a stinging loss for Bank said, warning of “an manuel Andre, adding that her gering already.” US service member to die our military community,” Es- unprecedented shock” that could death “shook us”. Even before the governor’s from the disease. Secretary of per said in a release. also increase poverty across the The girl had had a fever for appeal, close to 80,000 former Defense Mark Esper said the More than 235 million peo- region. Chinese factory activity three days before her death, and nurses, doctors and other pro- death of the New Jersey ple — about two of every saw surprise growth in March as tested positive for COVID-19, fessionals were stepping up Army National Guardsman three Americans — live in the businesses grind back to work said another spokesman, Steven to volunteer, and a Navy hos- strengthened their resolve to 33 states where governors following a lengthy shutdown, Van Gucht. pital ship had arrived with work more closely with part- have declared statewide or- but analysts said the economy It was the first death of a 1,000 beds to relieve pressure ners to stop the spread of ders or recommendations to faces a challenging recovery as A policeman sets up a road block in Nigeria’s Lagos, where a lockdown is in child in the coronavirus crisis on overwhelmed hospitals. COVID-19. stay home. PTI external demand remains low. effect for two weeks starting from Tuesday | AP in Belgium, which has now recorded a total 705 deaths from the disease it causes, according PROVOCATIVE ADVICE to the latest official toll. Last week, France reported the death of a 16-year-old girl from coronavirus in the greater Paris region. Avoid nagging your husbands during lockdown, Malaysian govt tells women Although serious COVID-19 infections are uncommon KUALA LUMPUR dered all citizens to stay at home gether next to a caption that ad- working at home to wear make- among the young, some excep- Police stop to stem the spread of the coro- vised women to “avoid nagging” up and dress neatly, rather than tional cases have been taken to a woman MALAYSIAN authorities have navirus, which has killed more their husbands, and to imitate in casual clothes. hospital intensive-care wards, during the advised women to wear make- than 30,000 people globally. the squeaky voice of Doraemon, “This must be a pressing is- as US health authorities have Movement up, not to nag their husbands In a series of Facebook posts, a cartoon robot cat from Japan sue,” said one Facebook post. pointed out. Control Order, and speak with a cartoon char- the Malaysian women’s minis- that is popular across Asia. “How will dressing up and put- Hospitals in Brussels and in limiting the acter’s soothing voice during try offered tips for how wives The post was removed Tues- ting on make-up at home (pre- two provinces, in the north and activities of the virus lockdown, sparking a should behave during the day afternoon following a flood vent) COVID-19? Pray, tell?” “It’s the west, are now confronted people in flood of mockery online. lockdown. of criticism, with many accus- already 2020, please progress. with “a more complicated situa- Malaysia, last Like many countries, the One showed a picture of a ing the government of sexism. Focus on more important mat- tion” as beds fill up, Andre said. week| AFP Southeast Asian nation has or- couple hanging up clothes to- Other posts advised women ters for women,” read another. MARKET GOLD SILVER FOREX Market 1,028.17 Sensex 29,468.49 H1 24 carat (1 gm) H4,316 H0 Per kg H39,480 Dollar 75.67 Watch 316.65 Nifty 8,597. 75 H1 22 carat (1 gm) H3,951 H0 Per gm H39.48 Euro 82.78 BENGALURU WEDNESDAY 10 01l04l2020 Validity of lower TDS certificate extended till June

ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ New Delhi lockdown imposed to stop the TDS/TCS (tax deduction at to non-residents (including Coronavirus spread, many NOTIFICATION source/tax collected at source) foreign companies) having The Centre on Tuesday extend- businesses and individuals for FY21 and whose applications permanent establishment in ed the validity of nil or lower could not fill the request and in Taxpayers who had filed for were pending for disposal of India and not covered by the tax deducted at source (TDS) many cases, the assessing offic- lower TDS/TCS (tax their FY20 order on lower TDS, above scenarios) till June 30 or certificates for financial year ers could not process the re- deduction at source/tax has been extended till June 30. disposal of application, ending March 31, 2020 till June, quests in a timely manner. Con- collected at source) for However, in the latter case, whichever is earlier. Overseas including overseas lenders to sequently, CBDT decided to FY21 and whose income recipients have to make companies and lenders are Indian borrowers. relax the dates till June 30, con- applications were pending an application as soon as given concessional rate of TDS According to the Income Tax sidering the hardships of tax for disposal of their FY20 normalcy is restored or before under bilateral tax treaty Act, recipients of certain payers making the payments. order on lower TDS, has end of June, CBDT explained. provisions. Domestic firms income can request tax official CBDT said the covid-19 pan- been extended till June 30. The extension will also be pay interest, royalty and fee for for a certificate to be issued demic has led to much disrup- However, in the latter case, given if taxpayers have the technical services to their saying there was no need to de- tion, including the normal income recipients have to lower TDS order for FY20 but overseas associates and they duct tax at source or it could be functioning of Income Tax de- make an application as have so far not applied similar are expected to benefit from the done at a concessional lower partment and hence a relaxa- soon as normalcy is order for FY21. The order has decision. The order would rate, based on the recipient’s tion was being offered. Taxpay- restored or before end also prescribed a 10 per cent allow seamless flow of Banks pass on income. However, due to the ers who had filed for lower of June, CBDT explained. withholding tax on payments payments to service providers. TRADE TALKS EMI relief for Govt to borrow `4.88 lakh cr in first half of FY21 New foreign

ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU ly as the government believes for the poor and vulnerable sec- the fund raising plan, the Min- trade policy to @ Hyderabad there’s substantial demand for tions. “Our fund raising istry proposed to roll out G-sec next 3 months securities in the market. resources are geared towards issuances through debt ETFs THE government on Tuesday “Government has sufficient that end,” he said adding besides inceasing the ways and be announced Canara Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and stuck to the script to not revise amounts to meet its cash re- the government has taken into means advances, a mechanism after March’21 SBI deferred payments, others to follow its FY21 gross borrowings quirements. We have suffi- account the higher spending using which temporary mis- upwards notwithstanding cient capacity for a stimu- due to the coronavirus matches in cash flows are man- the recent `1.7 lakh crore lus or any other pandemic. aged, limit to `1.2 lakh crore ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ New Delhi ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ Hyderabad on their website (includes Covid-19 stimulus package and requirement arising Finance Minister Si- Meanwhile, Chakraborty writing an email to the bank), the likely need for further due to Covid-19,” said tharaman pegged FY21 said the government’s fiscal The government on Tuesday INDIAN banks on Tuesday others like Canara Bank have fiscal measures. Atanu Chakraborty, gross borrowings at deficit aim was ‘very realistic’ extended the existing foreign rolled out the 3-month mora- requested customers to get in In line with tradition, the Secretary, Department `7.8 lakh crore, includ- and that meeting the FY20 fis- trade policy (2015-20), which torium on all term loans and touch with their respective Ministry of Finance decided to of Economic Affairs. ing repayments and past cal deficit was not in question. was scheduled to lapse this deferral of interest payments branches. “To avoid unneces- frontload its borrowings by He added that the Ministry loans of `2.35 lakh crore. It ICRA estimates that the Cen- month-end for one year till on working capital loans. sary paperwork the facility raising `4.88 lakh crore or 62.5 will do all it can to meet the means, FY21 net borrowings tre’s capital expenditure and March 2021 amid lockdown This means, EMIs on home has been extended across the per cent of the FY21 gross bor- ‘health commitments for resur- will be at `5.36 lakh crore, up net lending would need to rise imposed due to coronavirus or auto loans due on and from board to all the borrowers by rowings in the first six months gence and recovery of industry, fom `4.99 lakh crore. As part of by 29.5 per cent on a year-on- outbreak. Wednesday or April 1, can be extending the facility of Term of the fiscal. This includes rais- year basis in March 2020 to “The existing foreign deferred for three months and Loan instalments (includes ing `25,000 crore every week meet the revised estimate of trade policy 2015-20 which is the next installment can be interest) by 90 days. The origi- via T-Bils from April through Government has sufficient amounts to meet its cash requirements. `23.5 lakh crore for FY20. Ac- valid up to March 31 this paid only in June if the bor- nal repayment period for September. For now, the Minis- We have sufficient capacity for a stimulus or any other requirement cordingly, further saving in ex- year is extended up to March arising due to Covid-19. rowers so desire. It means, the Term Loans will get extended try has ruled out the possibility penditure relative to FY20 re- 31, 2021. Various other repayment schedule by 90 days e.g. a loan of the RBI buying bonds direct- Atanu Chakraborty, secretary, Department of Economic Affairs vised estimate appears likely. changes are also made ex- gets extended ac- repayable in 60 in- tending the date of exemp- cordingly and inter- stalments maturing tions by one year and extend- est will be charged on March 1, 2025 TODAY’S STOCK PICK ing validity of DFIA and extra for three As per COVID 19 will mature on June EPCG authorisations for im- months on the total regulatory package 1, 2025,” Central Current Price Govt extends deadline for BPCL bids port purposes,” the directo- outstanding loan of RBI, Indian Bank Bank of India clari- rate general of foreign trade amount. allows a moratorium fied on its website. A324.5 said in a notification. Almost all banks by deferring EMI Chennai-based In- The order means all exist- payment/ term loan to June 13 due to Covid-19 outbreak are extending the dian Overseas Bank ing incentives and schemes instalments & Target Price moratorium to all interest/interest on not only deferred will also continue. This will outstanding ac- @ New Delhi earlier deadline of April 4. The include the popular Mer- working capital for 3 EMI payments for 650 ICICI BANK ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU counts by default. months w.e.f 1st term loans but has A CHECK NEW DATES divestment had exempted Nu- chandise Export from India For most banks, March 2020 also slashed its repo- ICICIBC is well placed in a The Centre has extended the maligarh Refinery Limited. Scheme and the Export Pro- EMI deductions are linked lending rate challenging environment with its date of bidding for divesting its  Bidders can now submit BPCL has a market capitali- motion Capital Goods system-generated at Indian Bank from 8 per cent to limited exposure to the newly 52.98 per cent share in Bharat information memorandum sation of about `68,223 crore (EPCG) scheme that the gov- a prefixed date and 7.25 per cent with ef- surfaced stressed names and one Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) by by May 16 instead of April 4 and the government stake at ernment has to phase out be- time, usually the first week of fect from April 1, thereby ben- of the highest provisioning over a month to June 13, keep-  Only Private companies current prices is worth about cause of a World Trade Or- the month and the deduction efitting MSMEs and retail coverage in the banking sector. ing in view the lockdown with a net worth of more `36,159 crore. The successful ganisation dispensation. will be time in the first bank- loans. Similarly, Punjab Na- ICICI has one of the lowest imposed due to the Covid-19. It than $10 billion are eligible bidder will also have to make EPCG is an export promo- ing hour of the day. But for tional Bank, State Bank of exposure to SME segment which has announced the strategic an open offer to other share- tion scheme under which an next three months, banks will India, Syndicate Bank have forms <4% of total loans. We disinvestment of its entire holders for acquiring another exporter can import certain deactivate the automatic also deferred interest on term estimate RoA/RoE to improve to shareholding in BPCL compris- has been extended to 5 pm on 26 per cent at the same price. amount of capital goods at switch calling in payments. loans. As per the RBI direc- 1.7%/16.8% in FY22. ing of 114.91 crore equity June 13 in “view of the re- India’s fiscal deficit for the zero duty for upgrading tech- However, customers willing to tion, moratorium is applica- shares, along with transfer of quests received from the inter- April 2019 to February 2020 pe- nology related with exports. —Motilal Oswal Financial Services pay as per schedule can opt- ble on all term loans includ- management control to a stra- ested bidders and the prevail- riod touched 135.2 per cent of On the other hand, ad- out of the moratorium, ing principal and/or interest tegic buyer. ing situation arising out of the revised target of 3.8 per vance authorisation is is- Disclaimer: The views and though the process differs components, bullet repay- recommendations made above are Earlier this month, the gov- COVID-19”, a notification said. cent of GDP and government sued to allow duty free im- from bank to bank. ments, EMIs, credit card that of the individual analyst or ernment had invited expres- The last date for submission had so far been able to meet port of inputs, which is While some like IDBI Bank dues falling due between broking company, and not that of sion of interest (EoI), in buying of written queries has also only 74 per cent of both tax and physically incorporated in have offered an opt-out option March 1 and May 31. The New Indian Express its stake, by May 2. This now been pushed to May 16 from the none tax revenue. export product. Under the Duty Free Import Authorisa- tion scheme, exporters are TOUGH TIMES EXPRESS READ allowed to import certain goods like sugar at zero duty. Restaurant body, food tech firms raise NMDC pays G150 cr to ITC to produce 1.25 lakh Exporters from most sec- SpiceJet to cut PM-Cares fund Savlon hand sanitisers tors are looking for an extension in policy as in the cur- March salary money to feed millions of daily wagers New Delhi: State-run NMDC Ltd New Delhi: ITC on Tuesday said rent scenario, when exports will contribute `150 crore to the it has started production of have taken a big hit due to BISMAH MALIK @ Bengaluru restaurants in India, has an- and Bengaluru cities. Prime Minister Cares Fund to Savlon hand sanitisers from its shut-down, they do not want by up to 30% nounced to supply free 10 mil- Online delivery start-ups help the fight against COVID -19. Manpura facility in Himachal existing incentives to be RESTAURANTS and food de- lion meals to the daily wage such as Swiggy and Zomato This is the single-largest Pradesh, which has been tinkered with. So this exten- ARSHAD KHAN @ New Delhi livery companies have an- earners/ construction work- have also announced separate contribution made by any PSE in designed to produce premium sion will give more time for nounced separate crowd fund- ers throughout the lockdown crowd funding campaigns to the country till date to help the fine fragrances to meet soaring the importers and exporters HIT hard by the COVID-19 ing campaigns to feed millions period in partnership with feed the daily wagers. Zoma- fight the pandemic. Besides, demand due to coronavirus to make effective plans amid pandemic, budget carrier of daily wagers and gig work- various NGOs and state to CEO, Deepinder Goyal the company said it has rolled pandemic. It expects this facility the intense uncertainty as SpiceJet on Tuesday an- ers.Even as the food services authorities. NRAI said earlier said that his out various preventive measures to help produce an additional well as for the government to nounced a pay cut of up to 30 sector is expecting at least 50- that the campaign will company is planning to protect the employees. 1.25 lakh litres of sanitisers. hold more consultations in per cent for all employees in 60 perc ent drop in revenues be partially funded to raise `50 crores view of the changed econom- March. The airline, however, due to the Covid-19, major and each meal will through “Feed the Dai- ic and global scenario. said it won’t be cutting jobs stakeholders in the industry cost between `20-25 ly wager” project and Covid-19 outbreak: Isuzu delays BS6 launches Exports during April-Feb- even as all its flights remain have stepped up efforts to feed The restaurants will use so far they have collected ruary this financial year suspended till April 14. their employees , delivery their kitchen infrastructure `17 crores. Swiggy has also Chennai: Japanese utility vehicle manufacturer, Isuzu Motors India, has dipped by 1.5 per cent to “The bold measures are partners and the migrant to prepare meals and supply contributed `4 crore to its Cov- rescheduled its plans to introduce its BS VI models to the later part of $292.91 billion, while Im- in the best interest for every- workers who are stuck. the same to the needy every id19 relief fund with its CEO the second quarter of 2020-21 due to Covid-19. The company has also ports during the period de- one at SpiceJet as it aims to National Restaurant Asso- day. NRAI said that the initia- Sriharsha Majetywill letting extended the warranty of its vehicles and informed that all vehicles clined by 7.30 per cent to $436 sail through the crisis with ciation of India (NRAI) , a rep- tive will be implemented go 50 per cent of his annual whose warranty expires during the period from March 15 to April 15 will billion, leaving a trade defi- zero retrenchment,” Spice- resentative body of five lakh across Delhi NCR, Kolkata salary as a contribution. now have their warranty extended until end-May 2020. cit of $143.12 billion. Jet said in a statement. Assuring its employees in the lowest pay grades that MANPOWER CRISIS they will remain unaffected by the decision, Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director, SpiceJet, said: “What Exodus of migrant labourers throws FMCG supply chain into disarray we are facing is a global phe- nomenon and no airline in the world is immune to the SESA SEN @ New Delhi plants is even more severe material and packing material Meanwhile, distributors are impact. Tough times don’t since they are mostly located in continues to be a challenge now telling retailers, including last, tough people do.” Singh ADDING to the woes of the fast smaller towns and labourers with the restricted movement kirana stores, to arrange their has also opted to take the moving consumer goods have migrated from there first. of trucks and this is hampering own transport and delivery highest 30 per cent pay cut. (FMCG) industry, who are grap- Unless there is clear statement quick start-up of production of mechanism as they are either Other airlines such as pling with panic buying and from the government that the essential products. “The key is- running on skeleton staff or GoAir, IndiGo and Air India dwindling supplies of fresh disease is under control, la- sue, however, is the availability are still awaiting clarity on dis- have also enforced salary stocks, the exodus of migrant bourers are unlikely to come of manpower and workers to tribution operations from local cuts earlier to minimise the labourers is crippling their op- back,” said Mayank Shah, cat- run these operations,” he said. administration. “We were not financial burden. Experts erations further delaying sup- egory head at Parle Products. R S Sodhi, managing director prepared for a 21-day lockdown. believe if the Covid-19 crisis plies. Companies are learnt to Britannia Industries is also and chairman, Amul con- There are no labourers to load deepens, the aviation sector be working at a critical 20-25 facing a similar labour crisis. curred. “While our products products nor delivery people. will be left with no choice per cent workforce with their “We are evaluating how we can are getting delivered to distrib- Currently, I have stocks of but to cut their employee third-party manufacturing operate with fewer number of utors, the latter are unable to cooking oil, atta, Maggi, pulses base. The Centre for Asia Pa- units taking the worst hit. people as most of our workmen deliver due to an acute man- and besan in my go-down but cific Aviation estimates In- “Even as the movement of have got back to their villages. power shortage. Labour is a no people to deliver them. If the diGo and SpiceJet losses at trucks has improved, the short- We are operating at only about set a target of 50 per cent for the fear of the virus spread. huge problem. Due to the COV- retailers have their own trans- up to $1.5 billion across the age of manpower is making it 25 per cent of strength,” said this week although it might be Shahrukh Khan, executive ID-19 scare, a lot of them have port, they can come down and fourth quarter of FY20 and difficult to run operations. The Britannia managing director a “lofty target” given the work- director, operations at Dabur gone home. This problem will pick up the goods,” said a Del- the first quarter of FY21. shortage in our 125 third-party Varun Berry. The company has ers are not willing to return for India said availability of raw persist for a few more days.” hi-based distributor. Indian women’s football captain Bala Devi has joined Bhaichung Bhutia and Sunil Chhetri Bala Devi joins AFC in the Asian Football Confederation’s awareness campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic. She is among the latest leading players of the continent to join the AFC’s #BreakTheChain campaign against virus video campaign, aimed at raising awareness in the fight against coronavirus.

BENGALURU WEDNESDAY 11 01l04l2020 newindianexpress com MENTAL HEALTH RISKS HIGH No lockdown in Elite sportspersons, because of the stress caused by sudden change in lifestyle, could develop anxiety-related issues AICF battle, prez

AFP @ Hong Kong Serena Williams, who has suf- with bipolar disorder, told isolate for.” fered from depression in the America’s WOODTV.com. Many sports bodies have re- suspends secretary FEAR, stress and money wor- past, to journeyman pros and Concerns have also been acted by offering support to ries: coronavirus lockdown is Olympic hopefuls whose lives raised about Australia’s swim- athletes. However, some sports hard for anyone, but athletes have been thrown into mers and cricketers, after ath- are making cuts to avoid going ATREYO MUKHOPADHYAY That sounded odd, consider- are facing extra mental health turmoil. letes in both sports suffered bust, reducing their ability to @ Chennai ing that the Madras High risks as they go from highly ac- Williams, 38, who only needs well-documented psychologi- help. Substance abuse, such as Court had set aside that elec- tive lifestyles to isolation and one more Grand Slam title to cal problems in the past. drinking or using drugs, is one THE COVID-19 lockdown has tion process and Patel’s ap- boredom, experts warn. equal the all-time record of 24, “The mental health thing, we tell-tale sign of problems, done little to douse the unrest peal challenging that order in While some housebound ath- admitted that social distancing talked about it in a conference Broderick said. in All India Chess Federation the Supreme Court was also letes have posted upbeat videos because of coronavirus had call this week,” said Australian “Stress and anxiety can man- (AICF). In the latest episode turned down. of themselves training or at- left her feeling “a ton of men’s cricket coach Justin ifest in substance abuse. That’s of the battle, the president However, Chauhan claimed tempting internet challenges stress”. Langer. what I’d look out for, if they’re has suspended the secretary, otherwise. “While setting such as juggling toilet rolls, the “Every little thing makes me “Particularly for any of our using alcohol as a support,” who shot back saying that he aside the election process stress caused by the extreme crazy. And by anxiety I mean staff or players who are home she said. “There has certainly doesn’t have the power to take (that elected Patel president), adjustment and uncertain fu- I’m just on edge. Any time any- alone basically. We have to been some anxiety,” added such a step. Since the matter the court never said the pre- ture looks likely to take its toll. one sneezes around me or keep an eye on those guys and Broderick, who said Austral- may require judicial inter- vious set of office-bearers Long-term effects on athletes coughs I get crazy,” she said on Every little thing makes me crazy. girls to make sure they’re OK.” ia’s tennis players receive reg- vention, no immediate head- will remain in office. So Patel after the SARS and swine flu TikTok, a social media app. And by anxiety I mean I’m just on Broderick, who was deputy ular communications and can way seems visible under the stays president. I will write to outbreaks included anxiety, ob- Even before the virus, a edge. Any time anyone sneezes medical director for Austral- call on medical support. circumstances. the people he (Raja) has writ- sessive hand-washing and fear steady stream of people in- around me or coughs I get crazy. ia’s 2016 Olympics team, and “The high-level, high-profile The development is a con- ten to and explain this,” said of getting too close to people, volved in sports — often an in- sits on an advisory panel for professional athletes can han- tinuation of the fight between Chauhan, who was elected Serena Williams Carolyn Broderick, Tennis secure and high-stress profes- the National Rugby League, dle this loss of income but the sides led by AICF presi- secretary with Patel before Australia’s chief medical of- sion — have wrestled with said the effects of isolation can there are a lot of athletes on dent PR Venketrama Raja the court overruled that ficer, said. depression, from Williams to to chase medal dreams but now be felt more acutely by ath- the fringe,” she said. and secretary Bharat Singh election. But the impact of the cur- Olympic swimming great Mi- face extra disruption after the letes. “They have all the same “If you have a few months of Chauhan. Elections could Even if there are loopholes rent pandemic is unprecedent- chael Phelps, MMA fighter Tokyo 2020 Games were post- psychological issues that eve- loss of activity there’s a signifi- have offered a solution, in Chauhan’s argu- ed, with athletes sidelined Ronda Rousey, boxer Mike Ty- poned for a year. ryone does but also the stress cant loss of income as well.” but that is sub-judice ment, the Raja camp worldwide after COVID-19 son and All Blacks rugby play- “I would be lying if I said I and anxiety about their futures She recommended athletes and stuck in the Ma- will find it hard to forced most sports into hiber- er John Kirwan. was all right. Just like most that they cannot easily con- stick to routines, focus on what dras High Court due prove it right now nation and put billions of peo- The athletes currently out of people I’m struggling in my trol,” she said. “They don’t can be controlled and use their to the coronavirus because the courts ple in lockdown. action include thousands of own ways,” Olympics-bound know what the next stage is go- extra time for a hobby or on- pandemic. That, how- are functioning Those affected range from would-be Olympians, many of American weightlifter Kate ing to be or how long they’re line training to maintain their ever, has not led to a only for emergency well-paid superstars such as whom have put careers on hold Nye, who has been diagnosed going to have to quarantine or mental health. ceasefire. cases. The AICF’s Levelling at least nine election matter has charges against Chauhan, also got held up due to this. HELPING HANDS Raja wrote he is using his “Chauhan knows that if elec- “extraordinary powers” as tions take place, he will lose. ROHIT SHARMA AICF president “under Arti- So he is trying to stall the pro- The star batsman has cle 15 (a) of the AICF constitu- cess by hook or crook,” said donated `80 lakh. Of this, tion” to “remove” Chauhan RM Dongre, aspirant for the `45 lakh is for the PM’s fr om the secretary’s post. “All secretary’s post from the Raja fund, `25 lakh for the your actions contrary to and faction. Maharashtra CM’s fund, `5 in violation of this notice sh- Chauhan countered by say- lakh for ‘Zomato Feeding all be null and void,” read the ing that the Raja group is tak- India’ and `5 lakh for the letter accessed by this daily. ing action against him to di- welfare of stray dogs. Chauhan said Raja is not vert attention from a letter the AICF president and even from the Sports Commission- ANIL KUMBLE if he is, he doesn’t have the er of Maharashtra, which The former India captain authority to dismiss an elect- asks the AICF to direct the and coach made donations ed official without two-third All Marathi Chess Associa- to the central and majority of the general body tion to submit the expendi- Karnataka state relief or central council of the fed- ture statement for the World funds. He refrained from eration. He insisted that Ajay Youth Championship held in disclosing the amount Patel is the AICF president. Mumbai last year. donated.

NEERAJ CHOPRA EXPRESS READ The Asian and Commonwealth Games Cancelling Wimbledon only solution: Jamie Murray gold-winning javelin thrower has given a total of LONDON: Cancelling Wimbledon is the only realistic option open to `3 lakh to the central and organisers as they grapple with the chaos caused by the coronavirus, Haryana state relief funds. says two-time Grand Slam doubles champion Jamie Murray. “It’s difficult to move the tournament back because you’re running into IOA & AFFILIATES other tournaments that are still on schedule. And also things like Associations under the daylight to host the event. Each week that passes, you get less and less Indian Olympic Association light to play the tournament,” said the Scotsman. (IOA) have put together `37.50 lakhs. The wrestling, golf, table tennis, Lord’s space open for health workers basketball, tennis and LONDON: The Marylebone Cricket Club has decided to provide parking cycling federations along and storage spaces available at the Lord’s ground to the National with Kerala Olympic Health Services staff battling the COVID-19 pandemic. “The close Association have TIK-TOK TIK-TOK! proximity of a number of hospitals to Lord’s gives the club the contributed in this. opportunity to assist medical staff so they can concentrate on their A countdown clock displays the remaining days until the new start date for the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday | AP ongoing battle against the virus,” the MCC said in a release.

US Open site to be USA Rugby forced to Olympics in 2021 a boon as Dipa targets comeback converted to hospital file for bankruptcy

NEW YORK: The site of the US NEW YORK: USA Rugby has ASHIM SUNAM @ Bengaluru physical exercises in the morn- tic Gymnastics World Chal- postponed, giving her more Open tennis tournament here will decided to file for Chapter 11 ing and evening to get back in lenge Cup in Turkey in 2018 time to prepare. be used to build a 350-bed facility bankruptcy due to financial TWO kilometres: That is the her best shape. “Due to this cor- and bronze in Artistic Gymnas- “Out of the eight qualifying in an effort to provide additional woes exacerbated by the distance between India gym- onavirus situation, there is a tics World Cup in Germany. tournaments for Tokyo Olym- medical infrastructure to the city shutdown. In financial strife nast Dipa Karmakar’s house lockdown and I had to stop my The same year also witnessed pics, two remain. She should as it battles the growing since 2018, USA Rugby’s recent and her coach Bisweswar Nan- practice too, which I had start- her pull out of the Artistic feature in both, but has to be in coronavirus outbreak. A report attempt to restructure was set di’s residence in Agartala. De- ed recently. As of now, I am team finals in the Asian Games good form and fitness also,” said that New York city’s emer- back this month when it had spite the short distance, the mo- working on my fitness at home. due to injury. said Nandi. “First of all, one gency management office plans to suspend all activities. bile phone has become an Around evening, I inform sir Again, the knee injury came has to understand that she is to build a 350-bed facility at the essential tool for both with (Nandi) of the things (exercis- to haunt her in 2019, where she coming out of an injury. There Billie Jean King National Tennis BWF freezes junior their communication restrict- es) that I did during the day via could not compete in the final will be a psychological fear, but Center in Flushing Meadows- and senior rankings ed to calls, including a few via phone,” Dipa told this daily. of Artistic Gymnastics World we will try to overcome that Corona Park. The report said video when required, after the Such emphasis on attaining Cup in Baku. As a result, she and prepare well. If she finish- construction could begin as early NEW DELHI: The Badminton 26-year-old is done with train- top fitness does not come as a missed out on the Doha World es with a medal in both the as Tuesday at an indoor training World Federation (BWF) on ing. With the country in lock- surprise. After an impressive Cup, one of the qualifying events, then there are chances center at the facility, which has Tuesday decided to freeze the down due to the COVID-19 out- fourth-position finish in Rio events for Tokyo. Just when her of her qualifying. Let’s see, but multiple courts and wide spaces, world rankings, saying break, Nandi has strictly Olympics, she suffered anteri- Olympic chances looked slim, it is not going to be easy.” according to a spokesman for the standings as on March 17 will instructed Dipa to stay home or cruciate ligament (ACL) tear the postponement of Olympics Though Dipa can use this US Tennis Association. The beds be the basis for entry and and not venture out. in 2017 and underwent surgery, by one year means she can fea- time for doing free-hand exer- will likely be for patients who do A sign in Flushing Meadows Corona seedings when it restarts the In such times, the gymnast is which kept her out of the sport ture in the last two qualifying cises, she cannot be involved in not have COVID-19, the illness Park, a site for the temporary hospital international calender that not wasting any time. She is for almost a year. The 4-feet, 11- events for Tokyo in Baku and full-fledged training until the caused by the novel coronavirus. to cope with coronavirus cases | AFP has been thrown haywire. spending much of her time in inch athlete won gold in Artis- Doha. Both events have been lockdown ends on April 14.

TOUGH TIMES Coming to terms with personal loss, sharpening serve & forehand

SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN October meant he was forced to two of quitting for good, is still dreams and look towards an al- Understandably, “cracking the For the time being though, he @ Chennai give a walk-over to Wu Tung-lin uncomfortable talking about ternate career. That’s when ATP 250s, winning that Anning is one among many elite ath- in the third round of the Liu- what his father meant to him. It Prabhakaran intervened. His Challenger (150 ranking points) letes around the world. “I can- THE first three months of 2020 zhou Challenger. Since then, he is only understandable because father asked him to give his in China as well as that do-or- not go out anywhere as I am has not been positive for Pra- has won four main draw match- without Prabhakaran’s guid- body one final chance to keep die Davis Cup rubber against under quarantine. If only I had jnesh Gunneswaran. He did es in seven meets. However, ance and motivation, the his dream going. So he willed China in 2018” figure highly in access to gym equipment or a make it into the main draw of there was a bigger blow in this 30-year-old would have stopped his body for one more time, a his list. tennis court. So I have to make the Australian Open but that time. He lost his father, SG playing tennis. “It (my father’s last chance saloon. “It just When he is asked to look for- do with what I have, just doing was the lone highlight as he Prabhakaran, who passed away death) impacted me a lot. But I clicked there,” Gunneswaran ward to what 2020 could yet push-ups and some body weight lost more matches than he won. after a period of illness last cannot really do anything remembers. “If I had aggravat- bring, he is just interested in training.” Defeat to Croatia’s Borna Gojo November. about it... it’s a part of my life.” ed my injury after coming back further polishing his big weap- When the Tour returns, the in the first rubber of the World “That was the biggest blow Here’s a little history lesson. for one last time... I would have ons; the serve and the forehand. World No 132 hopes he can Group playoffs compounded of my life,” Gunneswaran, who Managing chronic tendinits in definitely stopped then and “I have been making steady channel his never-say-die spirit the disappointment. In a sense, is quarantined at home, tells both his knees, the Chennai lad there.” progress and closing the gap. for another crack at the Top 100 it’s been a prolonged leen this daily. The former World No had had enough. He was just 23 Since giving himself ‘my last But I would like to pay special and beyond. Knowing him, one stretch since October. 75, who was explaining how he but because of the state of his chance’, he has gone on to focus to the things that I believe wouldn’t be advised to bet A nagging left wrist injury in came within a tournament or body, he was ready to delete his Prajnesh Gunneswaran achieve a fair few milestones. are my biggest weapons.” against him. private labs have been given permission for testing so far, 49 said Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar from ICMR on Tuesday

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‘Life I’m leading is blessing ● Monika Monalisa HEROES WITHOUT t a time when the world is fighting against the Cov- id-19 pandemic, the beyond my wildest dreams’ Sandalwood fraternity has joined ...says top selling author Amish, who Ahands to help those in need. And taking a lead from their idols are completes 10 years of writing this year fans of different actors who have Fans of Yash (inset) are come together to help the under- contributing whatever ● Vidya Iyengar privileged ones. they can for charity Fifty-year-old Govindraju has been an ardent fan of actor Dar- “We are doing it for hen his first book, The shan. Taking inspiration from Shivanna but there so Immortals of Meluha his favourite actor, who has al- many fans of Appaji (Raj hit the stands in 2010, ways gone the extra mile to help Kumar) and Puneeth Rajku- Wauthor Amish, then others, Govindraju, along with mar, who are already on the field known as Amish Tripathi, Taking a leaf out of the books of their idols, other fans, is distributing food to doing their bit,” said Abhishek. hadn’t an inkling that success CAPE daily wage workers who have lost Sudeep’s fan brigade is also fans of Sandalwood actors are doing their and fame would be his, and their jobs. “Darshan always tells not far behind. For the last five his role in the financial ser- bit to help those in need during pandemic his fans that if they want to do Sudeep days, Jagadish Jaggi, 40, has vices industry, a thing of the anything special for him, all they been working all day with his past. This year, 2020 marks 10 should do is help the needy. At a team to supply food to different years of Amish as an author time of crisis, that’s what we are parts of the city. “We started dis- – a journey which has not doing,” says D Govindraju, who is tributing food on March 28. We only been a game-changer for a businessman from Bengaluru. prepare some basic food items him personally, but for the The charity work by these fans is like tomato bath, pulao, etc, to publishing industry as well. being carried out in Mandya and feed the underprivileged,” says “I had never thought that my Mysuru areas. Jaggi, who runs a printing press. first book would ever get pub- In any kind of crisis, the Raj- Shiva Puneeth Jaggi is a part of Kichcha Su- lished. Having come such a kumar family has always set the Rajkumar Rajkumar deep charitable society, which long way, there is absolutely free copies of the first chapter example of lending a helping conducts various charity works no denying the fact that the to customers, points out that hand, and now, their fans are fol- and 10 of us have got together to in the name of the actor. For this life that I am leading current- a good book selling by itself is lowing him religiously. Ab- distribute dry condiments cause, six people have come to- ly is a blessing beyond my nothing but a fallacy. “One hishek H, an engineering stu- among the people in need, from gether, who feed about 600-700 wildest dreams,” he says, add- certainly needs good market- dent, has always been a huge fan April 2 onwards,” says Ab- people every day and provide ing, “I am just lucky I guess, ing, but sometimes even that of Shiva Rajkumar. When he hishek, who is part of a fan club masks and sanitisers to all. Even that I wrote my books at a isn’t enough. We have seen heard his ‘hero’ appealing to eve- called Shivu Adda. He also men- many fans of KGF star Yash are point in time when its themes many books fail despite some ryone to be safe, he also wanted tioned that there are so many contributing whatever they can were in tune with the zeitgeist brilliant marketing strate- to do something for the ones in other fans of the Rajkumar fam- for charity. of our age.” gies. In fact, brilliant market- Fans (above) of Darshan (left) are carrying out need. “I have got in touch with ily, who are already distributing (With inputs from His most recent role, that of ing can kill a bad book a lot charity work in Mandya and Mysuru people from Shivanna’s fan club food among the underprivileged. A Sharadhaa) Director of The Nehru Cen- quicker than one might think. tre, London, has required him With the present ubiquitous to move bag and baggage to use of social media, the only ● Express Features CORONA WARRIOR the west. A demanding role, long-term guarantee of a which has previously been book’s success is it being pub- Giving back during crisis held by stalwarts such as Go- licised by strong word-of- ith the ongoing lockdown palkrishna Gandhi, Girish mouth. Good marketing only leaving scores of daily Karnad and Pavan K Varma, ensures trials for your book wage workers and the Amish says he has some pret- as readers will at least pick it W underprivileged without Nursing all worries ty big shoes to fill. “The aim is up and read the first 50 pages. food and shelter, three Bengalu- rean businessmen have come to leverage the Nehru Centre So, marketing should not be ● Muneef Khan mented. The basic mantra to impact the narrative ignored. Focus on it. But fo- together aiming to put a halt to for this pandemic is hand hy- around Indian culture in Lon- cus most of your attention to- the starvation. giene, when it comes to the don, and through that the wards writing a good book, at Venkat K Narayana, CEO, n her three decades in family of the nursing staff, larger Anglosphere. After all, least a good one in your own Prestige Group, Juggy Marwa- nursing, Latha Nonis, we also carry daily updates London, along with New York personal opinion as an au- ha, executive MD, JLL India and Head of Nursing Depart- to their families from our and LA, drives the cultural thor,” he explains. K Ganesh, co-founder, Big Bas- Iment, Fortis Hospital, Ban- end and encourage video memes of the Anglosphere. Currently working on the ket have launched the initiative nerghatta Road has geared up communication.” And the Anglosphere drives fourth book of the Ram Chan- ‘Feed My Bangalore’ with a plan for many tough cycles of For the safety of her staff, the cultural narrative of the dra series, he writes instinc- to serve 10,000 – 15,000 meals events. But for her, this is Nonis has also reduced the entire world,” he says. tively, not making plots, notes every day to daily wagers, un- nothing but duty. “Since our number of nurses per pa- But the transition, Amish or any narrative charts. “I derprivileged and homeless The initiative aims to provide 3 lakh meals by the end of the lockdown profession is listed under es- tient. She adds, “It is not easy admits he has had challenges, discover the story of my book children and frontline workers. sential services, we cannot to work with a COVID-19 pa- more personal in nature. while writing just as a reader The initiative which started on said, “India is overpopulated not going to be enough. We as step back from our duty. We tient for long hours due to “London is really cold, which would while reading,” says March 27 aims to provide 3 lakh with 269 million people still conscious citizens need to do have prepared ourselves and the safety suits and equip- is a serious problem for me Amish, who, in the next dec- meals by the end of the lock- living below the poverty line. our bit too. As I keep hearing the staff, and educated the ments, so we have reduced since I am a Mumbai boy and ade, promises, “many more down period in Bengaluru and Given the density of population, my two-year old son reiterate at nursing team on crucial as- the working hours for the used to a hot and humid cli- books, and some rocking ini- has already provided close to social distancing is a luxury home, ‘Sharing is caring’ and pects. A lot of supporting ser- nurses and instead of three mate. Also, this role does re- tiatives at the Nehru 23,000 meals. for most. The government is that has to be our motto for this vices including housekeep- shifts, it is four.” quire a lot of socialising, Centre!” Adding to this, Narayana doing the best they can, but it’s crisis.” ing have been trained She further addressed the something I am not accordingly,” says Nonis, add- worry surrounding the situa- very good at natural- I am just lucky ing that while the current tion and states that while the ly, but I am learn- CITY READ times are a test, leaving no country has previously wit- ing and working I guess, that I stone unturned is her focus. nessed outbreaks of H1N1, on it with every wrote my books POWERGRID commits Selfie-based AI solution for tracking Ask her about the chal- Swine Flu and Nipah Vi- passing day,”he at a point in time lenges and Nonis empha- rus, such outbreaks will says. `200 cr to PM CARES Fund home quarantine individuals sises on the training pro- occur over a course of Amish, who has when its themes vided being sufficient time but losing hope is changed the were in tune POWERGRID has contributed `130 With a rapid increase in suspected and reflects on previ- not an option. “Preven- style of with the crore to Prime Minister’s Citizen COVID-19 cases, Home Quarantine ous instances of tion is better than marketing zeitgeist of Assistance and Relief in Emergency Tracking Systems (HQTS) have become a outbreaks such as cure, even today, if books, com- our age Situations (PM-CARES) Fund to support critical need. City-based Vijña Labs has H1N1. “A lot of we follow hand hy- bining India’s fight against coronavirus. To help developed a Artificial Intelligence based importance on giene and support unique —Amish fight the pandemic, it has committed technology for real-time home quarantine education even the people by stay- strategies, Tripathi in the case of ing indoors, then including another contribution of `70 monitoring using a selfie-based face COVID-19 has we can face the is- offering crore in the next FY. recognition and geo location tracking app. been imple- sue with ease.”

SPINNING OUT ough times don’t last, tough people do ● Simran Ahuja one of the 20 shortlisted among he says. Uploaded on his It was a global – I remember read- more than 1,000 applications. Instagram (@manwiththe- challenge where Ting it somewhere. The city lad is now vying for a ballz), the video has already people from UK, The Covid-19 pandemic is, ai Tejas VR had been mull- spot in the top seven, which garnered more than 24,000 perhaps, the toughest chal- ing over a performance idea would earn him the winning ti- views in just one week. If he Lebanon, Colombia lenge that for a while now. The free- tle and a chance to win $10,000. wins, Tejas is looking forward and USA took part. most of us Slance freestyle artiste has “All seven winners get the prize to using the money to creating Only two Indians have faced been wanting to recreate the so- amount but each gets only half. more such content, while do- in our lives. lar system, spinning eight differ- The balance $5,000 would go to- nating the rest to a social cause. who made it to the The public ent footballs as part of his act. wards that country’s food bank. Currently indoors, the ar- top 20 —Sai Tejas VR health sce- Now with social distancing, Being able to help my country tiste is now spending his time nario calls Tejas finally got the chance, and at this point would be a big deal learning more skills. Taking us for difficult time, to do this, a feat that also for me,” says Tejas, who is also back to where it all began, he n PC Musthafa STAY SAFE decisions, earned him a spot in the top 20 of a big fan of the team behind Yes talks about how an ad of Ron- Co-founder and CEO, interim inconveniences, and the Living Room’s Got Talent Theory. “I just wanted them to aldinho balancing a football on immense faith. iD Fresh Food challenge. Presented by Yes The- see my video. So even if I don’t his head kickstarted his love Asking 1.3 billion people ory, a team of content creators Soccer win, getting into the top 20 is for this art style. “After practis- to stay home for 21 days can- doctors, researchers and with over five million subscrib- good enough for me,” he says, ing for many days, I cracked it. not be easy. Yet in this criti- workforce on the frontlines ers on YouTube, the challenge adding that the results will be And I soon learned that learn- cal stage of our fight against of this epic battle are doing was an attempt at spreading declared based on a public vot- ing a new skill has an addictive the novel coronavirus, we their best, each one of us awareness about social distancing system, taking place at liv- feel to it,” he says. But it wasn’t need to step up precaution- needs to do our bit too. If we ing in a fun way. “It was a global stunt ingroomsgottalent.com until five years ago that he con- ary measures. India is learn- do not pay heed now, the con- challenge where people from The original idea for the sidered being a football artiste ing from the mistakes of sequences of the outbreak UK, Canada, Lebanon, Colombia The challenge called for par- stunt required Tejas to head seriously. “I still worry about other countries and adopt- can be far worse than our and USA took part. There are ticipants to showcase their tal- outdoors and create the back- my future sometimes. But right ing practices that will help worst nightmare. Let’s stay only two Indians who made it to ent of any kind. The only rules? drop of a galaxy to showcase now, I care most about putting control the current crisis. home, let’s stay safe, let’s flat- the top 20, of which I was the Videos were to not exceed a his solar system. “But I never in the hard work and being While the governments, ten the curve. only one from Bengaluru,” minute and had to be shot in- got around to doing this. So in happy that I get to do what I beams the 24-year-old. doors. Tejas’s submission was a way, the quarantine helped,” love.” READ newindianexpress.com SHARE WEDNESDAY Mail us: cityexpressc[email protected] neindianeresso FOLLOW 01 04 2020

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READ newindianexpress.com SHARE WEDNESDAY Mail us: [email protected] FEATURES FOLLOW 01 04 2020 Te evoution o A EW TUR OF EETS science iction From podcasts to Instagram lie eents Here is how eent spaces are reinenting the VR Ferose way Bengalureans continue to get their he current coronavirus dose of Our initial episodes will be outbreak feels like art and culture related to Covid-. ut we something out of a Sci- will also have podcasts on T ence Fiction (SF) novel the same areas that our to many fans of SF, who re- ● Simran Ahuja have podcasts on the same are- practice during these tough call Dean Koonz having men- as that our physical events cov- times. We are considering do- physical events cover tioned “Wuhan-400” as the er – history, literature, politics, ing more such initiatives but it history, literature, foreign origin of a virus in his 1981 nce known to be foreign policy, economics, the takes some getting used to,” policy, economics, etc novel, The es of arness. the hub for all environment, etc,” adds Ravi- says marketing manager Neither Koonz nor his fellow things art and chandar, who adds that the plat- Maitreyee Joshi, who adds that —V Raihaar SF writers have powers of culture in the form will carry on even once they are already offering online honourary director, BIC prophecy. Their prescience is city, event spaces normal programming resumes classes on yoga, mobility train- merely the result of their hav- are now donning post the lockdown. ing and one-on-one technique ing used their imagination Oan empty look. The turn of The Bohemian House, on the classes with their instructors. and creativity to extrapolate events due to COVID-19 pan- other hand, held an online ver- Maureen Gonsalves, cultural the cultural reality of their demic has now led to such ven- sion of the events they usually coordinator at Goethe-Institut time into the future. ues looking at new ways to con- conduct at their space. “We had Max Mueller Bhavan, reveals So, what is the genesis of nect with people. For instance, three artistes – across music, that the language courses of- this genre? Mary Shelley’s the Bangalore International art and dance – have an interac- fered by the institute have gone Franensten in 1818 was the Centre recently launched BIC tive Instagram Live session online. While there are plans to first true sci-fi novel in a Talks – a podcast platform that with our community. The re- introduce online events, these genre that has historically aims to keep alive its ethos of sponse was good enough for us are yet to take shape. “The been dominated by men informing and engaging with to consider doing this every events would take different (Isaac Asimov, Ray Brad- listeners. Sunday till the lockdown forms live or recorded lec- bury, Aldous Huxley, Mi- “With 25 physical events a ends,” says Manogna Murari, tures, panel discussions, hack- chael Crichton, Kurt Vonne- month, we always had our TBH’s creative events associ- athons, seminars, virtual tours, gut, L Ron Hubbard etc). hands full. Now is a good time ate. Agrees Gautam Aildas, online exhibitions, concerts, Kicking off modern SF in to focus on things we always creative community manager, screenings, etc. The possibili- the 1940s and 1950s were wanted to do but didn’t,” says V who says the live event (where ties are actually limited only by We had three artistes writers like Asimov, Joseph Ravichandar, honorary direc- each artiste got a 30-minute technology,” says Gonsalves. conduct an interactive Campbell and Robert Hein- tor. Currently, two podcasts are slot) saw participation from online versions of workshops. While these event hubs have Instagram Live session with lein who reflected optimism out on BIC’s website, and by the about 40-50 people. “Our offline As a trial run, they held a been hit in terms of revenue, our community. he response and excitement about things coming Sunday, the number of events usually have 20 partici- breathwork workshop in asso- they are not focusing on recov- like space travel and the episodes would go up to five. pants,” he adds. ciation with a certified practi- ering from that loss at the mo- was good enough for us to power of technology to solve “Our initial episodes, like the After a week of settling down tioner, an event which was orig- ment. As Aildas puts it, “The consider doing this every humanity’s problems. The one we released with Kiran into a new way of life with the inally meant to be a six-day main aim right now is to con- Sunday till the lockdown ends New Wave in the 1960s and Mazumdar-Shaw, will be relat- quarantine, Shoonya Centre workshop at their space. “We tinue interacting with the crea- 1970s (Samuel Delany, ed to COVID-19 because that is for Art and Somatic Practices only did a basic session online, tive community. Revenue is —aa rari Thomas Disch etc) saw more The Bohemian House what is topical. But we will also too decided to test waters with more to use it as a centering secondary.” cynical and experimental ex- letr hee traner n a plorations, while cyberpunk trane and euromaner in the 1980s evoked even dark- The eft and of arness er visions of a humanity en- Rnorld, and Rendeous slaved to technology that ex- th Rama offered intellectu- acerbated social inequity. By ally challenging plots and he the turn of the century, SF philosophically imagined L N became the visionary vehicle worlds. In India, the gentler, a for many innovative ideas more narrative-driven world about nanotechnology, smart of Fantasy fiction and cine- matter, virtual reality and so ma, as exemplified in ord of on. Kim Stanley Robinson’s the Rns, arna arr books on terraforming Mars otter the ar Materals spring to mind. In the past Trlo The uner Games, Low-key wedding decade, SF by and about peo- and the Game of Thrones Due to COVID-19, actor ● imajaa Indukuri bring out all those party shoes ple of colour, women, and would eventually usurp the ikhil umaraswamy has for a chic factor,” he says. LGBTIA persons have spot the great sci-fi novels Make-up artiste Samaira brought fresh perspectives once had. decided to drop all he world has come to a Wallani suggests keeping it to the genre. Contemporary novels and extravagant plans. He will standstill as we fight to minimal when it comes to tar Tre and tar ars short stories in the SF genre instead opt for a low-key survive the pandemic. makeup. “Natural and glowing exposed me (and probably incorporate the tech world wedding with Revathi at T While staying at home glass skin is the trend and this my entire generation) to SF. and faithfully depict it, but the family farmhouse or sounded easy, it is not really so. can be achieved by applying a My favourites, Aldous Hux- add a slight element of fic- a temple in idadi with So what do we do with all our mixture of moisturisers, cream ley’s rae e orld and tion a good example being time? Make the most of it. This highlighters and oils. Finish George Orwell’s are in the recent bestseller (now a not more than 0 people. is the right time to do some fun with a strobing cream and set- the sub-genre of speculative movie) by Dave Eggers activities like doing your own ting powder,” she says. fiction. Huxley’s last novel, called The Crle, a techno- fashion shoots at home. “Surf “Take inspiration from the Island, a provocative coun- thriller of sorts. Cixin Liu’s on Pinterest and create mood mood boards you terpoint to rae e orld, recent success with The boards for three or four looks. created. The cur- depicts an ideal society on a Three od rolem is For example, the vintage style rent theme is remote island. In The Ger backed by solid scientific of the ’80s is making a huge spring so choose by Lois Lowry, a society that knowledge (physics, soft- comeback and an entire photo- things that are has eliminated pain and strife ware engineering etc) and shoot can be created around fresh and colourful. tures in your by converting to “Sameness” magnificent philosophical this theme. Pull out shirts with Experiment with balcony or on AIS STYIG IEAS has also removed emotional imagination. oversized or exaggerated coloured eye shad- the terrace. depth from their lives. 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strengthened when I joined my occasions, but have eventually school. It was a spiritual ash- stayed away from it. When the URA OURO EORIES ram that forbade students from government announced the re- Hriday Ranjan consuming news, television, runs on Doordarshan, I was cu- Writer, comedian and films. The only silver lin- rious to see how the show has ing was the screening of myth- aged. To my surprise, it seems OF RAAYA ological epics like Ramaan to have aged quite well. Unlike and Mahaharat. Mahaharat, there wasn’t as he last few are an involun- given the same respect accord- While Ramayan was the most much on graphics and VF. tary throwback to the ’90s. ed to religious texts. While revered show, children my age The show is driven primarily CITY READ We are all stuck indoors, watching the show, we were were fascinated by other televi- by dialogues, and is surpris- T stepping out only to buy es- asked to sit on the floor in a re- sion shows produced by the ingly well-paced. By the third MSIM goes online sentials and groceries. There are spectable position. No stretch- same filmmaker – Ramanand episode, we see Arun Govil as no visits to pubs, bars and multi- ing of legs, no eating food, and Sagar. After Ramaan, he the young Lord Ram, being with teaching plexes. And Doordarshan has no talking during the show. went on to make shows like trained under the sage Vishwa- MS Institute of announced reruns of the televi- Since the show was on one of Alif Laila. The catchy theme mitra. Listening to the title Technology and sion series, Ramaan. Young- its early reruns when I got to songs of these two shows still track flooded my mind with Management has sters today might not realise watch it, my family members reverberate in my memories. emotions and nostalgia, and switched over to digital what a big deal Ramayan was, so already knew what was coming And while my parents re- the scenes featuring Hanuman here’s a bit of context. The show up. I had been brought up on vered Ramayan, I was partial brought a smile to my face. platforms like oom, began airing in 1987, and was the mar Chtra Katha versions of towards Mahabharat. In fact, Perhaps the children of to- Google Class, and VT most watched television show in the epic, and was fascinated to I’m told that the first two songs day will never understand what e-Shikshana to continue the country with an astounding see how the comics translated I learnt in my life were Vande the fuss is all about. In the age teaching. Students who 82 per cent viewership! It shot to television serials. goons, carrying a mountain, Since we had a tiny black and Mataram and the title song of of Snapchat and Avengers, the have left for their places Arun Govil into superstardom. In an age without superhe- and setting fire to Lanka. And white television at home, I Mahaharat. shows might seem awkward due to Covid-19, are now Ramayan also began a trend of roes, my favourite character in the makers understood this. would visit my neighbours It’s funny that in spite of my and slow. But as I watched the mythological television shows, the epic was Hanuman. While I The dialogues featuring Hanu- with larger, colour televisions maniacal obsession with televi- episodes on YouTube, I found at their homes till cable television introduced didn’t understand much of the man involved action and com- to watch the spectacle in all its sion as a child, I today live with- myself involuntarily straight- participating in online us to soap operas. epic’s messaging, I was fasci- edy, played fittingly by the leg- colourful glory. My fascination out one. I have considered get- ening my back and correcting classes. At my home, Ramaan was nated by Hanuman bashing up endary wrestler Dara Singh. with mythology was further ting one on a number of my posture! ineaeresso WEDNESDAY ENTERTAINMENT 01 04 2020 Puneet Rakuar donates ak toards igt against COI If we need to build our state and our nation, we need to come together to fight against the coronairus pandemic, says the ower Star, urging people to stay indoors

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ctors across film industries are doing their bit to help in the fight against A the coronavirus pandemic. In Sandalwood, Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar contributed HEIG A STORY a sum of 50 lakh towards the CM Relief fund on March 30. The actor met Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday morning and handed over the cheque. Puneeth later said we AOUT REA PEOPE IS must listen to every message B S Yediyurappa and Puneeth coming from the Prime Minis- ter, the chief minister, and other government sources. “What- them, and we can do this only Ananddram’s directorial, ever they are saying is for our by listening to them,” he uarathnaa. The project is be- good,” he said, requesting peo- stressed. ing made under the banner of IG RESPOSIIITY ple to stay safe and stay at Puneeth believes that the is- Hombale Films. The team has home. “Social distancing as sue of coronavirus will go completed the shooting, and is American director athew eutwyler talks about shooting well as staying at home is very sooner if everyone cooperates. left with just two songs to film. important at his hour. It might “If we have to build our state Meanwhile, the makers are State of Siege11, action filmmaking, working with an be difficult for all of us. But at and our nation, we have to join busy with the post-production Indian cast and crew, and the political backdrop of the series Social distancing as well the same time, we have to think hands to fight against COV- work. After this, Puneeth will as staying at home is very of people such as officials from ID-19,” he said. resume his shooting for Che- important at his hour the police and BBMP, doctors The actor, who last came on than Kumar’s ames, a film and nurses, and it becomes our screen in atasaarahoma produced by Kishore ● Shilajit Mitra seem to be more drawn to such importance. I mean, — Puneeth Rajkumar, actor duty to safeguard and protect will next be seen in Santhosh Pathikonda. real-life stories. Also, I spend it’s a tremendous responsi- a lot of time in East Africa bility to helm a story about EE5’s tate of with a charity that I founded these real people who sacri- ee there that provides educa- ficed so much and especially recreates the tion and healthcare for chil- to honour the legacy of the tension and dren who have become or- people who died. I think terror of the phans due to various forms some crew and cast were a bit 2008 Mumbai of terrorism and violence, so jarred by the first couple of attacks. The show, stream- I am acutely aware and inter- weeks when I would be pretty ing since March 20, follows ested in exploring these demanding about being pre- a team of National Security subjects. pared and disciplined on set. Guard (NSG) commandos According to the composer, you can come as they are flown in to neu- as it a that a up with the best output when you are tralise the attacks. The 8-ep- There were others who also isode series was created by seemed to appreciate it. Our locked within four walls inside the studio Abhimanyu Singh and first ADs (Hitesh Singhal and he is in the process of doing musical helmed by American direc- Anuj Gera) were excellent tor Matthew Leutwyler. as good and as knowledgea- corrections for the second half of Salaga Leutwyler started his cable as any I have worked reer with the low-budget with. And this was a very A still from the film black comedy Roadkill complex and emotionally (1999). He has since directed draining shoot. Also, due to films like Dead Break- the rush to get the show fast, The River Why, completed by an extremely Answers to Nothing, ambitious deadline, there Gad to ave good singers and Uncanny. was a lot of re-writing on tate of ee is set, which I am not used to. Matthew’s first Q But that was another area and coosers on board venture in India. & where my team came Over email, the di- A h sis is as through and frankly, it rector chatted with us on onaist an would have been impossible ● CE Features about action filmmaking, nnithans oo i to pull off without both working with an Indian cast o ha to o aitiona Karan Mirchandani and and crew, the political back- sah Manya Mirchandani (not he makers of mruth drop of the EE5 show, and I did extensive research and related by the way). The Charan Raj and Duniya Vijay artments are excited to his favourite films from the was also guided by Col hours they put in were in- have good singers and country. Sundeep Sen throughout sane. I’m sure they never Tcomposers on board. Excerpts from the much of the production. A want to see me again. ● A Sharadhaa The team of the film, di- interview partnership that I can hon- And obviously, having my rected by Gururaj estly say will have a profound DOP Richard Henkels was a Kulkarni, had record- hat a o ois effect on my life going for- huge asset, especially in the or music director Charan Raj, being quarantined is some- ed two songs just be- o hain aot th ward. Production was very early stages as I was trying to thing he has always been used to. “Music is best done when fore the lockdown. It K Kalyan, and it is ai attas smart in bringing him on get comfortable in this new you are locked up within four walls, and I am used to being has music score by sung by Vaani My memories of the inci- board as our technical advi- working environment. He un- F in quarantine. I don’t see much of a difference from me director-composer S D Harikrishna and dent are probably not un- sor. I found myself leaning derstood my vision right away being inside the studio,” says Charan, who is currently in the Arvind, and state Ajay Warriar,” he like that of most of the out- on him initially to keep us all and was up to every challenge process of fine-tuning the Duniya Vijay-starrer alaa which award-winning singer adds. side world. I watched much honest about how we were that I threw his way. also marks the latter’s debut as a director. “Social distancing Tejas Haridas has sung the en- The film is being made of the horror unfold on TV, portraying the NSG tactics, has become a norm, and nobody is coming to our studio. I am ergetic number, aanu ande- under the banner of G9 Com- but I did not have any per- but he became a necessary hat is th ist ha doing all that can be done under my control. The lockdown has a enaluru nododaa, munications Media and Enter- sonal connections to Mum- calming force for me in a n o shootin aisti shut studios and that does not allow any musician to record, which has lyrics written by BR tainments. Gururaj has taken bai. I did not know anyone very difficult shoot. iita ation and I am not in a position to do live recording. I am keeping Police Patil. “The song is a folk the responsibility as a writer living there or visiting at the Safety. And overall coordina- the compositions ready. For alaa since we had already fin- tune featuring a contemporary and producer for the film. It time. It just made me feel ter- o as th in tion. The designing of the se- ished the live recording, we are making musical corrections orchestra. We believe that this tells the story of a Bengaluru rible for the people of India. o oin ith an nian quences is the fun part. The for the second half of the film, and are busy with fine-tuning,” is going to be a hugely popular couple living in an apartment. But then, as you absorb the ast an easy part. But then manag- he says. number among the youth,” The film was shot during a 65- enormity of it all, you begin I will not say it was without ing the stunts, squibs, pyro- The film will be the second production venture of KP says the director, who is also day schedule. It stars Tarak to just feel bad for the world its challenges. I was probably technics, actors, and the Srikanth, after his first hit, Taaru. alaa features Sanjana excited about the film’s second Ponnappa and Urvashi Govard- as a whole. a bit harder on them than DOPs team in order to coor- Anand as the female lead, while Dhananjay will be seen as a song, huruaaa eu mat- han in the lead roles while Bal- International politics have many expected or maybe dinate and capture the de- cop. Meanwhile, Charan Raj is also using this time to work on thomme namma olaa. “This aji Manohar, Manasa Joshi and also been a keen interest of were used to. But I take my tail that really tells the sto- compositions for Puneeth Rajkumar’s ames and Shivarajku- track is about recalling the mo- Seetha Kote will be seen as mine and as my filmmaking job pretty seriously, especial- ry... well that’s the trick, mar’s R “I fear that I might come under severe pressure ments when the husband and prominent characters. The film career has progressed, I ly when telling a story of isn’t it? post lockdown, and so I am using this time to the maximum to wife fell in love at first sight. also has Sampath playing a cru- stay on track. The lyrics have been written by cial role.

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● Ashameera Aiyappan was the most striking factor of ther’s name to ensure her an abrupt end, is now a farewell Cline Sciamma’s Portrait of paintings get exhibited. The moment with the lovers mak- A Lady On Fire. A oving ortrait o eae ove film’s most powerful moment ing peace with their choices. omen have a unique way At the heart of it, Portrait is comes when Marianne paints a That’s representation. of forging fleeting, yet a love story. And yes, it shows a recreation of Sophie’s abor- After studying in a co-ed cohesive bonds with lesbian relationship with digni- questions asked. Pure tion, with Heloise assuming the school, one of my first and fore- W strangers... who are also fied sensuality and eroticism. understanding. position of the herbalist. Re- most emotions at being in a women. I believe this is a gen- But the film perceptively paints This nonchalant tone exports suggest that Sciamma women’s college was freedom. der-specific show of solidarity, the female camaraderie in non- tends to the film’s politics as was inspired by the line from The freedom to talk aloud of mostly arising from shared un- dramatic strokes. Marianne well, which touches upon a va- Annie Ernaux’s L’vnement menstrual cycles, body hair... pleasant experiences, especial- (Nomie Merlant) arrives at a riety of women issues. The re- “I do not believe there exists a put your feet up. As Heloise ly in public spaces. If you are remote mansion to paint a por- straining gag on a woman’s ‘Workshop of the Backstreet puts it, “Equality is a pleasant the only woman in a room, no trait of Hlose (Adle Haenel), choice about her reproductive Abortionist’ in any museum in feeling.” There was no need to matter how confident and inde- at her mother’s behest. Sophie health, for starters (Sophie’s at- the world.” What it means is play by the rules of men here, pendent you are, there’s always (Luna Bajrami) is the young tempts at ending her pregnan- the systematic lack of docu- no inhibitions. In fact, these a small sense of relief when an- housemaid. Despite the love cy are cries of desperation, a mentation of women’s perspec- places of interaction for wom- A still from the series other woman walks in. An un- story between Marianne and result of the lack of accessible tives, experiences, the female en rather turn into places spoken bond is sealed with Heloise, the film spends time and non-judgemental health- gaze. It is majestic anger at where they exchange notes on glances, and you know you will building the relationship all care). For Heloise, it takes the making a large portion of wom- how to handle the patriarchal look out for each other. Women these three women share, with play cards in all enthusiasm. In She offers to tag along, taking shape of an uninteresting mar- en mere uninterested bystand- world. Sciamma claims the film will get this experience. It’s a the actors breathing life into another film universe, this her to the local herbalist with riage alliance, extending to ers framed on walls, robbed of to be a ‘manifesto about the fe- camaraderie that emerged every nuance. The minute He- might seem like a bribe to So- Heloise giving them company how marriages continue to be character and individuality. It male gaze’, which is true, yes. from the mutual acknowledge- loise’s mother leaves the house, phie, so she does not tell on the as well. No questions are asked, economic deals for women, and isn’t surprising that Orpheus But Portrait of A Lady on Fire ment of the stress it takes to be the trio settles into an equani- lovers. But not in this film. So- except for those on Sophie’s also how they convince them- never hears Eurydice’s final is as much an ode to female ca- a woman, in a man’s world. So mous harmony. Heloise takes phie has her own problems. In health and wellness. And like- selves into it. For the more au- words in Ovid’s ‘Orpheus and maraderie as it is a tragic love in a new episode of ‘Rarely care of cooking, Marianne a refreshing no-nonsense con- wise, Sophie doesn’t question tonomous Marianne, it is about Eurydice’. But look at how story. The film is a documenta- Have We Ever’, this undis- serves wine, while Sophie is left versation, Marienna learns Marianne-Heloise’s love. No the restrictions placed on her Marianne reimagines it, with tion of a few creative women on cussed, impromptu bonhomie to embroider in peace. They about Sophie’s abortion plans. eyebrows raised. And again, no art. She needs to use her fa- Heloise’s influence. What was fire.