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But malls, metro rails, domes- to immediate help mitigate the ❒ - tic and international flights, plight of migrant labour on the " colleges, schools, religious roads due to the nation-wide % 456+0* political gathering remained in lockdown entering 54th day. ❒ 2 % . "% . % . the prohibited list. The night curfew, between n the wake of huge move- ! " Different States have given 7 pm and 7 am, will continue ment of migrants from across # $% ❒ 9 % " I leeway to economic activities in in all zones. Hotels, restaurants the States, the Indian Council " ' the green and orange zones and and other hospitality services, of Medical Council (ICMR) on ' narrowed down their enforce- except for the running of can- ❒ " % Monday revised its testing ment of lockdown guidelines to teens in bus depots, railway sta- strategy mandating all patients asymptomatic direct and high- only containment zones. Some tions and airports, will not be ! of severe acute respiratory risk contacts of confirmed States, like Karnataka and West allowed. ❒ " " infection (SARI) to be tested cases be tested once between Bengal, have permitted open- Maharashtra, the worst "! " for the Covid-19 regardless of day 5 and day 10 of coming ing of salons and barber’s shops affected State in the country ! travel or contact history. into contact. where close contacts with the and particularly its Capital ❒ . Frontline workers involved in “All hospitalised patients customers is possible. In con- Mumbai with nearly 20 per % containment and mitigation who develop ILI (influenza trast Delhi has not allowed bar- cent of coronavirus cases in the ❒ of Covid-19 will also be tested. like illness) symptoms, symp- ber shops, spas and salons to country, will not experience 6 This comes even as the tomatic individuals with his- open yet. relaxations in major part of the ❒ ! Government has maintained tory of international travel in Telangana too has allowed city. Saying Mumbai is still a :! : !" that there is no community the last 14 days, symptomatic salons to open and permitted Covid-19 red zone, authorities " ! 456+0* schools, colleges, cinema 456+0* transmission in the country. contacts of laboratory con- bus services within the State. have not eased restrictions and ❒ - halls and saloons will remain Testing has been one of the firmed cases, symptomatic Walmart-owned Flipkart warned people about strong elhi Chief Minister Arvind closed. n the day one of lockdown concerns in India’s manage- healthcare workers, patients of said it is awaiting advisories action against violators in the ! . ! !' DKejriwal on the first day of Addressing an online O4.0, heavy vehicular traffic ment of the Covid-19. Many Severe Acute Respiratory from different States fourth phase of the nationwide ❒ ! ! lockdown 4.0 on Monday media briefing here, Kejriwal was witnessed on Monday at experts have said India’s testing Infection (SARI), symptomatic for resuming full services, lockdown. emphasised on the importance said, “We have to gradually the Delhi-Gurugram and strategy is too restrictive. ILI within hotspots and con- including in red zones, a day Taking a rather relaxed ❒ & of gradual revival of econom- move towards opening the Delhi-Noida borders. According to new strategy, tainment zones to be tested for after Home Ministry’s guide- view of coronavirus situation, ! ; ic activities with certain relax- economy. We used the lock- There were long queues of no emergency procedure the Covid-19,” the ICMR said. lines on lockdown 4.0 were Karnataka has allowed major ation and a few restrictions down period to make vehicles at Delhi-Noida border (including deliveries) should be ILI case is defined as one released. concessions for re-starting eco- ❒ % amid corona in the national arrangements to deal with on Monday morning. delayed for the lack of test. But with acute respiratory infection Parks and sports complex- nomic activities. Chief Minister Capital which saw 1,0054 pos- Covid-19.” The Delhi Traffic Police the sample can be sent for test- with 38 degree Celsius fever or es will be open with the norms BS Yediyurappa, however, said ❒ 4 itive cases. People boarding buses in advised people to avoid cross- ing simultaneously if the per- more than that and cough. of “social distancing” but step- people from four States — ! The CM announced open- the city will have to be screened ing border via Kalindi Kundi son showed symptoms pre- SARI patients are those with ping out of homes between 7 Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil ❒ = ing of shops in markets on an first, he said, adding that four- and DND without scribed in the guideline. acute respiratory infection and pm and 7 am, except for essen- Nadu and Kerala — will not be > odd-even basis and running of wheeler vehicles, including an e-pass as the Uttar Pradesh Beside the earlier cate- 38 degree Celsius fever tial services will be prohibited. allowed entry into the State till ❒ = !% buses with only 20 passengers, taxis, will be allowed with only Police was allowing vehicles gories of individuals fitting the or more and requiring hospi- Taxis and cabs will be allowed May 31. but said Metro services, two passengers. only with movement pass. testing criteria, the ICMR said talisation. $ 456+0* .$/ ! ! " down for another two weeks till !" ndia crossed a dubious mile- >&"?@ "A/ ?"A>: May 31 to contain the spread !$ %& Istone in the spread of coro- ! 4 ":@ ?A"A@ of coronavirus, said Narendra ! ' na cases on Monday when its (B ":A@ @/AA"?A Solanki, Head Equity Research overall count crossed 1,00,000 (Fundamental), Anand Rathi. cases with 3,155 deaths as the $$%&$ 6 "&A )$A"A?& The relief package deadly virus continued to = B &"&: >?>"? announcements appeared ( ! 456+0* spread across the country with ! % - &">@ &"A>& falling short of meeting market alarming speed. With around expectations on any demand % * +" 4,641 new cases, the country ‘s , - A"@& ?":?> he equity market tanked on side reforms, triggering an , - $ total stood at 1,00,340 cases. 5 "?& AA"@ TMonday sending clear sig- intense selloff in the domestic ' New cases were still coming in 2 - "A> &"&& nal about the participants’ dis- market, he noted. from different states and the %'(% appointment over the stimulus The Government, in its ! " overall coutn could go up. -B "/? >:"&A: package announced by the first four tranches of the stim- " ! According to the data from Government even as global ulus package, focussed on cred- * . the States, the highest number in that order. deaths. investment firm Goldman it line to small businesses and ! of confirmed cases in Maharashtra reported Even as India crossed 1 %$ Sachs saw India slipping into a new fund creations to be shoul- ! %/ !" the country are from 2,033 cases and 51 deaths tak- lakh mark on the first day of major recession. dered by banks and financial , 0 ! 0 Maharashtra at 35,086, Gujarat ing its overall tally to 35,086. the Lockdown 4 on Monday, !& '( ) The market fell for the institutions with very little 1 " at 11,746, Delhi at 10,054, They were followed by Tamil the Government found solace third consecutive day, each extra budget spending. Rajasthan at 5,505, Madhya Nadu which chipped in with in the fact that at 7.1 cases per day responding to the separate IndusInd Bank was the In the last set of measures, Pradesh at 5,326 and Uttar 536 cases and three more death, lakh, the Coronavirus ratio is tranches of stimulus top laggard in the Sensex pack, the Centre on Sunday ' Pradesh at 4,605. taking its overall count to lowest in world. Noida: Thirty-one people test- announced by the Finance cracking around 10 per cent, announced plans to privatise Maharashtra followed by 11,760 and 82 deaths. “In terms of confirmed ed positive for Covid-19 in UP’s Minister. followed by HDFC, Maruti PSUs in non-strategic sectors Tamil Nadu were the two top Madhya Pradesh reported cases per lakh population, India Gautam Buddh Nagar on Benchmark Sensex crashed Suzuki, Axis Bank and and suspend loan default-trig- # # contributors of new cases on 259 new cases and 4 death to has so far about 7.1 cases per Monday, pushing the total cases 1,069 points tracking massive UltraTech Cement. On the gered bankruptcy filings for 2 3! % Monday. They were followed take its overall count to 5,236 lakh population vis a vis approx to 286 in the district. Chinese selloffs in banking and auto other hand, TCS, Infosys, ITC one year, and also gave a Rs * . !! by Gujarat, , Madhya Pradesh, and 252 deaths. Uttar Pradesh 60 cases per lakh population for smartphone maker Oppo has stocks. The 30-share BSE index and HCL closed with gains. 40,000-crore hike in allocation !! Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar recorded 141 new cases and no the world as a whole,” said an suspended operations at Noida ended at 30,028.98, while the Traders and investors for the rural employment guar- Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, death, while West Bengal official from the Union Health factory after its six workers broader NSE Nifty plunged remained on edge as the Home antee scheme to provide jobs to %/ Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh reported 149 new cases and 6 Ministry. were found infected by Covid. 313.60 points to 8,823.25. Ministry extended the lock- migrant workers. !' *+ + R P $(--- =2*-,= work started on ways to eco- is the major source of income nomically strengthen farmers, for millions of families in the + whopping 20 lakh farmers tribals and labourers. State. Awill benefit from the The Nyay scheme will To increase the income of +,3485 Chhattisgarh Government’s directly help 20 lakh farmers, the tribals, the Government Kisan Nyay Yojana under officials said. has ensured the middle-market s the migrant workers issue which funds for paddy, maize For this, a provision of free market system and pur- 01( '1 Ahas taken a political turn and sugarcane (rabi) crops will 5,100 crore has been made in chase of forest produce at the between the Congress and the be transferred to the farmers’ the budget. right price. Tendu leaf collection !* 456+0* BJP, the Uttar Pradesh bank accounts on the basis of The State Government had rate increased to 4,000 per Government has accepted the area registered in kharif earlier waived loans amounting standard bag. Apart from this, xtremely severe cyclone Congress national general sec- year 2019. to 8,800 crore for about 18 the number of forest produce Estorm Amphan on Monday retary Priyanka Gandhi’s offer The ambitious scheme will lakh farmers. purchased on support price has turned into a super cyclonic to provide 1,000 buses to trans- roll out on May 21, the death Apart from this, steps like been hiked from 7 to 25 now. storm and thousands of people # !" ( " port migrant workers. anniversary of former Prime providing four-time compen- Amid the lockdown, forest have been evacuated from low UP Additional Chief Minister Rajiv Gandhi. sation on agricultural land produce was extensively col- lying coastal areas in Odisha and it will hit the West Bengal over the low lying areas of East Secretary Awanish Awasthi Former Congress President acquisition have also been lected in the forest areas of the and West Bengal. on May 20. “Amphan will make Medinipur of West Bengal dur- said the Government has Rahul Gandhi had announced undertaken. state. Chhattisgarh accounts Amphan has potential to landfall in some area between ing the time of landfall. accepted the Congress pro- from Congress-ruled States the Nyay scheme in During the Covid-19 for 98 percent of the total for- extensive damages to property Digha of West Bengal and Prime Minister Narendra posal and asked them to fur- were sent in trucks if the Chhattisgarh, and its imple- induced lockdown period, the est produce across India. and infrastructure in coastal Hatia Island of Bangladesh, Modi has also held a high nish details of 1,000 buses. Congress-ruled States had so mentation will be inaugurated Chhattisgarh Government has In the current season, a tar- areas of north Odisha and both are highly populated level meeting with officials of Congress president Ajay many buses. in this very state by Chief generated massive employment get of collecting over 16 lakh West Bengal. Army, Navy, Air areas,” he said. the Ministry of Home Affairs Kumar ‘Lallu’ claimed to have Yogi’s tweets were in Minister Bhupesh Baghel. under the Mahatma Gandhi standard sacks of tendu leaves Force and Coast Guard have The India Meteorological (MHA) and the National handed over the list of buses response to an emotional tweet The Nyay scheme, which the Employment Guarantee will benefit about 12 lakh col- been put on high alert. Department has warned of Disaster Management they had provided on the bor- from Priyanka Gandhi where Congress promised in its election Scheme and directly benefited lectors. A total of 649 crore According to Mrutyunjay storm surge of 4-6 metre height Authority (NDMA) to review ders to ferry the migrant work- she had asked the UP manifesto, is aimed at ensuring 23 lakh villagers. will be paid directly to them as Mohapatra, Director General of above astronomical tide, will the arising cyclone Amphan ers. Government to allow minimum income to the poor A total of 44 per cent area remuneration. The State India Meteorological inundate low lying coastal areas situation in different parts of But taking a jibe at the entry of 1,000 buses which the through direct bank transfer. of Chhattisgarh is covered by Government is giving an addi- Department (IMD), super and likely to inundate low the country and to assess the Congress, Chief Minister Yogi Congress had arranged to ferry Soon after the formation of the forest and 31 per cent of the tional incentive of 13 per kg cyclone will arrive with a wind lying areas of South & North 24 situation that may arise after Adityanath has asked Priyanka migrant workers to their native Baghel-led Government in population belongs to the trib- for the fixed support price of speed up to at 250 km per hour Parganas and about 4-6 metres the landfall. Gandhi why migrant workers districts. Chhattisgarh in December 2018, al community. Forest produce Mahua flower at 17 per kg. ! !
) ! # " $ # ! ! including Bapu Dham colony 0246*(2=0 hospitals. As many as 114 are Gurugram (211), Faridabad 0246*(2=0 electricity bills will also be 0246*(2=0 (BDC), part of Sector 30-B, patients have been cured and (150), Sonepat (137), Jhajjar taken up and the discrepancies Kacchi Colony, Dhanas, part of aryana on Monday report- discharged. As many as 33 per- (90), Nuh (65), Ambala (42) aryana would allow intra will be corrected. Those who fter a gap of nearly two Shastri Nagar (Manimajra), Hed 18 more Covid cases sons are under observation of and Palwal (39), Panipat (36). Hand interstate bus service have complaints regarding their Amonths, public transport Part of Sector 38 and Part of and discharged 36 patients health officials in different According to officials, a from Tuesday, Chief Minister domestic electricity bills can including autos, buses and Sector 52, where relaxations from hospitals even as the quarantine facilities. The total of 36 Covid patients were Manohar Lal Khattar said on lodge their complaints at toll- taxis will resume in will not be permitted and only, State' s cumulative Covid tally Gurugram district adminis- discharged from various dis- Monday. free number 1912. The Chief Chandigarh from Tuesday essential services would be reached 928, of which 316 tration has so far drawn 10,007 tricts including 18 in Sonepat, As the fourth phase of Minister further added that if onwards with limited capacity. allowed. cases are active. samples, of which 9,533 tested 10 in Gurugram, two each in nationwide lockdown due to someone has already made the Along with that shops in City Chandigarh, which is a Haryana has so far report- negative. Reports of 263 sam- Nuh and Rohtak and four in the global pandemic Covid-19 payment for inflated bills then Centre Sector 17, Sector 34 joint capital of Punjab and ed 14 corona virus-related ples are still awaited. Gurugram Mahendragarh. According to has been implemented and the they need not worry as the market and shops on sector Haryana on Monday recorded deaths. On Monday, 36 patients district currently have 35 con- the State Government’s health scope of relaxations, allowed amount will be adjusted in the dividing roads have been six fresh positive cases from have recovered from various tainment zones, including 34 in bulletin, 18 fresh cases were during lockdown 3, has further next bill. allowed to open from 11 am to BDC, which has till now hospitals of the State over the Gurugram block. reported from Gurugram, been widened in accordance Khattar said works under 6 pm. reported 128 positive cases. last 24 hours. This has As many as 36 patients Faridabad, Sonepat, Karnal, with MHA guidelines, Khattar MGNREGA will be encour- The congested markets Manoj Parida, Adviser to increased the recovery rate. walked out of hospital from dif- Mahendragarh and Hisar. said in a statement. aged by the State Government such as Sector 46 Rehri market, UT Administrator said that Now the state's recovery rate ferent districts of the State on Faridabad district that had He said the restrictions for providing employment to Sector 22 Shastri market, Sector the fresh guidelines for has reached 64.44 percent. Monday. So far, 598 patients so far reported 147 cases a day will continue especially in the season were discussed, adding workers in rural areas in the 15 Patel Market, Sec 41 Krishna Chandigarh have been issued Gurugram on Monday have been cured and dis- ago, has added three more now, containment zone. Apart from that work regarding issuance of state, pointing out that Haryana market, Sec 19 Sadar Bazar and in line with Central reported seven more coron- charged from hospitals in taking the tally to 150. Sonepat this the areas other than the tubewell connections had been is the first State in the country Pallika Bazar, Sec 18 Gandhi Government’s order. The city avirus cases in different areas, Haryana, including the 14 reported three more cases, tak- containment zone will be con- started and around 1,000 new to give 309 per day as MGN- market, Sec 27 Janta market is residents are requested to con- adding to the concerns of dis- Italian nationals. ing the tally to 137. Karnal sidered as orange zone and all tubewells with five-star motors REGA wages and during this also allowed to open on an tinue follow the mandatory trict authorities since some The majority of the new reported one more case, taking non-restricted activities will have been installed while the period of the Covid-19 crisis, odd-even basis from 10:30 am practice of wearing masks at cases were reported from new cases are from NCR districts the tally to 19. Mahendragarh resume in such areas. remaining such 4,000 tube- emphasis will be given to pro- to 6 pm. public places and maintain areas. In Gurugram, a total of –Gurugram, Sonepat and reported one more case, taking The Chief Minister said wells will be installed till June vide work opportunities to However, the city will social distancing, he said. 211 cases have been reported Faridabad. The worst affected the tally to 8. Three more cases that in a review meeting mea- 30. more people by increasing the remain under lockdown for The fresh guidelines issued till date, including 97 active districts of the State with max- reported in Hisar, taking the tally sures to be taken for smooth He said that complaints works under the MGNREGA next two weeks and the move- by the UT Administration stat- cases admitted in different city imum number of positive cases to 7. power supply during summer regarding inflated domestic in the coming days. ment of individuals will remain ed, “All non-AC buses will be prohibited between 7 pm to 7 operated in tri-city with the am except for essential services. consent of the neighbouring A day after the Central states. There will be a flat rate Government issued guidelines of 20 per ticket. The buses for lockdown 4.0 to stem the will run with 50 percent capac- spread of Coronavirus, the ity only and necessary social 0246*(2=0 those stepping out without also expected to return. the Chief Minister directed days, as compared with the Revenue, Rural Development, Chandigarh Administration on distancing norms will be fol- masks. The Chief Minister said the Chief Secretary to work out national average,” he said, Urban Local Government, Monday issued an order allow- lowed. Inter-state buses (out- irecting the District Instructions were given to that while Punjab was willing- the modalities for the same adding that a review of the 35 Food and Civil Supplies, Mandi ing a series of relaxations in the side tri-city) will also be DAdministrations and the the Transport Department to ly sending back people, includ- with the Centre. All such work- deaths, which includes 11 male Board, Procurement Agencies, city in line with the resumed after obtaining nec- Police to remain on high alert put in place stringent protocols ing migrants, from other states, ers shall have to be quarantined and 24 female, showed that high contact persons in agri- Centre’s order. essary consent from the receiv- in the wake of lifting of restric- for handling daily passengers spending 7.5 lakh per train, in the villages they would be there was only one case with no culture harvest and sowing The decisions to resume ing states.” tions, Punjab Chief Minister travelling on point-to-point other States were not respond- working in, he said. comorbidity, while 16 had a operations, including combine public transport, start public “The passenger vehicles Capt Amarinder Singh on inter-state buses which will ing in like and were asking his Punjab Food and Civil single comorbidity and remain- harvester operators, truck dri- dealings in government offices such as cars and taxies will be Monday directed the Transport start moving after May 31. Government to arrange for Supplies Minister Bharat ing had multiple comorbid vers, loader, unloaders, mandi and opening of shops in all allowed. There will be maxi- Department to draft standard Making it clear that inter- ferrying Punjabis back from Bhushan Ashu said that his conditions, such as hyperten- labour, commission agents and markets among others were mum three persons in a vehi- operation procedures (SOPs) state movement will be allowed there. As of date, more than Department was collating data sion, diabetes, lung infection, mandi supervisors, as well as taken during the meeting held cle. The auto-rickshaws are for resumption of local bus only on special and Shramik two lakh migrants of the 11 of migrants based on registra- obesity etc. high risk persons working in by Punjab Governor and UT permitted to ply in the city on movement in all but the con- trains “at least till May 31”, the lakh who had registered on the tions made for travel, in line Regarding testing, it was congested and high contact Administrator VP Singh the condition that only one tainment zones, but ruled Chief Minister said that buses special portal created by the with the Government of India’s informed that in a week’s time, areas such as vegetable mandi, Badnore on Monday. passenger is carried. The two out inter-State bus service till will be allowed to ply within the Government had left Punjab, directions on distribution of the State would be able to fruit mandi, whole sale market, All shops in internal sector wheelers can ply without a May 31. state in a phased manner. the Chief Minister said. As rations.All those coming in scale up the number from cur- retail stores, banks etc. markets (neighbourhood mar- pillion rider. The pedal or cycle Terming the danger of A list of SOPs, including many as 20 trains are leaving are required to upload a clean rent 1400 in Government labs High risk travelers exposed kets), which were earlier rickshaws will be allowed with spread as a result of mixing of daily disinfection of buses, will Punjab every day, with 15 health chit on COVA app, with to 4650 per day in just three to multiple contacts such as allowed to be open on odd- only one passenger,” the order people with the start of relax- be issued before the resump- scheduled for Uttar Pradesh checking being done at the bor- Government medical colleges. truck drivers, bus drivers, con- even basis will now be allowed stated. ations as the real test, the Chief tion of the bus service in the and six for Bihar on Monday. ders on arrival, the Chief In the next 25 days, four more ductors etc will also be tested to open from 10 am to 6 pm on Allowing the public deal- Minister directed all depart- non-containment zones, he Capt Amarinder said that Secretary Karan Avtar Singh labs in the State would be in the days ahead.On the issue all days except the usual week- ings in the government offices, ments to ensure close moni- added. while more trains were need- said. Health Advisor to Punjab ready for testing, with addi- of shortage of doctors, the ly off day. the UT order said, “The pub- toring and strict adherence to Referring to continued ed for Bihar, the State was not Government Dr KK Talwar tional 1000 per day capacity Chief Secretary informed the With 197 positive cases of lic dealing offices such as all advisories. entry of migrants, NRIs and willing to take in people at this said that analysis showed that which would be in addition to meeting that DCs were hiring coronavirus till Monday Sampark Centres, RLA, Sub- The Chief Minister, at a others via special trains and stage as their quarantine facil- only one percent of the the Central Government and doctors on contract at the local evening, the union Registrar office etc. shall video conference to review the flights, the Chief Minister reit- ities were full. migrants leaving Punjab were private testing capacities. level for the Covid Care territory of Chandigarh will remain open. All UT Covid and lockdown situation erated his earlier directions On being informed that the turning out to be positive, In addition to testing of Centres. Medical colleges and continue to be in coronavirus Administration offices will in the State, asked the Police for strict adherence to their State was receiving requests which was much lower than the inter-state travellers, the Health private hospitals are joining red-zone till further orders as function from 10 am to 5:30 Department to be tough in quarantine rules. So far, 60,000 from migrant labour from figure of those coming back. Department is now moving hands to facilitate tertiary care declared by the Central pm. 50 percent of the govern- ensuring social distancing and Punjabis had registered for other states like UP and Bihar “The rate of increase in towards testing of all high con- and treatment as the State gets Government. ment officials below the rank of other necessary Covid preven- return to the State, he said, to return to Punjab to work in cases and doubling in Punjab tact Government employees ready for the next phase of the The city will continue to Deputy Secretary will be called tion protocols and to challan adding that 20,000 NRIs were the fields during paddy season, stands at one percent and 70 including Police, Health, pandemic. have six containment zones to office. ' * " " # =*42(2= # again joined the list of affect- avirus-free on the day with ! ! , 2* crisis. I am ready to face any ashmir's apple industry is ed districts with the detection the recovery of the three last kind of crisis of criticism. I Kfacing a major crisis. The % ! &' of the 20 cases. While 19 of patients. With this, all the 48 aharashtra Chief am not going to take the lockdown following the abro- ( ) them were from Nuagaon, patients in the city have MMinister Uddhav decision of lifting the lock- gation of article 370 last year one was from Kujanga. All of recovered. Of the 50 cases Thackeray said here on down in a hurry”. was a huge setback and then them are in quarantine. reported here, while 48 recov- Monday night that State “But, we will have to tide early snowfall that destroyed * # Jagatsinghpur was fol- ered, two died. Government would enforce over the Coronavirus crisis the apple orchards, and now lowed by Ganjam district The city which reported the lockdown-4 norms more before the onset of the mon- the coronavirus lockdown that with 15, Jajpur district 16, the Odisha’s first Covid-19 strictly in red zone soon in the state. Hence we has broken the supply chain ++, Puri district four, three each case on March 15 and State’s areas as it would have to tide will enforce the lockdown-4 and hampered business causing in Nayagarh and Kendrapada first coronavirus fatality on over the Coronavirus crisis in ve5ry strictly,” Uddhav said. major losses to the farmers and #. districts, Balangir district April 6 was declared as free the State before the onset of “The normal activities are apple growers. / two, one each in Boudh, from the infectious disease the monsoon, even as 51 beginning in the green zone Huge quantities of apples Cuttack and Khordha dis- with the discharge of three more people succumbed to areas. We are giving permis- are rotting due to non avail- said a farmer in Pulwama.The and don't know how to deal tricts. patients. Covid-19 and 2033 others sion to start shops. ability of a market and buyers. apple industry suffered major with the situation," said an 0, 2452= But for the first time two On Monday, besides the tested positive for the pan- But, we will enforce the lock- Tens of thousands of apple losses in the lockdown follow- apple merchant.Kashmir pro- cases were reported from three patients from demic in various parts of the down- 4 strictly in the red boxes are lying in cold storages ing the abrogation of article 370 duces 20 lakh metric tonnes of s many as 68 more Kandhamal district, which Bhubaneswar, 54 more per- State. zone areas of the state,” the across the valley. The farmers on August 5 2019. apples every year. ACovid-19 cases were till now remained unaffected sons recovered and tested Addressing the people chief minister. have appealed to the J&K The harvest got delayed. The fruit is cultivated on reported on Monday With by the virus spread. Both the negative. While 40 were from across the State through social Meanwhile, with 51 fresh administration to intervene The killing of some non-local more than 37 lakh hectares of this, the total cases rose to patients are Tamil Nadu Ganjam district, five were media on the day when the deaths and 2033 new positive and help them come out of this labourers in south Kashmir land across the valley consti- 896 in the State. returnees and are on quaran- from Jagatsinghpur, four Lockdown-4 began, the Chief cases, the total number of crisis."Farmers are suffering worsened the situation. The tuting 75 per cent of the total The highest number of 20 tine. With the addition of from Mayurbhanj, four from Minister said: “We can lift the deaths mounted to 1,249 and losses in crores, we appeal to growers stored their harvest in apple production in India. cases was reported from Kandhamal, 23districts of the Balangir and one each from lock down at any time. But I the infected cases the Lt Governor to come to our the hope of receiving better The fruit earns Kashmir Jagatsinghpur district. State are now hit by the pan- Sundargarh, Baleswar and know what will be conse- to 35,058. “Of the total infect- rescue, our produce has suf- rates this spring. But the sec- 8,000 crores annually, and Interestingly, the district demic. Kendrapada. With this, the quences of lifting the lock- ed cases, 25392 are active fered huge damage, there are ond lockdown in less than a provides livelihood to 33 lakh which earned the tag of However, State capital total recoveries reached 277 down at this State. I do not cases,” a State health official no buyers, we can't sell the year has dashed all their people including seven lakh Covid-free district, once Bhubaneswar became coron- in the State. want to push the state into a said. apples during the lockdown," hopes."We are really at a loss farmers. " ! one case each was found in was about 67 per cent few days Nainital and Uttarkashi dis- ago. A total of 1488397 people tricts. have so far downloaded the ! "! In Dehradun, a 60 year old Aarogya Setu app on their woman who had returned from smart phones. The authorities 60=26,4 Champawat, Haridwar, eral though in special circum- ! Mumbai on May 14 was found have kept 52730 people in Pithoragarh, Tehri and stances, permission for this positive for the disease in home quarantine while 6902 ccording to the new cate- Rudraprayag districts as Green will be granted by the state’s Basant Vihar area of the city. people are in facility quaran- Agorisation of the districts zones while Dehradun, nodal officer, divisional com- Similarly a 35 year old male tine. The doubling rate of for the fourth phase of lock- Almora, Nainital, Pauri, missioner and the district mag- who had a travel history from Covid-19 in last seven days is down till May 31, there is not Udham Singh Nagar and istrate. * ! Mumbai was also found posi- 15.5 days. a single Red zone district in the Uttarkashi districts have been In the Green and Orange tive for the disease. In Nainital The state now has 43 active state at present. categorised as Orange zones. zone districts, inter-state and district a 20 year old female cases in the state with Further, all shops will be The number of total active intra-state public transport will who had travelled to the state Dehradun district at top of the allowed to open in Orange and cases per one lakh population, be allowed at 50 per cent from Delhi was found positive. table with 18 active cases. The Green zones daily from 7 AM doubling rate in last seven capacity. 60=26,4 In another case of migrants Udham Singh Nagar district to 4 PM. days, fatality rate, testing ratio For inter-state public trans- bringing virus in the moun- has 15 active cases while However, to prevent and test positivity rate are the port, Uttarakhand government he returning migrant tainous areas of the state, a 23 The additional secretary, Covid -19 testing. Nainital has six cases. crowding, the odd-even for- factors considered in categori- will await categorisation of dis- Tinduced spurt in the Covid- year male who has a travel his- state health department, Yugal The authorities have so far Uttarkashi district has two mula will be applied to private sation of districts. tricts in other states, according 19 in Uttarakhand is showing tory from Gurugram in Kishore Pant said reports of 455 taken swab samples of 13870 active cases while Almora and four-wheelers according to the Singh informed that as per to which such transportation no signs of abatement as four Haryana was tested positive for samples were found negative suspected patients for Covid-19 Pauri districts have one active date in seven cities of the state, Central directions, the district will be facilitated. new cases of the disease sur- the disease in Uttarkashi dis- for the disease on Monday test. Out of the total samples case each. The health depart- informed the chief secretary magistrate will ascertain con- In both inter-state and faced in the state on Monday. trict. The district now has while four were found positive. taken, 0.78 per cent samples ment has appealed that the per- Utpal Kumar Singh on tainment zones and buffer intra-state public transport, These cases increased the tally three cases of novel He added that reports of 1087 have been found positive for sons who are in home quaran- Monday. zones in the district. the Central and State govern- of Covid-19 affected patients in Coronavirus. Dehradun district samples are still awaited by the the disease. On Monday the tine must observe the manda- He informed that following The earlier restrictions ment guidelines regarding the state to 96. On the day, two with 46 cases of the disease department. rate of recovery from the tory guidelines and should stay the criteria set by the Centre, and relaxations will continue in social distancing and other cases of the disease were constitute almost half of the On Monday, a total of 586 Covid-19 in the state was 55.91 in separate room and not ven- the State Government has cat- Red zones. Inter-state transport directions will have to be fol- reported from Dehradun while state’s tally of Covid-19 cases. samples were collected for per cent. Incidentally the rate ture outside their house. egorised Bageshwar, Chamoli, will remain prohibited in gen- lowed. chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | TUESDAY | MAY 19, 2020 Chhattisgarh to step up Anganwadi workers Covid-19 screening drive to scan coronavirus STAFF REPORTER n works of Women and Child STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR “For better RAIPUR Development Department and the Social Welfare ith a spike in the o enhance coronavirus number of Covid-19 results, he wanted Department. W Tscanning across Officials told the Chief positive cases in Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh, the state gov- Health and Family Welfare officials to hold Minister that in the past one ernment has decided to year, over 62,500 children Minister T. S. Singh Deo has deploy Angawadi workers on comprehensive were freed of malnutrition directed that more and more a door-to-door campaign to people should face the tests in scan the health of people. under the Mukhyamantri coronavirus test. This was decided at a Suposhan Abhiyan. At a meeting held at the coordination with meeting chaired by Chief Under the programme, Covid-19 State Control and Minister Bhupesh Baghel at 24.38 lakh beneficiaries Command Centre on Monday, the local his residence on Monday, received ready-to-eat food the Minister told officials to officials said. and 3.62 lakh got dry ration, expedite the work to establish administration at While lauding the role of officials said. coronavirus testing laborato- Anganwadi workers for dis- In Bastar, eggs were pro- ries at Bilaspur, Ambikapur the quarantine tributing ready-to-eat food because of a sudden surge of will have to inform the vided to children. and Rajnandgaon Medical and dry ration door-to-door coronavirus patients in the Health Department and get “These eggs should be Colleges. centres at village during the Covid-19 induced state. them tested,” the Chief purchased locally as it will “If they find any suspect- This will help to test more lockdown, Baghel said they Minister said. benefit the locals,” the Chief levels where will have to do the new task ed coronavirus patient, they samples, he said. He was reviewing the Minister said. The Minister ruled that migrant workers migrant workers testing posi- tive for Covid-19 should be are kept” immediately provided treat- Two Naxalites BJP alleges lack of system ment. with the local administration the surveillance has to be Secretary Niharika Barik For better results, he want- at the quarantine centres at vil- heightened in all the districts Singh, Health Commissioner ed officials to hold compre- lage levels where migrant of state. Bhuvnesh Yadav and other hensive tests in coordination workers are kept. In addition, Health Department senior officials were present. held in Sukma at quarantine centres STAFF REPORTER n ment is in place. The situation n RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER He was wanted for tar- is such that incidents of sui- SUKMA geting security forces by he Chhattisgarh BJP on cide, death due to snake bike triggering an improvised TMonday alleged lack of wo Naxalites, including and the recent case of a preg- Three more Covid-19 positive found in C’garh explosive device (IED) last systems in quarantine centres nant woman not getting time- Tone wanted for attack- year in the Bhejji- in the state, saying they were ing a police party, were ly medical help have been STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Chhattisgarh has shot up to Elaramguda village, an more like Dharamshalas, and reported. arrested in separate opera- 36, he added. officer said. asked the government to make The inmates have not hree more Covid-19 tions by security forces in There was a sudden Likewise, a team from public how they were run. been provided facial masks positive case were Chhattisgarh's Sukma dis- T spike in Covid-19 cases in the Central Reserve Police BJP state spokesperson and social distancing is bla- detected in Chhattisgarh on trict, police said on Sachchidanand Upasane said Chhattisgarh on Sunday, Force (CRPF), STF, DRG tantly violated at the centres. Monday. This increases the Monday. and police caught Deva in a statement that while the tally of active cases in the with 25 persons testing pos- “Those migrants arriving itive for the coronavirus A police officer identi- after launching an opera- Chhattisgarh government is state to 36. fied them as Madvi Dula tion from the Gadiras making tall claims regarding through trains to state are not pandemic. Most are return- Dr Akhilesh Tripathi, (40) and Doim alias Deva police station. He was these centres, the ground real- properly undergoing medical Media In-Charge of the ing migrant labourers or (35). nabbed from Gadempara ities gave a different picture. tests and check-up. No seri- state level Corona came in close contact with Madvi Dula, a resident in Maroki village. He alleged that these are ousness has been shown by the Monitoring Committee, them. of Kolaiguda village in Deva was a member of no arrangements for security state government to screen said the two of the new Out of the 25 cases Bhejji police station limits, the Maoist outfit DKAMS and other basic amenities at them as most positive cases cases were found in Raigarh detected on Sunday, nine was arrested by a joint (Dandakaranya Kisan these centres. Any person can are being reported from them. districts while one was from patients belong to Balod and team of the Special Task Adivasi Majdur Sangh) and come and go at any time and It is also creating a sense of Surajpur district of Surguja the rest are from Baloda Force (STF) and District was wanted for looting that those arriving to meet fear in the local villages and region. Bazaar (6), Kawardha (2) Reserve Group (DRG) election material during patients also bring food. urban areas where positive With this, the number and Rajim (1), Janjgir from a forested patch near the 2015 Panchayat elec- The BJP leader asserted cases have been reported,” said of active cases in Champa (6) and Surguja (1). Veerabhatti jungle. tion, police said. that no monitoring arrange- the BJP spokesperson. Covid-19 Sec 144 extended in C'garh for 3 months STAFF REPORTER n Chhattisgarh districts, the situation is yet Home Ministry, the RAIPUR to be brought under com- Chhattisgarh government government has plete control and there is has also decided that he Chhattisgarh gov- also decided that still a possibility of the restaurants, hotel bars and Ternment has extended coronavirus infection clubs will remain shut in restrictions imposed in all restaurants, hotel spreading in several the state till May 31. Sports districts under Section 144 bars and clubs will places," an order from the complexes and stadiums of CrPC, which bars the Home Department said. will continue to be closed assembly of four or more remain shut in the "Therefore, in view of till further orders. persons in a place, for the state till May 31 the present circumstances, A total of 25 new coro- next three months in a bid it is inevitable to extend the navirus patients were to control the spread of The government issued the period of Section 144 for detected in the state on Covid-19. fresh direction after getting the next three months to Sunday. The two-month suggestions from all contain the transmission of While there are 33 The Chhattisgarh government, to provide relief to migrants stranded at its borders, is arranging buses to take them to their respective restrictions banning the District Collectors. Covid-19," it added. active cases in the state, 59 destination state limits. Migrant labourers and others who reached the Dhawaipani and Polmi borders in Kawardha region were on gatherings of people were “As per reports submit- Similarly, following the people have been dis- Monday sent to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. going to end on May 19. ted by Collectors of all 28 guidelines of the Union charged after recovery. Pioneer Photo Too much sitting causing stiff muscles? Here’s what to do Pregnant woman loses ith fitness centres clo- Chembur. When collagen, which is made Wsures and little workout Cardio, strength training from the building blocks of activity at home, most Indians exercises, swimming, walking, protein, is combined with are not moving around as much fetus due to callousness and yoga can do the trick. In Vitamin C, it may help to as they should. Prolonged sit- yoga, cat and cow pose, and decrease joint pain, supporting STAFF REPORTER n Kawardha District Health Officer of ting at home, often in uncom- cobra stretch can be helpful. tendons and aiding recovery fortable positions, can cause KAWARDHA Hospital where too the Kabeerdham Dr Suresh High-intensity interval training and reducing muscle soreness. staff did not attend to her. Tiwari said: “Reports of muscles to stiffen up. (HIIT) can be helpful for the Take a warm bath. While a ue to lack of timely Here are easy tips to reduce She was then shifted to the non-admission of the preg- fitness enthusiasts out there. warm bath or shower may have Dmedical assistance, a nearest Lohara Naka-based nant woman were received. muscle stiffness and any Pilates can help your mus- more of a psychological benefit, pregnant woman quaran- accompanying pain and dis- quarantine centre. Higher officials had her cles become flexible. It involves it is worth a try. In this summer tined in Pandariya block of On Monday, the mat- admitted at the district comfort. Chhattisgarh's Kawardha It is no brainer that flexibil- slow and controlled exercises season, most of us take cold ter came to the notice of hospital. The infant died in for your whole body. The static shower baths. district lost her fetus on ity tends to include the range of Monday. the District Collector, the the womb." motion in one's joints. It is the holds and dynamic stretching One of the things that you Sub Divisional Magistrate Dr Suresh said the have to overcome in stretching The woman developed ability to move your joints can improve flexibility. Avoid labour pain on Saturday and the Chief Medical and woman's treatment is con- effectively. Being flexible can going overboard and stop and increasing flexibility is the night. People with help of Health Officer. She was tinuing. help you keep injuries at bay. immediately if you encounter muscles natural protective 112 service took her to the again admitted to the dis- The other day, the Stretching on a daily basis can pain. response. So if you can relax Pandariya Community trict hospital but it was too Kawardha district admin- be opted for. Stretching every- An appropriate balanced the muscles via a warm Health Centre where the late. Before reaching there, istration won kudos when day can help you make sure diet can help your muscles. We shower or bath, you could doctors refused to admit the fetus had died in the a pregnant woman from a that the muscles present on are what we consume. potentially get more out of her, citing no order from womb. quarantine centre was each side of your joint have an difficulties. stiffness, says Dr Gautam Including good-quality protein your stretches because you are higher officials for child Later, the fetus was helped to give normal equal pull to allow your joints Stretching can strengthen Zaveri, Spine Surgeon, Zen post-exercise, as part of a bal- starting with nice, warm, delivery. removed by operation. delivery through timely to move freely without your joints and help you reduce Multispeciality Hospital, anced diet, is a good move. relaxed muscles. (IANS) She was referred to the Chief Medical and intervention. ! ! 0 ' # * ) * #./0# $1$2 1 # . " # * # + 456+0* +, " !"P 456+0* through video-conferencing. He said the Congress has he Khadi and Village He also accused the analysed the contents of the "4$$5 TIndustries Commission he Congress on Monday Government of being oppor- five tranches and in its con- (KVIC) is going to get a big Tsaid the fiscal stimulus tunistic by pushing reforms. It sidered opinion except for 1.86 456+0* push after Union Home package announced by the is bypassing stakeholer con- lakh crore of additional expen- Minister Amit Shah’s direc- " Government is “hopelessly sultation, legislation and dis- diture, the rest of the RD Minister Ramesh tion to buy only swadeshi inadequate” given the gravity of cussion in Parliament on the announcements are included HPokhriyal 'Nishank' on products in all canteens of the economic crisis as it package and this will be strong- already in budget expendi- Monday released the revised central paramilitary forces. amounts to only 1.86 lakh ly resisted and challenged in the ture, front loading of some datesheet for the pending This decision will also impact crore, which is 0.91 per cent of House, he added. budgeted expenditure, regula- CBSE exams for both classes the production and sales of the GDP. "I think the Government is tory measures, a number of liq- 10 and 12, which will now be # KVIC which will be fulfilling The party sought a revised deliberately sidelining uidity measures, medium to held from July 1-15 with strict ! the majority of supplies at and comprehensive package Parliament. A meeting of the long term plans or schemes distancing norms in place. these stores, apart from lot of of 10 per cent of the GDP. Parliamentary Committee and proposed reforms. The exams were post- job opportunities to people Senior Congress leader and should at least be held to dis- Chidambaram said there poned due to the across the country, said Vinai former Finance Minister P cuss the fiscal stimulus pack- can be no fiscal stimulus to the nationwide lockdown and candidates will have to Kumar Saxena, Chairman, Chidambaram said the stimu- age," the Congress leader said. economy without additional imposed on March 25 to con- strictly follow physical-dis- KVIC. lus package has left several sec- "If there is a genuine expenditure over and above the tain the spread of COVID-19. tancing norms," he said. “India has taken the first tions like the poor, migrants, reform that takes economy budgeted expenditure and this While class 12 exams will The class 12 date sheet big step towards becoming farmers, labourers, workers, forward, we will support it but has been acknowledged by the be conducted across the has two sections - one for Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant). small shopkeepers and middle we will have to read the fine finance minister. country, the class 10 exams exams in Northeast Delhi Immediately after Prime class high and dry. print," he said. Thus the true value of fis- are only pending in North and the other for exams Minister Narendra Modi’s call "In our view, a fiscal stim- "The Government is being cal stimulus package will be East Delhi, where they could across the country. for encouraging local products, ulus of 1,86,650 crore opportunistic. They are just known when we know what is not be held due to the law and In North East Delhi, the Home Minister Amit Shah amounting to barely 0.91 per announcing what one person the additional borrowing in order situation in the wake of Physics exam will be held on has taken a lead and has made cent of GDP will be totally or one group of persons think 2020-21, he said. protests against the amended July 3, Accountancy (July 4), it mandatory for all canteens 456+0* products, so vital for it to become inadequate given the gravity of is right without thinking "The truth cannot be hid- citizenship act. Chemistry (July 6), English and stores of paramilitary a global economic force." the economic crisis and the dire through the consequences. den for long." To a question on The schedule has been (July 8) and Political Science forces to sell only “Swadeshi” ountry's liquor manufac- CIABC Director General situation in which people find Editorials and articles today fear of rating agencies down- decided in order to ensure (July 14). products through Khadi and Cturers have welcomed the Vinod Giri said that Indian themselves," he said. point out downside of some of grading India, the former that the board exams are On July 15, four class 12 Village Industries Commission Indian Army’s decision to pur- alcoholic beverage industry is Chidambaram said most the announcements," finance minister said he does completed before exams have been scheduled in (KVIC). The move will open chase only India-made products coming of age with internation- analysts, rating agencies and Chidambaram noted. not think rating agencies run competitive examinations North East Delhi -- great employment opportuni- in the Canteen Stores including ally acclaimed single malt banks have placed the size of "You can''t fool all the peo- the country. such as engineering entrance Mathematics, Economics, ties for farmers, unemployed Indian alcoholic beverages. whiskies like Amrut, Paul John, the fiscal stimulus between 0.8 ple all the time. This fiscal stim- "Every country in the JEE-Mains, which is sched- History and Biology. youths and lakhs of people In a letter to the head of Rampur etc. “However, these to 1.5 per cent. ulus package is inadequate," he world is in distress, practical- uled from July 18-23, and For class 12 exams across already engaged with cottage Canteen Stores Department brands need support and On Sunday, former Union said. ly every country in Europe is medical entrance exam NEET, the country, the Home and village industries,” said (CSD), the Confederation of encouragement from the Minister and Congress leader The former finance min- facing a recession. If rating which is scheduled on July 26. Science exam will be held on KVIC in a statement. Indian Alcoholic Beverage Government to become global Anand Sharma accused the ister said "we note with deep agencies downgrade us, they "The class 10 exams will July 1, followed by both Saxena lauded the decision Companies (CIABC), the apex household names. Hence, a government of misleading peo- regret" that the fiscal stimulus will have to downgrade every be staggered on four dates, courses of Hindi the next of the Home Minister saying body of the Indian alcoholic bev- decision by CSD, the largest ple with its "trickery, fakery, package has left several sec- European country too. starting July 1. day. this would provide a big boost erage industry, stated: “Armed purchaser of alcoholic products quackery" and said the eco- tions high and dry, including "This is an unnecessary The first paper will be of The class 12 Business to the cottage and village Forces have been among the first in India, to sell only Indian- nomic measures announced the bottom half of the popula- fear. We will have to face that Social Sciences, while the Studies exam has been industries sector apart from the to respond to the Prime made products is truly a water- by the Centre amounted to tion (13 crore families), situation. As long as our for- next day students will be scheduled for July 9 followed MSMEs units. “This decision Minister’s appeal to go local and shed moment for the Indian only 1.6 per cent of India''s migrant workers, farmers, eign exchange reserves are required to appear in Science by Biotechnology on July 10, will directly benefit lakhs of have decided to purchase only industry. This will give them GDP, i.e. worth 3.22 lakh landless agricultural labour, high, inflation is under control, exam," CBSE Controller of and Geography on July 11. people engaged with manu- India-made products in Canteen scale to compete globally, and crore instead of 20 lakh crore daily-wage non-agricultural we are on the right path, Examination Sanyam Sociology exam will be held facturing of various village Stores. We compliment Armed spur them to innovate and pro- as claimed by the prime min- labour, workers who have been demand grows and GDP picks Bhardwaj said. on July 13. industries products. With this Forces for this step as this will duce even better products,” he ister. laid off or retrenched and up, why would a rating agency "On July 10, exams will be The board was not able to order over 10 lakh personnel of help India create world class added. "We express our thorough those in unorganised or unreg- downgrade us," he asked? conducted for both courses of conduct class 10 and 12 the various paramilitary forces disappointment and request istered businesses or units who Chidambaram also noted Hindi, and on July 15 for both exams on eight examination will be added to KVIC’s con- across the country with annu- amla products and cotton tow- the government to reconsider have lost their jobs. that it is not the time to worry courses of English," he said. days due to the coronavirus sumer base. As a goodwill al turnover of over 1,800 els etc Further, a list of 63 new the stimulus package and He said the self-employed, about fiscal deficit and if addi- On health guidelines for outbreak. gesture, the KVIC has also crore. The KVIC is likely to get products like Khadi clothes, announce a revised and com- who have no work, seven crore tional expenditure turns out to students, Bhardwaj said, they The board had last month immediately decided to supply major share of the total woolens, cosmetics like herbal prehensive fiscal stimulus pack- shopkeepers, lower middle be another 10 lakh crore and will be required to carry announced that it will only products to the CAPF canteens turnover. At present, KVIC has oils, shampoo, soaps, face age of not less than 10 lakh class families, who have run additional borrowing is Rs 10 own sanitiser bottles and wear conduct pending exams in 29 at a small margin of 3% only as registered 17 products for the wash, tea and coffee and oth- crore of real additional expen- out of cash and are forced to lakh crore. mask to their examination subjects which are crucial for against the 20% margin in supply to CAPF canteens. ers has been submitted to the diture equivalent to 10 per borrow, and the 5.8 crore Obviously fiscal deficit will centres. promotion and admission to other cases,” Saxena said. These include Khadi National CAPF canteens by KVIC to be cent of GDP," Chidambaram MSMEs have also been left out go up but that should not be a "Parents will have to higher educational Notably, there are 20 mas- Flag, eatables like honey, pick- included in supply list at these said at a press conference in the package. matter of worry, he added. ensure their ward is not sick institutions. ter bhandars of these forces les, edible oils, agarbatti, papad, stores. 6 ( . 8# " " 7 " 9:
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O thrown by the COVID-19 con- time and had to change habits. dure (SOP), including giving 3 $ # stranded due to the expiry of tagion saying life can’t be lived Similarly, Naidu urged the peo- priority to pregnant women, # their visa or other reasons". erates intelligence, years of service further said, in isolation and the virus out- ple to learn to cope with coro- while repatriating Indian 4 # The United Nurses " ! Army/Rashtriya Rifles carry “Singular lack of leadership break highlighted the inter- na virus by changing the habits nationals stranded in Saudi Association, represented by out the operations and CRPF’s and maturity demonstrated connectedness of lives. He said, and attitudes towards life and Arabia since the COVID-19 # advocate Subhash Chandran, eterans of 1972 batch of name is inserted just like by IGP Vijay Kumar, and his “What affects one person any- fellow humans. outbreak. had also sought a direction VGroup A CRPF Cadre offi- that...This I know, I have been factually incorrect and hurtful where affects everyone every- He suggested a 12-point The undertaking was given to the MHA to "strictly follow" cers have written to Home in CRPF,” the letter quotes comments, have caused con- where, be it the disease or econ- new normal of living during before Justice Vibhu Bakhru by '5 its SOP which states that pri- Minister Amit Shah seeking Kumar to have asserted during sternation in the Force per- omy.” corona times that includes Additional ## ority has to be given to people action against IPS officer and the meeting. sonnel. Ignoring this incident Giving an account of the among others living in Solicitor General Maninder # # with medical emergencies, Inspector General of Jammu “This statement is not only to let it pass would be even nature of life ‘Before Corona’, harmony with the nature and Acharya and central govern- including pregnant women. and Kashmir Police Vijay contrary to the facts, but also more hurtful and memories of Naidu stated that man emerged fellow beings; knowing that ment standing counsel Jasmeet . The association claimed Kumar for making casual belies the valorous sacrifices disrespect will never fade a loner in his quest for happiness safety and security of lives are Singh who appeared for the # # # that many of the pregnant comments about CRPF's role in made by the Force, a consis- away.” and material advancement interconnected, rationally Ministry of Home Affairs. nurses are in their third the Valley. tent track record of excep- “..a visible action from reducing the family and the analysing the impact of every The high court noted the trimester and therefore, require During a recent review tional performance, and lau- you would go a long way in society to being mere adjuncts movement or action on the undertaking and bound the special chartered flights, the "medical and psycho-socio sup- meeting held by Jammu and rels earned by the Force in the restoring the morale and con- and his confidence bordering on spread of virus, not responding government to the statement high court said it was not giv- port". Kashmir Police Director most difficult anti-terror oper- fidence of the Force, repair the arrogance made him believe impulsively to the situation, made by it. The order came ing any such direction "as steps The petition had also General, Kumar had said that ations in Jammu and Kashmir. damage caused by immature that he can live alone and all by strictly adherence to the while disposing of a PIL by the have been The high court said, claimed that these women are CRPF is not working well in the 76 gallantry medals given at and disrespectful comments himself, unmindful of the lives behavioral changes ushered in United Nurses Association "It is expected that the staying alone in Saudi Arabia as Union Territory. the Republic Day of 2020 are by Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir. of others. so far like wearing mask, main- seeking directions to the Centre Government would take family status visa was not pro- At the meeting for review a testament to the sweat, blood It will also be a powerful “Stacked with better tools to taining physical distance and to bring back 56 pregnant all necessary steps, within vided to staff nurses like them. of the local police, armed forces and martyrdom of brave men reminder to all to work togeth- fight the epidemics than when ensuring hygiene besides nurses stranded in Saudi the limitation of the resources The association had sought and CAPFs collaborating in and women of CRPF,” the vet- er as a cohesive, collaborative, the pestilence struck humanity preventing stigmatisation and Arabia due to the coronavirus- available, to operate flights to a direction to the Centre to anti-terror operations in J&K erans said stated to buttress the respectful and unified team to earlier and empowered with replacing the sense of collective induced lockdown. bring back Indian citizens who bring back the stranded preg- on April 29, Kumar had paramilitary’s role in anti-ter- wipe out the virus of terror- gene editing, Artificial helplessness by the spirit of the With regard to the associ- are stranded overseas." nant nurses in the second allegedly said “CRPF is not ror operations in the Valley. ism,” the group 35 veterans Intelligence, big data etc, man virtue of living interconnected ation's plea for bringing back It also observed that "it is phase of 'Vande Bharat Mission' working well.” The retired officials of who are signatories to the let- was seeking to play God,” he with shared destiny. the pregnant nurses by via necessary to ensure within the between May 19 and May 23. “Here (In J&K), JKP gen- CRPF who have put in 35-40 ter asserted. 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( . $>( ,. B+9 ::8/2+9- Minister said “the contain- big shops open from May 21 BJP that the State June 15. This means that !! ! 7 ! B+9##.::6+9- ment zones in Bengal will be she said adding the vendors Government was not doing these workers will have to 0*=,1242402-,=2 38+322 B+9 09+9- sub-divided into three zones: market too will be allowed to enough to bring back the remain stranded for another a much sought after tourist destina- Zone A- which will be the open from May 27 --- “but migrants. one month or so. Besides how tion. The Government had arranged The India Meteorological affected zones, Zone B- or with some restrictions and Swelling on the issue many people can be brought ith cyclone Ampan crystallising for shelters following social distanc- Department (IMD) on 38+322 the buffer zones, and Zone C protocols.” She said the street State BJP president Dilip said back in 105 trains. There is a Winto a super cyclonic storm ing norms the Home Secretary said Monday predicted heavy that are - clean zones,” adding vendors would be allowed to that “the State Government is need of at least 1000 to 1200 threatening large parts of coastal adding National Disaster Response rains in Kerala on account of n a bid to effect a micro- “we are however not in open their shops on “odd- ignoring the plight of the trains to evacuate the hapless Bengal the State Government went on Force (NDRF) teams had the extremely severe Isurveillance of the corona- favour of imposing curfew as even basis so as to avoid migrant workers. They are workers,” he said. a high alert suspending ferry services been put on high alert to con- cyclonic storm hit areas and at the same time we don’t want to use that crowding” of the sidewalks. not bringing them back Attacking Trinamool in all districts and transporting vul- duct rescue and relief opera- 'Amphan' over west afford a thin life line to a word for our state.” Hotels too would be allowed though the Centre is ready Congress for dismissing the nerable villagers to safer areas, source tions central and adjoining gasping economy Bengal While in A zones there to function with social dis- with trains.” central package as a lip-ser- said. High alert had been issued in two central parts of South Bay of Government has sliced the will be complete shutdown tancing norms but restau- He asked, “when Uttar vice, Ghosh said that “the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee 24 Parganas, particularly the Bengal moving north-north containment zones into three with no activity the zone Bs rants would remain shut till Pradesh can requisition 400 Chief Minister and her party who called an emergency meeting of Sundreban areas and East Midnapore, westwards, following which sub-divisions. will have partial relaxations. further orders, she said. trains, Bihar, Jharkhand and had wanted cash in their top officials said the “Government is he said adding senior officials were the State Disaster Announcing the deci- Zone C will get complete On the migrant workers’ other States too can take hands so that the State can taking all necessary precautions like camping in the stated areas. Management Authority sion Chief Minister Mamata relaxations, she said adding issue she said the State gov- back their workers in huge party with that fund as they it did on earlier occasions to minimise Super cyclonic storm Amphan is (SDMA) placed 13 of the 14 Banerjee on Monday said even in such zones the peo- ernment was handling the numbers why should Bengal did with the funds sent for the damage.” hurtling towards Digha at a high districts under yellow that the containment zones ple will have to maintain crisis with utmost sensitivity shirk its responsibility?” Aila and Bulbul cyclones… Bengal Home Secretary Alapon speed of about 180 kmph weather alert. would henceforward be social distancing and all other paying for the fares or arrang- Earlier senior leader This time Modiji (Prime Bandopadhyay said “the entire state office said adding during landfall Yellow alert means peo- divided into ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ protocols they are required to ing for their travel back home Rahul Sinha demanded at Minister) was cautious about machinery is prepared to deal with the sometime on Wednesday the wind ple and authorities have to be sub-zones. follow. adding “about 2-3 lakh peo- least 1000 trains to bring seeing the money go into the situation” adding disaster manage- speed could be around 140-160 kmph. cautious as heavy rainfall Declaring that Bengal The State which already ple had been brought back in back the workers. “The Chief pocket of the people who ment teams were being sent to the In fact a day before on Tuesday the can be expected. Only the will not impose curfew but had allowed opening of road- buses and trains,” Banerjee Minister has said that she has need it. This is the reason high risk areas like North and South wind speed could be around 60-80 capital district has been left too will continue the lock- side food stalls, mobile shops, said referring apparently to requisitioned 105 trains that why this government is angry 24 Parganas and East Midnapore kmph, weather office sources out from the yellow alert on down till May 31, the Chief electronic shops etc would let the allegations brought by the will bring back workers till on the Centre.” including the coastal town of Digha said. Monday. 2# " <P "
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How is it possible to have the Monday to give vent to their be eligible for farm loans nomenon by name Herd Masking. masks,” said Radhakrishnan. examination at this critical junc- disappointment and dismay now. What was happening in A group of officials led by Dr J Radhakrishnan, who is a vet- ture? What is the need for con- over the tranche of made by the Finance <" = " the size of the farm they Tamil Nadu till now was the Radhakrishnan, former secretary eran in fighting natural disasters ducting examination during the announcements worth 20 Minister are mere hog- own and provide hijacking of farm loans by to the department of health who and experienced in rescuing and time of Covid-19,” asked Stalin in lakh crore made by Union wash. It is not going to save allocated a compensation of 20,000 per acre as com- private financiers. They has been appointed recently as the rehabilitation of persons affected a release on Monday. Finance Minister Nirmala the farmers from the 20,000 per acre for the loss pensation for the loss suf- would usurp all loans meant special officer for tackling Covid- by tsunami, cyclones and floods T R Balu, MP and DMK’s New Sithraman during the last impending disaster. You caused due to the nationwide fered by the farmers due to for farmers at the rate of 19 in Chennai are on a mission to want the wearing of mask to be Delhi face , said that the tranche four days to rejuvenate the please wait for some more lockdown. This means that lockdown. seven per cent interest and mask the unmasked. made compulsory in the State. “It of announcements made by Prime economy. time and you will see many an amount of 14 lakh crore “The agitation was a offer loans to farmers at the Those in containment areas in is possible for a coronavirus afflict- Minister Narendra Modi and Disregarding the farmers committing suicide should have been set apart to total success as many people rate of 20 per cent Chennai who come out of their ed person to infect 10 persons and Finance Minister Nirmala Government order on in Tamil Nadu,” Ayyakkannu compensate for the loss suf- took part in it irrespective of interest. houses without wearing face masks hence we should make it manda- Sithraman will not help in address- assembly of people and social Ponnusamy, president of fered by the farmers. But the weather and the fear of This system will go with are issued masks by tory to wear face masks,” said ing the problems faced by the poor distancing norms, the farm- South Indian River Inter whatever allocation the coronavirus. We will sit the reforms ordered by the Radhakrishnan and his team of Radhakrishnan. in the country. ers singing folk songs high- Linking Association who led Finance Minister has made is together later this week to finance minister,” said officials. “Our aim is to reduce the Meanwhile political Tamil “The announcements were lighting their woes and wor- the agitation told The far below the expectation,” decide about the future Kannan. But he expressed his number of persons who are Nadu saw the fighting between the meant for the rich and powerful ries assembled under the Pioneer. said Ayyakkannu. course of action,” said reservations against disbur- exposed to the virus spreading this ruling AIADMK and the strata of society. The Centre has scorching sun and shouted “Considering the fact He said the Finance Ayyakkannu. sal of more loans pandemic. Over the last few days Opposition DMK reaching new mailed miserably in handling the slogans against the State and that 85 crore people in India Minister should consider all But Kattumamnnarkoil because it would end up my team of officials have distrib- heights. MK Stalin, president, coronavirus pandemic,” said Balu central Governments. “The are dependent on agriculture, farmers (small, medium and Kannan, vice president, making the farmers more uted more than two lakh face DMK, alleged that Tamil Nadu at Chennai. series of announcements the Government should have big) as one irrespective of Cauvery Delta Farmers debt-ridden. 3 . !A % " $2111" 3 7/ Kerala and Tamil Nadu till said. Yediyurappa announced course will remain shut. All * ! 380* ing to the pandemic till 12,536 samples being tested in J"> 8 May 31 as a precautionary that strict lockdown measures shops that are standalone, inde- Monday evening. the State. “This is also the measure to contain the spread will be in place in containment pendent shops can open across hough the coronavirus Dr Baskar said that 3,37, highest number in the country ! of the deadly coronavirus. zones. He said all economic the city, except for the ones in Tcases in Tamil Nadu regis- 841 samples have been tested which further proves that the He announced easing of activities will be permitted in malls. Salons will be allowed to tered an increase on Monday and 61 laboratories are func- State is tackling the situation many restrictions which the State except for red zones. operate from Tuesday with and took the total number of tioning on a round-the-clock- effectively,” he said. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala include operation of cabs, According to Chief fresh guidelines on their oper- persons tested positive in the basis in the State. Dr J Radhakrishnan, vet- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, buses, opening of shops and Minister only 30 people would ations. State till date to 11,760, there “This is the highest num- eran IAS officer, who is in here on Monday, said 29 new * * 4(2+,=, allowing trains within be allowed to travel in the buses The Centre on Sunday was a sense of relief on the face ber of samples tested anywhere charge of entire Chennai region coronavirus cases in the state Karnataka from Tuesday. and wearing of face masks and extended the nation-wide lock- of Dr C Vijaya Baskar , in the country and we have the as the special officer for tack- had raised the number of peo- n the first day of the fourth According to Government maintaining physical distanc- down for another 14 days till Minister of Health who briefed largest number of labs,” said the ling Covid-19 pandemic said ple under treatment to 130. “Of Ophase of lockdown, sources Chief Minister has ing are mandatory. He said bus May 31 and warned of strict the media late evening. Minister. that aggressive testing was on these, 21 came from abroad, 7 Karnataka has announced taken this decision to give a fares will not be increased and action under the Disaster “We have tested 11,760 The day also saw the dis- in Greater Chennai. “We have from other states,” Vijayan said. many relaxations but said the boost to the economy of the inter-state transport would not Management Act and Indian coronavirus positive cases in charge of 234 persons from var- tested almost one per cent of Stating that 630 people State will not allow people State which has taken a beating be allowed, except in emer- Penal Code if the fresh guide- the State till Monday. Today ious hospitals in the State mak- the population in the metrop- have tested coronavirus positive from four Covid -19 hit States at the time of Covid-19 lock- gency cases. lines are not followed. This is 536 persons were tested posi- ing the total number of dis- olis which is an achievement. in the state, the Chief Minister to enter Karnataka. Further the down. Yediyurappa said trains Auto and taxis were also the fourth time the lockdown tive across the State. Out of charges in the State 4,406. The spike in the number of said 67,316 people were under State also announced ease of and state corporation buses will given green signal to get on to has been imposed in the coun- this, 46 persons were those who “This means that there are cases is due to the massive test- observation in homes and 473 lockdown norms and lifts sev- run within Karnataka and roads, but there should be only try. returned to the State from 7,270 active coronavirus cases ing undertaken by my team of in hospitals. The total hotspot eral restrictions. shops will be allowed to open. three passengers, including the The nationwide lockdown Maharashtra. Chennai alone under treatment in the State. health professionals and rev- areas have risen to 29. In a press conference in “Strict lockdown measures driver. In maxi-cabs, the max- was first imposed for 21 days tested 364 coronavirus cases Our mortality rate is the low- enue officials who are helping On lockdown easing, Bengaluru on Monday, Chief will be followed in containment imum number should be four starting March 25 and then which took the total number of est in the country and these fac- them,” Dr Radhakrishnan told Vijayan said, “The public trans- Minister BS Yediyurappa has zones and economic activities passengers, including driver. extended on April 15 and later cases in the capital city to tors are encouraging,” said Dr The Pioneer. He said he was port will be allowed within the announced that Karnataka will be permitted in other The State has also allowed on May 4 with an aim to halt 7,270,” said the Minister. He Baskar. confident of bringing down the district and in buses only 50 per will not allow entry of people areas. Sundays will be total parks to open up for the pub- the spread of novel coron- said the death toll was 81 with He also said that the last numbers to naught in coming cent seating capacity will be from Gujarat, Maharashtra, lockdown across the State,” he lic, though gyms and golf avirus. three more persons succumb- ten days saw an average of days. permitted. IANS > 3O . :;<