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2,023NEW DELHI, DEAD IN THE LAST 24 HOURS Delhi on Tuesday and capital Bengaluru APRIL 21: reported 28,395 coronavirus reported single-day highs It has been a week since Over 29.9 lakh vaccine doses were cases as it registered its with 21,794 new cases in the India reported over 2 lakh administered on Tuesday. Over 13.01 crore biggest ever single-day spike. state, of which 13,782 are Very warm new Covid-19 cases on a daily After several SOS appeals from Bengaluru. from Chief Minister Arvind with sun through basis since April 15. India on vaccine doses have been administered since In Uttar Pradesh, nearly Wednesday hit another record the mega inoculati on drive against Covid Kejriwal and Health Minister 30,000 new cases were high clouds high of 2,95,041 new cases in Satyendar Jain for oxygen reported. began in January. supply at hospitals, some of the last 24 hours. With this, the The state will offer Covid country's overall Covid tally the city's biggest hospitals received stocks of medical vaccines free of cost from reached 1.56 crore, according May 1, when vaccinations India: Maharashtra - the worst- oxygen late last night. to the health ministry's data will be opened to all above 18. released on Wednesday. The total number of affected state - on Tuesday Kerala on Tuesday Becoming cloudy Mizoram on Tuesday deaths has increased to reported 62,097 fresh recorded its highest single- In the same time span, became the fi rst northeastern 1,82,553 after the huge one- coronavirus cases, taking the day rise in COVID-19 India also reported record state to declare a week-long day spike. This is the seventh tally to over 39.6 lakh. 519 infections with 19,577 cases, number of 2,023 deaths. The lockdown from Tuesday to . straight day of over two lakh more patients died of the which takes the state's tally to daily deaths crossed 2,000 April 26. 37 for the fi rst time since the April 15. people were also vaccinated new cases in the country. infection. over 12.72 lakh. Deaths of 28 beginning of the pandemic A total of 16,74,57 in the same period, taking India's tally of more than Along with lockdown-like patients were reported on the The state also has the last year, taking the total death patients recovered in the same the total inoculation count to 1.56 crore Covid cases is restrictions that are already same day. second lowest number of . toll so far in the country to time span, taking the number 13,01,19,310. the second-highest globally, in place in the state, more In neighbouring COVID-19 cases in the nation 24 1,82,553. India had reported of recoveries to 1,32,76,039 Maharashtra remained behind the United States and restrictions are likely to be Karnataka, the BS after Lakshadweep, with 1,761 deaths on Tuesday. with a recovery rate of 85.56 on the top worst Covid-19 ahead of Brazil. announced today. Ministers Yediyurappa government has 5,085 total confi rmed cases and 12 deaths, according to per cent. affected with 62,097 new PM Modi addressed the have recommended a full announced a stricter set of For the last seven days, Union Health Ministry data. India has been reporting The Health Ministry cases in the last 24 hours, nation on Tuesday night. lockdown to Chief Minister measures to attempt to control over 2 lakh cases daily cases said that a total of 16,39,357 followed by Uttar Pradesh He said the need of the Uddhav Thackeray and have the massive Covid surge. Over 29.9 lakh vaccine from across the country. India samples were tested in the - 29,574 cases and Delhi - hour is to save the country left the decision to him. These include a statewide doses were administered on reported 2,59,170 cases on last 24 hours. So far, a total 28,395 cases and Karnataka - from a lockdown and asked After Maharashtra, the night and weekend curfew, Tuesday. Over 13.01 crore April 20, 2,73,510 on April of 27,10,53,392 samples have 21,794 cases, according to the state governments to treat southern states of Kerala, and the closing of educational vaccine doses have been 19, 2,61,500 on April 18, been tested in the country. health ministry's report. lockdowns only as the last Karnataka, and and many commercial administered since the mega 2,34,692 on April 17, 2,17,353 According to the government Here are the top 10 resort and concentrate on Andhra Pradesh have the establishments in a bid to inoculation drive against on April 16 and 2,00,739 on data, a total of 29,90,197 updates on coronavirus in micro-containment zones. highest number of infections. avoid gatherings. Karnataka Covid began in January. Private COVID vaccination centres to procure Serum's Covishield at Rs. 400 a dose directly from manufacturers starting May 1 for states, Rs. 600 for private hospitals NEW DELHI, APRIL 21 (PTI) COVID-19:Goa NEW DELHI, taking more time. And that From May 1, the present CM rules out APRIL 21: will affect the stockpiling of system of private COVID-19 Covishield will be sold Covovax, not Covishield, vaccination centres receiving lockdown, prefers at Rs. 400 a shot to state luckily," he said. doses from the government strict restrictions governments and Rs. 600 to Covovax is Serum's and charging up to Rs 250 PANAJI, private hospitals, the Serum version of the protein-based per dose will cease to exist Institute of India (SII) said and they will procure directly APRIL 21 (PTI) Covid vaccine developed by today ahead of the new round Novavax. from vaccine manufacturers. The Goa government According to the Liberalised of vaccinations from May On the Centre's aid, Mr will prefer imposition of Pricing and Accelerated 1 that will include all above Poonawalla said: "The Rs. certain stringent restrictions National COVID-19 18.The centre will continue 3,000 crore amount we keep given the rise in COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy, to receive Covishield doses at seeing in the media has been cases, Chief Minister COVID-19 vaccination Rs. 150 each. sanctioned. We believe it and in the open market. However, the fully ready Pramod Sawant said on will continue to be free for Serum Institute said the by the end of May, there will will cross 100 million doses will come to us very soon. For Government of India to use imported vaccine Wednesday but ruled out eligible population groups vaccines were still more be 15 to 20 per cent more per month," he told . We have not waited but vaccination centres, the would be allowed to be clamping of a lockdown. comprising health care affordable than foreign doses of Covishield in the borrowed from the banks eligible population would be utilized entirely in the other Mr Poonawalla recently workers, frontline workers The chief minister is vaccines, which cost from Rs. market. to get on with the ramp-up, the same which exists today than Government of India reached out to US President and population above 45 scheduled to address a high- 750 to Rs. 1,500 a shot. with the assumption that this that is healthcare workers channel. In an exclusive interview Joe Biden in a tweet urging years of age in government level meeting of offi cials funding from the government (HCWs), frontline workers The Centre from its As part of the Mr Poonawalla also said the him to lift the embargo on COVID vaccination centres from the Department of will reach us very soon...this (FLWs) and population above share, will allocate vaccines government's new policy, doses would be "evenly split" the export of raw materials which receive doses from the Disaster Management and between states and private needed for the production of week." 45 years of age. to states and UTs based on the the fi eld of medicine at 5 50 per cent of vaccine doses Government of India. Vaccine will be reserved for the centre suppliers and that prices the Covishield in India. Amid a steep rising in For other than the criteria of performance (speed pm on Wednesday. manufacturers would make government of India channel, of administration, average and the rest will be divided would vary from the centre "The US government Covid cases in India and an advance declaration of the The chief minister said between states and private to states and private hospitals. responded through the media. reports of shortage, the centre the eligibility would be all consumption), extent of the government will fi nalise price for 50 per cent supply adult citizens of the country, infections (number of active hospitals. Mr Poonawalla said his We've seen reports of them paused exports under its that would be available to certain "fi rm measures" at company would be able to saying they acknowledge and "vaccine maitri" programme. the document said. The Covid cases), the document this meeting. An additional 1.2 million state governments in the COVID-19 vaccination stated.Wastage of vaccine doses will be needed when supply over 100 million doses understand the issue. They Mr Poonawalla said he open market before May 1. "Prime Minister per month after July. are looking into it but (there believed that situation would will continue to be free for will also be considered in vaccinations open to all Based on this price, states, eligible population groups the criteria and will affect the Narendra Modi has said adults. Several states have "We are ramping up is) no opening up as yet for continue at least till July. private hospitals, industrial that imposition of a the raw materials that they in all those Government allocation negatively. Based fl agged a shortage of Covid immediately and the big There is no clarity on establishments may procure COVID Vaccination Centres on the above criteria, state- lockdown should be the last vaccine shots. ramp-up will happen post- know very well exactly that exports and we also right now vaccine doses from option. are required...," he said. which receive vaccine doses wise quota would be decided With the government July. But even between now feel that we should not look at manufacturers. from Government of India. and communicated to the Lockdown will not announcing Rs. 4,500 crore and July we will ramp up 15 He added that this exports for two months during Private hospitals would states in advance. control coronavirus. We to 20 per cent in our monthly problem would not impact these cases. Maybe in June- All vaccination (through aid to vaccine-makers Serum have to procure their supplies Govt. of India vaccination Second dose of all have to impose some Institute and Bharat Biotech - capacities. Starting by the end prices of the Covid shot July we could start looking at of COVID-19 vaccine restrictions to control the of May, there will be 15-20 in India. "No this will not small exports starting again. centres and other than Govt. existing priority groups i.e. which produces the made-in- exclusively from the 50 per of India channel) would HCWs, FLWs and population situation," Sawant told India Covaxin - Serum chief per cent more doses in the affect our price because we Right now we are going to cent supply earmarked for reporters. market. After July, it will be can fi nd alternative suppliers prioritise the needs of the be part of the National above 45 years, where ever Adar Poonawalla said a ramp- other than the Government Vaccination Programme, it has become due, would be Sawant said he had 40 per cent... so after July we to the US, but that is just nation fi rst," he said. up will start immediately and of India channel. The price will follow all existing given priority, for which a met Union Home Minister charged for vaccination by guidelines, will be captured specifi c and focused strategy Amit Shah in New Delhi private hospitals would be on CoWIN platform along would be communicated to on Tuesday and briefed India oxygen export rose over 700% in monitored, it said. with the stocks and price all stakeholders. This policy him about the steps taken "Consequently the per vaccination applicable in would come into effect from by the state government to present dispensation where all vaccination centres, will May 1 and will be reviewed break the transmission of January 2021 vs 2020 amid pandemic private COVID vaccination comply with Adverse Event from time to time."The coronavirus. centres receive doses from Following Immunization Government of India will "As the second NEW DELHI, industrial use from tomorrow. the government and can (AEFI) management and make advance purchase offer wave (of coronavirus) is APRIL 21: "Why not do it today itself? charge up to Rs.250 per dose reporting, digital vaccination for a maximum quantity affecting people below 50 In the huge surge in Why wait for April 22? Lives will cease to exist," the Union certifi cate and all other that manufacturers commit years, everyone must take the second wave of Covid are at stake. Are you going to Health ministry document prescribed norms. The to supply by a pre-defi ned anti-COVID 19 vaccines that has seen more cases of tell patients to wait till April said. Vaccine manufacturers division of vaccine supply period. Such an advance after May 1 (when the drive breathlessness and a rise 22 for oxygen," the court would supply 50 per cent of which would mean 50 per purchase provision signals opens for every adult)," he in demand for oxygen, the questioned. their monthly Central Drugs cent to Govt of India and 50 Government's willingness said. oxygen exports from India "Economic interests can't Laboratory (CDL) released per cent to other than Govt to pay upfront to vaccine Goa reported a total doubled, government data override human lives. Else we doses to the Government of of India channel would be manufacturers to enable them of 69,312 coronavirus reveals. Between April are heading for a disaster." India and would be free to applicable uniformly across to augment their production 2020 and January 2021, staggering 734 per cent in questions on government supply remaining 50 per cent for all vaccines manufactured and supply capacities," the positive cases until April January 2021. The country policy at a time several states The Centre had argued 20 while the overall death India exported over 9,000 recently that private hospitals doses to state governments in the country. document said. metric tonnes of oxygen. exported 2,193 metric tonnes have fl agged an oxygen toll stood at 926, including of oxygen in December emergency. give excess oxygen to patients 26 fatalities recorded In the fi nancial year 2020, for "psychological purposes", Gujarat CM receives first dose of anti-COVID 19 vaccine only 4,500 metric tonnes of - a 308 per cent increase Yesterday, top Delhi on the previous day, the compared to 538 metric leading to misuse. All states AHMEDABAD, APRIL 21 (PTI) health department had said. oxygen were exported but hospitals said they had only including Delhi have been inexplicably, it was doubled tonnes in December 2019. a few more hours of oxygen Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday received the fi rst dose of an anti- "Deaths are occurring in advised to rationalise the use COVID 19 vaccine at a government health centre in Gandhinagar. Rupani took the jab exactly Goa because COVID-19 since. From January 2020, The export data for left, when new tankers arrived of oxygen and not administer when India was exporting February and March 2021 late at night. The Delhi High 60 days after he tested negative for the COVID-19 infection. The chief minister had tested patients are arriving late at oxygen to patients who do not positive for coronavirus on February 15. On the occasion, Rupani on Wednesday appealed to hospitals for treatment," he 352 metric tonnes of oxygen, have not been made public Court pulled up the Centre on clinically need it, the Centre the exports increased by a yet. These details raise new its decision to ban oxygen for the eligible people, including those who had contracted coronavirus earlier, to get themselves said. said. vaccinated. 2 WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL 2021 COIMBATORE Man hangs Corpn officials told to enforce curfew norms strictly COIMBATORE APRIL Municipal Offi cer should self to death 21: immediately take necessary Coimbatore Corporation In the Corporati on steps to arrange for testing live on FB: Commissioner P. Kumaravel work. Municipal Offi cers are areas, night curfew required to reactivate and Pandian advised all from 10.00 pm to Police Corporation offi cials to construct mobile diagnostic 4.00 am has to be labs. The corporation must KOTA APRIL 21 (PTI) enforce the curfew announced fully complied with by the Government to control systematically monitor those A 35-year-old man by the public. No who are isolated at home went live on a social media the corona epidemic from April 20. vehicular traffi c is through the corona control platform while committing allowed during the room. A house-to-house He said that ''In the suicide here allegedly out night curfew. All bus diagnostic survey should be Corporation areas, night of joblessness, police said stati ons, including conducted by the staff and curfew from 10.00 pm to 4.00 on Tuesday. The incident a record kept accordingly. am has to be fully complied private and suburban occurred on Monday At least 20 corona medical with by the public. No bus stati ons will be night when Manish Singh, camps should be conducted vehicular traffi c is allowed in restaurants from 6am to closed from 10.00 pm a resident of Sakatpura per day in each zone. Zonal during the night curfew. All 10pm, 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 4.00 am. colony under Kunhari health offi cers should obtain bus stations, including private to 9pm. A few food service police station in Kota, went and monitor the details of and suburban bus stations companies may be allowed live on Facebook while the infection on a street wise will be closed from 10.00 pm to operate only at the above colleges, theaters, restaurants, hanging himself from the basis. The Commissioner to 4.00 am.Vehicle traffi c for times. It should be noted that etc. should be monitored by ceiling fan in his house, shall inform them of its emergency and medical needs on all days, including full the Flying squad. Corporation said Sub Inspector Laxman details. Corona vaccination is only permitted. Meat shops, curfew days, no more than offi cials must ensure that Lal Mehra of the police camps should be conducted fi sh markets and vegetable 100 people attend ceremonies all people and organizations station. It's all well, friends. such as weddings and no without delay. Adieu! Now I leave, are stalls should not be opened adhere to the above standard on the full curfew observed more than 50 people attend guidelines. In addition, the The Offi cers should take the last words of the man, funerals. heard on the Facebook, the on Sundays. Cinema disease control areas of the action to post the details of the police offi cial said. theaters and shopping malls A notice board should corporation should be closely corona prevention activities be put up stating that there monitored. Roads where on the Corporation's website Seeing Manish going should not be opened. Milk, is no public access to parks, more than three houses are and they must take action live on social media to paper distribution workers zoos and museums in the infected should be declared to make public aware of the commit suicide, his brother pharmacies, hospitals, Corporation areas. Only as control areas. Diagnostic details of corona prevention Harsh rushed to his room medical laboratories can 50 people can be allowed in tests should be intensifi ed. and safety practices through but he had hung himself function. On the full curfew Prime Minister, Narendra Modi interacting with the Vaccine Manufacturers, through religious festivals that were The Assistant Commissioner audio and video programmes, to death his brother could observed on Sundays, only video conferencing, in New Delhi previously allowed. Schools, of Administration and the he added. reach him. The man was parcel service will be allowed rushed to a hospital but was declared brought dead, he Rs 2,336 cr credited into farmers' accounts, added. Junk the need of CMO's letter for Joblessness is believed procurement going on smoothly: Khattar to be the reason behind the extreme step taken by admission to Covid facility: CM urged CHANDIGARH, APRIL mandis. Out of this, 53 lakh the youth, who had lost LUCKNOW, APRIL 21 system, the minister added 21 (PTI) tonne has been procured and his job at a hardware shop that an offi cer of the level Haryana Chief Minister 25 lakh tonne has been lifted, (PTI) he added. recently, the SI added. No With a man seen in a video of additional director has Manohar Lal Khattar on suicide note was recovered lying before the Lucknow been put above the CMO Tuesday said Rs 2,336 crore The chief minister from the victim's room, the chief medical offi cer's to monitor the Covid-19 has been credited directly said that under the 'Mera police offi cial added. vehicle to get his Covid- treatment. into the accounts of farmers Pani Meri Virasat' scheme, The police handed positive mother admitted during the current crop launched for the purpose of "If there is no signature procurement season. He also over the body to family to a hospital, a former IAS of the offi cial on the slip, water conservation last year, members after post- offi cer on Tuesday urged the said the crop procurement the state government had then how will the payment be was going on smoothly. mortem on Tuesday UP chief minister to junk the made (to the hospitals)?" he called upon the farmers to morning and lodged a case need of a CMO's letter for the asked. Before the start of the sow other alternative crops under section 174 of CrPC crop procurement from in place of paddy, and the purpose. COVID-19 situation. He for an investigation into the Congress leader Priyanka April 1, Khattar had said farmers have adopted crop Retired IAS offi cer Surya Gandhi Vadra had on Monday asserted that the government diversifi cation on 96,000 matter, SI Mehra said. Pratap Singh, known for the government will release slammed the red-tapism in payment to farmers for their was committed to doubling acres of land. being vocal on various social Uttar Pradesh, alleging that farmers' income. Weekend issues, made the plea to Chief procured produce within two He informed that under lives were lost because Covid days while giving the banks He made an indirect Minister Yogi Adityanath in patients needed permission this scheme, an incentive of another 24-hour cushion to reference to the farmers who Rs 7,000 is being given per a tweet, attaching the viral his mother's condition was UP Health Minister Jai Pratap from the district chief medical lockdown credit the amount directly are protesting against the acre to the farmers. video to it. deteriorating but he was Singh told PTI, explaining offi cers to get admission in Centre's new farm laws and into the peasants' verifi ed He said this time also, imposed in "Yogi Ji, you are a saint. I unable to get her admitted to the system for admission of hospitals. accounts. Khattar had said an said some people are trying request you with folded hands any hospital. a patient in an anti-Covid In a letter to the chief to mislead the farmers over the government would urge interest of 9 per cent would farmers to sow crops other to remove this mandatory UP Health Minister facility in the state. minister, the Congress certain issues. Himachal's be paid to farmers if there is than paddy on about 2 lakh requirement of a CMO's letter Jai Pratap Singh, however, A patient goes to the general secretary had urged a delay in making payment to However, as systems acres of land so that water for admission of a patient to appeared to be favouring the hospital after the hospitals the creation of a database them. which are being put in place can be saved. Kangra a Covid-facility, Singh said in system for having a CMO's are consulted, and the bed is of available hospitals and for farmers' welfare, the his tweet. On Tuesday, he said The chief minister said letter for admission to an anti- allotted to the patient. On the beds so that people can seek that so far, there is only one peasants will realise what is Tears rolled down my Coviod facility. allotment letter, the centre's admission directly. in their interest and what is that earlier, the land owner farmer whose payment got used to get compensation eyes after seeing this scene, "Whenever a Covid-19 offi cial has to sign, otherwise She had claimed that not and accordingly decide delayed by 10 days, three or money for the procured said Singh alluding to the patient is registered with a which hospital will admit the there are reports from many on what they have to accept. farmers whose payment got crop, but the current state video. control command centre, a patient? And the person who places in the state that delayed by 9 days while there He asserted that there is government has made a slip is made and the patient is signs the slip is the CMO," CovidOVID-19 patients In the video tweeted by are many farmers in whose no intention neither of the provision that even the either sent for home isolation Singh elaborated. require the CMO's permission Singh, the distraught man case the payment has been Centre nor state government cultivator who had taken the or to a hospital for treatment, Apparently favouring the for the hospital admission. was also heard crying that delayed by a day. to make farmers agree to land on rent for cultivation In all, as many as 10,769 anything under pressure. would also get the money. farmers have been paid Further, touching upon He also said the state SHIMLA, APRIL 21 Couldn't achieve daily vaccine target interest of Rs 7.80 lakh the crop procurement, Khattar government is dedicated to (PTI) for delay in payment, said said 396 mandis as well as working towards increasing In a bid to tackle Khattar, who was making a 77 procurement centres have the income of those farmers the coronavirus spread, due to short supply: Punjab minister televised address to the people been set up. About 60 lakh who have small agricultural of the state on the prevailing tonne wheat has arrived in the land. the Kangra district CHANDIGARH, APRIL Punjab has a strong For strengthening the administration has health infrastructure and COVID-19 treatment and imposed a weekend 21 (PTI) Punjab Health Minister the capacity to vaccinate at management services, Mathura to add 500 oxygen beds lockdown from this week, least 3 lakh patients in a day the state government has according to a statement Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said the state could through more than 3,000 identifi ed 16 more private issued here on Tuesday. health centres, he claimed. hospitals that have tertiary The administration also not achieve its target of amid surge in COVID cases vaccinating two lakh people But due to lesser supply care facilities for severely prohibited the movement affected patients, he said. MATHURA (UP), is no dearth of hospital of people from 8 pm to 6 a day due to lesser supply of of vaccine from the Centre, APRIL 21 (PTI) beds in the district and the anti-COVID vaccine. the Punjab government is not At present, there are am daily. The movement The Mathura district administration is working on restrictions came into The situation is alarming , able to achieve the target of suffi cient number of beds in a plan to increase the number vaccinating two lakh people Punjab, he said. administration has decided force on Tuesday. Issuing with only one day's stock left to increase 500 oxygen of oxygen beds. an order under Section while the Union government per day, he said, adding On Tuesday, the that so far around 23.4 lakh beds within a week in view While in K D Medical 144 of the CrPC, Kangra has announced to vaccinate coronavirus fatality count in of the recent surge in novel College 600 beds, including District Magistrate Rakesh all above 18 years of age from raised the issue with the people have received the jab Punjab rose to 8,045 with 61 in the state. coronavirus cases, offi cials 80 oxygen beds, are available, Prajapati said a complete May 1, he said in an offi cial Centre and has demanded more deaths as 4,673 fresh said on Tuesday. "So far in K M Medical College, 220 lockdown will remain in statement here. immediate supplies besides Sidhu said Pathankot cases took the state's infection over 500 oxygen beds and Mathura," District Magistrate beds, including 105 oxygen force on Saturdays and Sidhu said Chief Minister quick approval for two new district is leading in tally to 3,09,316, according to almost equal number of Navneet Singh Chahal said. beds are available, the DM Sundays. Amarinder Singh has already Oxygen plants in the state. coronavirus vaccination. a medical bulletin. general beds are available in He asserted that there said. NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED CASHEWS DAY – April 21 ational Chocolate fl avor on its own, adding eaten in its bitter form, without Covered Cashews and then let the imagination Antioxidants that may help Covered Cashews chocolate makes it even sweetener. Since then, it has Well, celebrating run wild! fi ght free radicals NDay is observed more enjoyable. 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Owned, Edited, Printed and Published by M.N.SUDHAN APPADURAI at Publicity Print House, 125-126, Eighth Street, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore-12, Ph: 0422-2496405, 4372720 web:www.afternoonnews.in Email:[email protected] WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL 2021 COIMBATORE 3 Self-immolation PM asked to use PSU pharma bid at Odisha firms to produce corona vaccine varsity APRIL 21: PSU. Recently, on January CPM Ex-MP TK 8, when the Minister of premises Rangarajan appealed Health and Family Welfare, SAMBALPUR (ODI- Tuticorin District Collector Dr Senthil Raj, inspecting to the PM to use public Mr. Harsh Vardhan Aditya Birla a corona fever screening camp organised by the sector pharma companies visited this factory, I also SHA), APRIL 21 (PTI) including Chengalpattu went there and met him. A contractual employee Tuticorin Corporation at Polpet yesterday. Corporation Health Offi cer Dr Vidhya and other medical staff are based Hindustan Biotech The Minister saw that of Sambalpur University also seen. to produce corona vaccine world class machinery Sun Life introduces on Tuesday suffered severe as the demand for it was was installed there. He burn injuries after he increasing day by day. promised to give necessary allegedly set himself on Form panel to curb In a letter to the PM, vaccine in our country. It funds to the factory. multi-cap portfolios fi re outside the offi ce of the is unfortunate that not only institute's vice-chancellor, he said ''various efforts are I think all public sector CHENNAI APRIL 21 and companies and enables pollution in rivers: HC being made to produce a the Hindustan Biotech but companies need to improve a police offi cer here said. also four other public sector Aditya Birla Sun Life healthy participation in the CHENNAI, APRIL 21 (PTI): vaccine and buy the vaccine their productivity so that AMC Limited, a subsidiary of ensuing economic recovery. Dinabandhu Mishra from all available sources. vaccine companies have not the tremendous task of The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil been involved in producing Aditya Birla Capital Limited Commenting on was immediately taken Nadu government to constitute an expert body to ensure that Researchers and scientists producing large quantity of to the Veer Surendra vaccin so far. and investment manager the launch, Mr. A. rivers, their waterways and water bodies in the state do not who have commented on vaccine by government itself to Aditya Birla Sun Life Balasubramanian, MD & Sai Institute of Medical get polluted either by discharge of effl uents by industries or the virus say that the virus I met you in person in can be fulfi lled. I think this Sciences and Research, Mutual Fund (ABSLMF) has CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life by sewage. The fi rst bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee would exist for a period of April last year and brought is the most important duty. I launched the Aditya Birla Sun Burla, and later shifted to to your notice the present AMC Limited said, “Large- and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy gave a direction to time. It has been suggested would like to mention that in Life Multi-Cap Fund, an open caps are proven quality SCB Medical College and this effect while passing further interim orders on a public that people should get the state of Hindustan Biotech this situation the Hindustan Hospital in Cuttack, he said. ended equity scheme investing compounders and must-haves interest writ petition from one Dhanasekaran, who prayed vaccine at least 3 times. I in Chengalpattu and asked Biotech has all the capacity across large cap, mid cap & you to allocate adequate for any portfolio but from for a direction to clean river Amaravathi and remove hope you take every effort to produce the vaccine'', he small cap stocks. a long term perspective, a Mumbai police funds and restructure this felt. encroachments on its waterways. to improve availability of The NFO is open from healthy exposure to mid and issue orders on April 19 till May 3, 2021. The small cap segment is proven Multi-Cap category is to be growth enhancers and restricted Male infertility can be caused Corona hits Erode mandated to invest at least rewarding. operating time 25% in each of the three Aditya Birla Sun Life by low sperm production textile market badly market cap segments of large, Multi-Cap Fund combines for shops mid and small caps. The fund the power of all three to offer CHENNAI APRIL 21 get into an egg. ARTs have is focused towards secular a curated portfolio of high growth opportunities that Male infertility can made conception possible conviction stocks across the MUMBAI, APRIL 21 cover a broad range of sectors (PTI) be caused by low sperm even for men with very low three market caps.” Mumbai Police on production, abnormal sperm or abnormal sperm. First, Tuesday issued orders function or blockages that sperm are collected either UTI’ fund yields’ short under section 144 of prevent the delivery of from ejaculated semen or by the Code of Criminal sperm which can be treated a needle from the testicle. Procedure prohibiting with assisted reproductive They are then processed term yield advantage all grocery, vegetables, techniques (ARTs) as new and introduced to eggs by options said Dr. Surakshith different methods”. Some COIMBATORE, G-Secs based on evolving fruits and food shops from APRIL 21 market conditions and/or operating except between Battina. Illnesses, injuries, men with azoospermia (no ERODE, APRIL 21: shandy days. Traders in UTI’s short term income economic outlook. 7 am to 11 am, an offi cial chronic health problems, sperm) will greatly benefi t The weekly shandy the textile market have fund is primarily an accrual- said. Earlier in the day, the lifestyle choices and other from micro TESA which is the trade in the Gani Textile severely affected due to According to a oriented income fund with the Maharashtra government factors may contribute to of treatments are available surgical aspiration of sperm Market at Erode, one model code of conduct communication to the press fl exibility to take advantage had announced that these male infertility. for male infertility. “High- directly from the testis. For among a largest one in the restricting people to carry from UTI, in the current of the yield movement at shops will remain open The inability to conceive tech and expensive male more information visit www. state, was badly hit due to above Rs 50000 without monetary policy scenario, the shorter end (1 to 3-year only between 7 am to 11 a child can be stressful and infertility treatments give INDIGOWOMENSCENTER. non arrival of traders from documents. investors may look at UTI com segment) of the curve. Short Term Income Fund am till May 1, as part of frustrating, but a number sperm an artifi cial boost to other districts and states to The Textile Market The fund predominantly which is upositioned to efforts to curb the alarming buy clothes due to the fear Merchants' Association invests in high quality CDs, capture yield movement in 1 rise in coronavirus cases. Ryots plea to postpone LBP work till counting of votes of spreading of corona. said: Due to the corona CPs and corporate bonds with to 3 year segment. Besides, dairies, ERODE APRIL 21: until the counting of votes is completed on The weekly textile panic, the whole business tactical exposure to sovereign This fund can be part of bakeries, confectioneries, The Keezbavani Irrigation Farmers May 2 and the new government takes charge. market, which starts at 8pm has been severely affected instruments like G-Secs, investor’s core fi xed income shops selling agricultural Association meeting was held on Tuesday Damaged bridges should only be rebuilt on Mondays, is usually held as no traders have come SDLs, etc. to actively manage portfolio for an investment implements and farm at Pasuvapatti next to appealed without laying a fully concrete base in the until Tuesday afternoon. from other districts and duration. The fund manager horizon of 12 months and products and pet food are to the PWD to postpone Keezhbavani canal. It was decided at the meeting that if It is customary for states. takes tactical exposure to above. also allowed to remain canal modernization work till completion the public works department was involved in wholesalers not only from Retail trade is also open between 7 am of assembly poll counting process. The laying the concrete fl oor in the downstream the other districts but also much less due to low to 11 am. Any person meeting was chaired by Coordinator M. canal before the counting of votes, the farmers from neighboring states arrival of public. So, the Corona violation: Tea shop sealed violating the order shall be Ravi. The following resolution passed at the would work together to stop the work. It was including Andhra Pradesh, trade was fully hit affecting punishable under section meeting: The plan to lay a concrete fl oor in attended by a large number of farmers from Kerala and Karnataka to their livelihood much, they 188 of IPC (disobeying the Keezhbavani canal should not be started Erode and Tiruppur districts. visit the market during worried. government servant's lawful order), Epidemic Diseases Act and National Tomato laden van overturns in a ditch SP warns persons roaming Disaster Management Act. ERODE APRIL 21: outside during curfew A pickup van carrying Maha: Actor a load of tomatoes ERODE, APRIL, 21: factories at night will be overturned in a roadside A night curfew came given permission to go. Kishore ditch at Senbagapudhur into force from 10 pm to They should bring their near and 4 am from Tuesday and company identity card Nandlaskar dies about 200 kg of tomatoes total curfew on Sundays with the work permit were damaged. The mishap to prevent the spread of letter. Violators of curfew of COVID-19 was occurred when the van corona infection. So, stern norms will be prosecuted action will be taken against and action will be taken. THANE, APRIL 21 was going from Sikkola in Karnataka to Tirupur district those who roam outside Similarly, check posts in the (PTI) via Thimbam ghat road. unnecessarily at night, border of TN and Karnataka Veteran Marathi actor Traffi c police recovered the warned Erode District in Erode district and 12 ERODE, APRIL .21: epidemic. In this situation, Kishore Nandlaskar died vehicle from the ditch by SP P Thangathurai. He other check posts in the The Revenue offi cials many people were drinking on Tuesday of COVID-19 using a crane. Luckily, the further said in this regard: district will be monitored slapped a fi ne of Rs 5000 tea sitting very close to the in a Thane hospital, a driver escaped unhurt. The government allowed fully with additional police on a tea shop owner for not tea shop operating in Bhavani civic offi cial said. Thane movement of goods force. following corona safety norms Lakshmi Nagar area of Erode Municipal Corporation carriers and ambulances in On Sundays, district and sealed the shop as per district without any social PRO Sandeep Malavi said Govt urged to prepare PHCs nights so double lane traffi c boundaries will be closed the instruction of Collector C space. He, who was passing Nandlaskar was admitted roads will be made single if necessary and only goods Kathiravan. He has ordered by at the time, informed the to the hospital here with lane to monitor vehicles carriers, ambulances and all traders to follow corona Revenue Department and COVID-19 complications to treat corona patients movement. government vehicles will safety norms strictly due ordered action against the tea and died at around 12:30 Those who work in be allowed to go, he added. to the spread of the corona shop owner. pm. The actor, who was seen in blockbuster Hindi fi lms like 'Vaastav', 'Jis Expired pills burnt COVID-19: NMR train Desh Mein Ganga Rehta s corona infecti on is spreading Hai' as well as several Marathi fi lms, was 81 and very fast all over Tamil Nadu, the services cancelled is survived by wife and State Government has a duty and COIMBATORE, APRIL 21 three sons. A With tourism activities suspended till month-end in Nilgiris responsibility to expedite the provision Goa: Ex-minister of bed faciliti es, comprehensive medical district in view of the second wave of coronavirus, the Railways decided to cancel the services of Nilgiris Mountain Railway Somnath faciliti es and medical personnel in the (NMR) from April 21 until further orders. Juwarkar dies of primary health centers (PHC) to keep NMR is the major tourist attraction from Mettupalayam, ERODE APRIL 21: pace with the spread of the disease, about 40 Kms from here to Udhagamandalam and has high COVID-19 demand particularly from foreign tourists during weekends. As corona infection said Tiruppur MP K Subbarayan. As the district reported an increase in Covid-19 cases, the is spreading very fast all PANAJI, APRIL 21 ERODE, APRIL, .21: them. Some of the tablets administration ordered closure of major tourist places like over Tamil Nadu, the State (PTI) were set on fi re and the Government Botanical gardens, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Government has a duty and The people of Former Goa minister exempt textile units from will connect the industrial toxic smoke emanated from SIM's park, Ooty lake till April 30. However, the district responsibility to expedite the Karaivakkal area, Erode, Somnath Juwarkar night curfew. He said '' cities of Coimbatore, it made the people diffi cult borders will remain open. With valid documents, those coming provision of bed facilities, have demanded stern has succumbed to the It is reported the curfew Tiruppur and Salem with the to breathe. for medical purposes and essential services would be allowed, comprehensive medical action against mysterious COVID-19 infection, his from 10 pm to 4 am came Eastern cities of Villuppuram persons who threw bottles, Therefore, they wanted with offi cials keeping strict vigil. family sources said on facilities and medical into effective from April and Virudhachalam. personnel in the primary waste materials, expired the police to take stern Despite booking tickets to travel by NMR, the passengers Wednesday. He was 74. 20. Most of the textile Chidambaram, a pilgrim pills and medicines in the action against those who are were lesser in number on Tuesday fearing the second wave of health centers (PHC) to keep industry, especially beninan hub of Tamil Nadu and "Juwarkar was pace with the spread of the residential area and burnt involved in such incidents. COVID-19, railway sources said. undergoing treatment at production and readymade Puduchery may also get disease, said Tiruppur MP K garments, are export-oriented effectively connected a private hospital here Subbarayan. after testing positive for and have to be completed with the industrial hubs of coronavirus. He died last In a letter to the Chief their production in time and Coimbatore and Tiruppur Corona virus infects the liver: On World (Tuesday) night," the Secretary, he said that ''In dispatch the goods within a through their easy connection sources said. case of loss of life, a family specifi ed period of time. It with Villuppuram. This will Liver Day experts advice on safeguarding liver welfare fund of Rs. 50 means they can send it for also facilitate a comfortable He had represented lakhs should be ensured for export. So, night shift is an link with the Chennai CHENNAI APRIL 21 carefully. Liver function test prevent fatty liver damage if Taleigao Assembly health workers. The State unavoidable urgent need in International Airport for the Leading hematologists should be done to protect you exercise and avoid taking constituency near Panaji Government should continue this industry. people in the Eastern parts of say that besides hepatitis and keep the liver healthy. desired foods whenever your from 1989 till 2002 on a to monitor the condition of the state who otherwise are virus the corona virus also Tests including HAV Igm, desire triggers or without Congress ticket. Therefore, the textile non-availability of medicines, mills, knitting, and readymade dependent only on the road infects the liver. Anti HCV, HBs Ag are also any timeline. At the same Juwarkar had served medical equipment and bed garment companies in Tamil transport. Mobility of people In a paper released required. time, the advice of doctors is as the minister for Civil facilities in Government Nadu must be exempted from all parts of the state to on World Liver Day, Dr. After that it is very very important. Supplies, Cooperation Hospitals and PHCs. from the curfew, with the the Industrial cities would Neelamekam Thoppa important to act on the Taking care of and Transport in the The conditions of strict adoption increase. So, there is a need Kapali,Head, Surgery- advice of doctors. dehydration can help to governments led by to operate night train service Government Medical College and implementation of corona Gastro & Minimal Access If the liver is left prevent liver damage. Pratapsingh Rane and between Coimbatore and Hospital in my Tirupur safety norms, like wearing Surgery, Fortis Malar unattended with the People can always add apple Fransico Sardina. Parliamentary constituency face masks, maintaining Chennai Egmore. Hospital, Chennai has cider vinegar before meals. Fatty liver itself a symptoms that appear when "Deeply saddened by continues to receive social space etc. There was a train said that in China, the fi rst the liver is not doing its Mix apple cider vinegar the passing away of former complaints of inadequate bed service from Mangalore to country infected with the syndrome due to our lifestyle and honey in a tumbler of Train service: In rather to blame any disease. job, it will be completely Cabinet minister of Goa facilities, medicines, medical a letter to the Railway Egmore which has since corona virus underwent damaged, and many parts water and drink it twice Shri Somnath Juwarkar. equipment and medical been dispensed with. In the liver test for recovery. Liver In the current pandemic a day. Eating gooseberry MInister, he pleaded to wave it is noticed that of the body will become My deepest condolences facilities. He urged the operate a train service from absence of that train service, examination revealed that completely inactive. which is high in vitamin C. to the family in this hour government to look into the an additional service from 50 percent of the patients many patients with corona Turmeric, spinach, carrot Coimbatore to Chennai So, attention is needed. of grief. May God gives problem immediately. Coimbatore to Chennai had moderate liver damage. infection are in great distress juice and papaya also Egmore viaTiruppur, Salem, due to liver infections. them strength to bear this Textile units: Tiruppur Athur, Virudhachalam, Egmore may provide a much The exact cause of how the Focusing on food and help prevent dehydration, great loss," Chief Minister MP K Subbarayan appealed Villuppuram, Melmaruvathur needed relief to the people, corona virus affects the liver Therefore, it is necessary water can take care of liver Dr.Neelakandant has Pramod Sawant tweeted. to the state government to and Tambaram. This route he opined. is not known. to protect the liver very damage. Also one can stressed. 4 WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL 2021 COIMBATORE India to host IPL 2021: DC pacer Ishant Sharma fit to play first ever NEW DELHI APRIL 21 Dhawan reckons that the In what comes as a huge challenge for his side would WBC India boost for Delhi Capitals ahead be to switch on mentally on of the game against Mumbai the Chennai wicket. Delhi Championship Indians, pacer Ishant Sharma Capitals has played all its has been cleared to play in the three games at Wankhede on May 1 remainder of the 14th edition Stadium and the side would India men's hockey probables to of the Indian Premier League. now play its next two games NEW DELHI, APRIL Sources in the DC camp at the MA Chidambaram 21 (PTI) said that while Ishant was Stadium in Chennai. assemble at SAI Bengaluru In what is being struggling with a heel niggle, "MI has played 2-3 three billed as a game changer he is now fi t and ready to take over there before so they BANGALORE APRIL for professional boxing the fi eld. "He was struggling know the conditions, for us 21 in the country, the World with a heel niggle, but he is the challenge will be to switch A 33-member core group Boxing Council (WBC) good to go now. Had to take on mentally according to the of the Indian men's hockey has endorsed the Indian it slow and easy as we have wicket and prepare our plan team will assemble for the Championship fi ght a long road ahead of us and and just go and implement national coaching camp at the between Chandni Mehra he is an integral part of the Kagiso Rabada and Lukman games so far. And going into it and play with a positive Sports Authority of India's and Suman Kumari on May bowling attack," the source Meriwala proving to be the game against defending mindset, aggression and (SAI) South Centre. While 1 in Jalandhar. The fi ght for explained. While Delhi has expensive in the last game champions Mumbai Indians, look to win the game," said 11 players have already the Lightweight 140lb belt been impressive with two against Punjab Kings. In fact, the DC unit will be happy to Dhawan in a video posted on been at the centre, they will is scheduled to take place as wins from three games, Avesh Khan has been the have Ishant available to play. the offi cial Twitter handle of be joined on Tuesday by the part of the LZ Promotions the fast bowlers haven't only pacer who has impressed Coming to the MI encounter, Delhi Capitals. 22-member squad that toured India Unleashed-Fight been in top form with both with his variations in all the DC opening batsman Shikhar Argentina.The team, led by Night -- the country's fi rst captain Manpreet Singh, Bengaluru while the Indian Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta ever Professional USA Good to see batsmen adjusting to 8 Indian boxers, including had a successful outing team toured Argentina. "After Sharma, , Jaskaran boxing event, according to a against Olympic champions all the necessary protocols Singh, Rajkumar Pal, release. Chandni and Suman Chepauk pitch: Pant 7 women, enter finals of Argentina beating them 2-2 after our arrival, we will , Vivek Sagar have been India's No. 1 (3-2 SO) and 3-0 in the FIH continue with our training Prasad, Mandeep Singh, fi ghters in lightweight and CHENNAI, APRIL 21 to groom him and we thought youth world championships Hockey Pro League double with specifi c focus on the , Shamsher featherweight categories (PTI) on this kind of wicket, he can header. The squad registered areas we feel can improve Singh, , and now will be challenging Delhi Capital skipper do wonders. Yes, good to see a 4-3 win, 4-4 draw, 0-1 loss after our performance in Shilanand Lakra will join each other in this milestone- Rishabh Pant said it was some maturity from him, the and 4-2 win in the practice Argentina," Reid added.The Kothajit Singh, Jarmanpreet bout, aiming to become good to see his batsmen skipper noted. matches held as part of their 33-member core probable Singh, Dipsan Tirkey, Nilam the fi rst-ever WBC India quickly adjusting to the Pant said he focuses on preparations for the Olympic group includes P.R. Sreejesh, Sanjeep Xess, Chinglensana champion across both men Chepauk track after playing match scenarios than match- Games in July.Following Krishan B. Pathak, Suraj Singh Kangujam, SV and women categories. the fi rst three games on ups. their mandatory quarantine, Karkera, , Sunil, , The WBC is one of the a more batting friendly Asked about his match- the 22-member squad , Surender Ramandeep Singh, four major organisations Wankhede pitch. will join the remaining 11 Kumar, , , Gursahibjit that sanctions professional up against Jasprit Bumrah, Delhi Capitals defeated Pant said, As a player, you members in the core probable , Varun Singh and Gurjant Singh who boxing bouts globally. group who remained in SAI, Kumar, Gurinder Singh. remained in SAI, Bengaluru. This is the fi rst time ever Mumbai Indians by six- don't focus on match-ups too that India will be hosting a wickets in their IPL on much, because (it) doesn't title card sanctioned by the Tuesday, their fi rst win over matter what you are doing or NEW DELHI, APRIL Pathan (+81kg) among FC Goa go down 1-2 to Persepolis FC global body and contested the fi ve-time champions in what you have done before, 21 (PTI) women. Among men, only by the two female fi ghters. fi ve meetings. every day is a new day in Eight Indian boxers, Sachin (56kg) made the MARGAO, APRIL 21 Soon enough, from a cross by Mahdi cricket. And as you can see "This is a game changer for "It (the travelling) is including seven women, summit clash while three (PTI) Torabi following a corner, Seyed Jalal they bowled him (Bumrah) others signed off with bronze FC Goa put up a spirited Indian professional boxing. slightly challenging because stormed into the fi nals Hosseini unleashed a header from close I believed India has huge of Covid. But I think, as a because they have to bowl of the youth world medals. Gitika defeated fi ght before going down 1-2 potential equally in men's team we are not focussing him at that time, there was championships in Kielce, Italy's Erika Prisciandaro to Group E leaders Persepolis range to put the fancied visitors ahead and women's professional on all this outside thing too no other option and I had Poland, an unprecedented 5-0 to set up a clash with FC, bringing to an end the in the 24th minute at the Jawaharlal Nehru boxing. My vision is to much, because BCCI has to go for my shots because achievement for the country Poland's Natalia Dominika, Indian club's unbeaten run in Stadium. promote India's fi rst-ever done really well to give us a we were chasing, so I think in the marquee age group while Vinka prevailed 4-1 the AFC Champions League World Boxing Champion good bubble and travelling you need to focus on the event. Apart from the eight against Czech Republic's here on Tuesday. Champions League, drew minute because of an injury. (male and female)," said things. scenarios much more rather fi nalists, three others settled Veronika Gajdova. Quite remarkably, FC parity when Mahdi Torabi Persepolis FC had a chance than match-ups." Asked Parm Goraya, CEO of "So we are focussing for bronze medals at the Vinka will next take Goa grabbed the lead when converted a penalty in the to extend their lead just about the leadership aspect, LZ Promotions and India more on cricket and it is good tournament, a performance on Kazakhstan's Zhuldyz Edu Bedia headed in to the 18th minute. before half time, but FC Goa Pant who replaced injured Unleashed Promoter. to see people adjusting to the which betters the 10 medals Shayakhmetova. bottom right corner from the Soon enough, from goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh Shreyas Iyer as Delhi saved a right-footed spot kick "Pawan Goyat, Pawan pitch like this, especially that India won in its best ever Arundhati had little centre of the box in the 14th a cross by Mahdi Torabi Capitals skipper said, "As by Hossein Kanaani after Iv n Maan, Asha Roka are some when you are coming from show not too long back in the trouble getting past minute. Bedia was assisted by following a corner, Seyed a wicket-keeper I keep on Gonz lez committed a foul in of the names that have the Wankhede, Pant said 2018 edition in Hungary. The Uzbekistan's Khadichabonu Brandon Fernandes following Jalal Hosseini unleashed a reading the game and it has the danger zone.Again before fought on major platforms at the post-match press ones who made the fi nals, to Abdullaeva in a unanimous a set piece situation. header from close range to helped me a lot, but with the be held on Thursday after a half time, Dheeraj made a so a major coup to have conference. 5-0 verdict and she will be But the Indian club's joy put the fancied visitors ahead seniors around and Ricky rest day on Wednesday, were brilliant save to deny the them participate. I'm really Delhi promoted all- up against Poland's Barbara was short-lived as Persepolis in the 24th minute at the Ponting in our management, Gitika (48kg), Babyrojisana visitors. FC Goa's effort to excited to initiate this rounder Lalit Yadav and Pant Marcinkowska in her summit FC fought back strongly to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. I think it is going great. "We Chanu (51kg), Vinka (60kg), fi nd an equaliser through the historic move and hope said the team management is showdown. not just equalise but also The Goans were forced were also thinking to bat Arundhati Choudhary second half, which included to contribute in creating trying to groom him. go ahead in the high-octane to make an early substitution fi rst, so I don't think that it (69kg), Poonam (57kg), Babyrojisana also a few substitutions, did not a historic chapter for contest. Persepolis FC, last as Amarjit Singh replaced "He (Lalit) is a good was a bad decision," Pant Thokchom Sanamachu notched up a similar result bear fruit as they settled for boxing and professional season's runners-up in the Adil Khan in the 29th boxing in India. youngster and we are trying signed off. Chanu (75kg) and Alfi ya against Italy's Elen Ayari. a defeat. Xi hits out at US; says there should be no "bossing" and "meddling" in other's internal affairs BEIJING, APRIL 21 sense of responsibility," rights violations against (PTI) he said. His snide remark Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang, a Chinese President Xi against Washington came charge Beijing denied. Jinping on Tuesday hit out at as US President Joe Biden These countries have the US, saying there should be vigorously pursued a strong also taken united position on no "bossing" and "meddling" China containment policy China fi rming up its control in the internal affairs of initiated by his predecessor over Hong Kong with its other countries as Beijing is by Donald Trump. new national security law increasingly coming under Biden united US allies subduing the massive pro- pressure from Washington like the UK, the EU and Japan democracy agitation in the US deeply focussed' on expanding global and its allies over issues of over his China policy. former British colony. human rights violations, which are common values is justice, not hegemony," He also held the fi rst Those who attended BFA Taiwan and Hong Kong. of humanity, and encourage he said addressing the quadrilateral summit of the meeting including Apple's vaccination, manufacturing: State dept "Bossing others around exchanges and mutual annual Boao Forum for Asia emerging alliance called Quad CEO Tim Cook, Tesla's or meddling in others' WASHINGTON, APRIL countries beyond our borders, learning among civilizations (BFA), a China promoted which included US, Australia, Elon Musk, Blackstone's internal affairs would to promote the progress infl uential think tank based Japan and India.The US, the Stephen Schwarzman and 21 (PTI) and that's precisely what we've not get one any support. done, he said. of human civilization," in Hainan via video link."Big European Union, Britain Bridgewater's Ray Dalio, The United States is deeply We must advocate peace, Xi said, without directly countries should behave in and Canada have imposed the Hong Kong-based South focused on expanding global The United States, he said, development, equity, justice, referring to the US."What a manner befi tting to their coordinated sanctions on China Morning Post reported. vaccination, manufacturing, has re-engaged the WHO; it democracy and freedom, we need in today's world status and with a greater China over alleged human and delivery -- all of which has committed USD 2 billion will be critical to ending the to COVAX, and another USD 2 COVID-19 pandemic, the billion over time; it has spoken April is Sikh awareness month' in Illinois Suicide bombing in Afghan capital State Department has said. to its partners Canada and as peace meeting delayed President (Joe) Biden, Mexico. We have spoken to Indian American Congressman the arrangement we have with Secretary (of State Tony) of control and uncontained KABUL, APRIL 21 their fi nal withdrawal from the Quad and the increased Blinken, they are deeply anywhere around the world -- The attack was the fi rst Afghanistan expected to be production capacity that that WASHINGTON, APRIL countless contributions to our focused on the issue of whether in the US or elsewhere in weeks in the capital, completed by September 11, will bring about, Price said. 21 (PTI) common good, he said. expanding global vaccination, -- it continues to pose a threat even as targeted killings had the 20th anniversary of the It is not only in our interest Indian-American manufacturing, and delivery to American people.First They include scientists escalated and Afghanistan's deadly terrorist attacks in the to ensure that the American Congressman Raja all of which will be critical and foremost, our priority is like Dr. Narinder Singh security personnel have United States. people are vaccinated, the Krishnamoorthi has to ending the pandemic, State ensuring the distribution of a Kapany, who is widely come under relentless attacks The attacks carried out other point I would make is entered a statement into Department spokesperson Ned safe and effective vaccine to known as the father of fi ber by Taliban insurgents. by al Qaida were plotted that the rest of the world also the Congressional record Price told reporters during his millions of Americans, to all optic technology' and Dr. Residents fear the attack from inside Afghanistan has an interest in seeing to it to recognise April as Sikh daily news conference. Americans who are able to Gurtej Singh Sandhu, one could be a harbinger of while the country was ruled that the American people are appreciation and awareness Responding to a take advantage of it. But we of the world's most prolifi c what's to come as the U.S. by the hardline religious vaccinated and that the virus month' in his home state of question, he said, Blinken has also know that we need to inventors. and NATO prepare to begin militia is brought under control here, Illinois. consistently made the point continue to demonstrate that They include artists and he said. that as long as the virus is out leadership when it comes to Underscoring the musicians like Grammy Silence, then cheers: Relief washes importance of the recognition, nominee Snatam Kaur Krishnamoorthi said there Khalsa, and activist and over George Floyd Square has been a disturbing rise in ago, where they found work Reports: Police shoot, kill teenage award-winning fi lmmaker MINNEAPOLIS, hate crimes and violent acts on farms located in California Valarie Kaur, Krishnamoorthi of cheers swept the crowd perpetrated against the Sikh- and in the lumber mills of said.They include APRIL 21 as the other two verdicts girl in Columbus American community. Washington state, he said. entrepreneurs like Waris There was quiet, just both guilty were announced. Despite suffering persecution Moments after that, Chauvin Madam Speaker, today I Ahluwalia, an actor, model, for a moment, as hundreds COLUMBUS (OHIO), before hanging up, according A crowd had gathered and discrimination, these put his hands behind his rise to recognise the month and businessman. And they of people standing in the to the Dispatch. Tuesday night at the scene on patriotic Sikh-Americans back and was led out of the APRIL 21 of April as Sikh appreciation include men and women intersection at 38th Street and Legion Lane, which police persevered and found ways courtroom in handcuffs. Police shot and killed The girl was taken to and awareness month' in called to public service like Chicago Avenue crowded in had partially blocked off to to participate in civic life, a teenage girl on Tuesday a hospital, where she was my home state of Illinois, Dalip Singh Saund, who to listen to the news. In the place now known traffi c. including service in the afternoon in Columbus just pronounced dead. Nobody else Krishnamoorthi said in a in 1957 became the fi rst They're announcing the as George Floyd Square, a United States Army, he as the verdict was being was injured, the newspaper Others gathered at the statement submitted into Asian-American, Indian- verdict! someone shouted, spot that millions around the added. In 1918, Sergeant announced in the trial for the reported. city's police headquarters to Congressional record. American and member of calling for silence. world have seen in videos killing of George Floyd. protest, a week after offi cers Bhagat Singh Thind was a non-Abrahamic faith to shot by bystanders during This afternoon a young This recognition, he said, the fi rst serviceman in the Then thunderous The Ohio Bureau of pepper-sprayed a group that be elected to serve in this Floyd's arrest, there was woman tragically lost her is timely, given the disturbing history of the United States cheering fi lled the place Criminal Investigation was at tried to enter the headquarters House of Representatives, relief. life," Columbus Mayor rise in hate crimes and violent Army allowed to wear a where George Floyd was the scene Tuesday night on over the police killing of a man he added. During this month Venisha Johnson jumped Andrew Ginther tweeted. We acts perpetrated against Sikh- turban as part of his military pinned beneath a police the city's southeast side, The who had a gun in a hospital of appreciation for Sikh- for joy when she heard the do not know all of the details. Americans, most recently uniform. Sikh-Americans offi cer's knee nearly a year Columbus Dispatch reported. emergency room. Americans, Krishnamoorthi verdicts. Minutes later she There is body-worn on April 15 at a Federal continued to proudly serve ago, begging for air. Many Offi cers had responded to an said he wants to offi cially could barely speak, she was camera footage of the incident. The shooting happened Express facility located in with distinction in the Second people wept. Some sobbed. attempted stabbing call when recognise the contributions weeping so hard.It means so We are working to review it as about 25 minutes before a judge Indianapolis in which four World War, Korean War, They were cheering the police shot the girl at about of the more than 7,00,000 much to me, said Johnson, soon as possible. Police who read the verdict convicting Sikhs, including three women Vietnam War and in our fi rst guilty verdict for the 4:45 p.m., the newspaper members of the United States who was wearing a mask answered the department's former Minneapolis Police were killed. confl icts in Afghanistan and fi red offi cer, Derek Chauvin, reported. Sikh community to business, that memorialized some of phone and offi cers on scene Offi cer Derek Chauvin of who was charged with The fi rst followers of the Iraq, Krishnamoorthi said. In the arts, science, medicine, Floyd's fi nal words: I can't The 911 caller reported a were not immediately able to murder and manslaughter in addition to military service, murder and manslaughter. the killing of Floyd. Sikh religion emigrated to the literature and philosophy. breathe. female was trying to stab them provide details. United States over 125 years Sikh-Americans have made Moments later, another wave 5 WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL 2021 COIMBATORE 5

Traffic on J-K IIT Guwahati team removes micro-plastics from highway suspended due to landslide in sea water using hollow fiber membrane Ramban NEW DELHI, APRIL worse, sea salt has been found to have considerable BANIHAL/JAMMU, 21 (PTI) The researchers amounts of microplastic. APRIL 21 (PTI) at the Indian Institute "Research performed in East Vehicular traffi c was of Technology (IIT), Asia has shown that 90 per suspended on the Jammu- Guwahati have developed cent of the table salt brands Srinagar highway on a microfi ltration process sampled worldwide have Tuesday after a landslide to remove microplastics microplastics. Microplastics hit the arterial road in the from seawater in order to ingested by human beings can union territory's Ramban prevent the inclusion of disrupt hormones, leading to district, offi cials said. plastic residues in edible infertility, and cause nervous The landslide blocked salt extracted from it.The system problems, and even the highway near the research has been published cancer," said Kaustubha fi rst time, showed effi cient tubes, the microplastics are Vellore district collector Shanmuga sundharam presiding over a tarining Mohanty, Department of Cafeteria Morh, they said. programme conducted at the collectorate about uploading of the polled votes in the journal "Environmental removal of microplastics trapped inside, thus freeing Chemical Engineering, IIT Due to the blockade, to the offi cials who are assigned votes counting duty.DRO Parthipan and other Technology and Innovation". from synthetic seawater using water of this pollutant," Guwahati. hundreds of Jammu- election conducting offi ciers aslo participated in the programme According to the team, plastic hollow fi bre microfi ltration explained Mohanty. Hollow bound trucks that started pollution is rampant all over The researchers claimed (HF-MF) membranes, they fi bre membranes are already late Monday night from the world and while there that while there have been said."In our hollow fi bre used extensively in daily Qazigund are stuck UP panchayat polls: Over 71 percent is some level of awareness, many studies to identify membrane fi lter, hundreds life applications such as RO between Ramban and the seriousness is not yet and quantify microplastics of tiny straw-like tubes are pre-treatment, industrial Ramsoo, the offi cials said. voter turnout in second phase understood."Microplastics in various food products, bundled together to create water or waste water, juice -- plastic pieces smaller than including salt, there have a fi lter matrix. The walls of processing, and other biotech Passenger traffi c has one-fi fth of an inch -- are now been fewer attempts at fi nding these tubes are fi lled with applications, including in also been stopped at Nagrota found in almost all oceans ways to remove them.The microscopic pores, and when dialysis membranes used for and Udhampur, they said. While Lalitpur and marine animals. What's IIT Guwahati team, for the water is passed through the kidney ailments. Deputy Superintendent recorded the highest of Traffi c Police, Ramban, polling percentage Goa: MGP's Parul Bhardwaj said of 80.95, Pratapgarh HC questions Guj govt's claim about restoration work started recorded the lowest at plea seeking early morning and will adequate beds for COVID-19 patients take a few hours because 60.06, the commission disqualification said. of the diffi cult terrain AHMEDABAD, APRIL of its former of the affected area. 21 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court MLAs dismissed Dalai Lama prays were 1,21,906 candidates for 14,897 posts. For gram on Tuesday questioned the PANAJI, APRIL 21 LUCKNOW, APRIL 21 cent, Sultanpur 64.50 per panchayat wards, there were state government's claim for speedy recovery cent, Mainpuri 74.29 per that there were enough beds (PTI) (PTI) 1,30,305 candidates for Goa Speaker of former PM Over 71 per cent voter cent, Kannauj 73.81 per cent, 1,87,781 posts. for COVID-19 patients and Maharajganj 71.04 per cent, sought to know why infected Rajesh Patnekar on turnout was recorded during More than 2.31 lakh poll Tuesday dismissed a Manmohan Singh the second phase of the Uttar Gautam Buddh Nagar 75.32 persons were still unable to per cent, Muzaffarnagar offi cials were deployed by the get admitted, if beds were disqualifi cation petition Pradesh panchayat polls held SEC for the smooth conduct fi led by Maharashtrawadi DHARAMSHALA in 20 districts on Monday, 72.58 per cent, Etah 73.24 vacant. (HP), APRIL 21 (PTI) per cent, Etawah 74.22 per of polls.The SEC has ordered Gomantak Party (MGP) according to the state election repolling in 34 booths of In its submission against two of its former After former Prime commission (SEC). cent, Chitrakoot 64.03 per on Tuesday, the state and Justice Bhargav Karia "(If that is true) then Minister Manmohan cent, Baghpat 74.84 per cent the state. This includes MLAs. The petition was While Lalitpur recorded government informed the on coronavirus situation two why are people running Singh tested positive for and Lucknow 72 per cent. 21 booths in Pratapgarh, fi led by MGP leader the highest polling percentage court that of 79,944 beds at weeks ago. around, fi nding sources coronavirus, the Dalai Lama fi ve in Azamgarh, two Sudin Dhavalikar against of 80.95, Pratapgarh recorded Over 3.48 lakh candidates COVID-19 hospitals and and recommendations for has written to the veteran each in Amroha, Etah and "Complaints are coming, Manohar Ajgaonkar the lowest at 60.06, the were in the fray for over 2.23 other care facilities in the getting hospitals beds and Congress leader expressing Lakhimpur Kheri and one maybe you are also receiving and Deepak Pauskar commission said.Bijnor lakh posts in the second state, 55,783 were occupied, treatment?" the bench asked his sympathy and wishing in Chitrakoot and Sultanpur. that patients are not being who switched over to recorded 73.30 per cent phase. while the rest were vacant. the state. for a speedy recovery. In the fi rst phase, which was admitted because there is no the ruling BJP in 2019. voter turnout, Gonda 66.42 There were 11,483 held on April 15, 71 per cent Government pleader vacancy in hospitals. Beds The court also raised Advocate Carlose Alvares In a letter addressed to per cent, Budaun 73.57 candidates for 787 seats of polling was recorded.A voter Manisha Shah made the are not available. The fi gures concerns about people's Ferreira, representing the the former PM on Tuesday, per cent, Azamgarh 63.59 zila panchayat members and turnout of 72.11 per cent submission during an online shared by you suggest that claims that 108 ambulances MGP, confi rmed that the the Dalai Lama said, I per cent, Lakhimpur Kheri 85,232 candidates for 19,653 was recorded in the 2015 hearing on a PIL fi led suo even designated hospitals are now taking considerable Speaker has dismissed pray that you will make 77.98 per cent, Varanasi 68 seats of kshetra panchayat. panchayat polls in the state, moto by the division bench have vacant beds," the bench time to pick up patients who the petition by oral order a swift recovery. As you per cent, Amroha 78.74 per For gram panchayats, there according to the SEC. of Chief Justice Vikram Nath told the state. are in a critical condition. without giving any reasons. know, I have enormous respect for you and count you as an old friend. He further said, I Maha: Conserving rare Tea industry seeks ATM hope we may see an early end to challenges the coronavirus pandemic poses as it threatens every mangoes of Himayat Bagh facilities across gardens nation across the world. KOLKATA, APRIL 21 Former PM Singh AURANGABAD, APRIL 50 years old, have unique 21 (PTI) names and are identifi ed by (PTI) had tested positive for The tea industry has COVID-19 and was While tourists throng their peculiar characteristics," said Dr M B Patil, offi cer in- urged Finance Minister admitted to All India Maharashtra's charge of the centre. Nirmala Sitharaman to Institute of Medical Aurangabad for its heritage facilitate setting up of ATMs Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi sites, what many don't Named after a sweet, fried across gardens to facilitate with a mild fever on Monday. know is that the city is also delicacy, 'imrati' mangoes payments to the workers, 88-year-old Singh has home to some rare varieties have a pinkish hue, while an industry source said on been admitted to the AIIMS of mangoes that go by 'doodh peda' mangoes taste Tuesday.At a meeting held trauma centre, sources sumptuous names. like sweetened milk, he said. here on Tuesday between said, adding his condition The king of fruits may The 'agarbatti' variety has various stakeholders of the is stable. The former PM be grown across the country, the aroma of an incense stick, tea industry and the fi nance had taken two doses of but Himayat Bagh, in the a serious attempt to conserve the garden houses varieties 'gulab khaas' has the fl avour of minister, Seetharaman was Raha said. bank is low.Raha said there is COVID-19 vaccine on heart of Aurangabad city, has the lesser-known varieties of such as 'imarti', 'doodh peda', a sherbat (cool summer drink) told that setting up of ATMs "The fi nance minister a payment problem and tea March 4 and April 3. seven to eight rare varieties the summer fruit."Fruit trees 'agarbatti', 'gulab khaas' and and 'safed maloda' mangoes in the gardens will help has been very receptive and trade is being hindered. named after Indian sweets of Himayat Bagh, earlier 'safed maloda'. The garden, are named so because of their the workers to get other said the matter will be looked Earlier India used to pay 41-yr-old tests and sherbets for their distinct known as Mohammadi Bagh, under the administration of whitish skin, the offi cial said. government benefi ts directly into and also expedited". in INR to Iran for imports fl avour, colour and texture. are documented in history. Vasantrao Naik Agriculture The garden is also home transferred to their accounts. On payments from Iran for of oil from that country and positive for Spread over 300 acres, the Fruits from this garden University of Parbhani, is to 'niranjan' mangoes that Tea workers have been tea export to that country, the money used to be kept in 17th century garden has used to be sent to royal taking steps to conserve and arrive during monsoon in getting cash payments as the industry maintained the Iranian central bank. Iran COVID-19 in hundreds of kesar mango trees Mughal families," historian revive the dying varieties. August-September every wages from their employers that since oil is not coming used to make payments for its planted in 15 acres, and the Dr Dulari Qureshi claimed. "The rare mango trees in year, he said. so far, secretary general of from Iran anymore the INR tea imports from India from Mizoram after fruit research here is making Apart the popular 'kesar', the garden are nearly 40 to Indian Tea Association Arijit reserves of the Iranian central that money. two doses AIZAWL, APRIL 21 COVID-19 patient dies, mob led by kin ransack hospital hit staff (PTI) PUNE, APRIL 21 (PTI) Chinchwad area after the afternoon, an offi cial and the staff at the facility Prasad Gowale of Dehu Road deteriorated and he was the man's death, a mob of A 41-year-old man, A mob of 10-12 death of a COVID-19 patient, said."A 28-year-old man asked his kin to admit him police station said. was rushed to Cantonment 20-25 arrived there and some who has taken both the people have been booked police said on Tuesday. was admitted in the hospital in civic-run Yashwantrao Hospital again, but by then 10-12 of them, led by the doses of COVID-19 "The man's kin took him for allegedly vandalising The incident took place in on April 16 after he tested Chavan Memorial Hospital his oxygen level was just 37 deceased's cousin, ransacked vaccine, is among the to YCMH but, possibly due a hospital and beating up Cantonment Hospital in positive for coronavirus. His (YCMH) in Pimpri per cent and he died soon a room in the hospital and 91 people who tested to the rush there, took him its staff in Pune's Pimpri Dehu Road area on Monday oxygen level was 87 per cent Chinchwad," Sub Inspector after," he added.Following thrashed the staff present. positive for the disease home. On Monday, his health in Mizoram on Tuesday, pushing the state's tally to U'khand tightens restrictions 4,995, a senior offi cial said. Son of businessman surrenders TN reports over 10,000 new COVID-19 Of the 91 fresh cases, in view of COVID surge 76 cases were reported cases for 3rd straight day from Aizawl district, before Kolkata court after SC DEHRADUN, APRIL been made mandatory for the returnees. 10 from Lawngtlai, 21 (PTI) CHENNAI, APRIL 21 tested in the last 24 hours three from Serchhip and refuses bail in car crash case The Uttarakhand All schools, degree (PTI) was at 1,01,329, pushing one each from Kolasib government has ordered colleges, institutes and Tamil Nadu reported the cumulative number of and Lunglei, he said. KOLKATA, APRIL 21 closure of markets in urban coaching centres have been over 10,000 new COVID-19 specimens examined to areas barring shops dealing Thirty-two of them have (PTI) closed. infections for the third 2,14,00,549 so far. Besides in essential commodities travel history, and the rest The son of Kolkata The revised standard consecutive day, adding Chennai, Chengalpet from 2 pm onwards and have locally contracted the restaurant chain owner on operating procedures 10,986 cases pushing the clocked new infections in changing of the night infection, the offi cial stated. Tuesday surrendered before (SOPs) also makes it caseload to 10,13,378, the four digits adding 1,029 curfew timing across the a court in the city after the mandatory for all modes of Health Department said on new cases to the state's tally. Mizoram currently state from 9 pm to 7 pm. has 437 active cases, Supreme Court junked his public transport, including Tuesday. COVID-19 related As many as 25 districts while 4,546 people have plea seeking bail in a 2019 The order aimed at buses and auto rickshaws, deaths aggregated to 13,205 have clocked new infections in recovered from the viral car crash case that left two checking the spread of besides facilities like with 48 more fatalities being triple digits indicating a sharp disease. Twelve people have Bangladeshi nationals dead. COVID-19 comes into cinema halls, restaurants, reported in the last 24 hours, increase of the virus spread. succumbed to the infection. The trial court remanded the effect from Wednesday, bars and gyms to run at half a medical bulletin said. Coimbatore logged 686 accused Raghib Parwez to Chief Secretary Om Prakash their seating capacity. The state for the fi rst time cases, while Tiruvallur (508), As many as 2,77,638 judicial custody till May 5. On said. According to the new breached the 10,000 mark Cuddalore (156), Dharmapuri samples have been tested so August 17, 2019, a speeding The night curfew timing SOPs, not more than 100 on Sunday by adding 10,723 (179), Dindigul (147), far, including 2,038 since Jaguar jumped a traffi c signal for all 13 districts has been people can gather for new infections while on Erode (226), Kancheepuram Monday, the offi cial said. and hit a Mercedes, before bail was later extended on denying bail on April 13 had revised from 9 pm-5 pm to religious, political and Monday it was 10,941 new (295), Madurai (366) and According to the state crashing into three persons different occasions and the said, "Having considered 7 pm-5 pm, it said. social functions barring cases. Overall recoveries Salem (382) reported a immunisation offi cer in standing under a police probe agency was directed the initial conduct of the the ongoing Kumbh Mela mounted to 9,20,369 on high number of cases, the Mizoram, 94,332 people control booth in Kolkata, to take steps to ensure accused, which refl ects that The order of closing where the restrictions Tuesday with 6,250 patients bulletin said.Among the 48 have been administered the killing two Bangladeshis. medical examination with after committing the ghastly shops and business announced earlier will being discharged, leaving deceased, seven of them, fi rst jab of the COVID-19 The accused initially took regard to the psychological incident he fl ed away to a establishments also applies status and the capacity of foreign country, we are of to shopping malls, he said. remain effective. 79,804 active cases. The state including a 30- year old vaccine, and 34,135 have shelter in his relative's house capital continued to constitute the petitioner/accused to the opinion that the interim It orders complete woman from Nagapattinam received both the doses. on the outskirt of Kolkata and Considering the the bulk of the total cases face trial, to be examined bail so granted to the accused closure of swimming pools district succumbed to the Meanwhile, the Mizoram from there he fl ed to Dubai. likelihood of people from accounting for 3,711 new at the National Institute of should not be extended". and spas in all districts. virus without any pre- government has imposed The Calcutta High Court Uttarakhand working in infections, totaling 2,90,364 Health and Neurosciences, Organising religious, existing illness.As many a seven-day lockdown in initially granted interim bail An appeal was then fi led Delhi returning home in the till date. The metropolis Bangalore, which said that political and social as 55 of them who tested the state capital and 10 for a period of two months fi led by Akhtar Parwez in the wake of a six-day lockdown also leads in the number of Parwez is suffering from functions will be completely positive were returnees other district headquarters on April 8, 2020 on the basis apex court on behalf of his in the national capital, fatalities with 4,432 people 'Bipolar affective disorder in prohibited in containment from various destinations to break the chain of of medical report issued accused son against the high online registration and a succumbing to the virus so remission'. and micro containment including one individual COVID-19 transmission. by the Director of Institute court order denying bail to negative RT-PCR test report far. The number of samples zones. from Oman, the bulletin said. of Psychiatry. The interim The high court, while him. not older than 72 hours has 6 WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL 2021 COIMBATORE T'gana Governor, Bank official swindles EDITORIAL CM extend Rama Rs. 1.8- crore, arrested Navami greetings COIMBATORE HYDERABAD, APRIL APRIL 21 The former chief 21 (PTI) manager of a nationalised Telangana Governor bank was arrested by the Tamilisai Soundararajan central crime branch (CCB) and Chief Minister K of Tirupur city police on Tamil Nadu govt Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday for swindling Tuesday extended their Rs 1.80 crore from the greetings on the eve of Sri accounts of 12 customers should be vigilant! Rama Navami festival. of the bank. "On this happy and T Dhandapani, 60, ore than two lakh people have been auspicious occasion of Sri of Nanjundapuram Road cash in several fi xed vaccinated in two days each during the last Rama Navami, I extend in the city, was the chief deposit schemes.When a week alone. But there was no suffi cient my warmest greetings to M manager at the SR Nagar few customers visited the supply of doses from the central government. the people of the State branch of Indian Bank till bank last year to withdraw As of April 18, there were just 4 lakh doses of "Tamilisai Soundararajan 2019. their amount from their said, according to a release vaccines available. It was after the Tamil Nadu accounts, they were told from the Raj Bhavan. Chief Secretary to Government Rajiv Ranjan chaired a meeting with the During the time, he government alarmed that it would get over in two religious leaders and discussed about the standard operating procedures and swindled money from that they had taken a loan days, the centre had sent an additional one lakh "May the blessings precautionary measures to be taken for the containment of COVID-19 in the places the bank accounts of and asked to repay the loan Covaxin drugs. It had also ensured that an extra of Lord Sri Rama, the of worship customers who deposited amount. Maryada Purushotham, 2 lakh doses would be sent immediately. This help us to successfully minimal supply of vaccine drugs is like quenching fi ght and overcome the Fire breaks out a person’s severe thirst with just one drop of water. COVID-19 pandemic," Save India from lockdown:Modi at furniture Hence the central government should adhere to the the Governor said. NEW DELHI APRIL 21 demand of the Tamil Nadu government and send the Tamilisai Soundararajan Prime Minister Narendra market in west 20 lakh doses that are needed. It has to send even appealed all to celebrate the Modi on Tuesday said PM laid emphasis on eff orts to improve the Delhi more if needed as it is the only way to protect the festival duly adhering to current strategies to contain supply of oxygen at several levels with the measures people from coronavirus. But the fact is that the the COVID-19 preventive the rapid resurgence in including setti ng up new plants and making sure NEW DELHI, APRIL government is running short of Remdesivir, which measures and with the strict Covid-19 infections were industrial-use oxygen was uti lised for medical 21 (PTI) is the drug given to those infected by the virus. adherence to the COVID- aimed at ensuring least loss A fi re broke out at A few companies that produce Remdesivir have just appropriate behavior. purposes. of livehoods and appealed to a furniture market in reduced the prices of the medicine to a considerable Rao, also conveyed his states to resort to lockdowns west Delhi's Kirti Nagar extent. The seven companies in India are capable greetings to the people in only as the very last resort. nascent economic recovery making sure industrial- needed. area in the early hours of of producing 38 lakh, 80 thousand Remdesivir the state on the occasion Addressing the nation, seemed to weigh heavy use oxygen was utilised for "In your mohallas and Wednesday, offi cials said. of Sri Rama Navami. doses. The central government should provide the PM said he would appeal on the PM who said state medical purposes. apartments, please form small However, no one fi nancial aids to these companies to widen up The Sri Rama Navami to states to consider micro- governments should work to "This time, he corona committees and help maintain was injured in the their production. If needed, they should be sought celebrations, which occur on containment zones rather assure migrant workers that crisis has meant that the discipline," he said. incident, they added. than lockdowns. "In today's there was no need to leave for from foreign countries as well. Similarly, the Chaitra Suddha Navami in demand for oxygen has risen "The decision to make situation, we have to save the their homes. "They should be According to fi re Government of Tamil Nadu should also be vigilant the Vasantha Rithu (Spring in many parts of the country. vaccination available to country from lockdowns," asked to stay where they are department offi cials, that the state should not fall short of oxygen. season), are celebrated on The Centre, states and private those above 18 is intended to he said. The comments and assured that they will be information regarding a large scale every year. sector are all working to ensure that the workforce in assume signifi cance in the vaccinated and also continue the blaze was received But this year they are ensure that everyone who cities is ble to access vaccines wake of Delhi being placed to be employed," he said. around 3 am, following not celebrated on that scale needs oxygen gets it," he rapidly," he said, adding AICTE grants Rs.1 Lakh to under lockdown for a week The PM laid emphasis on which 28 fi re engines due to the coronavirus said. Urging people to follow that the ongoing programme and reports that Maharashtra efforts to improve the supply were rushed to the spot. pandemic, Rao said, Covid protocols carefully, the of vaccinating vulnerable Tamil Mandram of KEC was considering similar of oxygen at several levels The fi re was inan offi cial release. PM appealed to the younger groups would continue in measures.The possibility of with the measures including brought under control population not to venture government hospitals. Rao urged the devotees a lockdown imperilling a setting up new plants and around 6 am, they said. of Lord Sri Rama and outdoors unless absolutely Goddess Sita to watch the celebrations online to be held at Bhadrachalam Care-for- money: ESI hospital 2 held for poisoning amidst the presence of a limited number of priests and offi cials this year. contract woker arrested tigress to death in TN COIMBATORE APRIL a contract worker who had The police and the hospital Rao said the UDHAGAMADALAM tigress in Singara range 21 been working at the hospital administration had on relationship between Lord APRIL 21 (PTI) coming under Masinagudi Rama and Goddess Sita A contract worker of the for about eight months, was Monday removed 17 persons, arrested on Tuesday. The not hospital workers, who Two persons were in Mudumal Tiger Reserve is holy and the way the Government Medical College on November 20 last year, and ESI Hospital was arrested action was taken based on had been acting as ‘paid arrested on Wednesday and ERODE APRIL 21 expand its activities for over sacrifi ces they made for the a search is on for their two police said. welfare of mankind should by the Singanallur police a complaint lodged by the attenders’. All India Council for all development of students accomplices for allegedly A search is on for two be ideal for the present on Tuesday. He allegedly hospital’s Resident Medical They allegedly collected Technical Education (AICTE) by promoting their interests, poisoning a tigress to death others, they said adding and future generations. fl eeced the family members Offi cer. money from COVID-19 under AICTE-SPICES creativity etc on Tamil of some COVID-19 patients a few months ago in Singara that the accused might have scheme for the year 2021- language. Rao prayed to Lord Balaji, who had been patients and their kin.Balaji forest range in Nilgiris by assuring them to arrange working at the section where was also caught in the drive killed the animal for skin 22 grants Rs1 lakh to the Rama and Goddess Sita district. and nails. KEC Correspondent to shower their blessings special attention for their kin food for COVID-19 patients and he was handed over to Zhagaram Tamil Mandram of P.Sachithanandan and Acting on tip-off, forest Both were produced on people in the state and who were under treatment. was prepared, was accused of the police on Monday. He Kongu Engineering College Principal Dr.V.Balusamy department offi cials arrested before a court in Gudalur help the people to lead The police said B. Balaji cheating the family members was arrested and remanded in (KEC) for conducting various appreciated the faculty the duo for poisoning the and remanded to custody. comfortable lives with (34) from Uppilipalayam, of at least fi ve patients. judicial custody on Tuesday. functions and competitions for coordinators of the peace, satisfaction, and students since 2010. This grant Mandram Dr.J.Indra and prosperity, the release added. Youth caught in TN gets 6 lakh additional will support the Mandram to R.Mouleeshuwarapprabu. Varsities should his maiden chain Trio assaults teenager, play crucial role Covid vaccine doses attack pet; arrested in fight against snatching attempt CHENNAI APRIL 21 In the wake of a dire COIMBATORE APRIL the Blue Cross Society corona, says TN COIMBATORE registration number plate of Covid vaccine shortage, 21 informing that three persons APRIL 21 his motorcycle. Tamil Nadu has received Three persons were residing in neighbouring Governor A maiden chain - According to the six lakhs additional doses arrested by the Coimbatore city house attacked his dog last snatching attempt by a Thudiyalur police. from the Centre. Presently, police for allegedly assaulting Sunday.Angered by this, CHENNAI, APRIL 21 youth went away after Ramathal, 65, and her the State has 9.3 lakh doses. teenager who questioned the suspects N Karthikeyan (PTI) he was caught by the neighbour Durgadevi, 36, Among the newly received them for attacking his pet (28), N Vigneshbabu, and M Tamil Nadu Governor public red-handed and both from Thentral Nagar doses, Chennai and its dog. According to police, the Dhandapani (42) of the same Banwarilal Purohit on handed over to police at at Kavundampalayam, surrounding districts have got complainant Sivakumar (17),a area abused the 17 -year- old Tuesday discussed with Kavundampalayam in the were returning home from a the lion’s share of 1,83,190 resident of Upplilipalayam, using fi lthy language and Vice Chancellors of city on Monday. grocery shop by walk. doses. fi led a complaint with assaulated him on Monday. various state universities The accused Dhanabal, Dhanabal followed C Vijayabaskar on support as the State has a strengthened in the fi rst wave. different aspects related 20, of Karur, is working in a them in his motorcycle and Tuesday said that the vaccines 400-ton production capacity Vijayabaskar also urged to COVID-19, including Private company in the city snatched a gold chain from have been distributed to all a day and now 240 tonnes people not to gather in big creating awareness and staying at his relative's Ramathal. the centres across the State. are being used in a day. “Our numbers at the Omandurar Man, 63, arrested among the community house at Nallampalayam. When Dhanabal “On behalf of the CM, I thank storage capacity is 1,200 GH and King’s Hospital by and prevention. A graduate, Dhanabal attempted to escape from the Union Health Minister Dr tonnes,” he said. He also themselves. Purohit, also Chancellor did not go for work for the the place, Ramathal got Harsh Vardhan for expediting denied allegations regarding “The delay in hospital for murder of 21 state universities, last few months and was not our request,” Vijayabaskar lack of oxygen support for hold of the motorcycle and admission is because of a COIMBATORE APRIL Ramakrishnan's farmland convened a virtual meeting able to repay his motorcycle raised an alarm. Passers - said. children dying in Vellore. large crowd. Patients must of the heads of institutions loan. He said that Tamil Nadu 21 along Dam Road near KG by nabbed Dhanabal and Vijayabaskar said that the come to bigger hospitals as Chavadi for grazing. and discussed methods handed him over to the would not be short of oxygen State’s healthcare setup was per their severity,” he said. The KG Chavadi police So, he decided to arrested a 63-year-old man of awareness creation involve in chain-snatching. Thudiyalur police. The cattle strayed into among the community Recycle from Kerala on Monday night nearby farm owned by Police arrested about the corona- After watching several on charges of mudering a Varadharajan. Dhanabal and produced him Woman, lover jailed appropriate behaviour, videos on chain snatching For 77- year old man.Police said before a judicial magistrate. The After Ramakrishnan prevention of corona on YouTube, he decided to the accused, Varadharajan, of make his fi rst attempt on informed the police, they virus and popularisation Later, he was remanded L Walayar in Palakkad district, reached the spot with Monday. He removed the ife cycle for killing husband of vaccination among in judicial custody. lacerated R Karuppasamy's forensic experts and collected the society, a Raj Bhavan COIMBATORE residence at Madukkarai neck using a sickle after the evidence. The body was sent release here said. APRIL 21 Marker". deceased cattle strayed into to the Coimbatore Medical Varadharajan's farm near During the meeting the Maha headed for full lockdown? A 36- year old woman, The offi cer said the College and Hospital (CMCH) TN-Kerala border on April Governor asked the varsities along with her 32-year- couple had joined Amala for postmortem. MUMBAI/NEW DELHI 3.Police said Varadharajan to play a crucial role by old lover, murdered her Minerals, a kolapodi and Karuppasamy, who was The police then lodged a utilising the vast potential APRIL 21 husband by strangling him supplying private fi rm at from Pitchanur dam Thottam case under Section 302 of the of students to create Maharashtra, where on the premises of a private Seerapalayam area near at KG Chavadi, had fought IPC and initiated inquiry. an effective awareness lockdown-like restrictions fi rm at Seerapalayam near Madukkarai, for work four previously over the same The evidence trails led about Corona in society. are already in place since Madukkarai in the early days ago, "Amutha instantly April 15, is headed for a 15- hours of Tuesday. Police issues. to Varadharajan and police Purohit "insisted that fell for co-workers S day total lockdown. have arrested the two and On April 3, the body was arrested him on Monday night. compulsory wearing of Shankar, of Lakshmipuram exhumed the dead body. found by Karuppasamy's elder Subsequently, Varadharajan masks, frequent washing The Cabinet meeting near Ottapidaram in brother on a rope cot with was produced before the and and sanitization of on Tuesday unanimously The Madukkarai Thoothukudi district and severe cut injuries on neck. judicial magistrate and hands and maintaining decided to impose strict police identifi ed the they developed an extra- Karuppasamy brought his remanded in judicial custody social distance must be lockdown from Wednesday deceased as R Nagaraj, marital affair. A welder, he cattle to his younger brother the same night. practiced in the fi ght night. 36, of Chandrapuram near was staying on the premises against Corona," it said. The fi nal announcement Negamam. of the fi rm, " the offi cer said. According to the offi cer, The teaching community will be made by Chief A police offi cer said strangulated him. Amutha Amutha was not at home NAME CHANGE bga® kh‰w« should educate the students Minister Uddhav Thackeray handle,” he added. Another 2,43,41,736. Nagaraj had married also helped him murder when Nagaraj returned her husband. Later, the duo I, Karthickannan Mayavan, fh®¤â¡f©z‹ khat‹, online about the importance on Wednesday, health minister, Jitendra Awhad, Grocery and food shops Amutha, 36, of Madukkarai (Karthickannan Mayavan), home in an inebriated buried the dead body near of practicing the corona minister Rajesh Tope said. said Uddhav was initially will remain open only Market, around eight S/o.Mayavan, Born on: j/bg.khat‹, ãwªj njâ: condition on Monday night. the private fi rm around 12.05 appropriate behaviour.The The Cabinet also decided reluctant to go for a complete between 7 am to 11 am till months ago, after the 25.06.1985, (Place of Birth: 25.06.1985, (ãw¥ãl« : am on Tuesday". The fi rm students in turn should take to cancel Class 10 exam of lockdown but the ministers May 1, the Maharashtra demise of his fi rst wife. "He immediately went Ariyakolandaipudur), residing mÇabfhHªijòö®), v©: 3/165, owner, Mayilvaganam, 57, the message to their homes the state board. prevailed over him. government announced on to the private fi rm, where, nfhiuahW, uháòu« jhÿfh, "It was also Amutha's found the pit fi lled with sand at No: 3/165, Koraiyaru, and their family members Maharashtra's Tuesday as part of its efforts he found his wife in the _ygŸËg£o, ehk¡fš- 637406, Tope said the state is second marriage. Her fi rst and informed the Madukkarai Rasipuram TK, Moolapallipatti, v‹w Éyhr¤âš tá¤J tU« and fi nally the message coronavirus fi gures as to curb the alarming rise in company of Shankar. facing a severe shortage husband had died a few police, who exhumed the Namakkal-637406, shall eh‹ ïÅnk‰ bfh©L should disseminate into follows: Total cases coronavirus cases. Nagaraj fought with of medical oxygen and years ago and with him dead body in the presence fh®¤â¡f©z‹ khat‹ the community at large 39,60,359, new cases 62,097, Shankar and tried to hence forth be known Remdesivir injection, while The new restriction will she had two daughters and of Madukkarai tahsidar (KARTHIKKANNAN and the society should deaths 61,343, recoveries attack him. Shankar took a as KARTHIKKANNAN hospital beds are fully come into effect from 8 a son. After the marriage, Nagaraj and sent that to the MAYAVAN) vd successfully fi ght against 32,13,464, active cases hammer and beat Nagaraj MAYAVAN miH¡f¥gLntdhfî«. occupied.“If we don’t act pm on Tuesday and remain Nagaraj had moved in with Coimbatore Medical College the coronavirus, he said. 6,83,856, people tested so far on his chest and later Karthickannan Mayavan now, things will be diffi cult to effective till 7 am on May 1. Amutha and her kids at her and Hospital for postmortem. fh®¤â¡f©z‹ khat‹

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