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Usually, families of the sit- ting judges, retired and High Court judges, as PRESIDENT well as other invited guests, are part of the oath- ALL INDIA SIKH CONFERENCE BABBAR taking ceremony.Traditionally, family members, friends, and well-wishers of the newly-appointed ADDRESS- 5, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, PRESS AREA, ITO NEW DELHI 110002 CJI have come to Courtroom 1 of the Supreme PHONE, 9971359517, 9312262300, 9868068019, E-mail ID: [email protected] Court to watch the first hearing. 2 New Delhi, Friday, 23 April, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES NEWS BOX Summer break in Haryana schools begins today Aadhaar rule for hospital Gurgaon: After Delhi, Haryana has advanced summer vacations in all schools in view of the rising Covid cases in the state. The Haryana government on Wednesday ordered beds leaves many stumped all public and private schools in the state to begin their summer breaks from Thursday. The vacation will continue till May 31. State Gurgaon: The portal launched for Covid list of 43 hospitals treating Covid patients education minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar said hospitali-sations in the city has brought with in Gurgaon. There were no rejections on that the decision was taken to safeguard not it more uncertainties instead of soothing the portal but only those with a Gurgaon only the students but also the teachers and frayed nerves. Many people who logged address on their Aadhaar cards received non-teaching staff who were constantly into the Gurugram Covid Combat followup calls from the control room coming to schools amid the pandemic. He Companion on Wednesday in the hope of scrutinising the applications. “I wanted to also said that Class XII exams would be securing a hospital admission were left register my wife as her oxygen level was conducted soon. stumped when they discovered that an falling rapidly, but I was asked to submit Regarding completion of the syllabus, the Aadhaar card with a Gurgaon address was an Aadhaar card with a Gurgaon address. minister said that a decision would be taken mandatory to get a bed. We don’t have that document. I’m sure soon on starting online classes. Gujjar also The rule all but defeated the portal’s purpose there are many residents who have been clarified that the vacation had been advanced of providing quick access to medical aid for working in the city and are staying in by adjusting or clubbing the winter and residents of a city that has an rented accommodations. What is the summer breaks, so students and staff of overwhelmingly large population of government doing to help us? We are school could be protected from Covid migrants. According to the district spending our hard-earned money in infection. The announcement has come as a administration, ‘locals’ are currently Gurgaon but we aren’t getting any big relief to not only the parents but also the prioritised. However, there are thousands of benefits from the state,” said Avinash teachers in Gurgaon schools, who had been ‘locals’ in Gurgaon who live and work in the Shah, who has a Delhi address on his demanding work from home due to the rising city but had Aadhaar cards issued from their Aadhaar card. Another resident, Amitesh Covid-19 cases and the weeklong curfew in original hometowns. The portal, Singh, who is originally from Bihar, said neighbouring Delhi. Lakhra, the headmaster https://covidggn.com/, asks for a patient’s the government should not “discriminate”. hospital bed for her husband, who was “very residents’ were being given priority at of Government Senior Secondary School in ICMR/SRF ID from their test report, name, “This is not the time to give priority to local ill and has comorbidities”. “We have been present. “This is an initiative to provide Bajghera, said, “Schools were shut for the age, mobile number, gender, Aadhaar people. Priority should be given to those living in the city for the past 12 years but we hospital beds to residents of Gurgaon who students but teachers had been coming every number and address. Patients must also who are ill. Covid doesn’t affect people by don’t have a local Aadhaar card. We have a are critical,” he added. Asked how people day. Many who come from areas near the specify if they have any comorbidities, as choosing them through their Aadhaar card Delhi address on it and never thought of from other states can get a hospital bed, he Delhi-Gurgaon border were facing daily well as their SPO2 level and CT value. They number,” he added. Rekha Mehta, a resident changing it,” she added. Deputy said: “I have not got any such query yet. We hassle due to the lockdown in the national can give three hospital preferences from the of Sector 56, said she was searching for a commissioner Yash Garg told TOI ‘local will look into the matter if the need arises.” capital.” Several leading private schools in the city also appreciated the prompt decision taken by the government. Arti Chopra, principal of Amity International School in DTCP’s bid to check illegal colonies: Land registry nod must in 72 villages Sector 46, told TOI, “These are very Gurgaon: In a move to check and Farrukhnagar. After continuous gathered by the department, have been GMDA plans 4 depressing times. The Delhi government has mushrooming of illegal colonies on demolition drives in Badshapur, Sohna sent to the deputy commissioner.” In already taken the decision to call for early summer vacations this year and the Haryana agricultural land, the department of and Bhondsi, the developers of illegal September last year, the state government was wise enough to implement town and country planning (DTCP) has colonies had shifted their focus to these government had made it mandatory to brought 72 villages of Gurgaon under villages as they didn’t require NOCs obtain an NOC from DTCP for smart city projects the same in the state.” S e c t i o n 7 A o f t h e H a r y a n a from DTCP for registry of sale deeds of registration of land parcels measuring Development and Regulation of Urban land here until now. “The amendment less than one acre (4,840 sq yards). Shortage in Rewari Areas Act, 1975. As per Section 7A of is expected to prevent illegal colonies Earlier, the cap was two kanals (1,200 theAct, registration of the sale deed of a from coming up as well as fraudulent sq yards), or half an acre. “In Section by next March plot having a size of less than 1 acre is sale and purchase of land to a large 7A of the principal Act, for the words & Faridabad, 2 not allowed without a no-objection extent,” DTCP director KM Pandurang ‘lease any agricultural land’ and ‘two Gurgaon: The Gurugram Metropolitan Development certificate (NOC) from DTCP.The rule told TOI. In a letter to Pandurang, kanals’, the words ‘lease or gift any Authority (GMDA) proposed four smart city projects days’ supply left: has already been mandated across 95 district town planner RS Batth had said vacant land’ and ‘one acre’ shall for the current financial year worth Rs 69 crore. The other villages in Gurgaon. these villages are vulnerable from the respectively be substituted; and ‘vacant projects include smart water management, The villages now under the Act’s ambit point of unauthorised construction and land’ shall mean such land wherein implementation of phase two of CCTV-based public Dealers include Gwalpahari, Bandhwari, illegal colonies, and therefore should either no construction of any nature safety and adaptive traffic management across the city for implementation of adaptive traffic light control Gurgaon: The neighbouring districts of Jadaula, Fazalpur Badli, Joniawas, be brought under the Act. Batth said, “It exists or such construction is in Jatola, Taj Nagar, Sampka, Jamalpur, was brought to my notice that existence which is either uninhabited system and connectivity at bus shelters and government Gurgaon are facing shortage of liquid buildings on optical fibre network. The cost of the medical oxygen, with several small hospitals Khawaspur and Balola, among others. registrations of sale deeds in urban or not fit for human habitation and According to DTCP officials, most of areas notified under Section 7A were stands constructed without following projects will be Rs 19 crore, Rs 30 crore, Rs 10 crore in Rewari and Faridabad asking family and Rs 10 crore, respectively.All projects have been members of patients to shift them to other these 72 villages are situated in Pataudi taking place in Gurgaon without the due course of law,” the government NOCs. The details of such registries, notification had stated. approved at the recently held authority meeting and the facilities as they are running out of supply. metropolitan authority has now sought public feedback Since Tuesday morning, the emergency on them. “We have put the details of the four projects on response team in these districts has been the website. Anyone who wants to give a suggestion getting several calls from desperate families. can leave their comments within a period of one ERT volunteers said they are receiving pleas Why Haryana is struggling to keep month,” said a senior GMDA official. Gurgaon: The to find oxygen beds. Even major dealers in Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority oxygen and pharmaceutical supplies have (GMDA) proposed four smart city projects for the run out of stock. In Rewari and other pace with high oxygen demand current financial year worth Rs 69 crore. The projects adjoining districts, dealers said they have include smart water management, implementation of supplies to last only another two days. “We phase two of CCTV-based public safety and adaptive get liquid oxygen from a plant in Bhiwadi Gurgaon: With a large number of critical Himachal Pradesh. Of the remaining for oxygen remains high, several traffic management across the city for implementation but for the three days, the plant has stopped Covid patients being added to the tally 165 metric tonnes, Haryana supplies factors like storage, bottling, kits, of adaptive traffic light control system and connectivity supply. We have urged the chief medical every day, the state’s oxygen 140 metric tonnes to Delhi, 20 metric cylinders and other necessary at bus shelters and government buildings on optical officer to provide liquid oxygen from production is struggling to meet the tonnes to Punjab and 5 metric tonnes to infrastructure come into play as well, as fibre network. The cost of the projects will be Rs 19 Panipat instead,” said Ved Aggarwal, owner high demand. Haryana has four plants UP. According to experts, a critical the official pointed out. “Refilling with crore, Rs 30 crore, Rs 10 crore and Rs 10 crore, of Aggarwal Gases and Industries. “Since that together produce 272 metric tonnes Covid patient on oxygen support liquid O2 is a challenge for continuous respectively.All projects have been approved at the last week, hospitals have been asking for 40 of oxygen daily, according to Narender requires 30-60 litres of oxygen a day. supply. Even oxygen cylinders are not recently held authority meeting and the metropolitan to 80 cylinders each day, while earlier the Ahuja, state drug controller. “Air These days, the demand has doubled in available,” he told TOI. authority has now sought public feedback on them. demand was 10-12 cylinders. Due to this, we Liquide Ltd in Panipat generates 260 hospitals across the state. For instance, Till recently, the city’s major hospitals “We have put the details of the four projects on the have stopped supply to industries,” he metric tonnes of oxygen daily while in Gurgaon, it has shot up from 6-7 were getting oxygen from Bhiwadi, website. Anyone who wants to give a suggestion can added. Dr Kartar Singh Yadav, state three in Hisar – Jindal Steel Ltd, Gupta metric tonnes last week to 12-14 metric Rajasthan, but the plant has stopped the leave their comments within a period of one month,” organising secretary, IMA, said Covid-19 Oxygen and Gupta Industrial — tonnes. Haryana, which earlier had a supply. The district administration said said a senior GMDA official. The CCTV project, on the patients are coming from Delhi and Gurgaon produce 7 metric tonnes, 3.2 metric demand for less than 30 metric tonnes, it was working to streamline the other hand, is in its second phase as GMDA has already to Rewari and other small towns to get tonnes and 2.5 metric tonnes, now needs 60 metric tonnes. Private process. “We have set up oxygen- installed over 1,000 cameras. “ The phase 1 of the oxygen beds. “Earlier, the situation was very respectively,” he added. hospitals in the city said they are facing generating plants in six districts — project aims to install 1,200 CCTV cameras at 222 critical due to sudden stoppage of oxygen Ahuja said as per the centralan acute shortage. “We are living one Faridabad, Sonipat, Karnal, Ambala, junctions by end of June. Based on the successful supply but now it is under control. We have government’s orders, the state’s day at a time, with 24 hours of oxygen at Panchkula and Hisar. Four of these are implementation of phase 1, the second phase will cover two days’ storage and are trying to arrange allocation is 107 metric tonnes,any given time. It is leading to huge ready and all will be able to function remaining 138 locations and install around 800 CCTV more from Panipat,” he added. stress on the medical staff. They are cameras during 2021-22,” the official said. The including 80 metric tonnes from Air within the next two days. As these adaptive traffic light control system will not only help Liquide, 7 metric tonnes from Jindalgetting demoralised as patient care is plants can produce oxygen for 200 beds cut down the waiting time at the traffic junctions but Steel ltd and 20 metric tonnes fromadversely affected,” said an official at in a day, it will give some relief,” Ahuja also ensure that the commuters can cross the junction in Getting a bed in Inox, which is located in Barotiwala, Artemis Hospital. While the demand said. many Noida, Gzb a single red light and do not have to wait hosps tough Noida/Ghaziabad: It is getting increasingly Making hay in the black market: Remdesivir sold difficult to find a hospital bed for a Covid-19 patient in Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad. Only requests of locals are being entertained and people from other parts of at Rs 40,000, oxygen cylinder at Rs 35,000 the NCR are being turned down by the registration centres set up in the two districts to facilitate admission into the Covid care NOIDA: Doctors say it’s not a dealing with medical said since the injection was sourced by the hospitals. For registration, apart from the wonder drug and have cautioned emergencies joined, police accused in bulk, the batch numbers of the patient's name, age and address, the oxygen against its indiscriminate usage, s o u r c e s s a i d . “ We g o t injections were being scanned to verify but in the black market, information that some persons where they were manufactured. Ghai has saturation level is also being asked. “I could Remdesivir continues to thrive. had been selling Remdesivir to been booked under IPC sections 420 not get my father admitted in Noida since The latest Remdesivir hoarder to patients’families for a high price. (cheating) and various sections of the Drug my father’s Aadhaar card has a Delhi be busted is a 31-year-old Delhi The accused was active on and Cosmetics act, 1940. He has also been address. He has been staying with me for resident, who made a killing Facebook and other social media booked under the Epidemic DiseasesAct.A several months and got infected here in selling each injection for platforms from where the Santro and Rs 1.54 lakh in cash was seized Noida,” said Akash Saxena, who lives in anywhere between Rs 15,000 and information was received and from the accused. Police are also Sector 110. Noida has 21 Covid hospitals Rs 40,000 since March, finding action taken. He sourced most of investigating black-marketing of oxygen, with over 3,200 beds, whereas Ghaziabad most of his customers through the vials from Chandigarh and for which there is huge demand. Several has 34 such hospitals with about 2,800 beds. WhatsApp groups, police said. some five-six vials from Delhi,” oxygen cylinder providers in Harola told But without a VIP recommendation, finding Remdesivir is a drug only meant for DCP (crime) Abhishek Singh TOI they had run out of supplies and didn’t an ICU bed is becoming extremely difficult. hospital use and cannot be sold told TOI. Singh added that Ghai know when they would be available. No ventilator bed was available in Noida anywhere else. But Rachit Ghai initially sold the injections for a A youth, meanwhile, allegedly circulated until Wednesday noon, while Ghaziabad found plenty of customers who low margin but became greedy advertisements stating oxygen cylinders had 65 such beds vacant. The GB Nagar would cough up many times the and jacked up his quote. were available for Rs 30,000 out of which administration maintained that the overall MRP – Remdesivir is sold under Ghai worked at a cardboard factory Rs 5,000 would be refunded on the cylinder occupancy level has increased to about 90% different brand names by in Delhi but shifted to Noida in being returned. Monu, whose number was in Noida and Greater Noida-based health companies and the price varies March after it shut down. A circulated on Twitter, had called patients to widely, beginning at just under Rs police officer said Ghai has the Sector 62 metro station to sell the facilities, while in Ghaziabad, the 1,000. claimed to have sold around 150 cylinders. Besides, some sellers are forcing occupancy stands at about 70% at present. Ghai had sourced the injections from an unit or a hospital. Ghai was in possession of injections since March. “But we think it is people to buy an entire oxygen cylinder “But it is getting difficult to offer admission accomplice and had been selling them 100 vials of the injection when he was much more than that. He is associated with a rather than give a refill, which costs Rs 500- to patients since oxygen is not available for across Noida. The injections were procured arrested. At least five of those vials are bigger agent who has supplied the 600. A seller from Kalindi Kunj this even in-house patients at the moment,” an from agents in Chandigarh and Delhi’s Bangladesh-made. Ghai, who lives in injections to him,” Singh said. Cops are correpsondent spoke to offered a cylinder official of a private hospital in Vaishali said. Dwarka, police said. Sources said the Delhi’s Saraswati Vihar, had been active on looking for a Haryana-based man, who they for Rs 35,000 and promised to deliver it in injections were pilfered from a company certain WhatsApp groups that people believe is the main supplier.A police officer Noida. 3 New Delhi, Friday, 23 April, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

NAME CHANGE I , NO- 14829591M HAV/MT Bhaag corona bhaag: Locals in MP village SALUNKHE NANASAHEB TANA- JI OF 502 ASC BN C/O 99 APO presently resident at VILL- RETHARE BK II TEH- KARAD dis- run with torches to drive away virus trict-SATARA STATE- MAHA- RASHTRA Pin-415108 have New Delhi After the "Go Corona Go" chants shouting "bhaag corona bhaag". They were later this make corona go away? Now we are seeing changed my name from SALUNKHE NANASAHEB TANA- of Ramdas Athawale, some villagers in Madhya seen tossing the torches into the air and throwing this slogan all across the world," he had had said JI RAO to SALUNKHE NANASA- Pradesh's Agar Malwa district resorted to chanti- them outside the village.The locals believe that by in April last year. HEB TANAJI vide affidavit sworn by ng 'Bhaag Corona Bhaag' on Sunday night in a bid this practice their village will be spared the notary Sanjeeb Lahkar of Tinsukia , to fight the novel coronavirus. wrath of Covid-19. Assam dated 20 Apr 2021 Running with flaming torches in their hands When asked, a local said elders had told on Sunday night, some locals raised the slogan in them that whenever there's an epidemic, PUBLIC NOTICE the hope that this would eradicate the impact of one person from every household would General Public is hereby Covid-19 on their village. run with a burning torch from their homes informed that my client Babita to the boundaries of the W/o Radhe Lal, R/o H. No. 86, 69, Garh Road, Gali No. 3, village, on a Sunday or Asgarpura, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh Wednesday night. These 245101,is theabsolute owner of burning torches are then Freehold Residential Nagar to be thrown out of the vil- Palika No. HPUW-7/186, land area 126 Sq. Yd. i.e. 105.38 Sq. lage. This practice would Mtr. Situated at Mohalla save the village, they AsgarpuraHapur, Tehsil & Distt. believe.He said many peo- Hapur,through a Sale Deed ple in the village were suf- Dated 15.04.2019, Doc No. 2518. The previous Original sale fering from fever...but no deed prior to Gift Deed Dated case of the disease has 14.08.1970has been lost, a Lost been found in the village Report has been lodged on-line since the villagers have vide LR No. 329156/2021 on 22.04.2021. It is pertinent to carried out this practice mention here that Raj on Sunday."Last year, a KumarHitaishi is only one Legal video of Union Minister of Heirs of his father late Dalip State Ramdas Athawale, Singh. Babita is going to take loan against property, the same Chinese Consul General is financed by M/s AU Small in Mumbai Tang Guocai Finance Bank Ltd., Branch Raj and Buddhist monks Nagar, Ghaziabad. If anyone chanting "Go corona, go found or any objection against the said property contact to corona" at a prayer meet- undersigned or the said banka- The incident, which reportedly took place in ing went viral on social media. As claimed longwith supporting documents Ganeshpura village of Agar Malwa district of by Athwale, the 'Go corona go' slogan had within 7 days from the date of this Madhya Pradesh, came to light after a video went become "famous all over the world". publication. Ashwani Kumar viral on social media. “I gave the slogan in February, when Advocate In the video, few villagers can be seen running the Covid-19 situation was not as bad in Tehsil Compound, through the streets while brandishing torches and India. At that time people were saying, will Ghaziabad Padma Bhushan awardee Maulana THE SIKH TIMES Edited, Printed, Published Owned by Simmi Babbar Wahiduddin Khan dies of COVID-19 at 96 N - 31, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 22) expressed his condo- Delhi-110009 lences on the death of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan and said that he will be remembered for his Printed at Qaumi Patrika Printing insightful knowledge on matters of theology and spirituality. Press, A-4/A-144, Tronica City According to the family source, Maulana recently tested positive for COVID-19 and was (Loni), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) Corporate Office: admitted to Dehli's Apollo hospital where he breathed for the last time. 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, In a tweet, PM Modi said: "Saddened by the passing away of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. He Press Area, ITO, New Delhi will be remembered for his insightful knowledge on matters of theology and spirituality. He was Editor-in-Chief also passionate about community service and social empowerment. Condolences to his family Gurcharan Singh Babbar and countless well-wishers. Rest in Peace."Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan died on Mob : 9654077232, 9971359517 Website : www.thesikhtimes.in Wednesday (April 21) at the age of 96.In 2000, Khan was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third- Email : [email protected] highest civilian award. Maulana Khan was the founder of the Islamic Centre in New Delhi. He wrote over 200 books and also translated Quran in Hindi, English, and Urdu. RNI No. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Friday, 23 April, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

NEWS BOX J&K's tally of active With hundreds of Covid patients, Delhi hospitals cry Covid cases climbs to 13,000; official for help as oxygen stocks may run out in few hours says situation Several hospitals in Delhi, including the Rajiv Gandhi hospital and Mata Chanan Devi hospital, have been seeking urgent supply of oxygen 'challenging’ saying their stocks will run out in a few hours. Hundreds of Covid-19 patients are at risk at these hospitals. Jammu & Kashmir.The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday New Delhi Several Delhi hospitals, including The Mata Chanan Devi Hospital had in Delhi are still struggling to find announced the discovery of 28 cases of the the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, been constantly following up with ample oxygen supply for Covid-19 new Covid-19 variant in the Jammu region, stand to run out of oxygen supply in a few the suppliers and authorities since patients. but none in Kashmir.With the Covid-19 hours at a time when they have hundreds of Wednesday night but failed to The Pushpanjali Medical Center at graph witnessing an upward trend in the Covid-19 patients who are in dire need of procure any oxygen till early Anand Vihar almost ran out of the Union Territory, the J&K administration oxygen. Thursday morning. The crisis was oxygen supply on Wednesday night said that the situation is 'challenging' While the Centre hiked Delhi's oxygen quota, brought to an end later in the and struggled to maintain the because the growth rate of positive cases is several hospitals in the city are still crying for morning. supply by borrowing cylinders 8.12 per cent, which is higher than it was immediate oxygen supply. The Mata Chanan Dr AC Shukla, Head-ICU, Mata from nearby centers and agencies. last year. Devi Hospital where over 200 Covid-19 Chanan Devi Hospital said later, The hospital MD and former “We currently have 13,400 active cases. We patients are in dire need of oxygen, and the "We have received two batches of president of Indian Medical had 22,000 positive cases at its peak last hospital run out of its stocks on Thursday. 21 oxygen cylinders each today. We Association (IMA) Dr Vinay year. In April, there were 77 deaths. Cases On Thursday morning, the Mata Chanan Devi have 200 Covid-19 patients and Agarwal said that during a meeting are increasing at a rate of 8.12 per cent. The Hospital in Janakpuri reported a severe oxygen consumption is very high. with the Delhi government, he had oxygen crisis and said they have exhausted For us, priority is re-filling of liquid raised the issue of lack of oxygen mortality rate in J&K is 1.38 per cent. When meters of oxygen daily. There are 130 Covid- compared to April of last year, the situation their stocks in the morning. There are over oxygen so that there is uninterrupted supply at small hospitals in Delhi, but supply."Meanwhile, Saroj Hospital in 19 patients admitted at the hospital. is difficult,” said Attal Duloo, Financial 200 patients admitted at the hospital, who nobody responded when the crisis hit.He said were in need of oxygen. Delhi's Rohini area on Thursday morning On Wednesday, the Centre hiked Delhi's Commissioner in the J&K Health he has 37 Covid-19 patients at the hospital Oxygen crisis at Delhi hospitals said it has only 2 hours of oxygen stock left at oxygen quota from 378 metric tonnes to 480 while many non-Covid patients are also Department.“WeS are conducting 40,000 metric tonnes, which will be supplied by The Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital run the facility while the suppliers have stopped admitted and is struggling to keep the oxygen tests a day in J&K UT,” Duloo said, adding other states. However, the Delhi government by the Delhi government said it has only 2.5 taking calls. supply going. that the administration has drafted a five- has said the oxygen supply from other states hours of oxygen stock left at the facility. The The Saroj Hospital administration has said that The centre for the refilling of oxygen cylinders pillared strategy to curb the spread of will take days to reach the city. RGSSH hospital requires 5-6 tons of oxygen INOX, which supplies oxygen to them, has by the government has been set in Bawana, Covid-19 in the Union Territory. daily and there are currently over 900 stopped answering calls since Wednesday Smaller hospitals complain of neglect which is very far from the hospital in East Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir on patients admitted as of Thursday morning. night. Saroj Hospital needs 2,700 cubic Meanwhile, many other small 50-bed hospitals Delhi. Wednesday reported 2,204 new Covid-19 cases, the UT's highest-ever single-day spike so far. At the same time, 13 more Over 300 kg of contraband people succumbed to the virus in J&K in the IAF chief RKS Bhadauria flags off four last 24 hours. The Lieutenant Governor-led seized in Tuticorin's administration also imposed a ‘Corona Curfew’ in all municipal and urban local Chidambaranar port bodies in Jammu and Kashmir's 20 districts. Rafale fighter jets for India in France Tuticorin.The Directorate of Revenue Covid surge: North New Delhi Chief of Air Staff Air Chief the jets to India.India's Rafale jets Intelligence (DRI) officials confiscated 303 Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Wednesday The arrival of the new batch of the aircraft flagged off four Rafale fighter jets for will pave the way for the IAF to raise a kg of contraband in Chidambaranar port in Delhi Municipal India from a military air base in second squadron of Rafale jets. The Tuticorin pf Tamil Nadu. The total value of France.On the third day of his official new squadron will be based at the contraband is estimated to be more than Corporation to set visit to France, Bhadauria visited the Hasimara air base in West Bengal.The Rs 1,500 crore. Rafale aircraft training facility. He first Rafale squadron is based at The contraband, suspected to be cocaine, was up real-time thanked the French aerospace industry Ambala air force station. A squadron for ensuring timely delivery of the comprises around 18 aircraft.So far, 14 recovered from containers carrying wooden monitoring system aircraft despite the pandemic.Although Rafale jets are operating in the Indian logs, which were believed to be coming the Indian embassy did not mention the Air Force. The number will now go up from Panama via Colombo, an official said. for cremation number of aircraft flagged off by the IAF to 18 after the arrival of the new In a statement, DRI officials said, "The chief, people associated with the event batch.India had signed an inter- contraband weighed 303 kg and it is highly said four jets constituted the new batch training centre has provided world-class governmental agreement with France grounds that left from France's Bordeaux-Merignac training and it is because of that that we in September 2016 for procurement of 36 suspected to be cocaine. The contraband air base on Wednesday.In his brief remarks, were able to operationalise the aircraft Rafale fighter jets at a cost of around Rs along with cover goods i.e. wooden logs New Delhi In light of rapidly rising Covid-19 Bhadauria said that some of the Rafale quickly," he said. cases and deaths in Delhi, the North Delhi 58,000 crore.Ahead of Bhadauria’s visit, aircraft had been delivered a ‘little bit’ The IAF chief also thanked the French military officials in Delhi said that his trip to Municipal Corporation (North DMC) has ahead of time. He said that they have decided to create a real-time monitoring government and the French Air Force for France is expected to boost cooperation system and central control room for contributed to the overall combat potential providing the required support during the between the IAF and the French Air and of the Indian Air Force (IAF).“The Rafale training programme as well as for ferrying Space Force (FASF). Maharashtra DCM Ajit Pawar assures high- level inquiry into Nashik oxygen leak case have been seized under the provisions of the nurses, paramedical staff are cremation grounds under its jurisdiction. Maharashtra Deputy Chief fighting the corona crisis and NDPS Act, 1985." All small and big crematorium grounds will be trying to save the lives of the The DRI officials seized six containers stored connected to this integrated system. Minister Ajit Pawar on patients,” he said. in the container yard located at the VOC Citizens will be able to access real-time Ajit Pawar also instructed the Port Trust Thoothukudi (Tuticorin). Later, information about the availability of space Wednesday assured the administration to maintain a at the crematoriums. North DMC officials officials from Madurai found nine bags in a continuous supply of medical container.The container from which the have been directed to develop a similar public that a high-level oxygen to all the hospitals and system for cemeteries as well. inquiry will be conducted strengthen emergency contraband was seized arrived at the (Photo: Ram Kinkar Singh) protocols. Tuticorin port around 10.30 am on Tuesday. With this initiative, citizens will not have to into the oxygen leak in The office of the Deputy Chief The port of Panama is suspected to be the wander around looking for space to cremate Minister said that as soon as he their loved ones. They will get information place from where the shipment was sent. about all cremation grounds in one place. Nashik which claimed 22 got the information about the The seized material looked like 30 bricks of leak at Nashik Municipal white compressed material. Additionally, North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash lives. At least twenty two patients died after an Corporation Hospital, he contacted the said that thirty additional platforms for oxygen tank leaked at Nashik’s Zakir Officials said there was no clarity on what cremation of people who died due to Covid- Nashik divisional commissioner, district Hussain Hospital on Wednesday. More than collector and municipal commissioner to type of contraband the item found was. 19 will be developed over the next two days Mumbai Following the unfortunate oxygen 170 patients were present in the hospital at at the cremation ground in Rohini Sector 16. gather further information about the However, the report has been given based leak in Nashik, Maharashtra Deputy Chief the time of the leakage.Live TV accident.Several other leaders like PM Similarly, fifty platforms will be added at Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday assured on a tentative cost as per the international Paschim Vihar cremation ground.Prakash Deputy CM Ajit Pawar called the incident Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, market value of Cocaine which is the public that those responsible will be “extremely tragic” and sympathised with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and also stated that North Delhi Municipal punished following a high-level inquiry approximately 5 to 6 crore per kg.During Corporation is fully prepared to tackle any the relatives of the patients who died in the former Maharashtra chief minister and BJP Covid-related situation that may arise. into the matter. He also directed the accident.“It is very unfortunate that such an leader Devendra Fadnavis also extended the investigation, it was found that the ship agencies concerned to ensure that no such accident has taken place when the entire their condolences to the families of the was a regular container feeder vessel sailing accidents are repeated. health system of the state, like doctors, deceased. between Thoothukudi and Colombo J&K govt constitutes Special Task Force to investigate govt employees indulging in ‘anti-national’ activities

The Jammu and Kashmir government headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has constituted a Special Task Force to investigate government employees who are allegedly involved in ‘anti-national’ activities.

New Delhi The Jammu and Kashmir after an inquiry in which he has been service have been building an government headed by Lieutenant informed of the charges against him and ecosystem supporting pro-Pakistan Governor Manoj Sinha has announced given a reasonable opportunity of being elements through moral and financial the formation of a Special Task Force heard in respect of those charges." The support. These elements have to be (STF) to bring under the scanner person is liable to be dismissed if the checked and a message needs to be sent government employees allegedly inquiry finds them guilty. out that this is no longer acceptable.” involved in ‘anti-national’ activity. "Agenda of separatists" Members of the STF In order to identify such employees, the An official in the security grid said, While an additional director general of the STF will engage with members of the "There have been several instances in Crime Investigation Department (CID) Terror Monitoring Group (TMG). The which investigations by J&K police or will be the chairman of the newly- STF will also take assistance of other the National Investigation Agency have formed STF, RR Swain will be the first agencies and departments to zero in on found that [government] officials are chief. Swain is also frontrunner to be the such employees.The task force will involved. There are many who work next director general of Jammu and scrutinize cases in a time-bound manner with the government but carry the Kashmir Police. Currently, he has his and will be serviced by the criminal agenda of separatists.”The official said hands full as the chief of CID.The other investigation. that there have been cases in South members of the force will include Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution Kashmir in which officials worked with representatives of the Home It will function by invoking provisions of banned organization Jamaat-e- Department, the Department of Law, Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution. Islami.On the condition of anonymity, a Justice and Parliamentary Affairs As per this article, no person can be senior official in the union territory Secretary and the concerned dismissed or reduced in rank “except stated, “For several years, officials in department. New Delhi, Friday, 23 April, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

NEWS BOX Pfizer: Will supply Covid-19 vaccine Farmers harvest wheat of those still at only through protest sites, take crop to mandis government Jalandhar. In the ongoing wheat harvesting his crop as he was busy in Delhi channels season when every Punjab farmer’s priority dharna.“When we had come to participate in is to harvest crop and take it to the mandi to this protest from Punjab our crops were just New Delhi Pfizer has decided to prioritise sell to government agencies at assured getting germinated and today they were orders from the government, and supply Minimum Support Price (MSP), harvested and sold in mandis and we are still doses of its Covid-19 vaccine “only trough Sukhminder Singh is sitting at the Tikri fighting for our rights,” said Gurdev Singh, government contracts” in India.This may border without any worry about harvesting adding that he is happy this has created a lot potentially mean that the American drug the wheat on his five acres at his native of trust among farmers at village level. giant’s vaccine, developed with BioNTech, village Jhumba in Bathinda district.“I am Farmer Khayala Singh has also told BKU may not be available through private focusing on dharna while my fellow farmers leader to take care of his crop. “Some of our hospitals in the country — unless the are taking care of my harvesting and they Centre or state governments decide to sell fellow farmers have taken this responsibility doses to these facilities.The decision by will also take it to the mandi too. They are of harvesting and they have returned to take Pfizer comes at a time when India has giving every update of my crop on daily care of it while we are protesting here as all opened up its immunisation strategy, and basis for the past two weeks,” he said. of us cannot leave the protest at the same allowed companies the option of charging At Jhumba village, the leaders of Bharatiya time, so we have been doing it in turns,” he states and private hospitals a potentially Kisan Union (BKU) Ugrahan have arranged said.We are getting crop of 5-10 farmers higher rate for their vaccines.While everything including labour, tractor trolley harvested every day. We are also taking the expressing the company’s commitment to and a combine harvester for harvesting his crop to the mandis,” said Baljinder Singh, making its vaccine available in India, a crop, which began Monday.“Sukhminder adding that this system has been helping Pfizer spokesperson reiterated its decision alongwith four more farmers of our village is if required during harvesting.” providing like a fraternity member.” them keep the protest strong as well by to prioritise governments in their currently sitting on dharna in Delhi. We went enhancing the feeling of brotherhood among immunisation programmes “during this He further said: “At some places, the wheat The crop of farmer Amrik Singh of Talwandi to their families recently and asked them to crop got flattened due to wind storm recently Napana village in Ferozepur district is also farmers.Activists of BKU Dakaunda are also pandemic phase”.The company would not to worry about harvesting. They also managing the harvesting of some farmers supply its vaccine “only through and such crop could not be carried in the being harvested by an activist of Punjab gave us a free hand. We are getting the crops harvester. So here we do labour work, cut Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee sitting at the border. Even in some villages government contracts based on agreements of all five harvested one by one. We will also the sarpanches have also offered their with respective government authorities and flattened crop and put it in the harvester to (PKMSC), Baljinder Singh. Amrik has been following regulatory authorisation or take it to the mandi for selling,” said BKU get the grain. The rent of the harvester and at the protest site on Delhi border for the past services to the protesting farmers.Sarpanch approval”, the spokesperson said.The Ugrahan leader Jagsir, adding, “We, a group tractor trolley used to carry his crop to mandi over two weeks.Farmer Gurdev Singh of Kulwinder Singh of Bolina village in statement by Pfizer came in response to of 10-12 farmers have arranged this will be borne by the farmer while the rest of Fatehgarh Panjoor village in Moga too has Jalandhar said: “Whenever any help is queries by The Indian Express on whether harvesting. We will also do the labour work the services like loading and cutting we are asked PKMSC to manage the harvesting of sought from us, we will be at their disposal. the government’s decision to allow the sale of 50 per cent supply of a company’s Covid-19 vaccine “in the open market” Bibi Jagir Kaur said that the impacted its plans for India. 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh decision has been taken after The company was asked how many doses of its vaccine it would be able to supply, and holding discussions with what prices it would charge the central government and in the open market.The Bahadur: SGPC to limit celebrations government officials. company was also asked whether it had submitted a request for Emergency Use New Delhi With the Central Authorisation (EUA) in India, and when it Amritsar The SGPC has decided to limit the Charitable Hospital at Chatiwind Gate has been government earmarking 50 per expected to begin supplying the vaccine grand function it has been planning to mark the Bibi Jagir Kaur said that the completely dedicated for the corona cent of vaccines for sale in the here.Pfizer remains committed to 400th Prakash Gurpurab (birth anniversary) of patients.”She said, “A total of 100 beds have open market, several states and continuing our engagement with the Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib.Addressing a press decision has been taken been provided here and corona vaccination even policy makers within the Government towards making the Pfizer and conference at the SGPC office in Amritsar on after holding discussions facility is also being provided free of cost. establishment are disturbed by a BioNTech vaccine available for use in the Wednesday, SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur SGPC has made arrangements for vaccination differential pricing announced by Government’s immunisation programme said, “The 400th Prakash Gurpurab centenary with government officials. at Sri Guru Ram Das Medical College Vallah, Serum Institute of India in the country,” the spokesperson said. celebrations were scheduled to be celebrated Sri Guru Ram Das Charitable Hospital Wednesday, raising doubts about The multinational pharma company grandly at Bhai Gurdas Ji Nagar, New Amritsar Amritsar, Baba Buddha Ji Hospital Bir Sahib vaccine equity and fair inter se headquartered in New York was the first to in collaboration with the sangat. But due to the will be telecast live so that the sangat of country and at Fuhara Chowk Amritsar. The SGPC is distribution amongst states and approach the Central Drugs Standard surge in the Covid-19 cases, these ceremonies and world can get connected with the historic taking good care of the corona patients and the between states and private Control Organisation (CDSCO), India’s will now be held at the Diwan Hall of Gurdwara day celebration. During the centenary medical teams are providing better services for hospitals.Serum Institute top drug regulatory body, for restricted use Sri Manji Sahib at Sri Darbar Sahib.” celebrations, links would be provided to the their care.”Talking about shortage of oxygen, announced two pricing buckets permission of its Covid-19 vaccine. When She said that the decision has been taken after channels for live coverage for the events from the SGPC chief added: “There is a big problem for Covishield: Rs 400 per dose it submitted its application on December 4, holding discussions with government officials. April 29 to May 1. Any channel which wants to of oxygen for the treatment of corona patients for states, and Rs 600 per dose for do the live coverage would be able to do so.” private hospitals. The company the company had already received EUA in Bibi Jagir Kaur said, “There was a lot of for which the government should make the United Kingdom. While Pfizer had not Bibi Jagir Kaur said, “Covid-19 has affected the steadfast and solid arrangements. The matter sells Covishield to the Centre at enthusiasm among the sangat for the centenary Rs 150 a dose. While the pricing conducted local trials or bridging studies of whole world and as always the SGPC is has also been taken up with the Chief Secretary its vaccine in India, provisions under celebrations, but due to Covid-19 there would has been announced by Serum not be a large gathering. A series of events are working for the betterment of humanity even in of Punjab government. Covid-19 vaccine is also India’s Clinical Trial Rules, 2019, allowed this time of crisis. Although, the SGPC was Institute, sources close to the being organised at Gurdwara Guru Ke Mahal, not fully available which could be a problem. development said it was unlikely the company to seek approval with waivers already providing better treatment to the corona SGPC had already deposited money in advance on local testing, as it had already received the birth place of the ninth Guru in Amritsar, the prices were arrived at without which are being telecast live through various patients at its healthcare institutions, now in for the vaccine and appealed to the government approval from a foreign regulator view of the critical situation, Sri Guru Ram Das the knowledge of the Central recognised by the CDSCO. platforms. During the centenary, similar events to ensure uninterrupted supply of the vaccine.” government. “It (differential pricing for the Centre and states) is stupid, Grappling with oxygen shortage, two UP hospitals ask kin to shift patients inexplicable. I don’t know what’s Nashik hospital going on,” said a top policy maker linked to the oxygen leak: ‘Saw Lucknow Hospitals in Lucknow continued to centre for further management. We are liquid oxygen supply for the last one week or establishment.Speaking on the grapple with a major oxygen shortage on extremely sorry for inconvenience.”A hospital so. Today, we were facing a major shortage of condition that he not be named, he people take Wednesday as two private medical facilities official said there were 117 Covid patients in oxygen as our vehicles were standing at the said he had not been consulted. told the families of Covid-19 patients to shift the facility, 90 of whom were on oxygen suppliers for seven hours. As a last resort, we Another policy maker who, too, them elsewhere because of the crisis. Both the support. “There are 15 of them in the ICU,” the had to paste this notice. Our oxygen suppliers was not consulted, said there was cylinders from the hospitals said their vehicles were parked official added.In a letter to the Lucknow Chief like Murari Gas, Oudh Gas were out of merit in allowing open market outside oxygen plants and supply agencies but Medical Officer (CMO), Mayo said, “This is to oxygen,” Singh said, adding that there were 43 sales since profits therein will added that their current stocks would run out in bring to your notice that Mayo Center, Gomti Covid patients in the hospital.Singh said, “For incentivise the private sector to dead, use them to a few hours despite one of them receiving 40 Nagar, Lucknow is facing acute shortage of now, we have oxygen for the next four hours. cylinders in the evening. oxygen supply which is severely hampering the Our vehicles are standing at three plants. We ramp up production. Asked about treatment of critical COVID patient…Despite hope we get the oxygen from there.”Mayo different rates for two revive kin’ A majority of the 160 Covid-19 patients in Mayo governments, the Centre and Medical Centre, and Makewell Hospital and our best efforts, we are able to maintain a Medical Centre’s Director Dr Madhulika Singh backup of 15 minutes only as oxygen is not said after the facility put up the notice, states, he said: “The question of Nashik Watching people snatch oxygen Trauma Centre are on oxygen support. But due cooperative federalism is a cylinders from the bedside of dead patients to the lack of oxygen supplies, the facilities put available anywhere in Lucknow…” The health government officials, especially Deputy Chief centre requested the CMO to arrange for Minister Dinesh Sharma, helped them procure different argument.”In a press to try and revive their own family members, up notices asking patients’ relatives to take statement Wednesday, Serum and doing the same for his own dying them to other hospitals. This caused chaos, with “urgent shifting/transfer the patients admitted oxygen cylinders.“It was with the help of grandmother was a “dehumanising” in our hospital”.The owner of Makewell Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma that I got 40 Institute said, “For the next two families confronting the hospital months, we will address the moment, recalled 23-year-old Vicky Jadhav. administration.The notice put up outside Mayo Hospital in Gomti Nagar, Vinay Pratap Singh, cylinders after the notice was pasted. The His grandmother, 65-year-old Sugandha told The Indian Express that the medical facility condition was terrible, and it could have led to a limited capacity by scaling up the read, “After repeated request to UP CM/Central vaccine production. Going ahead, Thorat, was among at least 24 patients who government we are not able to get enough put up the notice “as a last resort”.“We did not huge tragedy. I have faith in government, but died after oxygen supply was affected due to oxygen supply. Hence we are requesting family have to discharge patients, but to be on the safe there are some officers who I had been asking 50% of our capacities will be a leakage in the main storage tank at members of those patients who are on oxygen side, we had to paste notice so they know about since last night, and when nothing worked out, I served to the Government of Nashik’s Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital on support please take their patients to a higher the shortage… We have been facing issues with had to paste the notice outside the hospital. India’s vaccination program, and. Wednesday.“Seeing people die in front of your eyes in less than an hour is traumatic. But I can’t get over the sight of watching people clamouring to take away oxygen cylinders from the beds of dead patients and trying to use them to revive their own loved ones. Even I tried to do that but it was of no ‘Will have to sacrifice 15 days of labour use,” said Jadhav.Thorat was in a critical stage with her oxygen saturation at just 38 when Jadhav walked into the hospital at 10 am to meet her. But he realised she was not receiving oxygen and raised an alarm with the staff, he said.“When I told them that the but don’t want to waste my vote’ system was not working they went to check the system and then detected a leak. As soon Jalandhar. Raj Kumar Chaudhary, a private bus operators have become active as that happened there was panic on the third resident of Malda district in West Bengal, is and are running special buses to UP ahead floor where most of the critical patients were in a tearing hurry. He does not want to miss kept with the staff bringing out jumbo of the next phase of panchayat elections cylinders to help patients,” said the train back to his home state as he has to there. These bus services are charging Rs Jadhav.However, the jumbo cylinders were cast his vote on April 29, which is the last 1,500 to Rs 2,000 fare per person.These no substitute for the high-volume air flow of phase of elections in Bengal.“I do not want buses will be run for the next two days, said the tank and many critical patients could not to waste my vote though it cost me dear. I a driver of one such bus.“Hum chaar paise survive in the absence of respiratory support. have to sacrifice 15 days of labour as I will bana lete hain kanak ki katai ke samay par “It was chaos as doctors and nurses tried to be back by May 5 after the results,” he said. chunav bhi jaruri hai isliye vapis ja rahe revive patients. Relatives rushed into the Chaudhary is not the only labourer headed to hain (We make good money during wheat ward after hearing something had gone Bengal. Many others are going with him as procurement season but elections are also wrong…When we realised that the oxygen three phases of elections are yet to be necessary that is why we are returning had run out, relatives including me, conducted in Bengal on April 22, 26 and home),” he said, adding that he still felt bad clamoured to get these cylinders from the 29.Manoj Kumar of Uttar Pradesh (UP) had about missing out on work.We earn bedsides of patients who were being given also boarded a special private bus near minimum Rs 500 a day during harvesting oxygen and had died,” said Jadhav.Many Jalandhar Bus stand Tuesday because season and this amount helps us a lot back gathered up their family members from their panchayat elections are being conducted home,” said Amit Kumar of UP working in beds and tried to take them in rickshaws and there in various phases.“I have been Jalandhar grain market.Rakesh Tuli, private vehicles to adjoining hospitals. But a working in Jalandhar’s grain market for the president of the Anaj Mandi Mazdoor few like Nitin Welukar, whose brother and past two decades and also work in potato Union, Punjab, said several migrants who mother were in the same ward, could not do village will be held on April 26 and he came works in the grain mandis during fields. I came here in February for potato to know that special buses are being run by procurement of wheat and paddy. The rest used to come for wheat season preferred to so.My mother was to be discharged stay back due to elections in UP and West tomorrow while my brother Pramod was to harvesting and wheat procurement in April some private companies to the state. “So I of the time he pulls a rickshaw or does be discharged four days later. He was hale and May, but this time, due to elections, I decided to go by bus instead of train whatever other labour work he can get. Bengal and those who had come are also and hearty when I walked in this morning have to leave wheat procurement work through the fare of the bus is four times going back as per the election date of their Several labourers are returning their native respective areas. “We had managed with with his food. In less than two hours, he died midway,” said Chaudhary.Dinkar Kumar of more,” he said. states to vote, even though they would have in front of my eyes pleading for help and I Murshidabad also boarded a train to vote on local labour last year and this time also we Kishore spends around eight months of the made good money at the peak of wheat have a good number of local labourers could not do anything for him,” said Welukar April 26.Nand Kishore, a resident of year in Punjab. For around four months he procurement season.In Jalandhar, many about his 45-year-old brother Bahraich in (UP), said elections in his available with us. New Delhi, Friday, 23 April, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 Golden opportunity Rite of passage The second coming of the Constitution

We are living through a time when the founding government. These were conscious choices ideals of the Indian republic are changing aligned with the modernizing mission of the seismically. The cult of the leader overpowering drafters. But they were a continuation of choices the party at Central and state levels means that that India’s colonial masters had made in the last India today is a presidential system two centuries, ignoring practices and forms of masquerading as a parliamentary democracy. governance of older provenance. Many of these The unashamed invocation of majoritarian practices were retrograde and unsuited for prejudices and minority appeasement means incorporation in a democratic nation-state. But a India’s much-vaunted secularism is irrelevant in refusal to seriously consider them while drafting electoral politics. The profusion of love jihad the Constitution meant that the process would Sir — At present, India is reportedly facing a crisis in laws across the country to widespread popular inevitably someday be seen as inauthentic. The animal nutrition. In particular, a shortage has acclaim demonstrates how deeply vindictive Constitution we gave to ourselves in 1950, distant cropped up in the availability of pet food. On an society is. It is precisely to contain such changes as it may have been to reality, could have average, there is a demand for 30,000 tonnes of pet that Constitutions are written. The founding plausibly settled over time. In fact, it still might, as food in the country, but much of it remains unmet. fathers of the Constitution of India created a a lot of academic work seems to suggest. But There is scope for India to take this situation in its comprehensive document to account for and today, 70 years on, the constitutional vision and stride. Most pet owners cannot afford imported tackle a diversity of possible transgressions. The the political reality of India have frontally brands of pet food even though they want the best Constitution unequivocally set India on the path collided. Such collisions are not surprising; in for their pets. With a little investment in this sector, of liberal democracy secured through a fact, it is precisely when these collisions occur the Indian pet food manufacturing industry could parliamentary form of government, a federal that the Constitution as the highest normative not only meet this demand but also contribute to structure, fundamental rights for every expression of sovereignty is expected to get to boosting the country’s economy. individual and a secular polity that treats all work and overcome all challenges. But unlike Sir — With the steep spike in Covid-19 cases, the faiths equally. From the inauguration of the several occasions in the past when the fear of another lockdown has sparked worries of Constitution itself, many celebratory accounts of it have claim. But there is a more uncomfortable truth that we Constitution and its guardians have risen to the challenge another exodus of migrant workers from cities. been written. These have both created and, in turn, fed off have steadfastly refused to confront — that the of upholding the law in the face of overweening Many have already started leaving for their native a lofty international image of India as the shining jewel of Constitution itself has never seeped into the body politic governments, this time it appears that the governments places. Calling for a war-like preparedness to deal the global South, a colony that made it as a liberal in a way its drafters envisaged. This vulnerability dates and a majority of the people are on one side and the with the surging number of Covid cases, several democracy. While such accounts, with more than a kernel back to the very making of the Constitution itself. Constitution on the other. This is a reactionary moment for state governments have started imposing night While many views have been expressed about the curfews and weekend lockdowns, which have of truth, may have burnished India’s self-esteem as a new inchoate political ideas, which have always simmered in nation on the global stage, over time they have masked a ConstituentAssembly, two facts are relatively undisputed the constitutional subterranean, to emerge into the further increased the speculations about a — first, the Assembly wasn’t an elected body and, complete lockdown. The plight of migrant workers fundamental reality — by and large, the Constitution does mainstream. Neither will this collision resolve itself not matter in daily life or politics in India. consequently, operated in a different plane from mass quickly nor will its resolution lie in the realm of the law last year is not hidden from the world — everyone politics; second, while most major political leaders were is aware that the sudden lockdown imposed by the This is not to say that the Constitution is not a powerful and the courts as the Constitution envisages. The fault symbolic presence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi part of the Assembly (with the prominent exception of lines are so numerous and deep that any resolution lies in Narendra Modi-led government led to a great M.K. Gandhi), their dominant interests lay in the actual human tragedy. Workers of the informal sector, regularly extols the foresight of B.R. Ambedkar in hard- the realm of ideas alone. These ideas are an augury of coding reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled securing of freedom and then, after freedom was India’s approaching second constitutional moment — one which is widely recognized as the ‘backbone’ of achieved, in governing the country. The task of drafting the economy, were left stranded on the roads. With tribes in the Constitution; Chief Minister Mamata that is truer to a people dismissive of checks and balances, Banerjee excoriates the prime minister for shredding the the Constitution was left primarily to Ambedkar and the god-fearing and religious, placing community and family no arrangements for transport, they had to travel to Drafting Committee, a group dominated by lawyers who their hometowns on foot. A similar situation is secular fabric of the Constitution; a popular song in the over the individual, yet able to take such a reality and believed in establishing a liberal democratic order based arising once again. But the government does not lead-up to the Bengal elections ends with a rousing devise a constitutional order that works for all. There is seem to have learned from its earlier missteps. invocation of the Preamble to the Constitution; several on an enlightened European modernity. This is why some distance to travel before we reach such a moment Deprived of even the basic amenities to survive, lawyers and judges invoke the Constitution regularly in Shankarrao Deo, Gandhian and member of the but we are definitely headed there. Currently, though, we migrant workers are on the road again. The courts of law and in the media. Despite such seeming Constituent Assembly, wistfully remarked that its merits are at a phase in our constitutional life when we are government still does not have a proper plan to pervasiveness, the Constitution appears to be singularly notwithstanding, “the Constitution can hardly be called desperate to shake off our Westminster detritus, yet unable solve these problems caused by the pandemic. failing at its core task of circumscribing the limits of the ‘child’ of the Indian Revolution.” Although the to replace it with anything either original or empowering. Sir — If there is one class of people that has been acceptable politics. Constitution contained a lot of promising material to build Instead we have a perpetual state of polarization that affected the most by the pandemic — during the Often a simple explanation has been offered for this — that a modern India, it often appeared abstruse, unable to speak promises to take India back in time, rejecting wholesale lockdown last year and now again this year — it is the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological mentors in directly to the people. To resolve disputes it chose law and the modernizing vision of the founding fathers. This is a the migrant workers. The previous lockdown — a the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have systematically litigation over customary practices and mediation, rite of passage. It is our reactions to these developments national shutdown with only four hours’ notice — denuded the Constitution because they had no part in guaranteed freedoms without recommending that are critical — we can choose to hark back to the was a disaster for them as they were left stranded, drafting it. Historians of the RSS and political concomitant obligations, established a top-down avowedly liberal ideals of the original constitutional with no livelihood or means to travel home. It was psychologists may be able to test the soundness of this governance structure firmly rejecting local self- founding and champion a resurrection. surely hunger that affected them more than the coronavirus. The brief lockdowns recently imposed in Maharashtra, however, have been a little kinder to the migrant labourers, in the sense Due place: women as judges that they at least got the time to travel back home if they so wished. Migrant workers are mostly daily The judiciary must set an example to society about never devaluing women’s work and achievements wage earners and it is difficult for them to survive in the absence of employment. The authorities Has the time come at last? According to the Chief professional field, including the hard work must be more sympathetic to the migrant class. Justice of India, the time had come for the of thousands in the unorganized sector. After all, they are the ones who keep the wheels of appointment of a woman as CJI. He was responding Besides, as one woman advocate the economy turning in cities. Sir — Amidst to a plea filed by the Supreme Court Women remarked, if this is a reason for women not another exodus of migrant workers from cities, the Lawyers Association asking that the Supreme to become judges, then they should be finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has Court intervene to ensure the appointment of more given institutional support. The structural reassured industries that there will be no complete women as judges in high courts. Considering the inequality should be addressed, not taken lockdown this year. This is not surprising. Clearly, scale of gender imbalance in the higher judiciary, for granted. Men are appointed even the Indian economy would not be able to survive the plea was a modest one. No woman has been though many refuse in order to continue another national lockdown. But rather than appointed as CJI so far; in 25 high courts today, practising as lawyers, pointed out another. convincing heads of industries, the government there are 81 women judges against 1,078 male and Two facts must be taken into account to should make an effort to reach out to the migrant there is one woman among 29 judges in the address gender imbalance in the judiciary. labourers who are scared of a repeat of last year’s Supreme Court. The CJI’s statement opened up the One, the position of a judge cannot be horrors. In this regard, the Delhi government has horizon of possibility. But he also qualified it, applied for and two, the collegium that set a good precedent. While announcing a week- adding that according to the chief justices of high appoints judges is all-male. Without a shift long lockdown in Delhi, the chief minister, Arvind courts, women advocates often refused to become in viewpoint — alertness to assumptions Kejriwal, has urged migrant workers to stay back. judges because of domestic responsibilities, such as and jettisoning them, to start with — the The Centre should follow suit. There should be the education of their children. In other words, the imbalance will not be corrected. Why clear communication between the two sections. If ‘time’ for a woman CJI may have come, but women than happy to take up professional duties, the assumption should women lawyers have to ask the the workers wish to leave, arrangements should be did not have the time because of duties at home. of inequality in the idea of women prioritizing domestic court to intervene? The judiciary must set an example to made for their transport. For those who choose to Leaving aside the responses from women lawyers that responsibilities over their profession cannot be ignored. It society about never devaluing women’s work and stay, the government should take steps to convey to followed, including one declaring that they were more diminishes the achievements of women in every achievements. them that they are a valued part of the economy. A flawed but pragmatic view The judgment is pragmatic, timely and has touched upon a crucial aspect of governance of the Sundarbans Last month, a bench of the Calcutta High Court ordered agriculture, fishing and fishery in the main. that “the Sundarban area cannot be utilized or permitted Tourism and trade are also significant economic to be accessed except for its preservation, management, activities. The Calcutta High Court direction protection and custody by and under the control of its dated March 5, 2021, requiring that there be custodians in law; and, to extremely limited purpose to “absolutely no activity of converting any part of which human access could be permitted under controlled Sundarbans from its ‘as is where is’ condition, as conditions that would be imposed by those in custody of obtained now” will come in the way of the socio- that area”. The bench hearing WPA 8514 of 2020, economic activities of the residents of the SBR. directed that “there shall be no activity whatsoever by The livelihoods of such a large population cannot human intervention in any part of the three parcels, the be wished away, particularly in the absence of Sundarban BiosphereArea, Tiger Reserve [STR] and the any mechanism to settle the inhabitants away Reserve Forest... except to the extent such activity may from the SBR and provide them with livelihoods. be permitted by the Additional Principal Chief The office of the SBR director within the Wildlife Conservator of Forests & Director, Sunderban Biosphere Wing of the forest directorate has limited Reserve”. resources for the protection of wildlife and the The court order, issued in good faith, is intended to provide regulation of human activity and entry into as much protection as possible to the Sundarban natural natural areas. Even if the SBR director were to area. However, it is flawed, cannot be implemented, and delegate the authority of issuing permission for has the potential to overwhelm the office of the SBR human activity in the SBR to subordinate senior director and breed corruption. It is flawed because the officials, it would be a humongous task since SBR (referred to as Sundarban Biosphere Area in the there are only five office-holders of the rank of court order), the Tiger Reserve and the Reserve Forest divisional forest officer or above. Moreover, it is are not three parcels of land. The SBR encompasses the common knowledge that permit raj breeds STR, the Reserve Forest and the human-inhabited area corruption. with a current population of about five million. It is Mangroves undoubtedly need protection. From spread over an area of 9630 sq km and not 4,000 square time to time, mangrove patches outside kilometres as submitted by the ‘learned’ government designated forest areas in the SBR come under advocate. The Sundarbans region, notified by the assault in spite of being protected everywhere by Observations made by the bench on that day are thus: instances since 1947, forest land in the Sundarbans has government of West Bengal through an administrative the Supreme Court judgement of December 11, 1996. In “This matter pertains to the pristine mangrove forests in not been converted. In spite of the flaws, the judgment is order (807/2C-6/73) dated March 1, 1973, and the the present case, it appears that the court has been given the Sundarbans being destroyed by converting forest pragmatic in that it has put a system in operation for a natural area including the STR was declared a Biosphere to understand that mangrove forest land is being land into fisheries upon uprooting the plants.” To begin period of six months, unless modified. It is also timely Reserve on March 29, 1989. Neither the SBR website nor converted into fisheries. This is apparent from the with, the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans are not and has touched upon a crucial aspect of governance of the Compendium on Indian Biosphere Reserves are observations made by the bench on December 10, 2020: pristine; systematic extraction of timber began at least the Sundarbans. It has asked the state government to difficult to find. “[t]he writ petitioner complains of illegal activities 150 years ago. The first forest working plan was examine “whether all the areas, to which reference is The implementation of “no activity whatsoever by human undertaken to convert forest land into fisheries upon formulated in 1871 to regulate harvesting of sundari made in this order, could be brought under one intervention” in the SBR is an impossibility since about uprooting the mangrove trees”. This is not the case. (Heritiera fomes). At that time, Richard Temple and Dr S. umbrella...”; in effect, a Sundarbans district. This is long 5,705 square kilometres are designated as the ‘transition Information provided to the court prior to or during the Schlich had noted that “due to unregulated felling no overdue and should be on the agenda of the incoming area’, home to about five million people, practising hearing on October 21, 2020 appears to be off the mark. good quality forest remained”. Secondly, barring three administration. New Delhi, Friday, 23 April, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES 7 Salman Khan Upcoming Movies 2021: Release AnushkaAnushka Sharma Sharma Date, Cast, Trailer shares a hearty laugh with husband ViratVirat Kohli Kohli in new selfie alman Khan fans who have missed seeing their ‘Bhaijaan’ on screen for over a year have reason to Srejoice in 2021. The actor is expected to return to the screen with Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai, which is currently scheduled to hit theatres across India on May 13. Besides Radhe, Salman also has Antim: The Final Truth, Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali, Kick 2 and Tiger 3 in his kitty. He will also be seen in cameos in Aamir Khan-starrer Laal Singh Chaddha and YRF’s Pathan. Besides starring in big budget Bollywood films, Salman will also be seen hosting the fifteenth season of popular Colors reality show Bigg Boss. Even though Bigg Boss 15 will only begin by September or October this year, makers have already kickstarted the audition process to get some ‘entertaining yet controversial’ commoners for the show. Talking about hosting Bigg Boss, Salman had earlier said, “Frankly, every year I feel like dipping out. Each year, I feel this is enough now but it has been a damn good journey, except for one or two contestants, who spoil everything. It is like you prepare kheer and someone sprinkles salt into it. They just mess things up, and more than that, they mess up their life which is the sad part of it. But it amazes me that I complete a decade on the show. So far, every time I think it is pushing too much and again, the next year happens.” Prabhudheva directorial Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai, starring Salman Khan, Disha Patani, Randeep Hooda, Jackie Shroff and Megha Akash among others, is scheduled to release in theatres on May 13, 2021 coinciding with Eid al-Fitr. But in a recent Facebook live session with actor Kabir Bedi at the launch of the latter’s autobiography, Salman shared, “We are still trying our best to release Radhe on Eid. But if the lockdown continues further, then we might have to push it to next Eid.” He then continued, “But if it (lockdown) opens up and if people take care of themselves, wear their masks and maintain social distancing, and don’t go out, and don’t break any nushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are spending some me-time guidelines which the government has put on us, this will die out very soon. If it does, we will have Radhe together with daughter Vamika at their home in Mumbai. In a back in theatres this Eid.” Aselfie, which has been taken by Anushka, the couple is all smiles. Virat shared the photo on his Instagram account. He dropped a heart emoji along with the post. The picture comes hours after the two were spotted at Ranveer Singh says the Mumbai airport. At the airport, while Virat was seen carrying the luggage, Anushka was holding their daughter. The family was coming from Chennai where Virat had his last Indian Premiere League match. ‘he only sees Accompanying the three were the team members Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat’s post received a lot of love from Anushka and Virat fans. While one of the fans wrote, “Always shining together,” possibilities’, another mentioned that the couple “make me believe in true love.” Anushka and Virat turned parents earlier this year. Recently, in Deepika Padukone an interview with Danish Sait, as part of the Bold Diaries series, Virat opened up about becoming a parent for the first time. “Things change quite reacts with a threat drastically [after fatherhood]. Everything that you have been used to — routine — everything changes. You have to be totally aligned and aware of taking care of another life that is totally dependent on the mother primarily, but also on the father,” he said. “It’s been life- changing,” he continued. “A connect which has been different from anything else we both have experienced before. Just to see your child smile at you is something that you cannot put in words… I cannot express how that feels from within. But, it’s been such a blessed and amazing time.”

ctors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone Taapsee Pannu continue to give fans a sneak peek into their Taapsee Pannu Aadorable chemistry on social media. In another round of banter, Deepika warned Ranveer of a ‘whack’ if he was not punctual for dinner. Ranveer on Monday, posted a clip on Instagram as part of is glad she stayed on Twitter, a brand promotion. A collection of clips from his childhood to the various character he’s played onscreen, the video highlights how Ranveer, despite ‘the most toxic platform of being an outsider in Bollywood, dared to see the possibilities in the challenges. In his caption, Ranveer wrote, “What possibilities do you see? social media’, for this reason #ImpossibleIsNothing @adidas I only see possibilities. To defy definition. To transcend genres aapsee Pannu took to Twitter late shortage of oxygen and medicines, many and empower a new generation to see their own Tuesday night to appreciate Twitterati Twitter users have been sharing collated possibilities and write their own stories.” Ranveer’s as her timeline is filled with people resource banks of dealers, NGO’s, hospitals post received love from his many industry friends T including Jacqueline Fernandez, Varun Sharma, extending support as India fights the second in their region. Many users have also been wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Taapsee offering food for the needy and helping one Nakuul Mehta and others. But what grabbed the tweeted that she doesn’t regret being on another find beds as many hospitals in the eyeballs was Deepika Padukone’s comment. And just Twitter even after it being “one of the most country have run out of bed for infected like a typical wife’s taunt, Deepika wrote something toxic platforms of social media”. patients in the second wave of the pandemic that left not just their fans in splits, but also gave many, the perfect couple goals. “The possibility of you “There was something in me that made me . getting a whack ton ight if you don’t make it for dinner stay here inspite of being one of the most Just as the actor tweeted about the ongoing on time! Deepika and Ranveer were recently spotted at toxic platforms of social media. Seeing the situation and how people have come the Mumbai airport while leaving for Bengaluru, as the timeline filled with support being asked and forward to support the needy, some Twitter state went into a 15-day curfew, in the wake of the selfless/agenda free help being offered users appealed to her and other celebrities to rising cases of the coronavirus. The duo intend to spend makes me believe in the power of intuition extend help to people who need it. Last year some quality time with Deepika’s parents, Prakash and once again. Beautiful (sic), Taapee wrote.” when the pandemic had hit India for the fist Ujjala Padukone. While Ranveer Singh is awaiting the As many states including Maharashtra, time, many celebrities had donated release of 83, Deepika Padukone is busy with the Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi are generously for PM CARES fund and production of Pathan, alongside Shah Rukh Khan. reporting a surge in coronavirus and Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. New Delhi, Friday, 23 April, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8

Chile vets fined for giving dog vaccines against Covid-19 Chile. Health authorities in northern Chile have fined two veterinarians they say were giving or promoting canine After Floyd, US Congress ready vaccines as false protection against Covid-19. Roxana Díaz, deputy health secretary for Antofagasta province, said her agency’s workers had gone to the veterinary practice of Maria Fernanda Muñoz in the city of Calama over a report that people there weren’t to plunge into policing laws using masks and were told it was because they were vaccinated. In an Washington. Bolstered with new momentum, recorded by a bystander and shown to the Democrats, a fact that Republicans interview Tuesday with the Congress is ready to try again to change the jury in court. That followed months of the are emphasizing. The GOP’s Justice government’s 24 Horas television nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe video being played repeatedly on TV, Act would step up compliance by law channel, Muñoz acknowledged giving Biden’s admonition that the guilty verdict in imprinted in the minds of Americans enforcement in submitting use-of- herself and several people in her office George Floyd’s death is “not enough” for a everywhere. With political pressure force reports to a national database. It a vaccine aimed at canine coronavirus, nation confronting a legacy of police violence. mounting on all sides, Biden is urging also would require compliance and argued she hadn’t become ill. That Legislation that was once stalled on Capitol Hill Congress to plunge back into policing reports for no-knock warrants, like occurred last year, before any COVID is now closer than ever to consensus, legislation. the kind officers used to enter the vaccines had been approved in Chile. lawmakers of both parties said Wednesday, a “We can’t stop here,” he said Tuesday after residence when Breonna Taylor was “The truth is, it’s very dangerous,” Díaz day after a Minneapolis jury found former the verdict. killed in Kentucky. The Democratic said. “There are studies that say the officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and In private, Scott briefed key Republican and Republican bills do share some effects can be local irritation caused by manslaughter in Floyd’s death. Behind the senators on Wednesday, updating his provisions, including a measure the medications it has or systemic. But scenes, negotiations are narrowing on a colleagues on quiet negotiations that have making lynching a federal hate we haven’t done a study of what compromise for a sweeping overhaul, though been underway with Democrats for nearly crime. Talks in recent weeks have happens inoculating a person with passage remains uncertain. Tuesday’s verdict two months. He told reporters he expected to centered on one of the main canine vaccines because that would be launches “a new phase of a long struggle to wrap up those talks with the Democrats within could not agree to a compromise package. The differences, the limits on the public’s unethical.” The U.S. based VCA bring justice to America,” declared Rep. two weeks. “We’ve made tremendous House, led by Democrats, has now twice ability to sue law enforcement officers under veterinary hospital chain includes a Karen Bass, D-Calif., in urging passage of the progress,” Scott said on Capitol Hill. approved a sweeping overhaul, the George “qualified immunity.” One alternative being reference on its website warning George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. “This is Democrats say they are ready. Floyd Justice in Policing Act, that would be discussed would allow police departments, against confusing the new human the human rights issue in the United States of the most substantial federally ordered changes rather than individual officers, to be held coronavirus — one of a broad family of “This has to come to a stop,” said Rep. James America.” The revived effort, led by Black Clyburn, D-S.C., the highest-ranking Black to policing in a generation. The bill would liable. “I think that is a logical step forward,” viruses that affect many species — lawmakers including Republican Sen. Tim allow police officers to be sued and damages said Scott, putting more of the burden on the with the one that causes an intestinal elected official in Congress, after the Chauvin Scott of South Carolina, comes at a pivotal verdict. He and others, including Scott, have awarded for violating people’s constitutional department rather than the officer. Biden is ailment in dogs that is targeted by moment. The nation is on edge over the Floyd rights, limiting “qualified immunity” sure to speak about policing issues in his canine vaccines. Díaz said another told wrenching stories of their own case, the deaths of other Black Americans — experiences with law enforcement well into protections now in place for law enforcement. address to a joint session of Congress next veterinarian, Carlos Pardo, had been including a 16-year-old girl brandishing a their adult lives as elected officials serving in The legislation would ban the use of chokeholds Wednesday. Though he is eager to get a police falsely promoting use of the canine knife about the time the Minneapolis verdict the most powerful corridors of power. and would create a national databases of reform bill on his desk, press secretary Jen vaccine for humans. The health was announced — and almost a year of Congress struggled with a police overhaul bill police misconduct in an effort to prevent “bad Psaki says the decision on what legislation is department fined Pardo the equivalent protests accusing police of brutal actions that last summer in the immediate aftermath of apple” officers from being hired by other passed and when is the responsibility of of about $9,200 and Muñoz about often go unseen. The guilty verdict for Floyd’s death, but the legislation went departments. A Republican bill from Scott Congress. The White House is giving $10,300. Both have appealed. Chile Chauvin was a rare occurrence, not least nowhere after Democrats and Republicans does not go as far as the House-passed lawmakers “space” to hash out details, Psaki has now vaccinated 7.7 million of its because in this case an officer’s actions were measure. It was blocked last year by Senate said. 19 million people with at least one dose of legitimate COVID-19 vaccines. Australia ends China deals Deadly blast at Pakistan hotel Russia arrests over 1,400 at rallies for hosting Chinese ambassador leaves on national interest grounds 4 dead hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny Quetta. At least four people were killed Moscow. Police rounded up more OVD-Info, a group that monitors were politically motivated has been treated as would any and a dozen others wounded when a than 1,400 protesters on protests and detentions, said charges of embezzlement. Police o t h e r p r i s o n e r . T h e bomb exploded at a top hotel hosting Wednesday as Russians in 1,496 people had been arrested, said 6,000 people protested confrontation over Navalny's the Chinese ambassador in dozens of cities took part in including 662 in St. Petersburg illegally in Moscow, while fate is a flashpoint in Moscow's southwestern Pakistan, officials said rallies organised by allies of and 95 in the Urals city of Ufa. Navalny's YouTube channel said dire relations with the West, late Wednesday. The blast took place hunger-striking Kremlin criticProtesters in central Moscow turnout in the capital was up to already aggravated by economic in the car park of the Serena -- a luxury Alexei Navalny over his failing chanted, "Freedom to Navalny!" 10 times higher. The 44-year- sanctions, diplomatic expulsions hotel chain throughout Pakistan -- in health in jail.and "Let the doctors in!". old, who last year survived a and a Russian military buildup the city of Quetta, the capital of His spokeswoman was jailed for Navalny's wife Yulia joined the nerve agent attack that Russian near Ukraine. U.N. human rights Balochistan province where the 10 days, and another close ally rally in the capital, where authorities denied carrying out, experts urged Moscow to let military has been fighting a decade- detained, on the same day that demonstrators chanted her is thin and weak after starving Navalny be medically evaluated long low-level insurgency. "At least President Vladimir Putin name. The opposition had hoped himself for three weeks, and his abroad. They said they believed Canberra. Australia has cancelled two Chinese four people have been killed and 12 delivered a state-of-the-nation the rallies would be the biggest allies say he risks kidney failure his life was in danger as he was “Belt and Road” infrastructure building initiative others were injured," Pakistan's speech warning the West not to in modern Russian history, and or cardiac arrest. The United being held in "conditions that deals with a state government, provoking an interior minister Sheikh Rashid cross Russia's "red lines" and presented them as an attempt to States has warned Russia it will could amount to torture". angry response from Beijing. The bilateral deals Ahmed told AFP, describing it as "an pointedly made no mention of s a v e N a v a l n y ' s l i f e b y face "consequences" if he dies. CALL TO 'FIGHT THIS with Victoria state were among four vetoed under act of terrorism". "A Chinese Navalny. "This is one of the last persuading the authorities to T h e s t a t e h u m a n r i g h t s DARKNESS' new laws that give the federal government power delegation of around four people led gasps of a free Russia, as many allow his own doctors to treat c o m m i s s i o n e r, Ta t y a n a to overrule international agreements by lower- Navalny's spokeswoman, Kira level administrations that violate the national by the ambassador was lodging in the are saying. We came out for him. But turnout looked smaller Moskalkova, said four doctors Yarmysh, and an ally, Lyubov hotel. interest, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said late Alexei ... against a war in than during protests earlier this from outside the federal prison Sobol, were detained near their Wednesday. "The ambassador was out for a meeting U k r a i n e a n d t h e w i l d year before Navalny was jailed agency had visited Navalny on Moscow homes hours before the when the explosion took place," he propaganda," said Marina, a for 2-1/2 years for parole Tuesday and found no serious The “Belt and Road” deals struck with Beijing in rally in the capital. European 2018 and 2019 triggered the legislative response. added. Balochistan is poor despite its student at the Moscow protest. violations related to what he said health problems. Russia says he Council President. natural resources -- a source of great Victoria Education Department pacts signed with anger to residents who complain they Syria in 1999 and Iran in 2004 were also canceled. do not receive a fair share of the gas On a French lake, mariners learn how not to get stuck in Suez Canal “I consider these four arrangements to be and mineral wealth. Resentment has inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy or been fuelled by billions of dollars of Mariners coaxed a cargo vessel through a narrow point in the Suez Canal -- not the Egyptian one, but a replica on a adverse to our foreign relations,” Payne said. The Chinese money flowing into the Chinese Embassy in Australia said in a statement region through the China-Pakistan French lake. Trainees were asked to steer through scale models of massive container ships without getting stuck. the decision “further shows that the Australian Economic Corridor (CPEC) -- a key government has no sincerity in improving China- Port Revel. Francois Mayor nudged have to be particularly focussed," Australia relations.” “It is bound to bring further part of China's Belt and Road back on the power and made a subtle said Mayor.Located in the foothills Initiative -- which locals say gave damage to bilateral relations, and will only end up adjustment on the wheel as he coaxed of the Alps, The Port Revel facility hurting itself,” the embassy said on Thursday, them little benefit as most new jobs his cargo vessel through a narrow point is designed to replicate some of the went to outsiders. Azhar Ikram, a referring to the Australian government. Global in the Suez Canal -- not the Egyptian trickiest spots in global shipping. Times, the Chinese Communist Party’s English- senior police official in the city, one, but a replica in the middle of a There is also a mini-San Francisco language mouthpiece, said in a headline: confirmed the death toll and said that French forest. Bay, and an imitation Port Arthur, “Australia faces serious consequences for the Chinese ambassador was staying This stretch of water was built to train Texas, for lessons on docking and unreasonable provocation against China.” The at the hotel, but was not present at the ship captains and maritime pilots how manoeuvring cruise ships and move “marks a significant escalation that could time of the blast. to navigate the Suez Canal -- a skill tankers in crowded ports. Under- push icy bilateral relations into an abyss,” the now in the spotlight after the Ever water turbines replicate currents newspaper added. Australia’s bilateral relations Sri Lanka asks China-bound ship to Given cargo ship got wedged in the and waves. Mayor said the incident with its most important trading partner are at their leave Hambantota port after Egyptian waterway last month in high with the Ever Given, which lowest point in decades. Chinese government winds and a sandstorm.The channel is blocked the Suez canal for six days ministers refuse to take phone calls from their uranium found on it built to one twenty-fifth the scale of a and choked global trade, may Australian counterparts, and trade disruptions are section of the real Suez Canal. Trainees have France. "But we have gusts of wind which prompt shipping companies to widely seen as China imposing economic Colombo. Sri Lanka has asked a China- to steer through scale models of massive will push our ship to one side or another." send their staff for refresher courses. "After punishment. But Payne said Thursday she did not bound cargo ship to leave the strategic container ships without getting stuck. "It's a During training on the mini-Suez canal, each accident... we see new clients coming," expect China would retaliate. “Australia is southern port of Hambantota after it bit hard to recreate sandstorms," said Mayor, instructors simulate steering problems and said Mayor. "The cost of training at Port operating in our national interests. We are very was found to be carrying radioactive the managing director of the Port Revel engine outages to see how the trainees react. Revel is nothing like the cost of having a careful and very considered in that approach.” uranium without declaring it to training facility, built around a lake in eastern "You have little space to manoeuvre. You vessel like that stuck for a day. Payne told Australian Broadcasting Corp. authorities, officials said on Wednesday. Anil Ranjith, the top official of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Authority (SLAedEA), said that the ship was on its way to China from the port of How South Korea turbocharged specialty Rotterdam in the Netherlands when it develop technical difficulties and entered the Hambantota Port he SLAEA said the vessel had failed to disclose its radioactive cargo when it syringe production for Covid-19 vaccines docked in at the port. Ranjith said it was a commercial vessel, which carried radioactive material - the Seoul. It was 7:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve when told Reuters. Of South Korea's LDS projection for vaccine doses it can particular material served as fuel for Cha Jung-hoon, South Korea's deputy syringe manufacturers, Poonglim was provide globally in 2021, from 1.3 billion nuclear power plants. The ship was minister for small businesses, got a call from singled out for special attention. Its to 2 billion. More recently it raised that managed by the China Merchants Port his boss to make an urgent three-hour car trip products are the easiest of domestic forecast to nearly 2.5 billion. Pfizer said Holding Company. Director of the Sri to visit syringe maker Poonglim Pharmatech. models to use, according to South Korean in a statement to Reuters it had been able Lanka Atomic Energy Board, T.M.R The brief: work out how the government could healthcare workers, comfortably drawing to accelerate shipments in the first quarter Tennakoon said the port authorities convince and aid Poonglim, which had only six doses from a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to South Korea and more than 30 other were unaware of the material on board about 80 employees, to rapidly scale up vial and often seven by an experienced countries due to these improvements. the ship when it entered the port. production of their low dead space (LDS) hand. Poonglim also had its own patents. Seoul announced in late February that Tennakoon said that when it was syringes, a type of syringe designed to Thus was borne a strategy to tout shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech discovered that the ship contained minimise the amount of a drug left in the Poonglim's syringes, jack up production vaccine - of which it had ordered 26 radioactive materiel steps were taken device after injection. and in doing so help Pfizer increase supply million doses directly from Pfizer - to move the vessel to the outer-port. "It might help us get more vaccines," Cha recalls of what had just weeks earlier become the would begin arriving in March, six He said that the ship was instructed then-minister Park Young-sun telling him. first Covid-19 shot to be approved in months earlier than first scheduled. not to unload any of the items on the Under fire in local media for not doing enough Britain and the United States. LDS its fight against the coronavirus. Early on in WIN-WIN vessel, the Daily Mirror newspaper to secure Covid-19 vaccines, South Korea's syringes can also mean more profits for the pandemic, the country had won plaudits Cha, the deputy minister for small business, said reported. Tennakoon also said that a government had been reviewing options to drugmakers as most contracts are based on a for aggressive tracking and contact tracing. Poonglim sent samples to Pfizer on January 2 team from the Atomic Energy Board accelerate shipments and gain more supply. regulatory-approved number of doses to be The government also had faith in its strategy of and the U.S. company came back a week later has been dispatched to Hambantota Engineering a jump in LDS syringe output extracted from each vial. In the weeks that recruiting big business to bring about rapid with positive feedback. All in all, it took less immediately. He said that there was no was an opportunity to be seized, it concluded. followed, government officials brought in the results for small firms, having used similar than two months from the day that he was told immediate threat to Sri Lanka from The niche products were suddenly in huge expertise of the country's biggest tactics to boost production of face masks and to travel out to Poonglim to clearance for the hazardous items on board the ship demand globally after it became apparent they conglomerate, Samsung, to help refit testing kits. LDS syringes have helped Pfizer Poonglim's syringes by the U.S. Food and and that the vessel. Tennakoon also could be used to squeeze out a sixth dose from production lines, facilitate talks with Pfizer gain regulatory permission in some countries Drug Administration. Pfizer said it does not said that President Gotabaya vials of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's newly and guide Poonglim through regulatory to relabel its vials as having six doses. That have any commercial agreement with Rajapaksa had been briefed about the approved Covid-19 vaccine compared to five procedures, Poonglim's Vice President Cho new label, in tandem with an expansion of and Poonglim and declined to comment on any incident, the report said. The main doses with a standard syringe. "It had come to Mi-heui told Reuters in an interview. The improvements to production and the addition interactions with the syringe maker. In South Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa our attention that Pfizer was looking for LDS ministry of small businesses also helped of more suppliers and contract manufacturers, Korea, the government's quick action on LDS said in Parliament that the Sri. syringes...using LDS syringes automatically arrange loans for Poonglim. 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NEWS BOX ‘Oxygen supply issues to hit some sectors’ Exit window likely for crypto holders, New Delhi. The disruption in supply of oxygen for industrial use would temporarily impact revenues of small and mid-sized companies in at least five sectors, rating firm Crisil said. These old transactions to be under scanner sectors include metal fabrication, automotive components, shipbreaking, paper and engineering. With demand for New Delhi. he proposed legislation on side and procedural side… how it will ministerial committee has also medical oxygen soaring, the central cryptocurrencies which is likely to ban be launched and rolled out,” RBI previously recommended the government has barred industrial use digital currencies — except the one being Governor Shaktikanta Das had said b a n n i n g o f a l l p r i v a t e (except by nine sectors) from April 22, mooted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently. The proposed legislation on cryptocurrencies. According to 2021. — is expected to provide an exit window to cryptocurrencies has been held up as new company rules notified in the existing crypto holders of private the government continues discussions March, corporates should disclose Demand for medical oxygen is estimated to entities. and tries to weave in stakeholders’ any profit or loss on transactions have rocketed five-fold in the second week views in the future law. “We have held i nvolving cryptocurrency, of April versus pre-pandemic levels as According to an official source, the proposed law will be prospective, even though extensive deliberations on this issue. cryptocurrency holdings, and any Covid-19 infections took off. The There is the expert panel’s report, deposits or advances received from consequent higher supply of medical declarations of holdings and transactions may be sought retrospectively. “The followed by inter-ministerial anyone for the purpose of investing oxygen will save lives, but have a bearing discussions, meetings held by the in cryptocurrencies in statutory on some sectors. Gautam Shahi, director, government is expected to provide an exit window to existing crypto holders in the Cabinet secretary and submissions by filings to the Registrar of Crisil Ratings, said, “The disruption in the various concerned people on the matter Companies. In April 2018, the RBI supply of oxygen for industrial use would event of an outright ban,” said a government official. Indians are believed to hold around to the government. This bill will banned banks and other regulated temporarily impact the revenues of small definitely take all of that into accounts. entities from supporting crypto and mid-sized companies.” In a tweet, the US $ 1.5 billion (around Rs 10,000 crore) in cryptocurrencies, according to unofficial The government will come out with a you seen in Bitcoins and other transactions after digital currencies Tata Group said Tuesday it is “committed to bill,” a senior government official said,cryptocurrencies. But at the same time, we were used for frauds. In March 2020, the doing as much as possible” to strengthen estimates. An option to provide an exit period to 3-6 months prior to banning the without putting a timeline on the issue. have an open mind. We are very open to a Supreme Court struck down the RBI’s ban India’s fight against Covid-19. The group Sources indicated that the government is digital currency, the RBI is working on that,” o n c rypto, terming its circular said that it would be importing 24 trading, mining and issuing of cryptos has been discussed in inter- ministerial open to back a central bank-backed digital the official said. The Cryptocurrency and unconstitutional. One of the SC’s reasons for cryogenic containers to transport liquid currency, an idea mooted by the Reserve Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, overturning the ban is that cryptocurrencies oxygen to help overcome its shortage. discussions. A final draft of the bill is yet to be taken to Cabinet,” a source said. On the Bank of India. The government and the RBI 2021, which aims to prohibit all private are unregulated but not illegal in India. The Reliance Industries has tweaked also seem to be in consensus on the issue that cryptocurrencies and lays the regulatory RBI had said central banks are not only manufacturing at its Jamnagar oil refineries other hand, the RBI has indicated that it’s “very much in the game” and is getting ready private cryptocurrencies may do more harm framework for the launch of an “official exploring DLT (Distributed Ledger to produce over 700 tonnes a day of than good to the financial system and the digital currency” was set to be introduced in Technology) for its application in improving medical-grade oxygen which is being to launch its own digital currency. “Central bank digital currency is a work in progress. currency holders. “A fiat currency cannot Parliament during the Budget session, but financial market infrastructure but also supplied free of cost to states badly affected have the kind of volatility and fluctuations was not taken up. A high-powered inter- considering it as a potential. by Covid-19, sources said. Meanwhile, the The RBI team is working on it, technology Vedanta group has offered to supply oxygen from its closed Sterlite copper plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. Vedanta Sensex tumbles over said that the plant contains two oxygen Petrol, Diesel Prices Fuel prices remain unchanged plants with a combined production capacity of 1,050 tonnes of oxygen daily. 500 points in early Bombay Oxygen for 7th straight day; check prices in metro cities trade; Nifty slips Investments, an NBFC, record Rs 21.58 per litre in the last below 14,200 ZRates differ one year while diesel prices have up 200% since increased by Rs 19.18 a litre. Here Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex from state to is looking at the price difference of slumped over 500 points in early trade December diesel and petrol in four metro on Thursday, tracking losses in index cities on April 22, 2021. Central majors Reliance Industries, HDFC Mumbai. Bombay Oxygen Investments Ltd state. government makes up for Rs 32.98 Bank and HUL as mounting COVID- does not manufacture any oxygen, but the per litre of the price of petrol in 19 cases in the country kept investors company’s share price skyrocketed by 200 ZRates depend Delhi and sales tax or VAT of the on edge. After falling 501 points in the per cent since December 2020 just because state government constitutes Rs opening session, the 30-share BSE the company’s name has ‘oxygen’ in it. Its 19.55. For diesel, the central index was trading 463.36 points or stock surged from Rs 8,511 on December 7, on the incidence excise adds up to Rs 31.83 and VAT 0.97 per cent lower at 47,242.44. to Rs 10.99. Besides, the price also 2020 to Rs 25,500 by April 20, 2021. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty “Speculators were just pushing up the share of VAT. includes a dealer commission of a minimum Rs 2.6 per litre on petrol tanked 130.10 points or 0.91 per cent … it’s not clear whether they were to 14,166.30. manipulating the share and duping gullible Z and Rs 2 on diesel. Petrol and diesel investors. Oxygen is in great demand these Taxes make prices are revised on a daily basis in IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the days due to Covid pandemic. Sebi should line with benchmark international Sensex pack, shedding over 3 per cent, investigate the rise in Bombay Oxygen up for nearly New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices weeks that followed six months of price and foreign exchange rates. followed by Asian Paints, Axis Bank, share price,” said a dealer. On Tuesday, remained unchanged for the sixth relentless price increases. Petrol This is the first cut in the month of HUL, M&M, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Bombay Oxygen share closed 5 per cent two-third of consecutive day on Thursday, as oil now costs Rs 90.40 per litre in April while Crude Oil has now Finance, Reliance Industries and lower at Rs 23,346.15 on the BSE. Analysts marketing companies kept rates on Delhi, down from Rs 90.56, crossed $ 66 per barrel in the HDFC Bank. On the other hand, Dr said the only reason for such a stupendous hold. according to a price notification of international market. Brent crude Reddy's, Sun Pharma, ONGC, Infosys rally is the company’s name. On the the retail Petrol price on Thursday (April 15) state-owned fuel retailers. A litre of futures fell 57 cents, or 0.9%, to and HDFC were among the gainers. homepage of its website, the company says was cut by 16 paise per litre and diesel comes for Rs 80.73 per litre $64.75 a barrel by 0157 GMT, In the previous session on Tuesday, it was incorporated as ‘Bombay Oxygen selling price. diesel by 14 paise -- the fourth as against Rs 80.87 previously. following a drop of $1.25 on Sensex slipped 243.62 points or 0.51 Corporation Limited’ on October 3, 1960, minor reduction in rates in three Petrol prices have gone up by a Wednesday. U.S. per cent to close the session at but changed its name to ‘Bombay Oxygen 47,705.80, an over two-month low. Investments Limited’ from October 3, 2018. Likewise, Nifty ended at 14,296.40, It has been issued a certificate of registration showing a drop of 63.05 points or 0.44 from RBI “for carrying on the business of per cent. Foreign institutional non-banking financial institution (NBFC) Gold imports surge to 160 tonnes in investors were net sellers in the capital without accepting public deposits.” market as they offloaded shares worth Rs 1,082.33 crore on Tuesday, Looking for withdrawal according to provisional exchange March on price drop, duty cut: GJEPC data. from PF Account? You Stock exchanges were closed on Calcutta . Gold imports during March have approximately 80 tonnes in a year in 2018- Wednesday on account of ?Ram must know the taxation surged to 160 tonnes on the back of duty 19, it is down to 50 tonnes last year,” said Navami'. cuts to 7.5 per cent, a reduction in gold GJEPC chairman Colin Shah. He added that According to V K Vijayakumar, Chief part prices and a rise in demand in India and the growth indicates a positive sentiment in Investment Strategist at Geojit overseas according to industry body Gem both domestic and international markets, New Delhi: Union Ministry of Labour and Financial Services, a storm-like and Jewellery Export Promotion Council with expectations of export growth in the resurgence of COVID cases is Employment had last year issued (GJEPC). Total imports during March was ongoing fiscal as well. “The import duty notification amending EPF Scheme 1952 to impacting the economy as well as 160 tonnes, a growth of 470 per cent reduction has encouraged imports through market sentiments. Localised allow withdrawal of non-refundable compared with the same period last year. official channels. While the duty cut by the advance by EPF members/subscribers in the During 2020-21, total gold imports into the government is not much, it has helped bring lockdowns and severe restrictions on wake of COVID -19 pandemic in the country was 632.73 tonnes, a decline of duty on a par with other countries and more movements are sure to take a toll on country. 11.87 per cent compared with the previous formal import of metal through official the expected GDP growth for Fy22. The notification permited PF withdrawal of fiscal. The industry body said that the channels,” said Shah. The industry, "Uncertainty has impacted sentiments upto the amount of basic wages and dearness growth of gold imports has been aided by a avis 93 tonnes in March 2019,” GJEPC said in however, does not anticipate any immediate and the sustained selling by FIIs in allowance for three months or upto 75% of low base effect as imports in March 2020 was a statement. Gold prices have also declined on policy intervention amid the spike in imports. April is a reflection of this concern," the amount standing to member's credit in 28 tonnes because of the outbreak of Covid-19. an average to Rs 40,179 in March 2021, which “Going by the RBI data, there has been an he noted. Active COVID-19 cases in the EPF account, whichever is less, in the “In a normal scenario, the average import of gold is the lowest through the financial year 2020- improvement in the foreign exchange reserves India stood at 22,91,428, up from event of outbreak of epidemic or pandemic. in a month remains 60 tonnes to 80 tonnes. But, 21. “Factors such as low base effect, reduction (from $476475 million as of April 10, 2020 to 21,57,538 cases registered on Since the particular withdrawal was allowed outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020 resulted in gold price, reduction in import duty may be $581213 million as of April 9, 2021). So, there Wednesday, according to Union due to the onslaught of covid-19 pandemic, in a nosedive in jewellery demand in domestic attributed to the increased imports in the should not be any immediate concern,” said a Health Ministry data.The oxygen the government had made such withdrawals and international markets and so the import of country in this period. An important senior banker. But there are concerns among crisis precipitated by the second wave tax-free in the hands of employees. gold in March 2020 was only 28 tonnes vis- observation is that from an average import of jewellers over a slowdown in demand. which has left tens. For employees, who wish to make PF withdrawals other than the permitted COVID-19 stress related withdrawal, the following taxation implication must be understood.What are the different types of Advances and service eligibilities against India & Covid: Nirmala Sitharaman each?The service eligiblilty against different types of advances for which member can apply are as under: 1. Housing Loan / Purchase of Site / House / Flat or for construction / addition at first of Express-FT series today 2. Lockout or closure of factory 3. Illness of member / family 4. Marriage of self/son/daughter Kicking off the event, titled ‘India’s Quest for Economic Power’, as the keynote speaker will be Finance Minister /brother/sister 5. Post matriculation education of children Nirmala Sitharaman in conversation with journalists from both FT and The Indian Express. 6. Natural Calamity 7. Cut in electricity in establishment 8. Purchasing equipment by New Delhi. n the first of a series of online, investments. Pending structural profits supported by cost cutting, and physically handicapped 9. One year before agenda-setting debates organised by The reforms are another key theme that improved market share gained at the retirement Indian Express and Financial Times, policy, will be under focus. The interview expense of weaker rivals, even as 10. Investment in Varistha Pension Bima business and finance leaders from India and with Sitharaman will be followed by most smaller firms are still burdened YojanaSuch withdrawals are generally overseas will gather for a discussion on a panel discussion on sustained by heavy debt, disruption in supply permitted after completing five years of India’s place in the post-pandemic world. growth with KV Subramanian, Chief chains and weak demand. The service and are therefore tax-free. Kicking off the event, titled ‘India’s Quest Economic Advisor, Jahangir Aziz, participants include Sidharth Nath Additionally, if an employee is out of job for for Economic Power’, as the keynote H e a d , E m e r g i n g M a r k e t s Singh, Cabinet Minister of Micro, 2 months, the EPF balance can be fully speaker will be Finance Minister Nirmala Economics, JP Morgan; Rohini Small & Medium Enterprises withdrawn. Sitharaman in conversation with journalists Malkani, Senior VP, Credit Ratings, (MSME), Export Promotion, Textile, However, PF fund withdrawn for purpose from both FT and The Indian Express. Global Sovereign Ratings, DBRS Khadi, Village Industries, Sericulture other than above reasons before employees ‘India’s Place in the Post-Pandemic World’ is Morningstar and PAnbalagan, CEO, in the Government of Uttar Pradesh; complete five years of continuous service (in the broad theme of the online series that Maharashtra Industrial Development Naushad Forbes, Co-Chairman, one or more companies) will attract tax. If begins Thursday. With the Covid-19 Corporation (MIDC). Even before Forbes Marshall; Shobana Kamineni, employees withdraw more than Rs 50,000 pandemic and second wave of infections the shock of Covid-19, India’s economy had Times, will deliver a keynote address on Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo from the PF fund then TDS @10 percent clouding the outlook for India’s economic been losing momentum, with growthIndia in the post-Covid world economy, Hospitals; and Manish Sabharwal, Chairman under Section 192A will also be levied. If the and business growth, the discussions will steadily slowing. Now, after a large GDPfollowed by a round of discussion on and Co-Founder, Teamlease Services. The person does not have a PAN, in cases of such revolve around what should be the contraction due to the pandemic, medium to whether Indian companies can compete series will be moderated by P Vaidyanathan withdrawals, TDS will be deducted @30 government’s key policy priorities to rebuild long-term prospects remain uncertain amid a globally. This comes at a time when larger Iyer, Executive Editor (National Affairs), percent. TDS will not be levied if the the economy to ensure a resilient, second wave of infections. Martin Wolf,companies are seen to have weathered the The Indian Express, and Amy Kazmin, withdrawal is less than Rs 30,000. sustainable recovery, and to attract foreign Chief Economics Commentator, Financial shock much better than smaller ones, with SouthAsia Bureau Chief, Financial Times. New Delhi, Friday, 23 April, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11 IPL 2021: KKR captain Eoin Morgan becomes 3rd skipper to be fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate

New Delhi. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan endured an ordinary Wednesday evening HIGHLIGHTS in Mumbai as he was fined Rs 12 lakh after the team's 18-run loss to Chennai Super Kings. / Morgan was penalised after KKR maintained a Eoin Morgan penalised slow over-rate during Match 15 of IPL 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium. Eoin Morgan becomes the third captain after MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to for his first over-rate be penalised for slow over-rate in IPL 2021. "As it was his team's first offence of the season offence in IPL 2021 under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Mr Morgan was fined Rs 12 lakh," the IPL said in a release. The / Morgan's KKR suffered fine for the first instance of slow over-rate is Rs 12 lakh while the fine is doubled to Rs 24 lakh for the second offence. an 18-run loss to CSK in Along with the captain, every other member of the playing XI is also fined 25 percent of the match fee during the offence.A third offence in the same Mumbai on Wednesday season will lead to the captain being banned for a match and fined Rs 30 lakh. Eoin Morgan took a lot of time, working on his bowling combinations / Morgan becomes third and field placements on Wednesday as Chennai Super Kings batsmen were going berserk at the Wankhede Stadium. CSK eventually ended up captain after Dhoni and posting a match-winning total of 220, riding on Faf du Plessis's unbeaten 95 and Ruturaj Gaikward's classy 64. MS Dhoni copped the fine Rohit to receive over- of Rs 12 lakh after CSK's opening game against Delhi Capitals on April 10. Rohit Sharma was penalised on Tuesday after Mumbai Indians rate fine maintained slow over-rate against the Capitals in Chennai Tokyo Olympics: IPL 2021: Hope MS Dhoni's Taking a knee, rising KKR were quite awesome: Shah Rukh Khan on parents recover quickly a fist to be punished Andre Russell-Pat Cummins late onslaught vs CSK from Covid-19, says CSK at the Games - IOC New Delhi. Bollywood superstar and Deepak Chahar. The likes of New Delhi. The International Olympic Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Shubman Gill (0), captain Eoin coach Stephen Fleming Committee maintained that the ban on Rukh Khan came up with a morale- Morgan (7) and Sunil Narine (4) podium protests at the Games will stay as boosting reaction to the team's 18-run failed in the powerplay as KKR taking a knee during the Tokyo Olympics or l ss to Chennai Super Kings in their looked like they would suffer a lifting a fist in support of racial equality will Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. defeat by a big margin. However, be punished. The IOC's Rule 50 forbids any Shah Rukh Khan, who did not hold Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik kind of "demonstration or political, religious back while expressing his rescued the team and gave their or racial propaganda" in venues and any other disappoointment after KKR imploded fans slender hopes of a miraculous Olympic area and the Games body concluded against Mumbai Indians in Chennai victory. 81 runs for the 6th wicket the rule should be maintained following an last week, urged the side to be more in just 6 overs before Russell (22- athlete consultation. consistent. Shah Rukh had apologised ball 54) was bowled around his legs Against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter to KKR fans after their ordinary by Sam Curran in the 12th over. movement protesting racial injustice, calls performance against the defending Karthik hit 40 from 24 but the have increased in recent months for a change champions who successfully defended former captain fell in the 15th over. Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming to that rule that would allow athletes to 152. Just when CSK were looking to said on Wednesday that he has had a chat with MS protest. Some international federation chiefs, However, on Wednesday, Shah Rukh wrap things up early, Cummins Dhoni and the franchise is providing their captain including World Athletics' President pointed out at the positives, came up with a brutal onslaught, all the support he needs after it emerged that his Sebastian Coe, have said that athletes should highlighting the valiant efforts from @ar12russell @patcummins30 taking the CSK pacers to the cleaners at parents tested positive for Covid-19. @dk00019 try and make this a habit...we have the right to make gestures of political Andre Russell, Dinesh karthik and Pat the Wankhede. Cummins hit 6 sixes and 4 MS Dhoni's parents Devaki Devi and Pan Singh protest during the Games. Cummins despite their failed chase of 221 will be back!!" Shah Rukh Khan said in a boundaries for his 34-ball 66 not out but social media post. It was KKR's third were admitted to a private hospital in Ranchi after 70 percent of surveyed athletes did not want against CSK in Mumbai. he ran out of partners as KKR were they tested positive for Covid-19. The hospital "Coulda...woulda...shoulda can take a straight defeat as the two-time champions bowled out for 202 in the 20th over. KKR podium protests are struggling to find consistency in IPL said on Wednesday that their oxygen levels were The IOC's Athletes' Commission chief Kirsty backseat tonight... @kkriders was quite will be looking to bounce back when they stable. Dhoni overcame the difficult situation and awesome I feel. ( oops if we can forget the 2021. KKR were reduced to 31 for 5 after take on former champions Rajasthan Coventry, who led the review of the rule, said their top-order was blown away by led Chennai Super Kings to an 18-run win in their the majority of athletes consulted were batting power play!!) well done boys... Royals in Mumbai on Saturday,April 24. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match against against any protests within the fields of play or Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai on Wednesday. the podiums. "I would not want something to Dhoni focussed on the job in hand and marshalled distract from my competition and take away his troops well as CSK jumped to the top of the IPL from that. That is how I still feel today," IPL 2021: How MS Dhoni applied psychology to points table after their victory. Fleming, speaking Coventry, a former Olympic swimming to the press after CSK's win, said he had a chat champion for Zimbabwe, said in a online with MS Dhoni and that the former India cricketer presentation of the Rule 50 consultation assess Ruturaj's mentality ahead of KKR game had told him that the situation was under control results. Coventry said there were a series of back in Ranchi. Fleming stressed that CSK are recommendations approved by the IOC's ? making it a point to spend a lot of time talking Executive Board on Wednesday, including IPL 2021, KKR vs CSK: MS Dhoni revealed on Wednesday that he had asked Ruturaj Gaikwad a simple question about family among the team, considering the providing clarity on sanctions, more Covid-19 situation in India. information about Rule 50, a change of to assess his mentality in the lead up to their game against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai Had a talk with MS: Fleming wording of the Olympic Oath with messages New Delhi. Chennai Super Kings are Dhoni said he just posed a simple "Not a lot of talk about this (Dhoni's family) on inclusion, and producing athlete apparel known for backing their players to the question to Ruturaj to assess his between the players. But from the management's with inclusive messaging. When asked, title.At CSK, most players are assured of mentality ahead of their match against point of view, we are well aware of his family's however, if athletes would be punished in a long rope that helps them hit peak form. KKR in Mumbai. "Rutu showed his situation. Support has been set up for his family," Tokyo for making political statements such as On Wednesday, CSK reaped the rewards class in the last IPL. You always need to Fleming said. "I had a talk with MS and the taking a knee on the podium in support of for showing faith in young opener assess where he is mentally. Once situation is under control for now. We will monitor racial equality, Coventry said: "Yes that is Ruturaj Gaikwad who did not have the when he was off guard, I asked him the situation for the next few days. "It is a tough correct." ideal start to the Indian Premier League 'how are you feeling today?'. When you time for everybody, especially in India at the (IPL) 2021 season. ask a question like that, you wait for the moment. We are spending quite a lot of time Ruturaj Gaikwad was retained by CSK for reactions, you see what's in his eyes," talking about care in the wider group of friends Rafael Nadal advances, IPL 2021 after the young Maharashtra Dhoni said. "There was enough in his and family. We have that responsibility to ensure opener hit as many as 3 fifties towards reactions to suggest he wasn't rattled. MS has the support that he needs. We hope his Fognini defaulted at the end of their floundering campaign in "That's what I've been doing all my life family recovers quickly." Notably, it was the third the UAE last year. As expected, Ruturaj the young opener returned to peak form, (applying a bit of psychology) but in a successive win for CSK in IPL 2021 as the 3-time Barcelona Open partnered with Faf du Plessis in the new showcasing his class and elegance. good way," he added. Dhoni marshalled champions are returning to peak form after a poor season but the opener got scores of 5, 5, Ruturaj hit 64 off 42 balls as he took the his troops well as Deepak Chahar broke run in the UAE last year. Dhoni promoted himself and 10 as he struggled to get going Ruturaj attack to KKR new-ball bowlers. He the back of KKR's top-order with 4 to bat at No. 4 and hit a quickfire 17 as CSK went was backed for CSK's 4th match of IPL stitched a 115-run opening stand with Faf wickets in his 4 over-spell. KKR were on to post a mammoth total of 220. Faf du Plessis 2021, the evening match in a double- du Plessis, who went on to hit an unbeaten reeling at 31/5 but a late assault from stole the show with an unbeaten 95 while young header, against KKR on Wednesday. And 95, as CSK posted a match-winning total Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik and Pat opener Ruturaj Gaikwad returned to form with a of 220. Speaking after CSK's win, MS Cummins helped the 2-time. 42-ball 64. Super League is on standby: Real Madrid president

New Delhi. Rafael Nadal needed three sets to beat his 111th-ranked opponent in his first Florentino Perez defiant even as top clubs withdraw match at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday, while Fabio Fognini was disqualified for New Delhi. Even as 10 of the 12 founding amid escalating backlash from their remains convinced of the soundness alleged verbal abuse. Fognini was defaulted members of the European Super League supporters. On Wednesday, Atlético of the project's sport, commercial and while trailing 6-0, 4-4 against qualifier withdrew after severe backlash from fans Madrid and the three Italian clubs in the legal premises, it believes that at Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain, after a line and former players, Real Madrid president project - Juventus, AC Milan and Inter present there are limited chances that judge told the chair umpire that the ninth- Florentino Perez stressed that the breakaway Milan - also opted out. That left Real the project be completed in the form seeded Italian had used foul language. Fognini league is far from dead. Madrid and Barcelona as the only clubs originally conceived," the Italian denied wrongdoing and was upset as he left the Florentino Perez said the Super League is on still officially in the new league. club said. "Juventus remains court, breaking his racket after hitting it at the standby and the stakeholders are working 'It was like we launched an atomic bomb' committed to pursuing the creation of net post on his way out. “What happened to me towards creating a "very similar" However, Perez said no one has officially long-term value for the Company and was inexplicable,” he told Spanish media. “I’m competition in the near future. Pérez, who the entire football industry." going to investigate it. I paid for something that left the Super League and all of them are would have been the new league's founding thinking of ways to make it happen. AC Milan said the "voices and the I didn’t do.” Nadal had to overcome a slow start chairman, said the clubs behind the Super concerns of fans around the world to defeat Ilya Ivashka of Belarus 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 at However, Pérez admitted that they should League will continue working on a way to have explained the project better, and said have clearly been expressed," but the the clay-court tournament. The Spaniard lost make the competition work, even if changes club "will continue to work hard to the first two games and struggled to hold his he was "sad and disappointed" with the League owners who were afraid of the have to be made to its format. Perez said the "avalanche of aggressive" and deliver a sustainable model" for football. serve in the third. group is open to discussing ideas with criticism at home. The English clubs initially "We accepted the invitation to participate in "orchestrated" criticism that surfaced involved in the project were Arsenal, He recovered quickly after losing the first set and European football's governing body and everywhere. "Each president was prepared the Super League project with the genuine cruised in the second, then broke early in the other entities to help the game amid the Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, intention to deliver the best possible to speak, but then the next day we got killed," Manchester United and Tottenham. third. Nadal will face two-time Barcelona coronavirus pandemic. "We are going to Pérez said. "We weren't expecting it. It was European competition for football fans champion Kei Nishikori of Japan, who keep working," Pérez told Spanish radio like we had launched an atomic bomb. It Italian clubs hint they still believe in the around the world and in the best interest of defeated Cristian Garin of Chile 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6- network SER in an interview. "We are looked like they already knew about it and project the club and our own fans," the Italian club 1. Nadal is seeking a record 12th title in the looking for ways of getting this done. It were waiting for us." He said one of the While some Premier League clubs apologized said. "Change is not always easy, but Barcelona tournament. He won the event six would be a shame not to get it done." The English clubs was not really interested in the to their fans while pulling back on Tuesday, evolution is necessary for progress, and the times in its last nine editions. The Barcelona Super League was announced on Sunday but project from the start and that was the teams which dropped out on Wednesday structures of European football have Open was not played last year because of the essentially folded after the English clubs "contagious" for the rest of the Premier admitted defeat but tried to show they still evolved and changed over the decades." coronavirus pandemic. involved in the project pulled out Tuesday believe in the project. "While Juventus 12 New Delhi, Friday, 23 April, 2021 HealthHEALTH THE SIKH TIMES

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