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-,"-,(, Government to track and test test reports in 18 cases were surveillance to break the maxi cabs/motor cabs are pro- ity of less than 12 passengers, REPORT OR STAY these districts have been urg- all those who had already come awaited. As many as 96,273 transmission chain. hibited from plying across the that is maxi cabs and motor INDOORS ing them to get themselves in. travelers have been screened at On the isolation or quar- State till 31st March, 2020. cabs, have been exempted from A day after Punjab report- screened at the government     Capt Amarinder also urged Mohali and Amritsar airports, antine measures, the Chief Advisory on avoiding non- the prohibition orders, said ed its first corona positive hospitals. the Prime Minister to allow as well as Amritsar Wagah- Minister briefed the Prime essential visits to Government the state Transport Minister patient’s death, the state Health At the same time, the xpressing grave concern payment of wages to NREGA Attari Border Check Post and Minister that as many as 16,890 offices and public places has Razia Sultana. and Family Welfare Minister Minister also appealed to all the Eover the escalating COVID- workers who could come to Dera Baba Nanak Check Post beds have been earmarked for also been issued. The The Minister said that the Balbir Singh Sidhu on Friday people in the State that if any 19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister work as a preventive measures in Gurdaspur. A total of 1454 quarantine, besides 2800 hos- Government has also appealed prohibition, which comes into appealed to the Non-Resident NRI has come to the house or Capt Amarinder Singh on in view of COVID-19. travellers have been home pital beds for Isolation identi- to all religious heads to ask effect from March 20 midnight Indians (NRIs), who are visit- neighbourhood, people must Friday asked the Prime The Chief Minister further quarantined, 47 government fied in Government and Private their devotees to follow and will be in force till March ing Punjab, to stay at their share details of those persons Minister Narendra Modi for a recommended that additional quarantined and 18 are in hos- facilities and 28 Ventilators Government directions on 31, includes stage carriage as homes and avoid large gather- in order to prevent the spread. fiscal package to combat the five kgs of wheat per person pital isolation. have been made available at social distancing and observe well as contract carriage buses ings in the wake of the threat “If you have an NRI person in crisis and for permission to get should be provided under Food Elaborating the measures District level (14 in District health safeguards. coming from outside the state posed by the coronavirus out- your house or neighbourhood, tests done at private hospitals Security Mission to help out the taken so far to meet any con- hospitals and 14 in GMCs). of Punjab. break. you should not hesitate in pro- and labs in the State. people in this hour of crisis. He tingency in view of this dead- As a precautionary mea- PUNJAB ALLOWS PLYING “However, in case of emer- The appeal came after viding details of such persons. Taking part in the deliber- also suggested that the Centre ly virus, the Chief Minister said sure, all educational institutions OF BUSES ON 48 ROUTES gency, concerned Deputy three positive cases of the virus After all, it is a matter of some- ations during a video confer- should soon come out with a that the Punjab Epidemic (government or private) have WITH STRICT RIDERS Commissioners as well as State in Punjab had travel history to one's life,” he added. ence convened by the Prime comprehensive proposal to Diseases, COVID-19 been closed till March 31, Punjab Government on Transport Commissioner are other countries. “We have issued an advi- Minister with all the Chief mitigate the adverse econom- Regulations, 2020, have been 2020, and the State Board Friday allowed PRTC, PUN- authorized to exempt any pub- “I appeal to NRIs not to sory in the State. We are mon- Ministers to review the situa- ic impact of COVID-19. notified under the Epidemic Examinations have been BUS, and Punjab Roadways to lic service vehicle from opera- mix up much with local people itoring the situation in the tion, Capt Amarinder said that Meanwhile, Capt Diseases Act, 1897, on March deferred till further orders. continue on 48 important tion of this order,” she said and should avoid large gather- State very closely. Chief there was urgent need to scale Amarinder assured the Prime 5, 2020. To prevent people from routes in the State, while sus- while further clarifying that this ings in villages. They should Minister Capt Amarinder up the testing for the Minister that the State Likewise, a Group of visiting congested and crowd- pending the operations of all ban doesn't cover goods carri- stay at their homes,” said Sidhu Singh too is reviewing the sit- Coronavirus, and hence the Government was fully pre- Ministers was also set up under ed places, all malls, restaurants, private bus operators in the ers and private service vehicles, while further asking them to get uation as well,” he said. Centre should immediately pared to combat any exigency his chairmanship to review cinema halls, gyms, swimming State until March 31 “for pub- that is factory, staff buses etc. themselves properly checked at Meanwhile, the Minister allow reputed private medical arising out of COVID-19. “The the entire situation on day-to- pools, marriage palaces have lic convenience”. Sultana said that it was also the nearest district hospitals if has also quarantined himself on colleges and super-specialty entire state machinery, espe- day basis. He also mentioned been closed till further orders. Notably, the Group of decided by Group of Ministers they have any symptoms. Friday at his official residence hospitals. cially the Health Department, about the State COVID-19 Public gatherings, including Ministers (GoM), taking stock to reduce non-essential public “Any negligence on their in Sector 39 in Chandigarh. A Capt Amarinder Singh also is geared to provide the best Management Group at the sports events, conferences, cul- of the situation arising out of dealing in government offices. part could endanger the lives of public notice has been pasted suggested that Indian Council possible treatment to the symp- State Level and District tural events, fairs and exhibi- spread of COVID-19 in Punjab “In view of that, it was decid- others...It is essential for them outside his official residence of Medical Research (ICMR), tomatic patients, who are under COVID-19 Management tions, have been prohibited till in its meeting on Thursday, had ed to temporarily suspend the to follow the guidelines of the saying that there is no public New Delhi, should be allowed treatment in various Groups set up at district level further orders. decided to prohibit movement work of issue of driving licens- government,” he said. dealing till March 31. testing of close contacts of Government Hospitals,” he said. to monitor the situation metic- Further, restrictions of up of all public service vehicles es including driving test with During this time, a large “Everything is ok but I confirmed cases even without Apprising the Prime ulously, so that the disease to maximum of 20 persons in including all stage carriage, effect from March 23 till 31, number of NRIs from other prefer to stay indoors in my symptoms. He also requested Minister about the current sta- does not spread any more. social, religious and political contract carriage buses, auto 2020. However, work related countries visit their native house and not going to meet the Prime Minister to imme- tus, Capt Amarinder said that Capt Amarinder also stat- gatherings have been strictly rickshaws and e-rickshaws. other services like registration places in Punjab. Doaba region anyone till this coronavirus diately extend the travel ban on so far, three positive cases have ed that tracing is being done for imposed. Likewise, orders However, for public con- vehicles, tax etc shall continue comprising Jalandhar, scare gets over,” he said. .  /   *    *   ! 

   restricting the assembly of five or decided that coaching centres in the officers concerned to ensure frequency of Intra-State and Department. It was also decid- like moong dal, chana dal, rice women, etc. can work from more than five people in public the State would be closed upto the availability of adequate stock Inter-State public transport ed that dry ration would be dis- and wheat floor. home. A government spokesper- s a preventive step to check places. This and several other March 31. of essential commodities and depending upon the number of tributed to the beneficiaries of son said that a letter has been Aspread of coronavirus, decisions were taken in a meet- The Chief Minister urged assured the people that there passengers on day to day basis. Angwanwadi Centres at their VULNERABLE HRY issued in this regard to all admin- Haryana government on Friday ing held under the the government employees to would be no shortage of essen- Though the frequency of buses doorstep. EMPLOYEES TO WORK istrative secretaries, heads of imposed Section 144 in the state Chairmanship of Chief Minister remain alert and available 24x7 tial commodities. It was decid- could be reduced upto 40 per It was informed that bio FROM HOME departments, in-charge of and said it would start using Manohar Lal Khattar here to in this time of need and said that ed that while imposing section cent, they would also make sure metric system in all the fair price Taking a step to prevent the departments. He said that the stamps to mark those who are review the steps being taken to they have to play a vital role to 144 of CrPC, the norms of that passengers do not suffer. shops has been suspended for spread of corona virus, Haryana competent authority may require quarantined in homes. check the spread of COVID-19, tackle this pandemic. The role of social distancing would also be The City Bus service in this month and the beneficiaries government has decided that the services of such employees at All District Magistrates and here. Deputy Chief Minister employees in this situation ensured. It was also decided that Gurugram shall be curtailed till under the Public Distribution vulnerable employees, including any time. Hence, all such Police Commissioners have been Dushyant Chautala and Health should help to create awareness the respective General Managers further orders. The police System could take ration with- outsourcing employees, such as employees working from home advised to invoke Section 144 of Minister Anil Vij were also pre- among people to take precau- of Haryana Roadways in the dis- department would also set up out biometric authentication. It employees above the age of 50 shall maintain headquarters and the Criminal Procedure Code, sent in the meeting. After school tions and maintain social dis- tricts would be authorized to take quarantine facilities and isolation was informed that the State has years, employees with underly- be in readiness for deployment 1973, in their respective districts and colleges, it has also been tancing, he added. He directed decision regarding reducing the wards on the pattern of Health adequate stock of commodities ing medical conditions, pregnant at short notice.  
 

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A 69-year-old many 83 close contacts and spread of novel coronavirus the Civil Hospital. woman, who recently returned family members of Baldev Singh (COVID-19). from the United Kingdom, test- are under surveillance and sam- As a part of the same, the GYM OWNER ARRESTRED ed positive for coronavirus. ples of 14 family members have corona positive Mohali resident Ludhiana police n Friday At the same time, the been taken, and its results are was booked for negligence, lodged an FIR against a gym authorities concerned have start- awaited. besides arresting a gymnasium owner and arrested him for ed contact tracing of positive Shaheed Bhagat Singh owner in Ludhiana and lodg- violating the state directive to cases reported so far in the state, Nagar (Nawanshahr) district ing of a case against the mar- shut down operations. The and quarantining the suspects or administration has home quar- riage hall owner for defying police also arrested four others those who have come in contact antined as many as 56 persons, restrictions imposed on the size who were found exercising in with the positive cases. who came in contact with a 70- of mass gatherings. the gym, said a police official “The woman, a resident of year-old male coronavirus The development comes from Tibba police Phase III-A in Mohali, has test- patient who died in Banga on on a day when the Union station. ed (positive) for coronavirus. March 18. Among those who Health Ministry officials The official added that the "She had returned from the came in contact with him were responded to queries, if action accused were well aware of the UK,” confirmed Mohali Deputy 18 members of his family, was being contemplated against ban on operating gymnasiums Commissioner Girish Dayalan. including six persons from a people for violation of safety in the State but they did not told PTI. family of Moranwali village in measures — including those take it seriously. Her samples were tested at Hoshiarpur — one Harbhajan who were escaping from quar- The State Government had the Postgraduate Institute of Singh, wife, son, and three antine facilities and mixing ordered the closure of public Medical Education and Research grandchildren — who have with the non-infected popula- places, includng gyms, cine- (PGIMER), the official said, been admitted to Hoshiarpur tion in a counter-productive mas, malls, school, colleges adding that she would now be Civil Hospital. move — to confirm that states and other educational insti- admitted to a hospital. “Samples Confirming the develop- had been asked to take all tutes, conducive to contami- of her two more family members ments, Banga Sub-Divisional necessary steps according to nation and possible hotspots will be taken for testing,” he said. Magistrate Gautam Jain said the existing provisions to for further expansion of the She came back from the UK that the efforts are on to trace ensure COVID-19 doesn’t pandemic. on March 13 at Delhi Airport, others who contacted Baldev progress from stage II to stage A case under section 188 and she reported at Max Singh to keep them under sur- III of community (Disobedience to order duly Hospital Mohali on March 18. veillance as per the Health transmission. promulgated by public ser- Her samples were collected and Department’s instructions. vant) of IPC has been registered found positive from the The health officials, attend- COVID-19 POSITIVE against the accused before he PGIMER. She is admitted and ing those who have been quar- MOHALI RESIDENT was released on bail. stable. And her 21 contacts antined, said that they were BOOKED FOR NEGLI- have been traced and are under keeping a close watch on all 56 GENCE MARRIAGE HALL OWN- home quarantine. Sample of people and conducting medical The 69-year-old woman, ERS BOOKED close contacts have also been check-ups, and those developing who was tested positive of A case under Section 188 taken,” said the government coronavirus symptoms will be novel croronavirus on Friday, (disobedience to order duly official. isolated. has been booked under promulgated by public ser- The woman's family mem- After Baldev Singh’s samples Sections 269, 270 (both per- vant) and 336 (act endangering bers have been home quaran- tested positive, the District taining to negligent act likely to life or personal safety of others) tined, whereas her mother and Administration has already spread the infection of any dis- of the IPC has been registered car driver admitted to the hos- sealed his village, Pathlawa, ease dangerous to life) and 188 by Bathinda Police against the pital their test reports are await- which has a population of 3,000, (disobedience to order duly owners of a marriage hall — ed. and quarantined 17 people, promulgated by public ser- Satish Garg and his son Vishav The first case reported in including doctors and para- vant) of the Indian Penal Code Garg — for allowing mass Punjab was of Italy-resident, medical staff who treated him. (IPC). gatherings at their marriage and he was tracked at Amritsar Hoshiarpur Deputy Mohali Deputy venue despite a ban by the Airport and is admitted at Commissioner Apneet Riyiat Commissioner Girish Dayalan administration. Government Medical College, has imposed Section 144 of the informed that the women had The owners of the venue Amritsar. Criminal Procedure Code left Max Hospital against the on Malout road were asked to Out of the three corona- (CrPC) that restricts the gath- doctor’s advice after giving convey to the families to not positive cases in the state, 70- ering of five or more persons in samples on Thursday. allow mass gathering but they year-old Nawanshahr resident six villages, including After her test results came ignored it and allowed more died on Wednesday, due to car- Moranwali, Imme Jatta, Posi, positive, the authorities reached than the permissible number of diac arrest. Already suffering Nurpur Jatta, Suni and Binjo of her house, but her family and guests. from diabetes and hypertension, Garshankar sub-division in she refused to return to the pri- The State has restricted Baldev Singh had returned from Hoshiarpur district till March vate hospital and created the number of gathering to 20 Germany via Italy on March 7. 31. ruckus. persons.    !  " #$% #&#& 

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Procedure(DPP) 2020 propos- there was spectre of hoarding, saying World Health Chowdhury suggested that 528.94 crore on lumpsum On the travel expenses, es higher indigenous content and price rise after Prime Organization (WHO) was not government provide tempo- amounts paid to candidates the ADR has divided expendi- and incentives for local mate- Minister Narendra Modi’s given access to Wuhan in rary assistance to daily wage and 399.03 crore on other or ture incurred by star cam- rial and software. address a day before and sug- China, the place from where earners, auto drivers , security miscellaneous expenses during paigners and the party leaders. The draft unveiled by gested that the dispensation coronavirus first broke out and guards , vendors who have the Lok Sabha polls in 2019. Political parties have spent a Defence Minister Rajnath the catalyst for India's eco- (Indian) where Lessor is an provides temporary succour later affected the global popu- been hard-hit by the self- According to a report pre- total of 567.19 crore on Singh on Friday here also pro- nomic growth and realisation Indian entity and is the owner to daily wagers, auto-drivers lation. Would India speak to imposed curfew of the people. pared by the Association for 'Travel'. Of this, national par- vides for making after sales of our global ambitions. of the assets and Lease (Global) and small vendors. the WHO and have the origin The Congress leader said Democratic Reforms (ADR) on ties have spent 487.33 cr support a part of capital acqui- With experience gained by where Lessor is a Global enti- Asking questions during of Coronavirus investigated advance wage payments should the basis of expenditure details (85.92 %) and regional parties sition contract, leasing of the industry and the Ministry ty. This will be useful for mil- the question hour on the pan- ?",the Congress MP asked and be made to MNREGA daily submitted by the political par- spent Rs 79.86 cr (14.08%). defence equipment introduced of Defence , it is now time to itary equipment not used in demic coronavirus, members wanted to know "..whether it wagers. ties to the Election National and Regional for the first time and emphasis take further steps to strength- actual warfare like transport wanted Government to clarify was naturally originated and Intervening from the gov- Commission, these political political parties collectively on product export under off- en 'Make in India' initiative, fleets, trainers and simulators. whether it has prescribed not grown out of a scientific ernment aide, Parliamentary parties have recollected spent 98.53% of their total sets. The proposed DPP also refine Life Cycle Support of The scope and options for Aurvedic or homeopathy med- experiment ..?" affairs minister Pralhad Joshi 6405.59 crore in 2019. Of travel expenses or 558.88 offers incentive under offsets procured equipment and plat- Product Support have been icines for curing the disease of Responding to Congress every one should honour the them, a major chunk of crore on their star campaign- for units in Defence corridor. forms and hasten the defence widened to include contempo- which there was yet no clinical member's question, good suggestions given by the 5544.34 crore (86.55%) was ers and the remaining 1.47% or The main focus of the DPP acquisition process by further rary concepts in vogue, name- trial. N Uttam Kumar Reddy Harshvardhan said his Prime Minister in the light of received by seven political par- 8.31 crore on the travel of 2020 is to further increase simplifying the procedures & ly Performance Based Logistics (Congress) said having issued Government was in regular the global crisis. He denied ties while 25 regional parties their party leaders. indigenous manufacturing and reducing the overall procure- (PBL), Life Cycle Support an advisory the Ayush Ministry touch with the WHO and any there was any shortage of received 861.25 crore The 32 national and reducing timelines for pro- ment timelines, he added. Contract (LCSC), contradicted itself saying there suspicion on the count of the essential commodities and (13.45%). regional parties together spent curement of defence equip- The major changes pro- Comprehensive Maintenance was "no known cure to origin of the virus was linked urged opposition to not to According to the report, 2591.39 crore during the 2019 ment. These and several other posed in the new DPP are hike Contract (CMC)to optimise COVID-19." to what was being circulated in "press panic button". political parties have declared Lok Sabha polls, of which an such innovative measures were in indigenous content ratio by life cycle support for equip- The member sought to the social media platforms like Chowdhury , however, their expenditure under the expenditure of 2004.99 crore part the draft finalized by a more than ten per cent to sup- ment. The capital acquisition know what advisory Ayush WhatsUp. The Minister said went on to say that Prime heads of publicity, travel (77.37%) was incurred by the high-level committee headed port Make In India. Also, use contract would normally also Ministry has given on the issue. there was "no authenticity" in Minister's address " se Bazar expenses, other/miscellaneous seven national parties. by Director General of raw materials, special alloys include support for five years Responding to queries, Ayush the report. Hashvarshan said main aag lag gayi.." There was expenses and lumpsum According to ADR, the Acquisition, Ministry of and software incentivised as beyond the warranty period. Minister of State (indepen- Indian research organisations an uproar and Congress mem- amounts paid to their contest- election expenditure statements Defence that was set up in use of indigenous raw materi- The DPP draft was pre- dent) Shripad Naik said his are in touch with other global bers were seen walking out of ing candidates. The expendi- of 18 Regionalparties including August 2019. al is a very important aspect of pared by a Review Committee ministry's advisory never organisations on the origin of the house. Later, at Zero hour, ture on publicity is 49.94 per- DMDK, JD(S), RJD, JKNPP, Speaking on the occasion, 'Make in India' and Indian based on the recommenda- claimed "effective treatment" of the virus. He maintained that Speaker Om Birla said cent of the overall expenditure RLD etc. for the 2019 LokSabha the defence minister said the Companies are world leaders in tions of all stakeholders, includ- coronovirus by Aurveda (or India was the first to know Parliament is with PM's reso- declared under various heads elections are unavailable on the objective of the DPP is to software. A new category ing private industry. In order to homeopathy) as it has sug- about the coronavirus on lution and his appeal fora while expensesincurred website of ECI till date. make India self-reliant and a Buy(Global-Manufacture in accrue advantage of domain gested that its treatment may January 8th a day after China "Janata curfew" on Sunday. towards candidates constituted Theexpenditure statements of global manufacturing hub. The India) is part of the proposed specialisation of various subject help respiratory and immune established that there was a Kanimozhi (DMK) said 17.67 percent of the totalex- IUML and SHS are not avail- government is constantly striv- DPP with minimum 50 per matter experts, eight sub-com- system of the patients. "new coronavirus" in Wuhan. economically poor section has penditure," it said. able for theAndhra Pradesh ing to formulate policies to cent indigenous content. mittees headed by Lt Reacting to the concerns of Speaking on the been the worst hit due to coro- The ADR report said the Assembly elections 2019. empower the private industry Leasing has been intro- Gen/equivalent officers were members, Union Health Coronavirus issue Congress navirus pandemic and the 32 political parties analyzed "Regional Parties namely including MSMEs in order to duced as a new category for constituted to assist the review Minister Harshvardhan said MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Economic task force spent the maximum on media MGP, MPC and MNS submit- develop the eco-system for acquisition in addition to exist- committee. These committees whosoever is being tested, is said while his party was with announced by the Prime advertisement (1166.15 crore ted their election expenditure indigenous defence produc- ing 'Buy' & 'Make' categories to carried out extensive delibera- being tested with "perfect sci- the Prime Minister on the sub- Minister should take note of or 77.98 percent) followed by statements for the general elec- tion. The defence industry of substitute huge initial capital tions and interactions over a entific rationale." ject, the government should the informal sector which is in expenditure on publicity mate- tions despite not having con- India is a strategically impor- outlays with periodical rental period of six months to for- At this stage, Manish take note of hoarding of essen- duress in the wake of the shut- rials (222.1 crore or 14.85 per- tested the elections - as tant sector having huge poten- payments. 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We essential services like drinking Uddhav Thackeray on Friday April 15. “However, the ongo- down further the limit of will ensure that there is no water supply, sewerage ser- ordered closure of all shops, ing SSC examinations for the employees attending the gov- dearth for funds”. vices, banking services, RBI, business establishments and remaining subjects will be held ernment offices from the earli- Meanwhile, Mumbai telephone and internet ser- private firms in Mumbai as scheduled. All teachers er 50 per cent to 25 per cent”. Municipal Commissioner vices, rail and transportation Metropolitan Region (MMR), except those taking classes for Meanwhile, interacting with Praveen Pardeshi announced services, food, vegetables and Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and the 10th standard have been mediapersons at Pune, Deputy restrictions on vehicular move- groceries, hospitals, medical Nagpur till March 31 and asked to work from home,” the Chief Minister Ajit Pawar ment in the areas of Isolation centres, medical stores, reduced the employees’ atten- minister said. exhorted people not to con- centres and quarantine centres Electricity, petroleum, Oil, dance limit in government With three more persons tribute to crowds by inviting declared by the Brihanmumbai energy, media, Port, IT services offices to 25 per cent, even as testing positive for Coronavirus people for marriages and Municipal Corporation (BMC) provided for essential services the total number of confirmed in different parts of the state on ensure against crowds at funer- like Kasturba Hospital, KEM have been excluded from the Covid-19 cases rose to 52. Thursday, the total number of als. “During the period of clo- Hospital and Seven Hills shut down. Production/ man- Hours after the chief min- confirmed Covid-19 rose to 52. sure for shops, business estab- Hospital. ufacturing processes which ister made an announcement Pune and the neighbouring lishments and private firms, I Through an amended require continuity of process about the lockdown till March Pimpri-Chinchwad have request the owners to pay remu- order for “social distancing” may continue to continue at 50 31, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit accounted for a maximum of neration to daily wage earners”. issued under the rule 10 of the per cent staff strength,” the Pawar said in Pune that all 21 cases, the break-up of pos- “Since the next 15 days are Regulations for Prevention and amended order stated. shops, business establishments itive Coronavirus cases else- very crucial, I request the peo- Containment of COVID-19 Among other things, and private firms in MMR where in the State is: Mumbai- Addressing the people drugs and supply of milk have owners of the business estab- ple to co-operate with the gov- framed under the Epidemic Pardeshi asked the police to and three other cities in the 11, Nagpur-4, Yavatmal-3, Navi across the State live through been spared from the lock- lishments who are closed down ernment in implementing mea- Diseases Act, 1897, the BMC issue advisories to not to gath- state will remain closed not just Mumbai-3, Kalyan-3, Panvel-1, social media, the Chief down,” Uddhav said. their units as per the sures to combat Coronavirus,” Commissioner also announced er in masses at sea beaches and till March 31 but the closure Thane-1, Ulhasnagar, Minister said the order closing “In case there is confusion Government orders pay the Deputy Chief Minister said. the closure of schools, cinema public places and said that order would remain in force till Ahmednagar-2, Aurangabad-1 down all shops, business estab- about the closure announce- minimum wages to the affect- Pawar said the collectors halls, swimming pools, gyms, spitting at public places, further orders. and Ratnagiri-1. Of the patients lishments and private firms in ment, the affected people may ed employees,” the Chief and divisional commissioners malls/mill compound, Spa premises and road would Simultaneously, State who had tested positive for MMR and three other cities in contact the local district col- Minister said. had been given powers to pur- Centres, Clubs, Pubs, dis- attract a fine of Rs 1000. He Education Minister Vasha Covid-19, a 63-year-old dis- the state would come in force lector and divisional commis- Uddhav said there were no chase whatever drugs needed cotheques, Sanjay Gandhi said that the sanitary staff and Gaikwad announced the can- ease-infected had died at the at 12 midnight. “The sale of sioner. I have a request to immediate plans to discontinue from the market. “We have lift- National Park, Amusement police would enforce the penal- cellation of examinations for Kasurba Hospital on Tuesday. essential goods, food grains, make to the shopkeepers and operation of suburban trains and ed all the restrictions on the pur- Park and banning of mass con- ty on spitting strictly. /. ).0 ! 

 

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The pre- Karnataka and West Bengal. allegedly causing a loss of Rs 97 conspiracy hatched between the FIR.    now be able to use the nomen- of Madhya Pradesh and mium subsidy sharing pattern He said the Centre was ready crore to the public sector 2013 and 2017, according to Other companies booked as clature of Bachelor of Rajasthan that have not between the Centre and States to release the premium to undertaking in the supply of the FIR. accused include ACC Ltd., he Lok Sabha on Friday Technology (BTech) or Master released Rs 2,731 crore and Rs has been 50:50. farmers the same day. coal from it. The major companies Haldia Energy Ltd., Hadia Steels Tpassed the Indian Institutes of Technology (MTech) or PhD 1,482 crore respectively. “The states which have not “We are in constant touch The agency has booked booked by the CBI include Ltd., BILT Graphic Products of Information Technology degree. Replying to the debate Replying to a query during given premium for crop insur- so that the farmers get their four of the then officials in the ACC, Adani Power Limited, Ltd., JSL Ltd., Jindal Steel & (IIITs) Laws (Amendment) on the Bill, Human Resource the Question Hour in Rajya ance include Madhya Pradesh claim,” he said. finance department of MCL — Adani Power Maharashtra Power Ltd and IFFCO. PNS Bill, 2020 Bill which seeks to Development Minister Ramesh confer the status of Institution Pokhiriyal ‘Nishank’ said that of National Importance (INI) such institutes have recorded on five more Indian Institutes 100 per cent placement. #9' : 1  R    ; %,; of Information Technology Clarifying the apprehen- (IIITs). It proposes to bring the sions raised by some members five institutions under the IIIT of the House, he said these "$((   bers T K Chathunni, former match, he was gracious enough India was pitted against “This is all I have to offer his words because he was the (Public-private Partnership) institutes also follow the reser-  Indian defender who had rep- to come to us and congratulate USSR in the opening match of as Indian stars,” said PK after player who made the Europeans Act, 2017, similar to the other vation policy announced by the resented Bombay’s Orkay Mills each and every member of the the tournament. The Soviets the match . The likes of understand that football is 15 IIITs established under the government. The minister also n encounter with Pradeep and Goa’s Vascoe Club during Salgaonkar team,” said who were getting readied for the Mauricio Afonso, Parminder played in India too. “With this scheme in Public-private said the quality of education AKumar Banerjee, the ace his playing days. Chathunni. 1986 world cup at Mexico had Singh, V P Sathyan, Krishanu kind of stars and administration, Partnership (PPP) mode. was improving and the coun- footballer who breathed his last Chathunni said PK was a The last time PK Daa came sent a team that included play- Dey and Babu Mani stood I don’t have any hope or dreams,” The five IIITs which are try was moving ahead in on Friday is like watching a loving personality who loved to Kerala was in 1985 as the ers like Igor Belanov, Vassly bewildered as the Sovites mes- he said after India’s last match in proposed to be given the INI research and development. movie being shown on wide anything about football includ- coach of Indian team that Rats, Andrei Baal and Rinat merized them with top quali- the tournament in which the screen. He was one of the few ing the rival team members. played in the Nehru Cup Dassayev who ultimately made ty football. “We don’t have hosts failed to score even a sin- quintessential football coaches “The Salgaonkar team coached International football match it to the national team that players now. What you see gle goal. When K Bhaskaran, the country had seen. “As a by me had beaten East Bengal held at Thiruvananthapuram. played in Mexico. It seems the here is stars and they are sports journalist wrote a book on player, he was the prince of the in the Federation Cup finals That was the first time football Soviets never wanted to leave nowhere near the likes of Inder Indian football as part of the era and reigned supreme in the held in Kolkata in the early 70s. lovers in Kerala saw Anaadi any stones and unturned in their Singh or Subhash Bhowmick,” Wills Book of Excellence series, maidans. Speed, agile and ball PK Sir was the coach of East Barua, a surprise inclusion in march to the final. They literally said PK after the match. he chose PK as his adviser and control were his forte,” remem- Bengal. Immediately after the the team. butchered the Indian team 5-0. One could feel the pain in consultant.    !  " #$% #&#& % & 63(-+( 6#  !"  ,-.  !" %4%7) '-2 %4""-(.    !% < !*  %!       !   ?    ( * O, 
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If I as a human being .  1                    of the circulars, it ended by saying, might be excluded them from the moral  8 % # through induction. The conclu- were told that the standards by   1            .  forwarded to the board. universe of the humans. The two sions it has yielded have, how- which animals are measured are         1 .=$            Here is a kind of pro-active action on the principal grounds for doing so is 5 %  ever, often proved wrong, espe- human standards, I would be part of authorities one does not ordinarily see. that they, unlike people, lacked %  %K) cially when the process of rea- insulted. It is experiments them-        9       )     Irrespective of the results that follow in its rationality and were created to soning has been based on incor- selves that are imbecile.”     9               ( immediate aftermath, it will add to the pres- serve humans. Neither ground % D%% rect premises. 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Most of them do not Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, animals in perspective when she says, gered rational speculation do so because they have either                      “do not enjoy inflicting pain and suffering on “Both reason and seven decades 5 $ % 6 widening the frontiers of knowl- been enslaved and mercilessly 4S %                  (( other animals, nor to ‘they kill for nothing.’ of life experience tell me that rea-  )5  edge and technology and chang- exploited or savagely hunted as    6        (       4(1 Sometimes an animal seems to display sadis- son is neither the being of the %8(  ing the world materially, philo- sport. Things have improved.             )  9   tic behaviour — for instance, a cat playing with universe nor the being of god. On sophically and morally. 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The framers of the Constitution recognised that %             H   people have inherent fundamental rights that are               H     inalienable and constitutionally-enforceable through courts, subject to reasonable restrictions. They are  %            P C  D  ( universally recognised and include the right to equal-  Q  4  // ity, freedom of expression, freedom of conscience #               and religion and the right to approach courts to                 ( enforce them. These rights are contained in Part III         9          of the Constitution. Part IV deals with the Directive    )     Principles of State Policy that act as instruments of # ) 9  4  !    C)94!D    instruction for the implementation of fundamen-  = )# % )               tal rights in Part III.  %     #                  ( Unlike the Indian Constitution, the American 8                    # Constitution written in 1787 was probably flawed %)5 at first. It did not have a written provision or a “Bill  %  )94!           (   of Rights” which guaranteed protection of funda-                    8 ) +  mental personal freedoms and rights of its citizens. 8$%*    (           Seeing the need for it Thomas Jefferson argued that $     (     (    the people were entitled to it against every        9             # Government on the planet and “no just Government  * $ the district administration. It was alleged February, as they were proved innocent of such laws exist. Accusing church leaders               should refuse a Bill of Rights to its people.” After that, 8)# )5 that the church was encroaching on pub- all charges. Increasingly, churches are tar- and pastors of forceful conversion has                   in 1791, the “Bill of Rights” was introduced in the % $)5 lic land and involved in forcible conver- getted by mobs and their Sunday services become a convenient method for the per-      (    )       ( US Constitution by the first ten amendments and ) 7%$%  sions. The church says that the property disrupted. Disturbingly, more often than petrators of crimes against Christians, to                  it prohibited the Congress from making any law 6   6   was being used on the basis of a valid not, no action is taken against the attack- assault and silence them, just like the         6         which impedes the free exercise of religion, speech,  )8 $ Government sanction for several years. ers. However, the pastors and church lead- dreaded Blasphemy law in Pakistan is used right to peaceably assemble and the right to a fair    The church also says that the statue and ers are assaulted and are arrested and against minorities. The anti-conversion                    trial and several other personal rights of individu- the crosses were removed at the behest of accused of forcible conversion. In 2015 in laws only promote communal hatred and  (  # (          8  %  ) als. %)  % majoritarian groups amid false accusations Jhajjar, Haryana, Sunday services in one do not subserve any Constitutional pur-    (          9>3)(7< According to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in of forcible conversions. church were stopped by the district pose and are a blot on our democracy. All          )        ( the “Bill of Rights”, the framers of the American )$%) The church requested the State administration on account of a procession citizens of India are equally entitled to free-     9       0       Constitution built a wall around certain fundamen- $% %) % administration to allow them to contin- and puja which happened to be taking dom of conscience and the right to freely          )     ( tal individual freedoms, forever limiting the major- )55) * ue with their Lenten observances which place near it. The district administration profess, practice and propagate religion as            )   ( ity’s ability to intrude upon them. Fundamental rights )# % )  they have been doing for the last several did not respond to the pleas of the contained in Article 25 of the Constitution.                    ( are recognised in every civilised nation and are 5   years at the cemetery. Lent is a 40-day peri- church to allow the members to worship. The Government must be reminded         "       ( founded on the rule of law which no law can deprive  %)5 od before the crucifixion and burial of However, the administration hastily of its duty, as reflected in the observations               "   its citizen of, in a civilised and secular society.  #%+)5 Lord Jesus on Good Friday and his res- withdrew its illegal order as soon as the of the Supreme Court in the State of Justice Patanjali Sastri in the AK Gopalan vs 7$%   urrection from the dead on Easter Sunday, church approached the Punjab and Karnataka vs Praveen Bhai Togadia case         )      State of Madras case in 1950 noted that Part III forms that is observed by Christians by fasting Haryana High Court. The court directed which said that secularism is not to be con-                ( 8 %   ) a new feature of the Constitution and it is the Indian )5 % and praying. The belief in the crucifixion the State to provide adequate security as fused with the communal or religious con-      #       “Bill of Rights.” It is modelled on the first ten amend- and resurrection of Lord Jesus is the cen- and when required, especially when the cept of an individual or a group of per-                   ments of the American Constitution which declare tral belief of Christianity. The church says church services were in progress. The sons. It means that the State should have   $            the fundamental rights of US citizens. that the removal of the statue of Christ and church was allowed to function as per the no religion of its own and no one could                   # The rule of law and secularism are at the heart the 14 crosses is illegal as the land was fundamental rights guaranteed by the proclaim to make the State have one such      )        (   of the Indian Constitution and Indian laws. The rule sanctioned for a Christian graveyard and Constitution and the established princi- or endeavour to create a theocratic State.        %       )  of law assures us of equality before it and equal treat- they have the documents to prove it. They ples of the rule of law. Each person, whatever be his religion,      9           ment of laws, liberty, dignity, personal freedom and say that the State administration showed States such as Madhya Pradesh, must get an assurance from the State that                the right to life. The Preamble to our Constitution undue haste to remove the statue and Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and he has the protection of law to freely pro- and Articles 25 and 26 dealing with freedom of reli- crosses and could have at least waited till Himachal Pradesh have Freedom of fess, practice and propagate his religion       ) gion guarantee equality to all individuals and groups after Easter and not obstruct the religious Religion Acts which are also referred to and freedom of conscience. )  F1 I7          %    1  irrespective of their beliefs. They also emphasise that observances that have been going on for as anti-conversion laws. These laws right- The anti-conversion laws are imped-         )   I8+  ( there is no religion of the State itself. The concept several years. ly prohibit religious conversions by force, ing the rights of the Christian minority       06>          of secularism is one facet of the right to equality There are other incidents when fraud and inducement. Some of these State and must be repealed. The abrupt removal I//   6$   #       /,78 woven as the central golden thread in the fabric Christians have wrongly been accused of laws have been in existence for more than of the statue of Lord Jesus in Karnataka   I77,            ( depicting the pattern of the scheme of the forcible conversions. In 2017, eight 50 years in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha and the promptitude with which the    I+,    0         Constitution as noted in the M Ismail Faruqui vs Christians were intercepted and arrested and there have been many false convic- administration acts to appease groups who        9>3)(7<       ( the Union of India case. on charges of forcible conversion under tions under these laws. It appears that such accuse pastors of forcible conversion are                 There may be times when the Government the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion laws only serve the purpose of intimidat- a few real incidents of a travesty of justice                 must be reminded about the rule of law and secu- Act and kidnapping under the Indian ing and harassing Christian pastors and and the misapplication of laws. The anti- larism as reflected in our Constitution. Recently, a Penal Code. They were travelling for a not others who indulge in conversions and conversion laws are an antithesis to the                    statue of Lord Jesus and 14 crosses portraying events Bible camp along with 60 children from forced re-conversions. Such Acts impede rule of law and must be struck down from     in the Passion of Christ, from his condemnation by Madhya Pradesh to Nagpur. After a long on the rights of Christians only and are the statute books. C             Pontius Pilate to his entombment, were removed and arduous trial, a court in Madhya being used to threaten religious leaders (The writer is Advocate Partner, Dua        D from a cemetery in Karnataka near Bengaluru by Pradesh acquitted the eight Christians in and congregations even in States where no Associates) 0 !/  32 ! ! !>

                                                                      

ing. The data from the Central Pollution farm and cattle waste runoff. Regulatory drains would stop discharging filth into water could be reused in replenishing water for non-potable purposes can treating the wastewater and putting it Control Board (CPCB) indicate that authorities do not monitor these pol- the river but this seems difficult to the local water bodies. Further, such sys- reduce its deleterious impact on dwin- to use for irrigation, landscaping and so there was no change in the water qual- lution sources and the focus is only on achieve unless the focus changes from tems have several advantages such as dling water resources. Decentralised on, which will reduce the burden on ity of the river between 2014-2018 in monitoring sewage-related contami- centralised solutions to a decentralised lower costs, the potential to gradually systems in such scenarios can be freshwater resources. It is also a way of terms of bacteriological parameters. The nants. ones. increase the capacity, environmental dependable and cost-effective solutions adapting to the mounting stress of cli- CPCB has also been monitoring the There clearly exists a gap in the One of the main interventions by benefits and also increased opportuni- and the treated effluent can either be mate change. organic load in the priority drains enter- effective implementation of this mission the Government was setting up efflu- ties for reuse of the effluents. reused in some application or for The emphasis should be on break- ing the river. In 2018, the pre-monsoon mode programme. The main objective ent/sewage treatment plants at a city Decentralised systems that can be replenishing the drains/channels which ing down the puzzle of river cleaning data showed that the drains discharged of this flagship programme was to stop level i.e. the centralised systems. This undertaken for wastewater manage- feed into the rivers. into smaller problems and the provision water of biochemical oxygen demand direct dumping of waste into the river was because a greater population could ment include septic tanks, waste stabil- India has also been able to build the of sewerage infrastructure cannot be a .    (BOD) varying from 2.48 tonnes per by having effluent treatment plants and be served and also to maximise the isation ponds, constructed wetlands, technologies of constructed (floating) one-size-fits-all solution. Each smaller   ' day (TPD) to as high as 241.17 TPD. sewage infrastructure in all major environmental and social gains. Such membrane bioreactors (MBR) and wetlands such as the Phytorid problem should have a customised solu- Further, the CPCB has also installed riverine cities. Under this objective, the systems have been able to improve the land treatment. A constructed wetland Wastewater Treatment, which has been tion addressing it locally. Local bodies ith March 22 being celebrat- real-time water quality monitoring of target was to create sewage treatment quality of the river to some extent and in Pompia, Greece is one example designed especially to treat industrial, play a crucial role in this and they ed as World Water Day each the Ganga near the ghats and the drains capacity for 3,700 million litres per day also reduce further deterioration. But where it was used for treating the waste- municipal and agricultural wastewater. should be empowered to participate in Wyear, it is pertinent to take entering the river, which highlights the (MLD). However, by February 2019, the at many places, these treatment plants water generated by the local commu- Siddheshwar Lake in Pachpakhadi, the process of decision-making, imple- stock of India’s efforts to clean the most areas with BOD higher than three Government could only create a capac- were designed according to the future nity. Due to the wetland, the treated Dawala Lake in Ovala as well as mentation and facilitation to reuse treat- revered river of the country, the Ganga. mg/L. Further, the data from CPCB ity of 480 MLD. needs and hence involved huge costs, effluent was equivalent in terms of qual- Dativali Lake in Diva are a few exam- ed wastewater. Namami Gange the flagship pro- indicates that most of the river water Some of the reasons for ineffective while running under capacity. The ity to the tertiary treated municipal ples in Thane, where this decentralised There is a need to undertake the gramme which aims to clean Ganga on from the stretch between Uttar Pradesh implementation can be sourced from Government’s plan to clean the river on wastewater. There were high removal system has been used and was success- cleaning of individual watersheds of the a mission mode, gets considerable to West Bengal is unfit for drinking and the report of the Comptroller and mission mode might not lead to the rates for Chemical Oxygen Demand ful in reducing BOD and COD in the basin on a decentralised basis, provid- attention from the Central Government at some places for bathing as well. Auditor General in 2017, which high- desired results unless there is a shift (COD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), wastewater. ing local solutions to local problems/ori- in terms of funds and priority. Namami Another major cause of concern is lighted unused funds, lack of staff and towards the decentralised systems Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN), phos- Such systems can be replicated at gins of pollution. Tapping pollution at Gange lays much emphasis on pollu- the non-point source of pollution. The the absence of long-term planning. which is further strengthened through phorus, Total Coliform (TC) and Fecal most of the places, especially the 100 the local level will not only help in curb- tion abatement through the improve- Government’s effort, in this case, has Because of this mismanagement a active stakeholders’ participation. These Coliform (FC). Hence, it has a poten- riverine cities at the bank of the river ing it at the source but will also make ment of sewage infrastructure. only been restricted to provide toilets large amount of solid and liquid waste systems should be supported by the bye- tial to be reused in several areas, espe- Ganga. These systems can help India in the system sustainable. However, despite the concerted efforts in the villages at the bank of the river still finds its way into the river laws of city management rules. It helps cially irrigation. Given that the world solving two major problems of the sec- (Grover is Fellow and Seth is being made towards cleaning the river, but there has been no strategy for other unchecked. The extended deadline of to treat the wastewater generated in is facing the exacerbating effects of cli- tor — wastewater pollution and a Research Associate, Water Resources, the results have not been very promis- non-point sources of pollution such as 2020 has promised that most of the small localities. The treated waste- mate change, the availability of treated declining availability of the resource by TERI)    !  " #$% #&#& -./

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Kapoor, arrested by the in line with the Janta curfew the Finance Minister here and ated havoc ... This uncertainty items, especially in household another volatile week, as weary tainty — and we could not be announced revising market Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced by the Prime suggested various measures to and hysteria have grappled the staples categories," the compa- investors welcomed a world- in a more uncertain time," he wide position limit for stocks in under the Prevention of Money Minister on 19th March, the help the country's micro, small forex market, depreciating all ny said in a recent blog post. wide fightback against the added in reference to the the derivatives segment, flexing Laundering Act (PMLA) earli- airline will be operating approx- and medium enterprises sector. emerging market currencies "You will also notice that coronavirus fallout by govern- COVID-19 pandemic that has dynamic price bands and other er this month, was remanded imately 60 per cent of its nor- The industry is facing and taking rupee to record low some of our delivery promises ments and central banks. killed more than 10,000 people measures for one month start- in judicial custody till April 2 mal domestic schedule, in order major disruptions in the sup- of 75.30 zone," Rahul Gupta, are longer than usual. We are In the eurozone, markets around the world. ing from March 23. as the investigation agency did to accommodate those with ply chain owing to the coron- Head of Research — Currency, working around the clock with jumped after the European "So overall I feel markets The slew of measures not seek his further remand. urgent travel requirements on avirus outbreak amid weakness Emkay Global Financial our selling partners ," it added. Central Bank launched a vast may recover from here in the comes amidst sharp move- The CBI, meanwhile, that day," the airline said. PTI in consumption demand. PTI Services, said. PTI IANS stimulus this week, with short term, but we must ment in stocks and continuing obtained a production warrant Frankfurt, Paris, Milan and remember it has been a week volatility in the wake of the against him in another case. Madrid scoring gains of where this crisis escalated in an coronavirus pandemic that has As his earlier remand between 2 and 4 per cent. immeasurable and unprece- also adversely impacted eco- ended, the ED produced the 62- London's stock market dented way. Who knows what nomic activities. year-old Kapoor, former MD won about 2 per cent one day next week has in store." The measures would be and CEO of the beleaguered Yes after the Bank of England Coronavirus threatens to effective from March 23 and Bank, before the court here. slashed interest rates to a engulf the whole of Europe would be in place for one When the judge asked if he had record-low 0.1 per cent and after it emerged Thursday that month. any complaints, Kapoor said he ahead of new UK state stimu- eurozone member Italy has Among other steps, revised has been suffering from asthma lus plans later Friday. overtaken China's death total - positions limits would be for the last six-seven years, has The dollar eased some- - and is now braced for an applicable in equity index low immunity, and he was in what after a lengthy rally extended lockdown. derivatives (F&O) and there acute depression. fuelled by traders cashing out The ECB this week would be flexing in dynamic Advocate Abbad Ponda, of their investments, while the embarked upon a massive 750- price bands in the F&O his lawyer, said a person with embattled oil market extended billion-euro (USD 820-billion) (Futures & Options) segment low immunity is "easily sus- Thursday's gains. stimulus package designed to only after a cooling period of ceptible" to catching coron- US stocks rose at the open- help virus-wracked economies, 15 minutes after fulfilling cer- avirus. ing bell, with the Dow adding by buying extra government tain criteria, Sebi said in a state- "The virus is spreading 0.5 per cent in the first couple and corporate bonds. ment. Taking note of the con- very fast....It is a very precari- minutes of trading, as US On Thursday, US Senate tinued abnormally high volatil- ous situation. authorities move forward with Majority Leader Mitch ity in the market, Sebi said it If he goes there (to the jail) stimulus plans. McConnell presented a USD 1 discussed with stock exchanges, he might catch something "The stock markets' upside trillion emergency relief pack- clearing corporations and which is very very serious," the is a result of a number of big age to combat the turmoil, depositories appropriate mea- lawyer said, requesting that bazookas fired off by central with USD 1,200 cash handouts sures that may be taken in the Kapoor should be kept in a banks," Scope Markets analyst for individuals. existing circumstances. larger cell. PTI    !  " #$% #&#& -.// )  !
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Fitch said the Reserve Bank now expect oil prices to aver- Sensex rallied over 1,627 points        * rather than any fundamental the wake of coronavirus out- Fitch said the outbreak of of India (RBI) held an emer- age USD 48 per barrel in 2021 on Friday in line with global change in outlook. break are likely to hit invest- the virus was hitting sentiment, gency meeting in mid-March compared to our previous fore- markets as governments across New Delhi (PTI): Gold prices on Friday jumped 1,395 to “Hopes of further stimulus ment and exports. while local governments had and announced measures to cast of USD 60 per barrel,” it the world took drastic mea- 41,705 per 10 gram in the national capital following rally in from Central banks across the It also said that with glob- rolled out measures to contain shore up liquidity in money said. sures to combat the economic the international prices of the precious metal, according to world to contain the econom- al GDP falling, the world was the spread of the virus, such as markets, including the launch Fitch said the global health blowback of Covid-19. HDFC Securities. ic damage boosted global mar- in “recession territory”. closing schools, cinemas and of further long-term repo oper- crisis sparked by the outbreak Domestic sentiment turned On Thursday, the precious metal had closed at 40,310 per kets. The broader market Fitch had in December theatres. ations. of the coronavirus is taking an positive on hopes of a stimulus 10 gram. indices were also up by around 2019 projected India to grow at “While India’s linkages “Given downside pressures extraordinarily heavy toll on package after Prime Minister Silver prices also advanced 2,889 to 38,100 per kg against 4 per cent.” said Vinod Nair, 5.6% in 2020-21 and 6.5% in with China (e.g. trade and on growth, we think the RBI the world economy. Narendra Modi announced a the previous close of 35,211 per kg. head of research at Geojit the following year. tourism) are modest, manu- will have to take additional Fitch further said it sees an financial task force to support “Spot gold of 24 karat in Delhi shot up by 1,395 with Financial Services. In its Global Economic facturers in India are heavily measures and we forecast a cut outright decline in global GDP sectors battered by the pan- overnight rally in international gold prices,” HDFC Securities All sectoral indices ended Outlook 2020, Fitch said the reliant on key Chinese inter- in the policy rate to 4.5% before this year if more pervasive demic, experts said. senior analyst (commodities) Tapan Patel said. with gains, with BSE energy, oil number of people affected by mediate inputs, especially of the end of the year,” said Fitch lockdown measures have to be After starting on a volatile In the international market, both the metals were trading and gas, IT, FMCG, teck, met- coronavirus in India would electronics and machinery and which has a ‘BBB-’ rating on rolled out across all the G7 note and swinging over 2,485 with hefty gains, with gold quoting higher at USD 1,514 per als and utilities rallying up to keep rising in the coming equipment,” it said. India with a stable outlook. economies, but a recovery points, the BSE barometer ounce and silver at USD 12.96 per ounce. 9.96 per cent. weeks but that the outbreak It also projected the Indian On the fiscal front, the could be in sight in the second ended 1,627.73 points or 5.75 “Gold prices traded higher with broad-based recovery in Broader BSE midcap and would remain contained. rupee to be at 74 to the US dol- authorities announced targeted half of calendar year 2020. per cent higher at 29,915.96. It commodities,” he added. smallcap indices surged up to However, there are downside lar by the end of December 2020. stimulus measures to mitigate “Emergency macro policy hit a high of 30,418.20 and a 4.18 per cent. risks to this scenario. The rupee is currently trading the impact of the outbreak, it responses are purely about low of 27,932.67. (8.91 per cent). The huge oil bounty from World over, market senti- “Supply-chain disruptions around 74.78 to a dollar. added. damage limitation at this stage Similarly, the NSE Nifty Only HDFC Bank and the crude crash can be used for ments improved as govern- are expected to hit business WHO has declared coron- Fitch said the number of but should help secure a ‘V- zoomed 482 points, or 5.83 per IndusInd Bank settled in the this, said VK Vijayakumar, ments stepped up measures to investment and exports... We avirus pandemic. Over two confirmed COVID-19 cases shaped’ recovery..., although cent, to close at 8,745.45. red, shedding up to 1.39 per chief investment strategist at cushion the financial blow of see GDP growth to remain lakh people have been infect- in India was low, but was pick- this assumes that the health cri- During the week, Sensex cent. Geojit Financial Services, the pandemic. broadly steady at 5.1% in the ed globally and the disease ing up, at the time of project- sis eases,” it added. plummeted 4,187.52 points or Modi on Thursday adding that the PM’s appeal is Bourses in Shanghai, Hong fiscal year 2020-2021 following caused by it — COVID-19 — ing growth in the Global eco- Fitch said even though it 12.27 per cent, while Nifty announced setting up of a a curtain raiser for the concrete Kong, Seoul closed up to 7 per growth of 5.0% in 2019-2020,” has claimed over 9,000 lives. In nomic outlook report. expects a recovery in China sank 1,209.75 points or 12.15 task force under Finance actions to follow soon. cent higher. Fitch said. For 2021-22, Fitch India there are over 160 posi- “Our scenario assumes the from the second quarter of per cent. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Covid-19 cases in India Stock exchanges in Europe projected India’s growth to be tive cases and four deaths so far. number of people affected will 2020, Chinese growth is ONGC was the top gainer to take necessary actions “in rose to 195 on Friday after 22 too rallied up to 5 per cent. 6.4%. The difficulties facing the keep rising in the coming expected to fall just 3.7 year for in the Sensex pack on Friday, the near future” after analysing fresh cases were reported from Meanwhile, the rupee Stating that the coron- Indian economy have been weeks but that the outbreak will the year as a whole, down rallying 18.58 per cent, fol- the coronavirus pandemic sit- various parts of the country, appreciated 6 paise to 74.72 avirus crisis is “crushing” glob- exacerbated by Yes Bank failure. remain contained. However, from 6.1 year in 2019. lowed by UltraTech Cement uation. according to the Health against US dollar intra-day. al GDP growth, Fitch halved “Fragilities in the financial there are downside risks to this “The shock to the Chinese (13.01 per cent), HUL (11.75 Experts were of the view Ministry. Global oil benchmark, its baseline global growth fore- system will further undermine scenario,” it added. economy – primarily resulting per cent), RIL (11.24 per cent), that the Covid-19 task force “Tracking positive senti- Brent crude futures rose over cast for 2020 — to just 1.3% sentiment and domestic spend- Fitch also lowered its oil from the official ‘lockdown’ TCS (9.90 per cent), Tata Steel may come out with concrete ments in the global markets, 8.18 per cent to USD 30.80 from 2.5% projected in ing. The overall financial system price forecast to USD 41% response to contain the virus – (9.60 per cent) and Asian Paints proposals very soon. Indian indices closed up by per barrel. December 2019. remains burdened with weak (Brent) for 2020 (annual aver- has been very severe,” it added.

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 8284.45 8883.00 8178.20 8745.45 482.00 Script Open High Low LTP HCLTECH 415.00 461.70 412.80 445.45 WOCKPHARMA 184.85 193.00 172.90 177.25 GREAVESCOT 79.90 89.90 76.60 86.20 GRSE 136.90 141.50 130.75 139.30 INFRATEL 124.20 155.90 122.80 152.10 28.05 RELIANCE 939.00 1033.70 930.05 1020.20 ICICIPRULI 289.30 313.00 282.30 304.35 FSL 29.00 32.60 28.95 29.85 LAKSHVILAS 13.45 14.35 13.25 13.40 TATAMETALI 430.00 438.00 390.00 394.10 ONGC 63.05 74.40 62.75 71.90 10.85 HDFCBANK 876.00 914.50 824.55 882.40 EQUITAS 48.00 54.05 47.10 51.40 RPOWER 1.14 1.19 1.10 1.19 NESCO 540.00 540.00 495.00 502.50 IIFL 92.30 97.00 85.60 90.20 GAIL 71.00 82.40 70.30 80.80 11.40 INFY 554.00 617.00 549.65 584.95 RECLTD 89.20 95.20 89.00 91.85 GICRE 99.00 104.40 94.35 94.90 RCF 27.00 28.85 26.80 28.05 BRIGADE 164.95 168.00 154.10 156.40 HINDUNILVR 1850.00 2078.90 1850.00 2075.00 236.70 ICICIBANK 332.00 359.85 323.10 345.70 BHEL 23.25 23.90 22.10 23.40 KAJARIACER 424.15 451.15 419.30 435.85 REPCOHOME 160.55 161.65 145.70 151.90 CCL 168.50 182.50 166.25 181.35 ULTRACEMCO 3185.00 3656.80 3140.35 3561.00 394.95 SBIN 205.45 215.60 200.10 209.65 BAJAJ-AUTO 2225.00 2297.95 2157.00 2251.65 CHOLAFIN 178.85 200.65 175.40 193.75 ARVINDFASN 156.95 166.95 151.75 162.70 LAURUSLABS 362.55 379.75 359.25 364.90 RELIANCE 939.50 1034.90 930.00 1028.00 110.30 KOTAKBANK 1223.00 1282.00 1147.40 1263.35 TATACONSUM 247.25 273.65 235.60 264.15 IDBI 20.60 22.75 19.95 22.15 JKPAPER 78.05 82.25 78.05 79.90 PHOENIXLTD 648.00 664.65 585.90 646.80 GRASIM 495.00 564.70 488.05 543.55 52.50 BAJFINANCE 2750.00 3043.60 2623.95 2962.70 TATAELXSI 581.15 631.65 572.80 599.10 POLYCAB 757.00 797.60 757.00 774.70 APLLTD 507.55 553.00 507.55 545.10 VMART 1701.00 1807.95 1667.30 1700.05 HDFC 1624.00 1776.90 1535.20 1776.90 159.30 IBULHSGFIN 92.35 114.30 81.25 91.10 LTI 1340.00 1598.95 1320.55 1520.55 VENKYS 644.00 699.25 634.95 684.45 BLUESTARCO 630.00 630.00 553.00 561.55 DRREDDY 2641.00 2949.00 2641.00 2879.80 255.85 THERMAX 690.00 765.00 656.45 718.20 BANKINDIA 36.00 36.65 34.70 35.25 DELTACORP 61.00 66.20 61.00 62.85 SCHNEIDER 67.00 68.50 66.00 66.95 WIPRO 163.10 185.80 162.50 178.00 15.65 TCS 1637.00 1867.95 1627.00 1798.00 TORNTPOWER 271.60 294.00 263.25 287.10 HONAUT 24998.70 27000.00 24000.10 25177.45 GUJALKALI 202.60 232.50 202.00 223.80 MARUTI 4929.00 5222.00 4815.35 5077.10 OMAXE 162.90 164.40 158.10 163.10 NOCIL 60.60 66.30 59.70 64.00 TIINDIA 387.50 401.60 377.50 385.65 VEDL 72.40 78.00 70.40 76.00 6.65 HDFC 1640.00 1778.00 1536.05 1753.90 BEL 67.00 73.75 64.45 71.80 SUNTECK 241.65 248.05 212.30 227.80 JYOTHYLAB 95.00 100.00 93.00 98.35 TCS 1630.00 1869.00 1627.00 1792.95 156.60 INDUSINDBK 453.00 479.25 405.00 439.95 BIOCON 259.80 276.95 253.70 274.85 UBL 887.70 930.15 864.00 895.30 DALBHARAT 503.95 519.20 494.25 511.10 ITC 165.10 176.50 165.10 176.35 14.50 AXISBANK 434.70 449.50 414.05 428.35 AUBANK 640.00 682.95 598.55 650.00 RADICO 299.90 311.30 293.00 304.05 TTKPRESTIG 4759.10 4953.70 4578.20 4603.35 TATASTEEL 279.70 305.00 274.15 296.00 24.15 ONGC 63.55 74.30 62.75 72.45 DMART 1760.15 1923.10 1740.00 1923.10 BEML 502.00 527.10 465.25 473.00 LEMONTREE 31.00 32.45 28.70 31.30 JSWSTEEL 167.00 179.10 164.65 177.65 14.35 ITC 164.00 176.55 164.00 175.55 DEEPAKNI 360.00 398.80 347.60 380.10 BOMDYEING 42.55 45.80 42.00 43.85 PNCINFRA 118.75 130.00 112.50 123.85 ASIANPAINT 1610.00 1757.40 1570.55 1737.30 136.10 LT 852.00 878.30 832.00 864.75 GMRINFRA 16.05 17.60 16.00 17.20 ABCAPITAL 46.50 48.45 45.45 46.00 IOB 7.05 7.19 6.94 7.12 BAJAJFINSV 5725.20 6391.95 5700.00 6240.00 454.50 TATAMOTORS 74.30 79.55 72.70 77.40 BALKRISIND 779.00 845.90 734.50 826.50 WELCORP 74.65 79.20 71.70 72.05 ESABINDIA 1086.30 1147.00 1070.00 1132.50 HCLTECH 413.50 461.95 411.85 444.70 31.25 TATASTEEL 277.70 305.00 274.70 298.05 NAM-INDIA 240.00 258.15 233.00 257.00 EDELWEISS 38.10 43.25 38.10 40.80 BLUEDART 2101.05 2435.00 2047.05 2315.25 NESTLEIND 13198.00 14433.10 13150.00 14100.00 979.70 BAJAJFINSV 5780.00 6373.60 5700.00 6263.25 GLENMARK 206.20 218.50 203.90 210.50 ALKEM 2210.00 2365.85 2190.00 2351.35 PERSISTENT 530.00 555.00 480.00 507.50 BAJFINANCE 2799.85 3044.00 2621.65 2950.00 203.90 HINDUNILVR 1846.00 2080.00 1846.00 2052.50 PTC 34.50 37.85 34.50 36.25 IRCON 336.00 362.40 326.95 355.90 BDL 172.00 190.00 172.00 182.65 BPCL 305.00 323.00 298.60 322.00 21.75 POWERGRID 149.50 161.40 149.00 157.50 BERGEPAINT 403.00 455.85 400.70 452.15 GSPL 170.00 189.20 156.80 186.90 CENTURYPLY 105.00 119.90 101.25 113.00 COALINDIA 124.50 135.80 122.65 132.40 8.85 BHARTIARTL 449.90 472.15 437.00 461.90 SAIL 25.70 27.00 25.35 26.75 ITI 48.00 57.80 48.00 56.85 KNRCON 217.45 224.95 207.65 221.00 TECHM 525.10 595.45 525.10 567.00 37.00 SHILPAMED 290.25 309.40 290.25 291.65 BRITANNIA 2366.60 2507.00 2297.70 2471.20 NATIONALUM 30.35 32.55 29.80 32.35 NILKAMAL 1035.00 1126.50 1016.05 1097.35 TATAMOTORS 74.00 79.60 72.65 77.80 4.85 JUSTDIAL 328.00 335.50 305.40 332.95 ADANIENT 131.00 141.45 128.70 137.20 TV18BRDCST 14.70 15.10 13.85 14.65 VARROC 180.00 189.70 169.10 183.35 INFY 549.50 617.45 548.00 580.90 35.35 CUMMINSIND 424.00 436.25 415.55 421.00 ATUL 3987.00 4300.00 3744.90 4210.75 ALKYLAMINE 1148.00 1293.90 1094.45 1250.75 ALLCARGO 69.30 74.75 67.90 68.55 SHREECEM 17385.00 19186.30 17026.75 18880.00 1148.55 APOLLOHOSP 1178.60 1399.90 1160.90 1363.95 MINDTREE 725.00 879.45 711.75 848.30 DEEPAKFERT 76.00 87.20 76.00 78.90 HERITGFOOD 198.35 198.35 181.40 184.90 HEROMOTOCO1725.00 1845.70 1675.00 1822.00 109.55 ESCORTS 595.00 700.50 562.65 675.20 STAR 277.00 303.10 271.00 303.10 NBCC 16.00 17.05 15.40 17.05 FINCABLES 216.40 216.40 180.00 202.30 BRITANNIA 2341.30 2500.90 2294.25 2455.80 137.65 IDEA 3.58 3.58 3.32 3.46 MRF 58967.50 60998.50 57479.65 59191.85 BLISSGVS 101.45 104.70 99.65 101.60 RATNAMANI 1066.00 1066.00 990.70 1013.60 HINDALCO 101.20 107.70 98.70 105.50 5.75 ASIANPAINT 1614.00 1757.45 1574.15 1745.85 SHK 85.00 89.25 68.90 82.20 GUJGAS 230.05 245.00 225.00 241.75 DCAL* 58.40 60.70 58.00 59.75 MARUTI 4869.00 5225.00 4812.60 5094.00 274.45 HDFCLIFE 423.05 442.00 411.60 419.15 SHREECEM 17732.00 19133.50 17122.70 18945.70 PNBHOUSING 207.90 211.20 190.00 192.10 EIDPARRY 116.80 129.00 115.00 127.10 ZENSARTECH 92.80 93.00 85.95 87.85 RBLBANK 177.50 187.20 167.90 171.50 HEXAWARE 217.05 245.45 203.95 238.30 PFIZER 4094.10 4140.00 3970.00 4020.85 NATCOPHARM 516.65 554.25 516.65 533.65 ITDC 114.60 123.80 114.40 116.25 POWERGRID 148.25 161.85 148.25 154.70 7.55 JUBLFOOD 1206.10 1596.40 1166.00 1466.80 COLPAL 1115.15 1209.95 1115.15 1188.30 ABFRL 188.00 189.00 174.55 186.85 QUESS 257.35 267.30 247.20 247.20 JSLHISAR 36.15 39.30 35.75 38.35 EICHERMOT 15394.50 15999.00 14465.65 15750.00 703.55 INDIACEM 98.00 104.00 97.00 98.15 PAGEIND 18304.80 19000.00 17956.80 18096.95 LTTS 1210.05 1267.95 1152.50 1240.45 BALMLAWRIE 79.90 84.85 78.00 79.65 ESSELPRO 151.90 156.65 149.65 154.65 KOTAKBANK 1217.00 1283.60 1146.50 1266.95 56.10 INDIGO 860.00 955.65 836.00 871.90 CIPLA 380.00 399.75 372.95 393.60 ASTRAZEN 2110.00 2429.00 2080.00 2357.75 NIACL 85.10 94.00 83.00 89.05 DHANUKA 326.65 344.95 318.50 319.15 BHARTIARTL 445.00 472.00 436.65 461.60 16.85 M&MFIN 204.55 218.80 189.30 210.50 BHARATFORG 305.25 327.45 292.90 301.35 CUB 153.00 165.95 141.25 163.35 AEGISLOG 141.35 154.15 132.30 140.75 UCOBANK 10.25 10.25 9.65 9.71 IOC 89.00 92.95 88.10 90.90 2.95 ASHOKLEY 49.70 49.70 41.10 43.90 IGL 335.00 349.05 326.00 344.10 GODREJIND 318.25 325.20 313.50 315.00 BAYERCROP 3600.00 3828.15 3415.00 3519.10 AAVAS 1300.00 1325.00 1233.95 1305.10 NTPC 78.50 82.35 76.35 80.95 2.60 SUNPHARMA 369.80 379.10 362.80 365.80 GODREJPROP 656.50 724.95 612.00 711.85 BALRAMCHIN 88.35 90.85 86.00 89.25 SOBHA 179.75 200.00 176.00 180.70 MMTC 12.40 12.65 11.65 12.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 2189.90 2298.90 2153.95 2228.20 61.60 NAUKRI 1949.95 2072.30 1865.85 1943.05 DIXON 3540.00 3698.00 3274.55 3589.00 RITES 239.00 249.80 226.35 245.25 KRBL 164.10 174.95 164.10 169.05 MINDACORP 57.70 62.85 57.30 62.85 CIPLA 379.80 399.80 372.45 385.20 10.50 CERA 2095.00 2467.50 2095.00 2401.50 MFSL 381.00 413.80 371.00 407.85 IDFC 17.20 17.45 15.40 16.15 RELCAPITAL 4.35 4.53 4.15 4.30 SKFINDIA 1565.00 1600.15 1493.15 1546.85 SBIN 205.55 215.70 200.00 208.85 5.20 IBREALEST 43.70 48.20 43.70 45.10 SIEMENS 1120.75 1177.60 1085.40 1168.85 BAJAJHLDNG 2320.00 2411.40 2211.60 2299.75 WABAG 110.20 112.00 100.20 102.05 ECLERX 358.95 405.00 356.20 377.45 M&M 316.00 328.20 308.25 321.30 7.10 ICICIGI 1020.00 1057.70 953.70 1004.45 TORNTPHARM 1830.50 1934.15 1798.60 1906.30 ASTRAL 970.35 973.75 910.00 934.55 RALLIS 182.90 203.90 179.25 187.90 VRLLOG 150.00 160.00 143.20 146.65 ZEEL 144.20 153.30 136.20 144.00 2.80 WESTLIFE 285.15 336.95 285.15 323.95 MCX 945.00 1050.00 935.00 1041.35 JKCEMENT 1038.00 1060.95 946.65 987.10 FINOLEXIND 374.35 388.70 343.90 381.95 CENTRALBK 12.35 12.70 12.05 12.45 ICICIBANK 328.00 359.80 323.00 344.40 5.85 OIL 79.90 85.55 75.20 81.50 NHPC 18.65 21.70 18.50 21.20 AMBER 1151.20 1250.95 1128.05 1221.25 VGUARD 165.00 186.25 162.00 179.10 AIAENG 1402.50 1430.10 1350.45 1379.20 UPL 294.00 320.65 287.00 300.00 3.25 TITAN 910.00 934.05 866.25 906.55 CONCOR 292.10 351.90 289.65 331.05 VIPIND 237.00 237.90 213.00 231.55 KALPATPOWR 217.45 217.45 206.80 211.95 MAHINDCIE 78.10 78.10 74.40 74.90 LT 849.00 877.80 831.30 852.00 8.90 MOTHERSUMI 65.00 69.35 62.75 66.75 BOSCHLTD 9600.00 9833.20 9204.75 9661.65 FORCEMOT 751.55 784.90 733.25 760.80 VSTIND 3242.00 3502.75 3208.90 3231.10 SYNGENE 242.95 259.00 235.30 238.60 SUNPHARMA 365.20 379.50 362.20 363.05 2.65 HDFCAMC 2300.05 2534.00 2280.00 2411.95 SPICEJET 34.50 35.80 32.50 35.25 RELAXO 560.00 607.85 538.60 597.75 LINDEINDIA 474.30 484.85 441.90 471.70 VAIBHAVGBL 780.00 780.00 748.50 764.60 TITAN 906.10 934.00 866.00 905.00 1.50 THYROCARE 505.70 519.40 485.45 505.75 NAVINFLUOR 1136.40 1215.00 1122.20 1189.25 KTKBANK 45.50 49.45 45.50 47.90 MPHASIS 665.00 707.00 655.00 699.40 ZYDUSWELL 1228.35 1250.80 1202.00 1230.05 AXISBANK 431.40 449.70 414.20 425.00 -3.25 PETRONET 194.65 208.80 179.30 207.70 MIDHANI 183.50 191.90 170.95 175.30 PGHH 9650.00 10001.00 9460.00 9842.40 SUNDRMFAST 286.95 295.80 283.65 294.45 JKLAKSHMI 230.30 238.50 222.15 229.75 INDUSINDBK 444.05 478.90 405.25 440.10 -3.95 NTPC 79.00 82.20 76.30 81.50 PFC 89.20 94.60 88.20 91.85 HEIDELBERG 147.00 159.05 140.00 152.40 JCHAC 2220.15 2527.55 2210.05 2408.40 JSL 28.00 28.75 26.25 27.90 ADANIPORTS 257.60 264.50 247.20 255.20 -3.15 ZEEL 143.60 153.25 136.35 144.80 APOLLOTYRE 87.95 92.35 84.80 89.10 GSFC 37.40 39.50 36.70 37.10 MEGH 38.00 40.35 38.00 38.70 HIMATSEIDE 61.05 69.00 58.20 62.00 PVR 1200.00 1367.10 1162.80 1313.95 WHIRLPOOL 1832.80 2073.45 1794.05 2016.20 CROMPTON 209.85 226.75 203.20 211.45 UFLEX 150.25 157.85 146.25 155.25 HDFCBANK 875.00 914.60 824.55 881.25 -14.30 EICHERMOT 15648.00 15960.80 14474.85 15661.30 PIIND 1182.50 1272.90 1160.00 1199.40 DCMSHRIRAM 238.00 254.00 230.65 249.45 ENDURANCE 714.75 742.35 709.00 729.55   FDC 203.00 208.95 194.20 202.65 ENGINERSIN 55.95 58.30 53.70 57.20 PARAGMILK 55.90 62.60 55.00 58.45 ERIS 370.00 391.60 370.00 379.85 JINDALSTEL 95.15 106.95 92.90 104.70 INOXLEISUR 261.70 283.55 259.00 283.55 DISHTV 5.12 5.27 5.10 5.14 SFL 1369.00 1470.00 1300.00 1358.05 BANDHANBNK 207.00 236.40 204.30 232.35 HINDCOPPER 21.60 23.70 21.60 22.80 GHCL 87.85 93.35 86.00 89.85 NAVNETEDUL 58.20 61.25 49.00 58.50 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE VEDL 71.90 77.95 70.50 75.35 IRB 58.05 60.70 57.15 58.45 ADANITRANS 215.00 215.00 195.45 195.50 GALAXYSURF 1160.05 1200.00 1110.00 1184.50 NIFTY NEXT 50 20421.75 21369.40 20071.05 20982.90 744.65 BPCL 306.80 323.05 298.65 318.50 GNFC 115.50 117.45 109.00 115.75 JBCHEPHARM 529.40 540.80 502.00 506.95 ORIENTREF 150.50 160.40 147.00 149.85 BANDHANBNK 203.75 239.85 203.75 235.00 34.25 PEL 780.00 818.55 663.30 684.80 RVNL 13.80 14.80 13.60 13.90 EIHOTEL 70.85 73.90 63.00 73.15 GET&D 79.90 81.25 70.05 73.15 CONCOR 288.45 352.35 288.45 334.55 48.65 DLF 129.90 141.85 121.40 139.90 LUXIND 1043.00 1056.70 982.45 1016.00 BAJAJELEC 320.00 370.40 307.80 341.05 TCNSBRANDS 410.20 498.10 340.90 461.80 CADILAHC 252.00 290.00 252.00 285.20 39.35 ADANIPORTS 259.00 264.60 247.65 257.05 AJANTPHARM 1199.25 1254.00 1156.60 1203.20 NH 266.00 282.85 240.95 247.55 CENTRUM 9.00 9.80 8.90 8.95 NHPC 18.70 21.75 18.45 20.85 2.40 NESTLEIND 13430.00 14425.95 13206.20 14148.85 3MINDIA 17051.00 17576.00 16932.05 17316.25 CYIENT 281.00 287.50 266.00 270.30 IFBIND 283.00 289.45 268.25 270.10 BERGEPAINT 413.90 456.00 400.00 450.40 46.35 MUTHOOTFIN 585.00 636.00 584.20 625.45 HUDCO 21.50 22.25 21.15 21.65 JMFINANCIL 67.00 73.80 65.50 73.15 GPPL 58.55 68.00 57.85 58.45 HINDPETRO 195.40 212.45 189.60 210.00 19.90 DRREDDY 2750.00 2946.35 2650.00 2898.10 JUBILANT 265.00 280.65 250.00 280.65 TATAINVEST 713.50 756.55 696.00 737.35 ORIENTCEM 48.45 49.60 46.00 49.00 DLF 129.00 141.75 121.35 141.00 12.55 JSWSTEEL 169.85 179.35 164.85 176.45 PCJEWELLER 10.20 10.60 9.40 9.65 NETWORK18 16.60 17.60 16.50 17.05 TEJASNET 36.50 39.65 36.50 36.90 HINDZINC 130.00 142.50 127.30 138.65 11.40 PIDILITIND 1450.00 1543.00 1420.70 1501.85 AKZOINDIA 2000.00 2189.00 1970.55 2143.30 SWANENERGY 100.65 102.00 100.00 100.00 TCIEXP 614.20 639.25 592.00 614.80 BIOCON 258.20 276.95 253.50 275.15 22.25 COALINDIA 124.70 134.50 122.60 132.45 PHILIPCARB 61.00 67.15 61.00 66.80 WABCOINDIA 5800.90 5980.55 5766.45 5966.00 KPITTECH 48.80 48.80 42.90 44.95 COLPAL 1125.00 1212.00 1115.00 1197.15 84.60 TECHM 535.00 583.90 528.00 576.45 HINDZINC 130.00 142.65 127.25 135.95 GRINDWELL 472.00 479.95 444.45 461.50 MAGMA 20.80 20.80 19.40 20.00 ICICIPRULI 288.00 313.00 282.10 302.20 20.65 ISEC 308.70 312.95 273.00 282.75 PRESTIGE 160.30 175.00 153.00 157.95 ORIENTELEC 164.05 180.00 164.05 172.65 MAHABANK 9.12 9.16 8.81 9.05 NMDC 67.00 74.80 66.20 71.50 4.85 UNIONBANK 29.50 29.90 28.60 29.20 APLAPOLLO 1211.00 1419.95 1211.00 1309.05 GARFIBRES 1022.85 1138.55 1020.85 1070.30 ITDCEM 31.20 32.90 30.00 31.70 DIVISLAB 1875.55 2017.15 1864.40 2000.05 129.10 WIPRO 165.00 185.60 162.60 179.40 EMAMILTD 176.00 193.60 176.00 184.45 TATACOFFEE 59.45 60.95 58.40 59.90 MAHSEAMLES 224.45 241.00 220.10 237.75 DABUR 419.00 452.70 415.00 446.50 27.65 AMBUJACEM 154.00 168.65 151.95 160.90 EXIDEIND 140.00 149.25 137.40 146.40 HFCL 8.95 9.60 8.95 9.36 SHANKARA 285.15 304.35 285.15 285.15 CHOLAHLDNG 426.60 433.95 406.10 414.55 OFSS 1782.10 1950.00 1782.10 1880.00 114.60 L&TFH 59.65 62.40 56.85 59.55 UJJIVAN 185.00 200.80 177.80 186.25 SOUTHBANK 5.50 5.73 5.45 5.67 HSCL 34.80 36.10 32.60 34.75 MHRIL 148.20 156.40 145.95 149.25 IDEA 3.60 3.60 3.30 3.50 0.20 MANAPPURAM 85.35 100.00 85.35 97.20 TATAMTRDVR 32.65 34.10 31.95 32.55 NLCINDIA 42.85 47.20 41.55 45.65 SJVN 19.50 21.00 19.50 20.50 MAHLOG 250.45 252.05 233.90 242.60 PGHH 9750.00 10000.00 9478.80 9999.00 492.00 GAIL 69.55 82.30 69.55 80.90 GODFRYPHLP 815.00 880.00 810.00 850.50 JAICORPLTD 51.30 53.60 49.35 52.90 CAPPL 243.95 248.15 231.00 238.90 TEAMLEASE 1845.00 1991.75 1834.10 1963.80 DMART 1790.00 1916.10 1733.70 1916.10 91.20 IDFCFIRSTB 21.00 21.65 18.60 20.60 DCBBANK 109.00 112.60 105.45 108.85 SUDARSCHEM 368.00 384.00 345.00 367.40 TVSSRICHAK 919.00 982.65 910.00 949.95 TNPL 109.60 112.50 105.85 107.85 ACC 1085.10 1146.50 1060.60 1142.90 52.95 BANKBARODA 62.20 66.80 61.90 63.25 CEATLTD 719.50 748.15 708.00 714.25 BBTC 729.00 768.00 726.90 738.90 TIMKEN 800.00 841.70 734.40 824.00 FLFL 187.05 187.05 187.05 187.05 NIACL 86.00 94.75 82.75 89.00 4.05 LAXMIMACH 2701.75 2701.75 2476.70 2546.75 GODREJCP 485.00 509.35 475.55 500.05 INDHOTEL 85.00 92.00 82.50 90.65 MINDAIND 252.00 292.00 238.00 269.80 JAGRAN 46.00 46.00 41.40 42.70 SIEMENS 1120.55 1178.80 1085.00 1165.00 51.80 INFRATEL 125.05 155.45 123.30 149.80 METROPOLIS 1560.00 1609.00 1455.00 1550.20 FINEORG 1823.00 1915.00 1775.45 1852.15 RAMCOCEM 553.20 597.00 551.00 593.00 DBCORP 95.00 95.00 81.05 84.05 HDFCAMC 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The Reminiscing about the film’s 25 year long jour- %! innovations were initiated by her hus- data for the book has been sourced ney, Salman said: “Karan Arjun was a special film. band and obeying his dictates became from Gandhi literature, his complete It is the first time that Shah Rukh and I had come !  an opportunity for her to learn, react works in 100 volumes and historical together on-screen. I have so many beautiful mem- and resist. So the facts about her life narrations. But in Kasturba’s case, ories attached to this film. Karan Arjun is a com- ! ! and work are part of the history of the interpretations are more important as plete entertainment package and even 25 years after eventful years in the 19th and 20th the data has its limits. its release, fans can sit together with their families     century in South Africa and India. and enjoy it.”  !! An author has to cope with the How do you think womanhood The film also featured Raakhee Gulzar, Kajol and huge material about Gandhi’s struggle was neglected during India’s free- Mamta Kulkarni in the lead roles. Rakesh Roshan    ! with himself and the mighty forces dom struggle? How does the book too shared his experience of working on the icon- against which he pitched himself. present it? Also, given ic film.   !  Kasturba was a perpetual partner in today’s nationwide “When I had written Karan Arjun, I knew I had these struggles. Her life and protests, most of which to write a different kind of a story he has always been looked at work can only be are being led by women from all the work I had done. through the prism of her husband. assessed in an imag- (for instance, at Shaheen Reincarnation as a topic was SCommonly called ‘Ba’, Kasturba inative and contextu- Bagh), how do you doing the rounds since the Gandhi was an ideal model, great sup- al framework of this think the understand- black-and-white era but when port and the perfect co-voyager of historical epoch and it ing of women’s role in I decided to make a film on the Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s jour- is indeed a challenging challenging times has theme but using two brothers, ney from South Africa to India and his task for any author. evolved? I faced a lot of criticism and transformation into the Mahatma. The struggle of rejection. So, I wrote the She devoted herself to the dharma of An author who is pen- women for emanci- film with a different being a true Hindu wife and followed ning a biography always pation started with lens like that about a it her entire life. However, as author has this pressure of show- the spread of mother-son bond. I RM Bhalla argues, “she was much casing his protagonist in democracy and had immense belief more than that.” She weathered one the right light since ques- technological in the story and storm after another and successfully tions could be raised later development somehow knew faced unexpected challenges. She over the accuracy and actu- all over the that my audience emerged to become one of the bright- ality of the facts presented in world and it is would feel and est faces of womanhood during India’s the book... still continuing in India believe every dia- freedom struggle while remaining A biographer is an inter- and in other countries. Women logue narrated by within the precincts of her home. preter of events in respect of his pro- were not neglected during India’s the characters. The While the Father of the Nation has tagonist and he has to decide what the freedom struggle. Rather they were reaction the film been the topic of many debates and “right light” for his interpretation is. brought out of the confines of the received then and discussions by various authors and by The facts presented in the book have four walls of their homes to the even today is still Gandhi himself, not many accounts to be documented and the events as public arena and they participated overwhelming. The mention Kasturba and her life at they unfold in the life of the protago- both in the revolutionary struggles fact that a mother’s dia- length. People know her through a few nist should be presented accurately. Yet and the social reform movements. logue like Mere Karan- letters written to her by Gandhi that the author’s own set of values gives a After Independence, the unfold- Arjun aayenge got the status he has talked about in his certain slant to his interpretations. ing of the democratic process, spread it has, is all because of the Autobiography. However, she has no How convincingly he argues in pre- of education and different move- conviction it was delivered personal memoirs about her thoughts senting the facts is a matter of his art. ments across India have resulted in with. If at that time they and experiences. Bhalla, in his book women’s participation in all walks of returned from an unimagin- Kasturba Gandhi: A Biography, talks along with a large contingent of une- Kasturba was not educated. She Kasturba Gandhi’s life experiences life. Different groups are now vying able place, it would have been about how her contributions to India’s ducated poor Indian women there. Her herself left no records of her thoughts, have never been properly document- with each other for a share in eco- accepted by the audience. struggle for independence have not story is very relevant today because feelings, struggles, associations, expe- ed or even talked about much. Where nomic and political power and Conviction is the one element been given the critical importance they uneducated poor women are still riences or any details of events she was did you source your data from? women are trying to become a vote that is behind the success of the deserve. Excerpts: struggling for their rights. a part of. She never thought of it nor Yes. It is a fact that the Gandhi bank to achieve their rights. movie and the milestone being was she intellectually equipped for it. industry has definitely expanded celebrated today,” Rakesh Why Kasturba? How is she relevant Documenting a prominent per- So we don’t have Kasturba’s version of worldwide but any bibliography deal- How long did it take to compile the added. today? son’s life could be challenging, espe- the events in which she was involved. ing with Kasturba would not list more work into a book? As Karan Arjun completed The book deals with the life of cially if s/he is related to the history Not many detailed accounts or remi- than a dozen entries even today. The book was conceptualised 25 years a few months ago, Zee Kasturba, who took her own conscious of the nation. How did you gather niscences have been left by the mem- However, in the last few decades, over many years and it was out of my Cinema will air the film to cel- decision to participate in the information for the book about bers of her family or friends in public Gandhi has been rescued — to some interest in the life and work of ebrate the milestone. 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After I made Mission: Snakes Necessary? a crime novel he 2019’s Domino, had financial dif- wide screen filmmaking is still Impossible, Tom asked me to start penned with his partner, Susan ficulties and wasn’t released in the being practised? working on the next one. I said: “Are Lehman, a former editor for The New US. The things that they’re doing you kidding?” One of these is York Times. The book, full of snap- It’s a very sad situation. It was now have nothing to do with what we enough. Why would anybody want py dialogue and sharp knives, bears under-financed. I was there 100 were doing making films in the 70s, to make another one? Of course, the plenty of the hallmarks of De Palma. days and shot 30. They weren’t pay- 80s and 90s. The first thing that dri- reason they make another one is to Films are baked into it (the title refers ing anybody and I had a whole ves me crazy is the way they look. make money. 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Vertigo is the whole idea of creating even realize you’re making them. I one of these things from another? Arnold Schwarzenegger.” I’m sorry. Too many ideas and not enough an illusion and getting the audience tend to be very hard-nosed about this. Then you have the whole Marvel uni- time to make all the films. You write to fall in love with it and then toss- If you have a couple of good decades, verse, which is digital action stuff, all Scorsese has wondered before a lot of stuff that never makes it into ing it off the tower twice. Very, very that’s good, that’s great. computer generated. When I made how many films he has left. What’s a film. With my partner, Susan, we good idea. Mission to Mars and spent a year your expectation? just basically did it because we had  You must have gotten accus- working on these shots with three or I think we’re getting near the end fun doing it. We had never written  Are there any Hitchcock films tomed to your films, years after crit- four digital houses — one was work- here. I have a bad knee. William a novel before, neither of us. I had you don’t like? ical or commercial disappointment, ing on the ship, one was working on Wyler said when you can’t walk, it’s an idea for a script I had never devel- I thought the late Hitchcock reemerging as cult classics. the smoke, one was working on the over with. Now, if you write these oped based on the Edwards cam- stuff was not that good. When he got You’ve got to believe in the dust — I would storyboard a shot and books, that can use up our creative paign and the girl (Rielle Hunter, the finally discovered by the French films when you make it. The fact that it would keep coming back to me for imagination. But as long as I can do woman he had an affair with) mak- and all the critics started to write the audience didn’t respond to it and a year as they added things. 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Social Distancing barrier when it comes to love. especially, when people stick to is the only solution, yet.” As an adult, I employed women prescriptive roles in society — in my home, women who I grew what men and women ought to / :Q . 118   close to... There is tremendous inti- be and so on. (Often in our soci- macy when one shares a home, ety we accept it if a man mar- outh Indian actor Trisha, also a though of course it is a bit one-sided. ries a woman who has less but SUNICEF brand ambassador, took to For instance, someone who works the opposite is more complicat- social media to share an advisory against for you can read your moods, they ed). the pandemic. In a video that the actress know if you’ve had a bad day, or if I feel that it’s important to posted in Tamil and English, she informs you don’t eat well, or if a phone call change your gender in your her followers about ways to avoid contact- suddenly changes your demeanour. head before taking certain ing the virus, which includes the basics Perhaps, even though we do not decisions. I ask myself some- respect to their fam-  Given the pandemic of such as washing hands with soap and con- read them carefully but a bond that times, would I do this if I was ily or society? How Coronavirus, which is not going tacting the medical helpline if the symp- develops over time. a man? If the answer is accountable do we to go away anytime soon, how do toms begin to show. The presence of two complete- unchanged by gender, I need to be? That you think delaying film releases “Novel coronavirus or COVID-19 ly disparate worlds within a single know I am on the right is a personal is going to affect the industry, can be stopped. Together we can do it,” she home is what I find most interest- path but if it changes, then decision. especially the small budget films? said. In 2017, Trisha Krishnan became the ing — such different realities and I have to stop and think. Also, each It’s very hard to say as nobody first south-Indian to be bestowed with the concerns but a human connection. One can overcome person has knows how long this will take. I am UNICEF celebrity advocate status. I decided to explore it as a love financial differences if peo- his/her own trying to focus on the positive story to see how far I could take it ple are self-aware and will- needs. For aspects. The trailer has received an and make the two characters more ing to actively fight preju- some, a deep overwhelming response, the film equal. 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But right now, I feel Q It is inspired from real-life love but can we there are bigger issues at stake. For instances. The details are all from really love across Most of your a lot of people, it’s going to be a he 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival has been postponed life, from my observations of peo- class? And if we can, films have struggle to make ends meet or have Tin the wake of Coronavirus outbreak. The festival organisers ple, life and society... Let’s say it’s a how far do you revolved around two square meals a day. We need issued a statement, confirming the delay in the gala, which was ini- sort of heightened reality. think one can go? different dimen- to be conscious of that and try to tially scheduled to take place in May. People can sions of love... reach out to the most vulnerable “At this time of global health crisis, our thoughts go to the vic- What is your definition of love? love across class... 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For me, it is about finding tion is how through their eyes, able to be together. I am trying to Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 8, the French gov- someone who sees you for who you free does an you see differently. enjoy living a slow life... and I am ernment banned public gatherings of more than 1,000 people to limit are and enables you to be all that you individual That is incredibly writing again, which helps me stay the spread of the disease. —IANS can be. And vice versa. Simply, feel with powerful. sane.    !  " #$% #&#& *%/

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     source of medals at the Olympics and nuclear meltdown. Muto ahead of the ceremony. the Games, scheduled to start on July world championships for Australia, Former Japanese But organisers have been 24, after the COVID-19 outbreak /  )6+) medal for judo at the 1988 Seoul she said. where the climate, location and rela- Olympians Saori Yoshida and forced to scale back what closed sports competitions around the Olympics, is the first JOC board The Olympics should not be tively high number of Olympic-size Tadahiro Nomura collected the should have been a key event to world, and paralysed many countries he Tokyo Olympics should be member to call openly for a post- held “if people across the world can’t pools is an advantage, but not an insur- flame from the aircraft and took raise awareness and excitement along with international travel. Tpostponed, according to a senior ponement of the Tokyo Games. enjoy themselves,” she said. mountable one. it to a cauldron in the shape of ahead of the July 24 opening Olympic qualifiers are among the member of the Japan Olympic Yamaguchi criticised the IOC “What I’m most scared of is that “At the heart of the Olympic and a cherry blossom on a stage in ceremony. tournaments affected, with 43 percent Committee, adding her voice to a stance, saying the body “is putting we force an opening and have peo- Paralympic competition is the notion front of selected guests. While spectators are of athletes yet to book their spots. But growing chorus calling for Tokyo athletes at risk.” ple question the Olympics, asking, of fair play — a value we hold very But some 200 local children allowed to watch from the Bach said the situation was still too 2020 to be delayed. “By asking them to train under ‘Why only the Olympics’?” she said. close, and we do not want that to be that were due to welcome the roadside, fans have been urged uncertain to make a decision about “It should be postponed under these conditions, the IOC is open- She also urged the IOC to at compromised,” the statement contin- flame were kept away as part of to “avoid forming crowds”, with Tokyo. the current situation where athletes ing itself up the criticism that it is least set a deadline for its final deci- ued. “We know athlete preparation is what organisers called the organisers warning there could “What makes this crisis so unique can’t be well prepared,” Kaori not putting athletes first,” Yamaguchi sion. being severely compromised. “heartbreaking” decision to be a change of programme in and so difficult to overcome is the Yamaguchi, a JOC executive board told the newspaper. Yamaguchi said she plans to Friendship and solidarity are impor- pare back events as the world the event of “excessive conges- uncertainty. Nobody today can tell you member, told the Nikkei daily in an “Unlike other sporting events, argue her position when the JOC tant Olympic and Paralympic values battles the virus. tion”. what the developments are tomorrow, interview published on Friday. the Olympics symbolise the ideal meets Friday next week, the business and we stand with you in this time of After a speech by chief Daily arrival and departure what they are in one month, not to Yamaguchi, who won a Bronze that sports bring about world peace,” daily added. uncertainty.” organiser Yoshiro Mori, the ceremonies are closed to the mention in more than four months,” he former Olympians lit the caul- public and all torch-bearers will said. dron with the torch, also have their temperatures taken “Therefore it would not be respon- Athletes lashed out at IOC advice be determined by any financial inter- Despite remaining hopeful of start- nize future Olympic Games”. designed to represent Japan’s before participating in the relay, sible in any way to set a date or take a this week to continue training “as best est”. “For us, while not knowing how ing the Games on time, Bach said the “The IOC has no cash-flow prob- cherished cherry blossom. which is scheduled to visit decision right now, which would be they can” but Bach said health consid- long this tunnel will be, we would like IOC’s risk-management policies and lem,” he added, when asked about the “Children had planned to every part of Japan on a 121- based on the speculation about the erations were “first and foremost”, the Olympic flame to be a light at the insurance “will make it possible for us potential problem of broadcast pay- welcome the Olympic flame, day journey before entering future developments.” adding “the decision of the IOC will not end of the tunnel,” he said. to continue our operations and orga- ments not arriving in July. but we decided to scale it down, Tokyo. 1 #  

. ( 2 The Badminton sures, Badminton Association of Association of India (BAI) on India (BAI) has decided to shut Friday announced its office will down their office from March shut down from March 23 23,” a media release said. owing to the COVID-19 pan- BAI General Secretary, Ajay demic. K Singhania added that the sit- BAI is the latest National uation will be reviewed on Sports Federation (NSF) to shut March 31. down its premises in the wake “After assessing the situa- of novel coronavirus outbreak. tions and discussions with var- “In the wake of the Corona ious stake holders, it was Virus outbreak and the advi- observed as the best solution sories issued by the Sports and health and wellbeing of Ministry and Government of our staff is of prime importance India guidelines for safety mea- for BAI,” Singhania said. PTI