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XXIIII IISSUESSUE NNO.O. 119898 PPAGES.AGES. 88+8+8 `44/-/- www.thesouthindiatimes.comw /facebook/thesouthindiatimes.yahoo.in / thesouthindiatimes.yahoo.in /@thesouthindiatimes THE SOUTH ENGLISH DAILY INDIA TIMES PUBLISHED FROM: HYDERABAD, CHENNAI & BANGALORE EDITOR IN CHIEF: BUCHI BABU VUPPALA PAGE-3 TEJASHWI SLAMS SUGARCANE ASSEMBLY POLL : NARAYANASAMY, MINISTER FOR OFFENSIVE GESTURE EX-ASSEMBLY SPEAKER NOT IN FRAY IN ASSEMBLY PAGE-4 TAKES SHORT Modi meets CMs over India sent medicines to 150 nations IAF Group Captain & vaccines to 72: Jaishankar killed in MiG-21 crash surge in Corona cases New Delhi, March 17 New Delhi, March 17 (UNI) gotiations of global importance (UNI) A senior Indian Air New Delhi, Mar 17 Prime Minister suggest- Minister of External Affairs S Jais- like the Paris Agreement, where we Force (IAF) officer lost (UNI) Prime Minister ed micro-zoning of an hankar in a statement in the Rajya had a key bridging role. Or indeed his life after his fighter jet Narendra Modi here on area instead of complete Sabha on Wednesday said that in the International Solar Alliance MiG-21 Bison met with a Wednesday held a vir- lockdown and appealed during the pandemic India sup- or the Coalition for Disaster Re- accident on Wednesday. tual meeting of all chief for increasing daily tests plied medicines to 150 countries silient Infrastructure, two notable To ascertain the cause of ministers over rising Co- and contact tracing. including PPE kits to many na- initiatives envisioned by the Prime accident, a court of in- vid-19 cases in the coun- He said the positivity tions and the country has become Minister," he said. Jaishankar said quiry has been set up. The try and asked them to rate in Maharashtra and the pharmacy of the world. that from the Caribbean to the accident happened when take quick and decisive Madhya Pradesh was Jaishankar said, "India could mar, as also Mauritius, Seychelles Pacific Islands, the message has the aircraft was taking off steps to curb the trans- very high and must be meet the spiking requirements of and Gulf nations. "This generous been clear that the Prime Minister for a combat training mis- mission and prevent na- brought down. Mr Mo- hydroxychloroquine, paracetamol approach, so characteristic of our of India not only has the willing- sion at an airbase in cen- tionwide outbreak. di’s last interaction with and other relevant drugs across culture, was also extended to the ness to engage them personally, tral India, an IAF spokes- India recorded the the chief ministers was in the world. In fact, we supplied Vande Bharat Mission. Starting but to back that up with concrete person said. "IAF lost highest daily spike of early January, just before 150 nations with medicines, 82 of from Wuhan, we brought back development programmes. Group Captain A. Gupta this year on Wednesday the commencement of them as grants by India. As our nationals of other countries while It is this outlook of human- in the accident," he said. with 28,903 Covid-19 the nationwide Covid-19 own production of masks, PPEs looking after our own," he added. centric global cooperation that cases and 188 deaths. vaccination programme. and diagnostic kits grew, we made He praised Prime Minister Na- is the driving force of Vaccine Nepali woman shot The maximum number The Wednesday meet- them available to other nations rendra Modi's vision which has Maitri. The Minister said that of cases were reported in fight against coronavirus vent the “emerging sec- ing was not attended by as well." Jaishankar said under provided an over-arching frame- the domestic vaccination pro- dead in Delhi Maharashtra. and decisive steps like ond wave”. “If we don’t West Bengal CM Ma- the Vaccine Maitri programme 72 work to make India's goodwill gramme started in January 2021 New Delhi, March 17 (UNI) Mr Modi said India micro-containment and act now, there will be a mata Banerjee and and countries were given vaccines in- meaningful in terms of practical and within a few days, India has A 45-year-old woman was has been appreciated restrictions must be tak- nationwide outbreak,” Chhattisgarh CM Bh- cluding Maldives, Bhutan, Bangla- initiatives and activities. also started assisting our imme- shot dead by bike-borne around the world in its en immediately to pre- Mr Modi warned. The upesh Bhagel. desh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Myan- "We saw that too in critical ne- diate neighbours. assailants here on Wednes- day. The victim identified as Meena was from Nepal Mayawati seeks COVID-19: Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths and was residing in Timar- Cancellation of 4Cr ration cards pur in North Delhi, where free Covid vaccine the attack took place. She recorded worldwide in single day used to sell water, snacks termed 'serious' by SC for the poor New Delhi, Mar 17(UNI) and cold drinks. Police re- Lucknow, March 17 (UNI) The world recorded 9,738 ceived information about New Delhi, March 17 more than three crore ration Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) COVID-19 deaths in a single the shooting around 7 a.m. (UNI) The Supreme Court cards were cancelled at cen- president Mayawati has called day on Wednesday taking "Information was received on Wednesday sought reply tral level, and as many as 10 for making the Coronavirus vac- the overall death toll to 2.67 that two assailants came from Centre and states, on to 15 lakh cards are cancelled cine free for the poor. The BSP million while also recording near a shop and fired. They a plea alleging cancellation at each state level. "The real president said in a tweet that 46,000 fresh infections tak- fled with the bike. The in- of nearly four crore ration reason is that the techno- if the Corona virus vaccination ing the number of cases to jured was shifted to a hos- cards, in the absence of link- logical system based on iris is expedited by the central and 12.06 million. pital immediately where ages with the Aadhaar card. identification, thumb prints, state governments as a national According to data re- she was declared brought A bench headed by Chief possession of Aadhar, func- policy, it would be better. "The leased by the Centre for dead. A case of murder is Justice S.A. Bobde and com- tioning of the Internet in ru- BSP, once again, appeals to the Science and Engineering reached 95,490,08, while the day. The country also re- being registered," said a prising justices A.S. Bopanna ral and remote areas etc. led centre and state governments to (CSSE) of John Hopkins death toll rose to 536, 914 on corded 188 deaths during senior police officer. Police and V. Ramasubramanian ration cards in the country to large scale cancellation of make the vaccine free for families University, the number of Wednesday. the last 24 hours, taking the has formed several teams said: "The matter is too seri- according to the Union of In- ration cards without notice of the poor," she stated. May- COVID cases across 192 Brazil which is the second overall number of COVID to identify and arrest the ous. We have to hear it." dia. The Union of India casu- to the family concerned," the awati's tweet came on a day when countries and other ar- worst affected country in the deaths to 1,59,044 so far. is accused. The observation came ally gives an explanation that plea argued. Prime minister Narendra Modi eas around the world has world, where the number at the fourth position, with on a plea filed by Koili Devi, these cancelled cards were Additional Solicitor Gen- Prime Minister Narendra Modi now reached 12,697,267, of infections have reached more than 4.3 million cases UP teenager shoots mother of an 11-year-old girl, bogus," said the plea. Senior eral Aman Lekhi, represent- said that quick and decisive steps whereas 26,70,459 people 1,163,535 and the number of and 91, 395 deaths. Britain who allegedly died of starva- advocate Colin Gonsalves, ing the Union government, were needed to immediately stop have so far lost their lives casualties to 282,127. India has so far recorded more father, his tion on September 28, 2017. representing the petitioner, termed the plea as miscon- the emerging second wave of Co- to the virus.The coronavi- is at the third position with than 4.3 million cases and paramour The top court noted that this said the matter deals with a ceived. Lekhi contended vid-19. In a meeting with chief rus pandemic is continu- more than 1.4 million cases. 1,25,927 deaths. France has matter should not be treated larger issue. The bench told there was grievance redressal ministers via video-conference, ing unabated in the world’s However, the country has more than 4.1 million cases Etawah (Uttar Pradesh), as adversarial. "Insistence him that the relief sought is mechanism under the Food the Prime Minister said 70 dis- only superpower, and the also recorded 1,10,45,284 and 91,324 deaths. Italy has March 17 (UNI) A teenage on Aadhar and biometric very omnibus and widened Security Act and if Aadhaar is tricts of the country reported 150 worst affected country in recoveries. The country re- more than 3.2 million cases boy shot his father and the authentication had led to the the scope of the matter. not available alternate docu- per cent increase in Covid-19 the world the United States corded 10,974 new cases and 103,001 deaths.