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Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Cong. crisis deepens after CLP Centre limits duration of sacks Pilot from Cabinet, PCC online school sessions He was accused of colluding with BJP to topple the govt.; Gehlot meets Governor Pragyata guidelines factor in unequal access to technology 4,526 new COVID­19 cases in Tamil Nadu Special Correspondent Special Correspondent CHENNAI JAIPUR Pilot likely NEW DELHI Tamil Nadu on Tuesday The political crisis in Rajas­ Schools can hold live online reported 4,526 fresh cases than took a dramatic turn on to spell out classes for a maximum of 1.5 of COVID­19. Fourteen Tuesday with the Congress hours per day for Classes 1­8, districts, excluding Chennai, plans today reported more than 100 sacking rebel leader Sachin and three hours per day for infections each. The number Pilot both as the Deputy Rebel Congress leader Classes 9­12, according to of new cases continued Chief Minister as well as Pra­ Sachin Pilot is expected to the Pragyata guidelines for to fall in Chennai. desh Congress Committee spell out his future plans digital education, released (PCC) president. by the Ministry of Human TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 2 on Wednesday, a source DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The party also accused close to him told The Resource Development on him of colluding with the Hindu. Apart from a Tuesday. No restrictions on sale of Opposition BJP in its conspi­ cryptic tweet thanking his For kindergarten, nursery paracetamol, says govt. racy to topple the State go­ supporters and a change and preschool, the guide­ MADURAI vernment. Two Ministers in in his Twitter bio, calling lines don’t recommend any The State government on the rebel camp were also screen time for children; Tuesday informed the himself as MLA from Tonk dropped from the State and a former Union they only recommend that Madurai Bench of the Madras Cabinet. teachers spend a maximum Show of confidence: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Minister, Mr. Pilot didn’t High Court that it had not Congress chief spokesper­ of 30 minutes per day to in­ issued any order restricting outside Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Tuesday. * ROHIT JAIN PARAS drop any hints. Ī page 9 son Randeep Surjewala, who DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD teract with parents and the over­the­counter sale was camping in Jaipur as a vind Singh Dotasra as the party’s successful campaign guide them. of paracetamol tablets central observer, announced new PCC president, replac­ in the 2018 Assembly elec­ These guidelines, pre­ no internet access, those sume that teaching­learning in pharmacies. Raje silent; the decision after a meeting ing Mr. Pilot. tion, has been miffed over a pared by the National Coun­ with TV with cable or DTH, through synchronous com­ TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD of the Congress Legislature notice issued to him by the BJP watching cil of Educational Research those with a radio set or a munication is the only re­ Party (CLP) passed a resolu­ ‘Swayed by BJP plot’ Special Operations Group of and Training (NCERT), are basic phone with FM radio, quirement or even desirable CM launches televised tion to remove Mr. Pilot and Mr. Surjewala said the Con­ the Rajasthan police for re­ situation only advisory in nature, and and those with no communi­ in order to support effective lessons for students others from their positions. gress had taken the decision cording his statement in a State governments have cation devices at all. digital learning.” Synchro­ CHENNAI Mr. Pilot and the MLAs sup­ with a “heavy heart”, as its case filed in connection with Former Rajasthan Chief been asked to build on them nous or real­time communi­ Chief Minister Edappadi K. porting him did not attend edifice was built around its the alleged attempts to top­ Minister and BJP leader and formulate their own Survey advised cation could be the Zoom Palaniswami on Tuesday the CLP. policies and principles, ple the government. Vasundhara Raje has been rules, based on local needs. Noting that members from classes that many private launched televised lessons which were far more impor­ Soon after the CLP meet­ silent on the goings­on in Over 25 crore students different categories may be schools have begun, or other for Class 10 students through 2 Ministers removed tant than the individuals. ing got over, Chief Minister the State. Sources in the have been out of school present in the same class, video or audio conferencing, Kalvi TV. The lessons will be The Cabinet members re­ “Mr. Pilot and some of his as­ Ashok Gehlot drove to Raj BJP say Ms. Raje’s silence since mid­March. The Pra­ the guidelines advise allowing instant feedback. broadcast on the State­run moved were Tourism Minis­ sociates were swayed by the Bhavan to inform Governor and her considerable hold gyata guidelines acknow­ schools to survey students “Children exposed to digi­ channel for two­and­a­half ter Vishvendra Singh and BJP’s plot and had joined it Kalraj Mishra of the decision on MLAs is one of the ledge that these students live before making decisions on tal technologies or gadgets hours every day, from Food and Civil Supplies Mi­ to topple the government, and make a formal request reasons why the party has in households which fall into the mode of teaching. “The for a longer time are prone Monday to Friday. nister Ramesh Meena. which was unacceptable,” to drop the Ministers from been proceeding rather different categories: those goal is NOT to try and re­ to severe health issues,” the TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Mr. Surjewala announced he said. the Cabinet. gingerly with regard to having computers or smart­ create face­to­face class­ guidelines said. the appointment of Minister The 42­year­old Mr. Pilot, “toppling the Gehlot phones with 4G, those with rooms over the internet,” it OPPORTUNITIES Ī PAGE 11 of State for Education Go­ credited with leading the CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 government”. Ī page 9 smartphones but limited or said. “Schools should not as­ CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Awaiting tourists Move to map COVID­19 after­effects Doctors flag complications, including induced diabetes, impaired lung function Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI ICMR chief Even as the fight against the pandemic continues, data is raises doubts now being collected from across India on the medical over drugs complications that reco­ There is yet no evidence vered patients are suffering from trials that itolizumab from, including COVID­19­in­ and tocilizumab reduce duced diabetes, impaired death in severely ill lung, heart, liver and brain COVID­19 patients, said functions along with acute ICMR Director­General Dr. fatigue and dyspnea, after Balram Bhargava said, doctors and hospitals indi­ adding that more trials cated this trend. were necessary. Ī page 10 The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD collecting data from leading Central government hospi­ cases in the country were re­ Cardiologist Dr. Balbir brosis.’’ tals, including Safdarjung, ported from 10 States, with Singh stated that patients Dr. Ambuj Roy from the Ram Manohar Lohia and AI­ Maharashtra and Tamil Na­ were taking a “long time to Department of Cardiology of IMS, and across India. du accounting for 50%; the fully recover and they often All India Institute of Medical overall recovery rate had complain of feeling lethar­ Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, said Care strategy climbed from 47.6% (May 31) gic, completely drained out, that there were possibilities The Health Ministry said the to 63.02% currently. mentally depressed with the of long­term lung function data would help them come Leading physicians from inability to concentrate. In deterioration and vascular out with guidelines on furth­ across the country have indi­ those who developed pneu­ diseases. er care