% =$, (!/>$) "/>$)> VRGR $"#(!#1')VCEBRS WWT!Pa!RT%&!$"#1$# $'()"*$+&, 0*1*013 0145( 0-6 ,($" 9 4 9:696 9 A 2,, 6 6 :2 2, 6 9 629 6 6 6 :62:66, 9 2; '-C'8 9 9 , 9 4 9 9 A9 B ; A !"#'*0$$%& '*- ? 6 ))$($ - . / $% " & " ,*/ 0%*-1 the Bihar Government told the court that around 28 lakh he Supreme Court on migrant workers have returned TThursday gave two-week to the State. The lawyer said time to the Centre and the !""" that the Bihar Government is States to complete the trans- $ taking steps to provide them portation of all stranded "K &' employment and so far, skill migrant workers to their native $!(")*+ mapping of around 10 lakh places and fixed June 9 as the $!(" migrants has been done. date to pronounce its order on "$)) The counsel representing the issue. ," West Bengal said that around A Bench headed by Justice " 3.97 lakh stranded migrants are Ashok Bhushan was hearing -.$!-'/01$! in the State and relief camps the matter in which it had "")$ were serving around one lakh esource-starved as it is, the Ministries or departments. taken suo motu cognisance on 2''$!-3/*$! meals. The counsel said that RGovernment will not start All Ministries have been the plight of migrant workers ))$(! West Bengal is more of a receiv- any new schemes for a year, the told to stop sending requests who were stranded across the "45 ing State and they will provide Finance Ministry said on for new schemes to the Finance country due to the Covid-19 ")$ every assistance which is need- Friday making it clear that Ministry. Spending will only be lockdown. ed to bring people back. any spending will only be allowed in the Prime Minister’s The Centre informed the 6.3-"( The counsel representing allowed in the Prime Minister’s Garib Kalyan Package and the court on Friday that around ) " Kerala said that around 4.34 “Garib Kalyan Package” and the announcements made under one crore migrant workers ")!" lakh migrants were there and recent announcements made the Atmanirbhar Bharat pack- across the country have already over one lakh persons have under “the Atmanirbhar Bharat age, it said. reached their destination — Counsel appearing for porting migrant workers. Gujarat told the SC that out of The State Government told already been transported. The package”. No other scheme “No new proposals for a around 41 lakh by road trans- Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Additional Solicitor around 22 lakh migrant work- the Bench that 1,664 Shramik Kerala Government said 1.61 would be approved. scheme/sub-scheme should be port and 57 lakh by trains. informed the SC they have so General Sanjay Jain, repre- ers in the State, 20.5 lakh have trains were organised and lakh wanted to stay put. Schemes already approved initiated this year (2020-21) During the hearing, the far received 28 lakh and 21.69 senting the Delhi Government, already been transported back. around 21.69 lakhs migrant When Kerala’s counsel said under the Budget will also stay except the proposals advocates representing vari- lakh migrants respectively. told the top court that around Senior advocate PS workers were brought back in that Railways is under the suspended till March 31, 2021. announced under the Pradhan ous States gave the figures of Solicitor General Tushar two lakh workers are still in the Narasimha, appearing for Uttar Uttar Pradesh. It said they Central Government and they The drastic move is to Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, migrant workers as per which, Mehta informed the Bench, national Capital and only Pradesh, said that around 5.50 have sent back around 1.35 should take care of the cost of tighten spending amid rising the Aatmanirbhar Bharat over 11 lakh and 20.5 lakh peo- also comprising Justices SK around 10,000 of them have lakh migrants workers were lakh migrants, who were in return by migrants, the Bench coronavirus cases with no clar- Abhiyan package and any other ple have gone back from Kaul and MR Shah, that so far expressed their desire to return brought back into the State Uttar Pradesh, and 104 special said that all States must make ity on when the pandemic will special package/announce- Maharashtra and Gujarat 802 trains have been operated to their native places. from Delhi borders for which trains were operated for this. their own arrangements. peak in the country. ment,” a Ministery note said. respectively. from Maharashtra for trans- The counsel appearing for buses made over 10,000 trips. The counsel appearing for Continued on Page 10 “It may be appreciated that Union Finance Minister in the wake of the Covid-19 Nirmala Sitaraman had pandemic, there is an unprece- announced 1.70 lakh crore dented demand on public PM Garib Kalyan package on '( financial resources and a need May 6 and 20 lakh crore to use resources prudently in Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan accordance with emerging and package on May 16 with changing priorities,” the expen- emphasis on giving quick relief % diture department, under the to poor and small scale indus- % +& Finance Ministry, said adding tries and reviving economy #&'((() " .37--1 -7.&1 8*7'*0 that it has been receiving many with a new mantra of ‘swadeshi’ *1*12* $ -.701& -8* '*7+0- new proposals for in-principle and self-reliance. ' $ -0788& '378'* ! approval from various Continued on Page 10 45 '17''1 '7'13'873'' 95" '373.+ -'8+7'0- :2 the GRP lines were engaged ," 17+88 -*+*70&. in office work. “These three * + ucknow recorded its fifth were in contact with the GRP ," .7110 8.&*7.+. Lcoronavirus death on Friday posted at Lucknow and were ndia climbed to the sixth spot " $ +7838 800-71'- as 78-year-old doctor Shyam staying at the GRP quarters,” Iin the world table of worst- :! &7.8* *+'7018 Swaroop tested positive for he said. hit coronavirus nations by leav- Covid-19 following his death Meanwhile, the CMO ing behind Italy after recording &7*1. -1-7-88 early on Friday. Doctor teams collected samples of 148 the fourth straight day of 9,000 ," &7-*3 +8-7*0* Swaroop was ex- CMS of people after contact surveil- , plus new cases on Friday. Now 87*1+ -&'7-31 Balrampur hospital. His son, a lance and sent it to KGMU for the US, Brazil, Russia, Spain, Professor at Lucknow testing. and the UK are ahead of it. ;<:" 878-& 80'73.0 University, has also tested pos- Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh commander will cross over the The country recorded $ 87-13 ''8'70-+ itive for coronavirus. recorded its biggest single-day LAC to meet the Chinese 9,279 new cases and 286 deaths 2" -703. '3'703& A senior official from the jump of 496 COVID-19 cases ll eyes are now on the senior commander. on Friday, which took its over- CMO office said that doctor on Friday, taking the state’s tally Atalks on Saturday between This level of talks will take all count of new cases to Swarup had been suffering to 9,733, while 12 more people senior military commanders of place after seven earlier meet- 2,36,001 and deaths to 6,649. deaths in Malegaon, seven 232. Out of the 12 who group, one was 68, two were 56 from fever for a couple of days succumbed to the disease, a India and China on the Line of ings between local comman- Maharashtra sank into deaths in Kalyan-Dombivli, breathed their last on Friday, and 50 years of age, and a 44- and had got himself tested for senior official said. Actual Control ders of two sides deep despair on Friday as the five deaths in Ratnagiri, two four were in the 80-82 age year-old person. Covid-19 as he had to under- With the fresh deaths, the (LAC) to defuse failed to break the State recorded highest-ever deaths each in Solapur and group, three were in 70-72 Continued on Page 10 go kidney treatment at the toll in the state has risen to 257, nearly month-long deadlock in the last day’s tally of 139 deaths and as Nashik, one death each in SGPGI. said Principal Secretary, Health, multiple face-offs in one fortnight. At pre- many as 2,436 new infected Vasai-Virar -1, Bhiwandi, and According to reports, Amit Mohan Prasad. Eastern Ladakh. sent, the two armies cases. With the fresh deaths Aurangabad-1. " # Doctor Swaroop passed away There are 3,828 active cases India is firm on are in a stand-off at and infections, the total num- Tamil Nadu saw 1,438 per- in his sleep early on Friday. in the state, while 5,648 people mutual and simultaneous pull- four points in Eastern Ladakh. ber of deaths rose to 2,849, sons testing positive for coro- On Friday, 15 fresh cases have recovered and been dis- back of soldiers from the flash- The frontage is between 20 and while the total infected cases navirus on Friday, the highest were reported from the city charged from hospitals, he points and an assurance from 30 km but in small pockets jumped to 80,229. ever number to be tested pos- which included ten from said. China to stop disrupting con- where soldiers are in an eyeball Taking into the total num- itive on a single day. With the ! "# Nizampur village in Malhaur Prasad said a helpline was struction activities like roads to eyeball confrontation, ber of deaths so far and the fact addition of 1,438 patients into (Chinhat), which was declared launched on Thursday through and infrastructure develop- sources said here on Friday.