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HERE IS HOW YOU BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE GENDER PARITY DEBATE CAN GET STARTED WITH FITNESS WIN OVER MI BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 159 VIJAYAWADA, SATURDAY APRIL 24, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES WITH COMEDY, THRILLERS, AND LOVE { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com 90-YEAR-OLD FROM MAHARASHTRA'S ARVIND KEJRIWAL'S OFFICE ‘REGRETS’ RAJASTHAN MAN HIRES HELICOPTER ASTHMA DRUG MAY BE USED TO BEED DISTRICT DEFEATS COVID TWICE TELEVISED APPEAL TO PM AMID ROW TO BRING HOME FIRST GIRL CHILD TREAT COVID IN MAHARASHTRA t a time when the COVID-19 figures in rime Minister Narendra Modi Friday met man in a village in Rajasthan's Nagaur medicine mainly used to treat asth- Maharashtra is witnessing an upward with the Chief Ministers of the 11 district hired a helicopter to bring home ma patients and those with seri- Atrend, a 90-year old man from Beed Pstates worst hit by the deadly second Ahis newborn daughter from the house Aous respiratory problems may district has beaten the deadly infection wave of Covid on a day India touched a of her maternal grandparents on be added to the list of supportive twice and is living to tell the tale. The new record of 3.32 lakh cases and 2,263 Wednesday. Hanuman Prajapat's wife treatment for COVID-19 patients in nonagenarian has attributed his recovery deaths in 24 hours. His discussion with Chuki Devi gave birth to their daughter, Maharashtra, a member of the to clean habits, a healthy lifestyle and a Arvind Kejriwal, which went live on TV Riya, on March 3 in the Nagaur district state's task force to tackle the pan- positive attitude. Pandurang Atmaram for some time, became controversial as hospital. From there she went to her demic has said. The drug, inhaled Aglave (Adaskar), first contracted Covid in the Delhi Chief Minister talked about the parents' house in Harsolav village with the budesonide, is likely to be added to November, 2020 and managed to recover after capital's crippling oxygen crisis and the baby for post-delivery care. "We wanted to the list of medicines that could be used undergoing treatment for 10 days at a government central government later accused him of using make the arrival of my daughter, my princess very to support treatment of COVID-19 patients, facility in Kej. Pandurang said, "When I contracted the infection the platform to "play politics" and "spread lies".As PM Modi special and this was the most I could have done to show how Dr Rahul Pandit said. The Maharashtra government's task for the first time, the severity of it was less. However, the road to objected to an "in-house meeting" being telecast live, Kejriwal special my daughter is to me and my family," Prajapat told PTI force is considering adding this medicine in the guidelines recovery wasn't easy the second time around. expressed "regret". over phone from his native village Nimbdi Chandawata. for patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms. Govt to bear cost of vax for 18+ n CM tells officials to ramp up testing; Inter, Class X exams as per schedule PNS n VIJAYAWADA Andhra Pradesh will vaccinate Night curfew in those between the age group of 18 and 45 free of cost. A decision in State from this regard was taken at a high- level meeting held by Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy today Social capital, social to review the Covid situation in PNS n VIJAYAWADA the state on Friday. media and 'Getting During the meeting Jagan Night curfew will be clamped ahead' in life directed officials to place orders across Andhra Pradesh from AP HC stays sale of with pharmaceutical companies Saturday in a bid to curb the vir- for sufficient stocks of vaccine. ulent spread of coronavirus as The Government calculates that the state crossed the one million it will have to spend around Rs mark in total cases. Govt lands in Vizag 2 1,600 crore to procure the vaccine “The night curfew will be in and inoculate the 2,04,70,364 peo- force daily from 10 pm to 5 am. C PRADEEP KUMAR ple in the age group of 18 and 45. Only essential and emergency n VIJAYAWADA It may be noted that the third services, like medical and health, ‘Lulu land’ e-auction phase of Covid-19 vaccination AP crosses 10 lakh Covid cases milk supply, will be allowed," In a setback to the State govern- programme, starting May 1, will Deputy Chief Minister (Health) ment, the Andhra Pradesh High put off to May cover the age group 18-45. Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Nani) Court on Friday put brakes on the Registration for the third phase of mark with highest-ever tally told reporters after a high-level sale of government land at five sep- SNV SUDHIR the vaccination programme is PNS n VIJAYAWADA It took 158 days for the state Covid review meeting, chaired arate locations in port city Vizag. n VIJAYAWADA set to start on April 28. to reach nine lakh total cases by Chief Minister YS The court issued interim orders The Group of Ministers (GoM) Riding on the second wave to a after it touched the eight-lakh Jaganmohan Reddy. directing the Government not to The e-auction for the sale of gov- constituted to tackle Covid surge new peak, Andhra Pradesh on mark on October 23 last year, "We had an extensive discus- finalise the tender notification on ernment owned land properties submitted its recommendations to Friday crossed the one million the longest period since the out- sion with the Chief Minister on the sale of state-owned lands in in Vizag by National Buildings the Chief Minister on Friday Covid-19 cases mark as a new break of the pandemic. the steps to check the spread of Visakhapatnam. Construction Corporation during the review meeting. record 11,766 were added afresh It took 137 days for AP to log coronavirus as the cases are The High Court was hearing a (NBCC) has been postponed to Amid the surge in Covid cases, in a day. the first one lakh Covid-19 cases peaking again. Night curfew was petition filed against the decision next month. the Government also decided to AP became the fifth state in the from March 12, 2020 when the one option, along with intensive of selling land parcels in FULL REPORT ON PAGE 2 impose night curfew starting country, behind Maharashtra, first case was reported. vaccination," Nani said. Visakhapatnam. The petitioner from Saturday between 10 pm Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil The second and the third lakh The Deputy CM said the gov- brought to the notice of the court The ‘tabla-guy' and 5 am across the state, observ- Nadu, to aggregate over 10 lakh came in a span of 11 days each ernment has also decided to pro- that earlier, it had issued orders price of these land parcels have brings back cultural ing closure of shops, restaurants coronavirus cases so far. and the next three lakh cases vide Covid vaccine free of cost to staying the sale of government been fixed at Rs 208.62 crore and beat to Hyd and public spaces. The state's cumulative posi- came in intervals of 10 days each. all above the age of 18 years. lands in the name of Mission the land parcels in Visakhapatnam The Chief Minister advised tives now stands at 10,09,228 The state went from six to There are an estimated 2.04 Build AP programme. and Guntur were to be put up for officials to decentralise Rythu from over 1.58 crore tests, a seven lakh cases in 14 days and crore people in the 18-45 age During the hearing, the High auction in the first phase. Bazaars like done in the past and health department bulletin said. from seven to eight in the next group in the state.Sources said Court said that the same orders will Part of the revenue generated make them available at ward The last lakh cases came in 24 22 days, when the first peak hit the vaccine drive for this group be applied to the sale of lands in Vizag. was to be used to fund the State level. days after the state logged 9 lakh in August-September last year. alone could cost the state at least Earlier the State government government’s flagship programmes 10 2 on March 30 this year. 2 Rs 818 crore to Rs 900 crore. decided to auction nine land such as Navaratnalu and Nadu- parcels as part of ‘Mission Build Nedu, and the rest will be used to AP’ initiative to promote infra- develop infrastructure in the State, structure development and an official release said. 25 die in Delhi hospital as oxygen runs out resource mobilisation. The reserve 2 PNS n NEW DELHI ply they had left, changing the timeframe depending on the Twenty-five Covid patients in erratic supply and and giving YSR Sunna Vaddi Delhi's elite Sir Ganga Ram updates on social media plat- Hospital died in 24 hours and the forms, Delhi Chief Minister lives of many more hung in pre- Arvind Kejriwal made an impas- carious balance on Friday, the sioned appeal to Prime Minister sop gets Rs 1,109 cr scramble for life-saving oxygen Narendra Modi.