Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 Published From CORONA: SOME REAL, Q4 EARNINGS, PACE OF VAX, TRENDS IGA IS QUEEN HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THOUGH SOME HYPE TO DICTATE MARKETS OF ROME BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 207 HYDERABAD, MONDAY MAY 17, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SHILPA SHETTY IN MAHESH- TRIVIKRAM'S STORY { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com PETROL, DIESEL PRICES HIKED AGAIN; CONGRESS MP RAJEEV SATAV WHO HAD COVID-19: LOCKDOWN EXTENDED IN FREE WI-FI NOW AT 6,000 PETROL PRICE NEARS RS 99 IN MUMBAI COVID DIES, RAHUL GANDHI SAYS ‘BIG LOSS’ DELHI BY ANOTHER WEEK RAILWAY STATIONS etrol price on Sunday was increased by enior Congress leader and MP Rajeev Satav elhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on he railways has enabled free Wi-Fi at 24 paise per litre and diesel by 27 died at a private hospital in Pune this Sunday announced extension of the its 6000th station as the facility Ppaise, pushing rates across the Smorning, days after recovering from Dongoing lockdown by one more Twent live at Hazaribagh town of country to record highs and that of petrol coronavirus infection. "It's a big loss for us all," week in the national capital, saying the Jharkhand on Saturday, the national in Mumbai to near Rs 99 a litre. The Rahul Gandhi tweeted, addressing Mr Satav gains made so far in combating transporter said. The railways pro- increase led to rates in Delhi climbing to as "my friend" who embodied the ideals of the COVID-19 cannot be lost due to any vided Wi-Fi facility first at the Rs 92.58 per litre and diesel to Rs 83.22, Congress. "Rajeev Satav became RT-PCR relaxations now. During a visit to the Mumbai Railway station in 2016, according to a price notification of state- swab negative on May 9, 2021. However, after GTB Hospital, he said Delhi has reaching its 5000th station, at owned fuel retailers. Rates had already a prolonged illness he succumbed to secondary recorded a "good level" of COVID-19 Midanpore in West Bengal. On May crossed Rs 100-mark in several cities in pneumonia with multi-organ dysfunction on May recoveries in the past few days and the 15, Jarapada station in Angul District of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and 16 at 4:58 am," Jehangir hospital, where the Congress number of cases is also reducing "very fast". Odisha was also provided with Wi-Fi facility, with the latest increase, price in Mumbai too was inching leader was admitted, said in a statement. The 46-year-old Congress "But we do not want the gains made in the past few days to it said on Sunday. “The Wi-Fi facility at railway stations towards that level. A litre of petrol in Mumbai now comes for leader was in critical condition after he was diagnosed with a new viral be lost all of a sudden. So, the lockdown is being extended meets the objectives of the aspiring ‘Digital India' pro- Rs 98.88 and diesel is priced at Rs 90.40 per litre. infection, according to Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope. for another week till 5 am on May 24," Kejriwal said. gramme of government of India. Centre's new SOPs to battle First batch of anti- Covid in villages amid surge Covid drug 2-DG to n be released today PNS NEW DELHI Keep ration shops open PNS n NEW DELHI Village-level surveillance, tele-con- sultation with community health on all days, for longer The first batch of anti-COVID officers, and training in rapid anti- drug 2-DG, developed by the gen testing are among the several duration: Centre DRDO, will be released on Mango growers again areas of focus in the Centre's new he Centre on Sunday asked the state Monday by Defence Minister SOPs to battle COVID-19 as the Rajnath Singh and Health Minister hit by Covid Tgovernments to keep ration shops, pandemic gradually moves to the also called fair price shops, open for a Harsh Vardhan, officials said. semi-urban and rural areas of the longer duration and on all days to The Drugs Controller General of country. ensure timely and safe distribution of India (DGCI) has approved the It is important, the SOPs suggest, both subsidised and free foodgrains to oral drug for emergency use as an D-glucose (2-DG), showed that it to ensure that community-based the poor. An advisory in this regard has adjunct therapy in moderate to helps in a faster recovery of hos- 3 services and primary health infra- been issued by the Union Food severe coronavirus patients, the pitalised patients and reduces sup- structure in these areas are equipped Ministry following representations that defence ministry said earlier this plemental oxygen dependence. to manage infections. during the current lockdown in some month. The officials said the first The approval of the drug has "In every village, active surveil- lines say. "Symptomatic cases can be surge and the number of cases, con- states/UTs, ration shops' timings have batch of the drug will be released come at a time when India is grap- lance should be done for influenza- triaged at village level by teleconsul- tact tracing must be done as far as been curtailed due to which the by the two ministers at an event at pling with a record-breaking wave like illness/severe acute respiratory tation with community health offi- possible based on the Integrated intended beneficiaries might not be the headquarters of the Defence of the coronavirus pandemic that infections (ILI/SARI) periodically by cers, and cases with comorbidity/low Disease Surveillance Programme's getting adequate time to lift their Research and Development has stretched the country's health- ASHA with the help of Village oxygen saturation should be sent to guidelines. entitled foodgrains. Organisation (DRDO) here. care infrastructure to its limit. Health Sanitation and Nutrition higher centres," they say. 2 The ministry, on May 8, said the Committee (VHSNC)," the guide- Depending on the intensity of the 2 clinical trials of the drug, 2-deoxy- 2 Tauktae intensifies Second batch of Sputnik V vaccine reaches Hyd into ‘very severe PNS n HYDERABAD by the arrival of the first batch of the vaccine in India on May 1, 2021. cyclonic storm' As the second batch of the Sputnik Ambassador Kudashev said that PNS n NEW DELHI V landed in Hyderabad, Telangana life-saving humanitarian assistance on Sunday, Russian Ambassador to delivered last month by the Russian Maha CM asks family Cyclone Tauktae has intensified India, Nikolay Kudashev termed the side is being successfully used to help docs to join fight into a "very severe cyclonic storm" Russian-Indian fight against Indians to overcome the conse- against Covid and is approaching the Gujarat COVID-19, as an example of the quences of the disease. coast, the India Meteorological special and privileged strategic part- "That is indeed a brilliant exam- Department (IMD) said on nership and an effective model of ple of the special and privileged Sunday. "It is very likely to move international anti-pandemic cooper- strategic partnership and an effective north-northwestwards and reach ation. model of international anti-pandem- Gujarat coast in the evening hours "We are very happy to see that the ic cooperation that does not know 5 of 17th (May) and cross Gujarat Russian-Indian joint fight against the any unnecessary obstacles," he said. Israel air coast between Porbandar and COVID-19, which is one of the vital Kudashev called the delivery of the Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) areas of our bilateral cooperation second batch of Sputnik V vaccine around 18th May early morning," nowadays, has firmly stood on rails Sputnik V has become the first largest COVID-19 vaccination cam- "very timely" after the recent launch strikes kill 33 the IMD said. and moving forward," the Russian foreign-made vaccine to be used in paign. Inoculations with Sputnik V of the Russian vaccine in the Indian 2 envoy told ANI. India contributing to the world's in Hyderabad started Friday followed vaccination campaign. Palestinians PNS n GAZA Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed AP HC directs CID to shift ‘wounded' TS dedicates 2 hospitals 33 Palestinians, including eight children, Gaza health officials said, as militants fired an early for black fungus treatment morning barrage of rockets into YSRC rebel MP to private hospital Israel. With no sign of an end to PNS n AMARAVATI ing Raju. PNS n HYDERABAD transplants. It is treated with antifun- the worst outbreak of Israeli- The medical board, headed by gal drugs along with surgical debride- Palestinian violence in years the The Andhra Pradesh High Court the superintendent of Government The Black Fungus or Mucormycosis ment.” He further added, “It is known United Nations Security Council on Sunday directed the Crime General Hospital in Guntur, sub- is being spread widely in Covid that the disease is spread due to over- was due to meet later on Sunday Investigation Department of the mitted that there were no external patients and the Telangana govern- use of steroid medication given to to discuss the hostilities. Covaxin effective state police to immediately shift the injuries on Raju, though his legs ment has decided to dedicate two patients during Covid and improp- The death toll in Gaza overnight arrested YSR Congress MP K and feet were swollen. hospitals for the treatment of the er cleaning of oxygen delivery jumped to 181, including 47 chil- against India, UK Raghu Ramakrishna Raju to a pri- The medical board also certified patients with Black Fungus symp- devices.” The health Department dren, amid an intensive Israeli air strains: Biotech vate hospital for treatment in tune that the rebel MP is in good health toms.