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Covid-19 forecasters warn India deaths may double in coming weeks The coronavirus wave that plunged India into the world’s biggest health crisis has the potential to worsen in the coming weeks, with some research models projecting that the death toll could more than double from current levels.A team at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore used a mathematical model to predict about 404,000 deaths will occur by June 11 if current trends continue. A model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington forecast 1,018,879 deaths by the end of July. While coronavirus cases can be hard to predict, particularly in a sprawling nation like India, the forecasts reflect the urgent need for India to step up public health measures like testing and social distancing.
Puducherry’s Covid-19 caseload climbs to 65,117; 1,819 fresh cases added Puducherry posted 1,819 fresh cases of coronavirus, the highest ever on a single day, raising the aggregate to 65,117. The new cases were identified at the end of examination of 6893 samples in all the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam projecting test positivity at 26.38 percent.The cases were spread over Puducherry 1435, Karaikal 182, Yanam 180 and Mahe 22, the Director of Health and Family Welfare services S Mohan Kumar said.As many as 18 patients succumbed to the viral infection during the last 24 hours taking the total number of deaths to 88.
I have every hope that the Chief Minister, my younger sister, will rise to the occasion ”The governor added, “You have to rise above partisan interests
The state government said that essential and emergency services will continue like earlier. Medical services, medicine shops, vegetable shops, groceries, and continuous process industries will continue to work. Agency News: New Delhi The rising coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in Uttar Pradesh led the authorities to further extend the ongoing ‘partial corona curfew’ till May 10 7am. The curfew was due to end at 7am on Thursday. This is the second time that the curfew has been extended in the state. The Uttar Pradesh government imposed the partial corona curfew on April 30 from 8pm, which was scheduled to end on May 4. However, on May 3, the government extended the
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UP extends ‘partial corona cur- Mamata Banerjee takes oath as Bengal CM third time in a row few’ again, to continue till May 10
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The health ministry on Wednesday informed that over 3.82 lakh fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India in the past 24 hours. The addition of the fresh cases has taken the COVID-19 case tally past 2.06 crore. The ministry also informed that over 16.04 crore COVID-19 jabs have been administered so far. Of it, over 14.84 lakh people were vaccinated on Tuesday. India has already surpassed Brazil in terms of cases. It is now the secondworst hit nation due to the coronavirus pandemic after the US. 2.26 lakh deaths due to COVID-19related deaths were reported.
restrictions till 7am on May 6.The state government said that essential and emergency services will continue like earlier. Medical services, medicine shops, vegetable shops, groceries, and continuous process industries will continue to work.All other shops and establishments will remain closed during the period. During the restrictions, vaccination drive against the virus will continue and all essential services will be allowed, PTI reported a senior official as saying. The official refused to term it as a ‘lockdown’ and preferred ‘closure’ instead, the news agency reported. India on Wednesday reported over 382,000 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry’s coronavirus disease dashboard. As per the ministry’s data, Uttar Pradesh is one of the ten states that accounted for more than 70 per cent of the new cases
registered in the last 24 hours. More than 25,000 people were detected positive for Covid-19 in the state The state also has an active Covid-19 caseload of more than 100,000. The active cases tally in the state stands at 272,568, as per the ministry’s
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data. The state reported the second-highest deaths in the last one day as 351 people succumbed to the disease, the data showed.
RBI’s Rs 50,000 cr kitty to help prepare for third COVID wave, say healthcare professionals Agency News: New Delhi The Reserve Bank of India’s move to provide Rs 50,000 crore for priority lending to boost COVID-related health infrastructure and services in the country is a shot in the arm for the fight against COVID, say healthcare professionals. The Reserve Bank of India has shown foresight by announcing flow of unhindered liquidity to the healthcare sector in order to boost production of vaccine,
COVID-related medicines and ramp up oxygen supplies, said Dr Rashmi Saluja, Executive Chairperson, Religare Enterprises.To boost provision of immediate liquidity for ramping up COVID-related healthcare infrastructure and services in the country, an on-tap liquidity window of Rs 50,000 crore with tenors of up to three years at the repo rate is being opened till March 31, 2022, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced.
Following a thumping victory of the Trinamool Congress, the party supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday took oath as the chief minister of West Bengal third time in a row. As of now, she is the only woman chief minister in India.The small ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic took place at the Throne Room in Raj Bhavan and she was administered the oath of office by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. After taking charge, she went to her office in Nabanna, where she will be given a guard of honour by the Kolkata Police.Mamata Banerjee to meet officials on COVID-19 situationShe is likely to begin her tenure with a meeting with top bureaucrats to take stock of the aggravating COVID-19
2 members of Indian delegation attending G7 foreign ministers’ meet in London test positive for Covid-19 Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar did not test positive for the virus, Sky News reporter Joe Pike said on Twitter. Agency News: New Delhi India’s entire delegation to the Group of Seven summit in London is self-isolating after two of its members tested positive for Covid-19, the British government said on Wednesday.“Two delegates tested positive so
the entire delegation is now self isolating,” a British official said.“The meeting had been enabled by a strict set of Covid protocols, including daily testing of all delegates,” the British official said.Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar did not test positive for the virus,
Sky News reporter Joe Pike said on Twitter. Jaishankar was pictured meeting British interior minister Priti Patel on Tuesday.The delegation
will be attempting to meet virtually, Pike added.The Indian High Commission in London did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Earlier, British vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said he was unaware of a report that delegates from G7 countries were self-isolating because of a Covid-19 scare. India is not a G7 member but was invited by Britain to this week’s summit, along with Australia, South Africa and South Korea.
Supreme Court Decision On Maratha Quota “Unfortunate”: Uddhav Thackeray Terming the SC’s decision to strike down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions, government jobs as unfortunate, Uddhav Thackeray said the legal battle for the reservations to that community will continue till there is “victory” Agency News: Mumbai Terming the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs as unfortunate, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the legal battle for the reservations to that community will continue till there is “victory”.In a statement after the top court verdict, Mr Thackeray said, “With folded hands, we request the prime minister and the president to take an immediate decision on Maratha quota.”The chief minister said he expects the Centre to show the same alacrity on the Maratha quota issue as it did in delivering verdicts on issues like the Shah Bano case and repeal of Article 370 for which the Constitution was amended.Mr Thackeray said BJP MP Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje has been seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appointment over the
Maratha quota issue for the last one year but to no avail.The top court has scrapped a decision taken by all parties in the state legislature, he said.The legal battle for Maratha quota will continue till there is “victory”, Mr Thackeray said.Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court termed the state law on Maratha quota as “unconstitutional” and held there were no exceptional circumstances to breach the 50 per cent reservation cap set by the 1992 Mandal verdict.The judgement came on a batch of pleas challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which had upheld the grant of reservation to Marathas in admissions and government jobs in the state.The Maharashtra State Reservation (of seats for admission in educational institutions in the State and for appointments in the public services and posts under the State) for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act 2018 was enacted to grant reservation
and law and order situation in the state. Since the election results were declared on Sunday, there have been multiple incidents of postpoll political violence in the state resulting in deaths and injuries.Post-poll violence in Bengal In fact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dialled Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and expressed anguish over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. The Union home ministry has also sought a report from the state government over the attacks on members of opposition parties. Dhankhar, too, has been vocal about the post-poll violence. During the oathtaking ceremony, Dhankhar said, “I have every hope that the Chief Minister on an urgent basis will take all the steps to restore the rule
‘We should prepare’: Centre warns third Covid-19 wave ‘inevitable’
K Vijay Raghavan, the principal scientific advisor to the Centre has said that while the third wave of coronavirus infection is ‘inevitable,’ the time or scale of the disease ‘is not clear. Agency News: New Delhi
to people of the Maratha community in the state in jobs and admissions.
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of law. I have every hope that the Chief Minister, my younger sister, will rise to the occasion.”The governor added, “You have to rise above partisan interests. I am sure you will script a new governance pattern.”BJP’s embarrassing defeat Despite the mega rallies of PM Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda, the saffron party had to face a humiliating defeat in the Bengal Assembly election. While the Trinamool secured 213 seats of the 292 seats where elections were held, the BJP was decimated to just 77 seats.
Even as India continues to battle a deadly second wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, the Centre warned on Wednesday that a “third phase is inevitable.” A phase three is inevitable, given the higher levels of circulating virus but it is not clear on what time scale this phase three will occur. We should prepare for new
waves,” principal advisor to the government K Vijay Raghavan said at a press briefing hosted by the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW), according India is currently in the grip of a second Covid-19 wave which is so intense that the country is seeing more daily infections than it did during the first wave that struck the country last year. The number of deaths per day in the second wave, too, is higher than the corresponding figures during the first wave. Since April 22, India has recorded more than 300,000 cases every day, the highest by any country since the beginning of the pandemic, while the number of daily fatalities has been more than 3,000 for a number of days. India is also the only country to have logged more than 400,000 cases in a single day.
J P Nadda vows to ‘save’ people of Bengal from ‘cycle of political violence’ BJP national president J P Nadda said his party will ensure that the entire country gets to know about the widespread violence unleashed in the state following the declaration of Assembly poll results. Agency News: Kolkata BJP president J P Nadda on Wednesday took a symbolic oath here to protect democracy and “save the people of West Bengal from the cycle of political violence”. Nadda,
who had attended a dharna near a Gandhi statue in the central part of Kolkata on Tuesday, said his party will ensure that the entire country gets to know about the widespread violence unleashed in the state following the declaration of
Assembly poll results. “I will be visiting districts such as North 24 Parganas to be on the side of our members who were at the receiving end of this brutality… We want to tell the entire country about this,” Nadda said at a programme
organised by the saffron camp at its Hastings office here. The BJP has claimed
that at least six of its workers and supporters, including a woman, were killed in attacks allegedly perpetrated by the TMC following its victory in the assembly elections. We will continue to serve the help the people of Bengal and help them realise their dreams. We will strive to break this chain of political violence,” he said at the programme, which was attended by state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh among others.
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2 EDITORIAL ‘Putting officers in jail will not bring Doctors battle Covid at Punjab’s biggest Editorial SUNVILLA SAMACHAR oxygen to Delhi’, says Supreme Court civil hospital: ‘No duty, off-duty hours’ India Must Widen Food Support Programme The second wave of Covid-19 has been pushing millions more in India into destitution and extreme poverty. Many families are losing their earning members to the pandemic, many survived alone and have nothing left with them even to feed themselves, and many lost their jobs. We, therefore, immediately need to at least widen our food support programmes. Though, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) has been extended a fortnight ago for two months ie for May and June 2021, it would cover only 80 crore poor people. The programme was launched last year after the lockdown of the country to cover the same number of people. In the last one year millions of workers have lost their jobs and are yet to rejoin. The second wave has worsened the situation since February 2021 with additional job loss in millions. Therefore, there is an urgent need to reassess the number of people transitioned into destitution and extreme poverty in real time so that all of them could at least be provided with food. It may be mentioned here that pre-pandemic data of extreme poverty in India showed 27 crore people in extreme poverty, which increased to about 80 crore just after the lockdown. That is why PMGKY was launched for that many number of people. One wonders why this programme was extended this year for the same number of people amidst much more devastation caused by the second wave, both in terms of loss of lives and livelihoods. With containment measures and lockdown imposed by several states in the lastthree months millions of jobs have been lost. According to the latest CMIE data, India unemployment rate rose to a four-month high of nearly 8 per cent in April, andthe outlook remains weak in near future with state administrations extending lockdowns to curb a record surge in virus cases.Unemployment increased to 7.97 per cent in April from 6.5 per cent in March. Morethan seven million jobs lost last month. The situation in May and June, for which thePMGKY has been extended, is most likely to worsen, because the second wave maybe at peak in the third week of May and may not be mitigated in June. Therefore,there may be more job loss. A separate survey by IHS Markit showed the manufacturing sector was still losing jobs in April, though the rate of contraction was the weakest in the current 13-month sequence of job shedding. The CMIE data shows joblessness is more acute in urban The second wave of Covid-19 has been pushing millions more in India into destitution and extreme poverty. Many families are losing their earning members tothe pandemic, many survived alone and have nothing left with them even to feed themselves, and many lost their jobs. We, therefore, immediately need to at leastwiden our food support programmes. Though, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) has been extended a fortnight ago for two months ie for May and June 2021, it would cover only 80 crorepoor people. The programme was launched last year after the lockdown of thecountry to cover the same number of people. In the last one year millions of workershave lost their jobs and are yet to rejoin. The second wave has worsened the situation since February 2021 with additional job loss in millions. Therefore, there is an urgent need to reassess the number of people transitioned into destitution and extreme poverty in real time so that all of them could at least be provided with food.It may be mentioned here that pre-pandemic data of extreme poverty in Indiashowed 27 crore people in extreme poverty, which increased to about 80 crore justafter the lockdown. That is why PMGKY was launched for that many number ofpeople. One wonders why this programme was extended this year for the samenumber of people amidst much more devastation caused by the second wave, bothin terms of loss of lives and livelihoods.With containment measures and lockdown imposed by several states in the lastthree months millions of jobs have been lost. According to the latest CMIE data,India unemployment rate rose to a four-month high of nearly 8 per cent in April, andthe outlook remains weak in near future with state administrations extendinglockdowns to curb a record surge in virus cases.Unemployment increased to 7.97 per cent in April from 6.5 per cent in March. Morethan seven million jobs lost last month. The situation in May and June, for which thePMGKY has been extended, is most likely to worsen, because the second wave maybe at peak in the third week of May and may not be mitigated in June. Therefore,there may be more job loss.A separate survey by IHS Markit showed the manufacturing sector was still - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara losing jobs in April.
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‘Relying on PMO is useless’: Subramanian Swamy urges Modi to ‘delegate’ war against COVID-19 to Nitin Gadkari Agency News: New Delhi BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday hit out at the Centre over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hand over the “conduct of this war” to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. Echoing recent reports, the lawmaker contended that a third wave that targeted children might soon create fresh panic in the country.“India will survive Coronavirus Pandemic as it did Islamic invaders and British Imperialists. We could face one more wave that targets children unless strict precautions now are taken. Modi should therefore delegate the conduct of this war to Gadkari,” he tweetedResponding to
follow-up remarks, Swamy noted that this was not a critique of Narendra Modi and that the “PMO is a department not the Prime Minister himself”. Delegating, he added, was not a sign of being incapable. But why Nitin Gadkari? “Because dealing with COVID-19 needs an infrastructure framework in which aspect Gadkari has proved his ability,” Swamy explained. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, he added was “another very capable Minister”. However the fact that he already had a massive portfolio to contend with made him ineligible And while some continue to call for Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan’s removal, the Rajya Sabha MP has a different take on things.
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In a hearing on Tuesday, the Delhi High Court told the Centre that it might choose to “dig its head like an ostrich in the sand”, but the court will not. Agency News: New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing a plea of the Centre against Delhi High Court’s order issuing contempt notice and seeking personal appearance of its officials for noncompliance of the direction on supply of oxygen to treat
COVID-19 patients in the national capital. The hearing began in the afternoon after Chief Justice NV Ramana asked the court registry to place the papers on the matter before a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud. The Centre informed the court that both the state and Union governments were “doing
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their best”. Noting that people are dying, the HC asked the government: “Are you living in ivory towers?” It further asked the Centre why contempt action should not be initiated against it for not complying with judicial orders on oxygen supply to the Capital.
After making frantic rounds of Covid wards at Punjab’s biggest civil hospital for seven hours, Dr Bhupinder Singh has finally taken off his PPE suit. But there is no time to rest as calls from patients in home isolation and even junior doctors pour in for consultation.At the fore-front of treating Level-2 and Level-3 patients at the Jalandhar Civil Hospital since last year, Dr Singh says his entire team
has been working 24×7 to help people at the time of this mammoth crisis. “There are no ‘duty, off-duty’ hours. We have to save lives,” he says, in between calls. Jalandhar Civil Hospital has 200 beds are dedicated for the L-2 patients and 56 beds are for the L-3 patients. The team of doctors here says that the second wave is different as it is bringing in more critical patients“For the last over one year, my job has been to attend the Covid patients. The only difference I
could notice between the first and the second wave is that now the disease seems more infectious and the number of critical cases are more,” said Dr Singh.Adding that he is on call round-the-clock, he says: “We are not worried about our personal lives but are only focusing on our patients so that we can save their lives. We want to educate others to help the medical fraternity by following the norms and remaining at home if there is no work outside.”
From post-poll violence to 2024 plans: As Mamata Banerjee takes oath, FPJ spoke to the man behind ‘khela hobe’ Agency News: New Delhi From a massive 213 seat win for the Trinamool Congress to allegations of post-poll violence - it has been an eventful few days for West Bengal. Celebrations broke out in various parts of the state on Sunday evening as it became clear that the TMC was going to form the state government with an absolute majority. And one of the heroes of the hour is young TMC leader Debangshu Bhattacharya Dev who coined the party’s now iconic slogan and anthem, ‘Khela Hobe’.“Every line of the song has come true,
He voices hope that the TMC chief will be invited to join and lead the UPA.Over the last two days however, the jubilation over TMC’s win has been overshadowed by allegations of violence and vandalism. Horrific visuals have flooded social media evoking a response from top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
every stanza was accurate,” he reminds us during a quick chat. Indeed, a quick perusal of the lyrics will tell you a similar story, starting with the lack of success that most defectors
saw. “Never underestimate someone because she is a woman,” he adds drawing a parallel with the defeat of Mahishashur at the hands of Durga.Speaking about the
contentious Nandigram seat where Mamata was initially believed to have triumphed before the Election Commission clarified that Suvendu Adhikari was the winner, he expresses disbelief. The first woman to become Chief Minister of the eastern state, Mamata Banerjee is set to take oath for the third time on Wednesday in a lowkey affair. According to reports, it will be a brief event with a
curtailed attendance amid the pandemic.But while COVID-19 may be the crisis of the moment, the TMC supremo is also looking far into the future, dropping hints about a possible 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign on numerous occasions. “As a party worker I certainly want the TMC to head to Delhi. After this election, Narendra Modi will be worried by Mamata Banerjee’s name. The campaign had turned
into a contest between the two in the eyes of the media and public. So victory and defeat is also being associated with these two personalities,” he adds.“Taking the fight to Delhi is the natural progression, and Mamata Banerjee is gaining a pan-India acceptance among the Opposition,” Debangshu opines. He voices hope that the TMC chief will be invited to join and lead the UPA.
Lam Research Commits $1 Million to Battle Against COVID-19 in India Agency News: Bangalore
Lam Research today announced it will donate $1 million (~7.5 crINR) for COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts in India . The funds will support both local efforts inBangalore and the Direct Relief organization’s efforts to provide oxygen concentrators and other criticalmedical supplies to health care providers in communities across India. Additionally, the company has established a two-for-one matching gift campaign for monetarydonations made by its global employees to eligible COVID-19 relief programs supporting India.“It is heartrending to see the suffering of so many communities in the country,” said Rangesh Raghavan,corporate vice
president and general manager at Lam Research India. “Here at Lam, we are committedto standing strong with the nation during these very difficult times. Given the massive scale and rapidpace of this health crisis, together with the global leadership team at Lam, we decided to accelerate and strengthen our funding to support those most affected.”Throughout 2020, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team at Lam Research India, has invested ineducation and COVID-19 relief, including designing and funding Suraksha kiosks used for sample collection that put a protective physical barrier between healthcare professionals and patients as well as donated personal protective equipment (PPE) kits.
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PPE kits don’t help in the heat, we need health insurance, drinking water: Noida crematorium workers As a ferocious Covid-19 wave ravages the national capital, crematorium staff have seen their workload multiply several times over. While no benefits have been announced for them, they say they desperately need health insurance. Agency News: New Delhi A notice stuck to the gate of Antim Niwas, a crematorium in Noida’s Sector 94, proclaims: ‘Bodies from Greater Noida cannot be cremated here’. At 8:30 pm, 21 pyres are alit inside, overflowing from the platforms meant to hold them on to the ground.Near the CNG chamber, operator Deepak Kumar has come out to catch a breath. Both the machines are occupied, but four bodies are yet to be cremated, waiting in parked ambulances.“I have been working for close
to 16 hours for several days now, sleeping for 3-4 hours. I am swaying on my feet,” Kumar says. As a ferocious Covid-19 wave ravages the national capital, crematorium staff have seen their workload multiply several times over, working, at tremendous risk, with bodies of Covid patients and dealing with crowds of mourning family members.Yet, 29-year-old Kumar is not wearing a PPE suit. “Yes, I know the risks, but it is impossible to do the job I do in a PPE suit. The heat makes the suit shrivel and stick to our skins. We
Gokul dairy elections: Sahu Shetkari Aghadi gains control The cooperative union which was managed by the supporters of BJP leader Mahadev Mahadik and Congress MLA PN Patil saw the transition of power to the supporters of Congress MLA and minister Satej Patil, NCP MLA and minister Hasan Mushrif and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Mandlik Agency News: New Delhi
can handle neither wooden pyres nor CNG machines wearing PPE,” he says. “Before this Covid wave hit, about 3-4 bodies would come for CNG cremation, including unclaimed/ unidentified corpses the police send. Now, 18-20 bodies are coming daily. There are two of us who operate the CNG machines. You do the math,” says Mahesh Pandey, Kumar’s colleague.Are they getting
extra pay or benefits for the hours they are putting in?“So far, nothing. We are getting our usual salary, Rs 12,000 a month. Noida Lok Manch, the NGO that manages Antim Niwas, gives us santisers, PPE suits, masks, etc. What we need right now is some sort of beema (health insurance). If something were to happen to me, I would be totally on my own,” says Kumar.
A day before the district started its 10 days of strict lockdown, the Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers Union, which retails its milk and milk products under the brand name of Gokul, saw a change of guard after more than 30 years.The cooperative union which was managed by the supporters of BJP leader Mahadev Mahadik and Congress MLA PN Patil saw the transition of power to the supporters of Congress
MLA and minister Satej Patil, NCP MLA and minister Hasan Mushrif and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Mandlik With a collection of approximately 10-12 lakh liters of milk per day, Gokul by far is the largest functional cooperative dairy in the state. The dairy is mainly into the sales of pouch milk and has a dedicated consumer base in the state, especially in Pune and Mumbai. Being in the cooperative heartland of Southern Maharashtra Gokul has been governed by directors who were elected by the village-level cooperative milk societies. Like other cooperative institutions, Gokul has been the center of power tussle between the cooperative barons in the area.
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MS Dhoni played a huge role in that: Irfan Pathan lauds CSK’s skipper role in their turnaround in IPL 2021 Irfan Pathan was all praise for Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni role in helping his team comeback from a poor IPL 2020 season. Agency News: New Delhi Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan lauded Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni, saying the stalwart played an instrumental role in the team’s revival in IPL 2021.Chennai had a torrid IPL 2020 in the UAE. For the first time in their history, the side failed to make the playoffs as they finished a lowly seventh
in the league table. Come IPL 2021, CSK of the old returned and by the halfway stage of the tournament, they found themselves second in the points table with 10 points from five victories.Speaking during a discussion on Star Sports, Pathan singled out Dhoni’s leadership as one of
‘Positive cases happened in supposedly the safest place’: BCCI treasurer reveals how decision to suspend IPL was taken Agency News: New Delhi BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal has explained what led to the postponement of IPL 2021 after two more fresh cases Covid-19 were detected on Tuesday. Dhumal, said that following Delhi Capitals spinner Amit Mishra and Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper testing positive for the virus, the best way forward was the indefinite suspension of the league. “We were continuously reviewing the situation with regards to Covid-19 and safety of the players. We had two
cases first and then got news that an official and another member of the franchise had been infected,” we got to know that a few more players were being tested. So, keeping health and safety in mind, it was best to postpone the tournament. Nothing else matters for us other than safety, it’s the paramount concern.”The first case of Covid-19 inside the biobubble was reported Monday when Kolkata Knight Riders players Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier returned positive tests, which led to the postponement of the KKR.
the main reasons behind CSK’s turnaround this year.“We always talk about the captain. MS Dhoni has a huge role to play in that. There was not much contribution from his batting as his batting is not the same as we used to see in his peak,” said Pathan. Pathan also heaved praise on
Customer accounts where periodic Know Your Customer (KYC) updating is new or pending will attract “no punitive restriction on the operation of customer accounts” till December 31, 2021, unless warranted, due to any other reason. Stating this, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, in his virtual address on Wednesday also announced rationalisation of compliance to KYC requirements.To enhance customer convenience, the RBI has now been decided to rationalise certain components of the extant KYC norms including extension of the scope of video KYC known as V-CIP (video-based customer
identification process) for new categories of customers such as proprietorship firms, authorised signatories and beneficial owners of Legal Entities and for periodic updation of KYC, IANS saidThe easing of compliance measures also includes conversion of limited KYC accounts opened on the basis of Aadhaar e-KYC authentication in non faceto-face mode to fully KYC-
Agency News: New Delhi “Please Daddy, come home”, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s David Warner posted a card made by his young daughter on Tuesday afternoon on his instagram. Soon after, the 2021 edition of the IPL, being played in the middle of the worst wave of the pandemic seen anywhere in the world, was called off. The BCCI announced in a statement that the league was being “suspended indefinitely” after an emergency meeting of the IPL’s governing council.“The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and other participants involved in organising the IPL,” the statement read. “...it is imperative that the tournament is now suspended and everyone goes back to their families and loved ones.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar is in agreement with the BCCI’s decision to suspend IPL 2021 indefinitely, believing it’s not the right time to stage the tournament given what is happening in India in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Agency News: New Delhi Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar is in agreement with the BCCI’s decision to suspend IPL 2021 indefinitely, believing it’s not the right time to stage the tournament given what is happening in India in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The second wave of the infectious disease is turning out to be very severe, with the number of cases and
compliant accounts. Also, the RBI has allowed the use of KYC Identifier of Centralised KYC Registry (CKYCR) for V-CIP and submission of electronic documents (including identity documents issued through DigiLocker) as identify proof. Banks have also been asked to introduce more customerfriendly options, including the use of digital channels for the purpose of periodic updation of KYC details of customers. Further, keeping in view the COVID related restrictions in various parts of the country, Regulated Entities have been advised that for the customer accounts where periodic KYC updating is due/pending, no punitive restriction on operations.
death registered on a upward climb.A couple of week ago, Akhtar had pointed out why the IPL should not be held amid what India is going through and reiterated it after the tournament stands postponed following the decision on Tuesday. When I said a couple of weeks ago that the IPL should be stopped this year, there were emotions behind it. And it was that there is a national catastrophe that is
taking place in India. People are dying. And I made the appeal because there were 4 lakh cases being reported a day. During such times, IPL cannot take place, the pomp and show cannot take place,” Akhtar said on his YouTube channel. I didn’t have a problem with people not making money.
Alembic Pharma gets USFDA nod for ophthalmic solution Agency News: New Delhi Drug firm Alembic Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator for Dorzolamide Hydrochloride and Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution, used to treat certain types of glaucoma and other causes of high pressure inside the eye.The approved product is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD) Cosopt Ophthalmic Solution, 2 percent and 0.5 percent, of Akorn Operating Company LLC. The company has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application
(ANDA) for Dorzolamide Hydrochloride and Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution USP, 2 percent and 0.5 percent, Alembic Pharmaceuticals said in a regulatory filing. Dorzolamide Hydrochloride and Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution is indicated for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who are insufficiently responsive to beta-blockers. Quoting IQVIA data, Alembic Pharma said Dorzolamide Hydrochloride and Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution USP, 2 percent and 0.5 percent has an estimated market size of USD 80 million for twelve months ending December 2020.
RBI has allowed certain individual and small borrowers more time to repay debt and allowed banks to give priority loans to vaccine makers, hospitals and COVID-related health infrastructure.
Market benchmark Sensex rallied 424 points on Wednesday, led by gains in financial stocks after the RBI unveiled a slew of measures to support the economy facing strong headwinds amid peaking second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.The 30-share BSE index jumped 424.04 points or 0.88 per cent to close at 48,677.55.Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty surged 121.35 points or 0.84 per cent to 14,617.85.Sun Pharma was
the top gainer in the Sensex pack, soaring around 6 per cent, followed by Kotak Bank, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy’s, Titan and TCS.On the other hand, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints and HUL were the laggards.‘Domestic equities rebounded mainly supported by financials, IT and pharma. Notably, announcement of liquidity supports by the RBI’s Governor to tackle the challenges coming from second wave of COVID-19 crisis aided financials to
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Annup Sonii: We have to trust our doctors and people who invented the vaccine again coronavirus
Agency News: Mumbai Actor Annup Sonii had kept himself busy right from when the lockdown restrictions were lifted in 2020,
rebound,’ said Binod Modi, Head Strategy at Reliance Securities.Earlier in the day, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das announced a slew of support measures to help cushion the economic blow of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.RBI has allowed certain individual and small borrowers more time to repay debt and allowed banks to give priority loans to vaccine makers, hospitals and COVID-related health infrastructure.Barring FMCG, most key sectoral indices
traded in green.While elevated COVID-19 cases in several states and rising number of deaths are matters of concern, visible modest decline in new cases in many states including
till the time they were again imposed again last month. He completed multiple schedules of Satyameva Jayate 2 in Lucknow, too and he admits the experience of working in the pandemic did induce some apprehensions. “I was in complete confusion... Yeh kya cheez hai. I shot for the first time in June 2020, when things had just started
unlocking. I started my short film, The Relationship Manager. We all met face to face just once before the shoot, and were very unsure about hum kaise kaam karenge. We shot it with a unit of only seven people. Wahaan se himmat bandhi. Then I started my regular shoots,” says the actor, whose web film Raat Baaki Hai recently released.
Disha Patani on the Covid-19 crisis: It is so painful to see so much suffering all around Agency News: Mumbai
Sensex Rallies 424 Pts On RBI Announcements; Financial Stocks Shine Agency News: New Delhi
Tiger Shroff made his fans’ day by sending them out greeting and wishes to stay safe and boost their morale in these testing times.A source close to the action star shared, “Tiger sent messages personally to his fans via his social media account. He saw a lot of sweet messages pouring in from his fans to take care so he took the time out to get back to his fans individually himself and not even through someone else. He dedicated his time to ensure all of them and their families were safe and taking care, because he was truly worried for his fans.”
‘If they don’t make money for a year, what trouble will they get into’: Shoaib Akhtar
RBI eases KYC compliance; no restrictions till December 31, 2021 Agency News: New Delhi
the way former India skipper Dhoni used his resources. He promoted England all-rounder Moeen Ali to third and Suresh Raina (who usually walks in at No.3) to No.4. Both moves worked brilliantly as the batsmen scored heavily.“The inclusion of Moeen Ali made a huge difference. Suresh Raina brought a different flair, indeed his performance was not that good. But MS Dhoni had a huge responsibility on how he manages his troops and he did that very well,” added Pathan. Three-time champions’ bid for a fourth title has come to a sudden halt after the Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided
End of the road for IPL 2021
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Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat offers comfort, he said.Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Hong Kong ended on a negative note, while Seoul, Shanghai.
As India reels under the second wave of Covid-19 crisis, social media platforms are flooded with pleas seeking medical help and assistance. Disheartened by what’s happening all around, Disha Patani says this is the time when everyone needs to be safe and just try and help each other as much as possible.“It has been a tough time for everyone, more so for those who have been struggling with basic necessities. It’s painful to see so much suffering all around, but what we can do to make it less difficult is take precautions, mask up, get vaccinated and extend help to all those in need,” says the actor.Hoping for normalcy to resume soon, the 28-year-old adds, “We all are in this together and I pray for everyone’s safety and well being. I hope we, and our country comes out of this crisis as soon as possible.”While shoots have once again come to a screeching halt amid the worsening crisis, Patani prefers looking at the silver lining in form of her upcoming film, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai, which is set for a theatrical outing and a simultaneous release on multiple streaming platforms. The multi-platform release was our best option given the existing situation at hand. Theatre owners had appealed to Salman (Khan) sir to get them out of this slump by releasing Radhe in theatres. So, along with releasing in parts where theatres aren’t shut, the audiences can watch the film at the comfort of their home too,” says the actor, adding, “I feel glad that we’re able to entertain the audience in such tough times”.
Punjabi actor Sukhjinder Shera passes away in Uganda
Karan Patel mocks Kangana Ranaut’s old tweet, calls her ‘most hilarious stand-up comedian’
Agency News: Mumbai Noted Punjabi actor Sukhjinder Shera passed away on Wednesday, in Uganda, South Africa. The news of the untimely demise was confirmed by his assistant Jagdev Singh. The ‘Yaari Jatt Di’ actor was reportedly in Kenya to see his friend. He was admitted to a hospital there, on April 25, after developing pneumonia. He breathed his last in the wee hours of Wednesday.Actor Karamjit Anmol took to Instagram to mourn the demise and wrote in Punjabi: “We are sad to say that Sukhjinder Shera is no longer with us. He was a resident of village Malik, District Ludhiana. He started his film career as an actor with Virender’s film Yari Jatt. His last film was Yar Bailey. North Zone Film & T.V Artistes’ Association.”
Agency News: Mumbai Twitter on Tuesday permanently suspended Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, saying she had repeatedly violated its rules on “hateful conduct and abusive behaviour”. But, that didn’t stop Television actor Karan patel from taking a jibe at the ‘Queen’ starKaran shared a screengrab of Ranaut’s old tweet on oxygen crisis in the country amid the deadly second wave of COVID-19 and wrote, “This woman is the most hilarious stand up comedian this country ever produced.” Karan Patel mocks Kangana Ranaut’s old tweet, calls her ‘most hilarious stand-up comedian’
For the unversed, a day before suspension, Kangana had urged people to plant more trees even as the demand for oxygen goes up in the country with rising COVID-19 cases. Everybody is building more and more oxygen plants, getting tons and tons of oxygen cylinders, how are we compensating for all the oxygen that we are forcefully drawing from the environment? It seems we learnt nothing from our mistakes and catastrophes they cause #PlantTrees’,” Kangana had written on Twitter. She had added: “Along with announcing more and more oxygen for humans, governments must announce relief for nature also, people.
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Ahmedabad to recommence vaccination drive for frontline, 45-plus groups While Ahmedabad suspended its vaccination drive for a day on Tuesday for the 45-plus age group, HCWs and FLWs citing vaccine shortage, Vadodara and Surat, too, said the drive for the 45plus category would resume on May 6. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Mouni Roy keeps her makeup simple and hair loose.
SHORTAGE OF vaccines has not just led to suspension of vaccination drive but also slowed down the second round of inoculation for healthcare workers (HCW), frontline workers (FLW) as well as citizens above 45 years.While Ahmedabad suspended its vaccination drive for a day on Tuesday for the 45-plus age group, HCWs and FLWs citing vaccine shortage, Vadodara and Surat, too, said the drive for the 45-
plus category would resume on May 6.Late Tuesday, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), however, said vaccination the 45-plus age group, HCW and FLW will resume Wednesday. Officials said it will, however, be only 10-15 per cent of what it had been receiving a week back. Given the shortage, even if the vaccination centres receive their stock, it would not suffice for more than a day or two. Till the filing of this report, the vaccination centres had received stock for
18-44 age group along with assurances of supply for the other group to be delivered Wednesday morning.A health official at one of Ahmedabad city’s Urban Health Centres (UHCs) said for the last few days they have had to “turn away citizens without vaccination as there was no stock”. “Against a daily stock of around 1000-1500 vials that we were getting
earlier, currently we were not getting more than 200-250 vaccines,” a staff member an UHC, who did not wish to be named, said. There are over 200 vaccination centres in Ahmedabad city. Sources revealed now daily stock has to be sought from higher authorities. “While the earlier stock would last for even a week and at times there was re-stocking even twice a week
66 MLAs seek Gujarat HC nod to utilise LAD funds for medical facilities Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Two applications have been moved by 66 MLAs of Gujarat —65 from Congress and independent Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani — before the Gujarat High Court seeking that the court permit them to utilise their entire LAD funds — Rs 1.5 crore per constituency — for setting up and strengthening health infrastructure in their respective constituencies. The total sums up to Rs 99 crore and the MLAs have sought the amount may be
The total sums up to Rs 99 crore and the MLAs have sought the amount may be used for providing necessary health and medical logistics such as remdesivir injection, purchase of ventilators etc. used for providing necessary health and medical logistics such as remdesivir injection, purchase of ventilators, so that primary health centres (PHCs) and community health centres (CHCs) can then operate as effective Covid-19 hospitals.All 66 represented by advocate
Augmenting Oxygen From All Sources, Centre Tells Gujarat High Court
Anand Yagnik on Tuesday submitted before a division bench that at present the state has permitted the usage of only Rs 25 lakh of the total MLA funds which is “insufficient.” Proposed investment of this amount include towards purchase of ambulance, setting up
oxygen plants in each constituency to empower PHCs and CHCs, purchase of oxygen concentrators, purchase of RTPCR units for
testing, purchase of oxygen cylinders, flowmeters and humidifiers, purchase of ventilator and purchase of beds.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Centre has told the Gujarat High Court that it is augmenting oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients from all available sources within India and also importing it from other countries through “diplomatic channels as well as the personal intervention of the political executive”.In a report on the supply of medical oxygen submitted before the High Court on Monday, the Centre said a total allocation of 8,410 metric tonnes of oxygen has been made for 22
high burden states and Union Territories based on their demand, the Centre told the High Court on Tuesday.The states should also make an effort to manage their oxygen demand through rational usage of this “scarce and critical resource” by continuous and close monitoring of hospitals and stringent audit of the oxygen usage, it saidA division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice B D Karia had sought the Centre’s response while hearing a PIL taken up suo motu (on its own) on the COVID-19 situation.The Union government said it is “augmenting oxygen supply from all available sources within India and also importing oxygen from other countries using not only the diplomatic channels but also personal intervention of the political executive.”The process is going on at the national level and is also being undertaken at an international level, it stated. Any deviation by any judicial order based upon fact, situation and considerations existing in one state will completely frustrate the whole exercise and shall have a cascading effect.
Sanjeev Kapoor, World Central Kitchen starts free meals for COVID warriors in Ahmedabad Civil Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad With the availability of quality food for COVID warriors being a major issue, the World Central Kitchen in association with famous chef Sanjeev Kapoor has started delivering sumptuous meals to healthcare workers on COVID duty at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. The organisation is providing three meals— breakfast, lunch and dinner— to COVID warriors free of cost.The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Wednesday said that Sanjeev Kapoor has become “annapoorna” for the COVID warriors serving humanity. It tweeted, “India’s celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor has started distributing free meals to COVID warriors in Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. He has become Annapurna for Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.” The hospital administration said that the celebrity chef has appointed 12 chefs in the city
STRUGGLING TO cope with the rising number of coronavirus cases, some villages and towns in south Gujarat have started receiving help from several quarters. The Gujarati diaspora in the USA and Australia have sent home donations to help in humanitarian works, like providing tiffin services to patients in home quarantine, repairing and maintenance work at crematorium. The Pardi taluka in Valsad, which has been reporting high number of infections, is among the few beneficiaries. On Monday, 127 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday granted three weeks additional time to Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil and MLA Harsh Sanghavi to file their reply in connection with the controversy that erupted over the distribution of Remdesivir injection by them in Surat.Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani has moved the court with a public interest litigation seeking action against the BJP leaders for their act of acquiring, stocking and
distributing Remdesivir injection at the time of its acute crisis in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, the counsels for CR Patil and Harsh Sanghavi requested the court to provide additional time to file their response in the matter. The court had earlier issued notice to the BJP leaders as well as the state government seeking their response.During the hearing on Wednesday, counsel for Dhanani contended that the directions issued by the court on April 20 seeking a response of the commissioner
The Gujarati diaspora in the USA and Australia have sent home donations to help in humanitarian works, like providing tiffin services to patients in home quarantine, repairing and maintenance work at crematorium.
in Valsad district, of which 25 were from Pardi. The taluka also reported nine fatalities due to the infection taking its total toll to 41. Until May 3, Valsad district recorded 3,645 cases and 34 deaths related to Covid-19. Of the 449 cases reported in Pardi taluka, currently, 114 are active. There are three major
Gujarat Police takes action against 23 including Sarpanch after hundreds flout COVID-19 curbs for religious event Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
With India consistently recording more than 3 lakh cases per day, several states including Gujarat have imposed partial lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus. More recently, the state government had extended the lockdown in major cities till May 12. But news updates about the raging pandemic, horror stories about those affected by COVID-19 and government directives urging people to stay homebound and socially distanced often seem to fall on deaf ears.On Tuesday, a massive group of people went viral for
hospitals in Pardi — Mehta Hospital, Mohan Dayal Hospital and Pardi Hospital — that are treating coronavirus patients.Volunteers from a local association, Jeevdaya Group, which has been supplying food to patients under home quarantine in the Pardi town said they have started receiving donations
from abroad. Dharmesh Modi, a Jeevdaya member, said he also a part of a Facebook group, ‘We belong to Killa Pardi’ which has several members who are associated with Pardi but settled abroad. Since April 15, the Jeevdaya Group has started tiffin services for over hundred people in the town. There are teams which cook food and others that deliver it at the doorstep of patients twice a
day. As we were facing a fund crunch, we made an appeal on the social media seeking donations. There are many of the villagers who are settled abroad, and now several have started donating funds,” Modi said.The Jeevdaya members have also reached out to cremate the Covid-19 dead. “After we received donations from abroad, we managed to repair the chimney Monday,” Modi said.
of drugs on the action taken on the representation made by the Opposition leader has not been complied with. The court has instructed the state government to comply with the earlier directions issued by it.The next hearing of the matter has been kept on June 15.Contentions against CR Patil, Harsh SanghaviThe counsel for Dhanani, Anand Yagnik, had earlier submitted that by distributing the Remdesivir injections on a condition of providing COVID Certificate and doctor’s prescription at BJP office in Surat is illegal.
With 1214 cases, Covid declines in Surat city Agency News: Surat
For the third consecutive day, Surat city witnessed decline in thenumber of Covid-19 cases. On Tuesday, the city recorded 1214 freshinfections. According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) cases starteddeclining since March 24 after it had peaked to 2361 on that day.Number of Covidrelated deaths are also dipping. On Tuesday, eightpatients succumbed in the city. Victims included a 40-year-old man from Dumas, a 49-year-old woman from Honey park in Rander and a 50-yearold man from Rudarpura in the city.“Ankit Contractor, 35, who was a supervisor (civil) with SMC’s central zonesuccumbed to the infection at a private hospital on Tuesday. As many as43 SMC staffers have died from the infection
Western Railway Continues To Serve The Nation By Running Oxygen Express Trains Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
all the wrong reasons, having gathered at Navapura village in the Sanand area of Ahmedabad district to offer prayers at the Baliyadev temple. While it is unclear as to how many people were there in total, videos of the gathering appear to show hundreds of women with large vessels perched.
for providing three-time meals to Civil Hospital’s COVID warriors. World Central Kitchen is a not-for-profit nongovernmental organisation devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters. Founded in 2010 by celebrity chef José Andrés, it caters to people in need across the globe. It has already started a similar service for hospitals in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Sanjeev Kapoor said that the healthcare workers are working round-theclock to take care of COVID patients and therefore, they also need timely and nutritious food so that they can work.
Remdesivir Controversy: Gujarat HC grants more time to CR Patil, Harsh Sanghavi to respond
Covid relief: Help pours in from abroad for south Gujarat villages Agency News: Surat
The Union government said it is “augmenting oxygen supply from all available sources within India and also importing oxygen from other countries using not only the diplomatic channels but also personal intervention of the political executive.”
due to high demand, for over last one week, due to short supply, we have had to seek vaccines on a daily basis. Even the daily supply received against this demand is also not sufficient,” a medical officer at another vaccination centres said. In Surat, Deputy Health Commissioner of the civic corporation Dr Ashish Naik said, “On Tuesday, the vaccination for those above 45 years has been stopped due to shortage of supply. We are expecting to resume the vaccination from Thursday onwards. We have successfully vaccinated around 10,000 people on Tuesday who were already registered and fall in the 18 to 44 age group. The vaccination for this category will continue on the coming days.
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Keeping in pace with Indian Railways efforts of running Oxygen Express trains to various states across the country, Western Railway has run one more Oxygen Express carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) on May 5, 2021 thereby strengthening the united fight against COVID-19 and for bringing relief to the COVID patients. Till now, Western Railway has run total five Oxygen Express trains transporting 476.51 tonnes LMO. Shri AlokKansal, General
Manager, Western Railway is closely monitoring the running of these trains due to which these trains are being run by giving top priority. They are provided through corridors for smooth and faster movement. It has resulted in running of Oxygen Express trains at higher
speed of 50-53 kmph. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Relations Officer of Western Railway, on 5th May, 2021, Western Railway ran one more Oxygen Express train to Delhi. This Oxygen Express departed from Hapa in Gujarat at 04.45 hrs on
5th May, 2021 for Delhi Cantt., containing 5 tankers which contained about 104 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen. These Tankers are provided by M/s Reliance Industries, Jamnagar. It will reach Delhi Cantt. in the morning of 6th May, 2021 after covering a distance of 1230 km. Shri Thakur stated that till now, Western Railway has run 5 Oxygen Express trains & transported 476.51 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO). The Oxygen Express trains which started on May 4, 2021 from Hapa reached Delhi Cantt. at 01.20 hrs.
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