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West Bengal CID probing Sitalkuchi violence serves notice to 6 CISF officials The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police has issued a notice to four constables and one inspector of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and a deputy commandant of the force in connection with the April 10 firing incident in Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district. They have been served notice under Section 160 of the CrPC and asked to appear at the CID headquarters on Tuesday.Last week, the investigating officer of the Mathabhanga police station was questioned by the sleuths of the West Bengal CID which is probing the deaths.
Sudatta Mandal takes charge as SIDBI’s deputy MD Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) on Monday said Sudatta Mandal has taken charge as its deputy managing directorThe appointment is for a period of three years, a release said. Prior to this, Mandal was the chief general manager of EXIM Bank.He has more than 25 years of experience in international trade and investment finance, project finance, structured lending, small and medium enterprises lending including cluster financing, and trade finance, the release said. Mandal is a B-Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management with specialisation in Finance from the Indian Institute.
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No judicial interference needed in Cov- Rajasthan to impose strict id-19 vaccine policy: Centre tells SC lockdown from May 10 to 24 The policy was “just, equitable, nondiscriminatory and based upon an intelligible differentiating factor between the two age groups (45 plus and those below)”, it said Agency News: New Delhi In a late night affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court, the Centre defended its Covid vaccination policy, which has been criticised for differential pricing, shortage of doses, and slow rollout. The Centre added that the price factor will not have any impact on the ultimate beneficiary namely, the eligible person getting the vaccine since all state governments have already declared their policy decision that each state will be administering vaccine to its residents, free of cost.Urging against judicial interference on its vaccine policy, the Centre’s Sunday night affidavit said: “Any overzealous, though wellmeaning judicial intervention
may lead to unforeseen and unintended consequences, in absence of any expert advice or administrative experience, leaving the doctors, scientists, experts and executive very little room to find innovative solutions on the go.”The Centre said it is most respectfully submitted that in the times of such grave and unprecedented crisis which the nation is fighting the disaster of an unprecedented magnitude, the executive functioning of the government needs discretion to formulate policy in larger interest.“It is submitted that in view of the unprecedented and peculiar circumstances under which vaccination drive is devised as an executive policy, the wisdom of the executive should be trusted,”
said the affidavit.The affidavit said with a view to ensure that there is no disparity between the states inter-se, with active consultation of the Centre with both the manufacturers, the central government has successfully fixed uniform price to be paid by all the State Governments.Defending its vaccine policy, the affidavit said: “The policy is framed as above which is just, equitable, non-discriminatory and based upon an intelligible differentiating factor between the two age groups (45 plus and below).”The affidavit added:
“This policy thus, conforms to mandate of Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India and is made after several rounds of consultation and discussion with experts, State Government and vaccine manufacturers requiring no interference by this Court as while dealing with a pandemic of this magnitude, the Executive does have a room for free play in the joints, in larger public interest.”The Centre said the policy was framed keeping in mind limited availability of vaccines, vulnerability of age groups.
All industries will be allowed to operate with prior permission. All marriages in public places have been banned. Marriages at home could be performed amid the presence of a maximum of 11 persons. Agency News: Jaipur A strict lockdown will be imposed in Rajasthan from Monday 5 am till May 24. People breaking the guidelines of the lockdown would be put under quarantine. Barring an emergency, all public and private buses would be off the roads. Transportations
Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as new Chief Minister of Assam PM Modi congratulated Mr Sarma and said he was confident “this team will add momentum to the development journey of Assam Agency News: Guwahati Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Assam, along with 13 members of his cabinet, by Governor Jagdish Mukhi this afternoon. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by BJP National President J P Nadda and many other leaders of the party as well as opposition parties.Urkhao Gwra Brahma, a senior leader of BJP ally United People’s Party Liberal, also took oath in the simple
ceremony - amid restrictions in place due to the pandemic - at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati. Sarbananda Sonowal, who himself had proposed Mr Sarma to succeed him in a legislator’s meeting yesterday, however has confined himself to the roles of a legislator.Though Mr Sonowal remained out of the cabinet, at least seven ministers from the former chief minister’s 17-member cabinet have been retained. These include ally AGP’s Bokakhat
Had Government Done Its Job, It Wouldn’t Have Come To This: Rahul Gandhi On Foreign Aid The Congress had last week demanded transparency and urged PM Narendra Modi to make public the details of all the relief material received by India from different countries.
president Ranjit Dass, who had contested from Patacharkuchi constituency and won with a whopping margin of over 60 thousand votes, is among the six new leaders in the Himanta Sarma’s cabinet. Shortly after the ceremony, Mr Sarma told the media that
Covid-19: Oxygen Express with highest volumes of LMO arrives Delhi from Gujarat’s Hapa According to Railways, the train has the highest volumes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) which is being transported on a single train.
Agency News: New Delhi New Delhi: Hitting out at the centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the government’s “repeated chest-thumping” at receiving foreign aid to tackle the COVID-19 crisis in the country is pathetic and had it done its job, it would not have come to this.The Congress had last week demanded transparency and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make public the details of all the relief material received by India from different countries.“GOI’s
legislator Atul Bora, Kaliabor legislator Keshab Mahanta, BJP’s Dhalai MLA Parimal Sulkabaidya, Dharmapur MLA Chandramohan Patowary, Tinsukia MLA Sanjay Kishan, Mahmara MLA Jogen Mohan and Jagiroad MLA Pijush Hazarika.Assam BJP’s
his newly-formed cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss ways to curb the Covid surge in the state. “Covid situation in Assam is alarming. We’ve seen that our daily cases have crossed almost 5,000. Tomorrow when we meet for the first time in the cabinet, we’ll discuss the situation from all perspectives and we’ll take all measures required to contain COVID outbreak,” he said“Until and unless Covid situation in Assam is controlled, situation in northeast will never come under control. We’ve our responsibility towards our citizens & entire northeast. So, Assam govt will do its best & tomorrow after cabinet meet I’ll elaborate our line.
Agency News: New Delhi repeated chest-thumping at receiving foreign aid is pathetic. Had GOI done its job, it wouldn’t have come to this,” Mr Gandhi said in a tweet.As India reels under a calamitous second wave of the coronavirus infection, it has received large amounts of medical supplies from a significant number of countries, including the US, Russia, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Romania, Singapore, Sweden and Kuwait.
Indian Railways on Monday informed that Oxygen Express carrying around 225 MT of oxygen from Gujarat’s Hapa will be offloaded in Delhi Cantt today. According to Railways, the train has the highest volumes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) which is being transported on a single trainMinistry of Railways tweeted and informed about its departure of the train on Sunday
from one city to the other and no private buses will be allowed to runAll government offices except for offices that are required under the essential services will be allowed to openOnly shops selling milk, grocery, vegetables, fruits, and fodder would be allowed to operate from 6 am to 11 am. Cycle rickshaws, autorickshaws and taxis will be allowed to run from 6 am to 6 pm. All industries will be allowed to operate with prior permission. All marriages in public places have been banned. Marriages at home could be performed amid the presence of a maximum of 11 persons.COVID-19 situation
States To Receive Over 9-Lakh Fresh Covid Vaccine Doses In Next 3 Days: Centre “More than 1 crore COVID vaccine doses (1,04,30,063) are still available with the states and UTs to be administered,” the ministry said. Agency News: New Delhi Over one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs, which will receive over 9 lakh additional doses within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The centre has so far provided nearly 18 crore vaccine doses (17,93,57,860) to states and UTs free of cost.Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 16,89,27,797 doses, the ministry said.“More than 1 crore COVID vaccine doses (1,04,30,063) are still available with the states and UTs to be administered. States with negative balance are
Railways, as many as 68 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far. “Till now, 293 MT has been offloaded in Maharashtra, 1230 MT in Uttar Pradesh, 271 MT in Madhya Pradesh, 555 MT in Haryana, 123 MT in Telangana, 40 MT in Rajasthan, and 1,679 MT in Delhi,” the Ministry said. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Railways, as many as 68 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far.
showing more consumption (including wastage) than vaccine supplied as they have not reconciled the vaccine they have supplied to armed forces.” ”Furthermore, more than 9 lakh (9,24,910) vaccine doses will be received in addition by the states and UTs within the next three days,” the ministry said. Vaccination forms an integral component of the five point strategy of the Government of India of containment and management of the pandemic (including Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour), the ministry said.
34 faculty members of Aligarh Muslim University died in past 18 days due to COVID-19 Agency News: New Delhi
night.“Another Oxygen Express carrying 11 tankers with 224.67 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) has departed from Hapa, Gujarat to Delhi Cantt. This train has the highest volumes of LMO being transported on a single train,” Ministry tweeted. The Indian Railways has so far delivered nearly 4,200 metric tonnes (MT) of liquid medical oxygen in 268 tankers across the country. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of
in RajasthanCOVID-19 cases and deaths are increasing rapidly that has become a cause of concern for the state government. The case tally in the state due to the viral infection has already crossed 7.38 lakh of which nearly 18,000 people tested positive on Saturday. There are over 2 lakh active cases of the virus in the state and 5,506 people have succumbed to it. Of the total deaths, 160 people died in the past 24 hours. In Jaipur, which is the state’s biggest city, 53 people died on Saturday. In the past 10 days, the maximum number of new positive cases totalling 33,453 were reported.
At least 34 faculty members of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have died due to COVID-19 in the past 18 days, resulting in a panic among the varsity staff. In fact, vicechancellor Tariq Mansoor has written to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) asking it to study the variant that is causing deaths in and around the varsity.In his letter to ICMR, Mansoor said 16 serving and 18 retired teachers besides other employees of AMU have succumbed to the infection in the past 18 days.There is a possibility that “a particular variant may be circulating in areas around the AMU campus and surrounding localities, which has led to these deaths”,
he said, stressing the need for the study to control the spread of the virus.Professor Shakeel Samdani, dean of the law faculty of AMU who was undergoing treatment at Aligarh’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College died on Saturday. He was a member of the executive committee of the All India Muslim Personal Law BoardSamdani was admitted to the COVID ward of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College 10 days ago. He was also suffering from diabetes and hypertension.First COVID death on April 20On April 20, the first death of a professor was recorded. All the deceased professors lived in different areas of Aligarh city. Earlier, medical department chairman professor Shadab Ahmed Khan (58 years) and computer department.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Covid Surge Takes Big Toll On Economy Of States Lockdown may be a temporary solution to contain the spread of coronavirus, but it’s time for the government and society to consider other measures to prevent the virus expansion. For the poor and daily wage earners, lockdown means no income and no food. Even a good number of rich countries in Europe and states in North America are against economic shutdowns while fighting the virus. In India, more and more states are declaring lockdowns some by select cities and others by chosen weeks, days and hours. They don’t seem to have any other option than imposing lockdowns to fight the sudden spike in Covid cases. The lockdown in highly-infected Delhi and Mumbai had been extended. West Bengal’s newly installed chief minister Mamata Banerjee was quick to impose a ‘substantial’ lockdown in Kolkata and other parts of the state, soon after she took over the charge, last week. The Bengal CM cancelled all local trains, severely cut down public transport and restricted banking and shopping hours. The spectre of lockdowns is looming large across the country as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, J&K, Odisha, Gujarat and Haryana have al taken stringent measures to contain physical contacts. Industry is increasingly getting panicked. The reasons are simple. Lockdown means cutdown of production, sales, distribution, consumption, employment and profit. Until now, the central government has maintained that it would not go for nation-wide lockdown as it did during 2020. But, lockdowns by states are harming the economy no less. For instance, the tiny capital state of Delhi, now under extended lockdown, alone contributes 4.94 percent to the country’s total annual GDP. The current trend of local lockdowns in states could soon erase around Rs. 1,50,000 crore in state GDP, according to the economic research wing of the State Bank of India. Partial lockdowns will also impact substantially state GDPs (SGDPs) of Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Punjab and Jharkhand. They will also result in the compression of the national GDP for 2021-22. No one is sure how long will the curren trend of selectively strong state-level lockdowns and containment zones continue and their impact on SGDPs and national economy for the current fiscal. Going by the records of the first month (April) of the financial year, the situation looks pretty gloomy. The national picture of the economy is rather mixed. It shows lower industrial production and consumption, interrupted goods distribution by rail and road, renewed exit of contractors’ labour or migrant workers, while work-from-home (WFH) and on-line education ar becoming a more routine affair, leading to higher digital transaction and e-commerce explosion. The virus and associated lockdowns are also seen as good time for industries such as healthcare, information technology as also vaccine, oxygen and drug manufacturing. Despite assurances from the union finance ministry and the government that there would be no national lockdown on the last year’s scale, industry is still not fully convinced. The export industry is worried. The production is badly affected. India’s traditional exports, mostly from small-scale manufacturer-suppliers, under severe pressure for want of capital and labour. External demands have also dropped. Selective state-imposed lockdowns, this year, have added to the traditional exporters’ problems. Local lockdowns in states are becoming an increasing concern for industry. Lockdown restrictions are driving away important migrant workers in thousands. In normal times, these workers serve as a big strength for a number of industries, including construction, mining and quarrying, loading-unloading, farming, painting, cleaning, sweeping and many hazardous jobs. Internal labour migration in India is very large. An increasing number of migrant workers are now homeward bound from places under state lockdowns and restrictions. Unfortunately, these workers receive little policy protection or interventions by way of safe migration, decent working and living conditions in destination areas and access to social security and welfare schemes. Although these workers are a major contributor to the country’s social, industrial and business growth, they have little choice but to rush back home in a situation of crisis as the current lockdowns and economic distress. It’s because of the absence of a proper framework that gives priority to migrants, creates linkages between state and central policies on healthcare, education, social security and facilitating convergence of state and central resources. M i g r a t i n g - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara workers are becoming.
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From Himvir to Corona warrriors, ITBP shows the way Under the leadership of ITBP director general S S Deswal, the paramilitary unit took a lead to tackle the threat of coronavirus pandemic in the national capital at a time when the healthcare system in the country faced severe shortage of resources. Agency News: New Delhi Ever since the coronavirus disease pandemic struck India in March last year, the IndoTibetan Border Police (ITBP) and non-profit charity Radha Soami Satsang Beas have tirelessly been catering to a large number of Covid-19 patients in the national capital territory. Under the leadership of ITBP director general S S Deswal, the paramilitary unit took a lead to tackle the health threat.They began by setting up a quarantine facility at Chhawla in western
Karnataka Issues Fresh Guidelines For Hospitalisation Of Covid Patients Agency News: Bengaluru Amid a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state, the Karnataka government on Sunday issued new guidelines for hospital admission, discharge, and transfer of COVID-19 patients.A circular issued by Karnataka’s Department of Health and Family Welfare read, “In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the State, for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital beds are a valuable resource and hence, shall be used judiciously for those patients who are clinically in need of these beds. In this context, the guidelines are reiterated for hospital admission, discharge, and transfer of COVID-19 patients.” As per the order, in government COVID-19 hospitals, the patient shall be admitted as per the existing state protocol. However, following their recovery and clinically stable condition, based on the assessment and advise of the treating physician such patients shall be transferred to a stepdown facility attached to the hospital.
Delhi, known as Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Covid Care Centre (SPCCC), to house people who were evacuated from different countries after India shut its international borders to the world.The centre had started as an emergency measure by the ITBP in July last year when the country, as well as the national capital, was reeling under the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The world’s largest Covid-19 case centre admitted patients referred by 11 hospitals in Delhi, including All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
Safdarjung, Medanta and Max Hospital. The facility is 1,700 feet long, 700 feet wide and has 200 enclosures with 50 beds each. Today, the facility has grown into a 500-bed centre providing oxygen support to patients suffering from Covid-19.During the first wave of the pandemic, between June and February 2021, the SPCCC admitted 12,057 patients and treated them under its care. By the time the centre was shut, as many as 11,657 were cured of the virus and discharged, while 338 patients were referred
to other hospitals.While the Delhi government provides administrative support the ITBP is operating the centre with volunteers from the religious sect of Radha Soami Beas, who help them in its day-to-day functioning. Their volunteers have been working
Kangana Ranaut says she is ‘eagerly waiting’ to be banned on Instagram, after Twitter Kangana Ranaut said that it would be a ‘badge of honour’ for her to be banned by Instagram. Last week, her Twitter account was permanently suspended for violation of policies Agency News: New Delhi After Instagram deleted her post in which she threatened to ‘demolish’ Covid-19, actor Kangana Ranaut has now said that it will be a ‘badge of honour’ for her to be banned
by the photo-sharing platform. She added that she will remember herself as one who dared to ask questions and ‘made them uncomfortable’. Taking to Instagram Stories on Monday, Kangana wrote, “On Instagram everybody is a victim of capitalism an
entire generation of youth eaten up by the termite of capitalism and consumerism their indifference and disdain for the nation and its crisis is appalling, lack of human values empathy and nationalism makes them ugly shallow and useless.... this platform never appealed to me and I am eagerly waiting to be banned here , it will be a badge of honour.” “When I look back I will remember I did not fit in I made them uncomfortable I asked questions and pushed them to go beyond buying and selling when you look back what will you see yourself as? Meek obedient sheep in a herd waiting to exploit or get exploited?” she added.
Covid-19 second wave overwhelms Nagpur, spills over to rural areas Agency News: Nagpur Nagpur recorded over 53,000 Covid-19 cases in April compared to around 50,000 cases registered in the first 10 months during the first wave of the disease last year, demonstrating exactly how the second wave swept the district like a storm, paralysing the health infrastructure and causing several deaths.The second wave of the infection,
primarily driven by the double mutation virus believed to be more virulent, has even engulfed rural areas in the district, deepening the crisis with shortage of hospital beds, oxygen, and life-saving drugs like Remdesivir.“Now you will find Covid patients in every village in the area. As healthcare is very poor in the area, we refer the mild and the serious cases to government medical college at Nagpur,” says Rajesh Thakare,
a social worker from Ramtek village Private and government hospitals in rural Nagpur have a combined capacity.
round-the-clock and tirelessly to provide free meals to not just the patients but also the doctors, paramedics, healthcare workers, ITBP personnel at the facility and the frontline workers. “On a daily basis 250 volunteers are preparing four meals a day – from Karra early
Support From US For India, Covid Help Touches USD Half A Billion Thousands of oxygen concentrators and plane loads of life saving drugs and health care equipment are flying off the United States for India almost every day. Agency News: Washington Less than a fortnight after President Joe Biden in his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged his country’s steadfast support for the people of India, America has responded with an unprecedented financial assistance worth nearly USD half a billion.Biden spoke at length with PM Modi last month and conveyed solidarity with India in its fight against the viral disease. He assured the prime minister that the US and India will work closely together in the fight against COVID-19.“Just as India sent assistance to the United States
Sonia Gandhi says Congress must draw ‘uncomfortable lessons’ from assembly poll results Congress chief Sonia Gandhi also raised the matter of electing a new party president. She decided to set up a small group to “candidly understand” the underlying causes behind the party’s dismal performance in the recently concluded assembly elections. Agency News: New Delhi After Instagram deleted her post in which she threatened to ‘demolish’ Covid-19, actor Kangana Ranaut has now said that it will be a ‘badge of honour’ for her to be banned by the photo-sharing platform. She added that she will remember herself as one who dared to ask questions and ‘made them uncomfortable’. Taking to Instagram Stories on Monday, Kangana wrote, “On Instagram everybody is a
victim of capitalism an entire generation of youth eaten up by the termite of capitalism and consumerism their indifference and disdain for the nation and its crisis is appalling, lack of human values empathy and nationalism makes them ugly shallow and useless.... this platform never appealed to me and I am eagerly waiting to be banned here , it will be a badge of honour.” “When I look back I will remember I did not fit in I made them uncomfortable I asked questions and pushed
-- Jitender Singh for Assam, Tariq Anwar for Kerala, Dinesh Gundurao (in-charge of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry), and Jitin Prasada for West Bengal -
were then invited to make their presentations “I expect them to brief us very frankly on our performance in their respective states.
“In God’s Hands”: Tens Of Millions Plunge Into Poverty In Covid-Hit India Agency News: New Delhi them to go beyond buying and selling when you look back what will you see yourself as? Meek obedient sheep in a herd waiting to exploit or get exploited?” she added. The chief ministers of the grand old party were invited to speak first on the Covid-19 situation. Following their address, general secretaries for the aforementioned states
After dipping into his savings to weather India’s snap pandemic lockdown last March, Manoj Kumar was just getting his head above water again earning 600 rupees ($8) a day as a construction worker in the tourist hotspot of Goa.He’d squirreled away enough for a trip last month to his native village in Bihar some 1,490 miles away for a
wedding. He’s still there, stuck in one of the nation’s least developed states, as a fierce second Covid-19 wave triggers the world’s worst health crisis and prevents his return. On a lucky day, he’ll land some odd jobs that fetch him as much as 300 rupees. But there aren’t too many of those chores left. So he’s taking loans to feed and clothe his wife and three kids.“It is all in God’s hands now,” said Kumar, who’s told his wife to curtail spending.
in the morning, to breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner – for every soul at the Covid care centre,” said an office bearer of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Chhatarpur on Monday.Between March and August 2020, the organisation sent 135,000 food packets for Covid-19 patients and their caregivers.ITBP once again proactively formulated its Covid-19 management strategies and under the guidance of ITBP director general SS Deswal took additional steps to contain the situation and help the healthcare system fight with the second wave of the deadly infection in the country.The Chhawla camp started functioning as a major covid care arrangement for ITBP in New Delhi on April 14. It Initially, it began with 50 beds.
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as our hospitals were strained early in the pandemic, we are determined to help India in its time of need,” President Biden had said in a tweet.Reflecting an overwhelming support for a “natural ally”, the entire country not only the administration, but also the corporate sector which created a global task force, as well as Americans and IndianAmericans have opened their coffers for India. This half a billion dollars includes USD 100 million pledged by the Biden administration, USD 70 million by pharma major Pfizer and 450,000 Remdesivir doses.
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IPL 2021: All West Indies cricketers reach Caribbean islands safely Agency News: Kingston
West Indies players, officials, coaches and commentators who were part of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) have returned to the Caribbean islands, said Cricket West Indies (CWI)
CEO Johnny Grave. “Our IPL players, along with the West Indians who were part of the TV production, are now safely back in the Caribbean. We are grateful to the BCCI and IPL Franchises for arranging their safe travel back to the Caribbean so
Virat Kohli gets first dose of COVID vaccine ahead of England tour, urges others to get vaccinated Ishant thanked the frontline warriors for their services in these tough times.“Thankful for this and grateful for all the essential workers. Happy to see the smooth running of the facility & management.
Agency News: New Delhi India skipper King Kohli got first shot of vaccination for Covid-19 ahead of the England tour on Monday. The star cricketer shared a picture him getting the vaccination and wrote, “Vaccinate as soon as you can please. Stay safe.”India squad will very soon leave for England where they will play the World Test Championship final against New Zealand and 5 Tests against England starting August 4. Moreover, India pacer Ishant Sharma
who recently played his 100th Test also got vaccinated for the deadly virus on Monday. He shared a picture of him with his wife Pratima Singh. Ishant thanked the frontline warriors for their services in these tough times.“Thankful for this and grateful for all the essential workers. Happy to see the smooth running of the facility & management. Let’s all get vaccinated at the earliest,” Ishant wrote on Instagram. In order to ramp up the coronavirus vaccination drive in the country, the Centre had last month announced a ‘liberalised and accelerated’ Phase 3 strategy of COVID-19 vaccination from May 1. Now, everyone above the age of 18 are eligible.
quickly,” Grave is quoted as saying by CWI in a tweet on Sunday. West Indies players involved in the IPL include white-ball captain Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer,
Berrettini hopes Madrid ATP 1000 final was the first of many Matteo Berrettini came up short in his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final on Sunday but the Italian said his performances in Madrid have given him belief he deserves to be competing for toplevel titles against the best players in men’s tennis. Agency News: New Delhi Matteo Berrettini came up short in his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final on Sunday but the Italian said his performances in Madrid have given him belief he deserves to be competing for top-level titles against the best players in men’s tennis. German Alexander Zverev, who defeated claycourt specialists Rafa Nadal and
Reliance Industries, affiliates buy 3/4 of KG-D6 gas volumes Agency News: New Delhi Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd and its affiliates have picked up more than threefourths of the new gas volumes from the firm’s eastern offshore KG-D6 block which at current government dictated price will cost it less than half of the imported rate, sources said. Reliance and its partner UK’s BP Plc last week auctioned 5.5 million standard cubic meters per day of incremental gas from the newer discoveries in the KG-D6 block, benchmarking it to a gas marker.Reliance’s oilto-chemical (O2C) business unit picked up 3.2 mmscmd
gas in the auction, three sources with direct knowledge of the development said.India Gas Solutions (IGS) - a gas sourcing and marketing joint venture of Reliance and BP picked up another 1 mmscmd, they said. The remaining volume was picked by Adani Gas (0.15 mmscmd), IRM Energy (0.10 mmscmd), GAIL (30,000 cubic meters per day) and Torrent Gas (20,000
and Fabien Allen. The 2021 IPL, which was being held as India grappled with a deadly second wave of Covid-19, was postponed last week after multiple cases of the virus came up within the tournament’s bio-bubbles in Ahmedabad and New Delhi.
cubic meters per day)Sources said the price discovered in the e-auction came at a $0.06 discount to the JKM (JapanKorea Marker) LNG priceAt current prices, this translates into a price of $8-9 per million British thermal unit (mmBtu) but the buyers will end up paying less than half of this rate.The government sets a cap or ceiling rate at which natural gas from difficult fields like deep sea can be sold. This cap for the period April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 is $3.62 per mmBtu. “The lower cap means that even though the buyers are willing to pay higher rates, gas will be sold at a lower rate.
Dominic Thiem en route to the final, lost his only set at this year’s tournament to the 25-year-old before rallying for a 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 win. The defeat ended the hardhitting Italian’s eight-match winning streak on clay after he won the ATP 250 event in Belgrade last month.“I really worked hard to be here. Now that I’m here, I’m upset I lost,” the world number nine told reporters. “It’s important for my tennis, for my level. Sascha won, not easily, but in two sets against Thiem and Rafa.
Legendary Indian footballer and Asian Games gold medalist Fortunato Franco passes away
Delinquencies of microfinance institutions (MFI) are likely to increase by June amid the severe COVID crisis, according to Acuite Ratings & Research.“Acuite expects 30 day delinquencies to increase at least by 30 percent by June 2021 even if the pandemic intensity starts to taper down from the middle of May and may more than double if there is no taper down of the pandemic intensity and the local lockdowns continue till end of Q1FY22,” said a report. It noted that the impact of the second wave has not only been in the large cities but also in the
Agency News: New Delhi Extending its gains for the fourth consecutive session, equity benchmark Sensex surged about 296 points to recapture the key 49,500-level on Monday, led by intense buying in pharma and energy stocks.At the closing bell, the 30-share BSE index quoted 295.94 points or 0.60 per cent higher at 49,502.41.Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty jumped
119.20 points or 0.80 per cent to 14,942.35.L&T was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying over 4 per cent, followed by Dr Reddy’s, Sun Pharma, NTPC, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, ONGC and M&M.On the other hand, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Reliance Industries and HCL Tech were among the laggards.“Domestic equities continued to defy concerns of rising COVID-19 cases and extended mobility
restrictions by several states by extending gains for the fourth consecutive trading day,” said Binod Modi Head-Strategy at Reliance Securities. Notably, sharp
rebound in metals, pharma, auto and PSU banks supported market’s rally. Most of key sectoral indices traded in green. ”Favourable global cues, steady March
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Sonakshi Sinha takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Agency News: Mumbai
Agency News: Mumbai The All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoled the demise of former India national team midfielder Fortunato Franco, who passed away on Monday in Goa.Franco was an integral part of India’s Asian Games Gold Medal winning team in the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta where India beat South Korea 2-1 in the final. Besides, he was also a member of the Indian team in the 1960 Rome Olympics, and the Indian team which finished second in the 1962 Asian Cup, runnersup in the 1964 Merdeka Cup in Kuala Lumpur, and the national team which finished 3rd in the Merdeka Cup in 1965.Franco who represented India 26 times made his international debut against Pakistan in the Asian Cup Qualifiers in Ernakulam in December 1959.Praful Patel, AIFF President, said in his message, “It is devastating to hear that Fortunato Franco is no more. He was a member of the Indian Football’s golden generation.
hinterland, sparking a crisis in healthcare infrastructure. While no national level lockdown has been contemplated yet as in last year, the virulence of the second wave has led to lockdowns at local levels in various states and the intensity of such lockdowns may increase if the case load continues to increase further. This has already started to impact the improving trend in collections and disbursements particularly from the second half of April 2021. Given the wider coverage of the virus across semi urban and rural areas in this cycle, the risks of a sharper impact on the lives and livelihoods of the microfinance borrower is higher.
Sensex closes 296 points higher at 49,502; Nifty settles at 14,942 Sensex advanced over 296 points at the close on Monday, while Nifty ended at 14,942.
‘Bigg Boss 14’ contestant Nikki, who recently lost her brother Jatin to COVID-19 complications, has said that she cries herself to sleep almost everyday.Nikki penned down an emotional note on Instagram, on Monday.The actor, who is currently in Cape Town to participate in ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 11’, wrote: “I miss my brother so much and I am sobbing myself to sleep almost every night. Few people whom I know tell me that it was his time to go and I should be glad he’s not in emotional pain anymore and not sick anymore.
Actress Sonakshi Sinha on Monday took the vaccine for COVID-19 prevention.
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quarter earnings along with favourable commentary, liquidity support announced by the RBI and absence of nationwide lockdown have aided domestic equities to shrug off rising COVID-19 cases in the country,” Modi noted.Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul ended on a positive note, while Hong Kong was in the red. Stock exchanges in Europe were largely trading with losses in mid-session deals. Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.53 per cent higher at USD 68.64 per barrel.
Actress Sonakshi Sinha on Monday took the vaccine for COVID-19 prevention. The actress shared a photograph on Instagram where she is seen getting the jab on her left arm.“#Vaccine manjhe #Victory!!!” Sonakshi captioned the photo, encouraging fans and followers to get vaccinated. The actress’ post comes at a time when citizens have been fuming due to unviability of slots as many are due for their first and even second dose of
vaccine.Mumbaikars took to the post’s comments section to express frustration.A user wrote: “Tum celebrity ko bhi lena padta hai kya online appointment co win pe?”“How do actors get slots for vaccine and we normal people cant get slots for months ? How much do they pay extra for vaccine wanted to know that,”
commented another.A netizen asked, “Haha and you got the slot when the whole of Mumbai is trying?“Number aa gaya lucky hai aap...ham log waiting list wale hai,” read a comment.India is battling a deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the number of positive cases are rising every day.
‘Oxygen aapka haq hai’: Sonu Sood promises to send cylinder for COVID-19 positive patient in 10 minutes Saying that an oxygen cylinder will be delivered at his home in 10 minutes, Sonu said, “Oxygen is your right.” Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood, on Monday, came to a Twitter user’s aid after the latter sought oxygen for his Covid-positive father.Saying that an oxygen cylinder will be delivered at his home in 10 minutes, Sonu said, “Oxygen is your right.”Responding to the user who’d asked for help, Sonu tweeted: “What kind of favour? Oxygen is your right. Cylinder will reach home in 10 minutes.” Sood has been working relentlessly to help people amid the COVID-19 crisis.The actor and his team have been actively working for people who are trying to arrange certain types of relief amid the devastating second wave of COVID-19 in India.Earlier on Monday, when a netizen called Sonu Sood ‘the oxygen supply of India’, he replied: “My country My duty.” Sood recently saved the lives of 22 patients at a Bengaluru hospital, and also arranged for a critically ill Covid patient to be airlifted from Jhansi to Hyderabad for necessary treatment.He had also helped cricketer Suresh Raina after the latter sought oxygen for his aunt in Meerut, who was hospitalised due to COVID-19.
Salman Khan, Disha Patani burn the dance floor in Radhe’s new song ‘Zoom Zoom’ After Radhe title track, Dil De Diya and Seeti Maar, this is the fourth song of the film to be released
Agency News: Mumbai Another song from Salman Khan and Disha Patani’s Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai titled Zoom Zoom was officially released on Monday. After Radhe title track, Dil De Diya and Seeti Maar, this is the fourth song of the film to be released. The makers had released the high-
octane teaser of the song on Sunday, to give the audiences a glimpse of what’s in store. The song featuring, Salman and Disha, is choreographed by Caesar Gonsalves and is guaranteed to get you on your feet with its beats. Sung by Ash King and Iulia Vantur and composed by veterans Sajid Wajid, Zoom Zoom with its quirky lyrics,
penned by Kunaal Vermaa, has all the ingredients of a chartbuster. Sharing the song on his official Twitter account, Salman wrote, “These are not the times for zoom zoom so watch n listen to #ZoomZoom at home. Plz be safe.” Last week, the makers dropped the tile track of Radhe, in which the lead actors groove to celebrate the swag of Salman’s character in the film. The powerpacked dance track Dil De Diya features Jacqueline Fernandez with Salman. The song is a mix of groovy dance moves and electrifying beats.
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Nitin Patel beats Covid, discharged Congress leader Hardik Patel’s father, former AMC dy commissioner from Ahmedabad hospital
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Patel, 64, was on April 24 admitted to Ahmedabad’s U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre after testing positive for coronavirus. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel was Sunday discharged from a hospital in Ahmedabad, where he was admitted over two weeks
back.Patel, 64, was on April 24 admitted to Ahmedabad’s U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre after testing positive for coronavirus. “After 15 days of treatment at UN
Mehta Hospital, I have been discharged today. With the blessings of God and your best wishes, I am recovering fast,” Patel, who is also
the state Health Minister, tweeted. Patel said, “I need more rest as per the advice of the doctors, and hence I request your kind support”.
National Technology Day 2021: When Is Technology Day And Why Is It Marked Aamna Sharif flaunts her toned abs in the crop top paired with jeans. 72-yr-old woman battles cancer and Covid together Agency News: Vadodara “Don’t worry. I will be back home soon” — and she kept her word too. For, 72-year-old Sarita Pant took just 10 daysto slay the Covid dragon and return home victorious a second time. The first round of battle she fought earlier was with ovariancancer in March when she defeated the crab in a year-long battle.“I had heard about the extreme effects of coronavirus but Iwasn’t scared at all.
National Technology Day: May 11th is marked as National Technology Day. Here is why India observes National Technology Day on the particular date Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad National Technology Day is not just for scientists and engineers but also for anyone associated with ideating, innovating, and facilitating the dissemination of knowledge, information and taking the products or
benefits to people at the grassroots level. National Technology Day is a great opportunity to appreciate the work and achievements of Indian scientists, engineers and innovators who help the country’s growth and prosperity. No one can prosper alone. According to the UNESCO, ‘’Building bridges between all scientific disciplines, public policies
and society is key...” and unless there is education for all the benefits of science will be limited to a select few. On National Technology Day, it is important to remember amid global climate crisis that ‘’clean energy is good business; it drives more jobs, cleaner air and better health.’’ Goal 9 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals says: ‘’Build resilient
infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation’’ India observes National Technology Day on May 11 to mark the anniversary of the Pokhran nuclear tests of 1998.Pokhran nuclear tests were a series of five explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range. Former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, lovingly known as India’s ‘Missile Man’ spearheaded the Pokhran tests.The then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared India a nuclear state, making it the sixth country to join the elite ‘nuclear club’. The five nuclear tests were codenamed Operation Shakti and the whole operation is also known as Pokhran II.
Hardik Patel’s father, a family friend said, was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a private hospital in Ranip area of Ahmedabad. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel’s father Bharat Patel died on Sunday at a hospital in Ahmedabad where he was undergoing treatment for Covid-19. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) former deputy municipal commissioner ZA Sacha and senior journalist Manish Macwan also succumbed to the disease in Ahmedabad.Gujarat reported 11,084 new cases and 121 fatalities due to the virus, a decline from the number of cases it recorded a day back.
With 2,955 infections and 19 deaths, Ahmedabad continued to report the maximum number of Covid-19 cases and deaths. It was followed by Surat (1,113 cases and 12 deaths), Vadodara (1,161 cases 12 deaths), Rajkot (746 cases and 13 deaths), Jamnagar (586 cases and 14 deaths) and Junagadh (484 cases and 11 deaths). Hardik Patel’s father, a family friend said, was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a private hospital in Ranip area of Ahmedabad. Following some complications, he was shifted to U N Mehta Hospital where he breathed his last
Sunday morning. Bharat Patel was in his 60’s. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani spoke to Hardik and conveyed his condolences, a government release said. Sacha, who joined the AMC in 1973 and had worked in different departments, including Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS), tax and finance, also succumbed to the virus. He had retired in 2009. Forty-eightyear-old Macwan, who passed away at a designated Covid-19 hospital in Ahmedabad Sunday morning, had contracted Covid-19 on April 27 and was since admitted to hospital.
As demand rises, patients in Gujarat struggle to get injections to treat mucormycosis Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad As more people go on ventilator and oxygen support in the second wave of COVID, Gujarat is also battling a surge in mucormycosis infection. This has also resulted in a surge in demand for injection to treat the disease and many patients are struggling to find it. The kin of many patients who are undergoing treatment for mucormycosis
is struggling to access the injections required to treat the condition. Amphotericin-B injections are used to treat the condition and each injection costs up to Rs7000 and depending on the severity of the condition the cost of treatment may go up. The number of cases is on the rise in Saurashtra with many patients coming to Rajkot to get treated. A 250-bed ward dedicated to mucormycosis
has been set up in the city. The Gujarat government has ordered 5,000 Amphotericin-B injections worth Rs 3.12 crore for the treatment of patients. Mucormycosis in Gujarat Gujarat has been reporting several instances of COVID patients developing a fungal infection – mucormycosis. Known as black fungus, the disease is fatal for those who are transplant patients, in ICU, and have poor immunity.
the drive-through vaccination facility. In all, 200 people are being vaccinated at the facility. The facility has garnered good response and also reduces crowding. Earlier, Ahmedabad had begun a similar drivethrough facility for COVID testing. This was done to reduce
crowding outside testing domes. Gujarat has reported 11,084 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours ending 5 pm on Sunday. The addition of the fresh cases has taken Gujarat’s total tally past 6.81 lakh. 121 deaths were reported in the state in the past 24 hours. The fresh fatalities have taken Gujarat’s COVID-19 related death toll to 8,394. While 19 deaths were reported from Ahmedabad, Surat reported 12 deaths. Twelve deaths have been reported from Vadodara, four deaths have been reported from Kutch and one death from Surendranagar. Gandhinagar reported one death, Jamnagar reported 14 deaths and Rajkot reported 13 deaths. Junagarh reported eleven deaths. Amreli reported one death.
Gujarat govt should announce Rs4 lakh compensation for families that suffered a COVID fatality, says Congress
Bumper response to drive-through vaccination, long queues outside Drive-in Cinema
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The Gujarat Congress on Monday attacked the government for its poor handling of the second wave of COVID. This comes at a time when overall cases in the state are on the decline but cases in rural areas that lack good health infrastructure are on the rise. It also demanded that Rs4 lakh be given as compensation for those who lost a loved one to COVID in the state. GPCC chief Amit Chavda said people were struggling to access beds, oxygen, injections, and hospitals due to the poor management of COVID by the state government. He said this was particularly true in rural areas of the
state that had seen a surge in cases. He said it was the mismanagement that had pushed the COVID fatality in the state to such a high level and alleged that the state was hiding the actual COVID fatality numbers. He asked the government to come up with a white paper on COVID fatalities irrespective of whether it happened due to the disease or co-morbidity
while being treated for the disease. Congress also asked for intensified testing and vaccination, particularly in rural areas. The party alleged that those who have got the first dose of the vaccine are struggling to get the second dose of the same. The party also called for a compensation of Rs4 lakh for the kith and kin of those who died due to COVID under the National Disaster Management Act. The Congress has since the second wave of pandemic began repeatedly pointed to the poor handling of the situation by the state government. Many Congress leaders have criticised the government’s lackadaisical approach to the pandemic during the second wave
The drive-through vaccination, the second such being held in the city, has got a tremendous response from citizens. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had organized a drive-through vaccination at the Drive-in Cinema in the city from Monday onwards. The drive-through vaccination at Drive-in Cinema is for those above 45 years of age and vaccination is available from 9 am to 5 pm. Though the vaccination was to begin at 9 am, people had queued up from early morning to get vaccinated resulting in a long line. Other drive-through vaccination initiative In Ahmedabad, the AMC and Ashirwad Foundation had organized a drive-through
Though the vaccination was to begin at 9 am, people had queued up from early morning to get vaccinated resulting in a long line. vaccination at Navrangpura stadium from Saturday onwards. The day one of the drive-through vaccination saw a long queue of cars and twowheelers. The latter was also allowed to encourage more people to take advantage of the vaccination drive. The drivethrough vaccination centre was set up at Bhuj’s RD Varsani ground earlier. This came as Kutch registered a surge in
cases during the second wave of COVID. The drive-through vaccination centre was to expedite the vaccination drive in the district. The drive-through allowed people to get vaccinated without having to step out of their vehicle. However, online registration was a must to access
Chief Minister e-launches 101 buses with BS-6 Emission Norms for ST
“1,000 BS-6 Emission Norms buses will be launched this year in Gujarat, despite coronavirus, to keep wheels moving” Sunvilla News: Gandinagar Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani expressed his view thatthe state government has not allowed transportation services to be impacted duringCovid-19 time and kept it functional, not for making profit but to provide service topeople of the state.While launching 101 ST buses, he said it is for the first time that buses having BS-6Emission Norms are introduced, for providing service to the commuters of the state,by Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, called ST in
The Chief Minister flagged off these 101 buses from Gandhinagar through videoconferencing, offering passenger-oriented services in 16 ST Divisions of the state. Minister of Transport Mr. R.C. Faldu from Jamnagar as well as Minister of State Mr. Ishwarsinh Patel from Bharuch joined on this occasion through video link. short.In this context, the Chief Minister also added that Covid-19 has affected the travel and tourism sector while the State Government's Road Transport Corporation hasprovided required transportation to people of the state for daily activities byoperating buses with 50
per cent passenger capacity. The Chief Minister made an important announcement in January this year that thestate government shall start 1000 bus services with advanced BS-6 Emission Normsin public service.The employees of ST Corporation, even in this time of Covid-19, have
built 101 BS-6buses of the first lot out of total 1,000 buses in the Central Workshop at Naroda.The Chief Minister flagged off these 101 buses from Gandhinagar through videoconferencing, offering passenger-oriented services in 16 ST Divisions of the state. Minister of Transport Mr.
R.C. Faldu from Jamnagar as well as Minister of State Mr. Ishwarsinh Patel from Bharuch joined on this occasion through video link. Chief Minister congratulated the staff for building these buses in-house and furthersaid that it is commendable that they have not let the activities hinder even in thisCovid-19 phase and continued providing transportation services. He also appealed to the workers of ST Corporation to take vaccines and fulfil theirresponsibility to keep themselves, their families, and commuters safe.On
welcoming all, Minister of Transport Mr. R. C. Faldu said that Gujarat RoadTransport Corporation is contributing to the cause of Prime Minister Mr.Narendrabhai Modi to provide support to dynamism of the country through effectivetransportation service.On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary of Transport and Ports, Mr. KamalDayani, MD of ST Corporation Mr. S. J. Haider as well as officials including GeneralManager of the Corporation Mr. Wala, Secretary Mr. Nirmal Anand were also present.
As COVID cases dip, more hospital beds become vacant in Ahmedabad Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The number of vacant critical beds in the city has seen a surge as the COVID cases take a dip. Earlier, reports had mentioned the near absence of long queues of ambulances outside the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad. In all 1,128 vacant critical care beds (oxygen and ICU) are available in government and private hospitals in Ahmedabad. Although the number of ventilator beds and ICU beds going vacant is still low compared to others. The AMC run SVP Hospital has 9, LG Hospital has 18 and Sharadaben Hospital has 8 oxygen and ICU beds vacant in each of the hospitals.VS
Hospital has seven such vacant beds. The 174 designated COVID hospitals in the city have 514 vacant beds while 236 nursing homes have 358 such beds. ESIC hospital has 21 vacant beds. Of the 9,758 beds of ICU and oxygen available in the city, 8,630 are filled while 1,128 are vacant. Meanwhile, Gujarat is reporting several instances of COVID patients developing a fungal infection – mucormycosis. Known as black fungus, the disease is fatal for those who are transplant patients, in ICU, and have poor immunity. Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad alone has reported 67 such patients in the last 20 days. Earlier, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria had said.
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