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Coronavirus India: Decline in case burden but positivity rate still over 10% in 382 districts : Health Ministry Delhi Saturday recorded 2,260 new COVID-19 cases and 182 fatalities, with the positivity rate in the city slipping to 3.58 per cent, the health department data showed. Agency News: New Delhi The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said the overall Covid case positivity has declined from 24.83 per cent on May 10 to 12.45 per cent on May 22, Health Ministry. It however said though there is an overall decline in case burden, the COVID-19 positivity rate is still over 10 per cent in 382 districts. The ministry, in its address to media, also made it clear that lactating mothers can also get vaccinated. They need not stop breastfeeding after their vaccination.Delhi
Saturday recorded 2,260 new COVID-19 cases and 182 fatalities, with the positivity rate in the city slipping to 3.58 per cent, the health department data showed.Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced a week-long complete lockdown without any relaxations. All shops will function till 9 pm today and from 6 am to 9 pm tomorrow for public to keep stock up necessary items. Public, private busses will allowed to ply today and tomorrow to other districts As cases of “black fungus” rise across the
Tamil Nadu extends COVID-induced lockdown till May 31 Agency News: New Delhi
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Punjab Board Class 5 Result To Be Declared On May 24: Report The Punjab School Examination Board (PSEB) will announce the Class 5 results 2021 on Monday, May 24. The results will be announced by the Punjab board chairman at 2:30 pm virtually, as per media reports. Once declared, PSEB 5th result will be released on the official website— pseb.ac.in. Know about various Careers after 10th based on your stream The Punjab board Class 5 exam was held in March amidst the COVID-19 pandemic for four subjects - Hindi, English, Math and Punjabi environment education..
Govt asks social media platforms to remove content mentioning ‘Indian variant’ of Covid-19 The government has asked social media companies to immediately remove any content on their platform which mentions or refers to the term ‘Indian variant’ of coronavirus, in a bid to curb spread of misinformation around Covid-19. Digital platforms said they have received the latest advisory. On Friday, the IT ministry wrote to all social media platforms emphasising that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not associated the term “Indian Variant” with the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus in any of its reports. A notice issued in this regard by the IT ministry states that a “false statement” is being circulated online.
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The Tamil Nadu government has decided to extend the current lockdown for a week starting from May 24 to contain spread of COVID-19. The state government has not relaxed any measures in the extended new lockdown. However, there are certain activities that will be allowed during the period while few things have been restricted after May 24.As per the orders issued by the government, only pharmacies, veterinary pharmacies shall remain open. Besides that activities like milk supply, drinking water and daily newspaper distribution shall only be allowed during the lockdown.It also said that vegetables, fruits required by the general public will be provided by the Department of Horticulture in vehicles in Chennai city and in all districts in collaboration with the concerned local bodies and corporation. News and media companies can operate
as usual, the orders granted. As per the orders, all the shops shall be allowed to open today (May 22) till 9-00 pm and tomorrow (May 23) for one day only from 06.00 am to 09.00 pm. Similarly, private and government buses will be allowed to travel today (May 22) and tomorrow (May 23).Further, only essential departments will function in the state Secretariat and the districts. Private firms, IT companies and banks should ensure work from home concept while e-commerce services can be operated from 6 am to 8 pm. Restaurants and eateries can sell only takeaway services from 6 am-10 am, 12-3 pm and 6-9 pm and e-commerce food supply firms will also be allowed to operate only during this schedule, it added.The decision comes after the state reported about 36,000 new covid infections on Friday (May 21) while the active cases stood at around 2.74 lakh.
country, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate action on the supply of “Liposomal Amphotericin-B”, an essential drug to treat Mucormycosis. In a letter to the prime minister, Gandhi writes: “I understand that Liposomal Amphotericin-B is absolutely essential for treatment of Mucormycosis. However there are reports of its acute scarcity in the market. I would request you to kindly take immediate action in this matter.” India recorded over 2.57 lakh new
covid 19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday, taking India’s total infections to over 2.62 crore. Out of the total cases, over 29 lakh are currently active, a number down under 30 lakh after three weeks, while over 2.30 crore people have recovered till now. With 4,194 new fatalities, the death toll is now at 2,95,525.
Maharashtra’s daily count remains below 30,000. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala are top contributors. Two doses from either the Oxford/ AstraZeneca or the Pfizer vaccine are over 80 per cent effective in preventing infection from the B1.617.2 variant of COVID-19, first discovered in India, a new
Children can get and spread Covid infection’: Centre clarifies 3 points amid 3rd wave concerns Children are not immune from Covid-19 infection but symptoms are minimum, the Centre said on Saturday. Agency News: New Delhi Amid concerns over a probable third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Centre on Saturday said children are not immune from the infection, but the impact is minimal. “If children get affected by Covid, either there will be no symptoms or there will be minimal symptoms. They do not require hospitalisation generally,” Niti Aayog (health) member VK Paul said on Saturday, during the press briefing of the Union health ministry. Explaining three points about Covid-19 infection among children,
Dr Paul said that children are not immune from this infection and they can infect others but children do not generally suffer from severe infection. Health infrastructure should be ramped up to treat Covid-19 among children, but it is most important to not let them become a part of the transmission chain in the first place, Dr Paul said. “Some facts are clear in front of us. Children can be infected and they can be infected to quite an extent. It can’t be said with certainty that the infection among children is comparatively less. For example, the DecemberJanuary serosurvey revealed
that the seropositivity rate among children and older is almost the same,” Dr Paul said. Children account for about 3-4 per cent of hospital admission, in both India and the rest of the world, he said adding special attention should be on those between the age of 10 and 12 years as they are very mobile. As the ongoing second wave of the pandemic is gradually coming under control with a steady fall in the number of daily positive cases and in the positivity rate, concerns over a third wave have been expressed by experts, state governments. It has also been apprehended that this possible third wave
Mixing different Covid-19 vaccines theoretically possible, says Centre A recent UK study has found that it is safe to mix doses of different types of vaccines, but there will be many side effects, the study has revealed. “It is plausible. Agency News: New Delhi It is scientifically possible that an individual gets the first dose of one vaccine and the second dose of another vaccine, but it will take time to decide whether it can be recommended, the Centre has said. A recent UK study has found that it is safe to mix doses of different types of vaccines, but there will be many side effects, the study has revealed. “It is plausible. But there need to be more studies. It can’t be said definitively that mixing of doses can be practised.
There is no robust scientific evidence. Only time will tell whether it will be done in future or not, It will depend on international studies, World Health Organization findings etc. Our experts are also continuously studying,” Niti Aayog (health) member VK Paul said on Saturday. “One shot of one type produces antibodies and the second shot from another will increase that. Scientifically, there is no problem,” he added. Covishield and Covaxin are the two vaccines being administered in the country.
UK government study has reportedly found. The Oxford/ AstraZeneca two-dose vaccine is also being produced by the Serum Institute of India as Covishield and being administered among the adult population in India to protect against the deadly virus. The UK findings are said to be based on data from Public Health England (PHE) and have also revealed that the two doses provide 87 per cent protection from the B.117 variant, first discovered in Kent region of England and also considered highly transmissible With black fungus cases rising in Uttarakhand, it was declared a notifiable disease in the state under the Epidemic Act, 1897 on Saturday. So far, 64 people have been infected with black fungus in the state and of them, four have died.
Both the vaccines consist of two doses, the second dose of which is known as the booster dose. In its several advisories, the health ministry has repetitively cautioned that the second dose of the same vaccine should be taken. The study which says mixing two doses is safe was conducted over around 2,000 volunteers and in the mix and match approach, they were given one Oxford vaccine shot and another Pfizer; another combination of Moderna and Novavax was also tried.The trial was not aimed at finding
out whether a combination of two different doses is effective in preventive Covid or not. Only the immune response of the volunteers was tested and the adverse reactions were short-lived. There has been no such study yet in India mixing Covaxin and Covishield. According
to the latest findings, the first dose of these two vaccines has different effectiveness. Covishield’s first dose offers more protection than Covaxin’s first dose and hence the second dose of Covishield can be delayed to 12 to 16 weeks, the Centre has recently said.
may impact children. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a recent meeting with state and district officials, has asked them to collect data on the infection transmission and severity among youth and children. Earlier, the Maharashtra government said it started preparing for the third wave of the pandemic and started setting up paediatric Covid wards for children. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal too said children.
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Gujarat Governor Okays Bill Against Forced Conversions By Marriage
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat has given his assent to an amendment bill, which provides for a prison sentence of up to ten years for fraudulent or forcible conversion by marriage, a state Minister said on Saturday.The Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was passed by the state Legislative Assembly on April 1 this year, has been approved by the Governor along with seven other Bills, state Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said in a statement.With this, the governor has approved all the 15 bills that were passed during the budget session of the Assembly as he had earlier cleared seven other bills, he added.As per the amended Freedom of Religion Bill, a forcible “conversion by marriage, or by getting a person married, or by aiding a person to get married” shall invite imprisonment of three to five years and a fine of up to ₹ 2 lakh.
“Take Immediate Action”: Sonia Gandhi To PM On Black Fungus Drug Shortage Several thousand coronavirus patients in the country have contracted Mucormycosis, a deadly and aggressive fungal infection, compounding the country’s troubles as it reels from the pandemic. Agency News: New Delhi Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited the acute shortage of vital drug Amphotericin-B - needed to treat Mucormycosis, dubbed Black Fungus, and underscored the need to “take immediate action” to remedy the situation. Several thousand coronavirus patients in the country have contracted Mucormycosis, a deadly and aggressive fungal infection, compounding the country’s troubles as it reels from the pandemic.The illness, the Congress leader pointed out, is not covered in Ayushman Bharat - scheme that provides free health insurance to India’s poor and marginalised families and most other health insurance products“I would request you [PM Modi] to kindly take immediate action on this matter to bring relief to the large number of patients being
afflicted by Mucormycosis,” Ms Gandhi said in the letter. The government, Ms Gandhi said, has asked states to declare Mucormycosis an epidemic under the Epidemic Diseases Act. This means all confirmed or suspected cases of black fungus, a condition seen in recovering Covid patients, have to be reported to the Health Ministry. Ms Gandhi said it would mean that there must be adequate production and assured supply of essential medicines to treat it, and cost-free patient care for those in need of treatment.“In recent times a new challenge in the form of a fungal infection namely mucormycosis has emerged and is reported from many states among COVID-19 patients especially those on steroid therapy and deranged sugar control,” Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said in a letter to states on Friday. The Union Health Ministry on Friday said licence has been given to five more manufactures for production of Amphotericin-B and they will start producing.
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420 Doctors, Including 100 In Delhi, Died In 2nd Covid Wave: Medical Body
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Vaccination: Perfect On Paper, Disastrous On Ground India has four decades of experience in running a national immunisation programme for children and pregnant women. It has successfully conducted large-scale mass vaccinationdrives for many years for polio elimination. Therefore, there was every reason to believe itcould deliver Covid-19 vaccines efficiently; however, the ongoing drive in India is faltering (and even that is an understatement). The initial challenge of vaccine hesitancy was soon replaced by that of short supply (from early April onwards); with the opening of Covid-19 vaccination for all adults in the 18-44 age group, everyone, including those above 45 years, is finding it difficult to get vaccinated. Thedaily vaccination rate has come down to around two million doses, nearly half the vaccination rate at its peak in April. As per the vaccine distribution formula developed by the Union government and shared with the Supreme Court, for nearly 600 million people in the 18-44 age group, for May, the number of vaccine doses available (to be purchased by the state governments) will be around 20 million (another 20 million will be available to private hospitals). Vaccine manufacturers are not able to supply vaccines to states. The outcome is that many states have either not started vaccinations for those in this age group or have halted it due to a shortage of supply. People are finding it difficult to book a slot on the CoWin portal — the government IT application for vaccination— and there is a real risk of vaccine inequity, where those without access to smartphones and the internet, may not get a shot for a long while.An elementary measure of performance of a wellfunctioning vaccination programme (or anyhealth programme) is that the people eligible for vaccination (or health services) get it promptly. This doesn’t seem to be happening at the moment and demands the urgent attention of those at the highest levels of policymaking and implementation. A successful vaccination drive is the outcome of assured supply, simplified policies and an adaptive delivery approach. An assured vaccine supply is the first and absolute essential before the launch of the programme. If supplies are limited, doses available have to be used for vaccination of the identified priority groups, with phased openings for additional population groups. All countries across the world first secured vaccine supply and then opened up the vaccination in a graded manner for various population groups. The UnitedStates, the United Kingdom and the European Union started to secure supplies by themiddle of 2020.India seems to have erred at many steps in this process. It placed the first order with vaccine manufacturers, just a few days before the launch of the vaccination drive on January 16. Nearly 940 million people are eligible for vaccination and the current total vaccine production in India is 70-80 million doses a month. A few weeks ago, the Centre placed fresh orders for a total of 160 million doses for May, June and July, which will be used for the 45-plus age group. However, between March 16 and April 30, a total of 116 million people received their first shot. Even if we exclude a small fraction of those who received the Covaxin shot between March 15-31 (they may have already received their second shot in April, as the gap, in this case, is four weeks), nearly 110 million people were scheduled to return for their secondshot between May and July 2021. It is likely that a small proportion of the 110 million peoplewaiting for their second dose would go to the private sector. Even then, of the secured Uniongovernment vaccine supply of 160 million for May to July, only 50-million-odd shots would beavailable for 45 years and older coming for their first shot.Can India be assured of increase in vaccine supply by July 2021? It is unlikely to be to the extent of 150 million doses a month as is being suggested. A large manufacturer in India planned to have a monthly production capacity of 100 million doses by January, a timeline which has now been shifted to July. After all, vaccine manufacturing and scaling up are complex processes and an ambitious timeline does not always work. The situation of other manufacturers is likely to be similar. The contribution of vaccine imports will be marginal to the overall supply for India. In the wake of supply constraints and challenges, the role of vaccination policy and delivery strategy becomes vital to avoid chaos at the vaccination centres. All policy options anddelivery strategies should be reexamined and simplified. The increase in the gap between the two doses of Covishield, announced last week, and which was being suggested by many for - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara months, is one such.
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned visibly emotional as he spoke about those who had lost their lives to the virus. Agency News: New Delhi
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India has not given any manufacturer of a COVID-19 vaccine indemnity against the costs of compensation for any severe side effects, which is a condition Pfizer has obtained in many countries where its shots have already been widely used, including Britain and the United States. Agency News: New Delhi Pfizer (PFE.N) and the Indian government are seeking to resolve tensions over a demand by the U.S. drugmaker
for legal protection from any claims linked to the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in one of the world’s biggest markets, two sources told Reuters.India has not given any manufacturer of a COVID-19 vaccine indemnity against the costs of compensation for any severe side effects, which is a condition Pfizer has obtained in many countries where its shots have already been widely used, including Britain and the United States.But three other sources told Reuters that some form of legal protection is still on the table as India and Pfizer work to reach a vaccine deal. Reaching an agreement with Pfizer is critical for India’s central government, which is struggling to secure needed COVID-19 vaccine doses as recorded daily cases exceed 250,000. Indian officials said this week that 98% of its population of about 1.3 billion remains susceptible to infection.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said 420 doctors, including 100 in Delhi, have succumbed to the coronavirus infection in the crippling second wave of the pandemic that has overwhelmed the hospitals and has kept the crematoriums blazing.The coronavirus cases in the national capital have been on decline recently after an overwhelming crisis in April. At least 96 doctors have died in Bihar and 41 in Uttar Pradesh, the doctors’ association was quoted saying by news agencyEarlier this week, the top medical body reported 270 doctors have died due to coronavirus. Among them was former IMA president Dr KK Aggarwal, who died due to the deadly virus on Monday. He
CBI Gives Clean Chit To Lalu Yadav In DLF Bribery Case: Sources The Economic Offence Branch of CBI had in January 2018 begun a preliminary probe against Lalu Yadav and real estate developer DLF Group. Agency News: New Delhi The CBI has given a clean chit to former railway minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Yadav in a bribery case, sources have said. He has been out on bail since April after spending more than three years in jail.In January 2018, the Economic Offence Branch of CB had initiated a preliminary probe for corruption against him and real estate developer DLF Group.It was alleged that the DLF Group, eyeing rail land lease project in Mumbai’s
Bandra and upgrade of New Delhi Railway Station project, had bribed the former railway minister with a property in an upscale South Delhi locality.It was alleged that AB Exports, an alleged shell company, had bought a property in the capital’s New Friends Colony for nearly ₹ 5 crore in December 2007 while its actual circle rate was ₹ 30 crore at that time. This transaction was allegedly funded by DLF Home Developers and routed through Lexis Infotech and a few other shell firms.In 2011,
Over 8,800 Affected By Black Fungus, 20,000 Vials Sent To States: Minister
Lalu Yadav’s son Tejashwi Yadav, and his daughters Chanda Yadav and Ragini Lalu - allegedly bought over AB Exports for a mere ₹ 4 lakh by transfer of shares, thereby going on to own the plush South Delhi propertyThe agency had also named Praveen Jain and
Amit Katyal as intermediaries who executed the transactions between the DLF Group and the veteran politician.CBI sources that after two years of investigation, the “preliminary enquiry was closed as no case has been made out of the allegations”. Sources also added that the investigation team had wanted a conversion of the preliminary inquiry into a regular case (FIR) because the probe had apparently revealed irregularities, including “antedated stamp papers, sham transactions, and property transfer in favor of the Yadavs at a throwaway price”. Senior supervising officers, including former director RK Shukla, however, ordered the closure of the case for want of evidence.
was 65.Dr Aggarwal, who had taken both vaccine doses, died at 11.30 pm on Monday “after a lengthy battle with Covid”, said an official statement on his Twitter account.According to the IMA’s COVID-19 registry, 748 doctors died due to the disease in the first wave of the pandemic.“The second wave of the pandemic is turning out to be extremely fatal for all and especially for the healthcare workers who are at the forefront,” IMA president Dr JA Jayalal said earlier in the week. The IMA only keeps a record of its nearly 3.5 lakh members. India, however, has more than 12 lakh doctors.As many as
2,57,299 fresh COVID-19 infections and 4,194 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed today.On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned visibly emotional as he spoke about those who had lost their lives to the virus.He thanked doctors and frontline workers during video conference with health workers in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh.“In the second wave of corona, we are fighting on multiple fronts at the same time. The rate of infection is also much more and patients are in hospital.
Bengal BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari’s Father, Brother Get Y+ Security Agency News: New Delhi Days after all 77 newlyelected BJP MLAs of West Bengal were provided central security cover, the Union Home Ministry has extended the facility to Lok Sabha MPs Sisir Kumar Adhikari and Dibyendu Adhikari. This move is likely to sharpen the politics of confrontation in the state since the former is the father of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s arch rival Suvendu Adhikari and the latter his younger brother.Suvendu Adhikari, her close aide-turned-bitter critic, defeated Ms Banerjee by around 1,200 votes in the recently concluded Assembly election in Nandigram constituency. However, the ruling party returned to power with a
thumping majority despite the time, money, and effort invested by the BJP to oust Ms Banerjee from power.The Adhikaris have been now provided with Y+ category security under the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). This means they will be protected by a personal security officer each and 11 armed policemen, including commandos. While Sisir Kumar Adhikari remains a parliamentarian of Ms Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, the 79-year-old quit the party and joined the BJP in March. Dibyendu Adhikari remains a Trinamool MP from the Tamluk constituency. Suvendu Adhikari, who till recently was a cabinet minister in Ms Banerjee’s government, joined the BJP.
Arvind Kejriwal Has 4 Suggestions For Centre To Increase Vaccination His remarks to “address the vaccine shortage” comeeven as the centre, earlier this week, said it has given details of the vaccine supply to the states till June 15.
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National capital Delhi, which has reported 197 cases, will receive 670 vials, according to the break-up shared by the minister. Agency News: New Delhi Nearly 9,000 people have been infected with mucormycosis or Black Fungus across the country, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said today. In view of the rapid surge, the government has sent over 20,000 vials of a key drug used for the treatment of the fungal infection to the affected states, he added.“After a detailed review of rising no. of cases of #Mucormycosis in various states, a total of 23680 additional vials of #Amphotericin- B have been allocated to all States/UTs The
Allocation has been made based on total number of patients which is approximately 8,848 across country,” Mr Gowda, the Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, tweeted along with the break-up of the number of vials allocated to the affected states.Gujarat, which has reported 2,281 cases - the worsthit state - has been allocated 5,800 vials, while Maharashtra, the second worst affected, has been given 5,090 vials. Andhra Pradesh will receive 2,300 vials to treat the 910 patients affected and neighbouring Telangana (350 cases) has been allocated 890 vials.National capital Delhi, which has reported 197 cases till now, will receive 670 vials, according to his break-up. Hundreds of cases of Black Fungus, which affects the eyes, nose, jaws, and could even spread to the brain, have been reported from across the country in the aftermath of COVID-19.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal this afternoon gave four suggestions to the central government on boosting vaccine production as he underlined the national capital has “paused the rollout” for 1844 age group due to shortage of doses. “To protect the country from a third wave, it’s important to speed up the vaccination drive,” he stressed.“All the doses that were received from
the centre (for 18-44 age group) have been used. A few doses were left, which will also be used by the evening. This makes me very sad. We have written to to centre about this... as soon as we get the doses, we will re-open the centres,” the Chief Minister said.Delhi every month needs 80 lakh doses but it has received only 16 lakh doses in May, Mr Kejriwal said. “For June, our share has been reduced further to eight lakh doses, according to a letter
we have received... So far, we have administered 50 lakh doses in the city. We need at least 2.5 crore total vaccines,” he underlined.If the city gets 8 lakh doses every month, it will take at least 30 months to vaccinate the entire city. “It’s hard to imagine how many
more Covid waves will hit the city by then and how many more lives will be lost,” the Delhi Chief Minister insisted at a televised briefing.Giving the four suggestions to the central government, Arvind Kejriwal said: “All vaccine makers in India, within 24 hours.
Prem’ Meeting Held Over Western Railway Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Participation of Railway Employees in Management (PREM) Meeting was held over Western Railway on Friday, 21st May, 2021 through virtual platform. The meeting was chaired by Shri AlokKansal - General Manager, Western Railwayand was attended by Additional General Manager, Principal Head of Departments as well asoffice bearers of Recognised Unions & Associations of Western Railway. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the subject matter of the meeting
was “Various schemes for welfare of serving railway employees and their families”. A powerpoint presentation was madeby Principal Chief Personnel Officercovering the various steps taken and schemes available for the welfare of serving railway employees and their families. During the meeting, various
suggestions were given by participants in this forum mainly underlining the subject matter of the meeting. GM Shri Kansal highlighted various initiatives and steps taken to deal with treatment of COVID-19 pandemic in Railway hospitals. He also mentioned the critical role of Railways in transportation of many essential & lifesaving commodities including oxygen tankers, procurement of life – saving medicines, vaccination drive, etc. General Manager assured that all possible efforts will be ensured and no stone will be left unturned in taking timely and appropriate steps for the welfare of railway employees and their families.
He further stated that the suggestions received during the meeting will be critically examined.Shri Thakur further stated that various welfare schemes are provided for the benefit of the railway employees & their families which are mostly covered under the Staff Benefit Fund (SBF). The fund from SBF is utilised towards grant of Scholarships for wards of employees, women empowerment activities, immediate financial assistance to railway employees during serious sickness and affected with accidents as well as relief in times of crisis arising out of floods, famines, landslide, fire or any other calamity.
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Kangana Ranaut’s personal bodyguard booked for rape
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Mumbai Police has registered a rape case at the city’s DN Nagar Police Station against a man named Kumar Hegde under Sections 376 and 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)Reports in sections of the media have claimed Hegde is actress Kangana Ranaut’s personal bodyguard, although police refuse to ascertain the accused’s identity“A case has been registered against a man named Kumar Hegde under sections 376 and 377 IPC. Prima facie, they had a live-in relationship and a break-up,” Senior Police Inspector Bharat Gaikwad of DN Nagar Police Station.
‘When we lost the World Cup semi-final, he was really hurt’: Chahal on how India youngster has ‘really matured’ BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Under Virat Kohli, India finished the group stage as Sushmita Sen’s bhabhi and TV table-toppers, but one bad match ended their World actress Charu Asopa announces Cup dreams as they lost to New Zealand in the crunch semi-final by 18 runs at Old Trafford in Manchester. pregnancy Agency News: New Delhi
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was part of the Indian team that played the 2019 World Cup in England. In fact, he was the senior spinner in the side along with Kuldeep Yadav. It was during the India vs England match in Edgbaston that Kuldeep and Chahal last played for India. Under Virat Kohli, India finished the group stage as table-toppers, but one bad match ended their World Cup dreams as they lost to
New Zealand in the crunch semi-final by 18 runs at Old Trafford in Manchester. India had to deal with a couple of injury concerns during the World Cup. Shikhar Dhawan fractured his thumb and was replaced by Vijay Shankar in the team. Later, when Shankar injured his toe, Rishabh Pant came into the mix. Pant had the experience of playing only five ODI matches when he took the field against England. He scored 32 in his maiden World Cup game followed by
48 against Bangladesh and 4 against Sri Lanka. In the crunch semi-final, Pant scored 32 before slog sweeping to the fielder. As we walked off the field, the expression on Virat Kohli’s face said it all. The India captain was not pleased with Pant’s shot selection as India tried to recover from the hollows of 5/3 in chase of 240. As a disappointed Pant walked off, Chahal revealed how the dismissal and the result had impacted the youngster,
Wrestler Sushil Kumar’s last location traced to Punjab: Delhi Police Agency News: New Delhi
The last location of absconding Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, wanted in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of a wrestler, was traced to Punjab’s Bathinda, official police sources said on Friday. Sources said several teams have been formed and they are conducting raids in several parts of Haryana and Punjab to nab the wrestler. Earlier, a Delhi Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to Sushil Kumar, saying he is prima facie the main conspirator and allegations against him
Wrestler Sagar Rana died, while two of his friends Sonu and Amit Kumar got injured, after they were allegedly assaulted by Sushil Kumar and other wrestlers on May 4. are serious in nature. Wrestler Sagar Rana died, while two of his friends Sonu and Amit Kumar got injured, after they were allegedly assaulted
by Sushil Kumar and other wrestlers on May 4 night, at the stadium premises in the national capital.The Delhi Police had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to Sushil Kumar’s arrest. A reward of Rs 50,000 has also been announced for the arrest of his associate Ajay Kumar, who has been absconding in the case, police had said. A Delhi Court had issued non-bailable warrants against Sushil Kumar and six others. This came days after a lookout notice was issued against the wrestler in the case. The Delhi Police has filed an FIR in the case.
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which is why seeing Pant perform the way he has in the last six months, gives him immense happiness. ”Rishabh Pant’s batting style hasn’t changed, but he has become mentally tougher. He is more clear about what he wants to do now and has begun to take greater responsibility. I would say he has really matured of
‘Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri deserve credit for that’: Umesh Yadav reveals reasons behind India’s rise in confidence Agency News: New Delhi While no one has ever questioned the talent in any Indian cricket team, it is hard to argue the level of confidence, aggression, and energy that the current Indian team under Virat Kohli possesses is praiseworthy. India have had generation players and leaders like Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, etc. But the current Indian team with Kohli as captain has a different aura surrounding them which often intimidates even some of the toughest oppositions in the world. India’s recent
Flipkart kirana partners post about 30% increase in monthly delivery income Agency News: New Delhi E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has said its kirana partners reported about 30 percent increase in average monthly delivery incomes last year.The incomes in the South grew the most, followed by East, West and North. Among the top cities, kirana partners from Hyderabad saw the highest growth followed by their counterparts in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune. More than 50,000 kirana stores across the country are currently part of Flipkart’s delivery programme. These stores form part of an extended delivery mechanism for Flipkart to help deliver packages at customers’
doorstep, especially in tier two and tier three cities.“As one of the oldest and most trusted forms of retail in the county, kiranas are an essential part of the retail ecosystem in India and we -as a homegrown organisation -- have been engaging with
them in various ways to reposition and re-invent them as convenience stores from an e-commerce perspective,” said Flipkart Senior Vice-President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Rajneesh Kumar.The e-commerce platform deploys a
late,” Chahal said on Sports Tak. “I remember he had come into the team midway through the 2019 World Cup. When we lost the semi-final (against New Zealand), he was really hurt. As an elder brother I could see that he had been impacted a lot. I spoke to him during that phase and he came out of it well.”
host of business processes and technologies to ensure wide availability of shipments for deliveries for kirana partners to supplement their incomes. It also provides them with comprehensive training that includes teaching finer nuances of delivery, functioning of the app and customer service.In addition to kirana programme, Flipkart also serves close to 10 lakh kiranas across nine states through its wholesale’s Best Price cash-and-carry business. Through the year, Best Price worked closely with supplier partners on transportation and logistics which significantly ramped up e-commerce and delivery capabilities, ensuring that members.
Test series win in Australia is a perfect example of this. Despite multiple injuries, and playing an inexperienced line-up in every game, the confident Indian team that was being led by Ajinkya Rahane, managed to pull off an unbelievable series win that will be remembered for years to come. India fast bowler Umesh Yadav credits Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri for the level of confidence that India players have in themselves and in their abilities. Speaking to ahead of India’s World Test Championship Final against New Zealand, which will begin next month.
Bitcoin ends day on the ropes after China clamps down on mining, trading Agency News: New Delhi Bitcoin extended losses on Friday afternoon, falling more than 11% after China doubled down on efforts to prevent speculative and financial risks by cracking down on mining and trading of the largest cryptocurrency. China’s Financial Stability and Development Committee, chaired by Vice Premier Liu He, singled out bitcoin as the asset it needs to regulate more.The world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency recently traded down 11.59% at $35,928 after holding the $40,000 level for most of the Asian and London sessions. Since hitting an all-time.
Stock markets log biggest gains this week; falling COVID cases lift investor sentiment, banking stocks shine Agency News: New Delhi It was an energetic week for the market players as Nifty witnessed strong gains during the week supported by banking, financial and auto stocks. Good Q4 results, falling COVID-19 cases in the country and positive global cues were continuously pushing up the stock prices. Mostly Midcap stocks performed well with the Nifty Midcap index gains of 4.5 percent in a week. Other indices like PSU, AUTO, MEDIA have also contributed gains to keep the nifty index higher.The benchmark index settled at 15,183.10 levels with a gain of 3.5 percent on a weekly basis, whereas Bank Nifty rose by 7 percent in a week to close at 34606.90 levels. A few stocks like
IBULLHSGFIN, INDUSINDBK, SBIN, M&M, ICICIBANK were the top gainers for the week with average gains of 10 percentOn a technical front, the Nifty index has breached the prior resistance of 15,044 levels and sustained above the Falling Trendline as well as the upper band of Bollinger formation that suggests a bullish strength in the counter. Moreover, in the recent candle it has formed a Bullish Marubozu candlestick pattern, which indicates bullish movement for the near-term. An Oscillator Stochastic and MACD also suggested positive crossover on the daily time-frame. At present, nifty has immediate support at 15,000 levels, whereas 15,450 will act as crucial resistance zone. The stock has taken a support at 913 level
which is a 23.6 percent retracement level of its previous up move which shows a northward movement towards its upside level. On a daily chart, the stock has given a breakout of its upper band of Downward Falling Channel formation which indicates a further upside movement in the counter. The stock has been trading with a positive crossover of 21*50 Hourly Moving Average which can be considered as a Bullish Crossover which shows a Bullish movement in the counter. At present level, the stock has good support at 950 levels while resistance comes at 1060 level crossing above it can show 1100-1140 levels.On a weekly chart, the stock has formed open bullish Marabozu candle which is a sign of bull trend. Furthermore,
stock has given breakout of 400 level which was its strong resistance which points out buyers are quite active. A momentum indicator RSI and MACD both have shown positive crossover on the daily chart which adds more bullishness to the price. At present level, the stock has good support at 360 levels while resistance comes at 430 level crossing above it can show 460-480 levels.On a weekly chart, the stock has given a breakout of its upper band of Falling Wedge formation which is a reversal formation and signifies a bull run in the counter. The stock has formed “Bullish Engulfing Candlestick” which suggests an upside movement in the counter. Furthermore, price has also moved above upper “Bollinger Band” formation.
A year after Sushmita Sen’s sister-in-law and television actress Charu Asopa sparked marital troubles with husband Rajeev Sen, she announced her pregnancy with an adorable post on Instagr Flaunting her baby bump, Charu wrote “Grateful Thankful Blessed.” Reacting to the post Sushmita’s eldest daughter Renee wrote, “Mamisa can’t wait to pamper our little one.” Charu, during an interaction with ETimes said that Rajeev and her have been trying to be parents for a while but just when they had given up, a surprise came in right away. She further added hearing her baby’s heartbeat during the sonography gave her goosebumps. The 33-yearold revealed that the baby is due in November. When asked how the former Miss Universe reacted to the news, Charu shared that she is very excited and keeps sending voice
messages.After four months of dating, Rajeev and Charu got hitched on June 9, 2019 in a court marriage ceremony, which the couple followed with a Rajasthani and Bengali
traditions in Goa with family over the weekend. The couple shared their wedding pictures online, where the two were seen with sister Sushmita and her boyfriend Rohman Shawl.
‘Shame on Alt Balaji’ trends after streaming giant ‘likes’ derogatory post against Shehnaaz Gill The post in question referred to a distasteful meme abusing Gill. “Broken But Beautiful 3”.“Broken But Beautiful 3” is the story of Agastya Rao and Rumi Desai, two people from very different worlds. Streaming giant Alt Balaji has come under scanner for liking a derogatory post on Twitter against former ‘Bigg Boss’ contestant and actress Shehnaaz Gill. The post in question referred to a distasteful meme abusing Gill. Scores of Shehnaaz fans took to Twitter and began trending “Shame on Alt Balaji.”Check out the reactions below. Not a fan of sana but this is disgusting and shamefullThis is not first time they did this kind of immature behaviour Anika_TeamRubina For those unversed, the fandom came down heavily on the streaming platform given the rapport shared by Gill and rumoured beau Sidharth Shukla who is a part of their show “Broken But Beautiful 3”.“Broken But Beautiful 3” is the story of Agastya Rao and Rumi Desai, two people from very different worlds. Not only are their worlds poles apart, but they are also a complete contrast to each other.Directed by Priyanka Ghose, “Broken Beautiful 3” features Sidharth along with Sonia Rathee, and the cast also includes Ehan Bhat, Jahanvi Dhanrajgir, Manvir Singh, Taniya Kalra and Saloni Khanna in prominent roles. Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill shared a love-hate relationship on “Bigg Boss 13”. Fans loved their chemistry and soon labelled them SidNaaz. They were a constant support to each other although they claimed that they were just friends.After the show, they came out with two music videos -- “Bhula dunga” and “Shona Shona”
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Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Godman Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai has sought bail from Gujarat high court to meet and take care of his father who is undergoing treatment for COVID at a hospital in Jodhpur. The bail plea filed through his lawyer sought 20 days bail and alleged that his father was being given coercive allopathic treatment instead of ayurvedic one. The bail plea said he be granted bail as he wanted to help save the life of his father. In January this
year, the Gujarat High Court granted interim bail of three days (January 31 to February 3) to Narayan Sai as his 77-yearold mother was scheduled to undergo heart surgery on February 1. The court, however, clarified that Narayan Sai was barred from visiting his ashram either in Ahmedabad or Surat. He was only allowed to visit the hospital where his mother was being treated. The court also asked Sai to submit a personal bond of Rs 10,000 with jail authorities. Earlier a furlough was granted to Narayan Sai.The case against Narayan SaiThe
father of Narayan Sai – Asaram Bapu is lodged in a prison in Jodhpur in Rajasthan after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor. Another case against him in Gujarat is under trial in a Gandhinagar Court. Narayan Sai was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Surat sessions court in a rape case filed by two sisters in two different complaints against him and his father. The younger of two sisters had alleged that Narayan Sai had sexually assaulted her when she was living in his Surat Ashram between 2002 and 2005.
The boy was discharged from the hospital earlier after successfully recovering from the Covid-19 disease in April. Later, he was diagnosed with Mucormycosis, the doctor said.
The rapidly spreading Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, is now affecting children as well. In Gujarat, the epicentre of the rare fungal disease that affects Covid-19 patients, a 15-year-old was found to be infected with Mucormycosis. “This is the first case of paediatric Mucormycosis in Ahmedabad,” paediatric doctor Abhishek Bansal said on Saturday, The boy was discharged from the hospital earlier after successfully recovering from the Covid-19 disease in April. Later, he was diagnosed with Mucormycosis,
the doctor said. He is currently stable and will be discharged after two to three days, The local media reported that the boy complained of symptoms after a week of recovering from the viral infection and was undergoing treatment at Apple Children’s Hospital. Amid the Covid-19 outbreak in the country, cases of Mucormycosis have emerged in patients who were in the recovery phase of the disease. The fungal infection is more life-threatening and attacks those with weak immune systems or who have comorbidity like diabetes. The disease can result in breathing problems and coughing blood.
650-member DGVCL team to help restore power supply in Saurashtra DGVCL has also sent about 40 jeeps and pole-laying machines with the team of employees, comprising 30 junior engineers and 300 line staff as well, that rode the ferry to Ghogha. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad To help restore electricity supply affected by Cyclone Tauktae in Saurashtra, a 650-member workforce from Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (DGVCL) left for Bhavnagar and Amreli districts on Friday where the damage to power network has been the maximum, officials said.As many as 430 personnel took the Ro-Pax ferry in the morning, while the remaining took the land route.“Major damage to the electricity network is in Bhavnagar and Amreli districts. Two days ago, we sent 11 teams consisting of 100-110 people to Saurashtra to help in the restoration of electricity supply. Today 650 of our staff, including workers belonging to our contractors, left for Saurashtra. About 430 of them took the RoPax ferry between Hazira (Surat district) and Ghogha (Bhavnagar district),” Yogesh Choudhary,
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To avoid hitting the same, the driver dived to the wrong side and got hit by another truck, and the car was pushed into a ravine by the impact
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Narayan Sai seeks bail to take Truck-car crash into each other at Palancare of father Asaram Bapu pur, four of family killed in accident The case against Narayan SaiThe father of Narayan Sai – Asaram Bapu is lodged in a prison in Jodhpur in Rajasthan after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor.
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A family on its way home from a wedding died after the car in which they were traveling crashed into a truck near Ratanpur in Palanpur. Three others who were injured in the accident were rushed to the hospital. According to available reports, a family from Nani Bhalyni village in Satlasan in Mehsana had gone for a wedding and were as on their way home in an Eco
Other symptoms include blackening or discolouration over the nose, blurred or double vision and chest pain. Doctors are suspecting that the sudden surge in Mucormycosis may be linked to the rapid use of steroids to treat Covid-19 patients On Friday, the health officials of Gujarat said that more than 1,100 Mucormycosis patients who had recovered from Covid-19 are undergoing treatment
at government hospitals in four major cities of Gujarat. The highest number of 450 patients are admitted to the Rajkot civil hospital, 350 to the main civil hospital of Ahmedabad, around 110 in two state-run hospitals in Surat city and around 225 patients are receiving treatment in government hospitals in Vadodara city including 148 at SSG hospital, PTI reported quoting local administration.
car. While the vehicle was near Ratanpur, the vehicle crashed into a truck. One person died on the spot in the accident while seven others were rushed to a hospital in Palanpur where three more succumbed to their injuries. Police have registered a case of accidental death. The deceased and injured are yet to be identified. Other major accident Five employees of a
The Central government’s Covid-19 guidelines lays down the protocol with regard to cremation and burial practices.
The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued notice to the central and state government as well as Surat district collector and municipal commissioner on a petition by Surat Parsi Panchayat Board seeking that Parsis be permitted to observe their religious ritual of final rites for those dying due to Covid-19.The petitioners have sought the court’s intervention to protect their “fundamental rights to perform the last rites of community members in accordance with their religious practices who lost their lives
due to Covid-19 in the last more than one year and who may lose their lives due to Covid-19”, and to not compel them to opt for cremation or burial “against their religious practices and sentiments”. The Central government’s Covid-19 guidelines lays down the protocol with regard to cremation and burial practices. Therefore, the petitioners highlighted that the Gujarat government and local administration of Surat do not recognise other mode of disposal of Covid-19 deceased. Parsis lay out their deceased in a secluded place
Eight FIRs in Gujarat against 95 docs, health staff for striking work As many as 95 doctors, nurses, medical officers and administration staff under the National Health Mission (NHM) have been booked under eight FIRs filed at eight police stations in Gandhinagar on Thursday after they allegedly went on a strike from May 17 demanding a wage hike during cyclone Tauktae, ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as well
as epidemic mucormycorsis. According to police, the FIRs were lodged after senior officials of the health department gave complaint saying the protesting medical officers violated an order by the secretary of Health and Family Welfare department in Gandhinagar that prohibited health staff from going on strike, taking leave, prohibiting work of others or instigating others for strike from May 17 in the wake
private company operating out of Jhagadia GIDC in Bharuch were killed on May 12 after a truck rammed into their company vehicle pushing it into a ravine. 10 others were injured and of which 7 were moved to the Public Health Centre while three were shifted to the Civil Hospital in Rajpipla. The employees were traveling in an Eco car and were returning home when a
Parsi body’s plea: Gujarat HC notice to Centre, state on religious rituals for Covid-deceased
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managing director of Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd said DGVCL has also sent about 40 jeeps and pole-laying machines with the team of employees, comprising 30 junior engineers and 300 line staff as well, that rode the ferry to Ghogha.“Every team of the contractor has a vehicle with a pole-laying machine. We have sent vehicles so that they can move around freely. Some basic equipment has also been sent,” Choudhary added. Indigo Seaways, which operates the ferry service between Ghogha and Hazira, began operating the Ro-Pax vessel only on Thursday where around 200 people travelled between the two destinations.“We cancelled our bookings for Friday morning, after DGVCL reached us and sought support to transport their teams. About 430 people from DGVCL reached Ghogha terminal by Friday noon,” said DK Manral, CEO of Indigo Seaways.
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of Cyclone Tauktae. The 95 booked include doctors, nurses, programme managers, programme assistants, women health workers, finance officers, accountants and data entry operators who were working at Civil Hospital in Gandhinagar, sector 17 Gandhinagar based NHM headquarters and primary health centres in Gandhinagar, Chiloda, Dahegam, Kalol, Rakh-iyal, Pethapur, Adalaj and Santej
They have been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 188 for disobedience to order given by public servant and 269 for negligent act likely to spread infection of a disease along with section 56 of Disaster Management Act for failure of officer in duty and section 51A for obstructing officers of state government from discharge of their duties. All the eight FIRs mention complaints made by senior officials.
known as Dakhmas (the tower of silence), to be eaten by vultures while the remains are exposed to the sun to be decomposed.The petition has been moved by the Surat Parsi Panchayat Board, a charitable trust, which is the apex body representing the Parsi Zoroastrian community in Surat, through its president Jamshed Dotivala and a trustee member, Dr Homi Doodhwala.The petitioners have submitted that the Surat Parsi community has lost more than 29 Parsis to Covid-19 during the pandemic and authorities compelled the relatives to opt for cremation despite there being no express ban or prohibition by law on Parsi funeral ritual. According to data maintained by the community, as of May 15, at least 55 Covid deaths were recorded among Parsis in Gujarat, in the districts of Navsari, Surat and Ahmedabad.
speeding truck from the Movi Metranj route came towards them. To avoid hitting the same, the driver dived to the wrong side and got hit by another truck, and the car was pushed into a ravine by the impact. On May 10, a deadly accident between an Innova car and a Duster near SG Highway left one person dead. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. As per reports, the Innova car had been coming from the Zydus side of SG Highway and was climbing the Gota bridge in Ahmedabad when the Duster crashed head-on into it at 5.30 pm. As per reports, the driver of the Duster car lost control of the vehicle and hit a street light pole. So powerful was the impact of the hit that the pole was broken and the car then went on to hit the Innova car.
Gujarat: BJP leaders shifted to Ahmedabad hospital for Covid-19 treatment Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP from Bharuch and tribal leader Mansukh Vasava, who had tested positive for Covid-19 last week, has been admitted to UN Mehta hospital in Ahmedabad after he complained of discomfort. Vasava, a six-term MP from Bharuch and a resident of Rajpipla in Narmada district, is said to be in a stable condition on oxygen support. A close aide said, “Mansukh-bhai had fever for about five days and was uncomfortable since Tuesday. So, on Wednesday, we shifted him to UN Mehta Hospital in Ahmedabad to be under expert medical supervision. He is stable and doctors are constantly monitoring his parameters.” Vasava had been travelling across the two tribal districts, before he tested positive.
Stranded off Gujarat coast: Coast Guard ship helps merchant vessel Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad An Indian Coast Guard ship provided technical assistance to a merchant vessel with 14 Indian crew on board after it got stranded mid-sea, off the coast of Gujarat, an official statement said here on Friday. The Coast Guard vessel, Samudra Pavak, deployed in the Gulf of Khambhat region, received a distress call from MV Samarpan on May 19 about an engine and power failure and a steering breakdown. The Coast Guard reached the vessel and found that its main engine was non-operational. Due to heavy
downpour and rough weather during Cyclone Tauktae, the steering compartment was flooded resulting in steering failure. The ship’s power supply was also disrupted and the crew were not able to cook food. The vessel did not even have drinking water due to contamination of fresh water tanks. The Coast Guard provided fresh water, dry provisions and medicines to MV Samarpan. The team was able to revive basic power supply of the ship. The team partially restored its manual steering and at 9 am on May 20, the merchant vessel started heading towards Mul Dwarka port.
Gujarat new approach under guidance of Chief Minister Mr Vijaybhai Rupani
193 Agri-Scientists will visit affected districts to provide technical guidance to farmers for re-establishment of horticultural crops affected by Tauktae cyclone Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani recently visited the coastal areas ofSaurashtra region to take first-hand experience of damages caused to crops and farms by the‘Tauktae’ cyclone.During his visit, the affected farmers had narrated their woes caused by damages made to theirhorticultural crops of mangoes, coconuts and others by the Tauktae cyclone.As a result these
narrations, the sensitive Chief Minister had inspired the state government’sagriculture, farmer welfare and cooperation department to make re-plantation the horticulturaltrees at the same places – as a new approach. The Gujarat government’s ‘Core Committee’, chaired by Chief Minister, in its meeting todayinstructed the agriculture department that it should check-out the possibilities of re-plantationof these damaged horticultural
trees of mangoes, coconuts and others, and in this regards,expert agricultural scientists from agricultural universities of Gujarat should provide theirtechnical guidance.Following this inspirational suggestion of the Chief Minister, the agriculture, farmers’ welfareand cooperation department has arranged to send as many as 193 agriculture scientists tothese affected areas.Thus, 48 agriculture scientists from
Dantivada Agriculture University are going to visit Amrelidistrict. Similarly, 43 scientists from Anand Agriculture University will visit Bhavnagar district, 78scientists from Junagadh Agriculture University to GirSomnath, and 24 scientists from NavsarAgriculture University to Surat, Valsad and Navsari district. In total 193 scientists willimmediately visit the affected areas. During the Core Committee’s meeting, the deliberation
was also on procedures to makeestimation about the cost of damages caused on farming and horticultural crops by the Tauktaecyclone.During the discussions in the meeting, it was informed that 339 teams of 696 agriculturalworkers have been deployed for preliminary survey of crop damage in 2263 villages of 41talukas of five districts -- Amreli, Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar, Junagadh and Botad, which wereseverely affected by the Tauktae
cyclone.The Core Committee meeting was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Nitinbhai Patel,Education Minister Mr. Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Energy Minister Mr. Saurabhbhai Patel,Chief Secretary Mr. Anil Mukim, Mr. K. Kailashnathan – Chief Principal Secretary to the ChiefMinister, Mr. Pankaj Kumar and Mr. M. K. Das (Both) – Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Jayanti Ravi – Principal Secretary (Health), and other senior secretaries.
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