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25 Covid-19 patients die at Delhi’s Jaipur Golden hospital Hospital’s medical superintendent says: “A normal patient would have coped; those with high requirements couldn’t cope with the deficiency.”
Agency News: New Delhi At least 25Covid patients admitted in the critical care unit of Jaipur Golden hospital died late Friday night as the oxygen pressure was low. Asked about the 25 deaths, Dr D K Baluja, the hospital’s medical superintendent, Twenty patients suffering from coronavirus disease (Covid-19), most of who were admitted to the critical care unit of Jaipur Golden hospital in Rohini, Delhi, died due to low oxygen pressure as the hospital’s oxygen stock ran dry, hospital officials said. “These patients were critically ill and it all happened in the critical care area. Yes, the oxygen pressure was down for some time. They didn’t die during that period exactly, it takes 10
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minutes here and there, but the pressure was definitely low. They are generally on a very high load of oxygen so that is the reason. A normal patient would have coped; those with high requirements couldn’t cope with the deficiency. This happened after midnight as before that our manifolds were working.”Jaipur Golden is among several hospitals in Delhi that have been complaining about shortage of oxygen supply this week. “Our supply was delayed by seven-eight hours on Friday night and the stock we received last night is only 40% of the required supply,” added Dr Baluja. There are 215 Covid patients admitted in the hospital at the moment. On Thursday, 25 critically ill Covid patients who were
on high-flow oxygen at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital died between Thursday and Friday morning. The hospital, however, did not officially link the deaths to shortage of oxygen.At Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, chairman Dr D S Rana said they currently have 516 Covid-19 patients, but only half-an-hour of oxygen left.“Patients are suffering. We feel sad to see people bringing their oxygen cylinders. Hospital has and is still approaching all authorities and nodal officers but no help is coming. Since last night, we have made hundreds of calls but nobody is picking them up. Government helpline, when contacted in crises, also could not help and said ‘we can only forward the complaint’,” Dr Rana said.
He added that the situation is grave and every few hours, the hospital is making panic calls. He added that the government should depute a nodal officer in the hospital
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Kerala Government Doctors Call For COVID-19 War Room In Medical Colleges
Mumbai Civic Body To Set Up 16 Oxygen Generating Plants At Hospitals The Mumbai Civic body today announced that it will set up 16 oxygen generating plants in 12 city hospitals amid a phenomenal rise in demand for liquid medical oxygen and a dire shortage of the same across the countryOnce operational, it will provide 43 metric tonnes of oxygen per day, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Compared to the cost per litre of oxygen supplied through jumbo cylinders, these plants will cut the rates by half, said the civic body.The project is expected to be completed within a month after its tender is cleared. It is estimated to cost around ₹ 90 crore, it said.Maharashtra, the worst Covid-hit state, on Friday logged 773 coronavirus deaths, registering its biggest singleday spike in the death count, according to official data.
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A section of doctors have urged the Kerala government to set up a ‘COVID-19 war room’ in state-run medical colleges to coordinate the treatment arrangements for the pandemic and implement special disability insurance for medical staff suffering from permanant health issues due to the viral infection. As the country was facing the second wave of the disease, the Kerala Government Medical Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) has submitted a set of expert suggestions to the authorities to consider for immediate implementation.
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Rajasthan government is adopting severe measures during the curfew and limited lockdown to contain the spread of COVID in the state. The new order that may soon come into force will allow shops selling essential goods and eatables to remain open for just four hours a day. The movement of private vehicles from one district to another will be banned and only buses will be allowed to
operate. Marriage ceremonies will have to be restricted to a day and solemnized in three hours with a maximum of 50 guests.According to the Chief Minister, these measures need to be taken to break the COVID infection chain as the state battles a surge in cases and fatalities.Offices that offer essential services and others that are required for day-today administration work will remain open. If an employee of such an office is found COVID positive the office is to be shut down for 72 hours. Petrol pumps will remain open for private vehicles and transport vehicles from 7 am to 12 pm.All wedding ceremonies need to be registered with the district administration and the sub-divisional magistrate in each district of Rajasthan will be empowered to oversee such marriages to ensure there is no violation of COVID protocols.
the supply should have come by 11 pm, but came at 5.30 am, which is also about to finish now… Some action needs to be taken urgently,” Dr Rana said.
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Kuch Toh Sharm Karo: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Slams Celebs Posting Maldives Vacation Pics Agency News: New Delhi Many Bollywood celebrities have been facing flak in the past weeks for posting their vacation pictures while the country is dealing with the Covid-19 second wave. Maldives has been one of the most popular destination among celebs, and many actresses, like Janhvi Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Disha Patani had been posting their photos from the beach destination. Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt too flew to Maldives recently, but haven’t shared any picture yet.The lot that has been posting these picture have been criticised by many within their own fraternity. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is among them. When asked about stars posting vacation pictures during an interview.
Set up more pvt centres before vaccinating people between 18-45 years of age, Centre tells states Coronavirus (Covid-19) India Lockdown News Live Updates: Out of the total infections, over 25.52 lakh cases are currently active while over 1.38 crore people have recovered after testing positive. Agency News: New Delhi Ahead of the roll-out of immunisation of people between 18 and 45 years of age from May 1, the Centre Saturday asked states to register additional private vaccination centres and ensure effective crowd management at sites, reported The Union government also emphasised on inoculation through “only online registration” for beneficiaries eligible
for vaccines.Taking a slew of measures to boost the availability of medical oxygen in the country amid Covid surge, the central government Saturday decided to waive basic customs duty and health cess on the import of oxygen and related equipment for next three months with immediate effect, reported. At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it was also decided to exempt basic customs duty on the import of Covid vaccines with immediate effect for a period of three months, a government statement said.India recorded over 3.46 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday. The rapid uptick in new cases has taken India’s total infection count to over 1.66 crore. Out of these, over 25.52 lakh cases are currently active while over 1.38 crore people have recovered after testing positive.
‘Villages at the heart of Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ CBI registers FIR against ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in alleged cor- PM Modi launches distribution of e-property cards under ‘SWAMITVA ruption case “The SWAMITVA scheme will help
Deshmukh has been charged with Section 7 of the amended Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.
Agency News: Mumbai The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday registered an FIR against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged corruption case and carried out searches at multiple locations. Deshmukh has been charged with Section 7 of the amended Prevention of Corruption Act and Section
120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.The CBI had started a preliminary probe on directions of Bombay High Court to look into the allegations against him levelled by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. The same has now been converted to a regular case.During the enquiry, the CBI got enough prima facie material
to start a formal probe by registering a regular case against Deshmukh and other unidentified persons under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act,After registering the case, the CBI started a search operation at a number of locations in Mumbai, quoted officials as saying.On March 25, Param Bir Singh filed criminal public interest
litigation seeking a CBI probe against Deshmukh who, he claimed, had asked police officers, including suspended cop Sachin Waze, to extort Rs 100 crore from bars and restaurants.Singh had initially approached the Supreme Court, alleging he was transferred from the post of Mumbai police commissioner after he complained to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and other senior leaders about the “corrupt malpractices” of Deshmukh. The apex court had termed the matter as quite serious but asked Singh to approach the high court. Singh then filed the PIL in the high court, reiterating his allegations against Deshmukh and seeking an “immediate, unbiased, impartial” probe by the CBI against Deshmukh, who is an NCP leader.
people across the country as corruption has reduced significantly in the villages because of the scheme,” PM Modi said Agency News: Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the ‘SWAMITVA scheme’ aimed at distribution of e-property cards. PM Modi launched the scheme through video conferencing saying that as the country faces the challenge of the second wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, the government is focussed on the welfare of people.“The SWAMITVA scheme will help people across the country as corruption has reduced significantly in the villages because of the scheme,” PM Modi
said.“We have to work together to fight this pandemic and ensure that more and more people get vaccinated as government expands the vaccination drive from May 1. We’ve to ensure that guidelines issued from time to time are followed in villages. We have the security cover of vaccines this time. So, we’ve to ensure that everyone in villages gets both the doses of vaccine,” PM Modi added. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), as many as 4.09 lakh property owners were given e-property cards, marking the roll
out of the SVAMITVA scheme for implementation across the country. Prime Minister also talked about the Centre’s scheme to provide 5 kilogram of free food grains which was announced on Friday under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.“Under this special scheme (PMGKAY), around 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries covered under both categories of NFSA, namely Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Householders (PHH), will be provided.
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EDITORIAL Pakistan PM Imran Khan expresses soliEditorial SUNVILLA SAMACHAR darity with India over Covid-19 situation Vaccination Sidesteps Most Vulnerable Migrant Labour As a preventive measure against the Covid 19 in India, the Indian government imposed anationwide 21-day lockdown on March 23, 2020, restricting the movement of its entirepopulation of 1.38 billion. The nationwide lockdown continued until May 3, after which it wasextended with conditional relaxations until May 31. The economy slowly started revertingwith Unlock 1.0 being announced on June 1. Today, almost a year later, COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out across the nation. Nearly 105 million Indians have been vaccinated sofar. Priorities for vaccination in India have been based on occupation, age and healthconditions. Being a dynamic community with no specific definitions based on any criteria,migrants have been dropped from the priority list for vaccination. When Prime MinisterNarendra Modi declared “Teeka Utsav” from April 1114 across the nation’s healthcare centres, apartment complexes, residential colonies, traditional halls, workplaces and more,the focus group for vaccinations were individuals over the age of 45, not migrants. Evenwhen the economy thrives on the value of their essential services, why are migrants beingkept off the priority list?Even though we are gradually returning to the “new normal”, the distressing images ofhungry migrant workers walking back to their homes with small children will remain in our minds. When factories and workplaces shut down, and a lockdown was imposed, millions ofmigrant workers lost their jobs, forcing them and their families to go hungry. With no jobs, no money, and a bleak future ahead of them, they were seen walking or cycling for hundreds of kilometres to return to their hometowns. Many of them were even arrested for breaking the lockdown, and some died from dehydration or road crashes. It was the second-largest population displacement since Partition. The worst-hit class of people during the pandemicwere the “vulnerable circular migrants”. They are “vulnerable” because of their weak positionin the job market and “circular” because they seasonally move between their urbanworkplaces and their rural hometowns. Such migrants work in construction sites or in small factories or as rickshaw pullers in the city, but when such employment avenues dwindle,they go back to their rural hometowns. They are often denied adequate healthcare, nutrition,housing as well as sanitation facilities as the majority of them operate informally. They comefrom rural backgrounds, but live inside cities for work most of the year. The majority have no savings and reside in broken-down houses, shut down factories, dormitories or chawls.Migrants contribute significantly to India’s GDP. Almost 90 per cent of Indians work in theinformal sector, 75 per cent of whom are migrants, while vulnerable circular migrantsmanage most of the essential services. As of 2020, India has approximately 600 million internal migrants. The COVID-19 crisis displaced nearly 200 million migrants, of which 140million had migrated to make a living. Family members who migrate with the breadwinneraccounted for the rest of the migrant population. Many schemes were formulated by the Indian government for the migrant population. Soonafter the nationwide lockdown was announced in late March 2020, Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore ($24 billion) spending plan for the poor, whichconsisted of cash transfers and other measures to ensure food security. The average dailywages under the MGNREGA were increased to Rs 202 from the earlier Rs 182. Nearly Rs1,000 crore from the PM CARES Fund was allocated for the support of migrant workers. Later on, free food grains for 80 million migrant workers were also announced by the FM.Though it seems that the government did much for the migrants and their families, onlysome of them could avail the intended welfare. It was only on May 26, 2020, after theSupreme Court admitted that the migrants’ issues had not been addressed and that therehad been “inadequacies and certain lapses” on the part of the governments that it requestedthe central government and states to provide stranded migrant workers with free food,shelter, and transportation. Only in the last week of May last year were the stategovernments finally permitted to operate buses for stranded migrants. Conditions in thebuses were generally poor, being impossible with social distancing due to overcrowding andhigher fares being charged than promised.Some of the migrants were unable to benefit from the food security schemes as promised bythe government through its public distribution system. This was because ration cards wereareaspecific, required registration, and - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara because fair-price stores.
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When Taapsee Pannu’s response to man asking her to speak in Hindi won her applause Taapsee Pannu once shut down a man who asked her to speak in Hindi. The incident took place at the 2019 International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. Agency News: Mumbai Actor Taapsee Pannu is known for her sense of humour and it was aptly proven when she shut down a person who asked her to speak in Hindi. During a discussion at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa in 2019, a man asked her, “Taapsee thoda Hindi mein bhi bolo kyunki Hindi film aap karti ho (Speak in Hindi also as you do Hindi films).She replied, “Mai toh
Pakistan PM Imran Khan expresses concern over India’s second wave of Covid-19 Agency News: New Delhi Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed his nation’s solidarity with India and extended his wishes praying for speedy recovery of those suffering from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as India battles its second wave of the pandemic.“I
want to express our solidarity with the people of India as they battle a dangerous wave of Covid-19. Our prayers for a
speedy recovery go to all those suffering from the pandemic in our neighbourhood & the world. We must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together,” Pakistan prime minister said in a tweet. A philanthropic organisation Edhi Welfare Trust from Pakistan on Thursday had also wrote to PM Modi extending its help to its neighbours in fighting the second wave of Covid-19. The philanthropist organisation said that it will send a fleet of 50 ambulances and support staff to help the nation.
Justice NV Ramana takes oath as 48th Chief Justice of India
Oxygen Express train carrying 3 tankers of liquid medical oxygen reaches UP Agency News:New Delhi Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana was sworn in as the 48th Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. Justice Ramana took the oath at a brief ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were among those present at the ceremonyJustice Ramana took the oath in English in the name of God.Friday was the last working day of CJI Bobde.Speaking at a farewell event, conducted by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) via video conferencing, the CJI said that the present system and the atmosphere, with respect to the current scene of the judiciary and the pandemic.
8 Killed In Avalanche After Uttarakhand Glacier Burst, 384 Rescued Agency News: New Delhi Eight bodies have been recovered and 384 people rescued by the Army today after a glacier broke triggering an avalanche close to the IndoChina border in Uttarakhand on Friday, officials said. Of those rescued, six are said to be critical and currently under medical treatment.The avalanche, which followed a glacier burst incident
near the India-China border, hit a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) detachment and two labour camps in the area. The BRO was working on repairing a damaged road in the area.Rescue operations were immediately launched by the Indian Army, officials said.The rescue teams from the Army camp, located just 3 km away, faced difficulty reaching the area due to road blockades in many places owing
District collector S Shanavas said the incident happened around 12.30 am and more than 25 people were injured.
Agency News: New Delhi down heavily. Since we were carrying heavy instruments we could not run also,” said one of the injured, P Parameswaran, a flutist. The deceased have identified as N Rameshan and P Radhakrishnan, both employed with Thiruvambady temple. There were around 60 people at the site when the tragedy struck.
District collector S Shanavas said the incident happened around 12.30 am and more than 25 people were injured in the freak mishap. A major tragedy was averted by the timely intervention of authorities after two caparisoned elephants ran amok in the melee but were later brought in control.
to the bad weather conditions. The Army and the State Disaster Response Force are currently conducting a search and rescue operation in the area that has witnessed massive destruction from the glacier burst and the
Senior Congress leader and former union minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asked the central government whether it has adequate stock of COVID-19 vaccines when more people will visit hospitals to take the shot from May 1Chidambaram further cautioned the government
and said that the decision of vaccinating all aged above 18 years carries a huge responsibility.“When the surge in demand happens on May 1 and more people flock to hospitals for vaccination, will there be adequate stocks of vaccines all over the country? If people are turned away at hospitals, there will be great resentment and protests,”
The Centre on April 19 had announced a ‘’liberalised’’ policy, making all above 18 years of age eligible to get vaccinated from May 1. It has also allowed state governments and private hospitals to purchase vaccines from manufacturers.As per the central government, manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines will be free to
subsequent avalanche. Multiple landslides have cut off road access at nearly five locations. Teams of the Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) from Joshimath are working to clear the roads from Bhapkund to Sumna.
Chhattisgarh: Naxals kill policeman after abducting him The Maoists dumped Murli’s body near a village at Gangalur in Bijapur district, with a message alongside which claimed the policeman was “executed as decided by a people’s court”. Agency News: Raipur Naxals have killed a police sub-inspector they abducted in Bijapur
As per the central government, manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines will be free to supply 50 per cent doses to state governments and in the open market, for which they will have to make an advance declaration of the price before May 1. Agency News: New Delhi
Focus On Oxygen, Vaccine”: Rahul Gandhi On Centre’s Move On Central Vista Project
The rescue teams from the Army camp, located just 3 km away, faced difficulty reaching the area due to road blockades in many places owing to the bad weather conditions.
2 killed, 25 hurt as tree branch falls on Thrissur Pooram artists
Tragedy struck Thrissur Pooram, often called the mother of all temple festivals in Kerala, a thick branch of a banyan tree broke off and fell on a procession of artists claiming 2 lives in the early hours of Saturday, officials said.“It happened in a second. We heard a sound and branch came
Shefali Jariwala strikes a pose atop the yacht.
Govt’s claim of no shortage of Covid-19 vaccines hollow, says P Chidambaram pura Hindi mein baat karsakti hun. Mereko yeh nahi pata ki..accha sabko Hindi samjah m aayegi? (I can have the entire conversation in Hindi. I don’t know...does everyone know Hindi here?)” and the people shouted “no”.The man persisted, “She is a Hindi actress,” to which Taapsee said, “I’m a South Indian actress also. Tamil, Telugu mein baat karoon? (Should I speak in Tamil and Telegu?)”. The audience erupted in cheers and applause as she added with a smile, “I want to get to the maximum people”.
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district three days ago, an official said on Saturday. Murli Tati had come to his home at Palnar when he was abducted by Naxals on April 21, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap said.The Maoists dumped Murli’s body near a village at Gangalur in Bijapur district, with a message alongside which claimed the policeman was “executed as decided by a people’s court”. At least 22 security personnel were killed in a Naxal attack in the Sukma-Bijapur area of Chhattisgarh earlier this month. Over 30 security personnel were injured in the attack.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today urged the central government to focus on vaccines, oxygen and other health services amid the COVID-19 pandemic instead of “spending on PR and unnecessary projects”. Rahul Gandhi’s remarks come a day after he questioned the government’s priority in going ahead with the Central Vista project in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rahul Gandhi on Friday questioned the government’s priority in going ahead with the central vista project in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. He alleged that this happening when there are “no tests being done, vaccines are not available and there is shortage of oxygen and ICU beds in the country.” COVID crisis. No Tests. No Vaccine. No Oxygen. No ICU... Priorities,” he had tweeted, attaching a news item that said the government has invited bids for three secretariat buildings.
Government extends payment deadline of tax amnesty scheme The deadlines have been extended in view of the severe Covid-19 pandemic, finance ministry spokesperson said. Agency News: New Delhi
supply 50 per cent doses to state governments and in the open market, for which they will have to make an advance declaration of the price before May 1.“We welcome the decision to vaccinate all aged above 18 years.
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The Central government on Saturday extended the deadline for making payments under tax dispute settlement scheme ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ (from dispute to trust) from April 30 to June 30 to provide relief to taxpayers facing a health crisis due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, a Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
order said.“The deadlines have been extended in view of the severe Covid-19 pandemic raging unabated across the country affecting the lives of our people, and in view of requests received from taxpayers, tax consultants and other stakeholders that various time barring dates, which were earlier extended to April 30, 2021, by various notifications may be further extended,” a finance ministry spokesperson said.The earlier deadlines of April 30 for various other compliances such as income-tax assessment or reassessment orders and notice for reopening of cases where income has escaped assessment have also been extended.
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I am at 85% of peak performance: Phogat New Asian champion and world No. 1 says she is working on recovering better after shedding weight before competition. Agency News: New Delhi Three months before the Tokyo Olympics, Vinesh Phogat is making the right moves. She has won three tournaments including her first Asian championships gold. It has taken Phogat to No.1 in the 53kg wrestling world rankings but she said to hit her peak at the Olympics, some work was still needed. The most important area she has to focus on is recovery after cutting
weight before a competition. She had this problem in 2019 and it resurfaced at the Asian championships in Almaty earlier this month. “When I cut weight, at times my blood pressure goes down. If I feel it beforehand, I can take care of it. But sometimes during competition, I don’t get to know when it drops instantly and then I feel dizzy in bouts and I am not able to give 100 per cent,” she said. “I felt it a bit during my second competition
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(Rome Ranking Series) and at the Asian championships, I felt it more. So, I have to monitor it. When salt in my body goes down, I feel dizzy,” said Phogat at an interaction organised by the Sports Authority of India.
Tokyo will be her second Olympics. A career-threatening knee injury on the mat brought her down at the Rio Games. As one of India’s best medal prospects, Phogat knows she has to be in her best shape.
First, a confession. I have been through the highs and lows of the IPL as a player, many times since 2013. But I must admit to feeling far more responsible for everything that the team is going through this time around. Captaincy does that to you I was always a complete.
Rohit Sharma laments the failure KKR Predicted XI vs RR: Prasidh might make of Mumbai Indians’ batting way for Harbhajan or Kuldeep as Knight Riders look to avert fourth defeat
Agency News: Chennai Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma lamented the failure of his team’s batting as they failed to put up a challenging total and lost Friday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) by nine wickets. The MI opening batsman said that they may have to rethink the strategy of sending Ishan Kishan to bat at No. 3, ahead of Suryakumar
Yadav who batted at No. 4. Kishan hasn’t been able to deliver. He struggled to six off 17 balls. Yadav scored 33 off 27 balls and added 79 for the third wicket with Sharma.“Ishan was trying to hit but couldn’t get it, even myself. In the last four games, we really batted well in the powerplay but today we failed to do so. We’re missing batting all 20 overs the way we want to,” said the India limited overs vice-captain.
IPL 2021: With Prasidh Krishna going for plenty against CSK, Kolkata Knight Riders may replace him with a spinner for the clash against Rajasthan Royals. Agency News: Chennai The Kolkata Knight Riders began the IPL 2021 on an emphatic note, winning the opening contest against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 wickets. But ever since that resounding start, the two-time champions have shown a slump in form early in the tournament to lose the next three games in a row. Their inability to finish
The Indian equity benchmarks ended lower on Friday dragged by weakness in index heavyweights like Infosys, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra. Investor sentiment was dented by rising Coronavirus infections, analysts said. The Sensex fell as much as 411 points to hit an intraday low of 47,669.55 and Nifty 50 index briefly fell below its important psychological level of 14,300. The Sensex ended
After PNB, now SBI launches video KYC for saving accounts Agency News: Mumbai On April 20, state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) announced its video KYC facility for opening saving accounts. Now, yet another public sector bank (PSB), State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced video KYCbased account opening.PNB took to microblogging site to announce the launch. It also claimed that it is the first PSB to do so. The bank stated that the customers do not have to visit the branch as the process is fully digital. It was in 2020 that video KYC facility was introduced by an Indian bank for the first time. That bank was Kotak Mahindra Bank.
an independent market analyst told news agency Reuters. Eight of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange ended lower led by the Nifty FMCG Index’s 1 per cent fall. Nifty Realty,
the game against Mumbai Indians led to a lot of criticism, but with their batting failing to click twice more against the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Super Kings, it is time for some soul searching. Against CSK, KKR’s top order was shredded when they were reduced to 31/5, before an inspiring rearguard effort from the middle and lower order lifted them to reduce the
margin of defeat to 18 runs. The combined efforts from Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik and Pat Cummins were a lesson how KKR have depth in batting, but it needs more support from the top order, which currently cannot seem to crack the code. Their next opponents, the Rajasthan Royals, are in a similar boat, and there can’t be a more opportune time for KKR to rediscover their mojo.
IT, Private Bank, Bank, Auto and Metal indices also ended with a negative bias. On the other hand, Nifty PSU Bank, Media and Financial Service indices closed higher. Mid- and small-cap shares outperformed
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On May 18, it became the first Indian bank to onboard saving account customers using this KYC process. In the case of SBI, the video KYC feature will be available to customers planning to open a new savings account with it. Commenting on the new feature, Dinesh Khara, Chairman.
their larger peers as Nifty Midcap 100 index rose 0.3 per cent and Nifty Smallcap 100 advanced 0.5 per cent.Britannia Industries was top Nifty lower, the stock fell nearly 3 per cent to ₹ 3,643. Dr Reddy’s Labs, Wipro, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Adani Ports, Hindalco, Shree Cements, Bharti Airtel, Grasim industries and Infosys also fell between 1-3 per cent.On the flipside, Power Grid, NTPCC, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Life, Bharat Petroleum, Coal India, Divi’s Labs, HDFC, SBIU Life and Bajaj Finserv were among the gainers. The overall market breadth was positive as 1,566 shares ended higher while 1,352 closed lower on the BSE.
Vivad Se Vishwas to be extended till June 30, says CBDT The government extended the deadline for making payment under the direct tax scheme Vivad Se Vishwas till June 30. This extension was mainly due to the severe COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said that this extension was made due to the several representations received requesting an extension on the grounds that the various stakeholders are facing hardships. Earlier the time limit was extended to April 30, 2021. Now, it is
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Deepika Padukone is all hearts as BTS becomes Louis Vuitton ambassadors Agency News: Mumbai Louis Vuitton on Friday,announced that they have roped in BTS as their new house ambassadors. The luxury brand, who styled the K-pop group with custom suits for the Grammys last month, took the fandom -ARMY-- by surprise with their announcement. While fans celebrated the group’s new achievement, Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone also seemed to be supporting the brand and group’s collaboration.Following the announcement, Louis Vuitton had shared pictures of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook posing in outfits from their collection on Instagram. Several fans noticed that Deepika had liked these pictures, wondering if she was also a BTS fan.
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Eight of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange ended lower led by the Nifty FMCG Index’s 1 per cent fall. 202 points lower at 47,878 and Nifty 50 index dropped 65 points or 0.45 per cent to close at 14,341.Total cases of the novel coronavirus in India rose by another record of 332,730, while a record 2,263 people had died in the last 24 hours, as hospitals struggled to arrange oxygen supplies and intensive care beds for patients.“As the rise in cases spreads from major cities to Tier-2 and Tier3 towns, near-lockdown seems to be the only solution... there is uncertainty in the market surrounding the impact of the larger second wave on future earnings,” S Krishnakumar,
Neha Kakkar celebrated her six-month anniversary with her husband Rohanpreet Singh. On Instagram, she shared a series of pictures that garnered love from her fans. Singer Neha Kakkar on Saturday celebrated her six-month anniversary with her husband Rohanpreet Singh. Taking to Instagram, she shared a series of pictures where they were seen holding each other. She captioned the post, “Every Single Day He Wins My Heart.
Anurag Kashyap’s daughter Aaliyah says she was in the hospital for severe panic attacks: ‘Felt like I was going to die’
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extended to June 30, 2021. CBBT stated, “It has also been decided that time for payment of amount payable under the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020, without an additional amount, shall be further extended to 30th June, 2021. Notifications to extend
the above dates shall be issued in due course.”This scheme is an attempt by the Government of India (GoI) to put an end to pending direct tax disputes. The government has received Rs 53,346 crore through Vivad Se Vishwas till February 22. Over 1.28 lakh declarations have been filed under the scheme involving a disputed tax of Rs 98,328 crore. Of this, Rs 53,346 crore has been received as payments against disputed tax.This includes Rs 27,720 crore worth payments made by the central public sector undertakings (PSUs), Rs 1,023 crore by state PSUs, and Rs 24,603 crore by others.
Aaliyah Kashyap, the daughter of filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, talked about battling serious mental health problems in her new YouTube video. She said that while she has been dealing with anxiety and depression from her early teenage years, things came to a head in the last few months. “I have always dealt with anxiety and depression since I was a teenager, so maybe since I was 13-14. I have always dealt with it on and off but it has never been bad to the point where I couldn’t cope. It has always been easy for me to snap out of it. If I really wanted to snap out of it, I could. It was all in my head, it never bothered me to the point where it was like ruining my life. It wasn’t interfering with my life. Like I would feel depressed and anxious, but I could snap out of it,” she said.When Aaliyah tested positive for Covid-19 last November, she was in quarantine and her mental health ‘really deteriorated’. “Since then, I just haven’t been able to snap out of it, which is weird for me, because usually, it is so easy for me to just snap out of it. I’ll do a therapy or counselling session and I’ll be fine for months or weeks.
Kangana Ranaut calls Pakistani people’s support for India ‘heartwarming’: Reacting to the Twitter trend #PakistanStandsWithIndia, amid the brutal second wave of Covid-19, Kangana Ranaut has called it heartwarming. Agency News: Mumbai Actor Kangana Ranaut has shared a tweet, reacting to the Twitter trend, #PakistanStandsWithIndia. People from the neighbouring country are showing their support as India fights against the brutal second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.Seeing the Twitter trend with almost 52,000 tweets, Kangana wrote, “Heartwarming to see top trend from Pakistan #PakistanstandswithIndia (brave son of India, Modi) provided the country with vaccine nice to see them appreciate his kindness and reciprocate with love, we too acknowledge their empathy in these testing times.As of Saturday, the coronavirus death toll in India stood at 1,66,10,481 with 2,624 fatalities reported in 24 hours, out of which Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (773) followed by Delhi with 348 daily deaths. People across the country are scrambling for life-saving oxygen supplies, while patients lay dying outside hospitals.
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Ahmedabad home care services feel the strain: ‘Exhausted, not taking new patients’ “A large number of patients are in home care due to bed shortage in hospitals. Also, family members prefer to get elders treated at home instead of admitting them in hospitals,” AHNA president Dr Bharat Gadhavi said. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
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THE EXHAUSTION led by a burden due to a steep surge in Covid cases is being felt not only on hospitals — both public and private — but also on home care services.While many private hospitals and doctors have stopped taking Covid patients for home care, some others have stopped responding to the numbers listed against nearly 50 private hospitals, nursing homes and doctors under Home
Care services on the official website of the Ahmed-abad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (AHNA).Among the reasons cited are “acute shortage of oxygen, medicines and health staff”. “We have recently stopped home care services, after the issue of shortage of Remdesivir (injections) cropped up. Also, many of our health workers visiting as part of home care got infected,” said an official at Zydus Hospital. As per the AHNA, 2,500-3,000 Covid
patients are under home isolation in the city now. As on Friday, Ahmedabad city has 35,750 active cases, reported by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).“A large number of patients are in home care due to bed shortage in hospitals. Also, family
Gujarat Police warn of ‘fake’ oximeter apps “There are many links available on the Internet for fake oximetre phone applications that claim to check oxygen level in your body with your phone. Of late, cyber criminals have started phishing and other crimes through apps related to Covid-19,” the statement said. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad AMID A surge in coronavirus cases, the Crime Investigation Department (CID Crime) of the Gujarat Police issued an advisory on Friday saying that several “fake” “oximeter mobile applications” for smartphones were circulating online and these could pose potential risks ofphishing and other cyber crimes.The Gujarat CID Crime said in a statement, “There are
many links available on the Internet for fake oximetre phone applications that claim to check oxygen level in your body with your phone. Of late, cyber criminals have started phishing and other crimes through apps related to Covid-19. Initially, people download such apps thinking it is free and easily available on the Internet. However, there are risks involved. Often these apps claim to check your oxygen level in
4th Covid patient takes own life in Jamnagar in 10 days Agency News: Rajkot A 40-year-old Covid-19 patient who was under home isolation ended life by suicide in Dhrol town of Jamnagar districton Friday morning. According to police, deceased was identified as Dharmishthaba Gohil, a resident of Chamunda plot in Dhrol town. This was the fourth suicide case of Covid-19 patients in last 10 days in Saurashtra region. “Dharmitshaba was infected with Covid-19 last week and
was under home isolation. On Friday, she hanged herself from aceiling fan in her room. She had also been under psychiatric treatment for the last two years,” husband, Dharmendrasinh Gohil,informed police.Earlier on Tuesday, Niruben Bhalgama, 56, who tested positive a day earlier, had jumped off the building in University campus in Rajkot. Same day, Mahesh Hirpara, 47, who too had tested positive and was under home isolation, died by suicide in theafternoon.
In Vadodara Six women’s RTPCR kits wage war on virus
the body with phone light, camera and fingerprint scan apart from seeking access for contacts, photos and files on your device. Such hackers then use fingerprint scan data to breach into your device and may also commit financial crimes linked to bank transactions… The advisory also cautioned citizens on
the “dubious claims” made by the makers of such fake oximeter applications. It is important to know how oximeters work. To check oxygen levels in the body, any device needs to have a physical SpO2 Blood Oxygen Sensor. Such a facility is not available in any smartphone in the market.
members prefer to get elders treated at home instead of admitting them in hospitals,” AHNA president Dr Bharat Gadhavi said.As for health workers, the exhaustion has started seeping in. “We have stopped taking any new patient under home care as we are too
exhausted,” said Dr Ronak Shah from Paldi from among the over 50 home care services listed with AHNA.“We are overburdened. At present, 100150 doctors and many nurses are on round-the-clock duty in home care services. It might be the case that due to this, many have stopped such services. There is a need for increasing beds at hospitals as a large chunk of the patients need oxygen,” Dr Gadhavi added.Of over 550 hospitals and nursing homes as members of AHNA, over 80 have been designated as Covid hospitals. “Giving an updated number of hospitals, at the moment, is not possible. We will soon update the list of hospitals offering home care services culling out that have stopped it,” said Dr Gadhavi.
Agency News: Surat Health Minister Kishor Kanani personally visited the COVID ward in New Civil Hospital to check on the patients undergoing treatment. Apart from inquiring about their health, the minister also asked the patients to let the officials know if they had any sort of complaint.The minister wore a PPE kit to go and meet COVID patients in the ward. He talked to every patient in the ward and promised them that the state was with them in this difficult time and together they would defeat COVID. He also talked to the doctors and nurses on duty at the COVID wards in New Civil Hospital. He also personally checked the arrangement of food, water, and other facilities made available to
Udhna police lodged an accidental death case and started a probe. Police said that Naitik was studying in Class 6, while Nidhi was a student of Class 1 in a school run by the Surat Municipal Corporation in Udhna area.
Two minor siblings — a boy and a girl — died after a slab on the roof collapsed on them while they were asleep at home in Udhna area of Surat on Friday. The children’s parents, however, escaped with injuries. According to police, the incident happened in the
second-floor rented residence of Naresh Kumar Khatik (38), a taxi driver. Naresh and his wife Sharda (35) were sleeping on the bed, while their children Naitik Khatik (12) and Nidhi (8), were sleeping on the floor when the slab on the ceiling collapsed on them. The parents were injured, while the children were trapped under the slab. Neighbours
Deputy CM Nitin Patel Tests Positive for Covid-19, Hospitalised He advised those who came in touch with him to get themselves tested. He has been shifted to UN Mehta Hospital in Ahmedabad. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, who also holds the health portfolio has tested positive for COVID. Nitin Patel informed about his health status via a tweet in Gujarati. In the tweet, he said that he had been showing minor symptoms and got tested. The results
later turned out to be positive. He advised those who came in touch with him to get themselves tested. He has been shifted to UN Mehta Hospital in Ahmedabad. He joins the long list of Gujarat ministers including chief minister Vijay Rupani who has tested positive for the disease.
MoS Health Kishor Kanani visits patients at COVID ward Case filed against unknown person for creating fake Twitter in Civil Hospital in Surat the COVID patients.He said the patients had only good things to say about the facility and the doctor and other staff at the hospital.He said many patients expressed the opinion that the service in Civil Hospital was better than that of the private hospital.He said patients were happy with the regular rounds being done by the doctors and the nurses. The patients also joined in when the loudspeaker began to play hymns and the nurses encouraged an elderly patient stating that we have to together defeat COVID.AAP had criticised Kishor KananiAs Surat registered a surge in COVID cases and fatalities, and patients struggled to get hospital beds and oxygen, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has put up posters in the city announcing that the health minister is missing.
Two siblings die in Surat after slab of house roof collapses Agency News: Surat
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who rushed to the house called up the fire department and shifted Naresh and Sharda to hospital. Fire personnel removed the debris and shifted the severely injured children to New Civil Hospital where they were declared dead on
arrival.Vesu fire officer Prakash Patel said, “After getting call, we immediately reached the spot by when Naresh and his wife were shifted to NCH. We removed the debris and took out the children but they were dead… The structural stability of the building was poor. Two more families were staying on the first floor and ground floor.” Udhna police lodged an accidental death case and started a probe. Police said that Naitik was studying in Class 6, while Nidhi was a student of Class 1 in a school run by the Surat Municipal Corporation in Udhna area.
account of IPS Premsukh Delu
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Ahmedabad police have filed a case against a person for creating a fake Twitter account of DCP Zone 7 IPS Premsukh Delu and posting from the fake Twitter handle. The Zone-7 DCP on April 23 got to know from different sources that there was a fake Twitter handle of his. It had the name Premsukh Delu IPS. A post that would hurt social and religious sentiments
was made from the account. The complaint states that the profile was created to harm the reputation of the IPS officer. Several other fake Twitter accounts were also detected. The account also had pictures of the IPS officer in his uniform and had been uploaded without his consent. It is not known who created the account. The IPS then filed a case with the Satellite police station which is investigating the matter.
Man held in MP for cyber fraud over ‘Remdesivir deal Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
ONE PERSON was arrested from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh (MP) on Friday for allegedly cheating eight persons in Ahmedabad through false claims of supplying Remedesivir injections in the form of ‘crowd-sourced’ text message, police said on Friday.Amid the recent scenario of depleting medical facilities for treatment of coronavirus patients in the country, many have been sharing ‘crowd-sourced’ contacts
for essential injections, oxygen and bed supply on Twitter and other social media platforms, such as Facebook,and messaging application WhatsApp. Ahmedabad Cyber Crime officers said the MP police identified the arrested accused as Abhishek Gautam, a resident of Ambedkar Nagar in Rewa of MP, who had allegedly circulated a “misleading” message on social media claiming he has stock of Remdesivir and other essential drugs needed for treatment of coronavirus.
Gujarat sets up oxygen control room; 2 nodal officers appointed to monitor supply, allocation & distribution Agency News: Vadodara Last round of the pandemic, these women had to sit it out attheir homes. But not again in this round of the pandemic.The team of six women hasn’t taken a single day’s leave after theydonned the warrior’s suit to wage a war against the virus their way —making RTPCR kits for Covid-19 detection. The all-women’s team working with Cosara Diagnostics Pvt Ltd (CDPL) since April last year, has made over 20 lakh RT-PCR kits. “Our team has been making the kits manually and gradually our
capacity has increased. From 8,000 per day last year, we nowmake about 40,000 ‘reactions’ per day,” said Dr Swapnali Kulkarni, senior manager, technical services, CDPL.Her team includes Kesha Parikh, officer production, Julie Tahilramani, officer QA, Kirti Joshi, officer QC, Dr Jinitha Varghese,officer R&D and Janki Dalwadi officer R&D. Four of them are working in the production department and two in research anddevelopment. CDPL, established in 2019, is owned by the Sarabhai Group that has entered into a joint venture.
The state has been seeing demand for oxygen outstripping supply since this week, even as more hospitals in Rajkot district ran out of oxygen and sent out SOSs. Agency News: Surat The Gujarat government on Friday appointed nodal officers to monitor the supply, allocation and distribution of oxygen stock and to supervise its inflow and outflow.The state has been seeing demand for oxygen outstripping supply since this week, even as more hospitals in Rajkot district ran out of oxygen and sent out SOSs. Health
commissioner Jai Prakash Shivhare said a state-level oxygen control room has been set up, which is apart from the district-level or municipal corporation-level oxygen control rooms that the health commissioner had instructed to be established. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) of the state government on Friday, Dhananjay Dwivedi, secretary
to government, handling Narmada, water resources, water supply and Kalpsar department and Sanjeev Kumar, managing director of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation were appointed as nodal officers for “monitoring and supervising the supply, allocation and distribution of oxygen stock within the state of Gujarat”. According to an offiical associated with oxygen co-ordination, the
state’s demand had touched 1300 MT per day, by Friday. Gujarat produces 1100 MT of oxygen daily, all of which is diverted for medical use. Meanwhile Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for Covid-19 in Vadodara Vinod Rao said
on Friday that he has sought an “urgent meeting” with Cabinet Minister and MLA Yogesh Patel on Saturday to review the situation of oxygen supply after two oxygen tankers meant for Vadodara were allegedly “diverted to other cities”. Rajkot district is facing a severe oxygen crisis, with at least three private hospitals in Gondal sending out an SOS to authorities, notifying that their oxygen supply will only last for “a few hours”.Another private hospital in Rajkot city also had to seek help from
the media to highlight their plight of oxygen “running out quickly”. Meanwhile, at another private hospital in Rajkot city, kin of two patients who died alleged that the deaths were caused by “oxygen shortage”. The hospital denied the allegations. District collector Remya Mohan has ordered a a probe into the matter. Rajkot district is facing a severe oxygen crisis, with at least three private hospitals in Gondal sending out an SOS to authorities, notifying that their oxygen supply will only last for “a few hours”.
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