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D isappointing in trials but still trusted by the anxious Covid patients. “Miracle drugs” Remdesivir, Tocilizumab, and Ivermectin and Plasma thera- py continue to find favour with people pinning their hopes on them to cure them- selves of Covid-19 cure in the absence of any sure-shot cure. But, medical experts are divided over the efficacy of these so-called “miracle drugs” with the World Health Organisation (WHO) giving them thumbs down, indicating that these were false hopes in the fight against the pathogen. Still, the patients see them as a ray of hope, which is reflected in their huge demand and black marketing and hoarding. In fact on Tuesday, the WHO recommended against the general use of Ivermectin for Covid-19 treatment stating that it can be used only for clin- ical trials. The drug is typical- ly used for the treatment of par- asitic roundworm infections. “Safety and efficacy are important when using any drug for a new indication. @WHO recommends against the use of ivermectin for #COVID19 except within clin- ical trials,” Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at WHO tweeted. The warning came a day after the Goa Government decided to provide Ivermectin to all persons above 18 years of age as a prophylactic treatment of Covid-19. Similarly, while the State Governments across the coun- try are pulling all stops to ensure adequate availability of anti-viral Remdevisir and Tocilizumab to curb black mar- keting and ensure its easy avail- ability, the government’s Covid strategists like Dr. Randeep Guleria from the AIIMS and Dr Balram Bhargava from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have asked the public to not expect much from these injections. Dr Guleria has been from various platforms reminding the doctors to exercise caution while prescribing Remdesivir to patients and said that the drug used to treat coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is not a ‘magic bullet’. He advised doc- tors that the Remdesivir drug does not reduce mortality and is of no use if given to people with mild symptoms. Again, even though various States like Delhi and Maharashtra have set up plas- ma banks for the needy Covid patients and social media flooded with requests for plas- ma donation, Dr. Guleria feels that plasma therapy has been ineffective in curing patients. “Studies have shown that plasma therapy has a limited role and is not of much use. Less than 2% Covid-19 patients require Tocilizumab but it is being used a lot these days. The majority of patients with mild symptoms or those who are asymptomatic will improve with the treatment given to symptomatic patients,” he said recently about the ‘Miracle drugs.’ Echoing similar views, now a group of 18 clinicians and public health professionals has expressed concern over the “irrational and non-scientific” use of plasma in Covid treat- ment. On Tuesday in a letter addressed to the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government, Dr VijayRaghavan, the ICMR and the AIIMS, demanded the removal of convalescent plas- ma therapy from national Covid clinical protocols and warned against possibilities of plasma use triggering virulent Covid variants while being of no clinical benefit among Covid patients. The signatories include top vaccinologist Gagandeep Kang, Editor of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics Amar Jesani, public health researcher Shahid Jameel, and other scientists including Oommen John, Gautam Menon, CS Parmesh and Anant Bhan. However, many doctors across the States feel otherwise. Regarding antiviral drug Remdesivir to treat people infected with Covid-19, a sec- tion of doctors claimed that it is beneficial in hypoxic patients with Covid-19 (with blood oxygen saturation below 95), others feel that there is no need to wait for patients to get hypoxic. The second group of Continued on Page 11 I n just six months, the double mutant Covid variant — identified as B.1.617 — which was first detected in India last December, has spread its ten- tacles in at least 17 countries. including the United Kingdom, Brazil, Philippines, Argentina, Canada, etc. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as a “variant of glob- al concern”. Several countries have put travel restrictions for passengers coming from India as a result of the surge in cases here due this mutant virus. The B.1.617 variant was first detected in India on December 1, 2020. It contains mutations from two separate virus variants -- E484Q and L452R. The variant is said to be lethal and infectious with sci- entists holding it partly respon- sible for the second and mas- sive resurgence of coronavirus India which has seen many deaths in the second wave of Covid-19. The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus consists of at least 3 sub-lineages - B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3. The B.1.617.2 lineage is now grow- ing in prevalence across the country. Earlier in March, Union Health Ministry had said a new “double mutant variant” of the coronavirus had been detected in addition to many other strains or variants of concern (VOCs) found in 18 States in the country. Continued on Page 11 H ope always has a trick up its sleeve to steal its way through the despair even dur- ing the difficult times of Covid- 19. A lighthouse is always there to beacon you. The other day in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, the village community refused to help the family cremate the body of an elderly woman Sayar Kanwar who had died of suspected coronavirus. Despite the repeated pleading of the deceased poor husband, the vil- lagers did not go anywhere close to the body and even asked her husband to go away. The village was in the grip of fear as in Sikar district, 21 people died of Covid-19 in 21 days since April 15 after they attended the funeral of a coro- na patient. When tehsildar of Sikar district Rajni Yadav learned that villagers have almost boy- cotted and distanced them- selves from the family of the dead, she decided to act herself. She immediately stepped out of her office and reached the spot wearing a PPE kit and made arrangements for the funeral of the woman. Before this, Yadav request- ed community health centre authorities to provide an ambu- lance to carry the body to the cremation ground. But when no ambulance came for two hours, she went around the area in search of the vehicle. After some hard work, the Dhod village Tehsildar man- aged a private vehicle for tak- ing the woman’s body to the cremation ground. With not many around and the market closed, she alone made all made prepara- tions for the last rites at the cre- mation ground. Deriving such all-out sup- port, the grieving and shocked husband lit the funeral pyre of his wife. “I took the initiative to take the body to the cremation ground in a private vehicle because the ambulance could not be arranged in time. I went to the funeral ground for the prepa- rations because there was no one to assist the elderly man who had two minor grand- children,” Yadav said, adding modestly that it is a small social service from her side in a national crisis. W hen the second Covid wave gripped India some- times in March and new cases started spiraling like poppies from the seedlings of a deadly new variant, the country’s numerous crematorium and graveyards still provided time and space to graciously perform the last rites of Covid-19 vic- tims-and mourn in silence. But the virus has turned deadlier by the day, and India’s death rate has more than dou- bled during the last one month alone. The final resting places of the dead are now a scene of heart-rending chaos, where pyres burn round-the-clock and tears never stop flowing. The way the death count in India has soared is alarming, to say the least. A month ago, on April 10 to be precise, India recorded 838 deaths as against 1,52,565 new cases for a fatali- ty rate of 0.55 per cent. One month down the line on May 10, India recorded 3,29,491 cases and 3,847 deaths in a single day for a fatality rate of 1.17 per cent. The death count clearly more than doubled in just one month. But that may be an under- statement going by the tale of horror emerging from all over the country with dead bodies piling up on pavements and being washed up on the banks of Ganga in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and crematorium putting up “houseful boards”, and experts talking about ten-time more fatalities than the official count. The rise in India’s death rate has not followed a uniform pat- tern State-wise. For example, while Kerala has a very low fatal- ity rate despite high number of infections, others such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi and Karnataka have far greater death count per thousand infections. India’s death count is now higher than the USA (which once recorded a fatality rate of close to 4-5 per cent), and Spain, Germany, and the UK. France at this time around leads the globe in terms of fatality rate. The country on Monday recorded 292 deaths against the single-day infection count of 3,292, which translat- ed into a fatality rate of more than 8 per cent. France is followed by Turkey, Brazil and Italy even as a host of other nations have sub 1 per cent fatality rate. One of the main reasons for India’s growing fatality count is its collapsing health infrastruc- ture in the face of the rising number of cases. Oxygen shortage, unavail- ability of ventilators, and van- ishing life-saving drugs, have combined to create a dreadful scenario where more patients are dying due to reasons other than Corona infections. Reports are pouring in from all over the country showing a gross mismatch between the bodies arriving at crematorium and the numbers of dead in offi- cial ledgers. There have been numerous TV and print media reports of fatality undercounting from West Bengal, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Kerala, Karnataka, Bihar, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh. L ife-threatening diseases are often pushing patients into despair. Reports pouring in from hospitals show that every- day Covid-19 patients are con- tracting a complication — ICU psychosis — while undergoing prolonged stays at Intensive Care Units or H i g h Dependency Units for treat- ment of the affliction caused by the coron- avirus. Prolonged stays at ICUs or HDUs in the midst of a num- ber of gadgets and health para- meter monitoring equipment as also life support interven- tions like ventilators and oxy- gen administration parapher- nalia are also turning patients into insomniacs. This coupled with nega- tivity due to the uncertainty of the cure amid fluctuating health parameters is taking a further toll on the patients plunging them into despair. Cases of ICU psychosis have been reported from Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital, formerly Hallet Hospital, in Kanpur. Such patients do not respond properly to the doctors or the paramedics attending them. Some are even angered when prodded to take medi- cines or meals. Some victims of ICU psychosis display bouts of acute anger and have to be given antidepressants or sleep medicines. According to reports, many of such patients are of younger age or with a background of active field duty. Reports quoting Professor Ganesh Shankar of Psychiatry Department of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur sug- gest life-threatening diseases like Covid induced uncon- sciousness in some patients who are often unable to com- prehend things properly. The ICU psychosis is also known as delirium. Experts contend that such patients need counseling by psychiatrists or psychologists who can seek to instill positive thinking in the patients with a reassurance that their condition is improving and everything will be alright soon. Such measures can help the patients in regaining their con- fidence and ultimately reviving the psychological wellbeing in the midst of the trauma. Assistant Professor of Psychology at Gargi College, University of Delhi, Dr Poonam Phogat, said, “ICU Psychosis is a disorder that occurs in patients who are in intensive care due to a certain illness.” Continued on Page 11 C lose on heels of the recovery of several bodies of suspected Covid patients found floating in Yamuna river in Hamirpur, many corpses were noticed on the banks of the Ganga river in Ghazipur on Tuesday. The place is around 55 km upriver from Bihar’s Buxar, where around 80-90 bodies were found floating on Monday. Ghazipur District Magistrate MP Singh told mediapersons on Tuesday, “Our officers are present on the spot to investigate and ascertain where the bodies came from. A probe into the matter is underway.” Shocked by the sight of bodies floating in the Ganga river, local res- idents feared the spread of Covid in the area. They complained of stench coming from the bloated, decom- posed corpses, and accused the authorities of ineptitude. “We informed the administration about the matter, but no action was taken by them. If the situation con- tinues like this, there is fear of us get- ting infected by corona,” Akhand, a local resident, told mediapersons. Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday termed the incidents as “unfortunate” and asked concerned States to take immediate cognizance of the incident. New Delhi (PTI): The Centre on Tuesday asked states along the Ganga to ensure strict vigilance and check future incidences of people dumping bodies in the river and its tributaries. In a letter to District Ganga Committees which are chaired by district magistrates or collectors, the National Mission for Clean Ganga — the apex body that monitors rejuvenation of the river and its tributaries — also asked the authorities to dispose unidentified bod- ies of suspected COVID-19 victims in accordance with safety protocols. “Ensure strict vigilance along length of the river within territorial jurisdiction of the district to prevent and check such future incidences of people dumping dead bodies in Ganga and its tributaries and of any other activity hazardous for river Ganga and health and hygiene of the area,” NMCG Director General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra said in the letter to the chairpersons of the committees. It has also asked them to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) to the NMCG in the next 14 days, the letter said. Mishra said dumping of bodies/partially dumped bodies/decomposed corpse not only causes pol- lution in the river, but is also unhygienic and increas- es the risk of spreading infections in communities inhab- iting the banks of rivers. D efence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Centre and the state governments are doing every- thing possible to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, while assert- ing that only those who per- form commit mistakes. “The speed displayed by the Uttar Pradesh government in tackling the COVID cases should be praised. Mistakes can be committed by anyone. Only a person who performs will commit mistakes. But this is not the time for criticism, if anyone spots any loophole and offers suggestions, the state government will wel- come it,” he told reporters here. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted this pan- demic as a challenge and the government is doing every- thing possible to tackle this challenge,” he said, adding that many countries are help- ing India at this hour of crisis because of the good diplomat- ic relations forged by the prime minister. The Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow visited a 255-bed COVID hospital built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the Haj House here and conveyed condolences to the families of the COVID-19 victims. “You may or may not have seen today’s news. The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised the work of the Uttar Pradesh government. It is not a small thing,” Singh claimed. The defence minister said, “All the state governments and the Centre are doing every- thing possible to tackle this challenge. I want to reiterate that only a person who per- forms will commit mistakes and he should not be criticised, but should be given sugges- tions.” Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked the prime minister and the defence minister, and said, “People must follow the guidelines of the Centre and the state government. This will help break the chain of trans- mission of the virus,” he said. ■ Also See Page 3 T he World Health Organisation (WHO) appreciated the efforts of the Yogi Adityanath government for working on the formula of trace, test and treat and admit- ted that officials were going door-to-door for testing people in the rural areas. A WHO tweet posted late o late Monday said: “In #India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh, the state govt has ini- tiated house-to-house active case finding of #COVID19 in rural areas to contain trans- mission by testing people with symptoms for rapid isolation, disease management & contact tracing.” In its report referring to the major campaign to prevent Corona in rural areas of UP, the WHO, described how the state government approached hous- es in 97941 villages of 75 dis- tricts to check the infection along with isolated patients and providing them medical kits. Various WHO teams vis- ited 10,000 homes in rural UP to cross check the Yogi gov- ernment’s Covid management on the ground. The team learnt about the condition of Covid management in villages them- selves and quizzed patients Continued on Page 11

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Covid patients. “Miracle drugs”Remdesivir, Tocilizumab, andIvermectin and Plasma thera-py continue to find favourwith people pinning theirhopes on them to cure them-selves of Covid-19 cure in theabsence of any sure-shot cure.

But, medical experts aredivided over the efficacy ofthese so-called “miracle drugs”with the World HealthOrganisation (WHO) givingthem thumbs down, indicatingthat these were false hopes inthe fight against the pathogen.

Still, the patients see themas a ray of hope, which isreflected in their huge demandand black marketing andhoarding.

In fact on Tuesday, theWHO recommended againstthe general use of Ivermectinfor Covid-19 treatment statingthat it can be used only for clin-ical trials. The drug is typical-ly used for the treatment of par-asitic roundworm infections.

“Safety and efficacy are

important when using anydrug for a new indication.@WHO recommends againstthe use of ivermectin for#COVID19 except within clin-ical trials,” SoumyaSwaminathan, Chief Scientist atWHO tweeted.

The warning came a dayafter the Goa Governmentdecided to provide Ivermectinto all persons above 18 years ofage as a prophylactic treatmentof Covid-19.

Similarly, while the StateGovernments across the coun-try are pulling all stops toensure adequate availability ofanti-viral Remdevisir andTocilizumab to curb black mar-keting and ensure its easy avail-ability, the government’s Covidstrategists like Dr. RandeepGuleria from the AIIMS andDr Balram Bhargava from

Indian Council of MedicalResearch (ICMR) have askedthe public to not expect muchfrom these injections.

Dr Guleria has been fromvarious platforms remindingthe doctors to exercise cautionwhile prescribing Remdesivirto patients and said that thedrug used to treat coronavirusdisease (Covid-19) is not a‘magic bullet’. He advised doc-tors that the Remdesivir drugdoes not reduce mortality andis of no use if given to peoplewith mild symptoms.

Again, even though variousStates like Delhi andMaharashtra have set up plas-ma banks for the needy Covidpatients and social mediaflooded with requests for plas-ma donation, Dr. Guleria feelsthat plasma therapy has beenineffective in curing patients.

“Studies have shown thatplasma therapy has a limitedrole and is not of much use.Less than 2% Covid-19 patientsrequire Tocilizumab but it isbeing used a lot these days. Themajority of patients with mildsymptoms or those who areasymptomatic will improvewith the treatment given tosymptomatic patients,” he saidrecently about the ‘Miracledrugs.’

Echoing similar views, nowa group of 18 clinicians and

public health professionals hasexpressed concern over the“irrational and non-scientific”use of plasma in Covid treat-ment. On Tuesday in a letteraddressed to the PrincipalScientific Advisor to theGovernment, DrVijayRaghavan, the ICMR andthe AIIMS, demanded theremoval of convalescent plas-ma therapy from nationalCovid clinical protocols andwarned against possibilities ofplasma use triggering virulentCovid variants while being ofno clinical benefit amongCovid patients.

The signatories include topvaccinologist Gagandeep Kang,Editor of the Indian Journal ofMedical Ethics Amar Jesani,public health researcher ShahidJameel, and other scientistsincluding Oommen John,Gautam Menon, CS Parmeshand Anant Bhan.

However, many doctorsacross the States feel otherwise.Regarding antiviral drugRemdesivir to treat peopleinfected with Covid-19, a sec-tion of doctors claimed that itis beneficial in hypoxic patientswith Covid-19 (with bloodoxygen saturation below 95),others feel that there is no needto wait for patients to gethypoxic. The second group of

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identified as B.1.617 — whichwas first detected in India lastDecember, has spread its ten-tacles in at least 17 countries.including the United Kingdom,Brazil, Philippines, Argentina,Canada, etc.

On Tuesday, the WorldHealth Organization (WHO)declared it as a “variant of glob-al concern”. Several countrieshave put travel restrictions forpassengers coming from Indiaas a result of the surge in caseshere due this mutant virus.

The B.1.617 variant wasfirst detected in India onDecember 1, 2020. It containsmutations from two separatevirus variants -- E484Q and

L452R. The variant is said to belethal and infectious with sci-entists holding it partly respon-sible for the second and mas-sive resurgence of coronavirusIndia which has seen manydeaths in the second wave ofCovid-19.

The B.1.617 variant of thecoronavirus consists of at least3 sub-lineages - B.1.617.1,B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3. TheB.1.617.2 lineage is now grow-ing in prevalence across thecountry.

Earlier in March, UnionHealth Ministry had said a new“double mutant variant” of thecoronavirus had been detectedin addition to many otherstrains or variants of concern(VOCs) found in 18 States inthe country.

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through the despair even dur-ing the difficult times of Covid-19. A lighthouse is always thereto beacon you.

The other day inRajasthan’s Sikar district, thevillage community refused tohelp the family cremate thebody of an elderly womanSayar Kanwar who had died ofsuspected coronavirus. Despitethe repeated pleading of thedeceased poor husband, the vil-lagers did not go anywhereclose to the body and evenasked her husband to go away.

The village was in the gripof fear as in Sikar district, 21people died of Covid-19 in 21days since April 15 after theyattended the funeral of a coro-na patient.

When tehsildar of Sikardistrict Rajni Yadav learned

that villagers have almost boy-cotted and distanced them-selves from the family of thedead, she decided to act herself.

She immediately steppedout of her office and reachedthe spot wearing a PPE kit andmade arrangements for thefuneral of the woman.

Before this, Yadav request-ed community health centreauthorities to provide an ambu-lance to carry the body to thecremation ground. But whenno ambulance came for twohours, she went around the areain search of the vehicle.

After some hard work, theDhod village Tehsildar man-aged a private vehicle for tak-

ing the woman’s body to thecremation ground.

With not many aroundand the market closed, shealone made all made prepara-tions for the last rites at the cre-mation ground.

Deriving such all-out sup-port, the grieving and shockedhusband lit the funeral pyre ofhis wife.

“I tookthe initiativeto take thebody to thecremation ground in aprivate vehicle because theambulance could not bearranged in time. I went to thefuneral ground for the prepa-rations because there was noone to assist the elderly manwho had two minor grand-children,” Yadav said, addingmodestly that it is a smallsocial service from her side ina national crisis.

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When the second Covidwave gripped India some-

times in March and new casesstarted spiraling like poppiesfrom the seedlings of a deadlynew variant, the country’snumerous crematorium andgraveyards still provided timeand space to graciously performthe last rites of Covid-19 vic-tims-and mourn in silence.

But the virus has turneddeadlier by the day, and India’sdeath rate has more than dou-bled during the last one monthalone. The final resting places ofthe dead are now a scene ofheart-rending chaos, wherepyres burn round-the-clock andtears never stop flowing.

The way the death count inIndia has soared is alarming, tosay the least. A month ago, onApril 10 to be precise, Indiarecorded 838 deaths as against1,52,565 new cases for a fatali-ty rate of 0.55 per cent. Onemonth down the line on May 10,India recorded 3,29,491 casesand 3,847 deaths in a single dayfor a fatality rate of 1.17 per cent.

The death count clearlymore than doubled in just onemonth.

But that may be an under-statement going by the tale ofhorror emerging from all overthe country with dead bodiespiling up on pavements andbeing washed up on the banks

of Ganga in Uttar Pradesh andBihar, and crematorium puttingup “houseful boards”, andexperts talking about ten-timemore fatalities than the officialcount.

The rise in India’s death ratehas not followed a uniform pat-tern State-wise. For example,while Kerala has a very low fatal-ity rate despite high number ofinfections, others such asGujarat, Maharashtra, WestBengal, Delhi and Karnatakahave far greater death count perthousand infections.

India’s death count is nowhigher than the USA (whichonce recorded a fatality rate ofclose to 4-5 per cent), andSpain, Germany, and the UK.

France at this time aroundleads the globe in terms offatality rate. The country onMonday recorded 292 deathsagainst the single-day infectioncount of 3,292, which translat-ed into a fatality rate of morethan 8 per cent.

France is followed byTurkey, Brazil and Italy even asa host of other nations have sub1 per cent fatality rate.

One of the main reasons forIndia’s growing fatality count isits collapsing health infrastruc-ture in the face of the risingnumber of cases.

Oxygen shortage, unavail-ability of ventilators, and van-ishing life-saving drugs, havecombined to create a dreadful

scenario where more patients aredying due to reasons other thanCorona infections.

Reports are pouring in fromall over the country showing agross mismatch between thebodies arriving at crematoriumand the numbers of dead in offi-cial ledgers. There have beennumerous TV and print mediareports of fatality undercountingfrom West Bengal, Delhi, TamilNadu, Maharashtra, MadhyaPradesh, Gujarat, Telangana,Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha,Kerala, Karnataka, Bihar,Haryana, and Chhattisgarh.

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Life-threatening diseases areoften pushing patients into

despair. Reports pouring infrom hospitals show that every-day Covid-19 patients are con-tracting a complication — ICUpsychosis — while undergoingprolonged stays at Intensive

Care Units orH i g hD e p e n d e n c yUnits for treat-ment of the

affliction caused by the coron-avirus.

Prolonged stays at ICUs orHDUs in the midst of a num-ber of gadgets and health para-meter monitoring equipmentas also life support interven-tions like ventilators and oxy-gen administration parapher-nalia are also turning patientsinto insomniacs.

This coupled with nega-tivity due to the uncertainty of

the cure amid fluctuatinghealth parameters is taking afurther toll on the patientsplunging them into despair.

Cases of ICU psychosishave been reported from LalaLajpat Rai Hospital, formerlyHallet Hospital, in Kanpur.

Such patients do notrespond properly to the doctorsor the paramedics attendingthem. Some are even angeredwhen prodded to take medi-cines or meals. Some victims ofICU psychosis display bouts ofacute anger and have to begiven antidepressants or sleepmedicines.

According to reports, manyof such patients are of youngerage or with a background ofactive field duty.

Reports quoting ProfessorGanesh Shankar of PsychiatryDepartment of GaneshShankar Vidyarthi MemorialMedical College, Kanpur sug-gest life-threatening diseases

like Covid induced uncon-sciousness in some patientswho are often unable to com-prehend things properly. TheICU psychosis is also known asdelirium.

Experts contend that suchpatients need counseling bypsychiatrists or psychologistswho can seek to instill positivethinking in the patients with areassurance that their conditionis improving and everythingwill be alright soon.

Such measures can help thepatients in regaining their con-fidence and ultimately revivingthe psychological wellbeing inthe midst of the trauma.

Assistant Professor ofPsychology at Gargi College,University of Delhi, DrPoonam Phogat, said, “ICUPsychosis is a disorder thatoccurs in patients who are inintensive care due to a certainillness.”

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Close on heels of the recovery ofseveral bodies of suspected Covid

patients found floating in Yamunariver in Hamirpur, many corpses werenoticed on the banks of the Gangariver in Ghazipur on Tuesday. Theplace is around 55 km upriver fromBihar’s Buxar, where around 80-90bodies were found floating onMonday.

Ghazipur District Magistrate MPSingh told mediapersons on Tuesday,“Our officers are present on the spotto investigate and ascertain where thebodies came from. A probe into thematter is underway.”

Shocked by the sight of bodiesfloating in the Ganga river, local res-idents feared the spread of Covid inthe area. They complained of stenchcoming from the bloated, decom-posed corpses, and accused theauthorities of ineptitude.

“We informed the administrationabout the matter, but no action wastaken by them. If the situation con-tinues like this, there is fear of us get-ting infected by corona,” Akhand, alocal resident, told mediapersons.

Union Minister of Jal ShaktiGajendra Singh Shekhawat onTuesday termed the incidents as“unfortunate” and asked concernedStates to take immediate cognizanceof the incident.

����������������� ���������������������������New Delhi (PTI): The Centre on Tuesday asked statesalong the Ganga to ensure strict vigilance and checkfuture incidences of people dumping bodies in the riverand its tributaries.

In a letter to District Ganga Committees which arechaired by district magistrates or collectors, theNational Mission for Clean Ganga — the apex body thatmonitors rejuvenation of the river and its tributaries —also asked the authorities to dispose unidentified bod-ies of suspected COVID-19 victims in accordance withsafety protocols.

“Ensure strict vigilance along length of the riverwithin territorial jurisdiction of the district to preventand check such future incidences of people dumpingdead bodies in Ganga and its tributaries and of any otheractivity hazardous for river Ganga and health andhygiene of the area,” NMCG Director General RajivRanjan Mishra said in the letter to the chairpersons ofthe committees.

It has also asked them to submit an Action TakenReport (ATR) to the NMCG in the next 14 days, theletter said. Mishra said dumping of bodies/partiallydumped bodies/decomposed corpse not only causes pol-lution in the river, but is also unhygienic and increas-es the risk of spreading infections in communities inhab-iting the banks of rivers.

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Defence Minister RajnathSingh on Tuesday saidthe Centre and the state

governments are doing every-thing possible to tackle theCOVID-19 crisis, while assert-ing that only those who per-form commit mistakes.

“The speed displayed bythe Uttar Pradesh governmentin tackling the COVID casesshould be praised. Mistakes canbe committed by anyone. Onlya person who performs willcommit mistakes. But this is

not the time for criticism, ifanyone spots any loopholeand offers suggestions, thestate government will wel-come it,” he told reporters here.

“Prime Minister NarendraModi has accepted this pan-demic as a challenge and thegovernment is doing every-thing possible to tackle thischallenge,” he said, addingthat many countries are help-ing India at this hour of crisisbecause of the good diplomat-ic relations forged by the primeminister.

The Lok Sabha MP from

Lucknow visited a 255-bedCOVID hospital built by theHindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) at the Haj House hereand conveyed condolences tothe families of the COVID-19victims.

“You may or may not haveseen today’s news. The WorldHealth Organization (WHO)has praised the work of theUttar Pradesh government. It isnot a small thing,” Singhclaimed.

The defence minister said,“All the state governmentsand the Centre are doing every-

thing possible to tackle thischallenge. I want to reiteratethat only a person who per-forms will commit mistakesand he should not be criticised,but should be given sugges-tions.”

Speaking on the occasion,Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaththanked the prime ministerand the defence minister, andsaid, “People must follow theguidelines of the Centre and thestate government. This willhelp break the chain of trans-mission of the virus,” he said.

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The World HealthOrganisation (WHO)

appreciated the efforts of theYogi Adityanath governmentfor working on the formula oftrace, test and treat and admit-ted that officials were goingdoor-to-door for testing peoplein the rural areas.

A WHO tweet posted lateo late Monday said: “In #India’smost populous state UttarPradesh, the state govt has ini-tiated house-to-house activecase finding of #COVID19 inrural areas to contain trans-mission by testing people withsymptoms for rapid isolation,disease management & contacttracing.”

In its report referring to themajor campaign to preventCorona in rural areas of UP, theWHO, described how the stategovernment approached hous-es in 97941 villages of 75 dis-tricts to check the infectionalong with isolated patientsand providing them medicalkits. Various WHO teams vis-ited 10,000 homes in rural UPto cross check the Yogi gov-ernment’s Covid managementon the ground. The team learntabout the condition of Covidmanagement in villages them-selves and quizzed patients

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Lucknow (PNS): Professor(Marketing) at the IndianInstitute of Management,Lucknow, Devashish DasGupta, is working on modelsfor big and small retail shops torecoup in the pandemic timeswhen businesses are sufferinghuge losses. Gupta gives themantra of focusing on 20 percent of the customers who con-tribute 80 per cent of the salesfor the big retailers and thepooling of 10 small retail shopsfor hiring one delivery company.

He said that people werenot buying from stores and

online services were not avail-able for all the retailers.

“What I am in the processof recommending is that bigcustomers' personalised salescan be arranged. The big retail-ers can go through the databaseand find out who are the top 10-20 customers and then focus onthem which would give someturnover. It is better to be oper-ational and have some sales. Apeek in review could bearranged for them. They can goto the customer in a mobile vanor they can allow one or two oftheir customers to come to thestore and book the entire store

for them for one hour so thatthey can feel safe,” he said.

Gupta said the customerswould feel happy that theywere being treated in this man-ner and sales would happen. Hesaid that for the small retailersthe study was still on and theyhad talked to 10-15 retailers.

“One of the models whichI saw was that of small retailersassociating themselves with thephotostat shops which areclosed now and telling the cus-tomers to send their require-ments on WhatsApp. The samerequirement is then sent to thephotostat shop and then a

printout is taken from the pho-tostat shop which is then stuckto the package being deliveredthat gives it some orderlinesswhen the delivery finally hap-pens,” he said.

He said that this was beingdone because there were con-flicts regarding what was beingordered and what was beingdelivered and also to overcomethe psychology of the housewifethat they were being over-charged. “This is also a confi-dence building measure. Thesmall retailers can also pool inresources and hire deliverymen,” he added.

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Aiming to break the chain ofinfection and keep villages

safe from corona infection, amassive trace, test, track andtreat campaign is currentlybeing conducted in more than97,000 revenue villages in UttarPradesh. “This campaign shouldbe conducted with full readi-ness. Antigen test of everysymptomatic person or suspectshould be done and the numberof RRTs increased,” ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath saidduring his regular Team-9 meet-ing in Lucknow on Tuesday.

The CM said that monitor-ing committees are doing door-to-door visits in villages andscreening people and are alsoproviding medical kits to homeisolated patients and otherswith symptoms.

“This system of medical kitdistribution should be con-stantly monitored. Provide thename and phone number of themonitoring committees to theperson who receives a medicalkit so that at the time of exi-gency they could be contacted.Besides, a copy of this shouldbe made available to the localpublic representatives throughthe District Magistrate so thatMPs/MLAs can get medicalkits and communicate withthe people. This will also enablecross verification of the system.Every person with suspectedsymptoms must have an anti-gen test,” he added.

The CM said that in viewthe assessment of experts, spe-cial arrangements for protec-tion of children need to bemade in all districts.

“For this, paediatric ICUswith a capacity of a minimumof 10-15 beds in all district hos-pitals and 25-30 beds in med-ical colleges should be pre-pared. There should be a min-imum 100-bed paediatric ICUat the divisional headquarters.

Necessary medical equipmentand medicine should be madeavailable. Physicians and otherstaff should be trained in thisregard. This work should bedone fast,” he said.

Yogi said that ventilatorsand oxygen concentrates havebeen provided in all districts.“ACS, Health, and PrincipalSecretary, Medical Education,should ensure that thesedevices are operational in eachcase. Contact the districts con-cerned and get their problemsresolved in this regard. If theventilator or oxygen concentra-tor is not reported to be func-tional, then the accountability

of the DM/CMO concernedwill be fixed,” he instructed.

“Availability of all medi-cines considered as life-savingincluding Remdesivir is beingensured in the state. The Centrehas also increased the dailyallocation of Remdesivir forUP. In government Covid hos-pitals, this injection is com-pletely free of cost. This is beingmade available to private hos-pitals by the DM/CMO as perrequirement. All DistrictMagistrates and CMOs shouldensure that whenever a patientis given this injection, there isa doctor present along with thenursing staff. Complete details

of the demand, supply, andconsumption of this life-savingmedicine should be main-tained,” the CM said.

“Uttar Pradesh is the mostvaccinated state with 1.39 croredoses being administered.Vaccination of the 18-44 agegroup is now being conductedin 18 districts. On May 10,around 50,157 people in thisage group were inoculated.Thus, more than 1.66 lakhpeople aged 18 to 44 havebeen vaccinated in the state sofar. Vaccine waste in this agegroup is also going down whichis currently, it is 0.6 percent,” hesaid.

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After a 2-day lull, Coviddeaths breached the 300-

mark again with 306 patientssuccumbing to the deadlyvirus in Uttar Pradesh in thelast 24 hours. As many as20,463 new cases werereported while 29,358patients recovered in thesame period.

With the Covid graphon decline, the recovery rateis getting better and the pos-itive rate is going down, ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath saidwhile interacting with hisTeam-9 members on Tuesday.

He said planned cam-paigns with the policy oftrace, test, and treat are yield-ing good results. “On April30, there were 3,10,783 activeCovid cases in the state,whereas today it has beenreduced by more than 95,000.At present, there are 2,16,057active cases. The state’s recov-

ery rate is continuously get-ting better. So far, over 13.13lakh people have successful-ly won the battle againstcorona,” the CM said.

In the last 24 hours,2,33,705 samples were tested,including 1,10,000 RT-PCRtests. So far, 4,34,04,184 samples have been tested inthe state.

Meanwhile, Meerut’sdaily case count remained thehighest on the second con-secutive day. The districtrecorded 1,368 fresh cases,followed by Gautam BuddhaNagar (1,229), Lucknow(1,154), and Bareil ly &Saharanpur (959 each).

In terms of deaths,Lucknow’s tally was the high-est at 23, followed by Kanpur(16), Gautam Buddha Nagar& Jhansi (12 each), Agra &Azamgarh (11 each) andBasti (10).

Meanwhile, Lucknowincharge of Covid Roshan

Jacob had a meeting on thefollow-up of home isolationpatients, testing and vaccina-tions. She said all works relat-ed to home isolation arebeing carried out by theCHCs.

Emphasising that allot-ment of home isolationshould be done at the CHClevel instead of ICCC level,Jacob imparted training to allthe home isolation inchargeson how to talk to them andfeed the data on the portal.

She also took stock of thetesting and vaccination andwas informed that it wasbeing carried out on a warfooting. However, sheexpressed concern over lesstesting in Aliganj, Red Cross,Aishbagh and Silver Jubilee.

She also said that a strat-egy should be made so thattesting can be carried out atPHCs and efforts be made totest 10,000 people on thebasis of their symptoms.

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Five people died while fourothers were critical after con-

suming spurious liquor inJaitpur area of Ambedkarnagarafter which they were taken toa private hospital for treatment.

On being informed aboutthe tragedy on Tuesday,Samajwadi Party MLA fromJalalpur reached the village afterthe incident and it was then thatthe local police took cogni-sance and initiated legal action.As per reports, some residentsof Shivpal village brought theintoxicant from Azamgarh andabout a dozen locals and someresidents of neighbouringMakhdumpur village shared thealcohol on Monday night afterwhich everyone’s health deteri-orated. While four deceasedwere natives of Makdoompur,another was from Shivpal vil-lage. The bodies of the threedeceased were even cremated bytheir kin. Police managed toseize two bodies and sent themfor autopsy. The role of Excisedepartment and local policepersonnel came under fire onceagain after the incident. Aninquiry was initiated on the mat-ter at the behest of the DM.

Meanwhile in Maharajganj,

a car carrying members of amarriage party collided with atruck in which five car occu-pants were killed and two oth-ers were critically injured. Theincident took place nearKarahiya bridge on Farnda-Maharajganj road late onMonday night. Two of theinjured were referred to themedical college in Gorakhpurfrom Maharajganj district hos-pital. The driver of the car wasdriving at high speed after whichhe lost control and rammed intothe truck coming from theopposite direction.

The police later said thatKamlesh of Tola Leelachhapar ofFarenda area in Maharajganj dis-trict got married on Monday.His relatives were going to a vil-lage in Campierganj area ofGorakhpur after the function. Atotal of eight persons werecrammed into a car and as itreached Karahiya bridge, thevehicle collided with the truckcoming from Farrenda.

The deceased were identi-fied as Mithilesh, Sugriva,Sudesh Kumar and Raju ofHarpur whil, Nikhil, Shailesh,Krishnamurari and Abhishekwere seriously injured. Theinjured were rushed to DistrictHospital where Abhishek died.

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Police in Unnao on Tuesdaylodged an FIR against SP MLASunil Singh Sajan, DharmendraYadav, district president of Unnao,and 35 other unidentified peoplefor holding a meeting at a hotellast week. The video of the meet-ing went viral on social mediaafter which a case was registered.Sunil Singh Sajan, also the partyspokesman, said: “The party lead-ers held the meeting to work outthe relief measures as the stategovernment and district admin-istration of Unnao failed to pro-vide relief to people and the stategovernment, instead of takingpositive action in favour of thecommon man, ordered register-ing of an FIR against the SP lead-ers’’. He said the primary healthcentres in many villages are lyingclosed for the last several weeksand in Kanjaura village, severalpeople have succumbed to Covid-19 due to lack of treatment.

Meanwhile, Aam AadmiParty leader and UP inchargeSanjay Singh hit out at the YogiAdityanath government over therecovery of bodies of Covidpatients from the Ganges. He saidhe was shaken to the core whenhe heard of the recovery of bod-ies from the Ganga river inGhazipur. “The BJP governmentis getting graveyards constructedbut those who die due to Coviddo not get a place there. Thepatients are being deprived ofmedical treatment and their bod-ies are being dumped into theriver,” he said.

The AAP leader alleged thatover 1,000 bodies were buriedalongside the bank of the Gangariver in Kanpur. “There is a bodyburied at every step alongside thebank of the river. In Ghazipur,several bodies were recoveredfrom the Ganga river and peopleare in trouble due to the stench.The bodies recovered fromKanpur, Unnao and Gazipurclearly show that those dying ofCovid are being deprived of thebasic dignity of last rites,” he said.

5!��1������ �� ���������������������� ��Lucknow (PNS): Finance andMedical Education MinisterSuresh Khanna termed theCongress leaders irresponsibleand habitual liars. He said thatduring these pandemic times,the Congress leaders are mis-leading and spreading confu-sion in society instead ofextending a helping hand topeople. “It is the fallacy of theCongress leaders that theyspread confusion about thevaccine and question the reliefmeasures by the government,”Khanna said.

Khanna’s remarks came inresponse to Congress statepresident Ajay Kumar Lalluquestioning Covid controlmeasures and availability ofoxygen and life-saving drugs.

He said it’s commonknowledge that the state gov-ernment has made all thearrangements for Covid treat-ment and Congress leadersshould refrain from doing pettypolitics. “Vaccinations are tak-ing place in the state, theCongress leaders are unneces-sarily raising doubts aboutcontrol measures and availabil-ity of life-saving drugs and oxy-gen. Congress leaders are nowmaking a fool of themselvesbecause the campaign of track-ing and tracing infected peoplein urban and rural areas hascome in for praise by WHO,”Khanna said.

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With a record supply of1,011 metric tonnes of

oxygen in the state in the past24 hours, Chief Minister YogiAdityanath said that all dis-tricts are being supplied thelife-saving oxygen as perrequirement.

“Of the total supply of1,011 MT oxygen, 632 MT wassupplied to refillers and 301MT to medical colleges.Oxygen availability is gettingbetter in larger and highertransition rates districts likeVaranasi, Lucknow, Prayagraj,Kanpur. A new train witheight tankers reached Lucknowon Tuesday. There is already aJeevan Rakshak Express with10 tankers parked in Lucknowrailway station,” he said.

Yogi further said, “As perthe need of districts, oxygenwould be distributed. Apartfrom Gautam Budh Nagar,Ghaziabad, Moradabad, spe-

cial focus needs to be given todistricts with high infectionrates. Oxygen supply should bemade by making separateaction plans for all the districts."

“Besides global tendershave been floated for cryogenictankers while some tankers arealso being provided by theCentre. Additional tankershave been received fromReliance Industries. The num-ber of tankers is increasingsteadily, this has helped toimprove oxygen supply,” hesaid. The CM said there was aneed to improve oxygen sup-ply to the patients in home iso-lation. The fluid was madeavailable to Covid patientsundergoing home isolation,suspected patients, non-Covidpatients suffering from severedisease, or any one who need-ed oxygen as per medical con-sultation,” he said.

“A necessary guideline inthis regard should be issued

today itself. All districts mustensure adequate supply of oxy-gen to home isolated patients.In view of the report of oxygenaudit, the balance in supplyand distribution of the fluidshould be made,” Yogi said.

The CM said that the chiefsecretary should continue tomonitor oxygen plants beingset up by the Union govern-ment. “SugarcaneDevelopment and Excisedepartments have also beengiving support in oxygen pro-duction and supply. Theprocess has been initiated toset up an oxygen plant in 70districts,” he said.

Yogi directed officials toreview the functioning of oxy-gen plants to be set up inHealth and Medical Educationdepartments on a daily basis.“Oxygen plants were also beingset up by the private sector andthey should be provided allnecessary facilities as perrules,” he said.

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Compulsorily retired byUnion Ministry of Home

Affairs (MHA) on recommenda-tion of UP government in Marchthis year, IPS officer AmitabhThakur challenged the order inthe Lucknow Bench of CentralAdministrative Tribunal (CAT).

Thakur maintained that themove of the MHA and UP gov-ernment was completely unlaw-ful and taken with prejudice andpersonal grudge against him asa result of which his entire fam-ily mentally aggrieved.

The officer further chargedthat he along with some otherofficers were singled out withoutany concrete government policyand were removed from serviceciting no other reason except for‘public interest’. Sources saidthat Thakur approached theCAT after the MHA reportedlydenied sharing information withhim regarding his compulsoryretirement and said that it couldnot be provided. The MHAdenied the information underSection 8(1)(i) of the RTI Act,2005. Thakur got a reply in Hindifrom the MHA on April 26against his three questionssought from the ministrythrough RTI.

“Disagreeing with the deci-sion, Amitabh preferred the firstappeal saying that the decisionhad already been made in thiscase and hence denial under

Section 8(1)(i) was not correct,”said Nutan Thakur, the wife ofthe former IPS officer. “Amitabhalso called denial of informationrelated to his livelihood as beingagainst the basic spirit of the RTIAct,” Nutan said. When askedabout this, the Home Ministryofficials refused to commentand said that they were not awareof any RTI reply to AmitabhThakur. He was compulsorilyretired with immediate effect in‘public interest’ on March 23 last.Thakur was ‘not found fit to beretained for the remaining tenureof his service’.

“In the public interest,Amitabh Thakur is being givenpremature retirement beforecompletion of his service withimmediate effect,” a UnionHome Ministry order said.

In 2017, Thakur had urgedthe Centre to dispose of hisrequest for change of cadre to anystate other than UP, saying the‘bias’ against him did not existanymore after the then rulingSamajwadi Party was routed inAssembly polls. The officer wassuspended on July 13, 2015,days after he accused SP patronMulayam Singh of threateninghim. A Vigilance enquiry wasalso initiated against him.However, the Lucknow Bench ofCentral Administrative Tribunalstayed his suspension in April2016 and ordered his reinstate-ment with full salary with effectfrom October 11, 2015.

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ACovid-induced rare butserious fungal infection

known as mucormycosis orblack fungus has reared itshead in Lucknow with 10 beingreported in the city hospitals inthe last 15 days in postCOVID-19 patients.

President of UP ENTAssociation and faculty of neu-rosurgery department atSGPGI, Dr Amit Keshri, saidthat black fungus cases werebeing reported from acrossthe cities in Uttar Pradesh andhospitals in Lucknow were alsogetting these cases.

He said that they hadalready circulated guidelinesfor doctors because early pre-vention was very necessarysince this fungal infectioncould lead to loss of vision andaffect the brain.

Dr Keshri said that nor-mally 5-10 mucormycosis caseswere detected in a year but thistime there were 10 cases fromdifferent hospitals in Lucknowin the last fortnight and in oneof the patients the eye had to beremoved. While stressing thatpeople should not panic, hesaid black fungus was a seriousfungal infection caused by agroup of moulds calledmucormycetes.

“These fungi live in theenvironment, particularly insoil and in decaying organicmatter such as leaves, compostpiles or rotten wood. Peoplecontract mucormycosis bycoming in contact with the fun-gal spores in the environment.For example, the lung or sinusforms of the infection canoccur after someone breathesin the spores. People can catchthe infection if the sugar levelsare high. When the immunityis low, a person is prone tocatching all kinds of secondaryinfections but this is happeningmore in hospitals than athomes,” he said.

Dr Keshri said that the fun-gus entered the body throughthe mucosa of the nose andgrew because of the drynesswhich comes through invasivetubes used for oxygen.

“It is called black fungusbecause the tissues which diebecause of the fungus lookblack,” he added.

“We have started gettingcases but the situation is not asbad as it is in Maharashtra andGujarat. However, there may beseveral small hospitals whichmay not have seen the disease,”he added. The senior doctoradmitted that most patients inearly stage do not know thatthey have the disease and itsprogression is very rapid hencea high degree of alertness isneeded in diagnosing this fun-gal infection.

“Early diagnosis of cases isimportant for treatment andbetter outcomes. It is only

when we get cases late that wehave to remove a part of the eyeor even entire eye. The patientsreport with problems in theirvision and we carry out an MRIand this happens because thisfungus comes in the sinuswhich is close to both the eyeand the brain,” he said.

Dr Keshri admitted thatmany times the patients wereunfit to take a surgery of sucha nature because of post-COVID-19 weakness.

He said that the casesreported were in the age offifties, mostly diabetic and onoxygen therapy.

“The high risk patientgroup includes patients receiv-ing steroids as a part of theirCOVID-19 treatment andthose who have receivedimmunomodulatory drugs likeTocilizumab, previouslyimmunocompromised patientson cancer treatment or withautoimmune conditions and onsteroids for other medical con-dition, solid organ transplant,impaired renal functions orrenal failure, patients on ven-tilators and on long term oxy-gen therapy, patients with lownumber of white blood cellsand iron overload,” he said

Talking about diabeticCOVID-19 patients, he saidthat they had high sugar levelsand they were being givensteroids that were immunesuppressants which made themprone to infection.

“There should be a judi-cious use of steroids becausemany people are taking themwithout consulting doctors andmonitoring sugar levels,” hesaid. Dr Keshri said that at theSGPGI they were not provid-ing services to these patients asthey were on Covid duties atthe medical institute. “Ourpost-Covid facility is filledwith post Covid patients fromour own hospital,” he pointedout. Nodal Covid officer at LokBandhu Hospital, Dr ArunTewari, said that excessiveinstrumentation when oxygenwas delivered through pipesbecame the source of infectionfor this disease. “This is aninvasive fungus which actswhen there are immunosup-pressants in the body otherwisein a normal person it will notinduce any significant infectionbut when a patient who is dia-betic has taken immunosup-pressants then this fungus willgrow,” he said.

According to Dr Tewari,the black fungus first invadesthe mucous membrane in thenose and then spreads to adja-cent areas as it can enter thebone moving through soft tis-sues and the hard tissues in theadjacent organs. “It can enterthe eye orbit and affect thevision. There are drugs to con-trol this but if it enters the bonethen there is no drug and wehave to remove that portion ofthe body,” he said.

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Defence Minister RajnathSingh dedicated to the

people the 255-bed Covid hos-pital constructed by HindustanAeronautics Limited (HAL)in cooperation with the UttarPradesh government and civilauthorities the at Haj Househere on Tuesday. ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath wasalso present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion,the defence minister lauded theefforts of the state governmentunder the leadership of ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath indealing with the COVID-19pandemic. He noted that theclose collaboration betweenHAL and state authoritiesmade the construction of theCovid hospital possible.

Yogi thanked the Centralgovernment for its continuoussupport during the COVID-19pandemic.

The HAL-UP Covid hos-pital has been constructed inless than 20 days. All 255 bedsof the hospital are equippedwith oxygen facilities. It has130 oxygen supported beds,100 beds that are HFNC sup-ported and 25 beds that haveventilator support while 150oxygen cylinders have beenarranged through close coop-eration between the UP gov-ernment and HAL for initialoperation at the hospital with

plans to establish a modernoxygen plant at the facility. Thestate government has assuredall essential supplies for run-ning the hospital.

The hospital has the bestmodern medical care facilities.The dry run at the hospital wassuccessfully conducted in thepresence of District Magistrate

Abhishek Prakash, chief med-ical officer 0f Lucknow andHAL Lucknow, general manag-er on May 9 and the memoran-dum of understanding wassigned. The hospital will bemanaged by the Lucknow dis-trict administration.

Officials said that HALwas instrumental in procure-

ment, installation and commis-sioning of the infrastructureand would ensure mainte-nance and servicing of the X-ray machines, nebulisers,oximeters, wheelchair, stretch-ers, BP monitors, multi paradisplay monitors for ICU beds,CCTV monitoring system,ECG machine, bio chemistry

analyser, incubator, serumelectrolyte analyser, cellcounter etc.

“The UP government willinvolve itself in hospital oper-ations and managementthrough Care India with focuson availability of medicine,hospital consumables, logisticand management of oxygenrefilling,” an HAL official said.

During his one-day visit toLucknow, Rajnath Singhreviewed the operations of the505-bed Atal Bihari VajpayeeCovid hospital constructed byDefence Research andDevelopment Organisation(DRDO) at Avadh Shilpgramin Lucknow. He was conduct-ed around the hospital andshowed the world class facili-ties and the specialist medicalcare being provided to thepatients by the Armed Forces.

The hospital is run for thecitizens by selected doctors andmedical staff of the ArmedForces moved from across thecountry for the purpose. Thedefence minister interactedwith the medical staff andlauded their grit and selflessservice.

General OfficerCommanding-in-Chief Lt GenY Dimri gave an overview ofthe multifaceted role beingplayed by the CentralCommand of the Indian Armyin supporting the fight againstCOVID-19.

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While liquor shops in someUP districts re-opened

on Tuesday, those in Lucknowwill remain closed till furtherorders. District Excise OfficerSK Mishra said the shops wereto re-open on Tuesday follow-ing the order of the LucknowDM but no decision could betaken in this regard. “In view ofthe Covid cases, the DM has yetto decide if the shops will

open in the city. The shops willopen only after an order fromthe DM office is issued,” Mishrasaid. The government has putthe onus on respective districtmagistrates after the liquorsellers pressed their demandsfor reopening of shops due inview of the losses .

“In Mathura, the districtmagistrate denied permissionfor opening of the shops,”sources said. They said liquorshops remained closed in

Lucknow, Mathura, Unnao andBarabanki. “There are somedistricts where liquor sellershave been allowed to open theshops,” the sources said.

A liquor seller in Lucknowsaid the shops in Lucknow areunlikely to open in view of theCovid cases. Liquor Sellers’Welfare Association generalsecretary KL Maurya said a del-egation would meet theLucknow DM on Wednesdayto decide the course of action.

Lucknow (PNS): The Centre forBiomedical Research (CBMR)celebrated National TechnologyDay by organising a special lec-ture by Dr Rohit Srivastava, headand professor of the departmentof biosciences and bioengineer-ing at Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT), Bombay.

He delivered his lecture on‘Affordable Healthcare for India’.The lecture was attended by allCBMR research scholars and

scientists. During his lecture,Prof Rohit Srivastava sharedhis experience of translatingthe basic lab discoveries intoaffordable medical devices. Hedemonstrated how basic funda-mental science-backed innova-tive technologies could helpcommon man in getting afford-able diagnostics and therapeu-tics, including affordable tech-nologies for blood chemistry,bio-absorbable bone screws,

biodegradable sponges forwounds, microneedle patch andpump for transdermal drugdelivery etc.

He emphasised on promot-ing interdisciplinary collabora-tions among medical profession-als, clinical researchers, bio-medical scientists and engineersfor translating fundamental sci-entific and technological discov-eries into innovative devices forthe benefit of society.

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The National BotanicalResearch Institute (NBRI)

and Indian Inst itute ofToxicology Research (IITR)jointly organised a webinar onthe occasion of NationalTechnology Day on Tuesday.

Dr Anant Narayan Bhatt,senior scientist at Institute ofNuclear Medicine and AlliedSciences (INMAS), DefenceResearch DevelopmentOrganisation (DRDO), wasthe guest speaker. He is one ofthe lead members of the teamwhich discovered 2-DG (2-Di-oxy glucose) drug againstCOVID-19.

Dr Bhatt, in his addresson ‘Development of indige-nous anti-Covid medicine’,said that this wonder indige-nous drug had the capabilityto reduce the viral infection

and its subsequent multiplica-tion in the body due to whichthe virus lost the ability to re-infect the other host cells.

Throwing light on howthe virus infects the humans,he said that there were threemain stages of virus-bornediseases; multiplication ofvirus, high resistanceresponse and destruction ofrespiratory system. He saidthe 2-DG drug was very effec-tive during the first two stagesof the infection by neutralis-ing the virus. He explained

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Lucknow (PNS): Amidstreports of Covid-inducedblack fungus or cases ofmucormycosis among recov-ered patients in Maharashtraand Delhi, three cases with theidentical infection have beenreported from a Meerut hos-pital. Of the three patients, oneis from Muzaffarnagar whilethe other two from Bijnoreand all were being treated ata private hospital in Meerut.

Nephrologist & renaltransplant physician andincharge of the private hospi-tal, Dr Sandeep Garg onTuesday confirmed the casesand said that the condition ofpatients was being closelymonitored. “Covid patientswho are being given steroidsand are diabetic or underchemotherapy or those havingundergone organ transplanthave been facing new chal-lenges due to this funguswhich is attacking people withlow immunity and those whoare in a serious condition,” hesaid.

Dr Garg further said thatof the three patients diagnosedwith black fungus, one is adiabetic, another is a trans-plant patient while the thirdone is a normal patient. “All of

them were infected withCovid for some time andwere administered steroids tostrengthen their lungs. As permedical literature, the recov-ery rate for this fungus isaround 50 per cent if diag-nosed at an early stage,” hesaid. Experts maintain that thefirst nine days after coron-avirus infection are veryimportant. “If there is a com-plaint of black fungus, we treatthe patient as serious. Thisfungus can damage the skin aswell as nose, lungs and brain,”head of Pulmonary Medicinedepartment of King George’sMedical University, Lucknow,Dr Suryakant said.

The pulmonologist saidthat black fungus is alreadypresent in air and land and assoon as a person with weakimmunity comes in contactwith it, there are chances ofhim or her contracting theinfection. “The longer thepatient stays in the hospital,the greater the risk,” he said.

“The fungus first entersthe body through the noseand then reaches the brainwith the bloodstream from thelungs. The higher the infec-tion, the more severe thesymptoms,” he said.

Lucknow (PNS): An FIR wasregistered against SamajwadiParty spokesman IP Singh andtwo others for writing “defam-atory posts” on social media inconnection with the death of aThailand woman who wasadmitted in RMLIMS andundergoing treatment forCovid-19. Police spokesmanNitin Yadav said the FIR wasregistered against IP Singh,Mahendra Kuriya and RamdatTiwari under IT Act andSection 500 of IPC for defama-tion.

He said the FIR was regis-tered at Gautampalli policestation following a complaintby Anoop Kumar Pandey, whois personal secretary to RajyaSabha MP Sanjay Seth.

In the complaint which headdressed to the Commissionerof Police (Lucknow) DKThakur, Pandey stated thatsome posts were written onsocial media to defame theRajya Sabha MP and his fam-ily. Pandey further said policeshould take cognisance of atweet by IP Singh, which wasretweeted by Ramdat Tiwariwho also tagged others.

“The contents are absurdand fake and there is a need fora thorough probe into this act.Similarly, Mahendra Kuriya

also made a defamatory postand it also needs to be probed,”he said. Pandey also demand-ed a probe into the mobilenumber, passport number andother details of the woman asalso her call detail records.

“We want police to find outthe places in Lucknow wherethe woman stayed, the peopleshe met during her stay inIndia, the person who helpedher in medical emergency andhow she got admission to hos-pital,” he said.

Pandey said the policeshould probe the role ofSalman whose name surfacedin WhatsApp messages doingthe rounds.

“The police should alsoprobe how IP Singh and othersgot the messages about thewoman or how the members ofthe group found the defamato-ry messages. The police shouldscan the Twitter accounts of theabove-named people,” he said.

He said some people wereworking as a gang spreadingmean and filthy messages aboutreputed personalities to maligntheir image. “Such elements areusing social media platforms topropagate defamatory mes-sages and are creating disorderin society and in the country,”he added.

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Unidentified miscreants bat-tered to death a 45-year-old

man and dumped his body onroadside in Gosainganj sometime on Monday night. Theincident came to light onTuesday morning when thebody was spotted by locals.

The victim was identified asRam Sajeewan of Ranikhedalocality. His son Ravi identifiedthe body on reaching the spotafter he was informed by vil-lagers about his father’s murder.

In his complaint, he allegedthat some unidentified personskilled his father on the interven-ing night of Monday andTuesday. There were injuries onthe face and other body parts ofthe victim.

Inspector Brijesh Singh saida case of murder was registeredagainst unidentified accused.“The police suspect the role ofsome insider. Ram Sajeewanwas staying all alone for the last

one year after separation fromhis wife. He may have beenkilled over some personal issue,”he said.

Meanwhile, a man who hadrecently sold his land to a prop-erty dealer was found murderedin Gosainganj on Tuesday. Hisbody was recovered from rail-way tracks. Police’s claim thatthe man was run over by a trainmade his family members livid.They petitioned the case tosenior officials after which a caseof murder against the propertydealer and his accomplices wasregistered.

The deceased was identifiedas Keshan of Gosainganj. Hehad gone to meet propertydealer Mohit and his aides RamKumar and Savitri and take themoney they owed to him. Hisbrother Nankau Yadav saidKeshan had gone to take themoney on the call of Mohit butdid not come back.

“They killed Keshan andthrew the body on the railway

tracks to make it look like amishap. Mohit had an eye onKeshan’s land. Liquor wasKeshan’s weakness and Mohitand his aides took advantage ofthat and got the land registeredin their name,” his brotheralleged. He also named Sudhir,Sudhakar, Gulab and Aditya.

In another case, a 22-year-old software engineer, ShaniSah, ended his life at his housein Gudamba on Tuesday. Hewas working from home due tolockdown. Police said Shanirecently got a job at a privatecompany. “Shani was foundhanging from the ceiling with arope tied around his neck in theafternoon. His family calledthe police and a team reachedthe scene. We did not get anysuicide note, so the reason whyhe took the extreme step is notknown,” the police said.

In another, a man diedwhile his wife and mother-in-law suffered grievous injuries ina road mishap in Bathara on

Monday afternoon. Thedeceased was identified asSooraj Singh of Unnao. Reportssaid Sooraj, his wife Ankita andmother-in-law were coming toLucknow for some work in a car.Around 2:40 pm when hereached Banthra, a speedingtruck hit the car from oppositedirection. The trio were rushedto Sarojininagar CHC whereSooraj was declared broughtdead. A case was registered inthis connection.

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duped a scientist of NationalResearch Laboratory forConservation of CulturalProperty in Jankipuram.Reports said Dr Sanjay PrasadGupta got a message regardingdeduction of Rs 8,078 from hisbank account and he contact-ed police. The police said themiscreants cloned the victim’sATM card and withdrew themoney.

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that the 2-DG drug affectedthe structure of the new virus'outer layer envelope proteinsin multiplication of newviruses, making it unable toinfect the surrounding newcells. He also disclosed that

due to the anti-cancer activ-ity of this drug, it was possi-ble to use it in the treatmentof cancer in future. “Thisdrug got clinical trial approvalfrom Drugs Control lerGeneral of India for furthertrials on humans,” he said,adding that soon 2-DG mayprove to be the solution forCOVID-19. Earlier, welcom-ing the participants, Prof SKBarik said that different sci-entific fraternities of thecountry had joined hands inthe fight against COVID-19pandemic in various ways.

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Under the leadership ofGeneral Manager (GM)

Anjali Goyal, the major cam-paign of COVID-19 vaccina-tion in Banaras LocomotiveWorks (DLW) is going on in aphased manner. In this direc-tion, as many as 396 beneficia-ries including 60 railwayemployees and 209 others gottheir first doses, while 108 and19 second doses were vaccinat-ed in BLW on Monday. All thebeneficiaries above the age of18 years after registering on theAarogya Setu App /cowin.gov.in have booked theslot of BLW and reach theVaccination Centre atEmployees Club carrying theiridentity proofs.

Health systems, vaccina-tion and public awareness cam-paign are constantly beingreviewed by the GM. Duringongoing awareness campaignsat various places in BLWpremises, the railway employ-

ees and others are beingappealed to get vaccinated. Atotal of 12,919 beneficiarieshave been given the first doseof vaccination so far, while atotal of 5,840 were fully vacci-nated after getting their secondshot also.

Public Relations Officer(PRO) Rajesh Kumar hasappealed to the railwayemployees that those who aremore than 18 years of ageshould join the vaccination

campaign, in view to break thechain of Covid infection andprevent the spread of coron-avirus pandemic. He alsoappealed to all that even afterthe vaccination, they shouldcontinue to follow the Covidguidelines by maintainingsocial distancing, wearingmasks and using sanitisers.

Meanwhile, Chief MedicalOfficer (CMO) Dr VB Singhsaid that as many are not wear-ing masks properly, the threat

of pandemic spread continued.‘Experts say that due to wear-ing masks incorrectly, the riskof coronavirus spread contin-ues so vigilance is essentialwhile wearing or disposing themasks.

In this regard, the UnionMinistry of Health and FamilyWelfare is also trying to makethe people aware through socialmedia.’ According to him, vig-ilance behaviour of the mask isabsolutely necessary. ‘Masksshould be worn only throughthe lanyard and removed withthe help of lanyard. Do notremove masks where morethan one person is around andone can remove the mask if oneis sitting alone and while eat-ing, take care to remove themask. Do not tie the mask tootightly so that there is troublein breathing and it should beworn covering both nose andmouth properly. As everyonecannot wear an N-95 mask soone should use double masks,’he suggested.

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Lockdown has caused a pos-itive impact in Prayagraj

where the number of newCorona cases is coming downdrastically from over 2000 perday to around 200.

On Monday night thereport of the Chief MedicalOfficer says that 10,703 personshad given samples out of whichonly 286 were found Coronapositive, and 965 were dis-charged from hospitals andhome isolation after testingnegative. However, six personsdied of Corona on Monday.

In the mid of AprilPrayagrag had been producingover 2000 cases per day, and the

district had found place amongthe top five worst hit district inUttar Pradesh.

The UP Government hadon April 29 announced thatweekend curfews will coverMondays as well. It had laterextended the order till May 6and then extended it further tillMay 10.

The Allahabad High Courthad on April 27 urged the stategovernment to impose a lock-down for two weeks to containthe sharp spike in coronavirusinfections, and the lockdownworked effectively particularlyin Prayagraj.

Following is the chart ofover a month to support theabove finding that lockdown

cut short the number of casesdrastically.

Date. Cases/TestsO6.04 1084 / 8363, 07.04

1076 / 7778, 09.94 1419 / ,10.04 1682 / 9745, 11.041628 / 8417, 12.04 1704 /11492, 13.04 2142 / 11972,14.04 1891 / 10813, 15.042324 / 10960, 16.04 2236 /11969, 17.04 2436 / 11567,18.04 2416 / 9120, 19.042164 / 12660, 20.04 2122 /12061, 21.04 2156 / 13651,23.04 2183 / 11089, 24.042054 / 12228, 25.04 1874 /10080, 26.04. 1743 / 13377,27.04. 1598 / 13686 28.041493 / 13549, 29.04. 1267 /13691, 30.04. 1389 / 15599,01.05. 1145 / 13339, 02.05.

984 / 10006, 03.05. 863 /11770, 04.05. 683 / 11434,05.05. 596 / 11743, 06.05.645 / 12255, 07.05. 456 /9333, 08.05 421 / 10222,09.05 236 / 8535, 10.05 286/ 10703

Extension of lockdown fora week is expected bring downthe number of fresh cases, if theEid crowd is controlled effec-tively.

Markets in the old cityareas are drawing crowd ofbuyers owing to Eid, but theofficials are preferring not toturn harsh, but meetingswith Muslim religious leadersare on to limit the number ofnamazis in the mosques andIdgah.

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North Central Railway is allset to receive 10 oxygen

concentrators of 10 litres capac-ity each from ShakurbastiStores Depot.

As an initiative underMission Oxygen, Plasser IndiaLtd has provided 70 oxygenconcentrators to ShakurbastiRailway Stores Depot as part ofits Corporate SocialResponsibility.

In his efforts to strengthenthe Covid infrastructure atCentral Hospital Prayagraj andJhansi, General Manager NCRVK Tripathi put a request toRailway Board and got 10 ofthese oxygen concentratorsallotted for NCR.

It is worth mentioning thatas Prayagraj is getting grippedwith the pandemic, CentralRailway Hospital is battlinghard in the fight against Covid.Central Hospital Prayagraj andJhansi both have been nomi-nated as Level 2 hospitals foradmission of Covid patients.The hospitals are providinghealth care facilities to Railwayas well as non- Railway patientsdown with Covid infection.

Principal Chief MedicalDirector, North CentralRailway Dr. Anand Tandontold that they are in touch withRailway Board and it is expect-ed that these oxygen concentra-tors will be delivered in the

hospital on Tuesday. These 10oxygen concentrators willequally be divided betweenRailway Hospital Jhansi andPrayagraj (5 each).

With the installation ofthese oxygen concentratorsNCR’s fight against corona willget new momentum.

NCR is in the process ofstrengthening it’s health infra-structure against Covid andmore such equipments will beprovided to Railway Hospitalsin days to come, told Dr AnandTandon (PCMD).

RECOVERED COVIDPATIENTS SHOULD NOTTAKE IT LIGHTLY:Recovered Covid patientsshould not take it lightly, saidthe North Central RailwayGeneral Manager VK Tripathi.

In his daily review meetingconducted with DRMs Agra,Jhansi, Prayagraj and othersenior officers of North CentralRailway, GM/NCR Tripathiemphasised the need for 100per cent vaccination of Railwaystaff. He instructed the DRMsand other Principal heads ofdepartments that constant vigilshould be made and staffshould be motivated to comeup for vaccination.

General Managerexpressed his concerns overpost-Covid complications andcounselling of staff recoveredfrom Covid not to observeany carelessness and to followall necessary precautions like

social distancing, frequenthand washing and wearing ofmask. As informed by DeputyGeneral Manager MannuPrakash Dubey, till 10/5/21 atotal of 2126 staff (along withtheir families) of NCR hasrecovered from Covid. GeneralManager instructed that staffrecovered from the infectionshould not take it for grantednow and should continue touse all precautions. He furtheremphasised that recovered staffneeds aggressive counsellingthat infection from Coronavirus doesn’t provide life longimmunity and risk of transmis-sion of virus is equally appre-hended even after one con-tracts an infection and recov-ers. Thus use of mask andmaintaining social distancing isa must to all.

General Manager alsoinstructed that all staff shouldget registered themselves onCowin app and take earliestavailable slots available for vac-cination.

RUSH AT LIQUORSHOPS: The liquor loversrefused to follow Covid guide-lines and thronged the wineshops to grab their stock.

After the order of openingliquor shops, people reachedthere and formed long queuesnot caring for social distancing.When the shutters went up at10 am, the queues were brokenand people fought to lift theirrequired stock.

At many places police hadto wield lathis for managing thecrowd. Heavy rush was alsoseen at Kirana shops.

S H A M B H U N A T HHOSPITAL INAUGURAT-ED: Deputy Chief MinisterKeshav Prasad Maurya onTuesday inauguratedShambhunath Hospital inJhalva area and said that serv-ing the patient is the supremeservice.

This multi-specialityUtthan Shambhunath ResearchInstitute of Medical Sciencesand Hospital has 300 bedsbesides 100 beds for Covidpatients. Allahabad City NorthMLA Harshvardhan Bajpaiassured oxygen supply tothis hospital from his oxygenplant.

Phulpur MP Keshari DeviPatel, Chail MLA Sanjay Gupta,MLC Surendra Chaudharywere present on the occasionbesides the hospital manage-ment and the team of doctorsincluding Dr Kaushal Kumar,Dr Deenanath Tiwari, DrDhirendra Kumar Tiwari, andDr RK Singh.

SUICIDE: A newly wedcouple committed suicide byhanging themselves in DandiBazar under the Naini policestation on Monday/Tuesdaynight. No suicide note wasfound from the spot, while thefamily members are unable tofind out the reason behind thisdrastic step by the couple.

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District Magistrate (DM)Kaushal Raj Sharma

inspected the oxygen plant atESIC Hospital in Pandeypurarea here on Tuesday which isthe third government hospitalof the city which has becomeself-sufficient in oxygen supplyto the Covid and other patients.According to him, the 500LPM (litres per minute) oxygenplant which was installed atESIC Hospital was importedfrom Israel and after its arrivalhere, it has been commissionedwithin 24 hours.

‘The plant will provideoxygen for about 100 beds.ESIC is a 60-bed CovidHospital for which it is ade-quate,’ said that DM. After theinstallation of this plant, thecapacity of oxygen supply has

been increased to about 1250LPM, by which oxygen is beingsupplied to 225 beds of threehospitals. ‘To fight againstcoronavirus pandemic, effortsare being made continuously inthe district as oxygen plants are

being set up in all governmenthospitals,’ he said, adding thatoxygen plants have alreadybeen installed at Pandit DeenDayal Upadhyay (DDU)Hospital, ESIC Hospital and LalBahadur Shastri (LBS) Hospital

at Ramnagar apart from these,plants are also being set up atShree Shiv Prasad Gupta(SSPG) Hospital, BLW CentralHospital and others.

According to him, underthe guidance of the PrimeMinister, the sincere effortsare being made to provideoxygen to Covid patients. ‘Bythe next month, all the sevengovernment hospitals in thedistrict will become self-suffi-cient in oxygen supply to thepatients,’ he added. Meanwhile,the ESIC hospital witnessedprotest from the senior citizenswho reached there for vaccina-tion. As the DM also reachedthere for inspection, he tried topacify the people who wereraising their voices against thehospital. The shortage of vac-cines was reported at manycentres during the day.

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Heavy rush of people wasseen at Dalmandi for pur-

chasing of articles as the festi-val of Eid is around the cornerwhen the market shops wereopened during the morninghours. Similarly, the rush ofretail shopkeepers and otherswas also seen atVisheshwarganj, the biggestfoodgrain market of the region,

and various vegetable marketsincluding at Chandua Satti,Pahadia, Panchkoshi and oth-ers. It was the 12th day in suc-cession of the ongoing coronacurfew and during the dayhours, the markets, roads,Ganga ghats and other placeswore a deserted look as thepolice tightened noose againstthose who were involved inviolating the lockdown orders.

Meanwhile, former mem-

ber of the Central HajCommittee, Government ofIndia, Dr Iftikhar Ahmad Javedhas appealed to the Muslims tocelebrate the festival of Eid stay-ing at home in view of impo-sition of corona curfew to pre-vent the spread of coronaviruspandemic. He said that as mostof the business establishmentsare remaining closed, the peo-ple should offer namaz of Eidstaying at the home as they did

last year. He appealed to theMuslims to avoid the spread ofpandemic and follow the Covidguidelines whenever they gooutside the home for purchas-ing of essential items and otherwork. He also appealed to gooutside the home only by wear-ing masks and maintainingsocial distance for celebratingthe festival in a happy atmos-phere.

City chief of SamajwadiParty (SP) Vishnu Sharmaexpressed concern over theserious crisis being faced by theweavers due to continuouscorona curfew and other pre-vailing financial situation beingcreated by the coronaviruspandemic. According to him,the condition of the weavers inthis parliamentary constituen-cy of Prime Minister (PM) hasdeteriorated to a lowest ebb astill date the recession of sareeindustry has not yet beenrecovered from the nation-wide lockdown which wasimposed last year when a largenumber of powerlooms andhandlooms were closed down.He said that now due to partiallockdown, the weavers ofLohta, Bunkar Colony,Saraiyya, Bajardiha,Madanpura, Pitarkunda andother places are facing starva-tion like situation. He urged thestate government to announcea relief package for the weaversimmediately.

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The second Oxygen Expressto Kanpur offloaded at

Inland Container Depot.Continuing it’s fight against thepandemic, Indian Railwaysbrought 40 MT of LiquidMedical Oxygen to Kanpur tobe used for treatment of Covidpatients in the city.

Oxygen Express with twoloaded containers of LiquidMedical Oxygen (LMO) start-ed it’s journey to Kanpur aftergetting loaded from Durgapuron Monday late evening. Itreached GMC yard at 9:20 hrsin morning and was thenplaced inside ICD Kanpurwhere Dy CTM KanpurHimanshu Upadhyay andAssistant Divisional

Mechanical Engineer VikasKesari were present for moni-toring of offloading and ensur-

ing no delays may occur.Immediately after its place-ment in the siding, decanting

was started and by 14:15 hrs,both the containers weredecanted.

As decanting got complet-ed, it was handed over to SDMNarvel Amit Kumar. AmitKumar along with TehsildarGhatampur Gulab Chandraremained present in the sidingthroughout the decantingprocess. Entire operationinside the siding was organisedby Terminal Manager ICDAmit Yadav.

This is the second OxygenExpress ran by Ministry ofRailways to the city. First onewith 80MT of oxygen wasoffloaded on Sunday.

After decanting, train con-taining empty oxygen contain-ers was run back for Durgapurat 14:15 hrs for further loading.

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654. As many as 1,333 patientsof home isolation recovered,while as many as 89 have beenrecovered from the hospitals.The total number of patientscured in the district increasedto 66,689 including 61,954 inhome isolation and 4,735 inCOVID-19 hospitals. In thefirst report of the day, 341 pos-itive patients were found out of4,765 reports received and thisfigure increased to 722 out of10,561 received samples as perreport provided by the Healthdepartment on this evening.

The total active cases decreasedto 9,018 from 9,722 which wasa day ago. On Monday evening,as many as 745 positive caseswere recorded and the totalnumber was 75,639, while 8deaths were reported and thedeath toll was 650. Earlier, inview of finding hundreds ofnew positive cases, with 5 newhotspots, the number of activehotspots was 573 with 5 greenzones having been converted tored zones by a day ago. Out oftotal 3,281 hotspots, 2,708 aregreen zones and 573 are red

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continued the vaccination driveon Tuesday for the beneficiariesaged above from 45 years atvaccination centres of the dis-trict including RamkrishnaMission Home of Service ,Shree Ram Lakshmi NarayanMarwadi Hindu Hospital, MataAnandmayee Hospital, RajaBaldev Das Birla Hospital,Mahila District WomenGovernment Hospital, Pt DeenDayal Government Hospital,and ESIC.

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The North Eastern Railway(NER) administration is

fully alert towards the health ofits employees in this difficultphase of Covid-19 infection.NER General Manager VinayKumar Tripathi in a virtualmeeting with the principalheads of departments andDivisional Railway Managers(DRMs) instructed to alwaystake special precautions regard-ing the health of railway per-sonnel and take necessary stepsin this regard. Tripathi said vac-cination of railway personnel toprotect them from Covid-19 isvery important and they shouldalso be encouraged for it. Thisvaccination programme isbeing carried out as a campaign

on NER as a result of which tillMay 9 at its headquarters andall the three divisions 88.2 percent of the eligible railway per-sonnel have been vaccinated.GM VK Tripathi instructed theofficials concerned thatremaining eligible railway per-sonnel should also be admin-istered vaccine as soon as pos-sible. Under the vaccinationcampaign on NER, includingRailway Protection Force(RPF)/ Railway ProtectionSpecial Force (RPSF) and med-ical personnel, 18,643 railwaypersonnel above 45 years of agewere administered the vaccineagainst Covid in which 6,303railway personnel of the officesand workshop situated at theheadquarters, Gorakhpur,3,878 of Varanasi division,

5,336 of Lucknow division and3,226 of Izzatnagar divisionwere administered the firstdose of the vaccine. Besides, atotal of 5,647 railway person-nel have been given the seconddose of vaccine.

As per the instructions ofthe GM for administering vac-cine to the line employees byrunning medical van of rail-ways (SPARME) as VaccineExpress railway personel werevaccinated at their workplace/station. Apart from it healso reviewed the the avail-ability of necessary medicalequipment and medicines forbetter treatment of Covid-19patients in railway hospitalsand directed to ensure avail-ability of all necessary medicalequipment and medicines.

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Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), theSingrauli- based flagship subsidiary of

Coal India Limited (CIL) is installing two oxy-gen generating plants of capacity 600 ltr/min inits Nehru Shatabdi Chikitsalaya, Jayant (MP) andAtal Chikitsalaya, Bina (UP) which will cater topeople of Singrauli and Sonbhadra regions. This

development comesin the wake of the sec-ond wave of Covidpandemic in the coun-try. Mining about 115million tonnes of coalannually NCL has ahuge responsibility tofulfil energy aspira-tion of the country.NCL houses about

14,000 employees which are engaged in round-the-clock coal production, safety becomes ofparamount importance for employees and theirkin. In the trying times CMD NCL PK Sinha reaf-firmed company’s safety commitment towardsdedicated coal miners who are tirelessly work-ing round the clock in coalfields. Giving thruston energy security in the testing times heexhorted for uninterrupted coal supply to the

nation. At the workplace, NCL has ensured strictCovid prevention measures along with com-pliance with government’s Covid guidelines.Proper sanitisation of machines, workshops,maintaining social distancing, thermal scanning,etc is being done stringently. Covid safety gearshave been provided and a dedicated Covid test-ing facility and special fever clinic, CovidClearance Cell (CCC) and control centre are alsoworking. Mass awareness of Covid appropriatebehaviour at workplaces, use of digital media,proper quarantine and isolation, provision ofquick and best in class medical facilities have beentaken. NCL has arranged dedicated facility ofmore than 750 beds for Covid in its different oper-ational areas with more than 100 oxygen-sup-ported beds. As many as 50 more oxygen con-centrators are in the procurement stage toincrease the oxygen-supported bed to 200.Purchase order for 1,000 doses of Remdesivir hasbeen placed. Mass vaccination is being done at dif-ferent centres and more than 10,000 jabs have beenadministered till date. With another �1 crore, thecompany will spend on distribution of essentialmedicines, medical equipment, masks and sani-tisers for gram panchayats in and around pro-jects/units. Previously NCL had assisted the stategovernment of MP with �20 crore and UPGovernment with �5 crore to fight Covid-19.

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DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar reviewed works of above �50 lakhin a meeting held at Collectorate meeting hall on Monday. He

said laxity at any level will not be tolerated. The 93 under con-struction works, including the Government Model School at

Bairampur, GICs at Mahamalpur andBaraundha, construction of 60 unithouses under Aasara Scheme, engi-neering college, government highschools at Daanti and Raikara, modelschool at Bhojpur, multi-storeyed barrackbuilding at Police Lines, driving traininginstitute, shelter home having capacity of

50 people at Vindhyachal, renovation of Rahi tourist guest house, GICat Majhawaan, motor mechanic workshop in ITI campus, construc-tion of ghats at Vindhyachal etc were reviewed. The DM directed the10 working agencies, including State Bridge Corporation, UPPCLand others to apprise him about problems, if any. He said that falsereporting would not be tolerated. The meeting was attended by CDOLaxmi VS, CMO Dr PD Gupta, DDO and other officials concerned.

MISSING: Adalhaat police have registered a case of one per-son going missing on Monday. Abhishek alias Chitraveer ofAmlaur village in Banda, who worked as a helper in a companyat Darra village under Adalhaat police station had gone to his nativeplace on leave. His brother, Tarun, said Abhishek used to talk on mobilephone to a girl and left on April 13 for meeting her and had said that hewould return soon. He did not return to home till April 17 and his cell phonewas found switched off. Apprehending conspiracy against his brotherby her Tarun lodged an FIR. Investigation into it was on, police said.

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The railway administrationfor the convenience of pas-

sengers will run the 01357/01358 Dadar-Manduadih-Dadar superfast summer spe-cial train from Dadar on May13, 16 and 20 and fromManduadih on May 15, 18and 22. All coaches in thetrain will be of reserved cate-gory and passengers travellingin it will have to follow theCovid-19 prevention guide-lines, Chief Public RelationsOfficer (CPRO) Pankaj KumarSingh said.

DADAR-MANDUADIHSPL: The 01357 Dadar-Manduwadih superfast sum-mer special will on May 13, 16and 20 depart from Dadar at21.45 hrs, from Kalyan at 22.33hrs, from Nasik Road on thesecond day at 00.45 hrs, fromBhusaval at 04.25 hrs, fromItarsi at 09.10 hrs, from Jabalpurat 12.30 hrs, from PrayagrajChheoki at 18.27 hrs, fromVaranasi at 22.30 hrs and reachManduadih at 22.45 hrs.

MANDUADIH-DADARSPECIAL: In the return jour-ney, 01358 Manduadih-Dadarsuperfast summer special will

on May 15, 18 and 22 departfrom Manduadih at 00.35hrs, from Varanasi at 01.00hrs, from Prayagraj Chheokiat 04.17 hrs, from Jabalpur at10.50 hrs, from Itarsi at 15.00hrs, from Bhusaval at 20.10hrs, from Nashik Road at23.30 hrs, on the third dayfrom Kalyan at 03.08 hrsand will reach Dadar at 03.55hrs. As many as 18 coaches,including eight of sleeperclass, six of general secondclass, one of AC second-cum-third class, one of ACthird and two of SLRD will beattached in this special train.

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The body of an aged man wasfound in a pond situated

near the Nagar Panchayat officeunder Saiyadraja police stationarea on Tuesday morning. Onbeing informed the police sentthe body of the deceased to thedistrict hospital for the post-mortem examination. Policesaid body of an unidentifiedaged man was found in the pondon Tuesday. On getting infor-mation about it people from thenearby areas gathered at the spot.On being informed by the peopleSyedaraja police arrived at thereand got the body out from thepond. The police then sent it tothe Chandauli district hospital foran autopsy. Saiyadaraja policestation incharge Laxman Parvatsaid that the body had been sentfor the post-mortem examinationand how he died had could beascertained after it. Thedeceased was later identified asShyamnarayan Sharma, a resi-dent of an area under theSaiyadraja police station.

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The railway administrationwill for the convenience of

passengers run the 09133/09134 Bandra Terminus-Ghazipur City-Valsad superfastsummer special from BandraTerminus on May 12 and fromGhazipur City on May 14. Allcoaches will be of reserved cat-egory and passengers will haveto follow the Covid-19 pre-vention guidelines, CPRO(CPRO) PK said.

BDTS-GCT SPL: The09133 Bandra Terminus(BDTS)-Ghazipur City (GCT)superfast summer special trainwill on May 12 depart fromBandra Terminus at 11.15 hrs,from Borivali at 11.53 hrs,from Vapi at 13.40 hrs, from

Surat at 15.00 hrs, fromVadodara at 16.55 hrs, fromRatlam at 21.00 hrs, from Kotaon second day at 00.50 hrs,from Sawai Madhopur at 01.59hrs, from Bharatpur at 04.14hrs, from Achhnera at 05.14hrs, from Mathura at 06.17 hrs,from Kasganj at 07.55 hrs,from Farrukhabad at 09.25 hrs,from Kanpur Central at 12.55hrs, from Lucknow at 14.19 hrs,from Sultanpur at 16.35 hrs,from Jaunpur City at 17.42 hrs,from Varanasi at 20.10 hrs,Aunrihar at 20.57 hrs and reachGhazipur City at 22.00 hrs.

GCT-VALSAD SPL: In thereturn journey 09134 GhazipurCity-Valsad superfast summerspecial train will on May 14depart from Ghazipur City at01.20 hrs, from Aunrihar at

02.07 hrs, from Varanasi at03.25 hrs, from Jaunpur City at04.42 hrs, from Sultanpur at05.57 hrs, from Lucknow at08.02 hrs, from Kanpur Centralat 09.52 hrs, from Farrukhabadat 12.55 hrs, from Kasganj at14.25 hrs, from Mathura at16.05 hrs, from Achhnera at17.20 hrs, from Bharatpur at17.52 hrs, from SawaiMadhopur at 19.57 hrs, fromKota at 21.15 hrs, from Ratlamon the second day at 10.50 hrs,from Vadodara at 05.40 hrs,from Surat at 07.20 hrs andreach Valsad at 08.20 hrs. A totalof 22 coaches, including AC sec-ond class- 1, AC third class – 5,sleeper class – 10, general sec-ond class – 4 and generator-cum-luggage van — 2 will beattached in the special train.

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In view of the ongoingMothers Day events, the dis-

trict administration in associ-ation with a leading non-gov-ernmental organisation,Parivartan Forum, had decid-ed to provide a medical plat-form for the COVID-19 preg-nant women, especially thosewho are in home isolation andrequire medical consultancyand are in need of essentialmedicines. Besides, it has alsoarranged for a free of cost spe-cial ambulance for them.

This was stated by KanpurDivisional Commissioner DrRaj Shekhar on Tuesday. Hesaid it was a good and welcomegesture that many corporatehouses and voluntary organi-sations were coming forward tosupport the local administra-tion in strengthening andCovid management in severalways.

Dr Shekhar said this specialinitiative was started in KanpurNagar by the Parivartan team

headed by Anil Gupta, whoreleased the details of the doc-tors who will be available forfree tele consultation and alsomedicines and the ambulanceservices for coronavirus posi-tive pregnant women who werein home isolation and neededspecial counselling by gynae-cologist and special care andsupport. He appreciated thisinitiative extended by theParivartan forum.

A few prominent doctorswho are on the special listinclude Dr Rashi Mishra(9919041904) between 10 amand 12 noon, Dr Richa Bhalla(9450911537) from 12 to 1 pm,Dr Urooz Jehan (8400351786)between 12 noon and 2 pm, DrSakshi Gupta (9415052312)between 2 pm and 3 pm, DrPratima Verma (8707297575)between 3pm and 4pm, DrRamit Ahuja (9335342368)between 3 pm and 4 pm andseveral gynaecologists.

It may be mentioned herethat as per the Covid protocol,the ambulance carrying preg-

nant women have to be sepa-rated and sanitised before eachuse. Ironically, in the presentsituation, the COVID-19 crit-ical patients are being carriedin ambulances which later oncarry pregnant women to hos-pitals. There is total absence ofsanitisation of ambulances,especially those ferrying preg-nant women to hospitals.

Dozens of ambulance dri-vers have admitted that theyhave not sanitised their ambu-lances even once.

OXYGEN DEMAND :Meanwhile, the divisional com-missioner said that due to therapid increase in the demandfor oxygen in the past onemonth, the UP governmentwas laying emphasis more onsetting up new oxygen gener-ation plants in hospitals andarrangements of more oxygenconcentrators.

He said that various vol-untary organisations hadexpressed the desire to set upoxygen generators and con-centrators. He said Rightwalk

Foundation of India was onesuch organisation which washelping various local adminis-trations and hospitals in settingup oxygen plants and wasdonating oxygen concentra-tors.

He said out of the 10, fouroxygen concentrators weredonated to the Air ForceHospital, Chakeri and theywere handed over to the AOCAir Commodore Baala Muraliand SMO Dr Somashekhar.

The divisional commis-sioner thanked the CEO ofRightwalk Foundation, SaminaBano, and the team for theirgenerous donation of oxygenconcentrators to strengthenthe Covid health infrastructure.

Meanwhile, AssistantDirector, Industries, SP Yadav,said that only two industrialistswould be able to set up oxygenthe plant in the third phase ofthe pandemic. It may be men-tioned here that 25 industrial-ists had expressed their desireto set up oxygen plants but onlytwo have been approved.

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With the end of the pan-chayat elections and the

results declared in ruralKanpur, the district adminis-tration is trying to strictlyimpose social distancing anduse of masks. It is now carry-ing out a sanitisation drive inthe rural areas to control thespread of novel coronavirus.

The newly elected pan-chayat members are beingasked by the district adminis-tration to strictly enforce theCovid protocol.

District Magistrate AlokTiwari has directed the author-ities concerned to carry out amassive sanitisation drive in therural areas. He has also direct-ed the officials to launch a mas-sive drive for tracking andtracing COVID-19 patientsand screen all the suspectedcases in the rural areas.

He directed the newly-elected gram pradhans to strict-ly enforce social distancingand prevent people from com-ing out of their homes in theirareas unless very necessary.

Cantonment Hospital: TheCantonment General Hospitalhas been making tall claims ofstarting a full-fledged Covidhospital since April 26 but thesetting up of the facility has not

progressed an inch in the pastover 20 days. The hospitalclaimed that the work for set-ting up the oxygen plant was 90per cent over and only 10 percent work remained. An officialof the hospital pleadinganonymity said it may be func-tional only by July first if at allit was to take off.

SUGAR INDUSTRYASKED LOOK INTO SET-TING UP INDUSTRIAL O2UNITS: National SugarInstitute Director ProfNarendra Mohan, addressing anational webinar on the ‘SugarIndustry— Potential forProviding Bio-energy andOxygen’ on Monday calledupon the sugar industry to lookinto setting up industrial oxy-gen units, particularly thosesugar units having integratedethanol units on pressure swingabsorption (PSA) technology.

He said the existing mole-cular sieve dehydration systemsavailable in ethanol units couldbe converted for absorbingnitrogen from the air and thusreleasing oxygen which wasrequired.

Discussing ‘EnergySecurity’ and ‘AtmanirbharChini Udyog’, he said that con-sidering sugarcane crushingof about 280 MMT per annum,the Indian sugar factories could

export over 10,000 megawattpower besides providing 0.4MMT of compressed biogasand over 4500 million litres ofethanol which may facilitateabout 12 per cent blending ofpetrol. He said the potentialcould further be increasedthrough development of inno-vative technologies and equip-ment like bagasse gasificationand production of cellulosicethanol.

Prof Mohan said when agas mixture such as air, whichwas an amalgam of mainlynitrogen and oxygen, waspushed under pressure througha vessel containing an adsor-bent bed of zeolite, the nitro-gen would be absorbed in thebed since it was attracted morestrongly to zeolite than oxygen.He said the gas that was emit-ted from the vessel, therefore,was rich in oxygen, after hav-ing shed most of its nitrogen.

He said many of the sugarfactories having power exportmay not face any problem inmeeting the additional powerrequirements. He added thatthe system may ensure oxygenof 93(+/-) 3 per cent purityrequiring lesser cost of instal-lation and production. He saidotherwise, an independent oxy-gen unit of 25 nm3/hour wouldcost about Rs 50 lakh.

Over 200 delegates fromdifferent sugar producing statesparticipated in the webinar.Apart from discussions onelectricity, ethanol and biogasgeneration in sugar factories, inwake of COVID-19 and risingdemand for oxygen, presenta-tions on possibilities for pro-ducing oxygen under the exist-ing infrastructure of sugar fac-tories were also made.

Others who spoke wereVivek Verma, on innovativetechnology developed on use ofmechanical vapor recompres-sion.

He said it could helpreduce the energy require-ments of a conventional sugarunit by 50 per cent and thus theenergy saved could be utilisedelsewhere or the plant capaci-ty could be expanded for hav-ing more crush.

Mahesh Kulkarni dis-cussed various models of ener-gy conservation in ethanolunits while processing differentfeed stocks i.e. molasses, canejuice, grains and sweetsorghum juice etc.

Prof D Swain, convener ofthe webinar, made an elaboratepresentation on the potential ofbio-energy from the sugarindustry and discussed a roadmap for exploiting the poten-tial.

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Uttar Pradesh Metro RailCorporation Ltd.

(UPMRC) has commenced thecasting of the ballastless trackon the priority corridor ofKanpur Metro between IIT-Kand Motijheel.

Metro engineers casted thefirst cross-over near IIT-K.Cross-overs are the pointswhere Metro trains changetheir line and direction ofmovement. In the priority cor-ridor, such cross-overs are atterminal stations like IIT-Kand Motijheel and at GeetaNagar station, where connec-

tion to the Polytechnic MetroDepot is planned.

UPMRC’s MD KumarKeshav, praising the dedicationof Metro engineers even in thetimes of crisis, said, “We areprogressing toward timelycompletion of the priority sec-tion of Kanpur Metro Railproject even in the ongoing dif-ficult times. Now, we havemoved to the further stages ofthe project and we have com-menced the works of track, sig-naling-telecom, electrical andother systems too.”

He congratulated the trackteam of UPMRC and GC fortheir efforts and dedication

resulting in such efficient out-comes.”

The UPMRC has awardedthe international contract forthe supply of head hardened(HH) rails for the KanpurMetro project but with theobjective of saving time it isutilising the existing resourcesand the rails which have beenleftover during the LucknowMetro project.

Briefing about the signifi-cance of the ballastless track,Keshav said ballastless trackswere used in the Metro projectsas they do not have ballast(stones) and the least mainte-nance was required.

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CSJMU Vice ChancellorProf Vinay Kumar Pathakalong with Vice Chancellor ofGautam Buddha University,Greater Noida, Prof BhagwatiPrakash Sharma, ProfManindra Agarwal and ProfBV Phani of IIT Kanpur andDr Srujan Pal, CEO, KalamCentre inaugurated the event.

In his inaugural speech,Prof Pathak said during the firstwave of COVID-19, India hadbecome self-reliant in produc-ing sanitiser and PPE kits. Hesaid In the second wave, certain

new challenges were beingconfronted by India, mainly theshortage of oxygen and hospi-tal beds. The Hackathon pro-vided an opportunity to theyouths, especially the students,to give their suggestions toovercome these challenges, headded.Prof BV Phani from IITKanpur said presently therewere the highest numbers ofactive COVID-19 cases inIndia. He said so far, around 2.5crore people had been infect-ed by the novel coronavirusand about 2.5 lakh people hadlost their lives. He said to pre-vent infection the first shieldavailable with India was PPE kitwhich usually caused dehy-dration and skin diseases andat the same time, there wasgreat problem in disposal ofPPE kits also.

Students taking part in theHackathon can submit theirproject on this subject, he said.

CEO, Kalam Centre, DrSrijan Pal Singh spoke on oxy-gen availability and ProfManindra Agarwal from IITKanpur on SUTRA model.DrRashi Agarwal anchored thevirtual programme and pro-posed the vote of thanks.Around 700 students from dif-ferent colleges took part in theevent. Registrar Dr Anil KumarYadav, Dr Sandesh Gupta, DrBD Pandey and Dr Vivek SinghSachan were also present.

SUICIDE: An assistantregistrar of the Indian Instituteof Technology, Kanpur com-mitted suicide by hanging him-self in his residence on thecampus late Monday night.

He was identified as Surjeet

Das (40), a native of Assam.Das lived on the IIT-K

campus with his wife BulbulDas and two sons, Shobhit (6)and Suniyojit (18 months).

According to police, afterSuniyojit tested positive forcoronavirus infection lastmonth, Surjeet went intodepression. Even after Suniyojitrecovered from the infection,Das failed to overcome hisdepression and was initiallytreated by a doctor in Delhi butwhen there was no improve-ment in his condition there, hehad started homeopathic treat-ment in Kanpur. After takingdinner with family memberson Monday, Das went to sleepin his room. Late in the night,he came out of his room andhanged himself from the ceil-ing fan.

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Raghav Gupta has becomethe first IRS in the country

to clear the advanced profes-sional certification in interna-tional taxation from the glob-ally renowned InternationalBoard of FiscalDocumentation, Amsterdam.

Simple and reticent,Raghav Gupta just smiles onhis achievement and says it isthe blessing of the parents andmercy of the Almighty.

Gupta, currently DeputyDirector (Raid) and posted inKanpur, said international tax-ation was a vital issue for agrowing number of businessand individuals across theworld.

He said this course hadexpanded the horizon andallowed understanding of howthe international system oftaxation worked and it was asubject of great importance.

Speaking about IBFD, hesaid it was a unique centre ofexpertise offering high qualityinformation and education oninternational tax. He said itsforte was a powerful researchplatform which allowed taxpractitioners around the worldto access this valuable contentwhich could help them workfaster and effectively.

He said in the present sit-uation there was an imperativeneed to promote and dissemi-nate the understanding ofcross-border taxation at thehighest level.

He said when tax issuesarose across borders, they dealtwith two different jurisdic-tions which sought the samesum of income or the samelegal person thereby resultingin double-taxation. He said inthe Indian context, where thetax administration was per-ceived to be aggressive and thelaws uncertain, any protectionoffered by a treaty jurisdictionwas important. Gupta said thecourse was highly challengingand replete with contemporaryinformation and updates whichmade it extremely relevant. Hesaid that he was confident thatthe course would prove high-ly beneficial for not only hiscareer but for the country aswell.

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6� ����� ��������� � � KANPUR (PNS): An elderlycouple died under mysteriouscircumstances in Hatherua vil-lage under Ghatampur policestation. Their bodies were intheir house on Tuesday morn-ing.

Murli Sankhwar (80) livedwith his wife Ram Devi (75) inHatherua village. His sonBehari lives in an Ashram onthe outskirts of the village.Behari’s wife, son Arvind anddaughter-in-law Sadhana liveabout one kilometre away inanother village.

Sadhana said her grandfa-ther-in-law Murli and grand-mother-in-law Ramdevi weresuffering from fever and coughabout five days ago when shevisited them. She said there-after, she could not visit themagain. On Tuesday morning,when Sadhana again went tothe house of her grandfather-in-law, she found the doorsbolted from inside. On failingto get any response, she calledsome boys who scaled theboundary wall and entered thehouse and found the elderlycouple dead. Murli was lyingdead on the cot while the bodyof Ramdevi was lying on thefloor a few steps away and awater jug lay close to her. Thecondition of the decomposedbodies suggested that the cou-ple had died about 3-4 daysago. As the elderly couple wassuffering from fever, coughand cold, not only their fami-ly members but the neigh-bours had also distanced them-selves from them.

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The Congress criticism ofthe Covid-19 management

by the Modi-Government invit-ed a strong rejoinder from theBJP president JP Nadda who onTuesday asked the top Congressleadership to “stop misleadingpeople, creating false panic andeven contradicting their standsjust on political considerations.”

In a four-page letter toCongress president SoniaGandhi, Nadda accused hersenior party leaders, includingformer President Rahul Gandhi,of creating "vaccine hesitancy",at convenience "changingstands" on the lockout issue andcreating "confusion" over theCovid-19 strategy.

BJP president also went onto say thay " now there is a newtrend in Congress party to putall the blame on the CentralVista project".

The letter came a day afterthe Congress WorkingCommittee on Monday passeda resolution calling the secondCovid-19 wave a “grave calami-ty and direct consequence of theModi government’s indiffer-ence, insensitivity, and incom-petence.

Nadda accused Congress ofmocking at the vaccine made inIndia.

“Vaccine that is made inIndia should be a matter ofnational pride. Instead,Congress leaders tried toridicule it and create doubts inthe minds of people. Even thechief minister belonging to yourparty indulged in such antics. Ina nation that has almost norecent history of vaccine hesi-tancy, your party has the dubi-ous record of trying to activelycreate [it], that too, in the mid-dle of a once-in-a-century pan-

demic,” the letter said.“The Congress Working

Committee talks about theModi government ‘abdicating’its responsibility on vaccination.Is there so much of a commu-nication gap between theCongress party and the states itshares powers in? In April itself,topmost Congress leaders werecalling for decentralisation ofvaccination", he said.

Nadda also cited a surge inCovid-19 cases in Congress-ruled state such as Punjab.

Nadda defended the vacci-nation policy and said it hadalready ensured considerablecoverage in priority groups byproviding over 160 million vac-cines to states in the first twophases.

"Even now it continues togive 50 percent of the total vac-cines free if cost", said the let-ter of BJP President.

Nadda said that BJP ruledstates have announced theirresolve to help the poor andunderprivileged by providingvaccines for free.

“I am sure that Congressgovernments in various statesalso feel strongly for the poor,can they also come out with asimilar decision to provide vac-cines for free?”, he quizzed theCongress President.

Nadda accused theCongress of politicising thepandemic and the vaccinationpolicy. He said in this fightagainst the pandemic, the con-duct of the topmost Congressleaders, including RahulGandhi, will be remembered for“duplicity and pettiness.”

“Your party, under yourleadership, is doing no favoursto itself by opposing lockdownsand then demanding for thesame, ignoring the Centre’sadvisories on the second waveof Covid and then saying they

did not get any information,holding massive election ralliesin Kerala causing a spike inCovid cases while grandstand-ing about the election rallieselsewhere, supporting protestbut speaking about the follow-

ing Covid guidelines,” the lettersaid.

On the Congress’s opposi-tion to the Central Vista, Naddasaid the need for a newParliament was raised duringthe Congress-led United

Progressive Alliance rule andthe then speaker Meira Kumarhad stressed the need for a new

parliament building.He drew attention of Sonia

to the fact that Congress’s

Chhattisgarh Government wasalso constructing a newAssembly complex in the State.

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Amid scarcity of vaccinesupplies, many States have

suspended vaccination drivesfor the 18-44 age group so asto prioritise those due for thesecond jab in the 45-plus agegroup. People who had regis-tered to get Covid jab throughthe Cowin app returned dis-appointed from vaccinationcentres in some parts includ-ing Mumbai, Hyderabad,Patna, Bendil and other placesas they were closed due tounavailability of the Covid-19vaccine. Maharashtra, AndhraPradesh, Delhi, Haryana,Punjab, Karnataka, WestBengal, Odisha, Telangana,Kerala and Madhya Pradeshhave rescheduled appoint-ments for the first time vaccinebeneficiaries. Delhi andAndhra Pradesh have demand-ed to share the formula withother companies to manufac-ture the two Covid vaccines.

The shortage of BharatBiotech's Covaxin in manystates is posing a problem forthose who need to get a secondjab. Covaxin has to be taken atan interval of 28 days.

Maharashtra HealthMinister Rajesh Tope onTuesday said the State

Government has suspendedthe Covid-19 vaccination drivefor the 18-44 age group due toa shortage of jabs. “There is adearth of vaccines, hence we'reconsidering holding off vacci-nation drive temporarily for18-44 age group. 2.75 lakh vac-cine doses are left for this agegroup that'll be now used for 45years and above group.Administering the second doseis a priority,” Tope said.

Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal requestedPrime Minister Narendra Modito allow other companies theright to manufacture the twoCovid-19 vaccines adminis-tered in the country -Covishield and Covaxin. Inhis letter, Kejriwal said that thecurrent supply of vaccine dosesis not sustainable to meet thewhole country's demand,which will in turn be an arse-nal in India's fight against thedeadly virus. "Only two com-panies are producing vaccinesso far. They produce only 6-7crore vaccines a month. Thisway, it will take over two yearsto vaccinate everyone. Manywaves would have come bythen,” he said.

Andhra Pradesh andTelangana have decided torestrict the vaccination process

only to the second dose. Stateslike Kerala, Karnataka haveincreased the second dose sharegiven the large numbersinvolved. Some have stoppedwalk in appoints.

In some States such asOdisha, Kerala, AndhraPradesh, Karnataka, vax centreshas been shut to restrict crowdsand manage the vaccinationdriver better.

In Madhya Pradesh, onlineappointments in some areasincluding Datia, Damoh,Jhabua have been restricted.

In states like Haryana,Rajasthan and MadhyaPradesh, the Governmentshave restricting the slots forappointments.

Serum Institute of India'scurrent production capacity is60-70 million doses; the com-pany indicated that it may nothit the 100-million-dose capac-ity until July. Bharat Biotech isproducing about 10 milliondoses. Only 1,50,000 doses ofSputnik V have arrived fromRussia, but it would take a fewweeks for its roll-out.

To meet the demand, sev-eral states such as Karnataka,Odisha, Delhi, UP,Maharashtra and Kerala havedecided to invite global tenderto procure the Covid vaccine.

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Amid continuing surge inCovid cases, CRPF chief

Kuldiep Singh has tasked thecommandants of various for-mations across the States toliaise with the State police tohand over seized Remdesivirinjections, oxygen concentra-tors and oxygen cylinders on"zimmanama" basis for use bythe paramilitary in these "try-ing times."

Due to the onslaught of thepandemic, the CRPF has alsohalted all training courses thatbegin in May.

Following reports of blackmarketing of these essentialsrequired for Covid patient man-agement, State police forcesand law enforcement agenciesacross the country have raidedand seized these items.

These precious lifesavingdrugs and equipment, lyingwith police forces, can be usedby the force to save the lives ofthe paramilitary personnel, offi-cials said.

Through a communica-tion on Friday, the CRPF hasalso sought a consolidatedreport of action taken by theoffices under different opera-tional jurisdiction by May 13for perusal of the DirectorGeneral of the Central ReservePolice Force (CRPF).

The communication thathas been sent to all the sectors

and zones/formations has alsounderscored the need to treatthe matter as a top priority andmonitor the progress, they said.

Meanwhile, the CRPF haspostponed all training courses,in view of the spread of Covid-19, scheduled to commence thismonth till further orders. Thenew dates for commencementof the training courses will beintimated in due course to allthe training institutions underthe paramilitary.

As on Saturday, a total of20,106 CRPF personnel con-tracted Covid-19, including228 cases during the last 24hours. Of this, 17, 498 men haverecovered and the paramilitarysuffered 105 deaths due to theviral disease. The CRPF had2,503 active cases in its ranks tillSaturday.

Till Saturday, as many as69,852 Central paramilitarypersonnel, including those ofthe CRPF, have been infectedwith Covid-19.

Out of this, 60,549 patientshave recovered from the dis-ease. The combined death tollacross the paramilitary forceswas 264 during the period. Atotal of 9,037 personnel acrossthe Forces continue to be activecases.

Besides the CRPF, otherparamilitary forces hit byCovid are the Border SecurityForce (BSF), Indo TibetanBorder Police (ITBP), Central

Industrial Security Force(CISF), Sashastra Seema Bal(SSB), National SecurityGuards (NSG) and theNational Disaster ResponseForce (NDRF).

A Deputy InspectorGeneral of the CRPF and aCommanding Officer (CO) ofthe Border Security Force(BSF) have succumbed toCovid-19 this week. AnotherCO of the CRPF hit by thenovel coronavirus is critical,sources said.

A section of officials in theCRPF feel the liaison with theState police should have beenundertaken by the senior offi-cials in the rank of InspectorsGeneral, most of whom areIPS officers from various Statecadres on Central deputation,for better outcome of themove aimed at offsetting theshortage of the vital medicinesand equipment for manage-ment of Covid cases.

While the CRPF has amedical set of its own for treat-ment of its personnel througha range of field and compos-ite hospitals, the CPRF hasbeen stretched too far fromcrowd control in the first waveto conducting elections in themidst of the second wave inthe recently concludedAssembly polls in WestBengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu,Kerala and Puducherry, theyadded.

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As the footfall of peopleturning up for vaccina-

tions has increased due to therecent spikes in Covid-19 cases,and those waiting for a seconddose getting longer, the Centreon Tuesday asked the States togive priority to them duringvaccination by allocating aminimum of 70 per cent vac-cines for the second dose.

The States have also beenasked to focus on minimumvaccine wastage and do regu-lar follow up with vaccinemanufacturers.

The urgent need to addressa large number of beneficiarieswaiting for a second dose ofvaccine was stressed in a meet-ing held by Union HealthSecretary Rajesh Bhushan andDr R S Sharma, the Chairmanof Empowered Group onTechnology and DataManagement to CombatCOVID-19, with state officialsto review the status of COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday.

States were urged to"ensure all beneficiaries whohave taken the first dose areprioritised for the seconddoses", the Union HealthMinistry said in the statement.

In this regard, states canreserve at least 70 percent of the

vaccines supplied to them fromthe Government of India chan-nel for second dose vaccinationand the remaining 30 percentfor the first dose.

"This, however, is indica-tive. States have the liberty toenhance this to as much as 100percent. State-wise numberson CoWIN have been sharedwith states for their planningpurposes.

"The states were asked toundertake an awareness cam-paign for reinforcing theimportance of complete vacci-nation with two doses of thevaccine," the statement said.

Presenting details of Stateswho have ensured high cover-age of priority groups (like pop-ulation aged 45+, frontlineworkers and healthcare work-ers) and the others, the UnionHealth secretary urged States toensure that priority groups are

vaccinated.States have been informed

in a transparent manner inadvance about the Covid vac-cines being provided to themfrom Govt of India channel.The visibility for the forth-coming fortnight is conveyed tothem in advance to enable bet-ter and more effective planningby them, the statement stated.

The next allocation for theperiod 15-31th May will beconveyed to them on May 14.It was pointed out that statescan utilize the informationregarding dose allocation forthe next 15 days to plan theirvaccination sessions.

States were also urged tominimise vaccine wastage, thestatement said. While the over-all levels have considerablyreduced, Union HealthSecretary pointed that therewere many states which still

needed to substantially reducethe wastage.

“It was suggested to statesand UTs to retrain and reori-ent vaccinators to ensure judi-cious usage of the vaccines.

"All wastage more thanthe national average hereafteris to be adjusted from the sub-sequent allocations to that stateand UT," the statement said.

In this context, it was alsopointed out that certain statesare able to report a negativewastage because the well-trained health workers canextract maximum doses pervial than what is otherwise gen-erally earmarked.

In view of the paymentspending from states to the pri-vate vaccine manufacturers,the states were advised to con-stitute a dedicated team atstate level of 2 or 3 senior offi-cers to coordinate with vaccinemanufacturers on a daily basisand secure State Govt. Suppliespromptly, the statement said.

This team is to also coor-dinate with private hospitals tofacilitate their procurementthereby maintaining themomentum of the overall vac-cination exercise in the State.

The District ImmunizationOfficer and COVIDVaccination Centre Managercan increase the session capac-ity according to demand andcan also visualise the targetgroup in their upcoming ses-sions. Beneficiaries withoutrelevant photo ID cards likesenior citizens at old-agehomes, etc., can also be regis-tered, the ministry said.

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With the Centre taking itsown time to supply the

vaccine at the domestic front,Delhi, Karnataka, AndhraPradesh and Telangana onTuesday joined several otherStates which have decided toissue global tenders for pro-curement of Covid vaccines toensure inoculation of its peo-ple to save them from the sec-ond wave of pandemic. Theother States seeking vaccinesthrough a global route areUttar Pradesh, Maharashtraand Odisha.

The Centre said it has sofar provided more than 18crore vaccine doses to Statesand UTs free of cost, but manyof them have complained of anacute shortage of the jabs andare now prioritising peoplewho need to be given their sec-ond dose within a prescribedperiod.

Two crore Covid vaccinedoses will be procured throughglobal tender to meet theincreased demand and to facil-itate vaccination of the agegroup of 18-44 years,Karnataka Deputy ChiefMinister and state Covid taskforce head C N AshwathNarayan said.

"Till now, we had depend-ed only on vaccines supplied by

the Central Government and itwas not procured from theopen market by floating tender.Now, it has been instructed tofloat the tender and to com-plete the process within sevendays," Narayan said.

Delhi Government too saidit will float a global tender forprocuring coronavirus vac-cines.

Addressing a press confer-ence, Deputy Chief MinisterManish Sisodia alleged thatthe BJP-ruled Centre was "forc-ing" State Governments toinvite global tenders for vaccineprocurement while theTelangana cabinet also decid-ed to follow suit.

Officials said the AndhraPradesh government will floata global tender in a day or twofor the procurement of Covid-

19 vaccines from foreign man-ufacturers to complete the vac-cination process as quickly aspossible.

"We are exploring theoption of buying the vaccinefrom any foreign manufactur-er since there is a short supplyof Covishield and Covaxin," thestate's Principal Secretary(Health) Anil Kumar Singhalsaid while Uttar PradeshGovernment had earlier thismonth floated global e-tendersto procure four crore doses ofCovid-19 vaccines fromlicensed manufacturers.

State officials on Tuesdaysaid that UP may directly pro-cure a large amount of inter-national Covid-19 vaccinessuch as Sputnik V and thosedeveloped by Moderna andJohnson & Johnson.

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If the first wave of Covid tookinto its grip the old people

particularly those with co-morbidities, the second ongo-ing wave of the pandemic isproving risky to more numberof younger people as theymight have begun going out foreconomic reasons and alsobecause of some variants ofSARs-COV-2 prevalent in thecountry.

This was stated by theICMR chief Dr BalramBhargava on Tuesday inresponse to a question onwhether the younger popula-tion were getting more affect-ed.

He said, “The comparisonof data during the first and thesecond wave of Covid-19 hasshown that there is not muchage difference.

People above the age of 40are more vulnerable for adverseoutcomes.

"We have found thatyounger people are gettingslightly more involved becausesuddenly they have gone outand there are variants alsoprevalent in the nation whichmay be affecting them as well,"he said.

India has been reelingunder a calamitous secondwave of the coronavirus infec-tion.

An early trend of decline indaily new COVID-19 casesand deaths has been noted inthe country even as Karnataka,Kerala, Tamil Nadu, WestBengal, Odisha, and Punjab areamong the 16 states still show-ing continued increase in dailycases, the government said onTuesday.

Maharashtra, UttarPradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan,Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Gujarat,Madhya Pradesh and Telanganawere among the 18 states andunion territories showing con-tinued plateauing or decrease indaily new Covid-19 cases.

Joint Secretary in theHealth Ministry Lav Agarwal,however, said Karnataka,Kerala, Tamil Nadu, WestBengal, Punjab, Assam, Odisha,Himachal Pradesh, Meghalayaand Tripura were among the 16states and union territoriesshowing continued increasingtrend in daily new Covid-19cases.

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The bodies of Covid-19 vic-tims may have been flood-

ing roads and pavements outside“house full’ crematoriums andgraveyards in the nationalCapital, but data provided by allthe three Municipal Corporationshow that fewer people died incorona-ravaged March and Aprilthan January when the pan-demic was on a decline.

The death figures are inclu-sive of both general deaths andCovid-19 fatalities.

As per the figure provided bySouth Delhi MunicipalCorporation, 3,620 deaths wereregistered in January. The num-ber came down to 3,297 inFebruary and 3,173 in March. InApril, when the city bore thebrunt of coronaand oxygenshortage was atits peak, the citysaw 3,351deaths, nearly ten per cent lessthan the January death count.

Similarly, the data providedby the North Delhi MunicipalCorporation shows that the total

deaths reported in January wereat 1,426 and the number keptdeclining with the progress ofCovid-19 —1,345 in February,1,134 in March, and 1,386 inApril. The data of the East DelhiMunicipal Corporation showsthat a total of 8,724 deaths wereregistered between January andApril.

In January, EDMC recorded2,273 deaths while the numbersreported in February was at2,214. Once again with theprogress of corona the numbercame down — 2,006 in March,2,231 in April and 756 up to May10.

The reduction of death num-ber at the peak of corona pan-demic is baffling. During thisperiod even non-Covid -19patients were at the receiving end

of unviabilityof medicalsupport and

could not find bed inhospitals. It’s strange how

in such a situation the fatalitiesrate came down.

The record surge in Covid-19 cases and its impact on col-lapse of health service was evi-

dent. It put a great pressure onhospitals and drained everyounce of oxygen. The city wit-nessed chaos and despair as wor-ried family members ran fromone hospital to another to getbeds for their dear ones. Thehealth infrastructure wasstretched beyond its capacity.However, situation has improvedwith Delhi and the UnionGovernment adding more ICUs,oxygen beds and care facilities

across the city. When asked about the offi-

cial data on the deaths during thecoronavirus surge, a DelhiGovernment official said socialmedia platforms were floodedwith help, out of it some were nottrue. “The situation is improv-ing with every passing day. We dohope that mortality rate reducesfurther and patients go to theirhomes,” the Delhi Governmentofficial said.

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Goa Health Minister VishwajitRane on Tuesday said 26

Covid-19 patients died at theState-run Goa Medical Collegeand Hospital (GMCH) in theearly hours and sought an investigation by theHigh Court to find out the exactcause. He said these fatalitiesoccurred between 2 am and 6 am“which is a fact”, but remained evasive about thecause.

Goa Chief Minister PramodSawant, who visited GMCH,said the gap between the “avail-ability of medical oxygen and itssupply to Covid-19 wards in theGMCH might have caused someissues for the patients” even as hestressed that there is no scarcityof oxygen supply in the State.

Speaking to reporters, Raneadmitted the shortfall in thesupply of medical oxygen at theGMCH as of Monday.

“The High Court should

investigate the reasons behindthese deaths. The HC should alsointervene and prepare a whitepaper on oxygen supply to theGMCH, which would help to setthe things right,” the HealthMinister said after CM’s visit tothe GMCH.

Rane said the medical oxy-gen requirement of the facility asof Monday was 1,200 jumbocylinders of which only 400 weresupplied. “If there’s a shortfall inthe supply of medical oxygen, thediscussion should be held abouthow to bridge that gap,” he said.

Rane said a three-memberteam of nodal officers set up bythe State Government to overseeCovid-19 treatment at GMCHshould give its inputs about theissues to the CM.

Earlier, the CM donning aPPE kit visited Covid-19 wardsin the GMCH where he metpatients and their relatives.

“There are issues over theavailability of oxygen in thesewards which need to be sorted

out,” the CM said. He announcedthe setting up of a ward-wisemechanism to ensure a smoothsupply of medical oxygen.

“Doctors, who are busy treat-ing patients, cannot spend theirtime in arranging logistics likeoxygen. I will hold a meetingimmediately to set up ward-wise mechanisms to ensure thatoxygen is supplied to patients intime,” Sawant said.

The CM said there was nodearth of medical oxygen andcylinders in the State but theproblem arises sometimes asthese cylinders do not reachtheir destinations on time.Sawant said the StateGovernment is making effortson all fronts to tackle the pan-demic.

“We have abundant sup-plies of (medical) oxygen.There is no scarcity in theState,” he said. Goa’s Covid tallystood at 1,21,650 as of May 10,while 50 deaths had taken thetoll to 1,729, an official said.

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KR Gouri, the lone survivingmember of the 1957

Communist Government in Keralapassed away on Tuesday. She was102 and was suffering from agerelated issues. The end came at a pri-vate hospital inThiruvananthapuram.

Alappuzha born Gouri was theRevenue Minister in the EMSNamboodirippadu-led CommunistGovernment that ruled the Stateduring 1957 to 1959. She was theleader who introduced the landreform act in Kerala which sound-ed the death knell of zamindari sys-tem in the State.

Before getting elected to theKerala Assembly in 1957, Gouriserved twice as member of theTravancore-Kochi LegislativeAssembly. She was Minister in fiveGovernments that led byNamboodirippadu, E K Nayanar, AK Antony and Oommen Chandi.

She will be remembered as the

best Chief Minister the State did notget, said a senior CPI(M) fellowtraveller.

The CPI(M)’s campaign dur-ing the 1987 assembly election was“Keram Thingum Kerala Naadu KR Gowri Bharicheedum”, whichwhen translated means Kerala, jam-packed with coconut trees would beruled by K R Gouri.

Though the CPI(M)-led LDFhas scored an impressive victory inthat election, the CPI(M) leadershipdumped Gouri and made E KNayanar, the Chief Minister. Gouri,who felt deceived and let down didnot get over that “treachery” com-mitted by the caste leaders of theparty that includedNamboodirippadu and Nayanar.

She was expelled from the CPI(M) in 1994 by Namboodirippaduand his faction allegedly for anti-party activities. But she retaliated bylaunching JSS, a political outfitwhich forged alliance with theCongress and became a part of theUDF.

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KOCHI: It turned out to be a black Tuesday in Keralaas the State saw the passing away of two eminent per-sons, KR Gowry (iconic Communist leader) andMadambu Kunjikuttan, novelist, play right and actor ofrepute. The day culminated with the department of healthconfirming the death of 79 persons due to Covid-19. Thisis the highest number of persons to die in a single daysince the pandemic was reported in the State in lateJanuary 2020.

According to the Department of Health, 37, 290 per-sons were diagnosed with Covid-19 during the 12 hoursending 6 pm Tuesday. This took the Test Positivity Ratioto 26.77. There were 4,23, 957 patients undergoing treat-ment for Covid-19 in various hospitals across the Statewhich has been under lock down since Saturday last.

The unabated increase in the number of health work-ers getting afflicted with Covid continued on Tuesday.The State recorded 143 new health workers who werecontracted with the pandemic. As per the daily releas-es issued by the Health Department, more than 100health workers are getting afflicted with the pandemic.

The Kerala Government Medical OfficersAssociation in a letter to the Chief Minister on Mondayhad expressed concern over the ever increasing num-ber of health workers as this could lead to severehuman resources shortage in the Covid treatment hos-pitals. PNS

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Ajoint team of securityforces on Tuesday elimi-

nated three more local terror-ists belonging to the pro-Pakistan Lashkar-e-Tayyeba(LeT) terrorist outfit in the Kokernag area of Anantnagdistrict. So far eight terroristshave been eliminated in threedifferent encounters since May 1.

On May 4, two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists includinga foreign terrorist were elimi-nated in Nathipora area ofSopore in Baramulla districtwhile three local terrorists ofAl-Badr terror outfit weregunned down in Kanigam areaof Shopian on May 6.

According to a policespokesman, "the operation waslaunched in the wee hoursaround 4.00 a.m on the receiptof information about the pres-

ence of terrorists in one of thehouses in VillageShiekhpora,Vailoo area ofKokernag".

"During the search opera-tion, as the presence of terror-ists got ascertained they weregiven an opportunity to sur-render, however they firedindiscriminately upon the jointsearch party which was retali-

ated leading to an encounter".The police spokesman said,

"the joint teams also rescued allthe civilians trapped in thegunfire and halted the opera-tion for the time to ensure safe-ty and safe evacuation of peo-ple from the area of gunfight".

After rescuing all the civil-ians from the area, the opera-tion was resumed and all the

terrorists were eliminated in theensuing encounter.

According to a policespokesman the slain terroristshave been identified as IlyasAhmad Dar alias Sameer resi-dent of DanwathporaKokernag, Ubaid Shafi aliasAbdullah resident ofBatamaloo Srinagar and AqibAhmad Lone alias Sahil resi-dent of Khandaypora Kulgam.

According to policerecords, "terrorist Ubaid Shafiwas part of the terrorist groupinvolved in carrying out theterrorist attack at Aaribagharea of Nowgam Srinagar on01/04/2021 in which oneConstable Rameez Ahmadattained martyrdom".

Arms & ammunitionincluding 01 AK-47 rifle, 02pistols and incriminating mate-rials have also been recoveredfrom the site of encounter.

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Atotal number of 65 patientsdied due to Covid-19, 41

across Jammu and 24 inKashmir division on Tuesdaywhile 4,352 fresh cases of coro-navirus were detected takingthe tally of active positive casesbeyond 50,000 across the Union Territory of Jammu &Kashmir.

Since May 1, over 40,000cases have been detected while565 patients have died takingthe tally of deaths to 2,847.

According to the mediabulletin out of 4,352 new pos-itive cases of novel coronavirus,1,708 were reported fromJammu division and 2,644 fromKashmir division.

Moreover, 3,537 moreCovid-19 patients have recov-ered and discharged from var-ious hospitals including 1,275from Jammu Division and2,262 from Kashmir Division.

Meanwhile, LieutenantGovernor Manoj Sinha onTuesday announced a slew ofmeasures to mitigate the suf-fering of families who have losttheir loved ones to Covid-19pandemic.

The Lt Governor said,senior citizens who have lostonly earning members of the

family will be provided specialpension for life while children,who have lost their parents tothis calamity, will be providedwith special scholarship by theGovernment.

“Many of our near anddear ones have left us untime-ly due to Covid-19. TheGovernment has decided toreach out to each and everysuch family and they will beprovided with financial assis-tance for self-employment bythe Jammu & Kashmir Bank,”the Lt Governor said.

The Lt Governor alsoobserved that the global pan-demic has rendered thousandsof daily workers jobless. “TheGovernment has decided toprovide �1,000 per month to allregistered construction work-ers, ponywalas, palkiwalas,pithuwalas for the next twomonths”, maintained the LtGovernor.

The Government is alsoadopting other mitigationstrategies and all concernedofficers have been directed toensure the supply of ration to allration card holders on priority.Installments of social welfareschemes like old-age pension,Laadli Beti etc and PMAY,MGNREGA, and other welfareschemes will be released imme-diately," the Lt Governor furtheradded.

Aligarh (UP): Another senior doctor at AMU'smedical college died from coronavirus on Tuesday,taking the number of deaths from Covid andCovid-like symptoms among serving and retiredfaculty members of the university to at least 35,an official said.

Prof Shoaib Zaheer (56) is the second seniorfaculty member from the Department of Medicineat Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of AligarhMuslim University (AMU), who has died from theinfection. Last week, the head of department, ProfShadaab Khan, too had succumbed to it. He wasProfessor Zaheer's brother-in-law.

Professor Zaheer has died just days after AMUVice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor shot off a letterto the Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR), urging it to study if a particular coron-avirus variant is circulating around the campus.

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Within a week after the SupremeCourt declared the Maratha

reservations as “unconstitutional”,the Maharashtra Government hasurged President Ram Nath Kovindand Prime Minister Narendra Modito declare the Maratha communityin the State as “Socially andEducationally Backward Classes”(SEBC), enabling it enjoy reserva-tions in education and publicemployment to an extent of 12 percent and 13 per cent respectively.

In identical letters written toPresident Kovind and PrimeMinister Modi, on Monday,Maharashtra Chief Minister UddhavThackeray stated that though theState Government was of the opin-ion that despite 102nd Constitutionalamendment, it continued to enjoypower, authority and jurisdiction toidentify Maratha community as theSEBC.

“However, at this stage, suchunderstanding pales into insignifi-

cance, in view of the authoritativepronouncement made by the Hon.Supreme Court,” he said.

“As a consequence of the major-ity view of Hon’ ble Supreme Court,it is the President i.e the UnionGovernment alone, which can iden-tify and notify the Maratha com-munity of state as SEBC, enabling itto enjoy reservations in educationand public employment,” Uddhavstated.

“This is therefore, to earnestlyrequest you that appropriate steps betaken, albeit in accordance in law,declared by the Hon’ ble SupremeCourt, to identify and declareMaratha community of my State asSEBC to enable them to claim thereservation in Education and PublicEmployment, at least 12 per cent and13 per cent respectively,” the ChiefMinister said, adding that the StateGovernment would endeavour to theCentre’s hands in undertaking suchan exercise.

On May 5, a five-judgeConstitution Bench of the Supreme

Court - headed by Justice AshokBhushan – had declared the Marathareservations as “unconstitutional” onthe ground that there was no “excep-tional circumstances” or “extraordi-nary situation” in Maharashtrawhich required the MaharashtraGovernment to break the 50% ceil-ing limit to bestow quota benefits onthe Maratha community.

The apex court also struck downthe findings of the Justice N.G.Gaikwad Commission which led tothe enactment of Maratha quota lawand set aside the Bombay HighCourt judgment which validated theMaharashtra State Reservation forSocially and Educationally BackwardClasses (SEBC) Act of 2018.

The Supreme Court also held theBombay High Court’s June 27, 2019order directing the Maharashtragovernment to bring down thequantum of the approved reserva-tions recommended by the GaikwadCommission from 16 per cent to 12per cent in educational institutionsand 13 per cent in Government jobs.

The apex court also held that a sep-arate reservation for the Marathacommunity violates Articles 14(right to equality) and 21 (dueprocess of law).

It may be recalled that onNovember 14, 2014, the BombayHigh Court had stayed an ordinancepromulgated by the previousCongress-led DF Government aheadof the October 2014 State Assemblypolls extending 16 per cent reserva-tions to Marathas and five per centto Muslims, saying that they were notin conformity with the law laid downby the Supreme Court in threecases. However, a HC bench, head-ed by the then Chief Justice MohitShah, had subsequently allowedreservations to Muslims in educa-tional institutions, on the ground atthat their educational achievementswere "abysmally low" and that therewas a need to draw them into the"mainstream of secular education".

On its part, the BJP-led saffronalliance government – which cameto power after the October 2014

Assembly polls --subsequentlymoved the apex court challengingthe stay granted by the high court onan ordinance promulgated by theprevious Congress-led DF govern-ment.

However, the Supreme Courtrejected the State Government’spetition. The matter came back tothe high court after advocate VikasPatil filed an intervention petition inthe Supreme Court on the issue.. Theapex court directed the high court tohear the bunch of petitions pendingbefore it.

Following a massive agitationdemanding Maratha reservationslaunched by Maratha Kranti Sena(MKS) which 0rganised 58 mam-moth silent morchas across the statein 2017 and 2018, both the Housesof the Maharashtra Legislature hadon November 29, 2018 passed a billaccording reservations 16 per centreservations in education and gov-ernment jobs to the Maratha com-munity in the state, thus paving wayfor enactment of a law.

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The Special InvestigationTeam of the CID probing

the Sitalkuchi firing case is like-ly to move court to secure theappearance of six CentralIndustrial Security Force per-sonnel after they failed to turnup for interrogation onTuesday, relevant sources said.

The new Mamata BanerjeeGovernment had formed theSIT soon after returning topower with a thumping major-ity. The new Government alsosuspended Cooch Behar SPDebashis Dhar to facilitate theinvestigations.

Dhar had submitted areport to the ElectionCommission saying about 300people had attacked the stated

booth leading the central forcesto open fire.

The Election Commissionafter conducting a preliminaryinquiry into the proceedingshad said that the firing wasresorted to under a justifyingcondition.

Four persons had diedwhen the CISF opened fire atan alleged crowd of attackersoutside a polling booth — inthe fourth phase of BengalAssembly elections— atSitalkuchi in Mathabhangasub-division of Cooch Behardistrict bordering Assam inNorth Bengal.

The SIT led by a DIG levelofficer had summoned anAssistant Commandant, anInspector and four other per-sonnel of the CISF. The respon-

dents did not appear before theinvestigators after State policeturned down a CISF request toappear digitally citing pan-demic situation, sourcessaid.

“A petition seeking courtorder directing the respon-dents to appear before theinvestigating team is not ruledout,” sources in the CID said.

The SIT on Tuesday sub-jected sub-inspector GobindaDas— who was among the firstto reach the area after the fir-ing — to a marathon grilling.It has also summoned Sub-divi-sional Police Officer ofMathabhanga Surajit Mandalon Wednesday. The then SP

Dhar is also likely to be sum-moned soon, sources said. Theofficials are likely to be askedas to who ordered the firing,what they saw prima facie aftervisiting the site and whetherthey had formed any opinionabout who provoked the firing.

They are also likely to beasked as to whether any alter-native measures could havebeen taken instead of resortingto firing, officials said.

The Chief Minister hadearlier wondered “why theCISF had resorted to firing inthe first instance and why theydid not target the victims belowtheir wastes and why most ofthe bullets were fired through

the chest or head of the vic-tims.”

Meanwhile the State BJPleadership once again accusedBanerjee for her appeasementpolitics saying, “instead of tak-ing steps to control post-pollviolence which is taking com-munal turn she is indulging inpetty appeasement politics.”

Saying that “the truth willfinally come out despite herefforts to implicate the centralforces,” a BJP MLA said “she istrying to hit two birds in a shot… first she is trying to inspirethe criminals of her party byordering a probe in their favourand more importantly she istrying to demoralize the centralforces so that they hesitate totake strong action in subse-quent elections.”

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With the post-poll situationcontinuing to simmer in

Bengal the Centre has decided toprovide security cover to all the 77the BJP MLAs of the State. Thesecurity cover will be provided bythe jawans of the Central IndustrialSecurity Force and Central ReservePolice Force, sources said.

The decision to provide centralsecurity cover to the BJP MLAscomes in the backdrop of prelimi-nary report submitted by a team ofUnion Home Ministry officials, vis-iting Bengal to inquire into thereports of post poll violence. Similarreports have been obtained fromthe other central agencies report-ing on Bengal, sources said addingmost of the Legislators would beprovided, ‘X’ ‘Y’ and ‘’Z’ categorysecurity.

According to sources the ‘X’category security would be pro-

vided to 61 MLAs while theremaining others would be coveredby ‘Y’ category security. OppositionLeader Suvendu Adhikari and for-mer Railway Minister Mukul Roywho are already under centralsecurity covered would continue toget ‘Z’ category security, sourcessaid.

When asked to comment onthe decision taken by the CentralGovernment a Bengal Ministersaid, “there is always a provision toprovide security to the MLAs butif they decide to protect their ownMLAs what can we say … that istheir decision … but before takingsuch decisions they should remem-ber that law and order is a State sub-ject.”

Incidentally Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee had opted for asecurity cover provided by theRailway Protection Force whenshe first assumed power in Bengalin 2011.

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Invoking Article 311(2) (B) of theConstitution of India, the

Maharashtra Government has dis-missed the suspended controver-sial police officer Sachin Vaze, whois the prime accused in the twincases of explosive-laden SUV nearindustrialist Mukesh Ambani’s res-idence and subsequent alleged mur-der of businessman MansukhHiran, from the service.

Mumbai Police CommissionerHemant Nagrale on Tuesday issuedthe order dismissing Vaze. “Theorder was issued today under theprovisions of Section 311 (2) (B) ofConstitution of India by theCommissioner of Police, Greater

Mumbai,” the Mumbai police saidin a statement issued on Tuesday.

Forty-nine-year Vaze is cur-rently in judicial custody in con-nection with the twin sensationalcases.

Vaze was an Assistant PoliceInspector of the Mumbai Policeattached to the Crime IntelligenceUnit of the Crime Branch-CID.

However, in the wake of the SUVplanting case, he was transferred tothe Special Branch and then attachedto the Citizen Facilitation Centre.

Vaze, who was the first accusedto have been arrested by the NIA onMarch 13 five days after it registeredan FIR in the explosive-laden SUVrecovery case, was earlier suspend-ed from the service by the

Maharashtra Government on thesame day.

Vaze, who was arrested onMarch 13 in connection with thegelatine sticks laden Scorpionrecovery case, was earlier bookedunder sections 120 (B) (criminalconspiracy) 286 (negligent conductwith respect to explosive sub-stance), 465 (forgery) 473 (makingor possessing counterfeit seal) and506 -2 (criminal intimidation) ofthe Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 4(a)(b)(i) of the Explosive SubstancesAct, 1908.

Vaze was subsequently bookedunder sections 16 (Punishment forTerror act) and 18 (Punishment forconspiracy etc) of the stringentUnlawful Activities Prevention Act

(UAPA). Vaze was subsequentlynamed as a prime accused in thecase involving the alleged murderof Thane-based businessmanMansukh Hiran. It may be recalledthat the police had recovered 20gelatin sticks and a letter wererecovered from what was laterdescribed as Mahindra Scorpiothat was found abandoned in thevicinity of Mukesh Ambani’s 27-storey residence “Antilia” onCarmichael Road in south Mumbaion February 25.

After joining the State policeforce in 1990 as a Sub-Inspector,Vaze was initially posted in theNaxalite-infested Gadchiroli dis-trict. Later on he was posted inThane.

New Delhi: The National Human RightsCommission (NHRC) on Tuesday urged Centreand States for universal coverage and non-dis-criminatory pricing of Covid vaccines. TheNHRC also said that if feasible vaccination canbe made free.

The Commission also asked Governmentsto put their acts together in order to meet theimmediacy of response by setting up univer-sally functional Covid-19 dashboards for realtime information in public domain on the avail-ability of hospital beds, oxygen, critical caremedicines and devices. It has also asked for set-ting up 24X7 functional toll-free help lines andfixing the prices of Covid treatment resources.

“There should be universal coverage andnon-discriminatory pricing of Covid vaccinesin all health facilities of the country, and if fea-sible, vaccination should be made free for every-one irrespective of private or public healthestablishment along with adequate testingfacilities for Covid-19 and timely reports,” saidNHRC in its communication to Centre andStates.

The Commission reiterated the Centre andStates to adhere to its seven page advisory issuedon May 4 regarding availability of hospital infra-structure including oxygen and medicines, realtime information through dashboards, afford-ability, accessibility and pricing of treatmentsetc. The Human Rights Commission alsourged the Centre and States on improved man-agement of crematoriums and burial grounds,usage of electric crematorium and App basedinterventions to be promoted.

“The protection of Rights of Covid war-riors engaged should be ensured and the bodyof a deceased Covid patient should betreatedwith dignity and handed over to the familyensuring all Covid protocols,” said the NHRC. PNS

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and in openly siding withIndia at multilateral forums.

Beyond the visible optics,France was the only westernpower to support India afterthe latter conducted thenuclear tests in 1998 and wasinstrumental in facilitatingIndia’s entry into the non-pro-liferation regimes of MissileTechnology Control Regime(MTCR), WassenaarArrangement and theAustralia Group. In reciprocalbonhomie, Delhi took anunusually assertive stand tocondemn Turkish PresidentRecep Erdogan’s (Pakistan’sclosest ally along with China)diatribe against FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron,after the French leader hadopenly called out “Islamistseparatism” in the case ofbeheading a French schoolteacher. India’s Ministry ofExternal Affairs explicitly stat-ed: “We strongly deplore thepersonal attacks in unaccept-able language on PresidentEmmanuel Macron in viola-tion of the most basic stan-dards of international dis-course.”

Meanwhile, Pakistan’spatented double standards onreligious extremism, dangerousdalliances and co-option of theclerical lot allowed for the

dangerous drift towards mor-phing the French beheadingincident, into a uncompromis-able ummah issue, triggeringcalls for the boycott of Frenchproducts and expelling theFrench ambassador fromPakistan. Continuing to play tothe electoral gallery simultane-ously, Pakistan’s Prime MinisterImran Khan kept reiteratingand reminding that no one haddone more than him in inter-nationalising the issue of blas-phemy — this whilst dealingwith a supposedly “terrorist”organisation with a violentposition and dubious trackrecord on “blasphemy” inPakistan. Despite Imran’s pos-tured moderation and claims ofprogressive outlook, he hadwillingly dropped renownedPrinceton economist Atif Mianfrom his Economic AdvisoryCouncil under pressure fromthe likes of the TLP, owing toAtif ’s belonging to theAhmadiyya faith.

France is moving in anexact opposite direction withcounter-accusations ofweaponising its famed policy ofsegregating the State and reli-gion, a secular ideology knownas Laicite. A new law called“Strengthening Respect forRepublican Principles” hasbeen introduced in the wake of

recurring Islamist violence to“free Islam in France from for-eign influences”! Many accusethe same for right-wing pop-ulism with an electoral intentthat will further the divide, sus-picion and marginalisation ofthe minority community andthe French State. The fact isthat the right-wing parties ledby Le Pen have gained enoughtraction to threaten Macronand, therefore, his competitive‘right-wing’ stand have more todo with winning the next elec-tions as opposed to concernson dealing with extremism orpersonal conviction in freespeech. It is this pandering,invocation and inflaming of thebasest instinct of the massesthat vitiates the popular emo-tions towards revisionism and“othering”, be it in Paris or inIslamabad. That the intrinsical-ly liberal French sensibilitieswill militate culturally withthe conservative moorings ofa society like Pakistan is agiven, yet it need not spiral tothe violent extent that it has,only if the political leadershipsdidn’t play emotions selective-ly, in both countries.

(The writer, a military vet-eran, is a former Lt Governor ofAndaman & Nicobar Islandsand Puducherry. The viewsexpressed are personal.)

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The difference in the gov-ernance impulses andcompulsions betweenthe Fifth Republic, ie

France, and the ostensible “landof the pure”, ie Pakistan, couldnot be more glaring. Like allnations who have a mixed bagof heroes and villains to defineits preferred narrative — Francechose intellectual liberals likesMontesquieu, Voltaire andRousseau, whereas Pakistan hasseemingly come under theirrefutable grip of illiberal likeMumtaz Qadri, Saad HussainRizvi and the likes of BaitullahMehsuds. Genealogically also,La France espoused Liberte,Egalite, Fraternite (Liberty,Equality, Fraternity) whereasPakistan invoked Iman, Ittihad,Nazam (Faith, Unity,Discipline), and the religiosity inthe latter has only increased overtime. It was only a matter of timebefore the sovereign sensibilitiesclashed directly, as they recent-ly did, with the ensuing protestby the ultra-religious Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) which isprotesting France’s views on thefreedom of speech, radical Islamand blasphemy and, therefore,seeking the expulsion of theFrench ambassador.

The history of the two unlikenations had been surprisinglyrobust, despite their foundation-al and fundamental anchoragesthough, in recent times, thecrevices have sharply widened.The Pakistan Air Force had beenFrance’s largest aerospace cus-tomer, having got Mirage fight-er aircraft, Exocet missiles, recon-naissance and civil aircraft,whereas the Pakistani Navy hadordered the Daphne-class andAgosta-class submarines — asalso agreements to transfer civil-ian nuclear technology. But therecent strategic-bind in the Indo-French realm (including themuch-bandied Rafale fighters)has led to a definitive shift in theFrench preferences. But it did notgo unnoticed across the restiveLine of Control (LoC), especial-ly since France also took a par-ticularly hard line on terror(owing to its own unrest withIslamist extremism and violence)

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In my view, however, the claim is with-out any evidence or rationale. Why is theCentre procuring the vaccines at one rate andthe States have to buy the same vaccines fordouble the price or more? The Centre sub-mitted in the Supreme Court that judicialintervention on the issue may have seriousconsequences. “Any overzealous, thoughwell-meaning, judicial intervention may leadto unforeseen and unintended consequencesin the absence of any expert advice,” theCentre told the top court, adding that in sucha “grave and unprecedented” crisis, the “wis-dom of the Executive should be trusted”. TheSerum Institute of India, which is produc-ing Covishield, is selling it to the Centre for�150 a shot. But the State Governments arepaying �300 a shot, and private hospitals haveto shell out �600 per vaccine. Bharat Biotech,which is also selling each shot of Covaxinto the Centre for �150, is charging the States�400 a dose while the private hospitals haveto cough up �1,200 for each dose. With this,the Centre has not been able to justify thevaccine pricing.

Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai

�������������Sir — This refers to the editorial, ‘Hope floats”(May 11). There is no doubt that theregional parties have performed well in thelatest Assembly elections. At the same time,the BJP hasn’t ceded any political space toits opponents. Rather, it is the demolition ofthe remaining vestiges of the Congress’ abil-ity to present itself as a viable alternative tothe BJP. The BJP’s defeat in West Bengalseems spectacular because of the hype itsleadership had created over its poll prospects.Minus the hype, the party’s performance isalright. Over the last five years, its vote sharehas climbed from 10 per cent to 38 per cent;it has replaced the Congress and the Left as

the principal Opposition party and set thepolitical agenda for the State.

In Kerala, too, the BJP has changed thesocietal discourse, forcing the CPI(M) torepent its stand on women entering theSabarimala shrine and emboldening a can-didate in one constituency to declare that hedid not want Muslims to vote for him. Theparty has also wrested Puducherry from theCongress.In this context, it would be prema-ture to speak about the possibilities in 2024.Importantly, the third front experiments inthe past have resulted in chaos and disasters.The consensus on leadership is a mirage andit instantly collides with the Congress’ ambi-tion of being the primary Opposition force.

N Sadhasiva Reddy | Bengaluru

��������������������������Sir — The ongoing pandemic has exposedto the world the extent of India’s poor sys-

tems, be it healthcare or cremation grounds.The people have already paid a heavy pricefor the Government’s poor preparedness totackle the second wave. But even if theGovernment can’t provide a decent life toits citizens, a decent cremation is not toomuch to expect or ask for.

For the Government, there is nodearth of funds for wrong priorities suchas building statues, the Prime Minister’sresidence and a new Parliament building.But there’s no money to be seen for freeuniversal vaccination programme. Indiacurrently holds a whopping forex of $580billion but its citizens are dying on thestreets for want of hospital beds, oxygenor medicine.

Girish R Edathitta | Kerala

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Agrovoltaics (or Agrophotovoltaic),despite its recent resurgence, isnot a new concept. Designed in

1981, Agrovoltaics is a sustainable tech-nique where the same patch of land isused for both farming as well as produc-tion of electricity from solar panels.Conventionally, we believe that land canonly be used for a single purpose; forinstance, farmers would, ordinarily, haveto choose between energy generation orfarming but agrovoltaics maximizesland efficiency by co-developing solarand agriculture together on the samepiece of land.

For a country like India, where agri-cultural products and practices dominatea major chunk of the national economy,innovative synergic models like agro-voltaics can be practiced to increaseagricultural land productivity. In addition,it will also cater to the nation’s target ofmaking a big push for renewables throughsolar, expecting to increase its renewableenergy capacity from 380 GW to 450 GWby 2030, about 60 per cent of India’s totalenergy capacity.

How does Agrovoltaics work?French scientists found that

Agrovoltaic systems increase global landproductivity from 35 to 73 percent.Likewise, German research revealedthat overall efficiency was increased by60 per cent.

For one year, the pilot project used720 bi-facial solar modules coveringone-third of a hectare, mounted highenough that crops received almost thesame amount of sunlight as under natur-al growing conditions. The system costsas much as a small solar roof system whilecrop production is sufficiently high andcan be profitably sold on the market.

Agrovoltaics system increases theefficiency of energy production as solarpanels are inherently sensitive to temper-ature, they warm up faster. But the cropscultivated underneath the photovoltaic(PV) panels emit water through their nat-ural process of transpiration, reducing thepanels’ temperature, thus, increasingtheir efficiency.

Similar efficiency gains are seen incultivation, it is observed that cultivationunder PV arrays provided greater temper-ature stability and more atmosphericmoisture — effectively creating microcli-mates conducive for growth.

Agrovoltaics in IndiaEarly experiments in India found that

agrovoltaics can potentially increase theoverall value of grape farms more than 15times as compared to conventional farm-ing while maintaining the same grapeproduction.

If this dual use of land is implement-ed nationwide, it can make a significantimpact by generating over 16,000 GWhof electricity, which has the potential ofmeeting the energy demands of more

than 15 million people. Numerous small-scale exper-

iments in agrovoltaics have mush-roomed across the country, par-ticularly in Gujarat and UttarPradesh, with some generating upto 3MW. These programs stillrequire a full cost-benefit analy-sis and rigorous monitoring tounderstand the impact on cropgrowth, power generation — andthe viability of feasibly scalingthese programmes.

However, this also has a chal-lenging side — As India pushesforward to achieve its renewableenergy targets, the rights andconcerns of small and margin-alised farmers across India face anew threat.

Many cases of land acquisi-tion and displacement are pickingup pace in the country. Accordingto recent reports from Assam,where the vi l lagers f romAmdanga village, who form a partof Mikir Bamuni Grant cluster ofvillages in Nagaon district, claimthat a ‘Green Energy Plant’ is bull-dozing the rights and claims ofmarginal farmers.

However, displacing vulnera-ble and marginal farmers withminimal compensation, in an

already climate-vulnerable region,will only reduce the rural capac-ity to deal with climate chal-lenges all the while offering noguarantee that solar power willcontribute to their resilience in theface of global risk.

Assam ranks among the fiveleast climate-resilient States inIndia’s Climate VulnerabilityAssessment report, 2021, withrural poverty and marginal farm-ing ranking among the top reasonsfor this vulnerability. A decarbon-isation transition is needed, butonly if it can equitably build cli-mate resilience cross-sectionallyfrom urban centers to rural, mar-ginal farmers.

Polic y framework for agrovoltaics

Year-wise national targets forscaling agrovoltaics in India mustbe defined, coupled with pilot pro-jects to sensitise stakeholders.

The explicit mention ofAgrivoltaics is necessary for anylaw, scheme, or policy when cul-tivable land is used with PV. Anagrivoltaic system could be desig-nated in the land use plan as a“special area for agrivoltaics”.

A prerequisite of a minimumof 80 per cent of the total surface

to be available and used for agri-cultural purposes can be set inplace to ensure that the farmer orlandowner continues to receive theagricultural subsidy allocated tothe area in which case statistical-ly the area does not count assealed. The improvement of liveli-hoods of the partnering farmersmust be prioritised.

As a model, agrivoltaics recon-ciles the need to decarbonizeIndia’s energy production sys-tems, while minimizing land con-flicts, especially with small andmarginal farmers at greater risk ofeviction for solar expansion.

It can also be a tool to createsustainable rural electrificationin viable landscapes and buildsolar micro-entrepreneurshipamong rural communities.

This, in turn, would augmenttheir agricultural incomes withrenewable energy incomes whichthey can package and sell to thegovernment or distribution firms.It is an opportunity to exploreroutes to rural development thatprotect farmer incomes while cre-ating entrepreneurship opportuni-ties, build renewables into electri-fication and benefit people acrossall levels.

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The recent spurt of polit-ical violence in WestBengal following the

election results, allegedly per-petrated by the ‘karyakartas’[party workers] of TrinamoolCongress (TMC), is the latestin a series of recurring eventsof such violence in thestate.There have been allega-tions that the state government,run by the winning party TMC,and the police administration,have turned a blind eye to it.Isthe recent political violence adeviation from established pat-tern of governance in WestBengal?Has the state leadershipaddressed the issue? Will thenewly elected government beable to protect the democraticspace in the state?

The history of West Bengalis replete with instances ofpolitical violence. According toa report in India Today on May16, 2019, between 1999 and2016, West Bengal witnessed

365 politically motivated mur-ders.That tradition has grownfrom strength to strength since,irrespective of the party inpower.Not long ago, the LeftFront government in WestBengal chose to remain silentabout instances of political vio-lence which ultimately led to itsdownfall in the State Assemblyelections.With the popular sup-port of the Left Front waningin West Bengal, it did not hes-itate to use police force to sup-press any form of resistance. Asa result, criminalization andpoliticization became the orderof the day.Consequently, theTMC came to power by defeat-ing the Left which ruled thestate for the longest period oftime.However, today, the TMCand its party workers seem tobe emulating the Left approachby ignoring the recent post-pollviolence.

As per facts and figures thisis not the first time that the

TMC has been lax in tacklingviolence in the state. Incidentsof violence have been on therise under the TMC pre andpost elections. According to areport of National CrimeRecord Bureau (NCRB), 2019,in the pre-election period, WestBengal saw the maximumnumber of political murders inthe country under the TMCrule. Interestingly, and as stat-ed in the NCRB’s report, “thenumber is likely to increaseafter the state submits therevised numbers”.

Violence paved its wayduring the 2016 West BengalAssembly elections with TMCparty workers allegedlyinvolved in such violence.Similarly, and as reported in themedia, in the run up to therecent state assemblyelections,several BJP workershad been killed by the TMCworkers for joining the BJP.Even prior to the elections, ver-

bal confrontations were report-ed between TMC karyakartasand BJP leaders including partypresident JP Nadda and gener-al secretary KailashVijayvargiya. In post- electionphase,and more recently, theconvoy of the minister of statefor external affairs, VMurleedharan, was attackedin West Midnapore. The min-ister has blamed the TMCworkers for the attack.

The above facts and fig-

ures testify to the criminalisa-tion of the public domainunder the patronage of thestate and partisan police forcein the state of West Bengal.Thecriminalization of politics,which has seeped in WestBengal because of the pro-longed political violence, hasdiminished the scope of dis-sent and differences. The foun-dation of democracy is builton voice of dissent andrespecting differences of viewsand opinions, irrespective ofideologies.

A corollary to this princi-ple is the fact that expressionof dissent and differences isboth a right and duty. Whileeveryone enjoys the right todissent and expression of dif-ferences in a democracy, it alsoenjoins on the citizens a dutyto ensure that any actions toexercise these rights are peace-ful in nature.In contrast, if thevoice of differences is

expressed through violentmeans, be it the party inpower or in opposition, thenit is the duty of the govern-ment in power to undertake allpossible measures to preventthe violent acts so as to protectthe very edifice of democracy.

Being the largest democ-racy in the world, it is alsoimportant that multiple per-spectives and ideologicalmoorings must be appreciat-ed and accommodated. Theonus also lies with the leader-ship, both at the central andstate levels, to comprehendtwo basic aspects of democra-cy. First, democracy is a systemof governance in which thesupreme power is vested in thepeople and which is exercisedby them directly or indirectlythrough free and fair electionsheld periodically. This meansthat any party can come topower or voted out throughperiodic elections. Second, it

is also a system where eachone gets right to expresshis/her views and participatesin all desired activities provid-ed these are peaceful in nature.Implied, any form of expres-sion of dissent cannot amountto violent public actions,including over election resultsperpetrated by the workers ofthe ruling party.

The failure of theGovernment to address therecent pre- and post-poll vio-lence allegedly resorted to bythe ruling party workers estab-lishes that there is no deviationfrom the established pattern of[mis]governance in WestBengal. Considering that thestate leadership has miserablyfailed to address the challengeof political violence so far, thewillingness of the newly elect-ed Mamata BanerjeeGovernment to uphold thedemocratic space in the stateappears to be bleak.

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Script Open High Low LTPBHEL 65.50 75.15 64.25 73.35TATASTEEL 1187.00 1246.25 1176.60 1233.90SBIN 356.50 366.25 354.65 364.45SAIL 142.00 143.90 138.35 140.50TATAMOTORS 309.95 320.70 308.25 315.65COALINDIA 146.70 156.65 145.05 155.55TATAPOWER 109.25 111.15 107.10 109.25JSWSTEEL 740.00 755.60 730.90 734.20ADANIPORTS 751.35 789.25 751.00 762.85CADILAHC 627.50 632.95 622.50 629.70RELIANCE 1917.00 1938.65 1910.05 1933.70HINDALCO 414.90 420.65 408.85 412.85PNB 35.00 35.35 33.75 35.10TATACHEM 683.65 709.25 677.05 696.80HINDCOPPER 180.00 196.90 176.50 185.65NMDC 195.00 198.85 185.05 196.90INFY 1336.00 1341.30 1325.25 1330.70NATIONALUM 78.10 81.80 77.55 79.45GRANULES 363.00 370.40 350.00 359.90SUNPHARMA 699.00 721.90 697.05 707.85JINDALSTEL 480.00 486.55 468.60 476.65BPCL 451.00 464.00 446.70 462.10TATACOFFEE 163.60 180.90 162.50 171.95GAIL 153.50 163.50 152.30 161.85HDFC 2499.00 2500.45 2448.00 2463.05IOC 99.00 104.40 97.95 103.70UPL 678.20 688.35 668.05 684.05NTPC 107.10 113.25 106.70 112.65ONGC 112.40 118.95 110.80 118.05KOTAKBANK 1780.00 1786.95 1753.35 1755.85HCLTECH 909.95 912.45 904.80 907.15DRREDDY 5329.10 5349.85 5272.00 5293.60ULTRACEMCO 6300.00 6618.95 6300.00 6487.00CIPLA 901.00 905.95 888.50 890.75LUPIN 1215.20 1246.30 1193.00 1197.60VOLTAS 969.00 1015.95 962.45 1010.30BAJFINANCE 5430.00 5457.75 5391.05 5426.55IDEA 8.11 8.20 8.06 8.10

NLCINDIA 53.05 64.25 52.50 63.80BAJAJ-AUTO 3845.00 3894.50 3800.00 3882.45GLENMARK 631.00 640.10 618.50 624.55TRIDENT 17.70 18.45 16.78 18.45COFORGE 3221.85 3470.00 3179.75 3423.10MOTHERSUMI 231.55 240.45 229.50 232.95VEDL 288.00 295.70 282.20 288.55SOUTHBANK 10.13 10.80 9.60 10.57ICICIBANK 607.50 612.80 603.65 609.75ADANIENT 1294.00 1326.00 1285.65 1303.00CONCOR 577.90 631.80 577.00 613.35ADANIPOWER 98.00 101.00 97.25 99.00ESCORTS 1177.00 1180.80 1163.00 1176.50ITC 204.00 206.50 203.80 204.05CANBK 144.00 152.30 143.50 150.05DEEPAKNI 1770.00 1830.00 1758.35 1797.15IRCTC 1725.00 1799.00 1721.45 1791.45SPARC 223.10 242.00 218.00 225.70NBCC 47.80 50.90 46.45 50.15BHARTIARTL 566.80 574.25 564.00 568.20HFCL 35.35 38.65 34.10 37.05BEL 143.40 149.70 141.70 148.65APOLLOTYRE 220.00 226.85 216.90 224.10WIPRO 519.00 523.40 514.00 518.25BANDHANBNK 290.10 294.80 286.45 291.05HDFCBANK 1397.90 1424.00 1396.95 1403.70WOCKPHARMA 593.80 630.85 580.00 620.95INDUSINDBK 928.45 956.95 923.50 949.05LT 1380.00 1399.75 1377.00 1383.70SCI 116.80 125.50 116.80 122.50IBULHSGFIN 184.00 189.50 182.60 184.90IDFCFIRSTB 55.00 56.50 54.40 56.25FEDERALBNK 79.40 83.35 78.20 81.75AXISBANK 707.00 713.35 703.00 707.05LTI 3650.00 3654.10 3590.00 3619.55BANKBARODA 72.30 74.60 71.20 74.05ASIANPAINT 2540.00 2561.95 2521.60 2556.60ATGL 1311.00 1388.45 1304.00 1335.00SRF 6210.00 6449.00 6210.00 6313.35HSCL 50.00 53.45 49.55 51.10SUZLON 5.65 6.14 5.45 6.14MMTC 47.50 55.50 46.50 54.30ALKYLAMINE 3374.00 3642.30 3340.00 3642.30GMM 4385.00 4644.00 4300.00 4473.80

HINDPETRO* 253.10 267.00 252.60 265.85TATAMTRDVR 141.30 151.00 138.80 147.00MARICO 470.00 487.40 468.00 479.35AUROPHARMA 1049.50 1063.75 1019.75 1030.80INTELLECT 800.00 800.00 745.00 757.10SRTRANSFIN 1322.00 1348.15 1316.05 1342.15TCS 3130.00 3130.00 3092.20 3123.20DLF 262.50 271.60 262.05 265.45DIXON 3852.05 3986.00 3828.40 3960.40IDBI 37.35 39.85 36.75 38.75BAJAJFINSV 11240.00 11305.00 11143.1011196.40NAUKRI 4632.00 4635.00 4475.00 4490.25SPICEJET 63.60 70.15 62.80 69.65INDIAMART 7330.00 7420.60 6909.95 6963.30AUBANK 922.00 977.75 922.00 968.95GNFC 373.00 408.65 368.70 401.25BEML 1248.00 1348.90 1230.80 1319.15L&TFH 87.00 89.85 85.85 89.05JUBLFOOD 2755.00 2875.00 2738.90 2818.35M&MFIN 154.10 157.45 153.50 155.00TATACONSUM 629.50 649.90 626.30 641.85PFC 113.50 117.40 112.55 117.00HEROMOTOCO 2837.80 2844.00 2801.10 2836.90BHARATFORG 640.00 672.45 640.00 667.85ENGINERSIN 77.50 83.85 77.05 81.90CHOLAFIN 550.10 554.55 532.25 550.55IEX 387.20 404.95 387.20 401.75MRF 78300.00 79533.65 77526.0078629.40GSFC 111.80 117.65 110.55 116.50POWERGRID 221.70 225.00 218.60 223.45IDFC 53.95 56.80 52.60 56.15RAIN 181.00 182.70 177.75 179.00DMART 2841.40 2884.00 2823.90 2849.65M&M 775.00 779.50 766.50 775.60SUNTV 503.95 527.40 502.35 519.25IGL 513.00 529.00 511.55 525.15TATAELXSI 3577.05 3690.30 3500.00 3517.85LAURUSLABS 489.80 493.25 485.95 491.40GMDCLTD 74.30 80.80 72.65 79.20PTC 83.20 91.35 82.95 86.20EXIDEIND 184.05 187.90 182.75 186.55HDFCAMC 2770.00 2820.00 2760.05 2796.75JUSTDIAL 794.95 838.00 790.20 806.25FORTIS 233.95 242.00 230.70 236.15ASTRAL 1553.00 1672.00 1553.00 1649.05SUDARSCHEM 648.00 714.35 634.95 697.45CHAMBLFERT 224.90 244.25 221.05 230.70NAVINFLUOR 3220.00 3268.60 3156.95 3161.80BRITANNIA 3414.70 3432.30 3398.60 3418.50RALLIS 302.45 322.50 296.50 313.45RECLTD 135.80 142.50 134.30 141.40MARUTI 6695.00 6747.90 6659.70 6738.95MCX 1589.00 1615.00 1559.10 1567.40GRAPHITE 771.00 780.25 769.00 773.20GRASIM 1420.00 1468.00 1420.00 1450.35APOLLOHOSP 3328.00 3328.00 3246.75 3259.30NHPC 24.75 27.15 24.50 26.50TITAN 1449.00 1456.85 1432.50 1435.95BALKRISIND 1825.50 1941.45 1825.50 1906.00ASHOKLEY 115.55 116.90 114.20 115.75AARTIIND 1736.95 1755.00 1709.00 1727.10ABCAPITAL 120.10 125.30 118.85 119.80FSL 126.35 131.55 122.15 123.20TVSMOTOR 611.00 629.65 606.40 624.70RCF 78.70 83.20 78.05 81.75ZEEL 189.00 189.55 185.20 186.95BLISSGVS 120.10 132.90 117.00 128.15MEGH 135.00 141.95 130.05 137.65AMARAJABAT 784.00 792.00 775.00 786.70DIVISLAB 4132.05 4171.10 4056.20 4074.65MGL 1166.70 1188.40 1154.95 1167.10TECHM 989.85 989.85 970.75 976.25INDIANB 115.25 124.85 114.90 123.75LICHSGFIN 425.00 432.00 421.20 429.15MRPL 43.65 47.60 42.50 46.55NCC 79.00 83.55 78.45 81.10BALMLAWRIE 132.60 145.75 130.40 143.60ADANITRANS 1185.00 1216.45 1146.35 1196.55COROMANDEL 733.30 769.15 733.30 759.15INDIGO 1675.00 1711.00 1666.05 1675.45HAL 965.00 1007.50 960.00 1000.60BOMDYEING 72.00 76.30 71.40 75.65AMBUJACEM 307.00 316.90 306.00 314.90DISHTV 13.00 13.80 12.85 13.34ADANIGREEN 1092.20 1094.00 1071.20 1077.65INDIACEM 166.05 172.70 164.00 168.55OFSS 3621.05 3794.50 3607.25 3767.80BOSCHLTD 13760.00 14384.00 13746.5514198.90HDFCLIFE 679.35 681.40 670.00 671.55CHENNPETRO 111.15 124.65 111.15 118.60DCAL 193.00 199.00 188.05 190.10PIDILITIND 1845.00 1882.00 1830.00 1875.55TORNTPOWER 452.60 457.00 436.90 438.80RBLBANK 185.80 187.80 183.75 186.15HINDUNILVR 2400.00 2426.80 2395.00 2402.90JSWENERGY 118.55 125.45 117.75 120.75VENKYS 1679.00 1799.90 1672.40 1786.00DCBBANK 92.70 99.75 92.00 98.70BIOCON 382.00 391.60 382.00 387.65BALRAMCHIN 334.00 344.15 324.20 326.15DABUR 525.00 526.50 520.70 525.45GODREJCP 709.90 717.50 700.75 715.95NBVENTURES* 95.15 104.80 94.00 99.95MOIL 184.45 191.90 180.00 183.65IRCON 93.00 94.60 92.50 93.50SIEMENS 1870.30 1963.80 1868.70 1949.00WABAG 264.00 278.60 264.00 272.35DELTACORP 146.60 152.25 145.85 148.45SBICARD 976.90 983.50 966.30 970.80

LTTS 2508.70 2585.00 2476.40 2532.50EICHERMOT 2428.70 2478.00 2408.15 2469.65SBILIFE 993.10 1015.00 993.00 1000.85UNIONBANK 34.30 35.50 34.00 35.25RVNL 28.60 29.45 28.60 29.30ITI 118.00 127.35 116.75 123.55PAGEIND 29136.10 29335.65 28600.0028980.55HAVELLS 1006.00 1031.75 994.30 1029.60MAHABANK 24.10 25.20 23.90 24.90TV18BRDCST 38.00 39.85 37.60 39.35PEL 1705.90 1723.35 1686.00 1691.70STAR 839.95 849.40 836.50 837.70GRINDWELL 1130.60 1288.00 1096.30 1240.15MANAPPURAM 152.55 155.00 151.70 153.80IBREALEST 85.00 89.20 83.25 86.90ASTERDM 156.50 163.50 153.40 159.05GODREJPROP 1235.00 1267.50 1230.00 1258.75GUJALKALI 441.00 456.60 441.00 442.65WELSPUNIND 96.90 98.00 91.50 93.65SHREECEM 27327.45 27657.05 26750.0027491.90BDL 338.00 362.00 335.40 358.05INDHOTEL 113.00 119.40 112.25 117.65ISEC 480.50 501.30 478.10 489.90GODREJAGRO 516.05 535.25 509.65 531.75HEG 2312.00 2312.00 2232.20 2248.45TAKE 56.60 59.60 54.20 57.65BANKINDIA 67.25 69.80 66.85 69.35AFFLE 5201.00 5310.60 5200.00 5278.05PVR 1148.65 1168.00 1139.15 1164.05HINDZINC 311.50 316.85 307.50 313.20PETRONET 242.50 246.45 240.80 245.85GUJGAS 529.00 533.05 521.75 522.70ABFRL 178.00 182.35 172.00 180.85KRBL 204.10 222.40 204.10 218.95RAMCOCEM 942.00 957.55 936.00 938.00PARAGMILK 135.00 150.50 134.90 147.15MINDTREE 2208.55 2222.25 2189.60 2200.70TORNTPHARM 2768.00 2769.45 2708.80 2714.90POLYCAB 1480.00 1556.05 1475.00 1550.35JINDALSAW 92.30 95.35 91.15 92.60VAIBHAVGBL 960.00 960.00 912.00 936.25HUDCO 44.60 48.15 44.30 47.35CENTRALBK 16.30 17.15 16.30 17.10ACC 1875.00 1919.50 1860.15 1909.80PERSISTENT 2306.00 2339.95 2211.65 2311.15EIDPARRY 431.20 454.95 421.00 433.90GMRINFRA 24.70 26.05 24.60 25.55JSL 96.80 96.80 92.50 93.90CARBORUNIV 562.05 598.30 562.05 595.35SCHNEIDER 92.20 104.75 92.20 103.80FRETAIL 45.70 46.60 44.75 45.85LEMONTREE 34.60 38.40 34.60 38.10ALKEM 3030.00 3079.85 2999.40 3032.35SWSOLAR 303.40 307.90 295.35 297.55DALBHARAT 1651.30 1742.55 1616.95 1725.55INFIBEAM 39.15 43.90 39.15 43.30IOB 15.85 16.15 15.60 16.00AMBER 3011.00 3043.00 2923.95 2971.40BIRLACORPN 945.00 1003.40 936.00 995.05CUMMINSIND 827.60 845.85 813.05 829.50J&KBANK 25.25 27.25 25.00 27.05ASHOKA 82.10 85.30 82.10 84.15NOCIL 200.90 211.55 198.15 203.50ICICIPRULI 555.00 574.40 552.55 572.25INDUSTOWER 260.00 263.55 255.10 256.65DEEPAKFERT 274.35 285.50 267.55 282.80FINOLEXIND 156.00 157.45 154.80 155.75GREAVESCOT 136.50 138.80 133.00 133.35BAJAJELEC 1135.00 1212.00 1135.00 1176.25CESC 645.00 655.10 638.10 651.05RAYMOND 344.00 356.55 338.30 350.70FINEORG 3240.00 3316.95 3175.00 3290.40NESTLEIND 16760.00 16945.55 16707.0016870.95TRENT 744.85 774.40 744.85 763.90JKPAPER 144.00 147.15 141.45 143.85THYROCARE 1079.50 1086.00 1061.00 1064.20JKTYRE 117.00 121.00 116.05 119.70KPITTECH 203.40 213.20 200.60 207.90TATAMETALI 1130.35 1179.50 1130.00 1142.85PIIND 2660.00 2733.35 2590.75 2693.95PFIZER 5450.00 5495.00 5395.00 5401.70IPCALAB 2086.00 2173.80 2082.80 2160.20DCMSHRIRAM 715.00 723.00 702.00 704.25LALPATHLAB 2905.00 2905.00 2828.75 2836.05OIL 126.50 131.05 125.85 129.45ICICIGI 1484.75 1512.45 1470.10 1483.95UCOBANK 12.40 12.40 11.21 11.63BERGEPAINT 727.75 738.10 715.40 735.90SUPREMEIND 2167.90 2215.85 2151.30 2207.90CEATLTD 1281.70 1291.95 1273.80 1278.10BSOFT 247.40 259.60 247.40 255.60CARERATING 507.40 532.15 507.40 523.60ATUL 8160.00 8503.70 8160.00 8320.45JSLHISAR 181.50 182.95 176.30 177.35ITDC 327.90 368.05 308.00 341.30BAJAJCON 272.00 282.00 272.00 274.95ADVENZYMES 460.90 464.80 453.50 457.05COLPAL 1517.00 1535.90 1515.00 1528.60PHILIPCARB 203.50 208.20 203.00 205.00VINATIORGA 1695.00 1737.30 1693.95 1724.65BATAINDIA 1351.30 1370.90 1346.75 1368.55PRESTIGE 267.50 278.00 264.10 269.20MUTHOOTFIN 1205.05 1220.00 1195.00 1198.15NATCOPHARM 959.00 959.00 917.95 927.15METROPOLIS 2261.00 2343.40 2261.00 2306.10MPHASIS 1844.00 1868.00 1818.50 1847.45SUMICHEM 296.15 313.45 296.15 309.05VBL 986.45 1001.95 984.35 992.65KANSAINER 567.00 571.05 551.25 553.65

CCL 310.05 325.00 310.05 318.40SYNGENE 585.10 600.00 578.20 591.30CASTROLIND 125.00 127.35 125.00 126.55ORIENTELEC 283.65 290.00 279.85 288.85TATACOMM 1081.00 1098.95 1073.90 1080.35PNBHOUSING 363.50 389.00 363.50 372.20BBTC 1144.00 1192.35 1140.20 1172.65REDINGTON 185.10 193.80 180.00 188.85ABBOTINDIA 16150.00 16264.00 15701.0016193.55RAJESHEXPO 515.00 517.40 511.70 514.80JBCHEPHARM 1405.00 1450.00 1405.00 1434.00PGHL 5850.00 5864.40 5791.95 5809.75NAM-INDIA 345.10 351.40 333.00 349.15RADICO 565.00 572.75 552.05 569.65SJVN 26.20 27.55 25.95 27.05RITES 238.50 243.00 238.00 241.40CENTURYTEX 464.05 474.55 464.05 470.05CUB 166.20 168.30 164.75 166.20BASF 2477.35 2570.00 2458.25 2471.50JUBLPHARMA 848.00 868.20 838.85 847.45MOTILALOFS 729.00 745.75 717.30 731.55INOXLEISUR 272.00 281.35 272.00 280.25CGCL 464.35 466.65 456.30 460.15KTKBANK 63.00 65.60 62.70 65.15AVANTI 489.70 497.00 485.00 490.75ZYDUSWELL 2110.00 2155.00 2103.45 2111.65AJANTPHARM 2005.00 2023.15 1931.00 1942.50NH 405.40 411.35 405.00 406.20ASTRAZEN 3800.00 3840.00 3720.00 3782.55LINDEINDIA 1751.00 1832.60 1751.00 1797.90GSPL 264.00 276.85 263.70 270.85MFSL 912.00 921.25 908.20 918.35FDC 332.50 338.00 330.45 334.85GICRE 202.00 205.45 198.05 202.10CROMPTON 380.00 380.00 370.00 371.75EQUITAS 83.50 83.50 80.40 81.60MIDHANI 201.50 206.50 198.75 202.80APLLTD 959.45 966.25 951.50 952.75NILKAMAL 2100.35 2199.45 2090.00 2132.50EIHOTEL 88.50 93.00 88.25 91.65GDL 251.45 260.40 244.60 253.85GESHIP 390.60 399.00 382.50 391.25CYIENT 758.00 778.00 752.00 770.45STLTECH 230.00 233.30 225.15 228.65VIPIND 330.00 339.95 330.00 334.00ORIENTCEM 116.05 119.50 115.50 116.70MAHINDCIE 176.00 183.30 175.35 182.85IRB 104.40 109.60 104.40 108.00NIACL 152.00 157.85 151.05 157.053MINDIA 24486.25 25450.00 24342.0024910.95UJJIVANSFB 29.10 29.10 28.75 29.00SHK 151.25 154.45 148.60 150.85SIS 368.65 376.00 368.65 375.05GEPIL 260.00 268.15 259.00 259.95CSBBANK 262.30 275.95 262.30 273.65GRSE 171.25 179.95 171.10 177.65TIMETECHNO 82.60 86.20 82.40 84.10RELAXO 888.50 903.95 888.50 892.05KALPATPOWR 382.80 388.25 375.25 378.40CAPPL 575.50 587.15 572.90 576.95SUNTECK 268.20 268.50 262.50 266.60DBL 536.00 544.00 532.00 540.70GHCL 268.80 270.95 261.00 265.20EPL 238.00 252.80 235.00 236.40HAWKINCOOK 5558.00 5594.95 5461.05 5543.05UFLEX 431.00 446.35 431.00 438.00UBL 1218.00 1220.35 1194.00 1206.55ERIS 647.15 669.90 647.15 661.70SONATSOFTW 589.00 602.00 578.25 590.90AEGISLOG 329.75 344.30 325.50 337.45DHANUKA 845.00 872.50 840.75 855.65VGUARD 223.95 227.55 222.00 223.25HATHWAY 23.30 23.50 23.10 23.35SOBHA 456.65 472.55 456.65 463.40SUNDRMFAST 710.05 720.00 701.45 704.45SWANENERGY 133.85 134.10 131.00 131.25KEC 379.90 388.80 378.45 381.10ORIENTREF 315.00 326.00 315.00 317.20CREDITACC 607.00 618.70 593.85 595.20JAICORPLTD 89.65 92.25 88.25 90.30ALLCARGO 125.50 132.50 123.75 130.85ENDURANCE 1328.00 1353.00 1300.90 1324.90CANFINHOME 512.00 519.80 507.85 512.60HEIDELBERG 245.00 253.60 241.25 247.00GET&D 129.15 136.70 128.30 133.65HONAUT 41500.00 42213.75 41500.0042084.75WHIRLPOOL 2166.00 2166.00 2122.00 2145.70FLUOROCHEM 843.45 862.00 838.30 848.95KPRMILL 1477.25 1520.00 1470.00 1501.55ZENSARTECH 272.20 272.80 254.70 267.80MINDACORP 105.70 109.00 105.70 106.75FORCEMOT 1194.00 1238.50 1180.00 1211.25EDELWEISS 61.65 64.35 60.70 62.85JYOTHYLAB 145.00 147.50 144.60 146.20TATAINVEST 1070.00 1086.00 1059.85 1067.55APLAPOLLO 1259.00 1259.00 1232.15 1250.25TEAMLEASE 3226.00 3295.85 3200.00 3233.50FCONSUMER 6.82 6.89 6.71 6.75EMAMILTD 475.80 485.00 475.00 483.75GPPL 94.70 95.00 92.90 93.30WELCORP 147.60 149.20 145.10 146.55BLUESTARCO 831.60 831.60 816.65 819.90GLAXO 1453.00 1480.00 1450.00 1475.45INDOCO 361.75 368.50 348.70 356.50KAJARIACER 908.00 908.00 877.00 880.60BAYERCROP 5392.90 5515.00 5392.55 5468.75GARFIBRES 2720.00 2720.00 2628.35 2697.35PNCINFRA 223.95 224.75 220.85 223.00UJJIVAN 198.20 205.90 198.20 204.40

COCHINSHIP 368.65 373.35 364.20 367.85SANOFI 7830.00 7868.00 7751.00 7853.35AAVAS 2182.00 2258.65 2177.50 2250.70TTKPRESTIG 7286.00 7386.00 7218.05 7250.00NESCO 508.10 508.10 495.00 501.60SYMPHONY 1105.00 1115.00 1097.00 1099.45ABB 1371.65 1384.25 1364.00 1368.35SUPRAJIT 245.85 257.15 245.85 255.95

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Asharp rise in exports inApril is giving a hope that

the ambitious target of USD400 billion merchandise ship-ments can be achieved thisyear, Commerce and IndustryMinister Piyush Goyal said onTuesday. He also said that theDepartment of Commerce hastaken up several issues ofexporters with the Ministry ofFinance for their early resolu-tion, like RoDTEP (remissionof duties and taxes on exportproducts), MEIS (merchan-dise export from Indiascheme), and inverted dutystructure.

The minister added thatthere is a large potential forenhancing exports in severalsectors like pharmaceuticals,engineering, auto-component,fisheries and agro-products.

The minister was address-ing a meeting of export pro-motion councils. India’s mer-chandise exports in Apriljumped by 197 per cent to USD30.21 billion as against USD10.17 billion in April 2020 andUSD 26.04 billion in April2019. “Performance of exportsin April 2021 and 2020-21gives a hope that an ambitioustarget of USD 400 billion mer-chandise exports can beachieved this year,” the minis-ter said.

Regarding certain issuesbeing raised by exporters,Goyal said that they shouldapproach the Covid helpdesk ofthe department for resolvingthe problems emanating due toCovid-related measures.

Rates for RoDTEP havenot yet been announced by thefinance ministry even as thescheme would have to beimplemented from January.

Exporting community hastime and again urged the gov-ernment regarding the rates asit would help them in factoringin those rates while negotiatingprices of goods with interna-tional buyers.

The reimbursement oftaxes such as duty on powercharges, VAT on fuel in trans-portation, farm sector, captivepower generation, mandi tax,stamp duty and central exciseduty on fuel used in trans-portation would make Indianproducts competitive in theglobal markets.

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Moody’s Investors Serviceon Tuesday slashed India’s

growth forecast for the currentfinancial year to 9.3 per centsaying that the second wave ofcoronavirus infections hamperseconomic recovery andincreases risk of longer-termscarring.

Moody’s, which has a‘Baa3’ rating on India with anegative outlook, said obstaclesto economic growth, high debtand weak financial system con-train sovereign credit profile.

The US-based ratingagency had in February fore-cast a 13.7 per cent economicgrowth for the current fiscal(April 2021-March 2022). Asper official estimates, theIndian economy contracted 8per cent in the previous fiscalended March 2021.

“India is experiencing asevere second wave of coron-avirus infections which willslow the near-term economicrecovery and could weigh onlonger-term growth dynam-ics.

“The surge of the virus,which has been driven by ahighly contagious variant, hasput significant strain on India’shealthcare system with hospi-tals overrun and medical sup-plies in short supply,” Moody’ssaid.

Stating that the secondwave of coronavirus infectionshampers economic recoveryand increases risk of longer-term scarring, Moody’s said thereimposition of lockdown mea-sures will curb economic activ-ity and could dampen marketand consumer sentiment.

However, it does notexpect the impact to be assevere as during the first wave.Unlike the first wave wherelockdowns were appliednationwide for several months,the second wave ‘micro-con-tainment zone’ measures aremore localised, targeted andwill likely be of shorter dura-tion. Businesses and consumershave also grown more accus-tomed to operating under pan-

demic conditions.“As of now, we expect the

negative impact on economicoutput to be limited to theApril-June quarter, followedby a strong rebound in the sec-ond half of the year.

“As a result of thenegative impact of the secondwave, we have

revised our real, inflation-adjusted GDP growth forecastdown to

9.3 per cent from 13.7 percent for fiscal 2021 and to 7.9per cent from 6.2 per cent infiscal 2022,” Moody’s said.

Over the longer term,Moody’s expects growth to bearound 6 per cent.

“The credit profile of Indiais increasingly constrained byobstacles to economic growth,a high debt burden and weakfinancial system.

Policymaking institutionshave struggled to tackle andcontain these risks, exacerbat-ed by the coronavirus pan-demic,” it added.

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The gems and jewellery industry is staring ata sales washout on Akshaya Tritiya for the

second consecutive year as most of the States areunder lockdowns due to the raging second waveof the Covid-19 pandemic which has led to neg-ative consumer sentiment, say industry leaders.

Akshaya Tritiya, considered as an auspiciousday for buying gold and jewellery, falls on May14 this year. I

ndia is the worst-hit among all nations withthe second wave of the pandemic, which hasbeen killing more than 3,500 daily and infect-

ing close to 4 lakhs daily for weeks. The mas-sive caseload has nearly paralysed the medicalinfrastructure.

“The second wave of the pandemic is turn-ing out to be much worse than last year withhuge loss of life across the country. This has cre-ated an overall negative consumer sentiment.With almost 90 per cent of the states under lock-downs to curb the infections, retail jewellerystores are closed and no delivery is allowed. So,we are expecting a near washout of this AkshayaTritiya as well,” All-India Gems & JewelleryDomestic Council (GJC) chairman AshishPethe told PTI.

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Equity mutual funds wit-nessed a net inflow of

�3,437 crore in April, makingit the second consecutivemonthly infusion but lowerthan the amount recorded inMarch amid the second Covidwave.

The quantum is muchlower than the inflow of �9,115crore recorded in March,according to data from theAssociation of Mutual Funds inIndia released on Tuesday.

Equity schemes had con-sistently witnessed outflow foreight straight months fromJuly 2020 to February 2021.

“The net flows into equi-ty funds have continued, whichis very encouraging. Flowsslowed down a bit compared to

March largely because of thedisruption caused by the sec-ond wave of the pandemic,” GPradeepkumar, CEO of UnionAMC, said.

He also said the flow isexpected to pick up pace oncethe pandemic is brought undercontrol through increased lev-els of vaccination and othermeasures.

Making a similar state-ment, Arun Kumar, Head ofResearch at FundsIndia, saidthe inflow trend remains pos-itive while the recent spike incovid cases is a concern and weneed to monitor the impact oninvestor sentiment and behav-iour in the near term.

“With the second wave ofthe coronavirus pandemicputting pressure on citizens tohold a higher emergency cor-

pus for medical needs, investorinterest is a tad down and canbe expected to recover in thewaning phase of this healthscare,” Gopal Kavalireddi, Headof Research at FYERS, said.

Apart from equities,investors infused over �1 lakhcrore in debt mutual funds inApril after withdrawing �52,528 crore in March, on theback of strong inflows into liq-uid, money market andovernight segments.

Overall, the mutual fundindustry witnessed an inflow of� 92,906 crore across all seg-ments during the period underreview compared to an outflowof �29,745 crore in March.

As per the data, inflow intoequity and equity-linked openended schemes was at�3,437.37 crore in April.

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After Myanmar's militaryseized power by ousting the

elected Government of Aung SanSuu Kyi, they couldn't even makethe trains run on time: State rail-way workers were among the ear-liest organised opponents of theFebruary takeover, and they wenton strike.

Health workers whofounded the civil disobediencemovement against military rulestopped staffing governmentmedical facilities. Many civilservants were no-shows atwork, along with employees ofgovernment and private banks.

Universities becamehotbeds of resistance, and inrecent weeks, education at theprimary and secondary levelshas begun to collapse as teach-ers, students and parents boy-cott state schools.

One hundred days after theirtakeover, Myanmar's ruling gen-erals maintain just the pretenseof control. The illusion is sus-tained mainly by its partially suc-cessful efforts to shut down inde-pendent media and to keep thestreets clear of large demonstra-tions by employing lethal force.

More than 750 protestersand bystanders have been killedby security forces, according todetailed independent tallies.

“The junta might like peo-ple to think that things aregoing back to normal becausethey are not killing as manypeople as they were before andthere weren't as many peopleon the streets as before, but...The feeling we are getting fromtalking to people on the groundis that definitely the resistancehas not yet subsided,” said

Thin Lei Win, a journalist nowbased in Rome who helpedfound the Myanmar Nowonline news service in 2015.

She says the main changeis that dissent is no longer asvisible as in the early days of theprotests — before securityforces began using live ammu-nition — when marches andrallies in major cities and towns

could easily draw tens of thou-sands of people.

At the same time, saidDavid Mathieson, an indepen-dent analyst who has beenworking on Myanmar issues forover 20 years, “Because of thevery violent pacification ofthose protests, a lot of peopleare willing to become more vio-lent."

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Israel unleashed newairstrikes on Gaza early on

Tuesday, hitting the high-risehome of a Hamas field com-mander and two border tun-nels dug by militants, as Hamasand other armed groups fireddozens of rockets toward Israel.

It was an escalationsparked by weeks of tensions incontested Jerusalem.

Since sundown Mondaywhen the cross-border fightingerupted, 24 Palestinians --including nine children --were killed in Gaza, most byairstrikes, Gaza health offi-cials said. The Israeli militarysaid 15 of the dead were mili-tants. During the same period,Gaza militants fired more than200 rockets toward Israel, injur-ing six Israeli civilians.

This was preceded by hoursof clashes Monday betweenPalestinians and Israeli securi-ty forces, mainly in Jerusalembut also across the West Bank.More than 700 Palestinianswere hurt, including nearly 500who were treated at hospitals.

The current violence, likeprevious rounds, was fueled byconflicting claims overJerusalem, home to major holysites of Islam, Judaism andChristianity. The rival nation-al and religious narratives ofIsraelis and Palestinians arerooted in the city, making it the

emotional core of their longconflict.

In the past, cross-borderfighting between Israel andHamas, the group that rulesGaza, would typically end aftera few days, often helped bybehind-the-scenes mediationby Qatar, Egypt and others. Itwas not clear if that trajectorywould be repeated this time.

Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu warnedMonday that fighting could“continue for some time”. Lt ColJonathan Conricus, an Israelimilitary spokesman, toldreporters Tuesday that the mil-itary was in “the early stages”of strikes against Gaza targetsit had planned well in advance.

The escalation comes at atime of political limbo in Israel.

Netanyahu has been actingas a caretaker prime ministersince an inconclusive parlia-ment election in March. Hetried and failed to form a coali-tion government with his hard-line and ultra-Orthodox allies,and the task was handed to hissworn political rivals last week.

One of those rivals isIsrael's defence minister who isoverseeing the Gaza campaign.It is not clear if and to whatextent the toxic political atmos-phere is spilling over into mil-itary decision-making, thoughthe rival camps have unani-mously expressed support forstriking Hamas hard.

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Hit by a cyberattack, theoperator of a major US

fuel pipeline said it hopes tohave services mostly restoredby the end of the week as theFBI and administration officialsidentified the culprits as a gangof criminal hackers.

US officials sought tosoothe concerns about pricespikes or damage to the econ-omy by stressing that the fuelsupply had so far not experi-enced widespread disruptions,and the company said onMonday that it was workingtoward “substantially restoringoperational service” by theweekend.

The White House said in astatement late Monday that itwas monitoring supply short-ages in parts of the Southeastand that President Joe Bidenhad directed federal agencies to bring theirresources to bear.

Colonial Pipeline, whichdelivers about 45% of the fuelconsumed on the East Coast,halted operations last weekafter revealing a ransomwareattack that it said had affectedsome of its systems.

Nonetheless, the attack

underscored the vulnerabilitiesof the nation's energy sectorand other critical industrieswhose infrastructure is largelyprivately owned. Ransomwareattacks are typically carriedout by criminal hackers whoscramble data, paralyzing vic-tim networks, and demandlarge payments to decrypt it.

The Colonial attack was apotent reminder of the real-world implications of the bur-geoning threat. Even as theBiden administration worksto confront organized hackingcampaigns sponsored by for-eign governments, it must stillcontend with difficult-to-pre-vent attacks from cybercrimi-nals.

"We need to invest to safe-guard our critical infrastruc-ture,” Biden said on Monday.Energy Secretary JenniferGranholm said the attack “tellsyou how utterly vulnerable weare” to cyberattacks on U.S.Infrastructure.

The attack came as theadministration, still grapplingwith its response to massivebreaches by Russia of federalagencies and private corpora-tions, works on an executiveorder aimed at bolsteringcybersecurity defenses.

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Three senior journalistsworking for a news agency

in Myanmar who fled after themilitary government orderedits operations to stop havebeen arrested by police innorthern Thailand, their editorsaid Monday.

The three work for DVB,also known as Democratic Voiceof Burma, an online and broad-cast news agency, its executivedirector and chief editor, AyeChan Naing, said in an email.Burma is the former name forMyanmar and is still used bysome opponents of military rule.

He said the three, alongwith two activists, whom he didnot identify, were arrestedSunday in Chiang Mai durin arandom search by police. Theywere charged with illegal entryinto Thailand, he said.

From photos published by

local Thai media, it appeared thatthe journalists may have contin-ued to report from a single-storyhouse in which they seemed tohave set up a makeshift videoproduction studio.

Myanmar's junta, whichseized power in February andousted the elected governmentof Aung San Suu Kyi, hasattempted to silence indepen-dent news media by with-drawing their licenses and byarresting journalists. About 40are currently in detention,including at least two whowork for DVB.

Most of the detained jour-nalists are being held on a pro-vision in the Penal Code thatprohibits comments that “causefear,” spread “false news, (or)agitates directly or indirectly acriminal offense against aGovernment employee.”Violations are punishable by upto three years in prison.

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Nepal President Bidya DeviBhandari has called on

parties to form a new majori-ty government by Thursdayafter the one headed by theembattled Prime Minister K PSharma Oli lost a trust vote.

The Office of the President,in a statement on Monday,said President Bhandari hasdecided to invite parties toform a majority governmentpursuant to Article 76 (2) of theConstitution of Nepal.

She has allotted the partiesthree days' time, asking them tostake their claim to the gov-ernment by 9:00 pm onThursday, The HimalayanTimes reported.

As per the constitutionalprovision, a candidate requiresto submit signatures of law-makers belonging to two ormore political parties in par-liament to the Office ofPresident within the stipulatedtime. The President'sannouncement came shortlyafter Oli lost a trust vote in theHouse of Representatives. Oli,who decided to seek the trustof the 275-member House onhis government, managed togarner only 93 votes, which fell

short of 43 votes to reach the136-mark and win the vote ofconfidence during a specialsession of the lower house.

A total of 124 membersvoted against the confidencemotion while 15 membersstayed neutral, Speaker AgniSapkota announced onMonday. The session wasattended by 232 lawmakers.

Oli, 69, lost the vote of con-fidence motion, days after theNepal Communist PartyMaoist Centre led byPushpakamal Dahal‘Prachanda' withdrew its sup-port, reducing the governmentto a minority.

After Oli lost the trustvote, the Nepali Congress, theCommunist Party of Nepal(Maoist Centre) and a factionof the Janata Samajbadi Partyled by Upendra Yadav urgedPresident Bhandari to invokeArticle 76 (2) of theConstitution to pave the wayfor the formation of a new gov-ernment.

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Iran's powerful RevolutionaryGuard on Tuesday rejected

the US Navy's claim that fast-approaching Iranian speed-boats in the Strait of Hormuzsparked a tense encounter inthe already sensitive region.The Guard's website, sepah-news.Com, published a state-ment Tuesday sayingAmericans were guilty of using"false narratives and unprofes-sional behavior" and shouldmore strictly "abide by inter-national regulations."

Specifically, the statementsaid the Guard's navy warnedthe US vessels to stop their"provocative and aimless shoot-ing."

A day earlier, the US saidthe Revolutionary Guard sent13 armed speedboats too closeto US Navy vessels in the Straitof Hormuz on Monday. TheAmericans said a Coast Guardcutter fired warning shots whentwo of the Iranian boats camedangerously close.

The exchange comes asthe United States and Iranengage in indirect talks inVienna aimed at reviving the2015 Iran nuclear deal, whichthe United States left in 2018.

Pentagon spokesman JohnKirby declined to commentwhen asked about the Iranians'

intentions."Sadly, harassment by the

IRGC Navy is not a new phe-nomenon. It is something thatall of our commanding officersand the crews of our vessels aretrained to for," Kirby toldreporters at the Pentagon. "Thisactivity is the kind of activitythat could lead to somebodygetting hurt and could lead toa real miscalculation there inthe region, and that doesn'tserve anybody's interests."

It was the second time intwo weeks that a US shipopened fire to warn vessels ofIran's paramilitaryRevolutionary Guard.

On April 26, an Americanwarship fired warning shotswhen vessels of Iran'sRevolutionary Guard came tooclose to a patrol in the PersianGulf. That was the first suchshooting in nearly four years.The Navy released black-and-white footage of that encounterin international waters of thenorthern reaches of the PersianGulf near Kuwait, Iran, Iraqand Saudi Arabia.

In the latest incident, Kirbysaid 13 Iranian vessels maneu-vered at high speed toward sixNavy ships that were escortingthe guided missile submarineUSS Georgia through the Straiton Monday. The sub was sail-ing on the surface.

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Agunman attacked a schoolon Tuesday morning in the

Russian city of Kazan, killingeight people — seven eighth-grade students and a teacher —and leaving 21 others hospi-talised with wounds, Russianofficials said.

Russian media said somestudents were able to escape thebuilding during the attack,while others were trappedinside. Dozens of ambulanceslined up at the entrance to theschool after the attack, withaccess to the building fenced offby police.

Rustam Minnikhanov, gov-ernor of the Tatarstan republicwhere Kazan is the capital,said four boys and three girls,all eighth-grade students, diedin the shooting. Minnikhanov'spress service later said a teacherwas also killed.

“The terrorist has beenarrested, (he is) 19 years old. Afirearm is registered in hisname. Other accompliceshaven't been established, aninvestigation is underway,”Minnikhanov said after visitingthe school, adding that securi-ty had been restored.

Authorities said addition-al security measures wereimmediately put into place inall schools in Kazan, a city 700

kilometres (430 miles) east ofMoscow. They also announceda day of mourning onWednesday to honour the vic-tims of the shooting.

According to Tatarstanhealth officials, 21 people werehospitalised with wounds afterthe attack, including 18 chil-dren, six of whom were inintensive care.

Russia's state RIA Novostinews agency reported earlierthat 11 people had been killedin the Kazan shooting. Therewas no way to immediately rec-oncile the differing death tolls. Police opened a criminalinvestigation into the shooting.

Russian President VladimirPutin expressed his condo-lences to families of the victimsand those injured in the shoot-ing and ordered the govern-ment to revise gun regulationsin light of the attack. Russia'sEmergency Ministry has sent aplane with doctors and medicalequipment to Kazan.

While school shootings arerelatively rare in Russia, therehave been several violentattacks on schools in recentyears, mostly carried out by stu-dents.

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The UN health agency also said the B.1.617variant of Covid-19 seemed to be transmittingmore easily than the original version of the virus,and might possibly have some increased resis-tance to vaccine protections.

This can be reflected in the sharp surge inthe cases and deaths in India which is report-ing nearly 3 to 4 lakh cases daily.

India accounts for “38 per cent of globalcases reported in the past week,” as per the glob-al data.

Up till April 27, B.1.617 variant had beendetected in over 1,200 sequences uploaded onthe open-access database GISAID (the GlobalInitiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data)“from at least 17 countries”, the global healthagency said in its weekly epidemiologicalupdate on the pandemic. Most sequences wereuploaded from India, the UK, the US andSingapore, it said.

Since then, more than 350 sequences ofthis lineage have been detected with preva-lence increasing to 75 per cent at the end ofApril. The UK has already placed India on thered list, which prevents non-citizens or non-permanent residents from travelling to thecountry.

Globally, new Covid-19 cases increased forthe ninth consecutive week, with nearly 5.7 mil-lion new cases reported in the last week -- sur-passing previous peaks, the WHO update said.The B1617 variant has been deemed a ‘variantof interest’ instead of a ‘variant of concern’ bythe WHO.

However, the WHO has classified theBritish, South African and Brazilian variants ofCovid-19 as “variants of concern.”

“Preliminary modelling by WHO based onsequences submitted to GISAID suggest thatB1617 has a higher growth rate than other cir-

culating variants in India, suggesting potentialincreased transmissibility, with other co-circu-lating variants also demonstrating increasedtransmissibility,” the WHO update said.

“Other drivers may include challengesaround the implementation and adherence topublic health and social measures and socialgatherings (including mass gatherings duringcultural and religious celebrations, and elec-tions),” it added.

Earlier, the Indian Covid-19 variant was a“variant of interest” (VOI). The elevation fromVOI to “variant of concern” (VOC) is done whena SARS-CoV-2 mutant shows evidence of ful-filling at least one of the criteria such as easiertransmission/ increased severity ofillness/reduced neutralization by antibodies/reduced efficacy of drugs and treatment andreduced efficacy of vaccines or vaccine escapeability, as per the WHO.

Last week, the Public Health Englandnamed B.1.617.2 a variant of concern as evidenceshowed that the virus had increased transmis-sibility.

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doctors says the drug should be adminis-tered if the radiological investigation, includingx-ray or CT scan, shows peculiar ground-glassopacity or lung lesions.

Prof GD Puri, Intensive Care, PGI said, “Various studies have found that Remdesivirgiven in patients of moderate covid 19 disease(Covid-19 patients developing hypoxia at roomair), reduce the duration of hospitalization, onlyif started within the first 8 days of symptomonset.

“Remdesivir is not likely to be beneficial after10 days, in patients already on a ventilator. It isalso not indicated in patients with raised liver

enzymes (>5 times normal limit). It has thepotential to worsen renal functions and maycause arrhythmia, so needs to be used with cau-tion/ under monitoring.”

He warned: “There are very limited indi-cations for using Remdesivir and a very narrowtherapeutic window, so it should be judicious-ly used.”

However, critical care expert and formernational president of the Indian Society ofCritical Care Medicine, Subhal Dixit said, “Inmy opinion, all patients with lung lesions on scanshould get remdesivir irrespective of hypoxia.Why wait for hypoxia to set in? I have used thedrug in quite a few patients with Covid-19. Mypersonal experience with remdisevir has beengood,”

“It all depends upon the selection ofpatients. Starting the drug at the right time iscrucial. The beneficial effects of the drug are seenafter 3-4 days. The drug also helps curtail thepatients’ oxygen needs,” he said, according toreports.

Regarding Tocilizumab, a strong immunesystem suppressant, Dr GD Puri said since it canenhance the incidence of secondary bacterialinfections in the patients, it should be used onlyafter ruling out significant bacterial or fungalinfections. “Various studies have not shown anymortality benefit in critically ill patients”, hepointed out.

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Not only this, WHO experts also carried outa thorough review of the work of 2,000 gov-ernment teams working in the field.

“The WHO mentioned in its report how theYogi government provided facilities for screen-

ing and treatment of corona patients in com-munity centers, panchayat buildings and schoolsin rural UP. Two mobile vans were deployed inevery block of the district by the government forCovid testing,” a government spokesman said.

The official said that 1.41 lakh teams ofHealth department were working day andnight for the campaign . Besides, the Yogi gov-ernment has also deployed 21,242 observers tomonitor the operation of Covid management.

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“But start to experience another set of seri-ous psychotic symptoms. The reasons for it maybe due to multiple sensory deprivations in ICUswith no windows, excessive sleep disturbance orirritability due to beeping machines, staffmovement and excessive light, acute stress, med-ication reactions, excessive fever, toxins in thebody, hypoxia and dehydration,” added Phogat.

Due to these, the patients are in a state ofdelirium accompanied by delusions) and hal-lucinations, restlessness, agitation, paranoia, dis-orientation, and clouding (unable to recognisethe time of the day, place at which they are andpersons who are around), nightmares andother abnormal symptoms), Dr Phogat said.

A medical assessment and mental statusexamination of the patients is done to determinethis condition. It is usually controlled by review-ing the medicines of the patient, bringing in fam-ily members and familiar objects, checking dehy-dration, fever, and infections. Patients may alsobe treated with anti-psychotic drugs, she said,adding such conditions may further deteriorateto despair.

Despair is a condition similar to depression.Clinical despair is profound and existential hope-lessness, helplessness, powerlessness, and pes-simism about life and future.

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JEE Main has been postponedonce again. While many are nothappy with the continuos delays,

but it goes without saying that it isdefinitely the need of the hour. Moreso, when the country is witnessingmore than 3.5 lakh cases per day.

“Nobody can do anything abouthis. The only positive part is that stu-dents are getting more time tostudy,” Nitin Vijay, ManagingDirector, Motion Education, says.

With that being said, it is not thetime for students to lose hope andor become complacent, instead theyshould utilise this period to studyand work upon their weak subjects.

“If a student was preparing toattempt the May session, we assumethat he must have completed his syl-labus. Hence, the students nowhave to follow proper revisionstrategies. They have to revise

every chapter twise at least in thenext two months. Their focus shouldbe on following correct revisionstrategies, this will help them bigtime,” Vijay tells you.

Students can start by focusingon their weak concepts and prac-ticing as much as they can.

However, this might not be aseasy as it sounds. The continuousdelays might result in students los-ing motivation. Hence, keepingyourself motivated is the key.

“Students have to keep them-selves motivated. Thinking about thepositive side of getting extra time forpreparation might help. But, at thesame time they have to realise thatevery student is getting the sameamount of time. Hence, they have toutilise it in the best possible man-ner. This time will change theircourse of future. Students need to

remove all the frustration and neg-ativity and concentrate on theirstudies,” he explains.

Improving speed is another fac-tor students can work upon duringthis time.

“Identify your mistakes andcorrect them. Most of the time, stu-dents tend to miss spotting theirmistakes, this way they continue todo it. Next, work on your accuracyand speed. This will give you moti-vation to study. Learn to read ques-tions in one go, this is one part thatmost of the students miss on. Theydon’t know how to read a questionin one go,” Vijay says.

The reason behind this is thatstudents don’t read a question as afull statement, they read it word byword. “Try to read the question asa statement, picture what it says inyour mind and then comprehend it.

Keep on practicing and you willlearn to read questions in one go.Good strategy coupled with moti-vation will help you achieve goodscore,” he explains.

He emphasises on the fact thatthese delays don’t mean wastage oftime. It is clearly a bonus time forstudents.

“If you and your family are safeat home, thank God and see the timeas a gift. If you can change yourmindset, you can change your life.It’s a game of mindset,” he says.

He adds that the students at hisinstitute have already understoodthis and are busy asking questionsand solving problems without think-ing about the rest of the things. “Theones who are genuinely interested instudies, can study any where at anytime. They just need motivation,”Vijay says.

As the need for healthcare services is ona constant rising spree, so is the need

for the resources those who can ensure thesmooth facilitation of such services. Tomeet the growing demands, graduates areoften seen opting for a certified HospitalAdministration course that helps them inenhancing their knowledge related to thehealthcare management sector.

In simpler terms, HospitalAdministration is a course that incorpo-rates the studies related to the managementof various operations and departments ina hospital. A professional who pursues thecourse and attains the title of a HospitalAdministrator is responsible for oversee-ing and organising the health services andmonitoring the day-to-day activities of ahospital or a healthcare unit rangingfrom managing staff and budgets to com-municating between departments andensuring appropriate patient care amongstother duties.

In times like these, when every health-worker is working extremely hard to con-tribute their bit in saving the human-race,the Hospital Administration course is gain-ing massive popularity and the studentspursuing it are looked up with utmostrespect and dignity. The rising demand forthe health professionals emphasises on theneed to choose from the significant cours-es available online.

Here is a quick guide of the best com-prehensive and advanced HospitalAdministration Online Courses that willdefinitely help learners add the right skillset to their portfolio as per industry-demand and land an instant job.

Henry Harvin: The HospitalAdministration course offered by HenryHarvin equips learners with the mostessential conceptual and technical knowl-edge in management and trains the stu-dents for all the hospital administrationfunctions required in any healthcare unit.The course focuses on core topics likeaccounting, finance, human resourcemanagement, information systems, man-agement, marketing, hospital laws, andmany more. The 12 month course offersevery participant live projects & case stud-ies for improved understanding of the sub-ject.

Medvarsity: The Master class inHospital Administration course offered byMedvarsity is eligible for all the graduatescoming with any disciplinary background.The Master class in HospitalAdministration course enables students toacquire conceptual and technical knowl-edge in management and prepares the stu-dent for hospital administration functions

in a hospital. The curriculum focuses oncore topics like accounting, finance,human resource management, informationsystems, management, marketing, hospi-tal laws and many more. The 12 monthsonline course covers four modules andoffers live lectures with expert faculty fromthe healthcare industry.

Manipal University: The MHA(Master of Hospital Administration)Programme strives to prepare health pro-fessionals to transform into knowledgeable,ethical and innovative health administra-tors who can contribute positively to thebetterment of the healthcare sector. Theprogramme aims to create competentpersonnel in the field of hospital & health-care in a professional manner to optimisecare delivery and healthcare costs withoutcompromise on quality. This course is afull-time postgraduate programme spreadover two years. The university promises togroom all the budding administrators in

a highly academically surcharged envi-ronment.

Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth’s Centre forOnline Learning: The institute offersonline certificate course in hospital andhealth care management. Based in Pune,India, they offer this course via onlinemode. The programme’s objective is todevelop the most-competent hospitaladministration professional in the field ofhospital and health care administration.Students, who hold bachelor’s degree, aregraduates in any discipline from a recog-nised university or are diploma holders areeligible for this course. The 300 hourscourse provides real experience to candi-dates who will culminate to develop a highdegree of conceptual, analytical skills andquality technical knowledge base amongcandidates and preparing them well tomanage complex health care domains.

ICRI: The online PG Diploma inHealthcare Management course offered byICRI India aims to impart requisite knowl-edge and expertise on the concept objec-tives, operational policies, procedures,etc. in operational management of variousdepartments of Hospital and HealthcareOrganisations. This includes the devel-opment of conceptual skills in planning,policy formulation, healthcare financing,resource planning, hospital & healthcarematerial management, Hospital accredi-tation process in India, research method-ology and healthcare services projectwork. Spanning over a period of sixmonths, this course is available for all theundergraduates and postgraduates in LifeSciences, Microbiology, Biotechnology,Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing,Homoeopathy, Ayurvedic and VeterinaryScience with min 50 per cent.

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Majority of aspirants who plan topursue a Master of Business

Administration (MBA) consider it as aprogramme that equips them with thenecessary knowledge and skills, whichcan make them to build a lucrativecareer in business and management.Knowledge is imparted through lecturesessions, case based teaching, role playbased learning, etc . Many Indian BSchools are exploring the ways andmeans to provide experiential learningopportunities to their aspirants. Thereare a few premier Indian B Schoolswhich have made it mandatory to haveexperiential learning in every subjectthat is taught to the students.

Here are five popular ways by whichIndian B Schools are offering experi-ential learning opportunities to theirstudents.

Summer internship and live pro-ject opportunities

Summer internships and live pro-jects provide students an opportunity toapply their learning to the real-worldproblems of organisations. Almost all BSchools have Summer Internships andlive projects built in their curriculum.Summer Internship is an excellent plat-form provided to the students to 'learnby doing' which is 'experiential learn-ing'. Given the rapidly changing busi-ness landscape, Summer internships areone of the most popular forms of expe-riential learning, which helps studentsto gain an insight into the demands ofthe workplace. Live project opportuni-

ties give the students an opportunity toapply and integrate theory with practice.They get to understand the how thedecisions that they take and efforts thatthey put in, give results in real businessscenarios.

Case competition by corporateSeveral organisations launch their

case competitions in select premier BSchools. These case competitions givea platform to the students to work in realworld corporate challenges. This formof experiential learning is appreciatedand sought after by the students. Casecompetitions not only helps them learnthe nuances of business, but also givesthem job opportunities with the sameorganisation which launches the com-petitions. Students who give the bestsolution to the case are offered jobs withlucrative compensation.

Capstone projectA capstone project is a multifaceted

assignment that serves as a culminatingacademic and intellectual experience forstudents pursuing their managementprogram. In this mode of experientiallearning students pursue independentresearch on a question or problem oftheir choice, and engage in scholarlydebates. They are guided by a facultymentor who helps them to articulate andcreate a white paper or a journal arti-cle that reflects a deep understanding ofthe topic.

Students’ councils activitiesThere are few B Schools in India

which are fully student-driven where the

students pursuing their MBA areencouraged to participate in the deci-sion-making process that helps themlearn the experiential way and alsoshapes their personality. The Students’council is the student body responsibleand accountable for almost all activitiesconducted on the campus of a B School.The teams consist of students from thefirst and second year who are led bycoordinators. These coordinators forman executive council to oversee allactivities. The executive council isempowered to plan their budgets, setgoals and they work independently onall business processes related to admis-sions, placements, corporate relations,managing online presence, etc.

International immersion pro-grammes

A few premier Indian B Schoolsoffer their MBA students an opportu-nity to travel abroad and attend a part-ner B School. The students enrol for afew subjects which can help them takesome credits for the fulfilment of theirdegree. Students often benefit fromgaining critical cross-cultural skills,broadening their perspective andenhancing their understanding of busi-ness in a global context. InternationalImmersion Programmes have proved tobe a wonderful approach to experien-tial learning.

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Today, as a nation, we need to stand together to tackle thegrim situation that we are in. The times are indeed chal-

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Manav Sthalians have always stood for a social causededicatedly and wholeheartedly extending maximum sup-port during such times of distress. In our constant endeav-ours to render timely help, under the guidance of MamtaBhatnagar, Director and Founder principal, Dipti A Bhatnagar,Principal, Manav Sthali School initiated Manav Suraksha —Manav Helpline on May 2 to provide real time informationon the availability of beds in hospitals, oxygen, plasma, tif-fin services, ambulances, lab/CT scan, chemist etc. in Delhito the ones in need.

Manav Suraksha team is jointly managed by AnushasitSainanis and Student Council members along with a teamof 80 students who are working 24/7 to help people .Theteam receives an average of 800 calls a day and works onfive levels. First, class-wise leaders are appointed to collectleads for portfolios that are oxygen, plasma, doctors, beds,tiffin service, medicines, and labs.

These leads are then verified by class volunteers. ThePR team is in direct contact with patients and provides nec-essary help from collected leads. The core team managesand supervises the functioning of the Suraksha group andassigns tasks to volunteers. The IT team maintains a data-base of leads and resources. This list is updated twice a day.The FB team provides required resources to people whoreach out on Facebook for help. In these grim times, theManav Sthali warriors all stand together united as ever toextend ourselves to society.

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The next round of applications for admission into the under-graduate programmes led by the London School of

Economics and Political Science (LSE) in India at the IndianSchool of Business & Finance (ISBF), New Delhi, are closingon May 15, 2021.

Students pursuing Accounting & Finance at ISBF will alsobe eligible for exemptions in eight out of 13 examinations ofAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

ISBF has an intake of only 120 undergraduate students acrossits five programmes. It follows a rounds-based rolling admissionspolicy, which means that other things equal, applicants of ear-lier rounds have a higher likelihood of being accepted into theprogramme of their choice. It also means that applications willbe closed as soon as all seats are filled.

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It has been close to two years sincewe launched the product but wehaven't gone live as yet for the firstbatch. First batch starts in October ofthis year. This is because KarnatakaState Higher Education has announcedthe next academic year will start inOctober. We are also in the finalphase of getting approvals for theuniversity so all of that will be in placebefore the academic year starts. �What are some of the courses thatare being offered to students?

We have five majors. One of themis mobility. Then we have Life Sciences.Number three is digital transformation.Then we have interactive tech. At No5 is Energy Sciences. Degrees areBTech then Bachelor of Design (BDes)then BSc and BBA. �How does a student apply?

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sample each one of this or each one ofthem over a period of six to months.�What about faculty?

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We are priced at �7 lakh perannum for academics and then resi-dential is �1.8 lakh.�What’s your vision in next fiveyears?

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The University of Vaasa,Finland invites appli-cations for Global

Student Scholarships. Thesponsorship will be rewardedto students who wish toundertake any master’s degreeprogramme can apply.

Eligibility: The studentsmust be first-year applicantsonly. Supporting documents:A copy of the (foreign) degreecertificate or a provisionalcertificate; Transcripts of uni-versity records.

Admission require-ments: The students mustcomplete 120 ECTS to beaccepted into a master’sdegree programme.

Language requirement:The students must submitthe following English lan-guage proficiency test scores:TOEFL PBT – 580; TOEFLIBT – 92; RPDT – a mini-mum score of 20 reading sec-tion, a minimum score of 20in the listening section, and aminimum score of 22 in thewriting section. Mybestscoresis also accepted.

How to apply: Studentsare required to apply to theirpreferred master’s programmeonline. Accepted students willautomatically be considered.

Application deadline:The date is July 31, 2021.

The Baylor University

has announced need-based awards for inter-

national students.The grant is available for

the academic year 2021-2022.Award: The Baylor

University will provide thestudents with need-basedawards from $1,000 to $5,000towards their study in the US.

Eligibility: Internationalstudents can apply. All hon-ours degree programmesoffered by Baylor are applic-able.

Supporting documents:The students are required topresent the following docu-ments to the university: Essay;High school transcripts; Testscores. Other degree-specificrequirements

Admission require-ments: The students musthave an average SAT scorebetween 1200 and 1380 or anaverage ACT score of 26 to 32to be admitted at Baylor.

Language requirement:The students must have therequired score of the follow-ing English language profi-ciency tests: IELTS – 6.5.TOEFL IBT – 80 overall.

How to apply: The stu-dents must apply online usingthe Baylor Online Applicationor Common Application. Toapply to receive the aid, thestudents must complete theFASA application and theCSS profile for need-basedaid.

Application deadline:The last date to apply isNovember 2, 2021.

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Veteran opener ShikharDhawan and flamboy-ant allrounder-turned

specialist batsman HardikPandya will be locked in a two-way fight for India captaincy ifShreyas Iyer doesn’t get fit intime for the white-ball tour ofSri Lanka in July.

India’s limited overs spe-cialists will be playing threeT20 Internationals and as manyODIs in the island nation dur-ing the second half of July,when big guns like Virat Kohliand Rohit Sharma will be inEngland for a marquee five-match Test series.

“It is still not clear ifShreyas will recover fully andwill be match-fit in time fortour of Sri Lanka. Normally, asurgery of this scale along withrest, extensive rehab and train-ing to get back in shape takesaround four months,” a seniorBCCI source privy to selectionmatters said.

“In case Shreyas was avail-able, he would have been theautomatic choice for captaincy.”

It’s only logical that the twocontenders for captaincy are35-year-old Dhawan, who hashad good “one and half IPLs”in last two seasons and Pandyajunior, who is one of the mostaccomplished match-winners.

“Shikhar has had two verygood IPL including this cur-tailed one and being the senior

most among those who areavailable for selection, he is avery strong contender. Also hehas been a solid performer forIndia for past eight years,” an

official said.As far as Hardik is con-

cerned, his reputation as awhite-ball match-winner can’tbe discounted either.

“Yes, Hardik hasn’t beenregularly bowling for MI orIndia in recent times. However,he is the man with x-factor andamong options available. He is

miles ahead of his peers interms of being an impact per-former. And who knows, maybe extra responsibility bringsthe best out of him.”

Pandya was included in thefour-Test series at home againstEngland so that his bowlingworkload is increased keepingthe England tour in mind butit is learnt that the Baroda manis unlikely to bowl more thanan odd over or two in the short-est format or ODI in nearfuture.

“Hardik, after his backsurgery to cure stress fracture,is not the same bowler any-more. He was a fast mediumbowler before injury but tobowl at a brisk 135 kmph pluspace consistently, it couldimpact his back.

“So he is focussing more on

his match finishing skills,” aperson in the know of thingssaid.

MATCHES IN COLOMBOColombo’s R Premadasa

Stadium will host all the match-es in India’s upcoming limitedovers series against Sri Lanka.

“We plan to host the entireseries at one venue. As of now,it has been decided that thePremadasa Stadium will hostthe fixtures. Obviously, itdepends on how the situationis around that time,” Arjuna deSilva, Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC)Administrative Committeechairman, told Sportstar onMonday.

“With the Covid situationfluid, we cannot allow fans yet,so all the matches will beclosed-door affairs,” De Silvasaid.

India are reportedly set toarrive in Sri Lanka for the serieson July 5 and, after the teamcompletes its week-long quar-antine, will play the ODI seriesstarting on July 13. The T20Iseries will begin on July 22.

“As of now, we will stick tothe protocol where the playerswill have to undergo hardquarantine for the first threedays and in the next four days,they will be allowed to train.However, if there are anyrevised guidelines by theHealth Ministry around thattime, we will have to followthat,” he added.

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Former Pakistan leg-spinnerDanish Kaneria reckons

India has missed a trick by notpicking a wrist spinner for theWorld Test Championship finalagainst New Zealand as youngRahul Chahar would haveadded another dimension totheir attack.

Last week, Indiaannounced the squad for nextmonth’s World TestChampionship final againstNew Zealand, to be held fromJune 18 in Southampton, and afive-match series againstEngland from August 4.

“India has selected quite astrong team. Overall, theirsquad of is good. But the thingto note is that they have notselected a wrist spinner,”Kaneria said from Karachi.

“They have finger spin-ners — Ashwin, WashingtonSundar, Axar Patel andRavindra Jadeja — but theydon’t have a wrist spinner, aright arm leg spinner,” the legspinner added.

Kaneria, who representedEnglish county side Essex, saidthat the conditions in Englandis conducive for leg breakbowlers.

“When you play inEngland, and I have a lot ofexperience playing there —eight years of county cricket indifferent con-ditions —there ism o i s -ture.

“When the season starts thecounty matches are going onand after that the sun comes outand the wicket gets baked andthe moisture stays.”

“Where there are seamconditions, a leg spinner isvery useful and that’s why I hada successful tenure when Iplayed county cricket. So, it isa little concerning that there isno leg spinner in the team.

“Finger spinners can con-tain but having finger spinnerand a wrist spinner can makean impact on the team,” headded.

The 40-year-old, feelsChahar could have been a use-ful addition in the Indian team.

“Rahul Chahar, his height,the way he delivers the ball, heshould have been in the team.New Zealand has Ish Sodhi, atall leg spinner and Virat Kohlialways struggles against a legspinner as we saw it with(Adam) Zampa.

“So, I feel if there is placeopen for a leg spinner thanChahar, who has played forMumbai Indians and India andhas performed well, has googly,flipper and leg spin, could havebeen useful.”

India head to the UK onthe back of series victoriesagainst Australia and India butKaneria cautioned that NewZealand are also a formidableside that has a strong bowlingline up.

“Indian is playing goodcricket, they have won series inAustralia and then againstEngland but NZ will not be aneasy opponent as they are verytough in this type of conditionwhere the ball seams. They havea very strong bowling line up.

“India’s batting needs todeliver like Rishabh Pant

did well in Australiabut Ajinkya Rahaneand CheteshwarPuajar couldn’t scoremany runs that is ascause of concern.

“You win Testcricket because ofbowlers, once youhave five topbowlers in yourrank who can take20 wickets there isa change of win-ning a Test match.”

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Mumbai Indians fieldingcoach James Pamment

has claimed that some seniorIndian players did not likebeing subjected to restrictionsinside the currently-suspend-ed IPL’s bio-bubble but it feltcompletely safe till the timecases from participating teamshadn’t come to light.

Pamment did not elabo-rate on his assertion about theIndian players and did not takeany names either.

“Some of the seniorIndian guys don’t like beingrestricted and told what todo,” he was quoted assaying by stuff.co.nz.

“But we did feelsafe — at no pointdid we feel thebubble would becompromised ... We feltthe travel was alwaysgoing to be a chal-lenge.”

The NewZealander, said he andthe MI players startedto feel apprehensiveshortly before the com-petition was halted.

“It was when casesstarted to come with theteams. They were a littlemore fearful, a little moreapprehensive,” said the52-year-old, whoreturned home onSaturday.

“Chennai (CSK)

announced their cases andwe’d played Chennai at theweekend, so straight away,the dynamic changed. I cer-tainly noticed from withinmy group. I’d spend most ofmy time with the Kiwis andthe Aussies, their mindset hadchanged.

“We started to get Indianguys in our environmentwhose families were sick.There were bereavements aswell and we were taking a bit

of a cue from those guyswho were saying ‘no,we want to carry on’and the messages were

coming back that thisis a good distrac-

tion.”Pamment said

at no stage did hefeel his healthwas going to be

put in jeopardywithin the

bubble setup by MIat aMu mb ai

hotel.He said long

before the suspensionof IPL, he was aware

of the pandemic gettingworse in India and theevent should not havebeen spread across sixvenues.

“If it (IPL) had beenheld solely in Mumbai,

perhaps it’d have beeneasily managed.”

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India have all the bases cov-ered for the World Test

Championship (WTC) finalagainst New Zealand, saidformer wicketkeeper ParthivPatel. Parthiv said that the factthat a batsman like KL Rahulis not finding a place in thesquad shows how strong thebatting lineup is.

“If we talk about batsmen— Rohit Sharma, ShubmanGill, Virat Kohli, AjinkyaRahane, Cheteshwar Pujara,Rishabh Pant — there’s aproper band of proper bats-

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Pace legend Curly Ambrosebelieves the current lot of

Caribbean youngsters doesn’treally understand what cricketmeans to the West Indies andso the two-time world champi-ons will never be able to relivethe glory days again.

West Indies had lifted firsttwo World Cup titles in 1975and 1979 and it took 33 yearsfor the team to claim anotherICC title when Darren Sammyhad guided them to the 2012T20 World Cup crown andrepeated the feat four years later.

“Most of the youngsters wehave now probably don’t quiteunderstand what cricket meansto West Indians in the WestIndies and abroad becausecricket is the only sport thatreally unites Caribbean people,”Ambrose told Talk Sports Live.

“This is no disrespect to theplayers we have now because wehave a couple of guys who havesome quality in them and canbecome great, but what we

have to understand is that Idon’t think we will ever seethose great, exceptional glorydays again.”

The 57-year-old, whoclaimed 405 wickets in 98 Testsbetween 1988 and 2000, said itis difficult to find talentedcricketers from the islandnation nowadays.

“It’s going to be difficult tofind another Viv Richards or a

(Demond) Haynes and(Gordon) Greenidge, a BrianLara, Richie Richardson, youknow, a Malcolm Marshall,Curtly Ambrose, CourtneyWalsh, Michael Holding, AndyRoberts, and the list goes onand on, Clive Lloyd,” Ambrosesaid.

“It’s going to be extremelydifficult to find those qualityplayers again.”

Ambrose said West Indiesteam can improve their ICCrankings but won’t be able todominate the way it did in the80s and 90s.

“When we were the bestteam in the word, West Indiansall over the globe could walkand boast about how good wewere because we were the best,so it’s going to be difficult to seethose glory days again,” hesaid.

“Yes, we can be competitiveand climb up the ICC rankingsand be a force to be reckon withagain, but those glory days, Idon’t think we will see themagain.”

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England have a busyInternational schedule

from June onwards and theplayers are unlikely to beavailable for the remainderof the suspended IPL if theT20 tournament is resched-uled this year, says ECBDirector of Cricket AshleyGiles.

The IPL was suspendedlast week after multipleCOVID-19 cases inside itsbio-bubble. There are twowindows for the T20 event tobe resumed this year — oneis in the second half ofSeptember and before theT20 World Cup (October-November) and the other is

after mid-November.But England’s top players

will be in action at bothtimes. They have tours toBangladesh and Pakistan in

September and October,while they will compete withAustralia at the Ashes rightafter the T20 World Cup.

“We’re planning on

involvement of Englandplayers in England matches.We’ve got a full FTP sched-ule. So if those tours toPakistan and Bangladesh aregoing ahead, I’d expect theplayers to be there,” Gilessaid as quoted byESPNcricinfo.

There were 11Englishman in various fran-chises in the suspended IPL.

“None of us knows whata rearranged IPL looks like atthe moment, where it’s goingto be or when. But fromwhen we start this summeragainst New Zealand, ourprogramme is incrediblybusy,” Giles said.

“We’ve got a lot ofimportant, high-profile

cricket including the T20World Cup and the Ashes.And we’re going to have tolook after our players.”

Giles dismissed sugges-tion that this signals a changein approach from the ECB asthe management had earlierallowed up to a dozen play-ers to miss the Test seriesagainst New Zealand at thestart of June due to theirinvolvement in the IPL.

“The New Zealand sce-nario was very different.Those Test matches wereformalised at the end ofJanuary, by which time allthose contracts and NOCs(no objection certificates)were signed for full involve-ment in the IPL.”

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The Olympic-bound Indianshooting team on Tuesday left

for Croatia for a two and a halfmonths training-cum-competitiontour, its final tune-up to the upcom-ing Tokyo Games.

With coaches and support staffin tow, a 13-member Indian shoot-ing team took off for Croatian cap-ital Zagreb, where it will undergo atraining camp before leaving forOsijek to take part in the EuropeanChampionships (May 20 to June 6)followed by the combined ISSFWorld Cup (June 22 to July 3).

“Team India takes off in 20mins. Bon Voyage, Get the nose tothe ground and work hard for yourinevitable success team,” RaninderSingh, president of the National RifleAssociation of India (NRAI) tweet-ed just before the team’s departure.

The two Olympics bound skeetshooters Angad Vir Singh Bajwa andMairaj Ahmad Khan will be basedin Italy.

The Indians, including GurjoatSingh Khangura, took part in theongoing shotgun World Cup inLonato, where they could not make

the final of the men’s skeet event onMonday.

The team left in a charteredflight arranged by the NRAI.

After the stint in Croatia, theteam will directly leave for Tokyo toparticipate in the Olympics, begin-ning on July 23.

The ISSF World Cup in Osijekis being organised in place of the oneearlier scheduled in Baku,Azerbaijan (from June 21 to July 2),which got cancelled due to a surgein Covid-19 cases in that country.

There will be nine coaches forthe 13 rifle and pistol shooters butsome coaches like Samaresh Jung,Jaspal Rana and Ronak Pandit couldnot travel with the team for variousreasons.

Foreign rif le coach OlegMikhailov was also a part of thetravelling contingent but longtimepistol coach Pavel Smirnov couldnot leave on Tuesday as he did notget his visa. He is likely to join theteam next week.

As per the standard Covid-19protocols in Croatia, the Indian con-tingent will serve a mandatoryquarantine before starting the train-ing.

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men who can bat well inEngland. Everyone scoredruns, and there is a sparebatsman in KL Rahul.Imagine KL Rahul not find-ing a space in the Testsquad, so how strong thissquad could be,” Patel toldStar Sports.

The former Indianstumper from Gujarat saidthat India have a strongbase of fast bowlers andspinners to pick from.

“You talk about fastbowlers, we’ve got (Jasprit)Bumrah, Ishant (Sharma),(Mohammad) Shami and if

either of them is not fitthen there’s MohammadSiraj and Umesh Yadav.There’s enough depth in thesquad,” he said.

“Then there is AxarPatel, who was probablybeen the man of the matchin a lot of matches againstEngland. He came in placeof Ravindra Jadeja and itfelt like Jadeja will beout. Now RavindraJadeja and(Ravichandran) Ashwinwill be back, so I thinkthis squad looks real-ly strong,” said Patel.

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Rome: Two-time Olympic champion RafaelNadal on Tuesday became the latest top tennisplayer to admit that he had not yet decidedwhether he would participate in the TokyoGames this summer, still giving himself time todecide according to “circumstances”.

The 34-year-old Spaniard won Gold in thesingles in Beijing in 2008, adding another Goldin the doubles with Marc Lopez in Rio de Janeirofive years ago.

“In a normal world I would never considermissing the Olympics. There is no doubt aboutthat,” he said. “Everybody knows how importantthe Olympics are for me.

“Under these circumstances, I don’t know.Let’s see what’s going on in the next couple ofmonths. But I need to organise my schedule.

Nadal is the latest top tennis star to voice hisconcerns about the Tokyo Games. On Monday,Serena Williams said she was undecided aboutgoing to the Olympics. AFP

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