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T wo days before lockdown 4.0 ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday discussed about the views of Chief Ministers on further opening up several sectors of economy with strict social dis- tancing norms if the lockdown were to be continued beyond May 31. For the past three days, the Home Minister was collecting inputs and suggestions from all Chief Ministers. Highly placed officials say the Centre may give more power to the States to decide on opening up the economic activities and defin- ing containment zones. Many Chief Ministers have reportedly preferred the con- tinuation of the lockdown, but there is a near consensus on opening up many sectors as well as malls and public trans- ports, including metro services. While all Chief Ministers urged the Home Minister to speed up economic activities and gradual return of public life, they also expressed their apprehension about being flooded with surge of patients when the country relaxes the strict lockdown norms. As per sources, two special Covid-19 panels set up by the Centre have submitted their recommendations for the exit strategy. The panels have sug- gested that the Centre should do away with all lockdown curbs except keeping schools, colleges, movie halls and reli- gious places closed till situation improves. The panel has also recom- mended not to reopen inter- State travel and said that the efforts should be directed towards strengthening con- tainment measures in the worst-hit districts. The worst-hit 13 districts are: Municipalities of Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi/New Delhi, Ahmadabad, Thane, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata/Howrah, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu) and Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu). These 13 districts are hav- ing 70 per cent of the positive cases in India. The Centre and the States of these 13 cities have already decided a plan on the geographical definition of con- tainment zones. The Home Minister also apprised the Prime Minister of the outcome of the talks between the Cabinet Secretary and 13 Municipal Commissioners and District Magistrates from the sensitive cities. The Central Government is expected to announce its decision on the lockdown with- in the next two days. Prime Minister may speak up on this on May 31 scheduled “Mann Ki Baat”, said officials. At present, the current lockdown rules prohibits open- ing up of hotels, malls, public transports in containments zones. There is expected to be a dilution on this and shops inside the malls and hotels may be allowed to open with limited number of entries. Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said all religious places will be allowed to open in the State from June 1 but not more than 10 people can pray at a time. “Temples, Gurudwaras, Mosques and all religious places in the State are closed. They will open from June 1 but not more than 10 people will be allowed at any given point of time. No assembly would be allowed in religious places,” Mamata said. D eaths of large number bats due to brain haemorrhage, caused by excessive heat in the last few days in Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have sparked fears as bats are sus- pected to be linked to the ori- gin of coronavirus in Wuhan in China. The forest department offi- cials suspect that bats are dying due to rise in temperature and non-availability of water as the heat has dried up the lakes and ponds in several parts of the country. The post-mortem report of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly said bats died due to brain haemorrhage, caused by excessive heat in Gorakhpur’s Belghat area early this week. IVRI Director RK Singh said there were no traces of coronavirus or rabies in the dead bats. “The bats have a high immunity level and are not affected by any pathogen - - virus or bacteria -- though they can be carriers of the virus,” he said. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Delhi Government, Ishwar Singh told The Pioneer that severe heat- wave could be the reason behind death of bats but due to coronavirus pandemic. The caracass of these bats will be sent for postmortem to know the exact reasons of the death, he said. The Animal Husbandry Department of the NDMC has picked up the bat remains from the Motilal Nehru Marg area in Delhi to know the exact reasons of the death. I n yet another sensational incident in Uttar Pradesh, a priest and his son were found dead outside a temple in Rasoolpur Sarai village under the limits of Nakhasa police station in Sambhal district on Friday. The local residents sus- pected that the two were mur- dered, but the local police claimed that investigation pointed that both the priest and the son committed suicide due to depression and illness. They sent the bodies for post- mortem and were waiting for report before heading further with the investigation. Reports said that some local residents reached the Shiv temple in Rasoolpur Sarai vil- lage for darshan on Friday morning when they found the priest missing. As they went nearby to look for him, they were shocked to see both the priest and with his son both were lying dead. I ndia on Friday overtook China in terms of corona- related fatalities and raced towards 5,000 death count even as the number of fresh cases saw third straight day of spikes with Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh registering huge numbers. India has reported a total of 1,73,140 coronavirus cases and 4,975 deaths till Friday after it reported 7,783 infections and a massive 264 death count from across the country on Friday. China which had reported the first Covid-19 case in December last year has registered over 82,995 cases and around 4,634 deaths. Data shows 10,652 people have been treated and dis- charged so far. The recovery rate stands at 42.89 per cent. According to the Ministry’s website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comor- bidities. On Friday, Delhi, Haryana, Karnatakata, and Uttarakhand reported biggest single day spike as Covid-19 continued to spread viciously across the country. Maharashtra continue to remain headache for the health authorities, as it contributed another day of big spike record- ing 2,682 positive cases on Friday, with Mumbai alone contributing a total of 35,458 cases to the States tally. Coronavirus has infected a total 62,228 people in the finan- cial capital of the country. The fatalities in the State have shot up to 2,098. Tamil Nadu, after slipping to the third position on Thursday, again disturbingly surged ahead on Friday to acquire second slot among the worst hit States. It witnessed high number of coronavirus cases at 874 taking the total count to 20,246 cases on Friday. At least 9 people have died due to coronavirus infection in the State taking the death toll to 157. Delhi recorded its biggest spike in Covid-19 tally in sec- ond consecutive day at 1,106 fresh cases while the number of active coronavirus patients stood at 17,387. It witnessed 82 deaths bringing the total fatal- ities to 357 in the State. The national Capital had recorded over 1,000 cases in a day for the first time on Thursday since the outbreak. T he coronavirus-led disrup- tion of Indian economy slowed down the GDP to 3.1 per cent in January-March and to an 11-year low of 4.2 per cent for the full fiscal 2019-20 amid a drop in consumption and investment. The slowdown is also result of overall economic decelera- tion even before the Government imposed a lock- down to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections from March 25, 2020. The GDP is expected to continue on the downward journey and gain speed in the next few quarters. The GDP growth stood at 5.7 per cent in the corre- sponding quarter of 2018-19, according to data released by National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday. The Indian economy grew at 4.2 per cent during 2019-20 as against 6.1 per cent in 2018-19. I ndia on Friday denied that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump recently held a tele- phonic talk over the issue of Ladakh and China. This asser- tion came hours after Trump said he had spoken to Modi and “he is not in a good mood on what is going on in China.” Contradicting the US President’s claim, sources said, “There has been no recent contact between Modi and US President Trump. The last con- versation between them was on 4 April, 2020, on the subject of Hydroxychloroquine.” Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic con- versation with his US counter- part Mark T Esper at the latter’s request. The two Ministers briefed each other on the respective experience of fight- ing the Covid-19 pandemic and vowed to continue the excellent bilateral cooperation in this regard, the Defence Ministry said. The two leaders reviewed progress on various bilateral defence cooperation arrange- ments and expressed their commitment to further pro- mote defence partnership. To this end, Singh invited Esper to visit India. Singh also accept- ed Esper’s condolence over lives lost in eastern India dur- ing Cyclone Amphan recently, and briefed him on India’s relief efforts. The two Ministers also exchanged views on regional developments of shared security interest. Trump made the remarks about talking to Modi on Thursday while reiterating his offer to mediate between India and China on what he called a “big conflict” going on between the two nations. He was apparently refer- ring to the tension on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh with four stand-offs now on between the armies of India and China. C hhattisgarh’s first Chief Minister Ajit Jogi suc- cumbed to cardiac arrest in a hospital here on Friday at the age of 74, doctors and his fam- ily members said. Jogi suffered another car- diac arrest around 1.30 pm and doctors battled for over two hours to revive him but were unsuccessful. He breathed his last around 3.30 pm, said a medical bulletin from the Shree Narayana Hospital. Jogi, who was admitted to the hospital on May 9 after a heart attack, had slipped into coma the next day. Condolences poured in for the veteran politician. R enowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla died at a private hospital here on Friday evening, his family said. He was 90. While speculation was rife that Daruwalla was admitted to Apollo Hospital here a few days ago after he tested posi- tive for coronavirus, his son Nastur denied it, saying his father was being treated only from pneumonia. According to his website, Ganesha Speaks, he had pre- dicted that Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Moraji Desai, Narendra Modi will Prime Minister. Kolkata: West Bengal Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose has tested positive for coro- navirus, making it the first such case in the Mamata Banerjee-led State Cabinet, a well-placed source in the Government said on Friday. Bose has been advised to undergo home quarantine after his test results came. C hina on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer to “mediate” between India and China to end their border standoff, say- ing the two countries are capa- ble of properly resolving their differences through dialogue and did not require the help of a “third party.” A s lockdown 4.0 ends on Sunday, the Delhi Government recommended to the Union Home Ministry for lockdown 5.0 as the num- ber of Covid cases in the national Capital rose by 1,106 with total tally touching 17,387 and 82 people dying on Friday. The Delhi Government believes that places where large gatherings take place, like cinema halls, should remain closed. “Schools and colleges should also remain closed,” said Health Minister Satyender Jain. The Delhi Government wants to speed up all eco- nomic activities and for this the Government had allowed DTC to resume operations keeping social distancing, bus station hygiene, sanitisation of buses, autos and cabs in mind. While the decision on metro is pending but the City Government wants DMRC to start its operations. During discussion with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Chief Minister is reported to have requested for the resumption of Metro ser- vices. “The Delhi Government has put a request before Centre for Delhi Metro. The Central Government will take the call,” a Government official said. I n a big jump, Haryana on Friday reported its highest single-day surge yet, with 217 new Covid-19 cases, taking the State's case tally to 1,721. Of these, 762 cases were active. So far, the total number of deaths due to the infection is 19 in the State, even as cases con- tinued to pour in from four dis- tricts in the National Capital Region (NCR). Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday expressed concern on the spread of Covid-19 in various NCR districts of the state say- ing the State Government is working with complete dili- gence in this regard. "Necessary steps are being taken and mon- itoring is being done by the Health Department to safe- guard the people of the State. Covid-19 testing facilities and other necessary equipments have been increased in many districts of the State," he said, adding that people can keep themselves safe by following social distancing norms besides which wearing masks is also mandatory. A total of 59 patients have recovered from various hospi- tals of the State over the last 24 hours. According to the State Government’s health bulletin, 217 fresh cases were reported from Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonepat, Nuh, Palwal, Panchkula, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Narnaul, Hisar, Rewari, Charkhi Dadri, Kaithal and Kurukshetra. Of the total fresh cases, worst-hit NCR districts of Gurugram reported 115 cases, Faridabad 31 cases and Sonipat 19. Continued on Page 2

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    For the past three days, theHome Minister was collectinginputs and suggestions from allChief Ministers. Highly placedofficials say the Centre maygive more power to the Statesto decide on opening up theeconomic activities and defin-ing containment zones.

    Many Chief Ministers havereportedly preferred the con-tinuation of the lockdown, butthere is a near consensus onopening up many sectors aswell as malls and public trans-

    ports, including metro services.

    While all Chief Ministersurged the Home Minister tospeed up economic activitiesand gradual return of publiclife, they also expressed theirapprehension about beingflooded with surge of patientswhen the country relaxes thestrict lockdown norms.

    As per sources, two specialCovid-19 panels set up by theCentre have submitted theirrecommendations for the exitstrategy. The panels have sug-gested that the Centre shoulddo away with all lockdowncurbs except keeping schools,colleges, movie halls and reli-gious places closed till situationimproves.

    The panel has also recom-mended not to reopen inter-State travel and said that theefforts should be directedtowards strengthening con-tainment measures in the

    worst-hit districts.The worst-hit 13 districts

    are: Municipalities of Mumbai,Chennai, Delhi/New Delhi,Ahmadabad, Thane, Pune,Hyderabad, Kolkata/Howrah,Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur,Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu)

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    cases in India. The Centre andthe States of these 13 cities havealready decided a plan on thegeographical definition of con-tainment zones.

    The Home Minister alsoapprised the Prime Minister ofthe outcome of the talksbetween the Cabinet Secretaryand 13 MunicipalCommissioners and DistrictMagistrates from the sensitivecities.

    The Central Governmentis expected to announce itsdecision on the lockdown with-in the next two days. PrimeMinister may speak up on thison May 31 scheduled “Mann KiBaat”, said officials.

    At present, the currentlockdown rules prohibits open-ing up of hotels, malls, public

    transports in containmentszones.

    There is expected to be adilution on this and shopsinside the malls and hotelsmay be allowed to open withlimited number of entries.

    Meanwhile, West BengalChief Minister MamataBanerjee on Friday said allreligious places will be allowedto open in the State from June1 but not more than 10 peoplecan pray at a time.

    “Temples, Gurudwaras,Mosques and all religiousplaces in the State are closed.They will open from June 1 butnot more than 10 people will beallowed at any given point oftime. No assembly would beallowed in religious places,”Mamata said.

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    Deaths of large number batsdue to brain haemorrhage,caused by excessive heat in thelast few days in Delhi, Biharand Uttar Pradesh havesparked fears as bats are sus-pected to be linked to the ori-gin of coronavirus in Wuhan inChina.

    The forest department offi-cials suspect that bats are dyingdue to rise in temperature andnon-availability of water as theheat has dried up the lakes andponds in several parts of thecountry.

    The post-mortem reportof the Indian VeterinaryResearch Institute (IVRI) in

    Bareilly said bats died due tobrain haemorrhage, caused byexcessive heat in Gorakhpur’sBelghat area early this week.

    IVRI Director RK Singhsaid there were no traces ofcoronavirus or rabies in thedead bats. “The bats have ahigh immunity level and are

    not affected by any pathogen -- virus or bacteria -- thoughthey can be carriers of thevirus,” he said.

    Principal ChiefConservator of Forest, DelhiGovernment, Ishwar Singh toldThe Pioneer that severe heat-wave could be the reasonbehind death of bats but due tocoronavirus pandemic. Thecaracass of these bats will besent for postmortem to knowthe exact reasons of the death,he said.

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    In yet another sensationalincident in Uttar Pradesh, apriest and his son were founddead outside a temple inRasoolpur Sarai village underthe limits of Nakhasa policestation in Sambhal district onFriday.

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    to depression and illness. Theysent the bodies for post-mortem and were waiting forreport before heading furtherwith the investigation.

    Reports said that somelocal residents reached the Shivtemple in Rasoolpur Sarai vil-lage for darshan on Fridaymorning when they found thepriest missing.

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    India on Friday overtookChina in terms of corona-related fatalities and racedtowards 5,000 death count evenas the number of fresh casessaw third straight day of spikeswith Maharashtra, Delhi, TamilNadu, Gujarat, West Bengal,Uttar Pradesh registering hugenumbers.

    India has reported a total of1,73,140 coronavirus cases and4,975 deaths till Friday after itreported 7,783 infections anda massive 264 death countfrom across the country onFriday. China which hadreported the first Covid-19case in December last year hasregistered over 82,995 cases andaround 4,634 deaths.

    Data shows 10,652 peoplehave been treated and dis-charged so far. The recoveryrate stands at 42.89 per cent.

    According to the Ministry’swebsite, more than 70 per centof the deaths are due to comor-bidities.

    On Friday, Delhi, Haryana,Karnatakata, and Uttarakhandreported biggest single dayspike as Covid-19 continued tospread viciously across thecountry.

    Maharashtra continue toremain headache for the healthauthorities, as it contributedanother day of big spike record-ing 2,682 positive cases onFriday, with Mumbai alonecontributing a total of 35,458cases to the States tally.Coronavirus has infected atotal 62,228 people in the finan-

    cial capital of the country. Thefatalities in the State have shotup to 2,098.

    Tamil Nadu, after slippingto the third position onThursday, again disturbinglysurged ahead on Friday toacquire second slot among theworst hit States. It witnessedhigh number of coronavirus

    cases at 874 taking the totalcount to 20,246 cases on Friday.At least 9 people have died dueto coronavirus infection in theState taking the death toll to157.

    Delhi recorded its biggestspike in Covid-19 tally in sec-ond consecutive day at 1,106fresh cases while the number ofactive coronavirus patients

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    The coronavirus-led disrup-tion of Indian economyslowed down the GDP to 3.1per cent in January-March andto an 11-year low of 4.2 percent for the full fiscal 2019-20amid a drop in consumptionand investment.

    The slowdown is also resultof overall economic decelera-tion even before theGovernment imposed a lock-down to curb the spread ofCovid-19 infections fromMarch 25, 2020.

    The GDP is expected tocontinue on the downwardjourney and gain speed in thenext few quarters.

    The GDP growth stood at5.7 per cent in the corre-sponding quarter of 2018-19,according to data released by

    National Statistical Office(NSO) on Friday.

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    at 4.2 per cent during 2019-20as against 6.1 per cent in 2018-19.

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    Contradicting the USPresident’s claim, sources said,“There has been no recentcontact between Modi and USPresident Trump. The last con-versation between them was on4 April, 2020, on the subject ofHydroxychloroquine.”

    Meanwhile, DefenceMinister Rajnath Singh onFriday held a telephonic con-versation with his US counter-part Mark T Esper at the latter’srequest. The two Ministersbriefed each other on therespective experience of fight-ing the Covid-19 pandemicand vowed to continue theexcellent bilateral cooperationin this regard, the DefenceMinistry said.

    The two leaders reviewedprogress on various bilateraldefence cooperation arrange-ments and expressed theircommitment to further pro-

    mote defence partnership. Tothis end, Singh invited Esper tovisit India. Singh also accept-ed Esper’s condolence overlives lost in eastern India dur-ing Cyclone Amphan recently,and briefed him on India’srelief efforts. The two Ministersalso exchanged views onregional developments ofshared security interest.

    Trump made the remarksabout talking to Modi onThursday while reiterating hisoffer to mediate between Indiaand China on what he called a“big conflict” going on betweenthe two nations.

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    keeping social distancing, busstation hygiene, sanitisation ofbuses, autos and cabs in mind.

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    Haryana Chief SecretaryKeshni Anand Arora onFriday directed the Agriculturedepartment and district admin-istrations to take all necessaryprecautions in advance to tack-le any potential attack of locustswarms in the state. The chiefsecretary gave the directionswhile presiding over a reviewmeeting regarding monitoringand control of locusts in Haryana

    with officers of the Agriculturedepartment and other concerneddepartments here.

    During the meeting,Additional Chief Secretary,Agriculture and FarmersWelfare department, SanjeevKaushal said that Haryana hasalso been put on high alert afterinsect attacks have been report-ed in neighbouring Rajasthan.Special supervision teams havebeen constituted to tackle thesituation and spread the aware-

    ness about the same across thestate, Kaushal said.

    Further to control thelocust attack, adequate stock ofpesticides have been madeavailable through HAFED andHaryana Land Reclamationand Development Corporationand farmers can get the prod-ucts from these agencies ifrequired, he said. The officialadded that after locust swarmsattacked crops in neighbouringRajasthan and few other states,

    nine districts in Haryana wherethe insect attack is expectedhave been put on high alert andadequate arrangements havebeen made in advance to tack-le any attack.

    Kaushal said that theAgriculture department hasstocked enough pesticides andinsecticides and has alsoformed a farmers'' group onWhatsApp. The farmers havealso been asked to remain vig-ilant about locusts, he said. He

    informed that though the locustswarms have not entered thestate till now, all necessary pre-cautions are being taken inadvance including activation oftractor mounted spraying facil-ities and constituting a responseteam for close monitoring oflocust control activities.

    Along with this, deputycommissioners have been askedto coordinate and hold dailymeetings with the response teamfor quick mobilisation, he said.

    The chief secretary wasapprised that Agriculturedepartment officers are in reg-ular touch with JodhpurCentral Institute for LocustWarning (Locust WarningOrganisation) for gatheringnecessary details about theswarms'' movement.

    Locusts, popularly knownas "tiddi dal", are short-hornedgrasshoppers with highlymigratory habits and vora-cious feeding behaviour.

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    Himachal Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur on Fridayurged the Union Governmentto convert Chaudhary SarwanKumar Himachal PradeshKrishi Vishwavidalaya (CSKH-PKV), Palampur into CentralAgriculture University for thebenefit of the entire NorthWestern Himalayan Region.

    In a letter written to theUnion Agriculture MinisterNarendra Singh Tomar, theChief Minister said that aCentral Agriculture Universitywas established at Imphal inManipur in 1993 with con-stituent colleges in six States ofNorth-Eastern HimalayanRegion. He said that in 2014the Union Governmentplanned to open one moreCentral Agriculture Universityat Pusa in Bihar.

    Thakur said that the NorthWestern Himalayan Region ofthe country with a populationof 3.1 crore and area 3,31,953square kilometers comprisethe Union Territories of Jammuand Kashmir and Ladakh andthe States of Himachal Pradeshand Uttrakhand. He said thatthe region being rich in biodiversity and natural resources

    like minerals, water and forestswas suited for cultivation ofvarious crops.

    He said that HimachalPradesh being a key State inthis region and major riverbasins like Satluj, Ravi, Beas,Chenab and Yamuna fall in theState and the State offers hugepotential in agriculture andallied sectors, the existence ofan institute of higher learningand research in the form ofCentral Agriculture Universitywould go a long way to bringmuch needed prosperity to thepeople of the entire North-Western Himalayan Region.

    Chief Minister said thatChaudhary Sarwan KumarHimachal Pradesh KrishiVishwavidalaya, Palampur wascentrally located and well con-nected by air, road and rail. Hesaid that it has adequate exist-ing infrastructure and sprawlingcampus of about 615 hectareswith constituent colleges ofAgriculture, Veterinary andAnimal Sciences, CommunityScience and Basic Sciencesincluding a network of about 12regional research stations/substations and eight Krishi VistarKendras located on 233 hectaresof land in different agro-climaticzones of the State.

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    Haryana, PrincipalAccountant General(Accounts and Entitlement)Office has launched an onlinegrievance redressal system forcases related to pension revi-

    sion of State Government pen-sioners.

    Principal AccountantGeneral, Vishal Bansal onFriday said the facility hasbeen started to resolve thecases related to revision ofpension by the Drawing andDisbursing Officer concerned,who will send their informa-tion to the Accountant GeneralOffice through online process.

    He said that AccountantGeneral's Office will send thepension authority online tothe Drawing and DisbursingOfficer, Treasury andPensioner.

    In addition, the pensionerscan also obtain the pensionauthority through user ID cre-ated at their own level. For thisfacility, pensioners will have toregister themselves on this sys-tem.

    Bansal said further pen-sioners can also contact on thetoll free number 18001023292and can also register theircomplaint on the online grievance redressal systemthrough their mobile num-bers.

    He said that the pensionerwill be informed about thegrievance redressal on hismobile as well as the grievanceredressal system.

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    From Page 1The other districts which reported cases were Palwal (7), two

    new cases each from Nuh and Bhiwani; one each fromPanchkula, Sirsa and Kurukshetra; three cases each fromNarnaul, five new cases each from Hisar, Rewari and CharkhiDadri; seven new cases from Kaithal. Total numbers of activeCovid-19 cases in the state are 762, while 940 patients have recov-ered.

    The State has a recovery rate of 54.62 per cent, fatality rateat 1.10 per cent while tests per million being conducted are 4,376,the bulletin said. According to the bulletin, Haryana has tested1,10,940 people, out of which 1, 05, 169 were found negative whilereports of 4,050 samples were awaited.

    As many as 59 patients walked out of hospital from differ-ent districts of the State on Wednesday. So far, 940 patients havebeen cured and discharged from hospitals in Haryana, includ-ing the 14 Italian nationals.

    Meanwhile, with a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Delhi-NCR, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij onFriday suggested that the lockdown should continue beyond May31 and justified the strictness at the Delhi border, saying a freemovement will lead to a surge in corona virus cases in the state.

    Vij said, “If you ask my personal opinion, strictness will haveto be maintained. Giving more relaxations at this stage can leadto increase in cases. Because the stage at which corona virus isright now, need of the hour is that lockdown should be extend-ed.”

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    SAD on Friday took the issueof alleged multi-crore seedscam in Punjab with the Centre.Party’s MP and the Union FoodProcessing Industries MinisterHarsimrat Kaur Badal has urgedthe Union Agriculture andFarmers’ Welfare MinisterNarendra Singh Tomar to deputea central team to Punjab toconduct an impartial probe intothe intra-state ‘Seed Scam’.

    At the same time, she hasalso recommended suitableaction to save farmers who hadbeen duped by being sold spu-rious breeder seeds of paddy atthree times their cost. She hasalso urged that the case be for-warded to the CBI for a thoroughprobe.Harsimrat, who wrote tothe Agriculture Minister on theissue, said that a massive seedscam had been detected inPunjab which besides affectingthe livelihood of farmers in theneighbouring states, could havepan-India ramifications also.

    “Unscrupulous elementsplaying with the lives of farmersshould be stopped in their tracksimmediately…there is a need tosafeguard the interests of farm-ers”, she said.

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    Shimla:Himachal Governmenthas given status of second lan-guage to Sanskrit and nowefforts should be made to makeit more practical and simple sothat it could be popularizedamongst the masses, ChiefMinister Jai Ram Thakur saidon Friday.

    After releasing theNewsletter of H.P. Board ofSchool EducationDharamshala, the ChiefMinister said that the effort ofthe Board in bringing out theNewsletter in Hindi, Sanskritand English was indeed laud-able.

    He said the Governmentwas committed to ensure thatstudies of the students do notsuffer due to lockdown in thewake of corona pandemic,adding that the DoordarshanGianshala Programme has alsobeen launched by the StateGovernment to provide hometeaching facility to the students.

    Thakur also felt the need topromote moral education,vedic maths and vocationaleducation in school curricu-lum. PNS

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    issued to the State’s jewellers,banks, gold loan companies aswell as other establishmentsdealing in cash, the police hasasked them to ensure that peo-ple entering their premises musttake off their mask or face cov-ering once in front of a CCTVcamera to prevent robberies.

    The police also urged peo-ple to share information aboutthose claiming to offer “gen-uine” movement passes amidthe ongoing lockdown inreturn for money. DirectorGeneral of Police (DGP) ManojYadava has ordered all districtpolice chiefs to ensure that jew-ellers, banks, gold finance com-panies etc. in their respectivejurisdiction display the advi-sory asking people to removetheir mask in front of theirestablishments. The DGP in astatement here informed thatwearing of face mask at workand public places has beenmade compulsory by the gov-ernment in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

    “Now, with the gradualopening up of the lockdown,there is a possibility of crimi-nal elements taking advantageof the difficult times by wear-ing face masks. Not onlyknown habitual offenders, butnew criminals could alsoindulge in anti-social activitieslike theft/robbery,” Yadava said.

    “If any unfortunate inci-dent happens, the criminals canbe apprehended with the helpof the photograph captured inthe CCTV cameras,” he added. PNS

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    Violation of Covid-19 safetynorms are all set to cost theviolators dear in Punjab with theState Government enhancingthe penalties for violating theinstructions and guidelinesissued to contain the spread ofthe novel coronavirus.

    So, the next time you stepout of your house, make sure towear a mask and abide thesocial distancing norms as theviolators will have to shell outfine, ranging between �500and �3,000.

    As per the latest order bythe state Health and FamilyWelfare Department, the penal-ties, imposed by the state gov-ernment vide order dated May15, 2020, have been enhanced“for better management andcontrol of Covid-19”.

    According to the order,issued by the Director HealthServices Avneet Kaur, a penal-ty of Rs 500 has been fixed forthose who don't wear a mask inpublic places or for spitting ina public place.

    For violating home quar-antine instructions, a fine of�2,000 will be imposed on theviolators. A penalty of �2000will also be imposed for vio-

    lating social distancing normsby owners of shops or com-mercial places, and also for vio-lating social distancing normsby car owners.

    However, for violating thesocial distancing norms by theowner of buses, they have topay a fine of �3000, while forthe same violation in auto rick-shaws or two-wheelers, thefine has been fixed at �500.

    “The Government hasenhanced the penalties in caseof violation of instructions andguidelines issued to contain thespread of coronavirus to fur-ther strengthen the manage-ment and control of Covid-19,”said the state Health MinisterBalbir Singh Sidhu, in thehigh-powered review meetingof Health Department.

    Taking cognizance of vio-lation reports about theinstructions and guidelinesconcerning the Covid-19 acrossthe State, Sidhu pointed outthat penalties need to beenhanced and made morestringent to keep Punjab safefrom the claws of pandemic.

    The Minister made it clearthat an officer, not below thepost of Block development andPanchayat Officer (BDPO), NaibTehsildar, and any official autho-rized by the DeputyCommissioners, can impose thepenalties under the provisions ofEpidemic Disease Act, 1897.

    “The non-payment of fineby the violators will attract legalaction under section 188Indian Penal Code (IPC) as perregulations framed under the

    Epidemic Disease Act, 1897,”said the Minister.

    CHANDIGARH SET TOSLAP FINE FOR NOTWEARING MASKS

    With neighboring Punjaband Haryana Governments slap-ping fine on citizens for notwearing masks in public spacesto stave off the spread of Covid-19, the ChandigarhAdministration may too followsuit.

    While it is mandatory forthe residents to wear a mask orcloth to cover their faces inpublic places in Chandigarh byan order issued by UTAdministration on April 9,violations are reported everyday in the city.

    Manoj Parida, Adviser toUT Administrator told ThePioneer “With several statesimposing the penalty on peo-ple for not wearing mask, theUT Administration is consid-ering the same. “The finaldecision in this regard will betaken by the UT AdministratorVP Singh Badnore,” he said.

    Both Punjab and HaryanaGovernments have issued noti-fications for imposing fine of�500 each for not wearingmask and spitting in public.

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    Punjab Chief Minister CaptAmarinder Singh on Fridaywelcomed the Supreme Court’sorder on charging no faresfrom migrant workers, pro-viding them with food andensuring they don't travel byfoot.

    “I am happy that Punjabhas been following these as amandate. Let's do our best tohelp the needy amidst unprece-dented #Covid-19 crisis,” tweet-ed the Chief Minister.

    As of now, Punjab hasfacilitated the journey of morethan 4.84 lakh migrant work-ers through 375 special trainsmaking it amongst the ‘bestperforming states’ in thisregard. “We would run ninemore trains tomorrow fromdifferent locations across theState,” said the nodal officer andPrincipal Secretary (PWD)Vikas Pratap.

    Pratap said that already, the

    Chief Minister has directedthe State Government to doeverything possible to ensurethat no migrant worker facesany hardship in Punjab, espe-cially on account of travellingback to his home state.

    Sufficient trains wouldkeep running on need-basedassessment carried to ensure allthose who want to return areunited with their families in ahassle-free manner, he saidadding that the StateGovernment would continue torun these trains till needed.

    As many as 375 SpecialShramik Trains have been runfrom the State since May 5 tillnow.

    The assessment has beencarried out to review the mas-sive efforts till now and to havea fair idea about trains neededin the coming days, he added.

    Out of total 375 SpecialShramik Trains run so far, asmany as 226 trains have goneto Uttar Pradesh, with anoth-er 123 taking migrants to Bihar,followed by nine to Jharkhand,seven to Madhya Pradesh andthree to Chhatisgarh and twofor West Bengal.

    One train each has gone to

    Maharashtra, Andhra Prasesh,Manipur, Tamil Nadu andUttrakhand.

    Notably owing to proactivearrangements of food and shel-ter provided by State, lakhs ofmigrants have willingly decid-ed to stay back in Punjab dur-ing lockdown.

    The State Government hasalready spent Rs 26 crores tillnow in form of cost of thesetrain operations, which arebeing run by the DeputyCommissioners in collabora-tion with the railway authori-ties of Ferozepur and AmbalaDivision.

    Ludhiana ranks first withmaximum 188 trains beingrun from there, followed byJalandhar (76), Amritsar (29),Patiala (24), Mohali (23)besides Ferozepur (15), Doraha(7), Sirhind (6), Bathinda (3),Gurdaspur (2), and one eachfrom Hoshiarpur, andPathankot.

    The state government hasgone the extra mile to mitigatetheir sufferings of workers andfood, water and other essentialshave also being provided to allthose travelling back home fortheir journey.

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    With Punjab on Fridayreporting 20 coronaviruspositive cases having source ofinfection from other states,the state Health and FamilyWelfare Minister Balbir SinghSidhu asserted that there was aneed to reduce the domesticflights especially from Mumbaiand Ahmedabad where highernumbers of Covid-19 caseshave been reported to containthe spread of contagion in theState.

    “Most of the cases report-ed in Punjab are having thetravelling history from otherStates and countries. So as toprevent the community spreadlevel, there is a need to putfocus on passengers, especial-ly coming from high risk statesand countries,” said Sidhu whilepresiding over theDepartment’s review meeting.

    The Minister said that hewould discuss this key issuewith the Chief Minister in theCabinet Meeting to be held onSaturday.

    Notably, the state reported39 fresh cases on Friday, ofwhich 23 have source of infec-tion from outside Punjab — 21from other states and two fromforeign countries.

    Sidhu said that Punjab hasregistered only 2.8 percent pos-itive cases among 72,468 sam-ples. “It is on record that only

    151 positive persons (notknown) in the State don’t haveany travel history. Of the 99.9percent contact tracing, 1476persons with travel historyhave been found positive,which is about eight percent,”he said.

    At the same time, theMinister issued the instructionsto ensure maximum samplingof passengers to trace theaffected persons.

    The Minister said that the

    State would conduct a thor-ough audit of all deaths to fur-ther control the death rate inPunjab. “So far, 40 unfortunateinstances have been reported,occurring mostly in patientsover 50 years. Almost all wereafflicted with serious underly-ing illness like end-stage kidneydisease and Cancer, HIVbesides uncontrolled diabetesand high blood pressure,” hesaid/

    Sidhu instructed theDirector Health Services DrAvneet Kaur to table the file ofvacant posts of Medical andparamedical staff, that wouldbe put up in the next Cabinetmeeting to overcome the short-age of staff.

    “Earlier, the people didn’thave the faith in the HealthDepartment. But, with thequality health services provid-ed by the State Government inthe health establishments, nowthey have full faith in statehealthcare services,” he said.

    The Minister also asked theofficers present in the meeting tofurther strengthen the manage-ment and control of Covid-19.He added that the Governmenthas enhanced the penalties incase of violation of instructionsand guidelines issued to containthe spread of corona virus.

    The Civil Surgeons havebeen directed to strictly ensurecompliance of guidelines intheir jurisdiction, he added.

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    The EnforcementDirectorate (ED) on Fridayissued separate ProvisionalAttachment Orders attachingassets worth USD 50.90 million(equivalent to �385.44 crore) ofaccused Rajiv Saxena underPrevention of MoneyLaundering Act (PMLA) inAgusta Westland chopper scamand Moser Baer Bank Fraudcase.

    The attached assets includea villa in upscale Palm Jumeirah,Dubai worth 20 million AEDand balances in five Swiss bankaccounts amounting to USD45.55 million of Saxena.

    Saxena was deported toIndia from UAE on January 31last year for his involvement inthe multi-crore VVIP chopperscam and was arrested underPMLA.

    Investigations under PMLAwere initiated by ED on thebasis of separate FIRs registeredby CBI in connection with theAgusta Westland ChopperScam and Moser Baer BankFraud cases.

    The CBI had registered theAgusta Westland chopper scamunder IPC Sections relating tocriminal conspiracy and cheat-ing besides relevant provisionsof the Prevention of CorruptionAct against former Air ChiefMarshal SP Tyagi and others.

    The CBI had registered aseparate FIR against MoserBaer India Ltd. and its Directors,unknown public servants andunknown private persons underIPC Sections relating to crimi-nal conspiracy, forgery andcheatings and provisions ofPrevention of Corruption Act ina bank fraud case.

    “Investigation under PMLA

    revealed that accused RajivSaxena is a Hawala operator andaccommodation entry providerwho runs the accommodationentry business in Dubai throughnumerous companies known asMatrix Group companies andhas laundered proceeds of crimein the cases of Agusta WestlandChopper Scam and Moser BaerBank Fraud case,” the ED saidin a statement.

    Saxena created structuresfor laundering proceeds ofcrime generated by accused ofboth cases either for the kick-backs in Agusta Westland caseor defrauding banks by mis-util-ising the loans given to MoserBaer India Ltd and its sub-sidiaries. Saxena manages theproceeds of crime and taintedfunds of many high profile andhigh net worth individuals.

    In the case of Agusta Westland helicopterscam, Letter of Request to SwissConfederation was sent torestrain his Swiss bank accountsand ensure that Saxena did notshift/transfer/dispose-off thesuspected proceeds of crime.Saxena has admitted to laun-dering the proceeds of crime notonly of Agusta Westland dealbut also various other defencedeals.

    The proceeds of crime havealso been transferred to the per-

    sonal accounts of Rajiv Saxenaand his wife Shivani Saxena(also an accused in AgustaWestland case).

    In Moser Baer Bank fraudcase, proceeds of crime belong-ing to Deepak Puri, amountingto USD 16.33 million have alsobeen attached.

    The accounts of Moser BaerIndia Ltd. were classified as aNon-Performing Asset in theyear 2014. “Investigation in thecase has revealed that the pro-ceeds of crime generated byDeepak Puri out of bank fraud were received and kept by Rajiv Saxena till 2018 throughaccounts maintained forDeepak Puri and also equity hasbeen transferred from an undisclosed entity based inBahamas. From the analysis ofdigital evidences and accountsof Puri family maintained bySaxena,, it was revealed that theamount of USD 16.33 million isproceeds of crime in the hands of Saxena belonging toDeepak Puri and is parked inthe accounts of companies ofMatrix Group,” the agency said.

    Likewise, proceeds of crimebelonging to Ratul Puri, nephewof Congress leader Kamal Nath,and transferred to Rajiv Saxenafrom an undisclosed foreignentity have also been attached.

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    Underlying ailments arealready known to haveexpedited the Covid-19 attack.However, now the researchershave found that one in tenCovid-19 patients suffering withdiabetes dies within 7 days ofhospital admission, and one infive is intubated and mechani-cally ventilated.

    Age, though, is the biggestdetermining risk factor for deathamong those with either form ofdiabetes who get Covid-19, saidthe researchers as they foundthat two-thirds (65 per cent ) ofCovid-19 patients with diabetesadmitted to hospital are men,and the average age of allpatients is 70 years.

    Under-40s have a very lowrisk compared with those over40, and especially comparedwith older, said the researchersin their study published inDiabetologia (the journal of theEuropean Association for theStudy of Diabetes [EASD]).

    The findings hold impor-tance for India which is knownas diabetes capital of the World.There are around 50 millionpeople with diabetes in Indiawhose number is likely to touchto 87 million by 2030, becauseof various reasons, sedentarylifestyle being the major one.

    Professor Bertrand Cariouand Professor Samy Hadjadj,diabetologists at l'institut duthorax, University HospitalNantes, INSERM, CNRS, andUniversity of Nantes, France,and colleagues in their studysaid that blood sugar controldid not seem to impact apatient's outcome, however thepresence of diabetic complica-tions and increasing ageincrease the risk of death, andincreased BMI is associatedwith both increased risk ofneeding mechanical ventila-tion and with increased risk ofdeath.

    The study analysed 1,317patients admitted to 53 Frenchhospitals (public and private)between 10 and 31 March 2020.The majority of hospitalisedsubjects had type 2 diabetes (89per cent) (caused by sedentarylifestyle) while only 3 per centhad type 1 diabetes (autoim-mune factor), with other typesof diabetes in the remainingcases. In 3% of cases, diabeteswas actually diagnosed duringhospitalisation for Covid-19.

    Microvascular complica-tions (eye, kidney and nerves)were found in 47 per cent of thesubjects in the study, whilemacrovascular complications(arteries of the heart, brain,legs) were present in 41 percent. Across all patients, by day7 one in five (20.3 per cent) hadbeen intubated and placed ona ventilator in intensive care,and one in 10 (10.3 per cent)had died. A further 18 per cent

    had been discharged home atthis point.

    The presence of microvas-cular or macrovascular com-plications each more than dou-bled the risk of death at dayseven. Advanced age also sub-stantially increased the risk ofdeath, with the group ofpatients aged 75 years andmore than 14 times more like-ly to die than younger patientsaged under 55 years, while

    patients 65-74 years old werethree times more likely to diethan those under 55 years.

    The presence of the respi-ratory condition obstructivesleep apnoea almost tripledthe risk of death at 7 days, asdid the presence of dyspnoea symptoms (shortness ofbreath).

    The study also confirmedthat insulin, and indeed alltreatments for modifying

    blood sugar, are not a risk fac-tor for severe forms of Covid-19 and should be continued inpatients with diabetes.

    Encouragingly, there wereno deaths in patients under 65years old with type 1 diabetes,but the authors highlight therewere only 39 patients with type 1 diabetes in this studyand other work is ongoing toestablish the effect of Covid-19in this specific population.

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    Persons with intellectual anddevelopmental disabilities(IDD) are more likely to diefrom Covid-19 than those with-out IDD, according toresearchers from SyracuseUniversity and SUNY UpstateMedical University. More so,because usually individuals withIDD have a higher prevalence ofcomorbid circulatory, respira-tory, and endocrine diseases.

    Published inScienceDirect's Disability andHealth Journal, the study saysthat the disparity is likelyrelated to a higher prevalenceof comorbid diseases amongthose with IDD, and/or ahigher percentage of peoplewith IDD are living in con-gregate residential settings.

    IDDs are disorders that

    are usually present at birth andthat negatively affect the tra-jectory of the individual'sphysical, intellectual, and/oremotional development. Manyof these conditions affect mul-tiple body parts or systems..

    The study, "Intellectualand Developmental Disabilityand Covid-19 Case-FatalityTrends: TriNetX Analysis,"included 30,282 people whowere identified as Covid-19positive in the TriNetX Covid-19 Research NetworkPlatform.

    “More attention is neededto this vulnerable health pop-ulation in order to ensuretheir safety and well-beingduring this pandemic, includ-ing careful attention to theimpact of public policies suchas PPE prioritisation andfunding streams on the abili-

    ty of residential serviceproviders to guarantee quali-ty care during this time," saidresearcher Scott Landes.

    He is an associate profes-sor of sociology at SyracuseUniversity's Maxwell School ofCitizenship and Public Affairsand a research affiliate for theLerner Center for PublicHealth Promotion.

    The study was conductedby Landes and threeresearchers from SUNYUpstate Medical Center inSyracuse, N.Y.: Dr. MargaretTurk, professor of physical medicine and reha-bilitation; Dr. MargaretFormica, associate professor ofpublic health and preventativemedicine and associate pro-fessor of urology ; andKatherine Goss from theDisability & Health Research

    Team.Every individual in this

    study had Covid-19, so ratesare case-fatality rates that gavethe researchers an idea of theseverity of the disease amongboth groups. Among ages 0-17, for every 100 individualswith Covid-19, 1.6 with IDDdied and less than one withoutIDD died. Among ages 18-74,for every 100 individuals withCovid-19, 4.5 with IDD diedcompared to 2.7 without IDD.Rates were similar for those 75and over - for every 100 indi-viduals with Covid-19, 21.1with IDD died and 20.7 with-out IDD died.

    The researchers also foundthat individuals with IDD hada higher prevalence of comor-bid circulatory, respiratory,and endocrine diseases acrossall age groups.

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    In just two months since thelockdown was imposed tocontain the Covid-19 infection,the pandemic has left theIndian private healthcare sec-tor gasping for survival, a sur-vey said on Friday adding thatthe healthcare facilities in thecountry have witnessed at least80 per cent fall in average rev-enue.

    The survey was conductedby healthcare industry bodyNATHEALTH in 251 healthcarefacilities across 9 states and 69cities to assess the impact ofCOVID-19 on the domestichealthcare industry especiallyamong small and medium-sizedhospitals, which are now facing

    existential challenges post thelockdown from March 4, 2020.

    The findings showed that 90per cent of the surveyed health-care facilities are facing financialchallenges with 21 per centfacilities facing an existentialthreat.

    According to the survey,hospitals in tier 1 and tier 2 citiesare experiencing a 78 per centreduction in OPD footfalls, anda drop of 79 per cent in in-patient admissions.

    The study found that 90 percent of organisations requiresome form of financial assis-tance.

    The findings indicated thateven after the lockdown lift, thesituation will remain difficult forthe hospitals and nursing homes

    as patients will hesitate from vis-iting hospitals.

    Dr Sudarshan Ballal,President NATHEALTH, saidthere is a need to address the on-going challenges faced by theIndian Healthcare industry.“Low financial performance,shutdown of OPDs, prohibitionon elective surgeries, and ban oninternational travel have led tolow footfalls from national andinternational patients in the lastthree months,” he said..

    Besides this, Covid-19 out-break has significantly impact-ed cash flow in all organizations.There is a need for a stimuluspackage to revive the Indianhealthcare industry These mea-sures will be crucial to imple-ment to provide much needed

    relief to the healthcare sectorwhich is the frontline defense inthis fight against Covid, sug-gested Ballal.

    The survey findings indicatethat even after the lockdown lift,the situation will remain difficultfor the hospitals and nursinghomes as patients will hesitatefrom visiting hospitals. Hospitalsare working towards adapting tomodern healthcare techniquesand are providing consultationthrough telemedicine, but theproblem related to OPD footfallwill remain for some time. “Theother challenge of increase incost of operations is also a majorconcern given more stringenthygiene and containmentrequirements post Covid,” saidthe NATHEALTH President.

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    Indian Army's Major SumanGawani, who served as apeacekeeper with the UnitedNations Mission in SouthSudan (UNMISS) in 2019, hasbeen selected for the presti-gious “United Nations MilitaryGender Advocate of the yearAward.”

    She will receive the awardfrom the UN Secretary GeneralAntonio Guterres during anonline ceremony being organ-ised at the UN Headquarters,New York on Friday on the occa-sion of international day ofUnited Nations Peacekeepers,the Army said here on Friday.She will be receiving this awardalong with a Brazilian Naval offi-cer Commander Carla Monteirode Castro Araujo.

    Major Gawani served as amilitary observer in UNMISSfrom November 2018 toDecember 2019 where she wasthe principal focal point of contact for gender issues for mil-itary observers in the mission.“The officer encouraged partic-ipation in joint military patrolsto maintain gender balance,irrespective of the hardshipsunder extreme field conditions,”the Army said adding she also strived to inte-grate gender perspective into theplanning and military activity inthe mission.

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    The United Nation’s Foodand AgricultureOrganization (FAO) haswarned that several successivelocusts invasions are expecteduntil July in Rajasthan witheastward surges across north-ern India as far as Bihar andOdisha followed by westwardmovements and a return toRajasthan on the changingwinds associated with the mon-soon. In its latest update, theFAO said locust swarms havemoved into northern India butthere are less chances of migra-tory pest to reach southernparts of India, Nepal, andBangladesh.

    The Directorate General ofCivil Aviation ( DGCA) alsoissued an operation circular forstakeholders like pilots andengineers saying locust pose athreat to aircraft in the criticallanding and takeoff phase of a

    flight and advised that flightsshould be avoided through anyknown locust swarms.Himachal Pradesh, JammuKashmir and Goa tooissuedalert in the wake of possibleinvasions.

    India is currently wit-nessing its worst locust attackin almost five decades withswarms of locusts havingarrived earlier than they usu-ally and have reached farther.In the past few days, therehave been movements of adultgroups of locusts in India,Oman, the UAE, and Uganda. Spring-bred immature adult groups andswarms that arr ived inRajasthan from the west con-tinued to move east in theeastern portion of the stateand to the central states ofMadhya Pradesh andMaharashtra.

    As of 26 May, at least oneswarm had reached to the

    northeast of Bhopal. Much ofthese movements were asso-ciated with strong westerlywinds from Cyclone Amphanin the Bay of Bengal.

    Swarms are forming in thespring breeding areas andmigrating east to the Indo-Pakistan border ahead of themonsoon rains, it said. Thesemovements will cease asswarms begin to breed andbecome less mobile, it said.

    According to the FAO,desert locusts are breeding400 times than usual due tofavourable climatic conditions.

    This explosive multiplica-tion may spell disaster forlarge parts of Asia andAfrica.Favourable breedingconditions have resulted in

    their multiplication that is 400times more than usual.

    While the rabi crops,recently harvested, survivedthe onslaught, the locusts cantake a heavy toll on India’skharif produce if not con-trolled by the time the harvestseason arrives.

    India is battling the worstdesert locust invasion in morethan 21 years.

    The crop-destroyingswarms first attackedRajasthan and have now spreadto Punjab, Gujarat,Maharashtra and MadhyaPradesh.

    In its guidelines, theDGCA said "Generally, locustsare found at lower levels andtherefore pose a threat to air-craft in the critical landing andtakeoff phase of the flight.Almost all air intake ports ofthe aircraft will be prone toingestion in large numbers, ifthe aircraft flies through a

    swarm (areas like engine inlet,air-conditioning pack inletetc,”. DGCA said pilot are

    required to share informationof locust swarm they spot inthe course of flight. "Air traf-

    fic controllers when aware of locust presencein the vicinity of their

    aerodrome are advised to sharethe information with all arriving and departing flights.Being a day time phenomena , the pilot is alsorequired to share informationof locust swarms.

    It is strongly advised thatflight should be avoidedthrough any known locustswarm,” it said.

    According to Ministry ofAgriculture, the Rajasthan gov-ernment has deployed 778tractors and 50 fire brigadevehicles, Madhya Pradesh - 72tractors and 38 fire brigadevehicles, Uttar Pradeshdeployed 6 tractors and Punjabdeployed 50 tractors and 6 firebrigade vehicles for locust con-trol. “The Centre is in closetouch with the affected states of Rajasthan,Punjab, Gujarat, MadhyaPradesh, Uttar Pradesh andMaharashtra and an advisoryhas been issued,” it said.

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    Aviation regulator DGCAon Friday issued guide-lines for stakeholders likepilots and engineers on howto deal with locust swarms,saying they pose a threat toaircraft in the critical landingand takeoff phase of a flight.

    India is battling the worstdesert locust invasion in morethan 21 years. The crop-destroying swarms f irstattacked Rajasthan and have

    now spread to Punjab,Gujarat, Maharashtra andMadhya Pradesh.

    “Generally, locusts arefound at lower levels andtherefore pose a threat to air-craft in the critical landingand takeoff phase of the flight.Almost all air intake ports ofthe aircraft will be prone toingestion in large numbers, ifthe aircraft flies through aswarm (areas like engine inlet,air-conditioning pack inletetc.)," the regulator said in its

    circular.Pitot and static sources

    can also get partially or fullyblocked while flying throughlocust swarms, theDirectorate General of CivilAviation said.

    “Blocked pitot and staticsources lead to erroneousinstrument indications, espe-cially unreliable air speed andaltimeter indications," it said.

    A pitot tube in airplanesis used to measure the flowspeed of the wind.

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    The Congress on Fridayalleged that the economy is"sinking" but the Governmentis consistently "shrinking" thesavings and income of thecommon man by reducing thesavings bank deposit and fixeddeposit rates of public sectorbanks.

    The party also questionedthe Supreme Court's silenceover the remarks made by theSolicitor General (SG) a dayearlier and alleged that theGovernment was autocratic inits functioning.

    “The impact of interestrate cut decision on March 31amounts to loss of �19,000crore income per year for thedepositors,” Congress chiefspokesperson RandeepSurjewala said in a statement.

    “Middle class and lowermiddle class is in "economicgrief ". The decision to reduceinterest rates and discontinueRBI Bonds during lockdown is

    "brainless, heartless and shame-less," he said adding due to thealready existing economic cri-sis worsened by COVID-19 theincome of the people is down.

    The interest rate cuts inPPF, KVP, NSC and other sav-ing instruments further hit thealready shrinking savings ofapproximately 30 crore depos-itors, who have deposited Rs 14lakh crore in various savingsschemes, he said.

    The latest blow for middlesclass, farmers, pensioners andwomen is discontinuation of7.75 per cent RBI bonds andfurther reduction of interestrates by SBI, said Surjewala.

    In the last two months, thetotal combined reduction inincome of 30 crore depositorsin saving schemes (PPF, NSC,KVP etc) and 44.51 croreaccount holders of State Bankof India (SBI) depositors is Rs44,670 crore annually (fromreduction in interest rates onsavings scheme and reductionin SBI savings, fixed deposit

    interest rates), he claimed.�44,670 crore is 24 per cent

    of actual fiscal stimulus mea-sures announced (Rs 186,650crore) by the government. Soaround one-fourth of whatev-er is announced is alreadytaken back by the governmentby reduction in interest rates.If we include other PublicSector Banks this figure willincrease by at least 3 times," hesaid.

    The Congress demandedthat interest rates on all smallsaving schemes, fixed deposits(FD) and savings bank depositsmust be restored immediatelyto pre-March 12 level.

    On the matter of SGTushar Mehta, who onThursday stated in the SupremeCourt that there were a hand-ful of people - "prophets ofdoom" - who were always scep-tical about everything,Surjewala, said, "Modi Govt's'New Definitions' in SC -1)'Some High Courts are run-ning a parallel Govt' 2).

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    In an indication of gradualopening of ‘lockdown onpolitical activities’ which hadturned ‘digital’ over a period,BJP would conduct PhysicalPress Conferences in all Stateunits while observing the firstanniversary of the second runof the Modi-Government at theCentre.

    BJP is expected to high-light the fulfilment of itspromised political agenda,including the scraping of arti-cle 370 and splitting of Jammuand Kashmir in union territo-ries and passing of parliamen-tary legislation making tripletalaq an illegal and a criminaloffence ,as the party would tryto impress upon its “success” incontaining Coronavirus pan-demic in the country throughmedical measures and theeconomic packages and con-cessions announced since the

    lockdown on March 25.One of the main pro-

    grammes which is to tick-offthe series of party activitieswould be BJP president J PNadda’s address to the partyworkers through Facebook Liveon Saturday

    Nadda would detail “ser-vices” rendered by the BJP inlast three-months in fightingthe pandemic in different statesand may also counter opposi-tion charges over alleged mis-handling of stranded migrantworkers.

    BJP National Spokespersonand Rajya Sabha member PVLNarsimha Rao said the partywould be organising physicalpress conferences in all stateunits from Sunday onwards.Actual face-to-face conferenceswere done away with by theBJP by the middle of theFebruary after pandemic beganto take threatening shape inthe country.

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    In more trouble for TablighiJamaat, the CBI has regis-tered a Preliminary Enquiryagainst the Islamist outfit’sorganisers and other unknownpersons on a complaint alleg-ing that the organisation's Trustindulged in dubious cash trans-action by using illegal meansand non-disclosure of receipt offoreign funds to the competentauthority under the ForeignContribution (Regulation) Act.

    The PE was initiated on thebasis of a written complaintfrom the Foreigners Division ofthe Union Home Ministryalleging that the organisationhas violated FCRA provisions.

    Through the PE, the CBIwill seek to unravel the largerconspiracy behind insidiousfunding of the Tablighi Jamaat’sTrust and gather evidence tosubstantiate the allegations inthe complaint, sources said.

    Once prima facie eviden-tiary materials are gathered, theagency may convert the PE intoa Regular Case of FIR in policeparlance.

    The latest move followsinvestigation by the CrimeBranch of the Delhi Police thathas registered over three dozencases including against TablighiJamaat chief Mohammad Saadunder the Epidemic Diseases Actand Indian Penal Code (IPC)Sections relating to culpable

    homicide not amounting tomurder.

    The Tablighi Jamaat is alsobeing probed by theEnforcement Directorate (ED)for alleged violations under thePrevention of MoneyLaundering Act.

    Earlier this week, the DelhiPolice filed multiple chargesheetsagainst the Tablighi Jamaat, itschief Maulana Saad Kandhalviand members of the outfit from14 other countries.

    In March, the police evacu-ated more than 3,000 peoplestaying at the Tablighi Jamaatheadquarters here at theNizamuddin for a religious con-gregation.

    Scores of the Jamaat’s mem-bers were tested Covid-19 pos-itive and they had fanned outacross the country for allegedlyspreading the pandemic. In theDelhi police FIR, the outfit wasaccused of organising the eventin violation of governmentorders to avoid mass gatheringsin the wake of coronavirus out-break.

    On its part, the Jamaat hasdenied the allegations.

    After registering the PE, theCBI has collected all thechargesheets filed by the DelhiPolice in connection with theJamaat event as also the copy ofthe report relating to the outfit’sfinancial dealings through mul-tiple bank accounts includingcash transactions, sources added.

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    With 874 persons testingpositive on Friday, thenumber of persons afflictedwith coronavirus in TamilNadu reached 20,246. The onlyconsolation for the authoritiesis the number of patients dis-charged from various hospitalsin the State. Friday saw 765 per-sons getting cured and dis-charged from hospitals andthis made the total number ofactive cases in the State as8,776.

    Nine persons were declareddead on Friday and the fatali-ties reached 154 all over theState. The efforts by theGovernment to contain thepandemic continued without

    any hold back as 71 laborato-ries were working round-the-clock to test the samples.According to the medical bul-letin issued by the Tamil NaduGovernment, 11, 334 personswere tested on Friday whichtook the total number of per-sons tested till date to 4,66, 550.

    Chennai continued to bethe epicenter of covid-19 inTamil Nadu with 13,662 per-sons testing positive till date.There are 6,353 active cases inthe district which is closely fol-lowed by Chengalpattu (545).There are districts likeNamakkal, Nilgiris andPerambalur which do not haveeven a single coronaviruspatient. Dharmapuri, whichsucceeded in containing thepandemic reported three caseson Friday.

    62 persons tested positive

    for coronavirus in Kerala onFriday, according to ChiefMinister Pinarayi Vijayan.Speaking to reporters atThiruvananthapuram, the chiefminister said that the hike incoronavirus cases was mainlydue to expatriates and personsfrom other States whoreturned to Kerala.

    “Out of the 62 tested pos-itive today, 33 were from for-eign countries, and 23 fromother States. Number ofhotspots in the State increasedto 101,” said the Chief Minister.But he had some news of com-fort to the people of the State.“The instances of virus in every100 tests done in Kerala is 1.7per cent and this is the best inthe country,” claimed Vijayan.He also ruled out the possibil-ity of community/social trans-mission in the State.

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    MP Veerendrakumar, member of Rajya Sabha andleader of Lok Tantrik Janata Dal breathed his lastlate Thursday night. The most colourful politician whonever compromised on his stance against the SanghParivar and the kind of politics practiced by the BJP, wasgiven a State funeral at the sprawling Puliyarmala Estatecompound, his ancestral home in Wynadu district.

    Veeran , as he was known, was 84 and is survivedby his wife and four children. He was also the chairmanand managing director of Mathrubhumi, a popularMalayalam daily and owned the satellite news channelby the same time.

    The Rajya Sabha member, though shared power inthe State in company of the Congress and the CPI(M),stood for socialism, secularism and liberalism in synchwith the kind of education he received from abroad. Sonof a planter by name Padmaprabha Gowder, Veeran isdescribed as Raja by the people of Wynadu district. Hewas twice member of the Lok Sabha and a was a min-ister of state for company affairs in the government head-ed by Deve Gowda.

    Author of more than a dozen books ranging frompolitics to ecology to spirituality, Veerendrakumar wasinstrumental in encouraging journalists to travel wideacross the country as his mission to make the youthunderstand the nook and corner of India. He has wona number of honours like Sahitya academy award and“Vayalar Award”, Kerala’s highest literary prize.Veerendrakumar had established through his book“Sorrow of Rama” that there ever existed any Ram tem-ple in Ayodhya. “He stood for socialism and secularismand never could get along with the BJP and Sangh Parivarbrand of politics. We will miss him very badly,” saidChioef Minister Vijayan, a long time friend of the lateparliamentarian.

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    There is no respite fromdomestic returnees withrespect to Covid-19 inKarnataka. As many as 92 percent of the 178 cases in the past19 hours were returnees, most-ly from Maharashtra, raisingthe State's tally to 2,711, an offi-cial said on Friday.

    “New cases reported fromThursday 5 p.m. to Fridaynoon, 178,” said a health offi-cial. Among the 164 domesticreturnees, 156 or 95 per centreturned from Maharashtra,India's largest COVID suffer-ing state.

    Recently, Karnataka saw amajor spike in cases in Udupi,Yadgir, Bengaluru Urban,Kalaburagi and Raichur.

    Raichur suffered 62 infec-tions and Yadgir, 60, both con-stituting 69 per cent of the casesin the past 19 hours.

    A 35-year-old man fromBengaluru is suffering fromInfluenza Like Illness (ILI).

    A 68-year-old woman fromDavangere is also sufferingfrom the same condition.

    One more patient, a 32-year-old man fromChikkaballapura, is also suf-fering from ILI.

    A 68-year-old man fromthe same place is sufferingfrom Severe Acute RespiratoryInfection (SARI).

    Meanwhile, 35 patientswere discharged in the past 19hours, 30 from Hassan, threefrom Uttara Kannada and oneeach from Chikkamagaluruand Mandya.

    Among the cases, 1,793 areactive, 869 discharges and 47deaths.

    Lucknow: Continuing his efforts to promote indus-trialisation in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath has now issued directions to amendthe revenue code which will make it easier to acquireland in the state.

    The amended code will make it possible to leaseagricultural land for industrial units and industrialparks. The Land Acquisition Act of 2013 will also beamended to simplify the procedure for acquiring landwithin a distance of 1 km on either side of an express-way. This will also provide for additional means of rev-enue generation for the industrial developmentauthorities. According to a government spokesperson,the state government will also develop an electroniccity near the Jewar International Airport for which alarge land parcel will be acquired.

    “At a meeting between the Chief Minister andsenior officials, it also was decided to auction the landsof closed public sector units. A legal verification theland will have to be carried out for the purpose,” hesaid. If a revenue village comes under an industrialdevelopment authority, it has been decided that thepublic land in these gram sabhas will be vested withthe respective authority.

    Under the Industrial Development Zone Act, allot-ment of a plot will be cancelled if a unit is not set upthere after a stipulated period of time.

    Meanwhile, it has also been decided that land ofclosed units under the Industrial DevelopmentDepartment and plots allotted to closed units of otherdepartments, such as sugar mills and Central gov-ernment undertakings, will be acquired for the landbank. IANS

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    While the Jammu &Kashmir Government isstill contemplating whether toallow pilgrimage to theAmarnath cave shrine for ashorter duration in the secondweek of July this year, the totalnumber of coronavirus casesare spiraling up without show-ing any declining trend, espe-cially in Kashmir valley.

    The Government, which istied up with containmentefforts to check the furtherspread of deadly virus, isalready under pressure fromseveral quarters to allow annu-al pilgrimage to the cave shrinefor a limited period of atleasttwo weeks.

    The final decision in thisregard is expected to be takenduring next week by theChairman of the ShriAmarnath Shrine Board afterholding threadbare discussionswith members of the board andtaking in to account the feed-

    back from the Union HomeMinistry.

    Earlier, Shri AmaranthShrine board authorities haddecided to suspend the yatrathis year but later recalled theirdecision claiming the finaldecision would be taken aftertaking a fresh review of the pre-vailing circumstances.

    Due to heightened securi-ty concerns, the authorities inJammu & Kashmir cannot takea unilateral decision as it has toensure safety and security ofthe pilgrims during the yatraperiod.

    Secondly, till the time lock-down guidelines are relaxedand smooth movement of pil-grims is permitted the pil-

    grimage cannot take place evenfor a limited period of time. Asenior government functionarysaid, “we are waiting for thecentre to take a final call on theissue of holding annual pil-grimage to the Amarnath caveshrine”.

    “Once we receive a greensignal, other yatra logistics,clearing yatra track, setting uptemporary shelter points,arranging refreshment, regis-tration of pilgrims as per theguidelines can be initiated”.

    On the other hand, anoth-er famous shrine of Shri MataVaishno Devi is also awaitingfinal nod from the union govtto restart yatra for local pil-grims. Shri Mata Vaishno Deviyatra was suspended on March18, 2020 ahead of the nationwide lockdown from March 23.

    Meanwhile, on Friday, onemore patient died due to toCovid-19 in Srinagar while128 new cases were detected in

    Jammu and Kashmir, takingthe total tally to 2164 cases. Outof these, the total number ofactive cases are 1261, 332 inJammu division and 929 inKashmir division.

    According to the mediabulletin, out of 128 new posi-tive cases, 36 were reportedfrom Jammu division and 92from Kashmir division.

    All the 36 cases fromJammu were returnees. Highestnumber of 14 cases werereported from the border dis-trict of Poonch while sevencases were reported fromJammu, and six each fromKathua and Rajouri districts.

    In Kashmir valley, thehighest number of 27 caseswere reported from Srinagar,followed by 19 cases fromKulgam, and 18 from Kupwara.According to media bulletin, 76percent active cases in Kashmirvalley are localised in onlyfour districts of Srinagar,Kulgam, Anantnag andKupwara.

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  • Watching the public’s andthe Union and StateGovernments’ responseto the COVID-19 pan-demic and the devastat-ing progress of the cyclone Amphan, Iwas reminded of Charles Dickens’famous sentence in A Tale of Two Cities,“It was the best of times, it was the worstof times, it was the age of wisdom, it wasthe age of foolishness, it was the epochof belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,it was the season of Light, it was the sea-son of Darkness, it was the spring ofhope, it was the winter of despair, we hadeverything before us, we had nothingbefore us, we were all going direct toHeaven, we were all going direct the otherway — in short, the period was so far likethe present period, that some of its nois-iest authorities insisted on its beingreceived, for good or for evil, in thesuperlative degree of comparison only.”

    There are parts of the sentence thatare generally relevant to the times we livein India but not to the specific context weare talking about. Some parts do apply.For example, it is “the best of times” interms of the courage, compassion andgenerosity shown by a number of peopleto help migrant workers, rendered unem-ployed by the lockdown. One of them isPappan Singh Gehlot, a mushroomfarmer in Delhi’s Tigipur village, who hasbought air tickets worth �68,000 toenable his migrant workers to return totheir village in Bihar. He has also giveneach of them a cash advance of �3,000 sothat they do not face any hardship onreturn, besides getting them medical cer-tificates needed to fly. According toreports, Gehlot, who has been taking careof their food and accommodation sincethe lockdown began on March 25, did notwant them to walk home given the risks,including those of accidents, involved.Interestingly, one of the reports hasquoted him as saying that he had madeseveral attempts to send them back totheir home States by a Shramik Specialtrain but could not manage to do so.

    Another shining example is that ofAkshay Kothawale, a 30-year-old autodriver in Pune, who is spending the�200,000 he had saved for his weddingto feed migrant workers and those in dis-tress in the streets. With the help of hisfriends who have chipped in, he is feed-ing 400 people every day besides ferry-ing senior citizens and pregnant womento clinics.

    Another example is that of thealumni association of the Bengaluru-based National Law School raising fundsto charter an Air Asia Boeing A-320 air-craft to send 169 migrant workers andfive children home from Mumbai toRanchi in Jharkhand. According toSheyl Trehan, one of those involved in the

    venture, it was carried out incooperation with Priya Sharmaof the Department ofHumanities and Social Sciencesof IIT, Mumbai.

    There are many other exam-ples of individuals and NGOsgoing out of their ways to helpmigrant labourers and urbanpoor. They, however, constitutea small slice of the population.The overwhelming majoritycould not care less or are hostile.The indifference is manifesteven in the case of the havocwrought by the super-cycloneAmphan, which has devastatedhuge tracts in West Bengal andparts of Odisha. West Bengalbore the brunt of it. There werenot more than 86 deaths thanksto the State Government’s excel-lent work in evacuating people.The physical damage has beencrippling. The Sunderbans, theworld’s largest mangrove forestand a wildlife sanctuary, has vir-tually been destroyed. Hundredsand thousands of people havebeen rendered homeless. Cropsover thousands of square kilo-metres have been lost.According to the KolkataMunicipal Corporation, over5,000 trees have been uprootedin the city — the figure may havebeen as high as 10,000 if theadjacent areas are included.Hundreds of lamp posts havebeen destroyed. Yet, having sat-isfied their voyeuristic instincts

    in front of television sets, theoverwhelming majority outsideWest Bengal and Odisha is nowobsessed with COVID-19 andthe threat the pandemic poses tothem.

    And this despite the factthat COVID-19, the first case ofwhich was reported in India onJanuary 30, 2020, has beenkilling far fewer people com-pared to road accidents andother causes. Thus, according tothe latest figures, there havebeen over 166,000 cases, 71,196cures and 4,706 deaths. Thismeans, on a rough average,over 36 deaths per day sinceJanuary 30. In sharp contrast,there are on an average 1,214traffic accidents and 377 deathsfrom such mishaps, every day.There were 5.45 crore cases of,and 28 lakh cases of deaths fromcardiovascular diseases in Indiain 2016.

    It is this hysteria worked upover the COVID-19 pandemicwhich is one of the main reasonsmaking this “the worst of times”in terms of the cruelty arisingtherefrom, and also thehypocrisy laid bare by the mis-match between official expres-sions of concern for migrantworkers and their inhumantreatment on the ground. It isnot just the fiasco of the effortsto take them home by specialtrains earmarked exclusivelyfor them. It is also the widely

    manifested attitude of not beingsympathetic to the terrible suf-fering of migrant workers onhighways, roads, airports, rail-way stations and inter-Stateborders — and regarding themas untouchables to be con-signed to the peripheries of theirvillages or neighbourhood bylocals fearing them spreadinginfection. And this despite widedissemination through media ofthe fact that COVID-19 infectsone only through close person-al contact and home quarantineis good enough. Even singlewomen and children are notspared!

    The basic reason is fear and,in its fundamental sub-stra-tum, that of death. This isunderstandable. There is neithercure nor as yet a vaccine forCOVID-19. Exaggerated fear, inthe teeth of the availability ofinformation, which shows itslack of basis, is, however, irra-tional and unwarranted. Like allfears, it should have been coun-tered by an application of will.This has not happened. Instead,the majority of people in thiscountry has been enveloped bya wild terror that has had thebetter of their humane instinctsand rationality.

    This leads to two other seg-ments of Dickens’ observation,“It was the age of wisdom, it wasthe age of foolishness,” and “itwas the spring of hope, it was the

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    It is a remarkable com-mentary on the state of affairsthat the Supreme Court, onThursday, had to forbid the rail-ways and the StateGovernments from extractingtrain or bus fares from strand-ed migrant waiting to returnhome. The railways had to pro-vide them with food and waterduring train journeys, whilethe States from which theywere boarding would have totake care of their meals andwater during bus journeys. Oneonly wishes the order came ear-lier.

    (The writer is ConsultantEditor,


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