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India is better positioned in the fight against Covid-19,

but there is no space for complacency
UNION HEALTH MINISTER HARSH VARDHAN
KOLKATA, WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2020 AS DEATH TOLL ROSE TO 7,466 AND CASES MOUNTED TO 2,66,598 IN THE COUNTRY

73 members of Odisha team to

Amphan-ravaged Bengal test +tive
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
BHUBANESWAR, 9 JUNE
A day after 49 National Disaster Re-
sponse Force (NDRF) personnel
were found infected with Coronavirus,
at least 12 personnel of Odisha fire
brigade service and 11 of Odisha Dis-
opment, four doctors of the AIIMS,
Bhubaneswar, tested positive today.
They were living in an apartment
which had earlier been part of a con-
tainment zone.
Contact tracing has been inten-
sified.Yesterday four doctors and eight
nurses of government-run MKCG Me-
BJP: No dissent over RS
seat choice in Karnataka
BSY says leadership identified ordinary party workers for Upper House
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
BENGALURU, 9 JUNE
filed his papers yester-
day, to complete the list of
four candidates to be elect-
could give opportunities
to ordinary workers.
Similarly, Jagdish Shet-
from Belgavi, is one of
the law makers who is
hurt at being ignored.
Another gas leak death in Vizag: Another person suffering
from the after effects of styrene gas leak from LG Polymers
unit in Vizag has died, taking the death toll to 15. This is the
third such death to occur after the inhalation of the toxic gas
on 7 May led to the death of 12 people. K Satyanarayana (58)
a resident of Venkatapuram village died at his residence after
suffering from breathlessness and his family alleged that his
death was caused by the inhalation of styrene gas and regis-
tered a case of unnatural death at the local police station.
Satyanarayana was initially admitted at King George Hospital a
day after the gas leak and later discharged but he continued
to suffer from the after effects for almost a month. SNS

aster Rapid Action Force have test-
ed positive for Covid-19.
Test reports of several others of
these forces are awaited. They are
on quarantine and are stable.
These personnel had recently
returned from Amphan-hit Bengal
where they were deployed to carry
out rescue and restoration work.
Odisha had sent 500 disaster
response personnel to West Bengal.
The team had returned with lau-
rels for their work in Kolkata. The state
government has ensured best pos-
sible medical care, DGP, Fire Services,
Satyajit Mohanty said in his official
twitter handle.
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dical College and Hospital in Berh- tate BJP leadership ed by the state’s law mak- tar, former chief minister Now, that the Central
ampur had been infected by the virus. today brushed aside ers on 19 June. and minister for large and leadership has rejected
Nayagarh hospital has reported
positive in a doctor and another staff.
possibilities of dis-
content in its unit
According to chief min-
ister B S Yediyurappa, the
medium-scale industries
in the Yediyurappa gov-
the name of Ramesh Katti,
his brother, for the Rajya
TENDER
With this the total number of doc- over the nomination of party’s national leaders ernment now, asserted Sabha seat, he would not
tors and medical staff affected by the candidates for the Rajya had identified Kadadi and there would be no dissi- be happy at all, is the
virus in the state has risen to 20. The Sabha. Especially after its Gasti’s names at a meet- dence in the party over the refrain from a section of
first three cases of doctors had been central leadership had, ing under the aegis of Pri- latest development . the partymen.
from Angul and Cuttack. yesterday, stunned the me Minister Narendra More so, as senior lea- Significantly, both
At least 20 doctors of the AIIMS- Karnataka core commit- Modi. He was quick to der Prabhakar Kore, whose Kadadi and Ashok Gasti are
Bhubaneswar are under quaranti- tee by rejecting the names add that the leadership had name was dropped by the RSS workers, known for
ne. Diagnostic report of their nasal proposed by it for the identified ordinary party national leadership for their hard work at the dis-
swab samples is awaited. “There is Upper House. Instead, it workers for the Upper the Upper House seat, trict level. Kadadi, a Lin-
no reason to panic. We are taking all nominated two party grass- House even in other states, had not expressed any gayat, is the party’s Bela-
possible measures to maintain the root workers in Erana in keeping with its avowed displeasure for not being gavi division in-charge.
health service in the premiere health Kadadi from Belagavi and objective to reward grass- nominated. At the same Ashok Gasti, a member of
institute,” said B. Geetanjali, Direc- Ashok Gasti from Raichur. root level workers. time he hastened to add the Savitha community, is
tor of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar. Both filed their nomi- Not surprising, there- that the state unit would a lawyer besides holding
nation papers here today fore, to hear the chief min- give due recognition to its the post of general secre-
in the presence of BJP lea- ister claiming that the soldiers including Kore tary of party’s OBC cell.
ders. Earlier, former Prime development had come as and others. A senior BJP leader
Minister and JD-S leader a big gift to the BJP work- There was, however, who did not want to be
Deve Gowda,87, also did ers in the state as they no reference to the recent named, claimed that their
the needful for contesting would get the necessary meeting of a section of the nomination would not
the Rajya Sabha seat, enjoy- boost. “I thank PM Modi, discontented MLAs who have come about without
COLLECTION: 110, B.C. RD.,
Barabazar (Near C.M.S. ing the support of the national president JP have been denied minis- the strong support of B L
School) Burdwan, Ph.: 0342- Congress and his party. Nadda and Amit Shah, tership in the Yediyurap- Santosh, party’s national
2560069 / 8926434614. NEW
COMPUTER INDIA: New
Congress candidate, for this,” Yediyurappa pa Cabinet. Importantly, general secretary, and a full-
Market, Benachity, Mallikarjuna Kharge, added. He was also quick Umesh Katti, eight-time time RSS worker since
Durgapur-713213. Ph.:
9883934508. M: 9732302070.
meanwhile, had already to assert that only the BJP MLA and a strongman 1993.
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Guj Cong demands ‘White Another locust attack: Cen-
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STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE chines, innovated by a Dhaman-1 ‘ventilators’. machines to counter the
Rasta, Bally, Howrah-711201.
Mobile: 831833485. RAYCOG- AHMEDABAD, 9 JUNE Rajkot-based company The GPCC chief said attack of locust swarms
NISE: Arghya Commercial
owned by a friend of the that the ‘White Paper’ that may enter India along
Plaza, Upper Ground Floor, with monsoon winds from
Room No. 8, Burnpur Rd., Recuperating from the chief minister, has court- should cover the period
Asansol-4, Burdwan. Ph.: 933 loss of eight of its legis- ed controversy due to right from January when the Arabian Sea to destroy
3104777. Fax: 933 2253099. kharif crops. PTI
AISHEE XEROX CENTRE: lators on the eve of 19 June medical fraternity’s rev- the WHO had warned
Khudiram Nagar, Opposite Rajya Sabha elections, elation about its effi- about the virus becom-
Zilla Parishad, Paschim
Medinipur, 721101, the Gujarat Congress has ciency and demand for ing pandemic.
9434702050, 9434259909. S. now embarrassed the two accessories which The steps taken to
TRIVEDI, Pathakpara,
Bankura, (0324) 2320665, BJP-ruled Gujarat gov- could make it function as curb the Covid-19 out-
9735801256–57. TYPE ernment by demanding ‘ventilator’. break, the Budget allo-
CORNER, Collectry More
a ‘white paper’ on how it Demanding the ‘Whi- cation for health infra-
(opposite SP Bunglow),
Krishnanagar-741101, Dist.: dealt with Corona pan- te Paper’ on Corona-re- structure, equipment,
Nadia, 9474334978, (03472
257432). KRISHNA DEB, C/o
demic and the use of lo- lated issues, Gujarat Pra- medicines and person-
Balurghat Barta, Balurghat- cally made ‘ventilators’ desh Congress Commit- nel should be the aspects
733101. Dist.: Dakshin
Dinajpur (W.B.). Ph.: (03522)
suspected to be ‘fake’. tee president Amit Chav- which the ‘White Paper’
249230. Mobile: 8759169158 / It may be mentioned da said the government must address, demand-
09434247137. here that Gujarat High ought to reveal how many ed GPCC chief Amit Chav-
Court has castigated the patients have been put da. The people of Gujarat
state government sever- on the Dhaman-1 ‘ven- also need to knowwhy
al times over the past tilator’ and how many Gujarat’s Covid-19 mor-
few weeks on various died. Chavda questioned tality rate is the highest
aspects of treatment of the Government’s deci- in the country, Chavda
Covid-19 patients, the sion to shy away from the said in support of his
MUMBAI tests and involvement press briefings about demand for a ‘White
5, Kasturi Buildings Jamshedji of private hospitals. Covid-19 soon after the Paper’ from the state
Tata Road, Mumbai-400 020 The ‘Dhaman 1’ ma- revelations regarding government.
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T’gana health officials Parents kill
CHENNAI
Fagun Mansion (4th floor) allege negative campaign pregnant woman
26, Ethirai Road, Chennai-600 008, over inter-caste
Tel: (044) 28278037, 28279984
Fax: 28224800
SNS
HYDERABAD, 9 JUNE
Chandrasekhar Rao,
health department
relationship
Email:
ananth_swaminathan@rediffmail.com / officials and doctors HYDERABAD, 9 JUNE
statesmanchennai@thestatesman.net At a time when state complained about cer-
health department tain individuals and A pregnant 20-year-old
LUCKNOW officials and doctors media channels run- woman was strangled to
complained to Telan- ning negative cam- death by her parents for
2/2, Butler Palace (Near Jopling
Road), Lucknow-226 001, gana chief minister paign to demoralise falling in love with a man of
Ph.: (0522) 2206705, 9696000004 that a malicious cam- them and create panic a different caste in Kalakunt-
Email: paign was being run among the people. la village in Jogulamba-Gad-
achal.khosla@gmail.com
against them while A statement from wal district.
Mob: 9005999018
they were tackling the the CMO said it was not The woman belonged to
RAIPUR & CHATTISGARGH pandemic, the last me- true that Gandhi hos- Vaisha community consid-
ssages of a television pital, state’s nodal hos- ered among the upper caste
Mr. Manish Saluja
53, Sahid Samarak Complex journalist who died at pital for Covid-19, was while the man who is her
Bombay Market, G.E. Road, the state’s Covid -19 overflowing with classmate in a private col-
Raipur 492001 nodal hospital paints infected patients. lege in Kurnool belonged to
Tel.: 5035985, (M): 9425202097 a different picture. It said senior officia- other backward caste.
Email: manish_saluja@yahoo.com
Manoj who died ls are busy with court According to police the
RANCHI on Sunday wanted to cases and unable to parents wanted her to under-
11/C, Road#1, Ashoknagar, be shifted to a private monitor corona-relat- go an abortion but she
Ranchi - 834 002 hospital and complai- ed cases. PILs are being refused and they killed her
Fax: (0651) 2247054 ned that although he filed with vested inter- while she was sleeping,
Email: had asked for oxygen, est. The officials and apprehensive that she would
binodenarayansingh@yahoo.co.in
he was told to wait. doctors said it will be bring disrepute to the fam-
ASSAM & TRIPURA Moreover, he said the difficult to implement ily and pose problems for the
Fallguni Bhattacharya state of ICU was poor. HC order of conduct- other two daughters' future.
Dr. Tarini Bose Commercial Complex The next morning po- ing tests on dead while The police got a whiff of
3rd floor, Maligaon, Chariyali, lice called up and told leaving behind patients the honour killing after being
Guwahati- 781001
Ph.: 09435017934 his family he had died. and urged the CM to alerted by a village official
Email: fbhatta@gmail.com During a meeting move the SC against and interrogated and final-
with chief minister K HC’s directive. ly arrested the couple. SNS
BIHAR
Mr. Neeraj Kumar
C/o. Abhya Sharma
North Jai Prakash Nagar
Road No. - 5,
P.O. Ashina Nagar
HP DGP comes into contact with
Patna - 800025
Mob: 9082815436
Covid +tive person, quarantined
SNS for the virus on 8 June and their results come out
GUJRAT
SHIMLA, 9 JUNE died in Delhi today. negative,” Sharma said.
Reyna Desai, 310 Shan Complex
(Oposite Of M. J Library, “As a precautionary The number of Covid-
Beside Sakar 4), Elis Bridge, Ahmedabad - Newly appointed Hima- measure, the DGP has 19 cases had risen to 429
380006. chal Pradesh Director been quarantined and is after 8 persons belong-
Ph.: 079-26579115/09824022296 General of Police (DGP) being tested for Covid-19. ing to a Pharma Company
Email: reyna.desai@gmail.com
Sanjay Kundu on Tues- Besides, random sam- in Kala Amb area of Sir-
NAGPUR day was quarantined as pling of police officials, maur district were test-
Sarabjit Ahluwalia he had come into contact posted at headquarters ed positive for the dead-
Flat No. 101, Bindra Mansion with Covid-19 positive is being conducted and ly disease today.
21, Kadbi Chowk person who had suc- around 30 cops are being With the new cases,
Nagpur - 440014 cumbed to the disease. tested for the deadly dis- the number of active
Ph.: 9822221418
Email: sarabjit. ahluwalia1@gmail. com
Superintendent of ease,” he added. cases has risen to 197 in
Police, Law and Order, The police head- Himachal Pradesh while
PUNE Khushal Sharma said a quarters is being sanitized 222 persons had been
Nitin Akolkar person, who was from and a team of State Health cured of the disease.
34/3, Suwas Building Delhi had visited Hima- Department is sealing The news had sent
Beside Hotel Laxman, Prabhat Road chal Pradesh Police head- the areas where the per- the government officials
Pune-411004, Maharashtra. quarters on 1 June to son had or might have vis- and even the state min-
Ph.: 9822331346 congratulate him on his ited. “The cops, who had isters into tizzy as the DGP
Email: nitin.akolkar@gmail.com
appointment and come into contact, have had come into contact wi-
returned to the national also been quarantined th them, including chief
capital the same day. and they will remain in minister Jai Ram Thakur
He was tested positive isolation till the time after meeting him.